NONFARM EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY IN JANUARY (in thousands)
Transpor-
Natural Non- tation
Total Total resources Construc- Manufac- Durable durable Wholesale Retail & ware- Utili-
Year nonfarm private & mining tion turing goods goods Trade trade trade housing ties
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1939 29923 25935 882 1139 9077 4380 4697 6636 1483.5 3107.2
1940 31603 27453 925 1121 9927 5061 4866 6926 1549.3 3232.7
1941 34480 30012 945 1833 10993 5947 5046 7233 1618.1 3407.8
1942 38348 33259 1029 1914 12965 7483 5482 7700 1696.9 3591.8
1943 42174 36042 974 2064 15532 9923 5609 7582 1575.1 3472.6
1944 42661 36499 947 1323 16439 10902 5537 7721 1561.7 3506.4
1945 41903 35649 893 1143 15669 10106 5563 7901 1605.1 3572.0
1946 39839 34054 891 1421 12719 7021 5698 8530 1829.1 3879.6
1947 43545 37926 958 1927 14328 8150 6178 9272 2062.8 4281.1
1948 44686 39062 1008 2179 14438 8132 6306 9623 2180.0 4489.9
1949 44675 38781 1011 2292 13867 7754 6113 9707 2246.3 4535.1
1950 43530 37596 878 2216 13161 7123 6038 9489 2215.3 4497.5
1951 47289 40937 959 2609 14950 8546 6404 9955 2298.6 4697.9
1952 48299 41710 958 2694 15067 8817 6250 10193 2378.3 4805.5
1953 50145 43351 926 2728 16067 9624 6443 10455 2439.5 4980.8
1954 49467 42707 872 2651 15440 9166 6274 10431 2452.6 5008.8
1955 49497 42544 806 2769 15034 8766 6268 10397 2467.0 5038.4
1956 51975 44808 850 2933 15882 9436 6446 10874 2562.7 5300.6
1957 52888 45268 867 2996 15970 9578 6392 10927 2592.7 5304.8
1958 52077 44256 847 2925 15130 8866 6264 10790 2559.5 5302.8
1959 52481 44376 805 2993 14998 8740 6258 10790 2588.2 5349.0
1960 54274 45967 783 3021 15687 9289 6398 11111 2678.0 5552.7
1961 53683 45119 736 2909 14863 8592 6271 11054 2679.4 5564.2
1962 54891 46040 722 2892 15322 8948 6374 11112 2705.7 5602.8
1963 56116 46912 691 3021 15545 9157 6388 11232 2756.3 5724.2
1964 57487 47925 695 2996 15715 9291 6424 11529 2826.7 5878.5 476.3
1965 59583 49646 697 3231 16245 9672 6573 11882 2911.2 6122.5 481.3
1966 62528 51987 692 3379 17143 10382 6761 12403 3026.1 6416.4 486.8
1967 65407 54092 695 3329 18033 11049 6984 12832 3134.4 6629.0 493.8
1968 66805 55011 666 3211 18040 11053 6987 13080 3177.4 6808.2 504.6
1969 69438 57229 678 3534 18432 11322 7110 13599 3293.8 7152.1 515.8
1970 71176 58680 687 3615 18424 11218 7206 14096 3408.5 7425.0 530.3
1971 70866 57988 671 3643 17280 10318 6962 14205 3406.4 7556.4 536.9
1972 72445 59179 670 3912 17283 10321 6962 14545 3490.3 7891.7 2616.7 546.3
1973 75620 61930 675 4004 18276 11130 7146 15128 3621.3 8255.3 2687.0 564.6
1974 78104 64014 725 4196 18788 11583 7205 15589 3779.0 8462.9 2764.8 581.8
1975 77297 62673 789 3841 17344 10664 6680 15600 3816.2 8514.8 2688.6 580.1
1976 78506 63537 824 3688 17287 10417 6870 15877 3867.1 8805.4 2630.8 574.0
1977 80692 65636 857 3660 17803 10860 6943 16399 3972.7 9129.4 2716.4 580.4
1978 84595 68984 752 4029 18593 11481 7112 17222 4161.0 9641.4 2824.9 595.0
1979 88811 72874 979 4373 19388 12162 7226 18132 4417.5 10120.4 2973.2 620.6
