Employment, unemployment, and wages
STATUS OF THE LABOR FORCE
In September, employment fell by 17,000 and unemployment rose by 270,000.
[GRAPHIC OMITTED] [Thousands of persons 16 years of age and over, except as noted;
monthly data seasonally adjusted except as noted by NSA]
Civilian employment
Civilian Men Women
noninstitu- Civilian 20 20
Period tional labor Total years years
population force and and
(NSA) over over
1995 198,584 132,304 124,900 64,085 54,396
1996 200,591 133,943 126,708 64,897 55,311
1997 (2) 203,133 136,297 129,558 66,284 56,613
1998 (2) 205,220 137,673 131,463 67,135 57,278
1999 (2) 207,753 139,368 133,488 67,761 58,555
2000 (2) 212,577 142,583 136,891 69,634 60,067
2001 215,092 143,734 136,933 69,776 60,417
2002 217,570 144,863 136,485 69,734 60,420
2003 (2) 221,168 146,510 137,736 70,415 61,402
2004 (2) 223,357 147,401 139,252 71,572 61,773
2004: Sept 223,941 147,531 139,527 71,701 61,939
Oct 224,192 147,893 139,827 71,895 62,024
Nov 224,422 148,313 140,293 72,134 62,145
Dec 224,640 148,203 140,156 72,020 62,208
2005: Jan (2) 224,837 147,979 140,241 72,029 62,295
Feb 225,041 148,132 140,144 72,131 62,202
Mar 225,236 148,157 140,501 72,429 62,099
Apr 225,441 148,762 141,099 72,817 62,384
May 225,670 149,122 141,475 73,100 62,464
June 225,911 149,123 141,638 73,174 62,451
July 226,153 149,573 142,076 73,363 62,690
Aug 226,421 149,841 142,449 73,527 62,867
Sept 226,693 150,093 142,432 73,318 63,077
Civilian
employment Unemployment
Men Women
Both 20 20 Both
Period sexes Total years years sexes
16-19 and and 16-19
years over over years
1995 6,419 7,404 3,239 2,819 1,346
1996 6,500 7,236 3,146 2,783 1,306
1997 (2) 6,661 6,739 2,882 2,585 1,271
1998 (2) 7,051 6,210 2,580 2,424 1,205
1999 (2) 7,172 5,880 2,433 2,285 1,162
2000 (2) 7,189 5,692 2,376 2,235 1,081
2001 6,740 6,801 3,040 2,599 1,162
2002 6,332 8,378 3,896 3,228 1,253
2003 (2) 5,919 8,774 4,209 3,314 1,251
2004 (2) 5,907 8,149 3,791 3,150 1,208
2004: Sept 5,887 8,005 3,761 3,069 1,175
Oct 5,908 8,066 3,736 3,102 1,227
Nov 6,014 8,020 3,733 3,099 1,188
Dec 5,927 8,047 3,733 3,051 1,262
2005: Jan (2) 5,917 7,737 3,565 3,023 1,150
Feb 5,811 7,988 3,685 3,068 1,235
Mar 5,973 7,656 3,492 2,952 1,212
Apr 5,897 7,663 3,356 3,036 1,271
May 5,911 7,647 3,339 3,015 1,293
June 6,013 7,486 3,288 3,019 1,178
July 6,024 7,497 3,261 3,078 1,158
Aug 6,055 7,391 3,304 2,894 1,193
Sept 6,036 7,661 3,471 3,053 1,136
Percent (1)
Not in Labor force Employment/
Period labor participation population Unemployment
force rate ratio rate
1995 66,280 66.6 62.9 5.6
1996 66,647 66.8 63.2 5.4
1997 (2) 66,837 67.1 63.8 4.9
1998 (2) 67,547 67.1 64.1 4.5
1999 (2) 68,385 67.1 64.3 4.2
2000 (2) 69,994 67.1 64.4 4.0
2001 71,359 66.8 63.7 4.7
2002 72,707 66.6 62.7 5.8
2003 (2) 74,658 66.2 62.3 6.0
2004 (2) 75,956 66.0 62.3 5.5
2004: Sept 76,410 65.9 62.3 5.4
Oct 76,299 66.0 62.4 5.5
Nov 76,109 66.1 62.5 5.4
Dec 76,437 66.0 62.4 5.4
2005: Jan (2) 76,858 65.8 62.4 5.2
Feb 76,909 65.8 62.3 5.4
Mar 77,079 65.8 62.4 5.2
Apr 76,679 66.0 62.6 5.2
May 76,547 66.1 62.7 5.1
June 76,787 66.0 62.7 5.0
July 76,580 66.1 62.8 5.0
Aug 76,581 66.2 62.9 4.9
Sept 76,600 66.2 62.8 5.1
(1) Civilian labor force (or employment) as percent of civilian
noninstitutional population; and unemployment as percent of
civilian labor force.
