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February 2000Vol. 47 No. 2

Calendar of Features

In addition to the monthly data appearing regularlyin Employment & Earnings, special features appearin most of the issues as shown below.

Household data

Revised seasonally adjusted series

Annual averages

Earnings by detailed occupation

Union affiliation

Minimum wage data

Employee absences

Quarterly averages: Seasonally adjusted data,persons of Hispanic origin, Vietnam-era veteransand nonveterans, and weekly earnings data

Establishment data

National annual averages:

Industry divisions (preliminary)

Industry detail

Women employees

National data revised to reflect new benchmarksand new seasonal adjustment factors

State and area annual averages

Area definitions

Region, State, and area labor force data

Annual averages

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

Jan., Apr, July, Oct.

Jan.

March, June

March, June

June

May

May

May

Cover Design:Keith Tapscott


Employment^EarningsEditor

John F. Stinson Jr.

Design and LayoutPhyllis L. LottIrma Mayfield

Editor's NoteEffective with the publication of January 2000 data, household survey data shown in table Aand tables A-l through A-38 incorporate revised population controls. For additional informa-tion, see the article beginning on page 3. This issue also introduces monthly seasonallyadjusted data on the number of persons not in the labor force who currently want a job. Thesedata appear in table A-3.

ContentsPage

List of statistical tables iiContents to the explanatory notes and estimates of error.. ivEmployment and unemployment developments, January 2000 1Revisions in the Current Population Survey effective January 2000 3Summary tables and charts 5Explanatory notes and estimates of error 138Index to statistical tables 176

Statistical tables

Source Historical Seasonallyadjusted

Notseasonallyadjusted

Household data

Establishment data:Employment:

NationalStateArea

Hours and earnings:NationalState and area

Local area labor force data:RegionStateArea

20

45

46

4954

62

125127

667979

98121

132132


Monthly Household Data

Page

HistoricalA-l. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over, 1966 to date 7

A-2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over by sex, 1988 to date 8

Seasonally Adjusted DataEmployment Status

A-3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex and age 9A-4. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin 10A-5. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment 12A-6. Employed and unemployed full- and part-time workers by sex and age 13

Characteristics of the EmployedA-7. Employed persons by marital status, occupation, class of worker, and part-time status 14A-8. Employed persons by age and sex 15

Characteristics of the Unemployed

A-9. Unemployed persons by age and sex 16A-10. Unemployment rates by age and sex 17A-l 1. Unemployment rates by occupation, industry, and selected demographic characteristics 18A-12. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment 19A-13. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment 19

Not Seasonally Adjusted DataEmployment Status

A-14. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, and race 20A-15. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by race, sex, and age 23A-16. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by school enrollment,

educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic origin 24A-17. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment,

sex, race, and Hispanic origin 26A-18. Employed and unemployed full- and part-time workers by age, sex, and race 27

Characteristics of the Employed

A-19. Employed persons by occupation, sex, and age 28A-20. Employed persons by occupation, race, and sex 29A-21. Employed persons by industry and occupation 30A-22. Employed persons in agriculture and nonagricultural industries by age, sex, and class of worker 31A-23. Persons at work in agriculture and nonagricultural industries by hours of work 32A-24. Persons at work 1 to 34 hours in all and nonagricultural industries by reason for working less

than 35 hours and usual full- or part-time status 32A-25. Persons at work in nonagricultural industries by class of worker and usual full- or part-time status 33A-26. Persons at work in nonagricultural industries by age, sex, race, marital status, and usual full- or part-time status.. 34A-27. Persons at work in nonfarm occupations by sex and usual full- or part-time status 35

Characteristics of the UnemployedA-28. Unemployed persons by marital status, race, age, and sex 36A-29. Unemployed persons by occupation and sex 37A-30. Unemployed persons by industry and sex 38A-31. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and race 39A-32. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and duration of unemployment 40A-33. Unemployed total and full-time workers by duration of unemployment 40A-34. Unemployed persons by age, sex, race, marital status, and duration of unemployment 41A-35. Unemployed persons by occupation, industry, and duration of unemployment 42

Persons Not in the Labor Force

A-36. Persons not in the labor force by desire and availability for work, age, and sex 42

Multiple JobholdersA-37. Multiple jobholders by selected demographic and economic characteristics 43

Vietnam-era Veterans and NonveteransA-38. Employment status of male Vietnam-era veterans and nonveterans by age 44


Monthly Establishment Data

PageHistorical

B-l. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by major industry, 1948 to date 45B-2. Average hours and earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls by

major industry, 1964 to date 46Seasonally Adjusted Data

Employment

National

B-3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by major industry and selected component groups 49B-4. Women employees on nonfarm payrolls by major industry and manufacturing group 51B-5. Production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls by major industry and

manufacturing group 52

B-6. Diffusion indexes of employment change 53

States

B-7. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by State and major industry 54Hours and Earnings

National

B-8. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls bymajor industry and manufacturing group 62

B-9. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarmpayrolls by major industry and manufacturing group 63

B-10. Hours of wage and salary workers on nonfarm payrolls by major industry 64B-11. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm

payrolls by major industry 65Not Seasonally Adjusted Data

Employment

National

B-l2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by detailed industry 66

B-l3. Women employees on nonfarm payrolls by major industry and manufacturing group 78States and Areas

B-l4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls in States and selected areas by major industry 79Hours and Earnings

NationalB-l5. Average hours and earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls by

detailed industry 98B-l5a. Average hourly earnings in aircraft (SIC 3721) and guided missiles and space vehicles

(SIC 3761) manufacturing 118B-l6. Average hourly earnings, excluding overtime, of production workers on manufacturing payrolls 119B-17. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm

payrolls by major industry, in current and constant (1982) dollars 120States and Areas

B-18. Average hours and earnings of production workers on manufacturing payrolls in States and selected areas 121

Monthly Regional, State, and Area Labor Force DataSeasonally Adjusted Data

C-l. Labor force status by census region and division 125C-2. Labor force status by State 127

Not Seasonally Adjusted DataC-3. Labor force status by State and metropolitan area 132

iii


Explanatory Notes and Estimates of Error

Page Page

Introduction 138Relation between the household and establishment

series 138Comparability of household data with other series 139Comparability of payroll employment data withother series 139

Household data 140Collection and coverage 140Concepts and definitions 140Historical comparability 142

Changes in concepts and methods 142Noncomparability of labor force levels 144Changes in the occupational and industrial

classification systems 146Sampling 146

Selection of sample areas 147Selection of sample households 147Rotation of sample 148CPS sample, 1947 to present 148

Estimating methods 148Noninterview adjustment 149Ratio estimates 149

First stage 149Second stage 149

Composite estimation procedure 150Rounding of estimates 150Reliability of the estimates 150

Nonsampling error 150Sampling error (Revised effective Jan. 1996) 151

Tables 1-B through 1-H 151

Establishment data 158Collection 158Concepts 158

Establishment dataContinuedEstimating methods 161

Benchmarks 161Monthly estimation 161

Stratification 161Link relative technique 161Bias adjustment 161Summary of methods table 162

The sample 163Design 163Coverage 164Reliability 164

Measures of error tables 164Benchmark revision as a measure of survey error 164Estimated standard errors for employment, hours,

and earnings 165Standard errors for differences between industries

and times 165Noneconomic code changes 165Revisions between preliminary and final data 168

Statistics for States and areas 168

Region, State, and area labor force data 171Federal-State cooperative program 171Estimating methods 171

Estimates for States 171Current monthly estimates 171Benchmark correction procedures 171

Estimates for sub-State areas 172Preliminary estimate:

Employment 172Unemployment 172

Sub-State adjustment for additivity 172Benchmark correction 172

Seasonal adjustment 173

IV


Employment and UnemploymentDevelopments, January 2000

Employment rose in January, and the unemploymentrate was essentially unchanged at 4.0 percent. Non-farm payroll employment increased by 387,000.There were sharp increases in construction and in otherweather-sensitive industries, due, at least in part, to unsea-sonably mild weather during the survey reference period.Average hourly earnings rose by 6 cents in January and by3.5 percent over the year.

UnemploymentThe number of unemployed persons was unchanged in Janu-ary at 5.7 million, and the unemployment rate was about un-changed at 4.0 percent. The jobless rate has been below 4.2percent since October. Unemployment rates for the majorworker groupsadult men (3.3 percent), adult women (3.7percent), teenagers (12.6 percent), whites (3.4 percent), blacks(8.2 percent), and Hispanics (5.6 percent)showed little orno change over the month. (See tables A-3 and A-4.)

Total employment and the labor forceThe number of persons in the civilian labor force grew by925,000 to 140.9 million in January, after adjustment forthe effect of revisions to population controls. Total employ-ment rose by roughly the same amount to 135.2 million.The labor force participation rate increased 0.4 percentagepoint to 67.5 percenta record high. The employment-popu-lation ratiothe proportion of the population age 16 andolder with jobsrose from 64.4 percent in December to 64.8percent in January, also a record. (See table A-3.)

