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                  THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  MARCH 2009
                  
                                    
   Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline sharply in March (-663,000), 
and the unemployment rate rose from 8.1 to 8.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  Since the recession 
began in December 2007, 5.1 million jobs have been lost, with almost two-thirds 
(3.3 million) of the decrease occurring in the last 5 months.  In March, job 
losses were large and widespread across the major industry sectors.

Unemployment (Household Survey Data)

   In March, the number of unemployed persons increased by 694,000 to 13.2 mil-
lion, and the unemployment rate rose to 8.5 percent.  Over the past 12 months, 
the number of unemployed persons has grown by about 5.3 million, and the unem-
ployment rate has risen by 3.4 percentage points. Half of the increase in both 
the number of unemployed and the unemployment rate occurred in the last 4 months.  
(See table A-1.)

   The unemployment rates continued to trend upward in March for adult men (8.8 
percent), adult women (7.0 percent), whites (7.9 percent), and Hispanics (11.4 
percent).  The jobless rates for blacks (13.3 percent) and teenagers (21.7 per-
cent) were little changed over the month.  The unemployment rate for Asians was 
6.4 percent in March, not seasonally adjusted, up from 3.6 percent a year earlier.  
(See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
   
   Among the unemployed, the number of job losers and persons who completed tem-
porary jobs increased by 547,000 to 8.2 million in March.  This group has nearly 
doubled in size over the past 12 months.  (See table A-8.)
   
   The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) rose 
to 3.2 million over the month and has increased by about 1.9 million since the 
start of the recession in December 2007.  (See table A-9.)

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Table A.  Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted        
(Numbers in thousands)                                                          
_______________________________________________________________________________ 
                         |                 |                          |         
                         |    Quarterly    |                          |         
                         |     averages    |       Monthly data       |  Feb.-  
        Category         |_________________|__________________________|  Mar.   
                         |        |        |        |        |        | change  
                         |   IV   |    I   |  Jan.  |  Feb.  |  Mar.  |         
                         |  2008  |  2009  |  2009  |  2009  |  2009  |         
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________ 
                         |                                                      
     HOUSEHOLD DATA      |                 Labor force status                   
                         |_____________________________________________________ 
                         |        |        |        |        |        |         
Civilian labor force ....| 154,648| 153,993| 153,716| 154,214| 154,048|    -166 
  Employment ............| 144,046| 141,578| 142,099| 141,748| 140,887|    -861 
  Unemployment ..........|  10,602|  12,415|  11,616|  12,467|  13,161|     694 
Not in labor force ......|  80,177|  80,920|  81,023|  80,699|  81,038|     339 
                         |________|________|________|________|________|________ 
                         |                                                      
                         |                 Unemployment rates                   
                         |_____________________________________________________ 
                         |        |        |        |        |        |         
All workers .............|     6.9|     8.1|     7.6|     8.1|     8.5|     0.4 
  Adult men .............|     6.8|     8.2|     7.6|     8.1|     8.8|      .7 
  Adult women ...........|     5.6|     6.7|     6.2|     6.7|     7.0|      .3 
  Teenagers .............|    20.7|    21.3|    20.8|    21.6|    21.7|      .1 
  White .................|     6.3|     7.4|     6.9|     7.3|     7.9|      .6 
  Black or African       |        |        |        |        |        |         
    American ............|    11.5|    13.1|    12.6|    13.4|    13.3|     -.1 
  Hispanic or Latino     |        |        |        |        |        |         
    ethnicity ...........|     8.9|    10.7|     9.7|    10.9|    11.4|      .5 
                         |________|________|________|________|________|________ 
                         |                                                      
  ESTABLISHMENT DATA     |                     Employment                       
                         |_____________________________________________________ 
                         |        |        |        |        |        |         
Nonfarm employment.......| 135,727|p133,678| 134,333|p133,682|p133,019|   p-663 
  Goods-producing (1)....|  20,803| p19,835|  20,127| p19,842| p19,537|   p-305 
    Construction ........|   6,949|  p6,593|   6,706|  p6,599|  p6,473|   p-126 
    Manufacturing .......|  13,062| p12,474|  12,640| p12,471| p12,310|   p-161 
  Service-providing (1)..| 114,924|p113,843| 114,206|p113,840|p113,482|   p-358 
      Retail trade (2)...|  15,127| p14,942|  14,992| p14,941| p14,893|    p-48 
    Professional and     |        |        |        |        |        |         
      business services .|  17,485| p17,042|  17,205| p17,027| p16,894|   p-133 
    Education and health |        |        |        |        |        |         
      services ..........|  19,035| p19,136|  19,119| p19,141| p19,149|      p8 
    Leisure and          |        |        |        |        |        |         
      hospitality .......|  13,348| p13,236|  13,268| p13,240| p13,200|    p-40 
    Government ..........|  22,538| p22,540|  22,540| p22,543| p22,538|     p-5 
                         |________|________|________|________|________|________ 
                         |                                                      
                         |                  Hours of work (3)                   
                         |_____________________________________________________ 
                         |        |        |        |        |        |         
Total private ...........|    33.4|   p33.3|    33.3|   p33.3|   p33.2|   p-0.1 
  Manufacturing .........|    40.2|   p39.5|    39.8|   p39.5|   p39.3|    p-.2 
    Overtime ............|     3.2|    p2.8|     2.9|    p2.7|    p2.7|     p.0 
                         |________|________|________|________|________|________ 
                         |                                                      
                         |   Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)(3)    
                         |_____________________________________________________ 
                         |        |        |        |        |        |         
Total private ...........|   104.1|  p101.8|   102.5|  p101.9|  p100.9|   p-1.0 
                         |________|________|________|________|________|________ 
                         |                                                      
                         |                     Earnings (3)                     
                         |_____________________________________________________ 
Average hourly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |         
  total private .........|  $18.34| p$18.47|  $18.43| p$18.47| p$18.50|  p$0.03 
Average weekly earnings, |        |        |        |        |        |         
  total private .........|  612.55| p614.32|  613.72| p615.05| p614.20|   p-.85 
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________ 
                                                                                
   1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.                           
   2 Quarterly averages and the over-the-month change are calculated using      
unrounded data.                                                                 
   3 Data relate to private production and nonsupervisory workers.              
   p = preliminary.                                                             


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Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

   The civilian labor force participation rate (65.5 percent) was little changed 
in March.  The employment-population ratio fell by 0.4 percentage point to 59.9 
percent.  The employment-population ratio for adult men was 68.2 percent in March, 
down 4.3 percentage points since December 2007.  The employment-population ratio 
for adult women was 56.8 percent, down 1.3 percentage points since the beginning 
of the recession.  (See table A-1.)
   
   In March, the number of persons working part time for economic reasons (some-
times referred to as involuntary part-time workers) climbed by 423,000 to 9.0 
million.  (See table A-5.)

Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

   About 2.1 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally attached 
to the labor force in March, 754,000 more than a year earlier.  These individ-
uals wanted and were available for work and had looked for a job sometime in 
the prior 12 months.  They were not counted as unemployed because they had not 
searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.  Among the marginally 
attached, there were 685,000 discouraged workers in March, up by 284,000 from 
a year earlier.  Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work 
because they believe no jobs are available for them.  The other 1.4 million 
persons marginally attached to the labor force in March had not searched for 
work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance 
or family responsibilities.  (See table A-13.)
   
Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   Total nonfarm payroll employment continued to fall sharply (-663,000) in 
March.  Payroll employment has declined by 3.3 million in the past 5 months.  
In March, job losses were large and extended across nearly all major industry 
sectors.  (See table B-1.)
   
   Manufacturing employment fell by 161,000 in March, with widespread job losses 
occurring among the component industries.  Factory employment has declined by 
1.0 million over the past 6 months.  In March, the largest decreases occurred
in fabricated metal products (-28,000), machinery (-27,000), and transportation 
equipment (-26,000).
   
   The construction industry lost 126,000 jobs in March, with declines occur-
ring throughout the industry.  Employment in construction has fallen by 1.3 mil-
lion since peaking in January 2007; nearly half of that decline occurred over 
the last 5 months.  In March, employment fell in specialty trade contractors 
(-83,000) and construction of buildings (-33,000).  These declines were split 
about evenly between the residential and nonresidential portions of these in-
dustries.  Heavy and civil engineering construction also lost 10,000 jobs.  Em-
ployment in mining and logging declined by 18,000 in March.

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   Employment in professional and business services fell by 133,000 in March, 
with declines throughout most of the sector.  More than half of the loss occurred
in temporary help services, which cut 72,000 jobs in March and 767,000 since 
December 2007.  In March, architectural and engineering services lost 16,000 jobs.
   
   Retail trade employment fell by 48,000 over the month.  Since peaking in 
November 2007, employment in the industry has declined by an average of 44,000 
per month.  In March, employment decreased in building material and garden 
supply stores (-13,000), automobile dealerships (-12,000), and electronics and 
appliance stores (-10,000).  Employment in wholesale trade fell by 31,000 in 
March, with nearly all of the decline occurring in durable goods.
   
   Employment in financial activities continued to decline in March (-43,000).  
The number of jobs in this industry has dropped by 495,000 since an employment 
peak in December 2006.  More than half of this loss occurred in the past 7 
months.  In March, job losses occurred in credit intermediation (-15,000); real 
estate (-12,000); and securities, commodity contracts, and investments (-7,000).
   
   Leisure and hospitality shed 40,000 jobs in March, with most of the decrease 
in the accommodation industry (-23,000).  The leisure and hospitality industry 
has lost 351,000 jobs since an employment peak in December 2007.
   
   Transportation and warehousing lost 34,000 jobs in March, raising total job 
losses to 265,000 since employment peaked in December 2007.  In March, employ-
ment declined in truck transportation (-15,000), support activities for trans-
portation (-7,000), and couriers and messengers (-5,000).  Health care employ-
ment continued to trend up in March (14,000); however, monthly job growth in 
the first quarter averaged 17,000 compared with 30,000 per month in 2008.
   
   The change in total nonfarm employment for January was revised from -655,000 
to -741,000, while the change for February remained -651,000.  Monthly revisions 
result from additional sample reports and the monthly recalculation of seasonal 
factors.
   
Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   In March, the average workweek for production and nonsupervisory workers on 
private nonfarm payrolls fell by 0.1 hour to 33.2 hours, seasonally adjusted--the 
lowest level on record for the series, which began in 1964.  The manufacturing 
workweek decreased by 0.2 hour to 39.3 hours, and factory overtime was unchanged 
at 2.7 hours.  (See table B-2.)
   
   The index of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers 
on private nonfarm payrolls fell by 1.0 percent in March.  The manufacturing index 
declined by 2.1 percent over the month.  (See table B-5.)
   
Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)
   
   In March, average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers on 
private nonfarm payrolls rose by 3 cents, or 0.2 percent, seasonally adjusted.  
This followed a gain of 4 cents in February.  Over the past 12 months, average hour-
ly earnings increased by 3.4 percent, and average weekly earnings rose by 1.5 per-
cent.  (See table B-3.)
   
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   The Employment Situation for April 2009 is scheduled to be released on Friday, 
May 8, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).





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    Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates


Why are there two monthly measures of employment?

   The household survey and establishment survey both produce sample-based
estimates of employment and both have strengths and limitations.  The estab-
lishment survey employment series has a smaller margin of error on the mea-
surement of month-to-month change than the household survey because of its
much larger sample size.  An over-the-month employment change of 107,000 is
statistically significant in the establishment survey, while the threshold for
a statistically significant change in the household survey is about 400,000.
However, the household survey has a more expansive scope than the establish-
ment survey because it includes the self-employed, unpaid family workers,
agricultural workers, and private household workers, who are excluded by the
establishment survey.  The household survey also provides estimates of
employment for demographic groups.


Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys?

   Neither the establishment nor household survey is designed to identify the
legal status of workers.  Thus, while it is likely that both surveys include
at least some undocumented immigrants, it is not possible to determine how many
are counted in either survey.  The household survey does include questions about
whether respondents were born outside the United States.  Data from these ques-
tions show that foreign-born workers accounted for 15.6 percent of the labor 
force in 2008. 


Why does the establishment survey have revisions?

   The establishment survey revises published estimates to improve its data
series by incorporating additional information that was not available at the
time of the initial publication of the estimates.  The establishment survey
revises its initial monthly estimates twice, in the immediately succeeding 
2 months, to incorporate additional sample receipts from respondents in the
survey and recalculated seasonal adjustment factors.  For more information on 
the monthly revisions, please visit http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesrevinfo.htm.

   On an annual basis, the establishment survey incorporates a benchmark
revision that re-anchors estimates to nearly complete employment counts
available from unemployment insurance tax records.  The benchmark helps 
to control for sampling and modeling errors in the estimates.  For more 
information on the annual benchmark revision, please visit http://www.bls.
gov/web/cesbmart.htm.


Does the establishment survey sample include small firms?

   Yes; about 40 percent of the establishment survey sample is comprised of busi-
ness establishments with fewer than 20 employees.  The establishment survey sam-
ple is designed to maximize the reliability of the total nonfarm employment esti-
mate; firms from all size classes and industries are appropriately sampled to 
achieve that goal.



                                  - 6 -

Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses?

   Yes; monthly establishment survey estimates include an adjustment to account
for the net employment change generated by business births and deaths.  The
adjustment comes from an econometric model that forecasts the monthly net jobs
impact of business births and deaths based on the actual past values of the net
impact that can be observed with a lag from the Quarterly Census of Employment
and Wages.  The establishment survey uses modeling rather than sampling for this
purpose because the survey is not immediately able to bring new businesses into
the sample.  There is an unavoidable lag between the birth of a new firm and its
appearance on the sampling frame and availability for selection.  BLS adds new
businesses to the survey twice a year.


Is the count of unemployed persons limited to just those people receiving
unemployment insurance benefits?

   No; the estimate of unemployment is based on a monthly sample survey of
households.  All persons who are without jobs and are actively seeking and
available to work are included among the unemployed.  (People on temporary
layoff are included even if they do not actively seek work.)  There is no
requirement or question relating to unemployment insurance benefits in the
monthly survey.


Does the official unemployment rate exclude people who have stopped looking for
work?

   Yes; however, there are separate estimates of persons outside the labor force
who want a job, including those who have stopped looking because they believe no
jobs are available (discouraged workers).  In addition, alternative measures of
labor underutilization (discouraged workers and other groups not officially
counted as unemployed) are published each month in the Employment Situation news
release.




