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TOE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:

FEBRUARY 1992

Nonfarm payroll employment rose in February, offsetting January's
loss, but unemployment increased further, with the Jobless rate rising to
7.3 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
reported today. The gain in payroll enploynent was concentrated in retail
trade, services, and auto manufacturing. The average workweek rose
sharply.
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
The number of unerrployed workers increased by 315>OOO in February to
9.2 million. The unemployment rate was up two-tenths of a percentage point
to 7.3 percent, its highest level since July 1985. Since the start of the
recession in July of 1990, the jobless rate has increased by 1.9 percentage
points. (See table A-1.)
The jobless rate for teenagers increased by 1.7 percentage points in
February to 20.0 percent, following a decline in January. The rate for men
20 years of age and over continued its upward movement, to 7.0 percent,
six-tenths of a point above November's rate. The rate for adult woman
edged up to 6.1 percent. The unemployment rate for white workers moved up
three-tenths of a point to 6.5 percent, while the rate for blacks was about
unchanged at 13.8 percent, after rising by a percentage point in January.
The rate for Hispanic workers was also little changed at 11.6 percent,
after increasing substantially the prior month. (See tables A-1 and A-2.)
The number of persons unemployed for 6 months or longer continued to
rise in February and, at 1.7 million, has nearly doubled over the past
year. Nearly 1 in 5 of the persons who were unenployed in February had
been jobless for longer than 6 months. The number of persons jobless for 5
to 14 weeks also rose over the month, while the nuntoer of newly unemployed,
those jobless for less than 5 weeks, fell. The number of unenployed who
had lost their last jobs was up by 540,000 in February to 5.3 million.
(See tables A-5 and A-6.)
After increasing by 400,000 in January to 6.7 million, the nwtoer of
persons working part time for economic reasons (often referred to as the
partially unemployed) edged back a bit to 6.5 million in February. (See
table A-3.)



- 2 Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted

i
Quarterly
averages
|
1991

Category
!

I
I

I
III

|

I

IV

.

i

|
Monthly data
|
11
1
I 1991 I
1992
I
I

|
1
1|J«n.|Peb.
Ichanae

I

I

I

I

| Dec.

| Jan.

j Feb. |

I

I

I

I

Thousands of persons

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Civilian labor force.. | 125.266| 125.500| 125.6191 126.046| 126,287| 241
Employment
116.7671 116,7891 116.728| 117.1171 117.043| -74
Unemployment
I
8.499I 8.7111 8.891| 8.9291 9,244| 315
Not in labor force
64.7121 64.9491 64.986| 64.7131 64,597| -116
Discouraged workers.
1.064J
1.094J
N.A.j
N.A.j
N.A. | N.A.
1
1
1
1
1
I
Percent of labor force
Unemployment rates:
1
All workers
Adult men
Adult women
Teenagers
White
Black
Hispanic origin...

1
6.8|
6.5|
5.6|
19-01
6.1|
12.2|
10.1|
1

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Nonfarm employment....
Goods-producing J_/..
Construction
Manufacturing
Service-producing ±/
Retail trade
Services
Government

!

1

6.9|
7.1|
6.5I
6.6|
6.0|
6.1|
19.0|
19.3|
6.2|
6.3|
12.6|
12.7|
10.1|
9.7|
1
II
Thousands of

108,9651
23.807I
4.695I
18.4191
85,158|
19.3431
28,834|
18,4191

108.9331
23.625I
4.6151
18,336|
85.308|
19.246|
29.028|
18.4831

I

I

II
7.1|
6.9|
5.9I
18.31
6.2|
13.71
11.31

7.3| 0.2
7.0| .1
6.1|
.2
20.0| 1.7
6.5|
.3
13.8| .1
11.6| " .3
1

jobs

108.882|p108,733|p108.897|
23.552| p23,503| p23.485|
4.5891 p4,600| p4.570|
18,2931 p18,237| p18,249|
85,330| p85.230| p85.412|
19.224| p19.16i| p19.294|
29.0571 p29.065| p29.112|
18,514| p18,509| p18,497|

I

I

I

I

I

p164
p-18
p-30
p12
p182
p133
p47
p-12

Hours of work
Average weekly hours:
Total private
Manufacturing..••...
Overtime

I

I

I

34.3|
34.4|
34.5| p34.3| p34.7| p0.4
40.9|
41.0|
41.1| p40.8| p41.1| p.3
3.7|
3.7|
3.8|
p3.6|
p3.8| p.2
I
I
1
1
1
Y/ Includes other industries, not shown separately.
p-preliminary.
N.A.= not available.




- 3Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
Total employment was about unchanged in February, at a seasonally
adjusted level of 117*0 million. There has been very little movement in
this measure over the last year, after a sharp drop during the first 6
months of the recession. The employment -population ratio—the proportion
of the working-age population with a job—though also little changed at
61.3 percent in February, was 1.4 percentage points lower than at the start
of the recession. (See table A-1.)
The labor force increased slightly, after seasonal adjustment,
reaching 126*3 million in February. After a lengthy period of very slow
growth, the labor force increased by nearly a million over the last 3
months. The labor force participation rate—the proportion of the workingage population either working or looking for a job—was 66.2 percent, a
rise of four-tenths of a percentage point since November. Since the start
of the recession, labor force growth has just kept pace with the rise in
the working-age population. (See table A-1.)
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 164,000 in February to
108.9 million, after seasonal adjustment. Retail trade employment showed
an increase of 133,000 (seasonally adjusted), offsetting declines of the
prior 3 months. Nevertheless, employment in this industry remains 415,000
below the July 1990 level. (See table B-1.)
The services industry resumed growth in February, with gains of 25,000
and 31,000, respectively, in the business and health components.
Transportation and public utilities gained 15,000 jobs, following 4 months
of employment declines totaling 31,000. Employment declines continued in
wholesale trade, with durable goods distribution sustaining most of the
losses. This industry has lost about 220,000 jobs since the recession
began.
Factory employment was little changed in February after seasonal
adjustment, following a 5-month string of declines. There was a large
increase in auto manufacturing, due to returns from layoff, and gains in
several auto-related industries. These movements were partially offset by
further declines in electronic equipment, instruments, apparel, and
printing.
Construction employment fell by 30,000 in February, more than
offsetting gains made in the prior 2 months. About 635,000 construction
jobs have been lost since May 1990. Employment in the mining industry held
steady in February, following declines for the prior 11 months.
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonfarm payrolls increased sharply, by 0.4 hour, to 34.7 hours in
February, following a decline of 0.2 hour in the previous month. The




- 4factory workweek rose 0.3 hour to 41.1 hours, the sons level as in
Decenfaer; factory overtime rose by 0.2 hour to 3.8 hours. (See table
B-2.)
The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsLpervisory
workers rose by 1.5 percent to 122.6 (1982=100) in February, seasonally
adjusted. The manufacturing index gained 0.9 percent to 102.4, after
decreasing in each of the prior 2 months. (See table B-5.)
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
Average hourly earnings of private production or nonsupervisory
workers were up0,3 percent in February to $10.50, seasonally adjusted.
Average weekly earnings increased by 1.5 percent to $364.35, largely due to
the increase in average weekly hours. Before seasonal adjustment, average
hourly earnings rose by 3 cents to $10.53 and average weekly earnings
increased by $6.28 to $361.18. Over the past year, average hourly earnings
increased by 2.9 percent and average weekly earnings rose by 4.1 percent.
(See table B-3.)

The Employment Situation for March 1992 will be released on Friday,
April 3, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).




Explanatory Note
This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the
Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current
Employment Statistics Survey (establishment survey).
The
household survey provides the information on the labor force,
employment, and unemployment that appears in the A tables,
marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about
60,000 households that is conducted by the Bureau of the Census
with most of the findings analyzed and published by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS).
The establishment survey provides the information on the
employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls
that appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA.
This information is collected from payroll records by BLS in
cooperation with State agencies. The sample includes over
350,000 establishments employing over 41 million people.
For both surveys, the data for a given month are actually
collected for and relate to a particular week. In the household
survey, unless otherwise indicated, it is the calendar week that
contains the 12th day of the month, which is called the survey
week. In the establishment survey, the reference week is the pay
period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond
directly to the calendar week.
The data in this release are affected by a number of technical
factors, including definitions, survey differences, seasonal
adjustments, and the inevitable variance in results between a
survey of a sample and a census of the entire population. Each of
these factors is explained below.

Coverage, definitions, and differences
between surveys
The sample households in the household survey are selected so
as to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population 16 years
of age and older. Each person in a household is classified as
employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. Those who hold
more than one job are classified according to the job at which they
worked the most hours.
People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as
paid employees; worked in their own business or profession or on
their own farm; or worked 15 hours or more in an enterprise
operated by a member of their family, whether they were paid or
not. People are also counted as employed if they were on unpaid
leave because of illness, bad weather, labor-management disputes,
or personal reasons.
People are classified as unemployed, regardless of their
eligibility for unemployment benefits or public assistance, if they
meet all of the following criteria: They had no employment during
the survey week; they were available for work at that time; and
they made specific efforts to rind employment sometime during die
prior 4 weeks. Persons laid off from their former jobs and
awaiting recall and those expecting to report to a job within 30
days need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed.