About 7.6 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) heldmore than one job in January. These multiple jobholdersrepresented 5.7 percent of the total employed, compared with6.0 percent in January 1999. (See table A-37.)

Persons not in the labor forceThe number of persons who were marginally attached to thelabor force in January totaled 1.2 million (not seasonallyadjusted). These people wanted and were available to workand had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months.They are not counted as unemployed because they had notsearched for employment in the 4 weeks preceding the sur-vey. The number of discouraged workers was 234,000 inJanuary, down from 339,000 a year earlier. These people, asubset of the marginally attached, were not currently look-ing for work specifically because they believed no jobs were

available for them. (See table A-36.)

Industry payroll employmentNonfarm payroll employment increased by 387,000 in Janu-ary to 130.3 million, seasonally adjusted. In January, largejob gains in construction and services were accompanied bya small increase in manufacturing employment. (See tableB-3.)

In the goods-producing sector, construction employmentrose by 116,000 in January, after seasonal adjustment. Thisincrease reflects, in part, unseasonably mild weather acrossthe country during the survey reference period. The gainswithin construction were widespread, but the largest werein those industries most influenced by the weatherheavyconstruction and the concrete, masonry, and roofing trades.

Manufacturing added 13,000 jobs in January, following 2months with almost no change. Factory employment hadbeen on a clear downward trend from the spring of 1998through mid-1999, but job losses moderated during the sec-ond half of 1999. In January, the largest employment in-creases within manufacturing occurred in electrical equip-ment and in motor vehicles (8,000 each). Several construc-tion-related manufacturing industries, such as plywood, con-crete, and fabricated structural metals, also had employmentincreases. Partially offsetting the job gains were continueddeclines in industrial machinery, aircraft, textiles, and ap-parel.

Within the mining industry, employment in oil and gasextraction continued its recent slow improvement. Oil andgas extraction has added 9,000 jobs since August; it had lost68,000 jobs from March 1998 to June 1999.

In the service-producing sector, employment in the ser-vices industry grew by 152,000 in January, above the aver-age monthly gain for 1999 (121,000). In January, businessservices added 63,000 jobs. Within business services, com-puter and data processing services employment increasedby 22,000, following 4 consecutive months of below-aver-age gains. Agricultural services, including landscaping,posted a large job gain, perhaps reflecting the relatively mildweather during the survey reference period. Following adecline in December, employment in amusement and recre-ation services grew by 29,000. Health services and socialservices both experienced above-average gains in January,adding 23,000 and 21,000 jobs, respectively. Employmentin hotels declined sharply over the month.


Retail trade added 43,000 jobs in January. Job gainsoccurred in miscellaneous retail establishments (20,000),apparel and accessory stores (16,000), and automotivedealers and service stations (13,000), but there was a siz-able employment decline in department stores (-33,000).Employment in wholesale trade rose by 19,000 over themonth.

Transportation and public utilities added 16,000 jobs inJanuary, mainly in transportation. Job growth was aboveaverage in air transportation and in local and interurbantransit.

The Federal Government added 20,000 jobs over themonth; temporary workers hired for the decennial censusaccounted for 11,000 jobs.

Employment in finance, insurance, and real estate declinedin January. Among the component industries, only securi-ties brokerages and real estate added jobs over the month.Within finance, the largest decline was in mortgage broker-ages (-7,000), where 23,000 jobs have been lost since May.

Weekly hoursThe average workweek for production or nonsupervisory

workers on private nonfarm payrolls edged up by 0.1 hourin January to 34.6 hours, seasonally adjusted. The manu-facturing workweek also was up by 0.1 hour to 41.7 hours.Manufacturing overtime edged down 0.1 hour to 4.6 hours.(See table B-8.)

The index of aggregate weekly hours of production ornonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls in-creased by 0.6 percent to 150.2 (1982=100), seasonally ad-justed. The manufacturing index was up by 0.5 percent to106.2. (See table B-9.)

Hourly and weekly earningsAverage hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisoryworkers on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 6 cents in Janu-ary to $13.50, seasonally adjusted. Following gains of 13cents in each of the first 2 quarters of 1999, average hourlyearnings growth was 11 cents in the third quarter, and 9cents in the fourth quarter (as revised). Over the month,average weekly earnings rose by 0.7 percent to $467.10, sea-sonally adjusted. Over the year, both average hourly earn-ings and average weekly earnings rose by 3.5 percent. (Seetable B-11.)

Scheduled Release Dates

Employment and unemployment data are scheduled for initial release on thefollowing dates:

Reference month

February

March

April

Release date

March 3

April 7

May 5

Reference month

May

June

July

Release date

June 2

July 7

August 4


Revisions in the Current PopulationSurvey Effective January 2000

Marisa L. Di Natale

Effective with the release of January 2000 data, revi-sions were introduced into the population controlsused for the Current Population Survey (CPS). Suchrevisions typically are introduced in January to incorporatethe latest information available on population growth trends.The current revisions primarily reflect updated informationon immigration. This article briefly describes the revisionsand provides an indication of their effects on national laborforce estimates.

Nature of the revisionsEach month, CPS estimates of the population are forced toadd to independent population estimates or controls. (SeeEstimating Methods in the Household Data portion of theExplanatory Notes and Estimates of Error section in theback of this publication for a discussion of this procedure.)The current revisions to the population controls resulted fromthe incorporation of updated information provided by theImmigration and Naturalization Service, which showed adrop in the number of legal resident immigrants from fiscalyear 1997 to fiscal year 1998, whereas the trend prior to1997 had generally been upward.

Of lesser importance, but in the same direction withrespect to population, was an upward revision in the num-

Marisa L. Di Natale is an economist in the Division of Labor ForceStatistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Telephone: (202) 691-6378; E-mail:DiNatale_M@ bls.gov. Staff of the Bureau of the Census provided informa-tion for this article.

ber of deaths, primarily affecting blacks and whites age 75and over. The downward revision of the civilian noninstitu-tional population generally was distributed across catego-ries of sex and race. The Hispanic-origin population wasrevised downward, slightly more than the population as awhole.

Effect of the revisions on national estimatesTable 1 provides population and labor force estimates byage, sex, race, and Hispanic origin for December 1999 basedon the old and revised population controls.1 The introduc-tion of these controls into the CPS estimation procedureresults in a decrease in the estimated population and laborforce levels and represents a break in series with data forprior years. In many cases, however, the break is inconse-quential. As the table indicates, the civilian noninstitutionalpopulation 16 years and over dropped by 217,000, with thepopulation of women falling by more than one and one halftimes the population of men. The overall civilian labor forceand employment levels decreased by about 123,000 and117,000, respectively. The population revisions had a negli-gible impact on unemployment rates and other percentageestimates.

BLS has no plans to revise the national historical laborforce estimates at this time.

1 The old December 1999 data are weighted noncomposited estimates and

differ from the official weighted composite estimates previously published.


Table 1. Population and labor force estimates, by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin, using old and revised 1990 census-basedpopulation controls, December 1999, not seasonally adjusted(Numbers in thousands)

Characteristic

Total

Oldcontrols1

Revisedcontrols

Differ-ence

White

Old:ontrols1

Revisedcontrols

Differ-ence

Black

Oldcontrols1

Revisedcontrols

Differ-ence

Hispanic origin

Oldcontrols1

Revisedcontrols

Differ-ence

Civilian noninstitutionalpopulation

Total, 16 years and over16 to 19 years20 to 24 years25 to 54 years55 years and over

Men

Women

Civilian labor force

Total, 16 years and over16 to 19 years20 to 24 years25 to 54 years55 years and overMen

Women

Employed


Women

Unemployed


Women

Unemployment rate

Total, 16 years and over16 to 19 years20 to 24 years25 to 54 years55 years and overMenWomen

