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2 Technical information: Household data: Establishment data: Media contact: (202) 691-6378 http://www.bls.gov/cps/ USDL 05-345 691-6555 http://www.bls.gov/ces/ 691-5902 Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 A.M. (EST), Friday, March 4, 2005. THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: FEBRUARY 2005 Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 262,000 in February and the unemployment rate edged up to 5.4 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Job growth occurred in both goods-producing and service-providing industries. Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, March 2002 – February 2005 Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted, March 2002 – February 2005 Percent Millions 6.5 136.0 6.0 134.0 5.5 132.0 5.0 130.0 4.5 128.0 4.0 126.0 3.5 2003 2004 2005 124.0 2003 2004 2005 Unemployment (Household Survey Data) In February, both the number of unemployed persons, 8.0 million, and the unemployment rate, 5.4 percent, returned to their December levels after dipping in January. The jobless rate had been either 5.4 or 5.5 percent during each of the last 6 months of 2004. In February, the unemployment rates for the major worker groups—adult men (4.9 percent), adult women (4.7 percent), teenagers (17.5 percent), whites (4.6 percent), blacks (10.9 percent), and Hispanics or Latinos (6.4 percent)—showed little change. The unemployment rate for Asians was 4.5 percent in February, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) The number of long-term unemployed—those unemployed for 27 weeks and over—remained at 1.6 million in February. This group accounted for 1 in 5 unemployed persons. (See table A-9.) Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) In February, total employment was about unchanged at 140.1 million, seasonally adjusted. The employment-population ratio—the proportion of the population age 16 and over with jobs—was little changed over the month at 62.3 percent. The rate has fluctuated between 62.1 and 62.5 percent for the past 2 years. In 2 Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Quarterly averages Monthly data 2004 2005 Category 2004 III IV Dec. Jan. Feb. HOUSEHOLD DATA Jan.Feb. change Labor force status Civilian labor force…………………………… 147,677 Employment………………………………… 139,608 Unemployment……………………………… 8,069 Not in labor force……………………………… 76,003 148,136 140,092 8,044 76,282 148,203 140,156 8,047 76,437 147,979 140,241 7,737 76,858 148,132 140,144 7,988 76,909 153 -97 251 51 5.4 4.9 4.7 17.5 4.6 10.9 6.4 0.2 .2 .1 1.2 .2 .3 .3 132,449 p132,581 p132,843 22,022 p22,005 p22,060 7,086 p7,086 p7,116 14,334 p14,314 p14,334 110,427 p110,576 p110,783 15,077 p15,083 p15,112 16,674 p16,698 p16,779 17,142 p17,175 p17,193 12,589 p12,612 p12,635 21,700 p21,722 p21,755 p262 p55 p30 p20 p207 p30 p81 p18 p23 p33 Unemployment rates All workers…………………….……………… Adult men…………………...……………… Adult women……………………………… Teenagers…………………………………… White ……….……...……………………… Black or African American ………………… Hispanic or Latino ethnicity………………… 5.5 5.0 4.8 17.1 4.7 10.6 6.9 5.4 4.9 4.7 17.1 4.6 10.8 6.7 5.4 4.9 4.7 17.6 4.6 10.8 6.6 5.2 4.7 4.6 16.3 4.4 10.6 6.1 Employment ESTABLISHMENT DATA Nonfarm employment………………………… 1 Goods-producing ………………………… Construction…………………………… Manufacturing…………………………… 1 Service-providing ………………………… 2 Retail trade …………………………… 131,731 21,932 6,983 14,353 109,799 15,043 Professional and business services……… 16,479 Education and health services…………… 16,997 Leisure and hospitality………………… 12,509 Government…………………………… 21,636 132,302 22,000 7,063 14,338 110,302 15,072 16,633 17,110 12,569 21,702 Hours of work 3 Total private……...…………………………… Manufacturing…………….………………… Overtime………………………………… 33.7 40.8 4.6 33.7 40.6 4.5 33.7 40.5 4.5 p33.7 p40.7 p4.5 p33.7 p40.5 p4.6 Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) Total private…...….……….….....……………. 100.6 101.2 101.2 p101.4 Earnings Average hourly earnings, total private………… Average weekly earnings, total private………… $15.74 530.85 $15.83 533.89 $15.85 534.15 3 p101.6 p0.2 p$15.90 p535.83 p$0.00 p.00 3 p$15.90 p535.83 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. 2 Quarterly averages and the over-the-month change are calculated using unrounded data. 3 Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers. p=preliminary. p0.0 p-.2 p.1 3 February, the civilian labor force was essentially unchanged at 148.1 million, and the participation rate held at 65.8 percent. (See table A-1.) Over the year, the number of persons who held more than one job increased by 432,000 to 7.7 million, not seasonally adjusted. These multiple jobholders represented 5.5 percent of total employment in February, up from 5.3 percent a year earlier. (See table A-13.) Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) There were 1.7 million persons who were marginally attached to the labor force in February, little changed over the year. (Data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals 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 did not actively search for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. Among the marginally attached, there were 485,000 discouraged workers in February, also about the same as a year earlier. Discouraged workers were not currently looking for work specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them. The other 1.2 million marginally attached had not searched for work for reasons such as school or family responsibilities. (See table A-13.) Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data) Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 262,000 in February to 132.8 million, seasonally adjusted, following smaller gains in the prior 3 months. Construction, manufacturing, and several serviceproviding industries added jobs. (See table B-1.) Construction employment rose by 30,000 in February. This followed no change in January, when unusually severe weather conditions in some areas of the country limited construction activity. Since its most recent low point in March 2003, the industry has added 458,000 jobs. Employment growth among residential specialty trade contractors (16,000) and residential builders (5,000) accounted for the bulk of February’s gain. In February, manufacturing added 20,000 jobs, with motor vehicles and parts accounting for about half of the job gain. The increase in motor vehicles employment (11,000) reflected the return of auto workers from larger-than-usual temporary layoffs in January. While total manufacturing employment edged up over the year, it has shown little net change since mid-2004. Employment in a number of service-providing industries grew over the month. Professional and business services employment expanded by 81,000 in February. Within this sector, sizable increases occurred in employment services (38,000), services to buildings and dwellings (14,000), and architectural and engineering services (7,000). Within employment services, temporary help services added 30,000 jobs in February and 207,000 jobs over the year. Retail trade employment increased by 30,000 in February, with small gains distributed throughout this industry. Over the year, retail trade has added 135,000 jobs. Wholesale trade employment was essentially flat in February; employment in the industry has been trending upward, however, and has grown by 94,000 since its most recent low in August 2003. Within the financial activities sector, employment growth continued in credit intermediation and related activities. The industry added 11,000 jobs in February, with commercial banks accounting for about 5,000 of the gain. 4 Health care employment rose by 23,000 over the month. Since February 2004, this industry has gained 262,000 jobs. Over the month, employment increased in ambulatory health care services (12,000) and in hospitals (6,000). In the leisure and hospitality sector, food services and drinking places added 27,000 jobs in February. Over the year, leisure and hospitality employment increased by 268,000, with strong gains in both food services and accommodations. Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data) The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged in February, at 33.7 hours, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek declined by 0.2 hour to 40.5 hours, the same level as in November and December. Manufacturing overtime edged up in February to 4.6 hours. (See table B-2.) The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.2 percent in February to 101.6 (2002=100). The manufacturing index was down by 0.4 percent over the month to 93.8. (See table B-5.) Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data) Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls were unchanged over the month at $15.90, seasonally adjusted. This followed a 5-cent increase in January. Average weekly earnings also were unchanged in February at $535.83. Over the year, average hourly earnings grew by 2.5 percent and average weekly earnings increased by 2.2 percent. (See table B-3.) ______________________________ The Employment Situation for March 2005 is scheduled to be released on Friday, April 1, at 8:30 A.M. (EST). Explanatory Note This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics survey (establishment survey). The household survey provides the information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about 60,000 households 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. The sample includes about 160,000 businesses and government agencies covering approximately 400,000 individual worksites. The active sample includes about one-third of all nonfarm payroll workers. The sample is drawn from a sampling frame of unemployment insurance tax accounts. 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 employmentpopulation 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-providing sector. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Differences in employment estimates. The numerous conceptual and methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the surveys. Among these are: • The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed, unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed. These groups are excluded from the establishment survey. • The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed. The establishment survey does not. • The household survey is limited to workers 16 years of age and older. The establishment survey is not limited by age. • The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because individuals are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job and thus appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each appearance. 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 monthto-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. Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the household and establishment surveys. However, the ad- justed series for many major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most supersectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more detailed age categories. For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated each month, using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the current month. In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to adjust only the current month’s data. In the establishment survey, however, new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent monthly estimates. 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 90percent 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 430,000. 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 -330,000 to 530,000 (100,000 +/- 430,000). 