                                  - 7 - 


Technical Note

   This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current
Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics
survey (establishment survey).  The household survey provides the information
on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the A tables,
marked HOUSEHOLD DATA.  It is a sample survey of about 60,000 households con-
ducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

   The establishment survey provides the information on the employment, hours,
and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the B tables, marked
ESTABLISHMENT DATA.  This information is collected from payroll records by BLS
in cooperation with state agencies.  The sample includes about 160,000 businesses
and government agencies covering approximately 400,000 individual worksites.  
The active sample includes about one-third of all nonfarm payroll workers.  The
sample is drawn from a sampling frame of unemployment insurance tax accounts.

   For both surveys, the data for a given month  relate to a particular week or
pay period.  In the household survey,  the reference week is generally the calen-
dar week that contains the 12th day of the month.  In the establishment survey,
the reference  period is the pay period including the 12th, which may or may not
correspond directly to the calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys

   Household survey.  The sample  is selected  to reflect the entire civilian
noninstitutional population.  Based on responses to a series of questions on work
and job search activities, each person  16 years and over in a sample household
is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force.

   People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid employees
during the reference week; worked in their own business, profession, or on their
own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours in a family business or farm.
People are also counted as employed if they were temporarily absent from their
jobs because of illness, bad weather, vacation, labor-management disputes, or
personal reasons.

   People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following criteria:
They had no employment during the  reference week; they were available for work at
that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the
4-week period ending with the reference week.  Persons laid off from  a job and
expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed.  The
unemployment data derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the
eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.

   The civilian labor force  is the sum of employed and  unemployed persons.  Those
not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor force.  The unemploy-
ment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the  labor force.  The labor
force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population, and the
employment-population ratio is the employed as a percent of the population.


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   Establishment survey.  The sample establishments are drawn from private nonfarm
businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as federal, state, and
local government entities.  Employees on nonfarm payrolls are those who received pay
for any part of the reference pay period, including persons on paid leave.  Persons
are counted in each job they hold.  Hours and earnings data are for private busi-
nesses and relate only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and non-
supervisory workers in the service-providing sector.  Industries are classified on 
the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2007 version of the 
North American Industry Classification System.

   Differences in employment estimates.  The numerous conceptual and methodological
differences between the household and establishment surveys result in important dis-
tinctions in the employment estimates derived from the surveys.  Among these are:

   --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed, unpaid
family workers, and private household workers among the employed.  These groups are
excluded from the establishment survey.

   --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed.  The
establishment survey does not.

   --The household survey is limited to  workers 16 years of age and older.  The
establishment survey is not limited by age.

   --The  household survey has no duplication of individuals, because individuals
are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In the establishment
survey, employees working at more than one job  and thus appearing on more than
one payroll would be counted separately for each appearance.

Seasonal adjustment

   Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the levels of
employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as
changes in weather, reduced or expanded production, harvests, major holidays, and the
opening and closing of schools.  The effect of such seasonal  variation can be very
large; seasonal fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-
month changes in unemployment.

   Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year,
their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting the statistics
from month to month.  These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as de-
clines in economic activity or increases in the participation of women in the labor
force, easier to spot.  For example, the large number of youth entering the labor
force each June is likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place rela-
tive to May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has
risen or declined.  However, because the effect of students finishing school in pre-
vious years is known, the statistics for the current year can be adjusted to allow
for a comparable change.  Insofar as the seasonal adjustment is made correctly, the
adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in economic
activity.


                                  - 9 -


   Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the  household
and establishment surveys.  However, the adjusted series for many  major estimates,
such as total payroll employment, employment in most supersectors, total employment,
and unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted component series.
For example, total unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four
major age-sex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be
obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or
more detailed age categories.

   For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal adjustment
methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated each month, using all
relevant data, up to and including the data for the current month.  In the household
survey, new seasonal factors are used to adjust only the current month's data.  In the
establishment survey, however, new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the
three most recent monthly estimates.  In both surveys, revisions to historical data
are made once a year.

Reliability of the estimates

   Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject to both
sampling and nonsampling error.  When a sample rather than the entire population is
surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the "true"
population values they represent.  The exact difference, or sampling error, varies
depending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the
standard error of the estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of con-
fidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard
errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error.  BLS analyses are
generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.

   For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total employment
from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus 430,000.  Suppose the
estimate of total employment increases by 100,000 from one month to the next.  The
90-percent confidence interval on the monthly change would range from -330,000 to
530,000 (100,000 +/- 430,000).  These figures do not mean that the sample results are
off by these magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the
"true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.  Since this range includes
values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that employment had, in
fact, increased.  If, however, the reported employment rise was half a million, then
all of the values within the 90-percent confidence interval would be greater than zero.
In this case, it is likely (at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had,
in fact, occurred.  At an unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent con-
fidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 280,000, and for
the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- .19 percentage point.

   In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have lower stan-
dard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates which are based on a
small number of observations.  The precision of estimates is also improved when the
data are cumulated over time such as for quarterly and annual averages.  The seasonal
adjustment process can also improve the stability of the monthly estimates.


                                  - 10 -


   The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling error.
Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a seg-
ment of the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the 
sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a
timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or pro-
cessing of the data.
 
   For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2 months are
based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason, these estimates are labeled
preliminary in the tables.  It is only after two successive revisions to a monthly esti-
mate, when nearly all sample reports have been received, that the estimate is considered
final.

   Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is the inabil-
ity to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new firms.  To correct for
this systematic underestimation of employment growth, an estimation procedure with two
components is used to account for business births.  The first component uses business
deaths to impute employment for business births.  This is incorporated into the sample-
based link relative estimate procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out
of business, but imputing to them the same trend as the other firms in the sample.  The
second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the residual net
birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation.  The historical time series
used to create and test the ARIMA model was derived from the unemployment insurance uni-
verse micro-level database, and reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths
over the past five years.

   The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted once a year
(on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment obtained from administra-
tive records of the unemployment insurance program.  The difference between the March
sample-based employment estimates and the March universe counts is known as a benchmark
revision, and serves as a rough proxy for total survey error.  The new benchmarks also
incorporate changes in the classification of industries.  Over the past decade, absolute
benchmark revisions for total nonfarm employment have averaged 0.2 percent, with a range
from 0.1 percent to 0.6 percent.

Other information

   Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon
request.  Voice phone:  (202) 691-5200; TDD message referral phone:  1-800-877-8339.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                           HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-1.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                      Seasonally adjusted (1)                  
                                                                                                                                         
         Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Mar.      Feb.      Mar.      Mar.      Nov.      Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      Mar.  
                                                   2008      2009      2009      2008      2008      2008      2009      2009      2009  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                      TOTAL                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........  232,995   234,913   235,086   232,995   234,828   235,035   234,739   234,913   235,086 
    Civilian labor force.......................  153,135   153,804   153,728   153,843   154,620   154,447   153,716   154,214   154,048 
          Participation rate...................     65.7      65.5      65.4      66.0      65.8      65.7      65.5      65.6      65.5 
      Employed.................................  145,108   140,105   139,833   146,023   144,144   143,338   142,099   141,748   140,887 
          Employment-population ratio..........     62.3      59.6      59.5      62.7      61.4      61.0      60.5      60.3      59.9 
      Unemployed...............................    8,027    13,699    13,895     7,820    10,476    11,108    11,616    12,467    13,161 
          Unemployment rate....................      5.2       8.9       9.0       5.1       6.8       7.2       7.6       8.1       8.5 
    Not in labor force.........................   79,860    81,109    81,358    79,152    80,208    80,588    81,023    80,699    81,038 
      Persons who currently want a job.........    4,492     5,588     5,535     4,747     5,393     5,488     5,643     5,645     5,814 
                                                                                                                                         
             Men, 16 years and over                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........  112,695   113,666   113,758   112,695   113,660   113,769   113,573   113,666   113,758 
    Civilian labor force.......................   81,849    81,959    81,839    82,235    82,666    82,338    81,863    81,994    81,804 
          Participation rate...................     72.6      72.1      71.9      73.0      72.7      72.4      72.1      72.1      71.9 
      Employed.................................   77,198    73,441    73,195    77,985    76,577    75,847    75,092    74,777    74,053 
          Employment-population ratio..........     68.5      64.6      64.3      69.2      67.4      66.7      66.1      65.8      65.1 
      Unemployed...............................    4,651     8,517     8,644     4,250     6,089     6,491     6,771     7,217     7,751 
          Unemployment rate....................      5.7      10.4      10.6       5.2       7.4       7.9       8.3       8.8       9.5 
    Not in labor force.........................   30,846    31,707    31,919    30,460    30,994    31,431    31,710    31,672    31,954 
                                                                                                                                         
             Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........  104,052   104,999   105,095   104,052   104,978   105,083   104,902   104,999   105,095 
    Civilian labor force.......................   78,691    78,879    78,826    78,866    79,335    78,998    78,585    78,687    78,578 
          Participation rate...................     75.6      75.1      75.0      75.8      75.6      75.2      74.9      74.9      74.8 
      Employed.................................   74,620    71,217    70,984    75,216    74,045    73,285    72,613    72,293    71,655 
          Employment-population ratio..........     71.7      67.8      67.5      72.3      70.5      69.7      69.2      68.9      68.2 
      Unemployed...............................    4,071     7,662     7,842     3,650     5,290     5,714     5,972     6,394     6,923 
          Unemployment rate....................      5.2       9.7       9.9       4.6       6.7       7.2       7.6       8.1       8.8 
    Not in labor force.........................   25,362    26,120    26,269    25,186    25,643    26,085    26,318    26,312    26,516 
                                                                                                                                         
            Women, 16 years and over                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........  120,300   121,247   121,328   120,300   121,168   121,266   121,166   121,247   121,328 
    Civilian labor force.......................   71,286    71,846    71,889    71,608    71,954    72,109    71,853    72,220    72,244 
          Participation rate...................     59.3      59.3      59.3      59.5      59.4      59.5      59.3      59.6      59.5 
      Employed.................................   67,911    66,664    66,638    68,038    67,567    67,491    67,007    66,970    66,834 
          Employment-population ratio..........     56.5      55.0      54.9      56.6      55.8      55.7      55.3      55.2      55.1 
      Unemployed...............................    3,376     5,182     5,251     3,570     4,387     4,618     4,845     5,250     5,410 
          Unemployment rate....................      4.7       7.2       7.3       5.0       6.1       6.4       6.7       7.3       7.5 
    Not in labor force.........................   49,014    49,401    49,438    48,692    49,214    49,157    49,313    49,027    49,084 
                                                                                                                                         
            Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........  111,902   112,824   112,908   111,902   112,731   112,825   112,738   112,824   112,908 
    Civilian labor force.......................   68,115    68,738    68,883    68,174    68,753    68,891    68,584    68,917    68,977 
          Participation rate...................     60.9      60.9      61.0      60.9      61.0      61.1      60.8      61.1      61.1 
      Employed.................................   65,142    64,106    64,123    65,079    64,902    64,860    64,298    64,271    64,148 
          Employment-population ratio..........     58.2      56.8      56.8      58.2      57.6      57.5      57.0      57.0      56.8 
      Unemployed...............................    2,974     4,632     4,760     3,095     3,851     4,031     4,286     4,646     4,828 
          Unemployment rate....................      4.4       6.7       6.9       4.5       5.6       5.9       6.2       6.7       7.0 
    Not in labor force.........................   43,786    44,086    44,025    43,728    43,978    43,935    44,154    43,907    43,931 
                                                                                                                                         
           Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........   17,041    17,090    17,083    17,041    17,118    17,126    17,098    17,090    17,083 
    Civilian labor force.......................    6,329     6,187     6,019     6,803     6,531     6,557     6,547     6,610     6,493 
          Participation rate...................     37.1      36.2      35.2      39.9      38.2      38.3      38.3      38.7      38.0 
      Employed.................................    5,347     4,783     4,726     5,729     5,196     5,194     5,188     5,184     5,083 
          Employment-population ratio..........     31.4      28.0      27.7      33.6      30.4      30.3      30.3      30.3      29.8 
      Unemployed...............................      982     1,405     1,293     1,075     1,335     1,363     1,359     1,427     1,410 
          Unemployment rate....................     15.5      22.7      21.5      15.8      20.4      20.8      20.8      21.6      21.7 
    Not in labor force.........................   10,712    10,903    11,064    10,237    10,587    10,568    10,551    10,480    10,590 

   1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and
seasonally adjusted columns.
   NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                           HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                      Seasonally adjusted (1)                  
                                                                                                                                         
      Employment status, race, sex, and age                                                                                              
                                                   Mar.      Feb.      Mar.      Mar.      Nov.      Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      Mar.  
                                                   2008      2009      2009      2008      2008      2008      2009      2009      2009  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                     WHITE                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........  189,019   190,331   190,436   189,019   190,221   190,351   190,225   190,331   190,436 
    Civilian labor force.......................  124,679   125,528   125,433   125,208   126,029   125,634   125,312   125,703   125,599 
        Participation rate.....................     66.0      66.0      65.9      66.2      66.3      66.0      65.9      66.0      66.0 
      Employed.................................  118,827   115,182   114,831   119,580   118,226   117,357   116,692   116,481   115,693 
        Employment-population ratio............     62.9      60.5      60.3      63.3      62.2      61.7      61.3      61.2      60.8 
      Unemployed...............................    5,853    10,346    10,602     5,628     7,803     8,277     8,621     9,222     9,906 
        Unemployment rate......................      4.7       8.2       8.5       4.5       6.2       6.6       6.9       7.3       7.9 
    Not in labor force.........................   64,339    64,803    65,003    63,811    64,193    64,718    64,913    64,628    64,837 
                                                                                                                                         
             Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force.......................   65,292    65,342    65,363    65,326    65,762    65,331    65,126    65,180    65,032 
        Participation rate.....................     76.1      75.6      75.5      76.2      76.1      75.5      75.4      75.4      75.2 
      Employed.................................   62,214    59,471    59,307    62,635    61,761    61,101    60,683    60,361    59,811 
        Employment-population ratio............     72.5      68.8      68.5      73.0      71.5      70.7      70.2      69.8      69.1 
      Unemployed...............................    3,078     5,872     6,056     2,691     4,001     4,230     4,443     4,819     5,221 
        Unemployment rate......................      4.7       9.0       9.3       4.1       6.1       6.5       6.8       7.4       8.0 
                                                                                                                                         
            Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force.......................   54,201    54,995    54,997    54,303    54,810    54,878    54,786    54,967    55,115 
        Participation rate.....................     60.1      60.6      60.5      60.2      60.4      60.5      60.4      60.5      60.7 
      Employed.................................   52,093    51,585    51,462    52,101    52,014    51,846    51,601    51,624    51,519 
        Employment-population ratio............     57.8      56.8      56.6      57.8      57.3      57.1      56.9      56.9      56.7 
      Unemployed...............................    2,108     3,411     3,535     2,202     2,796     3,031     3,185     3,344     3,596 
        Unemployment rate......................      3.9       6.2       6.4       4.1       5.1       5.5       5.8       6.1       6.5 
                                                                                                                                         
           Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force.......................    5,187     5,190     5,073     5,579     5,457     5,425     5,400     5,556     5,452 
        Participation rate.....................     39.7      39.7      38.8      42.7      41.6      41.4      41.3      42.5      41.7 
      Employed.................................    4,519     4,126     4,062     4,845     4,451     4,409     4,408     4,497     4,363 
        Employment-population ratio............     34.6      31.5      31.1      37.1      34.0      33.6      33.7      34.4      33.4 
      Unemployed...............................      667     1,064     1,010       734     1,006     1,016       993     1,059     1,089 
        Unemployment rate......................     12.9      20.5      19.9      13.2      18.4      18.7      18.4      19.1      20.0 
                                                                                                                                         
           BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........   27,709    28,085    28,118    27,709    28,021    28,059    28,052    28,085    28,118 
    Civilian labor force.......................   17,601    17,534    17,429    17,688    17,708    17,796    17,791    17,703    17,542 
        Participation rate.....................     63.5      62.4      62.0      63.8      63.2      63.4      63.4      63.0      62.4 
      Employed.................................   16,010    15,108    15,074    16,090    15,703    15,674    15,546    15,336    15,212 
        Employment-population ratio............     57.8      53.8      53.6      58.1      56.0      55.9      55.4      54.6      54.1 
      Unemployed...............................    1,591     2,426     2,355     1,598     2,005     2,122     2,245     2,368     2,330 
        Unemployment rate......................      9.0      13.8      13.5       9.0      11.3      11.9      12.6      13.4      13.3 
    Not in labor force.........................   10,109    10,551    10,689    10,022    10,313    10,263    10,261    10,382    10,576 
                                                                                                                                         
             Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force.......................    7,839     7,904     7,850     7,913     7,954     7,999     7,979     7,949     7,917 
        Participation rate.....................     70.4      70.0      69.4      71.1      70.5      70.8      70.7      70.4      70.0 
      Employed.................................    7,140     6,632     6,566     7,237     6,989     6,930     6,850     6,762     6,700 
        Employment-population ratio............     64.1      58.7      58.0      65.0      62.0      61.4      60.7      59.9      59.2 
      Unemployed...............................      698     1,273     1,284       676       965     1,069     1,129     1,187     1,218 
        Unemployment rate......................      8.9      16.1      16.4       8.5      12.1      13.4      14.1      14.9      15.4 
                                                                                                                                         
            Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force.......................    9,032     8,944     8,935     9,012     9,069     9,060     9,022     9,006     8,932 
        Participation rate.....................     64.9      63.4      63.3      64.8      64.5      64.4      64.1      63.9      63.3 
      Employed.................................    8,368     8,052     8,071     8,326     8,249     8,256     8,194     8,115     8,045 
        Employment-population ratio............     60.2      57.1      57.2      59.8      58.7      58.7      58.2      57.6      57.0 
      Unemployed...............................      664       891       864       686       820       804       828       890       887 
        Unemployment rate......................      7.3      10.0       9.7       7.6       9.0       8.9       9.2       9.9       9.9 
                                                                                                                                         
           Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force.......................      730       686       644       762       685       736       790       749       692 
        Participation rate.....................     27.4      25.5      23.9      28.6      25.5      27.4      29.4      27.8      25.7 
      Employed.................................      501       424       437       527       464       488       502       459       467 
        Employment-population ratio............     18.8      15.8      16.2      19.8      17.3      18.1      18.6      17.0      17.4 
      Unemployed...............................      229       262       207       235       221       248       288       290       225 
        Unemployment rate......................     31.3      38.2      32.2      30.8      32.2      33.7      36.5      38.8      32.5 
                                                                                                                                         
                     ASIAN                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........   10,645    10,753    10,778     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
    Civilian labor force.......................    7,184     7,086     7,111     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Participation rate.....................     67.5      65.9      66.0     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
      Employed.................................    6,928     6,597     6,656     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Employment-population ratio............     65.1      61.4      61.8     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
      Unemployed...............................      256       489       455     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Unemployment rate......................      3.6       6.9       6.4     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
    Not in labor force.........................    3,462     3,667     3,667     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   

   1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and
seasonally adjusted columns.
   2 Data not available.
   NOTE:  Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. 
Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                           HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-3.  Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                      Seasonally adjusted (1)                  
                                                                                                                                         
         Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                                 
                                                   Mar.      Feb.      Mar.      Mar.      Nov.      Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      Mar.  
                                                   2008      2009      2009      2008      2008      2008      2009      2009      2009  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
          HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........   31,820    32,501    32,585    31,820    32,558    32,649    32,417    32,501    32,585 
    Civilian labor force.......................   21,750    22,044    22,188    21,778    22,074    22,134    21,931    22,100    22,175 
        Participation rate.....................     68.4      67.8      68.1      68.4      67.8      67.8      67.7      68.0      68.1 
      Employed.................................   20,162    19,388    19,485    20,251    20,168    20,096    19,800    19,684    19,640 
        Employment-population ratio............     63.4      59.7      59.8      63.6      61.9      61.6      61.1      60.6      60.3 
      Unemployed...............................    1,588     2,657     2,703     1,527     1,906     2,038     2,132     2,416     2,536 
        Unemployment rate......................      7.3      12.1      12.2       7.0       8.6       9.2       9.7      10.9      11.4 
    Not in labor force.........................   10,071    10,457    10,397    10,042    10,484    10,515    10,486    10,401    10,410 
                                                                                                                                         
             Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force.......................   12,554    12,557    12,648     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Participation rate.....................     84.7      83.1      83.4     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
      Employed.................................   11,655    11,027    11,110     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Employment-population ratio............     78.6      72.9      73.3     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
      Unemployed...............................      899     1,530     1,538     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Unemployment rate......................      7.2      12.2      12.2     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
                                                                                                                                         
            Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force.......................    8,100     8,438     8,567     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Participation rate.....................     57.9      59.0      59.8     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
      Employed.................................    7,606     7,578     7,645     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Employment-population ratio............     54.4      53.0      53.3     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
      Unemployed...............................      494       860       922     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Unemployment rate......................      6.1      10.2      10.8     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
                                                                                                                                         
           Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force.......................    1,096     1,050       974     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Participation rate.....................     36.5      34.0      31.4     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
      Employed.................................      900       782       731     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Employment-population ratio............     30.0      25.3      23.6     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
      Unemployed...............................      195       267       243     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   
        Unemployment rate......................     17.8      25.5      24.9     (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)       (2)   

   1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and
seasonally adjusted columns.
   2 Data not available.
   NOTE:  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.  Updated population controls are introduced
annually with the release of January data.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                           HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-4.  Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                        Seasonally adjusted                    
                                                                                                                                         
             Educational attainment                                                                                                      
                                                   Mar.      Feb.      Mar.      Mar.      Nov.      Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      Mar.  
                                                   2008      2009      2009      2008      2008      2008      2009      2009      2009  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
         Less than a high school diploma                                                                                                 
  Civilian labor force.........................   12,032    11,898    12,102    12,043    12,185    12,108    12,024    11,955    11,997 
      Participation rate.......................     45.9      46.1      46.1      46.0      47.2      46.4      45.9      46.4      45.7 
    Employed...................................   10,894    10,097    10,220    11,050    10,899    10,793    10,577    10,445    10,399 
      Employment-population ratio..............     41.6      39.2      38.9      42.2      42.2      41.4      40.4      40.5      39.6 
    Unemployed.................................    1,138     1,801     1,882       993     1,286     1,315     1,446     1,510     1,598 
      Unemployment rate........................      9.5      15.1      15.5       8.2      10.6      10.9      12.0      12.6      13.3 
                                                                                                                                         
      High school graduates, no college (1)                                                                                              
  Civilian labor force.........................   38,148    38,497    38,516    38,021    38,271    38,656    38,675    38,463    38,434 
      Participation rate.......................     62.7      62.3      62.4      62.4      62.3      62.5      62.4      62.2      62.3 
    Employed...................................   36,027    34,791    34,661    36,099    35,643    35,683    35,599    35,270    34,981 
      Employment-population ratio..............     59.2      56.3      56.2      59.3      58.1      57.6      57.4      57.1      56.7 
    Unemployed.................................    2,121     3,706     3,854     1,922     2,628     2,972     3,075     3,193     3,454 
      Unemployment rate........................      5.6       9.6      10.0       5.1       6.9       7.7       8.0       8.3       9.0 
                                                                                                                                         
        Some college or associate degree                                                                                                 
  Civilian labor force.........................   36,489    37,267    36,872    36,528    37,120    37,049    36,693    37,362    36,921 
      Participation rate.......................     72.0      71.9      71.7      72.0      71.6      72.0      72.0      72.1      71.8 
    Employed...................................   34,990    34,421    34,011    35,099    35,077    34,969    34,433    34,738    34,267 
      Employment-population ratio..............     69.0      66.4      66.1      69.2      67.7      68.0      67.6      67.1      66.6 
    Unemployed.................................    1,498     2,846     2,861     1,428     2,043     2,080     2,260     2,624     2,653 
      Unemployment rate........................      4.1       7.6       7.8       3.9       5.5       5.6       6.2       7.0       7.2 
                                                                                                                                         
        Bachelor's degree and higher (2)                                                                                                 
  Civilian labor force.........................   45,375    45,078    45,304    45,377    45,232    45,182    45,208    45,027    45,401 
      Participation rate.......................     78.5      77.7      77.9      78.5      77.7      77.9      77.8      77.6      78.1 
    Employed...................................   44,451    43,190    43,377    44,410    43,794    43,517    43,474    43,177    43,431 
      Employment-population ratio..............     76.9      74.5      74.6      76.8      75.3      75.0      74.8      74.4      74.7 
    Unemployed.................................      923     1,888     1,927       967     1,438     1,665     1,735     1,850     1,970 
      Unemployment rate........................      2.0       4.2       4.3       2.1       3.2       3.7       3.8       4.1       4.3 

1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 
NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                           HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-5.  Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                        Seasonally adjusted                    
                                                                                                                                         
                    Category                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Mar.      Feb.      Mar.      Mar.      Nov.      Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      Mar.  
                                                   2008      2009      2009      2008      2008      2008      2009      2009      2009  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                 CLASS OF WORKER                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
  Agriculture and related industries...........    2,057     1,961     1,930     2,191     2,206     2,191     2,149     2,148     2,050 
    Wage and salary workers....................    1,218     1,126     1,061     1,326     1,267     1,264     1,233     1,244     1,167 
    Self-employed workers......................      816       817       847       848       915       925       903       875       875 
    Unpaid family workers......................       23        18        22     (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)   
                                                                                                                                         
  Nonagricultural industries...................  143,051   138,144   137,903   143,821   141,901   141,047   139,952   139,579   138,842 
    Wage and salary workers....................  133,849   129,232   128,782   134,449   132,983   132,082   131,110   130,465   129,478 
      Government...............................   21,484    21,158    21,072    21,245    21,431    21,395    21,237    21,192    20,904 
      Private industries.......................  112,365   108,075   107,711   113,192   111,542   110,684   109,997   109,311   108,674 
        Private households.....................      744       719       738     (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)   
        Other industries.......................  111,621   107,356   106,972   112,422   110,677   109,863   109,217   108,574   107,898 
    Self-employed workers......................    9,103     8,859     9,063     9,242     8,816     8,940     8,816     8,962     9,184 
    Unpaid family workers......................       99        53        57     (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)   
                                                                                                                                         
          PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2)                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                         
  All industries:                                                                                                                        
    Part time for economic reasons.............    5,038     9,170     9,305     4,937     7,323     8,038     7,839     8,626     9,049 
      Slack work or business conditions........    3,404     7,067     7,103     3,349     5,399     6,020     5,766     6,443     6,857 
      Could only find part-time work...........    1,382     1,827     1,969     1,364     1,585     1,617     1,667     1,764     1,839 
    Part time for noneconomic reasons..........   19,853    19,296    19,228    19,402    18,886    18,922    18,864    18,855    18,833 
                                                                                                                                         
  Nonagricultural industries:                                                                                                            
    Part time for economic reasons.............    4,911     9,053     9,168     4,826     7,209     7,932     7,705     8,543     8,942 
      Slack work or business conditions........    3,313     6,989     7,005     3,276     5,304     5,938     5,660     6,390     6,773 
      Could only find part-time work...........    1,370     1,822     1,957     1,354     1,579     1,619     1,658     1,760     1,850 
    Part time for noneconomic reasons..........   19,553    18,977    18,892    19,078    18,635    18,642    18,567    18,562    18,493 

   1 Data not available.
   2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for reasons such as
vacation, illness, or industrial dispute.  Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full time but worked
only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad weather.
   NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent
seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.



