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Internet address: http://stats.bls.gov/newsrels.htm Technical information: USDL 01-57 Household data: (202) 691-6378 Establishment data: Media contact: 691-6555 691-5902 Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 A.M. (EST), Friday, March 9, 2001. THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: FEBRUARY 2001 The unemployment rate held at 4.2 percent in February, and total nonfarm employment rose by 135,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Large job losses continued in manufacturing, where employment declined by 94,000. Employment gains in several other industries, including services, accounted for the net increase in payroll employment. Average hourly earnings rose by 7 cents over the month. Unemployment (Household Survey Data) Both the number of unemployed persons (5.9 million) and the unemployment rate (4.2 percent) were essentially unchanged in February. The jobless rates for most of the major worker groups--adult men (3.5 percent), adult women (3.7 percent), teenagers (13.6 percent), whites (3.7 percent), and Hispanics (6.3 percent)--were little changed from January. The unemployment rate for blacks declined to 7.5 percent, the same level as in the last quarter of 2000. (See tables A-1 and A-2.) In February, both the number of newly unemployed (those unemployed less than 5 weeks) and the number of unemployed job losers who did not expect to be recalled rose for the second consecutive month. (See tables A-6 and A-7.) Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) Total employment was essentially unchanged at 135.8 million, seasonally adjusted, in February. The civilian labor force, at 141.8 million persons, also was little changed over the month. The labor force participation rate--the proportion of the population age 16 and older who are either working or looking for work--edged down by 0.1 percentage point to 67.2 percent, still relatively high by historical standards. (See table A-1.) About 7.6 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) held more than one job in February. These multiple jobholders represented 5.6 percent of total employment, compared with 5.8 percent a year earlier. (See table A-10.) Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) About 1.3 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally attached to the labor force in February, the same as a year earlier. These people wanted and were available to work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed, however, because they had not actively searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. The number of discouraged workers was 289,000 in February, about the same as a year earlier. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, were not currently looking for work specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them. (See table A-10.) - 2 Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) ___________________________________________________________________________ | Quarterly | Monthly data | | averages | | |_________________|__________________________| Jan.Category | 2000 | 2000 | 2001 | Feb. |_________________|________|_________________|change | III | IV | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | ______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______ HOUSEHOLD DATA | Labor force status |____________________________________________________ Civilian labor force..| 140,706| 141,208| 141,489| 141,955| 141,751| -204 Employment..........| 135,049| 135,593| 135,836| 135,999| 135,815| -184 Unemployment........| 5,657| 5,616| 5,653| 5,956| 5,936| -20 Not in labor force....| 69,235| 69,358| 69,254| 68,934| 69,275| 341 |________|________|________|________|________|_______ | Unemployment rates |____________________________________________________ All workers...........| 4.0| 4.0| 4.0| 4.2| 4.2| .0 Adult men...........| 3.3| 3.4| 3.4| 3.6| 3.5| -0.1 Adult women.........| 3.6| 3.4| 3.4| 3.6| 3.7| .1 Teenagers...........| 13.5| 12.9| 13.1| 13.8| 13.6| -.2 White...............| 3.5| 3.5| 3.5| 3.6| 3.7| .1 Black...............| 7.6| 7.5| 7.6| 8.4| 7.5| -.9 Hispanic origin.....| 5.6| 5.6| 5.7| 6.0| 6.3| .3 |________|________|________|________|________|_______ ESTABLISHMENT DATA | Employment |____________________________________________________ Nonfarm employment....| 131,619| 131,836| 131,878|p132,102|p132,237| p135 Goods-producing 1/..| 25,680| 25,623| 25,569| p25,639| p25,564| p-75 Construction......| 6,688| 6,732| 6,717| p6,875| p6,891| p16 Manufacturing.....| 18,453| 18,350| 18,312| p18,216| p18,122| p-94 Service-producing 1/| 105,940| 106,213| 106,309|p106,463|p106,673| p210 Retail trade......| 23,189| 23,225| 23,245| p23,250| p23,287| p37 Services..........| 40,553| 40,752| 40,797| p40,884| p40,979| p95 Government........| 20,536| 20,435| 20,435| p20,502| p20,539| p37 |________|________|________|________|________|_______ | Hours of work 2/ |____________________________________________________ Total private.........| 34.4| 34.3| 34.1| p34.3| p34.2| p-0.1 Manufacturing.......| 41.5| 41.0| 40.4| p40.9| p40.6| p-.3 Overtime..........| 4.5| 4.2| 3.9| p4.1| p3.8| p-.3 |________|________|________|________|________|_______ | Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (1982=100) 2/ |____________________________________________________ Total private.........| 151.2| 151.2| 150.6| p151.8| p151.0| p-0.8 |________|________|________|________|________|_______ | Earnings 2/ |____________________________________________________ Avg. hourly earnings, | | | | | | total private.......| $13.79| $13.95| $14.02| p$14.03| p$14.10| p$0.07 Avg. weekly earnings, | | | | | | total private.......| 474.03| 478.13| 478.08| p481.23| p482.22| p.99 ______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______ 1/ Includes other industries, not shown separately. 2/ Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers. p=preliminary. - 3 Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data) Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 135,000, seasonally adjusted, in February. Since last September, the average monthly growth in payroll employment has been 103,000, compared with an average gain of 187,000 during the first 9 months of last year. In February, major job losses continued in manufacturing. These losses, however, were more than offset by gains in services and most other major industry divisions. (See table B-1.) In the goods-producing sector, manufacturing employment fell by 94,000 in February, following a similar loss (as revised) in January. Together, these losses exceeded the total employment decline in this industry for all of 2000. With the exception of motor vehicles, where some workers returned from temporary layoffs, employment declines in manufacturing were widespread in February. Job losses continued in fabricated metals (13,000) and in industrial machinery (11,000). Electrical equipment and apparel also lost 11,000 jobs each. Smaller employment declines occurred in a number of other industries, including furniture, primary metals, textiles, printing and publishing, paper, and rubber and plastics. Elsewhere in the goods-producing sector, construction employment rose by 16,000, seasonally adjusted, in February, following an unusually large increase in January. Mining employment rose by 3,000 in February, after having increased by 8,000 in January. Employment in oil and gas extraction continued to grow; this industry has gained 25,000 jobs over the last year. In the service-producing sector, services employment increased by 95,000 in February, about in line with its average monthly increase during 2000. In February, health services employment rose by 28,000, as hospitals added 11,000 jobs. Business services gained 24,000 jobs, after 4 consecutive months of job losses. Within business services, employment rose by 15,000 in computer services, following weak growth in January. Help supply employment was little changed over the month; in the prior 4 months, job declines totaled 181,000. Social services added 15,000 jobs in February, and private education employment grew by 20,000. Employment in finance, insurance, and real estate rose by 16,000 in February, continuing the growth trend that began last August. Strong demand for mortgage refinancing boosted employment in mortgage banks, which grew by 5,000 over the month. Employment increased by 5,000 in insurance carriers. Employment in transportation and public utilities grew by 28,000, following a decline in January. Job growth in February was nearly double the industry's average monthly gain for 2000. Air transportation, which had accounted for most of the loss in January, added 15,000 jobs in February. Employment in retail trade increased by 37,000 in February, following 2 months of little change. Gains were widespread. Employment in department stores, however, was little changed; this industry has lost 60,000 jobs over the year. Wholesale trade employment declined for the third consecutive month. Government employment increased by 37,000 in February. Employment in local government grew by 26,000, including an increase of 16,000 jobs in local education. There was little change in federal government employment. - 4 Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data) The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls edged down by 0.1 hour in February to 34.2 hours, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek fell by 0.3 hour to 40.6 hours; since June, the factory workweek has fallen by 1.0 hour. Manufacturing overtime declined by 0.3 hour in February to 3.8 hours, the lowest level since 1992. (See table B-2.) The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls declined by 0.5 percent to 151.0 (1982=100), seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing index fell by 1.4 percent to 101.1. (See table B-5.) Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data) Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 7 cents in February to $14.10, seasonally adjusted. Over the month, average weekly earnings increased by 0.2 percent to $482.22. Over the year, average hourly earnings rose by 4.1 percent and average weekly earnings grew by 2.9 percent. (See table B-3.) ______________________________ The Employment Situation for March 2001 is scheduled to be released on Friday, April 6, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). ------------------------------------------------------------------| March 2000 National Benchmarks | | | | In accordance with standard practice, BLS will release nonfarm | |payroll employment benchmark revisions with the May data on June 1,| |2001. The March 2000 benchmark level has been finalized and will | |result in an upward revision of 469,000 to total nonfarm employment| |for the March 2000 reference month, an adjustment of 0.4 percent. | | | | Also concurrent with the release of the March 2000 benchmark | |revisions on June 1, BLS will continue the implementation of a new | |probability-based sample design for the payroll survey that began | |last year with the wholesale trade industry. Estimates for the | |mining, construction, and manufacturing industries will incorporate| |the new sample design with this release. Further information is | |available on the Internet (http://stats.bls.gov/ceshome.htm) or by | |calling (202) 691-6555. | ------------------------------------------------------------------- - 5 Explanatory Note This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics survey (establishment survey). The household survey provides the information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about 50,000 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The establishment survey provides the information on the employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This information is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation with State agencies. In June 2000, the sample included about 300,000 establishments employing about 48 million people. For both surveys, the data for a given month relate to a particular week or pay period. In the household survey, the reference week is generally the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month. In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week. Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population. Based on responses to a series of questions on work and job search activities, each person 16 years and over in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid employees during the reference week; worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours in a family business or farm. People are also counted as employed if they were temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather, vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons. People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following criteria: They had no employment during the reference week; they were available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons laid off from a job and expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The unemployment data derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits. The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor force. The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the labor force. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the employed as a percent of the population. Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn from private nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as Federal, State, and local government entities. Employees on nonfarm payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay period, including persons on paid leave. Persons are counted in each job they hold. Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory workers in the service-producing sector. - 6 Differences in employment estimates. The numerous conceptual and methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the surveys. Among these are: --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed, unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed. These groups are excluded from the establishment survey. --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed. The establishment survey does not. --The household survey is limited to workers 16 years of age and older. The establishment survey is not limited by age. --The household survey has no duplication individuals are counted only once, even if the establishment survey, employees working appearing on more than one payroll would be appearance. of individuals, because they hold more than one job. In at more than one job and thus counted separately for each Other differences between the two surveys are described in "Comparing Employment Estimates from Household and Payroll Surveys," which may be obtained from BLS upon request. Seasonal adjustment Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production, harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very large; seasonal fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month changes in unemployment. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting the statistics from month to month. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. For example, the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined. However, because the effect of students finishing school in previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be adjusted to allow for a comparable change. Insofar as the seasonal adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity. In both the household and establishment surveys, most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted. However, the adjusted series for many major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most major industry divisions, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major agesex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more detailed age categories. The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are recalculated twice a year. For the household survey, the factors are calculated for the January-June period and again for the July-December - 7 period. For the establishment survey, updated factors for seasonal adjustment are calculated for the May-October period and introduced along with new benchmarks, and again for the November-April period. In both surveys, revisions to historical data are made once a year. Reliability of the estimates Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the "true" population values they represent. The exact difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus 376,000. Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000 from one month to the next. The 90-percent confidence interval on the monthly change would range from -276,000 to 476,000 (100,000 376,000). These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the "true" over-the-month change lies within this interval. Since this range includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that employment had, in fact, increased. If, however, the reported employment rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent confidence interval would be greater than zero. In this case, it is likely (at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact, occurred. The 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is 258,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is .21 percentage point. In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates which are based on a small number of observations. The precision of estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as for quarterly and annual averages. The seasonal adjustment process can also improve the stability of the monthly estimates. The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2 months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason, these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. It is only after two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final. Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth (and other sources of error), a process known as bias adjustment is included in the survey's estimating procedures, whereby a specified number of jobs is added to the monthly sample-based change. The size of the - 8 monthly bias adjustment is based largely on past relationships between the sample-based estimates of employment and the total counts of employment described below. The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program. The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a rough proxy for total survey error. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in the classification of industries. Over the past decade, the benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.3 percent, ranging from zero to 0.7 percent. Additional statistics and other information More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings, published each month by BLS. It is available for $26.00 per issue or $50.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. All orders must be prepaid by sending a check or money order payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or by charging to Mastercard or Visa. Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for the household survey data published in this release. For unemployment and other labor force categories, these measures appear in tables 1-B through 1-H of its "Explanatory Notes." Measures of the reliability of the data drawn from the establishment survey and the actual amounts of revision due to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables 2-B through 2-G of that publication. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone: 1-800-877-8339. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-1. HOUSEHOLD DATA Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1) Employment status, sex, and age Feb. 2000 Jan. 2001 Feb. 2001 Feb. 2000 Oct. 2000 Nov. 2000 Dec. 2000 Jan. 2001 Feb. 2001 TOTAL Civilian noninstitutional population.............. Civilian labor force............................ Participation rate........................ Employed...................................... Employment-population ratio............... Agriculture................................. Nonagricultural industries.................. Unemployed.................................... Unemployment rate......................... Not in labor force.............................. Persons who currently want a job.............. 208,907 140,185 67.1 133,954 64.1 2,973 130,981 6,231 4.4 68,723 4,431 210,889 141,049 66.9 134,462 63.8 2,811 131,651 6,587 4.7 69,841 4,474 211,026 141,238 66.9 134,774 63.9 2,794 131,980 6,464 4.6 69,788 4,500 208,907 140,860 67.4 135,120 64.7 3,367 131,753 5,740 4.1 68,047 4,378 210,378 141,000 67.0 135,464 64.4 3,241 132,223 5,536 3.9 69,378 4,377 210,577 141,136 67.0 135,478 64.3 3,176 132,302 5,658 4.0 69,441 4,351 210,743 141,489 67.1 135,836 64.5 3,274 132,562 5,653 4.0 69,254 4,532 210,889 141,955 67.3 135,999 64.5 3,179 132,819 5,956 4.2 68,934 4,417 211,026 141,751 67.2 135,815 64.4 3,135 132,680 5,936 4.2 69,275 4,455 Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 100,330 101,357 101,428 100,330 101,075 101,175 101,260 101,357 101,428 Civilian labor force............................ 74,808 75,149 75,118 75,368 75,371 75,386 75,582 75,815 75,547 Participation rate........................ 74.6 74.1 74.1 75.1 74.6 74.5 74.6 74.8 74.5 Employed...................................... 71,311 71,405 71,430 72,333 72,427 72,354 72,534 72,589 72,359 Employment-population ratio............... 71.1 70.4 70.4 72.1 71.7 71.5 71.6 71.6 71.3 Unemployed.................................... 3,497 3,744 3,687 3,035 2,944 3,032 3,048 3,226 3,187 Unemployment rate......................... 4.7 5.0 4.9 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.2 Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population.............. Civilian labor force............................ Participation rate........................ Employed...................................... Employment-population ratio............... Agriculture................................. Nonagricultural industries.................. Unemployed.................................... Unemployment rate......................... 92,092 70,704 76.8 67,869 73.7 2,018 65,851 2,835 4.0 93,184 71,161 76.4 68,101 73.1 1,907 66,194 3,060 4.3 93,227 71,139 76.3 68,114 73.1 1,906 66,208 3,025 4.3 92,092 70,952 77.0 68,577 74.5 2,283 66,294 2,375 3.3 92,969 71,155 76.5 68,774 74.0 2,219 66,555 2,381 3.3 93,061 71,135 76.4 68,683 73.8 2,122 66,561 2,452 3.4 93,117 71,289 76.6 68,848 73.9 2,232 66,616 2,441 3.4 93,184 71,492 76.7 68,916 74.0 2,122 66,795 2,576 3.6 93,227 71,288 76.5 68,761 73.8 2,154 66,607 2,527 3.5 Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 108,577 109,532 109,598 108,577 109,303 109,402 109,483 109,532 109,598 Civilian labor force............................ 65,377 65,899 66,120 65,492 65,629 65,750 65,907 66,140 66,204 Participation rate........................ 60.2 60.2 60.3 60.3 60.0 60.1 60.2 60.4 60.4 Employed...................................... 62,642 63,057 63,344 62,787 63,037 63,124 63,302 63,410 63,456 Employment-population ratio............... 57.7 57.6 57.8 57.8 57.7 57.7 57.8 57.9 57.9 Unemployed.................................... 2,734 2,842 2,777 2,705 2,592 2,626 2,605 2,730 2,749 Unemployment rate......................... 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.1 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 100,666 101,643 101,686 100,666 101,448 101,533 101,612 101,643 101,686 Civilian labor force............................ 61,576 62,164 62,335 61,488 61,528 61,625 61,819 62,126 62,220 Participation rate........................ 61.2 61.2 61.3 61.1 60.6 60.7 60.8 61.1 61.2 Employed...................................... 59,331 59,760 60,005 59,285 59,425 59,506 59,708 59,894 59,932 Employment-population ratio............... 58.9 58.8 59.0 58.9 58.6 58.6 58.8 58.9 58.9 Agriculture................................. 804 777 794 854 748 797 822 852 839 Nonagricultural industries.................. 58,526 58,983 59,211 58,431 58,677 58,709 58,886 59,042 59,093 Unemployed.................................... 2,245 2,404 2,329 2,203 2,103 2,119 2,111 2,232 2,288 Unemployment rate......................... 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.7 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian noninstitutional population............. Civilian labor force............................ Participation rate........................ Employed...................................... Employment-population ratio............... Agriculture................................. Nonagricultural industries.................. Unemployed.................................... Unemployment rate......................... 16,149 7,905 48.9 6,754 41.8 151 6,604 1,151 14.6 16,063 7,724 48.1 6,601 41.1 126 6,475 1,123 14.5 16,113 7,765 48.2 6,655 41.3 94 6,561 1,110 14.3 16,149 8,420 52.1 7,258 44.9 230 7,028 1,162 13.8 15,960 8,317 52.1 7,265 45.5 274 6,991 1,052 12.6 15,983 8,376 52.4 7,289 45.6 257 7,032 1,087 13.0 16,014 8,381 52.3 7,280 45.5 220 7,060 1,101 13.1 16,063 8,337 51.9 7,188 44.7 205 6,983 1,149 13.8 16,113 8,243 51.2 7,122 44.2 143 6,980 1,121 13.6 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. HOUSEHOLD DATA Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1) Employment status, race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin Feb. 2000 Jan. 2001 Feb. 2001 Feb. 2000 Oct. 2000 Nov. 2000 Dec. 2000 Jan. 2001 Feb. 2001 WHITE Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 173,886 175,246 175,326 173,886 174,899 175,034 175,145 175,246 175,326 Civilian labor force............................ 117,154 117,622 117,883 117,661 117,603 117,640 117,945 118,276 118,287 Participation rate.......................... 67.4 67.1 67.2 67.7 67.2 67.2 67.3 67.5 67.5 Employed...................................... 112,576 112,768 113,029 113,501 113,584 113,509 113,811 114,015 113,902 Employment-population ratio................. 64.7 64.3 64.5 65.3 64.9 64.8 65.0 65.1 65.0 Unemployed.................................... 4,578 4,854 4,853 4,160 4,019 4,131 4,134 4,261 4,385 Unemployment rate........................... 3.9 4.1 4.1 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.7 Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................ Participation rate.......................... Employed...................................... Employment-population ratio................. Unemployed.................................... Unemployment rate........................... 60,043 77.1 57,927 74.4 2,116 3.5 60,265 76.7 57,927 73.7 2,338 3.9 60,335 76.7 57,975 73.7 2,360 3.9 60,285 77.4 58,553 75.2 1,732 2.9 60,286 76.9 58,557 74.7 1,729 2.9 60,280 76.8 58,478 74.5 1,802 3.0 60,349 76.8 58,581 74.6 1,768 2.9 60,494 77.0 58,571 74.5 1,923 3.2 60,487 76.9 58,561 74.5 1,926 3.2 Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................ Participation rate.......................... Employed...................................... Employment-population ratio................. Unemployed.................................... Unemployment rate........................... 50,418 60.5 48,840 58.6 1,578 3.1 50,848 60.6 49,171 58.6 1,677 3.3 51,019 60.7 49,303 58.7 1,716 3.4 50,263 60.3 48,702 58.5 1,561 3.1 50,281 60.0 48,777 58.2 1,504 3.0 50,335 60.0 48,825 58.2 1,510 3.0 50,527 60.2 48,973 58.4 1,554 3.1 50,794 60.5 49,270 58.7 1,524 3.0 50,854 60.6 49,155 58.5 1,699 3.3 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force............................ Participation rate.......................... Employed...................................... Employment-population ratio................. Unemployed.................................... Unemployment rate........................... Men....................................... Women..................................... 