Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin
Table A-3. Selected employment indicators
Table A-4. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Table A-5. Duration of unemployment
Table A-6. Reason for unemployment
Table A-7. Unemployed persons by age and sex, seasonally adjusted
Table A-8. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted
Table A-9. Employment status of the civilian population for eleven large States
Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry
Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry
Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm
Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm
Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls
Table B-6. Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted
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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: DECEMBER 1995
Nonfarm payroll employment increased in December and the unemployment
rate was unchanged at 5.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The release of these data was
delayed by the recent federal government shutdown. The collection and
processing of the survey data also were impacted. There is no evidence
that the estimates were appreciably affected. (See box note on page 4.)
Unemployment (Household Survey Data)
Both the number of unemployed persons, at 7.4 million, and the
unemployment rate, at 5.6 percent, were unchanged in December and have
remained within a narrow range over the past year. December jobless rates
for the major worker groups--adult men (4.9 percent), adult women (4.6
percent), teenagers (18.3 percent), whites (5.0 percent), blacks (10.2
percent), and Hispanics (9.3 percent)--showed little or no change from the
November levels. (See tables A-1 and A-2.)
Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
Total employment, at 124.9 million in December, was essentially
unchanged over the month. The number of employed persons was little
different from its year-earlier level, after showing substantial growth in
the prior 3 years. The proportion of the working-age population that was
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Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
___________________________________________________________________________
| Quarterly | Monthly data |
| averages | |
|_________________|__________________________|Nov.-
Category | 1995 | 1995 |Dec.
|_________________|__________________________|change
| III | IV | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
HOUSEHOLD DATA | Labor force status
|____________________________________________________
Civilian labor force..| 132,440| 132,458| 132,648| 132,442| 132,284| -158
Employment..........| 124,960| 125,104| 125,399| 125,010| 124,904| -106
Unemployment........| 7,480| 7,354| 7,249| 7,432| 7,380| -52
Not in labor force....| 66,367| 66,894| 66,544| 66,913| 67,224| 311
|________|________|________|________|________|_______
| Unemployment rates
|____________________________________________________
All workers...........| 5.6| 5.6| 5.5| 5.6| 5.6| .0
Adult men...........| 4.8| 4.8| 4.5| 4.9| 4.9| .0
Adult women.........| 5.0| 4.8| 5.0| 4.8| 4.6| -0.2
Teenagers...........| 17.8| 17.8| 17.1| 17.9| 18.3| .4
White...............| 4.8| 4.9| 4.8| 5.0| 5.0| .0
Black...............| 11.2| 9.8| 9.9| 9.4| 10.2| .8
Hispanic origin.....| 9.2| 9.3| 9.4| 9.4| 9.3| -.1
|________|________|________|________|________|_______
ESTABLISHMENT DATA | Employment
|____________________________________________________
Nonfarm employment....| 116,782|p117,159| 116,998|p117,164|p117,315| p151
Goods-producing 1/..| 24,159| p24,160| 24,159| p24,128| p24,194| p66
Construction......| 5,240| p5,293| 5,287| p5,289| p5,303| p14
Manufacturing.....| 18,344| p18,298| 18,301| p18,271| p18,323| p52
Service-producing 1/| 92,622| p92,999| 92,839| p93,036| p93,121| p85
Retail trade......| 20,862| p20,936| 20,897| p20,979| p20,931| p-48
Services..........| 32,951| p33,162| 33,076| p33,170| p33,239| p69
Government........| 19,316| p19,311| 19,313| p19,296| p19,325| p29
|________|________|________|________|________|_______
| Hours of work 2/
|____________________________________________________
Total private.........| 34.5| p34.5| 34.6| p34.5| p34.4| p-0.1
Manufacturing.......| 41.5| p41.5| 41.5| p41.5| p41.4| p-.1
Overtime..........| 4.4| p4.4| 4.4| p4.4| p4.3| p-.1
|________|________|________|________|________|_______
| Earnings 2/
|___________________________________________________
Avg. hourly earnings, | | | | | |
total private.......| $11.51| p$11.60| $11.58| p$11.58| p$11.63| p$0.05
Avg. weekly earnings, | | | | | |
total private.......| 396.98| p400.08| 400.67| p399.51| p400.07| p.56
______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
1/ Includes other industries, not shown separately.
p=preliminary.
2/ Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers.
N.A.= not available
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employed (the employment-population ratio) was 62.6 percent in December,
somewhat below the levels that prevailed at the end of 1994. The number
of persons working part time for economic reasons was about unchanged in
December at 4.4 million. (See tables A-1 and A-3.)
The number of workers who held more than one job in December was 7.7
million (not seasonally adjusted). These multiple jobholders comprised 6.2
percent of all employed persons, about the same as a year earlier. (See
table A-8.)
The civilian labor force, at a seasonally adjusted level of 132.3
million in December, was about unchanged from the previous month. The
labor force participation rate also was little changed at 66.3 percent.
(See table A-1.)
Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)
About 1.6 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally
attached to the labor force in December--that is, they wanted and were
available for work but had stopped looking for jobs sometime in the prior
12 months. The number of discouraged workers--persons who had stopped
looking for work specifically because they believed no jobs were available
to them--was 425,000 in December. (See table A-8.)
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 151,000 in December to 117.3
million. The largest job gains occurred in services and manufacturing; the
increase in factory jobs was largely the result of workers returning from
strikes and from temporary layoffs in transportation equipment. Nonfarm
employment increased by 1.7 million during all of 1995. (See table B-1.)
Employment in the services industry rose by 69,000 in December,
continuing its recent pattern of slower job growth. Over the month,
employment continued to increase in health, engineering and management, and
business services. Within business services, there were continued gains in
computer services, although personnel supply showed no growth
for the third straight month. In amusement and recreation services,
employment fell by 35,000 in December; job losses since August have erased
much of the strong growth of last spring and summer.
Employment in transportation and public utilities rose by 15,000,
primarily due to larger-than-usual hiring in the transportation industry to
help with holiday travel and package delivery. Following an increase of
82,000 in November, employment in retail trade fell by 48,000 in December.
Some of the holiday period job growth normally registered in December was
picked up in November this year due to the timing of the November and
December surveys. In addition, weak seasonal hiring resulted in job losses
in department stores and apparel and accessory stores over the October to
December period, after seasonal adjustment. In contrast, wholesale trade
added 11,000 jobs in December; gains were divided between the distribution
of durable and nondurable goods. Government employment increased by 29,000
in December, as growth in local government more than offset declines at the
state and federal levels.
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Manufacturing employment increased by 52,000 in December, following
three consecutive monthly declines; however, much of the increase reflected
special factors. The job gain in aircraft and parts (31,000) resulted from
the return of workers who had been on strike, and the increase in motor
vehicles and parts (10,000) included workers who had been on temporary
layoff for inventory adjustment. Over-the-month employment increases
continued in industrial machinery and electronic components, while
textiles, apparel, and printing and publishing again experienced job
losses.
Employment in the construction industry was little changed in
December for the second straight month, in part because of severe weather
conditions in some areas of the country.
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on
private nonfarm payrolls edged down by 0.1 hour in December to 34.4 hours,
seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek and factory overtime also
edged down by 0.1 hour to 41.4 and 4.3 hours, respectively. (See table B-
2.)
The index of aggregate weekly hours of private production or
nonsupervisory workers on nonfarm payrolls declined by 0.2 percent, on a
seasonally adjusted basis, to 133.1 (1982=100) in December. The
manufacturing index was up 0.2 percent to 105.9. (See table B-5.)
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
Average hourly earnings of private production or nonsupervisory
workers were up 5 cents in December to $11.63, seasonally adjusted, and
average weekly earnings edged up by 0.1 percent to $400.07. Over the past
year, average hourly earnings rose by 3.2 percent and average weekly
earnings increased by 2.3 percent. (See table B-3.)
_______________________
The Employment Situation for January 1996 is scheduled to be released
on Friday, February 2, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).
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| The collection period for the December data presented in this release |
| overlapped the recent shutdown of many federal agencies, including the |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Bureau of the Census, which |
| collects the household survey data for BLS. Census Bureau interviewers |
| stopped collecting data a day or 2 before operations normally would have |
| ceased. As a result of the early stoppage, the percentage of sampled |
| households that were interviewed was somewhat smaller than usual. We have |
| no evidence, however, that the estimates were appreciably affected by the |
| shortened collection period. The establishment survey data are collected |
| by state agencies for BLS, and the delay in the release of the data meant |
| that they received more returns than usual, enhancing the reliability of |
| the preliminary estimates. |
| |
| The shutdown and weather-related closing also shortened the time |
| available for processing of the data. To expedite the release of the |
| December data, the preliminary establishment survey estimates for November |
| were not revised as typically would have been done. Therefore, the |
| November data presented in this release are the same as those released on |
| December 8, 1995. Final estimates for November will be published along |
| with the preliminary January 1996 data scheduled for release on February 2.|
| Final estimates for October are presented in this release. |
| |
| The shortened processing period also delayed the annual revisions |
| in the seasonally adjusted household survey estimates and the planned |
| revisions of the unadjusted series for 1990-93 to reflect 1990 census-based|
| population controls, adjusted for the estimated undercount. These |
| revisions have been rescheduled for introduction with the release of |
| February data on March 8. |
| |
| Effective with the data for January 1996, scheduled for release on |
| February 2, BLS will discontinue publishing table A-9, "Employment status |
| of the civilian population for 11 large states." Because of budget |
| reductions, the Current Population Survey sample is no longer of sufficient|
| size to provide data for all of these 11 states directly from the survey. |
| Estimates for these states, based on the method currently used for each of |
| the other states and the District of Columbia, will be included in the news|
| release, "State and Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment," usually|
| issued about 4 weeks after "The Employment Situation" news release. |
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HOUSEHOLD DATA#\#HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
(Numbers in thousands)
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| | 1/
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
| |
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Employment status, sex, and age | | | | | | | | |
| Dec. | Nov. | Dec. | Dec. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec.
