Full text of The Employment Situation : February 2007
The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies.
2 Technical information: Household data: Establishment data: Media contact: (202) 691-6378 http://www.bls.gov/cps/ USDL 07-0340 691-6555 http://www.bls.gov/ces/ 691-5902 Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 A.M. (EST), Friday, March 9, 2007. THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: FEBRUARY 2007 Nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend up (+97,000), and the unemployment rate (4.5 percent) was essentially unchanged in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Employment grew in some service-providing industries but declined sharply in construction. Manufacturing employment continued to trend downward. Average hourly earnings rose by 6 cents, or 0.4 percent, over the month. Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, March 2004 – February 2007 Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted, March 2004 – February 2007 Millions Percent 6.5 140.0 6.0 138.0 5.5 136.0 5.0 134.0 4.5 132.0 4.0 130.0 3.5 128.0 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 Unemployment (Household Survey Data) In February, the number of unemployed persons (6.9 million) and the unemployment rate (4.5 percent) were essentially unchanged. The jobless rate has remained within a narrow range—4.4 to 4.6 percent— since September 2006. The unemployment rate for Hispanics (5.2 percent) edged down in February, following an increase in January. The rates for the other major worker groups—adult men (4.1 percent), adult women (3.8 percent), teenagers (14.9 percent), whites (4.0 percent), and blacks (7.9 percent)— showed little or no change. The unemployment rate for Asians was 2.7 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) The share of the unemployed who had been without a job for 27 weeks or longer increased by 1.7 percentage points to 17.8 percent in February. (See table A-9.) 2 Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Quarterly averages Category 2006 III IV 2007 Jan. Feb. Jan.-Feb. change Labor force status HOUSEHOLD DATA Civilian labor force ……………………….. Employment ……………………….……. Unemployment …………………….……. Not in labor force …………………………. Monthly data 2006 Dec. 151,703 144,618 7,086 77,464 152,425 145,629 6,797 77,471 152,775 145,926 6,849 77,333 152,974 145,957 7,017 77,676 152,784 145,919 6,865 78,050 -190 -38 -152 374 4.6 4.1 4.0 15.0 4.1 8.0 5.7 4.5 4.1 3.8 14.9 4.0 7.9 5.2 -0.1 .0 -.2 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.5 p 137,313 p 22,546 p 7,712 p 14,129 p 114,767 p 15,349 p 17,818 p 18,093 p 13,395 p 22,129 p 137,410 p 22,475 p 7,650 p 14,115 p 114,935 p 15,356 p 17,847 p 18,124 p 13,426 p 22,168 p 97 p -71 p -62 p -14 p 168 p7 p 29 p 31 p 31 p 39 p 33.7 p 40.8 p 4.2 p -0.1 p .0 p .1 Unemployment rates All workers ……………………....………… Adult men …………...……...……………. Adult women ……………………………. Teenagers …………………...…………… White ……….……...……………………. Black or African American …………….. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity …….………… 4.7 4.0 4.2 16.1 4.1 9.1 5.3 4.5 3.9 3.9 15.1 3.9 8.5 4.8 4.5 4.0 3.9 15.2 4.0 8.4 4.9 Employment ESTABLISHMENT DATA Nonfarm employment ……….……...……… 136,442 Goods-producing 1…...…...……………… 22,625 Construction ..…...…………………….. 7,716 Manufacturing …………...……………. 14,218 Service-providing 1 ………...……………. 113,817 Retail trade 2 ………...……………….. 15,298 Professional and business services ...…. 17,615 Education and health services …..…….… 17,889 Leisure and hospitality …...…………… 13,184 Government ………...…………………… 22,030 136,951 22,539 7,691 14,147 114,412 15,316 17,727 18,019 13,318 22,107 137,167 22,520 7,684 14,131 114,647 15,324 17,792 18,063 13,373 22,114 Hours of work 3 Total private ……...…………...…………… Manufacturing …………….……...……… Overtime ……...………………..…….… 33.8 41.3 4.4 33.9 41.1 4.2 33.9 41.0 4.2 p 33.8 p 40.8 p 4.1 Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 3 Total private ……...……………………….. 106.0 106.5 106.9 p 106.7 p 106.4 p -0.3 p $17.16 p 578.29 p $0.06 p .31 Earnings 3 Average hourly earnings, total private ……. Average weekly earnings, total private …… 1 $16.84 569.64 $17.00 575.73 $17.07 578.67 p $17.10 p 577.98 Includes other industries, not shown separately. Quarterly averages and the over-the-month change are calculated using unrounded data. 3 Data relate to private production and nonsupervisory workers. p = preliminary. 