(2) Not strictly comparable with earlier data.
NOTE.–Beginning January 2005 data reflect revised population
controls and are not strictly comparable with earlier data.
See Employment and Earnings for details on breaks in series.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
SELECTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
In September, the unemployment rate rose to 5.1 percent, from 4.9 percent in August.
[GRAPHICS OMITTED] [Monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Unemployment rate (percent of
civilian labor force in group)
By sex and age
Both
All Men Women sexes
Period civilian 20 years 20 years 16-19
workers and over and over years
1995 5.6 4.8 4.9 17.3
1996 5.4 4.6 4.8 16.7
1997 4.9 4.2 4.4 16.0
1998 4.5 3.7 4.1 14.6
1999 4.2 3.5 3.8 13.9
2000 4.0 3.3 3.6 13.1
2001 4.7 4.2 4.1 14.7
2002 5.8 5.3 5.1 16.5
2003 6.0 5.6 5.1 17.5
2004 5.5 5.0 4.9 17.0
2004: Sept 5.4 5.0 4.7 16.6
Oct 5.5 4.9 4.8 17.2
Nov 5.4 4.9 4.7 16.5
Dec 5.4 4.9 4.7 17.6
2005: Jan 5.2 4.7 4.6 16.3
Feb 5.4 4.9 4.7 17.5
Mar 5.2 4.6 4.5 16.9
Apr 5.2 4.4 4.6 17.7
May 5.1 4.4 4.6 17.9
June 5.0 4.3 4.6 16.4
July 5.0 4.3 4.7 16.1
Aug 4.9 4.3 4.4 16.5
Sept 5.1 4.5 4.6 15.8
Unemployment rate (percent of
civilian labor force in group)
By race or ethnicity (1)
Black or His-
African Asian panic or
Period White Amer- (NSA) Latino
ican ethnicity
1995 4.9 10.4 … 9.3
1996 4.7 10.5 … 8.9
1997 4.2 10.0 … 7.7
1998 3.9 8.9 … 7.2
1999 3.7 8.0 … 6.4
2000 3.5 7.6 3.6 5.7
2001 4.2 8.6 4.5 6.6
2002 5.1 10.2 5.9 7.5
2003 5.2 10.8 6.0 7.7
2004 4.8 10.4 4.4 7.0
2004: Sept 4.7 10.4 4.3 7.0
Oct 4.7 10.7 4.8 6.7
Nov 4.6 10.8 4.2 6.7
Dec 4.6 10.8 4.1 6.6
2005: Jan 4.4 10.6 4.2 6.1
Feb 4.6 10.9 4.5 6.4
Mar 4.4 10.3 3.9 5.7
Apr 4.4 10.4 3.9 6.4
May 4.4 10.1 3.9 6.0
June 4.3 10.3 4.0 5.8
July 4.3 9.5 5.2 5.5
Aug 4.2 9.6 3.6 5.8
Sept 4.5 9.4 4.1 6.5
Unemployment rate (percent of
civilian labor force in group)
By selected groups
Women
Married who
Period men, maintain Full-time Part-time
spouse families workers workers
present (NSA)
1995 3.3 8.0 5.5 6.0
1996 3.0 8.2 5.3 5.8
1997 2.7 8.1 4.8 5.5
1998 2.4 7.2 4.3 5.3
1999 2.2 6.4 4.1 5.0
2000 2.0 5.9 3.8 4.8
2001 2.7 6.6 4.7 5.1
2002 3.6 8.0 5.9 5.3
2003 3.8 8.5 6.1 5.5
2004 3.1 8.0 5.6 5.3
2004: Sept 3.0 8.2 5.5 5.0
Oct 3.0 7.8 5.4 5.5
Nov 3.1 7.7 5.4 5.4
Dec 3.1 7.1 5.4 5.4
2005: Jan 3.1 8.2 5.2 5.3
Feb 3.0 8.0 5.4 5.4
Mar 3.0 8.0 5.1 5.4
Apr 2.7 7.7 5.1 5.3
May 2.7 7.9 5.0 5.6
June 2.6 8.2 4.9 5.4
July 2.6 8.8 4.9 5.5
Aug 2.9 7.2 4.9 5.1
Sept 2.8 7.6 5.1 5.3
(1) Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only.
Prior to 2003, persons who reported more than one race were included
in the group they identified as the main race. Persons whose ethnicity
is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.
NOTE.–Data relate to persons age 16 years and over.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS
In September, the percentages of the unemployed who had been out of work for less than 5 weeks and for 27 weeks and over rose; the percentages for 5-14 weeks and for 15-26 weeks fell. The mean duration of unemployment fell to 18.3 weeks and the median duration was unchanged to 8.6 weeks.
