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2 Technical information: Household data: Establishment data: Media contact: (202) 691-6378 http://www.bls.gov/cps/ USDL 06-1903 691-6555 http://www.bls.gov/ces/ 691-5902 Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 A.M. (EST), Friday, November 3, 2006. THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: OCTOBER 2006 Employment increased in October, and the unemployment rate declined to 4.4 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Nonfarm payroll employment grew by 92,000 in October following gains of 148,000 in September and 230,000 in August (as revised). In October, job growth continued in several service-providing industries, while employment declined in manufacturing and construction. Average hourly earnings rose by 6 cents over the month. Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, November 2004 – October 2006 Percent Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted, November 2004 – October 2006 Millions 6.5 138.0 6.0 136.0 5.5 134.0 5.0 132.0 4.5 130.0 4.0 128.0 126.0 3.5 2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006 Unemployment (Household Survey Data) The number of unemployed persons (6.7 million) edged down in October, and the unemployment rate declined to 4.4 percent. A year earlier, the number of unemployed persons was 7.4 million and the jobless rate was 4.9 percent. Unemployment rates for most major worker groups—adult men (3.8 percent), teenagers (15.4 percent), whites (3.9 percent), and blacks (8.6 percent)—showed little or no change over the month. The jobless rates for adult women (3.9 percent) and Hispanics (4.7 percent) fell in October. The unemployment rate for Asians was 2.7 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) The number of persons unemployed for 27 weeks or longer fell by 189,000 to 1.1 million in October. This group accounted for 16.0 percent of total unemployment, down from 18.2 percent in September. (See table A-9.) 2 Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Quarterly averages Category 2006 II III August September SeptemberOctober October change Labor force status HOUSEHOLD DATA Civilian labor force……………………………… Employment………………………………… Unemployment……………………………… Not in labor force……………………………… Monthly data 2006 151,041 144,009 7,032 77,392 151,677 144,586 7,091 77,490 151,698 144,579 7,119 77,469 151,799 144,850 6,949 77,621 151,998 145,287 6,711 77,677 199 437 -238 56 4.6 3.8 4.2 16.4 4.0 9.2 5.4 4.4 3.8 3.9 15.4 3.9 8.6 4.7 -0.2 .0 -.3 -1.0 -.1 -.6 -.7 p 135,752 p 22,421 p 7,517 p 14,220 p 113,331 p 15,200 p 17,416 p 17,842 p 13,127 p 22,048 p 135,844 p 22,361 p 7,491 p 14,181 p 113,483 p 15,197 p 17,459 p 17,870 p 13,162 p 22,082 p 92 p -60 p -26 p -39 p 152 p -3 p 43 p 28 p 35 p 34 p 33.9 p 41.2 p 4.3 p 0.1 p .1 p .0 Unemployment rates All workers…………………….……………… Adult men…………………...……………… Adult women………………………………… Teenagers…………………………………… White ……….……...……………………… Black or African American ………………… Hispanic or Latino ethnicity………………… 4.7 4.1 4.2 14.7 4.1 9.1 5.2 4.7 4.0 4.2 16.1 4.1 9.2 5.3 Employment ESTABLISHMENT DATA Nonfarm employment…………………………… Goods-producing 1………………………… Construction……………………………… Manufacturing…………………………… Service-providing 1 ………………………… Retail trade 2 …………………………… Professional and business services……… Education and health services…………… Leisure and hospitality…………………… Government……………………………… 4.7 4.1 4.1 16.2 4.1 8.8 5.3 135,128 22,420 7,502 14,246 112,708 15,236 17,269 17,677 13,009 21,931 p 135,577 p 22,423 p 7,511 p 14,229 p113,154 p 15,212 p 17,394 p 17,794 p 13,096 p 22,013 135,604 22,427 7,512 14,232 113,177 15,212 17,402 17,805 13,099 22,020 Hours of work 3 Total private……...……………………………… Manufacturing…………….………………… Overtime………………………………… 33.9 41.2 4.6 p 33.8 p 41.3 p 4.4 33.8 41.3 4.4 p 33.8 p 41.1 p 4.3 Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 3 Total private…...….……….….....…………….. 104.9 p 105.2 105.1 p 105.2 p 105.5 p 0.3 p $16.85 p 569.53 p $16.91 p 573.25 p $0.06 p 3.72 Earnings Average hourly earnings, total private………… Average weekly earnings, total private………… 1 $16.64 563.54 p $16.81 p 568.62 $16.81 568.18 Includes other industries, not shown separately. Quarterly averages and the over-the-month change are calculated using unrounded data. 3 Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers. 2 p = preliminary. 3 3 Table B. Employment status in October 2006 of persons 16 years and over who evacuated from their August 2005 residence, even temporarily, due to Hurricane Katrina 1 (Numbers in thousands, not seasonally adjusted) Employment status in October 2006 Civilian noninstitutional population ............... Civilian labor force .................................. Participation rate ............................. Employed............................................ Employment-population ratio ........... Unemployed........................................ Unemployment rate ......................... Not in labor force .................................... Total Residence in October 2006 Different than in Same as in August 2005 August 2005 1,065 669 62.8 595 55.8 74 11.0 397 659 421 64.0 392 59.5 30 7.0 237 407 247 60.8 203 50.0 44 17.9 159 1 Represents persons in the civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over who resided in households that were eligible to be selected for the Current Population Survey (CPS). These data are not representative of the total evacuee population because they do not include children or people residing in shelters, hotels, places of worship, or other units outside the scope of the CPS. The total number of evacuees estimated from the CPS may change from month to month as people move in and out of the scope of the survey and because of sampling and nonsampling error. NOTE: These data use population controls that have been adjusted to account for interstate moves by evacuees. Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) In October, total employment increased by 437,000 to 145.3 million, and the employment-population ratio edged up to 63.3 percent. The civilian labor force, at 152.0 million, was about unchanged in October; the labor force participation rate has held at 66.2 percent since June. (See table A-1.) Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) About 1.5 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally attached to the labor force in October, about unchanged from a year earlier. These individuals wanted and were available for work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. Among the marginally attached, there were 331,000 discouraged workers in October, down slightly from a year earlier. Discouraged workers were not currently looking for work specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them. The other 1.1 million marginally attached had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table A-13.) Employment Status of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees (Household Survey Data) Beginning in October 2005, questions were added to the household survey to identify persons who evacuated from their homes, even temporarily, due to Hurricane Katrina. Data collected through these questions do not account for all evacuees; persons living outside the scope of the survey—such as those living in hotels or shelters—are not included. The questions were asked of persons in the household survey sample throughout the country, since some evacuees relocated far from the storm-affected areas. An additional question determined whether evacuees had returned to their homes and were residing there at the 4 time of the October 2006 survey. The total number of evacuees estimated from the household survey may change from month to month as people move in and out of the scope of the survey; also, because the estimates are obtained from a sample survey, they may vary from month to month due to sampling and nonsampling error. October 2006 was the final month that the special questions relating to Hurricane Katrina were asked of survey respondents. (See box note on page 5.) Information gathered in October represented 1.1 million persons age 16 years and over who had evacuated from where they were living in August 2005 due to Hurricane Katrina. These evacuees either had moved back to their homes or were living in other residential units covered in the survey. About 6 in 10 of the evacuees were living in their August 2005 residences. Of all evacuees identified, 62.8 percent were in the labor force in October 2006. The unemployment rate for persons identified as evacuees was 11.0 percent. The rate was much higher for evacuees who were not living in their former homes (17.9 percent) than for those who were again living in their pre-Katrina residences (7.0 percent). (See table B.) Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data) Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 92,000 in October to 135.8 million. This followed job gains of 148,000 in September and 230,000 in August (as revised). Over the month, employment rose in professional and business services, health care, food services, and mining; manufacturing and construction lost jobs. (See table B-1.) Professional and business services employment grew by 43,000 in October, with gains in management and technical consulting services (+12,000) and in business support services (+6,000). Employment in temporary help services was little changed over the month and has been relatively flat since January. Health care employment continued to grow with a gain of 23,000 in October. Job growth occurred in nursing and residential care facilities and in hospitals. Over the year, health care employment has increased by 302,000. In leisure and hospitality, food services and drinking places continued to add jobs in October (+27,000). Both wholesale and retail trade employment were little changed in October. Since January, wholesale trade has added 61,000 jobs; in contrast, retail trade employment is down by 104,000. Within retail trade, general merchandise stores lost 11,000 jobs in October. Since its most recent peak in August 2005, employment in general merchandise stores has fallen by 100,000. Within financial activities, commercial banks added 5,000 jobs in October. In the goods-producing sector, mining employment grew by 5,000 in October. Over the last 12 months, mining has added 54,000 jobs. Construction lost 26,000 jobs in October as employment declines in residential specialty trade contractors (-31,000) more than offset gains in nonresidential specialty trades. Since its most recent peak in February, employment in residential specialty trades has declined by 99,000. Manufacturing lost 39,000 jobs in October. Plastics and rubber products lost 14,000 jobs, largely reflecting strike activity in rubber products manufacturing. Employment also declined in motor vehicles and parts (-15,000) and in wood products (-5,000). Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data) The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.1 hour to 33.9 hours in October, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek also rose by 0.1 hour to 41.2 hours, and factory overtime was unchanged at 4.3 hours. (See table B-2.) 5 The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.3 percent in October to 105.5 (2002=100). The manufacturing index was unchanged at 96.1. (See table B-5.) Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data) Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 6 cents, or 0.4 percent, in October to $16.91, seasonally adjusted. Average weekly earnings rose by 0.7 percent in October to $573.25. Over the year, average hourly earnings increased by 3.9 percent and average weekly earnings increased by 4.2 percent. (See table B-3.) ______________________________ The Employment Situation for November is scheduled to be released on Friday, December 8, at 8:30 A.M. (EST). Discontinuation of Hurricane Katrina Evacuee Data October 2006 was the final month that questions to identify Hurricane Katrina evacuees were asked in the household survey. At that time, data had been collected for 13 months. The questions were added to the survey to provide information on the employment and unemployment status of evacuees in the immediate aftermath of the storm. Collection of these data is being discontinued because asking these questions in the household survey is not a good method for long-term study of the population of evacuees. For more discussion of the reasons, see http://www.bls.gov/katrina/notice.htm. November 2006 Household Survey Reference Week The November 2006 reference week for the household survey will be the week of November 5th, a week earlier than the usual reference period, which is the week that includes the 12th day of the month. This is the first time there has been a change in the November reference week. The change is being made, in part, so that the household interviews, which are done during the week following the reference period, will not be conducted during the Thanksgiving holiday. The Census Bureau, which collects the household survey data for BLS, requested this change to improve survey operations. The establishment survey reference period and data collection operations are not being modified and will not be affected by this change. Explanatory Note This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics survey (establishment survey). The household survey provides the information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about 60,000 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The establishment survey provides the information on the employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This information is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation with state agencies. The sample includes about 160,000 businesses and government agencies covering approximately 400,000 individual worksites. The active sample includes about one-third of all nonfarm payroll workers. The sample is drawn from a sampling frame of unemployment insurance tax accounts. For both surveys, the data for a given month relate to a particular week or pay period. In the household survey, the reference week is generally the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month. In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week. Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population. Based on responses to a series of questions on work and job search activities, each person 16 years and over in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid employees during the reference week; worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours in a family business or farm. People are also counted as employed if they were temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather, vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons. People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following criteria: They had no employment during the reference week; they were available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons laid off from a job and expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The unemployment data derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits. The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor force. The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the labor force. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population, and the employmentpopulation ratio is the employed as a percent of the population. Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn from private nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as federal, state, and local government entities. Employees on nonfarm payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay period, including persons on paid leave. Persons are counted in each job they hold. Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing sector. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Differences in employment estimates. The numerous conceptual and methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the surveys. Among these are: • The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed, unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed. These groups are excluded from the establishment survey. • The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed. The establishment survey does not. • The household survey is limited to workers 16 years of age and older. The establishment survey is not limited by age. • The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because individuals are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job and thus appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each appearance. Seasonal adjustment Over the course of a year, the size of the nation’s labor force and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production, harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very large; seasonal fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the monthto-month changes in unemployment. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting the statistics from month to month. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. For example, the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined. However, because the effect of students finishing school in previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be adjusted to allow for a comparable change. Insofar as the seasonal adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity. Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the household and establishment surveys. However, the ad- justed series for many major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most supersectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more detailed age categories. For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated each month, using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the current month. In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to adjust only the current month’s data. In the establishment survey, however, new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent monthly estimates. In both surveys, revisions to historical data are made once a year. Reliability of the estimates Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the “true” population values they represent. The exact difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the “true” population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90percent level of confidence. For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus 430,000. Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000 from one month to the next. The 90-percent confidence interval on the monthly change would range from -330,000 to 530,000 (100,000 +/- 430,000). These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the “true” over-the-month change lies within this interval. Since this range includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that employment had, in fact, increased. If, however, the reported employment rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent confidence interval would be greater than zero. In this case, it is likely (at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact, occurred. At an unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 280,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- .19 percentage point. In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates which are based on a small number of observations. The precision of estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as for quarterly and annual averages. The seasonal adjustment process can also improve the stability of the monthly estimates. The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2 months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. It is only after two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final. Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business births. The first component uses business deaths to impute employment for business births. This is incorporated into the sample-based link relative estimate procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of business, but imputing to them the same trend as the other firms in the sample. The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the residual net birth/ death employment not accounted for by the imputation. The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was derived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past five years. The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program. The difference between the March samplebased employment estimates and the March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a rough proxy for total survey error. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in the classification of industries. Over the past decade, the benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.2 percent, ranging from less than 0.05 percent to 0.4 percent. Additional statistics and other information More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings, published each month by BLS. It is available for $27.00 per issue or $53.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. All orders must be prepaid by sending a check or money order payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or by charging to Mastercard or Visa. Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for the household and establishment survey data published in this release. For unemployment and other labor force categories, these measures appear in tables 1-B through 1-D of its “Explanatory Notes.” For the establishment survey data, the sampling error measures and the actual size of revisions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables 2-B through 2-F of Employment and Earnings. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone: 1-800-877-8339. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted 1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age Oct. 2005 Sept. 2006 Oct. 2006 Oct. 2005 June 2006 July 2006 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006 Oct. 2006 226,959 150,304 66.2 143,340 63.2 6,964 4.6 76,655 4,796 229,420 151,635 66.1 145,010 63.2 6,625 4.4 77,785 4,434 229,675 152,397 66.4 146,125 63.6 6,272 4.1 77,278 4,661 226,959 150,043 66.1 142,625 62.8 7,418 4.9 76,916 4,994 228,671 151,321 66.2 144,363 63.1 6,957 4.6 77,350 4,770 228,912 151,534 66.2 144,329 63.0 7,205 4.8 77,379 4,901 229,167 151,698 66.2 144,579 63.1 7,119 4.7 77,469 4,918 229,420 151,799 66.2 144,850 63.1 6,949 4.6 77,621 4,658 229,675 151,998 66.2 145,287 63.3 6,711 4.4 77,677 4,782 109,616 80,306 73.3 76,808 70.1 3,498 4.4 29,310 110,925 81,377 73.4 78,109 70.4 3,267 4.0 29,548 111,059 81,652 73.5 78,399 70.6 3,253 4.0 29,407 109,616 80,249 73.2 76,396 69.7 3,853 4.8 29,367 110,530 81,085 73.4 77,357 70.0 3,727 4.6 29,445 110,657 81,024 73.2 77,162 69.7 3,862 4.8 29,633 110,792 81,249 73.3 77,423 69.9 3,827 4.7 29,542 110,925 81,542 73.5 77,911 70.2 3,631 4.5 29,383 111,059 81,585 73.5 77,968 70.2 3,617 4.4 29,474 101,265 76,978 76.0 73,988 73.1 2,990 3.9 24,287 102,428 77,866 76.0 75,199 73.4 2,667 3.4 24,562 102,549 78,145 76.2 75,420 73.5 2,725 3.5 24,404 101,265 76,780 75.8 73,500 72.6 3,281 4.3 24,485 102,075 77,296 75.7 74,215 72.7 3,082 4.0 24,779 102,187 77,308 75.7 74,082 72.5 3,226 4.2 24,878 102,308 77,550 75.8 74,358 72.7 3,192 4.1 24,758 102,428 77,831 76.0 74,864 73.1 2,966 3.8 24,597 102,549 77,897 76.0 74,904 73.0 2,994 3.8 24,652 117,343 69,998 59.7 66,532 56.7 3,466 5.0 47,345 118,495 70,258 59.3 66,901 56.5 3,357 4.8 48,237 118,616 70,745 59.6 67,727 57.1 3,018 4.3 47,871 117,343 69,794 59.5 66,229 56.4 3,565 5.1 47,549 118,141 70,236 59.5 67,006 56.7 3,230 4.6 47,906 118,255 70,510 59.6 67,168 56.8 3,342 4.7 47,745 118,376 70,449 59.5 67,156 56.7 3,293 4.7 47,927 118,495 70,257 59.3 66,939 56.5 3,318 4.7 48,238 118,616 70,413 59.4 67,318 56.8 3,094 4.4 48,203 109,228 66,480 60.9 63,551 58.2 2,930 4.4 42,748 110,241 66,886 60.7 64,028 58.1 2,858 4.3 43,355 110,349 67,268 61.0 64,728 58.7 2,540 3.8 43,081 109,228 66,175 60.6 63,162 57.8 3,013 4.6 43,053 109,927 66,609 60.6 63,878 58.1 2,730 4.1 