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Employment, Hours, and Earnings from the Current Employment Statistics survey (National)

Series Id:     CES5000000001
Seasonally Adjusted
Super Sector:  Information
Industry:      Information
NAICS Code:    51
Data Type:     ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
1997301130253044305730703087309331043112312331333147 
1998315631693178319332023209322532283244325832723288 
1999330433303337335733903405342634493473349535153533 
2000354935713590360936143644365935833673367536803706 
2001370937173718368636623642362035983582355835323522 
2002349634723454343534163400338133723347334733233289 
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2006305230583058305630483048304330513052305430573073 
2007307130843086309630973093309130873095(p)3092(p)   
p : preliminary

12 Months Percent Change
Series Id:     CES5000000001
Seasonally Adjusted
Super Sector:  Information
Industry:      Information
NAICS Code:    51
Data Type:     ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
19974.34.54.95.15.15.35.04.94.75.04.85.0 
19984.84.84.44.44.34.04.34.04.24.34.44.5 
19994.75.15.05.15.96.16.26.87.17.37.47.5 
20007.47.27.67.56.67.06.83.95.85.24.74.9 
20014.54.13.62.11.3-0.1-1.10.4-2.5-3.2-4.0-5.0 
2002-5.7-6.6-7.1-6.8-6.7-6.6-6.6-6.3-6.6-5.9-5.9-6.6 
2003-6.6-6.8-6.7-6.6-6.5-6.4-6.1-6.2-5.4-5.8-5.3-4.2 
2004-3.7-2.9-2.7-2.4-1.9-1.4-1.6-1.9-2.3-1.8-2.0-2.3 
2005-2.4-2.6-2.2-2.0-2.3-2.5-2.1-1.5-0.9-1.4-1.1-0.8 
2006-0.6-0.1-0.2-0.5-0.5-0.3-0.5-0.2-0.30.10.20.6 
20070.60.90.91.31.61.51.61.21.4(p)1.2(p)   
p : preliminary



Series Id:     CEU5000000001
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Super Sector:  Information
Industry:      Information
NAICS Code:    51
Data Type:     ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
19972999301730383050306830993111312231003115313231513084
19983144316131713184320332233246324532313249327032933218
19993293332233313348339034213449346734643487351435373419
20003539356135863601361636563676359936623665368937163631
20013697370437133677366436563636361435663549354335323629
20023482345834483426341534173397338633293340333733023395
20033249322132143200319331993192317631483141315631653188
20043125312731263123313831563149312030833087309430913118
20053052304630563061306730773075307230543045306130653061
20063033304230483046305330683060306530433046306530883055
2007305330753078308931053117310430943078(p)3080(p)   
p : preliminary

12 Months Percent Change
Series Id:     CEU5000000001
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Super Sector:  Information
Industry:      Information
NAICS Code:    51
Data Type:     ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
19974.34.64.85.05.25.35.15.04.74.94.64.94.9
19984.84.84.44.44.44.04.33.94.24.34.44.54.3
19994.75.15.05.25.86.16.36.87.27.37.57.46.2
20007.57.27.77.66.76.96.63.85.75.15.05.16.2
20014.54.03.52.11.30.0-1.10.4-2.6-3.2-4.0-5.0-0.1
2002-5.8-6.6-7.1-6.8-6.8-6.5-6.6-6.3-6.6-5.9-5.8-6.5-6.4
2003-6.7-6.9-6.8-6.6-6.5-6.4-6.0-6.2-5.4-6.0-5.4-4.1-6.1
2004-3.8-2.9-2.7-2.4-1.7-1.3-1.3-1.8-2.1-1.7-2.0-2.3-2.2
2005-2.3-2.6-2.2-2.0-2.3-2.5-2.3-1.5-0.9-1.4-1.1-0.8-1.8
2006-0.6-0.1-0.3-0.5-0.5-0.3-0.5-0.2-0.40.00.10.8-0.2
20070.71.11.01.41.71.61.40.91.2(p)1.1(p)   
p : preliminary