1980 90800 74599 1042 4625 19282 12103 7179 18481 4546.9 10268.9 3024.3 640.6
1981 91031 74671 1139 4374 18639 11629 7010 18489 4597.6 10289.3 2940.1 661.8
1982 90557 74516 1246 4069 18047 11159 6888 18519 4629.1 10324.7 2878.3 687.1
1983 88981 72958 1031 4021 16705 10057 6648 18370 4502.5 10426.4 2740.2 701.0
1984 92657 76647 1007 4305 17630 10789 6841 19229 4686.8 10976.1 2863.0 703.5
1985 96353 80017 995 4668 18009 11171 6838 20103 4882.7 11518.2 2987.6 714.0
1986 98710 81995 936 4908 17686 10921 6765 20598 4935.2 11895.4 3042.4 724.8
1987 100655 83610 760 5007 17465 10688 6777 20999 4954.5 12222.7 3099.2 722.6
1988 103728 86363 784 5094 17790 10867 6923 21601 5058.1 12578.7 3237.9 726.3
1989 107133 89359 751 5289 18057 11092 6965 22290 5258.2 12962.7 3344.2 724.9
1990 109144 90993 763 5422 17796 10785 7011 22729 5287.7 13255.8 3448.4 736.9
1991 108998 90524 759 4972 17329 10444 6885 22519 5222.7 13070.8 3487.1 738.7
1992 108313 89625 707 4667 16839 9991 6848 22147 5153.8 12817.2 3442.8 733.4
1993 109725 90824 678 4664 16790 9920 6870 22191 5073.6 12885.4 3514.8 717.1
1994 112473 93326 670 4940 16853 9986 6867 22652 5153.5 13180.0 3618.0 700.6
1995 116377 96980 651 5234 17259 10324 6935 23661 5373.5 13808.0 3803.3 676.0
1996 118192 98742 633 5355 17206 10423 6783 23986 5470.6 13967.7 3895.0 653.0
1997 121232 101639 646 5675 17298 10569 6729 24494 5589.7 14291.1 3986.4 627.2
1998 124629 104859 660 5983 17621 10916 6705 24992 5756.5 14520.0 4100.2 615.6
1999 127477 107393 617 6357 17426 10851 6575 25450 5835.6 14772.4 4232.0 610.3
2000 130730 110161 592 6749 17281 10839 6442 26097 5951.6 15164.0 4375.7 605.9
2001 132388 111560 604 6814 17093 10793 6300 26245 5858.0 15334.8 4452.4 599.7
2002 130494 109123 597 6775 15573 9696 5877 25548 5685.1 15039.3 4224.4 599.0
2003 130190 108572 572 6712 14838 9180 5658 25375 5627.3 14946.4 4214.8 586.6
2004 130194 108667 570 6812 14314 8869 5445 25312 5611.4 14944.8 4175.9 580.2
June* 131301 109762 589 6911 14378 8949 5429 25509 5633.8 15061.4 4231.4 582.0
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NONFARM EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY IN JANUARY (in thousands) - CONTINUED
Profess- Leisure
Financial ional & Education and
Informa- activi- business & health hospi- Other Govern-
Year tion ties services services tality services ment
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1939 1112 1371 1934 1381 1860 543 3988
1940 1183 1409 2029 1433 1936 564 4150
1941 1253 1438 2160 1516 2045 596 4468
1942 1408 1485 2351 1612 2161 634 5089
1943 1562 1427 2487 1651 2115 648 6132
1944 1641 1426 2542 1667 2139 654 6162
1945 1631 1407 2518 1665 2170 652 6254
1946 1543 1540 2551 1804 2350 705 5785
1947 1653 1648 2796 1982 2587 775 5619
1948 1669 1714 2874 2051 2704 802 5624
1949 1638 1756 2881 2084 2730 815 5894
1950 1562 1793 2849 2107 2717 824 5934
1951 1701 1857 3023 2188 2838 857 6352
1952 1726 1925 3099 2258 2906 884 6589
1953 1778 2004 3185 2300 3006 902 6794
1954 1733 2075 3197 2353 3032 923 6760
1955 1693 2165 3236 2428 3063 953 6953
1956 1774 2267 3417 2572 3230 1009 7167
