Current Labor Statistics, March 2005

Current Labor Statistics Monthly Labor Review March 2005 NOTE: Many of the statistics in the following pages were subsequently revised. These pages have not been updated to reflect the revisions. To obtain BLS data that reflect all revisions, see http://www.bls.gov/data/home.htm For the latest set of "Current Labor Statistics," see http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/curlabst.htm Current Labor Statistics Current Labor Statistics Notes on labor statistics Comparative indicators Labor compensation and collective bargaining data 30. 31. 32. 33. Employment Cost Index, compensation........................... Employment Cost Index, wages and salaries.................... Employment Cost Index, benefits, private industry ........ Employment Cost Index, private nonfarm workers, by bargaining status, region, and area size .................... 34. Participants in benefit plans, medium and large firms ...... 35. Participants in benefits plans, small firms and government ............................................................. 36. Work stoppages involving 1,000 workers or more ........... 102 104 106 107 108 109 110 .............................. 58 1. Labor market indicators .................................................... 71 2. Annual and quarterly percent changes in compensation, prices, and productivity ....................... 72 3. Alternative measures of wages and compensation changes ................................................... 72 Labor force data 4. Employment status of the population, seasonally adjusted ....................................................... 73 5. Selected employment indicators, seasonally adjusted ....................................................... 74 6. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted ....................................................... 75 7. Duration of unemployment, seasonally adjusted ....................................................... 75 8. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, seasonally adjusted ....................................................... 76 9. Unemployment rates by sex and age, seasonally adjusted ....................................................... 77 10. Unemployment rates by State, seasonally adjusted ....................................................... 78 11. Employment of workers by State, seasonally adjusted ....................................................... 79 12. Employment of workers by industry, seasonally adjusted ....................................................... 80 13. Average weekly hours by industry, seasonally adjusted ....................................................... 83 14. Average hourly earnings by industry, seasonally adjusted ........................................................ 84 15. Average hourly earnings by industry ................................ 85 16. Average weekly earnings by industry ............................... 86 17. Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted ....................................................... 87 18. Job openings levels and rates, by industry and regions, seasonally adjusted......................................................... 88 19. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted.......................................................... 88 20. Separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted.......................................................... 89 21. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted.......................................................... 89 22. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages , 10 largest counties ......................................................... 90 23. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, by State.. 92 24. Annual data: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, by ownership ............................................. 93 25. Annual data: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, establishment size and employment, by supersector ... 94 26. Annual data: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, by metropolitan area ......................................... 95 27. Annual data: Employment status of the population ........ 100 28. Annual data: Employment levels by industry .................. 100 29. Annual data: Average hours and earnings level, ................ by industry..................................................................... 101 Price data 37. Consumer Price Index: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service groups ................ 38. Consumer Price Index: U.S. city average and local data, all items ........................................................ 39. Annual data: Consumer Price Index, all items and major groups........................................................... 40. Producer Price Indexes by stage of processing ................. 41. Producer Price Indexes for the net output of major industry groups ............................................................. 42. Annual data: Producer Price Indexes by stage of processing................................................... 43. U.S. export price indexes by Standard International Trade Classification ...................................................... 44. U.S. import price indexes by Standard International Trade Classification ...................................................... 45. U.S. export price indexes by end-use category ................. 46. U.S. import price indexes by end-use category ................ 47. U.S. international price indexes for selected categories of services ..................................................... 111 114 115 116 117 118 119 113 114 120 121 Productivity data 48. Indexes of productivity, hourly compensation, and unit costs, data seasonally adjusted ....................... 49. Annual indexes of multifactor productivity ...................... 50. Annual indexes of productivity, hourly compensation, unit costs, and prices .................................................... 51. Annual indexes of output per hour for select industries ....................................................................... 122 123 124 125 International comparisons data 52. Unemployment rates in nine countries, seasonally adjusted....................................................... 128 53. Annual data: Employment status of the civilian working-age population, 10 countries............................ 129 54. Annual indexes of productivity and related measures, 15 economies.................................................................. 130 Injury and Illness data 55. Annual data: Occupational injury and illness................... 132 56. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure.............. 134 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 57 Current Labor Statistics Notes on Current Labor Statistics This section of the Review presents the principal statistical series collected and calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics: series on labor force; employment; unemployment; labor compensation; consumer, producer, and international prices; productivity; international comparisons; and injury and illness statistics. In the notes that follow, the data in each group of tables are briefly described; key definitions are given; notes on the data are set forth; and sources of additional information are cited. index number of 150, where 1982 = 100, the hourly rate expressed in 1982 dollars is $2 ($3/150 x 100 = $2). The $2 (or any other resulting values) are described as “real,” “constant,” or “1982” dollars. Sources of information Data that supplement the tables in this section are published by the Bureau in a variety of sources. Definitions of each series and notes on the data are contained in later sections of these Notes describing each set of data. For detailed descriptions of each data series, see BLS Handbook of Methods, Bulletin 2490. Users also may wish to consult Major Programs of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Report 919. News releases provide the latest statistical information published by the Bureau; the major recurring releases are published according to the schedule appearing on the back cover of this issue. More information about labor force, employment, and unemployment data and the household and establishment surveys underlying the data are available in the Bureau’s monthly publication, Employment and Earnings. Historical unadjusted and seasonally adjusted data from the household survey are available on the Internet: http://www.bls.gov/cps/ Historically comparable unadjusted and seasonally adjusted data from the establishment survey also are available on the Internet: http://www.bls.gov/ces/ Additional information on labor force data for areas below the national level are provided in the BLS annual report, Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment. For a comprehensive discussion of the Employment Cost Index, see Employment Cost Indexes and Levels, 1975–95, BLS Bulletin 2466. The most recent data from the Employee Benefits Survey appear in the following Bureau of Labor Statistics bulletins: Employee Benefits in Medium and Large Firms; Employee Benefits in Small Private Establishments; and Employee Benefits in State and Local Governments. More detailed data on consumer and producer prices are published in the monthly periodicals, The CPI Detailed Report and Producer Price Indexes. For an overview of the 1998 revision of the CPI, see the December 1996 issue of the Monthly Labor Review. Additional data on international prices appear in monthly news releases. Listings of industries for which productivity indexes are available may be found on the Internet: http://www.bls.gov/lpc/ For additional information on interna- General notes The following notes apply to several tables in this section: Seasonal adjustment. Certain monthly and quarterly data are adjusted to eliminate the effect on the data of such factors as climatic conditions, industry production schedules, opening and closing of schools, holiday buying periods, and vacation practices, which might prevent short-term evaluation of the statistical series. Tables containing data that have been adjusted are identified as “seasonally adjusted.” (All other data are not seasonally adjusted.) Seasonal effects are estimated on the basis of current and past experiences. When new seasonal factors are computed each year, revisions may affect seasonally adjusted data for several preceding years. Seasonally adjusted data appear in tables 1–14, 17–21, 48, and 52. Seasonally adjusted labor force data in tables 1 and 4–9 were revised in the February 2005 issue of the Review. Seasonally adjusted establishment survey data shown in tables 1, 12–14, and 17 were revised in the March 2005 Review. A brief explanation of the seasonal adjustment methodology appears in “Notes on the data.” Revisions in the productivity data in table 54 are usually introduced in the September issue. Seasonally adjusted indexes and percent changes from month-to-month and quarter-to-quarter are published for numerous Consumer and Producer Price Index series. However, seasonally adjusted indexes are not published for the U.S. average All-Items CPI. Only seasonally adjusted percent changes are available for this series. Adjustments for price changes. Some data—such as the “real” earnings shown in table 14—are adjusted to eliminate the effect of changes in price. These adjustments are made by dividing current-dollar values by the Consumer Price Index or the appropriate component of the index, then multiplying by 100. For example, given a current hourly wage rate of $3 and a current price 58 Monthly Labor Review tional comparisons data, see International Comparisons of Unemployment, Bulletin 1979. Detailed data on the occupational injury and illness series are published in Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in the United States, by Industry, a BLS annual bulletin. Finally, the Monthly Labor Review carries analytical articles on annual and longer term developments in labor force, employment, and unemployment; employee compensation and collective bargaining; prices; productivity; international comparisons; and injury and illness data. Symbols n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified. n.e.s. = not elsewhere specified. p = preliminary. To increase the timeliness of some series, preliminary figures are issued based on representative but incomplete returns. r = revised. Generally, this revision reflects the availability of later data, but also may reflect other adjustments. Comparative Indicators (Tables 1–3) Comparative indicators tables provide an overview and comparison of major BLS statistical series. Consequently, although many of the included series are available monthly, all measures in these comparative tables are presented quarterly and annually. Labor market indicators include employment measures from two major surveys and information on rates of change in compensation provided by the Employment Cost Index (ECI) program. The labor force participation rate, the employment-population ratio, and unemployment rates for major demographic groups based on the Current Population (“household”) Survey are presented, while measures of employment and average weekly hours by major industry sector are given using nonfarm payroll data. The Employment Cost Index (compensation), by major sector and by bargaining status, is chosen from a variety of B L S compensation and wage measures because it provides a comprehensive measure of employer costs for hiring labor, not just outlays for wages, and it is not affected by employment shifts among occupations and industries. Data on changes in compensation, prices, and productivity are presented in March 2005 table 2. Measures of rates of change of compensation and wages from the Employment Cost Index program are provided for all civilian nonfarm workers (excluding Federal and household workers) and for all private nonfarm workers. Measures of changes in consumer prices for all urban consumers; producer prices by stage of processing; overall prices by stage of processing; and overall export and import price indexes are given. Measures of productivity (output per hour of all persons) are provided for major sectors. Alternative measures of wage and compensation rates of change , which reflect the overall trend in labor costs, are summarized in table 3. Differences in concepts and scope, related to the specific purposes of the series, contribute to the variation in changes among the individual measures. Notes on the data Definitions of each series and notes on the data are contained in later sections of these notes describing each set of data. Employment and Unemployment Data (Tables 1; 4–29) not work during the survey week, but were available for work except for temporary illness and had looked for jobs within the preceding 4 weeks. Persons who did not look for work because they were on layoff are also counted among the unemployed. Theunemployment rate represents the number unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force. The civilian labor force consists of all employed or unemployed persons in the civilian noninstitutional population. Persons not in the labor force are those not classified as employed or unemployed. This group includes discouraged workers, defined as persons who want and are available for a job and who have looked for work sometime in the past 12 months (or since the end of their last job if they held one within the past 12 months), but are not currently looking, because they believe there are no jobs available or there are none for which they would qualify. The civilian noninstitutional population comprises all persons 16 years of age and older who are not inmates of penal or mental institutions, sanitariums, or homes for the aged, infirm, or needy. The civilian labor force participation rate is the proportion of the civilian noninstitutional population that is in the labor force. The employment-population ratiois employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population. for seasonal adjustment of the labor force data and the effects that it had on the data. At the beginning of each calendar year, historical seasonally adjusted data usually are revised, and projected seasonal adjustment factors are calculated for use during the January–June period. The historical seasonally adjusted data usually are revised for only the most recent 5 years. In July, new seasonal adjustment factors, which incorporate the experience through June, are produced for the July–December period, but no revisions are made in the historical data. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION on national household survey data, contact the Division of Labor Force Statistics: (202) 691–6378. X-12 ARIMA Establishment survey data Description of the series Employment, hours, and earnings data in this section are compiled from payroll records reported monthly on a voluntary basis to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and its cooperating State agencies by about 160,000 businesses and government agencies, which represent approximately 400,000 individual worksites and represent all industries except agriculture. The active CES sample covers approximately one-third of all nonfarm payroll workers. Industries are classified in accordance with the 2002 North American Industry Classification System. In most industries, the sampling probabilities are based on the size of the establishment; most large establishments are therefore in the sample. (An establishment is not necessarily a firm; it may be a branch plant, for example, or warehouse.) Self-employed persons and others not on a regular civilian payroll are outside the scope of the survey because they are excluded from establishment records. This largely accounts for the difference in employment figures between the household and establishment surveys. Household survey data Description of the series Employment data in this section are obtained from the Current Population Survey, a program of personal interviews conducted monthly by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The sample consists of about 60,000 households selected to represent the U.S. population 16 years of age and older. Households are interviewed on a rotating basis, so that three-fourths of the sample is the same for any 2 consecutive months. Notes on the data From time to time, and especially after a decennial census, adjustments are made in the Current Population Survey figures to correct for estimating errors during the intercensal years. These adjustments affect the comparability of historical data. A description of these adjustments and their effect on the various data series appears in the Explanatory Notes of Employment and Earnings. For a discussion of changes introduced in January 2003, see “Revisions to the Current Population Survey Effective in January 2003” in the February 2003 issue of Employment and Earnings (available on the BLS Web site at: http://www.bls.gov/ cps/rvcps03.pdf). Effective in January 2003, BLS began using the X-12 ARIMA seasonal adjustment program to seasonally adjust national labor force data. This program replaced the X-11 ARIMA program which had been used since January 1980. See “Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Labor Force Series in 2003,” in the February 2003 issue of Employment and Earnings (available on the B L S Web site at http:www.bls.gov/cps/cpsrs.pdf) for a discussion of the introduction of the use of Definitions Employed persons include (1) all those who worked for pay any time during the week which includes the 12th day of the month or who worked unpaid for 15 hours or more in a family-operated enterprise and (2) those who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs because of illness, vacation, industrial dispute, or similar reasons. A person working at more than one job is counted only in the job at which he or she worked the greatest number of hours. Unemployed persons are those who did Definitions An establishment is an economic unit which produces goods or services (such as a factory or store) at a single location and is engaged in one type of economic activity. Employed persons are all persons who received pay (including holiday and sick pay) for any part of the payroll period including the 12th day of the month. Persons holding more than one job (about 5 percent of all persons in the labor force) are counted 59 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 Current Labor Statistics in each establishment which reports them. Production workers in the goods-producing industries cover employees, up through the level of working supervisors, who engage directly in the manufacture or construction of the establishment’s product. In private service-providing industries, data are collected for nonsupervisory workers, which include most employees except those in executive, managerial, and supervisory positions. Those workers mentioned in tables 11–16 include production workers in manufacturing and natural resources and mining; construction workers in construction; and nonsupervisory workers in all private service-providing industries. Production and nonsupervisory workers account for about four-fifths of the total employment on private nonagricultural payrolls. Earnings are the payments production or nonsupervisory workers receive during the survey period, including premium pay for overtime or late-shift work but excluding irregular bonuses and other special payments. Real earnings are earnings adjusted to reflect the effects of changes in consumer prices. The deflator for this series is derived from the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). Hours represent the average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers for which pay was received, and are different from standard or scheduled hours. Overtime hours represent the portion of average weekly hours which was in excess of regular hours and for which overtime premiums were paid. The Diffusion Index represents the percent of industries in which employment was rising over the indicated period, plus onehalf of the industries with unchanged employment; 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment. In line with Bureau practice, data for the 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans are seasonally adjusted, while those for the 12-month span are unadjusted. Table 17 provides an index on private nonfarm employment based on 278 industries, and a manufacturing index based on 84 industries. These indexes are useful for measuring the dispersion of economic gains or losses and are also economic indicators. Notes on the data Establishment survey data are annually adjusted to comprehensive counts of employment (called “benchmarks”). The March 2003 benchmark was introduced in February 2004 with the release of data for January 2004, published in the March 2004 is60 Monthly Labor Review sue of the Review. With the release in June 2003, CES completed a conversion from the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and completed the transition from its original quota sample design to a probability-based sample design. The industry-coding update included reconstruction of historical estimates in order to preserve time series for data users. Normally 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised with each benchmark revision. However, with this release, the entire new time series history for all CES data series were re-seasonally adjusted due to the NAICS conversion, which resulted in the revision of all CES time series. Also in June 2003, the CES program introduced concurrent seasonal adjustment for the national establishment data. Under this methodology, the first preliminary estimates for the current reference month and the revised estimates for the 2 prior months will be updated with concurrent factors with each new release of data. Concurrent seasonal adjustment incorporates all available data, including first preliminary estimates for the most current month, in the adjustment process. For additional information on all of the changes introduced in June 2003, see the June 2003 issue of Employment and Earnings and “Recent changes in the national Current Employment Statistics survey,” Monthly Labor Review, June 2003, pp. 3–13. Revisions in State data (table 11) occurred with the publication of January 2003 data. For information on the revisions for the State data, see the March and May 2003 issues of Employment and Earnings, and “Recent changes in the State and Metropolitan Area CES survey,” Monthly Labor Review, June 2003, pp. 14–19. Beginning in June 1996, the BLS uses the X-12-ARIMA methodology to seasonally adjust establishment survey data. This procedure, developed by the Bureau of the Census, controls for the effect of varying survey intervals (also known as the 4- versus 5-week effect), thereby providing improved measurement of over-the-month changes and underlying economic trends. Revisions of data, usually for the most recent 5-year period, are made once a year coincident with the benchmark revisions. In the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2 months are based on incomplete returns and are published as preliminary in the tables (12–17 in the Review). When all returns have been received, the estimates are revised and published as “final” (prior to any benchmark revisions) in the third month of their appearance. Thus, December data are published as preliminary in January and February and as final in March. For the same reasons, quarterly establishment data (table 1) are preliminary for the first 2 months of publication and final in the third month. Fourth-quarter data are published as preliminary in January and February and as final in March. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION on establishment survey data, contact the Division of Current Employment Statistics: (202) 691–6555. Unemployment data by State Description of the series Data presented in this section are obtained from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, which is conducted in cooperation with State employment security agencies. Monthly estimates of the labor force, employment, and unemployment for States and sub-State areas are a key indicator of local economic conditions, and form the basis for determining the eligibility of an area for benefits under Federal economic assistance programs such as the Job Training Partnership Act. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates are presented in table 10. Insofar as possible, the concepts and definitions underlying these data are those used in the national estimates obtained from the C P S. Notes on the data Data refer to State of residence. Monthly data for all States and the District of Columbia are derived using standardized procedures established by BLS. Once a year, estimates are revised to new population controls, usually with publication of January estimates, and benchmarked to annual average CPS levels. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION on data in this series, call (202) 691–6392 (table 10) or (202) 691–6559 (table 11). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Description of the series Employment, wage, and establishment data in this section are derived from the quarterly tax reports submitted to State employment security agencies by private and State and local government employers sub- March 2005 ject to State unemployment insurance (UI ) laws and from Federal, agencies subject to the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) program. Each quarter, State agencies edit and process the data and send the information to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) data, also referred as ES202 data, are the most complete enumeration of employment and wage information by industry at the national, State, metropolitan area, and county levels. They have broad economic significance in evaluating labor market trends and major industry developments. Definitions In general, the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages monthly employment data represent the number of covered workers who worked during, or received pay for, the pay period that included the 12th day of the month. Covered private industry employment includes most corporate officials, executives, supervisory personnel, professionals, clerical workers, wage earners, piece workers, and part-time workers. It excludes proprietors, the unincorporated self-employed, unpaid family members, and certain farm and domestic workers. Certain types of nonprofit employers, such as religious organizations, are given a choice of coverage or exclusion in a number of States. Workers in these organizations are, therefore, reported to a limited degree. Persons on paid sick leave, paid holiday, paid vacation, and the like, are included. Persons on the payroll of more than one firm during the period are counted by each UIsubject employer if they meet the employment definition noted earlier. The employment count excludes workers who earned no wages during the entire applicable pay period because of work stoppages, temporary layoffs, illness, or unpaid vacations. Federal employment data are based on reports of monthly employment and quarterly wages submitted each quarter to State agencies for all Federal installations with employees covered by the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees ( UCFE ) program, except for certain national security agencies, which are omitted for security reasons. Employment for all Federal agencies for any given month is based on the number of persons who worked during or received pay for the pay period that included the 12th of the month. An establishment is an economic unit, such as a farm, mine, factory, or store, that produces goods or provides services. It is typically at a single physical location and engaged in one, or predominantly one, type of economic activity for which a single industrial classification may be applied. Occasionally, a single physical location encompasses two or more distinct and significant activities. Each activity should be reported as a separate establishment if separate records are kept and the various activities are classified under different NAICS industries. Most employers have only one establishment; thus, the establishment is the predominant reporting unit or statistical entity for reporting employment and wages data. Most employers, including State and local governments who operate more than one establishment in a State, file a Multiple Worksite Report each quarter, in addition to their quarterly UI report. The Multiple Worksite Report is used to collect separate employment and wage data for each of the employer’s establishments, which are not detailed on the UI report. Some very small multi-establishment employers do not file a Multiple Worksite Report. When the total employment in an employer’s secondary establishments (all establishments other than the largest) is 10 or fewer, the employer generally will file a consolidated report for all establishments. Also, some employers either cannot or will not report at the establishment level and thus aggregate establishments into one consolidated unit, or possibly several units, though not at the establishment level. For the Federal Government, the reporting unit is the installation: a single location at which a department, agency, or other government body has civilian employees. Federal agencies follow slightly different criteria than do private employers when breaking down their reports by installation. They are permitted to combine as a single statewide unit: 1) all installations with 10 or fewer workers, and 2) all installations that have a combined total in the State of fewer than 50 workers. Also, when there are fewer than 25 workers in all secondary installations in a State, the secondary installations may be combined and reported with the major installation. Last, if a Federal agency has fewer than five employees in a State, the agency headquarters office (regional office, district office) serving each State may consolidate the employment and wages data for that State with the data reported to the State in which the headquarters is located. As a result of these reporting rules, the number of reporting units is always larger than the number of employers (or government agencies) but smaller than the number of actual establishments (or installations). Data reported for the first quarter are tabulated into size categories ranging from worksites of very small size to those with 1,000 employees or more. The size category is determined by the establishment’s March employment level. It is important to note that each establishment of a multi-establishment firm is tabulated separately into the appropriate size category. The total employment level of the reporting multi-establishment firm is not used in the size tabulation. Covered employers in most States report total wages paid during the calendar quarter, regardless of when the services were performed. A few State laws, however, specify that wages be reported for, or based on the period during which services are performed rather than the period during which compensation is paid. Under most State laws or regulations, wages include bonuses, stock options, the cash value of meals and lodging, tips and other gratuities, and, in some States, employer contributions to certain deferred compensation plans such as 401(k) plans. Covered employer contributions for oldage, survivors, and disability insurance (OASDI), health insurance, unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, and private pension and welfare funds are not reported as wages. Employee contributions for the same purposes, however, as well as money withheld for income taxes, union dues, and so forth, are reported even though they are deducted from the worker’s gross pay. Wages of covered Federal workers represent the gross amount of all payrolls for all pay periods ending within the quarter. This includes cash allowances, the cash equivalent of any type of remuneration, severance pay, withholding taxes, and retirement deductions. Federal employee remuneration generally covers the same types of services as for workers in private industry. Average annual wage per employee for any given industry are computed by dividing total annual wages by annual average employment. A further division by 52 yields average weekly wages per employee. Annual pay data only approximate annual earnings because an individual may not be employed by the same employer all year or may work for more than one employer at a time. Average weekly or annual wage is affected by the ratio of full-time to part-time workers as well as the number of individuals in high-paying and low-paying occupations. When average pay levels between States and industries are compared, these factors should be taken into consideration. For example, industries characterized by high proportions of part-time workers will 61 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 Current Labor Statistics show average wage levels appreciably less than the weekly pay levels of regular fulltime employees in these industries. The opposite effect characterizes industries with low proportions of part-time workers, or industries that typically schedule heavy weekend and overtime work. Average wage data also may be influenced by work stoppages, labor turnover rates, retroactive payments, seasonal factors, bonus payments, and so on. Notes on the data Beginning with the release of data for 2001, publications presenting data from the Covered Employment and Wages program have switched to the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry. NAICS is the product of a cooperative effort on the part of the statistical agencies of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Due to difference in NAICS and Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) structures, industry data for 2001 is not comparable to the SIC-based data for earlier years. Effective January 2001, the program began assigning Indian Tribal Councils and related establishments to local government ownership. This BLS action was in response to a change in Federal law dealing with the way Indian Tribes are treated under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act. This law requires federally recognized Indian Tribes to be treated similarly to State and local governments. In the past, the Covered Employment and Wage (CEW) program coded Indian Tribal Councils and related establishments in the private sector. As a result of the new law, CEW data reflects significant shifts in employment and wages between the private sector and local government from 2000 to 2001. Data also reflect industry changes. Those accounts previously assigned to civic and social organizations were assigned to tribal governments. There were no required industry changes for related establishments owned by these Tribal Councils. These tribal business establishments continued to be coded according to the economic activity of that entity. To insure the highest possible quality of data, State employment security agencies verify with employers and update, if necessary, the industry, location, and ownership classification of all establishments on a 3-year cycle. Changes in establishment classification codes resulting from the verification process are introduced with the data reported for the first quarter of the year. Changes resulting from improved employer reporting also are introduced in the first quarter. For these reasons, some data, especially at more detailed geographic levels, may not be strictly comparable with earlier years. County definitions are assigned according to Federal Information Processing Standards Publications as issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Areas shown as counties include those designated as independent cities in some jurisdictions and, in Alaska, those areas designated by the Census Bureau where counties have not been created. County data also are presented for the New England States for comparative purposes, even though townships are the more common designation used in New England (and New Jersey). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines metropolitan areas for use in Federal statistical activities and updates these definitions as needed. Data in this table use metropolitan area criteria established by OMB in definitions issued June 30, 1999 (OMB Bulletin No. 99-04). These definitions reflect information obtained from the 1990 Decennial Census and the 1998 U.S. Census Bureau population estimate. A complete list of metropolitan area definitions is available from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Document Sales, 5205 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Va. 22161, telephone 1-800-553-6847. OMB defines metropolitan areas in terms of entire counties, except in the six New England States where they are defined in terms of cities and towns. New England data in this table, however, are based on a county concept defined by OMB as New England County Metropolitan Areas (NECMA ) because county-level data are the most detailed available from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. The NECMA is a countybased alternative to the city- and town-based metropolitan areas in New England. The NECMA for a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA ) include: (1) the county containing the first-named city in that MSA title (this county may include the first-named cities of other MSA , and (2) each additional county having at least half its population in the MSA in which first-named cities are in the county identified in step 1. The NECMA is officially defined areas that are meant to be used by statistical programs that cannot use the regular metropolitan area definitions in New England. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION on the covered employment and wage data, contact the Division of Administrative Statistics and Labor Turnover at (202) 691–6567. Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey Description of the series Data for the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) are collected and compiled from a sample of 16,000 business establishments. Each month, data are collected for total employment, job openings, hires, quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. The JOLTS program covers all private nonfarm establishments such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as Federal, State, and local government entities in the 50 States and the District of Columbia. The JOLTS sample design is a random sample drawn from a universe of more than eight million establishments compiled as part of the operations of the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, or QCEW , program. This program includes all employers subject to State unemployment insurance (UI) laws and Federal agencies subject to Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE ). The sampling frame is stratified by ownership, region, industry sector, and size class. Large firms fall into the sample with virtual certainty. JOLTS total employment estimates are controlled to the employment estimates of the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey. A ratio of CES to JOLTS employment is used to adjust the levels for all other JOLTS data elements. Rates then are computed from the adjusted levels. The monthly JOLTS data series begin with December 2000. Not seasonally adjusted data on job openings, hires, total separations, quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations levels and rates are available for the total nonfarm sector, 16 private industry divisions and 2 government divisions based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), and four geographic regions. Seasonally adjusted data on job openings, hires, total separations, and quits levels and rates are available for the total nonfarm sector, selected industry sectors, and four geographic regions. Definitions Establishments submit job openings information for the last business day of the reference month. A job opening requires that (1) a specific position exists and there is work available for that position; and (2) work could start within 30 days regardless of whether a suitable candidate is found; and (3) the employer is actively recruiting from outside the establishment to fill the position. Included are full-time, part-time, permanent, 62 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 short-term, and seasonal openings. Active recruiting means that the establishment is taking steps to fill a position by advertising in newspapers or on the Internet, posting help-wanted signs, accepting applications, or using other similar methods. Jobs to be filled only by internal transfers, promotions, demotions, or recall from layoffs are excluded. Also excluded are jobs with start dates more than 30 days in the future, jobs for which employees have been hired but have not yet reported for work, and jobs to be filled by employees of temporary help agencies, employee leasing companies, outside contractors, or consultants. The job openings rate is computed by dividing the number of job openings by the sum of employment and job openings, and multiplying that quotient by 100. Hires are the total number of additions to the payroll occurring at any time during the reference month, including both new and rehired employees and full-time and part-time, permanent, short-term and seasonal employees, employees recalled to the location after a layoff lasting more than 7 days, oncall or intermittent employees who returned to work after having been formally separated, and transfers from other locations. The hires count does not include transfers or promotions within the reporting site, employees returning from strike, employees of temporary help agencies or employee leasing companies, outside contractors, or consultants. The hires rate is computed by dividing the number of hires by employment, and multiplying that quotient by 100. Separations are the total number of terminations of employment occurring at any time during the reference month, and are reported by type of separation—quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Quits are voluntary separations by employees (except for retirements, which are reported as other separations). Layoffs and discharges are involuntary separations initiated by the employer and include layoffs with no intent to rehire, formal layoffs lasting or expected to last more than 7 days, discharges resulting from mergers, downsizing, or closings, firings or other discharges for cause, terminations of permanent or short-term employees, and terminations of seasonal employees. Other separations include retirements, transfers to other locations, deaths, and separations due to disability. Separations do not include transfers within the same location or employees on strike. The separations rate is computed by dividing the number of separations by employment, and multiplying that quotient by 100. The quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations rates are computed similarly, dividing the number by employment and multiplying by 100. Notes on the data The JOLTS data series on job openings, hires, and separations are relatively new. The full sample is divided into panels, with one panel enrolled each month. A full complement of panels for the original data series based on the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system was not completely enrolled in the survey until January 2002. The supplemental panels of establishments needed to create NAICS estimates were not completely enrolled until May 2003. The data collected up until those points are from less than a full sample. Therefore, estimates from earlier months should be used with caution, as fewer sampled units were reporting data at that time. In March 2002, BLS procedures for collecting hires and separations data were revised to address possible underreporting. As a result, JOLTS hires and separations estimates for months prior to March 2002 may not be comparable with estimates for March 2002 and later. The Federal Government reorganization that involved transferring approximately 180,000 employees to the new Department of Homeland Security is not reflected in the JOLTS hires and separations estimates for the Federal Government. The Office of Personnel Management’s record shows these transfers were completed in March 2003. The inclusion of transfers in the JOLTS definitions of hires and separations is intended to cover ongoing movements of workers between establishments. The Department of Homeland Security reorganization was a massive onetime event, and the inclusion of these intergovernmental transfers would distort the Federal Government time series. Data users should note that seasonal adjustment of the JOLTS series is conducted with fewer data observations than is customary. The historical data, therefore, may be subject to larger than normal revisions. Because the seasonal patterns in economic data series typically emerge over time, the standard use of moving averages as seasonal filters to capture these effects requires longer series than are currently available. As a result, the stable seasonal filter option is used in the seasonal adjustment of the JOLTS data. When calculating seasonal factors, this filter takes an average for each calendar month after detrending the series. The stable seasonal filter assumes that the seasonal factors are fixed; a necessary assumption until sufficient data are avail- able. When the stable seasonal filter is no longer needed, other program features also may be introduced, such as outlier adjustment and extended diagnostic testing. Additionally, it is expected that more series, such as layoffs and discharges and additional industries, may be seasonally adjusted when more data are available. JOLTS hires and separations estimates cannot be used to exactly explain net changes in payroll employment. Some reasons why it is problematic to compare changes in payroll employment withJOLTS hires and separations, especially on a monthly basis, are: (1) the reference period for payroll employment is the pay period including the 12th of the month, while the reference period for hires and separations is the calendar month; and (2) payroll employment can vary from month to month simply because part-time and oncall workers may not always work during the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Additionally, research has found that some reporters systematically underreport separations relative to hires due to a number of factors, including the nature of their payroll systems and practices. The shortfall appears to be about 2 percent or less over a 12-month period. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION on the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, contact the Division of Administrative Statistics and Labor Turnover at (202) 961-5870. Compensation and Wage Data (Tables 1–3; 30–36) Compensation and waged data are gathered by the Bureau from business establishments, State and local governments, labor unions, collective bargaining agreements on file with the Bureau, and secondary sources. Employment Cost Index Description of the series The Employment Cost Index (ECI) is a quarterly measure of the rate of change in compensation per hour worked and includes wages, salaries, and employer costs of employee benefits. It uses a fixed market basket of labor—similar in concept to the Consumer Price Index’s fixed market basket of goods and services—to measure change over time in employer costs of employing labor. Statistical series on total compensation Monthly Labor Review March 2005 63 Current Labor Statistics costs, on wages and salaries, and on benefit costs are available for private nonfarm workers excluding proprietors, the self-employed, and household workers. The total compensation costs and wages and salaries series are also available for State and local government workers and for the civilian nonfarm economy, which consists of private industry and State and local government workers combined. Federal workers are excluded. The Employment Cost Index probability sample consists of about 4,400 private nonfarm establishments providing about 23,000 occupational observations and 1,000 State and local government establishments providing 6,000 occupational observations selected to represent total employment in each sector. On average, each reporting unit provides wage and compensation information on five well-specified occupations. Data are collected each quarter for the pay period including the 12th day of March, June, September, and December. Beginning with June 1986 data, fixed employment weights from the 1980 Census of Population are used each quarter to calculate the civilian and private indexes and the index for State and local governments. (Prior to June 1986, the employment weights are from the 1970 Census of Population.) These fixed weights, also used to derive all of the industry and occupation series indexes, ensure that changes in these indexes reflect only changes in compensation, not employment shifts among industries or occupations with different levels of wages and compensation. For the bargaining status, region, and metropolitan/nonmetropolitan area series, however, employment data by industry and occupation are not available from the census. Instead, the 1980 employment weights are reallocated within these series each quarter based on the current sample. Therefore, these indexes are not strictly comparable to those for the aggregate, industry, and occupation series. benefits (such as Social Security, workers’ compensation, and unemployment insurance). Excluded from wages and salaries and employee benefits are such items as payment-in-kind, free room and board, and tips. Definitions Employer-provided benefits are benefits that are financed either wholly or partly by the employer. They may be sponsored by a union or other third party, as long as there is some employer financing. However, some benefits that are fully paid for by the employee also are included. For example, longterm care insurance and postretirement life insurance paid entirely by the employee are included because the guarantee of insurability and availability at group premium rates are considered a benefit. Participants are workers who are covered by a benefit, whether or not they use that benefit. If the benefit plan is financed wholly by employers and requires employees to complete a minimum length of service for eligibility, the workers are considered participants whether or not they have met the requirement. If workers are required to contribute towards the cost of a plan, they are considered participants only if they elect the plan and agree to make the required contributions. Defined benefit pension plans use predetermined formulas to calculate a retirement benefit (if any), and obligate the employer to provide those benefits. Benefits are generally based on salary, years of service, or both. Defined contribution plans generally specify the level of employer and employee contributions to a plan, but not the formula for determining eventual benefits. Instead, individual accounts are set up for participants, and benefits are based on amounts credited to these accounts. Tax-deferred savings plans are a type of defined contribution plan that allow participants to contribute a portion of their salary to an employer-sponsored plan and defer income taxes until withdrawal. Flexible benefit plans allow employees to choose among several benefits, such as life insurance, medical care, and vacation days, and among several levels of coverage within a given benefit. Notes on the data The Employment Cost Index for changes in wages and salaries in the private nonfarm economy was published beginning in 1975. Changes in total compensation cost—wages and salaries and benefits combined—were published beginning in 1980. The series of changes in wages and salaries and for total compensation in the State and local government sector and in the civilian nonfarm economy (excluding Federal employees) were published beginning in 1981. Historical indexes (June 1981=100) are available on the Internet: http://www.bls.gov/ect/ FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION on the Employment Cost Index, contact the Office of Compensation Levels and Trends: (202) 691–6199. Employee Benefits Survey Description of the series Employee benefits data are obtained from the Employee Benefits Survey, an annual survey of the incidence and provisions of selected benefits provided by employers. The survey collects data from a sample of approximately 9,000 private sector and State and local government establishments. The data are presented as a percentage of employees who participate in a certain benefit, or as an average benefit provision (for example, the average number of paid holidays provided to employees per year). Selected data from the survey are presented in table 34 for medium and large private establishments and in table 35 for small private establishments and State and local government. The survey covers paid leave benefits such as holidays and vacations, and personal, funeral, jury duty, military, family, and sick leave; short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance; medical, dental, and vision care plans; defined benefit and defined contribution plans; flexible benefits plans; reimbursement accounts; and unpaid family leave. Also, data are tabulated on the incidence of several other benefits, such as severance pay, child-care assistance, wellness programs, and employee assistance programs. Definitions Total compensation costs include wages, salaries, and the employer’s costs for employee benefits. Wages and salaries consist of earnings before payroll deductions, including production bonuses, incentive earnings, commissions, and cost-of-living adjustments. Benefits include the cost to employers for paid leave, supplemental pay (including nonproduction bonuses), insurance, retirement and savings plans, and legally required Notes on the data Surveys of employees in medium and large establishments conducted over the 1979– 86 period included establishments that employed at least 50, 100, or 250 workers, depending on the industry (most service industries were excluded). The survey conducted in 1987 covered only State and local governments with 50 or more employ- 64 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 ees. The surveys conducted in 1988 and 1989 included medium and large establishments with 100 workers or more in private industries. All surveys conducted over the 1979–89 period excluded establishments in Alaska and Hawaii, as well as part-time employees. Beginning in 1990, surveys of State and local governments and small private establishments were conducted in even-numbered years, and surveys of medium and large establishments were conducted in oddnumbered years. The small establishment survey includes all private nonfarm establishments with fewer than 100 workers, while the State and local government survey includes all governments, regardless of the number of workers. All three surveys include full- and part-time workers, and workers in all 50 States and the District of Columbia. