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Technical information: Household data: Establishment data: Media contact: (202) 691-6378 http://www.bls.gov/cps/ USDL 02-570 691-6555 http://www.bls.gov/ces/ 691-5902 Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 A.M. (EDT), Friday, October 4, 2002. THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: SEPTEMBER 2002 Both nonfarm payroll employment and the unemployment rate were essentially unchanged in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Job losses in manufacturing and transportation offset gains in finance and health services. Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, October 1999 - September 2002 Percent Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted, October 1999 - September 2002 6.5 Millions 134.0 6.0 132.0 5.5 130.0 5.0 128.0 4.5 126.0 4.0 124.0 0.0 3.5 0.0 122.0 2000 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002 Unemployment (Household Survey Data) The number of unemployed persons (8.1 million) and the unemployment rate (5.6 percent) were essentially unchanged in September. The jobless rates for the major worker groups—adult men (5.2 percent), adult women (4.9 percent), teenagers (15.7 percent), whites (5.1 percent), blacks (9.6 percent), and Hispanics (7.4 percent)—showed no statistically significant change in September. (See tables A-1 and A-2.) Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) Total employment, as measured by the household survey, rose by 711,000 to 135.2 million in September, after seasonal adjustment. Nearly half of this increase was among teens, who experience large seasonal swings in employment between August and September. The total employment-population ratio was up by 0.2 percentage point to 63.0 percent. This ratio was 0.6 percentage point lower than in September 2001 and 1.8 percentage points lower than its peak in April 2000. (See table A-1.) 2 Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Quarterly averages Monthly data 2002 2002 Category II III Aug. Sept. Labor force status HOUSEHOLD DATA Civilian labor force............................. Employment................................... Unemployment.............................. Not in labor force................................ July Aug.Sept. change 142,605 134,149 8,456 71,059 142,761 134,568 8,193 71,465 142,390 134,045 8,345 71,633 142,616 134,474 8,142 71,609 143,277 135,185 8,092 71,152 661 711 -50 -457 5.7 5.2 4.9 17.2 5.1 9.6 7.5 5.6 5.2 4.9 15.7 5.1 9.6 7.4 -0.1 .0 .0 -1.5 .0 .0 -.1 Unemployment rates All workers......................................... Adult men...................................... Adult women................................. Teenagers...................................... White.............................................. Black.............................................. Hispanic origin............................... 5.9 5.3 5.2 17.1 5.2 10.7 7.4 5.7 5.2 5.0 16.9 5.1 9.7 7.5 5.9 5.2 5.2 17.7 5.3 9.9 7.6 Employment ESTABLISHMENT DATA Nonfarm employment......................... Goods-producing¹.......................... Construction............................ 130,706 23,879 6,544 p130,847 p23,783 p6,541 130,790 23,812 6,519 p130,897 p23,787 p6,553 p130,854 p23,749 p6,552 p-43 p-38 p-1 Manufacturing......................... Service-producing¹...................... Retail trade............................... Services.................................... Government.............................. 16,776 106,827 23,327 41,090 21,201 p16,688 p107,064 p23,304 p41,316 p21,265 16,742 106,978 23,339 41,215 21,228 p16,679 p107,110 p23,295 p41,352 p21,281 p16,644 p107,105 p23,279 p41,380 p21,285 p-35 p-5 p-16 p28 p4 p34.3 p40.9 p4.1 p0.2 p.0 p-.1 Hours of work² Total private........................................ Manufacturing................................ Overtime................................... 34.2 41.0 4.2 p34.1 p40.8 p4.1 34.0 40.7 4.0 p34.1 p40.9 p4.2 Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (1982=100)² Total private........................................ 148.3 p148.0 147.5 p148.0 p148.6 p0.6 $14.78 p$14.82 p$14.87 p$0.05 502.52 p505.36 p510.04 p4.68 Earnings² Average hourly earnings, total private................................... $14.71 p$14.82 Average weekly earnings, total private................................... 503.58 p505.97 ¹ Includes other industries, not shown separately. ² Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers. p=preliminary. 3 The civilian labor force increased by 661,000 over the month to 143.3 million, seasonally adjusted, and the labor force participation rate rose by 0.2 percentage point to 66.8 percent. (See table A-1.) About 7.2 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) held more than one job in September. These multiple jobholders represented 5.4 percent of the total employed. (See table A-10.) 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 September, compared with 1.3 million a year earlier. These individuals reported that they wanted and were available for work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed, however, because they had not actively searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. The number of discouraged workers was 387,000 in September, up from 280,000 a year earlier. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, were not currently looking for work specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them. (See table A-10.) Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data) Total nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged (-43,000) in September at 130.9 million. In the prior 4 months, employment had increased by 217,000, including a gain of 107,000 (as revised) in August. (See table B-1.) Manufacturing employment decreased by 35,000 in September. Job losses have accelerated over the last 2 months, following a moderation in declines between March and July. This trend is especially evident in electronic equipment and industrial machinery, which lost 11,000 and 9,000 jobs in September, respectively. Aircraft and parts and furniture and fixtures lost 6,000 jobs each in September. Aircraft manufacturers have reduced payrolls by 65,000 workers over the year, primarily due to reduced demand for passenger jets. Transportation employment fell by 26,000 in September. Despite a 12,000 job loss over the month, air transportation has had no net employment change so far this year. This follows losses that totaled 132,000 in the last 4 months of 2001. Employment in the trucking industry had held steady for the first 7 months of this year, but since July has fallen by 22,000. Employment in communications continued to decline in September; since April 2001, the industry has lost 145,000 jobs. Employment in the services industry was little changed in September (+28,000), following a gain of 137,000 in August. Health services added 21,000 jobs in September; employment in the industry has risen by 282,000 over the past 12 months. Employment in engineering and management services increased by 18,000 in September. Amusement and recreation services lost 26,000 jobs, as seasonal layoffs were larger than usual. Finance employment grew by 9,000 over the month, with most of the gain occurring among mortgage bankers (+6,000). Over the past year, mortgage banking has added 44,000 jobs. Federal government employment (excluding postal workers) was up in September, mainly due to the hiring of additional airport security workers. Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data) The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.2 hour in September to 34.3 hours, seasonally adjusted. This follows a rise of 0.1 hour in August. These gains offset July’s 0.3 hour loss. The manufacturing workweek was unchanged at 40.9 hours. Manufacturing overtime edged down by 0.1 hour to 4.1 hours. (See table B-2.) 4 The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 0.4 percent in September to 148.6 (1982=100). The manufacturing index was down by 0.3 percent over the month to 92.1. (See table B-5.) Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data) Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 5 cents in September to $14.87, seasonally adjusted. Average weekly earnings rose by 0.9 percent over the month to $510.04. Over the year, average hourly earnings grew by 3.0 percent, and average weekly earnings increased by 3.7 percent. (See table B-3.) ______________________________ The Employment Situation for October 2002 is scheduled to be released on Friday, November 1, at 8:30 A.M. (EST). In accordance with annual practice, the establishment survey has completed preliminary tabulations of the universe counts for the first quarter of this year. The tabulations indicate that the estimate of overall payroll employment will require a downward revision of approximately 284,000, or two-tenths of one percent, for the March 2002 reference month. The historical average for benchmark revisions over the last ten years has been plus or minus three-tenths of one percent. 5 Upcoming Changes to Household and National Nonfarm Payroll Data Series Household Data Series Effective with the release of November 2002 data, the Current Population Survey (CPS) sample size will be decreased from about 60,000 to about 55,000 eligible households as a cost savings measure. The sample cut will occur in 31 states and the District of Columbia and will reduce by about half the number of households added to the CPS sample in the fall of 2000. This decrease in the sample will have a negligible effect on the reliability of national labor force estimates. Effective with the release of January 2003 data, several changes to the CPS will affect estimates contained in the Employment Situation news release: • Population controls that reflect the results of Census 2000 will be used in the monthly CPS estimation process. In addition, CPS data series from January 2000 through December 2002 will be revised to reflect the introduction of the Census 2000-based population controls. • The questions on race and Hispanic origin in the CPS will be modified to comply with the new standards for federal statistical agencies. A major change under those standards is that respondents may select more than one race when answering the survey. Respondents will continue to be asked a separate question to determine if they are Hispanic. The Employment Situation news release will present data for persons who report they are white and no other race, black or African American and no other race, and Asian and no other race. Data will continue to be presented for Hispanics separately. • The CPS will adopt the Census industry and occupation classification