The civilian labor force equals the sum of the number employed
and the number unemployed. The unemployment rate is the
number unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force. Table
A-7 presents a special grouping of seven measures of
unemployment based on varying definitions of unemployment and
the labor force. The definitions are provided in the table. The
most restrictive definition yields U-l and the most comprehensive
yields U-7. The civilian worker unemployment rate is U-5b, while
U-5a, the overall unemployment rate, includes the resident Armed
Forces in the labor force base.
Unlike the household survey, the establishment survey only
counts wage and salary employees whose names appear on the
payroll records of nonfarm firms. As a result, there are many
differences between the two surveys, among which are the
following:
\ although based on a smaller sample, reflects a
—'alion;
the establishment survey excludes
1
unpaid family workers, and private
• The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
employed; the establishment survey does not;
• The household survey is limited to those 16 years of age and older, the
establishment survey is not limited by age;
jold survey has no duplication of individuals, because each
is counted only
y once; in the establishment survey, employees
g at more than one job or otherwise appearing on more than one
would be counted separately for each appearance.

Other differences between the two surveys are described in
"Comparing Employment Estimates from Household and Payroll
Surveys," which may be obtained from BLS upon request

Seasonal adjustment
Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and
the levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp
fluctuations due to such seasonal events as changes in weather,
reduced or expanded production, harvests, major holidays, and the
opening and closing of schools. For example, the labor force
increases by a large number each June, when schools close and
many young people enter the job market. The effect of such
seasonal variation can be very large; over the course of a year, for
example, seasonality may account for as much as 95 percent of the
month-to-month changes in unemployment
Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular
pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends can be
eliminated by adjusting the statistics from month to month. These
adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in
economic activity or increases in the participation of women in the
labor force, easier to spot To return to the school's-out example,
the large number of people entering the labor force each June is
likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place since
May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic
activity has risen or declined. However, because the effect of
students finishing school in previous years is known, the statistics
for the current year can be adjusted to allow for a comparable

change. Insofar as the seasonal adjustment is made correctly, the
adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to analyze
changes in economic activity.
Measures of labor force, employment, and unemployment
contain components such as age and sex. Statistics for all
employees, production workers, average weekly hours, and
average hourly earnings include components based on the
employer's industry. All these statistics can be seasonally adjusted
either by adjusting the total or by adjusting each of the components
and combining them. The second procedure usually yields more
accurate information and is therefore followed by BLS. For
example, the seasonally adjusted figure for the civilian labor force
is the sum of eight seasonally adjusted employment components
and four seasonally adjusted unemployment components; the total
for unemployment is the sum of the four unemployment
components; and the unemployment rate is derived by dividing the
resulting estimate of total unemployment by the estimate of the
civilian labor force.
The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are
recalculated twice a year. For the household survey, the factors are
calculated for the January-June period and again for the JulyDecember period. For the establishment survey, updated factors
for seasonal adjustment are calculated for the May-October period
and introduced along with new benchmarks, and again for the
November-April period. In both surveys, revisions to historical
data are made once a year.

are approximately 90 out of 100 that the "true" level or rate would
not be expected to differ from the estimates by more than these
amounts.
Sampling errors for monthly surveys are reduced when the data
are cumulated for several months, such as quarterly or annually.
Also, as a general rule, the smaller the estimate, the larger the
sampling error. Therefore, relatively speaking, the estimate of the
size of the labor force is subject to less error than is the estimate of
the number unemployed. And, among the unemployed, the
sampling error for the jobless rate of adult men, for example, is
much smaller than is the error for the jobless rate of teenagers.
Specifically, the error on monthly change in the jobless rate for
men is .25 percentage point; for teenagers, it is 1.29 percentage
points.
In the establishment survey, estimates for the most current 2
months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these
estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. When all the
returns in the sample have been received, the estimates are revised
In other words, data for the month of September are published in
preliminary form in October and November and in final form in
December.
To remove errors that build up over time, a
comprehensive count of the employed is conducted each year. The
results of this survey are used to establish new benchmarkscomprehensive counts of employment-against which month-tomonth changes can be measured. The new benchmarks also
incorporate changes in the classification of industries and allow for
the formation of new establishments.

Sampling variability
Additional statistics and other Information
Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are
subject to sampling error, that is, the estimate of the number of
people employed and the other estimates drawn from these surveys
probably differ from the figures that would be obtained from a
complete census, even if the same questionnaires and procedures
were used. In the household survey, the amount of the differences
can be expressed in terms of standard errors. The numerical value
of a standard error depends upon the size of the sample, the results
of the survey, and other factors. However, the numerical value is
always such that the chances are approximately 68 out of 100 that
an estimate based on the sample will differ by no more than the
standard error from the results of a complete census. The chances
are approximately 90 out of 100 that an estimate based on the
sample will differ by no more than 1.6 times the standard error
from the results of a complete census. At approximately the 90percent level of confidence--the confidence limits used by BLS in
its analyses-the error for the monthly change in total employment
is on the order of plus or minus 358,000; for total unemployment it
is 224,000; and, for the civilian worker unemployment rate, it is
0.19 percentage points. These figures do not mean that the sample
results are off by these magnitudes but, rather, that the chances




In order to provide a broad view of the nation's employment
situation, BLS regularly publishes a wide variety of data in this
news release. More comprehensive statistics are contained in
Employment and Earnings, published each month by BLS. It is
available for $10.00 per issue or $31.00 per year from the U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20204. A check or
money order made out to the Superintendent of Documents must
accompany all orders.
Employment and Earnings also provides approximations of the
standard errors for the household survey data published in this
release. For unemployment and other labor force categories, the
standard errors appear in tables B through J of its "Explanatory
Notes." Measures of the reliability of the data drawn from the
establishment survey and the actual amounts of revision due to
benchmark adjustments are provided in tables M, O, P, and Q of
that publication.
Information in this release will be made available to sensory
impaired individuals upon request Voice phone: 202-5234221,
TDD phone: 202-523-3926, TDD Message Referral Phone
Number: 1-800-326-2577.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A - 1 . Employment status of the civilian population by ssx and ays
(Numbers In thousands)

Seasonally adjusted 1

Not seasonally adjusted
Employment status, sex, and age
Fib.
1001

Jaa
1002

189,115
124.070
653
116.151
60.0
2,786
112466
8,010
74

180.750
12&072
65.6
115.122
60^
2,722
112,400
0.940
8.0
65.687

Feb.
1002

Feb.
1001

Oct.
1001

Nov.
1001

Dec.
1001

Jan.
1002

Feb.
1002

180.115
125,067
66.1
116,937
614
3437
113.700
8.130
6.5
64,048

100489
125,506
66.0
116,867
614
3404
113.663
8,641
6.9
64,781

100452
125,374
653
116,772
614
3472
113,500
8,602
6.9
66.078

190,605
125,619
65.9
116,728
614
3,183
113,545
8.891
7.1
64,086

190.750
128,046
66.1
117.117
614
3.166
113,951
8.020
7.1
64.713

190384
128487
664
117,043
614
3432
113,811
0444
74
64,507

00411
68405
75.7
63,611
70.5
4.684
64

90.830
68,491
754
63.597
70.0
7.1

00.924
68417
764
63.572
69.9
4345
7.1

91,008
68416
754
63426
60.7
4300
74

01,094
68.618
754
63453
69.7
5.165
73

91.164
68,710
75.4
63.352
693
5,359
73

TOTAL
CMHannonkwtftuttonaJ «putatb
CMIian labor force —
Participation rats ••
Employ**..
Ernploymerit-populatton ratio Agriculture .
Nonagrlcuitural Industries.
Not in labor force.

126,386
65.7
116424

ecu

Z786
112/38
10,161
8.1

Man, 16 yaara and over
CMHannonhttkutionalp •uiatfc
Civilian labor force.
Participation fata .
Employed.
inH>opulation ratio.
Unemployed .

90411
67,724
75.1
60.1
5427
8,0

91.164
68,117
74.8
62,024
68.1
BJ9

744
62.027
68JD
6416
9.1

84,464
64^15
7&0
50^26
703
2,020
57.506
5^80

84.549
65,077
774
50.625
703
2.083
57,542
5452

83402
64,583
774
60373
72.6
2432
58441
4,010
64

84,151
64,981
774
60,746
724
2470
58476
4415
63

84445
64^14
77.1
60,764
7Z1
2.390
56,374
4,150
64

84,367
64362
77.0
60,872
71.9
2.317
66,356
4490
6.6

84464
65.061
77.0
60,600
71.7
2477
58,323
4461
6.9

64,549
65,179
77.1
60,507
71.7
2456
58441
4,562
73

90.720
57,141
574
53.108
534
3444
6,9

98404
56,772
674
63426
634
3446
6.1

09450
67,017
574
53470
533
3,747
63

90,528
56,057
574
53400
533
3.757
63

99,597
57403
574
53402
53.5
3.001
6.8

90,665
67428
573
53,664
53.8
3.764
6.6

00,720
57,576
57.7
53,691
533
3386
6.7

93408
64.135
58.1
60.734
644
584
80,160
3401
64

92,106
53418
574
50438
54.7
667
48,771
2380
54

92375
53,606
573
50.564
544
636
49,928
3,132
53

92,958
53.655
57.7
50474
544
672
40,802
3,181
5.0

93,032
53^00
574
50,613
544
661
40352
3406
6.1

93,125
54,100
584
50,968
54.7
673
50405
3421
54

93408
54472
684
50,973
54.7
672
50.301
3409
6.1

13,127
6.174
474

13.525
7.166
53.0
5426
433
238
5,688
1440
174

13463
6351
61.7
5,557
414
198
5469
4
18.0

13450
6305
514
5.534
41.8
210
5424
1471
18.7

13406
6.748
51.1
5443
414
205
5438
1405
104

13.169
6,796
513
5.549
42.1
216
5.333
1447
184

13,127

Man, 20 yaara and over
CVitan noninstftutlonal population
GvHian iwwf twee«
Participation rate.
Employed..
Efffjluyi narit*pflpclfclkwi talk)«
Agriculture.
Nonagricultural Industries.
Unemployed . « .
Unarrpioymant r a t e .