6,693 52.6 5,808 45.6 885 13.2 15.5 10.7 6,509 51.3 5,670 44.7 839 12.9 15.8 9.8 6,529 51.4 5,752 45.3 778 11.9 14.3 9.4 7,113 55.9 6,246 49.1 867 12.2 13.8 10.4 7,036 55.4 6,250 49.2 786 11.2 11.8 10.5 7,025 55.3 6,206 48.9 819 11.7 12.4 10.9 7,069 55.7 6,257 49.3 812 11.5 12.2 10.7 6,988 55.1 6,174 48.7 814 11.7 13.3 9.8 6,945 54.6 6,186 48.7 760 10.9 12.6 9.2 BLACK Civilian noninstitutional population.............. Civilian labor force............................ Participation rate.......................... Employed...................................... Employment-population ratio................. Unemployed.................................... Unemployment rate........................... 25,076 16,542 66.0 15,164 60.5 1,378 8.3 25,382 16,577 65.3 15,170 59.8 1,407 8.5 25,412 16,511 65.0 15,192 59.8 1,319 8.0 25,076 16,721 66.7 15,416 61.5 1,305 7.8 25,339 16,627 65.6 15,401 60.8 1,226 7.4 25,376 16,732 65.9 15,485 61.0 1,247 7.5 25,408 16,742 65.9 15,470 60.9 1,272 7.6 25,382 16,773 66.1 15,372 60.6 1,401 8.4 25,412 16,691 65.7 15,440 60.8 1,251 7.5 Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................ Participation rate.......................... Employed...................................... Employment-population ratio................. Unemployed.................................... Unemployment rate........................... 7,355 73.3 6,771 67.5 584 7.9 7,372 72.4 6,800 66.8 571 7.8 7,317 71.8 6,770 66.4 547 7.5 7,414 73.9 6,891 68.7 523 7.1 7,383 72.6 6,868 67.5 515 7.0 7,397 72.6 6,888 67.6 509 6.9 7,437 72.9 6,897 67.6 540 7.3 7,430 73.0 6,918 68.0 512 6.9 7,374 72.4 6,887 67.6 487 6.6 Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................ Participation rate.......................... Employed...................................... Employment-population ratio................. Unemployed.................................... Unemployment rate........................... 8,289 66.0 7,719 61.4 570 6.9 8,314 65.2 7,716 60.5 598 7.2 8,305 65.1 7,799 61.1 506 6.1 8,319 66.2 7,777 61.9 542 6.5 8,262 65.0 7,786 61.3 476 5.8 8,325 65.4 7,808 61.3 517 6.2 8,333 65.4 7,861 61.7 472 5.7 8,340 65.4 7,731 60.6 609 7.3 8,336 65.3 7,854 61.5 482 5.8 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force............................ Participation rate.......................... Employed...................................... Employment-population ratio................. Unemployed.................................... Unemployment rate........................... Men....................................... Women..................................... 898 36.3 673 27.2 225 25.0 21.9 28.3 891 36.3 654 26.6 238 26.7 27.8 25.5 889 36.1 623 25.3 266 29.9 31.3 28.6 988 39.9 748 30.2 240 24.3 23.0 25.6 982 39.9 747 30.4 235 23.9 27.0 21.2 1,010 41.0 789 32.1 221 21.9 22.5 21.3 972 39.5 712 28.9 260 26.7 30.1 23.4 1,002 40.8 723 29.4 280 27.9 26.9 28.9 981 39.8 699 28.4 282 28.8 31.7 25.7 HISPANIC ORIGIN Civilian noninstitutional population.............. Civilian labor force............................ Participation rate.......................... Employed...................................... Employment-population ratio................. Unemployed.................................... Unemployment rate........................... 22,108 15,187 68.7 14,267 64.5 921 6.1 22,769 15,513 68.1 14,525 63.8 989 6.4 22,830 15,662 68.6 14,629 64.1 1,034 6.6 22,108 15,194 68.7 14,322 64.8 872 5.7 22,618 15,491 68.5 14,711 65.0 780 5.0 22,687 15,626 68.9 14,686 64.7 940 6.0 22,749 15,671 68.9 14,772 64.9 899 5.7 22,769 15,540 68.2 14,612 64.2 927 6.0 22,830 15,653 68.6 14,673 64.3 980 6.3 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-3. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1) Educational attainment Feb. 2000 Jan. 2001 Feb. 2001 Feb. 2000 Oct. 2000 Nov. 2000 Dec. 2000 Jan. 2001 Feb. 2001 27,376 11,638 42.5 10,829 39.6 809 7.0 27,957 12,065 43.2 11,070 39.6 995 8.2 27,191 11,732 43.1 10,706 39.4 1,026 8.7 27,376 11,996 43.8 11,263 41.1 733 6.1 27,931 12,192 43.7 11,408 40.8 784 6.4 27,851 11,958 42.9 11,171 40.1 787 6.6 27,693 11,822 42.7 11,077 40.0 745 6.3 27,957 12,008 43.0 11,193 40.0 816 6.8 27,191 12,074 44.4 11,140 41.0 934 7.7 57,471 37,403 65.1 35,932 62.5 1,471 3.9 58,092 37,611 64.7 35,950 61.9 1,661 4.4 57,617 37,238 64.6 35,644 61.9 1,594 4.3 57,471 37,504 65.3 36,203 63.0 1,301 3.5 57,365 36,985 64.5 35,707 62.2 1,278 3.5 57,562 37,129 64.5 35,830 62.2 1,299 3.5 57,899 37,187 64.2 35,906 62.0 1,281 3.4 58,092 37,415 64.4 35,986 61.9 1,429 3.8 57,617 37,309 64.8 35,895 62.3 1,414 3.8 44,486 32,946 74.1 31,911 71.7 1,036 3.1 44,313 32,763 73.9 31,704 71.5 1,059 3.2 45,263 33,414 73.8 32,423 71.6 991 3.0 44,486 32,642 73.4 31,715 71.3 927 2.8 44,767 32,896 73.5 32,103 71.7 793 2.4 44,770 32,776 73.2 31,897 71.2 879 2.7 44,596 33,045 74.1 32,141 72.1 904 2.7 44,313 33,102 74.7 32,121 72.5 981 3.0 45,263 33,079 73.1 32,197 71.1 882 2.7 45,247 36,242 80.1 35,643 78.8 599 1.7 45,790 36,479 79.7 35,873 78.3 606 1.7 46,167 36,683 79.5 36,104 78.2 579 1.6 45,247 36,161 79.9 35,570 78.6 591 1.6 45,785 36,022 78.7 35,431 77.4 591 1.6 45,706 36,237 79.3 35,674 78.1 563 1.6 45,839 36,460 79.5 35,894 78.3 566 1.6 45,790 36,476 79.7 35,909 78.4 567 1.6 46,167 36,602 79.3 36,032 78.0 570 1.6 Less than a high school diploma Civilian noninstitutional population...... Civilian labor force.................... Percent of population............... Employed.............................. Employment-population ratio......... Unemployed............................ Unemployment rate................... High school graduates, no college(2) Civilian noninstitutional population...... Civilian labor force.................... Percent of population............... Employed.............................. Employment-population ratio......... Unemployed............................ Unemployment rate................... Less than a bachelor's degree(3) Civilian noninstitutional population...... Civilian labor force.................... Percent of population............... Employed.............................. Employment-population ratio......... Unemployed............................ Unemployment rate................... College graduates Civilian noninstitutional population...... Civilian labor force.................... Percent of population............... Employed.............................. Employment-population ratio......... Unemployed............................ Unemployment rate................... 1 and 2 3 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation, therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted seasonally adjusted columns. Includes high school diploma or equivalent. Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-4. Selected employment indicators (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Category Feb. 2000 Jan. 2001 Feb. 2001 Feb. 2000 Oct. 2000 Nov. 2000 Dec. 2000 Jan. 2001 Feb. 2001 CHARACTERISTIC Total employed, 16 years and over................. 133,954 134,462 134,774 135,120 135,464 135,478 135,836 135,999 135,815 Married men, spouse present..................... 43,187 43,048 43,080 43,437 43,345 43,251 43,293 43,134 43,340 Married women, spouse present................... 33,848 34,180 34,059 33,841 33,622 33,633 33,635 34,249 34,059 Women who maintain families..................... 8,228 8,299 8,348 8,251 8,449 8,495 8,501 8,426 8,373 OCCUPATION Managerial and professional specialty........... Technical, sales, and administrative support.... Service occupations............................. Precision production, craft, and repair......... Operators, fabricators, and laborers............ Farming, forestry, and fishing.................. 40,745 39,544 18,271 14,505 17,828 3,060 41,339 39,886 17,922 14,651 17,808 2,856 41,701 39,781 18,301 14,746 17,439 2,806 40,803 39,559 18,269 14,729 18,284 3,555 40,745 39,521 18,555 15,050 18,305 3,318 41,083 39,616 18,471 14,748 18,184 3,238 41,078 39,853 18,550 14,848 18,171 3,357 41,430 40,086 18,158 14,889 18,092 3,372 41,770 39,781 18,283 14,970 17,889 3,252 CLASS OF WORKER Agriculture: Wage and salary workers....................... 1,749 1,721 1,587 2,024 2,041 2,005 2,019 1,983 1,839 Self-employed workers......................... 1,190 1,070 1,187 1,303 1,182 1,180 1,198 1,182 1,291 Unpaid family workers......................... 33 20 20 47 32 25 34 25 29 Nonagricultural industries: Wage and salary workers....................... 122,346 122,969 123,439 122,972 123,461 123,632 123,813 124,035 124,069 Government.................................. 19,666 19,163 19,523 19,259 19,073 19,146 19,352 18,843 19,103 Private industries.......................... 102,680 103,806 103,916 103,713 104,388 104,486 104,461 105,192 104,966 Private households........................ 983 820 830 980 812 827 879 859 823 Other industries.......................... 101,698 102,986 103,087 102,733 103,576 103,659 103,582 104,333 104,143 Self-employed workers......................... 8,555 8,559 8,393 8,780 8,561 8,533 8,600 8,698 8,617 Unpaid family workers......................... 79 124 147 76 136 128 121 110 142 PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME All industries: Part time for economic reasons................ Slack work or business conditions........... Could only find part-time work.............. Part time for noneconomic reasons............. 