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2 Technical information: Household data: Establishment data: Media contact: (202) 691-6378 http://www.bls.gov/cps/ USDL 03-281 691-6555 http://www.bls.gov/ces/ 691-5902 Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 A.M. (EDT), Friday, June 6, 2003. THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: MAY 2003 Both nonfarm payroll employment and the unemployment rate were about unchanged in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. There were job gains in temporary help services and construction, while losses continued in manufacturing. Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted, June 2000 - May 2003 Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, June 2000 - May 2003 Percent 6.5 Millions 134.0 6.0 132.0 5.5 130.0 5.0 128.0 4.5 126.0 4.0 124.0 0.0 3.5 2001 2002 2003 0.0 122.0 2001 2002 2003 Unemployment (Household Survey Data) The unemployment rate was 6.1 percent in May; the number of unemployed persons was 9.0 million. Over the month, the unemployment rate for Hispanics increased to 8.2 percent. The rates for whites and adult men edged up to 5.4 and 5.9 percent, respectively. The jobless rates for the other major worker groups—adult women (5.1 percent), teenagers (18.5 percent), and blacks (10.8 percent)—showed little Revisions to Establishment Survey Data Several major changes affect the establishment survey data being released today, including the conversion from the Standard Industrial Classification system to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), the completion of a sample redesign phase-in, and the introduction of concurrent seasonal adjustment. All historical establishment survey data were reconstructed to reflect the switch to NAICS. Additionally, this release incorporates annual benchmark adjustments and updated seasonal adjustment factors for historical data. More information on these changes is provided in the note beginning on page 5. 2 Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Quarterly averages Category 2002 2003 ¹ IV I Mar. Monthly data 2003 Apr. May Apr.May change Labor force status HOUSEHOLD DATA Civilian labor force…………………………………………. 145,241 145,829 145,793 Employment…………………………………………………………. 136,657 137,430 137,348 Unemployment…………………………………………………………. 8,584 8,399 8,445 Not in labor force…………………………………………………………. 73,302 74,280 74,524 146,473 137,687 8,786 74,067 146,485 137,487 8,998 74,283 12 -200 212 216 6.1 5.9 5.1 18.5 5.4 10.8 8.2 0.1 .3 .0 .5 .2 -.1 .7 Nonfarm employment……………………………………………….. 130,338 130,225 130,084 p130,084 p130,067 Goods-producing 4……………………………………………….. 22,389 22,213 22,159 p22,104 p22,075 Construction……………………………………………………. 6,732 6,719 6,720 p6,757 p6,783 Manufacturing……………………………………………….. 15,085 14,926 14,874 p14,784 p14,731 Service-providing 4……………………………………………………… 107,949 108,012 107,925 p107,980 p107,992 Retail trade……………………………………………….. 15,015 14,997 14,995 p15,008 p14,994 Professional and business services……… 16,007 16,013 15,980 p15,981 p16,029 Education and health services………………………… 16,348 16,429 16,452 p16,498 p16,516 Leisure and hospitality……………………………………………….. 12,040 12,089 12,050 p12,043 p12,034 Government……………………………………………….. 21,547 21,570 21,547 p21,545 p21,520 p-17 p-29 p26 p-53 p12 p-14 p48 p18 p-9 p-25 Unemployment rates All workers……………………………………………….. 5.9 Adult men……………………………………………….. 5.5 Adult women……………………………………………….. 5.2 Teenagers……………………………………………….. 16.1 White 2………………………………………………..5.1 Black or African American 2……………………………… 10.7 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity……………………… 7.8 5.8 5.4 4.9 17.2 5.1 10.3 7.7 ESTABLISHMENT DATA 3 5.8 5.3 5.0 17.7 5.1 10.2 7.5 6.0 5.6 5.1 18.0 5.2 10.9 7.5 Employment Hours of work 5 Total private……………………………………………….. 33.8 33.8 Manufacturing…………….…………………………………….. 40.4 40.4 Overtime……………………………………………….. 4.3 4.3 33.8 40.4 4.1 p33.7 p40.1 p4.0 p33.7 p40.2 p4.1 p0.0 p.1 p.1 Earnings 5 Average hourly earnings, total private…………… $15.15 $15.27 $15.29 p$15.29 p$15.34 p$0.05 Average weekly earnings, total private………… 511.96 $515.50 516.80 p515.27 p516.96 p1.69 1 Beginning in January 2003, household data reflect revised population controls used in the Current Population Survey. 2 Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only were included in this category. Persons who selected more than one race group are included only in the "all workers" total. Prior to 2003, persons who reported more than one race were included in the group they identified as the main race. 3 Establishment data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. Due to differences in NAICS and SIC structures, NAICS-based data by industry are not comparable to the SIC-based data. In addition, the establishment data reflect March 2002 benchmark levels, the completion of the conversion of the survey sample from a quota basis to a probability basis, a modification of the seasonal adjustment process, and other changes. See the note beginning on page 5 for more information on the changes. 4 Includes other industries, not shown separately. 5 Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers. p=preliminary. 3 or no change from the previous month. The unemployment rate for Asians was 5.1 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) The number of unemployed job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs rose by 309,000 to 5.1 million in May. The number of persons unemployed less than 5 weeks edged up to 3.1 million. There were 1.9 million persons unemployed for 27 weeks or longer in May, about the same as in April. This measure has increased by 347,000 over the past 12 months. (See tables A-8 and A-9.) Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) The employment-population ratio edged down to 62.3 percent in May; total employment, at 137.5 million, was not significantly different from April’s level. Over the month, the civilian labor force and labor force participation rate were unchanged at 146.5 million and 66.4 percent, respectively. (See table A-1.) Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) In May, 1.4 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, about the same as a year earlier. 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. There were 482,000 discouraged workers in May, essentially unchanged from May 2002. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, were not currently looking for work specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them. (See table A-13.) Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data) The following discussion of employment developments from the establishment survey reflects the introduction of new industry classifications. See the note beginning on page 5. Total nonfarm payroll employment was little changed (-17,000) in May at 130.1 million. Payroll employment has declined by 2.5 million since peaking in February 2001. The private sector has lost 3.1 million jobs over the same period, with manufacturing accounting for the bulk of the job losses. (See table B-1.) In May, employment in natural resources and mining continued the downward trend that began in June 2001. The industry has lost 50,000 jobs over that period, with about half of the losses in support activities for mining. Construction employment rose by 26,000 in May. Employment in specialty trade contractors showed the largest increase. Construction lost 160,000 jobs from March 2001 to February 2003 but has gained back about half of those losses over the last 3 months. The recent job growth has occurred in construction of buildings and in special trade contracting. Manufacturing employment decreased by 53,000 in May, about the same as its average monthly decline for the prior 12 months. Since July 2000, the industry has lost 2.6 million jobs, a decline of about 15 percent. May job losses were widespread in both durable and nondurable goods. The largest decline occurred in computer and electronic products (-16,000); employment in the industry has decreased every month since January 2001. Transportation equipment employment was up by 9,000 over the month, as workers returned from temporary auto plant shutdowns. Since its most recent peak in October 1998, employment in transportation equipment manufacturing has decreased by 320,000. 4 Employment in wholesale trade continued to trend downward in May. The industry has lost 386,000 jobs since its peak in March 2000. Retail employment was little changed over the month. It declined by 374,000 from its peak in February 2001 through the end of 2002 but has been essentially flat thus far in 2003. Job losses continued in transportation and warehousing over the month. Employment declined by 5,000 in air transportation; the industry has lost 113,000 jobs since its peak in March 2001. Information sector employment was essentially unchanged in May. Since its peak in March 2001, the industry has lost 417,000 jobs. Declines occurred throughout the component industries of the sector, including telecommunications; publishing industries, except Internet; and Internet service providers (ISPs), search portals, and data processing. Employment in financial activities continued to grow in May. Credit intermediation and related activities, which includes mortgage brokerages, added 19,000 jobs over the month. Since July 2000, employment in credit intermediation and related activities has increased by about a quarter of a million. Professional and business services added 48,000 jobs in May, bolstered by strong growth in temporary help services (58,000). Employment in temporary help services peaked in April 2000 and fell sharply until late 2001. Since then, it has remained at about 2.2 million. Education and health services employment continued to grow; the industry has added a million jobs since March 2001. Within this sector, employment rose over the month in ambulatory health care services (such as doctors’ offices and outpatient care centers). Social assistance lost 10,000 jobs in May, 6,000 of which were in child day care services. Employment in leisure and hospitality was little changed in May. This industry, which includes arts, entertainment, and recreation; accommodations; and food service and drinking places has lost about 100,000 jobs since January. Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data) The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged in May at 33.7 hours, seasonally adjusted. This followed a decline of 0.1 hour in April. The manufacturing workweek gained 0.1 hour in May, bringing it to 40.2 hours. This followed a decline of 0.3 hour in April. Manufacturing overtime edged up by 0.1 hour to 4.1 hours in May. (See table B-2.) The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged in May at 98.7 (2002=100). The manufacturing index was down by 0.2 percent over the month to 95.0. (See table B-5.) Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data) Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 5 cents in May to $15.34, seasonally adjusted. This followed no change in April. Average weekly earnings rose by 0.3 percent in May to $516.96. Over the year, average hourly earnings grew by 3.2 percent, and average weekly earnings increased by 2.6 percent. (See table B-3.) ______________________________ The Employment Situation for June 2003 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, July 3, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). 