[Economic Indicators December, 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 524,000 in December.
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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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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
2008 p..................................    137,248     21,404     7,175    13,455    115,844    26,332     15,265    2,987    8,192    17,863    18,878     13,615      5,520   22,457    2,743
 
2007: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 ..............................    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 ..............................    137,764     21,628     7,284    13,592    116,136    26,496     15,356    3,007    8,229    18,031    18,757     13,690      5,525   22,401    2,734
      May ..............................    137,717     21,577     7,246    13,571    116,140    26,451     15,332    3,002    8,226    17,982    18,820     13,679      5,527   22,453    2,740
      June .............................    137,617     21,491     7,196    13,527    116,126    26,431     15,324    2,997    8,213    17,927    18,891     13,679      5,525   22,463    2,744
      July .............................    137,550     21,437     7,173    13,487    116,113    26,393     15,302    2,988    8,206    17,904    18,935     13,655      5,530   22,502    2,750
      Aug ..............................    137,423     21,367     7,153    13,426    116,056    26,346     15,275    2,984    8,196    17,854    18,997     13,639      5,526   22,514    2,748
      Sept .............................    137,020     21,250     7,098    13,357    115,770    26,225     15,199    2,978    8,173    17,789    18,993     13,587      5,530   22,495    2,750
      Oct r.............................    136,597     21,049     7,019    13,234    115,548    26,118     15,132    2,972    8,146    17,708    19,012     13,557      5,525   22,510    2,758
      Nov r.............................    136,013     20,867     6,934    13,130    115,146    25,954     15,032    2,953    8,118    17,563    19,059     13,490      5,502   22,507    2,757
      Dec p.............................    135,489     20,616     6,833    12,981    114,873    25,833     14,966    2,933    8,104    17,450    19,104     13,468      5,467   22,514    2,755
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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.