Business Services Industry
Notes on current labor statistics
Monthly Labor Review, March, 2005
1. Labor market indicators
2002
Selected indicators 2002 2004 IV
Employment data
Employment status of the civilian
noninstitutional population
(household survey): (1)
Labor force participation rate 66.2 66.0 66.4
Employment-population ratio 62.3 62.3 62.5
Unemployment rate 6.0 5.5 5.9
Men 6.3 5.6 6.1
16 to 24 years 13.4 12.6 12.5
25 years and older 5.0 4.4 4.9
Women 5.7 5.4 5.6
16 to 24 years 11.4 11.0 11.4
25 years and older 4.6 4.4 4.5
Employment, nonfarm (payroll data), in
thousands: (1)
Total nonfarm 129,931 131,480 130,262
Total private 108,356 109,862 108,676
Goods-producing 21,817 21,884 22,258
Manufacturing 14,525 14,329 14,987
Service-providing 108,114 109,596 108,004
Average hours:
Total private 33.7 33.7 33.8
Manufacturing 40.4 40.8 40.4
Overtime 4.2 4.6 4.2
Employment Cost Index (2)
Percent change in the ECI, compensation:
All workers (excluding farm, household
and Federal workers) 3.8 3.7 .6
Private industry workers 4.0 3.8 .4
Goods-producing (3) 4.0 4.7 .9
Service-providing (3) 4.0 3.3 .2
State and local government workers 3.3 3.5 .9
Workers by bargaining status
(private industry):
Union 4.6 5.6 .9
Nonunion 3.9 3.4 .4
2003
Selected indicators I II III
Employment data
Employment status of the civilian
noninstitutional population
(household survey): (1)
Labor force participation rate 66.3 66.4 66.2
Employment-population ratio 62.4 62.3 62.1
Unemployment rate 5.8 6.1 6.1
Men 6.1 6.5 6.4
16 to 24 years 12.8 13.9 13.7
25 years and older 5.0 5.2 5.1
Women 5.5 5.7 5.8
16 to 24 years 11.2 11.8 11.5
25 years and older 4.5 4.6 4.7
Employment, nonfarm (payroll data), in
thousands: (1)
Total nonfarm 130,093 129,845 129,890
Total private 108,467 108,253 108,320
Goods-producing 22,036 21,828 21,700
Manufacturing 14.787 14,555 14,377
Service-providing 108,057 108,017 108,190
Average hours:
Total private 33.8 33.6 33.6
Manufacturing 40.3 40.2 40.3
Overtime 4.2 4.0 4.1
Employment Cost Index (2)
Percent change in the ECI, compensation:
All workers (excluding farm, household
and Federal workers) 1.4 .8 1.1
Private industry workers 1.7 .8 1.0
Goods-producing (3) 1.8 .9 .7
Service-providing (3) 1.5 .8 1.1
State and local government workers .7 .4 1.7
Workers by bargaining status
(private industry):
Union 1.6 1.2 1.0
Nonunion 1.6 .8 1.0
2003 2004
Selected indicators IV I II
Employment data
Employment status of the civilian
noninstitutional population
(household survey): (1)
Labor force participation rate 66.1 66.0 66.0
Employment-population ratio 62.2 62.2 62.3
Unemployment rate 5.9 5.6 5.6
Men 6.1 5.7 5.7
16 to 24 years 13.0 12.6 12.9
25 years and older 4.9 4.5 4.5
Women 5.6 5.6 5.4
16 to 24 years 10.9 11.1 10.9
25 years and older 4.6 4.5 4.4
Employment, nonfarm (payroll data), in
thousands: (1)
Total nonfarm 130,168 130,541 131,125
Total private 108,614 108,986 109,737
Goods-producing 21,684 21,725 21,868
Manufacturing 14,313 14,285 14,338
Service-providing 108,483 108,816 109,457
Average hours:
Total private 33.7 33.8 33.7
Manufacturing 40.7 41.0 40.8
Overtime 4.4 4.5 4.5
Employment Cost Index (2)
Percent change in the ECI, compensation:
All workers (excluding farm, household
and Federal workers) .5 1.4 .9
Private industry workers .4 1.5 .9
Goods-producing (3) .5 2.3 .9
Service-providing (3) .5 1.1 1.0
State and local government workers .5 .7 .4
Workers by bargaining status
(private industry):
Union .7 2.8 1.5
Nonunion .4 1.3 .8
2004
Selected indicators III IV
Employment data
Employment status of the civilian
noninstitutional population
(household survey): (1)
Labor force participation rate 66.0 66.0
Employment-population ratio 62.4 62.4
Unemployment rate 5.5 5.4
Men 5.6 5.6
16 to 24 years 12.5 12.6
25 years and older 4.4 4.3
Women 5.3 5.2
16 to 24 years 10.9 10.9
25 years and older 4.3 4.2
Employment, nonfarm (payroll data), in
thousands: (1)
Total nonfarm 131,731 132,302
Total private 110,095 110,600
Goods-producing 21,932 22,000
Manufacturing 14,353 14,338
Service-providing 109,799 110,302
Average hours:
Total private 33.7 33.7
Manufacturing 40.8 40.6
Overtime 4.6 4.5
Employment Cost Index (2)
Percent change in the ECI, compensation:
All workers (excluding farm, household
and Federal workers) 1.0 .5
Private industry workers .8 .5
Goods-producing (3) .9 .6
Service-providing (3) .8 .3
State and local government workers 1.7 .6
Workers by bargaining status
(private industry):
Union .8 .5
Nonunion .9 .4
(1) Quarterly data seasonally adjusted.
(2) Annual changes are December-to-December changes. Quarterly changes
are calculated using the last month of each quarter.
(3) Goods-producing industries include mining, construction, and
manufacturing. Service-providing industries include all other private
sector industries.
NOTE: Beginning in January 2003, household survey data reflect revised
population controls. Nonfarm data reflect the conversion to the 2002
version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS),
replacing the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system.
NAICS-based data by industry are not comparable with SIC-based data.
Dash indiates data not available
2. Annual and quarterly percent changes in compensation, prices, and
productivity
2002 2004 2002
Selected measures IV
Compensation data (1,2)
Employment Cost Index--compensation
(wages, salaries, benefits):
Civilian nonfarm 3.8 3.7 0.6
Private nonfarm 4.0 3.8 .4
Employment Cost Index--wages and salaries:
Civilian nonfarm 2.9 2.4 .4
Private nonfarm 3.0 2.4 .3
Price data (1)
Consumer Price Index (All Urban
Consumers): All Items 2.3 3.3 -.1
Producer Price Index:
Finished goods 3.2 4.1 -.1
Finished consumer goods 4.2 4.6 -.3
Capital equipment .4 2.4 .6
Intermediate materials, supplies,
and components 4.6 9.1 .1
Crude materials 25.2 18.0 6.5
Productivity data (3)
Output per hour of all persons:
Business sector 4.5 4.0 1.2
Nonfarm business sector 4.4 4.0 1.6
Nonfinancial corporations (4) 4.2 -- 3.4
2003
Selected measures I II III IV
Compensation data (1,2)
Employment Cost Index--compensation
(wages, salaries, benefits):
Civilian nonfarm 1.4 0.8 1.1 0.5
Private nonfarm 1.7 .8 1.0 .4
Employment Cost Index--wages and salaries:
Civilian nonfarm 1.0 .6 .9 .3
Private nonfarm 1.1 .7 .8 .4
Price data (1)
Consumer Price Index (All Urban
Consumers): All Items 1.8 -.3 -.2 -.2
Producer Price Index:
Finished goods 3.7 -.8 .3 .0
Finished consumer goods 2.4 1.8 .3 .0
Capital equipment .6 -.6 -.1 .0
Intermediate materials, supplies,
and components 6.5 -2.1 -.1 .0
Crude materials 28.0 -10.6 3.4 14.4
Productivity data (3)
Output per hour of all persons:
Business sector 4.1 7.6 8.1 2.1
Nonfarm business sector 4.0 6.7 8.7 2.8
Nonfinancial corporations (4) 2.2 7.7 7.9 3.9
2004
Selected measures I II III IV
Compensation data (1,2)
Employment Cost Index--compensation
(wages, salaries, benefits):
Civilian nonfarm 1.4 0.9 1.0 0.5
Private nonfarm 1.5 .9 .8 .5
Employment Cost Index--wages and salaries:
Civilian nonfarm .6 .6 .9 .3
Private nonfarm .7 .7 .9 .2
Price data (1)
Consumer Price Index (All Urban
Consumers): All Items 1.2 1.2 .2 .2
Producer Price Index:
Finished goods 1.2 1.2 .0 1.1
Finished consumer goods 1.5 1.4 -1.7 .9
Capital equipment 6.0 5.0 4.0 1.6
Intermediate materials, supplies,
and components 2.5 3.0 1.9 .9
Crude materials 6.0 7.6 -5.1 8.3
Productivity data (3)
Output per hour of all persons:
Business sector 4.0 2.9 2.0 3.7
Nonfarm business sector 3.8 3.9 1.3 2.1
Nonfinancial corporations (4) .9 3.3 4.9 --
(1) Annual changes are December-to-December changes. Quarterly changes
are calculated using the last month of each quarter. Compensation and
price data are not seasonally adjusted, and the price data are not
compounded.
(2) Excludes Federal and private household workers.
(3) Annual rates of change are computed by comparing annual averages.
Quarterly percent changes reflect annual rates of change in quarterly
indexes. The data are seasonally adjusted.
(4) Output per hour of all employees.
NOTE: Dash indicates data not available.
3. Alternative measures of wage and compensation changes
Quarterly change
Components 2003 2004
IV I II III IV
Average hourly compensation: (1)
All persons, business sector 3.7 2.9 5.3 5.8 4.5
All persons, nonfarm business sector 4.1 2.1 5.9 5.4 3.4
Employment Cost Index--compensation:
Civilian nonfarm (2) .5 1.4 .9 1.0 .5
Private nonfarm .4 1.5 .9 .8 .5
Union .7 2.8 1.5 .8 .5
Nonunion .4 1.3 .8 .9 .4
State and local governments .5 .7 .4 1.7 .6
Employment Cost Index--wages and
salaries:
Civilian nonfarm (2) .3 .6 .6 .9 .3
Private nonfarm .4 .7 .7 .9 .2
Union .6 .6 1.0 .8 .4
Nonunion .2 .7 .6 .8 .2
State and local governments .4 .4 .2 1.0 .5
Four quarters ending--
Components 2003 2004
IV I II III IV
Average hourly compensation: (1)
All persons, business sector 5.2 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.6
All persons, nonfarm business sector 5.3 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.2
Employment Cost Index--compensation:
Civilian nonfarm (2) 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.7
Private nonfarm 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.7 3.8
Union 4.6 5.7 6.0 5.8 5.6
Nonunion 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.4
State and local governments 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5
Employment Cost Index--wages and
salaries:
Civilian nonfarm (2) 2.9 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4
Private nonfarm 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.4
Union 2.4 2.5 2.9 3.0 2.8
Nonunion 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4
State and local governments 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.1
(1) Seasonally adjusted. "Quarterly average" is percent change from
a quarter ago, at an annual rate.
(2) Excludes Federal and household workers.
4. Employment status of the population, by sex, age, race, and Hispanic
origin, monthly data seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Annual average 2004
Employment status 2003 2004 Jan.
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 221,168 223,357 222,161
Civilian labor force 146,510 147,401 146,785
Participation rate 66.2 66.0 66.1
Employed 137,736 139,252 138,481
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio 62.3 62.3 62.3
Unemployed 8,774 8,149 8,303
Unemployment rate 6.0 5.5 5.7
Not in the labor force 74,658 75,956 75,377
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 98,272 99,476 98,866
Civilian labor force 74,623 75,364 75,139
Participation rate 75.9 75.8 76.0
Employed 70,415 71,572 71,283
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio 71.7 71.9 72.1
Unemployed 4,209 3,791 3,856
Unemployment rate 5.6 5.0 5.1
Not in the labor force 23,649 24,113 23,726
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 106,800 107,658 107,131
Civilian labor force 64,716 64,923 64,475
Participation rate 60.6 60.3 60.2
Employed 61,402 61,773 61,237
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 57.5 57.4 57.2
Unemployed 3,314 3,150 3,238
Unemployment rate 5.1 4.9 5.6
Not in the labor force 42,083 42,735 42,657
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 16,096 16,222 16,164
Civilian labor force 7,170 7,114 7,171
Participation rate 44.5 43.9 44.4
Employed 5,919 5,907 5,962
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 36.8 36.4 36.9
Unemployed 1,251 1,208 1,209
Unemployment rate 17.5 17.0 16.9
Not in the labor force 8,926 9,108 8,993
White (3)
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 181,292 182,643 181,879
Civilian labor force 120,546 121,686 120,743
Participation rate 66.5 66.3 66.2
Employed 114,235 115,239 114,771
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 63.0 63.1 63.1
Unemployed 6,311 5,847 5,972
Unemployment rate 5.2 4.8 4.9
Not in the labor force 60,746 61,558 61,136
Black or African American (3)
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 25,686 26,065 25,827
Civilian labor force 16,526 16,638 16,603
Participation rate 64.3 63.8 64.2
Employed 14,739 14,909 14,875
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 57.4 57.2 57.5
Unemployed 1,787 1,729 1,728
Unemployment rate 10.8 10.4 10.4
Not in the labor force 9,161 9,428 9,264
Hispanic or Latino
ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 27,551 28,109 27,619
Civilian labor force 18,813 19,272 18,849
Participation rate 68.3 68.6 68.2
Employed 17,372 17,930 17,476
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 63.1 63.8 63.3
Unemployed 1,441 1,342 1,373
Unemployment rate 7.7 7.0 7.3
Not in the labor force 8,738 8,837 8,770
2004
Employment status Feb. Mar. Apr.
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 222,357 222,550 222,757
Civilian labor force 146,529 146,737 146,788
Participation rate 65.9 65.9 65.9
Employed 138,334 138,408 138,645
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio 622.0 62.1 62.2
Unemployed 8,195 8,330 8,143
Unemployment rate 5.6 5.7 5.6
Not in the labor force 75,828 75,812 75,969
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 98,966 99,065 99,170
Civilian labor force 74,854 75,035 74,908
Participation rate 75.6 75.7 75.5
Employed 71,014 71,158 71,158
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio 71.8 71.8 71.8
Unemployed 3,840 3,877 3,751
Unemployment rate 5.1 5.2 5.0
Not in the labor force 24,112 24,029 24,261
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 107,216 107,299 107,389
Civilian labor force 64,636 64,723 64,776
Participation rate 60.3 60.3 60.3
Employed 61,456 61,424 61,591
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 57.3 57.2 57.4
Unemployed 3,179 3,299 3,185
Unemployment rate 4.9 5.1 409.0
Not in the labor force 42,580 42,576 42,613
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 16,175 16,186 16,198
Civilian labor force 7,039 6,979 7,104
Participation rate 43.5 43.1 43.9
Employed 5,864 5,825 5,897
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 36.3 36.0 36.4
Unemployed 1,175 1,154 1,207
Unemployment rate 16.7 16.5 17.0
Not in the labor force 9,136 9,207 9,094
White (3)
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 182,001 182,121 182,252
Civilian labor force 120,590 120,598 120,713
Participation rate 66.3 66.2 66.2
Employed 114,615 114,500 114,779
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 63.0 62.9 63.0
Unemployed 5,975 6,098 5,934
Unemployment rate 5.0 5.1 4.9
Not in the labor force 61,411 61,522 61,539i
Black or African American (3)
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 25,900 25,932 25,967
Civilian labor force 16,427 16,603 16,505
Participation rate 63.4 64.0 63.6
Employed 14,825 14,917 14,893
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 57.3 57.5 57.4
Unemployed 1,598 1,685 1,612
Unemployment rate 9.7 10.2 9.8
Not in the labor force 9,473 9,330 9,462
Hispanic or Latino
ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 27,705 27,791 27,879
Civilian labor force 18,702 19,036 19,081
Participation rate 67.5 68.5 68.4
Employed 17,315 17,633 17,724
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 62.5 63.5 63.6
Unemployed 1,387 11,403 1,358
Unemployment rate 7.4 7.4 7.1
Not in the labor force 9,003 8,755 8,797
2004
Employment status May June July
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 222,967 223,196 223,422
Civilian labor force 147,018 147,386 147,823
Participation rate 65.9 66.0 66.2
Employed 138,846 139,158 139,639
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio 62.2 62.3 62.5
Unemployed 8,172 8,228 8,184
Unemployment rate 5.6 5.6 5.5
Not in the labor force 75,950 75,809 75,599
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 99,279 99,396 99,512
Civilian labor force 75,095 75,631 75,567
Participation rate 75.6 75.8 75.9
Employed 71,226 71,575 71,830
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio 71.7 72.0 72.2
Unemployed 3,869 3,786 3,737
Unemployment rate 5.2 5.0 4.9
Not in the labor force 24,184 24,035 23,945
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 107,483 107,586 107,687
Civilian labor force 64,803 64,989 65,085
Participation rate 60.3 60.4 60.4
Employed 61,723 61,731 61,902
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 57.4 57.4 57.5
Unemployed 3,080 3,259 3,183
Unemployment rate 4.8 5.0 4.9
Not in the labor force 42,680 42,597 42,603
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 16,205 16,214 16,222
Civilian labor force 7,120 7,036 7,172
Participation rate 43.9 43.4 44.2
Employed 5,896 5,853 5,907
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 36.4 36.1 36.4
Unemployed 1,223 1,184 1,265
Unemployment rate 17.2 16.8 17.6
Not in the labor force 9,086 9,178 9,051
White (3)
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 182,384 182,531 182,676
Civilian labor force 120,997 121,212 121,383
Participation rate 66.3 66.4 66.4
Employed 115,006 115,199 115,610
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 63.1 63.1 63.3
Unemployed 5,991 6,013 5,773
Unemployment rate 5.0 5.0 4.8
Not in the labor force 61,387 61,319 61,293
Black or African American (3)
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 26,002 26,040 26,078
Civilian labor force 16,480 16,521 16,775
Participation rate 63.4 63.4 64.3
Employed 14,837 14,825 14,937
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 57.1 56.9 57.3
Unemployed 1,642 1,696 1,838
Unemployment rate 10.0 10.3 11.0
Not in the labor force 9,523 9,520 9,303
Hispanic or Latino
ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 27,968 28,059 28,150
Civilian labor force 19,297 19,302 19,432
Participation rate 69.0 68.8 69.0
Employed 17,959 18,013 18,102
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 64.2 64.2 64.3
Unemployed 1,338 1,289 1,330
Unemployment rate 6.9 6.7 6.8
Not in the labor force 6,671 8,756 6,717
2004
Employment status Aug. Sept. Oct.
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 223,677 223,941 224,192
Civilian labor force 147,676 147,531 147,893
Participation rate 66.0 65.9 66.0
Employed 139,658 139,527 139,827
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio 62.4 62.3 62.4
Unemployed 8,018 8,005 8,066
Unemployment rate 5.4 5.5 5.4
Not in the labor force 76,001 76,410 76,299
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 99,642 99,776 99,904
Civilian labor force 75,615 75,462 75,632
Participation rate 75.9 75.6 75.7
Employed 71,847 71,701 71,895
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio 72.1 71.9 72.0
Unemployed 3,768 3,761 3,736
Unemployment rate 5.0 5.0 4.9
Not in the labor force 24,026 24,314 24,272
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 107,801 107,920 108,032
Civilian labor force 64,909 65,008 65,126
Participation rate 60.2 60.2 60.3
Employed 61,877 61,939 62,024
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 57.4 57.4 57.4
Unemployed 3,032 3,069 3,102
Unemployment rate 4.7 4.7 4.8
Not in the labor force 42,892 42,912 42,906
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 16,234 16,246 16,257
Civilian labor force 7,152 7,062 7,165
Participation rate 44.1 43.5 43.9
Employed 5,934 5,887 5,908
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 36.6 36.2 36.3
Unemployed 1,217 1,175 1,227
Unemployment rate 17.0 16.6 17.2
Not in the labor force 9,082 9,184 9,122
White (3)
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 182,846 183,022 183,188
Civilian labor force 121,278 120,995 121,273
Participation rate 66.3 66.1 66.2
Employed 115,526 115,318 115,618
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 63.2 63.0 63.1
Unemployed 5,752 5,677 5,655
Unemployment rate 4.7 4.7 4.7
Not in the labor force 61,568 62,027 61,915
Black or African American (3)
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 26,120 26,163 26,204
Civilian labor force 16,721 16,711 16,820
Participation rate 64.0 63.9 62.4
Employed 14,972 14,981 15,012
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 57.3 57.3 57.3
Unemployed 1,749 1,730 1,808
Unemployment rate 10.5 10.4 10.7
Not in the labor force 9,399 9,452 9,384
Hispanic or Latino
ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 28,243 28,338 28,431
Civilian labor force 19,463 19,444 19,524
Participation rate 68.9 68.6 68.7
Employed 18,128 18,079 18,213
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 64.2 63.8 64.1
Unemployed 1,335 1,366 1,311
Unemployment rate 6.9 7.0 6.7
Not in the labor force 8,780 8,894 8,907
2005
Employment status Nov. Dec. Jan.
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 224,422 224,640 224,837
Civilian labor force 148,313 148,203 147,979
Participation rate 66.1 66.0 65.8
Employed 140,293 140,156 140,241
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio 62.5 62.4 62.4
Unemployed 8,020 8,047 7,737
Unemployment rate 5.5 5.4 5.2
Not in the labor force 76,109 76,437 76,858
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 100,017 99,476 100,219
Civilian labor force 75,866 75,754 75,594
Participation rate 75.9 75.7 75.4
Employed 71,134 72,020 72,029
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio 72.1 71.9 71.9
Unemployed 3,733 3,733 3,565
Unemployment rate 4.9 4.9 4.7
Not in the labor force 24,151 24,372 24,625
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 108,129 107,658 108,316
Civilian labor force 65,244 65,260 65,318
Participation rate 60.3 60.3 60.3
Employed 62,145 62,208 62,295
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 57.5 57.5 57.5
Unemployed 3,099 3,051 3,023
Unemployment rate 4.7 4.7 4.6
Not in the labor force 42,885 42,961 42,998
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 16,293 16,222 16,302
Civilian labor force 7,202 7,189 7,066
Participation rate 44.2 44.1 43.3
Employed 6,014 5.927 5,917
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 36.9 36.4 36.3
Unemployed 1,188 1,262 1,150
Unemployment rate 16.5 17.6 16.3
Not in the labor force 9,074 9,104 9,235I
White (3)
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 183,340 183,483 183,640
Civilian labor force 121,606 121,509 121,553
Participation rate 66.3 66.2 66.2
Employed 115,966 115,910 116,158
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 63.3 63.2 63.3
Unemployed 5,640 5,600 5,395
Unemployment rate 4.6 4.6 4.4
Not in the labor force 61,735 61,973 62,088
Black or African American (3)
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 26,239 26,273 26,306
Civilian labor force 16,728 16,713 16,721
Participation rate 63.8 63.6 63.6
Employed 14,913 14,907 14,946
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 56.8 56.7 56.8
Unemployed 1,814 1,806 1,775
Unemployment rate 10.8 10.8 10.6
Not in the labor force 9,512 9,559 9,585
Hispanic or Latino
ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional
population (1) 28,520 28,608 28,642
Civilian labor force 19,552 19,544 19,379
Participation rate 68.6 68.3 67.7
Employed 18,238 18,252 18,198
Employment-pop-
ulation ratio (2) 63.9 63.8 63.5
Unemployed 1,313 1,292 1,181
Unemployment rate 6.7 6.6 6.1
Not in the labor force 8,968 9,064 9,263
(1) The population figures are not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional
population.
(3) Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only;
persons who selected more than one race group are not included. Prior
to 2003, persons who reported more than one race were included in the
group they identified as the main race.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white and black or African
American) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all
races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic
or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by
ethnicity as well as by race. Beginning in January 2003, data reflect
revised population controls used in the household survey.
5. Selected employment indicators, monthly data seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
Annual average 2004
Selected categories 2003 2004 Jan. Feb.