[GRAPHICS OMITTED] [Monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
Duration of unemployment
Number
Percent distribution of
weeks
Un-
employ- Less 27 Aver-
Period ment than 5-14 15-26 weeks age
(thou- 5 weeks weeks and (mean)
sands) weeks over
1995 7,404 36.5 31.6 14.6 17.3 16.6
1996 7,236 36.4 31.6 14.6 17.4 16.7
1997 6,739 37.7 31.7 14.8 15.8 15.8
1998 6,210 42.2 31.4 12.3 14.1 14.5
1999 5,880 43.7 31.2 12.8 12.3 13.4
2000 5,692 44.9 31.9 11.8 11.4 12.6
2001 6,801 42.0 32.3 14.0 11.8 13.1
2002 8,378 34.5 30.8 16.3 18.3 16.6
2003 8,774 31.7 29.8 16.4 22.1 19.2
2004 8,149 33.1 29.2 15.9 21.8 19.6
2004: Sept 8,005 34.9 28.1 15.3 21.7 19.6
Oct 8,066 34.1 28.4 15.6 21.9 19.7
Nov 8,020 32.7 29.6 16.2 21.5 19.8
Dec 8,047 35.4 28.0 16.4 20.2 19.3
2005: Jan 7,737 33.5 30.2 15.5 20.9 19.3
Feb 7,988 34.6 29.1 15.8 20.5 19.1
Mar 7,656 33.0 30.3 15.2 21.5 19.5
Apr 7,663 34.9 29.7 14.2 21.2 19.6
May 7,647 35.4 29.7 14.9 20.1 18.8
June 7,486 36.2 31.8 14.1 17.8 17.1
July 7,497 34.6 32.7 14.1 18.7 17.6
Aug 7,391 33.9 30.3 16.6 19.2 18.9
Sept 7,661 35.8 29.9 14.8 19.4 18.3
Duration
of
unemploy-
ment
Number
of Reason for unemployment:
weeks percent distribution
Job Job New
Period Median los- leav- Reen- en-
ers (1) ers trants trants
1995 8.3 46.9 11.1 34.1 7.8
1996 8.3 46.6 10.7 34.7 8.0
1997 8.0 45.1 11.8 34.7 8.4
1998 6.7 45.5 11.8 34.3 8.4
1999 6.4 44.6 13.3 34.1 8.0
2000 5.9 44.2 13.7 34.5 7.6
2001 6.8 51.1 12.3 29.9 6.8
2002 9.1 55.0 10.3 28.3 6.4
2003 10.1 55.1 9.3 28.2 7.3
2004 9.8 51.5 10.5 29.5 8.4
2004: Sept 9.5 50.4 10.4 30.4 8.8
Oct 9.5 50.5 10.3 29.9 9.3
Nov 9.8 50.5 10.9 29.6 9.0
Dec 9.5 50.9 11.1 29.2 8.8
2005: Jan 9.4 51.8 10.5 29.7 8.0
Feb 9.3 49.2 11.9 29.7 9.2
Mar 9.3 49.1 11.1 30.6 9.2
Apr 8.9 47.9 11.7 30.7 9.7
May 9.1 47.5 12.3 30.7 9.5
June 9.1 49.7 11.4 30.0 8.9
July 9.0 48.6 11.0 32.0 8.4
Aug 9.4 47.1 11.3 33.1 8.5
Sept 8.6 48.7 11.5 31.7 8.1
State programs
Insured
unem-
Insured ployment,
unem- Initial all
Period ploy claims regular
ment programs
(unadjusted)
(2)
Weekly average, thousands
1995 2,572 357 2,633
1996 2,595 356 2,650
1997 2,323 323 2,366
1998 2,222 321 2,257
1999 2,188 298 2,219
2000 2,110 301 2,141
2001 2,974 404 3,007
2002 3,585 407 3,619
2003 3,531 404 3,569
2004 2,950 345 2,995
2004: Sept 2,846 343 2,401
Oct 2,797 339 2,426
Nov 2,756 336 2,621
Dec 2,738 332 2,693
2005: Jan 2,723 329 3,654
Feb 2,674 309 3,258
Mar 2,652 337 2,954
Apr 2,593 323 2,659
May 2,590 334 2,587
June 2,600 323 2,410
July 2,582 317 (r) 2,617
Aug 2,581 (r) 318 2,491
Sept (p) 2,759 (p) 398 …
(1) Beginning January 1994, job losers and persons who completed
temporary jobs.
(2) Includes State (50 States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
and Virgin Islands), ex-servicemen (UCX), and Federal (UCFE).
Also includes Federal and State extended benefit programs.
Does not include Railroad (RR) program, Federal supplemental
compensation or Emergency Unemployment Compensation programs.
NOTE.–Data relate to persons age 16 years and over (except for
insured unemployment and initial claims).
Source: Department of Labor (Bureau of Labor Statistics and
Employment and Training Administration).
NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
Total nonagricultural employment as measured by the payroll survey fell by 35,000 in September.
