[Economic Report of the President (2005)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-46.--Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by major industry, 1959-2004
[Thousands of persons; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
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Goods-producing industries                  Service-providing industries
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Manufacturing                         Trade,
Natural           ------------------------------             transportation,
Year or month                       Total                re-      Con-                          Non-               and utilities \1\
Total    sources   struc-             Dura ble    dura-     Total  -------------------
and      tion      Total     goods      ble                         Retail
mining                                   goods               Total     trade
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1959................................................    53,374    19,163       789     3,050    15,325     8,988     6,337    34,211    10,960     5,453

1960................................................    54,296    19,182       771     2,973    15,438     9,071     6,367    35,114    11,147     5,589
1961................................................    54,105    18,647       728     2,908    15,011     8,711     6,300    35,458    11,040     5,560
1962................................................    55,659    19,203       709     2,997    15,498     9,099     6,399    36,455    11,215     5,672
1963................................................    56,764    19,385       694     3,060    15,631     9,226     6,405    37,379    11,367     5,781
1964................................................    58,391    19,733       697     3,148    15,888     9,414     6,474    38,658    11,677     5,977
1965................................................    60,874    20,595       694     3,284    16,617     9,973     6,644    40,279    12,139     6,262
1966................................................    64,020    21,740       690     3,371    17,680    10,803     6,878    42,280    12,611     6,530
1967................................................    65,931    21,882       679     3,305    17,897    10,952     6,945    44,049    12,950     6,711
1968................................................    68,023    22,292       671     3,410    18,211    11,137     7,074    45,731    13,334     6,977
1969................................................    70,512    22,893       683     3,637    18,573    11,396     7,177    47,619    13,853     7,295

1970................................................    71,006    22,179       677     3,654    17,848    10,762     7,086    48,827    14,144     7,463
1971................................................    71,335    21,602       658     3,770    17,174    10,229     6,944    49,734    14,318     7,657
1972................................................    73,798    22,299       672     3,957    17,669    10,630     7,039    51,499    14,788     8,038
1973................................................    76,912    23,450       693     4,167    18,589    11,414     7,176    53,462    15,349     8,371
1974................................................    78,389    23,364       755     4,095    18,514    11,432     7,082    55,025    15,693     8,536
1975................................................    77,069    21,318       802     3,608    16,909    10,266     6,643    55,751    15,606     8,600
1976................................................    79,502    22,025       832     3,662    17,531    10,640     6,891    57,477    16,128     8,966
1977................................................    82,593    22,972       865     3,940    18,167    11,132     7,035    59,620    16,765     9,359
1978................................................    86,826    24,156       902     4,322    18,932    11,770     7,162    62,670    17,658     9,879
1979................................................    89,932    24,997     1,008     4,562    19,426    12,220     7,206    64,935    18,303    10,180

1980................................................    90,528    24,263     1,077     4,454    18,733    11,679     7,054    66,265    18,413    10,244
1981................................................    91,289    24,118     1,180     4,304    18,634    11,611     7,023    67,172    18,604    10,364
1982................................................    89,677    22,550     1,163     4,024    17,363    10,610     6,753    67,127    18,457    10,372
1983................................................    90,280    22,110       997     4,065    17,048    10,326     6,722    68,171    18,668    10,635
1984................................................    94,530    23,435     1,014     4,501    17,920    11,050     6,870    71,095    19,653    11,223
1985................................................    97,511    23,585       974     4,793    17,819    11,034     6,784    73,926    20,379    11,733
1986................................................    99,474    23,318       829     4,937    17,552    10,795     6,757    76,156    20,795    12,078
1987................................................   102,088    23,470       771     5,090    17,609    10,767     6,842    78,618    21,302    12,419
1988................................................   105,345    23,909       770     5,233    17,906    10,969     6,938    81,436    21,974    12,808
1989................................................   108,014    24,045       750     5,309    17,985    11,004     6,981    83,969    22,510    13,108