208,83216,13318,073

118,74455,882

100,264108,569

140,2898,21813,943100,07018,059

74,77765,513

135,0497,25013,02397,14517,630

71,87063,179

5,240967920

2,925428

2,9062,334

3.711.86.62.92.4

3.93.6

208,61516,11118,036

118,65355,814

100,180108,435

140,1668,208

13,916100,00018,041

74,72465,442

134,9327,243

12,99897,07917,613

71,82063,112

5,234966918

2,922428

2,9032,331

3.711.86.62.92.4

3.93.6

-217-22-37-91-68

-84-134

-123-10-27-70-18

-53-71

117-7

-25-66-17

-50-67

173,82112,73914,52497,55649,002

84,31489,507

117,2396,891

11,53283,06515,752

63,48053,759

113,4616,167

10,88081,00215,412

61,34252,120

3,778724652

2,062340

2,1391,639

3.210.55.72.52.2

3.43.0

173,70512,72614,49897,52148,960

84,26489,441

117,1766,885

11,51383,03715,741

63,45053,726

113,4026,163

10,86280,97615,401

61,31352,089

3,775722651

2,061340

2,1371,638

3.210.55.72.52.2

3.43.0

116-13-26-35-42

-50-66

-63-6

-19-28-11

-30-33

-59-4

-18-26-11

-29-31

-3-2-1-10

-2-1

25,0512,5002,626

14,8365,089

11,23713,814

16,480987

1,81112,096

1,585

7,7228,757

15,299787

1,57311,416

1,523

7,1188,182

1,18020023768162

605576

7.220.313.15.63.9

7.86.6

25,0122,4962,620

14,8215,075

11,22213,790

16,459986

1,80712,084

1,582

7,7148,744

15,279786

1,57011,404

1,520

7,1108,169

1,17920023768062

604575

7.220.313.15.63.9

7.86.6

-39-4-6

-15-14

-15-24

-21-1-4

-12-3

-8-13

-20-1-3

-12-3

-8-13

22,0082,3322,691

13,5703,415

10,88011,128

14,9941,0592,090

10,7361,109

8,7616,233

14,133886

1,92210,265

1,060

8,2875,846

86117316847149

474387

5.716.48.14.44.4

5.46.2

21,9822,3212,682

13,5673,412

10,87011,112

14,9791,0542,083

10,7351,108

8,7556,224

14,120881

1,91510,264

1,059

8,2825,838

85917216847049

473386

5.716.48.14.44.4

5.46.2

-26-11-9-3-3

-10-16

-15-5-7-1-1

-6-9

-13-5-7-1-1

-5-8

-2-10

-10

-1-1

1 These are weighted noncomposited estimates and differ from the official

weighted composited estimates previously published for December 1999.

NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin group will not sum to

totals because data for the other races group are not presented and Hispanicsare included in both the white and black population groups. Detail may not sumto totals due to rounding.


Summary table A. Major labor force status categories, seasonally adjusted(Numbers in thousands)

Category1999

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

2000

Jan.Labor force status

Civilian noninstitutional populationCivilian labor force

Percent of populationEmployedPercent of population

UnemployedNot in labor force

All workersMen, 20 years and overWomen, 20 years and overBoth sexes, 16 to 19 yearsWhiteBlackHispanic origin

206,719139,232

67.4133,225

64.46,007

67,487

206,873139,137

67.3133,029

64.36,108

67,736

207,036138,804

67.0132,976

64.25,828

68,232

207,236139,086

67.1133,054

64.26,032

68,150

207,427139,013

67.0133,190

64.25,823

68,414

207,632139,332

67.1133,398

64.25,934

68.300

207,828139,336

67.0133,399

64.25,937

68,492

208,038139,372

67.0133,530

64.25,842

68,666

208,265139,475

67.0133,650

64.25,825

68,790

208,483139,697

67.0133,940

64.25,757

68,786

208,666139,834

67.0134,098

64.35,736

68,832

208,832140,108

67.1134,420

64.45,688

68,724

Unemployment rates

4.33.53.8

15.13.87.86.7

208,782140,910

67.5135,221

64.85,689

67,872

4.43.73.814.23.88.26.8

4.23.33.914.23.68.06.0

4.33.54.014.13.87.86.8

4.23.63.713.13.77.66.7

4.33.53.813.63.87.66.6

4.33.53.913.23.78.66.3

4.23.53.713.53.77.86.5

4.23.43.714.63.68.36.6

4.13.53.513.83.58.36.3

4.13.33.614.03.58.06.1

4.13.33.613.83.57.95.9

4.03.33.7

12.63.48.25.6

NOTE: Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.

Summary table B. Employment, hours, and earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on nonfarm payrolls,seasonally adjusted(Numbers in thousands)

Industry1999

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

2000

Jan.P

TotalTotal private

Goods-producing industriesMiningConstructionManufacturing

Service-producing industriesTransportation and public utilities ...Wholesale tradeRetail tradeFinance, insurance, and real estateServicesGovernment

TotalTotal private

Goods-producing industriesMiningConstructionManufacturing

Service-producing industriesTransportation and public utilities ...Wholesale tradeRetail tradeFinance, insurance, and real estateServicesGovernment

Total privateManufacturingOvertime

Total privateManufacturing

Average hourly earnings, total private:Current dollarsConstant (1982) dollars2

Average weekly earnings, total private

127,378107,38625,315

5606,170

18,585102,063

6,7086,924

22,5567,570

38,31319,992

192173-39-10

-3-26231

24233128

10619

34.641.6

4.5

146.8107.1

Employment

127,730107,67625,329

5536,238

18,538102,401

6,7236,937

22,6487,581

38,45820,054

127,813107,72625,285

5506,232

18,503102,528

6,7326,947

22,6117,595

38,55620,087

128,134108,03525,288

5386,277

18,473102,846

6,7506,965

22,7247,611

38,69720,099

128,162108,08525,199

5316,239

18,429102,963

6,7586,977

22,7487,621

38,78220,077

128,443108,33825,180

5266,258

18,396103,263

6,7816,993

22,7967,636

38,95220,105

128,816108,66325,247

5286,270

18,449103,569

6,7997,012

22,9037,647

39,05520,153

128,945108,73525,148

5246,246

18,378103,797

6,8137,031

22,8887,650

39,20520,210

129,048108,83025,186

5276,293

18,366103,862

6,8317,041

22,8627,653

39,25720,218

129,332109,09525,198

5286,314

18,356104,134

6,8417,064

22,8917,668

39,43320,237

129,589109,32025,257

5276,369

18,361104,332

6,8627,070

22,9027,675

39,55420,269

129,905109,58425,275

5296,391

18,355104,630

6,8967,086

22,9817,687

39,65920,321

Over-the-month change

Hours of work1

34.641.6

4.5

34.541.54.5

34.441.64.3

34.441.74.6

34.541.74.7

34.541.9

4.7

34.541.8

4.7

34.441.8

4.7

34.541.84.7

34.541.74.6

34.541.64.7

Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (1982=100)1

147.3106.8

146.8106.5

147.0106.5

147.2106.5

147.8106.3

148.3107.3

148.4106.4

148.2106.4

148.8106.2

149.2106.0

149.3105.7

Earnings1

$13.047.83

451.18

$13.067.84

451.88

$13.117.86

452.30

$13.147.83

452.02

$13.187.85

453.39

$13.247.89

456.78

$13.287.88

458.16

$13.297.87

458.51

$13.357.86

459.24

$13.397.87

461.96

$13.407.87

462.30

130,292109,93625,406

5316,507

18,368104,886

6,9127,105

23,0247,678

39,81120,356

35229014-768-473381513921114562

8350-44-3-6-35127910-37149833

3213093

-1245-3031818181131614112

2850-89-7-38-44117812241085-22

281253-19-519-333002316481517028

373325672125330618191071110348

12972-99-4-24-712281419-153

15057

1039538347-12651810-263528

28426512121-102721023291517619

25722559-1555

198216117

12132

31626418222-6

2983416791210552

$13.447.87

463.68

387352131

211613

256161943-9

15235

34.641.74.6

150.2106.2

$13.50N.A.

467.10

1 Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers. N.A. = not available.

2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used p = preliminary,

to deflate these series.


Chart 1. Nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted, 1996-2000

Thousands132,500

130,000 -

127,500

Thousands132,500

- 130,000

- 127,500

125,000

122,500

- 120,000

117,5001996 1997 1998 1999 2000

117,500

Chart 2. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, 1996-2000Percent6.0

4.0

1996 1997 1998 1999 20003.5

NOTE: Beginning in 1997, data incorporate revisions in the population controls. Beginning in 1998,data incorporate new composite estimation procedures and updated population controls. Beginning in1999 and 2000, data incorporate revisions in the population controls. These changes affect comparabilitywith data for prior periods.


HOUSEHOLD DATAHISTORICAL

A-1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over, 1966 to date

(Numbers in thousands)

Yearand

month

Civiliannoninsti-tutional

population


NumberPercent

ofpopulation

Employed

NumberPercent

ofpopulation

Agriculture Nonaghculturalindustries

Unemployed

NumberPercent

oflaborforce

Not inlaborforce

Annual averages

1966...1967...1968...1969...

1970...1971 ...19721 .19731 .1974...1975...1976...1977...19781 .1979...

1980...1981 ...1982...1983...1984...1985...19861 .1987...1988...1989...

19901.1991 ...1992...1993...19941 .1995...1996...19971.19981.19991 .

1999:JanuaryFebruary ....MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptember .OctoberNovember..December..

2000:January3 ....

