[Economic Report of the President (2006)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
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Table B-46.--Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by major industry, 1959-2005
[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 .............................................     129,999    21,816       572     6,735    14,510     8,963     5,547   108,182    25,287    14,917
2004 .............................................     131,480    21,884       591     6,964    14,329     8,923     5,406   109,596    25,510    15,035
2005 p............................................     133,631    22,141       629     7,233    14,279     8,950     5,329   111,490    25,833    15,174

2004: Jan.........................................     130,372    21,703       575     6,845    14,283     8,855     5,428   108,669    25,348    14,962
Feb.........................................     130,466    21,699       577     6,841    14,281     8,864     5,417   108,767    25,367    14,977
Mar.........................................     130,786    21,773       585     6,897    14,291     8,873     5,418   109,013    25,441    15,021
Apr.........................................     131,123    21,825       589     6,913    14,323     8,902     5,421   109,298    25,481    15,038
May.........................................     131,373    21,888       592     6,949    14,347     8,925     5,422   109,485    25,511    15,052
June........................................     131,479    21,890       591     6,955    14,344     8,931     5,413   109,589    25,536    15,061

July........................................     131,562    21,902       596     6,965    14,341     8,926     5,415   109,660    25,536    15,048
Aug.........................................     131,750    21,946       595     6,985    14,366     8,965     5,401   109,804    25,537    15,043
Sept........................................     131,880    21,947       597     6,998    14,352     8,957     5,395   109,933    25,555    15,038
Oct.........................................     132,162    21,982       595     7,043    14,344     8,960     5,384   110,180    25,581    15,057
Nov.........................................     132,294    21,996       599     7,060    14,337     8,954     5,383   110,298    25,621    15,081
Dec.........................................     132,449    22,022       602     7,086    14,334     8,957     5,377   110,427    25,620    15,077

2005: Jan.........................................     132,573    22,004       607     7,090    14,307     8,942     5,365   110,569    25,652    15,081
Feb.........................................     132,873    22,066       612     7,133    14,321     8,962     5,359   110,807    25,714    15,125
Mar.........................................     132,995    22,093       619     7,159    14,315     8,957     5,358   110,902    25,743    15,129
Apr.........................................     133,287    22,130       623     7,207    14,300     8,954     5,346   111,157    25,797    15,158
May.........................................     133,413    22,138       624     7,213    14,301     8,961     5,340   111,275    25,842    15,186
June........................................     133,588    22,134       628     7,230    14,276     8,947     5,329   111,454    25,854    15,197

July........................................     133,865    22,134       629     7,235    14,270     8,940     5,330   111,731    25,922    15,249
Aug.........................................     134,013    22,159       632     7,267    14,260     8,945     5,315   111,854    25,910    15,231
Sept........................................     134,030    22,164       636     7,284    14,244     8,934     5,310   111,866    25,870    15,183
Oct ........................................     134,055    22,197       641     7,299    14,257     8,954     5,303   111,858    25,870    15,178
Nov p.......................................     134,360    22,250       644     7,341    14,265     8,958     5,307   112,110    25,905    15,190
Dec p.......................................     134,468    22,262       647     7,332    14,283     8,973     5,310   112,206    25,880    15,175
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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, 1959-2005--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 ............................................     3,188     7,977    15,987    16,588      12,173      5,401    21,583     2,761     5,002    13,820
2004 ............................................     3,138     8,052    16,414    16,954      12,479      5,431    21,618     2,728     4,985    13,905
2005 p...........................................     3,142     8,227    16,935    17,344      12,748      5,467    21,795     2,719     5,030    14,046

2004: Jan........................................     3,139     7,989    16,138    16,766      12,351      5,405    21,533     2,729     4,961    13,843
Feb........................................     3,143     7,997    16,153    16,787      12,367      5,402    21,551     2,731     4,971    13,849
Mar........................................     3,136     8,005    16,184    16,833      12,412      5,420    21,582     2,730     4,974    13,878
Apr........................................     3,142     8,021    16,305    16,871      12,443      5,428    21,607     2,745     4,975    13,887
May........................................     3,146     8,037    16,384    16,913      12,474      5,434    21,586     2,729     4,967    13,890
June.......................................     3,151     8,051    16,415    16,936      12,486      5,443    21,571     2,731     4,963    13,887

July.......................................     3,144     8,043    16,453    16,963      12,497      5,438    21,586     2,726     4,976    13,884
Aug........................................     3,135     8,058    16,470    17,010      12,508      5,441    21,645     2,730     4,987    13,928
Sept.......................................     3,127     8,083    16,514    17,019      12,522      5,436    21,677     2,730     5,000    13,947
Oct........................................     3,131     8,093    16,614    17,081      12,546      5,434    21,700     2,723     5,007    13,970
Nov........................................     3,133     8,107    16,611    17,108      12,571      5,441    21,706     2,728     5,015    13,963
Dec........................................     3,127     8,128    16,674    17,142      12,589      5,447    21,700     2,706     5,020    13,974

2005: Jan........................................     3,123     8,150    16,694    17,178      12,611      5,451    21,710     2,717     5,025    13,968
Feb........................................     3,127     8,165    16,775    17,186      12,650      5,457    21,733     2,720     5,027    13,986
Mar........................................     3,134     8,167    16,796    17,210      12,662      5,459    21,731     2,724     5,024    13,983
Apr........................................     3,152     8,182    16,843    17,243      12,723      5,472    21,745     2,718     5,026    14,001
May........................................     3,146     8,189    16,851    17,289      12,736      5,468    21,754     2,722     5,023    14,009
June.......................................     3,146     8,208    16,906    17,336      12,765      5,479    21,760     2,719     5,026    14,015

July.......................................     3,146     8,227    16,964    17,377      12,801      5,477    21,817     2,719     5,034    14,064
Aug........................................     3,147     8,248    16,983    17,418      12,830      5,469    21,849     2,718     5,033    14,098
Sept.......................................     3,153     8,265    17,037    17,455      12,762      5,468    21,856     2,718     5,039    14,099
Oct .......................................     3,142     8,289    17,051    17,443      12,755      5,458    21,850     2,716     5,037    14,097
Nov p......................................     3,146     8,304    17,127    17,480      12,808      5,466    21,874     2,718     5,045    14,111
Dec p......................................     3,149     8,316    17,160    17,505      12,831      5,477    21,888     2,712     5,057    14,119
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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.