[Economic Indicators December, 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 85,000 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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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
2009 p..................................    131,997     18,938     6,234    11,978    113,059    25,263     14,774    2,856    7,773    16,787    19,272     13,180      5,412   22,516    2,830
 
2008: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 ..............................    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 ..............................    132,481     19,253     6,367    12,146    113,228    25,371     14,840    2,884    7,811    16,783    19,175     13,168      5,420   22,616    2,876
      May ..............................    132,178     19,041     6,310    12,000    113,137    25,308     14,812    2,858    7,784    16,756    19,215     13,195      5,416   22,605    2,860
      June .............................    131,715     18,829     6,231    11,877    112,886    25,258     14,792    2,845    7,751    16,655    19,248     13,176      5,420   22,533    2,817
      July .............................    131,411     18,713     6,162    11,836    112,698    25,174     14,747    2,834    7,737    16,624    19,262     13,177      5,415   22,475    2,826
      Aug ..............................    131,257     18,583     6,096    11,781    112,674    25,146     14,726    2,829    7,714    16,618    19,312     13,163      5,405   22,487    2,825
      Sept .............................    131,118     18,488     6,043    11,740    112,630    25,090     14,686    2,828    7,703    16,642    19,348     13,176      5,395   22,448    2,827
      Oct r.............................    130,991     18,379     5,987    11,692    112,612    25,031     14,647    2,826    7,697    16,675    19,384     13,134      5,381   22,484    2,844
      Nov r.............................    130,995     18,321     5,960    11,657    112,674    24,999     14,633    2,812    7,691    16,764    19,421     13,121      5,378   22,488    2,839
      Dec p.............................    130,910     18,240     5,907    11,630    112,670    24,962     14,623    2,806    7,695    16,814    19,456     13,096      5,374   22,467    2,830
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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.