5 Revisions to Establishment Survey Data Effective with the release of data for May 2003, several major changes have been introduced to the Current Employment Statistics (CES), or establishment, survey. These changes include the conversion to a new industrial classification system, the completion of a sample redesign, and the introduction of concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology, which updates seasonal factors each month. In addition, the establishment data incorporate routine annual benchmark revisions and accompanying revisions to seasonally adjusted data. NAICS conversion. Effective with this release, all CES employment, hours, and earnings series have been converted from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system to the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The NAICS conversion has resulted in major definitional changes to many of the previously published SIC-based series. CES historical time series have been reconstructed as part of the NAICS conversion process. All published series now have a NAICS-based history extending back to at least 1990. For total nonfarm and other high-level aggregates, NAICS history has been reconstructed back to the previously existing start date for the series, 1939 in most cases. For more detailed industry series, the start dates vary depending on the scope of the definitional changes between SIC and NAICS; series with a high overlap between SIC and NAICS definitions have been reconstructed back to previously existing start dates. The reconstruction was based on the employment relationships developed from an establishment universe file with both the SIC and the NAICS codes. The establishment universe file is derived from unemployment insurance tax records and also serves as the sampling frame and benchmark source for the CES estimates. The B tables in this release reflect the new NAICS publication structure. One new table (B-6) has been added; it contains indexes of aggregate payrolls. These indexes were available under the SIC structure but were not published in the Employment Situation release. Former table B-6 is now table B-7. Change to federal government series. The CES series for federal government employment has been revised slightly in scope and definition due to a change in source data and estimation methods. Previously, this series was an end-of-the-month count of federal employees produced by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and excluded some workers, mostly employees who work in Department of Defense-owned establishments, such as military base commissaries. Beginning with this release, these workers are included, and the federal series is estimated from a sample of federal establishments, benchmarked annually, and reflects employment as of the pay period including the 12th of the month. These changes make the federal employment series more consistent with other CES industry series. The historical times series for federal government has been revised to reflect these changes. Completion of the CES sample redesign. This release marks the completion of a multiyear transition of the establishment survey from a quota-based sample to a more statistically sound probability-based sample. The implementation of the probability sample began in June 2000. Prior to this release, all private industries had already been converted to the probability sample with the exception of the services division (as defined under SIC). Data in this release reflect the conversion of all industries in the services division to the probability-based sample. Level shifts. With the completion of the redesign phase-in, new base levels have been computed for CES hours, earnings, production and nonsupervisory workers, and women workers series, from the NAICSbased probability sample. These recomputations have resulted in level shifts for some of the industry series, as compared with previously published data. In earlier stages of the redesign phase-in, a methodology that prevented level shifts was utilized in order to avoid repeated disruption of the industry series during the phase-in period. 6 Benchmark revisions. In accordance with standard annual practice, the CES survey data have been revised to incorporate comprehensive universe counts of payroll jobs, or benchmarks, with the release of May 2003 preliminary estimates. These counts are derived principally from unemployment insurance tax records for March 2002. The benchmark revision process affects all unadjusted data series from April 2001 forward, the time period since the last benchmark was established. Normally, 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised with each benchmark revision. However, with this release, the entire new time series history for all CES data series has been reseasonally adjusted due to the NAICS conversion, which results in the revision of all CES time series history. Concurrent seasonal adjustment. Beginning with this release, current monthly establishment data are adjusted using a concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology. The March 2003 final estimates and the April and May 2003 preliminary estimates are adjusted using the concurrent method. Similarly, in all subsequent months, the first preliminary estimates for the current reference month and the revised estimates for the 2 prior months will be updated with concurrent factors with each release. This is a change from the previous practice of updating seasonal factors semiannually. Concurrent seasonal adjustment is more accurate because it incorporates all available data, including first preliminary estimates for the most current month, in the adjustment process. Research has demonstrated that the concurrent methodology results in smaller revisions between first preliminary and final estimates. Due to this change in methodology, BLS will no longer publish seasonal factors in advance for the CES estimates. Table B presents revised total nonfarm employment data on a seasonally adjusted basis for January 2002 through April 2003. The revised data reflect the effects of the benchmark revisions, NAICS conversion, completion of the sample redesign phase-in, changes in the federal government series, and new seasonal adjustment factors. Further information. The BLS public database on the Internet, LABSTAT, contains all revised CES data released today. All LABSTAT series codes associated with the establishment survey data have been revised to reflect the NAICS conversion. The prefix for CES national series has been changed from EE to CE for the NAICS-based series and the length of the series code has been expanded by two digits to accommodate the more detailed NAICS coding structure. The SIC-based series have been retained on LABSTAT under the EE prefix, but the series end with the first preliminary estimates for April 2003; they will not be updated. Further descriptive information on the NAICS conversion and the other changes described above also is available on LABSTAT. The CES data and related information can be accessed through the CES homepage at http://www.bls.gov/ces/. Information also may be obtained by calling 202-691-6555. Additionally, the June 2003 issue of Employment and Earnings will contain an article that discusses the NAICS conversion, the benchmark revision, and the other changes introduced with this release. 7 Table B. Revisions in nonfarm employment, seasonally adjusted, January 2002-April 2003 (In thousands) Levels Year and month 2002: January .............................. February ............................ March............................... April .................................. May ................................... June ................................... July .................................... August ............................... September ......................... October ............................. November .......................... December .......................... 2003: January .............................. February ............................ March ................................ April (p) ............................ p = preliminary. As previously published Over-the-month changes As revised As previously published As revised 130,871 130,706 130,701 130,680 130,702 130,736 130,790 130,913 130,829 130,898 130,817 130,670 130,578 130,510 130,481 130,415 130,411 130,383 130,204 130,224 130,289 130,408 130,409 130,198 -19 -165 -5 -21 22 34 54 123 -84 69 -81 -147 -83 -68 -29 -66 -4 -28 -179 20 65 119 1 -211 -64 97 -24 -45 -26 -62 -233 -103 149 50 82 -64 130,873 130,520 130,396 130,348 130,356 130,235 130,084 130,084 203 -353 -124 -48 158 -121 -151 0 -45 232 -27 48 Difference 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. 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. In both the household and establishment surveys, most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted. However, the adjusted series for many major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most 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. The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments for the household survey are recalculated twice a year; the factors are calculated for the January-June period and again for the July-December period. For the establishment survey, a concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated each month for the three most recent monthly estimates, using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the current month. 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 290,000. 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 -190,000 to 390,000 (100,000 +/- 290,000). 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 4 percent, the 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 270,000, 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 substantially incomplete returns; for this reason, these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. It is only after two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final. Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, 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 0.3 percent, ranging from zero to 0.7 percent. 