_

83482
774
713
2363
57377
4,764
74

Woman, 16 years and ovar
Clvltan nonlmttutional population .—~~—
CMttari labor force .

id.
Unemployment rate •

58348
57.0
DZ855
514
3,401
64

r

66,056
57.1
534
3^56

Woman, 20 yaara and ovar
CK«an noninttitutional pc
CMIian labor foroa
EmpJ
En^oyrnsnt-populatlon ratb „
Agriculture.
None^nomuraflnduitrie

03.125
64,010
58.0

02,106
53.170
67.7
50400
54.5
580
40.620
£070
5.6

544
675
50.004
3450
64

13,525
6^87
48.0
6^02
304
142
5.160
1,185
1&3

13,169
6.138
46.6
4^27
374
127
4400
1410
10.7

Both aaxaa, 16 to 19 yaara
CWlan nonJnstkutfcN
CMIian labor force „
Participation rate
Employed «
Err*loyTnsfiH»pulatton ratio.
Agriculture.
NonagricuRuraJ industries
Unemployed

1
The population figures tarn not adjusted for teatonal variation;
therefore, identical numbers appear In the unadjusted and seasona*/




37.1
119
4,746
1408
214

adjusted columns.

52.1
5472
41.7
203
5469
1464
203

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status off the civilian population by race, eex, age, and Hispanic origin
(NuntMrt In thousands)

Seasonally adjusted1

Not oeaaonaHy adjusted
Employment status, race, sex. aoe, and
Hispanic origin
Feb.
1091

Jan.
1602

Feb.
1002

Feb.
1901

1091

1991

Dec.
1091

Jan.
1992

Feb.
1992

161,007
106.656
662
00.606
613
6.958
63

162,144
107,118
66.1
00476
614
7,641
7.1

162210
107442
662
90,563
614
7.860
7.3

161.097
107399
667
101.184
623
6215
53

161,846
107,632
663
101.067
624
6.565
6.1

161,949
107,509
664
100,977
624
6,622
62

162.047
107.646
664
100,828
622
6.818
63

162,144
107.973
663
101235
624
6,737
82

162210
108,071
663
101,073
623
6.098
63

Men, 20 years and over
CMIan labor force
Participation rate
.......
«...
Employed•
Employment-population ratio *.
Unen >yed.
Unemployment rate *

56.921
777
62.115
724
3.806
6JB

56.258
774
52.000
71.5
4,240
73

56400
77.5
52.072
71.6
4^28
77

56.047
773
52,804
733
3.153
53

56,320
77.7
52,990
73.1
3.330

53

66312
773
53.011
733
3.301
53

56244
774
62.898
723
3348
6JO

56400
773
52.908
723
3,491
62

56,439
773
52.865
727
3,574
63

W o m e n , 2 0 years a n d over
CMIan labor force
Parttefcatbn rate
Employed.
Emptoymei it-population rate •
Unemployed .
Unemployment fate.

45,100
573
42,847
64.7
2*63
5J0

45,603
57.8
43,121
54.7
2482
54

45,742
43206
543
2.536
&5

45,173
577
43,025
553
2.143
43

45384
673
43.118
543
2266
53

45,372
573
43,038
543
£334
5.1

45.530
573
43,076
543
2454
54

45,762
5&O
43425
55.1
2337
5.1

45,789
58.0
43,380
55.0
2.410
53

5.636
52.1
4.737

&2S7
60J3
4304
403
996
183
213
16.1

6,179
57.1
6265
48.7
914
143
153
133

5.028
553
4350
467
069
163
183
153

6.915
553
4.928
463
987
167
174
153

5.872
553
4.856
453
1,018
173
183
163

5,811
553
4.902
464
909
153
163
143

5.843
554
4,829
453
1,014
174
193
153

14JO

21.828
13,506
613
11.565
523
1349
144

21403
13444
623
11345
66.1
1,590
113

21.714
13,670
623
11334
543
1,736
123

21745
13426
617
11,779
642
1347
123

21.774
13.550
623
11.841
544
1,718
127

21.803
13.723
623
11.837
543
1.886
137

21,828
13.680
627
11,794
543
1.886
133

OCL

WHfTE
CMIannoolnttKuttonaJpopoWoo •
Civflan labor force.
Participation rate«
Employed.,
Employment-population ratio.,
Unemployed

Both sexes, 16 to 10 years
CMIan labor force
Particfratbn rate
Errpto;
Employ 11 lent^xyulatMft ratio *•
Unemployed .
Unemployment rate.
Women .

163
173
133

41.1
910
17J3
19,1
154

S6J0

BLACK
CMIan nonlnstitutenal population
CMIan labor force.
Participation rate«.
Employed..
Eirployrmnt-population rate ..
Unemployed ,

21403
13256
61.7
11306
54JO

1,651
23

21^03
13,674
623
11,676
516
1300

Men, 20 yearn and over
CMIan labor force
Participation rate
Employed „
Employment-population rate ~
Unemployed .
Unemployment rate .

6,312
733
6.613
64.0
799
12.7

6.370
7Z7
6461
622
918
144

6.354
723
5411
613
943
143

6350
733
5.639
653
720
113

6,377
733
5.673
653
704
11J)

6,357
727
5.676
643
682
107

6402
73J0
5.685
643
737

6427
732
5.567
634
860
134

6.387
723
5.533
623
854
134

W o m e n , 2 0 years a n d over
CMIan labor
force
_ ~ .
Partfcfcatton rate
Employed..
Ernplbyment-papulatfon rate «
Unemployed .
Unemployment rate.

6,268
684
6,671
52.7
617
93

6485
503
6.756
729
112

6437
587
6,710
52.1
727
113

6.314
583
5.708
533
606
93

593
5,716
523
748
113

6.366
683
6,648
513
718
113

6460
60.1
5,730
524
730
113

6469
59.1
5.732
524
737
114

6464
503
5,760
523
714

856
31.1
420
10J9
236
353
394
327

710
342
450
22.1
251
354
377
324

713
343
434
203
279
39.1
424
353

771
363
498
233
273
354
353
353

729
343
445
213
284
39.0
36.1
42.1

703
337
456
213
247
35.1
364
333

697
333
446
214
251
363
357
363

627
393
638
253
289
343
353
333

829
393
511
243
318
384
393
373

Both sexes, 16 t o 19 years
CMIan labor force
Parttefcatlon rate
«
Employed.
Employment-population rate .
Unemployed .
Unemployment rate.
ii

M e n I....... T TH>... -T-

Women
See footnotes at end of table.




52J8

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment statin of the civilian population by race, tax, age, and Hispanic origin — Continued
(Nunrters In thousands)

Not seasonally adjusted
Employment status, race, sex, age, and
Hispanic origin
Fab.
1091

Jan.
1002

Fib.
1902

Feb.
1901

Oct
1991

14,503
0493
65.1
0,534
58.5
050
10.1

15,027
9.821
654
B.658
57.8
1.164
113

15.066
0.014
653

14.603
9.618
65.8
8.705
50.7
913
0.5

14.908
9.900
664
8,865
50.5
1.035
10.5

1991

Dec.
1991

Jan.
1992

Feb.
1902

14.987
9.875
65.9
8.915
59.5
960
0.7

15,027
0.964
66.3
8,835
68.8
1,129
113

15.066
10.033
663
8.865
583
1,168

HISPANIC O R I G I N
ClvttanftOftlrtttitu
CMIan labor ferae -.
Partfcfcattonrata..
Errptoyed..
Err**>yment-popi

mtatton ^ _

i ratio.

1
The population figures are not adjusted for teasonal variation; therefore.
Identical numbers appear In the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns,
^TE:DWllfcthabo^r»c*ndHispar^<^lrQroopswllnot«umto

TaWe A-3. Selected empteyr

57.7
1.228
124

14.948
9348
65.0
592
^J00^
102

6

totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented and
Hispanic* am Included in both the whle and black population groups.

nt Indicate

(In thousands)

NoCeeeeooairy actuated

Ity adjusted

Catsgory
Feb.
1901

Jan.
1002

Feb.
1992

115,151
0XO7
29,561
4403

115,122
39,691
29,653
6.590

115224
30420
29,692
6.575

31.127
35,847
15.663
13.063
16.609
2362

31.173
36,250
15,765
12.765
16,356

OCL
1991

Nov.
1091

116.037
40,517
20,695
6368

116.867
40472
20.838
6460

116.772
40,398
20303
6301

116.728
40208
20.779
6,636

117.117
40.092
29,832
6.570

117.043
39.005
29,841
6.555

31.096
36.680
16,062
12445
16203
2336

31,030
36,162
15.847
13.366
17.111
3474

31,130
30.045
16,061
13,120
17,138
3439

31218
35.862
16.121
13.023
17.180
3460

31.796
35.626
16,076
12,982
18.922

31,120
36.570
15.060
13,052
16,000
3415

30,000
37,013
16,172
12,751
16,706
3450

1410
1295
81

1346
1441
166

1,654
1,440
121

1.683
1486
115

1,646
1431
108

1,583
1,471
05

1,705
1428
112

104,773
17,803
86.070
067
86,003
237

104.527
18.135
86.302
993
85.309
8.950
232

104201
17312
86470
054
85,525
8,050
231

104407
17,915
86402
953
85,539
8,758
229

105250
17,802
87448
1.013
86435
8,478
222

105,055
17,641
87415
1.130
86,284
8.695
230

Feb.
1991

Dec.
1991

Jan.
1992

Feb.
1992

CHARACTERISTIC
CMtan employed. 16 years and over..
Married men. epouee prestnt.
Married won

Women who maintain tmSm
OCCUPATION
Managerial and professional s
T h i l sales,
Technical,
l
and
d adrrinktn
drife
ajpi
Precision production, craft, tt^ repair.
Operators, fabricators, and laborers „ Farming, forestry, and fishing
,..,...»

