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ALABAMA FOURTH QUARTER 2004
EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES		MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT
	Employment averaged 1,874,619, up 19,450 from the prior quarter. Covered wages totaled $16,938,054,592, up $1.8 billion from the preceding quarter.		Manufacturing employment averaged 295,757, registering an increase of 0.8 percent from the prior quarter and a increase of 2.2 percent from the year-ago quarter.
NONMANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT
	Nonmanufacturing employment averaged 1,578,862, down 16,993 from the prior quarter.
AVERAGE COVERED EMPLOYMENT

Industry	Revised 4th Qtr 2004	Revised 3rd Qtr 2004	Revised 4th Qtr 2003	Percent Change From
				3rd Qtr 2004	4th Qtr 2003
TOTAL	1,874,619	1,855,169	1,835,842	1.0	2.1
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting	14,271	13,745	14,025	3.8	1.8
Mining	7,577	7,496	7,342	1.1	3.2
Construction	103,228	102,957	102,152	0.3	1.1
Manufacturing	295,757	293,300	289,475	0.8	2.2
Wholesale Trade	78,654	78,296	77,709	0.5	1.2
Retail Trade	238,456	230,746	236,600	3.3	0.8
Transportation & Warehousing	49,820	49,501	48,430	0.6	2.9
Utilities	13,894	13,834	13,860	0.4	0.2
Information	31,250	31,290	31,533	-0.1	-0.9
Finance & Insurance	71,443	70,919	71,218	0.7	0.3
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	24,715	25,201	24,398	-1.9	1.3
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services	89,998	88,043	86,224	2.2	4.4
Management of Companies & Enterprises	10,669	10,653	9,543	0.2	11.8
Admin. & Supply & Waste Mgmt. & Remediation	100,411	101,827	92,095	-1.4	9.0
Educational Services	16,467	15,353	16,158	7.3	1.9
Health Care & Social Assistance	174,524	172,865	170,060	1.0	2.6
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	14,941	17,408	13,931	-14.2	7.3
Accommodation & Food Services	143,960	145,789	140,608	-1.3	2.4
Other Services, Except Public Administration	48,280	48,581	47,988	-0.6	0.6
State Government	86,521	85,120	86,376	1.6	0.2
Local Government	208,600	200,803	205,878	3.9	1.3
Federal Government	51,180	51,442	50,240	-0.5	1.9

** Less than 0.1 percent change.