Characteristic
Employed, 16 years and over 137,736 139,252 168,481 138,334
Men 73,332 74,524 74,284 73,937
Women 64,404 64,728 64,197 64,397
Married men, spouse
present 44,653 45,084 45,443 45,044
Married women, spouse
present 34,695 34,600 34,546 34,481
Persons at work part time (1)
All industries:
Part time for economic
reasons 4,701 4,567 4,703 4,445
Slack work or business
conditions 3,118 2,841 2,972 2,841
Could only find part-time
work 1,279 1,409 1,400 1,363
Part time for noneconomic
noneconomic reasons 19,014 19,380 18,986 19,020
Nonagricultural industries:
Part time for economic
reasons 4,596 4,469 4,604 4,335
Slack work of business
conditions 3,052 2,773 2,894 2,768
Could only find part-time
work 1,264 1,399 1,405 1,350
Part time for noneconomic
reasons 18,658 19,026 18,711 18,775
2004
Selected categories Mar. Apr. May June
Characteristic
Employed, 16 years and over 138,408 138,645 138,846 139,158
Men 74,062 74,104 74,118 74,501
Women 64,345 64,541 64,728 64,658
Married men, spouse
present 45,000 44,759 44,763 44,958
Married women, spouse
present 342,831 34,375 34,536 34,487
Persons at work part time (1)
All industries:
Part time for economic
reasons 4,708 4,557 4,634 4,504
Slack work or business
conditions 2,984 2,813 2,845 2,801
Could only find part-time
work 1,430 1,431 1,449 1,400
Part time for noneconomic
noneconomic reasons 19,091 19,130 19,570 19,564
Nonagricultural industries:
Part time for economic
reasons 4,595 4,451 4,567 4,423
Slack work of business
conditions 2,899 2,747 2,801 2,753
Could only find part-time
work 1,415 1,425 1,458 1,382
Part time for noneconomic
reasons 18,791 18,844 19,145 19,123
2004
Selected categories July Aug. Sept. Oct
Characteristic
Employed, 16 years and over 139,639 139,658 139,527 139,827
Men 74,811 74,824 74,629 74,852
Women 64,828 64,834 64,898 64,975
Married men, spouse
present 44,948 45,099 45,093 45,127
Married women, spouse
present 34,607 34,494 34,704 34,808
Persons at work part time (1)
All industries:
Part time for economic
reasons 4,488 4,509 4,476 4,762
Slack work or business
conditions 2,642 2,816 2,805 3,052
Could only find part-time
work 1,472 1,403 1,312 1,385
Part time for noneconomic
noneconomic reasons 19,737 19,657 19,410 19,704
Nonagricultural industries:
Part time for economic
reasons 4,390 4,408 4,400 4,656
Slack work of business
conditions 2,580 2,722 2,750 2,971
Could only find part-time
work 1,484 1,388 1,320 1,363
Part time for noneconomic
reasons 19,327 19,204 19,061 19,288
2004 2005
Selected categories Nov. Dec. Jan.
Characteristic
Employed, 16 years and over 140,293 140,156 140,241
Men 75,188 74,938 74,934
Women 65,104 65,218 65,307
Married men, spouse
present 45,462 45,315 45,171
Married women, spouse
present 34,961 34,878 34,739
Persons at work part time (1)
All industries:
Part time for economic
reasons 4,533 4,474 4,395
Slack work or business
conditions 2,761 2,735 2,768
Could only find part-time
work 1,420 1,440 1,329
Part time for noneconomic
noneconomic reasons 19,499 19,502 19,089
Nonagricultural industries:
Part time for economic
reasons 4,404 4,382 4,303
Slack work of business
conditions 2,685 2,682 2,702
Could only find part-time
work 1,396 1,397 1,309
Part time for noneconomic
reasons 19,141 19,176 18,765
(1) Excludes persons "with a job but not at work" during the survey
period for such reasons as vacation, illness, or industrial disputes.
NOTE: Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population
controls used in the household survey.
6. Selected unemployment indicators, monthly data seasonally
adjusted [Unemployment rates]
Annual average 2004
Selected categories 2003 2004 Jan. Feb.
Characteristic
Total, 16 years and older 6.0 5.5 5.7 5.6
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years 17.5 17.0 16.9 16.7
Men, 20 years and older 5.6 5.0 5.1 5.1
Women, 20 years and older 5.1 4.9 5.0 4.9
White, tota (1) 5.2 4.8 4.9 5.0
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years 15.2 15.0 14.1 15.3
Men, 16 to 19 years 17.1 16.3 14.0 15.6
Women, 16 to 19 years 13.3 13.6 14.2 15.1
Men, 20 years and older 5.0 4.4 4.5 4.6
Women, 20 years and older 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.2
Black or African American, total (1) 10.8 10.4 10.4 9.7
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years 33.0 31.7 33.1 25.2
Men, 16 to 19 years 36.0 35.6 42.2 29.1
Women, 16 to 19 years 30.3 28.2 25.9 22.4
Men, 20 years and older 10.3 9.9 9.5 9.3
Women, 20 years and older 9.2 8.9 9.0 8.8
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.4
Married men, spouse present 3.8 3.1 3.3 3.4
Married women, spouse present 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.6
Full-time workers 6.1 5.6 5.7 5.7
Part-time workers 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.2
Educational attainment (2)
Less than a high school diploma 8.8 8.5 8.8 8.6
High school graduates, no college (3) 5.5 5.0 4.9 5.0
Some college or associate degree 4.8 4.2 4.5 4.3
Bachelor's degree and higher (4) 3.1 2.7 2.9 2.9
2004
Selected categories Mar. Apr. May June
Characteristic
Total, 16 years and older 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.6
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years 16.5 17.0 17.2 16.8
Men, 20 years and older 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.0
Women, 20 years and older 5.1 4.9 4.8 5.0
White, tota (1) 5.1 4.9 5.0 5.0
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years 14.8 15.7 15.6 14.8
Men, 16 to 19 years 16.3 17.8 18.5 16.2
Women, 16 to 19 years 13.3 13.3 12.7 13.3
Men, 20 years and older 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.5
Women, 20 years and older 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.4
Black or African American, total (1) 10.2 9.8 10.0 10.3
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years 30.1 28.4 32.3 32.7
Men, 16 to 19 years 37.0 30.7 30.4 34.4
Women, 16 to 19 years 23.5 26.4 33.9 31.2
Men, 20 years and older 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5
Women, 20 years and older 9.3 8.6 8.4 9.0
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.7
Married men, spouse present 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2
Married women, spouse present 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.7
Full-time workers 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.6
Part-time workers 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.5
Educational attainment (2)
Less than a high school diploma 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.7
High school graduates, no college (3) 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.1
Some college or associate degree 4.7 4.1 4.0 4.2
Bachelor's degree and higher (4) 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.7
2004
Selected categories July Aug. Sept. Oct.
Characteristic
Total, 16 years and older 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.5
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years 17.6 17.0 16.6 17.2
Men, 20 years and older 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.9
Women, 20 years and older 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.8
White, tota (1) 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years 14.9 15.4 14.7 15.1
Men, 16 to 19 years 15.5 15.8 15.9 17.4
Women, 16 to 19 years 14.2 15.0 13.5 12.6
Men, 20 years and older 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.2
Women, 20 years and older 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.0
Black or African American, total (1) 11.0 10.5 10.4 10.7
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years 37.2 29.4 28.6 34.7
Men, 16 to 19 years 37.9 34.9 35.9 37.1
Women, 16 to 19 years 36.6 24.2 21.1 32.4
Men, 20 years and older 10.3 10.4 10.2 10.2
Women, 20 years and older 9.1 8.7 8.9 8.9
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity 6.8 6.9 7.0 6.7
Married men, spouse present 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0
Married women, spouse present 3.5 3.5 3.1 3.1
Full-time workers 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.4
Part-time workers 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.5
Educational attainment (2)
Less than a high school diploma 8.3 8.2 8.9 8.2
High school graduates, no college (3) 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.9
Some college or associate degree 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.2
Bachelor's degree and higher (4) 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5
2004 2005
Selected categories Nov. Dec. Jan.
Characteristic
Total, 16 years and older 5.4 5.4 5.2
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years 16.5 17.6 16.3
Men, 20 years and older 4.9 4.9 4.7
Women, 20 years and older 4.7 4.7 4.6
White, tota (1) 4.6 4.6 4.4
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years 14.4 15.7 14.0
Men, 16 to 19 years 15.5 17.9 16.3
Women, 16 to 19 years 13.2 13.4 11.8
Men, 20 years and older 4.2 4.2 4.0
Women, 20 years and older 4.1 3.9 3.9
Black or African American, total (1) 10.8 10.8 10.6
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years 32.7 30.8 30.2
Men, 16 to 19 years 38.1 37.7 30.0
Women, 16 to 19 years 27.0 24.0 30.5
Men, 20 years and older 10.5 10.7 10.4
Women, 20 years and older 9.0 9.1 8.9
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity 6.7 6.6 6.1
Married men, spouse present 3.1 3.1 3.1
Married women, spouse present 3.4 3.4 3.2
Full-time workers 5.4 5.4 5.2
Part-time workers 5.4 5.4 5.3
Educational attainment (2)
Less than a high school diploma 8.0 8.3 7.5
High school graduates, no college (3) 4.9 4.9 4.7
Some college or associate degree 4.3 4.3 4.1
Bachelor's degree and higher (4) 2.5 2.5 2.4
(1) Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only;
persons who selected more than one race group are not included. Prior
to 2003, persons who reported more than one race were included in the
group they identified as the main race.
(2) Data refer to persons 25 years and older.
(3) Includes high school diploma or equivalent.
(4) Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and
doctoral degrees.
NOTE: Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population
controls used in the household survey.
7. Duration of unemployment, monthly data seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Annual average 2004
Weeks of
unemployment 2003 2004 Jan. Feb. Mar.
Less than 5 weeks 2,785 2,696 2,623 2,449 2,623
5 to 14 weeks 2,612 2,382 2,402 2,418 2,417
15 weeks and over 3,378 3,072 3,339 3,252 3,321
15 to 26 weeks 1,442 1,293 1,447 1,382 1,330
27 weeks and over 1,936 1,779 1,892 1,870 1,991
Mean duration, in weeks 19.2 19.6 19.8 20.3 19.9
Median duration, in weeks 10.1 9.8 10.6 10.2 10.2
2004
Weeks of
unemployment Apr. May June July Aug.
Less than 5 weeks 2,772 2,731 2,715 2,803 2,605
5 to 14 weeks 2,370 2,376 2,397 2,458 2,521
15 weeks and over 2,956 3,059 3,051 2,885 2,924
15 to 26 weeks 1,165 1,277 1,294 1,198 1,243
27 weeks and over 1,791 1,783 1,757 1,686 1,681
Mean duration, in weeks 19.7 19.8 19.8 18.5 19.2
Median duration, in weeks 9.4 9.9 10.8 8.9 9.5
2004 2005
Weeks of
unemployment Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.
Less than 5 weeks 2,796 2,753 2,611 2,865 2,599
5 to 14 weeks 2,251 2,290 2,361 2,264 2,343
15 weeks and over 2,971 3,032 3,012 2,961 2,824
15 to 26 weeks 1,227 1,261 1,294 1,325 1,201
27 weeks and over 1,744 1,771 1,718 1,636 1,623
Mean duration, in weeks 19.6 19.7 19.8 19.3 19.3
Median duration, in weeks 9.5 9.5 9.8 9.5 9.4
NOTE: Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population
controls used in the household survey.
8. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, monthly data
seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Annual average 2004
Reason for
unemployment 2003 2004 Jan. Feb. Mar.
Job losers (1) 4,838 4,197 4,380 4,284 4,475
On temporary layoff 1,121 998 1,030 1,060 1,035
Not on temporary layoff 3,717 3,199 3,350 3,224 3,440
Job leavers 818 858 807 835 845
Reentrants 2,477 2,408 2,514 2,421 2,419
New entrants 641 686 677 671 629
Percent of unemployed
Job losers (1) 55.1 51.5 52.3 52.2 53.5
On temporary layoff 12.8 12.2 12.3 12.9 12.4
Not on temporary layoff 42.4 39.3 40.0 39.3 41.1
Job leavers 9.3 10.5 9.6 10.2 10.1
Reentrants 28.2 29.5 30.9 28.4 28.4
New entrants 7.3 8.4 8.1 8.2 7.5
Percent of civilian
labor force
Job losers (1) 3.3 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.0
Job leavers .6 .6 .6 .6 .6
Reentrants 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6
New entrants .4 .5 .5 .5 .4
2004
Reason for
unemployment Apr. May June July Aug.
Job losers (1) 4,322 4,190 4,117 4,228 3,978
On temporary layoff 993 920 1,009 1,068 971
Not on temporary layoff 3,329 3,270 3,108 3,160 3,007
Job leavers 835 855 909 896 885
Reentrants 2,310 2,437 2,426 2,333 2,440
New entrants 650 723 642 686 699
Percent of unemployed
Job losers (1) 53.2 51.1 50.9 51.9 49.7
On temporary layoff 12.2 11.2 12.5 13.1 12.1
Not on temporary layoff 41.0 39.3 38.4 38.8 37.6
Job leavers 10.3 10.4 11.2 11.0 11.1
Reentrants 28.5 29.7 30.0 28.6 30.5
New entrants 8.0 8.8 7.9 8.4 8.7
Percent of civilian
labor force
Job losers (1) 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.7
Job leavers .6 .6 .6 .6 .6
Reentrants 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.7
New entrants .4 .5 .4 .5 .5
2004 2005
Reason for
unemployment Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.
Job losers (1) 4,014 4,074 4,066 4,108 4,048
On temporary layoff 919 947 941 965 966
Not on temporary layoff 3,094 3,127 3,124 3,144 3,082
Job leavers 830 829 880 898 819
Reentrants 2,417 2,411 2,388 2,361 2,324
New entrants 697 747 723 709 624
Percent of unemployed
Job losers (1) 50.4 50.5 5.1 50.9 51.8
On temporary layoff 11.6 11.8 11.7 11.9 12.4
Not on temporary layoff 38.9 38.8 38.8 38.9 39.4
Job leavers 10.4 10.3 10.9 11.1 10.5
Reentrants 30.4 29.9 29.6 29.2 29.7
New entrants 8.8 9.3 9.0 8.8 8.0
Percent of civilian
labor force
Job losers (1) 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.7
Job leavers .6 .6 .6 .6 .6
Reentrants 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6
New entrants .5 .5 .5 .5 .4
(1) Includes persons who completed temporary jobs.
NOTE: Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population
controls used in the household survey.
9. Unemployment rates by sex and age, monthly data seasonally adjusted
[Civilian workers]
Annual
average 2004
Sex and age 2003 2004 Jan. Feb. Mar.
Total, 16 years and older 6.0 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.7
16 to 24 years 12.4 11.8 12.1 11.8 11.8
16 to 19 years 17.5 17.0 16.9 16.7 16.5
16 to 17 years 19.1 20.2 18.5 18.1 19.7
18 to 19 years 16.4 15.0 15.9 15.6 14.4
20 to 24 years 10.0 9.4 9.8 9.5 9.6
25 years and older 4.8 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.6
25 to 54 years 5.0 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.8
55 years and older 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8
Men, 16 years and older 6.3 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.8
16 to 24 years 13.4 12.6 12.7 12.3 12.6
16 to 19 years 19.3 18.4 17.5 17.3 18.3
16 to 17 years 20.7 22.0 19.9 20.1 22.4
18 to 19 years 18.4 16.3 16.1 15.7 15.8
20 to 24 years 10.6 10.1 10.6 10.1 10.1
25 years and older 5.0 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.6
25 to 54 years 5.2 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.8
55 years and older 4.4 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.9
Women, 16 years and older 5.7 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.6
16 to 24 years 11.4 11.0 11.3 11.3 10.8
16 to 19 years 15.6 15.5 16.2 16.0 14.7
16 to 17 years 17.5 18.5 17.1 16.2 17.3
18 to 19 years 14.2 13.5 15.6 15.5 12.8
20 to 24 years 9.3 8.7 8.9 8.9 8.9
25 years and older 4.6 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.6
25 to 54 years 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.9
55 years and older (1) 3.7 3.6 4.1 3.9 3.5
2004
Sex and age Apr. May June July Aug.
Total, 16 years and older 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.4
16 to 24 years 11.7 12.1 12.0 11.9 11.6
16 to 19 years 17.0 17.2 16.8 17.6 17.0
16 to 17 years 20.5 21.5 20.5 20.3 20.7
18 to 19 years 14.7 14.7 14.4 16.1 14.9
20 to 24 years 9.2 9.7 9.7 9.2 9.0
25 years and older 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.3
25 to 54 years 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.4
55 years and older 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.7
Men, 16 years and older 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.6
16 to 24 years 12.9 13.0 12.7 12.2 12.5
16 to 19 years 19.2 19.0 18.0 17.8 18.1
16 to 17 years 23.3 23.2 22.3 21.2 21.9
18 to 19 years 16.6 16.6 15.9 15.9 16.1
20 to 24 years 10.0 10.3 10.4 9.7 10.0
25 years and older 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.4
25 to 54 years 4.5 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.5
55 years and older 3.9 4.1 4.3 3.8 4.0
Women, 16 years and older 5.4 5.3 5.6 5.5 5.2
16 to 24 years 10.4 11.1 11.2 11.6 10.6
16 to 19 years 14.7 15.4 15.6 17.5 15.9
16 to 17 years 17.9 20.1 18.9 19.5 19.7
18 to 19 years 12.5 12.7 12.7 16.4 13.5
20 to 24 years 8.3 9.0 9.0 8.7 7.9
25 years and older 4.5 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.3
25 to 54 years 4.7 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.4
55 years and older (1) 3.3 3.3 3.8 3.8 3.9
2004 2005
Sex and age Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.
Total, 16 years and older 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.2
16 to 24 years 11.8 12.2 11.5 11.7 11.7
16 to 19 years 16.6 17.2 16.5 17.6 16.3
16 to 17 years 19.6 20.6 21.2 20.6 19.3
18 to 19 years 14.9 15.2 13.5 15.4 14.4
20 to 24 years 9.5 9.8 9.2 8.9 9.5
25 years and older 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.1
25 to 54 years 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.2
55 years and older 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.5
Men, 16 years and older 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.3
16 to 24 years 12.9 13.0 12.4 12.5 12.7
16 to 19 years 18.2 19.2 18.2 20.3 18.2
16 to 17 years 20.6 22.1 23.0 24.3 22.0
18 to 19 years 16.8 17.7 14.8 17.8 16.1
20 to 24 years 10.5 10.2 9.8 9.0 10.2
25 years and older 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.0
25 to 54 years 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.1
55 years and older 3.9 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.9
Women, 16 years and older 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.1
16 to 24 years 10.6 11.3 10.5 10.8 10.5
16 to 19 years 15.0 15.1 14.6 14.8 14.3
16 to 17 years 18.6 19.0 19.3 17.2 16.8
18 to 19 years 12.8 12.5 12.1 12.9 12.7
20 to 24 years 8.4 9.4 8.5 8.9 8.7
25 years and older 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.1
25 to 54 years 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4
55 years and older (1) 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.2 3.3
(1) Data are not seasonally adjusted.
NOTE: Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population
controls used in the household survey.
10. Unemployment rates by State, seasonally adjusted
Dec. Nov. Dec.
State 2003 2004 2004
Alabama 5.9 5.4 5.3
Alaska 7.9 7.6 7.6
Arizona 5.3 4.6 4.5
Arkansas 5.8 5.6 5.6
California 6.7 6.0 6.0
Colorado 6.0 5.4 5.4
Connecticut 5.3 4.6 4.5
Delaware 4.0 4.1 4.2
District of Columbia 7.5 8.7 8.8
Florida 5.0 4.7 4.6
Georgia 4.5 4.8 4.8
Hawaii 3.8 3.1 3.0
Idaho 5.1 4.5 4.4
Illinois 6.6 6.1 6.0
Indiana 5.3 5.1 5.2
Iowa 4.6 5.0 5.0
Kansas 5.8 5.3 5.3
Kentucky 5.8 4.7 4.7
Louisiana 6.0 5.8 5.7
Maine 4.9 4.6 4.6
Maryland 4.5 4.2 4.1
Massachusetts 5.7 4.8 4.7
Michigan 7.0 7.4 7.5
Minnesota 5.0 4.4 4.6
Mississippi 5.8 6.9 6.7
Missouri 5.5 5.8 5.7
Montana 4.4 4.4 4.4
Nebraska 3.9 3.7 3.8
Nevada 4.8 4.0 4.0
New Hampshire 4.2 3.4 3.4
New Jersey 5.5 4.4 4.2
New Mexico 5.9 5.6 5.6
New York 6.4 5.4 5.6
North Carolina 6.1 5.3 5.3
North Dakota 3.5 3.4 3.6
Ohio 6.1 6.1 6.1
Oklahoma 5.3 4.7 4.5
Oregon 7.8 7.2 7.0
Pennsylvania 5.5 5.6 5.7
Rhode Island 5.5 4.8 4.8
South Carolina 6.8 7.0 6.9
South Dakota 3.6 3.5 3.5
Tennessee 5.5 5.3 5.3
Texas 6.5 5.9 5.9
Utah 5.4 5.1 5.0
Vermont 4.3 3.4 3.6
Virginia 3.9 3.6 3.5
Washington 7.1 5.9 5.9
West Virginia 5.7 5.0 4.9
Wisconsin 5.4 4.6 4.7
Wyoming 4.3 3.9 3.7
(p) = preliminary
11. Employment of workers on nonfarm payrolls by State, seasonally
adjusted
Dec. Nov. Dec.
State 2003 2004 2004 (p)
Alabama 2,142,798 2,154,858 2,156,180
Alaska 332,306 333,923 334,198
Arizona 2,738,855 2,798,319 2,796,683
Arkansas 1,289,989 1,317,731 1,321,540
California 17,446,000 17,647,974 17,630,383
Colorado 2,497,739 2,539,768 2,544,045
Connecticut 1,802,725 1,794,078 1,791,500
Delaware 421,664 423,815 424,004
District of Columbia 295,325 300,964 302,740
Florida 8,264,455 8,473,384 8,480,780
Georgia 4,352,858 4,418,534 4,422,143
Hawaii 614,914 618,180 618,331
Idaho 695,336 706,580 707,210
Illinois 6,378,981 6,410,514 6,409,209
Indiana 3,171,520 3,170,812 3,171,131
Iowa 1,619,218 1,626,050 1,628,005
Kansas 1,458,089 1,466,723 1,468,260
Kentucky 1,980,584 1,966,635 1,967,661
Louisiana 2,046,809 2,071,665 2,069,883
Maine 697,194 702,684 702,939
Maryland 2,887,626 2,886,754 2,884,719
Massachusetts 3,404,258 3,386,381 3,385,125
Michigan 5,059,906 5,097,801 5,092,943
Minnesota 2,932,815 2,961,491 2,966,336
Mississippi 1,322,916 1,340,744 1,337,336
Missouri 3,013,215 3,041,788 3,040,333
Montana 476,440 487,701 488,018
Nebraska 979,135 987,367 987,973
Nevada 1,162,330 1,188,044 1,189,969
New Hampshire 719,900 724,670 725,481
New Jersey 4,379,358 4,392,371 4,389,586
New Mexico 902,521 918,340 919,495
New York 9,324,481 9,372,742 9,392,778
North Carolina 4,251,828 4,264,749 4,264,199
North Dakota 352,669 355,634 356,585
Ohio 5,874,168 5,890,771 5,887,116
Oklahoma 1,710,423 1,713,720 1,711,296
Oregon 1,850,671 1,861,716 1,858,394
Pennsylvania 6,221,708 6,320,191 6,325,707
Rhode Island 564,199 561,007 560,106
South Carolina 2,029,932 2,061,346 2,061,568
South Dakota 426,482 429,461 430,148
Tennessee 2,905,976 2,902,782 2,902,703
Texas 10,979,774 11,082,773 11,093,932
Utah 1,194,928 1,208,123 1,208,612
Vermont 353,453 353,989 354,685
Virginia 3,787,515 3,831,684 3,830,786
Washington 3,199,738 3,261,685 3,271,402
West Virginia 791,870 785,463 784,543
Wisconsin 3,073,675 3,065,744 3,070,796
Wyoming 279,776 283,956 283,821
(p) = preliminary.
NOTE: Some data in this table may differ from data published elsewhere
because of the continual updating of the data base.
12. Employment of workers on nonfarm payrolls by Industry, monthly data
seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
Annual average 2004
Industry 2003 2004 Jan.