[GRAPHICS OMITTED] [Thousands of wage and salary workers; (1) monthly data
seasonally adjusted]
Service-
Goods-producing providing
industries industries
Total
nonagri- Con- Manu-
Period cultural Total struc- fac- Total
employ- (2) tion turing
ment
1995 117,298 23,156 5,274 17,241 94,142
1996 119,708 23,410 5,536 17,237 96,299
1997 122,776 23,886 5,813 17,419 98,890
1998 125,930 24,354 6,149 17,560 101,576
1999 128,993 24,465 6,545 17,322 104,528
2000 131,785 24,649 6,787 17,263 107,136
2001 131,826 23,873 6,826 16,441 107,952
2002 130,341 22,557 6,716 15,259 107,784
2003 129,999 21,816 6,735 14,510 108,182
2004 131,480 21,884 6,964 14,329 109,596
2004: Sept 131,880 21,947 6,998 14,352 109,933
Oct 132,162 21,982 7,043 14,344 110,180
Nov 132,294 21,996 7,060 14,337 110,298
Dec 132,429 22,022 7,086 14,334 110,427
2005: Jan 132,573 22,004 7,090 14,307 110,569
Feb 132,873 22,066 7,133 14,321 110,807
Mar 132,995 22,093 7,159 14,315 110,902
Apr 133,287 22,130 7,207 14,300 111,157
May 133,413 22,138 7,213 14,301 111,275
June 133,588 22,134 7,230 14,276 111,454
July (r) 133,865 22,134 7,235 14,270 111,731
Aug (r) 134,076 22,154 7,262 14,261 111,922
Sept (p) 134,041 22,155 7,285 14,234 111,886
Service-providing industries
Trade, trans-
portation, and
utilities
Profes-
In- Finan- sional
Total Retail for- cial and
Period (3) trade ma- activi- busi-
tion ties ness
services
1995 23,834 13,897 2,843 6,827 12,844
1996 24,239 14,143 2,940 6,969 13,462
1997 24,700 14,389 3,084 7,178 14,335
1998 25,186 14,609 3,218 7,462 15,147
1999 25,771 14,970 3,419 7,648 15,957
2000 26,225 15,280 3,631 7,687 16,666
2001 25,983 15,239 3,629 7,807 16,476
2002 25,497 15,025 3,395 7,847 15,976
2003 25,287 14,917 3,188 7,977 15,987
2004 25,510 15,035 3,138 8,052 16,414
2004: Sept 25,555 15,038 3,127 8,083 16,514
Oct 25,581 15,057 3,131 8,093 16,614
Nov 25,621 15,081 3,133 8,107 16,611
Dec 25,620 15,077 3,127 8,128 16,674
2005: Jan 25,652 15,081 3,123 8,150 16,694
Feb 25,714 15,125 3,127 8,165 16,775
Mar 25,743 15,129 3,134 8,167 16,796
Apr 25,797 15,158 3,152 8,182 16,843
May 25,842 15,186 3,146 8,189 16,851
June 25,854 15,197 3,146 8,208 16,906
July (r) 25,922 15,249 3,146 8,227 16,964
Aug (r) 25,944 15,265 3,151 8,244 17,002
Sept (p) 25,850 15,177 3,153 8,255 17,054
Service-providing industries
Government
Educa-
tion and Leisure Other
Period health and hos- serv- Total Federal
services pitality ices
1995 13,289 10,501 4,572 19,432 2,949
1996 13,683 10,777 4,690 19,539 2,877
1997 14,087 11,018 4,825 19,664 2,806
1998 14,446 11,232 4,976 19,909 2,772
1999 14,798 11,543 5,087 20,307 2,769
2000 15,109 11,862 5,168 20,790 2,865
2001 15,645 12,036 5,258 21,118 2,764
2002 16,199 11,986 5,372 21,513 2,766
2003 16,588 12,173 5,401 21,583 2,761
2004 16,954 12,479 5,431 21,618 2,728
2004: Sept 17,019 12,522 5,436 21,677 2,730
Oct 17,081 12,546 5,434 21,700 2,723
Nov 17,108 12,571 5,441 21,706 2,728
Dec 17,142 12,589 5,447 21,700 2,706
2005: Jan 17,178 12,611 5,451 21,710 2,717
Feb 17,186 12,650 5,457 21,733 2,720
Mar 17,210 12,662 5,459 21,731 2,724
Apr 17,243 12,723 5,472 21,745 2,718
May 17,289 12,736 5,468 21,754 2,722
June 17,336 12,765 5,479 21,760 2,719
July (r) 17,377 12,801 5,477 21,817 2,719
Aug (r) 17,427 12,838 5,473 21,843 2,719
Sept (p) 17,476 12,758 5,466 21,874 2,718
(1) Data from the establishment survey. Includes all full- and
part-time wage and salary workers in nonagricultural establishments
who received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the
12th of the month. Excludes proprietors, self-employed persons,
unpaid family workers, and private household workers. Data from
the household survey shown on p. 11 include those workers and also
count persons as employed when they are not at work because of
industrial disputes, bad weather, etc., even if they are not paid
for the time off. In the series shown here, persons who work at
more than one job are counted each time they appear on a payroll,
in contrast to the series shown on p. 11 where persons are counted
only once–as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force.
