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United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Washington, D.C. 20212 Technical information: (202) Media contact: 523-1371 523-19** 523-1959 523-1913 USDL 92-10 TRANSMSSON OP MATERAL N THS RELEASE S EMBARGOED UNTL 8:30A.M. (EST), FRDAY, JANUARY 10, 1992 THE EMPLOYMENT STUATON: DECEMBER The nation's job market showed continued weakness in Decentoer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The unemployment rate rose two-tenths of a percentage point to percent from a revised percent in both October and November. Nonfarm payroll employment was little changed in December, following a large decline in November. Unemployment (Household Survey Data) The number of unemployed persons rose by 290»000 in December to 8.9 million (after seasonal adjustment), and the unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage point to percent. Prior to December, the unenployment rate had held at about percent between May and September before edging up to percent in October and November. Since the recession began in July, the jobless total has grown by 2.1 million and the unemployment rate has risen 1-7 percentage points. (See table A-1.) Jobless rates for adult men ( percent) and adult women ( percent) edged up in Decentoer. Rates for teenagers (19.3 percent), whites (6.3 percent), blacks (12.7 percent), and Hispanics (9.7 percent) were little changed over the month, though mostly in an upward direction. (See tables A-1 and A-2.) Nearly all of the Decentoer increase in unenployment occurred anong persons who had lost their last jobs, primarily those who had no expectation of being called back to work. Since July, the total nuntoer of job losers (including those on layoff anticipating recall) has increased by 1.8 million. Job losers accounted for 56 percent of the unenployed in Decentoer. (See table A-6.) Long-term unenployment (15 weeks and over) rose by 220,000 in Decentoer to a level of 2.8 million; the long-term unenployed accounted for about 1 out of every 3 unenployed persons in Decentoer, up from 1 in 5 at the onset of the recession. Most of the over-the-month increase in long-term unenployment was accounted for by persons jobless for 6 months or longer. (See table A-5.) This release incorporates annual revisions in seasonally adjusted unenployment and other labor force series derived from the household survey. nformation on the revisions appears on page 5.

Table A. - 2 - Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted Category Quarterly averages Monthly data j V j j j j. J- J _ change. Employment Unemployment Not in labor force Discouraged workers s: All workers Adult men Adult women Teenagers White Black Hispanic origin. ESTABLSHMENT DATA Nonfarm employment... Goods-producing J/.. Construction Manufacturing Service-producing \J \ Retail trade Services Government 125,2661 116,7671 8,4991 64,7121 1,0641 8 51 6 19.O 12.2 125,500 116,7891 8,711 64,9491 1.094 Thousands of persons 1 6.0 19.0 6.2 12.6 1208 125,374 125.6191 11671 116,772 116,728 8,641 8,602 8,8911 64.781 65.078 64,986 N.A.j N.A.j N.A.j Percent of labor force 6 9 6. 91 6 51 6. M 5.8 5. 91 18.91 18.7 6.2 12.8 12.31 10.2 10.51 Thousands of jobs 19^3 6.3 12.7 9.7 245-44 289-92 N.A..2.2.2.6.1.4.5 108.965 p108,907 109,073 p108.808 p108,839 P31 207 p23,631 23,727 p23.595 p23,572 p-23 4.695 P4,617 4,671 p4,583 p4.596 p13 18,4191 P18,340 18,3771 p18,338 p18,306 p-32 8581 p85,2751 85,346 p85,213 p85,267 p54 19,3431 p19 28.834 18,4191 P29,221 19.2881 p19.196 p19.180 p-16 p18,025 29.0191 P29.009 p29.047 p38,488 18.4671 p18.465 p18.531 p66 Average weekly hours: Total private Manufacturing Overtime 34.3 40.9 3.7 P34.4 p4l0 P3.7 Hours of work 34.3 40.9 3.7 \J ncludes other industries, not shown separately. NOTE: Household data have been revised based on the experience through December p34.4 P34.5 p0.1 p41.0 P3.7 P N.A.- not available, p^preliminary.

- 3 - Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) Total enployment was little changed in Decentoer at a seasonally adjusted level of 116.7 million. The number of employed persons was about 1.2 million lower than when the recession began. The employment-population ratio the proportion of the working-age population that is employed was 61.2 percent in Decentoer, down 1-1/2 percentage points since July. (See table A-1.) The civilian labor force rose slightly in December, to 125.6 million, and the labor force participation rate, at 65-9 percent, was about unchanged. Over the past year, the labor force has grown by only about half a million, reflecting the net effect of a pronounced decline in the teenage labor force and only modest growth among adults. Discouraged Workers (Household Survey Data) The nurrtoer of discouraged workers persons who want a job but are not looking for one because they think that their search would be futile was 1.1 million in the fourth quarter of, little changed from the previous quarter. Since the recession began, the discouraged total has expanded by some 270,000 persons, much less than the increase registered during the 1981-82 downturn (about 700,000). (See table A-11.) ndustry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data) Nonfarm payroll employment changed little in Decenfcer following a 265,000 decline in November. Private sector employment declined throughout the entire fourth quarter, led by decreases in goods-producing industries. (See table B-1.) Manufacturing lost 32,000 jobs; the industry's employment has shrunk by 1.2 million since January of 1989, mostly in durable goods. Much of the Deceirber decline came in transportation equipment, with autos losing 7,000 jobs (in a continuation of month-to-month fluctuations) and aircraft manufacturing experiencing further declines. ndustrial machinery, fabricated metals, and instruments sustained further job losses as well. n contrast, employment edged up in textiles, which, along with apparel, has had steady gains since April. Jobs in the construction industry held about steady in December after declining by 88,000 in November. Seasonal layoffs normally occurring in both months were more concentrated in Noventoer because of unusually bad weather. About 600,000 construction jobs have been lost since May of. Mining employment continued its pattern of small but persistent losses. n the service-producing sector, wholesale trade continued to lose jobs 15,000 in December reflecting the overall weakness in manufacturing and retail trade. Enployment in retail trade changed little in Deceirber on a seasonally adjusted basis, but overall Christmas hiring was much weaker than usual in. Transportation and public utilities lost 23,000 jobs, largely because two air carriers ceased operations. Services added 38,000 jobs following a slight decline in Noventoer; the Decentoer gains were

- 4 - limited to the health services industry. by about 100,000 in the last 3 months. Government employment has risen Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data) The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls edged up by 0.1 hour in December to 34.5 hours, following an equivalent increase in the prior month. After dropping to 34.0 in April, the average workweek is back to the level of mid-1989. The factory workweek and overtime also increased 0.1 hour to 41.1 and hours, respectively. Manufacturing hours continue to be high by historical standards, (See table B-2.) The index of aggregate weekly hours increased by two-tenths of a percent to 121.7 (1982-100) in December, seasonally adjusted, following a slight increase in November. The index of manufacturing hours also gained 0.2 percent to 102*7, after declining for 3 months. (See table B-5.) Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data) Average hourly earnings of private production or nonsupervisory workers increased by 0.7 percent in December, seasonally adjusted. As a result of this and the small increase in weekly hours, average weekly earnings increased 1.0 percent. Prior to seasonal adjustment, average hourly earnings increased by 5 cents to $10.51, while average weekly earnings were up $2 to $362.25. Over the past year, hourly and weekly earnings both rose 3.1 percent. (See table B~3.) The Employment Situation for January 1992 will be released on Friday, February 7, at 8:30 A.M. (EST).

- 5 - Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Household Survey Data At the end of each calendar year, BLS routinely updates the seasonal adjustment factors for the labor force series derived from the Current Population Survey (household survey) to incorporate the experience of that year. Seasonally adjusted data for the most recent 5 years are subject to revision. (Seasonally adjusted establishment data are revised later in the year, concurrently with the introduction of annual benchmark adjustments.) Table B summarizes the effects of the revisions on the overall unemployment rate in, showing that 6 of the 12 months had revisions of 0.1 percentage point. Table C presents revised seasonally adjusted data for major labor force series for Deceniber through Decenfaer. The January 1992 issue of Employment and Earnings will contain new seasonal adjustment factors that will be used to calculate the civilian labor force and other major series for January-June of 1992. The publication will also contain a description of the current seasonal adjustment methodology and revised data for the most recent 13 months or calendar quarters for all regularly published tables containing seasonally adjusted household survey data. Revised monthly data for the 1987-91 revision period for nearly 450 labor force series will be published in the February 1992 issue. Microconputer diskettes of historical seasonally adjusted data (monthly and quarterly) may be purchased from the Bureau (contact Gloria P. Green on 202 523-1959). Table B. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates in and change due to revision Month As first computed As j revised Change January February March April May June July August j September October November j December Not published. 6.2 7.0 6.7 6-2 6.7 j 0 0-0.1 0 -.1 -.1 0 0.1.1.1 0