128,058129,874132,028134,335

137,085140,216144,126147,096150,120153,153156,150159,033161,910164,863

167,745170,130172,271174,215176,383178,206180,587182,753184,613186,393

189,164190,925192,805194,838196,814198,584200,591203,133205,220207,753

206,719206,873207,036207,236207,427207,632207,828208,038208,265208,483208,666208,832

208,782

75,77077,34778,73780,734

82,77184,38287,03489,42991,94993,77596,15899,009102,251104,962

106,940108,670110,204111,550113,544115,461117,834119,865121,669123,869

125,840126,346128,105129,200131,056132,304133,943136,297137,673139,368

139,232139,137138,804139,086139,013139,332139,336139,372139,475139,697139,834140,108

140,910

59.259.659.660.1

60.460.260.460.861.361.261.662.363.263.7

63.863.964.064.064.464.865.365.665.966.5

66.566.266.466.366.666.666.867.167.167.1

72,89574,37275,92077,902

78,67879,36782,15385,06486,79485,84688,75292,01796,04898,824

99,303100,39799,526100,834105,005107,150109,597112,440114,968117,342

118,793117,718118,492120,259123,060124,900126,708129,558131,463133,488

56.957.357.558.0

57.456.657.057.857.856.156.857.959.359.9

59.259.057.857.959.560.160.761.562.363.0

62.861.761.561.762.562.963.263.864.164.3

3,9793,8443,8173,606

3,4633,3943,4843,4703,5153,4083,3313,2833,3873,347

3,3643,3683,4013,3833,3213,1793,1633,2083,1693,199

3,2233,2693,2473,1153,4093,4403,4433,3993,3783,281

68,91570,52772,10374,296

75,21575,97278,66981,59483,27982,43885,42188,73492,66195,477

95,93897,03096,12597,450

101,685103,971106,434109,232111,800114,142

115,570114,449115,245117,144119,651121,460123,264126,159128,085130,207

Monthly data, seasonally adjusted2

2,8752,9752,8172,832

4,0935,0164,8824,3655,1567,9297,4066,9916,2026,137

7,6378,273

10,67810,7178,5398,3128,2377,4256,7016,528

7,0478,6289,6138,9407,9967,4047,2366,7396,2105,880

67.467.367.067.167.067.167.067.067.067.067.067.1

67.5

133,225133,029132,976133,054133,190133,398133,399133,530133,650133,940134,098134,420

135,221

64.464.364.264.264.264.264.264.264.264.264.364.4

64.8 3,371

3,2973,3283,2903,3413,2903,3303,2783,2343,1793,2383,3103,279

129,928129,701129,686129,713129,900130,068130,121130,296130,471130,702130,788131,141

131,850

6,0076,1085,8286,0325,8235,9345,9375,8425,8255,7575,7365,688

5,689

3.83.83.63.5

4.95.95.64.95.68.57.77.16.15.8

7.17.69.79.67.57.27.06.25.55.3

5.66.87.56.96.15.65.44.94.54.2

4.34.44.24.34.24.34.34.24.24.14.14.1

4.0

52,28852,52753,29153,602

54,31555,83457,09157,66758,17159,37759,99160,02559,65959,900

60,80661,46062,06762,66562,83962,74462,75262,88862,94462,523

63,32464,57864,70065,63865,75866,28066,64766,83767,54768,385

67,48767,73668,23268,15068,41468,30068,49268,66668,79068.78668,83268,724

67,872

1 Not strictly comparable with prior years. For an explanation, see

"Historical Comparability" under the Household Data section of theExplanatory Notes and Estimates of Error.

* The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.3 Beginning in January 2000, data are not strictly comparable with data

for 1999 and earlier years because of revisions in the population controlsused in the household survey. For additional information, see "Revisions inthe Current Population Survey Effective January 2000" in the February2000 issue of this publication.


HOUSEHOLD DATAHISTORICAL

A-2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over by sex, 1988 to date(Numbers in thousands)

Sex, year,and month

Civiliannoninsti-tutional

population


NumberPercent

ofpopulation

Employed

NumberPercent

ofpopulation

Agriculture Nonagriculturalindustries

Unemployed

NumberPercent

oflaborforce

Not inlaborforce

Annual averages

MEN19881989

199011991199219931994119951996199711998119991

1999:JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember

2000:January3

WOMEN19881989

19901 :1991199219931994119951996 ,199711998119991

1999:January ....February ..MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctober....NovemberDecember

2000:January3 ..

87,85788,762

90,37791,27892,27093,33294,35595,17896,20697,71598,75899,722

99,19899,27999,36299,46599,56399,66899,76199,86399,976

100,088100,179100,264

100,266

96,75697,630

98,78799,646

100,535101,506102,460103,406104,385105,418106,462108,031

107,521107,593107,674107,771107,864107,964108,067108,175108,289108,395108,487108,569

108,516

66,92767,840

69,01169,16869,96470,40470,81771,36072,08773,26173,95974,512

74,50674,46274,21874,27074,31874,41474,49874,49974,64374,68074,72874,930

75,304

54,74256,030

56,82957,17858,14158,79560,23960,94461,85763,03663,71464,855

64.72664,67564,58664,81664,69564,91864,83864,87364,83265,01765,10665,178

65,606

76.276.4

76.475.875.875.475.175.074.975.074.974.7

63,27364,315

65,10464,22364,44065,34966,45067,37768,20769,68570,69371,446

72.072.5

72.070.469.870.070.470.870.971.371.671.6

2,4932,513

2,5462,5892,5752,4782,5542,5592,5732,5522,5532,432

60,78061,802

62,55961,63461,86662,87163,89664,81865,63467,13368,14069,014


75.175.074.774.774.674.774.774.674.774.674.674.7

71,36871,23071,26971,20871,20771,33071,43771,43671,63071,62371,73271,927

71.971.771.771.671.571.671.671.571.671.671.671.7

72,358

2,4562,4492,4262,4892,4202,4302,4352,4092,3612,3892,5012,440

2,495

68,91268,78168,84368,71968,78768,90069,00269,02769,26969,23469,23169,487

69,862

Annual averages

56.657.4

57.557.457.857.958.858.959.359.859.860.0

51,69653,027

53,68953,49654,05254.91056,61057,52358,50159,87360,77162,042

53.454.3

54.353.753.854.155.355.656.056.857.157.4

676687

678680672637855881871847825849

51,02052,341

53,01152,81553,38054,27355,75556,64257,63059,02659,94561,193


60.260.160.060.160.060.160.060.059.960.060.060.0

60.5

61,85761,79961,70761,84661,98362,06861,96262,09462,02062,31762,36662.493

57.557.457.357.457.557.557.357.457.357.557.557.6

62,863 57.9

841879864852870900843825818849809839

875

61,01660,92060,84360,99461,11361,16861,11961,26961,20261,46861,55761,654

61,988

3,6553,525

3,9064,9465,5235,0554,3673,9833,8803,5773,2663,066

3,1383,2322,9493,0623,1113,0843,0613,0633,0133,0572,9963,003

2,946

3,0463,003

3,1403,6834,0903,8853,6293,4213,3563,1622,9442,814

2,8692,8762,8792,9702,7122,8502,8762,7792,8122,7002,7402,685

2,743

5.55.2

5.77.27.97.26.25.65.44.94.44.1

4.24.34.04.14.24.14.14.14.04.14.04.0

3.9

5.65.4

5.56.47.06.66.05.65.45.04.64.3

4.44.44.54.64.24.44.44.34.34.24.24.1

4.2

20,93020,923

21,36722,11022,30622,92723,53823,81824,11924.45424,79925,210

24,69224,81725,14425,19525,24525,25425,26325,36425,33325,40825,45125,334

24.963

42,01441,601

41,95742,46842,39442,71142,22142,46242,52842,38242,74843,175

42,79542,91843,08842,95543,16943.04643,22943,30243,45743,37843,38143,391

42,910

1 Not strictly comparable with prior years. For an explanation, see "Historical

Comparability" under the Household Data section of the Explanatory Notes and Estimatesof Error.

2 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.

3 Beginning in January 2000, data are not strictly comparable with data for 1999 and

earlier years because of revisions in the population controls used in the household survey.For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey EffectiveJanuary 2000" in the February 2000 issue of this publication.


HOUSEHOLD DATASEASONALLY ADJUSTED

A-3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex and age, seasonally adjusted(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status,sex, and age

1999


2000

Jan.

