[Economic Indicators September, 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 250,000 in August.
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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.........................................   114,172    23,908        4,986     18,321   10,448    7,873   90,264        5,993        6,162    20,507      6,896     31,579   19,128    2,870
1995.........................................   117,203    24,206        5,158     18,468   10,654    7,814   92,997        6,165        6,412    21,173      6,830     33,107   19,310    2,822
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1995:Aug.....................................   117,499    24,179        5,164     18,439   10,653    7,786   93,320        6,187        6,437    21,225      6,833     33,269   19,369    2,822
      Sept...................................   117,623    24,176        5,187     18,415   10,648    7,767   93,447        6,194        6,451    21,258      6,842     33,377   19,325    2,812
      Oct....................................   117,749    24,151        5,200     18,378   10,631    7,747   93,598        6,212        6,465    21,263      6,859     33,460   19,339    2,801
      Nov....................................   117,899    24,133        5,211     18,353   10,628    7,725   93,766        6,233        6,478    21,300      6,871     33,546   19,338    2,796
      Dec....................................   118,136    24,160        5,223     18,367   10,667    7,700   93,976        6,249        6,498    21,334      6,887     33,661   19,347    2,790
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1996:Jan.....................................   118,070    24,112        5,234     18,309   10,643    7,666   93,958        6,254        6,512    21,268      6,894     33,694   19,336    2,783
      Feb....................................   118,579    24,254        5,349     18,332   10,659    7,673   94,325        6,270        6,529    21,340      6,919     33,902   19,365    2,780
      Mar....................................   118,737    24,196        5,340     18,282   10,623    7,659   94,541        6,289        6,548    21,343      6,932     34,035   19,394    2,780
      Apr....................................   118,928    24,209        5,353     18,283   10,654    7,629   94,719        6,294        6,550    21,422      6,942     34,114   19,397    2,777
      May....................................   119,335    24,262        5,384     18,302   10,679    7,623   95,073        6,311        6,567    21,499      6,964     34,274   19,458    2,776
      Juner..................................   119,554    24,275        5,403     18,297   10,695    7,602   95,279        6,327        6,576    21,575      6,967     34,383   19,451    2,756
      Julyr..................................   119,782    24,266        5,426     18,270   10,682    7,588   95,516        6,333        6,586    21,663      6,987     34,457   19,490    2,753
      Augp...................................   120,032    24,295        5,432     18,295   10,714    7,581   95,737        6,348        6,593    21,684      7,007     34,538   19,567    2,748
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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.