TOTAL NONFARM 129,999 131,480 130,372
TOTAL PRIVATE 108,416 109,862 108,839
GOODS-PRODUCING 21,816 21,884 21,703
Natural resources and
mining 572 591 575
Logging 69.4 67.8 67.4
Mining 502.7 523.1 507.3
Oil and gas extraction 120.2 123.1 120.0
Mining, except oil and gas (1) 202.7 207.1 200.9
Coal mining 70.0 71.7 68.7
Support activities for mining 179.8 193.1 186.4
Construction 6,735 6,964 6,845
Construction of buildings 1,575.8 1,632.2 1,595.4
Heavy and civil engineering 903.1 902.5 903.2
Speciality trade contractors 4,255.7 4,429.7 4,346.6
Manufacturing 14,510 14,329 14,283
Production workers 10,190 10,083 10,021
Durable goods 8,963 8,923 8,855
Production workers 6,152 6,137 6,075
Wood products 537.6 548.4 540.2
Nonmetallic mineral products 494.2 504.8 499.9
Primary metals 477.4 465.9 464.4
Fabricated metal products 1,506.8 1,470.3 1,474.1
Machinery 1,149.4 1,141.5 1,128.4
Computer and electronic
products (1) 1,355.2 1,326.2 1,318.6
Computer and peripheral
equipment 224.0 212.1 214.8
Communications equipment 154.9 150.5 149.3
Semiconductors and
electronic components 461.1 452.8 448.4
Electronic instruments 429.7 431.8 425.3
Electrical equipment and
appliances 459.6 446.8 448.7
Transportation equipment 1,774.1 1,763.5 1,757.2
Furniture and related
products 572.9 572.7 569.7
Miscellaneous manufacturing 663.3 655.5 653.5
Nondurable goods 5,547 5,406 5,428
Production workers 4,038 3,945 3,946
Food manufacturing 1,517.5 1,497.4 1,498.3
Beverages and tobacco
products 199.6 194.3 195.5
Textile mills 261.3 238.5 242.0
Textile product mills 179.3 177.7 174.9
Apparel 312.3 284.8 295.3
Leather and allied products 44.5 42.9 42.6
Paper and paper products 516.2 499.1 502.3
Printing and related support
activities 680.5 665.0 669.9
Petroleum and coal products 114.3 112.8 113.9
Chemicals 906.1 887.0 889.0
Plastics and rubber products 815.4 806.6 803.9
SERVICE-PROVIDING 108,182 109,596 108,669
PRIVATE SERVICE-
PROVIDING 86,599 87,978 87,136
Trade, transportation,
and utilities 25,287 25,510 25,348
Wholesale trade 5,607.5 5,654.9 5,617.5
Durable goods 2,940.6 2,949.1 2,933.7
Nondurable goods 2,004.6 2,007.1 2,000.0
Electronic markets and
agents and brokers 662.2 698.8 683.8
Retail trade 14,917.3 15,034.7 14,961.5
Motor vehicles and parts
dealers (1) 1,882.9 1,901.2 1,894.5
Automobile dealers 1,254.4 1,254.2 1,258.7
Furniture and home
furnishings stores 547.3 560.2 557.9
Electronics and appliance
stores 512.2 514.4 509.7
Building material and garden
supply stores 1,185.0 1,226.0 1,206.0
Food and beverage stores 2,383.4 2,826.3 2,818.4
Health and personal care
stores 938.1 941.7 941.0
Gasoline stations 882.0 877.1 880.6
Clothing and clothing
accessories stores 1,304.5 1,361.8 1,326.3
Sporting goods, hobby,
book, and music stores 646.5 639.2 641.7
General merchandise stores (1) 2,822.4 2,843.5 2,840.8
Department stores 1,620.6 1,612.5 1,610.1
Miscellaneous store retailers 930.7 918.6 920.2
Nonstore retailers 427.3 424.8 424.4
Transportation and
warehousing 4,185.4 4,250.0 4,198.2
Air transportation 528.3 514.8 513.0
Rail transportation 217.7 224.1 221.6
Water transportation 54.5 57.2 56.5
Truck transportation 1,325.6 1,350.7 1,339.1
Transit and ground passenger
transportation 382.2 385.5 385.0
Pipeline transportation 40.2 38.8 38.8
Scenic and sightseeing
transportation 26.6 26.7 23.8
Support activities for
transportation 520.3 535.6 524.6
Couriers and messengers 561.7 560.5 552.7
Warehousing and storage 528.3 556.0 543.1
Utilities 577.0 570.2 570.3
Information 3,188 3,138 3,139
Publishing industries, except
Internet 924.8 909.8 910.9
Motion picture and sound
recording industries 376.2 389.0 380.7
Broadcasting, except Internet 324.3 326.6 322.4
Internet publishing and
broadcasting 29.2 31.3 28.6
Telecommunications 1,082.3 1,042.5 1,060.9
ISPs, search portals, and
data processing 402.4 388.1 386.0
Other information services 48.7 50.9 49.6
Financial activities 7,977 8,052 7,989
Finance and insurance 5,922.6 5,965.6 5,922.7
Monetary authorities--
central bank 22.6 21.6 22.3
Credit intermediation and
related activities (1) 2,792.4 2,832.3 2,803.2
Depository credit
intermediation (1) 1,748.5 1,761.2 1,749.5
Commercial banking 1,280.1 1,285.3 1,277.9
Securities, commodity
contracts, investments 757.7 766.8 7,547.9
Insurance carriers and
related activities 2,266.0 2,260.3 2,256.8
Funds, trusts, and other
financial vehicles 83.9 84.7 85.5
Real estate and rental
and leasing 2,053.9 2,086.2 2,066.1
Real estate 1,383.6 1,417.0 1,397.0
Rental and leasing services 643.1 643.9 642.3
Lessors of nonfinancial
intangible assets 27.3 25.4 26.8
Professional and business
services 15,987 16,414 16,138
Professional and technical
services (1) 6,629.5 6,762.0 6,665.7
Legal services 1,142.1 1,161.8 1,153.7
Accounting and bookkeeping
services 815.3 816.0 810.1
Architectural and engineering
services 1,226.9 1,260.8 1,232.7
Computer systems design
and related services 1,116.6 1,147.4 1,123.4
Management and technical
consulting services 744.9 779.0 758.8
Management of companies
and enterprises 1,687.2 1,718.0 1,708.9
Administrative and waste
services 7,669.8 7,934.0 7,763.3
Administrative and support
services (1) 7,347.7 7,608.7 7,441.5
Employment services (1) 3,299.5 3,470.3 3,364.6
Temporary help services 2,224.2 2,393.2 2,288.3
Business support services 749.7 754.5 745.2
Services to buildings
and dwellings 1,636.1 1,694.2 1,657.9
Waste management and
remediation services 322.1 325.6 321.8
Educational and health
services 16,588 16,954 16,766
Educational services 2,695.1 2,766.4 2,741.6
Health care and social
assistance 13,892.6 14,187.3 14,024.8
Ambulatory health care
services (1) 4,786.4 4,946.4 4,867.1
Offices of physicians 2,002.5 2,053.9 2,027.8
Outpatient care centers 426.8 446.2 437.6
Home health care services 732.6 773.2 755.0
Hospitals 4,244.6 4,293.6 4,267.9
Nursing and residential
care facilities (1) 2,786.2 2,814.8 2,796.7
Nursing care facilities 1,579.8 1,575.3 1,572.5
Social assistance (1) 2,075.4 2,132.5 2,093.1
Child day care services 755.3 767.1 750.3
Leisure and hospitality 12,173 12,479 12,351
Arts , entertainment,
and recreation 1,812.9 1,833.0 1,834.5
Performing arts and
spectator sports 371.7 364.8 370.5
Museums, historical sites,
zoos, and parks 114.7 117.1 115.4
Amusements, gambling, and
recreation 1,326.5 1,351.1 1,348.6
Accommodations and
food services 10,359.8 10,646.0 10,516.4
Accommodations 1,775.4 1,795.9 1,778.0
Food services and drinking
places 8,584.4 8,850.1 8,738.4
Other services 5,401 5,431 5,405
Repair and maintenance 1,233.6 1,227.6 1,227.0
Personal and laundry services 1,263.5 1,274.1 1,266.6
Membership associations and
organizations 2,903.6 2,929.1 2,911.5
Government 21,583 21,618 21,533
Federal 2,761 2,728 2,729
Federal, except U.S. Postal
Service 1,952.4 1,943.4 1,937.6
U.S. Postal Service 808.6 784.1 791.3
State 5,002 4,985 4,961
Education 2,254.7 2,249.2 2,230.1
Other State government 2,747.6 2,736.2 2,731.7
Local 13,820 13,905 13,843
Education 7,709.4 7,762.5 7,712.8
Other local government 6,110.2 6,143.0 6,130.6
2004
Industry Feb. Mar. Apr.
TOTAL NONFARM 130,466 130,786 131,123
TOTAL PRIVATE 108,915 109,204 109,516
GOODS-PRODUCING 21,699 21,773 21,825
Natural resources and
mining 577 585 589
Logging 66.8 69.0 69.8
Mining 509.7 515.7 519.2
Oil and gas extraction 121.0 121.4 122.5
Mining, except oil and gas (1) 201.1 202.9 204.8
Coal mining 69.1 69.4 70.4
Support activities for mining 187.6 191.4 191.9
Construction 6,841 6,897 6,913
Construction of buildings 1,593.8 1,608.5 1,608.7
Heavy and civil engineering 893.0 903.1 903.2
Speciality trade contractors 4,354.2 4,385.1 4,401.5
Manufacturing 14,281 14,291 14,323
Production workers 10,013 10,028 10,064
Durable goods 8,864 8,873 8,902
Production workers 6,075 6,085 6,114
Wood products 543.1 544.0 544.9
Nonmetallic mineral products 495.7 497.1 501.6
Primary metals 464.7 464.2 464.8
Fabricated metal products 1,478.6 1,479.4 1,488.6
Machinery 1,129.4 1,132.6 1,139.0
Computer and electronic
products (1) 1,317.8 1,319.5 1,322.6
Computer and peripheral
equipment 214.0 213.3 213.1
Communications equipment 148.9 148.7 148.5
Semiconductors and
electronic components 449.4 449.7 451.2
Electronic instruments 424.9 427.8 429.1
Electrical equipment and
appliances 488.0 445.3 445.8
Transportation equipment 1,761.9 1,764.4 1,765.1
Furniture and related
products 569.7 572.2 574.1
Miscellaneous manufacturing 654.8 654.5 655.6
Nondurable goods 5,417 5,418 5,421
Production workers 3,938 3,943 3,950
Food manufacturing 1,499.4 1,498.8 1,500.5
Beverages and tobacco
products 193.1 194.4 194.3
Textile mills 240.3 240.7 239.7
Textile product mills 175.1 177.2 179.1
Apparel 295.2 293.1 291.8
Leather and allied products 42.7 42.7 42.6
Paper and paper products 499.4 499.7 499.0
Printing and related support
activities 667.6 665.6 665.7
Petroleum and coal products 111.9 112.0 111.4
Chemicals 889.3 889.2 890.8
Plastics and rubber products 802.8 804.4 805.9
SERVICE-PROVIDING 108,767 109,013 109,298
PRIVATE SERVICE-
PROVIDING 87,216 87,431 87,691
Trade, transportation,
and utilities 25,367 25,441 25,481
Wholesale trade 5,616.5 5,629.0 5,648.2
Durable goods 2,928.5 2,936.5 2,941.3
Nondurable goods 2,001.4 2002.8 2009.1
Electronic markets and
agents and brokers 686.6 689.7 697.8
Retail trade 14,977.0 15,021.3 15,038.0
Motor vehicles and parts
dealers (1) 1,898.4 1,903.6 1,906.6
Automobile dealers 1,259.9 1,261.5 1,260.3
Furniture and home
furnishings stores 557.4 558.3 558.1
Electronics and appliance
stores 508.4 512.0 514.9
Building material and garden
supply stores 1,209.5 1,219.4 1,224.7
Food and beverage stores 2,826.2 2,829.9 2,830.8
Health and personal care
stores 940.3 942.1 941.6
Gasoline stations 878.5 879.5 879.3
Clothing and clothing
accessories stores 1,336.3 1,347.7 1,352.1
Sporting goods, hobby,
book, and music stores 641.8 641.3 639.8
General merchandise stores (1) 2,840.6 2,845.1 2,847.7
Department stores 1,607.7 1,611.1 1,613.6
Miscellaneous store retailers 915.1 917.1 916.8
Nonstore retailers 424.5 425.3 425.6
Transportation and
warehousing 4,204.1 4,221.5 4,223.5
Air transportation 514.1 515.9 516.0
Rail transportation 222.5 223.4 223.5
Water transportation 54.6 55.6 57.2
Truck transportation 1,337.9 1,339.2 1,343.8
Transit and ground passenger
transportation 383.9 383.5 377.4
Pipeline transportation 38.6 38.5 38.6
Scenic and sightseeing
transportation 26.0 26.6 26.8
Support activities for
transportation 526.9 531.4 532.0
Couriers and messengers 555.6 557.3 556.2
Warehousing and storage 544.2 550.1 552.0
Utilities 569.1 569.0 571.0
Information 3,143 3,136 3,142
Publishing industries, except
Internet 910.2 910.4 911.0
Motion picture and sound
recording industries 385.0 380.4 386.7
Broadcasting, except Internet 323.7 324.2 324.4
Internet publishing and
broadcasting 29.8 29.2 30.0
Telecommunications 1,057.7 1,054.7 1,050.9
ISPs, search portals, and
data processing 386.8 386.9 387.2
Other information services 49.8 50.4 51.3
Financial activities 7,997 8,005 8,021
Finance and insurance 5,929.8 5,936.9 5,948.4
Monetary authorities--
central bank 22.2 22.1 22.1
Credit intermediation and
related activities (1) 2,806.8 2,814.0 2,823.3
Depository credit
intermediation (1) 1,752.2 1,751.6 1,756.5
Commercial banking 1,280.2 1,280.6 1,284.4
Securities, commodity
contracts, investments 757.9 758.5 759.2
Insurance carriers and
related activities 2,256.9 2,256.2 2,258.2
Funds, trusts, and other
financial vehicles 86.0 86.1 85.6
Real estate and rental
and leasing 2,066.7 2,068.1 2,072.2
Real estate 1,398.2 1,400.6 1,406.2
Rental and leasing services 641.8 641.4 640.6
Lessors of nonfinancial
intangible assets 26.7 26.1 25.4
Professional and business
services 16,153 16,184 16,305
Professional and technical
services (1) 6,672.3 6,696.7 6,712.2
Legal services 1,155.2 1,155.9 1,158.6
Accounting and bookkeeping
services 812.0 811.3 811.6
Architectural and engineering
services 1,236.1 1,242.6 1,249.4
Computer systems design
and related services 1,122.6 1,129.3 1,127.7
Management and technical
consulting services 760.4 765.7 772.9
Management of companies
and enterprises 1,711.1 1,714.5 1,717.6
Administrative and waste
services 7,769.2 7,772.9 7,875.5
Administrative and support
services (1) 7,446.1 7,448.8 7,550.2
Employment services (1) 3,375.3 3,358.1 3,422.4
Temporary help services 2,307.0 2,308.6 2,355.0
Business support services 746.1 752.4 755.5
Services to buildings
and dwellings 1,655.1 1,663.9 1,688.5
Waste management and
remediation services 323.1 324.1 325.3
Educational and health
services 16,787 16,833 16,871
Educational services 2,740.0 2,745.8 2,747.3
Health care and social
assistance 14,047.2 14,087.1 14,123.6
Ambulatory health care
services (1) 4,884.8 4,898.9 4,916.1
Offices of physicians 2,029.9 2,038.0 2,042.0
Outpatient care centers 441.7 441.7 443.5
Home health care services 757.8 760.9 765.3
Hospitals 4,260.4 4,272.0 4,279.7
Nursing and residential
care facilities (1) 2,796.9 2,804.4 2,808.7
Nursing care facilities 1,570.4 1,572.8 1,574.8
Social assistance (1) 2,105.1 2,111.8 2,119.1
Child day care services 758.9 758.8 760.3
Leisure and hospitality 12,367 12,412 12,443
Arts , entertainment,
and recreation 1,834.2 1,836.5 1,833.4
Performing arts and
spectator sports 370.2 367.5 365.1
Museums, historical sites,
zoos, and parks 115.6 116.0 117.0
Amusements, gambling, and
recreation 1,348.4 1,353.0 1,351.3
Accommodations and
food services 10,532.4 10,575.3 10,609.4
Accommodations 1,781.2 1,785.3 1,791.6
Food services and drinking
places 8,751.3 8,790.0 8,817.8
Other services 5,402 5,420 5,428
Repair and maintenance 1,223.5 1,231.6 1,229.5
Personal and laundry services 1,264.0 1,273.0 1,275.7
Membership associations and
organizations 2,914.4 2,915.7 2,922.3
Government 21,551 21,582 21,607
Federal 2,731 2,730 2,745
Federal, except U.S. Postal
Service 1,940.8 1,940.8 1,957.2
U.S. Postal Service 790.5 788.9 787.3
State 4,971 4,974 4,975
Education 2,240.2 2,242.2 2,243.3
Other State government 2,730.4 2,731.3 2,731.6
Local 13,849 13,878 13,887
Education 7,717.7 7,743.0 7,750.7
Other local government 6,130.9 6,135.0 6,136.4
2004
Industry May June July
TOTAL NONFARM 131,373 131,479 131,562
TOTAL PRIVATE 109,787 109,908 109,976
GOODS-PRODUCING 21,888 21,890 21,902
Natural resources and
mining 592 591 596
Logging 68.9 67.6 67.4
Mining 523.3 523.8 528.9
Oil and gas extraction 123.7 123.2 123.2
Mining, except oil and gas (1) 207.1 208.1 211.8
Coal mining 71.3 72.0 73.5
Support activities for mining 192.5 192.5 193.9
Construction 6,949 6,955 6,965
Construction of buildings 1,623.1 1,626.7 1,632.2
Heavy and civil engineering 903.0 899.8 899.7
Speciality trade contractors 4,423.3 4,428.6 4,433.1
Manufacturing 14,347 14,344 14,341
Production workers 10,093 10,095 10,102
Durable goods 8,925 8,931 8,926
Production workers 6,138 6,147 6,144
Wood products 547.9 549.0 550.0
Nonmetallic mineral products 506.3 507.4 507.9
Primary metals 466.1 467.4 468.4
Fabricated metal products 1,496.5 1,498.3 1,502.6
Machinery 1,140.0 1,142.7 1,146.8
Computer and electronic
products (1) 1,327.1 1,327.4 1,332.8
Computer and peripheral
equipment 213.7 212.2 211.4
Communications equipment 148.9 150.1 151.3
Semiconductors and
electronic components 453.3 455.2 457.9
Electronic instruments 431.1 431.2 433.9
Electrical equipment and
appliances 446.1 446.8 447.3
Transportation equipment 1,763.6 1,762.2 1,739.1
Furniture and related
products 574.5 573.6 574.0
Miscellaneous manufacturing 656.4 656.4 656.8
Nondurable goods 5,422 5,413 5,415
Production workers 3,955 3,948 3,958
Food manufacturing 1,501.8 1,498.6 1,504.6
Beverages and tobacco
products 194.0 194.4 194.2
Textile mills 239.7 239.3 238.8
Textile product mills 180.2 178.5 178.2
Apparel 289.1 285.9 283.2
Leather and allied products 42.8 42.6 42.5
Paper and paper products 498.9 496.7 499.2
Printing and related support
activities 667.2 668.3 665.2
Petroleum and coal products 112.3 112.9 112.8
Chemicals 889.0 888.8 887.7
Plastics and rubber products 807.3 807.1 808.9
SERVICE-PROVIDING 109,485 109,589 109,660
PRIVATE SERVICE-
PROVIDING 87,899 88,018 88,074
Trade, transportation,
and utilities 25,511 25,536 25,536
Wholesale trade 5,651.4 5,653.4 5,660.2
Durable goods 2,942.9 2,948.4 2,955.3
Nondurable goods 2010.6 2006.6 2004.0
Electronic markets and
agents and brokers 697.9 698.4 700.9
Retail trade 15,052.3 15,060.5 15,048.2
Motor vehicles and parts
dealers (1) 1,906.9 1,904.1 1,904.4
Automobile dealers 1258.5 1257.1 1,254.1
Furniture and home
furnishings stores 558.7 559.1 559.8
Electronics and appliance
stores 514.3 514.1 513.4
Building material and garden
supply stores 1,227.9 1,223.8 1,224.7
Food and beverage stores 2,835.8 2,832.6 2,828.5
Health and personal care
stores 941.2 941.3 941.0
Gasoline stations 879.1 877.5 876.6
Clothing and clothing
accessories stores 1,357.5 1,367.6 1,369.5
Sporting goods, hobby,
book, and music stores 639.7 639.4 638.9
General merchandise stores (1) 2,848.4 2,856.4 2,848.0
Department stores 1,614.2 1,618.0 1,616.1
Miscellaneous store retailers 917.0 919.2 918.8
Nonstore retailers 425.8 425.4 424.6
Transportation and
warehousing 4,236.3 4,250.9 4,257.0
Air transportation 516.7 517.0 516.3
Rail transportation 223.7 224.7 225.0
Water transportation 57.3 58.2 58.1
Truck transportation 1,346.3 1,352.2 1,352.5
Transit and ground passenger
transportation 386.3 361.6 383.2
Pipeline transportation 38.8 38.9 39.0
Scenic and sightseeing
transportation 27.0 27.4 26.3
Support activities for
transportation 532.6 534.3 535.5
Couriers and messengers 557.0 562.1 563.1
Warehousing and storage 550.6 554.5 558.0
Utilities 571.1 570.8 570.9
Information 3,146 3,151 3.144
Publishing industries, except
Internet 911.1 911.9 909.6
Motion picture and sound
recording industries 392.3 395.5 394.4
Broadcasting, except Internet 326.3 326.5 327.2
Internet publishing and
broadcasting 30.6 31.5 31.4
Telecommunications 1,046.6 1,044.0 1,041.9
ISPs, search portals, and
data processing 388.2 389.9 388.6
Other information services 51.3 51.6 51.3
Financial activities 8,037 8,051 8,043
Finance and insurance 5,956.0 5,965.6 5,958.6
Monetary authorities--
central bank 21.6 21.6 21.5
Credit intermediation and
related activities (1) 2,826.3 2,833.7 2,829.2
Depository credit
intermediation (1) 1,758.2 1,762.1 1,760.6
Commercial banking 1,284.6 1,286.3 1,283.9
Securities, commodity
contracts, investments 761.9 765.1 766.3
Insurance carriers and
related activities 2,261.6 2,260.9 2,257.0
Funds, trusts, and other
financial vehicles 84.6 84.3 84.6
Real estate and rental
and leasing 2,081.1 2,085.7 2,084.6
Real estate 1,413.8 1,415.7 1,416.7
Rental and leasing services 642.0 645.0 643.0
Lessors of nonfinancial
intangible assets 25.3 25.0 24.9
Professional and business
services 16,384 16,415 16,453
Professional and technical
services (1) 6,730.0 6,754.0 6,765.1
Legal services 1,160.0 1,163.5 1,165.0
Accounting and bookkeeping
services 810.7 810.5 813.9
Architectural and engineering
services 1,254.6 1,258.7 1,262.0
Computer systems design
and related services 1,134.0 1,142.3 1,145.9
Management and technical
consulting services 778.2 783.6 784.7
Management of companies
and enterprises 1,719.8 1,722.6 1,723.7
Administrative and waste
services 7,934.1 7,938.3 7,964.0
Administrative and support
services (1) 7,609.4 7,611.2 7,637.2
Employment services (1) 3,461.2 3,449.5 3,477.5
Temporary help services 2,385.0 2,383.9 2,398.6
Business support services 757.5 760.3 758.1
Services to buildings
and dwellings 1,700.1 1,707.7 1,705.2
Waste management and
remediation services 327.7 327.1 326.8
Educational and health
services 16,913 16,936 16,963
Educational services 2,754.1 2,755.1 2,765.6
Health care and social
assistance 14,158.5 14,180.7 14,197.8
Ambulatory health care
services (1) 4,929.9 4,941.9 4,956.2
Offices of physicians 2,046.4 2,057.1 2,054.5
Outpatient care centers 445.8 446.6 448.4
Home health care services 768.5 771.7 775.4
Hospitals 4,290.0 4,292.2 4,296.2
Nursing and residential
care facilities (1) 2,811.9 2,814.4 2,818.0
Nursing care facilities 1,575.8 1,576.3 1,576.9
Social assistance (1) 2,126.7 2,132.2 2,127.4
Child day care services 762.0 767.4 770.4
Leisure and hospitality 12,474 12,486 12,497
Arts , entertainment,
and recreation 1,836.6 1,834.8 1,830.9
Performing arts and
spectator sports 362.8 363.6 359.2
Museums, historical sites,
zoos, and parks 117.8 117.8 118.6
Amusements, gambling, and
recreation 1,356.0 1,353.4 1,353.1
Accommodations and
food services 10,637.1 10,650.7 10,666.1
Accommodations 1,792.2 1,798.0 1,797.3
Food services and drinking
places 8,844.9 8,852.7 8,868.8
Other services 5,434 5,443 5,438
Repair and maintenance 1,229.6 1,226.5 1,227.4
Personal and laundry services 1,281.6 1,283.4 1,278.0
Membership associations and
organizations 2,922.3 2,932.7 2,932.8
Government 21,586 21,571 21,586
Federal 2,729 2,731 2,726
Federal, except U.S. Postal
Service 1,943.2 1,946.3 1,939.2
U.S. Postal Service 785.8 785.1 786.4
State 4,967 4,963 4,976
Education 2,233.3 2,228.2 2,241.4
Other State government 2,733.2 2,734.4 2,734.4
Local 13,890 13,877 13,884
Education 7,752.9 7,742.5 7,757.8
Other local government 6,137.3 6,134.5 6,126.6
2004
Industry Aug. Sept. Oct.