| 1994 | 1995 | 1995 | 1994 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995
| | | | | | | | |
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TOTAL
| | | | | | | | |
Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 197,765| 199,355| 199,508| 197,765| 198,801| 199,005| 199,192| 199,355| 199,508
Civilian labor force............................| 131,418| 132,622| 132,008| 131,725| 132,211| 132,591| 132,648| 132,442| 132,284
Participation rate........................| 66.5| 66.5| 66.2| 66.6| 66.5| 66.6| 66.6| 66.4| 66.3
Employed......................................| 124,729| 125,599| 125,136| 124,570| 124,779| 125,140| 125,399| 125,010| 124,904
Employment-population ratio...............| 63.1| 63.0| 62.7| 63.0| 62.8| 62.9| 63.0| 62.7| 62.6
Agriculture.................................| 3,285| 3,242| 3,072| 3,532| 3,362| 3,273| 3,455| 3,276| 3,306
Nonagricultural industries..................| 121,444| 122,357| 122,064| 121,038| 121,417| 121,867| 121,944| 121,734| 121,598
Unemployed....................................| 6,690| 7,024| 6,872| 7,155| 7,431| 7,451| 7,249| 7,432| 7,380
Unemployment rate.........................| 5.1| 5.3| 5.2| 5.4| 5.6| 5.6| 5.5| 5.6| 5.6
Not in labor force..............................| 66,347| 66,733| 67,500| 66,040| 66,590| 66,414| 66,544| 66,913| 67,224
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Men, 16 years and over
| | | | | | | | |
Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 94,851| 95,580| 95,661| 94,851| 95,287| 95,397| 95,492| 95,580| 95,661
Civilian labor force............................| 71,060| 71,015| 70,936| 71,379| 71,109| 71,437| 71,291| 71,156| 71,228
Participation rate........................| 74.9| 74.3| 74.2| 75.3| 74.6| 74.9| 74.7| 74.4| 74.5
Employed......................................| 67,292| 67,219| 67,049| 67,483| 67,108| 67,408| 67,494| 67,090| 67,155
Employment-population ratio...............| 70.9| 70.3| 70.1| 71.1| 70.4| 70.7| 70.7| 70.2| 70.2
Unemployed....................................| 3,767| 3,796| 3,887| 3,896| 4,001| 4,029| 3,797| 4,065| 4,073
Unemployment rate.........................| 5.3| 5.3| 5.5| 5.5| 5.6| 5.6| 5.3| 5.7| 5.7
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Men, 20 years and over
| | | | | | | | |
Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 87,617| 88,046| 88,172| 87,617| 87,905| 87,940| 88,027| 88,046| 88,172
Civilian labor force............................| 67,388| 67,203| 67,164| 67,450| 67,077| 67,343| 67,251| 67,138| 67,190
Participation rate........................| 76.9| 76.3| 76.2| 77.0| 76.3| 76.6| 76.4| 76.3| 76.2
Employed......................................| 64,263| 64,103| 63,961| 64,281| 63,871| 64,061| 64,243| 63,837| 63,888
Employment-population ratio...............| 73.3| 72.8| 72.5| 73.4| 72.7| 72.8| 73.0| 72.5| 72.5
Agriculture.................................| 2,291| 2,243| 2,121| 2,410| 2,288| 2,266| 2,363| 2,223| 2,233
Nonagricultural industries..................| 61,972| 61,860| 61,840| 61,871| 61,583| 61,795| 61,880| 61,614| 61,655
Unemployed....................................| 3,125| 3,100| 3,203| 3,169| 3,206| 3,282| 3,008| 3,301| 3,302
Unemployment rate.........................| 4.6| 4.6| 4.8| 4.7| 4.8| 4.9| 4.5| 4.9| 4.9
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Women, 16 years and over
| | | | | | | | |
Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 102,913| 103,775| 103,847| 102,913| 103,514| 103,608| 103,700| 103,775| 103,847
Civilian labor force............................| 60,359| 61,608| 61,072| 60,346| 61,102| 61,154| 61,357| 61,286| 61,056
Participation rate........................| 58.7| 59.4| 58.8| 58.6| 59.0| 59.0| 59.2| 59.1| 58.8
Employed......................................| 57,437| 58,380| 58,087| 57,087| 57,672| 57,732| 57,905| 57,920| 57,749
Employment-population ratio...............| 55.8| 56.3| 55.9| 55.5| 55.7| 55.7| 55.8| 55.8| 55.6
Unemployed....................................| 2,922| 3,228| 2,986| 3,259| 3,430| 3,422| 3,452| 3,367| 3,308
Unemployment rate.........................| 4.8| 5.2| 4.9| 5.4| 5.6| 5.6| 5.6| 5.5| 5.4
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Women, 20 years and over
| | | | | | | | |
Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 95,873| 96,555| 96,633| 95,873| 96,327| 96,409| 96,487| 96,555| 96,633
Civilian labor force............................| 56,871| 58,026| 57,506| 56,725| 57,346| 57,392| 57,618| 57,527| 57,330
Participation rate........................| 59.3| 60.1| 59.5| 59.2| 59.5| 59.5| 59.7| 59.6| 59.3
Employed......................................| 54,404| 55,374| 55,049| 54,037| 54,498| 54,600| 54,710| 54,790| 54,671
Employment-population ratio...............| 56.7| 57.3| 57.0| 56.4| 56.6| 56.6| 56.7| 56.7| 56.6
Agriculture.................................| 824| 790| 771| 882| 809| 753| 821| 800| 824
Nonagricultural industries..................| 53,580| 54,584| 54,278| 53,155| 53,688| 53,847| 53,889| 53,990| 53,848
Unemployed....................................| 2,467| 2,652| 2,456| 2,688| 2,849| 2,792| 2,908| 2,737| 2,658
Unemployment rate.........................| 4.3| 4.6| 4.3| 4.7| 5.0| 4.9| 5.0| 4.8| 4.6
| | | | | | | | |
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Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
| | | | | | | | |
Civilian noninstitutional population.............| 14,274| 14,754| 14,703| 14,274| 14,569| 14,657| 14,678| 14,754| 14,703
Civilian labor force............................| 7,159| 7,393| 7,338| 7,550| 7,787| 7,856| 7,779| 7,778| 7,764
Participation rate........................| 50.2| 50.1| 49.9| 52.9| 53.5| 53.6| 53.0| 52.7| 52.8
Employed......................................| 6,062| 6,121| 6,125| 6,252| 6,411| 6,479| 6,446| 6,384| 6,345
Employment-population ratio...............| 42.5| 41.5| 41.7| 43.8| 44.0| 44.2| 43.9| 43.3| 43.2
Agriculture.................................| 171| 209| 180| 240| 265| 253| 272| 254| 249
Nonagricultural industries..................| 5,891| 5,913| 5,946| 6,012| 6,146| 6,225| 6,174| 6,130| 6,096
Unemployed....................................| 1,097| 1,272| 1,213| 1,298| 1,377| 1,378| 1,332| 1,394| 1,420
Unemployment rate.........................| 15.3| 17.2| 16.5| 17.2| 17.7| 17.5| 17.1| 17.9| 18.3
| | | | | | | | |
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1/ The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore,
identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin
(Numbers in thousands)
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| |
| | 1/
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Employment status, race, sex, age, and | |
__________________________ _____________________________________________________
Hispanic origin | | | | | | | | |
| Dec. | Nov. | Dec. | Dec. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec.
| 1994 | 1995 | 1995 | 1994 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995
| | | | | | | | |
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WHITE
| | | | | | | | |
Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 166,175| 167,441| 167,545| 166,175| 167,058| 167,200| 167,327| 167,441| 167,545
Civilian labor force............................| 111,385| 112,089| 111,616| 111,715| 111,971| 112,247| 112,232| 111,978| 111,848
Participation rate..........................| 67.0| 66.9| 66.6| 67.2| 67.0| 67.1| 67.1| 66.9| 66.8
Employed......................................| 106,427| 106,828| 106,490| 106,352| 106,567| 106,851| 106,815| 106,331| 106,296
Employment-population ratio.................| 64.0| 63.8| 63.6| 64.0| 63.8| 63.9| 63.8| 63.5| 63.4
Unemployed....................................| 4,958| 5,261| 5,126| 5,363| 5,404| 5,396| 5,417| 5,648| 5,551
Unemployment rate...........................| 4.5| 4.7| 4.6| 4.8| 4.8| 4.8| 4.8| 5.0| 5.0
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force............................| 57,730| 57,739| 57,675| 57,836| 57,559| 57,790| 57,707| 57,673| 57,694
Participation rate..........................| 77.4| 76.9| 76.7| 77.5| 76.8| 77.0| 76.9| 76.8| 76.8
Employed......................................| 55,334| 55,361| 55,256| 55,384| 55,126| 55,318| 55,395| 55,086| 55,201
Employment-population ratio.................| 74.2| 73.7| 73.5| 74.2| 73.6| 73.8| 73.8| 73.3| 73.4
Unemployed....................................| 2,396| 2,378| 2,419| 2,452| 2,433| 2,472| 2,312| 2,587| 2,494
Unemployment rate...........................| 4.1| 4.1| 4.2| 4.2| 4.2| 4.3| 4.0| 4.5| 4.3
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force............................| 47,507| 48,196| 47,764| 47,440| 47,881| 47,958| 48,003| 47,821| 47,652
Participation rate..........................| 59.2| 59.7| 59.1| 59.1| 59.4| 59.4| 59.5| 59.2| 59.0
Employed......................................| 45,747| 46,250| 45,934| 45,475| 45,824| 45,988| 45,871| 45,792| 45,615
Employment-population ratio.................| 57.0| 57.3| 56.9| 56.7| 56.8| 57.0| 56.8| 56.7| 56.5
Unemployed....................................| 1,760| 1,946| 1,829| 1,965| 2,057| 1,970| 2,131| 2,030| 2,037
Unemployment rate...........................| 3.7| 4.0| 3.8| 4.1| 4.3| 4.1| 4.4| 4.2| 4.3
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Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force............................| 6,148| 6,154| 6,177| 6,439| 6,532| 6,499| 6,522| 6,484| 6,501
Participation rate..........................| 54.3| 53.2| 53.2| 56.9| 56.8| 56.4| 56.5| 56.0| 56.0
Employed......................................| 5,346| 5,217| 5,300| 5,493| 5,617| 5,544| 5,549| 5,453| 5,481
Employment-population ratio.................| 47.2| 45.1| 45.7| 48.5| 48.8| 48.1| 48.0| 47.1| 47.2
Unemployed....................................| 802| 937| 878| 946| 914| 955| 973| 1,031| 1,021