systems derived from the 2002 North American Industry Classification System and the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification system. These new classification systems represent complete breaks in the time series for occupation and industry data. As a result, seasonally adjusted occupation and industry estimates from the household survey will not be presented until sufficient time series become available for seasonal adjustment. • The CPS program will begin using the X-12 ARIMA software for seasonal adjustment of time series data. Because of the other revisions being introduced with the January data, the annual revision of 5 years of seasonally adjusted data that typically occurs with the release of data for December will be delayed until the release of data for January. Questions about upcoming changes to the CPS data series can be directed to the Division of Labor Force Statistics at 202-691-6378. National Nonfarm Payroll Data Series NAICS conversion. The nonfarm payroll series, produced from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program, will be converted from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) basis to the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) basis with the June 6, 2003, release of May 2003 estimates. The NAICS conversion involves major definitional changes to many of the currently published SIC-based 6 series. After the conversion to NAICS, SIC-based series will no longer be produced or published. Historical time series will be reconstructed as part of the NAICS conversion process. All published series will have a NAICS-based history extending back to at least January 1990. For total nonfarm and other high-level aggregates, NAICS history will begin in January 1939, the current starting date for these series. For more detailed series, the starting date will vary depending on the scope of the definitional changes between SIC and NAICS. The NAICS-based reconstruction effort will cover all CES published data types: all employees, women workers, production workers, average weekly hours, average hourly earnings, and derivative series (for example, indexes of aggregate weekly hours). Completion of the CES sample redesign. June 6, 2003, also will mark the completion of the CES sample redesign phase-in. The redesign converts the CES from a quota-based sample to a probability-based sample. In June 2003, the services industries will be converted to the new sample design; all other private sector industries have already been converted. The final stage of sample redesign phase-in may result in level shifts for average weekly hours, average hourly earnings, production worker, and women worker series. New levels for these series are being recomputed from the NAICS-based probability sample. Concurrent seasonal adjustment. Also beginning in June 2003, the CES program will convert to concurrent seasonal adjustment, which uses all available monthly estimates, including those for the current month, in developing seasonal factors. Currently, the CES program projects seasonal factors twice a year. With the introduction of concurrent seasonal adjustment, BLS will no longer publish seasonal factors for CES national estimates. Change to federal government series. Beginning in June 2003, the CES series for federal government employment will be revised slightly in scope and definition due to a change in source data and estimation methods. The current national series is an end-of-month federal employee count produced by the Office of Personnel Management, and it excludes some workers, mostly employees who work in Department of Defense-owned establishments such as military base commissaries. The CES national series will include these workers. Also, federal government employment will be estimated from a sample of federal establishments, will be benchmarked annually to counts from unemployment insurance tax records, and will reflect employee counts as of the pay period including the 12th of the month, consistent with other CES industry series. The historical time series for federal government employment will be revised to reflect these changes. Further information on upcoming changes to CES data series is available through the BLS public database on the Internet, via the CES homepage at http://www.bls.gov/ces/, or by calling 202-691-6555. 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. In June 2001, the sample included about 350,000 establishments employing about 39 million people. For both surveys, the data for a given month relate to a particular week or pay period. In the household survey, the reference week is generally the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month. In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week. Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population. Based on responses to a series of questions on work and job search activities, each person 16 years and over in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid employees during the reference week; worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours in a family business or farm. People are also counted as employed if they were temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather, vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons. People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following criteria: They had no employment during the reference week; they were available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons laid off from a job and expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The unemployment data derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits. The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor force. The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the labor force. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population, and the 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 goodsproducing sector and nonsupervisory workers in the service-producing sector. Differences in employment estimates. The numerous conceptual and methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the surveys. Among these are: • The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed, unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed. These groups are excluded from the establishment survey. • The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed. The establishment survey does not. • The household survey is limited to workers 16 years of age and older. The establishment survey is not limited by age. • The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because individuals are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job and thus appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each appearance. Other differences between the two surveys are described in “Comparing Employment Estimates from Household and Payroll Surveys,” which may be obtained from BLS upon request. Seasonal adjustment Over the course of a year, the size of the nation’s labor force and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production, harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very large; seasonal fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month changes in unemployment. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting the statistics from month to month. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. For example, the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined. However, because the effect of students finishing school in previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be adjusted to allow for a comparable change. Insofar as the seasonal adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity. In both the household and establishment surveys, most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted. However, the adjusted series for many major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most major industry divisions, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more detailed age categories. The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are recalculated twice a year. For the household survey, the factors are calculated for the January-June period and again for the July-December period. For the establishment survey, updated factors for seasonal adjustment are calculated for the May-October period and introduced along with new benchmarks, and again for the November-April period. In both surveys, revisions to historical data are made once a year. Reliability of the estimates Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the “true” population values they represent. The exact difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the “true” population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus 292,000. 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 -192,000 to 392,000 (100,000 +/- 292,000). These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90percent chance that the “true” over-the-month change lies within this interval. Since this range includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that employment had, in fact, increased. If, however, the reported employment rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent confidence interval would be greater than zero. In this case, it is likely (at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact, occurred. The 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is +/- 273,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is +/- .19 percentage point. In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates which are based on a small number of observations. The precision of estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as for quarterly and annual averages. The seasonal adjustment process can also improve the stability of the monthly estimates. The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2 months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason, these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. It is only after two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final. Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth (and other sources of error), a process known as bias adjustment is included in the survey’s estimating procedures, whereby a specified number of jobs is added to the monthly samplebased change. The size of the monthly bias adjustment is based largely on past relationships between the sample-based estimates of employment and the total counts of employment described below. The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program. The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a rough proxy for total survey error. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in the classification of industries. Over the past decade, the benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.3 percent, ranging from zero to 0.7 percent. Additional statistics and other information More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings, published each month by BLS. It is available for $26.00 per issue or $50.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. All orders must be prepaid by sending a check or money order payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or by charging to Mastercard or Visa. Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for the household survey data published in this release. For unemployment and other labor force categories, these measures appear in tables 1-B through 1-D of its “Explanatory Notes.” Measures of the reliability of the data drawn from the establishment survey and the actual amounts of revision due to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables 2-B through 2-H of that publication. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone: 1-800-877-8339. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age Sept. 2001 Aug. 2002 Sept. 2002 Sept. 2001 May 2002 June 2002 July 2002 Aug. 2002 Sept. 2002 212,357 141,576 66.7 134,868 63.5 3,371 131,497 6,708 4.7 70,781 4,348 214,225 143,176 66.8 135,028 63.0 3,479 131,549 8,148 5.7 71,049 4,751 214,429 142,745 66.6 135,063 63.0 3,501 131,562 7,683 5.4 71,684 4,449 212,357 142,068 66.9 135,004 63.6 3,181 131,823 7,064 5.0 70,289 4,568 213,658 142,769 66.8 134,417 62.9 3,097 131,320 8,351 5.8 70,889 4,779 213,842 142,476 66.6 134,053 62.7 3,110 130,942 8,424 5.9 71,366 4,689 214,023 142,390 66.5 134,045 62.6 3,282 130,763 8,345 5.9 71,633 4,895 214,225 142,616 66.6 134,474 62.8 3,188 131,286 8,142 5.7 71,609 4,503 214,429 143,277 66.8 135,185 63.0 3,298 131,887 8,092 5.6 71,152 4,674 102,110 75,689 74.1 72,284 70.8 3,405 4.5 103,046 76,669 74.4 72,456 70.3 4,213 5.5 103,148 76,201 73.9 72,154 70.0 4,047 5.3 102,110 75,951 74.4 72,177 70.7 3,774 5.0 102,765 76,415 74.4 71,894 70.0 4,521 5.9 102,856 76,189 74.1 71,524 69.5 4,665 6.1 102,945 76,041 73.9 71,509 69.5 4,532 6.0 103,046 76,088 73.8 71,552 69.4 4,536 6.0 103,148 76,480 74.1 72,004 69.8 4,476 5.9 93,917 71,750 76.4 68,952 73.4 2,301 66,651 2,799 3.9 94,756 72,418 76.4 68,958 72.8 2,400 66,557 3,460 4.8 94,906 72,416 76.3 69,026 72.7 2,408 66,618 3,390 4.7 93,917 71,805 76.5 68,696 73.1 2,138 66,558 3,109 4.3 94,479 72,428 76.7 68,647 72.7 2,125 66,522 3,781 5.2 94,622 72,288 76.4 68,390 72.3 2,138 66,251 3,899 5.4 94,694 72,172 76.2 68,405 72.2 2,256 66,149 3,767 5.2 94,756 72,203 76.2 68,447 72.2 2,221 66,226 3,757 5.2 94,906 72,473 76.4 68,711 72.4 2,226 66,485 3,762 5.2 110,247 65,887 59.8 62,584 56.8 3,303 5.0 111,179 66,507 59.8 62,572 56.3 3,934 5.9 111,281 66,545 59.8 62,909 56.5 3,636 5.5 110,247 66,117 60.0 62,827 57.0 3,290 5.0 110,893 66,354 59.8 62,524 56.4 3,830 5.8 110,985 66,287 59.7 62,528 56.3 3,759 5.7 111,078 66,349 59.7 62,536 56.3 3,813 5.7 111,179 66,527 59.8 62,922 56.6 3,605 5.4 111,281 66,797 60.0 63,181 56.8 3,616 5.4 102,277 62,230 60.8 59,446 58.1 842 58,604 2,784 4.5 103,256 62,448 60.5 59,037 57.2 806 58,231 3,411 5.5 103,335 62,919 60.9 59,791 57.9 859 58,932 3,128 5.0 102,277 62,222 60.8 59,463 58.1 823 58,640 2,759 4.4 102,936 62,597 60.8 59,337 57.6 760 58,577 3,260 5.2 103,038 62,481 60.6 59,316 57.6 749 58,567 3,165 5.1 103,127 62,590 60.7 59,364 57.6 814 58,550 3,226 5.2 103,256 62,783 60.8 59,710 57.8 772 58,938 3,073 4.9 103,335 62,929 60.9 59,835 57.9 845 58,991 3,094 4.9 16,163 7,595 47.0 6,469 40.0 228 6,242 1,126 14.8 16,212 8,310 51.3 7,033 43.4 272 6,761 1,277 15.4 16,189 7,411 45.8 6,246 38.6 234 6,012 1,165 15.7 16,163 8,041 49.7 6,845 42.3 220 6,625 1,196 14.9 16,243 7,744 47.7 6,434 39.6 213 6,221 1,310 16.9 16,182 7,707 47.6 6,347 39.2 223 6,124 1,360 17.6 16,202 7,629 47.1 6,276 38.7 213 6,064 1,352 17.7 16,212 7,630 47.1 6,318 39.0 196 6,122 1,312 17.2 16,189 7,874 48.6 6,639 41.0 227 6,411 1,236 15.7 TOTAL Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ............................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio ............................................ Agriculture .......................................................................... Nonagricultural industries ................................................... Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate .......................................................... Not in labor force .................................................................... Persons who currently want a job ......................................... Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ............................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio ............................................ Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate .......................................................... Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ............................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio ............................................ Agriculture .......................................................................... Nonagricultural industries ................................................... Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate .......................................................... Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ............................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio ............................................ Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate .......................................................... Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ............................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio ............................................ Agriculture .......................................................................... Nonagricultural industries ................................................... Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate .......................................................... Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian noninstitutional population .......................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ............................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio ............................................ Agriculture .......................................................................... Nonagricultural industries ................................................... Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate .......................................................... 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin Sept. 2001 Aug. 2002 Sept. 2002 Sept. 2001 May 2002 June 2002 July 2002 Aug. 2002 Sept. 2002 176,220 117,853 66.9 113,013 64.1 4,840 4.1 177,486 119,117 67.1 113,159 63.8 5,958 5.0 177,628 118,576 66.8 112,906 63.6 5,670 4.8 176,220 118,274 67.1 113,147 64.2 5,127 4.3 177,087 118,742 67.1 112,563 63.6 6,179 5.2 177,217 118,530 66.9 112,382 63.4 6,148 5.2 177,345 118,678 66.9 112,446 63.4 6,233 5.3 177,486 118,919 67.0 112,844 63.6 6,075 5.1 177,628 119,021 67.0 113,010 63.6 6,011 5.1 60,672 76.8 58,610 74.2 2,063 3.4 61,200 76.8 58,623 73.6 2,577 4.2 61,129 76.6 58,564 73.4 2,564 4.2 60,751 76.9 58,428 73.9 2,323 3.8 61,095 76.9 58,170 73.2 2,926 4.8 61,007 76.7 58,112 73.1 2,895 4.7 61,068 76.7 58,164 73.1 2,904 4.8 61,240 76.9 58,332 73.2 2,908 4.7 61,212 76.7 58,331 73.1 2,881 4.7 50,713 60.1 48,773 57.8 1,941 3.8 50,913 59.9 48,438 57.0 2,475 4.9 51,223 60.2 48,994 57.6 2,229 4.4 50,680 60.1 48,747 57.8 1,933 3.8 51,163 60.4 48,871 57.7 2,292 4.5 51,060 60.2 48,812 57.5 2,248 4.4 51,125 60.2 48,856 57.6 2,268 4.4 51,297 60.4 49,076 57.8 2,221 4.3 51,212 60.2 48,994 57.6 2,218 4.3 6,468 50.4 5,630 43.9 837 12.9 13.3 12.5 7,004 54.5 6,098 47.5 906 12.9 15.0 10.8 6,225 48.4 5,348 41.6 876 14.1 15.0 13.1 6,843 53.4 5,972 46.6 871 12.7 13.6 11.7 6,483 50.5 5,522 43.0 961 14.8 15.4 14.2 6,464 50.3 5,458 42.5 1,006 15.6 17.7 13.4 6,485 50.5 5,425 42.2 1,060 16.4 19.1 13.6 6,382 49.7 5,437 42.3 945 14.8 17.5 12.1 6,597 51.3 5,685 44.2 911 13.8 15.3 12.3 25,644 16,719 65.2 15,269 59.5 1,450 8.7 26,000 16,829 64.7 15,149 58.3 1,680 10.0 26,039 16,922 65.0 15,347 58.9 1,575 9.3 25,644 16,827 65.6 15,339 59.8 1,488 8.8 25,898 16,887 65.2 15,168 58.6 1,718 10.2 25,930 16,822 64.9 15,027 58.0 1,794 10.7 25,961 16,618 64.0 14,976 57.7 1,642 9.9 26,000 16,753 64.4 15,142 58.2 1,611 9.6 26,039 17,053 65.5 15,420 59.2 1,633 9.6 7,436 72.3 6,897 67.1 538 7.2 7,489 71.7 6,841 65.5 648 8.7 7,572 72.4 6,923 66.2 649 8.6 7,486 72.8 6,905 67.1 581 7.8 7,573 72.8 6,925 66.6 648 8.6 7,543 72.4 6,760 64.9 783 10.4 7,472 71.6 6,800 65.2 673 9.0 7,492 71.7 6,834 65.4 658 8.8 7,652 73.1 6,944 66.4 708 9.3 8,433 65.5 7,764 60.3 669 7.9 8,384 64.2 7,642 58.5 742 8.8 8,477 64.8 7,792 59.6 685 8.1 8,431 65.5 7,783 60.5 648 7.7 8,401 64.6 7,606 58.5 794 9.5 8,363 64.3 7,628 58.6 735 8.8 8,348 64.1 7,602 58.3 746 8.9 8,414 64.5 7,719 59.1 695 8.3 8,465 64.8 7,799 59.7 665 7.9 851 34.2 608 24.4 243 28.5 29.8 27.1 956 38.2 666 26.6 290 30.4 32.0 28.7 873 34.9 633 25.3 240 27.5 33.7 21.4 910 36.6 651 26.2 259 28.5 30.8 26.1 913 36.6 637 25.5 276 30.2 36.8 22.3 916 36.6 639 25.6 276 30.2 30.0 30.4 798 31.9 575 23.0 223 28.0 20.5 34.8 847 33.9 589 23.5 258 30.5 30.5 30.4 936 37.4 677 27.0 259 27.7 34.7 20.8 WHITE Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ 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 ............................................................ Men ................................................................................... Women ............................................................................. BLACK Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ 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 ............................................................ Men ................................................................................... Women ............................................................................. See footnotes at end of table. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin — Continued (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin Sept. 2001 Aug. 2002 Sept. 2002 Sept. 2001 May 2002 June 2002 July 2002 Aug. 2002 Sept. 2002 23,288 15,815 67.9 14,817 63.6 998 6.3 23,999 16,245 67.7 15,029 62.6 1,215 7.5 24,065 16,290 67.7 15,141 62.9 1,149 7.1 23,288 15,811 67.9 14,785 63.5 1,026 6.5 23,797 16,085 67.6 14,963 62.9 1,122 7.0 23,867 16,146 67.6 14,959 62.7 1,187 7.4 23,935 16,304 68.1 15,066 62.9 1,238 7.6 23,999 16,240 67.7 15,014 62.6 1,225 7.5 24,065 16,294 67.7 15,095 62.7 1,198 7.4 HISPANIC ORIGIN Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... 