[Economic Indicators March, 2001]
[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 86,000 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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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
2000 ......................................    131,418    25,662        6,687     18,437   11,085    7,353   105,756        6,993        7,054    23,136      7,618     40,384   20,572    2,777
 
2000: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 ................................    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 ................................    131,607    25,756        6,670     18,548   11,161    7,387   105,851        7,010        7,050    23,196      7,586     40,403   20,606    2,819
      Aug .................................    131,528    25,644        6,675     18,432   11,087    7,345   105,884        6,941        7,062    23,191      7,608     40,572   20,510    2,657
      Sept ................................    131,723    25,639        6,720     18,380   11,052    7,328   106,084        7,037        7,070    23,179      7,622     40,685   20,491    2,627
      Oct .................................    131,789    25,665        6,745     18,378   11,052    7,326   106,124        7,046        7,087    23,193      7,638     40,696   20,464    2,625
      Nov .................................    131,842    25,635        6,734     18,360   11,058    7,302   106,207        7,060        7,093    23,238      7,647     40,764   20,405    2,615
      Dec .................................    131,878    25,569        6,717     18,312   11,037    7,275   106,309        7,086        7,085    23,245      7,661     40,797   20,435    2,566
 
2001:Jan r.................................    132,167    25,641        6,874     18,220   10,952    7,268   106,526        7,077        7,074    23,272      7,676     40,917   20,510    2,616
      Feb r................................    132,307    25,554        6,881     18,123   10,900    7,223   106,753        7,108        7,071    23,350      7,689     40,946   20,589    2,619
      Mar p................................    132,221    25,487        6,893     18,042   10,841    7,201   106,734        7,113        7,069    23,304      7,706     40,957   20,585    2,612
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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.