Table C. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex and age, seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Employment status, sex, and age TOTAL Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Sept 1.. Percent of population... Employment-population ratio 2... 188,866 188,977 189,115 189,243 189.380 189,522 189,668 189,839 189,973 190,122 190,289 190,452 125,144 124,740 125,067 125,250 125,644 125,259 125,524 125,204 125,004 125,590 125,508 125,374 66.: 66.0 6 66, 66.3 6 66.2 66.0 65.8 6 66.0 65.8 117,476 116,977 116,937 116,834 117,388 116,730 116,909 116,729 116,484 117,089 116,867 116,772 62.2 7,668 61.9 7,763 6.2 61.8 8,130 61.7 8,416 6.; 62.0 8,256 61.6 8,529 61.6 8,615 61.5 8,475 61.3 8,520 61.6 8,501 61.4 8,641 61.3 8.602 190,605 125,619 6 116.728 61.2 8,891 Men, 20 years and over 1... Percent of population Employment-population ratio 2.. Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Not in labor force 83,208 64,768 77.8 61,096 73.4 2,394 58,702 3,672 18,440 83,271 64,416 77.4 60,768 73.0 2,318 58,450 3,648 18 t855 83,392 64,583 77.4 60,573 72.6 2,332 58,241 4,010 6.2 16,809 83.466 64,703 77.5 60,597 72.6 2.269 58,328 4,106 6.3 18.763 83.567 64,982 77.8 60,947 72.9 2.340 58,607 4,035 6.2 18,585 83,636 64,781 77.5 60,638 72.5 2,364 58,274 4,143 6.4 18,855 83,748 64,906 77.5 60,691 72.5 2,414 58,277 4.215 16,842 83,865 64,896 77.4 60,671 72.3 2,383 58,288 4,225 18,969 83,940 64,816 7 60,605 72.2 2,368 58,237 4,211 19,124 84,023 65,086 77.5 60,843 72.4 2,400 58,443 4,243 18,937 84,151 64,961 7 60,746 72.2 2,370 58,376 4,215 19,190 84,245 64,914 7 60,764 72.1 2,390 58,374 4,150 6.4 19,331 84,367 64,962 77.0 60,672 71.9 2,317 58,355 4,290 19,405 Women, 20 years and over 1... Percent of population Employment-population ratio 2 Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Not in labor force 92,042 53,188 50,396 54.8 640 49,756 2,792 5.2 38,854 92,139 53,138 57.7 50,328 54.6 653 49,675 2,810 5.3 39,001 92,198 53,318 50,438 54.7 667 49,771 2,880 38,380 92,273 53,396 57.9 50,408 54.6 618 49,790 2,988 5.6 38,877 92,358 53,630 58.1 50,689 54.9 627 50,062 2,941 33,728 92,454 53,492 57.9 50,424 54.5 633 49,791 3,068 38,962 92,546 53,728 58.1 50,639 54.7 626 50.013 3,089 38,818 92,654 53,599 50,681 54.7 615 50,066 2,918 39,055 92,720 53,601 50,542 54.5 642 49,900 3,059 39,119 92.797 53,650 50.639 54.6 667 49,972 3,011 5.6 39.147 92,875 53,696 50.564 54.4 636 49,928 3.132 5.8 39,179 92,958 53,655 57.7 50,474 54.3 672 49,802 3,181 39,303 93,032 53,909 57.9 50,613 54.4 661 49,952 3,296 39,123 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years 1.. Percent of population Employment-population ratio 2 Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Not in labor force 13,616 7,188 52.8 5,984 43.9 250 5,734 1,204 1 6,428 13,567 7,186 53.0 5,881 43.3 223 5,658 1,305 18.2 6,381 13,525 7,166 53.0 5,926 4 238 5,688 1,240 17.3 6,359 13,504 7,151 53.0 5,829 43.2 237 5,592 1,322 18.5 6,353 13,455 7,032 52.3 5,752 42.7 220 32 1,280 18.2 6,423 13,432 6,986 52.0 5,668 42.2 259 09 1,318 18.9 6,446 13.374 6,890 51.5 5,579 41.7 246 5,333 1,311 19.0 6,484 13,320 6,709 50.4 5,377 40.4 246 5,131 1,332 19.9 6,611 13,313 6,587 49.5 5,337 40.1 244 5,093 1,250 19.0 6,726 13,302 6,854 51.5 5,607 42.2 216 5,391 1,247 18.2 6,448 13,263 6,851 51.7 5,557 41.9 198 5,359 1,294 18.9 6,412 13,250 6,805 51.4 5,534 41.8 210 5,324 1,271 18.7 6,445 13,206 6,748 51.1 5,443 41.2 205 5,238 1,305 19.3 6.458 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation. 2 Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population. NOTE: Seasonally adjusted data have been revised based on the experience through December.

Explanatory Note This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics Survey (establishment survey). The household survey provides the information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the A tables, marked. t is a sample survey of about 60,000 households that is conducted by the Bureau of the Census with most of the findings analyzed and published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The establishment survey provides the information on the employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLSHMENT DATA. This information is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation with State agencies. The sample includes over 350,000 establishments employing over 41 million people. For both surveys, the data for a given month are actually collected for and relate to a particular week. n the household survey, unless otherwise indicated, it is the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month, which is called the survey week. n the establishment survey* the reference week is the pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week. The data in this release are affected by a number of technical factors, including definitions, survey differences, seasonal adjustments, and the inevitable variance in results between a survey of a sample and a census of the entire population. Each of these factors is explained below. Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys The sample households in the household survey are selected so as to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and older. Each person in a household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. Those who hold more than one job are classified according to the job at which they worked the most hours. People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid employees; worked in their own business or profession or on their own farm; or worked 15 hours or more in an enterprise operated by a member of their family, whether they were paid or not. People are also counted as employed if they were on unpaid leave because of illness, bad weather, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons. People are classified as unemployed, regardless of their eligibility for unemployment benefits or public assistance, if they meet all of the following criteria: They had no employment during the survey week; they were available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the prior 4 weeks. Persons laid off from their former jobs and awaiting recall and those expecting to report to a job within 30 days need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed The civilian labor force equals the sum of the number employed and the number unemployed. The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force. Table A-7 presents a special grouping of seven measures of unemployment based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force. The definitions are provided in the table. The most restrictive definition yields U-l and the most comprehensive yields U~7. The civilian worker unemployment rate is U-5b, while U-Sa, the overall unemployment rate, includes die resident Armed Forces in the labor force base. Unlike the household survey, the establishment survey only counts wage and salary employees whose names appear on the payroll records of nonfarm firms. As a result, there are many differences between the two surveys, among which are the following: The household survey, although based on a smaller sample,reflectst larger segment of the * - -- ^- excludes private - - agriculture, the self-a The employed; on unpaid leave among the The household survey is limited to those 16 years of age and older, the establishment survey is not limited by age; The household survey has no.duplication of individuals, because each individual is counted only once; in the establishment survey, employees wonting at more tnan one job or otherwise appearing on roorc than one payroll would be c^^ntfri separately for each appearance. Other differences between the two surveys are described in "Comparing Employment Estimates from Household and Payroll Surveys," which may be obtained from BLS upon request. Seasonal adjustment Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production, harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. For example, the labor force increases by a large number each June, when schools close and many young people enter the job market The effect of such seasonal variation can be very large; over the course of a year, for example, seasonality may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month changes in unemployment Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on statistical fiends can be eliminated by adjusting the statistics from month to month. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot To return to the school's-out example, die large number of people entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place since May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined However, because the effect of students finishing school in previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be adjusted to allow for a comparable

