US Data: Employment - Payrolls,

Release for:     December 2005

Source:  U.S. Department of Labor

Level change in thousands, not seasonally adjusted

Calculated by Market News International

                                        y/y               m/m      m/m

Industry                              Dec-05            Nov-05   Dec-05

Total nonfarm                         2001.0             462.0   -273.0

Total private                         1801.0             315.0   -197.0

Goods producing                        238.0             -56.0   -238.0

Natural resources and mining            44.0              -2.0     -2.0

 Logging                                -2.6              -2.3      0.7

 Mining                                 47.0               0.4     -2.7

  Oil and gas extraction                 3.2               1.0     -1.4

 Mining, except oil, gas                 8.3              -1.6     -6.6

  Coal mining                            6.6               0.0      1.9

 Support activities for mining          35.5               1.0      5.3

Construction                           235.0             -56.0   -248.0

 Construction of buildings              62.0              -3.4     -9.0

  Residential buildings                 42.7               1.6     -1.3

  Nonresidential  buildings             19.3              -5.0     -7.7

 Heavy and civil engineering

  construction                          38.6             -15.3    -77.6

 Specialty trade contractors           134.1             -36.8   -161.5

  Residential contractors              103.4             -19.0    -68.6

  Nonresidential  contractors           30.5             -18.0    -92.9

Manufacturing                          -41.0               2.0     12.0

 Production workers                     75.0              22.0      8.0

Durable goods                           20.0              12.0     19.0

  Production workers                   133.0              29.0     26.0

 Wood products                           0.0              -0.9      1.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products           -9.1              -1.8    -10.8

 Primary metals                          5.1               1.4      3.9

 Fabricated metal products              21.6               4.2      5.5

 Machinery                              16.1              -3.1      3.1

 Computer, electronic products          14.9               1.8      5.9

  Computer, peripheral equipment         5.9              -0.7      3.0

  Communications equipment               3.4               0.2      0.4

  Semiconductors, electronic

   components                            1.2               0.6      2.7

 Electronic instruments                  6.8               1.9     -0.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances       -8.7               2.0      0.1

 Transportation equipment               -7.7               5.8      7.9

  Motor Vehicle and Parts              -32.2               1.6      0.4

 Furniture, related products           -12.9              -2.4      3.5

 Miscellaneous manufacturing             0.2               4.7     -0.9

Nondurable goods                       -61.0             -10.0     -7.0

 Production workers                    -58.0              -7.0    -18.0

 Food manufacturing                    -15.1             -12.6     -1.5

 Beverages, tobacco products            -1.7              -3.1     -0.6

 Textile mills                         -18.0              -2.0     -2.0

 Textile product mills                   7.8               2.4      1.7

 Apparel                               -18.2               2.9     -2.6

 Leather, allied products                1.8               0.3      1.2

 Paper, paper products                 -12.5              -0.8     -2.7

 Printing, related activities           -5.2               3.9      0.5

 Petroleum, coal products                0.9              -2.0     -3.3

 Chemicals                               2.5              -0.1      4.9

 Plastics, rubber products              -3.2               0.5     -2.1

Service providing                     1763.0             518.0    -35.0

Private service providing             1563.0             371.0     41.0

Trade, transportation, utilities       235.0             383.0    137.0

Wholesale trade                         68.8              12.4      2.0

 Durable goods                          48.6              10.9      8.0

 Nondurable goods                       -2.9              -1.1     -7.7

 Electronic markets agents,

  brokers                               23.1               2.6      1.7

Retail trade                            83.3             362.2    144.3

 Motor vehicle, parts dealers            4.3             -12.8    -12.0

  Automobile dealers                    -9.6             -11.8     -6.6

 Furniture, home furnishings            11.6              15.9      8.4

 Electronics, appliance stores          24.9              22.4      6.4

 Building material, garden supply

  stores                                38.4               1.3     -4.0

 Food and beverage stores                4.9              26.9      7.9

 Health, personal care stores           13.7               7.7      2.8

 Gasoline stations                       0.1              -9.5     -2.0

 Clothing, clothing accessories

  stores                                38.5              81.3     48.0

 Sporting goods, hobby, book,

  and music stores                      -0.7              33.8     30.9

 General merchandise stores            -50.2             176.4     33.4

 Department stores                     -32.8             126.4     33.6

 Miscellaneous store retailers          -5.3               3.0     17.4

 Nonstore retailers                      3.1              15.8      7.1