The Job Market Today - Headlines                              United States Data: Unemployment Rate:  5.7%  March 2004 Number of Unemployed Persons:  8.3 million March 2004; 8.2 million February 2004 Payroll Employment:  +308,000 March 2004, +71K Construction, +47K Retail, +42K Business/Prof. Svcs, +36K Healthcare, +31K Government, +27K Leisure/Hospitality Total Employment:  138.3 million March 2004; February unchanged (Household data) Not in Labor Force:  75.9 million March 2004; February unchanged (Household data) Average Workweek:  33.7 hours, Mfg:  40.6 hours Change Notes:  Two surveys are used by US Dept. of Labor for determining unemployment: Household and Establishment Surveys. Household surveys show a decrease of 3000 jobs in March, while Establishment surveys show an increase of 308,000 jobs in March The error range for job forecasting is +/- 290,000 based on US Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Latest Poll: Do you believe the job market will be improving in Q1 of 2004? Yes. Absolutely No. Don't see improvement Maybe in certain sectors Votes so far: 44	Distribution - Duration of unemployment Unemployed workers (in thousands)
Job Market Details - NY Times

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