Series Id:     CES5051100001
Seasonally Adjusted
Super Sector:  Information
Industry:      Publishing industries, except Internet
NAICS Code:    511
Data Type:     ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
1997940.2942.4946.5950.9953.4958.4958.7958.8961.4963.8965.5968.8 
1998972.4974.4976.1980.0980.8983.9985.4985.6985.3986.1988.5988.6 
1999992.3995.8996.7996.91000.31001.91004.31008.81012.61014.31015.11015.2 
20001017.31020.81024.61028.51029.71036.61040.51042.11042.11042.91045.41044.7 
20011045.71043.91042.51036.91034.11025.51015.11011.01007.81001.2994.0990.1 
2002986.6979.0972.5970.1966.1962.7962.1959.5956.8954.8951.4948.8 
2003941.9939.4936.1931.5927.8924.2920.2919.1915.9914.8913.9914.4 
2004912.8910.3910.4911.5911.4911.3908.6907.3907.3906.2906.5904.0 
2005903.3903.3904.7902.0901.6903.3906.2905.0905.4904.4903.4903.4 
2006902.9904.7904.5905.8903.9902.4902.9902.6900.2902.1905.0906.1 
2007907.0907.8907.4906.1907.7906.2906.3904.0900.5(p)900.7(p)   
p : preliminary

12 Months Percent Change
Series Id:     CES5051100001
Seasonally Adjusted
Super Sector:  Information
Industry:      Publishing industries, except Internet
NAICS Code:    511
Data Type:     ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
19972.42.42.73.23.33.73.53.13.23.13.03.2 
19983.43.43.13.12.92.72.82.82.52.32.42.0 
19992.02.22.11.72.01.81.92.42.82.92.72.7 
20002.52.52.83.22.93.53.63.32.92.83.02.9 
20012.82.31.70.80.4-1.1-2.4-3.0-3.3-4.0-4.9-5.2 
2002-5.7-6.2-6.7-6.4-6.6-6.1-5.2-5.1-5.1-4.6-4.3-4.2 
2003-4.5-4.0-3.7-4.0-4.0-4.0-4.4-4.2-4.3-4.2-3.9-3.6 
2004-3.1-3.1-2.7-2.1-1.8-1.4-1.3-1.3-0.9-0.9-0.8-1.1 
2005-1.0-0.8-0.6-1.0-1.1-0.9-0.3-0.3-0.2-0.2-0.3-0.1 
20060.00.20.00.40.3-0.1-0.4-0.3-0.6-0.30.20.3 
20070.50.30.30.00.40.40.40.20.0(p)-0.2(p)   
p : preliminary



Series Id:     CEU5051100001
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Super Sector:  Information
Industry:      Publishing industries, except Internet
NAICS Code:    511
Data Type:     ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
1997938.2941.5944.8948.4951.1959.7962.0959.4959.1962.5967.2972.3955.5
1998969.9973.2974.4978.0978.7985.6990.0987.7983.3984.8990.0991.9982.3
1999990.1994.8995.3993.9998.21003.91009.31011.01012.21013.11016.71019.21004.8
20001015.91019.41023.31025.21027.31040.71044.41044.41041.61042.21046.71049.31035.0
20011043.81041.91041.41033.61031.01029.41018.71012.11005.51000.7995.2994.61020.7
2002983.9977.2971.5967.2962.7964.3965.1960.5955.5954.8953.2953.7964.1
2003937.3937.7935.0928.8924.1925.7922.9920.3914.6914.8917.7919.1924.8
2004907.9908.6909.2908.3908.1912.8911.6910.4907.9906.4910.5907.9909.1
2005899.4901.7903.5898.8898.1906.7909.0908.1905.9904.4907.2906.9904.1
2006898.6902.8903.3903.6900.2905.8905.9905.7900.3902.2907.2909.6903.8
2007903.3907.6906.6903.3904.5909.5909.9905.8897.3(p)899.3(p)   
p : preliminary