See Employment and Earnings for details.
(2) Includes natural resources and mining, not shown separately.
(3) Includes wholesale trade, transportation and warehousing, and
utilites, not shown seperately.
NOTE.–Data classified by industry based on the 2002 North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS). For details see Employment
and Earnings, June 2003.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS, HOURLY EARNINGS, AND WEEKLY EARNINGS
PRIVATE NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES
[For production or nonsupervisory workers monthly data seasonallyadjusted]
Average gross
Average weekly hours hourly earnings
Total private
Manufacturing nonagricultural
(1)
Total
private Current 1982
Period nonagri- Total Overtime dollars dollars
cultural (2)
(1)
1995 34.3 41.3 4.7 $11.64 $7.53
1996 34.3 41.3 4.8 12.03 7.57
1997 34.5 41.7 5.1 12.49 7.68
1998 34.5 41.4 4.8 13.00 7.89
1999 34.3 41.4 4.8 13.47 8.00
2000 34.3 41.3 4.7 14.00 8.03
2001 34.0 40.3 4.0 14.53 8.11
2002 33.9 40.5 4.2 14.95 8.24
2003 33.7 40.4 4.2 15.35 8.27
2004 33.7 40.8 4.6 15.67 8.23
2004: Sept 33.8 40.8 4.6 15.77 8.25
Oct 33.8 40.7 4.5 15.81 8.21
Nov 33.7 40.5 4.5 15.82 8.21
Dec 33.7 40.5 4.5 15.85 8.23
2005: Jan 33.7 40.7 4.5 15.90 8.24
Feb 33.7 40.6 4.6 15.91 8.22
Mar 33.7 40.4 4.5 15.95 8.19
Apr 33.8 40.5 4.4 16.00 8.16
May 33.7 40.4 4.4 16.03 8.19
June 33.7 40.4 4.4 16.07 8.21
July 33.7 40.5 4.5 16.14 8.20
Aug (r) 33.7 40.5 4.5 16.15 8.15
Sept (p) 33.7 40.5 4.4 16.18 …
Average gross
weekly earnings
Average
gross Total private Current
hourly nonagricultural dollars
earnings (1)
1982
Period Manufac- Current dollars Manufac-
turing dollars (2) turing
1995 $12.34 $399.53 $258.43 $509.26
1996 12.75 412.74 259.58 526.55
1997 13.14 431.25 265.22 548.22
1998 13.45 448.04 271.87 557.12
1999 13.85 462.49 274.64 573.17
2000 14.32 480.41 275.62 590.65
2001 14.76 493.20 275.38 595.19
2002 15.29 506.07 278.83 618.75
2003 15.74 517.30 278.72 635.99
2004 16.14 528.56 277.61 658.53
2004: Sept 16.29 533.03 278.93 664.63
Oct 16.27 534.38 277.89 662.19
Nov 16.29 533.13 276.52 659.75
Dec 16.34 534.15 277.19 661.77
2005: Jan 16.37 535.83 277.78 666.26
Feb 16.42 536.17 276.95 666.65
Mar 16.43 537.52 276.08 663.77
Apr 16.47 540.80 275.92 667.04
May 16.53 540.21 275.90 667.81
June 16.55 541.56 276.59 668.22
July (r) 16.55 543.92 276.24 (r) 670.28
Aug (r) 16.64 544.26 274.74 673.92
Sept (p) 16.57 545.27 … 671.09
Average gross weekly earnings
Percent change
from a year
Current dollars earlier, total
private non-
agricultural
Construc- Retail Current 1982
Period tion trade dollars dollars
1995 $571.57 $272.56 2.3 -0.6
1996 588.48 282.76 3.3 .4
1997 609.48 295.97 4.5 2.2
1998 629.75 310.34 3.9 2.5
1999 655.11 321.63 3.2 1.0
2000 685.78 333.38 3.9 .4
2001 695.89 346.16 2.7 -.1
2002 711.82 360.81 2.6 1.3
2003 726.83 367.15 2.2 -.0
2004 735.70 371.21 2.2 -.4
2004: Sept 738.04 374.53 3.0 .6
Oct 738.79 374.53 2.9 -.4
Nov 739.57 373.32 2.1 -1.6
Dec 740.74 376.07 2.9 -.5
2005: Jan 723.42 378.22 2.4 -.6
Feb 737.64 378.53 2.3 -.7
Mar 740.72 377.92 2.6 -.5
Apr 755.82 379.15 3.0 -.6
May 745.36 378.83 2.3 -.6
June 748.06 376.68 3.1 .4
July 745.66 (r) 380.34 2.8 -.4
Aug (r) 746.85 379.12 2.6 -1.2
Sept (p) 747.19 376.07 2.3 …
(1) Also includes other private industry groups shown on p. 14.