43,319 110,026 66,872 60.8 64,035 58.2 2,837 4.2 43,154 110,134 66,878 60.7 64,131 58.2 2,747 4.1 43,256 110,241 66,718 60.5 63,927 58.0 2,791 4.2 43,523 110,349 66,830 60.6 64,230 58.2 2,600 3.9 43,519 16,465 6,845 41.6 5,801 35.2 1,045 15.3 9,620 16,751 6,883 41.1 5,783 34.5 1,100 16.0 9,868 16,776 6,984 41.6 5,978 35.6 1,006 14.4 9,792 16,465 7,088 43.0 5,964 36.2 1,124 15.9 9,377 16,668 7,416 44.5 6,270 37.6 1,145 15.4 9,253 16,700 7,353 44.0 6,211 37.2 1,142 15.5 9,347 16,725 7,269 43.5 6,089 36.4 1,180 16.2 9,456 16,751 7,250 43.3 6,058 36.2 1,192 16.4 9,501 16,776 7,270 43.3 6,152 36.7 1,118 15.4 9,507 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 2006, 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 Oct. 2005 Sept. 2006 Oct. 2006 Oct. 2005 June 2006 July 2006 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006 Oct. 2006 185,028 122,900 66.4 117,898 63.7 5,002 4.1 62,128 186,669 123,953 66.4 119,265 63.9 4,688 3.8 62,716 186,840 124,498 66.6 120,053 64.3 4,445 3.6 62,341 185,028 122,810 66.4 117,396 63.4 5,415 4.4 62,218 186,166 123,747 66.5 118,720 63.8 5,027 4.1 62,418 186,329 123,946 66.5 118,846 63.8 5,100 4.1 62,383 186,500 124,070 66.5 118,956 63.8 5,114 4.1 62,430 186,669 124,032 66.4 119,125 63.8 4,907 4.0 62,636 186,840 124,334 66.5 119,498 64.0 4,836 3.9 62,506 64,041 76.4 61,871 73.8 2,170 3.4 64,676 76.4 62,792 74.2 1,884 2.9 64,950 76.6 63,023 74.4 1,927 3.0 63,901 76.2 61,465 73.3 2,436 3.8 64,388 76.3 62,110 73.6 2,278 3.5 64,351 76.2 62,028 73.4 2,323 3.6 64,532 76.3 62,193 73.5 2,340 3.6 64,568 76.3 62,441 73.8 2,126 3.3 64,754 76.4 62,600 73.9 2,155 3.3 53,164 60.1 51,090 57.8 2,074 3.9 53,581 60.1 51,546 57.8 2,036 3.8 53,844 60.4 52,044 58.4 1,800 3.3 52,998 59.9 50,856 57.5 2,141 4.0 53,254 59.9 51,337 57.7 1,917 3.6 53,542 60.2 51,547 57.9 1,994 3.7 53,527 60.1 51,600 58.0 1,927 3.6 53,490 60.0 51,532 57.8 1,958 3.7 53,628 60.1 51,749 58.0 1,879 3.5 5,696 44.8 4,937 38.8 758 13.3 5,695 44.1 4,927 38.2 769 13.5 5,705 44.2 4,986 38.6 718 12.6 5,912 46.5 5,074 39.9 838 14.2 6,106 47.5 5,273 41.0 833 13.6 6,053 47.0 5,270 40.9 783 12.9 6,011 46.6 5,163 40.1 848 14.1 5,975 46.3 5,152 39.9 823 13.8 5,952 46.1 5,150 39.9 802 13.5 26,663 17,255 64.7 15,742 59.0 1,512 8.8 9,408 27,109 17,252 63.6 15,740 58.1 1,511 8.8 9,857 27,153 17,460 64.3 16,041 59.1 1,420 8.1 9,692 26,663 17,150 64.3 15,591 58.5 1,559 9.1 9,513 26,982 17,231 63.9 15,685 58.1 1,547 9.0 9,751 27,021 17,369 64.3 15,714 58.2 1,655 9.5 9,652 27,065 17,344 64.1 15,822 58.5 1,521 8.8 9,722 27,109 17,191 63.4 15,617 57.6 1,574 9.2 9,918 27,153 17,368 64.0 15,872 58.5 1,496 8.6 9,785 7,732 72.1 7,107 66.3 625 8.1 7,765 71.2 7,165 65.7 600 7.7 7,810 71.5 7,191 65.8 618 7.9 7,659 71.4 7,006 65.3 653 8.5 7,670 70.7 7,018 64.7 652 8.5 7,735 71.2 7,039 64.8 696 9.0 7,721 70.9 7,073 65.0 648 8.4 7,719 70.8 7,083 64.9 637 8.3 7,734 70.8 7,089 64.9 645 8.3 8,779 65.3 8,123 60.4 655 7.5 8,710 64.0 8,046 59.1 664 7.6 8,762 64.2 8,181 60.0 581 6.6 8,726 64.9 8,069 60.0 658 7.5 8,684 64.0 8,033 59.2 651 7.5 8,757 64.5 8,076 59.5 681 7.8 8,787 64.6 8,154 60.0 633 7.2 8,642 63.5 7,973 58.5 670 7.7 8,723 64.0 8,116 59.5 607 7.0 744 29.7 512 20.5 232 31.1 776 30.1 529 20.5 247 31.8 889 34.3 669 25.8 220 24.7 765 30.6 517 20.7 248 32.4 877 34.2 634 24.7 244 27.8 877 34.1 600 23.3 278 31.6 836 32.4 596 23.1 240 28.8 829 32.1 562 21.8 267 32.2 911 35.2 666 25.7 244 26.8 9,931 6,591 66.4 6,387 64.3 203 3.1 3,340 10,251 6,836 66.7 6,648 64.9 188 2.8 3,415 10,209 6,781 66.4 6,597 64.6 184 2.7 3,428 WHITE Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Not in labor force .................................................................... Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Not in labor force .................................................................... Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ ASIAN Civilian noninstutional population ............................................. Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Not in labor force .................................................................... 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 Data not available. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Beginning in January 2006, 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 Oct. 2005 Sept. 2006 Oct. 2006 Oct. 2005 June 2006 July 2006 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006 Oct. 2006 29,456 20,101 68.2 18,978 64.4 1,122 5.6 9,355 30,324 20,615 68.0 19,536 64.4 1,079 5.2 9,709 30,416 20,902 68.7 19,977 65.7 925 4.4 9,514 29,456 20,047 68.1 18,871 64.1 1,176 5.9 9,409 30,053 20,753 69.1 19,649 65.4 1,104 5.3 9,300 30,140 20,663 68.6 19,578 65.0 1,085 5.3 9,477 30,232 20,628 68.2 19,528 64.6 1,100 5.3 9,604 30,324 20,669 68.2 19,556 64.5 1,113 5.4 9,655 30,416 20,824 68.5 19,848 65.3 976 4.7 9,592 11,597 84.4 11,088 80.7 509 4.4 11,899 84.1 11,462 81.0 437 3.7 12,043 84.9 11,634 82.0 409 3.4 (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) 7,478 57.5 7,048 54.2 430 5.7 7,703 57.7 7,235 54.2 468 6.1 7,830 58.5 7,449 55.6 381 4.9 (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) 1,027 37.8 843 31.0 184 17.9 1,012 35.8 839 29.7 173 17.1 1,029 36.3 894 31.5 136 13.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Not in labor force .................................................................... Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 Data not available. NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Beginning in January 2006, 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 Oct. 2005 Sept. 2006 Oct. 2006 Oct. 2005 June 2006 July 2006 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006 Oct. 2006 12,340 44.8 11,527 41.8 813 6.6 12,810 46.2 12,054 43.4 756 5.9 12,561 45.9 11,908 43.5 653 5.2 12,502 45.4 11,611 42.1 891 7.1 12,847 46.1 11,942 42.8 905 7.0 12,780 47.1 11,868 43.8 912 7.1 12,780 46.2 11,897 43.0 883 6.9 12,681 45.7 11,864 42.8 816 6.4 12,743 46.6 12,004 43.9 739 5.8 38,537 64.0 36,875 61.2 1,661 4.3 38,557 63.5 37,104 61.1 1,453 3.8 38,581 63.6 37,156 61.2 1,425 3.7 38,467 63.8 36,627 60.8 1,840 4.8 38,597 63.3 37,032 60.7 1,565 4.1 38,403 63.7 36,694 60.9 1,709 4.5 38,328 63.2 36,588 60.3 1,740 4.5 38,429 63.3 36,798 60.6 1,630 4.2 38,456 63.4 36,875 60.8 1,581 4.1 35,456 72.6 34,172 70.0 1,284 3.6 35,440 72.4 34,227 70.0 1,213 3.4 35,958 72.9 34,796 70.5 1,162 3.2 35,310 72.3 33,967 69.6 1,343 3.8 34,972 72.5 33,738 69.9 1,234 3.5 35,359 71.4 34,068 68.8 1,290 3.6 35,327 72.1 34,037 69.5 1,291 3.7 35,454 72.5 34,175 69.8 1,279 3.6 35,726 72.4 34,504 69.9 1,222 3.4 41,893 78.2 40,972 76.5 921 2.2 42,927 78.1 42,021 76.5 906 2.1 43,192 78.2 42,413 76.8 779 1.8 41,616 77.7 40,670 75.9 946 2.3 42,379 77.6 41,494 76.0 885 2.1 42,735 77.7 41,839 76.0 896 2.1 42,650 77.7 41,886 76.3 764 1.8 42,797 77.9 41,929 76.3 868 2.0 42,811 77.5 41,997 76.0 814 1.9 Less than a high school diploma Civilian labor force .................................................................... Participation rate ................................................................... Employed ................................................................................ Employment-population ratio ................................................ Unemployed ........................................................................... Unemployment rate .............................................................. High school graduates, no college 1 Civilian labor force .................................................................... Participation rate ................................................................... Employed ................................................................................ Employment-population ratio ................................................ Unemployed ........................................................................... Unemployment rate .............................................................. Some college or associate degree Civilian labor force .................................................................... Participation rate ................................................................... Employed ................................................................................ Employment-population ratio ................................................ Unemployed ........................................................................... Unemployment rate .............................................................. Bachelor’s degree and higher 2 Civilian labor force .................................................................... Participation rate ................................................................... Employed ................................................................................ Employment-population ratio ................................................ Unemployed ........................................................................... Unemployment rate .............................................................. 1 2 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees. NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, 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 Oct. 2005 Sept. 2006 Oct. 2006 Oct. 2005 June 2006 July 2006 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006 Oct. 2006 CLASS OF WORKER Agriculture and related industries ............................................. Wage and salary workers ....................................................... Self-employed workers ........................................................... Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 2,239 1,227 973 38 2,261 1,291 958 13 2,211 1,282 916 13 2,126 1,161 936 (1) 2,241 1,329 899 (1) 2,260 1,370 877 (1) 2,202 1,256 904 (1) 2,143 1,196 932 (1) 2,140 1,232 891 (1) Nonagricultural industries ......................................................... Wage and salary workers ....................................................... Government .......................................................................... Private industries .................................................................. Private households ............................................................. Other industries .................................................................. Self-employed workers ........................................................... Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 141,101 131,469 20,475 110,994 813 110,182 9,549 84 142,749 132,901 20,568 112,333 771 111,562 9,762 85 143,915 133,930 20,879 113,051 750 112,301 9,871 114 140,577 131,123 20,330 110,799 (1) 109,986 9,356 (1) 142,108 132,284 20,017 112,253 (1) 111,458 9,716 (1) 142,047 132,417 20,336 112,114 (1) 111,269 9,572 (1) 142,406 132,785 20,314 112,436 (1) 111,582 9,620 (1) 142,790 133,004 20,483 112,500 (1) 111,743 9,679 (1) 143,263 133,448 20,630 112,782 (1) 112,011 9,685 (1) All industries: Part time for economic reasons .................................................. Slack work or business conditions ........................................ Could only find part-time work .............................................. Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 3,915 2,459 1,236 20,559 3,735 2,402 1,115 19,812 4,010 2,633 1,160 20,223 4,240 2,643 1,299 19,696 4,266 2,729 1,190 19,684 4,261 2,658 1,202 19,501 4,147 2,683 1,161 19,624 4,056 2,614 1,137 19,622 4,278 2,775 1,198 19,422 Nonagricultural industries: Part time for economic reasons .................................................. Slack work or business conditions ........................................ Could only find part-time work .............................................. Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 3,837 2,400 1,225 20,130 3,653 2,353 1,098 19,462 3,954 2,594 1,152 19,890 4,161 2,592 1,284 19,255 4,158 2,656 1,189 19,310 4,143 2,578 1,197 19,170 4,071 2,635 1,158 19,220 3,946 2,547 1,133 19,269 4,208 2,714 1,195 19,101 PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2 1 2 Data not available. Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute. Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad weather. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Beginning in January 2006, 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 Oct. 2005 Sept. 2006 Oct. 2006 Oct. 2005 June 2006 July 2006 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006 Oct. 2006 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 ............................................................... 143,340 5,801 2,231 3,570 137,539 13,993 123,546 99,400 31,088 34,754 33,558 24,146 145,010 5,783 2,392 3,391 139,227 13,821 125,406 100,294 31,289 34,700 34,306 25,113 146,125 5,978 2,495 3,483 140,148 13,875 126,273 100,933 31,507 34,835 34,591 25,340 142,625 5,964 2,290 3,673 136,661 13,945 122,719 98,834 30,864 34,601 33,369 23,885 144,363 6,270 2,528 3,750 138,093 13,842 124,237 99,541 30,988 34,518 34,035 24,696 144,329 6,211 2,431 3,778 138,118 13,828 124,305 99,554 31,086 34,429 34,038 24,752 144,579 6,089 2,394 3,697 138,490 14,052 124,537 99,720 31,097 34,573 34,051 24,816 144,850 6,058 2,435 3,593 138,791 13,944 124,910 99,906 31,145 34,556 34,205 25,005 145,287 6,152 2,562 3,612 139,134 13,834 125,333 100,282 31,230 34,651 34,401 25,052 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 ............................................................... 76,808 2,819 1,025 1,794 73,988 7,323 66,665 53,741 17,255 18,901 17,585 12,925 78,109 2,910 1,146 1,764 75,199 7,447 67,752 54,290 17,350 18,820 18,121 13,462 78,399 2,979 1,150 1,828 75,420 7,439 67,980 54,460 17,335 18,883 18,242 13,521 76,396 2,896 1,043 1,848 73,500 7,310 66,192 53,429 17,107 18,800 17,522 12,763 77,357 3,143 1,292 1,850 74,215 7,364 66,865 53,682 17,043 18,717 17,922 13,183 77,162 3,079 1,226 1,842 74,082 7,370 66,723 53,619 17,065 18,702 17,853 13,104 77,423 3,064 1,193 1,867 74,358 7,504 66,914 53,730 17,025 18,753 17,951 13,185 77,911 3,046 1,172 1,859 74,864 7,503 67,343 53,938 17,200 18,697 18,041 13,405 77,968 3,064 1,175 1,887 74,904 7,426 67,467 54,106 17,161 18,779 18,166 13,361 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 ............................................................... 66,532 2,982 1,206 1,776 63,551 6,670 56,881 45,659 13,833 15,853 15,973 11,221 66,901 2,873 1,246 1,628 64,028 6,373 57,655 46,004 13,939 15,880 16,185 11,651 67,727 2,999 1,344 1,655 64,728 6,435 58,292 46,473 14,173 15,952 16,348 11,819 66,229 3,068 1,247 1,825 63,162 6,635 56,527 45,405 13,757 15,801 15,847 11,122 67,006 3,128 1,235 1,900 63,878 6,478 57,372 45,858 13,945 15,801 16,112 11,513 67,168 3,132 1,205 1,936 64,035 6,458 57,582 45,934 14,021 15,728 16,185 11,648 67,156 3,025 1,201 1,830 64,131 6,547 57,623 45,991 14,071 15,820 16,100 11,632 66,939 3,012 1,263 1,734 63,927 6,441 57,567 45,968 13,945 15,859 16,164 11,600 67,318 3,088 1,387 1,725 64,230 6,409 57,866 46,175 14,069 15,872 16,235 11,690 45,977 35,385 8,875 45,701 35,518 9,095 45,762 35,766 9,088 45,634 34,868 (1) 45,809 35,394 (1) 45,558 35,309 (1) 45,484 35,295 (1) 45,613 35,436 (1) 45,477 35,257 (1) 118,025 25,315 120,780 24,230 121,199 24,926 117,783 24,898 119,452 24,935 119,818 24,599 119,888 24,711 120,437 24,531 120,859 24,515 7,813 5.5 7,792 5.4 7,865 5.4 7,564 5.3 7,398 5.1 7,455 5.2 7,494 5.2 7,648 5.3 7,560 5.2 AGE AND SEX MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present ................................................... Married women, spouse present .............................................. Women who maintain families .................................................. FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers 2 ................................................................... Part-time workers 3 ................................................................... MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders ........................................................... Percent of total employed ..................................................... 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 2006, 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 Oct. 2005 Sept. 2006 Oct. 2006 Oct. 2005 June 2006 July 2006 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006 Oct. 2006 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 ............................................................... 7,418 1,124 526 608 6,294 1,296 5,011 4,199 1,561 1,396 1,242 794 6,949 1,192 535 655 5,757 1,208 4,537 3,821 1,500 1,267 1,054 748 6,711 1,118 547 548 5,594 1,284 4,302 3,541 1,538 1,032 971 769 4.9 15.9 18.7 14.2 4.4 8.5 3.9 4.1 4.8 3.9 3.6 3.2 4.6 15.4 17.0 14.3 4.0 7.9 3.6 3.7 4.6 3.4 3.1 2.9 4.8 15.5 16.7 14.7 4.2 8.5 3.7 3.9 4.8 3.6 3.3 3.1 4.7 16.2 19.2 14.5 4.1 8.2 3.6 3.8 4.4 3.8 3.3 2.9 4.6 16.4 18.0 15.4 4.0 8.0 3.5 3.7 4.6 3.5 3.0 2.9 4.4 15.4 17.6 13.2 3.9 8.5 3.3 3.4 4.7 2.9 2.7 3.0 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 ............................................................... 3,853 573 231 339 3,281 758 2,515 2,099 790 676 633 416 3,631 665 280 387 2,966 678 2,271 1,908 734 660 514 363 3,617 623 291 303 2,994 730 2,241 1,840 840 532 468 401 4.8 16.5 18.1 15.5 4.3 9.4 3.7 3.8 4.4 3.5 3.5 3.2 4.6 17.0 18.0 16.6 4.0 8.2 3.5 3.6 4.6 3.3 3.0 3.1 4.8 17.1 16.9 17.6 4.2 8.7 3.6 3.8 4.8 3.2 3.3 3.2 4.7 17.2 18.4 16.7 4.1 9.0 3.5 3.7 4.2 3.5 3.3 2.9 4.5 17.9 19.3 17.2 3.8 8.3 3.3 3.4 4.1 3.4 2.8 2.6 4.4 16.9 19.9 13.8 3.8 8.9 3.2 3.3 4.7 2.8 2.5 2.9 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 ............................................................ 3,565 552 295 269 3,013 538 2,496 2,100 771 719 609 357 3,318 527 255 267 2,791 530 2,265 1,913 765 608 540 394 3,094 494 256 246 2,600 555 2,061 1,702 699 500 503 351 5.1 15.2 19.1 12.8 4.6 7.5 4.2 4.4 5.3 4.4 3.7 3.1 4.6 13.8 15.9 11.9 4.1 7.5 3.7 3.9 4.7 3.7 3.3 3.0 4.7 13.9 16.5 11.7 4.2 8.3 3.8 4.0 4.8 4.0 3.2 3.5 4.7 15.3 20.1 12.2 4.1 7.3 3.7 4.0 4.6 4.1 3.3 3.2 4.7 14.9 16.8 13.4 4.2 7.6 3.8 4.0 5.2 3.7 3.2 3.3 4.4 13.8 15.6 12.5 3.9 8.0 3.4 3.6 4.7 3.1 3.0 2.9 1,227 1,181 701 1,082 1,059 667 1,043 1,018 631 2.6 3.3 7.3 2.5 2.9 7.2 2.5 3.1 7.4 2.5 2.9 6.7 2.3 2.9 6.8 2.2 2.8 6.5 6,023 1,419 5,623 1,331 5,386 1,311 4.9 5.4 4.5 5.2 4.6 5.4 4.6 5.2 4.5 5.1 4.3 5.1 AGE AND SEX MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present ................................................... Married women, spouse present .............................................. Women who maintain families 2 ............................................... FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers 3 ................................................................... Part-time workers 4 ................................................................... 1 2 3 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. Not seasonally adjusted. Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs. 4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs. NOTE: Detail shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Beginning in January 2006, 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 Oct. 2005 Sept. 2006 Oct. 2006 Oct. 2005 June 2006 July 2006 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006 Oct. 2006 3,162 637 2,525 1,824 701 916 2,292 594 2,878 582 2,297 1,570 727 851 2,305 590 2,724 659 2,065 1,434 632 802 2,206 540 3,508 944 2,564 (1) (1) 889 2,349 654 3,409 981 2,428 (1) (1) 818 2,091 650 3,370 933 2,437 (1) (1) 857 2,358 629 3,305 886 2,420 (1) (1) 861 2,277 650 3,179 873 2,306 (1) (1) 810 2,299 641 3,062 952 2,110 (1) (1) 793 2,251 597 100.0 45.4 9.1 36.3 13.2 32.9 8.5 100.0 43.4 8.8 34.7 12.8 34.8 8.9 100.0 43.4 10.5 32.9 12.8 35.2 8.6 100.0 47.4 12.8 34.7 12.0 31.7 8.8 100.0 48.9 14.1 34.8 11.7 30.0 9.3 100.0 46.7 12.9 33.8 11.9 32.7 8.7 100.0 46.6 12.5 34.1 12.1 32.1 9.2 100.0 45.9 12.6 33.3 11.7 33.2 9.3 100.0 45.7 14.2 31.5 11.8 33.6 8.9 2.1 .6 1.5 .4 1.9 .6 1.5 .4 1.8 .5 1.4 .4 2.3 .6 1.6 .4 2.3 .5 1.4 .4 2.2 .6 1.6 .4 2.2 .6 1.5 .4 2.1 .5 1.5 .4 2.0 .5 1.5 .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 2006, 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 Oct. 2005 Sept. 2006 Oct. 2006 Oct. 2005 June 2006 July 2006 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006 Oct. 2006 Less than 5 weeks .................................................................... 5 to 14 weeks ........................................................................... 15 weeks and over ................................................................... 15 to 26 weeks ...................................................................... 27 weeks and over ................................................................ 2,578 2,040 2,346 960 1,386 2,612 1,876 2,136 902 1,234 2,468 1,855 1,948 898 1,050 2,708 2,263 2,477 1,045 1,432 2,673 2,052 2,133 1,020 1,112 2,704 2,175 2,338 998 1,340 2,617 2,215 2,394 1,066 1,328 2,581 2,080 2,294 1,027 1,267 2,585 2,062 2,073 996 1,077 Average (mean) duration, in weeks .......................................... Median duration, in weeks ........................................................ 18.3 8.5 17.5 7.9 16.7 7.9 18.0 8.6 16.2 7.5 17.3 8.2 17.4 8.5 17.4 8.2 16.5 8.1 100.0 37.0 29.3 33.7 13.8 19.9 100.0 39.4 28.3 32.2 13.6 18.6 100.0 39.4 29.6 31.1 14.3 16.7 100.0 36.4 30.4 33.3 14.0 19.2 100.0 39.0 29.9 31.1 14.9 16.2 100.0 37.5 30.1 32.4 13.8 18.6 100.0 36.2 30.6 33.1 14.8 18.4 100.0 37.1 29.9 33.0 14.8 18.2 100.0 38.5 30.7 30.8 14.8 16.0 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 2006, 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 .................................... Oct. 2005 Oct. 2006 143,340 49,958 20,808 29,150 23,297 36,237 16,500 19,737 15,841 1,030 9,381 5,431 18,007 9,320 8,687 146,125 51,427 21,565 29,862 23,939 36,051 16,388 19,663 16,225 955 9,714 5,556 18,484 9,396 9,088 Oct. 2005 6,964 1,099 417 683 1,430 1,748 866 881 879 88 572 219 1,171 681 490 Oct. 2006 Oct. 2005 6,272 971 378 593 1,380 1,590 787 803 777 86 497 194 990 507 483 Oct. 2006 4.6 2.2 2.0 2.3 5.8 4.6 5.0 4.3 5.3 7.9 5.7 3.9 6.1 6.8 5.3 4.1 1.9 1.7 1.9 5.5 4.2 4.6 3.9 4.6 8.2 4.9 3.4 5.1 5.1 5.0 1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Table A-11. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Industry and class of worker Total, 16 years and over 1 ....................................................................... Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers ...................................... Mining ................................................................................................................. Construction ...................................................................................................... Manufacturing ................................................................................................... Durable goods ................................................................................................ Nondurable goods ......................................................................................... Wholesale and retail trade ............................................................................ Transportation and utilities ............................................................................ Information ........................................................................................................ Financial activities ........................................................................................... Professional and business services ............................................................ Education and health services ..................................................................... Leisure and hospitality ................................................................................... Other services .................................................................................................. Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers ........................ Government workers ......................................................................................... Self employed and unpaid family workers ................................................... Unemployment rates Oct. 2005 Oct. 2006 6,964 5,529 2 519 800 481 319 1,050 251 162 255 748 628 796 319 85 502 255 6,272 4,956 15 456 618 363 255 972 206 116 211 768 531 795 268 77 424 275 1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Oct. 2005 4.6 4.7 .3 5.3 4.8 4.6 5.3 4.9 4.4 4.8 2.7 5.8 3.4 6.8 5.0 6.7 2.4 2.3 Oct. 2006 4.1 4.2 2.2 4.5 3.7 3.5 4.2 4.7 3.6 3.4 2.1 5.6 2.8 6.6 4.4 5.8 2.0 2.5 HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization (Percent) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Measure Oct. 2005 Sept. 2006 Oct. 2006 Oct. 2005 June 2006 July 2006 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006 Oct. 2006 U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force .............. 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.4 U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force .................................................................................................................................. 2.1 1.9 1.8 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.0 U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate) .................................................................................................................................. 4.6 4.4 4.1 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.4 U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers ........................................................................................................ 4.9 4.6 4.3 5.2 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.6 U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers .................... 5.5 5.2 5.0 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.3 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 ............................................................................................................................. 8.1 7.6 7.6 8.6 8.4 8.5 8.4 8.0 8.1 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 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. NOTE: Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but Table A-13. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Total Men Women Category Oct. 2005 Oct. 2006 Oct. 2005 Oct. 2006 Oct. 2005 Oct. 2006 76,655 4,796 1,414 77,278 4,661 1,478 29,310 2,135 705 29,407 2,007 750 47,345 2,661 709 47,871 2,654 728 392 1,022 331 1,147 223 482 203 547 169 540 128 600 Total multiple jobholders 4 ............................................................................ Percent of total employed ......................................................................... 7,813 5.5 7,865 5.4 4,016 5.2 3,906 5.0 3,797 5.7 3,959 5.8 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ........................................... Primary and secondary jobs both part time .............................................. Primary and secondary jobs both full time ................................................ Hours vary on primary or secondary job ................................................... 4,153 1,704 288 1,609 4,123 1,623 353 1,709 2,357 560 201 881 2,272 502 235 862 1,796 1,143 88 728 1,851 1,120 119 847 NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE Total not in the labor force ............................................................................ Persons who currently want a job ............................................................... Searched for work and available to work now 1 ..................................... Reason not currently looking: Discouragement over job prospects 2 ..................................... Reasons other than discouragement 3 ........................................ MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS 1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the reference week. 2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination. 3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibilities, ill health, and transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined. 4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately. NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, 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 Oct. 2005 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006p Seasonally adjusted Oct. 2006p Oct. 2005 June 2006 July 2006 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006p Oct. 2006p Change from: Sept. 2006Oct. 2006 p Total nonfarm ............................. 134,817 135,398 136,026 136,738 133,877 135,251 135,374 135,604 135,752 135,844 92 Total private ........................................ 112,636 114,551 114,116 114,309 112,025 113,300 113,404 113,584 113,704 113,762 58 Goods-producing ............................................ 22,448 22,841 22,705 22,596 22,179 22,435 22,420 22,427 22,421 22,361 -60 Natural resources and mining .................................. Logging ........................................................... Mining .................................................................... Oil and gas extraction ........................................ Mining, except oil and gas 1................................. Coal mining ...................................................... Support activities for mining .............................. 645 66.0 578.9 126.8 217.6 74.9 234.5 696 64.9 631.0 140.9 225.3 79.0 264.8 694 64.2 629.8 139.2 223.6 78.3 267.0 698 65.0 632.9 139.4 224.1 78.8 269.4 636 62.1 573.8 127.4 214.5 75.1 231.9 677 63.0 613.5 136.7 219.2 78.3 257.6 680 62.3 617.7 137.2 220.1 78.2 260.4 683 61.6 621.0 139.1 218.9 78.5 263.0 684 60.8 623.3 139.3 219.4 78.4 264.6 689 61.4 627.9 140.1 220.8 79.2 267.0 5 .6 4.6 .8 1.4 .8 2.4 Construction ............................................................. Construction of buildings ................................... Residential building ......................................... Nonresidential building .................................... Heavy and civil engineering construction ........ Specialty trade contractors ............................... Residential specialty trade contractors ........... Nonresidential specialty trade contractors ..... 7,568 1,738.2 969.3 768.9 1,026.8 4,802.5 2,387.3 2,415.2 7,829 1,801.0 1,007.5 793.5 1,053.0 4,975.1 2,414.0 2,561.1 7,739 1,785.5 1,000.6 784.9 1,055.7 4,897.7 2,362.6 2,535.1 7,686 1,777.3 997.2 780.1 1,054.1 4,854.6 2,318.6 2,536.0 7,347 1,702.4 952.8 749.6 965.3 4,679.2 2,326.0 2,353.2 7,499 1,752.6 977.9 774.7 981.5 4,765.0 2,338.3 2,426.7 7,504 1,756.9 977.3 779.6 983.0 4,764.1 2,323.4 2,440.7 7,512 1,755.8 982.4 773.4 985.0 4,771.4 2,317.6 2,453.8 7,517 1,757.0 985.9 771.1 992.8 4,767.0 2,299.9 2,467.1 7,491 1,750.9 985.0 765.9 995.1 4,745.0 2,269.2 2,475.8 -26 -6.1 -.9 -5.2 2.3 -22.0 -30.7 8.7 Manufacturing ........................................................... Production workers ....................................... 14,235 10,113 14,316 10,280 14,272 10,239 14,212 10,190 14,196 10,069 14,259 10,221 14,236 10,212 14,232 10,212 14,220 10,191 14,181 10,158 -39 -33 Durable goods ....................................................... Production workers ....................................... Wood products ................................................... Nonmetallic mineral products ............................ Primary metals .................................................... Fabricated metal products ................................. Machinery ........................................................... Computer and electronic products 1.................... Computer and peripheral equipment ............. Communications equipment ........................... Semiconductors and electronic components . Electronic instruments ..................................... Electrical equipment and appliances ................ Transportation equipment 1.................................. Motor vehicles and parts 2................................. Furniture and related products .......................... Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................ 8,961 6,264 555.1 509.1 470.0 1,523.9 1,170.7 1,322.5 206.8 148.5 450.6 441.1 430.3 1,765.3 1,088.2 559.4 654.7 9,047 6,422 554.4 511.1 473.4 1,556.6 1,194.7 1,334.7 204.1 147.3 465.8 448.0 445.7 1,767.7 1,070.8 549.6 658.8 9,022 6,397 547.8 505.3 470.4 1,555.0 1,195.4 1,326.8 203.1 146.8 463.2 445.3 444.3 1,774.2 1,075.8 543.2 659.3 8,996 6,377 538.1 504.5 468.3 1,553.5 1,200.3 1,326.5 202.7 147.0 463.7 444.9 442.9 1,757.0 1,052.5 539.4 665.2 8,952 6,249 550.7 500.8 470.5 1,520.8 1,174.5 1,323.5 207.9 148.2 450.7 441.6 431.1 1,765.5 1,088.4 560.5 653.6 9,033 6,400 551.6 502.3 475.6 1,544.4 1,184.3 1,334.5 203.3 149.7 461.4 448.7 445.1 1,786.7 1,091.3 555.1 653.6 9,011 6,394 550.8 501.4 474.6 1,551.0 1,191.4 1,327.6 203.1 147.1 462.7 445.4 444.0 1,765.1 1,069.0 550.4 655.0 9,014 6,397 546.0 500.7 473.4 1,551.8 1,194.8 1,329.4 203.2 147.4 463.0 446.4 445.1 1,766.9 1,070.6 547.3 658.5 9,011 6,386 542.4 496.4 470.7 1,554.4 1,196.8 1,328.8 202.6 147.5 463.7 446.4 445.3 1,771.3 1,071.6 544.1 660.8 8,992 6,372 537.4 497.6 469.2 1,550.7 1,198.9 1,327.5 203.2 147.0 464.1 445.3 445.4 1,760.9 1,056.9 540.8 663.5 -19 -14 -5.0 1.2 -1.5 -3.7 2.1 -1.3 .6 -.5 .4 -1.1 .1 -10.4 -14.7 -3.3 2.7 Nondurable goods ................................................. 5,274 Production workers ....................................... 3,849 Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,482.2 Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 195.3 Textile mills ......................................................... 213.4 Textile product mills ........................................... 173.4 Apparel ................................................................ 252.9 Leather and allied products ............................... 39.6 Paper and paper products ................................. 478.9 Printing and related support activities ............... 646.2 Petroleum and coal products ............................. 114.2 Chemicals ........................................................... 877.6 Plastics and rubber products ............................. 800.6 5,269 3,858 1,502.2 201.5 194.3 168.4 244.5 36.8 469.1 641.9 120.3 899.9 790.5 5,250 3,842 1,503.6 201.5 190.5 166.2 244.5 37.3 466.0 639.3 119.5 894.3 786.9 5,216 3,813 1,493.4 201.1 188.2 165.9 240.0 37.2 463.1 639.7 118.9 895.6 773.0 5,244 3,820 1,458.5 192.4 213.2 173.8 251.8 39.6 478.5 645.1 113.1 879.3 799.1 5,226 3,821 1,466.2 195.6 197.2 168.3 249.6 37.2 471.0 641.8 115.7 891.1 791.9 5,225 3,818 1,468.8 196.5 195.8 169.1 249.0 37.1 470.2 639.0 116.6 893.0 790.1 5,218 3,815 1,468.0 197.1 193.4 168.4 243.6 36.8 467.2 640.3 116.8 897.5 788.9 5,209 3,805 1,472.3 197.5 189.7 167.6 242.7 37.1 465.4 638.4 117.3 895.8 785.6 5,189 3,786 1,469.5 198.0 188.0 166.4 240.9 37.0 463.8 638.8 117.4 897.8 771.8 -20 -19 -2.8 .5 -1.7 -1.2 -1.8 -.1 -1.6 .4 .1 2.0 -13.8 See footnotes at the 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 Oct. 2005 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006p Seasonally adjusted Oct. 2006p Oct. 2005 June 2006 July 2006 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006p Oct. 2006p Service-providing .............................................. 112,369 112,557 113,321 114,142 111,698 112,816 112,954 113,177 113,331 113,483 Change from: Sept. 2006Oct. 2006 p 152 Private service-providing ............................... 90,188 91,710 91,411 91,713 89,846 90,865 90,984 91,157 91,283 91,401 118 Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 26,033 26,047 26,000 26,135 25,945 26,040 26,052 26,052 26,063 26,062 -1 Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,776.9 Durable goods .................................................... 3,003.4 Nondurable goods .............................................. 2,029.1 Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 744.4 5,879.4 3,069.4 2,050.4 759.6 5,871.2 3,065.2 2,046.0 760.0 5,868.0 3,066.4 2,040.8 760.8 5,767.8 3,002.3 2,021.7 743.8 5,848.1 3,050.7 2,040.2 757.2 5,847.0 3,051.0 2,039.6 756.4 5,854.6 3,058.0 2,039.5 757.1 5,865.3 3,068.4 2,038.7 758.2 5,862.4 3,067.4 2,035.7 759.3 -2.9 -1.0 -3.0 1.1 Retail trade ............................................................ 