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                   THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  JULY 1999

   Payroll employment rose in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged
at 4.3 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
reported today.  Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 310,000.  Job gains
continued in construction and throughout the service-producing sector.  Manu-
facturing employment also rose, after seasonal adjustment.  Average hourly
earnings increased by 6 cents.
   
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
   
   The number of unemployed persons (5.9 million) was about unchanged in
July, and the unemployment rate held at 4.3 percent.  The unemployment rate
has been 4.3 or 4.2 percent each month since March.  Over the month, the
jobless rate for blacks increased to 8.8 percent.  Unemployment rates for
the other major demographic groups--adult men (3.5 percent), adult women
(4.0 percent), teenagers (12.7 percent), whites (3.7 percent), and Hispanics
(6.2 percent)--were essentially unchanged.  (See tables A-1 and A-2.)

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   The civilian labor force (139.3 million) and the labor force
participation rate (67.0 percent) were about unchanged from June.  Both
total employment (133.3 million) and the employment-population ratio
(64.1 percent) were little changed in July.  (See table A-1.)
   
   About 7.6 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) held more than one
job in July.  These multiple jobholders represented 5.7 percent of the
total employed, about the same as in July 1998.  (See table A-10.)
   
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
   
   About 1.1 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally
attached to the labor force in July, down from 1.3 million a year earlier.
These were people who wanted and were available to work and had looked for
a job sometime in the prior 12 months but were not counted as unemployed
because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.
The number of discouraged workers--a subset of the marginally attached who
were not currently looking for work specifically because they believed no
jobs were available for them--was 290,000 in July.  (See table A-10.)
   
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Data)
   
   Total nonfarm employment rose by 310,000 in July to 128.7 million, after
seasonal adjustment.  Monthly gains had averaged 208,000 during the first
half of the year.  (See table B-1.)


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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
___________________________________________________________________________
                      |    Quarterly    |       Monthly data       |
                      |    averages     |                          |
                      |_________________|__________________________| June-
      Category        |      1999       |           1999           | July
                      |_________________|________ _________________|change
                      |   I    |   II   |  May   |  June  |  July  |
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
    HOUSEHOLD DATA    |                 Labor force status
                      |____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force..| 139,144| 139,173| 139,019| 139,408| 139,254|   -154
  Employment..........| 133,191| 133,242| 133,224| 133,432| 133,307|   -125
  Unemployment........|   5,953|   5,931|   5,795|   5,975|   5,947|    -28
Not in labor force....|  67,732|  68,259|  68,408|  68,225|  68,574|    349
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                 Unemployment rates
                      |____________________________________________________
All workers...........|     4.3|     4.3|     4.2|     4.3|     4.3|     .0
  Adult men...........|     3.4|     3.5|     3.6|     3.6|     3.5|   -0.1
  Adult women.........|     3.8|     3.9|     3.6|     3.9|     4.0|     .1
  Teenagers...........|    14.6|    13.4|    12.6|    13.5|    12.7|    -.8
  White...............|     3.7|     3.8|     3.7|     3.8|     3.7|    -.1
  Black...............|     8.0|     7.5|     7.5|     7.3|     8.8|    1.5
  Hispanic origin.....|     6.4|     6.8|     6.7|     6.8|     6.2|    -.6
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
 ESTABLISHMENT DATA   |                     Employment
                      |____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment....| 127,640|p128,244| 128,162|p128,435|p128,745|   p310
  Goods-producing 1/..|  25,310| p25,222|  25,199| p25,180| p25,230|    p50
    Construction......|   6,213|  p6,259|   6,239|  p6,260|  p6,282|    p22
    Manufacturing.....|  18,542| p18,432|  18,429| p18,393| p18,424|    p31
  Service-producing 1/| 102,331|p103,021| 102,963|p103,255|p103,515|   p260
    Retail trade......|  22,605| p22,755|  22,748| p22,792| p22,883|    p91
    Services..........|  38,442| p38,808|  38,782| p38,946| p39,056|   p110
    Government........|  20,044| p20,096|  20,077| p20,111| p20,127|    p16
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                  Hours of work 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|    34.6|   p34.4|    34.4|   p34.5|   p34.5|    p.0
  Manufacturing.......|    41.6|   p41.7|    41.7|   p41.7|   p41.9|   p0.2
    Overtime..........|     4.5|    p4.5|     4.6|    p4.7|    p4.8|    p.1
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |    Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (1982=100) 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Total private.........|   147.0|  p147.3|   147.2|  p147.7|  p148.2|   p0.5
                      |________|________|________|________|________|_______
                      |                      Earnings 2/
                      |____________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  $13.07| p$13.18|  $13.18| p$13.23| p$13.29| p$0.06
Avg. weekly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |
  total private.......|  451.79| p453.95|  453.39| p456.44| p458.51|  p2.07
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
    1/ Includes other industries, not shown separately.
    2/ Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
    p=preliminary.
   
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   Manufacturing added 31,000 jobs in July, after seasonal adjustment.
This was only the second increase in factory employment since March 1998;
the other gain occurred last August when a large number of workers returned
to their jobs from strikes and related shutdowns.  The July increase was
concentrated in durable goods manufacturing, where seasonal declines in
several industries were not as large as usual, resulting in employment
gains after seasonal adjustment.  Manufacturing industries with employment
increases in July included fabricated metals, electrical equipment,
instruments, industrial machinery, motor vehicles, furniture, and stone,
clay, and glass products.  Despite the increase in July, overall
manufacturing employment remains 459,000 lower than its most recent peak in
March 1998.
   
   Elsewhere in the goods-producing sector, construction added 22,000 jobs
in July, following a similar gain in June.  Employment in special trades
grew by 15,000, with the largest gains in concrete work and painting.
Growth also continued in the residential component of general building
construction.
   
   Mining lost 3,000 jobs in July, about the same number as in June.
During the first 5 months of 1999, losses in the industry had averaged
nearly 8,000 a month.  July job losses were concentrated in oil and gas
extraction, where employment has declined by 71,000, or 20 percent, since
its most recent peak in February 1998.
   
   In the service-producing sector, the services industry added 110,000
jobs in July, slightly below the average growth for the prior 12 months.
Help supply services employment grew by 31,000 in July, the largest monthly
gain in over a year and a half.  Both computer services (13,000) and
engineering and management services (26,000) continued their robust growth
in July.  Following 2 months of sluggish growth, health services had a
substantial job gain (19,000), with the largest increases in doctors'
offices and clinics.
   
   Retail trade employment grew by 91,000 in July.  Thus far in 1999, job
growth in this industry has averaged about 51,000 a month, approximately
twice the monthly average for the same period in 1998.  Within retail
trade, employment in eating and drinking places increased by 61,000 in
July, almost double the gain in June.  Employment also rose over the month
in car dealerships and in building materials and garden supply stores.  In
contrast, furniture and home furnishings stores (which include computer
stores) did not add employment for the first time in over a year.
   
   Finance, insurance, and real estate added 13,000 jobs in July.  Within
finance, employment in securities brokerages increased by 7,000, the largest
job increase of the year for this industry.  In contrast, employment in
mortgage banks declined for the second straight month, following 4 years of
steady growth.  Employment in wholesale trade grew by 16,000, with most of
the increase occurring in durable goods.  Transportation and public utilities
added 14,000 jobs, with the largest gain occurring in trucking.
   
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls was unchanged in July, at 34.5 hours, seasonally adjusted.
The manufacturing workweek rose by 0.2 hour to 41.9 hours; factory overtime
was up 0.1 hour to 4.8 hours.  (See table B-2.)

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   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory
workers on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 0.3 percent to 148.2
(1982=100), seasonally adjusted.  The manufacturing index rose by 0.8 percent
to 107.0 in July.  (See table B-5.)
   
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)

   Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonfarm payrolls increased by 6 cents in July to $13.29, seasonally
adjusted.  Average weekly earnings rose by 0.5 percent, to $458.51, seasonally
adjusted.  Over the year, average hourly earnings rose by 3.8 percent and
average weekly earnings increased by 3.5 percent.  (See table B-3.)
   
                        ___________________________
   
   The Employment Situation for August 1999 is scheduled to be released on
Friday, September 3, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
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Explanatory Note


 This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current
Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics
survey (establishment survey).  The household survey provides the
information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears
in the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA.  It is a sample survey of about
50,000 households  conducted by the Bureau of the Census  for the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS).
 
 The establishment survey provides the information on the employment,
hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the B
tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA.  This information is collected from
payroll records by BLS in cooperation with State agencies.  In June 1999,
the sample included about 390,000 establishments employing about 48 million
people.
 
 For both surveys, the data for a given month  relate to a particular week
or pay period.  In the household survey,  the reference week is generally
the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month.  In the
establishment survey, the reference  period is the pay period including the
12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys
 
 Household survey.  The sample  is selected  to reflect the entire
civilian noninstitutional population.  Based on responses to a series of
questions on work and job search activities, each person  16 years and over
in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the
labor force.
 
 People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid
employees during the reference week; worked in their own business,
profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours
in a family business or farm.  People are also counted as employed if they
were  temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather,
vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons.
 
 People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following
criteria:  They had no employment during the  reference week; they were
available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find
employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference
week.  Persons laid off from  a job and expecting recall   need not be
looking for work to be counted as unemployed.  The unemployment data
derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for
or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.
 
 The civilian labor force  is the sum of  employed and  unemployed
persons.  Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the
labor force.  The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent
of the  labor force.  The labor force participation rate is the labor force
as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the
employed as a percent of the population.
 
 Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from private
nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as
Federal, State, and local government entities.  Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including persons on paid leave.  Persons are counted in each job
they hold.  Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate
only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory
workers in the service-producing sector.

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 Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and
methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys
result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from
the surveys.  Among these are:
 
 --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment survey.

 --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
employed. The establishment survey does not.
 
 --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.
The establishment survey is not limited by age.
 
 --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because
individuals  are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In
the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus
appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each
appearance.
 
 Other differences between the two surveys are described in   "Comparing
Employment Estimates from Household and Payroll Surveys," which may be
obtained from BLS upon request.

Seasonal adjustment
 
 Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the
levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to
such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,
harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools.  The
effect of such seasonal  variation can  be  very large; seasonal
fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month
changes in unemployment.
 
 Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each
year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting
the statistics from month to month.  These adjustments make nonseasonal
developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the
participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot.  For example,
the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to
obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it
difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or
declined.  However, because the effect of students finishing school in
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be
adjusted to allow for a comparable change.  Insofar as the seasonal
adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful
tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity.
 
