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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Friday, September 2, 2016 USDL-16-1771 Technical information: Household data: (202) 691-6378 • cpsinfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/cps Establishment data: (202) 691-6555 • cesinfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/ces Media contact: (202) 691-5902 • PressOffice@bls.gov THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION — AUGUST 2016 Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 151,000 in August, and the unemployment rate remained at 4.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in several service-providing industries. Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, August 2014 – August 2016 Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month change, seasonally adjusted, August 2014 – August 2016 Percent Thousands 8.0 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 -50 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 Aug-14 Nov-14 Feb-15 May-15 Aug-15 Nov-15 Feb-16 May-16 Aug-16 Aug-14 Nov-14 Feb-15 May-15 Aug-15 Nov-15 Feb-16 May-16 Aug-16 Household Survey Data The number of unemployed persons was essentially unchanged at 7.8 million in August, and the unemployment rate was 4.9 percent for the third month in a row. Both measures have shown little movement over the year, on net. (See table A-1.) Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (4.5 percent), adult women (4.5 percent), teenagers (15.7 percent), Whites (4.4 percent), Blacks (8.1 percent), Asians (4.2 percent), and Hispanics (5.6 percent) showed little change in August. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was essentially unchanged at 2.0 million in August. These individuals accounted for 26.1 percent of the unemployed. (See table A12.) Both the labor force participation rate, at 62.8 percent, and the employment-population ratio, at 59.7 percent, were unchanged in August. (See table A-1.) The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) was little changed at 6.1 million in August. These individuals, who would have preferred full-time employment, were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job. (See table A-8.) In August, 1.7 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, about the same as a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. (See table A-16.) Among the marginally attached, there were 576,000 discouraged workers in August, little different from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The remaining 1.1 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in August had not searched for work for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table A-16.) Establishment Survey Data Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 151,000 in August, compared with an average monthly gain of 204,000 over the prior 12 months. Employment continued to trend up in several serviceproviding industries. (See table B-1.) Employment in food services and drinking places continued to trend up over the month (+34,000). Over the year, the industry has added 312,000 jobs. Social assistance added 22,000 jobs over the month, with most of the growth in individual and family services (+17,000). In August, employment in professional and technical services edged up (+20,000), about in line with its average monthly gain over the prior 12 months (+24,000). Financial activities employment continued on an upward trend in August (+15,000), with a gain in securities, commodity contracts, and investments (+6,000). Over the year, financial activities has added 167,000 jobs. Health care employment continued to trend up in August (+14,000), but at a slower pace than the average monthly gain over the prior 12 months (+39,000). In August, hospitals added 11,000 jobs, and employment in ambulatory health care services trended up (+13,000). A job loss in nursing and residential care facilities (-9,000) offset a gain in July. Employment in mining continued to trend down in August (-4,000). Since reaching a peak in September 2014, employment in mining has declined by 223,000, with losses concentrated in support activities for mining. -2- Employment in several other industries—including construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, retail trade, transportation and warehousing, temporary help services, and government—changed little over the month. The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls decreased by 0.1 hour to 34.3 hours in August. In manufacturing, the workweek declined by 0.2 hour to 40.6 hours, while overtime was unchanged at 3.3 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls decreased by 0.1 hour to 33.6 hours. (See tables B-2 and B-7.) In August, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 3 cents to $25.73. Over the year, average hourly earnings have risen by 2.4 percent. Average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees increased by 4 cents to $21.64 in August. (See tables B-3 and B-8.) The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for June was revised down from +292,000 to +271,000, and the change for July was revised up from +255,000 to +275,000. With these revisions, employment gains in June and July combined were 1,000 less than previously reported. Over the past 3 months, job gains have averaged 232,000 per month. _____________ The Employment Situation for September is scheduled to be released on Friday, October 7, 2016, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT). -3- HOUSEHOLD DATA Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Category Aug. 2015 June 2016 July 2016 Change from: July 2016Aug. 2016 Aug. 2016 Employment status Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force.......................................................... . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed.................................................................. . Employment-population ratio......................................... . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251,096 157,061 62.6 149,043 59.4 8,018 5.1 94,035 253,397 158,880 62.7 151,097 59.6 7,783 4.9 94,517 253,620 159,287 62.8 151,517 59.7 7,770 4.9 94,333 253,854 159,463 62.8 151,614 59.7 7,849 4.9 94,391 234 176 0.0 97 0.0 79 0.0 58 Unemployment rates Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adult men (20 years and over). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adult women (20 years and over). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teenagers (16 to 19 years). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hispanic or Latino ethnicity................................................ . 5.1 4.7 4.7 16.8 4.4 9.4 3.5 6.6 4.9 4.5 4.5 16.0 4.4 8.6 3.5 5.8 4.9 4.6 4.3 15.6 4.3 8.4 3.8 5.4 4.9 4.5 4.5 15.7 4.4 8.1 4.2 5.6 0.0 -0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.3 0.4 0.2 Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High school graduates, no college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bachelor’s degree and higher............................................. . 4.2 7.7 5.5 4.4 2.5 4.0 7.5 5.0 4.2 2.5 4.0 6.3 5.0 4.3 2.5 4.1 7.2 5.1 4.3 2.7 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.2 Reason for unemployment Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers..................................................................... . Reentrants...................................................................... . New entrants................................................................... . 4,014 787 2,344 846 3,776 828 2,268 902 3,739 824 2,298 826 3,791 885 2,271 861 52 61 -27 35 Duration of unemployment Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks.................................................................. . 15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 weeks and over............................................................ . 2,106 2,354 1,254 2,189 2,418 2,140 1,129 1,979 2,160 2,266 1,150 2,020 2,290 2,329 1,056 2,006 130 63 -94 -14 Employed persons at work part time Part time for economic reasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons......................................... . 6,481 3,826 2,229 19,772 5,843 3,443 2,062 20,505 5,940 3,642 1,981 20,717 6,053 3,727 1,929 20,523 113 85 -52 -194 Persons not in the labor force (not seasonally adjusted) Marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discouraged workers....................................................... . 1,812 624 1,779 502 1,950 591 1,713 576 – – - Over-the-month changes are not displayed for not seasonally adjusted data. NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Summary table B. Establishment data, seasonally adjusted Aug. 2015 June 2016 July 2016p Aug. 2016p EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY (Over-the-month change, in thousands) Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicles and parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 123 -23 -9 4 -18 -6 6.1 -12 146 3.4 3.9 5.7 1.2 -3 13 35 7.7 62 59.7 33 -9 27 271 238 -5 -7 -6 8 -5 -3.0 13 243 1.3 22.2 -6.5 2.2 41 17 48 15.7 52 49.5 53 13 33 275 225 11 -6 11 6 4 5.3 2 214 1.4 11.1 15.1 0.5 -4 19 80 12.5 44 56.2 45 2 50 151 126 -24 -4 -6 -14 -16 -5.6 2 150 3.9 15.1 14.9 -0.8 4 15 22 -3.1 39 36.1 29 7 25 (3-month average change, in thousands) Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 198 146 128 190 154 232 196 Category WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES AS A PERCENT OF ALL EMPLOYEES2 Total nonfarm women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private production and nonsupervisory employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HOURS AND EARNINGS ALL EMPLOYEES Total private Average weekly hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average hourly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average weekly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly hours (2007=100)3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2007=100)4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIFFUSION INDEX (Over 1-month span)5 Total private (262 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing (79 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 49.4 47.9 82.4 49.6 48.2 82.4 49.6 48.2 82.4 49.7 48.2 82.3 34.6 $25.12 $869.15 104.3 0.1 125.2 0.4 34.4 $25.62 $881.33 105.4 0.2 129.0 0.3 34.4 $25.70 $884.08 105.6 0.2 129.7 0.5 34.3 $25.73 $882.54 105.4 -0.2 129.6 -0.1 57.1 38.0 59.0 46.8 62.4 50.0 58.0 45.6 Includes other industries, not shown separately. Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. 3 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding annual average aggregate hours. 4 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. 5 Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2015 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. 2 Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates 1. Why are there two monthly measures of employment? The household survey and establishment survey both produce sample-based estimates of employment, and both have strengths and limitations. The establishment survey employment series has a smaller margin of error on the measurement of month-to-month change than the household survey because of its much larger sample size. An over-the-month employment change of about 100,000 is statistically significant in the establishment survey, while the threshold for a statistically significant change in the household survey is about 500,000. However, the household survey has a more expansive scope than the establishment survey because it includes self-employed workers whose businesses are unincorporated, unpaid family workers, agricultural workers, and private household workers, who are excluded by the establishment survey. The household survey also provides estimates of employment for demographic groups. For more information on the differences between the two surveys, please visit www.bls.gov/web/empsit/ces_cps_trends.pdf. 2. Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys? It is likely that both surveys include at least some undocumented immigrants. However, neither the establishment nor the household survey is designed to identify the legal status of workers. Therefore, it is not possible to determine how many are counted in either survey. The establishment survey does not collect data on the legal status of workers. The household survey does include questions which identify the foreign and native born, but it does not include questions about the legal status of the foreign born. Data on the foreign and native born are published each month in table A-7 of The Employment Situation news release. 