3,296 1,979 1,027 19,849 3,693 2,445 895 18,977 3,424 2,209 947 20,010 3,149 1,828 1,015 18,892 3,222 1,909 947 18,758 3,416 2,183 886 18,896 3,234 1,964 896 18,993 3,327 2,035 954 18,568 3,273 2,043 933 19,021 Nonagricultural industries: Part time for economic reasons................ Slack work or business conditions........... Could only find part-time work.............. Part time for noneconomic reasons............. 3,138 1,874 1,015 19,290 3,559 2,359 894 18,509 3,291 2,129 932 19,583 2,997 1,731 994 18,257 3,044 1,808 923 18,206 3,285 2,082 871 18,323 3,088 1,882 877 18,437 3,227 1,971 945 18,040 3,143 1,970 910 18,509 NOTE: Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute. Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad weather. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-5. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates(1) Category Feb. 2000 Jan. 2001 Feb. 2001 Feb. 2000 Oct. 2000 Nov. 2000 Dec. 2000 Jan. 2001 Feb. 2001 Total, 16 years and over......................... Men, 20 years and over......................... Women, 20 years and over....................... Both sexes, 16 to 19 years..................... 5,740 2,375 2,203 1,162 5,956 2,576 2,232 1,149 5,936 2,527 2,288 1,121 4.1 3.3 3.6 13.8 3.9 3.3 3.4 12.6 4.0 3.4 3.4 13.0 4.0 3.4 3.4 13.1 4.2 3.6 3.6 13.8 4.2 3.5 3.7 13.6 Married men, spouse present.................... Married women, spouse present.................. Women who maintain families.................... 903 908 544 1,003 882 576 1,007 912 541 2.0 2.6 6.2 2.1 2.5 5.4 2.2 2.5 5.2 2.2 2.6 5.1 2.3 2.5 6.4 2.3 2.6 6.1 Full-time workers.............................. Part-time workers.............................. 4,540 1,184 4,768 1,192 4,738 1,179 3.9 4.9 3.8 4.5 3.9 4.5 3.9 4.6 4.1 4.9 4.0 4.8 682 1,482 603 1,192 212 746 1,405 570 1,390 234 753 1,437 572 1,416 252 1.6 3.6 3.9 6.1 5.6 1.7 3.6 3.4 6.4 6.7 1.7 3.6 3.7 6.3 7.1 1.7 3.5 3.7 6.4 6.3 1.8 3.4 3.7 7.1 6.5 1.8 3.5 3.7 7.3 7.2 4,548 1,269 20 549 700 387 313 3,279 250 1,452 216 1,361 418 144 4,685 1,410 11 554 845 501 343 3,275 215 1,355 191 1,514 431 196 4,914 1,488 27 558 903 501 402 3,426 228 1,412 210 1,575 295 186 4.2 4.4 3.8 7.2 3.4 3.1 3.8 4.1 3.2 5.3 2.7 3.8 2.1 6.6 4.0 4.7 7.1 6.5 4.0 3.8 4.3 3.8 2.8 4.8 2.3 3.6 2.0 8.8 4.0 4.5 3.5 6.9 3.6 3.5 3.9 3.8 2.6 4.7 1.9 3.7 2.3 9.4 4.0 4.4 3.6 6.5 3.6 3.4 4.0 3.8 3.2 4.8 2.1 3.6 2.2 8.9 4.3 4.9 2.2 6.8 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.0 2.8 5.0 2.3 4.0 2.2 9.0 4.5 5.2 4.6 7.0 4.5 4.2 5.0 4.2 2.9 5.1 2.5 4.2 1.5 9.2 CHARACTERISTIC OCCUPATION(2) Managerial and professional specialty.......... Technical, sales, and administrative support... Precision production, craft, and repair........ Operators, fabricators, and laborers........... Farming, forestry, and fishing................. INDUSTRY Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers Goods-producing industries................... Mining..................................... Construction............................... Manufacturing.............................. Durable goods............................ Nondurable goods......................... Service-producing industries................. Transportation and public utilities........ Wholesale and retail trade................. Finance, insurance, and real estate........ Services................................... Government workers............................. Agricultural wage and salary workers........... 1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. 2 Seasonally adjusted unemployment data for service occupations are not available because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-6. Duration of unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Duration Feb. 2000 Jan. 2001 Feb. 2001 Feb. 2000 Oct. 2000 Nov. 2000 Dec. 2000 Jan. 2001 Feb. 2001 Less than 5 weeks................................ 5 to 14 weeks.................................... 15 weeks and over................................ 15 to 26 weeks................................ 27 weeks and over............................. 2,517 2,313 1,401 772 629 3,072 2,094 1,420 707 714 2,732 2,115 1,617 891 726 2,582 1,830 1,292 687 605 2,510 1,755 1,311 702 609 2,531 1,796 1,317 713 604 2,440 1,852 1,326 675 651 2,613 1,977 1,371 731 640 2,797 1,669 1,490 793 697 Average (mean) duration, in weeks................ Median duration, in weeks........................ 12.5 6.6 12.2 5.5 12.8 6.6 12.5 6.1 12.4 6.1 12.4 6.1 12.6 6.1 12.6 5.9 12.9 6.0 100.0 40.4 37.1 22.5 12.4 10.1 100.0 46.6 31.8 21.6 10.7 10.8 100.0 42.3 32.7 25.0 13.8 11.2 100.0 45.3 32.1 22.7 12.0 10.6 100.0 45.0 31.5 23.5 12.6 10.9 100.0 44.8 31.8 23.3 12.6 10.7 100.0 43.4 33.0 23.6 12.0 11.6 100.0 43.8 33.2 23.0 12.3 10.7 100.0 47.0 28.0 25.0 13.3 11.7 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total unemployed................................. Less than 5 weeks.............................. 5 to 14 weeks.................................. 15 weeks and over.............................. 15 to 26 weeks............................... 27 weeks and over............................ HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-7. Reason for unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Reason Feb. 2000 Jan. 2001 Feb. 2001 Feb. 2000 Oct. 2000 Nov. 2000 Dec. 2000 Jan. 2001 Feb. 2001 3,029 1,134 1,895 1,281 614 777 2,067 357 3,406 1,567 1,839 1,223 616 818 1,985 378 3,309 1,286 2,023 1,451 572 830 1,998 327 2,614 833 1,781 (1) (1) 767 1,992 400 2,446 825 1,621 (1) (1) 815 1,868 398 2,501 877 1,624 (1) (1) 768 1,936 429 2,514 937 1,577 (1) (1) 746 1,899 466 2,742 1,032 1,711 (1) (1) 838 1,956 446 2,853 945 1,908 (1) (1) 820 1,927 372 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 48.6 18.2 30.4 12.5 33.2 5.7 51.7 23.8 27.9 12.4 30.1 5.7 51.2 19.9 31.3 12.8 30.9 5.1 45.3 14.4 30.9 13.3 34.5 6.9 44.3 14.9 29.3 14.7 33.8 7.2 44.4 15.6 28.8 13.6 34.4 7.6 44.7 16.7 28.0 13.3 33.8 8.3 45.8 17.2 28.6 14.0 32.7 7.4 47.8 15.8 32.0 13.7 32.3 6.2 2.2 .6 1.5 .3 2.4 .6 1.4 .3 2.3 .6 1.4 .2 1.9 .5 1.4 .3 1.7 .6 1.3 .3 1.8 .5 1.4 .3 1.8 .5 1.3 .3 1.9 .6 1.4 .3 2.0 .6 1.4 .3 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs........................................... On temporary layoff............................. Not on temporary layoff......................... Permanent job losers.......................... Persons who completed temporary jobs.......... Job leavers....................................... Reentrants........................................ New entrants...................................... PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total unemployed.................................. Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs........................................... On temporary layoff............................ Not on temporary layoff........................ Job leavers...................................... Reentrants....................................... New entrants..................................... UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs........................................... Job leavers...................................... Reentrants....................................... New entrants..................................... 1 Not available. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-8. Range of alternative measures of labor underutilization (Percent) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Measure Feb. 2000 Jan. 2001 Feb. 2001 Feb. 2000 Oct. 2000 Nov. 2000 Dec. 2000 Jan. 2001 Feb. 2001 U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force................................ 1.0 1.0 1.1 .9 .9 .9 .9 1.0 1.1 U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force................... 2.2 2.4 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0 U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate)...................... 4.4 4.7 4.6 4.1 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.2 U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers.... 4.6 4.9 4.8 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers........................................ 5.3 5.5 5.5 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers............................. 7.6 8.1 7.9 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 1 Not available. NOTE: This range of alternative measures of labor underutilization replaces the U1-U7 range published in table A-7 of this release prior to 1994. Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule. For further information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor Review. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-9. Unemployed persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates(1) Age and sex Feb. 2000 Jan. 2001 Feb. 2001 Feb. 2000 Oct. 2000 Nov. 2000 Dec. 2000 Jan. 2001 Feb. 2001 Total, 16 years and over.......................... 16 to 24 years.................................. 16 to 19 years................................ 16 to 17 years.............................. 18 to 19 years.............................. 20 to 24 years................................ 25 years and over............................... 25 to 54 years................................ 55 years and over............................. 5,740 2,220 1,162 516 635 1,058 3,510 3,006 524 5,956 2,205 1,149 554 595 1,056 3,767 3,262 509 5,936 2,167 1,121 555 550 1,046 3,766 3,262 519 4.1 9.8 13.8 15.6 12.5 7.4 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.9 8.9 12.6 15.2 11.1 6.8 2.9 3.0 2.8 4.0 9.1 13.0 15.4 11.4 6.8 3.0 3.0 2.9 4.0 9.2 13.1 15.8 11.6 7.0 3.0 3.0 2.6 4.2 9.6 13.8 17.4 11.5 7.2 3.2 3.2 2.7 4.2 9.5 13.6 17.2 11.0 7.2 3.2 3.2 2.8 Men, 16 years and over.......................... 16 to 24 years................................ 