 In both the household and establishment surveys, most seasonally adjusted
series are independently adjusted.  However, the adjusted series for many
major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most major
industry divisions, total employment, and unemployment are computed by
aggregating independently adjusted component series.  For example, total
unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-
sex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be
obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration,
reasons, or more detailed age categories.
 
 The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are
recalculated twice a year.  For the household survey, the factors are
calculated for the January-June period and again for the July-December

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period.  For the establishment survey, updated factors for seasonal
adjustment are calculated for the May-October period and introduced along
with new benchmarks, and again for the November-April period.  In both
surveys, revisions to historical data are made once a year.

Reliability of the estimates
 
 Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject
to both sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the
entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates
may differ from the "true" population values they represent.  The exact
difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample
selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that
an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard
errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.  BLS
analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
 
 For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total
employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus
376,000.  Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000
from one month to the next.  The 90-percent confidence interval on the
monthly change would range from -276,000 to 476,000 (100,000 +/- 376,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range
includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that
employment had, in fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment
rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent
confidence interval would be greater than zero.  In this case, it is likely
(at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact,
occurred.  The 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in
unemployment is +/- 258,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment
rate it is +/- .21 percentage point.
 
 In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have
lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates
which are based on a small number of observations.  The precision of
estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as
for quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal adjustment process can
also improve the stability of the monthly estimates.
 
 The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling
error.  Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the
failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain
information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness
of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes
made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the
data.
 
 For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2
months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason,
these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables.  It is only after
two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample
reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final.
 
 Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is
the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new
firms.  To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth
(and other sources of error), a process known as bias adjustment is
included in the survey's estimating procedures, whereby a specified number
of jobs is added to the monthly sample-based change.  The size of the

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monthly bias adjustment is based largely on past relationships between the
sample-based estimates of employment and the total counts of employment
described below.
 
 The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted
once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment
obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program.
The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the
March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a
rough proxy for total survey error.  The new benchmarks also incorporate
changes in the classification of industries.  Over the past decade, the
benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.3 percent,
ranging from zero to 0.7 percent.

Additional statistics and other information
 
 More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings,
published each month by BLS.  It is available for $17.00 per issue or
$35.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402.  All orders must be prepaid by sending a check or money order
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Visa.
 
 Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for the
household survey data published in this release.  For unemployment and
other labor force categories, these measures appear in tables 1-B through
1-H of its "Explanatory Notes."  Measures of the reliability of the data
drawn from the establishment survey and the actual amounts of revision due
to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables 2-B through 2-G of that
publication.
 
 Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request.  Voice phone:  202-606-STAT; TDD phone:
202-606-5897; TDD message referral phone:  1-800-326-2577.
  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted(1)            
                                                                                                                            
           Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                  
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                                       1998    1999    1999    1998    1999    1999    1999    1999    1999 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                        TOTAL                                                                                               
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 205,270 207,632 207,828 205,270 207,036 207,236 207,427 207,632 207,828
    Civilian labor force............................ 139,336 140,666 141,119 137,407 138,816 139,091 139,019 139,408 139,254
          Participation rate........................    67.9    67.7    67.9    66.9    67.0    67.1    67.0    67.1    67.0
      Employed...................................... 132,769 134,395 134,800 131,176 133,033 133,069 133,224 133,432 133,307
          Employment-population ratio...............    64.7    64.7    64.9    63.9    64.3    64.2    64.2    64.3    64.1
        Agriculture.................................   3,866   3,691   3,718   3,423   3,281   3,384   3,295   3,354   3,292
        Nonagricultural industries.................. 128,903 130,704 131,083 127,753 129,752 129,685 129,929 130,078 130,015
      Unemployed....................................   6,567   6,271   6,319   6,231   5,783   6,022   5,795   5,975   5,947
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.7     4.5     4.5     4.5     4.2     4.3     4.2     4.3     4.3
    Not in labor force..............................  65,934  66,966  66,709  67,863  68,220  68,145  68,408  68,225  68,574
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  98,785  99,668  99,761  98,785  99,362  99,465  99,563  99,668  99,761
    Civilian labor force............................  75,467  75,472  75,940  73,989  74,234  74,234  74,316  74,420  74,500
          Participation rate........................    76.4    75.7    76.1    74.9    74.7    74.6    74.6    74.7    74.7
      Employed......................................  72,049  72,312  72,803  70,629  71,352  71,225  71,198  71,321  71,444
          Employment-population ratio...............    72.9    72.6    73.0    71.5    71.8    71.6    71.5    71.6    71.6
      Unemployed....................................   3,418   3,159   3,137   3,360   2,881   3,010   3,118   3,099   3,056
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.5     4.2     4.1     4.5     3.9     4.1     4.2     4.2     4.1
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  90,802  91,487  91,561  90,802  91,215  91,302  91,368  91,487  91,561
    Civilian labor force............................  70,202  70,486  70,612  69,738  69,951  69,991  69,932  70,127  70,164
          Participation rate........................    77.3    77.0    77.1    76.8    76.7    76.7    76.5    76.7    76.6
      Employed......................................  67,619  68,144  68,212  67,056  67,713  67,608  67,399  67,633  67,687
          Employment-population ratio...............    74.5    74.5    74.5    73.8    74.2    74.0    73.8    73.9    73.9
        Agriculture.................................   2,586   2,432   2,468   2,382   2,222   2,353   2,212   2,248   2,271
        Nonagricultural industries..................  65,034  65,712  65,743  64,674  65,492  65,255  65,186  65,385  65,416
      Unemployed....................................   2,582   2,342   2,400   2,682   2,238   2,383   2,534   2,494   2,477
          Unemployment rate.........................     3.7     3.3     3.4     3.8     3.2     3.4     3.6     3.6     3.5
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 106,484 107,964 108,067 106,484 107,674 107,771 107,864 107,964 108,067
    Civilian labor force............................  63,869  65,195  65,179  63,418  64,582  64,857  64,704  64,988  64,754
          Participation rate........................    60.0    60.4    60.3    59.6    60.0    60.2    60.0    60.2    59.9
      Employed......................................  60,720  62,083  61,997  60,547  61,680  61,845  62,026  62,112  61,863
          Employment-population ratio...............    57.0    57.5    57.4    56.9    57.3    57.4    57.5    57.5    57.2
      Unemployed....................................   3,149   3,112   3,182   2,871   2,902   3,012   2,677   2,876   2,891
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.9     4.8     4.9     4.5     4.5     4.6     4.1     4.4     4.5
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  98,778 100,131 100,203  98,778  99,833  99,923 100,008 100,131 100,203
    Civilian labor force............................  59,101  60,748  60,409  59,465  60,533  60,788  60,729  61,092  60,791
          Participation rate........................    59.8    60.7    60.3    60.2    60.6    60.8    60.7    61.0    60.7
      Employed......................................  56,569  58,351  57,837  57,078  58,183  58,320  58,520  58,719  58,373
          Employment-population ratio...............    57.3    58.3    57.7    57.8    58.3    58.4    58.5    58.6    58.3
        Agriculture.................................     868     907     894     781     834     801     831     869     797
        Nonagricultural industries..................  55,701  57,445  56,943  56,297  57,349  57,519  57,689  57,849  57,576
      Unemployed....................................   2,532   2,397   2,573   2,387   2,350   2,468   2,209   2,373   2,418
          Unemployment rate.........................     4.3     3.9     4.3     4.0     3.9     4.1     3.6     3.9     4.0
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian  noninstitutional population.............  15,690  16,014  16,065  15,690  15,988  16,011  16,051  16,014  16,065
    Civilian labor force............................  10,033   9,432  10,098   8,204   8,331   8,312   8,358   8,189   8,300
          Participation rate........................    63.9    58.9    62.9    52.3    52.1    51.9    52.1    51.1    51.7
      Employed......................................   8,580   7,900   8,752   7,042   7,136   7,141   7,306   7,081   7,247
          Employment-population ratio...............    54.7    49.3    54.5    44.9    44.6    44.6    45.5    44.2    45.1
        Agriculture.................................     412     353     355     260     224     230     252     237     225
        Nonagricultural industries..................   8,168   7,547   8,397   6,782   6,912   6,911   7,054   6,843   7,023
      Unemployed....................................   1,453   1,532   1,347   1,162   1,195   1,171   1,052   1,108   1,053
          Unemployment rate.........................    14.5    16.2    13.3    14.2    14.3    14.1    12.6    13.5    12.7

    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 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted(1)            
                                                                                                                            
        Employment status, race, sex, age, and                                                                              
                   Hispanic origin                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                       July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                                       1998    1999    1999    1998    1999    1999    1999    1999    1999 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                        WHITE                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 171,513 172,999 173,133 171,513 172,597 172,730 172,859 172,999 173,133
    Civilian labor force............................ 116,570 117,655 117,853 115,071 116,284 116,370 116,254 116,578 116,393
        Participation rate..........................    68.0    68.0    68.1    67.1    67.4    67.4    67.3    67.4    67.2
      Employed...................................... 112,047 113,011 113,425 110,676 112,144 111,917 111,985 112,092 112,117
        Employment-population ratio.................    65.3    65.3    65.5    64.5    65.0    64.8    64.8    64.8    64.8
      Unemployed....................................   4,523   4,644   4,429   4,395   4,140   4,454   4,269   4,486   4,276
        Unemployment rate...........................     3.9     3.9     3.8     3.8     3.6     3.8     3.7     3.8     3.7
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  59,768  60,025  60,178  59,406  59,698  59,664  59,500  59,711  59,837
        Participation rate..........................    77.7    77.6    77.7    77.2    77.3    77.2    77.0    77.2    77.3
      Employed......................................  57,953  58,246  58,442  57,447  58,010  57,874  57,615  57,784  57,978
        Employment-population ratio.................    75.3    75.3    75.5    74.6    75.1    74.9    74.5    74.7    74.9
      Unemployed....................................   1,816   1,779   1,736   1,959   1,688   1,790   1,884   1,927   1,859
        Unemployment rate...........................     3.0     3.0     2.9     3.3     2.8     3.0     3.2     3.2     3.1
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................  48,445  49,661  49,203  48,770  49,602  49,672  49,669  49,933  49,542
        Participation rate..........................    59.0    59.9    59.3    59.4    59.9    60.0    60.0    60.2    59.7
      Employed......................................  46,711  47,926  47,447  47,129  47,983  47,862  48,067  48,215  47,878
        Employment-population ratio.................    56.9    57.8    57.2    57.4    58.0    57.8    58.0    58.2    57.7
      Unemployed....................................   1,734   1,735   1,756   1,641   1,620   1,811   1,602   1,718   1,665
        Unemployment rate...........................     3.6     3.5     3.6     3.4     3.3     3.6     3.2     3.4     3.4
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   8,356   7,969   8,472   6,895   6,984   7,034   7,085   6,934   7,013
        Participation rate..........................    67.0    62.7    66.5    55.3    55.2    55.5    55.8    54.6    55.1
      Employed......................................   7,384   6,839   7,536   6,100   6,151   6,181   6,302   6,093   6,261
        Employment-population ratio.................    59.2    53.8    59.2    48.9    48.6    48.8    49.7    48.0    49.2
      Unemployed....................................     972   1,129     937     795     833     853     783     840     753
        Unemployment rate...........................    11.6    14.2    11.1    11.5    11.9    12.1    11.0    12.1    10.7
          Men.......................................    12.9    13.8    11.2    13.2    12.7    12.6    11.9    11.8    10.9
          Women.....................................    10.2    14.6    10.9     9.7    11.1    11.6    10.1    12.5    10.6
                                                                                                                            
