TEXTTable A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and ageTable A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic originTable A-3. Selected employment indicatorsTable A-4. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjustedTable A-5. Duration of unemploymentTable A-6. Reason for unemploymentTable A-7. Unemployed persons by age and sex, seasonally adjustedTable A-8. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjustedTable A-9. Employment status of the civilian population for eleven large StatesTable B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industryTable B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industryTable B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls by industryTable B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarmTable B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarmTable B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrollsTable B-6. Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted

Technical Information: USDL 94-489 Household Data National (202) 606-6378 606-6373 Transmission of material in this State 606-6392 release is embargoed until Establishment Data 606-6555 8:30 A.M. (EDT),Media Contact: 606-5902 Friday, October 7, 1994. THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: SEPTEMBER 1994 Employment continued to rise in September and unemployment fell, theBureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The unemployment rate declined over the month, from 6.1 to 5.9percent. The rate had been 6.7 percent in January (the first month basedon the revised questionnaire and survey procedures). Nonfarm payroll employment, as measured by the employer survey, roseby 239,000 in September, while total employment, as measured by the surveyof households, increased sharply for the second consecutive month aftergrowing very slowly earlier in the year. Both surveys show substantialgrowth since January. Unemployment (Household Survey Data) Unemployment declined in September, with the number of unemployedpersons dropping by 308,000 to 7.7 million and the unemployment ratedecreasing by 0.2 percentage point to 5.9 percent. Since January, theunemployment rate has fallen by 0.8 percentage point, while the number ofunemployed persons has dropped by about 1 million. (See table A-1.) Among the major labor force groups, adult men accounted for much ofthe overall decline in unemployment; their unemployment rate was 5.1percent in September, down 0.3 percentage point over the month. The ratesfor adult women (5.3 percent) and teenagers (17.0 percent) were both little

changed from August. The unemployment rates for whites (5.1 percent) andblacks (10.7 percent) were down marginally in September, while the rate forHispanics (10.2 percent) was unchanged. (See tables A-1 and A-2.) The ---------------------------------------------------------------- | Data from the household survey for 1994 are not directly | |comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years because of the | |implementation in January 1994 of a major redesign of the survey| |and the introduction of 1990 census-based population controls, | |adjusted for the estimated undercount. In addition, the 1994 | |data may be affected by the transition to the redesigned survey.| |For example, seasonal factors, of necessity, have been computed | |based on data collected in the survey prior to its revision, | |and these factors may not fully capture the pattern of | |seasonality in the current data. Hence, over-the-month | |comparisons of labor force estimates should be made with | |caution. For additional information on the redesign, see | |"Revisions in the Current Population Survey Effective January | |1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings. | ---------------------------------------------------------------- - 2 -Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted(Numbers in thousands)___________________________________________________________________________ | Quarterly | Monthly data | | averages | | |_________________|__________________________|Aug.- Category | 1994 | 1994 |Sept. |_________________|__________________________|change | II | III | July | Aug. | Sept. |______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______ HOUSEHOLD DATA | Labor force status |____________________________________________________Civilian labor force..| 130,589| 130,996| 130,457| 131,189| 131,343| 154 Employment..........| 122,547| 123,082| 122,452| 123,166| 123,628| 462 Unemployment........| 8,043| 7,914| 8,005| 8,023| 7,715| -308Not in labor force....| 65,933| 66,054| 66,403| 65,854| 65,905| 51 |________|________|________|________|________|_______ | Unemployment rates |____________________________________________________All workers...........| 6.2| 6.0| 6.1| 6.1| 5.9| -0.2 Adult men...........| 5.4| 5.4| 5.6| 5.4| 5.1| -.3 Adult women.........| 5.4| 5.3| 5.3| 5.4| 5.3| -.1 Teenagers...........| 18.4| 17.4| 17.7| 17.5| 17.0| -.5 White...............| 5.4| 5.2| 5.4| 5.3| 5.1| -.2 Black...............| 11.5| 11.1| 11.2| 11.5| 10.7| -.8 Hispanic origin.....| 10.2| 10.2| 10.1| 10.2| 10.2| .0 |________|________|________|________|________|_______ ESTABLISHMENT DATA | Employment |____________________________________________________Nonfarm employment....| 112,995|p113,868| 113,624|p113,870|p114,109| p239 Goods-producing 1/..| 23,534| p23,620| 23,590| p23,627| p23,642| p15 Construction......| 4,909| p4,948| 4,944| p4,941| p4,960| p19

Manufacturing.....| 18,020| p18,070| 18,045| p18,084| p18,081| p-3 Service-producing 1/| 89,461| p90,248| 90,034| p90,243| p90,467| p224 Retail trade......| 20,190| p20,415| 20,386| p20,410| p20,450| p40 Services..........| 31,620| p32,033| 31,918| p32,040| p32,141| p101 Government........| 19,004| p19,067| 19,023| p19,056| p19,121| p65 |________|________|________|________|________|_______ | Hours of work 2/ |____________________________________________________Total private.........| 34.7| p34.6| 34.6| p34.5| p34.6| p0.1 Manufacturing.......| 42.1| p42.0| 42.0| p42.0| p42.0| p.0 Overtime..........| 4.7| p4.6| 4.6| p4.6| p4.6| p.0 |________|________|________|________|________|_______ | Earnings 2/ |____________________________________________________Avg. hourly earnings, | | | | | | total private.......| $11.07| p$11.13| $11.11| p$11.13| p$11.16| p$0.03Avg. weekly earnings, | | | | | | total private.......| 384.25| p384.85| 384.41| p383.99| p386.14| p2.15______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______ 1/ Includes other industries, not shown separately. 2/ Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers. p = preliminary. NOTE: Household data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for1993 and earlier years. For additional information, see "Revisions in theCurrent Population Survey Effective January 1994" in the February 1994issue of Employment and Earnings. - 3 -number of persons unemployed because they had lost their previous jobs orcompleted temporary ones declined by 243,000 in September and has droppedby nearly 900,000 since January (table A-6). Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) The total number of employed persons increased by 462,000 inSeptember, seasonally adjusted. Since January, the series has increased by1.7 million. The employment-to-population ratio--the proportion of theworking-age population with jobs--was 62.7 percent, an increase of half apercentage point from January. (See table A-1.) The number of persons working part time for economic reasons--thosewho would have preferred full-time employment--was about unchanged inSeptember, at 4.3 million, while those working part time voluntarilydeclined to 17.6 million. (See table A-3.) The number of multiplejobholders--those holding two or more jobs--was 7.5 million (not seasonallyadjusted) in September, or 6.1 percent of total employment (table A-8). The civilian labor force was little changed in September at 131.3million, following a large increase in August. The labor forceparticipation rate--the proportion of the population either working orlooking for work--was unchanged in September at 66.6 percent. SinceJanuary, the labor force has risen by nearly 700,000. (See table A-1.) Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

