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Household data
National
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Establishment data
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TOE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:

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8:30 A.M. (EOT), FRIDAY.
MARCH 5, 1993
FEBRUARY 1993

Employment rose substantially in February, and unemployment was little
changed, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
reported today. Nonfarm payroll enployment, as measured by the enployer
survey* rose by 365»000. and total enployment, as measured by the household
survey, rose by 380,000. At 7.0 percent, the rate of unemployment has
declined gradually from its June 1992 peak of 7.7 percent.
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
Both the unemployment rate, 7.0 percent, and the number of unenployed
persons, 8.9 million, were little changed in February, after seasonal
adjustment. They had been 7.1 percent and 9.0 million, respectively, in
January. The unemployment rate has now declined by 0.7 percentage point
since reaching a high mark in June 1992, but it is still nearly 2
percentage points above early 1990 levels, prior to the recession.
(See table A-1.)
Jobless rates fell in February for both adult women and blacks. At
6.0 percent, the rate for adult women was down by 0.4 percentage point over
the month, its first substantial decline in recent months. The rate for
adult men, which had declined by 0.4 percentage point in January, was about
unchanged in February at 6.5 percent. The jobless rate for black workers
declined by 1.1 percentage points in February to 13.1 percent. Among other
worker groins, jobless rates for teenagers (19.6 percent), whites (6.1
percent), and Hispanics (11.4 percent) were about unchanged from January.
(See tables A-1 and A-2.)
While total unenployment was little changed over the month, there were
shifts in the composition of the unenployed. The number of job losers not
expecting recall—shown as "other job losers" in table A-6—fell by 219.000
over the month, to 3.6 million. Despite recent declines, the figure was
still 1.4 million above prerecession levels. The mmber of unenployed
workers who had voluntarily left their last jobs rose over the month to 1.0
million.
The count of persons jobless for 15*26 weeks declined by 171,000 in
February, but there was no change in those unenployed for 27 weeks and
longer.
(See table A-5.)



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

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Quarterly
averages

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Category

1992

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HOUSEHOLD DATA

Monthly data

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1993

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| Dec. | Jan. | Feb. |
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Thousands of persons

Civilian labor force.. I 127.3431 127.341| 127.5911 127.0831 127.327| 244
117.7421 118.021| 118.3111 118.0711 118.4511 380
Employment
9.601| 9.320| 9.2801 9.013| 8.8761 -137
Unemployment
64.443I 64.978| 64.9131 65.561| 65.459I "102
Not in labor force
1.125J
1.084)
N.A.|
N.A.j
N.A. | N.A.
Discouraged workers.
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Percent of labor force
Unenployment rates:
All workers
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Adult men
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Adult women
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Teenagers
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White
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Black
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Hispanic origin...

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7.5I
7.2|
6.4|
20.3|
6.6|
14.2|
11.6|
1

7.3|
7.0|
6.3|
19.4|
6.4|
14.1|
11.BJ
1

7.3|
6.8|
6.4|
19.2|
6.3|
14.21
11.71
1

7.1|
6.4|
6.4|
19-71
6.2|
14.21
11.6J
1

7.0|
6.5|
6.0|
19.6|
6.1|
13-1|
11.4|
1

-0.1
.1
-.4
-.1
-.1
-1.1
-.2

108.752|p108.796|p109.161I
23.2631 p23.266| p23.360|
4.582| p4.558| p4.654|
18.062J p18.091| p18,101|
85.4891 p85.530| p85.801|
19.162| p19.221| p19.352|
29.2531 p29.230| p29.361|
18,6851 p18,645| p18.646|

p365
p94
p96
p10
p271
p131
p131
p1

ESTABLISHMENT DATA ;
Nonfarm employment. — I
Goods-producing W..
Construction
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Manufacturing
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Service-producing J_/|
Retail trade
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Services
j
Government
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Thousands of jobs
108.5251
23.372I
4.5831
18.1631
85.1531
19.1371
29.0061
18.646|

108,656|
23.2711
4,591|
18,0591
85.3851
19.141|
29.198|
18,664|

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Hours of work
Average weekly hours:
Total private
Manufacturing
Overtime

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34.5|
34.31 P34.5J
P34.5I pO.O
41.2|
41.2| p41.4| p41.5| P-1
3.9|
3.9I
p4.0|
p4.2| p.2
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Includes other industries, not shown separately.
p-preliminary.
N.A.* not available.




34.4|
41.0|
3.7|

- 3 The nimber of persons enployed part time for economic reasons,
sometimes referred to as the "partially unenployed," rose by 348,000 in
February but has shown no clear trend over the past year and a half. At
6.5 million in February, the nuitoer was about a million and a half higher
than before the recession began. (See table A-3.)
Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
Total enployment increased by 380t000 in February to 118.5 million,
after seasonal adjustment, and has now returned to its prerecession peak
level reached in May 1990* But* since the working-age population continued
to grow over the period, the proportion of the population with jobs—61.4
percent in February—was still well below the 63.1-percent high reached
prior to the downturn. (See table A-1.)
Following
little changed
has fluctuated
1992. At 66.0
unchanged from

a large decline in January, the civilian labor force was
at 127.3 million in February. The size of the labor force
from month to month, with little clear direction since midpercent in February, the labor force participation rate was
the prior month. (See table A-1.)

Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
The number of nonfarm payroll jobs, which had been increasing slowly
in recent months, rose by 365,000 in February. At 109.2 million,
seasonally adjusted, payroll enployment was 1.1 million higher than it was
at its post-recession low of January 1992. (See table B-1.)
The February enployment gains were concentrated in construction
(96,000), retail trade (131.000), and services (131,000). The February
increase in construction enployment more than offset declines in the prior
3 months that were caused by unusually harsh winter weather, leaving
enployment up by 53.000 since October. Within retail trade, seasonally
adjusted enployment increases in general merchandise stores in February
offset some of the weakness in holiday hiring. Many other types of
businesses, including food stores, auto dealers, and eating and drinking
places, have had gains for the last 3 months or more. The large increase
in services enployment followed a small decline in January; growth for the
2-month period is about average by recent standards. Job increases in
business services (46.000) and health services (27,000) accounted for more
than half of the February gain in services enployment.
Employment in manufacturing was little changed at 18.1 million. Gains
in the construction-related lurber and wood products (8,000), furniture and
fixtures (3,000) and stone, clay, and glass products (6,000) industries
were offset by a decline in transportation equipment jobs. Within
transportation equipment, automobile employment, which had risen sharply in
January, fell by 34,000 in February. The movements in both months
reflected shifts in the usual seasonal production patterns in the industry.
Total factory jobs, after declining by 1.5 million since early 1989, have
increased by 55,000 in the past 4 months.
The nuitoer of mining jobs fell by 12,000 in February; about half of
this loss was the result of a coal strike. Enployment in other major
industry divisions was little changed in February.



- 4 Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged in February at 34.5 hours,
seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek edged up by 0.1 hour to an
extraordinarily high 41.5 hours; since October 1992, the manufacturing
workweek has risen by 0.4 hour. Factory overtime also increased over the
month, by 0.2 hour, to a level of 4.2 hours, the highest in the 36-year
history of the series. (See table B-2.)
The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory
workers on private nonfarm payrolls increased fay 0.5 percent to 122.5
(1982-100), after seasonal adjustment. This reflected the large over-themonth increase in enployment. The index for manufacturing, 103.3, was up
by a smaller amount, 0.3 percent, but was 2.1 percent higher than last
September. (See table B-5-)
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
Average hourly earnings of private production or nonsupervisory
workers were up 0.2 percent in February, seasonally adjusted. Average
weekly earnings also rose 0.2 percent, following a nuch larger gain in
January. Prior to seasonal adjustment, average hourly earnings were little
changed at $10.78, but average weekly earnings increased by $2.50 to
$368*68. Over the year, both average hourly and weekly earnings rose by
2.5 percent. (See table B-3.)

The Employment Situation for March 1993 will be released on Friday,
April 2, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).
Planned Changes for the Current Population Survey (CPS)
Beginning in 1994, with the release of data for January, estimates
from the Current Population Survey (household survey) will reflect the
results of a major redesign of the survey. The redesign is being
undertaken to obtain more accurate and conprehensive information on the
labor force. As part of this effort, the survey questionnaire is being
revanped to include many new and revised questions regarding individuals*
enploymant and unenployment activities, and a fully automated data
collection environment is being introduced.
Work on the redesign began in the late 1980s. The new questionnaire
is being tested for an 18-month period, July 1992-Decenfcer 1993, in a
separate national sanple survey of about 13,000 households to gauge the
effect of both the new questions and the automated data collection
procedures on the labor force estimates. Early indications of the
potential effects of these changes will not be available until this fall;
a conprehensive examination will be published in the February 1994 issue of
Enployment and Earnings.




