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Benchmark Tables
Table 1. Percent differences between nonfarm employment benchmarks and
estimates by industry division, March 1999-2008
Table 2. Nonfarm employment benchmarks by industry,
March 2008
Table 3. Differences in seasonally adjusted levels and over-the-month
changes, total nonfarm employment, January 2008-December 2008
Table 4. Hours and
earnings estimates, selected industries, March 2008
Table 1. Percent differences between nonfarm employment benchmarks and estimates by industry supersector, March 1999-2008 (1)
Industry |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
Total |
0.2 |
0.4 |
- 0.1 |
- 0.2 |
- 0.1 |
0.2 |
- 0.1 |
0.6 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
Total private |
.2 |
.3 |
- .2 |
- .4 |
- .2 |
.2 |
- .2 |
.7 |
-.2 |
-.1 |
Mining and logging |
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|
.9 |
.7 |
-.3 |
1.2 |
(2) |
.4 |
Construction |
|
|
|
|
-.8 |
.6 |
.5 |
2.6 |
.1 |
.7 |
Manufacturing |
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|
|
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-1.1 |
-.4 |
-.3 |
-.1 |
-1.0 |
-.1 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
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|
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(2) |
.2 |
.3 |
.6 |
.5 |
.2 |
Information |
|
|
|
|
-2.6 |
-1.0 |
-2.1 |
-.5 |
-1.8 |
.3 |
Financial activities |
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.2 |
.1 |
-.8 |
.4 |
-1.3 |
-.3 |
Professional and business services |
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|
|
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-.7 |
-.2 |
-.4 |
1.3 |
.2 |
-.4 |
Education and health services |
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|
.3 |
.2 |
(2) |
.5 |
-.2 |
-.1 |
Leisure and hospitality |
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|
|
|
.5 |
1.2 |
.4 |
.3 |
-.8 |
-1.1 |
Other services |
|
|
|
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1.4 |
.5 |
-1.3 |
.5 |
.3 |
.2 |
Government |
.1 |
.6 |
.3 |
1.0 |
.3 |
.1 |
(2) |
(2) |
-.2 |
.2 |
(1) Differences are based on comparisons of final published March
estimates and benchmark levels, as originally published.
(2) Less than 0.05 percent.
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Table 2. Nonfarm employment benchmarks by industry, March 2008 (levels in thousands)
Industry |
Benchmark |
Estimate |
Difference |
Amount |
Percent |
Total nonfarm |
136,944 |
137,033 |
-89 |
-0.1 |
Total private |
114,104 |
114,241 |
-137 |
-0.1 |
Goods-producing |
21,347 |
21,312 |
35 |
0.2 |
Mining and logging |
741 |
738 |
3 |
0.4 |
Logging |
55 |
57 |
-2 |
-3.6 |
Mining |
686 |
680 |
6 |
0.9 |
Oil and gas extraction |
155 |
155 |
0 |
(1) |
Mining, except oil and gas |
215 |
219 |
-4 |
-1.9 |
Coal mining |
78 |
79 |
-1 |
-1.3 |
Support activities for mining |
316 |
307 |
9 |
2.8 |
Construction |
7,047 |
6,998 |
49 |
0.7 |
Construction of buildings |
1,651 |
1,609 |
42 |
2.5 |
Heavy and civil engineering construction |
909 |
896 |
13 |
1.4 |
Specialty trade contractors |
4,487 |
4,494 |
-7 |
-0.2 |
Manufacturing |
13,559 |
13,576 |
-17 |
-0.1 |
Durable goods |
8,599 |
8,626 |
-27 |
-0.3 |
Wood products |
471 |
485 |
-14 |
-3 |
Nonmetallic mineral products |
468 |
477 |
-9 |
-1.9 |
Primary metals |
451 |
452 |
-1 |
-0.2 |
Fabricated metal products |
1,551 |
1,552 |
-1 |
-0.1 |
Machinery |
1,193 |
1,196 |
-3 |
-0.3 |
Computer and electronic products |