TOTAL NONFARM 131,750 131,880 132,162
TOTAL PRIVATE 110,105 110,203 110,462
GOODS-PRODUCING 21,946 21,947 21,982
Natural resources and
mining 595 597 595
Logging 67.5 68.0 67.0
Mining 527.8 528.5 527.7
Oil and gas extraction 123.8 124.0 123.6
Mining, except oil and gas (1) 209.1 208.5 208.4
Coal mining 73.1 72.9 72.7
Support activities for mining 194.9 196.0 195.7
Construction 6,985 6,998 7,043
Construction of buildings 1,636.3 1,647.8 1,663.0
Heavy and civil engineering 901.1 902.1 904.1
Speciality trade contractors 4,447.6 4,447.8 4,476.1
Manufacturing 14,366 14,352 14,344
Production workers 10,131 10,117 10,111
Durable goods 8,965 8,957 8,960
Production workers 6,180 6,172 6,172
Wood products 551.7 550.1 554.5
Nonmetallic mineral products 507.6 508.8 509.1
Primary metals 467.4 466.4 446.0
Fabricated metal products 1,506.8 1,508.5 1,511.5
Machinery 1,151.5 1,148.7 1,147.3
Computer and electronic
products (1) 1,334.0 1,332.5 1,329.8
Computer and peripheral
equipment 212.4 211.9 209.7
Communications equipment 151.6 151.0 150.7
Semiconductors and
electronic components 457.4 457.0 454.9
Electronic instruments 434.2 434.6 437.0
Electrical equipment and
appliances 447.7 447.0 445.1
Transportation equipment 1,769.5 1,768.5 1,771.0
Furniture and related
products 573.3 572.1 571.3
Miscellaneous manufacturing 655.2 654.5 654.1
Nondurable goods 5,401 5,395 5,384
Production workers 3,951 3,945 3,939
Food manufacturing 1,497.0 1,494.3 1,493.5
Beverages and tobacco
products 193.4 194.9 192.9
Textile mills 238.1 237.3 236.5
Textile product mills 177.6 177.8 178.1
Apparel 282.6 281.0 276.1
Leather and allied products 42.5 42.7 42.8
Paper and paper products 500.6 499.3 499.4
Printing and related support
activities 663.9 661.6 661.1
Petroleum and coal products 113.2 113.2 113.3
Chemicals 885.8 885.5 884.6
Plastics and rubber products 806.6 807.1 806.3
SERVICE-PROVIDING 109,804 109,933 110,180
PRIVATE SERVICE-
PROVIDING 88,159 88,256 88,480
Trade, transportation,
and utilities 25,537 25,555 25,581
Wholesale trade 5,662.9 5,672.4 5,674.8
Durable goods 2,957.8 2,960.2 2,962.3
Nondurable goods 2004.0 2008.1 2009.1
Electronic markets and
agents and brokers 701.1 704.1 703.4
Retail trade 15,043.3 15,037.7 15,056.5
Motor vehicles and parts
dealers (1) 1,899.8 1,898.4 1,896.4
Automobile dealers 1,251.2 1,247.3 1,245.0
Furniture and home
furnishings stores 561.6 561.9 562.3
Electronics and appliance
stores 512.0 513.6 520.2
Building material and garden
supply stores 1,228.1 1,232.5 1,236.3
Food and beverage stores 2,826.2 2,827.1 2,830.2
Health and personal care
stores 941.0 942.1 941.6
Gasoline stations 876.5 878.0 877.0
Clothing and clothing
accessories stores 1,374.4 1,371.9 1,376.0
Sporting goods, hobby,
book, and music stores 639.0 638.7 638.0
General merchandise stores (1) 2,842.5 2,832.9 2,835.2
Department stores 1,611.4 1,603.3 1,604.2
Miscellaneous store retailers 918.9 917.0 920.5
Nonstore retailers 423.3 423.6 422.8
Transportation and
warehousing 4,260.4 4,274.1 4,279.6
Air transportation 515.0 513.8 514.2
Rail transportation 224.6 225.5 225.4
Water transportation 56.7 57.2 57.7
Truck transportation 1,352.5 1,358.5 1,356.0
Transit and ground passenger
transportation 386.2 388.3 389.3
Pipeline transportation 38.9 39.0 38.9
Scenic and sightseeing
transportation 27.7 27.8 25.6
Support activities for
transportation 536.9 537.7 539.9
Couriers and messengers 562.6 563.8 564.4
Warehousing and storage 559.3 562.5 568.2
Utilities 570.1 571.1 570.3
Information 3,135 3,127 3,131
Publishing industries, except
Internet 909.3 909.2 908.1
Motion picture and sound
recording industries 389.3 389.7 395.3
Broadcasting, except Internet 327.8 328.1 329.5
Internet publishing and
broadcasting 31.7 32.0 33.0
Telecommunications 1,037.1 1,028.4 1,024.8
ISPs, search portals, and
data processing 387.6 387.6 389.2
Other information services 51.7 51.5 50.9
Financial activities 8,058 8,083 8,093
Finance and insurance 5,970.2 5,982.1 5,994.1
Monetary authorities--
central bank 21.6 21.5 21.3
Credit intermediation and
related activities (1) 2,833.4 2,841.0 2,847.9
Depository credit
intermediation (1) 1,763.0 1,765.1 1,768.1
Commercial banking 1,283.5 1,286.4 1,288.3
Securities, commodity
contracts, investments 769.9 772.3 777.3
Insurance carriers and
related activities 2,261.0 2,263.3 2,264.1
Funds, trusts, and other
financial vehicles 84.3 84.0 83.5
Real estate and rental
and leasing 2,088.2 2,101.3 2,099.2
Real estate 1,420.0 1,429.1 1,428.6
Rental and leasing services 643.3 647.6 646.3
Lessors of nonfinancial
intangible assets 24.9 24.6 24.3
Professional and business
services 16,470 16,514 16,614
Professional and technical
services (1) 6,779.7 6,805.4 6,835.3
Legal services 1,163.6 1,166.8 1,167.4
Accounting and bookkeeping
services 814.2 816.1 821.5
Architectural and engineering
services 1,264.4 1,270.5 1,280.5
Computer systems design
and related services 1,155.0 1,161.1 1,167.3
Management and technical
consulting services 786.9 787.9 790.5
Management of companies
and enterprises 1,720.7 1,715.0 1,715.3
Administrative and waste
services 7,969.7 7,993.2 8,063.1
Administrative and support
services (1) 7,643.1 7,667.3 7,736.4
Employment services (1) 3,480.0 3,513.5 3,572.9
Temporary help services 2,411.8 2,438.7 2,486.5
Business support services 757.9 752.6 755.9
Services to buildings
and dwellings 1,706.6 1,706.4 1,708.6
Waste management and
remediation services 326.6 325.9 326.7
Educational and health
services 17,010 17,019 17,081
Educational services 2,772.3 2,773.2 2,794.0
Health care and social
assistance 14,237.8 14,246.1 14,287.2
Ambulatory health care
services (1) 4,969.2 4,975.0 4,996.9
Offices of physicians 2,059.1 2,064.5 2,074.2
Outpatient care centers 449.7 448.7 449.5
Home health care services 778.0 779.5 782.7
Hospitals 4,305.0 4,306.0 4,311.2
Nursing and residential
care facilities (1) 2,819.8 2,825.0 2,827.2
Nursing care facilities 1,576.7 1,576.6 1,576.8
Social assistance (1) 2,143.8 2,140.1 2,151.9
Child day care services 776.1 767.9 772.8
Leisure and hospitality 12,508 12,522 12,546
Arts , entertainment,
and recreation 1,831.0 1,836.2 1,834.4
Performing arts and
spectator sports 358.4 363.6 364.4
Museums, historical sites,
zoos, and parks 118.8 118.3 118.2
Amusements, gambling, and
recreation 1,353.8 1,354.3 1,351.8
Accommodations and
food services 10,676.5 10,685.3 10,712.0
Accommodations 1,801.3 1,801.5 1,800.6
Food services and drinking
places 8,875.2 8,883.8 8,911.4
Other services 5,441 5,436 5,434
Repair and maintenance 1,225.9 1,226.9 1,227.9
Personal and laundry services 1,276.9 1,271.5 1,267.8
Membership associations and 2,937.9
organizations 2,937.9 2,938.1
Government 21,645 21,677 21,700
Federal 2,730 2,730 2,723
Federal, except U.S. Postal
Service 1,945.5 1,946.8 1,940.1
U.S. Postal Service 784.3 783.4 782.5
State 4,987 5,000 5,007
Education 2,249.4 2,263.7 2,268.4
Other State government 2,737.8 2,736.4 2,738.2
Local 73,928 13,947 13,970
Education 7,785.7 7,793.2 7,810.8
Other local government 6,142.2 6,153.4 6,159.3
2004 2005
Industry Nov. Dec. (p) Jan. (p)
TOTAL NONFARM 132,294 132,449 132,581
TOTAL PRIVATE 110,588 111 110,859
GOODS-PRODUCING 21,996 22,022 22,005
Natural resources and
mining 599 602 605
Logging 66.9 67.9 67.8
Mining 532.5 534.4 537.0
Oil and gas extraction 124.4 124.1 123.4
Mining, except oil and gas (1) 210.7 211.3 212.7
Coal mining 73.7 73.9 75.4
Support activities for mining 197.4 199.0 200.9
Construction 7,060 7,086 7,086
Construction of buildings 1,668.3 1,678.9 1,683.9
Heavy and civil engineering 906.4 907.8 907.0
Speciality trade contractors 4,484.8 4,499.2 4,495.5
Manufacturing 14,337 14,334 14,314
Production workers 10,104 10,097 10,085
Durable goods 8,954 8,957 8,945
Production workers 6,166 6,170 6,163
Wood products 553.3 555.2 555.8
Nonmetallic mineral products 507.9 506.5 504.4
Primary metals 465.8 465.2 464.7
Fabricated metal products 1,510.9 1,512.8 1,514.7
Machinery 1,147.4 1,146.0 1,145.4
Computer and electronic
products (1) 1,327.1 1,325.8 1,327.6
Computer and peripheral
equipment 209.3 210.4 210.2
Communications equipment 152.7 153.7 155.9
Semiconductors and
electronic components 451.9 448.0 447.3
Electronic instruments 435.6 435.7 436.4
Electrical equipment and
appliances 447.4 445.8 445.3
Transportation equipment 1,767.2 1,771.9 1,760.5
Furniture and related
products 572.2 571.7 571.1
Miscellaneous manufacturing 654.7 656.4 655.7
Nondurable goods 5,383 5,377 5,369.0
Production workers 3,938 3,927 3,922
Food manufacturing 1,493.6 1,498.8 1,500.9
Beverages and tobacco
products 195.1 193.0 191.3
Textile mills 235.0 233.2 231.1
Textile product mills 178.4 178.0 178.2
Apparel 273.4 271.9 269.7
Leather and allied products 43.4 43.1 43.1
Paper and paper products 498.1 497.9 500.3
Printing and related support
activities 661.3 660.8 659.7
Petroleum and coal products 113.6 113.8 114.5
Chemicals 882.4 880.5 876.1
Plastics and rubber products 808.6 806.2 803.8
SERVICE-PROVIDING 110,298 110,427 110,576
PRIVATE SERVICE-
PROVIDING 88,592 88,727 88,854
Trade, transportation,
and utilities 25,621 25,620 25,647
Wholesale trade 5,680.0 5,683.6 5,679.2
Durable goods 2,960.4 2,964.5 2,966.5
Nondurable goods 2012.6 2,009.9 2,004.8
Electronic markets and
agents and brokers 707.0 709.2 707.9
Retail trade 15,081.4 15,077.0 15,082.8
Motor vehicles and parts
dealers (1) 1,901.2 1,905.9 1,908.3
Automobile dealers 1247.6 1,249.1 1,248.5
Furniture and home
furnishings stores 565.6 563.7 564.2
Electronics and appliance
stores 520.3 516.5 515.3
Building material and garden
supply stores 1,240.4 1,243.5 1,245.8
Food and beverage stores 2,822.7 2,819.8 2,823.6
Health and personal care
stores 944.5 946.6 946.3
Gasoline stations 873.7 871.3 872.2
Clothing and clothing
accessories stores 1,377.9 1,381.3 1,376.3
Sporting goods, hobby,
book, and music stores 639.0 635.8 637.6
General merchandise stores (1) 2,854.9 2,852.9 2,856.6
Department stores 1,619.1 1,619.3 1,618.4
Miscellaneous store retailers 917.4 918.2 918.4
Nonstore retailers 423.8 421.5 418.2
Transportation and
warehousing 4,289.6 4,288.0 4,309.8
Air transportation 514.6 512.3 512.5
Rail transportation 224.6 224.0 224.4
Water transportation 57.8 58.6 60.4
Truck transportation 1,358.9 1,366.5 1,374.1
Transit and ground passenger
transportation 389.4 391.0 392.1
Pipeline transportation 39.0 38.7 39.3
Scenic and sightseeing
transportation 26.1 26.6 24.2
Support activities for
transportation 544.6 547.0 547.8
Couriers and messengers 568.7 556.4 565.9
Warehousing and storage 565.9 566.9 569.1
Utilities 570.2 571.3 575.1
Information 3,133 3,127 3,120
Publishing industries, except
Internet 908.9 905.7 904.2
Motion picture and sound
recording industries 390.6 384.8 380.2
Broadcasting, except Internet 329.7 329.7 329.8
Internet publishing and
broadcasting 33.6 34.0 35.1
Telecommunications 1,030.0 1,031.5 1,029.5
ISPs, search portals, and
data processing 389.5 390.4 390.3
Other information services 50.7 50.7 51.0
Financial activities 8,107 8,128 8,149
Finance and insurance 6,001.3 6,014.5 6,030.3
Monetary authorities--
central bank 20.9 20.6 20.5
Credit intermediation and
related activities (1) 2,859.2 2,871.9 2,885.8
Depository credit
intermediation (1) 1,773.3 1,778.8 1,786.8
Commercial banking 1,293.1 1,296.8 1,302.8
Securities, commodity
contracts, investments 776.9 779.7 782.6
Insurance carriers and
related activities 2,260.4 2,258.1 2,255.9
Funds, trusts, and other
financial vehicles 83.9 84.2 85.5
Real estate and rental
and leasing 2,105.5 2,113.6 2,119.1
Real estate 1,434.7 1,437.8 1,440.2
Rental and leasing services 646.0 650.9 653.9
Lessors of nonfinancial
intangible assets 24.8 24.9 25.0
Professional and business
services 16,611 16,674 16,698
Professional and technical
services (1) 6,834.4 6,869.9 6,875.3
Legal services 1,163.1 1,164.4 1,160.9
Accounting and bookkeeping
services 816.6 840.8 851.9
Architectural and engineering
services 1,284.9 1,289.5 1,287.6
Computer systems design
and related services 1,174.1 1,174.3 1,177.1
Management and technical
consulting services 787.8 789.9 788.1
Management of companies
and enterprises 1,722.5 1,725.6 1,729.1
Administrative and waste
services 8,054.3 8,078.0 8,093.2
Administrative and support
services (1) 7,728.2 7,751.4 7,766.4
Employment services (1) 3,570.5 3,584.5 3,599.5
Temporary help services 2,484.7 2,479.4 2,483.9
Business support services 754.6 757.0 755.2
Services to buildings
and dwellings 1,707.2 1,706.1 1,704.3
Waste management and
remediation services 326.1 326.6 326.8
Educational and health
services 17,108 17,142 17,175
Educational services 2,797.2 2,805.5 2,821.7
Health care and social
assistance 14,310.7 14,336.1 14,352.9
Ambulatory health care
services (1) 5,006.7 5,017.0 5,024.3
Offices of physicians 2,077.7 2,084.3 2,085.5
Outpatient care centers 449.8 450.3 451.9
Home health care services 789.2 790.7 791.8
Hospitals 4,319.7 4,323.5 4,328.4
Nursing and residential
care facilities (1) 2,827.2 2,827.9 2,828.0
Nursing care facilities 1,576.4 1,574.5 1,571.9
Social assistance (1) 2,157.1 2,167.7 2,172.2
Child day care services 775.3 780.4 779.8
Leisure and hospitality 12,571 12,589 12,612
Arts , entertainment,
and recreation 1,826.4 1,811.0 1,806.7
Performing arts and
spectator sports 362.5 357.9 354.6
Museums, historical sites,
zoos, and parks 116.9 114.8 114.0
Amusements, gambling, and
recreation 1,347.0 1,338.3 1,338.1
Accommodations and
food services 10,744.1 10,778.4 10,805.2
Accommodations 1,814.7 1,824.6 1,824.0
Food services and drinking
places 8,929.4 8,953.8 8,981.2
Other services 5,441 5,447 5,453
Repair and maintenance 1,227.1 1,229.9 1,230.1
Personal and laundry services 1,271.6 1,276.8 1,280.9
Membership associations and
organizations 2,942.3 2,940.6 2,941.9
Government 21,706 21,700 21,722
Federal 2,728 2,706 2,717
Federal, except U.S. Postal
Service 1,946.4 1,939.5 1,937.3
U.S. Postal Service 781.4 766.4 779.6
State 5,015 5,020 5,028
Education 2,271.3 2,277.9 2,294.1
Other State government 2,743.4 2,741.9 2,743.6
Local 13,963 13,974 13,977
Education 7,806.3 7,810.8 7,817.2
Other local government 6,156.7 6,163.1 6,160.0
(1) Includes other industries not shown separately.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the
North American industry Classification System (NAICS), replacing
the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system.
NAICS-based data by industry are not comparable with SIC-based
data. See "Notes on the data" for a description of the most
recent benchmark revision.
13. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers (1) on
private nonfarm payrolls, by industry, monthly data seasonally adjusted
Annual
average 2004
Industry 2003 2004 Jan. Feb.
TOTAL PRIVATE 33.7 33.7 33.8 33.8
GOODS-PRODUCING 39.8 40.0 40.2 40.2
Natural resources and mining 43.6 44.5 44.4 44.1
Construction 38.4 38.3 38.4 38.3
Manufacturing 40.4 40.8 41.0 41.0
Overtime hours 4.2 4.6 4.5 4.5
Durable goods 40.8 41.3 41.5 41.5
Overtime hours 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7
Wood products 40.4 40.6 41.0 41.1
Nonmetallic mineral products 42.2 42.3 42.4 42.4
Primary metals 42.3 43.1 43.2 43.0
Fabricated metal products 40.7 41.1 41.2 41.2
Machinery 40.8 41.9 41.7 41.8
Computer and electronic products 40.4 40.4 40.9 41.1
Electrical equipment and appliances 40.6 40.7 41.2 40.7
Transportation equipment 41.9 42.5 42.8 42.9
Furniture and related products 38.9 39.5 39.8 39.5
Miscellaneous manufacturing 38.4 38.5 39.1 38.8
Nondurable goods 39.8 40.0 40.2 40.3
Overtime hours 4.1 4.4 4.3 4.3
Food manufacturing 39.3 39.3 39.5 39.5
Beverage and tobacco products 39.1 39.2 39.5 40.2
Textile mills 39.1 40.1 40.0 40.1
Textile product mills 39.6 38.9 39.4 39.9
Apparel 35.6 36.0 35.7 36.2
Leather and allied products 39.3 38.4 39.5 39.1
Paper and paper products, 41.5 42.1 42.0 42.1
Printing and related support
activities 38.2 38.4 38.6 38.6
Petroleum and coal products 44.5 44.9 44.2 44.3
Chemicals 42.4 42.8 42.8 43.2
Plastics and rubber products 40.4 40.4 40.8 40.9
PRIVATE SERVICE-
PROVIDING 32.4 32.3 32.4 32.4
Trade, transportation, and
utilities (1) 33.6 33.5 33.6 33.7
Wholesale trade 37.9 37.8 37.9 38.0
Retail trade 30.9 30.7 30.9 30.9
Transportation and warehousing 36.8 37.2 36.9 37.3
Utilities 41.1 40.9 40.8 41.1
Information 36.2 36.3 36.3 36.4
Financial activities 35.5 35.5 35.7 35.5
Professional and business
services 34.1 34.2 34.1 34.3
Education and health services 32.3 32.4 32.4 32.4
Leisure and hospitality 25.6 25.7 25.7 25.8
Other services 31.4 31.0 31.1 31.1
2004
Industry Mar. Apr. May June
TOTAL PRIVATE 33.7 33.7 33.8 33.6
GOODS-PRODUCING 40.2 40.0 40.2 39.9
Natural resources and mining 44.2 44.3 44.2 43.9
Construction 38.6 38.2 38.3 38.0
Manufacturing 40.9 40.8 41.0 40.7
Overtime hours 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.5
Durable goods 41.4 41.3 41.5 41.2
Overtime hours 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.6
Wood products 40.9 40.9 41.3 40.6
Nonmetallic mineral products 42.7 42.3 42.1 41.8
Primary metals 43.1 43.2 43.4 43.4
Fabricated metal products 41.1 41.0 41.2 41.0
Machinery 41.7 41.9 42.2 42.0
Computer and electronic products 40.7 40.6 40.7 40.4
Electrical equipment and appliances 40.7 40.9 41.5 40.8
Transportation equipment 42.8 42.4 42.7 42.2
Furniture and related products 39.6 39.5 40.0 39.6
Miscellaneous manufacturing 38.7 38.4 38.8 38.4
Nondurable goods 40.1 40.0 40.3 40.1
Overtime hours 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4
Food manufacturing 39.2 39.2 39.6 39.4
Beverage and tobacco products 39.5 39.8 39.2 38.6
Textile mills 40.3 39.7 40.2 40.3
Textile product mills 39.9 38.4 38.7 38.9
Apparel 36.2 36.0 36.2 35.9
Leather and allied products 39.0 38.9 38.4 38.3
Paper and paper products, 41.8 42.0 42.6 41.9
Printing and related support
activities 38.4 38.4 38.6 38.5
Petroleum and coal products 43.7 44.5 45.0 44.9
Chemicals 43.0 43.0 42.9 42.6
Plastics and rubber products 40.8 40.8 40.9 40.8
PRIVATE SERVICE-
PROVIDING 32.3 32.4 32.4 32.2
Trade, transportation, and
utilities (1) 33.6 33.6 33.6 33.2
Wholesale trade 38.0 38.0 37.8 37.6
Retail trade 30.8 30.8 30.8 30.4
Transportation and warehousing 37.0 37.1 37.3 36.9
Utilities 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.1
Information 36.3 36.3 36.3 36.5
Financial activities 35.5 35.6 35.8 35.5
Professional and business
services 34.1 34.2 34.2 34.0
Education and health services 32.3 32.4 32.4 32.4
Leisure and hospitality 25.7 25.7 25.7 25.7
Other services 31.1 31.1 31.1 30.9
2004
Industry July Aug. Sept. Oct.