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. NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups. Table A-3. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Educational attainment Sept. 2001 Aug. 2002 Sept. 2002 Sept. 2001 May 2002 June 2002 July 2002 Aug. 2002 Sept. 2002 27,478 12,126 44.1 11,271 41.0 855 7.1 26,900 11,817 43.9 10,912 40.6 905 7.7 26,847 11,946 44.5 11,090 41.3 856 7.2 27,478 11,981 43.6 11,056 40.2 925 7.7 28,073 12,356 44.0 11,306 40.3 1,051 8.5 28,105 12,254 43.6 11,288 40.2 966 7.9 27,112 11,770 43.4 10,743 39.6 1,028 8.7 26,900 11,752 43.7 10,762 40.0 991 8.4 26,847 11,808 44.0 10,883 40.5 925 7.8 57,400 36,712 64.0 35,232 61.4 1,479 4.0 57,778 36,916 63.9 35,076 60.7 1,840 5.0 58,097 37,333 64.3 35,632 61.3 1,701 4.6 57,400 36,923 64.3 35,319 61.5 1,604 4.3 57,063 36,648 64.2 34,605 60.6 2,042 5.6 57,070 36,737 64.4 34,676 60.8 2,061 5.6 57,012 37,149 65.2 35,250 61.8 1,898 5.1 57,778 37,203 64.4 35,323 61.1 1,880 5.1 58,097 37,533 64.6 35,668 61.4 1,865 5.0 45,424 33,585 73.9 32,467 71.5 1,117 3.3 45,494 33,264 73.1 31,773 69.8 1,490 4.5 45,386 33,407 73.6 31,917 70.3 1,491 4.5 45,424 33,759 74.3 32,570 71.7 1,189 3.5 44,541 32,786 73.6 31,184 70.0 1,602 4.9 44,897 32,962 73.4 31,413 70.0 1,550 4.7 45,695 33,162 72.6 31,693 69.4 1,469 4.4 45,494 33,184 72.9 31,742 69.8 1,443 4.3 45,386 33,599 74.0 32,013 70.5 1,586 4.7 46,870 36,998 78.9 36,072 77.0 926 2.5 48,583 37,779 77.8 36,568 75.3 1,211 3.2 48,557 38,061 78.4 36,933 76.1 1,128 3.0 46,870 36,918 78.8 36,008 76.8 910 2.5 48,583 38,359 79.0 37,239 76.6 1,121 2.9 48,435 38,084 78.6 36,971 76.3 1,113 2.9 48,755 37,850 77.6 36,750 75.4 1,100 2.9 48,583 37,996 78.2 36,974 76.1 1,021 2.7 48,557 37,997 78.3 36,896 76.0 1,101 2.9 Less than a high school diploma Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Percent of population .......................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ High school graduates, no college2 Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Percent of population .......................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Less than a bachelor's degree3 Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Percent of population .......................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ College graduates Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Percent of population .......................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation, therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 3 Includes high school diploma or equivalent. Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-4. Selected employment indicators (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Category Sept. 2001 Aug. 2002 Sept. 2002 Sept. 2001 May 2002 June 2002 July 2002 Aug. 2002 Sept. 2002 134,868 43,436 33,597 8,381 135,028 43,458 33,183 8,494 135,063 43,528 33,963 8,474 135,004 43,099 33,604 8,274 134,417 43,548 33,371 8,397 134,053 43,140 33,362 8,465 134,045 43,273 33,361 8,521 134,474 43,371 33,723 8,419 135,185 43,225 33,997 8,357 41,899 38,645 18,210 14,866 17,730 3,517 41,813 38,698 18,921 14,541 17,340 3,714 42,444 38,391 18,657 14,532 17,436 3,603 41,813 38,891 18,402 14,857 17,654 3,281 41,901 38,346 18,909 14,365 17,468 3,265 41,675 38,740 18,889 14,375 17,152 3,285 41,978 38,458 18,752 14,073 17,327 3,501 42,152 38,892 18,771 14,242 17,142 3,340 42,385 38,623 18,884 14,503 17,345 3,361 2,003 1,342 26 2,110 1,337 31 2,183 1,292 26 1,882 1,278 24 1,911 1,156 40 1,909 1,158 29 2,031 1,227 27 1,927 1,231 24 2,054 1,221 25 122,744 19,222 103,522 768 102,754 8,657 95 123,080 19,008 104,072 872 103,200 8,385 84 122,927 19,403 103,524 902 102,622 8,549 86 123,186 19,290 103,896 804 103,092 8,556 101 123,071 19,811 103,260 775 102,485 8,305 105 122,627 19,630 102,997 810 102,187 8,208 95 122,196 19,709 102,486 855 101,631 8,268 99 122,885 19,596 103,289 887 102,402 8,368 87 123,327 19,442 103,885 934 102,951 8,439 91 All industries: Part time for economic reasons ............................................ Slack work or business conditions ...................................... Could only find part-time work ............................................ Part time for noneconomic reasons ...................................... 3,765 2,561 1,005 18,994 4,190 2,658 1,107 16,500 3,854 2,483 1,139 19,041 4,148 2,796 1,064 18,798 3,996 2,626 1,064 18,887 3,899 2,588 1,031 19,170 4,177 2,723 1,096 19,138 4,325 2,880 1,159 19,120 4,217 2,687 1,202 18,833 Nonagricultural industries: Part time for economic reasons ............................................ Slack work or business conditions ...................................... Could only find part-time work ............................................ Part time for noneconomic reasons ...................................... 3,648 2,480 988 18,406 3,991 2,522 1,080 16,004 3,726 2,398 1,113 18,483 4,015 2,704 1,045 18,232 3,818 2,515 1,033 18,350 3,758 2,472 1,022 18,739 3,949 2,609 1,074 18,572 4,060 2,715 1,131 18,609 4,068 2,596 1,174 18,300 CHARACTERISTIC Total employed, 16 years and over .......................................... Married men, spouse present ................................................. Married women, spouse present ............................................ Women who maintain families ................................................ OCCUPATION Managerial and professional specialty ................................... Technical, sales, and administrative support .......................... Service occupations ............................................................... Precision production, craft, and repair .................................... Operators, fabricators, and laborers ....................................... Farming, forestry, and fishing ................................................. CLASS OF WORKER Agriculture: Wage and salary workers ..................................................... Self-employed workers ......................................................... Unpaid family workers .......................................................... Nonagricultural industries: Wage and salary workers ..................................................... Government ........................................................................ Private industries ................................................................ Private households ........................................................... Other industries ................................................................ Self-employed workers ......................................................... Unpaid family workers .......................................................... PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME NOTE: Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute. Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad weather. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-5. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted Category Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates1 Sept. 2001 Aug. 2002 Sept. 2002 Sept. 2001 May 2002 June 2002 July 2002 Aug. 2002 Sept. 2002 Total, 16 years and over .......................................................... Men, 20 years and over ......................................................... Women, 20 years and over ................................................... Both sexes, 16 to 19 years .................................................... 7,064 3,109 2,759 1,196 8,142 3,757 3,073 1,312 8,092 3,762 3,094 1,236 5.0 4.3 4.4 14.9 5.8 5.2 5.2 16.9 5.9 5.4 5.1 17.6 5.9 5.2 5.2 17.7 5.7 5.2 4.9 17.2 5.6 5.2 4.9 15.7 Married men, spouse present ................................................ Married women, spouse present ........................................... Women who maintain families ............................................... 1,229 1,156 629 1,529 1,223 665 1,602 1,258 646 2.8 3.3 7.1 3.6 3.9 8.1 4.1 3.8 8.2 3.5 3.7 8.4 3.4 3.5 7.3 3.6 3.6 7.2 Full-time workers ................................................................... Part-time workers .................................................................. 5,928 1,129 6,754 1,430 6,775 1,326 5.0 4.6 5.9 5.6 6.1 5.0 5.9 5.4 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.3 1,035 1,807 766 1,471 254 1,343 2,125 936 1,542 344 1,373 2,141 885 1,609 299 2.4 4.4 4.9 7.7 7.2 3.2 5.2 5.9 8.9 6.3 3.2 5.3 5.9 9.3 6.1 3.1 5.3 6.4 8.6 8.8 3.1 5.2 6.2 8.3 9.3 3.1 5.3 5.8 8.5 8.2 5,749 1,753 28 649 1,076 679 397 3,996 310 1,648 229 1,809 428 155 6,584 1,942 31 760 1,150 726 424 4,643 372 1,927 266 2,078 477 210 6,598 2,024 44 769 1,211 782 429 4,575 386 1,944 266 1,978 546 198 5.2 6.2 5.0 7.8 5.6 5.8 5.4 4.9 3.9 5.9 2.8 4.8 2.2 7.6 6.3 7.4 4.4 8.9 6.7 6.3 7.5 5.9 5.7 7.0 4.0 5.6 2.6 9.1 6.3 7.5 7.9 9.1 6.8 7.3 6.1 5.9 5.9 6.6 4.1 5.9 2.3 8.3 6.2 7.4 3.8 10.3 6.3 6.8 5.6 5.9 5.3 6.8 3.7 5.8 2.5 9.7 6.0 7.2 6.0 9.5 6.3 6.5 5.9 5.6 4.8 6.8 3.1 5.4 2.4 9.8 6.0 7.4 8.0 9.3 6.5 6.9 5.9 5.5 5.0 6.9 3.1 5.1 2.7 8.8 CHARACTERISTIC OCCUPATION2 Managerial and professional specialty .................................. Technical, sales, and administrative support ......................... Precision production, craft, and repair ................................... Operators, fabricators, and laborers ...................................... Farming, forestry, and fishing ................................................ INDUSTRY Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers .................. Goods-producing industries ................................................. Mining ................................................................................ Construction ...................................................................... Manufacturing .................................................................... Durable goods ................................................................. Nondurable goods ........................................................... Service-producing industries ............................................... Transportation and public utilities ...................................... Wholesale and retail trade ................................................. Finance, insurance, and real estate .................................. Services ............................................................................. Government workers ............................................................. Agricultural wage and salary workers .................................... 