[Economic Indicators August, 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 365,000 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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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 ......................................    119,608    24,493        5,418     18,495   10,789    7,706    95,115        6,253        6,482    21,597      6,911     34,454   19,419    2,757
1997 ......................................    122,690    24,934        5,686     18,657   10,987    7,670    97,756        6,395        6,648    22,011      7,091     36,040   19,570    2,699
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1997:Aug ..................................    122,894    24,972        5,699     18,681   11,028    7,653    97,922        6,264        6,671    22,043      7,110     36,225   19,609    2,691
      Sept ................................    123,280    24,993        5,713     18,686   11,030    7,656    98,287        6,435        6,679    22,078      7,125     36,363   19,607    2,684
      Oct .................................    123,568    25,032        5,722     18,718   11,060    7,658    98,536        6,453        6,697    22,105      7,151     36,484   19,646    2,690
      Nov .................................    123,944    25,099        5,750     18,758   11,094    7,664    98,845        6,456        6,711    22,206      7,172     36,638   19,662    2,689
      Dec .................................    124,289    25,193        5,810     18,791   11,118    7,673    99,096        6,451        6,731    22,245      7,194     36,795   19,680    2,688
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1998:Jan ..................................    124,640    25,297        5,881     18,824   11,154    7,670    99,343        6,473        6,759    22,280      7,213     36,932   19,686    2,670
      Feb .................................    124,832    25,314        5,902     18,822   11,159    7,663    99,518        6,494        6,769    22,283      7,232     37,020   19,720    2,676
      Mar .................................    124,914    25,276        5,860     18,829   11,166    7,663    99,638        6,504        6,783    22,259      7,258     37,106   19,728    2,671
      Apr .................................    125,234    25,339        5,930     18,827   11,170    7,657    99,895        6,513        6,798    22,335      7,289     37,196   19,764    2,674
      May .................................    125,562    25,301        5,917     18,805   11,156    7,649   100,261        6,534        6,815    22,423      7,311     37,350   19,828    2,671
      June r...............................    125,751    25,304        5,946     18,780   11,144    7,636   100,447        6,538        6,821    22,448      7,333     37,494   19,813    2,674
      July r...............................    125,819    25,118        5,967     18,580   10,978    7,602   100,701        6,556        6,825    22,545      7,368     37,580   19,827    2,677
      Aug p................................    126,184    25,227        5,983     18,675   11,095    7,580   100,957        6,580        6,836    22,561      7,381     37,715   19,884    2,672
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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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.