The number of persons who want and are available for work and havelooked for jobs sometime in the past year, but are no longer activelyseeking employment, was 1.9 million (not seasonally adjusted) in September.Of that number, those who were not looking because they think theirprospects for finding jobs are poor--discouraged workers--totaled 521,000.(See table A-8.) Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data) Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 239,000 in September to 114.1million, after seasonal adjustment. While much of the growth was againconcentrated in services, there also were increases in construction, trade,transportation, and government. (See table B-1.) Construction employment was up by 19,000 in September (seasonallyadjusted) after holding steady in August. Employment in this industry hasrisen by nearly a half million since mid-1992, with most of the growthoccurring among special trade contractors. Manufacturing employment held steady in September, following anincrease of 39,000 in August. The number of factory jobs has risen by147,000 since reaching a low point a year ago. Within durable goods,further employment gains occurred in the auto industry, electronicequipment, and primary metals, which together added 14,000 jobs. Withinnondurable goods, small but widespread job declines totaled 13,000. Within the service-producing sector, employment in the servicesindustry rose by 101,000 over the month, somewhat below the average monthlygrowth over the past year. Much of the September advance occurred inbusiness (54,000) and social services (24,000). For the second month in arow, the increase in the personnel supply component of business services - 4 - (28,000) was less than its monthly average over the past year. Jobdeclines continued in hotels and in amusements and recreation, offsettinggains earlier in the year. Employment in retail trade increased modestly for the second straightmonth, with a 40,000 gain in September; this followed robust growth in Juneand July. Much of those earlier gains had been in eating and drinkingplaces, which has shown a net loss since July. Automotive dealers andfurniture stores continued to add jobs. Wholesale trade employmentincreased by 10,000 over the month, continuing a pattern of moderate gains. Widespread job gains in the transportation industry totaled 19,000 inSeptember. The impact of higher interest rates continued to be felt in thefinance industry, with further job declines in mortgage banking.Employment in depository institutions also continued to decline.Employment in real estate was flat, following a large August increase. Government employment rose by 65,000 in September. This increasepartly reflected strength in state education, as enrollment increases inhigher education spurred September hiring. In the noneducation componentof local government, job growth was affected in part by the hiring of

temporary election workers in several states. Federal governmentemployment was about unchanged. Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data) The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers onprivate nonfarm payrolls edged up by 0.1 hour in September to 34.6 hours,seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek and overtime hoursremained at 42.0 and 4.6 hours, respectively. (See table B-2.) As a result of increases in both employment and hours, the index ofaggregate weekly hours of private production or nonsupervisory workers onnonfarm payrolls increased by 0.7 percent in September to 129.8 (1982=100),after seasonal adjustment. The index for manufacturing, however, wasunchanged over the month at 105.6. (See table B-5.) Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data) Average hourly earnings of private production or nonsupervisoryworkers increased by 0.3 percent in September to $11.16, seasonallyadjusted. Weekly earnings increased by 0.6 percent to $386.14. Over theyear, hourly earnings increased by 2.6 percent and weekly earnings by 3.2percent. (See table B-3.) _________________________ The Employment Situation for October 1994 will be released on Friday,November 4, at 8:30 A.M. (EST). HOUSEHOLD DATATable A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age (Numbers in thousands) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | 1/ Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted | | __________________________ _____________________________________________________ Employment status, sex, and age | | | | | | | | | | Sept. | Aug. | Sept. | Sept. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | 1993 | 19942/ | 1994 | 1993 | 19942/ | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TOTAL | | | | | | | | |Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 193,971| 197,043| 197,248| 193,971| 196,510| 196,693| 196,859| 197,043| 197,248

Civilian labor force............................| 127,858| 132,361| 131,155| 128,108| 130,774| 130,248| 130,457| 131,189| 131,343 Participation rate........................| 65.9| 67.2| 66.5| 66.0| 66.5| 66.2| 66.3| 66.6| 66.6 Employed......................................| 119,730| 124,493| 123,775| 119,568| 122,872| 122,430| 122,452| 123,166| 123,628 Employment-population ratio...............| 61.7| 63.2| 62.8| 61.6| 62.5| 62.2| 62.2| 62.5| 62.7 Agriculture.................................| 3,249| 3,780| 3,575| 3,093| 3,435| 3,235| 3,278| 3,444| 3,409 Nonagricultural industries..................| 116,481| 120,713| 120,201| 116,475| 119,437| 119,195| 119,173| 119,722| 120,219 Unemployed....................................| 8,128| 7,868| 7,379| 8,540| 7,902| 7,817| 8,005| 8,023| 7,715 Unemployment rate.........................| 6.4| 5.9| 5.6| 6.7| 6.0| 6.0| 6.1| 6.1| 5.9 Not in labor force..............................| 66,113| 64,682| 66,093| 65,863| 65,736| 66,445| 66,403| 65,854| 65,905 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Men, 16 years and over | | | | | | | | |Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 92,843| 94,469| 94,576| 92,843| 94,196| 94,294| 94,377| 94,469| 94,576 Civilian labor force............................| 69,493| 71,748| 70,721| 69,580| 70,584| 70,328| 70,513| 70,833| 70,695 Participation rate........................| 74.8| 75.9| 74.8| 74.9| 74.9| 74.6| 74.7| 75.0| 74.7 Employed......................................| 65,159| 67,717| 66,997| 64,756| 66,301| 66,135| 66,036| 66,452| 66,572 Employment-population ratio...............| 70.2| 71.7| 70.8| 69.7| 70.4| 70.1| 70.0| 70.3| 70.4 Unemployed....................................| 4,334| 4,031| 3,724| 4,824| 4,283| 4,193| 4,478| 4,381| 4,123 Unemployment rate.........................| 6.2| 5.6| 5.3| 6.9| 6.1| 6.0| 6.3| 6.2| 5.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Men, 20 years and over | | | | | | | | |Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 86,075| 87,248| 87,321| 86,075| 87,000| 87,095| 87,123| 87,248| 87,321 Civilian labor force............................| 66,100| 67,176| 66,996| 66,038| 66,692| 66,409| 66,596| 66,856| 66,839 Participation rate........................| 76.8| 77.0| 76.7| 76.7| 76.7| 76.2| 76.4| 76.6| 76.5 Employed......................................| 62,398| 63,841| 63,937| 61,901| 63,192| 62,916| 62,889| 63,216| 63,421 Employment-population ratio...............| 72.5| 73.2| 73.2| 71.9| 72.6| 72.2| 72.2| 72.5| 72.6 Agriculture.................................| 2,407| 2,534| 2,403| 2,264| 2,412| 2,307| 2,285| 2,395| 2,255 Nonagricultural industries..................| 59,990| 61,307| 61,534| 59,637| 60,780| 60,609| 60,605| 60,820| 61,167 Unemployed....................................| 3,702| 3,335| 3,059| 4,137| 3,500| 3,493| 3,706| 3,640| 3,418 Unemployment rate.........................| 5.6| 5.0| 4.6| 6.3| 5.2| 5.3| 5.6| 5.4| 5.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Women, 16 years and over | | | | | | | | |Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 101,128| 102,575| 102,672| 101,128| 102,314| 102,399| 102,482| 102,575| 102,672 Civilian labor force............................| 58,365| 60,614| 60,434| 58,528| 60,190| 59,919| 59,943| 60,356| 60,647 Participation rate........................| 57.7| 59.1| 58.9| 57.9| 58.8| 58.5| 58.5| 58.8| 59.1 Employed......................................| 54,571| 56,776| 56,779| 54,812| 56,571| 56,295| 56,416| 56,714| 57,056 Employment-population ratio...............| 54.0| 55.4| 55.3| 54.2| 55.3| 55.0| 55.0| 55.3| 55.6 Unemployed....................................| 3,794| 3,838| 3,655| 3,716| 3,619| 3,625| 3,528| 3,642| 3,592 Unemployment rate.........................| 6.5| 6.3| 6.0| 6.3| 6.0| 6.0| 5.9| 6.0| 5.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Women, 20 years and over | | | | | | | | |Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 94,575| 95,544| 95,658| 94,575| 95,329| 95,407| 95,469| 95,544| 95,658 Civilian labor force............................| 55,265| 56,586| 57,175| 55,251| 56,548| 56,214| 56,367| 56,774| 57,217 Participation rate........................| 58.4| 59.2| 59.8| 58.4| 59.3| 58.9| 59.0| 59.4| 59.8 Employed......................................| 51,989| 53,296| 54,039| 52,072| 53,521| 53,181| 53,394| 53,711| 54,161 Employment-population ratio...............| 55.0| 55.8| 56.5| 55.1| 56.1| 55.7| 55.9| 56.2| 56.6 Agriculture.................................| 623| 879| 893| 596| 787| 726| 781| 817| 855

