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

Technical information: USDL 94-167 Household data National (202) 606-6378 606-6373 Transmission of material in this State 606-6392 release is embargoed until Establishment data 606-6555 8:30 A.M. (EST),Media contact: 606-5902 Friday, April 1, 1994 THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: MARCH 1994 Nonfarm payroll employment rebounded sharply in March from weather-related weakness in the prior 2 months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics ofthe U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The unemployment rate, at 6.5percent, was the same as it had been in February. The March increase of 456,000 in the number of payroll jobs broughtgrowth in the first quarter back in line with that for the fourth quarterof last year. The average workweek also expanded markedly followingFebruary's weather-induced declines. Unemployment (Household Survey Data) The unemployment rate was 6.5 percent in March, the same as inFebruary, and the number of unemployed persons remained at 8.5 million.Unemployment rates for most worker groups were little changed from Februaryto March. Changes over the month in several measures partially reversedunusually large movements in February. The number of persons jobless forless than 5 weeks rose by 184,000 in March, while the number who werejobless from 5 to 14 weeks fell by 178,000. (See table A-5.) The numberof persons employed part time for economic reasons--often referred to asthe "partially unemployed"--rose by 349,000 to a total of 5.0 million inMarch (table A-3). It is important to note that data from the householdsurvey continue to reflect the transition to a revised questionnaire and

new collection method which were implemented in January. ---------------------------------------------------------------- | Data from the household survey for 1994 are not directly | |comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years because of the | |implementation in January 1994 of a major redesign of the survey| |and the introduction of 1990 census-based population controls, | |adjusted for the estimated undercount. In addition, the 1994 | |data may be affected by the transition to the redesigned survey.| |For example, seasonal factors, of necessity, have been computed | |based on data collected in the survey prior to its revision, | |and these factors may not fully capture the pattern of | |seasonality in the current data. Hence, over-the-month | |comparisons of unemployment and other labor force estimates | |should be made with caution. For additional information on | |the redesign, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey | |Effective January 1994" in the February 1994 issue of | |Employment and Earnings. | ---------------------------------------------------------------- - 2 - Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted(Numbers in thousands)___________________________________________________________________________ | Quarterly | Monthly data | | averages | | |_________________|__________________________|Feb.- Category | 1993 | 1994 | 1994 |Mar. |________|________|__________________________|change | IV | I | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. |______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______ HOUSEHOLD DATA | Labor force status |____________________________________________________Civilian labor force..| 128,713| 130,674| 130,667| 130,776| 130,580| -196 Employment..........| 120,311| 122,088| 121,971| 122,258| 122,037| -221 Unemployment........| 8,402| 8,586| 8,696| 8,518| 8,543| 25Not in labor force....| 65,602| 65,411| 65,286| 65,314| 65,633| 319 |________|________|________|________|________|_______ | Unemployment rates |____________________________________________________All workers...........| 6.5| 6.6| 6.7| 6.5| 6.5| .0 Adult men...........| 6.0| 5.9| 5.9| 6.0| 5.8| -0.2 Adult women.........| 5.7| 5.9| 6.0| 5.7| 6.0| .3 Teenagers...........| 18.3| 18.0| 18.4| 17.9| 17.8| -.1 White...............| 5.8| 5.7| 5.8| 5.6| 5.7| .1 Black...............| 12.0| 12.8| 13.1| 12.9| 12.5| -.4 Hispanic origin.....| 10.7| 10.2| 10.6| 10.0| 10.0| .0 |________|________|________|________|________|_______ ESTABLISHMENT DATA | Employment |____________________________________________________Nonfarm employment....| 110,885|p111,363| 111,079|p111,277|p111,733| p456 Goods-producing 1/..| 22,979| p23,048| 23,024| p23,018| p23,101| p83 Construction......| 4,653| p4,671| 4,653| p4,643| p4,717| p74

Manufacturing.....| 17,727| p17,776| 17,769| p17,774| p17,786| p12 Service-producing 1/| 87,906| p88,315| 88,055| p88,259| p88,632| p373 Retail trade......| 19,883| p19,990| 19,923| p19,986| p20,060| p74 Services..........| 30,631| p30,830| 30,683| p30,792| p31,015| p223 Government........| 18,920| p18,939| 18,929| p18,927| p18,961| p34 |________|________|________|________|________|_______ | Hours of work 2/ |____________________________________________________Total private.........| 34.5| p34.6| 34.8| p34.3| p34.7| p0.4 Manufacturing.......| 41.7| p41.7| 41.8| p41.2| p42.2| p1.0 Overtime..........| 4.3| p4.6| 4.4| p4.6| p4.8| p.2 |________|________|________|________|________|_______ | Earnings 2/ |____________________________________________________Avg. hourly earnings, | | | | | | total private.......| $10.93| p$11.03| $11.02| p$11.03| p$11.04| p$0.01Avg. weekly earnings, | | | | | | total private.......| 377.20| p381.64| 383.50| p378.33| p383.09| p4.76______________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______ 1/ Includes other industries, not shown separately. 2/ Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers. p = preliminary. NOTE: Household data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for1993 and earlier years. For additional information, see "Revisions in theCurrent Population Survey Effective January 1994" in the February 1994issue of Employment and Earnings. - 3 - Total Employment and the Labor Force Total employment was 122.0 million in March, little changed fromFebruary. The employment-population ratio--the proportion of the working-age population with jobs--also was about unchanged at 62.2 percent. (Seetable A-1.) A total of 7.2 million workers (not seasonally adjusted), or5.9 percent of all employed persons, held two or more jobs in March(table A-8). The labor force participation rate in March was 66.6 percent(seasonally adjusted), and there were 130.6 million people in the laborforce, about the same as in February. (See table A-1.) Discouraged Workers (Household Survey Data) The number of discouraged workers--those who wanted a job but gave upsearching for work because they believed there were no jobs to be found--totaled about 530,000 in March (not seasonally adjusted). (See table A-8.) Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data) Nonfarm payroll employment climbed by 456,000 in March, as severalindustries rebounded from depressed levels related to severe winter weatherin January and February. Monthly job growth for the first quarter averaged208,000, about the same healthy advance as in the last quarter of 1993.(See table B-1.)