                        BLACK                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  24,381  24,833  24,867  24,381  24,729  24,765  24,798  24,833  24,867
    Civilian labor force............................  16,413  16,462  16,747  16,045  16,212  16,286  16,303  16,300  16,384
        Participation rate..........................    67.3    66.3    67.3    65.8    65.6    65.8    65.7    65.6    65.9
      Employed......................................  14,708  15,156  15,146  14,511  14,904  15,029  15,079  15,103  14,949
        Employment-population ratio.................    60.3    61.0    60.9    59.5    60.3    60.7    60.8    60.8    60.1
      Unemployed....................................   1,706   1,306   1,601   1,534   1,308   1,257   1,224   1,197   1,434
        Unemployment rate...........................    10.4     7.9     9.6     9.6     8.1     7.7     7.5     7.3     8.8
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................   7,173   7,188   7,194   7,111   7,065   7,118   7,206   7,152   7,132
        Participation rate..........................    73.7    72.5    72.5    73.1    71.6    72.0    72.8    72.1    71.8
      Employed......................................   6,537   6,766   6,647   6,491   6,656   6,681   6,727   6,712   6,601
        Employment-population ratio.................    67.2    68.2    67.0    66.7    67.4    67.6    68.0    67.7    66.5
      Unemployed....................................     636     422     547     620     409     437     479     440     531
        Unemployment rate...........................     8.9     5.9     7.6     8.7     5.8     6.1     6.6     6.1     7.4
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   7,910   8,183   8,315   7,916   8,129   8,241   8,177   8,214   8,318
        Participation rate..........................    64.8    65.8    66.8    64.9    65.6    66.4    65.8    66.0    66.8
      Employed......................................   7,238   7,632   7,610   7,294   7,545   7,681   7,653   7,671   7,663
        Employment-population ratio.................    59.3    61.4    61.1    59.8    60.9    61.9    61.6    61.7    61.5
      Unemployed....................................     673     550     705     622     584     560     524     544     654
        Unemployment rate...........................     8.5     6.7     8.5     7.9     7.2     6.8     6.4     6.6     7.9
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   1,330   1,091   1,238   1,018   1,018     927     920     934     934
        Participation rate..........................    54.3    44.0    49.8    41.5    41.2    37.5    37.1    37.7    37.6
      Employed......................................     933     758     889     726     702     667     699     721     685
        Employment-population ratio.................    38.1    30.5    35.8    29.6    28.4    26.9    28.2    29.0    27.6
      Unemployed....................................     397     334     349     292     316     260     222     214     249
        Unemployment rate...........................    29.9    30.6    28.2    28.7    31.0    28.1    24.1    22.9    26.7
          Men.......................................    31.8    34.7    32.2    30.2    32.9    33.0    26.2    26.7    30.8
          Women.....................................    27.7    26.7    24.0    27.0    29.1    23.5    22.0    19.6    22.9
                   HISPANIC ORIGIN                                                                                          
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  21,097  21,618  21,684  21,097  21,414  21,483  21,548  21,618  21,684
    Civilian labor force............................  14,438  14,710  14,738  14,267  14,570  14,543  14,535  14,643  14,592
        Participation rate..........................    68.4    68.0    68.0    67.6    68.0    67.7    67.5    67.7    67.3
      Employed......................................  13,351  13,750  13,767  13,245  13,732  13,541  13,558  13,654  13,685
        Employment-population ratio.................    63.3    63.6    63.5    62.8    64.1    63.0    62.9    63.2    63.1
      Unemployed....................................   1,087     960     970   1,022     838   1,002     977     989     907
        Unemployment rate...........................     7.5     6.5     6.6     7.2     5.8     6.9     6.7     6.8     6.2

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races"
  group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.  Beginning in January
  1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-3. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment, seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                               Not seasonally adjusted                  Seasonally adjusted(1)               
                                                                                                                             
            Educational attainment                                                                                           
                                                                                                                             
                                               July     June     July     July     Mar.     Apr.     May      June     July  
                                               1998     1999     1999     1998     1999     1999     1999     1999     1999  
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a high school diploma                                                                                       
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   29,027   28,515   28,015   29,027   28,442   27,991   28,298   28,515   28,015
    Civilian labor force....................   12,269   12,261   11,766   12,561   12,094   11,753   11,743   12,047   12,069
        Percent of population...............     42.3     43.0     42.0     43.3     42.5     42.0     41.5     42.2     43.1
      Employed..............................   11,426   11,496   10,997   11,665   11,356   10,972   10,959   11,238   11,244
        Employment-population ratio.........     39.4     40.3     39.3     40.2     39.9     39.2     38.7     39.4     40.1
      Unemployed............................      842      765      769      896      739      781      784      810      825
        Unemployment rate...................      6.9      6.2      6.5      7.1      6.1      6.6      6.7      6.7      6.8
                                                                                                                             
     High school graduates, no college(2)                                                                                    
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   57,374   57,963   57,162   57,374   57,805   57,945   57,931   57,963   57,162
    Civilian labor force....................   36,912   37,384   36,555   37,290   37,740   37,577   37,416   37,403   36,941
        Percent of population...............     64.3     64.5     63.9     65.0     65.3     64.8     64.6     64.5     64.6
      Employed..............................   35,408   36,033   35,237   35,779   36,448   36,253   36,058   35,961   35,629
        Employment-population ratio.........     61.7     62.2     61.6     62.4     63.1     62.6     62.2     62.0     62.3
      Unemployed............................    1,504    1,351    1,318    1,511    1,292    1,324    1,359    1,442    1,313
        Unemployment rate...................      4.1      3.6      3.6      4.1      3.4      3.5      3.6      3.9      3.6
                                                                                                                             
       Less than a bachelor's degree(3)                                                                                      
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   42,293   42,780   43,610   42,293   43,028   43,059   42,742   42,780   43,610
    Civilian labor force....................   31,448   31,669   32,289   31,220   31,892   32,160   31,930   31,937   32,102
        Percent of population...............     74.4     74.0     74.0     73.8     74.1     74.7     74.7     74.7     73.6
      Employed..............................   30,496   30,913   31,284   30,274   30,989   31,202   31,043   31,130   31,097
        Employment-population ratio.........     72.1     72.3     71.7     71.6     72.0     72.5     72.6     72.8     71.3
      Unemployed............................      952      756    1,005      946      903      958      886      806    1,005
        Unemployment rate...................      3.0      2.4      3.1      3.0      2.8      3.0      2.8      2.5      3.1
                                                                                                                             
              College graduates                                                                                              
                                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   43,309   44,464   45,042   43,309   43,859   44,289   44,442   44,464   45,042
    Civilian labor force....................   34,481   35,527   35,837   34,637   34,997   35,493   35,771   35,856   35,981
        Percent of population...............     79.6     79.9     79.6     80.0     79.8     80.1     80.5     80.6     79.9
      Employed..............................   33,839   34,777   35,105   34,051   34,345   34,742   35,107   35,128   35,317
        Employment-population ratio.........     78.1     78.2     77.9     78.6     78.3     78.4     79.0     79.0     78.4
      Unemployed............................      643      750      733      586      652      752      664      727      664
        Unemployment rate...................      1.9      2.1      2.0      1.7      1.9      2.1      1.9      2.0      1.8

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation, therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Includes high school diploma or equivalent.
    3 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-4. Selected employment indicators

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Category                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                                       1998    1999    1999    1998    1999    1999    1999    1999    1999 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                    CHARACTERISTIC                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
  Total employed, 16 years and over................. 132,769 134,395 134,800 131,176 133,033 133,069 133,224 133,432 133,307
    Married men, spouse present.....................  42,794  43,205  43,310  42,850  43,114  43,190  42,882  43,291  43,353
    Married women, spouse present...................  32,266  33,396  32,869  32,719  33,134  33,285  33,487  33,802  33,302
    Women who maintain families.....................   7,752   8,023   8,156   7,875   8,148   8,050   8,039   7,991   8,289
                                                                                                                            
                      OCCUPATION                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
    Managerial and professional specialty...........  38,620  40,602  40,536  39,020  39,900  40,504  40,500  40,946  40,901
    Technical, sales, and administrative support....  38,923  38,767  38,959  38,513  38,893  38,866  39,103  38,729  38,573
    Service occupations.............................  18,111  18,290  18,450  17,683  18,074  17,868  18,111  18,020  18,035
    Precision production, craft, and repair.........  14,584  14,422  14,578  14,334  14,661  14,518  14,432  14,084  14,405
    Operators, fabricators, and laborers............  18,431  18,383  18,287  18,157  18,177  17,656  17,813  18,190  17,985
    Farming, forestry, and fishing..................   4,098   3,931   3,991   3,519   3,417   3,539   3,441   3,504   3,423
                                                                                                                            
                   CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
    Agriculture:                                                                                                            
      Wage and salary workers.......................   2,285   2,207   2,201   2,010   1,893   1,908   1,919   1,911   1,938
      Self-employed workers.........................   1,543   1,443   1,460   1,374   1,376   1,439   1,348   1,369   1,300
      Unpaid family workers.........................      38      41      56      32      39      31      33      37      47
    Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                             
      Wage and salary workers....................... 119,638 121,653 122,062 118,647 121,005 120,785 121,168 121,005 121,157
        Government..................................  17,905  18,862  18,591  18,374  18,699  18,709  18,672  19,110  19,068
        Private industries.......................... 101,733 102,791 103,471 100,273 102,306 102,076 102,496 101,895 102,089
          Private households........................   1,021   1,006   1,007     966     917     941     910   1,001     943
          Other industries.......................... 100,712 101,786 102,464  99,307 101,389 101,135 101,586 100,894 101,146
      Self-employed workers.........................   9,167   8,955   8,943   9,060   8,650   8,813   8,687   8,857   8,837
      Unpaid family workers.........................      98      96      78      91     125      63      60      87      74
                                                                                                                            
              PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
    All industries:                                                                                                         
      Part time for economic reasons................   4,025   3,641   3,537   3,757   3,564   3,408   3,422   3,418   3,299
        Slack work or business conditions...........   2,344   2,082   2,031   2,299   2,045   1,920   1,946   2,092   1,983
        Could only find part-time work..............   1,383   1,158   1,185   1,213   1,208   1,124   1,137   1,014   1,044
      Part time for noneconomic reasons.............  16,168  17,266  16,617  18,589  18,545  18,882  18,632  18,666  19,122
                                                                                                                            
    Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                             
      Part time for economic reasons................   3,882   3,462   3,368   3,606   3,374   3,224   3,247   3,232   3,130
        Slack work or business conditions...........   2,256   1,940   1,905   2,193   1,955   1,831   1,838   1,944   1,846
        Could only find part-time work..............   1,339   1,141   1,159   1,182   1,159   1,092   1,111   1,010   1,028
      Part time for noneconomic reasons.............  15,528  16,629  16,049  17,982  17,944  18,320  18,098  18,016  18,618

      NOTE: Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for
  reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually
  work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad
  weather.  Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-5. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates(1)             
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                       Category                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                                       1998    1999    1999    1998    1999    1999    1999    1999    1999 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                    CHARACTERISTIC                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
   Total, 16 years and over.........................   6,231   5,975   5,947    4.5     4.2     4.3     4.2     4.3     4.3 
     Men, 20 years and over.........................   2,682   2,494   2,477    3.8     3.2     3.4     3.6     3.6     3.5 
     Women, 20 years and over.......................   2,387   2,373   2,418    4.0     3.9     4.1     3.6     3.9     4.0 
     Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.....................   1,162   1,108   1,053   14.2    14.3    14.1    12.6    13.5    12.7 
                                                                                                                            
     Married men, spouse present....................   1,005     977   1,001    2.3     2.1     2.3     2.4     2.2     2.3 
     Married women, spouse present..................     955     926     990    2.8     2.7     2.9     2.5     2.7     2.9 
     Women who maintain families....................     587     561     571    6.9     6.7     7.2     6.0     6.6     6.4 
                                                                                                                            
     Full-time workers..............................   4,943   4,628   4,732    4.4     4.0     4.2     4.0     4.0     4.1 
     Part-time workers..............................   1,283   1,317   1,216    5.2     4.9     4.9     5.1     5.4     4.9 
                                                                                                                            
                    OCCUPATION(2)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                            
     Managerial and professional specialty..........     690     852     808    1.7     1.9     1.9     2.0     2.0     1.9 
     Technical, sales, and administrative support...   1,532   1,431   1,594    3.8     3.8     3.9     3.3     3.6     4.0 
     Precision production, craft, and repair........     649     725     568    4.3     3.6     3.8     4.1     4.9     3.8 
     Operators, fabricators, and laborers...........   1,351   1,166   1,216    6.9     5.9     6.5     6.5     6.0     6.3 
     Farming, forestry, and fishing.................     249     284     236    6.6     6.9     7.3     8.0     7.5     6.4 
                                                                                                                            
                       INDUSTRY                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
     Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers   4,868   4,699   4,710    4.6     4.2     4.4     4.2     4.4     4.4 
       Goods-producing industries...................   1,385   1,322   1,240    4.8     4.3     4.5     4.4     4.7     4.4 
         Mining.....................................      25      26      40    3.9     5.3     9.3     5.9     4.7     6.4 
         Construction...............................     460     531     491    6.8     6.7     7.4     7.2     7.5     6.7 
         Manufacturing..............................     900     764     709    4.3     3.4     3.3     3.4     3.8     3.5 
           Durable goods............................     522     448     474    4.1     2.9     3.1     3.3     3.6     3.8 
           Nondurable goods.........................     378     317     235    4.6     4.1     3.7     3.6     4.0     3.0 
       Service-producing industries.................   3,483   3,377   3,470    4.6     4.2     4.3     4.1     4.3     4.4 
         Transportation and public utilities........     249     214     278    3.4     2.9     2.8     3.3     2.8     3.6 
         Wholesale and retail trade.................   1,494   1,441   1,396    5.6     5.4     5.4     5.3     5.4     5.2 
         Finance, insurance, and real estate........     160     189     191    2.1     1.9     3.2     2.1     2.3     2.3 
         Services...................................   1,580   1,533   1,605    4.6     4.2     4.1     3.9     4.2     4.5 
     Government workers.............................     443     470     439    2.4     2.1     2.5     2.6     2.4     2.3 
     Agricultural wage and salary workers...........     180     203     189    8.2     9.5     9.7    10.7     9.6     8.9 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
    2 Seasonally adjusted unemployment data for service occupations are not available because the seasonal component, which
  is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
    NOTE: Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-6. Duration of unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                       Duration                                                                                             
                                                                                                                            
                                                       July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                                       1998    1999    1999    1998    1999    1999    1999    1999    1999 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
   Less than 5 weeks................................   2,845   3,136   2,910   2,626   2,478   2,788   2,467   2,529   2,680
   5 to 14 weeks....................................   2,179   1,552   1,934   1,975   1,891   1,867   1,816   1,736   1,766
   15 weeks and over................................   1,543   1,583   1,475   1,606   1,434   1,446   1,523   1,668   1,505
      15 to 26 weeks................................     685     802     714     783     736     773     794     824     787
      27 weeks and over.............................     858     782     761     823     697     673     729     844     718
                                                                                                                            
   Average (mean) duration, in weeks................    13.7    13.1    13.1    14.3    13.5    13.1    13.4    14.5    13.6
   Median duration, in weeks........................     6.3     4.5     5.4     6.7     6.9     6.1     6.7     6.2     5.7
                                                                                                                            
                 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..............................    43.3    50.0    46.1    42.3    42.7    45.7    42.5    42.6    45.0
     5 to 14 weeks..................................    33.2    24.7    30.6    31.8    32.6    30.6    31.3    29.3    29.7
     15 weeks and over..............................    23.5    25.2    23.3    25.9    24.7    23.7    26.2    28.1    25.3
       15 to 26 weeks...............................    10.4    12.8    11.3    12.6    12.7    12.7    13.7    13.9    13.2
       27 weeks and over............................    13.1    12.5    12.0    13.3    12.0    11.0    12.6    14.2    12.1

     NOTE: Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-7. Reason for unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                        Reason                                                                                              
                                                                                                                            
                                                       July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                                       1998    1999    1999    1998    1999    1999    1999    1999    1999 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
  Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                            
     jobs...........................................   2,847   2,495   2,729   2,865   2,563   2,700   2,663   2,683   2,740
    On temporary layoff.............................     935     746     862     931     812     838     821     892     850
    Not on temporary layoff.........................   1,912   1,750   1,867   1,934   1,751   1,862   1,842   1,791   1,890
      Permanent job losers..........................   1,316   1,253   1,267   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
      Persons who completed temporary jobs..........     596     497     600   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
  Job leavers.......................................     817     820     817     770     780     841     789     864     755
  Reentrants........................................   2,173   2,293   2,101   2,072   1,988   2,044   2,040   2,057   2,011
  New entrants......................................     731     663     672     474     431     469     415     349     402
                                                                                                                            
                 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...........................................    43.3    39.8    43.2    46.4    44.5    44.6    45.1    45.1    46.4
     On temporary layoff............................    14.2    11.9    13.6    15.1    14.1    13.9    13.9    15.0    14.4
     Not on temporary layoff........................    29.1    27.9    29.5    31.3    30.4    30.8    31.2    30.1    32.0
   Job leavers......................................    12.4    13.1    12.9    12.5    13.5    13.9    13.4    14.5    12.8
   Reentrants.......................................    33.1    36.6    33.2    33.5    34.5    33.8    34.5    34.6    34.0
   New entrants.....................................    11.1    10.6    10.6     7.7     7.5     7.7     7.0     5.9     6.8
                                                                                                                            
            UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                  
                   CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                     
                                                                                                                            
   Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                           
     jobs...........................................     2.0     1.8     1.9     2.1     1.8     1.9     1.9     1.9     2.0
   Job leavers......................................      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .6      .5
   Reentrants.......................................     1.6     1.6     1.5     1.5     1.4     1.5     1.5     1.5     1.4
   New entrants.....................................      .5      .5      .5      .3      .3      .3      .3      .3      .3

    1 Not available.
    NOTE: Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                               HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-8. Range of alternative measures of labor underutilization

  (Percent)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                  Not seasonally               Seasonally adjusted           
                                                                     adjusted                                                
                            Measure                                                                                          
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                July   June   July   July   Mar.   Apr.   May    June   July 
                                                                1998   1999   1999   1998   1999   1999   1999   1999   1999 
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
  U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of                                                                 
      the civilian labor force................................    1.1    1.1    1.0    1.2    1.0    1.0    1.1    1.2    1.1
                                                                                                                             
  U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as                                                                
      a percent of the civilian labor force...................    2.0    1.8    1.9    2.1    1.8    1.9    1.9    1.9    2.0
                                                                                                                             
  U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor                                                                   
      force (official unemployment rate)......................    4.7    4.5    4.5    4.5    4.2    4.3    4.2    4.3    4.3
                                                                                                                             
  U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent                                                                
      of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers....    5.0    4.6    4.7   (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1) 
                                                                                                                             
  U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all                                                                   
      other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the                                                                 
      civilian labor force plus all marginally                                                                               
      attached workers........................................    5.6    5.3    5.2   (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1) 
                                                                                                                             
  U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers,                                                                
      plus total employed part time for economic reasons,                                                                    
      as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all                                                                      
      marginally attached workers.............................    8.5    7.9    7.7   (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1)    (1) 

    1 Not available.
    NOTE: This range of alternative measures of labor underutilization replaces the U1-U7 range published in table A-7 of
  this release prior to 1994.  Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work
  but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past.  Discouraged
  workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job. 
  Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to
  settle for a part-time schedule.  For further information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment
  measures,"  in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor Review.  Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised
  population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-9. Unemployed persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates(1)             
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                     Age and sex                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       July    June    July    July    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July 
                                                       1998    1999    1999    1998    1999    1999    1999    1999    1999 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over..........................   6,231   5,975   5,947    4.5     4.2     4.3     4.2     4.3     4.3 
    16 to 24 years..................................   2,267   2,181   2,128   10.4    10.0    10.0     9.4     9.9     9.6 
      16 to 19 years................................   1,162   1,108   1,053   14.2    14.3    14.1    12.6    13.5    12.7 
        16 to 17 years..............................     513     524     493   15.7    16.6    16.9    15.9    16.1    14.6 
        18 to 19 years..............................     646     586     563   13.1    12.8    12.3    10.6    11.8    11.4 
      20 to 24 years................................   1,105   1,073   1,075    8.2     7.4     7.6     7.5     7.7     7.7 
    25 years and over...............................   3,930   3,788   3,792    3.4     3.1     3.2     3.2     3.2     3.2 
      25 to 54 years................................   3,437   3,242   3,242    3.5     3.1     3.3     3.2     3.3     3.3 
      55 years and over.............................     483     537     544    2.8     2.9     2.9     2.6     3.0     3.0 
                                                                                                                            