15,298.1 15,209.7 15,097.8 15,223.9 15,259.6 15,221.2 15,222.2 15,212.3 15,200.3 15,196.8 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1........................ 1,927.7 1,924.7 1,919.6 1,914.5 1,921.5 1,909.7 1,907.3 1,906.7 1,908.4 1,907.5 Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,263.6 1,251.6 1,250.3 1,246.4 1,260.5 1,245.6 1,245.7 1,243.6 1,243.5 1,242.4 Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 584.0 589.0 585.7 595.8 581.5 595.3 594.8 594.3 593.5 594.9 Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 544.7 519.4 519.8 526.8 540.5 534.0 530.5 527.1 525.8 523.3 Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,265.6 1,329.5 1,305.9 1,303.7 1,273.1 1,315.5 1,316.5 1,313.2 1,315.8 1,317.6 Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,811.7 2,827.1 2,803.8 2,818.3 2,809.5 2,804.2 2,808.8 2,813.5 2,811.7 2,814.9 Health and personal care stores ....................... 959.5 959.8 955.9 958.7 959.3 958.4 959.3 960.0 960.3 959.3 Gasoline stations ................................................ 875.5 870.6 861.8 857.0 874.6 863.2 863.3 858.5 858.2 856.1 Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,410.0 1,448.0 1,415.2 1,440.5 1,413.5 1,423.3 1,434.0 1,437.5 1,438.7 1,444.7 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores ................................................................ 643.8 619.4 615.4 624.4 638.7 628.1 624.2 628.1 620.8 621.4 General merchandise stores 1............................. 2,920.7 2,805.4 2,789.4 2,840.3 2,910.6 2,866.0 2,859.8 2,850.8 2,841.7 2,831.2 Department stores .......................................... 1,603.2 1,531.8 1,520.3 1,561.7 1,590.6 1,574.4 1,571.4 1,565.0 1,558.2 1,550.3 Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 905.7 894.0 889.0 892.0 899.1 892.2 892.7 889.9 889.9 887.5 Nonstore retailers ............................................... 449.2 422.8 436.3 451.9 437.7 431.3 431.0 432.7 435.5 438.4 -3.5 -.9 -1.1 1.4 -2.5 1.8 3.2 -1.0 -2.1 6.0 Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,398.8 Air transportation ................................................ 494.1 Rail transportation .............................................. 228.8 Water transportation ........................................... 62.6 Truck transportation ........................................... 1,418.0 Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 403.4 Pipeline transportation ....................................... 37.3 Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 31.8 Support activities for transportation ................... 551.2 Couriers and messengers .................................. 575.2 Warehousing and storage .................................. 596.4 .6 -10.5 -7.9 -2.4 2.9 4,394.1 492.4 226.7 67.3 1,451.0 319.5 39.0 41.6 567.5 579.3 609.8 4,470.6 490.3 228.0 67.1 1,451.0 398.2 38.2 37.5 566.2 581.4 612.7 4,483.5 489.1 226.6 66.7 1,449.2 402.8 39.2 32.3 567.1 589.8 620.7 4,358.4 493.7 228.1 62.6 1,402.0 388.5 37.2 31.5 549.8 576.3 588.7 4,411.0 486.7 227.5 62.8 1,419.3 393.5 38.1 31.3 567.7 580.5 603.6 4,423.2 487.7 227.3 64.2 1,427.1 391.6 38.4 30.5 564.9 583.6 607.9 4,425.3 488.1 226.7 64.6 1,427.4 388.7 38.6 31.5 565.4 584.4 609.9 4,436.6 488.6 226.9 65.9 1,430.9 390.8 38.3 31.4 566.0 586.9 610.9 4,443.4 488.1 225.9 66.2 1,432.4 390.0 39.2 31.7 567.1 589.8 613.0 6.8 -.5 -1.0 .3 1.5 -.8 .9 .3 1.1 2.9 2.1 Utilities ................................................................... 558.9 563.3 560.7 559.3 559.4 559.4 559.8 559.8 560.3 559.8 -.5 Information ................................................................ Publishing industries, except Internet ............... Motion picture and sound recording industries . Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ Internet publishing and broadcasting ................ Telecommunications .......................................... ISPs, search portals, and data processing ....... Other information services ................................. 3,054 903.7 376.5 328.0 30.1 990.4 375.9 49.1 3,077 904.1 389.6 329.5 30.7 989.6 383.3 49.7 3,048 898.7 369.5 328.4 31.0 988.8 381.9 49.5 3,053 902.4 370.2 326.9 31.1 992.0 380.0 49.9 3,058 903.7 379.3 327.6 30.1 991.2 376.9 49.4 3,062 901.4 380.3 327.6 30.3 989.2 383.8 49.8 3,052 900.8 375.7 328.0 29.5 986.3 381.8 50.0 3,062 901.2 379.8 328.2 30.6 990.1 382.8 49.4 3,059 898.5 376.3 327.6 31.0 992.5 383.0 49.8 3,061 902.2 376.7 326.3 31.2 993.8 380.7 50.2 2 3.7 .4 -1.3 .2 1.3 -2.3 .4 Financial activities .................................................... Finance and insurance .......................................... Monetary authorities - central bank ................... Credit intermediation and related activities 1....... Depository credit intermediation 1..................... Commercial banking .................................... Securities, commodity contracts, investments .. Insurance carriers and related activities ........... Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ........ Real estate and rental and leasing ....................... Real estate .......................................................... Rental and leasing services ............................... Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ......... 8,191 6,043.4 20.7 2,885.5 1,782.2 1,300.6 788.1 2,262.8 86.3 2,147.3 1,477.9 641.6 27.8 8,384 6,159.6 21.9 2,935.5 1,828.1 1,330.8 799.5 2,310.9 91.8 2,224.2 1,528.2 665.5 30.5 8,358 6,157.4 21.8 2,935.6 1,822.2 1,329.1 795.9 2,312.2 91.9 2,200.2 1,510.5 659.6 30.1 8,349 6,169.3 21.8 2,939.8 1,824.7 1,332.6 800.6 2,315.6 91.5 2,180.0 1,496.4 653.6 30.0 8,201 6,053.3 20.7 2,892.9 1,790.8 1,306.9 790.5 2,262.1 87.1 2,147.5 1,474.7 645.1 27.7 8,315 6,130.5 21.7 2,920.0 1,816.1 1,322.7 797.6 2,301.0 90.2 2,184.0 1,503.2 651.9 28.9 8,321 6,142.3 21.7 2,925.7 1,818.3 1,322.9 798.7 2,304.9 91.3 2,178.6 1,499.7 649.3 29.6 8,333 6,150.9 21.7 2,927.2 1,821.4 1,325.7 799.4 2,310.9 91.7 2,182.0 1,500.3 651.9 29.8 8,360 6,172.1 21.8 2,942.2 1,827.9 1,332.7 800.6 2,315.3 92.2 2,187.6 1,501.4 656.4 29.8 8,361 6,178.5 21.9 2,944.7 1,832.1 1,337.3 802.8 2,317.1 92.0 2,182.8 1,497.4 655.6 29.8 1 6.4 .1 2.5 4.2 4.6 2.2 1.8 -.2 -4.8 -4.0 -.8 .0 See footnotes at the 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 Change from: Sept. 2006Oct. 2006 p Industry Oct. 2005 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006p Oct. 2006p Oct. 2005 June 2006 July 2006 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006p Oct. 2006p Professional and business services ........................ Professional and technical services 1..................... Legal services .................................................. Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... Architectural and engineering services .......... Computer systems design and related services .......................................................... Management and technical consulting services .......................................................... Management of companies and enterprises ....... Administrative and waste services ....................... Administrative and support services 1................. Employment services 1...................................... Temporary help services ............................. Business support services .............................. Services to buildings and dwellings ............... Waste management and remediation services 17,183 7,035.8 1,159.0 780.3 1,336.4 17,607 7,271.9 1,167.3 797.8 1,409.9 17,550 7,241.6 1,156.9 809.5 1,398.7 17,639 7,287.9 1,163.4 811.4 1,399.6 16,991 7,074.8 1,159.2 851.0 1,326.1 17,319 7,240.9 1,157.7 867.2 1,372.9 17,364 7,281.1 1,158.5 870.8 1,382.2 17,402 7,295.5 1,160.5 869.4 1,386.6 17,416 7,307.3 1,161.6 877.4 1,389.3 17,459 7,324.6 1,163.6 878.2 1,389.8 43 17.3 2.0 .8 .5 1,206.6 1,276.9 1,275.1 1,281.7 1,204.4 1,258.8 1,267.8 1,274.6 1,278.5 1,279.6 1.1 860.3 1,749.5 8,397.4 8,065.5 3,788.9 2,717.6 756.9 1,785.8 331.9 897.1 1,800.9 8,534.2 8,196.7 3,775.9 2,683.4 765.5 1,875.1 337.5 895.3 1,792.3 8,515.8 8,177.8 3,777.0 2,694.4 765.7 1,840.0 338.0 912.3 1,787.9 8,563.2 8,222.6 3,824.4 2,738.6 780.5 1,821.8 340.6 855.5 1,749.9 8,165.8 7,835.6 3,617.2 2,576.2 752.7 1,741.1 330.2 880.0 1,783.0 8,294.9 7,960.8 3,659.2 2,602.7 766.5 1,773.4 334.1 886.5 1,789.1 8,294.2 7,959.1 3,648.1 2,596.6 766.8 1,777.9 335.1 892.0 1,790.7 8,315.4 7,983.4 3,663.8 2,600.5 770.5 1,775.9 332.0 895.9 1,794.5 8,314.5 7,979.4 3,650.6 2,588.6 770.6 1,775.2 335.1 907.6 1,795.8 8,338.8 8,000.1 3,657.1 2,603.6 777.0 1,779.4 338.7 11.7 1.3 24.3 20.7 6.5 15.0 6.4 4.2 3.6 Education and health services ................................ 17,615 17,433 17,764 18,044 17,440 17,704 17,735 17,805 17,842 17,870 Educational services ............................................. 2,978.5 2,535.5 2,842.8 3,054.0 2,815.9 2,852.2 2,856.9 2,889.1 2,889.6 2,890.3 Health care and social assistance ........................ 14,636.8 14,897.0 14,920.7 14,989.7 14,624.5 14,852.1 14,877.6 14,915.7 14,952.5 14,980.1 Health care 3............................................................ 12,400.3 12,672.1 12,655.5 12,700.3 12,392.7 12,585.4 12,615.6 12,642.7 12,672.6 12,695.1 Ambulatory health care services 1....................... 5,156.9 5,296.2 5,293.9 5,316.3 5,152.9 5,257.1 5,271.7 5,287.0 5,308.6 5,316.2 Offices of physicians ....................................... 2,121.7 2,187.4 2,189.7 2,198.2 2,119.8 2,173.7 2,180.3 2,182.8 2,196.8 2,198.0 Outpatient care centers ................................... 479.8 491.9 491.6 492.2 480.6 490.3 489.2 491.5 492.6 493.6 Home health care services ............................. 822.4 851.1 853.1 860.4 820.8 839.4 845.6 850.9 855.7 859.1 Hospitals ............................................................. 4,370.9 4,458.3 4,453.5 4,460.4 4,371.7 4,427.4 4,434.0 4,445.1 4,453.6 4,459.9 Nursing and residential care facilities 1............... 2,872.5 2,917.6 2,908.1 2,923.6 2,868.1 2,900.9 2,909.9 2,910.6 2,910.4 2,919.0 Nursing care facilities ...................................... 1,582.4 1,593.7 1,592.4 1,598.6 1,578.9 1,588.6 1,593.0 1,590.3 1,591.4 1,595.5 Social assistance 1................................................ 2,236.5 2,224.9 2,265.2 2,289.4 2,231.8 2,266.7 2,262.0 2,273.0 2,279.9 2,285.0 Child day care services ................................... 803.9 745.3 783.4 799.2 793.2 790.6 781.9 789.7 787.6 788.5 28 .7 27.6 22.5 7.6 1.2 1.0 3.4 6.3 8.6 4.1 5.1 .9 Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 12,757 13,724 13,300 13,086 12,840 13,023 13,062 13,099 13,127 13,162 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 1,855.1 2,189.3 1,991.2 1,881.7 1,897.8 1,911.8 1,913.7 1,916.1 1,914.3 1,924.6 Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 367.5 403.9 391.1 380.3 365.0 374.3 376.5 375.1 373.7 377.2 Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 122.0 135.9 126.6 125.5 121.6 123.8 123.9 124.4 124.5 124.5 Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,365.6 1,649.5 1,473.5 1,375.9 1,411.2 1,413.7 1,413.3 1,416.6 1,416.1 1,422.9 Accommodations and food services .................... 10,902.3 11,534.9 11,308.7 11,204.7 10,942.4 11,110.8 11,148.0 11,182.6 11,212.4 11,237.8 Accommodations ................................................ 1,792.3 1,946.8 1,850.8 1,801.4 1,812.9 1,798.0 1,806.5 1,809.9 1,817.5 1,816.2 Food services and drinking places .................... 9,110.0 9,588.1 9,457.9 9,403.3 9,129.5 9,312.8 9,341.5 9,372.7 9,394.9 9,421.6 35 10.3 3.5 .0 6.8 25.4 -1.3 26.7 Other services .......................................................... 5,355 Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,225.6 Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,265.0 Membership associations and organizations .... 2,864.3 5,438 1,255.4 1,272.6 2,910.0 5,391 1,252.9 1,267.9 2,870.3 5,407 1,255.5 1,268.2 2,882.9 5,371 1,227.1 1,270.3 2,873.2 5,402 1,251.8 1,267.9 2,882.5 5,398 1,245.9 1,271.2 2,880.9 5,404 1,252.5 1,268.2 2,883.0 5,416 1,256.3 1,272.6 2,887.0 5,426 1,258.5 1,273.5 2,893.5 10 2.2 .9 6.5 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 ........... 