Nonagricultural industries..................| 51,366| 52,418| 53,146| 51,476| 52,734| 52,455| 52,613| 52,894| 53,306 Unemployed....................................| 3,276| 3,289| 3,136| 3,179| 3,027| 3,033| 2,972| 3,063| 3,056 Unemployment rate.........................| 5.9| 5.8| 5.5| 5.8| 5.4| 5.4| 5.3| 5.4| 5.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Both sexes, 16 to 19 years | | | | | | | | |Civilian noninstitutional population.............| 13,321| 14,251| 14,269| 13,321| 14,181| 14,191| 14,267| 14,251| 14,269 Civilian labor force............................| 6,493| 8,600| 6,984| 6,819| 7,534| 7,625| 7,495| 7,560| 7,286 Participation rate........................| 48.7| 60.3| 48.9| 51.2| 53.1| 53.7| 52.5| 53.0| 51.1 Employed......................................| 5,343| 7,355| 5,800| 5,595| 6,159| 6,333| 6,168| 6,239| 6,046 Employment-population ratio...............| 40.1| 51.6| 40.6| 42.0| 43.4| 44.6| 43.2| 43.8| 42.4 Agriculture.................................| 219| 368| 279| 233| 236| 203| 212| 231| 300 Nonagricultural industries..................| 5,124| 6,988| 5,521| 5,362| 5,923| 6,130| 5,956| 6,008| 5,746 Unemployed....................................| 1,150| 1,244| 1,184| 1,224| 1,375| 1,292| 1,327| 1,320| 1,240 Unemployment rate.........................| 17.7| 14.5| 17.0| 17.9| 18.3| 16.9| 17.7| 17.5| 17.0 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore,identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2/ Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey EffectiveJanuary 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin (Numbers in thousands) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | 1/ Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, age, and | | __________________________ _____________________________________________________ Hispanic origin | | | | | | | | | | Sept. | Aug. | Sept. | Sept. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | 1993 | 19942/ | 1994 | 1993 | 19942/ | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WHITE | | | | | | | | |Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 164,190| 165,696| 165,832| 164,190| 165,351| 165,472| 165,576| 165,696| 165,832 Civilian labor force............................| 109,247| 112,152| 111,191| 109,492| 110,797| 110,358| 110,768| 111,242| 111,417 Participation rate..........................| 66.5| 67.7| 67.1| 66.7| 67.0| 66.7| 66.9| 67.1| 67.2 Employed......................................| 103,164| 106,443| 105,775| 103,094| 105,038| 104,555| 104,831| 105,400| 105,756 Employment-population ratio.................| 62.8| 64.2| 63.8| 62.8| 63.5| 63.2| 63.3| 63.6| 63.8 Unemployed....................................| 6,082| 5,709| 5,416| 6,398| 5,760| 5,804| 5,936| 5,842| 5,661