change. nsofar as the seasonal adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity. Measures of labor force, employment, and unemployment contain components such as age and sex. Statistics for all employees, production workers, average weekly hours, and average hourly earnings include components based on the employer's industry. All these statistics can be seasonally adjusted either by adjusting the total or by adjusting each of the components and combining them. The second procedure usually yields more accurate information and is therefore followed by BLS. For example, the seasonally adjusted figure for the civilian labor force is the sum of eight seasonally adjusted employment components and four seasonally adjusted unemployment components; the total for unemployment is the sum of the four unemployment components; and the unemployment rate is derived by dividing the resulting estimate of total unemployment by the estimate of the civilian labor force. The numerical factors used to make the seasonal adjustments are recalculated twice a year. For the household survey, the factors are calculated for the JanuaryJune period and again for the July- December period. For the establishment survey, updated factors for seasonal adjustment are calculated for the May-October period and introduced along with new benchmarks, and again for the November-April period. n both surveys, revisions to historical data are made once a year. Sampling variability Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject to sampling error, that is, the estimate of the number of people employed and the other estimates drawn from these surveys probably differ from the figures that would be obtained from a complete census, even if the same questionnaires and procedures were used* n the household survey, the amount of the differences can be expressed in terms of standard errors. The numerical value of a standard error depends upon the size of the sample, the results of the survey, and other factors. However, the numerical value is always such that the chances are approximately 68 out of 100 that in estimate based on the sample will differ by no more than the standard error from the results of a complete census. The chances are approximately 90 out of 100 that an estimate based on the sample will differ by no more than 1.6 times the standard error from the results of a complete census. At approximately the 90- percent level of confidence-the confidence limits used by BLS in its analyses-the error for the monthly change in total employment is on the order of plus or minus 358,000; for total unemployment it is 224,000; and, for the civilian worker unemployment rate, it is 0.19 percentage points. These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these magnitudes but, rather, that the chances are approximately 90 out of 100 that the "true" level or rate would not be expected to differ from the estimates by more than these amounts. Sampling errors for monthly surveys are reduced when the data are cumulated for several months, such as quarterly or annually. Abo, as a general rule, the smaller the estimate, the larger the sampling error. Therefore, relatively speaking, the estimate of the size of the labor force is subject to less error than is the estimate of the number unemployed. And, among the unemployed, the sampling error for the jobless rate of adult men, for example, is much smaller than is the error for the jobless rate of teenagers. Specifically, the error on monthly change in the jobless rate for men is.25 percentage point; for teenagers, it is 1.29 percentage points. n the establishment survey, estimates for the most current 2 months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. When all the returns in the sample have been received, the estimates are revised n other words, data for the month of September are published in preliminary form in October and November and in final form in December. To remove errors that build up over time, a comprehensive count of the employed is conducted each year. The results of this survey are used to establish new benchmarkscomprehensive counts of employment against which month-tomonth changes can be measured. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in the classification of industries and allow for the formation of new establishments. Additional statistics and other nformation Li order to provide a broad view of the nation's employment situation, BLS regularly publishes a wide variety of data in this news release. More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings, published each month by BLS. t is available for $10.00 per issue or $31.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20204. A check or money order made out to the Superintendent of Documents must accompany all orders. Employment and Earnings also provides approximations of the standard errors for the household survey data published in this release. For unemployment and other labor force categories, the standard errors appear in tables B through J of its "Explanatory Notes.** Measures of the reliability of the data drawn from the establishment survey and the actual amounts of revision due to benchmark adjustments are provided in tables M, O, P, and Q of that publication. nformation in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request Voice phone: 202-523-1221, TDD phone: 202-523-3926, TDD Message Referral Phone Number. 1-800-326-2577.

Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1 Employment status, sex, and age Sept. TOTAL Employment-population ratio... Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Not in labor force 168,866 124,630 66.0 1187 62.1 2,943 114,344 7,343 64,236 190,452 125.396 65.8 117,110 61.5 3.181 113,929 8,286 65,056 190,605 1208 65.6 116,549 61.1 2,862 113,687 8,559 65,498 188,866 125,144 66.3 117,476 62.2 3,284 114,192 7,668 63.722 189,973 125,004 65.8 116,484 61.3 3,254 113,230 8,520 64,969 190,122 125,590 6 117,089 61.6 3,283 113,806 8,501 64,532 190,289 125,508 66.0 116,867 61.4 3,204 113,663 8,641 64,781 190,452 125,374 65.8 116,772 61.3 3,272 113,500 8,602 65,078 190,605 125,619 6 116,728 61.2 3.183 113,545 8,891 64.986 Men, 16 years and over Employment-population ratio 90,083 68.112 75.6 63,788 70.8 4,324 6.3 90,924 68.207 75.0 63,538 69.9 4,669 91,008 68,008 74.7 63,025 69.3 4,983 7.3 90,083 68,568 7 64,222 71.3 4,346 6.3 90,658 68,269 75.3 63,378 69.9 4,891 90,736 68,722 7 63,767 70.3 4,955 90,830 68,491 7 63,597 70.0 4,894 90,924 68,417 75.2 63,572 69.9 4,845 91,006 68,416 75.2 63,426 69.7 4,990 7.3 Men, 20 years and over Employment-population ratio Agriculture Nonagricultural industries 83,208 64,575 77.6 60.881 73.2 2,205 58,676 3,695 84,245 64,859 77.0 60.876 72.3 2,364 58.512 3,983 84,367 64,793 7 60.467 71.7 2,134 58.334 4,326 6.7 83,208 64,768 77.8 61,096 73.4 2.394 58,702 3,672 83,940 64.816 7 60,605 72.2 2,368 58,237 4.211 84,023 65,086 77.5 60,843 72.4 2,400 56,443 4,243 84,151 64,961 7 60,746 72.2 2,370 58.376 4,215 84,245 64,914 7 60,764 72.1 2.390 58,374 4,150 6.4 84,367 64,962 77.0 60,672 71.9 2,317 58,355 4,290 Women, 16 years and over Employment-population ratio 98,783 518 5 53,499 54.2 3,020 5.3 99,528 589 57.5 53,572 5 3,617 6.3 99,597 57,100 57.3 53,524 53.7 3,576 6.3 98,783 576 57.3 53,254 53.9 3,322 99.315 56,735 5 53,106 53.5 3,629 6.4 99,386 56,868 5 53,322 53.7 3.546 6.2 99,459 57.017 57.3 53.270 53.6 3,747 99,528 56,957 5 53,200 53.5 3,757 99,597 57,203 57.4 53,302 53.5 3,901 Women, 20 years and over Employment-population ratio... Agriculture Nonagricultural industries 92,042 53,284 57.9 50,697 5 578 50,119 2.586 4.9 92,958 54,046 58.1 50,963 54.8 661 50,302 3,082 93,032 53,962 58.0 50,696 54.7 597 50,299 3,066 92,042 53,188 50,396 54.8 640 49,756 2,792 5.2 92,720 53,601 50,542 54.5 642 49,900 3,059 92,797 53,650 50,639 54.6 667 49,972 3,011 5.6 92.875 53,696 50,564 54.4 636 49,928 3,132 5.8 92.958 53,655 57.7 50.474 54.3 672 49,802 3.181 93,032 53,909 57.9 50,613 54.4 661 49,952 3,296 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years. Employment-population ratio. Agriculture Nonagricultural industries 13,616 6,772 49.7 5,709 41.9 160 5,549 1,063 1 13,250 6,492 49.0 5,271 39.8 156 5,115 1.221 18.8 13,206 6,352 48.1 5,186 39.3 131 5,054 1,166 18.4 13,616 7,188 52.8 5,984 43.9 250 5,734 1,204 1 13,313 6,587 49.5 5,337 40.1 244 5.093 1,250 19.0 13,302 6,854 51.5 5,607 42.2 216 5,391 1.247 18.2 13,263 6,851 51.7 5,557 41.9 196 5,359 1,294 18.9 13,250 6,805 51.4 5,534 41.8 210 5,324 1,271 187 13,206 6,748 51.1 5,443 41.2 205 5,238 1,305 19.3 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. NOTE: Seasonally adjusted data have been revised based on the experience through December.

Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1 Employment status, race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin Sept Oct WHTE Civilian noninstttutional population Employment-population ratio, 160,942 106,948 6 101,505 63.1 43 161,949 107,550 66.4 101,205 62.5 6,346 162,047 107,172 6 100,625 62.1 6,547 160,942 107,398 66.7 101,704 63.2 5,694 5.3 161,642 107,220 66.3 100,716 62.3 6,504 161.738 107,593 6 101,053 62.5 6,540 161,846 107,632 6 101,067 62.4 6,565 161,949 107,599 66.4 100,977 62.4 6,622 6.2 162,047 107,646 66.4 100,828 62.2 6,816 6.3 Men, 20 years and over Employment-population ratio 56,071 78.0 53,213 74.0 2,858 56,277 77.5 53,096 73.2 3,181 56,126 77.3 52,723 72.6 3,403 56,205 78.2 53,389 74.3 2.816 5.0 56,246 77.7 52,931 73.1 3,315 56,457 77.9 53,040 73.2 3,417 56,320 77.7 52,990 73.1 3,330 56,312 77.6 53,011 73.0 3,301 56,244 77.4 52,896 72.8 3,348 6.0 Women, 20 years and over Employment-population ratio,, 45,050 57.6 43,229 55.3 1,821 4.0 45,672 58.0 43,447 55.2 2,225 4.9 45,542 43,298 54.9 2,244 4.9 44,997 57.6 42,998 55.0 1,999 4.4 45,263 57.6 43.000 54.7 2,263 5.0 45,240 57.5 43,040 54.7 2,200 4.9 45,384 57.6 43,118 54.8 2,266 5.0 45,372 57.6 43,038 54.6 2,334 45,530 43,076 54.6 2,454 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Employment-population ratio Men Women " 5.827 53.4 5,063 46.4 764 13.1 15.3 10.8 5,602 52.9 4,662 44.0 940 1 18.0 1 5,504 52.0 4,603 901 16.4 18.1 14.5 6,196 5 5,317 48.8 879 14.2 15.3 12.9 5,711 53.6 4,785 45.0 926 16.2 1 1 5,896 5 4,973 4 923 1 1 14.3 5,928 5 4,959 46.7 969 16.3 1 15.6 5,915 55.8 4.928 4 987 16.7 17.4 1 5,872 5 4,856 4 1,016 17.3 18.0 1 BLACK... Employment-population ratio 21,448 13,478 62.8 11,859 55.3 1,619 12.0 21,745 13,482 62.0 11,847 54.5 1,635 12.1 21,774 13,549 62.2 11,871 54.5 1,678 12.4 21,448 13,486 62.9 11,821 5 1,665 12.3 21,655 13,488 62.3 11,814 54.6 1,674 12.4 21,683 13,731 63.3 12,043 5 1,688 12.3 21,714 13,570 62.5 11,834 54.5 1,736 12.8 21,745 13,426 61.7 11,779 54.2 1,647 12.3 21,774 13,559 62.3 11,841 54.4 1,718 12.7 Men, 20 years and over..«employment-population ratio 6,340 73.9 5,641 65.8 699 11.0 6,353 72.6 5,689 65.0 663 10.4 6,393 72.9 5,654 64.5 739 11.6 6,354 74.1 5,654 6 700 11.0 6,329 72.8 5,597 64.3 732 11.6 6,414 73.6 5,702 6 712 11.1 6,377 73.0 5,673 65.0 704 11.0 6,357 72.7 5,675 64.9 682 10.7 6,402 73.0 5,665 64.6 737 11.5 Women, 20 years and over.. «Employment-population ratio 6,386 59.5 5,729 53.4 657 10.3 6,450 59.1 5,715 52.4 735 11.4 6,497 59.5 5,786 52.9 711 10.9 6,343 59.1 5,665 52.8 678 10.7 6,476 59.6 5,799 53.4 677 10.5 6,560 60.3 5,876 54.0 684 10.4 6,464 59.3 5,716 52.5 748 11.6 6,366 58.3 5,648 51.8 718 11.3 6,460 59.1 5,730 52.4 730 11.3 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Employment-population ratio Men Women 751 35.2 488 22.9 263 35.0 3 33.3 679 32.6 442 21.2 237 34.9 3 33.9 660 31.7 431 20.7 229 34.7 35.3 33.9 789 37.0 502 23.5 287 36.4 37.0 3 683 32.6 418 20.0 265 38.8 36.7 41.4 757 36.3 465 22.3 292 38.6 40.7 3 729 34.9 445 21.3 284 39.0 3 42.1 703 33.7 456 21.9 247 3 36.4 3 697 33.5 446 21.4 251 36.0 3 36.3 See footnotes at end of table.