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION on the Employee Benefits Survey, contact the Office of Compensation Levels and Trends on the Internet: http://www.bls.gov/ebs/ Notes on the data This series is not comparable with the one terminated in 1981 that covered strikes involving six workers or more. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION on work stoppages data, contact the Office of Compensation and Working Conditions: (202) 691–6282, or the Internet: http:/www.bls.gov/cba/ Price Data (Tables 2; 37–47) Price data are gathered by the Bureau of Labor Statistics from retail and primary markets in the United States. Price indexes are given in relation to a base period— December 2003 = 100 for many Producer Price Indexes (unless otherwise noted), 1982– 84 = 100 for many Consumer Price Indexes (unless otherwise noted), and 1990 = 100 for International Price Indexes. tween major revisions so that only price changes will be measured. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Data collected from more than 23,000 retail establishments and 5,800 housing units in 87 urban areas across the country are used to develop the “U.S. city average.” Separate estimates for 14 major urban centers are presented in table 38. The areas listed are as indicated in footnote 1 to the table. The area indexes measure only the average change in prices for each area since the base period, and do not indicate differences in the level of prices among cities. Notes on the data In January 1983, the Bureau changed the way in which homeownership costs are meaured for the CPI-U . A rental equivalence method replaced the asset-price approach to homeownership costs for that series. In January 1985, the same change was made in the CPI-W . The central purpose of the change was to separate shelter costs from the investment component of homeownership so that the index would reflect only the cost of shelter services provided by owner-occupied homes. An updated CPI-U and CPI-W were introduced with release of the January 1987 and January 1998 data. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, contact the Division of Prices and Price Indexes: (202) 691–7000. Consumer Price Indexes Description of the series The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in the prices paid by urban consumers for a fixed market basket of goods and services. The CPI is calculated monthly for two population groups, one consisting only of urban households whose primary source of income is derived from the employment of wage earners and clerical workers, and the other consisting of all urban households. The wage earner index (CPI-W) is a continuation of the historic index that was introduced well over a halfcentury ago for use in wage negotiations. As new uses were developed for the CPI in recent years, the need for a broader and more representative index became apparent. The all-urban consumer index (CPI-U), introduced in 1978, is representative of the 1993–95 buying habits of about 87 percent of the noninstitutional population of the United States at that time, compared with 32 percent represented in the CPI-W . In addition to wage earners and clerical workers, the CPI-U covers professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, retirees, and others not in the labor force. The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, fuel, drugs, transportation fares, doctors’ and dentists’ fees, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. The quantity and quality of these items are kept essentially unchanged be- Work stoppages Description of the series Data on work stoppages measure the number and duration of major strikes or lockouts (involving 1,000 workers or more) occurring during the month (or year), the number of workers involved, and the amount of work time lost because of stoppage. These data are presented in table 36. Data are largely from a variety of published sources and cover only establishments directly involved in a stoppage. They do not measure the indirect or secondary effect of stoppages on other establishments whose employees are idle owing to material shortages or lack of service. Producer Price Indexes Description of the series Producer Price Indexes (PPI) measure average changes in prices received by domestic producers of commodities in all stages of processing. The sample used for calculating these indexes currently contains about 3,200 commodities and about 80,000 quotations per month, selected to represent the movement of prices of all commodities produced in the manufacturing; agriculture, forestry, and fishing; mining; and gas and electricity and public utilities sectors. The stageof-processing structure of P P I organizes products by class of buyer and degree of fabrication (that is, finished goods, intermediate goods, and crude materials). The traditional commodity structure of P P I organizes products by similarity of end use or material composition. The industry and product structure of P P I organizes data in accordance with the 2002 North American Industry Classification System and product codes developed by the U.S. Census Bureau. 65 Definitions Number of stoppages: The number of strikes and lockouts involving 1,000 workers or more and lasting a full shift or longer. Workers involved: The number of workers directly involved in the stoppage. Number of days idle: The aggregate number of workdays lost by workers involved in the stoppages. Days of idleness as a percent of estimated working time: Aggregate workdays lost as a percent of the aggregate number of standard workdays in the period multiplied by total employment in the period. Monthly Labor Review March 2005 Current Labor Statistics To the extent possible, prices used in calculating Producer Price Indexes apply to the first significant commercial transaction in the United States from the production or central marketing point. Price data are generally collected monthly, primarily by mail questionnaire. Most prices are obtained directly from producing companies on a voluntary and confidential basis. Prices generally are reported for the Tuesday of the week containing the 13th day of the month. Since January 1992, price changes for the various commodities have been averaged together with implicit quantity weights representing their importance in the total net selling value of all commodities as of 1987. The detailed data are aggregated to obtain indexes for stage-of-processing groupings, commodity groupings, durability-of-product groupings, and a number of special composite groups. All Producer Price Index data are subject to revision 4 months after original publication. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, contact the Division of Industrial Prices and Price Indexes: (202) 691–7705. pleted during the first week of the month. Survey respondents are asked to indicate all discounts, allowances, and rebates applicable to the reported prices, so that the price used in the calculation of the indexes is the actual price for which the product was bought or sold. In addition to general indexes of prices for U.S. exports and imports, indexes are also published for detailed product categories of exports and imports. These categories are defined according to the five-digit level of detail for the Bureau of Economic Analysis End-use Classification, the three-digit level for the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC), and the four-digit level of detail for the Harmonized System. Aggregate import indexes by country or region of origin are also available. BLS publishes indexes for selected categories of internationally traded services, calculated on an international basis and on a balance-of-payments basis. put to real input. As such, they encompass a family of measures which include singlefactor input measures, such as output per hour, output per unit of labor input, or output per unit of capital input, as well as measures of multifactor productivity (output per unit of combined labor and capital inputs). The Bureau indexes show the change in output relative to changes in the various inputs. The measures cover the business, nonfarm business, manufacturing, and nonfinancial corporate sectors. Corresponding indexes of hourly compensation, unit labor costs, unit nonlabor payments, and prices are also provided. Definitions Output per hour of all persons (labor productivity) is the quantity of goods and services produced per hour of labor input. Output per unit of capital services (capital productivity) is the quantity of goods and services produced per unit of capital services input. Multifactor productivity is the quantity of goods and services produced per combined inputs. For private business and private nonfarm business, inputs include labor and capital units. For manufacturing, inputs include labor, capital, energy, nonenergy materials, and purchased business services. Compensation per hour is total compensation divided by hours at work. Total compensation equals the wages and salaries of employees plus employers’ contributions for social insurance and private benefit plans, plus an estimate of these payments for the self-employed (except for nonfinancial corporations in which there are no self-employed). Real compensation per hour is compensation per hour deflated by the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. Unit labor costs are the labor compensation costs expended in the production of a unit of output and are derived by dividing compensation by output. Unit nonlabor payments include profits, depreciation, interest, and indirect taxes per unit of output. They are computed by subtracting compensation of all persons from currentdollar value of output and dividing by output. Unit nonlabor costs contain all the components of unit nonlabor payments except unit profits. Unit profits include corporate profits with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments per unit of output. Hours of all persons are the total hours at work of payroll workers, self-employed persons, and unpaid family workers. Notes on the data The export and import price indexes are weighted indexes of the Laspeyres type. The trade weights currently used to compute both indexes relate to 2000. Because a price index depends on the same items being priced from period to period, it is necessary to recognize when a product’s specifications or terms of transaction have been modified. For this reason, the Bureau’s questionnaire requests detailed descriptions of the physical and functional characteristics of the products being priced, as well as information on the number of units bought or sold, discounts, credit terms, packaging, class of buyer or seller, and so forth. When there are changes in either the specifications or terms of transaction of a product, the dollar value of each change is deleted from the total price change to obtain the “pure” change. Once this value is determined, a linking procedure is employed which allows for the continued repricing of the item. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, contact the Division of International Prices: (202) 691–7155. International Price Indexes Description of the series The International Price Program produces monthly and quarterly export and import price indexes for nonmilitary goods and services traded between the United States and the rest of the world. The export price index provides a measure of price change for all products sold by U.S. residents to foreign buyers. (“Residents” is defined as in the national income accounts; it includes corporations, businesses, and individuals, but does not require the organizations to be U.S. owned nor the individuals to have U.S. citizenship.) The import price index provides a measure of price change for goods purchased from other countries by U.S. residents. The product universe for both the import and export indexes includes raw materials, agricultural products, semifinished manufactures, and finished manufactures, including both capital and consumer goods. Price data for these items are collected primarily by mail questionnaire. In nearly all cases, the data are collected directly from the exporter or importer, although in a few cases, prices are obtained from other sources. To the extent possible, the data gathered refer to prices at the U.S. border for exports and at either the foreign border or the U.S. border for imports. For nearly all products, the prices refer to transactions com66 Monthly Labor Review Productivity Data (Tables 2; 48–51) Business and major sectors Description of the series The productivity measures relate real out- March 2005 Labor inputs are hours of all persons adjusted for the effects of changes in the education and experience of the labor force. Capital services are the flow of services from the capital stock used in production. It is developed from measures of the net stock of physical assets—equipment, structures, land, and inventories—weighted by rental prices for each type of asset. Combined units of labor and capital inputs are derived by combining changes in labor and capital input with weights which represent each component’s share of total cost. Combined units of labor, capital, energy, materials, and purchased business services are similarly derived by combining changes in each input with weights that represent each input’s share of total costs. The indexes for each input and for combined units are based on changing weights which are averages of the shares in the current and preceding year (the Tornquist index-number formula). force; capital investment; level of output; changes in the utilization of capacity, energy, material, and research and development; the organization of production; managerial skill; and characteristics and efforts of the work force. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION on this productivity series, contact the Division of Productivity Research: (202) 691–5606. ducing that output. Combined inputs include capital, labor, and intermediate purchases. The measure of capital input represents the flow of services from the capital stock used in production. It is developed from measures of the net stock of physical assets—equipment, structures, land, and inventories. The measure of intermediate purchases is a combination of purchased materials, services, fuels, and electricity. Industry productivity measures Description of the series The BLS industry productivity indexes measure the relationship between output and inputs for selected industries and industry groups, and thus reflect trends in industry efficiency over time. Industry measures include labor productivity, multifactor productivity, compensation, and unit labor costs. The industry measures differ in methodology and data sources from the productivity measures for the major sectors because the industry measures are developed independently of the National Income and Product Accounts framework used for the major sector measures. Notes on the data The industry measures are compiled from data produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau, with additional data supplied by other government agencies, trade associations, and other sources. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION on this series, contact the Division of Industry Productivity Studies: (202) 691–5618. Notes on the data Business sector output is an annuallyweighted index constructed by excluding from real gross domestic product (GDP) the following outputs: general government, nonprofit institutions, paid employees of private households, and the rental value of owneroccupied dwellings. Nonfarm business also excludes farming. Private business and private nonfarm business further exclude government enterprises. The measures are supplied by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis. Annual estimates of manufacturing sectoral output are produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly manufacturing output indexes from the Federal Reserve Board are adjusted to these annual output measures by the BLS. Compensation data are developed from data of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hours data are developed from data of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The productivity and associated cost measures in tables 48–51 describe the relationship between output in real terms and the labor and capital inputs involved in its production. They show the changes from period to period in the amount of goods and services produced per unit of input. Although these measures relate output to hours and capital services, they do not measure the contributions of labor, capital, or any other specific factor of production. Rather, they reflect the joint effect of many influences, including changes in technology; shifts in the composition of the labor International Comparisons (Tables 52–54) Labor force and unemployment Description of the series Tables 52 and 53 present comparative measures of the labor force, employment, and unemployment approximating U.S. concepts for the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, and six European countries. The labor force statistics published by other industrial countries are not, in most cases, comparable to U.S. concepts. Therefore, the Bureau adjusts the figures for selected countries, for all known major definitional differences, to the extent that data to prepare adjustments are available. Although precise comparability may not be achieved, these adjusted figures provide a better basis for international comparisons than the figures regularly published by each country. For further information on adjustments and comparability issues, see Constance Sorrentino, “International unemployment rates: how comparable are they?” Monthly Labor Review, June 2000, pp. 3–20 (available on the B L S Web site at http:// www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2000/06/ art1full.pdf). Definitions Output per hour is derived by dividing an index of industry output by an index of labor input. For most industries, output indexes are derived from data on the value of industry output adjusted for price change. For the remaining industries, output indexes are derived from data on the physical quantity of production. The labor input series is based on the hours of all workers or, in the case of some transportation industries, on the number of employees. For most industries, the series consists of the hours of all employees. For some trade and services industries, the series also includes the hours of partners, proprietors, and unpaid family workers. Unit labor costs represent the labor compensation costs per unit of output produced, and are derived by dividing an index of labor compensation by an index of output. Labor compensation includes payroll as well as supplemental payments, including both legally required expenditures and payments for voluntary programs. Multifactor productivity is derived by dividing an index of industry output by an index of combined inputs consumed in pro- Definitions For the principal U.S. definitions of the labor force, employment, and unemployment, see the Notes section on Employment and 67 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 Current Labor Statistics Unemployment Data: Household survey data. Notes on the data The foreign country data are adjusted as closely as possible to U.S. concepts, with the exception of lower age limits and the treatment of layoffs. These adjustments include, but are not limited to: including older persons in the labor force by imposing no upper age limit, adding unemployed students to the unemployed, excluding the military and family workers working fewer than 15 hours from the employed, and excluding persons engaged in passive job search from the unemployed. Data for the United States relate to the population 16 years of age and older. The U.S. concept of the working age population has no upper age limit. The adjusted to U.S. concepts statistics have been adapted, insofar as possible, to the age at which compulsory schooling ends in each country, and the Swedish statistics have been adjusted to include persons older than the Swedish upper age limit of 64 years. The adjusted statistics presented here relate to the population 16 years of age and older in France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom; 15 years of age and older in Australia, Japan, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. An exception to this rule is that the Canadian statistics are adjusted to cover the population 16 years of age and older, whereas the age at which compulsory schooling ends remains at 15 years. In the labor force participation rates and employmentpopulation ratios, the denominator is the civilian noninstitutionalized working age population, except that the institutionalized working age population is included in Japan and Germany. In the United States, the unemployed include persons who are not employed and who were actively seeking work during the reference period, as well as persons on layoff. Persons waiting to start a new job who were actively seeking work during the reference period are counted as unemployed under U.S. concepts; if they were not actively seeking work, they are not counted in the labor force. In some countries, persons on layoff are classified as employed due to their strong job attachment. No adjustment is made for the countries that classify those on layoff as employed. In the United States, as in Australia and Japan, passive job seekers are not in the labor force; job search must be active, such as placing or answering advertisements, contacting employers directly,or registering with an employment agency (simply reading ads is not enough t o qualify as active search). Canada and the European countries classify 68 Monthly Labor Review passive jobseekers as unemployed. An adjustment is made to exclude them in Canada, but not in the European countries where the phenomenon is less prevalent. Persons waiting to start a new job are counted among the unemployed for all other countries, whether or not they were actively seeking work. The figures for one or more recent years for France, Germany, and the Netherlands are calculated using adjustment factors based on labor force surveys for earlier years and are considered preliminary. The recent year measures for these countries are therefore subject to revision whenever more current labor force surveys become available. There are breaks in series for the United States (1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003), Australia (2001), and Germany (1999). For the United States, beginning in 1994, data are not strictly comparable for prior years because of the introduction of a major redesign of the labor force survey questionnaire and collection methodology. The redesign effect has been estimated to increase the overall unemployment rate by 0.1 percentage point. Other breaks noted relate to changes in population controls that had virtually no effect on unemployment rates. For a description of all the changes in the U.S. labor force survey over time and their impact, see Historical Comparability in the “Household Data” section of the BLS publication Employment and Earnings (available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/ cps/eetech_methods.pdf). For Australia, the 2001 break reflects the introduction in April 2001 of a redesigned labor force survey that allowed for a closer application of International Labor Office guidelines for the definitions of labor force statistics. The Australian Bureau of Statistics revised their data so there is no break in the employment series. However, the reclassification of persons who had not actively looked for work because they were waiting to begin a new job from “not in the labor force” to “unemployed” could only be incorporated for April 2001 forward. This reclassification diverges from the U.S. definition where persons waiting to start a new job but not actively seeking work are not counted in the labor force. The impact of the reclassification was an increase in the unemployment rate by 0.1 percentage point in 2001. For Germany, the 1999 break reflects the incorporation of an improved method of data calculation and a change in coverage to persons living in private households only. For further qualifications and historical data, see Comparative Civilian Labor Force Statistics, Ten Countries, on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/fls/flslforc.pdf FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION on this series, contact the Division of Foreign Labor Statistics: (202) 691-5654 or flshelp@bls.gov Manufacturing productivity and labor costs Description of the series Table 54 presents comparative indexes of manufacturing labor productivity (output per hour), output, total hours, compensation per hour, and unit labor costs for the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and nine European countries. These measures are trend comparisons—that is, series that measure changes over time—rather than level comparisons. There are greater technical problems in comparing the levels of manufacturing output among economies. BLS constructs the comparative indexes from three basic aggregate measures—output, total labor hours, and total compensation. The hours and compensation measures refer to all employed persons (wage and salary earners plus self-employed persons and unpaid family workers) with the exception of Belguim and Taiwan, where only employees (wage and salary earners) are counted. Definitions Output, in general, refers to value added in manufacturing from the national accounts of each country. However, the output series for Japan prior to 1970 is an index of industrial production, and the national accounts measures for the United Kingdom are essentially identical to their indexes of industrial production. The output data for the United States are the gross product originating (value added) measures prepared by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Comparable manufacturing output data currently are not available prior to 1977. U.S. data from 1998 forward are based on the 1997 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS ). Output is in real value-added terms using a chain-type annual-weighted method for price deflation. (For more information on the U.S. measure, see “Improved Estimates of Gross Product by Industry for 1947–98,” Survey of Current Business, June 2000, and “Improved Annual Industry Accounts for 1998–2003,” Survey of Current Business, June 2004). Most of the other economies now also use annual moving price weights, but earlier years were estimated using fixed price March 2005 weights, with the weights typically updated every 5 or 10 years. To preserve the comparability of the U.S. measures with those for other economies, BLS uses gross product originating in manufacturing for the United States for these comparative measures. The gross product originating series differs from the manufacturing output series that BLS publishes in its news releases on quarterly measures of U.S. productivity and costs (and that underlies the measures that appear in tables 48 and 50 in this section). The quarterly measures are on a “sectoral output” basis, rather than a valueadded basis. Sectoral output is gross output less intrasector transactions. Total labor hours refers to hours worked in all economies. The measures are developed from statistics of manufacturing employment and average hours. The series used for Australia, Canada, Demark, France (from 1970 forward), Norway, and Sweden are official series published with the national accounts. For Germany, B L S uses estimates of average hours worked developed by a research institute connected to the Ministry of Labor for use with the national accounts employment figures. For the United Kingdom from 1992, an official annual index of total manufacturing hours is used. Where official total hours series are not available, the measures are developed by BLS using employment figures published with the national accounts, or other comprehensive employment series, and estimates of annual hours worked. Total compensation (labor cost) includes all payments in cash or in-kind made directly to employees plus employer expenditures for legally-required insurance programs and contractual and private benefit plans. The measures are from the national accounts of each economy, except those for Belgium, which are developed by BLS using statistics on employment, average hours, and hourly compensation. For Australia, Canada, France, and Sweden, compensation is increased to account for other significant taxes on payroll or employment. For the United Kingdom, compensation is reduced between 1967 and 1991 to account for employment-related subsidies. Self-employed workers are included in the all-employed-persons measures by assuming that their compensation is equal to the average for wage and salary employees. mining as well. The measures for recent years may be based on current indicators of manufacturing output (such as industrial production indexes), employment, average hours, and hourly compensation until national accounts and other statistics used for the long-term measures become available. Official published data for Australia are in fiscal years that begin on July 1. The Australian Bureau of Statistics has finished calendar-year data for recent years for output and hours. For earlier years and for compensation, data are BLS estimates using 2year moving averages of fiscal year data. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION on this series, contact the Division of Foreign Labor Statistics: (202) 691–5654. Occupational Injury and Illness Data (Tables 55–56) Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Description of the series The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses collects data from employers about their workers’ job-related nonfatal injuries and illnesses. The information that employers provide is based on records that they maintain under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Self-employed individuals, farms with fewer than 11 employees, employers regulated by other Federal safety and health laws, and Federal, State, and local government agencies are excluded from the survey. The survey is a Federal-State cooperative program with an independent sample selected for each participating State. A stratified random sample with a Neyman allocation is selected to represent all private industries in the State. The survey is stratified by Standard Industrial Classification and size of employment. treatment other than first aid. Occupational injury is any injury such as a cut, fracture, sprain, or amputation that results from a work-related event or a single, instantaneous exposure in the work environment. Occupational illness is an abnormal condition or disorder, other than one resulting from an occupational injury, caused by exposure to factors associated with employment. It includes acute and chronic illnesses or disease which may be caused by inhalation, absorption, ingestion, or direct contact. Lost workday injuries and illnesses are cases that involve days away from work, or days of restricted work activity, or both. Lost workdays include the number of workdays (consecutive or not) on which the employee was either away from work or at work in some restricted capacity, or both, because of an occupational injury or illness. BLS measures of the number and incidence rate of lost workdays were discontinued beginning with the 1993 survey. The number of days away from work or days of restricted work activity does not include the day of injury or onset of illness or any days on which the employee would not have worked, such as a Federal holiday, even though able to work. Incidence rates are computed as the number of injuries and/or illnesses or lost work days per 100 full-time workers. Notes on the data The definitions of occupational injuries and illnesses are from Recordkeeping Guidelines for Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 1986). Estimates are made for industries and employment size classes for total recordable cases, lost workday cases, days away from work cases, and nonfatal cases without lost workdays. These data also are shown separately for injuries. Illness data are available for seven categories: occupational skin diseases or disorders, dust diseases of the lungs, respiratory conditions due to toxic agents, poisoning (systemic effects of toxic agents), disorders due to physical agents (other than toxic materials), disorders associated with repeated trauma, and all other occupational illnesses. The survey continues to measure the number of new work-related illness cases which are recognized, diagnosed, and reported during the year. Some conditions, for example, long-term latent illnesses caused by exposure to carcinogens, often are difficult to relate to the workplace and are not adequately recog69 Definitions Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, employers maintain records of nonfatal work-related injuries and illnesses that involve one or more of the following: loss of consciousness, restriction of work or motion, transfer to another job, or medical Notes on the data In general, the measures relate to total manufacturing as defined by the International Standard Industrial Classification. However, the measures for France include parts of Monthly Labor Review March 2005 Current Labor Statistics nized and reported. These long-term latent illnesses are believed to be understated in the survey’s illness measure. In contrast, the overwhelming majority of the reported new illnesses are those which are easier to directly relate to workplace activity (for example, contact dermatitis and carpal tunnel syndrome). Most of the estimates are in the form of incidence rates, defined as the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 equivalent fulltime workers. For this purpose, 200,000 employee hours represent 100 employee years (2,000 hours per employee). Full detail on the available measures is presented in the annual bulletin, Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: Counts, Rates, and Characteristics. Comparable data for more than 40 States and territories are available from the BLS Office of Safety, Health and Working Conditions. Many of these States publish data on State and local government employees in addition to private industry data. Mining and railroad data are furnished to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration and the Federal Railroad Administration. Data from these organizations are included in both the national and State data published annually. With the 1992 survey, BLS began publishing details on serious, nonfatal incidents resulting in days away from work. Included are some major characteristics of the injured and ill workers, such as occupation, age, gender, race, and length of service, as well as the circumstances of their injuries and illnesses (nature of the disabling condition, part of body affected, event and exposure, and the source directly producing the condition). In general, these data are available nationwide for detailed industries and for individual States at more aggregated industry levels. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION on occupational injuries and illnesses, contact the Office of Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions at (202) 691–6180, or access the Internet at: http://www.bls.gov/iif/ Definition A fatal work injury is any intentional or unintentional wound or damage to the body resulting in death from acute exposure to energy, such as heat or electricity, or kinetic energy from a crash, or from the absence of such essentials as heat or oxygen caused by a specific event or incident or series of events within a single workday or shift. Fatalities that occur during a person’s commute to or from work are excluded from the census, as well as work-related illnesses,which can be difficult to identify due to long latency periods. Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries compiles a complete roster of fatal job-related injuries, including detailed data about the fatally injured workers and the fatal events. The program collects and cross checks fatality information from multiple sources, including death certificates, State and Federal workers’ compensation reports, Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Mine Safety and Health Administration records, medical examiner and autopsy reports, media accounts, State motor vehicle fatality records, and follow-up questionnaires to employers. In addition to private wage and salary workers, the self-employed, family members, and Federal, State, and local government workers are covered by the program. To be included in the fatality census, the decedent must have been employed (that is working for pay, compensation, or profit) at the time of the event, engaged in a legal work activity, or present at the site of the incident as a requirement of his or her job. Notes on the data Twenty-eight data elements are collected, coded, and tabulated in the fatality program, including information about the fatally injured worker, the fatal incident, and the machinery or equipment involved. Summary worker demographic data and event characteristics are included in a national news release that is available about 8 months after the end of the reference year. The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries was initiated in 1992 as a joint Federal-State effort. Most States issue summary information at the time of the national news release. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION on the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries contact the BLS Office of Safety, Health, and Working Conditions at (202) 691–6175, or the Internet at: http://www.bls.gov/iif/ 70 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 1. Labor market indicators Selected indicators Employment data Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population (household survey): 1 2002 2003 2004 2002 IV I II 2003 III IV I II 2004 III IV Labor force participation rate........................................................ Employment-population ratio........................................................ Unemployment rate………………………………………………….… Men………………………………………………..…….….………… 16 to 24 years........................................................................... 25 years and older.................................................................... Women……………………………………………….….…………… 16 to 24 years........................................................................... 25 years and older.................................................................... Employment, nonfarm (payroll data), in thousands: 1 66.2 62.3 6.0 6.3 13.4 5.0 5.7 11.4 4.6 66.0 62.3 5.5 5.6 12.6 4.4 5.4 11.0 4.4 66.4 62.5 5.9 6.1 12.5 4.9 5.6 11.4 4.5 66.3 62.4 5.8 6.1 12.8 5.0 5.5 11.2 4.5 66.4 62.3 6.1 6.5 13.9 5.2 5.7 11.8 4.6 66.2 62.1 6.1 6.4 13.7 5.1 5.8 11.5 4.7 66.1 62.2 5.9 6.1 13.0 4.9 5.6 10.9 4.6 66.0 62.2 5.6 5.7 12.6 4.5 5.6 11.1 4.5 66.0 62.3 5.6 5.7 12.9 4.5 5.4 10.9 4.4 66.0 62.4 5.5 5.6 12.5 4.4 5.3 10.9 4.3 66.0 62.4 5.4 5.6 12.6 4.3 5.2 10.9 4.2 Total nonfarm…………………….................................................... Total private....................................................................... Goods-producing……………………………………………….………….. 129,931 108,356 131,480 109,862 21,884 14,329 109,596 130,262 108,676 22,258 14,987 108,004 130,093 108,467 22,036 14,787 108,057 129,845 108,253 21,828 14,555 108,017 129,890 108,320 21,700 14,377 108,190 130,168 108,614 21,684 14,313 108,483 130,541 108,986 21,725 14,285 108,816 131,125 109,737 21,868 14,338 109,457 131,731 110,095 21,932 14,353 109,799 132,302 110,600 22,000 14,338 110,302 21,817 Manufacturing………….………………..………………………… 14,525 108,114 Service-providing……………………………………………….………….. Average hours: Total private........................................…………......................... Manufacturing………...…………………………………………… Overtime……..………….………………...……………………… Employment Cost Index2 Percent change in the ECI, compensation: All workers (excluding farm, household and Federal workers)...... Private industry workers.............………...................................... Goods-producing ……………………………………………….………… Service-providing ……………………………………………….………… State and local government workers Workers by bargaining status (private industry): Union…………………………………………………………………… Nonunion………………………………………………………………… 1 2 33.7 40.4 4.2 33.7 40.8 4.6 33.8 40.4 4.2 33.8 40.3 4.2 33.6 40.2 4.0 33.6 40.3 4.1 33.7 40.7 4.4 33.8 41.0 4.5 33.7 40.8 4.5 33.7 40.8 4.6 33.7 40.6 4.5 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.8 4.7 3.3 3.5 .6 .4 .9 .2 .9 1.4 1.7 1.8 1.5 .7 .8 .8 .9 .8 .4 1.1 1.0 .7 1.1 1.7 .5 .4 .5 .5 .5 1.4 1.5 2.3 1.1 .7 .9 .9 .9 1.0 .4 1.0 .8 .9 .8 1.7 .5 .5 .6 .3 .6 3 3 4.6 3.9 5.6 3.4 .9 .4 1.6 1.6 1.2 .8 1.0 1.0 .7 .4 2.8 1.3 1.5 .8 .8 .9 .5 .4 Quarterly data seasonally adjusted. Annual changes are December-to-December changes. Quarterly changes are calculated Goods-producing industries include mining, construction, and manufacturing. Service- NOTE: Beginning in January 2003, household survey data reflect revised population controls. Nonfarm data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), replacing the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. NAICS-based data by industry are not comparable with SIC-based data. Dash indiates data not available using the last month of each quarter. 3 providing industries include all other private sector industries. Monthly Labor Review March 2005 71 Current Labor Statistics: Comparative Indicators 2. Annual and quarterly percent changes in compensation, prices, and productivity Selected measures Compensation data 1,2 2003 2002 2004 2002 IV I II 2003 III IV I II 2004 III IV Employment Cost Index—compensation (wages, salaries, benefits): Civilian nonfarm.................................................................. Private nonfarm.............................................................. Employment Cost Index—wages and salaries: Civilian nonfarm………………………………………………. Private nonfarm.............................................................. Price data 1 3.8 4.0 2.9 3.0 3.7 3.8 2.4 2.4 0.6 .4 .4 .3 1.4 1.7 1.0 1.1 0.8 .8 .6 .7 1.1 1.0 .9 .8 0.5 .4 .3 .4 1.4 1.5 .6 .7 0.9 .9 .6 .7 1.0 .8 .9 .9 0.5 .5 .3 .2 Consumer Price Index (All Urban Consumers): All Items...... Producer Price Index: Finished goods.................................................................... Finished consumer goods................................................. Capital equipment…………………………………………… Intermediate materials, supplies, and components………… Crude materials.................................................................... Productivity data Output per hour of all persons: Business sector.................................................................... Nonfarm business sector...................................................... Nonfinancial corporations ……………….…………...……………… 1 2.3 3.3 -.1 1.8 –.3 –.2 –.2 1.2 1.2 .2 .2 3.2 4.2 .4 4.6 25.2 4.1 4.6 2.4 9.1 18.0 -.1 -.3 .6 .1 6.5 3.7 2.4 .6 6.5 28.0 –.8 1.8 –.6 –2.1 –10.6 .3 .3 –.1 –.1 3.4 .0 .0 .0 .0 14.4 1.2 1.5 .6 2.5 6.0 1.2 1.4 .5 3.0 7.6 .0 –1.7 .4 1.9 –5.1 1.1 .9 1.6 .9 8.3 3 4 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.0 4.0 – 1.2 1.6 3.4 3 4.1 4.0 2.2 7.6 6.7 7.7 8.1 8.7 7.9 2.1 2.8 3.9 4.0 3.8 .9 2.9 3.9 3.3 2.0 1.3 4.9 3.7 2.1 – Annual changes are December-to-December changes. Quarterly changes are Annual rates of change are computed by comparing annual averages. calculated using the last month of each quarter. Compensation and price data are not seasonally adjusted, and the price data are not compounded. 2 Quarterly percent changes reflect annual rates of change in quarterly indexes. The data are seasonally adjusted. 4 Excludes Federal and private household workers. Output per hour of all employees. NOTE: Dash indicates data not available. 3. Alternative measures of wage and compensation changes Quarterly change Components 1 Four quarters ending— 2003 2004 I 4.5 4.4 2003 IV I 2.9 2.1 2004 II 5.3 5.9 III 5.8 5.4 IV 4.5 3.4 IV 5.2 5.3 II 4.3 4.5 III 4.4 4.4 IV 4.6 4.2 Average hourly compensation: All persons, business sector......................................................... All persons, nonfarm business sector........................................... Employment Cost Index—compensation: Civilian nonfarm ……….………………………………………….…………..… Private nonfarm…....................................................................... Union………….......................................................................... Nonunion………….................................................................... State and local governments…................................................... Employment Cost Index—wages and salaries: Civilian nonfarm ……….………………………………………….…………..… Private nonfarm…....................................................................... Union………….......................................................................... Nonunion………….................................................................... State and local governments…................................................... 1 2 3.7 4.1 2 .5 .4 .7 .4 .5 1.4 1.5 2.8 1.3 .7 .9 .9 1.5 .8 .4 1.0 .8 .8 .9 1.7 .5 .5 .5 .4 .6 3.8 4.0 4.6 3.9 3.3 3.8 3.9 5.7 3.6 3.3 3.9 4.0 6.0 3.5 3.4 3.8 3.7 5.8 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.8 5.6 3.4 3.5 2 .3 .4 .6 .2 .4 .6 .7 .6 .7 .4 .6 .7 1.0 .6 .2 .9 .9 .8 .8 1.0 .3 .2 .4 .2 .5 2.9 3.0 2.4 3.1 2.1 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.1 2.5 2.6 2.9 2.5 1.9 2.4 2.6 3.0 2.5 2.0 2.4 2.4 2.8 2.4 2.1 Seasonally adjusted. "Quarterly average" is percent change from a quarter ago, at an annual rate. Excludes Federal and household workers. 72 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 4. Employment status of the population, by sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin, monthly data seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Employment status TOTAL Civilian noninstitutional 1 population …………………….. 221,168 Civilian labor force.............. 146,510 Participation rate.......... 66.2 Employed........................ 137,736 Employment-pop2 62.3 ulation ratio …………… 8,774 Unemployed................... 6.0 Unemployment rate.... Not in the labor force........ 74,658 Annual average 2003 2004 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June 2004 July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 2005 Jan. 223,357 147,401 66.0 139,252 62.3 8,149 5.5 75,956 222,161 146,785 66.1 138,481 62.3 8,303 5.7 75,377 222,357 146,529 65.9 138,334 62.2 8,195 5.6 75,828 222,550 146,737 65.9 138,408 62.1 8,330 5.7 75,812 222,757 146,788 65.9 138,645 62.2 8,143 5.6 75,969 222,967 147,018 65.9 138,846 62.2 8,172 5.6 75,950 223,196 147,386 66.0 139,158 62.3 8,228 5.6 75,809 223,422 147,823 66.2 139,639 62.5 8,184 5.5 75,599 223,677 147,676 66.0 139,658 62.4 8,018 5.4 76,001 223,941 147,531 65.9 139,527 62.3 8,005 5.5 76,410 224,192 147,893 66.0 139,827 62.4 8,066 5.4 76,299 224,422 148,313 66.1 140,293 62.5 8,020 5.5 76,109 224,640 148,203 66.0 140,156 62.4 8,047 5.4 76,437 224,837 147,979 65.8 140,241 62.4 7,737 5.2 76,858 Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population …………………….. Civilian labor force.............. Participation rate.......... Employed........................ Employment-population ratio2…………… Unemployed................... Unemployment rate.... Not in the labor force……… Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional 1 population …………………….. 106,800 Civilian labor force.............. 64,716 60.6 Participation rate.......... Employed........................ 61,402 Employment-pop57.5 ulation ratio2…………… Unemployed................... 3,314 5.1 Unemployment rate.... Not in the labor force……… 42,083 1 98,272 74,623 75.9 70,415 71.7 4,209 5.6 23,649 99,476 75,364 75.8 71,572 71.9 3,791 5.0 24,113 98,866 75,139 76.0 71,283 72.1 3,856 5.1 23,726 98,966 74,854 75.6 71,014 71.8 3,840 5.1 24,112 99,065 75,035 75.7 71,158 71.8 3,877 5.2 24,029 99,170 74,908 75.5 71,158 71.8 3,751 5.0 24,261 99,279 75,095 75.6 71,226 71.7 3,869 5.2 24,184 99,396 75,631 75.8 71,575 72.0 3,786 5.0 24,035 99,512 75,567 75.9 71,830 72.2 3,737 4.9 23,945 99,642 75,615 75.9 71,847 72.1 3,768 5.0 24,026 99,776 75,462 75.6 71,701 71.9 3,761 5.0 24,314 99,904 75,632 75.7 71,895 72.0 3,736 4.9 24,272 100,017 75,866 75.9 71,134 72.1 3,733 4.9 24,151 99,476 75,754 75.7 72,020 71.9 3,733 4.9 24,372 100,219 75,594 75.4 72,029 71.9 3,565 4.7 24,625 107,658 64,923 60.3 61,773 57.4 3,150 4.9 42,735 107,131 64,475 60.2 61,237 57.2 3,238 5.6 42,657 107,216 64,636 60.3 61,456 57.3 3,179 4.9 42,580 107,299 64,723 60.3 61,424 57.2 3,299 5.1 42,576 107,389 64,776 60.3 61,591 57.4 3,185 409.0 42,613 107,483 64,803 60.3 61,723 57.4 3,080 4.8 42,680 107,586 64,989 60.4 61,731 57.4 3,259 5.0 42,597 107,687 65,085 60.4 61,902 57.5 3,183 4.9 42,603 107,801 64,909 60.2 61,877 57.4 3,032 4.7 42,892 107,920 65,008 60.2 61,939 57.4 3,069 4.7 42,912 108,032 65,126 60.3 62,024 57.4 3,102 4.8 42,906 108,129 65,244 60.3 62,145 57.5 3,099 4.7 42,885 107,658 65,260 60.3 62,208 57.5 3,051 4.7 42,961 108,316 65,318 60.3 62,295 57.5 3,023 4.6 42,998 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian noninstitutional population …………………….. Civilian labor force.............. Participation rate.......... Employed........................ Employment-pop2 ulation ratio …………… Unemployed................... Unemployment rate.... Not in the labor force……… White Civilian noninstitutional 1 population …………………….. 181,292 Civilian labor force.............. 120,546 66.5 Participation rate.......... Employed........................ 114,235 Employment-pop2 63.0 ulation ratio …………… 6,311 Unemployed................... 5.2 Unemployment rate.... Not in the labor force……… 60,746 3 1 16,096 7,170 44.5 5,919 36.8 1,251 17.5 8,926 16,222 7,114 43.9 5,907 36.4 1,208 17.0 9,108 16,164 7,171 44.4 5,962 36.9 1,209 16.9 8,993 16,175 7,039 43.5 5,864 36.3 1,175 16.7 9,136 16,186 6,979 43.1 5,825 36.0 1,154 16.5 9,207 16,198 7,104 43.9 5,897 36.4 1,207 17.0 9,094 16,205 7,120 43.9 5,896 36.4 1,223 17.2 9,086 16,214 7,036 43.4 5,853 36.1 1,184 16.8 9,178 16,222 7,172 44.2 5,907 36.4 1,265 17.6 9,051 16,234 7,152 44.1 5,934 36.6 1,217 17.0 9,082 16,246 7,062 43.5 5,887 36.2 1,175 16.6 9,184 16,257 7,165 43.9 5,908 36.3 1,227 17.2 9,122 16,293 7,202 44.2 6,014 36.9 1,188 16.5 9,074 16,222 7,189 44.1 5,927 36.4 1,262 17.6 9,104 16,302 7,066 43.3 5,917 36.3 1,150 16.3 9,235 182,643 121,686 66.3 115,239 63.1 5,847 4.8 61,558 181,879 120,743 66.2 114,771 63.1 5,972 4.9 61,136 182,001 120,590 66.3 114,615 63.0 5,975 5.0 61,411 182,121 120,598 66.2 114,500 62.9 6,098 5.1 61,522 182,252 120,713 66.2 114,779 63.0 5,934 4.9 61,539 182,384 120,997 66.3 115,006 63.1 5,991 5.0 61,387 182,531 121,212 66.4 115,199 63.1 6,013 5.0 61,319 182,676 121,383 66.4 115,610 63.3 5,773 4.8 61,293 182,846 121,278 66.3 115,526 63.2 5,752 4.7 61,568 183,022 120,995 66.1 115,318 63.0 5,677 4.7 62,027 183,188 121,273 66.2 115,618 63.1 5,655 4.7 61,915 183,340 121,606 66.3 115,966 63.3 5,640 4.6 61,735 183,483 121,509 66.2 115,910 63.2 5,600 4.6 61,973 183,640 121,553 66.2 116,158 63.3 5,395 4.4 62,088 Black or African American Civilian noninstitutional 1 3 population …………………….. Civilian labor force.............. Participation rate.......... Employed........................ Employment-population ratio2…………… Unemployed................... Unemployment rate.... Not in the labor force……… See footnotes at end of table. 25,686 16,526 64.3 14,739 57.4 1,787 10.8 9,161 26,065 16,638 63.8 14,909 57.2 1,729 10.4 9,428 25,827 16,603 64.2 14,875 57.5 1,728 10.4 9,264 25,900 16,427 63.4 14,825 57.3 1,598 9.7 9,473 25,932 16,603 64.0 14,917 57.5 1,685 10.2 9,330 25,967 16,505 63.6 14,893 57.4 1,612 9.8 9,462 26,002 16,480 63.4 14,837 57.1 1,642 10.0 9,523 26,040 16,521 63.4 14,825 56.9 1,696 10.3 9,520 26,078 16,775 64.3 14,937 57.3 1,838 11.0 9,303 26,120 16,721 64.0 14,972 57.3 1,749 10.5 9,399 26,163 16,711 63.9 14,981 57.3 1,730 10.4 9,452 26,204 16,820 62.4 15,012 57.3 1,808 10.7 9,384 26,239 16,728 63.8 14,913 56.8 1,814 10.8 9,512 26,273 16,713 63.6 14,907 56.7 1,806 10.8 9,559 26,306 16,721 63.6 14,946 56.8 1,775 10.6 9,585 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 73 Current Labor Statistics: Labor Force Data 4. Continued–Employment status of the population, by sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin, monthly data seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Employment status Annual average 2003 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Civilian noninstitutional 1 population ……………………. 27,551 Civilian labor force.............. 18,813 68.3 Participation rate......... Employed....................... 17,372 Employment-pop63.1 ulation ratio2…………… 1,441 Unemployed................... 7.7 Unemployment rate.... Not in the labor force………… 8,738 1 2 3 2004 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 2005 Jan. 2004 28,109 19,272 68.6 17,930 63.8 1,342 7.0 8,837 27,619 18,849 68.2 17,476 63.3 1,373 7.3 8,770 27,705 18,702 67.5 17,315 62.5 1,387 7.4 9,003 27,791 19,036 68.5 17,633 63.5 1,403 7.4 8,755 27,879 19,081 68.4 17,724 63.6 1,358 7.1 8,797 27,968 19,297 69.0 17,959 64.2 1,338 6.9 8,671 28,059 19,302 68.8 18,013 64.2 1,289 6.7 8,756 28,150 19,432 69.0 18,102 64.3 1,330 6.8 8,717 28,243 19,463 68.9 18,128 64.2 1,335 6.9 8,780 28,338 19,444 68.6 18,079 63.8 1,366 7.0 8,894 28,431 19,524 68.7 18,213 64.1 1,311 6.7 8,907 28,520 19,552 68.6 18,238 63.9 1,313 6.7 8,968 28,608 19,544 68.3 18,252 63.8 1,292 6.6 9,064 28,642 19,379 67.7 18,198 63.5 1,181 6.1 9,263 The population figures are not seasonally adjusted. Civilian employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population. Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only; persons who selected more than one race group are not included. Prior to 2003, persons who reported more than one race were included in the group they identified as the main race. NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white and black or African American) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. 5. Selected employment indicators, monthly data seasonally adjusted [In thousands] Selected categories Annual average 2003 2004 139,252 74,524 64,728 45,084 34,600 2004 Jan. 168,481 74,284 64,197 45,443 34,546 2005 July 139,639 74,811 64,828 44,948 34,607 Feb. 138,334 73,937 64,397 45,044 34,481 Mar. 138,408 74,062 64,345 45,000 34,283 Apr. 138,645 74,104 64,541 44,759 34,375 May 138,846 74,118 64,728 44,763 34,536 June 139,158 74,501 64,658 44,958 34,487 Aug. 139,658 74,824 64,834 45,099 34,494 Sept. 139,527 74,629 64,898 45,093 34,704 Oct. 139,827 74,852 64,975 45,127 34,808 Nov. 140,293 75,188 65,104 45,462 34,961 Dec. 140,156 74,938 65,218 45,315 34,878 Jan. 140,241 74,934 65,307 45,171 34,739 Characteristic Employed, 16 years and over... 137,736 Men...................................... 73,332 Women............................