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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 May 2002 Apr. 2003 May 2003 May 2002 Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003 May 2003 217,198 144,527 66.5 136,559 62.9 7,969 5.5 72,671 5,533 220,540 145,925 66.2 137,424 62.3 8,501 5.8 74,615 4,373 220,768 146,067 66.2 137,567 62.3 8,500 5.8 74,701 5,482 217,198 144,911 66.7 136,487 62.8 8,424 5.8 72,287 4,795 219,897 145,838 66.3 137,536 62.5 8,302 5.7 74,059 4,676 220,114 145,857 66.3 137,408 62.4 8,450 5.8 74,257 4,462 220,317 145,793 66.2 137,348 62.3 8,445 5.8 74,524 5,020 220,540 146,473 66.4 137,687 62.4 8,786 6.0 74,067 4,417 220,768 146,485 66.4 137,487 62.3 8,998 6.1 74,283 4,744 104,393 77,485 74.2 73,230 70.1 4,255 5.5 26,908 106,123 77,796 73.3 72,905 68.7 4,891 6.3 28,327 106,238 77,870 73.3 73,131 68.8 4,739 6.1 28,367 104,393 77,676 74.4 73,093 70.0 4,583 5.9 26,718 105,767 77,693 73.5 72,994 69.0 4,699 6.0 28,074 105,895 77,927 73.6 73,249 69.2 4,678 6.0 27,968 106,005 77,738 73.3 73,064 68.9 4,674 6.0 28,268 106,123 78,122 73.6 73,182 69.0 4,940 6.3 28,001 106,238 78,088 73.5 72,981 68.7 5,107 6.5 28,150 96,205 73,701 76.6 70,104 72.9 3,597 4.9 22,504 97,979 74,504 76.0 70,259 71.7 4,245 5.7 23,475 98,083 74,410 75.9 70,338 71.7 4,072 5.5 23,674 96,205 73,766 76.7 69,918 72.7 3,848 5.2 22,439 97,635 73,993 75.8 69,967 71.7 4,026 5.4 23,642 97,762 74,254 76.0 70,293 71.9 3,962 5.3 23,508 97,869 74,236 75.9 70,293 71.8 3,944 5.3 23,632 97,979 74,571 76.1 70,364 71.8 4,207 5.6 23,408 98,083 74,506 76.0 70,144 71.5 4,362 5.9 23,577 112,805 67,042 59.4 63,328 56.1 3,713 5.5 45,763 114,417 68,130 59.5 64,519 56.4 3,610 5.3 46,288 114,531 68,197 59.5 64,436 56.3 3,761 5.5 46,334 112,805 67,235 59.6 63,394 56.2 3,841 5.7 45,569 114,130 68,144 59.7 64,542 56.6 3,603 5.3 45,985 114,219 67,930 59.5 64,159 56.2 3,772 5.6 46,289 114,312 68,055 59.5 64,284 56.2 3,771 5.5 46,257 114,417 68,351 59.7 64,505 56.4 3,846 5.6 46,066 114,531 68,397 59.7 64,506 56.3 3,891 5.7 46,134 104,977 63,499 60.5 60,334 57.5 3,165 5.0 41,478 106,510 64,696 60.7 61,595 57.8 3,101 4.8 41,814 106,613 64,678 60.7 61,507 57.7 3,170 4.9 41,935 104,977 63,551 60.5 60,262 57.4 3,289 5.2 41,426 106,235 64,479 60.7 61,443 57.8 3,035 4.7 41,757 106,322 64,310 60.5 61,073 57.4 3,237 5.0 42,013 106,411 64,477 60.6 61,227 57.5 3,250 5.0 41,933 106,510 64,677 60.7 61,401 57.6 3,276 5.1 41,834 106,613 64,733 60.7 61,436 57.6 3,297 5.1 41,880 16,017 7,328 45.7 6,120 38.2 1,207 16.5 8,689 16,051 6,726 41.9 5,570 34.7 1,155 17.2 9,325 16,072 6,979 43.4 5,722 35.6 1,257 18.0 9,092 16,017 7,594 47.4 6,307 39.4 1,287 17.0 8,422 16,027 7,366 46.0 6,125 38.2 1,241 16.8 8,661 16,030 7,293 45.5 6,042 37.7 1,251 17.1 8,736 16,038 7,079 44.1 5,829 36.3 1,251 17.7 8,959 16,051 7,226 45.0 5,923 36.9 1,303 18.0 8,825 16,072 7,246 45.1 5,907 36.8 1,339 18.5 8,826 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 2003, 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 May 2002 Apr. 2003 May 2003 May 2002 Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003 May 2003 179,524 119,938 66.8 114,132 63.6 5,806 4.8 59,587 180,873 120,195 66.5 114,057 63.1 6,138 5.1 60,679 181,021 120,135 66.4 114,016 63.0 6,119 5.1 60,886 179,524 120,197 67.0 114,003 63.5 6,195 5.2 59,327 180,460 120,084 66.5 113,995 63.2 6,089 5.1 60,376 180,599 120,166 66.5 114,135 63.2 6,031 5.0 60,432 180,728 120,200 66.5 114,089 63.1 6,111 5.1 60,528 180,873 120,575 66.7 114,286 63.2 6,289 5.2 60,298 181,021 120,420 66.5 113,882 62.9 6,539 5.4 60,601 62,141 76.9 59,414 73.5 2,727 4.4 62,432 76.5 59,263 72.6 3,168 5.1 62,271 76.2 59,288 72.5 2,982 4.8 62,154 76.9 59,197 73.3 2,958 4.8 62,003 76.2 58,994 72.5 3,009 4.9 62,235 76.4 59,342 72.8 2,893 4.6 62,269 76.3 59,344 72.7 2,925 4.7 62,500 76.5 59,353 72.7 3,147 5.0 62,305 76.2 59,064 72.3 3,241 5.2 51,652 60.0 49,479 57.4 2,172 4.2 52,151 60.1 50,013 57.7 2,137 4.1 52,074 60.0 49,829 57.4 2,245 4.3 51,731 60.0 49,418 57.4 2,313 4.5 51,909 60.0 49,768 57.5 2,141 4.1 51,840 59.9 49,645 57.3 2,194 4.2 52,039 60.1 49,770 57.4 2,269 4.4 52,107 60.1 49,885 57.5 2,223 4.3 52,155 60.1 49,770 57.3 2,385 4.6 6,145 48.8 5,239 41.6 906 14.8 5,612 44.9 4,780 38.2 832 14.8 5,791 46.3 4,899 39.2 892 15.4 6,312 50.1 5,388 42.8 925 14.6 6,172 49.4 5,232 41.9 940 15.2 6,091 48.8 5,147 41.2 944 15.5 5,892 47.2 4,976 39.8 916 15.6 5,968 47.7 5,049 40.4 919 15.4 5,961 47.6 5,048 40.3 913 15.3 25,514 16,573 65.0 14,925 58.5 1,648 9.9 8,941 25,587 16,417 64.2 14,726 57.6 1,691 10.3 9,169 25,624 16,559 64.6 14,817 57.8 1,742 10.5 9,066 25,514 16,610 65.1 14,928 58.5 1,682 10.1 8,903 25,484 16,374 64.3 14,684 57.6 1,690 10.3 9,110 25,519 16,395 64.2 14,669 57.5 1,726 10.5 9,124 25,552 16,296 63.8 14,641 57.3 1,655 10.2 9,256 25,587 16,521 64.6 14,723 57.5 1,797 10.9 9,066 25,624 16,618 64.9 14,819 57.8 1,799 10.8 9,007 7,376 72.6 6,764 66.5 612 8.3 7,279 71.1 6,538 63.9 740 10.2 7,305 71.3 6,532 63.7 773 10.6 7,402 72.8 6,755 66.4 647 8.7 7,233 71.0 6,489 63.7 744 10.3 7,296 71.5 6,560 64.3 736 10.1 7,195 70.4 6,526 63.8 669 9.3 7,295 71.3 6,537 63.9 758 10.4 7,346 71.7 6,524 63.6 821 11.2 8,352 64.6 7,555 58.4 796 9.5 8,432 65.0 7,700 59.3 732 8.7 8,482 65.3 7,784 59.9 698 8.2 8,326 64.4 7,555 58.4 771 9.3 8,327 64.4 7,629 59.0 698 8.4 8,296 64.1 7,548 58.3 748 9.0 8,315 64.1 7,592 58.6 723 8.7 8,443 65.0 7,663 59.0 780 9.2 8,461 65.1 7,784 59.9 677 8.0 845 35.0 605 25.1 239 28.4 707 29.8 488 20.6 219 30.9 771 32.5 501 21.1 270 35.1 882 36.5 618 25.6 264 29.9 813 34.4 566 23.9 247 30.4 803 33.9 560 23.7 242 30.2 786 33.2 524 22.1 262 33.4 782 33.0 523 22.1 259 33.1 811 34.1 511 21.5 300 37.0 9,780 6,504 66.5 6,122 62.6 382 5.9 3,276 9,086 6,029 66.4 5,681 62.5 348 5.8 3,057 9,204 6,081 66.1 5,768 62.7 313 5.1 3,123 WHITE 2 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 2 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 2 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 Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only; persons who selected more than one race group are not included. Prior to 2003, persons who reported more than one race were included in the group they identified as the main race. (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) 3 Data not available. 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 2003, 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 May 2002 Apr. 2003 May 2003 May 2002 Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003 May 2003 25,827 17,733 68.7 16,605 64.3 1,128 6.4 8,094 27,291 18,794 68.9 17,443 63.9 1,351 7.2 8,497 27,391 18,667 68.1 17,288 63.1 1,378 7.4 8,725 25,827 17,843 69.1 16,581 64.2 1,261 7.1 7,984 26,994 18,614 69.0 17,155 63.5 1,459 7.8 8,380 27,095 18,658 68.9 17,223 63.6 1,436 7.7 8,436 27,191 18,614 68.5 17,215 63.3 1,399 7.5 8,577 27,291 18,836 69.0 17,428 63.9 1,408 7.5 8,455 27,391 18,811 68.7 17,264 63.0 1,548 8.2 8,580 9,886 83.4 9,402 79.3 483 4.9 10,786 85.1 10,085 79.6 701 6.5 10,694 84.1 10,007 78.7 687 6.4 (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) 6,776 59.1 6,313 55.1 463 6.8 7,092 58.6 6,591 54.5 500 7.1 7,031 57.9 6,493 53.5 539 7.7 (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) 1,071 42.8 889 35.5 182 17.0 917 36.3 767 30.4 150 16.4 942 37.2 788 31.1 153 16.3 (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 2003, 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 May 2002 Apr. 2003 May 2003 May 2002 Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003 May 2003 12,995 44.8 12,036 41.5 959 7.4 13,005 45.5 11,974 41.9 1,031 7.9 12,954 45.6 11,914 41.9 1,040 8.0 12,752 44.0 11,674 40.3 1,077 8.4 12,542 43.7 11,471 40.0 1,071 8.5 12,638 44.9 11,522 40.9 1,116 8.8 12,896 45.1 11,802 41.3 1,094 8.5 12,710 44.4 11,664 40.8 1,046 8.2 12,703 44.7 11,536 40.6 1,167 9.2 37,532 64.3 35,633 61.1 1,899 5.1 37,913 64.1 35,763 60.4 2,150 5.7 37,774 63.8 35,836 60.5 1,938 5.1 37,566 64.4 35,509 60.9 2,057 5.5 37,856 63.5 35,923 60.2 1,933 5.1 37,816 63.7 35,779 60.2 2,037 5.4 37,632 63.5 35,569 60.0 2,063 5.5 37,950 64.1 35,774 60.4 2,176 5.7 37,823 63.9 35,729 60.4 2,094 5.5 32,927 73.0 31,447 69.7 1,480 4.5 33,910 73.1 32,304 69.6 1,606 4.7 33,668 72.5 32,107 69.1 1,561 4.6 33,404 74.0 31,830 70.5 1,574 4.7 34,186 73.3 32,556 69.8 1,630 4.8 34,335 73.2 32,730 69.8 1,605 4.7 34,008 73.3 32,382 69.8 1,626 4.8 34,375 74.1 32,760 70.6 1,615 4.7 34,191 73.6 32,542 70.1 1,649 4.8 39,022 78.8 37,959 76.7 1,063 2.7 39,652 78.5 38,511 76.2 1,142 2.9 39,801 78.2 38,678 76.0 1,123 2.8 38,818 78.4 37,657 76.1 1,161 3.0 38,778 78.8 37,626 76.4 1,152 3.0 39,046 78.2 37,892 75.9 1,154 3.0 39,507 78.5 38,292 76.1 1,215 3.1 39,465 78.1 38,233 75.6 1,232 3.1 39,576 77.8 38,351 75.4 1,224 3.1 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 high school diploma or equivalent. Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees. NOTE: Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. 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 May 2002 Apr. 2003 May 2003 May 2002 Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003 May 2003 CLASS OF WORKER Agriculture and related industries ............................................. Wage and salary workers ....................................................... Self-employed workers ........................................................... Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 2,310 1,282 992 35 2,129 1,182 933 15 2,221 1,222 978 22 2,239 1,254 959 (1) 2,314 1,195 1,071 (1) 2,178 1,174 953 (1) 2,227 1,271 923 (1) 2,128 1,192 912 (1) 2,157 1,198 948 (1) Nonagricultural industries ......................................................... Wage and salary workers ....................................................... Government .......................................................................... Private industries .................................................................. Private households ............................................................. Other industries .................................................................. Self-employed workers ........................................................... Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 134,249 125,291 20,040 105,251 698 104,553 8,865 92 135,295 126,031 19,760 106,271 715 105,556 9,161 103 135,346 126,138 19,711 106,428 732 105,696 9,088 119 134,324 125,352 19,896 105,499 (1) 104,764 8,844 (1) 135,142 125,768 19,868 105,907 (1) 105,192 9,444 (1) 135,317 126,006 19,418 106,437 (1) 105,773 9,258 (1) 135,104 125,886 19,318 106,583 (1) 105,910 9,181 (1) 135,682 126,425 19,556 106,838 (1) 106,104 9,139 (1) 135,424 126,202 19,552 106,683 (1) 105,907 9,065 (1) All industries: Part time for economic reasons .............................................. Slack work or business conditions ........................................ Could only find part-time work .............................................. Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 3,942 2,560 1,073 19,267 4,609 3,119 1,233 19,785 4,409 2,915 1,218 19,363 4,097 2,685 1,110 18,988 4,643 3,027 1,297 19,314 4,807 3,152 1,275 18,421 4,696 3,123 1,192 18,888 4,840 3,221 1,266 18,886 4,592 3,058 1,265 19,083 Nonagricultural industries: Part time for economic reasons .............................................. Slack work or business conditions ........................................ Could only find part-time work .............................................. Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 3,833 2,478 1,055 18,955 4,518 3,055 1,224 19,431 4,298 2,849 1,189 19,004 3,983 2,611 1,087 18,636 4,496 2,947 1,267 18,984 4,675 3,062 1,257 18,134 4,587 3,048 1,178 18,529 4,728 3,140 1,258 18,503 4,478 3,003 1,234 18,664 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. Industries reflect the introduction of the 2002 Census industry classification system derived from the 2002 North American Industry Classification System into the Current Population Survey. Beginning in January 2003, 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 May 2002 Apr. 2003 May 2003 May 2002 Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003 May 2003 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 ............................................................... 136,559 6,120 2,116 4,004 130,438 13,363 117,075 97,149 30,412 35,526 31,212 19,926 137,424 5,570 2,087 3,484 131,854 13,302 118,552 97,483 30,530 35,143 31,810 21,068 137,567 5,722 2,179 3,543 131,845 13,310 118,535 97,398 30,459 34,996 31,943 21,137 136,487 6,307 2,260 4,003 130,180 13,509 116,684 96,857 30,343 35,377 31,137 19,827 137,536 6,125 2,446 3,694 131,410 13,568 117,876 96,957 30,369 35,125 31,463 20,918 137,408 6,042 2,352 3,722 131,365 13,510 117,932 96,942 30,563 34,803 31,577 20,990 137,348 5,829 2,292 3,550 131,519 13,458 117,984 97,042 30,420 34,910 31,712 20,942 137,687 5,923 2,311 3,616 131,765 13,420 118,332 97,341 30,554 34,986 31,800 20,992 137,487 5,907 2,333 3,547 131,580 13,455 118,139 97,111 30,392 34,849 31,871 21,028 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 ............................................................... 