12 Months Percent Change
Series Id:     CEU5051100001
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Super Sector:  Information
Industry:      Publishing industries, except Internet
NAICS Code:    511
Data Type:     ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
19972.22.42.73.23.33.83.63.13.23.13.03.23.1
19983.43.43.13.12.92.72.92.92.52.32.42.02.8
19992.12.22.11.62.01.91.92.42.92.92.72.82.3
20002.62.52.83.12.93.73.53.32.92.93.03.03.0
20012.72.21.80.80.4-1.1-2.5-3.1-3.5-4.0-4.9-5.2-1.4
2002-5.7-6.2-6.7-6.4-6.6-6.3-5.3-5.1-5.0-4.6-4.2-4.1-5.5
2003-4.7-4.0-3.8-4.0-4.0-4.0-4.4-4.2-4.3-4.2-3.7-3.6-4.1
2004-3.1-3.1-2.8-2.2-1.7-1.4-1.2-1.1-0.7-0.9-0.8-1.2-1.7
2005-0.9-0.8-0.6-1.0-1.1-0.7-0.3-0.3-0.2-0.2-0.4-0.1-0.5
2006-0.10.10.00.50.2-0.1-0.3-0.3-0.6-0.20.00.30.0
20070.50.50.40.00.50.40.40.0-0.3(p)-0.3(p)   
p : preliminary



Series Id:     CEU5051110001
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Super Sector:  Information
Industry:      Newspaper, book, and directory publishers
NAICS Code:    5111
Data Type:     ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
1997752.0752.6754.1756.2758.6764.1765.1762.8760.1762.1766.6769.1760.3
1998764.6765.6764.4765.9765.9769.8769.9768.6765.2766.6771.0771.8767.4
1999765.3766.4765.7762.7765.5769.0771.3772.5772.6774.1775.9776.5769.8
2000772.0773.4773.1771.4770.6778.9777.5774.8772.5773.8777.4777.8774.4
2001769.7765.7763.3757.7757.1757.9751.5746.5740.1739.2736.7736.0751.8
2002724.7720.0715.8712.0708.2708.9708.9706.9704.5704.9707.1708.3710.9
2003692.0694.4694.5689.5685.8686.2684.2681.6677.8679.4682.1683.5685.9
2004673.5674.1674.5673.5672.7676.0674.3672.2670.9670.9674.4672.3673.3
2005664.5668.3668.3664.8664.6668.0668.8666.4665.3663.5665.4666.6666.2
2006659.4662.1662.9663.6660.4661.7660.2658.9656.5657.3660.0661.0660.3
2007656.5660.0658.0655.4655.3657.6655.1650.7643.9(p)    
p : preliminary

12 Months Percent Change
Series Id:     CEU5051110001
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Super Sector:  Information
Industry:      Newspaper, book, and directory publishers
NAICS Code:    5111
Data Type:     ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
19970.30.30.51.01.11.41.51.31.21.21.41.51.0
19981.71.71.41.31.00.70.60.80.70.60.60.40.9
19990.10.10.2-0.4-0.1-0.10.20.51.01.00.60.60.3
20000.90.91.01.10.71.30.80.30.00.00.20.20.6
2001-0.3-1.0-1.3-1.8-1.8-2.7-3.3-3.7-4.2-4.5-5.2-5.4-2.9
2002-5.8-6.0-6.2-6.0-6.5-6.5-5.7-5.3-4.8-4.6-4.0-3.8-5.4
2003-4.5-3.6-3.0-3.2-3.2-3.2-3.5-3.6-3.8-3.6-3.5-3.5-3.5
2004-2.7-2.9-2.9-2.3-1.9-1.5-1.4-1.4-1.0-1.3-1.1-1.6-1.8
2005-1.3-0.9-0.9-1.3-1.2-1.2-0.8-0.9-0.8-1.1-1.3-0.8-1.1
2006-0.8-0.9-0.8-0.2-0.6-0.9-1.3-1.1-1.3-0.9-0.8-0.8-0.9
2007-0.4-0.3-0.7-1.2-0.8-0.6-0.8-1.2-1.9(p)    
p : preliminary