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population1Civilian labor force

Percent of populationEmployed

Employment-population ratioUnemployedUnemployment rate

Not in labor forcePersons who currently want a job

Men, 16 years and overCivilian noninstitutional population1

Civilian labor forcePercent of population

EmployedEmployment-population ratioAgricultureNonagricultural industries

UnemployedUnemployment rate

Not in labor force

Men, 20 years and overCivilian noninstitutional population1




Not in labor force

Women, 16 years and overCivilian noninstitutional population1




Not in labor force

Women, 20 years and overCivilian noninstitutional population1




Not in labor force

Both sexes, 16 to 19 yearsCivilian noninstitutional population1




Not in labor force

206,719139,232

67.4133,225

64.46,007

4.367,487

4,693

99,19874,506

75.171,368

71.92,456

68,9123,138

4.224,692

91,12470,202

77.067,771

74.42,304

65,4672,431

3.520,922

107,52164,726

60.261,857

57.5841

61,0162,869

4.442,795

99,68660,691

60.958,373

58.6802

57,5712,318

3.838,995

15,9098,339

52.47,08144.5191

6,8901,258

15.17,570

206,873139,137

67.3133,029

64.36,108

4.467,736

4,630

99,27974,462

75.071,230

71.72,449

68,7813,232

4.324,817

91,18970,111

76.967,527

74.12,231

65,2962,584

3.721,078

107,59364,675

60.161,799

57.4879

60,9202,876

4.442,918

99,74660,591

60.758,261

58.4822

57,4392,330

3.839,155

15,9398,435

52.97,24145.4275

6,9661,194

14.27,504

207,036138,804

67.0132,976

64.25,828

4.268,232

4,606

99,36274,218

74.771,269

71.72,426

68,8432,949

4.025,144

91,21569,934

76.767,628

74.12,239

65,3892,306

3.321,281

107,67464,586

60.061,707

57.3864

60,8432,879

4.543,088

99,83360,554

60.758,216

58.3821

57,3952,338

3.939,279

15,9888,316

52.07,13244.6230

6,9021,18414.2

7,672

207,236139,086

67.1133,054

64.26,032

4.368,1504,740

99,46574,270

74.771,208

71.62,489

68,7193,062

4.125,195

91,30269,992

76.767,562

74.02,305

65,2572,430

3.521,310

107,77164,816

60.161,846

57.4852

60,9942,970

4.642,955

99,92360,765

60.858,336

58.4803

57,5332,429

4.039,158

16,0118,329

52.07,15644.7233

6,9231,17314.1

7,682

207,427139,013

67.0133,190

64.25,823

4.268,4144,658

99,56374,318

74.671,207

71.52,420

68,7873,111

4.225,245

91,36869,978

76.667,470

73.82,224

65,2462,508

3.621,390

107,86464,695

60.061,983

57.5870

61,1132,712

4.243,169

100,00860,708

60.758,483

58.5820

57,6632,225

3.739,300

16,0518,327

51.97,23745.1246

6,9911,090

13.17,724

207,632139,332

67.1133,398

64.25,934

4.368,300

4,770

99,66874,414

74.771,330

71.62,430

68,9003,084

4.125,254

91,48770,116

76.667,645

73.92,246

65,3992,471

3.521,371

107,96464,918

60.162,068

57.5900

61,1682,850

4.443,046

100,13160,988

60.958,647

58.6851

57,7962,341

3.839,143

16,0148,228

51.47,10644.4233

6,8731,12213.6

7,786

207,828139,336

67.0133,399

64.25,937

4.368,492

4,575

99,76174,498

74.771,437

71.62,435

69,0023,061

4.125,263

91,56170,167

76.667,703

73.92,256

65,4472,464

3.521,394

108,06764,838

60.061,962

57.3843

61,1192,876

4.443,229

100,20360,852

60.758,477

58.4798

57,6792,375

3.939,351

16,0658,31751.8

7,21944.9224

6,9951,09813.2

7,748

208,038139,372

67.0133,530

64.25,842

4.268,666

4,497

99,86374,499

74.671,436

71.52,409

69,0273,063

4.125,364

91,69270,240

76.667,768

73.92,237

65,5312,472

3.521,452

108,17564,873

60.062,094

57.4825

61,2692,779

4.343,302

100,28560,904

60.758,648

58.5780

57,8682,256

3.739,381

16,0618,228

51.27,11444.3217

6,8971,114

13.57,833

208,265139,475

67.0133,650

64.25,825

4.268,7904,352

99,97674,643

74.771,630

71.62,361

69,2693,013

4.025,333

91,79370,328

76.667,943

74.02,189

65,7542,385

3.421,465

108,28964,832

59.962,020

57.3818

61,2022,812

4.343,457

100,38560,860

60.658,630

58.4778

57,8522,230

3.739,525

16,0868,287

51.57,07744.0212

6,8651,210

14.67,799

208,483139,697

67.0133,940

64.25,757

4.168,7864,331

100,08874,680

74.671,623

71.62,389

69,2343,057

4.125,408

91,89670,339

76.567,898

73.92,206

65,6922,441

3.521,557

108,39565,017

60.062,317

57.5849

61,4682,700

4.243,378

100,45860,955

60.758,800

58.5800

58,0002,155

3.539,503

16,1298,403

52.17,24244.9232

7,0101,161

13.87,726

208,666139,834

67.0134,098

64.35,736

4.168,832

4,429

100,17974,728

74.671,732

71.62,501

69,2312,996

4.025,451

91,98670,388

76.568,037

74.02,262

65,7752,351

3.321,598

108,48765,106

60.062,366

57.5809

61,5572,740

4.243,381

100,57361,052

60.758,838

58.5768

58,0702,214

3.639,521

16,1078,39452.1

7,22344.8280

6,9431,17114.0

7,713

208,832140,108

67.1134,420

64.45,688

4.168,724

4,467

100,26474,930

74.771,927

71.72,440

69,4873,003

4.025,334

92,05270,529

76.668,197

74.12,227

65,9702,332

3.321,523

108,56965,178

60.062,493

57.6839

61,6542,685

4.143,391

100,66661,154

60.758,958

58.6791

58,1672,196

3.639,512

16,1148,425

52.37,26545.1261

7,0041,16013.8

7,689

208,782140,910

67.5135,221

64.85,689

4.067,8724,252

100,26675,304

75.172,358

72.22,495

69,8622,946

3.924,963

92,05770,917

77.068,585

74.52,303

66,2822,332

3.321,139

108,51665,606

60.562,863

57.9875

61,9882,743

4.242,910

100,57961,576

61.259,280

58.9826

58,4542,297

3.739,003

16,1478,416

52.17,35645.6242

7,1141,06012.6

7,730


NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in tables A-3 through A-13will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment

of the various series. Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised populationcontrols used in the household survey.



A-4. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin, seasonally adjusted


Employment status,race, sex, age, and

Hispanic origin

1999


2000

Jan.

WHITE



Employment-population ratio ...Unemployed

Unemployment rate

Men, 20 years and over


EmployedEmployment-population ratio ...


Women, 20 years and over




Both sexes, 16 to 19 years




MenWomen

BLACK


Percent of populationEmployedEmployment-population ratio ...










See footnotes at end of table.