  

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                           HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-6.  Selected employment indicators

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                        Seasonally adjusted                    
                                                                                                                                         
                 Characteristic                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Mar.      Feb.      Mar.      Mar.      Nov.      Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      Mar.  
                                                   2008      2009      2009      2008      2008      2008      2009      2009      2009  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                   AGE AND SEX                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                         
  Total, 16 years and over.....................  145,108   140,105   139,833   146,023   144,144   143,338   142,099   141,748   140,887 
    16 to 19 years.............................    5,347     4,783     4,726     5,729     5,196     5,194     5,188     5,184     5,083 
      16 to 17 years...........................    1,904     1,667     1,569     2,116     1,791     1,779     1,741     1,854     1,755 
      18 to 19 years...........................    3,443     3,116     3,157     3,585     3,408     3,413     3,441     3,348     3,300 
    20 years and over..........................  139,762   135,323   135,107   140,294   138,948   138,144   136,911   136,564   135,804 
      20 to 24 years...........................   13,399    12,823    12,838    13,665    13,443    13,374    13,050    13,157    13,090 
      25 years and over........................  126,363   122,500   122,269   126,503   125,422   124,748   123,911   123,302   122,662 
        25 to 54 years.........................   99,686    95,530    95,268    99,894    98,373    97,651    96,693    96,255    95,720 
          25 to 34 years.......................   31,388    30,003    29,942    31,523    31,070    30,864    30,449    30,369    30,211 
          35 to 44 years.......................   33,731    31,844    31,654    33,776    32,883    32,691    32,308    31,999    31,746 
          45 to 54 years.......................   34,567    33,683    33,672    34,595    34,420    34,097    33,936    33,888    33,763 
        55 years and over......................   26,677    26,970    27,000    26,610    27,049    27,096    27,218    27,047    26,942 
                                                                                                                                         
  Men, 16 years and over.......................   77,198    73,441    73,195    77,985    76,577    75,847    75,092    74,777    74,053 
    16 to 19 years.............................    2,578     2,224     2,211     2,769     2,531     2,562     2,479     2,484     2,398 
      16 to 17 years...........................      864       716       709       970       800       847       818       837       803 
      18 to 19 years...........................    1,714     1,508     1,502     1,784     1,728     1,712     1,654     1,640     1,579 
    20 years and over..........................   74,620    71,217    70,984    75,216    74,045    73,285    72,613    72,293    71,655 
      20 to 24 years...........................    7,099     6,565     6,478     7,265     6,965     6,863     6,723     6,784     6,656 
      25 years and over........................   67,521    64,652    64,506    67,896    67,039    66,456    65,879    65,479    65,031 
        25 to 54 years.........................   53,455    50,461    50,369    53,802    52,740    52,128    51,480    51,125    50,865 
          25 to 34 years.......................   17,051    16,111    16,010    17,211    16,979    16,789    16,461    16,449    16,288 
          35 to 44 years.......................   18,245    16,989    16,909    18,352    17,816    17,663    17,452    17,144    17,027 
          45 to 54 years.......................   18,159    17,360    17,450    18,239    17,944    17,676    17,567    17,532    17,550 
        55 years and over......................   14,066    14,191    14,137    14,094    14,299    14,328    14,399    14,354    14,166 
                                                                                                                                         
  Women, 16 years and over.....................   67,911    66,664    66,638    68,038    67,567    67,491    67,007    66,970    66,834 
    16 to 19 years.............................    2,769     2,559     2,515     2,959     2,665     2,632     2,709     2,699     2,685 
      16 to 17 years...........................    1,039       951       860     1,146       990       932       923     1,017       952 
      18 to 19 years...........................    1,729     1,607     1,655     1,801     1,680     1,701     1,787     1,708     1,721 
    20 years and over..........................   65,142    64,106    64,123    65,079    64,902    64,860    64,298    64,271    64,148 
      20 to 24 years...........................    6,300     6,258     6,360     6,400     6,478     6,510     6,327     6,372     6,434 
      25 years and over........................   58,842    57,848    57,763    58,607    58,383    58,292    58,032    57,823    57,631 
        25 to 54 years.........................   46,231    45,069    44,899    46,091    45,634    45,523    45,213    45,131    44,855 
          25 to 34 years.......................   14,337    13,892    13,932    14,312    14,091    14,075    13,988    13,920    13,922 
          35 to 44 years.......................   15,486    14,854    14,745    15,423    15,067    15,027    14,856    14,855    14,719 
          45 to 54 years.......................   16,409    16,322    16,223    16,356    16,476    16,421    16,369    16,356    16,214 
        55 years and over......................   12,611    12,778    12,864    12,516    12,750    12,769    12,819    12,693    12,776 
                                                                                                                                         
                 MARITAL STATUS                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                         
  Married men, spouse present..................   45,916    44,248    44,356    45,975    45,610    45,182    44,712    44,502    44,470 
  Married women, spouse present................   35,864    35,550    35,507    35,825    35,649    35,632    35,375    35,563    35,481 
  Women who maintain families..................    9,093     8,705     8,749     (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)   
                                                                                                                                         
            FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         
  Full-time workers (2)........................  119,875   112,947   112,215   121,241   118,413   116,865   115,794   114,853   113,665 
  Part-time workers (3)........................   25,233    27,158    27,617    24,755    25,577    26,250    26,200    26,590    26,963 
                                                                                                                                         
               MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                         
  Total multiple jobholders....................    7,499     7,676     7,723     7,478     7,410     7,352     7,441     7,626     7,656 
      Percent of total employed................      5.2       5.5       5.5       5.1       5.1       5.1       5.2       5.4       5.4 

   1 Data not available.
   2 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
   3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
   NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent
seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                           HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-7.  Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                          Number of                                                                      
                                                      unemployed persons                         Unemployment rates (1)                  
                                                        (in thousands)                                                                   
                 Characteristic                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Mar.      Feb.      Mar.      Mar.      Nov.      Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      Mar.  
                                                   2008      2009      2009      2008      2008      2008      2009      2009      2009  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                   AGE AND SEX                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                         
  Total, 16 years and over.....................    7,820    12,467    13,161      5.1       6.8       7.2       7.6       8.1       8.5  
    16 to 19 years.............................    1,075     1,427     1,410     15.8      20.4      20.8      20.8      21.6      21.7  
      16 to 17 years...........................      487       552       544     18.7      24.1      24.1      21.4      22.9      23.7  
      18 to 19 years...........................      592       888       870     14.2      18.3      19.1      20.2      21.0      20.9  
    20 years and over..........................    6,745    11,040    11,751      4.6       6.2       6.6       7.0       7.5       8.0  
      20 to 24 years...........................    1,416     1,943     2,128      9.4      11.1      12.1      12.1      12.9      14.0  
      25 years and over........................    5,314     9,076     9,572      4.0       5.6       6.0       6.4       6.9       7.2  
        25 to 54 years.........................    4,359     7,466     7,832      4.2       5.8       6.3       6.7       7.2       7.6  
          25 to 34 years.......................    1,770     2,883     2,984      5.3       7.0       7.5       7.9       8.7       9.0  
          35 to 44 years.......................    1,337     2,346     2,447      3.8       5.4       5.9       6.5       6.8       7.2  
          45 to 54 years.......................    1,252     2,237     2,401      3.5       5.1       5.5       5.9       6.2       6.6  
        55 years and over......................      943     1,603     1,784      3.4       4.8       4.9       5.2       5.6       6.2  
                                                                                                                                         
  Men, 16 years and over.......................    4,250     7,217     7,751      5.2       7.4       7.9       8.3       8.8       9.5  
    16 to 19 years.............................      600       823       828     17.8      24.0      23.3      24.4      24.9      25.7  
      16 to 17 years...........................      280       301       315     22.4      28.8      27.0      26.5      26.5      28.2  
      18 to 19 years...........................      321       537       514     15.2      21.2      21.5      22.8      24.7      24.6  
    20 years and over..........................    3,650     6,394     6,923      4.6       6.7       7.2       7.6       8.1       8.8  
      20 to 24 years...........................      834     1,160     1,335     10.3      12.9      14.2      14.1      14.6      16.7  
      25 years and over........................    2,822     5,275     5,566      4.0       5.9       6.4       6.9       7.5       7.9  
        25 to 54 years.........................    2,338     4,356     4,607      4.2       6.1       6.7       7.3       7.9       8.3  
          25 to 34 years.......................      976     1,720     1,833      5.4       7.5       8.3       8.8       9.5      10.1  
          35 to 44 years.......................      702     1,323     1,426      3.7       5.4       5.9       6.6       7.2       7.7  
          45 to 54 years.......................      660     1,313     1,348      3.5       5.6       6.1       6.7       7.0       7.1  
        55 years and over......................      484       919       959      3.3       5.1       5.1       5.3       6.0       6.3  
                                                                                                                                         
  Women, 16 years and over.....................    3,570     5,250     5,410      5.0       6.1       6.4       6.7       7.3       7.5  
    16 to 19 years.............................      475       604       582     13.8      16.7      18.2      17.1      18.3      17.8  
      16 to 17 years...........................      207       250       229     15.3      19.7      21.2      16.2      19.8      19.4  
      18 to 19 years...........................      271       351       357     13.1      15.1      16.6      17.5      17.0      17.2  
    20 years and over..........................    3,095     4,646     4,828      4.5       5.6       5.9       6.2       6.7       7.0  
      20 to 24 years...........................      582       783       793      8.3       9.2       9.8      10.0      10.9      11.0  
      25 years and over........................    2,492     3,801     4,006      4.1       5.2       5.4       5.8       6.2       6.5  
        25 to 54 years.........................    2,020     3,110     3,225      4.2       5.4       5.7       6.0       6.4       6.7  
          25 to 34 years.......................      794     1,163     1,151      5.3       6.4       6.5       6.8       7.7       7.6  
          35 to 44 years.......................      635     1,023     1,021      4.0       5.4       5.8       6.4       6.4       6.5  
          45 to 54 years.......................      592       924     1,054      3.5       4.6       4.9       5.0       5.3       6.1  
        55 years and over (2)..................      438       717       789      3.4       4.3       4.3       5.4       5.3       5.8  
                                                                                                                                         
                 MARITAL STATUS                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                         
  Married men, spouse present..................    1,338     2,574     2,718      2.8       4.2       4.4       5.0       5.5       5.8  
  Married women, spouse present................    1,247     1,918     2,022      3.4       4.3       4.5       4.7       5.1       5.4  
  Women who maintain families (2)..............      694     1,003     1,058      7.1       9.3       9.5      10.3      10.3      10.8  
                                                                                                                                         
            FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         
  Full-time workers (3)........................    6,417    10,839    11,535      5.0       7.0       7.5       8.0       8.6       9.2  
  Part-time workers (4)........................    1,380     1,635     1,676      5.3       5.8       5.9       5.9       5.8       5.9  

   1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
   2 Not seasonally adjusted.
   3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff
from full-time jobs.
   4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on
layoff from part-time jobs.
   NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent
seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                           HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-8.  Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                        Seasonally adjusted                    
                                                                                                                                         
                     Reason                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Mar.      Feb.      Mar.      Mar.      Nov.      Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      Mar.  
                                                   2008      2009      2009      2008      2008      2008      2009      2009      2009  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
              NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                         
  Job losers and persons who completed                                                                                                   
   temporary jobs..............................    4,555     9,098     9,315     4,161     6,156     6,471     6,980     7,696     8,243 
    On temporary layoff........................    1,341     2,052     1,990     1,064     1,413     1,524     1,441     1,488     1,557 
    Not on temporary layoff....................    3,214     7,047     7,325     3,097     4,744     4,946     5,539     6,208     6,686 
      Permanent job losers.....................    2,276     5,466     5,880     (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)   
      Persons who completed temporary jobs.....      938     1,581     1,445     (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)   
  Job leavers..................................      768       841       850       792       940     1,007       917       820       887 
  Reentrants...................................    2,103     2,929     2,984     2,126     2,655     2,777     2,751     2,834     2,974 
  New entrants.................................      601       830       747       695       760       829       780     1,005       868 
                                                                                                                                         
              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.............................     56.7      66.4      67.0      53.5      58.6      58.4      61.1      62.3      63.5 
     On temporary layoff.......................     16.7      15.0      14.3      13.7      13.4      13.8      12.6      12.0      12.0 
     Not on temporary layoff...................     40.0      51.4      52.7      39.8      45.1      44.6      48.5      50.2      51.5 
   Job leavers.................................      9.6       6.1       6.1      10.2       8.9       9.1       8.0       6.6       6.8 
   Reentrants..................................     26.2      21.4      21.5      27.3      25.3      25.1      24.1      22.9      22.9 
   New entrants................................      7.5       6.1       5.4       8.9       7.2       7.5       6.8       8.1       6.7 
                                                                                                                                         
         UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE                                                                                                  
                 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         
   Job losers and persons who completed                                                                                                  
    temporary jobs.............................      3.0       5.9       6.1       2.7       4.0       4.2       4.5       5.0       5.4 
   Job leavers.................................       .5        .5        .6        .5        .6        .7        .6        .5        .6 
   Reentrants..................................      1.4       1.9       1.9       1.4       1.7       1.8       1.8       1.8       1.9 
   New entrants................................       .4        .5        .5        .5        .5        .5        .5        .7        .6 

   1 Data not available.
   NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.





  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                     HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-9.  Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                             Not seasonally adjusted                        Seasonally adjusted                    
                                                                                                                                                   
                         Duration                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                             Mar.      Feb.      Mar.      Mar.      Nov.      Dec.      Jan.      Feb.      Mar.  
                                                             2008      2009      2009      2008      2008      2008      2009      2009      2009  
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                   NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                   
  Less than 5 weeks......................................    2,550     3,247     3,067     2,797     3,255     3,267     3,658     3,404     3,371 
  5 to 14 weeks..........................................    2,782     4,778     4,523     2,549     3,141     3,398     3,519     3,969     4,041 
  15 weeks and over......................................    2,696     5,673     6,305     2,444     3,964     4,517     4,634     5,264     5,715 
     15 to 26 weeks......................................    1,339     2,611     2,971     1,143     1,757     1,927     1,987     2,347     2,534 
     27 weeks and over...................................    1,357     3,063     3,334     1,300     2,207     2,591     2,647     2,917     3,182 
                                                                                                                                                   
  Average (mean) duration, in weeks......................     16.9      19.9      21.2      16.1      18.9      19.7      19.8      19.8      20.1 
  Median duration, in weeks..............................      9.4      11.7      13.1       8.2      10.0      10.6      10.3      11.0      11.2 
                                                                                                                                                   
                   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....................................     31.8      23.7      22.1      35.9      31.4      29.2      31.0      26.9      25.7 
    5 to 14 weeks........................................     34.7      34.9      32.5      32.7      30.3      30.4      29.8      31.4      30.8 
    15 weeks and over....................................     33.6      41.4      45.4      31.4      38.3      40.4      39.2      41.7      43.5 
      15 to 26 weeks.....................................     16.7      19.1      21.4      14.7      17.0      17.2      16.8      18.6      19.3 
      27 weeks and over..................................     16.9      22.4      24.0      16.7      21.3      23.2      22.4      23.1      24.2 

   NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                     HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-10.  Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                               Unemployment        
                                                                     Employed                     Unemployed                      rates            
                                                                                                                                                   