3. Why does the establishment survey have revisions? The establishment survey revises published estimates to improve its data series by incorporating additional information that was not available at the time of the initial publication of the estimates. The establishment survey revises its initial monthly estimates twice, in the immediately succeeding 2 months, to incorporate additional sample receipts from respondents in the survey and recalculated seasonal adjustment factors. For more information on the monthly revisions, please visit www.bls.gov/ces/cesrevinfo.htm. On an annual basis, the establishment survey incorporates a benchmark revision that re-anchors estimates to nearly complete employment counts available from unemployment insurance tax records. The benchmark helps to control for sampling and modeling errors in the estimates. For more information on the annual benchmark revision, please visit www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesbmart.htm. 4. Does the establishment survey sample include small firms? Yes; about 40 percent of the establishment survey sample is comprised of business establishments with fewer than 20 employees. The establishment survey sample is designed to maximize the reliability of the statewide total nonfarm employment estimate; firms from all states, size classes, and industries are appropriately sampled to achieve that goal. 5. Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses? Yes; monthly establishment survey estimates include an adjustment to account for the net employment change generated by business births and deaths. The adjustment comes from an econometric model that forecasts the monthly net jobs impact of business births and deaths based on the actual past values of the net impact that can be observed with a lag from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. The establishment survey uses modeling rather than sampling for this purpose because the survey is not immediately able to bring new businesses into the sample. There is an unavoidable lag between the birth of a new firm and its appearance on the sampling frame and availability for selection. BLS adds new businesses to the survey twice a year. 6. Is the count of unemployed persons limited to just those people receiving unemployment insurance benefits? No; the estimate of unemployment is based on a monthly sample survey of households. All persons who are without jobs and are actively seeking and available to work are included among the unemployed. (People on temporary layoff are included even if they do not actively seek work.) There is no requirement or question relating to unemployment insurance benefits in the monthly survey. 7. Does the official unemployment rate exclude people who want a job but are not currently looking for work? Yes; however, there are separate estimates of persons outside the labor force who want a job, including those who are not currently looking because they believe no jobs are available (discouraged workers). In addition, alternative measures of labor underutilization (some of which include discouraged workers and other groups not officially counted as unemployed) are published each month in table A-15 of The Employment Situation news release. For more information about these alternative measures, please visit www.bls.gov/cps/lfcharacteristics.htm#altmeasures. 8. How can unusually severe weather affect employment and hours estimates? In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Unusually severe weather is more likely to have an impact on average weekly hours than on employment. Average weekly hours are estimated for paid time during the pay period, including pay for holidays, sick leave, or other time off. The impact of severe weather on hours estimates typically, but not always, results in a reduction in average weekly hours. For example, some employees may be off work for part of the pay period and not receive pay for the time missed, while some workers, such as those dealing with cleanup or repair, may work extra hours. Typically, it is not possible to precisely quantify the effect of extreme weather on payroll employment estimates. In order for severe weather conditions to reduce employment estimates, employees have to be off work without pay for the entire pay period. Employees who receive pay for any part of the pay period, even 1 hour, are counted in the payroll employment figures. For more information on how often employees are paid, please visit www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-3/how-frequently-do-private-businesses-pay-workers.htm. In the household survey, the reference period is generally the calendar week that includes the 12th of the month. Persons who miss the entire week's work for weather-related events are counted as employed whether or not they are paid for the time off. The household survey collects data on the number of persons who had a job but were not at work due to bad weather. It also provides a measure of the number of persons who usually work full time but had reduced hours due to bad weather. Current and historical data are available on the household survey's most requested statistics page, please visit http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?ln. Technical Note This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current Population Survey (CPS; household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics survey (CES; establishment survey). The household survey provides information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the "A" tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about 60,000 eligible households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The establishment survey provides information on employment, hours, and earnings of employees on nonfarm payrolls; the data appear in the "B" tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. BLS collects these data each month from the payroll records of a sample of nonagricultural business establishments. Each month the CES program surveys about 146,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 623,000 individual worksites, in order to provide detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls. The active sample includes approximately one-third of all nonfarm payroll employees. For both surveys, the data for a given month relate to a particular week or pay period. In the household survey, the reference period is generally the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month. In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week. Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population. Based on responses to a series of questions on work and job search activities, each person 16 years and over in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid employees during the reference week; worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours in a family business or farm. People are also counted as employed if they were temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather, vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons. People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following criteria: they had no employment during the reference week; they were available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons laid off from a job and expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The unemployment data derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits. The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. Those persons not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor force. The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the labor force. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the employed as a percent of the population. Additional information about the household survey can be found at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm. Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn from private nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as from federal, state, and local government entities. Employees on nonfarm payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay period, including persons on paid leave. Persons are counted in each job they hold. Hours and earnings data are produced for the private sector for all employees and for production and nonsupervisory employees. Production and nonsupervisory employees are defined as production and related employees in manufacturing and mining and logging, construction workers in construction, and non-supervisory employees in private service-providing industries. Industries are classified on the basis of an establishment’s principal activity in accordance with the 2012 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Additional information about the establishment survey can be found at www.bls.gov/ces/. Differences in employment estimates. The numerous conceptual and methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the surveys. Among these are: The household survey includes agricultural workers, self-employed workers whose businesses are unincorporated, unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed. These groups are excluded from the establishment survey. The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed. The establishment survey does not. The household survey is limited to workers 16 years of age and older. The establishment survey is not limited by age. The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because individuals are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job and thus appearing on more than one payroll are counted separately for each appearance. Seasonal adjustment Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo regularly occurring fluctuations. These events may result from seasonal changes in weather, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very large. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on the level of a series can be tempered by adjusting for regular seasonal variation. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in employment or increases in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. For example, in the household survey, the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined. Similarly, in the establishment survey, payroll employment in education declines by about 20 percent at the end of the spring term and later rises with the start of the fall term, obscuring the underlying employment trends in the industry. Because seasonal employment changes at the end and beginning of the school year can be estimated, the statistics can be adjusted to make underlying employment patterns more discernable. The seasonally adjusted figures provide a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in month-to-month economic activity. Many seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the household and establishment surveys. However, the adjusted series for many major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most major sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more detailed age categories. For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated each month using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the current month. In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to adjust only the current month's data. In the establishment survey, however, new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent monthly estimates. The prior 2 months are routinely revised to incorporate additional sample reports and recalculated seasonal adjustment factors. In both surveys, 5-year revisions to historical data are made once a year. Reliability of the estimates Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample, rather than the entire population, is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the true population values they represent. The component of this difference that occurs because samples differ by chance is known as sampling error, and its variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the true population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total nonfarm employment from the establishment survey is on the order of plus or minus 115,000. Suppose the estimate of nonfarm employment increases by 50,000 from one month to the next. The 90-percent confidence interval on the monthly change would range from -65,000 to +165,000 (50,000 +/- 115,000). These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the true over-themonth change lies within this interval. Since this range includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that nonfarm employment had, in fact, increased that month. If, however, the reported nonfarm employment rise was 250,000, then all of the values within the 90-percent confidence interval would be greater than zero. In this case, it is likely (at least a 90-percent chance) that nonfarm employment had, in fact, risen that month. At an unemployment rate of around 6.0 percent, the 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment as measured by the household survey is about +/- 300,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- 0.2 percentage point. In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates which are based on a small number of observations. The precision of estimates also is improved when the data are cumulated over time, such as for quarterly and annual averages. The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling error, which can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2 months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. It is only after two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final. Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business births. The first component excludes employment losses from business deaths from sample-based estimation in order to offset the missing employment gains from business births. This is incorporated into the samplebased estimation procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of business, but imputing to them the same employment trend as the other firms in the sample. This procedure accounts for most of the net birth/death employment. The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the residual net birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation. The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was derived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past 5 years. The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program. The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a rough proxy for total survey error. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in the classification of industries. Over the past decade, absolute benchmark revisions for total nonfarm employment have averaged 0.3 percent, with a range from -0.7 percent to 0.6 percent. Other information Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age Aug. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016 Aug. 2015 Apr. 2016 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 Aug. 2016 TOTAL Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons who currently want a job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251,096 157,390 62.7 149,228 59.4 8,162 5.2 93,706 5,920 253,620 160,705 63.4 152,437 60.1 8,267 5.1 92,916 6,244 253,854 159,800 62.9 151,804 59.8 7,996 5.0 94,054 5,824 251,096 157,061 62.6 149,043 59.4 8,018 5.1 94,035 5,918 252,969 158,924 62.8 151,004 59.7 7,920 5.0 94,044 5,793 253,174 158,466 62.6 151,030 59.7 7,436 4.7 94,708 5,923 253,397 158,880 62.7 151,097 59.6 7,783 4.9 94,517 5,692 253,620 159,287 62.8 151,517 59.7 7,770 4.9 94,333 5,886 253,854 159,463 62.8 151,614 59.7 7,849 4.9 94,391 5,833 Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,250 83,996 69.3 79,898 65.9 4,098 4.9 37,253 122,539 86,130 70.3 81,823 66.8 4,308 5.0 36,409 122,656 85,416 69.6 81,365 66.3 4,052 4.7 37,240 121,250 83,487 68.9 79,211 65.3 4,276 5.1 37,763 122,213 84,641 69.3 80,419 65.8 4,222 5.0 37,572 122,316 84,332 68.9 80,369 65.7 3,963 4.7 37,984 122,427 84,766 69.2 80,596 65.8 4,169 4.9 37,662 122,539 84,826 69.2 80,548 65.7 4,278 5.0 37,713 122,656 84,906 69.2 80,674 65.8 4,232 5.0 37,750 Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,825 80,892 71.7 77,311 68.5 3,581 4.4 31,933 114,058 82,393 72.2 78,695 69.0 3,698 4.5 31,665 114,173 82,048 71.9 78,562 68.8 3,487 4.2 32,124 112,825 80,642 71.5 76,865 68.1 3,776 4.7 32,184 113,746 81,748 71.9 77,999 68.6 3,749 4.6 31,998 113,844 81,407 71.5 77,917 68.4 3,490 4.3 32,437 113,951 81,788 71.8 78,127 68.6 3,661 4.5 32,163 114,058 81,834 71.7 78,048 68.4 3,786 4.6 32,224 114,173 81,838 71.7 78,143 68.4 3,695 4.5 32,335 Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129,846 73,393 56.5 69,329 53.4 4,064 5.5 56,453 131,081 74,574 56.9 70,615 53.9 3,960 5.3 56,507 131,198 74,384 56.7 70,439 53.7 3,945 5.3 56,814 129,846 73,574 56.7 69,833 53.8 3,742 5.1 56,272 130,756 74,284 56.8 70,586 54.0 3,698 5.0 56,472 130,858 74,134 56.7 70,661 54.0 3,473 4.7 56,725 130,969 74,115 56.6 70,501 53.8 3,614 4.9 56,855 131,081 74,461 56.8 70,969 54.1 3,492 4.7 56,620 131,198 74,557 56.8 70,940 54.1 3,617 4.9 56,641 Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,660 70,460 57.9 66,874 55.0 3,585 5.1 51,200 122,835 71,092 57.9 67,702 55.1 3,389 4.8 51,743 122,949 71,290 58.0 67,776 55.1 3,514 4.9 51,660 121,660 70,805 58.2 67,504 55.5 3,301 4.7 50,855 122,524 71,302 58.2 68,072 55.6 3,230 4.5 51,223 122,622 71,218 58.1 68,209 55.6 3,009 4.2 51,404 122,728 71,303 58.1 68,107 55.5 3,196 4.5 51,425 122,835 71,572 58.3 68,508 55.8 3,065 4.3 51,262 122,949 71,630 58.3 68,415 55.6 3,215 4.5 51,319 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,611 6,038 36.4 5,042 30.4 996 16.5 10,573 16,728 7,220 43.2 6,040 36.1 1,179 16.3 9,508 16,732 6,462 38.6 5,466 32.7 996 15.4 10,270 16,611 5,615 33.8 4,674 28.1 941 16.8 10,996 16,699 5,875 35.2 4,934 29.5 941 16.0 10,824 16,708 5,841 35.0 4,904 29.4 937 16.0 10,867 16,718 5,789 34.6 4,864 29.1 926 16.0 10,928 16,728 5,881 35.2 4,961 29.7 920 15.6 10,847 16,732 5,995 35.8 5,056 30.2 938 15.7 10,737 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age WHITE Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. Aug. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016 Aug. 2015 Apr. 2016 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 Aug. 2016 197,024 123,676 62.8 118,168 60.0 5,508 4.5 73,349 198,253 125,849 63.5 120,140 60.6 5,709 4.5 72,404 198,380 124,998 63.0 119,477 60.2 5,521 4.4 73,382 197,024 123,387 62.6 117,903 59.8 5,485 4.4 73,637 197,906 124,749 63.0 119,369 60.3 5,380 4.3 73,157 198,013 124,299 62.8 119,222 60.2 5,077 4.1 73,714 198,132 124,551 62.9 119,133 60.1 5,418 4.4 73,581 198,253 124,793 62.9 119,426 60.2 5,367 4.3 73,460 198,380 124,756 62.9 119,281 60.1 5,475 4.4 73,624 64,815 72.1 62,328 69.3 2,488 3.8 65,659 72.5 63,059 69.6 2,601 4.0 65,401 72.1 62,883 69.4 2,518 3.8 64,599 71.8 61,944 68.9 2,655 4.1 65,178 72.1 62,600 69.2 2,578 4.0 64,932 71.8 62,498 69.1 2,434 3.7 65,112 71.9 62,526 69.1 2,586 4.0 65,232 72.0 62,556 69.1 2,676 4.1 65,226 72.0 62,546 69.0 2,680 4.1 54,120 57.1 51,755 54.6 2,365 4.4 54,510 57.2 52,239 54.8 2,271 4.2 54,566 57.2 52,245 54.8 2,321 4.3 54,382 57.4 52,180 55.1 2,202 4.0 54,984 57.8 52,798 55.5 2,185 4.0 54,754 57.5 52,775 55.4 1,979 3.6 54,869 57.6 52,682 55.3 2,187 4.0 54,948 57.6 52,913 55.5 2,035 3.7 54,863 57.5 52,720 55.3 2,144 3.9 4,740 38.5 4,085 33.2 655 13.8 5,680 46.0 4,843 39.2 837 14.7 5,031 40.7 4,349 35.2 682 13.6 4,406 35.8 3,779 30.7 628 14.2 4,587 37.2 3,970 32.2 617 13.4 4,612 37.4 3,949 32.0 664 14.4 4,570 37.0 3,925 31.8 645 14.1 4,613 37.4 3,957 32.0 656 14.2 4,666 37.8 4,014 32.5 652 14.0 31,438 19,449 61.9 17,529 55.8 1,919 9.9 11,989 31,904 19,753 61.9 18,004 56.4 1,750 8.9 12,151 31,945 19,840 62.1 18,167 56.9 1,673 8.4 12,106 31,438 19,394 61.7 17,563 55.9 1,831 9.4 12,044 31,792 19,413 61.1 17,700 55.7 1,713 8.8 12,379 31,828 19,410 61.0 17,822 56.0 1,588 8.2 12,417 31,866 19,532 61.3 17,854 56.0 1,678 8.6 12,334 31,904 19,522 61.2 17,885 56.1 1,637 8.4 12,382 31,945 19,768 61.9 18,165 56.9 1,603 8.1 12,178 8,773 67.2 7,979 61.1 794 9.1 9,067 68.3 8,326 62.7 741 8.2 8,960 67.3 8,298 62.4 661 7.4 8,762 67.1 7,955 60.9 807 9.2 9,013 68.1 8,155 61.6 858 9.5 8,889 67.1 8,218 62.0 671 7.6 9,000 67.8 8,262 62.3 738 8.2 8,994 67.7 8,254 62.1 740 8.2 8,947 67.3 8,264 62.1 683 7.6 9,932 62.5 9,048 56.9 884 8.9 9,822 61.0 9,058 56.2 764 7.8 10,025 62.2 9,249 57.4 776 7.7 9,936 62.5 9,129 57.4 807 8.1 9,667 60.2 9,003 56.1 665 6.9 9,801 61.0 9,079 56.5 722 7.4 9,799 60.9 9,088 56.5 711 7.3 9,831 61.0 9,114 56.6 717 7.3 10,026 62.2 9,314 57.8 712 7.1 744 29.9 503 20.2 241 32.4 864 34.4 620 24.7 244 28.3 855 34.0 619 24.6 236 27.6 697 28.0 480 19.3 217 31.2 732 29.2 542 21.6 190 26.0 720 28.7 525 20.9 195 27.1 733 29.2 504 20.1 228 31.2 697 27.7 518 20.6 179 25.7 795 31.6 587 23.3 208 26.1 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age — Continued [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age ASIAN Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug. 2015 14,558 9,107 62.6 8,794 60.4 313 3.4 5,451 July 2016 15,211 9,736 64.0 9,341 61.4 395 4.1 5,475 Aug. 2016 15,304 9,705 63.4 9,298 60.8 406 4.2 5,600 Aug. 2015 14,558 9,110 62.6 8,789 60.4 321 3.5 5,448 Apr. 2016 14,853 9,448 63.6 9,090 61.2 357 3.8 5,406 May 2016 14,938 9,413 63.0 9,027 60.4 386 4.1 5,525 June 2016 15,032 9,504 63.2 9,172 61.0 332 3.5 5,529 July 2016 15,211 9,651 63.4 9,281 61.0 369 3.8 5,560 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Aug. 2016 15,304 9,702 63.4 9,290 60.7 412 4.2 5,603 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio.............. . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio.............. . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio.............. . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio.............. . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Aug. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016 Aug. 2015 Apr. 2016 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 Aug. 2016 39,737 26,078 65.6 24,344 61.3 1,734 6.6 13,659 40,732 26,981 66.2 25,463 62.5 1,518 5.6 13,752 40,825 27,007 66.2 25,483 62.4 1,524 5.6 13,818 39,737 26,076 65.6 24,347 61.3 1,729 6.6 13,661 40,474 26,595 65.7 24,960 61.7 1,636 6.1 13,878 40,558 26,510 65.4 25,032 61.7 1,478 5.6 14,048 40,646 26,675 65.6 25,136 61.8 1,539 5.8 13,971 40,732 26,785 65.8 25,347 62.2 1,438 5.4 13,947 40,825 26,987 66.1 25,468 62.4 1,519 5.6 13,838 14,361 80.2 13,662 76.3 699 4.9 14,900 81.2 14,242 77.6 658 4.4 14,912 81.0 14,252 77.4 660 4.4 14,357 80.1 13,595 75.9 761 5.3 14,685 80.5 13,949 76.5 736 5.0 14,598 79.8 13,956 76.3 642 4.4 14,751 80.5 14,095 76.9 656 4.4 14,842 80.8 14,141 77.0 701 4.7 14,897 80.9 14,184 77.1 713 4.8 10,537 58.2 9,760 53.9 777 7.4 10,747 57.8 10,136 54.5 611 5.7 10,903 58.5 10,238 54.9 665 6.1 10,604 58.5 9,864 54.5 740 7.0 10,744 58.2 10,041 54.4 703 6.5 10,667 57.6 10,058 54.3 609 5.7 10,750 58.0 10,067 54.3 683 6.4 10,797 58.1 10,226 55.0 571 5.3 10,957 58.8 10,322 55.4 635 5.8 1,180 31.8 922 24.9 258 21.8 1,334 35.3 1,085 28.7 249 18.7 1,193 31.5 994 26.2 199 16.7 1,116 30.1 888 23.9 227 20.4 1,166 31.0 969 25.8 196 16.8 1,244 33.0 1,017 27.0 227 18.3 1,175 31.1 974 25.8 201 17.1 1,146 30.3 980 25.9 166 14.5 1,133 29.9 963 25.4 170 15.0 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Educational attainment Seasonally adjusted Aug. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016 Aug. 2015 Apr. 2016 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 Aug. 2016 Less than a high school diploma Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,546 44.7 9,776 41.5 770 7.3 10,409 46.0 9,756 43.1 653 6.3 10,648 45.8 9,922 42.7 726 6.8 10,719 45.5 9,894 42.0 825 7.7 10,777 46.1 9,966 42.7 812 7.5 10,464 44.5 9,720 41.3 744 7.1 10,522 45.2 9,734 41.9 787 7.5 10,638 47.0 9,969 44.0 669 6.3 10,809 46.5 10,035 43.2 774 7.2 High school graduates, no college1 Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,617 57.3 33,689 54.2 1,928 5.4 35,495 57.0 33,698 54.1 1,798 5.1 36,029 57.5 34,231 54.6 1,798 5.0 35,496 57.1 33,545 53.9 1,951 5.5 35,501 57.2 33,567 54.1 1,934 5.4 35,536 57.1 33,728 54.2 1,808 5.1 35,260 57.2 33,480 54.3 1,780 5.0 35,547 57.1 33,758 54.2 1,789 5.0 35,793 57.1 33,985 54.2 1,808 5.1 Some college or associate degree Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,194 66.2 35,535 63.2 1,659 4.5 37,977 66.5 36,319 63.6 1,658 4.4 37,381 66.2 35,743 63.3 1,638 4.4 37,148 66.1 35,525 63.2 1,623 4.4 37,757 65.9 36,204 63.2 1,553 4.1 37,829 66.2 36,364 63.7 1,465 3.9 37,804 66.0 36,231 63.2 1,573 4.2 37,791 66.2 36,182 63.4 1,609 4.3 37,571 66.5 35,970 63.7 1,601 4.3 Bachelor’s degree and higher2 Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,065 73.8 50,650 71.8 1,415 2.7 53,720 73.4 52,209 71.4 1,511 2.8 53,645 73.5 52,032 71.3 1,613 3.0 52,510 74.4 51,224 72.6 1,287 2.5 53,316 74.3 52,025 72.5 1,291 2.4 53,398 74.3 52,113 72.5 1,285 2.4 54,102 74.4 52,723 72.5 1,378 2.5 54,100 74.0 52,741 72.1 1,359 2.5 54,068 74.1 52,618 72.1 1,450 2.7 1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Total Employment status, veteran status, and period of service Aug. 2015 Men Aug. 2016 Aug. 2015 Women Aug. 2016 Aug. 2015 Aug. 2016 VETERANS, 18 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,171 10,686 50.5 10,236 48.3 449 4.2 10,486 20,857 10,522 50.4 10,069 48.3 453 4.3 10,335 19,172 9,452 49.3 9,067 47.3 385 4.1 9,720 18,842 9,274 49.2 8,909 47.3 365 3.9 9,568 1,999 1,234 61.7 1,170 58.5 64 5.2 765 2,015 1,248 61.9 1,160 57.6 87 7.0 767 Gulf War-era II veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,581 2,878 80.4 2,744 76.6 134 4.7 702 3,846 3,154 82.0 3,007 78.2 147 4.7 692 2,956 2,434 82.3 2,322 78.6 112 4.6 522 3,182 2,651 83.3 2,541 79.9 110 4.2 531 625 444 71.1 422 67.6 22 5.0 180 664 503 75.7 466 70.2 37 7.3 161 Gulf War-era I veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,479 2,832 81.4 2,724 78.3 107 3.8 648 3,431 2,740 79.9 2,612 76.1 127 4.7 691 2,936 2,410 82.1 2,331 79.4 79 3.3 526 2,893 2,336 80.8 2,241 77.5 95 4.1 557 543 422 77.6 393 72.4 28 6.7 122 538 403 75.0 371 69.0 32 8.0 134 World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,852 2,293 25.9 2,198 24.8 95 4.2 6,559 8,439 2,102 24.9 2,023 24.0 78 3.7 6,337 8,537 2,221 26.0 2,125 24.9 95 4.3 6,316 8,137 2,015 24.8 1,942 23.9 73 3.6 6,122 315 72 22.9 72 22.9 0 – 243 302 86 28.5 81 27.0 5 5.5 216 Veterans of other service periods Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,259 2,683 51.0 2,570 48.9 113 4.2 2,576 5,141 2,526 49.1 2,426 47.2 100 4.0 2,615 4,743 2,387 50.3 2,288 48.2 99 4.1 2,356 4,630 2,271 49.0 2,184 47.2 87 3.8 2,359 516 296 57.4 282 54.6 14 4.8 220 511 255 49.9 242 47.3 14 5.3 256 NONVETERANS, 18 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221,138 144,530 65.4 137,213 62.0 7,318 5.1 76,608 224,047 146,871 65.6 139,716 62.4 7,155 4.9 77,176 97,597 73,454 75.3 69,932 71.7 3,523 4.8 24,142 99,310 74,927 75.4 71,440 71.9 3,487 4.7 24,383 123,542 71,076 57.5 67,281 54.5 3,795 5.3 52,466 124,737 71,943 57.7 68,276 54.7 3,667 5.1 52,793 NOTE: Veterans served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the selected wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-6. Employment status of the civilian population by sex, age, and disability status, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Persons with a disability Employment status, sex, and age Aug. 2015 Aug. 2016 Persons with no disability Aug. 2015 Aug. 2016 TOTAL, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population..................................................... . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed............................................................................ . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 29,858 5,833 19.5 5,237 17.5 596 10.2 24,025 30,253 6,004 19.8 5,325 17.6 679 11.3 24,249 221,238 151,557 68.5 143,991 65.1 7,566 5.0 69,681 223,601 153,796 68.8 146,479 65.5 7,317 4.8 69,806 Men, 16 to 64 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed............................................................................ . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 2,518 32.7 2,240 29.1 277 11.0 5,179 2,729 33.9 2,433 30.3 296 10.8 5,312 76,612 82.6 72,974 78.7 3,637 4.7 16,146 77,468 83.2 73,900 79.4 3,568 4.6 15,640 Women, 16 to 64 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed............................................................................ . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 2,291 28.1 2,027 24.9 264 11.5 5,854 2,167 28.0 1,854 23.9 313 14.5 5,579 67,218 70.1 63,576 66.3 3,642 5.4 28,636 68,096 70.4 64,667 66.8 3,429 5.0 28,661 Both sexes, 65 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed............................................................................ . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 1,024 7.3 969 6.9 55 5.4 12,992 1,108 7.7 1,038 7.2 70 6.3 13,358 7,727 23.7 7,440 22.8 287 3.7 24,899 8,232 24.4 7,912 23.5 320 3.9 25,505 NOTE: A person with a disability has at least one of the following conditions: is deaf or has serious difficulty hearing; is blind or has serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses; has serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition; has serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs; has difficulty dressing or bathing; or has difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Total Employment status and nativity Aug. 2015 Men Aug. 2016 Aug. 2015 Women Aug. 2016 Aug. 2015 Aug. 2016 Foreign born, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population.................................. . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................................. . Employed......................................................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed...................................................... . Unemployment rate........................................... . Not in labor force................................................... . 40,290 26,056 64.7 24,914 61.8 1,142 4.4 14,234 41,768 27,336 65.4 26,134 62.6 1,203 4.4 14,432 19,535 15,267 78.2 14,745 75.5 522 3.4 4,268 20,210 15,888 78.6 15,367 76.0 520 3.3 4,323 20,754 10,788 52.0 10,169 49.0 620 5.7 9,966 21,558 11,449 53.1 10,766 49.9 683 6.0 10,109 Native born, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population.................................. . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................................. . Employed......................................................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed...................................................... . Unemployment rate........................................... . Not in labor force................................................... . 210,806 131,334 62.3 124,314 59.0 7,021 5.3 79,472 212,086 132,464 62.5 125,670 59.3 6,793 5.1 79,622 101,715 68,729 67.6 65,153 64.1 3,576 5.2 32,985 102,446 69,529 67.9 65,997 64.4 3,531 5.1 32,917 109,092 62,605 57.4 59,161 54.2 3,444 5.5 46,487 109,640 62,935 57.4 59,673 54.4 3,262 5.2 46,705 NOTE: The foreign born are those residing in the United States who were not U.S. citizens at birth. That is, they were born outside the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam, to parents neither of whom was a U.S. citizen. The native born are persons who were born in the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam or who were born abroad of at least one parent who was a U.S. citizen. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-8. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Category CLASS OF WORKER Agriculture and related industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wage and salary workers1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . Unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonagricultural industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wage and salary workers1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government.................................... . Private industries.............................. . Private households. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other industries............................. . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . Unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME2 All industries Part time for economic reasons3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonagricultural industries Part time for economic reasons3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Seasonally adjusted Aug. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016 Aug. 2015 Apr. 2016 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 Aug. 2016 2,539 1,590 922 26 146,689 137,890 19,994 117,896 825 117,072 8,747 52 2,597 1,763 809 25 149,840 140,983 19,605 121,378 756 120,621 8,777 80 2,718 1,783 915 20 149,086 140,323 20,065 120,258 763 119,495 8,661 101 2,350 1,436 889 – 146,666 137,989 20,624 117,340 – 116,512 8,667 – 2,592 1,706 856 – 148,377 139,411 20,323 119,136 – 118,390 8,872 – 2,585 1,689 862 – 148,429 139,574 20,599 119,011 – 118,282 8,816 – 2,516 1,651 840 – 148,640 139,777 20,186 119,592 – 118,837 8,772 – 2,388 1,605 766 – 149,155 140,468 20,430 119,988 – 119,250 8,660 – 2,520 1,617 873 – 149,118 140,431 20,670 119,736 – 118,982 8,621 – 6,361 3,674 2,227 17,933 6,157 3,742 1,990 19,088 5,963 3,620 1,885 18,495 6,481 3,826 2,229 19,772 5,962 3,709 2,009 20,469 6,430 3,890 2,086 20,606 5,843 3,443 2,062 20,505 5,940 3,642 1,981 20,717 6,053 3,727 1,929 20,523 6,265 3,621 2,216 17,597 6,071 3,676 1,979 18,697 5,845 3,531 1,878 18,135 6,374 3,775 2,227 19,481 5,874 3,651 1,995 20,114 6,372 3,828 2,076 20,224 5,745 3,377 2,052 20,101 5,846 3,566 1,965 20,337 5,931 3,641 1,911 20,185 Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated. Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the survey reference week and excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs for the entire week. 3 Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for an economic reason such as slack work or unfavorable business conditions, inability to find full-time work, or seasonal declines in demand. 4 Refers to persons who usually work part time for noneconomic reasons such as childcare problems, family or personal obligations, school or training, retirement or Social Security limits on earnings, and other reasons. This excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as vacations, holidays, illness, and bad weather. - Data not available. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-9. Selected employment indicators [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Characteristic Seasonally adjusted Aug. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016 Aug. 2015 Apr. 2016 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 Aug. 2016 AGE AND SEX Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149,228 5,042 1,779 3,263 144,185 14,535 129,651 96,506 32,682 31,315 32,509 33,145 152,437 6,040 2,309 3,731 146,397 14,416 131,981 97,628 33,694 31,453 32,481 34,353 151,804 5,466 2,019 3,447 146,338 14,410 131,927 97,691 33,897 31,353 32,440 34,236 149,043 4,674 1,620 3,050 144,370 14,313 130,076 96,632 32,769 31,348 32,515 33,444 151,004 4,934 1,692 3,239 146,070 14,016 131,998 97,648 33,390 31,445 32,813 34,350 151,030 4,904 1,732 3,193 146,126 14,090 131,965 97,765 33,518 31,578 32,669 34,200 151,097 4,864 1,839 3,032 146,234 14,023 132,251 97,793 33,662 31,543 32,588 34,459 151,517 4,961 1,811 3,149 146,556 13,865 132,756 98,042 33,812 31,627 32,602 34,714 151,614 5,056 1,829 3,225 146,558 14,139 132,464 97,870 33,947 31,404 32,520 34,594 Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79,898 2,587 900 1,687 77,311 7,472 69,839 52,127 17,775 17,002 17,350 17,712 81,823 3,128 1,165 1,962 78,695 7,511 71,184 52,623 18,285 17,101 17,237 18,561 81,365 2,803 1,016 1,787 78,562 7,462 71,100 52,621 18,309 17,065 17,247 18,479 79,211 2,345 806 1,539 76,865 7,257 69,622 51,889 17,712 16,928 17,249 17,732 80,419 2,420 789 1,621 77,999 7,274 70,710 52,388 18,060 17,017 17,312 18,321 80,369 2,452 826 1,630 77,917 7,221 70,647 52,431 18,136 17,059 17,236 18,216 80,596 2,469 906 1,571 78,127 7,229 70,899 52,493 18,209 17,084 17,200 18,406 80,548 2,500 869 1,627 78,048 7,120 70,987 52,395 18,197 17,048 17,149 18,592 80,674 2,531 895 1,631 78,143 7,238 70,913 52,401 18,238 16,996 17,167 18,512 Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,329 2,455 879 1,576 66,874 7,063 59,812 44,379 14,907 14,313 15,158 15,433 70,615 2,912 1,143 1,769 67,702 6,905 60,797 45,005 15,409 14,352 15,244 15,792 70,439 2,663 1,003 1,660 67,776 6,949 60,827 45,070 15,588 14,288 15,193 15,758 69,833 2,328 814 1,512 67,504 7,057 60,454 44,742 15,057 14,419 15,267 15,712 70,586 2,514 903 1,618 68,072 6,742 61,288 45,259 15,330 14,427 15,502 16,028 70,661 2,452 906 1,563 68,209 6,868 61,318 45,334 15,382 14,519 15,433 15,984 70,501 2,394 934 1,461 68,107 6,794 61,353 45,300 15,453 14,460 15,387 16,053 70,969 2,461 942 1,522 68,508 6,745 61,768 45,646 15,614 14,579 15,453 16,122 70,940 2,525 934 1,594 68,415 6,901 61,551 45,469 15,709 14,408 15,352 16,082 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women who maintain families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,048 34,516 9,696 45,447 34,540 9,809 45,538 34,881 9,627 44,985 34,980 – 45,207 35,227 – 45,023 35,158 – 45,562 35,171 – 45,532 35,316 – 45,478 35,350 – FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part-time workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,420 25,808 125,507 26,930 125,892 25,912 122,045 26,949 123,194 27,797 123,135 27,936 123,586 27,445 123,892 27,595 124,301 27,207 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percent of total employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,901 4.6 7,190 4.7 7,234 4.8 7,224 4.8 7,411 4.9 7,412 4.9 7,207 4.8 7,361 4.9 7,562 5.0 SELF-EMPLOYMENT Self-employed workers, incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,176 9,669 5,468 9,586 5,342 9,577 – 9,556 – 9,728 – 9,678 – 9,612 – 9,426 – 9,495 1 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week. Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week. - Data not available. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted Characteristic Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates Aug. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016 Aug. 2015 Apr. 2016 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 Aug. 2016 AGE AND SEX Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years.................................... . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over............................. . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years............................ . 35 to 44 years............................ . 45 to 54 years............................ . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,018 941 371 574 7,077 1,393 5,705 4,401 1,822 1,265 1,314 1,316 7,770 920 328 594 6,850 1,369 5,473 4,139 1,789 1,142 1,208 1,326 7,849 938 366 579 6,910 1,246 5,681 4,423 1,861 1,331 1,232 1,268 5.1 16.8 18.6 15.8 4.7 8.9 4.2 4.4 5.3 3.9 3.9 3.8 5.0 16.0 19.7 13.5 4.6 8.8 4.1 4.2 5.2 4.0 3.5 3.6 4.7 16.0 18.5 14.4 4.3 8.3 3.8 4.0 5.0 3.5 3.4 3.4 4.9 16.0 17.0 15.5 4.5 8.7 4.0 4.1 5.1 3.7 3.5 3.5 4.9 15.6 15.3 15.9 4.5 9.0 4.0 4.1 5.0 3.5 3.6 3.7 4.9 15.7 16.7 15.2 4.5 8.1 4.1 4.3 5.2 4.1 3.6 3.5 Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years.................................... . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over............................. . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years............................ . 35 to 44 years............................ . 45 to 54 years............................ . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,276 500 186 316 3,776 791 2,989 2,269 980 620 668 720 4,278 493 154 342 3,786 796 2,979 2,236 960 612 664 743 4,232 537 196 345 3,695 743 2,950 2,251 964 665 622 698 5.1 17.6 18.8 17.0 4.7 9.8 4.1 4.2 5.2 3.5 3.7 3.9 5.0 16.4 20.6 13.2 4.6 9.5 4.1 4.2 5.4 3.6 3.4 3.8 4.7 16.2 19.3 14.3 4.3 8.8 3.8 3.9 5.1 3.4 3.2 3.6 4.9 17.1 18.3 16.9 4.5 9.4 3.9 4.0 5.1 3.5 3.3 3.8 5.0 16.5 15.0 17.4 4.6 10.1 4.0 4.1 5.0 3.5 3.7 3.8 5.0 17.5 17.9 17.5 4.5 9.3 4.0 4.1 5.0 3.8 3.5 3.6 Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years.................................... . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over............................. . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years............................ . 35 to 44 years............................ . 45 to 54 years............................ . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,742 441 184 258 3,301 602 2,715 2,132 842 645 646 591 3,492 427 174 252 3,065 573 2,494 1,903 829 530 543 562 3,617 402 171 234 3,215 503 2,731 2,172 897 665 609 558 5.1 15.9 18.5 14.6 4.7 7.9 4.3 4.5 5.3 4.3 4.1 3.6 5.0 15.7 18.9 13.7 4.5 8.1 4.1 4.3 5.0 4.4 3.7 3.6 4.7 15.9 17.8 14.5 4.2 7.7 3.8 4.1 5.0 3.6 3.7 3.2 4.9 14.8 15.6 14.0 4.5 7.9 4.1 4.3 5.2 4.1 3.7 3.4 4.7 14.8 15.6 14.2 4.3 7.8 3.9 4.0 5.0 3.5 3.4 3.4 4.9 13.7 15.5 12.8 4.5 6.8 4.2 4.6 5.4 4.4 3.8 3.4 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present..................... . Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women who maintain families1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,273 1,125 855 1,219 1,106 765 1,240 1,107 821 2.8 3.1 8.1 2.7 3.1 6.7 2.6 2.9 6.6 2.6 3.2 7.3 2.6 3.0 7.2 2.7 3.0 7.9 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part-time workers3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,604 1,379 6,342 1,434 6,411 1,427 5.1 4.9 5.1 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.0 1 Not seasonally adjusted. Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs. 3 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Reason Aug. 2015 July 2016 Seasonally adjusted Aug. 2016 Aug. 2015 Apr. 2016 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 Aug. 2016 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not on temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Permanent job losers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . Job leavers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reentrants........................................... . New entrants........................................ . 3,987 954 3,032 2,116 916 849 2,389 938 3,869 1,165 2,704 2,014 690 865 2,429 1,104 3,787 1,000 2,787 1,987 800 967 2,283 959 4,014 968 3,046 2,137 909 787 2,344 846 3,855 841 3,014 2,058 957 851 2,357 839 3,573 829 2,744 1,982 762 796 2,209 865 3,776 1,097 2,679 1,917 763 828 2,268 902 3,739 997 2,743 2,021 722 824 2,298 826 3,791 998 2,792 2,005 787 885 2,271 861 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not on temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reentrants........................................... . New entrants........................................ . 48.8 11.7 37.2 10.4 29.3 11.5 46.8 14.1 32.7 10.5 29.4 13.4 47.4 12.5 34.9 12.1 28.5 12.0 50.2 12.1 38.1 9.9 29.3 10.6 48.8 10.6 38.2 10.8 29.8 10.6 48.0 11.1 36.9 10.7 29.7 11.6 48.6 14.1 34.5 10.7 29.2 11.6 48.6 13.0 35.7 10.7 29.9 10.7 48.6 12.8 35.8 11.3 29.1 11.0 UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reentrants........................................... . New entrants........................................ . 2.5 0.5 1.5 0.6 2.4 0.5 1.5 0.7 2.4 0.6 1.4 0.6 2.6 0.5 1.5 0.5 2.4 0.5 1.5 0.5 2.3 0.5 1.4 0.5 2.4 0.5 1.4 0.6 2.3 0.5 1.4 0.5 2.4 0.6 1.4 0.5 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Duration Aug. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016 Seasonally adjusted Aug. 2015 Apr. 2016 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 Aug. 2016 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks....................................... . 15 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 to 26 weeks................................... . 27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,100 2,744 3,318 1,136 2,183 2,476 2,731 3,060 1,033 2,027 2,308 2,746 2,942 946 1,996 2,106 2,354 3,443 1,254 2,189 2,545 2,131 3,367 1,304 2,063 2,207 2,239 3,058 1,173 1,885 2,418 2,140 3,108 1,129 1,979 2,160 2,266 3,170 1,150 2,020 2,290 2,329 3,062 1,056 2,006 Average (mean) duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Median duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.6 11.0 26.3 9.6 26.7 10.3 28.3 12.1 27.7 11.4 26.7 10.7 27.7 10.3 28.1 11.6 27.6 11.2 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks....................................... . 15 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 to 26 weeks................................... . 27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.7 33.6 40.7 13.9 26.7 30.0 33.0 37.0 12.5 24.5 28.9 34.3 36.8 11.8 25.0 26.6 29.8 43.6 15.9 27.7 31.6 26.5 41.9 16.2 25.7 29.4 29.8 40.8 15.6 25.1 31.5 27.9 40.5 14.7 25.8 28.4 29.8 41.7 15.1 26.6 29.8 30.3 39.9 13.8 26.1 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-13. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Employed Occupation Total, 16 years and over1............................................ . Management, professional, and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . Management, business, and financial operations occupations.................................................... . Professional and related occupations......................... . Service occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales and office occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales and related occupations................................. . Office and administrative support occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations....................................................... . Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction and extraction occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. . . . . . . . . . . Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................................................... . Production occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Unemployment rates Unemployed Aug. 2015 Aug. 2016 Aug. 2015 Aug. 2016 Aug. 2015 Aug. 2016 149,228 57,288 151,804 58,526 8,162 1,686 7,996 1,869 5.2 2.9 5.0 3.1 24,331 32,957 26,886 33,158 15,596 17,561 24,668 33,858 27,943 33,123 15,646 17,477 555 1,132 1,847 1,738 890 848 641 1,227 1,643 1,522 793 729 2.2 3.3 6.4 5.0 5.4 4.6 2.5 3.5 5.6 4.4 4.8 4.0 14,025 1,145 7,774 5,106 14,359 1,246 8,116 4,996 817 62 585 170 773 67 513 193 5.5 5.1 7.0 3.2 5.1 5.1 5.9 3.7 17,871 8,619 9,252 17,854 8,225 9,629 1,109 482 627 1,217 480 737 5.8 5.3 6.3 6.4 5.5 7.1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-14. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted Industry and class of worker Total, 16 years and over1............................................................... . Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction................................... . Construction......................................................................... . Manufacturing....................................................................... . Durable goods.................................................................... . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale and retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information........................................................................... . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services.............................................. . Education and health services.................................................... . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services....................................................................... . Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government workers.................................................................. . Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates Aug. 2015 Aug. 2016 Aug. 2015 Aug. 2016 8,162 6,039 77 525 639 426 213 1,034 251 151 236 852 934 1,012 328 87 779 319 7,996 5,820 42 454 652 415 237 985 331 130 269 749 956 962 290 67 778 371 5.2 4.9 8.0 6.1 4.0 4.2 3.6 5.1 4.0 5.2 2.5 5.4 4.1 7.2 4.8 5.3 3.7 3.2 5.0 4.6 5.4 5.1 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.9 5.0 5.0 2.8 4.4 4.1 6.6 4.2 3.7 3.7 3.7 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-15. Alternative measures of labor underutilization [Percent] Not seasonally adjusted Measure U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other persons marginally attached to the labor force, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . . . U-6 Total unemployed, plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force.................................... . Seasonally adjusted Aug. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016 Aug. 2015 Apr. 2016 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 Aug. 2016 2.1 1.9 1.8 2.2 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.4 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.0 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.2 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 10.3 10.1 9.7 10.3 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.7 9.7 NOTE: Persons marginally attached to the labor force are those who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the past 12 months. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for work. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-16. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Total Category Aug. 2015 Men Aug. 2016 Aug. 2015 Women Aug. 2016 Aug. 2015 Aug. 2016 NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE Total not in the labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons who currently want a job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marginally attached to the labor force1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discouraged workers2........................................ . Other persons marginally attached to the labor force3. . . 93,706 5,920 1,812 624 1,188 94,054 5,824 1,713 576 1,137 37,253 2,589 967 391 576 37,240 2,616 916 349 567 56,453 3,331 846 234 612 56,814 3,208 797 227 570 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders4............................................ . Percent of total employed......................................... . Primary job full time, secondary job part time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary and secondary jobs both part time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary and secondary jobs both full time...................... . Hours vary on primary or secondary job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,901 4.6 3,832 1,708 286 1,038 7,234 4.8 3,991 2,005 279 897 3,475 4.3 2,150 561 183 555 3,558 4.4 2,207 741 146 438 3,427 4.9 1,682 1,146 103 482 3,676 5.2 1,784 1,264 133 458 1 Data refer to persons who want a job, have searched for work during the prior 12 months, and were available to take a job during the reference week, but had not looked for work in the past 4 weeks. 2 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for reasons such as thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination. 3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibilities, ill health, and transportation problems, as well as a number for whom reason for nonparticipation was not determined. 4 Includes a small number of persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Industry Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seasonally adjusted Aug. 2015 June 2016 July 2016p Aug. 2016p Aug. 2015 June 2016 July 2016p Aug. 2016p 141,973 121,029 19,957 145,199 123,174 19,909 144,200 123,262 19,978 144,424 123,295 19,977 142,151 120,102 19,562 144,172 122,034 19,613 144,447 122,259 19,624 144,598 122,385 19,600 Change from: July2016 Aug.2016p 151 126 -24 Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oil and gas extraction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining, except oil and gas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coal mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metal ore mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Support activities for mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 814 54.8 758.8 192.4 202.4 64.9 41.3 690 50.7 639.0 173.7 185.2 53.3 38.8 693 51.4 641.1 173.9 183.9 52.4 38.4 689 51.7 637.3 174.1 185.0 52.4 38.5 803 52.3 750.8 190.9 196.7 64.5 41.0 689 50.3 639.1 172.9 181.0 53.2 38.2 683 49.5 633.9 172.0 179.8 52.5 38.0 679 49.4 629.6 172.8 179.9 52.1 38.2 -4 -0.1 -4.3 0.8 0.1 -0.4 0.2 96.2 364.0 93.1 280.1 93.1 283.3 94.1 278.2 91.3 363.2 89.7 285.2 89.3 282.1 89.6 276.9 0.3 -5.2 Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction of buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonresidential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heavy and civil engineering construction. . . . . . Specialty trade contractors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential specialty trade contractors. . . . . . Nonresidential specialty trade contractors. . . 6,734 1,461.8 714.8 747.0 1,002.7 4,269.9 1,857.7 2,412.2 6,847 1,492.4 739.2 753.2 982.7 4,371.9 1,931.1 2,440.8 6,915 1,507.6 746.2 761.4 993.7 4,413.7 1,944.9 2,468.8 6,917 1,503.6 748.9 754.7 993.0 4,419.9 1,945.9 2,474.0 6,441 1,413.0 690.6 722.4 935.9 4,092.3 1,774.1 2,318.2 6,635 1,458.5 721.1 737.4 933.6 4,242.4 1,863.3 2,379.1 6,646 1,461.7 721.6 740.1 934.3 4,250.4 1,864.4 2,386.0 6,640 1,458.6 726.3 732.3 927.8 4,253.6 1,870.5 2,383.1 -6 -3.1 4.7 -7.8 -6.5 3.2 6.1 -2.9 Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wood products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmetallic mineral products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machinery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computer and electronic products. . . . . . . . . . . Computer and peripheral equipment. . . . . . Communications equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Semiconductors and electronic components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic instruments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous computer and electronic products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electrical equipment and appliances. . . . . . . . Transportation equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicles and parts2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furniture and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textile mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textile product mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paper and paper products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing and related support activities. . . . . . . Petroleum and coal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chemicals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plastics and rubber products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,409 12,372 12,370 12,371 12,318 12,289 12,295 12,281 -14 7,794 384.2 406.6 391.6 1,458.8 1,119.2 1,056.9 163.5 87.5 7,733 388.4 409.6 375.1 1,433.6 1,086.4 1,046.0 164.0 85.1 7,716 387.0 410.0 374.2 1,429.8 1,084.5 1,042.3 165.0 85.1 7,705 387.7 407.5 371.8 1,428.1 1,081.8 1,041.7 164.0 85.2 7,756 379.4 397.0 391.3 1,454.3 1,117.3 1,051.2 161.5 87.3 7,681 383.5 399.7 374.6 1,427.4 1,080.7 1,039.6 162.5 84.6 7,685 382.7 399.7 374.0 1,425.2 1,080.1 1,036.3 162.5 84.9 7,669 382.6 398.3 371.5 1,425.0 1,080.6 1,035.6 161.8 84.9 -16 -0.1 -1.4 -2.5 -0.2 0.5 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 369.2 401.5 364.5 397.5 360.8 396.7 361.4 396.3 367.3 399.9 362.3 395.2 359.6 394.7 359.5 394.6 -0.1 -0.1 35.2 386.7 1,607.6 918.5 384.3 34.9 386.2 1,615.1 933.1 390.5 34.7 386.3 1,610.9 926.6 389.9 34.8 383.6 1,612.3 928.0 389.9 35.1 384.7 1,606.0 916.9 380.2 34.9 383.7 1,605.5 926.0 388.1 34.7 383.9 1,616.3 931.3 386.9 34.8 381.9 1,609.9 925.7 386.1 0.1 -2.0 -6.4 -5.6 -0.8 598.0 601.9 601.0 600.1 595.0 597.8 599.6 597.8 -1.8 4,615 1,535.7 115.6 116.7 136.8 374.5 448.0 117.9 812.4 690.1 4,639 1,546.2 114.0 117.5 132.3 373.9 444.8 117.5 823.0 695.5 4,654 1,565.3 112.8 115.5 129.4 372.6 442.3 118.0 824.3 695.7 4,666 1,582.5 112.2 114.7 130.6 372.5 439.8 117.8 821.2 694.1 4,562 1,501.6 115.5 116.5 136.7 373.2 446.9 115.6 809.8 687.0 4,608 1,537.6 113.0 116.3 132.2 371.5 442.6 115.4 818.6 691.7 4,610 1,541.7 112.8 115.0 130.8 370.4 441.6 115.2 819.1 691.8 4,612 1,546.2 112.2 114.6 130.4 371.1 439.1 115.6 819.0 691.3 2 4.5 -0.6 -0.4 -0.4 0.7 -2.5 0.4 -0.1 -0.5 267.0 273.9 278.5 280.3 259.6 269.5 271.8 272.7 0.9 Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,072 103,265 103,284 103,318 100,540 102,421 102,635 102,785 150 Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,960 27,364 27,348 27,346 26,978 27,311 27,339 27,373 34 Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. 5,908.3 2,952.0 2,050.1 5,960.3 2,965.3 2,080.5 5,956.8 2,964.9 2,079.0 5,953.0 2,967.5 2,073.0 5,879.3 2,935.9 2,039.8 5,921.0 2,948.5 2,061.0 5,922.4 2,949.1 2,063.2 5,926.3 2,952.4 2,063.4 3.9 3.3 0.2 ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail — Continued [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Industry Aug. 2015 June 2016 July 2016p Seasonally adjusted Aug. 2016p Aug. 2015 June 2016 July 2016p Aug. 2016p Change from: July2016 Aug.2016p Wholesale trade - Continued Electronic markets and agents and brokers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 906.2 914.5 912.9 912.5 903.6 911.5 910.1 910.5 0.4 Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle and parts dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . Automobile dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other motor vehicle dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores. . . Furniture and home furnishings stores. . . . . . Electronics and appliance stores. . . . . . . . . . . . Building material and garden supply stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food and beverage stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health and personal care stores. . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clothing and clothing accessories stores. . . . Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General merchandise stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Department stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other general merchandise stores. . . . . . . . Miscellaneous store retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonstore retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,669.3 1,958.5 1,252.0 153.7 552.8 467.4 515.4 15,957.1 2,009.0 1,291.7 158.4 558.9 477.6 515.5 15,975.5 2,011.9 1,294.1 159.2 558.6 479.3 517.1 15,954.3 2,014.0 1,296.2 156.5 561.3 482.9 514.5 15,674.6 1,940.4 1,245.2 146.3 548.9 473.4 527.9 15,941.8 1,991.9 1,286.3 149.5 556.2 484.3 528.4 15,952.9 1,993.8 1,287.9 149.9 555.9 485.9 528.2 15,968.0 1,997.9 1,290.0 150.1 557.9 488.7 527.1 15.1 4.1 2.1 0.2 2.0 2.8 -1.1 1,241.2 3,090.5 1,029.5 924.2 1,370.2 1,351.3 3,137.8 1,047.6 932.1 1,348.4 1,322.2 3,135.5 1,045.1 935.3 1,370.6 1,296.5 3,128.5 1,043.0 936.5 1,377.0 1,238.1 3,073.1 1,031.3 907.3 1,372.0 1,285.7 3,105.7 1,047.9 920.2 1,378.0 1,286.1 3,104.4 1,047.0 921.9 1,379.7 1,293.7 3,109.2 1,045.7 920.9 1,377.9 7.6 4.8 -1.3 -1.0 -1.8 610.7 3,112.4 1,300.0 1,812.4 838.4 510.9 607.7 3,155.4 1,281.1 1,874.3 848.0 526.7 610.2 3,166.9 1,291.1 1,875.8 851.5 529.9 617.8 3,162.1 1,283.9 1,878.2 848.6 532.9 618.4 3,147.6 1,326.1 1,821.5 826.7 518.4 629.8 3,192.8 1,312.3 1,880.6 841.0 536.1 629.7 3,195.4 1,311.6 1,883.8 841.9 538.9 630.1 3,197.2 1,308.8 1,888.5 839.2 540.4 0.4 1.8 -2.8 4.7 -2.7 1.5 Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rail transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Truck transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transit and ground passenger transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pipeline transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scenic and sightseeing transportation. . . . . . . Support activities for transportation. . . . . . . . . . Couriers and messengers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warehousing and storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,817.8 461.8 241.2 65.8 1,483.7 4,878.8 474.1 217.0 65.0 1,472.5 4,844.8 474.8 217.4 65.2 1,475.1 4,871.4 476.4 217.4 64.4 1,482.5 4,862.7 458.7 241.0 63.8 1,460.4 4,883.9 470.4 216.2 62.8 1,454.4 4,899.0 470.7 216.7 62.4 1,456.3 4,913.9 472.7 216.8 62.3 1,459.7 14.9 2.0 0.1 -0.1 3.4 416.6 50.0 42.4 656.9 578.9 820.5 463.5 48.2 37.0 651.8 598.2 851.5 417.6 48.3 40.4 652.2 591.9 861.9 420.8 48.1 41.4 650.7 601.6 868.1 478.0 49.9 33.2 654.3 604.2 819.2 472.9 48.1 29.9 648.5 620.4 860.3 478.0 48.0 30.9 650.2 622.8 863.0 480.2 48.1 30.9 649.1 626.8 867.3 2.2 0.1 0.0 -1.1 4.0 4.3 Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564.3 567.6 570.6 567.2 560.9 564.6 565.1 564.3 -0.8 Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publishing industries, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . Motion picture and sound recording industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broadcasting, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data processing, hosting and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other information services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,768 727.4 2,797 725.5 2,790 730.1 2,796 732.4 2,753 725.1 2,782 725.4 2,778 727.4 2,782 730.2 4 2.8 411.2 277.9 808.5 433.3 277.6 797.1 426.6 274.8 796.5 428.9 276.3 795.2 400.2 278.6 808.1 421.0 277.2 797.9 418.3 275.2 797.0 418.1 277.3 794.4 -0.2 2.1 -2.6 297.9 245.1 301.3 262.2 299.7 262.4 300.0 263.1 298.2 243.1 300.4 260.1 299.2 260.5 300.1 261.6 0.9 1.1 Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monetary authorities - central bank. . . . . . . . . . Credit intermediation and related activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Depository credit intermediation1. . . . . . . . . . Commercial banking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondepository credit intermediation. . . . . . . Activities related to credit intermediation.. . Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts. . . . . . . . Insurance carriers and related activities. . . . . Real estate and rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . Real estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rental and leasing services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets. . . . 8,208 6,070.9 18.0 8,338 6,163.3 18.0 8,378 6,184.3 18.2 8,379 6,191.2 18.0 8,150 6,056.6 17.8 8,283 6,148.3 17.9 8,302 6,160.0 17.9 8,317 6,174.4 17.8 15 14.4 -0.1 2,581.9 1,685.5 1,273.5 599.7 296.7 2,608.3 1,693.7 1,270.1 604.7 309.9 2,617.4 1,697.2 1,273.2 608.0 312.2 2,620.5 1,697.2 1,271.5 610.8 312.5 2,573.0 1,679.1 1,269.8 596.9 296.9 2,600.7 1,688.7 1,267.7 603.3 308.7 2,605.8 1,689.3 1,267.9 606.6 309.9 2,609.9 1,690.6 1,267.5 607.5 311.8 4.1 1.3 -0.4 0.9 1.9 916.6 2,554.4 2,137.5 1,548.0 565.4 24.1 928.9 2,608.1 2,174.5 1,576.2 574.6 23.7 935.1 2,613.6 2,193.6 1,590.1 579.6 23.9 940.0 2,612.7 2,188.1 1,593.4 571.0 23.7 913.0 2,552.8 2,093.3 1,523.5 546.0 23.8 927.8 2,601.9 2,134.7 1,557.9 553.4 23.4 929.5 2,606.8 2,141.5 1,561.7 556.3 23.5 935.3 2,611.4 2,142.1 1,567.1 551.6 23.4 5.8 4.6 0.6 5.4 -4.7 -0.1 See footnotes at end of table. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail — Continued [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Aug. 2015 June 2016 July 2016p Aug. 2016p Aug. 2015 June 2016 July 2016p Aug. 2016p Change from: July2016 Aug.2016p Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and technical services. . . . . . . . . . . . Legal services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounting and bookkeeping services. . . . . . Architectural and engineering services. . . . . . Specialized design services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computer systems design and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management and technical consulting services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scientific research and development services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advertising and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Other professional and technical services. . . Management of companies and enterprises. . . Administrative and waste services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative and support services. . . . . . . . . Office administrative services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Facilities support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Business support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travel arrangement and reservation services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Investigation and security services. . . . . . . . Services to buildings and dwellings. . . . . . . Other support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waste management and remediation services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,883 8,647.3 1,121.5 925.7 1,429.0 135.6 20,344 8,886.1 1,133.3 961.0 1,455.5 143.7 20,376 8,937.9 1,134.7 960.2 1,466.0 144.7 20,428 8,936.5 1,128.4 960.8 1,463.8 145.0 19,742 8,668.4 1,118.6 989.0 1,411.6 135.4 20,182 8,897.7 1,124.0 1,018.9 1,438.0 142.9 20,262 8,934.8 1,125.0 1,023.7 1,443.7 144.1 20,284 8,954.9 1,125.0 1,024.4 1,446.0 144.9 22 20.1 0.0 0.7 2.3 0.8 1,937.9 1,994.8 2,014.7 2,019.3 1,928.5 1,992.9 2,002.0 2,008.1 6.1 1,286.6 1,339.7 1,349.4 1,355.4 1,280.9 1,336.2 1,342.4 1,349.7 7.3 662.6 491.3 657.1 2,236.9 8,998.5 8,593.1 471.7 142.0 3,582.6 2,913.8 882.8 679.8 497.3 681.0 2,279.7 9,177.7 8,763.9 492.4 143.9 3,606.6 2,925.3 904.7 682.4 501.7 684.1 2,290.2 9,147.5 8,730.2 494.3 142.6 3,567.0 2,887.7 904.7 681.5 496.4 685.9 2,288.4 9,203.4 8,785.7 497.4 142.5 3,619.5 2,946.5 911.5 659.3 490.0 655.0 2,225.6 8,848.3 8,450.1 469.9 142.3 3,542.0 2,883.2 893.9 671.9 495.6 677.4 2,268.7 9,015.4 8,609.6 489.9 143.1 3,578.4 2,907.1 914.1 673.9 499.2 680.8 2,276.0 9,051.6 8,644.4 492.9 143.0 3,593.3 2,919.6 919.1 677.1 495.7 683.9 2,277.4 9,051.9 8,641.9 495.6 142.9 3,581.4 2,916.5 921.6 3.2 -3.5 3.1 1.4 0.3 -2.5 2.7 -0.1 -11.9 -3.1 2.5 203.8 872.9 2,128.0 309.3 209.2 895.6 2,185.8 325.7 208.5 898.3 2,191.5 323.3 207.4 903.4 2,177.1 326.9 202.1 869.9 2,020.5 309.5 205.0 897.0 2,062.5 319.7 205.1 901.0 2,067.9 322.1 205.3 900.9 2,069.0 325.2 0.2 -0.1 1.1 3.1 405.4 413.8 417.3 417.7 398.2 405.8 407.2 410.0 2.8 Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ambulatory health care services. . . . . . . . . . Offices of physicians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offices of dentists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offices of other health practitioners. . . . . Outpatient care centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical and diagnostic laboratories. . . . Home health care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Other ambulatory health care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nursing and residential care facilities. . . . . Nursing care facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential mental health facilities. . . . . . Community care facilities for the elderly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other residential care facilities. . . . . . . . . . Social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Individual and family services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Emergency and other relief services. . . . . . Vocational rehabilitation services. . . . . . . . . Child day care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,791 3,145.1 18,645.5 15,163.2 6,911.2 2,544.1 914.8 818.3 749.8 260.3 1,332.5 22,483 3,331.4 19,151.8 15,545.3 7,127.1 2,605.1 939.6 862.1 778.7 257.7 1,392.5 22,369 3,222.2 19,147.2 15,586.1 7,140.1 2,617.9 939.0 860.2 782.3 260.2 1,387.9 22,399 3,200.2 19,199.2 15,604.0 7,162.7 2,618.6 943.4 869.4 784.8 258.8 1,391.3 22,137 3,463.2 18,673.4 15,142.7 6,904.8 2,543.0 910.5 816.7 749.4 260.6 1,334.3 22,672 3,535.0 19,137.1 15,525.9 7,119.9 2,606.5 935.8 858.6 777.1 258.5 1,390.5 22,716 3,523.1 19,193.3 15,571.2 7,142.6 2,617.0 938.1 861.7 781.2 259.3 1,392.2 22,755 3,525.4 19,229.4 15,585.6 7,155.5 2,617.2 939.6 866.4 784.3 259.1 1,394.1 39 2.3 36.1 14.4 12.9 0.2 1.5 4.7 3.1 -0.2 1.9 291.4 4,938.6 3,313.4 1,659.2 609.1 291.4 5,076.1 3,342.1 1,667.0 614.6 292.6 5,096.9 3,349.1 1,670.7 614.0 296.4 5,104.2 3,337.1 1,660.8 614.8 290.3 4,935.3 3,302.6 1,655.1 606.7 292.9 5,078.2 3,327.8 1,659.9 612.5 293.2 5,091.4 3,337.2 1,663.9 612.0 294.9 5,102.1 3,328.0 1,656.9 613.0 1.7 10.7 -9.2 -7.0 1.0 881.3 163.8 3,482.3 2,154.6 155.5 341.0 831.2 894.4 166.1 3,606.5 2,223.6 157.0 337.3 888.6 898.0 166.4 3,561.1 2,220.5 157.8 340.9 841.9 897.3 164.2 3,595.2 2,236.3 159.5 340.3 859.1 878.7 162.2 3,530.7 2,159.0 155.9 337.0 878.9 891.5 163.9 3,611.2 2,212.2 156.0 334.5 908.4 896.9 164.5 3,622.1 2,223.6 157.2 335.1 906.1 895.1 163.0 3,643.8 2,240.2 159.7 336.6 907.2 -1.8 -1.5 21.7 16.6 2.5 1.5 1.1 Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . Performing arts and spectator sports. . . . . . . . Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amusements, gambling, and recreation. . . . . Accommodation and food services. . . . . . . . . . . . 15,802 2,442.4 486.1 16,179 2,534.6 510.2 16,265 2,604.5 519.3 16,235 2,547.1 519.5 15,158 2,171.3 459.4 15,502 2,242.4 484.3 15,547 2,261.6 494.2 15,576 2,262.3 489.8 29 0.7 -4.4 164.5 1,791.8 13,359.7 173.3 1,851.1 13,644.1 175.6 1,909.6 13,660.1 172.1 1,855.5 13,687.9 153.5 1,558.4 12,987.1 159.2 1,598.9 13,259.2 160.8 1,606.6 13,285.1 160.3 1,612.2 13,313.8 -0.5 5.6 28.7 Industry Private service-providing - Continued See footnotes at end of table. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail — Continued [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Aug. 2015 June 2016 July 2016p Aug. 2016p Aug. 2015 June 2016 July 2016p Aug. 2016p Change from: July2016 Aug.2016p Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food services and drinking places. . . . . . . . . . 2,054.5 11,305.2 2,027.8 11,616.3 2,086.9 11,573.2 2,068.2 11,619.7 1,915.3 11,071.8 1,928.2 11,331.0 1,935.2 11,349.9 1,929.9 11,383.9 -5.3 34.0 Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repair and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Personal and laundry services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Membership associations and organizations. . . 5,660 1,282.4 1,407.0 2,970.6 5,760 1,299.7 1,448.1 3,012.1 5,758 1,291.5 1,444.1 3,022.1 5,735 1,287.3 1,442.6 3,005.5 5,622 1,276.2 1,402.4 2,943.2 5,689 1,285.7 1,432.3 2,971.0 5,691 1,286.0 1,434.1 2,971.1 5,698 1,282.8 1,437.7 2,977.8 7 -3.2 3.6 6.7 Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federal, except U.S. Postal Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. Postal Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State government education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State government, excluding education. . . . . . . . . . Local government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local government education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local government, excluding education. . . . . . . . . . 20,944 2,766.0 2,173.6 592.5 4,809.0 2,123.1 2,685.6 13,369.0 6,859.3 6,509.4 22,025 2,805.0 2,195.9 609.0 4,868.0 2,176.2 2,691.5 14,352.0 7,763.7 6,588.2 20,938 2,804.0 2,198.6 605.8 4,793.0 2,104.1 2,688.4 13,341.0 6,695.7 6,644.8 21,129 2,804.0 2,194.7 608.9 4,823.0 2,142.2 2,680.3 13,502.0 6,895.5 6,606.3 22,049 2,753.0 2,157.5 595.7 5,106.0 2,430.1 2,675.8 14,190.0 7,864.3 6,325.3 22,138 2,787.0 2,178.2 608.7 5,115.0 2,444.5 2,670.5 14,236.0 7,837.6 6,398.1 22,188 2,789.0 2,179.2 609.5 5,120.0 2,450.0 2,670.0 14,279.0 7,872.9 6,406.4 22,213 2,790.0 2,177.9 612.3 5,120.0 2,450.3 2,669.9 14,303.0 7,884.6 6,418.1 25 1.0 -1.3 2.8 0.0 0.3 -0.1 24.0 11.7 11.7 Industry Accommodation and food services Continued 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. 3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2015 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. 2 ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Aug. 2015 June 2016 July 2016p Aug. 2016p AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS Total private............................................................................ . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging............................................................... . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods............................................................. . Private service-providing........................................................... . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade..................................................................... . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities.......................................................................... . Information........................................................................ . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services.................................................................... . 34.6 40.4 43.9 39.1 40.8 41.1 40.3 33.4 34.7 38.8 31.5 38.9 42.6 36.3 37.6 36.2 32.9 26.3 31.9 34.4 40.2 42.6 39.1 40.7 41.2 39.9 33.3 34.4 38.8 31.1 38.8 42.2 36.0 37.5 36.1 32.9 26.1 32.0 34.4 40.3 43.2 39.2 40.8 41.3 39.9 33.3 34.4 38.9 31.1 38.7 42.4 36.0 37.7 36.1 32.9 26.1 32.0 34.3 40.0 42.8 38.7 40.6 41.1 39.9 33.2 34.2 38.8 30.9 38.5 42.1 35.9 37.5 36.1 32.9 26.0 32.0 AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS Manufacturing.......................................................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods.................................................................. . 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.2 Industry p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2015 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings Industry Aug. 2015 June 2016 July 2016p Aug. 2016p Aug. 2015 June 2016 July 2016p Aug. 2016p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing...................................... . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction......................................... . Manufacturing....................