…… 64,404 Married men, spouse present............................... Married women, spouse present............................... Persons at work part time1 All industries: Part time for economic reasons…………………….… Slack work or business conditions…………......... Could only find part-time work……………………… Part time for noneconomic noneconomic reasons…… Nonagricultural industries: Part time for economic reasons…………………….… Slack work or business conditions....................... Could only find part-time work……………………… Part time for noneconomic reasons.................………… 1 44,653 34,695 4,701 3,118 1,279 19,014 4,567 2,841 1,409 19,380 4,703 2,972 1,400 18,986 4,445 2,841 1,363 19,020 4,708 2,984 1,430 19,091 4,557 2,813 1,431 19,130 4,634 2,845 1,449 19,570 4,504 2,801 1,400 19,564 4,488 2,642 1,472 19,737 4,509 2,816 1,403 19,657 4,476 2,805 1,312 19,410 4,762 3,052 1,385 19,704 4,533 2,761 1,420 19,499 4,474 2,735 1,440 19,502 4,395 2,768 1,329 19,089 4,596 3,052 1,264 18,658 4,469 2,773 1,399 19,026 4,604 2,894 1,405 18,711 4,335 2,768 1,350 18,775 4,595 2,899 1,415 18,791 4,451 2,747 1,425 18,844 4,567 2,801 1,458 19,145 4,423 2,753 1,382 19,123 4,390 2,580 1,484 19,327 4,408 2,722 1,388 19,204 4,400 2,750 1,320 19,061 4,656 2,971 1,363 19,288 4,404 2,685 1,396 19,141 4,382 2,682 1,397 19,176 4,303 2,702 1,309 18,765 Excludes persons "with a job but not at work" during the survey period for such reasons as vacation, illness, or industrial disputes. NOTE: Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. 74 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 6. Selected unemployment indicators, monthly data seasonally adjusted [Unemployment rates] Annual average Selected categories Characteristic Total, 16 years and older........................... Both sexes, 16 to 19 years..................... Men, 20 years and older........................ Women, 20 years and older................... White, total1……………………………… Both sexes, 16 to 19 years................ Men, 16 to 19 years....................... Women, 16 to 19 years.................. Men, 20 years and older................... Women, 20 years and older.............. Black or African American, total1……… Both sexes, 16 to 19 years................ Men, 16 to 19 years....................... Women, 16 to 19 years.................. Men, 20 years and older................... Women, 20 years and older.............. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity……………… Married men, spouse present............... Married women, spouse present........... Full-time workers................................... Part-time workers.................................. Educational attainment2 Less than a high school diploma................ High school graduates, no college3………. Some college or associate degree……….. Bachelor's degree and higher ……………. 1 4 2004 Jan. 5.7 16.9 5.1 5.0 4.9 14.1 14.0 14.2 4.5 4.4 10.4 33.1 42.2 25.9 9.5 9.0 7.3 3.3 3.7 5.7 5.4 8.8 4.9 4.5 2.9 2005 Aug. 5.4 17.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 15.4 15.8 15.0 4.4 4.0 10.5 29.4 34.9 24.2 10.4 8.7 6.9 3.1 3.5 5.5 5.2 8.2 4.9 4.1 2.7 2003 6.0 17.5 5.6 5.1 5.2 15.2 17.1 13.3 5.0 4.4 10.8 33.0 36.0 30.3 10.3 9.2 7.7 3.8 3.7 6.1 5.5 8.8 5.5 4.8 3.1 2004 5.5 17.0 5.0 4.9 4.8 15.0 16.3 13.6 4.4 4.2 10.4 31.7 35.6 28.2 9.9 8.9 7.0 3.1 3.5 5.6 5.3 8.5 5.0 4.2 2.7 Feb. 5.6 16.7 5.1 4.9 5.0 15.3 15.6 15.1 4.6 4.2 9.7 25.2 29.1 22.4 9.3 8.8 7.4 3.4 3.6 5.7 5.2 8.6 5.0 4.3 2.9 Mar. 5.7 16.5 5.2 5.1 5.1 14.8 16.3 13.3 4.7 4.4 10.2 30.1 37.0 23.5 9.2 9.3 7.4 3.2 3.7 5.8 5.4 8.8 5.3 4.7 2.9 3 4 Apr. 5.5 17.0 5.0 4.9 4.9 15.7 17.8 13.3 4.5 4.2 9.8 28.4 30.7 26.4 9.3 8.6 7.1 3.1 3.7 5.6 5.3 8.7 5.2 4.1 2.9 May 5.6 17.2 5.2 4.8 5.0 15.6 18.5 12.7 4.7 4.1 10.0 32.3 30.4 33.9 9.4 8.4 6.9 3.1 3.3 5.7 5.2 8.7 5.0 4.0 2.9 June 5.6 16.8 5.0 5.0 5.0 14.8 16.2 13.3 4.5 4.4 10.3 32.7 34.4 31.2 9.5 9.0 6.7 3.2 3.7 5.6 5.5 8.7 5.1 4.2 2.7 July 5.5 17.6 4.9 4.9 4.8 14.9 15.5 14.2 4.3 4.2 11.0 37.2 37.9 36.6 10.3 9.1 6.8 3.2 3.5 5.6 5.2 8.3 5.0 4.2 2.7 Sept. 5.4 16.6 5.0 4.7 4.7 14.7 15.9 13.5 4.3 4.0 10.4 28.6 35.9 21.1 10.2 8.9 7.0 3.0 3.1 5.5 5.0 8.9 4.8 4.0 2.6 Oct. 5.5 17.2 4.9 4.8 4.7 15.1 17.4 12.6 4.2 4.0 10.7 34.7 37.1 32.4 10.2 8.9 6.7 3.0 3.1 5.4 5.5 8.2 4.9 4.2 2.5 Nov. 5.4 16.5 4.9 4.7 4.6 14.4 15.5 13.2 4.2 4.1 10.8 32.7 38.1 27.0 10.5 9.0 6.7 3.1 3.4 5.4 5.4 8.0 4.9 4.3 2.5 Dec. 5.4 17.6 4.9 4.7 4.6 15.7 17.9 13.4 4.2 3.9 10.8 30.8 37.7 24.0 10.7 9.1 6.6 3.1 3.4 5.4 5.4 8.3 4.9 4.3 2.5 Jan. 5.2 16.3 4.7 4.6 4.4 14.0 16.3 11.8 4.0 3.9 10.6 30.2 30.0 30.5 10.4 8.9 6.1 3.1 3.2 5.2 5.3 7.5 4.7 4.1 2.4 Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only; persons who selected more than one race group are not included. Prior to 2003, persons who reported more than one race were included in the group they identified as the main race. 2 Includes high school diploma or equivalent. Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. Data refer to persons 25 years and older. NOTE: Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. 7. Duration of unemployment, monthly data seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Weeks of unemployment Less than 5 weeks........................... 5 to 14 weeks.................................. 15 weeks and over.......................... 15 to 26 weeks............................. 27 weeks and over....................... Mean duration, in weeks................. Median duration, in weeks............... Annual average 2003 2,785 2,612 3,378 1,442 1,936 19.2 10.1 2004 Jan. 2,623 2,402 3,339 1,447 1,892 19.8 10.6 2005 Aug. 2,605 2,521 2,924 1,243 1,681 19.2 9.5 2004 2,696 2,382 3,072 1,293 1,779 19.6 9.8 Feb. 2,449 2,418 3,252 1,382 1,870 20.3 10.2 Mar. 2,623 2,417 3,321 1,330 1,991 19.9 10.2 Apr. 2,772 2,370 2,956 1,165 1,791 19.7 9.4 May 2,731 2,376 3,059 1,277 1,783 19.8 9.9 June 2,715 2,397 3,051 1,294 1,757 19.8 10.8 July 2,803 2,458 2,885 1,198 1,686 18.5 8.9 Sept. 2,796 2,251 2,971 1,227 1,744 19.6 9.5 Oct. 2,753 2,290 3,032 1,261 1,771 19.7 9.5 Nov. 2,611 2,361 3,012 1,294 1,718 19.8 9.8 Dec. 2,865 2,264 2,961 1,325 1,636 19.3 9.5 Jan. 2,599 2,343 2,824 1,201 1,623 19.3 9.4 NOTE: Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Monthly Labor Review March 2005 75 Current Labor Statistics: Labor Force Data 8. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, monthly data seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Reason for unemployment Job losers …………………….……… On temporary layoff...................... Not on temporary layoff................ Job leavers...................................... Reentrants....................................... New entrants............................…… Percent of unemployed Job losers …………………….……… On temporary layoff...................... Not on temporary layoff................ Job leavers...................................... Reentrants....................................... New entrants............................…… Percent of civilian labor force Job losers …………………….……… Job leavers...................................... Reentrants....................................... New entrants............................…… 1 Annual average 2003 4,838 1,121 3,717 818 2,477 641 2004 Jan. 4,380 1,030 3,350 807 2,514 677 2005 Aug. 3,978 971 3,007 885 2,440 699 2004 4,197 998 3,199 858 2,408 686 Feb. 4,284 1,060 3,224 835 2,421 671 Mar. 4,475 1,035 3,440 845 2,419 629 Apr. 4,322 993 3,329 835 2,310 650 May 4,190 920 3,270 855 2,437 723 June 4,117 1,009 3,108 909 2,426 642 July 4,228 1,068 3,160 896 2,333 686 Sept. 4,014 919 3,094 830 2,417 697 Oct. 4,074 947 3,127 829 2,411 747 Nov. 4,066 941 3,124 880 2,388 723 Dec. 4,108 965 3,144 898 2,361 709 Jan. 4,048 966 3,082 819 2,324 624 1 1 55.1 12.8 42.4 9.3 28.2 7.3 51.5 12.2 39.3 10.5 29.5 8.4 52.3 12.3 40.0 9.6 30.9 8.1 52.2 12.9 39.3 10.2 28.4 8.2 53.5 12.4 41.1 10.1 28.4 7.5 53.2 12.2 41.0 10.3 28.5 8.0 51.1 11.2 39.3 10.4 29.7 8.8 50.9 12.5 38.4 11.2 30.0 7.9 51.9 13.1 38.8 11.0 28.6 8.4 49.7 12.1 37.6 11.1 30.5 8.7 50.4 11.6 38.9 10.4 30.4 8.8 50.5 11.8 38.8 10.3 29.9 9.3 5.1 11.7 38.8 10.9 29.6 9.0 50.9 11.9 38.9 11.1 29.2 8.8 51.8 12.4 39.4 10.5 29.7 8.0 1 3.3 .6 1.7 .4 2.8 .6 1.6 .5 3.0 .6 1.7 .5 2.9 .6 1.7 .5 3.0 .6 1.6 .4 2.9 .6 1.6 .4 2.8 .6 1.7 .5 2.8 .6 1.6 .4 2.9 .6 1.6 .5 2.7 .6 1.7 .5 2.7 .6 1.6 .5 2.8 .6 1.6 .5 2.7 .6 1.6 .5 2.8 .6 1.6 .5 2.7 .6 1.6 .4 Includes persons who completed temporary jobs. NOTE: Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. 76 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 9. Unemployment rates by sex and age, monthly data seasonally adjusted [Civilian workers] Sex and age Total, 16 years and older.................. 16 to 24 years............................... 16 to 19 years............................ 16 to 17 years......................... 18 to 19 years......................... 20 to 24 years............................ 25 years and older........................ 25 to 54 years......................... 55 years and older.................. Men, 16 years and older................. 16 to 24 years............................. 16 to 19 years.......................... 16 to 17 years....................... 18 to 19 years....................... 20 to 24 years.......................... 25 years and older...................... 25 to 54 years....................... 55 years and older................ Women, 16 years and older........... 16 to 24 years............................. 16 to 19 years.......................... 16 to 17 years………………… 18 t0 19 years………………… 20 to 24 years.......................... 25 years and older...................... 25 to 54 years....................... 55 years and older1………… 1 Annual average 2003 6.0 12.4 17.5 19.1 16.4 10.0 4.8 5.0 4.1 6.3 13.4 19.3 20.7 18.4 10.6 5.0 5.2 4.4 5.7 11.4 15.6 17.5 14.2 9.3 4.6 4.8 3.7 2004 Jan. 5.7 12.1 16.9 18.5 15.9 9.8 4.5 4.7 3.7 5.7 12.7 17.5 19.9 16.1 10.6 4.5 4.6 3.7 5.6 11.3 16.2 17.1 15.6 8.9 4.6 4.8 4.1 2005 July 5.5 11.9 17.6 20.3 16.1 9.2 4.4 4.6 3.7 5.5 12.2 17.8 21.2 15.9 9.7 4.4 4.5 3.8 5.5 11.6 17.5 19.5 16.4 8.7 4.4 4.7 3.8 2004 5.5 11.8 17.0 20.2 15.0 9.4 4.4 4.6 3.7 5.6 12.6 18.4 22.0 16.3 10.1 4.4 4.6 3.9 5.4 11.0 15.5 18.5 13.5 8.7 4.4 4.6 3.6 Feb. 5.6 11.8 16.7 18.1 15.6 9.5 4.5 4.6 3.8 5.7 12.3 17.3 20.1 15.7 10.1 4.5 4.7 3.7 5.5 11.3 16.0 16.2 15.5 8.9 4.5 4.6 3.9 Mar. 5.7 11.8 16.5 19.7 14.4 9.6 4.6 4.8 3.8 5.8 12.6 18.3 22.4 15.8 10.1 4.6 4.8 3.9 5.6 10.8 14.7 17.3 12.8 8.9 4.6 4.9 3.5 Apr. 5.5 11.7 17.0 20.5 14.7 9.2 4.5 4.6 3.8 5.7 12.9 19.2 23.3 16.6 10.0 4.4 4.5 3.9 5.4 10.4 14.7 17.9 12.5 8.3 4.5 4.7 3.3 May 5.6 12.1 17.2 21.5 14.7 9.7 4.4 4.5 3.9 5.8 13.0 19.0 23.2 16.6 10.3 4.6 4.7 4.1 5.3 11.1 15.4 20.1 12.7 9.0 4.2 4.4 3.3 June 5.6 12.0 16.8 20.5 14.4 9.7 4.5 4.5 3.9 5.6 12.7 18.0 22.3 15.9 10.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 5.6 11.2 15.6 18.9 12.7 9.0 4.5 4.7 3.8 Aug. 5.4 11.6 17.0 20.7 14.9 9.0 4.3 4.4 3.7 5.6 12.5 18.1 21.9 16.1 10.0 4.4 4.5 4.0 5.2 10.6 15.9 19.7 13.5 7.9 4.3 4.4 3.9 Sept. 5.4 11.8 16.6 19.6 14.9 9.5 4.3 4.4 3.7 5.6 12.9 18.2 20.6 16.8 10.5 4.3 4.4 3.9 5.2 10.6 15.0 18.6 12.8 8.4 4.3 4.4 3.5 Oct. 5.5 12.2 17.2 20.6 15.2 9.8 4.3 4.4 3.8 5.6 13.0 19.2 22.1 17.7 10.2 4.3 4.4 4.1 5.3 11.3 15.1 19.0 12.5 9.4 4.2 4.4 3.3 Nov. 5.4 11.5 16.5 21.2 13.5 9.2 4.3 4.4 3.7 5.5 12.4 18.2 23.0 14.8 9.8 4.3 4.4 3.7 5.2 10.5 14.6 19.3 12.1 8.5 4.3 4.4 3.6 Dec. 5.4 11.7 17.6 20.6 15.4 8.9 4.3 4.5 3.5 5.6 12.5 20.3 24.3 17.8 9.0 4.4 4.6 3.5 5.2 10.8 14.8 17.2 12.9 8.9 4.2 4.4 3.2 Jan. 5.2 11.7 16.3 19.3 14.4 9.5 4.1 4.2 3.5 5.3 12.7 18.2 22.0 16.1 10.2 4.0 4.1 3.9 5.1 10.5 14.3 16.8 12.7 8.7 4.1 4.4 3.3 Data are not seasonally adjusted. NOTE: Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Monthly Labor Review March 2005 77 Current Labor Statistics: Labor Force Data 10. Unemployment rates by State, seasonally adjusted State Alabama............................………………… Alaska....................................................... Arizona............................…………………… Arkansas................................................... California............................………………… Colorado.................................................... Connecticut............................……………… Delaware................................................... District of Columbia............................…… Florida....................................................... Georgia............................………………… Hawaii....................................................... Idaho............................……………………… Illinois........................................................ Indiana............................…………………… Iowa............................……………………… Kansas...................................................... Kentucky............................………………… Louisiana................................................... Maine............................…………………… Maryland............................………………… Massachusetts.......................................... Michigan............................………………… Minnesota.................................................. Mississippi............................……………… p Dec. 2003 5.9 7.9 5.3 5.8 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 7.5 5.0 4.5 3.8 5.1 6.6 5.3 4.6 5.8 5.8 6.0 4.9 4.5 5.7 7.0 5.0 5.8 Nov. 2004 5.4 7.6 4.6 5.6 6.0 5.4 4.6 4.1 8.7 4.7 4.8 3.1 4.5 6.1 5.1 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.8 4.6 4.2 4.8 7.4 4.4 6.9 Dec. 2004 5.3 7.6 4.5 5.6 6.0 5.4 4.5 4.2 8.8 4.6 4.8 3.0 4.4 6.0 5.2 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.6 4.1 4.7 7.5 4.6 6.7 State Missouri……………………………………… Montana.................................................... Nebraska............................………………… Nevada...................................................... New Hampshire............................………… New Jersey............................................... New Mexico............................……………… New York................................................... North Carolina............................…………… North Dakota............................................. Ohio............................……………………… Oklahoma.................................................. Oregon............................…………………… Pennsylvania............................................. Rhode Island............................…………… South Carolina............................………… South Dakota............................................ Tennessee............................……………… Texas........................................................ Utah............................……………………… Vermont............................………………… Virginia...................................................... Washington............................……………… West Virginia............................................. Wisconsin............................……………… Wyoming................................................... Dec. 2003 5.5 4.4 3.9 4.8 4.2 5.5 5.9 6.4 6.1 3.5 6.1 5.3 7.8 5.5 5.5 6.8 3.6 5.5 6.5 5.4 4.3 3.9 7.1 5.7 5.4 4.3 Nov. 2004 5.8 4.4 3.7 4.0 3.4 4.4 5.6 5.4 5.3 3.4 6.1 4.7 7.2 5.6 4.8 7.0 3.5 5.3 5.9 5.1 3.4 3.6 5.9 5.0 4.6 3.9 Dec. 2004 5.7 4.4 3.8 4.0 3.4 4.2 5.6 5.6 5.3 3.6 6.1 4.5 7.0 5.7 4.8 6.9 3.5 5.3 5.9 5.0 3.6 3.5 5.9 4.9 4.7 3.7 = preliminary 78 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 11. Employment of workers on nonfarm payrolls by State, seasonally adjusted State Dec. 2003 Nov. 2004 2,154,858 333,923 2,798,319 1,317,731 17,647,974 2,539,768 1,794,078 423,815 300,964 8,473,384 4,418,534 618,180 706,580 6,410,514 3,170,812 1,626,050 1,466,723 1,966,635 2,071,665 702,684 2,886,754 3,386,381 5,097,801 2,961,491 1,340,744 Dec. 2004P 2,156,180 334,198 2,796,683 1,321,540 17,630,383 2,544,045 1,791,500 424,004 302,740 8,480,780 4,422,143 618,331 707,210 6,409,209 3,171,131 1,628,005 1,468,260 1,967,661 2,069,883 702,939 2,884,719 3,385,125 5,092,943 2,966,336 1,337,336 State Dec. 2003 Nov. 2004 3,041,788 487,701 987,367 1,188,044 724,670 4,392,371 918,340 9,372,742 4,264,749 355,634 5,890,771 1,713,720 1,861,716 6,320,191 561,007 2,061,346 429,461 2,902,782 11,082,773 1,208,123 353,989 3,831,684 3,261,685 785,463 3,065,744 283,956 Dec. 2004P 3,040,333 488,018 987,973 1,189,969 725,481 4,389,586 919,495 9,392,778 4,264,199 356,585 5,887,116 1,711,296 1,858,394 6,325,707 560,106 2,061,568 430,148 2,902,703 11,093,932 1,208,612 354,685 3,830,786 3,271,402 784,543 3,070,796 283,821 Alabama............................………… 2,142,798 Alaska............................................ 332,306 Arizona............................………… 2,738,855 Arkansas........................................ 1,289,989 California............................………… 17,446,000 Colorado........................................ 2,497,739 Connecticut............................……… 1,802,725 421,664 Delaware........................................ 295,325 District of Columbia........................ Florida............................................ 8,264,455 Georgia............................………… 4,352,858 Hawaii............................................ 614,914 Idaho............................…………… 695,336 Illinois............................................. 6,378,981 Indiana............................…………… 3,171,520 Iowa............................……………… Kansas........................................... Kentucky............................………… Louisiana........................................ Maine............................…………… Maryland............................………… Massachusetts............................... Michigan............................………… Minnesota...................................... Mississippi............................……… p Missouri……………………………… 3,013,215 Montana......................................... 476,440 Nebraska............................………… 979,135 Nevada........................................... 1,162,330 New Hampshire............................… 719,900 New Jersey.................................... New Mexico............................…… New York....................................... North Carolina............................… North Dakota.................................. Ohio............................……………… Oklahoma....................................... Oregon............................…………… Pennsylvania.................................. Rhode Island............................…… South Carolina............................… South Dakota................................. Tennessee............................……… Texas............................................. Utah............................……………… 4,379,358 902,521 9,324,481 4,251,828 352,669 5,874,168 1,710,423 1,850,671 6,221,708 564,199 2,029,932 426,482 2,905,976 10,979,774 1,194,928 1,619,218 1,458,089 1,980,584 2,046,809 697,194 2,887,626 3,404,258 5,059,906 2,932,815 1,322,916 Vermont............................………… 353,453 Virginia........................................... 3,787,515 Washington............................……… 3,199,738 791,870 West Virginia.................................. Wisconsin............................……… 3,073,675 279,776 Wyoming........................................ = preliminary. NOTE: Some data in this table may differ from data published elsewhere because of the continual updating of the data base. Monthly Labor Review March 2005 79 Current Labor Statistics: Labor Force Data 12. Employment of workers on nonfarm payrolls by industry, monthly data seasonally adjusted [In thousands] Industry Annual average 2003 TOTAL NONFARM................ 129,999 TOTAL PRIVATE....................... 108,416 GOODS-PRODUCING……………… 21,816 Natural resources and 572 mining…………..……….......…… Logging.................................. 69.4 Mining........................................ 502.7 Oil and gas extraction………… 120.2 Mining, except oil and gas …… Coal mining…………………… Support activities for mining…… Construction............................... 1 2004 Jan. 130,372 108,839 21,703 575 67.4 507.3 120.0 200.9 68.7 186.4 6,845 1,595.4 903.2 4,346.6 14,283 10,021 8,855 6,075 540.2 499.9 464.4 1,474.1 1,128.4 1,318.6 214.8 149.3 448.4 425.3 448.7 1,757.2 569.7 653.5 5,428 3,946 1,498.3 195.5 242.0 174.9 295.3 42.6 502.3 669.9 113.9 889.0 803.9 108,669 87,136 25,348 5,617.5 2,933.7 2,000.0 683.8 2005 Aug. 131,750 110,105 21,946 595 67.5 527.8 123.8 209.1 73.1 194.9 6,985 1,636.3 901.1 4,447.6 14,366 10,131 8,965 6,180 551.7 507.6 467.4 1,506.8 1,151.5 1,334.0 212.4 151.6 457.4 434.2 447.7 1,769.5 573.3 655.2 5,401 3,951 1,497.0 193.4 238.1 177.6 282.6 42.5 500.6 663.9 113.2 885.8 806.6 109,804 88,159 25,537 5,662.9 2,957.8 2004.0 701.1 2004 131,480 109,862 21,884 591 67.8 523.2 123.1 207.1 71.7 193.1 6,964 1,632.2 902.5 4,429.7 14,329 10,083 8,923 6,137 548.4 504.8 465.9 1,470.3 1,141.5 1,326.2 212.1 150.5 452.8 431.8 446.8 1,763.5 572.7 655.5 5,406 3,945 1,497.4 194.3 238.5 177.7 284.8 42.9 499.1 665.0 112.8 887.0 806.6 109,596 87,978 25,510 5,654.9 2,949.1 2,007.1 698.8 Feb. 130,466 108,915 21,699 577 66.8 509.7 121.0 201.1 69.1 187.6 6,841 1,593.8 893.0 4,354.2 14,281 10,013 8,864 6,075 543.1 495.7 464.7 1,478.6 1,129.4 1,317.8 214.0 148.9 449.4 424.9 488.0 1,761.9 569.7 654.8 5,417 3,938 1,499.4 193.1 240.3 175.1 295.2 42.7 499.4 667.6 111.9 889.3 802.8 108,767 87,216 25,367 5,616.5 2,928.5 2,001.4 686.6 Mar. 130,786 109,204 21,773 585 69.0 515.7 121.4 202.9 69.4 191.4 6,897 1,608.5 903.1 4,385.1 14,291 10,028 8,873 6,085 544 497.1 464.2 1,479.4 1,132.6 1,319.5 213.3 148.7 449.7 427.8 445.3 1,764.4 572.2 654.5 5,418 3,943 1,498.8 194.4 240.7 177.2 293.1 42.7 499.7 665.6 112.0 889.2 804.4 109,013 87,431 25,441 5,629.0 2,936.5 2002.8 689.7 Apr. 131,123 109,516 21,825 589 69.8 519.2 122.5 204.8 70.4 191.9 6,913 1,608.7 903.2 4,401.5 14,323 10,064 8,902 6,114 544.9 501.6 464.8 1,488.6 1,139.0 1,322.6 213.1 148.5 451.2 429.1 445.8 1,765.1 574.1 655.6 5,421 3,950 1,500.5 194.3 239.7 179.1 291.8 42.6 499.0 665.7 111.4 890.8 805.9 109,298 87,691 25,481 5,648.2 2,941.3 2009.1 697.8 May 131,373 109,787 21,888 592 68.9 523.3 123.7 207.1 71.3 192.5 6,949 1,623.1 903.0 4,423.3 14,347 10,093 8,925 6,138 547.9 506.3 466.1 1,496.5 1,140.0 1,327.1 213.7 148.9 453.3 431.1 446.1 1,763.6 574.5 656.4 5,422 3,955 1,501.8 194.0 239.7 180.2 289.1 42.8 498.9 667.2 112.3 889.0 807.3 109,485 87,899 25,511 5,651.4 2,942.9 2010.6 697.9 June 131,479 109,908 21,890 591 67.6 523.8 123.2 208.1 72.0 192.5 6,955 1,626.7 899.8 4,428.6 14,344 10,095 8,931 6,147 549 507.4 467.4 1,498.3 1,142.7 1,327.4 212.2 150.1 455.2 431.2 446.8 1,762.2 573.6 656.4 5,413 3,948 1,498.6 194.4 239.3 178.5 285.9 42.6 496.7 668.3 112.9 888.8 807.1 109,589 88,018 25,536 5,653.4 2,948.4 2006.6 698.4 July 131,562 109,976 21,902 596 67.4 528.9 123.2 211.8 73.5 193.9 6,965 1,632.2 899.7 4,433.1 14,341 10,102 8,926 6,144 550 507.9 468.4 1,502.6 1,146.8 1,332.8 211.4 151.3 457.9 433.9 447.3 1,739.1 574.0 656.8 5,415 3,958 1,504.6 194.2 238.8 178.2 283.2 42.5 499.2 665.2 112.8 887.7 808.9 109,660 88,074 25,536 5,660.2 2,955.3 2004.0 700.9 Sept. 131,880 110,203 21,947 597 68.0 528.5 124.0 208.5 72.9 196.0 6,998 1,647.8 902.1 4,447.8 14,352 10,117 8,957 6,172 550.1 508.8 466.4 1,508.5 1,148.7 1,332.5 211.9 151.0 457.0 434.6 447.0 1,768.5 572.1 654.5 5,395 3,945 1,494.3 194.9 237.3 177.8 281.0 42.7 499.3 661.6 113.2 885.5 807.1 109,933 88,256 25,555 5,672.4 2,960.2 2008.1 704.1 Oct. 132,162 110,462 21,982 595 67.0 527.7 123.6 208.4 72.7 195.7 7,043 1,663.0 904.1 4,476.1 14,344 10,111 8,960 6,172 554.5 509.1 466.0 1,511.5 1,147.3 1,329.8 209.7 150.7 454.9 437.0 445.1 1,771.0 571.3 654.1 5,384 3,939 1,493.5 192.9 236.5 178.1 276.1 42.8 499.4 661.0 113.3 884.5 806.3 110,180 88,480 25,581 5,674.7 2,962.3 2009.1 703.3 Nov. 132,294 110,588 21,996 599 66.9 532.5 124.4 210.7 73.7 197.4 7,060 1,668.3 906.4 4,484.8 14,337 10,104 8,954 6,166 553.3 507.9 465.8 1,510.9 1,147.4 1,327.1 209.3 152.7 451.9 435.6 447.4 1,767.2 572.2 654.7 5,383 3,938 1,493.6 195.1 235.0 178.4 273.4 43.4 498.1 661.3 113.6 882.4 808.6 110,298 88,592 25,621 5,680.0 2,960.4 2012.6 707.0 Dec.p 132,449 110,749 22,022 602 67.9 534.4 124.1 211.3 73.9 199.0 7,086 1,678.9 907.8 4,499.2 14,334 10,097 8,957 6,170 555.2 506.5 465.2 1,512.8 1,146.0 1,325.8 210.4 153.7 448.0 435.7 445.8 1,771.9 571.7 656.4 5,377 3,927 1,498.8 193.0 233.2 178.0 271.9 43.1 497.9 660.8 113.8 880.5 806.2 110,427 88,727 25,620 5,683.6 2,964.5 2009.9 709.2 Jan.p 132,581 110,859 22,005 605 67.8 537.0 123.4 212.7 75.4 200.9 7,086 1,683.9 907.0 4,495.5 14,314 10,085 8,945 6,163 555.8 504.4 464.7 1,514.7 1,145.4 1,327.6 210.2 155.9 447.3 436.4 445.3 1,760.5 571.1 655.7 5,369 3,922 1,500.9 191.3 231.1 178.2 269.7 43.1 500.3 659.7 114.5 876.1 803.8 110,576 88,854 25,647 5,679.2 2,966.5 2,004.8 707.9 202.7 70.0 179.8 6,735 Construction of buildings.......... 1,575.8 903.1 Heavy and civil engineering…… Speciality trade contractors...... 4,255.7 14,510 Manufacturing............................ Production workers.............. Durable goods.......................... Production workers.............. Wood products......................... Nonmetallic mineral products Primary metals......................... Fabricated metal products....... Machinery………..................... Computer and electronic 1 products ……………………… Computer and peripheral equipment............................ Communications equipment… Semiconductors and electronic components......... Electronic instruments………. Electrical equipment and appliances.............................. Transportation equipment........ Furniture and related products.....…………………… Miscellaneous manufacturing Nondurable goods................... Production workers.............. 10,190 8,963 6,152 537.6 494.2 477.4 1,506.8 1,149.4 1,355.2 224.0 154.9 461.1 429.7 459.6 1,774.1 572.9 663.3 5,547 4,038 Food manufacturing................. 1,517.5 Beverages and tobacco products………………………… 199.6 261.3 Textile mills……………………… Textile product mills................. 179.3 Apparel…………………………. 312.3 Leather and allied products...... 44.5 Paper and paper products....... 516.2 Printing and related support activities………………………… 680.5 Petroleum and coal products... 114.3 Chemicals................................ 906.1 Plastics and rubber products.. SERVICE-PROVIDING.................. 815.4 108,182 PRIVATE SERVICEPROVIDING……………………… 86,599 Trade, transportation, 25,287 and utilities............................... Wholesale trade....................... 5,607.5 Durable goods…………………. 2,940.6 Nondurable goods…………… 2,004.6 Electronic markets and 662.2 agents and brokers…………… Retail trade............................... 14,917.3 15,034.7 14,961.5 14,977.0 15,021.3 15,038.0 15,052.3 15,060.5 15,048.2 15,043.3 15,037.7 15,056.5 15,081.4 15,077.0 15,082.8 Motor vehicles and parts dealers ……………………… Automobile dealers................ Furniture and home furnishings stores................... Electronics and appliance stores..................................... See notes at end of table. 1 1,882.9 1,254.4 547.3 512.2 1,901.2 1,254.2 560.2 514.4 1,894.5 1,258.7 557.9 509.7 1,898.4 1,259.9 557.4 508.4 1,903.6 1,261.5 558.3 512.0 1,906.6 1,260.3 558.1 514.9 1,906.9 1258.5 558.7 514.3 1,904.1 1257.1 559.1 514.1 1,904.4 1254.1 559.8 513.4 1,899.8 1251.2 561.6 512.0 1,898.4 1247.3 561.9 513.6 1,896.4 1245.0 562.3 520.2 1,901.2 1247.6 565.6 520.3 1,905.9 1249.1 563.7 516.5 1,908.3 1248.5 564.2 515.3 80 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 12. Continued–Employment of workers on nonfarm payrolls by industry, monthly data seasonally adjusted [In thousands] Industry Annual average 2003 Building material and garden supply stores.......................... Food and beverage stores....... Health and personal care stores…………………………… Gasoline stations……………… Clothing and clothing accessories stores …………… Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores……… General merchandise stores1… Department stores…………… Miscellaneous store retailers… Nonstore retailers……………… 2004 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.p 2005 Jan.p 2004 1,185.0 2,383.4 938.1 882.0 1,304.5 646.5 2,822.4 1,620.6 930.7 427.3 1,226.0 2,826.3 941.7 877.1 1,361.8 639.2 2,843.5 1,612.5 918.6 424.8 4,250.0 514.8 224.1 57.2 1,350.7 385.5 38.8 26.7 535.6 560.5 556.0 570.2 3,138 909.8 389.0 326.6 31.3 1,042.5 388.1 50.9 8,052 5,965.6 21.6 2,832.3 1,761.2 1,285.3 766.8 2,260.3 84.7 2,086.2 1,417.0 643.9 25.4 16,414 6,762.0 1,161.8 816.0 1,260.8 1,206.0 2,818.4 941.0 880.6 1,326.3 641.7 2,840.8 1,610.1 920.2 424.4 4,198.2 513.0 221.6 56.5 1,339.1 385.0 38.8 23.8 524.6 552.7 543.1 570.3 3,139 910.9 380.7 322.4 28.6 1,060.9 386.0 49.6 7,989 5,922.7 22.3 2,803.2 1,749.5 1,277.9 7,547.9 2,256.8 85.5 2,066.1 1,397.0 642.3 26.8 16,138 6,665.7 1,153.7 810.1 1,232.7 1,209.5 2,826.2 940.3 878.5 1,336.3 641.8 2,840.6 1,607.7 915.1 424.5 4,204.1 514.1 222.5 54.6 1,337.9 383.9 38.6 26.0 526.9 555.6 544.2 569.1 3,143 910.2 385.0 323.7 29.8 1,057.7 386.8 49.8 7,997 5,929.8 22.2 2,806.8 1,752.2 1,280.2 757.9 2,256.9 86.0 2,066.7 1,398.2 641.8 26.7 16,153 6,672.3 1,155.2 812.0 1,236.1 1,219.4 2,829.9 942.1 879.5 1,347.7 641.3 2,845.1 1,611.1 917.1 425.3 4,221.5 515.9 223.4 55.6 1,339.2 383.5 38.5 26.6 531.4 557.3 550.1 569.0 3,136 910.4 380.4 324.2 29.2 1,054.7 386.9 50.4 8,005 5,936.9 22.1 2,814.0 1,751.6 1,280.6 758.5 2,256.2 86.1 2,068.1 1,400.6 641.4 26.1 16,184 6,696.7 1,155.9 811.3 1,242.6 1,224.7 2,830.8 941.6 879.3 1,352.1 639.8 2,847.7 1,613.6 916.8 425.6 4,223.5 516.0 223.5 57.2 1,343.8 377.4 38.6 26.8 532.0 556.2 552.0 571.0 3,142 911.0 386.7 324.4 30.0 1,050.9 387.2 51.3 8,021 5,948.4 22.1 2,823.3 1,756.5 1,284.4 759.2 2,258.2 85.6 2,072.2 1,406.2 640.6 25.4 16,305 6,712.2 1,158.6 811.6 1,249.4 1,227.9 2,835.8 941.2 879.1 1,357.5 639.7 2,848.4 1,614.2 917.0 425.8 4,236.3 516.7 223.7 57.3 1,346.3 386.3 38.8 27.0 532.6 557.0 550.6 571.1 3,146 911.1 392.3 326.3 30.6 1,046.6 388.2 51.3 8,037 5,956.0 21.6 2,826.3 1,758.2 1,284.6 761.9 2,261.6 84.6 2,081.1 1,413.8 642.0 25.3 16,384 6,730.0 1,160.0 810.7 1,254.6 1,223.8 2,832.6 941.3 877.5 1,367.6 639.4 2856.4 1,618.0 919.2 425.4 4250.9 517.0 224.7 58.2 1,352.2 381.6 38.9 27.4 534.3 562.1 554.5 570.8 3,151 911.9 395.5 326.5 31.5 1,044.0 389.9 51.6 8,051 5,965.6 21.6 2,833.7 1,762.1 1,286.3 765.1 2,260.9 84.3 2,085.7 1,415.7 645.0 25.0 16,415 6,754.0 1,163.5 810.5 1,258.7 1,224.7 2,828.5 941.0 876.6 1,369.5 638.9 2848.0 1,616.1 918.8 424.6 4257.0 516.3 225.0 58.1 1,352.5 383.2 39.0 26.3 535.5 563.1 558.0 570.9 3,144 909.6 394.4 327.2 31.4 1,041.9 388.6 51.3 8,043 5,958.6 21.5 2,829.2 1,760.6 1,283.9 766.3 2,257.0 84.6 2,084.6 1,416.7 643.0 24.9 16,453 6,765.1 1,165.0 813.9 1,262.0 1,228.1 2,826.2 941.0 876.5 1,374.4 639.0 2842.5 1,611.4 918.9 423.3 4260.4 515.0 224.6 56.7 1,352.5 386.2 38.9 27.7 536.9 562.6 559.3 570.1 3,135 909.3 389.3 327.8 31.7 1,037.1 387.6 51.7 8,058 5,970.2 21.6 2,833.4 1,763.0 1,283.5 769.9 2,261.0 84.3 2,088.2 1,420.0 643.3 24.9 16,470 6,779.7 1,163.6 814.2 1,264.4 1,232.5 2,827.1 942.1 878.0 1,371.9 638.7 2832.9 1,603.3 917.0 423.6 4274.1 513.8 225.5 57.2 1,358.5 388.3 39.0 27.8 537.7 563.8 562.5 571.1 3,127 909.2 389.7 328.1 32.0 1,028.4 387.6 51.5 8,083 5,982.1 21.5 2,841.0 1,765.1 1,286.4 772.3 2,263.3 84.0 2,101.3 1,429.1 647.6 24.6 16,514 6,805.4 1,166.8 816.1 1,270.5 1,236.3 2,830.2 941.6 877.0 1,376.0 638.0 2835.2 1,604.2 920.5 422.8 4279.6 514.2 225.4 57.7 1,356.0 389.3 38.9 25.6 539.9 564.4 568.2 570.3 3,131 908.1 395.3 329.5 33.0 1,024.8 389.2 50.9 8,093 5,994.1 21.3 2,847.9 1,768.1 1,288.3 777.3 2,264.1 83.5 2,099.2 1,428.6 646.3 24.3 16,614 6,835.3 1,167.4 821.5 1,280.5 1,240.4 2,822.7 944.5 873.7 1,377.9 639.0 2854.9 1,619.1 917.4 423.8 4289.6 514.6 224.6 57.8 1,358.9 389.4 39.0 26.1 544.6 568.7 565.9 570.2 3,133 908.9 390.6 329.7 33.6 1,030.0 389.5 50.7 8,107 6,001.3 20.9 2,859.2 1,773.3 1,293.1 776.9 2,260.4 83.9 2,105.5 1,434.7 646.0 24.8 16,611 6,834.4 1,163.1 816.6 1,284.9 1,243.5 2,819.8 946.6 871.3 1,381.3 635.8 2852.9 1,619.3 918.2 421.5 4288.0 512.3 224.0 58.6 1,366.5 391.0 38.7 26.6 547.0 556.4 566.9 571.3 3,127 905.7 384.8 329.7 34.0 1,031.5 390.4 50.7 8,128 6,014.5 20.6 2,871.9 1,778.8 1,296.8 779.7 2,258.1 84.2 2,113.6 1,437.8 650.9 24.9 16,674 6,869.9 1,164.4 840.8 1,289.5 1,245.8 2,823.6 946.3 872.2 1,376.3 637.6 2856.6 1,618.4 918.4 418.2 4309.8 512.5 224.4 60.4 1,374.1 392.1 39.3 24.2 547.8 565.9 569.1 575.1 3,120 904.2 380.2 329.8 35.1 1,029.5 390.3 51.0 8,149 6,030.3 20.5 2,885.8 1,786.8 1,302.8 782.6 2,255.9 85.5 2,119.1 1,440.2 653.9 25.0 16,698 6,875.3 1,160.9 851.9 1,287.6 Transportation and warehousing........................... 4,185.4 Air transportation……………… 528.3 217.7 Rail transportation……………… 54.5 Water transportation…………… Truck transportation…………… 1,325.6 Transit and ground passenger transportation………………… 382.2 40.2 Pipeline transportation………… Scenic and sightseeing transportation………………… 26.6 Support activities for transportation………………… 520.3 Couriers and messengers……… 561.7 Warehousing and storage 528.3 Utilities………………………….……… 577.0 Information…………………...…. 3,188 Publishing industries, except 924.8 Internet………………………… Motion picture and sound 376.2 recording industries…………… Broadcasting, except Internet.. 324.3 Internet publishing and 29.2 broadcasting…………………… Telecommunications…………… 1,082.3 ISPs, search portals, and data processing……………… 402.4 Other information services…… 48.7 7,977 Financial activities………...….... Finance and insurance………… 5,922.6 Monetary authorities— 22.6 central bank…………………… Credit intermediation and related activities …………… Depository credit 1 intermediation ……………… Commercial banking..……... Securities, commodity contracts, investments……… Insurance carriers and related activities……………… Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles……………… Real estate and rental and leasing……………………… Real estate……………………… Rental and leasing services…… Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets……………… Professional and business services…………………………… 1 2,792.4 1,748.5 1,280.1 757.7 2,266.0 83.9 2,053.9 1,383.6 643.1 27.3 15,987 Professional and technical services1………………………… 6,629.5 Legal services………………… 1,142.1 Accounting and bookkeeping services………………...…… 815.3 Architectural and engineering services……………………… 1,226.9 See notes at end of table . Monthly Labor Review March 2005 81 Current Labor Statistics: Labor Force Data 12. Continued–Employment of workers on nonfarm payrolls by industry, monthly data seasonally adjusted [In thousands] Industry Annual average 2003 Computer systems design and related services………… 1,116.6 Management and technical 744.9 consulting services………… Management of companies and enterprises……..……….... 1,687.2 Administrative and waste services………………………… 7,669.8 Administrative and support services1……………………… 7,347.7 1 Employment services ……… 3,299.5 Temporary help services…… 2,224.2 749.7 Business support services…… Services to buildings and dwellings………………… 1,636.1 Waste management and 322.1 remediation services………… 2004 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept Oct. Nov. Dec.p 2005 Jan.p 2004 1,147.4 779.0 1,718.0 7,934.0 7,608.7 3,470.3 2,393.2 754.5 1,694.2 325.3 1,123.4 758.8 1,708.9 7,763.3 7,441.5 3,364.6 2,288.3 745.2 1,657.9 321.8 1,122.6 760.4 1,711.1 7,769.2 7,446.1 3,375.3 2,307.0 746.1 1,655.1 323.1 1,129.3 765.7 1,714.5 7,772.9 7,448.8 3,358.1 2,308.6 752.4 1,663.9 324.1 1,127.7 772.9 1,717.6 7,875.5 7,550.2 3,422.4 2,355.0 755.5 1,688.5 325.3 1,134.0 778.2 1,719.8 7,934.1 7,609.4 3,461.2 2,385.0 757.5 1,700.1 324.7 16,913 2,754.1 1,142.3 783.6 1,722.6 7,938.3 7,611.2 3,449.5 2,383.9 760.3 1,707.7 327.1 16,936 2,755.1 1,145.9 784.7 1,723.7 7,964.0 7,637.2 3,477.5 2,398.6 758.1 1,705.2 326.8 16,963 2,765.6 1,155.0 786.9 1,720.7 7,969.7 7,643.1 3,480.0 2,411.8 757.9 1,706.6 326.6 17,010 2,772.3 1,161.1 787.9 1,715.0 7,993.2 7,667.3 3,513.5 2,438.7 752.6 1,706.4 325.9 17,019 2,773.2 1,167.3 790.5 1,715.3 8,063.1 7,736.4 3,572.9 2,486.5 755.9 1,708.6 326.7 17,081 2,794.0 14287.2 4,996.9 2,074.2 449.5 782.7 4,311.2 2,827.2 1,576.8 2,151.9 772.8 12,546 1,834.4 364.4 118.2 1,351.8 1,174.1 787.8 1,722.5 8,054.3 7,728.2 3,570.5 2,484.7 754.6 1,707.2 326.1 17,108 2,797.2 14310.7 5,006.7 2,077.7 449.8 789.2 4,319.7 2,827.2 1,576.4 2,157.1 775.3 12,571 1,826.4 362.5 116.9 1,347.0 1,174.3 789.9 1,725.6 8,078.0 7,751.4 3,584.5 2,479.4 757.0 1,706.1 326.6 17,142 2,805.5 14336.1 5,017.0 2,084.3 450.3 790.7 4,323.5 2,827.9 1,574.5 2,167.7 780.4 12,589 1,811.0 357.9 114.8 1,338.3 1,171.1 788.1 1,729.1 8,093.2 7,766.4 3,599.5 2,483.9 755.2 1,704.3 326.8 17,175 2,821.7 14352.9 5,024.3 2,085.5 451.9 791.8 4,328.4 2,828.0 1,571.9 2,172.2 779.8 12,612 1,806.7 354.6 114.0 1,338.1 Educational and health services………………...………. 16,588 16,954 16,766 16,787 16,833 16,871 2,766.4 2,741.6 2,740.0 2,745.8 2,747.3 Educational services…….……… 2,695.1 Health care and social assistance……….……………… 13,892.6 14,187.3 14,024.8 14,047.2 14,087.1 14,123.6 Ambulatory health care 4,946.4 4,867.1 4,884.8 4,898.9 4,916.1 services1……………………… 4,786.4 Offices of physicians………… 2,002.5 2,053.9 2,027.8 2,029.9 2,038.0 2,042.0 426.8 446.2 437.6 441.7 441.7 443.5 Outpatient care centers……… 773.2 755.0 757.8 760.9 765.3 Home health care services…… 732.6 Hospitals………………………… 4,244.6 4,293.6 4,267.9 4,260.4 4,272.0 4,279.7 Nursing and residential 2,786.2 2,814.8 2,796.7 2,796.9 2,804.4 2,808.7 care facilities1 1,575.3 1,572.5 1,570.4 1,572.8 1,574.8 Nursing care facilities………… 1,579.8 2,132.5 2,093.1 2,105.1 2,111.8 2,119.1 Social assistance1……………… 2,075.4 Child day care services……… 755.3 767.1 750.3 758.2 758.8 760.3 Leisure and hospitality……….. 12,173 12,479 12,351 12,367 12,412 12,443 Arts, entertainment, 1,833.0 1,834.5 1,834.2 1,836.5 1,833.4 and recreation……….…….…… 1,812.9 Performing arts and spectator sports……………… 371.7 364.8 370.5 370.2 367.5 365.1 Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks……………… 114.7 117.1 115.4 115.6 116.0 117.0 Amusements, gambling, and 1,351.1 1,348.6 1,348.4 1,353.0 1,351.3 recreation……………………… 1,326.5 Accommodations and food services…………………… 10,359.8 10,646.0 10,516.4 10,532.4 10,575.3 10,609.4 Accommodations……………… 1,775.4 1,795.9 1,778.0 1,781.2 1,785.3 1,791.6 Food services and drinking places…………………………… 8,584.4 8,850.1 8,738.4 8,751.2 8,790.0 8,817.8 Other services…………………… 5,401 5,431 5,405 5,402 5,420 5,428 1,227.6 1,227.0 1,223.5 1,231.6 1,229.5 Repair and maintenance……… 1,233.6 Personal and laundry services 1,263.5 1,274.1 1,266.6 1,264.0 1,273.0 1,275.7 Membership associations and 2,929.1 2,911.5 2,914.4 2,915.7 2,922.3 organizations………………… 2,903.6 Government................................. Federal....................................... Federal, except U.S. Postal Service................................... U.S. Postal Service……………… State.......................................... Education............................... Other State government......... Local......................................... Education............................... Other local government.......... 1 14,158.5 14,180.7 14,197.8 14,237.8 14,246.1 4,929.9 2,046.4 445.8 768.5 4,290.0 2,811.9 1,575.8 2,126.7 762 12,474 1,836.6 362.8 117.8 1,356.0 4,941.9 2,051.1 446.6 771.7 4,292.2 2,814.4 1,576.3 2,132.2 767.4 12,486 1,834.8 363.6 117.8 1,353.4 4,956.2 2,054.5 448.4 775.4 4,296.2 2,818.0 1,576.9 2,127.4 770.4 12,497 1,830.9 359.2 118.6 1,353.1 4,969.2 2,059.1 449.7 778.0 4,305.0 2,819.8 1,576.7 2,143.8 776.1 12,508 1,831.0 358.4 118.8 1,353.8 4,975.0 2,064.5 448.7 779.5 4,306.0 2,825.0 1,576.6 2,140.1 767.9 12,522 1,836.2 363.6 118.3 1,354.3 10,637.1 10,650.7 10,666.1 10,676.5 10,685.3 10,712.0 10,744.1 10,778.4 10,805.2 1,792.2 1,798.0 1,797.3 1,801.3 1,801.5 1,800.6 1,814.7 1,824.6 1,824.0 8,844.9 5,434 1,229.6 1,281.6 2,922.3 21,586 2,729 1,943.2 785.8 4,967 2,233.3 2,733.2 13,890 7,752.9 6,137.3 8,852.7 5,443 1,226.5 1,283.4 2,932.7 21,571 2,731 1,946.3 785.1 4,963 2,228.2 2,734.4 13,877 7,742.5 6,134.5 8,868.8 5,438 1,227.4 1,278.0 2,932.8 21,586 2,726 1,939.2 786.4 4,976 2,241.4 2,734.4 13,884 7,757.8 6,126.6 8,875.2 5,441 1,225.9 1,276.9 2,937.9 21,645 2,730 1,945.5 784.3 4,987 2,249.4 2,737.8 13,928 7,785.7 6,142.2 8,883.8 5,436 1,226.9 1,271.5 2,937.9 21,677 2,730 1,946.8 783.4 5,000 2,263.7 2,736.4 13,947 7,793.2 6,153.4 8,911.4 5,434 1,227.9 1,267.8 2,938.1 21,700 2,723 1,940.1 782.5 5,007 2,268.4 2,738.2 13,970 7,810.8 6,159.3 8,929.4 5,441 1,227.1 1,271.6 2,942.3 21,706 2,728 1,946.4 781.4 5,015 2,271.3 2,743.4 13,963 7,806.3 6,156.7 8,953.8 5,447 1,229.9 1,276.8 2,940.6 21,700 2,706 1,939.5 766.4 5,020 2,277.9 2,741.9 13,974 7,810.8 6,163.1 8,981.2 5,453 1,230.1 1,280.9 2,941.9 21,722 2,717 1,937.3 779.6 5,028 2,284.1 2,743.6 13,977 7,817.2 6,160.0 21,583 2,761 1,952.4 808.6 5,002 2,254.7 2,747.6 13,820 7,709.4 6,110.2 21,618 2,728 1,943.4 784.1 4,985 2,249.2 2,736.2 13,905 7,762.5 6,143.0 21,533 2,729 1,937.6 791.3 4,961 2,230.1 2,731.1 13,843 7,712.8 6,130.6 21,551 2,731 1,940.0 790.5 4,971 2,240.2 2,730.4 13,849 7,717.6 6,130.9 21,582 2,730 1,940.8 788.9 4,974 2,242.2 2,731.3 13,878 7,743.0 6,135.0 21,607 2,745 1,957.2 787.3 4,975 2,243.3 2,731.6 13,887 7,750.7 6,136.4 Includes other industries not shown separately. Classification System (NAICS), replacing the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. NAICS-based data by industry are not comparable with SIC-based data. See "Notes on the p = preliminary. NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American industry data" for a description of the most recent benchmark revision. 82 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 13. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls, by industry, monthly data seasonally adjusted Industry Annual average 2003 33.7 39.8 43.6 38.4 40.4 4.2 40.8 4.3 40.4 42.2 42.3 40.7 40.8 40.4 40.6 41.9 38.9 38.4 39.8 4.1 39.3 39.1 39.1 39.6 35.6 39.3 41.5 38.2 44.5 42.4 40.4 2004 Jan. 33.8 40.2 44.4 38.4 41.0 4.5 41.5 4.7 41.0 42.4 43.2 41.2 41.7 40.9 41.2 42.8 39.8 39.1 40.2 4.3 39.5 39.5 40.0 39.4 35.7 39.5 42.0 38.6 44.2 42.8 40.8 2005 Aug. 33.7 40.0 44.4 38.1 40.9 4.6 41.3 4.7 40.8 42.3 43.2 41.2 42.1 40.4 40.9 42.5 39.3 38.5 40.2 4.5 39.3 39.4 40.5 38.8 36.2 38.1 42.5 38.5 45.9 42.9 40.5 2004 33.7 40.0 44.5 38.3 40.8 4.6 41.3 4.7 40.6 42.3 43.1 41.1 41.9 40.4 40.7 42.5 39.5 38.5 40.0 4.4 39.3 39.2 40.1 38.9 36.0 38.4 42.1 38.4 44.9 42.8 40.4 Feb. 33.8 40.2 44.1 38.3 41.0 4.5 41.5 4.7 41.1 42.4 43.0 41.2 41.8 41.1 40.7 42.9 39.5 38.8 40.3 4.3 39.5 40.2 40.1 39.9 36.2 39.1 42.1 38.6 44.3 43.2 40.9 Mar. 33.7 40.2 44.2 38.6 40.9 4.6 41.4 4.8 40.9 42.7 43.1 41.1 41.7 40.7 40.7 42.8 39.6 38.7 40.1 4.3 39.2 39.5 40.3 38.8 36.2 39.0 41.8 38.4 43.7 43.0 40.8 Apr. 33.7 40.0 44.3 38.2 40.8 4.5 41.3 4.7 40.9 42.3 43.2 41.0 41.9 40.6 40.9 42.4 39.5 38.4 40.0 4.3 39.2 39.8 39.7 38.4 36.0 38.9 42.0 38.4 44.5 43.0 40.8 May 33.8 40.2 44.2 38.3 41.0 4.6 41.5 4.8 41.3 42.1 43.4 41.2 42.2 40.7 41.5 42.7 40.0 38.8 40.3 4.4 39.6 39.2 40.2 38.7 36.2 38.4 42.6 38.6 45.0 42.9 40.9 June 33.6 39.9 43.9 38.0 40.7 4.5 41.2 4.6 40.6 41.8 43.4 41.0 42.0 40.4 40.8 42.2 39.6 38.4 40.1 4.4 39.4 38.6 40.3 38.9 35.9 38.3 41.9 38.5 44.9 42.6 40.8 July 33.7 40.1 44.2 38.3 40.8 4.6 41.3 4.7 40.7 42.2 43.2 41.2 42.1 40.7 40.8 42.4 39.3 38.6 40.1 4.4 39.3 38.9 40.5 38.6 36.0 37.8 42.4 38.6 45.0 42.8 40.5 Sept. 33.8 40.1 44.5 38.1 40.8 4.6 41.2 4.7 40.4 42.4 43.1 41.2 42.3 40.3 40.6 42.4 39.3 38.4 40.1 4.4 39.3 39.2 40.2 39.1 36.2 38.2 42.2 38.3 46.0 42.8 40.3 Oct. 33.8 39.9 44.8 38.2 40.7 4.5 41.2 4.7 40.3 42.4 43.0 41.1 42.2 40.1 40.6 42.3 39.2 38.4 39.9 4.3 39.0 38.6 40.1 39.1 36.0 38.4 42.1 38.3 45.0 42.7 40.1 Nov. 33.7 39.9 45.0 38.3 40.5 4.5 40.9 4.6 40.0 42.1 42.9 40.9 42.0 39.6 40.1 42.2 39.2 38.2 39.8 4.3 39.1 39.0 40.0 39.1 35.7 38.2 42.1 38.3 45.5 42.4 39.4 Dec. p Jan.p 33.7 39.8 45.6 37.7 40.7 4.5 41.1 4.6 40.6 41.9 43.0 40.9 42.0 40.0 40.0 42.4 39.4 38.5 40.0 4.4 38.9 40.6 40.1 39.7 35.8 37.1 42.6 38.6 44.6 42.8 40.0 TOTAL PRIVATE………………………… GOODS-PRODUCING……………………… Natural resources and mining…………… Construction………………………………… Manufacturing……………………............. Overtime hours................................. Durable goods..…………………............ Overtime hours................................. Wood products.................................... Nonmetallic mineral products.............. Primary metals.................................... Fabricated metal products.................. Machinery………………………………… Computer and electronic products…… Electrical equipment and appliances… Transportation equipment................... Furniture and related products………. Miscellaneous manufacturing.............. Nondurable goods................................. Overtime hours................................. Food manufacturing............................ Beverage and tobacco products......... Textile mills……………………………… Textile product mills…………………… Apparel................................................ Leather and allied products................. Paper and paper products……………… Printing and related support activities............................................ Petroleum and coal products………… Chemicals……………………………… Plastics and rubber products………… PRIVATE SERVICEPROVIDING……………………………. Trade, transportation, and utilities.......………………...................... Wholesale trade........………………....... Retail trade………………………………… Transportation and warehousing……… Utilities…………………………………… Information………………………………… Financial activities………………………… Professional and business services…………………………………… Education and health services………… Leisure and hospitality…………………… Other services……………....................... 1 33.7 40.0 45.4 38.4 40.5 4.5 41.1 4.6 40.3 42.3 42.8 40.9 42.0 39.8 40.0 42.4 39.5 38.3 39.8 4.3 38.8 39.6 39.8 39.0 35.9 37.6 42.0 38.5 44.6 42.6 39.8 32.4 33.6 37.9 30.9 36.8 41.1 36.2 35.5 34.1 32.3 25.6 31.4 32.3 33.5 37.8 30.7 37.2 40.9 36.3 35.5 34.2 32.4 25.7 31.0 32.4 33.6 37.9 30.9 36.9 40.8 36.3 35.7 34.1 32.4 25.7 31.1 32.4 33.7 38.0 30.9 37.3 41.1 36.4 35.5 34.3 32.4 25.8 31.1 32.3 33.6 38.0 30.8 37.0 41.1 36.3 35.5 34.1 32.3 25.7 31.1 32.4 33.6 38.0 30.8 37.1 41.2 36.3 35.6 34.2 32.4 25.7 31.1 32.4 33.6 37.8 30.8 37.3 41.3 36.3 35.8 34.2 32.4 25.7 31.1 32.2 33.2 37.6 30.4 36.9 41.1 36.5 35.5 34.0 32.4 25.7 30.9 32.4 33.4 37.8 30.6 37.2 40.9 36.3 35.6 34.2 32.6 25.6 31.0 32.4 33.5 37.7 30.7 37.2 40.9 36.4 35.5 34.3 32.5 25.6 31.0 32.5 33.6 37.8 30.8 37.5 41.4 36.3 35.5 34.7 32.5 25.6 31.0 32.4 33.6 37.7 30.8 37.5 40.8 36.3 35.7 34.3 32.5 25.7 30.9 32.3 33.5 37.7 30.6 37.5 40.4 36.2 35.6 34.2 32.4 25.6 30.9 32.4 33.6 37.6 30.8 37.4 40.7 36.4 35.7 34.2 32.5 25.7 30.8 32.4 33.6 37.7 30.8 37.5 40.9 36.2 35.9 34.1 32.6 25.6 30.9 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manu- NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), replacing the Standard industrial Classification (SIC) system. NAICS-based data by industry are not comparable with SIC-based data. facturing, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries. p = preliminary. See "Notes on the data" for a description of the most recent benchmark revision. Monthly Labor Review March 2005 83 Current Labor Statistics: Labor Force Data 14. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls, by industry, monthly data seasonally adjusted Industry Annual average 2003 2004 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May 2004 June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. p 2005 Jan. p TOTAL PRIVATE Current dollars……………………… $15.35 Constant (1982) dollars…………… 8.27 GOODS-PRODUCING.............................. Natural resources and mining.............. Construction.......................................... Manufacturing....................................... Excluding overtime.......................... Durable goods…………………………… Nondurable goods……………………… PRIVATE SERVICEPROVIDING..........………………............. Trade,transportation, and utilities…………………………………. Wholesale trade.................................. Retail trade.......................................... Transportation and warehousing……… Utilities…………………………………… Information............................................ Financial activities................................ Professional and business services................................................ Education and health services................................................ Leisure and hospitality......................... Other services....................................... 1 $15.67 8.23 17.19 18.08 19.23 16.14 15.29 16.82 15.05 $15.48 8.27 16.99 17.87 19.07 15.94 15.11 16.62 14.86 $15.51 8.25 17.05 17.94 19.17 15.98 15.15 16.66 14.89 $15.54 8.23 17.08 18.01 19.15 16.01 15.16 16.69 14.93 $15.58 8.24 17.12 18.01 19.20 16.07 15.23 16.74 14.99 $15.62 8.21 17.13 18.02 19.19 16.08 15.23 16.75 15.02 $15.64 8.20 17.16 18.16 19.19 16.12 15.28 16.77 15.07 $15.70 8.23 17.19 18.08 19.21 16.16 15.30 16.83 15.09 $15.74 8.25 17.24 18.05 19.25 16.22 15.36 16.90 15.14 $15.77 8.25 17.30 18.06 19.27 16.29 15.42 16.98 15.18 $15.81 8.22 17.32 18.10 19.34 16.27 15.42 16.97 15.15 $15.82 8.21 17.33 18.22 19.31 16.29 15.43 16.99 15.16 $15.85 8.23 17.36 18.37 19.29 16.34 15.48 17.06 15.16 $15.90 8.24 17.35 18.45 19.24 16.36 15.50 17.09 15.18 16.80 17.56 18.95 15.74 14.96 16.45 14.63 14.96 15.26 15.08 15.10 15.13 15.17 15.21 15.24 15.30 15.34 15.36 15.40 15.42 15.45 15.51 14.34 17.36 11.90 16.25 24.77 21.01 17.14 17.21 15.64 8.76 13.84 14.59 17.66 12.08 16.53 25.62 21.42 17.53 17.46 16.16 8.91 13.98 14.44 17.52 11.94 16.45 25.27 21.17 17.36 17.28 15.87 8.83 13.84 14.48 17.53 11.97 16.51 25.36 21.23 17.35 17.28 15.92 8.87 13.87 14.46 17.51 11.98 16.38 25.38 21.22 17.40 17.30 16.02 8.87 13.94 14.52 17.59 12.01 16.46 25.61 21.31 17.45 17.33 16.03 8.86 13.92 14.54 17.60 12.04 16.51 25.51 21.43 17.47 17.40 16.09 8.87 13.95 14.59 17.66 12.07 16.54 25.48 21.28 17.49 17.43 16.15 8.86 13.97 14.63 17.71 12.10 16.58 25.60 21.42 17.55 17.48 16.24 8.89 13.98 14.65 17.69 12.13 16.65 25.66 21.52 17.57 17.59 16.24 8.91 14.00 14.66 17.73 12.16 16.53 25.82 21.62 17.64 17.54 16.28 8.95 14.05 14.69 17.78 12.16 16.61 26.00 21.59 17.71 17.63 16.31 8.99 14.08 14.70 17.80 12.20 16.54 25.77 21.58 17.65 17.66 16.34 9.02 14.12 14.72 17.87 12.21 16.54 26.11 21.70 17.71 17.69 16.37 9.01 14.13 14.82 17.90 12.32 16.56 26.67 21.83 17.71 17.80 16.40 9.04 14.16 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufac- NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American industry turing, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries. p = preliminary. Classification System (NAICS), replacing the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. NAICS based data by industry are not comparable with SIC-based data. See "Notes on the data" for a description of the most recent benchmark revision. 84 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 15. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls, by industry Annual average Industry 2003 2004 $15.67 – 17.19 18.08 19.23 16.14 16.82 13.03 16.25 18.57 15.31 16.68 17.28 14.90 21.49 13.16 13.85 15.05 12.98 19.12 12.13 11.39 9.75 11.63 17.90 15.72 24.38 19.16 14.58 2004 Jan. $15.55 15.48 16.94 17.94 19.01 15.97 16.65 12.90 16.01 18.39 15.21 16.54 16.82 14.53 21.34 12.96 13.69 14.89 12.92 18.86 12.11 11.43 9.73 11.92 17.67 15.54 24.11 18.79 14.43 2005 Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. $15.84 15.82 17.37 18.21 19.35 16.32 17.04 13.13 16.45 18.66 15.43 16.85 17.65 15.10 21.91 13.29 13.96 15.16 12.99 18.80 12.09 11.44 10.00 11.62 18.09 15.93 24.71 19.44 14.58 Feb. $15.59 15.51 16.95 17.98 19.06 15.98 16.67 12.92 16.98 18.35 15.18 16.51 16.93 14.62 21.33 12.93 13.76 14.87 12.88 18.74 12.12 11.38 9.58 11.75 17.60 15.59 24.29 18.80 14.44 Mar. $15.54 15.54 17.00 18.10 19.06 16.00 16.68 12.93 16.00 18.33 15.25 16.50 16.94 14.71 21.29 12.97 13.79 14.90 12.91 19.10 12.08 11.35 9.59 11.62 17.63 15.63 24.79 18.83 14.45 Apr. $15.59 15.58 17.08 18.07 19.15 16.06 16.71 13.00 16.17 18.51 15.21 16.54 17.02 14.84 21.31 13.10 13.71 15.00 12.98 19.57 12.22 11.30 9.69 11.64 17.89 15.55 24.45 18.96 14.58 May June July Dec.p $15.88 15.85 17.43 18.46 19.31 16.46 17.22 13.17 16.36 18.75 15.59 16.99 17.92 15.12 22.17 13.46 14.05 15.21 13.03 18.82 12.25 11.43 10.00 11.51 18.07 15.80 24.48 19.59 14.76 Jan.p $16.01 15.90 17.19 18.54 19.12 16.14 17.13 13.13 16.24 18.84 15.56 17.01 17.92 15.09 21.90 13.41 14.04 15.22 13.05 18.26 12.33 11.33 10.10 11.60 18.02 15.72 24.64 19.52 14.79 TOTAL PRIVATE………………………… $15.35 Seasonally adjusted………………… 15.47 GOODS-PRODUCING.............................. Natural resources and mining………… Construction.…………........................... Manufacturing…………………………… Durable goods..………………….......... Wood products ................................. Nonmetallic mineral products ……… Primary metals ................................. Fabricated metal products …............ Machinery …………..………………… Computer and electronic products ... Electrical equipment and appliances Transportation equipment ................ Furniture and related products ......... Miscellaneous manufacturing ........... Nondurable goods……………………… Food manufacturing ......................... Beverages and tobacco products ..... Textile mills ...................................... Textile product mills ......................... Apparel ............................................. Leather and allied products ………… Paper and paper products …………… Printing and related support activities Petroleum and coal products ………… Chemicals ……………………………… Plastics and rubber products ............ PRIVATE SERVICEPROVIDING ……………………………… Trade, transportation, and utilities…….…….................................. Wholesale trade ………………………… Retail trade ……………………………… Transportation and warehousing …… Utilities ………..…..….………..………… Financial activities……..………............ Professional and business services…………………………………… Education and health services………………………………… Leisure and hospitality ………………… Other services………………….............. 1 $15.63 $15.56 $15.59 $15.66 $15.79 $15.82 15.62 15.64 15.70 15.74 15.77 15.81 17.10 18.00 19.15 16.04 16.70 13.04 16.16 18.47 15.20 16.54 17.13 14.86 21.25 13.05 13.76 14.97 12.96 19.51 12.07 11.27 9.54 11.48 17.93 15.52 24.39 19.00 14.54 17.14 18.12 19.12 16.08 16.73 12.99 16.22 18.50 15.23 16.56 17.22 14.92 21.31 13.11 13.82 15.03 13.01 19.37 12.14 11.27 9.60 11.58 17.91 15.56 24.22 19.16 14.59 17.18 18.02 19.24 16.03 17.28 17.95 19.33 16.16 17.40 17.97 19.42 16.35 17.06 13.14 16.51 18.89 15.43 16.85 17.48 15.08 21.91 13.39 13.97 15.23 13.09 19.17 12.25 11.49 9.93 11.56 18.21 15.96 24.44 19.44 14.75 17.39 18.07 19.47 16.26 16.98 13.03 16.38 18.73 15.38 16.84 17.52 15.05 21.78 13.27 13.92 15.11 12.94 19.18 12.11 11.42 9.97 11.58 17.93 15.95 24.33 19.42 14.55 16.80 17.56 18.95 15.74 16.45 12.71 15.76 18.13 15.01 16.30 16.69 14.36 21.23 12.98 13.30 14.63 12.80 17.96 11.99 11.23 9.56 11.66 17.33 15.37 23.63 18.50 14.18 16.60 16.84 13.04 1302.00 16.37 16.28 18.65 18.57 15.27 15.27 16.68 16.72 17.30 17.38 14.92 15.04 20.73 21.49 13.12 13.28 13.90 13.88 15.13 13.07 19.26 12.06 11.45 9.73 11.67 17.96 15.73 24.32 19.31 14.69 15.08 13.00 19.08 12.08 11.43 9.72 11.67 17.89 15.88 24.05 19.24 14.66 14.96 14.34 17.36 11.90 16.25 24.77 21.01 17.14 17.21 15.64 8.76 13.84 15.26 14.59 17.66 12.08 16.53 25.62 21.42 17.53 17.46 16.16 8.91 13.98 15.18 14.49 17.55 11.97 16.47 25.39 21.21 17.35 17.41 15.93 8.89 13.88 15.24 14.57 17.59 12.03 16.59 25.31 21.27 17.47 17.50 15.94 8.92 13.89 15.16 14.48 17.46 12.02 16.35 25.38 21.16 17.38 17.32 15.99 8.90 13.93 15.19 14.57 17.59 12.07 16.47 25.72 21.23 17.46 17.30 16.04 8.85 13.97 15.23 14.58 17.66 12.06 16.45 25.55 21.40 17.64 17.48 16.05 8.86 14.00 15.13 14.55 17.57 12.07 16.53 25.34 21.16 17.40 17.31 16.10 8.79 13.92 15.16 14.56 17.65 12.05 16.58 25.45 21.29 17.46 17.35 16.23 8.79 13.88 15.22 14.58 17.68 12.07 16.62 25.36 21.43 17.59 17.50 16.20 8.81 13.93 15.35 14.69 17.71 12.21 16.51 25.89 21.73 17.62 17.47 16.30 8.94 14.06 15.40 14.69 17.75 12.17 16.59 26.02 21.69 17.68 17.54 16.30 9.02 14.06 15.43 14.67 17.82 12.16 16.56 26.01 21.70 17.61 17.62 16.33 9.06 14.12 15.46 14.61 17.87 12.10 16.59 26.00 21.74 17.67 17.73 16.44 9.11 14.17 15.67 14.89 18.03 12.34 16.59 26.62 21.86 17.84 18.08 16.47 9.12 14.22 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), replacing the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. NAICS-based data by industry are not comparable with SIC-based data. See "Notes on the data" for a description of the most recent benchmark revision. manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries. Monthly Labor Review March 2005 85 Current Labor Statistics: Labor Force Data 16. Average weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls, by industry Industry Annual average 2003 TOTAL PRIVATE………………… $517.30 Seasonally adjusted.......... – GOODS-PRODUCING……………… 669.13 Natural resources and mining……………………….. 