    Men, 16 years and over..........................   3,360   3,099   3,056    4.5     3.9     4.1     4.2     4.2     4.1 
      16 to 24 years................................   1,289   1,231   1,180   11.3     9.9    10.5    10.2    10.7    10.2 
        16 to 19 years..............................     678     605     579   15.9    15.0    14.8    13.3    14.1    13.4 
          16 to 17 years............................     307     282     271   18.0    16.9    19.2    17.7    16.5    15.4 
          18 to 19 years............................     365     333     303   14.3    13.6    12.2    10.6    12.8    11.8 
        20 to 24 years..............................     611     626     601    8.5     7.0     8.0     8.3     8.7     8.3 
      25 years and over.............................   2,068   1,861   1,866    3.3     2.7     2.9     3.1     3.0     3.0 
        25 to 54 years..............................   1,777   1,601   1,559    3.4     2.8     2.9     3.1     3.0     2.9 
        55 years and over...........................     288     258     316    3.0     2.6     2.6     2.7     2.6     3.2 
                                                                                                                            
    Women, 16 years and over........................   2,871   2,876   2,891    4.5     4.5     4.6     4.1     4.4     4.5 
      16 to 24 years................................     978     950     948    9.5    10.0     9.5     8.6     9.0     8.9 
        16 to 19 years..............................     484     503     473   12.2    13.6    13.4    11.8    12.9    11.9 
          16 to 17 years............................     206     241     222   13.2    16.2    14.5    13.8    15.7    13.8 
          18 to 19 years............................     281     253     260   11.7    11.9    12.5    10.6    10.7    11.0 
        20 to 24 years..............................     494     447     475    7.7     7.8     7.1     6.7     6.7     7.1 
      25 years and over.............................   1,862   1,927   1,926    3.5     3.4     3.6     3.2     3.5     3.6 
        25 to 54 years..............................   1,660   1,641   1,683    3.6     3.5     3.7     3.4     3.5     3.7 
        55 years and over...........................     195     279     228    2.6     3.2     3.3     2.6     3.5     2.9 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
    NOTE: Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.






  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                  HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-10. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                            Total                Men                Women       
                                                                                                                                
                               Category                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                        July      July      July      July      July      July  
                                                                        1998      1999      1998      1999      1998      1999  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                        NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
  Total not in the labor force......................................   65,934    66,709    23,319    23,821    42,616    42,888 
    Persons who currently want a job................................    4,763     4,490     1,813     1,715     2,950     2,774 
       Searched for work and available to work now(1)...............    1,328     1,133       635       493       692       640 
          Reason not currently looking:                                                                                         
            Discouragement over job prospects(2)....................      374       290       225       159       149       131 
            Reasons other than discouragement(3)....................      953       843       410       334       543       509 
                                                                                                                                
                         MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
  Total multiple jobholders(4)......................................    7,643     7,636     4,099     4,155     3,544     3,481 
      Percent of total employed.....................................      5.8       5.7       5.7       5.7       5.8       5.6 
                                                                                                                                
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time................    4,253     4,101     2,485     2,439     1,769     1,662 
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time.....................    1,563     1,735       539       604     1,024     1,131 
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time.....................      308       300       223       206        86        95 
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job........................    1,456     1,459       821       890       636       569 

    1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the
  reference week.
    2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and
  other types of discrimination.
    3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as child-care and transportation
  problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
    4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
    NOTE: Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.

     ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA
     
     
     Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry

     (In thousands)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                  Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                             
                     Industry                                                                                                
                                                July    May    June    July     July    Mar.    Apr.    May    June    July 
                                                1998    1999   1999p   1999p    1998    1999    1999    1999   1999p   1999p 
                                                                                                                             
               Total......................... 125,762 128,850 129,585 128,740 125,808 127,813 128,134 128,162 128,435 128,745
                                                                                                                             
            Total private.................... 107,010 108,362 109,400 109,670 106,009 107,726 108,035 108,085 108,324 108,618
                                                                                                                             
     Goods-producing.........................  25,544  25,243  25,528  25,554  25,240  25,285  25,288  25,199  25,180  25,230
                                                                                                                             
       Mining................................     598     531     534     534     588     550     538     531     527     524
         Metal mining........................    51.1    48.9    49.4    49.2      50      50      49      49      48      48
         Coal mining.........................    90.0    85.8    85.5    83.9      90      87      86      86      85      84
         Oil and gas extraction..............   344.3   284.6   285.7   286.6     339     305     294     287     285     282
         Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels..   112.7   111.4   113.0   113.9     109     108     109     109     109     110
                                                                                                                             
       Construction..........................   6,326   6,304   6,500   6,633   5,990   6,232   6,277   6,239   6,260   6,282
         General building contractors........ 1,444.8 1,424.5 1,478.9 1,509.5   1,377   1,429   1,428   1,427   1,433   1,437
         Heavy construction, except building.   911.9   887.6   917.0   931.7     842     864     874     854     857     860
         Special trade contractors........... 3,969.1 3,991.8 4,104.3 4,191.9   3,771   3,939   3,975   3,958   3,970   3,985
                                                                                                                             
       Manufacturing.........................  18,620  18,408  18,494  18,387  18,662  18,503  18,473  18,429  18,393  18,424
           Production workers................  12,725  12,647  12,699  12,599  12,801  12,714  12,696  12,662  12,623  12,671
                                                                                                                             
        Durable goods........................  11,017  10,980  11,029  10,951  11,066  11,014  10,993  10,971  10,959  10,998
           Production workers................   7,456   7,519   7,547   7,469   7,521   7,527   7,519   7,504   7,490   7,535
         Lumber and wood products............   824.1   821.9   832.6   834.2     812     827     824     824     823     822
         Furniture and fixtures..............   526.7   537.4   539.8   539.4     532     535     536     537     537     545
         Stone, clay, and glass products.....   569.7   573.8   579.4   578.6     563     569     570     569     568     571
         Primary metal industries............   697.3   688.3   690.3   681.8     705     693     691     689     687     689
           Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
              products.......................   232.4   221.6   221.2   221.1   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
         Fabricated metal products........... 1,474.9 1,486.4 1,493.6 1,479.0   1,491   1,490   1,489   1,487   1,486   1,495
         Industrial machinery and equipment.. 2,201.4 2,134.2 2,139.2 2,126.9   2,208   2,139   2,132   2,129   2,127   2,133
           Computer and office equipment.....   381.0   362.1   364.4   363.4     379     360     361     362     363     362
         Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
            equipment........................ 1,700.9 1,654.2 1,663.1 1,658.8   1,705   1,659   1,658   1,658   1,657   1,663
           Electronic components and                                                                                         
              accessories....................   660.8   635.3   640.6   637.7     659     636     635     635     638     636
         Transportation equipment............ 1,760.1 1,858.9 1,860.7 1,824.1   1,788   1,873   1,864   1,853   1,850   1,852
           Motor vehicles and equipment......   861.0 1,001.7 1,007.0   976.0     887     992     996     996     998   1,003
           Aircraft and parts................   525.2   496.1   490.4   487.7     526     511     503     498     491     489
         Instruments and related products....   870.0   838.3   840.8   842.8     869     844     842     839     837     842
         Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   391.7   386.8   389.3   384.9     393     385     387     386     387     386
                                                                                                                             
        Nondurable goods.....................   7,603   7,428   7,465   7,436   7,596   7,489   7,480   7,458   7,434   7,426
           Production workers................   5,269   5,128   5,152   5,130   5,280   5,187   5,177   5,158   5,133   5,136
         Food and kindred products........... 1,708.0 1,659.1 1,678.7 1,698.7   1,684   1,693   1,689   1,688   1,680   1,675
         Tobacco products....................    36.8    35.3    35.7    35.4      40      39      38      38      39      39
         Textile mill products...............   593.7   564.0   563.6   555.8     597     571     567     563     560     559
         Apparel and other textile products..   751.5   693.7   691.6   674.2     764     702     698     691     685     681
         Paper and allied products...........   675.6   658.9   663.2   660.4     674     662     662     661     659     659
         Printing and publishing............. 1,568.2 1,549.5 1,553.5 1,552.5   1,567   1,557   1,555   1,551   1,551   1,552
         Chemicals and allied products....... 1,050.2 1,035.9 1,039.8 1,037.4   1,044   1,037   1,038   1,036   1,033   1,032
         Petroleum and coal products.........   143.4   138.5   140.1   140.6     140     139     139     138     137     137
         Rubber and misc. plastics products..   995.8 1,017.8 1,024.2 1,011.2   1,004   1,014   1,019   1,018   1,016   1,020
         Leather and leather products........    79.9    74.8    75.0    70.1      82      75      75      74      74      72
                                                                                                                             
     Service-producing....................... 100,218 103,607 104,057 103,186 100,568 102,528 102,846 102,963 103,255 103,515
                                                                                                                             
       Transportation and public utilities...   6,592   6,773   6,813   6,777   6,606   6,732   6,750   6,758   6,778   6,792
         Transportation......................   4,253   4,414   4,441   4,404   4,281   4,378   4,397   4,402   4,418   4,432
           Railroad transportation...........   232.9   233.5   235.3   236.7     231     235     234     233     234     235
           Local and interurban passenger                                                                                    
              transit........................   407.8   498.1   482.4   421.2     469     476     483     480     483     484
           Trucking and warehousing.......... 1,771.2 1,797.5 1,826.3 1,839.1   1,749   1,796   1,800   1,802   1,809   1,815
           Water transportation..............   191.1   182.0   187.1   191.1     181     177     180     180     180     181
           Transportation by air............. 1,181.1 1,220.6 1,226.0 1,231.1   1,183   1,218   1,220   1,226   1,230   1,233
           Pipelines, except natural gas.....    14.3    13.3    13.5    13.6      14      14      14      13      13      13
           Transportation services...........   454.5   468.6   470.2   471.2     454     462     466     468     469     471
         Communications and public utilities.   2,339   2,359   2,372   2,373   2,325   2,354   2,353   2,356   2,360   2,360
           Communications.................... 1,477.0 1,514.6 1,520.3 1,520.9   1,472   1,506   1,508   1,513   1,514   1,516
           Electric, gas, and sanitary                                                                                       
              services.......................   862.4   844.1   852.0   852.5     853     848     845     843     846     844
                                                                                                                             