                        Occupation                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                               Mar.           Mar.            Mar.          Mar.             Mar.           Mar.   
                                                               2008           2009            2008          2009             2008           2009   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
       Total, 16 years and over (1)......................     145,108        139,833          8,027         13,895            5.2            9.0   
  Management, professional, and related occupations......      52,681         52,345          1,121          2,292            2.1            4.2   
    Management, business, and financial operations                                                                                                 
     occupations.........................................      21,810         21,813            485          1,038            2.2            4.5   
    Professional and related occupations.................      30,871         30,533            636          1,254            2.0            3.9   
  Service occupations....................................      23,672         24,074          1,603          2,495            6.3            9.4   
  Sales and office occupations...........................      36,014         33,967          1,759          3,020            4.7            8.2   
    Sales and related occupations........................      16,352         15,531            825          1,511            4.8            8.9   
    Office and administrative support occupations........      19,662         18,436            935          1,509            4.5            7.6   
  Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                                                 
   occupations...........................................      14,473         13,223          1,581          2,727            9.8           17.1   
    Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations...........         965            803            160            216           14.2           21.2   
    Construction and extraction occupations..............       8,473          7,196          1,232          2,067           12.7           22.3   
    Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations....       5,035          5,224            190            445            3.6            7.8   
  Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                                                  
   occupations...........................................      18,268         16,223          1,337          2,585            6.8           13.7   
    Production occupations...............................       9,327          7,647            659          1,343            6.6           14.9   
    Transportation and material moving occupations.......       8,940          8,575            678          1,242            7.1           12.7   

   1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.
   NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                   HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-11.  Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                           Number of                                                             
                                                                           unemployed                                 Unemployment               
                                                                            persons                                      rates                   
               Industry and class of worker                              (in thousands)                                                          
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                   Mar.                  Mar.                   Mar.                  Mar.       
                                                                   2008                  2009                   2008                  2009       
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
         Total, 16 years and over (1)....................          8,027                13,895                   5.2                   9.0       
  Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers........          6,480                11,685                   5.5                   9.8       
    Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction........             28                   105                   3.7                  12.6       
    Construction.........................................          1,170                 1,979                  12.0                  21.1       
    Manufacturing........................................            831                 1,912                   5.0                  12.2       
      Durable goods......................................            507                 1,307                   4.8                  13.1       
      Nondurable goods...................................            324                   605                   5.4                  10.6       
    Wholesale and retail trade...........................            992                 1,852                   4.9                   9.0       
    Transportation and utilities.........................            267                   558                   4.3                   9.0       
    Information..........................................            155                   252                   4.8                   7.8       
    Financial activities.................................            323                   639                   3.4                   6.8       
    Professional and business services...................            876                 1,597                   6.2                  11.4       
    Education and health services........................            609                   931                   3.1                   4.5       
    Leisure and hospitality..............................            944                 1,484                   7.6                  11.6       
    Other services.......................................            283                   377                   4.6                   6.0       
  Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers            175                   241                  13.2                  19.0       
  Government workers.....................................            425                   598                   1.9                   2.8       
  Self employed and unpaid family workers................            346                   625                   3.3                   5.9       

   1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.
   NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.  Effective with January 2009 data, industries
reflect the introduction of the 2007 Census industry classification system into the Current Population Survey.  This industry classification
system is derived from the 2007 North American Industry Classification System.  No historical data have been revised.




  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                            HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-12.  Alternative measures of labor underutilization

  (Percent)
                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                          
                                                            Not seasonally adjusted                   Seasonally adjusted                 
                                                                                                                                          
                          Measure                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                          
                                                            Mar.     Feb.     Mar.     Mar.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.     Feb.     Mar.  
                                                            2008     2009     2009     2008     2008     2008     2009     2009     2009  
                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                          
  U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent                                                                                 
       of the civilian labor force.......................    1.8      3.7      4.1      1.6      2.6      2.9      3.0      3.4      3.7  
                                                                                                                                          
  U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary                                                                                      
       jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force....    3.0      5.9      6.1      2.7      4.0      4.2      4.5      5.0      5.4  
                                                                                                                                          
  U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian                                                                                      
       labor force (official unemployment rate)..........    5.2      8.9      9.0      5.1      6.8      7.2      7.6      8.1      8.5  
                                                                                                                                          
  U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a                                                                                     
       percent of the civilian labor force plus                                                                                           
       discouraged workers...............................    5.5      9.3      9.4      5.3      7.1      7.6      8.0      8.5      8.9  
                                                                                                                                          
  U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus                                                                                    
       all other marginally attached workers, as a                                                                                        
       percent of the civilian labor force plus all                                                                                       
       marginally attached workers.......................    6.1     10.1     10.3      5.9      7.9      8.3      8.8      9.3      9.8  
                                                                                                                                          
  U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached                                                                                      
       workers, plus total employed part time for                                                                                         
       economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian                                                                                     
       labor force plus all marginally attached workers..    9.3     16.0     16.2      9.1     12.6     13.5     13.9     14.8     15.6  

   NOTE:  Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and 
are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past.  Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached,
have given a job-market related reason for not looking currently for a job.  Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those
who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule.  For more information, see "BLS
introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor Review.  Updated population
controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.



  

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                     HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-13.  Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                      Total                          Men                          Women            
                                                                                                                                                   
                         Category                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                               Mar.           Mar.           Mar.           Mar.           Mar.           Mar.     
                                                               2008           2009           2008           2009           2008           2009     
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                  NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                   
  Total not in the labor force...........................     79,860         81,358         30,846         31,919         49,014         49,438    
   Persons who currently want a job......................      4,492          5,535          2,051          2,674          2,442          2,861    
     Marginally attached to the labor force (1)..........      1,352          2,106            722          1,136            631            970    
       Reason not currently looking:                                                                                                               
         Discouragement over job prospects (2)...........        401            685            245            433            156            252    
         Reasons other than discouragement (3)...........        951          1,421            477            703            474            717    
                                                                                                                                                   
                    MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                   
  Total multiple jobholders (4)..........................      7,499          7,723          3,691          3,732          3,808          3,991    
      Percent of total employed..........................        5.2            5.5            4.8            5.1            5.6            6.0    
                                                                                                                                                   
      Primary job full time, secondary job part time.....      4,198          4,204          2,276          2,234          1,922          1,970    
      Primary and secondary jobs both part time..........      1,693          1,949            481            604          1,212          1,345    
      Primary and secondary jobs both full time..........        281            242            197            158             83             84    
      Hours vary on primary or secondary job.............      1,288          1,277            724            698            564            579    

   1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the reference week.
   2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, 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 such reasons as school or family responsibilities, ill health, and
transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
   4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
   NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                                ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1.  Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

(In thousands)


                                         Not seasonally adjusted                    Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                           Change
           Industry                Mar.     Jan.    Feb.     Mar.      Mar.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.    Feb.     Mar.     from:
                                   2008     2009    2009p    2009p     2008     2008     2008     2009    2009p    2009p  Feb. 2009-
                                                                                                                          Mar. 2009p

          Total nonfarm......... 136,944  132,302  132,130  132,072  137,814  135,755  135,074  134,333  133,682  133,019     -663

        Total private........... 114,104  109,855  109,286  109,147  115,373  113,212  112,542  111,793  111,139  110,481     -658

    Goods-producing.............  21,347   19,580   19,250   19,059   21,800   20,814   20,532   20,127   19,842   19,537     -305

Mining and logging..............     741      766      754      736      756      793      789      781      772      754      -18
   Logging......................    55.0     54.5     54.3     49.0     57.8     56.6     55.7     55.2     54.7     51.7     -3.0
 Mining.........................   685.9    711.4    699.5    686.6    697.7    736.8    733.3    725.3    717.3    702.2    -15.1
  Oil and gas extraction........   155.1    168.3    166.6    165.7    156.2    167.4    169.4    167.7    167.9    167.6      -.3
  Mining, except oil and gas(1).   215.1    216.4    212.9    215.1    223.6    230.7    229.2    227.9    226.1    224.8     -1.3
   Coal mining..................    77.6     84.5     83.8     84.1     77.9     84.3     84.5     84.9     84.6     84.6       .0
  Support activities for mining.   315.7    326.7    320.0    305.8    317.9    338.7    334.7    329.7    323.3    309.8    -13.5

Construction....................   7,047    6,295    6,152    6,113    7,401    6,939    6,841    6,706    6,599    6,473     -126
  Construction of buildings..... 1,650.7  1,475.9  1,439.1  1,412.2  1,712.6  1,588.4  1,572.9  1,536.9  1,509.7  1,476.3    -33.4
   Residential building.........   832.9    718.8    698.7    685.5    868.2    781.7    769.4    755.2    740.6    722.6    -18.0
   Nonresidential building......   817.8    757.1    740.4    726.7    844.4    806.7    803.5    781.7    769.1    753.7    -15.4
  Heavy and civil engineering
   construction.................   909.3    822.8    816.2    827.2    993.6    942.5    933.2    926.6    920.5    910.1    -10.4
  Specialty trade contractors... 4,486.9  3,996.7  3,896.4  3,873.1  4,694.5  4,408.5  4,335.2  4,242.2  4,168.8  4,086.2    -82.6
   Residential specialty trade
    contractors................. 1,995.3  1,725.2  1,683.1  1,671.2  2,096.9  1,921.6  1,883.6  1,838.3  1,800.2  1,759.5    -40.7
   Nonresidential specialty
    trade contractors........... 2,491.6  2,271.5  2,213.3  2,201.9  2,597.6  2,486.9  2,451.6  2,403.9  2,368.6  2,326.7    -41.9

Manufacturing...................  13,559   12,519   12,344   12,210   13,643   13,082   12,902   12,640   12,471   12,310     -161
   Production workers...........   9,782    8,849    8,701    8,571    9,853    9,322    9,174    8,946    8,800    8,654     -146

 Durable goods..................   8,599    7,812    7,686    7,583    8,637    8,216    8,085    7,881    7,753    7,628     -125
   Production workers...........   6,114    5,407    5,301    5,198    6,146    5,741    5,633    5,458    5,348    5,233     -115

  Wood products.................   470.6    393.4    373.5    379.5    479.8    429.8    416.2    403.9    389.4    389.2      -.2
  Nonmetallic mineral products..   467.8    416.2    406.6    402.7    479.4    450.1    441.2    434.3    424.5    415.2     -9.3
  Primary metals................   450.7    410.2    393.7    386.2    450.9    429.8    419.6    409.3    395.5    387.0     -8.5
  Fabricated metal products..... 1,550.7  1,419.5  1,391.0  1,364.2  1,557.5  1,486.3  1,461.5  1,425.3  1,398.5  1,370.8    -27.7
  Machinery..................... 1,192.8  1,123.8  1,097.1  1,071.3  1,193.8  1,162.7  1,150.2  1,126.0  1,100.6  1,073.6    -27.0
  Computer and electronic
   products(1).................. 1,253.5  1,211.8  1,193.7  1,188.0  1,257.9  1,233.3  1,223.7  1,212.9  1,198.6  1,193.3     -5.3
   Computer and peripheral
    equipment...................   183.3    179.9    174.9    174.3    183.8    181.8    180.0    180.3    176.6    175.1     -1.5
   Communications equipment.....   127.7    130.8    130.0    129.7    128.3    129.5    129.1    129.6    129.4    130.0       .6
   Semiconductors and electronic
    components..................   437.3    409.3    401.2    398.1    439.2    423.2    417.4    410.5    403.8    400.6     -3.2
   Electronic instruments.......   442.7    433.3    430.5    429.6    443.6    438.8    437.5    433.8    431.6    430.8      -.8
  Electrical equipment and
   appliances...................   425.7    406.4    398.9    389.4    427.4    417.5    412.0    406.1    400.3    391.3     -9.0
  Transportation equipment(1)... 1,655.5  1,398.9  1,419.3  1,399.4  1,653.8  1,532.5  1,501.8  1,423.5  1,424.2  1,398.3    -25.9
   Motor vehicles and parts(2)..   922.1    688.3    716.5    704.1    918.3    809.6    781.5    711.2    718.1    700.6    -17.5
  Furniture and related products   498.9    424.0    412.0    404.3    501.4    449.6    440.6    428.6    416.6    406.4    -10.2
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...   633.0    607.3    600.2    598.1    635.2    624.2    618.4    611.0    604.5    602.4     -2.1

 Nondurable goods...............   4,960    4,707    4,658    4,627    5,006    4,866    4,817    4,759    4,718    4,682      -36
   Production workers...........   3,668    3,442    3,400    3,373    3,707    3,581    3,541    3,488    3,452    3,421      -31

  Food manufacturing............ 1,458.6  1,447.5  1,438.6  1,435.7  1,485.7  1,489.0  1,477.6  1,470.7  1,467.0  1,464.2     -2.8
  Beverages and tobacco products   193.0    189.3    185.4    186.7    198.9    196.4    195.8    194.2    191.5    192.8      1.3
  Textile mills.................   158.7    133.7    129.0    127.5    158.5    140.6    136.8    133.6    130.2    128.2     -2.0
  Textile product mills.........   151.4    137.5    133.3    128.7    151.0    143.5    141.2    137.4    134.3    129.4     -4.9
  Apparel.......................   202.9    173.3    174.4    173.0    203.8    187.1    183.5    178.9    177.2    174.8     -2.4
  Leather and allied products...    33.3     32.4     31.3     31.4     33.2     32.6     32.6     32.4     31.8     31.6      -.2
  Paper and paper products......   447.4    426.4    418.6    414.8    449.9    437.1    433.4    427.3    422.0    418.6     -3.4
  Printing and related support
   activities...................   605.9    555.6    546.1    540.1    607.4    574.1    567.0    558.1    550.0    542.1     -7.9
  Petroleum and coal products...   113.5    109.9    110.5    111.3    116.3    117.2    116.9    114.2    114.6    114.4      -.2
  Chemicals.....................   852.3    828.8    827.0    823.4    854.0    842.6    837.1    832.7    829.7    825.8     -3.9
  Plastics and rubber products..   742.9    672.8    664.1    654.3    747.3    705.9    694.9    679.7    669.5    659.7     -9.8

    Service-providing........... 115,597  112,722  112,880  113,013  116,014  114,941  114,542  114,206  113,840  113,482     -358

     Private service-providing..  92,757   90,275   90,036   90,088   93,573   92,398   92,010   91,666   91,297   90,944     -353

Trade, transportation, and
 utilities......................  26,330   25,534   25,212   25,199   26,629   26,005   25,843   25,735   25,614   25,502     -112

 Wholesale trade................ 5,980.8  5,771.5  5,724.4  5,712.2  6,012.5  5,890.3  5,850.7  5,819.3  5,778.9  5,747.7    -31.2
  Durable goods................. 3,086.7  2,944.5  2,906.8  2,888.7  3,099.8  3,004.9  2,978.6  2,959.6  2,928.3  2,901.9    -26.4
  Nondurable goods.............. 2,048.1  1,984.9  1,981.1  1,987.6  2,063.0  2,033.6  2,025.1  2,013.9  2,009.2  2,006.0     -3.2
  Electronic markets and agents
   and brokers..................   846.0    842.1    836.5    835.9    849.7    851.8    847.0    845.8    841.4    839.8     -1.6