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. Hie 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 IS 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 find employment sometime during the
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:
• The household survey, i
larger segment of rL
agriculture, the sel
workers;

i based on a smaller sample, reflects a
, the establishment survey excludes
unpaid family workers, and private

• Hie household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
employed; the establishment survey does not;
• The household survey is limited to those 16 yean of age and older, the
establishment survey is not limited by age;
has no duplication of individuals, because each
c; in the establishment survey, employees
._ j — or otherwise appearing on more than one
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 3 0 percentage point; for teenagers, it is 1.65 percentage
points.
Li 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 341,000; for total unemployment it
is 251,000; and, for the civilian worker unemployment rate, it is
0.22 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 $13.00 per issue or $31.00 per year from the U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. A check or
money order made out to the Superintendent of Documents must
accompany all orders.
Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling
error for the household survey data published in this release. For
unemployment and other labor force categories, these measures
appear in tables 1-B through 1-H of its "Explanatory Notes.*1
Measures of the reliability of the data drawn from the
establishment survey and the actual amounts of revision due to
benchmark adjustments are provided in tables 2-B through 2-F of
that publication.
Information in this release will be made available to sensory
impaired individuals upon request Voice phone: 202-606-STAT;
TDD phone:
202-606-5897; TDD Message Referral Phone
Number 1-800-326-2577.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Tibia A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by »ex and age
(Numbere in thousands)

Seasonally adjusted1

Not seasonally adjusted
Employment status, sex, and age
Feb.
1992

Jan.
1993

Feb.
1993

Feb.
1992

Oct.
1992

Nov.
1902

Dec.
1992

Jan.
1993

Feb.
1993

190.884
125,366
65.7
115,224
60.4
2.786
112.438
10,161
8.1
65.498

192,644
126,034
65.4
116,123
60.3
2.753
113,370
9,911
7.9
66.610

102,786
126,505
65.6
116,735
60.6
2,681
114,054
9.770
7.7
66.281

190.884
126,185
66.1
116,962
61.3
3,213
113,749
9^23
7.3
64,699

192,131
127,066
66.1
117.687
615
3.160
114.518
9,379
74
65,065

102,316
127,365

64.951

102.509
127.591
66.3
118,311
61.5
3.262
115,049
9.280
7.3
64.918

192,644
127.083
66.0
118,071
615
3,101
114,879
9.013
7.1
65.561

102.786
127527
66.0
118,451
614
3.116
115.335
8,876
7.0
65.459

91,164
68.244
74.9
62.027
68.0
6.218
9.1

02,130
68.511
744
62.721
68.1
5,790
8.5

02508
68,837
74.7
62,993
68.3
5,843
8.5

91.164
68,675
75.3
63.351
69.5
5,324
7.8

91,844
69,334
75.5
63,924
69.6
5,410
7.8

91.951
69,335
754
64,043
60.6
5592
7.6

02.060
60.394
75.4
64,104
69.7
5500
7.5

02.130
60.115
75.0
64.186
69.7
4.029
7.1

02508
60535
755
64538
69.8
4,007

84,549
65.077
77.0
50.625
70.5
2,083
57.542
5,452

85.445
65.346
76.5
60.271
70.5
2.073
58,197
5,075
7.8

85,554
65,608
76.7
60.502
70.7
2.032
58.470
6.106
7.8

84,549
66.161
77.1
60,606
71.7
2.355
58551
4,555
7.0

65,159
65,811
77.3
61,088
71.7
2578
58,710
4,723

75

85550
65.740
77.1
61506
71.8
2526
58,880
4.534
6.9

65.785
77.1
61526
71.8
2.371
58.055
4459
6.8

85.445
65,624
76.8
61,423
71.0
2.340
59.083
4501

64

85,554
65,734
76.8
61470
71.0
2599
59,180
4555
6.5

99.720
57.141
57.3
53.198
53.3
3.944
6.9

100,514
57,523
57.2
53,402
53.1
4,121
75

100.577
57,668
57.3
53.741
534
3,927
6.B

09,720
57.510
67.7
53.611
53.8
3,899
6.8

100587
57,732
57.6
53,763
53.6
3.960
6.9

T00.365
58.030
57.8
54.021
53.8
4.000
6.9

100.449
58,107
57.9
54,117
53.9
4.060
7.0

100,514
57,968
57.7
53,885
53.6
4.083
7.0

100.577
57,992
57.7
54.114
53.8
3,870
6.7

93,206
54.135
58.1
50.734
544
584
50,150
3.401

94,007
54,600
58.1
51,016
54.3
530
50.486
3,584
6.6

94.088
54,670
58.1
51,306
54.5
493
50.813
3.364
6.2

03508
54539
585
50,925
54.6
655
50570
3,314
6.1

03.771
54,578
585
51,182
54.6
584
50,598
3.306
65

03.840
54.832
584
51435
54.8
616
50,819

55,010
58.5
51404
54.8
613
50.881
3.516

04.007
54,733
585
51546
54.5
608
50,638
3,486
64

04,088
54,742
585
51466
54.7
551
50.915
3576
6.0

13.127
6.174
47.0
4,866
37.1
119
4.746
1.308
215

13.191
6.088
46.2
4,837
36.7
150
4,687
1,251
20.6

13,143
6527
474
4.927
37.5
155
4,772
1.300
20.9

13,127
6,785
51.7
5431
414
203
5528
1.354
20.0

13500
6,677
50.6
5,417
41.0
207
5510
1560
18.0

13508
6,703
514
5423
41.1
267
5,156
1.370

13,181
6,796
51.6
5,491
41.7
278
5513
1505
195

13,191
6,726
51.0
5401
40.0
243
5,158
1525
19.7

13,143
6,851
52.1
5,506
41.0
266
5540
1.345
19.6

TOTAL
Chilian nontotkuttonal population .,
Civilian tabor force
.
Participation rate «.*—.«.
Employed
Ernployrnent-population ratio .
Agriculture ,
Nonagricultural Industries.
Unemployed ....
Unemptoyment rate.
Not In labor force

665

118,064
614
3509
114,855
9,301

75

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstlutional p
Civilian labor force.
Participation rate
Employed .»....„—._.„..*....»..«
Employment-population ratio.
Unemployed.
Unemployment rate .

75

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstltutlonal population ~
Civilian labor force
Participation rate „..„._
Employed «
Employment*populatk)n ratio Agriculture .
Nonagricultural industries.
Unemployed .
Unemployment rate .

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstfcuttonal population
Civilian labor force.
Participation rate «
Employed..
Employment-population ratio„
Unemployed .
Unemployment rate .

Women, 20 years and over
CrvBlan nonlnstHutlona! population ««—.-.„
CMIian labor force
Participation rate
.
Employed..
Employment-population ratio.,
Agriculture .
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
Unemptoyment rate .

3597
65

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
CMHan nonlrwtfcutionaJ f
CMIian labor force
Participation rate —
Employed «
toymen opulaiion ratio..
Agriculture --,„ ..,..»»
NonagriculturaJ Industrie;
Unemployed .
Unemployment rate .

1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation;
therefore. Identical numbers appear In the unadjusted and seasonally




adjusted columns.

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HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by m e t , M X , age, and Hispanic origin
(Numbers In thousands)

Seasonally adjusted1

Not seasonally adjusted
Employment status, race, sex, age, and
Hispanic origin
Feb.
1992

Jan.
1993

Feb.
1993

Feb.
1992

OCL
1992

Nov.
1992

Dec.
1992

Jan.
1993

Feb.
1993

162^19
107,4i2
662
99,583
614
7360

163,343
107.795
66.0
100,296
614
7498
7J0

163,429
108,063
66.1
100,588
613
7475
6J9

16&219
108,071
663
101,085

'63

163,013
108483
663
101458
622
7.025
63

163,132
108,723
663
101,816
624
6,907

64

163259
108,946
667
102,043
623
6,903
63

163.343
106.729
663
101.987
624
6.742
62

163,429
108,754
663
102.109
623
6.645
6.1

WHITE
CMIiannonin
«1 population
CtvWan labor force.
Particpatbn rate„
Employed.,
En^Joyment-popuiatlcn ratio.
Unemployed .
Unomp4oyment rate •

73

623

Men, 20 years and over
C M I a n labor force
•
Parttepatton rate
Employed..
Employment-population ratio.,
Unemployed .
Unemployment r a t e .

