[Economic Indicators August, 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 fell 
by 105,000 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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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 ......................................    125,865    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 ......................................    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:Aug ..................................    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 ................................    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 .................................    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 .................................    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 .................................    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 ..................................    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 .................................    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 .................................    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 .................................    131,419    25,725        6,694     18,492   11,104    7,388   105,694        6,970        7,055    23,197      7,610     40,195   20,667    2,885
      May .................................    131,590    25,684        6,666     18,479   11,106    7,373   105,906        6,962        7,048    23,064      7,600     40,220   21,012    3,238
      June r...............................    131,647    25,700        6,668     18,493   11,120    7,373   105,947        6,985        7,049    23,122      7,588     40,401   20,802    3,092
      July r...............................    131,596    25,756        6,673     18,544   11,158    7,386   105,840        7,008        7,048    23,196      7,589     40,412   20,587    2,819
      Aug p................................    131,491    25,677        6,673     18,465   11,115    7,350   105,814        6,944        7,058    23,161      7,614     40,572   20,465    2,674
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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.