73,230 3,126 1,091 2,035 70,104 7,015 63,089 52,201 16,655 19,126 16,420 10,888 72,905 2,646 952 1,694 70,259 7,022 63,237 51,994 16,722 18,763 16,510 11,242 73,131 2,793 1,029 1,764 70,338 7,019 63,318 52,072 16,711 18,733 16,628 11,246 73,093 3,174 1,137 2,028 69,918 7,071 62,852 52,038 16,604 19,079 16,355 10,814 72,994 3,027 1,203 1,838 69,967 7,183 62,814 51,687 16,528 18,824 16,334 11,127 73,249 2,956 1,157 1,820 70,293 7,215 63,151 51,925 16,730 18,729 16,466 11,227 73,064 2,772 1,056 1,718 70,293 7,206 63,050 51,885 16,669 18,719 16,498 11,165 73,182 2,818 1,052 1,770 70,364 7,116 63,266 52,057 16,750 18,735 16,572 11,209 72,981 2,837 1,073 1,760 70,144 7,076 63,077 51,911 16,660 18,685 16,566 11,166 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 ............................................................... 63,328 2,994 1,025 1,969 60,334 6,349 53,986 44,948 13,757 16,400 14,791 9,038 64,519 2,924 1,135 1,789 61,595 6,280 55,315 45,489 13,808 16,381 15,300 9,826 64,436 2,929 1,150 1,779 61,507 6,291 55,217 45,326 13,748 16,263 15,315 9,891 63,394 3,132 1,123 1,975 60,262 6,438 53,833 44,819 13,739 16,298 14,782 9,013 64,542 3,098 1,243 1,856 61,443 6,385 55,062 45,270 13,841 16,301 15,129 9,792 64,159 3,086 1,195 1,902 61,073 6,295 54,781 45,018 13,834 16,073 15,111 9,763 64,284 3,057 1,236 1,833 61,227 6,252 54,934 45,157 13,752 16,191 15,214 9,777 64,505 3,104 1,259 1,845 61,401 6,304 55,066 45,283 13,804 16,251 15,228 9,783 64,506 3,070 1,259 1,787 61,436 6,378 55,062 45,200 13,731 16,164 15,305 9,862 Married men, spouse present ................................................... Married women, spouse present .............................................. Women who maintain families .................................................. 44,288 34,075 8,449 44,486 34,817 8,590 44,545 34,496 8,581 44,306 34,015 (1) 44,401 34,525 (1) 44,587 34,620 (1) 44,415 34,569 (1) 44,552 34,685 (1) 44,542 34,443 (1) Full-time workers 2 ................................................................... Part-time workers 3 ................................................................... 112,539 24,020 112,470 24,955 112,983 24,584 112,398 24,107 112,823 24,400 113,442 23,830 113,157 24,068 113,241 24,355 112,821 24,676 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 2003, 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 May 2002 Apr. 2003 May 2003 May 2002 Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003 May 2003 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 ............................................................... 8,424 1,287 578 720 7,137 1,356 5,832 4,998 1,886 1,729 1,383 845 8,786 1,303 530 785 7,483 1,501 6,057 5,045 1,887 1,753 1,404 919 8,998 1,339 530 834 7,659 1,580 6,116 5,130 1,937 1,833 1,360 995 5.8 17.0 20.4 15.3 5.2 9.1 4.8 4.9 5.9 4.7 4.3 4.1 5.7 16.8 18.3 15.9 5.1 9.3 4.6 4.7 5.9 4.5 3.8 4.1 5.8 17.1 17.9 15.9 5.2 9.3 4.7 4.9 5.6 5.2 3.9 3.8 5.8 17.7 16.7 17.7 5.2 8.9 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.8 4.4 3.8 6.0 18.0 18.7 17.8 5.4 10.1 4.9 4.9 5.8 4.8 4.2 4.2 6.1 18.5 18.5 19.0 5.5 10.5 4.9 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.1 4.5 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 ............................................................... 4,583 735 342 397 3,848 753 3,144 2,642 995 879 768 501 4,940 733 286 446 4,207 853 3,370 2,828 1,033 1,008 786 542 5,107 745 295 465 4,362 915 3,485 2,921 1,069 1,037 815 564 5.9 18.8 23.1 16.4 5.2 9.6 4.8 4.8 5.7 4.4 4.5 4.4 6.0 18.2 19.3 17.6 5.4 9.7 4.9 5.0 6.2 4.7 4.2 4.4 6.0 19.5 19.1 19.3 5.3 9.2 4.9 5.0 5.5 5.1 4.5 4.2 6.0 20.8 18.0 21.5 5.3 8.7 4.9 5.0 5.6 4.8 4.7 4.3 6.3 20.6 21.4 20.1 5.6 10.7 5.1 5.2 5.8 5.1 4.5 4.6 6.5 20.8 21.5 20.9 5.9 11.4 5.2 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.8 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 ............................................................ 3,841 552 236 323 3,289 603 2,689 2,356 891 850 615 293 3,846 570 244 339 3,276 648 2,687 2,217 854 745 619 344 3,891 594 235 369 3,297 665 2,631 2,209 867 797 545 368 5.7 15.0 17.4 14.1 5.2 8.6 4.8 5.0 6.1 5.0 4.0 3.1 5.3 15.5 17.3 14.1 4.7 8.8 4.2 4.4 5.7 4.3 3.4 4.1 5.6 14.8 16.8 12.3 5.0 9.5 4.5 4.8 5.7 5.3 3.3 3.3 5.5 14.6 15.5 13.7 5.0 9.1 4.6 4.9 5.9 4.7 4.1 3.3 5.6 15.5 16.2 15.5 5.1 9.3 4.7 4.7 5.8 4.4 3.9 3.4 5.7 16.2 15.8 17.1 5.1 9.4 4.6 4.7 5.9 4.7 3.4 3.6 Married men, spouse present ................................................... Married women, spouse present .............................................. Women who maintain families 2 ............................................... 1,653 1,374 743 1,730 1,304 795 1,796 1,327 775 3.6 3.9 8.1 3.5 3.3 8.0 3.6 3.6 9.0 3.8 3.7 8.4 3.7 3.6 8.5 3.9 3.7 8.3 Full-time workers 3 ................................................................... Part-time workers 4 ................................................................... 7,023 1,389 7,419 1,378 7,523 1,465 5.9 5.4 5.8 5.4 5.9 5.5 5.9 5.5 6.1 5.4 6.3 5.6 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 2003, 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 May 2002 Apr. 2003 May 2003 May 2002 Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003 May 2003 4,180 853 3,327 2,691 636 813 2,485 491 4,716 1,076 3,640 2,786 854 786 2,421 578 4,589 944 3,645 2,829 816 706 2,587 618 4,634 1,114 3,520 (1) (1) 892 2,400 503 4,583 1,080 3,503 (1) (1) 825 2,331 616 4,756 1,142 3,614 (1) (1) 772 2,395 579 4,613 1,157 3,456 (1) (1) 794 2,391 626 4,765 1,101 3,664 (1) (1) 829 2,558 642 5,074 1,226 3,848 (1) (1) 772 2,499 634 100.0 52.5 10.7 41.7 10.2 31.2 6.2 100.0 55.5 12.7 42.8 9.2 28.5 6.8 100.0 54.0 11.1 42.9 8.3 30.4 7.3 100.0 55.0 13.2 41.8 10.6 28.5 6.0 100.0 54.9 12.9 41.9 9.9 27.9 7.4 100.0 55.9 13.4 42.5 9.1 28.2 6.8 100.0 54.8 13.7 41.0 9.4 28.4 7.4 100.0 54.2 12.5 41.7 9.4 29.1 7.3 100.0 56.5 13.7 42.9 8.6 27.8 7.1 2.9 .6 1.7 .3 3.2 .5 1.7 .4 3.1 .5 1.8 .4 3.2 .6 1.7 .3 3.1 .6 1.6 .4 3.3 .5 1.6 .4 3.2 .5 1.6 .4 3.3 .6 1.7 .4 3.5 .5 1.7 .4 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 2003, 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 May 2002 Apr. 2003 May 2003 May 2002 Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003 May 2003 Less than 5 weeks .................................................................... 5 to 14 weeks ........................................................................... 15 weeks and over ................................................................... 15 to 26 weeks ...................................................................... 27 weeks and over ................................................................ 2,826 2,123 3,020 1,463 1,557 2,443 2,408 3,650 1,644 2,005 2,974 2,155 3,371 1,467 1,905 2,900 2,566 2,911 1,328 1,583 2,772 2,577 3,140 1,457 1,683 2,749 2,565 3,155 1,281 1,874 2,780 2,473 3,104 1,316 1,788 2,814 2,630 3,294 1,392 1,903 3,056 2,605 3,250 1,321 1,930 Average (mean) duration, in weeks .......................................... Median duration, in weeks ........................................................ 17.1 9.4 20.6 12.0 19.6 10.0 16.8 9.6 18.4 9.8 18.6 9.4 18.0 9.6 19.6 10.2 19.2 10.1 100.0 35.5 26.6 37.9 18.4 19.5 100.0 28.7 28.3 42.9 19.3 23.6 100.0 35.0 25.4 39.7 17.3 22.4 100.0 34.6 30.6 34.7 15.8 18.9 100.0 32.6 30.4 37.0 17.2 19.8 100.0 32.5 30.3 37.3 15.1 22.1 100.0 33.3 29.6 37.1 15.7 21.4 100.0 32.2 30.1 37.7 15.9 21.8 100.0 34.3 29.2 36.5 14.8 21.7 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total unemployed ..................................................................... Less than 5 weeks .................................................................. 5 to 14 weeks ......................................................................... 15 weeks and over ................................................................. 15 to 26 weeks ..................................................................... 27 weeks and over ............................................................... NOTE: Beginning in January 2003, 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 .................................... May 2002 May 2003 136,559 47,136 19,814 27,322 21,948 35,370 15,917 19,453 13,326 1,082 7,763 4,481 18,779 10,142 8,637 137,567 48,041 20,067 27,974 22,678 35,115 15,721 19,394 13,862 968 7,967 4,928 17,871 9,644 8,228 1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Occupations reflect the introduction of the 2002 Census occupational classification May 2002 May 2003 May 2002 7,969 1,523 655 868 1,486 2,063 976 1,087 963 93 639 231 1,432 813 619 8,500 1,475 612 864 1,583 2,106 1,009 1,096 1,122 140 722 260 1,575 811 764 May 2003 5.5 3.1 3.2 3.1 6.3 5.5 5.8 5.3 6.7 7.9 7.6 4.9 7.1 7.4 6.7 5.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 6.5 5.7 6.0 5.4 7.5 12.6 8.3 5.0 8.1 7.8 8.5 system derived from the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification system into the Current Population Survey. Beginning in January 2003, 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 ................................................... 1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Industries reflect the introduction of the 2002 Census industry classification system derived from the 2002 North American Industry Classification System into the Current Unemployment rates May 2002 May 2003 7,969 6,642 25 626 1,194 731 463 1,138 257 260 340 983 533 1,022 264 89 484 264 8,500 7,000 40 715 1,150 755 395 1,247 260 251 320 1,105 618 955 339 133 478 271 May 2002 5.5 5.9 4.9 7.4 6.6 6.4 6.8 5.8 4.5 7.2 3.8 7.7 3.2 8.6 4.6 6.8 2.3 2.6 May 2003 5.8 6.2 7.5 8.4 6.5 6.9 5.9 6.2 4.9 6.9 3.6 8.4 3.5 7.9 5.7 10.2 2.4 2.6 Population Survey. Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization (Percent) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Measure May 2002 Apr. 2003 May 2003 May 2002 Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003 May 2003 U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force .............. 2.1 2.5 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.2 U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force ...................................................................................................................................... 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.5 U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate) ...................................................................................................................................... 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.1 U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers ............................................................................................................ 5.8 6.1 6.1 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers ................................................................................................................. 6.5 6.7 6.7 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers ........................................................................................... 