[Economic Indicators March, 1996]
[Page Number 14]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT

Total nonagricultural employment as measured by the payroll survey rose 
by 705,000 in February.
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                                                                 [Thousands of wage and salary workers;\1\ seasonally adjusted]                                                                 
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                                                                     Goods-producing industries                                          Service-producing industries                           
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                                               nonagri-                                 Manufacturing                                                                              Government   
                    Period                                                       ---------------------------          Transportation                       Finance,            -----------------
                                               cultural   Total\2\  Construction                      Non-    Total     and public    Wholesale   Retail  insurance,  Services                  
                                                employ-                            Total   Durable  durable              utilities      trade     trade    and real              Total   Federal
                                                  ment                                      goods     goods                                                 estate                              
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1986.........................................    99,344    24,533        4,810     18,947   11,195    7,752   74,811        5,247        5,761    17,880      6,273     22,957   16,693    2,899
1987.........................................   101,958    24,674        4,958     18,999   11,154    7,845   77,284        5,362        5,848    18,422      6,533     24,110   17,010    2,943
1988.........................................   105,210    25,125        5,098     19,314   11,363    7,951   80,086        5,514        6,030    19,023      6,630     25,504   17,386    2,971
1989.........................................   107,895    25,254        5,171     19,391   11,394    7,997   82,642        5,625        6,187    19,475      6,668     26,907   17,779    2,988
1990.........................................   109,419    24,905        5,120     19,076   11,109    7,968   84,514        5,793        6,173    19,601      6,709     27,934   18,304    3,085
1991.........................................   108,256    23,745        4,650     18,406   10,569    7,837   84,511        5,762        6,081    19,284      6,646     28,336   18,402    2,966
1992.........................................   108,604    23,231        4,492     18,104   10,277    7,827   85,373        5,721        5,997    19,356      6,602     29,052   18,645    2,969
1993.........................................   110,730    23,352        4,668     18,075   10,221    7,854   87,378        5,829        5,981    19,773      6,757     30,197   18,841    2,915
1994.........................................   114,034    23,913        5,010     18,303   10,431    7,872   90,121        6,006        6,140    20,437      6,933     31,488   19,118    2,870
1995.........................................   116,607    24,227        5,246     18,403   10,595    7,808   92,380        6,192        6,324    20,841      6,949     32,796   19,279    2,822
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1995:Feb.....................................   116,123    24,324        5,213     18,523   10,622    7,901   91,799        6,156        6,275    20,794      6,929     32,404   19,241    2,831
      Mar....................................   116,302    24,370        5,256     18,525   10,633    7,892   91,932        6,175        6,287    20,760      6,938     32,524   19,248    2,828
      Apr....................................   116,310    24,331        5,242     18,506   10,632    7,874   91,979        6,184        6,300    20,762      6,924     32,548   19,261    2,826
      May....................................   116,248    24,228        5,190     18,456   10,611    7,845   92,020        6,177        6,298    20,747      6,925     32,630   19,243    2,831
      June...................................   116,547    24,240        5,230     18,428   10,597    7,831   92,307        6,192        6,320    20,798      6,930     32,784   19,283    2,838
      July...................................   116,575    24,156        5,226     18,353   10,569    7,784   92,419        6,195        6,333    20,851      6,938     32,820   19,282    2,834
      Aug....................................   116,838    24,165        5,233     18,357   10,587    7,770   92,673        6,217        6,340    20,837      6,947     32,986   19,346    2,825
      Sept...................................   116,932    24,157        5,262     18,322   10,572    7,750   92,775        6,206        6,346    20,899      6,957     33,047   19,320    2,812
      Oct....................................   117,000    24,159        5,287     18,301   10,565    7,736   92,841        6,217        6,359    20,897      6,977     33,076   19,315    2,801
      Nov....................................   117,212    24,134        5,295     18,272   10,553    7,719   93,078        6,240        6,373    20,989      6,991     33,185   19,300    2,800
      Dec....................................   117,357    24,173        5,297     18,307   10,607    7,700   93,184        6,231        6,395    20,981      7,001     33,248   19,328    2,799
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1996:Jan.....................................   117,169    24,114        5,314     18,232   10,579    7,653   93,055        6,230        6,398    20,921      7,003     33,204   19,299    2,788
      Febp...................................   117,874    24,267        5,435     18,258   10,597    7,661   93,607        6,246        6,414    21,087      7,028     33,491   19,341    2,783
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    \1\Includes all full- and part-
time wage and salary workers in 
nonagricultural establishments who 
received pay for any part of the pay 
period which includes the 12th of 
the month. Excludes proprietors, 
self-employed persons, domestic 
servants, and personnel of the Armed 
Forces. Total in this table not 
comparable with estimates of 
nonagricultural employment of the 
civilian labor force, shown on p. 
11, which include proprietors, self-
employed persons, and domestic 
servants; which count persons as 
employed when they are not at work 
because of industrial disputes, bad 
weather, etc., even if they are not 
paid for the time off; and which are 
based on a sample of the working-age 
population, whereas the estimates in 
this table are based on reports from 
employing establishments. In the 
series shown here, persons who work 
at more than one job are counted 
each time they appear on a payroll, 
in contrast to the series shown on 
p. 11, where persons are counted 
only once--as employed, unemployed, 
or not in the labor force.

    \2\Includes mining, not shown 
separately.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.