Unemployment rate...........................| 13.0| 15.2| 14.2| 14.7| 14.0| 14.7| 14.9| 15.9| 15.7
Men.......................................| 15.2| 16.3| 15.4| 16.0| 15.7| 16.0| 17.6| 16.8| 16.0
Women.....................................| 10.8| 14.1| 13.0| 13.2| 12.1| 13.3| 12.0| 15.0| 15.4
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BLACK
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Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 23,052| 23,389| 23,419| 23,052| 23,284| 23,323| 23,357| 23,389| 23,419
Civilian labor force............................| 14,470| 15,022| 14,888| 14,541| 14,715| 14,823| 14,883| 15,071| 15,017
Participation rate..........................| 62.8| 64.2| 63.6| 63.1| 63.2| 63.6| 63.7| 64.4| 64.1
Employed......................................| 13,154| 13,660| 13,489| 13,119| 13,049| 13,147| 13,413| 13,662| 13,481
Employment-population ratio.................| 57.1| 58.4| 57.6| 56.9| 56.0| 56.4| 57.4| 58.4| 57.6
Unemployed....................................| 1,316| 1,363| 1,399| 1,422| 1,666| 1,676| 1,470| 1,409| 1,536
Unemployment rate...........................| 9.1| 9.1| 9.4| 9.8| 11.3| 11.3| 9.9| 9.4| 10.2
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Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force............................| 6,723| 6,656| 6,681| 6,722| 6,666| 6,729| 6,688| 6,663| 6,715
Participation rate..........................| 72.7| 71.7| 71.5| 72.7| 71.6| 72.4| 71.8| 71.8| 71.9
Employed......................................| 6,199| 6,118| 6,080| 6,165| 6,039| 6,083| 6,158| 6,118| 6,050
Employment-population ratio.................| 67.0| 66.0| 65.1| 66.7| 64.9| 65.4| 66.1| 66.0| 64.7
Unemployed....................................| 524| 537| 602| 557| 627| 646| 530| 544| 666
Unemployment rate...........................| 7.8| 8.1| 9.0| 8.3| 9.4| 9.6| 7.9| 8.2| 9.9
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Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force............................| 7,001| 7,423| 7,327| 7,002| 7,105| 7,116| 7,284| 7,414| 7,338
Participation rate..........................| 60.5| 63.2| 62.3| 60.5| 60.7| 60.7| 62.1| 63.1| 62.4
Employed......................................| 6,443| 6,871| 6,815| 6,420| 6,468| 6,442| 6,645| 6,857| 6,808
Employment-population ratio.................| 55.7| 58.5| 58.0| 55.5| 55.3| 55.0| 56.6| 58.4| 57.9
Unemployed....................................| 558| 552| 512| 582| 636| 674| 638| 558| 530
Unemployment rate...........................| 8.0| 7.4| 7.0| 8.3| 9.0| 9.5| 8.8| 7.5| 7.2
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Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force............................| 746| 944| 880| 817| 945| 978| 911| 994| 964
Participation rate..........................| 33.5| 39.9| 38.0| 36.6| 41.5| 42.4| 39.4| 42.0| 41.6
Employed......................................| 513| 671| 594| 534| 542| 622| 610| 687| 623
Employment-population ratio.................| 23.0| 28.3| 25.7| 23.9| 23.8| 27.0| 26.4| 29.0| 26.9
Unemployed....................................| 234| 273| 286| 283| 403| 356| 301| 307| 341
Unemployment rate...........................| 31.3| 28.9| 32.5| 34.6| 42.6| 36.4| 33.1| 30.9| 35.3
Men.......................................| 31.0| 28.4| 37.7| 34.3| 46.3| 32.7| 33.6| 32.0| 40.6
Women.....................................| 31.7| 29.5| 27.5| 35.0| 38.9| 39.7| 32.6| 29.8| 30.4
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HISPANIC ORIGIN
| | | | | | | | |
Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 18,385| 18,845| 18,889| 18,385| 18,702| 18,752| 18,800| 18,845| 18,889
Civilian labor force............................| 12,078| 12,369| 12,374| 12,224| 12,383| 12,456| 12,504| 12,437| 12,444
Participation rate..........................| 65.7| 65.6| 65.5| 66.5| 66.2| 66.4| 66.5| 66.0| 65.9
Employed......................................| 11,005| 11,246| 11,267| 11,105| 11,158| 11,351| 11,333| 11,269| 11,289
Employment-population ratio.................| 59.9| 59.7| 59.6| 60.4| 59.7| 60.5| 60.3| 59.8| 59.8
Unemployed....................................| 1,073| 1,123| 1,108| 1,119| 1,225| 1,105| 1,171| 1,168| 1,155
Unemployment rate...........................| 8.9| 9.1| 9.0| 9.2| 9.9| 8.9| 9.4| 9.4| 9.3
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1/ The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore,
identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals
because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included in
both the white and black population groups.
Table A-3. Selected employment indicators
(In thousands)
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Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
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Category | | | | | | | | |
| Dec. | Nov. | Dec. | Dec. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec.
| 1994 | 1995 | 1995 | 1994 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995
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CHARACTERISTIC
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Total employed, 16 years and over.................|124,729 |125,599 |125,136 |124,570 |124,779 |125,140 |125,399 |125,010 |124,904
Married men, spouse present.....................| 41,775 | 42,133 | 42,129 | 41,608 | 42,060 | 42,257 | 42,393 | 42,049 | 42,045
Married women, spouse present...................| 32,103 | 32,562 | 32,366 | 31,723 | 32,226 | 32,175 | 32,234 | 32,176 | 32,014
Women who maintain families.....................| 6,960 | 7,317 | 7,209 | 7,074 | 7,268 | 7,100 | 7,055 | 7,295 | 7,341
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OCCUPATION
| | | | | | | | |
Managerial and professional specialty...........| 34,776 | 35,986 | 35,856 | 34,576 | 35,775 | 35,602 | 35,827 | 35,730 | 35,647
Technical, sales, and administrative support....| 38,143 | 37,484 | 37,474 | 37,797 | 37,435 | 37,606 | 37,365 | 37,334 | 36,993
Service occupations.............................| 16,631 | 16,757 | 16,730 | 16,704 | 17,025 | 16,818 | 17,084 | 16,909 | 16,831
Precision production, craft, and repair.........| 13,685 | 13,526 | 13,484 | 13,677 | 13,296 | 13,506 | 13,463 | 13,274 | 13,497
Operators, fabricators, and laborers............| 18,069 | 18,395 | 18,328 | 18,030 | 17,758 | 17,974 | 17,995 | 18,264 | 18,323
Farming, forestry, and fishing..................| 3,424 | 3,452 | 3,264 | 3,839 | 3,511 | 3,567 | 3,699 | 3,581 | 3,618
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CLASS OF WORKER
| | | | | | | | |
Agriculture: | | | | | | | | |
Wage and salary workers.......................| 1,660 | 1,715 | 1,618 | 1,738 | 1,772 | 1,744 | 1,844 | 1,743 | 1,753
Self-employed workers.........................| 1,583 | 1,494 | 1,422 | 1,714 | 1,542 | 1,491 | 1,541 | 1,500 | 1,549
Unpaid family workers.........................| 42 | 33 | 32 | 49 | 45 | 43 | 48 | 34 | 39
Nonagricultural industries: | | | | | | | | |
Wage and salary workers.......................|112,389 |113,374 |113,084 |111,960 |112,350 |112,674 |112,950 |112,802 |112,570
Government..................................| 18,454 | 18,441 | 18,274 | 18,340 | 18,326 | 18,196 | 18,193 | 18,295 | 18,201
Private industries..........................| 93,935 | 94,933 | 94,811 | 93,620 | 94,023 | 94,478 | 94,756 | 94,507 | 94,369
Private households........................| 1,004 | 953 | 973 | 1,023 | 886 | 982 | 980 | 994 | 996
Other industries..........................| 92,931 | 93,980 | 93,838 | 92,597 | 93,138 | 93,495 | 93,776 | 93,513 | 93,374
Self-employed workers.........................| 8,944 | 8,884 | 8,883 | 8,959 | 8,869 | 9,017 | 8,943 | 8,822 | 8,883
Unpaid family workers.........................| 111 | 99 | 97 | 121 | 103 | 121 | 100 | 104 | 106
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PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME
| | | | | | | | |
All industries: | | | | | | | | |
Part time for economic reasons................| 4,408 | 4,335 | 4,410 | 4,422 | 4,526 | 4,589 | 4,400 | 4,410 | 4,445
Slack work or business conditions...........| 2,463 | 2,489 | 2,609 | 2,384 | 2,586 | 2,535 | 2,515 | 2,519 | 2,538
Could only find part-time work..............| 1,621 | 1,591 | 1,485 | 1,734 | 1,567 | 1,738 | 1,636 | 1,647 | 1,593
Part time for noneconomic reasons.............| 18,972 | 18,698 | 18,477 | 17,576 | 18,113 | 17,959 | 17,683 | 17,265 | 17,220
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Nonagricultural industries: | | | | | | | | |
Part time for economic reasons................| 4,157 | 4,165 | 4,218 | 4,254 | 4,316 | 4,451 | 4,255 | 4,272 | 4,326
Slack work or business conditions...........| 2,313 | 2,382 | 2,491 | 2,272 | 2,448 | 2,432 | 2,441 | 2,418 | 2,452
Could only find part-time work..............| 1,584 | 1,574 | 1,464 | 1,690 | 1,533 | 1,716 | 1,582 | 1,631 | 1,567
Part time for noneconomic reasons.............| 18,311 | 18,113 | 17,882 | 16,917 | 17,473 | 17,389 | 17,044 | 16,648 | 16,603
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NOTE: Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs
during the entire reference week for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial
dispute. Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full time
but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays,
illness, and bad weather.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-4. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
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| |
| Number of |
| unemployed persons | Unemployment rates1/
| (in thousands) |
Category | |
__________________________ _____________________________________________________
| | | | | | | | |
| Dec. | Nov. | Dec. | Dec. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec.
