[Economic Indicators August, 1999]
[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 124,000 in August.
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                                                          [Thousands of wage and salary workers; \1\ monthly data 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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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    24,962        5,691     18,675   11,010    7,665    97,727        6,408        6,648    21,966      7,109     36,040   19,557    2,699
1998.......................................    125,826    25,347        5,985     18,772   11,170    7,602   100,480        6,600        6,831    22,296      7,407     37,526   19,819    2,686
 
1998:Aug...................................    126,170    25,344        6,005     18,754   11,177    7,577   100,826        6,625        6,846    22,353      7,445     37,688   19,869    2,688
      Sept.................................    126,361    25,333        6,009     18,741   11,159    7,582   101,028        6,637        6,871    22,382      7,467     37,780   19,891    2,689
      Oct..................................    126,567    25,306        6,042     18,686   11,128    7,558   101,261        6,657        6,876    22,392      7,494     37,929   19,913    2,711
      Nov..................................    126,841    25,298        6,085     18,639   11,092    7,547   101,543        6,671        6,891    22,443      7,520     38,070   19,948    2,723
      Dec..................................    127,186    25,354        6,173     18,611   11,074    7,537   101,832        6,684        6,901    22,525      7,542     38,207   19,973    2,701
 
1999:Jan...................................    127,378    25,315        6,170     18,585   11,050    7,535   102,063        6,708        6,924    22,556      7,570     38,313   19,992    2,702
      Feb..................................    127,730    25,329        6,238     18,538   11,027    7,511   102,401        6,723        6,937    22,648      7,581     38,458   20,054    2,713
      Mar..................................    127,813    25,285        6,232     18,503   11,014    7,489   102,528        6,732        6,947    22,611      7,595     38,556   20,087    2,710
      Apr..................................    128,134    25,288        6,277     18,473   10,993    7,480   102,846        6,750        6,965    22,724      7,611     38,697   20,099    2,688
      May  ................................    128,162    25,199        6,239     18,429   10,971    7,458   102,963        6,758        6,977    22,748      7,621     38,782   20,077    2,666
      June r ..............................    128,443    25,180        6,258     18,396   10,960    7,436   103,263        6,781        6,993    22,796      7,636     38,952   20,105    2,664
      July r ..............................    128,781    25,248        6,272     18,447   11,013    7,434   103,533        6,797        7,011    22,895      7,644     39,030   20,156    2,657
      Aug p ...............................    128,905    25,153        6,243     18,384   10,975    7,409   103,752        6,809        7,031    22,892      7,655     39,162   20,203    2,659
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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.