TOTAL PRIVATE 33.7 33.7 33.8 33.8
GOODS-PRODUCING 40.1 40.0 40.1 39.9
Natural resources and mining 44.2 44.4 44.5 44.8
Construction 38.3 38.1 38.1 38.2
Manufacturing 40.8 40.9 40.8 40.7
Overtime hours 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5
Durable goods 41.3 41.3 41.2 41.2
Overtime hours 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7
Wood products 40.7 40.8 40.4 40.3
Nonmetallic mineral products 42.2 42.3 42.4 42.4
Primary metals 43.2 43.2 43.1 43.0
Fabricated metal products 41.2 41.2 41.2 41.1
Machinery 42.1 42.1 42.3 42.2
Computer and electronic products 40.7 40.4 40.3 40.1
Electrical equipment and appliances 40.8 40.9 40.6 40.6
Transportation equipment 42.4 42.5 42.4 42.3
Furniture and related products 39.3 39.3 39.3 39.2
Miscellaneous manufacturing 38.6 38.5 38.4 38.4
Nondurable goods 40.1 40.2 40.1 39.9
Overtime hours 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.3
Food manufacturing 39.3 39.3 39.3 39.0
Beverage and tobacco products 38.9 39.4 39.2 38.6
Textile mills 40.5 40.5 40.2 40.1
Textile product mills 38.6 38.8 39.1 39.1
Apparel 36.0 36.2 36.2 36.0
Leather and allied products 37.8 38.1 38.2 38.4
Paper and paper products, 42.4 42.5 42.2 42.1
Printing and related support
activities 38.6 38.5 38.3 38.3
Petroleum and coal products 45.0 45.9 46.0 45.0
Chemicals 42.8 42.9 42.8 42.7
Plastics and rubber products 40.5 40.5 40.3 40.1
PRIVATE SERVICE-
PROVIDING 32.4 32.4 32.5 32.4
Trade, transportation, and
utilities (1) 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.6
Wholesale trade 37.8 37.7 37.8 37.7
Retail trade 30.6 30.7 30.8 30.8
Transportation and warehousing 37.2 37.2 37.5 37.5
Utilities 40.9 40.9 41.4 40.8
Information 36.3 36.4 36.3 36.3
Financial activities 35.6 35.5 35.5 35.7
Professional and business
services 34.2 34.3 34.7 34.3
Education and health services 32.6 32.5 32.5 32.5
Leisure and hospitality 25.6 25.6 25.6 25.7
Other services 31.0 31.0 31.0 30.9
2004 2005
Industry Nov. Dec. (p) Jan. (p)
TOTAL PRIVATE 33.7 33.7 33.7
GOODS-PRODUCING 39.9 40.0 39.8
Natural resources and mining 45.0 45.4 45.6
Construction 38.3 38.4 37.7
Manufacturing 40.5 40.5 40.7
Overtime hours 4.5 4.5 4.5
Durable goods 40.9 41.1 41.1
Overtime hours 4.6 4.6 4.6
Wood products 40.0 40.3 40.6
Nonmetallic mineral products 42.1 42.3 41.9
Primary metals 42.9 42.8 43.0
Fabricated metal products 40.9 40.9 40.9
Machinery 42.0 42.0 42.0
Computer and electronic products 39.6 39.8 40.0
Electrical equipment and appliances 40.1 40.0 40.0
Transportation equipment 42.2 42.4 42.4
Furniture and related products 39.2 39.5 39.4
Miscellaneous manufacturing 38.2 38.3 38.5
Nondurable goods 39.8 39.8 40.0
Overtime hours 4.3 4.3 4.4
Food manufacturing 39.1 38.8 38.9
Beverage and tobacco products 39.0 39.6 40.6
Textile mills 40.0 39.8 40.1
Textile product mills 39.1 39.0 39.7
Apparel 35.7 35.9 35.8
Leather and allied products 38.2 37.6 37.1
Paper and paper products, 42.1 42.0 42.6
Printing and related support
activities 38.3 38.5 38.6
Petroleum and coal products 45.5 44.6 44.6
Chemicals 42.4 42.6 42.8
Plastics and rubber products 39.4 39.8 40.0
PRIVATE SERVICE-
PROVIDING 32.3 32.4 32.4
Trade, transportation, and
utilities (1) 33.5 33.6 33.6
Wholesale trade 37.7 37.6 37.7
Retail trade 30.6 30.8 30.8
Transportation and warehousing 37.5 37.4 37.5
Utilities 40.4 40.7 40.9
Information 36.2 36.4 36.2
Financial activities 35.6 35.7 35.9
Professional and business
services 34.2 34.2 34.1
Education and health services 32.4 32.5 32.6
Leisure and hospitality 25.6 25.7 25.6
Other services 30.9 30.8 30.9
(1) Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining
and manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and
nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.
(p) = preliminary.
NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS), replacing the
Standard industrial Classification (SIC) system. NAICS-based data by
industry are not comparable with SIC-based data. See "Notes on the
data" for a description of the most recent benchmark revision.
14. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers (1)
on private nonfarm payrolls, by industry, monthly data seasonally
adjusted
Annual average 2004
Industry 2003 2004 Jan.
TOTAL PRIVATE
Current dollars $15.35 $15.67 $15.48
Constant (1982) dollars 8.27 8.23 8.27
GOODS-PRODUCING 16.80 17.19 16.99
Natural resources and mining 17.56 18.08 17.87
Construction 18.95 19.23 19.07
Manufacturing 15.74 16.14 15.94
Excluding overtime 14.96 15.29 15.11
Durable goods 16.45 16.82 76.62
Nondurable goods 14.63 15.05 14.86
PRIVATE SERVICE
PROVIDING 14.96 15.26 15.08
Trade,transportation, and
utilities 14.34 14.59 14.44
Wholesale trade 17.36 17.66 17.52
Retail trade 11.90 12.08 11.94
Transportation and warehousing 16.25 16.53 16.45
Utilities 24.77 25.62 25.27
Information 21.01 21.42 21.17
Financial activities 17.14 17.53 17.36
Professional and business
services 17.21 17.46 17.28
Education and health
services 15.64 16.16 15.87
Leisure and hospitality 8.76 8.91 8.84
Other services 13.84 13.98 13.84
2004
Industry Feb. Mar. Apr.
TOTAL PRIVATE
Current dollars $15.51 $15.54 $15.58
Constant (1982) dollars 8.25 8.23 8.24
GOODS-PRODUCING 17.05 17.08 17.12
Natural resources and mining 17.94 18.01 18.01
Construction 19.17 19.15 19.20
Manufacturing 19.17 16.01 16.07
Excluding overtime 15.98 15.16 15.23
Durable goods 15.15 16.69 16.74
Nondurable goods 16.66 14.93 14.99
PRIVATE SERVICE
PROVIDING 15.10 15.13 15.17
Trade,transportation, and
utilities 14.48 14.46 14.52
Wholesale trade 17.53 17.51 17.59
Retail trade 11.97 11.98 12.01
Transportation and warehousing 16.51 16.38 16.46
Utilities 25.36 25.38 25.61
Information 21.23 21.22 21.31
Financial activities 17.35 17.40 17.x5
Professional and business
services 17.28 17.30 17.33
Education and health
services 15.92 16.02 16.03
Leisure and hospitality 8.87 8.87 8.86
Other services 13.87 13.94 13.92
2004
Industry May June July
TOTAL PRIVATE
Current dollars $15.62 $15.64 $15.70
Constant (1982) dollars 8.21 8.20 8.23
GOODS-PRODUCING 17.13 17.16 17.19
Natural resources and mining 18.02 18.16 18.08
Construction 19.19 19.19 19.21
Manufacturing 16.08 16.12 16.16
Excluding overtime 15.23 15.28 15.30
Durable goods 16.75 16.77 16.83
Nondurable goods 15.02 15.07 15.09
PRIVATE SERVICE
PROVIDING 15.21 15.24 15.30
Trade,transportation, and
utilities 14.54 14.59 14.63
Wholesale trade 17.60 17.66 17.71
Retail trade 12.04 12.07 12.10
Transportation and warehousing 16.51 16.54 16.58
Utilities 25.51 25.48 25.60
Information 21.43 21.28 21.42
Financial activities 17.47 17.49 17.55
Professional and business
services 17.40 17.43 17.48
Education and health
services 16.09 16.15 16.24
Leisure and hospitality 8.87 8.86 8.89
Other services 13.95 13.97 13.98
2004
Industry Aug. Sept. Oct.
TOTAL PRIVATE
Current dollars $15.74 $15.77 $15.81
Constant (1982) dollars 8.25 8.25 8.22
GOODS-PRODUCING 17.24 17.30 17.32
Natural resources and mining 18.05 18.06 18.10
Construction 19.25 19.27 19.34
Manufacturing 16.22 16.29 16.27
Excluding overtime 15.36 15.42 15.42
Durable goods 16.90 16.98 16.97
Nondurable goods 15.14 15.18 15.15
PRIVATE SERVICE
PROVIDING 15.34 15.36 15.40
Trade,transportation, and
utilities 14.65 14.66 14.69
Wholesale trade 17.69 17.73 17.78
Retail trade 12.13 12.16 12.16
Transportation and warehousing 16.65 16.53 16.61
Utilities 25.66 25.82 26.00
Information 21.52 21.62 21.59
Financial activities 17.57 17.64 17.71
Professional and business
services 17.59 17.54 17.63
Education and health
services 16.24 16.28 16.31
Leisure and hospitality 8.91 8.95 8.99
Other services 14.00 14.05 14.08
2004 2004
Industry Nov. Dec. (p) Jan. (p)
TOTAL PRIVATE
Current dollars $15.82 $15.85 $15.90
Constant (1982) dollars 8.21 8.23 8.24
GOODS-PRODUCING 17.33 17.36 17.35
Natural resources and mining 18.22 18.37 18.45
Construction 19.31 19.29 19.24
Manufacturing 16.29 16.34 16.36
Excluding overtime 15.43 15.48 15.50
Durable goods 16.99 17.06 17.09
Nondurable goods 15.16 15.16 15.18
PRIVATE SERVICE
PROVIDING 15.42 15.45 15.51
Trade,transportation, and
utilities 14.70 14.72 14.82
Wholesale trade 17.80 17.87 17.90
Retail trade 12.20 12.21 12.32
Transportation and warehousing 16.54 16.54 16.56
Utilities 25.77 26.11 26.67
Information 21.58 21.70 21.83
Financial activities 17.65 17.71 17.71
Professional and business
services 17.66 17.69 17.80
Education and health
services 16.34 16.37 16.40
Leisure and hospitality 9.02 9.01 9.04
Other services 14.12 14.13 14.16
(1) Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining
and manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and
nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.
(p) = preliminary.
NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North
American industry Classification System (NAICS), replacing the Standard
Industrial Classification (SIC) System. NAICS based data by industry
are not comparable with SIC-based data. See "Notes on the data" for a
description of the most recent benchmark revision.
15. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers (1)
on private nonfarm payrolls, by industry
Annual average
Industry 2003 2004
TOTAL PRIVATE $15.35 $15.67
Seasonally adjusted 15.47 --
GOODS-PRODUCING 16.80 17.19
Natural resources and mining 17.56 18.08
Construction 18.95 19.23
Manufacturing 15.74 16.14
Durable goods 16.45 16.82
Wood products 12.71 13.03
Nonmetallic mineral products 15.76 16.25
Primary metals 18.13 18.57
Fabricated metal products 15.01 15.31
Machinery 16.30 16.68
Computer and electronic products 16.69 17.28
Electrical equipment and appliances 14.36 14.90
Transportation equipment 21.23 21.49
Furniture and related products 12.98 13.16
Miscellaneous manufacturing 13.30 13.85
Nondurable goods 14.63 15.05
Food manufacturing 12.80 12.98
Beverages and tobacco products 17.96 19.12
Textile mills 11.99 12.13
Textile product mills 11.23 11.39
Apparel 9.56 9.75
Leather and allied products 11.66 11.63
Paper and paper products 17.33 17.90
Printing and related support activities 15.37 15.72
Petroleum and coal products 23.63 24.38
Chemicals 18.50 19.16
Plastics and rubber products 14.18 14.58
PRIVATE SERVICE-
PROVIDING 14.96 15.26
Trade, transportation, and
utilities 14.34 14.59
Wholesale trade 17.36 17.66
Retail trade 11.90 12.08
Transportation and warehousing 16.25 16.53
Utilities 24.77 25.62
21.01 21.42
Financial activities 17.14 17.53
Professional and business
services 17.21 17.46
Education and health
services 15.64 16.16
Leisure and hospitality 8.76 8.91
Other services 13.84 13.98
2004
Industry Jan. Feb.
TOTAL PRIVATE $15.55 $15.59
Seasonally adjusted 15.48 15.51
GOODS-PRODUCING 16.94 16.95
Natural resources and mining 17.94 17.98
Construction 19.01 19.06
Manufacturing 15.97 15.98
Durable goods 16.65 16.67
Wood products 12.90 12.92
Nonmetallic mineral products 16.01 16.98
Primary metals 18.39 18.35
Fabricated metal products 15.21 15.18
Machinery 16.54 16.51
Computer and electronic products 16.82 16.93
Electrical equipment and appliances 14.53 14.62
Transportation equipment 21.34 21.33
Furniture and related products 12.96 12.93
Miscellaneous manufacturing 13.69 13.76
Nondurable goods 14.89 14.87
Food manufacturing 12.92 12.88
Beverages and tobacco products 18.86 18.74
Textile mills 12.11 12.12
Textile product mills 11.43 11.38
Apparel 9.73 9.58
Leather and allied products 11.92 11.75
Paper and paper products 17.67 17.60
Printing and related support activities 15.54 15.59
Petroleum and coal products 24.11 24.29
Chemicals 18.79 18.80
Plastics and rubber products 14.43 14.44
PRIVATE SERVICE-
PROVIDING 15.18 15.24
Trade, transportation, and
utilities 14.49 14.57
Wholesale trade 17.55 17.59
Retail trade 11.97 12.03
Transportation and warehousing 16.47 16.59
Utilities 25.39 25.31
21.21 21.27
Financial activities 17.35 17.47
Professional and business
services 17.41 17.50
Education and health
services 15.93 15.94
Leisure and hospitality 8.89 8.92
Other services 13.88 13.89
2004
Industry Mar. Apr.
TOTAL PRIVATE $15.54 $15.59
Seasonally adjusted 15.54 15.58
GOODS-PRODUCING 17.00 17.08
Natural resources and mining 18.10 18.07
Construction 19.06 19.15
Manufacturing 16.00 16.06
Durable goods 16.68 16.71
Wood products 12.93 13.00
Nonmetallic mineral products 16.00 16.17
Primary metals 18.33 18.51
Fabricated metal products 15.25 15.21
Machinery 16.50 16.54
Computer and electronic products 16.94 17.02
Electrical equipment and appliances 14.71 14.84
Transportation equipment 21.29 21.31
Furniture and related products 12.97 13.10
Miscellaneous manufacturing 13.79 13.71
Nondurable goods 14.90 15.00
Food manufacturing 12.91 12.98
Beverages and tobacco products 19.10 19.57
Textile mills 12.08 12.22
Textile product mills 11.35 11.30
Apparel 9.59 9.69
Leather and allied products 11.62 11.64
Paper and paper products 17.63 17.89
Printing and related support activities 15.63 15.55
Petroleum and coal products 24.79 24.45
Chemicals 18.83 18.96
Plastics and rubber products 14.45 14.58
PRIVATE SERVICE-
PROVIDING 15.16 15.19
Trade, transportation, and
utilities 14.48 14.57
Wholesale trade 17.46 17.59
Retail trade 12.02 12.07
Transportation and warehousing 16.35 16.47
Utilities 25.38 25.72
21.16 21.23
Financial activities 17.38 17.46
Professional and business
services 17.32 17.30
Education and health
services 15.99 16.04
Leisure and hospitality 8.90 8.85
Other services 13.93 13.97
2004
Industry May June
TOTAL PRIVATE $15.63 $15.56
Seasonally adjusted 15.62 15.64
GOODS-PRODUCING 17.10 17.14
Natural resources and mining 18.00 18.12
Construction 19.15 19.12
Manufacturing 16.04 16.08
Durable goods 16.70 16.73
Wood products 13.04 12.99
Nonmetallic mineral products 16.16 16.22
Primary metals 18.47 18.50
Fabricated metal products 15.20 15.23
Machinery 16.54 16.56
Computer and electronic products 17.13 17.22
Electrical equipment and appliances 14.86 14.92
Transportation equipment 21.25 21.31
Furniture and related products 13.05 13.11
Miscellaneous manufacturing 13.76 13.82
Nondurable goods 14.97 15.03
Food manufacturing 12.96 13.01
Beverages and tobacco products 19.51 19.37
Textile mills 12.07 12.14
Textile product mills 11.27 11.27
Apparel 9.54 9.60
Leather and allied products 11.48 11.58
Paper and paper products 17.93 17.91
Printing and related support activities 15.52 15.56
Petroleum and coal products 24.39 24.22
Chemicals 19.00 19.16
Plastics and rubber products 14.54 14.59
PRIVATE SERVICE-
PROVIDING 15.23 15.13
Trade, transportation, and
utilities 14.58 14.55
Wholesale trade 17.66 17.57
Retail trade 12.06 12.07
Transportation and warehousing 16.45 16.53
Utilities 25.55 25.34
21.40 21.16
Financial activities 17.64 17.40
Professional and business
services 17.48 17.31
Education and health
services 16.05 16.10
Leisure and hospitality 8.86 8.79
Other services 14.00 13.92
2004
Industry July Aug.
TOTAL PRIVATE $15.59 $15.66
Seasonally adjusted 15.70 15.74
GOODS-PRODUCING 17.18 17.28
Natural resources and mining 18.02 17.95
Construction 19.24 19.33
Manufacturing 16.03 16.16
Durable goods 16.60 16.84
Wood products 13.04 13.02
Nonmetallic mineral products 16.37 16.28
Primary metals 18.65 18.57
Fabricated metal products 15.27 15.27
Machinery 16.68 16.72
Computer and electronic products 17.30 17.38
Electrical equipment and appliances 14.92 15.04
Transportation equipment 20.73 21.49
Furniture and related products 13.12 13.28
Miscellaneous manufacturing 13.90 13.88
Nondurable goods 15.13 15.08
Food manufacturing 13.07 13.00
Beverages and tobacco products 19.26 19.08
Textile mills 12.06 12.08
Textile product mills 11.45 11.43
Apparel 9.73 9.72
Leather and allied products 11.67 11.67
Paper and paper products 17.96 17.89
Printing and related support activities 15.73 15.88
Petroleum and coal products 24.32 24.05
Chemicals 19.31 19.24
Plastics and rubber products 14.69 14.66
PRIVATE SERVICE-
PROVIDING 15.16 15.22
Trade, transportation, and
utilities 14.56 14.58
Wholesale trade 17.65 17.68
Retail trade 12.05 12.07
Transportation and warehousing 16.58 16.62
Utilities 25.45 25.36
21.29 21.43
Financial activities 17.46 17.59
Professional and business
services 17.35 17.50
Education and health
services 16.23 16.20
Leisure and hospitality 8.79 8.81
Other services 13.88 13.93
2004
Industry Sept. Oct.
TOTAL PRIVATE $15.79 $15.82
Seasonally adjusted 15.77 15.81
GOODS-PRODUCING 17.40 17.39
Natural resources and mining 17.97 18.07
Construction 19.42 19.47
Manufacturing 16.35 16.26
Durable goods 17.06 16.98
Wood products 13.14 13.03
Nonmetallic mineral products 16.51 16.38
Primary metals 18.89 18.73
Fabricated metal products 15.43 15.38
Machinery 16.85 16.84
Computer and electronic products 17.48 17.52
Electrical equipment and appliances 15.08 15.05
Transportation equipment 21.91 21.78
Furniture and related products 13.39 13.27
Miscellaneous manufacturing 13.97 13.92
Nondurable goods 15.23 15.11
Food manufacturing 13.09 12.94
Beverages and tobacco products 19.17 19.18
Textile mills 12.25 12.11
Textile product mills 11.49 11.42
Apparel 9.93 9.97
Leather and allied products 11.56 11.58
Paper and paper products 18.21 17.93
Printing and related support activities 15.96 15.95
Petroleum and coal products 24.44 24.33
Chemicals 19.44 19.42
Plastics and rubber products 14.75 14.55
PRIVATE SERVICE-
PROVIDING 15.35 15.40
Trade, transportation, and
utilities 14.69 14.69
Wholesale trade 17.71 17.75
Retail trade 12.21 12.17
Transportation and warehousing 16.51 16.59
Utilities 25.89 26.02
21.73 21.69
Financial activities 17.62 17.68
Professional and business
services 17.47 17.54
Education and health
services 16.30 16.30
Leisure and hospitality 8.94 9.02
Other services 14.06 14.06
2004
Industry Nov. Dec. (p)
TOTAL PRIVATE $15.84 $15.88
Seasonally adjusted 15.82 15.85
GOODS-PRODUCING 17.37 17.43
Natural resources and mining 18.21 18.46
Construction 19.35 19.31
Manufacturing 16.32 16.46
Durable goods 17.04 17.22
Wood products 13.13 13.17
Nonmetallic mineral products 16.45 16.36
Primary metals 18.66 18.75
Fabricated metal products 15.43 15.59
Machinery 16.85 16.99
Computer and electronic products 17.65 17.92
Electrical equipment and appliances 15.10 15.12
Transportation equipment 21.91 22.17
Furniture and related products 13.29 13.46
Miscellaneous manufacturing 13.96 14.05
Nondurable goods 15.16 15.21
Food manufacturing 12.99 13.03
Beverages and tobacco products 18.80 18.82
Textile mills 12.09 12.25
Textile product mills 11.44 11.43
Apparel 10.00 10.00
Leather and allied products 11.62 11.51
Paper and paper products 18.09 18.07
Printing and related support activities 15.93 15.80
Petroleum and coal products 24.71 24.48
Chemicals 19.44 19.59
Plastics and rubber products 14.58 14.76
PRIVATE SERVICE-
PROVIDING 15.43 15.46
Trade, transportation, and
utilities 14.67 14.61
Wholesale trade 17.82 17.87
Retail trade 12.16 12.10
Transportation and warehousing 16.56 16.59
Utilities 26.01 26.00
21.70 21.74
Financial activities 17.61 17.67
Professional and business
services 17.62 17.73
Education and health
services 16.33 16.44
Leisure and hospitality 9.06 9.11
Other services 14.12 14.17
2005
Industry Jan. (p)
TOTAL PRIVATE $16.01
Seasonally adjusted 15.90
GOODS-PRODUCING 17.19
Natural resources and mining 18.54
Construction 19.12
Manufacturing 16.14
Durable goods 17.13
Wood products 13.13
Nonmetallic mineral products 16.24
Primary metals 18.84
Fabricated metal products 15.56
Machinery 17.01
Computer and electronic products 17.92
Electrical equipment and appliances 15.09
Transportation equipment 21.90
Furniture and related products 13.41
Miscellaneous manufacturing 14.04
Nondurable goods 15.22
Food manufacturing 13.05
Beverages and tobacco products 18.26
Textile mills 12.33
Textile product mills 11.33
Apparel 10.10
Leather and allied products 11.60
Paper and paper products 18.02
Printing and related support activities 15.72
Petroleum and coal products 24.64
Chemicals 19.52
Plastics and rubber products 14.79
PRIVATE SERVICE-
PROVIDING 15.67
Trade, transportation, and
utilities 14.89
Wholesale trade 18.03
Retail trade 12.34
Transportation and warehousing 16.59
Utilities 26.62
21.86
Financial activities 17.84
Professional and business
services 18.08
Education and health
services 16.47
Leisure and hospitality 9.12
Other services 14.22
(1) Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining
and manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and
nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.
NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS), replacing the
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. NAICS-based data
by industry are not comparable with SIC-based data. See "Notes on
the data" for a description of the most recent benchmark revision.
16. Average weekly earninas of production or nonsupervisory workers (1)
on private nonfarm payrolls, by industry
Annual average 2004
Industry 2003 2004 Jan.
TOTAL PRIVATE $517.30 $528.56 $517.82
Seasonally adjusted -- -- 523.22
GOODS-PRODUCING 669.13 688.03 674.21
Natural resources
and mining 765.94 804.03 783.98
Construction 726.83 735.70 712.88
Manufacturing 635.99 658.53 649.98
Durable goods 671.21 694.16 687.65
Wood products 514.10 529.46 517.29
Nonmetallic mineral products 664.92 688.05 662.81
Primary metals 767.60 799.77 796.29
Fabricated metal products 610.37 628.80 626.65
Machinery 664.79 699.51 689.72
Computer and electronic
products 674.72 698.28 681.21
Electrical equipment and
appliances 583.23 606.64 595.73
Transportation equipment 889.48 912.97 913.35
Furniture and related
products 505.30 519.78 510.62
Miscellaneous
manufacturing 510.82 533.47 532.54
Nondurable goods 582.61 602.48 594.11
Food manufacturing 502.92 509.66 505.17
Beverages and tobacco
products 702.45 750.51 728.00
Textile mills 469.33 486.69 485.61
Textile product mills 444.70 443.01 446.91
Apparel 340.12 351.28 343.47
Leather and allied products 457.83 446.73 470.84
Paper and paper products 719.73 753.89 740.37
Printing and related
support activities 587.58 604.32 593.63
Petroleum and coal
products 1,052.32 1,094.83 1,068.07
Chemicals 783.95 819.59 802.33
Plastics and rubber 872.26 589.70 585.86
products
PRIVATE SERVICE-
PROVIDING 483.89 493.67 484.24
Trade, transportation,
and utilities 481.14 488.58 476.72
Wholesale trade 657.29 666.93 658.13
Retail trade 367.15 371.15 361.49
Transportation and
warehousing 598.41 614.90 597.86
Utilities 1,017.27 1,048.82 1,033.37
Information 760.81 777.42 763.56
Financial activities 609.08 622.99 612.46
Professional and
business services 587.02 596.96 584.98
Education and
health services 505.69 523.83 514.54
Leisure and hospitality 224.30 228.63 221.36
Other services 434.41 433.04 428.89
2004
Industry Feb. Mar. Apr.