| 1994 | 1995 | 1995 | 1994 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995
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CHARACTERISTIC
| | | | | | | | |
Total, 16 years and over.........................| 7,155 | 7,432 | 7,380| 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6
Men, 20 years and over.........................| 3,169 | 3,301 | 3,302| 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.9
Women, 20 years and over.......................| 2,688 | 2,737 | 2,658| 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.6
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.....................| 1,298 | 1,394 | 1,420| 17.2 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.1 | 17.9 | 18.3
| | | | | | | | |
Married men, spouse present....................| 1,358 | 1,428 | 1,354| 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1
Married women, spouse present..................| 1,213 | 1,256 | 1,244| 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7
Women who maintain families....................| 684 | 610 | 516| 8.8 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 6.6
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Full-time workers..............................| 5,677 | 6,018 | 5,902| 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.5
Part-time workers..............................| 1,478 | 1,436 | 1,460| 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0
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2/ | | | | | | | | |
OCCUPATION
| | | | | | | | |
Managerial and professional specialty..........| 805 | 942 | 903| 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.5
Technical, sales, and administrative support...| 1,699 | 1,604 | 1,732| 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.5
Precision production, craft, and repair........| 830 | 953 | 820| 5.7 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 5.7
Operators, fabricators, and laborers...........| 1,610 | 1,660 | 1,688| 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.4
Farming, forestry, and fishing.................| 323 | 300 | 298| 7.8 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.6
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INDUSTRY
| | | | | | | | |
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers| 5,594 | 5,789 | 5,832| 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8
Goods-producing industries...................| 1,734 | 1,949 | 1,857| 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.5
Mining.....................................| 28 | 42 | 54| 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 8.3
Construction...............................| 682 | 774 | 740| 10.9 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 11.4
Manufacturing..............................| 1,024 | 1,134 | 1,064| 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.0
Durable goods............................| 550 | 600 | 553| 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.5
Nondurable goods.........................| 474 | 533 | 511| 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.7
Service-producing industries.................| 3,860 | 3,839 | 3,976| 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.5
Transportation and public utilities........| 297 | 278 | 344| 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.9
Wholesale and retail trade.................| 1,729 | 1,625 | 1,680| 6.7 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.5
Finance, insurance, and real estate........| 218 | 197 | 236| 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.3
Services...................................| 1,616 | 1,740 | 1,716| 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4
Government workers.............................| 587 | 564 | 504| 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.7
Agricultural wage and salary workers...........| 217 | 233 | 265| 11.1 | 8.3 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 13.2
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1/ Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
2/ Seasonally adjusted unemployment data for service occupations are not available
because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular
components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
Table A-5. Duration of unemployment
(Numbers in thousands)
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Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
| |
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Duration | | | | | | | | |
| Dec. | Nov. | Dec. | Dec. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec.
| 1994 | 1995 | 1995 | 1994 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995
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NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
| | | | | | | | |
Less than 5 weeks................................| 2,249 | 2,629 | 2,327 | 2,587 | 2,713 | 2,868 | 2,740 | 2,812 | 2,712
5 to 14 weeks....................................| 2,156 | 2,247 | 2,405 | 2,149 | 2,434 | 2,272 | 2,348 | 2,376 | 2,434
15 weeks and over................................| 2,285 | 2,147 | 2,140 | 2,456 | 2,380 | 2,352 | 2,296 | 2,297 | 2,307
15 to 26 weeks................................| 1,019 | 969 | 1,014 | 1,088 | 1,150 | 1,071 | 1,068 | 1,048 | 1,082
27 weeks and over.............................| 1,266 | 1,179 | 1,126 | 1,368 | 1,230 | 1,281 | 1,228 | 1,249 | 1,224
| | | | | | | | |
Average (mean) duration, in weeks................| 17.7 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 17.8 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 16.2
Median duration, in weeks........................| 8.7 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.2
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PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
| | | | | | | | |
Total unemployed.................................| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0
Less than 5 weeks..............................| 33.6 | 37.4 | 33.9 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 38.3 | 37.1 | 37.6 | 36.4
5 to 14 weeks..................................| 32.2 | 32.0 | 35.0 | 29.9 | 32.3 | 30.3 | 31.8 | 31.7 | 32.7
15 weeks and over..............................| 34.2 | 30.6 | 31.1 | 34.1 | 31.6 | 31.4 | 31.1 | 30.7 | 31.0
15 to 26 weeks...............................| 15.2 | 13.8 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 14.5
27 weeks and over............................| 18.9 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 19.0 | 16.3 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.4
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-6. Reason for unemployment
(Numbers in thousands)
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| |
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Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
| |
_______________________ _______________________________________________
Reason | | | | | | | | |
| Dec. | Nov. | Dec. | Dec. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec.
| 1994 | 1995 | 1995 | 1994 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995
| | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
| | | | | | | | |
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs........| 3,514| 3,355| 3,533| 3,442| 3,426| 3,367| 3,452| 3,516| 3,495
On temporary layoff......................................| 1,050| 935| 1,090| 930| 1,036| 874| 972| 1,062| 1,001
Not on temporary layoff..................................| 2,464| 2,419| 2,443| 2,512| 2,390| 2,492| 2,480| 2,455| 2,494
Permanent job losers...................................| 1,699| 1,661| 1,716| (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1)
Persons who completed temporary jobs...................| 765| 758| 727| (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1)
Job leavers................................................| 616| 842| 795| 704| 871| 887| 753| 856| 937
Reentrants.................................................| 2,180| 2,349| 2,098| 2,525| 2,537| 2,578| 2,502| 2,509| 2,431
New entrants...............................................| 380| 478| 446| 555| 574| 614| 550| 573| 609
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
| | | | | | | | |
Total unemployed...........................................| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs.......| 52.5| 47.8| 51.4| 47.6| 46.2| 45.2| 47.6| 47.2| 46.8
On temporary layoff.....................................| 15.7| 13.3| 15.9| 12.9| 14.0| 11.7| 13.4| 14.2| 13.4
Not on temporary layoff.................................| 36.8| 34.4| 35.6| 34.8| 32.3| 33.5| 34.2| 32.9| 33.4
Job leavers...............................................| 9.2| 12.0| 11.6| 9.7| 11.8| 11.9| 10.4| 11.5| 12.5
Reentrants................................................| 32.6| 33.4| 30.5| 34.9| 34.2| 34.6| 34.5| 33.7| 32.5
New entrants..............................................| 5.7| 6.8| 6.5| 7.7| 7.8| 8.3| 7.6| 7.7| 8.1
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UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
| | | | | | | | |
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
| | | | | | | | |
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs.......| 2.7| 2.5| 2.7| 2.6| 2.6| 2.5| 2.6| 2.7| 2.6
Job leavers...............................................| .5| .6| .6| .5| .7| .7| .6| .6| .7
Reentrants................................................| 1.7| 1.8| 1.6| 1.9| 1.9| 1.9| 1.9| 1.9| 1.8
New entrants..............................................| .3| .4| .3| .4| .4| .5| .4| .4| .5
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1/ Not available.
Table A-7. Unemployed persons by age and sex, seasonally adjusted
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| |
| Number of |
| unemployed persons | Unemployment rates1/
| (in thousands) |
Age and sex | |
__________________________ _____________________________________________________
| | | | | | | | |
| Dec. | Nov. | Dec. | Dec. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec.
| 1994 | 1995 | 1995 | 1994 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995
| | | | | | | | |
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Total, 16 years and over..........................| 7,155 | 7,432 | 7,380 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6
16 to 24 years..................................| 2,513 | 2,551 | 2,655 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 12.5
16 to 19 years................................| 1,298 | 1,394 | 1,420 | 17.2 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.1 | 17.9 | 18.3
16 to 17 years..............................| 573 | 628 | 666 | 18.1 | 21.2 | 19.8 | 20.3 | 19.8 | 21.0
18 to 19 years..............................| 728 | 767 | 749 | 16.6 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 14.9 | 16.7 | 16.4
20 to 24 years................................| 1,215 | 1,157 | 1,236 | 8.6 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 9.2
25 years and over...............................| 4,717 | 4,912 | 4,790 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3
25 to 54 years................................| 4,130 | 4,275 | 4,213 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4
55 years and over.............................| 539 | 608 | 542 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.5
| | | | | | | | |
Men, 16 years and over..........................| 3,896 | 4,065 | 4,073 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.7
16 to 24 years................................| 1,411 | 1,421 | 1,478 | 12.2 | 13.8 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 13.1
16 to 19 years..............................| 727 | 764 | 770 | 18.5 | 19.7 | 18.3 | 19.5 | 19.0 | 19.1
16 to 17 years............................| 313 | 353 | 357 | 18.8 | 23.1 | 20.2 | 21.6 | 22.0 | 21.6
18 to 19 years............................| 411 | 420 | 407 | 18.2 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 17.9 | 17.4 | 17.1
20 to 24 years..............................| 684 | 657 | 708 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.8
25 years and over.............................| 2,551 | 2,674 | 2,626 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4
25 to 54 years..............................| 2,217 | 2,314 | 2,314 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5
55 years and over...........................| 306 | 331 | 290 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.3
| | | | | | | | |
Women, 16 years and over........................| 3,259 | 3,367 | 3,308 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4
16 to 24 years................................| 1,102 | 1,130 | 1,177 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 12.8 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.9
16 to 19 years..............................| 571 | 630 | 649 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 16.8 | 14.5 | 16.8 | 17.4
16 to 17 years............................| 260 | 275 | 310 | 17.4 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.0 | 17.6 | 20.2
18 to 19 years............................| 317 | 347 | 342 | 14.9 | 12.8 | 14.8 | 11.6 | 15.9 | 15.6
20 to 24 years..............................| 531 | 500 | 528 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 8.5
25 years and over.............................| 2,166 | 2,238 | 2,163 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.2
25 to 54 years..............................| 1,913 | 1,961 | 1,900 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.3
55 years and over...........................| 233 | 277 | 252 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.7
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1/ Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-8. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted
(In thousands)
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| | |
Category | Total | Men | Women
___________________ ___________________ ___________________
| Dec. | Dec. | Dec. | Dec. | Dec. | Dec.
| 1994 | 1995 | 1994 | 1995 | 1994 | 1995
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| | | | | |
NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total not in the labor force..........................................| 66,347 | 67,500 | 23,792 | 24,725 | 42,555 | 42,775
Persons who currently want a job.....................................| 5,604 | 5,466 | 2,260 | 2,318 | 3,344 | 3,147
Searched for work and available to work now1/.......................| 1,810 | 1,619 | 829 | 809 | 982 | 811
Reason not currently looking: | | | | | |
Discouragement over job prospects2/..............................| 445 | 425 | 265 | 261 | 180 | 164
Reasons other than discouragement3/..............................| 1,366 | 1,194 | 564 | 547 | 802 | 647
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MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS
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Total multiple jobholders4/...........................................| 7,539 | 7,700 | 4,032 | 3,965 | 3,507 | 3,735
Percent of total employed.........................................| 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.4
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Primary job full time, secondary job part time.......................| 4,366 | 4,295 | 2,618 | 2,466 | 1,748 | 1,829
Primary and secondary jobs both part time............................| 1,751 | 1,741 | 582 | 514 | 1,170 | 1,227
Primary and secondary jobs both full time............................| 232 | 234 | 144 | 156 | 88 | 78
Hours vary on primary or secondary job...............................| 1,149 | 1,403 | 671 | 809 | 478 | 594
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1/ Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and
were available to take a job during the reference week.