16 to 19 years.............................. 16 to 17 years............................ 18 to 19 years............................ 20 to 24 years.............................. 25 years and over............................. 25 to 54 years.............................. 55 years and over........................... 3,035 1,205 660 295 356 545 1,815 1,555 274 3,226 1,234 650 335 320 584 1,987 1,679 303 3,187 1,282 660 306 343 622 1,891 1,619 291 4.0 10.1 14.9 16.6 13.5 7.3 2.9 2.9 2.7 3.9 9.4 13.4 17.6 10.7 7.3 2.9 2.9 2.8 4.0 9.5 13.6 17.5 11.3 7.3 3.0 2.9 2.9 4.0 9.7 14.1 18.4 11.7 7.2 3.0 2.9 2.8 4.3 10.3 15.0 20.5 11.8 7.6 3.1 3.1 3.0 4.2 10.8 15.5 18.5 13.1 8.2 3.0 3.0 2.9 Women, 16 years and over........................ 16 to 24 years................................ 16 to 19 years.............................. 16 to 17 years............................ 18 to 19 years............................ 20 to 24 years.............................. 25 years and over............................. 25 to 54 years.............................. 55 years and over........................... 2,705 1,015 502 221 279 513 1,695 1,451 250 2,730 971 498 219 274 472 1,780 1,583 205 2,749 885 460 250 208 424 1,875 1,643 228 4.1 9.4 12.5 14.3 11.3 7.6 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.9 8.4 11.9 12.8 11.6 6.3 3.0 3.1 2.8 4.0 8.6 12.3 13.4 11.5 6.3 3.1 3.2 2.7 4.0 8.7 12.1 13.2 11.6 6.7 3.0 3.1 2.4 4.1 8.8 12.4 14.1 11.3 6.7 3.2 3.4 2.5 4.2 8.1 11.6 15.7 8.7 6.1 3.4 3.5 2.7 1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-10. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Total Men Women Category Feb. 2000 Feb. 2001 Feb. 2000 Feb. 2001 Feb. 2000 Feb. 2001 68,723 4,431 1,273 69,788 4,500 1,339 25,522 1,743 577 26,310 1,871 613 43,200 2,688 697 43,478 2,629 727 262 1,011 289 1,050 159 418 186 427 103 594 103 623 Total multiple jobholders(4)...................................... Percent of total employed..................................... 7,735 5.8 7,592 5.6 4,037 5.7 3,989 5.6 3,698 5.9 3,603 5.7 Primary job full time, secondary job part time................ Primary and secondary jobs both part time..................... Primary and secondary jobs both full time..................... Hours vary on primary or secondary job........................ 4,267 1,602 290 1,547 4,258 1,627 304 1,360 2,465 470 181 909 2,496 459 210 792 1,802 1,131 109 638 1,762 1,168 94 568 NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE Total not in the labor force...................................... Persons who currently want a job................................ Searched for work and available to work now(1)............... Reason not currently looking: Discouragement over job prospects(2).................... Reasons other than discouragement(3).................... MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS 1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the reference week. 2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination. 3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as child-care and transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined. 4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Industry Feb. 2000 Dec. 2000 Jan. 2001p Feb. 2001p Feb. 2000 Oct. 2000 Nov. 2000 Dec. 2000 Jan. 2001p Feb. 2001p Total......................... 128,970 132,773 129,991 130,647 130,482 131,789 131,842 131,878 132,102 132,237 Total private.................... 108,283 111,954 109,555 109,802 110,088 111,325 111,437 111,443 111,600 111,698 Goods-producing......................... 25,033 25,468 25,028 24,947 25,624 25,665 25,635 25,569 25,639 25,564 Mining................................ Metal mining........................ Coal mining......................... Oil and gas extraction.............. Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels.. 521 44.3 80.4 293.1 103.2 541 43.3 78.8 314.2 104.2 537 43.1 78.8 315.3 100.0 538 41.3 78.6 317.4 100.8 533 45 81 296 111 542 44 80 309 109 541 43 78 311 109 540 44 78 311 107 548 43 79 318 108 551 42 79 321 109 Construction.......................... 6,120 6,601 6,374 6,369 General building contractors........ 1,417.5 1,509.2 1,476.4 1,473.5 Heavy construction, except building. 756.6 826.7 771.2 774.2 Special trade contractors........... 3,946.3 4,265.4 4,126.5 4,121.4 6,618 1,491 885 4,242 6,745 1,517 892 4,336 6,734 1,523 882 4,329 6,717 1,527 867 4,323 6,875 1,546 899 4,430 6,891 1,546 911 4,434 Manufacturing......................... Production workers................ 18,392 12,635 18,326 12,532 18,117 12,361 18,040 12,295 18,473 12,697 18,378 12,583 18,360 12,564 18,312 12,515 18,216 12,442 18,122 12,361 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.. Computer and office equipment..... Electronic and other electrical equipment........................ Electronic components and accessories.................... Transportation equipment............ Motor vehicles and equipment...... Aircraft and parts................ Instruments and related products.... Miscellaneous manufacturing......... 11,055 7,567 819.2 553.7 548.4 698.9 11,046 7,532 801.2 553.1 557.3 684.2 10,907 7,419 787.6 546.6 548.3 677.5 10,870 7,384 780.3 540.9 546.4 673.3 11,088 7,592 832 553 567 699 11,052 7,542 812 555 564 691 11,058 7,546 807 554 563 690 11,037 7,520 802 552 561 683 10,949 7,454 798 547 567 677 10,903 7,411 795 541 563 672 226.4 220.0 216.8 217.0 1,524.8 1,532.9 1,516.9 1,502.3 2,134.7 2,126.6 2,118.2 2,109.2 366.6 363.6 362.3 361.2 (1) 1,525 2,131 368 (1) 1,533 2,124 361 (1) 1,535 2,127 361 (1) 1,530 2,124 362 (1) 1,517 2,118 363 (1) 1,504 2,107 363 1,682.3 1,731.6 1,720.9 1,713.6 1,684 1,719 1,724 1,728 1,724 1,713 644.7 696.1 696.6 695.4 1,855.0 1,815.6 1,753.3 1,767.1 1,027.1 991.5 936.2 950.3 452.9 457.8 454.0 454.9 844.1 851.0 851.2 850.4 394.3 392.5 386.7 386.1 645 1,855 1,029 453 844 398 687 1,812 991 456 847 395 694 1,814 989 455 850 394 696 1,813 988 456 851 393 698 1,757 940 452 853 391 695 1,768 953 453 852 388 7,337 7,280 7,210 7,170 5,068 5,000 4,942 4,911 1,640.9 1,660.9 1,636.9 1,631.5 38.6 39.2 38.2 36.7 546.4 525.6 518.1 510.8 660.7 624.2 616.8 611.6 661.2 656.9 651.6 646.3 1,546.7 1,562.1 1,552.0 1,544.8 1,028.8 1,021.6 1,018.4 1,016.7 127.8 126.4 123.9 124.6 1,010.6 992.5 984.1 978.0 75.3 71.0 69.7 68.6 7,385 5,105 1,672 37 549 665 663 1,550 1,031 132 1,010 76 7,326 5,041 1,673 37 536 633 660 1,559 1,023 131 1,001 73 7,302 5,018 1,667 37 530 630 657 1,557 1,024 130 998 72 7,275 4,995 1,666 37 525 625 656 1,554 1,022 128 991 71 7,267 4,988 1,669 36 521 626 653 1,555 1,023 128 986 70 7,219 4,950 1,666 35 513 615 648 1,548 1,019 129 977 69 Nondurable goods..................... Production workers................ 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........ Service-producing....................... 103,937 107,305 104,963 105,700 104,858 106,124 106,207 106,309 106,463 106,673 Transportation and public utilities... 6,873 7,147 7,019 7,028 Transportation...................... 4,424 4,641 4,518 4,524 Railroad transportation........... 222.2 216.0 213.4 212.2 Local and interurban passenger transit........................ 505.2 515.4 509.4 514.4 Trucking and warehousing.......... 1,786.7 1,852.3 1,814.0 1,810.7 Water transportation.............. 186.9 199.9 194.8 194.6 Transportation by air............. 1,247.6 1,367.5 1,301.3 1,305.6 Pipelines, except natural gas..... 12.4 12.5 12.4 12.3 Transportation services........... 462.7 477.6 473.0 474.3 Communications and public utilities. 2,449 2,506 2,501 2,504 Communications.................... 1,593.2 1,652.6 1,648.6 1,652.3 Electric, gas, and sanitary services....................... 856.2 852.9 852.1 851.3 6,937 4,479 225 7,046 4,549 219 7,060 4,563 220 7,086 4,581 217 7,077 4,571 216 7,105 4,593 216 494 1,828 196 1,259 12 465 2,458 1,598 498 1,843 206 1,297 12 474 2,497 1,641 500 1,839 206 1,310 13 475 2,497 1,644 500 1,847 206 1,321 12 478 2,505 1,653 500 1,850 205 1,312 12 476 2,506 1,651 503 1,853 205 1,327 12 477 2,512 1,656 860 856 853 852 855 856 7,022 4,175 2,847 22,722 7,011 4,177 2,834 22,978 7,087 4,207 2,880 23,193 7,093 4,206 2,887 23,238 7,085 4,201 2,884 23,245 7,074 4,193 2,881 23,250 7,071 4,194 2,877 23,287 1,002.7 965.4 958.6 3,053.7 2,729.0 2,608.7 2,660.3 2,377.1 2,268.4 3,587.8 3,520.6 3,506.5 1,020 2,762 2,417 3,503 1,022 2,740 2,389 3,519 1,020 2,770 2,419 3,516 1,019 2,742 2,411 3,523 1,016 2,694 2,354 3,537 1,013 2,699 2,357 3,544 2,366.5 2,416.7 2,395.0 2,399.1 1,094.3 1,117.0 1,113.1 1,116.9 1,145.0 1,323.0 1,225.4 1,184.6 2,394 1,100 1,184 2,431 1,120 1,205 2,430 1,120 1,211 2,428 1,121 1,217 2,425 1,121 1,222 2,429 1,123 1,229 1,097.7 1,182.7 1,142.3 1,123.7 7,736.2 8,065.5 7,791.9 7,874.3 2,993.1 3,282.0 3,102.6 3,066.4 1,102 7,992 3,021 1,128 8,073 3,075 1,130 8,097 3,064 1,137 8,111 3,068 1,136 8,125 3,095 1,133 8,140 3,100 Finance, insurance, and real estate... 7,564 7,642 7,618 7,635 Finance............................. 3,707 3,748 3,742 3,754 Depository institutions........... 2,051.0 2,036.2 2,032.2 2,030.6 Commercial banks................ 1,464.5 1,446.5 1,442.2 1,440.3 Savings institutions............ 