1957 1788 2320 3481 2639 3245 1035 7620
1958 1722 2383 3470 2681 3256 1052 7821
1959 1697 2418 3526 2766 3298 1085 8105
1960 1741 2496 3669 2893 3431 1135 8307
1961 1688 2565 3698 2980 3458 1168 8564
1962 1712 2625 3822 3108 3507 1218 8851
1963 1710 2696 3928 3228 3596 1265 9204
1964 1747 2778 4067 3371 3707 1320 9562
1965 1783 2844 4216 3511 3863 1374 9937
1966 1867 2921 4414 3679 4049 1440 10541
1967 1952 3012 4637 3883 4201 1518 11315
1968 1973 3169 4826 4100 4343 1603 11794
1969 2019 3326 5053 4326 4571 1691 12209
1970 2064 3485 5251 4531 4756 1771 12496
1971 2014 3591 5293 4632 4849 1810 12878
1972 2019 3723 5405 4749 5017 1856 13266
1973 2100 3852 5675 5002 5263 1955 13690
1974 2167 3986 5898 5217 5410 2038 14090
1975 2095 4031 5984 5404 5476 2109 14624
1976 2083 4096 6169 5635 5681 2197 14969
1977 2145 4247 6425 5892 5911 2297 15056
1978 2234 4476 6771 6228 6251 2428 15611
1979 2347 4738 7168 6604 6571 2574 15937
1980 2391 4956 7465 6940 6713 2704 16201
1981 2372 5116 7691 7248 6780 2823 16360
1982 2360 5190 7855 7480 6839 2911 16041
1983 2272 5242 7865 7582 6920 2950 16023
1984 2359 5452 8265 7985 7309 3106 16010
1985 2429 5684 8693 8444 7708 3284 16336
1986 2450 5977 9069 8888 8026 3457 16715
1987 2472 6282 9409 9284 8319 3613 17045
1988 2549 6466 9852 9763 8664 3800 17365
1989 2620 6529 10377 10348 9072 4026 17774
1990 2670 6587 10775 10740 9290 4221 18151
1991 2697 6613 10767 11300 9294 4274 18474
1992 2640 6510 10776 11750 9361 4228 18688
1993 2656 6611 11249 12090 9582 4313 18901
1994 2699 6844 11785 12559 9959 4365 19147
1995 2784 6822 12607 13090 10348 4524 19397
1996 2886 6881 13085 13472 10613 4625 19450
1997 3011 7065 13865 13910 10921 4754 19593
1998 3156 7326 14819 14288 11100 4914 19770
1999 3304 7596 15580 14640 11385 5038 20084
2000 3550 7675 16407 14955 11709 5146 20569
2001 3708 7755 16807 15363 11968 5203 20828
2002 3492 7841 15993 15965 11996 5343 21371
2003 3258 7915 15902 16432 12171 5397 21618
2004 3163 7981 16172 16746 12218 5379 21527
June* 3178 8038 16468 16930 12340 5421 21539
* June 2004 preliminary figures
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics series at http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?ce
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NONFARM EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY IN MARCH 2001, AUGUST 2003, AND JUNE 2004 (in thousands)
Number of jobs Change from: ($ in June 2004)
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Mar 01 Aug 03 Mar 01 Average Average
March August June to to to hourly weekly
Industry 2001 2003 2004 Aug 03 Jun 04 Jun 04 earnings earnings
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Total nonfarm.............. 132507 129789 131301 -2718 1512 -1206
Total private.............. 111564 108209 109762 -3355 1553 -1802 15.56 524.37
Natural resources & mining. 610 569 589 -41 20 -21 18.18 819.92
Construction............... 6864 6739 6911 -125 172 47 19.13 738.42
Manufacturing.............. 16931 14404 14378 -2527 -26 -2553 16.10 660.10
Durable goods............ 10688 8886 8949 -1802 63 -1739 16.77 695.96