Table A»2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, tax, age, and Hispanic origin Continued (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1 Employment status, race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin Sept. Oct HSPANC ORGN Employemnt-population rate, 14,514 9,472 65.3 8,586 59.2 887 9.4 14,948 9,817 6 8,812 58.9 1,006 10.2 14,987 9,757 6 8,810 58.8 948 9.7 14,514 9,581 66.0 8,678 59.8 903 9.4 14,829 9,752 65.8 8.781 59.2 971 10.0 14,869 9,852 66.3 8,782 59.1 1,070 10.9 14,908 9,900 66.4 8,865 59.5 1,035 10.5 14,948 9,848 6 8,844 59.2 1,004 10.2 14,987 9,875 6 8,915 59.5 960 9.7 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. Seasonally adjusted data have been revised based on the experience through December. Table A-3. Selected employment ndicators (n thousands) Category Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Sept. Oct CHARACTERSTC Civilian employed, 16 years and over... Married men, spouse present Married women, spouse present Women who maintain families 1187 40,795 29,951 6,464 117,110 40,629 30,148 6,542 116,549 40,312 29,967 6,629 117,476 40,691 29,758 6,371 116,484 40,457 29,866 6,475 117,089 40,440 29,833 6,551 116,867 40,472 29,838 6,469 116,772 40,398 29,803 6,501 116,728 40,206 29,779 6,536 OCCUPATON Managerial and professional specialty. Technical, sales, and administrative support, Service occupations Precision production, craft, and repair Operators, fabricators, and laborers Farming, forestry, and fishing 30,823 36,513 15,860 13,435 17,656 3,001 31,313 36,017 16,034 13,116 17.394 3,235 31,865 374 16,026 12,903 17 f018 2,964 30,760 36,326 15,691 13,522 17,564 3,461 30,923 35,935 15,957 13,103 17,117 3,463 31,041 36,030 16,061 13,064 17,383 3,452 31,139 36,045 16,051 13,129 17,138 3,439 31,218 35,862 16,121 13,023 17,189 3,460 31,796 35,626 16,076 12,982 16,922 3,420 NDUSTRY AND CLASS OP WORKER Agriculture: Wage and salary workers Self-employed workers Unpaid family workers Nonagricultural industries: Wage and salary workers Government Private industries Private households Other industries Self-employed workers Unpaid family workers 1,507 1,354 82 105,195 17,939 87,256 1,012 86,244 8.927 222 1,614 1,462 105 104.674 18,122 86,552 938 85,614 9,029 226 1.478 1,300 85 104,685 18,156 86,529 954 65,575 8.790 212 1.677 1,487 103 104,897 17,692 87,205 1.012 86,193 8,896 238 1,699 1.467 107 104,237 17,903 86,334 1,035 85,299 8,867 215 1,715 1,437 117 104,645 17,944 86,701 1,013 85,688 8,955 201 1,654 1.440 121 104,527 18,135 86,392 993 85,399 8,950 232 1,683 1,486 115 104,291 17,812 86,479 954 825 8.950 231 1,646 1.431 108 104.407 17,915 86,492 953 85,539 8,756 229 PERSONS AT WORK PART TME 1 All industries: Part time for economic reasons. Slack work Could only find part-time work. Voluntary part time 5,497 3.074 2,199 16,119 6,338 3,343 2,705 15,999 6,221 3,325 2,620 15,907 5,600 3,016 2,300 15,079 5,968 3,137 2,601 15,035 6,327 3,358 2,663 15,021 6.304 3,384 2,631 14,980 6,408 3,297 2.768 14,924 6,321 3.246 2.743 14,893 Nonagricultural industries: Part time for economic reasons Slack work Could only find part-time work Voluntary part time 5,211 2,850 2,140 140 6,018 3,103' 2,634 15,558 5,959 3,124 2,560 15,515 5,331 2,825 2,223 14,648 5,710 2,968 2.517 14,589 6,040 3,158 2.584 14,561 6,055 3,196 2,565 14,497 6,123 3.102 2,688 14,463 6,084 3.081 2,664 14,450 1 Excludes persons "with a job but not at work" during the survey period for such reasons as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute. NOTE: Seasonally adjusted data have been revised based on the experience through December.

Table A-4. Selected unemployment ndicators, seasonally adjusted Category Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) s 1 Sept CHARACTERSTC Total, 16 years and over Men, 20 years and over Women, 20 years and over... Both sexes, 16 to 19 years 7,668 3,672 2,792 1,204 8,602 4,150 3.181 1,271 8,891 4,290 3,296 1,305 5.2 1 19.0 5.6 18.2 5.8 18.9 69 6.4 18.7 19.3 Married men, spouse present Married women, spouse present Women who maintain families 1,629 1,271 613 1,925 1,436 651 1,999 1,524 652 4.1 8.8 4.4 4.4 9.4 4.5 4.5 9.0 4.2 4.5 9.4 4.5 4.6 9.1 4.7 4.9 9.1 Full-time workers Part-time workers Labor force time lost 2 6,267 1,370 7,031 1,540 7,309 1,547 5.8 7.7 7.0 8.3 7.7 8.4 77 8.4 7.7 7.9 8.6 8.1 OCCUPATON 3 Managerial and professional specialty Technical, sales, and administrative support.. Precision production, craft, and repair Operators, fabricators, and laborers Farming, forestry, and fishing 721 1,625 1,032 1,897 261 933 2,004 1,165 1,920 307 944 2,101 1,168 2,029 280 2.3 4.8 9.7 7.0 2.9 8.2 10.3 7.9 2.8 8.0 10.0 7.9 2.9 5.2 8.1 10.1 7.8 2.9 5.3 8.2 10.0 8.1 2.9 5.6 8.3 10.7 7.6 NDUSTRY Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers Goods-producing industries Mining Construction Manufacturing Durable goods Nondurable goods Service-producing industries Transportation and public utitities, Wholesale and retail trade Finance and service industries Government workers Agricultural wage and salary workers 5,910 2,368 47 873 1,448 875 573 3,542 283 1,586 1,673 494 240 6,748 2.615 69 960 1,586 868 718 4,133 387 1,779 1,967 624 238 6,909 2,554 61 971 1,522 888 634 4,355 456 1,858 2,041 654 214 6.3 8.2 14.1 6.7 6.4 4.3 6.7 4.9 2.7 12.5 9.0 7.7 1 7.4 7.0 6.2 5.2 7.6 3.3 11.8 7.0 8.9 9.6 1 7.0 6.2 4.9 7.8 3.4 11.2 9.0 8.3 1 7.0 7.4 6.4 6.3 7.7 3.5 11.9 9.3 9.2 1 7.4 7.9 6.3 7.5 3.4 12.4 7.4 9.2 8.2 16.3 7.3 6.7 7.8 5.8 3.5 11.5 1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. 2 Aggregate hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part time for economic reasons as a percent of potentially available labor force hours. 3 Seasonally adjusted unemployment data for service occupations are not available because the seasonal components are small relative to the trend-cycle and/or irregular components and consequently cannot be separated with sufficient precision. NOTE: Data have been revised based on the experience through December. Table A-5. Duration of unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Weeks of unemployment Sept. Oct DURATON Less than 5 weeks 5 to 14 weeks 15 weeks and over 15 to 26 weeks 27 weeks and over 3,057 2.614 1,673 908 765 3,306 2,562 2,418 1,160 1,257 3,053 2.827 2.678 1,284 1,394 3,316 2.562 1,774 966 BOB 3,386 2.686 2,417 1,258 1,159 3,344 2,798 2,422 1,260 1,162 3,300 2,774 2,570 1,415 1.155 3,289 2,721 2,623 1,300 1,323 3,307 2.764 2.B43 1.372 1,471 Average (mean) duration, in weeks Median duration, in weeks 12.7 14.8 15.6 8.1 12.5 14.1 14.2 7.4 14.6 7.4 14.9 7.7 15.3 7.8 Total unemployed Less than 5 weeks * 5 to 14 weeks 15 weeks and over 15 to 26 weeks 27 weeks and over PERCENT DSTRBUTON 41.6 35.6 22.8 12.4 10.4 NOTE: Seasonally adjusted data have been revised based on the experience through December. 39,9 30.9 29.2 14.0 15.2 3 33.0 31.3 15.0 16.3 43.3 33.5 23.2 12.6 10.6 39.9 31.6 28.5 14.8 13.7 39.0 32.7 28.3 14.7 13.6 38.2 32.1 29.7 16.4 13.4 31.5 30.4 1 15.3 3 31.0 31.9 1 1