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. At an unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 280,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- .19 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 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, an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business births. The first component uses business deaths to impute employment for business births. This is incorporated into the sample-based link relative estimate procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of business, but imputing to them the same trend as the other firms in the sample. The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the residual net birth/ death employment not accounted for by the imputation. The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was derived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past five years. 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 samplebased 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 0.2 percent, ranging from less than 0.05 percent to 0.5 percent. Additional statistics and other information More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings, published each month by BLS. It is available for $27.00 per issue or $53.00 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 and establishment survey data published in this release. For unemployment and other labor force categories, these measures appear in tables 1-B through 1-D of its “Explanatory Notes.” For the establishment survey data, the sampling error measures and the actual size of revisions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables 2-B through 2-F of Employment and Earnings. 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 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted 1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age Feb. 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Feb. 2004 Oct. 2004 Nov. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 222,357 146,154 65.7 137,384 61.8 8,770 6.0 76,203 4,622 224,837 147,125 65.4 138,682 61.7 8,444 5.7 77,712 5,136 225,041 147,649 65.6 139,100 61.8 8,549 5.8 77,392 4,844 222,357 146,529 65.9 138,334 62.2 8,195 5.6 75,828 4,746 224,192 147,893 66.0 139,827 62.4 8,066 5.5 76,299 5,338 224,422 148,313 66.1 140,293 62.5 8,020 5.4 76,109 5,087 224,640 148,203 66.0 140,156 62.4 8,047 5.4 76,437 5,021 224,837 147,979 65.8 140,241 62.4 7,737 5.2 76,858 4,982 225,041 148,132 65.8 140,144 62.3 7,988 5.4 76,909 4,995 107,177 78,014 72.8 73,003 68.1 5,012 6.4 29,163 108,489 78,574 72.4 73,728 68.0 4,846 6.2 29,914 108,598 78,950 72.7 73,990 68.1 4,959 6.3 29,648 107,177 78,390 73.1 73,937 69.0 4,454 5.7 28,787 108,153 79,290 73.3 74,852 69.2 4,438 5.6 28,863 108,276 79,602 73.5 75,188 69.4 4,414 5.5 28,674 108,392 79,412 73.3 74,938 69.1 4,474 5.6 28,981 108,489 79,146 73.0 74,934 69.1 4,212 5.3 29,342 108,598 79,373 73.1 74,964 69.0 4,410 5.6 29,224 98,966 74,719 75.5 70,318 71.1 4,402 5.9 24,246 100,219 75,322 75.2 71,104 70.9 4,218 5.6 24,897 100,321 75,640 75.4 71,413 71.2 4,228 5.6 24,680 98,966 74,854 75.6 71,014 71.8 3,840 5.1 24,112 99,904 75,632 75.7 71,895 72.0 3,736 4.9 24,272 100,017 75,866 75.9 72,134 72.1 3,733 4.9 24,151 100,126 75,754 75.7 72,020 71.9 3,733 4.9 24,372 100,219 75,594 75.4 72,029 71.9 3,565 4.7 24,625 100,321 75,816 75.6 72,131 71.9 3,685 4.9 24,505 115,180 68,140 59.2 64,381 55.9 3,758 5.5 47,040 116,348 68,551 58.9 64,953 55.8 3,598 5.2 47,798 116,443 68,699 59.0 65,109 55.9 3,590 5.2 47,744 115,180 68,138 59.2 64,397 55.9 3,741 5.5 47,041 116,039 68,603 59.1 64,975 56.0 3,628 5.3 47,436 116,146 68,711 59.2 65,104 56.1 3,606 5.2 47,436 116,247 68,791 59.2 65,218 56.1 3,573 5.2 47,456 116,348 68,832 59.2 65,307 56.1 3,525 5.1 47,516 116,443 68,759 59.0 65,180 56.0 3,579 5.2 47,684 107,216 64,832 60.5 61,592 57.4 3,240 5.0 42,384 108,316 65,253 60.2 62,117 57.3 3,136 4.8 43,063 108,403 65,411 60.3 62,292 57.5 3,119 4.8 42,992 107,216 64,636 60.3 61,456 57.3 3,179 4.9 42,580 108,032 65,126 60.3 62,024 57.4 3,102 4.8 42,906 108,129 65,244 60.3 62,145 57.5 3,099 4.7 42,885 108,221 65,260 60.3 62,208 57.5 3,051 4.7 42,961 108,316 65,318 60.3 62,295 57.5 3,023 4.6 42,998 108,403 65,270 60.2 62,202 57.4 3,068 4.7 43,133 16,175 6,603 40.8 5,475 33.8 1,128 17.1 9,572 16,302 6,550 40.2 5,460 33.5 1,090 16.6 9,752 16,317 6,598 40.4 5,395 33.1 1,203 18.2 9,719 16,175 7,039 43.5 5,864 36.3 1,175 16.7 9,136 16,257 7,135 43.9 5,908 36.3 1,227 17.2 9,122 16,275 7,202 44.2 6,014 36.9 1,188 16.5 9,074 16,293 7,189 44.1 5,927 36.4 1,262 17.6 9,104 16,302 7,066 43.3 5,917 36.3 1,150 16.3 9,235 16,317 7,046 43.2 5,811 35.6 1,235 17.5 9,271 TOTAL Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ............................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio ............................................ Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate .......................................................... Not in labor force .................................................................... Persons who currently want a job ......................................... Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ............................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio ............................................ Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate .......................................................... Not in labor force .................................................................... Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ............................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio ............................................ Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate .......................................................... Not in labor force .................................................................... Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ............................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio ............................................ Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate .......................................................... Not in labor force .................................................................... Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ............................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio ............................................ Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate .......................................................... Not in labor force .................................................................... Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ............................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio ............................................ Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate .......................................................... Not in labor force .................................................................... 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted 1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age Feb. 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Feb. 2004 Oct. 2004 Nov. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 182,001 120,336 66.1 113,834 62.5 6,502 5.4 61,665 183,640 120,778 65.8 114,756 62.5 6,023 5.0 62,862 183,767 121,293 66.0 115,188 62.7 6,105 5.0 62,474 182,001 120,590 66.3 114,615 63.0 5,975 5.0 61,411 183,188 121,273 66.2 115,618 63.1 5,655 4.7 61,915 183,340 121,606 66.3 115,966 63.3 5,640 4.6 61,735 183,483 121,509 66.2 115,910 63.2 5,600 4.6 61,973 183,640 121,553 66.2 116,158 63.3 5,395 4.4 62,088 183,767 121,621 66.2 116,022 63.1 5,598 4.6 62,146 62,494 76.0 59,123 71.9 3,371 5.4 62,929 75.7 59,849 72.0 3,080 4.9 63,192 75.9 60,116 72.3 3,076 4.9 62,633 76.1 59,769 72.7 2,865 4.6 63,092 76.1 60,415 72.9 2,678 4.2 63,225 76.2 60,565 73.0 2,660 4.2 63,199 76.1 60,570 72.9 2,629 4.2 63,259 76.1 60,712 73.0 2,547 4.0 63,390 76.2 60,776 73.0 2,614 4.1 52,281 60.0 50,051 57.4 2,230 4.3 52,399 59.6 50,272 57.2 2,128 4.1 52,543 59.8 50,448 57.4 2,094 4.0 52,009 59.7 49,810 57.2 2,199 4.2 52,270 59.6 50,186 57.2 2,084 4.0 52,443 59.8 50,318 57.4 2,125 4.1 52,385 59.7 50,344 57.3 2,040 3.9 52,414 59.7 50,392 57.4 2,022 3.9 52,311 59.5 50,246 57.2 2,066 3.9 5,561 44.2 4,661 37.1 900 16.2 5,450 43.1 4,636 36.7 815 14.9 5,559 44.0 4,624 36.6 934 16.8 5,948 47.3 5,036 40.0 912 15.3 5,911 46.9 5,017 39.8 894 15.1 5,938 47.0 5,083 40.3 855 14.4 5,926 46.9 4,995 39.5 931 15.7 5,879 46.5 5,054 40.0 825 14.0 5,919 46.8 5,001 39.5 918 15.5 25,900 16,274 62.8 14,650 56.6 1,624 10.0 9,626 26,306 16,538 62.9 14,720 56.0 1,818 11.0 9,768 26,342 16,538 62.8 14,688 55.8 1,850 11.2 9,804 25,900 16,427 63.4 14,829 57.3 1,598 9.7 9,473 26,204 16,820 64.2 15,012 57.3 1,808 10.7 9,384 26,239 16,728 63.8 14,913 56.8 1,814 10.8 9,512 26,273 16,713 63.6 14,907 56.7 1,806 10.8 9,559 26,306 16,721 63.6 14,946 56.8 1,775 10.6 9,585 26,342 16,708 63.4 14,890 56.5 1,818 10.9 9,634 7,284 70.1 6,552 63.1 732 10.1 7,383 69.9 6,526 61.7 858 11.6 7,394 69.9 6,523 61.6 872 11.8 7,331 70.6 6,647 64.0 684 9.3 7,490 71.2 6,722 63.9 768 10.2 7,485 71.0 6,697 63.5 788 10.5 7,473 70.8 6,677 63.3 796 10.7 7,380 69.8 6,612 62.6 768 10.4 7,438 70.3 6,630 62.6 809 10.9 8,369 63.8 7,628 58.2 740 8.8 8,439 63.5 7,683 57.8 756 9.0 8,476 63.7 7,700 57.9 776 9.2 8,419 64.2 7,675 58.6 743 8.8 8,513 64.3 7,756 58.6 757 8.9 8,438 63.6 7,675 57.9 763 9.0 8,477 63.9 7,702 58.0 775 9.1 8,532 64.2 7,770 58.5 763 8.9 8,527 64.1 7,751 58.3 776 9.1 621 25.8 470 19.5 151 24.3 716 29.2 512 20.9 204 28.6 668 27.2 465 19.0 202 30.3 678 28.2 507 21.1 171 25.2 818 33.6 534 21.9 283 34.7 804 33.0 542 22.2 263 32.7 763 31.2 528 21.6 235 30.8 808 33.0 564 23.0 244 30.2 742 30.2 509 20.7 233 31.5 9,334 6,190 66.3 5,900 63.2 290 4.7 3,144 9,661 6,386 66.1 6,115 63.3 271 4.2 3,274 9,659 6,378 66.0 6,092 63.1 286 4.5 3,281 WHITE Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Not in labor force .................................................................... Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Not in labor force .................................................................... Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ ASIAN Civilian noninstutional population ............................................. Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Not in labor force .................................................................... 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 Data not available. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted 1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age Feb. 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Feb. 2004 Oct. 2004 Nov. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 27,705 18,682 67.4 17,170 62.0 1,512 8.1 9,023 28,642 19,170 66.9 17,839 62.3 1,331 6.9 9,472 28,729 19,385 67.5 18,031 62.8 1,354 7.0 9,344 27,705 18,702 67.5 17,315 62.5 1,387 7.4 9,003 28,431 19,524 68.7 18,213 64.1 1,311 6.7 8,907 28,520 19,552 68.6 18,238 63.9 1,313 6.7 8,968 28,608 19,544 68.3 18,252 63.8 1,292 6.6 9,064 28,642 19,379 67.7 18,198 63.5 1,181 6.1 9,263 28,729 19,458 67.7 18,211 63.4 1,248 6.4 9,270 10,709 83.2 9,916 77.0 792 7.4 11,089 83.1 10,404 78.0 685 6.2 11,143 83.2 10,508 78.5 635 5.7 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 7,036 57.5 6,547 53.5 490 7.0 7,188 56.8 6,717 53.1 471 6.5 7,266 57.3 6,754 53.2 512 7.1 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 937 36.3 707 27.4 230 24.5 893 33.7 718 27.1 175 19.6 976 36.8 769 29.0 207 21.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Not in labor force .................................................................... Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population 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. 2 Data not available. NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Educational attainment Seasonally adjusted Feb. 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Feb. 2004 Oct. 2004 Nov. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 12,191 44.1 10,965 39.7 1,227 10.1 12,562 44.7 11,417 40.6 1,144 9.1 12,269 44.3 11,142 40.2 1,126 9.2 12,474 45.2 11,406 41.3 1,068 8.6 12,502 45.0 11,471 41.3 1,031 8.2 12,722 45.3 11,703 41.6 1,019 8.0 12,814 45.0 11,746 41.3 1,068 8.3 12,575 44.7 11,637 41.4 938 7.5 12,581 45.4 11,595 41.9 986 7.8 37,985 63.4 35,802 59.8 2,182 5.7 38,002 62.6 35,907 59.2 2,096 5.5 38,230 63.0 36,101 59.5 2,129 5.6 37,930 63.4 36,025 60.2 1,906 5.0 37,712 63.5 35,874 60.4 1,838 4.9 37,630 63.1 35,788 60.0 1,842 4.9 37,695 63.1 35,846 60.0 1,849 4.9 37,729 62.2 35,943 59.2 1,786 4.7 38,077 62.7 36,223 59.7 1,854 4.9 34,357 72.8 32,792 69.5 1,565 4.6 34,254 72.4 32,740 69.2 1,514 4.4 35,071 72.8 33,529 69.6 1,543 4.4 34,183 72.4 32,704 69.3 1,479 4.3 34,548 71.8 33,112 68.8 1,435 4.2 34,549 72.4 33,051 69.3 1,498 4.3 34,483 72.3 32,995 69.2 1,487 4.3 34,524 73.0 33,117 70.0 1,407 4.1 34,842 72.4 33,387 69.4 1,455 4.2 40,148 78.2 38,984 75.9 1,165 2.9 40,789 78.2 39,760 76.2 1,029 2.5 40,621 78.2 39,657 76.4 964 2.4 39,888 77.7 38,722 75.4 1,166 2.9 40,772 77.8 39,744 75.8 1,027 2.5 41,131 78.5 40,090 76.5 1,041 2.5 41,026 78.7 40,009 76.7 1,018 2.5 40,907 78.4 39,925 76.5 982 2.4 40,534 78.0 39,563 76.2 972 2.4 Less than a high school diploma Civilian labor force .................................................................... Participation rate ................................................................... Employed ................................................................................ Employment-population ratio ................................................ Unemployed ........................................................................... Unemployment rate .............................................................. High school graduates, no college 1 Civilian labor force .................................................................... Participation rate ................................................................... Employed ................................................................................ Employment-population ratio ................................................ Unemployed ........................................................................... Unemployment rate .............................................................. Some college or associate degree Civilian labor force .................................................................... Participation rate ................................................................... Employed ................................................................................ Employment-population ratio ................................................ Unemployed ........................................................................... Unemployment rate .............................................................. Bachelor’s degree and higher 2 Civilian labor force .................................................................... Participation rate ................................................................... Employed ................................................................................ Employment-population ratio ................................................ Unemployed ........................................................................... Unemployment rate .............................................................. 1 2 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees. NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-5. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Category Feb. 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Feb. 2004 Oct. 2004 Nov. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 CLASS OF WORKER Agriculture and related industries ............................................. Wage and salary workers ....................................................... Self-employed workers ........................................................... Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 1,956 1,067 872 17 1,920 1,042 865 13 1,889 1,023 845 22 2,201 1,256 920 (1) 2,155 1,194 921 (1) 2,212 1,204 952 (1) 2,179 1,185 963 (1) 2,120 1,181 904 (1) 2,145 1,208 903 (1) Nonagricultural industries ......................................................... Wage and salary workers ....................................................... Government .......................................................................... Private industries .................................................................. Private households ............................................................. Other industries .................................................................. Self-employed workers ........................................................... Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 135,428 126,122 19,791 106,331 791 105,540 9,196 111 136,761 127,208 20,363 106,846 800 106,045 9,449 104 137,211 127,615 20,321 107,294 777 106,517 9,468 127 136,191 126,612 19,477 106,967 (1) 106,139 9,482 (1) 137,764 128,035 20,213 107,823 (1) 107,090 9,702 (1) 138,068 128,431 20,309 108,120 (1) 107,360 9,505 (1) 137,973 128,459 20,270 108,257 (1) 107,492 9,473 (1) 138,112 128,501 20,296 108,219 (1) 107,414 9,514 (1) 138,005 128,184 20,106 107,978 (1) 107,162 9,709 (1) All industries: Part time for economic reasons .............................................. Slack work or business conditions ........................................ Could only find part-time work .............................................. Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 4,764 3,098 1,429 19,653 4,903 3,214 1,314 19,207 4,487 2,820 1,315 20,145 4,445 2,841 1,363 19,020 4,762 3,052 1,385 19,704 4,533 2,761 1,420 19,499 4,474 2,735 1,440 19,502 4,395 2,768 1,329 19,089 4,269 2,629 1,296 19,555 Nonagricultural industries: Part time for economic reasons .............................................. Slack work or business conditions ........................................ Could only find part-time work .............................................. Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 4,655 3,032 1,421 19,327 4,793 3,145 1,304 18,866 4,380 2,761 1,306 19,865 4,335 2,768 1,350 18,775 4,656 2,971 1,363 19,288 4,404 2,685 1,396 19,141 4,382 2,682 1,397 19,176 4,303 2,702 1,309 18,765 4,153 2,572 1,268 19,254 PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2 1 2 Data not available. 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. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-6. Selected employment indicators (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Characteristic Feb. 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Feb. 2004 Oct. 2004 Nov. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 20 years and over ................................................................... 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 25 years and over ................................................................. 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 55 years and over ............................................................... 137,384 5,475 2,079 3,395 131,909 13,366 118,543 96,644 29,972 34,403 32,269 21,899 138,682 5,460 2,089 3,371 133,221 13,398 119,824 97,330 30,345 34,353 32,632 22,493 139,100 5,395 2,098 3,297 133,704 13,275 120,429 97,598 30,359 34,404 32,835 22,832 138,334 5,864 2,282 3,600 132,470 13,594 118,870 97,016 30,189 34,505 32,321 21,854 139,827 5,908 2,189 3,711 133,920 13,842 120,066 97,700 30,432 34,599 32,669 22,366 140,293 6,014 2,240 3,739 134,279 13,818 120,455 97,885 30,495 34,739 32,651 22,571 140,156 5,927 2,261 3,691 134,229 13,851 120,421 97,701 30,504 34,632 32,566 22,719 140,241 5,917 2,267 3,634 134,325 13,702 120,669 98,049 30,683 34,589 32,776 22,620 140,144 5,811 2,286 3,533 134,333 13,531 120,758 97,986 30,581 34,524 32,881 22,772 Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 20 years and over ................................................................... 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 25 years and over ................................................................. 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 55 years and over ............................................................... 73,003 2,685 957 1,728 70,318 7,007 63,311 51,681 16,382 18,529 16,770 11,630 73,728 2,624 942 1,682 71,104 6,966 64,139 52,184 16,646 18,556 16,982 11,954 73,990 2,578 950 1,628 71,413 6,957 64,455 52,346 16,681 18,565 17,100 12,109 73,937 2,923 1,068 1,865 71,014 7,159 63,881 52,176 16,612 18,681 16,883 11,705 74,852 2,957 1,072 1,879 71,895 7,307 64,592 52,582 16,900 18,649 17,033 12,010 75,188 3,055 1,117 1,914 72,134 7,295 64,823 52,695 16,851 18,799 17,045 12,128 74,938 2,917 1,049 1,862 72,020 7,354 64,704 52,563 16,818 18,719 17,026 12,141 74,934 2,905 1,068 1,825 72,029 7,181 64,900 52,840 16,902 18,769 17,169 12,061 74,964 2,833 1,057 1,779 72,131 7,131 65,012 52,837 16,905 18,723 17,208 12,175 Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 20 years and over ................................................................... 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 25 years and over ................................................................. 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 55 years and over ............................................................... 64,381 2,790 1,122 1,667 61,592 6,360 55,232 44,963 13,591 15,873 15,499 10,269 64,953 2,836 1,146 1,689 62,117 6,432 55,685 45,146 13,699 15,797 15,650 10,539 65,109 2,818 1,149 1,669 62,292 6,318 55,974 45,252 13,678 15,838 15,735 10,722 64,397 2,941 1,214 1,734 61,456 6,435 54,989 44,840 13,577 15,825 15,438 10,149 64,975 2,951 1,118 1,831 62,024 6,535 55,474 45,118 13,532 15,950 15,636 10,356 65,104 2,959 1,123 1,826 62,145 6,523 55,633 45,190 13,644 15,940 15,606 10,443 65,218 3,010 1,212 1,830 62,208 6,497 55,716 45,138 13,686 15,912 15,540 10,578 65,307 3,012 1,199 1,809 62,295 6,521 55,769 45,209 13,782 15,820 15,608 10,560 65,180 2,978 1,229 1,754 62,202 6,400 55,746 45,149 13,676 15,800 15,673 10,597 Married men, spouse present ................................................... Married women, spouse present .............................................. Women who maintain families .................................................. 44,843 34,681 8,666 44,853 34,880 8,854 45,160 34,754 8,969 45,044 34,481 (1) 45,127 34,808 (1) 45,462 34,961 (1) 45,315 34,878 (1) 45,171 34,739 (1) 45,351 34,601 (1) Full-time workers 2 ................................................................... Part-time workers 3 ................................................................... 112,692 24,692 114,181 24,501 114,022 25,078 113,986 24,161 114,954 24,931 115,415 24,940 115,585 24,728 115,858 24,220 115,370 24,626 1 2 Data not available. Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week. 3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted Characteristic Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates 1 Feb. 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Feb. 2004 Oct. 2004 Nov. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Total, 16 years and over ........................................................... 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 20 years and over ................................................................... 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 25 years and over ................................................................. 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 55 years and over ............................................................... 8,195 1,175 504 665 7,020 1,430 5,602 4,723 1,793 1,633 1,297 861 7,737 1,150 543 612 6,588 1,440 5,141 4,326 1,629 1,479 1,217 832 7,988 1,235 595 649 6,753 1,511 5,278 4,423 1,673 1,531 1,218 854 5.6 16.7 18.1 15.6 5.0 9.5 4.5 4.6 5.6 4.5 3.9 3.8 5.5 17.2 20.6 15.2 4.9 9.8 4.3 4.4 5.5 4.1 3.6 3.8 5.4 16.5 21.2 13.5 4.8 9.2 4.3 4.4 5.6 4.0 3.8 3.7 5.4 17.6 20.6 15.4 4.8 8.9 4.3 4.5 5.6 4.0 3.9 3.5 5.2 16.3 19.3 14.4 4.7 9.5 4.1 4.2 5.0 4.1 3.6 3.5 5.4 17.5 20.6 15.5 4.8 10.0 4.2 4.3 5.2 4.2 3.6 3.6 Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 20 years and over ................................................................... 