[Economic Indicators May, 2008]
[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 49,000 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       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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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    3,630    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    7,808    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    108,183    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    16,394    16,953     12,493      5,409   21,621    2,730
2005 ...................................    133,703     22,190     7,336    14,226    111,513    25,959     15,280    3,061    8,153    16,954    17,372     12,816      5,395   21,804    2,732
2006 ...................................    136,086     22,531     7,691    14,155    113,556    26,276     15,353    3,038    8,328    17,566    17,826     13,110      5,438   21,974    2,732
2007 ...................................    137,623     22,221     7,614    13,884    115,402    26,608     15,491    3,029    8,308    17,962    18,327     13,474      5,491   22,203    2,727
 
2007:May ...............................    137,518     22,272     7,643    13,910    115,246    26,593     15,500    3,037    8,322    17,938    18,247     13,428      5,495   22,186    2,727
      June .............................    137,625     22,267     7,656    13,890    115,358    26,600     15,484    3,033    8,317    17,935    18,314     13,461      5,496   22,202    2,720
      July .............................    138,682     22,242     7,632    13,884    115,440    26,617     15,489    3,027    8,331    17,958    18,360     13,476      5,501   22,170    2,726
      Aug ..............................    137,756     22,176     7,605    13,844    115,580    26,640     15,502    3,024    8,312    17,979    18,422     13,494      5,497   22,212    2,724
      Sept .............................    137,837     22,138     7,589    13,822    115,699    26,649     15,487    3,031    8,294    18,000    18,451     13,552      5,495   22,227    2,721
      Oct ..............................    137,977     22,101     7,577    13,797    115,876    26,644     15,469    3,027    8,283    18,070    18,490     13,604      5,496   22,262    2,722
      Nov ..............................    138,037     22,049     7,520    13,794    115,988    26,693     15,513    3,022    8,260    18,079    18,522     13,628      5,506   22,278    2,728
      Dec ..............................    138,078     21,976     7,465    13,772    116,102    26,658     15,488    3,018    8,252    18,131    18,568     13,635      5,507   22,333    2,735
 
2008:Jan ...............................    138,002     21,907     7,426    13,737    116,095    26,631     15,472    3,014    8,244    18,101    18,617     13,644      5,508   22,336    2,717
      Feb ..............................    137,919     21,816     7,382    13,690    116,103    26,579     15,429    3,016    8,231    18,073    18,665     13,660      5,517   22,362    2,725
      Mar r.............................    137,831     21,737     7,343    13,644    116,094    26,552     15,401    3,013    8,231    18,014    18,709     13,676      5,522   22,377    2,726
      Apr r.............................    137,803     21,637     7,291    13,595    116,166    26,506     15,363    3,007    8,232    18,046    18,770     13,688      5,528   22,389    2,730
      May p.............................    137,754     21,580     7,257    13,569    116,174    26,465     15,336    3,004    8,231    18,007    18,824     13,700      5,537   22,406    2,728
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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 2007 North 
American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS). For details see  
Employment and Earnings.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.