172,394116,356

67.5111,978

65.04,378

3.8

59,65177.4

57,81175.0

1,8403.1

49,68360.1

48,03758.1

1,6463.3

7,02255.6

6,13048.689212.713.811.5

24,66516,337

66.215,056

61.01,281

7.8

7,20873.3

6,76968.84396.1

8,11065.6

7,56361.25476.7

172,491116,455

67.5112,017

64.94,438

3.8

59,73177.4

57,76974.9

1,9623.3

49,65560.0

48,03058.1

1,6253.3

7,06955.9

6,21849.285112.012.611.4

24,69716,250

65.814,924

60.41,326

8.2

7,13772.4

6,66267.64756.7

8,11265.6

7,54261.05707.0

172,597116,237

67.3112,030

64.94,207

3.6

59,67577.3

57,93575.0

1,7402.9

49,56759.9

47,94157.9

1,6263.3

6,99555.3

6,15448.784112.012.811.2

24,72916,231

65.614,925

60.41,306

8.0

7,07371.7

6,64767.44266.0

8,15165.8

7,57361.15787.1

172,730116,344

67.4111,886

64.84,458

3.8

59,65177.2

57,83474.9

1,8173.0

49,67460.0

47,88557.8

1,7893.6

7,01955.4

6,16748.785212.112.611.6

24,76516,288

65.815,011

60.61,277

7.8

7,11872.0

6,67067.54486.3

8,22366.3

7,65761.75666.9

172,859116,193

67.2111,898

64.74,295

3.7

59,50277.0

57,63574.5

1,8673.1

49,62559.9

48,00457.9

1,6213.3

7,06655.7

6,25949.380711.412.210.6

24,79816,290

65.715,053

60.71,237

7.6

7,18272.6

6,71067.84726.6

8,17865.8

7,64761.65316.5

172,999116,518

67.4112,115

64.84,403

3.8

59,72177.2

57,83574.7

1,8863.2

49,85060.1

48,16758.1

1,6833.4

6,94754.7

6,11348.183412.012.012.0

24,83316,308

65.715,069

60.71,239

7.6

7,15372.1

6,69867.64556.4

8,21966.1

7,66761.65526.7

173,133116,492

67.3112,193

64.84,299

3.7

59,79977.2

57,95574.8

1,8443.1

49,65259.8

48,00057.9

1,6523.3

7,04155.3

6,23849.080311.411.711.1

24,86716,366

65.814,962

60.21,404

8.6

7,12271.7

6,61066.65127.2

8,31166.7

7,67061.66417.7

173,275116,619

67.3112,308

64.84,311

3.7

59,93277.3

58,00774.8

1,9253.2

49,71359.9

48,14058.0

1,5733.2

6,97454.8

6,16148.481311.712.311.0

24,90416,321

65.515,047

60.41,274

7.8

7,16272.0

6,71467.54486.3

8,24166.1

7,67361.55686.9

173,432116,495

67.2112,303

64.84,192

3.6

59,84177.1

58,10274.9

1,7392.9

49,59359.7

48,01057.8

1,5833.2

7,06155.4

6,19148.687012.312.711.9

24,94616,474

66.015,114

60.61,360

8.3

7,20572.3

6,69667.25097.1

8,31666.5

7,75962.15576.7

173,585116,654

67.2112,548

64.84,106

3.5

59,77777.0

58,04374.7

1,7342.9

49,73359.8

48,20358.0

1,5303.1

7,14456.1

6,30249.584211.811.911.7

24,98516,489

66.015,124

60.51,365

8.3

7,28172.9

6,71767.35647.7

8,25265.9

7,74561.95076.1

173,709116,703

67.2112,611

64.84,092

3.5

59,76176.9

58,06774.7

1,6942.8

49,81459.9

48,27358.0

1,5413.1

7,12856.0

6,27149.285712.012.811.2

25,01916,508

66.015,187

60.71,321

8.0

7,27772.8

6,76767.75107.0

8,30566.3

7,75761.95486.6

173,821117,008

67.3112,951

65.04,057

3.5

59,88977.0

58,22174.8

1,6682.8

50,01160.1

48,48658.2

1,5253.0

7,10855.8

6,24449.086412.213.310.9

25,05116,513

65.915,204

60.71,309

7.9

7,27372.6

6,76667.55077.0

8,26065.8

7,70661.45546.7

173.812117,716

67.7113,704

65.44,011

3.4

60,17977.3

58,48775.2

1,6932.8

50,40460.5

48,85758.7

1,5473.1

7,13256.0

6,36050.077210.812.49.1

25,04716,622

66.415,254

60.91,368

8.2

7,38673.7

6,83968.25477.4

8,31566.3

7,71561.56007.2

10



A-4. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin, seasonally adjusted Continued


Employment status,race, sex, age, and

Hispanic origin

1999


2000

Jan.

BLACK-ContinuedBoth sexes, 16 to 19 years



UnemployedUnemployment rateMenWomen

HISPANIC ORIGIN


Percent of populationEmployedEmployment-population ratio ...


1,01941.372429.329528.933.324.5

21,29614,448

67.813,473

63.39756.7

1,00140.572029.128128.131.225.0

21,35514,520

68.013,536

63.49846.8

1,00740.770528.530230.032.427.6

21,41414,542

67.913,673

63.88696.0

94738.368427.626327.832.023.8

21,48314,535

67.713,541

63.09946.8

93037.5696

28.1234

25.227.922.5

21,54814,555

67.513,574

63.09816.7

93637.770428.423224.828.821.2

21,61814,624

67.613,655

63.29696.6

93337.568227.425126.930.723.4

21,68414,617

67.413,696

63.29216.3

91837.066026.625828.129.626.7

21,75214,710

67.613,759

63.39516.5

95338.4659

26.529430.830.331.4

21,82014,766

67.713,795

63.29716.6

95638.566226.729430.835.326.1

21,88114,809

67.713,879

63.49306.3

92637.366326.726328.431.025.9

21,94714,887

67.813,979

63.79086.1

98039.573229.524825.327.523.0

22,00814,984

68.114,095

64.08895.9

92137.2701

28.3220

23.924.023.8

22,04715,251

69.214,395

65.38565.6


NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum tototals because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics

are included in both the white and black population groups. Beginning inJanuary 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the householdsurvey.

11



A-5. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, seasonally adjusted(Numbers in thousands)

Educational attainment1999

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

2000

Jan.

Less than a high school diploma


Percent of populationEmployedEmployment-population ratio


High school graduates, no college2




Less than a bachelor's degree3



Employment-population ratioUnemployedUnemployment rate

College graduates




28,90112,339

42.711,447

39.68927.2

57,47737,441

65.136,112

62.81,329

3.5

43,15432,273

74.831,347

72.69262.9

43,51635,023

80.534,389

79.06341.8

28,11212,218

43.511,317

40.39017.4

57,06237,274

65.335,962

63.01,312

3.5

43,91132,227

73.431,238

71.19893.1

43,94935,132

79.934,466

78.46661.9

28,44212,039

42.311,280

39.77596.3

57,80537,687

65.236,368

62.91,319

3.5

43,02831,866

74.130,966

72.09002.8

43,85935,130

80.134,479

78.66511.9

27,99111,896

42.511,092

39.68046.8

57,94537,508

64.736,173

62.41,335

3.6

43,05932,051

74.431,111

72.39402.9

44,28935,467

80.134,745

78.57222.0

28,29811,891

42.011,085

39.28066.8

57,93137,365

64.536,022

62.21,343

3.6

42,74231,944

74.731,049

72.68952.8

44,44235,677

80.335,020

78.86571.8

28,51512,081

42.411,265

39.58166.8

57,96337,382

64.535,962

62.01,420

3.8

42,78031,955

74.731,140

72.88152.6

44,46435,757

80.435,059

78.86982.0

28,01512,087

43.111,265

40.28226.8

57,16237,014

64.835,700

62.51,314

3.6

43,61032,145

73.731,169

71.59763.0

45,04235,827

79.535,167

78.16601.8

28,56812,307

43.111,448

40.18597.0

57,19536,954

64.635,657

62.31,297

3.5

43,13031,842

73.830,864

71.69783.1

45,08636,037

79.935,465

78.75721.6

28,58312,151

42.511,327

39.68246.8

57,51837,188

64.735,879

62.41,309

3.5

42,95532,140

74.831,269

72.88712.7

45,08135,722

79.235,112

77.96101.7

28,24612,201

43.211,401

40.48006.6

57,27537,080

64.735,874

62.61,206

3.3

43,78732,203

73.531,330

71.68732.7

44,98635,721

79.435,106

78.06151.7

28,22812,132

43.011,347

40.27856.5

57,78937,671

65.236,445

63.11,226

3.3

44,07032,312

73.331,444

71.38682.7

44,36535,264

79.534,655

78.16091.7

28,14411,956

42.511,243

39.97136.0

57,59037,362

64.936,071

62.61,291

3.5

44,06932,404

73.531,586

71.78182.5

44,82135,824

79.935,186

78.56381.8

27,99511,895

42.511,106

39.77896.6

57,76837,617

65.136,305

62.81,311

3.5

43,68932,397

74.231,564

72.28332.6

45,05836,205

80.435,540

78.96651.8


2 Includes high school diploma or equivalent.

3 Includes the categories, some college, no degree; and associate degree.

NOTE: Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controlsused in the household survey.

12



A-6. Employed and unemployed full- and part-time workers by sex and age, seasonally adjusted(Numbers in thousands)

Full- and part-time status, sex,and age

1999


2000

Jan.

EMPLOYED

Full-time workersMen, 16 years and overMen, 20 years and overWomen, 16 years and overWomen, 20 years and overBoth sexes, 16 to 19 years

Part-time workersMen, 16 years and overMen, 20 years and over..:Women, 16 years and overWomen, 20 years and overBoth sexes, 16 to 19 years

UNEMPLOYED

Looking for full-time workMen, 16 years and overMen, 20 years and overWomen, 16 years and overWomen, 20 years and overBoth sexes, 16 to 19 years

Looking for part-time workMen, 16 years and overMen, 20 years and overWomen, 16 years and overWomen, 20 years and overBoth sexes, 16 to 19 years

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES1

Full-time workersMen, 16 years and overMen, 20 years and overWomen, 16 years and overWomen, 20 years and overBoth sexes, 16 to 19 years

Part-time workersMen, 16 years and overMen, 20 years and overWomen, 16 years and overWomen, 20 years and overBoth sexes, 16 to 19 years