(2) Current dollar earnings divided by the consumer price index for
urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W) (on a 1982=100 base).
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX–PRIVATE INDUSTRY
Index (June 1989 = 100) Percent change from
3 months earlier
Total Total
com Wages Bene- com Wages Bene-
Period pensa- and fits pensa- and fits
tion salaries (1) tion salaries (1)
Not seasonally adjusted
1995: Dec 126.7 123.1 135.9 … … …
1996: Dec 130.6 127.3 138.6 … … …
1997: Dec 135.1 132.3 141.8 … … …
1998: Dec 139.8 137.4 145.2 … … …
1999: Dec 144.6 142.2 150.2 … … …
2000: Dec 150.9 147.7 158.6 … … …
2001: Dec 157.2 153.3 166.7 … … …
2002: Dec 162.3 157.5 174.6 … … …
2003: Dec 168.8 162.3 185.8 … … …
2004: Dec 175.2 166.2 198.7 … … …
Seasonally adjusted
2001: June 154.2 150.8 162.4 1.0 0.9 1.1
Sept 155.7 152.0 164.7 1.0 .8 1.4
Dec 157.5 153.4 167.2 1.2 .9 1.5
2002: Mar 158.8 154.8 168.3 .8 .9 .7
June 160.5 156.2 170.6 1.1 .9 1.4
Sept 161.5 156.9 172.7 .6 .4 1.2
Dec 162.8 157.7 175.2 .8 .5 1.4
2003: Mar 165.0 159.3 178.5 1.4 1.0 1.9
June 166.4 160.3 180.9 .8 .6 1.3
Sept 168.2 161.6 183.9 1.1 .8 1.7
Dec 169.6 162.5 186.7 .8 .6 1.5
2004: Mar 171.5 163.5 190.9 1.1 .6 2.2
June 173.1 164.5 194.1 .9 .6 1.7
Sept 174.8 165.7 196.7 1.0 .7 1.3
Dec 176.2 166.4 199.9 .8 .4 1.6
2005: Mar 177.3 167.4 202.0 .6 .6 1.1
June 178.4 168.4 203.6 .6 .6 .8
Percent change from
12 months earlier
Total Wages
Period compensa- and Benefits
tion salaries (1)
Not seasonally adjusted
1995: Dec 2.6 2.8 2.2
1996: Dec 3.1 3.4 2.0
1997: Dec 3.4 3.9 2.3
1998: Dec 3.5 3.9 2.4
1999: Dec 3.4 3.5 3.4
2000: Dec 4.4 3.9 5.6
2001: Dec 4.2 3.8 5.1
2002: Dec 3.2 2.7 4.7
2003: Dec 4.0 3.0 6.4
2004: Dec 3.8 2.4 6.9
Not seasonally adjusted
2001: June 4.0 3.8 4.8
Sept 4.0 3.6 4.9
Dec 4.2 3.8 5.1
2002: Mar 3.9 3.5 4.8
June 4.0 3.6 5.1
Sept 3.7 3.2 4.8
Dec 3.2 2.7 4.7
2003: Mar 3.8 3.0 6.1
June 3.5 2.6 6.1
Sept 4.0 3.0 6.5
Dec 4.0 3.0 6.4
2004: Mar 3.9 2.6 7.0
June 4.0 2.6 7.3
Sept 3.7 2.6 6.8
Dec 3.8 2.4 6.9
2005: Mar 3.4 2.4 5.8
June 3.2 2.4 4.9
(1) Employer costs for employee benefits.
NOTE.–The employment cost index is a measure of the change in
the cost of labor, free from the influence of employment shifts
among occupations and industries.