244.4 236.7 236.4 236.1 Nondepository institutions........ 697.9 690.3 690.5 698.6 Mortgage bankers and brokers.... 336.0 321.5 323.2 328.4 Security and commodity brokers.... 719.2 772.1 771.7 774.3 Holding and other investment offices........................ 238.4 249.4 247.8 250.2 Insurance........................... 2,366 2,363 2,360 2,365 Insurance carriers................ 1,600.9 1,586.0 1,585.1 1,589.0 Insurance agents, brokers, and service........................ 765.3 776.9 774.8 775.6 Real estate......................... 1,491 1,531 1,516 1,516 7,624 3,717 2,057 1,469 245 699 338 723 7,638 3,737 2,034 1,446 238 689 324 766 7,647 3,739 2,033 1,445 237 690 323 768 7,661 3,747 2,035 1,445 237 689 321 773 7,676 3,751 2,033 1,443 237 692 325 776 7,692 3,762 2,035 1,443 236 700 330 778 238 2,373 1,606 248 2,355 1,581 248 2,362 1,587 250 2,362 1,585 250 2,366 1,589 249 2,372 1,594 767 1,534 774 1,546 775 1,546 777 1,552 777 1,559 778 1,558 39,914 796 1,868 1,265 9,615 1,000 3,773 3,382 40,696 806 1,924 1,285 9,829 1,000 3,861 3,432 40,764 810 1,939 1,288 9,823 1,004 3,845 3,413 40,797 810 1,948 1,292 9,751 1,009 3,744 3,338 40,884 825 1,948 1,285 9,742 1,014 3,698 3,282 40,979 823 1,956 1,283 9,766 1,017 3,695 3,285 Wholesale trade....................... Durable goods....................... Nondurable goods.................... Retail trade.......................... Building materials and garden supplies......................... General merchandise stores.......... Department stores................. Food stores......................... Automotive dealers and service stations......................... New and used car dealers.......... Apparel and accessory stores........ Furniture and home furnishings stores........................... Eating and drinking places.......... Miscellaneous retail establishments. Services2............................. Agricultural services............... Hotels and other lodging places..... Personal services................... Business services................... Services to buildings............. Personnel supply services......... Help supply services............ 6,965 4,159 2,806 22,440 965.1 2,664.5 2,329.6 3,471.8 39,408 676.6 1,771.6 1,337.7 9,399.6 986.2 3,593.0 3,208.3 7,097 4,206 2,891 23,914 40,686 749.2 1,860.7 1,277.3 9,860.7 1,002.3 3,839.0 3,403.2 7,022 4,175 2,847 22,872 39,996 697.9 1,834.4 1,336.5 9,509.8 998.9 3,522.4 3,111.1 40,448 697.6 1,850.6 1,362.7 9,542.0 1,004.0 3,511.0 3,101.7 Computer and data processing services....................... Auto repair, services, and parking.. Miscellaneous repair services....... Motion pictures..................... Amusement and recreation services... Health services..................... Offices and clinics of medical doctors........................ Nursing and personal care facilities..................... Hospitals......................... Home health care services......... Legal services...................... Educational services................ Social services..................... Child day care services........... Residential care.................. Museums and botanical and zoological gardens........................... Membership organizations............ Engineering and management services. Engineering and architectural services....................... Management and public relations... Services, nec....................... Government............................ Federal............................. Federal, except Postal Service.... State............................... Education......................... Other State government............ Local............................... Education......................... Other local government............ 1,906.2 1,191.4 379.7 623.4 1,517.2 10050.9 2,016.6 1,222.0 378.3 634.6 1,586.8 10261.8 1,906 1,195 384 623 1,723 10,078 1,966 1,206 386 630 1,791 10,191 1,982 1,206 386 631 1,793 10,208 1,996 1,215 383 639 1,787 10,229 2,000 1,227 384 640 1,807 10,258 2,015 1,225 383 636 1,806 10,286 1,907.6 1,964.7 1,964.6 1,966.1 1,914 1,950 1,953 1,960 1,967 1,972 1,783.6 3,995.8 635.6 1,000.8 2,443.3 2,911.3 754.5 803.7 1,800.8 4,066.8 638.2 1,015.5 2,542.6 3,080.2 818.6 847.7 1,790 4,002 639 1,007 2,309 2,912 740 807 1,793 4,032 645 1,016 2,357 3,019 784 838 1,793 4,045 644 1,014 2,365 3,032 787 840 1,796 4,053 642 1,015 2,389 3,054 792 845 1,801 4,061 644 1,018 2,391 3,062 796 849 1,805 4,072 642 1,021 2,411 3,077 802 851 91.2 101.2 94.9 96.4 2,417.4 2,437.5 2,413.8 2,430.0 3,350.3 3,471.3 3,467.4 3,501.4 100 2,439 3,354 103 2,446 3,463 104 2,450 3,471 104 2,450 3,486 104 2,450 3,498 105 2,450 3,505 971.8 1,017.6 1,015.5 1,018.7 1,069.8 1,138.2 1,129.5 1,133.7 53.3 52.7 52.4 53.3 984 1,077 (1) 1,015 1,129 (1) 1,015 1,137 (1) 1,021 1,139 (1) 1,029 1,144 (1) 1,033 1,143 (1) 20,394 2,700 1,835 4,728 1,981 2,747 12,966 7,355 5,611 20,464 2,625 1,762 4,755 1,988 2,767 13,084 7,391 5,693 20,405 2,615 1,760 4,748 1,977 2,771 13,042 7,377 5,665 20,435 2,566 1,753 4,769 1,990 2,779 13,100 7,387 5,713 20,502 2,614 1,753 4,762 1,982 2,780 13,126 7,400 5,726 20,539 2,616 1,753 4,771 1,989 2,782 13,152 7,416 5,736 20,687 2,688 1,827.3 4,822 2,095.5 2,726.1 13,177 7,693.3 5,484.0 1,995.9 1,211.2 383.4 641.2 1,605.4 10245.8 1,799.6 4,056.9 643.6 1,017.3 2,518.6 3,060.2 807.8 844.6 20,819 2,601 1,737.9 4,858 2,106.5 2,751.4 13,360 7,740.3 5,619.4 1,999.8 1,215.4 378.7 631.4 1,551.3 10235.9 1,796.1 4,059.0 637.0 1,013.5 2,327.2 3,043.6 805.1 843.6 20,436 2,596 1,737.7 4,678 1,924.5 2,753.1 13,162 7,571.3 5,590.4 20,845 2,602 1,745.7 4,862 2,103.2 2,758.5 13,381 7,773.1 5,607.4 1 These series are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision. 2 Includes other industries, not shown separately. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Industry Total private.................... Feb. 2000 Dec. 2000 Jan. 2001p Feb. 2001p Feb. 2000 Oct. 2000 Nov. 2000 Dec. 2000 Jan. 2001p Feb. 2001p 34.2 34.2 33.9 33.9 34.6 34.4 34.3 34.1 34.3 34.2 Goods-producing......................... 40.8 40.3 40.0 39.5 41.3 40.9 40.5 39.8 40.4 39.9 Mining................................ 44.1 44.9 44.8 45.0 44.7 45.6 44.9 44.6 45.3 45.3 Construction.......................... 38.7 37.7 37.7 37.2 39.7 39.3 38.5 37.9 38.9 38.0 Manufacturing......................... Overtime hours.................... 41.5 4.4 41.2 4.4 40.7 3.9 40.3 3.6 41.8 4.7 41.4 4.5 41.2 4.3 40.4 3.9 40.9 4.1 40.6 3.8 Durable goods........................ Overtime hours.................... 42.1 4.7 41.6 4.4 41.0 3.9 40.6 3.6 42.3 4.9 41.9 4.6 41.7 4.4 40.7 3.9 41.1 4.0 40.9 3.7 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......... 40.4 39.8 42.4 44.4 40.0 40.0 41.9 43.3 39.3 38.9 41.0 42.6 39.3 38.4 40.6 42.1 41.0 40.3 43.5 44.5 40.6 39.7 43.2 43.8 40.6 39.4 42.7 43.6 39.8 38.8 41.7 42.5 39.7 39.0 42.2 42.5 40.2 39.1 41.6 42.1 45.3 42.2 42.4 43.5 41.7 42.2 42.7 41.3 41.9 42.4 41.0 41.3 45.4 42.4 42.3 44.2 42.1 42.1 44.1 41.7 42.0 43.2 40.6 41.2 42.7 41.4 41.8 42.5 41.3 41.3 41.5 43.9 45.0 41.3 39.3 41.5 42.2 41.8 41.3 39.5 40.7 41.5 40.9 40.9 38.9 40.1 41.0 40.4 41.0 39.0 41.6 44.0 45.0 41.2 39.5 41.2 43.1 44.0 41.2 39.3 40.9 42.9 43.2 41.0 39.1 40.4 40.8 40.1 40.4 38.8 40.7 41.6 41.0 40.8 39.3 40.3 41.1 40.3 40.8 39.2 Nondurable goods..................... Overtime hours.................... 40.6 4.1 40.7 4.2 40.2 3.9 39.8 3.6 41.0 4.5 40.6 4.3 40.4 4.1 40.0 3.9 40.5 4.1 40.1 3.9 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........ 40.9 39.2 41.3 37.6 43.0 38.0 42.5 43.4 41.4 37.7 41.5 39.9 41.0 36.8 42.8 38.3 43.2 44.2 41.0 37.5 40.9 37.6 40.4 36.2 42.7 37.7 42.7 46.2 40.7 37.3 39.9 37.4 39.7 36.1 42.0 37.6 42.5 46.5 40.3 36.9 41.6 40.6 41.7 37.7 43.5 38.3 42.7 (2) 41.6 38.1 41.4 38.9 40.9 36.9 42.5 38.2 43.0 (2) 41.1 37.4 41.2 38.6 40.5 36.8 42.6 38.0 42.6 (2) 41.0 38.1 40.7 38.6 40.5 36.3 41.9 37.7 42.4 (2) 40.1 37.1 41.2 38.5 40.4 36.6 42.6 38.1 42.9 (2) 40.9 38.0 40.7 38.6 39.8 36.1 42.4 37.9 42.7 (2) 40.4 37.1 Service-producing....................... 32.6 32.7 32.4 32.6 32.8 32.7 32.8 32.7 32.8 32.8 Transportation and public utilities... 38.1 38.6 38.1 38.3 38.3 38.6 38.5 38.7 38.6 38.5 Wholesale trade....................... 38.1 38.4 38.0 38.1 38.5 38.5 38.6 38.4 38.5 38.4 Retail trade.......................... 28.5 28.9 28.2 28.4 29.1 28.8 28.9 28.7 29.1 28.9 Finance, insurance, and real estate... 36.1 36.1 35.9 36.2 36.1 36.1 36.1 36.2 36.1 36.2 Services.............................. 32.6 32.5 32.3 32.5 32.7 32.6 32.6 32.6 32.6 32.6 1 Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing; construction workers in construction; and nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employees on private nonfarm payrolls. 2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings Industry Feb. 2000 Dec. 2000 Jan. 2001p Feb. 2001p Total private.................... Seasonally adjusted............. $13.58 13.54 Goods-producing......................... Feb. 2000 $14.03 14.02 $14.09 14.03 $14.15 14.10 $464.44 468.48 15.07 15.67 15.61 15.64 Mining................................ 17.20 17.17 17.22 Construction.......................... 17.42 18.21 Manufacturing......................... 14.19 14.68 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......... 