110,09364,01762,67645,94245,067

2,350

23,1637,2805,089

15,85113,2714,803

4,7182,5622,2462,0971,858

614

1,266508189739441636

4.13.83.54.44.0

20.7

5.26.53.64.53.2

11.7

109,78263,79562,39645,94645,059

2,327

23,2427,4205,132

15,79213,1794,931

4,8932,6592,3782,1591,915

600

1,202495209729430563

4.34.03.74.54.1

20.5

4.96.33.94.43.2

10.2

109,91563,94462,53845,95245,046

2,331

23,2047,4115,176

15,79813,2024,826

4,6262,3402,1032,1991,946

577

1,209502187704408614

4.03.53.34.64.119.8

5.06.33.54.33.011.3

109,70663,69062,32445,99145,0672,315

23,2917,4965,23415,80013,2464,811

4,8072,5332,2182,2992,033556

1,221547193712414614

4.23.83.44.84.3

19.4

5.06.83.64.33.0

11.3

109,98663,70062,25446,23345,262

2,470

23,2287,5115,192

15,74913,2184,818

4,6332,5692,2722,0811,852

509

1,265600276670392597

4.03.93.54.33.9

17.1

5.27.45.04.12.9

11.0

110,27563,80562,36746,53845,5292,379

23,1087,5375,282

15,52313,1374,689

4,6412,5732,2292,1271,903

509

1,284566249729438597

4.03.93.54.44.017.6

5.37.04.54.53.211.3

109,79763,83562,35046,06745,0842,363

23,4377,5985,35115,86513,3124,774

4,7052,5562,2392,1281,939527

1,216518222706432562

4.13.83.54.44.118.2

4.96.44.04.33.110.5

110,06063,77262,31046,38645,4072,343

23,3867,6435,48315,69113,2044,699

4,7122,6252,2952,1001,861556

1,133449170666395568

4.14.03.64.33.919.2

4.65.53.04.12.910.8

110,41363,98562,62146,45245,4972,295

23,2057,6135,30215,66613,1694,734

4,5682,5332,1722,0681,792604

1,228504207707424597

4.03.83.44.33.8

20.8

5.06.23.84.33.111.2

110,87764,00562,60746,84745,8222,448

23,0817,6105,25515,48312,9964,830

4,6142,5882,2242,0681,771619

1,146499216625377553

4.03.93.44.23.7

20.2

4.76.23.93.92.810.3

111,22764,25962,82546,96845,9072,495

22,9467,4855,21315,45012,9644,769

4,5362,5262,1512,0681,792593

1,191502199686406586

3.93.83.34.23.819.2

4.96.33.74.33.010.9

111,56264,35862,91447,16146,0942,554

22,9757,5815,29515,37712,9324,748

4,5402,4932,1092,0651,799632

1,175520236640384555

3.93.73.24.23.819.8

4.96.44.34.02.910.5

112,08964,72763,40747,15246,1892,493

23,2247,5525,19715,64113,0754,951

4,5542,3892,1252,0931,864566

1,112483213615415483

3.93.63.24.33.918.5

4.66.03.93.83.18.9

1 These rates reflect a refined definition of the full- and part-time labor force

and differ from the rates published elsewhere in this publication prior to 1994.NOTE: Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls

used in the household survey.

13



A-7. Employed persons by marital status, occupation, class of worker, and part-time status, seasonally adjusted(In thousands)

Category1999


2000

Jan.

MARITAL STATUS

TotalMarried men, spouse presentMarried women, spouse presentWomen who maintain families

OCCUPATION

Managerial and professional specialtyTechnical, sales, and administrative

supportService occupationsPrecision production, craft, and repairOperators, fabricators, and laborersFarming, forestry, and fishing

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture:Wage and salary workersSelf-employed workersUnpaid family workers

Nonagricultural industries:Wage and salary workersPrivate industries

Private householdsOther industries

GovernmentSelf-employed workersUnpaid family workers ,

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME1

All industries:Part time for economic reasons

Slack work or business conditionsCould only find part-time work

Part time for noneconomic reasons

Nonagricultural industries:Part time for economic reasons

Slack work or business conditionsCould only find part-time work

Part time for noneconomic reasons

133,22543,44033,5268,089

39,893

38,76218,02914,66318,4443,440

1,9621,324

31

120,777101,948

895101,053

18,8298,840

110

3,4892,0511,122

18,589

3,3411,9481,099

18,033

133,02943,07733,1308,103

39,650

39,15218,09014,66218,0973,469

1,9001,376

43

120,967102,184

861101,323

18,7838,733

108

3,4251,9851,131

18,677

3,2821,9001,101

18,094

132,97643,16433,1768,142

40,005

38,82118,03414,59118,1353,438

1,9051,358

39

120,939102,161

926101,23518,7788,730127

3,5092,0181,18118,622

3,3251,9271,12818,031

133,05443,21033,2848,081

40,458

38,81617,90414,50817,7753,508

1,9301,399

33

120,925102,147

935101,21218,7788,801

65

3,4031,9371,117

18,752

3,2251,8451,087

18,159

133,19042,99733,4428,081

40,503

38,93918,04914,45217,9203,440

1,9301,330

36

121,311102,540

914101,626

18,7718,726

61

3,3991,9501,116

18,692

3,2291,8451,089

18,138

133,39843,27933,7588,028

40,802

38,77718,00714,17518,1773,477

1,9231,341

39

121,006101,999

983101,016

19,0078,840

88

3,3772,0481,045

18,716

3,2091,9021,031

18,106

133,39943,35033,3878,272

40,823

38,67317,99014,43118,0193,421

1,9391,292

45

121,188102,156

944101,21219,0328,820

77

3,3161,9741,050

18,983

3,1421,8501,034

18,466

133,53043,36833,5048,335

40,800

38,87417,97614,32218,0893,412

1,9081,266

46

121,150102,036

873101,163

19,1149,000

93

3,2791,9041,057

19,230

3,1271,8131,041

18,652

133,65043,36733,2758,312

40,784

38,63417,87614,65918,2273,365

1,9301,198

40

121,583102,503

1,035101,46819,0808,791

100

3,2831,9221,073

18,801

3,1121,8061,063

18,273

133,94043,20633,5218,398

40,718

39,02317,69414,83618,3403,365

1,9361,267

42

121,654102,837

939101,89818,8178,833101

3,1791,928993

18,799

2,9831,807964

18,249

134,09843,27333,6358,526

40,363

39,28317,63314,90318,4763,407

2,0491,216

41

121,965103,063

944102,11918,9028,686

108

3,2741,9301,032

18,651

3,1051,8151,013

18,083

134,42043,28333,7628,375

40,800

39,31117,70614,94018,2993,367

2,0181,211

36

122,426103,467

948102,519

18,9598,662

98

3,3201,9511,025

18,618

3,1571,8431,018

18,061

135,22143,95134,1668,362

40,924

39,61418,15514,61018,3853,574

2,0241,320

38

122,823103,810

952102,858

19,0138,802

92

3,2191,8931,012

18,889

3,0661,801

98618,347

1 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs

during the entire reference week for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrialdispute. Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work fulltime but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as

holidays, illness, and bad weather.NOTE: Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in

the household survey.

14



A-8. Employed persons by age and sex, seasonally adjusted(In thousands)

Age and sex1999


2000

Jan.

Total, 16 years and over....

16 to 24 years16 to 19 years


20 to 24 years25 years and over25 to 54 years55 years and over




20 to 24 years25 years and over



16 to 24 years16 to 19 years16 to 17 years18 to 19 years


133,225

19,8567,0812,7544,335

12,775113,39196,53816,870

71,368

10,2883,5971,4152,1956,691

61,05851,7019,367

61,857

9,5683,4841,3392,1406,084

52,33344,8377,503

133,029

20,0127,2412,8094,392

12,771112,98196,05616,970

71,230

10,4013,7031,4362,2376,698

60,82951,4069,437

61,799

9,6113,5381,3732,1556,073

52,15244,650

7,533

132,976

20,0307,1322,7824,358

12,898113,00195,93717,036

71,269

10,4063,6411,4092,2396,765

60,88551,4209,474

61,707

9,6243,4911,3732,1196,133

52,11644,517

7,562

133,054

19,9397,1562,8024,338

12,783113,14195,95117,142

71,208

10,2213,6461,4112,2316,575

60,98051,4309,526

61,846

9,7183,5101,3912,1076,208

52,16144,5217,616

133,190

20,0287,2372,8094,466

12,791113,21496,00717,106

71,207

10,3823,7371,4542,3246,645

60,87251,3479,465

61,983

9,6463,5001,3552,1426,146

52,34244,660

7,641

133,398

19,9357,1062,7454,369

12,829113,43696,15817,261

71,330

10,3233,6851,4372,2636,638

61,00151,416

9,559

62,068

9,6123,4211,3082,1066,191

52,43544,742

7,702

133,399

20,0787,2192,8454,361

12,859113,28095,99517,306

71,437

10,4153,7341,4712,2516,681

61,01251,4639,574

61,962

9,6633,4851,3742,1106,178

52,26844,532

7,732

133,530

20,0687,1142,7764,325

12,954113,49596,12017,379

71,436

10,4273,6681,4412,2136,759

61,06151,4239,619

62,094

9,6413,4461,3352,1126,195

52,43444,6977,760

133,650

20,1067,0772,7654,309

13,029113,53996,20017,377

71,630

10,5403,6871,4212,2476,853

61,08351,4319,649

62,020

9,5663,3901,3442,0626,176

52,45644,7697,728

133,940

20,2267,2422,8344,411

12,984113,66696,43617,255

71,623

10,5213,7251,4622,2676,796

61,07351,5239,542

62,317

9,7053,5171,3722,1446,188

52,59344,9137,713

134,098

20,1887,2232,7974,421

12,965113,89796,63517,252

71,732

10,5083,6951,4392,2346,813

61,20251,6739,574

62,366

9,6803,5281,3582,1876,152

52,69544,962

7,678

134,420

20,3347,2652,8034,461

13,069114,07596,72917,406

71,927

10,5703,7301,4452,2786,840

61,34951,7329,649

62,493

9,7643,5351,3582,1836,229

52,72644,9977,757

135,221

20,6217,3562,8554,492

13,265114,64197,19917,447

72,358

10,7273,7731,4712,3016,954

61,58551,9449,658

62,863

9,8943,5841,3852,1906,310

53,05645,2547,788


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A-9. Unemployed persons by age and sex, seasonally adjusted(In thousands)

Age and sex1999

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

2000

Jan.