 Retail trade...................15,278.9 14,878.5 14,649.1 14,669.5 15,506.0 15,126.0 15,037.9 14,991.5 14,940.7 14,892.9    -47.8
  Motor vehicle and parts
   dealers(1)................... 1,874.6  1,694.9  1,689.1  1,683.7  1,890.9  1,770.5  1,745.6  1,730.1  1,716.4  1,700.3    -16.1
   Automobile dealers........... 1,219.6  1,070.8  1,066.8  1,059.7  1,227.6  1,121.2  1,099.9  1,088.6  1,078.8  1,066.9    -11.9
  Furniture and home furnishings
   stores.......................   542.3    511.2    493.5    489.7    550.4    522.6    514.2    508.3    500.0    497.7     -2.3
  Electronics and appliance
   stores.......................   549.4    538.5    533.6    521.6    552.9    541.5    538.6    535.5    536.4    526.2    -10.2
  Building material and garden
   supply stores................ 1,241.6  1,161.0  1,156.4  1,168.6  1,264.9  1,235.8  1,227.8  1,214.9  1,206.4  1,193.0    -13.4
  Food and beverage stores...... 2,849.1  2,822.7  2,801.7  2,801.7  2,874.7  2,843.5  2,835.1  2,835.3  2,827.1  2,826.7      -.4
  Health and personal care
   stores....................... 1,003.2    986.0    980.1    979.6  1,007.7    989.4    991.2    985.7    986.0    985.1      -.9
  Gasoline stations.............   844.4    824.1    820.9    822.0    854.2    836.9    834.4    833.0    832.2    831.3      -.9
  Clothing and clothing
   accessories stores........... 1,445.6  1,440.7  1,388.5  1,385.1  1,498.2  1,462.2  1,448.5  1,445.0  1,443.6  1,437.4     -6.2
  Sporting goods, hobby, book,
   and music stores.............   636.6    634.4    600.3    592.9    653.8    633.1    624.3    620.8    613.8    611.4     -2.4
  General merchandise stores(1). 3,022.8  3,033.4  2,964.5  3,028.7  3,060.7  3,024.5  3,029.2  3,040.7  3,043.4  3,057.2     13.8
   Department stores............ 1,544.8  1,540.2  1,489.6  1,501.3  1,583.5  1,517.5  1,521.2  1,529.1  1,533.7  1,533.4      -.3
  Miscellaneous store retailers.   834.1    805.1    805.4    786.6    854.5    838.3    825.0    819.5    815.7    808.3     -7.4
  Nonstore retailers............   435.2    426.5    415.1    409.3    443.1    427.7    424.0    422.7    419.7    418.3     -1.4

 Transportation and warehousing. 4,514.9  4,315.9  4,270.3  4,247.8  4,553.4  4,424.4  4,389.9  4,354.4  4,324.0  4,290.0    -34.0
  Air transportation............   502.5    472.5    471.9    471.6    505.4    481.6    477.8    476.8    475.1    473.0     -2.1
  Rail transportation...........   230.1    225.9    223.6    223.6    231.4    229.0    226.8    227.1    225.3    224.9      -.4
  Water transportation..........    62.8     58.0     57.2     56.7     66.0     62.6     60.3     59.7     60.5     59.8      -.7
  Truck transportation.......... 1,389.4  1,292.8  1,275.7  1,269.5  1,414.6  1,358.0  1,340.8  1,323.3  1,310.4  1,295.5    -14.9
  Transit and ground passenger
   transportation...............   433.6    418.5    418.9    417.8    420.0    411.7    410.1    408.1    406.6    405.0     -1.6
  Pipeline transportation.......    40.5     42.9     42.7     42.3     40.8     43.2     43.3     43.1     43.0     42.8      -.2
  Scenic and sightseeing
   transportation...............    23.1     20.8     20.3     20.8     28.7     27.2     27.2     26.9     26.6     26.4      -.2
  Support activities for
   transportation...............   587.8    564.3    557.0    547.5    591.2    582.2    579.5    569.3    560.4    553.2     -7.2
  Couriers and messengers.......   572.7    565.0    558.3    553.4    577.5    565.7    564.6    563.2    563.7    558.6     -5.1
  Warehousing and storage.......   672.4    655.2    644.7    644.6    677.8    663.2    659.5    656.9    652.4    650.8     -1.6

 Utilities......................   555.2    568.4    568.0    569.0    557.4    564.0    564.6    569.3    570.0    570.9       .9

Information.....................   3,016    2,895    2,903    2,904    3,023    2,965    2,940    2,924    2,917    2,907      -10
  Publishing industries, except
   Internet.....................   891.8    840.5    832.4    825.5    893.3    863.6    857.8    846.3    834.8    827.2     -7.6
  Motion picture and sound
   recording industries.........   380.8    360.5    380.7    393.5    385.2    385.0    377.2    376.7    389.0    395.0      6.0
  Broadcasting, except Internet.   317.9    304.8    299.8    298.5    319.0    313.1    308.1    306.5    302.3    299.7     -2.6
  Telecommunications............ 1,027.2  1,001.8  1,001.9    995.6  1,028.0  1,010.2  1,004.0  1,001.6  1,000.3    996.4     -3.9
  Data processing, hosting and
   related services.............   264.7    252.2    253.3    256.7    263.4    257.5    256.4    257.0    255.4    255.2      -.2
  Other information services....   133.9    135.0    134.9    133.8    134.2    135.1    136.5    135.7    134.9    133.7     -1.2

Financial activities............   8,171    7,901    7,863    7,823    8,204    8,043    8,010    7,954    7,910    7,867      -43
 Finance and insurance.......... 6,056.4  5,875.3  5,856.1  5,832.8  6,055.8  5,948.7  5,924.0  5,890.4  5,863.3  5,838.0    -25.3
  Monetary authorities - central
   bank.........................    22.5     20.8     20.8     20.8     22.4     21.5     21.3     21.0     21.0     20.8      -.2
  Credit intermediation and
   related activities(1)........ 2,765.2  2,661.1  2,651.9  2,636.3  2,763.3  2,692.8  2,680.8  2,665.3  2,652.9  2,637.7    -15.2
   Depository credit
    intermediation(1)........... 1,823.3  1,799.2  1,791.0  1,781.2  1,824.9  1,806.9  1,804.9  1,798.1  1,792.7  1,785.2     -7.5
    Commercial banking.......... 1,361.3  1,346.7  1,340.2  1,333.4  1,362.0  1,352.7  1,351.8  1,346.6  1,342.4  1,336.0     -6.4
  Securities, commodity
   contracts, investments.......   868.4    823.8    818.6    812.0    867.5    842.1    839.9    826.5    819.7    812.4     -7.3
  Insurance carriers and related
   activities................... 2,310.6  2,279.4  2,276.0  2,275.5  2,313.3  2,300.9  2,292.0  2,287.4  2,281.1  2,279.0     -2.1
  Funds, trusts, and other
   financial vehicles...........    89.7     90.2     88.8     88.2     89.3     91.4     90.0     90.2     88.6     88.1      -.5
 Real estate and rental and
  leasing....................... 2,114.6  2,025.3  2,006.6  1,990.2  2,148.5  2,093.8  2,085.8  2,063.2  2,047.0  2,029.1    -17.9
  Real estate................... 1,468.7  1,418.8  1,408.8  1,398.6  1,489.4  1,461.7  1,458.2  1,444.9  1,435.1  1,423.4    -11.7
  Rental and leasing services...   618.0    578.5    569.8    563.5    630.6    603.8    599.3    589.9    583.6    577.1     -6.5
  Lessors of nonfinancial
   intangible assets............    27.9     28.0     28.0     28.1     28.5     28.3     28.3     28.4     28.3     28.6       .3

Professional and business
 services.......................  17,733   16,877   16,741   16,678   17,954   17,488   17,356   17,205   17,027   16,894     -133
 Professional and technical
  services(1)................... 7,882.5  7,787.7  7,797.5  7,750.9  7,818.8  7,827.7  7,797.2  7,765.5  7,728.8  7,697.5    -31.3
   Legal services............... 1,162.9  1,144.1  1,139.5  1,139.0  1,168.8  1,157.7  1,156.8  1,154.1  1,149.2  1,146.5     -2.7
   Accounting and bookkeeping
    services.................... 1,064.1  1,021.4  1,063.5  1,042.0    948.8    941.0    933.7    927.5    926.3    927.9      1.6
   Architectural and engineering
    services.................... 1,430.5  1,391.3  1,370.7  1,353.9  1,450.9  1,428.6  1,419.4  1,411.1  1,392.5  1,376.2    -16.3
   Computer systems design and
    related services............ 1,426.5  1,459.7  1,459.7  1,454.0  1,432.4  1,467.9  1,466.8  1,462.4  1,463.9  1,460.0     -3.9
   Management and technical
    consulting services.........   988.5  1,011.8  1,009.1  1,003.7    997.1  1,024.9  1,020.5  1,025.7  1,020.6  1,014.5     -6.1
 Management of companies and
  enterprises................... 1,895.5  1,866.9  1,854.0  1,848.9  1,906.7  1,882.0  1,872.1  1,871.7  1,865.3  1,859.0     -6.3
 Administrative and waste
  services...................... 7,955.2  7,222.4  7,089.8  7,078.3  8,228.2  7,778.3  7,686.3  7,567.5  7,432.9  7,337.3    -95.6
  Administrative and support
   services(1).................. 7,603.6  6,863.0  6,735.5  6,724.3  7,870.7  7,414.2  7,324.4  7,203.1  7,070.9  6,976.6    -94.3
   Employment services(1)....... 3,176.0  2,561.4  2,485.3  2,433.8  3,304.7  2,896.7  2,829.5  2,720.5  2,628.4  2,540.0    -88.4
    Temporary help services..... 2,372.2  1,829.4  1,767.7  1,728.8  2,486.8  2,128.5  2,055.6  1,965.7  1,888.5  1,816.8    -71.7
   Business support services....   836.5    814.0    806.8    807.6    831.1    823.7    816.0    817.6    806.8    804.4     -2.4
   Services to buildings and
    dwellings................... 1,721.0  1,652.2  1,628.9  1,657.6  1,853.7  1,829.4  1,818.1  1,812.5  1,798.7  1,791.1     -7.6
  Waste management and
   remediation services.........   351.6    359.4    354.3    354.0    357.5    364.1    361.9    364.4    362.0    360.7     -1.3

Education and health services...  18,833   19,013   19,239   19,269   18,698   19,044   19,080   19,119   19,141   19,149        8
 Educational services........... 3,153.1  3,017.5  3,221.5  3,219.9  3,006.5  3,066.0  3,063.1  3,088.4  3,087.1  3,080.3     -6.8
 Health care and social
  assistance....................15,679.4 15,995.7 16,017.7 16,048.7 15,691.1 15,977.8 16,017.0 16,030.3 16,053.5 16,068.3     14.8
  Health care(3)................13,168.7 13,455.3 13,471.0 13,492.4 13,199.7 13,442.4 13,475.9 13,490.2 13,512.9 13,526.4     13.5
   Ambulatory health care
    services(1)................. 5,587.5  5,734.3  5,749.3  5,761.5  5,599.3  5,727.7  5,742.6  5,753.3  5,768.2  5,775.9      7.7
    Offices of physicians....... 2,238.0  2,295.7  2,298.0  2,301.5  2,243.7  2,289.8  2,294.5  2,300.4  2,304.9  2,308.1      3.2
    Outpatient care centers.....   527.6    536.7    537.5    538.6    527.5    536.9    536.7    538.0    538.5    539.2       .7
    Home health care services...   941.7    976.3    985.2    990.9    943.3    975.6    980.7    981.4    989.5    992.2      2.7
   Hospitals.................... 4,587.5  4,699.5  4,699.5  4,697.5  4,599.1  4,692.4  4,703.7  4,707.5  4,710.6  4,709.9      -.7
   Nursing and residential care
    facilities(1)............... 2,993.7  3,021.5  3,022.2  3,033.4  3,001.3  3,022.3  3,029.6  3,029.4  3,034.1  3,040.6      6.5
    Nursing care facilities..... 1,610.7  1,612.9  1,611.6  1,617.3  1,614.7  1,614.5  1,617.3  1,616.6  1,617.7  1,620.7      3.0
  Social assistance(1).......... 2,510.7  2,540.4  2,546.7  2,556.3  2,491.4  2,535.4  2,541.1  2,540.1  2,540.6  2,541.9      1.3
   Child day care services......   879.0    869.5    872.8    873.5    861.7    863.2    864.3    862.7    861.4    858.8     -2.6

Leisure and hospitality.........  13,156   12,667   12,678   12,813   13,528   13,344   13,304   13,268   13,240   13,200      -40
 Arts, entertainment, and
  recreation.................... 1,837.2  1,732.9  1,747.3  1,776.1  1,996.1  1,944.0  1,947.1  1,943.8  1,943.7  1,935.1     -8.6
  Performing arts and spectator
   sports.......................   385.0    366.8    373.5    379.4    409.3    398.8    401.4    405.7    403.7    403.1      -.6
  Museums, historical sites,
   zoos, and parks..............   124.0    119.3    118.8    120.0    133.2    130.6    130.8    130.3    130.6    129.5     -1.1
  Amusements, gambling, and
   recreation................... 1,328.2  1,246.8  1,255.0  1,276.7  1,453.6  1,414.6  1,414.9  1,407.8  1,409.4  1,402.5     -6.9
 Accommodation and food services11,318.5 10,933.9 10,930.8 11,037.1 11,532.0 11,399.6 11,356.5 11,323.7 11,296.2 11,264.7    -31.5
  Accommodation................. 1,825.0  1,685.5  1,677.1  1,668.0  1,883.9  1,812.1  1,794.3  1,768.4  1,750.9  1,728.3    -22.6
  Food services and drinking
   places....................... 9,493.5  9,248.4  9,253.7  9,369.1  9,648.1  9,587.5  9,562.2  9,555.3  9,545.3  9,536.4     -8.9