1,254 |
1,252 |
2 |
0.2 |
Computer and peripheral equipment |
183 |
186 |
-3 |
-1.6 |
Communications equipment |
128 |
129 |
-1 |
-0.8 |
Semiconductor and electronic components |
437 |
428 |
9 |
2.1 |
Electronic instruments |
443 |
446 |
-3 |
-0.7 |
Electrical equipment and appliances |
426 |
419 |
7 |
1.6 |
Transportation equipment |
1,656 |
1,653 |
3 |
0.2 |
Furniture and related products |
499 |
510 |
-11 |
-2.2 |
Miscellaneous manufacturing |
633 |
631 |
2 |
0.3 |
Nondurable goods |
4,960 |
4,950 |
10 |
0.2 |
Food manufacturing |
1,459 |
1,450 |
9 |
0.6 |
Beverage and tobacco products |
193 |
185 |
8 |
4.1 |
Textile mills |
159 |
159 |
0 |
(1) |
Textile product mills |
151 |
154 |
-3 |
-2 |
Apparel |
203 |
198 |
5 |
2.5 |
Leather and allied products |
33 |
34 |
-1 |
-3 |
Paper and paper products |
447 |
455 |
-8 |
-1.8 |
Printing and related support activities |
606 |
613 |
-7 |
-1.2 |
Petroleum and coal products |
114 |
110 |
4 |
3.5 |
Chemicals |
852 |
859 |
-7 |
-0.8 |
Plastics and rubber products |
743 |
733 |
10 |
1.3 |
Service-providing |
115,597 |
115,721 |
-124 |
-0.1 |
Private service-providing |
92,757 |
92,929 |
-172 |
-0.2 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
26,330 |
26,265 |
65 |
0.2 |
Wholesale trade |
5,981 |
6,024 |
-43 |
-0.7 |
Electronic markets and agents and brokers |
846 |
836 |
10 |
1.2 |
Retail trade |
15,279 |
15,186 |
93 |
0.6 |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers |
1,875 |
1,890 |
-15 |
-0.8 |
Automobile dealers |
1,220 |
1,230 |
-10 |
-0.8 |
Furniture and home furnishings stores |
542 |
563 |
-21 |
-3.9 |
Electronics and appliance stores |
549 |
531 |
18 |
3.3 |
Building material and garden supply stores |
1,242 |
1,229 |
13 |
1 |
Food and beverage stores |
2,849 |
2,865 |
-16 |
-0.6 |
Health and personal care stores |
1,003 |
989 |
14 |
1.4 |
Gasoline stations |
844 |
844 |
0 |
(1) |
Clothing and clothing accessories stores |
1,446 |
1,447 |
-1 |
-0.1 |
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores |
637 |
643 |
-6 |
-0.9 |
General merchandise stores |
3,023 |
2,908 |
115 |
3.8 |
Department stores |
1,545 |
1,498 |
47 |
3 |
Miscellaneous store retailers |
834 |
845 |
-11 |
-1.3 |
Nonstore retailers |
435 |
434 |
1 |
0.2 |
Transportation and warehousing |
4,515 |
4,500 |
15 |
0.3 |
Air transportation |
503 |
505 |
-2 |
-0.4 |
Rail transportation |
230 |
232 |
-2 |
-0.9 |
Water transportation |
63 |
59 |
4 |
6.3 |
Truck transportation |
1,389 |
1,396 |
-7 |
-0.5 |
Transit and ground passenger transportation |
434 |
427 |
7 |
1.6 |
Pipeline transportation |
41 |
41 |
0 |
(1) |
Scenic and sightseeing transportation |
23 |
26 |
-3 |
-13 |
Support activities for transportation |
588 |
584 |
4 |
0.7 |
Couriers and messengers |
573 |
579 |
-6 |
-1 |
Warehousing and storage |
672 |
652 |
20 |
3 |
Utilities |
555 |
555 |
0 |
(1) |
Information |
3,016 |
3,008 |
8 |
0.3 |
Publishing industries, except Internet |
892 |
882 |
10 |
1.1 |
Motion picture and sound recording industries |
381 |
379 |
2 |
0.5 |
Broadcasting, except Internet |
318 |
322 |
-4 |
-1.3 |
Telecommunications |
1,027 |
1,020 |
7 |
0.7 |
Data processing, hosting, and related services |
265 |
273 |
-8 |
-3 |
Other information services |
134 |
132 |
2 |
1.5 |
Financial activities |
8,171 |
8,194 |
-23 |
-0.3 |
Finance and insurance |
6,056 |
6,103 |
-47 |
-0.8 |
Monetary authorities - central bank |
23 |
21 |
2 |
8.7 |
Credit intermediation and related activities |
2,765 |