14.73 11.63 11.51 13.96 16.28 Dec. 2000 Jan. 2001p Feb. 2001p $479.83 478.08 $477.65 481.23 $479.69 482.22 614.86 631.50 624.40 617.78 17.13 758.52 770.93 771.46 770.85 18.20 18.22 674.15 686.52 686.14 677.78 14.61 14.65 588.89 604.82 594.63 590.40 15.26 11.96 12.01 14.50 16.64 15.15 11.94 11.99 14.48 16.65 15.19 11.96 12.05 14.51 16.56 620.13 469.85 458.10 591.90 722.83 634.82 478.40 480.40 607.55 720.51 621.15 469.24 466.41 593.68 709.29 616.71 470.03 462.72 589.11 697.18 19.32 13.67 15.40 19.22 14.12 16.04 19.50 14.09 15.99 19.16 14.11 15.94 875.20 576.87 652.96 836.07 588.80 676.89 832.65 581.92 669.98 812.38 578.51 658.32 13.72 18.58 19.03 14.41 11.53 14.05 19.70 20.36 15.06 11.91 14.03 19.28 19.75 14.92 11.90 14.10 19.43 19.95 14.97 11.91 569.38 815.66 856.35 595.13 453.13 583.08 831.34 851.05 621.98 470.45 571.02 800.12 807.78 610.23 462.91 565.41 796.63 805.98 613.77 464.49 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........ 13.36 12.23 17.48 10.85 9.03 15.99 14.13 17.67 22.03 12.57 9.96 13.80 12.66 18.54 11.02 9.21 16.54 14.58 18.33 21.68 13.03 10.22 13.79 12.64 18.28 11.04 9.24 16.45 14.55 18.24 21.64 13.05 10.28 13.82 12.60 18.77 11.04 9.23 16.36 14.59 18.46 22.10 13.03 10.21 542.42 500.21 685.22 448.11 339.53 687.57 536.94 750.98 956.10 520.40 375.49 561.66 525.39 739.75 451.82 338.93 707.91 558.41 791.86 958.26 534.23 383.25 554.36 516.98 687.33 446.02 334.49 702.42 548.54 778.85 999.77 531.14 383.44 550.04 502.74 702.00 438.29 333.20 687.12 548.58 784.55 1027.65 525.11 376.75 Service-producing....................... 13.11 13.54 13.64 13.71 427.39 442.76 441.94 446.95 Transportation and public utilities... 16.05 16.53 16.59 16.68 611.51 638.06 632.08 638.84 Wholesale trade....................... 14.91 15.59 15.54 15.59 568.07 598.66 590.52 593.98 Retail trade.......................... 9.35 9.65 9.68 9.68 266.48 278.89 272.98 274.91 Finance, insurance, and real estate... 14.93 15.32 15.46 15.64 538.97 553.05 555.01 566.17 Services.............................. 13.77 14.29 14.36 14.42 448.90 464.43 463.83 468.65 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry, seasonally adjusted Industry Feb. 2000 Oct. 2000 Nov. 2000 Dec. 2000 Total private: Current dollars.............. Constant (1982) dollars2..... $13.54 7.87 $13.88 7.89 $13.96 7.91 Goods-producing............... Mining...................... Construction................ Manufacturing............... Excluding overtime4....... 15.20 17.14 17.60 14.21 13.45 15.57 17.08 18.00 14.56 13.81 Service-producing............. Transportation and public utilities................ Wholesale trade............. Retail trade................ Finance, insurance, and real estate................... Services.................... 13.01 Percent change from: Jan. 2001Feb. 2001 Jan. 2001p Feb. 2001p $14.02 7.93 $14.03 7.90 $14.10 N.A. 0.5 (3) 15.66 17.13 18.20 14.63 13.90 15.63 17.08 18.14 14.60 13.93 15.70 17.01 18.32 14.58 13.89 15.75 17.00 18.32 14.67 14.00 .3 -.1 .0 .6 .8 13.36 13.44 13.53 13.52 13.61 .7 16.00 14.89 9.32 16.38 15.36 9.56 16.42 15.46 9.60 16.51 15.57 9.66 16.54 15.48 9.61 16.66 15.57 9.65 .7 .6 .4 14.87 13.66 15.18 14.00 15.27 14.12 15.34 14.20 15.44 14.22 15.58 14.31 .9 .6 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. 2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series. 3 Change was -.4 percent from December 2000 to January 2001, the latest month available. 4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half. N.A. = not available. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry (1982=100) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Industry Feb. 2000 Dec. 2000 Jan. 2001p Feb. 2001p Feb. 2000 Oct. 2000 Nov. 2000 Dec. 2000 Jan. 2001p Feb. 2001p Total private.................... 146.4 151.8 146.5 147.0 150.6 151.6 151.5 150.6 151.8 151.0 Goods-producing......................... 112.5 113.3 109.7 108.0 117.5 116.1 114.7 112.2 114.6 112.5 Mining................................ 49.1 51.1 50.3 50.3 51.0 52.2 51.1 50.6 52.1 51.9 Construction.......................... 163.2 173.7 165.8 163.2 186.0 186.4 181.4 178.1 188.6 183.2 Manufacturing......................... 105.8 104.2 101.5 99.8 107.0 105.0 104.3 101.9 102.5 101.1 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......... 111.2 143.0 137.7 108.8 92.1 109.4 138.0 137.3 108.7 88.1 106.1 133.0 131.9 104.0 85.7 104.6 131.8 128.8 102.4 83.9 112.1 147.6 139.4 115.7 92.3 110.2 142.3 137.0 114.6 90.0 109.7 141.3 135.6 112.8 89.4 106.7 137.6 132.6 108.7 86.2 107.0 136.4 132.7 111.2 85.4 105.7 137.7 131.2 108.9 83.8 71.6 120.1 106.0 67.3 119.4 105.3 65.1 116.7 104.5 64.4 114.4 102.2 72.1 120.7 105.4 69.0 120.6 104.6 68.9 119.6 104.4 66.7 116.0 102.6 65.2 116.9 104.0 64.9 115.4 101.9 107.1 126.8 170.8 74.6 100.5 110.3 118.0 151.9 74.5 99.1 106.8 111.7 140.7 73.6 95.8 104.8 111.3 140.8 74.3 96.0 107.5 127.0 170.9 74.3 102.2 108.2 120.9 161.0 73.6 99.5 108.0 120.4 157.0 73.8 99.0 107.1 113.7 144.4 72.9 97.9 107.1 112.6 141.3 73.6 98.4 105.1 111.6 140.2 74.1 97.4 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 products........ 98.3 112.6 53.6 79.2 57.9 105.1 120.8 102.2 63.1 147.8 31.9 97.2 115.9 53.1 75.5 53.5 103.8 123.2 101.4 57.9 142.6 30.2 95.0 112.7 49.0 73.3 52.1 103.0 119.9 99.5 59.1 140.2 29.2 93.3 109.5 46.3 70.9 51.6 100.6 118.5 98.8 60.5 138.3 28.6 100.0 117.0 52.3 80.2 58.5 106.7 122.0 102.6 66.3 148.3 32.8 97.9 116.6 48.2 77.2 54.5 103.6 122.8 101.0 62.0 144.5 30.5 97.0 115.6 47.8 75.4 54.0 103.4 121.5 100.3 61.0 143.6 31.0 95.4 114.2 47.8 74.7 52.8 101.3 120.2 99.4 58.2 139.3 29.6 96.5 116.1 45.8 73.7 53.7 102.8 121.5 100.1 62.5 141.0 29.8 94.8 114.4 44.0 71.4 51.8 101.7 120.0 99.3 64.1 138.2 29.1 Service-producing....................... 161.6 169.0 162.9 164.6 165.5 167.6 168.0 167.9 168.4 168.3 Transportation and public utilities... 132.9 141.4 136.8 137.4 134.7 139.2 139.2 140.4 140.0 139.7 Wholesale trade....................... 129.6 133.2 130.1 130.4 132.1 133.3 134.0 133.2 133.3 132.7 Retail trade.......................... 138.4 149.9 139.4 138.9 144.9 144.6 145.4 144.4 146.3 145.5 Finance, insurance, and real estate... 137.5 139.3 138.4 139.6 138.8 139.5 139.8 140.3 140.3 141.2 Services.............................. 203.2 209.8 204.3 208.2 206.7 210.5 210.9 211.0 211.0 211.3 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-6. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted (Percent) Time span Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Private nonfarm payrolls, 356 industries1 Over 1-month span: 1997.............. 1998.............. 1999.............. 2000.............. 2001.............. 57.3 63.2 54.1 60.8 p52.1 59.7 56.6 58.8 54.1 p47.2 62.8 60.5 53.9 60.7 63.2 58.7 59.6 56.5 57.7 58.3 52.8 45.9 57.7 59.7 57.9 56.2 61.2 53.9 58.8 58.7 60.1 58.1 53.8 51.4 61.5 56.2 57.3 53.7 65.3 53.8 60.7 55.2 62.1 59.0 60.8 50.6 61.2 57.4 59.0 53.4 Over 3-month span: 1997.............. 1998.............. 1999.............. 2000.............. 2001.............. 62.6 64.3 58.3 61.0 p50.0 64.0 66.6 57.3 62.6 66.3 63.2 58.4 61.9 66.7 66.3 54.4 57.4 63.2 63.6 57.3 56.7 62.1 58.0 58.8 58.3 61.5 57.4 58.1 57.9 66.2 57.9 60.7 58.4 67.4 59.7 59.6 50.8 69.4 58.1 63.5 52.1 69.0 58.6 64.3 52.9 69.1 59.4 63.1 p52.8 Over 6-month span: 1997.............. 1998.............. 1999.............. 2000.............. 2001.............. 66.3 69.8 60.0 65.6 67.0 67.4 58.0 60.8 66.6 65.2 57.6 61.0 66.3 61.8 58.6 61.9 65.6 62.9 54.4 59.3 67.1 61.4 59.7 56.0 66.3 59.0 60.4 54.4 68.5 58.4 62.1 57.2 69.0 57.4 64.0 54.5 70.4 59.7 62.8 p51.8 69.7 59.3 65.2 p49.7 70.4 59.1 64.6 Over 12-month span: 1997.............. 1998.............. 1999.............. 2000.............. 2001.............. 69.0 69.7 60.3 64.9 67.3 67.3 58.3 63.8 68.3 67.3 57.6 60.8 69.7 65.9 59.4 59.8 69.5 63.9 59.6 57.9 70.1 62.5 60.5 55.2 70.1 61.5 61.9 p54.4 70.4 62.1 61.0 p52.9 70.5 61.0 62.6 70.1 59.8 62.9 69.4 59.8 62.5 70.4 58.1 63.2 Manufacturing payrolls, 139 industries1 Over 1-month span: 1997.............. 1998.............. 1999.............. 2000.............. 2001.............. 49.6 57.9 45.0 52.2 p38.5 52.5 50.7 41.0 47.8 p28.1 56.1 53.6 42.8 51.1 54.0 50.7 46.4 51.1 51.4 47.1 40.3 45.7 54.3 50.0 46.4 51.1 50.7 37.8 54.7 57.6 53.6 50.0 38.1 36.3 56.5 45.7 46.4 38.8 61.9 39.9 51.8 45.7 60.4 41.7 51.4 42.8 55.4 43.9 50.4 40.6 Over 3-month span: 1997.............. 1998.............. 1999.............. 2000.............. 2001.............. 50.7 56.8 36.7 47.8 p24.1 53.2 56.8 37.1 52.5 55.8 52.2 37.1 49.3 56.1 52.2 34.5 48.9 53.2 48.6 37.8 49.6 52.5 41.4 43.5 53.6 52.5 39.2 39.9 44.2 55.8 40.3 45.0 36.3 59.7 43.2 42.1 28.8 66.5 37.1 50.4 35.3 64.7 36.7 51.1 36.0 64.0 40.6 50.7 p32.0 Over 6-month span: 1997.............. 1998.............. 1999.............. 2000.............. 2001.............. 53.2 60.1 35.6 51.4 53.2 54.3 33.5 47.5 52.5 50.4 33.5 50.4 52.9 39.9 37.1 53.6 51.8 43.5 32.7 45.0 53.2 42.1 38.8 38.1 54.7 38.8 41.0 33.5 61.2 36.7 45.7 35.3 61.2 36.0 48.2 29.9 64.4 39.9 43.2 p25.2 64.7 34.5 48.6 p22.3 63.7 32.7 51.1 Over 12-month span: 1997.............. 1998.............. 1999.............. 2000.............. 2001.............. 54.7 55.0 37.4 47.8 52.5 51.8 32.4 44.6 54.0 51.8 31.7 39.2 54.0 46.8 35.3 39.2 55.4 40.6 36.0 34.2 56.8 39.9 37.1 29.9 57.2 37.8 38.8 p28.4 57.9 38.1 39.6 p24.5 58.3 37.1 42.4 56.8 36.0 42.4 56.8 34.2 42.4 57.2 33.5 46.0 1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span. Data are centered within the span. p = preliminary. NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment.
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