The construction industry added 74,000 jobs in March on a seasonallyadjusted basis. After 2 months of weather-related declines totaling22,000, construction again showed the strength it exhibited in late 1993.Mining employment was down slightly in March, as oil and gas extractioncontinued to lose jobs. Manufacturing employment edged up by 12,000 in March, for the sixthstraight month of growth, during which time 88,000 jobs have been added.Over-the-month gains were recorded in fabricated metals, industrialmachinery, and electronic equipment; employment in each of these industrieshas been trending upward since last summer. There were job losses,however, in lumber and wood products, transportation equipment, andinstruments. Employment in transportation and public utilities grew by 21,000, dueto an unusually large increase in the transportation component. Totaltransportation employment (3.6 million) has now surpassed the previous peaklevel reached in December 1990. The number of jobs in retail trade rose by74,000 in March, with gains distributed across its component industries.Eating and drinking establishments regained the jobs lost as a result ofthe extreme winter weather, but their employment growth in the firstquarter was still below normal. Wholesale trade employment rose slightly(10,000); this industry has added about 150,000 jobs since September 1992. The services industry added 223,000 jobs in March, as many of itsweather-sensitive components bounced back. Business, health, auto repair,and educational services, as well as amusement and recreation and hotelsand other lodging places, all contributed to this increase. The averagerise in services employment for the first 3 months of the year (about100,000) is in line with the trend for 1993. The finance industry added - 4 - 10,000 jobs in March. In government, increases were registered at thestate and local level, while the Federal government continued to lose jobs. Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data) The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers onprivate nonfarm payrolls rebounded by 0.4 hour from February's largeweather-related decline, to 34.7 hours, seasonally adjusted. Themanufacturing workweek not only reversed February's decline but rose by anadditional 0.4 hour, for a total over-the-month gain of 1.0 hour. Themanufacturing workweek and overtime hours are at post-World War II highs of42.2 and 4.8 hours, respectively. (See table B-2.) The index of aggregate hours of private production or nonsupervisoryworkers on nonfarm payrolls jumped 1.8 percent to 126.9 (1982=100) inMarch. The manufacturing index shot up 2.5 percent to 104.0. (See tableB-5.) Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)

Average hourly earnings of private production or nonsupervisoryworkers on nonfarm payrolls edged up by 0.1 percent in March, afterseasonal adjustment. Average weekly earnings rose by 1.3 percent,reflecting the increase in the workweek. Before seasonal adjustment,average hourly earnings slipped 1 cent in March to $11.05, while averageweekly earnings were up $4.08 to $380.12. Over the year, average hourlyearnings increased by 2.4 percent and average weekly earnings by 3.6percent. (See table B-3.) _________________________ The Employment Situation for April 1994 will be released on Friday,May 6, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age (Numbers in thousands)___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | 1/ Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted | | __________________________ _____________________________________________________ Employment status, sex, and age | | | | | | | | | | Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | Mar. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | 1993 |19942/ | 1994 | 1993 | 1993 | 1993 |19942/ | 1994 | 1994 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TOTAL | | | | | | | | |Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 192,959| 196,090| 196,213| 192,959| 194,321| 194,472| 195,953| 196,090| 196,213 Civilian labor force............................| 126,682| 129,764| 129,718| 127,440| 128,662| 128,898| 130,667| 130,776| 130,580 Participation rate........................| 65.7| 66.2| 66.1| 66.0| 66.2| 66.3| 66.7| 66.7| 66.6 Employed......................................| 117,406| 120,503| 120,844| 118,562| 120,332| 120,661| 121,971| 122,258| 122,037 Employment-population ratio...............| 60.8| 61.5| 61.6| 61.4| 61.9| 62.0| 62.2| 62.3| 62.2 Agriculture.................................| 2,805| 2,915| 3,086| 3,099| 3,114| 3,096| 3,331| 3,391| 3,426 Nonagricultural industries..................| 114,601| 117,584| 117,758| 115,463| 117,218| 117,565| 118,639| 118,867| 118,611 Unemployed....................................| 9,276| 9,262| 8,874| 8,878| 8,330| 8,237| 8,696| 8,518| 8,543 Unemployment rate.........................| 7.3| 7.1| 6.8| 7.0| 6.5| 6.4| 6.7| 6.5| 6.5 Not in labor force..............................| 66,277| 66,325| 66,495| 65,519| 65,659| 65,574| 65,286| 65,314| 65,633 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Men, 16 years and over | | | | | | | | |Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 92,304| 93,982| 94,042| 92,304| 93,033| 93,116| 93,909| 93,982| 94,042 Civilian labor force............................| 69,053| 69,998| 70,000| 69,502| 69,730| 69,813| 70,744| 70,644| 70,529