Table A-6. Reason for unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Reasons Sept NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Job losers On layoff Other job losers job leavers Reentrants New entrants 3,956 1.264 2.692 957 1,888 542 4,556 1,112 3,444 1,004 2,033 694 5,091 1,343 3,748 837 1,942 688 3,880 1,182 2,698 1,044 2,112 666 4,690 1,286 3,404 892 2,107 773 4,805 1,149 3.656 946 2,036 783 4,782 1,230 3.552 986 2,100 613 4,696 1,196 3,500 987 2,108 774 4,990 1,256 3,734 913 2.164 811 PERCENT DSTRBUTON Total unemployed On layoff Other job losers Job leavers Reentrants New entrants 53.9 1 36.7 13.0 2 7.4 55.0 13.4 41.6 12.1 24.5 8.4 59.5 1 4 9.8 22.7 8.0 50.4 15.3 35.0 13.6 27.4 8.6 5 15.2 40.2 10.5 24.9 9.1 5 13.4 42.7 11.0 2 9.1 5 14.2 40.9 11.4 24.2 9.4 54.8 14.0 40.9 11.5 24.6 9.0 56.2 14.1 42.1 10.3 24.4 9,1 UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CVLAN LABOR FORCE Job losers Job leavers Reentrants New entrants 3.2.8 1.5.4 3.6.8 1.6.6 4.1.7 1.6.6 3.1.8 1.7.5.7 1.7.6.8 1.6.6.8 1.7.6 3.7.8 1.7.6 4.0.7 1.7.6 NOTE: Seasonally adjusted data have been revised based on the experience through December. Table A-7. Range of unemployment measures based on varying definitions of unemployment and the labor force, seasonally adjusted (Percent) Quarterly averages Monthly data JV_ JV Ock U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer as a percent of the civilian labor force U-2 Job losers as a percent of the civilian labor force 1.4 3.0 1.6 3.5 1.8 3.7 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.1 3.7 2.3 4.0 U-3 persons 25 years and over as a percent of the civilian labor force for persons 25 years and over U-4 full-time jobseekers as a percent of the full-time civilian labor force 4.8 5.3 6.2 5.6 U-5a Total unemployed as a percent of the labor force, ncluding the resident Armed Forces 6.4 6.7 6.7 7.0 U-5b Total unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force 6.0 6.7 U-6 Total full-time jobseekers plus 1/2 part-time jobseekers plus 1/2 total on part time for economic reasons as a percent of the civilian labor force less 1/2 of the part-time labor force 8.2 8.9 9.2 9.3 9.5 9.4 9.5 9.6 U-7 Total full-time jobseekers plus 1/2 part-time jobseekers plus 1/2 total on part time for economic reasons plus discouraged workers as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers less 1/2 of the part-time labor force 8.9 9.7 9.9 10.1 10.4 N.A. N.A. N.A. NA = not available. NOTE: Data have been revised based on the experience through December.

Table A-8. persons by sex and age, seasonally adjusted Sex and age Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) s 1 Sept. Total, 16 years and over 16 to 24 years 16 to 19 years 16 to 17 years 18 to 19 years 20 to 24 years 25 years and over 25 to 54 years 55 years and over 7,668 2,479 1,204 520 688 1,275 5,153 4,672 500 8,602 2,797 1,271 552 716 1,526 5,771 5,202 608 8,891 2,942 1,305 608 702 1.637 5,919 5,319 626 11.8 1 19.0 1 9.2 4.9 5.3 3.2 13.5 19.0 21.7 1 10.8 4.1 13.4 18.2 20.8 1 11.1 5.8 3.9 1 18.9 21.6 1 11.3 5.8 13.6 187 20.9 1 11.1 5.8 4.0 14.3 19.3 227 1 11.9 5.6 4.2 Men, 16 years and over. 16 to 24 years 16 to 19 years 16 to 17 years 18 to 19 years 20 to 24 years 25 years and over 25 to 54 years 55 years and over 4,346 1,394 674 296 375 720 2,932 2,627 315 4,845 1,532 695 285 408 837 3.292 2,975 355 4,990 1,595 700 291 405 895 3.379 3 t 025 371 6.3 12.5 177 20.2 1 9.8 3.6 14.3 19.7 22.6 17.8 11.8 5.8 6.0 47 14.6 19.6 21.6 18.5 12.1 5.8 4.3 14.4 19.2 217 17.5 12.0 57 4.1 14.3 19.8 21.3 18.8 11.6 57 4.1 7.3 14.8 20.3 217 19.2 12.3 6.2 4.3 Women, 16 years and over. 16 to 24 years 16 to 19 years 16 to 17 years 18 to 19 years 20 to 24 years 25 years and over 25 to 54 years 55 years and over 3,322 1,085 530 224 313 555 2,221 2,045 185. 3,757 1,265 576 267 308 689 2,479 2,227 253 3.901 1,347 605 317 297 742 2.540 2,294 257 11.0 15.6 17.5 14.8 8.5 4.8 2.8 6.4 12.5 18.2 207 16.2 97 5.2 3.4 6.2 12.1 1 19.8 1 9.9 3.4 13.2 18.5 21.4 1 10.4 5.2 3.3 12.9 17.4 20.6 1 10.6 5.3 3.9 1 18.4 23.9 15.0 11.4 5.6 3.9 1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. NOTE: Data have been revised based on the experience through December. Table A-9. Employment status of male Vietnam-era veterans and nonveterans by age, not seasonally adjusted {Numbers in thousands) Veteran status and age Civilian noninstitutional population,,, Total J991..1999 Number Percent of labor force VETNAM-ERA VETERANS Total, 35 years and over 35 to 49 years 35 to 39 years 40 to 44 years 45 to 49 years 50 years and over 7,709 6,501 1,295 3,229 1,977 1/208 7,823 6,390 1,053 2,918 2,419 1,433 6,964 07 1,205 3,054 1.848 877 7,013 5,927 961 2.693 2,273 1,086 6,588 5746 1,106 2,893 1,747 842 6,652 5,620 888 2,553 2,178 1,033 396 361 99 160 101 35 360 308 73 140 95 53 8.2 5.3 4.0 5.2 7.6 5.2 4.2 4.9 NONVETERANS Total, 35 to 49 years 35 to 39 years 40 to 44 years 45 to 49 years 17,765 8,149 5,400 4,217 18.896 8,596 5,964 4,336 16,678 7755 5,031 3,892 17,625 8.113 5,543 3,969 15,907 7,389 4,839 3,679 159 7,638 5,254 3,767 771 366 192 213 967 475 289 203 4.6 47 5.2 NOTE: Male Vietnam-era veterans are men who served in the Armed Forces between August 5, 1964 and May 7, 1975. Nonveterans are men who have never served in the Armed Forces; published data are limited to those 35 to 49 years of age, the group that most closely corresponds to the bulk of the Vietnam-era veteran population.

