[Economic Indicators May, 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 231,000 in May. (Series revised.)
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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 r.....................................    125,865    25,414        6,020     18,805   11,205    7,600   100,451        6,611        6,800    22,295      7,389     37,533   19,823    2,686
1999 r.....................................    128,786    25,482        6,404     18,543   11,103    7,440   103,304        6,826        6,924    22,788      7,569     39,027   20,170    2,669
 
1999:May r.................................    128,377    25,436        6,364     18,540   11,091    7,449   102,941        6,797        6,898    22,763      7,559     38,821   20,103    2,664
      June r...............................    128,630    25,432        6,388     18,515   11,083    7,432   103,198        6,817        6,905    22,810      7,573     38,970   20,123    2,662
      July r...............................    128,898    25,488        6,408     18,552   11,125    7,427   103,410        6,834        6,927    22,833      7,583     39,070   20,163    2,656
      Aug r................................    129,057    25,430        6,401     18,503   11,097    7,406   103,627        6,848        6,946    22,841      7,590     39,191   20,211    2,655
      Sept r...............................    129,265    25,460        6,439     18,494   11,090    7,404   103,805        6,866        6,962    22,844      7,589     39,321   20,223    2,655
      Oct r................................    129,523    25,483        6,470     18,484   11,083    7,401   104,040        6,875        6,973    22,863      7,599     39,482   20,248    2,647
      Nov r................................    129,788    25,527        6,516     18,484   11,085    7,399   104,261        6,898        6,989    22,893      7,604     39,606   20,271    2,646
      Dec r................................    130,038    25,561        6,552     18,479   11,087    7,392   104,477        6,911        7,002    22,936      7,613     39,707   20,308    2,646
 
2000:Jan r.................................    130,387    25,677        6,652     18,495   11,099    7,396   104,710        6,925        7,005    22,973      7,612     39,844   20,351    2,663
      Feb r................................    130,482    25,624        6,618     18,473   11,088    7,385   104,858        6,937        7,011    22,978      7,624     39,914   20,394    2,700
      Mar r................................    131,009    25,738        6,726     18,476   11,094    7,382   105,271        6,953        7,033    23,027      7,621     40,090   20,547    2,816
      Apr r................................    131,423    25,717        6,692     18,486   11,103    7,383   105,706        6,973        7,051    23,203      7,611     40,203   20,665    2,884
      May p................................    131,654    25,670        6,663     18,469   11,103    7,366   105,984        6,962        7,047    23,136      7,607     40,220   21,012    3,228
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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.

    Note.--Data reflect annual 
benchmarking, seasonal adjustment 
revisions, and the introduction of 
probability-based sample estimates 
for wholesale trade. Seasonally 
adjusted data revised beginning 
1995; unadjusted data revised 
beginning April 1998. See June 2000 
issue of Employment and Earnings for 
details on the revisions.
    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.