56,400
77.5
52.072
71J6
4^28
7.7

56.610
77.1
52,850
717
3,959
7JQ

56.754
773
62.737
713
4.017
7.1

56.501
77.7
52.945
723
3.556
63

56.910
77.7
53,305
723
3,605
63

56,858
773
53.369
723
3489
6.1

56,937
773
53,543
733
3,394
63

56,895
773
53.615
73.0
3280

53

56,942
773
53,649
73.0
3^93
53

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
Parttepattonrate -TT
- ...,„,... ,.„,.
Employed H
Enytoymerrt-poputetlon ratio .
Unemployed .
Unemployment rate .

45.742
58.0
43^06
5A£
2,535
&

45,986
575
43,365
54.6
2,621
5.7

45,988
57J9
43495
543
2493
54

45,771
58.0
43349
545
2422
53

45,905
573
43,365
54.7
Z540
53

46,095
58.1
43,661
553
2434
63

46240
583
43,667
553
£573
53

46,096
58.1
43.583
543
2.613
53

46,002
573
43.626
545
2377
52

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Ctviian labor force
Participation rate..........u>—IT,i...,,,-1T tlJ
Errployed „
Emptoymont-populalion ratio«
Unemployed ,
Unemployment r a t e .
M
Women .

4,304
40.8
996
^BJB
21<3
16.1

5.199
494
4^81
40.7
918
17.7
19.9
15J5

5,321
503
4.356
414
965
18.1
20.1
16.1

6,799
55.0
4.791
454
1,008
174
10a
153

5.668
543
4.788
453
880
153
153
15.1

5.770
543
4.786
453
964
17.1
177
164

5,769
543
4,833
463
936
162
172
15.1

5,738
543
4.769
453
949
163
18.1
143

5,810
552
4,834
453
976
163
173
153

1.949
144

22.157
13.648
61.6
11.663
52^
1,984
14.5

22.184
13,779
62.1
11.909
537
1370
133

21.828
13.715
623
11,818
54.1
1.897
133

22.061
13,948
632
11,984
543
1,964
14.1

22,096
13.894
623
11.948
54.1
1.948
143

22.131
13,935
633
11,960
543
1.975
142

22.157
13,822
624
11,853
533
1369
142

22,184
14,018
632
12,186
543
1,832
13.1

6.354
72J
M11
613
943
U£

6417
71.7
5,510
613
907
14.1

6465
72.1
5.604
623
861

6407
723
5.554
63.1
853
133

6499
733
5,611
633
888
137

6481
723
5,640
632
841
133

6450
72.1
5,589
623
661
133

6,466
724
5,645
63.1
841
133

6.534
725
5754
642
781
113

6437
58.7
5,710
52.1
727

6.527
58.7
5.723
513
804

6,601
593
5.871
527
730
11.1

6,506
694
5.767
523
739
114

6,682
603
5930
533
752
113

6,639
693
5,864
523
785
113

6.687
602
533
798
113

6336
583
5,717
514
819
123

6,683
603
5,936
533
747
112

713
34.3
434
205
279
39.1
424
35.3

704
3O8
430
20.7
274
38.9
41J0

713
342
434
203
278
39.1
41 JO
36.9

802
383
497
233
305
38.0
387
372

767
363
443
213
324
422
442
393

774
372
454
213
320
413
443
373

798
383
462
232
316
393
422
363

600
384
490
233
310
38.7
393
383

600
384
496
233
304
383
374
383

BUCK
Ctvilan noninstitutional Deputed
Crvilan labor force.
Participation rate N
Employed,
ErTpibyment-popuiation ratio.
Unemployed .
Unemployment rate .

21,828
13.505
61^
11,555

Men, 20 years and over
C M I a n labor force ™ ™ . «
,
Partfcpatton rate ,,,„.,,.
,lltt__
Employed.,
Errployment-population ratio „
Ui
Unemployment r a t e .
Women, 20 years and over
Chdlan labor force
Pantepatlon rate
,....,.»,
rrpioyvu .•
Errploymem-population ratio..
Unemployed ,
unefTpfoymeni raie .

Both sexss, 16 to 19 years
C M I a n labor force
Parttepatbn r « e ...-, ...„., „„
Employed.
ErnpJoyment-population ratio.,
Unemployment r a t e .
Men
. Women « w w « w .
See footnotes at end of table.




„,

36J6

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Tab!* A-2. Employment status of th« civilian population by racs, *ex, ago, and Hispanic origin — Continued
(Numbers In thousands)

Seasonally adjusted1

Not seasonally adjusted
Employment status, race, sex, age, and
Hispanic origin
Feb.
1992

Jan.
1993

Feb.
1993

Feb.
1992

Oct.
1992

Nov.
1992

Dec.
1992

Jan.
1993

Feb.
1993

15.066
9.914
65.8
8.688
57.7
1.226

15.500
10.104
652
8.862
572
1242
123

15.540
10,173

15,421
10211

15,461
10.351

662

15,500
10225

66.9

8.990

9.145
59.1

66.0
9,043

15.540
10280
68.1
0,108
58.6
1.171
11-4

HISPANIC ORIGIN
CMIan nonlnstttutonal population .
CMtan labor force
Pa/ttefcatton rate ~ ~ ~ — . — . . „
Employed,
Ernpioyment-populatt i ratio.
Unemployed
Unemployment rate .

1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore,
identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
NOTE: Detail tor the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to

15.066
10,024

15,382
10210

65.5

66.5

66*

8.908
57.3

8.885
69.0
1.139
11*

9.011
68.6
1,199
11.7

1266

58.3
1221

1206

12JO

11.7

58J3
1.182
11.6

totals because data for the "other races* group MJB not presented and
Hispanlcs arc included In both the white and black population groups.

Table A-3. Selected employment indicators
(In thousands)

Not seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted

Category
Feb.
1992

Jan.
1993

Feb.
1993

Feb.
1992

115224
39,426
29.692
6,575

116.123
40.160
30,056
6.575

116.735
40,371
30,301
6.628

116,962
39,926
29.886
6.563

117,687
40,324
30.030
6.626

118,064
40,487
30244
6,585

118,311
40,639
30*03
6.548

118,071
40,607
30298
6,555

118*51
40.903
30,515
6.615

31,098
36,680
15.962
12.445
16203
£836

31.949
36,072
16,135
12.678
16,479
2,811

31.978
36,583
16,280
12,481
16.679
2.735

31,029
36,891
16.130
12.793
16.841
3*41

31,289
36,538
16.076
13,328
16,907
3,547

31.529
36.804
15.999
13203
17.030
3.507

31*85
36.799
16226
13271
16.959
3,525

31,874
36.363
16*14
12.937
17.132
3.403

31,907
36,767
16.461
12,841
17.341
3,319

1,410
1295
81

1.365
1289
100

1,335
1244
102

1.702
1.420
109

1.656
1,405
118

1.685
1,370
163

1.735
1.397
106

1.661
1*04
145

1,614
1,363
136

103.813
17,870
85.943
1,033
84,910
8.417
208

104,547
18.518
86,029
977
85.052
8,591
232

105.056
18.637
86.419
983
85,436
8.793
205

104,928
17,737
87.191
1.127
86,064
8.683
230

105,863
18,371
87/192
1.102
86,390
8.558
169

105.913
18216
87.697
1.109
86.588
8.700
220

105.978
1B.065
87.913
1,091
86,822
8.668
221

105,883
18,481
87*02
1.061
86,341
6.793
250

106,163
18,507
87,655
1,071
86.584
9.065
226

Ai Industries:
Part time for economic reasons .
Slack work.
Could only find part-time work.
Voluntary part time ,

6,665
3.664
2,735
15.062

6.388
3,407
£734
14,921

6.707
3.563
£844
15*374

8,442
3248
2.881
14.393

6,434
3.160
2.988
14,726

6*93
3.161
3.060
14.834

6.349
3206
2.865
14,895

6,113
2,994
2,887
14,788

6.461
3.150
£991
14,698

Nonagriculural Industries:
Part time for ecomnfc reasons*
Slack work.
Could only find part-time work.
Voluntary part time

6,412
3,484
2.672
14,678

6.181
3217
Z715
14.579

6,510
3.397
£817
14,996

6.166
3.076
2.788
13.972

6.151
2,993
2.905
14,324

6230
2.984
£998
14.413

6.083
3.024
2.793
14*76

5.887
£800
£849
14.364

6242
£990
£931
14282

Oct
1992

Nov.
1992

Dec.
1992

Jan.
1993

Feb.
1993

CHARACTERISTIC
Civilian employed. 16 years and over «
Married men, spouse present.
Married women, spouse present,
Women who maintain famBies «...

