[Economic Indicators March, 1998]
[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 310,000 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                     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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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
1997 r.....................................    122,259    24,739        5,629     18,537   10,915    7,622    97,520        6,425        6,657    22,136      7,053     35,595   19,654    2,700
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1997: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.................................    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.................................    122,440    24,713        5,625     18,514   10,910    7,604    97,727        6,443        6,664    22,159      7,058     35,684   19,719    2,689
      Aug..................................    122,492    24,765        5,637     18,555   10,957    7,598    97,727        6,289        6,675    22,189      7,068     35,702   19,804    2,690
      Sept.................................    122,792    24,771        5,642     18,553   10,952    7,601    98,021        6,473        6,687    22,215      7,082     35,850   19,714    2,680
      Oct..................................    123,083    24,814        5,650     18,590   10,985    7,605    98,269        6,497        6,712    22,258      7,108     35,945   19,749    2,687
      Nov..................................    123,512    24,888        5,682     18,634   11,020    7,614    98,624        6,495        6,729    22,403      7,132     36,102   19,763    2,694
      Dec r................................    123,866    24,995        5,747     18,674   11,048    7,626    98,871        6,478        6,746    22,450      7,151     36,276   19,770    2,689
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1998:Jan r.................................    124,241    25,132        5,839     18,719   11,092    7,627    99,109        6,529        6,779    22,462      7,163     36,401   19,775    2,675
      Feb p................................    124,551    25,169        5,880     18,717   11,100    7,617    99,382        6,563        6,794    22,477      7,190     36,547   19,811    2,680
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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.