Participation rate........................| 74.8| 74.5| 74.4| 75.3| 75.0| 75.0| 75.3| 75.2| 75.0 Employed......................................| 63,370| 64,564| 64,936| 64,355| 65,144| 65,259| 65,963| 65,921| 65,940 Employment-population ratio...............| 68.7| 68.7| 69.1| 69.7| 70.0| 70.1| 70.2| 70.1| 70.1 Unemployed....................................| 5,683| 5,434| 5,064| 5,147| 4,586| 4,554| 4,781| 4,723| 4,589 Unemployment rate.........................| 8.2| 7.8| 7.2| 7.4| 6.6| 6.5| 6.8| 6.7| 6.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Men, 20 years and over | | | | | | | | |Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 85,664| 86,820| 86,901| 85,664| 86,245| 86,373| 86,778| 86,820| 86,901 Civilian labor force............................| 65,771| 66,483| 66,513| 65,916| 66,198| 66,321| 66,806| 66,764| 66,723 Participation rate........................| 76.8| 76.6| 76.5| 76.9| 76.8| 76.8| 77.0| 76.9| 76.8 Employed......................................| 60,821| 61,784| 62,180| 61,498| 62,315| 62,444| 62,842| 62,778| 62,857 Employment-population ratio...............| 71.0| 71.2| 71.6| 71.8| 72.3| 72.3| 72.4| 72.3| 72.3 Agriculture.................................| 2,077| 2,070| 2,165| 2,261| 2,334| 2,300| 2,352| 2,339| 2,358 Nonagricultural industries..................| 58,744| 59,714| 60,015| 59,237| 59,981| 60,144| 60,490| 60,439| 60,499 Unemployed....................................| 4,950| 4,699| 4,333| 4,418| 3,883| 3,877| 3,964| 3,986| 3,866 Unemployment rate.........................| 7.5| 7.1| 6.5| 6.7| 5.9| 5.8| 5.9| 6.0| 5.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Women, 16 years and over | | | | | | | | |Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 100,654| 102,107| 102,171| 100,654| 101,288| 101,356| 102,044| 102,107| 102,171 Civilian labor force............................| 57,630| 59,767| 59,718| 57,938| 58,932| 59,085| 59,923| 60,132| 60,051 Participation rate........................| 57.3| 58.5| 58.4| 57.6| 58.2| 58.3| 58.7| 58.9| 58.8 Employed......................................| 54,036| 55,939| 55,907| 54,207| 55,188| 55,402| 56,007| 56,336| 56,097 Employment-population ratio...............| 53.7| 54.8| 54.7| 53.9| 54.5| 54.7| 54.9| 55.2| 54.9 Unemployed....................................| 3,594| 3,828| 3,811| 3,731| 3,744| 3,683| 3,916| 3,795| 3,954 Unemployment rate.........................| 6.2| 6.4| 6.4| 6.4| 6.4| 6.2| 6.5| 6.3| 6.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Women, 20 years and over | | | | | | | | |Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 94,148| 95,159| 95,225| 94,148| 94,709| 94,764| 95,109| 95,159| 95,225 Civilian labor force............................| 54,726| 56,480| 56,440| 54,759| 55,621| 55,783| 56,368| 56,611| 56,487 Participation rate........................| 58.1| 59.4| 59.3| 58.2| 58.7| 58.9| 59.3| 59.5| 59.3 Employed......................................| 51,668| 53,208| 53,165| 51,616| 52,423| 52,631| 53,014| 53,403| 53,121 Employment-population ratio...............| 54.9| 55.9| 55.8| 54.8| 55.4| 55.5| 55.7| 56.1| 55.8 Agriculture.................................| 567| 672| 712| 615| 597| 599| 744| 766| 773 Nonagricultural industries..................| 51,101| 52,532| 52,453| 51,001| 51,826| 52,032| 52,270| 52,638| 52,348 Unemployed....................................| 3,058| 3,272| 3,275| 3,143| 3,198| 3,152| 3,354| 3,208| 3,366 Unemployment rate.........................| 5.6| 5.8| 5.8| 5.7| 5.7| 5.7| 6.0| 5.7| 6.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Both sexes, 16 to 19 years | | | | | | | | |Civilian noninstitutional population.............| 13,147| 14,111| 14,087| 13,147| 13,367| 13,335| 14,066| 14,111| 14,087 Civilian labor force............................| 6,186| 6,802| 6,765| 6,765| 6,843| 6,794| 7,493| 7,401| 7,370 Participation rate........................| 47.1| 48.2| 48.0| 51.5| 51.2| 50.9| 53.3| 52.4| 52.3 Employed......................................| 4,917| 5,511| 5,499| 5,448| 5,594| 5,586| 6,115| 6,076| 6,059 Employment-population ratio...............| 37.4| 39.1| 39.0| 41.4| 41.8| 41.9| 43.5| 43.1| 43.0 Agriculture.................................| 160| 174| 209| 223| 183| 197| 236| 287| 295 Nonagricultural industries..................| 4,757| 5,338| 5,290| 5,225| 5,411| 5,389| 5,879| 5,790| 5,764 Unemployed....................................| 1,269| 1,291| 1,266| 1,317| 1,249| 1,208| 1,378| 1,325| 1,311

Unemployment rate.........................| 20.5| 19.0| 18.7| 19.5| 18.3| 17.8| 18.4| 17.9| 17.8 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore,identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2/ Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey EffectiveJanuary 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin (Numbers in thousands)___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | 1/ Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, age, and | | __________________________ _____________________________________________________ Hispanic origin | | | | | | | | | | Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | Mar. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | 1993 |19942/ | 1994 | 1993 | 1993 | 1993 |19942/ | 1994 | 1994 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WHITE | | | | | | | | |Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 163,543| 165,096| 165,168| 163,543| 164,421| 164,516| 165,014| 165,096| 165,168 Civilian labor force............................| 108,322| 110,136| 109,985| 108,922| 109,804| 110,016| 110,802| 110,934| 110,633 Participation rate..........................| 66.2| 66.7| 66.6| 66.6| 66.8| 66.9| 67.1| 67.2| 67.0 Employed......................................| 101,269| 103,147| 103,335| 102,251| 103,662| 103,807| 104,355| 104,669| 104,314 Employment-population ratio.................| 61.9| 62.5| 62.6| 62.5| 63.0| 63.1| 63.2| 63.4| 63.2 Unemployed....................................| 7,052| 6,989| 6,649| 6,671| 6,142| 6,209| 6,447| 6,264| 6,319 Unemployment rate...........................| 6.5| 6.3| 6.0| 6.1| 5.6| 5.6| 5.8| 5.6| 5.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................| 56,906| 57,043| 57,060| 57,036| 57,123| 57,280| 57,457| 57,333| 57,258 Participation rate..........................| 77.4| 77.0| 77.0| 77.6| 77.2| 77.4| 77.6| 77.4| 77.2 Employed......................................| 53,066| 53,420| 53,686| 53,649| 54,279| 54,283| 54,438| 54,344| 54,283 Employment-population ratio.................| 72.2| 72.1| 72.4| 73.0| 73.4| 73.3| 73.5| 73.3| 73.2 Unemployed....................................| 3,841| 3,623| 3,374| 3,387| 2,844| 2,997| 3,019| 2,989| 2,975 Unemployment rate...........................| 6.7| 6.4| 5.9| 5.9| 5.0| 5.2| 5.3| 5.2| 5.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................| 46,090| 47,233| 47,084| 46,112| 46,768| 46,872| 47,025| 47,281| 47,085 Participation rate..........................| 58.0| 59.2| 59.0| 58.0| 58.6| 58.7| 59.0| 59.3| 59.0