Unemployment rate...........................| 5.6| 5.1| 4.9| 5.8| 5.2| 5.3| 5.4| 5.3| 5.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................| 57,121| 57,658| 57,507| 57,097| 57,113| 57,002| 57,254| 57,363| 57,445 Participation rate..........................| 77.4| 77.5| 77.3| 77.3| 77.0| 76.8| 77.1| 77.1| 77.2 Employed......................................| 54,306| 55,224| 55,248| 53,948| 54,466| 54,354| 54,466| 54,677| 54,919 Employment-population ratio.................| 73.5| 74.3| 74.2| 73.1| 73.4| 73.2| 73.3| 73.5| 73.8 Unemployed....................................| 2,815| 2,434| 2,259| 3,149| 2,647| 2,648| 2,788| 2,686| 2,526 Unemployment rate...........................| 4.9| 4.2| 3.9| 5.5| 4.6| 4.6| 4.9| 4.7| 4.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................| 46,522| 47,235| 47,787| 46,544| 47,222| 46,938| 47,183| 47,451| 47,851 Participation rate..........................| 58.3| 59.0| 59.7| 58.4| 59.1| 58.7| 59.0| 59.3| 59.7 Employed......................................| 44,105| 44,821| 45,491| 44,207| 45,110| 44,686| 44,949| 45,228| 45,628 Employment-population ratio.................| 55.3| 56.0| 56.8| 55.4| 56.5| 55.9| 56.2| 56.5| 57.0 Unemployed....................................| 2,418| 2,414| 2,296| 2,337| 2,113| 2,252| 2,234| 2,223| 2,223 Unemployment rate...........................| 5.2| 5.1| 4.8| 5.0| 4.5| 4.8| 4.7| 4.7| 4.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force............................| 5,603| 7,259| 5,897| 5,851| 6,463| 6,418| 6,330| 6,427| 6,121 Participation rate..........................| 52.8| 64.3| 52.2| 55.1| 57.5| 57.0| 56.1| 56.9| 54.2 Employed......................................| 4,753| 6,398| 5,036| 4,939| 5,462| 5,515| 5,416| 5,495| 5,210 Employment-population ratio.................| 44.8| 56.6| 44.6| 46.5| 48.6| 49.0| 48.0| 48.7| 46.1 Unemployed....................................| 850| 862| 861| 912| 1,000| 904| 914| 933| 911 Unemployment rate...........................| 15.2| 11.9| 14.6| 15.6| 15.5| 14.1| 14.4| 14.5| 14.9 Men.......................................| 15.6| 12.1| 15.5| 16.8| 17.3| 14.7| 16.1| 15.1| 16.4 Women.....................................| 14.7| 11.6| 13.6| 14.3| 13.5| 13.5| 12.6| 13.8| 13.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BLACK | | | | | | | | |Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 22,408| 22,917| 22,955| 22,408| 22,824| 22,855| 22,883| 22,917| 22,955 Civilian labor force............................| 13,954| 14,648| 14,472| 13,952| 14,497| 14,502| 14,351| 14,401| 14,461 Participation rate..........................| 62.3| 63.9| 63.0| 62.3| 63.5| 63.5| 62.7| 62.8| 63.0 Employed......................................| 12,268| 13,004| 12,982| 12,202| 12,825| 12,874| 12,739| 12,746| 12,912 Employment-population ratio.................| 54.7| 56.7| 56.6| 54.5| 56.2| 56.3| 55.7| 55.6| 56.2 Unemployed....................................| 1,686| 1,644| 1,490| 1,750| 1,672| 1,628| 1,612| 1,655| 1,549 Unemployment rate...........................| 12.1| 11.2| 10.3| 12.5| 11.5| 11.2| 11.2| 11.5| 10.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................| 6,519| 6,610| 6,642| 6,507| 6,715| 6,581| 6,537| 6,544| 6,623 Participation rate..........................| 72.0| 71.9| 72.1| 71.8| 73.4| 71.8| 71.4| 71.2| 71.9 Employed......................................| 5,803| 5,954| 6,044| 5,717| 6,048| 5,944| 5,854| 5,860| 5,960 Employment-population ratio.................| 64.1| 64.8| 65.6| 63.1| 66.1| 64.9| 64.0| 63.8| 64.7 Unemployed....................................| 716| 657| 598| 790| 666| 637| 683| 684| 662 Unemployment rate...........................| 11.0| 9.9| 9.0| 12.1| 9.9| 9.7| 10.5| 10.5| 10.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................| 6,735| 7,043| 7,042| 6,686| 6,990| 7,038| 6,939| 7,015| 6,994

Participation rate..........................| 59.9| 61.2| 61.1| 59.5| 60.9| 61.3| 60.4| 60.9| 60.7 Employed......................................| 6,022| 6,354| 6,393| 6,001| 6,300| 6,379| 6,343| 6,354| 6,368 Employment-population ratio.................| 53.6| 55.2| 55.4| 53.4| 54.9| 55.5| 55.2| 55.2| 55.2 Unemployed....................................| 712| 689| 648| 685| 690| 659| 596| 661| 626 Unemployment rate...........................| 10.6| 9.8| 9.2| 10.2| 9.9| 9.4| 8.6| 9.4| 8.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force............................| 700| 995| 788| 759| 792| 882| 876| 842| 844 Participation rate..........................| 33.1| 45.0| 35.5| 35.9| 36.0| 40.0| 39.2| 38.1| 38.1 Employed......................................| 443| 696| 545| 484| 476| 551| 542| 532| 584 Employment-population ratio.................| 20.9| 31.5| 24.5| 22.9| 21.6| 25.0| 24.3| 24.1| 26.3 Unemployed....................................| 257| 299| 244| 275| 316| 331| 333| 310| 261 Unemployment rate...........................| 36.7| 30.0| 30.9| 36.2| 39.9| 37.6| 38.1| 36.8| 30.9 Men.......................................| 41.2| 34.2| 30.3| 39.7| 42.8| 40.0| 43.0| 42.3| 29.1 Women.....................................| 31.3| 25.1| 31.6| 32.3| 36.5| 34.9| 32.3| 30.4| 32.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | HISPANIC ORIGIN | | | | | | | | |Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 15,871| 18,193| 18,244| 15,871| 18,041| 18,092| 18,143| 18,193| 18,244 Civilian labor force............................| 10,441| 12,056| 12,008| 10,433| 11,929| 11,850| 11,949| 11,958| 12,022 Participation rate..........................| 65.8| 66.3| 65.8| 65.7| 66.1| 65.5| 65.9| 65.7| 65.9 Employed......................................| 9,439| 10,895| 10,839| 9,394| 10,801| 10,634| 10,736| 10,734| 10,796 Employment-population ratio.................| 59.5| 59.9| 59.4| 59.2| 59.9| 58.8| 59.2| 59.0| 59.2 Unemployed....................................| 1,002| 1,162| 1,169| 1,039| 1,127| 1,217| 1,212| 1,224| 1,226 Unemployment rate...........................| 9.6| 9.6| 9.7| 10.0| 9.5| 10.3| 10.1| 10.2| 10.2 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore,identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2/ Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey EffectiveJanuary 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings. NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totalsbecause data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included inboth the white and black population groups. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-3. Selected employment indicators (In thousands) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted | |

__________________________ _____________________________________________________ Category | | | | | | | | | | Sept. | Aug. | Sept. | Sept. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | 1993 |19941/ | 1994 | 1993 |19941/ | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CHARACTERISTIC | | | | | | | | |Total employed, 16 years and over.................|119,730 |124,493 |123,775 |119,568 |122,872 |122,430 |122,452 |123,166 |123,628 Married men, spouse present.....................| 41,058 | 41,475 | 41,785 | 40,826 | 41,367 | 41,287 | 41,224 | 41,475 | 41,577 Married women, spouse present...................| 30,461 | 31,031 | 31,871 | 30,509 | 31,324 | 31,054 | 31,379 | 31,567 | 31,967 Women who maintain families.....................| 6,932 | 6,932 | 7,107 | 6,833 | 7,094 | 6,978 | 7,013 | 6,932 | 7,016 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | OCCUPATION | | | | | | | | | Managerial and professional specialty...........| 32,412 | 33,505 | 34,197 | 32,538 | 34,103 | 33,901 | 33,859 | 33,931 | 34,303 Technical, sales, and administrative support....| 36,454 | 37,433 | 37,296 | 36,832 | 36,624 | 36,811 | 37,194 | 37,358 | 37,711 Service occupations.............................| 16,395 | 17,013 | 16,535 | 16,547 | 16,958 | 17,006 | 16,899 | 16,794 | 16,685 Precision production, craft, and repair.........| 13,679 | 13,886 | 13,626 | 13,487 | 13,584 | 13,305 | 13,330 | 13,468 | 13,438 Operators, fabricators, and laborers............| 17,223 | 18,437 | 18,239 | 16,968 | 17,947 | 17,934 | 17,762 | 17,964 | 18,019 Farming, forestry, and fishing..................| 3,566 | 4,220 | 3,881 | 3,319 | 3,609 | 3,419 | 3,487 | 3,660 | 3,647 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLASS OF WORKER | | | | | | | | | Agriculture: | | | | | | | | | Wage and salary workers.......................| 1,786 | 1,943 | 1,824 | 1,667 | 1,757 | 1,629 | 1,637 | 1,737 | 1,702 Self-employed workers.........................| 1,383 | 1,779 | 1,694 | 1,319 | 1,654 | 1,582 | 1,606 | 1,667 | 1,616 Unpaid family workers.........................| 80 | 58 | 57 | 90 | 40 | 46 | 50 | 47 | 64 Nonagricultural industries: | | | | | | | | | Wage and salary workers.......................|107,248 |111,431 |111,072 |107,331 |110,243 |110,052 |110,082 |110,393 |111,159 Government..................................| 18,520 | 17,715 | 18,362 | 18,507 | 18,473 | 18,322 | 18,256 | 18,188 | 18,325 Private industries..........................| 88,729 | 93,717 | 92,710 | 88,824 | 91,770 | 91,729 | 91,825 | 92,205 | 92,834 Private households........................| 1,150 | 966 | 890 | 1,123 | 997 | 964 | 934 | 843 | 871 Other industries..........................| 87,579 | 92,750 | 91,820 | 87,701 | 90,773 | 90,765 | 90,891 | 91,362 | 91,963 Self-employed workers.........................| 8,991 | 9,146 | 8,998 | 8,949 | 9,138 | 8,946 | 8,970 | 9,055 | 8,971 Unpaid family workers.........................| 242 | 135 | 130 | 250 | 121 | 154 | 138 | 141 | 134 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME | | | | | | | | | All industries: | | | | | | | | | Part time for economic reasons................| 6,037 | 4,417 | 4,017 | 6,394 | 4,878 | 4,785 | 4,425 | 4,284 | 4,260 Slack work or business conditions...........| 2,885 | 2,288 | 2,187 | 3,167 | 2,571 | 2,535 | 2,430 | 2,393 | 2,403 Could only find part-time work..............| 2,846 | 1,729 | 1,588 | 2,937 | 2,026 | 1,981 | 1,664 | 1,569 | 1,643 Part time for noneconomic reasons.............| 15,501 | 14,937 | 17,969 | 15,182 | 17,346 | 17,339 | 18,059 | 18,171 | 17,599 | | | | | | | | | Nonagricultural industries: | | | | | | | | | Part time for economic reasons................| 5,801 | 4,207 | 3,831 | 6,173 | 4,688 | 4,590 | 4,224 | 4,092 | 4,075 Slack work or business conditions...........| 2,717 | 2,155 | 2,070 | 3,006 | 2,449 | 2,430 | 2,315 | 2,271 | 2,290 Could only find part-time work..............| 2,782 | 1,680 | 1,538 | 2,879 | 1,993 | 1,935 | 1,627 | 1,539 | 1,592

Part time for noneconomic reasons.............| 15,035 | 14,311 | 17,251 | 14,757 | 16,721 | 16,842 | 17,443 | 17,559 | 16,946 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey EffectiveJanuary 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings. NOTE: Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobsduring the entire reference week for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrialdispute. Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full timebut worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays,illness, and bad weather. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-4. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | Number of | | unemployed persons | Unemployment rates1/ | (in thousands) | Category | | __________________________ _____________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | Sept. | Aug. | Sept. | Sept. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | 1993 | 19942/ | 1994 | 1993 | 19942/ | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CHARACTERISTIC | | | | | | | | | Total, 16 years and over.........................| 8,540 | 8,023 | 7,715| 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 Men, 20 years and over.........................| 4,137 | 3,640 | 3,418| 6.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 Women, 20 years and over.......................| 3,179 | 3,063 | 3,056| 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.....................| 1,224 | 1,320 | 1,240| 17.9 | 18.3 | 16.9 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.0 | | | | | | | | | Married men, spouse present....................| 1,802 | 1,509 | 1,446| 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 Married women, spouse present..................| 1,456 | 1,398 | 1,352| 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 Women who maintain families....................| 678 | 679 | 691| 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 9.0 | | | | | | | | | Full-time workers..............................| 6,964 | 6,462 | 6,332| 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.9 Part-time workers..............................| 1,557 | 1,566 | 1,389| 6.9 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.7 | | | | | | | | | 3/ | | | | | | | | | OCCUPATION | | | | | | | | | Managerial and professional specialty..........| 929 | 875 | 897| 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 Technical, sales, and administrative support...| 2,051 | 1,951 | 1,861| 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 Precision production, craft, and repair........| 1,107 | 896 | 866| 7.6 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.1