Table A-10. Employment status of the civilian population for 11 large states (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted 1 Seasonally adjusted 2 State and employment status Sept Oct California Civilian noninstitutiona! population 22,166 14,580 13.622 958 22,614 14,998 13,908 1,090 7.3 22,656 15,010 13,903 1,107 7.4 22,166 14,675 13,672 1.003 22,486 14,885 13.796 1.089 7.3 22,528 15,006 153 1,153 7.7 22,571 14,986 13,820 1,166 7.8 22,614 14,968 13,865 1.103 7.4 22,656 113 13,950 1,163 7.7 Florida 10.230 6,369 6,037 352 10.445 6,505 6,046 459 10,465 6,404 38 466 7.3 10,230 6,434 6,078 356 10,384 6,480 5,956 524 8.1 10.404 6.474 5,958 516 8.0 10,424 6,455 5,988 467 10,445 6,495 6,034 461 10,465 6,424 5,947 477 7.4 llinois 8,894 6,028 5,672 356 8,935 5,969 5,468 501 8.4 8,939 6.018 5,465 553 9.2 8,894 6,069 5,707 362 6.0 8,922 6,035 5,598 437 8,926 5,995 5,569 426 8,931 5,955 5,494 461 7.7 8,935 5,954 5,449 505 8.5 8,939 6,056 5,491 565 9.3 Massachusetts 4,622 3,115 2,897 218 7.0 4,626 3,132 2,882 250 8.0 4,627 3,146 2,897 249 7.9 4,622 3,152 2.921 231 7.3 4,624 3,047 2,768 279 9.2 4,624 3,141 2,853 288 9.2 4,625 3,155 2,875 280 8.9 4,626 3,164 2,894 270 8.5 4,627 3,174 2,906 263 8.4 Michigan New Jersey 7,009 4,565 4,237 327 7,025 4,564 4,153 411 9.0 7,027 4.575 4,185 390 8.5 7.009 4.547 4,214 333 7.3 7,019 4,428 4,026 402 9.1 7.020 4,502 4,065 437 97 7,023 4,510 4,112 398 8.8 7,025 4,545 4,106 439 9.7 7,027 4,564 4,149 415 9.1, 6.028 4.034 3,807 227 5.6 6,026 3,966 3,698 268 6,026 3.993 3,711 282 6.028 4,050 18 232 6,025 4,033 3,764 269 6.7 6,025 4,047 3,795 252 6.2 6,026 4,052 3,778 274 6,026 3,973 3,689 284 6,026 3,989 3,695 294 7.4 New York. 13,803 8.564 8,098 466 13,805 8,536 7,875 661 7.7 13,806 8,438 7,780 658 7.8 13,803 8,558 8,088 470 101 8,536 7,894 642 7.5 13,802 8,601 8.016 585 13,803 8,561 7,943 618 13,805 8,547 7,863 684 8.0 13,806 8,453 7,769 684 8.1 North Carolina 5,028 3.396 3,222 174 5,086 3,470 3,274 196 5,092 3,414 3,225 189 5,028 3,420 3,242 178 5.2 5,069 3.476 3,272 204 5.075 3,545 3,336 209 5,080 3,491 3.305 186 5.3 5,086 3.467 3,275 192 5,092 3.434 3,239 195 Ohio 8,298 5,484 5,169 315 8.323 5,457 5,167 290 5.3 8,325 5,438 5.086 353 8,298 5,488 5,179 309 5.6 8,314 5,373 5,008 365 8.316 43 5,095 348 6.4 8,320 5.396 5,101 295 8,323 5,435 5,128 307 5.6 8,325 5,446 5,088 358 See footnotes at end of table.

Table A-10. Employment status of the civilian population for 11 targe states Continued (Numbers in thousands) Notse. asonally adjusted 1 Seasonally adjusted 3 State and employment status Sept Pennsylvania Civilian noninstrtutionaj population..... 9,402 5,691 5,567 324 9,425 5,975 5,589 386 9,428 5,930 5,531 399 6.7 9,402 5,922 5,585 337 9.416 5,908 5,475 433 7.3 9,419 5,921 5,520 401 9,422 5,994 5,606 388 9,425 5,966 5,576 390 9,428 5,948 5,526 422 Texas Civilian noninstitutionat population.. 12,447 8.521 7,965 557 12,594 8,559 7,980 580 1 These are the official Bureau of Labor Statistics* estimates used in the administration of Federal fund allocation programs. * The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and the seasonally adjusted 12,608 8,562 7,987 575 6.7 12,447 8,540 7,945 595 7.0 12,551 8,467 7,920 547 12,565 8,515 7,956 559 12,580 8,553 7,881 672 7.9 12,594 8,517 7,956 561 12.608 8.596 7,983 613 columns. NOTE: Revised seasonal adjustment factors are not yet available for State data. The seasonally adjusted series will be revised for the release of January data on February 7.

Table A-11. Persons not in the labor force by reason, sex, and race, quarterly averages (n thousands) Reason, sex, and race Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted JV_ JV_ JVL TOTAL Total not in labor f6rce 63,872 65,091 63,783 64,093 64,047 64,712 64,949 Do not want a job now Current activity: Going to school ll, disabled Keeping house Retired Other activity 58,463 8,232 5,039 23,438 18,367 3,388 59,273 8,277 5,086 22,747 19,369 3.794 58,254 6,740 5,086 23,639 18,571 4,218 58.321 6,665 4,956 23,181 19,034 4,484 58,679 6,829 4,869 23,388 19,130 4,463 58,833 6,914 5,031 23,188 19,385 4,315 59,157 6,814 5,128 22,942 19,575 4,698 Want a job now Reason not looking: School attendance ll health, disability Home responsibilities Think cannot get a job Job-market factors Personal factors Other reasons 1 5,409 1,385 949 1,093 954 603 351 1,028 5,819 1,382 1,009 1,268 1,102 741 361 1,060 5,515 1,400 948 1,127 956 598 358 1,084 5,665 1,431 997 1,194 982 647 335 1,061 5,551 1,381 903 1,165 952 698 254 1,150 5,797 1,485 1,008 1,172 1,064 699 366 1,068 5,932 1,412 1,010 1,300 1,094 732 362 1,117 Men Total not in labor force... 21,814 22.764 21,548 21,916 21,928 22,205 22,480 Do not want a job now. 19,927 20,645 19,547 19,705 19,990 20,092 20,334 Want a job now Reason not looking: School attendance ll health, disability Think cannot get a job Other reasons 1 1,887 625 459 378 425 2,119 712 511 424 472 1,949 651 458 391 449 2,101 739 527 407 428 2,030 654 441 425 511 2,155 711 507 470 466 2,204 755 511 438 500 Women Total not in labor force 42,058 42,327 42,235 42,177 42.120 42,507 42,469 Do not want a job now... 36,536 38,628 38,707 38,616 38,689 38,741 38,823 Want a job now Reason not looking: School attendance ll health, disability Home responsibilities... Think cannot get a job. Other reasons 3,522 760 490 1,093 576 603 3,699 670 497 1,267 678 587 3,566 749 490 1,127 565 635 3,564 692 470 1,194 575 633 3,521 727 462 1,165 527 640 3,642 774 500 1,172 594 602 3,728 657 499 1,300 656 617 White Total not in labor force... 53,722 54,488 53,622 53,750 53,723 54,248 54,321 Do not want a job now. 49,918 50,312 49,650 49,590 49,964 50,078 50,041 Want a job now Reason not looking: School attendance ll health, disability Home responsibilities... Think cannot get a job. Other reasons 1 3,783 839 720 794 642 787 4,186 935 762 881 781 828 3,901 892 737 819 618 4,129 1,019 714 899 648 849 3,826 928 627 829 621 821 4,279 1,080 782 870 736 811 4.301 991 775 912 748 875 Black Total not in labor force 7,889 8,214 7,898 7.983 8,005 8.078 Do not want a job now. 6,464 6,852 6,453 6,668 6,590 6,799 Want a job now Reason not looking: School attendance ll health, disability Home responsibilities Think cannot get a job Other reasons 1 1,425 464 194 287 261 219 1,362 358 225 333 259 187 1,397 425 188 284 274 225 1,294 324 236 276 271 188 1,459 378 240 281 318 241 1,341 394 211 245 270 222 1 ncludes small number of men not looking for work because of "home responsibilities." NOTE: Seasonally adjusted data have been revised based on the experience through December.