Employed......................................| 43,795| 44,867| 44,769| 43,773| 44,392| 44,554| 44,631| 45,002| 44,724 Employment-population ratio.................| 55.1| 56.2| 56.1| 55.1| 55.6| 55.8| 56.0| 56.4| 56.0 Unemployed....................................| 2,294| 2,366| 2,316| 2,339| 2,376| 2,318| 2,393| 2,279| 2,360 Unemployment rate...........................| 5.0| 5.0| 4.9| 5.1| 5.1| 4.9| 5.1| 4.8| 5.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force............................| 5,326| 5,860| 5,840| 5,774| 5,913| 5,864| 6,321| 6,319| 6,290 Participation rate..........................| 50.5| 52.3| 52.1| 54.8| 55.6| 55.1| 56.5| 56.4| 56.1 Employed......................................| 4,408| 4,859| 4,880| 4,829| 4,991| 4,970| 5,286| 5,323| 5,306 Employment-population ratio.................| 41.8| 43.4| 43.5| 45.8| 46.9| 46.7| 47.3| 47.5| 47.3 Unemployed....................................| 917| 1,001| 960| 945| 922| 894| 1,034| 996| 984 Unemployment rate...........................| 17.2| 17.1| 16.4| 16.4| 15.6| 15.2| 16.4| 15.8| 15.6 Men.......................................| 18.8| 18.7| 18.2| 17.1| 17.7| 16.9| 18.5| 16.7| 16.7 Women.....................................| 15.5| 15.3| 14.5| 15.5| 13.3| 13.4| 14.0| 14.7| 14.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BLACK | | | | | | | | |Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 22,217| 22,751| 22,774| 22,217| 22,475| 22,504| 22,723| 22,751| 22,774 Civilian labor force............................| 13,687| 14,246| 14,363| 13,862| 14,057| 14,011| 14,368| 14,487| 14,573 Participation rate..........................| 61.6| 62.6| 63.1| 62.4| 62.5| 62.3| 63.2| 63.7| 64.0 Employed......................................| 11,810| 12,372| 12,560| 11,991| 12,297| 12,397| 12,482| 12,624| 12,749 Employment-population ratio.................| 53.2| 54.4| 55.2| 54.0| 54.7| 55.1| 54.9| 55.5| 56.0 Unemployed....................................| 1,877| 1,874| 1,803| 1,871| 1,760| 1,614| 1,887| 1,863| 1,824 Unemployment rate...........................| 13.7| 13.2| 12.6| 13.5| 12.5| 11.5| 13.1| 12.9| 12.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................| 6,469| 6,614| 6,595| 6,489| 6,529| 6,469| 6,563| 6,697| 6,633 Participation rate..........................| 72.0| 72.5| 72.3| 72.2| 71.8| 70.9| 72.1| 73.4| 72.7 Employed......................................| 5,550| 5,737| 5,852| 5,644| 5,725| 5,787| 5,753| 5,884| 5,953 Employment-population ratio.................| 61.8| 62.9| 64.1| 62.8| 63.0| 63.5| 63.2| 64.5| 65.2 Unemployed....................................| 919| 877| 743| 845| 804| 682| 810| 813| 679 Unemployment rate...........................| 14.2| 13.3| 11.3| 13.0| 12.3| 10.5| 12.3| 12.1| 10.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................| 6,547| 6,916| 7,045| 6,605| 6,766| 6,801| 6,917| 6,993| 7,117 Participation rate..........................| 58.7| 60.5| 61.5| 59.2| 60.1| 60.3| 60.5| 61.1| 62.2 Employed......................................| 5,903| 6,168| 6,253| 5,904| 6,111| 6,143| 6,121| 6,224| 6,253 Employment-population ratio.................| 52.9| 53.9| 54.6| 53.0| 54.2| 54.5| 53.6| 54.4| 54.6 Unemployed....................................| 644| 747| 792| 701| 655| 658| 796| 769| 865 Unemployment rate...........................| 9.8| 10.8| 11.2| 10.6| 9.7| 9.7| 11.5| 11.0| 12.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force............................| 671| 716| 723| 768| 762| 741| 889| 796| 823 Participation rate..........................| 32.2| 32.6| 32.9| 36.8| 35.9| 35.2| 40.5| 36.3| 37.5 Employed......................................| 357| 466| 455| 443| 461| 467| 607| 515| 543 Employment-population ratio.................| 17.1| 21.2| 20.7| 21.2| 21.7| 22.2| 27.7| 23.5| 24.7 Unemployed....................................| 313| 250| 268| 325| 301| 274| 281| 281| 280 Unemployment rate...........................| 46.7| 34.9| 37.0| 42.3| 39.5| 37.0| 31.7| 35.3| 34.0 Men.......................................| 48.1| 41.6| 40.8| 44.1| 39.2| 38.8| 38.1| 40.1| 37.5

Women.....................................| 44.9| 28.7| 32.8| 40.1| 39.7| 35.2| 25.5| 30.5| 30.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | HISPANIC ORIGIN | | | | | | | | |Civilian noninstitutional population..............| 15,585| 17,896| 17,942| 15,585| 15,967| 16,014| 17,849| 17,896| 17,942 Civilian labor force............................| 10,324| 11,713| 11,887| 10,311| 10,575| 10,625| 11,746| 11,835| 11,871 Participation rate..........................| 66.2| 65.5| 66.3| 66.2| 66.2| 66.3| 65.8| 66.1| 66.2 Employed......................................| 9,111| 10,416| 10,638| 9,152| 9,476| 9,513| 10,495| 10,650| 10,680 Employment-population ratio.................| 58.5| 58.2| 59.3| 58.7| 59.3| 59.4| 58.8| 59.5| 59.5 Unemployed....................................| 1,212| 1,297| 1,250| 1,159| 1,099| 1,112| 1,251| 1,185| 1,190 Unemployment rate...........................| 11.7| 11.1| 10.5| 11.2| 10.4| 10.5| 10.6| 10.0| 10.0 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore,identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2/ Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey EffectiveJanuary 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings. NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totalsbecause data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included inboth the white and black population groups.Table A-3. Selected employment indicators (In thousands)___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted | | __________________________ _____________________________________________________ Category | | | | | | | | | | Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | Mar. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | 1993 |19941/ | 1994 | 1993 | 1993 | 1993 |19941/ | 1994 | 1994 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CHARACTERISTIC | | | | | | | | |Total employed, 16 years and over.................|117,406 |120,503 |120,844 |118,562 |120,332 |120,661 |121,971 |122,258 |122,037 Married men, spouse present.....................| 40,616 | 40,874 | 41,083 | 40,862 | 40,842 | 40,951 | 41,483 | 41,328 | 41,331 Married women, spouse present...................| 30,700 | 31,582 | 31,435 | 30,583 | 30,872 | 31,051 | 31,579 | 31,709 | 31,310 Women who maintain families.....................| 6,731 | 7,098 | 7,340 | 6,760 | 6,704 | 6,693 | 6,796 | 7,133 | 7,369 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | OCCUPATION | | | | | | | | | Managerial and professional specialty...........| 32,402 | 33,252 | 33,354 | 32,204 | 32,739 | 32,764 | 33,008 | 33,122 | 33,152 Technical, sales, and administrative support....| 36,441 | 37,079 | 37,060 | 36,438 | 36,974 | 37,243 | 37,411 | 37,191 | 37,060 Service occupations.............................| 16,370 | 16,951 | 17,059 | 16,432 | 16,688 | 16,734 | 16,796 | 17,087 | 17,111 Precision production, craft, and repair.........| 12,520 | 13,085 | 13,023 | 12,999 | 13,597 | 13,445 | 13,494 | 13,644 | 13,551 Operators, fabricators, and laborers............| 16,735 | 17,093 | 17,183 | 17,136 | 16,958 | 17,209 | 17,685 | 17,645 | 17,581