Operators, fabricators, and laborers...........| 1,911 | 1,752 | 1,666| 10.1 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 8.5 Farming, forestry, and fishing.................| 276 | 345 | 321| 7.7 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 8.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | INDUSTRY | | | | | | | | | Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers| 6,629 | 6,107 | 5,940| 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.0 Goods-producing industries...................| 2,387 | 1,799 | 1,826| 8.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.6 Mining.....................................| 55 | 35 | 38| 7.5 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 5.5 Construction...............................| 860 | 658 | 668| 14.1 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 10.7 Manufacturing..............................| 1,472 | 1,106 | 1,120| 7.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.4 Durable goods............................| 858 | 667 | 657| 7.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 Nondurable goods.........................| 614 | 439 | 463| 7.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.4 Service-producing industries.................| 4,242 | 4,308 | 4,114| 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 Transportation and public utilities........| 365 | 345 | 319| 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 Wholesale and retail trade.................| 1,820 | 1,905 | 1,746| 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.9 Finance, insurance, and real estate........| 301 | 292 | 347| 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 Services...................................| 1,756 | 1,765 | 1,702| 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.5 Government workers.............................| 531 | 708 | 594| 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 Agricultural wage and salary workers...........| 193 | 218 | 208| 10.4 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 10.9 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. 2/ Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey EffectiveJanuary 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings. 3/ Seasonally adjusted unemployment data for service occupations are not availablebecause the seasonal components are small relative to the trend-cycle and/or irregularcomponents and consequently cannot be separated with sufficient precision. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-5. Duration of unemployment (Numbers in thousands) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted | | __________________________ _____________________________________________________ Duration | | | | | | | | | | Sept. | Aug. | Sept. | Sept. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | 1993 |19941/ | 1994 | 1993 |19941/ | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED | | | | | | | | | Less than 5 weeks................................| 3,121 | 2,531 | 2,727 | 3,052 | 2,631 | 2,850 | 2,871 | 2,618 | 2,668 5 to 14 weeks....................................| 2,243 | 2,798 | 2,098 | 2,457 | 2,437 | 2,483 | 2,361 | 2,632 | 2,306 15 weeks and over................................| 2,764 | 2,539 | 2,554 | 3,047 | 2,801 | 2,683 | 2,855 | 2,793 | 2,841 15 to 26 weeks................................| 1,115 | 966 | 1,075 | 1,297 | 1,093 | 1,151 | 1,269 | 1,219 | 1,249 27 weeks and over.............................| 1,649 | 1,573 | 1,480 | 1,750 | 1,708 | 1,532 | 1,586 | 1,575 | 1,593 | | | | | | | | | Average (mean) duration, in weeks................| 17.9 | 18.8 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 19.6 | 18.3 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 Median duration, in weeks........................| 8.0 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 10.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PERCENT DISTRIBUTION | | | | | | | | | Total unemployed.................................| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 Less than 5 weeks..............................| 38.4 | 32.2 | 37.0 | 35.7 | 33.4 | 35.6 | 35.5 | 32.5 | 34.1 5 to 14 weeks..................................| 27.6 | 35.6 | 28.4 | 28.7 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 29.2 | 32.7 | 29.5 15 weeks and over..............................| 34.0 | 32.3 | 34.6 | 35.6 | 35.6 | 33.5 | 35.3 | 34.7 | 36.4 15 to 26 weeks...............................| 13.7 | 12.3 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 15.7 | 15.2 | 16.0 27 weeks and over............................| 20.3 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.5 | 21.7 | 19.1 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 20.4 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey EffectiveJanuary 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-6. Reason for unemployment (Numbers in thousands) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted | | _______________________ _______________________________________________ Reason | | | | | | | | | | Sept. | Aug. | Sept. | Sept. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | 1993 |19941/ | 1994 | 1993 |19941/ | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED | | | | | | | | |Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs........| 4,206| 3,565| 3,206| 4,699| 3,531| 3,664| 3,904| 3,813| 3,570 On temporary layoff......................................| 849| 891| 614| 1,112| 785| 911| 1,053| 1,022| 791 Not on temporary layoff..................................| 3,357| 2,674| 2,592| 3,587| 2,746| 2,753| 2,851| 2,791| 2,779 Permanent job losers...................................| (2) | 1,973| 1,865| (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2)

Persons who completed temporary jobs...................| (2) | 701| 727| (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2)Job leavers................................................| 975| 799| 935| 926| 796| 782| 755| 751| 892Reentrants.................................................| 2,167| 2,845| 2,692| 2,075| 2,838| 2,798| 2,781| 2,779| 2,579New entrants...............................................| 780| 659| 546| 843| 609| 462| 587| 650| 611 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PERCENT DISTRIBUTION | | | | | | | | |Total unemployed...........................................| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0| 100.0 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs.......| 51.7| 45.3| 43.4| 55.0| 45.4| 47.5| 48.6| 47.7| 46.7 On temporary layoff.....................................| 10.4| 11.3| 8.3| 13.0| 10.1| 11.8| 13.1| 12.8| 10.3 Not on temporary layoff.................................| 41.3| 34.0| 35.1| 42.0| 35.3| 35.7| 35.5| 34.9| 36.3 Job leavers...............................................| 12.0| 10.2| 12.7| 10.8| 10.2| 10.2| 9.4| 9.4| 11.7 Reentrants................................................| 26.7| 36.2| 36.5| 24.3| 36.5| 36.3| 34.7| 34.8| 33.7 New entrants..............................................| 9.6| 8.4| 7.4| 9.9| 7.8| 6.0| 7.3| 8.1| 8.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE | | | | | | | | | CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE | | | | | | | | | Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs.......| 3.3| 2.7| 2.4| 3.7| 2.7| 2.8| 3.0| 2.9| 2.7 Job leavers...............................................| .8| .6| .7| .7| .6| .6| .6| .6| .7 Reentrants................................................| 1.7| 2.1| 2.1| 1.6| 2.2| 2.1| 2.1| 2.1| 2.0 New entrants..............................................| .6| .5| .4| .7| .5| .4| .4| .5| .5 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey EffectiveJanuary 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings. 2/ Not available. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-7. Unemployed persons by age and sex, seasonally adjusted ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | Number of | | unemployed persons | Unemployment rates1/ | (in thousands) | Age and sex | | __________________________ _____________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | Sept. | Aug. | Sept. | Sept. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | 1993 | 19942/ | 1994 | 1993 | 19942/ | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