1 2 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. Seasonally adjusted unemployment data for service occupations are not available because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision. Table A-6. Duration of unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Duration Sept. 2001 Aug. 2002 Sept. 2002 Sept. 2001 May 2002 June 2002 July 2002 Aug. 2002 Sept. 2002 Less than 5 weeks ................................................................... 5 to 14 weeks .......................................................................... 15 weeks and over .................................................................. 15 to 26 weeks ..................................................................... 27 weeks and over ............................................................... 2,792 2,127 1,790 1,002 787 2,872 2,658 2,618 1,071 1,548 2,713 2,272 2,697 1,177 1,520 2,807 2,366 1,907 1,084 823 2,876 2,531 2,952 1,316 1,636 2,729 2,784 3,103 1,434 1,669 2,896 2,464 2,883 1,349 1,533 2,880 2,431 2,783 1,309 1,474 2,708 2,511 2,900 1,315 1,585 Average (mean) duration, in weeks ......................................... Median duration, in weeks ....................................................... 13.1 7.2 16.3 8.9 17.4 9.4 13.3 7.3 17.1 9.8 17.3 11.7 16.4 8.6 16.2 8.4 17.8 9.5 100.0 41.6 31.7 26.7 14.9 11.7 100.0 35.2 32.6 32.1 13.1 19.0 100.0 35.3 29.6 35.1 15.3 19.8 100.0 39.6 33.4 26.9 15.3 11.6 100.0 34.4 30.3 35.3 15.7 19.6 100.0 31.7 32.3 36.0 16.6 19.4 100.0 35.1 29.9 35.0 16.4 18.6 100.0 35.6 30.0 34.4 16.2 18.2 100.0 33.4 30.9 35.7 16.2 19.5 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total unemployed .................................................................... Less than 5 weeks ................................................................. 5 to 14 weeks ........................................................................ 15 weeks and over ................................................................ 15 to 26 weeks .................................................................... 27 weeks and over .............................................................. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-7. Reason for unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Reason Sept. 2001 Aug. 2002 Sept. 2002 Sept. 2001 May 2002 June 2002 July 2002 Aug. 2002 Sept. 2002 3,243 786 2,457 1,795 663 893 2,137 434 4,341 1,075 3,267 2,464 803 924 2,231 651 4,046 704 3,341 2,557 784 847 2,297 493 3,595 1,114 2,481 (1) (1) 819 2,102 466 4,598 1,091 3,506 (1) (1) 902 2,433 499 4,579 1,061 3,518 (1) (1) 836 2,360 584 4,580 1,224 3,356 (1) (1) 818 2,375 571 4,560 1,151 3,410 (1) (1) 824 2,270 619 4,535 999 3,536 (1) (1) 781 2,263 526 100.0 48.4 11.7 36.6 13.3 31.9 6.5 100.0 53.3 13.2 40.1 11.3 27.4 8.0 100.0 52.7 9.2 43.5 11.0 29.9 6.4 100.0 51.5 16.0 35.5 11.7 30.1 6.7 100.0 54.5 12.9 41.6 10.7 28.9 5.9 100.0 54.8 12.7 42.1 10.0 28.2 7.0 100.0 54.9 14.7 40.2 9.8 28.5 6.8 100.0 55.1 13.9 41.2 10.0 27.4 7.5 100.0 56.0 12.3 43.6 9.6 27.9 6.5 2.3 .6 1.5 .3 3.0 .6 1.6 .5 2.8 .6 1.6 .3 2.5 .6 1.5 .3 3.2 .6 1.7 .3 3.2 .6 1.7 .4 3.2 .6 1.7 .4 3.2 .6 1.6 .4 3.2 .5 1.6 .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 Not available. Table A-8. Range of alternative measures of labor underutilization (Percent) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Measure Sept. 2001 Aug. 2002 Sept. 2002 Sept. 2001 May 2002 June 2002 July 2002 Aug. 2002 Sept. 2002 U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force ............................................................................................................... 1.3 1.8 1.9 1.3 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force ................................................................................................... 2.3 3.0 2.8 2.5 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate) ............................................................................... 4.7 5.7 5.4 5.0 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.6 U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers .................................................................... 4.9 5.9 5.6 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers ................................................................................................... 5.6 6.6 6.4 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers ............................................................................. 8.3 9.5 9.0 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 1 Not available. NOTE: This range of alternative measures of labor underutilization replaces the U1-U7 range published in table A-7 of this release prior to 1994. Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule. For further information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor Review. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-9. Unemployed persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Age and sex Unemployment rates1 Sept. 2001 Aug. 2002 Sept. 2002 Sept. 2001 May 2002 June 2002 July 2002 Aug. 2002 Sept. 2002 Total, 16 years and over ....................................... 16 to 24 years ..................................................... 16 to 19 years ................................................... 16 to 17 years ................................................. 18 to 19 years ................................................. 20 to 24 years ................................................... 25 years and over ............................................... 25 to 54 years ................................................... 55 years and over ............................................. 7,064 2,472 1,196 508 691 1,276 4,587 3,955 613 8,142 2,741 1,312 561 769 1,429 5,441 4,642 815 8,092 2,673 1,236 575 663 1,437 5,421 4,630 772 5.0 10.8 14.9 16.6 13.9 8.6 3.8 3.9 3.2 5.8 11.6 16.9 20.7 14.8 8.9 4.8 5.0 4.2 5.9 12.2 17.6 20.8 15.6 9.3 4.8 4.9 4.2 5.9 12.3 17.7 20.9 16.1 9.5 4.6 4.8 3.7 5.7 12.2 17.2 19.7 16.0 9.6 4.5 4.6 4.0 5.6 11.8 15.7 19.3 13.6 9.7 4.5 4.6 3.7 Men, 16 years and over ...................................... 16 to 24 years ................................................... 16 to 19 years ................................................. 16 to 17 years ............................................... 18 to 19 years ............................................... 20 to 24 years ................................................. 25 years and over ............................................. 25 to 54 years ................................................. 55 years and over ........................................... 3,774 1,378 665 294 372 713 2,398 2,068 337 4,536 1,585 780 342 443 805 2,943 2,513 461 4,476 1,561 714 316 401 847 2,923 2,494 435 5.0 11.5 16.0 18.7 14.5 9.1 3.7 3.8 3.3 5.9 12.5 18.6 23.7 15.6 9.4 4.8 4.9 4.5 6.1 12.9 19.6 23.2 17.4 9.5 4.9 5.0 4.6 6.0 13.0 19.8 23.9 17.4 9.6 4.7 4.8 4.0 6.0 13.7 20.1 24.5 17.8 10.5 4.6 4.7 4.1 5.9 13.2 17.8 21.5 15.9 10.8 4.5 4.7 3.9 Women, 16 years and over ................................ 16 to 24 years ................................................... 16 to 19 years ................................................. 16 to 17 years ............................................... 18 to 19 years ............................................... 20 to 24 years ................................................. 25 years and over ............................................. 25 to 54 years ................................................. 55 years and over ........................................... 3,290 1,094 531 214 319 563 2,189 1,887 276 3,605 1,156 532 219 326 624 2,498 2,129 354 3,616 1,112 522 259 262 590 2,497 2,137 337 5.0 10.1 13.6 14.3 13.3 8.1 4.0 4.0 3.2 5.8 10.7 15.2 17.4 14.1 8.3 4.8 5.1 3.7 5.7 11.4 15.6 18.3 13.7 9.1 4.6 4.8 3.8 5.7 11.6 15.6 17.9 14.8 9.4 4.6 4.8 3.4 5.4 10.6 14.2 15.1 14.1 8.7 4.5 4.6 3.8 5.4 10.3 13.5 17.2 11.1 8.5 4.5 4.6 3.5 1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. Table A-10. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Total Men Women Category Sept. 2001 Sept. 2002 Sept. 2001 Sept. 2002 Sept. 2001 Sept. 2002 70,781 4,348 1,325 71,684 4,449 1,492 26,421 1,949 659 26,948 1,984 741 44,361 2,400 666 44,736 2,466 751 280 1,045 387 1,105 164 495 240 501 116 550 147 605 Total multiple jobholders4 ................................................................... Percent of total employed ............................................................... 7,246 5.4 7,232 5.4 3,825 5.3 3,736 5.2 3,421 5.5 3,496 5.6 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ................................. Primary and secondary jobs both part time .................................... Primary and secondary jobs both full time ...................................... Hours vary on primary or secondary job ......................................... 3,897 1,576 265 1,484 3,839 1,578 303 1,494 2,244 516 165 888 2,182 501 222 824 1,653 1,060 100 596 1,657 1,077 81 670 NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE Total not in the labor force .................................................................. Persons who currently want a job ................................................... Searched for work and available to work now1 .......................... Reason not currently looking: Discouragement over job prospects2 ................................ Reasons other than discouragement3 ............................... MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS 1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the reference week. 2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination. 3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as child-care and transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined. 4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Industry Sept. 2001 July 2002 Aug. 2002p Seasonally adjusted Sept. 2002p Sept. 2001 May 2002 June 2002 July 2002 Aug. 2002p Sept. 2002p Total .................................................. 132,135 130,589 130,673 131,151 131,819 130,702 130,736 130,790 130,897 130,854 Total private ............................................ 111,285 110,494 110,563 110,059 110,776 109,496 109,525 109,562 109,616 109,569 Goods-producing .................................................. 24,988 24,159 24,207 24,055 24,675 23,870 23,861 23,812 23,787 23,749 Mining ............................................................... Metal mining ................................................. Coal mining ................................................... Oil and gas extraction ................................... Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels ............... 578 35.0 81.8 346.5 114.7 559 32.8 78.9 332.7 114.5 565 32.5 78.5 337.9 115.7 561 32.7 78.7 334.2 115.2 571 35 82 343 111 558 32 80 334 112 555 32 80 333 110 551 33 79 329 110 555 32 79 333 111 553 32 79 331 111 Construction ..................................................... General building contractors ......................... Heavy construction, except building ............. Special trade contractors .............................. 6,916 1,497.7 996.3 4,422.3 6,851 1,508.7 971.3 4,371.3 6,863 1,525.0 970.9 4,367.2 6,785 1,505.4 964.7 4,314.9 6,674 1,462 924 4,288 6,541 1,454 908 4,179 6,549 1,454 910 4,185 6,519 1,445 899 4,175 6,553 1,464 898 4,191 6,552 1,469 895 4,188 Manufacturing ................................................... Production workers ................................... 17,494 11,786 16,749 11,224 16,779 11,277 16,709 11,242 17,430 11,719 16,771 11,245 16,757 11,236 16,742 11,247 16,679 11,198 16,644 11,175 Durable goods ................................................ Production workers ................................... Lumber and wood products .......................... Furniture and fixtures .................................... Stone, clay, and glass products .................... Primary metal industries ............................... Blast furnaces and basic steel products ... Fabricated metal products ............................ Industrial machinery and equipment ............. Computer and office equipment ............... Electronic and other electrical equipment ..... Electronic components and accessories .. Transportation equipment ............................. Motor vehicles and equipment .................. Aircraft and parts ...................................... Instruments and related products ................. Miscellaneous manufacturing ....................... 10,457 6,985 795.2 506.1 573.8 644.5 206.6 1,467.0 1,950.3 331.1 1,561.9 621.3 1,751.3 938.5 463.8 830.6 376.4 9,911 6,580 778.1 492.8 564.2 586.0 187.1 1,418.0 1,823.0 303.1 1,421.2 559.9 1,649.3 891.0 408.7 807.6 371.0 9,910 6,599 783.4 494.9 565.8 590.0 188.8 1,418.5 1,806.8 296.9 1,404.5 552.0 1,671.9 916.5 404.3 801.7 372.7 9,849 6,560 775.5 488.4 563.7 589.6 188.8 1,415.3 1,794.7 293.8 1,393.7 547.2 1,658.4 911.4 399.1 795.5 373.8 10,445 6,971 784 507 566 643 (1) 1,465 1,957 331 1,565 628 1,750 937 463 832 376 9,963 6,619 770 494 549 597 (1) 1,428 1,834 308 1,437 567 1,675 914 416 807 372 9,944 6,603 767 495 552 593 (1) 1,425 1,829 304 1,428 566 1,679 920 411 805 371 9,922 6,609 766 495 554 589 (1) 1,428 1,826 301 1,426 563 1,661 905 409 803 374 9,876 6,578 767 495 556 589 (1) 1,416 1,810 296 1,407 555 1,668 914 404 798 370 9,834 6,544 764 489 556 588 (1) 1,413 1,801 294 1,396 554 1,657 910 398 796 374 Nondurable goods .......................................... Production workers ................................... Food and kindred products ........................... Tobacco products ......................................... Textile mill products ...................................... Apparel and other textile products ................ Paper and allied products ............................. Printing and publishing ................................. Chemicals and allied products ...................... Petroleum and coal products ........................ Rubber and misc. plastics products .............. Leather and leather products ........................ 7,037 4,801 1,735.0 35.1 467.5 553.5 629.5 1,468.1 1,015.4 128.6 947.1 56.7 6,838 4,644 1,709.7 32.8 428.0 520.6 613.6 1,407.2 1,011.4 128.6 931.3 54.6 6,869 4,678 1,736.7 37.1 430.6 522.2 613.7 1,402.0 1,009.9 128.3 932.6 55.8 6,860 4,682 1,738.8 38.1 428.4 517.3 615.7 1,400.4 1,006.9 127.9 929.7 56.4 6,985 4,748 1,690 34 464 551 628 1,471 1,019 126 945 57 6,808 4,626 1,687 34 434 520 612 1,407 1,006 125 928 55 6,813 4,633 1,691 34 432 522 612 1,405 1,008 125 929 55 6,820 4,638 1,687 35 429 525 612 1,406 1,008 126 936 56 6,803 4,620 1,683 38 427 523 613 1,401 1,007 126 930 55 6,810 4,631 1,694 37 425 515 614 1,403 1,011 126 928 57 Service-producing ................................................. 107,147 106,430 106,466 107,096 107,144 106,832 106,875 106,978 107,110 107,105 Transportation and public utilities ..................... Transportation .............................................. Railroad transportation ............................. Local and interurban passenger transit .... Trucking and warehousing ....................... Water transportation ................................. Transportation by air ................................. Pipelines, except natural gas .................... Transportation services ............................ Communications and public utilities ............. Communications ....................................... Electric, gas, and sanitary services .......... 7,097 4,534 232.6 486.5 1,871.3 198.9 1,266.7 15.2 463.0 2,563 1,711.6 851.0 6,764 4,301 227.9 415.6 1,847.9 205.4 1,164.2 14.9 424.8 2,463 1,613.5 849.1 6,754 4,299 227.0 406.1 1,858.9 204.3 1,163.6 14.8 423.9 2,455 1,606.6 848.3 6,782 4,339 228.0 476.4 1,841.7 196.4 1,161.6 14.9 420.2 2,443 1,596.7 846.0 7,044 4,487 232 477 1,841 192 1,268 15 462 2,557 1,706 851 6,793 4,328 228 475 1,827 193 1,165 15 425 2,465 1,626 839 6,790 4,334 229 472 1,829 193 1,172 15 424 2,456 1,615 841 6,780 4,328 227 471 1,834 192 1,167 15 422 2,452 1,608 844 6,763 4,320 226 464 1,829 190 1,175 15 421 2,443 1,598 845 6,731 4,294 228 467 1,812 190 1,163 15 419 2,437 1,591 846 Wholesale trade ................................................ Durable goods .............................................. Nondurable goods ........................................ 6,752 3,995 2,757 6,713 3,932 2,781 6,699 3,922 2,777 6,672 3,897 2,775 6,747 3,998 2,749 6,681 3,916 2,765 6,681 3,915 2,766 6,679 3,914 2,765 6,672 3,905 2,767 6,667 3,900 2,767 See footnotes at end of table. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industryÐContinued (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Industry Seasonally adjusted Sept. 2001 July 2002 Aug. 2002p Sept. 2002p Sept. 2001 May 2002 June 2002 July 2002 Aug. 2002p Sept. 2002p Retail trade ....................................................... Building materials and garden supplies ........ General merchandise stores ........................ Department stores .................................... Food stores ................................................... Automotive dealers and service stations ...... New and used car dealers ........................ Apparel and accessory stores ...................... Furniture and home furnishings stores ......... Eating and drinking places ........................... Miscellaneous retail establishments ............. 23,545 1,053.1 2,865.0 2,535.3 3,428.6 2,445.1 1,127.4 1,174.3 1,125.3 8,349.4 3,104.2 23,463 1,105.3 2,821.9 2,486.1 3,400.3 2,462.0 1,133.2 1,175.1 1,137.4 8,318.6 3,041.9 23,460 1,086.6 2,808.6 2,473.8 3,398.2 2,465.3 1,136.2 1,184.2 1,137.6 8,321.9 3,058.0 23,317 1,066.0 2,811.5 2,476.4 3,386.1 2,449.6 1,133.6 1,155.8 1,136.0 8,241.4 3,070.8 23,509 1,051 2,902 2,567 3,438 2,434 1,123 1,188 1,141 8,234 3,121 23,327 1,068 2,897 2,560 3,397 2,434 1,133 1,169 1,146 8,130 3,086 23,308 1,066 2,884 2,542 3,394 2,432 1,128 1,173 1,148 8,121 3,090 23,339 1,067 2,885 2,544 3,388 2,437 1,127 1,178 1,153 8,144 3,087 23,295 1,065 2,851 2,513 3,392 2,444 1,130 1,177 1,153 8,125 3,088 23,279 1,063 2,848 2,506 3,395 2,438 1,129 1,169 1,152 8,127 3,087 Finance, insurance, and real estate ................. Finance ......................................................... Depository institutions .............................. Commercial banks ................................ Savings institutions ............................... Nondepository institutions ........................ Mortgage bankers and brokers ............. Security and commodity brokers .............. Holding and other investment offices ....... Insurance ...................................................... Insurance carriers ..................................... Insurance agents, brokers, and service .... Real estate ................................................... 7,737 3,805 2,055.9 1,432.7 256.4 729.5 336.1 759.7 259.5 2,372 1,594.5 777.6 1,560 7,813 3,841 2,086.9 1,456.3 263.8 769.1 374.7 724.5 260.3 2,374 1,584.6 789.5 1,598 7,815 3,843 2,088.8 1,458.3 264.0 774.8 376.4 720.1 258.8 2,372 1,579.4 792.4 1,600 7,759 3,822 2,070.5 1,444.0 262.3 777.2 379.4 715.1 259.4 2,365 1,570.8 794.0 1,572 7,739 3,813 2,061 1,437 258 733 337 758 261 2,375 1,598 777 1,551 7,732 3,813 2,073 1,446 264 756 359 723 261 2,369 1,583 786 1,550 7,733 3,819 2,071 1,444 264 762 366 723 263 2,366 1,579 787 1,548 7,737 3,819 2,073 1,445 263 767 372 718 261 2,365 1,576 789 1,553 7,747 3,823 2,076 1,449 263 774 375 714 259 2,367 1,574 793 1,557 7,763 3,832 2,076 1,449 264 781 381 714 261 2,368 1,575 793 1,563 Services2 .......................................................... 41,166 41,582 41,628 41,474 Agricultural services ..................................... 898.1 948.2 934.6 916.3 Hotels and other lodging places ................... 1,910.0 1,954.9 1,942.9 1,834.9 Personal services ......................................... 1,238.5 1,233.1 1,240.8 1,249.8 Business services ......................................... 9,614.5 9,368.2 9,470.2 9,489.0 Services to buildings ................................. 1,024.1 1,041.5 1,046.5 1,050.1 Personnel supply services ........................ 3,483.0 3,226.7 3,320.5 3,342.0 Help supply services ............................. 3,123.2 2,908.8 2,999.5 3,020.0 Computer and data processing services .. 2,222.1 2,193.9 2,193.3 2,183.0 Auto repair, services, and parking ................ 1,261.7 1,274.4 1,271.1 1,269.5 Miscellaneous repair services ...................... 376.2 381.6 380.0 379.3 Motion pictures ............................................. 570.4 598.3 608.1 582.5 Amusement and recreation services ............ 1,772.5 1,949.3 1,937.7 1,706.4 Health services ............................................. 10,442.2 10,714.5 10,736.5 10,724.0 Offices and clinics of medical doctors ...... 2,013.8 2,071.2 2,082.4 2,077.2 Nursing and personal care facilities .......... 1,857.9 1,892.1 1,899.1 1,897.0 Hospitals ................................................... 4,125.2 4,245.9 4,248.5 4,246.0 Home health care services ....................... 639.6 644.9 646.5 650.5 Legal services ............................................... 1,039.1 1,082.5 1,073.3 1,065.0 Educational services ..................................... 2,408.1 2,222.2 2,203.5 2,488.8 Social services .............................................. 