Farming, forestry, and fishing..................| 2,938 | 3,036 | 3,165 | 3,385 | 3,389 | 3,325 | 3,598 | 3,693 | 3,651 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLASS OF WORKER | | | | | | | | | Agriculture: | | | | | | | | | Wage and salary workers.......................| 1,413 | 1,382 | 1,523 | 1,592 | 1,719 | 1,724 | 1,641 | 1,677 | 1,719 Self-employed workers.........................| 1,275 | 1,487 | 1,525 | 1,384 | 1,311 | 1,269 | 1,590 | 1,633 | 1,661 Unpaid family workers.........................| 117 | 45 | 38 | 126 | 89 | 92 | 78 | 55 | 41 Nonagricultural industries: | | | | | | | | | Wage and salary workers.......................|105,666 |108,391 |108,626 |106,415 |107,975 |108,247 |109,526 |109,547 |109,365 Government..................................| 18,684 | 18,279 | 18,648 | 18,517 | 18,493 | 18,503 | 18,163 | 18,152 | 18,481 Private industries..........................| 86,982 | 90,112 | 89,979 | 87,898 | 89,482 | 89,744 | 91,364 | 91,395 | 90,883 Private households........................| 1,064 | 972 | 978 | 1,127 | 1,103 | 1,104 | 928 | 1,074 | 1,035 Other industries..........................| 85,918 | 89,140 | 89,001 | 86,771 | 88,379 | 88,640 | 90,436 | 90,321 | 89,849 Self-employed workers.........................| 8,700 | 9,061 | 8,999 | 8,842 | 9,011 | 9,053 | 8,990 | 9,312 | 9,146 Unpaid family workers.........................| 235 | 132 | 132 | 208 | 223 | 217 | 142 | 143 | 117 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME | | | | | | | | | All industries: | | | | | | | | | Part time for economic reasons................| 6,250 | 4,857 | 4,987 | 6,248 | 6,126 | 6,217 | 5,167 | 4,643 | 4,992 Slack work or business conditions...........| 3,246 | 2,603 | 2,665 | 3,083 | 3,037 | 3,099 | 2,561 | 2,301 | 2,538 Could only find part-time work..............| 2,738 | 1,951 | 2,046 | 2,863 | 2,810 | 2,828 | 2,171 | 2,028 | 2,138 Part time for noneconomic reasons.............| 15,583 | 18,328 | 18,290 | 14,908 | 15,290 | 15,373 | 17,744 | 17,674 | 17,519 | | | | | | | | | Nonagricultural industries: | | | | | | | | | Part time for economic reasons................| 6,043 | 4,612 | 4,771 | 6,029 | 5,904 | 5,934 | 4,842 | 4,384 | 4,762 Slack work or business conditions...........| 3,095 | 2,468 | 2,541 | 2,926 | 2,905 | 2,922 | 2,439 | 2,169 | 2,411 Could only find part-time work..............| 2,684 | 1,891 | 2,013 | 2,789 | 2,719 | 2,739 | 2,075 | 1,944 | 2,089 Part time for noneconomic reasons.............| 15,149 | 17,782 | 17,687 | 14,446 | 14,858 | 14,909 | 17,056 | 17,081 | 16,893 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey EffectiveJanuary 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings. NOTE: Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobsduring the entire reference week for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrialdispute. Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full timebut worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays,illness, and bad weather. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-4. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | Number of | | unemployed persons | Unemployment rates1/

| (in thousands) | Category | | __________________________ _____________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | Mar. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | 1993 |19942/ | 1994 | 1993 | 1993 | 1993 |19942/ | 1994 | 1994 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CHARACTERISTIC | | | | | | | | | Total, 16 years and over.........................| 8,878 | 8,518 | 8,543| 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.5 Men, 20 years and over.........................| 4,418 | 3,986 | 3,866| 6.7 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 Women, 20 years and over.......................| 3,143 | 3,208 | 3,366| 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years.....................| 1,317 | 1,325 | 1,311| 19.5 | 18.3 | 17.8 | 18.4 | 17.9 | 17.8 | | | | | | | | | Married men, spouse present....................| 2,003 | 1,877 | 1,786| 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 Married women, spouse present..................| 1,422 | 1,424 | 1,454| 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 Women who maintain families....................| 672 | 764 | 780| 9.0 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.6 | | | | | | | | | Full-time workers..............................| 7,266 | 7,008 | 6,956| 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.6 Part-time workers..............................| 1,600 | 1,488 | 1,595| 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.3 | | | | | | | | | 3/ | | | | | | | | | OCCUPATION | | | | | | | | | Managerial and professional specialty..........| 1,034 | 983 | 933| 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 Technical, sales, and administrative support...| 2,005 | 2,137 | 2,246| 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.7 Precision production, craft, and repair........| 1,176 | 998 | 1,050| 8.3 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.2 Operators, fabricators, and laborers...........| 1,958 | 1,849 | 1,706| 10.3 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 8.8 Farming, forestry, and fishing.................| 309 | 357 | 419| 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 10.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | INDUSTRY | | | | | | | | | Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers| 6,813 | 6,706 | 6,624| 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 Goods-producing industries...................| 2,453 | 2,106 | 2,101| 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 Mining.....................................| 42 | 26 | 37| 6.1 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 5.5 Construction...............................| 898 | 787 | 788| 15.3 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 13.5 Manufacturing..............................| 1,513 | 1,292 | 1,277| 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 Durable goods............................| 849 | 684 | 690| 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 Nondurable goods.........................| 664 | 608 | 587| 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.8 Service-producing industries.................| 4,360 | 4,600 | 4,523| 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.4 Transportation and public utilities........| 340 | 355 | 320| 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 Wholesale and retail trade.................| 1,932 | 2,032 | 2,005| 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.9 Finance, insurance, and real estate........| 314 | 267 | 217| 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 Services...................................| 1,774 | 1,946 | 1,982| 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.5 Government workers.............................| 677 | 603 | 752| 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 Agricultural wage and salary workers...........| 213 | 280 | 276| 11.8 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 13.6 | 14.3 | 13.8 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.