OCCUPATION
Managerial and professional specialty
TechnicaJ. sales, and administrative support.
Service occupations .
Precision production, craft, and repair _
Operators, fabricators, and laborers .-Farming,forestry,and fishing

INDUSTRY AND CLASS OF WORKER
Agriculture:
Wage and salary workers .
Self-employed workers ~™
Unpaid family workers
NonagricukuraJ industries:
Wage and salary workers .
Government.
Private industri
Private households.
Other Industries .
Setf-emptoyed workers.
Unpaid family workers .

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME1

1

Excludes persons "with a job but not at work* during the survey period for




such reasons as vacation. Illness, or Industrial dispute.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
T a b l t A-4. Selected un«mploym«nt Indicators, seasonally adjusted
Number of
unemployed persona
(In thousands)

Category

Unemployment rates1

Feb.
1992

Jan.
1993

Feb.
1993

Feb.
1992

Oct.
1992

Nov.
1992

Dec.
1992

Jan.
1993

Feb.
1993

Men, 20 years and over
Women, 20 years and over.
Both sexes, 16 to 19 yean „

9.223
4.555
3,314
1.354

9.013
4.201
3.486
1.325

8.876
4.255
3,276
1.345

7.3
7.0
6.1
20.0

7.4
12.
62
18.9

7.3
6.9
6.2
20.2

7.3
6.8
6.4
19.2

7.1
6.4
6.4
19.7

7.0
6.5
6.0
19.6

Married men, spouse present —
Married women, spouse present.
Women who maintain familes.«.

2.108
1.516
692

1.915
1,565
775

1.924
1,390
751

5.0
4.8
9.5

5.1
5,1
9.3

4.9
5.0
10.4

4.8
5.0
10.3

4.5
4.9
10.6

4.5
4.4
10.2

Full-time workers .
Part-time workers .......
Labor force time lost2 .

7,671
1.544

7.368
1.658

7.247
1.617
^~

7.0
8.9
BJ2

7.1
9.2
B.3

7.0
9.2
8.3

6.9
9.7
8.1

6.7
9.3
7.9

6.6
9.1
7.9

990
£214
1596
2.162
293

1.086
2,126
1.106
1,856
318

1,165
2.021
1.087
1,897
327

3.1
5.7
9.2
11.4
7.8

32
6.0
8.6
11.0
7.9

3.1
5.7
8.6
10.6
8.8

32
5.8
8.8
10.0
8.7

3J3
5.5
7.9
9.8
8.5

3.5
5.2
7.8
9.9
9.0

7.155
2.685
64
1.013
1.608
040
668
4,470
353
£004
2,113
705
225

6.910
2,363
53
828
1.483
858
625
4.547
330
1.947
£270
695
219

6.750
2.330
47
B10
1.473
809
683
4,421
306
1.911
£204
695
243

7.6
9.6
B.6
17.1
7.6
7.7
7.5
6.7
5.3
8.3
5.9
3.8
11.7

7.8
9.9
8.3
16.1
B2
8.9
7.3
7.0
6.8
8.1
6.4
3.0
1£5

7.5
9.3
5.3
14.5
8.0
8.5

7.5
9.0
5.5
15.7
12
7.5
6.9
6.9
5.6
8.0
6.5
3.6
1£2

7.3
8.8
7.8
14.3
7.3
7.3
12
6.7
4.9
7.9
6.3
3.6
11.6

12
8.6
7.1
13.7
12
6.9
7.5
6.6
4.6

CHARACTERISTIC
Total. 16 years and over .„„.

OCCUPATION^
Managerial and professional specialty
Technical, sales, and administrative support.
Precision production, craft, and repair..........
Operators, fabricators, and laborers ..............
Farming, forestry, and fishing
.»«_««
INDUSTRY
Nonagrieulturai private wage and salary workers
Goods-producing Industries....... „.......„..«„„„»
Mining.
Construction . . _ . .
Manufacturing
Durable goods ...
Nondurable goods
Service-producing Industries
Transportation and public utkltk*
Wholesale and retail trade
Finance and service industries .,
Government workers .
Agricultural wage and salary workers
1

Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
Aggregate hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for
economic reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force hours.
9
Seasonally adjusted unemployment data for service occupations are not
2

7.3
6.7
6.1

7.9
6.1

3.8
13.5

7.8
6.1
3.6
13.1

avaflabte because the seasonal components are small relative to the
trend-cycle and/or Irregular components and consequently cannot be
separated with sufficient precision.

Table A-5. Duration of unemployment
(Numbers In thousands)

Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Weeks of unemployment
Feb.
1992

Jan.
1993

Feb.
1993

Feb.
1992

Oct.
1992

Nov.
1992

Dec.
1992

Jan.
1993

Feb.
1993

3,020
3.642
3,499
1.693
1,807

3,625
2.746
3.539
1,530
2,009

3.138
3,156
3.476
1.468
2.008

3,105
2.882
3.172
1.452
1.720

3,192
2.666
3.564
1,475
2.069

3,120
2.835
3,446
1,438
2.008

3.042
2,688
3,605
1,540
2.065

3,272
2,481
3.317
1.407
1.910

3.232
2.487
3.143
1.236
1,907

16.9
92

18.3
8.5

18.4
92

16.8
62

19.2
9.3

184
9A

19.2
9.4

18.7
8.5

18.3
8.2

100.0
29.7
35.8
34.4
16.7
17.8

100.0
36.6
27.7
35.7
15.4
20.3

100.0
32.1
32J3
35.6
15.0
20.5

100.0
33.9
31.5
34.6
15.9
18.8

100.0
33.9

100.0
33.2
302
36.7
15.3
21.4

100.0
32.6
28.8
38.6
16.5
22.1

1X.0
36.1
27.4
36.6
15.5
21.1

100.0
36.5
28.1
35.5
13.9
21.5

DURATION
Lets than 5 weeks „„««..»
-««.......«...
„.«.„
5 to 14 weeks ........ .«.........„„,.«.
«...«,...„.„
15 weeks and over m n . ...
.„......«...„.
„„„...
15 to 26 weeks
27 weeks and over
„„.
UAIUIll
Average (mean) duration, In weeks . . . « « « M ™ .
Median duration, in weeks ...,,..
«.„-..„«.«.„.„
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed
„....
Less than 5 weeks
„ ,
5 to 14 weeks « .
15 weeks and over
15 to 26 weeks
„,....
27 week* and ov*r




..
„
»„„.„,
,

2BJ3

37.8
15.7
722

HOUSEHOLD DATA

H O U S E H O L D DATA

Table A-6. Reason for unemployment
(Numbers In thousands)

Seasonally adjusterI

Not seasonally adjusted
Reason
Feb.
1992

Jan.
1993

Feb.
1993

Feb.
1992

Oct.
1992

Nov.
1992

Dec.
1992

Jan.
1993

Feb.
1993

6.337
1.766
4,570
910
2.160
754

5,821
1.487
4,333
881
2,377
831*

5,661
1,479
4,162
1,022
2.288
798

5^26
1.261
3.965
927
2.169
838

5.492
1.265
4,227
913
£206
784

5,207
1,195
4,012
977
2,194
930

5.138
1,204
3,934
972
£237
930

4.847
1.029
3.818
821
2.346
960

4,648
1.049
3.599
1.046
2.299
687

100.0
62.4
17.4
45.0
9.0
21.3
7A

100.0
58.7
15.0
43.7
8.9
24.0
8.4

100.0
57.9
15.1
42.8
10.5
234
8.2

100.0
57.1
13.8
43.3
10.1
23.7
9.1

100.0
58.5
13.5
45.0
9.7
23.5
6.3

100.0
55.9
12.8
43.1
10.5
23.6
10.0

100.0
55.4
13.0
42.4
10.5
24.1
10.0

100.0
54.0
11.5
42.5
9.1
26.1
10.7

100.0
52^
11.8
40.5
11.8
25.9
10.0

5.1
.7
1.7
.6

4.6
.7
1.9
.7

4.1
.7
1.7
J

4.3
.7
1.7
.6

4.1

4.0

1.8
.7

3.8
8
1.8
A

3.7

1.7
.7

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Job looors
On layoff .
Other job losers „„
Job leavers

«....•.._
«...
».„ .

._.
—

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Total unemployed „

„..

On layoff
Other job losers .„«.««

«

*..„.

— .„.«„»...

«..„.««
™

Job leaver*

,

Reentrant*
New entrants

,«.».,«f-tr-,,..,,,
»«....»»

,.....-T--....U. U , , U ,

r

...,

„

T- ,^....»..............

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Reentrants....
New entrants

.„„
««.

„

...
„.«»„

«• - . « . .

4.5
A
1.8
JB

s

1.8
.7

Table A-7. Rang* of unemployment measure* bated on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force, seasonally
adjusted
(Percent)
Quarterly averages
1991

Measure

Monthly data

1992

1992

rv
Personsurternpbyedi5weelaorlono^asapercemofthecivllan
labor force
U-2 Job losers as a percent of the dvlian labor force

.