1990................................................   109,487    23,723       765     5,263    17,695    10,736     6,959    85,764    22,666    13,182
1991................................................   108,374    22,588       739     4,780    17,068    10,219     6,849    85,787    22,281    12,896
1992................................................   108,726    22,095       689     4,608    16,799     9,945     6,854    86,631    22,125    12,828
1993................................................   110,844    22,219       666     4,779    16,774     9,900     6,873    88,625    22,378    13,021
1994................................................   114,291    22,774       659     5,095    17,021    10,131     6,890    91,517    23,128    13,491
1995................................................   117,298    23,156       641     5,274    17,241    10,372     6,869    94,142    23,834    13,897
1996................................................   119,708    23,410       637     5,536    17,237    10,485     6,752    96,299    24,239    14,143
1997................................................   122,776    23,886       654     5,813    17,419    10,704     6,716    98,890    24,700    14,389
1998................................................   125,930    24,354       645     6,149    17,560    10,910     6,650   101,576    25,186    14,609
1999 ...............................................   128,993    24,465       598     6,545    17,322    10,830     6,492   104,528    25,771    14,970

2000................................................   131,785    24,649       599     6,787    17,263    10,876     6,388   107,136    26,225    15,280
2001 ...............................................   131,826    23,873       606     6,826    16,441    10,335     6,107   107,952    25,983    15,239
2002 ...............................................   130,341    22,557       583     6,716    15,259     9,483     5,775   107,784    25,497    15,025
2003 ...............................................   129,931    21,817       517     6,722    14,525     8,970     5,555   108,114    25,275    14,912
2004 p..............................................   131,287    21,889       587     6,923    14,379     8,946     5,434   109,398    25,481    15,028

2003: Jan...........................................   130,190    22,122       572     6,712    14,838     9,180     5,658   108,068    25,375    14,946
Feb...........................................   130,031    22,005       574     6,661    14,770     9,129     5,641   108,026    25,352    14,925
Mar...........................................   129,921    21,949       571     6,661    14,717     9,092     5,625   107,972    25,328    14,912
Apr...........................................   129,901    21,880       568     6,689    14,623     9,025     5,598   108,021    25,326    14,929
May...........................................   129,873    21,859       570     6,715    14,574     8,993     5,581   108,014    25,302    14,917
June..........................................   129,859    21,805       573     6,718    14,514     8,958     5,556   108,054    25,266    14,908

July..........................................   129,814    21,744       571     6,721    14,452     8,908     5,544   108,070    25,225    14,897
Aug...........................................   129,789    21,712       569     6,739    14,404     8,886     5,518   108,077    25,225    14,912
Sept..........................................   129,856    21,697       568     6,754    14,375     8,867     5,508   108,159    25,252    14,927
Oct...........................................   129,944    21,674       569     6,754    14,351     8,854     5,497   108,270    25,272    14,948
Nov...........................................   130,027    21,686       571     6,771    14,344     8,874     5,470   108,341    25,261    14,922
Dec...........................................   130,035    21,668       570     6,774    14,324     8,868     5,456   108,367    25,211    14,876

2004: Jan...........................................   130,194    21,696       570     6,812    14,314     8,869     5,445   108,498    25,312    14,945
Feb...........................................   130,277    21,684       572     6,791    14,321     8,882     5,439   108,593    25,331    14,963
Mar...........................................   130,630    21,778       581     6,853    14,344     8,899     5,445   108,852    25,415    15,013
Apr...........................................   130,954    21,822       585     6,872    14,365     8,924     5,441   109,132    25,448    15,037
May...........................................   131,162    21,894       589     6,909    14,396     8,946     5,450   109,268    25,477    15,048
June..........................................   131,258    21,891       587     6,911    14,393     8,955     5,438   109,367    25,497    15,055

July..........................................   131,343    21,906       592     6,916    14,398     8,955     5,443   109,437    25,499    15,038
Aug...........................................   131,541    21,939       591     6,936    14,412     8,986     5,426   109,602    25,516    15,049
Sept..........................................   131,660    21,958       593     6,958    14,407     8,979     5,428   109,702    25,522    15,031
Oct ..........................................   131,972    22,016       592     7,018    14,406     8,985     5,421   109,956    25,562    15,056
Nov p.........................................   132,109    22,017       595     7,025    14,397     8,979     5,418   110,092    25,580    15,065
Dec p.........................................   132,266    22,030       598     7,032    14,400     8,979     5,421   110,236    25,580    15,045
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\1\ Includes wholesale trade, transportation and warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.