       Wholesale trade.......................   6,885   6,986   7,032   7,055   6,836   6,947   6,965   6,977   6,989   7,005
         Durable goods.......................   4,074   4,131   4,161   4,176   4,046   4,103   4,113   4,124   4,135   4,147
         Nondurable goods....................   2,811   2,855   2,871   2,879   2,790   2,844   2,852   2,853   2,854   2,858
       Retail trade..........................  22,457  22,779  22,990  23,024  22,321  22,611  22,724  22,748  22,792  22,883
         Building materials and garden                                                                                       
            supplies.........................   983.2 1,024.1 1,032.1 1,023.5     947     982     982     979     981     986
         General merchandise stores.......... 2,671.3 2,702.6 2,720.9 2,724.6   2,728   2,794   2,799   2,784   2,784   2,783
           Department stores................. 2,375.3 2,412.3 2,427.9 2,429.1   2,426   2,489   2,499   2,486   2,485   2,482
         Food stores......................... 3,508.1 3,468.7 3,494.7 3,500.6   3,484   3,490   3,492   3,487   3,476   3,476
         Automotive dealers and service                                                                                      
            stations......................... 2,374.1 2,406.0 2,424.6 2,443.8   2,343   2,392   2,399   2,400   2,402   2,412
           New and used car dealers.......... 1,053.6 1,077.0 1,083.8 1,091.4   1,048   1,069   1,074   1,077   1,080   1,086
         Apparel and accessory stores........ 1,141.4 1,146.1 1,165.6 1,174.8   1,148   1,167   1,163   1,172   1,177   1,181
         Furniture and home furnishings                                                                                      
            stores........................... 1,017.5 1,071.5 1,079.4 1,081.6   1,026   1,070   1,081   1,084   1,091   1,091
         Eating and drinking places.......... 7,938.4 8,032.4 8,149.5 8,150.7   7,767   7,785   7,863   7,880   7,913   7,974
         Miscellaneous retail establishments. 2,823.0 2,927.2 2,923.3 2,924.1   2,878   2,931   2,945   2,962   2,968   2,980
                                                                                                                             
       Finance, insurance, and real estate...   7,526   7,618   7,710   7,753   7,430   7,595   7,611   7,621   7,639   7,652
         Finance.............................   3,633   3,700   3,731   3,749   3,606   3,690   3,697   3,706   3,713   3,720
           Depository institutions........... 2,059.8 2,043.6 2,060.4 2,066.4   2,043   2,051   2,050   2,047   2,048   2,049
             Commercial banks................ 1,480.3 1,462.1 1,475.5 1,480.4   1,468   1,469   1,467   1,465   1,466   1,468
             Savings institutions............   260.7   256.2   258.1   258.2     258     258     257     256     256     256
           Nondepository institutions........   665.5   719.5   723.3   724.1     663     712     716     720     721     721
             Mortgage bankers and brokers....   333.0   374.9   375.7   373.3     331     368     370     374     373     371
           Security and commodity brokers....   656.6   669.9   679.4   690.0     650     664     668     672     676     683
           Holding and other investment                                                                                      
              offices........................   251.0   267.3   268.3   268.8     250     263     263     267     268     267
         Insurance...........................   2,362   2,396   2,411   2,418   2,349   2,392   2,395   2,399   2,402   2,404
           Insurance carriers................ 1,612.7 1,632.5 1,643.7 1,646.1   1,602   1,632   1,631   1,635   1,638   1,635
           Insurance agents, brokers, and                                                                                    
              service........................   749.2   763.8   767.1   771.7     747     760     764     764     764     769
         Real estate.........................   1,531   1,522   1,568   1,586   1,475   1,513   1,519   1,516   1,524   1,528
                                                                                                                             
       Services2.............................  38,006  38,963  39,327  39,507  37,576  38,556  38,697  38,782  38,946  39,056
         Agricultural services...............   780.2   808.4   841.6   839.5     704     747     755     751     758     758
         Hotels and other lodging places..... 1,926.0 1,803.8 1,900.4 1,953.5   1,782   1,789   1,791   1,786   1,799   1,807
         Personal services................... 1,154.1 1,180.3 1,172.5 1,162.1   1,197   1,200   1,204   1,189   1,200   1,205
         Business services................... 8,641.3 9,023.5 9,136.9 9,197.2   8,601   8,963   9,010   9,047   9,088   9,154
           Services to buildings.............   959.6   985.5   998.0 1,000.1     952     973     978     979     987     992
           Personnel supply services......... 3,236.6 3,348.6 3,398.6 3,426.0   3,234   3,343   3,350   3,366   3,383   3,424
             Help supply services............ 2,881.1 2,968.9 3,014.6 3,037.9   2,873   2,967   2,975   2,986   2,998   3,029
           Computer and data processing                                                                                      
              services....................... 1,615.0 1,761.7 1,780.2 1,796.4   1,613   1,734   1,749   1,765   1,780   1,793
         Auto repair, services, and parking.. 1,153.9 1,183.5 1,190.4 1,191.6   1,146   1,176   1,178   1,182   1,182   1,184
         Miscellaneous repair services.......   386.1   398.2   400.4   400.6     381     393     396     398     396     396
         Motion pictures.....................   582.9   604.2   610.6   614.6     573     580     587     604     608     604
         Amusement and recreation services... 1,893.2 1,764.8 1,941.0 2,007.7   1,599   1,660   1,668   1,675   1,688   1,695
         Health services..................... 9,879.0 9,947.3 9,987.6 10013.9   9,847   9,932   9,951   9,954   9,963   9,982
           Offices and clinics of medical                                                                                    
              doctors........................ 1,810.5 1,857.4 1,868.7 1,879.6   1,803   1,850   1,856   1,860   1,864   1,872
           Nursing and personal care                                                                                         
              facilities..................... 1,767.6 1,750.5 1,756.6 1,760.1   1,762   1,754   1,753   1,755   1,754   1,754
           Hospitals......................... 3,947.3 3,960.4 3,978.2 3,989.1   3,931   3,963   3,966   3,966   3,971   3,973
           Home health care services.........   664.2   655.5   654.6   653.2     665     653     656     653     653     654
         Legal services......................   991.0   993.7 1,016.3 1,019.3     974     995     998     999   1,001   1,002
         Educational services................ 1,901.2 2,298.8 2,075.2 1,983.1   2,177   2,243   2,254   2,265   2,278   2,271
         Social services..................... 2,666.2 2,786.1 2,772.1 2,776.0   2,650   2,744   2,755   2,760   2,773   2,759
           Child day care services...........   556.1   650.3   620.6   582.4     607     627     628     629     635     635
           Residential care..................   752.5   775.0   782.1   787.1     746     769     772     775     776     781
         Museums and botanical and zoological                                                                                
           gardens...........................   100.6    96.9   100.8   102.3      92      95      94      93      94      94
         Membership organizations............ 2,433.7 2,393.5 2,448.0 2,481.9   2,362   2,392   2,392   2,394   2,409   2,409
         Engineering and management services. 3,226.2 3,386.4 3,438.3 3,467.9   3,201   3,354   3,370   3,391   3,414   3,440
           Engineering and architectural                                                                                     
              services.......................   923.7   937.3   957.0   964.3     910     933     939     940     944     950
           Management and public relations... 1,049.2 1,145.0 1,163.8 1,175.3   1,037   1,123   1,133   1,143   1,154   1,162
         Services, nec.......................    52.7    56.2    57.4    58.7   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                             
       Government............................  18,752  20,488  20,185  19,070  19,799  20,087  20,099  20,077  20,111  20,127
         Federal.............................   2,689   2,666   2,682   2,675   2,675   2,710   2,688   2,666   2,663   2,663
           Federal, except Postal Service.... 1,833.9 1,797.4 1,814.9 1,810.9   1,809   1,831   1,809   1,788   1,788   1,787
         State...............................   4,391   4,740   4,538   4,459   4,612   4,680   4,688   4,677   4,679   4,681
           Education......................... 1,638.0 2,003.0 1,761.3 1,658.3   1,915   1,948   1,955   1,941   1,936   1,938
           Other State government............ 2,752.7 2,736.5 2,776.4 2,800.4   2,697   2,732   2,733   2,736   2,743   2,743
         Local...............................  11,672  13,082  12,965  11,936  12,512  12,697  12,723  12,734  12,769  12,783
           Education......................... 5,937.5 7,596.2 7,268.3 6,093.5   7,078   7,200   7,206   7,225   7,242   7,247
           Other local government............ 5,734.9 5,486.0 5,697.0 5,842.6   5,434   5,497   5,517   5,509   5,527   5,536

       1 These series are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
     trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
       2 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
       p = preliminary.




     ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA
     
     
     Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                  Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                             
                     Industry                                                                                                
                                                July    May    June    July     July    Mar.    Apr.    May    June    July 
                                                1998    1999   1999p   1999p    1998    1999    1999    1999   1999p   1999p 
                                                                                                                             
            Total private....................   34.8    34.6    34.6    34.7    34.6    34.5    34.4    34.4    34.5    34.5 
                                                                                                                             
     Goods-producing.........................   40.9    41.1    41.3    40.9    41.2    40.8    40.9    41.0    41.1    41.1 
                                                                                                                             
       Mining................................   43.9    44.2    44.2    44.2    44.3    42.9    43.8    44.1    44.0    44.6 
                                                                                                                             
       Construction..........................   40.2    39.3    39.8    39.9    39.2    38.5    38.6    38.9    39.4    38.9 
                                                                                                                             
       Manufacturing.........................   41.1    41.7    41.8    41.2    41.7    41.5    41.6    41.7    41.7    41.9 
           Overtime hours....................    4.4     4.5     4.7     4.5     4.6     4.5     4.3     4.6     4.7     4.8 
                                                                                                                             
        Durable goods........................   41.5    42.3    42.4    41.6    42.3    42.0    42.1    42.2    42.3    42.4 
           Overtime hours....................    4.4     4.7     4.8     4.6     4.8     4.6     4.3     4.7     4.8     5.0 
                                                                                                                             
