[Economic Report of the President (2007)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-46.--Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by major industry, 1959-2006
[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-     dura-     Total  -------------------
and      tion      Total      ble       ble                         Retail
mining                         goods     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 .............................................     131,435    21,882       591     6,976    14,315     8,924     5,391   109,553    25,533    15,058
2005 .............................................     133,463    22,133       625     7,277    14,232     8,953     5,278   111,330    25,909    15,255
2006 p............................................     135,371    22,379       676     7,488    14,215     8,996     5,219   112,992    26,072    15,245

2005: Jan.........................................     132,471    21,988       605     7,115    14,268     8,943     5,325   110,483    25,724    15,157
Feb.........................................     132,736    22,052       610     7,166    14,276     8,963     5,313   110,684    25,787    15,198
Mar.........................................     132,876    22,077       616     7,193    14,268     8,959     5,309   110,799    25,822    15,211
Apr.........................................     133,104    22,119       620     7,243    14,256     8,959     5,297   110,985    25,861    15,234
May.........................................     133,210    22,126       620     7,255    14,251     8,964     5,287   111,084    25,897    15,249
June........................................     133,376    22,133       623     7,277    14,233     8,953     5,280   111,243    25,908    15,256
July........................................     133,617    22,131       624     7,283    14,224     8,946     5,278   111,486    25,976    15,310
Aug.........................................     133,792    22,146       627     7,306    14,213     8,950     5,263   111,646    25,985    15,313
Sept........................................     133,840    22,143       631     7,325    14,187     8,933     5,254   111,697    25,944    15,267
Oct.........................................     133,877    22,179       636     7,347    14,196     8,952     5,244   111,698    25,945    15,260
Nov.........................................     134,231    22,264       641     7,409    14,214     8,960     5,254   111,967    26,006    15,293
Dec.........................................     134,376    22,282       644     7,416    14,222     8,970     5,252   112,094    26,015    15,300

2006: Jan.........................................     134,530    22,335       648     7,460    14,227     8,977     5,250   112,195    26,042    15,300
Feb.........................................     134,730    22,373       653     7,494    14,226     8,981     5,245   112,357    26,048    15,289
Mar.........................................     134,905    22,381       661     7,495    14,225     8,992     5,233   112,524    26,075    15,307
Apr.........................................     135,017    22,419       670     7,505    14,244     9,017     5,227   112,598    26,053    15,260
May.........................................     135,117    22,407       672     7,501    14,234     9,014     5,220   112,710    26,039    15,226
June........................................     135,251    22,435       677     7,499    14,259     9,033     5,226   112,816    26,040    15,221
July........................................     135,374    22,420       680     7,504    14,236     9,011     5,225   112,954    26,052    15,222
Aug.........................................     135,604    22,427       683     7,512    14,232     9,014     5,218   113,177    26,052    15,212
Sept........................................     135,807    22,419       685     7,511    14,223     9,011     5,212   113,388    26,073    15,207
Oct ........................................     135,893    22,355       690     7,483    14,182     8,987     5,195   113,538    26,092    15,213
Nov p.......................................     136,047    22,314       694     7,458    14,162     8,970     5,192   113,733    26,153    15,252
Dec p.......................................     136,214    22,303       698     7,455    14,150     8,964     5,186   113,911    26,167    15,243
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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, 1959-2006--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 ............................................     3,118     8,031    16,395    16,953      12,493      5,409    21,621     2,730     4,982    13,909
2005 ............................................     3,066     8,141    16,882    17,342      12,802      5,386    21,803     2,724     5,021    14,058
2006 p...........................................     3,064     8,320    17,324    17,746      13,071      5,404    21,990     2,706     5,050    14,234

2005: Jan........................................     3,068     8,091    16,638    17,176      12,673      5,398    21,715     2,721     5,013    13,981
Feb........................................     3,063     8,097    16,711    17,188      12,703      5,394    21,741     2,727     5,016    13,998
Mar........................................     3,067     8,096    16,745    17,211      12,722      5,389    21,747     2,730     5,015    14,002
Apr........................................     3,072     8,100    16,780    17,241      12,770      5,393    21,768     2,729     5,018    14,021
May........................................     3,065     8,101    16,794    17,291      12,778      5,385    21,773     2,725     5,017    14,031
June.......................................     3,062     8,114    16,844    17,333      12,802      5,394    21,786     2,727     5,016    14,043
July.......................................     3,061     8,136    16,898    17,368      12,833      5,392    21,822     2,726     5,023    14,073
Aug........................................     3,065     8,155    16,932    17,413      12,860      5,385    21,851     2,725     5,024    14,102
Sept.......................................     3,071     8,172    16,997    17,451      12,826      5,381    21,855     2,725     5,026    14,104
Oct........................................     3,058     8,201    16,991    17,440      12,840      5,371    21,852     2,724     5,022    14,106
Nov........................................     3,064     8,217    17,061    17,481      12,881      5,377    21,880     2,728     5,032    14,120
Dec........................................     3,066     8,223    17,121    17,507      12,898      5,386    21,878     2,713     5,036    14,129

2006: Jan........................................     3,065     8,244    17,127    17,544      12,932      5,397    21,844     2,705     5,007    14,132
Feb........................................     3,073     8,268    17,156    17,585      12,955      5,396    21,876     2,707     5,024    14,145
Mar........................................     3,072     8,282    17,199    17,622      12,976      5,399    21,899     2,706     5,024    14,169
Apr........................................     3,070     8,308    17,211    17,650      12,989      5,399    21,918     2,704     5,032    14,182
May........................................     3,061     8,315    17,276    17,676      13,014      5,405    21,924     2,708     5,032    14,184
June.......................................     3,062     8,315    17,319    17,704      13,023      5,402    21,951     2,708     5,038    14,205
July.......................................     3,052     8,321    17,364    17,735      13,062      5,398    21,970     2,716     5,039    14,215
Aug........................................     3,062     8,333    17,402    17,805      13,099      5,404    22,020     2,708     5,055    14,257
Sept.......................................     3,060     8,360    17,415    17,863      13,129      5,412    22,076     2,707     5,079    14,290
Oct .......................................     3,062     8,359    17,444    17,883      13,181      5,419    22,098     2,700     5,075    14,323
Nov p......................................     3,059     8,367    17,491    17,919      13,220      5,416    22,108     2,696     5,081    14,331
Dec p......................................     3,071     8,376    17,541    17,962      13,251      5,418    22,125     2,691     5,088    14,346
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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.