US Data: Employment - Payrolls, Unadjusted Levels -1-

Release for:     April 2006

Source:  U.S. Department of Labor

Data in thousands, not seasonally adjusted

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Total nonfarm                       133181.0 133196.0 134117.0 135039.0

Total private                       111021.0 111004.0 111817.0 112730.0

Goods producing                      21924.0  21803.0  21959.0  22211.0

Natural resources and mining           609.0    636.0    646.0    659.0

 Logging                                58.5     59.9     58.9     58.2

 Mining                                550.9    576.5    587.5    600.4

  Oil and gas extraction               123.5    129.5    131.1    132.3

 Mining, except oil, gas               209.8    206.8    211.0    215.4

  Coal mining                           72.4     76.6     78.1     78.3

 Support activities for mining         217.6    240.2    245.4    252.7

Construction                          7112.0   7044.0   7148.0   7347.0

 Construction of buildings            1652.8   1677.8   1697.6   1727.5

  Residential buildings                924.2    941.7    951.1    967.0

  Nonresidential  buildings            728.6    736.1    746.5    760.5

 Heavy and civil engineering

  construction                         915.7    880.6    904.6    959.0

 Specialty trade contractors          4543.5   4485.7   4545.6   4660.5

  Residential contractors             2223.6   2231.6   2249.2   2295.2

  Nonresidential  contractors         2319.9   2254.1   2296.4   2365.3

Manufacturing                        14203.0  14123.0  14165.0  14205.0

 Production workers                  10012.0  10080.0  10123.0  10160.0

Durable goods                         8949.0   8932.0   8967.0   9008.0

  Production workers                  6192.0   6293.0   6331.0   6366.0

 Wood products                         550.1    548.3    549.7    549.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products          505.7    487.0    496.1    506.1

 Primary metals                        467.7    471.3    473.8    471.1

 Fabricated metal products            1513.9   1524.0   1531.2   1538.5

 Machinery                            1160.5   1168.0   1172.1   1177.7

 Computer, electronic products        1313.6   1318.8   1318.9   1326.3

  Computer, peripheral equipment       205.3    201.3    202.4    202.0

  Communications equipment             146.9    149.0    148.7    149.6

  Semiconductors, electronic

   components                          449.4    451.0    452.4    457.9

 Electronic instruments                434.2    444.5    443.2    444.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances      436.4    437.9    439.9    439.7

 Transportation equipment             1785.8   1769.4   1773.1   1789.0

  Motor Vehicle and Parts             1111.1   1083.3   1088.6   1101.5

 Furniture, related products           565.4    553.2    557.6    556.7

 Miscellaneous manufacturing           650.2    653.8    654.1    653.7

Nondurable goods                      5254.0   5191.0   5198.0   5197.0

 Production workers                   3820.0   3787.0   3792.0   3794.0

 Food manufacturing                   1442.9   1434.1   1434.1   1436.7

 Beverages, tobacco products           187.2    189.7    189.6    190.7

 Textile mills                         220.7    205.1    204.2    202.1

 Textile product mills                 173.4    172.4    173.1    173.3

 Apparel                               264.8    252.0    252.7    251.1

 Leather, allied products               39.8     38.1     37.4     37.8

 Paper, paper products                 485.1    475.5    474.4    470.2

 Printing, related activities          648.3    638.8    642.9    641.4

 Petroleum, coal products              112.3    109.6    111.0    113.9

 Chemicals                             877.7    883.3    887.4    887.0

 Plastics, rubber products             802.2    792.1    791.3    792.3

Service providing                   111257.0 111393.0 112158.0 112828.0

Private service providing            89097.0  89201.0  89858.0  90519.0

Trade, transportation, utilities     25665.0  25649.0  25768.0  25836.0

Wholesale trade                       5726.8   5762.6   5796.1   5823.3

 Durable goods                        2976.9   3014.5   3030.2   3044.4

 Nondurable goods                     2020.2   2006.5   2018.2   2027.9

 Electronic markets agents,

  brokers                              729.7    741.6    747.7    751.0

Retail trade                         15057.1  14990.1  15066.7  15077.4

 Motor vehicle, parts dealers         1914.9   1888.0   1898.6   1902.1

  Automobile dealers                  1260.3   1238.6   1240.4   1241.4

 Furniture, home furnishings           570.0    585.4    583.1    589.9

 Electronics, appliance stores         518.7    532.8    532.6    522.3

 Building material, garden supply

  stores                              1292.5   1248.6   1290.2   1348.3

 Food and beverage stores             2788.9   2776.9   2773.0   2783.4

 Health, personal care stores          946.8    952.6    955.4    950.8

 Gasoline stations                     864.6    857.9    855.2    863.3

 Clothing, clothing accessories

  stores                              1354.3   1384.4   1384.4   1384.0

 Sporting goods, hobby, book,

  and music stores                     626.0    627.0    618.5    607.9

 General merchandise stores           2865.9   2822.9   2870.5   2822.0

 Department stores                    1553.3   1543.4   1555.7   1534.7

 Miscellaneous store retailers         890.8    887.7    883.2    885.7

 Nonstore retailers                    423.7    425.9    422.0    417.7