Not that anybody on this thread cares about the facts, but
here they are:
TABLE 2. Detailed industry employment* ranked by change between Oct. and Nov. 2003,
and prior 3-month average change, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
Current Prior Minimum Pass
Rank Industry NAICS over-the-month 3-month significant test of
change average change* significance
1 Administrative and support services 561 16.8 16.3 39.3
2 Accommodations 721 12.9 -9.0 10.9 YES
3 Ambulatory health care services 621 11.1 9.7 10.1 YES
4 Durable goods 423 9.4 -1.3 9.8
5 Specialty trade contractors 238 8.4 8.5 20.2
6 Hospitals 622 7.9 5.7 5.9 YES
7 Food services and drinking places 722 7.8 19.6 21.1
8 Local government, excluding education 932 7.1 8.3 13.9
9 Membership associations and organizations 813 4.7 0.6 21.8
10 Furniture and home furnishings stores 442 3.7 0.3 5.2
11 Health and personal care stores 446 3.7 3.1 6.3
12 Nursing and residential care facilities 623 3.7 4.1 6.5
13 Securities, commodity contracts, investments 523 3.6 1.2 6.3
14 Wood products 321 3.5 1.3 3.9
15 Heavy and civil engineering construction 237 3.4 0.7 7.7
16 Air transportation 481 2.9 -1.1 2.2 YES
17 Motion picture and sound recording industries 512 2.4 -0.5 10.5
18 Electronics and appliance stores 443 2.3 0.6 5.4
19 Personal and laundry services 812 2.2 -0.9 6.1
20 Social assistance 624 2.1 7.2 7.7
21 Truck transportation 484 1.8 2.9 7.3
22 Amusements, gambling, and recreation 713 1.7 -1.5 16.6
23(tie) Machinery 333 1.5 -1.5 5.8
Building material and garden supply stores 444 1.5 5.3 6.3
24 Furniture and related products 337 1.4 0.1 3.8
25 Real estate 531 1.3 1.5 8.3
26 Gasoline stations 447 1.1 -1.2 6.2
27 Apparel 315 0.9 -1.4 5.4
28 Fabricated metal products 332 0.9 -1.1 6.1
29 State government, excluding education 922 0.7 -0.1 7.5
30 Nonmetallic mineral products 327 0.4 -0.4 3.6
31 Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks 712 0.4 0.0 1.5
32 Internet publishing and broadcasting 516 0.4 -0.1 0.7
33 Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles 525 0.4 -0.4 0.7
34 Nonstore retailers 454 0.4 -1.5 6.8
*See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2. Detailed industry employment* ranked by change between Oct. and Nov. 2003,
and prior 3-month average change, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
Current Prior Minimum Pass
Rank Industry NAICS over-the-month 3-month significant test of
change average change* significance
35 Support activities for transportation 488 0.3 0.4 6.5
36 Pipeline transportation 486 0.3 -0.1 1.0
37 Rental and leasing services 532 0.3 -1.3 6.0
38 Transit and ground passenger transportation 485 0.2 3.7 4.1
39 Scenic and sightseeing transportation 487 0.1 0.1 4.8
40 Textile product mills 314 0.1 -1.6 2.8
41 Electrical equipment and appliances 335 0.1 -1.7 3.2
42(tie) Oil and gas extraction 211 0.0 0.2 1.3
Mining, except oil and gas 212 0.0 -0.7 2.0
Broadcasting, except Internet 515 0.0 -0.4 4.2
Other information services 519 0.0 0.2 1.0
Monetary authorities - central bank 521 0.0 -0.1 0.1
43 Rail transportation 482 -0.1 -0.2 2.8
44(tie) Leather and allied products 316 -0.1 -0.3 1.0
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets 533 -0.1 0.3 0.7
45(tie) Electronic markets and agents and brokers 425 -0.1 1.3 4.9
Warehousing and storage 493 -0.1 0.9 5.4
46 Support activities for mining 213 -0.2 -0.2 3.4
47 Water transportation 483 -0.2 -0.3 1.5
48 Couriers and messengers 492 -0.3 -1.6 5.5
49 Publishing industries, except Internet 511 -0.4 -1.2 3.8
50 Petroleum and coal products 324 -0.6 -0.9 1.4
51(tie) Telecommunications 517 -0.8 -1.5 5.5
ISPs, search portals, and data processing 518 -0.8 -1.2 4.8
52(tie) Miscellaneous manufacturing 339 -1.0 -1.6 4.0
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 441 -1.0 0.4 6.7
53 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores 451 -1.1 -0.3 6.5
54 Beverages and tobacco products 312 -1.2 -0.4 2.4
55 Printing and related support activities 323 -1.5 -2.3 4.2
56 Plastics and rubber products 326 -1.6 -2.3 3.9
57 Computer and electronic products 334 -1.8 -4.5 7.9
58 Textile mills 313 -1.8 -3.0 2.2
59 Insurance carriers and related activities 524 -1.8 -1.9 7.5
60(tie) Primary metals 331 -1.9 -2.9 3.3
Chemicals 325 -1.9 -2.6 4.5
*See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2. Detailed industry employment* ranked by change between Oct. and Nov. 2003,
and prior 3-month average change, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
Current Prior Minimum Pass
Rank Industry NAICS over-the-month 3-month significant test of
change average change* significance
Performing arts and spectator sports 711 -1.9 1.0 8.7
61(tie) Construction of buildings 236 -2.0 4.8 12.7
Paper and paper products 322 -2.0 -0.9 2.9
62 Miscellaneous store retailers 453 -2.6 -0.1 7.5
63 Transportation equipment 336 -2.7 2.8 7.6
64 Waste management and remediation services 562 -3.3 -2.5 4.1
65 Repair and maintenance 811 -3.3 -1.0 7.4
66 Nondurable goods 424 -3.8 -2.7 9.6
67 Clothing and clothing accessories stores 448 -4.5 2.3 11.4
68 Federal, except U.S. Postal Service 911 -6.5 -2.4 19.0
69 Food manufacturing 311 -7.8 0.9 8.8
70 General merchandise stores 452 -8.7 6.4 13.5
71 Credit intermediation and related activities 522 -9.0 -1.8 8.5 YES
72 Food and beverage stores 445 -22.7 3.7 9.4 YES
*NOTE: Significant over-the-month changes are calculated at a 90 percent confidence level. The standard error is used
for a 1-month change. The variance for total nonfarm is an approximation because government is not based on a
probability sample. Federal and State government are essentially full population counts and do not contribute to
variance. Local government variance was approximated by extrapolating from the variances for similar size industries.
Government significance is a function of the root-mean-square error of the seasonally adjusted estimates. The
root-mean-square error is defined as the difference between the final and preliminary estimates averaged across
a series of monthly observations.
16 posted on
12/12/2003 4:28:28 PM PST by
snopercod
(The federal government will spend $21,000 per household in 2003, up from $16,000 in 1999.)