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 25 years and over ................................................................. 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 55 years and over ............................................................... 4,454 613 269 347 3,840 803 3,040 2,585 1,049 878 658 455 4,212 647 302 349 3,565 819 2,734 2,247 829 752 666 487 4,410 725 352 382 3,685 907 2,810 2,336 896 797 643 474 5.7 17.3 20.1 15.7 5.1 10.1 4.5 4.7 5.9 4.5 3.8 3.7 5.6 19.2 22.1 17.7 4.9 10.2 4.3 4.4 5.2 4.0 3.9 4.1 5.5 18.2 23.0 14.8 4.9 9.8 4.3 4.4 5.4 4.1 3.9 3.7 5.6 20.3 24.3 17.8 4.9 9.0 4.4 4.6 5.7 4.1 4.0 3.5 5.3 18.2 22.0 16.1 4.7 10.2 4.0 4.1 4.7 3.9 3.7 3.9 5.6 20.4 25.0 17.7 4.9 11.3 4.1 4.2 5.0 4.1 3.6 3.7 Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 20 years and over ................................................................... 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 25 years and over ................................................................. 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 55 years and over 2 ............................................................ 3,741 562 235 318 3,179 627 2,562 2,138 744 755 639 415 3,525 502 241 263 3,023 621 2,407 2,078 800 727 552 360 3,579 510 243 267 3,068 605 2,468 2,086 777 734 575 386 5.5 16.0 16.2 15.5 4.9 8.9 4.5 4.6 5.2 4.6 4.0 3.9 5.3 15.1 19.0 12.5 4.8 9.4 4.2 4.4 5.8 4.1 3.3 3.3 5.2 14.6 19.3 12.1 4.7 8.5 4.3 4.4 5.9 3.9 3.6 3.6 5.2 14.8 17.2 12.9 4.7 8.9 4.2 4.4 5.5 4.0 3.8 3.2 5.1 14.3 16.8 12.7 4.6 8.7 4.1 4.4 5.5 4.4 3.4 3.3 5.2 14.6 16.5 13.2 4.7 8.6 4.2 4.4 5.4 4.4 3.5 3.5 Married men, spouse present ................................................... Married women, spouse present .............................................. Women who maintain families 2 ............................................... 1,562 1,287 766 1,430 1,157 788 1,402 1,140 783 3.4 3.6 8.1 3.0 3.1 7.8 3.1 3.4 7.7 3.1 3.4 7.1 3.1 3.2 8.2 3.0 3.2 8.0 Full-time workers 3 ................................................................... Part-time workers 4 ................................................................... 6,841 1,317 6,400 1,343 6,569 1,419 5.7 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.4 1 2 3 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. Not seasonally adjusted. Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs. 4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs. NOTE: Detail shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-8. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Reason Feb. 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Feb. 2004 Oct. 2004 Nov. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 4,888 1,450 3,438 2,629 809 841 2,491 550 4,771 1,473 3,299 2,360 938 820 2,310 542 4,461 1,330 3,130 2,201 929 976 2,488 624 4,284 1,060 3,224 (1) (1) 835 2,421 671 4,074 947 3,127 (1) (1) 829 2,411 747 4,066 941 3,124 (1) (1) 880 2,388 723 4,108 965 3,144 (1) (1) 898 2,361 709 4,048 966 3,082 (1) (1) 819 2,324 624 3,980 965 3,015 (1) (1) 965 2,405 745 100.0 55.7 16.5 39.2 9.6 28.4 6.3 100.0 56.5 17.4 39.1 9.7 27.4 6.4 100.0 52.2 15.6 36.6 11.4 29.1 7.3 100.0 52.2 12.9 39.3 10.2 29.5 8.2 100.0 50.5 11.8 38.8 10.3 29.9 9.3 100.0 50.5 11.7 38.8 10.9 29.6 9.0 100.0 50.9 11.9 38.9 11.1 29.2 8.8 100.0 51.8 12.4 39.4 10.5 29.7 8.0 100.0 49.2 11.9 37.2 11.9 29.7 9.2 3.3 .6 1.7 .4 3.2 .6 1.6 .4 3.0 .7 1.7 .4 2.9 .6 1.7 .5 2.8 .6 1.6 .5 2.7 .6 1.6 .5 2.8 .6 1.6 .5 2.7 .6 1.6 .4 2.7 .7 1.6 .5 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 Data not available. NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Duration Feb. 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Feb. 2004 Oct. 2004 Nov. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Less than 5 weeks .................................................................... 5 to 14 weeks ........................................................................... 15 weeks and over ................................................................... 15 to 26 weeks ...................................................................... 27 weeks and over ................................................................ 2,318 2,912 3,540 1,605 1,935 2,948 2,527 2,969 1,269 1,700 2,629 2,789 3,132 1,445 1,687 2,449 2,418 3,252 1,382 1,870 2,753 2,290 3,032 1,261 1,771 2,611 2,361 3,012 1,294 1,718 2,865 2,264 2,961 1,325 1,636 2,599 2,343 2,824 1,201 1,623 2,755 2,317 2,888 1,255 1,633 Average (mean) duration, in weeks .......................................... Median duration, in weeks ........................................................ 20.3 10.9 18.5 9.2 19.2 9.8 20.2 10.2 19.7 9.5 19.8 9.8 19.3 9.5 19.3 9.4 19.1 9.3 100.0 26.4 33.2 40.4 18.3 22.1 100.0 34.9 29.9 35.2 15.0 20.1 100.0 30.7 32.6 36.6 16.9 19.7 100.0 30.2 29.8 40.1 17.0 23.0 100.0 34.1 28.4 37.5 15.6 21.9 100.0 32.7 29.6 37.7 16.2 21.5 100.0 35.4 28.0 36.6 16.4 20.2 100.0 33.5 30.2 36.4 15.5 20.9 100.0 34.6 29.1 36.3 15.8 20.5 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 ............................................................... NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-10. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Employed Unemployment rates Unemployed Occupation Total, 16 years and over 1 .......................................................................... Management, professional, and related occupations ............................... Management, business, and financial operations occupations ............ Professional and related occupations ........................................................ Service occupations .......................................................................................... Sales and office occupations .......................................................................... Sales and related occupations ..................................................................... Office and administrative support occupations ........................................ Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations ........... Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................................... Construction and extraction occupations ................................................... Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ................ Production occupations .................................................................................. Transportation and material moving occupations .................................... Feb. 2004 Feb. 2005 137,384 48,580 20,112 28,467 21,586 35,358 15,998 19,360 13,960 875 7,941 5,144 17,901 9,599 8,301 139,100 48,495 19,876 28,618 22,179 35,687 16,316 19,371 14,542 838 8,570 5,134 18,198 9,446 8,752 Feb. 2004 Feb. 2005 Feb. 2004 8,770 1,367 523 844 1,742 2,051 1,051 1,001 1,433 173 1,015 245 1,591 808 783 8,549 1,231 527 704 1,678 1,992 945 1,048 1,544 102 1,195 248 1,444 770 674 Feb. 2005 6.0 2.7 2.5 2.9 7.5 5.5 6.2 4.9 9.3 16.5 11.3 4.6 8.2 7.8 8.6 5.8 2.5 2.6 2.4 7.0 5.3 5.5 5.1 9.6 10.8 12.2 4.6 7.4 7.5 7.2 1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Table A-11. Unemployed persons by industry, not seasonally adjusted Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Industry Total, 16 years and over 1 ....................................................................... Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers ...................................... Mining ................................................................................................................. Construction ...................................................................................................... Manufacturing ................................................................................................... Durable goods ................................................................................................ Nondurable goods ......................................................................................... Wholesale and retail trade ............................................................................ Transportation and utilities ............................................................................ Information ........................................................................................................ Financial activities ........................................................................................... Professional and business services ............................................................ Education and health services ..................................................................... Leisure and hospitality ................................................................................... Other services .................................................................................................. Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers ........................ Government workers ......................................................................................... Self employed and unpaid family workers ................................................... Unemployment rates Feb. 2004 Feb. 2005 8,770 7,301 24 1,039 1,094 706 388 1,369 291 194 363 964 608 987 366 168 490 260 8,549 6,984 25 1,150 889 532 357 1,301 245 204 301 916 619 1,008 325 107 472 363 1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Feb. 2004 6.0 6.4 5.0 11.6 6.3 6.5 6.0 6.5 5.5 5.8 3.8 7.7 3.4 8.9 5.9 14.2 2.4 2.5 Feb. 2005 5.8 6.1 4.0 12.3 5.3 5.1 5.8 6.2 4.4 6.5 3.2 7.2 3.4 8.8 5.3 9.9 2.3 3.4 HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization (Percent) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Measure Feb. 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Feb. 2004 Oct. 2004 Nov. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force .............. 2.4 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force ...................................................................................................................................... 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.7 U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate) ...................................................................................................................................... 6.0 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.4 U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers ............................................................................................................ 6.3 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.7 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 ................................................................................................................. 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 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 ........................................................................................... 10.3 10.2 9.9 9.7 9.7 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.3 have had to settle for a part-time schedule. For further information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor Review. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. NOTE: 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 Table A-13. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Total Men Women Category Feb. 2004 Feb. 2005 Feb. 2004 Feb. 2005 Feb. 2004 Feb. 2005 76,203 4,622 1,691 77,392 4,844 1,673 29,163 2,113 881 29,648 2,128 838 47,040 2,509 810 47,744 2,716 835 484 1,206 485 1,187 293 588 268 571 192 618 218 617 Total multiple jobholders 4 ............................................................................ Percent of total employed ......................................................................... 7,235 5.3 7,667 5.5 3,606 4.9 3,867 5.2 3,629 5.6 3,800 5.8 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 ................................................... 