INDUSTRY AND CLASS OF WORKER

and salary*

1.368
1.306
112

71

103,542
18,041
85.600
885
84,615
8.610
214

10X868
17,900
85.060
050
06.010
8,323
200

103313
17.870
85,943
1.033
84.910
8,417

Al industrial
Part time for economic reasons.
Slack work ..»*..........„» «...
Could only find part-time work „
Voluntary part time

6.002
3.574
Z240
16.770

6.806
3.662
2.846
14,936

6.665
3,664
2.735
15.062

5,057
3.182
2,386
15,002

6.304
3.384
2331
14.980

3207
2.768
14.024

6.321
3246
2.743
14,893

8.710
3232
3,145
14,773

6.500
3.260
2,906
14.318

ntonagricuftursJ industries:
Part time for economic re«
Stack work.
Could only find part-time work.,
Voluntary part time ...
~.

5.840
3371
2210
15,386

6.670
3476
2.802
14.570

6,412
3484
2.872
14.678

5,685
2.004
2330
14.567

8.055
3J96
2,565
14,497

6.123
3.102
2.688
14463

8.084
3.081
2.664
14450

6420

8213
3.080
2.807
13.000

Unpaid famly workers _ .
Monagriculural Industries:
Wage and salary workers .
Qoverni i writ *
Private Industrie;
Private household!....
Other industries
SeV-ernpioyed workers „
Unpaid farriy workers .

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME1

1
Excludes porsons %v(th a Job but not at work" during the survey period tosuch reasons as vacation, llness, or industrial disputs.
NOTE: Data on occupations and Industries for 1092 are not fully
comparable wfth data for prbr years because of the Introduction of the




3.052
14326

tstffcatbnsya
s used In the 1000 decennial census of population. Some
categories, particularly technical, sates, and administrative support." may
have siQniMcant breaks in corrparabtlty.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Tabto A-4. S ^ M I M J unemployment Indicators, sMtotully adjusted
Number of
unemployed persons
(in thousands)

Category

Unemployment rates1

Feb.
1981

Jan.
1002

Feb.
1002

Fab.
1901

Oct.
1001

Nov.
1001

Dec.
1901

Jan.
1902

Feb.
1902

8.130
4,010
2.880
1.240

8,020
4.461
3,221
1,247

0,244
4,582
3.200
1.364

6.6
6.2
5.4
17.3

6.0
6.5
6.8
18.0

8.0
6.4
5.0
18.7

7.1
6.6
6.1
10.3

7.1
8.0
5.0
18.3

7.3
7.0
6.1
20.0

Married men, spouse present
,
Married women, spouse present .....
Women who maintain families .........

1,780
1.335

2.021
1.488

2.122
1.501

A2
4.3
0.1

4.2
4.6
0.4

4.5
4.8
0.1

4.7
4.0
0.1

4.8
4.8
0.0

6.0
4.8
0.5

FulMlrne workers
Part-time workers
Labor foroa time lost2 .

6.772
1.343

7.304
1.610

7.710
1.516

6.3
7.5
7.4

6.6
8.4
7.7

6.5
8.6
7.0

6.8
8.6
8.1

6.8
0.1
8.1

7.1
8.8
8.3

764
1,880
1.000
2.152
285

017
2.126
1,324
2.081
306

003
2.223
1.326
2.232

2.6
4.0
7.5
11.2
7.6

2.0
5.2
6.1
10.1
7.8

2.0
6.3
8.2
10.0
8.1

2.0
6.6
8.3
10.7
7.6

2.0
6.6
0.2
10.8
8.2

3.1
6.7
0.4
11.8
8.0

6.346
2.646

7,000
2.625
.48
1,010
1.460
648

7.160
2.701

6.8
8.0
6.0

623
4,478

667
4,467

.382
1.064
2,110
715
104

34/
2,003
2.1 IB
73?
227

0.2
8.2
18.3
7.2
7.3
7.1
6.6
8.7
7.8
5,8
3.5

0.1
6.3
17.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
8.7
5.5
8.2
5.0
3.0
10.0

7.6
0.7
8.0

333
1.7SO
1,717
57B

7.2
0.3
0.2
16,1
7.4
7.1
7.0
6.3
6.7
7.5
5.7
3.4
12.4

7.4

575
3.800

7.1
0.0
8.3
16.1
7.0
7.4
6.4
63
5.1
7.7
5.5
3.5
11.0

7.4

48
027
1.571
006

CHARACTERISTIC
Total, 16 years and over
Men, 20 years and over
Women, 20 years and over
Both sexes. 16 to 10 years

636

OCCUPATION'
Managerial and professkx
eps laity
Technical, sales, and administrative support..
Precision production, craft, and repair
Operators, fabricators, and laborers
Farming, forestry, and fishing

290

INDUSTRY
Nonagriculturaf private wage and salary workers
Goods-produdng Industries..
Mining
,
Construction
Manufacturing
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Service-producing Industries
Transportation and public utilities
Whol«sale and retail trade
Finance and service Industries
.
Government workers
„
..,
Agricultural wage and salary workers

1

Unemployment as a percent of the civilian tabor force.
Aggregate hours lost by the unemployed and persons on pert lime for
economic reasons as a percent of potentially avaliabto labor force hours.
%
Seasonally adjusted un^rnptoymwtt dtta for service occufrtitons are not
available beuiiise trie tMtaorml corrfjonenfs are smafl rotative to llw
trend cyde and/or Irregular corriwnents and consequently cannot I M
7

67
1.026
1.608
041

15.1
7.2
7.8
6.4
5.0
5.1
7.3
5.0
3.1
11.3

11.5

17.4
7.6
7.7
7.5
6.7
5.1
8.2
6.0
4.0
11.7

separated w i n sufficient precision.
NOTE: Data on occupations and industries lor 1002 are not fully
comparable with data for prior years because of the Introduction of tho
dasslf tuition systems used In the 1900 decennial census of population. Some
categories, [wrttcuinfty "technical, SAI«S. and administrative aupfnrt." may
have stgrttllcarii breaks in comparability.

Table A-5. Duration of unemployment
(Nurrfcers in thousands)

Seasonally adjuated

Not seasonally adjueied
Wtmkti of unomploynumi
I Mb.

J«n.
HW2

feb.
199?

:i,ttfto
3.003

3.020

feb.
tool

Oct.
1001

1.041!)
t.Oftfl
010

2.Z/4
2.fi/0
1,415
l.lbn

Nov.
1001

Dec.
1001

Jan.
100?

reb.
1002

3,30/
?./64
2.843
i.n/2

3.320
2,66/

3.061
2,002
3,204
1.4/6
1./2D

DURATION
I ess than b weeks
b i o 14 weeks
16 weeks arid over

2,f/o

\b\t>mweeks

1,20/

2 / weeks and over
Avernge (mean) duration. In weeks
Median (iofttlkxi. In weeks

12.H

to

3,400

t.aoa
I.A81

1.807

160
HI

160
07

n.noo

12.0

14.8
t.A

2./21
1.3(X)
1.323
14.0

1.4/1
15.3

/H

1,455
1.604
16.4
H.I

1/.0
8.2

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
lolnl uherriiloy**}
I ess than o weeks
M o 14 weeks
16 weeks and over
IMi>2<t weeks
2 / weeks and tiver




100 0

tooo

100 0

n/.i
,

42.2

MO?

,

:H4
HI./
10 8

HID

I AH

24.n
132
11.4

100 0
311.2
32.1
20V

\\\A
13.4

100 0
38.1
30.4
IM

100.0
3/.I
31.0
31.0
IS 4
fO.b

100.0
36.8
20.6
33.8
16.1

I/./

100.0
33.3
31.7
3b.o

I HI
IH.O

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-6. R m o n for unemptoymi
(Nurnbert In thousands)

Not •—•orally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted

Reason
Feb.
1001

Jan.
1902

Feb.
1002

Feb.
1001

Oct.
1091

Nov.
1091

Dec.
1001

Jan.
1092

W19
1,088
3£31
1,004
Z014
681

j
1,760
4,116
1.043
2*347
684

6.337
1,766
4*570

4.782
1.230
3.662

764

4474
1441
3,033
003
2,010
640

4,606
1,106
3,600
087
Z108
774

4,900
1.258
3,734
013
2,164
811

4.780
1.168
3,612
076
2^52
700

100.0
50.6
223
37.3
11.3
22.6
6.5

100.0
60.0
17.7

100.0
624
174
45.0
0.0
21.3
74

100.0
56.1
17.7
37.3
12J2
24.7
&0

100.0
54.8
14.0
40.0
11.6
24.6
8.0

100.0
5&2
14.1
42.1
10^
244
0.1

100U)
53.7
13.1
40.6
11.0
264

4.3
A

4.7
A
1JJ

5.1
.7
1.7
Jt

A
\A
A

3.7
A
1.7

4.0
.7
1.7
A

3A
A

1.6
J5

Fab.
1002

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Job tot
On layoff
Other job losers.