         Lumber and wood products............   41.2    41.4    41.6    41.2    41.2    41.2    41.2    41.2    41.1    41.2 
         Furniture and fixtures..............   40.3    39.8    40.3    39.9    40.7    40.3    40.4    40.4    40.4    40.3 
         Stone, clay, and glass products.....   43.8    43.8    43.9    43.5    43.6    42.9    43.1    43.4    43.4    43.3 
         Primary metal industries............   43.1    44.4    44.3    43.6    44.0    43.9    44.0    44.3    44.2    44.5 
           Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
              products.......................   43.9    44.9    45.1    44.4    44.4    43.9    44.5    44.8    45.1    44.9 
         Fabricated metal products...........   41.6    42.1    42.3    41.6    42.4    42.1    41.8    42.1    42.1    42.4 
         Industrial machinery and equipment..   42.3    42.2    42.1    41.7    42.9    41.9    41.9    42.1    42.0    42.4 
         Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
            equipment........................   40.6    41.2    41.4    40.5    41.4    41.0    41.1    41.5    41.4    41.3 
         Transportation equipment............   41.0    43.9    44.1    42.3    43.0    43.7    44.0    43.5    44.2    44.5 
           Motor vehicles and equipment......   39.6    45.2    45.5    43.0    42.5    44.7    45.1    44.4    45.5    46.2 
         Instruments and related products....   40.7    41.4    41.5    40.9    41.4    41.2    41.6    41.6    41.5    41.6 
         Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   39.2    40.1    39.9    39.0    40.0    39.8    39.6    40.2    40.0    39.8 
                                                                                                                             
        Nondurable goods.....................   40.6    40.9    41.0    40.7    41.0    40.8    40.9    41.0    41.0    41.1 
           Overtime hours....................    4.3     4.2     4.4     4.4     4.4     4.4     4.2     4.4     4.5     4.5 
                                                                                                                             
         Food and kindred products...........   41.6    41.6    41.7    41.8    41.8    41.7    41.9    41.8    41.9    42.0 
         Tobacco products....................   39.3    39.8    39.9    39.3    40.1    38.8    38.6    39.9    38.9    40.0 
         Textile mill products...............   40.4    40.9    41.0    40.5    41.0    40.4    41.0    41.0    40.6    41.2 
         Apparel and other textile products..   36.9    37.8    38.2    37.4    37.4    37.4    37.5    37.8    37.8    37.9 
         Paper and allied products...........   43.1    43.3    43.5    42.9    43.6    43.7    43.6    43.5    43.5    43.4 
         Printing and publishing.............   38.1    38.0    37.8    37.9    38.4    37.9    38.1    38.3    38.2    38.2 
         Chemicals and allied products.......   42.7    42.8    42.9    42.6    43.1    42.8    43.0    43.0    42.9    43.0 
         Petroleum and coal products.........   44.8    42.6    42.5    43.2    (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
         Rubber and misc. plastics products..   41.1    41.9    41.9    41.2    41.9    41.8    41.5    41.9    41.8    42.0 
         Leather and leather products........   36.9    38.3    38.4    37.7    37.3    37.7    38.1    38.4    37.9    38.2 
                                                                                                                             
     Service-producing.......................   33.2    32.9    32.9    33.1    33.0    32.8    32.8    32.8    32.8    32.8 
                                                                                                                             
       Transportation and public utilities...   39.7    38.8    39.0    38.9    39.5    39.1    39.0    38.8    38.9    38.7 
                                                                                                                             
       Wholesale trade.......................   38.3    38.6    38.4    38.4    38.4    38.4    38.4    38.3    38.4    38.4 
                                                                                                                             
       Retail trade..........................   29.8    29.1    29.4    29.8    29.1    29.0    29.0    29.1    29.1    29.1 
                                                                                                                             
       Finance, insurance, and real estate...   36.1    36.4    35.9    36.0    (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
                                                                                                                             
       Services..............................   32.9    32.7    32.6    32.8    32.7    32.6    32.5    32.5    32.6    32.6 

       1 Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing; construction workers in construction; and
     nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real
     estate; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employees on private nonfarm
     payrolls.
       2 These series are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the
     trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
       p = preliminary.




     ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA
     
     
     Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by
     industry
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                      Average hourly earnings                 Average weekly earnings        
                                                                                                                             
                     Industry                                                                                                
                                                 July      May      June      July       July      May      June      July  
                                                 1998      1999     1999p     1999p      1998      1999     1999p     1999p  
                                                                                                                             
            Total private....................  $12.68    $13.19    $13.14    $13.16    $441.26   $456.37   $454.64   $456.65 
             Seasonally adjusted.............   12.80     13.18     13.23     13.29     442.88    453.39    456.44    458.51 
                                                                                                                             
     Goods-producing.........................   14.35     14.75     14.83     14.94     586.92    606.23    612.48    611.05 
                                                                                                                             
       Mining................................   16.76     17.00     16.95     17.13     735.76    751.40    749.19    757.15 
                                                                                                                             
       Construction..........................   16.66     17.02     17.07     17.26     669.73    668.89    679.39    688.67 
                                                                                                                             
       Manufacturing.........................   13.38     13.85     13.90     13.94     549.92    577.55    581.02    574.33 
                                                                                                                             
        Durable goods........................   13.77     14.34     14.40     14.41     571.46    606.58    610.56    599.46 
         Lumber and wood products............   11.17     11.42     11.44     11.52     460.20    472.79    475.90    474.62 
         Furniture and fixtures..............   10.91     11.14     11.15     11.24     439.67    443.37    449.35    448.48 
         Stone, clay, and glass products.....   13.59     13.87     13.94     14.03     595.24    607.51    611.97    610.31 
         Primary metal industries............   15.56     15.75     15.89     16.13     670.64    699.30    703.93    703.27 
           Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
              products.......................   18.50     18.79     19.04     19.35     812.15    843.67    858.70    859.14 
         Fabricated metal products...........   12.88     13.45     13.46     13.53     535.81    566.25    569.36    562.85 
         Industrial machinery and equipment..   14.43     14.95     14.98     15.07     610.39    630.89    630.66    628.42 
         Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
            equipment........................   13.13     13.38     13.41     13.45     533.08    551.26    555.17    544.73 
         Transportation equipment............   16.86     17.98     18.19     18.01     691.26    789.32    802.18    761.82 
           Motor vehicles and equipment......   16.79     18.40     18.65     18.33     664.88    831.68    848.58    788.19 
         Instruments and related products....   13.78     14.10     14.12     14.23     560.85    583.74    585.98    582.01 
         Miscellaneous manufacturing.........   10.85     11.25     11.29     11.32     425.32    451.13    450.47    441.48 
                                                                                                                             
        Nondurable goods.....................   12.81     13.11     13.15     13.22     520.09    536.20    539.15    538.05 
         Food and kindred products...........   11.80     12.11     12.18     12.18     490.88    503.78    507.91    509.12 
         Tobacco products....................   20.59     20.63     20.82     20.68     809.19    821.07    830.72    812.72 
         Textile mill products...............   10.36     10.69     10.77     10.73     418.54    437.22    441.57    434.57 
         Apparel and other textile products..    8.48      8.81      8.88      8.82     312.91    333.02    339.22    329.87 
         Paper and allied products...........   15.64     15.91     15.98     16.07     674.08    688.90    695.13    689.40 
         Printing and publishing.............   13.44     13.74     13.73     13.84     512.06    522.12    518.99    524.54 
         Chemicals and allied products.......   17.19     17.39     17.33     17.48     734.01    744.29    743.46    744.65 
         Petroleum and coal products.........   20.83     21.05     21.09     21.20     933.18    896.73    896.33    915.84 
         Rubber and misc. plastics products..   11.91     12.21     12.26     12.38     489.50    511.60    513.69    510.06 
         Leather and leather products........    9.14      9.59      9.57      9.63     337.27    367.30    367.49    363.05 
                                                                                                                             
     Service-producing.......................   12.14     12.70     12.60     12.61     403.05    417.83    414.54    417.39 
                                                                                                                             
       Transportation and public utilities...   15.27     15.55     15.53     15.68     606.22    603.34    605.67    609.95 
                                                                                                                             
       Wholesale trade.......................   14.04     14.53     14.43     14.54     537.73    560.86    554.11    558.34 
                                                                                                                             
       Retail trade..........................    8.69      9.03      9.02      9.02     258.96    262.77    265.19    268.80 
                                                                                                                             
       Finance, insurance, and real estate...   13.94     14.72     14.51     14.54     503.23    535.81    520.91    523.44 
                                                                                                                             
       Services..............................   12.68     13.34     13.22     13.21     417.17    436.22    430.97    433.29 

       1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
       p = preliminary.




                ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA
                
                
                Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm
                payrolls by industry, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                         Percent  
                                                   July     Mar.     Apr.     May      June     July      change  
                            Industry               1998     1999     1999     1999     1999p    1999p     from:   
                                                                                                        June 1999-
                                                                                                        July 1999 
                                                                                                                  
                Total private:                                                                                    
                   Current dollars..............   $12.80   $13.11   $13.14   $13.18   $13.23   $13.29      0.5   
                   Constant (1982) dollars2.....     7.76     7.86     7.83     7.85     7.88     N.A.      (3)    
                                                                                                                  
                  Goods-producing...............    14.33    14.61    14.67    14.75    14.84    14.93       .6   
                    Mining......................    16.87    17.00    16.87    17.05    16.98    17.24      1.5   
                    Construction................    16.63    16.92    16.97    17.08    17.15    17.22       .4   
                    Manufacturing...............    13.46    13.71    13.79    13.85    13.94    14.04       .7   
                      Excluding overtime4.......    12.75    13.00    13.09    13.13    13.20    13.27       .5   
                                                                                                                  
                  Service-producing.............    12.30    12.63    12.65    12.68    12.72    12.77       .4   
                    Transportation and public                                                                     
                       utilities................    15.31    15.53    15.60    15.65    15.62    15.72       .6   
                    Wholesale trade.............    14.09    14.42    14.44    14.48    14.55    14.60       .3   
                    Retail trade................     8.76     8.98     9.03     9.04     9.06     9.10       .4   
                    Finance, insurance, and real                                                                  
                       estate...................    14.08    14.51    14.58    14.60    14.63    14.69       .4   
                    Services....................    12.89    13.27    13.28    13.33    13.37    13.43       .4   

                  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
                  2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to
                deflate this series.
                  3 Change was .4 percent from May 1999 to June 1999, the latest month available.
                  4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half.
                    N.A. = not available.
                  p = preliminary.




     ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                    ESTABLISHMENT DATA
     
     
     Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by
     industry
     
     (1982=100)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                  Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                             
                     Industry                                                                                                
                                               July   May     June     July    July    Mar.    Apr.   May     June     July  
                                               1998   1999    1999p    1999p   1998    1999    1999   1999    1999p    1999p 
                                                                                                                             
            Total private....................  147.6  148.2   149.9    150.6   145.2  146.8   147.0   147.2   147.7    148.2 
                                                                                                                             
     Goods-producing.........................  115.8  114.9   116.9    116.0   114.8  114.2   114.2   114.4   114.6    114.9 
                                                                                                                             
       Mining................................   57.1   50.1    50.4     50.7    56.5   50.5    50.4    50.1    49.6     50.3 
                                                                                                                             
       Construction..........................  180.8  174.3   182.7    187.6   165.1  169.1   169.2   170.0   172.8    171.1 
                                                                                                                             
       Manufacturing.........................  105.5  106.3   107.0    104.7   107.8  106.5   106.5   106.5   106.2    107.0 
                                                                                                                             
        Durable goods........................  107.9  110.9   111.6    108.3   110.9  110.4   110.4   110.5   110.4    111.5 
         Lumber and wood products............  147.7  147.6   150.5    148.9   145.5  147.9   147.5   147.3   146.7    146.4 
         Furniture and fixtures..............  132.6  134.1   136.3    134.4   135.3  135.2   135.6   135.9   136.2    137.5 
         Stone, clay, and glass products.....  117.6  119.2   120.7    119.4   115.7  115.4   116.2   117.0   116.8    117.3 
         Primary metal industries............   88.8   90.4    90.3     87.6    91.7   90.0    89.9    90.3    89.6     90.6 
           Blast furnaces and basic steel                                                                                    
              products.......................   71.0   69.5    69.5     68.4    71.7   68.2    69.1    69.2    68.8     69.3 
         Fabricated metal products...........  114.2  116.9   117.9    114.6   118.4  117.0   116.2   116.9   116.8    118.7 
         Industrial machinery and equipment..  107.6  105.3   105.0    102.6   110.1  104.4   104.1   104.5   104.1    105.3 
         Electronic and other electrical                                                                                     
            equipment........................  106.3  105.5   106.1    103.5   109.4  105.1   105.6   106.2   105.8    106.8 
         Transportation equipment............  106.7  125.5   126.3    118.2   114.5  125.3   125.5   123.4   125.0    127.2 
           Motor vehicles and equipment......  119.5  167.2   169.1    154.7   132.9  162.7   164.8   162.4   166.5    172.4 
         Instruments and related products....   75.2   75.2    75.4     73.9    76.6   74.7    75.8    75.6    75.2     75.2 
         Miscellaneous manufacturing.........  100.6  101.3   101.3     97.7   103.5  100.0   100.3   101.4   100.9    100.4 
                                                                                                                             
        Nondurable goods.....................  102.2  100.1   100.8     99.7   103.4  101.2   101.2   101.1   100.5    100.9 
         Food and kindred products...........  118.9  115.2   117.1    119.3   117.9  118.8   118.9   118.5   118.1    118.4 
         Tobacco products....................   53.2   50.0    50.6     48.7    61.6   55.7    55.4    55.3    55.9     55.5 
         Textile mill products...............   84.1   81.0    81.1     79.1    86.0   81.1    81.6    81.1    79.6     81.1 
         Apparel and other textile products..   65.2   61.5    61.7     58.8    67.4   61.5    61.4    61.4    60.5     60.4 
         Paper and allied products...........  108.0  105.3   106.6    105.0   109.0  107.0   106.7   106.3   105.8    105.8 
         Printing and publishing.............  124.3  120.9   120.9    120.9   125.4  121.9   121.9   122.3   121.9    121.8 
         Chemicals and allied products.......  102.6  101.8   102.3    101.0   103.4  101.8   102.4   102.3   101.7    101.9 
         Petroleum and coal products.........   81.1   73.8    74.6     76.3    77.7   76.4    74.5    73.9    72.9     73.4 
         Rubber and misc. plastics products..  143.1  149.6   150.2    145.5   147.6  148.8   148.5   149.5   148.6    150.5 
         Leather and leather products........   33.8   32.7    32.8     29.5    35.5   32.4    32.8    32.4    32.0     31.1 
                                                                                                                             
     Service-producing.......................  161.8  163.2   164.7    166.1   158.9  161.5   161.6   161.9   162.6    163.1 
                                                                                                                             
       Transportation and public utilities...  132.6  133.3   134.7    133.9   132.3  133.8   133.6   133.0   133.7    133.3 
                                                                                                                             
       Wholesale trade.......................  129.9  132.7   132.9    133.1   129.0  131.3   131.6   131.5   131.8    131.9 
                                                                                                                             
       Retail trade..........................  144.9  143.4   146.4    148.5   140.5  141.9   142.6   143.3   143.6    144.2 
                                                                                                                             
       Finance, insurance, and real estate...  138.5  140.4   140.4    141.8   136.9  139.3   139.1   138.8   139.4    140.3 
                                                                                                                             
       Services..............................  198.6  201.6   202.9    204.9   195.0  198.8   198.9   199.3   200.6    201.1 

       1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
       p = preliminary.




      ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                   ESTABLISHMENT DATA
      
      
      Table B-6.  Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted
      
      (Percent)
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
             Time span          Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May     June    July    Aug.   Sept.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec. 
                                                                                                                             
                              
                                                         Private nonfarm payrolls, 356 industries1
                              
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Over 1-month span:                                                                                                     
           1995..............   63.8    58.0    54.6    56.5    47.5    54.8    55.6    59.1    57.9    56.9    55.2    57.7 
           1996..............   49.6    64.9    59.4    55.1    61.9    60.8    57.0    62.5    57.3    63.5    59.7    61.2 
           1997..............   56.2    61.0    61.9    62.8    58.8    56.3    60.7    61.0    59.4    65.4    63.6    62.1 
           1998..............   63.8    57.9    58.8    60.5    55.9    57.9    58.0    55.8    54.6    52.9    59.1    58.6 
           1999..............   54.4    58.3    52.1    58.8    51.5   p55.8   p59.0                                         
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Over 3-month span:                                                                                                     
           1995..............   63.8    62.9    58.0    53.5    53.9    52.7    59.3    61.0    59.4    58.6    57.3    55.3 
           1996..............   62.6    62.5    63.3    63.1    63.1    64.3    64.3    62.2    64.6    64.2    66.2    63.2 
           1997..............   63.8    63.6    67.7    67.3    62.6    61.7    61.4    66.2    67.3    69.9    70.8    71.2 
           1998..............   66.7    66.2    64.5    63.9    61.4    58.7    60.0    58.4    57.6    57.6    59.0    60.4 
           1999..............   60.7    55.9    59.6    54.6   p55.5   p57.0                                                 
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Over 6-month span:                                                                                                     
           1995..............   66.7    59.7    58.6    56.5    59.0    60.0    57.7    61.0    60.5    59.3    61.7    63.2 
           1996..............   62.6    65.2    64.5    65.2    64.7    64.6    67.0    65.4    65.9    66.7    66.9    66.7 
           1997..............   67.4    68.3    65.6    67.0    65.6    64.9    66.3    68.4    69.7    71.3    71.3    71.9 
           1998..............   70.6    66.9    65.9    62.4    62.6    61.1    58.0    59.8    60.0    60.8    60.8    58.0 
           1999..............   61.1    58.8   p56.3   p57.7                                                                 
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Over 12-month span:                                                                                                    
           1995..............   63.6    62.4    62.6    63.3    61.7    61.9    58.7    62.2    62.2    61.5    63.5    65.4 
           1996..............   64.5    66.7    64.5    65.6    68.5    67.3    67.7    66.4    68.0    69.9    68.7    66.9 
           1997..............   69.0    67.3    68.3    69.7    69.5    70.1    70.1    70.4    70.5    69.7    69.8    71.3 
           1998..............   70.4    68.3    67.1    64.0    62.1    61.7    61.8    63.8    59.8    59.0    59.3   p58.4 
           1999..............  p59.8                                                                                         
                                                                                                                             
                              
                                                          Manufacturing payrolls, 139 industries1
                              
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Over 1-month span:                                                                                                     
           1995..............   57.2    50.4    47.1    52.9    41.4    45.3    45.0    51.1    48.6    51.1    45.3    48.2 
           1996..............   42.4    55.4    46.8    41.0    55.8    51.4    47.1    56.5    48.9    55.0    50.7    54.0 
           1997..............   50.0    52.9    53.6    56.1    52.2    53.2    51.1    55.4    53.6    62.2    61.2    55.4 
           1998..............   58.6    51.8    50.4    50.4    40.6    46.8    40.3    45.3    42.1    36.3    39.9    45.0 
           1999..............   40.3    42.4    39.6    44.6    36.3   p42.8   p55.4                                         
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Over 3-month span:                                                                                                     
           1995..............   55.4    51.4    44.2    41.7    43.5    37.4    42.1    43.9    48.2    46.8    44.6    41.4 
           1996..............   46.8    46.0    43.5    46.0    48.2    51.1    51.8    49.6    53.2    52.5    55.0    50.7 
           1997..............   51.8    51.4    57.6    56.8    54.3    51.8    53.6    55.4    59.7    68.3    65.8    64.4 
           1998..............   59.4    57.9    51.8    44.2    41.7    34.9    37.4    37.1    38.1    34.2    35.6    35.3 
           1999..............   37.4    31.7    37.1    30.2   p32.7   p41.7                                                 
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Over 6-month span:                                                                                                     
           1995..............   55.4    45.7    43.2    38.1    41.7    42.8    41.0    42.1    43.5    43.2    44.2    45.0 
           1996..............   41.4    46.0    45.7    47.1    46.0    48.6    52.9    50.4    51.8    51.4    52.5    51.8 
           1997..............   54.7    54.0    51.4    54.3    52.5    52.2    55.4    61.2    61.5    64.7    66.2    65.1 
           1998..............   59.7    49.3    48.2    36.7    36.7    36.7    28.4    31.3    33.5    35.3    32.7    28.1 
           1999..............   33.1    29.1   p27.3   p33.5                                                                 
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
      Over 12-month span:                                                                                                    
           1995..............   46.0    44.2    46.0    47.8    41.0    41.7    38.5    38.8    36.3    38.5    39.9    44.6 
           1996..............   43.5    47.5    45.3    45.3    50.4    49.6    50.4    48.6    51.1    55.0    54.3    50.7 
           1997..............   54.7    52.5    54.0    54.0    55.4    56.8    57.2    57.9    58.3    56.5    55.4    57.2 
           1998..............   54.0    49.3    46.0    40.6    35.6    33.8    30.9    32.0    26.6    26.6    25.5   p26.3 
           1999..............  p30.9                                                                                         

        1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span. Data are
      centered within the span. 
        p = preliminary.
        NOTE:  Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with
      unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing
      employment.