U-3 Ur»oployedpersor»25yearsarKJoverasaperDSfnoftrMdvtlan
labor force for persons 25 years and over _ _ » . « .
U~4 Unerrployed fuB-time jobseekers t a percent of the ful-time cMlan
tabor force
.
.
U*5a Total unemployed M a percent of the labor force,
Inctudino * • resktonl Armed Forcee

22

^5

3£

4.1

5.6

6.0

6.7

7.0

6.9

72

7.0

73

9.6

9.9

10.4

10.7

Jan.

Feb.

2.6

24

2.8

2.8

2A

2.5

4.2

4.3

4.1

4.0

3.8

3.7

62

6.1

6.0

7.0

&9

6.7

6.6

72

72

74)

6.9

7J3

7.1

7.0

72
7A

7.4

7.5

7.5

Total unemployed • » a percent of fte dvlllan labor
U-6 Total ful-tlme jobsaekers plus 1/2 part-time jobseekers plus 1/2 total
on part time for •oooofrtc reasons as a percent of trw dvlian labor
force less 1/2 of the part-tims labor force . „ „ — —
.
U-7 Total ful4lme jobseekers plus 1/2 part-tlrm jobseekers plus 1/2 total
on part time for economic reasons plus discouraged workers as a
percent of the crvHan labor force plus discouraoed workers less
1/2 of the part-timt labor force
N A . * not available.




1993

Dec.

10.1

9.9

11.0

10.7

10.0

10.8

9.8

NA

6.6

9.5

9.5

NA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-8. Unemployed persons by w x and ago, seasonally adjusted

Number ol
unemployed persons
(In thousands)

Sex and age

Unemployi nent rates1

Feb.
1992

Jan.
1993

Feb.
1993

Feb.
1992

Oct.
1992

Nov.
1992

Dec.
1992

Jan.
1993

Feb.
1993

Total. 16 yean and over.,
16 to 24 yean
16 to 19 yean
—
16to17 y e a n 18 to 19 yean
20 to 24 year*
25 years and ovef
25 to 54 y e a n .
55 yean and over

0.223
2,896
1.354
667
757
1,542
6.317
5,656
673

9,013
2.846
1,325
654
644
1.521
6.203
5.516
664

8.876
2.872
1,345
560
757
1.527
5,998
5.343
663

73
14.2
20.0
22.0
18.2
11.3
6.0
6.3
4.4

7.4
13.6
18.9
22.1
16.6
11.0
6.2
6.4
4.9

73
14.1
202
23.8
17.9
11.1
6.0
S3
4.7

73
13.9
192
21.6
17.8
11.3
6.0
63
4.6

7.1
14.0
19.7
24.0
162
11.1
5.8
6.0
4.6

7.0
14.0
19.6
21.3
18.3
112
5.6
5.8
4.3

Men, 16 yean and over.
16to24yean
16 to 19 yean
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 year*
20 to 24 yean
25 yean and over
25 to 54 yean
55 yean and over

5,324
1,664
769
327
441
895
3.663
3.251
419

4.929
1.561
728
369
347
653
3.399
3,011
399

4,997
1.574
742
330
410
832
3,429
3.039
394

7.8
15.5
21.9
24.0
202
12.4
6.3
6.6
4.7

7.8
14.4
19.5
22.6
17.8
11.9
6.6
6J
&5

7.6
15.1
21.1
25.1
18.5
122
6.3
6.5
5.0

7.5
14.7
20.5
22.6
19.3
11.8
62
6.4
5.1

7.1
14.7
20.9
26.0
16.7
11.8
5.8
6.0
4.6

72
14.5
20.6
23.0
18.9
114
5.9
6.1
4.5

Women. 16 years and over.
16 to 24 yean « ~ _ — ~ . ~ .
16 to 19 yean
16 to 17 years
18 to 19 years « _
20to24 yean
25 yean and over._....«...
25 to 54 yean
55 yean and over ...W».M

3,699
1,232
5S5
260
316
647
2,654
2,405
254

4.083
1,266
597
285
297
669
2.804
2.507
285

3,879
1.299
603
250
347
696
2.569
2,304
269

6.8
12.7
17.9
19.8
16.1
10.0
5.6
5.8
3,8

6.9
12.7
182
21.6
16.B
10.0
5.7
5.9
4.3

6.9
12.0
19.1
2Z4
172
9.B
5.7
5.9
A3

7.0
13.0
17.7
21.0
162
10.6
5.8
62
3.9

7.0
13.1
18.5
21.7
15.6
10.4
5.8
6.0
4.3

6.7
13>4
18.6
19.4
17.6
10.8
5.3
5.5
4.0

Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.

Table A-9. Employment status of mala Vietnam-era veterans and nonvstarans by age, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers In thousands)
CMlan labor fores

Veteran status
and age

CMKan
nontnstltutional
population

Unemployed
Total

Employed

Number

Feb.
1992

Feb.
1993

Feb.
1992

Feb.
1993

Feb.
1992

Feb.
1993

7.838
6,356
1.017
2,845
Z494
1.482

7,907
6,080
813
2.421
2.846
1.B27

7.040
5.915
937
ZSA7
2,331
1.125

7.040
750
2248
2,650
1,392

6.542
5,460
847
2,438
2.175
1,082

6,630
5292
662
2*107
2.523
1,333

498
455
90
209
157
43

18.986
6,613
6.040
4,333

19.954
8.899
6,569
4,436

17,669
6,109
5.604
3,955

18,541
8,372
6,071
4.097

16.404
7,495
5229
3,680

17.334
7.810
5.713
3,612

1264
614
376
275,

Feb.
1992

Percent of
tabor force

Feb.
1993

Feb.
1992

Feb.
1993

410
356
88
141
127
55

7.1
7.7
9.6
7.9
6.7
34

5.8
6.3
11.7
63
4.8
10

1207
563
359
286

72
7.6
6.7

6.5
6.7
5.9
7.0

VIETNAM-ERA VETERANS
Total. 35 yean and over.,
35 to 49 yean
35to39 years
40to44 years
45to49 years
50 yean and over .
NONVETERANS
Total, 35 to 49 yean
35 to 39 yean
40to44yean
45 to 49 yean

NOTE: Male Vietnam-era veterans ere men who served In the Armed Forces
between August 5. 1964 and May 7, 1975. Nonveterans are men who have




never servedfrithe Armed Forces.

HOUSEHOLD DATA

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-10. Employment status of the civilian population for 11 large states

(Numbers in thousands)

Seasonally adjusted2

Not seasonally adjusted 1

State and employment status

Feb.
1992

Jan.
1993

Feb.
1993

Feb.
1992

Oct
1992

Nov.
1992

Dec.
1992

Jan.
1993

Feb.
1993

22.737
14,992
13.610
1,381
9.2

23,205
15,123
13,638
1.484
9.8

23,247
15,291
13,714
1,577
10.3

22,737
15,110
13,796
1,314
8.7

23,074
15,211
13,722
1,490
9.8

23,120
15,283
13.757
1,526
10.0

23,167
15,366
13.863
1,503
9.8

23,205
15,242
13,801
1,441
9.5

23.247
15,405
13,899
1,506
9.8

10,504
6,389
5,833
556
8.7

10,729
6.531
6,015
515
7.9

10,748
6,619
6,155
463
7.0

10,504
6,485
5,938
547
8.4

10,666
6,592
6,091
502
7.6

10,687
6.573
6,068
505
7.7

10,710
6,586
6,109
477

72

10,729
6.644
6,125
519
7.8

10,748
6,714
6,263
451
6.7

8,946
6,065
5.524
541
8.9

8,995
6,028
5,580
448
7.4

8,999
6,022
5,515
507
8.4

8,946
6,084
5,569
514
8.5

8,980
6,110
5,749
360
5.9

8.986
6.138
5,739
399
6.5

8,992
6,205
5,773
432
7.0

8,995
6,061
5,668
393
6.5

8,999
6,039
5,560
479
7.9

4,627
3,116
2,851
264
8*5

4,635
3,151
2,884
267
8.5

4,635
3,131
2,870
261
8.3

4.627
3,126
2,882
244
7.8

4,632
3,106
2,843
262
8.4

4,634
3,129
2,852
277
8.9

4,635
3,139
2,868
271
8.6

4,635
3,200
2,937
264
B2

4,635
3,143
2,901
241
7.7

7,029
4,564
4,115
449
9.8

7,052
4,562
4,205
357
7.8

7,053
4,554
4,212
342

7.5

7,029
4,594
4,176
419
9.1

7.045
4,616
4,219
396
8.6

7,048
4,626
4,256
370
8.0

7,051
4,609
4,239
369
6.0

7,052
4,590
4,264
326
7.1

7,053
4,584
4,274
309
6.8

6,026
4,014
3,687
326
8.1

6.030
3,897
3,587
310
8.0

6.029
3,899
3,576
323
8.3

6,026
4,026
3,717
309
7.7

6,028
3,974
3,649
325
82

6,029
3,998
3,651
348
8.7

6,030
4,008
3,676
332
8.3

6,030
3.930
3,640
290
7.4

6,029
3,915
3,609
306
7.8

13.805
8,412
7,631
781
9.3

13,819
8,562
7,766
796
9.3

13,819
8,580
7.847
733
8.5

13.805
8,465
7,728
737
8.7

13,813
8,470
7,733
737
8.7

13,816
8,531
7,831
700
8.2

13.820
8,584
7,858
726
8.5

13,819
8,607
7,877
731
8.5

13,819
8,635
7,946
688
8.0

California
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

Florida
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

Illinois
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
UnemDloved
.
Unemployment rate