2 3 Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) Both total employment (145.9 million) and the employment-population ratio (63.2 percent) were about unchanged in February, as were the civilian labor force (152.8 million) and the labor force participation rate (66.2 percent). The participation rate in February was about the same as a year earlier. (See table A-1.) Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) About 1.5 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally attached to the labor force in February—essentially unchanged from a year ago. These individuals 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. Among the marginally attached, there were 375,000 discouraged workers in February, little different from a year earlier. Discouraged workers were not currently looking for work specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them. The other 1.1 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in February had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table A-13.) Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data) In February, total payroll employment was up by 97,000, to 137.4 million, seasonally adjusted. This increase followed gains of 226,000 in December and 146,000 in January (as revised). In February, employment continued to increase in health care, professional and business services, and food services. Construction employment declined sharply over the month, and manufacturing continued to lose jobs. (See table B-1.) In the service-providing sector, health care employment rose by 33,000 in February, as job growth continued throughout the component industries. Over the year, health care employment has increased by 340,000. Employment in professional and business services continued to trend up in February (+29,000) with small gains occurring in most of its component industries. Over the past 12 months, this industry has added 460,000 jobs. In February, employment in services to buildings and dwellings grew by 11,000. Temporary help services employment was little changed over the month and over the year. Elsewhere in the service-providing sector, food services and drinking places added 21,000 jobs in February. Over the year, food services employment has risen by 348,000. Employment in the information industry was up by 13,000 in February. Within financial activities, depository credit intermediation added 4,000 jobs. Over the month, employment was essentially unchanged in both wholesale and retail trade. Air transportation lost 7,000 jobs. In the goods-producing sector, construction employment fell by 62,000 in February after posting a gain of 28,000 in January. Unusually severe winter weather conditions in some areas of the country in February likely contributed to job losses in the industry. Employment declined in both residential (-21,000) and nonresidential (-25,000) specialty trades, and heavy construction lost 10,000 jobs. Employment in residential specialty trades has been declining since February 2006. Manufacturing employment continued to trend down over the month (-14,000). Job losses occurred in wood products (-4,000), semiconductors and electronic components (-3,000), and textile mills (-3,000). Machinery added 5,000 jobs in February. In mining, employment rose by 4,000. 4 Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data) The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls fell by 0.1 hour to 33.7 hours in February. Weekly hours for factory workers were unchanged at 40.8 hours, while factory overtime hours increased by 0.1 hour to 4.2 hours. (See table B-2.) The index of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers declined by 0.3 percent in February to 106.4 (2002=100). The manufacturing index decreased by 0.1 percent to 94.7. (See table B-5.) Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data) Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 6 cents, or 0.4 percent, in February to $17.16. This increase followed gains of 3 cents in January and 8 cents in December. Average weekly earnings were up by 0.1 percent in February to $578.29. Over the year, hourly and weekly earnings rose by 4.1 and 3.8 percent, respectively. (See table B-3.) ______________________________ The Employment Situation for March 2007 is scheduled to be released on Friday, April 6, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). 