[Economic Indicators May, 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 19,000 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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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 r.....................................    128,916    25,507        6,415     18,552   11,111    7,441   103,409        6,834        6,911    22,848      7,555     39,055   20,206    2,669
2000 r.....................................    131,759    25,709        6,698     18,469   11,138    7,331   106,050        7,019        7,024    23,307      7,560     40,460   20,681    2,777
 
2000:May r.................................    131,909    25,683        6,648     18,493   11,136    7,357   106,226        6,997        7,006    23,247      7,550     40,312   21,114    3,240
      June r...............................    131,969    25,727        6,663     18,521   11,168    7,353   106,242        7,015        7,019    23,280      7,541     40,447   20,940    3,101
      July r...............................    131,899    25,774        6,678     18,554   11,207    7,347   106,125        7,034        7,030    23,311      7,536     40,495   20,719    2,820
      Aug r................................    131,837    25,727        6,699     18,485   11,172    7,313   106,110        6,963        7,037    23,348      7,549     40,613   20,600    2,653
      Sept r...............................    132,046    25,696        6,728     18,421   11,129    7,292   106,350        7,062        7,042    23,371      7,556     40,736   20,583    2,623
      Oct r................................    132,145    25,713        6,758     18,404   11,126    7,278   106,432        7,076        7,059    23,380      7,569     40,767   20,581    2,622
      Nov r................................    132,279    25,711        6,781     18,382   11,120    7,262   106,568        7,093        7,070    23,395      7,575     40,845   20,590    2,620
      Dec r................................    132,367    25,688        6,791     18,349   11,102    7,247   106,679        7,108        7,068    23,406      7,582     40,901   20,614    2,613
 
2001:Jan r.................................    132,428    25,633        6,826     18,257   11,031    7,226   106,795        7,106        7,067    23,415      7,594     40,984   20,629    2,613
      Feb r................................    132,595    25,627        6,880     18,192   10,997    7,195   106,968        7,123        7,064    23,472      7,609     41,020   20,680    2,615
      Mar r................................    132,654    25,602        6,929     18,116   10,941    7,175   107,052        7,127        7,066    23,457      7,618     41,073   20,711    2,613
      Apr r................................    132,472    25,414        6,851     18,003   10,870    7,133   107,058        7,119        7,054    23,518      7,626     40,995   20,746    2,614
      May p................................    132,453    25,325        6,882     17,879   10,775    7,104   107,128        7,131        7,040    23,513      7,648     41,037   20,759    2,611
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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 
benchmark revisions and other 
changes. Seasonally adjusted data 
revised beginning 1996, unadjusted 
data revised beginning April 1999. 
See Employment and Earnings, June 
2001, for details.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
    Bureau of Labor Statistics.