Massachusetts
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Emoloved.
Unemoloved
Unemployment rate

Michigan
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
....
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

New Jersey
Civilian noninstitutional DODUIation
Civilian labor force
EmDloved
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

New York
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
.
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 adjusted2

Not seasonally adjusted1
State and employment status

Feb.
1992

Jan.
1993

Feb.
1993

Feb.
1992

Oct.
1992

Nov.
1992

Dec.
1992

Jan.
1993

Feb.
1993

5,102
3,415
3,190
225
6.6

5,165
3,458
3,241
216
6.3

5.170
3.468
3,271
197
5.7

5,102
3,451
3,239
212
6.1

5,147
3,510
3,313
197
5.6

5.153
3,530
3,323
207
5.9

5,160
3,521
3,325
197
5.6

5,165
3,524
3,332
192
5.4

5,170
3,504
3,321
183
5.2

8,329
5.401
4.964
436
8.1

8,362
5.437
4,990
447
8.2

8,364
5,420
4,997
423
7.8

8,329
5,473
5,087
385
7.0

8,351
5,457
5,057
400
7.3

8.355
5.420
5,015
405
7.5

8.360
5.439
5,043
395
7.3

8,362
5,508
5.122
386
7.0

8,364
5,495
5,126
369
6.7

9.432
5.977
5,463
514
6.6

9.464
5,980
5,491
489
8.2

9,466
5,996
5,507
489
8.2

9.432
5,993
5,543
450
75

9,453
6,048
5,596
452
7.5

9,457
6,057
5,616
441
7.3

9.462
6,031
5,588
442
7.3

9,464
6,024
5,570
453
7S

9,466
6.008
5.586
422
7.0

12.634
8,648
7,966
682
7.9

12.793
8,680
7,953
727
8.4

12,807
8,663
7,960
703
6.1

12.634
8,707
8,073
634
7.3

12,748
8,756
8,099
657
75

12,764
8,747
8,082
666
7.6

12,781
8,798
8.124
674
7.7

12.793
8,762
8,081
682
7.8

12.807
8,716
8,060
656
7.5

North Carolina
Civilian noninstitutionat population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

Ohio
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed .
*
.....
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

Pennsylvania
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment rate

Texas
Civilian noninstitutional population
Civilian labor force
Employed
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.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table EM. Employ*** on nonfarm payrolls by Industry
(In thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted
Industry

Feb.
1992

Dec.
1992

Jan.
1993P

Seasonally adjusted

Feb.
1993P

Feb.
1992

Oct.
1992

Nov.
1992

Dec.
1992

Jan.
1993P

Feb.
1993P

106,866 109,534 107283 107,832 108.142 108,571 108,646 108.752 108.796 109,161

Total
..............

88.108

90,546

88.679

88,900

89.681

89.948

89,961

90,067

90.151

90,515

Goods-producing industries ..................................

22.885

23208

22.724

22.704

23,525

23270

23280

23263

23,266

23.360

639
364.0

618
3482

607
344.8

592
3372

653
368

623
345

622
345

619
346

617
347

605
340

4.129
1.043.0

4.509
1,078.6

4,180
1,028.0

4.189
1.019.8

4.582
1,123

4.601
1,098

4590
1,093

4582
1.084

4,558
1,087

4,654
1,097

18,117
12,242

18.081
12295

17.937
12,181

17,923
12,179

18290
12,399

18.046
12235

18.068
12274

18.062
12284

18,091
12536

18,101
12,338

10,340
6,822

10258
6.836

10,183
6.779

10,169
6,777

10,430
6.906

10231
6,789

10247
6,819

10238
6,822

10263
6,863

10,266
6,861

Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures
Stone, day. 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 .......................

663.9
4612
497.4
706.8
256.9
1.329.7
1,953.1
1,5572
1,6522
798.0
957.0
361.7

689.8
4652
515.0
694.4
246.9
1.330.5
1,937.0
1.541.8
1,797.4
828.3
923.1
363.9

681.8
678.1
462.6
462.5
5022
498.1
691.4
692.9
244.7
245.4
1,321.7 1,320.3
1,936.0 1,936.3
1,539.4 1,537.9
1,778.8 1.7615
818.1
825.5
915.4
918.7
359.5
357.0

686
464
517
710
258
1.342
1.950
1,564
1.872
818
959
366

689
461
518
695
250
1523
1,935
1534
1,782
802
930
364

695
461
518
695
248
1523
1,935
1537
1.790
818
927
366

697
462
519
693
245
1523
1,933
1537
1,788
823
921
365

695
463
517
694
245
1531
1.938
1541
1,800
873
921
363

703
466
523
696
246
1.334
1.934
1.546
1.783
839
917
364

Nondurable goods .........*.........*.......**.......••»«».
Production workers

7.777
5.420

7.823
5.459

7,754
5,402

7,860
5,493

7,815
5.446

7521
5,455

7.824
5,462

7,828
5,473

7,835
5,477

Food and kindred products .....«...*.».*............

1,618.1
50.7
675.6
1.020.7
681.8
1,518.0
1,069.8
153.4
867.6
121.7

1,650.6
52.3
677.7
1.006.6
686.9
1328.7
1,066.8
149.0
683.6
120.7

1,624.9 1,621.6
52.2
49.7
672.6
6732
998.7
994.6
681.7
683.0
1,517.6 1,516.8
1,062.5 1,0633
147.6
1462
682.4
880.8
119.5
116.8

1,871
50
681
1,025
686
1,519
1,073
158
874
123

1561
49
672
1,004
688
1,520
1,069
152
877
123

1564
47
675
1.006
688
1518
1,069
152
880
122

1,664
49
678
1.004
686
1520
1.068
151
883
121

1,670
49
677
1,004
686
1516
1,068
151
887
120

1,675
48
677
1.002
686
1.518
1.066
152
890
121

83,981

86.326

84.559

85,128

84,617

85501

85,366

85,489

85,530

85.801

5,678
3,458
2,220

5,798
3,587
2211

5.698
3,498
2200

5,693
3.496
2,197

5,753
3.518
2235

5.731
3,516
2215

5,732
3.517
2215

5,742
3531
2211

5,761
3.548
2213

5,766
3,556
2,210

5,941
3,434
2,507

5.976
3.421
2.555

5.935
3.407
2.528

5,934
3.410
2,524

6,003
3.458
2.545

5,969
3.424
2545

5,976
3.424
2.552

5,970
3.418
2552

5,989
3,428
2561

5.996
3,434
2.562

18.662
Retail trade
„
2.281.0
Genera] merchandise stores
Food stores
....
* 31452
Automotive dealers and service stations ...... 1,9665
6,212.9
Eating and drinking places

19.737
2,503.6
3231.6
2.021.8
6,533.3

18,933
2286.9
3,161.5
2.012.8
6,323.2

18,849
2201.1
3.1492
2.0165
6,388.8

19.143
2^53
3.179
1,999
6,451

19,146
2285
3.170
2.017
6513

19,116
2262
3,165
2,023
6536

19.162
2255
3,168
2,034
6.579

19221
2233
3,174
2.039
6.614

19.352
2,272
3,184
2.051
6,641

6.616
3.209
2.151
1.256

6,662
3251
2.122
1289

6,627
3249
2,116
1262

6,623
3248
2,115
1260

6,673
3220
2.151
1502

6,680
3244
2.133
1503

6,669
3243
2,129
1297

6,677
3251
2,124
1502

6,684
3262
2,116
1506

6.680
3,258
2.115
1,307

28,326
5,031.1
8,355.9

29,165
5,479.6
6.580.0

28,762 29.097
5,329.5 5,363.3
8,573.8 8,601.0

28,584
5,140
8573

29,152
5.406
8,535

29,188
5.427
8.561

29.253
5,458
8,580

29230
5.438
8,591

29,361
5.484
8.618

Total private ..........................