| | | | | | | | |Total, 16 years and over..........................| 8,540 | 8,023 | 7,715 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 16 to 24 years..................................| 2,574 | 2,753 | 2,578 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.1 16 to 19 years................................| 1,224 | 1,320 | 1,240 | 17.9 | 18.3 | 16.9 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.0 16 to 17 years..............................| 519 | 648 | 586 | 19.1 | 20.5 | 20.1 | 20.6 | 20.0 | 18.7 18 to 19 years..............................| 694 | 668 | 656 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.8 20 to 24 years................................| 1,350 | 1,432 | 1,338 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 9.5 25 years and over...............................| 5,978 | 5,269 | 5,153 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 25 to 54 years................................| 5,273 | 4,582 | 4,553 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 55 years and over.............................| 721 | 668 | 579 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | | | | | | | | | Men, 16 years and over..........................| 4,824 | 4,381 | 4,123 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.8 16 to 24 years................................| 1,463 | 1,552 | 1,419 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 12.5 16 to 19 years..............................| 687 | 741 | 705 | 19.4 | 20.1 | 17.9 | 19.7 | 18.6 | 18.3 16 to 17 years............................| 286 | 344 | 323 | 20.3 | 23.0 | 22.1 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 19.3 18 to 19 years............................| 389 | 392 | 381 | 18.2 | 18.5 | 15.7 | 18.5 | 16.9 | 17.4 20 to 24 years..............................| 776 | 811 | 714 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 9.5 25 years and over.............................| 3,360 | 2,833 | 2,727 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 25 to 54 years..............................| 2,911 | 2,440 | 2,364 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 55 years and over...........................| 462 | 373 | 341 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.0 | | | | | | | | | Women, 16 years and over........................| 3,716 | 3,642 | 3,592 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 16 to 24 years................................| 1,111 | 1,200 | 1,159 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 11.6 16 to 19 years..............................| 537 | 579 | 535 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 15.5 | 16.2 | 15.6 16 to 17 years............................| 233 | 304 | 263 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 18.1 | 20.3 | 19.0 | 18.0 18 to 19 years............................| 305 | 276 | 275 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 12.0 | 13.8 | 14.0 20 to 24 years..............................| 574 | 621 | 624 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.5 25 years and over.............................| 2,618 | 2,436 | 2,427 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 25 to 54 years..............................| 2,362 | 2,142 | 2,188 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 55 years and over...........................| 259 | 294 | 238 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.4 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. 2/ Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey EffectiveJanuary 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-8. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | September 1994 Category | ____________________________________________ | | | | Total | Men | Women | | |

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE | | | | | |Total not in the labor force..........................................................| 66,093 | 23,855 | 42,238 Persons who currently want a job.....................................................| 5,862 | 2,306 | 3,557 Searched for work and available to work now1/.......................................| 1,858 | 870 | 988 Reason not currently looking: | | | Discouragement over job prospects2/..............................................| 521 | 314 | 207 Reasons other than discouragement3/..............................................| 1,337 | 556 | 781 | | | | | | MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS | | |Total multiple jobholders4/...........................................................| 7,525 | 4,138 | 3,387 Percent of total employed.........................................................| 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.0 | | | Primary job full time, secondary job part time.......................................| 4,464 | 2,720 | 1,743 Primary and secondary jobs both part time............................................| 1,654 | 519 | 1,134 Primary and secondary jobs both full time............................................| 248 | 179 | 69 Hours vary on primary or secondary job...............................................| 1,116 | 697 | 419 | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months andwere available to take a job during the reference week. 2/ Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling ortraining, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination. 3/ Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for suchreasons as child-care and transportation problems, as well as a small number for whichreason for nonparticipation was not determined. 4/ Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on theirsecondary job(s), not shown separately. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-9. Employment status of the civilian population for eleven large States(Numbers in thousands) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | 1/ | 2/ Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted | | _____________________________ ___________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | State and employment status | Sept. | Apr. | Sept. | Sept. | Jan. | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | 1993 | 19943/ | 1994 | 1993 | 19943/ | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

California Civilian noninstitutional population...... 23,323 23,467 23,484 23,323 23,421 23,437 23,451 23,467 23,484 Civilian labor force.................... 15,261 15,547 15,465 15,219 15,513 15,200 15,334 15,390 15,463 Employed.............................. 13,867 14,206 14,204 13,809 14,225 13,931 13,950 14,023 14,172 Unemployed............................ 1,394 1,341 1,261 1,410 1,288 1,269 1,383 1,367 1,290 Unemployment rate..................... 9.1 8.6 8.2 9.3 8.3 8.3 9.0 8.9 8.3 Florida Civilian noninstitutional population...... 10,719 10,847 10,861 10,719 10,809 10,822 10,834 10,847 10,861 Civilian labor force.................... 6,603 6,801 6,834 6,599 6,779 6,744 6,709 6,718 6,843 Employed.............................. 6,151 6,353 6,365 6,164 6,313 6,328 6,296 6,344 6,386 Unemployed............................ 452 448 469 436 466 416 413 374 457 Unemployment rate..................... 6.8 6.6 6.9 6.6 6.9 6.2 6.2 5.6 6.7 Illinois Civilian noninstitutional population...... 8,842 8,889 8,895 8,842 8,874 8,879 8,884 8,889 8,895 Civilian labor force.................... 5,956 6,020 5,947 5,964 6,059 6,036 5,976 5,986 5,952 Employed.............................. 5,507 5,700 5,648 5,480 5,709 5,745 5,601 5,646 5,612 Unemployed............................ 449 320 299 484 349 291 374 340 340 Unemployment rate..................... 7.5 5.3 5.0 8.1 5.8 4.8 6.3 5.7 5.7 Massachusetts Civilian noninstitutional population...... 4,664 4,665 4,667 4,664 4,664 4,665 4,665 4,665 4,667 Civilian labor force.................... 3,166 3,212 3,165 3,185 3,155 3,158 3,219 3,172 3,181 Employed.............................. 2,943 3,031 2,995 2,963 2,972 2,969 3,028 2,984 3,014 Unemployed............................ 224 181 170 222 183 189 191 188 167 Unemployment rate..................... 7.1 5.6 5.4 7.0 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.2 Michigan Civilian noninstitutional population...... 7,140 7,172 7,176 7,140 7,161 7,165 7,168 7,172 7,176 Civilian labor force.................... 4,707 4,825 4,797 4,717 4,769 4,736 4,745 4,744 4,810 Employed.............................. 4,398 4,545 4,544 4,396 4,499 4,480 4,462 4,447 4,545 Unemployed............................ 309 280 253 321 270 256 283 297 265 Unemployment rate..................... 6.6 5.8 5.3 6.8 5.7 5.4 6.0 6.3 5.5 New Jersey Civilian noninstitutional population...... 6,113 6,138 6,142 6,113 6,130 6,133 6,135 6,138 6,142 Civilian labor force.................... 3,965 4,118 4,085 3,988 3,928 4,008 4,061 4,099 4,098 Employed.............................. 3,674 3,871 3,825 3,683 3,656 3,724 3,799 3,852 3,824 Unemployed............................ 292 247 260 305 272 284 261 246 274 Unemployment rate..................... 7.4 6.0 6.4 7.6 6.9 7.1 6.4 6.0 6.7