9.2 9.8 9.7 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 1 part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule. For further information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor Review. Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Data not available. 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 Table A-13. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Total Men Women Category May 2002 May 2003 May 2002 May 2003 May 2002 May 2003 72,671 5,533 1,467 74,701 5,482 1,428 26,908 2,543 792 28,367 2,570 755 45,763 2,989 675 46,334 2,911 673 414 1,054 482 946 249 543 310 446 165 511 172 501 Total multiple jobholders 4 ............................................................................ Percent of total employed ......................................................................... 7,247 5.3 7,338 5.3 3,736 5.1 3,841 5.3 3,511 5.5 3,498 5.4 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 ................................................... 3,882 1,573 297 1,441 3,932 1,630 269 1,464 2,197 510 202 804 2,325 533 192 772 1,686 1,063 94 637 1,606 1,097 77 692 NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE Total not in the labor force ............................................................................ Persons who currently want a job ............................................................... Searched for work and available to work now 1 ..................................... Reason not currently looking: Discouragement over job prospects 2 ......................................... Reasons other than discouragement 3 ........................................ MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS 1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the reference week. 2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination. 3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as child-care and transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined. 4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately. NOTE: Beginning in January 2003, 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 May 2002 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003p Seasonally adjusted May 2003p May 2002 Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003p May 2003p Change from: Apr. 2003May 2003 Total nonfarm ............................. 131,041 129,270 129,951 130,680 130,411 130,356 130,235 130,084 130,084 130,067 -17 Total private ........................................ 109,107 107,329 108,014 108,752 108,907 108,780 108,647 108,537 108,539 108,547 8 Goods-producing ............................................ 22,699 21,733 21,887 22,122 22,667 22,288 22,191 22,159 22,104 22,075 -29 Natural resources and mining .................................. Logging ............................................................ Mining .................................................................... Oil and gas extraction ........................................ Mining, except oil and gas 1................................. Coal mining ...................................................... Support activities for mining .............................. 581 67.2 513.8 122.2 214.7 74.9 176.9 551 60.1 490.7 121.9 201.7 72.3 167.1 550 57.3 493.1 123.0 205.3 72.3 164.8 559 60.5 498.7 122.6 209.4 71.7 166.7 584 70.5 513.8 122.9 212.9 75.3 178.0 568 67.1 500.5 122.1 206.9 72.2 171.5 569 66.6 502.1 121.8 206.3 72.3 174.0 565 64.6 500.4 122.9 206.9 72.3 170.6 563 63.6 499.0 124.0 207.1 72.7 167.9 561 63.4 498.0 122.9 207.3 72.0 167.8 -2 -.2 -1.0 -1.1 .2 -.7 -.1 Construction ............................................................. 6,758 Construction of buildings ................................... 1,575.8 Heavy and civil engineering construction ......... 957.0 Specialty trade contractors ................................ 4,224.8 6,372 1,540.0 809.7 4,021.8 6,603 1,578.6 868.1 4,155.9 6,836 1,620.0 930.7 4,285.7 6,716 1,580.4 928.4 4,206.7 6,738 1,597.7 916.8 4,223.8 6,700 1,594.4 912.5 4,193.2 6,720 1,605.6 895.0 4,219.5 6,757 1,618.4 897.5 4,241.4 6,783 1,622.0 901.3 4,259.3 26 3.6 3.8 17.9 Manufacturing ........................................................... Production workers ....................................... 15,360 10,843 14,810 10,404 14,734 10,335 14,727 10,331 15,367 10,836 14,982 10,564 14,922 10,516 14,874 10,447 14,784 10,372 14,731 10,331 -53 -41 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 .................................. Furniture and related products .......................... Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................ 9,573 6,597 559.0 521.6 512.1 1,552.6 1,247.1 1,536.5 252.6 195.3 540.1 452.8 501.9 1,839.1 610.0 693.0 9,176 6,301 534.8 495.4 493.9 1,490.3 1,196.7 1,432.3 230.5 176.6 494.4 436.4 477.5 1,791.4 582.5 681.6 9,128 6,257 540.9 499.8 491.9 1,485.2 1,187.6 1,421.2 228.1 175.5 492.2 432.6 473.4 1,770.4 576.1 681.4 9,112 6,252 543.5 508.6 486.8 1,479.7 1,182.1 1,403.8 222.6 171.0 488.3 429.3 470.5 1,784.2 575.0 678.0 9,567 6,582 557.9 518.8 513.1 1,556.7 1,242.8 1,537.5 253.3 194.1 539.7 453.3 501.7 1,836.4 609.1 693.0 9,282 6,392 549.2 507.9 500.1 1,508.0 1,206.5 1,448.5 234.4 177.6 498.8 441.4 482.4 1,806.5 587.0 686.0 9,236 6,355 548.5 505.9 496.5 1,497.5 1,201.6 1,438.2 230.9 177.8 496.0 438.7 479.8 1,800.7 582.9 684.5 9,203 6,314 544.4 506.7 494.7 1,495.3 1,194.8 1,432.1 229.8 176.5 494.1 436.5 477.5 1,792.5 582.0 683.0 9,140 6,263 544.8 504.4 492.1 1,488.8 1,186.6 1,418.6 228.6 174.1 492.0 432.9 473.8 1,771.8 576.5 682.5 9,103 6,239 542.8 505.6 487.9 1,482.9 1,178.4 1,402.6 223.2 169.6 487.4 429.9 470.6 1,780.5 573.7 678.4 -37 -24 -2.0 1.2 -4.2 -5.9 -8.2 -16.0 -5.4 -4.5 -4.6 -3.0 -3.2 8.7 -2.8 -4.1 Nondurable goods ................................................. 5,787 Production workers ....................................... 4,246 Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,506.6 Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 206.6 Textile mills ......................................................... 295.9 Textile product mills ........................................... 197.5 Apparel ................................................................ 363.0 Leather and allied products ............................... 51.6 Paper and paper products ................................. 549.5 Printing and related support activities ............... 711.5 Petroleum and coal products ............................. 119.5 Chemicals ........................................................... 930.1 Plastics and rubber products ............................. 855.6 5,634 4,103 1,491.6 191.5 281.7 191.4 320.4 45.7 532.5 695.4 117.7 922.8 843.4 5,606 4,078 1,486.1 190.9 278.3 190.5 315.1 45.3 529.8 692.9 118.7 920.0 838.7 5,615 4,079 1,493.9 193.9 274.1 189.4 316.6 45.4 527.8 696.8 120.3 919.0 837.8 5,800 4,254 1,523.7 207.4 294.1 197.0 361.2 50.6 550.9 713.1 118.7 930.1 852.9 5,700 4,172 1,517.1 199.0 285.2 191.7 331.8 46.7 539.7 694.5 120.4 926.0 848.0 5,686 4,161 1,514.7 198.2 283.7 192.6 325.9 46.0 538.5 694.0 120.4 924.2 847.4 5,671 4,133 1,513.3 196.1 281.6 192.6 322.1 45.8 535.1 696.4 120.3 922.5 845.1 5,644 4,109 1,511.1 194.8 277.5 190.6 317.8 45.1 532.2 695.9 119.5 920.7 839.1 5,628 4,092 1,509.7 195.2 273.1 189.0 315.1 44.5 529.4 697.4 119.4 919.2 835.8 -16 -17 -1.4 .4 -4.4 -1.6 -2.7 -.6 -2.8 1.5 -.1 -1.5 -3.3 Service-providing ............................................ 108,342 107,537 108,064 108,558 107,744 108,068 108,044 107,925 107,980 107,992 12 Private service-providing ............................ 86,408 85,596 86,127 86,630 86,240 86,492 86,456 86,378 86,435 86,472 37 Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 25,442 24,984 25,079 25,213 25,536 25,376 25,346 25,338 25,332 25,307 -25 Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,653.2 Durable goods .................................................... 3,013.3 Nondurable goods .............................................. 2,020.1 Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 619.8 5,562.8 2,946.7 1,998.0 618.1 5,573.5 2,947.8 2,006.8 618.9 5,588.4 2,952.7 2,016.8 618.9 5,650.7 3,013.6 2,016.7 620.4 5,596.0 2,967.9 2,011.5 616.6 5,596.2 2,967.0 2,010.7 618.5 5,594.0 2,961.2 2,013.6 619.2 5,591.2 2,957.2 2,013.2 620.8 5,585.1 2,953.3 2,012.4 619.4 -6.1 -3.9 -.8 -1.4 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 May 2002 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003p Seasonally adjusted May 2003p May 2002 Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003p May 2003p Retail trade ............................................................ 14,968.1 14,720.1 14,800.8 14,892.9 15,069.0 15,009.2 14,987.3 14,994.7 15,008.0 14,994.1 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1........................ 1,883.0 1,860.5 1,868.9 1,881.2 1,881.4 1,876.8 1,874.9 1,875.5 1,875.8 1,880.0 Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,250.8 1,238.7 1,239.2 1,243.7 1,251.7 1,245.5 1,242.1 1,241.5 1,242.2 1,244.6 Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 530.7 544.1 541.2 538.2 536.1 549.9 552.0 547.6 547.9 545.0 Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 517.7 522.1 518.7 515.8 526.7 531.6 526.9 524.8 525.5 525.2 Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,232.4 1,151.6 1,207.2 1,240.2 1,181.3 1,190.6 1,183.6 1,181.8 1,186.9 1,187.5 Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,863.6 2,786.3 2,793.7 2,812.5 2,878.1 2,827.0 2,820.2 2,822.9 2,823.7 2,823.5 Health and personal care stores ....................... 938.5 955.7 957.8 962.5 943.0 956.8 960.1 962.6 966.1 966.9 Gasoline stations ................................................ 902.0 896.1 903.1 908.1 902.7 905.2 905.0 907.1 911.2 908.6 Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,280.2 1,245.9 1,254.6 1,257.4 1,308.3 1,291.2 1,279.7 1,282.8 1,287.9 1,285.0 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores................................................................ 647.6 631.4 627.9 631.1 667.9 653.5 652.6 650.8 650.4 650.2 General merchandise stores 1............................. 2,772.5 2,761.5 2,760.6 2,770.1 2,834.6 2,834.2 2,838.8 2,846.4 2,840.3 2,835.8 Department stores ............................................. 1,670.3 1,658.0 1,640.8 1,642.3 1,714.2 1,720.9 1,718.6 1,710.6 1,698.1 1,693.6 Miscellaneous store retailers ............................ 964.3 928.1 933.9 947.4 960.6 952.4 949.1 949.8 949.7 945.9 Nonstore retailers .............................................. 435.6 436.8 433.2 428.4 448.3 440.0 444.4 442.6 442.6 440.5 Change from: Apr. 2003May 2003 -13.9 4.2 2.4 -2.9 -.3 .6 -.2 .8 -2.6 -2.9 -.2 -4.5 -4.5 -3.8 -2.1 4,107.8 531.8 214.2 48.9 1,303.1 361.5 39.9 22.5 520.1 556.1 509.7 4,111.7 520.4 216.3 49.1 1,307.6 367.4 40.1 25.0 521.0 555.6 509.2 4,137.6 517.3 217.2 50.2 1,322.8 367.1 40.0 28.9 527.6 556.6 509.9 4,215.2 562.4 217.5 52.4 1,342.7 375.0 41.9 25.8 524.9 561.8 510.8 4,174.6 551.3 215.7 50.6 1,327.6 358.0 40.0 24.0 527.7 561.4 518.3 4,166.7 545.8 215.3 50.5 1,324.3 357.5 39.8 25.6 527.9 558.9 521.1 4,153.8 537.3 215.3 50.1 1,328.1 351.9 40.2 27.1 525.9 563.3 514.6 4,137.9 527.3 216.2 49.8 1,323.7 351.9 40.3 27.9 523.3 562.8 514.7 4,134.2 522.0 215.7 49.6 1,323.3 349.3 40.4 28.3 529.5 562.6 513.5 -3.7 -5.3 -.5 -.2 -.4 -2.6 .1 .4 6.2 -.2 -1.2 600.5 592.8 592.6 594.1 600.7 596.4 595.9 595.3 594.8 594.0 -.8 Information ................................................................ 