[Economic Indicators September, 1997]
[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 49,000 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                    cultural                          ---------------------------           Transportation                       Finance,            -------------------
                                            employ-   Total \2\  Construction                      Non-     Total     and public    Wholesale   Retail  insurance,  Services                    
                                              ment                              Total   Durable  durable               utilities      trade     trade    and real               Total    Federal
                                                                                         goods     goods                                                  estate                                
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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.....................................    105,209    25,125        5,098     19,314   11,363    7,951    80,084        5,512        6,030    19,023      6,630     25,504     17,386    2,971
1989.....................................    107,884    25,254        5,171     19,391   11,394    7,997    82,630        5,614        6,187    19,475      6,668     26,907     17,779    2,988
1990.....................................    109,403    24,905        5,120     19,076   11,109    7,968    84,497        5,777        6,173    19,601      6,709     27,934     18,304    3,085
1991.....................................    108,249    23,745        4,650     18,406   10,569    7,837    84,504        5,755        6,081    19,284      6,646     28,336     18,402    2,966
1992.....................................    108,601    23,231        4,492     18,104   10,277    7,827    85,370        5,718        5,997    19,356      6,602     29,052     18,645    2,969
1993.....................................    110,713    23,352        4,668     18,075   10,221    7,854    87,361        5,811        5,981    19,773      6,757     30,197     18,841    2,915
1994.....................................    114,163    23,908        4,986     18,321   10,448    7,873    90,256        5,984        6,162    20,507      6,896     31,579     19,128    2,870
1995.....................................    117,191    24,265        5,160     18,524   10,683    7,841    92,925        6,132        6,378    21,187      6,806     33,117     19,305    2,822
1996.....................................    119,523    24,431        5,400     18,457   10,766    7,691    95,092        6,261        6,483    21,625      6,899     34,377     19,447    2,757
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1996:Aug.................................    119,983    24,468        5,433     18,461   10,788    7,673    95,515        6,299        6,497    21,692      6,917     34,560     19,550    2,743
      Sept...............................    120,019    24,439        5,441     18,427   10,771    7,656    95,580        6,290        6,513    21,718      6,925     34,621     19,513    2,740
      Oct................................    120,248    24,479        5,467     18,442   10,780    7,662    95,769        6,293        6,538    21,791      6,941     34,717     19,489    2,732
      Nov................................    120,450    24,508        5,495     18,442   10,791    7,651    95,942        6,303        6,549    21,847      6,949     34,800     19,494    2,732
      Dec................................    120,659    24,540        5,521     18,448   10,803    7,645    96,119        6,288        6,559    21,912      6,962     34,884     19,514    2,728
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1997:Jan.................................    120,909    24,581        5,542     18,465   10,821    7,644    96,328        6,351        6,570    21,917      6,971     34,990     19,529    2,723
      Feb................................    121,162    24,653        5,604     18,475   10,836    7,639    96,509        6,376        6,593    21,922      6,980     35,091     19,547    2,716
      Mar................................    121,344    24,670        5,609     18,489   10,848    7,641    96,674        6,405        6,611    21,945      6,992     35,176     19,545    2,709
      Apr................................    121,671    24,667        5,599     18,495   10,856    7,639    97,004        6,421        6,622    22,029      7,019     35,334     19,579    2,708
      May................................    121,834    24,702        5,628     18,498   10,864    7,634    97,132        6,431        6,630    22,026      7,029     35,451     19,565    2,703
      June r.............................    122,056    24,714        5,622     18,518   10,891    7,627    97,342        6,434        6,634    22,079      7,034     35,522     19,639    2,694
      July r.............................    122,421    24,696        5,622     18,501   10,901    7,600    97,725        6,453        6,664    22,150      7,054     35,677     19,727    2,689
      Aug p..............................    122,470    24,751        5,632     18,548   10,951    7,597    97,719        6,293        6,672    22,181      7,065     35,709     19,799    2,691
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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.