[Economic Indicators March, 2000]
[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 416,000 in March.
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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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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
1999 ......................................    128,615    25,240        6,273     18,432   10,985    7,446   103,375        6,792        7,004    22,787      7,632     39,000   20,160    2,669
 
1999: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.................................    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.................................    128,816    25,247        6,270     18,449   11,015    7,434   103,569        6,799        7,012    22,903      7,647     39,055   20,153    2,656
      Aug..................................    128,945    25,148        6,246     18,378   10,975    7,403   103,797        6,813        7,031    22,888      7,650     39,205   20,210    2,651
      Sept.................................    129,048    25,186        6,293     18,366   10,959    7,407   103,862        6,831        7,041    22,862      7,653     39,257   20,218    2,654
      Oct .................................    129,332    25,198        6,314     18,356   10,952    7,404   104,134        6,841        7,064    22,891      7,668     39,433   20,237    2,643
      Nov .................................    129,589    25,257        6,369     18,361   10,954    7,407   104,332        6,862        7,070    22,902      7,675     39,554   20,269    2,648
      Dec .................................    129,898    25,283        6,393     18,361   10,960    7,401   104,615        6,897        7,088    22,973      7,685     39,657   20,315    2,645
 
2000:Jan r.................................    130,292    25,410        6,504     18,376   10,973    7,403   104,882        6,902        7,108    23,018      7,685     39,804   20,365    2,665
      Feb r................................    130,299    25,383        6,487     18,364   10,973    7,391   104,916        6,892        7,119    22,996      7,696     39,826   20,387    2,703
      Mar p................................    130,715    25,471        6,576     18,359   10,978    7,381   105,244        6,919        7,136    22,999      7,685     39,976   20,529    2,809
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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.