5 Adjustment to Educational Attainment Data from the Household Survey An adjustment was made to the procedure for producing the educational attainment data for February 2007. In this release, those data appear in table A-4. The adjustment was made to minimize the impact of a questionnaire error that affected a regular February update of educational attainment. The questionnaire error did not affect any other data series from the household survey. Under the usual procedure, household survey respondents (who are in the survey for a total of 8 months) are asked to update their educational attainment at several points during the year. This update is done to determine whether their level of schooling has increased since their initial interview. The updating process did not work correctly this February because of a problem related to new questionnaire software. BLS and the Census Bureau, which conducts the survey, decided not to use the educational attainment updates collected in February and instead continued to use existing information collected in prior months. Because the educational attainment of the population changes very slowly from month to month, the degree of understatement of educational level resulting from this adjustment is small. The Census Bureau and BLS will continue to examine the sources of the problem. For additional information, contact the Division of Labor Force Statistics at cpsinfo@bls.gov or call (202) 691-6378. Technical Note This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics survey (establishment survey). The household survey provides the 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 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The establishment survey provides the information on the employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This information is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation with state agencies. The sample includes about 160,000 businesses and government agencies covering approximately 400,000 individual worksites. The active sample includes about one-third of all nonfarm payroll workers. The sample is drawn from a sampling frame of unemployment insurance tax accounts. For both surveys, the data for a given month relate to a particular week or pay period. In the household survey, the reference week 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 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 employmentpopulation ratio is the employed as a percent of the population. Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn from private nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as 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 for private businesses and relate only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing sector. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System. 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, the self-employed, 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 would be 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 sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production, harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very large; seasonal fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the monthto-month changes in unemployment. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting the statistics from month to month. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. For example, 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. However, because the effect of students finishing school in previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be adjusted to allow for a comparable change. Insofar as the seasonal adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity. Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the household and establishment surveys. However, the ad- justed series for many major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most supersectors, 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. In both surveys, 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 exact difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample selected, and this 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 90percent level of confidence. For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus 430,000. Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000 from one month to the next. The 90-percent confidence interval on the monthly change would range from -330,000 to 530,000 (100,000 +/- 430,000). 