3,429 Publishing industries, except Internet ............... 965.4 Motion picture and sound recording industries . 388.8 Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ 333.4 Internet publishing and broadcasting ................ 34.9 Telecommunications .......................................... 1,209.7 ISPs, search portals, and data processing ....... 449.5 Other information services ................................. 47.0 3,296 952.1 364.7 325.2 33.5 1,143.3 430.8 46.1 3,296 948.1 364.8 324.4 33.7 1,143.6 435.4 46.3 3,297 943.5 375.4 323.1 33.2 1,143.1 433.4 45.7 3,434 968.4 389.5 334.3 34.8 1,211.5 448.4 46.8 3,328 954.0 377.8 327.2 33.0 1,158.7 430.3 46.5 3,308 955.3 367.0 325.0 33.3 1,151.4 429.5 46.3 3,305 953.5 369.3 325.7 33.6 1,146.9 430.4 46.0 3,307 951.1 371.3 325.0 33.6 1,146.9 432.6 46.2 3,301 947.4 374.6 324.0 33.0 1,144.8 431.6 45.5 -6 -3.7 3.3 -1.0 -.6 -2.1 -1.0 -.7 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 ......... 7,822 5,790.0 23.2 2,660.0 1,733.0 1,281.1 801.4 2,219.5 85.9 2,031.7 1,343.2 660.2 28.3 7,897 5,888.1 22.2 2,746.7 1,758.0 1,296.6 797.4 2,237.8 84.0 2,008.6 1,344.3 637.3 27.0 7,926 5,897.5 22.1 2,759.2 1,760.6 1,298.1 792.5 2,240.5 83.2 2,028.0 1,355.7 644.2 28.1 7,961 5,915.5 22.1 2,783.4 1,768.9 1,303.7 788.2 2,238.7 83.1 2,045.8 1,362.4 654.0 29.4 7,825 5,798.1 23.3 2,663.8 1,735.0 1,282.9 804.0 2,220.9 86.1 2,027.3 1,343.7 655.3 28.3 7,902 5,872.4 22.7 2,734.9 1,755.1 1,296.1 802.3 2,228.5 84.0 2,029.2 1,353.8 648.7 26.7 7,916 5,885.2 22.3 2,741.9 1,757.1 1,297.5 803.1 2,233.9 84.0 2,030.6 1,356.9 646.7 27.0 7,930 5,894.8 22.3 2,752.3 1,762.3 1,300.4 799.3 2,236.8 84.1 2,034.7 1,359.9 647.0 27.8 7,953 5,912.5 22.2 2,769.3 1,765.7 1,301.8 794.8 2,242.6 83.6 2,040.5 1,363.7 648.4 28.4 7,965 5,924.5 22.2 2,788.6 1,770.5 1,305.2 790.4 2,240.0 83.3 2,040.6 1,362.7 648.9 29.0 12 12.0 .0 19.3 4.8 3.4 -4.4 -2.6 -.3 .1 -1.0 .5 .6 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.......................................................... 16,028 6,670.6 1,104.8 844.6 1,253.0 15,810 6,824.0 1,119.7 1,030.8 1,228.1 15,942 6,807.2 1,119.6 999.2 1,233.6 16,017 6,663.1 1,121.9 838.0 1,244.2 16,035 6,708.0 1,109.9 875.3 1,251.2 16,015 6,745.3 1,119.8 910.6 1,238.6 16,043 6,790.5 1,124.1 941.2 1,247.9 15,980 6,758.4 1,125.7 913.5 1,246.0 15,981 6,744.7 1,128.3 900.8 1,244.3 16,029 6,716.9 1,127.3 870.9 1,243.2 48 -27.8 -1.0 -29.9 -1.1 1,158.9 1,144.9 1,147.3 1,143.4 1,161.9 1,142.8 1,144.3 1,144.5 1,148.6 1,146.4 -2.2 727.2 730.8 728.2 732.1 729.9 734.8 736.2 735.5 733.0 734.7 1.7 Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,220.0 Air transportation ................................................ 557.9 Rail transportation .............................................. 218.9 Water transportation ........................................... 53.0 Truck transportation ........................................... 1,341.0 Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 393.3 Pipeline transportation ....................................... 41.4 Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 26.1 Support activities for transportation ................... 523.7 Couriers and messengers .................................. 556.5 Warehousing and storage .................................. 508.2 Utilities ................................................................... 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 Seasonally adjusted May 2002 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003p May 2003p May 2002 Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003p May 2003p Change from: Apr. 2003May 2003 1,705.7 7,651.7 7,335.3 3,249.7 2,196.3 756.7 1,659.6 316.4 1,686.2 7,299.5 6,990.6 3,122.3 2,043.7 751.1 1,485.8 308.9 1,690.0 7,444.3 7,126.1 3,144.1 2,061.3 749.8 1,590.4 318.2 1,692.3 7,661.2 7,340.6 3,268.9 2,164.2 744.4 1,666.4 320.6 1,710.3 7,617.1 7,300.8 3,273.2 2,214.4 759.1 1,596.3 316.3 1,696.8 7,572.9 7,255.5 3,292.7 2,170.2 746.0 1,585.8 317.4 1,697.1 7,555.7 7,239.9 3,287.8 2,151.6 743.8 1,580.4 315.8 1,697.9 7,523.3 7,207.8 3,245.9 2,135.9 746.5 1,576.4 315.5 1,698.6 7,537.3 7,216.9 3,235.0 2,122.5 747.8 1,589.2 320.4 1,696.3 7,615.7 7,295.6 3,288.8 2,180.2 746.8 1,598.4 320.1 -2.3 78.4 78.7 53.8 57.7 -1.0 9.2 -.3 Education and health services ................................ 16,180 16,585 16,641 16,574 16,130 16,405 16,430 16,452 16,498 16,516 Educational services ............................................. 2,682.1 2,842.1 2,864.9 2,776.1 2,641.4 2,700.0 2,707.4 2,711.5 2,726.4 2,735.4 Health care and social assistance ........................ 13,498.3 13,743.1 13,776.1 13,797.4 13,488.6 13,704.5 13,722.6 13,740.5 13,771.5 13,780.1 Ambulatory health care services 1....................... 4,612.0 4,731.7 4,747.1 4,765.2 4,612.2 4,718.5 4,727.6 4,739.1 4,752.3 4,763.9 Offices of physicians ....................................... 1,964.6 2,034.4 2,036.2 2,039.0 1,967.9 2,023.4 2,031.5 2,037.4 2,040.5 2,042.6 Outpatient care centers ................................... 409.6 412.7 413.3 413.9 409.1 412.0 411.8 412.1 412.8 413.4 Home health care services ............................. 673.0 696.6 703.8 709.4 672.8 694.2 693.0 698.6 703.7 707.5 Hospitals ............................................................. 4,131.5 4,208.7 4,205.0 4,208.8 4,141.6 4,197.8 4,204.7 4,210.9 4,213.1 4,217.0 Nursing and residential care facilities 1............... 2,731.5 2,771.3 2,779.2 2,782.6 2,737.0 2,770.1 2,770.8 2,776.4 2,784.3 2,787.5 Nursing care facilities ...................................... 1,569.2 1,580.5 1,583.0 1,586.9 1,571.9 1,582.0 1,582.5 1,582.7 1,586.0 1,588.7 Social assistance1................................................ 2,023.3 2,031.4 2,044.8 2,040.8 1,997.8 2,018.1 2,019.5 2,014.1 2,021.8 2,011.7 Child day care services ................................... 753.0 739.2 745.3 742.8 730.3 727.1 729.0 724.5 723.9 717.7 18 9.0 8.6 11.6 2.1 .6 3.8 3.9 3.2 2.7 -10.1 -6.2 Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 12,139 11,716 11,928 12,239 11,922 12,132 12,084 12,050 12,043 12,034 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 1,843.3 1,651.0 1,713.4 1,826.1 1,758.3 1,835.6 1,809.5 1,781.8 1,763.2 1,757.4 Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 368.3 340.4 359.0 364.9 351.9 358.7 358.4 359.0 356.9 352.2 Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 115.1 104.5 106.4 111.2 112.9 111.6 111.2 109.9 108.6 109.0 Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,359.9 1,206.1 1,248.0 1,350.0 1,293.5 1,365.3 1,339.9 1,312.9 1,297.7 1,296.2 Accommodations and food services .................... 10,295.4 10,065.3 10,214.6 10,412.9 10,163.7 10,296.1 10,274.8 10,267.7 10,279.4 10,276.6 Accommodations ................................................ 1,795.1 1,727.6 1,728.3 1,780.3 1,773.9 1,812.0 1,801.7 1,788.4 1,769.8 1,762.9 Food services and drinking places .................... 8,500.3 8,337.7 8,486.3 8,632.6 8,389.8 8,484.1 8,473.1 8,479.3 8,509.6 8,513.7 -9 -5.8 -4.7 .4 -1.5 -2.8 -6.9 4.1 Other services .......................................................... 5,368 Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,244.8 Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,261.8 Membership associations and organizations .... 2,861.7 5,308 1,213.7 1,220.3 2,873.9 5,315 1,217.3 1,227.8 2,870.3 5,329 1,212.6 1,235.4 2,881.0 5,358 1,243.4 1,252.4 2,862.2 5,334 1,218.6 1,235.6 2,879.4 5,329 1,215.3 1,234.8 2,879.0 5,323 1,213.8 1,229.5 2,880.0 5,321 1,213.5 1,227.5 2,880.3 5,320 1,210.8 1,227.0 2,881.9 -1 -2.7 -.5 1.6 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 ........... 21,941 2,778 1,956.9 820.7 5,090 2,328.1 2,762.3 14,073 8,064.0 6,008.7 21,937 2,780 1,959.2 820.7 5,089 2,330.0 2,758.9 14,068 8,043.2 6,024.8 21,928 2,785 1,966.2 818.6 5,004 2,246.1 2,758.2 14,139 8,051.6 6,087.0 21,504 2,780 1,909.6 870.7 5,023 2,231.0 2,792.1 13,701 7,639.3 6,061.7 21,576 2,786 1,960.3 825.3 4,974 2,196.8 2,777.3 13,816 7,708.5 6,107.6 21,588 2,791 1,966.2 824.8 4,979 2,205.1 2,773.4 13,818 7,712.4 6,105.7 21,547 2,789 1,964.8 823.9 4,958 2,188.7 2,769.7 13,800 7,693.6 6,106.5 21,545 2,782 1,959.6 822.8 4,955 2,191.5 2,763.7 13,808 7,697.6 6,110.0 21,520 2,778 1,954.6 823.0 4,946 2,189.4 2,756.7 13,796 7,689.3 6,107.0 -25 -4 -5.0 .2 -9 -2.1 -7.0 -12 -8.3 -3.0 Industry Professional and business services-Continued 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 21,934 2,772 1,909.9 862.1 5,083 2,288.8 2,794.4 14,079 8,022.2 6,056.7 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. p = preliminary. NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. Due to differences in NAICS and SIC structures, NAICS-based data by industry are not comparable to the SIC-based data. In addition, data reflect March 2002 benchmark levels, the completion of the conversion of the survey sample from a quota basis to a probability basis, a modification of the seasonal adjustment process, and other changes. See the note beginning on page 5 for more information on the changes. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers 1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Not seasonally adjusted Industry Seasonally adjusted Change from: Apr. 2003May 2003 May 2002 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003p May 2003p May 2002 Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003p May 2003p Total private ....................................... 33.8 33.8 33.4 33.6 33.9 33.8 33.7 33.8 33.7 33.7 0.0 Goods-producing .......................................... 39.9 39.7 39.3 39.8 39.9 40.0 39.6 39.9 39.5 39.7 .2 Natural resources and mining .............................. 43.1 43.8 43.0 43.9 43.2 43.1 43.3 44.2 43.2 43.8 .6 Construction ............................................................ 38.4 38.2 37.6 38.8 38.2 38.9 37.6 38.7 37.9 38.4 .5 Manufacturing ......................................................... Overtime hours ............................................ 40.5 4.2 40.3 4.0 40.0 3.9 40.2 4.0 40.6 4.2 40.4 4.4 40.4 4.3 40.4 4.1 40.1 4.0 40.2 4.1 .1 .1 Durable goods ..................................................... Overtime hours ............................................ 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 ......................... 40.9 4.2 40.3 42.2 42.5 40.6 40.7 39.3 40.0 43.0 39.1 38.7 40.6 4.0 39.8 42.0 42.6 40.4 40.7 40.4 40.5 41.5 38.2 38.5 40.3 3.9 39.9 41.8 42.2 40.1 40.4 39.9 40.1 41.3 37.8 38.0 40.6 4.1 40.1 43.1 42.4 40.7 40.5 40.6 40.5 41.5 38.2 38.0 40.8 4.2 39.9 42.0 42.6 40.7 40.6 39.7 40.2 42.7 39.3 38.6 40.8 4.4 40.0 42.1 42.4 40.6 40.5 39.9 40.3 42.5 38.8 38.9 40.7 4.3 39.9 42.0 42.5 40.5 40.9 39.8 40.8 42.2 38.6 38.6 40.6 4.1 40.1 42.6 42.6 40.5 40.5 40.3 40.6 41.4 38.2 38.3 40.3 4.0 39.9 41.9 42.2 40.3 40.5 40.2 40.1 41.2 37.8 38.0 40.6 4.1 39.8 42.7 42.4 40.7 40.3 40.8 40.5 41.3 38.3 37.9 .3 .1 -.1 .8 .2 .4 -.2 .6 .4 .1 .5 -.1 Nondurable goods ............................................... Overtime hours ............................................ 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 .......................... 