3,081.2 3,131.7 3,154.1 3,179.8 Child day care services ............................ 720.9 663.2 679.5 723.8 Residential care ........................................ 876.0 912.8 913.3 906.8 Museums and botanical and zoological gardens ..................................................... 112.0 119.1 116.5 109.4 Membership organizations ........................... 2,456.2 2,543.6 2,508.1 2,456.0 Engineering and management services ....... 3,591.8 3,668.1 3,659.0 3,632.5 Engineering and architectural services ..... 1,060.4 1,051.6 1,048.4 1,032.3 Management and public relations ............. 1,171.9 1,222.4 1,217.3 1,214.5 Services, nec ................................................ 49.5 48.6 47.7 46.6 41,062 857 1,852 1,274 9,522 1,020 3,383 3,029 2,233 1,261 375 580 1,700 10,452 2,016 1,858 4,129 639 1,046 2,452 3,097 722 878 41,093 856 1,789 1,279 9,330 1,023 3,198 2,888 2,190 1,262 375 578 1,621 10,626 2,050 1,883 4,207 644 1,066 2,518 3,164 722 901 41,152 857 1,801 1,285 9,332 1,023 3,205 2,902 2,191 1,265 378 581 1,631 10,660 2,061 1,887 4,221 643 1,065 2,511 3,165 726 904 41,215 862 1,795 1,282 9,325 1,034 3,196 2,875 2,193 1,266 379 584 1,649 10,687 2,067 1,888 4,233 646 1,065 2,529 3,181 726 904 41,352 862 1,788 1,286 9,397 1,039 3,256 2,926 2,193 1,265 377 592 1,664 10,713 2,075 1,893 4,243 647 1,066 2,535 3,203 734 907 41,380 874 1,779 1,286 9,394 1,046 3,235 2,928 2,194 1,269 378 593 1,638 10,734 2,080 1,897 4,249 650 1,071 2,533 3,203 725 909 111 2,479 3,610 1,057 1,175 (1) 108 2,480 3,649 1,042 1,209 (1) 109 2,484 3,636 1,034 1,204 (1) 109 2,476 3,634 1,032 1,214 (1) 108 2,472 3,633 1,031 1,210 (1) 108 2,478 3,651 1,029 1,218 (1) Government ...................................................... Federal ......................................................... Federal, except Postal Service ................. State ............................................................. Education .................................................. Other State government ........................... Local ............................................................. Education .................................................. Other local government ............................ 21,043 2,622 1,774 4,938 2,140 2,798 13,483 7,679 5,804 21,206 2,600 1,777 4,945 2,141 2,804 13,661 7,770 5,891 21,211 2,601 1,783 4,935 2,135 2,800 13,675 7,755 5,920 21,228 2,607 1,790 4,950 2,155 2,795 13,671 7,788 5,883 21,281 2,616 1,799 4,944 2,143 2,801 13,721 7,832 5,889 21,285 2,627 1,815 4,956 2,163 2,793 13,702 7,810 5,892 20,850 2,620 1,776.4 4,913 2,101.6 2,811.2 13,317 7,522.8 5,793.7 20,095 2,629 1,816.1 4,683 1,849.0 2,834.1 12,783 6,582.2 6,201.0 20,110 2,625 1,813.2 4,696 1,861.9 2,833.6 12,789 6,672.2 6,116.8 1 These series are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision. 21,092 2,626 1,817.9 4,930 2,124.9 2,805.4 13,536 7,654.8 5,880.8 2 Includes other industries, not shown separately. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry Not seasonally adjusted Industry Seasonally adjusted Sept. 2001 July 2002 Aug. 2002p Sept. 2002p Sept. 2001 May 2002 June 2002 July 2002 Aug. 2002p Sept. 2002p Total private ............................................ 34.4 34.2 34.4 34.5 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.0 34.1 34.3 Goods-producing .................................................. 40.8 40.0 40.7 40.8 40.3 40.3 40.5 40.0 40.3 40.3 Mining ............................................................... 44.0 43.0 43.4 43.1 43.6 43.0 43.3 42.7 43.3 42.6 Construction ..................................................... 39.9 39.2 39.5 39.6 39.2 38.7 39.0 38.2 38.6 39.0 Manufacturing ................................................... Overtime hours ......................................... 41.1 4.3 40.3 4.0 41.1 4.5 41.3 4.5 40.6 3.9 40.9 4.2 41.1 4.3 40.7 4.0 40.9 4.2 40.9 4.1 Durable goods ................................................ Overtime hours ......................................... 41.3 4.1 40.5 3.8 41.4 4.4 41.6 4.5 40.9 3.8 41.3 4.1 41.5 4.2 41.0 3.9 41.2 4.1 41.3 4.2 Lumber and wood products .......................... Furniture and fixtures .................................... Stone, clay, and glass products .................... Primary metal industries ............................... Blast furnaces and basic steel products ... Fabricated metal products ............................ Industrial machinery and equipment ............. Electronic and other electrical equipment ..... Transportation equipment ............................. Motor vehicles and equipment .................. Instruments and related products ................. Miscellaneous manufacturing ....................... 41.6 39.7 45.1 44.3 45.9 41.5 40.4 39.4 41.9 42.9 41.2 37.8 41.1 39.8 43.7 43.7 45.8 41.0 40.0 38.0 40.3 41.0 40.0 38.1 41.3 40.6 44.1 44.3 45.8 41.8 40.6 38.8 42.6 44.4 40.7 38.7 41.7 40.7 44.5 44.4 46.3 41.8 40.7 39.3 43.3 45.2 40.7 38.6 41.2 39.1 43.9 43.7 45.3 41.2 40.3 39.1 41.5 42.4 41.1 37.7 40.8 40.4 43.4 44.1 45.6 41.9 40.7 39.4 42.3 44.2 40.4 38.8 41.0 40.2 43.7 44.6 46.1 42.0 40.9 39.4 42.5 44.1 40.9 39.6 41.2 40.1 43.2 44.1 45.5 41.7 40.3 38.7 41.7 42.9 40.4 38.4 41.0 40.3 43.3 44.3 45.8 41.7 40.8 38.7 42.1 43.7 40.8 38.5 41.3 40.1 43.3 43.7 45.7 41.5 40.6 39.0 43.0 44.6 40.7 38.5 Nondurable goods .......................................... Overtime hours ......................................... 40.7 4.6 40.0 4.3 40.6 4.6 40.8 4.6 40.2 4.1 40.4 4.3 40.6 4.3 40.2 4.2 40.5 4.2 40.2 4.1 Food and kindred products ........................... Tobacco products ......................................... Textile mill products ...................................... Apparel and other textile products ................ Paper and allied products ............................. Printing and publishing ................................. Chemicals and allied products ...................... Petroleum and coal products ........................ Rubber and misc. plastics products .............. Leather and leather products ........................ 42.1 40.4 40.2 36.7 42.2 38.5 42.3 42.9 41.2 36.8 41.0 42.1 40.9 36.6 41.1 37.1 41.9 41.8 40.3 36.0 41.8 40.3 42.1 36.7 41.6 37.8 42.5 41.1 41.1 36.0 41.8 40.7 41.7 36.9 42.2 37.8 43.1 42.3 41.3 35.5 41.0 39.7 39.8 36.9 41.7 38.0 42.1 (2) 40.8 36.4 41.2 41.6 41.4 37.0 41.9 37.5 42.3 (2) 41.2 36.7 41.6 41.1 41.5 37.0 41.6 37.7 42.5 (2) 41.5 36.8 41.0 42.1 41.6 36.8 41.2 37.3 42.1 (2) 41.0 36.7 41.3 40.3 41.8 36.7 41.7 37.7 42.6 (2) 41.2 35.7 40.7 40.0 41.3 37.1 41.6 37.3 42.9 (2) 40.9 35.2 Service-producing ................................................. 32.9 32.9 33.0 33.1 32.7 32.8 32.8 32.6 32.7 32.9 Transportation and public utilities ..................... 38.2 38.4 38.7 39.0 37.9 38.4 38.3 38.3 38.4 38.7 Wholesale trade ................................................ 38.6 38.3 38.4 38.8 38.3 38.3 38.6 38.4 38.4 38.5 Retail trade ....................................................... 28.9 29.6 29.5 29.2 28.8 29.1 29.1 28.8 28.9 29.1 Finance, insurance, and real estate ................. 36.7 35.8 36.1 36.8 36.0 36.1 36.0 36.0 36.2 36.2 Services ............................................................ 32.8 32.6 32.8 32.9 32.7 32.6 32.7 32.5 32.6 32.8 1 Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing; construction workers in construction; and nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employees on private nonfarm payrolls. 2 This series is not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry Average hourly earnings Industry Average weekly earnings Sept. 2001 July 2002 Aug. 2002p Sept. 2002p Sept. 2001 July 2002 Aug. 2002p Sept. 2002p Total private ............................................ Seasonally adjusted ............................. $14.50 14.43 $14.65 14.78 $14.70 14.82 $14.93 14.87 $498.80 492.06 $501.03 502.52 $505.68 505.36 $515.09 510.04 Goods-producing .................................................. 16.13 16.45 16.48 16.58 658.10 658.00 670.74 676.46 Mining ............................................................... 17.61 17.76 17.72 17.79 774.84 763.68 769.05 766.75 Construction ..................................................... 18.51 18.90 18.96 19.06 738.55 740.88 748.92 754.78 Manufacturing ................................................... 15.01 15.26 15.31 15.42 616.91 614.98 629.24 636.85 Durable goods ................................................ Lumber and wood products .......................... Furniture and fixtures .................................... Stone, clay, and glass products .................... Primary metal industries ............................... Blast furnaces and basic steel products ... Fabricated metal products ............................ Industrial machinery and equipment ............. Electronic and other electrical equipment ..... Transportation equipment ............................. Motor vehicles and equipment .................. Instruments and related products ................. Miscellaneous manufacturing ....................... 15.49 12.44 12.39 15.21 17.23 20.90 14.42 16.01 14.82 19.36 19.73 15.00 12.38 15.66 12.58 12.55 15.62 17.60 21.07 14.61 16.47 15.05 19.37 19.76 15.24 12.30 15.79 12.57 12.72 15.52 17.46 20.90 14.72 16.55 15.04 19.80 20.54 15.28 12.36 15.91 12.60 12.75 15.71 17.65 21.03 14.82 16.59 15.13 20.04 20.77 15.40 12.44 639.74 517.50 491.88 685.97 763.29 959.31 598.43 646.80 583.91 811.18 846.42 618.00 467.96 634.23 517.04 499.49 682.59 769.12 965.01 599.01 658.80 571.90 780.61 810.16 609.60 468.63 653.71 519.14 516.43 684.43 773.48 957.22 615.30 671.93 583.55 843.48 911.98 621.90 478.33 661.86 525.42 518.93 699.10 783.66 973.69 619.48 675.21 594.61 867.73 938.80 626.78 480.18 Nondurable goods .......................................... Food and kindred products ........................... Tobacco products ......................................... Textile mill products ...................................... Apparel and other textile products ................ Paper and allied products ............................. Printing and publishing ................................. Chemicals and allied products ...................... Petroleum and coal products ........................ Rubber and misc. plastics products .............. Leather and leather products ........................ 14.30 12.97 20.71 11.40 9.54 17.11 15.01 18.85 22.24 13.50 10.24 14.69 13.34 23.34 11.74 9.91 17.73 15.15 19.32 22.22 13.76 10.37 14.61 13.25 20.98 11.75 9.95 17.56 15.18 19.31 22.08 13.71 10.27 14.72 13.33 20.50 11.75 10.00 17.75 15.36 19.52 22.28 13.70 10.03 582.01 546.04 836.68 458.28 350.12 722.04 577.89 797.36 954.10 556.20 376.83 587.60 546.94 982.61 480.17 362.71 728.70 562.07 809.51 928.80 554.53 373.32 593.17 553.85 845.49 494.68 365.17 730.50 573.80 820.68 907.49 563.48 369.72 600.58 557.19 834.35 489.98 369.00 749.05 580.61 841.31 942.44 565.81 356.07 Service-producing ................................................. 