Other services..................   5,518    5,388    5,400    5,402    5,537    5,509    5,477    5,461    5,448    5,425      -23
  Repair and maintenance........ 1,242.5  1,168.8  1,165.5  1,163.1  1,242.2  1,204.7  1,189.9  1,184.7  1,176.7  1,166.4    -10.3
  Personal and laundry services. 1,317.1  1,292.9  1,296.0  1,295.6  1,324.2  1,323.2  1,320.9  1,313.6  1,313.3  1,304.7     -8.6
  Membership associations and
   organizations................ 2,958.1  2,926.5  2,938.2  2,943.6  2,970.2  2,980.7  2,965.7  2,963.1  2,958.1  2,953.8     -4.3

Government......................  22,840   22,447   22,844   22,925   22,441   22,543   22,532   22,540   22,543   22,538       -5
 Federal........................   2,732    2,779    2,780    2,784    2,751    2,783    2,778    2,793    2,795    2,802        7
  Federal, except U.S. Postal
   Service...................... 1,976.7  2,042.0  2,057.8  2,066.5  1,989.6  2,052.4  2,057.3  2,065.8  2,070.7  2,079.1      8.4
  U.S. Postal Service...........   755.6    736.5    722.0    717.7    761.5    730.1    720.9    726.9    724.0    722.8     -1.2
 State government...............   5,293    5,119    5,302    5,320    5,152    5,197    5,196    5,192    5,187    5,184       -3
  State government education.... 2,482.5  2,320.4  2,503.3  2,524.3  2,334.7  2,380.3  2,381.3  2,380.2  2,378.8  2,379.2       .4
  State government, excluding
   education.................... 2,810.1  2,798.6  2,798.8  2,795.9  2,817.3  2,816.4  2,814.8  2,811.6  2,808.5  2,804.6     -3.9
 Local government...............  14,815   14,549   14,762   14,821   14,538   14,563   14,558   14,555   14,561   14,552       -9
  Local government education.... 8,440.8  8,173.3  8,392.1  8,445.4  8,076.4  8,067.6  8,060.5  8,070.7  8,081.1  8,080.3      -.8
  Local government, excluding
   education.................... 6,373.9  6,375.2  6,370.3  6,375.5  6,461.5  6,495.6  6,497.7  6,484.7  6,479.5  6,471.8     -7.7


   1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
   2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
   3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities.
   p = preliminary.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2.  Average weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector
and selected industry detail


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Change
                  Industry                       Mar.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.    Mar.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.     from:
                                                 2008   2009   2009p  2009p   2008   2008   2008   2009   2009p  2009p  Feb. 2009-
                                                                                                                        Mar. 2009p


        Total private.........................   33.8   32.9   33.2   33.2    33.8   33.4   33.3   33.3   33.3   33.2      -0.1

    Goods-producing...........................   40.4   38.8   38.6   38.7    40.6   39.5   39.4   39.3   39.2   38.9       -.3

Mining and logging............................   45.7   43.6   43.4   42.6    46.2   45.3   44.3   44.2   44.0   43.2       -.8

Construction..................................   38.5   37.1   37.0   37.3    38.9   37.7   38.0   37.9   38.1   37.8       -.3

Manufacturing.................................   41.1   39.5   39.2   39.2    41.2   40.2   39.9   39.8   39.5   39.3       -.2
   Overtime hours.............................    3.9    2.7    2.5    2.5     4.0    3.2    2.9    2.9    2.7    2.7        .0

 Durable goods................................   41.4   39.5   39.2   39.2    41.5   40.4   40.0   39.8   39.5   39.3       -.2
   Overtime hours.............................    4.0    2.5    2.3    2.4     4.1    3.1    2.8    2.7    2.5    2.5        .0

  Wood products...............................   38.3   35.7   36.0   36.2    38.7   37.6   36.8   36.9   37.0   36.8       -.2
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   42.6   38.9   38.6   39.2    43.2   40.9   40.9   40.2   40.0   39.8       -.2
  Primary metals..............................   43.0   40.3   39.6   40.1    43.0   40.9   40.5   40.4   39.9   40.1        .2
  Fabricated metal products...................   41.7   39.5   39.2   38.8    41.8   40.8   40.3   39.7   39.4   38.9       -.5
  Machinery...................................   42.8   40.8   40.5   40.1    42.8   41.4   41.1   40.9   40.5   40.2       -.3
  Computer and electronic products............   41.0   40.4   40.3   39.9    41.0   41.3   40.4   40.7   40.5   39.9       -.6
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   41.2   39.3   38.5   38.0    41.3   40.2   39.7   39.4   38.8   38.2       -.6
  Transportation equipment....................   42.5   40.3   40.1   40.1    42.4   40.9   40.9   40.4   40.1   40.1        .0
   Motor vehicles and parts(2)................   42.0   38.2   38.0   38.1    41.9   40.0   39.9   38.6   38.1   38.2        .1
  Furniture and related products..............   38.5   37.4   36.9   37.8    38.7   37.2   37.3   37.7   37.5   37.9        .4
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   39.4   38.3   37.9   38.3    39.2   38.5   38.3   38.4   38.2   38.2        .0

 Nondurable goods.............................   40.5   39.4   39.1   39.2    40.7   39.9   39.7   39.7   39.4   39.4        .0
   Overtime hours.............................    3.8    3.0    2.8    2.8     3.9    3.4    3.1    3.2    3.0    3.0        .0

  Food manufacturing..........................   40.3   39.7   39.3   39.6    40.8   39.9   39.8   40.1   39.9   40.0        .1
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   39.9   36.3   36.4   35.4    40.1   37.9   36.7   37.0   36.8   35.7      -1.1
  Textile mills...............................   38.8   36.7   36.0   36.5    38.8   37.7   37.0   37.1   36.5   36.6        .1
  Textile product mills.......................   39.4   36.5   36.9   37.1    39.3   37.9   37.1   37.0   37.0   37.0        .0
  Apparel.....................................   36.9   35.6   35.3   36.3    36.7   36.2   36.0   36.0   35.6   36.1        .5
  Leather and allied products.................   39.0   33.4   32.5   33.4    38.6   34.4   34.7   34.0   33.1   33.3        .2
  Paper and paper products....................   43.3   41.4   41.2   40.7    43.6   42.1   41.9   41.6   41.5   41.1       -.4
  Printing and related support activities.....   38.7   37.4   37.3   37.6    38.6   38.2   38.0   37.7   37.5   37.5        .0
  Petroleum and coal products.................   42.8   44.9   43.5   42.7    43.7   44.4   45.3   45.1   43.8   43.9        .1
  Chemicals...................................   41.9   40.8   41.0   40.8    41.9   41.3   41.1   41.1   41.0   40.9       -.1
  Plastics and rubber products................   41.1   39.9   39.3   39.2    41.2   40.6   40.0   39.9   39.5   39.4       -.1

     Private service-providing................   32.5   31.8   32.3   32.2    32.4   32.2   32.2   32.2   32.1   32.1        .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   33.3   32.4   32.7   32.8    33.3   33.0   32.9   32.9   32.8   32.8        .0

 Wholesale trade..............................   38.6   37.7   38.1   37.8    38.4   38.1   37.8   38.1   37.9   37.7       -.2

 Retail trade.................................   30.0   29.2   29.6   29.6    30.2   29.8   29.7   29.7   29.8   29.7       -.1

 Transportation and warehousing...............   36.7   35.5   35.4   36.1    36.6   36.1   36.2   36.0   35.7   36.0        .3

 Utilities....................................   43.0   42.5   43.2   42.0    43.2   42.4   42.9   42.6   43.1   42.2       -.9

Information...................................   36.7   36.8   37.1   36.9    36.5   37.0   37.0   37.2   36.9   36.8       -.1

Financial activities..........................   36.2   35.9   36.8   36.5    35.8   36.1   35.9   36.2   36.2   36.1       -.1

Professional and business services............   35.1   34.4   34.9   34.9    34.8   34.9   34.8   34.9   34.8   34.7       -.1

Education and health services.................   32.7   32.3   32.5   32.4    32.7   32.4   32.4   32.4   32.3   32.4        .1

Leisure and hospitality.......................   25.3   24.0   25.0   24.8    25.3   25.0   25.0   24.8   25.0   24.8       -.2

Other services................................   30.9   30.5   30.7   30.6    30.9   30.7   30.6   30.7   30.6   30.6        .0


   1 Data relate to production workers in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction workers in construction,
and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.  These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the
total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
   2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
   p = preliminary.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                          ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3.  Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail


                                                       Average hourly earnings                  Average weekly earnings

                  Industry                         Mar.      Jan.     Feb.      Mar.       Mar.      Jan.     Feb.      Mar.
                                                   2008      2009     2009p     2009p      2008      2009     2009p     2009p

        Total private........................... $17.97    $18.49    $18.57    $18.56    $607.39   $608.32   $616.52   $616.19
         Seasonally adjusted....................  17.90     18.43     18.47     18.50     605.02    613.72    615.05    614.20

    Goods-producing.............................  19.06     19.64     19.64     19.72     770.02    762.03    758.10    763.16

Mining and logging..............................  22.29     23.41     23.20     23.28    1018.65   1020.68   1006.88    991.73

Construction....................................  21.44     22.32     22.26     22.48     825.44    828.07    823.62    838.50

Manufacturing...................................  17.62     18.03     18.07     18.07     724.18    712.19    708.34    708.34

 Durable goods..................................  18.56     18.99     19.08     19.16     768.38    750.11    747.94    751.07
  Wood products.................................  13.92     14.69     14.76     14.70     533.14    524.43    531.36    532.14
  Nonmetallic mineral products..................  16.79     16.82     17.05     17.23     715.25    654.30    658.13    675.42
  Primary metals................................  20.23     19.80     19.68     19.62     869.89    797.94    779.33    786.76
  Fabricated metal products.....................  16.86     17.24     17.29     17.31     703.06    680.98    677.77    671.63
  Machinery.....................................  17.87     18.16     18.21     18.32     764.84    740.93    737.51    734.63
  Computer and electronic products..............  20.76     21.46     21.37     21.60     851.16    866.98    861.21    861.84
  Electrical equipment and appliances...........  15.64     15.81     15.94     15.99     644.37    621.33    613.69    607.62
  Transportation equipment......................  23.52     24.66     24.68     24.79     999.60    993.80    989.67    994.08
  Furniture and related products................  14.42     14.95     14.86     14.96     555.17    559.13    548.33    565.49
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...................  15.08     15.66     15.97     15.97     594.15    599.78    605.26    611.65

 Nondurable goods...............................  16.01     16.51     16.49     16.39     648.41    650.49    644.76    642.49
  Food manufacturing............................  13.85     14.34     14.29     14.25     558.16    569.30    561.60    564.30
  Beverages and tobacco products................  19.73     20.07     20.33     20.37     787.23    728.54    740.01    721.10
  Textile mills.................................  13.45     13.90     13.71     13.77     521.86    510.13    493.56    502.61
  Textile product mills.........................  11.77     11.59     11.53     11.33     463.74    423.04    425.46    420.34
  Apparel.......................................  11.35     11.46     11.44     11.27     418.82    407.98    403.83    409.10
  Leather and allied products...................  12.81     14.10     14.31     14.25     499.59    470.94    465.08    475.95
  Paper and paper products......................  18.70     19.27     18.99     18.86     809.71    797.78    782.39    767.60
  Printing and related support activities.......  16.64     16.79     16.85     16.76     643.97    627.95    628.51    630.18
  Petroleum and coal products...................  27.06     29.13     29.57     29.66    1158.17   1307.94   1286.30   1266.48
  Chemicals.....................................  19.31     19.89     19.92     19.76     809.09    811.51    816.72    806.21
  Plastics and rubber products..................  15.72     16.24     16.23     16.17     646.09    647.98    637.84    633.86

     Private service-providing..................  17.70     18.23     18.33     18.31     575.25    579.71    592.06    589.58

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  16.14     16.37     16.47     16.43     537.46    530.39    538.57    538.90

 Wholesale trade................................  20.08     20.44     20.64     20.63     775.09    770.59    786.38    779.81

 Retail trade...................................  12.88     12.96     12.98     13.02     386.40    378.43    384.21    385.39

 Transportation and warehousing.................  18.20     18.68     18.77     18.62     667.94    663.14    664.46    672.18

 Utilities......................................  28.90     29.27     29.68     29.38    1242.70   1243.98   1282.18   1233.96

Information.....................................  24.62     25.03     25.11     25.26     903.55    921.10    931.58    932.09

Financial activities............................  20.17     20.48     20.67     20.69     730.15    735.23    760.66    755.19

Professional and business services..............  21.00     22.16     22.52     22.56     737.10    762.30    785.95    787.34

Education and health services...................  18.74     19.26     19.25     19.22     612.80    622.10    625.63    622.73

Leisure and hospitality.........................  10.77     11.03     11.07     10.99     272.48    264.72    276.75    272.55

Other services..................................  16.11     16.34     16.33     16.37     497.80    498.37    501.33    500.92


   1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
   p = preliminary.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                             ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-4.  Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted


                                                                                                       Percent
                  Industry                         Mar.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.    Feb.     Mar.  change from:
                                                   2008     2008     2008     2009    2009p    2009p  Feb. 2009-
                                                                                                      Mar. 2009p
        Total private:
         Current dollars........................ $17.90   $18.34   $18.40   $18.43   $18.47   $18.50      0.2
         Constant (1982) dollars(2).............   8.28     8.54     8.65     8.64     8.62     N.A.     (3)

    Goods-producing.............................  19.17    19.63    19.69    19.72    19.78    19.84       .3

Mining and logging..............................  22.28    23.28    23.23    23.14    23.12    23.30       .8

Construction....................................  21.58    22.28    22.41    22.43    22.44    22.61       .8

Manufacturing...................................  17.64    17.94    17.96    17.99    18.06    18.08       .1
   Excluding overtime(4)........................  16.82    17.25    17.33    17.36    17.46    17.48       .1

 Durable goods..................................  18.58    18.91    18.94    18.99    19.07    19.16       .5

 Nondurable goods...............................  16.05    16.37    16.39    16.43    16.50    16.44      -.4

     Private service-providing..................  17.58    18.03    18.10    18.14    18.17    18.20       .2

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  16.07    16.29    16.31    16.36    16.38    16.38       .0

 Wholesale trade................................  20.04    20.29    20.31    20.41    20.49    20.56       .3

 Retail trade...................................  12.83    12.93    12.94    12.97    12.96    12.98       .2

 Transportation and warehousing.................  18.25    18.66    18.66    18.72    18.72    18.69      -.2

 Utilities......................................  28.79    28.91    29.16    29.22    29.67    29.25     -1.4

Information.....................................  24.58    24.94    24.91    24.98    25.07    25.19       .5

Financial activities............................  20.12    20.41    20.53    20.53    20.56    20.64       .4