Mining
Ol and gas extraction
Construction
General building contractors

«.,..

Manufacturing
Production workers
Durable goods ....
Production workers

T o b a c c o oroducts

»

..,™.t™t<—T-T,

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
Service-producing industries
Transportation and public utilities
TransDOrtation
Communications and public utilities
Wholesale trade
Durable ooods
Nondurable goods

.—r-»

Finance, insurance, and real estate
Finance
„
Insurance ......................................................
Real estate
.
Services
Business services
Health services
See footnotes at end of table.




......

7,754
5,402

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by Industry - Continued
(In thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted
Industry

Government«
..................
Federal .....
.
State ....
..............
.............................
Local „..«......*...........................................

Seasonally adjusted

Feb.
1992

Dec.
1992

Jan.
1993P

Feb.
1993P

Feb.
1992

Oct.
1992

Nov.
1992

Dec.
1992

Jan.
1993P

Feb.
1993P

18.758
2.966
4,446
11^46

18.988
2,965
4,472
11.551

18.604
2,903
4,356
11,345

18.932
2.900
4,495
11,537

18,461
2,981
4,346
11,134

18.623
2,942
4,390
11,291

18,685
2,940
4,384
11,361

18.685
2,971
4,389
11,325

18,645
2,923
4.400
11,322

18,646
2.915
4.396
11,333

-preliminary.

Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervlsory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by Industry
Not seasonally adjusted
Industry

Feb.
1992

Dec.
1992

Jan.
1993P

34.2

34.5

34.0

43.9

44.4

43.8

36.6

37.2

Manufacturing
Overtime hours...

40.6
3.4

Durable goods ,
Overtime hours...

Seasonally adjusted
Feb.
1992

Oct.
1992

Nov.
1992

Dec.
1992

Jan.
1993P

Feb.
1993P

345

345

34.6

345

345

34.5

435

442

44.0

445

43.7

44.0

43.7

36.1

36.7

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

41.9
4.2

41.1
3.8

41.0
35

41.1
3.7

41.1
35

412
3.9

412
3.9

41.4
4.0

41.5
42

41.1
3.3

42.6
4.3

41.7
3.8

41.7
3.9

415
3.7

415
35

415
3.9

415
3.9

42.0
4.1

422
4.4

402
38.9
40.8
42.5
42.7
41.1
42.0
40.8
41.4
41.7
41.3
39-5

40.8
41.1
42.1
43.8
44.0
42.7
43.7
42.7
43.0
43.6
42.1
40.4

395
39.8
41.0
43.6
43.9
41.7
42.9
41.8
42.1
42.7
41.4
395

405
39.6
41.4
435
44.1
415
42.7
415
42.4
43.4
40.9
395

41.1
39.7
41.9
42.9
435
41.6
42.1
41.1
42.0
425
412
39.9

40.7
39.7
42.4
425
425
41.7
425
415
415
415
415
40.0

40.9
40.1
425
43.0
43.1
41.8
425
415
41.8
425
415
40.0

40.4
39.9
42.1
43.4
43.6
415
425
415
42.4
435
41.1
39.8

405
402
422
43.7
44.0
42.0
42.9
415
42.6
43.7
415
39.7

41.0
40.4
425
44.0
44.8
42.1
42.8
41.9
43.0
44.6
40.8
39.9

40.0
3.4

41.1
4.1

40.4
3.7

402
35

405
35

40.4
3.9

405
3.9

405
3.9

40.7
3.9

40.7
4.1

40.0
37.1
40.6
37.0
43.1
37.8
432
435
41.4
36.6

41.3
39.6
41.7
37.8
44.3
38.7
43.7
43.9
42.4
39.1

405
38.7
415
375
435
375
43.0
445
42.0
38.9

39.9
37.0
41.2
375
432
37.8
42.9
44.6
415
395

40.8
(2)
41.4
372
43.6
38.0
43.4
(2)
41.7
37.1

40.9
(2)
40.8
37.4
43.4
382
42.8
(2)
415
38.4

405
(2)
41.1
37.6
43.4
38.1
42.9
(2)
415
392

40.6
(2)
415
37.4
43.4
38.0
42.9
(2)
41.9
385

40.6
(2)
41.8
37.6
435
38.1
43.0
(2)
422
39.4

40.7
(2)
42.0
37.6
43.7
38.0
43.1
(2)
42.1
40.1

Transportation and public utilities

38.4

39.2

38.9

392

38.7

38.9

395

39.1

395

39.5

Wholesale trade

Lumber and wood products <
Furniture and fixtures.
Stone, day, and glass products.
Primary metal industries.
Blast furnaces and baste 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
Overtime hours

,

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

.

Feb.
1993P

38.2

38.2

375

375

385

38.1

385

38.0

38.1

38.0

Retail trade .

28.4

29.2

28.0

28.4

29.0

28.9

29.0

28.7

26.8

29.0

Finance, insurance, and real estate

36.4

35.7

35.7

35.7

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(2)

Services....

325

32.3

32.1

325

325

325

32.6

325

32.4

32.3

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




2
These series are not published seasonally adjusted 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
1

Tabl* B*3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervieory workers on private nonfarm
payrolls by Industry
Average hourly earnings
Industry

Average weekly earnings

Feb.
1992

Dec
1992

Jan.
1993P

Feb.
1993P

$10.52
10.51

$10.71
10.69

$10.77
10.73

Mining.

14.52

14.55

Construction

13.87

Manufacturing.

Feb.
1992

Dec.
1992

Jan.
1993P

Feb.
1993P

$10.78
10.75

$359.78
363.65

$369.50
36657

$366.18
370.19

$368.68
370.88

14.71

1459

637.43

646.02

64430

634.67

14.23

14.16

14.09

50754

52936

511.18

517.10

11.32

11.63

11.60

459.59

48730

476.76

476.01

Durable goods
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures.
Stone, day. 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 .

11.89

12.22
9.50
9.18
11.68
13.82
16.11
11.59

12.18
9.45
9.15
11.71

488.68
376.67
34427
465.94
571.63
666.55
465.66
516.18
443.90
61852
63134
486.10
35827

52057
387.60
37730
491.73
60532
708.84
494.89
55324
475.68
666.50
680.60
511.94
37653

507.91
376.11
364.17
480.11
60037
704.16
480.80
540.97
466.49
647.08
658.86
501.77
365.88

507.91
38325
361.94
48521
598.13
707.81
479.65
53930
461.76
653.81
672.70
49530
368.14

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...........

10.58
10.07
15.96
8.49
6.85
12.68
11.59
14.23

11.84
14.69
18.68
1056
7.41

42320
402.80
592.12
344.69
253.45
555.13
438.10
614.74
77952
423.94
270.47

446.76
42737
633.60
365.71
266.11
588.75
460.14
64326
792.83
446.90
292.47

43834
415.09
598.30
363.44
262.97
573.77
44755
63124
812.46
443.10
29058

436.97
410.97
59052
36338
262.97
57154
44755
63020
833.13
441.41
292.70

13.61

51725

533.12

528.65

53351

1153

433.95

440.45

43924

439.61

725

201.64

209.95

20328

205.90

1122

393.48

394.13

397.70

40055

1052

34255

34723

346.68

349.49

Total private
Seasonally adjusted

Transportation and public utilities .
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Finance, insurance, and real estate ....
Services.
1

9.37
8.65
11.42

13.45
15.61

13.77

15.61
12.16
9.32

16.04
11.53
12.61
11.16
15.37
15.43
12.12
9.31

17.92
1054

10.87
10.36
16.00
8.77
7.04
13.29
11.89
14.72
18.06
10.54

10.85
1030
15.46
8.80
7.05
13.19
11.84
14.68
18.34
10.55

7.39

7.48

7.47

13.47

13.60

1359

11.36

11.53

11.62

7.10

7.19

726

10.81

11.04

11.14

11.33
12.29
10.88
14.94
15.14
11.77
9.07

1054

12.66
11.14

15.50

10.75

12.18

951
0.14
11.72
13.75
16.05
11.53
12.63
11.10
15.42
15.50
12.11

9.32
10.87
10.30
15.96
8.82

7.05

10.80
P -preliminary.

See footnote 1, table B-2.

Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by
Industry, seasonally adjusted

Industry

Total private:
Current dollars
Constant (1982) dollars2
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Excluding overtime*
Transportation and public utilities .....
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Services

Feb.
1992

Oct.
1992

Nov.
1992

Dec.
1992

Jan.
1993P

Feb.
1993P

Percent
change
from:
Jan. 1993Feb. 1993

$10.51
7.45
14.45
13.93
11.34
10.86
13.43
1133
7.09
10.73
10.47

$10.65
7.40
14.59
14.15
11.51
10.98
13.56
11.48
7.18
10.92
10.61

$10.71
7.43
14.67
14.20
1154
11.02
13.65
11.53
7.19
11.09
1058

$10.69
7.40
14.46
14.16
1157
11.04
13.57
11.47
720
11.00
10.66

$10.73
7.40
1456
14.12
1159
11.08
13.56
11.60
722
11.10
10.72

$10.75
NA
1450
14.16
11.64
11.09
1356
11.60
724
11.13
10.74

02
(3)
-.4
3
.4
.1
.0
.0
3
3
2

J See footnote 1. table B-2.
2
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners
and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this
series.
° Change was .0 percent from December 1992 to




January 1993, the latest month available.
4
Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at
the rate of time and one-half.
N A. m not available.
P m preliminary.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABUSHMENT DATA
1

Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate wsskly hours of production or nonsuptrvisory workers on prtvata
by industry

payrolls

(1982-100)
Seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted
Industry

Dec

Dec
1992

Jan.
1993P

Feb.
1993P

Feb.
1992

OCL
1992

Nov.
1992

1992

Jan.
1993P

Feb.
1993P

Tots) private .......**»......••.........»**........••••*.. 117.5 122.8

117.9

118.8

1212

121.4

122.1

1213

121.9

1225

98.2 103.4

985

98.7

1032

1023

102.6

1025

102.9

103.9

55.7

53.4

51.1

582

55.6

55.9

54.7

55.0

52.7

119.8

1232

Feb.
1992

Goods-prod udnp industries
Mining .«„«
Construction
Manufacturing

562

-

....

.....

«

101.8 116.1

102.1

1043

119.7

121.4

120.0

117.7

....

....... 1003 103.9

101.0

100.8

102.7

101.4

102.1

102.1

103.0

1033

Durable goods ..........................*...........„..........
Lumber and wood products
Furniture and fixtures......................................
Stone, day, and glass products
Primary metaJ 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 .........................

97.2
115.3
111.0
93.9
85.9
74.1
993
90.2
99.5
110.4
122.5
82.9
97.1

100.9
122.1
118.7
101.0
87.5
74.1
103.9
94.1
104.0
1133
134.1
812
99.0

98.0
117.0
1143
94.6
86.9
73.5
100.8
923
1013
109.9
130.6
795
945

98.0
119.1
113.7
96.8
865
73.1
100.3
91.9
101.0
109.6
131.7
78.4
96.0

995
122.4
113.9
101.1
87.1
75.8
101.7
902
100.7
114.0
130.4
83.0
995

97.9
121.7
113.6
102.6
855
72.6
100.5
90.9
99.9
106.7
121.8
803
982

98.8
1235
114.4
1023
85.7
72.7
1012
92.0
101.1
109.1
1273
79.6
98.6

98.8
1225
1145
102.1
86.5
72.8
100.9
915
100.9
110.8
1325
78.9
98.1

100.0
122.4
115.7
101.8
873
735
102.4
923
101.4
114.8
143.0
793
97.1

1002
125.6
116.9
104.1
88.1
74.8
102.9
92.0
1023
113.0
139.7
785
98.4

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 Dfoduds

104.7
104.9
70.7
97.7
92.9
107.7
1223
100.1
82.1
125.0
55.7

108.1
111.7
78.6
1002
93.4
111.6
1265
99.7
60.9
130.9

1052
106.6
76.8
985
91.0
109.1
1225
97.9
79.6
1293

104.8
1053
68.7
982
915
108.1
122.0
97.9
80.8
129.4

1073
1113
70.0
1005
93.7
109.7
1233
100.9
87.0
1273

1062
111.1
68.1
97.1
922
109.6
1235
98.1
845
126.8

106.6
111.4
64.8
985
92.7
109.4
1232
98.0
84.4
1285

106.7
110.9
722
99.8
923
1092
1232
98.1
83.0
1292

1073
1115
71.4
1002
93.0
109.9
1233
985
84.8
131.1

CO A

AQfi

CO 4
90.1

1075
112.0
67.9
100.9
92.6
110.4
123.0
985
84.7
1315
593

Service-producing industries
Transportation and public utilities
Wholesale trade

.

3O>u

567

CO O

C7A
9(.v

.. ......... 1262 1315

126.6

127.9

1293

130.0

1303

129.6

130.4

130.9

110.8 116:4

1135

114.0

1135

113.9

115.7

114.9

116.7

116.7

111.1 112.7

110.7

110.7

1135

1122

113.6

112.0

1123

112.7

Retail trade ......„...„.......„...........„„„„...„...„„„„ 1143 1252

1145

115.6

1202

119.7

120.1

1192

120.0

121.6

Finance, insurance, and real estate

..... 119.7 118.7

118.1

1183

1203

119.7

121.4

118.9

119.9

1192

145.8 1495

146.4

148.7

147.6

1503

1505

149.8

1503

150.4

Services
1

See footnote 1, table B-2.




P •preliminary.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Tab!* B-6. Diffusion Indexes of employment change seasonally adjusted
(Percent)
Jan.

Time span

Feb.

Mar.

May

Apr.

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1

Private nonfarm payrolls, 356 industries
Over 1-month span:
1990 .....................
1991
1992
1993
Over 3-month span:
1990
1991 ..... ....
1992
1993

.
.

Over 6-month span:
1990..........................

1991 'ZZ'Z'.".'Z.'."Z
1992
1993

59.1
37.9
43.5
P55.1

58.8
37.6
47.9
P60.1

53.8
36.1
475

46.9
41.3
58.4

49.3
50.7
51.4

47.8
45.1
452

435
48.7
495

41.4
51.4
425

405
50.0
49.9

402
47.1
50.1

38.2
465
49.7

37.1
46.9
53.7

61.2
31.3
44.8
P60.7

61.1
28.7
44.1

54.8
31.7
53.2

48.0
38.3
54.9

45.6
41.0
54.4

452
455
475

40.9
48.0
41.6

35.7
51.4
44.4

335
485
44.1

33.1
465
4B2

325
44.4
51.8

32.3
42.7
P54.5

58.6
27.9
47.8

55.1
292
50.6

542
282
49.7

50.0
33.0
51.1

43.7
36.9
475

39.0
44.0
495

37.2
47.2
425

34.7
465
42.0

31.9
46.9
462

30.6
46.1
P475

29.1
44.0
P565

27.9
43.4

53.7
27.4
49.2

51.4
285
44.1

48.9
28.1
45.2

46.6
29.9
43.8

43.0
32.2
44.9

40.0
33.4
45.6

37.1
35.7
P47.8

33.7
39.0
P52.0

325
42.8

30.6
465

28.9
475

27.7
475

„...-....

Over 12-month span:
1990
.... ......
1991
..
1992..... ..
1993

Manufacturing payrolls, 139 industries1
Over 1-month span:
1990
1991
1992
1993 «««..„...„

47.8
35.6
39.6
P525

51.1
335
43.9
P55.8

482
30.6
432

45.3
405
57.6

41.7
46.0
46.4

425
43.9
42.4

39.9
49.6
51.4

36.7
50.7
36.7

342
425
45.7

335
46.4
39.2

295
455
51.1

31.7
46.0
48.9

48.6
23.4
37.8
P565

49.3
215
363

48.6
215
48.9

41.0
32.4
49.3

37.8
365
50.4

37.1
435
46.4

32.4
S22
355

27.7
49.6
36.7

252
46.4
31.7

21.9
42.4
405

19.8
42.1
432

22.7
37.4
P51.8

Over 6-month span:
1990
1991 ...„...„.„... ..........
1992!.!..."""!!!."!"""!
1993

45.3
17.3
41.4

41.4
205
432

41.7
21.9
41.4

42.8
25.9
47.8

33.1
34.9
41.7

295
405
42.4

23.7
455
29.9

21.2
44.6
30.9

18.7
455
33.1

19.4
39.9
P34.5

18.0
36.0
P48J2

16.2
36.0

Over 12-month span:
1990
1991 ..............
1992.......
1993 ."..1.."..".........".

35.3
17.6
42.8

32.7
19.4
32.4

31.7
18.0
34.9

32.7
19.4
30.6

265
24.1
32.4

23.4
2S2
33.8

23.0
259
P37.1

19.4
28.8
P41.7

185
37.4

15.8
405

14.7
41.4

15.5
38.1

.....

Over 3-month span:
1990
1991
1992
1993

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
A
** span.
™"
the
P * preliminary.




NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment
increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment,
where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with
increasing and decreasing employment.