1 2004 Jan. $517.82 523.22 674.21 2005 July Aug. $535.57 530.44 696.38 2004 $528.56 – 688.03 Feb. $526.94 524.24 672.92 Mar. $520.59 523.70 681.70 Apr. $522.27 525.05 678.08 May $531.42 527.96 689.13 June $524.37 525.50 689.03 Sept. $530.54 533.03 690.78 Oct. $534.72 534.38 697.34 Nov. $532.22 533.13 694.80 Dec.p $536.74 534.15 702.43 Jan.p $537.94 535.83 682.96 $528.50 529.09 687.20 765.94 Construction……………………… 726.83 Manufacturing……………………… 635.99 Durable goods…………………… Wood products ......................... Nonmetallic mineral products.... Primary metals…………………… Fabricated metal products......... Machinery………………………… Computer and electronic products.................................. Electrical equipment and appliances............................... Transportation equipment……… Furniture and related products………………………… Miscellaneous manufacturing......................... 671.21 514.10 664.92 767.60 610.37 664.79 674.72 583.23 889.48 505.30 510.82 804.03 735.70 658.53 694.16 529.46 688.05 799.77 628.80 699.51 698.28 606.64 912.97 519.78 533.47 602.48 509.66 750.51 486.69 443.01 351.28 446.73 753.89 783.98 712.88 649.98 687.65 517.29 662.81 796.29 626.65 689.72 681.21 595.73 913.35 510.62 532.54 594.11 505.17 728.00 485.61 446.91 343.47 470.84 740.37 783.93 709.03 651.98 688.47 521.97 663.17 787.22 623.90 691.77 695.82 593.57 915.06 505.56 533.89 594.80 499.74 736.48 486.01 449.51 345.84 464.13 733.92 794.59 730.00 652.80 690.55 524.96 680.00 790.02 625.25 691.35 691.15 597.23 915.47 512.32 535.05 596.00 499.62 742.99 491.66 440.38 350.04 462.48 733.41 793.27 721.96 652.04 686.78 530.40 683.99 799.63 620.57 688.06 684.20 601.02 901.41 517.45 525.09 595.50 498.43 778.89 483.91 433.92 347.40 459.78 747.80 797.40 741.11 659.24 694.72 545.07 683.57 803.45 627.76 699.64 695.48 615.20 911.63 518.09 535.26 601.79 511.92 772.60 486.42 433.90 346.30 440.83 758.44 806.34 736.12 659.28 694.30 535.19 689.35 808.45 627.48 698.83 699.13 613.21 907.81 521.78 530.69 604.21 512.59 759.30 490.46 444.04 348.48 442.36 750.43 801.89 752.28 646.01 673.96 532.03 694.09 788.90 621.49 692.22 695.46 602.77 839.57 515.62 528.20 602.17 513.65 758.84 481.19 433.96 348.33 422.45 752.52 804.16 755.80 660.94 695.49 539.03 700.04 796.65 627.60 697.22 700.41 613.63 909.03 529.87 534.38 606.22 514.80 761.29 489.24 442.34 352.84 441.13 756.75 796.07 730.19 663.81 697.75 521.66 709.93 808.49 628.00 699.28 700.95 603.20 926.79 519.53 530.86 610.72 520.98 762.97 488.78 444.66 352.52 430.03 772.10 820.38 753.49 661.78 699.58 526.41 701.06 801.64 633.66 707.28 704.30 614.04 923.47 516.20 534.53 602.89 508.54 734.59 481.98 447.66 357.92 445.83 756.65 824.91 739.17 665.86 702.05 526.51 694.19 802.38 634.17 711.07 706.00 613.06 926.79 523.63 536.06 607.92 515.70 731.32 483.60 448.45 360.00 445.05 768.83 836.24 737.64 678.15 718.07 532.07 688.76 813.75 648.54 727.17 723.97 616.90 962.18 546.48 545.14 612.96 513.38 737.74 491.23 451.49 364.00 437.38 775.20 836.15 705.53 665.84 702.33 527.83 664.22 813.89 639.52 719.52 711.42 605.11 926.37 527.01 543.35 607.28 505.40 730.40 496.90 447.54 358.55 429.20 771.26 Nondurable goods....................... 582.61 Food manufacturing.................. 502.92 Beverages and tobacco products.................................. 702.45 Textile mills……………………… 469.33 Textile product mills……………… 444.70 Apparel…………………………… 340.12 Leather and allied products....... 457.83 Paper and paper products……. 719.73 Printing and related 604.32 593.63 598.66 603.32 594.01 594.42 594.39 600.89 611.38 612.86 614.08 618.08 616.20 605.22 support activities……………… 587.58 Petroleum and coal products………………………… 1,052.32 1,094.83 1,068.07 1,073.62 1,078.37 1,061.13 1,090.23 1,094.74 1,118.72 1,096.68 1,119.35 1,097.28 1,131.72 1,099.15 1,094.02 819.59 802.33 814.04 809.69 811.49 813.20 818.13 814.88 821.55 830.09 825.35 830.09 844.33 835.46 Chemicals………………………… 783.95 Plastics and rubber products………………………… 872.26 PRIVATE SERVICEPROVIDING………….................... 483.89 589.70 585.86 587.71 589.56 594.86 594.69 599.65 583.19 590.80 591.48 583.46 578.83 596.30 591.60 493.67 484.24 495.30 486.64 487.60 496.50 488.70 492.70 499.22 495.81 498.96 496.85 500.90 507.71 Trade, transportation, and utilities……………………… 481.14 488.58 476.72 488.10 480.74 485.18 491.35 487.43 492.13 495.72 493.58 492.12 488.51 490.90 494.35 Wholesale trade......…………...... 657.29 666.93 658.13 670.18 658.24 664.90 674.61 660.63 665.41 673.61 665.90 669.18 671.81 670.13 681.53 Retail trade………………………… 367.15 371.15 361.49 368.12 365.41 366.93 371.45 371.76 375.96 377.79 377.29 373.62 368.45 375.10 372.67 Transportation and warehousing……………………… 598.41 614.90 597.86 615.49 600.05 602.80 616.88 611.61 616.78 628.24 617.47 622.13 622.66 625.44 622.13 Utilities………………………………1,017.27 1,048.82 1,033.37 1,040.24 1,038.04 1,054.52 1,055.22 1,044.01 1,033.27 1,032.15 1,074.44 1,066.82 1,061.21 1,053.00 1,083.43 Information………………………… 760.81 Financial activities………………… 609.08 Professional and business services……………… 587.02 Education and health services…………………… 505.69 Leisure and hospitality…………… 224.30 Other services……………………… 434.41 1 777.42 622.99 763.56 612.46 776.36 630.67 759.64 611.78 762.16 616.34 776.82 636.80 774.46 614.22 772.83 618.08 788.62 635.00 786.63 620.22 787.35 627.64 787.71 625.16 791.34 627.29 797.89 649.38 596.96 584.98 603.75 588.88 589.93 604.81 590.27 591.64 607.25 593.98 599.87 602.60 604.59 614.72 523.83 228.63 433.04 514.54 221.36 428.89 519.64 230.14 433.37 513.28 226.06 430.44 516.49 224.79 430.28 521.63 229.47 436.80 520.03 227.66 430.13 529.10 231.18 431.67 531.36 234.35 436.01 528.12 226.18 433.05 528.12 230.91 434.45 529.09 229.22 434.90 534.30 231.39 436.44 541.86 229.82 440.82 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, Industry Classification System (NAICS), replacing the Standard Industrial Classifification (SIC) system. NAICS-based data by industry are not comparable with SIC-based data. See "Notes on the data" for a description of the most recent benchmark revision. Dash indicates data not available. p = preliminary. construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory workers in the serviceproviding industries. NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American 86 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 17. Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted [In percent] Timespan and year Over 1-month span: 2001.............................................. 2002.............................................. 2003.............................................. 2004.............................................. 2005………………………………… Over 3-month span: 2001.............................................. 2002.............................................. 2003.............................................. 2004.............................................. 2005………………………………… Over 6-month span: 2001.............................................. 2002.............................................. 2003.............................................. 2004.............................................. 2005………………………………… Over 12-month span: 2001.............................................. 2002.............................................. 2003.............................................. 2004.............................................. 2005………………………………… Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries 49.5 41.0 44.4 50.9 57.6 47.7 35.6 38.7 53.4 48.6 39.7 35.3 66.0 32.7 39.2 41.4 67.3 42.4 40.5 39.4 64.6 40.8 47.7 39.9 59.7 36.7 42.8 42.1 55.4 39.0 43.0 39.4 53.8 37.6 42.1 50.4 57.6 33.6 39.0 48.9 58.6 36.9 41.5 50.0 54.7 37.1 35.1 50.5 53.8 53.2 35.3 38.3 52.5 57.2 49.8 37.9 35.4 53.8 49.8 36.5 33.3 56.7 42.3 34.2 33.5 69.4 38.1 34.4 36.5 75.4 34.2 39.4 41.7 71.2 37.8 40.6 37.8 63.5 37.6 44.1 37.4 56.8 34.7 37.8 43.2 57.4 35.4 37.1 46.4 59.9 30.8 35.8 48.6 59.7 32.0 36.7 50.2 59.5 53.1 29.5 32.7 47.3 58.8 50.9 29.9 32.2 50.4 52.0 32.0 31.3 54.9 45.5 31.7 31.3 62.6 43.0 30.9 33.1 64.4 39.7 37.4 37.6 69.6 38.5 37.1 33.6 67.3 33.6 38.7 32.2 68.9 33.5 35.3 40.3 64.6 34.2 36.0 43.7 62.2 33.6 37.9 46.4 59.7 30.9 35.1 49.3 56.8 59.5 33.6 34.5 40.3 61.9 59.5 31.7 31.5 42.1 53.4 30.2 32.9 44.8 49.3 30.4 33.5 48.7 48.6 30.2 34.2 52.0 45.0 29.1 35.1 56.7 43.3 32.0 32.7 57.4 43.9 31.3 33.1 57.6 39.9 30.0 37.1 60.3 37.8 29.5 36.7 62.1 37.1 32.9 37.2 64.6 34.9 34.7 39.2 63.8 Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries Over 1-month span: 2001.............................................. 2002.............................................. 2003.............................................. 2004.............................................. 2005………………………………… Over 3-month span: 2001.............................................. 2002.............................................. 2003.............................................. 2004.............................................. 2005………………………………… Over 6-month span: 2001.............................................. 2002.............................................. 2003.............................................. 2004.............................................. 2005………………………………… Over 12-month span: 2001.............................................. 2002.............................................. 2003.............................................. 2004.............................................. 2005.............................................. 22.0 19.0 35.1 39.3 47.0 17.3 19.6 19.0 49.4 22.0 22.0 19.0 50.0 17.9 32.1 11.9 65.5 16.1 26.2 19.6 60.1 22.6 31.0 20.8 51.8 13.1 35.7 22.6 60.7 15.5 23.2 24.4 48.8 18.5 28.6 32.7 42.9 17.3 15.5 35.1 42.3 14.9 18.5 39.9 46.4 11.9 16.7 42.9 37.5 32.7 10.7 16.1 42.3 39.9 20.8 11.9 14.3 43.5 16.7 11.3 12.5 42.9 14.3 17.9 8.9 58.3 14.3 14.9 10.7 69.0 11.9 20.2 10.7 69.6 11.9 25.6 14.3 62.5 9.5 23.8 15.5 53.6 7.7 20.2 18.5 52.4 12.5 13.7 27.4 44.6 11.3 8.9 31.5 45.2 9.5 9.5 35.1 42.3 22.6 6.0 12.5 27.4 43.5 24.4 8.3 10.1 29.8 21.4 8.3 7.1 33.3 19.6 9.5 8.3 47.0 14.3 7.1 11.3 52.4 11.9 13.1 10.7 57.1 13.1 12.5 4.8 60.1 11.3 11.3 10.1 58.9 10.7 14.3 13.1 58.9 7.1 8.3 16.7 50.6 7.7 8.3 19.6 45.2 5.4 7.7 26.8 45.8 29.8 7.1 10.7 13.1 44.0 32.1 6.0 6.0 14.3 20.8 6.0 6.5 13.1 19.0 6.5 6.0 19.0 13.1 7.1 8.3 25.6 12.5 3.6 7.1 34.5 10.7 4.8 7.1 43.5 11.9 6.0 8.3 40.5 11.9 4.8 10.7 45.8 10.1 7.1 10.7 48.2 8.3 4.8 9.5 49.4 6.0 8.3 10.7 45.8 NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment. See the "Definitions" in this section. See "Notes on the data" for a description of the most recent benchmark revision. Data for the two most recent months are preliminary. Monthly Labor Review March 2005 87 Current Labor Statistics: Labor Force Data 18. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted Levels1 (in thousands) Industry and region July Total ……………………………………………… Industry Total private2………………………………… Construction……………………………… Manufacturing…………………………… Trade, transportation, and utilities……… Professional and business services…… Education and health services………… Leisure and hospitality…………………… Government………………………………… Region3 Northeast………………………………… South……………………………………… Midwest…………………………………… West……………………………………… 1 2 Rates 2005 2004 July 2.4 2004 Aug. 3,206 2005 Nov. 2.4 Sept. 3,265 Oct. 3,300 Nov. 3,277 Dec.p 3,507 Jan.p 3,305 Aug. 2.4 Sept. 2.4 Oct. 2.4 Dec.p 2.6 Jan.p 2.4 3,231 2,871 89 238 558 615 524 411 358 2,855 110 238 548 589 533 418 348 2,905 105 245 609 583 529 419 360 2,924 114 250 559 602 547 413 400 2,910 118 248 554 620 543 411 369 3,106 132 266 561 699 557 450 396 2,953 121 252 536 682 551 437 340 2.5 1.3 1.6 2.1 3.6 3.0 3.2 1.6 2.5 1.6 1.6 2.1 3.5 3.0 3.2 1.6 2.6 1.5 1.7 2.3 3.4 3.0 3.2 1.6 2.6 1.6 1.7 2.1 3.5 3.1 3.2 1.8 2.6 1.6 1.7 2.1 3.6 3.1 3.2 1.7 2.7 1.8 1.8 2.1 4.0 3.1 3.4 1.8 2.6 1.7 1.7 2.0 3.9 3.1 3.3 1.5 535 1,291 656 719 562 1,248 671 738 564 1,239 699 797 562 1,318 688 742 560 1,250 726 759 520 1,329 740 792 595 1,306 727 692 Midwest: 2.1 2.7 2.1 2.4 Illinois, 2.2 2.6 2.1 2.5 Indiana, 2.2 2.6 2.2 2.7 Iowa, 2.2 2.7 2.1 2.5 Kansas, 2.2 2.6 2.3 2.6 2.4 2.8 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.3 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial activities, and other Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, West Virginia; Michigan, Minnesota, adjustment of the various series. 2 Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. NOTE: The job openings level is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month; the job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of total employment plus job openings. P services, not shown separately. 3 New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, = preliminary. 19. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted Levels1 (in thousands) Industry and region July Total2……………………………………………… 4,297 Industry Total private2………………………………… Construction……………………………… Manufacturing…………………………… Trade, transportation, and utilities……… Professional and business services…… Education and health services………… Leisure and hospitality…………………… Government………………………………… Region3 Northeast………………………………… South……………………………………… Midwest…………………………………… West……………………………………… 1 Rates 2005 2004 July 3.3 2004 Aug. 4,504 2005 Nov 3.8 Sept. 4,406 Oct. 4,552 Nov. 4,990 Dec.p 4,639 Jan.p 4,669 Aug 3.4 Sept. 3.3 Oct. 3.4 Dec.p 3.5 Jan.p 3.5 4,015 357 340 925 725 424 804 314 4,174 398 356 975 770 450 770 339 3,957 363 361 908 761 416 772 375 4,216 353 353 977 812 420 801 318 4,652 373 386 1,077 935 447 858 335 4,337 368 324 986 878 452 834 307 4,356 293 292 1,066 882 443 856 321 3.7 5.1 2.4 3.6 4.4 2.5 6.4 1.5 3.8 5.7 2.5 3.8 4.7 2.6 6.2 1.6 3.6 5.2 2.5 3.6 4.6 2.4 6.2 1.7 3.8 5.0 2.5 3.8 4.9 2.5 6.4 1.5 4.2 5.3 2.7 4.2 5.6 2.6 6.8 1.5 3.9 5.2 2.3 3.8 5.3 2.6 6.6 1.4 3.9 4.1 2.0 4.2 5.3 2.6 6.8 1.5 748 1,678 931 872 785 1,668 996 1,057 794 1,754 889 963 811 1,809 1,013 916 851 1,903 1,149 1,014 858 1,770 1,043 970 777 1,833 1,098 944 Illinois, 3.0 3.6 3.0 3.0 Indiana, 3.1 3.6 3.2 3.7 Iowa, 3.1 3.8 2.8 3.3 Kansas, 3.2 3.9 3.2 3.2 3.4 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.8 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.9 3.5 3.3 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial activities, and other Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Midwest: Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, adjustment of the various series. 2 Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. NOTE: The hires level is the number of hires during the entire month; the hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of total employment. p services, not shown separately. 3 York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia; = preliminary. 88 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 20. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted Levels1 (in thousands) Industry and region July Total2……………………………………………… Industry Total private2………………………………… Construction……………………………… Manufacturing…………………………… Trade, transportation, and utilities……… Professional and business services…… Education and health services………… Leisure and hospitality…………………… Government………………………………… Region3 Northeast………………………………… South……………………………………… Midwest…………………………………… West……………………………………… 1 Rates 2005 2004 July 3.2 2004 Aug. 4,271 2005 Nov. 3.2 Sept. 4,214 Oct 4,215 Nov. 4,266 Dec.p 4,435 Jan.p 4,361 Aug. 3.2 Sept. 3.2 Oct. 3.2 Dec.p 3.3 Jan.p 3.3 4,190 3,923 345 363 979 683 370 729 264 4,038 412 383 942 663 401 789 248 3,918 377 368 909 686 380 732 305 3,957 425 354 889 585 376 767 263 3,996 351 327 943 822 408 727 275 4,146 355 353 1,062 833 375 758 274 4,086 403 340 887 851 346 797 250 3.6 5.0 2.5 3.8 4.2 2.2 5.8 1.2 3.7 5.9 2.7 3.7 4.0 2.4 6.3 1.1 3.6 5.4 2.6 3.6 4.2 2.2 5.8 1.4 3.6 6.0 2.5 3.5 3.5 2.2 6.1 1.2 3.6 5.0 2.3 3.7 4.9 2.4 5.8 1.3 3.7 5.0 2.5 4.1 5.0 2.2 6.0 1.3 3.7 5.7 2.4 3.5 5.1 2.0 6.3 1.2 748 1,578 966 934 748 1,563 915 1,084 725 1,604 922 982 711 1,614 952 896 756 1,594 1,041 826 773 1,707 986 953 783 1,678 989 929 3.0 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.4 2.9 3.8 2.9 3.4 3.0 3.4 2.8 3.5 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.4 3.3 2.9 3.0 3.6 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.6 3.1 3.2 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial activities, and other Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. NOTE: The total separations level is the number of total separations during the entire month; the total separations rate is the number of total separations during the entire month as a percent of total employment. p of the various series. 2 services, not shown separately. 3 York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia; = preliminary. 21. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted Levels1 (in thousands) Industry and region July Aug. 2004 Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.p 2005 Jan.p July Aug. Rates 2004 Sept. Oct Nov. Dec.p 2005 Jan.p Total2……………………………………………… Industry Total private2………………………………… Construction……………………………… Manufacturing…………………………… Trade, transportation, and utilities……… Professional and business services…… Education and health services………… Leisure and hospitality…………………… Government………………………………… Region3 Northeast………………………………… South……………………………………… Midwest…………………………………… West……………………………………… 1 2,340 2,288 2,291 2,344 2,436 2,495 2,496 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 2,215 104 179 561 365 269 449 127 2,178 156 166 543 326 241 477 116 2,166 159 181 529 358 235 451 127 2,217 182 187 517 281 239 474 123 2,319 159 185 568 401 250 499 118 2,366 162 194 570 415 232 506 129 2,382 165 186 599 408 226 508 116 2.0 1.5 1.2 2.2 2.2 1.6 3.6 .6 2.0 2.2 1.2 2.1 2.0 1.4 3.8 .5 2.0 2.3 1.3 2.1 2.2 1.4 3.6 .6 2.0 2.6 1.3 2.0 1.7 1.4 3.8 .6 2.1 2.2 1.3 2.2 2.4 1.5 4.0 .5 2.1 2.3 1.4 2.2 2.5 1.4 4.0 .6 2.1 2.3 1.3 2.3 2.4 1.3 4.0 .5 345 945 534 514 342 897 484 562 317 950 492 541 333 943 500 550 359 1,014 551 492 392 1,021 544 536 Midwest: 439 1,033 523 526 1.4 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.4 1.9 1.6 2.0 Iowa, 1.3 2.0 1.6 1.9 1.3 2.0 1.6 1.9 1.4 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.5 2.2 1.7 1.9 1.7 2.2 1.7 1.8 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial activities, and other Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, of the various series. 2 Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. NOTE: The quits level is the number of quits during the entire month; the quits rate is the number of quits during the entire month as a percent of total employment. p services, not shown separately. 3 York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia; = preliminary. Monthly Labor Review March 2005 89 Current Labor Statistics: Labor Force Data 22. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages: 10 largest counties, fourth quarter 2003. Establishments, fourth quarter 2003 (thousands) Employment December 2003 (thousands) 129,341.5 108,215.1 1,557.8 6,689.5 14,307.8 25,957.3 3,165.9 7,874.7 16,113.2 15,974.0 12,042.8 4,274.1 21,126.3 4,075.3 3,486.3 11.0 133.9 485.2 794.6 194.9 237.9 575.0 456.5 375.9 220.7 589.0 2,539.8 2,221.9 1.3 96.7 265.7 499.4 66.1 219.4 405.5 350.8 217.7 95.1 317.9 2,253.6 1,800.4 .1 30.0 46.6 247.6 130.6 352.0 439.7 273.8 188.2 82.9 453.2 1,841.5 1,595.2 62.5 135.5 164.0 403.2 33.8 113.1 279.0 188.3 155.2 56.3 246.3 1,621.2 1,401.8 9.8 131.7 128.0 336.4 36.6 133.3 261.5 160.5 155.8 44.7 219.4 Percent change, December 2002-032 0.0 .0 .1 1.2 -4.2 -.3 -4.0 1.2 .6 2.1 1.7 -.1 -.2 -.5 -.2 .7 -1.1 -7.1 -1.2 -2.0 .9 1.6 1.9 5.6 3.5 -2.3 -1.2 -.9 -3.6 .0 -5.1 -.8 -4.1 -.8 -1.3 1.0 2.8 -2.0 -3.1 -1.0 -.6 .0 -4.5 -4.9 -1.2 -5.1 -2.0 .5 2.4 .4 -1.1 -2.2 -.9 -1.2 8.7 -5.0 -4.9 -2.1 -3.9 1.7 -1.7 1.5 .7 -3.1 1.1 (4) 2.2 -2.6 5.9 -2.5 1.5 -4.1 1.5 4.2 5.6 .8 -2.6 1.6 Average weekly wage1 Fourth quarter 2003 $767 769 703 837 943 665 1,139 1,138 945 731 335 494 757 903 898 955 883 900 735 1,627 1,258 1,043 820 766 422 930 922 929 1,037 1,169 975 753 1,164 1,471 1,206 791 375 655 871 1,480 1,623 1,197 1,567 1,290 1,164 1,751 3,034 1,702 918 787 871 912 906 929 2,185 919 1,106 821 1,098 1,181 1,073 812 335 539 759 757 755 545 779 1,050 712 872 933 776 842 364 500 766 Percent change, fourth quarter 2002-032 3.6 3.9 4.9 2.3 6.7 3.4 3.9 5.9 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.1 2.4 4.2 4.2 16.9 1.7 6.5 2.7 5.2 7.0 3.7 3.9 6.5 5.0 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.2 -.8 6.3 .4 .1 8.1 4.1 3.7 -.3 3.0 .9 7.2 8.1 -6.5 3.4 6.4 5.5 7.9 16.1 2.6 7.6 6.1 6.1 .1 2.1 2.1 -.9 2.6 2.3 1.0 .4 4.9 3.2 1.8 -.9 .4 3.1 4.0 3.9 4.4 2.1 8.2 3.2 .5 3.7 3.5 5.0 2.8 2.2 3.7 County by NAICS supersector United States3 .............................................................................. Private industry ........................................................................ Natural resources and mining .............................................. Construction ......................................................................... Manufacturing ...................................................................... Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................................ Information ........................................................................... Financial activities ................................................................ Professional and business services ..................................... Education and health services ............................................. Leisure and hospitality ......................................................... Other services ...................................................................... Government ............................................................................. Los Angeles, CA .......................................................................... Private industry ........................................................................ Natural resources and mining .............................................. Construction ......................................................................... Manufacturing ...................................................................... Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................................ Information ........................................................................... Financial activities ................................................................ Professional and business services ..................................... Education and health services ............................................. Leisure and hospitality ......................................................... Other services ...................................................................... Government ............................................................................. Cook, IL ........................................................................................ Private industry ........................................................................ Natural resources and mining .............................................. Construction ......................................................................... Manufacturing ...................................................................... Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................................ Information ........................................................................... Financial activities ................................................................ Professional and business services ..................................... Education and health services ............................................. Leisure and hospitality ......................................................... Other services ...................................................................... Government ............................................................................. New York, NY ............................................................................... Private industry ........................................................................ Natural resources and mining .............................................. Construction ......................................................................... Manufacturing ...................................................................... Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................................ Information ........................................................................... Financial activities ................................................................ Professional and business services ..................................... Education and health services ............................................. Leisure and hospitality ......................................................... Other services ...................................................................... Government ............................................................................. Harris, TX ..................................................................................... Private industry ........................................................................ Natural resources and mining .............................................. Construction ......................................................................... Manufacturing ...................................................................... Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................................ Information ........................................................................... Financial activities ................................................................ Professional and business services ..................................... Education and health services ............................................. Leisure and hospitality ......................................................... Other services ...................................................................... Government ............................................................................. Maricopa, AZ ................................................................................ Private industry ........................................................................ Natural resources and mining .............................................. Construction ......................................................................... Manufacturing ...................................................................... Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................................ Information ........................................................................... Financial activities ................................................................ Professional and business services ..................................... Education and health services ............................................. Leisure and hospitality ......................................................... Other services ...................................................................... Government ............................................................................. 8,314.1 8,048.7 123.7 804.9 376.8 1,853.6 145.2 767.0 1,329.4 732.2 669.9 1,080.6 265.3 356.0 352.2 .6 12.9 17.8 53.9 9.2 23.0 40.1 26.6 25.6 142.1 3.8 126.7 125.5 .1 10.5 7.9 26.7 2.5 13.8 26.1 12.3 10.5 12.6 1.2 111.9 111.7 .0 2.2 3.5 22.1 4.3 16.7 22.6 7.8 10.1 16.0 .2 89.4 89.0 1.2 6.3 4.7 21.1 1.4 9.7 17.0 8.8 6.5 10.3 .4 80.9 80.5 .5 8.4 3.3 18.6 1.6 9.5 18.1 7.6 5.6 5.7 .5 See footnotes at end of table. 90 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 22. Continued—Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages: 10 largest counties, fourth quarter 2003. Establishments, fourth quarter 2003 (thousands) Employment December 2003 (thousands) 1,450.8 1,294.6 6.8 73.0 144.9 326.1 64.0 140.0 237.7 131.4 127.5 40.5 156.2 1,436.6 1,305.5 6.1 85.5 179.9 278.8 33.8 127.8 261.0 126.6 159.9 46.0 131.1 1,278.2 1,060.2 11.0 81.1 105.4 220.4 36.7 81.6 208.1 122.6 141.5 51.6 218.0 1,100.6 945.5 2.8 53.4 101.9 225.5 69.2 77.5 158.3 108.3 100.5 48.1 155.1 980.8 827.5 9.9 40.7 49.4 247.2 28.5 65.5 132.0 123.4 92.8 34.5 153.3 Percent change, December 2002-032 -1.4 -1.4 -20.5 -2.2 -3.1 -3.3 -5.1 1.2 .0 2.4 .0 -3.4 -1.8 1.3 2.1 8.3 4.4 -3.0 .6 -4.4 9.9 1.0 6.1 2.5 6.3 -5.7 1.3 1.5 -5.4 4.7 -4.2 2.2 -4.5 4.8 1.5 1.6 3.5 1.8 .1 .2 .1 -11.3 -.4 -8.2 1.1 .8 2.4 .7 1.5 2.9 1.2 1.0 -.5 -.7 -1.8 .3 -9.8 -1.7 -3.2 .7 -.2 1.4 2.1 -1.8 .5 Average weekly wage1 Fourth quarter 2003 $952 970 2,680 909 1,075 898 1,272 1,215 1,152 887 432 587 800 874 875 579 969 1,036 802 1,152 1,354 942 849 358 518 859 815 809 491 869 1,129 655 1,582 1,058 989 778 346 449 843 935 944 1,109 921 1,176 804 1,829 1,114 1,160 746 390 463 882 765 742 421 788 695 689 990 1,062 948 748 432 450 886 Percent change, fourth quarter 2002-032 4.3 4.8 22.7 5.5 6.8 5.2 8.7 2.9 4.2 2.7 4.3 2.8 -.1 5.3 5.2 .2 5.9 11.4 2.7 5.3 6.2 2.8 3.7 3.8 3.0 6.0 2.6 2.5 1.0 .7 11.5 .9 -2.0 .4 2.8 5.7 2.4 2.7 2.9 .2 -.3 .8 1.4 -2.1 2.6 -15.7 3.5 8.4 4.8 3.7 .4 3.6 3.5 3.6 4.0 2.7 5.8 4.2 1.7 -1.1 5.2 2.3 9.9 3.0 2.8 County by NAICS supersector Dallas, TX ..................................................................................... Private industry ........................................................................ Natural resources and mining .............................................. Construction ......................................................................... Manufacturing ...................................................................... Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................................ Information ........................................................................... Financial activities ................................................................ Professional and business services ..................................... Education and health services ............................................. Leisure and hospitality ......................................................... Other services ...................................................................... Government ............................................................................. Orange, CA .................................................................................. Private industry ........................................................................ Natural resources and mining .............................................. Construction ......................................................................... Manufacturing ...................................................................... Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................................ Information ........................................................................... Financial activities ................................................................ Professional and business services ..................................... Education and health services ............................................. Leisure and hospitality ......................................................... Other services ...................................................................... Government ............................................................................. San Diego, CA ............................................................................. Private industry ........................................................................ Natural resources and mining .............................................. Construction ......................................................................... Manufacturing ...................................................................... Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................................ Information ........................................................................... Financial activities ................................................................ Professional and business services ..................................... Education and health services ............................................. Leisure and hospitality ......................................................... Other services ...................................................................... Government ............................................................................. King, WA ...................................................................................... Private industry ........................................................................ Natural resources and mining .............................................. Construction ......................................................................... Manufacturing ...................................................................... Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................................ Information ........................................................................... Financial activities ................................................................ Professional and business services ..................................... Education and health services ............................................. Leisure and hospitality ......................................................... Other services ...................................................................... Government ............................................................................. Miami-Dade, FL ............................................................................ Private industry ........................................................................ Natural resources and mining .............................................. Construction ......................................................................... Manufacturing ...................................................................... Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................................ Information ........................................................................... Financial activities ................................................................ Professional and business services ..................................... Education and health services ............................................. Leisure and hospitality ......................................................... Other services ...................................................................... Government ............................................................................. 1 2 68.6 68.2 .5 4.5 3.5 15.8 1.9 8.6 14.0 6.3 5.2 6.7 .4 88.8 87.4 .3 6.4 6.1 17.3 1.5 9.7 17.4 9.1 6.6 12.9 1.4 85.3 83.9 .9 6.4 3.6 14.2 1.4 8.8 14.9 7.6 6.5 19.5 1.3 81.6 81.0 .4 6.2 2.7 14.8 1.5 6.1 11.7 5.9 5.4 26.4 .6 80.2 79.9 .5 4.9 2.8 23.2 1.7 8.2 15.9 7.8 5.3 7.5 .3 Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data. Virgin Islands. 4 Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic county reclassifications. See Notes on Current Labor Statistics. 3 Data do not meet BLS or State agency disclosure standards. Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the NOTE: Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs. Data are preliminary. Monthly Labor Review March 2005 91 Current Labor Statistics: Labor Force Data 23. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages: by State, fourth quarter 2003. Establishments, fourth quarter 2003 (thousands) Employment December 2003 (thousands) 129,341.5 1,838.1 282.7 2,352.1 1,133.6 14,922.3 2,134.6 1,648.9 408.4 654.8 7,424.5 3,845.6 583.0 577.5 5,738.7 2,852.2 1,418.5 1,298.3 1,740.6 1,870.9 595.8 2,466.4 3,154.6 4,365.8 2,591.9 1,108.1 2,633.6 396.6 884.4 1,111.2 614.9 3,912.8 757.1 8,379.2 3,759.6 317.6 5,322.4 1,423.4 1,579.8 5,524.5 480.5 1,781.0 365.4 2,648.0 9,300.1 1,066.2 300.7 3,477.5 2,654.7 685.2 2,715.4 241.6 1,074.1 42.5 Percent change, December 2002-03 0.0 -.1 1.1 2.2 .5 .0 -1.1 -.7 .5 -.4 .8 .2 1.3 .6 -1.2 -.3 .0 -.9 .3 .5 .7 .7 -1.9 -1.1 -.5 .4 -.7 1.1 .6 4.4 .6 .1 1.4 -.4 -.1 .9 -.7 -1.3 .2 -.2 1.2 .3 .3 .4 -.3 1.2 .3 1.2 1.0 .1 .0 1.7 3.5 -.2 Average weekly wage1 Fourth quarter 2003 $767 657 746 710 587 869 784 992 825 1,238 685 734 678 579 827 675 626 631 645 628 631 831 954 806 777 559 676 549 613 721 788 945 612 959 679 563 713 597 694 750 738 623 559 689 754 630 661 786 759 587 683 616 450 629 Percent change, fourth quarter 2002-03 3.6 4.0 1.1 3.8 4.1 3.8 2.0 3.8 5.0 3.9 3.8 2.8 3.7 1.8 3.2 3.5 4.7 2.8 3.5 2.4 4.6 3.6 5.2 3.9 3.2 3.7 2.4 4.0 3.2 5.1 4.0 3.4 4.1 5.2 4.5 4.3 3.8 4.2 3.3 4.7 5.1 3.1 4.1 4.2 3.1 2.3 5.1 5.2 1.3 2.1 4.1 4.1 4.7 2.4 State United States2 ................................... Alabama ............................................ Alaska ............................................... Arizona .............................................. Arkansas ........................................... California ........................................... Colorado ........................................... Connecticut ....................................... Delaware ........................................... District of Columbia ........................... Florida ............................................... Georgia ............................................. Hawaii ............................................... Idaho ................................................. Illinois ................................................ Indiana .............................................. Iowa .................................................. Kansas .............................................. Kentucky ........................................... Louisiana ........................................... Maine ................................................ Maryland ........................................... Massachusetts .................................. Michigan ............................................ Minnesota ......................................... Mississippi ......................................... Missouri ............................................. Montana ............................................ Nebraska ........................................... Nevada .............................................. New Hampshire ................................ New Jersey ....................................... New Mexico ...................................... New York .......................................... North Carolina ................................... North Dakota ..................................... Ohio .................................................. Oklahoma .......................................... Oregon .............................................. Pennsylvania ..................................... Rhode Island ..................................... South Carolina .................................. South Dakota .................................... Tennessee ........................................ Texas ................................................ Utah .................................................. Vermont ............................................ Virginia .............................................. Washington ....................................... West Virginia ..................................... Wisconsin .......................................... Wyoming ........................................... Puerto Rico ....................................... Virgin Islands .................................... 1 2 8,314.1 111.8 20.0 126.9 75.2 1,190.8 160.0 109.1 27.1 30.0 504.1 245.6 37.4 48.5 325.7 152.1 90.6 82.2 105.7 114.0 47.4 150.4 206.6 251.3 159.0 65.6 165.4 42.0 55.3 60.3 47.0 268.1 50.4 550.3 227.8 24.0 294.2 91.6 118.8 326.9 34.7 108.4 28.1 128.4 505.3 73.9 24.1 202.6 222.7 47.2 157.6 22.0 50.2 3.2 Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data. Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. NOTE: Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs. Data are preliminary. 92 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 24. Annual data: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, by ownership Year Average establishments Average annual employment Total annual wages (in thousands) Average annual wage per employee Average weekly wage Total covered (UI and UCFE) 1993 .................................................. 1994 .................................................. 1995 .................................................. 1996 .................................................. 1997 .................................................. 1998 .................................................. 1999 .................................................. 2000 .................................................. 2001 .................................................. 2002 .................................................. 6,679,934 6,826,677 7,040,677 7,189,168 7,369,473 7,634,018 7,820,860 7,879,116 7,984,529 8,101,872 109,422,571 112,611,287 115,487,841 117,963,132 121,044,432 124,183,549 127,042,282 129,877,063 129,635,800 128,233,919 $2,884,472,282 3,033,676,678 3,215,921,236 3,414,514,808 3,674,031,718 3,967,072,423 4,235,579,204 4,587,708,584 4,695,225,123 4,714,374,741 UI covered 1993 .................................................. 1994 .................................................. 1995 .................................................. 1996 .................................................. 1997 .................................................. 1998 .................................................. 1999 .................................................. 2000 .................................................. 2001 .................................................. 2002 .................................................. 6,632,221 6,778,300 6,990,594 7,137,644 7,317,363 7,586,767 7,771,198 7,828,861 7,933,536 8,051,117 106,351,431 109,588,189 112,539,795 115,081,246 118,233,942 121,400,660 124,255,714 127,005,574 126,883,182 125,475,293 $2,771,023,411 2,918,684,128 3,102,353,355 3,298,045,286 3,553,933,885 3,845,494,089 4,112,169,533 4,454,966,824 4,560,511,280 4,570,787,218 $26,055 26,633 27,567 28,658 30,058 31,676 33,094 35,077 35,943 36,428 $501 512 530 551 578 609 636 675 691 701 $26,361 26,939 27,846 28,946 30,353 31,945 33,340 35,323 36,219 36,764 $507 518 536 557 584 614 641 679 697 707 Private industry covered 1993 .................................................. 1994 .................................................. 1995 .................................................. 1996 .................................................. 1997 .................................................. 1998 .................................................. 1999 .................................................. 2000 .................................................. 2001 .................................................. 2002 .................................................. 6,454,381 6,596,158 6,803,454 6,946,858 7,121,182 7,381,518 7,560,567 7,622,274 7,724,965 7,839,903 91,202,971 94,146,344 96,894,844 99,268,446 102,175,161 105,082,368 107,619,457 110,015,333 109,304,802 107,577,281 $2,365,301,493 2,494,458,555 2,658,927,216 2,837,334,217 3,071,807,287 3,337,621,699 3,577,738,557 3,887,626,769 3,952,152,155 3,930,767,025 $25,934 26,496 27,441 28,582 30,064 31,762 33,244 35,337 36,157 36,539 $499 510 528 550 578 611 639 680 695 703 State government covered 1993 .................................................. 1994 .................................................. 1995 .................................................. 1996 .................................................. 1997 .................................................. 1998 .................................................. 1999 .................................................. 2000 .................................................. 2001 .................................................. 2002 .................................................. 59,185 60,686 60,763 62,146 65,352 67,347 70,538 65,096 64,583 64,447 4,088,075 4,162,944 4,201,836 4,191,726 4,214,451 4,240,779 4,296,673 4,370,160 4,452,237 4,485,071 $117,095,062 122,879,977 128,143,491 131,605,800 137,057,432 142,512,445 149,011,194 158,618,365 168,358,331 175,866,492 $28,643 29,518 30,497 31,397 32,521 33,605 34,681 36,296 37,814 39,212 $551 568 586 604 625 646 667 698 727 754 Local government covered 1993 .................................................. 1994 .................................................. 1995 .................................................. 1996 .................................................. 1997 .................................................. 1998 .................................................. 1999 .................................................. 2000 .................................................. 2001 .................................................. 2002 .................................................. 118,626 121,425 126,342 128,640 130,829 137,902 140,093 141,491 143,989 146,767 11,059,500 11,278,080 11,442,238 11,621,074 11,844,330 12,077,513 12,339,584 12,620,081 13,126,143 13,412,941 $288,594,697 301,315,857 315,252,346 329,105,269 345,069,166 365,359,945 385,419,781 408,721,690 440,000,795 464,153,701 $26,095 26,717 27,552 28,320 29,134 30,251 31,234 32,387 33,521 34,605 $502 514 530 545 560 582 601 623 645 665 Federal Government covered (UCFE) 1993 .................................................. 1994 .................................................. 1995 .................................................. 1996 .................................................. 1997 .................................................. 1998 .................................................. 1999 .................................................. 2000 .................................................. 2001 .................................................. 2002 .................................................. 47,714 48,377 50,083 51,524 52,110 47,252 49,661 50,256 50,993 50,755 3,071,140 3,023,098 2,948,046 2,881,887 2,810,489 2,782,888 2,786,567 2,871,489 2,752,619 2,758,627 $113,448,871 114,992,550 113,567,881 116,469,523 120,097,833 121,578,334 123,409,672 132,741,760 134,713,843 143,587,523 $36,940 38,038 38,523 40,414 42,732 43,688 44,287 46,228 48,940 52,050 $710 731 741 777 822 840 852 889 941 1,001 NOTE: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. Data reflect the movement of Indian Tribal Council establishments from private industry to the public sector. See Notes on Current Labor Statistics. Monthly Labor Review March 2005 93 Current Labor Statistics: Labor Force Data 25. Annual data: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, establishment size and employment, private ownership, by supersector, first quarter 2003 Size of establishments Industry, establishments, and employment Total Fewer than 5 workers1 5 to 9 workers 10 to 19 workers 20 to 49 workers 50 to 99 workers 100 to 249 workers 250 to 499 workers 500 to 999 workers 1,000 or more workers Total all industries2 Establishments, first quarter .................. Employment, March ............................... Natural resources and mining Establishments, first quarter .................. Employment, March ............................... Construction Establishments, first quarter .................. Employment, March ............................... Manufacturing Establishments, first quarter .................. Employment, March ............................... Trade, transportation, and utilities Establishments, first quarter .................. Employment, March ............................... Information Establishments, first quarter .................. Employment, March ............................... Financial activities Establishments, first quarter .................. Employment, March ............................... Professional and business services Establishments, first quarter .................. Employment, March ............................... Education and health services Establishments, first quarter .................. Employment, March ............................... Leisure and hospitality Establishments, first quarter .................. Employment, March ............................... Other services Establishments, first quarter .................. Employment, March ............................... 1 7,933,974 105,583,548 4,768,812 7,095,128 1,331,834 872,241 597,662 203,030 115,598 8,810,097 11,763,253 18,025,655 13,970,194 17,299,058 28,856 9,864,934 10,454 5,487 7,090,739 11,664,490 124,527 1,526,176 72,088 110,155 23,248 153,629 14,773 198,895 9,226 275,811 2,893 198,122 1,593 241,559 501 171,063 161 108,563 44 68,379 795,029 6,285,841 523,747 746,296 129,201 846,521 76,215 1,021,722 46,096 1,371,071 12,837 872,274 5,604 823,846 1,006 338,107 262 172,944 61 93,060 381,159 14,606,928 148,469 252,443 65,027 436,028 57,354 788,581 54,261 1,685,563 25,927 1,815,385 19,813 3,043,444 6,506 2,245,183 2,565 1,732,368 1,237 2,607,933 1,851,662 24,683,356 992,180 1,646,304 378,157 2,514,548 239,637 3,204,840 149,960 4,527,709 51,507 3,564,316 31,351 4,661,898 6,681 2,277,121 1,619 1,070,141 570 1,216,479 147,062 3,208,667 84,906 112,409 20,744 138,076 16,130 220,618 13,539 416,670 5,920 410,513 3,773 576,674 1,223 418,113 575 399,366 252 516,228 753,064 7,753,717 480,485 788,607 135,759 892,451 76,733 1,017,662 39,003 1,162,498 11,743 801,140 6,195 934,618 1,794 620,183 883 601,549 469 935,009 1,307,697 15,648,435 887,875 1,230,208 180,458 1,184,745 111,532 1,501,470 73,599 2,232,506 28,471 1,969,466 17,856 2,707,203 5,153 1,762,251 1,919 1,307,870 834 1,752,716 720,207 15,680,834 338,139 629,968 164,622 1,092,329 103,683 1,392,099 65,173 1,955,861 24,086 1,679,708 17,122 2,558,300 3,929 1,337,188 1,761 1,220,921 1,692 3,814,460 657,359 11,731,379 260,149 411,192 110,499 744,144 118,140 1,653,470 122,168 3,683,448 34,166 2,285,550 9,718 1,372,780 1,609 545,304 599 404,831 311 630,660 1,057,236 4,243,633 851,231 1,037,360 116,940 761,518 56,238 740,752 24,235 703,957 5,451 371,774 2,561 376,832 454 150,421 109 71,453 17 29,566 Includes establishments that reported no workers in March 2003. Includes data for unclassified establishments, not shown separately. NOTE: Details may not add to totals due to rounding. Data are only produced for first quarter. Data are preliminary. 2 94 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 26. Annual data: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, by metropolitan area, 2001-02 Average annual wage2 Metropolitan area1 2001 2002 Percent change, 2001-02 Metropolitan areas3 .............................................................. Abilene, TX ............................................................................. Akron, OH ............................................................................... Albany, GA ............................................................................. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ............................................... Albuquerque, NM .................................................................... Alexandria, LA ........................................................................ Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA .......................................... Altoona, PA ............................................................................. Amarillo, TX ............................................................................ Anchorage, AK ....................................................................... Ann Arbor, MI ......................................................................... Anniston, AL ........................................................................... Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI .............................................. Asheville, NC .......................................................................... Athens, GA ............................................................................. Atlanta, GA ............................................................................. Atlantic-Cape May, NJ ............................................................ Auburn-Opelika, AL ................................................................ Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC ........................................................... Austin-San Marcos, TX ........................................................... Bakersfield, CA ....................................................................... Baltimore, MD ......................................................................... Bangor, ME ............................................................................. Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA ...................................................... Baton Rouge, LA .................................................................... Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ...................................................... Bellingham, WA ...................................................................... Benton Harbor, MI .................................................................. Bergen-Passaic, NJ ................................................................ Billings, MT ............................................................................. Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS .............................................. Binghamton, NY ..................................................................... Birmingham, AL ...................................................................... Bismarck, ND .......................................................................... Bloomington, IN ...................................................................... Bloomington-Normal, IL .......................................................... Boise City, ID .......................................................................... Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH ......... Boulder-Longmont, CO ........................................................... Brazoria, TX ............................................................................ Bremerton, WA ....................................................................... Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX ................................... Bryan-College Station, TX ...................................................... Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY ....................................................... Burlington, VT ......................................................................... Canton-Massillon, OH ............................................................ Casper, WY ............................................................................ Cedar Rapids, IA .................................................................... Champaign-Urbana, IL ........................................................... Charleston-North Charleston, SC ........................................... Charleston, WV ...................................................................... Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC ..................................... Charlottesville, VA .................................................................. Chattanooga, TN-GA .............................................................. Cheyenne, WY ....................................................................... Chicago, IL ............................................................................. Chico-Paradise, CA ................................................................ Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN .............................................................. Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY .............................................. Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH ................................................... Colorado Springs, CO ............................................................ Columbia, MO ......................................................................... Columbia, SC ......................................................................... Columbus, GA-AL ................................................................... Columbus, OH ........................................................................ Corpus Christi, TX .................................................................. Corvallis, OR .......................................................................... Cumberland, MD-WV ............................................................. Dallas, TX ............................................................................... Danville, VA ............................................................................ See footnotes at end of table. $37,908 25,141 32,930 28,877 35,355 31,667 26,296 33,569 26,869 27,422 37,998 37,582 26,486 32,652 28,511 28,966 40,559 31,268 25,753 30,626 40,831 30,106 37,495 27,850 31,025 30,321 31,798 27,724 31,140 44,701 27,889 28,351 31,187 34,519 27,116 28,013 35,111 31,624 45,766 44,310 35,655 31,525 22,142 25,755 32,054 34,363 29,020 28,264 34,649 30,488 28,887 31,530 37,267 32,427 29,981 27,579 42,685 26,499 36,050 25,567 35,514 34,391 28,490 29,904 28,412 35,028 29,361 35,525 25,504 42,706 25,465 $38,423 25,517 34,037 29,913 35,994 32,475 27,300 34,789 27,360 28,274 39,112 39,220 27,547 33,020 28,771 29,942 41,123 32,201 26,405 31,743 39,540 31,192 38,718 28,446 32,028 31,366 32,577 28,284 32,627 45,185 28,553 28,515 31,832 35,940 27,993 28,855 36,133 31,955 45,685 44,037 36,253 33,775 22,892 26,051 32,777 35,169 29,689 28,886 34,730 31,995 29,993 32,136 38,413 33,328 30,631 28,827 43,239 27,190 37,168 26,940 36,102 34,681 29,135 30,721 29,207 36,144 30,168 36,766 26,704 43,000 26,116 1.4 1.5 3.4 3.6 1.8 2.6 3.8 3.6 1.8 3.1 2.9 4.4 4.0 1.1 .9 3.4 1.4 3.0 2.5 3.6 -3.2 3.6 3.3 2.1 3.2 3.4 2.4 2.0 4.8 1.1 2.4 .6 2.1 4.1 3.2 3.0 2.9 1.0 -.2 -.6 1.7 7.1 3.4 1.1 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 .2 4.9 3.8 1.9 3.1 2.8 2.2 4.5 1.3 2.6 3.1 5.4 1.7 .8 2.3 2.7 2.8 3.2 2.7 3.5 4.7 .7 2.6 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 95 Current Labor Statistics: Labor Force Data 26. Continued—Annual data: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, by metropolitan area, 2001-02 Average annual wage2 Metropolitan area1 2001 2002 Percent change, 2001-02 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL ...................................... Dayton-Springfield, OH ........................................................... Daytona Beach, FL ................................................................. Decatur, AL ............................................................................. Decatur, IL .............................................................................. Denver, CO ............................................................................. Des Moines, IA ....................................................................... Detroit, MI ............................................................................... Dothan, AL .............................................................................. Dover, DE ............................................................................... Dubuque, IA ............................................................................ Duluth-Superior, MN-WI ......................................................... Dutchess County, NY ............................................................. Eau Claire, WI ........................................................................ El Paso, TX ............................................................................. Elkhart-Goshen, IN ................................................................. Elmira, NY .............................................................................. Enid, OK ................................................................................. Erie, PA .................................................................................. Eugene-Springfield, OR .......................................................... Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY ................................................. Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN ....................................................... Fayetteville, NC ...................................................................... Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR ....................................... Flagstaff, AZ-UT ..................................................................... Flint, MI ................................................................................... Florence, AL ........................................................................... Florence, SC ........................................................................... Fort Collins-Loveland, CO ...................................................... Fort Lauderdale, FL ................................................................ Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL ..................................................... Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL ................................................. Fort Smith, AR-OK .................................................................. Fort Walton Beach, FL ............................................................ Fort Wayne, IN ....................................................................... Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ......................................................... Fresno, CA ............................................................................. Gadsden, AL ........................................................................... Gainesville, FL ........................................................................ Galveston-Texas City, TX ....................................................... Gary, IN .................................................................................. Glens Falls, NY ....................................................................... Goldsboro, NC ........................................................................ Grand Forks, ND-MN .............................................................. Grand Junction, CO ................................................................ Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI .................................... Great Falls, MT ....................................................................... Greeley, CO ............................................................................ Green Bay, WI ........................................................................ Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC ........................ Greenville, NC ........................................................................ Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC ................................... Hagerstown, MD ..................................................................... Hamilton-Middletown, OH ....................................................... Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA ............................................ Hartford, CT ............................................................................ Hattiesburg, MS ...................................................................... Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC ............................................... Honolulu, HI ............................................................................ Houma, LA .............................................................................. Houston, TX ............................................................................ Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ............................................ Huntsville, AL .......................................................................... Indianapolis, IN ....................................................................... Iowa City, IA ........................................................................... Jackson, MI ............................................................................ Jackson, MS ........................................................................... Jackson, TN ............................................................................ Jacksonville, FL ...................................................................... Jacksonville, NC ..................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. $31,275 33,619 25,953 30,891 33,354 42,351 34,303 42,704 28,026 27,754 28,402 29,415 38,748 27,680 25,847 30,797 28,669 24,836 29,293 28,983 31,042 27,899 26,981 29,940 25,890 35,995 25,639 28,800 33,248 33,966 29,432 27,742 26,755 26,151 31,400 36,379 27,647 25,760 26,917 31,067 31,948 27,885 25,398 24,959 27,426 33,431 24,211 30,066 32,631 31,730 28,289 30,940 29,020 32,325 33,408 43,880 25,145 27,305 32,531 30,343 42,784 27,478 36,727 35,989 31,663 32,454 29,813 29,414 32,367 21,395 $32,118 34,327 26,898 30,370 33,215 42,133 35,641 43,224 29,270 29,818 29,208 30,581 38,221 28,760 26,604 32,427 29,151 25,507 29,780 29,427 31,977 29,053 28,298 31,090 26,846 36,507 26,591 29,563 34,215 34,475 30,324 29,152 27,075 27,242 32,053 37,195 28,814 26,214 27,648 31,920 32,432 28,931 25,821 25,710 28,331 34,214 25,035 31,104 33,698 32,369 29,055 31,726 30,034 32,985 34,497 44,387 26,051 27,996 33,978 30,758 42,712 28,321 38,571 36,608 32,567 33,251 30,537 30,443 33,722 22,269 2.7 2.1 3.6 -1.7 -.4 -.5 3.9 1.2 4.4 7.4 2.8 4.0 -1.4 3.9 2.9 5.3 1.7 2.7 1.7 1.5 3.0 4.1 4.9 3.8 3.7 1.4 3.7 2.6 2.9 1.5 3.0 5.1 1.2 4.2 2.1 2.2 4.2 1.8 2.7 2.7 1.5 3.8 1.7 3.0 3.3 2.3 3.4 3.5 3.3 2.0 2.7 2.5 3.5 2.0 3.3 1.2 3.6 2.5 4.4 1.4 -.2 3.1 5.0 1.7 2.9 2.5 2.4 3.5 4.2 4.1 96 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 26. Continued—Annual data: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, by metropolitan area, 2001-02 Average annual wage2 Metropolitan area1 2001 2002 Percent change, 2001-02 Jamestown, NY ...................................................................... Janesville-Beloit, WI ............................................................... Jersey City, NJ ....................................................................... Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA .................................. Johnstown, PA ........................................................................ Jonesboro, AR ........................................................................ Joplin, MO .............................................................................. Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI ................................................... Kankakee, IL ........................................................................... Kansas City, MO-KS ............................................................... Kenosha, WI ........................................................................... Killeen-Temple, TX ................................................................. Knoxville, TN .......................................................................... Kokomo, IN ............................................................................. La Crosse, WI-MN .................................................................. Lafayette, LA .......................................................................... Lafayette, IN ........................................................................... Lake Charles, LA .................................................................... Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL .................................................... Lancaster, PA ......................................................................... Lansing-East Lansing, MI ....................................................... Laredo, TX .............................................................................. Las Cruces, NM ...................................................................... Las Vegas, NV-AZ .................................................................. Lawrence, KS ......................................................................... Lawton, OK ............................................................................. Lewiston-Auburn, ME ............................................................. Lexington, KY ......................................................................... Lima, OH ................................................................................ Lincoln, NE ............................................................................. Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR ............................................ Longview-Marshall, TX ........................................................... Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA ................................................ Louisville, KY-IN ..................................................................... Lubbock, TX ........................................................................... Lynchburg, VA ........................................................................ Macon, GA .............................................................................. Madison, WI ............................................................................ Mansfield, OH ......................................................................... McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX ............................................... Medford-Ashland, OR ............................................................. Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL ......................................... Memphis, TN-AR-MS ............................................................. Merced, CA ............................................................................. Miami, FL ................................................................................ Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ ...................................... Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI ...................................................... Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI ................................................. Missoula, MT .......................................................................... Mobile, AL ............................................................................... Modesto, CA ........................................................................... Monmouth-Ocean, NJ ............................................................ Monroe, LA ............................................................................. Montgomery, AL ..................................................................... Muncie, IN .............................................................................. Myrtle Beach, SC .................................................................... Naples, FL .............................................................................. Nashville, TN .......................................................................... Nassau-Suffolk, NY ................................................................ New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford-Waterbury-Danbury, CT .... New London-Norwich, CT ...................................................... New Orleans, LA .................................................................... New York, NY ......................................................................... Newark, NJ ............................................................................. Newburgh, NY-PA .................................................................. Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC ...................... Oakland, CA ........................................................................... Ocala, FL ................................................................................ Odessa-Midland, TX ............................................................... Oklahoma City, OK ................................................................. See footnotes at end of table. $25,913 31,482 47,638 28,543 25,569 25,337 26,011 32,905 29,104 35,794 31,562 26,193 30,422 39,599 27,774 29,693 31,484 29,782 28,890 31,493 34,724 24,128 24,310 32,239 25,923 24,812 27,092 31,593 29,644 29,352 30,858 28,029 40,891 33,058 26,577 28,859 30,595 34,097 28,808 22,313 27,224 32,798 34,603 25,479 34,524 49,950 35,617 40,868 26,181 28,129 29,591 37,056 26,578 29,150 28,374 24,029 30,839 33,989 39,662 52,198 38,505 31,089 59,097 47,715 29,827 29,875 45,920 26,012 31,278 28,915 $26,430 32,837 49,562 29,076 26,161 26,165 26,594 34,237 30,015 36,731 32,473 27,299 31,338 40,778 28,719 30,104 31,700 30,346 29,505 32,197 35,785 24,739 25,256 33,280 26,621 25,392 28,435 32,776 30,379 30,614 31,634 28,172 41,709 33,901 27,625 29,444 31,884 35,410 30,104 23,179 28,098 33,913 35,922 26,771 35,694 50,457 36,523 41,722 27,249 28,742 30,769 37,710 27,614 30,525 29,017 24,672 31,507 35,036 40,396 51,170 38,650 32,407 57,708 48,781 30,920 30,823 46,877 26,628 31,295 29,850 2.0 4.3 4.0 1.9 2.3 3.3 2.2 4.0 3.1 2.6 2.9 4.2 3.0 3.0 3.4 1.4 .7 1.9 2.1 2.2 3.1 2.5 3.9 3.2 2.7 2.3 5.0 3.7 2.5 4.3 2.5 .5 2.0 2.6 3.9 2.0 4.2 3.9 4.5 3.9 3.2 3.4 3.8 5.1 3.4 1.0 2.5 2.1 4.1 2.2 4.0 1.8 3.9 4.7 2.3 2.7 2.2 3.1 1.9 -2.0 .4 4.2 -2.4 2.2 3.7 3.2 2.1 2.4 .1 3.2 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 97 Current Labor Statistics: Labor Force Data 26. Continued—Annual data: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, by metropolitan area, 2001-02 Average annual wage2 Metropolitan area1 2001 2002 Percent change, 2001-02 Olympia, WA ........................................................................... Omaha, NE-IA ........................................................................ Orange County, CA ................................................................ Orlando, FL ............................................................................. Owensboro, KY ...................................................................... Panama City, FL ..................................................................... Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH ............................................... Pensacola, FL ......................................................................... Peoria-Pekin, IL ...................................................................... Philadelphia, PA-NJ ................................................................ Phoenix-Mesa, AZ .................................................................. Pine Bluff, AR ......................................................................... Pittsburgh, PA ......................................................................... Pittsfield, MA ........................................................................... Pocatello, ID ........................................................................... Portland, ME ........................................................................... Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA ................................................. Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI ....................................... Provo-Orem, UT ..................................................................... Pueblo, CO ............................................................................. Punta Gorda, FL ..................................................................... Racine, WI .............................................................................. Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ............................................ Rapid City, SD ........................................................................ Reading, PA ........................................................................... Redding, CA ........................................................................... Reno, NV ................................................................................ Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA ............................................ Richmond-Petersburg, VA ...................................................... Riverside-San Bernardino, CA ............................................... Roanoke, VA .......................................................................... Rochester, MN ........................................................................ Rochester, NY ........................................................................ Rockford, IL ............................................................................ Rocky Mount, NC ................................................................... Sacramento, CA ..................................................................... Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI ............................................... St. Cloud, MN ......................................................................... St. Joseph, MO ....................................................................... St. Louis, MO-IL ...................................................................... Salem, OR .............................................................................. Salinas, CA ............................................................................. Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT ....................................................... San Angelo, TX ...................................................................... San Antonio, TX ..................................................................... San Diego, CA ........................................................................ San Francisco, CA .................................................................. San Jose, CA .......................................................................... San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA ..................... Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA ............................... Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ................................................... Santa Fe, NM ......................................................................... Santa Rosa, CA ...................................................................... Sarasota-Bradenton, FL ......................................................... Savannah, GA ........................................................................ Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA ................................... Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA ................................................. Sharon, PA ............................................................................. Sheboygan, WI ....................................................................... Sherman-Denison, TX ............................................................ Shreveport-Bossier City, LA ................................................... Sioux City, IA-NE .................................................................... Sioux Falls, SD ....................................................................... South Bend, IN ....................................................................... Spokane, WA .......................................................................... Springfield, IL .......................................................................... Springfield, MO ....................................................................... Springfield, MA ....................................................................... State College, PA ................................................................... Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV ................................................ See footnotes at end of table. $32,772 31,856 40,252 31,276 27,306 26,433 27,920 28,059 33,293 40,231 35,514 27,561 35,024 31,561 24,621 32,327 37,285 33,403 28,266 27,097 25,404 33,319 38,691 25,508 32,807 28,129 34,231 33,370 35,879 30,510 30,330 37,753 34,327 32,104 28,770 38,016 35,429 28,263 27,734 35,928 28,336 31,735 31,965 26,147 30,650 38,418 59,654 65,931 29,092 33,626 35,022 30,671 36,145 27,958 30,176 28,642 45,299 26,707 30,840 30,397 27,856 26,755 28,962 30,769 29,310 36,061 27,338 32,801 29,939 28,483 $33,765 33,107 41,219 32,461 28,196 27,448 29,529 28,189 34,261 41,121 36,045 28,698 35,625 32,707 25,219 33,309 37,650 34,610 28,416 27,763 26,119 34,368 39,056 26,434 33,912 28,961 34,744 35,174 36,751 31,591 31,775 39,036 34,827 32,827 28,893 39,354 35,444 29,535 28,507 36,712 29,210 32,463 32,600 26,321 31,336 39,305 56,602 63,056 29,981 34,382 35,721 32,269 36,494 28,950 30,796 29,336 46,093 27,872 32,148 30,085 28,769 27,543 29,975 31,821 30,037 37,336 27,987 33,972 30,910 29,129 3.0 3.9 2.4 3.8 3.3 3.8 5.8 .5 2.9 2.2 1.5 4.1 1.7 3.6 2.4 3.0 1.0 3.6 .5 2.5 2.8 3.1 .9 3.6 3.4 3.0 1.5 5.4 2.4 3.5 4.8 3.4 1.5 2.3 .4 3.5 .0 4.5 2.8 2.2 3.1 2.3 2.0 .7 2.2 2.3 -5.1 -4.4 3.1 2.2 2.0 5.2 1.0 3.5 2.1 2.4 1.8 4.4 4.2 -1.0 3.3 2.9 3.5 3.4 2.5 3.5 2.4 3.6 3.2 2.3 98 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 26. Continued—Annual data: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, by metropolitan area, 2001-02 Average annual wage2 Metropolitan area1 2001 2002 Percent change, 2001-02 Stockton-Lodi, CA ................................................................... Sumter, SC ............................................................................. Syracuse, NY .......................................................................... Tacoma, WA ........................................................................... Tallahassee, FL ...................................................................... Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ................................... Terre Haute, IN ....................................................................... Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR ............................................... Toledo, OH ............................................................................. Topeka, KS ............................................................................. Trenton, NJ ............................................................................. Tucson, AZ ............................................................................. Tulsa, OK ................................................................................ Tuscaloosa, AL ....................................................................... Tyler, TX ................................................................................. Utica-Rome, NY ...................................................................... Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA ...................................................... Ventura, CA ............................................................................ Victoria, TX ............................................................................. Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ .............................................. Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA ................................................. Waco, TX ................................................................................ Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV .................................................. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA ........................................................ Wausau, WI ............................................................................ West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL ......................................... Wheeling, WV-OH .................................................................. Wichita, KS ............................................................................. Wichita Falls, TX ..................................................................... Williamsport, PA ..................................................................... Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD ................................................... Wilmington, NC ....................................................................... Yakima, WA ............................................................................ Yolo, CA ................................................................................. York, PA ................................................................................. Youngstown-Warren, OH ....................................................... Yuba City, CA ......................................................................... Yuma, AZ ................................................................................ Aguadilla, PR .......................................................................... Arecibo, PR ............................................................................ Caguas, PR ............................................................................ Mayaguez, PR ........................................................................ Ponce, PR .............................................................................. San Juan-Bayamon, PR ......................................................... $30,818 24,450 32,254 31,261 29,708 31,678 27,334 26,492 32,299 30,513 46,831 30,690 31,904 29,972 30,551 27,777 33,903 37,783 29,068 32,571 24,732 28,245 47,589 29,119 29,402 35,957 26,282 32,983 25,557 27,801 42,177 29,287 24,204 35,352 31,936 28,789 27,781 22,415 18,061 16,600 18,655 17,101 17,397 20,948 $31,958 24,982 33,752 32,507 30,895 32,458 28,415 27,717 33,513 31,707 47,969 31,673 32,241 30,745 31,050 28,500 34,543 38,195 29,168 33,625 25,650 28,885 48,430 29,916 30,292 36,550 26,693 33,429 26,387 27,988 43,401 29,157 24,934 35,591 32,609 29,799 28,967 23,429 19,283 18,063 19,706 17,500 18,187 21,930 3.7 2.2 4.6 4.0 4.0 2.5 4.0 4.6 3.8 3.9 2.4 3.2 1.1 2.6 1.6 2.6 1.9 1.1 .3 3.2 3.7 2.3 1.8 2.7 3.0 1.6 1.6 1.4 3.2 .7 2.9 -.4 3.0 .7 2.1 3.5 4.3 4.5 6.8 8.8 5.6 2.3 4.5 4.7 1 Includes data for Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas (PMSA) as defined by OMB Bulletin No. 99-04. In the New England areas, the New England County Metropolitan Area (NECMA) definitions were used. 2 Each year's total is based on the MSA definition for the specific year. Annual changes include differences resulting from changes in MSA definitions. 3 Totals do not include the six MSAs within Puerto Rico. NOTE: Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs. Monthly Labor Review March 2005 99 Current Labor Statistics: Compensation & Industrial Relations 27. Annual data: Employment status of the population [Numbers in thousands] Employment status 19941 1995 198,584 132,304 66.6 124,900 62.9 7,404 5.6 66,280 1996 200,591 133,943 66.8 126,708 63.2 7,236 5.4 66,647 19971 203,133 136,297 67.1 129,558 63.8 6,739 4.9 66,836 19981 205,220 137,673 67.1 131,463 64.1 6,210 4.5 67,547 19991 207,753 139,368 67.1 133,488 64.3 5,880 4.2 68,385 20001 212,577 142,583 67.1 136,891 64.4 5,692 4.0 69,994 2001 215,092 143,734 66.8 136,933 63.7 6,801 4.7 71,359 2002 217,570 144,863 66.6 136,485 62.7 8,378 5.8 72,707 2003 221,168 146,510 66.2 137,736 62.3 8,774 6.0 74,658 2004 223,357 147,401 66.0 139,252 62.3 8,149 5.5 75,956 Civilian noninstitutional population........... 196,814 Civilian labor force............................…… 131,056 Labor force participation rate.............. 66.6 Employed............................………… 123,060 Employment-population ratio......... 62.5 7,996 Unemployed............................……… 6.1 Unemployment rate........................ 65,758 Not in the labor force............................… 1 Not strictly comparable with prior years. 28. Annual data: Employment levels by industry [In thousands] Industry Total private employment............................… 1994 95,016 1995 97,866 117,298 23,156 641 5,274 17,241 74,710 23,834 5,433.1 13,896.7 3,837.8 666.2 2,843 6,827 12,844 13,289 10,501 4,572 19,432 1996 100,169 119,708 23,410 637 5,536 17,237 76,759 24,239 5,522.0 14,142.5 3,935.3 639.6 2,940 6,969 13,462 13,683 10,777 4,690 19,539 1997 103,113 122,770 23,886 654 5,813 17,419 79,227 24,700 5,663.9 14,388.9 4,026.5 620.9 3,084 7,178 14,335 14,087 11,018 4,825 19,664 1998 106,021 125,930 24,354 645 6,149 17,560 81,667 25,186 5,795.2 14,609.3 4,168.0 613.4 3,218 7,462 15,147 14,446 11,232 4,976 19,909 1999 108,686 128,993 24,465 598 6,545 17,322 84,221 25,771 5,892.5 14,970.1 4,300.3 608.5 3,419 7,648 15,957 14,798 11,543 5,087 20,307 2000 110,996 131,785 24,649 599 6,787 17,263 86,346 26,225 5,933.2 15,279.8 4,410.3 601.3 3,631 7,687 16,666 15,109 11,862 5,168 20,790 2001 110,707 131,826 23,873 606 6,826 16,441 86,834 25,983 5,772.7 15,238.6 4,372.0 599.4 3,629 7,807 16,476 15,645 12,036 5,258 21,118 2002 108,828 130,341 22,557 583 6,716 15,259 86,271 25,497 5,652.3 15,025.1 4,223.6 596.2 3,395 7,847 15,976 16,199 11,986 5,372 21,513 2003 108,416 129,999 21,816 572 6,735 14,510 86,599 25,287 5,607.5 14,917.3 4,185.4 577.0 3,188 7,977 15,987 16,588 12,173 5,401 21,583 2004 109,862 131,480 21,884 591 6,964 14,329 87,978 25,510 5,654.9 15,034.7 4,250.0 570.2 3,138 8,052 16,414 16,954 12,479 5,431 21,618 Total nonfarm employment…………………… 114,291 Goods-producing............................……… 22,774 Natural resources and mining................. 659 5,095 Construction............................…………… Manufacturing............................………… 17,021 Private service-providing.......................... Trade, transportation, and utilities.......... Wholesale trade............................…… Retail trade............................………… Transportation and warehousing......... Utilities............................……………… Information............................…………… Financial activities............................…… Professional and business services…… Education and health services………… Leisure and hospitality…………………… Other services…………………………… Government…………………………………… 72,242 23,128 5,247.3 13,490.8 3,701.0 689.3 2,738 6,867 12,174 12,807 10,100 4,428 19,275 NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), replacing the Standard Industrrial Classification (SIC) system. NAICS-based data by industry are not comparable with SIC-based data. See "Notes on the data" for a description of the most recent benchmark revision. 100 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 29. Annual data: Average hours and earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on nonfarm payrolls, by industry Industry Private sector: Average weekly hours.......……................................ Average hourly earnings (in dollars)......................... Average weekly earnings (in dollars)........................ Goods-producing: Average weekly hours............................................ Average hourly earnings (in dollars)....................... Average weekly earnings (in dollars)...................... Natural resources and mining Average weekly hours........................................... Average hourly earnings (in dollars)...................... Average weekly earnings (in dollars)..................... Construction: Average weekly hours........................................... Average hourly earnings (in dollars)...................... Average weekly earnings (in dollars)..................... Manufacturing: Average weekly hours........................................... Average hourly earnings (in dollars)...................... Average weekly earnings (in dollars)..................... Private service-providing: Average weekly hours..………................................ Average hourly earnings (in dollars)....................... Average weekly earnings (in dollars)...................... Trade, transportation, and utilities: Average weekly hours............................................ Average hourly earnings (in dollars)....................... Average weekly earnings (in dollars)...................... Wholesale trade: Average weekly hours........................................ Average hourly earnings (in dollars)................... Average weekly earnings (in dollars).................. Retail trade: Average weekly hours........................................ Average hourly earnings (in dollars)................... Average weekly earnings (in dollars).................. Transportation and warehousing: Average weekly hours........................................ Average hourly earnings (in dollars)................... Average weekly earnings (in dollars).................. Utilities: Average weekly hours........................................ Average hourly earnings (in dollars)................... Average weekly earnings (in dollars).................. Information: Average weekly hours........................................ Average hourly earnings (in dollars)................... Average weekly earnings (in dollars).................. Financial activities: Average weekly hours........................................ Average hourly earnings (in dollars)................... Average weekly earnings (in dollars).................. Professional and business services: Average weekly hours........................................ Average hourly earnings (in dollars)................... Average weekly earnings (in dollars).................. Education and health services: Average weekly hours........................................ Average hourly earnings (in dollars)................... Average weekly earnings (in dollars).................. Leisure and hospitality: Average weekly hours........................................ Average hourly earnings (in dollars)................... Average weekly earnings (in dollars).................. Other services: Average weekly hours........................................ Average hourly earnings (in dollars)................... Average weekly earnings (in dollars).................. 1994 34.5 11.32 390.73 41.1 12.63 519.58 45.3 14.41 653.14 38.8 14.38 558.53 41.7 12.04 502.12 32.7 10.87 354.97 34.3 10.80 370.38 38.8 12.93 501.17 30.9 8.61 501.17 39.5 12.84 507.27 42.3 18.66 789.98 36.0 15.32 551.28 35.5 11.82 419.20 34.1 12.15 414.16 32.0 11.50 368.14 26.0 6.46 168.00 32.7 10.18 332.44 1995 34.3 11.64 399.53 40.8 12.96 528.62 45.3 14.78 670.32 38.8 14.73 571.57 41.3 12.34 509.26 32.6 11.19 364.14 34.1 11.10 378.79 38.6 13.34 515.14 30.8 8.85 515.14 38.9 13.18 513.37 42.3 19.19 811.52 36.0 15.68 564.98 35.5 12.28 436.12 34.0 12.53 426.44 32.0 11.80 377.73 25.9 6.62 171.43 32.6 10.51 342.36 1996 34.3 12.03 412.74 40.8 13.38 546.48 46.0 15.10 695.07 38.9 15.11 588.48 41.3 12.75 526.55 32.6 11.57 376.72 34.1 11.46 390.64 38.6 13.80 533.29 30.7 9.21 533.29 39.1 13.45 525.60 42.0 19.78 830.74 36.4 16.30 592.68 35.5 12.71 451.49 34.1 13.00 442.81 31.9 12.17 388.27 25.9 6.82 176.48 32.5 10.85 352.62 1997 34.5 12.49 431.25 41.1 13.82 568.43 46.2 15.57 720.11 38.9 15.67 609.48 41.7 13.14 548.22 32.8 12.05 394.77 34.3 11.90 407.57 38.8 14.41 559.39 30.9 9.59 559.39 39.4 13.78 542.55 42.0 20.59 865.26 36.3 17.14 622.40 35.7 13.22 472.37 34.3 13.57 465.51 32.2 12.56 404.65 26.0 7.13 185.81 32.7 11.29 368.63 1998 34.5 13.00 448.04 40.8 14.23 580.99 44.9 16.20 727.28 38.8 16.23 629.75 41.4 13.45 557.12 32.8 12.59 412.78 34.2 12.39 423.30 38.6 15.07 582.21 30.9 10.05 582.21 38.7 14.12 546.86 42.0 21.48 902.94 36.6 17.67 646.52 36.0 13.93 500.95 34.3 14.27 490.00 32.2 13.00 418.82 26.2 7.48 195.82 32.6 11.79 384.25 1999 34.3 13.47 462.49 40.8 14.71 599.99 44.2 16.33 721.74 39.0 16.80 655.11 41.4 13.85 573.17 32.7 13.07 427.30 33.9 12.82 434.31 38.6 15.62 602.77 30.8 10.45 602.77 37.6 14.55 547.97 42.0 22.03 924.59 36.7 18.40 675.32 35.8 14.47 517.57 34.4 14.85 510.99 32.1 13.44 431.35 26.1 7.76 202.87 32.5 12.26 398.77 2000 34.3 14.00 480.41 40.7 15.27 621.86 44.4 16.55 734.92 39.2 17.48 685.78 41.3 14.32 590.65 32.7 13.60 445.00 33.8 13.31 449.88 38.8 16.28 631.40 30.7 10.86 631.40 37.4 15.05 562.31 42.0 22.75 955.66 36.8 19.07 700.89 35.9 14.98 537.37 34.5 15.52 535.07 32.2 13.95 449.29 26.1 8.11 211.79 32.5 12.73 413.41 2001 34.0 14.53 493.20 39.9 15.78 630.04 44.6 17.00 757.92 38.7 18.00 695.89 40.3 14.76 595.19 32.5 14.16 460.32 33.5 13.70 459.53 38.4 16.77 643.45 30.7 11.29 643.45 36.7 15.33 562.70 41.4 23.58 977.18 36.9 19.80 731.11 35.8 15.59 558.02 34.2 16.33 557.84 32.3 14.64 473.39 25.8 8.35 215.19 32.3 13.27 428.64 2002 33.9 14.95 506.07 39.9 16.33 651.61 43.2 17.19 741.97 38.4 18.52 711.82 40.5 15.29 618.75 32.5 14.56 472.88 33.6 14.02 471.27 38.0 16.98 644.38 30.9 11.67 644.38 36.8 15.76 579.75 2003 33.7 15.35 517.30 39.8 16.80 669.13 43.6 17.56 765.94 38.4 18.95 726.83 40.4 15.74 635.99 32.4 14.96 483.89 33.6 14.34 481.14 37.9 17.36 657.29 30.9 11.90 657.29 36.8 16.25 598.41 2004 33.7 15.67 528.56 40.0 17.19 688.03 44.5 18.08 804.03 38.3 19.23 735.70 40.8 16.14 658.53 32.3 15.26 493.67 33.5 14.59 488.58 37.8 17.66 666.93 30.7 12.08 666.93 37.2 16.53 614.90 40.9 41.1 40.9 23.96 24.77 25.62 979.09 1,017.27 1,048.82 36.5 20.20 738.17 35.6 16.17 575.51 34.2 16.81 574.66 32.4 15.21 492.74 25.8 8.58 221.26 32.0 13.72 439.76 36.2 21.01 760.81 35.5 17.14 609.08 34.1 17.21 587.02 32.3 15.64 505.69 25.6 8.76 224.30 31.4 13.84 434.41 36.3 21.42 777.42 35.5 17.53 622.99 34.2 17.46 596.96 32.4 16.16 523.83 25.7 8.91 228.63 31.0 13.98 433.04 NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), replacing the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. NAICS-based data by industry are not comparable with SIC-based data. Monthly Labor Review March 2005 101 Current Labor Statistics: Compensation & Industrial Relations 30. Employment Cost Index, compensation,1 by occupation and industry group [June 1989 = 100] 2002 Series Dec. Mar. 2003 June Sept. Dec. Mar. 2004 June Sept. Dec. Percent change 3 months ended 12 months ended Dec. 2004 Civilian workers ……….…….........…………………………………….… Workers, by occupational group: White-collar workers........................................................... Professional specialty and technical…............................. Executive, adminitrative, and managerial…………........... Administrative support, including clerical…………............ Blue-collar workers….......................................................... Service occupations............................................................ Workers, by industry division: Goods-producing................................................................ Manufacturing…............................................................... Service-producing............................................................... Services..............….......................................................... Health services............................................................... Hospitals..............…..................................................... Educational services....................................................... Public administration ……….………………………………………… Nonmanufacturing.............................................................. Private industry workers……….…….........………………… Excluding sales occupations…....................................... Workers, by occupational group: White-collar workers......................................................... Excluding sales occupations…..................................... Professional specialty and technical occupations…....... Executive, adminitrative, and managerial occupations… Sales occupations…………............................................ Administrative support occupations, including clerical… Blue-collar workers…........................................................ Precision production, craft, and repair occupations........ Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors............ Transportation and material moving occupations........... Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.... Service occupations…………........................................... Production and nonsupervisory occupations ……….……… Workers, by industry division: Goods-producing.............................................................. Excluding sales occupations...................................... White-collar occupations............................................... Excluding sales occupations...................................... Blue-collar occupations................................................. Construction…................................................................ Manufacturing…............................................................. White-collar occupations............................................... Excluding sales occupations...................................... Blue-collar occupations................................................. Durables…...................................................................... Nondurables…................................................................ Service-producing.............................................................. Excluding sales occupations...................................... White-collar occupations............................................... Excluding sales occupations...................................... Blue-collar occupations................................................. Service occupations...................................................... Transportation and public utilities…................................ Transportation…........................................................... Public utilities................................................................ Communications........................................................ Electric, gas, and sanitary services............................ Wholesale and retail trade….......................................... Excluding sales occupations...................................... Wholesale trade…........................................................ Excluding sales occupations...................................... Retail trade…................................................................ General merchandise stores…................................... Food stores…............................................................. See footnotes at end of table. 4 3 2 162.2 164.5 165.8 167.6 168.4 170.7 172.2 173.9 174.7 0.5 3.7 164.3 162.4 166.7 166.1 157.5 162.2 169.2 160.5 162.8 163.9 164.5 167.6 162.8 161.7 162.4 162.3 162.4 165.2 165.9 164.4 167.2 161.9 166.7 157.3 157.8 156.7 151.8 162.9 159.8 160.5 160.1 159.2 164.3 162.3 157.3 157.9 160.5 163.3 160.7 158.3 160.6 160.3 163.1 164.0 165.1 167.0 156.9 159.3 161.7 156.1 169.2 170.1 168.1 159.7 160.4 166.7 167.2 155.8 155.1 156.3 166.7 164.1 171.1 168.3 159.8 164.1 163.1 164.0 165.0 165.3 166.4 169.9 163.6 163.4 164.5 165.0 165.1 168.1 169.1 166.5 172.1 163.5 169.0 159.7 160.0 159.9 153.2 164.9 161.7 162.6 163.0 162.4 167.8 166.3 159.9 159.1 164.0 167.1 165.1 161.6 164.4 163.1 165.6 166.6 167.9 169.9 158.7 161.1 163.2 157.8 170.5 171.3 169.5 161.3 161.8 169.5 168.4 156.6 156.4 157.5 167.9 165.0 172.0 170.0 161.4 165.0 164.6 165.4 166.2 166.3 167.6 170.8 164.2 164.3 165.8 166.4 166.6 169.4 170.4 167.7 173.1 165.1 170.9 161.4 162.0 161.1 155.1 166.8 162.6 164.1 164.5 163.8 169.2 167.5 161.5 161.1 165.4 168.7 166.4 162.8 165.5 164.9 167.0 168.0 169.2 171.3 160.8 162.0 165.4 158.9 174.2 175.5 172.6 162.5 162.7 171.3 169.9 157.4 159.2 158.6 169.9 167.0 174.0 171.7 162.9 166.8 165.8 166.5 168.2 168.5 169.3 173.1 166.9 167.3 167.8 168.1 168.1 171.2 172.1 169.4 175.0 167.2 172.3 162.8 163.1 162.6 156.7 168.6 163.8 165.7 165.7 165.0 170.1 168.5 162.9 162.3 166.5 169.5 167.4 164.1 166.6 166.0 168.8 169.7 171.2 173.1 162.2 163.2 166.5 159.4 176.4 178.4 173.8 164.3 165.0 172.0 171.2 159.9 161.2 159.3 170.7 168.0 174.9 172.5 163.7 167.9 166.8 167.1 169.1 169.5 170.7 174.8 167.6 168.1 168.6 168.8 169.0 172.0 173.0 170.5 175.9 167.1 173.2 163.6 164.2 163.2 156.9 169.5 164.3 166.6 166.5 165.9 170.5 169.2 163.9 163.3 167.1 169.6 167.8 165.1 167.3 166.6 169.7 170.6 172.0 174.2 162.6 164.3 167.0 159.6 177.0 179.0 174.6 165.0 165.9 172.0 171.3 161.0 165.6 160.3 172.7 170.2 175.8 175.3 166.9 169.7 170.4 171.7 170.8 171.2 173.0 176.8 168.5 170.1 170.4 171.4 171.6 174.2 175.3 173.4 176.8 169.2 176.1 166.9 167.1 168.7 158.5 171.7 166.9 169.3 170.3 169.8 173.5 172.2 168.1 164.6 171.7 173.2 171.3 170.4 172.4 170.4 171.6 172.5 174.1 176.2 164.1 166.1 169.8 162.0 180.4 182.2 178.2 166.3 167.4 173.8 173.7 162.1 165.8 162.1 174.0 171.2 177.1 177.2 168.8 170.9 171.9 173.2 172.3 172.3 174.4 178.2 168.9 171.4 171.8 173.0 173.2 175.7 176.7 174.7 178.1 171.2 178.1 168.8 169.1 170.5 160.6 173.2 168.2 171.0 171.8 171.2 174.7 173.3 169.8 165.9 173.2 174.6 172.6 172.0 174.0 171.7 173.3 174.2 175.7 177.8 166.4 167.4 172.5 164.7 183.1 183.6 182.4 168.1 168.6 175.9 174.0 163.7 166.2 163.5 175.8 173.6 178.2 178.7 170.1 172.7 173.4 174.9 174.0 174.5 176.7 180.5 171.8 174.1 173.5 174.4 174.6 177.3 178.3 176.8 179.2 173.1 179.4 170.1 170.2 172.2 161.8 174.3 168.9 172.4 173.3 172.5 176.4 174.5 171.3 167.0 174.9 176.4 174.1 173.7 175.8 173.1 174.7 175.6 177.3 179.4 167.4 168.1 173.6 166.2 183.6 183.6 183.3 169.1 169.6 177.8 175.3 164.2 168.8 163.5 176.6 174.7 179.4 180.0 170.9 173.6 174.4 175.4 174.7 175.5 177.7 181.8 172.9 175.4 174.4 175.2 175.6 178.1 179.5 178.1 180.2 171.4 180.7 170.8 171.2 172.5 162.3 175.3 169.7 173.0 174.3 173.7 177.8 176.4 172.0 167.3 175.4 176.7 174.7 174.3 176.3 173.6 175.3 176.5 177.8 180.4 168.1 168.9 173.5 166.2 183.4 183.5 183.3 169.1 170.4 176.6 176.3 164.7 169.5 164.0 .5 .6 .7 .7 .5 .5 .6 .3 .4 .6 .6 .7 .6 .7 .5 .5 .6 .5 .7 .7 .6 –1.0 .7 .4 .6 .2 .3 .6 .5 .3 .6 .7 .8 1.1 .4 .2 .3 .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .5 .3 .6 .4 .5 –.1 .0 –.1 –.2 .0 .0 .5 –.7 .6 .3 .4 .3 3.5 4.0 2.6 4.3 4.4 3.4 4.7 5.0 3.3 3.5 4.1 4.0 3.2 4.3 3.4 3.8 3.9 3.5 3.8 4.5 2.4 2.6 4.4 4.4 4.3 5.7 3.4 3.4 2.9 3.8 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.9 2.4 5.0 4.2 4.1 5.6 5.4 4.2 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.4 2.8 3.9 4.1 3.6 2.5 5.0 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.3 2.4 2.3 102 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 30. Continued–Employment Cost Index, compensation, [June 1989 = 100] 2002 Series Dec. Mar. 1 by occupation and industry group 2003 2004 Dec. Mar. June Sept. Dec. Percent change 3 months ended 12 months ended June Sept. Dec. 2004 Finance, insurance, and real estate…............................ Excluding sales occupations….................................. Banking, savings and loan, and other credit agencies.. Insurance...................................................................... Services.......................................................................... Business services…...................................................... Health services............................................................. Hospitals…................................................................. Educational services..................................................... Colleges and universities…........................................ Nonmanufacturing.......................................................... White-collar workers..................................................... Excluding sales occupations…................................. Blue-collar occupations…............................................. Service occupations…………....................................... State and local government workers................................... Workers, by occupational group: White-collar workers........................................................... Professional specialty and technical…............................. Executive, administrative, and managerial…………......... Administrative support, including clerical…………............ Blue-collar workers….......................................................... Workers, by industry division: Services............................................................................ Services excluding schools ……….……………………………… Health services............................................................. Hospitals.................................................................... Educational services..................................................... Schools...................................................................... Elementary and secondary….................................. Colleges and universities…..................................... Public administration ……….………………………………………… 1 168.5 173.1 185.3 167.9 165.4 167.5 164.4 168.1 175.2 173.7 162.5 165.3 167.1 155.9 159.2 161.5 176.7 182.0 204.3 172.1 167.1 168.5 166.5 170.8 176.3 174.5 164.9 168.0 170.0 157.5 161.1 162.6 178.3 180.2 180.9 186.1 209.0 176.2 171.4 172.6 170.8 175.9 181.3 179.4 169.0 172.1 174.2 161.7 162.4 166.8 182.5 186.6 207.2 177.8 173.5 174.8 173.3 178.1 183.1 181.2 170.9 174.1 176.2 163.4 166.0 168.0 183.6 188.7 208.9 180.5 175.1 176.9 174.8 179.7 184.2 182.5 172.5 175.7 177.7 165.5 167.3 168.7 184.8 190.9 210.5 182.1 176.9 178.5 177.0 181.8 187.0 185.2 173.9 177.2 179.3 166.4 168.0 171.5 186.0 191.2 212.3 183.6 177.9 179.1 178.0 183.2 188.5 186.2 174.7 178.0 180.6 167.3 168.9 172.6 0.6 .6 .9 .8 .6 .3 .6 .8 .8 .5 .5 .5 .7 .5 .5 .6 2.8 2.7 1.6 4.2 3.8 3.8 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.5 2.9 3.5 184.0 1,853.0 206.3 207.6 173.9 175.1 168.4 170.4 169.2 171.9 167.9 169.4 171.9 173.9 177.1 180.2 175.4 178.4 166.4 169.3 171.4 159.7 162.0 163.2 168.1 171.2 173.2 161.1 163.2 165.9 160.7 159.4 163.8 162.4 159.8 160.9 162.8 165.5 166.2 160.3 160.7 158.8 165.8 161.7 161.7 160.2 165.3 163.8 161.3 161.8 164.0 166.4 167.0 161.1 161.4 159.4 167.0 163.4 162.2 160.8 165.7 164.4 161.7 162.3 164.2 166.7 167.3 161.7 162.0 160.0 167.5 164.3 3 4 164.9 163.4 168.0 167.9 163.6 164.9 166.8 169.5 170.3 164.3 164.7 163.0 169.2 167.3 165.7 164.1 169.1 168.5 165.2 165.7 168.2 171.0 171.4 165.0 165.3 163.7 170.0 168.1 166.8 165.1 170.1 170.4 166.7 166.5 169.4 172.2 172.4 165.7 166.0 164.4 170.7 170.1 167.5 165.6 171.0 171.8 167.5 166.8 170.1 172.9 173.2 165.9 166.3 164.6 171.0 171.4 170.0 168.4 172.1 174.3 169.9 169.7 173.0 175.7 176.3 168.8 169.2 168.0 172.4 174.1 171.2 169.4 174.3 175.5 171.0 170.8 173.8 176.8 177.4 169.9 170.3 169.2 173.2 175.4 .7 .6 1.3 .7 .6 .6 .5 .6 .6 .7 .7 .7 .5 .7 3.3 3.2 3.1 4.2 3.5 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.4 1.9 4.3 5 3 Cost (cents per hour worked) measured in the Employment Cost Index consists of wages, salaries, and employer cost of employee benefits. Consists of private industry workers (excluding farm and household workers) and State and local government (excluding Federal Government) workers. 2 Consists of legislative, judicial, administrative, and regulatory activities. This series has the same industry and occupational coverage as the Hourly Earnings index, which was discontinued in January 1989. 5 Includes, for example, library, social, and health services. Monthly Labor Review March 2005 103 Current Labor Statistics: Compensation & Industrial Relations 31. Employment Cost Index, wages and salaries, by occupation and industry group [June 1989 = 100] 2002 Series Dec. 1 2003 2004 Percent change 3 months 12 months ended Mar. June Sept. Dec. Mar. June Sept. Dec. ended Dec. 2004 Civilian workers ……….…….........…………………………………….… Workers, by occupational group: White-collar workers........................................................... Professional specialty and technical…............................. Executive, adminitrative, and managerial…………........... Administrative support, including clerical…………............ Blue-collar workers….......................................................... Service occupations............................................................ Workers, by industry division: Goods-producing................................................................ Manufacturing…............................................................... Service-producing............................................................... Services..............….......................................................... Health services............................................................... Hospitals..............…..................................................... Educational services....................................................... Public administration ……….………………………………………… Nonmanufacturing.............................................................. Private industry workers……….…….........………………… Excluding sales occupations…....................................... Workers, by occupational group: White-collar workers......................................................... Excluding sales occupations…..................................... Professional specialty and technical occupations…....... Executive, adminitrative, and managerial occupations… Sales occupations…………............................................ Administrative support occupations, including clerical… Blue-collar workers…........................................................ Precision production, craft, and repair occupations........ Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors............ Transportation and material moving occupations........... Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.... Service occupations…………........................................... Production and nonsupervisory occupations ……….……… Workers, by industry division: Goods-producing.............................................................. Excluding sales occupations...................................... White-collar occupations............................................... Excluding sales occupations...................................... Blue-collar occupations................................................. Construction…................................................................ Manufacturing…............................................................. White-collar occupations............................................... Excluding sales occupations...................................... Blue-collar occupations................................................. Durables…...................................................................... Nondurables…................................................................ Service-producing.............................................................. Excluding sales occupations...................................... White-collar occupations............................................... Excluding sales occupations...................................... Blue-collar occupations................................................. Service occupations...................................................... Transportation and public utilities…................................ Transportation…........................................................... Public utilities................................................................ Communications........................................................ Electric, gas, and sanitary services............................ Wholesale and retail trade….......................................... Wholesale trade…........................................................ Excluding sales occupations...................................... Retail trade…................................................................ General merchandise stores…................................... Food stores…............................................................. See footnotes at end of table. 3 2 157.8 160.1 158.6 163.8 160.6 152.6 156.9 155.1 156.5 158.8 161.1 160.9 162.2 160.1 155.8 158.0 157.5 157.9 160.4 160.8 158.5 164.5 156.8 161.3 152.4 152.3 153.2 146.9 157.2 154.4 155.2 155.0 154.0 158.6 156.3 152.6 150.2 156.5 158.6 155.9 154.7 157.3 155.2 158.6 159.6 160.7 162.8 152.0 154.1 154.1 150.1 159.3 160.7 157.4 155.5 161.0 163.7 152.7 149.2 150.3 159.3 161.9 159.3 167.9 161.8 153.8 158.0 156.3 158.0 160.5 161.9 162.0 163.5 160.4 157.2 159.6 159.3 159.4 162.6 163.6 159.5 169.1 158.1 162.6 153.6 153.4 154.7 147.8 158.4 155.5 156.4 156.3 155.4 160.0 158.0 153.8 150.6 158.0 160.1 157.7 156.3 158.8 156.6 160.6 161.7 163.0 165.3 153.2 155.1 154.8 150.5 160.4 161.9 158.6 156.7 163.4 163.9 153.1 149.8 151.0 160.3 162.9 160.1 169.0 163.1 154.8 158.7 157.5 159.0 161.4 162.8 163.2 164.4 160.7 158.0 160.5 160.4 160.5 163.8 164.8 160.5 170.3 159.3 164.0 154.6 154.7 155.3 149.0 159.0 156.1 157.4 157.4 156.5 161.4 159.2 154.8 152.4 159.0 161.6 158.9 156.9 159.7 157.8 161.7 162.8 164.1 166.5 154.3 155.6 155.6 150.6 162.1 163.4 160.4 157.5 164.7 165.2 153.8 152.0 151.6 161.8 164.5 161.8 170.5 164.3 155.8 159.8 158.3 159.7 163.0 164.7 164.7 166.3 162.7 159.4 162.1 161.7 161.7 165.3 166.2 162.1 171.8 161.6 165.1 155.6 155.5 156.8 149.8 159.9 157.1 158.8 158.3 157.4 161.9 159.9 155.9 153.6 159.7 162.0 159.5 157.9 160.6 158.3 163.3 164.2 166.0 168.2 155.1 156.6 156.0 150.4 163.4 165.4 161.0 159.2 164.8 165.7 156.3 153.1 152.2 162.3 165.1 162.5 171.2 164.9 156.3 160.6 160.6 160.1 163.6 165.4 165.9 167.7 163.2 160.0 162.7 162.3 162.4 165.9 167.0 163.0 172.5 161.1 165.7 156.1 156.2 156.9 149.8 160.6 157.8 159.4 158.7 158.0 162.1 160.4 156.4 154.0 160.1 162.1 160.0 158.5 160.9 158.7 163.9 165.0 166.6 169.0 155.4 157.4 156.5 150.8 164.1 165.9 161.8 159.5 165.3 166.3 156.5 153.6 152.8 163.3 166.1 163.8 171.4 166.3 157.3 161.2 159.9 161.3 164.6 166.5 167.7 169.0 163.6 161.1 163.7 163.4 163.5 167.1 168.1 164.7 172.7 162.6 167.2 157.2 157.1 158.6 150.4 161.8 158.4 160.7 159.9 159.2 163.2 161.5 157.7 155.1 161.3 163.3 161.2 159.8 161.9 160.4 165.0 166.0 167.8 170.2 156.2 158.0 157.6 151.7 165.3 167.0 163.3 160.3 166.2 167.8 157.3 154.1 153.8 164.3 167.1 164.4 172.4 167.5 158.4 161.9 161.0 162.4 165.5 167.4 168.6 169.9 163.8 161.4 164.6 164.5 164.5 168.2 169.2 165.5 173.9 163.9 168.6 158.3 158.3 159.8 151.8 162.7 159.3 161.7 160.9 160.2 164.5 162.7 158.6 155.9 162.4 164.7 162.5 160.6 162.9 161.6 166.1 167.1 168.9 171.2 157.8 158.8 159.1 153.4 166.4 167.5 165.1 161.6 167.8 167.6 158.4 154.9 154.3 165.7 168.7 166.5 173.4 168.8 159.7 162.8 162.3 163.8 167.0 167.3 170.8 171.8 166.0 162.6 166.0 165.9 165.8 169.7 170.6 167.6 174.9 165.9 169.7 159.5 159.3 161.6 152.9 163.6 159.8 163.1 162.3 161.2 166.0 163.6 159.8 157.1 163.8 166.1 163.5 162.1 164.5 162.8 167.5 168.5 170.4 172.8 158.9 159.4 160.4 155.0 167.5 168.8 165.9 162.5 169.7 168.6 158.7 157.5 154.5 166.2 169.1 167.0 174.4 169.7 160.0 163.6 162.4 164.0 167.5 170.1 171.7 173.2 166.8 163.5 166.5 166.2 166.5 170.0 171.4 168.0 175.7 164.0 170.8 159.9 159.7 161.6 153.3 164.5 160.6 163.4 162.4 161.6 165.9 164.1 160.1 157.0 164.0 166.1 163.9 162.4 164.7 162.9 167.9 169.3 170.8 173.6 159.4 160.2 160.5 155.1 167.5 168.3 166.6 162.1 167.5 168.9 159.3 158.1 155.0 0.3 .2 .3 .6 .5 .2 .5 .1 .1 .3 .5 .5 .8 .5 .6 .3 .2 .4 .2 .5 .2 .5 –1.1 .6 .3 .3 .0 .3 .6 .5 .2 .1 .2 –.1 .3 .2 –.1 .1 .0 .2 .2 .1 .1 .2 .5 .2 .5 .3 .5 .1 .1 .0 –.3 .4 –.2 –1.3 .2 .4 .4 .3 2.4 2.4 2.8 1.9 2.9 2.4 1.9 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.8 3.5 3.3 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.6 3.1 1.9 1.8 3.1 2.4 2.2 3.0 2.3 2.4 1.8 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 1.9 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.6 1.8 2.6 2.9 2.1 1.4 3.0 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.9 1.4 104 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 31. Continued–Employment Cost Index, wages and salaries, by occupation and industry group [June 1989 = 100] 2002 Series Dec. Finance, insurance, and real estate…............................ Excluding sales occupations….................................. Banking, savings and loan, and other credit agencies.. Insurance...................................................................... Services.......................................................................... Business services…...................................................... Health services............................................................. Hospitals…................................................................. Educational services..................................................... Colleges and universities…........................................ Nonmanufacturing.......................................................... White-collar workers..................................................... Excluding sales occupations…................................. Blue-collar occupations…............................................. Service occupations…………....................................... State and local government workers............………………… Workers, by occupational group: White-collar workers........................................................... Professional specialty and technical…............................. Executive, administrative, and managerial…………......... Administrative support, including clerical…………............ Blue-collar workers….......................................................... Workers, by industry division: Services............................................................................ Services excluding schools ……….……………………………… Health services............................................................. Hospitals.................................................................... Educational services..................................................... Schools...................................................................... Elementary and secondary….................................. Colleges and universities…..................................... Public administration ……….………………………………………… 1 2003 2004 Percent change 3 months 12 months ended Mar. 171.1 176.7 206.4 161.6 162.8 165.6 161.9 163.6 167.1 164.4 159.4 162.8 164.9 151.1 155.0 162.6 158.9 158.8 160.9 156.9 156.2 159.5 161.4 162.9 163.1 159.1 159.2 158.2 162.1 157.2 June 172.4 178.5 208.7 163.0 164.0 166.4 163.2 164.6 167.5 165.1 160.5 163.9 166.1 152.4 155.5 163.2 159.2 159.1 161.0 157.2 156.5 159.8 161.8 163.5 163.8 159.3 159.5 158.5 162.1 158.0 Sept. 174.1 179.2 209.1 163.9 165.9 169.1 164.6 166.5 170.3 167.6 162.1 165.7 167.7 153.4 156.5 165.9 161.0 161.0 162.5 159.1 157.6 161.6 163.2 165.1 165.5 161.2 161.4 160.6 163.5 159.4 3 Dec. 174.5 210.2 164.5 164.5 166.7 169.8 135.8 167.9 171.0 168.4 162.6 166.3 168.5 153.8 157.3 166.8 161.5 161.4 163.3 159.5 158.3 162.1 164.5 166.7 166.7 161.6 161.8 160.9 164.0 160.0 Mar. 175.2 179.2 206.7 165.1 168.1 171.0 167.8 169.4 171.9 169.5 163.7 167.5 169.7 154.7 157.9 168.0 162.1 162.1 163.5 160.4 158.9 162.6 165.1 167.4 167.4 162.0 162.1 161.3 164.3 161.1 June 175.3 180.5 207.6 167.2 169.3 172.7 168.8 170.5 172.6 170.0 164.8 168.6 170.7 156.1 158.7 168.7 162.4 162.3 163.8 160.8 159.2 162.7 165.6 167.8 167.9 162.1 162.3 161.5 164.4 161.4 Sept. 176.5 181.8 209.5 168.9 171.1 174.3 170.9 172.4 175.5 172.9 166.2 170.1 172.3 157.1 159.2 171.5 164.1 164.4 164.3 162.6 160.7 164.8 167.5 169.6 169.9 164.2 164.3 163.8 165.4 162.6 Dec. 177.7 182.9 211.3 170.4 172.0 175.0 171.9 173.8 176.8 173.6 166.6 170.5 173.1 157.5 160.1 172.6 164.9 165.0 166.1 163.0 161.4 165.5 168.3 170.7 171.0 164.9 165.0 164.5 166.3 163.5 ended Dec. 2004 162.6 167.3 183.9 159.1 161.7 164.8 160.7 162.1 166.5 164.3 157.5 160.5 162.5 150.2 154.0 161.5 158.4 158.4 160.1 156.0 155.1 159.2 160.3 162.2 162.5 158.9 159.0 158.1 161.6 155.8 0.7 .6 .9 .9 .5 .4 .6 .8 .7 .4 .2 .2 .5 .3 .6 .5 .5 .4 1.1 .2 .4 .4 .5 .6 .6 .4 .4 .4 .5 .6 1.8 1.7 .5 3.6 3.2 3.1 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.1 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.4 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.2 1.7 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.0 2.0 2.2 1.4 2.2 4 2 Consists of private industry workers (excluding farm and household workers) and State and local government (excluding Federal Government) workers. 2 .6 This series has the same industry and occupational coverage as the Hourly Earnings index, which was discontinued in January 1989. 4 Consists of legislative, judicial, administrative, and regulatory activities. Includes, for example, library, social, and health services. Monthly Labor Review March 2005 105 Current Labor Statistics: Compensation & Industrial Relations 32. Employment Cost Index, benefits, private industry workers by occupation and industry group [June 1989 = 100] 2002 Series Dec. Mar. June Sept. Dec. Mar. June Sept. Dec. 2003 2004 Percent change 3 months ended 12 months ended Dec. 2004 Private industry workers...................................................... Workers, by occupational group: White-collar workers........................................................... Blue-collar workers….......................................................... Workers, by industry division: Goods-producing................................................................ Service-producing…........................................................... Manufacturing..................................................................... Nonmanufacturing…........................................................... 174.6 178.5 167.8 171.0 175.9 168.9 176.3 179.6 183.6 172.7 178.0 179.9 176.9 180.3 182.0 185.5 176.1 180.2 182.3 179.0 182.8 184.3 187.7 178.4 182.3 184.7 181.1 185.1 185.8 189.2 179.9 183.8 186.2 182.3 186.7 192.2 194.4 188.3 193.7 190.6 194.4 190.9 195.3 197.4 191.8 196.2 194.1 196.9 194.3 196.9 199.1 193.3 198.1 195.5 199.2 195.7 198.7 201.1 194.9 201.2 196.5 200.4 197.6 0.9 1.0 .8 1.6 .5 .6 1.0 6.9 6.3 8.3 9.5 5.5 9.9 5.8 106 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 33. Employment Cost Index, private industry workers by bargaining status, region, and area size [June 1989 = 100] 2002 Series Dec. COMPENSATION Workers, by bargaining status1 Union....................................................................................... Goods-producing................................................................. Service-producing…............................................................ Manufacturing...................................................................... Nonmanufacturing…............................................................ Nonunion................................................................................. Goods-producing................................................................. Service-producing…............................................................ Manufacturing...................................................................... Nonmanufacturing…............................................................ Workers, by region1 Northeast................................................................................ South...................................................................................... Midwest (formerly North Central)............................................ West........................................................................................ Workers, by area size1 Metropolitan areas.................................................................. Other areas............................................................................. WAGES AND SALARIES Workers, by bargaining status1 Union....................................................................................... Goods-producing................................................................. Service-producing…............................................................ Manufacturing...................................................................... Nonmanufacturing…............................................................ Nonunion................................................................................. Goods-producing................................................................. Service-producing…............................................................ Manufacturing...................................................................... Nonmanufacturing…............................................................ Workers, by region1 Northeast................................................................................ South...................................................................................... Midwest (formerly North Central)............................................ West........................................................................................ Workers, by area size1 Metropolitan areas.................................................................. Other areas............................................................................. 157.9 154.8 159.6 156.8 160.7 158.0 162.2 158.9 162.7 159.5 163.8 160.8 164.9 162.1 163.3 162.1 166.6 163.8 .2 .3 2.4 2.7 155.7 154.6 160.2 160.1 157.3 155.3 164.1 161.3 158.4 156.1 165.0 163.1 160.0 157.4 166.1 164.7 160.9 157.9 166.5 165.2 162.0 159.1 166.9 166.8 163.6 160.1 167.7 167.9 164.9 161.6 169.2 169.1 165.0 162.3 169.2 169.5 .1 .4 .0 .2 2.5 2.8 1.6 2.6 152.5 151.2 154.1 153.1 152.1 158.5 156.6 159.0 157.8 158.3 153.3 152.4 154.6 154.6 152.5 160.4 157.8 161.2 159.3 160.4 154.3 153.9 155.1 155.9 153.5 161.5 158.9 162.3 160.2 161.5 155.3 154.8 156.3 156.7 154.6 163.0 159.7 164.0 160.9 163.1 156.2 155.4 157.3 157.1 155.6 163.4 160.1 164.5 161.3 163.7 157.2 156.3 158.5 158.1 156.6 164.6 161.4 165.6 162.6 164.7 158.7 157.5 160.3 159.2 158.4 165.6 162.4 166.6 163.7 165.7 160.0 158.7 161.7 160.5 159.6 167.0 163.8 168.0 165.2 167.1 160.6 158.9 162.6 160.7 160.4 167.3 163.9 168.4 165.3 167.5 .4 .1 .6 .1 .5 .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 2.8 2.3 3.4 2.3 3.1 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.3 162.5 169.8 165.2 163.5 166.6 165.0 168.3 166.1 169.1 166.9 171.5 170.2 173.1 172.1 174.6 173.3 175.3 174.3 .4 .6 3.7 4.4 161.3 159.0 164.6 165.0 163.8 160.6 169.0 167.3 165.2 161.6 170.4 169.5 166.9 163.2 171.7 171.4 167.9 163.9 172.5 172.2 170.2 166.4 174.7 175.3 172.3 167.9 176.2 176.8 173.7 169.5 177.6 178.1 174.2 170.6 177.9 179.0 .3 .6 .2 .5 3.8 4.1 3.1 3.9 159.5 157.8 161.1 157.9 159.9 162.8 160.8 163.3 161.3 162.9 162.1 161.4 162.6 162.3 161.4 165.4 163.6 165.9 164.5 165.4 164.1 163.4 164.6 163.8 163.7 166.8 164.9 167.2 165.8 166.7 165.7 164.7 166.5 165.0 165.5 168.4 166.1 169.0 166.9 168.5 166.8 165.9 167.5 166.3 166.5 169.1 166.7 169.8 167.3 139.3 171.4 172.3 170.2 175.0 168.8 171.3 169.7 171.6 170.6 171.1 173.9 174.6 172.9 177.0 171.6 172.7 170.9 173.2 172.0 172.6 175.3 176.0 174.4 178.4 173.0 174.2 172.4 174.6 173.8 174.0 176.2 176.7 175.4 178.9 174.1 174.9 173.5 175.1 174.3 174.7 0.5 .4 .6 .3 .6 .4 .6 .3 .3 .4 5.6 6.5 4.7 7.6 4.6 3.4 4.1 3.1 4.2 3.2 2003 2004 Percent change 3 months 12 months ended Mar. June Sept. Dec. Mar. June Sept. Dec. ended Dec. 2004 1 The indexes are calculated differently from those for the occupation and industry groups. For a detailed description of the index calculation, see the Monthly Labor Review Technical Note, "Estimation procedures for the Employment Cost Index," May 1982. Monthly Labor Review March 2005 107 Current Labor Statistics: Compensation & Industrial Relations 34. Percent of full-time employees participating in employer-provided benefit plans, and in selected features within plans, medium and large private establishments, selected years, 1980—97 Item Scope of survey (in 000's)…………………………….… Number of employees (in 000's): With medical care……...…………………………….… With life insurance…………………………………..… With defined benefit plan……………………………… Time-off plans Participants with: Paid lunch time………………………………………… Average minutes per day…………………………… Paid rest time……………………………………….…. Average minutes per day…………………………… Paid funeral leave…………………….………………… Average days per occurrence……………………… Paid holidays…………………………………..………… Average days per year………………………………… Paid personal leave…………………………………… Average days per year………………………………… Paid vacations…………………………………………… Paid sick leave 1………………………………………… Unpaid maternity leave………………………………… Unpaid paternity leave………………………………… Unpaid family leave …………………………………… Insurance plans Participants in medical care plans……………………… Percent of participants with coverage for: Home health care……..................…………………… Extended care facilities……………………………… Physical exam…………….…………………………… Percent of participants with employee contribution required for: Self coverage……….................................………… Average monthly contribution……………………… Family coverage……………………………………… Average monthly contribution……………………… Participants in life insurance plans……………………… Percent of participants with: Accidental death and dismemberment insurance……………..........................……………… Survivor income benefits……………………………… Retiree protection available…………………………… Participants in long-term disability insurance plans………….............…………………… Participants in sickness and accident insurance plans…………....................………………… Participants in short-term disability plans 1…………… Retirement plans Participants in defined benefit pension plans………… Percent of participants with: Normal retirement prior to age 65……................... Early retirement available…………………………… Ad hoc pension increase in last 5 years………..…. Terminal earnings formula…………………………… Benefit coordinated with Social Security…………… Participants in defined contribution plans……………… Participants in plans with tax-deferred savings arrangements………..............………….................… Other benefits Employees eligible for: Flexible benefits plans…………..…..........…………… – – – – – – Reimbursement accounts 2…………………………… _ _ _ Premium conversion plans…………………………… 1 The definitions for paid sick leave and short-term disability (previously sickness and accident insurance) were changed for the 1995 survey. Paid sick leave now includes only plans that specify either a maximum number of days per year or unlimited days. Shortterms disability now includes all insured, self-insured, and State-mandated plans available on a per-disability basis, as well as the unfunded per-disability plans previously reported as sick leave. Sickness and accident insurance, reported in years prior to this survey, included only insured, self-insured, and State-mandated plans providing per-disability beneNOTE: Dash indicates data not available. 2 5 5 12 _ _ fits at less than full pay. 2 1980 21,352 20,711 20,498 17,936 1982 21,043 20,412 20,201 17,676 1984 21,013 20,383 20,172 17,231 1986 21,303 20,238 20,451 16,190 1988 31,059 27,953 28,574 19,567 1989 32,428 29,834 30,482 20,430 1991 31,163 25,865 29,293 18,386 1993 28,728 23,519 26,175 16,015 1995 33,374 25,546 29,078 17,417 1997 38,409 29,340 33,495 19,202 10 – 75 – – – 99 10.1 20 – 100 62 – – _ 97 – 58 – 9 25 76 25 – – 99 10.0 24 3.8 99 67 – – _ 97 – 62 – 9 26 73 26 – – 99 9.8 23 3.6 99 67 – – _ 97 46 62 8 10 27 72 26 88 3.2 99 10.0 25 3.7 100 70 – – _ 95 66 70 18 11 29 72 26 85 3.2 96 9.4 24 3.3 98 69 33 16 _ 90 76 79 28 10 26 71 26 84 3.3 97 9.2 22 3.1 97 68 37 18 _ 92 75 80 28 8 30 67 28 80 3.3 92 10.2 21 3.3 96 67 37 26 _ 83 81 80 30 9 29 68 26 83 3.0 91 9.4 21 3.1 97 65 60 53 _ 82 86 82 42 _ _ _ _ 80 3.3 89 9.1 22 3.3 96 58 _ _ 84 77 78 73 56 _ _ _ _ 81 3.7 89 9.3 20 3.5 95 56 _ _ 93 76 85 78 63 26 – 46 – 96 27 – 51 – 96 36 $11.93 58 $35.93 96 43 $12.80 63 $41.40 96 44 $19.29 64 $60.07 92 47 $25.31 66 $72.10 94 51 $26.60 69 $96.97 94 61 $31.55 76 $107.42 91 67 $33.92 78 $118.33 87 69 $39.14 80 $130.07 87 69 – – 40 54 _ 72 – 64 43 51 _ 74 – 64 47 51 _ 72 10 59 48 49 _ 78 8 49 42 46 _ 71 7 42 45 43 _ 71 6 44 40 45 _ 76 5 41 41 44 _ 77 7 37 42 _ 53 74 6 33 43 _ 55 84 55 98 – 53 45 – – 84 58 97 – 52 45 – – 82 63 97 47 54 56 – – 76 64 98 35 57 62 60 33 63 59 98 26 55 62 45 36 63 62 97 22 64 63 48 41 59 55 98 7 56 54 48 44 56 52 95 6 61 48 49 43 52 52 96 4 58 51 55 54 50 52 95 10 56 49 57 55 9 23 _ 10 36 _ 12 52 _ 12 38 5 13 32 7 Prior to 1995, reimbursement accounts included premium conversion plans, which specifically allow medical plan participants to pay required plan premiums with pretax dollars. Also, reimbursement accounts that were part of flexible benefit plans were tabulated separately. 108 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 35. Percent of full-time employees participating in employer-provided benefit plans, and in selected features within plans, small private establishments and State and local governments, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, and 1996 Item 1990 Scope of survey (in 000's)…………………………….… Number of employees (in 000's): With medical care……...…………………………….… With life insurance…………………………………..… With defined benefit plan……………………………… Time-off plans Participants with: Paid lunch time………………………………………… Average minutes per day…………………………… Paid rest time……………………………………….…. Average minutes per day…………………………… Paid funeral leave…………………….………………… Average days per occurrence……………………… Paid holidays…………………………………..………… Average days per year1……………………………… Paid personal leave…………………………………… Average days per year………………………………… Paid vacations…………………………………………… Paid sick leave 2………………………………………… Unpaid leave………………………….………………… Unpaid paternity leave………………………………… Unpaid family leave…………………………………… Insurance plans Participants in medical care plans……………………… Percent of participants with coverage for: Home health care……..................…………………… Extended care facilities……………………………… Physical exam…………….…………………………… Percent of participants with employee contribution required for: Self coverage……….................................………… Average monthly contribution……………………… Family coverage……………………………………… Average monthly contribution……………………… Participants in life insurance plans……………………… Percent of participants with: Accidental death and dismemberment insurance……………..........................……………… Survivor income benefits……………………………… Retiree protection available…………………………… Participants in long-term disability insurance plans………….............…………………… Participants in sickness and accident insurance plans…………....................………………… Participants in short-term disability plans …………… Retirement plans Participants in defined benefit pension plans………… Percent of participants with: Normal retirement prior to age 65……................... Early retirement available…………………………… Ad hoc pension increase in last 5 years………..…. Terminal earnings formula…………………………… Benefit coordinated with Social Security…………… Participants in defined contribution plans……………… Participants in plans with tax-deferred savings arrangements………..............………….................… Other benefits Employees eligible for: Flexible benefits plans…………..…..........…………… Reimbursement accounts 3…………………………… Premium conversion plans ….………………………… 1 2 Small private establishments 1992 34,360 24,396 21,990 7,559 State and local governments 1996 39,816 25,599 24,635 5,883 1994 35,910 23,536 21,955 5,480 1987 10,321 9,599 8,773 9,599 1990 12,972 12,064 11,415 11,675 1992 12,466 11,219 11,095 10,845 1994 12,907 11,192 11,194 11,708 32,466 22,402 20,778 6,493 8 37 48 27 47 2.9 84 9.5 11 2.8 88 47 17 8 – 69 79 83 26 9 37 49 26 50 3.0 82 9.2 12 2.6 88 53 18 7 – 71 80 84 28 – – – – 50 3.1 82 7.5 13 2.6 88 50 – – 47 66 – – – – – – – 51 3.0 80 7.6 14 3.0 86 50 – – 48 64 – – – 17 34 58 29 56 3.7 81 10.9 38 2.7 72 97 57 30 – 93 76 78 36 11 36 56 29 63 3.7 74 13.6 39 2.9 67 95 51 33 – 93 82 79 36 10 34 53 29 65 3.7 75 14.2 38 2.9 67 95 59 44 – 90 87 84 47 – – – – 62 3.7 73 11.5 38 3.0 66 94 – – 93 87 84 81 55 42 $25.13 67 $109.34 64 47 $36.51 73 $150.54 64 52 $40.97 76 $159.63 61 52 $42.63 75 $181.53 62 35 $15.74 71 $71.89 85 38 $25.53 65 $117.59 88 43 $28.97 72 $139.23 89 47 $30.20 71 $149.70 87 78 1 19 19 6 _ 76 1 25 23 26 _ 79 2 20 20 26 _ 77 1 13 22 _ 29 67 1 55 31 14 _ 67 1 45 27 21 _ 74 1 46 28 22 _ 64 2 46 30 21 _ 20 54 95 7 58 49 31 17 22 50 95 4 54 46 33 24 15 – – – – – 34 23 15 47 92 – 53 44 38 28 93 92 90 33 100 18 9 28 90 89 88 16 100 8 9 45 87 92 89 10 100 10 9 45 91 92 87 13 99 49 9 24 1 8 _ 2 14 _ 3 19 _ 4 12 7 5 5 _ 5 31 _ 5 50 _ 5 64 _ Methods used to calculate the average number of paid holidays were revised Sickness and accident insurance, reported in years prior to this survey, included only insured, self-insured, and State-mandated plans providing perdisability benefits at less than full pay. 3 in 1994 to count partial days more precisely. Average holidays for 1994 are not comparable with those reported in 1990 and 1992. 2 The definitions for paid sick leave and short-term disability (previously Prior to 1996, reimbursement accounts included premium conversion plans, sickness and accident insurance) were changed for the 1996 survey. Paid sick leave now includes only plans that specify either a maximum number of days per year or unlimited days. Short-term disability now includes all insured, selfinsured, and State-mandated plans available on a per-disability basis, as well as the unfunded per-disability plans previously reported as sick leave. which specifically allow medical plan participants to pay required plan premiums with pretax dollars. Also, reimbursement accounts that were part of flexible benefit plans were tabulated separately. NOTE: Dash indicates data not available. Monthly Labor Review March 2005 109 Current Labor Statistics: Price Data 36. Work stoppages involving 1,000 workers or more Annual totals Measure Number of stoppages: Beginning in period............................. In effect during period…...................... Workers involved: Beginning in period (in thousands)….. In effect during period (in thousands)… Days idle: Number (in thousands)….................... Percent of estimated working time …… 1 2004 Jan. 0 1 2005p Aug. 0 1 2 2 2003 14 15 129.2 130.5 4,091.2 .01 2004 17 18 170.7 316.5 Feb. 1 2 Mar. 1 1 Apr. 0 1 May 2 2 June 3 4 July Sept. 2 3 Oct. 1 3 Nov. 2 4 Dec. 3 4 Jan. 0 2 .0 61.3 6.7 66.7 2.2 2.2 .0 2.2 103.0 103.0 27.6 28.6 .0 1.6 3.7 3.7 4.5 6.5 10.0 16.1 3.2 16.1 9.8 8.5 .0 2.5 3,344.1 1,203.9 1,146.7 .01 .05 .05 44.0 (2) 26.4 (2) 204.0 .01 94.0 (2) 3.2 (2) 52.5 (2) 57.0 (2) 300.0 .01 114.9 (2) 97.5 (2) 50.0 (2) 1 Agricultural and government employees are included in the total employed and total Monthly Labor Review , October 1968, pp.54–56. 2 working time; private household, forestry, and fishery employees are excluded. An explanation of the measurement of idleness as a percentage of the total time worked is found in "Total economy measures of strike idleness," Less than 0.005. NOTE: Dash indicates data not available. P = preliminary. 110 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 37. Consumer Price Indexes for All Urban Consumers and for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity or service group [1982–84 = 100, unless otherwise indicated] Annual average Series CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS All items....................................................................... All items (1967 = 100)................................................. Food and beverages.................................................. Food..................…..................................................... Food at home…....................................................... Cereals and bakery products…............................. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs…............................ Dairy and related products ……….……………………… Fruits and vegetables…........................................ Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials…......................................................... Other foods at home….......................................... Sugar and sweets…............................................ Fats and oils….................................................... Other foods…...................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 1,2 1 2004 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 2005 Jan. 2003 2004 184.0 551.1 180.5 180.0 179.4 202.8 169.3 167.9 225.9 139.8 162.6 162.0 157.4 178.8 110.3 182.1 121.3 187.2 184.8 213.1 205.5 119.3 219.9 114.8 154.5 138.2 139.5 145.0 126.1 120.9 118.0 113.1 122.1 119.6 157.6 153.6 96.5 137.9 142.9 135.8 135.1 107.8 195.6 209.3 297.1 262.8 306.0 261.2 394.8 107.5 103.6 109.8 134.4 335.4 362.1 89.7 87.8 98.3 16.1 17.6 298.7 469.0 178.0 153.5 193.2 188.9 565.8 186.6 186.2 186.2 206.0 181.7 180.2 232.7 140.4 164.9 163.2 167.8 179.7 110.4 187.5 125.3 192.1 189.5 218.8 211.0 125.9 224.9 116.2 161.9 144.4 160.5 150.6 125.5 120.4 117.5 113.0 118.5 119.3 163.1 159.4 94.2 137.1 133.3 160.4 159.7 108.7 200.2 209.1 310.1 269.3 321.3 271.5 417.9 108.6 104.2 111.6 143.7 351.0 414.3 86.7 84.6 95.8 14.8 15.3 304.7 478.0 181.7 153.9 197.6 185.2 554.9 184.3 183.8 184.0 203.9 179.9 172.4 232.4 140.7 162.8 163.0 160.7 178.0 109.1 184.9 123.9 189.4 186.3 215.2 208.3 117.2 222.6 114.8 156.3 139.2 149.9 145.5 125.3 115.8 115.5 105.7 117.7 115.9 157.0 153.2 94.3 138.0 130.8 136.7 136.1 108.0 198.2 206.3 303.6 265.5 313.8 262.5 409.7 107.9 103.6 111.1 140.1 345.4 403.6 88.1 86.1 97.0 15.3 16.2 301.4 473.0 179.7 153.8 194.6 186.2 557.9 184.5 184.1 184.0 204.4 179.7 172.1 229.7 141.4 163.7 163.9 162.3 178.9 109.5 185.5 124.0 189.9 187.0 216.0 208.8 120.0 222.9 115.0 156.9 139.5 155.1 145.5 125.7 118.6 117.1 110.3 119.3 117.0 158.8 154.9 94.4 138.3 131.0 143.1 142.5 108.0 198.2 208.1 306.0 266.7 316.6 268.0 412.5 108.4 104.1 111.2 140.4 348.6 404.2 88.1 86.1 97.1 15.2 16.0 302.3 472.6 180.4 154.5 195.2 187.4 561.5 184.9 184.4 184.3 204.8 179.5 171.9 230.1 140.8 165.1 163.3 166.2 180.4 111.7 185.8 124.1 190.8 187.9 217.8 209.2 128.1 223.3 115.1 155.2 137.6 152.5 143.5 125.7 123.5 119.8 117.6 121.9 120.1 160.5 156.6 94.2 137.9 131.2 150.5 149.8 107.8 198.5 209.9 307.5 267.3 318.4 269.7 413.8 108.8 104.3 111.1 140.6 348.9 404.7 87.7 85.7 96.7 15.2 15.8 303.1 473.6 180.9 154.5 195.8 188.0 563.2 185.0 184.5 184.1 205.5 179.2 174.0 228.3 139.7 165.0 162.6 166.2 180.4 110.5 186.2 124.7 191.8 188.4 218.4 209.7 129.1 223.9 115.7 155.6 138.0 149.6 144.2 125.6 124.3 120.3 118.7 120.5 121.0 161.8 157.9 94.1 137.6 131.3 155.9 155.3 107.9 198.6 211.5 308.3 268.5 319.2 270.6 413.6 109.0 104.7 110.9 140.7 349.5 404.9 87.4 85.4 96.5 15.0 15.9 303.6 473.3 181.3 154.5 196.1 189.1 566.4 186.5 186.1 186.6 206.1 181.1 185.9 231.7 169.9 165.4 163.5 169.4 180.1 110.8 186.7 124.8 191.7 188.9 218.7 210.2 128.2 224.3 116.1 158.1 140.4 150.4 146.8 125.4 123.4 120.3 116.9 118.1 120.3 165.2 161.5 94.0 137.4 131.8 170.5 169.8 107.9 199.0 210.7 309.0 269.1 319.8 270.9 414.6 108.8 104.6 110.6 140.9 349.6 405.6 86.9 84.8 95.9 14.9 15.7 303.8 473.5 181.4 154.6 196.6 189.7 568.2 186.8 186.3 186.8 206.8 182.3 188.8 226.7 139.8 165.8 162.8 171.3 180.5 110.9 187.0 124.8 192.4 190.3 219.2 210.7 129.1 224.7 116.2 165.5 148.5 150.7 155.8 125.6 120.1 117.7 112.3 116.2 118.4 165.7 161.9 93.6 137.2 130.6 173.3 172.7 108.2 199.7 212.3 310.0 269.6 321.0 271.6 416.9 108.9 104.4 110.8 141.6 350.6 407.6 86.8 84.7 95.8 14.9 15.5 304.1 476.0 181.4 153.8 196.9 189.4 567.5 187.2 186.8 187.1 207.2 183.7 187.7 224.5 140.5 166.0 163.8 171.9 180.3 109.4 187.8 125.1 192.2 190.9 220.0 211.2 132.2 225.1 116.1 166.6 149.5 151.1 156.9 125.2 115.9 115.2 106.1 114.5 115.1 164.0 160.0 93.5 135.9 132.1 165.2 164.5 108.8 200.3 214.4 311.0 269.9 322.3 272.3 419.1 108.7 104.4 110.9 142.1 349.5 409.4 86.5 84.5 95.6 14.8 15.3 305.1 480.5 181.7 153.4 197.5 189.5 567.6 187.3 186.8 186.7 207.2 183.7 184.9 224.0 140.3 166.2 164.4 169.7 180.9 111.5 188.4 125.4 192.5 191.2 220.3 211.9 130.6 225.7 116.3 167.7 150.5 157.4 157.6 124.8 116.5 113.8 107.5 115.0 117.3 162.9 159.1 93.4 134.9 133.8 162.0 161.2 109.0 200.8 209.7 311.6 270.0 323.1 273.3 418.8 108.5 104.1 111.7 145.1 353.3 418.3 86.1 84.0 95.0 14.7 15.1 305.5 481.6 181.9 152.8 198.9 189.9 568.7 187.2 186.7 186.1 206.4 183.4 181.6 226.0 140.3 165.2 163.5 170.4 179.4 110.5 188.9 125.9 193.4 191.0 220.2 212.4 127.2 226.1 116.6 166.7 149.3 161.6 156.0 125.0 121.2 116.2 114.4 119.5 121.7 162.9 159.4 93.9 134.9 136.5 161.2 160.5 109.3 200.7 205.3 312.3 270.9 323.7 273.3 420.3 108.6 104.0 112.9 147.9 352.8 427.4 86.2 84.1 95.3 14.7 15.0 306.3 482.9 182.3 153.5 199.1 190.9 571.9 188.4 187.9 187.9 207.0 182.9 182.1 240.0 140.6 165.4 162.6 170.2 180.1 109.9 189.4 126.8 193.6 191.0 220.6 212.8 128.0 226.5 116.3 162.8 144.9 177.3 150.0 126.1 124.1 118.3 119.2 120.6 122.1 166.4 162.9 94.3 135.9 136.8 173.1 172.2 109.5 201.7 206.5 313.3 271.7 324.8 273.7 422.5 108.7 104.2 112.5 148.3 353.8 428.2 85.5 83.4 94.6 14.5 14.6 306.8 482.3 182.8 154.0 199.4 191.0 572.2 188.6 188.2 188.1 206.8 182.4 180.9 248.3 139.6 164.4 163.1 167.8 178.9 110.5 189.6 126.7 194.0 190.8 219.9 213.2 121.9 226.8 117.7 165.6 147.8 186.6 152.7 125.8 123.0 118.9 116.8 120.3 121.8 167.2 163.6 95.2 137.9 136.7 171.9 171.0 109.9 202.9 208.6 314.1 271.2 326.0 274.2 425.0 108.7 104.0 112.7 148.4 354.4 428.7 85.6 83.5 94.5 14.3 14.2 307.0 481.7 83.0 153.8 200.0 190.3 570.1 188.9 188.5 188.5 206.4 183.1 180.1 250.8 140.4 163.6 161.3 167.4 178.3 110.8 189.9 127.0 193.9 190.7 219.8 213.9 118.7 227.2 118.7 165.7 148.0 183.7 153.0 125.5 118.8 116.3 110.0 118.6 120.3 164.8 161.3 95.4 138.8 137.3 161.2 160.4 109.9 203.3 205.4 314.9 270.8 327.3 274.6 428.0 108.5 103.9 112.6 148.5 355.9 428.9 85.4 83.3 94.8 14.2 13.9 307.8 484.8 183.3 153.4 201.2 190.7 571.2 189.5 189.1 188.9 207.6 183.4 183.3 242.9 142.2 165.6 163.0 170.4 180.3 110.1 190.8 127.5 194.3 191.8 221.0 214.5 122.6 227.8 118.5 166.9 149.0 181.2 154.3 126.1 116.1 115.0 105.1 117.5 119.4 164.0 160.5 95.8 139.8 137.5 156.4 155.6 110.6 204.0 204.4 316.8 271.6 329.5 276.2 431.0 108.9 104.2 112.7 148.8 357.4 429.7 85.4 83.2 94.8 14.2 14.0 309.3 493.9 183.5 153.1 201.9 ……….……………… Food away from home ……….……………………………… Other food away from home ……….………………… Alcoholic beverages….............................................. Housing...................................................................... Shelter...............….................................................. Rent of primary residence….................................. Lodging away from home…………………………… Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence …… Tenants' and household insurance ……….………… Fuels and utilities….............................................. Fuels...............…................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels….................................. Gas (piped) and electricity…............................. Household furnishings and operations…............... Apparel ...................................................................... Men's and boys' apparel….................................... Women's and girls' apparel…................................ Infants' and toddlers' apparel ……….………………… Footwear…............................................................ Transportation............................................................ Private transportation...............…............................ New and used motor vehicles ……….………………… New vehicles….................................................... Used cars and trucks ……….…………………………… Motor fuel…........................................................... Gasoline (all types)….......................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment….................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair…............... Public transportation...............…............................. Medical care............................................................... Medical care commodities...............….................... Medical care services...............…........................... Professional services…......................................... Hospital and related services…............................. Recreation ……….………………………………………….…… Video and audio 1,2 2 1 2 1 1,2 3 1,2 ……….…………………………………… 2 Education and communication ……….…………………… 2 Education ……….………………………………………….… Educational books and supplies…...................... Tuition, other school fees, and child care…........ Communication ……….…………………………………… 1,2 Information and information processing ………. Telephone services ……….………………………… Information and information processing other than telephone services ……….………… Personal computers and peripheral equipment ……….……………………………… Other goods and services.......................................... Tobacco and smoking products...............…............ Personal care ……….………………………………………… Personal care products ……….………………………… Personal care services ……….………………………… See footnotes at end of table. 1 1 1 1,2 1,4 1,2 1,2 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 111 Current Labor Statistics: Price Data 37. Continued–Consumer Price Indexes for All Urban Consumers and for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity or service group [1982–84 = 100, unless otherwise indicated] Annual average Series Miscellaneous personal services...............….. Commodity and service group: Commodities...........….......................................... Food and beverages…....................................... Commodities less food and beverages…........... Nondurables less food and beverages…......... Apparel …...................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel…............................................... Durables…....................................................... Services…............................................................ Rent of shelter ……….………………………………… Transporatation services…............................... Other services…................................................ Special indexes: All items less food….......................................... All items less shelter…...................................... All items less medical care…............................. Commodities less food….................................. Nondurables less food…................................... Nondurables less food and apparel…............... Nondurables….................................................. Services less rent of shelter ……….………………… Services less medical care services….............. Energy…........................................................... All items less energy…...................................... All items less food and energy…..................... Commodities less food and energy…........... Energy commodities.................................... Services less energy….................................. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR URBAN WAGE EARNERS AND CLERICAL WORKERS All items.................................................................. All items (1967 = 100)............................................ Food and beverages............................................. Food..................…................................................ Food at home….................................................. Cereals and bakery products…........................ Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs…....................... Dairy and related products ……….………………… Fruits and vegetables…................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials….................................................... Other foods at home…..................................... Sugar and sweets…....................................... Fats and oils…............................................... Other foods…................................................. Other miscellaneous foods 1 1,2 1 3 3 2004 Jan. 288.8 151.1 184.3 132.6 148.4 115.8 172.3 115.1 219.1 224.1 218.7 258.4 185.5 175.6 179.1 134.7 150.8 173.0 166.4 229.7 211.0 137.4 191.9 194.0 138.5 138.2 226.6 2005 Aug. 295.2 154.2 187.3 135.6 156.1 116.5 184.4 113.7 224.5 229.4 220.8 261.9 189.9 179.5 183.2 137.7 158.2 184.3 171.9 235.6 216.2 155.3 194.7 196.8 138.1 162.5 231.4 2003 283.5 151.2 180.5 134.5 149.7 120.9 171.5 117.5 216.5 221.9 216.3 254.4 184.7 174.6 178.1 136.5 151.9 172.1 165.3 226.4 208.7 136.5 190.6 193.2 140.9 136.7 223.8 2004 293.9 154.7 186.6 136.7 157.2 120.4 183.9 114.8 222.8 227.9 220.6 261.3 189.4 179.3 182.7 138.8 159.3 183.8 172.2 233.5 214.5 151.4 194.4 196.6 139.6 161.2 230.2 Feb. 290.4 152.3 184.5 134.2 151.4 118.6 175.6 115.3 219.9 224.9 219.3 259.2 186.6 176.7 180.1 136.3 153.7 176.1 168.1 230.6 211.7 140.6 192.7 194.9 139.3 144.6 227.5 Mar. 291.6 153.7 184.9 136.0 155.3 123.5 179.1 115.1 221.0 226.8 219.7 259.5 188.0 177.6 181.3 138.0 157.5 179.4 170.3 230.7 212.7 143.1 193.7 196.1 140.3 151.3 228.9 Apr. 292.7 154.3 185.0 136.9 157.2 124.3 181.7 115.0 221.5 227.4 220.0 259.7 188.6 178.2 181.8 138.9 159.3 181.7 171.4 231.1 213.2 145.9 194.1 196.5 140.5 156.3 229.4 May 293.1 156.0 186.5 138.6 160.9 123.4 188.2 114.8 221.9 227.7 220.0 259.6 189.6 179.6 182.9 140.6 162.8 187.7 174.1 231.7 213.6 154.1 194.3 196.5 140.2 170.1 229.6 June 293.6 155.8 186.8 138.2 160.5 120.1 189.5 114.5 223.3 228.3 220.5 260.2 190.3 180.2 183.5 140.3 162.4 189.0 174.0 234.2 215.0 159.7 194.4 196.6 139.4 172.8 230.2 July 294.4 154.5 187.2 136.1 156.7 115.9 185.8 114.1 224.1 229.2 221.6 260.5 189.9 179.6 183.2 138.2 158.8 185.6 172.2 235.0 215.8 156.3 194.5 196.6 138.2 165.1 231.0 Sept. 295.9 154.9 187.2 136.7 157.8 121.2 184.4 114.1 224.5 229.3 220.1 263.8 190.4 180.1 183.6 138.8 159.9 184.4 172.8 235.9 216.1 154.3 195.2 197.4 139.4 162.0 231.6 Oct. 296.3 157.1 188.4 139.4 162.6 124.1 190.6 114.7 224.5 229.8 221.4 263.7 191.4 181.4 184.6 141.1 164.2 190.0 175.8 235.1 216.0 157.7 196.0 198.2 140.5 174.2 232.1 Nov. 296.9 157.2 188.6 139.4 162.0 123.0 190.2 115.3 224.6 229.0 222.8 264.2 191.5 181.9 184.7 141.4 163.9 189.7 175.6 236.4 216.1 158.6 1196.0 198.1 140.6 173.6 231.9 Dec. 297.7 155.8 188.9 137.2 157.4 118.8 185.2 115.5 224.6 228.9 221.8 264.3 190.6 180.9 183.9 139.3 159.5 185.1 173.3 236.5 216.0 153.7 195.8 197.8 139.8 163.4 231.9 Jan. 298.5 155.4 189.5 136.4 155.2 116.1 183.3 116.0 225.6 230.1 221.7 265.1 190.9 180.9 184.2 138.6 157.5 183.5 172.5 237.4 217.0 151.9 196.4 198.4 139.7 158.7 232.9 179.8 535.6 179.9 179.4 178.5 202.8 169.2 167.6 224.3 139.1 162.2 161.6 157.4 179.2 110.8 182.0 121.5 187.1 180.4 206.9 204.7 119.8 199.7 114.7 153.9 137.0 138.7 144.1 121.9 120.0 117.5 112.1 124.1 119.1 156.3 153.5 96.0 184.5 549.5 186.2 185.7 185.4 206.0 181.8 180.0 230.4 139.7 164.5 162.5 167.8 180.1 110.9 187.4 125.1 192.4 185.0 212.2 210.2 126.4 204.1 116.4 161.2 143.2 160.0 149.8 121.1 120.0 117.3 112.8 121.3 118.2 161.5 158.8 92.8 180.9 538.7 183.8 183.3 183.2 203.8 179.9 172.2 229.7 140.0 162.3 162.4 160.7 178.4 109.6 184.8 123.6 189.5 182.1 209.2 207.4 118.5 202.1 114.9 155.6 138.0 149.6 144.7 121.0 115.7 115.6 105.5 120.1 115.6 154.9 152.2 92.7 181.9 541.7 184.0 183.5 183.2 204.4 179.7 171.7 227.5 140.8 163.3 163.2 162.2 179.4 110.1 185.3 123.8 190.0 182.6 209.8 208.0 121.1 202.3 115.1 156.2 138.3 154.5 144.7 121.4 118.3 117.4 109.8 122.2 116.4 156.8 154.0 92.8 182.9 544.8 184.4 183.8 183.5 204.9 179.6 171.3 227.8 140.1 164.7 162.6 166.0 180.8 112.2 185.6 123.8 191.2 183.2 211.0 208.4 128.8 202.7 115.2 154.7 136.6 152.0 142.9 121.4 122.9 120.0 117.4 125.2 118.6 158.5 155.7 92.6 183.5 546.5 184.5 183.9 183.3 205.5 179.1 173.6 225.5 139.1 164.6 161.9 166.1 180.8 111.0 186.1 124.3 192.1 183.6 211.5 208.9 129.8 203.1 116.0 155.1 137.0 148.9 143.5 121.3 123.8 120.6 118.4 123.4 119.6 159.9 157.1 92.6 184.7 550.2 186.0 185.6 185.8 206.0 181.1 186.1 228.9 139.3 165.1 162.9 169.4 180.5 111.2 186.6 124.6 192.0 184.1 211.8 209.4 128.2 203.6 116.4 157.4 139.3 149.6 146.1 121.1 122.8 120.3 116.7 120.9 119.0 163.6 160.9 92.5 185.3 551.9 186.4 185.9 186.1 206.7 182.4 189.0 224.3 139.3 165.5 162.2 171.4 180.8 111.4 186.8 124.7 192.7 185.6 212.2 209.9 128.8 203.9 116.5 165.0 147.4 149.8 155.1 121.3 119.6 117.8 112.2 118.8 117.0 164.0 161.3 92.1 184.9 550.8 186.8 186.3 186.3 207.2 183.7 187.8 222.3 139.8 165.6 162.9 172.0 180.7 109.7 187.6 124.9 192.2 186.2 213.0 210.3 133.0 204.2 116.3 166.1 148.4 150.2 156.2 120.7 115.6 115.2 106.0 117.0 114.4 162.2 159.3 92.1 185.0 551.0 186.9 186.4 186.1 207.0 183.7 184.9 222.2 139.6 165.8 163.8 169.9 181.4 112.0 188.2 125.2 192.8 186.6 213.4 211.0 131.6 204.7 116.5 167.2 149.3 156.8 156.8 120.4 115.9 113.3 106.9 117.6 116.3 161.4 158.6 92.2 185.4 552.4 186.8 186.2 185.5 206.3 183.4 181.4 223.9 139.7 164.8 163.1 170.3 179.7 111.0 188.8 125.8 194.0 186.5 213.4 211.6 127.7 205.1 116.8 166.2 148.2 161.1 155.3 120.6 120.6 115.6 114.0 122.3 120.4 161.6 159.1 92.3 186.5 555.7 187.9 187.4 187.1 206.9 183.0 181.8 238.0 140.0 165.0 162.2 170.0 180.5 110.3 189.3 126.8 193.9 186.2 213.8 212.0 128.3 205.5 116.5 161.9 143.5 177.2 149.1 121.7 123.5 117.8 119.3 123.3 120.6 165.3 162.7 93.3 186.8 556.3 188.1 187.6 187.3 206.8 182.4 180.8 246.4 138.9 163.8 162.1 167.7 179.2 111.1 189.5 126.8 194.2 186.4 213.4 212.4 121.8 205.8 118.1 164.5 146.2 186.5 151.7 121.5 122.6 118.6 116.9 123.1 120.6 165.8 163.2 94.0 186.0 554.2 188.4 187.9 187.6 206.3 183.2 179.9 248.6 140.0 163.2 160.6 167.3 178.6 111.3 189.7 127.0 194.2 186.4 213.5 213.0 118.6 206.1 118.9 164.7 146.4 183.4 152.0 121.3 118.6 115.7 110.2 121.4 119.4 163.4 160.9 94.3 186.3 554.9 189.0 188.5 188.0 207.6 183.4 183.2 240.1 141.6 165.3 162.2 170.4 180.8 110.7 190.6 127.3 194.4 187.3 214.4 213.7 122.2 206.6 118.8 166.0 147.4 180.9 153.3 121.9 116.1 114.6 105.3 120.5 118.8 1632.6 160.0 94.6 ……….………… Food away from home ……….………………………… Other food away from home ……….…………… Alcoholic beverages…......................................... Housing................................................................. Shelter...............…............................................. Rent of primary residence…............................. Lodging away from home ……….………………… Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence 1,2 3 2 1,2 Tenants' and household insurance ……….…… Fuels and utilities…......................................... Fuels...............…............................................ Fuel oil and other fuels…............................. Gas (piped) and electricity…........................ Household furnishings and operations…......... Apparel ................................................................. Men's and boys' apparel…............................... Women's and girls' apparel…........................... Infants' and toddlers' apparel ……….……………… Footwear…....................................................... Transportation....................................................... Private transportation...............…....................... New and used motor vehicles ……….…………… See footnotes at end of table. 2 1 112 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 37. Continued–Consumer Price Indexes for All Urban Consumers and for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity or service group [1982–84 = 100, unless otherwise indicated] Annual average Series New vehicles…............................................... Used cars and trucks ……….……………………… Motor fuel…...................................................... Gasoline (all types)…..................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment…............... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair….......... Public transportation...............…........................ Medical care.......................................................... Medical care commodities...............…............... Medical care services...............…...................... Professional services….................................... Hospital and related services…........................ Recreation ……….…………………………………………. Video and audio 1,2 2 1 2004 Jan. 139.2 131.6 137.1 136.6 107.6 199.9 204.6 302.8 259.8 313.8 267.8 405.9 105.6 102.7 109.8 139.1 346.1 392.8 89.6 88.2 97.2 15.8 15.8 309.3 473.8 177.4 154.3 195.1 288.4 151.5 183.8 133.5 151.0 115.7 176.5 114.0 215.3 201.4 219.1 251.8 180.2 172.5 175.6 135.5 153.3 176.9 167.8 204.1 207.6 136.9 187.2 188.3 138.2 138.3 223.1 2005 Aug. 136.0 134.6 162.4 161.7 108.4 202.7 208.0 311.0 263.8 323.2 275.8 414.9 106.1 103.4 109.9 143.6 354.7 405.8 87.6 86.2 95.2 15.3 14.9 313.5 482.6 180.5 153.1 199.5 295.4 154.9 186.9 137.1 159.5 115.9 190.2 113.1 220.2 205.5 221.0 254.4 184.5 176.6 179.6 139.0 161.5 189.6 173.6 209.3 212.2 155.1 189.5 190.5 138.0 162.8 227.1 2003 139.0 143.7 136.1 135.5 107.3 197.3 206.0 296.3 257.4 305.9 263.4 391.2 105.5 102.9 109.0 133.8 336.5 377.3 91.2 89.9 98.5 16.7 17.3 307.0 470.5 177.0 154.2 193.9 283.3 151.8 179.9 135.8 152.1 120.0 175.6 117.4 212.6 199.2 216.2 248.5 179.7 171.9 174.8 137.7 154.2 175.9 166.4 201.3 205.2 135.9 186.1 187.9 141.1 136.8 220.2 2004 138.1 134.1 160.9 160.2 108.2 202.0 207.1 309.5 263.2 321.5 274.0 414.0 106.3 103.4 110.0 142.5 352.2 402.5 88.3 86.8 96.0 15.3 15.0 312.6 478.8 180.4 154.4 198.2 294.0 155.4 186.2 138.1 160.6 120.0 189.6 114.0 218.6 204.3 220.9 254.1 184.1 176.4 179.1 140.0 162.6 189.0 173.9 207.4 210.6 151.3 189.5 190.6 139.4 161.5 226.2 Feb. 139.5 131.7 143.6 143.0 107.6 200.1 206.2 305.4 260.9 316.8 270.6 408.7 106.2 103.2 110.0 139.4 349.5 393.3 89.6 88.2 97.3 15.8 15.7 310.0 473.2 179.1 155.0 195.7 290.2 152.7 184.0 135.2 154.3 118.3 180.2 1142.0 216.0 202.0 219.7 252.6 181.4 173.7 176.6 137.1 156.4 180.2 169.5 204.9 208.2 140.2 187.9 189.1 139.0 144.7 223.9 Mar. 139.0 132.0 150.9 150.3 107.4 200.3 208.0 306.9 261.5 318.6 272.3 409.9 106.5 103.5 109.8 139.6 349.9 393.8 89.3 87.9 96.9 15.7 15.5 310.8 474.2 179.7 155.0 196.3 291.6 154.1 184.4 137.0 158.4 122.9 184.1 114.0 216.7 203.2 220.0 252.9 182.6 174.7 177.6 138.9 160.4 184.0 171.8 204.9 208.8 143.0 188.7 190.1 140.0 151.5 224.9 Apr. 138.7 132.1 156.5 155.8 107.5 200.4 209.4 307.7 262.5 319.4 273.2 409.8 106.7 103.9 109.6 139.7 350.4 394.1 89.0 87.5 96.7 15.5 15.6 311.3 474.1 180.1 155.1 196.6 292.9 154.8 184.5 138.0 160.5 123.8 187.0 113.9 217.1 203.7 220.2 253.0 183.2 175.3 178.2 139.9 162.4 186.6 173.0 205.2 209.2 146.0 189.0 190.4 140.1 156.7 225.3 May 138.5 132.6 171.1 170.4 107.5 200.8 208.8 308.4 263.3 320.0 273.5 410.7 106.6 103.9 109.2 139.9 350.4 394.6 88..4 87.0 96.1 15.4 15.4 311.5 474.4 180.2 155.1 197.1 293.1 156.7 186.0 140.0 164.7 122.8 194.5 113.9 217.6 203.9 220.3 252.7 184.4 176.8 179.4 141.8 166.4 193.5 175.9 205.8 209.7 154.5 189.3 190.4 139.9 170.7 225.5 June 138.2 131.4 173.8 173.2 107.8 201.5 210.0 309.4 263.8 321.2 274.1 413.0 106.7 103.7 109.4 140.6 351.5 396.7 88.4 86.9 96.1 15.4 15.2 311.8 476.9 180.0 154.3 197.5 293.5 156.6 186.4 139.6 164.4 119.6 196.0 113.5 219.0 204.4 220.7 253.3 185.0 177.5 180.0 141.5 166.2 194.8 175.9 208.2 211.1 159.9 189.3 190.3 139.0 173.3 226.0 4 July 137.0 133.0 165.6 165.0 108.2 202.1 212.1 310.4 263.7 322.4 274.8 415.2 106.3 103.7 109.4 141.0 350.4 398.1 88.1 86.7 95.8 15.3 15.0 313.2 481.6 180.3 153.9 198.1 294.7 155.2 186.8 137.5 160.4 115.6 191.8 113.2 219.7 205.1 221.6 253.5 184.5 176.7 179.6 139.4 162.3 191.0 174.0 208.9 211.8 156.2 189.3 190.3 138.0 165.5 226.7 Sept. 136.0 137.3 161.7 161.0 108.7 202.7 203.1 311.7 264.8 323.9 275.9 416.4 106.2 103.3 110.8 146.3 354.8 414.0 87.8 86.3 95.5 15.2 14.8 314.4 483.9 180.9 154.0 199.7 296.2 155.7 186.8 138.2 161.2 120.6 190.1 113.7 220.3 205.5 220.5 256.0 185.1 177.3 180.0 140.2 163.2 189.7 174.5 209.5 212.3 154.2 190.2 191.4 139.5 162.3 227.4 Oct. 136.9 137.6 173.6 172.9 108.9 203.8 204.2 312.7 265.4 325.0 276.3 418.5 106.2 103.5 110.5 146.7 355.6 415.2 87.1 85.6 94.8 15.0 14.3 314.7 483.0 181.4 154.3 199.9 296.6 158.0 187.9 141.0 166.5 123.5 196.9 114.3 220.0 205.9 222.0 255.9 186.2 178.6 181.1 142.2 168.2 195.6 177.7 208.6 212.0 157.8 191.0 192.1 140.5 174.5 227.9 Nov. 138.9 137.5 172.3 171.6 109.4 204.9 207.1 313.6 264.9 326.3 276.9 421.0 106.3 103.3 110.6 146.8 356.1 415.6 87.2 85.7 95.1 14.9 13.9 314.9 482.5 181.7 154.3 200.6 297.5 158.1 188.1 141.0 165.9 122.6 196.5 114.8 220.4 205.5 223.4 256.3 186.4 179.1 181.3 142.9 167.6 195.4 177.5 209.8 212.3 158.5 191.1 192.2 140.6 173.7 228.0 Dec. 139.8 138.1 161.7 160.9 109.3 205.3 204.2 314.4 264.4 327.7 277.2 424.2 106.1 103.2 110.5 147.0 357.6 415.8 87.0 85.5 95.0 14.8 13.7 315.9 485.7 181.9 153.8 201.8 298.4 156.6 188.4 138.8 160.9 118.6 190.8 115.1 220.5 205.6 222.7 256.5 185.5 178.0 180.6 140.7 162.9 190.3 175.1 209.9 212.4 153.3 191.0 192.0 139.9 163.4 228.1 Jan. 140.7 138.3 156.9 156.1 110.1 206.0 203.4 316.3 265.2 330.0 278.9 427.4 106.5 103.4 110.6 147.3 359.0 416.8 87.0 85.5 94.9 14.8 13.7 318.0 494.9 182.1 153.3 202.4 299.2 156.3 189.0 138.0 158.8 116.1 188.8 115.5 221.5 206.5 222.8 257.2 185.7 178.0 180.8 140.0 160.9 188.5 174.3 210.8 213.2 151.4 191.5 192.4 139.9 158.7 229.0 ……….