2,814 |
-49 |
-1.8 |
Depository credit intermediation |
1,823 |
1,820 |
3 |
0.2 |
Commercial banking |
1,361 |
1,343 |
18 |
1.3 |
Securities, commodity contracts, investments |
868 |
866 |
2 |
0.2 |
Insurance carriers and related activities |
2,311 |
2,315 |
-4 |
-0.2 |
Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles |
90 |
87 |
3 |
3.3 |
Real estate and rental and leasing |
2,115 |
2,091 |
24 |
1.1 |
Real estate |
1,469 |
1,441 |
28 |
1.9 |
Rental and leasing services |
618 |
618 |
0 |
(1) |
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets |
28 |
31 |
-3 |
-10.7 |
Professional and business services |
17,733 |
17,796 |
-63 |
-0.4 |
Professional and technical services |
7,883 |
7,891 |
-8 |
-0.1 |
Legal services |
1,163 |
1,166 |
-3 |
-0.3 |
Accounting and bookkeeping services |
1,064 |
1,100 |
-36 |
-3.4 |
Architectural and engineering services |
1,431 |
1,443 |
-12 |
-0.8 |
Computer systems design and related services |
1,427 |
1,387 |
40 |
2.8 |
Management and technical consulting services |
989 |
989 |
0 |
(1) |
Management of companies and enterprises |
1,896 |
1,830 |
66 |
3.5 |
Administrative and waste services |
7,955 |
8,075 |
-120 |
-1.5 |
Administrative and support services |
7,604 |
7,717 |
-113 |
-1.5 |
Employment services |
3,176 |
3,352 |
-176 |
-5.5 |
Temporary help services |
2,372 |
2,397 |
-25 |
-1.1 |
Business support services |
837 |
799 |
38 |
4.5 |
Services to buildings and dwellings |
1,721 |
1,727 |
-6 |
-0.3 |
Waste management and remediation services |
352 |
358 |
-6 |
-1.7 |
Education and health services |
18,833 |
18,850 |
-17 |
-0.1 |
Educational services |
3,153 |
3,178 |
-25 |
-0.8 |
Health care and social assistance |
15,679 |
15,672 |
7 |
(1) |
Ambulatory health care services |
5,588 |
5,600 |
-12 |
-0.2 |
Offices of physicians |
2,238 |
2,246 |
-8 |
-0.4 |
Outpatient care centers |
528 |
512 |
16 |
3 |
Home health care services |
942 |
940 |
2 |
0.2 |
Hospitals |
4,588 |
4,595 |
-7 |
-0.2 |
Nursing and residential care facilities |
2,994 |
2,974 |
20 |
0.7 |
Nursing care facilities |
1,611 |
1,605 |
6 |
0.4 |
Social assistance |
2,511 |
2,504 |
7 |
0.3 |
Child day care services |
879 |
875 |
4 |
0.5 |
Leisure and hospitality |
13,156 |
13,307 |
-151 |
-1.1 |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation |
1,837 |
1,864 |
-27 |
-1.5 |
Performing arts and spectator sports |
385 |
409 |
-24 |
-6.2 |
Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks |
124 |
124 |
0 |
(1) |
Amusements, gambling, and recreation |
1,328 |
1,332 |
-4 |
-0.3 |
Accommodation and food services |
11,319 |
11,443 |
-124 |
-1.1 |
Accommodation |
1,825 |
1,791 |
34 |
1.9 |
Food services and drinking places |
9,494 |
9,652 |
-158 |
-1.7 |
Other services |
5,518 |
5,509 |
9 |
0.2 |
Repair and maintenance |
1,243 |
1,254 |
-11 |
-0.9 |
Personal and laundry services |
1,317 |
1,303 |
14 |
1.1 |
Membership associations and organizations |
2,958 |
2,951 |
7 |
0.2 |
Government |
22,840 |
22,792 |
48 |
0.2 |
Federal |
2,732 |
2,710 |
22 |
0.8 |
Federal, except Postal Service |
1,977 |
1,976 |
1 |
0.1 |
U.S. Postal Service |
756 |
734 |
22 |
2.9 |
State government |
5,293 |
5,303 |
-10 |
-0.2 |
State government education |
2,483 |
2,486 |
-3 |
-0.1 |
State government excl. education |
2,810 |
2,817 |
-7 |
-0.2 |
Local government |
14,815 |
14,779 |
36 |
0.2 |
Local government education |
8,441 |
8,408 |
33 |
0.4 |
Local government excl. education |
6,374 |
6,371 |
3 |
(1) |
(1)Less than 0.05 percent.