Note.--Data in Tables B-46 and B-47 are based on reports from employing establishments and relate to 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. Not comparable with labor force
data (Tables B-35 through B-44), which include proprietors, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers, and  private household workers; which count
persons as employed when they are not at work because of industrial disputes, bad

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Table B-46.--Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by major industry, 1959-2004--Continued
[Thousands of persons; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
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Service-providing industries--Continued
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Profes-                                                 Government
Year or month                               Finan-    sional    Educa-                         ---------------------------------------
Infor-     cial    and busi- tion and  Leisure and    Other
ma- tion   activi-     ness    health   hospitality  services    Total    Federal    State     Local
ties    services  services
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1959.............................................
1,718     2,454     3,591     2,822       3,365      1,107     8,192     2,342     1,484     4,366

1960.............................................     1,728     2,532     3,694     2,937       3,460      1,152     8,464     2,381     1,536     4,547
1961.............................................     1,693     2,590     3,744     3,030       3,468      1,188     8,706     2,391     1,607     4,708
1962.............................................     1,723     2,656     3,885     3,172       3,557      1,243     9,004     2,455     1,669     4,881
1963.............................................     1,735     2,731     3,990     3,288       3,639      1,288     9,341     2,473     1,747     5,121
1964.............................................     1,766     2,811     4,137     3,438       3,772      1,346     9,711     2,463     1,856     5,392
1965.............................................     1,824     2,878     4,306     3,587       3,951      1,404    10,191     2,495     1,996     5,700
1966.............................................     1,908     2,961     4,517     3,770       4,127      1,475    10,910     2,690     2,141     6,080
1967.............................................     1,955     3,087     4,720     3,986       4,269      1,558    11,525     2,852     2,302     6,371
1968.............................................     1,991     3,234     4,918     4,191       4,453      1,638    11,972     2,871     2,442     6,660
1969.............................................     2,048     3,404     5,156     4,428       4,670      1,731    12,330     2,893     2,533     6,904

1970.............................................     2,041     3,532     5,267     4,577       4,789      1,789    12,687     2,865     2,664     7,158
1971.............................................     2,009     3,651     5,328     4,675       4,914      1,827    13,012     2,828     2,747     7,437
1972.............................................     2,056     3,784     5,523     4,863       5,121      1,900    13,465     2,815     2,859     7,790
1973.............................................     2,135     3,920     5,774     5,092       5,341      1,990    13,862     2,794     2,923     8,146
1974.............................................     2,160     4,023     5,974     5,322       5,471      2,078    14,303     2,858     3,039     8,407
1975.............................................     2,061     4,047     6,034     5,497       5,544      2,144    14,820     2,882     3,179     8,758
1976.............................................     2,111     4,155     6,287     5,756       5,794      2,244    15,001     2,863     3,273     8,865
1977.............................................     2,185     4,348     6,587     6,052       6,065      2,359    15,258     2,859     3,377     9,023
1978.............................................     2,287     4,599     6,972     6,427       6,411      2,505    15,812     2,893     3,474     9,446
1979.............................................     2,375     4,843     7,312     6,767       6,631      2,637    16,068     2,894     3,541     9,633

1980.............................................     2,361     5,025     7,544     7,072       6,721      2,755    16,375     3,000     3,610     9,765
1981.............................................     2,382     5,163     7,782     7,357       6,840      2,865    16,180     2,922     3,640     9,619
1982.............................................     2,317     5,209     7,848     7,515       6,874      2,924    15,982     2,884     3,640     9,458
1983.............................................     2,253     5,334     8,039     7,766       7,078      3,021    16,011     2,915     3,662     9,434
1984.............................................     2,398     5,553     8,464     8,193       7,489      3,186    16,159     2,943     3,734     9,482
1985.............................................     2,437     5,815     8,871     8,657       7,869      3,366    16,533     3,014     3,832     9,687
1986.............................................     2,445     6,128     9,211     9,061       8,156      3,523    16,838     3,044     3,893     9,901
1987.............................................     2,507     6,385     9,608     9,515       8,446      3,699    17,156     3,089     3,967    10,100
1988.............................................     2,585     6,500    10,090    10,063       8,778      3,907    17,540     3,124     4,076    10,339
1989.............................................     2,622     6,562    10,555    10,616       9,062      4,116    17,927     3,136     4,182    10,609