40.0 4.2 39.4 39.4 41.3 39.4 37.0 37.1 41.9 38.2 42.4 42.2 40.8 39.9 4.0 39.1 38.8 39.7 39.3 36.0 39.9 41.6 38.6 45.9 42.6 40.1 39.5 3.9 38.8 39.3 39.4 38.7 35.5 39.8 41.3 37.8 44.0 42.1 39.9 39.5 3.9 39.0 39.3 38.8 38.6 35.5 39.1 41.1 37.6 43.1 41.8 40.4 40.2 4.3 39.7 39.0 41.1 39.4 36.9 37.1 42.2 38.5 42.7 42.2 40.8 39.8 4.3 39.1 39.3 39.2 39.2 36.2 39.3 41.6 38.5 43.9 42.3 40.2 39.9 4.3 39.1 39.3 40.0 39.2 36.0 39.4 41.8 38.3 45.1 42.8 40.3 40.0 4.2 39.6 39.4 39.5 39.0 35.9 39.7 41.8 38.5 45.8 42.7 40.2 39.7 4.1 39.4 39.5 39.0 38.6 35.7 39.5 41.6 38.0 44.2 42.3 40.0 39.6 4.0 39.3 39.1 38.7 38.7 35.5 39.3 41.4 37.9 44.1 41.9 40.3 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.4 -.3 .1 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.1 -.4 .3 Private service-providing ............................. 32.4 32.5 32.2 32.3 32.5 32.4 32.4 32.5 32.4 32.4 .0 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 33.7 33.4 33.2 33.4 33.7 33.5 33.4 33.6 33.5 33.5 .0 Wholesale trade ................................................... 37.9 37.9 37.5 37.8 38.0 37.6 37.7 37.8 37.7 37.8 .1 Retail trade ........................................................... 31.0 30.6 30.6 30.8 31.0 30.8 30.7 30.9 30.9 30.8 -.1 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 36.8 36.7 36.4 36.5 36.8 36.9 36.7 36.8 36.7 36.6 -.1 Utilities ................................................................... 41.1 41.1 41.0 41.2 41.1 41.2 41.2 41.4 41.0 41.1 .1 Information ............................................................... 36.3 36.3 35.9 36.0 36.7 35.9 36.2 36.3 36.2 36.3 .1 Financial activities .................................................. 35.3 36.0 35.2 35.2 35.6 35.6 35.6 35.6 35.5 35.5 .0 Professional and business services .................... 34.1 34.4 34.0 34.0 34.2 34.3 34.3 34.2 34.0 34.1 .1 Education and health services ............................. 32.2 32.6 32.3 32.3 32.4 32.5 32.5 32.5 32.5 32.5 .0 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 25.6 25.7 25.3 25.5 25.7 25.8 25.6 25.7 25.6 25.7 .1 Other services ......................................................... 31.9 31.9 31.6 31.7 32.0 31.8 31.9 31.9 31.8 31.8 .0 1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries. p = preliminary. NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. Due to differences in NAICS and SIC structures, NAICS-based data by industry are not comparable to the SIC-based data. In addition, data reflect March 2002 benchmark levels, the completion of the conversion of the survey sample from a quota basis to a probability basis, a modification of the seasonal adjustment process, and other changes. See the note beginning on page 5 for more information on the changes. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings production or nonsupervisory workers 1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Average hourly earnings Industry Average weekly earnings May 2002 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003p May 2003p May 2002 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003p May 2003p Total private ....................................... Seasonally adjusted ..................... $14.83 14.86 $15.34 15.29 $15.31 15.29 $15.30 15.34 $501.25 503.75 $518.49 516.80 $511.35 515.27 $514.08 516.96 Goods-producing .......................................... 16.20 16.59 16.66 16.72 646.38 658.62 654.74 665.46 Natural resources and mining .............................. 17.13 17.58 17.81 17.65 738.30 770.00 765.83 774.84 Construction ............................................................ 18.31 18.73 18.82 18.83 703.10 715.49 707.63 730.60 Manufacturing ......................................................... 15.20 15.62 15.63 15.66 615.60 629.49 625.20 629.53 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 ......................... 15.92 12.27 15.37 17.55 14.61 15.86 16.16 13.89 20.41 12.49 12.82 16.33 12.51 15.52 17.86 14.97 16.19 16.55 14.25 21.07 12.93 13.22 16.31 12.50 15.70 18.03 14.96 16.19 16.60 14.22 20.95 12.93 13.19 16.37 12.64 15.73 17.97 14.94 16.24 16.66 14.23 21.11 12.95 13.22 651.13 494.48 648.61 745.88 593.17 645.50 635.09 555.60 877.63 488.36 496.13 663.00 497.90 651.84 760.84 604.79 658.93 668.62 577.13 874.41 493.93 508.97 657.29 498.75 656.26 760.87 599.90 654.08 662.34 570.22 865.24 488.75 501.22 664.62 506.86 677.96 761.93 608.06 657.72 676.40 576.32 876.07 494.69 502.36 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 .......................... 14.05 12.46 17.81 11.72 10.99 9.07 10.97 16.85 14.78 22.48 17.73 13.45 14.53 12.70 17.69 11.92 10.98 9.45 11.62 17.22 15.33 24.17 18.33 14.00 14.56 12.72 17.79 11.94 11.14 9.47 11.76 17.39 15.37 23.97 18.28 14.07 14.54 12.71 18.10 11.94 11.08 9.47 11.72 17.37 15.28 23.39 18.33 14.07 562.00 490.92 701.71 484.04 433.01 335.59 406.99 706.02 564.60 953.15 748.21 548.76 579.75 496.57 686.37 473.22 431.51 340.20 463.64 716.35 591.74 1,109.40 780.86 561.40 575.12 493.54 699.15 470.44 431.12 336.19 468.05 718.21 580.99 1,054.68 769.59 561.39 574.33 495.69 711.33 463.27 427.69 336.19 458.25 713.91 574.53 1,008.11 766.19 568.43 Private service-providing ............................. 14.44 15.00 14.95 14.90 467.86 487.50 481.39 481.27 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 13.96 14.34 14.31 14.28 470.45 478.96 475.09 476.95 Wholesale trade ................................................... 16.90 17.29 17.24 17.22 640.51 655.29 646.50 650.92 Retail trade ........................................................... 11.62 11.90 11.90 11.88 360.22 364.14 364.14 365.90 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 15.66 16.23 16.21 16.20 576.29 595.64 590.04 591.30 Utilities ................................................................... 23.88 24.41 24.50 24.49 981.47 1,003.25 1,004.50 1,008.99 Information ............................................................... 20.02 20.88 20.97 20.87 726.73 757.94 752.82 751.32 Financial activities .................................................. 15.98 16.89 16.95 16.92 564.09 608.04 596.64 595.58 Professional and business services .................... 16.59 17.36 17.21 17.18 565.72 597.18 585.14 584.12 Education and health services ............................. 15.09 15.62 15.55 15.57 485.90 509.21 502.27 502.91 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 8.54 8.73 8.69 8.72 218.62 224.36 219.86 222.36 Other services ......................................................... 13.66 14.02 14.01 14.00 435.75 447.24 442.72 443.80 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary. NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. Due to differences in NAICS and SIC structures, NAICS-based data by industry are not comparable to the SIC-based data. In addition, data reflect March 2002 benchmark levels, the completion of the conversion of the survey sample from a quota basis to a probability basis, a modification of the seasonal adjustment process, and other changes. See the note beginning on page 5 for more information on the changes. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers 1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted Percent change from: Apr. 2003May 2003 May 2002 Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003p May 2003p Total private: Current dollars .............................................. Constant (1982) dollars 2.............................. $14.86 8.21 $15.22 8.28 $15.29 8.26 $15.29 8.22 $15.29 8.26 $15.34 N.A. 0.3 ( 3) Goods-producing .......................................................... 16.25 16.63 16.65 16.68 16.71 16.77 .4 Natural resources and mining .............................................. 17.17 17.45 17.45 17.54 17.72 17.67 -.3 Construction ............................................................................ 18.42 18.77 18.84 18.83 18.89 18.94 .3 Manufacturing ......................................................................... Excluding overtime 4.................................................... 15.23 14.48 15.59 14.78 15.63 14.84 15.64 14.88 15.64 14.90 15.69 14.93 .3 .2 Durable goods ..................................................................... 15.96 16.33 16.35 16.34 16.34 16.40 .4 Nondurable goods ............................................................... 14.09 14.44 14.50 14.55 14.55 14.59 .3 Private service-providing ............................................. 14.47 14.82 14.92 14.91 14.91 14.96 .3 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 13.96 14.21 14.29 14.26 14.23 14.29 .4 Wholesale trade ................................................................... 16.94 17.16 17.25 17.22 17.23 17.26 .2 Retail trade ........................................................................... 11.61 11.85 11.88 11.85 11.82 11.89 .6 Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 15.69 16.05 16.22 16.22 16.18 16.24 .4 Utilities ................................................................................... 23.85 24.05 24.19 24.36 24.34 24.43 .4 Information ............................................................................... 20.11 20.70 20.79 20.90 20.96 20.99 .1 Financial activities .................................................................. 15.99 16.69 16.77 16.78 16.91 16.94 .2 Professional and business services .................................... 16.67 17.02 17.17 17.20 17.25 17.27 .1 Education and health services ............................................. 15.09 15.57 15.61 15.63 15.56 15.63 .4 Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 8.54 8.71 8.77 8.72 8.71 8.73 .2 Other services ......................................................................... 13.62 13.98 14.03 14.02 14.01 13.97 -.3 Industry 1 2 See footnote 1, table B-2. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series. 3 Change was .5 percent from Mar. 2003 to Apr. 2003, the latest month available. 4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half. N.A. = not available. p = preliminary. NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. Due to differences in NAICS and SIC structures, NAICS-based data by industry are not comparable to the SIC-based data. In addition, data reflect March 2002 benchmark levels, the completion of the conversion of the survey sample from a quota basis to a probability basis, a modification of the seasonal adjustment process, and other changes. See the note beginning on page 5 for more information on the changes. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers 1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (2002=100) Not seasonally adjusted Industry May 2002 Seasonally adjusted Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003p May 2003p Total private ....................................... 100.2 97.8 97.3 98.6 Goods-producing .......................................... 100.5 94.3 94.3 Natural resources and mining .............................. 100.2 93.9 Construction ............................................................ 100.5 Manufacturing ......................................................... 100.5 May 2002 Percent May change from: p 2003 Apr. 2003May 2003 Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003p 100.2 99.4 99.0 99.0 98.7 98.7 0.0 96.7 100.2 98.3 96.9 97.1 95.9 96.2 .3 92.2 96.0 101.1 95.8 96.7 97.6 94.9 96.4 1.6 91.2 93.9 100.9 99.3 100.0 96.3 98.7 97.4 98.8 1.4 95.9 94.6 95.0 100.7 97.6 97.2 96.6 95.2 95.0 -.2 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 ......................... 101.0 101.4 101.6 100.7 100.2 101.5 99.9 100.5 101.7 101.3 100.6 95.8 95.4 93.1 97.2 95.6 97.0 97.0 95.5 95.6 92.9 96.5 94.4 96.6 93.8 95.9 94.4 95.4 94.6 93.7 93.7 90.5 95.2 95.1 97.6 98.8 95.0 95.3 94.8 95.4 93.3 95.3 91.6 94.4 100.6 100.1 100.3 101.0 100.7 100.5 100.9 101.1 100.5 101.5 100.3 97.7 99.0 96.7 97.9 97.3 97.1 97.1 96.3 99.1 95.6 98.5 96.9 98.6 95.7 97.4 96.2 97.6 96.4 96.8 98.1 94.1 97.2 96.0 97.9 97.1 97.2 96.1 95.9 96.4 95.6 95.3 92.8 96.1 94.5 97.5 95.1 95.7 95.0 95.1 95.4 93.5 93.6 90.6 95.1 94.9 96.8 96.9 95.0 95.5 93.6 96.0 93.5 94.6 91.3 94.1 .4 -.7 1.9 -.7 .5 -1.6 .6 .0 1.1 .8 -1.1 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 .......................... 