ESTABLSHMENT DATA Table B-l. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry (n thousands) ESTABLSHMENT DATA Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted ndustry p/ 199l / Sept. E/ p/ Total. Total private Goods-producing industries. Mining Oil and gas extraction. Construction General building contractors. Manufacturing Production workers. Durable goods Production workers Lumber and.wood products Furniture and fixtures Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metal industries Blast furnaces and basic steel products. Fabricated metal products ndustrial machinery and equipment Electronic and other electrical equipment. Transportation equipment Motor vehicles and equipment nstruments and related products Miscellaneous manufacturing Nondurable goods Production workers. 110,409 91,756 24,336 716 402.2 4,842 1,233.0 18,778 12,694 10,858 7,171 70 49 53 7 27 1,402.3 2,059.4 1,633.5 1,91 778.9 992.2 369.6 7,920 5,523 Food and kindred products 1,661. Tobacco products 52.8 Textile mill products 670.9 Apparel and other textile products l,017.4 Paper and allied products 695.8 Printing and publishing.. 1,573.0 Chemicals and allied products (1,093.4 Petroleum and coal products 156.7 Rubber and misc. plastics products 874.2 Leather and leather products 124.2 Service-producing industries. Transportation and public utilities Transportation Communications and public utilities... Wholesale trade... Durable goods... Nondurable goods. Retail trade General merchandise stores Food stores Automotive dealers and service stations... Eating and drinking places Finance, insurance, and real estate. Finance nsurance Real estate Services Business services Health services Government. Federal.. State Local = preliminary. 86,073 5,917 3,649 2,268 6,172 3,600 2,572 20,182 2,720.5 3,312.3 2,055.3 6,565.0 6,714 3,296 2,125 1,293 28,435 5,291.4 8,02 109,796 91,084 24,070 687 384.1 4,886 1,190.3 18,497 12,554 10,543 6,983 704.7 48 529.9 714.2 25 1,365.2 1,964.2 1,581.1 1,860.6 799.5 962.7 374.9 7,954 5,571 1,720.2 50.5 675.6 1,048.4 691.8 1,52 1,089.5 160.8 869.7 120.9 85,726 5,878 3,621 2,257 6,065 3,490 2,575 19,288 2,33 3,229.4 2,04 6,538.7 6,677 3,269 2,116 1,292 29,106 5,444.1 8,356.4 18,653 18,712 2,940 2,968 4,430 4,436 11,283 11,308 109,784 90,918 23,801 109,658 90*,829 23,542 679 671 380.11 377.8 4,707 1,159.2 18,415 12,476 10,500 6,945 698.1 484.8 522.9 710.6 255.6 1,360.2 1,953.0 1,580.0 1,85 800.0 961.2 372.6 7,915 5,531 1,684 48 676 1,052 691 1,528 1,087 158 866 121 85,983 5,867 3,616 2,251 6,048 3,484 2,564 19,522 2,451.5 3,252.7 2,036.7 6,512.2 6,671 3,272 2,116 1,283 29,009 5,38 8,390.0 18,866 2,964 4,466 11,436 4,536 1,138.2 18,335 12.409 10,453 6,911 692.4 481.0 512.2 708.8 256.3 1,354.5 1,952.5 1,576.4 1,848.4 797.0 959.1 367.8 7,882 5,498 1,660.3 50.9 674.9 1,04 691.4 1,533.7 1,090.8 15 860.7 118.3 86,116 5,851 3,610 2,241 6,023 3,474 2,549 19,775 2,541.5 3,277.6 2,027.0 6,521.7 6,678 3,282 2,115 1,281 28,960 5,360.4 8,434.2 18,829 2,971 4,435 11,423 109,621 91,268 24,375 715 399 4,911 1,237 18,749 12,672 10,828 7,148 714 493 539 742 273 1,395 2,054 1,628 1,902 770 989 372 7,921 5,524 1,672 49 671 1,017 695 1,565 1,095 159 873 125 85,246 5,867 3,595 2,272 6,166 3,596 2,570 19,579 2,444 3,242 2,067 6,601 6,733 3,296 2,128 1,309 28,548 5,275 8,032 18,353 2,948 4,347 11,058 108,971 90,557 23,826 693 390 4,691 1,165 18,442 12,488 10,553 6,983 700 483 523 722 260 1,361 1,980 1,585 1,868 797 966 365 7,889 5,505 1,685 50 670 1,031 692 1,531 1,088 160 861 121 85,145 5,820 3,564 2,256 6,050 3,500 2,550 19,343 2,349 3,227 2,038 6,563 6,687 3,276 2,123 1,288 28,831 5,321 8,289 18,414 2,967 4,337 11,110 109,066 90,642 23,797 684 385 4,699 1,161 18,414 12,456 10,531 6,954 696 482 522 719 260 1,358 1,980 1,581 1,861 795 967 365 7,883 5,502 1,676 491 670 1,034 692 1,530 1,090 159 862 121 85,269 5,829 3,569 2,260 6,049 3,495 2,554 19,338 2,342 3,226 2,035 6,569 6,692 3,283 2,122 1,287 28,937 5,336 8,321 18,424 2,979 4,328 11,117 109,073 90,606 23,727 679 382 4,671 1,151 18,377 12,435 10,493 6,933 698 481 523 713 258 1,356 1,968 1,573 1,850 789 964 367 7,884 5,502 1,672 48 672 1,039 691 1,528 1,092 159 864 119 85,346 5,828 3,571 2,257 6,047 3,490 2,557 19,288 2,321 3,220 2,038 6,558 6,697 3,282 2,122 1,293 29,019 5,374 8,365 18,467 2,983 4,332 11,152 108,808 90,343 23,595 674 377 4,583 1,138 18,338 12,403 10,459 6,910 697 480 517 710 256 1,351 1,955 1,572 1,851 798 960 366 7,879 5,493 1,671 47 673 1,043 691 1,523 1,090 158 863 120 85,213 5,819 3,566 2,253 6,032 3,481 2,551 19,196 2,287 3,211 2,037 6,552 6,692 3,275 2,122 1,295 29,009 5,339 8,398 18,465 2,979 4,340 11,146 108,839 90,308 23,572 670 375 4,596 1,142 18,306 12,391 10,425 6,893 699 477 516 707 256 1,346 1,947 1,572 1,837 791 955 369 7,881 5,498 1,670 48 676 1,044 691 1,525 1,092 157 859 119 85,267 5,796 3,553 2,243 6,017 3,471 2,546 19,180 2,283 3,207 2,037 6,554 6,696 3,282 2,117 1,297 29,047 5,339 8,443 18,531 2,980 4,352 11,199

ESTABLSHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers!/ on private nonfarm payrolls by industry ESTABLSHMENT DATA ndustry Not seasonally adjusted fi/ Seasonally adjusted Sept. 199l / E/ Minino Total private. Construction. Manufacturing Overtime hours. Durable goods Overtime hours. Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Stone, clay, and glass products... Primary metal industries Blast furnaces and basic steel products. Fabricated metal products. ndustrial machinerv and equipment Electronic and other electrical equipment. Transportation equipment Motor vehicles and equipment nstruments and related products Miscellaneous manufacturing Nondurable goods Overtime hours Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Apparel and other textile products Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied' products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and misc. plastics products Leather and leather products Transportation and public utilities. Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance* and real estate. Services. 34.7 4 38.3 41.3 41.9 3.9 40.2 39.8 41.8 42.9 43.7 41.9 43.0 41.7 42.3 42.0 42.0 39.9 40.5 3.7 41.5 39.9 39.7 3 44.2 38.4 43.9 41.5 37.7 39.1 38.4 29.2 36.2 32.7 34.4 44.4 39.1 41.1 3.9 41. 40. 39. 42. 42. 43. 41. 41. 40. 42. 43. 40. 40. 40. 4. 40.9 40.2 41.6 37.6 43.6 37.9 43.1 44.1 41.6 3 38.6 38.2 28.4 3 32.4 34.3 44.6 37.6 41.3 4.0 41.6 3.9 40.4 39.1 41.9 42.8 43.4 41.8 42.0 41.5 42.3 42 41 40.4 40.8 4.0 41.2 38.5 41.7 37.6 43.9 38.4 4 44.4 41.7 37.7 38.6 28.5 3 32.4 34.7 44.5 37.9 41.7 4.1 42.3 4.1 41.2 40.7 41.9 43.1 42.6 42.9 42.2 42.5 42 42 40.6 41.1 4.0 41.2 40.2 41.8 37.8 44.5 38.8 44.4 43.9 42.0 37.5 38.9 38.5 29.0 36.3 32.7 34.6 44.8 40.7 3.5 41.2 3.6 40.0 38.8 42.0 42.3 43.2 41 42. 40. 41, 41 41. 39.3 40.0 3.6 40.9 39.4 3 37.8 42.9 41.0 37.3 39.0 38.3 28.7 32.8 34.3 44.5 41.0 41.4 40.2 39.1 41.6 43.0 43.9 41.6 42.0 40.8 42.4 43.3 41.0 40.1 40.4 40.5 41.4 37.3 37.8 43.2 41.4 37.3 38.7 38.2 28.6 32.4 34.5 44.1 41.0 3.7 41.5 3.7 40.5 39.1 42.0 42.8 43.7 41.7 42.1 40.7 42.3 43.0 41.3 40.2 40.3 3.7 40.6 41.3 37.3 43.4 37.6 43.2 41.2 37.7 38.9 38.2 28.8 32.6 34.3 43.9 40.9 3.7 41.4 3.7 40.0 39.1 41.9 42.7 41.6 41.8 40.6 42.5 j 43.1 40.9 39.8 40.4 40.6 41.3 37.4 43.4 37.8 43.2 41.4 3 34.4 44.3 41.0 3.7 41.4 3.7 40.6 38.8 41.5 42.5 43.1 41.4 41.8 41.1 42.3 42.4 41.3 39.7 40.5 40.8 C2) 41.4 37.3 41.5 38.4 38.6 28.4 28.8 32.4 32.5 34.5 43.7 41.1 41.5 40.9 39.6 42.0 42.5 43.0 41.8 41.9 41.2 41.9 42.3 41.6 40.0 40.6 3.9 40.6 41.6 37.5 43.7 38.2 43.7 41.5 3 38.8 38.3 28.5 32.7 1/ Data relate to production workers in mining and manufacturing; construction workers in construction; and nonsupervisory workers in transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employees on private nonfarm payrolls. 2/ These series are not published seasonally adjusted since the seasonal component is small relative to the trend-cycle and/or irregular components and consequently cannot be separated with sufficient precision. P = preliminary.