6,007

2,2391,258599643981

3,7673,278503

3,138

1,232707339365525

1,9101,644271

2,869

1,007551260278456

1,8571,634232

6,108

2,2621,194526654

1,0683,8303,336503

3,232

1,197648274361549

2,0101,714286

2,876

1,065546252293519

1,8201,622217

5,828

2,2181,184553632

1,0343,6263,133497

2,949

1,165643294350522

1,7801,520256

2,879

1,053541259282512

1,8461,613241

6,032

2,2111,173557612

1,0383,8223,286507

3,062

1,195632316321563

1,8711,597265

2,970

1,016541241291475

1,9511,689242

5,823

2,1301,090540563

1,0403,6863,225474

3,111

1,184603310301581

1,9241,665273

2,712

946487230262459

1,7621,560201

5,934

2,1721,122534587

1,0503,7533,231534

3,084

1,212613291330599

1,8651,597270

2,850

960509243257451

1,8881,634264

5,937

2,1601,098518578

1,0623,7793,250521

3,061

1,187597282313590

1,8871,589298

2,876

973501236265472

1,8921,661223

5,842

2,1391,114526596

1,0253,7063,226475

3,063

1,148591279319557

1,9231,643284

2,779

991523247277468

1,7831,583191

5,825

2,2261,210531690

1,0163,6183,147461

3,013

1,163628283341535

1,8591,575292

2,812

1,063582248349481

1,7591,572169

5,757

2,2471,161536623

1,0863,5103,043472

3,057

1,222616268346606

1,8421,578278

2,700

1,025545268277480

1,6681,465194

5,736

2,2491,171553619

1,0783,4883,048459

2,996

1,194645292353549

1,7891,531252

2,740

1,055526261266529

1,6991,517207

5,688

2,2091,160553612

1,0493,4792,987477

3,003

1,252671311356581

1,7571,493246

2,685

957489242256468

1,7221,494231

5,689

2,1191,060465577

1,0593,5783,089494

2,946

1.150613246364537

1,8001,552248

2,743

969447219213522

1,7781,537245

N O T E : Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.

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A-10. Unemployment rates by age and sex, seasonally adjusted(Percent)

Age and sex1999

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

2000

Jan.











4.3

10.115.117.912.97.13.23.32.9

4.2

10.716.419.314.37.33.03.12.8

4.4

9.513.716.311.57.03.43.53.0

4.4

10.214.215.813.07.73.33.42.9

4.3

10.314.916.013.97.63.23.22.9

4.4

10.013.415.512.07.93.43.52.8

4.2

10.014.216.612.77.43.13.22.8

4.0

10.115.017.313.57.22.82.92.6

4.5

9.913.415.911.77.73.43.53.1

4.3

10.014.116.612.47.53.33.32.9

4.1

10.514.818.312.67.93.03.02.7

4.6

9.513.414.812.17.13.63.73.1

4.2

9.613.116.111.27.53.23.22.7

4.2

10.213.917.611.58.03.13.12.8

4.2

8.912.214.510.96.93.33.42.6

4.3

9.813.616.311.87.63.23.33.0

4.1

10.514.316.812.78.33.03.02.7

4.4

9.113.015.710.96.83.53.53.3

4.3

9.713.215.411.77.63.23.32.9

4.1

10.213.816.112.28.13.03.03.0

4.4

9.112.614.711.27.13.53.62.8

4.2

9.613.515.912.17.33.23.22.7

4.1

9.913.916.212.67.63.13.12.9

4.3

9.313.215.611.67.03.33.42.4

4.2

10.014.616.113.87.23.13.22.6

4.0

9.914.616.613.27.23.03.02.9

4.3

10.014.715.614.57.23.23.42.1

4.1

10.013.815.912.47.73.03.12.7

4.1

10.414.215.513.28.22.93.02.8

4.2

9.613.416.311.47.23.13.22.5

4.1

10.014.016.512.37.73.03.12.6

4.0

10.214.916.913.67.52.82.92.6

4.2

9.813.016.110.87.93.13.32.6

4.1

9.813.816.512.17.43.03.02.7

4.0

10.615.217.713.57.82.82.82.5

4.1

8.912.215.110.57.03.23.22.9

4.0

9.312.614.011.47.43.03.12.8

3.9

9.714.014.313.77.22.82.92.5

4.2

8.911.113.78.97.63.23.33.1


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A-11. Unemployment rates by occupation, industry, and selected demographic characteristics, seasonally adjusted(Percent)

Category1999

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

2000

Jan.

CHARACTERISTIC

TotalMen, 20 years and overWomen, 20 years and overBoth sexes, 16 to 19 years

WhiteBlack and otherBlackHispanic origin

Married men, spouse presentMarried women, spouse presentWomen who maintain families

OCCUPATION1

Managerial and professional specialtyTechnical, sales, and administrative supportPrecision production, craft, and repairOperators, fabricators, and laborersFarming, forestry, and fishing

INDUSTRY

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workersGoods-producing industries

MiningConstructionManufacturing

Durable goodsNondurable goods

Service-producing industriesTransportation and public utilitiesWholesale and retail tradeFinance, insurance, and real estateServices

Government workersAgricultural wage and salary workers

4.33.53.8

15.1

3.86.97.86.7

2.32.86.3

1.93.73.66.07.5

4.34.66.37.33.53.33.94.22.65.32.44.22.29.1

4.43.73.8

14.2

3.87.38.26.8

2.42.86.5

1.93.94.36.17.6

4.44.77.17.43.73.34.34.23.15.22.44.12.3

10.8

4.23.33.9

14.2

3.67.28.06.0

2.12.76.6

1.93.73.76.16.9

4.34.45.57.03.53.14.24.22.95.42.04.22.19.4

4.33.54.0

14.1

3.87.07.86.8

2.32.97.1

1.93.83.86.57.1

4.44.58.47.33.43.23.94.32.95.43.24.12.49.5

4.23.63.7

13.1

3.76.87.66.7

2.32.66.0

2.03.44.06.47.6

4.34.55.97.23.53.43.84.23.25.32.24.02.5

10.1

4.33.53.8

13.6

3.86.77.66.6

2.22.76.5

2.03.64.76.17.1

4.44.74.87.33.73.54.04.32.95.32.44.22.39.3

4.33.53.9

13.2

3.77.28.66.3

2.32.86.4

1.93.93.96.36.5

4.44.46.06.93.53.73.14.43.45.22.44.42.29.0

4.23.53.7

13.5

3.76.87.86.5

2.32.76.3

1.83.64.56.26.4

4.24.84.27.63.83.74.14.03.04.82.44.02.19.6

4.23.43.7

14.6

3.67.28.36.6

2.22.66.4

1.83.53.96.45.3

4.34.86.76.93.94.03.94.12.85.22.34.12.05.7

4.13.53.5

13.8

3.57.28.36.3

2.22.56.0

1.83.54.06.35.8

4.24.55.06.73.73.54.04.13.14.92.34.02.17.7

4.13.33.6

14.0

3.57.18.06.1

2.12.56.0

1.83.63.76.26.7

4.24.24.65.73.73.73.74.13.35.32.33.92.08.3

4.13.33.6

13.8

3.57.07.95.9

2.22.56.2

1.73.64.06.15.8

4.14.44.16.63.63.63.54.03.05.22.13.82.17.1

4.03.33.7

12.6

3.47.18.25.6

2.02.66.2

1.83.43.76.14.7

4.24.12.66.43.22.83.94.33.75.12.54.22.15.0

1 Seasonally adjusted data for service occupations are not available because

the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregularcomponents, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.

NOTE: Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controlsused in the household survey.

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A-12. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, seasonally adjusted(Numbers in thousands)

Reason1999


2000

Jan.

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobsOn temporary layoffNot on temporary layoff

Job leaversReentrantsNew entrants

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobsOn temporary layoffNot on temporary layoff

Job leaversReentrantsNew entrants

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THECIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobsJob leaversReentrantsNew entrants

2,708863

1,845729

2,009519

45.414.530.912.233.7

8.7

1.9.5

1.4.4

2,721854

1,867750

2,090498

44.914.130.812.434.5

8.2

2.0.5

1.5.4

2,646833

1,813774

2,007446

45.114.230.913.234.27.6

1.9.6

1.4.3

2,695843

1,852810

2,039473

44.814.

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