Reen

010

iieo

086
2,100
813

1,275
000
2,162

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed.
JOblOMft

On layoff
Other Job toesrs.
Job leave*
Reentrants.

414
10.5
216

10O0
65.1
14.2
4O0
114

10O0
57J
13^
43A
9A
2X5
8J)

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job totem,
Job leavers,
J
eaves
R
Reentrants

Table A-7. Range of unemployr
ao|u«ted

34
A
1.7
A

A

42
.7
1.7
.7

i bated on varying definition* of unempteymenl and the labor fores, aeaeonally

(Pereent)
Quarterly average*
Measure

1000

Monthly data

1001

rv

1

14

1.8

34

II

1001

III

rv

1002

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

2A

1.8

^A

2.1

23

24

3.7

3A

3J

4J0

08

54

54

6.6

5.6

64

*A

6.5

6.6

6.8

U-3 Unerrployod persons 25 yew* and O V W M a peiosfrttf
AA
U-4

SJ3

64

UnsfTployedfuMinvjobsesiwsMapefoemdthef^
5.7

5J0

64

6.7

6.7

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.7

6J

&0

8\2

8.0

92

84

0.7

9A

7.1
7J0

12

7.1

7.1

74

0.5

0.6

04

104

104

NJL

NA

NA

1Mb TetoluneiHpioyedeaapercem of fwrtWew labor

forceless 1/2 of the pMiJUkZrt^^*
U*7 TotsJ f u m m s lobssskers plus 1/2 part-tlmi jobsssltsrs plus 1/2 t o l l
on part time for economic reasons plus discouraged wortorsasa

NJL-notaveitoto.




10.1

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-8. Unemployed persons by a n and age, seasonally adjusted

Nunibjrof
unsmpioysv persons
(inthouundt)

Sex and age

Unemployment rates'

Feb.
1991

Jan.
1902

Feb.
1902

Feb.
1991

OGL
1991

Nov.
1991

Dec
1991

Jan.
1992

Feb.
1992

Total. 16 yearn and over..
16 to24 years.
16 to 19 years...
ieto17yaarf.
18 to 19 years.
2 0 * 2 4 years.
26 years and over « . . - « .
25 to 54 years
55 years and over.«.

8,130
2,656
1240
489
735
1,416
6\464
4381
573

8429
£779
1247
555
653
1,532
6,290

9244
2383

6.5
12.7
17.3
17.4
18.6
10.3
52
5.5
3.7

13.8
1&9
21.6
17.1
11.3
5.5
5.8
3.8

6.0
13.6
18.7
20.9
172
11.1
5.5
5J
4.0

7.1
14.3
WJ3
22.7
172
11.Q
6.6
5.9
42

7.1
13.6
18J
20.9
15.8
112
&9
6.1
4,3

14.1
20.0
21.5
18v4
112
6.0
&3
4.3

Men, 16 years and over*
16 to 24 years
18 to 19 years „ .
16 to 17 years.
18 to 19 veers.
20tea4
25 years
and over *
y
2510 64;
5 to
64 years.
65
years
and over*

4,684
1,605
674
289
384
831
3.168
2.797

5,165
1,615
704
296
382
911
3.691
3,191
428

6359
1,668
777
326
451
891
3375
3.257
412

6.9
13.7
1&2
19.5
17.1
UA
5.5
5.8

7.1
14.4
19.2
21.7
17.6
12.0
5.7
6.1
4.1

7.1
14^
10.8
21.3
1&8
11.6
5.7
6.1
4.1

20.3
21.7
192
1^3
6.9
62
4.3

Women, 16 years and OMtr .
16to 24 years.
16to19>years
years
iato17yaare
7 yean
1Bto19years
20to24 y«
25 years and over«
26to54 yearn.
65 yearn and over.

3,448
1,151
566
200
351
665
2298
2J004

3,764
1,164
543
259
271
621
2,689
2347
231

3,886
1225
587
250
321
638
2,657
2,414

6.1
11.6
1M
15.0.
16.5
9.0
4.9
&2
3J2

1

772
1,529
8,332
5,670

660

42

1&2
18.6
2M
16.6
104

52

BA

6.6
12.9
17^4
20.6
15.5
10.6
5*3
bJS
3.9

6.8
13J
1&4
23.9
16.0

UA

SA
6.6
3.9

7JB
15.0
19^
21.6
17.5
12.7
M
6.5
6.6
^0
16.8
204!
14.0
9.6
6.4
5.7
3.5

15.6
22.0
2AXi
2DA
6.8
4.7
6.7
12J
17^
18J
162
5.6
5^
3.8

UriernploynientMapefoefitQfthacMUanlaborloree.

Table A-0. Employment status of mate Vietnam-era veterans and nonveterans by ag«, not

illy adjusted

(Numban In thousands)
CMIan labor force
CWIan

Unemployed

Veteran status
and age

Total

Employ*

Feb.
1991

Feb.
1992

Feb.
1991

Feb.
1992

Feb.
1991

Feb.
1992

7.728

7,002
6,103
1.185
2.993
1,926
899

7,040
5.915
937
2347
2331
1,125

6.528
5,876
1,058
2302
1318
850

6,542

1255
3.176
2.053
1244

7,838
&356
1,017
2345
2,494
1,482

17.894
8,164
5,531
4,199

18^86
8,613
6,040
4.333

16,788
7.740
5,190
3358

17,669
8,109
5304
3.955

15332
7278
4332
3322

Nunfcer
Feb.
1991

Percent of
labor fofoe

Feb.
1992

Feb.
1961

Feb.
1992

VIETNAM-ERA VETERANS
Total, 35 years and over.,
35 to 49 years
35to39years
401044 years
45to49years
50 years and over _ _ »

847
2,438
2.175
1382

474
425
127
191
107
49

498
455
90
209
157
43

63
7.0
10.7
6.4
5.6
5.5

7.1
7.7
9.6
73
6.7
3.8

16,404
7,495
6229
3,680

956
462
258
236

1264
614
376
275

5.7
6.0
5.0
6.1

72
7.8
8.7
6.9

NONVETERANS
Total, 35 to 49 years .
35 to 39 years
40to44 years
45to40 years

NOTE: Mais Vletnan>era veterans are men who served In the A/msd Forces
between August 5, 1964 and May 7, 1975. Nonveterans are men who have
never served In the Armed Forces; published data are limited to those 35 to 49




years of aos, the group
gp that most doi
t n Deputation.
tati
Vietn

orresponds to the bulk of the

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-10. Employment statue of the civilian population for 11 large etatee

(Numbers in thousands)
Seasonally adjusted 2

Not eeaeonally adjusted 1
State and employment status

Feb.
1991

Jan.
1002

Feb.
1992

Feb.
1991

OCL
1991

Nov.
1991

Dec
1991

Jan.
1992

Feb.
1992

22,242
14,722
13,579
1t143
74

22,698
14,889
13,623
1,268
8.5

22,737
14,992
13,610
1,381
9.2

22,242
14,826
13,747
1,079
72

22,571
14,974
13,813
1,161
7.8

22,614
14,982
13,864
1,118
7.5

22,656
15,087
13,932
1,155
7.7

22,698
14,975
13,759
1,216
8.1

22,737
15,099
13,781
1,317
8.7

1037
6,311
5,886
444
7.0

10,465
6,336
5,794
544
8.6

10,504
6389
5,833
556
8.7

10.267
6,400
5.054
446
7.0

10,424
6,449
5,974
475
7.4

10.445
6,490
6,018
472
7.3

10,465
6,436
5,952
484
7.5

10,485
6,438
5,881
557
8.7

10,504
6,479
5,922
557
8.6

8,900
6,038
5,653
385
6.4

8,943
6,081
5,527
554
9.1

8,946
6,065
5,524
541
8.9

8,900
6,067
5,705
362
6.0

8,931
5,979
5,510
469
7.8

8,935
5,973
5.470
503
8.4

8,939
6,049
5,497
552
9.1

8,943
6,124
5,619
505
8.3

8,946
6,094
5,573
521
8.5

4,622
3,103
2.796
307
0.0

4,627
3,087
2,826
261
8.4

4,627
3,116
2,851
264
8.5

4,622
3,117
2,839
278
8.9

4,625
3,150
2,867
283
9.0

4,626
3,157
2,880
277
8.8

4,627
3,164
2,889
275
8.7

4,627
3,131
2,884
247
7.9

4,627
3.130
2,895
234

7,010
4,539
4,074
465
102

7,029
4,564
4,116
448
9.8

7,029
4,564
4,115
449
9.6

7,010
4,577
4,143
434
9.5

7.023
4,520
4,114
406
9.0

7,025
4,547
4,112
435
9.6

7.027
4,559
4,138
421
92

7,029
4,607
4,199
408
8.9

7,029
4,601
4,185
416
9.0

6,026
3,062
3,694
268
6.8

6,027
3,984
3,680
304
7.6

6,026
4,014
3,687
326
8,1

6,026
3.967
3,718
249
6.3

6,026
4,030
3,756
274
6.8

6,026
3,985
3,702
283
7.1

6,026
3,995
3,707
288
7.2

6,027
4,024
3,752
272
6.8

6,026
4,021
3.713
307
7.6

13.801
8562
7,096
567
6.6

13,806
8,434
7,665
769
9.1

13,805
8,412
7,631
781
9.3

13,801
8,614
8,078
536
6.2

13.803
8,553
7,924
629
7.4

13,805
8,544
7,866
678
7.9

13,606
8,479
7,798
681
8.0

13,806
8,435
7,724
711
8.4

13,605
8,463
7,713
750
8.9

California
Civilian nonfnstitutionaJ population .........

