[Economic Indicators March, 2006]
[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 211,000 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-providing industries
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                                             Total                                               Trade, transpor-                                                                  Government
                                            nonagri-                                               tation, and                Finan-   Profes-   Educa-                        -----------------
                  Period                    cultural               Con-      Manu-                  utilities       In- for-   cial    sional   tion and  Leisure and   Other
                                            employ-   Total \2\   struc-     fac-      Total  ---------------------    ma-   activi-  and busi-  health   hospitality   serv-
                                              ment                 tion     turing                         Retail     tion     ties      ness   services                 ices    Total   Federal
                                                                                               Total \3\    trade                     services
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1996 ....................................    119,708     23,410     5,536    17,237    96,299    24,239     14,143    2,940    6,969    13,462    13,683     10,777      4,690   19,539    2,877
1997 ....................................    122,776     23,886     5,813    17,419    98,890    24,700     14,389    3,084    7,178    14,335    14,087     11,018      4,825   19,664    2,806
1998 ....................................    125,930     24,354     6,149    17,560   101,576    25,186     14,609    3,218    7,462    15,147    14,446     11,232      4,976   19,909    2,772
1999 ....................................    128,993     24,465     6,545    17,322   104,528    25,771     14,970    3,419    7,648    15,957    14,798     11,543      5,087   20,307    2,769
2000 ....................................    131,785     24,649     6,787    17,263   107,136    26,225     15,280    3,631    7,687    16,666    15,109     11,862      5,168   20,790    2,865
2001 ....................................    131,826     23,873     6,826    16,441   107,952    25,983     15,239    3,629    7,807    16,476    15,645     12,036      5,258   21,118    2,764
2002 ....................................    130,341     22,557     6,716    15,259   107,784    25,497     15,025    3,395    7,847    15,976    16,199     11,986      5,372   21,513    2,766
2003 ....................................    129,999     21,816     6,735    14,510   108,182    25,287     14,917    3,188    7,977    15,987    16,588     12,173      5,401   21,583    2,761
2004 ....................................    131,435     21,882     6,976    14,315   109,553    25,533     15,058    3,118    8,031    16,395    16,953     12,493      5,409   21,621    2,730
2005 r...................................    133,463     22,133     7,277    14,232   111,330    25,909     15,255    3,066    8,141    16,882    17,342     12,802      5,386   21,803    2,724
 
2005:Mar ................................    132,876     22,077     7,193    14,268   110,799    25,822     15,211    3,067    8,096    16,745    17,211     12,722      5,389   21,747    2,730
      Apr ...............................    133,104     22,119     7,243    14,256   110,985    25,861     15,234    3,072    8,100    16,780    17,241     12,770      5,393   21,768    2,729
      May ...............................    133,210     22,126     7,255    14,251   111,084    25,897     15,249    3,065    8,101    16,794    17,291     12,778      5,385   21,773    2,725
      June ..............................    133,376     22,133     7,277    14,233   111,243    25,908     15,256    3,062    8,114    16,844    17,333     12,802      5,394   21,786    2,727
      July ..............................    133,617     22,131     7,283    14,224   111,486    25,976     15,310    3,061    8,136    16,898    17,368     12,833      5,392   21,822    2,726
      Aug ...............................    133,792     22,146     7,306    14,213   111,646    25,985     15,313    3,065    8,155    16,932    17,413     12,860      5,385   21,851    2,725
      Sept ..............................    133,840     22,143     7,325    14,187   111,697    25,944     15,267    3,071    8,172    16,997    17,451     12,826      5,381   21,855    2,725
      Oct ...............................    133,877     22,179     7,347    14,196   111,698    25,945     15,260    3,058    8,201    16,991    17,440     12,840      5,371   21,852    2,724
      Nov ...............................    134,231     22,264     7,409    14,214   111,967    26,006     15,293    3,064    8,217    17,061    17,481     12,881      5,377   21,880    2,728
      Dec r..............................    134,376     22,282     7,416    14,222   112,094    26,015     15,300    3,066    8,223    17,121    17,507     12,898      5,386   21,878    2,713
 
2006:Jan r...............................    134,530     22,335     7,460    14,227   112,195    26,042     15,300    3,065    8,244    17,127    17,544     12,932      5,397   21,844    2,705
      Feb p..............................    134,755     22,366     7,497    14,217   112,389    26,068     15,313    3,074    8,265    17,162    17,583     12,962      5,396   21,879    2,707
      Mar p..............................    134,966     22,375     7,504    14,212   112,591    26,100     15,342    3,076    8,281    17,214    17,616     13,004      5,397   21,903    2,707
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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.
    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.