20,847 2,722 1,957.9 763.8 4,788 1,975.6 2,812.8 13,337 6,899.1 6,437.6 21,910 2,713 1,948.2 765.0 5,067 2,278.8 2,788.2 14,130 7,849.0 6,280.5 22,429 2,697 1,930.6 766.1 5,200 2,422.6 2,777.2 14,532 8,273.4 6,258.4 21,852 2,724 1,949.5 774.1 5,022 2,248.1 2,773.5 14,106 7,894.9 6,211.5 21,951 2,708 1,942.7 764.9 5,038 2,258.3 2,779.8 14,205 7,934.1 6,270.7 21,970 2,716 1,943.2 772.9 5,039 2,256.1 2,783.0 14,215 7,940.2 6,274.7 22,020 2,708 1,940.3 767.5 5,055 2,268.6 2,786.1 14,257 7,973.2 6,284.0 22,048 2,706 1,938.8 767.2 5,061 2,275.0 2,786.3 14,281 7,990.1 6,291.0 22,082 2,699 1,931.7 767.4 5,063 2,276.9 2,785.9 14,320 8,020.2 6,299.3 34 -7 -7.1 .2 2 1.9 -.4 39 30.1 8.3 1 22,181 2,721 1,948.6 772.3 5,155 2,390.2 2,764.7 14,305 8,134.7 6,170.3 Includes other industries, not shown separately. Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. 2 3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Not seasonally adjusted Industry Seasonally adjusted Change from: Sept. 2006Oct. 2006 p Oct. 2005 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006p Oct. 2006p Oct. 2005 June 2006 July 2006 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006p Oct. 2006p Total private ....................................... 34.1 34.1 33.9 34.2 33.8 33.9 33.9 33.8 33.8 33.9 0.1 Goods-producing .......................................... 40.6 40.9 40.8 41.0 40.3 40.6 40.7 40.6 40.3 40.7 .4 Natural resources and mining .............................. 46.4 45.8 45.6 46.4 46.0 46.0 46.0 45.3 45.1 45.8 .7 Construction ............................................................ 39.1 39.9 39.3 39.9 38.5 39.0 38.8 39.0 38.5 39.3 .8 Manufacturing ......................................................... Overtime hours ............................................ 41.2 4.8 41.3 4.5 41.4 4.5 41.4 4.4 41.0 4.6 41.3 4.6 41.4 4.5 41.3 4.4 41.1 4.3 41.2 4.3 .1 .0 Durable goods ..................................................... Overtime hours ............................................ 41.7 4.9 41.6 4.5 41.6 4.5 41.7 4.4 41.6 4.8 41.6 4.6 41.8 4.6 41.6 4.4 41.3 4.3 41.5 4.3 .2 .0 Wood products .................................................. Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... Primary metals .................................................. Fabricated metal products .............................. Machinery .......................................................... Computer and electronic products ................ Electrical equipment and appliances ............ Transportation equipment ............................... Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. Furniture and related products ....................... Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 41.1 43.6 43.4 41.8 42.1 40.7 41.8 43.2 43.2 38.8 39.1 40.3 43.8 43.4 41.6 42.3 40.2 41.0 42.9 42.6 39.5 38.8 39.7 43.6 43.8 41.6 42.6 40.6 41.0 43.0 42.7 39.2 38.6 40.1 43.8 43.6 41.8 42.8 40.7 41.2 42.8 42.3 39.5 38.6 40.8 42.6 43.5 41.6 42.2 40.5 41.4 43.0 42.9 39.2 39.0 39.6 43.6 43.8 41.5 42.5 40.8 41.3 42.9 42.8 38.7 38.9 40.1 43.6 44.0 41.6 42.9 40.6 41.5 43.5 43.0 38.6 38.7 39.9 43.3 43.7 41.7 42.7 40.5 41.0 42.9 42.5 39.0 38.7 39.6 43.2 43.6 41.4 42.4 40.4 40.7 42.5 42.1 38.7 38.5 39.8 43.2 43.7 41.5 42.8 40.6 40.8 42.6 42.0 39.5 38.5 .2 .0 .1 .1 .4 .2 .1 .1 -.1 .8 .0 Nondurable goods ............................................... Overtime hours ............................................ 40.3 4.6 40.7 4.4 41.1 4.6 40.8 4.4 40.1 4.4 40.7 4.5 40.8 4.4 40.7 4.3 40.7 4.2 40.7 4.3 .0 .1 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 .......................... 39.3 40.5 39.9 39.0 36.2 39.0 43.1 38.8 47.6 42.7 40.1 40.0 41.6 41.1 40.2 36.7 39.5 43.3 38.9 44.9 42.5 40.8 40.9 40.8 40.9 39.9 36.5 38.6 43.2 39.6 45.9 43.0 40.9 40.6 40.4 40.4 39.0 37.3 38.7 43.1 39.6 45.5 42.3 40.7 38.9 40.8 40.2 38.8 36.1 38.7 42.9 38.5 47.3 42.9 40.0 39.9 41.2 40.8 40.2 36.8 39.1 43.3 39.3 45.6 42.6 40.8 40.1 41.7 40.8 40.3 36.7 39.2 43.5 39.1 45.6 42.8 41.0 39.8 41.1 41.1 40.4 36.6 39.6 43.4 39.1 45.4 42.7 40.9 40.2 40.8 40.7 39.6 36.6 38.8 42.9 39.2 45.1 43.1 40.5 40.2 40.9 40.7 39.2 37.0 38.7 43.0 39.3 45.2 42.6 40.7 .0 .1 .0 -.4 .4 -.1 .1 .1 .1 -.5 .2 Private service-providing ............................. 32.6 32.6 32.4 32.8 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.5 .1 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 33.5 33.6 33.5 33.6 33.3 33.4 33.4 33.4 33.4 33.4 .0 Wholesale trade ................................................... 38.2 38.0 38.0 38.5 37.8 38.0 38.0 38.0 38.0 38.1 .1 Retail trade ........................................................... 30.4 30.7 30.6 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.3 30.4 30.4 .0 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 37.1 37.2 36.9 37.5 36.7 36.9 36.9 37.0 36.7 37.0 .3 Utilities ................................................................... 41.6 41.7 41.8 42.3 41.3 41.3 41.6 41.7 41.4 41.9 .5 Information ............................................................... 37.0 36.9 36.9 37.2 36.7 36.6 36.8 36.8 36.9 36.8 -.1 Financial activities .................................................. 36.5 35.4 35.4 36.5 36.1 35.6 35.7 35.5 35.7 35.9 .2 Professional and business services .................... 34.6 34.8 34.7 35.1 34.3 34.6 34.6 34.7 34.7 34.8 .1 Education and health services ............................. 32.8 32.5 32.5 32.7 32.7 32.6 32.5 32.4 32.5 32.5 .0 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 25.9 26.3 25.6 25.9 25.7 25.6 25.6 25.6 25.8 25.7 -.1 Other services ......................................................... 31.0 31.1 30.8 31.0 30.9 30.9 30.8 30.9 30.8 30.9 .1 1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. 2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, motor vehicle parts. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Average hourly earnings Industry Average weekly earnings Oct. 2005 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006p Oct. 2006p Oct. 2005 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006p Total private ....................................... Seasonally adjusted ..................... $16.35 16.28 $16.70 16.81 $16.88 16.85 $16.99 16.91 $557.54 550.26 $569.47 568.18 $572.23 569.53 $581.06 573.25 Goods-producing .......................................... 17.82 18.12 18.20 18.25 723.49 741.11 742.56 748.25 Natural resources and mining .............................. 19.01 19.93 20.04 20.29 882.06 912.79 913.82 941.46 Construction ............................................................ 19.75 20.23 20.36 20.40 772.23 807.18 800.15 813.96 Manufacturing ......................................................... 16.70 16.81 16.91 16.94 688.04 694.25 700.07 701.32 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 ......................... 17.52 13.28 16.71 19.08 15.93 17.06 18.61 15.39 22.54 13.45 14.08 17.71 13.48 16.73 19.32 16.10 17.14 19.12 15.65 22.45 13.82 14.52 17.84 13.56 16.52 19.63 16.20 17.26 19.34 15.61 22.61 13.95 14.52 17.87 13.51 16.62 19.54 16.22 17.40 19.49 15.68 22.56 13.98 14.61 730.58 545.81 728.56 828.07 665.87 718.23 757.43 643.30 973.73 521.86 550.53 736.74 543.24 732.77 838.49 669.76 725.02 768.62 641.65 963.11 545.89 563.38 742.14 538.33 720.27 859.79 673.92 735.28 785.20 640.01 972.23 546.84 560.47 745.18 541.75 727.96 851.94 678.00 744.72 793.24 646.02 965.57 552.21 563.95 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 .......................... 15.31 13.00 18.57 12.31 11.71 10.28 11.49 17.94 15.89 24.59 19.88 14.80 15.27 13.14 17.96 12.65 11.90 10.56 11.66 17.91 15.81 23.53 19.18 15.08 15.33 13.15 18.23 12.57 11.97 10.60 11.44 18.14 15.82 24.12 19.40 15.07 15.34 13.12 18.23 12.85 11.82 10.58 11.63 18.17 15.91 24.58 19.44 14.98 616.99 510.90 752.09 491.17 456.69 372.14 448.11 773.21 616.53 1,170.48 848.88 593.48 621.49 525.60 747.14 519.92 478.38 387.55 460.57 775.50 615.01 1,056.50 815.15 615.26 630.06 537.84 743.78 514.11 477.60 386.90 441.58 783.65 626.47 1,107.11 834.20 616.36 625.87 532.67 736.49 519.14 460.98 394.63 450.08 783.13 630.04 1,118.39 822.31 609.69 Private service-providing ............................. 15.95 16.31 16.51 16.65 519.97 531.71 534.92 546.12 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 15.09 15.44 15.56 15.61 505.52 518.78 521.26 524.50 Wholesale trade ................................................... 18.42 18.92 19.08 19.14 703.64 718.96 725.04 736.89 Retail trade ........................................................... 12.42 12.63 12.71 12.72 377.57 387.74 388.93 386.69 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 16.83 17.36 17.42 17.48 624.39 645.79 642.80 655.50 Utilities ................................................................... 27.26 27.19 27.49 27.73 1,134.02 1,133.82 1,149.08 1,172.98 Information ............................................................... 22.80 23.32 23.58 23.65 843.60 860.51 870.10 879.78 Financial activities .................................................. 18.22 18.78 19.03 19.26 665.03 664.81 673.66 702.99 Professional and business services .................... 18.38 18.94 19.14 19.48 635.95 659.11 664.16 683.75 Education and health services ............................. 16.90 17.41 17.48 17.49 554.32 565.83 568.10 571.92 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 9.26 9.58 9.72 9.75 239.83 251.95 248.83 252.53 Other services ......................................................... 14.45 14.51 14.70 14.72 447.95 451.26 452.76 456.32 1 See p= footnote 1, table B-2. preliminary. Oct. 2006p ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted Percent change from: Sept. 2006Oct. 2006 p Oct. 2005 June 2006 July 2006 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006p Oct. 2006p Total Private: Current dollars ................................................ Constant (1982) dollars 2................................. $16.28 8.09 $16.69 8.17 $16.76 8.16 $16.81 8.16 $16.85 8.24 $16.91 N.A. 0.4 Goods-producing .......................................................... 17.74 17.99 18.00 18.06 18.08 18.15 .4 Natural resources and mining .............................................. 19.04 19.85 19.89 20.06 20.17 20.30 .6 Construction ............................................................................ 19.58 20.02 20.06 20.11 20.17 20.20 .1 Manufacturing ......................................................................... Excluding overtime 4..................................................... 16.71 15.82 16.80 15.91 16.80 15.93 16.85 16.00 16.86 16.02 16.92 16.08 .4 .4 Durable goods ..................................................................... 17.51 17.68 17.69 17.74 17.77 17.83 .3 Nondurable goods ............................................................... 15.35 15.30 15.28 15.32 15.30 15.36 .4 Private service-providing ............................................. 15.89 16.34 16.43 16.47 16.52 16.58 .4 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 15.05 15.38 15.48 15.49 15.53 15.57 .3 Wholesale trade ................................................................... 18.32 18.84 18.94 19.00 19.10 19.08 -.1 Retail trade ........................................................................... 12.43 12.60 12.66 12.65 12.67 12.72 .4 Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 16.82 17.19 17.36 17.34 17.40 17.45 .3 Utilities ................................................................................... 27.17 27.47 27.57 27.47 27.33 27.62 1.1 Information ............................................................................... 22.65 23.24 23.34 23.40 23.45 23.50 .2 Financial activities .................................................................. 18.09 18.69 18.79 18.86 19.03 19.12 .5 Professional and business services .................................... 18.30 18.98 19.15 19.17 19.29 19.40 .6 Education and health services ............................................. 16.90 17.33 17.36 17.44 17.45 17.49 .2 Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 9.22 9.57 9.61 9.67 9.69 9.71 .2 Other services ......................................................................... 