[Economic Indicators August, 2003]
[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 93,000 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-providing industries
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                                                      nonagri-                                          Trade, transporta-            Profes-                                      Government
                       Period                         cultural               Con-    Manu-             tion, and utilities   Finan-   sional    Educa-                  Other  -----------------
                                                      employ-   Total \2\   struc-    fac-     Total  ---------------------   cial   and busi- tion and  Leisure and    serv-
                                                        ment                 tion    turing                        Retail   activi-     ness    health   hospitality  ices \4\   Total   Federal
                                                                                                       Total \3\    trade     ties   services  services
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1993 ..............................................    110,844    22,219     4,779   16,774    88,625    22,378     13,021    6,709    11,495    12,303      9,732       7,018   18,989    3,063
1994 ..............................................    114,291    22,774     5,095   17,021    91,517    23,128     13,491    6,867    12,174    12,807     10,100       7,166   19,275    3,018
1995 ..............................................    117,298    23,156     5,274   17,241    94,142    23,834     13,897    6,827    12,844    13,289     10,501       7,415   19,432    2,949
1996 ..............................................    119,708    23,410     5,536   17,237    96,299    24,239     14,143    6,969    13,462    13,683     10,777       7,630   19,539    2,877
1997 ..............................................    122,776    23,886     5,813   17,419    98,890    24,700     14,389    7,178    14,335    14,087     11,018       7,909   19,664    2,806
1998 ..............................................    125,930    24,354     6,149   17,560   101,576    25,186     14,609    7,462    15,147    14,446     11,232       8,194   19,909    2,772
1999 ..............................................    128,993    24,465     6,545   17,322   104,528    25,771     14,970    7,648    15,957    14,798     11,543       8,506   20,307    2,769
2000 ..............................................    131,785    24,649     6,787   17,263   107,136    26,225     15,280    7,687    16,666    15,109     11,862       8,799   20,790    2,865
2001 ..............................................    131,826    23,873     6,826   16,441   107,952    25,983     15,239    7,807    16,476    15,645     12,036       8,887   21,118    2,764
2002 ..............................................    130,376    22,619     6,732   15,306   107,757    25,493     15,047    7,843    16,010    16,184     11,969       8,768   21,489    2,767
 
2002:Aug ..........................................    130,224    22,527     6,719   15,233   107,697    25,458     15,033    7,830    16,008    16,241     11,940       8,741   21,479    2,765
      Sept ........................................    130,289    22,497     6,728   15,196   107,792    25,430     15,016    7,851    16,008    16,273     11,975       8,729   21,526    2,774
      Oct .........................................    130,408    22,435     6,720   15,143   107,973    25,439     15,025    7,872    16,036    16,315     12,032       8,735   21,544    2,781
      Nov .........................................    130,409    22,409     6,745   15,091   108,000    25,406     15,014    7,880    16,014    16,357     12,069       8,734   21,540    2,782
      Dec .........................................    130,198    22,323     6,731   15,020   107,875    25,378     15,006    7,889    15,972    16,373     12,019       8,688   21,556    2,778
 
2003:Jan ..........................................    130,356    22,288     6,738   14,982   108,068    25,376     15,009    7,902    16,015    16,405     12,132       8,662   21,576    2,786
      Feb .........................................    130,235    22,191     6,700   14,922   108,044    25,346     14,987    7,916    16,043    16,430     12,084       8,637   21,588    2,791
      Mar .........................................    130,084    22,159     6,720   14,874   107,925    25,338     14,995    7,930    15,980    16,452     12,050       8,628   21,547    2,789
      Apr .........................................    130,062    22,119     6,760   14,795   107,943    25,321     15,000    7,956    15,989    16,483     12,043       8,625   21,526    2,769
      May .........................................    129,986    22,098     6,786   14,746   107,888    25,282     14,979    7,971    16,002    16,509     12,026       8,614   21,484    2,761
      June r.......................................    129,903    22,061     6,800   14,692   107,842    25,238     14,964    7,972    16,006    16,503     12,039       8,608   21,476    2,749
      July r.......................................    129,854    22,003     6,803   14,633   107,851    25,204     14,963    7,975    16,052    16,501     12,047       8,589   21,483    2,745
      Aug p........................................    129,761    21,977     6,822   14,589   107,784    25,183     14,959    7,974    16,024    16,525     12,052       8,569   21,457    2,740
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    \1\ Data from the establishment 
survey. Includes all full- and part-
time wage and salary workers in 
nonagricultural establishments who 
received pay for any part of the pay 
period that includes the 12th of the 
month. Excludes proprietors, self-
employed persons, unpaid family 
workers, and private household 
workers. Data from the household 
survey shown on p. 11 include those 
workers and also 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. 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. See 
Employment and Earnings for details.
    \2\ Includes natural resources 
and mining, not shown separately.
    \3\ Includes wholesale trade, 
transportation and warehousing, and 
utilities, not shown separately.
    \4\ Other services and 
informaiton.
    Note.--Data classified by 
industry based on the 2002 North 
American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS). For details see  
Employment and Earnings, June 2003.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.