14.01 14.15 14.19 14.46 460.93 465.54 468.27 478.63 Transportation and public utilities ..................... 16.91 17.33 17.30 17.48 645.96 665.47 669.51 681.72 Wholesale trade ................................................ 16.08 16.10 16.18 16.40 620.69 616.63 621.31 636.32 Retail trade ....................................................... 9.86 9.98 10.01 10.15 284.95 295.41 295.30 296.38 Finance, insurance, and real estate ................. 15.96 16.25 16.31 16.55 585.73 581.75 588.79 609.04 Services ............................................................ 14.85 15.02 15.04 15.37 487.08 489.65 493.31 505.67 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry, seasonally adjusted Sept. 2001 May 2002 June 2002 July 2002 Aug. 2002p Sept. 2002p Percent change from: Aug. 2002Sept. 2002 Total private: Current dollars ................................ Constant (1982) dollars2 ................ $14.43 8.01 $14.70 8.12 $14.75 8.14 $14.78 8.14 $14.82 8.14 $14.87 N.A. 0.3 (3) Goods-producing .............................. Mining ........................................... Construction ................................. Manufacturing ............................... Excluding overtime4 ................. 16.02 17.62 18.39 14.95 14.28 16.35 17.87 18.77 15.27 14.53 16.39 17.70 18.81 15.31 14.56 16.38 17.78 18.87 15.28 14.57 16.43 17.88 18.89 15.33 14.59 16.47 17.81 18.94 15.36 14.64 .2 -.4 .3 .2 .3 Service-producing ............................. Transportation and public utilities Wholesale trade ............................ Retail trade ................................... Finance, insurance, and real estate ...................................... Services ........................................ 13.97 16.87 15.99 9.81 14.24 17.31 16.12 9.99 14.29 17.37 16.15 10.06 14.33 17.33 16.14 10.05 14.37 17.34 16.27 10.09 14.42 17.44 16.31 10.10 .3 .6 .2 .1 15.93 14.83 16.17 15.16 16.27 15.19 16.38 15.26 16.43 15.29 16.52 15.35 .5 .4 Industry 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. 2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series. 3 Change was .0 percent from July 2002 to August 2002, the latest month available. 4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half. N.A. = not available. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry (1982=100) Not seasonally adjusted Industry Seasonally adjusted Sept. 2001 July 2002 Aug. 2002p Sept. 2002p Sept. 2001 May 2002 June 2002 July 2002 Aug. 2002p Sept. 2002p Total private ............................................ 151.5 150.0 151.0 150.5 149.6 148.1 148.6 147.5 148.0 148.6 Goods-producing .................................................. 112.1 105.9 108.0 107.8 108.8 105.0 105.7 104.1 104.7 104.7 56.9 53.8 55.3 54.5 55.5 53.7 53.7 52.5 53.9 53.0 Construction ..................................................... 194.8 189.1 190.7 188.4 183.6 176.4 178.4 173.8 176.3 178.0 Mining ............................................................... Manufacturing ................................................... 97.6 91.2 93.4 93.6 96.0 92.8 93.2 92.3 92.4 92.1 Durable goods ................................................ Lumber and wood products .......................... Furniture and fixtures .................................... Stone, clay, and glass products .................... Primary metal industries ............................... Blast furnaces and basic steel products ... Fabricated metal products ............................ Industrial machinery and equipment ............. Electronic and other electrical equipment ..... Transportation equipment ............................. Motor vehicles and equipment .................. Instruments and related products ................. Miscellaneous manufacturing ....................... 100.6 141.0 124.2 122.7 83.8 65.8 112.4 87.9 90.9 110.2 144.7 71.6 89.8 92.9 136.7 121.0 116.1 74.1 59.0 106.8 81.0 78.1 98.7 130.2 67.1 88.5 95.2 138.5 124.4 117.8 76.0 59.7 109.3 81.5 78.6 106.5 146.4 67.5 91.3 95.3 139.0 122.8 118.7 76.1 60.3 109.1 81.3 79.1 107.0 147.2 67.1 91.4 99.5 137.5 122.6 117.3 82.5 64.7 111.1 88.3 90.5 108.9 142.8 71.7 89.1 95.4 134.4 122.9 112.6 76.4 58.9 110.1 82.8 82.2 105.6 144.0 67.9 90.6 95.6 134.0 122.9 113.3 76.6 59.2 110.2 83.1 81.7 106.4 144.7 68.2 92.1 94.5 134.8 123.2 112.3 75.4 58.4 109.9 81.9 80.4 103.7 139.6 67.9 90.4 94.6 134.2 123.8 113.6 75.9 59.6 108.6 82.3 78.9 105.3 144.3 67.5 89.9 94.3 135.2 121.3 113.3 74.7 59.1 107.9 81.6 78.7 106.1 145.1 67.3 91.0 Nondurable goods .......................................... 93.5 Food and kindred products ........................... 122.1 Tobacco products ......................................... 53.0 Textile mill products ...................................... 65.4 Apparel and other textile products ................ 45.9 Paper and allied products ............................. 98.5 Printing and publishing ................................. 114.7 Chemicals and allied products ...................... 95.7 Petroleum and coal products ........................ 74.0 Rubber and misc. plastics products .............. 136.7 Leather and leather products ........................ 23.8 88.8 116.8 49.6 60.2 42.8 93.5 105.2 94.0 74.2 131.7 22.4 90.9 121.6 55.8 62.4 43.0 94.5 106.8 95.4 72.1 134.6 22.6 91.3 121.8 58.2 61.5 43.5 96.3 106.9 96.3 74.2 134.9 24.6 91.2 115.0 49.2 64.2 45.9 96.8 113.2 95.6 71.6 135.1 24.0 89.4 115.6 51.5 61.6 43.4 95.0 106.2 95.1 70.9 133.8 23.1 89.9 117.1 52.9 61.6 43.5 94.5 106.8 95.7 70.7 135.2 22.6 89.1 114.9 54.2 61.4 43.5 93.4 105.7 94.8 71.6 135.0 23.7 89.4 115.7 57.9 61.3 43.2 94.5 106.2 95.6 70.5 134.4 21.9 89.1 114.6 55.5 60.2 43.6 94.5 105.4 96.2 72.0 133.2 24.9 Service-producing ................................................. 169.2 169.7 170.3 169.7 167.8 167.5 167.8 167.0 167.5 168.4 Transportation and public utilities ..................... 140.1 133.7 134.5 136.0 137.7 134.4 133.9 133.7 133.5 133.8 Wholesale trade ................................................ 127.3 126.5 126.8 127.4 126.1 125.7 126.7 125.9 125.9 126.2 Retail trade ....................................................... 147.0 150.8 150.0 147.7 146.4 147.1 147.1 145.7 146.0 146.9 Finance, insurance, and real estate ................. 142.0 141.0 142.1 143.5 139.7 140.6 140.0 139.9 141.0 141.6 Services ............................................................ 213.7 214.7 216.3 215.3 212.4 211.8 212.7 211.8 212.8 214.1 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-6. Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted (Percent) Time span Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Private nonfarm payrolls, 347 industries1 Over 1-month span: 1998 .......................... 1999 .......................... 2000 .......................... 2001 .......................... 2002 .......................... 62.4 55.3 55.9 49.4 47.3 57.5 58.6 57.5 45.7 41.4 59.1 53.6 57.9 50.3 49.7 60.2 58.4 51.2 42.4 47.8 57.5 55.5 50.1 47.3 50.9 56.8 57.8 55.8 43.2 49.4 54.6 57.1 57.8 44.5 48.6 59.1 54.8 51.4 42.5 p46.7 57.2 57.1 52.4 42.4 p47.7 53.0 57.2 52.4 40.5 57.9 60.4 53.2 39.3 56.8 58.1 52.7 44.1 Over 3-month span: 1998 .......................... 1999 .......................... 2000 .......................... 2001 .......................... 2002 .......................... 65.3 59.2 60.4 45.5 40.1 66.3 57.6 61.4 46.1 43.2 65.3 59.5 58.4 40.8 42.5 65.9 55.2 53.2 43.4 46.5 62.7 60.2 52.4 37.8 48.0 58.2 57.2 55.5 43.2 50.1 58.9 59.4 56.6 39.3 p46.0 59.1 59.2 56.2 38.0 p45.0 59.8 59.7 51.2 35.3 57.9 58.9 51.0 33.7 57.1 61.2 53.2 36.3 58.8 60.7 51.6 38.9 Over 6-month span: 1998 .......................... 1999 .......................... 2000 .......................... 2001 .......................... 2002 .......................... 70.2 60.2 61.1 44.7 37.0 67.4 58.9 59.4 42.7 41.6 64.7 58.5 58.1 39.5 43.4 61.5 59.7 57.9 40.1 44.4 64.1 57.2 54.2 40.8 p46.3 62.1 60.8 52.4 35.6 p46.7 59.1 61.2 52.9 37.0 58.8 62.5 54.2 32.4 57.5 62.7 52.4 34.3 60.2 61.8 48.7 33.1 59.2 61.2 45.7 34.1 58.4 62.8 46.5 35.6 Over 12-month span: 1998 .......................... 1999 .......................... 2000 .......................... 2001 .......................... 2002 .......................... 69.9 61.2 61.4 41.5 35.2 67.9 60.1 59.9 41.5 p36.5 67.6 58.2 58.8 38.9 p37.3 65.6 61.0 56.2 37.5 64.1 60.7 55.3 37.3 62.7 61.5 53.6 36.2 61.7 62.2 53.0 34.1 62.2 61.1 51.0 33.6 60.8 63.8 47.7 34.4 59.4 62.2 45.2 33.9 60.8 59.7 44.5 33.3 58.9 60.5 42.9 34.0 Manufacturing payrolls, 136 industries1 Over 1-month span: 1998 .......................... 1999 .......................... 2000 .......................... 2001 .......................... 2002 .......................... 57.0 47.4 44.9 34.9 35.3 52.6 41.2 52.2 26.8 37.9 52.2 42.6 49.3 38.2 40.4 52.9 46.0 46.0 29.0 47.4 44.9 46.3 49.3 28.3 47.1 47.4 43.4 50.7 30.5 40.4 38.2 50.0 57.4 34.9 48.9 52.9 42.6 36.8 25.7 p38.6 44.9 46.0 39.0 31.6 p40.4 38.6 45.6 42.3 31.3 42.3 51.5 47.1 25.0 41.5 49.3 40.8 30.9 Over 3-month span: 1998 .......................... 1999 .......................... 2000 .......................... 2001 .......................... 2002 .......................... 59.2 39.3 48.2 21.3 24.6 57.0 39.3 48.9 21.3 30.1 54.8 39.7 48.9 18.4 37.1 51.8 40.1 44.5 23.5 38.6 48.2 41.2 46.7 19.9 40.1 38.2 43.8 52.2 23.2 41.2 41.9 44.1 46.0 17.3 p36.0 43.0 46.3 38.6 19.1 p33.8 43.0 42.3 29.0 16.2 38.2 44.1 34.2 18.0 32.7 47.8 39.0 18.4 40.4 45.2 36.0 18.0 Over 6-month span: 1998 .......................... 1999 .......................... 2000 .......................... 2001 .......................... 2002 .......................... 60.7 36.4 47.8 20.2 19.9 54.4 36.0 45.2 16.9 26.8 49.3 37.5 44.5 14.0 29.8 40.1 40.4 50.0 16.2 38.2 45.2 37.5 41.9 16.5 p36.0 42.6 42.3 37.9 13.2 p35.3 39.0 43.0 36.0 14.7 38.2 44.5 35.3 11.8 34.6 48.2 32.4 14.0 41.2 43.0 26.1 13.2 35.7 44.5 21.3 17.6 33.1 47.4 21.7 16.5 Over 12-month span: 1998 .......................... 1999 .......................... 2000 .......................... 2001 .......................... 2002 .......................... 54.8 38.6 49.3 13.6 18.0 52.2 34.6 44.1 13.6 p18.0 51.8 32.4 39.3 13.6 p18.8 46.7 36.0 36.8 15.4 40.4 37.9 35.3 12.1 40.1 39.0 34.2 11.0 38.2 40.1 33.8 11.0 37.5 40.4 28.7 11.0 36.4 44.5 22.1 12.9 34.6 44.5 19.1 12.9 35.7 43.4 17.6 14.0 34.2 44.5 14.0 13.6 1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span. Data are centered within the span. p = preliminary. NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment.
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