3,713 1,753 287 1,458 3,882 1,746 274 1,703 2,055 577 179 785 2,207 586 158 889 1,658 1,176 107 674 1,675 1,160 116 815 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 school or family responsibilities, ill health, and transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined. 4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately. NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Industry Feb. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005p Seasonally adjusted Feb. 2005p Feb. 2004 Oct. 2004 Nov. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005p Feb. 2005p Change from: Jan. 2005Feb. 2005 p Total nonfarm ............................. 128,976 133,187 130,474 131,330 130,466 132,162 132,294 132,449 132,581 132,843 262 Total private ........................................ 107,130 111,143 108,847 109,270 108,915 110,462 110,588 110,749 110,859 111,088 229 Goods-producing ............................................ 21,125 21,924 21,426 21,479 21,699 21,982 21,996 22,022 22,005 22,060 55 Natural resources and mining .................................. Logging ........................................................... Mining .................................................................... Oil and gas extraction ........................................ Mining, except oil and gas 1................................. Coal mining ...................................................... Support activities for mining .............................. 561 65.0 496.0 120.6 191.7 68.4 183.7 602 68.0 533.8 124.0 209.3 74.5 200.5 591 66.1 525.0 122.4 204.4 75.2 198.2 595 66.1 529.1 122.5 205.7 75.4 200.9 577 66.8 509.7 121.0 201.1 69.1 187.6 595 67.0 527.7 123.6 208.4 72.7 195.7 599 66.9 532.5 124.4 210.7 73.7 197.4 602 67.9 534.4 124.1 211.3 73.9 199.0 605 67.8 537.0 123.4 212.7 75.4 200.9 610 67.9 541.8 122.9 214.5 75.9 204.4 5 .1 4.8 -.5 1.8 .5 3.5 Construction ............................................................. Construction of buildings ................................... Residential building ......................................... Nonresidential building .................................... Heavy and civil engineering construction ........ Specialty trade contractors ............................... Residential specialty trade contractors ........... Nonresidential specialty trade contractors ..... 6,392 1,523.2 830.3 692.9 783.9 4,084.6 1,940.0 2,144.6 6,984 1,669.6 920.8 748.8 871.8 4,442.8 2,110.0 2,332.8 6,654 1,622.7 898.6 724.1 798.6 4,232.7 2,004.5 2,228.3 6,657 1,624.3 898.3 726.0 798.0 4,234.4 2,011.4 2,222.9 6,841 1,593.8 869.3 724.5 893.0 4,354.2 2,063.0 2,291.2 7,043 1,663.0 915.6 747.4 904.1 4,476.1 2,120.9 2,355.2 7,060 1,668.3 918.4 749.9 906.4 4,484.8 2,121.5 2,363.3 7,086 1,678.9 927.4 751.5 907.8 4,499.2 2,125.5 2,373.7 7,086 1,683.9 931.7 752.2 907.0 4,495.5 2,124.1 2,371.4 7,116 1,693.3 936.9 756.4 907.4 4,515.4 2,140.2 2,375.2 30 9.4 5.2 4.2 .4 19.9 16.1 3.8 Manufacturing ........................................................... Production workers ....................................... 14,172 9,927 14,338 10,102 14,181 9,971 14,227 10,012 14,281 10,013 14,344 10,111 14,337 10,104 14,334 10,097 14,314 10,085 14,334 10,096 20 11 Durable goods ....................................................... Production workers ....................................... Wood products ................................................... Nonmetallic mineral products ............................ Primary metals .................................................... Fabricated metal products ................................. Machinery ........................................................... Computer and electronic products 1.................... Computer and peripheral equipment ............. Communications equipment ........................... Semiconductors and electronic components . Electronic instruments ..................................... Electrical equipment and appliances ................ Transportation equipment 1.................................. Motor vehicles and parts 2................................. Furniture and related products .......................... Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................ 8,813 6,037 533.1 476.4 463.5 1,473.5 1,129.3 1,315.7 213.2 148.9 448.6 424.7 446.7 1,758.0 1,115.2 565.9 651.2 8,968 6,180 551.0 503.6 467.6 1,514.0 1,149.8 1,326.4 210.1 152.4 448.4 437.3 446.7 1,780.2 1,111.3 571.3 657.7 8,881 6,110 543.9 484.8 463.8 1,507.2 1,144.9 1,325.1 210.8 156.0 445.2 435.5 445.4 1,749.6 1,086.0 566.2 649.7 8,916 6,138 548.1 483.3 464.5 1,511.8 1,146.7 1,326.0 210.9 156.0 445.3 435.6 442.9 1,772.0 1,104.1 566.4 654.4 8,864 6,075 543.1 495.7 464.7 1,478.6 1,129.4 1,317.8 214.0 148.9 449.4 424.9 448.0 1,761.9 1,116.2 569.7 654.8 8,960 6,172 554.5 509.1 466.0 1,511.5 1,147.3 1,329.8 209.7 150.7 454.9 437.0 445.1 1,771.0 1,111.8 571.3 654.1 8,954 6,166 553.3 507.9 465.8 1,510.9 1,147.4 1,327.1 209.3 152.7 451.9 435.6 447.4 1,767.2 1,104.1 572.2 654.7 8,957 6,170 555.2 506.5 465.2 1,512.8 1,146.0 1,325.8 210.4 153.7 448.0 435.7 445.8 1,771.9 1,104.0 571.7 656.4 8,945 6,163 555.8 504.4 464.7 1,514.7 1,145.4 1,327.6 210.2 155.9 447.3 436.4 445.3 1,760.5 1,093.7 571.1 655.7 8,968 6,175 557.6 503.3 465.6 1,517.5 1,147.0 1,328.3 211.4 155.7 446.7 436.3 444.1 1,776.8 1,104.5 570.2 657.2 23 12 1.8 -1.1 .9 2.8 1.6 .7 1.2 -.2 -.6 -.1 -1.2 16.3 10.8 -.9 1.5 Nondurable goods ................................................. 5,359 Production workers ....................................... 3,890 Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,471.2 Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 187.3 Textile mills ......................................................... 238.4 Textile product mills ........................................... 172.2 Apparel ................................................................ 291.5 Leather and allied products ............................... 42.2 Paper and paper products ................................. 496.3 Printing and related support activities ............... 662.6 Petroleum and coal products ............................. 108.7 Chemicals ........................................................... 888.4 Plastics and rubber products ............................. 800.0 5,370 3,922 1,497.8 192.4 232.3 176.0 269.1 42.9 499.3 663.5 111.6 880.0 805.2 5,300 3,861 1,470.4 186.0 228.0 175.1 262.1 42.4 498.3 654.8 111.2 872.7 798.8 5,311 3,874 1,480.8 185.2 226.8 175.0 264.2 42.8 499.7 654.3 112.1 871.9 798.4 5,417 3,938 1,499.4 193.1 240.3 175.1 295.2 42.7 499.4 667.6 111.9 889.3 802.8 5,384 3,939 1,493.5 192.9 236.5 178.1 276.1 42.8 499.4 661.0 113.3 884.5 806.3 5,383 3,938 1,493.6 195.1 235.0 178.4 273.4 43.4 498.1 661.3 113.6 882.4 808.6 5,377 3,927 1,498.8 193.0 233.2 178.0 271.9 43.1 497.9 660.8 113.8 880.5 806.2 5,369 3,922 1,500.9 191.3 231.1 178.2 269.7 43.1 500.3 659.7 114.5 876.1 803.8 5,366 3,921 1,505.8 191.5 228.8 177.5 267.1 43.1 502.7 659.2 115.2 873.5 801.7 -3 -1 4.9 .2 -2.3 -.7 -2.6 .0 2.4 -.5 .7 -2.6 -2.1 See footnotes at end of table. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Continued (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Industry Feb. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005p Seasonally adjusted Feb. 2005p Feb. 2004 Oct. 2004 Nov. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005p Feb. 2005p Service-providing .............................................. 107,851 111,263 109,048 109,851 108,767 110,180 110,298 110,427 110,576 110,783 Change from: Jan. 2005Feb. 2005 p 207 Private service-providing ............................... 86,005 89,219 87,421 87,791 87,216 88,480 88,592 88,727 88,854 89,028 174 Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 24,990 26,250 25,461 25,311 25,367 25,581 25,621 25,620 25,647 25,686 39 Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,574.7 Durable goods .................................................... 2,912.7 Nondurable goods .............................................. 1,978.7 Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 683.3 5,696.8 2,969.5 2,013.5 713.8 5,635.6 2,952.6 1,979.0 704.0 5,639.0 2,951.5 1,981.3 706.2 5,616.5 2,928.5 2,001.4 686.6 5,674.7 2,962.3 2,009.1 703.3 5,680.0 2,960.4 2,012.6 707.0 5,683.6 2,964.5 2,009.9 709.2 5,679.2 2,966.5 2,004.8 707.9 5,682.2 2,967.9 2,004.8 709.5 3.0 1.4 .0 1.6 Retail trade ............................................................ 14,689.3 15,646.1 14,983.5 14,828.1 14,977.0 15,056.5 15,081.4 15,077.0 15,082.8 15,112.4 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1........................ 1,874.5 1,895.7 1,882.7 1,888.1 1,898.4 1,896.4 1,901.2 1,905.9 1,908.3 1,911.0 Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,253.4 1,245.3 1,238.4 1,243.1 1,259.9 1,245.0 1,247.6 1,249.1 1,248.5 1,249.4 Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 553.5 586.6 567.0 562.6 557.4 562.3 565.6 563.7 564.2 566.0 Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 509.6 542.6 523.1 512.7 508.4 520.2 520.3 516.5 515.3 513.5 Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,148.3 1,221.0 1,187.3 1,187.3 1,209.5 1,236.3 1,240.4 1,243.5 1,245.8 1,250.3 Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,800.8 2,857.2 2,810.5 2,803.7 2,826.2 2,830.2 2,822.7 2,819.8 2,823.6 2,826.2 Health and personal care stores ....................... 936.5 958.3 946.8 945.2 940.3 941.6 944.5 946.6 946.3 948.8 Gasoline stations ................................................ 866.1 868.5 863.8 860.9 878.5 877.0 873.7 871.3 872.2 873.1 Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,296.2 1,493.5 1,380.7 1,341.6 1,336.3 1,376.0 1,377.9 1,381.3 1,376.3 1,383.1 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores................................................................ 628.0 702.2 645.0 624.5 641.8 638.0 639.0 635.8 637.6 637.1 General merchandise stores 1............................. 2,750.2 3,118.1 2,853.2 2,780.8 2,840.6 2,835.2 2,854.9 2,852.9 2,856.6 2,867.0 Department stores .......................................... 1,550.7 1,819.6 1,631.7 1,566.8 1,607.7 1,604.2 1,619.1 1,619.3 1,618.4 1,622.4 Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 903.9 948.5 904.0 905.3 915.1 920.5 917.4 918.2 918.4 917.5 Nonstore retailers ............................................... 421.7 453.9 419.4 415.4 424.5 422.8 423.8 421.5 418.2 418.8 29.6 2.7 .9 1.8 -1.8 4.5 2.6 2.5 .9 6.8 Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,160.4 Air transportation ................................................ 509.9 Rail transportation .............................................. 220.5 Water transportation ........................................... 52.0 Truck transportation ........................................... 1,305.7 Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 395.5 Pipeline transportation ....................................... 38.4 Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 20.4 Support activities for transportation ................... 524.5 Couriers and messengers .................................. 551.1 Warehousing and storage .................................. 542.4 -.5 10.4 4.0 -.9 .6 4,338.1 512.6 224.5 57.2 1,367.2 407.7 38.6 22.0 550.7 581.9 575.7 4,268.9 507.2 221.7 58.2 1,347.4 402.2 39.3 18.3 544.4 562.7 567.5 4,270.7 509.1 221.7 56.5 1,347.6 403.3 39.3 19.1 544.5 559.8 569.8 4,204.1 514.1 222.5 54.6 1,337.9 383.9 38.6 26.0 526.9 555.4 544.2 4,279.6 514.2 225.4 57.7 1,356.0 389.3 38.9 25.6 539.9 564.4 568.2 4,289.6 514.6 224.6 57.8 1,358.9 389.4 39.0 26.1 544.6 568.7 565.9 4,288.0 512.3 224.0 58.6 1,366.5 391.0 38.7 26.6 547.0 556.4 566.9 4,309.8 512.5 224.4 60.4 1,374.1 392.1 39.3 24.2 547.8 565.9 569.1 4,314.8 514.1 223.9 59.4 1,378.5 391.8 39.6 25.1 547.1 564.0 571.3 5.0 1.6 -.5 -1.0 4.4 -.3 .3 .9 -.7 -1.9 2.2 565.9 568.5 573.0 573.5 569.1 570.3 570.2 571.3 575.1 576.5 1.4 Information ................................................................ 3,127 Publishing industries, except Internet ............... 908.6 Motion picture and sound recording industries . 377.1 Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ 322.5 Internet publishing and broadcasting ................ 29.5 Telecommunications .......................................... 1,055.4 ISPs, search portals, and data processing ....... 