14.46 14.56 14.60 14.61 14.67 14.69 .1 Industry 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series. 3 Change was 1.0 percent from Aug. 2006 to Sept. 2006, the latest month available. 2 The (3) 4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half. N.A. = not available. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (2002=100) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Oct. 2005 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006p Oct. 2006p Oct. 2005 June 2006 July 2006 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006p Percent Oct. change from: 2006p Sept. 2006Oct. 2006 p Total private ....................................... 104.7 107.1 105.9 107.0 103.1 105.1 105.2 105.1 105.2 105.5 0.3 Goods-producing .......................................... 102.0 105.5 104.3 104.2 99.6 102.4 102.6 102.4 101.4 102.0 .6 Natural resources and mining .............................. 120.8 129.0 128.4 129.9 117.6 125.4 126.1 124.7 124.4 126.1 1.4 Construction ............................................................ 114.2 121.2 117.4 118.0 108.5 112.7 112.0 112.7 111.0 112.5 1.4 Industry Manufacturing ......................................................... 95.6 97.4 97.3 96.8 94.7 96.9 97.0 96.8 96.1 96.1 .0 Durable goods ..................................................... Wood products .................................................. Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... Primary metals .................................................. Fabricated metal products .............................. Machinery .......................................................... Computer and electronic products ................ Electrical equipment and appliances ............ Transportation equipment ............................... Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. Furniture and related products ....................... Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 98.1 103.9 101.5 94.7 101.2 99.6 100.3 88.8 99.5 97.1 90.0 92.1 100.4 100.8 102.8 95.5 104.1 103.3 105.7 91.3 101.0 94.3 91.3 92.4 100.0 97.5 100.9 96.0 104.1 104.6 106.7 90.6 101.1 93.9 88.9 91.8 99.9 96.2 100.9 94.9 104.4 105.8 107.1 90.6 100.1 90.8 88.2 92.9 97.7 102.4 97.2 95.0 100.5 100.3 99.8 88.1 98.8 96.4 91.0 91.5 100.0 98.6 100.5 97.1 102.8 102.9 106.8 91.6 101.8 96.6 90.1 91.4 100.4 99.5 100.3 97.0 103.6 104.7 106.2 91.9 102.5 95.1 89.0 91.2 100.0 98.1 99.1 96.3 104.1 104.7 106.3 91.1 101.0 93.9 89.4 92.0 99.1 96.1 97.9 95.6 103.5 104.4 106.2 90.0 99.9 92.4 87.8 91.8 99.4 95.0 98.0 95.3 103.6 105.8 106.7 90.1 99.9 90.4 88.6 92.2 .3 -1.1 .1 -.3 .1 1.3 .5 .1 .0 -2.2 .9 .4 Nondurable goods ............................................... 91.4 Food manufacturing ......................................... 97.2 Beverages and tobacco products .................. 102.1 Textile mills ........................................................ 68.9 Textile product mills ......................................... 92.0 Apparel ............................................................... 64.5 Leather and allied products ............................ 81.0 Paper and paper products .............................. 88.5 Printing and related support activities ........... 92.0 Petroleum and coal products .......................... 107.4 Chemicals .......................................................... 97.2 Plastics and rubber products .......................... 92.4 92.5 100.4 104.0 66.0 90.0 66.0 74.7 87.8 93.1 101.1 100.6 92.9 93.0 103.0 102.7 64.3 88.9 65.7 73.7 87.0 94.5 101.8 100.0 92.6 91.6 101.4 101.6 62.5 86.4 66.4 72.9 86.2 95.3 97.9 98.2 90.6 90.2 94.5 100.3 69.3 92.2 64.0 79.6 87.9 90.8 105.3 97.9 91.9 91.6 97.2 99.8 66.1 91.6 66.8 75.4 88.0 93.8 101.3 99.9 93.2 91.7 97.9 101.5 65.6 91.4 66.8 75.4 88.0 93.2 101.4 100.2 93.3 91.4 97.2 100.3 65.6 91.0 65.7 74.9 87.4 93.5 99.0 100.7 93.1 91.2 98.7 99.7 63.7 89.0 65.3 73.3 86.0 93.7 97.9 100.6 91.6 90.7 98.4 100.3 63.0 87.3 65.9 72.3 85.9 94.3 96.2 99.3 90.3 -.5 -.3 .6 -1.1 -1.9 .9 -1.4 -.1 .6 -1.7 -1.3 -1.4 Private service-providing ............................. 105.2 107.5 106.4 108.0 104.1 105.7 105.8 106.1 106.2 106.6 .4 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 102.4 102.9 102.3 103.3 101.3 102.2 102.3 102.3 102.2 102.3 .1 Wholesale trade ................................................... 103.7 105.3 105.1 106.6 102.3 104.7 104.8 104.8 105.0 105.3 .3 Retail trade ........................................................... 100.4 100.8 99.6 100.0 100.0 99.9 99.9 99.5 99.7 99.7 .0 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 106.6 107.1 108.3 110.2 104.3 106.7 107.0 107.5 106.7 107.7 .9 95.4 97.2 96.8 97.9 94.9 95.3 96.2 96.5 95.9 97.1 1.3 Information ............................................................... 100.9 102.6 101.5 102.3 100.5 101.2 101.5 101.8 102.1 101.7 -.4 Financial activities .................................................. 106.8 107.6 107.1 110.4 105.8 107.0 107.4 107.1 108.0 108.8 .7 Professional and business services .................... 109.3 113.3 112.4 114.2 106.9 110.6 110.8 111.3 111.4 111.9 .4 Education and health services ............................. 108.4 106.6 108.6 110.9 107.0 108.4 108.3 108.5 109.0 109.1 .1 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 106.4 117.2 110.3 109.5 106.2 107.8 108.1 108.5 109.6 109.5 -.1 98.2 96.3 97.2 95.8 96.7 96.4 96.8 96.7 97.2 .5 Utilities ................................................................... Other services ......................................................... 1 See 95.7 footnote 1, table B-2. motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. p = preliminary. NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by 2 Includes dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and production or nonsupervisory worker employment. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-6. Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (2002=100) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Oct. 2005 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006p Oct. 2006p Oct. 2005 June 2006 July 2006 Aug. 2006 Sept. 2006p Percent Oct. change from: 2006p Sept. 2006Oct. 2006 p Total private ....................................... 114.5 119.7 119.6 121.6 112.3 117.4 118.0 118.2 118.6 119.3 0.6 Goods-producing .......................................... 111.3 117.0 116.3 116.4 108.2 112.8 113.1 113.2 112.3 113.3 .9 Natural resources and mining .............................. 133.6 149.5 149.7 153.3 130.2 144.8 145.9 145.5 145.9 148.8 2.0 Construction ............................................................ 121.8 132.4 129.1 130.0 114.7 121.8 121.3 122.4 120.9 122.7 1.5 Manufacturing ......................................................... 104.4 107.1 107.6 107.3 103.5 106.4 106.6 106.7 106.0 106.3 .3 Durable goods ..................................................... 107.3 111.0 111.4 111.5 106.8 110.4 110.9 110.7 109.9 110.6 .6 98.8 99.8 100.7 99.3 97.9 99.0 99.1 99.0 98.6 98.5 -.1 Private service-providing ............................. 115.2 120.5 120.6 123.6 113.6 118.6 119.4 120.0 120.5 121.4 .7 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 110.2 113.3 113.5 115.0 108.8 112.2 112.9 113.0 113.3 113.6 .3 Wholesale trade ................................................... 112.5 117.4 118.2 120.1 110.4 116.2 116.9 117.3 118.1 118.4 .3 Retail trade ........................................................... 106.9 109.1 108.5 109.0 106.6 107.9 108.4 107.9 108.2 108.7 .5 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 113.8 117.9 119.7 122.2 111.3 116.3 117.9 118.2 117.8 119.2 1.2 Utilities ................................................................... 108.6 110.3 111.1 113.3 107.6 109.3 110.7 110.7 109.4 112.0 2.4 Information ............................................................... 113.9 118.5 118.4 119.8 112.7 116.4 117.2 117.9 118.5 118.3 -.2 Financial activities .................................................. 120.3 124.9 126.0 131.5 118.4 123.7 124.8 124.8 127.1 128.6 1.2 Professional and business services .................... 119.6 127.6 128.0 132.3 116.4 124.9 126.2 127.0 127.9 129.1 .9 Education and health services ............................. 120.5 122.0 124.7 127.5 118.8 123.5 123.6 124.3 125.1 125.5 .3 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 114.9 130.9 125.0 124.5 114.2 120.3 121.1 122.3 123.8 123.9 .1 Other services ......................................................... 100.8 103.8 103.1 104.2 100.9 102.6 102.5 103.1 103.4 104.1 .7 Industry Nondurable goods ............................................... 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. preliminary. NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate payrolls p= by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate payroll estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production or nonsupervisory worker employment. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-7. Diffusion indexes of employment change (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: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... 40.8 44.1 51.6 50.7 61.0 36.5 37.9 49.5 57.7 59.9 38.3 34.9 62.4 56.7 58.5 38.7 38.3 65.5 54.7 64.4 40.1 42.8 62.4 54.5 55.8 46.0 38.8 57.7 56.7 56.8 43.7 37.6 52.7 59.2 53.8 43.3 39.7 52.0 54.1 53.1 41.7 50.7 57.0 51.4 p 55.9 41.9 49.8 54.3 53.4 p 54.9 41.5 52.0 55.0 61.7 36.0 51.3 54.1 58.6 34.5 40.6 54.3 52.9 66.2 36.2 34.2 53.4 56.7 65.5 35.6 34.7 57.6 59.2 63.3 35.8 32.7 63.1 60.4 63.7 34.9 35.3 69.4 56.8 63.8 38.8 41.7 68.3 60.8 59.7 38.5 38.5 58.8 60.4 56.7 44.8 33.8 55.6 59.7 58.8 37.6 42.6 57.4 57.9 p 56.1 39.7 47.8 56.5 52.2 p 55.6 37.2 49.8 59.9 57.0 39.6 50.5 55.2 63.7 30.2 34.4 49.8 55.4 61.2 30.6 31.8 52.3 57.7 61.5 31.5 31.8 54.7 57.4 63.1 30.9 34.0 60.8 58.8 67.6 32.0 32.7 63.3 55.2 65.5 36.3 36.2 63.8 58.6 65.8 35.8 33.3 63.1 60.8 62.9 37.6 32.4 63.5 59.5 59.9 34.5 40.5 59.0 60.6 p 59.7 36.0 45.3 61.3 57.7 p 58.1 36.7 46.4 55.9 58.5 35.3 47.7 55.6 60.6 33.6 34.5 40.3 60.1 61.3 31.7 31.5 42.1 61.0 61.0 30.2 32.9 44.8 59.5 62.2 30.4 33.5 48.4 58.6 62.6 30.2 34.2 50.7 58.6 64.0 29.1 35.1 57.7 59.4 65.3 32.0 32.7 57.0 60.8 60.8 31.3 33.1 55.2 61.0 62.6 30.0 37.1 56.7 60.8 p 63.8 29.5 36.7 58.3 58.3 p 64.0 32.9 37.2 60.1 58.8 34.7 39.2 60.3 62.1 Over 3-month span: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... Over 6-month span: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... Over 12-month span: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries 1 Over 1-month span: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... 19.6 32.7 44.0 39.3 59.5 21.4 19.6 47.6 38.7 48.8 18.5 19.6 44.6 38.7 49.4 29.2 10.7 64.9 42.3 57.7 25.0 23.2 53.6 44.6 50.0 30.4 19.0 45.8 34.5 60.7 36.9 19.6 56.5 47.6 45.2 25.6 29.2 52.4 35.7 39.9 28.6 28.6 41.7 45.2 p 44.0 17.9 36.3 42.3 43.5 p 44.0 17.9 42.3 39.9 50.0 19.6 40.5 39.3 52.4 9.5 18.5 43.5 35.7 56.0 9.5 11.3 42.3 39.9 51.8 11.3 12.5 43.5 42.9 48.8 17.9 8.3 53.6 39.9 50.6 14.9 7.7 57.7 37.5 48.8 17.9 11.3 58.9 41.1 51.2 22.6 14.9 53.6 39.3 48.8 25.6 15.5 48.8 35.7 49.4 22.6 16.7 48.2 39.9 p 37.5 17.3 27.4 40.5 36.3 p 38.1 9.5 32.1 38.1 36.9 11.9 35.7 31.0 50.0 7.1 11.3 28.6 36.9 37.5 8.3 11.3 33.3 36.9 45.8 7.7 8.3 33.3 35.1 45.2 8.3 9.5 45.8 33.3 51.2 8.3 10.7 47.6 33.3 48.2 11.9 9.5 51.2 32.7 51.8 12.5 6.0 56.0 36.9 45.2 11.9 8.9 51.8 36.9 45.2 13.7 13.7 48.2 41.1 p 47.6 8.9 18.5 49.4 41.7 p 42.3 7.1 24.4 39.3 39.3 7.7 23.8 35.7 42.3 7.1 10.7 13.1 44.6 41.1 6.0 6.0 14.3 44.6 39.9 6.0 6.5 13.1 41.7 39.9 6.5 6.0 20.2 40.5 42.9 7.1 8.3 23.2 39.9 41.7 3.6 7.1 35.7 33.3 46.4 4.8 7.1 36.9 32.7 42.9 6.0 8.3 38.1 31.0 42.9 4.8 10.7 36.3 32.1 p 45.8 7.1 10.7 44.0 39.3 p 45.2 4.8 9.5 44.6 35.7 8.3 10.7 44.6 40.5 Over 3-month span: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... Over 6-month span: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... Over 12-month span: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... 1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span. p = preliminary. NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment.
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