99.8 97.8 102.1 102.4 101.3 102.7 103.4 100.0 99.8 99.0 100.2 100.7 96.2 96.1 86.2 93.8 96.9 86.0 95.7 95.1 97.9 103.1 100.7 97.3 94.6 94.9 85.1 92.0 95.2 83.5 94.2 93.7 95.6 98.3 99.3 96.5 94.7 95.6 85.9 89.0 94.8 83.9 92.8 93.0 95.8 99.0 97.9 97.5 100.5 99.9 102.0 101.4 100.8 101.2 101.2 101.0 100.7 98.9 99.9 100.5 97.5 98.3 91.8 94.2 97.5 91.0 97.5 97.1 97.6 102.4 99.9 98.4 97.5 98.2 91.9 95.3 98.0 88.7 95.0 97.3 97.4 105.0 100.9 98.5 97.1 99.0 90.3 93.4 96.8 86.4 95.0 96.3 98.0 105.3 100.4 97.7 95.8 98.3 88.5 90.8 94.9 84.5 92.9 95.1 96.5 99.6 99.3 96.8 95.2 97.8 86.8 88.5 94.6 83.0 91.4 94.2 96.6 100.5 97.9 97.2 -.6 -.5 -1.9 -2.5 -.3 -1.8 -1.6 -.9 .1 .9 -1.4 .4 Private service-providing ............................. 100.1 98.8 98.5 99.4 100.1 99.7 99.6 99.7 99.5 99.5 .0 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 100.1 96.8 96.6 97.7 100.6 98.9 98.4 98.9 98.6 98.4 -.2 Wholesale trade ................................................... 100.3 97.7 96.8 97.6 100.5 97.7 97.8 97.9 97.6 97.6 .0 Retail trade ........................................................... 99.8 96.4 97.0 98.2 100.6 99.2 98.7 99.4 99.5 99.0 -.5 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 100.5 96.8 96.0 96.9 100.3 99.2 98.5 98.1 97.5 97.0 -.5 Utilities ................................................................... 100.6 99.3 98.8 99.6 100.6 100.2 100.1 100.4 99.2 99.3 .1 Information ............................................................... 99.7 99.3 98.2 98.7 100.7 98.1 98.8 99.1 99.1 99.4 .3 Financial activities .................................................. 99.0 101.7 99.8 100.3 99.8 100.8 100.9 101.0 101.0 101.2 .2 Professional and business services .................... 100.2 98.2 97.9 98.3 100.5 99.7 99.8 98.8 98.2 98.6 .4 99.4 102.6 102.0 101.5 99.8 101.3 101.3 101.4 101.7 101.9 .2 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 101.1 96.7 96.9 100.5 99.3 100.6 99.4 99.5 98.9 99.2 .3 Other services ......................................................... 100.2 98.4 97.6 97.9 100.2 98.5 98.7 98.6 98.2 98.0 -.2 Education and health services ............................. 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary. NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. Due to differences in NAICS and SIC structures, NAICS-based data by industry are not comparable to the SIC-based data. In addition, data reflect March 2002 benchmark levels, the completion of the conversion of the survey sample from a quota basis to a probability basis, a modification of the seasonal adjustment process, and other changes. See the note beginning on page 5 for more information on the changes. 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 May 2002 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003p May 2003p May 2002 Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003p Percent May change from: p 2003 Apr. 2003May 2003 Total private ....................................... 99.4 100.4 99.7 101.0 99.6 101.2 101.2 101.3 101.0 101.3 0.3 Goods-producing .......................................... 99.7 95.8 96.2 99.1 99.7 100.1 98.8 99.2 98.1 98.8 .7 Natural resources and mining .............................. 99.7 95.8 95.3 98.4 100.8 97.1 98.0 99.4 97.6 99.0 1.4 Construction ............................................................ 99.4 92.3 95.4 102.6 98.8 101.3 98.0 100.4 99.4 101.1 1.7 Manufacturing ......................................................... 99.9 98.0 96.7 97.3 100.3 99.6 99.4 98.8 97.3 97.5 .2 Durable goods ..................................................... 100.4 97.7 96.2 97.2 100.2 99.6 98.9 97.9 96.4 97.1 .7 Nondurable goods ............................................... 99.0 98.7 97.3 97.2 100.0 99.5 99.9 99.8 98.5 98.1 -.4 Private service-providing ............................. 99.2 101.7 101.1 101.7 99.5 101.4 102.0 102.1 101.8 102.2 .4 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 99.7 99.0 98.6 99.5 100.2 100.2 100.3 100.6 100.1 100.3 .2 Wholesale trade ................................................... 99.9 99.5 98.4 99.1 100.3 98.8 99.4 99.4 99.1 99.3 .2 Retail trade ........................................................... 99.4 98.3 98.9 100.0 100.1 100.7 100.5 100.9 100.7 100.9 .2 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 99.7 99.6 98.7 99.5 99.8 100.9 101.3 100.9 100.0 99.9 -.1 Utilities ................................................................... 100.4 101.2 101.1 101.9 100.2 100.6 101.1 102.2 100.9 101.3 .4 Industry Information ............................................................... 98.7 102.5 101.8 101.8 100.1 100.3 101.5 102.4 102.6 103.2 .6 Financial activities .................................................. 97.9 106.3 104.6 105.0 98.8 104.0 104.6 104.9 105.6 106.0 .4 Professional and business services .................... 98.9 101.4 100.2 100.5 99.6 100.9 101.9 101.1 100.8 101.3 .5 Education and health services ............................. 98.5 105.3 104.2 103.9 98.9 103.6 104.0 104.2 104.0 104.7 .7 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 100.7 98.5 98.2 102.3 99.0 102.2 101.7 101.2 100.5 101.1 .6 100.5 99.6 99.9 99.5 100.4 100.9 100.7 100.2 99.7 -.5 Other services ......................................................... 99.7 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary. NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. Due to differences in NAICS and SIC structures, NAICS-based data by industry are not comparable to the SIC-based data. In addition, data reflect March 2002 benchmark levels, the completion of the conversion of the survey sample from a quota basis to a probability basis, a modification of the seasonal adjustment process, and other changes. See the note beginning on page 5 for more information on the changes. 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: 1999 ........................................................ 2000 ........................................................ 2001 ........................................................ 2002 ........................................................ 2003 ........................................................ 56.3 65.5 52.3 40.5 44.2 64.7 60.3 49.6 37.4 36.7 56.7 65.5 48.6 37.6 44.1 65.8 58.8 36.5 41.0 p 43.5 64.2 47.7 41.4 41.7 p 43.3 61.9 61.7 38.1 43.7 63.3 65.5 35.6 39.0 59.9 52.9 38.5 41.7 57.6 52.3 39.0 43.3 64.4 54.1 35.6 43.9 69.1 57.7 37.8 42.4 64.4 53.2 36.0 37.2 Over 3-month span: 1999 ........................................................ 2000 ........................................................ 2001 ........................................................ 2002 ........................................................ 2003 ........................................................ 61.5 70.1 54.9 34.4 36.0 64.9 66.0 50.7 38.3 35.6 61.0 68.3 50.5 36.5 36.0 65.8 68.3 43.5 35.4 p 38.8 66.4 58.5 37.2 36.7 p 43.0 69.1 56.3 36.0 38.8 66.9 58.1 36.2 39.7 64.4 62.2 35.8 41.4 62.2 55.9 34.5 38.1 62.9 53.1 32.2 39.0 66.7 54.0 31.7 37.8 69.6 58.3 30.9 34.9 Over 6-month span: 1999 ........................................................ 2000 ........................................................ 2001 ........................................................ 2002 ........................................................ 2003 ........................................................ 66.9 67.6 53.2 30.6 37.4 64.9 68.7 51.4 29.9 36.5 63.7 71.4 50.7 31.1 35.1 64.0 71.9 47.1 31.3 p 34.5 65.6 68.5 42.8 33.3 p 37.8 65.8 66.2 38.8 35.8 66.7 67.3 37.6 36.9 66.2 60.4 34.5 37.4 69.4 58.3 31.1 37.8 68.7 55.0 32.9 39.9 66.4 61.0 31.3 38.3 66.5 55.2 31.7 35.8 Over 12-month span: 1999 ........................................................ 2000 ........................................................ 2001 ........................................................ 2002 ........................................................ 2003 ........................................................ 70.5 70.9 59.5 33.6 33.8 68.7 69.2 59.5 31.7 33.3 68.2 73.2 53.4 30.2 34.5 68.0 71.0 49.3 30.2 p 35.8 68.3 69.8 48.6 30.4 p 35.8 68.3 71.0 45.0 30.6 68.0 70.0 43.3 30.8 68.0 70.3 43.9 31.8 67.8 70.3 39.9 31.5 69.1 65.6 37.8 30.0 68.3 63.8 37.1 33.5 69.1 62.1 34.9 33.3 Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries 1 Over 1-month span: 1999 ........................................................ 2000 ........................................................ 2001 ........................................................ 2002 ........................................................ 2003 ........................................................ 42.3 50.6 24.4 19.0 36.3 38.7 53.6 22.0 22.6 19.0 33.3 54.8 24.4 20.8 27.4 39.3 42.9 14.3 33.9 p 14.9 52.4 39.9 14.3 30.4 p 28.0 34.5 53.6 19.6 32.1 50.0 62.5 14.3 34.5 40.5 28.6 13.7 25.0 41.7 24.4 17.9 31.0 50.6 35.1 16.7 19.6 56.0 41.1 16.7 21.4 51.8 38.7 9.5 25.0 Over 3-month span: 1999 ........................................................ 2000 ........................................................ 2001 ........................................................ 2002 ........................................................ 2003 ........................................................ 33.9 54.2 34.5 11.9 14.9 40.5 54.8 24.4 11.9 15.5 37.5 58.3 17.9 16.7 19.6 35.7 51.8 14.3 20.2 p 12.5 41.7 41.7 11.9 21.4 p 14.9 43.5 41.1 14.3 20.2 42.3 54.8 10.7 28.6 38.1 48.2 7.7 25.6 41.1 29.2 8.3 25.6 44.6 25.6 9.5 17.9 49.4 25.0 8.9 14.9 56.5 42.3 8.3 10.7 Over 6-month span: 1999 ........................................................ 2000 ........................................................ 2001 ........................................................ 2002 ........................................................ 2003 ........................................................ 37.5 47.0 23.8 7.7 13.7 32.7 51.2 24.4 8.9 14.3 30.4 56.5 20.8 7.7 12.5 33.3 57.1 17.9 8.9 p 11.9 36.9 49.4 14.9 12.5 p 13.7 38.1 47.6 11.9 16.7 38.1 56.0 13.7 19.6 34.5 44.0 9.5 19.6 40.5 36.9 8.3 23.8 46.4 35.1 6.5 17.9 41.1 34.5 6.5 16.7 48.2 31.0 6.0 13.7 Over 12-month span: 1999 ........................................................ 2000 ........................................................ 2001 ........................................................ 2002 ........................................................ 2003 ........................................................ 35.7 41.7 29.8 7.1 13.7 32.1 39.3 32.1 6.0 15.5 29.8 47.0 20.8 6.0 16.7 32.1 50.0 19.0 7.1 p 11.9 32.7 46.4 13.1 7.7 p 13.7 32.1 52.4 12.5 5.4 34.5 51.8 10.7 6.0 32.1 49.4 11.9 8.9 33.3 46.4 11.9 7.7 39.3 40.5 10.1 9.5 41.1 35.1 8.3 13.1 42.9 33.3 6.0 13.1 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. Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. Due to differences in NAICS and SIC structures, NAICS-based data by industry are not comparable to the SIC-based data. In addition, data reflect March 2002 benchmark levels, completion of the conversion of the survey sample from a quota basis to a probability basis, a modification of the seasonal adjustment process, and other changes. See the note beginning on page 5 for more information on the changes.
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