TOTAL PRIVATE $526.94 $520.59 $522.27
Seasonally adjusted 524.24 523.70 525.05
GOODS-PRODUCING 672.92 681.70 678.08
Natural resources
and mining 783.93 794.59 793.27
Construction 709.03 730.00 721.96
Manufacturing 651.98 652.80 652.04
Durable goods 688.47 690.55 686.78
Wood products 521.97 524.96 530.40
Nonmetallic mineral products 663.17 680.00 683.99
Primary metals 787.22 790.02 799.63
Fabricated metal products 623.90 625.25 620.57
Machinery 691.77 691.35 688.06
Computer and electronic
products 695.82 691.15 684.20
Electrical equipment and
appliances 593.57 597.23 601.02
Transportation equipment 915.06 915.47 901.41
Furniture and related
products 505.56 512.32 517.45
Miscellaneous
manufacturing 533.89 535.05 525.09
Nondurable goods 594.80 596.00 595.50
Food manufacturing 499.74 499.62 498.43
Beverages and tobacco
products 736.48 742.99 778.89
Textile mills 486.01 491.66 483.91
Textile product mills 449.51 440.38 433.92
Apparel 345.84 350.04 347.40
Leather and allied products 464.13 462.48 459.78
Paper and paper products 733.92 733.41 747.80
Printing and related
support activities 598.66 603.32 594.01
Petroleum and coal
products 1,073.62 1,078.37 1,061.13
Chemicals 814.04 809.69 811.49
Plastics and rubber 587.71 589.56 594.86
products
PRIVATE SERVICE-
PROVIDING 495.30 486.64 487.60
Trade, transportation,
and utilities 488.10 480.74 485.18
Wholesale trade 670.18 658.24 664.90
Retail trade 368.12 365.41 366.93
Transportation and
warehousing 615.49 600.05 602.80
Utilities 1,040.24 1,038.04 1,054.52
Information 776.36 759.64 762.16
Financial activities 630.67 611.78 616.34
Professional and
business services 603.75 588.88 589.93
Education and
health services 519.64 513.28 516.49
Leisure and hospitality 230.14 226.06 224.79
Other services 433.37 430.44 430.28
2004
Industry May June July
TOTAL PRIVATE $531.42 $524.37 $528.50
Seasonally adjusted 527.96 525.50 529.09
GOODS-PRODUCING 689.13 689.03 687.20
Natural resources
and mining 797.40 806.34 801.89
Construction 741.11 736.12 752.28
Manufacturing 659.24 659.28 646.01
Durable goods 694.72 694.30 673.96
Wood products 545.07 535.19 532.03
Nonmetallic mineral products 683.57 689.35 694.09
Primary metals 803.45 808.45 788.90
Fabricated metal products 627.76 627.48 621.49
Machinery 699.64 698.83 692.22
Computer and electronic
products 695.48 699.13 695.46
Electrical equipment and
appliances 615.20 613.21 602.77
Transportation equipment 911.63 907.81 839.57
Furniture and related
products 518.09 521.78 515.62
Miscellaneous
manufacturing 535.26 530.69 528.20
Nondurable goods 601.79 604.21 602.17
Food manufacturing 511.92 512.59 513.65
Beverages and tobacco
products 772.60 759.30 758.64
Textile mills 486.42 490.46 481.19
Textile product mills 433.90 444.04 433.96
Apparel 346.30 348.48 348.33
Leather and allied products 440.83 442.36 422.45
Paper and paper products 758.44 750.43 752.52
Printing and related
support activities 594.42 594.39 600.89
Petroleum and coal
products 1,090.23 1,094.74 1,118.72
Chemicals 813.20 818.13 814.88
Plastics and rubber 594.69 599.65 583.19
products
PRIVATE SERVICE-
PROVIDING 496.50 488.70 492.70
Trade, transportation,
and utilities 491.35 487.43 492.13
Wholesale trade 674.61 660.63 665.41
Retail trade 371.45 371.76 375.96
Transportation and
warehousing 616.88 611.61 616.78
Utilities 1,055.22 1,044.01 1,033.27
Information 776.82 774.46 772.83
Financial activities 636.80 614.22 618.08
Professional and
business services 604.81 590.27 591.64
Education and
health services 521.63 520.03 529.10
Leisure and hospitality 229.47 227.66 231.18
Other services 436.80 430.13 431.67
2004
Industry Aug. Sept. Oct.
TOTAL PRIVATE $535.57 $530.54 $534.72
Seasonally adjusted 530.44 533.03 534.38
GOODS-PRODUCING 696.38 690.78 697.34
Natural resources
and mining 804.16 796.07 820.38
Construction 755.80 730.19 753.49
Manufacturing 660.94 663.81 661.78
Durable goods 695.49 697.75 699.58
Wood products 539.03 521.66 526.41
Nonmetallic mineral products 700.04 709.93 701.06
Primary metals 796.65 808.49 801.64
Fabricated metal products 627.60 628.00 633.66
Machinery 697.22 699.28 707.28
Computer and electronic
products 700.41 700.95 704.30
Electrical equipment and
appliances 613.63 603.20 614.04
Transportation equipment 909.03 926.79 923.47
Furniture and related
products 529.87 519.53 516.20
Miscellaneous
manufacturing 534.38 530.86 534.53
Nondurable goods 606.22 610.72 602.89
Food manufacturing 514.80 520.98 508.54
Beverages and tobacco
products 761.29 762.97 734.59
Textile mills 489.24 488.78 481.98
Textile product mills 442.34 444.66 447.66
Apparel 352.84 352.52 357.92
Leather and allied products 441.13 430.03 445.83
Paper and paper products 756.75 772.10 756.65
Printing and related
support activities 611.38 612.86 614.08
Petroleum and coal
products 1,096.68 1,119.35 1,097.28
Chemicals 821.55 830.09 825.35
Plastics and rubber 590.80 591.48 583.46
products
PRIVATE SERVICE-
PROVIDING 499.22 495.81 498.96
Trade, transportation,
and utilities 495.72 493.58 492.12
Wholesale trade 673.61 665.90 669.18
Retail trade 377.79 377.29 373.62
Transportation and
warehousing 628.24 617.47 622.13
Utilities 1,032.15 1,074.44 1,066.82
Information 788.62 786.63 787.35
Financial activities 635.00 620.22 627.64
Professional and
business services 607.25 593.98 599.67
Education and
health services 531.36 528.12 528.12
Leisure and hospitality 234.35 226.18 230.91
Other services 436.01 433.05 434.45
2004 2005
Industry Nov. Dec. (p) Jan. (p)
TOTAL PRIVATE $532.22 $536.74 $537.94
Seasonally adjusted 533.13 534.15 535.83
GOODS-PRODUCING 694.80 702.43 682.96
Natural resources
and mining 824.91 836.24 836.15
Construction 739.17 737.64 705.53
Manufacturing 665.86 678.15 665.84
Durable goods 702.05 718.07 702.33
Wood products 526.51 532.07 527.83
Nonmetallic mineral products 694.19 688.76 664.22
Primary metals 802.38 813.75 813.89
Fabricated metal products 634.17 648.54 639.52
Machinery 711.07 727.17 719.52
Computer and electronic
products 706.00 723.97 711.42
Electrical equipment and
appliances 613.06 616.90 605.11
Transportation equipment 926.79 962.18 926.37
Furniture and related
products 523.63 546.48 527.01
Miscellaneous
manufacturing 536.06 545.14 543.35
Nondurable goods 607.92 612.96 607.28
Food manufacturing 515.70 513.38 505.40
Beverages and tobacco
products 731.32 737.74 730.40
Textile mills 483.60 491.23 496.90
Textile product mills 448.45 451.49 447.54
Apparel 360.00 364.00 358.55
Leather and allied products 445.05 437.38 429.20
Paper and paper products 768.83 775.20 771.26
Printing and related
support activities 618.08 616.20 605.22
Petroleum and coal
products 1,131.72 1,099.15 1,094.02
Chemicals 830.09 844.33 835.46
Plastics and rubber 578.83 596.30 591.60
products
PRIVATE SERVICE-
PROVIDING 496.85 500.90 507.71
Trade, transportation,
and utilities 488.51 490.90 494.35
Wholesale trade 671.81 670.13 681.53
Retail trade 368.45 375.10 372.67
Transportation and
warehousing 622.66 625.44 622.13
Utilities 1,061.21 1,053.00 1,083.43
Information 787.71 791.34 797.89
Financial activities 625.16 627.29 649.38
Professional and
business services 602.60 604.59 614.72
Education and
health services 529.09 534.30 541.86
Leisure and hospitality 229.22 231.39 229.82
Other services 434.90 436.44 440.82
(1) Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining
and manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and
nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.
NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS), replacing the
Standard Industrial Classifification (SIC) System. NAICS based data
by industry are not comparable with SIC-based data. See "Notes on
the data" for a description of the most recent benchmark revision.
Dash indicates data not available. (p) = preliminary.
17. Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted
[In percent]
Timespan and year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June
Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries
Over 1-month span:
2001 49.5 47.7 48.6 32.7 42.4 40.8
2002 41.0 35.6 39.7 39.2 40.5 47.7
2003 44.4 38.7 35.3 41.4 39.4 39.9
2004 50.9 53.4 66.0 67.3 64.6 59.7
2005 57.6
Over 3-month span:
2001 53.2 49.8 49.8 42.3 38.1 34.2
2002 35.3 37.9 36.5 34.2 34.4 39.4
2003 38.3 35.4 33.3 33.5 36.5 41.7
2004 52.5 53.8 56.7 69.4 75.4 71.2
2005 57.2
Over 6-month span:
2001 53.1 50.9 52.0 45.5 43.0 39.7
2002 29.5 29.9 32.0 31.7 30.9 37.4
2003 32.7 32.2 31.3 31.3 33.1 37.6
2004 47.3 50.4 54.9 62.6 64.4 69.6
2005 58.8
Over 12-month span:
2001 59.5 59.5 53.4 49.3 48.6 45.0
2002 33.6 31.7 30.2 30.4 30.2 29.1
2003 34.5 31.5 32.9 33.5 34.2 35.1
2004 40.3 42.1 44.8 48.7 52.0 56.7
2005 61.9
Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries
Over 1-month span:
2001 22.0 17.3 22.0 17.9 16.1 22.6
2002 19.0 19.6 22.0 32.1 26.2 31.0
2003 35.1 19.0 19.0 11.9 19.6 20.8
2004 39.3 49.4 50.0 65.5 60.1 51.8
2005 47.0
Over 3-month span:
2001 32.7 20.8 16.7 14.3 14.3 11.9
2002 10.7 11.9 11.3 17.9 14.9 20.2
2003 16.1 14.3 12.5 8.9 10.7 10.7
2004 42.3 43.5 42.9 58.3 69.0 69.6
2005 39.9
Over 6-month span:
2001 22.6 24.4 21.4 19.6 14.3 11.9
2002 6.0 8.3 8.3 9.5 7.1 13.1
2003 12.5 10.1 7.1 8.3 11.3 10.7
2004 27.4 29.8 33.3 47.0 52.4 57.1
2005 43.5
Over 12-month span:
2001 29.8 32.1 20.8 19.0 13.1 12.5
2002 7.1 6.0 6.0 6.5 7.1 3.6
2003 10.7 6.0 6.5 6.0 8.3 7.1
2004 13.1 14.3 13.1 19.0 25.6 34.5
2005 44.0
Timespan and year July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov.
Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries
Over 1-month span:
2001 36.7 39.0 37.6 33.6 36.9
2002 42.8 43.0 42.1 39.0 41.5
2003 42.1 39.4 50.4 48.9 50.0
2004 55.4 53.8 57.6 58.6 54.7
2005
Over 3-month span:
2001 37.8 37.6 34.7 35.4 30.8
2002 40.6 44.1 37.8 37.1 35.8
2003 37.8 37.4 43.2 46.4 48.6
2004 63.5 56.8 57.4 59.9 59.7
2005
Over 6-month span:
2001 38.5 33.6 33.5 34.2 33.6
2002 37.1 38.7 35.3 36.0 37.9
2003 33.6 32.2 40.3 43.7 46.4
2004 67.3 68.9 64.6 62.2 59.7
2005
Over 12-month span:
2001 43.3 43.9 39.9 37.8 37.1
2002 32.0 31.3 30.0 29.5 32.9
2003 32.7 33.1 37.1 36.7 37.2
2004 57.4 57.6 60.3 62.1 64.6
2005
Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries
Over 1-month span:
2001 13.1 15.5 18.5 17.3 14.9
2002 35.7 23.2 28.6 15.5 18.5
2003 22.6 24.4 32.7 35.1 39.9
2004 60.7 48.8 42.9 42.3 46.4
2005
Over 3-month span:
2001 11.9 9.5 7.7 12.5 11.3
2002 25.6 23.8 20.2 13.7 8.9
2003 14.3 15.5 18.5 27.4 31.5
2004 62.5 53.6 52.4 44.6 45.2
2005
Over 6-month span:
2001 13.1 11.3 10.7 7.1 7.7
2002 12.5 11.3 14.3 8.3 8.3
2003 4.8 10.1 13.1 16.7 19.6
2004 60.1 58.9 58.9 50.6 45.2
2005
Over 12-month span:
2001 10.7 11.9 11.9 10.1 8.3
2002 4.8 6.0 4.8 7.1 4.8
2003 7.1 8.3 10.7 10.7 9.5
2004 43.5 40.5 45.8 48.2 49.4
2005
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.
See the "Definitions" in this section. See "Notes on the data"
for a description of the most recent benchmark revision.
Data for the two most recent months are preliminary.
18. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally
adjusted
Levels (1) (in thousands)
Industry and region 2004
July Aug. Sept. Oct.
Total (2) 3,231 3,206 3,265 3,300
Industry
Total private (2) 2,871 2,855 2,905 2,924
Construction 89 110 105 114
Manufacturing 238 238 245 250
Trade, transportation, and
utilities 558 548 609 559
Professional and business services 615 589 583 602
Education and health services 524 533 529 547
Leisure and hospitality 411 418 419 413
Government 358 348 360 400
Region (3)
Northeast 535 562 564 562
South 1,291 1,248 1,239 1,318
Midwest 656 671 699 688
West 719 738 797 742
Levels (1) (in thousands)
Industry and region 2004 2005
Nov. Dec. (p) Jan. (p)
Total (2) 3,277 3,507 3,305
Industry
Total private (2) 2,910 3,106 2,953
Construction 118 132 121
Manufacturing 248 266 252
Trade, transportation, and
utilities 554 561 536
Professional and business services 620 699 682
Education and health services 543 557 551
Leisure and hospitality 411 450 437
Government 369 396 340
Region (3)
Northeast 560 520 595
South 1,250 1,329 1,306
Midwest 726 740 727
West 759 792 692
Rates
Industry and region 2004
July Aug. Sept. Oct.
Total (2) 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4
Industry
Total private (2) 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6
Construction 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.6
Manufacturing 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7
Trade, transportation, and
utilities 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.1
Professional and business services 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.5
Education and health services 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1
Leisure and hospitality 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2
Government 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8
Region (3)
Northeast 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2
South 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.7
Midwest 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.1
West 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.5
Rates
Industry and region 2004 2005
Nov. Dec. (p) Jan. (p)
Total (2) 2.4 2.6 2.4
Industry
Total private (2) 2.6 2.7 2.6
Construction 1.6 1.8 1.7
Manufacturing 1.7 1.8 1.7
Trade, transportation, and
utilities 2.1 2.1 2.0
Professional and business services 3.6 4.0 3.9
Education and health services 3.1 3.1 3.1
Leisure and hospitality 3.2 3.4 3.3
Government 1.7 1.8 1.5
Region (3)
Northeast 2.2 2.4 2.3
South 2.6 2.8 2.7
Midwest 2.3 2.3 2.3
West 2.6 2.7 2.3
(1) Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the
independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.
(2) Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial
activities, and other services, not shown separately.
(3) Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont; South:
Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia; Midwest:
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin; West: Alaska,
Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada,
New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.
NOTE: The job openings level is the number of job openings on the last
business day of the month; the job openings rate is the number of job
openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of total
employment plus job openings.
(p) = preliminary.
19. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
Levels (1) (in thousands)
Industry and region 2004
July Aug. Sept. Oct.
Total (2) 4,297 4,504 4,406 4,552
Industry
Total private 4,015 4,174 3,957 4,216
Construction 357 398 363 353
Manufacturing 340 356 361 353
Trade, transportation, and
utilities 925 975 908 977
Professional and business services 725 770 761 812
Education and health services 424 450 416 420
Leisure and hospitality 804 770 772 801
Government 314 339 375 318
Region (3)
Northeast 748 785 794 811
South 1,678 1,668 1,754 1,809
Midwest 931 996 889 1,013
West 872 1,057 963 916
Levels (1) (in thousands)
Industry and region 2004 2005
Nov. Dec. (p) Jan. (p)
Total (2) 4,990 4,639 4,669
Industry
Total private 4,652 4,337 4,356
Construction 373 368 293
Manufacturing 386 324 292
Trade, transportation, and
utilities 1,077 986 1,066
Professional and business services 935 878 882
Education and health services 447 452 443
Leisure and hospitality 858 834 856
Government 335 307 321
Region (3)
Northeast 851 858 777
South 1,903 1,770 1,833
Midwest 1,149 1,043 1,098
West 1,014 970 944
Rates
Industry and region 2004
July Aug Sept. Oct.
Total (2) 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.4
Industry
Total private 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.8
Construction 5.1 5.7 5.2 5.0
Manufacturing 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5
Trade, transportation, and
utilities 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.8
Professional and business services 4.4 4.7 4.6 4.9
Education and health services 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.5
Leisure and hospitality 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.4
Government 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.5
Region (3)
Northeast 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2
South 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.9
Midwest 3.0 3.2 2.8 3.2
West 3.0 3.7 3.3 3.2
Rates
Industry and region 2004 2005
Nov Dec. (p) Jan. (p)
Total (2) 3.8 3.5 3.5
Industry
Total private 4.2 3.9 3.9
Construction 5.3 5.2 4.1
Manufacturing 2.7 2.3 2.0
Trade, transportation, and
utilities 4.2 3.8 4.2
Professional and business services 5.6 5.3 5.3
Education and health services 2.6 2.6 2.6
Leisure and hospitality 6.8 6.6 6.8
Government 1.5 1.4 1.5
Region (3)
Northeast 3.4 3.4 3.1
South 4.1 3.8 3.9
Midwest 3.7 3.3 3.5
West 3.5 3.4 3.3
(1) Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the
independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.
(2) Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial
activities, and other services, not shown separately.
(3) Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont; South:
Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas. Virginia, West Virginia; Midwest:
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin; West: Alaska,
Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada,
New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.
NOTE: The hires level is the number of hires during the entire month;
the hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a
percent of total employment.
(p) = preliminary.
20. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region,
seasonally adjusted
Levels (1) (in thousands)
Industry and region 2004
July Aug. Sept. Oct
Total (2) 4,190 4,271 4,214 4,215
Industry
Total private (2) 3,923 4,038 3,918 3,957
Construction 345 412 377 425
Manufacturing 363 383 368 354
Trade, transportation, and
utilities 979 942 909 889
Professional and business services 683 663 686 585
Education and health services 370 401 380 376
Leisure and hospitality 729 789 732 767
Government 264 248 305 263
Region (3)
Northeast 748 748 725 711
South 1,578 1,563 1,604 1,614
Midwest 966 915 922 952
West 934 1,084 982 896
Levels (1) (in thousands)
Industry and region 2004 2005
Nov. Dec. (p) Jan. (p)
Total (2) 4,266 4,435 4,361
Industry
Total private (2) 3,996 4,146 4,086
Construction 351 355 403
Manufacturing 327 353 340
Trade, transportation, and
utilities 943 1,062 887
Professional and business services 822 833 851
Education and health services 408 375 346
Leisure and hospitality 727 758 797
Government 275 274 250
Region (3)
Northeast 756 773 783
South 1,594 1,707 1,678
Midwest 1,041 986 989
West 826 953 929
Rates
Industry and region 2004
July Aug. Sept. Oct.
Total (2) 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2
Industry
Total private (2) 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6
Construction 5.0 5.9 5.4 6.0
Manufacturing 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.5
Trade, transportation, and
utilities 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5
Professional and business services 4.2 4.0 4.2 3.5
Education and health services 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.2
Leisure and hospitality 5.8 6.3 5.8 6.1
Government 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.2
Region (3)
Northeast 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8
South 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5
Midwest 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.0
West 3.3 3.8 3.4 3.1
Rates
Industry and region 2004 2005
Nov. Dec. (p) Jan. (p)
Total (2) 3.2 3.3 3.3
Industry
Total private (2) 3.6 3.7 3.7
Construction 5.0 5.0 5.7
Manufacturing 2.3 2.5 2.4
Trade, transportation, and
utilities 3.7 4.1 3.5
Professional and business services 4.9 5.0 5.1
Education and health services 2.4 2.2 2.0
Leisure and hospitality 5.8 6.0 6.3
Government 1.3 1.3 1.2
Region (3)
Northeast 3.0 3.0 3.1
South 3.4 3.6 3.6
Midwest 3.3 3.1 3.1
West 2.9 3.3 3.2
(1) Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the
independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.
(2) Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial
activities, and other services, not shown separately.
(3) Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont; South:
Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas. Virginia, West Virginia; Midwest:
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin; West: Alaska,
Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada,
New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.
NOTE: The hires level is the number of hires during the entire month;
the hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a
percent of total employment.
(p) = preliminary.
21. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
Levels (1) (in thousands)
Industry and region 2004
July Aug. Sept. Oct.
Total (2) 2,340 2,288 2,291 2,344
Industry
Total private (2) 2,215 2,178 2,166 2,217
Construction 104 156 159 182
Manufacturing 179 166 181 187
Trade, transportation, and
utilities 561 543 529 517
Professional and business services 365 326 358 281
Education and health services 269 241 235 239
Leisure and hospitality 449 477 451 474
Government 127 116 127 123
Region (3)
Northeast 345 342 317 333
South 945 897 950 943
Midwest 534 484 492 500
West 514 562 541 550
Levels (1) (in thousands)
Industry and region 2004 2005
Nov. Dec. (p) Jan. (p)
Total (2) 2,436 2,495 2,496
Industry
Total private (2) 2,319 2,366 2,382
Construction 159 162 165
Manufacturing 185 194 186
Trade, transportation, and
utilities 568 570 599
Professional and business services 401 415 408
Education and health services 250 232 226
Leisure and hospitality 499 506 508
Government 118 129 116
Region (3)
Northeast 359 392 439
South 1,014 1,021 1,033
Midwest 551 544 523
West 492 536 526
Rates
Industry and region 2004
July Aug. Sept. Oct.
Total (2) 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8
Industry
Total private (2) 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Construction 1.5 2.2 2.3 2.6
Manufacturing 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3
Trade, transportation, and
utilities 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0
Professional and business services 2.2 2.0 2.2 1.7
Education and health services 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.4
Leisure and hospitality 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.8
Government .6 .5 .6 .6
Region (3)
Northeast 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3
South 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.0
Midwest 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6
West 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.9
Rates
Industry and region 2004 2005
Nov. Dec. (p) Jan. (p)
Total (2) 1.8 1.9 1.9
Industry
Total private (2) 2.1 2.1 2.1
Construction 2.2 2.3 2.3
Manufacturing 1.3 1.4 1.3
Trade, transportation, and
utilities 2.2 2.2 2.3
Professional and business services 2.4 2.5 2.4
Education and health services 1.5 1.4 1.3
Leisure and hospitality 4.0 4.0 4.0
Government .5 .6 .5
Region (3)
Northeast 1.4 1.5 1.7
South 2.2 2.2 2.2
Midwest 1.8 1.7 1.7
West 1.7 1.9 1.8
(1) Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the
independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.
(2) Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial
activities, and other services, not shown separately.
(3) Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont; South:
Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas. Virginia, West Virginia; Midwest:
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin; West: Alaska,
Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada,
New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.
NOTE: The hires level is the number of hires during the entire month;
the hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a
percent of total employment.
(p) = preliminary.
22. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages: 10 largest counties,
fourth quarter 2003.