ESTABLSHMENT DATA ESTABLSHMENT DATA Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers!/ on private nonfarm payrolls by industry ndustry Average hourly earnings Nov fi/ Dec / Average weekly earnings p/ Mining Construction Total private Seasonally adjusted Manufacturing Durable goods Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metal industries Blast furnaces and basic steel products Fabricated metal products ndustrial machinery and equipment Electronic and other electrical equipment Transportation equipment Motor vehicles and equipment nstruments and related products Miscellaneous manufacturing Nondurable goods. Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products. Apparel and other textile products Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and misc. plastics products Leather and leather products, Transportation and public utilities, Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance^ insurance, and real estate Services $10.19 10.17 18 13.92 11.05 11.59 98.11.69 11.24 13.13 14. 94 11.05 12.12 10.55 14.42 14.88 11.61 8.80 10.33 9.80 15 95 86 16 65 12 54 11 44 13 77 16 51 97 96 07 13 14 11. 04 6. 84 10. 24 10. 11 $10.44 10.40 14.14 14.13 11.25 11.87 98.35.85 11.41 13.48 15.57 11.30 12.26 10.78 15 07 15 58 11 76 8 10 47 9 85 16 06 86 40 81 12 80 11. 62 14. 25 17. 14 10. 13 7. 18 13. 24 11. 19 7. 07 10. 49 10. 33 $10.46 10.43 14.30 13.97 11.30 11.90 98.36.85 11.45 13.48 14 11.36 12.29 10.87 15.08 15 50 11.78 8.93 10 10 16 86 12 11 14 17 10 7 54 01 96 45 81 87 61 31 36 18 25 13. 30 11. 25 7. 11 10. 55 10. 40 $10.51 10.50 14.52 14.07 11.38 11.95 98.40.93 11.48 13.45 15.42 11 42 12 36 10 95 15 14 15 56 11 85 9 04 10 10 16 86. 12 11. 14. 17. 10. 7. 64 13 10 49 84 95 72 37 54 27 36 13. 34 11. 37 7. 11 10. 69 10. 51 $353.59 351.88 631.54 533.14 456.37 485.62 366.22 345.86 469.83 563.28 652.88 463.00 521.16 439.94 609.97 624.96 487.62 351.12 418.37 406.70 636.41 323.95 245.39 554.27 439.30 599.00 724.79 413.34 264 513.77 423.94 199.73 370.69 330.60 $359.14 356.72 627.82 552.48 462.38 493.79 377.74 349.58 484.93 575.60 674.18 472.34 512.47 439.82 645.00 682.40 480.98 357.06 425.08 402.87 645.61 349.44 256.06 558.08 440.40 614.18 755.87 421.41 260 511.06 427.46 200.79 372.40 334.69 $358.78 358.79 637.78 525.27 469 495.04 378.14 346.04 479.76 574 674.44 474.85 518 451.11 637.88 661.85 491.23 360.77 430.03 412.41 652.96 352.37 256.06 564.99 445.82 626.78 770.78 424.51 273.33 513.38 428.63 202.64 374 336 $364.70 362.25 644 533.25 474.55 509 388 363.45 481.01 579.70 670.77 486.49 530.24 462.09 643.45 664.41 503.63 367.02 437.30 417.36 642 354.88 258.55 576.28 454.74 638.03 770.01 431.34 276.00 518.93 437.75 209 388.05 343.68 See footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary. Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers!/ on private nonfarm payrolls by industry* seasonally adjusted ndustry Sept. 199l / 99l / Percent change from> - Total privatei Current dollars Constant (1982) dollars^/ Mining Construction Manufacturing Excluding overtime**/ Transportation and public utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services $10.17 7.44 19 17 10.99 10.54 13.11 11.00 4 10.22 10.03 $10.40 7.49 14.27 14.07 11.25 10.76 13.30 11.22 7.04 10.47 10.30 $10.41 7.47 14.34 14.04 11.25 10.76 13.27 11.23 7.05 10.55 10.32 $10.40 7.46 14.24 14.02 11.26 10.77 13.20 11.21 7.06 10.49 10.29 $10, A: 15, 11. 10, 13. 11. 7, 10, 10, $10.50 N.A. 14.53 14.03 11.32 10.82 13.31 11.32 2 10.67 10.43 0.7 (3) 1.0.5.2.2.2.6.4 1.0.7 1/ See footnote 1, table B-2. 2/ The Consumer Price ndex for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CP-W) is used to deflate this series. 3/ Change was -.3 percent from October to November, the latest month available. 4/ Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and onehalf. N.A. = not available. / = preliminary.

ESTABLSHMENT DATA ESTABLSHMENT DATA Table B-5. ndexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers.!/ on private nonfartn payrolls by industry (1982=100) ndustry Not seasonally adjusted E / 199l / Seasonally adjusted Sept. fi/ Dec Total private Goods-producing industries Mining Construction Manufacturing Durable goods Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Stone* clay, and glass products Primary metal industries Blast furnaces and basic steel products Fabricated metal products ndustrial machinery and equipment Electronic and other electrical equipment Transportation equipment Motor vehicles and equipment nstruments and related products Miscellaneous manufacturing Nondurable goods Food and kindred products Tobacco products * Textile mill products Apparel and other textile products... Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Chei.icals and allied products, Petroleum and coal products Rubber and misc. plastics products Leather and leather products Service-producing industries Transportation and public utilities Wholesale trade RetaiX trade Finance* insurance, and real estate Services 124.7 107.6 66.7 129.2 10 123!o 122.0 104 91 82.2 107.4 97 106 11 119.4 88.1 99.8 108.0 111.8 79.0 94.6 92.0 112.4 129.0 105.6 84.4 12 58.6 132.4 117.6 116.4 128.8 121.2 122.6 10 61.7 134.2 104.1 100.6 12 118.9 105.6 87 7 104 89 101 115 130 82 103.3 109.0 116.0 76.4 100.2 9 110.9 123.0 102.0 87.4 126.4 56.2 129.6 115.6 * 8 119.0 118.1 147.Oi 149.3 122.1 104.8 61.2 123.2 10 100.2 122.4 117.4 102.6 8 75.2 103.7 89.4 102.7 113.6 12 83.7 102.9 108.9 113.5 69.7 100.4 97.5 111.6 124.7 103.0 86.4 126.3 5 129.8 115.3 113.3 120.7 118.5 148.8 123.3 104.4 59.8 118.4 104.4 101.2 123.5 121.3 100.1 87 75.6 105 91.5 104.3 113.3 12 8 101.3 108.9 111.3 75.8 100.4 97.0 113.0 127.0 105.0 83.1 126 55.3 131.8 115.8 11 124.6 121.0 149.9 123.3 106.7 65.3 132.6 103.9 102.0 123.5 117 106 90 81 104 95 103 112.5 115.8 8 99.4 106 111 70 94 91 110 126 104.2 85.6 124.8 58.3 130.7 11 115.8 122.3 121.6 148.1 121.5 104.4 62.2 123.3 103.2 100.3 122.1 11 101 88.8 78.0 102.9 91.3 101.5 114.7 128.6 82.6 99.2 107 111 74 98 94 110 122.9 102.9 86.4 124.1 5 1/ See footnote 1, table B-2. P = preliminary. 129.2 114.5 113.4 120.1 119.0 147.8 122.3 104.4 60.9 124.9 102.9 122.4 11 102.6 87.9 77.7 103.1 91.3 100.6 113.5 12 82.6 99.5 107.0 111.3 71.1 98.5 94.7 110.2 122.6 102.4 86.3 123.7 5 130.3 115.3 113.6 120.9 120.4 149.2 121.3 104.0 60.2 124.4 102.6 99.4 121.3 11 102.4 87 7 102.6 90.0 113.4 12 81.5 99.3 10 110.8 69.0 99.0 9 110.0 123.1 102.5 84.9 124 55.3 129.0 11 113.1 118.7 118.0 148.8 121.4 103.0 60.0 118.9 102.5 99, 123, 115.0 100 86 74, 101 89 lor 113, 125, 82. 99.0 107, 111. 65, 99.1 95 110.3 123.2 102.7 8 125.0 5 129.7 114.3 112.9 119.9 119.5 149.2 121.7 103.6 58.7 121.6 102.7 99.2 124.0 117.0 101.1 86.0 74.9 102.4 89.0 101.7 111.0 124.4 83.0 100.5 107.6 110.6 69.5 100.1 9 111.0 12 103.5 84.1 124. 55.3 129.9 114.2 113.2 118.4 121.2 150.2