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Table 3. Differences in seasonally adjusted levels and over-the-month changes, total nonfarm employment, January 2008-December 2008 (in thousands)
|
Levels |
Over-the-month changes |
2008: |
As previously published |
As revised |
Difference |
As previously published |
As revised |
Difference |
January |
138,002 |
138,080 |
78 |
-76 |
-72 |
4 |
February |
137,919 |
137,936 |
17 |
-83 |
-144 |
-61 |
March |
137,831 |
137,814 |
-17 |
-88 |
-122 |
-34 |
April |
137,764 |
137,654 |
-110 |
-67 |
-160 |
-93 |
May |
137,717 |
137,517 |
-200 |
-47 |
-137 |
-90 |
June |
137,617 |
137,356 |
-261 |
-100 |
-161 |
-61 |
July |
137,550 |
137,228 |
-322 |
-67 |
-128 |
-61 |
August |
137,423 |
137,053 |
-370 |
-127 |
-175 |
-48 |
September |
137,020 |
136,732 |
-288 |
-403 |
-321 |
82 |
October |
136,597 |
136,352 |
-245 |
-423 |
-380 |
43 |
November |
136,013 |
135,755 |
-228 |
-584 |
-597 |
-13 |
December (p) |
135,489 |
135,178 |
-370 |
-524 |
-577 |
-53 |
(p): Preliminary
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Table 4. Hours and earnings estimates for selected industries, March 2008
Industry |
Average Weekly Hours |
Average Hourly Earnings |
Total private |
33.8 |
$17.97 |
Goods-producing |
40.4 |
19.06 |
Mining and Logging |
45.7 |
22.29 |
Construction |
38.5 |
21.44 |
Manufacturing |
41.1 |
17.62 |
Durable goods |
41.4 |
18.56 |
Wood products |
38.3 |
13.92 |
Nonmetallic mineral products |
42.6 |
16.79 |
Primary metals |
43.0 |
20.23 |
Fabricated metal products |
41.7 |
16.86 |
Machinery |
42.8 |
17.87 |
Computer and electronic products |
41.0 |
20.76 |
Electrical equipment and appliances |
41.2 |
15.64 |
Transportation equipment |
42.5 |
23.52 |
Furniture and related products |
38.5 |
14.42 |
Miscellaneous manufacturing |
39.4 |
15.08 |
Nondurable goods |
40.5 |
16.01 |
Food manufacturing |
40.3 |
13.85 |
Beverages and tobacco products |
39.9 |
19.73 |
Textile mills |
38.8 |
13.45 |
Textile product mills |
39.4 |
11.77 |
Apparel |
36.9 |
11.35 |
Leather and allied products |
39.0 |
12.81 |
Paper and paper products |
43.3 |
18.70 |
Printing and related support activities |
38.7 |
16.64 |
Petroleum and coal products |
42.8 |
27.06 |
Chemicals |
41.9 |
19.31 |
Plastics and rubber products |
41.1 |
15.72 |
Private service-providing |
32.5 |
17.70 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
33.3 |
16.14 |
Wholesale trade |
38.6 |
20.08 |
Retail trade |
30.0 |
12.88 |
Transportation and warehousing |
36.7 |
18.20 |
Utilities |
43.0 |
28.90 |
Information |
36.7 |
24.62 |
Financial activities |
36.2 |
20.17 |
Professional and business services |
35.1 |
21.00 |
Education and health services |
32.7 |
18.74 |
Leisure and hospitality |
25.3 |
10.77 |
Other services |
30.9 |
16.11 |
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Last Modified Date: February 6, 2009
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