Establish-
ments, Employment
fourth
County by NAICS supersector quarter December
2003 2003
(thousands) (thousands)
United States (3) 8,314.1 129,341.5
Private industry 8,048.7 108,215.1
Natural resources and mining 123.7 1,557.8
Construction 804.9 6,689.5
Manufacturing 376.8 14,307.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities 1,853.6 25,957.3
Information 145.2 3.2
Financial activities 767.0 7,874.7
Professional and business services 1,329.4 16,113.2
Education and health services 732.2 15,974.0
Leisure and hospitality 669.9 12,042.8
Other services 1,080.6 4,274.1
Government 265.3 21.1
Los Angeles CA 356.0 4,075.3
Private industry 352.2 3,486.3
Natural resources and mining 0.6 11.0
Construction 12.9 133.9
Manufacturing 17.8 485.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities 53.9 794.6
Information 9.2 194.9
Financial activities 23.0 237.9
Professional and business services 40.1 575.0
Education and health services 26.6 456.5
Leisure and hospitality 25.6 375.9
Other services 142.1 220.7
Government 3.8 589.0
Cook IL 126.7 2.5
Private industry 125.5 2,221.9
Natural resources and mining 1.0 1.3
Construction 10.5 96.7
Manufacturing 7.9 265.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities 26.7 499.4
Information 2.5 66.1
Financial activities 13.8 219.4
Professional and business services 26.1 405.5
Education and health services 12.3 350.8
Leisure and hospitality 10.5 217.7
Other services 12.6 95.1
Government 1.2 317.9
New York, NY 111.9 2,253.6
Private industry 111.7 1,800.4
Natural resources and mining 0.0 1.0
Construction 2.2 30.0
Manufacturing 3.5 46.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities 22.1 247.6
Information 4.3 130.6
Financial activities 16.7 352.0
Professional and business services 22.6 439.7
Education and health services 7.8 273.8
Leisure and hospitality 10.1 188.2
Other services 16.0 82.9
Government 2.0 453.2
Harris, TX 89.4 1,841.5
Private industry 89.0 1,595.2
Natural resources and mining 1.2 62.5
Construction 6.3 135.5
Manufacturing 4.7 164.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities 21.1 403.2
Information 1.4 33.8
Financial activities 9.7 113.1
Professional and business services 17.0 279.0
Education and health services 8.8 188.3
Leisure and hospitality 6.5 155.2
Other services 10.3 56.3
Government 0.4 246.3
Maricopa, AZ 80.9 1.6
Private industry 80.5 1.4
Natural resources and mining 0.5 9.8
Construction 8.4 131.7
Manufacturing 3.3 128.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities 18.6 336.4
Information 1.6 36.6
Financial activities 9.5 133.3
Professional and business services 18.1 261.5
Education and health services 7.6 160.5
Leisure and hospitality 5.6 155.8
Other services 5.7 44.7
Government 5.0 219.4
Dallas, TX 68.6 1.5
Private industry 68.2 1,294.6
Natural resources and mining 0.5 6.8
Construction 4.5 73.0
Manufacturing 3.5 144.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities 15.8 326.1
Information 1.9 64.0
Financial activities 8.6 140.0
Professional and business services 14.0 237.7
Education and health services 6.3 131.4
Leisure and hospitality 5.2 127.5
Other services 6.7 40.5
Government 0.4 156.2
Orange, CA 88.8 1.4
Private industry 87.4 1,305.5
Natural resources and mining 0.3 6.1
Construction 6.4 85.5
Manufacturing 6.1 179.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities 17.3 278.8
Information 1.5 33.8
Financial activities 9.7 127.8
Professional and business services 17.4 261.0
Education and health services 9.1 126.6
Leisure and hospitality 6.6 159.9
Other services 12.9 46.0
Government 1.4 131.1
San Diego, CA 85.3 1,278.2
Private industry 83.9 1,060.2
Natural resources and mining 0.9 11.0
Construction 6.4 81.1
Manufacturing 3.6 105.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities 14.2 220.4
Information 1.4 36.7
Financial activities 8.8 81.6
Professional and business services 14.9 208.1
Education and health services 7.6 122.6
Leisure and hospitality 6.5 141.5
Other services 19.5 51.6
Government 1.3 218.0
King, WA 81.6 1.1
Private industry 81.0 945.5
Natural resources and mining 0.4 2.8
Construction 6.2 53.4
Manufacturing 2.7 101.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities 14.8 225.5
Information 1.5 69.2
Financial activities 6.1 77.5
Professional and business services 11.7 158.3
Education and health services 5.9 108.3
Leisure and hospitality 5.4 100.5
Other services 26.4 48.1
Government 0.6 155.1
Miami-Dade, FL 80.2 980.8
Private industry 79.9 827.5
Natural resources and mining 0.5 9.9
Construction 4.9 40.7
Manufacturing 2.8 49.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities 23.2 247.2
Information 1.7 28.5
Financial activities 8.2 65.5
Professional and business services 15.9 132.0
Education and health services 7.8 123.4
Leisure and hospitality 5.3 92.8
Other services 7.5 34.5
Government 0.3 153.3
Average
weekly
Employment wage (1)
Percent
County by NAICS supersector change, Fourth
December quarter
2002-03 (2) 2003
United States (3) 0.0 $767
Private industry .0 769
Natural resources and mining .1 703
Construction 1.2 837
Manufacturing -4.2 943
Trade, transportation, and utilities -.3 665
Information -4.0 1,139
Financial activities 1.2 1,138
Professional and business services .6 945
Education and health services 2.1 731
Leisure and hospitality 1.7 335
Other services -.1 494
Government -.2 757
Los Angeles CA -.5 903
Private industry -.2 898
Natural resources and mining .7 955
Construction -1.1 883
Manufacturing -7.1 900
Trade, transportation, and utilities -1.2 735
Information -2.0 1,627
Financial activities .9 1,258
Professional and business services 1.6 1,043
Education and health services 1.9 820
Leisure and hospitality 5.6 766
Other services 3.5 422
Government -2.3 930
Cook IL -1.2 922
Private industry -.9 929
Natural resources and mining -3.6 1,037
Construction .0 1.169
Manufacturing -5.1 975
Trade, transportation, and utilities -.8 753
Information -4.1 1,164
Financial activities -.8 1,471
Professional and business services -1.3 1,206
Education and health services 1.0 791
Leisure and hospitality 2.8 375
Other services -2.0 655
Government -3.1 871
New York, NY -1.0 1,480
Private industry -.6 1,623
Natural resources and mining .0 1,197
Construction -4.5 1.567
Manufacturing -4.9 1,290
Trade, transportation, and utilities -1.2 1,164
Information -5.1 1,751
Financial activities -2.0 3,034
Professional and business services .5 1,702
Education and health services 2.4 918
Leisure and hospitality 4.0 787
Other services -1.1 871
Government -2.2 912
Harris, TX -.9 906
Private industry -1.2 929
Natural resources and mining 8.7 2,185
Construction -5.0 919
Manufacturing -4.9 1,106
Trade, transportation, and utilities -2.1 821
Information -3.9 1,098
Financial activities 1.7 1,181
Professional and business services -1.7 1,073
Education and health services 1.5 812
Leisure and hospitality 7.0 335
Other services -3.1 539
Government 1.1 759
Maricopa, AZ -4.0 757
Private industry 2.2 755
Natural resources and mining -2.6 545
Construction 5.9 779
Manufacturing -2.5 1,050
Trade, transportation, and utilities 1.5 712
Information -4.1 872
Financial activities 1.5 933
Professional and business services 4.2 776
Education and health services 5.6 842
Leisure and hospitality 8.0 364
Other services -2.6 500
Government 1.6 766
Dallas, TX -1.4 952
Private industry -1.4 970
Natural resources and mining -20.5 2,680
Construction -2.2 909
Manufacturing -3.1 1,075
Trade, transportation, and utilities -3.3 898
Information -5.1 1,272
Financial activities 1.2 1,215
Professional and business services .0 1,152
Education and health services 2.4 887
Leisure and hospitality .0 432
Other services -3.4 587
Government -1.8 800
Orange, CA 1.3 874
Private industry 2.1 875
Natural resources and mining 8.3 579
Construction 4.4 969
Manufacturing -3.0 1,036
Trade, transportation, and utilities .6 802
Information -4.4 1,152
Financial activities 9.9 1,354
Professional and business services 1.0 942
Education and health services 6.1 849
Leisure and hospitality 2.5 358
Other services 6.3 518
Government -5.7 859
San Diego, CA 1.3 815
Private industry 1.5 809
Natural resources and mining -5.4 491
Construction 4.7 869
Manufacturing -4.2 1,129
Trade, transportation, and utilities 2.2 655
Information -4.5 1,582
Financial activities 4.8 1,058
Professional and business services 1.5 989
Education and health services 1.6 778
Leisure and hospitality 3.5 346
Other services 1.8 449
Government .1 843
King, WA .2 935
Private industry .1 944
Natural resources and mining -11.3 1,109
Construction -.4 921
Manufacturing -8.2 1,176
Trade, transportation, and utilities 1.1 804
Information .8 1,829
Financial activities 2.4 1,114
Professional and business services .7 1,160
Education and health services 1.5 746
Leisure and hospitality 2.9 390
Other services 1.2 463
Government 1.0 882
Miami-Dade, FL -.5 765
Private industry -.7 742
Natural resources and mining -1.8 421
Construction .3 788
Manufacturing -9.8 695
Trade, transportation, and utilities -1.7 689
Information -3.2 990
Financial activities .7 1,062
Professional and business services -.2 948
Education and health services 1.4 748
Leisure and hospitality 2.1 432
Other services -1.8 450
Government .5 886
Average weekly
wage (1)
County by NAICS supersector Percent change,
fourth quarter
2002-032
United States (3) 3.6
Private industry 3.9
Natural resources and mining 4.9
Construction 2.3
Manufacturing 6.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities 3.4
Information 3.9
Financial activities 5.9
Professional and business services 3.8
Education and health services 3.8
Leisure and hospitality 3.4
Other services 3.1
Government 2.4
Los Angeles CA 4.2
Private industry 4.2
Natural resources and mining 16.9
Construction 1.7
Manufacturing 6.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities 2.7
Information 5.2
Financial activities 7.0
Professional and business services 3.7
Education and health services 3.9
Leisure and hospitality 6.5
Other services 5.0
Government 3.3
Cook IL 3.0
Private industry 3.2
Natural resources and mining 3.2
Construction -.8
Manufacturing 6.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities .4
Information .1
Financial activities 8.1
Professional and business services 4.1
Education and health services 3.7
Leisure and hospitality -.3
Other services 3.0
Government 0.9
New York, NY 7.2
Private industry 8.1
Natural resources and mining -6.5
Construction 3.4
Manufacturing 6.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities 5.5
Information 7.9
Financial activities 16.1
Professional and business services 2.6
Education and health services 7.6
Leisure and hospitality 6.1
Other services 6.1
Government .1
Harris, TX 2.1
Private industry 2.1
Natural resources and mining -.9
Construction 2.6
Manufacturing 2.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities 1.0
Information .4
Financial activities 4.9
Professional and business services 3.2
Education and health services 1.8
Leisure and hospitality -.9
Other services .4
Government 3.1
Maricopa, AZ 4.0
Private industry 3.9
Natural resources and mining 4.4
Construction 2.1
Manufacturing 8.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities 3.2
Information .5
Financial activities 3.7
Professional and business services 3.5
Education and health services 5.0
Leisure and hospitality 2.8
Other services 2.2
Government 3.7
Dallas, TX 4.3
Private industry 4.8
Natural resources and mining 22.7
Construction 5.5
Manufacturing 6.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities 5.2
Information 8.7
Financial activities 2.9
Professional and business services 4.2
Education and health services 2.7
Leisure and hospitality 4.3
Other services 2.8
Government -.1
Orange, CA 5.3
Private industry 5.2
Natural resources and mining .2
Construction 5.9
Manufacturing 11.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities 2.7
Information 5.3
Financial activities 6.2
Professional and business services 2.8
Education and health services 3.7
Leisure and hospitality 3.8
Other services 3.0
Government 6.0
San Diego, CA 2.6
Private industry 2.5
Natural resources and mining 1.0
Construction .7
Manufacturing 11.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities .9
Information -2.0
Financial activities .4
Professional and business services 2.8
Education and health services 5.7
Leisure and hospitality 2.4
Other services 2.7
Government 2.9
King, WA .2
Private industry -.3
Natural resources and mining .8
Construction 1.4
Manufacturing -2.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities 2.6
Information -15.7
Financial activities 3.5
Professional and business services 8.4
Education and health services 4.8
Leisure and hospitality 3.7
Other services .4
Government 3.6
Miami-Dade, FL 3.5
Private industry 3.6
Natural resources and mining 4.0
Construction 2.7
Manufacturing 5.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities 4.2
Information 1.7
Financial activities -1.1
Professional and business services 5.2
Education and health services 2.3
Leisure and hospitality 9.9
Other services 3.0
Government 2.8
(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay
data adjusted for noneconomic county reclassifications. See Notes on
Current Labor Statistics.
(3) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico
or theVirgin Islands.
(4) Data do not meet BLS or State agency disclosure standards.
NOTE: Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and
Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
Data are preliminary.
23. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages: by State,
fourth quarter 2003.
Employment
Establishments,
State fourth quarter December Percent change,
2003 2003 December
(thousands) (thousands) 2002-03
United States (2) 8,314.1 129,341.5 0.0
Alabama 111.8 1,838.1 -.1
Alaska 20.0 282.7 1.1
Arizona 126.9 2,352.1 2.2
Arkansas 75.2 1,133.6 .5
California 1,190.8 14,922.3 .0
Colorado 160.0 2,134.6 -1.1
Connecticut 109.1 1,648.9 -.7
Delaware 27.1 408.4 .5
District of Columbia 30.0 654.8 -.4
Florida 504.1 7,424.5 .8
Georgia 245.6 3,845.6 .2
Hawaii 37.4 583.0 1.3
Idaho 48.5 577.5 .6
Illinois 325.7 5,738.7 -1.2
Indiana 152.1 2,852.2 -.3
Iowa 90.6 1,418.5 .0
Kansas 82.2 1,298.3 -.9
Kentucky 105.7 1,740.6 .3
Louisiana 114.0 1,870.9 .5
Maine 47.4 595.8 .7
Maryland 150.4 2,466.4 .7
Massachusetts 206.6 3,154.6 -1.9
Michigan 251.3 4,365.8 -1.1
Minnesota 159.0 2,591.9 -.5
Mississippi 65.6 1,108.1 .4
Missouri 165.4 2,633.6 -.7
Montana 42.0 396.6 1.1
Nebraska 55.3 884.4 .6
Nevada 60.3 1,111.2 4.4
New Hampshire 47.0 614.9 .6
New Jersey 268.1 3,912.8 .1
New Mexico 50.4 757.1 1.4
New York 550.3 8,379.2 -.4
North Carolina 227.8 3,759.6 -.1
North Dakota 24.0 317.6 .9
Ohio 294.2 5,322.4 -.7
Oklahoma 91.6 1,423.4 -1.3
Oregon 118.8 1,579.8 .2
Pennsylvania 326.9 5,524.5 -.2
Rhode Island 34.7 480.5 1.2
South Carolina 108.4 1,781.0 .3
South Dakota 28.1 365.4 .3
Tennessee 128.4 2,648.0 .4
Texas 505.3 9,300.1 -.3
Utah 73.9 1,066.2 1.2
Vermont 24.1 300.7 .3
Virginia 202.6 3,477.5 1.2
Washington 222.7 2,654.7 1.0
West Virginia 47.2 685.2 .1
Wisconsin 157.6 2,715.4 .0
Wyoming 22.0 241.6 1.7
Puerto Rico 50.2 1,074.1 3.5
Virgin Islands 3.2 42.5 -.2
Average weekly wage (1)
State Fourth Percent change,
quarter fourth-quarter
2003 2002-03
United States (2) $767 3.6
Alabama 657 4.0
Alaska 746 1.1
Arizona 710 3.8
Arkansas 587 4.1
California 869 3.8
Colorado 784 2.0
Connecticut 992 3.8
Delaware 825 5.0
District of Columbia 1238 3.9
Florida 685 3.8
Georgia 734 2.8
Hawaii 678 3.7
Idaho 579 1.8
Illinois 827 3.2
Indiana 675 3.5
Iowa 626 4.7
Kansas 631 2.8
Kentucky 645 3.5
Louisiana 628 2.4
Maine 631 4.6
Maryland 831 3.6
Massachusetts 954 5.2
Michigan 806 3.9
Minnesota 777 3.2
Mississippi 559 3.7
Missouri 676 2.4
Montana 549 4.0
Nebraska 613 3.2
Nevada 721 5.1
New Hampshire 788 4.0
New Jersey 945 3.4
New Mexico 612 4.1
New York 959 5.2
North Carolina 679 4.5
North Dakota 563 4.3
Ohio 713 3.8
Oklahoma 597 4.2
Oregon 694 3.3
Pennsylvania 750 4.7
Rhode Island 738 5.1
South Carolina 623 3.1
South Dakota 559 4.1
Tennessee 689 4.2
Texas 754 3.1
Utah 630 2.3
Vermont 661 5.1
Virginia 786 5.2
Washington 759 1.3
West Virginia 587 2.1
Wisconsin 683 4.1
Wyoming 616 4.1
Puerto Rico 450 4.7
Virgin Islands 629 2.4
(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico
or the Virgin Islands.
NOTE: Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI)
and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE)
programs. Data are preliminary.
24. Annual data: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, by ownership
Average
Year Average annual Total annual wages
establishments employment (in thousands)
Total covered (UI and UCFE)
1993 6,679,934 109,422,571 $2,884,472,282
1994 6,826,677 112,611,287 3,033,676,678
1995 7,040,677 115,487,841 3,215,921,236
1996 7,189,168 117,963,132 3,414,514,808
1997 7,369,473 121,044,432 3,674,031,718
1998 7,634,018 124,183,549 3,967,072,423
1999 7,820,860 127,042,282 4,235,579,204
2000 7,879,116 129,877,063 4,587,708,584
2001 7,984,529 129,635,800 4,695,225,123
2002 8,101,872 128,233,919 4,714,374,741
UI covered
1993 6,632,221 106,351,431 $2,771,023,411
1994 6,778,300 109,588,189 2,918,684,128
1995 6,990,594 112,539,795 3,102,353,355
1996 7,137,644 115,081,246 3,298,045,286
1997 7,317,363 118,233,942 3,553,933,885
1998 7,586,767 121,400,660 3,845,494,089
1999 7,771,198 124,255,714 4,112,169,533
2000 7,828,861 127,005,574 4,454,966,824
2001 7,933,536 126,883,182 4,560,511,280
2002 8,051,117 125,475,293 4,570,787,218
Private industry covered
1993 6,454,381 91,202,971 $2,365,301,493
1994 6,596,158 94,146,344 2,494,458,555
1995 6,803,454 96,894,844 2,658,927,216
1996 6,946,858 99,268,446 2,837,334,217
1997 7,121,182 102,175,161 3,071,807,287
1998 7,381,518 105,082,368 3,337,621,699
1999 7,560,567 107,619,457 3,577,738,557
2000 7,622,274 110,015,333 3,887,626,769
2001 7,724,965 109,304,802 3,952,152,155
2002 7,839,903 107,577,281 3,930,767,025
State government covered
1993 59,185 4,088,075 $117,095,062
1994 60,686 4,162,944 122,879,977
1995 60,763 4,201,836 128,143,491
1996 62,146 4,191,726 131,605,800
1997 65,352 4,214,451 137,057,432
1998 67,347 4,240,779 142,512,445
1999 70,538 4,296,673 149,011,194
2000 65,096 4,370,160 158,618,365
2001 64,583 4,452,237 168,358,331
2002 64,447 4,485,071 175,866,492
Local government covered
1993 118,626 11,059,500 $288,594,697
1994 121,425 11,278,080 301,315,857
1995 126,342 11,442,238 315,252,346
1996 128,640 11,621,074 329,105,269
1997 130,829 11,844,330 345,069,166
1998 137,902 12,077,513 365,359,945
1999 140,093 12,339,584 385,419,781
2000 141,491 12,620,081 408,721,690
2001 143,989 13,126,143 440,000,795
2002 146,767 13,412,941 464,153,701
Federal Government covered (UCFE)
1993 47,714 3,071,140 $113,448,871
1994 48,377 3,023,098 114,992,550
1995 50,083 2,948,046 113,567,881
1996 51,524 2,881,887 116,469,523
1997 52,110 2,810,489 120,097,833
1998 47,252 2,782,888 121,578,334
1999 49,661 2,786,567 123,409,672
2000 50,256 2,871,489 132,741,760
2001 50,993 2,752,619 134,713,843
2002 50,755 2,758,627 143,587,523
Average Average
Year annual wage weekly
per employee wage
Total covered (UI and UCFE)
1993 $26,361 $507
1994 26,939 518
1995 27,846 536
1996 28,946 557
1997 30,353 584
1998 31,945 614
1999 33,340 641
2000 35,323 679
2001 36,219 697
2002 36,764 707
UI covered
1993 $26,055 $501
1994 26,633 512
1995 27,567 530
1996 28,658 551
1997 30,058 578
1998 31,676 609
1999 33,094 636
2000 35,077 675
2001 35,943 691
2002 36,428 701
Private industry covered
1993 $25,934 $499
1994 26,496 510
1995 27,441 528
1996 28,582 550
1997 30,064 578
1998 31,762 611
1999 33,244 639
2000 35,337 680
2001 36,157 695
2002 36,539 703
State government covered
1993 $28,643 $551
1994 29,518 568
1995 30,497 586
1996 31,397 604
1997 32,521 625
1998 33,605 646
1999 34,681 667
2000 36,296 698
2001 37,814 727
2002 39,212 754
Local government covered
1993 $26,095 $502
1994 26,717 514
1995 27,552 530
1996 28,320 545
1997 29,134 560
1998 30,251 582
1999 31,234 601
2000 32,387 623
2001 33,521 645
2002 34,605 665
Federal Government
covered (UCFE)
1993 $36,940 $710
1994 38,038 731
1995 38,523 741
1996 40,414 777
1997 42,732 822
1998 43,688 840
1999 44,287 852
2000 46,228 889
2001 48,940 941
2002 52,050 1,001
NOTE: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. Data reflect
the movement of Indian Tribal Council establishments from private
industry to the public sector. See Notes on Current Labor Statistics.
25. Annual data: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages,
establishment size and employment, private ownership, by
supersector, first quarter 2003
Size of
establishments
Industry, establishments, and Total Fewer than
employment 5 workers (1)
Total all industries (2)
Establishments, first quarter 7,933,974 4,768,812
Employment, March 105,583,548 7,095,128
Natural resources and mining
Establishments, first quarter 124,527 72,088
Employment, March 1,526,176 110,155
Construction
Establishments, first quarter 795,029 523,747
Employment, March 6,285,841 746,296
Manufacturing
Establishments, first quarter 381,159 148,469
Employment, March 14,606,928 252,443
Trade, transportation, and utilities
Establishments, first quarter 1,851,662 992,180
Employment, March 24,683,356 1,646,304
Information
Establishments, first quarter 147,062 84,906
Employment, March 3,208,667 112,409
Financial activities
Establishments, first quarter 753,064 480,485
Employment, March 7,753,717 788,607
Professional and business services
Establishments, first quarter 1,307,697 887,875
Employment, March 15,648,435 1,230,208
Education and health services
Establishments, first quarter 720,207 338,139
Employment, March 15,680,834 629,968
Leisure and hospitality
Establishments, first quarter 657,359 260,149
Employment, March 11,731,379 411,192
Other services
Establishments, first quarter 1,057,236 851,231
Employment, March 4,243,633 1,037,360
Size of establishments
Industry, establishments, and 5 to 9 10 to 19
employment workers workers
Total all industries (2)
Establishments, first quarter 1,331,834 872,241
Employment, March 8,810,097 11,763,253
Natural resources and mining
Establishments, first quarter 23,248 14,773
Employment, March 153,629 198,895
Construction
Establishments, first quarter 129,201 76,215
Employment, March 846,521 1,021,722
Manufacturing
Establishments, first quarter 65,027 57,354
Employment, March 436,028 788,581
Trade, transportation, and utilities
Establishments, first quarter 378,157 239,637
Employment, March 2,514,548 3,204,840
Information
Establishments, first quarter 20,744 16,130
Employment, March 138,076 220.618
Financial activities
Establishments, first quarter 135.759 76,733
Employment, March 892,451 1,017,662
Professional and business services
Establishments, first quarter 180,458 111,532
Employment, March 1,184,745 1,501,470
Education and health services
Establishments, first quarter 164,622 103,683
Employment, March 1,092,329 1,392,099
Leisure and hospitality
Establishments, first quarter 110,499 118,140
Employment, March 744,144 1,653,470
Other services
Establishments, first quarter 116,940 56,238
Employment, March 761,518 740,752
Size of establishments
Industry, establishments, and 20 to 49 50 to 99
employment workers workers
Total all industries (2)
Establishments, first quarter 597,662 203,030
Employment, March 18,025,655 13,970,194
Natural resources and mining
Establishments, first quarter 9,226 2,893
Employment, March 275,811 198,122
Construction
Establishments, first quarter 46.096 12,837
Employment, March 1,371,071 872,274
Manufacturing
Establishments, first quarter 54,261 25,927
Employment, March 1,685,563 1,815,385
Trade, transportation, and utilities
Establishments, first quarter 149,960 51,507
Employment, March 4,527,709 3,564,316
Information
Establishments, first quarter 13,539 5,920
Employment, March 416,670 410,513
Financial activities
Establishments, first quarter 39,003 11,743
Employment, March 1,162,498 801,140
Professional and business services
Establishments, first quarter 73,599 28,471
Employment, March 2,233 1,969
Education and health services
Establishments, first quarter 65,173 24,086
Employment, March 1,955,861 1,679,708
Leisure and hospitality
Establishments, first quarter 122,168 34,166
Employment, March 3,683,448 2,285,550
Other services
Establishments, first quarter 24,235 5,451
Employment, March 703,957 371,774
Size of establishments
Industry, establishments, and 100 to 249 250 to 499
employment workers workers
Total all industries (2)
Establishments, first quarter 115,598 28,856
Employment, March 17,299,058 9,864,934
Natural resources and mining
Establishments, first quarter 1,593 501
Employment, March 241,559 171,063
Construction
Establishments, first quarter 5,604 1,006
Employment, March 823,846 338,107
Manufacturing
Establishments, first quarter 19,813 6,506
Employment, March 3,043,444 2,245,183
Trade, transportation, and utilities
Establishments, first quarter 31,351 6,681
Employment, March 4,661,898 2,277,121
Information
Establishments, first quarter 3,773 1,223
Employment, March 576,674 418,113
Financial activities
Establishments, first quarter 6,195 1,794
Employment, March 934,618 620,183
Professional and business services
Establishments, first quarter 17,856 5.153
Employment, March 2,707,203 1,762,251
Education and health services
Establishments, first quarter 17,122 3,929
Employment, March 2,558,300 1,337,188
Leisure and hospitality
Establishments, first quarter 9,718 1,609
Employment, March 1,372,780 545,304
Other services
Establishments, first quarter 2,561 454
Employment, March 376,832 150,421
Size of establishments
1,000 or
Industry, establishments, and 500 to 999 more
employment workers workers
Total all industries (2)
Establishments, first quarter 10,454 5,487
Employment, March 7,090,739 11,664,490
Natural resources and mining
Establishments, first quarter 161 44
Employment, March 108,563 68,379
Construction
Establishments, first quarter 262 61
Employment, March 172,944 93,060
Manufacturing
Establishments, first quarter 2,565 1,237
Employment, March 1,732,368 2,607,933
Trade, transportation, and utilities
Establishments, first quarter 1,619 570
Employment, March 1,070 1,216,479
Information
Establishments, first quarter 575 252
Employment, March 399,366 516,228
Financial activities
Establishments, first quarter 883 469
Employment, March 601,549 935,009
Professional and business services
Establishments, first quarter 1,919 834
Employment, March 1,307,870 1,752,716
Education and health services
Establishments, first quarter 1,761 1,692
Employment, March 1,220,921 3,814,460
Leisure and hospitality
Establishments, first quarter 599 311
Employment, March 404,831 630,660
Other services
Establishments, first quarter 109 17
Employment, March 71,453 29,566
(1) Includes establishments that reported no workers in March 2003.
