EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS			% CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
	FEB 96(p)	JAN 96(r)	FEB 95	JAN-FEB 96	FEB 95-96
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT*	213.0	213.9	209.7	-0.4	1.6
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	38.0	39.1	37.7	-2.8	0.8
--Mining	16.4	16.7	16.7	-1.8	-1.8
----Coal Mining	4.7	4.7	4.6	0.0	2.2
----Oil & Gas Extraction	7.0	7.3	7.7	-4.1	-9.1
------Crude Petrol-Natural Gas	2.7	2.7	2.9	0.0	-6.9
------Oil & Gas Field Services	4.3	4.6	4.8	-6.5	-10.4
----Nonmetallic Minerals	4.1	4.1	3.8	0.0	7.9
--Construction	12.1	12.3	11.7	-1.6	3.4
----General Building Contractors	3.0	3.1	3.0	-3.2	0.0
----Heavy Construction	2.8	2.8	2.8	0.0	0.0
----Special Trade Construction	6.3	6.4	5.9	-1.6	6.8
--Manufacturing	9.5	10.1	9.3	-5.9	2.2
----Durable Goods	4.7	4.9	4.6	-4.1	2.2
----Nondurable Goods	4.8	5.2	4.7	-7.7	2.1
------Printing & Publishing	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0
------Petroleum & Coal Products	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0
	EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS			% CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
	FEB 96(p)	JAN 96(r)	FEB 95	JAN-FEB 96	FEB 95-96
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	175.0	174.8	172.0	0.1	1.7
--Transportation & Public Utilities	13.4	13.4	13.6	0.0	-1.5
----Transportation	8.2	8.2	8.2	0.0	0.0
------Railroad Transportation	2.4	2.4	2.4	0.0	0.0
------Trucking & Warehousing	4.1	4.1	4.0	0.0	2.5
----Communications	1.8	1.9	1.8	-5.3	0.0
------Telephone Communications	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0
----Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services	3.4	3.3	3.5	3.0	-2.9
------Electric Services	2.2	2.2	2.3	0.0	-4.3
	EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS			% CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
	FEB 96(p)	JAN 96(r)	FEB 95	JAN-FEB 96	FEB 95-96
--Trade	49.9	50.4	48.3	-1.0	3.3
----Wholesale Trade	7.5	7.5	7.2	0.0	4.2
------Durable Goods	4.1	4.1	4.0	0.0	2.5
------Nondurable Goods	3.4	3.4	3.2	0.0	6.3
----Retail Trade	42.4	42.9	41.1	-1.2	3.2
------Bldg. Matls. & Garden Supply	1.7	1.7	1.7	0.0	0.0
------General Merchandise Stores	4.6	4.8	4.6	-4.2	0.0
--------Department Stores	3.7	3.8	3.6	-2.6	2.8
------Food Stores	5.2	5.3	5.0	-1.9	4.0
------Auto. Dlrs. & Service Stations	7.4	7.4	7.2	0.0	2.8
--------Gas Stations	3.9	3.9	3.7	0.0	5.4
------Apparel & Accessory Stores	1.5	1.6	1.5	-6.3	0.0
------Furniture & Home Furn. Stores	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.0
------Eating & Drinking Places	16.1	16.2	15.3	-0.6	5.2
------Miscellaneous Retail	4.6	4.6	4.5	0.0	2.2
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	8.0	7.9	7.8	1.3	2.6
----Depos-Nondepos & Security Brkrs.	3.6	3.6	3.6	0.0	0.0
------Depository Institutions	2.9	2.9	3.0	0.0	-3.3
----Insurance	2.2	2.2	2.2	0.0	0.0
	EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS			% CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
	FEB 96(p)	JAN 96(r)	FEB 95	JAN-FEB 96	FEB 95-96
--Services	45.0	44.8	43.2	0.4	4.2
----Hotels & Other Lodging Places	6.9	6.8	6.6	1.5	4.5
----Personal Services	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0
----Business Services	4.9	4.9	4.6	0.0	6.5
----Automotive & Misc. Repair Svcs.	2.6	2.6	2.5	0.0	4.0
----Amusements (Rec.Svcs.& Mot.Pics.)	3.4	3.4	3.1	0.0	9.7
----Health Services	9.7	9.7	9.4	0.0	3.2
------Offices of Doctors of Medicine	2.0	2.0	1.8	0.0	11.1
----Legal Services	1.2	1.2	1.1	0.0	9.1
----Social Services	5.1	5.0	5.0	2.0	2.0
----Membership Organizations	3.5	3.5	3.5	0.0	0.0
----Engineering & Management	3.3	3.3	3.2	0.0	3.1
--Government	58.7	58.3	59.1	0.7	-0.7
----Total Federal Government	6.8	6.8	7.2	0.0	-5.6
------Department of Defense	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
----Total State Government	13.5	13.5	13.8	0.0	-2.2
------State Education	5.5	5.5	5.5	0.0	0.0
----Total Local Government	38.4	38.0	38.1	1.1	0.8
------Local Hospitals	4.9	4.9	4.8	0.0	2.1
------Local Education	21.9	21.6	21.8	1.4	0.5

* Published in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.


(1) Current Employment Statistics (CES) estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers in nonagricultural establishments who worked or received pay during the week which includes the 12th of the month. Self-employed, domestic services, and personnel of the armed forces are excluded.


(p) Subject to revision. (r) Revised.