Chart 1. The title is "Job growth appears to be strengthened, but manufacturing job losses have weighed heavily on overall job growth in some FDIC regions".

This bar chart details percent change from a year ago in nonfarm payrolls for the nation and for the Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, New York, and San Francisco Regions in the fourth quarter of 2003. For the nation, the change in payroll growth excluding manufacturing was 0.4%; the change in total nonfarm payroll growth was minus 0.1%. In the Atlanta Region, the change in payroll growth excluding manufacturing was 1.3%; the change in total nonfarm payroll growth was 0.06%. In the Chicago Region, the change in payroll growth excluding manufacturing was minus 0.2%; the change in total nonfarm payroll growth was minus 0.9%. In the Dallas Region, the change in payroll growth excluding manufacturing was 0.0%; the change in total nonfarm payroll growth was minus 0.4%. In the Kansas City Region, the change in payroll growth excluding manufacturing was 0.1%; the change in total nonfarm payroll growth was minus 0.2%. In the New York Region, the change in payroll growth excluding manufacturing was 0.1%; the change in total nonfarm payroll growth was minus 0.4%. In the San Francisco Region, the change in payroll growth excluding manufacturing was 0.8%; the change in total nonfarm payroll growth was 0.3%.