……………………………… 2 Education and communication ……….……………… 2 Education ……….………………………………………… Educational books and supplies…................. Tuition, other school fees, and child care…... Communication ……….……………………………… 1,2 Information and information processing …… Telephone services ……….…………………… Information and information processing other than telephone services ……….…… Personal computers and peripheral equipment ……….…………………………… Other goods and services..................................... Tobacco and smoking products...............…....... Personal care ……….…………………………………… Personal care products ……….…………………… Personal care services ……….……………………… Miscellaneous personal services...............….. Commodity and service group: Commodities...........….......................................... Food and beverages…....................................... Commodities less food and beverages…........... Nondurables less food and beverages…......... Apparel …...................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel…............................................... Durables…....................................................... Services…............................................................ Rent of shelter ……….………………………………… Transporatation services…............................... Other services…................................................ Special indexes: All items less food….......................................... All items less shelter…...................................... All items less medical care…............................ Commodities less food….................................. Nondurables less food…................................... Nondurables less food and apparel…............... Nondurables….................................................. Services less rent of shelter ……….………………… Services less medical care services….............. Energy…........................................................... All items less energy…...................................... All items less food and energy…..................... Commodities less food and energy…........... Energy commodities.................................... Services less energy….................................. 1 2 3 1,2 1,2 1,4 1,2 1 1 1 3 3 Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1997 = 100 base. Indexes on a December 1982 = 100 base. Indexes on a December 1988 = 100 base. Dash indicates data not available. NOTE: Index applied to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Monthly Labor Review March 2005 113 Current Labor Statistics: Price Data 38. Consumer Price Index: U.S. city average and available local area data: all items [1982–84 = 100, unless otherwise indicated] Pricing schedule U.S. city average…………………………………………… Region and area size2 Northeast urban……….………………………………………….……… Size A—More than 1,500,000.......................................... Size B/C—50,000 to 1,500,000 ……….………………………… Midwest urban ……….………………………………………….………… Size A—More than 1,500,000.......................................... Size B/C—50,000 to 1,500,000 ……….………………………… Size D—Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000)…………..... South urban…….…............................................................. Size A—More than 1,500,000.......................................... Size B/C—50,000 to 1,500,000 ……….………………………… Size D—Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000)…………..... West urban…….….............................................................. Size A—More than 1,500,000.......................................... Size B/C—50,000 to 1,500,000 ……….………………………… Size classes: A ……….………………………………………….…………..…………… 3 B/C ……………………….….………………………………………….… D…………….…………...................................................... Selected local areas6 Chicago–Gary–Kenosha, IL–IN–WI………………………….. Los Angeles–Riverside–Orange County, CA……….………… New York, NY–Northern NJ–Long Island, NY–NJ–CT–PA… Boston–Brockton–Nashua, MA–NH–ME–CT……….………… Cleveland–Akron, OH…………………………………………… Dallas–Ft Worth, TX…….……………………………………… Washington–Baltimore, DC–MD–VA–WV ……….……………… Atlanta, GA……………………..………………………………… Detroit–Ann Arbor–Flint, MI…………………………………… Houston–Galveston–Brazoria, TX……………………………… Miami–Ft. Lauderdale, FL……………...……………………… Philadelphia–Wilmington–Atlantic City, PA–NJ–DE–MD…… San Francisco–Oakland–San Jose, CA…….………………… Seattle–Tacoma–Bremerton, WA………………...…………… 1 All Urban Consumers 2004 Aug. 189.5 Urban Wage Earners 2005 2004 Aug. 185.0 2005 Nov. 186.8 1 Sept. 189.9 Oct 190.9 Nov. 191.0 Dec. 190.3 Jan. 190.7 Sept. 185.4 Oct. 186.5 Dec. 186.0 Jan. 186.3 M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M 201.0 203.1 118.9 183.3 185.6 116.5 176.3 182.6 183.7 116.9 180.0 193.0 195.5 118.1 173.2 117.3 181.0 201.2 203.2 119.2 183.6 189.5 116.8 176.4 182.8 184.0 116.9 181.2 193.8 196.4 118.4 173.6 117.4 181.8 202.5 204.5 120.1 184.5 186.8 117.4 177.1 183.7 185.0 117.4 182.8 195.0 197.5 119.2 174.6 118.1 182.9 202.6 204.6 120.1 184.8 186.9 117.7 177.7 183.7 185.0 117.4 182.5 195.1 197.6 119.3 174.6 118.2 183.0 201.9 204.1 119.2 183.8 185.7 117.3 177.2 183.3 184.9 117.1 181.9 194.2 196.5 119.0 174.0 117.7 182.4 202.6 205.0 119.4 184.1 185.9 117.3 178.2 183.6 185.2 117.1 182.3 194.5 196.7 119.5 174.3 117.9 183.0 197.2 198.1 118.7 178.2 179.8 115.7 173.4 179.4 181.2 115.3 179.5 188.0 188.9 117.6 171.4 116.2 178.8 197.7 198.4 119.2 178.6 180.2 115.9 173.7 179.7 181.4 115.4 180.7 188.8 189.9 117.8 171.8 116.5 179.7 199.0 199.7 120.1 179.5 181.1 116.6 174.4 180.6 182.5 115.9 182.3 190.0 191.0 118.7 172.8 117.2 180.8 200.2 120.2 179.8 181.2 116.9 175.2 180.7 182.5 182.5 116.0 182.2 190.2 191.2 118.9 173.0 117.3 181.1 198.7 199.6 119.4 178.8 180.1 116.4 174.9 180.3 182.4 115.6 181.5 189.4 190.2 118.6 172.4 116.9 180.6 199.0 200.1 119.6 179.1 180.4 116.4 175.7 180.5 182.6 115.7 181.9 189.5 190.1 118.9 172.6 117.0 181.0 3 4 3 3 3 5 M M M 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 190.2 193.1 205.7 – – – – 184.1 186.8 169.1 185.1 199.1 198.7 194.6 190.0 194.5 205.9 209.8 183.8 179.7 120.8 – – – – – – – 190.8 196.3 207.3 – – – – 183.9 187.6 171.8 187.0 200.2 200.3 196.5 190.7 196.9 207.2 211.7 185.2 179.9 120.9 – – – – – – – 189.6 195.2 206.8 – – – – 183.2 185.3 170 188.6 197.8 199.5 195.1 189.9 195.4 208.1 211.3 183.3 180.0 121.3 – – – – – – – 183.2 186.5 200.3 – – – – 182.5 181.5 167.4 182.9 198.0 195.0 189.6 183.1 187.8 200.6 208.8 174.8 180.0 120.4 – – – – – – – 184.0 189.8 201.9 – – – – 181.7 183.0 169.5 185.1 199.8 196.4 191.6 184.2 190.3 202.2 211 173.9 180.5 120.4 – – – – – – – 183.1 188.5 201.8 – – – – 181.5 180.7 167.7 186.6 197.9 195.9 190.3 183.5 188.5 202.6 210.3 174.5 180.3 120.7 – – – – – – – 7 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnatti, OH–KY–IN; Kansas City, MO–KS; Milwaukee–Racine, WI; Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN–WI; Pittsburgh, PA; Port-land–Salem, OR–WA; St Louis, MO–IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, FL. 7 goods and services priced as indicated: M—Every month. 1—January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2—February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 3 4 Indexes on a November 1996 = 100 base. Regions defined as the four Census regions. Indexes on a December 1996 = 100 base. The "North Central" region has been renamed the "Midwest" region by the Indexes on a December 1986 = 100 base. In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and NOTE: Local area CPI indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Dash indicates data not available. Census Bureau. It is composed of the same geographic entities. 5 6 appear in tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed 114 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 39. Annual data: Consumer Price Index, U.S. city average, all items and major groups [1982–84 = 100] Series Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All items: Index..................……............................................... Percent change............................…………………… Food and beverages: Index................……................................................. Percent change............................…………………… Housing: Index....………………............................................... Percent change............................…………………… Apparel: Index........................……......................................... Percent change............................…………………… Transportation: Index........................………..................................... Percent change............................…………………… Medical care: Index................……................................................. Percent change............................…………………… Other goods and services: Index............……..................................................... Percent change............................…………………… Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: All items: Index....................…………….................................. Percent change............................…………………… 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 148.2 2.6 144.9 2.3 144.8 2.5 133.4 –.2 134.3 3.0 211.0 4.8 198.5 2.9 152.4 2.8 148.9 2.8 148.5 2.6 132.0 –1.0 139.1 3.6 220.5 4.5 206.9 4.2 156.9 3.0 153.7 3.2 152.8 2.9 131.7 –.2 143.0 2.8 228.2 3.5 215.4 4.1 160.5 2.3 157.7 2.6 156.8 2.6 132.9 .9 144.3 0.9 234.6 2.8 224.8 4.4 163.0 1.6 161.1 2.2 160.4 2.3 133.0 .1 141.6 –1.9 242.1 3.2 237.7 5.7 166.6 2.2 164.6 2.2 163.9 2.2 131.3 –1.3 144.4 2.0 250.6 3.5 258.3 8.7 172.2 3.4 168.4 2.3 169.6 3.5 129.6 –1.3 153.3 6.2 260.8 4.1 271.1 5.0 177.1 2.8 173.6 3.1 176.4 4.0 127.3 –1.8 154.3 0.7 272.8 4.6 282.6 4.2 179.9 1.6 176.8 1.8 180.3 2.2 124.0 –2.6 152.9 –.9 285.6 4.7 293.2 3.8 184.0 2.3 180.5 2.1 184.8 2.5 120.9 –2.5 157.6 3.1 297.1 4.0 298.7 1.9 188.9 2.7 186.6 3.3 189.5 2.5 120.4 –.4 163.1 3.5 310.1 4.4 304.7 2.0 145.6 2.5 149.8 2.9 154.1 2.9 157.6 2.3 159.7 1.3 163.2 2.2 168.9 3.5 173.5 2.7 175.9 1.4 179.8 2.2 188.9 5.1 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 115 Current Labor Statistics: Price Data 40. Producer Price Indexes, by stage of processing [1982 = 100] Annual average Grouping Finished goods....…………………………… Finished consumer goods........................ Finished consumer foods....................... Finshed consumer goods excluding foods..................................... Nondurable goods less food................. Durable goods...................................... Capital equipment................................... Intermediate materials, supplies, and components........………… Materials and components for manufacturing..................................... Materials for food manufacturing.............. Materials for nondurable manufacturing... Materials for durable manufacturing......... Components for manufacturing................ Materials and components for construction......................................... Processed fuels and lubricants................... Containers.................................................. Supplies...................................................... Crude materials for further processing.......................………………… Foodstuffs and feedstuffs........................... Crude nonfood materials............................ Special groupings: Finished goods, excluding foods................ Finished energy goods............................... Finished goods less energy........................ Finished consumer goods less energy....... Finished goods less food and energy......... Finished consumer goods less food and energy............................................... Consumer nondurable goods less food and energy............................................. Intermediate materials less foods and feeds.................................................. Intermediate foods and feeds..................... Intermediate energy goods......................... Intermediate goods less energy................. Intermediate materials less foods and energy............................................... Crude energy materials.............................. Crude materials less energy....................... Crude nonfood materials less energy......... 2004 Jan. 145.4 147.8 148.1 147.4 151.7 134.3 140.5 136.2 131.9 138.4 140.2 132.9 125.9 156.2 116.8 153.9 143.2 2005 Aug. 148.5 151.8 152.2 151.3 157.9 133.6 141.2 144.8 139.4 144.9 149.8 150.3 127.7 169.8 128.5 162.0 147.6 2003 143.3 145.3 145.9 144.7 148.4 133.1 139.5 133.7 129.7 134.4 137.2 127.9 125.9 153.6 112.6 153.7 141.5 2004 148.5 151.6 152.6 150.9 156.6 135.1 141.5 142.5 137.9 145.0 147.6 146.6 127.4 166.4 124.1 159.2 146.7 Feb. 145.3 147.8 148.4 147.3 151.6 134.2 140.2 137.3 133.2 139.3 141.0 137.3 126.2 159.0 116.8 153.7 143.8 Mar. 146.3 149.0 150.7 148.0 152.4 134.7 140.5 138.3 134.3 141.7 141.4 140.7 126.5 161.9 116.5 154.1 144.8 Apr. 147.3 150.4 152.7 149.1 154.3 134.4 140.6 140.2 136.2 146.6 143.5 144.3 127.1 164.7 118.4 154.9 146.4 May 148.9 152.5 155.5 150.9 156.7 134.8 140.8 142.0 137.4 152.2 144.5 146.9 127.3 166.9 122.3 156.7 147.2 June 148.7 152.0 155.0 150.5 156.0 134.9 141.1 142.8 137.7 152.0 145.9 145.8 127.6 166.9 124.9 158.9 147.3 July 148.5 151.9 152.3 151.4 158.0 133.6 140.7 143.5 138.1 147.3 147.3 147.2 127.4 167.5 126.4 159.7 148.0 Sept. 148.7 152.1 152.7 151.5 158.2 133.5 141.2 145.3 140.6 144.3 152.6 152.1 128.0 170.9 126.9 162.5 147.9 Oct. p Nov. p Dec. p Jan. p 151.9 155.5 154.7 155.5 162.0 137.7 143.5 146.2 141.2 144.2 153.5 152.8 128.2 170.7 130.4 164.1 147.8 151.7 155.3 154.5 155.2 161.8 137.5 143.4 147.2 141.8 144.0 154.9 153.3 128.4 170.6 133.8 164.3 147.9 150.4 153.5 154.5 152.8 158.2 137.3 143.6 146.7 142.8 145.1 156.8 154.8 128.6 171.2 127.7 165.2 148.6 151.5 154.7 154.2 154.5 160.5 138.0 144.4 148.0 143.9 145.7 157.8 157.8 129.1 173.1 129.0 166.5 149.7 135.3 113.5 148.2 142.4 102.0 149.0 153.1 150.5 157.9 177.9 159.0 126.9 179.2 147.2 113.0 152.4 157.2 152.7 160.3 180.7 147.8 117.1 167.3 144.5 106.0 150.6 154.9 151.8 159.4 179.7 150.1 122.2 167.3 144.3 105.7 150.5 155.0 151.7 159.4 179.8 152.9 131.7 164.8 144.9 107.0 151.3 156.1 152.0 159.7 179.8 155.7 135.4 166.6 145.7 109.5 151.9 156.9 152.1 159.8 180.5 161.8 141.1 172.9 147.0 113.6 152.7 158.0 152.2 159.9 180.2 163.0 137.4 178.0 146.8 112.5 152.7 157.9 152.3 160.0 180.2 162.5 130.9 182.2 147.2 115.4 151.7 156.5 151.9 159.4 180.3 162.2 124.8 186.6 147.3 115.0 151.9 156.6 152.2 159.6 180.8 154.4 122.0 174.9 147.5 115.1 152.1 156.9 152.3 159.7 181.2 159.7 119.9 186.1 150.9 120.9 154.4 159.1 154.7 162.2 181.6 171.9 119.3 208.1 150.7 120.3 154.3 159.1 154.6 162.2 182.0 166.5 121.6 196.6 149.1 114.5 154.4 159.1 154.7 162.2 182.2 163.7 123.8 189.9 150.5 116.4 155.2 159.8 155.9 163.6 184.3 134.2 125.9 111.9 137.7 138.5 147.2 123.4 152.5 142.9 137.0 123.1 145.8 146.5 174.7 143.9 192.8 136.5 132.2 115.8 139.8 140.4 163.5 133.2 179.3 137.6 133.7 115.8 141.1 141.7 158.9 139.8 189.9 138.4 137.0 115.6 142.4 142.9 153.0 148.0 195.2 140.2 143.2 117.3 144.4 144.6 158.8 148.7 187.6 141.9 147.7 121.1 145.7 145.7 172.1 150.1 177.9 142.8 144.9 123.7 146.0 146.2 180.0 147.0 176.3 143.7 142.3 125.1 146.4 146.8 177.9 147.5 195.4 145.3 136.3 127.1 147.5 148.3 181.9 144.6 200.8 145.9 134.4 125.8 148.5 149.5 166.6 141.6 197.4 147.0 131.2 129.5 148.7 149.9 179.5 142.0 204.6 148.1 130.6 132.6 149.2 150.4 210.1 142.3 207.0 147.5 131.5 127.2 149.9 151.1 194.7 143.2 204.3 148.8 132.6 128.5 151.2 152.4 186.0 144.3 202.6 116 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 41. Producer Price Indexes for the net output of major industry groups [December 2003 = 100, unless otherwise indicated] NAICS – 211 212 213 – 311 312 313 315 316 321 322 323 324 325 326 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 339 2004 Industry Total mining industries (December 1984=100)...................................... Oil and gas extraction(December 1985=100) ........................................ Mining, except oil and gas…………………………………………………… Mining support activities……………………………………………………… Total manufacturing industries (December 1984=100)......................... Food manufacturing (December 1984=100)……………………………… Beverage and tobacco manufacturing.................................................... Textile mills............................................................................................. Apparel manufacturing………………………………...……………………… Leather and allied product manufacturing (December 1984=100)......... Wood products manufacturing……………………………………………… Paper manufacturing.............................................................................. Printing and related support activities..................................................... Petroleum and coal products manufacturing (December 1984=100)…… Chemical manufacturing (December 1984=100)………………………… Plastics and rubber products manufacturing (December 1984=100)…… Primary metal manufacturing (December 1984=100)…………………… Fabricated metal product manufacturing (December 1984=100)……… Machinery manufacturing………………………..…………………………… Computer and electronic products manufacturing…………………...…… Electrical equipment, appliance, and components manufacturing……… Transportation equipment manufacturing………………………………… Furniture and related product manufacturing(December 1984=100)…… Miscellaneous manufacturing………………………………………………… Retail trade Motor vehicle and parts dealers……………………………………………… Furniture and home furnishings stores……………………………………… Electronics and appliance stores…………………………………………… Health and personal care stores…………………………………………… Gasoline stations (June 2001=100)………………………………………… Nonstore retailers……………………………………………………………… 2005 Sept. 149.6 184.0 112.3 106.4 144.2 143.8 100.6 101.4 100.2 143.6 110.7 105.0 101.8 158.9 175.5 133.1 150.8 144.2 102.5 98.7 104.2 99.9 152.8 101.8 Apr. 140.9 171.7 108.5 101.0 141.8 146.1 101.5 100.7 99.9 143.5 108.1 100.1 100.8 141.9 169.7 130.0 138.4 139.4 101.3 99.5 102.7 100.2 149.7 101.0 May 149.5 188.1 107.3 101.3 143.3 149.1 100.2 101.1 100.0 143.4 110.2 101.1 100.8 152.0 170.3 130.4 142.2 140.8 101.6 99.3 103.3 100.4 151.4 100.9 June 155.5 198.0 108.1 102.2 142.9 148.6 101.2 101.3 99.8 143.5 108.3 102.3 101.0 144.1 171.6 130.8 142.3 141.9 101.8 99.1 103.5 100.6 151.7 101.2 July 155.6 196.6 110.2 103.7 143.2 146.5 100.6 101.5 99.7 143.7 106.8 103.2 101.3 152.3 172.2 131.2 144.7 142.5 102.1 98.9 103.6 99.7 152.0 101.2 Aug. 159.3 202.7 110.4 105.3 143.7 144.6 101.1 101.2 99.7 143.6 109.8 104.4 101.3 155.6 173.8 131.7 148.3 143.4 102.3 98.9 103.8 99.8 152.7 101.4 Oct.p 158.9 199.9 112.3 110.1 146.5 142.9 101.6 101.7 100.1 143.7 107.4 105.7 101.9 176.7 177.1 134.3 152.0 144.7 103.1 98.9 104.4 103.2 153.5 101.6 Nov.p 180.5 237.5 112.7 112.7 146.0 142.9 101.6 102.0 100.1 143.9 105.0 105.7 102.1 170.6 178.3 134.7 154.1 145.2 103.2 98.6 104.4 102.7 154.6 101.6 Dec.p 170.0 216.7 116.1 113.1 144.7 144.0 101.7 101.6 100.1 144.1 106.0 106.0 102.0 148.5 180.2 135.9 154.9 145.5 103.5 98.4 105.0 102.8 155.0 102.1 Jan.p 163.8 204.4 118.4 114.2 146.2 144.9 104.1 102.2 100.4 144.2 106.9 106.2 102.3 153.6 183.1 137.1 158.3 146.7 104.3 98.4 105.0 103.5 155.6 102.8 441 442 443 446 447 454 103.8 102.0 101.2 97.4 56.6 108.6 103.7 101.4 101.2 97.5 53.2 107.0 103.7 102.8 98.8 98.7 59.3 108.7 103.3 102.6 98.6 101.3 48.3 103.6 103.8 102.8 98.7 105.6 48.6 102.0 104.4 103.4 99.2 105.1 46.3 105.6 104.2 104.0 100.6 106.8 42.0 103.1 104.0 105.1 97.9 104.6 52.0 111.7 104.3 104.1 93.8 107.7 62.5 117.5 104.9 105.8 98.5 103.3 47.1 119.1 481 483 491 Transportation and warehousing Air transportation (December 1992=100)…………………………………… 162.3 Water transportation…………………………………………………………… 100.1 155.0 Postal service (June 1989=100)…………………………………………… Utilities Utilities………………………………………………………………………… Health care and social assistance Office of physicians (December 1996=100)……………………………… Medical and diagnostic laboratories………………………………………… Home health care services (December 1996=100)……………………… Hospitals (December 1992=100)…………………………………………… Nursing care facilities………………………………………………………… Residential mental retardation facilities…………………………………… Other services industries Publishing industries, except Internet …………………………………… Broadcasting, except Internet……………………………………………… Telecommunications………………………………………………………… Data processing and related services……………………………………… Security, commodity contracts, and like activity…………………………… Lessors or nonresidental buildings (except miniwarehouse)…………… Offices of real estate agents and brokers………………………………… Real estate support activities………………………………………………… Automotive equipment rental and leasing (June 2001=100)…………… Legal services (December 1996=100)……………………………………… Offices of certified public accountants……………………………………… Architectural, engineering, and related services (December 1996=100)…………………………………………………… Advertising agencies………………………………………………………… Employment services (December 1996=100)……………………………… Travel agencies……………………………………………………………… Janitorial services……………………………………………………………… Waste collection……………………………………………………………… Accommodation (December 1996=100)…………………………………… 162.2 100.3 155.0 162.8 100.3 155.0 163.9 101.5 155.0 163.4 102.1 155.0 159.8 103.2 155.0 161.6 103.6 155.0 160.4 103.4 155.0 163.0 103.5 155.0 165.4 103.9 155.0 221 101.8 103.1 106.9 107.1 107.4 105.2 104.0 108.5 108.5 108.6 6211 6215 6216 622 6231 62321 114.4 99.8 119.7 140.7 101.9 99.9 114.4 100.0 119.7 140.8 102.0 100.5 114.3 100.0 119.7 140.9 102.0 100.5 114.3 100.0 119.7 141.6 102.9 102.1 114.3 100.1 119.7 141.6 103.0 102.1 114.4 100.1 119.8 141.7 103.2 102.5 114.4 100.1 119.9 142.9 103.5 100.9 114.4 100.1 120.0 143.3 103.6 102.0 114.4 100.1 120.1 143.6 103.3 101.9 114.7 100.1 120.5 144.7 104.4 103.4 511 515 517 5182 523 53112 5312 5313 5321 5411 541211 5413 54181 5613 56151 56172 5621 721 101.4 101.6 100.1 98.5 102.3 101.0 100.8 101.3 106.0 131.8 101.1 126.6 99.9 113.1 98.7 100.5 101.3 124.8 101.3 103.1 99.9 98.9 102.4 102.6 100.8 101.9 104.5 131.8 101.2 126.5 99.9 113.4 98.7 100.6 101.5 124.4 101.4 102.7 99.9 99.0 102.7 102.1 101.0 98.5 105.6 131.8 101.1 126.6 99.9 113.8 97.4 101.0 101.5 125.6 101.5 99.6 99.8 99.0 103.2 103.5 101.0 101.4 110.0 131.6 101.3 127.0 100.0 114.6 95.1 101.0 101.4 126.6 101.5 100.9 99.9 99.0 104.1 104.0 101.1 101.0 110.8 131.5 101.4 127.0 100.3 114.6 94.7 101.1 101.4 127.0 101.4 100.8 99.6 98.7 104.5 103.9 104.0 99.8 108.0 131.8 101.4 127.3 100.4 114.2 94.5 100.9 101.4 127.2 101.5 103.6 99.2 98.9 104.0 104.1 99.5 98.5 108.0 132.5 102.0 127.4 100.4 115.3 96.9 101.5 101.4 125.4 102.0 105.5 99.0 98.5 105.3 104.2 99.6 100.1 107.9 132.1 102.3 127.3 100.7 115.2 96.4 101.3 101.4 124.7 101.7 104.9 98.9 98.5 106.0 103.1 100.1 101.5 108.5 132.0 102.1 127.4 100.6 114.1 96.1 101.1 101.5 122.6 103.1 102.1 99.2 98.7 108.7 103.8 106.0 103.3 105.0 137.4 102.8 128.1 101.6 115.2 96.5 101.3 101.5 126.8 NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), replacing the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. Monthly Labor Review March 2005 117 Current Labor Statistics: Price Data 42. Annual data: Producer Price Indexes, by stage of processing [1982 = 100] Index Finished goods Total............................................................................... Foods............................…………………………….…… Energy............……………………………………….….… Other…...............................………………………….…… Intermediate materials, supplies, and components Total............................................................................... Foods............……………………………………….….… Energy…...............................………………………….… Other.................…………...………..........………….…… Crude materials for further processing Total............................................................................... Foods............................…………………………….…… Energy............……………………………………….….… Other…...............................………………………….…… 1994 125.5 126.8 77.0 137.1 1995 127.9 129.0 78.1 140.0 1996 131.3 133.6 83.2 142.0 1997 131.8 134.5 83.4 142.4 1998 130.7 134.3 75.1 143.7 1999 133.0 135.1 78.8 146.1 2000 138.0 137.2 94.1 148.0 2001 140.7 141.3 96.8 150.0 2002 138.9 140.1 88.8 150.2 2003 143.3 145.9 102.0 150.5 2004 148.5 152.6 113.0 152.7 118.5 118.5 83.0 127.1 101.8 106.5 72.1 97.0 124.9 119.5 84.1 135.2 102.7 105.8 69.4 105.8 125.7 125.3 89.8 134.0 113.8 121.5 85.0 105.7 125.6 123.2 89.0 134.2 111.1 112.2 87.3 103.5 123.0 123.2 80.8 133.5 96.8 103.9 68.6 84.5 123.2 120.8 84.3 133.1 98.2 98.7 78.5 91.1 129.2 119.2 101.7 136.6 120.6 100.2 122.1 118.0 129.7 124.3 104.1 136.4 121.3 106.2 122.8 101.8 127.8 123.3 95.9 135.8 108.1 99.5 102.0 101.0 133.7 134.4 111.9 138.5 135.3 113.5 147.5 116.8 142.5 145.0 123.1 146.5 159.0 126.9 174.7 149.0 118 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 43. U.S. export price indexes by Standard International Trade Classification [2000 = 100] SITC Rev. 3 Industry Jan. 117.0 122.8 131.6 103.1 120.2 157.2 94.5 91.7 123.7 148.9 120.5 – 116.8 102.9 105.4 104.3 98.3 96.8 105.0 101.7 110.4 97.9 99.7 85.9 97.9 109.3 103.9 103.3 87.7 92.6 88.0 101.7 102.2 2004 Feb. 119.9 125.0 135.2 108.4 122.3 160.9 95.6 92.5 122.2 156.8 119.3 – 114.7 104.0 105.3 104.2 100.9 97.2 105.2 103.0 110.9 97.8 99.6 90.9 98.1 109.4 104.0 103.5 88.2 92.5 88.3 101.9 102.3 2005 Aug. 116.4 126.1 120.6 113.2 118.0 117.4 98.8 99.5 101.1 183.6 139.6 – 136.2 108.6 108.1 105.1 107.3 97.1 106.2 109.6 112.0 101.9 100.2 96.5 98.2 109.0 105.9 105.3 86.4 90.7 88.2 102.5 101.9 Mar. 122.7 127.1 139.6 110.1 129.0 181.6 96.5 94.2 121.9 171.4 123.0 – 120.1 104.9 105.5 104.3 102.1 97.4 104.8 104.1 110.4 97.9 99.7 94.1 98.2 109.4 104.2 104.0 88.4 92.4 88.6 101.9 102.3 Apr. 126.1 127.6 147.7 109.5 132.8 197.1 97.6 98.8 115.9 176.2 123.2 – 119.8 105.5 105.7 104.1 102.2 96.9 104.8 105.6 110.9 98.7 99.7 98.1 98.4 108.7 105.1 104.5 88.8 92.2 88.5 102.3 102.2 May 126.7 127.7 146.0 113.3 132.5 199.0 98.2 100.4 114.9 170.6 135.1 – 135.0 105.6 105.7 104.4 102.9 96.7 104.8 106.6 110.8 99.0 99.5 97.6 98.4 108.7 105.4 104.8 88.6 92.0 88.6 102.3 102.1 June 123.9 127.3 141.2 111.1 125.7 168.5 98.3 100.8 108.7 167.5 131.8 – 129.7 105.8 105.8 104.3 103.2 96.5 104.9 107.0 111.2 99.2 99.9 95.4 98.2 108.7 105.4 104.9 87.2 91.8 88.2 102.4 102.0 July 119.8 123.0 128.0 110.0 132.1 184.5 98.9 100.1 102.9 190.2 137.5 – 134.5 107.0 107.9 104.1 104.8 97.2 104.6 108.5 111.8 101.2 99.9 95.4 98.2 108.9 105.7 105.2 86.6 91.5 88.3 102.5 101.7 Sept. 117.6 124.8 122.0 119.8 119.4 125.1 99.1 98.7 102.1 178.5 141.2 – 138.0 109.7 108.0 105.6 109.9 97.4 105.5 110.5 111.4 102.7 100.4 99.0 98.2 109.0 106.1 105.3 86.0 90.7 88.1 102.4 101.8 Oct. 118.3 126.9 115.6 130.6 118.2 109.1 99.1 98.1 100.2 190.4 156.0 – 156.4 111.6 106.7 106.6 113.2 98.1 105.2 111.3 111.6 104.0 101.1 99.1 98.4 109.4 107.3 106.2 85.1 90.5 87.9 102.8 102.2 Nov. 118.7 125.4 113.2 137.2 119.4 110.3 98.4 98.2 97.5 196.5 151.1 – 151.0 112.9 106.9 107.5 116.6 98.7 105.3 111.8 112.4 103.5 101.3 100.6 98.4 110.4 107.6 106.4 84.4 90.5 87.7 102.8 102.3 Dec. 118.1 124.6 116.5 129.9 119.2 111.1 98.8 98.9 96.4 193.5 146.6 – 144.7 114.2 107.2 109.2 118.6 99.9 105.8 112.1 112.8 103.8 101.7 101.5 98.5 110.5 108.1 106.7 83.8 90.4 87.9 103.0 102.6 Jan. 118.3 121.5 119.1 127.4 120.3 115.1 98.6 100.0 98.9 190.3 151.4 – 151.1 116.3 108.4 110.1 125.7 101.0 106.3 112.8 113.6 103.9 101.6 103.7 98.8 111.4 109.6 108.3 83.0 90.6 87.8 103.1 103.9 0 Food and live animals………………………………………… Meat and meat preparations........................................... 01 Cereals and cereal preparations..................................... 04 Vegetables, fruit, and nuts, prepared fresh or dry........... 05 2 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels........................... Oilseeds and oleaginous fruits........................................ 22 Cork and wood................................................................ 24 Pulp and waste paper...................................................... 25 Textile fibers and their waste........................................... 26 Metalliferous ores and metal scrap.................................. 28 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants, and related products.............. Coal, coke, and briquettes............................................... 32 Petroleum, petroleum products, and related materials.... 33 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. .......................... Medicinal and pharmaceutical products.......................... 54 Essential oils; polishing and cleaning preparations......... 55 Plastics in primary forms ................................................ 57 Plastics in nonprimary forms........................................... 58 Chemical materials and products, n.e.s. ........................ 59 6 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by materials..... 62 64 66 68 Rubber manufactures, n.e.s. .......................................... Paper, paperboard, and articles of paper, pulp, and paperboard……………………………...………........ Nonmetallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s. ...................... Nonferrous metals........................................................... 7 Machinery and transport equipment............................... Power generating machinery and equipment.................. 71 Machinery specialized for particular industries................ 72 General industrial machines and parts, n.e.s., 74 and machine parts......................................................... Computer equipment and office machines...................... 75 Telecommunications and sound recording and 76 reproducing apparatus and equipment.......................... Electrical machinery and equipment................................ 77 Road vehicles.................................................................. 78 87 Professional, scientific, and controlling instruments and apparatus……………………………..… Monthly Labor Review March 2005 119 Current Labor Statistics: Productivity Data 44. U.S. import price indexes by Standard International Trade Classification [2000 = 100] SITC Rev. 3 Industry Jan. 102.2 117.7 78.2 112.3 100.1 2004 Feb. 104.7 118.0 80.0 115.7 101.9 105.0 105.2 114.1 115.7 91.9 134.6 99.5 117.7 114.5 137.1 103.4 120.6 99.7 107.7 93.3 105.2 102.4 94.9 101.4 99.2 94.5 98.9 97.0 100.3 95.5 106.4 102.5 78.0 85.4 95.7 102.0 100.5 100.3 2005 Aug. 107.4 134.2 86.9 100.6 103.4 106.1 106.6 134.0 148.9 107.7 160.8 97.6 144.2 144.8 136.3 105.1 123.8 98.4 107.3 93.4 108.4 103.2 94.1 107.7 100.8 96.9 100.2 105.6 103.3 95.0 107.6 104.1 74.3 84.0 94.7 102.8 100.1 98.2 Mar. 105.4 120.4 83.3 111.3 101.7 105.3 105.5 120.0 123.3 95.4 148.0 99.7 120.8 120.0 122.9 103.8 120.5 99.5 108.1 93.7 106.9 102.9 95.8 103.6 99.7 95.0 99.0 102.6 101.1 95.5 106.7 103.3 77.7 85.1 95.6 102.0 100.6 100.0 Apr. 106.4 121.7 85.1 109.5 103.6 105.3 105.5 122.9 127.8 100.8 148.2 99.3 121.1 120.3 123.3 103.5 115.9 100.6 107.7 93.5 105.5 102.9 95.4 105.6 99.9 94.8 99.3 105.8 102.3 95.2 106.5 103.5 76.5 84.9 94.9 102.2 100.6 99.4 May 106.1 124.4 84.1 106.1 102.4 105.4 105.7 127.3 139.0 103.4 143.5 102.1 131.6 131.5 129.5 103.5 117.5 100.8 107.3 93.4 105.8 102.9 95.1 106.9 100.0 95.5 99.4 106.1 102.4 95.2 106.7 103.6 76.4 84.9 94.8 102.3 100.6 99.3 June 106.9 128.9 84.1 105.9 107.0 105.3 105.6 125.8 136.1 106.5 140.4 98.0 131.5 130.0 140.0 103.8 119.8 100.3 107.1 93.5 104.6 102.3 95.2 106.1 100.5 95.5 99.4 101.6 102.4 95.1 106.6 103.5 75.5 84.7 94.7 102.4 100.4 99.0 July 107.4 133.7 86.1 102.1 102.7 105.9 106.4 125.7 132.1 108.0 145.3 101.2 133.9 133.0 134.8 104.6 122.2 98.3 107.3 93.5 107.8 103.0 94.7 106.1 100.5 96.4 99.3 102.3 102.7 95.0 107.2 104.0 74.9 84.3 94.6 102.6 100.4 98.2 Sept. 109.2 134.9 86.0 109.2 105.6 106.2 106.7 135.1 151.1 105.5 162.6 98.7 146.8 149.5 121.9 106.7 124.1 98.4 106.6 93.4 109.6 103.8 94.4 108.9 100.8 97.9 100.4 106.3 103.9 95.0 107.4 104.3 73.9 83.8 94.6 103.1 100.5 98.2 Oct. 111.1 134.2 85.6 114.5 104.5 106.5 106.9 125.1 126.3 99.8 166.2 96.3 161.2 165.7 124.1 108.4 125.5 98.5 106.4 93.6 109.9 104.4 95.3 108.9 101.0 99.2 100.5 106.6 104.4 94.9 107.8 104.6 73.2 83.4 94.3 103.4 100.5 98.2 Nov. 110.8 131.8 84.7 116.3 108.9 106.7 107.1 121.8 117.3 98.0 167.0 96.5 157.2 155.4 166.2 109.0 126.8 98.7 107.4 94.0 113.3 105.2 95.8 109.4 101.3 99.4 100.6 108.8 105.3 95.1 108.5 104.8 73.0 83.3 94.5 103.6 100.5 98.3 Dec. 111.6 132.5 85.1 112.2 114.4 107.1 107.6 125.6 124.9 100.3 167.2 98.3 140.5 136.8 164.1 109.7 126.4 98.7 109.1 94.6 116.3 105.7 96.1 110.5 101.9 98.9 100.7 111.2 106.6 95.2 109.6 105.2 72.9 83.1 94.7 103.7 100.5 98.6 Jan. 111.6 137.4 85.6 109.3 118.6 107.1 107.6 129.2 127.2 103.6 171.2 109.8 145.1 143.6 151.4 109.8 127.9 97.9 110.0 95.0 125.1 105.5 96.2 111.5 102.0 100.1 100.9 112.1 108.5 95.2 110.8 106.4 71.8 82.8 94.9 103.6 100.5 99.1 0 Food and live animals………………………………………… Meat and meat preparations........................................... 01 Fish and crustaceans, mollusks, and other 03 aquatic invertebrates…………………………................. Vegetables, fruit, and nuts, prepared fresh or dry........... 05 Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices, and manufactures 07 thereof……………………..…………………………......... 1 Beverages and tobacco……………………………………… 104.7 Beverages……………..................................................... 104.9 11 2 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels........................... Cork and wood................................................................ 24 Pulp and waste paper...................................................... 25 Metalliferous ores and metal scrap.................................. 28 Crude animal and vegetable materials, n.e.s. ................ 29 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants, and related products.............. Petroleum, petroleum products, and related materials.... 33 Gas, natural and manufactured....................................... 34 5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. .......................... Inorganic chemicals…..................................................... 52 Dying, tanning, and coloring materials............................ 53 Medicinal and pharmaceutical products.......................... 54 Essential oils; polishing and cleaning preparations......... 55 Plastics in primary forms................................................. 57 Plastics in nonprimary forms........................................... 58 Chemical materials and products, n.e.s. ........................ 59 6 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by materials..... Rubber manufactures, n.e.s. .......................................... 62 Paper, paperboard, and articles of paper, pulp, 64 and paperboard…………………….…………….............. Nonmetallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s. ...................... 66 Nonferrous metals........................................................... 68 Manufactures of metals, n.e.s. ....................................... 69 7 Machinery and transport equipment............................... Machinery specialized for particular industries................ 72 General industrial machines and parts, n.e.s., 74 and machine parts......................................................... Computer equipment and office machines...................... 75 Telecommunications and sound recording and 76 reproducing apparatus and equipment.......................... Electrical machinery and equipment................................ 77 Road vehicles.................................................................. 78 85 88 Footwear…………........................................................... Photographic apparatus, equipment, and supplies, and optical goods, n.e.s. …........................................... 109.5 108.9 93.3 124.2 98.9 117.3 114.0 138.0 103.0 119.3 99.9 107.2 92.7 104.4 102.1 94.3 98.9 99.0 94.1 98.5 92.3 99.7 95.4 104.9 101.8 78.0 86.4 95.4 101.9 100.5 99.9 120 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 45. U.S. export price indexes by end-use category [2000 = 100] Category Jan. ALL COMMODITIES……………................................... 101.5 2004 Feb. 102.2 125.6 127.2 110.7 106.4 116.6 106.5 106.4 100.9 97.8 101.9 94.3 102.0 100.1 99.9 100.0 125.3 100.4 2005 Aug. 103.4 116.5 117.0 110.9 113.1 108.4 120.4 113.5 103.3 97.8 102.2 94.0 102.6 101.1 101.0 101.0 115.5 102.5 Mar. 103.0 130.5 132.4 112.1 108.1 117.2 108.9 108.1 102.3 98.0 102.0 94.5 101.9 100.2 99.9 100.1 129.7 100.9 Apr. 103.7 134.8 137.0 113.4 109.1 114.8 109.6 109.4 103.4 98.1 101.7 94.6 102.2 100.4 100.1 100.5 133.0 101.4 May 104.1 135.6 138.0 112.7 110.2 113.7 117.5 109.9 103.9 98.1 101.7 94.6 102.3 100.5 100.1 100.6 133.7 101.7 June 103.4 129.1 131.1 110.7 109.9 110.7 114.9 110.0 103.4 97.8 102.0 94.1 102.3 100.4 100.0 100.7 127.4 101.5 July 103.9 128.0 129.9 110.1 112.0 109.0 118.6 112.4 102.8 97.8 102.2 94.0 102.4 100.9 100.8 100.8 126.1 102.2 Sept. 103.8 118.7 119.3 113.0 114.0 109.4 121.5 114.4 104.0 97.8 102.4 93.9 102.5 101.0 101.0 100.9 117.6 102.8 Oct. 104.4 117.5 117.8 114.4 116.6 109.2 132.5 116.4 103.9 98.0 103.3 93.9 102.7 100.9 100.5 100.8 116.3 103.6 Nov. 104.7 118.2 118.5 115.6 117.4 108.5 128.3 117.9 104.0 98.1 103.5 93.8 102.8 101.0 100.7 101.0 116.7 103.9 Dec. 104.9 116.9 116.7 118.4 118.1 109.8 125.0 119.1 104.4 98.2 103.7 93.9 102.9 101.2 101.0 101.1 115.5 104.2 Jan. 105.6 117.1 116.8 120.2 119.9 111.5 129.1 120.7 104.2 98.5 104.0 94.1 103.2 101.8 101.5 101.7 115.9 104.9 Foods, feeds, and beverages……………...…………… 123.1 Agricultural foods, feeds, and beverages…............. 124.6 Nonagricultural (fish, beverages) food products…… 109.5 Industrial supplies and materials……………...………… 105.1 Agricultural industrial supplies and materials…....... 118.6 Fuels and lubricants…...............................………… 106.1 Nonagricultural supplies and materials, excluding fuel and building materials…………...… 104.7 Selected building materials…...............................… 98.7 Capital goods……………...…………………………….… 97.5 Electric and electrical generating equipment…........ 102.0 Nonelectrical machinery…...............................……… 93.9 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines……………... 101.9 Consumer goods, excluding automotive……………... 100.2 Nondurables, manufactured…...............................… 99.9 Durables, manufactured…………...………..........…… 100.1 Agricultural commodities……………...………………… 123.5 Nonagricultural commodities……………...…………… 99.8 46. U.S. import price indexes by end-use category [2000 = 100] Category Jan. ALL COMMODITIES……………................................... 99.0 2004 Feb. 99.4 105.3 113.4 87.2 110.0 117.0 114.3 94.2 104.8 113.7 109.5 99.2 93.1 97.9 91.2 101.7 98.7 101.2 96.3 96.2 2005 Aug. 103.6 107.3 114.1 92.3 126.6 143.4 144.4 100.4 107.7 124.0 129.8 98.5 92.1 97.7 89.9 102.5 98.4 100.9 95.9 97.9 Mar. 100.2 105.9 113.0 90.1 112.7 120.2 120.1 95.6 105.4 118.4 114.9 99.3 93.1 97.8 91.2 101.8 98.7 101.3 96.3 96.4 Apr. 100.4 107.2 114.2 91.7 113.9 120.6 119.9 96.8 105.1 120.2 121.7 99.3 92.6 97.2 90.6 102.0 98.6 101.1 96.3 96.4 May 101.9 106.8 114.0 90.6 119.7 131.0 131.2 98.2 105.4 123.6 126.2 99.1 92.6 97.1 90.5 102.0 98.5 101.0 96.0 97.3 June 101.7 106.9 114.3 90.3 119.3 130.9 129.7 99.0 106.0 120.5 124.4 98.7 92.2 97.0 90.1 102.2 98.5 100.9 96.1 96.8 July 102.1 107.5 114.5 91.8 120.6 133.2 132.7 100.0 106.5 117.6 126.1 98.5 92.2 97.5 90.0 102.3 98.5 101.0 95.9 97.4 Sept. 104.1 108.7 116.4 91.4 128.5 146.2 149.2 101.1 108.0 125.6 133.1 98.8 92.0 97.4 89.8 102.7 98.4 100.8 95.9 97.9 Oct. 105.8 110.0 118.4 91.1 134.9 160.8 165.8 101.4 108.7 115.3 134.2 98.9 91.8 97.4 89.5 103.0 98.5 100.9 96.0 97.9 Nov. 105.5 110.2 118.8 90.7 133.2 157.0 155.9 101.1 109.4 111.1 136.9 99.2 91.9 97.6 89.7 103.1 98.7 101.1 96.2 98.0 Dec. 104.0 111.1 120.1 91.0 126.5 140.9 137.9 101.3 109.8 115.3 139.1 99.7 92.2 98.1 89.9 103.3 99.0 101.5 96.5 98.1 Jan. 104.9 110.9 119.6 91.5 129.3 145.3 144.3 102.7 111.3 117.8 140.1 100.9 92.4 98.5 90.0 103.2 99.4 102.1 96.6 100.0 Foods, feeds, and beverages……………...…………… 103.7 Agricultural foods, feeds, and beverages…............. 112.0 85.1 Nonagricultural (fish, beverages) food products…… Industrial supplies and materials……………...………… 108.5 Fuels and lubricants…...............................………… 116.5 Petroleum and petroleum products…………...…… 113.7 Paper and paper base stocks…............................... 94.1 Materials associated with nondurable supplies and materials…...............................……… 104.7 Selected building materials…...............................… 106.8 Unfinished metals associated with durable goods… 104.5 98.5 Nonmetals associated with durable goods…........... Capital goods……………...…………………………….… Electric and electrical generating equipment…........ Nonelectrical machinery…...............................……… Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines……………... 93.1 97.4 91.2 101.6 Consumer goods, excluding automotive……………... 98.6 Nondurables, manufactured…...............................… 101.1 Durables, manufactured…………...………..........…… 96.3 95.9 Nonmanufactured consumer goods…………...…… 47. U.S. international price Indexes for selected categories of services [2000 = 100, unless indicated otherwise] Category Air freight (inbound)……………..................................... Air freight (outbound)……………...……………………… Inbound air passenger fares (Dec. 2003 = 100)………… Outbound air passenger fares (Dec. 2003 = 100))…..... Ocean liner freight (inbound)…………...………..........… NOTE: Dash indicates data not available. 2002 Dec. 105.9 95.4 – – 93.3 2003 Mar. 108.8 97.2 – – 94.0 2004 Dec. 112.9 94.9 100.0 100.0 117.7 June 109.4 95.4 – – 116.1 Sept. 112.5 95.5 – – 116.2 Mar. 116.2 96.1 105.1 99.3 119.1 June 116.6 99.0 106.1 114.2 121.1 Sept. 118.7 100.7 110.1 114.2 120.3 Dec. 125.2 105.2 112.5 108.4 122.7 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 121 Current Labor Statistics: Productivity Data 48. Indexes of productivity, hourly compensation, and unit costs, quarterly data seasonally adjusted [1992 = 100] Item Business Output per hour of all persons....................................... Compensation per hour…………………………….……… Real compensation per hour……………………………… Unit labor costs…...............................…………………… Unit nonlabor payments…………...………..........……… Implicit price deflator……………………………………… Nonfarm business Output per hour of all persons....................................... Compensation per hour…………………………….……… Real compensation per hour……………………………… Unit labor costs…...............................…………………… Unit nonlabor payments…………...………..........……… Implicit price deflator……………………………………… Nonfinancial corporations Output per hour of all employees................................... Compensation per hour…………………………….……… Real compensation per hour……………………………… Total unit costs…...............................…………………… Unit labor costs............................................................ Unit nonlabor costs...................................................... Unit profits...................................................................... Unit nonlabor payments…………...………..........……… Implicit price deflator……………………………………… 2001 IV 120.9 141.5 114.2 117.0 113.1 115.6 120.4 140.7 113.5 116.8 114.7 116.0 124.5 139.3 112.4 113.0 111.9 115.7 75.5 105.0 109.6 2002 I 122.6 143.2 115.2 116.7 113.4 115.5 122.4 142.5 114.7 116.4 115.1 116.0 126.7 139.9 112.5 111.3 110.4 113.6 88.8 107.0 109.3 144.4 143.8 115.7 99.6 2003 III IV 125.0 145.5 114.8 116.3 116.8 116.5 124.6 144.7 114.2 116.1 118.9 117.2 129.6 142.8 112.7 110.9 110.2 112.8 102.3 110.0 110.1 149.5 149.4 117.9 99.9 2004 III IV 131.8 152.9 118.5 116.0 120.7 117.8 131.5 152.3 118.0 115.9 121.9 118.1 136.6 149.8 116.1 110.4 109.7 112.2 125.1 115.7 111.7 158.1 163.6 126.8 103.5 II 123.2 144.5 115.2 117.2 113.6 115.9 122.8 143.8 114.7 117.1 115.4 116.5 128.2 141.3 112.7 111.0 110.3 112.7 94.5 107.9 109.5 146.5 146.7 117.0 100.2 I 126.3 147.4 115.3 116.8 117.7 117.1 125.8 146.7 114.7 116.6 119.6 117.7 130.9 144.2 112.7 111.6 110.7 114.0 100.0 110.3 110.5 151.6 155.5 121.6 102.6 II 128.6 149.6 116.8 116.4 119.0 117.3 127.8 148.7 116.1 116.3 120.4 117.8 132.7 146.4 114.3 110.9 110.3 112.6 112.2 112.5 111.0 152.9 158.4 123.7 103.6 I 133.1 154.0 118.3 115.7 122.9 118.4 132.7 153.1 117.6 115.4 124.3 118.7 136.9 150.8 115.7 110.4 110.2 111.1 129.9 116.1 112.2 159.3 162.4 124.7 101.9 II 134.1 156.0 118.5 116.4 124.4 119.4 134.0 155.3 118.0 115.9 125.7 119.6 138.0 152.8 116.0 110.9 110.7 111.4 136.3 118.1 113.2 162.2 165.1 125.4 101.8 III 134.7 158.2 119.7 117.4 123.5 119.7 134.4 157.4 119.1 117.1 125.2 120.1 139.6 154.9 117.1 111.0 110.9 111.3 136.0 117.9 113.3 164.0 168.7 127.6 102.9 IV 136.0 160.0 120.0 117.7 124.7 120.3 135.1 158.7 119.0 117.5 126.3 120.7 – – – – – – – – – 166.3 171.3 128.4 103.0 124.6 145.0 115.0 116.3 115.7 116.1 124.1 144.3 114.4 116.2 117.7 116.8 129.0 142.1 112.7 110.9 110.1 112.8 95.8 108.3 109.5 148.7 148.3 117.6 99.7 131.1 151.5 117.6 115.6 120.8 117.5 130.5 150.8 117.0 115.5 122.3 118.0 135.8 148.4 115.2 110.5 109.8 112.6 120.3 114.7 111.4 156.9 161.6 125.4 103.0 Manufacturing Output per hour of all persons....................................... 140.6 Compensation per hour…………………………….……… 139.0 Real compensation per hour……………………………… 112.2 98.8 Unit labor costs…...............................…………………… 122 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 49. Annual indexes of multifactor productivity and related measures, selected years [2000 = 100, unless otherwise indicated] Item Private business Productivity: Output per hour of all persons......……………............. 81.4 Output per unit of capital services……………………… 102.6 90.9 Multifactor productivity…………………………………… 68.6 Output…...............................………………………….…… Inputs: Labor input................................................................... 80.1 66.9 Capital services…………...………..........………….…… 75.5 Combined units of labor and capital input……………… 79.3 Capital per hour of all persons.......................…………… Private nonfarm business Productivity: Output per hour of all persons........……………………… 81.7 Output per unit of capital services……………………… 104.2 91.5 Multifactor productivity…………………………………… 68.6 Output…...............................………………………….…… Inputs: Labor input................................................................... 79.8 65.8 Capital services…………...………..........………….…… 75.0 Combined units of labor and capital input……………… Capital per hour of all persons......………………………… 78.4 Manufacturing [1996 = 100] Productivity: Output per hour of all persons...………………………… Output per unit of capital services……………………… Multifactor productivity…………………………………… Output…...............................………………………….…… Inputs: Hours of all persons..................................................... Capital services…………...………..........………….…… Energy……………….………........................................ Nonenergy materials.................................................... Purchased business services...................................... Combined units of all factor inputs…………...………... NOTE: Dash indicates data not available. 83.1 101.1 91.0 68.1 78.7 67.4 74.8 82.3 86.5 102.2 93.2 70.8 79.6 68.8 75.9 84.1 86.9 103.8 93.6 73.2 82.2 70.6 78.2 83.7 87.9 105.4 94.5 76.7 85.6 72.8 81.2 83.3 88.4 104.7 94.6 79.3 88.0 75.7 83.8 84.4 90.8 104.7 96.0 82.9 90.0 79.2 86.3 86.7 92.2 104.6 96.6 87.2 93.7 83.3 90.2 88.2 94.7 103.0 97.7 91.5 96.0 88.8 93.7 91.9 97.3 102.1 98.8 96.3 99.0 94.3 97.5 95.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 102.6 96.3 100.0 100.5 98.8 104.4 100.5 106.6 107.2 95.4 102.0 102.4 97.3 107.3 100.3 112.4 82.7 99.7 90.3 68.1 79.1 68.4 75.4 83.0 86.2 101.7 92.7 70.9 80.0 69.7 76.5 84.8 86.5 102.6 93.1 73.2 82.4 71.3 78.6 84.4 87.5 104.5 94.1 76.9 86.1 73.5 81.7 83.7 87.7 103.6 93.8 79.1 88.5 76.4 84.3 84.6 90.3 103.9 95.5 82.8 90.4 79.7 86.7 86.9 91.9 104.1 96.3 87.2 94.0 83.8 90.5 88.3 94.4 102.6 97.4 91.5 96.2 89.2 93.9 92.0 97.2 101.8 98.7 96.2 99.0 94.5 97.5 95.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 102.7 96.3 100.1 100.4 98.6 104.2 100.4 106.6 107.2 95.5 102.0 102.3 97.4 107.1 100.3 112.2 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 82.2 97.5 93.3 83.2 101.1 85.3 93.1 77.5 84.7 89.1 84.1 93.6 92.4 81.5 96.9 87.1 93.2 78.5 84.6 88.3 88.6 95.9 94.0 85.5 96.5 89.1 93.1 83.5 92.0 90.9 90.2 96.9 95.1 88.3 97.8 91.1 96.6 86.5 92.9 92.8 93.0 99.7 97.3 92.9 99.9 93.2 99.9 90.3 96.0 95.5 96.5 100.6 99.2 96.9 100.4 96.4 102.3 93.1 100.4 97.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 103.8 101.4 103.1 105.6 101.7 104.1 97.5 101.9 103.9 102.4 108.9 101.7 105.7 110.5 101.5 108.7 100.6 107.5 103.1 104.6 114.0 101.7 108.7 114.7 100.7 112.8 102.9 107.9 105.4 105.5 118.3 101.0 111.3 117.4 99.2 117.9 104.3 106.9 106.5 105.5 119.7 95.1 110.3 112.1 93.6 117.9 98.9 105.5 97.7 101.6 – – – – – – – – – – Monthly Labor Review March 2005 123 Current Labor Statistics: Productivity Data 50. Annual indexes of productivity, hourly compensation, unit costs, and prices, selected years [1992 = 100] Item Business Output per hour of all persons....................................... Compensation per hour…………………………….……… Real compensation per hour……………………………… Unit labor costs…...............................…………………… Unit nonlabor payments…………...………..........……… Implicit price deflator……………………………………… Nonfarm business Output per hour of all persons....................................... Compensation per hour…………………………….……… Real compensation per hour……………………………… Unit labor costs…...............................…………………… Unit nonlabor payments…………...………..........……… Implicit price deflator……………………………………… Nonfinancial corporations Output per hour of all employees................................... Compensation per hour…………………………….……… Real compensation per hour……………………………… Total unit costs…...............................…………………… Unit labor costs............................................................ Unit nonlabor costs...................................................... Unit profits...................................................................... Unit nonlabor payments…………...………..........……… Implicit price deflator……………………………………… Manufacturing Output per hour of all persons....................................... Compensation per hour…………………………….……… Real compensation per hour……………………………… Unit labor costs…...............................…………………… Unit nonlabor payments…………...………..........……… Implicit price deflator……………………………………… Dash indicates data not available. 1960 48.9 13.9 60.9 28.4 24.9 27.1 51.8 14.5 63.3 27.9 24.3 26.6 56.2 16.2 70.8 27.3 28.8 23.3 50.2 30.5 29.4 41.8 14.9 65.0 35.6 26.8 30.2 1970 66.2 23.6 78.8 35.6 31.4 34.1 67.9 23.7 79.1 34.9 31.1 33.5 69.8 25.7 85.9 35.6 36.9 32.2 44.4 35.4 36.4 54.2 23.7 79.2 43.8 29.3 35.0 1980 79.2 54.2 89.2 68.4 61.3 65.8 80.6 54.4 89.5 67.5 60.4 64.9 80.8 57.2 94.1 69.2 70.8 64.9 66.9 65.5 69.0 70.1 55.6 91.4 79.3 80.2 79.9 1990 94.5 90.6 96.2 95.9 93.9 95.1 94.6 90.4 96.0 95.6 93.6 94.9 95.4 91.1 96.8 96.0 95.5 97.3 96.9 97.2 96.1 92.9 90.5 96.1 97.3 100.8 99.5 1996 104.6 109.6 99.6 104.8 111.8 107.4 104.8 109.5 99.5 104.5 112.0 107.3 107.1 108.5 98.6 100.9 101.3 100.0 150.0 113.3 105.3 113.9 109.3 99.3 96.0 110.7 105.2 1997 106.5 113.1 100.6 106.1 113.8 109.0 106.5 112.9 100.4 106.0 114.5 109.1 109.9 111.7 99.4 101.1 101.7 99.7 154.3 114.3 105.9 118.0 112.2 99.8 95.1 110.4 104.6 1998 109.4 119.9 105.1 109.6 109.8 109.7 109.3 119.6 104.9 109.4 110.8 109.9 113.5 118.1 103.6 102.9 104.1 99.5 137.0 109.5 105.9 123.6 118.7 104.2 96.0 104.2 101.1 1999 112.6 125.6 107.9 111.6 109.2 110.7 112.3 125.1 107.5 111.4 110.7 111.1 117.3 123.5 106.1 104.0 105.3 100.4 129.1 108.0 106.2 128.1 123.4 106.0 96.4 105.1 101.8 2000 115.9 134.5 111.8 116.1 107.2 112.7 115.5 134.0 111.4 116.0 108.7 113.3 121.5 132.0 109.7 107.4 108.6 104.2 108.7 105.4 107.5 134.1 134.7 112.0 100.5 107.1 104.6 2001 118.8 140.1 113.3 118.0 109.9 114.9 118.3 139.3 112.7 117.7 111.5 115.4 123.5 137.3 111.1 111.6 111.2 112.6 82.2 104.5 108.9 136.9 137.8 111.5 100.7 105.9 103.9 2002 123.9 144.5 115.0 116.6 114.9 116.0 123.5 143.8 114.5 116.5 116.5 116.6 128.4 141.5 112.7 111.0 110.3 113.0 95.4 108.3 109.6 147.3 147.0 117.0 99.8 – – 2003 129.5 150.5 117.0 119.6 119.6 117.4 128.9 149.7 116.4 116.1 121.1 117.9 133.7 147.2 114.6 110.8 110.1 112.9 114.6 113.3 111.2 154.8 159.7 124.2 103.2 – – 2004 134.6 157.2 179.2 116.8 123.9 119.5 134.1 156.3 118.5 116.3 125.4 119.8 – – – – – – – – – 163.0 166.9 126.5 102.4 – – 124 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 51. Annual indexes of output per hour for selected NAICS industries, 1990-2002 [1997=100] NAICS Industry Mining 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 21 211 212 2121 2122 2123 2211 2212 3111 3112 3113 3114 3115 3116 3117 3118 3119 3121 3122 3131 3132 3133 3141 3149 3151 3152 3159 3161 3162 3169 3211 3212 3219 3221 3222 3231 3241 3251 3252 3253 3254 3255 3256 3259 3261 3262 3271 3272 3273 3274 3279 3311 3312 3313 3314 3315 3321 3322 3323 3324 3325 3326 3327 Mining…………………………………………………… Oil and gas extraction………………………………… Mining, except oil and gas…………………………… Coal mining…………………………………………… Metal ore mining……………………………………… Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying………… 86.0 78.4 79.3 68.1 79.9 92.3 71.2 71.4 90.1 89.0 91.0 86.4 90.8 86.8 78.8 80.0 69.3 82.7 89.5 73.8 72.7 89.3 91.2 93.8 89.7 92.1 96.8 112.0 92.3 93.5 90.1 77.3 74.7 77.7 80.4 88.6 90.0 88.7 72.0 97.3 56.6 74.7 100.2 81.6 107.4 104.7 88.1 93.5 95.4 75.8 90.1 74.7 81.0 92.6 85.9 84.2 78.0 86.3 83.8 87.5 79.1 93.7 82.7 81.4 67.2 86.4 93.3 95.8 84.5 86.5 85.4 89.1 92.6 83.8 88.4 79.8 95.2 81.9 86.8 75.3 91.7 96.1 74.2 75.8 90.2 91.1 90.5 90.7 95.4 101.5 115.3 95.6 95.9 93.8 79.6 80.1 81.5 83.7 93.0 92.0 93.2 73.1 98.7 76.7 83.1 97.0 86.1 114.7 104.0 92.3 93.7 101.3 78.9 89.4 80.6 81.3 88.2 87.6 83.4 84.7 90.3 84.9 91.5 84.3 94.8 88.5 90.2 74.1 89.9 96.8 98.8 85.8 91.7 87.2 92.5 95.3 86.9 90.9 87.2 96.2 85.1 89.9 79.9 102.2 93.6 78.7 79.8 90.2 93.8 92.5 93.8 93.9 100.9 113.9 96.0 102.8 93.2 73.7 84.6 85.0 86.0 93.7 90.3 102.5 76.6 99.0 83.1 81.7 94.3 82.6 108.9 103.0 92.9 96.3 100.1 84.5 89.9 83.8 85.6 88.1 90.9 86.9 90.6 91.9 90.4 91.9 86.1 96.5 90.1 89.3 81.7 95.9 96.0 101.8 89.8 94.6 91.7 93.4 94.8 89.6 95.3 86.9 99.6 90.3 93.0 83.9 104.1 96.9 83.0 82.1 87.3 94.7 94.0 94.9 95.4 97.4 114.1 96.7 100.3 97.7 89.8 87.2 91.9 87.8 90.1 94.5 104.3 80.5 104.6 75.9 90.4 80.0 85.1 105.8 99.3 97.6 97.6 98.3 85.6 95.1 93.5 87.4 92.4 94.1 88.6 92.6 94.4 90.3 96.6 87.5 95.0 87.8 90.5 87.2 100.0 100.3 105.1 91.4 93.7 94.4 95.1 100.5 95.7 91.5 91.6 101.8 95.5 94.0 88.2 98.5 97.3 88.6 89.0 94.0 99.1 94.3 97.1 98.7 98.5 108.4 99.7 101.3 99.6 97.5 92.0 95.8 84.5 92.5 95.9 109.5 85.5 112.4 78.6 95.6 73.2 91.0 101.8 100.4 102.0 97.2 98.8 90.1 92.3 95.9 90.7 96.3 92.7 93.9 94.4 94.5 92.8 97.4 88.8 98.2 88.8 91.7 89.7 100.5 96.8 102.9 93.1 94.2 97.8 93.9 97.8 97.3 99.5 98.7 101.7 98.9 96.0 94.9 95.3 97.1 95.5 96.1 87.5 91.3 98.2 98.2 98.0 94.3 116.2 97.7 103.0 101.1 99.4 98.7 98.0 85.0 93.3 96.3 121.9 90.5 112.6 91.5 103.4 79.7 96.2 101.2 100.8 97.6 98.3 99.6 94.8 90.0 93.3 92.1 99.9 98.3 95.6 94.2 97.0 94.4 102.6 96.5 100.6 92.4 96.5 94.1 100.5 95.9 105.7 96.2 97.6 104.4 94.2 100.7 102.6 102.