Data exclude farm and household workers.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
PRODUCTIVITY AND RELATED DATA, BUSINESS SECTOR
Output per hour
of all persons Output (1)
Nonfarm Nonfarm
Period Business business Business business
sector sector sector sector
Indexes, 1992=100; quarterly data
seasonally adjusted
1995 101.6 102.1 111.4 111.8
1996 104.7 104.9 116.5 116.8
1997 106.7 106.6 122.7 122.8
1998 109.7 109.5 128.6 128.9
1999 112.6 112.6 135.2 135.6
2000 116.1 115.6 140.5 140.8
2001 119.0 118.5 141.0 141.3
2002 123.8 123.3 143.1 143.4
2003 128.6 128.0 147.9 148.2
2004 133.0 132.3 154.9 155.3
2002: I 122.7 122.5 141.9 142.5
II 123.2 122.7 142.6 143.0
III 124.6 123.9 143.8 144.1
IV 124.7 124.0 144.0 144.1
2003: I 125.6 124.9 144.6 144.8
II 127.9 126.9 146.4 146.5
III 130.5 129.9 149.8 150.2
IV 130.6 130.1 150.8 151.2
2004: I 131.7 130.8 152.6 152.8
II 132.8 132.2 154.1 154.5
III 133.3 132.7 155.8 156.3
IV 134.3 133.5 157.2 157.7
2005: I 135.3 134.5 158.9 159.4
II * 135.5 135.1 160.4 161.0
Percent change; quarterly data at
seasonally adjusted annual rates
1995 0.2 0.5 2.9 3.2
1996 3.0 2.7 4.6 4.5
1997 1.9 1.6 5.3 5.2
1998 2.8 2.8 4.8 5.0
1999 3.0 2.8 5.1 5.2
2000 2.8 2.7 3.9 3.8
2001 2.5 2.5 .3 .4
2002 4.0 4.0 1.5 1.5
2003 3.9 3.8 3.4 3.3
2004 3.4 3.4 4.8 4.8
2001: I -.5 -.4 -1.1 -1.1
II 5.5 5.6 .8 1.2
III 1.4 1.5 -3.1 -2.9
IV 6.6 6.5 1.8 1.2
2002: I 5.3 6.5 2.6 3.5
II 1.8 .8 2.1 1.4
III 4.8 4.1 3.6 3.1
IV .1 .2 .5 .1
2003: I 2.8 3.1 1.7 2.0
II 7.6 6.6 4.9 4.7
III 8.4 9.6 9.9 10.4
IV .3 .8 2.6 2.8
2004: I 3.4 2.1 4.9 4.2
II 3.4 4.5 4.0 4.6
III 1.4 1.3 4.4 4.6
IV 3.1 2.5 3.6 3.9
2005: I 2.9 3.2 4.4 4.3
II * .7 1.8 4.0 4.1
Hours of all Compensation
persons (2) per hour (3)
Nonfarm Nonfarm
Period Business business Business business
sector sector sector sector
Indexes, 1992=100; quarterly data
seasonally adjusted
1995 109.6 109.4 105.9 106.0
1996 111.3 111.4 109.6 109.5
1997 115.0 115.3 113.1 112.9
1998 117.3 117.7 120.0 119.6
1999 119.7 120.4 125.8 125.2
2000 121.0 121.8 134.5 134.0
2001 118.4 119.3 140.2 139.3
2002 115.6 116.3 145.0 144.2
2003 115.0 115.8 150.7 149.9
2004 116.5 117.4 157.7 156.7
2002: I 115.7 116.3 143.5 142.7
II 115.7 116.5 145.0 144.2
III 115.4 116.3 145.7 144.8
IV 115.5 116.2 145.8 145.0
2003: I 115.2 115.9 147.8 147.0
II 114.5 115.4 150.3 149.3
III 114.8 115.6 152.0 151.2
IV 115.5 116.2 152.8 152.2
2004: I 115.9 116.8 154.4 153.5
II 116.1 116.8 155.7 154.9
III 116.9 117.8 158.2 157.2
IV 117.1 118.2 162.5 161.0
2005: I 117.5 118.5 164.4 163.2
II * 118.4 119.2 165.7 165.0
Percent change; quarterly data at
seasonally adjusted annual rates
1995 2.7 2.7 2.1 2.1
1996 1.6 1.8 3.5 3.4
1997 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.1
1998 2.0 2.1 6.1 6.0
1999 2.1 2.3 4.8 4.6
2000 1.1 1.1 7.0 7.0
2001 -2.2 -2.0 4.2 4.0
2002 -2.4 -2.5 3.4 3.5
2003 -.5 -.5 3.9 4.0
2004 1.3 1.4 4.6 4.5
2001: I -.6 -.7 6.9 6.8
II -4.4 -4.2 3.0 2.5
III -4.4 -4.3 2.0 1.8
IV -4.5 -5.0 2.8 3.2
2002: I -2.5 -2.8 5.6 6.1
II .3 .6 4.4 4.2
III -1.1 -.9 2.0 1.8
IV .3 .0 .1 .4
2003: I -1.1 -1.1 5.5 5.8
II -2.6 -1.8 7.0 6.2
III 1.3 .8 4.5 5.1
IV 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.7
2004: I 1.5 2.0 4.2 3.5
II .6 .1 3.3 3.7
III 3.0 3.3 6.5 6.1
IV .5 1.4 11.3 10.2
2005: I 1.4 1.1 4.7 5.5
II * 3.2 2.2 3.3 4.4
Real compensation Unit labor
per hour (4) costs
Nonfarm Nonfarm
Period Business business Business business
sector sector sector sector