(2) Includes data for unclassified establishments, not shown
separately.
NOTE: Details may not add to totals due to rounding. Data are only
produced for first quarter. Data are preliminary.
26. Annual data: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, by
metropolitan area, 2001-02
Average annual wage (2)
Metropolitan area (1) Percent
2001 2002 change,
2001-02
Metropolitan areas (3) $37,908 $38,423 1.4
Abilene, TX 25,141 25,517 1.5
Akron, OH 32,930 34,037 3.4
Albany, GA 28,877 29,913 3.6
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 35,355 35,994 1.8
Albuquerque, NM 31,667 32,475 2.6
Alexandria, LA 26,296 27,300 3.8
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA 33,569 34,789 3.6
Altoona, PA 26,869 27,360 1.8
Amarillo, TX 27,422 28,274 3.1
Anchorage AK 37,998 39,112 2.9
Ann Arbor MI 37,582 39,220 4.4
Anniston, AL 26,486 27,547 4.0
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 32,652 33,020 1.1
Asheville, NC 28,511 28,771 .9
Athens, GA 28,966 29,942 3.4
Atlanta, GA 40,559 41,123 1.4
Atlantic-Cape May, NJ 31,268 32,201 3.0
Auburn-Opelika, AL 25,753 26,405 2.5
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC 30,626 31,743 3.6
Austin-San Marcos, TX 40,831 39,540 -3.2
Bakersfield, CA 30,106 31,192 3.6
Baltimore, MD 37,495 38,718 3.3
Bangor, ME 27,850 28,446 2.1
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA 31,025 32,028 3.2
Baton Rouge LA 30,321 31,366 3.4
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 31,798 32,577 2.4
Bellingham, WA 27,724 28,284 2.0
Benton Harbor, MI 31,140 32,627 4.8
Bergen-Passaic, NJ 44,701 45,185 1.1
Billings, MT 27,889 28,553 2.4
Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS 28,351 28,515 .6
Binghamton, NY 31,187 31,832 2.1
Birmingham, AL 34,519 35,940 4.1
Bismarck, ND 27,116 27,993 3.2
Bloomington, IN 28,013 28,855 3.0
Bloomington-Normal, IL 35,111 36,133 2.9
Boise City, ID 31,624 31,955 1.0
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-
Brockton, MA-NH 45,766 45,685 -.2
Boulder-Longmont, CO 44,310 44,037 -.6
Brazoria, TX 35,655 36,253 1.7
Bremerton, WA 31,525 33,775 7.1
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX 22,142 22,892 3.4
Bryan-College Station, TX 25,755 26,051 1.1
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 32,054 32,777 2.3
Burlington, VT 34,363 35,169 2.3
Canton-Massillon, OH 29,020 29,689 2.3
Casper, WY 28,264 28,886 2.2
Cedar Rapids, IA 34,649 34,730 .2
Champaign-Urbana, IL 30,488 31,995 4.9
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 28,887 29,993 3.8
Charleston, WV 31,530 32,136 1.9
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC 37,267 38,413 3.1
Charlottesville, VA 32,427 33,328 2.8
Chattanooga, TN-GA 29,981 30,631 2.2
Cheyenne, WY 27,579 28,827 4.5
Chicago, IL 42,685 43,239 1.3
Chico-Paradise, CA 26,499 27,190 2.6
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 36,050 37,168 3.1
Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY 25,567 26,940 5.4
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyna, OH 35,514 36,102 1.7
Colorado Springs, CO 34,391 34,681 .8
Columbia, MO 28,490 29,135 2.3
Columbia, SC 29,904 30,721 2.7
Columbus, GA-AL 28,412 29,207 2.8
Columbus, OH 35,028 36,144 3.2
Corpus Christi, TX 29,361 30,168 2.7
Corvallis, OR 35,525 36,766 3.5
Cumberland, MD-WV 25,504 26,704 4.7
Dallas, TX 42,706 43,000 .7
Danville, VA 25,465 26,116 2.6
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL, 31,275 32,118 2.7
Dayton-Springfield, OH 33,619 34,327 2.1
Daytona Beach, FL 25,953 26,898 3.6
Decatur AL 30,891 30,370 -1.7
Decatur, IL 33,354 33,215 -.4
Denver, CO 42,351 42,133 -.5
Des Moines, IA 34,303 35,641 3.9
Detroit, MI 42,704 43,224 1.2
Dothan, AL 28,026 29,270 4.4
Dover, DE 27,754 29,818 7.4
Dubuque, IA 28,402 29,208 2.8
Duluth-Superior, MN-WI 29,415 30,581 4.0
Dutchess County, NY 38,748 38,221 -1.4
Eau Claire, WI 27,680 28,760 3.9
El Paso, TX 25,847 26,604 2.9
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 30,797 32,427 5.3
Elmira, NY 28,669 29,151 1.7
Enid, OK 24,836 25,507 2.7
Erie, PA 29,293 29,780 1.7
Eugene-Springfield, OR 28,983 29,427 1.5
Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY 31,042 31,977 3.0
Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN 27,899 29,053 4.1
Fayetteville, NC 26,981 28,298 4.9
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR 29,940 31,090 3.8
Flagstaff, AZ-UT 25,890 26,846 3.7
Flint, MI 35,995 36,507 1.4
Florence AL 25,639 26,591 3.7
Florence, SC 28,800 29,563 2.6
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 33,248 34,215 2.9
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33,966 34,475 1.5
Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL 29,432 30,324 3.0
Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL 27,742 29,152 5.1
Fort Smith, AR-OK 26,755 27,075 1.2
Fort Walton Beach, FL 26,151 27,242 4.2
Fort Wayne, IN 31,400 32,053 2.1
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 36,379 37,195 2.2
Fresno, CA 27,647 28,814 4.2
Gadsden, AL 25,760 26,214 1.8
Gainesville, FL 26,917 27,648 2.7
Galveston-Texas City, TX 31,067 31,920 2.7
Gary, IN 31,948 32,432 1.5
Glens Falls, NY 27,885 28,931 3.8
Goldsboro, NC 25,398 25,821 1.7
Grand Forks, ND-MN 24,959 25,710 3.0
Grand Junction, CO 27,426 28,331 3.3
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI 33,431 34,214 2.3
Great Falls, MT 24,211 25,035 3.4
Greeley, CO 30,066 31,104 3.5
Green Bay, WI 32,631 33,698 3.3
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point,
NC 31,730 32,369 2.0
Greenville, NC 28,289 29,055 2.7
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC 30,940 31,726 2.5
Hagerstown, MD 29,020 30,034 3.5
Hamilton-Middletown, OH 32,325 32,985 2.0
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA 33,408 34,497 3.3
Hartford, CT 43,880 44,387 1.2
Hattiesburg, MS 25,145 26,051 3.6
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC 27,305 27,996 2.5
Honolulu, HI 32,531 33,978 4.4
Houma, LA 30,343 30,758 1.4
Houston, TX 42,784 42,712 -.2
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 27,478 28,321 3.1
Huntsville, AL 36,727 38,571 5.0
Indianapolis, IN 35,989 36,608 1.7
Iowa City, IA 31,663 32,567 2.9
Jackson, MI 32,454 33,251 2.5
Jackson, MS 29,813 30,537 2.4
Jackson, TN 29,414 30,443 3.5
Jacksonville, FL 32,367 33,722 4.2
Jacksonville, NC 21,395 22,269 4.1
Jamestown, NY 25,913 26,430 2.0
Janesville-Beloit, WI 31,482 32,837 4.3
Jersey City NJ 47,638 49,562 4.0
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA 28,543 29,076 1.9
Johnstown, PA 25,569 26,161 2.3
Jonesboro, AR 25,337 26,165 3.3
Joplin, MO 26,011 26,594 2.2
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI 32,905 34,237 4.0
Kankakee, IL 29,104 30,015 3.1
Kansas City, MO-KS 35,794 36,731 2.6
Kenosha, WI 31,562 32,473 2.9
Killeen-Temple, TX 26,193 27,299 4.2
Knoxville, TN 30,422 31,338 3.0
Kokomo, IN 39,599 40,778 3.0
La Crosse, WI-MN 27,774 28,719 3.4
Lafayette, LA 29,693 30,104 1.4
Lafayette, IN 31,484 31,700 .7
Lake Charles, LA 29,782 30,346 1.9
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 28,890 29,505 2.1
Lancaster, PA 31,493 32,197 2.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 34,724 35,785 3.1
Laredo, TX 24,128 24,739 2.5
Las Cruces, NM 24,310 25,256 3.9
Las Vegas, NV-AZ 32,239 33,280 3.2
Lawrence KS 25,923 26,621 2.7
Lawton, OK 24,812 25,392 2.3
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 27,092 28,435 5.0
Lexington, KY 31,593 32,776 3.7
Lima, OH 29,644 30,379 2.5
Lincoln, NE 29,352 30,614 4.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 30,858 31,634 2.5
Longview-Marshall, TX 28,029 28,172 .5
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA 40,891 41,709 2.0
Louisville, KY-IN 33,058 33,901 2.6
Lubbock, TX 26,577 27,625 3.9
Lynchburg, VA 28,859 29,444 2.0
Macon, GA 30,595 31,884 4.2
Madison, WI 34,097 35,410 3.9
Mansfield, OH 28,808 30,104 4.5
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 22,313 23,179 3.9
Medford-Ashland, OR 27,224 28,098 3.2
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL 32,798 33,913 3.4
Memphis, TN-AR-MS 34,603 35,922 3.8
Merced, CA 25,479 26,771 5.1
Miami, FL 34,524 35,694 3.4
MiddlesexSomerset-Hunterdon, NJ 49,950 50,457 1.0
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 35,617 36,523 2.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI 40,868 41,722 2.1
Missoula, MT 26,181 27,249 4.1
Mobile, AL 28,129 28,742 2.2
Modesto, CA 29,591 30,769 4.0
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ 37,056 37,710 1.8
Monroe, LA 26,578 27,614 3.9
Montgomery, AL 29,150 30,525 4.7
Muncie, IN 28,374 29,017 2.3
Myrtle Beach, SC 24,029 24,672 2.7
Naples, FL 30,839 31,507 2.2
Nashville, TN 33,989 35,036 3.1
Nassau-Suffolk, NY 39,662 40,396 1.9
New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford-
Waterbury-Danbury, CT 52,198 51,170 -2.0
New London-Norwich, CT 38,505 38,650 .4
New Orleans, LA 31,089 32,407 4.2
New York, NY 59,097 57,708 -2.4
Newark, NJ 47,715 48,781 2.2
Newburgh, NY-PA 29,827 30,920 3.7
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News,
VA-NC 29,875 30,823 3.2
Oakland, CA 45,920 46,877 2.1
Ocala, FL 26,012 26,628 2.4
Odessa-Midland, TX 31,278 31,295 .1
Oklahoma City, OK 28,915 29,850 3.2
Olympia, WA 32,772 33,765 3.0
Omaha, NE-IA 31,856 33,107 3.9
Orange County, CA 40,252 41,219 2.4
Orlando, FL 31,276 32,461 3.8
Owensboro, KY 27,306 28,196 3.3
Panama City, FL 26,433 27,448 3.8
Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH 27,920 29,529 5.8
Pensacola, FL 28,059 28,189 .5
Peoria-Pekin, IL 33,293 34,261 2.9
Philadelphia, PA-NJ 40,231 41,121 2.2
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 35,514 36,045 1.5
Pine Bluff, AR 27,561 28,698 4.1
Pittsburgh, PA 35,024 35,625 1.7
Pittsfield, MA 31,561 32,707 3.6
Pocatello, ID 24,621 25,219 2.4
Portland, ME 32,327 33,309 3.0
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA 37,285 37,650 1.0
Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI 33,403 34,610 3.6
Provo-Orem, UT 28,266 28,416 .5
Pueblo, CO 27,097 27,763 2.5
Punta Gorda, FL 25,404 26,119 2.8
Racine, WI 33,319 34,368 3.1
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 38,691 39,056 .9
Rapid City, SD 25,508 26,434 3.6
Reading, PA 32,807 33,912 3.4
Redding, CA 28,129 28,961 3.0
Reno, NV 34,231 34,744 1.5
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA 33,370 35,174 5.4
Richmond-Petersburg, VA 35,879 36,751 2.4
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA 30,510 31,591 3.5
Roanoke, VA 30,331 31,775 4.8
Rochester, MN 37,753 39,036 3.4
Rochester, NY 34,327 34,827 1.5
Rockford, IL 32,104 32,827 2.3
Rocky Mount, NC 28,770 28,893 .4
Sacramento, CA 38,016 39,354 3.5
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI 35,429 35,444 .0
St. Cloud, MN 28,263 29,535 4.5
St. Joseph, MO 27,734 28,507 2.8
St. Louis, MO-IL 35,928 36,712 2.2
Salem, OR 28,336 29,210 3.1
Salinas, CA 31,735 32,463 2.3
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT 31,965 32,600 2.0
San Angelo, TX 26,147 26,321 .7
San Antonio, TX 30,650 31,336 2.2
San Diego CA 38,418 39,305 2.3
San Francisco CA 59,654 56,602 -5.1
San Jose CA 65,931 63,056 -4.4
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso
Robles, CA 29,092 29,981 3.1
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA 33,626 34,382 2.2
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 35,022 35,721 2.0
Santa Fe, NM 30,671 32,269 5.2
Santa Rosa, CA 36,145 36,494 1.0
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 27,958 28,950 3.5
Savannah, GA 30,176 30,796 2.1
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, PA 28,642 29,336 2.4
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA 45,299 46,093 1.8
Sharon, PA 26,707 27,872 4.4
Sheboygan, WI 30,840 32,148 4.2
Sherman-Denison, TX 30,397 30,085 -1.0
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 27,856 28,769 3.3
Sioux City, IA-NE 26,755 27,543 2.9
Sioux Falls, SD 28,962 29,975 3.5
South Bend, IN 30,769 31,821 3.4
Spokane, WA 29,310 30,037 2.5
Springfield, IL 36,061 37,336 3.5
Springfield, MO 27,338 27,987 2.4
Springfield, MA 32,801 33,972 3.6
State College, PA 29,939 30,910 3.2
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV 28,483 29,129 2.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA 30,818 31,958 3.7
Sumter, SC 24,450 24,982 2.2
Syracuse, NY 32,254 33,752 4.6
Tacoma, WA 31,261 32,507 4.0
Tallahassee, FL 29,708 30,895 4.0
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 31,678 32,458 2.5
Terre Haute, IN 27,334 28,415 4.0
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR 26,492 27,717 4.6
Toledo, OH 32,299 33,513 3.8
Topeka, KS 30,513 31,707 3.9
Trenton, NJ 46,831 47,969 2.4
Tucson, AZ 30,690 31,673 3.2
Tulsa, OK 31,904 32,241 1.1
Tuscaloosa, AL 29,972 30,745 2.6
Tyler, TX 30,551 31,050 1.6
Utica-Rome, NY 27,777 28,500 2.6
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA 33,903 34,543 1.9
Ventura, CA 37,783 38,195 1.1
Victoria, TX 29,068 29,168 .3
Vineland-Miliville-Bridgeton, NJ 32,571 33,625 3.2
Visaiia-Tulare-Porterville, CA 24,732 25,650 3.7
Waco, TX 28,245 28,885 2.3
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV 47,589 48,430 1.8
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 29,119 29,916 2.7
Wausau, WI 29,402 30,292 3.0
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL 35,957 36,550 1.6
Wheeling, WV-OH 26,282 26,693 1.6
Wichita, KS 32,983 33,429 1.4
Wichita Falls, TX 25,557 26,387 3.2
Williamsport, PA 27,801 27,988 .7
Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD 42,177 43,401 2.9
Wilmington, NC 29,287 29,157 -.4
Yakima, WA 24,204 24,934 3.0
Yolo, CA 35,352 35,591 .7
York, PA 31,936 32,609 2.1
Youngstown-Warren, OH 28,789 29,799 3.5
Yuba City, CA 27,781 28,967 4.3
Yuma, AZ 22,415 23,429 4.5
Aguadilla, PR 18,061 19,283 6.8
Arecibo, PR 16,600 18,063 8.8
Caguas, PR 18,655 19,706 5.6
Mayaguez, PR 17,101 17,500 2.3
Ponce, PR 17,397 18,187 4.5
San Juan-Bayamon, PR 20,948 21,930 4.7
(1) Includes data for Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and
Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas (PMSA) as defined by OMB
Bulletin No. 99-04. In the New England areas, the New England County
Metropolitan Area (NECMA) definitions were used.
(2) Each year's total is based on the MSA definition for the
specific year. Annual changes include
differences resulting from changes in MSA definitions.
(3) Totals do not include the six MSAs within Puerto Rico.
NOTE: Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and
Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
27. Annual data: Employment status of the population
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status 1994 1995 1996
Civilian non institutional population 196,814 198,584 200,591
Civilian labor force 131,056 132,304 133,943
Labor force participation rate 66.6 66.6 66.8
Employed 123,060 124,900 126,708
Employment-population ratio 62.5 62.9 63.2
Unemployed 7,996 7,404 7,236
Unemployment rate 6.1 5.6 5.4
Not in the labor force 65,758 66,280 66,647
Employment status 1997 (1) 1998 (1) 1999 (1)
Civilian non institutional population 203,133 205,220 207,753
Civilian labor force 136,297 137,673 139,368
Labor force participation rate 67.1 67.1 67.1
Employed 129,558 131,463 133,488
Employment-population ratio 63.8 64.1 64.3
Unemployed 6,739 6,210 5,880
Unemployment rate 4.9 4.5 4.2
Not in the labor force 66,836 67,547 68,385
Employment status 2000 (1) 2001 2002
Civilian non institutional population 212,577 215,092 217,570
Civilian labor force 142,583 143,734 144,863
Labor force participation rate 67.1 66.8 66.6
Employed 136,891 136,933 136,485
Employment-population ratio 64.4 63.7 62.7
Unemployed 5,692 6,801 8,378
Unemployment rate 4.0 4.7 5.8
Not in the labor force 69,994 71,359 72,707
Employment status 2003 2004
Civilian non institutional population 221,168 223,357
Civilian labor force 146,510 147,401
Labor force participation rate 66.2 66.0
Employed 137,736 139,252
Employment-population ratio 62.3 62.3
Unemployed 8,774 8,149
Unemployment rate 6.0 5.5
Not in the labor force 74,658 75,956
(1) Not strictly comparable with prior years.
28. Annual data: Employment levels by industry
[In thousands]
Industry 1994 1995
Total private employment 95,016 97,866
Total nonfarm employment 114,291 117,298
Goods-producing 22,774 23,156
Natural resources and mining 659 641
Construction 5,095 5,274
Manufacturing 17,021 17,241
Private service-providing 72,242 74,710
Trade, transportation, and utilities 23,128 23,834
Wholesale trade 5,247.3 5,433.1
Retail trade 13,490.8 13,896.7
Transportation and warehousing 3,701.0 3,837.8
Utilities 689.3 666.2
Information 2,738 2,843
Financial activities 6,867 6,827
Professional and business services 12,174 12,844
Education and health services 12,807 13,289
Leisure and hospitality 10,100 10,501
Other services 4,428 4,572
Government 19,275 19,432
Industry 1996 1997
Total private employment 100,169 103,113
Total nonfarm employment 119,708 122,770
Goods-producing 23,410 23,886
Natural resources and mining 637 654
Construction 5,536 5,813
Manufacturing 17,237 17,419
Private service-providing 76,759 79,227
Trade, transportation, and utilities 24,239 24,700
Wholesale trade 5,522.0 5,663.9
Retail trade 14,142.5 14,388.9
Transportation and warehousing 3,935.3 4,026.5
Utilities 639.6 620.9
Information 2,940 3,084
Financial activities 6,969 7,178
Professional and business services 13,462 14,335
Education and health services 13,683 14,087
Leisure and hospitality 10,777 11,018
Other services 4,690 4,825
Government 19,539 19,664
Industry 1998 1999
Total private employment 106,021 108,686
Total nonfarm employment 125,930 128,993
Goods-producing 24,354 24,465
Natural resources and mining 645 598
Construction 6,149 6,545
Manufacturing 17,560 17,322
Private service-providing 81,667 84,221
Trade, transportation, and utilities 25,186 25,771
Wholesale trade 5,795.2 5,892.5
Retail trade 14,609.3 14,970.1
Transportation and warehousing 4,168.0 4,300.3
Utilities 613.4 608.5
Information 3,218 3,419
Financial activities 7,462 7,648
Professional and business services 15,147 15,957
Education and health services 14,446 14,798
Leisure and hospitality 11,232 11,543
Other services 4,976 5,087
Government 19,909 20.307
Industry 2000 2001
Total private employment 110,996 110,707
Total nonfarm employment 131,785 131,826
Goods-producing 24,649 23,873
Natural resources and mining 599 606
Construction 6,787 6,826
Manufacturing 17,263 16,441
Private service-providing 86,346 86,834
Trade, transportation, and utilities 26,225 25,983
Wholesale trade 5,933.2 5,772.7
Retail trade 15,279.8 15,238.6
Transportation and warehousing 4,410.3 4,372.0
Utilities 601.3 599.4
Information 3,631 3,629
Financial activities 7,687 7,807
Professional and business services 16,666 16,476
Education and health services 15,109 15,645
Leisure and hospitality 11,862 12,036
Other services 5,168 5,258
Government 20.790 21.118
Industry 2002 2003
Total private employment 108,828 108,416
Total nonfarm employment 130,341 129,999
Goods-producing 22,557 21,816
Natural resources and mining 583 572
Construction 6,716 6,735
Manufacturing 15,259 14,510
Private service-providing 86,271 86,599
Trade, transportation, and utilities 25,497 25,287
Wholesale trade 5,652.3 5,607.5
Retail trade 15,025.1 14,917.3
Transportation and warehousing 4,223.6 4,185.4
Utilities 596.2 577.0
Information 3,395 3,188
Financial activities 7,847 7,977
Professional and business services 15,976 15,987
Education and health services 16,199 16,588
Leisure and hospitality 11,986 12,173
Other services 5,372 5,401
Government 21.513 21.583
Industry 2004
Total private employment 109,862
Total nonfarm employment 131,480
Goods-producing 21,884
Natural resources and mining 591
Construction 6,964
Manufacturing 14,329
Private service-providing 87,978
Trade, transportation, and utilities 25,510
Wholesale trade 5,654.9
Retail trade 15,034.7
Transportation and warehousing 4,250.0
Utilities 570.2
Information 3,138
Financial activities 8,052
Professional and business services 16,414
Education and health services 16,954
Leisure and hospitality 12,479
Other services 5,431
Government 21,618
NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS), replacing the Standard
Industrrial Classification (SIC) System. NAICS-based data by industry
are not comparable with SIC-based data. See "Notes on the data" for a
description of the most recent benchmark revision.
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