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities................ . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities.................................. . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services.................... . Leisure and hospitality............................. . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.12 26.33 31.44 27.46 25.40 26.74 23.07 24.83 21.88 28.79 17.56 22.86 37.54 35.25 31.60 30.21 25.34 14.39 22.56 $25.62 26.90 31.86 28.11 25.97 27.28 23.73 25.32 22.36 29.49 17.91 23.31 38.46 36.51 32.14 30.79 25.64 14.87 22.82 $25.70 26.95 31.84 28.19 26.02 27.31 23.79 25.41 22.41 29.71 17.87 23.37 38.48 36.58 32.42 30.91 25.70 14.92 22.91 $25.73 26.96 31.68 28.22 26.03 27.36 23.77 25.45 22.45 29.64 17.92 23.50 38.75 36.77 32.49 30.90 25.72 14.95 22.96 $869.15 1,063.73 1,380.22 1,073.69 1,036.32 1,099.01 929.72 829.32 759.24 1,117.05 553.14 889.25 1,599.20 1,279.58 1,188.16 1,093.60 833.69 378.46 719.66 $881.33 1,081.38 1,357.24 1,099.10 1,056.98 1,123.94 946.83 843.16 769.18 1,144.21 557.00 904.43 1,623.01 1,314.36 1,205.25 1,111.52 843.56 388.11 730.24 $884.08 1,086.09 1,375.49 1,105.05 1,061.62 1,127.90 949.22 846.15 770.90 1,155.72 555.76 904.42 1,631.55 1,316.88 1,222.23 1,115.85 845.53 389.41 733.12 $882.54 1,078.40 1,355.90 1,092.11 1,056.82 1,124.50 948.42 844.94 767.79 1,150.03 553.73 904.75 1,631.38 1,320.04 1,218.38 1,115.49 846.19 388.70 734.72 p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2015 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-4. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted [2007=100] Index of aggregate weekly hours1 Index of aggregate weekly payrolls2 Industry Aug. 2015 June 2016 July 2016p Aug. 2016p Percent change from: July 2016 Aug. 2016p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods.......................... . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . Utilities................................... . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.3 90.0 110.8 86.8 90.4 89.7 91.7 108.0 101.8 99.5 100.3 108.3 103.4 91.3 100.4 112.4 118.9 113.7 103.4 105.4 89.8 92.2 89.4 90.0 89.1 91.8 109.7 102.2 100.2 100.7 108.5 103.1 91.5 101.7 114.6 121.8 115.4 105.0 105.6 90.1 92.7 89.8 90.2 89.4 91.8 110.0 102.3 100.5 100.8 108.5 103.7 91.3 102.5 115.0 122.0 115.8 105.0 105.4 89.3 91.3 88.6 89.7 88.7 91.8 109.8 101.8 100.3 100.2 108.3 102.8 91.2 102.1 115.2 122.2 115.6 105.1 -0.2 -0.9 -1.5 -1.3 -0.6 -0.8 0.0 -0.2 -0.5 -0.2 -0.6 -0.2 -0.9 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 0.2 -0.2 0.1 1 Aug. 2015 June 2016 July 2016p Aug. 2016p Percent change from: July 2016 Aug. 2016p 125.2 107.2 139.8 103.6 106.8 106.6 107.4 130.4 119.9 119.6 116.4 125.6 128.2 114.5 123.7 137.6 144.9 132.1 127.9 129.0 109.2 118.0 109.2 108.7 107.9 110.5 135.0 123.0 123.4 119.2 128.3 131.0 118.9 127.5 142.9 150.2 138.5 131.3 129.7 109.7 118.5 110.0 109.2 108.4 110.8 135.8 123.4 124.6 119.1 128.7 131.8 119.0 129.6 144.1 150.8 139.4 131.8 129.6 108.8 116.1 108.6 108.6 107.8 110.8 135.8 123.0 124.1 118.7 129.1 131.6 119.4 129.4 144.2 151.2 139.4 132.3 -0.1 -0.8 -2.0 -1.3 -0.5 -0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.4 -0.3 0.3 -0.2 0.3 -0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.4 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment. 2 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2015 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-5. Employment of women on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Women employees (in thousands) Percent of all employees Industry Aug. 2015 June 2016 July 2016p Aug. 2016p Aug. 2015 June 2016 July 2016p Aug. 2016p Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods................................. . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities.......................................... . Information........................................ . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services.................................... . Government............................................ . 70,195 57,567 4,280 112 814 3,354 1,803 1,551 53,287 10,920 1,729.0 7,902.4 1,153.5 135.2 1,105 4,644 8,791 17,041 7,852 2,934 12,628 71,505 58,808 4,302 101 830 3,371 1,801 1,570 54,506 11,123 1,748.4 8,054.6 1,187.2 132.6 1,108 4,720 9,055 17,471 8,045 2,984 12,697 71,698 58,947 4,300 100 829 3,371 1,801 1,570 54,647 11,144 1,749.8 8,065.7 1,195.9 132.6 1,107 4,729 9,092 17,513 8,077 2,985 12,751 71,843 59,048 4,302 99 829 3,374 1,804 1,570 54,746 11,151 1,750.3 8,068.5 1,200.1 132.0 1,111 4,734 9,113 17,547 8,099 2,991 12,795 49.4 47.9 21.9 13.9 12.6 27.2 23.2 34.0 53.0 40.5 29.4 50.4 23.7 24.1 40.1 57.0 44.5 77.0 51.8 52.2 57.3 49.6 48.2 21.9 14.7 12.5 27.4 23.4 34.1 53.2 40.7 29.5 50.5 24.3 23.5 39.8 57.0 44.9 77.1 51.9 52.5 57.4 49.6 48.2 21.9 14.6 12.5 27.4 23.4 34.1 53.2 40.8 29.5 50.6 24.4 23.5 39.8 57.0 44.9 77.1 52.0 52.5 57.5 49.7 48.2 21.9 14.6 12.5 27.5 23.5 34.0 53.3 40.7 29.5 50.5 24.4 23.4 39.9 56.9 44.9 77.1 52.0 52.5 57.6 p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2015 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 [In thousands] Industry Aug. 2015 June 2016 July 2016p Aug. 2016p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction......................................................................... . Manufacturing....................................................................... . Durable goods.................................................................... . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......................... . Wholesale trade.................................................................. . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing............................................... . Utilities............................................................................. . Information........................................................................... . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services.............................................. . Education and health services.................................................... . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services....................................................................... . 99,020 14,106 587 4,853 8,666 5,342 3,324 84,914 22,702 4,714.1 13,318.8 4,217.5 451.4 2,233 6,296 16,195 19,438 13,374 4,676 100,509 14,117 484 5,011 8,622 5,279 3,343 86,392 22,939 4,738.1 13,522.7 4,225.7 452.8 2,241 6,419 16,497 19,909 13,669 4,718 100,712 14,111 480 5,011 8,620 5,279 3,341 86,601 22,961 4,739.7 13,530.2 4,236.9 454.5 2,236 6,444 16,579 19,946 13,714 4,721 100,750 14,083 475 5,001 8,607 5,266 3,341 86,667 22,979 4,742.2 13,540.5 4,242.8 453.0 2,242 6,454 16,565 19,970 13,733 4,724 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2015 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 Aug. 2015 June 2016 July 2016p Aug. 2016p AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS Total private............................................................................ . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging............................................................... . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods............................................................. . Private service-providing........................................................... . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade..................................................................... . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities.......................................................................... . Information........................................................................ . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services.................................................................... . 33.7 41.2 45.5 39.6 41.8 42.1 41.4 32.4 33.6 38.5 30.0 38.8 42.3 35.7 37.1 35.5 32.1 25.0 30.8 33.6 41.1 44.3 39.7 41.7 42.1 41.1 32.4 33.5 38.6 29.8 38.9 42.4 35.6 37.0 35.4 32.2 24.9 30.9 33.7 41.3 45.3 39.8 42.0 42.5 41.2 32.4 33.6 38.7 29.8 38.8 42.6 35.7 37.0 35.5 32.2 24.9 30.9 33.6 41.0 45.0 39.3 41.8 42.3 41.2 32.3 33.5 38.6 29.7 38.7 42.5 35.7 37.0 35.4 32.2 24.8 30.9 AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS Manufacturing.......................................................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods.................................................................. . 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.1 Industry 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2015 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings Industry Aug. 2015 June 2016 July 2016p Aug. 2016p Aug. 2015 June 2016 July 2016p Aug. 2016p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing...................................... . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction......................................... . Manufacturing....................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities................ . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities.................................. . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services.................... . Leisure and hospitality............................. . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21.11 22.06 26.52 25.29 20.02 21.08 18.28 20.91 18.73 23.71 14.90 20.76 34.07 29.08 25.40 24.87 22.18 12.45 19.08 $21.52 22.59 27.14 26.01 20.43 21.45 18.77 21.30 18.98 24.18 14.97 21.08 35.63 30.11 26.12 25.44 22.41 12.84 19.20 $21.60 22.64 27.02 26.08 20.48 21.50 18.81 21.39 19.03 24.27 15.03 21.08 35.42 30.48 26.17 25.51 22.51 12.91 19.25 $21.64 22.68 27.00 26.14 20.53 21.57 18.86 21.43 19.03 24.23 14.99 21.20 35.47 30.62 26.27 25.58 22.56 12.92 19.29 $711.41 908.87 1,206.66 1,001.48 836.84 887.47 756.79 677.48 629.33 912.84 447.00 805.49 1,441.16 1,038.16 942.34 882.89 711.98 311.25 587.66 $723.07 928.45 1,202.30 1,032.60 851.93 903.05 771.45 690.12 635.83 933.35 446.11 820.01 1,510.71 1,071.92 966.44 900.58 721.60 319.72 593.28 $727.92 935.03 1,224.01 1,037.98 860.16 913.75 774.97 693.04 639.41 939.25 447.89 817.90 1,508.89 1,088.14 968.29 905.61 724.82 321.46 594.83 $727.10 929.88 1,215.00 1,027.30 858.15 912.41 777.03 692.19 637.51 935.28 445.20 820.44 1,507.48 1,093.13 971.99 905.53 726.43 320.42 596.06 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2015 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-9. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 [2002=100] Index of aggregate weekly hours2 Index of aggregate weekly payrolls3 Industry Aug. 2015 June 2016 July 2016p Aug. 2016p Percent change from: July 2016 Aug. 2016p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods.......................... . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . Utilities................................... . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.2 88.8 141.9 96.2 83.2 84.5 81.1 117.2 106.3 106.9 101.1 123.2 97.6 91.0 110.0 128.8 133.0 122.5 101.0 112.5 88.7 113.9 99.6 82.5 83.5 81.0 119.2 107.1 107.7 102.0 123.7 98.2 91.1 111.8 130.9 136.6 124.7 102.2 113.1 89.1 115.5 99.9 83.1 84.3 81.1 119.5 107.6 108.0 102.1 123.7 99.0 91.1 112.2 131.9 136.9 125.1 102.3 112.8 88.2 113.6 98.4 82.6 83.7 81.1 119.2 107.3 107.8 101.8 123.6 98.5 91.4 112.4 131.4 137.1 124.8 102.4 -0.3 -1.0 -1.6 -1.5 -0.6 -0.7 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 -0.2 -0.3 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 0.2 -0.4 0.1 -0.2 0.1 1 Aug. 2015 June 2016 July 2016p Aug. 2016p Percent change from: July 2016 Aug. 2016p 156.8 120.0 218.9 131.4 108.9 111.2 104.7 168.0 142.1 149.3 129.2 162.2 138.9 131.0 171.8 190.7 194.7 173.2 140.4 161.8 122.6 179.8 139.9 110.3 111.8 107.4 174.1 145.0 153.4 130.9 165.5 146.0 135.7 179.7 198.1 202.1 181.8 143.0 163.2 123.5 181.6 140.6 111.3 113.2 107.8 175.3 146.0 154.4 131.5 165.5 146.4 137.5 180.7 200.2 203.4 183.4 143.5 163.1 122.5 178.4 138.9 110.9 112.7 108.1 175.2 145.7 153.9 130.8 166.2 145.8 138.5 181.7 200.1 204.1 183.0 143.9 -0.1 -0.8 -1.8 -1.2 -0.4 -0.4 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.5 0.4 -0.4 0.7 0.6 0.0 0.3 -0.2 0.3 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. 2 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment. 3 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2015 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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