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-the-month change lies within this interval. Since this range includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that employment had, in fact, increased. If, however, the reported employment rise was half a million, 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 an employment rise had, in fact, occurred. At an unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 280,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- .19 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 is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as for quarterly and annual averages. The seasonal adjustment process can also improve the stability of the monthly estimates. The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling errors 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 uses business deaths to impute employment for business births. This is incorporated into the sample-based link relative estimate procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of business, but imputing to them the same trend as the other firms in the sample. 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 five 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 samplebased 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, the benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.2 percent, ranging from less than 0.05 percent to 0.4 percent. Additional statistics and other information More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings, published each month by BLS. It is available for $27.00 per issue or $53.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. All orders must be prepaid by sending a check or money order payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or by charging to Mastercard or Visa. Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for the household and establishment survey data published in this release. For unemployment and other labor force categories, these measures appear in tables 1-B through 1-D of its “Explanatory Notes.” For the establishment survey data, the sampling error measures and the actual size of revisions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables 2-B through 2-F of Employment and Earnings. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone: 1-800-877-8339. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted 1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age Feb. 2006 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 Feb. 2006 Oct. 2006 Nov. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 227,763 149,686 65.7 141,994 62.3 7,692 5.1 78,077 4,800 230,650 151,924 65.9 144,275 62.6 7,649 5.0 78,726 4,633 230,834 151,879 65.8 144,479 62.6 7,400 4.9 78,955 4,635 227,763 150,477 66.1 143,319 62.9 7,158 4.8 77,287 4,917 229,675 152,052 66.2 145,337 63.3 6,715 4.4 77,623 4,759 229,905 152,449 66.3 145,623 63.3 6,826 4.5 77,456 4,778 230,108 152,775 66.4 145,926 63.4 6,849 4.5 77,333 4,506 230,650 152,974 66.3 145,957 63.3 7,017 4.6 77,676 4,520 230,834 152,784 66.2 145,919 63.2 6,865 4.5 78,050 4,705 110,048 80,148 72.8 75,749 68.8 4,400 5.5 29,900 111,528 81,340 72.9 76,934 69.0 4,406 5.4 30,188 111,627 81,344 72.9 76,923 68.9 4,421 5.4 30,283 110,048 80,782 73.4 76,922 69.9 3,860 4.8 29,266 111,059 81,612 73.5 77,985 70.2 3,626 4.4 29,448 111,180 81,798 73.6 78,148 70.3 3,650 4.5 29,382 111,288 82,030 73.7 78,311 70.4 3,718 4.5 29,259 111,528 82,060 73.6 78,237 70.2 3,823 4.7 29,468 111,627 82,014 73.5 78,172 70.0 3,842 4.7 29,613 101,657 76,753 75.5 72,988 71.8 3,765 4.9 24,904 102,956 77,991 75.8 74,146 72.0 3,845 4.9 24,965 103,046 77,986 75.7 74,184 72.0 3,802 4.9 25,060 101,657 77,115 75.9 73,880 72.7 3,235 4.2 24,542 102,549 77,936 76.0 74,924 73.1 3,012 3.9 24,613 102,656 78,123 76.1 75,088 73.1 3,036 3.9 24,533 102,751 78,334 76.2 75,235 73.2 3,100 4.0 24,417 102,956 78,384 76.1 75,158 73.0 3,226 4.1 24,572 103,046 78,375 76.1 75,138 72.9 3,237 4.1 24,671 117,715 69,538 59.1 66,246 56.3 3,292 4.7 48,177 119,122 70,584 59.3 67,341 56.5 3,243 4.6 48,538 119,207 70,535 59.2 67,556 56.7 2,979 4.2 48,672 117,715 69,694 59.2 66,397 56.4 3,297 4.7 48,021 118,616 70,440 59.4 67,352 56.8 3,089 4.4 48,175 118,724 70,651 59.5 67,475 56.8 3,176 4.5 48,073 118,820 70,745 59.5 67,615 56.9 3,130 4.4 48,074 119,122 70,914 59.5 67,720 56.8 3,194 4.5 48,207 119,207 70,770 59.4 67,747 56.8 3,023 4.3 48,437 109,562 66,151 60.4 63,306 57.8 2,845 4.3 43,410 110,803 67,270 60.7 64,473 58.2 2,797 4.2 43,533 110,880 67,270 60.7 64,703 58.4 2,567 3.8 43,610 109,562 66,098 60.3 63,286 57.8 2,811 4.3 43,464 110,349 66,851 60.6 64,252 58.2 2,599 