1990.............................................     2,688     6,614    10,848    10,984       9,288      4,261    18,415     3,196     4,305    10,914
1991.............................................     2,677     6,558    10,714    11,506       9,256      4,249    18,545     3,110     4,355    11,081
1992.............................................     2,641     6,540    10,970    11,891       9,437      4,240    18,787     3,111     4,408    11,267
1993.............................................     2,668     6,709    11,495    12,303       9,732      4,350    18,989     3,063     4,488    11,438
1994.............................................     2,738     6,867    12,174    12,807      10,100      4,428    19,275     3,018     4,576    11,682
1995.............................................     2,843     6,827    12,844    13,289      10,501      4,572    19,432     2,949     4,635    11,849
1996.............................................     2,940     6,969    13,462    13,683      10,777      4,690    19,539     2,877     4,606    12,056
1997.............................................     3,084     7,178    14,335    14,087      11,018      4,825    19,664     2,806     4,582    12,276
1998.............................................     3,218     7,462    15,147    14,446      11,232      4,976    19,909     2,772     4,612    12,525
1999 ............................................     3,419     7,648    15,957    14,798      11,543      5,087    20,307     2,769     4,709    12,829

2000 ............................................     3,631     7,687    16,666    15,109      11,862      5,168    20,790     2,865     4,786    13,139
2001 ............................................     3,629     7,807    16,476    15,645      12,036      5,258    21,118     2,764     4,905    13,449
2002 ............................................     3,395     7,847    15,976    16,199      11,986      5,372    21,513     2,766     5,029    13,718
2003 ............................................     3,198     7,974    15,997    16,577      12,125      5,393    21,575     2,756     5,017    13,802
2004 p...........................................     3,169     8,048    16,452    16,921      12,322      5,405    21,600     2,713     5,032    13,855

2003: Jan........................................     3,258     7,915    15,902    16,432      12,171      5,397    21,618     2,785     5,021    13,812
Feb........................................     3,233     7,933    15,906    16,465      12,116      5,396    21,625     2,787     5,028    13,810
Mar........................................     3,221     7,945    15,871    16,488      12,107      5,396    21,616     2,789     5,024    13,803
Apr........................................     3,214     7,968    15,897    16,538      12,084      5,397    21,597     2,768     5,020    13,809
May........................................     3,203     7,987    15,943    16,564      12,078      5,396    21,541     2,769     5,013    13,759
June.......................................     3,194     7,988    15,967    16,576      12,097      5,399    21,567     2,763     4,996    13,808

July.......................................     3,188     7,995    16,021    16,568      12,118      5,394    21,561     2,758     4,990    13,813
Aug........................................     3,174     7,996    15,998    16,591      12,117      5,396    21,580     2,750     4,997    13,833
Sept.......................................     3,175     8,004    16,051    16,622      12,126      5,390    21,539     2,747     5,019    13,773
Oct........................................     3,166     7,990    16,070    16,678      12,147      5,387    21,560     2,736     5,031    13,793
Nov........................................     3,172     7,985    16,114    16,705      12,178      5,382    21,544     2,723     5,023    13,798
Dec........................................     3,175     7,981    16,159    16,731      12,192      5,374    21,544     2,720     5,027    13,797

2004: Jan........................................     3,163     7,981    16,172    16,746      12,218      5,379    21,527     2,715     5,007    13,805
Feb........................................     3,169     7,989    16,196    16,764      12,229      5,376    21,539     2,716     5,018    13,805
Mar........................................     3,169     8,003    16,237    16,813      12,271      5,391    21,553     2,710     5,023    13,820
Apr........................................     3,173     8,015    16,363    16,854      12,303      5,404    21,572     2,727     5,019    13,826
May........................................     3,177     8,029    16,432    16,871      12,331      5,407    21,544     2,712     5,004    13,828
June.......................................     3,182     8,049    16,457    16,897      12,339      5,418    21,528     2,716     5,004    13,808

July.......................................     3,173     8,044    16,490    16,901      12,344      5,414    21,572     2,710     5,019    13,843
Aug........................................     3,166     8,053    16,518    16,965      12,341      5,414    21,629     2,712     5,035    13,882
Sept.......................................     3,159     8,078    16,548    16,980      12,353      5,410    21,652     2,713     5,047    13,892
Oct .......................................     3,163     8,092    16,643    17,049      12,362      5,410    21,675     2,706     5,058    13,911
Nov p......................................     3,164     8,107    16,664    17,086      12,387      5,417    21,687     2,713     5,066    13,908
Dec p......................................     3,161     8,121    16,705    17,133      12,399      5,421    21,716     2,706     5,076    13,934
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Note (cont'd).--weather, etc., even if they are not paid for the time off; which are based on a sample of the working-age population; and which count
persons only once--as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. In the data shown here, persons who work at more than one job are counted each
time they appear on a payroll.
Establishment data for employment, hours, and earnings are classified based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
For further description and details see Employment and Earnings.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.