..........

^nViiian laoor flQros «..««.*....««..•»****......*.»..«****...*.«*.*..«
Employed

Unemployed
Unemployment rate

Florida
Civilian nonirwtitutional population
Civilian labor force . „ . . „ ....
Employed
"
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

.

.....
-.*..

UUnole
Civilian noninatitutfonaJ population
Civilian labor
toroa
Emoloved
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

•«...

MaaeachueetU
Civilian noninstitutionaJ population ..................... .
Civilian tafr'Y force .....................I.*.................*...*....
Employed
!...«....„.!
•
unofftOioyow •••«•••••••••••••*#•#•••«•••••*•••••#*•••#•*#••••••••••

Unemployment rate ...........,......».».»**.......»......»..*

7£

Michigan
Civilian norrinstitutionaJ population ...........*,........*»*»*.
Civilian labor force
Employed
1 IftAfnntaimH
\jnempioyment rase #.»........»•...**•...«*..................*..•

NewJeraey
Civilian nodrwtituttenal population
Civilian labor force
Employed
urwmpteyed"!;!!;!;";";;;;;!!;;!;!!!!;!"!;;!!;!!!;;"!!!!;!!!!!!
Unemployment rate

New York
Civilian nonlnsthutional population ..........................
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
See footnotes at end of table.




HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-10. Employment status of the civilian population for 11 large states—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)
Seasonally adjusted3I

Not seasonally adjusted1
State and employment status

Feb.
1001

Jan.
1002

Feb.
1002

Feb.
1001

Oct.
1001

Nov.
1001

Dec.
1001

Jan.
1002

Feb.
1002

5.036
3.410
3,214
105
5.7

5.007
3.385
3.157
228
6.7

5.102
3.415
3.100
225
6.6

5.038
3.436
3.252
184
5.4

5.060
3.470
3.287
102
5.5

5.066
3,468
3.272
106
5.7

5.002
3.436
3.230
107
5.7

5.007
3.441
3.244
107
5.7

5,102
3.442
3,220
213
62

8.301
5,341
4,032
400
7.7

8,328
5.426
4.003
434
8.0

8320
5.401
4.064
436
8.1

8,301
5,308
5.032
366
6.8

8.320
5,397
5,006
301
5.6

8.323
5.433
5.114
310
5.0

8.325
5.445
5.002
353
6.5

8^28
5.401
5.122
370
6.7

8320
5.462
5,070
301
12

0.404
5.876
5.432
443
75

0.430
5.035
5.470
465
7.8

0.432
5.077
5.463
514
8.6

0,404
5.010
5^21
380
6.6

0.422
5.082
5.582
400
6.7

0.425
5,060
5.550
401
6.7

0.428
5,053
5332
421
7.1

0.430
5.078
5356
422
7.1

0.432
6.007
5350
457
1A

12,471
8.444
7.021
523
62

12.622
8.646
7.024
722
8.3

12.634
8.648
7.066
682
7.0

12.471
8,525
8.048
477
5.6

12,580
8,558
7.806
662
7.7

12304
8337
7.060
568
6.7

12.606
8383
7.084
500
7.0

12.822
8.747
6.061
666
7.8

12.634
8.723
8,066
637
7.3

North Carolina
Civilian nonlnstftutional population „>...•„..
Civilian tabor fore*
Employed
.
Unemployed ................
,
Unemployment rate
.....
Ohio
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor forot ..................
.
Employed
..•.....«
Unemoloved
Unemployment rale
....................................
Pennsylvania
Civilian noninstftutional population ........
Civilian labor forot
Employed
Unemployed
..........................
Unemployment rate

«

Texas
Civilian nonfnatitutional population
Civilian labor force
fmotavod
Unemployed
!.
!
Unemployment rate

1
These are the official Bureau of labor Statistics' estimates used in the
administration of Federal fund allocation programs.
2
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore,
identical numbers appear In the unadjusted and the seasonally adjusted




columns.
NOTE: Seasonally adjusted dvBan labor force levels and unemployment rates
for January 1002 may differ slightly from those originally published due to
changes in rounding procedures.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-l. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry
(In thousands)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Industry

Total
Total private
Goods-producing industries.
Mining
Oil and gas extraction.
Construction
General building contractors.
Manufacturing
Production workers.
Durable goods
Production workers.
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay> and glass products
Primary metal industries
Blast furnaces and basic steel products,
Fabricated metal products
Industrial machinery and equipment
,
Electronic and other electrical equipment,
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Nondurable goods
Production workers
Food and kindred products
Tobacco products
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textila products.
Paper and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and misc. plastics products..
Leather and leather products

Feb.
1991

Dee.
1991

Jan.
1992£/

Feb.
1992

Feb.
1991

Oct.
1991

Nov.
1991

Dec.
1991

Jan.
1992 E /

Feb.
1992 E /

107*887 109,701 107,306 107,625 109,160 109,073 108,843 108,882 108,733 108,897
89,204

90,890

88,835

88,824

90,771

90,606

90,574

90,368

90,224

90,400

25,419

25,522

22,958

22,861

24,039

23,727

25,595

23,552

23,503

23,485

671
377.8

655
369.5

715
401

679
382

674
377

670
375

666
371

666
369

4,792
1,210

4,671
1,151

4,584
1,137

4,589
1,138

4,600
1,152

4,570
1,144

18,532
12,488

18,377 . 18,337
12,435 12,404

18,293
12,376

18,237
12,329

18,249
12,367

18,387
12,362

18,322
12,396

18,089
12,205

651
365.7
4,127
1,060.7
18,085
12,220

10*580
6/939

10,442
6,903

10,290
6,781

10,291
6,798

10,652
7,000

10,493
6,933

10,457
6,909

10,414
6,883

10,366
6,839

10,381
6,875

680.
679.4
477.
475.5
496.
495.0
699
703.
254.8
256.
1,355. 1,331.0
1,938. 1,939.5
1,560. 1,549.3
1,791. 1,817.2
747.
780.9
947.7
944.3
359.4
360.5

696
48;
527
726
264
1,365
2,036
1,611
1,859
746
982
368

698
481
523
713
258
1,356
1,968
1,573
1,850
789
964
367

697
479
517
709
256
1,351
1,955
1,572
1,853
800
958
366

697
478
517
70S
257
1,346
1,944
1,568
1,840
793
949
367

698
478
513
704
256
1,342
1,937
1,564
1,814
773
950
366

703
477
514
703
256
1,342
1,936
1,557
1,839
803
946
364

7,799
5,424

7,792
5,422

7,880
5,488

7,884
5,502

7,880
5,495

7,879
5,493

7,871
5,490

7,868
5,492

1,625.6 1,659.7 1,627.5
51.8
51.4
50.0
668.4
673.8
657.8
043.0 1,028.
1,009.9
690
686.
690.2
1,552.7 1,532.9 1,521.
1,087.
1,090
1,088.9
153.
155.9
153.7
863.8
856.5
856.
121.6
119.2
117.

1,619.7
50.5
669.8

1,092.9
153.5
858.6
117.5

1,679
49
661
1,010
694
1,555
1,093
158
861
122

1,672
48
672
1,039
691
1,528
1,092
159
864
119

1,669
47
673
1,043
691
1,524
1,092
158
865
120

1,670
48
674
1,042
690
1,524
1,091
158
862
120

1,673
49
671
1,038
689
1,520
1,093
158
861
119

1,672
49
674
1,033
689
1,514
1,096
158
865
118

' 699
396.9

4,214
4*335
4,529
1,122.5 1,134.8 1,082.7

677
480
508,
724.
263,
1,356,
2,038,
1,605,
1,844,
733.
979.
364.
7,807
5,423

690.
481.
513.
709.
257.
1,354.3
1,950.1
1,573.1
1,850.9
799.2
953.1
365.6
7,880
5,495

1,030.2
685.3
1,514.2

84,468

86,179

84,348

84,764

85,121

85,346

85,248

85,330

85,230

85,412

Transportation and public utilities
Transportation
Communications and public utilities

