[Economic Indicators May, 2004]
[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 248,000 in May.
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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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                                                     Total                                               Trade, transpor-                                                          Government
                                                    nonagri-                                               tation, and       Finan-   Profes-   Educa-                         -----------------
                      Period                        cultural               Con-      Manu-                  utilities         cial    sional   tion and  Leisure and    Other
                                                    employ-   Total \2\   struc-     fac-      Total  --------------------- activi-  and busi-  health   hospitality    serv-
                                                      ment                 tion     turing                         Retail     ties      ness   services               ices \4\   Total   Federal
                                                                                                       Total \3\    trade            services
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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 ............................................    130,341     22,557     6,716    15,259   107,784    25,497     15,025    7,847    15,976    16,199     11,986       8,767   21,513    2,766
2003 ............................................    129,931     21,817     6,722    14,525   108,114    25,275     14,912    7,974    15,997    16,577     12,125       8,591   21,575    2,756
 
2003:May ........................................    129,873     21,859     6,715    14,574   108,014    25,302     14,917    7,987    15,943    16,564     12,078       8,599   21,541    2,769
      June ......................................    129,859     21,805     6,718    14,514   108,054    25,266     14,908    7,988    15,967    16,576     12,097       8,593   21,567    2,763
      July ......................................    129,814     21,744     6,721    14,452   108,070    25,225     14,897    7,995    16,021    16,568     12,118       8,582   21,561    2,758
      Aug .......................................    129,789     21,712     6,739    14,404   108,077    25,225     14,912    7,996    15,998    16,591     12,117       8,570   21,580    2,750
      Sept ......................................    129,856     21,697     6,754    14,375   108,159    25,252     14,927    8,004    16,051    16,622     12,126       8,565   21,539    2,747
      Oct .......................................    129,944     21,674     6,754    14,351   108,270    25,272     14,948    7,990    16,070    16,678     12,147       8,553   21,560    2,736
      Nov .......................................    130,027     21,686     6,771    14,344   108,341    25,261     14,922    7,985    16,114    16,705     12,178       8,554   21,544    2,723
      Dec .......................................    130,035     21,668     6,774    14,324   108,367    25,211     14,876    7,981    16,159    16,731     12,192       8,549   21,544    2,720
 
2004:Jan ........................................    130,194     21,696     6,812    14,314   108,498    25,312     14,945    7,981    16,172    16,746     12,218       8,542   21,527    2,715
      Feb .......................................    130,277     21,684     6,791    14,321   108,593    25,331     14,963    7,989    16,196    16,764     12,229       8,545   21,539    2,716
      Mar r......................................    130,630     21,778     6,853    14,344   108,852    25,415     15,013    8,003    16,237    16,813     12,271       8,560   21,553    2,710
      Apr r......................................    130,976     21,830     6,872    14,373   109,146    25,453     15,041    8,016    16,367    16,852     12,313       8,571   21,574    2,725
      May p......................................    131,224     21,902     6,909    14,405   109,322    25,491     15,060    8,031    16,431    16,896     12,353       8,573   21,547    2,700
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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 
information.
    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.