3.9 43,498 110,445 67,024 60.7 64,333 58.2 2,691 4.0 43,420 110,528 67,132 60.7 64,491 58.3 2,641 3.9 43,396 110,803 67,361 60.8 64,654 58.4 2,707 4.0 43,442 110,880 67,267 60.7 64,703 58.4 2,564 3.8 43,612 16,545 6,782 41.0 5,700 34.5 1,082 15.9 9,764 16,891 6,663 39.4 5,656 33.5 1,007 15.1 10,228 16,908 6,623 39.2 5,592 33.1 1,031 15.6 10,286 16,545 7,264 43.9 6,153 37.2 1,111 15.3 9,281 16,776 7,264 43.3 6,161 36.7 1,104 15.2 9,512 16,804 7,301 43.5 6,202 36.9 1,099 15.1 9,502 16,829 7,309 43.4 6,200 36.8 1,108 15.2 9,520 16,891 7,228 42.8 6,145 36.4 1,083 15.0 9,662 16,908 7,142 42.2 6,078 35.9 1,064 14.9 9,766 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 ......................................... Men, 16 years and over 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 noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ............................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio ............................................ Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate .......................................................... Not in labor force .................................................................... Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ............................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio ............................................ Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate .......................................................... Not in labor force .................................................................... Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ............................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio ............................................ Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate .......................................................... Not in labor force .................................................................... 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 .................................................................... 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. NOTE: Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted 1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age Feb. 2006 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 Feb. 2006 Oct. 2006 Nov. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 185,570 122,539 66.0 116,967 63.0 5,572 4.5 63,031 187,471 124,106 66.2 118,392 63.2 5,714 4.6 63,365 187,582 124,092 66.2 118,573 63.2 5,519 4.4 63,490 185,570 123,036 66.3 117,961 63.6 5,075 4.1 62,533 186,840 124,364 66.6 119,511 64.0 4,853 3.9 62,476 186,988 124,536 66.6 119,636 64.0 4,900 3.9 62,452 187,115 124,783 66.7 119,813 64.0 4,970 4.0 62,333 187,471 124,908 66.6 119,767 63.9 5,141 4.1 62,562 187,582 124,676 66.5 119,669 63.8 5,007 4.0 62,905 63,921 76.0 61,129 72.7 2,791 4.4 64,733 76.1 61,806 72.7 2,927 4.5 64,844 76.2 61,934 72.8 2,910 4.5 64,175 76.3 61,845 73.5 2,330 3.6 64,792 76.5 62,613 73.9 2,179 3.4 64,935 76.6 62,712 73.9 2,223 3.4 65,084 76.7 62,766 73.9 2,318 3.6 65,109 76.6 62,693 73.7 2,416 3.7 65,113 76.5 62,703 73.7 2,410 3.7 53,056 59.8 51,046 57.6 2,010 3.8 53,829 60.2 51,804 57.9 2,025 3.8 53,779 60.1 51,939 58.0 1,840 3.4 52,904 59.7 50,917 57.4 1,987 3.8 53,614 60.1 51,740 58.0 1,874 3.5 53,594 60.1 51,700 57.9 1,893 3.5 53,633 60.1 51,795 58.0 1,838 3.4 53,809 60.1 51,877 58.0 1,932 3.6 53,667 60.0 51,840 57.9 1,827 3.4 5,562 43.6 4,792 37.5 770 13.9 5,543 42.7 4,782 36.8 761 13.7 5,469 42.1 4,700 36.1 769 14.1 5,958 46.7 5,199 40.7 759 12.7 5,958 46.1 5,158 39.9 800 13.4 6,008 46.4 5,223 40.4 784 13.1 6,066 46.8 5,252 40.5 814 13.4 5,990 46.1 5,197 40.0 793 13.2 5,896 45.3 5,126 39.4 770 13.1 26,826 17,049 63.6 15,405 57.4 1,644 9.6 9,778 27,276 17,408 63.8 15,973 58.6 1,435 8.2 9,868 27,310 17,300 63.3 15,888 58.2 1,412 8.2 10,010 26,826 17,271 64.4 15,656 58.4 1,615 9.3 9,556 27,153 17,378 64.0 15,902 58.6 1,476 8.5 9,774 27,193 17,444 64.2 15,950 58.7 1,494 8.6 9,749 27,231 17,512 64.3 16,045 58.9 1,466 8.4 9,719 27,276 17,639 64.7 16,226 59.5 1,412 8.0 9,637 27,310 17,549 64.3 16,154 59.2 1,395 7.9 9,761 7,605 70.5 6,877 63.7 728 9.6 7,839 71.5 7,188 65.5 652 8.3 7,752 70.6 7,110 64.8 643 8.3 7,680 71.2 7,018 65.0 662 8.6 7,747 70.9 7,109 65.1 639 8.2 7,778 71.1 7,170 65.5 608 7.8 7,812 71.3 7,240 66.1 572 7.3 7,893 72.0 7,304 66.6 588 7.5 7,846 71.5 7,262 66.1 584 7.4 8,602 63.7 7,925 58.7 676 7.9 8,818 64.4 8,244 60.2 574 6.5 8,780 64.0 8,220 