[Economic Indicators May, 2009]
[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 345,000 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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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 ...................................    137,598     22,233     7,630    13,879    115,366    26,630     15,520    3,032    8,301    17,942    18,322     13,427      5,494   22,218    2,734
2008 ...................................    137,066     21,419     7,215    13,431    115,646    26,385     15,356    2,997    8,146    17,778    18,855     13,459      5,528   22,500    2,764
 
2008:May ...............................    137,517     21,612     7,293    13,556    115,905    26,503     15,420    3,013    8,179    17,887    18,798     13,495      5,542   22,488    2,763
      June .............................    137,356     21,507     7,232    13,505    115,849    26,467     15,404    3,006    8,162    17,824    18,843     13,490      5,535   22,522    2,765
      July .............................    137,228     21,432     7,201    13,454    115,796    26,425     15,380    2,995    8,154    17,788    18,888     13,473      5,536   22,537    2,776
      Aug ..............................    137,053     21,351     7,177    13,387    115,702    26,354     15,335    2,990    8,141    17,727    18,950     13,454      5,530   22,556    2,768
      Sept .............................    136,732     21,247     7,131    13,322    115,485    26,257     15,278    2,986    8,115    17,675    18,957     13,428      5,532   22,535    2,771
      Oct ..............................    136,352     21,063     7,066    13,203    115,289    26,157     15,217    2,982    8,088    17,612    18,981     13,395      5,535   22,539    2,775
      Nov ..............................    135,755     20,814     6,939    13,082    114,941    26,005     15,126    2,965    8,043    17,488    19,044     13,344      5,509   22,543    2,783
      Dec ..............................    135,074     20,532     6,841    12,902    114,542    25,843     15,038    2,940    8,010    17,356    19,080     13,304      5,477   22,532    2,778
 
2009:Jan ...............................    134,333     20,127     6,706    12,640    114,206    25,735     14,992    2,924    7,954    17,205    19,119     13,268      5,461   22,540    2,793
      Feb ..............................    133,652     19,832     6,593    12,468    113,820    25,605     14,934    2,918    7,898    17,029    19,138     13,236      5,449   22,547    2,796
      Mar r.............................    133,000     19,520     6,470    12,296    113,480    25,479     14,872    2,905    7,857    16,910    19,158     13,202      5,426   22,543    2,808
      Apr r.............................    132,496     19,246     6,362    12,142    113,250    25,364     14,836    2,885    7,812    16,799    19,171     13,164      5,420   22,635    2,894
      May p.............................    132,151     19,021     6,303    11,986    113,130    25,310     14,818    2,861    7,782    16,748    19,215     13,167      5,419   22,628    2,879
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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.