2/ Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey EffectiveJanuary 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings. 3/ Seasonally adjusted unemployment data for service occupations are not availablebecause the seasonal components are small relative to the trend-cycle and/or irregularcomponents and consequently cannot be separated with sufficient precision. Table A-5. Duration of unemployment (Numbers in thousands)___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted | | __________________________ _____________________________________________________ Duration | | | | | | | | | | Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | Mar. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | 1993 |19941/ | 1994 | 1993 | 1993 | 1993 |19941/ | 1994 | 1994 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED | | | | | | | | | Less than 5 weeks................................| 2,832 | 2,499 | 2,477 | 3,148 | 2,946 | 3,063 | 3,349 | 2,574 | 2,758 5 to 14 weeks....................................| 2,897 | 3,368 | 2,855 | 2,583 | 2,401 | 2,247 | 2,336 | 2,727 | 2,549 15 weeks and over................................| 3,546 | 3,395 | 3,543 | 3,110 | 2,971 | 2,864 | 3,027 | 3,103 | 3,110 15 to 26 weeks................................| 1,659 | 1,539 | 1,645 | 1,275 | 1,216 | 1,150 | 1,314 | 1,359 | 1,264 27 weeks and over.............................| 1,888 | 1,856 | 1,898 | 1,835 | 1,755 | 1,714 | 1,713 | 1,744 | 1,847 | | | | | | | | | Average (mean) duration, in weeks................| 18.5 | 18.9 | 20.0 | 17.7 | 18.9 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.7 | 19.2 Median duration, in weeks........................| 10.4 | 9.8 | 11.2 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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..............................| 30.5 | 27.0 | 27.9 | 35.6 | 35.4 | 37.5 | 38.4 | 30.6 | 32.8 5 to 14 weeks..................................| 31.2 | 36.4 | 32.2 | 29.2 | 28.9 | 27.5 | 26.8 | 32.5 | 30.3 15 weeks and over..............................| 38.2 | 36.7 | 39.9 | 35.2 | 35.7 | 35.0 | 34.7 | 36.9 | 37.0 15 to 26 weeks...............................| 17.9 | 16.6 | 18.5 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 15.1 | 16.2 | 15.0 27 weeks and over............................| 20.3 | 20.0 | 21.4 | 20.8 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 19.7 | 20.8 | 21.9 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey EffectiveJanuary 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings.

HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-6. Reason for unemployment (Numbers in thousands)___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted | | _______________________ _______________________________________________ Reason | | | | | | | | | | Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | Mar. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | 1993 |19941/ | 1994 | 1993 | 1993 | 1993 |19941/ | 1994 | 1994 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED | | | | | | | | |Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs........| 5,437| 4,925| 4,522| 4,856| 4,444| 4,442| 4,442| 4,185| 4,037 On temporary layoff......................................| 1,395| 1,517| 1,249| 1,096| 963| 1,060| 1,196| 1,109| 983 Not on temporary layoff..................................| 4,042| 3,408| 3,273| 3,760| 3,481| 3,382| 3,246| 3,075| 3,054 Permanent job losers...................................| (2) | 2,560| 2,491| (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) Persons who completed temporary jobs...................| (2) | 848| 782| (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2)Job leavers................................................| 1,013| 890| 832| 1,061| 960| 932| 762| 888| 873Reentrants.................................................| 2,018| 2,909| 2,993| 2,059| 2,084| 2,018| 2,831| 2,898| 3,054New entrants...............................................| 808| 538| 528| 922| 833| 797| 651| 641| 643 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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.......| 58.6| 53.2| 51.0| 54.6| 53.4| 54.2| 51.1| 48.6| 46.9 On temporary layoff.....................................| 15.0| 16.4| 14.1| 12.3| 11.6| 12.9| 13.8| 12.9| 11.4 Not on temporary layoff.................................| 43.6| 36.8| 36.9| 42.3| 41.8| 41.3| 37.4| 35.7| 35.5 Job leavers...............................................| 10.9| 9.6| 9.4| 11.9| 11.5| 11.4| 8.8| 10.3| 10.1 Reentrants................................................| 21.8| 31.4| 33.7| 23.1| 25.0| 24.6| 32.6| 33.7| 35.5 New entrants..............................................| 8.7| 5.8| 5.9| 10.4| 10.0| 9.7| 7.5| 7.4| 7.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE | | | | | | | | | CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE | | | | | | | | | Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs.......| 4.3| 3.8| 3.5| 3.8| 3.5| 3.4| 3.4| 3.2| 3.1 Job leavers...............................................| .8| .7| .6| .8| .7| .7| .6| .7| .7 Reentrants................................................| 1.6| 2.2| 2.3| 1.6| 1.6| 1.6| 2.2| 2.2| 2.3 New entrants..............................................| .6| .4| .4| .7| .6| .6| .5| .5| .5 | | | | | | | | |

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey EffectiveJanuary 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings. 2/ Not available. Table A-7. Unemployed persons by age and sex, seasonally adjusted___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | Number of | | unemployed persons | Unemployment rates1/ | (in thousands) | Age and sex | | __________________________ _____________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | Mar. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | 1993 |19942/ | 1994 | 1993 | 1993 | 1993 |19942/ | 1994 | 1994 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | |Total, 16 years and over..........................| 8,878 | 8,518 | 8,543 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.5 16 to 24 years..................................| 2,778 | 2,753 | 2,855 | 13.6 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 13.6 | 12.7 | 13.2 16 to 19 years................................| 1,317 | 1,325 | 1,311 | 19.5 | 18.3 | 17.8 | 18.4 | 17.9 | 17.8 16 to 17 years..............................| 641 | 656 | 586 | 23.7 | 20.5 | 19.0 | 21.2 | 21.8 | 19.9 18 to 19 years..............................| 677 | 668 | 725 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 16.1 | 15.3 | 16.5 20 to 24 years................................| 1,461 | 1,428 | 1,543 | 10.7 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 10.9 25 years and over...............................| 6,070 | 5,738 | 5,680 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 25 to 54 years................................| 5,428 | 5,075 | 4,993 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 55 years and over.............................| 653 | 670 | 700 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | | | | | | | | | Men, 16 years and over..........................| 5,147 | 4,723 | 4,589 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 16 to 24 years................................| 1,562 | 1,530 | 1,559 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 14.7 | 13.3 | 13.8 16 to 19 years..............................| 729 | 737 | 723 | 20.3 | 19.9 | 19.4 | 20.7 | 19.0 | 19.0 16 to 17 years............................| 347 | 338 | 341 | 23.8 | 21.7 | 19.9 | 23.9 | 21.9 | 22.2 18 to 19 years............................| 387 | 397 | 386 | 18.1 | 18.5 | 18.9 | 18.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 20 to 24 years..............................| 833 | 793 | 835 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 11.1 25 years and over.............................| 3,552 | 3,169 | 3,010 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.1 25 to 54 years..............................| 3,127 | 2,782 | 2,625 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.2 55 years and over...........................| 420 | 401 | 385 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | | | | | | | | | Women, 16 years and over........................| 3,731 | 3,795 | 3,954 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.6 16 to 24 years................................| 1,216 | 1,223 | 1,296 | 12.7 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 12.6 16 to 19 years..............................| 588 | 588 | 588 | 18.5 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 16.7 | 16.5 16 to 17 years............................| 294 | 318 | 245 | 23.4 | 19.2 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 21.7 | 17.4 18 to 19 years............................| 290 | 272 | 339 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 15.8 20 to 24 years..............................| 628 | 635 | 708 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 10.6 25 years and over.............................| 2,518 | 2,568 | 2,670 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.4 25 to 54 years..............................| 2,301 | 2,293 | 2,369 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.5

