US Data: Employment - Nonfarm Payrolls, Changes -1-

Release for:        December 2004

Source:  U.S. Department of Labor

Level change in thousands, seasonally adjusted

 

Industry                             Aug-04  Sep-04  Oct-04  Nov-04  Dec-04

 

Total nonfarm                           198     119     312     137     157

Total private                           141      96     289     125     128

Goods producing                          33      19      58       1      13

Natural resources and mining             -1       2      -1       3       3

 Logging                                  0       0      -1      -1       1

 Mining                                  -1       1       0       4       2

  Oil and gas extraction                  1       0       0       1       0

 Mining, except oil, gas                 -2       0       0       2       0

  Coal mining                             0       0       0       1       0

 Support activities for mining            1       1       0       1       2

Construction                             20      22      60       7       7

 Construction of buildings                6      13      13       4       4

 Heavy and civil engineering

  construction                            2       1       6       3       1

 Specialty trade contractors             13       8      41       1       2

Manufacturing                            14      -5      -1      -9       3

 Production workers                      21     -12       0      -9       2

Durable goods                            31      -7       6      -6       0

  Production workers                     28     -11       4      -8       2

 Wood products                            2      -1       5      -1       2

 Nonmetallic mineral products            -1       2       0       0       0

 Primary metals                          -2      -1       0       0       0

 Fabricated metal products                3       1       3      -1       1

 Machinery                                3      -2       0       1       0

 Computer, electronic products            1      -2      -2      -4      -2

  Computer, peripheral equipment          1      -1      -2      -1       1

  Communications equipment                0       0       0       1       0

  Semiconductors, electronic

   components                            -1      -1      -2      -2      -3

 Electronic instruments                   1       0       2      -1       0

 Electrical equipment, appliances         0      -1      -2       1      -2

 Transportation equipment                29      -3       3      -2       2

 Furniture, related products             -2      -1       0       0       0

 Miscellaneous manufacturing             -2       0       0       1       1

Nondurable goods                        -17       2      -7      -3       3

 Production workers                      -7      -1      -4      -1       0

 Food manufacturing                      -8       3       2       2       6

 Beverages, tobacco products             -1       1      -2       3      -2

 Textile mills                           -1      -1      -1      -2      -1

 Textile product mills                    0       0       1       0       0

 Apparel                                 -1      -2      -5      -4      -1

 Leather, allied products                -1       1       0       1      -1

 Paper, paper products                    1      -1      -1      -2       0

 Printing, related activities            -2      -2       0       0       1

 Petroleum, coal products                 1       0       0       0      -1

 Chemicals                               -2       1      -1      -1       0

 Plastics, rubber products               -2       1       0       2       0

Service providing                       165     100     254     136     144

Private service providing               108      77     231     124     115

Trade, transportation, utilities         17       6      40      18       0

Wholesale trade                           3      10       8       8      17

 Durable goods                            4       3       3       1      10

 Nondurable goods                         0       4       4       2       3

 Electronic markets agents,

  brokers                                -1       3       1       5       5

Retail trade                             11     -18      25       9     -20

 Motor vehicle, parts dealers            -3       0      -1       4       2

  Automobile dealers                     -2      -3      -2       3       0

 Furniture, home furnishings              2       0       1       1       1

 Electronics, appliance stores            1       1       5       2      -4

 Building material, garden supply

  stores                                  5       5       2       4       2

 Food and beverage stores                -2      -1       0      -4      -5

 Health, personal care stores             0       0       0       1      -1

 Gasoline stations                        0       2      -2      -3      -2

 Clothing, clothing accessories

  stores                                  6      -5       3       2      -1

 Sporting goods, hobby, book,

  and music stores                        3      -3       2       0      -5

 General merchandise stores              -2     -13      12       5      -5

 Department stores                       -2      -9      10       6      -1

 Miscellaneous store retailers            1      -2       3      -4      -1

 Nonstore retailers                      -1      -1       1       1       1

Transportation and warehousing            4      14       8       2       5

 Air transportation                      -1      -2       2      -2       0

 Rail transportation                      0       1       0      -1       0

 Water transportation                    -1       0       1      -1       0

 Truck transportation                     2       4      -1      -1       8

 Transit, ground passenger

  transportation                          0       6       3       1       1

 Pipeline transportation                  0       0       0       0       0

 Scenic, sightseeing transportation       0       0      -1       0      -1

 Support activities for transportat       1       1       2       3       4

 Couriers and messengers                  1       1      -1       1      -5

 Warehousing, storage                     2       3       5       0      -3

Utilities                                -1       0      -1      -1      -1