5,759
3,501
2,258

5,866
5,625
2,243

5,757
3,517
2,220

5,759
5,520
2,219

5,834
3,562
2,272

5,828
3,571
2,257

5,816
5,566
2,250

5,811
5,566
2,245

5,798
3,567
2,231

5,813
3,581
2,232

Wholesale trade
Durable goods
Nondurable goods

6,062
3,540
2,522

6,029
3,472
2,557

5,955
3,436
2,519

5,940
3,425
2,515

6,119
3,562
2,557

6,047
3,490
2,557

6,034
3,479
2,555

6,023
3,469
2,554

6,005
3,453
2,552

5,997
3,446
2,551

18,965
2,335.7
3,204.6
2,011.1
6,324.8

19,820
2,556.0
3,276.9
2,020.4
6,534.0

18,950
2,358.4
5,198.7
2,002.9
,,305.8

18,792
2,254.4
3,170.1
1,997.8
6,539.0

19,464
2,415
3,237
2,042
6,582

19,288
2,321
3,220
2,038
6,558

19,227
2,304
3,213
2,036
6,561

19,224
2,296
3,206
2,031
6,567

19,161
2,277
3,205
2,027
6,569

19,294
2,331
3,202
2,030
6,596

6,669
3,282
2,134
1,253

6,683
3,280
2,122
1,281

6,655
3,272
2,118
1,245

6,642
3,280
2,115
1,247

6,732
3,295
2,137
1,300

6,697
3,282
2,122
1,293

6,694
3,276
2,123
1,295

6,701

6,692
3,282
2,120
1,290

6,699
3,290
2,115
1,294

28,530 28,970 28,600 28,850
5,155.7 5,366.3 ',211.3 5,225.8
8,072.1 8,431.3 ,426.7 8,458.5

28,583
5,256
8,089

29,019
5,374
8,365

29,008
5,343
8,398

29,057 29,065
5,345
5,302
8,440: 8,444

29,112
5,327
8,475

18,801
2,963
4,436
11,402

18,389
2,951
4,354
11,084

18,467
2,983
4,332

18,469
2,982
4,341

11,152

11,146

18,514 18,509
2,9861
2,984
4,3381
4,350
11,1901 11,175

18,497
2,978
4,341
11,178

Sarvice-producing industries*

Retail trade
General merchandise storas
Food stores
Automotive dealers and service stations.
Eating and drinking places
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Finance. .-.
Insurance
Real estate
Services
Business service
Health services.
Government
Federal
State
Local
preliminary.




18,683
2,936
4,449
11,298

18,811
2,977
4,420
11,414

18,471
2,960
4,302
11,209

3,280
2,124
1,297

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers!' on private nonfirn payrolls by industry

S ftasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Industry

Mining

Durable goods

Blast furnaces and basic steel products..
Electronic and other electrical equipment..
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing

Textile mill products

Leather and leather products

Feb.
1991

Dec.
1991

Jan.
1992fi/

Feb.
1992fi/

Feb.
1991

Oct.
1991

Nov.
1991

Dec.
1991

Jan.

Feb.
1992E/

33.9

34.7

33.8

34.3

34.3

34.3

34.4

34.5

34.3

34.7

44.4

44.7

43.4

44.2

44.9

43.9

44.1

43.9

43.4

44.6

37.0

37.8

36.6

36.5

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

39.9

41.7

40.6

40.6

40.3

40.

41.0

41.1

40.8

41.1

40.4

42.2

41.0

41.1

40.7

41.

41.4

41.5

41.2

41.5

38.5
37.0
40.6
41.3
41.2
40.4
41.4
40.3
40.8
40.3
41.0
39.0

40.9
40.8
41.9
43.2
43.5
42,4
43.1
42.2
42.5
42.7
42.1
40.6

39.8
39.2
40.3
42.4
42.5
41.2
41.7
41.0
41.3
41.4
41.0
39.4

40.3
39.1
40.7
42.6
43.0
41.1
41.9
40.7
41.3
41.7
41.3
39.5

40.
39
41.'
42."
43.,
41.4
41.1
40.4
42..
43.]
40.<
39.1

40.*
38 <
41..
42.
43.1
41.<

40.6
39 7
42.0
42.6
43.0
41.6
42 1
41.2
41.9
42.3
41.2
40.0

40.4
39 5
41.3
42.4
42.4
41.4
41.6
41.0
41.6
41.9
41.0
39.6

41. A
39 «
41.1
43.
43.4
41.4
42
40. <
41.1
42 I
41.3
39.8

39.4

41.0

40.1

40.0

39.3
37.5
41.7
41.5
41.5
40.7
41.5
40..
41.1
40.«
41.
39.,
39.1

40.5

40.4

40.5

39.7
38.4
38.8
36.3
42.7
37.4
42.3
43.8
40.4
36.8

41.2
39.4
41.7
37.8
44.4
38.8
44.2
43.5
42.0
38.1

40.2
39.0
40.6
37.1
43.5
37.6
43.1
42.9
41.5
37.0

39.8
38.3
40.3
37.0
43.2
37.8
43.3
42,8

40.4

40 7
(2)
41 0
37.2
43 7
38 1
43.5

36 8

40.6
37.2

40.4
42)
41..
37. <
43. <
37.1
43.2
(2)
41.4
37.1

40.5

39.;
36..
43.1
37.4I
42. <

(2)

(2)

40. *

41.]
42. *
42 '
41.;
39."
40.1

43. <

40.6
(2)
41.5
37.5
43.6
38.2
43.5

41.1
38.'

41.5
37.7

40.1
(2)
41.'
37.!
43.'

(2)

41.0
37.5
43.5
37.9
43.1
(2)
41.5
37.4

(2)

41.9
37,2

38.3

38.6

37.8

38.4

38.6

38.4

38.4

38.5

38.3

37.7

38.4

37.8

38.1

37.9

38.1

38,1

38.2

38.1

38 4

Retai 1 trade

28.0

29.2

27.8

28.5

28.6

28.4

28.8

28.7

28.5

29.2

Finance, insurance/ and real estate...........

35.8

Transportation and public utilities,

Services.
J/ Data relate to production workers in mining and
manufacturing; construction workers in construction;
and nonsupervisory workers in transportation and
public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance,
insurance* and real estate; and services. These groups
account for approximately four-fifths of the total
employees on private nonfarm payrolls.




38.8

36.2

35.7

36.5

(2)

(2)

(2)

C2)

(2)

(2)

. 32.6

32.2

32.6

32.5

32.4

32.5

32.6

32.4

32.8

2/ These'serias are not published seasonally
adjusted since the seasonal component is small relative
to the trend-cycle and/or irregular components and
consequently cannot be separated with sufficient
precision.
P = preliminary.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3. Average hourly end weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers!/ on p r i v a t e nonfarm
payrolls by industry
Average hourly earnings

Average waakly aarnings

Industry

Total.private
Seasonally adjustad..................

Jan
199

Feb
1992fi/

• 10 .50
10 .48

• 10 .50
10 .47

• 10 .53
10 .50

Feb.
1991

Dec.
1991

• 10 .23
10 .20

Dec
1991

Feb
1991

•346 .80 • 364 .35 •354 .90 • 361 .18
349 .86 361 .56 359 .12 364 .35

14 .10

14 .53

14 .62

14 .48

626 .04

649 .49

634 .51

640 .02

14 .12

14 .06

13 .89

515 .41

533 .74

514 .60

506 .99

11 .02

11 .38

11 .30

11 .33

439 .70

474 .55

458 .78

460 .00

11 .55
9 .10
8 • 65
11 > 1 9
13 .02
14 96
11 02
12 06
10 58
14 34
14 73
11 65
8 70

11 .96
9 .38
8 .95
11 .48
13 .49
15
11
12 35
10 96
15 18
15 61
11 88
9 08

11 .85
9 39
8 .87
11 46
13 41
15 48
11 31
12 23
10 90
14 91
15 17
11 86
9 04

11 .90
9 .40
8 .88
11 .40
13 .45
15 .57
11 40
12 .32
10 .87
15 00
15 26
11 85
9 06

466 .62
350 .35
320 .05
454
537 .73
616 .35
445 21
499 28
426 37
585
593
477 65
339 30

504 .71
383 .64
365 .16
481 .01
582 .77
675 .12
483 .78
532 .29
462 .51
645 .15
666 .55
500 .15
368 .65

485 .85
373 .72
347 .70
461 .84
568 .58
657 .90
465 .97
509 .99
446 .90
615 .78
628 .04
486 .26
356 .18

489 .09
378 .82
347 .21
463 .98
572 .97
669 .51
468 .54
516 .21
442 .41
619 .50
636 .34
489 .41
357 .87

10 31
9 74
16
8
6 61
51
37
13. 83
17. 01
9. 99
7. 09

10
10
16
8
6
12
11
14

10 59
10. 05
16. 17
8. 49
6. 82
12.85
11. 63
14. 28
17. 57
10. 33
7. 34

10
10
16
8
6
12
11
14

406
386
619
315
239
534
425
585
745
403
260

435 .42
416 .53
633 .55
354 .03
259 .31
574 .98
453 .57
633 .83
759 .95
431 .34
278 .51

424 .66
404 .01
630 .63
344 .69
253 .02
558 .98
437 .29
615 .47
753 .75
428 .70
271 .58

424 .00
399 .59
630 .42
342 .55
253 .45
554 .69
440 .75
618 .32
760 .13
426 .21
270 ,48

Construction

Nondurabls goods
Food and kindred products
Tobacco products
Textile will products
Apparal and othar taxtila products
Papar and allied products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and misc. plastics products
Leather and leather products

Feb.
1992 fi /

13 .93

Mining

Manufacturing
Durabl a goods
Lumbar and wood products
Furnitura and fixtures
Stone* clay, and glass products
Primary metal industrias
;.
Blast furnacas and basic staal products
Fabricatad metal products
Industrial machinery and equipment
Electronic and othar alactricsl equipment
Transportation equipment
Motor vahlclas and equipment
Instruments and ralatad products
Miscellaneous Manufacturing

Jan.
1992fi/

ii

If

8

62
11
08
49
86
95
69
34
47
27
7.31

\l

60
04
46
50
85
84
66
28
76
27
7 35

\i

11

21
68
01
44
94
18
24
01
04
60
91

Transportation and public utilities....