New York Civilian noninstitutional population...... 14,042 14,067 14,073 14,042 14,057 14,061 14,064 14,067 14,073 Civilian labor force.................... 8,476 8,690 8,498 8,557 8,525 8,601 8,730 8,633 8,591 Employed.............................. 7,871 8,111 7,992 7,928 7,970 8,000 8,110 8,035 8,058 Unemployed............................ 605 580 506 629 554 601 620 598 533 Unemployment rate..................... 7.1 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.5 7.0 7.1 6.9 6.2 North Carolina Civilian noninstitutional population...... 5,307 5,379 5,387 5,307 5,358 5,366 5,372 5,379 5,387 Civilian labor force.................... 3,528 3,647 3,640 3,524 3,589 3,560 3,567 3,613 3,638 Employed.............................. 3,397 3,468 3,476 3,372 3,443 3,429 3,401 3,424 3,452 Unemployed............................ 131 179 164 152 145 131 166 189 186 Unemployment rate..................... 3.7 4.9 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.2 5.1 Ohio Civilian noninstitutional population...... 8,406 8,438 8,443 8,406 8,427 8,431 8,434 8,438 8,443 Civilian labor force.................... 5,450 5,538 5,514 5,460 5,598 5,546 5,472 5,437 5,520 Employed.............................. 5,099 5,270 5,244 5,072 5,235 5,240 5,153 5,143 5,217 Unemployed............................ 351 268 271 388 364 306 319 294 303 Unemployment rate..................... 6.4 4.8 4.9 7.1 6.5 5.5 5.8 5.4 5.5 Pennsylvania Civilian noninstitutional population...... 9,289 9,309 9,313 9,289 9,301 9,304 9,306 9,309 9,313 Civilian labor force.................... 5,904 5,955 5,799 5,915 5,918 5,970 5,912 5,867 5,797 Employed.............................. 5,531 5,587 5,443 5,507 5,553 5,615 5,528 5,499 5,408 Unemployed............................ 373 367 356 409 365 354 385 369 389 Unemployment rate..................... 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.9 6.2 5.9 6.5 6.3 6.7 Texas Civilian noninstitutional population...... 13,356 13,585 13,608 13,356 13,519 13,541 13,562 13,585 13,608 Civilian labor force.................... 9,236 9,437 9,321 9,254 9,372 9,415 9,500 9,416 9,334 Employed.............................. 8,639 8,856 8,763 8,630 8,745 8,781 8,854 8,791 8,751 Unemployed............................ 597 581 558 624 627 634 646 626 583 Unemployment rate..................... 6.5 6.2 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.6 6.2 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ These are the official Bureau of Labor Statistics' estimates used in theadministration of Federal fund allocation programs. 2/ The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore,identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and the seasonally adjusted columns.

3/ Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey EffectiveJanuary 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings. Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry (In thousands) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted | | _______________________________ _______________________________________________ Industry | | | | | | | | | | | Sept. | July | Aug. | Sept. | Sept. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | 1993 | 1994 |1994p/ |1994p/ | 1993 | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 |1994p/ |1994p/ | | | | | | | | | | ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | Total..............................|111,398|113,457|113,656|114,619|110,923|112,951|113,334|113,624|113,870|114,109 | | | | | | | | | | Total private.........................| 92,778| 95,456| 95,800| 95,769| 92,036| 93,937| 94,316| 94,601| 94,814| 94,988 | | | | | | | | | | Goods-producing industries....................| 23,642| 23,891| 24,112| 24,095| 23,206| 23,519| 23,576| 23,590| 23,627| 23,642 | | | | | | | | | | Mining......................................| 613| 611| 612| 608| 605| 603| 605| 601| 602| 601 Metal mining..............................| 50.6| 51.6| 52.1| 51.3| 50| 50| 50| 51| 52| 51 Coal mining...............................| 98.7| 115.0| 114.9| 113.4| (1)| (1)| (1)| (1)| (1)| (1) Oil and gas extraction....................| 359.5| 339.5| 339.8| 338.2| 357| 338| 339| 335| 335| 336 Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels........| 104.2| 105.3| 105.4| 104.6| 100| 101| 101| 101| 101| 101 | | | | | | | | | | Construction................................| 4,941| 5,252| 5,290| 5,251| 4,667| 4,907| 4,927| 4,944| 4,941| 4,960 General building contractors..............|1,155.0|1,223.6|1,236.7|1,219.0| 1,107| 1,161| 1,165| 1,161| 1,167| 1,169 Heavy construction, except building.......| 784.2| 792.6| 792.4| 796.0| 711| 723| 725| 733| 724| 721 Special trade contractors.................|3,001.8|3,236.0|3,260.4|3,235.6| 2,849| 3,023| 3,037| 3,050| 3,050| 3,070 | | | | | | | | | | Manufacturing...............................| 18,088| 18,028| 18,210| 18,236| 17,934| 18,009| 18,044| 18,045| 18,084| 18,081 Production workers......................| 12,397| 12,397| 12,577| 12,609| 12,255| 12,392| 12,429| 12,431| 12,470| 12,469 | | | | | | | | | | Durable goods..............................| 10,174| 10,218| 10,300| 10,345| 10,123| 10,217| 10,253| 10,249| 10,283| 10,293 Production workers......................| 6,837| 6,928| 7,007| 7,051| 6,792| 6,930| 6,966| 6,969| 7,001| 7,005 | | | | | | | | | | Lumber and wood products..................| 717.4| 745.5| 748.6| 744.8| 705| 726| 730| 732| 732| 732 Furniture and fixtures....................| 487.8| 490.8| 497.6| 499.2| 484| 495| 496| 500| 496| 495 Stone, clay, and glass products...........| 527.7| 539.2| 543.7| 541.2| 516| 528| 529| 530| 531| 529 Primary metal industries..................| 678.7| 681.9| 687.0| 692.6| 675| 679| 684| 686| 685| 688 Blast furnaces and basic steel products.| 237.8| 234.9| 233.0| 233.2| 237| 230| 234| 234| 231| 232 Fabricated metal products.................|1,337.1|1,356.8|1,375.6|1,384.8| 1,328| 1,357| 1,365| 1,368| 1,374| 1,375 Industrial machinery and equipment........|1,910.1|1,936.6|1,941.8|1,950.5| 1,913| 1,940| 1,947| 1,942| 1,952| 1,954 Electronic and other electrical equipment.|1,518.3|1,544.9|1,560.6|1,567.5| 1,516| 1,540| 1,550| 1,551| 1,561| 1,566 Transportation equipment..................|1,734.8|1,698.2|1,713.0|1,731.6| 1,730| 1,718| 1,724| 1,712| 1,723| 1,728

Motor vehicles and equipment............| 837.8| 864.3| 880.4| 899.1| 832| 868| 876| 875| 888| 894 Aircraft and parts......................| 528.5| 472.7| 469.8| 468.7| 528| 484| 480| 475| 472| 468 Instruments and related produc