Indexes, 1992=100; quarterly data
seasonally adjusted
1995 98.8 98.9 104.2 103.7
1996 99.6 99.5 104.7 104.5
1997 100.6 100.4 106.1 105.9
1998 105.3 105.0 109.4 109.3
1999 108.1 107.5 111.4 111.2
2000 111.9 111.4 115.9 115.9
2001 113.4 112.6 117.7 117.5
2002 115.4 114.8 117.1 117.0
2003 117.3 116.7 117.2 117.1
2004 119.5 118.7 118.6 118.4
2002: I 115.4 114.8 116.9 116.5
II 115.7 115.0 117.7 117.5
III 115.7 114.9 116.9 116.9
IV 115.1 114.5 116.9 116.9
2003: I 115.5 114.9 117.7 117.7
II 117.3 116.5 117.5 117.6
III 118.0 117.4 116.4 116.4
IV 118.4 117.9 117.0 116.9
2004: I 118.5 117.8 117.3 117.3
II 118.2 117.6 117.2 117.1
III 119.6 118.8 118.7 118.5
IV 121.8 120.7 121.0 120.7
2005: I 122.5 121.6 121.5 121.3
II * 122.2 121.7 122.3 122.1
Percent change; quarterly data at
seasonally adjusted annual rates
1995 -0.3 -0.3 1.9 1.6
1996 .8 .7 .5 .7
1997 1.1 .9 1.3 1.4
1998 4.6 4.5 3.2 3.1
1999 2.7 2.5 1.8 1.8
2000 3.5 3.6 4.0 4.2
2001 1.4 1.1 1.6 1.4
2002 1.8 1.9 -.5 -.5
2003 1.6 1.6 .0 .2
2004 1.9 1.8 1.2 1.1
2001: I 3.0 2.8 7.4 7.2
II -.2 -.6 -2.4 -3.0
III 1.1 1.0 .6 .4
IV 3.4 3.8 -3.6 -3.1
2002: I 4.1 4.5 .3 -.4
II 1.1 .9 2.6 3.4
III -.1 -.3 -2.6 -2.2
IV -1.9 -1.6 .0 .2
2003: I 1.3 1.5 2.6 2.6
II 6.5 5.8 -.6 -.3
III 2.3 2.9 -3.6 -4.1
IV 1.4 1.8 2.1 2.0
2004: I .3 -.5 .8 1.3
II -1.0 -.7 -.1 -.8
III 4.8 4.4 5.0 4.7
IV 7.5 6.4 7.9 7.6
2005: I 2.3 3.1 1.7 2.2
II * -.8 .2 2.6 2.5
Implicit price
deflator (5)
Nonfarm
Period Business business
sector sector
Indexes, 1992=100;
quarterly data
seasonally adjusted
1995 105.7 105.8
1996 107.4 107.3
1997 109.0 109.1
1998 109.7 109.9
1999 110.7 111.1
2000 112.7 113.3
2001 114.9 115.4
2002 116.1 116.7
2003 117.7 118.2
2004 120.6 120.7
2002: I 115.6 116.0
II 115.9 116.6
III 116.2 116.9
IV 116.7 117.3
2003: I 117.2 117.9
II 117.4 118.0
III 117.9 118.3
IV 118.3 118.6
2004: I 119.4 119.6
II 120.5 120.6
III 120.7 121.0
IV 121.5 121.8
2005: I 122.3 122.7
II * 123.0 123.4
Percent change;
quarterly data at
seasonally adjusted
annual rates
1995 1.8 1.7
1996 1.6 1.4
1997 1.5 1.7
1998 .6 .7
1999 .9 1.1
2000 1.8 1.9
2001 2.0 1.9
2002 1.0 1.1
2003 1.4 1.3
2004 2.4 2.1
2001: I 2.7 2.6
II 3.0 2.7
III 1.0 .7
IV 1.3 1.5
2002: I .2 .0
II 1.0 2.0
III 1.0 .9
IV 1.7 1.6
2003: I 1.8 1.9
II .6 .4
III 1.5 1.0
IV 1.6 .8
2004: I 3.7 3.6
II 3.8 3.2
III .7 1.5
IV 2.4 2.6
2005: I 2.7 3.0
II * 2.4 2.4
(1) Output refers to real gross domestic product originating in the
sector.
(2) Hours of all persons engage in the sector, including hours of
proprietors and unpaid family workers. Estimates based primarily on
establishment data.
(3) Wages and salaries of employees plus employers’ contributions for
social insurance and private benefit plans. Also includes an estimates
of wages, salaries, and supplemental payments for the self-employed.
(4) Hourly compensation divided by the consumer price index for all
urban consumers (CPI-U) for recent quarters. The trend from 1978-2003
is based on the consumer price index research series (CPI-U-RS).
(5) Current dollar gross domestic output divided by the output index.
NOTE.–Data relate to all persons engaged in the sector.
Percent changes are from preceding period and are based on original
data; they therefore may differ slightly from percent changes based
on indexes shown here.
* Data based on GDP data released August 31, 2005.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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