2/ Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or
training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination.
3/ Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such
reasons as child-care and transportation problems, as well as a small number for which
reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
4/ Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their
secondary job(s), not shown separately.
Table A-9. Employment status of the civilian population for eleven large States
(Numbers in thousands)
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Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
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State and employment status
| Dec. | Nov. | Dec. | Dec. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec.
| 1994 | 1995 | 1995 | 1994 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995
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California
Civilian noninstitutional population...... 23,524 23,638 23,648 23,524 23,599 23,614 23,628 23,638 23,648
Civilian labor force.................... 15,338 15,527 15,449 15,432 15,500 15,638 15,736 15,555 15,531
Employed.............................. 14,259 14,223 14,368 14,247 14,288 14,507 14,503 14,191 14,334
Unemployed............................ 1,078 1,304 1,080 1,185 1,213 1,131 1,232 1,364 1,197
Unemployment rate..................... 7.0 8.4 7.0 7.7 7.8 7.2 7.8 8.8 7.7
Florida
Civilian noninstitutional population...... 10,973 11,127 11,140 10,973 11,080 11,097 11,112 11,127 11,140
Civilian labor force.................... 6,896 6,882 6,984 6,935 6,800 6,872 6,835 6,862 6,990
Employed.............................. 6,524 6,476 6,599 6,492 6,485 6,485 6,379 6,428 6,554
Unemployed............................ 372 406 385 443 315 388 457 434 436
Unemployment rate..................... 5.4 5.9 5.5 6.4 4.6 5.6 6.7 6.3 6.2
Illinois
Civilian noninstitutional population...... 8,883 8,942 8,946 8,883 8,928 8,933 8,938 8,942 8,946
Civilian labor force.................... 5,967 6,112 6,052 5,969 6,067 6,101 6,141 6,132 6,073
Employed.............................. 5,714 5,853 5,742 5,688 5,703 5,771 5,844 5,825 5,730
Unemployed............................ 253 259 310 281 364 330 297 307 344
Unemployment rate..................... 4.2 4.2 5.1 4.7 6.0 5.4 4.8 5.0 5.7
Massachusetts
Civilian noninstitutional population...... 4,688 4,673 4,674 4,688 4,669 4,671 4,673 4,673 4,674
Civilian labor force.................... 3,194 3,151 3,146 3,194 3,136 3,109 3,155 3,161 3,146
Employed.............................. 3,026 2,999 2,995 3,014 2,970 2,944 2,988 2,998 2,982
Unemployed............................ 168 152 152 180 166 165 167 162 164
Unemployment rate..................... 5.2 4.8 4.8 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.2
Michigan
Civilian noninstitutional population...... 7,152 7,182 7,184 7,152 7,173 7,177 7,180 7,182 7,184
Civilian labor force.................... 4,709 4,700 4,663 4,720 4,669 4,661 4,694 4,703 4,673
Employed.............................. 4,515 4,501 4,445 4,504 4,429 4,437 4,486 4,469 4,424
Unemployed............................ 194 199 218 216 240 223 207 234 249
Unemployment rate..................... 4.1 4.2 4.7 4.6 5.1 4.8 4.4 5.0 5.3
New Jersey
Civilian noninstitutional population...... 6,070 6,134 6,136 6,070 6,125 6,129 6,132 6,134 6,136
Civilian labor force.................... 4,017 4,047 4,033 3,999 4,063 4,028 4,079 4,052 4,026
Employed.............................. 3,785 3,816 3,757 3,750 3,795 3,799 3,841 3,805 3,732
Unemployed............................ 232 232 276 249 267 229 238 247 295
Unemployment rate..................... 5.8 5.7 6.8 6.2 6.6 5.7 5.8 6.1 7.3
New York
Civilian noninstitutional population...... 13,985 13,989 13,988 13,985 13,987 13,989 13,990 13,989 13,988
Civilian labor force.................... 8,511 8,421 8,382 8,565 8,621 8,611 8,520 8,462 8,441
Employed.............................. 8,059 7,951 7,885 8,080 8,013 8,024 7,986 7,951 7,903
Unemployed............................ 452 470 497 485 608 587 534 512 539
Unemployment rate..................... 5.3 5.6 5.9 5.7 7.1 6.8 6.3 6.0 6.4
North Carolina
Civilian noninstitutional population...... 5,425 5,487 5,494 5,425 5,462 5,471 5,479 5,487 5,494
Civilian labor force.................... 3,672 3,636 3,673 3,681 3,652 3,626 3,605 3,605 3,678
Employed.............................. 3,564 3,497 3,507 3,556 3,486 3,456 3,466 3,455 3,491
Unemployed............................ 108 140 166 125 166 170 139 150 187
Unemployment rate..................... 2.9 3.8 4.5 3.4 4.6 4.7 3.9 4.2 5.1
Ohio
Civilian noninstitutional population...... 8,434 8,466 8,468 8,434 8,454 8,459 8,463 8,466 8,468
Civilian labor force.................... 5,543 5,614 5,619 5,572 5,586 5,585 5,619 5,619 5,637
Employed.............................. 5,308 5,319 5,344 5,322 5,284 5,297 5,356 5,295 5,348
Unemployed............................ 235 295 275 250 303 288 264 324 290
Unemployment rate..................... 4.2 5.3 4.9 4.5 5.4 5.2 4.7 5.8 5.1
Pennsylvania
Civilian noninstitutional population...... 9,284 9,280 9,281 9,284 9,275 9,278 9,279 9,280 9,281
Civilian labor force.................... 5,780 5,807 5,787 5,792 5,795 5,844 5,805 5,803 5,810
Employed.............................. 5,473 5,466 5,459 5,445 5,475 5,468 5,508 5,438 5,442
Unemployed............................ 308 340 328 347 320 377 297 365 368
Unemployment rate..................... 5.3 5.9 5.7 6.0 5.5 6.4 5.1 6.3 6.3
Texas
Civilian noninstitutional population...... 13,668 13,911 13,933 13,668 13,841 13,866 13,889 13,911 13,933
Civilian labor force.................... 9,418 9,654 9,655 9,437 9,558 9,631 9,630 9,631 9,684
Employed.............................. 8,876 9,081 9,064 8,869 8,919 9,039 9,031 9,053 9,068
Unemployed............................ 542 573 591 569 639 592 599 578 615
Unemployment rate..................... 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.0 6.7 6.1 6.2 6.0 6.4
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1/ These are the official Bureau of Labor Statistics' estimates used in the
administration of Federal fund allocation programs.
2/ The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore,
identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and the seasonally adjusted columns.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry
(In thousands)
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Industry | | | | | | | | | |
| Dec. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Dec. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec.
| 1994 | 1995 |1995p/ |1995p/ | 1994 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 |1995p/ |1995p/
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Total..............................|116,415|117,963|118,110|118,117|115,624|116,838|116,932|116,998|117,164|117,315
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Total private.........................| 96,858| 98,371| 98,394| 98,446| 96,405| 97,492| 97,612| 97,685| 97,868| 97,990
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Goods_producing...............................| 24,147| 24,526| 24,329| 24,112| 24,230| 24,165| 24,157| 24,159| 24,128| 24,194
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Mining......................................| 593| 578| 574| 569| 592| 575| 573| 571| 568| 568
Metal mining..............................| 49.5| 51.2| 50.7| 50.7| 50| 52| 51| 51| 51| 51
Coal mining...............................| 111.5| 105.4| 105.5| 104.0| (1)| (1)| (1)| (1)| (1)| (1)
Oil and gas extraction....................| 329.9| 313.7| 311.2| 311.5| 326| 313| 311| 309| 307| 308
Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels........| 101.7| 108.1| 106.7| 102.9| 104| 104| 105| 105| 105| 105
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Construction................................| 5,073| 5,554| 5,427| 5,212| 5,166| 5,233| 5,262| 5,287| 5,289| 5,303
General building contractors..............|1,236.0|1,272.0|1,247.8|1,222.3| 1,241| 1,231| 1,229| 1,230| 1,226| 1,226
Heavy construction, except building.......| 698.1| 825.6| 780.0| 705.2| 739| 744| 750| 749| 744| 746
Special trade contractors.................|3,139.0|3,456.7|3,399.0|3,284.4| 3,186| 3,258| 3,283| 3,308| 3,319| 3,331
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Manufacturing...............................| 18,481| 18,394| 18,328| 18,331| 18,472| 18,357| 18,322| 18,301| 18,271| 18,323
Production workers......................| 12,784| 12,723| 12,670| 12,670| 12,785| 12,684| 12,659| 12,634| 12,621| 12,667
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Durable goods..............................| 10,592| 10,597| 10,585| 10,634| 10,574| 10,587| 10,572| 10,565| 10,549| 10,614
Production workers......................| 7,253| 7,251| 7,244| 7,292| 7,239| 7,244| 7,232| 7,220| 7,213| 7,276
Lumber and wood products..................| 762.7| 762.8| 756.2| 754.0| 766| 751| 752| 755| 752| 756
Furniture and fixtures....................| 509.1| 497.8| 497.0| 498.1| 507| 496| 495| 494| 494| 496
Stone, clay, and glass products...........| 534.7| 547.4| 542.8| 532.6| 540| 539| 537| 538| 539| 538