55 years and over...........................| 233 | 269 | 316 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.6 | | | | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. 2/ Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey EffectiveJanuary 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-8. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands)___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | March 1994 Category | | | | | Total | Men | Women | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE | | | | | |Total not in the labor force..........................................................| 66,495 | 24,042 | 42,453 Persons who currently want a job.....................................................| 6,257 | 2,443 | 3,815 Searched for work and available to work now1/.......................................| 1,832 | 833 | 999 Reason not currently looking: | | | Discouragement over job prospects2/..............................................| 533 | 303 | 230 Reasons other than discouragement3/..............................................| 1,299 | 529 | 769 | | | | | | MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS | | |Total multiple jobholders4/...........................................................| 7,176 | 3,889 | 3,287 Percent of total employed.........................................................| 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | | | Primary job full time, secondary job part time.......................................| 4,261 | 2,562 | 1,699 Primary and secondary jobs both part time............................................| 1,642 | 518 | 1,123 Primary and secondary jobs both full time............................................| 222 | 171 | 51 Hours vary on primary or secondary job...............................................| 1,021 | 628 | 394 | | |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months andwere available to take a job during the reference week. 2/ Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling ortraining, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination.

3/ Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for suchreasons as child-care and transportation problems, as well as a small number for whichreason for nonparticipation was not determined. 4/ Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on theirsecondary job(s), not shown separately. Table A-9. Employment status of the civilian population for eleven large States(Numbers in thousands) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | Not seasonally adjusted1/ | Seasonally adjusted2/ | | _____________________________ ___________________________________________________________ State and employment status | | | | | | | | | | Mar. | Jan. | Mar. | Mar. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | 1993 | 19943/ | 1994 | 1993 | 1993 | 1993 | 19943/ | 1994 | 1994 | | | | | | | | |____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ California Civilian noninstitutional population...... 23,239 23,390 23,398 23,239 23,354 23,367 23,380 23,390 23,398 Civilian labor force.................... 15,183 15,550 15,430 15,302 15,209 15,216 15,626 15,597 15,547 Employed.............................. 13,711 14,026 14,054 13,862 13,861 13,884 14,041 14,190 14,205 Unemployed............................ 1,472 1,525 1,376 1,439 1,348 1,332 1,585 1,407 1,342 Unemployment rate..................... 9.7 9.8 8.9 9.4 8.9 8.8 10.1 9.0 8.6 Florida Civilian noninstitutional population...... 10,646 10,778 10,787 10,646 10,744 10,756 10,767 10,778 10,787 Civilian labor force.................... 6,561 6,607 6,727 6,593 6,689 6,742 6,798 6,692 6,762 Employed.............................. 6,121 6,226 6,255 6,128 6,245 6,277 6,286 6,309 6,266 Unemployed............................ 440 381 471 465 445 464 512 383 496 Unemployment rate..................... 6.7 5.8 7.0 7.1 6.6 6.9 7.5 5.7 7.3 Illinois Civilian noninstitutional population...... 8,813 8,864 8,866 8,813 8,852 8,857 8,861 8,864 8,866 Civilian labor force.................... 5,910 5,975 5,981 5,957 5,999 6,033 5,999 6,017 6,030 Employed.............................. 5,399 5,561 5,593 5,471 5,640 5,675 5,600 5,634 5,667 Unemployed............................ 511 414 388 486 359 358 399 383 362 Unemployment rate..................... 8.6 6.9 6.5 8.2 6.0 5.9 6.6 6.4 6.0 Massachusetts Civilian noninstitutional population...... 4,662 4,665 4,664 4,662 4,665 4,666 4,666 4,665 4,664 Civilian labor force.................... 3,188 3,123 3,142 3,188 3,175 3,162 3,172 3,130 3,142 Employed.............................. 2,946 2,899 2,933 2,970 2,972 2,966 2,944 2,930 2,957 Unemployed............................ 243 223 209 218 204 196 228 200 185 Unemployment rate..................... 7.6 7.1 6.7 6.8 6.4 6.2 7.2 6.4 5.9

Michigan Civilian noninstitutional population...... 7,121 7,155 7,156 7,121 7,147 7,150 7,153 7,155 7,156 Civilian labor force.................... 4,570 4,749 4,706 4,619 4,714 4,748 4,803 4,796 4,753 Employed.............................. 4,244 4,347 4,376 4,314 4,383 4,399 4,441 4,416 4,445 Unemployed............................ 327 402 330 305 331 349 363 380 308 Unemployment rate..................... 7.1 8.5 7.0 6.6 7.0 7.3 7.5 7.9 6.5 New Jersey Civilian noninstitutional population...... 6,098 6,125 6,126 6,098 6,119 6,121 6,123 6,125 6,126 Civilian labor force.................... 3,986 3,992 4,021 3,987 4,043 4,019 4,066 4,030 4,023 Employed.............................. 3,647 3,684 3,684 3,665 3,786 3,737 3,788 3,735 3,704 Unemployed............................ 340 308 337 322 257 282 278 295 319 Unemployment rate..................... 8.5 7.7 8.4 8.1 6.3 7.0 6.8 7.3 7.9 New York Civilian noninstitutional population...... 14,024 14,054 14,054 14,024 14,049 14,052 14,054 14,054 14,054 Civilian labor force.................... 8,668 8,560 8,645 8,715 8,606 8,597 8,622 8,578 8,686 Employed.............................. 8,007 7,836 7,943 8,060 7,955 7,943 8,008 7,906 7,987 Unemployed............................ 661 725 702 655 651 654 614 672 699 Unemployment rate..................... 7.6 8.5 8.1 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.1 7.8 8.1 North Carolina Civilian noninstitutional population...... 5,266 5,340 5,346 5,266 5,321 5,328 5,334 5,340 5,346 Civilian labor force.................... 3,518 3,548 3,523 3,566 3,554 3,565 3,559 3,587 3,572 Employed.............................. 3,325 3,352 3,364 3,376 3,410 3,417 3,418 3,402 3,417 Unemployed............................ 193 196 159 190 144 148 141 185 156 Unemployment rate..................... 5.5 5.5 4.5 5.3 4.1 4.1 4.0 5.2 4.4 Ohio Civilian noninstitutional population...... 8,386 8,421 8,422 8,386 8,413 8,416 8,419 8,421 8,422 Civilian labor force.................... 5,450 5,548 5,565 5,484 5,512 5,551 5,513 5,609 5,595 Employed.............................. 5,052 5,199 5,195 5,125 5,153 5,203 5,178 5,315 5,266 Unemployed............................ 399 349 370 359 359 348 335 294 329 Unemployment rate..................... 7.3 6.3 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.2 5.9 Pennsylvania Civilian noninstitutional population...... 9,276 9,299 9,299 9,276 9,295 9,297 9,298 9,299 9,299 Civilian labor force.................... 5,781 5,727 5,821 5,871 5,899 5,890 5,800 5,740 5,914 Employed.............................. 5,367 5,376 5,419 5,458 5,484 5,513 5,451 5,448 5,511 Unemployed............................ 414 351 403 413 415 377 349 292 402 Unemployment rate..................... 7.2 6.1 6.9 7.0 7.0 6.4 6.0 5.1 6.8 Texas Civilian noninstitutional population...... 13,227 13,461 13,479 13,227 13,400 13,421 13,442 13,461 13,479 Civilian labor force.................... 8,951 9,241 9,263 9,006 9,359 9,301 9,315 9,307 9,317 Employed.............................. 8,353 8,539 8,595 8,382 8,718 8,691 8,760 8,661 8,623