13. 17

13.36

13. 32

13. 41

504. 41

515 .70

503 .50

514 .94

Wholesale trade

11. 08

11.34

11.30

11.35

417. 72

435 .46

427 .14

432 .44

6. 89

7. 09

7. IS

7. 15

192. 92

207 .03

198 .77

203 .78

Finance, insurance! and real estate

10.30

10.68

10.65

368. 74

386 .62

380 21

394 .93

Services

10.14

10.50

10.50

10.82
10.53

327. 52

342 30

338 10

343 ,28

Retail trsda

1/

P • preliminary.

See footnote IF table B-2.

Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsuperv L so ry worker*!' *an private nonfairm
payrolls by industry, seasonally adjusted

Industry

Totel

privatei

Constant

(1982) dollars2/

Transportation and public

utilities

Retai1 trade
...*
Finance* insurance* and real

estate

Feb.
199]

Oct.
1991

Nov.
1991

Dec.
1991

• 10.70
7.44
13.99
13.97
11.05
10. 59
13. 13
11. 05
6. 87
10. 22
10. 07

• 10 .40
7 45
14 .74
14 .02
11 76
10 77
13 .20
71
U
7 .06
10 .49
10 .29

• 10 .44
7 ,45
14
13 .99
11
10 .81
13 .25
11
.76
.09
10 .55
10 .37

•10. 48
7. 46
14. 54
14.
11. 57
10.87
13. 33
11. 79
7. 10
10. 66
10. 42

1/ See footnote 1, table B - 2 .
1/ T h e Consumer Price Index f o r Urban
Mage Earners and Clerical Workers tCPI-H) is
used to deflate this series.
/ Change w a s -.1 percent from Dece
December
January 1992. the
th latest
l t t month
th
to Jan
i l bbl
l
available.
V
Derived
by assuming that overtime
V
Di
hours are paid at the rate of time and one-

f




Jan.
1992E/

on

•10 47
7 45
14 ,45
.99
11 ,79
10 .81
13 .29
11 77
7 11
10 .59
10 .41

Feb.
1992 fi /

• 10 50
NJ \
14 59
13 93
IX 54
10 87
13 37
11 5?
7 14
10 74
10 46

Percent
change
fromi
Jan. 1992Feb. 1992

0.3
(3)
-.4

1.
5

half.
N.A. - not available.
P/ * preliminary.
NOTE. The CPI-H has been revised to
reflect the experience through December 1991.
Constant-dollar earnings series have been
revised from January 1987 through December
1991.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B**5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory worker*^/ on private nonfartn payrolls
by industry
(1982=100)
Not seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted

Industry
Jan.
1992£/

Feb.
1992fi/

Feb.
1991

Oct.
1991

Nov.
1991

Dec.
1991

Jan.
1992fi/

Feb.
1992p/

117.8 123.3

117.1

118.7

104.2
60.4
118.1
104.3
101.0
122.4
121.5
100.1
87.5
75.8
104.6
91.8
104.0
113.6
126.7
84.1
100.7
108.7
111.4
76.0
100.0

98.3

97.9

56.9

57.5
101.5
100.0

121.5
104.0
65.4
126.9
101.6
98.
118.
111.
102.
86.
74.

121.3
104.0
60.2
124.4
102.6
99.
121.
116.
102.
87.
76.
102.
90.
100.
113.
125.

121.5
103.1
59.9
119.3
102.6

121.7 120.8
103.3 102.4
59.4 58.1
121.2 120.8
102.5 101.5
97.6
99.0
122.7 122.0
117.
117.3 98.
101.3 85.

122.6
102.9
59.7
118.5
102.4

Fob.
1991
Total private
Goods-producing industries.
Mining

99.1
63.1

!...

108.6

Construction

99.6

Manufacturing

Dec.
1991

104.3
99.9

96.
117.
116.

Durable goods
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal industries.
Blast furnaces and basic steel products.
Fabricated metal products
Industrial machinery and equipment..
Electronic and other electrical equipment.
Transportation equipment.
Motor vehicles and equipment
Instruments and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing

97.1
112.5
109.5
95.7
85.4
74.0
99.1
93.1
100
106
107.0
84.3
95.9

Nondurable goods
Food and kindred products
Tobacco products
Textile mill products
Apparel and other textile products.
Paper and allied products..........
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and misc. plastics products.
Leather and leather products

104.
106.
76.
96.
93.
109.
121.
100.
80.
123.
54.
56.0 56.6
126.2 131.9 125.6
111.7 115.5 110.0
112.2 113.7 110.3
115.0 125.9 114.0
118.9 120.5 117.7
144.8 149.5 145.3

Service-producing industries
Transportation and public utilitie
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Finance, insur

nd real estate.

Services
1/

See footnote 1, table B-2.




103.0
104.2
71.1
90.7
89.8 96.9
107.7 112.8
[23.2 126.8
102.1 103.8
81.8 83.1
120.1 126.6

92.
85.
73.
99.

88.
100.
105.
96.

96.8
118.2
115.2
93.4
85.
74.
99.
89.
98.
108.
119.

81.

96.

104.
104.
71.
96.
93.
108.
121.
102.
79.
124.2
53.»
127.9
112.0
110.9
115.7
120.8
148.7

!i:

101.
108.
108.
84.
98.

105.
111.
70.
92.
90.
109.
124.
102.
85.
121.
57.
129.4
114.3
114.2
121.1
120.2
146.9

81.
99.

107.
99.

95.
110.
123.1
102.5
84.9
124.7
55.3

129.0
113.8
113.1
118.7
118.0
148.8

P * preliminary.

99.1
122.6

115.3

100.1
86.0 86.2
74.5 74.9
101 101.8
89.0 89.4

73.
100.

87.
101 _ 101.2 100.
113.7 111.2 108.
126.4 124.6 119.
82.3 81.7
81.
99.0

99.8

107.4 107.4
111.4 110.5
65.5 70.0
99.1 99.7
95.7 96.0
110.3 110.5
123.5 123.8
102.3 102.4
85.7 84.1
125.0 124.8
57.8 56.2
129.7 130.0
113.7 113.9
113.0 113.1
120.1 119.6
119.2 120.9
149.2 149.9

98.

106.
110.
72.
98.
95.
110.
122.
101.
85.
124.
55.7
129.1
113.1
112.4
118.3
119.5
149.2

99.0
125.7
117.9
100.4
86.7

iSH
89.3
99.9

111.3
127.7
81.9
98.9

107.3
111.4
70.2
98.5
94.3

110.6
122.7
103.2
84.8
126.4
54.9

131.4
114.9
113.0
122.0
122.2
151.1

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-6.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Diffusion indexes of employment change* seasonally adjusted

(Percent)
Jan.

Time span

Feb

Mar

1
Over 1-month s p a m
1990
1991
1992
Over 3-month s p a m
1990
1991
1992

.\

Over 6-month s p a m
1990
1991
1992
Over 12*-month s p e m
1990
1991
1992

. .

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov.

Dec

Private nonfa rm payrolls* 356 industries!/

52 .2
38 6

48.7
38.5

52.8
51.1

48.3
45.8

46.6
51.3

47 8
54 A

45.1
50.0

41.4
48.

40.3
44 1

59 0
30

54 .4
30 .3

50.7
38.3

48.7
39.5

49.4
48.9

45.6
51.7

43 7
52

40.0
50.1

37. 4
43.

35.8
42.8

56.6
26.7

55 2
31 2

55 .2
29 .5

51.8
34.3

47.6
41.2

44.9
45.8

42.7
49.9

38 6
44 9

37.2
46.5

34.8

30.9
J2/41.3

54.6
30.2

54 •5
30 6

51 4
30 .3

48.3
32.7

46.6
33.1

43.5
33.6

40.3
E/36.4

35 8

34.1

E/39 3

58 .1
36 9

58.1
38.5
E/42.7

E/49 .7

58.8
31.6

E'43.

42 o
45 9

35 .1
E/38

28 ft

30.6

32.0

30

33 .8
43 .9

Manufacturing payrolls* 139 3industries)/
Over 1-month s p a m
1990
1991..;,.
1992

51. 1
46.0
28.4
31.7
fi/38.5 E/44. 6

Over 3-month s p a m
1990
1991
1992

45.0
19.4
E/39.6

Over 6-month s p a m
1990
1991
1992
Over 12-month s p a m
1990
1991
1992

41 4
29 9

47.8
38.5

41.7
46.8

39.6
46.0

43.2
53.2

40.3
53.2

38.8
43.5

34.5
45.3

27.3
40.6

16.5

45 0
18 0

38.1 •
30.2

38.1
36.3

37.4
48.9

35.6
57.2

31.3
55.0

27.0
46.0

23.0
38.5

21.6
36.7

39.9
10.4

36.7
17.3

37 1
19 4

40.3
23.4

32.4
38.5

30.6
43.5

24.1
49.6

20.5
45.7

21.2
45.7

17.3

16.2
E'33.5

11 .9

P/37. 1

35.3
13.3 |

33.
14.7

31.
14.7

29.5
18.0

25.2
21.2

20.9
23.4

19.8
E/26.6

14.0

12.9

10.1

11.2

10 .4

p/32. 4

43.

1/ Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3->
and 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month
span. Data are centered within the span.
P s preliminary.
NOTE* Figures are the percent of industries with




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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.

*u.S. Government Printing Office , 1992 - 313-146/60058