Primary metal industries..................| 716.4| 712.1| 714.4| 715.6| 715| 710| 710| 711| 713| 713
Blast furnaces and basic steel products.| 240.6| 237.3| 239.3| 239.9| 240| 239| 238| 238| 239| 239
Fabricated metal products.................|1,425.3|1,438.9|1,438.4|1,439.1| 1,421| 1,433| 1,429| 1,433| 1,431| 1,435
Industrial machinery and equipment........|2,010.1|2,049.0|2,056.6|2,068.6| 2,010| 2,048| 2,047| 2,055| 2,061| 2,069
Computer and office equipment...........| 341.3| 342.2| 343.9| 344.8| 342| 339| 340| 344| 344| 345
Electronic and other electrical equipment.|1,608.4|1,637.0|1,642.8|1,649.8| 1,603| 1,624| 1,631| 1,635| 1,636| 1,643
Electronic components and accessories...| 560.2| 595.0| 599.3| 605.7| 560| 586| 591| 596| 599| 605
Transportation equipment..................|1,776.6|1,712.9|1,699.8|1,745.2| 1,764| 1,751| 1,738| 1,713| 1,693| 1,733
Motor vehicles and equipment............| 935.4| 933.5| 924.7| 939.9| 926| 942| 932| 933| 920| 930
Aircraft and parts......................| 465.3| 414.6| 411.9| 444.0| 462| 440| 439| 413| 410| 441
Instruments and related products..........| 854.0| 839.5| 837.4| 837.3| 853| 843| 842| 840| 836| 836
Miscellaneous manufacturing...............| 394.3| 399.3| 399.9| 394.1| 395| 392| 391| 391| 394| 395
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Nondurable goods...........................| 7,889| 7,797| 7,743| 7,697| 7,898| 7,770| 7,750| 7,736| 7,722| 7,709
Production workers......................| 5,531| 5,472| 5,426| 5,378| 5,546| 5,440| 5,427| 5,414| 5,408| 5,391
Food and kindred products.................|1,667.1|1,725.2|1,690.2|1,670.1| 1,684| 1,677| 1,680| 1,683| 1,682| 1,687
Tobacco products..........................| 43.9| 41.2| 39.2| 40.7| 41| 40| 39| 39| 38| 38
Textile mill products.....................| 673.0| 644.8| 643.3| 634.9| 673| 650| 644| 643| 642| 636
Apparel and other textile products........| 959.5| 894.1| 882.7| 869.4| 960| 907| 898| 884| 877| 872
Paper and allied products.................| 692.8| 684.4| 681.5| 682.7| 692| 688| 684| 684| 682| 683
Printing and publishing...................|1,565.3|1,548.8|1,556.4|1,557.3| 1,556| 1,554| 1,552| 1,550| 1,552| 1,548
Chemicals and allied products.............|1,053.0|1,039.9|1,037.2|1,033.6| 1,054| 1,041| 1,040| 1,041| 1,039| 1,035
Petroleum and coal products...............| 147.7| 143.1| 140.3| 137.8| 150| 142| 141| 141| 139| 139
Rubber and misc. plastics products........| 973.9| 968.3| 966.4| 966.0| 975| 965| 966| 965| 966| 967
Leather and leather products..............| 113.0| 107.0| 106.0| 104.0| 113| 106| 106| 106| 105| 104
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Service_producing.............................| 92,268| 93,437| 93,781| 94,005| 91,394| 92,673| 92,775| 92,839| 93,036| 93,121
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Transportation and public utilities.........| 6,183| 6,274| 6,279| 6,315| 6,121| 6,217| 6,206| 6,217| 6,233| 6,248
Transportation............................| 3,934| 4,001| 4,004| 4,052| 3,870| 3,950| 3,938| 3,947| 3,960| 3,982
Railroad transportation.................| 239.3| 237.2| 236.7| 235.9| 241| 238| 236| 236| 236| 237
Local and interurban passenger transit..| 440.0| 478.1| 480.1| 484.3| 425| 464| 457| 457| 462| 467
Trucking and warehousing................|1,909.9|1,912.4|1,913.2|1,953.1| 1,857| 1,882| 1,872| 1,882| 1,885| 1,898
Water transportation....................| 160.8| 156.1| 154.5| 151.7| 164| 159| 157| 155| 157| 155
Transportation by air...................| 755.4| 773.5| 778.6| 786.3| 754| 764| 770| 774| 779| 784
Pipelines, except natural gas...........| 17.5| 16.1| 15.9| 15.8| 18| 16| 16| 16| 16| 16
Transportation services.................| 410.7| 428.0| 424.8| 424.8| 411| 427| 430| 427| 425| 425
Communications and public utilities.......| 2,249| 2,273| 2,275| 2,263| 2,251| 2,267| 2,268| 2,270| 2,273| 2,266
Communications..........................|1,332.8|1,371.4|1,374.3|1,365.0| 1,331| 1,365| 1,366| 1,367| 1,370| 1,364
Electric, gas, and sanitary services....| 916.5| 901.7| 900.2| 898.4| 920| 902| 902| 903| 903| 902
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Wholesale trade.............................| 6,226| 6,380| 6,381| 6,376| 6,229| 6,340| 6,346| 6,359| 6,368| 6,379
Durable goods.............................| 3,598| 3,697| 3,707| 3,714| 3,599| 3,679| 3,686| 3,697| 3,707| 3,714
Nondurable goods..........................| 2,628| 2,683| 2,674| 2,662| 2,630| 2,661| 2,660| 2,662| 2,661| 2,665
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See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry
(In thousands)
-Continued
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Industry | | | | | | | | | |
| Dec. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Dec. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec.
| 1994 | 1995 |1995p/ |1995p/ | 1994 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 |1995p/ |1995p/
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Retail trade................................| 21,344| 20,939| 21,270| 21,524| 20,759| 20,837| 20,899| 20,897| 20,979| 20,931
Building materials and garden supplies....| 834.5| 855.5| 857.3| 856.9| 846| 850| 853| 853| 863| 868
General merchandise stores................|2,866.9|2,589.4|2,741.1|2,779.1| 2,585| 2,530| 2,534| 2,556| 2,562| 2,501
Department stores.......................|2,498.5|2,276.6|2,411.7|2,431.2| 2,256| 2,215| 2,220| 2,245| 2,248| 2,190
Food stores...............................|3,376.1|3,375.6|3,409.0|3,437.1| 3,320| 3,371| 3,368| 3,372| 3,385| 3,380
Automotive dealers and service stations...|2,160.0|2,237.5|2,237.4|2,240.6| 2,173| 2,214| 2,223| 2,231| 2,240| 2,254
New and used car dealers................| 986.0|1,013.3|1,016.4|1,017.1| 989| 1,002| 1,005| 1,008| 1,015| 1,020
Apparel and accessory stores..............|1,231.4|1,069.5|1,116.4|1,152.3| 1,126| 1,092| 1,078| 1,074| 1,076| 1,052
Furniture and home furnishings stores.....| 964.1| 961.7| 983.6|1,001.6| 927| 953| 959| 962| 962| 962
Eating and drinking places................|7,134.7|7,221.3|7,205.6|7,252.8| 7,182| 7,222| 7,259| 7,236| 7,264| 7,289
Miscellaneous retail establishments.......|2,776.5|2,628.6|2,719.2|2,803.4| 2,600| 2,605| 2,625| 2,613| 2,627| 2,625
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Finance, insurance, and real estate.........| 6,915| 6,960| 6,969| 6,985| 6,931| 6,947| 6,957| 6,977| 6,990| 6,999
Finance...................................| 3,315| 3,313| 3,330| 3,343| 3,317| 3,310| 3,316| 3,325| 3,337| 3,342
Depository institutions.................|2,070.8|2,041.5|2,046.4|2,049.0| 2,070| 2,048| 2,049| 2,048| 2,051| 2,047
Commercial banks......................|1,497.3|1,483.1|1,488.1|1,491.0| 1,498| 1,487| 1,487| 1,489| 1,493| 1,491
Savings institutions..................| 295.5| 275.9| 274.8| 273.1| 295| 280| 279| 277| 275| 273
Nondepository institutions..............| 479.7| 493.6| 501.3| 507.1| 481| 490| 491| 497| 503| 508
Mortgage bankers and brokers..........| 231.2| 232.7| 237.8| 240.0| (2)| (2)| (2)| (2)| (2)| (2)
Security and commodity brokers..........| 528.2| 530.5| 532.3| 534.8| 530| 529| 531| 532| 533| 536
Holding and other investment offices....| 236.0| 247.7| 250.4| 251.6| 236| 243| 245| 248| 250| 251
Insurance.................................| 2,231| 2,249| 2,249| 2,254| 2,232| 2,246| 2,249| 2,253| 2,252| 2,256
Insurance carriers......................|1,536.2|1,539.8|1,541.1|1,542.3| 1,537| 1,540| 1,542| 1,543| 1,543| 1,544
Insurance agents, brokers, and service..| 694.9| 708.7| 707.9| 711.2| 695| 706| 707| 710| 709| 712
Real estate...............................| 1,369| 1,398| 1,390| 1,388| 1,382| 1,391| 1,392| 1,399| 1,401| 1,401
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Services3/..................................| 32,043| 33,292| 33,166| 33,134| 32,135| 32,986| 33,047| 33,076| 33,170| 33,239
Agricultural services.....................| 538.9| 615.3| 586.2| 548.9| 588| 588| 588| 593| 591| 598
Hotels and other lodging places...........| 1,555| 1,634| 1,573| 1,569| 1,612| 1,634| 1,635| 1,621| 1,635| 1,632
Personal services.........................| 1,126| 1,112| 1,115| 1,125| 1,138| 1,142| 1,135| 1,138| 1,141| 1,136
Business services.........................| 6,543| 6,894| 6,873| 6,856| 6,487| 6,681| 6,745| 6,752| 6,758| 6,788
Services to buildings...................| 867| 890| 896| 896| 870| 884| 888| 889| 893| 899
Personnel supply services...............| 2,435| 2,569| 2,528| 2,497| 2,386| 2,406| 2,458| 2,446| 2,438| 2,438
Help supply services..................| 2,162| 2,281| 2,240| 2,209| 2,118| 2,129| 2,174| 2,170| 2,156| 2,157
Computer and data processing services...| 993| 1,077| 1,090| 1,104| 991| 1,063| 1,072| 1,081| 1,089| 1,101
Auto repair, services, and parking........| 994| 1,039| 1,043| 1,048| 1,000| 1,031| 1,029| 1,039| 1,045| 1,054
Miscellaneous repair services.............| 336| 344| 344| 346| 338| 342| 343| 341| 344| 348
Motion pictures...........................| 536| 586| 591| 596| 529| 592| 602| 596| 592| 590
Amusement and recreation services.........| 1,254| 1,446| 1,312| 1,297| 1,375| 1,525| 1,501| 1,485| 1,476| 1,441
