Table: Monthly Nonagricultural and Seasonal Adjusted Employment (1997-1998)

	Nonagricultural Employment			Seasonal Adjusted (SA) Employment
Month	1997	1998	Percent Change	1997	1998	Percent Change
January	15,817	17,417	10.1	16,159	17,759	9.9
February	15,763	17,056	8.2	16,434	17,727	7.9
March	15,910	16,889	6.2	16,654	17,633	5.9
April	16,041	16,973	5.8	16,692	17,624	5.6
May	16,435	17,299	5.3	16,764	17,628	5.2
June	17,053	17,825	4.5	16,859	17,631	4.6
July	17,415	18,144	4.2	16,905	17,633	4.3
August	17,681	18,297	3.5	17,017	17,633	3.6
September	17,429	18,171	4.3	16,890	17,633	4.4
October	17,387	17,982	3.4	17,038	17,633	3.5
November	17,446	17,885	2.5	17,196	17,635	2.6
December	17,577	17,857	1.6	17,346	17,627	1.6
Annual Ave*	16,514	17,488	5.9	16,685	17,658	5.8

* 8 month average
Numbers in blue correspond to blue line in Figure=Actual Employment