384.5 Other information services ................................. 49.2 3,139 909.5 390.2 333.1 33.6 1,031.4 390.5 50.6 3,105 901.3 370.2 330.1 35.0 1,027.6 389.7 50.6 3,099 902.1 370.4 326.1 34.4 1,026.6 388.9 50.5 3,143 910.2 385.0 323.7 29.8 1,057.7 386.8 49.8 3,131 908.1 395.3 329.5 33.0 1,024.8 389.2 50.9 3,133 908.9 390.6 329.4 33.6 1,030.0 389.5 50.7 3,127 905.7 384.8 329.7 34.0 1,031.5 390.4 50.7 3,120 904.2 380.2 329.8 35.1 1,029.5 390.3 51.0 3,118 903.9 380.8 328.3 34.9 1,027.7 391.6 51.2 -2 -.3 .6 -1.5 -.2 -1.8 1.3 .2 Financial activities .................................................... Finance and insurance .......................................... Monetary authorities - central bank ................... Credit intermediation and related activities 1....... Depository credit intermediation 1..................... Commercial banking .................................... Securities, commodity contracts, investments .. Insurance carriers and related activities ........... Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ........ Real estate and rental and leasing ....................... Real estate .......................................................... Rental and leasing services ............................... Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ......... 8,124 6,017.4 20.6 2,868.6 1,774.2 1,292.9 780.7 2,263.8 83.7 2,106.5 1,433.4 648.2 24.9 8,088 6,008.7 20.4 2,875.5 1,784.1 1,300.7 779.7 2,247.2 85.9 2,079.2 1,411.8 642.8 24.6 8,109 6,021.6 20.2 2,887.8 1,788.7 1,304.1 781.1 2,247.1 85.4 2,087.5 1,421.1 641.8 24.6 7,997 5,929.8 22.2 2,806.8 1,752.2 1,280.2 757.9 2,256.9 86.0 2,066.7 1,398.2 641.8 26.7 8,093 5,994.1 21.3 2,847.9 1,768.1 1,288.3 777.3 2,264.1 83.5 2,099.2 1,428.6 646.3 24.3 8,107 6,001.3 20.9 2,859.2 1,773.3 1,293.1 776.9 2,260.4 83.9 2,105.5 1,434.7 646.0 24.8 8,128 6,014.5 20.6 2,871.9 1,778.8 1,296.8 779.7 2,258.1 84.2 2,113.6 1,437.8 650.9 24.9 8,149 6,030.3 20.5 2,885.8 1,786.8 1,302.8 782.6 2,255.9 85.5 2,119.1 1,440.2 653.9 25.0 8,161 6,036.1 20.3 2,896.4 1,793.5 1,307.4 782.4 2,252.3 84.7 2,125.2 1,444.6 655.9 24.7 12 5.8 -.2 10.6 6.7 4.6 -.2 -3.6 -.8 6.1 4.4 2.0 -.3 Utilities ................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 7,945 5,917.0 22.1 2,798.0 1,747.4 1,276.4 757.3 2,253.5 86.1 2,028.0 1,374.6 626.7 26.7 ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Continued (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Industry Feb. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005p Feb. 2005p Feb. 2004 Oct. 2004 Nov. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005p Feb. 2005p Change from: Jan. 2005Feb. 2005 p Professional and business services ........................ Professional and technical services 1..................... Legal services .................................................. Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... Architectural and engineering services .......... Computer systems design and related services.......................................................... Management and technical consulting services.......................................................... Management of companies and enterprises ....... Administrative and waste services ....................... Administrative and support services 1................. Employment services 1...................................... Temporary help services ............................. Business support services .............................. Services to buildings and dwellings ............... Waste management and remediation services 15,849 6,744.6 1,148.0 943.0 1,212.9 16,660 6,871.3 1,168.5 819.8 1,285.9 16,302 6,893.6 1,151.6 944.2 1,263.8 16,450 6,969.2 1,151.4 992.9 1,268.7 16,153 6,672.3 1,155.2 812.0 1,236.1 16,614 6,835.3 1,167.4 821.5 1,280.5 16,611 6,834.4 1,163.1 816.6 1,284.9 16,674 6,869.9 1,164.4 840.8 1,289.5 16,698 6,875.3 1,160.9 851.9 1,287.6 16,779 6,895.5 1,161.0 855.3 1,294.7 81 20.2 .1 3.4 7.1 1,122.1 1,183.3 1,167.4 1,169.5 1,122.6 1,167.3 1,174.1 1,174.3 1,171.1 1,171.5 .4 753.0 1,692.9 7,411.2 7,095.8 3,188.9 2,160.4 745.4 1,505.4 315.4 796.6 1,733.9 8,054.3 7,730.4 3,638.8 2,507.3 768.1 1,628.2 323.9 777.3 1,714.9 7,693.8 7,376.0 3,387.8 2,314.1 746.1 1,550.4 317.8 783.3 1,710.7 7,769.6 7,448.0 3,435.9 2,352.6 755.0 1,560.0 321.6 760.4 1,711.1 7,769.2 7,446.1 3,375.3 2,307.0 746.1 1,655.1 323.1 790.5 1,715.3 8,063.1 7,736.4 3,572.9 2,486.5 755.9 1,708.6 326.7 787.8 1,722.5 8,054.3 7,728.2 3,570.5 2,484.7 754.6 1,707.2 326.1 789.9 1,725.6 8,078.0 7,751.4 3,584.5 2,479.4 757.0 1,706.1 326.6 788.1 1,729.1 8,093.2 7,766.4 3,599.5 2,483.9 755.2 1,704.3 326.8 791.5 1,728.6 8,154.4 7,825.5 3,637.8 2,514.2 757.8 1,718.3 328.9 3.4 -.5 61.2 59.1 38.3 30.3 2.6 14.0 2.1 Education and health services ................................ 16,895 17,310 17,057 17,300 16,787 17,081 17,108 17,142 17,175 17,193 Educational services ............................................. 2,879.4 2,950.8 2,752.3 2,955.3 2,740.0 2,794.0 2,797.2 2,805.5 2,821.7 2,814.0 Health care and social assistance ........................ 14,015.8 14,358.7 14,304.4 14,344.6 14,047.2 14,287.2 14,310.7 14,336.1 14,352.9 14,379.4 Health care 3............................................................ 11,903.5 12,187.4 12,139.0 12,162.2 11,942.1 12,135.3 12,153.6 12,168.4 12,180.7 12,203.9 Ambulatory health care services 1....................... 4,865.5 5,028.6 4,997.3 5,014.5 4,884.8 4,996.9 5,006.7 5,017.0 5,024.3 5,036.0 Offices of physicians ....................................... 2,025.7 2,092.5 2,081.5 2,086.2 2,029.9 2,074.2 2,077.7 2,084.3 2,085.5 2,090.6 Outpatient care centers ................................... 441.7 450.2 450.2 451.8 441.7 449.5 449.8 450.3 451.9 452.4 Home health care services ............................. 748.7 796.1 782.7 784.8 757.8 782.7 789.2 790.7 791.8 794.4 Hospitals ............................................................. 4,253.2 4,325.4 4,324.3 4,327.9 4,260.4 4,311.2 4,319.7 4,323.5 4,328.4 4,334.8 1 Nursing and residential care facilities ............... 2,784.8 2,833.4 2,817.4 2,819.8 2,796.9 2,827.2 2,827.2 2,827.9 2,828.0 2,833.1 Nursing care facilities ...................................... 1,564.0 1,577.4 1,566.0 1,565.2 1,570.4 1,576.8 1,576.4 1,574.5 1,571.9 1,572.4 Social assistance1................................................ 2,112.3 2,171.3 2,165.4 2,182.4 2,105.1 2,151.9 2,157.1 2,167.7 2,172.2 2,175.5 Child day care services ................................... 768.2 789.4 782.0 790.8 758.2 772.8 775.3 780.4 779.8 781.1 18 -7.7 26.5 23.2 11.7 5.1 .5 2.6 6.4 5.1 .5 3.3 1.3 Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 11,838 12,303 12,022 12,107 12,367 12,546 12,571 12,589 12,612 12,635 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 1,643.7 1,661.6 1,597.8 1,606.0 1,834.2 1,834.4 1,826.4 1,811.0 1,806.7 1,798.5 Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 348.2 348.3 324.2 329.7 370.2 364.4 362.5 357.9 354.6 351.8 Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 106.2 110.3 105.1 102.8 115.6 118.2 116.9 114.8 114.0 112.8 Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,189.3 1,203.0 1,168.5 1,173.5 1,348.4 1,351.8 1,347.0 1,338.3 1,338.1 1,333.9 Accommodations and food services .................... 10,193.8 10,641.5 10,424.5 10,501.0 10,532.4 10,712.0 10,744.1 10,778.4 10,805.2 10,836.2 Accommodations ................................................ 1,702.6 1,756.1 1,731.5 1,749.0 1,781.2 1,800.6 1,814.7 1,824.6 1,824.0 1,828.0 Food services and drinking places .................... 8,491.2 8,885.4 8,693.0 8,752.0 8,751.2 8,911.4 8,929.4 8,953.8 8,981.2 9,008.2 23 -8.2 -2.8 -1.2 -4.2 31.0 4.0 27.0 Other services .......................................................... 5,361 Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,216.6 Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,246.8 Membership associations and organizations .... 2,897.6 5,433 1,222.2 1,276.1 2,934.8 5,386 1,218.4 1,261.7 2,906.2 5,415 1,227.9 1,261.2 2,925.8 5,402 1,223.5 1,264.0 2,914.4 5,434 1,227.9 1,267.8 2,938.1 5,441 1,227.1 1,271.6 2,942.3 5,447 1,229.9 1,276.8 2,940.6 5,453 1,230.1 1,280.9 2,941.9 5,456 1,233.9 1,278.8 2,943.1 3 3.8 -2.1 1.2 Government .............................................................. Federal ................................................................... Federal, except U.S. Postal Service ................. U.S. Postal Service ............................................ State government .................................................. State government education .............................. State government, excluding education ............ Local government .................................................. Local government education ............................. Local government, excluding education ........... 22,044 2,723 1,929.4 793.7 5,110 2,384.6 2,725.3 14,211 8,117.1 6,093.5 21,627 2,700 1,921.0 779.1 4,935 2,209.2 2,725.5 13,992 7,934.8 6,056.7 22,060 2,703 1,925.4 777.3 5,148 2,420.0 2,727.6 14,209 8,143.8 6,065.5 21,551 2,731 1,940.0 790.5 4,971 2,240.2 2,730.4 13,849 7,717.6 6,130.9 21,700 2,723 1,940.1 782.5 5,007 2,268.4 2,738.2 13,970 7,810.8 6,159.3 21,706 2,728 1,946.4 781.4 5,015 2,271.3 2,743.4 13,963 7,806.3 6,156.7 21,700 2,706 1,939.5 766.4 5,020 2,277.9 2,741.9 13,974 7,810.8 6,163.1 21,722 2,717 1,937.3 779.6 5,028 2,284.1 2,743.6 13,977 7,817.2 6,160.0 21,755 2,719 1,940.2 779.2 5,038 2,295.5 2,742.6 13,998 7,833.9 6,164.4 33 2 2.9 -.4 10 11.4 -1.0 21 16.7 4.4 1 Includes 21,846 2,713 1,925.0 787.7 5,076 2,360.3 2,715.6 14,057 8,025.0 6,032.4 other industries, not shown separately. motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. 2 Includes 3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Feb. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005p Feb. 2005p Feb. 2004 Oct. 2004 Nov. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005p Feb. 2005p Change from: Jan. 2005Feb. 2005 p Total private ....................................... 33.8 33.8 33.6 33.4 33.8 33.8 33.7 33.7 33.7 33.7 0.0 Goods-producing .......................................... 39.7 40.3 39.5 39.4 40.2 39.9 39.9 40.0 39.8 39.9 .1 Natural resources and mining .............................. 43.6 45.3 45.1 45.0 44.1 44.8 45.0 45.4 45.6 45.5 -.1 Construction ............................................................ 37.2 38.2 36.9 37.1 38.3 38.2 38.3 38.4 37.7 38.2 .5 Manufacturing ......................................................... Overtime hours ............................................ 40.8 4.3 41.2 4.9 40.6 4.4 40.4 4.3 41.0 4.5 40.7 4.5 40.5 4.5 40.5 4.5 40.7 4.5 40.5 4.6 -.2 .1 Durable goods ..................................................... Overtime hours ............................................ 41.3 4.5 41.7 5.1 41.0 4.5 40.9 4.4 41.5 4.7 41.2 4.7 40.9 4.6 41.1 4.6 41.1 4.6 41.0 4.7 -.1 .1 Wood products .................................................. Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... Primary metals .................................................. Fabricated metal products .............................. Machinery .......................................................... Computer and electronic products ................ Electrical equipment and appliances ............ Transportation equipment ............................... Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. Furniture and related products ....................... Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 40.4 41.5 42.9 41.1 41.9 41.1 40.6 42.9 43.2 39.1 38.8 40.4 42.1 43.4 41.6 42.8 40.4 40.8 43.4 43.5 40.6 38.8 40.2 40.9 43.2 41.1 42.3 39.7 40.1 42.3 42.4 39.3 38.7 39.3 41.1 43.0 40.8 42.0 39.6 39.5 42.4 42.6 39.2 38.5 41.1 42.4 43.0 41.2 41.8 41.1 40.7 42.9 43.2 39.5 38.8 40.3 42.4 43.0 41.1 42.2 40.1 40.6 42.3 42.2 39.2 38.4 40.0 42.1 42.9 40.9 42.0 39.6 40.1 42.2 42.2 39.2 38.2 40.3 42.3 42.8 40.9 42.0 39.8 40.0 42.4 42.6 39.5 38.3 40.6 41.9 43.0 40.9 42.0 40.0 40.0 42.4 42.5 39.4 38.5 40.0 42.0 43.1 40.9 42.0 39.7 39.8 42.3 42.5 39.5 38.4 -.6 .1 .1 .0 .0 -.3 -.2 -.1 .0 .1 -.1 Nondurable goods ............................................... Overtime hours ............................................ 