Health services...........................| 9,128| 9,349| 9,390| 9,424| 9,121| 9,298| 9,324| 9,349| 9,390| 9,414
Offices and clinics of medical doctors..| 1,564| 1,602| 1,607| 1,615| 1,562| 1,591| 1,599| 1,600| 1,608| 1,613
Nursing and personal care facilities....| 1,669| 1,708| 1,718| 1,721| 1,667| 1,697| 1,704| 1,706| 1,715| 1,719
Hospitals...............................| 3,788| 3,828| 3,836| 3,843| 3,790| 3,822| 3,827| 3,832| 3,836| 3,843
Home health care services...............| 588| 624| 630| 632| 588| 619| 619| 622| 628| 631
Legal services............................| 929| 926| 928| 929| 930| 930| 932| 930| 929| 931
Educational services......................| 1,956| 2,017| 2,046| 2,018| 1,854| 1,906| 1,883| 1,892| 1,895| 1,913
Social services...........................| 2,243| 2,295| 2,307| 2,312| 2,233| 2,269| 2,294| 2,291| 2,295| 2,301
Child day care services.................| 526| 539| 541| 540| 512| 536| 529| 525| 524| 526
Residential care........................| 620| 637| 641| 644| 620| 637| 640| 640| 641| 644
Museums and botanical and zoological | | | | | | | | | |
gardens.................................| 78| 84| 80| 80| 80| 83| 81| 82| 83| 82
Membership organizations..................| 2,051| 2,044| 2,052| 2,053| 2,062| 2,072| 2,056| 2,052| 2,062| 2,066
Engineering and management services.......| 2,605| 2,734| 2,754| 2,762| 2,616| 2,722| 2,728| 2,743| 2,763| 2,773
Engineering and architectural services..| 786| 811| 814| 814| 790| 804| 806| 810| 815| 818
Management and public relations.........| 738| 827| 831| 835| 742| 814| 823| 826| 833| 839
Services, nec.............................| 40.7| 41.8| 41.6| 41.2| (1)| (1)| (1)| (1)| (1)| (1)
| | | | | | | | | |
Government..................................| 19,557| 19,592| 19,716| 19,671| 19,219| 19,346| 19,320| 19,313| 19,296| 19,325
Federal...................................| 2,872| 2,790| 2,772| 2,805| 2,853| 2,825| 2,812| 2,804| 2,789| 2,786
Federal, except Postal Service..........|1,998.1|1,944.3|1,922.1|1,910.1| 2,014| 1,982| 1,966| 1,954| 1,936| 1,927
State.....................................| 4,685| 4,715| 4,737| 4,680| 4,598| 4,604| 4,601| 4,596| 4,601| 4,592
Education...............................|2,005.4|2,045.0|2,074.4|2,022.9| 1,891| 1,923| 1,919| 1,913| 1,914| 1,908
Other State government..................|2,679.8|2,669.6|2,662.7|2,657.4| 2,707| 2,681| 2,682| 2,683| 2,687| 2,684
Local.....................................| 12,000| 12,087| 12,207| 12,186| 11,768| 11,917| 11,907| 11,913| 11,906| 11,947
Education...............................|6,886.5|6,909.6|7,025.1|7,022.4| 6,557| 6,706| 6,683| 6,657| 6,672| 6,688
Other local government..................|5,113.7|5,177.1|5,182.0|5,163.9| 5,211| 5,211| 5,224| 5,256| 5,234| 5,259
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1/ These series are not published seasonally adjusted because it has very little irregular movement. Thus,
because the seasonal component, which is small relative the not seasonally adjusted series can be used
to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot for analysis of cyclical and long-term trends.
be separated with sufficient precision. 3/ Includes other industries, not shown separately.
2/ This series is not suitable for seasonal adjustment p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
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| Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted
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Industry | | | | | | | | | |
| Dec. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Dec. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec.
| 1994 | 1995 |1995p/ |1995p/ | 1994 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 |1995p/ |1995p/
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Total private...........................| 34.8 | 34.7 | 34.4 | 34.5 | 34.7 | 34.4 | 34.5 | 34.6 | 34.5 | 34.4
| | | | | | | | | |
Goods_producing...............................| 42.0 | 41.4 | 41.1 | 41.3 | 41.5 | 40.9 | 41.1 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 40.7
| | | | | | | | | |
Mining......................................| 45.1 | 45.4 | 44.8 | 44.8 | 44.7 | 44.3 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 44.3 | 44.5
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Construction................................| 38.7 | 40.0 | 38.5 | 37.9 | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2)
| | | | | | | | | |
Manufacturing...............................| 42.9 | 41.7 | 41.9 | 42.2 | 42.1 | 41.5 | 41.7 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 41.4
Overtime hours.........................| 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3
| | | | | | | | | |
Durable goods.............................| 43.8 | 42.5 | 42.7 | 43.1 | 43.0 | 42.4 | 42.5 | 42.4 | 42.4 | 42.3
Overtime hours.........................| 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6
| | | | | | | | | |
Lumber and wood products.................| 41.6 | 41.2 | 40.8 | 40.4 | 41.2 | 40.7 | 40.7 | 40.9 | 40.7 | 40.0
Furniture and fixtures...................| 41.6 | 40.0 | 40.2 | 40.9 | 40.4 | 39.8 | 39.6 | 39.5 | 39.7 | 39.7
Stone, clay, and glass products..........| 43.3 | 43.8 | 43.3 | 42.7 | 43.5 | 43.1 | 43.2 | 43.1 | 43.0 | 42.9
Primary metal industries.................| 45.6 | 43.7 | 44.1 | 44.2 | 45.0 | 43.6 | 43.7 | 43.9 | 43.8 | 43.5
Blast furnaces and basic steel products| 45.9 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 44.1 | 45.6 | 43.8 | 43.7 | 44.4 | 44.1 | 43.8
Fabricated metal products................| 44.0 | 42.6 | 42.9 | 45.3 | 43.0 | 42.3 | 42.7 | 42.3 | 42.3 | 44.2
Industrial machinery and equipment.......| 44.8 | 43.1 | 43.6 | 44.0 | 43.8 | 43.5 | 43.4 | 43.1 | 43.5 | 43.0
Electronic and other electrical equipment| 43.1 | 42.2 | 42.1 | 42.2 | 42.0 | 41.6 | 42.1 | 42.1 | 41.6 | 41.1
Transportation equipment.................| 45.6 | 43.7 | 44.1 | 43.8 | 44.7 | 43.7 | 43.9 | 43.6 | 43.8 | 42.8
Motor vehicles and equipment...........| 47.1 | 44.7 | 45.4 | 45.8 | 46.2 | 44.6 | 44.9 | 44.7 | 45.1 | 44.8
Instruments and related products.........| 42.6 | 41.4 | 41.9 | 42.5 | 41.7 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 41.4 | 41.6 | 41.6
Miscellaneous manufacturing..............| 40.4 | 40.3 | 40.4 | 40.2 | 39.9 | 40.0 | 40.1 | 39.8 | 39.7 | 39.6
| | | | | | | | | |
Nondurable goods..........................| 41.7 | 40.6 | 40.8 | 40.9 | 41.1 | 40.4 | 40.5 | 40.3 | 40.4 | 40.3
Overtime hours.........................| 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9
| | | | | | | | | |
Food and kindred products................| 42.2 | 41.3 | 41.4 | 41.3 | 41.5 | 41.2 | 41.1 | 40.9 | 40.7 | 40.6
Tobacco products.........................| 41.2 | 40.4 | 39.9 | 37.7 | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2)
Textile mill products....................| 42.0 | 40.6 | 40.9 | 40.7 | 41.6 | 40.7 | 40.5 | 40.4 | 40.6 | 40.3
Apparel and other textile products.......| 38.1 | 36.9 | 37.2 | 37.7 | 37.7 | 36.7 | 37.1 | 36.6 | 36.8 | 37.3
Paper and allied products................| 44.8 | 43.1 | 43.7 | 43.9 | 44.0 | 42.9 | 42.9 | 42.8 | 43.4 | 43.1
Printing and publishing..................| 39.3 | 38.3 | 38.8 | 38.5 | 38.7 | 38.1 | 38.1 | 38.0 | 38.3 | 37.9
Chemicals and allied products............| 44.0 | 43.2 | 43.3 | 43.9 | 43.2 | 43.1 | 43.4 | 43.2 | 43.0 | 43.1
Petroleum and coal products..............| 44.2 | 44.3 | 44.0 | 44.0 | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2)
Rubber and misc. plastics products.......| 43.0 | 41.5 | 41.8 | 42.2 | 42.3 | 41.2 | 41.6 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 41.5
Leather and leather products.............| 39.0 | 38.3 | 37.9 | 37.7 | 38.6 | 38.6 | 38.4 | 38.1 | 37.6 | 37.3
| | | | | | | | | |
Service_producing.............................| 32.8 | 32.8 | 32.6 | 32.7 | 32.8 | 32.5 | 32.7 | 32.9 | 32.7 | 32.6
| | | | | | | | | |
Transportation and public utilities.........| 39.6 | 39.7 | 39.7 | 39.7 | 39.6 | 39.4 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 39.7 | 39.7
| | | | | | | | | |
Wholesale trade.............................| 38.5 | 38.5 | 38.2 | 38.4 | 38.4 | 38.2 | 38.3 | 38.4 | 38.2 | 38.3
| | | | | | | | | |
Retail trade................................| 29.3 | 28.8 | 28.6 | 29.1 | 28.9 | 28.7 | 28.8 | 28.9 | 28.8 | 28.7
| | | | | | | | | |
Finance, insurance, and real estate.........| 35.7 | 36.4 | 35.6 | 35.8 | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2)
| | | | | | | | | |
Services....................................| 32.4 | 32.6 | 32.4 | 32.3 | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2)
| | | | | | | | | |
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1/ Data relate to production workers in mining and 2/ These series are not published seasonally
manufacturing; construction workers in construction; adjusted since the seasonal component, which is small
and nonsupervisory workers in transportation and relative to the trend-cycle and irregular
public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; components, cannot be separated with sufficient
finance,insurance, and real estate; and services. precision.