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 103.4 101.6 104.6 106.5 109.5 101.3 103.8 99.1 109.4 107.5 104.0 106.8 99.1 99.9 117.0 103.8 106.9 98.5 98.1 102.2 103.9 100.6 99.9 97.0 96.6 104.0 110.8 98.0 100.9 109.2 100.8 105.6 101.5 103.1 102.7 100.5 102.1 102.5 105.5 98.8 92.9 99.1 96.6 99.4 103.5 100.5 101.3 102.7 103.5 113.1 98.8 101.7 100.3 101.1 111.2 101.6 103.7 100.0 101.1 101.3 101.0 111.6 99.3 111.1 107.9 105.9 110.3 112.7 101.2 104.1 103.1 109.5 114.2 107.1 108.4 94.5 100.3 130.2 105.4 108.8 92.4 92.1 104.6 109.8 101.7 101.2 110.4 102.0 118.8 103.3 101.6 116.8 100.4 105.4 99.9 105.4 111.4 101.5 103.5 107.8 114.7 108.8 87.6 94.6 98.8 91.1 109.2 109.3 101.4 103.5 108.6 104.1 102.7 95.5 106.5 94.2 104.3 108.9 104.9 110.9 107.8 101.8 98.9 106.5 112.9 103.9 109.5 115.2 106.8 115.8 124.4 96.2 107.0 113.1 109.7 112.5 111.9 109.8 96.0 101.9 137.6 105.3 110.2 90.6 98.0 102.6 110.2 104.0 106.8 110.4 110.2 127.7 104.9 110.0 124.1 107.6 106.5 100.5 104.0 115.7 101.9 104.9 113.2 118.4 108.1 91.4 93.4 98.5 99.2 120.0 111.2 103.9 103.6 109.7 100.4 97.0 95.6 108.5 96.4 97.8 103.1 104.0 121.3 105.8 101.0 97.7 115.8 114.6 107.2 107.7 117.4 109.0 114.4 131.8 99.3 106.4 110.0 127.2 117.3 109.9 117.0 96.2 102.7 147.3 106.3 103.2 91.7 100.0 110.5 109.1 109.7 106.9 105.0 108.4 131.7 114.8 109.7 142.7 114.1 109.0 105.0 104.6 117.5 101.0 105.6 112.2 111.0 103.8 91.1 97.4 102.1 102.7 111.3 113.3 104.2 97.6 105.2 97.1 100.1 96.8 106.7 97.1 96.9 100.5 109.3 121.8 110.2 100.7 98.2 114.6 110.6 107.2 112.3 119.3 111.7 112.2 143.9 103.8 102.4 114.9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Utilities Power generation and supply………………………… Natural gas distribution……………………………… Manufacturing Animal food…………………………………………… Grain and oilseed milling……………………………… Sugar and confectionery products………………… Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty……… Dairy products………………………………………… Animal slaughtering and processing………………… 94.5 Seafood product preparation and packaging……… 117.5 92.6 Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing………………… Other food products…………………………………… 91.9 Beverages……………………………………………… 86.5 Tobacco and tobacco products……………………… Fiber, yarn, and thread mills………………………… Fabric mills…………………………………………… Textile and fabric finishing mills……………………… Textile furnishings mills……………………………… 81.4 73.9 75.0 81.7 88.2 Other textile product millsv 91.1 Apparel knitting mills………………………………… 85.6 Cut and sew apparel………………………………… 70.1 Accessories and other apparel……………………… 100.9 60.8 Leather and hide tanning and finishing…………… Footwear……………………………………………… 77.1 Other leather products………………………………… 102.5 79.2 Sawmills and wood preservation…………………… Plywood and engineered wood products…………… 102.3 Other wood products………………………………… 105.4 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills………………… Converted paper products…………………………… Printing and related support activities……………… Petroleum and coal products………………………… Basic chemicals……………………………………… Resin, rubber, and artificial fibers…………………… Agricultural chemicals………………………………… Pharmaceuticals and medicines…………………… Paints, coatings, and adhesives…………………… Soap, cleaning compounds, and toiletries………… Other chemical products and preparations………… Plastics products……………………………………… Rubber products……………………………………… Clay products and refractories……………………… Glass and glass products…………………………… Cement and concrete products……………………… Lime and gypsum products………………………… Other nonmetallic mineral products………………… Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy production……… Steel products from purchased steel……………… Alumina and aluminum production………………… Other nonferrous metal production………………… Foundries……………………………………………… Forging and stamping………………………………… Cutlery and hand tools……………………………… Architectural and structural metals………………… Boilers, tanks, and shipping containers…………… Hardware……………………………………………… Spring and wire products…………………………… Machine shops and threaded products…………… 88.5 90.5 96.6 76.7 91.4 75.8 84.6 91.4 85.1 83.2 76.6 84.7 83.0 89.2 80.0 94.8 84.1 79.8 69.6 83.8 91.9 95.6 85.3 88.6 85.1 87.8 90.4 84.4 85.2 78.8 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 125 Current Labor Statistics: International Comparison 51. Continued–Annual indexes of output per hour for selected NAICS industries, 1990-2002 [1997=100] NAICS 3328 3329 3331 3332 3333 3334 3335 3336 3339 3341 3342 3343 3344 3345 3346 3351 3352 3353 3359 3361 3362 3363 3364 3365 3366 3369 3371 3372 3379 3391 3399 42 423 4231 4232 4233 4234 4235 4236 4237 4238 4239 424 4241 4242 4243 4244 4245 4246 4247 4248 4249 425 42511 42512 44-45 441 4411 4412 4413 442 4421 4422 443 444 Industry Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals……… Other fabricated metal products…………………… Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery Industrial machinery…………………………………… Commercial and service industry machinery……… HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment Metalworking machinery……………………………… Turbine and power transmission equipment……… Other general purpose machinery…………………… Computer and peripheral equipment……………… Communications equipment………………………… Audio and video equipment………………………… Semiconductors and electronic components……… Electronic instruments………………………………… Magnetic media manufacturing and reproduction Electric lighting equipment…………………………… Household appliances………………………………… Electrical equipment…………………………………… Other electrical equipment and components……… Motor vehicles………………………………………… Motor vehicle bodies and trailers…………………… Motor vehicle parts…………………………………… Aerospace products and parts……………………… Railroad rolling stock………………………………… Ship and boat building………………………………… Other transportation equipment……………………… Household and institutional furniture………………… Office furniture and fixtures………………………… Other furniture-related products…………………… Medical equipment and supplies…………………… Other miscellaneous manufacturing………………… 1990 81.6 86.7 82.8 80.6 91.4 88.8 85.3 85.1 85.9 14.3 47.3 75.5 21.4 76.0 86.6 87.3 76.4 73.6 75.3 86.0 75.8 75.7 87.7 77.2 99.6 62.6 87.6 80.8 88.1 81.2 90.1 1991 78.1 85.9 77.2 81.1 89.6 88.2 82.3 84.6 85.2 15.8 49.3 82.8 24.5 80.5 91.2 88.5 76.4 72.7 74.2 82.4 71.8 74.5 92.1 80.0 92.6 62.0 88.2 78.8 88.6 83.1 90.6 79.1 66.1 73.3 87.2 113.2 37.3 102.6 47.6 86.5 74.2 96.6 99.8 85.5 86.6 103.3 98.2 85.9 106.6 107.0 111.2 98.2 73.6 72.6 74.0 83.3 88.3 90.8 71.7 84.0 81.1 83.5 77.6 49.2 80.2 1992 86.9 90.6 79.6 79.5 96.5 90.8 89.3 81.2 85.1 20.6 59.3 92.1 29.6 83.1 93.0 93.6 82.4 78.9 81.6 91.2 88.3 82.4 94.1 81.1 98.5 88.4 92.9 86.2 88.4 88.1 90.0 86.2 75.0 82.2 92.0 119.6 48.2 109.1 51.4 95.6 79.7 112.1 103.2 96.5 91.8 100.1 103.6 85.9 112.5 118.3 107.4 93.9 81.5 80.3 82.3 86.8 92.6 94.8 78.3 89.1 88.1 89.0 86.8 56.9 84.0 1993 91.9 92.1 84.1 84.9 101.7 93.8 89.3 84.8 89.8 27.9 62.1 98.8 34.1 85.8 96.8 90.8 88.9 85.8 86.8 89.8 96.3 88.5 98.2 82.3 101.3 99.8 93.8 87.9 90.5 91.1 92.3 89.5 80.5 88.0 95.8 113.9 56.2 111.7 59.1 94.3 84.3 113.2 103.0 97.2 89.3 97.7 105.1 84.0 110.0 119.1 105.6 97.5 85.9 84.8 86.8 89.4 94.0 96.0 84.1 90.6 88.3 89.0 87.2 65.5 88.0 1994 96.5 95.0 91.0 90.0 101.2 97.3 94.0 93.3 91.5 35.9 70.1 108.5 43.1 88.8 106.1 94.5 95.0 89.0 89.4 90.3 97.7 91.8 93.8 83.1 99.0 93.4 94.1 83.4 93.6 90.8 93.0 91.3 84.5 94.1 93.3 111.9 60.5 110.1 68.2 101.3 85.4 106.1 101.8 101.5 92.8 103.8 103.3 80.4 110.5 115.8 105.9 94.8 88.0 88.3 88.4 92.8 96.9 98.0 90.2 95.4 90.4 88.9 92.1 77.6 93.7 1995 102.8 97.1 95.6 97.9 103.0 96.6 99.1 92.1 94.6 51.3 74.6 140.0 63.4 96.8 106.7 92.2 92.7 98.1 92.0 88.6 97.3 92.3 93.7 82.0 93.1 93.1 97.1 84.3 94.5 95.0 96.0 93.3 88.9 93.6 96.8 103.6 74.7 101.2 79.3 98.0 89.7 99.2 99.7 99.0 95.4 92.2 103.0 87.7 102.1 108.7 102.5 96.2 91.1 90.5 91.8 94.7 97.0 97.2 91.0 97.9 94.1 92.5 95.9 89.2 93.7 1996 102.9 98.9 95.9 98.8 106.3 97.8 98.1 97.9 95.1 72.6 84.3 104.7 81.8 97.7 103.8 95.6 93.1 100.2 96.0 91.0 98.4 93.1 98.1 80.9 94.1 99.8 99.5 85.6 96.7 100.0 99.6 96.2 94.0 94.9 97.0 103.0 88.4 102.7 87.8 99.1 93.9 101.0 99.2 96.5 98.3 99.0 99.8 90.6 100.0 105.9 104.5 98.7 95.7 95.3 96.1 97.7 98.8 98.9 97.7 98.3 99.4 97.8 101.3 95.0 97.5 1997 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1998 101.7 102.3 104.2 94.4 107.5 106.6 99.1 106.4 103.2 138.6 102.7 103.1 125.2 101.3 105.4 103.8 105.1 99.8 105.5 113.3 102.7 104.8 118.5 102.9 100.3 110.8 102.7 100.1 107.2 108.9 101.9 104.4 105.6 104.7 97.5 102.9 118.2 102.4 105.9 103.5 104.2 101.8 102.8 100.4 99.6 104.1 101.9 100.4 99.3 115.0 109.7 101.7 104.6 103.5 104.8 104.3 102.7 102.7 105.9 105.7 101.7 102.1 101.3 122.9 106.7 1999 101.5 100.2 95.0 105.2 111.2 110.4 100.5 113.3 105.6 190.3 134.0 116.2 174.5 105.1 106.8 102.5 104.3 98.9 114.8 123.3 103.1 110.4 118.0 116.0 112.2 113.3 103.7 98.5 102.5 109.6 105.2 110.9 115.3 119.8 100.8 104.8 141.1 96.0 126.2 107.8 101.4 112.6 104.1 105.5 101.7 103.5 103.6 114.2 98.0 112.0 110.1 99.6 114.4 121.7 110.5 110.3 106.4 106.4 113.0 110.0 109.6 108.2 111.4 152.2 112.3 2000 105.9 100.8 101.0 129.7 101.4 108.3 106.4 117.1 113.0 225.4 165.5 123.3 233.3 114.3 104.0 101.9 117.5 100.6 120.5 110.4 98.4 112.7 101.0 117.7 120.1 130.9 102.5 100.2 100.1 114.2 112.9 114.1 119.6 114.0 105.5 101.7 148.9 99.2 151.7 111.1 104.1 116.7 103.5 105.5 96.8 102.7 105.2 119.0 95.8 112.5 111.0 106.2 124.1 141.3 115.7 114.2 107.2 106.6 108.6 112.0 115.7 114.8 116.8 177.7 113.1 2001 105.1 98.2 99.5 104.6 94.4 110.8 102.0 130.2 109.4 237.0 155.2 126.3 231.6 116.1 98.6 105.4 122.6 101.0 113.5 108.7 99.4 114.8 114.7 124.7 119.8 146.9 106.1 97.1 105.3 119.0 110.9 117.1 120.3 114.1 105.4 108.6 164.9 102.2 148.1 102.6 102.7 116.1 106.9 109.0 101.2 102.4 109.4 120.0 93.6 116.5 111.6 104.2 131.3 169.4 114.2 117.4 110.0 109.1 112.6 109.3 118.5 121.1 115.6 199.1 115.8 2002 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 123.6 127.7 121.7 101.8 119.2 189.4 102.2 161.2 107.9 100.2 125.5 112.6 120.2 116.0 111.5 111.8 135.4 96.9 126.0 117.3 97.0 132.6 205.0 109.3 122.7 109.7 106.0 116.4 115.8 125.1 128.6 121.4 240.0 119.9 Wholesale trade Wholesale trade……………………………………… 77.8 Durable goods………………………………………… 65.7 Motor vehicles and parts……………………………… 76.6 Furniture and furnishings…………………………… 82.4 Lumber and construction supplies…………………… 115.0 Commercial equipment……………………………… 33.8 Metals and minerals…………………………………… 101.6 Electric goods………………………………………… 46.8 Hardware and plumbing……………………………… 88.8 Machinery and supplies……………………………… 78.9 Miscellaneous durable goods………………………… 89.5 Nondurable goods…………………………………… 98.4 Paper and paper products…………………………… 81.0 Druggists' goods……………………………………… 81.8 Apparel and piece goods…………………………… 103.9 Grocery and related products………………………… 96.4 Farm product raw materials………………………… 80.6 Chemicals……………………………………………… 107.3 Petroleum……………………………………………… 97.3 Alcoholic beverages…………………………………… 109.4 Miscellaneous nondurable goods…………………… 107.3 Electronic markets and agents and brokers……… 70.7 Business to business electronic markets…………… 70.4 Wholesale trade agents and brokers……………… 70.8 Retail trade Retail trade…………………………………………… Motor vehicle and parts dealers……………………… Automobile dealers…………………………………… Other motor vehicle dealers………………………… Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores…………… Furniture and home furnishings stores……………… Furniture stores……………………………………… Home furnishings stores……………………………… Electronics and appliance stores…………………… Building material and garden supply stores………… 83.2 89.7 92.1 69.0 85.0 80.7 82.1 78.5 46.0 81.8 126 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 51. Continued–-Annual indexes of output per hour for selected NAICS industries, 1990-2002 [1997=100] NAICS 4441 4442 445 4451 4452 4453 446 447 448 4481 4482 4483 451 4511 4512 452 4521 4529 453 4531 4532 4533 4539 454 4541 4542 4543 481 482111 48412 491 5111 5112 51213 5151 5152 5171 5172 5175 52211 532111 53212 Industry 1990 1991 80.7 77.5 106.6 106.6 115.0 100.2 91.6 85.7 70.5 71.4 73.1 64.5 85.6 82.8 91.8 79.0 88.3 64.8 68.0 75.9 66.3 83.1 69.2 55.0 46.7 95.4 67.6 78.2 75.3 92.4 95.8 96.1 30.6 108.9 97.8 94.3 68.4 73.8 94.3 83.2 97.8 71.7 1992 84.7 80.2 106.9 106.7 111.4 101.0 90.7 88.5 75.3 77.1 78.2 65.0 83.8 79.8 92.5 83.0 91.6 69.7 74.2 85.1 71.5 89.7 74.7 63.4 50.6 95.1 82.1 81.4 82.3 97.5 96.5 95.8 42.7 104.1 102.8 96.0 74.5 85.6 95.9 83.3 104.4 69.5 1993 89.1 81.5 105.4 105.9 107.6 94.4 91.9 92.8 78.9 79.2 79.2 77.1 84.0 80.6 91.6 88.5 95.0 77.8 79.1 91.4 75.8 88.9 80.5 66.7 58.3 92.8 79.7 84.7 85.7 95.6 99.0 95.3 51.7 104.6 101.4 93.6 79.7 94.8 93.5 90.3 106.1 75.8 1994 94.8 86.9 104.3 104.9 104.5 92.9 91.8 96.8 83.3 81.9 88.3 85.0 87.2 83.9 94.5 90.6 95.1 82.6 87.0 85.4 87.5 87.3 89.7 73.8 62.9 94.1 89.2 90.8 88.6 98.1 98.5 93.0 64.6 103.4 106.0 92.0 85.1 97.1 91.9 92.9 107.9 82.0 1995 94.8 87.0 102.5 103.0 101.1 96.2 93.0 99.7 91.2 90.1 93.7 94.1 93.0 92.3 94.5 92.2 94.7 87.6 89.5 83.5 90.9 90.2 90.5 80.9 71.9 89.3 94.7 95.3 92.0 95.4 98.3 93.5 73.0 99.9 106.1 94.4 90.6 98.3 94.2 96.0 101.1 90.3 1996 97.6 97.1 100.3 100.8 95.5 103.1 95.7 99.4 97.9 97.1 102.4 97.3 94.7 92.5 99.3 96.9 98.4 94.3 95.0 96.1 91.8 97.4 98.0 91.6 84.4 96.9 102.2 98.8 98.4 95.7 96.7 92.7 88.0 100.0 104.1 93.7 97.5 103.0 93.5 99.3 108.9 96.7 1997 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1998 107.6 101.2 99.9 100.3 95.0 105.8 104.1 105.6 105.4 106.7 97.8 107.0 108.7 112.9 101.0 105.0 100.6 113.4 108.3 101.2 113.0 113.5 105.0 111.3 118.2 114.1 96.2 97.6 102.1 99.1 101.4 104.5 115.9 99.9 99.1 129.3 105.5 114.2 95.7 98.0 101.2 93.7 1999 113.7 103.5 103.7 104.3 99.6 99.8 106.9 110.6 112.8 113.3 104.9 118.3 114.9 120.4 104.7 113.1 104.5 129.8 109.8 117.3 118.0 109.8 101.6 125.4 141.5 118.1 96.3 98.2 105.5 102.0 102.4 108.5 113.0 102.0 99.4 133.2 112.7 134.3 94.5 101.5 113.1 97.8 2000 113.8 108.2 105.1 104.9 105.6 111.1 111.4 106.5 120.3 120.9 109.6 128.0 121.1 128.3 108.0 119.9 106.3 145.9 111.3 116.0 124.1 115.7 99.6 142.8 159.8 127.1 104.3 98.2 114.3 105.5 104.9 110.1 103.9 106.5 98.4 135.7 119.9 139.0 90.4 104.2 112.0 95.9 2001 115.3 119.4 107.6 107.5 110.8 110.4 112.7 109.8 123.5 125.2 115.8 122.5 125.4 130.4 116.0 124.2 104.0 162.1 108.4 108.6 125.1 115.0 93.2 146.9 177.5 110.4 98.7 91.9 121.9 104.2 106.1 106.4 101.9 104.7 94.3 125.3 121.0 172.7 87.6 101.6 112.1 93.6 2002 119.8 121.2 110.3 110.3 114.2 111.8 118.8 117.5 129.0 132.7 120.0 121.5 132.9 137.9 123.8 130.5 104.7 177.5 115.6 120.7 140.3 121.4 92.8 169.6 209.8 113.3 110.2 103.2 131.9 109.4 107.0 108.1 106.7 104.4 100.4 131.4 130.6 192.0 93.5 103.8 113.3 91.4 Building material and supplies dealers……………… 83.2 Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores 74.5 Food and beverage stores…………………………… 107.1 Grocery stores………………………………………… 106.5 Specialty food stores………………………………… 122.9 Beer, wine and liquor stores………………………… Health and personal care stores…………………… Gasoline stations……………………………………… Clothing and clothing accessories stores…………… Clothing stores………………………………………… Shoe stores…………………………………………… Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores……… Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores... Sporting goods and musical instrument stores…. Book, periodical, and music stores………………… General merchandise stores………………………… Department stores…………………………………… Other general merchandise stores………………… Miscellaneous store retailers………………………… Florists………………………………………………… Office supplies, stationery and gift stores………… Used merchandise stores…………………………… Other miscellaneous store retailers………………… Nonstore retailers……………………………………… Electronic shopping and mail-order houses……… Vending machine operators………………………… Direct selling establishments………………………… Transportation and warehousing Air transportation……………………………………… Line-haul railroads…………………………………… General freight trucking, long-distance……………… U.S. Postal service…………………………………… 100.1 92.0 84.8 69.5 68.9 73.7 68.6 80.8 77.1 89.0 75.3 84.0 61.4 70.6 75.1 64.6 84.9 79.6 54.4 43.5 97.1 70.0 77.5 69.8 88.5 96.1 Information Newspaper, book, and directory publishers……… 97.4 Software publishers…………………………………… 28.6 Motion picture and video exhibition………………… 109.4 Radio and television broadcasting………………… 96.1 Cable and other subscription programming………… 98.8 64.8 Wired telecommunications carriers………………… Wireless telecommunications carriers……………… 76.3 99.1 Cable and other program distribution……………… Finance and insurance Commercial banking………………………………… Real estate and rental and leasing Passenger car rental………………………………… Truck, trailer and RV rental and leasing…………… 80.5 89.8 70.7 541213 54181 7211 722 7221 7222 7223 7224 Professional, scientific, and technical services Tax preparation services……………………………… 92.4 Advertising agencies…………………………………… 105.0 Accomodation and food services Traveler accommodations…………………………… Food services and drinking places………………… Full-service restaurants……………………………… Limited-service eating places………………………… Special food services………………………………… Drinking places, alcoholic beverages……………… 82.9 102.9 99.1 103.3 107.2 125.7 84.7 99.7 85.4 102.3 98.3 103.3 106.9 121.2 99.5 111.9 92.9 101.7 97.5 102.7 106.4 121.5 119.1 111.3 93.0 102.3 97.7 105.6 103.8 112.7 119.9 106.8 97.0 100.8 97.8 103.6 101.1 102.6 96.2 101.4 99.2 100.6 96.6 104.7 99.3 104.4 92.1 102.1 100.1 99.2 96.3 102.2 97.6 102.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 105.1 95.8 100.0 101.2 100.0 102.4 102.1 100.0 99.2 110.1 103.6 101.1 99.2 102.5 106.0 99.4 91.8 116.6 107.7 103.5 100.8 105.1 111.7 100.4 78.2 116.7 102.0 103.7 100.8 106.6 108.4 98.2 92.1 123.9 104.1 104.9 102.0 107.1 108.1 107.2 8111 81211 81221 8123 81292 Other services (except public administration) Automotive repair and maintenance………………… 92.8 Hair, nail and skin care services…………………… 81.6 Funeral homes and funeral services………………… 96.1 Drycleaning and laundry services…………………… 95.6 Photofinishing………………………………………… 117.3 86.5 79.8 94.3 93.2 115.6 90.0 85.6 104.7 94.9 116.2 91.2 84.3 100.4 93.8 123.6 96.7 88.7 103.6 95.9 124.9 102.9 92.4 100.4 98.8 114.7 98.9 97.1 97.9 101.6 103.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 105.0 102.7 103.8 105.0 99.4 106.9 103.6 100.4 109.5 106.9 108.6 103.0 94.5 113.7 107.6 109.3 109.5 93.9 121.1 115.0 103.7 104.2 90.9 120.2 133.6 NOTE: Dash indicates data are not available. Monthly Labor Review March 2005 127 Current Labor Statistics: International Comparison 52. Unemployment rates, approximating U.S. concepts, in nine countries, quarterly data seasonally adjusted Annual average Country United States……… Canada……………… Australia…………… Japan………………… France……………… Germany…………… Italy ………………… Sweden …………… United Kingdom…… 1 2 2 1 2002 2003 2004 2002 5.8 7.0 6.4 5.4 8.7 8.6 9.1 5.1 5.2 2003 6.0 6.9 6.1 5.3 9.3 9.3 8.8 5.8 5.0 III 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.5 8.7 8.8 9.1 5.1 5.2 IV 5.9 6.9 6.2 5.4 8.9 9.1 9.0 5.3 5.1 I 5.8 6.7 6.2 5.4 9.0 9.6 9.0 5.3 5.1 II 6.1 6.9 6.2 5.4 9.2 9.8 8.8 5.6 5.0 III 6.1 7.2 6.0 5.2 9.4 9.8 8.7 5.8 5.0 IV 5.9 6.8 5.8 5.1 9.4 9.7 8.6 6.3 4.9 I 5.6 6.7 5.7 5.0 9.4 9.7 8.6 6.7 4.8 II 5.6 6.6 5.6 4.7 9.4 9.8 – 6.8 4.8 III 5.5 6.4 5.6 4.8 9.4 10.0 – 6.6 4.7 Quarterly rates are for the first month of the quarter. Preliminary data for 2003. "Notes on the data" for information on breaks in series. For further qualifications and historical data, see Comparative Civilian Labor Force Statistics, Ten Countries, 1959-2003 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 23, 2004), on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/fls/home.htm. Monthly and quarterly unemployment rates, updated monthly, are also on this site. NOTE: Quarterly figures for France and Germany are calculated by applying annual adjustment factors to current published data, and therefore should be viewed as less precise indicators of unemployment under U.S. concepts than the annual figures. See 128 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 53. Annual data: employment status of the working-age population, approximating U.S. concepts, 10 countries [Numbers in thousands] Employment status and country Civilian labor force United States……………………………………………… Canada…………………………………………………… Australia…………………………………………………… Japan……………………………………………………… France……………………………………………………… Germany…………………………………………………… Italy………………………………………………………… Netherlands……………………………………………… Sweden…………………………………………………… United Kingdom…………………………………………… 1993 129,200 14,308 8,613 65,470 24,480 39,102 22,570 7,010 4,444 28,165 66.3 65.5 63.5 63.3 55.4 57.8 47.9 57.9 64.5 62.7 120,259 12,770 7,699 63,810 21,710 35,989 20,270 6,570 4,028 25,242 61.7 58.5 56.8 61.7 49.1 53.2 43.0 54.2 58.5 56.2 8,940 1,539 914 1,660 2,770 3,113 2,300 440 416 2,916 6.9 10.8 10.6 2.5 11.3 8.0 10.2 6.3 9.4 10.4 1994 131,056 14,400 8,770 65,780 24,670 39,074 22,450 7,150 4,418 28,149 66.6 65.2 63.9 63.1 55.5 57.4 47.3 58.6 63.7 62.6 123,060 13,027 7,942 63,860 21,750 35,756 19,940 6,660 3,992 25,429 62.5 59.0 57.8 61.3 49.0 52.6 42.0 54.6 57.6 56.5 7,996 1,373 829 1,920 2,920 3,318 2,510 490 426 2,716 6.1 9.5 9.4 2.9 11.8 8.5 11.2 6.9 9.6 9.6 1995 132,304 14,517 8,995 65,990 24,760 38,980 22,460 7,210 4,460 28,157 66.6 64.9 64.5 62.9 55.4 57.1 47.1 58.8 64.1 62.4 124,900 13,271 8,256 63,890 21,960 35,780 19,820 6,730 4,056 25,718 62.9 59.4 59.2 60.9 49.1 52.4 41.5 54.9 58.3 57.0 7,404 1,246 739 2,100 2,800 3,200 2,640 480 404 2,439 5.6 8.6 8.2 3.2 11.3 8.2 11.8 6.7 9.1 8.7 1996 133,943 14,669 9,115 66,450 25,010 39,142 22,570 7,300 4,459 28,260 66.8 64.7 64.6 63.0 55.6 57.1 47.1 59.2 64.0 62.4 126,708 13,380 8,364 64,200 22,040 35,637 19,920 6,860 4,019 25,964 63.2 59.1 59.3 60.9 49.0 52.0 41.6 55.7 57.7 57.4 7,236 1,289 751 2,250 2,970 3,505 2,650 440 440 2,297 5.4 8.8 8.2 3.4 11.9 9.0 11.7 6.0 9.9 8.1 1997 136,297 14,958 9,204 67,200 25,130 39,415 22,680 7,540 4,418 28,417 67.1 65.0 64.3 63.2 55.5 57.3 47.2 60.8 63.3 62.6 129,558 13,705 8,444 64,900 22,170 35,508 19,990 7,160 3,973 26,433 63.8 59.7 59.0 61.0 49.0 51.6 41.6 57.8 56.9 58.2 6,739 1,252 759 2,300 2,960 3,907 2,690 370 445 1,985 4.9 8.4 8.3 3.4 11.8 9.9 11.9 4.9 10.1 7.0 1998 137,673 15,237 9,339 67,240 25,460 39,754 22,960 7,620 4,402 28,479 67.1 65.4 64.3 62.8 55.9 57.7 47.6 61.1 62.8 62.5 131,463 14,068 8,618 64,450 22,600 36,061 20,210 7,320 4,034 26,696 64.1 60.4 59.3 60.2 49.7 52.3 41.9 58.7 57.6 58.6 6,210 1,169 721 2,790 2,870 3,693 2,750 300 368 1,783 4.5 7.7 7.7 4.1 11.3 9.3 12.0 3.9 8.4 6.3 1999 139,368 15,536 9,414 67,090 25,790 39,375 23,130 7,850 4,430 28,769 67.1 65.8 64.0 62.4 56.3 56.8 47.8 62.6 62.8 62.9 133,488 14,456 8,762 63,920 23,050 36,042 20,460 7,600 4,117 27,048 64.3 61.3 59.6 59.4 50.3 52.0 42.3 60.6 58.4 59.1 5,880 1,080 652 3,170 2,740 3,333 2,670 250 313 1,721 4.2 7.0 6.9 4.7 10.6 8.5 11.5 3.2 7.1 6.0 2000 142,583 15,789 9,590 66,990 26,070 39,302 23,340 8,150 4,489 28,930 67.1 65.9 64.4 62.0 56.6 56.6 48.1 64.5 63.8 62.9 136,891 14,827 8,989 63,790 23,690 36,236 20,840 7,910 4,229 27,350 64.4 62.1 60.3 59.0 51.4 52.2 42.9 62.6 60.1 59.4 5,692 962 602 3,200 2,380 3,065 2,500 240 260 1,580 4.0 6.1 6.3 4.8 9.1 7.8 10.7 2.9 5.8 5.5 2001 143,734 16,027 9,752 66,870 26,350 39,459 23,540 8,340 4,530 29,053 66.8 66.0 64.4 61.6 56.8 56.6 48.3 65.8 63.7 62.7 136,933 14,997 9,091 63,470 24,140 36,350 21,270 8,130 4,303 27,570 63.7 61.9 60.1 58.4 52.0 52.2 43.6 64.2 60.5 59.5 6,801 1,031 661 3,400 2,210 3,110 2,270 210 227 1,483 4.7 6.4 6.8 5.1 8.4 7.9 9.6 2.5 5.0 5.1 2002 144,863 16,475 9,907 66,240 26,590 39,413 23,750 8,300 4,544 29,288 66.6 66.8 64.4 60.8 57.0 56.3 48.6 65.0 64.0 62.9 136,485 15,325 9,271 62,650 24,280 36,018 21,580 8,070 4,310 27,768 62.7 62.4 60.3 57.5 52.0 51.5 44.1 63.2 60.7 59.6 8,378 1,150 636 3,590 2,310 3,396 2,160 230 234 1,520 5.8 7.0 6.4 5.4 8.7 8.6 9.1 2.8 5.1 5.2 2003 146,510 16,819 10,092 66,010 26,730 39,276 23,880 8,330 4,567 29,490 66.2 67.3 64.6 60.3 57.0 56.1 48.8 64.6 64.0 62.9 137,736 15,660 9,481 62,510 24,250 35,615 21,790 8,010 4,303 28,011 62.3 63.0 60.7 57.1 51.7 50.9 44.6 62.1 60.3 59.8 8,774 1,159 611 3,500 2,480 3,661 2,100 320 264 1,479 6.0 6.9 6.1 5.3 9.3 9.3 8.8 3.8 5.8 5.0 Participation rate 1 United States……………………………………………… Canada…………………………………………………… Australia…………………………………………………… Japan……………………………………………………… France……………………………………………………… Germany…………………………………………………… Italy………………………………………………………… Netherlands……………………………………………… Sweden…………………………………………………… United Kingdom…………………………………………… Employed United States……………………………………………… Canada…………………………………………………… Australia…………………………………………………… Japan……………………………………………………… France……………………………………………………… Germany…………………………………………………… Italy………………………………………………………… Netherlands……………………………………………… Sweden…………………………………………………… United Kingdom…………………………………………… Employment-population ratio 2 United States……………………………………………… Canada…………………………………………………… Australia…………………………………………………… Japan……………………………………………………… France……………………………………………………… Germany…………………………………………………… Italy………………………………………………………… Netherlands……………………………………………… Sweden…………………………………………………… United Kingdom…………………………………………… Unemployed United States……………………………………………… Canada…………………………………………………… Australia…………………………………………………… Japan……………………………………………………… France……………………………………………………… Germany…………………………………………………… Italy………………………………………………………… Netherlands……………………………………………… Sweden…………………………………………………… United Kingdom…………………………………………… Unemployment rate United States……………………………………………… Canada…………………………………………………… Australia…………………………………………………… Japan……………………………………………………… France……………………………………………………… Germany…………………………………………………… Italy………………………………………………………… Netherlands……………………………………………… Sweden…………………………………………………… United Kingdom…………………………………………… 1 2 Labor force as a percent of the working-age population. For further qualifications and historical data, see Comparative Civilian Labor Force Statistics, Ten Countries, 1959-2003 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 23, 2004), on the Internet at: http://www.bls.gov/fls/home.htm. Employment as a percent of the working-age population. NOTE: See "Notes on the data" for information on breaks in series. Monthly Labor Review March 2005 129 Current Labor Statistics: Injury and Illness Table 54. Annual indexes of manufacturing productivity and related measures, 15 economies [1992 = 100] Measure and economy 1960 1970 1980 1990 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Output per hour United States……………………… – Canada……………………………… 37.8 Australia……………………………… – Japan………………………………… 13.9 Korea………………………………… – Taiwan……………………………… – Belgium……………………………… 18.0 Denmark…………………………… 25.2 France……………………………… 19.9 Germany…………………………… 29.2 Italy…………………………………… 24.6 Netherlands………………………… 18.8 Norway……………………………… 37.6 Sweden……………………………… 27.3 United Kingdom…………………… 30.0 Output United States……………………… – Canada……………………………… 33.4 Australia……………………………… – Japan………………………………… 10.8 Korea………………………………… – Taiwan……………………………… – Belgium……………………………… 30.7 Denmark…………………………… 42.0 France……………………………… 27.9 Germany…………………………… 41.5 Italy…………………………………… 23.0 Netherlands………………………… 31.9 Norway……………………………… 57.7 Sweden……………………………… 45.9 United Kingdom…………………… 67.5 Total hours United States……………………… 92.1 Canada……………………………… 88.3 Australia……………………………… – Japan………………………………… 77.8 Korea………………………………… – Taiwan……………………………… – Belgium……………………………… 170.7 Denmark…………………………… 166.7 France……………………………… 140.3 Germany…………………………… 142.3 Italy…………………………………… 93.5 Netherlands………………………… 169.8 Norway……………………………… 153.6 Sweden……………………………… 168.3 United Kingdom…………………… 224.6 Hourly compensation (national currency basis) United States……………………… 14.9 Canada……………………………… 10.0 Australia……………………………… – Japan………………………………… 4.3 Korea………………………………… – Taiwan……………………………… – Belgium……………………………… 5.4 Denmark…………………………… 3.9 France……………………………… 4.3 Germany…………………………… 8.1 Italy…………………………………… 1.8 Netherlands………………………… 6.2 Norway……………………………… 4.7 Sweden……………………………… 4.1 United Kingdom…………………… 2.9 See notes at end of table. 0.0 54.9 – 37.7 – – 32.9 46.3 39.0 52.0 46.2 38.5 59.1 52.2 43.2 70.5 72.9 69.5 63.6 – 47.6 65.4 83.2 61.6 77.2 78.6 69.1 77.9 73.1 54.3 96.9 93.4 91.6 94.4 81.5 88.8 96.8 98.4 93.9 99.0 96.6 98.7 98.1 94.6 89.2 97.9 95.3 96.4 99.0 91.6 96.5 99.1 100.3 97.0 98.3 96.1 99.0 98.2 95.5 93.9 102.1 105.8 106.1 101.7 108.5 102.8 102.5 100.2 101.0 101.8 101.2 102.0 99.6 107.3 103.8 107.3 110.8 104.9 103.3 118.2 106.7 108.4 112.6 108.9 109.6 104.8 113.1 99.6 117.8 108.0 113.8 112.4 105.8 111.0 129.3 115.1 113.2 112.5 114.4 112.3 107.9 117.3 100.7 124.5 106.2 117.0 109.7 113.6 116.1 142.3 123.1 116.3 109.8 114.7 114.7 108.3 119.3 102.5 129.5 105.4 121.3 113.5 115.2 121.0 160.4 129.3 125.5 118.0 121.7 120.4 110.3 121.4 102.0 141.0 106.9 126.5 115.5 118.5 121.2 178.8 135.9 126.9 117.4 127.9 122.0 110.8 124.1 99.9 149.5 108.4 132.8 122.1 119.9 126.7 198.9 143.4 125.5 123.1 133.0 121.4 110.6 127.0 103.6 162.7 113.6 143.5 129.3 128.0 135.9 215.8 151.0 130.8 126.6 142.5 127.0 113.5 132.7 106.6 175.5 121.0 145.2 127.0 132.4 135.9 214.3 160.8 132.6 127.2 148.0 127.8 114.0 132.5 109.8 170.3 125.1 160.0 130.5 136.2 139.9 235.2 170.9 141.7 131.3 155.1 131.0 112.1 135.4 111.7 185.6 127.7 171.0 132.1 140.7 146.2 256.4 177.2 146.2 136.9 158.0 134.4 110.9 – 113.5 196.5 134.8 – 58.9 – 39.4 7.0 12.7 57.6 72.7 57.7 70.9 48.1 59.8 91.0 80.7 90.2 75.8 83.6 89.8 60.8 29.9 44.0 78.2 94.3 81.6 85.3 84.4 76.9 104.9 90.7 87.2 101.6 106.0 104.1 97.1 86.7 90.0 101.0 101.7 99.1 99.1 99.4 99.0 101.4 110.1 105.3 98.3 99.0 100.7 102.0 95.0 96.1 100.7 100.7 99.8 102.3 99.3 99.8 99.0 104.1 100.1 103.5 105.9 103.8 96.3 105.4 102.4 97.0 97.0 95.7 92.4 96.5 97.7 101.7 101.9 101.5 111.1 114.1 109.1 94.9 116.8 108.5 101.4 107.3 100.3 95.1 102.4 104.5 104.6 117.0 106.2 118.4 119.6 108.7 98.9 129.9 114.9 104.2 112.6 104.9 95.2 107.2 108.2 107.3 131.9 107.8 121.3 119.6 112.6 103.0 138.3 120.3 105.9 107.7 104.6 92.5 105.4 108.9 110.3 136.4 108.6 127.9 127.7 115.1 106.5 145.0 128.3 112.7 115.9 109.7 95.7 108.8 111.6 114.2 146.5 110.7 133.1 133.9 118.6 100.2 133.5 132.6 114.4 116.7 115.0 97.7 110.7 114.9 113.7 158.3 111.3 138.9 144.9 118.3 101.9 162.6 141.5 114.4 117.9 118.7 95.8 110.3 117.6 113.6 172.5 112.1 147.6 159.2 123.8 109.2 190.2 151.8 119.9 121.9 124.3 100.1 113.6 122.8 112.8 188.3 115.0 139.6 153.6 123.8 105.5 194.3 143.1 120.4 121.6 128.0 99.9 113.0 121.9 112.3 183.1 113.4 142.9 158.0 128.7 103.4 209.1 152.1 121.6 120.8 129.1 99.6 111.7 121.0 111.5 190.6 109.9 145.4 157.3 130.2 106.7 219.1 160.9 120.9 121.4 128.5 99.8 110.2 117.6 107.3 194.4 110.3 104.4 107.1 – 104.3 – – 174.7 157.1 147.8 136.3 104.0 155.5 153.9 154.7 208.8 107.5 114.6 129.2 95.5 – 92.4 119.7 113.4 132.5 110.5 107.4 111.2 134.7 124.0 160.5 104.8 113.5 113.6 102.9 106.5 101.4 104.3 103.3 105.6 100.1 102.9 100.3 103.4 116.4 118.1 100.4 103.9 104.4 103.1 103.7 99.6 101.5 100.5 102.9 104.1 103.3 100.8 100.8 109.0 106.6 101.4 100.1 97.8 94.7 97.1 99.6 94.7 96.7 94.7 90.8 95.4 95.8 102.1 94.9 97.7 103.6 103.0 103.9 91.9 98.8 101.7 93.6 95.2 92.1 86.8 97.7 92.4 105.0 99.4 98.4 104.0 106.4 102.8 89.1 100.4 99.8 92.0 100.1 91.7 84.8 99.4 92.3 106.6 105.9 101.5 103.6 109.0 99.1 88.7 97.2 97.7 91.0 98.1 91.2 80.6 97.3 91.2 107.6 105.3 103.1 105.4 112.4 100.0 88.0 90.4 99.2 89.8 98.2 90.2 79.5 98.6 91.9 112.0 103.9 103.5 105.2 115.9 100.1 82.7 74.7 97.6 90.2 99.4 89.9 80.1 99.9 92.6 113.7 105.9 102.7 104.6 118.7 98.7 80.4 81.8 98.7 91.2 95.8 89.2 78.9 99.8 92.6 109.6 106.0 98.7 102.9 123.1 96.7 80.3 88.1 100.5 91.7 96.3 87.2 78.8 100.1 92.5 105.9 107.3 95.0 96.2 120.9 93.5 77.7 90.7 89.0 90.8 95.6 86.5 78.2 99.1 92.0 102.3 107.5 90.7 89.3 121.1 94.5 74.0 88.9 89.0 85.8 92.0 83.2 76.1 99.7 89.4 99.8 102.7 86.0 85.0 119.1 92.5 73.0 85.4 90.8 82.7 88.7 81.3 74.3 99.3 – 94.5 98.9 81.9 23.7 17.1 – 16.4 – – 13.7 11.1 10.5 20.7 5.3 19.4 11.8 10.7 6.1 55.6 47.5 – 58.6 – 29.6 52.5 45.1 41.2 53.6 30.4 60.5 39.0 37.3 32.0 90.8 88.3 86.3 90.6 68.6 85.2 90.1 93.5 90.9 89.4 87.6 89.8 92.3 87.8 82.9 95.6 95.0 94.0 96.5 86.2 93.5 97.3 97.9 96.4 91.5 94.2 94.8 97.5 95.5 93.8 102.7 102.0 105.9 102.7 114.3 105.9 104.8 102.4 103.1 106.4 105.7 104.5 101.5 97.4 104.5 105.6 103.7 104.3 104.7 129.8 111.1 106.1 106.0 106.5 111.8 106.8 109.0 104.4 99.8 107.3 107.9 106.0 113.2 108.3 158.3 120.2 109.2 108.1 110.4 117.6 111.3 112.1 109.2 106.8 108.8 109.4 107.0 122.8 109.1 184.3 128.2 111.1 112.8 112.2 123.3 119.0 114.4 113.6 115.2 111.4 111.5 109.3 124.6 112.6 200.3 132.4 115.2 116.6 111.8 125.7 123.0 117.2 118.7 121.0 115.7 117.4 111.7 128.2 115.4 218.2 140.3 117.0 119.6 112.7 127.6 122.2 122.0 125.7 125.6 123.0 122.0 115.8 133.0 114.8 219.4 144.3 118.5 127.3 116.6 130.6 124.2 126.0 133.0 130.3 129.9 133.2 119.6 140.0 113.7 234.2 146.6 120.6 130.2 122.8 137.4 127.8 132.0 140.5 136.8 137.6 136.3 123.7 149.5 114.6 241.7 150.0 127.2 136.5 128.3 142.0 132.5 138.2 148.9 143.8 144.3 145.4 126.8 154.7 122.8 266.1 145.8 136.5 143.2 135.2 145.5 135.7 147.3 157.9 148.8 152.2 157.8 131.4 – 123.8 290.9 146.7 – 150.0 139.1 148.9 140.0 – 164.6 154.3 160.3 130 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 Table 54. Continued– Annual indexes of manufacturing productivity and related measures, 15 economies Measure and economy 1960 1970 1980 1990 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Unit labor costs (national currency basis) United States……………………… – Canada……………………………… 26.4 Australia……………………………… – Japan………………………………… 31.1 Korea………………………………… – Taiwan……………………………… – Belgium……………………………… 30.1 Denmark…………………………… 15.3 France……………………………… 21.7 Germany…………………………… 27.8 Italy…………………………………… 7.2 Netherlands………………………… 32.9 Norway……………………………… 12.6 Sweden……………………………… 15.0 United Kingdom…………………… 9.8 – 31.1 – 43.6 – 23.8 41.7 23.9 26.8 39.8 11.4 50.4 20.0 20.6 14.1 78.8 65.2 – 92.1 – 62.2 80.3 54.2 67.0 69.4 38.7 87.6 50.0 51.0 59.0 93.7 94.6 94.2 95.9 84.2 95.9 93.0 95.0 96.8 90.3 90.7 91.1 94.2 92.9 93.0 97.6 99.6 97.5 97.5 94.1 96.8 98.1 97.6 99.3 93.1 98.0 95.7 99.2 100.0 100.0 100.6 96.4 99.8 101.0 105.4 103.0 102.3 102.2 102.0 104.5 104.5 102.4 101.9 90.8 100.7 98.5 93.6 99.4 101.4 109.8 104.1 97.9 94.2 97.8 102.0 101.9 96.4 104.8 84.7 99.4 94.8 94.3 107.0 97.5 122.4 104.5 96.4 96.1 96.5 104.7 103.2 95.6 108.4 85.8 102.5 93.5 97.5 108.1 94.0 129.6 104.1 95.5 102.8 97.8 107.5 109.8 95.9 110.8 89.0 105.7 91.9 96.2 108.2 93.0 124.9 102.3 91.8 98.8 91.9 104.5 111.4 96.5 116.4 85.8 108.2 92.8 96.7 108.2 95.2 122.0 103.2 92.2 101.9 88.1 104.6 110.3 98.3 125.7 84.0 113.5 91.9 94.9 110.9 90.6 110.3 100.7 94.4 103.4 87.6 107.6 112.3 99.1 128.4 80.1 114.3 92.8 92.5 109.4 83.6 108.5 97.1 92.2 102.8 86.2 108.1 112.6 99.5 131.9 77.9 113.7 93.9 97.4 112.9 84.4 112.8 93.3 95.9 107.3 86.6 111.2 116.2 104.3 135.6 84.4 115.4 90.9 97.2 113.5 87.8 113.1 85.3 96.4 109.0 87.2 111.1 121.1 108.8 141.3 80.2 119.2 92.3 99.4 – 84.7 113.5 82.7 – 109.6 88.0 110.8 126.2 112.6 144.9 78.6 118.9 Unit labor costs (U.S. dollar basis) United States……………………… – – 78.8 93.7 97.6 100.6 98.5 94.8 93.5 91.9 92.8 91.9 92.8 93.9 90.9 Canada……………………………… 32.9 36.0 67.4 98.0 105.1 90.3 82.8 83.0 86.4 84.0 78.8 77.2 75.2 76.0 74.8 Australia……………………………… – – – 100.1 103.3 92.3 98.9 107.8 115.1 109.4 92.6 97.3 86.5 79.4 84.0 Japan………………………………… 11.0 15.4 51.5 83.9 91.8 115.3 125.8 131.6 109.5 97.4 92.2 101.0 98.4 88.0 88.9 Korea………………………………… – – – 93.0 100.3 102.6 106.8 124.3 126.3 103.4 68.4 72.7 75.3 68.5 71.0 Taiwan……………………………… – 14.9 43.4 89.7 91.1 98.1 99.0 99.2 95.4 89.5 77.4 78.3 78.1 69.4 62.1 Belgium……………………………… 19.4 27.0 88.3 89.5 92.3 95.1 94.2 105.2 99.1 82.4 81.6 80.2 67.8 68.4 72.6 Denmark…………………………… 13.4 19.3 58.1 92.7 92.0 95.1 89.4 103.6 107.0 90.2 91.7 89.3 76.7 77.8 83.5 France……………………………… 23.4 25.7 83.9 94.1 93.1 95.3 93.4 102.5 101.2 83.3 79.1 75.3 64.2 62.6 66.5 Germany…………………………… 10.4 17.1 59.6 87.3 87.5 98.7 98.2 114.2 111.6 94.0 92.9 91.5 79.7 79.5 83.9 Italy…………………………………… 14.3 22.3 55.7 93.3 97.3 81.8 77.9 78.0 87.7 80.6 78.2 76.2 66.2 66.2 72.9 Netherlands………………………… 15.3 24.5 77.5 87.9 90.0 96.9 93.2 104.8 100.0 87.0 87.2 84.3 73.3 74.5 82.1 Norway……………………………… 11.0 17.4 62.9 93.6 95.0 89.2 92.3 106.4 106.6 102.1 103.5 102.2 93.0 93.7 110.0 Sweden……………………………… 16.9 23.1 70.2 91.3 96.3 67.8 64.0 70.0 77.3 65.4 61.5 56.4 49.5 47.6 48.1 United Kingdom…………………… 15.6 19.1 77.6 93.9 100.0 85.6 86.2 91.6 93.4 100.4 106.5 104.7 97.6 94.0 101.4 NOTE: Data for Germany for years before 1991 are for the former West Germany. Data for 1991 onward are for unified Germany. Dash indicates data not available 92.3 85.8 – 92.6 74.7 60.5 – 100.6 80.4 100.1 90.9 101.7 127.2 56.6 110.0 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 131 Current Labor Statistics: Injury and Illness 55. Occupational injury and illness rates by industry, United States Industry and type of case2 PRIVATE SECTOR 5 1 Incidence rates per 100 full-time workers 1989 1 3 1990 1991 1992 8.9 3.9 93.8 11.6 5.4 126.9 7.3 4.1 204.7 13.1 5.8 161.9 12.2 5.4 142.7 12.1 5.4 165.8 13.8 6.1 168.3 12.5 5.4 124.6 13.4 5.5 126.7 16.3 7.6 165.8 14.8 6.6 128.4 13.6 6.1 152.2 17.5 7.1 175.5 16.8 6.6 144.0 11.1 4.2 87.7 8.4 3.6 81.2 18.7 7.1 186.6 5.9 2.7 65.3 10.7 5.0 108.2 1993 4 1994 4 1995 4 1996 4 1997 4 1998 4 1999 4 2000 4 2001 4 Total cases ............................…………………………..…………… Lost workday cases....................................................................... Lost workdays........………............................................................. Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Total cases ............................…………………………..…………… Lost workday cases....................................................................... Lost workdays........………............................................................. Mining Total cases ............................…………………………..…………… Lost workday cases....................................................................... Lost workdays........………............................................................. Construction Total cases ............................…………………………..…………… Lost workday cases....................................................................... Lost workdays........………............................................................. General building contractors: Total cases ............................…………………………..…………… Lost workday cases....................................................................... Lost workdays........………............................................................. Heavy construction, except building: Total cases ............................…………………………..…………… Lost workday cases....................................................................... Lost workdays........………............................................................. Special trades contractors: Total cases ............................…………………………..…………… Lost workday cases....................................................................... Lost workdays........………............................................................. Manufacturing Total cases ............................…………………………..…………… Lost workday cases....................................................................... Lost workdays........………............................................................. Durable goods: Total cases ............................…………………………..…………… Lost workday cases....................................................................... Lost workdays........………............................................................. Lumber and wood products: Total cases ............................…………………………..………… Lost workday cases.................................................................... Lost workdays........……….......................................................... Furniture and fixtures: Total cases ............................…………………………..………… Lost workday cases.................................................................... Lost workdays........……….......................................................... Stone, clay, and glass products: Total cases ............................…………………………..………… Lost workday cases.................................................................... Lost workdays........……….......................................................... Primary metal industries: Total cases ............................…………………………..………… Lost workday cases.................................................................... Lost workdays........……….......................................................... Fabricated metal products: Total cases ............................…………………………..………… Lost workday cases.................................................................... Lost workdays........……….......................................................... Industrial machinery and equipment: Total cases ............................…………………………..………… Lost workday cases.................................................................... Lost workdays........……….......................................................... Electronic and other electrical equipment: Total cases ............................…………………………..………… Lost workday cases.................................................................... Lost workdays........……….......................................................... Transportation equipment: Total cases ............................…………………………..………… Lost workday cases.................................................................... Lost workdays........……….......................................................... Instruments and related products: Total cases ............................…………………………..………… Lost workday cases.................................................................... Lost workdays........……….......................................................... Miscellaneous manufacturing industries: Total cases ............................…………………………..………… Lost workday cases.................................................................... Lost workdays........……….......................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 5 8.6 4.0 78.7 10.9 5.7 100.9 8.5 4.8 137.2 14.3 6.8 143.3 13.9 6.5 137.3 13.8 6.5 147.1 14.6 6.9 144.9 13.1 5.8 113.0 14.1 6.0 116.5 18.4 9.4 177.5 16.1 7.2 – 15.5 7.4 149.8 18.7 8.1 168.3 18.5 7.9 147.6 12.1 4.8 86.8 9.1 3.9 77.5 17.7 6.8 138.6 5.6 2.5 55.4 11.1 5.1 97.6 8.8 4.1 84.0 11.6 5.9 112.2 8.3 5.0 119.5 14.2 6.7 147.9 13.4 6.4 137.6 13.8 6.3 144.6 14.7 6.9 153.1 13.2 5.8 120.7 14.2 6.0 123.3 18.1 8.8 172.5 16.9 7.8 – 15.4 7.3 160.5 19.0 8.1 180.2 18.7 7.9 155.7 12.0 4.7 88.9 9.1 3.8 79.4 17.8 6.9 153.7 5.9 2.7 57.8 11.3 5.1 113.1 8.4 3.9 86.5 10.8 5.4 108.3 7.4 4.5 129.6 13.0 6.1 148.1 12.0 5.5 132.0 12.8 6.0 160.1 13.5 6.3 151.3 12.7 5.6 121.5 13.6 5.7 122.9 16.8 8.3 172.0 15.9 7.2 – 14.8 6.8 156.0 17.7 7.4 169.1 17.4 7.1 146.6 11.2 4.4 86.6 8.6 3.7 83.0 18.3 7.0 166.1 6.0 2.7 64.4 11.3 5.1 104.0 8.5 3.8 – 11.2 5.0 – 6.8 3.9 – 12.2 5.5 – 11.5 5.1 – 11.1 5.1 – 12.8 5.8 – 12.1 5.3 – 13.1 5.4 – 15.9 7.6 – 14.6 6.5 – 13.8 6.3 – 17.0 7.3 – 16.2 6.7 – 11.1 4.2 – 8.3 3.5 – 18.5 7.1 – 5.6 2.5 – 10.0 4.6 – 8.4 3.8 – 10.0 4.7 – 6.3 3.9 – 11.8 5.5 – 10.9 5.1 – 10.2 5.0 – 12.5 5.8 – 12.2 5.5 – 13.5 5.7 – 15.7 7.7 – 15.0 7.0 – 13.2 6.5 – 16.8 7.2 – 16.4 6.7 – 11.6 4.4 – 8.3 3.6 – 19.6 7.8 – 5.9 2.7 – 9.9 4.5 – 8.1 3.6 – 9.7 4.3 – 6.2 3.9 – 10.6 4.9 – 9.8 4.4 – 9.9 4.8 – 11.1 5.0 – 11.6 5.3 – 12.8 5.6 – 14.9 7.0 – 13.9 6.4 – 12.3 5.7 – 16.5 7.2 – 15.8 6.9 – 11.2 4.4 – 7.6 3.3 – 18.6 7.9 – 5.3 2.4 – 9.1 4.3 – 7.4 3.4 – 8.7 3.9 – 5.4 3.2 – 9.9 4.5 – 9.0 4.0 – 9.0 4.3 – 10.4 4.8 – 10.6 4.9 – 11.6 5.1 – 14.2 6.8 – 12.2 5.4 – 12.4 6.0 – 15.0 6.8 – 14.4 6.2 – 9.9 4.0 – 6.8 3.1 – 16.3 7.0 – 5.1 2.3 – 9.5 4.4 – 7.1 3.3 – 8.4 4.1 – 5.9 3.7 – 9.5 4.4 – 8.5 3.7 – 8.7 4.3 – 10.0 4.7 – 10.3 4.8 – 11.3 5.1 – 13.5 6.5 – 12.0 5.8 – 11.8 5.7 – 15.0 7.2 – 14.2 6.4 – 10.0 4.1 – 6.6 3.1 – 15.4 6.6 – 4.8 2.3 – 8.9 4.2 – 6.7 3.1 – 7.9 3.9 – 4.9 2.9 – 8.8 4.0 – 8.4 3.9 – 8.2 4.1 – 9.1 4.1 – 9.7 4.7 – 10.7 5.0 – 13.2 6.8 – 11.4 5.7 – 11.8 6.0 – 14.0 7.0 – 13.9 6.5 – 9.5 4.0 – 5.9 2.8 – 14.6 6.6 – 4.0 1.9 – 8.1 3.9 – 6.3 3.0 – 7.3 3.4 – 4.4 2.7 – 8.6 4.2 – 8.0 3.7 – 7.8 3.8 – 8.9 4.4 – 9.2 4.6 – 10.1 4.8 – 13.0 6.7 – 11.5 5.9 – 10.7 5.4 – 12.9 6.3 – 12.6 6.0 – 8.5 3.7 – 5.7 2.8 – 13.7 6.4 – 4.0 1.8 – 8.4 4.0 – 6.1 3.0 – 7.1 3.6 – 4.7 3.0 – 8.3 4.1 – 7.8 3.9 – 7.6 3.7 – 8.6 4.3 – 9.0 4.5 – – – – 12.1 6.1 – 11.2 5.9 – 10.4 5.5 – 12.6 6.3 – 11.9 5.5 – 8.2 3.6 – 5.7 2.9 – 13.7 6.3 – 4.5 2.2 – 7.2 3.6 – 5.7 2.8 – 7.3 3.6 – 4.0 2.4 – 7.9 4.0 – 6.9 3.5 – 7.8 4.0 – 8.2 4.1 – 8.1 4.1 – 8.8 4.3 – 10.6 5.5 – 11.0 5.7 – 10.1 5.1 – 10.7 5.3 11.1 11.1 5.3 – 11.0 6.0 – 5.0 2.5 – 12.6 6.0 – 4.0 2.0 – 6.4 3.2 – 132 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 55. Continued–Occupational injury and illness rates by industry, Industry and type of case 2 1 United States Incidence rates per 100 workers 3 4 1989 1 1990 11.7 5.6 116.9 20.0 9.9 202.6 7.7 3.2 62.3 9.6 4.0 85.1 8.8 3.9 92.1 12.1 5.5 124.8 6.9 3.3 69.8 6.5 3.1 61.6 6.6 3.1 77.3 16.2 7.8 151.3 12.1 5.9 152.3 9.6 5.5 134.1 7.9 3.5 65.6 7.4 3.7 71.5 8.1 3.4 63.2 2.4 1.1 27.3 6.0 2.8 56.4 1991 11.5 5.5 119.7 19.5 9.9 207.2 6.4 2.8 52.0 10.1 4.4 88.3 9.2 4.2 99.9 11.2 5.0 122.7 6.7 3.2 74.5 6.4 3.1 62.4 6.2 2.9 68.2 15.1 7.2 150.9 12.5 5.9 140.8 9.3 5.4 140.0 7.6 3.4 72.0 7.2 3.7 79.2 7.7 3.3 69.1 2.4 1.1 24.1 6.2 2.8 60.0 1992 11.3 5.3 121.8 18.8 9.5 211.9 6.0 2.4 42.9 9.9 4.2 87.1 9.5 4.0 104.6 11.0 5.0 125.9 7.3 3.2 74.8 6.0 2.8 64.2 5.9 2.8 71.2 14.5 6.8 153.3 12.1 5.4 128.5 9.1 5.1 144.0 8.4 3.5 80.1 7.6 3.6 82.4 8.7 3.4 79.2 2.9 1.2 32.9 7.1 3.0 68.6 1993 4 1994 4 1995 4 1996 4 1997 1998 4 8.2 4.3 1999 4 7.8 4.2 – 12.7 7.3 – 5.5 2.2 – 6.4 3.2 – 5.8 2.8 – 7.0 3.7 – 5.0 2.6 – 4.4 2.3 – 4.1 1.8 – 10.1 5.5 – 10.3 5.0 – 7.3 4.4 – 6.1 2.7 – 6.3 3.3 – 6.1 2.5 – 1.8 .8 – 4.9 2.2 – 2000 4 7.8 4.2 – 12.4 7.3 – 6.2 3.1 – 6.0 3.2 – 6.1 3.0 – 6.5 3.4 – 5.1 2.6 – 4.2 2.2 – 3.7 1.9 – 10.7 5.8 – 9.0 4.3 – 6.9 4.3 – 5.9 2.7 – 5.8 3.1 – 5.9 2.5 – 1.9 .8 – 4.9 2.2 – 2001 4 6.8 3.8 – 10.9 6.3 – 6.7 4.2 – 5.2 2.7 – 5.0 2.4 – 6.0 3.2 – 4.6 2.4 – 4.0 2.1 – 2.9 1.4 – 8.7 4.8 – 8.7 4.4 – 6.9 4.3 – 6.6 2.5 – 5.3 2.8 – 5.7 2.4 – 1.8 .7 – 4.6 2.2 – Nondurable goods: Total cases ............................…………………………..…………… Lost workday cases....................................................................... Lost workdays........………............................................................. Food and kindred products: Total cases ............................…………………………..………… Lost workday cases.................................................................... Lost workdays........……….......................................................... Tobacco products: Total cases ............................…………………………..………… Lost workday cases.................................................................... Lost workdays........……….......................................................... Textile mill products: Total cases ............................…………………………..………… Lost workday cases.................................................................... Lost workdays........……….......................................................... Apparel and other textile products: Total cases ............................…………………………..………… Lost workday cases.................................................................... Lost workdays........……….......................................................... Paper and allied products: Total cases ............................…………………………..………… Lost workday cases.................................................................... Lost workdays........……….......................................................... Printing and publishing: Total cases ............................…………………………..………… Lost workday cases.................................................................... Lost workdays........……….......................................................... Chemicals and allied products: Total cases ............................…………………………..………… Lost workday cases.................................................................... Lost workdays........……….......................................................... Petroleum and coal products: Total cases ............................…………………………..………… Lost workday cases.................................................................... Lost workdays........……….......................................................... Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products: Total cases ............................…………………………..………… Lost workday cases.................................................................... Lost workdays........……….......................................................... Leather and leather products: Total cases ............................…………………………..………… Lost workday cases.................................................................... Lost workdays........……….......................................................... Transportation and public utilities Total cases ............................…………………………..…………… Lost workday cases....................................................................... Lost workdays........………............................................................. Wholesale and retail trade Total cases ............................…………………………..…………… Lost workday cases....................................................................... Lost workdays........………............................................................. Wholesale trade: Total cases ............................…………………………..…………… Lost workday cases....................................................................... Lost workdays........………............................................................. Retail trade: Total cases ............................…………………………..…………… Lost workday cases....................................................................... Lost workdays........………............................................................. Finance, insurance, and real estate Total cases ............................…………………………..…………… Lost workday cases....................................................................... Lost workdays........………............................................................. Services Total cases ............................…………………………..…………… Lost workday cases....................................................................... Lost workdays........………............................................................. 1 11.6 5.5 107.8 18.5 9.3 174.7 8.7 3.4 64.2 10.3 4.2 81.4 8.6 3.8 80.5 12.7 5.8 132.9 6.9 3.3 63.8 7.0 3.2 63.4 6.6 3.3 68.1 16.2 8.0 147.2 13.6 6.5 130.4 9.2 5.3 121.5 8.0 3.6 63.5 7.7 4.0 71.9 8.1 3.4 60.0 2.0 .9 17.6 5.5 2.7 51.2 10.7 5.0 – 17.6 8.9 – 5.8 2.3 – 9.7 4.1 – 9.0 3.8 – 9.9 4.6 – 6.9 3.1 – 5.9 2.7 – 5.2 2.5 – 13.9 6.5 – 12.1 5.5 – 9.5 5.4 – 8.1 3.4 – 7.8 3.7 – 8.2 3.3 – 2.9 1.2 – 6.7 2.8 – 10.5 5.1 – 17.1 9.2 – 5.3 2.4 – 8.7 4.0 – 8.9 3.9 – 9.6 4.5 – 6.7 3.0 – 5.7 2.8 – 4.7 2.3 – 14.0 6.7 – 12.0 5.3 – 9.3 5.5 – 7.9 3.4 – 7.7 3.8 – 7.9 3.3 – 2.7 1.1 – 6.5 2.8 – 9.9 4.9 – 16.3 8.7 – 5.6 2.6 – 8.2 4.1 – 8.2 3.6 – 8.5 4.2 – 6.4 3.0 – 5.5 2.7 – 4.8 2.4 – 12.9 6.5 – 11.4 4.8 – 9.1 5.2 – 7.5 3.2 – 7.5 3.6 – 7.5 3.0 – 2.6 1.0 – 6.4 2.8 – 9.2 4.6 – 15.0 8.0 – 6.7 2.8 – 7.8 3.6 – 7.4 3.3 – 7.9 3.8 – 6.0 2.8 – 4.8 2.4 – 4.6 2.5 – 12.3 6.3 – 10.7 4.5 – 8.7 5.1 – 6.8 2.9 – 6.6 3.4 – 6.9 2.8 – 2.4 .9 – 6.0 2.6 – 8.8 4.4 – 14.5 8.0 – 5.9 2.7 – 6.7 3.1 – 7.0 3.1 – 7.3 3.7 – 5.7 2.7 – 4.8 2.3 – 4.3 2.2 – 11.9 5.8 – 10.6 4.3 – 8.2 4.8 – 6.7 3.0 – 6.5 3.2 – 6.8 2.9 – 2.2 .9 – 5.6 2.5 – - 13.6 7.5 - 6.4 3.4 - 7.4 3.4 – 6.2 2.6 - 7.1 3.7 – 5.4 2.8 – 4.2 2.1 – 3.9 1.8 – 11.2 5.8 – 9.8 4.5 – 7.3 4.3 – 6.5 2.8 – 6.5 3.3 – 6.5 2.7 – .7 .5 – 5.2 2.4 – Data for 1989 and subsequent years are based on the Standard Industrial Class- N = number of injuries and illnesses or lost workdays; EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year; and 200,000 = base for 100 full-time equivalent workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year). 4 ification Manual , 1987 Edition. For this reason, they are not strictly comparable with data for the years 1985–88, which were based on the Standard Industrial Classification Manual , 1972 Edition, 1977 Supplement. 2 Beginning with the 1992 survey, the annual survey measures only nonfatal injuries and Beginning with the 1993 survey, lost workday estimates will not be generated. As of 1992, illnesses, while past surveys covered both fatal and nonfatal incidents. To better address fatalities, a basic element of workplace safety, BLS implemented the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. 3 BLS began generating percent distributions and the median number of days away from work by industry and for groups of workers sustaining similar work disabilities. 5 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees since 1976. The incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses or lost workdays per full-time workers and were calculated as (N/EH) X 200,000, where: NOTE: Dash indicates data not available. 100 Monthly Labor Review March 2005 133 Current Labor Statistics: Injury and Illness 56. Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, 1998-2003 Fatalities Event or exposure1 1998-2002 average2 Total……………..................................................................... Transportation incidents............................................................... Highway incident…….................................................................... Collision between vehicles, mobile equipment…………............. Moving in same direction…………........................................... Moving in opposite directions, oncoming………….................. Moving in intersection…………................................................ Vehicle struck stationary object or equipment in roadway……… Vehicle struck stationary object, or equipment on side of road.................................................................. Noncollision incident................................................................... Jackknifed or overturned—no collision…………...................... Nonhighway (farm, industrial premises) incident........................... Overturned…………................................................................... Worker struck by a vehicle…………………………………………… Rail vehicle…….………….…...………………………………………… Water vehicle …............................................................................ Aircraft…………………………………………………………………… Assaults and violent acts.............................................................. Homicides…............………............................................................ Shooting……………………………………………………………… Stabbing……………………………………………………………… Self-inflicted injuries............………................................................ Contact with objects and equipment.…………............................ Struck by object…............………................................................... Struck by falling object…………................................................. Struck by flying object…......…………......................................... Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects…............……… Caught in running equipment or machinery…………................. Caught in or crushed in collapsing materials…............………....... Falls..………………………............................................................... Fall to lower level…............………................................................. Fall from ladder…………............................................................ Fall from roof…......…………....................................................... Fall from scaffold, staging…......…………................................... Fall on same level…............………............................................... Exposure to harmful substances or environments..……………… Contact with electric current…............………................................ Contact with overhead power lines………….............................. Contact with temperature extremes…............……….................... Exposure to caustic, noxious, or allergenic substances…............… Inhalation of substances…………............................................... Oxygen deficiency…............………............................................... Drowning, submersion………….................................................. Fires and explosions ..………………………................................... 1 20023 Number 5,534 2,385 1,373 636 155 202 146 33 293 373 312 323 164 356 64 71 194 840 609 469 58 199 872 505 302 38 231 110 116 719 638 126 143 88 64 539 289 122 60 99 49 90 60 165 2003 Number 5,559 2,367 1,350 648 135 269 123 17 324 321 252 347 186 336 43 68 208 901 631 487 58 218 911 530 322 58 237 121 126 691 601 113 127 85 69 485 246 107 42 121 65 73 52 198 Percent 100 42 24 12 2 5 2 (4) 6 6 5 6 3 6 1 1 4 16 11 9 1 4 16 10 6 1 4 2 2 12 11 2 2 2 1 9 4 2 1 2 1 1 1 4 6,896 2,549 1,417 696 136 249 148 27 281 367 303 358 192 380 63 92 235 910 659 519 61 218 963 547 336 55 272 141 126 738 651 113 152 91 65 526 289 130 45 102 50 89 69 190 Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Since then, an additional 10 job-related fatalities were identified, bringing the total job-related fatality count for 2002 to 5,534. 4 Classification Manual . Includes other events and exposures, such as bodily reaction, in addition to those shown separately. 2 3 Excludes fatalities from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacts. The BLS news release of September 17, 2003, reported Equal to or greater than 0.5 percent. Totals for major categories may include sub- NOTE: a total of 5,524 fatal work injuries for calendar year 2003. categories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. 134 Monthly Labor Review March 2005