TABLE B–44.—Employees on nonagricultural payrolls, by major industry, 1950–99 [Thousands of persons; monthly data seasonally adjusted] Goods-producing industriesManufacturing Total Durable goods Nondurable goods 1950 45,197 18,506 901 2,364 15,241 8,066 7,175 1951 47,819 19,959 929 2,637 16,393 9,059 7,334 1952 48,793 20,198 898 2,668 16,632 9,320 7,313 1953 50,202 21,074 866 2,659 17,549 10,080 7,468 1954 48,990 19,751 791 2,646 16,314 9,101 7,213 1955 50,641 20,513 792 2,839 16,882 9,511 7,370 1956 52,369 21,104 822 3,039 17,243 9,802 7,442 1957 52,855 20,967 828 2,962 17,176 9,825 7,351 1958 51,322 19,513 751 2,817 15,945 8,801 7,144 1959 53,270 20,411 732 3,004 16,675 9,342 7,333 1960 54,189 20,434 712 2,926 16,796 9,429 7,367 1961 53,999 19,857 672 2,859 16,326 9,041 7,285 1962 55,549 20,451 650 2,948 16,853 9,450 7,403 1963 56,653 20,640 635 3,010 16,995 9,586 7,410 1964 58,283 21,005 634 3,097 17,274 9,785 7,489 1965 60,763 21,926 632 3,232 18,062 10,374 7,688 1966 63,901 23,158 627 3,317 19,214 11,250 7,963 1967 65,803 23,308 613 3,248 19,447 11,408 8,039 1968 67,897 23,737 606 3,350 19,781 11,594 8,187 1969 70,384 24,361 619 3,575 20,167 11,862 8,304 1970 70,880 23,578 623 3,588 19,367 11,176 8,190 1971 71,211 22,935 609 3,704 18,623 10,604 8,019 1972 73,675 23,668 628 3,889 19,151 11,022 8,129 1973 76,790 24,893 642 4,097 20,154 11,863 8,291 1974 78,265 24,794 697 4,020 20,077 11,897 8,181 1975 76,945 22,600 752 3,525 18,323 10,662 7,661 1976 79,382 23,352 779 3,576 18,997 11,051 7,946 1977 82,471 24,346 813 3,851 19,682 11,570 8,112 1978 86,697 25,585 851 4,229 20,505 12,245 8,259 1979 89,823 26,461 958 4,463 21,040 12,730 8,310 1980 90,406 25,658 1,027 4,346 20,285 12,159 8,127 1981 91,152 25,497 1,139 4,188 20,170 12,082 8,089 1982 89,544 23,812 1,128 3,904 18,780 11,014 7,766 1983 90,152 23,330 952 3,946 18,432 10,707 7,725 1984 94,408 24,718 966 4,380 19,372 11,476 7,896 1985 97,387 24,842 927 4,668 19,248 11,458 7,790 1986 99,344 24,533 777 4,810 18,947 11,195 7,752 1987 101,958 24,674 717 4,958 18,999 11,154 7,845 1988 105,209 25,125 713 5,098 19,314 11,363 7,951 1989 107,884 25,254 692 5,171 19,391 11,394 7,997 1990 109,403 24,905 709 5,120 19,076 11,109 7,968 1991 108,249 23,745 689 4,650 18,406 10,569 7,837 Year or month Total Total Mining Constructio n1992 108,601 23,231 635 4,492 18,104 10,277 7,827 1993 110,713 23,352 610 4,668 18,075 10,221 7,854 1994 114,163 23,908 601 4,986 18,321 10,448 7,873 1995 117,191 24,265 581 5,160 18,524 10,683 7,841 1996 119,608 24,493 580 5,418 18,495 10,789 7,706 1997 122,690 24,962 596 5,691 18,675 11,010 7,665 1998 125,826 25,347 590 5,985 18,772 11,170 7,602 1999 p 128,610 25,240 535 6,273 18,432 10,986 7,446 1998: Jan 124,580 25,355 606 5,879 18,870 11,219 7,651 Feb 124,773 25,366 606 5,885 18,875 11,229 7,646 Mar 124,961 25,367 605 5,879 18,883 11,237 7,646 Apr 125,220 25,418 600 5,943 18,875 11,238 7,637 May 125,478 25,379 595 5,932 18,852 11,225 7,627 June 125,689 25,381 593 5,962 18,826 11,210 7,616 July 125,808 25,240 588 5,990 18,662 11,066 7,596 Aug 126,170 25,344 585 6,005 18,754 11,177 7,577 Sept 126,361 25,333 583 6,009 18,741 11,159 7,582 Oct 126,567 25,306 578 6,042 18,686 11,128 7,558 Nov 126,841 25,298 574 6,085 18,639 11,092 7,547 Dec 127,186 25,354 570 6,173 18,611 11,074 7,537 1999: Jan 127,378 25,315 560 6,170 18,585 11,050 7,535 Feb 127,730 25,329 553 6,238 18,538 11,027 7,511 Mar 127,813 25,285 550 6,232 18,503 11,014 7,489 Apr 128,134 25,288 538 6,277 18,473 10,993 7,480 May 128,162 25,199 531 6,239 18,429 10,971 7,458 June 128,443 25,180 526 6,258 18,396 10,960 7,436 July 128,816 25,247 528 6,270 18,449 11,015 7,434 Aug 128,945 25,148 524 6,246 18,378 10,975 7,403 Sept 129,048 25,186 527 6,293 18,366 10,959 7,407 Oct 129,332 25,198 528 6,314 18,356 10,952 7,404 Nov p 129,554 25,260 527 6,369 18,364 10,958 7,406 Dec p 129,869 25,277 529 6,385 18,363 10,959 7,404 Note.—Data in Tables B–44 and B–45 are based on reports from employing establishments and relate to fulland part-time wage and salary workers in nonagricultural establishments who received pay for any part of the pay period which includes the 12th of the month. Not comparable with labor force data (Tables B–33 through B–42), which include proprietors, self-employed persons, domestic servants, See next page for continuation of table.