Series Id:     CEU5051120001
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Super Sector:  Information
Industry:      Software publishers
NAICS Code:    5112
Data Type:     ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
1997186.2188.9190.7192.2192.5195.6196.9196.6199.0200.4200.6203.2195.2
1998205.3207.6210.0212.1212.8215.8220.1219.1218.1218.2219.0220.1214.9
1999224.8228.4229.6231.2232.7234.9238.0238.5239.6239.0240.8242.7235.0
2000243.9246.0250.2253.8256.7261.8266.9269.6269.1268.4269.3271.5260.6
2001274.1276.2278.1275.9273.9271.5267.2265.6265.4261.5258.5258.6268.9
2002259.2257.2255.7255.2254.5255.4256.2253.6251.0249.9246.1245.4253.3
2003245.3243.3240.5239.3238.3239.5238.7238.7236.8235.4235.6235.6238.9
2004234.4234.5234.7234.8235.4236.8237.3238.2237.0235.5236.1235.6235.9
2005234.9233.4235.2234.0233.5238.7240.2241.7240.6240.9241.8240.3237.9
2006239.2240.7240.4240.0239.8244.1245.7246.8243.8244.9247.2248.6243.4
2007246.8247.6248.6247.9249.2251.9254.8255.1253.4(p)    
p : preliminary

12 Months Percent Change
Series Id:     CEU5051120001
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Super Sector:  Information
Industry:      Software publishers
NAICS Code:    5112
Data Type:     ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
199711.011.812.413.113.013.912.710.811.410.99.710.011.7
199810.39.910.110.410.510.311.811.49.68.99.28.310.1
19999.510.09.39.09.48.98.18.99.99.510.010.39.4
20008.57.79.09.810.311.512.113.012.312.311.811.910.9
200112.412.311.28.76.73.70.1-1.5-1.4-2.6-4.0-4.83.2
2002-5.4-6.9-8.1-7.5-7.1-5.9-4.1-4.5-5.4-4.4-4.8-5.1-5.8
2003-5.4-5.4-5.9-6.2-6.4-6.2-6.8-5.9-5.7-5.8-4.3-4.0-5.7
2004-4.4-3.6-2.4-1.9-1.2-1.1-0.6-0.20.10.00.20.0-1.3
20050.2-0.50.2-0.3-0.80.81.21.51.52.32.42.00.8
20061.83.12.22.62.72.32.32.11.31.72.23.52.3
20073.22.93.43.33.93.23.73.43.9(p)    
p : preliminary



Series Id:     CES5051200001
Seasonally Adjusted
Super Sector:  Information
Industry:      Motion picture and sound recording industries
NAICS Code:    512
Data Type:     ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
1997342.6343.1344.3344.3347.2351.7354.5358.8360.1359.2360.5364.7 
1998364.9370.6369.8369.2368.4359.7368.1369.9371.6372.0372.9373.9 
1999369.4377.8377.2381.3389.7389.5387.8386.5388.4389.2387.3386.3 
2000384.2383.4384.1385.0382.5383.2386.2386.1381.4378.4372.5378.2 
2001384.1388.0387.6374.7367.5373.1373.2374.9373.8369.0371.6382.2 
2002381.6384.4389.2391.3387.8389.4385.4391.0386.9396.7391.3380.5 
2003383.4372.0373.5372.7372.7373.0376.6371.6379.0377.7380.6385.5 
2004382.9386.5381.6382.6387.9393.9389.4380.9378.9388.7379.9375.1 
2005367.9365.1371.5385.0379.5373.6375.0379.6388.8379.6378.8382.3 
2006385.8385.6385.5380.3372.0375.5372.0376.8374.7374.6371.9378.3 
2007378.2385.2387.1394.2391.9389.3383.6380.3387.9(p)385.2(p)   
p : preliminary

12 Months Percent Change
Series Id:     CES5051200001
Seasonally Adjusted
Super Sector:  Information
Industry:      Motion picture and sound recording industries
NAICS Code:    512
Data Type:     ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
19975.35.33.93.43.55.05.17.26.45.86.17.2 
19986.58.07.47.26.12.33.83.13.23.63.42.5 
19991.21.92.03.35.88.35.44.54.54.63.93.3 
20004.01.51.81.0-1.8-1.6-0.4-0.1-1.8-2.8-3.8-2.1 
20010.01.20.9-2.7-3.9-2.6-3.4-2.9-2.0-2.5-0.21.1 
2002-0.7-0.90.44.45.54.43.34.33.57.55.3-0.4 
20030.5-3.2-4.0-4.8-3.9-4.2-2.3-5.0-2.0-4.8-2.71.3 
2004-0.13.92.22.74.15.63.42.50.02.9-0.2-2.7 
2005-3.9-5.5-2.60.6-2.2-5.2-3.7-0.32.6-2.3-0.31.9 
20064.95.63.8-1.2-2.00.5-0.8-0.7-3.6-1.3-1.8-1.0 
2007-2.0-0.10.43.75.33.73.10.93.5(p)2.8(p)   
p : preliminary