Unemployed............................ 598 702 668 624 641 611 555 646 694 Unemployment rate..................... 6.7 7.6 7.2 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.0 6.9 7.4 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ These are the official Bureau of Labor Statistics' estimates used in theadministration of Federal fund allocation programs. 2/ The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore,identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and the seasonally adjusted columns. 3/ Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier years.For additional information, see "Revisions in the Current Population Survey EffectiveJanuary 1994" in the February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATATable B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry (In thousands) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted | | _______________________________ _______________________________________________ Industry | | | | | | | | | | | Mar. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Mar. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | 1993 | 1994 |1994p/ |1994p/ | 1993 | 1993 | 1993 | 1994 |1994p/ |1994p/ | | | | | | | | | | ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | Total..............................|108,672|109,467|109,933|110,792|109,565|110,880|111,110|111,079|111,277|111,733 | | | | | | | | | | Total private.........................| 89,502| 90,580| 90,711| 91,442| 90,777| 91,976| 92,156| 92,150| 92,350| 92,772 | | | | | | | | | | Goods-producing industries....................| 22,467| 22,468| 22,403| 22,564| 23,016| 22,994| 23,008| 23,024| 23,018| 23,101 | | | | | | | | | | Mining1/....................................| 590| 592| 587| 586| 600| 595| 605| 602| 601| 598 Oil and gas extraction....................| 330.3| 339.8| 334.7| 331.5| 334| 349| 344| 341| 339| 337 | | | | | | | | | | Construction1/..............................| 4,109| 4,248| 4,193| 4,330| 4,481| 4,664| 4,665| 4,653| 4,643| 4,717 General building contractors..............| 983.2|1,020.9| 997.4|1,019.0| 1,049| 1,078| 1,085| 1,083| 1,068| 1,090 | | | | | | | | | | Manufacturing...............................| 17,768| 17,628| 17,623| 17,648| 17,935| 17,735| 17,738| 17,769| 17,774| 17,786 Production workers......................| 12,092| 12,053| 12,070| 12,099| 12,231| 12,127| 12,139| 12,178| 12,203| 12,215 | | | | | | | | | | Durable goods..............................| 10,064| 9,996| 9,991| 10,018| 10,144| 10,013| 10,028| 10,061| 10,067| 10,074 Production workers......................| 6,721| 6,730| 6,740| 6,766| 6,783| 6,725| 6,749| 6,786| 6,804| 6,812 | | | | | | | | | | Lumber and wood products..................| 671.3| 688.4| 687.9| 689.0| 690| 694| 699| 705| 706| 703

Furniture and fixtures....................| 477.4| 485.1| 483.7| 484.3| 480| 482| 485| 487| 486| 487 Stone, clay, and glass products...........| 498.4| 497.6| 496.8| 504.2| 513| 513| 514| 517| 516| 518 Primary metal industries..................| 678.9| 674.7| 675.2| 674.5| 682| 676| 675| 676| 678| 677 Blast furnaces and basic steel products.| 239.5| 236.5| 235.4| 233.1| 241| 238| 236| 237| 237| 234 Fabricated metal products.................|1,307.9|1,317.2|1,315.0|1,320.5| 1,320| 1,313| 1,315| 1,325| 1,324| 1,330 Industrial machinery and equipment........|1,908.1|1,903.2|1,908.2|1,915.1| 1,904| 1,897| 1,897| 1,901| 1,906| 1,911 Electronic and other electrical equipment.|1,515.6|1,515.6|1,517.3|1,523.1| 1,525| 1,515| 1,518| 1,516| 1,522| 1,528 Transportation equipment..................|1,751.3|1,701.2|1,696.0|1,696.8| 1,771| 1,698| 1,703| 1,713| 1,713| 1,707 Motor vehicles and equipment............| 813.4| 847.3| 849.7| 851.9| 827| 827| 842| 875| 867| 863 Aircraft and parts......................| 562.4| 501.2| 493.3| 488.9| 563| 514| 505| 499| 492| 488 Instruments and related products..........| 894.6| 857.4| 854.6| 852.1| 896| 865| 861| 859| 856| 853 Miscellaneous manufacturing...............| 360.6| 355.3| 355.8| 358.2| 363| 360| 361| 362| 360| 360 | | | | | | | | | | Nondurable goods...........................| 7,704| 7,632| 7,632| 7,630| 7,791| 7,722| 7,710| 7,708| 7,707| 7,712 Production workers......................| 5,371| 5,323| 5,330| 5,333| 5,448| 5,402| 5,390| 5,392| 5,399| 5,403 | | | | | | | | | | Food and kindred products.................|1,601.6|1,597.6|1,597.3|1,597.3| 1,658| 1,649| 1,644| 1,642| 1,647| 1,652 Tobacco products..........................| 46.0| 47.4| 44.8| 42.9| 48| 47| 46| 44| 44| 44 Textile mill products.....................| 663.5| 659.0| 660.5| 660.4| 669| 662| 662| 662| 664| 666 Apparel and other textile products........| 988.5| 939.4| 944.4| 942.9| 992| 959| 951| 950| 947| 945 Paper and allied products.................| 679.5| 672.5| 671.7| 670.6| 684| 675| 676| 677| 676| 675 Printing and publishing...................|1,501.5|1,508.0|1,507.1|1,508.9| 1,503| 1,505| 1,505| 1,508| 1,509| 1,510 Chemicals and allied products.............|1,074.8|1,054.0|1,050.1|1,047.9| 1,078| 1,066| 1,065| 1,059| 1,053| 1,051 Petroleum and coal products...............| 152.9| 147.7| 147.2| 147.8| 156| 155| 153| 152| 151| 151 Rubber and misc. plastics products........| 880.3| 892.0| 895.6| 899.1| 886| 889| 892| 898| 902| 904 Leather and leather products..............| 115.6| 113.9| 112