Nondurable goods......... 6243 5518 5429 -725 -89 -814 15.01 603.40
Trade, transportation, util 26217 25225 25509 -992 284 -708 14.58 488.43
Wholesale trade.......... 5822 5586 5634 -236 48 -188 17.57 658.88
Retail trade............. 15352 14912 15061 -440 150 -290 12.02 370.22
Transportation, warehouse 4444 4148 4231 -296 83 -213 16.81 620.29
Utilities................ 600 579 582 -21 3 -18 25.41 1049.43
Information................ 3718 3174 3178 -544 4 -540 21.23 772.77
Financial activities....... 7798 7996 8038 198 42 240 17.49 617.40
Prof & business services... 16764 15998 16468 -766 470 -296 17.25 586.50
Employment services...... 3616 3366 3595 -250 228 -21
Temporary help services 2484 2262 2465 -222 203 -19
Education & health services 15465 16591 16930 1126 339 1465 16.03 517.77
Leisure and hospitality.... 11997 12117 12340 120 223 343 8.80 227.04
Other services............. 5200 5396 5421 196 25 221 13.81 426.73
Government................. 20943 21580 21539 637 -41 596
Private jobs gained in growing industries............. 1640 1642 2316
Private jobs lost in shrinking industries............. -4996 -89 -4119
Total private jobs in all industries.................. -3356 1553 -1803
Average hourly earnings of jobs gained................ 15.41 15.53 14.96
Average hourly earnings of jobs lost.................. 16.80 15.01 16.79
Average weekly earnings of jobs gained................ 497.65 530.24 480.83
Average weekly earnings of jobs lost.................. 642.76 603.40 653.49
Note: Average hourly and weekly earnings were calculated by assuming that each job
gained (or lost) in growing (or shrinking) industries paid the average wage
for that industry as given in the June 2004 Employment Situation Summary.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics series at http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?ce;
Employment Situation Summary, Table B-3 at http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
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TOTAL NONFARM EMPLOYMENT BY PRESIDENTIAL TERM (in thousands)
Total No. of Monthly
President Mo Year nonfarm Change Months Average
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Roosevelt Jan 1941 34480 7423 48 154.6
Truman Jan 1945 41903 2772 48 57.8
" Jan 1949 44675 5470 48 114.0
Eisenhower Jan 1953 50145 2743 48 57.1
" Jan 1957 52888 795 48 16.6
Kennedy Jan 1961 53683 5900 48 122.9
Johnson Jan 1965 59583 9855 48 205.3
Nixon Jan 1969 69438 6182 48 128.8
Nixon/Ford Jan 1973 75620 5072 48 105.7
Carter Jan 1977 80692 10339 48 215.4
Reagan Jan 1981 91031 5322 48 110.9
" Jan 1985 96353 10780 48 224.6
G.H. Bush Jan 1989 107133 2592 48 54.0
Clinton Jan 1993 109725 11507 48 239.7
" Jan 1997 121232 11156 48 232.4
G.W. Bush Jan 2001 132388 -1087 41 -26.5
June 2004 131301
Total from Kennedy to Clinton 78705 480 164.0
Total from Kennedy to G.W. Bush 77618 521 149.0
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics series at http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?ce
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