Series Id:     CEU5051200001
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Super Sector:  Information
Industry:      Motion picture and sound recording industries
NAICS Code:    512
Data Type:     ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
1997339.1341.4343.5341.5347.7358.4365.2371.3354.7352.8355.4364.7353.0
1998361.2369.0368.2364.2370.2367.6380.2380.7365.5365.2367.2374.2369.5
1999365.3375.9375.0375.4391.2398.3401.6399.3382.2381.9381.8385.4384.4
2000377.3380.2381.1380.1385.4391.7397.0397.9374.1370.7373.8382.1382.6
2001377.0379.8383.2368.0371.1382.0383.9386.9364.8363.1375.2387.1376.8
2002375.2374.7383.5383.6389.3399.7396.9402.9377.2389.3395.8386.7387.9
2003378.6363.8367.0364.7374.7383.4388.1382.3369.6366.2383.0392.6376.2
2004377.1377.1374.0375.3394.0405.6407.6390.2373.1382.1382.9380.6385.0
2005359.8355.9363.6377.3385.5385.7386.9389.0382.9373.1382.1388.0377.5
2006376.9373.3376.8370.6378.2387.8384.2386.0368.9367.8373.5386.0377.5
2007369.6375.9380.7388.1400.1404.1391.8387.7380.8(p)376.6(p)   
p : preliminary

12 Months Percent Change
Series Id:     CEU5051200001
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Super Sector:  Information
Industry:      Motion picture and sound recording industries
NAICS Code:    512
Data Type:     ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
19976.35.63.83.23.75.25.37.46.56.05.57.15.5
19986.58.17.26.66.52.64.12.53.03.53.32.64.7
19991.11.91.83.15.78.45.64.94.64.64.03.04.0
20003.31.11.61.3-1.5-1.7-1.1-0.4-2.1-2.9-2.1-0.9-0.5
2001-0.1-0.10.6-3.2-3.7-2.5-3.3-2.8-2.5-2.10.41.3-1.5
2002-0.5-1.30.14.24.94.63.44.13.47.25.5-0.12.9
20030.9-2.9-4.3-4.9-3.8-4.1-2.2-5.1-2.0-5.9-3.21.5-3.0
2004-0.43.71.92.95.25.85.02.10.94.30.0-3.12.3
2005-4.6-5.6-2.80.5-2.2-4.9-5.1-0.32.6-2.4-0.21.9-1.9
20064.84.93.6-1.8-1.90.5-0.7-0.8-3.7-1.4-2.3-0.50.0
2007-1.90.71.04.75.84.22.00.43.2(p)2.4(p)   
p : preliminary



Series Id:     CES5051500001
Seasonally Adjusted
Super Sector:  Information
Industry:      Broadcasting, except Internet
NAICS Code:    515
Data Type:     ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
1997311.9312.5312.7313.1313.0312.0312.3311.5312.5314.3315.5314.6 
1998315.4316.1317.9318.9320.5321.9322.3323.7325.6324.7323.4323.9 
1999325.8325.8326.1326.8328.5328.2329.2330.3331.4332.5333.6335.1 
2000337.3339.8340.5342.1342.4343.7345.5345.7346.9346.3345.9345.1 
2001346.2347.2346.6346.1345.3345.1343.9345.2342.7341.9341.7341.0 
2002339.1336.6336.4333.2334.1335.0332.9332.3330.4331.0331.6332.2 
2003329.3327.1327.0326.2324.7323.7323.0321.4322.7321.2321.4322.2 
2004322.7324.6324.7324.7325.8325.1325.3325.1325.1325.9325.8327.1 
2005327.8326.8326.5326.0325.4328.0329.3330.1327.7329.2328.5327.9 
2006326.5328.532