Professional and business services..............  20.78    21.78    21.97    22.04    22.20    22.33       .6

Education and health services...................  18.69    19.13    19.20    19.18    19.23    19.21      -.1

Leisure and hospitality.........................  10.75    10.90    10.94    10.97    10.98    10.98       .0

Other services..................................  15.94    16.29    16.29    16.30    16.25    16.24      -.1


   1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
   2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series.
Change was -.2 percent from Jan. 2009 to Feb. 2009, the latest month available.
   4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half.
   N.A. = not available.
   p = preliminary.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-5.  Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      Mar.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.    Mar.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   change from:
                                                2008   2009   2009p  2009p   2008   2008   2008   2009   2009p  2009p   Feb. 2009-
                                                                                                                        Mar. 2009p

        Total private.........................  106.2   99.3   99.6   99.5   107.5  104.1  103.2  102.5  101.9  100.9      -1.0

    Goods-producing...........................   97.2   84.0   81.9   81.1   100.2   92.0   90.4   88.1   86.5   84.1      -2.8

Mining and logging............................  134.8  132.5  129.8  123.8   139.7  143.2  139.1  138.3  135.6  128.8      -5.0

Construction..................................  104.1   88.2   85.7   85.9   111.5  100.5   99.8   97.5   96.5   93.4      -3.2

Manufacturing.................................   92.3   80.2   78.3   77.1    93.2   86.0   84.0   81.7   79.8   78.1      -2.1

 Durable goods................................   95.1   80.2   78.1   76.5    95.8   87.1   84.6   81.6   79.4   77.3      -2.6
  Wood products...............................   78.6   60.9   57.9   59.1    81.2   70.5   66.7   64.6   62.1   62.0       -.2
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   92.3   74.5   71.9   72.5    96.3   86.3   84.0   81.0   78.7   76.4      -2.9
  Primary metals..............................   91.6   75.6   71.0   69.9    91.5   81.5   78.1   75.6   71.9   70.1      -2.5
  Fabricated metal products...................  104.3   89.1   86.3   83.4   104.9   96.6   93.8   89.8   87.1   84.0      -3.6
  Machinery...................................  104.5   91.3   88.5   84.8   104.8   96.7   94.8   91.8   88.6   85.3      -3.7
  Computer and electronic products............  103.2   95.7   93.3   90.8   103.5   99.7   96.8   96.4   93.9   90.9      -3.2
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   89.3   81.8   78.2   74.8    89.9   86.1   83.8   81.8   79.0   75.6      -4.3
  Transportation equipment....................   93.9   71.7   72.3   71.1    93.6   81.0   79.0   73.2   72.6   71.1      -2.1
   Motor vehicles and parts(2)................   78.7   51.2   52.8   51.9    78.2   63.9   61.3   53.5   53.0   51.8      -2.3
  Furniture and related products..............   78.8   63.5   60.8   60.9    79.8   67.4   66.1   64.7   62.5   61.5      -1.6
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   91.1   84.2   82.5   81.8    91.0   87.1   85.9   84.8   83.3   82.1      -1.4

 Nondurable goods.............................   87.5   79.9   78.3   77.9    88.9   84.2   82.8   81.6   80.1   79.4       -.9
  Food manufacturing..........................   98.7   96.1   94.4   94.8   102.1   99.3   98.6   98.7   98.0   98.0        .0
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   89.2   84.9   82.8   82.8    93.8   91.6   89.3   90.1   88.7   87.1      -1.8
  Textile mills...............................   51.2   39.6   37.3   37.4    50.9   42.6   40.7   39.7   38.1   37.4      -1.8
  Textile product mills.......................   73.8   61.6   60.8   58.7    73.3   67.5   65.0   62.7   61.3   58.6      -4.4
  Apparel.....................................   58.1   47.7   47.4   48.3    58.2   52.7   51.3   49.7   48.6   48.6        .0
  Leather and allied products.................   70.3   60.0   56.0   57.8    69.6   62.0   62.5   60.9   58.3   58.3        .0
  Paper and paper products....................   84.4   77.3   75.2   73.3    85.6   80.9   79.8   77.9   76.3   74.8      -2.0
  Printing and related support activities.....   89.2   77.6   75.9   75.7    89.2   82.5   80.6   78.7   76.9   75.8      -1.4
  Petroleum and coal products.................   96.0   87.4   83.5   82.5   101.0   98.6   98.4   93.3   88.9   88.1       -.9
  Chemicals...................................   96.3   89.7   89.9   89.0    96.4   93.4   91.8   91.0   90.3   89.4      -1.0
  Plastics and rubber products................   89.5   77.0   74.9   73.4    90.1   82.9   80.2   78.0   76.1   74.7      -1.8

    Private service-providing.................  108.8  103.5  104.9  104.7   109.5  107.5  107.0  106.6  105.9  105.5       -.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  103.7   97.8   97.3   97.7   105.1  101.4  100.6  100.2   99.4   99.1       -.3

 Wholesale trade..............................  110.3  103.4  103.6  102.6   110.5  107.0  105.5  105.6  104.3  103.1      -1.2

 Retail trade.................................   99.5   94.5   94.1   94.3   101.9   97.9   97.1   96.8   96.8   96.3       -.5

 Transportation and warehousing...............  108.5  100.4   99.0  100.7   109.4  104.5  104.2  102.8  101.2  101.7        .5

 Utilities....................................   97.9   99.7  101.2   98.6    98.9   98.7  100.2  100.1  101.5   99.6      -1.9

Information...................................  101.1   97.5   98.3   97.9   100.7  100.2   99.6   99.4   98.4   97.8       -.6

Financial activities..........................  108.6  104.8  106.9  105.5   108.0  107.3  106.2  106.5  105.9  105.0       -.8

Professional and business services............  114.6  105.9  106.6  106.2   115.2  112.0  110.8  110.1  108.5  107.2      -1.2

Education and health services.................  116.2  116.1  118.2  118.1   115.4  116.6  116.9  117.2  116.9  117.3        .3

Leisure and hospitality.......................  107.5   98.2  102.5  102.8   110.7  108.2  107.8  106.7  107.3  106.1      -1.1

Other services................................   99.8   96.1   97.0   96.7   100.2   99.1   98.3   98.2   97.6   97.2       -.4


   1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
   2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
   p = preliminary.
   NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours
by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average
weekly hours and production and nonsupervisory worker employment.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                               ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6.  Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production and nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Percent
                  Industry                      Mar.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.    Mar.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   change from:
                                                2008   2009   2009p  2009p   2008   2008   2008   2009   2009p  2009p   Feb. 2009-
                                                                                                                        Mar. 2009p

        Total private.........................  127.5  122.6  123.6  123.4   128.6  127.6  126.9  126.2  125.7  124.8      -0.7

    Goods-producing...........................  113.4  101.0   98.5   98.0   117.6  110.6  109.0  106.4  104.7  102.2      -2.4

Mining and logging............................  174.7  180.4  175.2  167.7   181.0  193.9  188.0  186.2  182.4  174.5      -4.3

Construction..................................  120.5  106.3  103.0  104.3   130.0  120.9  120.8  118.0  116.9  114.0      -2.5

Manufacturing.................................  106.3   94.6   92.5   91.1   107.5  100.9   98.7   96.1   94.2   92.3      -2.0

 Durable goods................................  110.2   95.1   93.0   91.6   111.2  102.9  100.1   96.8   94.5   92.4      -2.2

 Nondurable goods.............................   99.0   93.2   91.3   90.2   100.8   97.4   95.9   94.7   93.4   92.3      -1.2

    Private service-providing.................  132.0  129.4  131.8  131.4   132.0  132.8  132.8  132.6  131.9  131.6       -.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  119.4  114.2  114.4  114.5   120.5  117.9  117.0  116.9  116.2  115.8       -.3

 Wholesale trade..............................  130.5  124.6  126.0  124.7   130.5  127.9  126.2  126.9  125.9  124.9       -.8

 Retail trade.................................  109.9  105.0  104.7  105.3   112.1  108.5  107.7  107.7  107.6  107.1       -.5

 Transportation and warehousing...............  125.3  119.0  117.9  118.9   126.6  123.7  123.3  122.1  120.2  120.6        .3

 Utilities....................................  118.1  121.9  125.4  120.9   118.9  119.1  121.9  122.1  125.7  121.6      -3.3

Information...................................  123.3  120.8  122.2  122.5   122.5  123.8  122.8  122.9  122.1  122.0       -.1

Financial activities..........................  135.5  132.7  136.6  134.9   134.4  135.4  134.9  135.1  134.6  134.0       -.4

Professional and business services............  143.2  139.6  142.8  142.5   142.5  145.1  144.9  144.3  143.3  142.4       -.6

Education and health services.................  143.2  147.0  149.6  149.2   141.8  146.7  147.5  147.8  147.8  148.1        .2

Leisure and hospitality.......................  131.5  123.0  128.8  128.3   135.1  133.9  133.9  132.9  133.8  132.3      -1.1

Other services................................  117.2  114.4  115.4  115.4   116.4  117.6  116.6  116.6  115.6  115.0       -.5


   1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
   p = preliminary.
   NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate
payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate payroll estimates are the product of estimates of
average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production and nonsupervisory worker employment.




ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-7.  Diffusion indexes of employment change

(Percent)


       Time span           Jan.     Feb.     Mar.     Apr.      May     June     July     Aug.    Sept.     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.

                                                        Private nonfarm payrolls, 271 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     2005 ..............   52.6     60.1     54.1     58.1     56.8     58.3     58.5     59.2     54.2     55.9     62.7     57.6
     2006 ..............   64.9     62.2     63.8     59.8     49.1     51.8     59.2     55.4     55.7     56.3     59.4     60.7
     2007 ..............   53.5     55.5     52.4     49.4     55.9     48.3     50.7     46.5     55.9     57.2     59.4     57.9
     2008 ..............   42.1     40.6     44.1     41.1     42.6     36.9     37.6     39.1     34.7     33.0     27.1     20.5
     2009 ..............   22.1    p21.4    p22.0


Over 3-month span:
     2005 ..............   51.7     57.2     59.0     59.8     57.9     62.0     60.5     62.9     60.3     55.5     56.3     62.7
     2006 ..............   67.7     68.6     65.1     65.1     60.5     58.9     55.5     57.0     55.0     54.4     59.0     64.2
     2007 ..............   62.5     54.8     54.2     54.8     54.1     50.4     52.8     48.7     53.3     53.9     58.3     62.5
     2008 ..............   57.7     44.8     40.2     39.7     37.3     33.6     33.6     32.8     34.9     33.2     26.9     20.8
     2009 ..............   18.6    p15.3    p16.4


Over 6-month span:
     2005 ..............   55.4     57.9     58.1     57.0     58.3     60.9     63.1     63.3     61.6     59.6     61.4     62.5
     2006 ..............   64.6     63.8     67.5     66.2     65.5     66.6     60.3     61.1     57.9     57.9     62.4     59.0
     2007 ..............   60.3     57.2     60.5     58.3     55.5     56.5     52.8     52.4     56.6     54.4     56.8     59.0
     2008 ..............   56.6     53.0     50.7     47.4     40.2     33.4     31.0     33.4     30.6     29.0     26.0     24.4
     2009 ..............   21.6    p18.6    p15.7


Over 12-month span:
     2005 ..............   60.9     60.9     60.0     59.2     58.3     60.3     61.3     63.3     60.7     59.2     59.8     61.8
     2006 ..............   67.2     65.5     65.9     62.9     65.5     66.8     64.8     64.4     66.6     65.9     64.9     66.2
     2007 ..............   63.3     59.4     61.1     59.6     59.2     58.3     56.8     57.2     59.4     58.9     58.1     59.6
     2008 ..............   54.4     56.1     52.6     49.1     50.2     47.8     43.7     42.3     38.0     37.8     32.3     28.2
     2009 ..............   24.0    p22.5    p20.1

                                                        Manufacturing payrolls, 83 industries(1)


Over 1-month span:
     2005 ..............   36.7     46.4     42.2     46.4     40.4     33.7     41.0     43.4     45.8     47.6     44.6     47.0
     2006 ..............   57.8     49.4     53.6     47.0     37.3     50.6     49.4     42.2     40.4     42.8     41.0     44.0
     2007 ..............   44.6     41.0     30.7     24.7     38.0     32.5     43.4     30.7     39.2     42.8     60.8     48.2
     2008 ..............   30.7     28.9     37.3     32.5     40.4     25.3     25.9     27.7     22.9     18.7     15.1     10.2
     2009 ..............    6.0    p11.4    p15.7


Over 3-month span:
     2005 ..............   36.7     43.4     41.0     41.6     35.5     36.1     34.9     36.7     42.2     44.0     38.6     48.8
     2006 ..............   56.6     57.2     48.2     48.2     44.6     50.0     43.4     45.2     36.7     33.1     35.5     39.2
     2007 ..............   40.4     33.1     33.1     28.9     29.5     30.1     31.9     28.9     30.7     30.7     39.2     51.2
     2008 ..............   48.8     33.7     28.3     29.5     26.5     22.9     19.9     16.9     22.3     21.1     15.1     11.4
     2009 ..............    6.0     p3.0     p6.0


Over 6-month span:
     2005 ..............   33.7     39.8     38.0     36.1     35.5     34.9     39.8     36.1     36.1     38.0     36.7     39.8
     2006 ..............   45.2     45.2     50.6     48.8     50.6     50.0     45.2     47.0     43.4     42.2     39.8     34.3
     2007 ..............   37.3     33.1     29.5     28.9     30.7     34.9     28.9     26.5     29.5     28.3     33.7     38.0
     2008 ..............   34.3     30.1     37.3     35.5     25.3     20.5     17.5     18.1     16.9     13.3     11.4      9.6
     2009 ..............    9.0     p6.0     p3.6


Over 12-month span:
     2005 ..............   45.2     44.0     42.2     41.0     36.7     35.5     32.5     34.3     33.1     33.7     33.7     38.0
     2006 ..............   44.0     41.0     41.0     39.8     39.8     45.2     42.2     42.8     47.0     48.8     45.8     44.6
     2007 ..............   39.8     36.7     37.3     30.7     28.9     29.5     30.7     28.9     33.1     28.9     34.3     35.5
     2008 ..............   27.7     28.9     25.9     25.3     30.7     27.1     24.7     19.3     21.7     21.7     16.9     15.1
     2009 ..............    8.4     p4.8     p7.2


   1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span.
   p = preliminary.
   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.




Last Modified Date: April 03, 2009