40.0 4.0 40.3 4.5 39.9 4.2 39.6 4.1 40.3 4.3 39.9 4.3 39.8 4.3 39.8 4.3 40.0 4.4 39.8 4.4 -.2 .0 Food manufacturing ......................................... Beverages and tobacco products .................. Textile mills ........................................................ Textile product mills ......................................... Apparel ............................................................... Leather and allied products ............................ Paper and paper products .............................. Printing and related support activities ........... Petroleum and coal products .......................... Chemicals .......................................................... Plastics and rubber products .......................... 38.8 39.3 40.1 39.5 36.1 39.5 41.7 38.4 44.2 43.3 40.7 39.4 39.2 40.1 39.5 36.4 38.0 42.9 39.0 44.9 43.1 40.4 38.7 40.0 40.3 39.5 35.5 37.0 42.8 38.5 44.4 42.8 40.0 38.4 40.3 39.6 38.9 35.7 37.2 41.7 38.3 44.5 42.3 39.9 39.5 40.2 40.1 39.9 36.2 39.1 42.1 38.6 44.3 43.2 40.9 39.0 38.6 40.1 39.1 36.0 38.4 42.1 38.3 45.0 42.7 40.1 39.1 39.0 40.0 39.1 35.7 38.2 42.1 38.3 45.5 42.4 39.4 38.8 39.6 39.8 39.0 35.9 37.6 42.0 38.5 44.6 42.6 39.8 38.9 40.6 40.1 39.7 35.8 37.1 42.6 38.6 44.6 42.8 40.0 39.0 40.5 39.7 39.3 35.8 37.0 42.1 38.5 44.7 42.3 40.0 .1 -.1 -.4 -.4 .0 -.1 -.5 -.1 .1 -.5 .0 Private service-providing ............................. 32.5 32.4 32.4 32.1 32.4 32.4 32.3 32.4 32.4 32.3 -.1 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 33.5 33.6 33.2 33.1 33.7 33.6 33.5 33.6 33.6 33.5 -.1 Wholesale trade ................................................... 38.1 37.5 37.8 37.4 38.0 37.7 37.7 37.6 37.7 37.7 .0 Retail trade ........................................................... 30.6 31.0 30.2 30.3 30.9 30.8 30.6 30.8 30.8 30.8 .0 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 37.1 37.7 37.5 36.7 37.3 37.5 37.5 37.4 37.5 37.2 -.3 Utilities ................................................................... 41.1 40.5 40.7 40.0 41.1 40.8 40.4 40.7 40.9 40.1 -.8 Information ............................................................... 36.5 36.4 36.5 35.9 36.4 36.3 36.2 36.4 36.2 36.1 -.1 Financial activities .................................................. 36.1 35.5 36.4 35.5 35.5 35.7 35.6 35.7 35.9 35.7 -.2 Professional and business services .................... 34.5 34.1 34.0 33.8 34.3 34.3 34.2 34.2 34.1 34.0 -.1 Education and health services ............................. 32.6 32.5 32.9 32.5 32.4 32.5 32.4 32.5 32.6 32.5 -.1 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 25.8 25.4 25.2 25.4 25.8 25.7 25.6 25.7 25.6 25.6 .0 Other services ......................................................... 31.2 30.8 31.0 30.8 31.1 30.9 30.9 30.8 30.9 30.8 -.1 Industry 1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. 2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. 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 sector and selected industry detail Average hourly earnings Industry Average weekly earnings Feb. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005p Feb. 2005p Feb. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005p Feb. 2005p Total private ....................................... Seasonally adjusted ..................... $15.59 15.51 $15.88 15.85 $16.01 15.90 $15.93 15.90 $526.94 524.24 $536.74 534.15 $537.94 535.83 $532.06 535.83 Goods-producing .......................................... 16.95 17.43 17.29 17.31 672.92 702.43 682.96 682.01 Natural resources and mining .............................. 17.98 18.46 18.54 18.58 783.93 836.24 836.15 836.10 Construction ............................................................ 19.06 19.31 19.12 19.19 709.03 737.64 705.53 711.95 Manufacturing ......................................................... 15.98 16.46 16.40 16.39 651.98 678.15 665.84 662.16 Durable goods ..................................................... Wood products .................................................. Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... Primary metals .................................................. Fabricated metal products .............................. Machinery .......................................................... Computer and electronic products ................ Electrical equipment and appliances ............ Transportation equipment ............................... Furniture and related products ....................... Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 16.67 12.92 15.98 18.35 15.18 16.51 16.93 14.62 21.33 12.93 13.76 17.22 13.17 16.36 18.75 15.59 16.99 17.92 15.12 22.17 13.46 14.05 17.13 13.13 16.24 18.84 15.56 17.01 17.92 15.09 21.90 13.41 14.04 17.13 12.99 16.17 18.72 15.65 16.94 17.84 15.13 21.91 13.38 13.98 688.47 521.97 663.17 787.22 623.90 691.77 695.82 593.57 915.06 505.56 533.89 718.07 532.07 688.76 813.75 648.54 727.17 723.97 616.90 962.18 546.48 545.14 702.33 527.83 664.22 813.89 639.52 719.52 711.42 605.11 926.37 527.01 543.35 700.62 510.51 664.59 804.96 638.52 711.48 706.46 597.64 928.98 524.50 538.23 Nondurable goods ............................................... Food manufacturing ......................................... Beverages and tobacco products .................. Textile mills ........................................................ Textile product mills ......................................... Apparel ............................................................... Leather and allied products ............................ Paper and paper products .............................. Printing and related support activities ........... Petroleum and coal products .......................... Chemicals .......................................................... Plastics and rubber products .......................... 14.87 12.88 18.74 12.12 11.38 9.58 11.75 17.60 15.59 24.29 18.80 14.44 15.21 13.03 18.82 12.25 11.43 10.00 11.51 18.07 15.80 24.48 19.59 14.76 15.22 13.05 18.26 12.33 11.33 10.10 11.60 18.02 15.72 24.64 19.52 14.79 15.17 13.05 18.50 12.25 11.38 10.11 11.42 17.89 15.74 24.88 19.30 14.77 594.80 499.74 736.48 486.01 449.51 345.84 464.13 733.92 598.66 1,073.62 814.04 587.71 612.96 513.38 737.74 491.23 451.49 364.00 437.38 775.20 616.20 1,099.15 844.33 596.30 607.28 505.04 730.40 496.90 447.54 358.55 429.20 771.26 605.22 1,094.02 835.46 591.60 600.73 501.12 745.55 485.10 442.68 360.93 424.82 746.01 602.84 1,107.16 816.39 589.32 Private service-providing ............................. 15.24 15.46 15.67 15.58 495.30 500.90 507.71 500.12 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 14.57 14.61 14.89 14.82 488.10 490.90 494.35 490.54 Wholesale trade ................................................... 17.59 17.87 18.03 17.96 670.18 670.13 681.53 671.70 Retail trade ........................................................... 12.03 12.10 12.34 12.31 368.12 375.10 372.67 372.99 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 16.59 16.59 16.59 16.52 615.49 625.44 622.13 606.28 Utilities ................................................................... 25.31 26.00 26.62 26.23 1,040.24 1,053.00 1,083.43 1,049.20 Information ............................................................... 21.27 21.74 21.86 21.72 776.36 791.34 797.89 779.75 Financial activities .................................................. 17.47 17.67 17.84 17.74 630.67 627.29 649.38 629.77 Professional and business services .................... 17.50 17.73 18.08 17.86 603.75 604.59 614.72 603.67 Education and health services ............................. 15.94 16.44 16.47 16.45 519.64 534.30 541.86 534.63 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 8.92 9.11 9.12 9.07 230.14 231.39 229.82 230.38 Other services ......................................................... 13.89 14.17 14.22 14.23 433.37 436.44 440.82 438.28 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 sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted Feb. 2004 Industry Total private: Current dollars .............................................. $15.51 Constant (1982) dollars 2.............................. 8.25 Oct. 2004 Nov. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005p Feb. 2005p Percent change from: Jan. 2005-p Feb. 2005 $15.81 8.22 $15.82 8.21 $15.85 8.23 $15.90 8.24 $15.90 N.A. 0.0 ( 3) Goods-producing .......................................................... 17.05 17.32 17.33 17.36 17.35 17.41 .3 Natural resources and mining .............................................. 17.94 18.10 18.22 18.37 18.45 18.50 .3 Construction ............................................................................ 19.17 19.34 19.31 19.29 19.24 19.31 .4 Manufacturing ......................................................................... Excluding overtime 4.................................................... 15.98 15.15 16.27 15.42 16.29 15.43 16.34 15.48 16.36 15.50 16.39 15.51 .2 .1 Durable goods ..................................................................... 16.66 16.97 16.99 17.06 17.09 17.13 .2 Nondurable goods ............................................................... 14.89 15.15 15.16 15.16 15.18 15.20 .1 Private service-providing ............................................. 15.10 15.40 15.42 15.45 15.51 15.49 -.1 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 14.48 14.69 14.70 14.72 14.82 14.75 -.5 Wholesale trade ................................................................... 17.53 17.78 17.80 17.87 17.90 17.93 .2 Retail trade ........................................................................... 11.97 12.16 12.20 12.21 12.32 12.26 -.5 Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 16.51 16.61 16.54 16.54 16.56 16.47 -.5 Utilities ................................................................................... 25.36 26.00 25.77 26.11 26.67 26.31 -1.3 Information ............................................................................... 21.23 21.59 21.58 21.70 21.83 21.68 -.7 Financial activities .................................................................. 17.35 17.71 17.65 17.71 17.71 17.74 .2 Professional and business services .................................... 17.28 17.63 17.66 17.69 17.80 17.77 -.2 Education and health services ............................................. 15.92 16.31 16.34 16.37 16.40 16.44 .2 Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 8.87 8.99 9.02 9.01 9.04 9.03 -.1 Other services ......................................................................... 13.87 14.08 14.12 14.13 14.16 14.19 .2 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series. 3 Change was 0.1 percent from Dec. 2004 to Jan. 2005, the latest month available. 2 The 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 sector and selected industry detail (2002=100) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Feb. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005p Feb. 2005p Feb. 2004 Oct. 2004 Nov. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005p Percent Feb. change from: 2005p Jan. 2005Feb. 2005 p Total private ....................................... 97.5 102.1 99.0 98.8 99.4 101.2 101.1 101.2 101.4 101.6 0.2 Goods-producing .......................................... 91.6 97.7 93.1 93.1 96.1 97.2 97.1 97.5 96.9 97.5 .6 Natural resources and mining .............................. 95.0 108.6 106.2 105.9 99.6 105.9 107.6 109.0 110.3 110.5 .2 Construction ............................................................ 88.7 101.7 92.4 92.9 99.9 103.0 103.2 104.0 101.9 104.1 2.2 Manufacturing ......................................................... 93.0 95.5 92.9 92.8 94.2 94.4 93.9 93.9 94.2 93.8 -.4 Durable goods ..................................................... Wood products .................................................. Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... Primary metals .................................................. Fabricated metal products .............................. Machinery .......................................................... Computer and electronic products ................ Electrical equipment and appliances ............ Transportation equipment ............................... Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. Furniture and related products ....................... Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 93.7 97.1 89.3 92.0 96.1 94.6 89.5 88.4 97.0 98.0 91.9 91.6 96.8 100.6 97.3 94.3 100.1 98.4 91.2 89.9 99.3 99.2 96.3 92.6 94.1 98.6 90.5 93.2 98.4 97.3 89.8 87.8 94.9 94.4 92.0 90.6 94.3 97.2 90.3 93.0 98.1 96.9 89.9 85.9 96.6 96.6 91.4 90.5 94.7 100.6 95.7 92.5 96.5 94.2 89.6 88.9 97.2 98.1 93.6 92.4 95.5 101.0 99.1 93.3 98.8 97.2 90.3 88.5 96.1 96.1 93.2 91.1 94.8 100.0 98.2 93.0 98.4 96.6 88.9 88.1 95.6 95.3 93.1 90.9 95.3 101.1 98.3 92.6 98.4 96.5 89.7 87.5 96.4 96.4 93.6 90.9 95.2 102.0 97.0 92.9 98.5 96.6 90.6 87.4 95.9 95.6 93.0 91.2 95.1 100.7 96.9 93.4 98.6 96.7 90.3 86.8 96.4 96.4 92.8 90.9 -.1 -1.3 -.1 .5 .1 .1 -.3 -.7 .5 .8 -.2 -.3 Nondurable goods ............................................... Food manufacturing ......................................... Beverages and tobacco products .................. Textile mills ........................................................ Textile product mills ......................................... Apparel ............................................................... Leather and allied products ............................ Paper and paper products .............................. Printing and related support activities ........... Petroleum and coal products .......................... Chemicals .......................................................... Plastics and rubber products .......................... 91.6 93.9 82.0 79.9 90.0 76.8 86.5 88.5 93.0 94.9 99.9 93.9 93.1 98.0 89.9 76.5 92.8 71.0 85.4 91.4 95.0 103.1 99.0 94.0 90.7 94.3 88.5 75.2 91.9 67.0 81.5 91.0 92.6 101.3 97.3 92.1 90.3 94.6 89.6 73.5 90.0 68.3 82.2 88.8 91.6 101.8 96.1 92.0 93.5 97.7 86.8 80.7 92.5 78.0 86.6 89.9 94.2 98.9 99.6 94.8 92.6 96.6 88.1 78.1 92.8 72.4 86.4 89.7 93.2 106.3 99.3 93.8 92.3 97.0 90.5 77.3 93.3 70.8 87.7 89.5 93.3 107.8 98.0 92.4 92.0 96.7 91.0 76.2 92.1 70.9 85.0 89.2 93.5 104.7 97.8 92.8 92.4 97.1 92.8 76.0 94.4 69.9 83.4 91.0 93.6 105.2 97.7 92.9 91.9 97.9 93.0 74.5 93.1 69.2 82.5 90.2 92.9 106.1 96.4 92.6 -.5 .8 .2 -2.0 -1.4 -1.0 -1.1 -.9 -.7 .9 -1.3 -.3 Private service-providing ............................. 98.9 103.2 100.8 100.3 100.2 102.1 102.0 102.5 102.7 102.6 -.1 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 97.0 103.4 98.7 97.7 99.3 100.2 100.2 100.4 100.7 100.6 -.1 Wholesale trade ................................................... 97.5 99.4 99.1 98.2 98.1 99.3 99.5 99.4 99.7 99.9 .2 Retail trade ........................................................... 96.3 105.0 97.4 96.6 99.4 99.8 99.3 99.9 100.1 100.3 .2 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 99.0 106.1 103.8 101.5 100.7 103.9 104.2 103.8 104.9 104.1 -.8 Utilities ................................................................... 95.5 93.8 95.2 93.5 96.1 94.5 93.8 94.7 95.9 94.1 -1.9 Information ............................................................... 97.2 102.0 101.3 99.5 97.2 100.3 100.0 101.3 100.7 100.5 -.2 Financial activities .................................................. 102.1 102.9 105.0 102.7 101.2 103.2 103.1 103.6 104.4 104.0 -.4 Professional and business services .................... 98.6 103.7 100.6 101.1 100.1 103.9 103.7 103.9 103.7 103.8 .1 Education and health services ............................. 103.6 105.7 105.5 105.6 102.3 104.3 104.1 104.7 105.2 105.0 -.2 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 97.7 100.4 97.1 98.6 102.4 103.7 103.6 104.2 104.1 104.2 .1 Other services ......................................................... 95.7 96.4 96.1 96.1 96.1 96.5 96.7 96.6 97.0 96.8 -.2 Industry 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. p = preliminary. NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by 2 Includes dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and production or nonsupervisory worker employment. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-6. Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (2002=100) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Feb. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005p Feb. 2005p Feb. 2004 Oct. 2004 Nov. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005p Percent Feb. change from: 2005p Jan. 2005Feb. 2005 p Total private ....................................... 101.7 108.4 106.1 105.3 103.1 107.1 107.0 107.4 107.9 108.1 0.2 Industry Goods-producing .......................................... 95.1 104.3 98.5 98.7 100.4 103.1 103.1 103.7 103.0 104.0 1.0 Natural resources and mining .............................. 99.3 116.6 114.5 114.5 103.9 111.5 114.0 116.5 118.3 118.9 .5 Construction ............................................................ 91.3 106.1 95.4 96.3 103.4 107.5 107.6 108.3 105.9 108.6 2.5 Manufacturing ......................................................... 97.1 102.8 99.6 99.5 98.5 100.5 100.1 100.3 100.8 100.6 -.2 Durable goods ..................................................... 97.5 104.1 100.7 100.9 98.5 101.2 100.5 101.5 101.5 101.7 .2 Nondurable goods ............................................... 96.3 100.1 97.6 96.9 98.3 99.1 98.9 98.6 99.1 98.7 -.4 Private service-providing ............................. 103.6 109.6 108.5 107.4 103.9 108.0 108.0 108.8 109.4 109.1 -.3 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 100.8 107.8 104.8 103.3 102.6 105.1 105.1 105.5 106.5 105.8 -.7 Wholesale trade ................................................... 101.0 104.7 105.2 103.9 101.3 104.0 104.4 104.7 105.2 105.5 .3 Retail trade ........................................................... 99.3 108.9 103.0 101.9 102.0 104.0 103.9 104.5 105.7 105.4 -.3 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 104.2 111.7 109.3 106.4 105.5 109.5 109.3 108.9 110.2 108.8 -1.3 Utilities ................................................................... 100.9 101.8 105.7 102.4 101.7 102.5 100.9 103.2 106.8 103.3 -3.3 Information ............................................................... 102.3 109.8 109.6 106.9 102.2 107.2 106.8 108.8 108.9 107.8 -1.0 Financial activities .................................................. 110.3 112.5 115.9 112.6 108.5 113.0 112.5 113.5 114.3 114.1 -.2 Professional and business services .................... 102.7 109.4 108.2 107.4 102.9 109.0 108.9 109.4 109.9 109.8 -.1 Education and health services ............................. 108.6 114.3 114.2 114.2 107.1 111.8 111.8 112.6 113.5 113.5 .0 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 101.6 106.7 103.2 104.3 105.9 108.7 109.0 109.4 109.7 109.7 .0 99.5 99.5 99.6 97.2 99.0 99.5 99.5 100.1 100.1 .0 Other services ......................................................... 1 See 96.8 footnote 1, table B-2. preliminary. NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate payrolls by p= the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate payroll estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production or nonsupervisory worker employment. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-7. 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, 278 industries 1 Over 1-month span: 2001 ........................................................ 49.5 2002 ........................................................ 41.0 2003 ........................................................ 44.4 2004 ........................................................ 50.9 2005 ........................................................ p 53.4 47.7 35.6 38.7 53.4 p 57.4 48.6 39.7 35.3 66.0 32.7 39.2 41.4 67.3 42.4 40.5 39.4 64.6 40.8 47.7 39.9 59.7 36.7 42.8 42.1 55.4 39.0 43.0 39.4 53.8 37.6 42.1 50.4 57.6 33.6 39.0 48.9 58.6 36.9 41.5 50.0 54.7 37.1 35.1 50.5 54.3 Over 3-month span: 2001 ........................................................ 53.2 2002 ........................................................ 35.3 2003 ........................................................ 38.3 2004 ........................................................ 52.5 2005 ........................................................ p 54.7 49.8 37.9 35.4 53.8 p 56.7 49.8 36.5 33.3 56.7 42.3 34.2 33.5 69.4 38.1 34.4 36.5 75.4 34.2 39.4 41.7 71.2 37.8 40.6 37.8 63.5 37.6 44.1 37.4 56.8 34.7 37.8 43.2 57.4 35.4 37.1 46.4 59.9 30.8 35.8 48.6 59.7 32.0 36.7 50.2 56.3 Over 6-month span: 2001 ........................................................ 53.1 2002 ........................................................ 29.5 2003 ........................................................ 32.7 2004 ........................................................ 47.3 2005 ........................................................ p 58.1 50.9 29.9 32.2 50.4 p 61.7 52.0 32.0 31.3 54.9 45.5 31.7 31.3 62.6 43.0 30.9 33.1 64.4 39.7 37.4 37.6 69.6 38.5 37.1 33.6 67.3 33.6 38.7 32.2 68.9 33.5 35.3 40.3 64.6 34.2 36.0 43.7 62.2 33.6 37.9 46.4 59.7 30.9 35.1 49.3 55.9 Over 12-month span: 2001 ........................................................ 59.5 2002 ........................................................ 33.6 2003 ........................................................ 34.5 2004 ........................................................ 40.3 2005 ........................................................ p 60.4 59.5 31.7 31.5 42.1 p 64.0 53.4 30.2 32.9 44.8 49.3 30.4 33.5 48.7 48.6 30.2 34.2 52.0 45.0 29.1 35.1 56.7 43.3 32.0 32.7 57.4 43.9 31.3 33.1 57.6 39.9 30.0 37.1 60.3 37.8 29.5 36.7 62.1 37.1 32.9 37.2 64.6 34.9 34.7 39.2 64.0 Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries 1 Over 1-month span: 2001 ........................................................ 22.0 2002 ........................................................ 19.0 2003 ........................................................ 35.1 2004 ........................................................ 39.3 2005 ........................................................ p 44.6 17.3 19.6 19.0 49.4 p 43.5 22.0 22.0 19.0 50.0 17.9 32.1 11.9 65.5 16.1 26.2 19.6 60.1 22.6 31.0 20.8 51.8 13.1 35.7 22.6 60.7 15.5 23.2 24.4 48.8 18.5 28.6 32.7 42.9 17.3 15.5 35.1 42.3 14.9 18.5 39.9 46.4 11.9 16.7 42.9 44.6 Over 3-month span: 2001 ........................................................ 32.7 2002 ........................................................ 10.7 2003 ........................................................ 16.1 2004 ........................................................ 42.3 2005 ........................................................ p 41.1 20.8 11.9 14.3 43.5 p 44.0 16.7 11.3 12.5 42.9 14.3 17.9 8.9 58.3 14.3 14.9 10.7 69.0 11.9 20.2 10.7 69.6 11.9 25.6 14.3 62.5 9.5 23.8 15.5 53.6 7.7 20.2 18.5 52.4 12.5 13.7 27.4 44.6 11.3 8.9 31.5 45.2 9.5 9.5 35.1 35.7 Over 6-month span: 2001 ........................................................ 22.6 2002 ........................................................ 6.0 2003 ........................................................ 12.5 2004 ........................................................ 27.4 2005 ........................................................ p 44.6 24.4 8.3 10.1 29.8 p 43.5 21.4 8.3 7.1 33.3 19.6 9.5 8.3 47.0 14.3 7.1 11.3 52.4 11.9 13.1 10.7 57.1 13.1 12.5 4.8 60.1 11.3 11.3 10.1 58.9 10.7 14.3 13.1 58.9 7.1 8.3 16.7 50.6 7.7 8.3 19.6 45.2 5.4 7.7 26.8 42.9 Over 12-month span: 2001 ........................................................ 29.8 2002 ........................................................ 7.1 2003 ........................................................ 10.7 2004 ........................................................ 13.1 2005 ........................................................ p 45.2 32.1 6.0 6.0 14.3 p 45.8 20.8 6.0 6.5 13.1 19.0 6.5 6.0 19.0 13.1 7.1 8.3 25.6 12.5 3.6 7.1 34.5 10.7 4.8 7.1 43.5 11.9 6.0 8.3 40.5 11.9 4.8 10.7 45.8 10.1 7.1 10.7 48.2 8.3 4.8 9.5 49.4 6.0 8.3 10.7 46.4 1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month 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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