These groups account for approximately four-fifths p = preliminary.
of the total employees on private nonfarm payrolls.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA
1/
Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm
payrolls by industry
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| |
| Average hourly earnings | Average weekly earnings
| |
_______________________________ _______________________________
Industry | | | | | | | |
| Dec. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Dec. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec.
| 1994 | 1995 |1995p/ |1995p/ | 1994 | 1995 |1995p/ |1995p/
| | | | | | | |
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Total private...........................|$11.28 |$11.61 |$11.60 |$11.64 |$392.54|$402.87|$399.04|$401.58
Seasonally adjusted....................| 11.27 | 11.58 | 11.58 | 11.63 | 391.07| 400.67| 399.51| 400.07
| | | | | | | |
Goods_producing...............................| 12.88 | 13.18 | 13.18 | 13.23 | 540.96| 545.65| 541.70| 546.40
| | | | | | | |
Mining......................................| 15.09 | 15.36 | 15.33 | 15.55 | 680.56| 697.34| 686.78| 696.64
| | | | | | | |
Construction................................| 14.83 | 15.29 | 15.22 | 15.11 | 573.92| 611.60| 585.97| 572.67
| | | | | | | |
Manufacturing...............................| 12.26 | 12.41 | 12.48 | 12.61 | 525.95| 517.50| 522.91| 532.14
| | | | | | | |
Durable goods.............................| 12.87 | 12.94 | 13.00 | 13.14 | 563.71| 549.95| 555.10| 566.33
Lumber and wood products.................| 9.97 | 10.27 | 10.21 | 10.31 | 414.75| 423.12| 416.57| 416.52
Furniture and fixtures...................| 9.76 | 9.91 | 9.95 | 10.04 | 406.02| 396.40| 399.99| 410.64
Stone, clay, and glass products..........| 12.21 | 12.52 | 12.51 | 12.47 | 528.69| 548.38| 541.68| 532.47
Primary metal industries.................| 14.53 | 14.61 | 14.79 | 14.78 | 662.57| 638.46| 652.24| 653.28
Blast furnaces and basic steel products| 17.16 | 17.45 | 17.84 | 17.76 | 787.64| 767.80| 784.96| 783.22
Fabricated metal products................| 12.09 | 12.17 | 12.24 | 12.60 | 531.96| 518.44| 525.10| 570.78
Industrial machinery and equipment.......| 13.19 | 13.31 | 13.38 | 13.47 | 590.91| 573.66| 583.37| 592.68
Electronic and other electrical equipment| 11.59 | 11.77 | 11.84 | 11.95 | 499.53| 496.69| 498.46| 504.29
Transportation equipment.................| 16.83 | 16.65 | 16.72 | 16.80 | 767.45| 727.61| 737.35| 735.84
Motor vehicles and equipment...........| 17.37 | 17.39 | 17.40 | 17.47 | 818.13| 777.33| 789.96| 800.13
Instruments and related products.........| 12.63 | 12.78 | 12.89 | 12.93 | 538.04| 529.09| 540.09| 549.53
Miscellaneous manufacturing..............| 9.90 | 10.10 | 10.12 | 10.26 | 399.96| 407.03| 408.85| 412.45
| | | | | | | |
Nondurable goods..........................| 11.42 | 11.69 | 11.74 | 11.85 | 476.21| 474.61| 478.99| 484.67
Food and kindred products................| 10.85 | 10.93 | 11.04 | 11.17 | 457.87| 451.41| 457.06| 461.32
Tobacco products.........................| 18.64 | 18.49 | 19.54 | 17.63 | 767.97| 747.00| 779.65| 664.65
Textile mill products....................| 9.31 | 9.49 | 9.55 | 9.58 | 391.02| 385.29| 390.60| 389.91
Apparel and other textile products.......| 7.47 | 7.71 | 7.76 | 7.81 | 284.61| 284.50| 288.67| 294.44
Paper and allied products................| 13.98 | 14.32 | 14.39 | 14.47 | 626.30| 617.19| 628.84| 635.23
Printing and publishing..................| 12.26 | 12.42 | 12.40 | 12.54 | 481.82| 475.69| 481.12| 482.79
Chemicals and allied products............| 15.42 | 15.85 | 15.92 | 16.04 | 678.48| 684.72| 689.34| 704.16
Petroleum and coal products..............| 19.32 | 19.68 | 19.49 | 19.72 | 853.94| 871.82| 857.56| 867.68
Rubber and misc. plastics products.......| 10.79 | 11.02 | 11.00 | 11.11 | 463.97| 457.33| 459.80| 468.84
Leather and leather products.............| 8.06 | 8.26 | 8.26 | 8.37 | 314.34| 316.36| 313.05| 315.55
| | | | | | | |
Service_producing.............................| 10.72 | 11.07 | 11.06 | 11.11 | 351.62| 363.10| 360.56| 363.30
| | | | | | | |
Transportation and public utilities.........| 14.04 | 14.45 | 14.48 | 14.45 | 555.98| 573.67| 574.86| 573.67
| | | | | | | |
Wholesale trade.............................| 12.21 | 12.52 | 12.49 | 12.61 | 470.09| 482.02| 477.12| 484.22
| | | | | | | |
Retail trade................................| 7.59 | 7.78 | 7.79 | 7.82 | 222.39| 224.06| 222.79| 227.56
| | | | | | | |
Finance, insurance, and real estate.........| 12.05 | 12.53 | 12.48 | 12.58 | 430.19| 456.09| 444.29| 450.36
| | | | | | | |
Services....................................| 11.29 | 11.56 | 11.58 | 11.69 | 365.80| 376.86| 375.19| 377.59
| | | | | | | |
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1/ See footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA
1/
Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm
payrolls by industry, seasonally adjusted
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| | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Percent
| | | | | | | change
Industry | Dec. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | from:
| 1994 | 1995 | 1995 | 1995 |1995p/ |1995p/ |Nov. 1995-
| | | | | | | Dec. 1995
| | | | | | |
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| | | | | | |
Total private: | | | | | | |
Current dollars...................| $11.27| $11.48| $11.54| $11.58| $11.58| $11.63| 0.4
Constant (1982) dollars2/.........| 7.40| 7.41| 7.44| 7.44| 7.44| N.A. | (3)
| | | | | | |
Goods_producing......................| 12.83| 13.09| 13.12| 13.14| 13.17| 13.18| .1
Mining.............................| 15.08| 15.48| 15.42| 15.50| 15.39| 15.53| .9
Construction.......................| 14.81| 15.09| 15.14| 15.14| 15.19| 15.11| -.5
Manufacturing......................| 12.18| 12.41| 12.43| 12.45| 12.48| 12.52| .3
Excluding overtime4/.............| 11.53| 11.79| 11.78| 11.84| 11.85| 11.90| .4
| | | | | | |
Service_producing....................| 10.71| 10.93| 10.99| 11.05| 11.04| 11.10| .5
Transportation and public utilities| 14.01| 14.27| 14.31| 14.44| 14.45| 14.41| -.3
Wholesale trade....................| 12.20| 12.42| 12.48| 12.53| 12.49| 12.60| .9
Retail trade.......................| 7.60| 7.74| 7.76| 7.76| 7.78| 7.83| .6
Finance, insurance, and real estate| 12.01| 12.37| 12.45| 12.56| 12.49| 12.54| .4
Services...........................| 11.21| 11.40| 11.48| 11.56| 11.53| 11.61| .7
| | | | | | |
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1/ See footnote 1, table B-2.
2/ The Consumer Price Index for Urban
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is
used to deflate this series.
3/ Change was .0 percent from October
1995 to November 1995, the latest month
available.
4/ Derived by assuming that overtime
hours are paid at the rate of time and one-
half.
N.A. = not available.
p/ = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA
1/
Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry
(1982=100)
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| |
| Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted
| |
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Industry | | | | | | | | | |
|Dec. |Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |Dec. |Aug. |Sept.|Oct. | Nov. | Dec.
|1994 |1995 |1995p/ |1995p/ |1994 |1995 |1995 |1995 |1995p/ |1995p/
| | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | |
Total private...........................|133.2|135.0| 134.0 | 134.5 |132.0|132.3|133.0|133.8| 133.3 | 133.1
| | | | | | | | | |
Goods_producing...............................|112.2|112.9| 111.1 | 110.0 |111.4|109.5|109.9|109.7| 109.3 | 109.2
| | | | | | | | | |
Mining.......................................| 55.0| 55.2| 53.8 | 53.3 | 54.3| 53.2| 53.9| 53.7| 52.3 | 52.8
| | | | | | | | | |
Construction.................................|137.6|158.1| 147.8 | 138.0 |142.0|142.0|143.6|145.4| 143.9 | 142.0
| | | | | | | | | |
Manufacturing................................|110.5|107.0| 107.1 | 107.8 |108.6|106.2|106.3|105.7| 105.7 | 105.9
| | | | | | | | | |
Durable goods...............................|110.9|107.6| 108.0 | 109.8 |108.5|107.1|107.3|106.7| 106.7 | 107.3
Lumber and wood products...................|138.6|136.7| 133.9 | 132.2 |137.9|133.0|133.0|134.1| 132.8 | 131.3
Furniture and fixtures.....................|132.0|123.8| 123.9 | 126.4 |127.6|122.6|122.0|121.1| 121.7 | 122.0
Stone, clay, and glass products............|108.1|112.7| 110.5 | 106.5 |109.9|108.7|108.6|108.9| 108.7 | 108.4
Primary metal industries...................| 96.0| 91.5| 92.7 | 93.3 | 94.3| 91.2| 91.3| 91.7| 91.8 | 91.5
Blast furnaces and basic steel products..| 75.8| 71.5| 72.2 | 72.6 | 74.9| 71.6| 71.0| 72.1| 72.4 | 71.6
Fabricated metal products..................|117.1|114.3| 114.9 | 121.4 |114.0|112.8|113.5|112.7| 112.7 | 117.9
Industrial machinery and equipment.........|104.0|102.2| 103.8 | 105.6 |101.6|102.8|102.8|102.5| 103.8 | 103.1
Electronic and other electrical equipment..|111.6|109.8| 110.0 | 110.4 |108.1|107.3|108.9|109.0| 108.2 | 107.0
Transportation equipment...................|124.3|115.0| 115.3 | 119.5 |120.9|118.8|118.4|115.0| 114.0 | 115.9
Motor vehicles and equipment.............|165.6|157.5| 158.7 | 164.4 |160.8|158.6|158.0|157.7| 156.7 | 158.7
Instruments and related products...........| 76.8| 73.9| 74.7 | 75.9 | 74.9| 74.2| 74.0| 73.8| 74.0 | 74.2
Miscellaneous manufacturing................|105.9|107.0| 107.5 | 105.1 |105.1|103.5|103.8|103.4| 103.5 | 104.0
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