60.0 560 6.4 8,661 64.1 7,991 59.2 670 7.7 8,721 63.9 8,122 59.6 599 6.9 8,798 64.4 8,152 59.7 647 7.4 8,840 64.7 8,171 59.8 669 7.6 8,891 64.9 8,316 60.7 575 6.5 8,850 64.5 8,286 60.4 564 6.4 842 33.3 603 23.8 239 28.4 750 28.7 541 20.7 210 27.9 768 29.3 558 21.3 209 27.2 930 36.7 647 25.6 283 30.4 910 35.1 671 25.9 239 26.3 868 33.4 629 24.2 239 27.6 860 33.0 634 24.4 226 26.2 855 32.7 606 23.2 249 29.1 852 32.5 605 23.1 247 29.0 10,032 6,647 66.3 6,437 64.2 210 3.2 3,385 10,394 6,901 66.4 6,680 64.3 220 3.2 3,493 10,566 6,951 65.8 6,760 64.0 190 2.7 3,616 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 ............................................................ ASIAN Civilian noninstutional population ............................................. Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Not in labor force .................................................................... 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 Data not available. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 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. Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted 1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age Feb. 2006 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 Feb. 2006 Oct. 2006 Nov. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 29,707 20,342 68.5 19,116 64.3 1,226 6.0 9,365 30,877 21,253 68.8 19,888 64.4 1,365 6.4 9,624 30,965 21,167 68.4 19,946 64.4 1,221 5.8 9,798 29,707 20,466 68.9 19,341 65.1 1,125 5.5 9,241 30,416 20,825 68.5 19,860 65.3 965 4.6 9,591 30,508 20,994 68.8 19,953 65.4 1,042 5.0 9,513 30,596 21,176 69.2 20,131 65.8 1,045 4.9 9,419 30,877 21,439 69.4 20,221 65.5 1,218 5.7 9,438 30,965 21,318 68.8 20,204 65.2 1,115 5.2 9,647 11,731 84.6 11,076 79.9 655 5.6 12,214 84.8 11,506 79.9 708 5.8 12,183 84.3 11,526 79.8 657 5.4 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 7,625 58.2 7,191 54.9 433 5.7 7,933 58.4 7,489 55.1 444 5.6 7,967 58.5 7,582 55.7 385 4.8 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 987 36.0 849 30.9 138 14.0 1,106 38.3 892 30.9 214 19.3 1,016 35.1 837 28.9 179 17.6 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 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 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 Data not available. NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. 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 Feb. 2006 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 Feb. 2006 Oct. 2006 Nov. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 12,415 45.8 11,375 41.9 1,040 8.4 12,841 46.9 11,807 43.1 1,034 8.1 12,868 46.8 11,778 42.9 1,090 8.5 12,756 47.0 11,844 43.7 911 7.1 12,725 46.5 11,993 43.8 732 5.8 12,681 46.4 11,855 43.4 826 6.5 12,719 46.8 11,877 43.7 842 6.6 12,870 47.0 11,993 43.8 877 6.8 13,150 47.9 12,212 44.4 938 7.1 37,894 62.5 35,989 59.4 1,905 5.0 38,766 62.8 36,866 59.7 1,900 4.9 38,717 62.8 36,813 59.7 1,904 4.9 38,020 62.7 36,358 60.0 1,663 4.4 38,360 63.2 36,780 60.6 1,581 4.1 38,489 63.0 36,837 60.3 1,652 4.3 38,373 63.0 36,722 60.3 1,651 4.3 38,723 62.8 37,083 60.1 1,641 4.2 38,723 62.8 37,063 60.1 1,660 4.3 36,075 72.2 34,675 69.4 1,400 3.9 34,891 71.8 33,481 68.9 1,409 4.0 34,924 71.7 33,579 68.9 1,345 3.9 35,569 71.2 34,263 68.6 1,306 3.7 35,702 72.4 34,486 69.9 1,216 3.4 35,469 72.4 34,293 70.0 1,176 3.3 35,593 72.5 34,393 70.1 1,200 3.4 35,092 72.2 33,802 69.6 1,290 3.7 34,678 71.2 33,434 68.6 1,244 3.6 41,686 78.2 40,773 76.5 913 2.2 43,656 78.4 42,713 76.7 943 2.2 43,724 78.6 42,894 77.1 831 1.9 41,713 78.3 40,790 76.5 923 2.2 42,900 77.7 42,088 76.2 812 1.9 43,225 78.0 42,423 76.5 802 1.9 43,565 78.1 42,742 76.6 823 1.9 43,584 78.2 42,673 76.6 911 2.1 43,770 78.6 42,930 77.1 839 1.9 Less than a high school diploma Civilian labor force .................................................................... Participation rate ................................................................... Employed ................................................................................ Employment-population ratio ................................................ Unemployed ........................................................................... Unemployment rate .............................................................. High school graduates, no college 1 Civilian labor force .................................................................... Participation rate ................................................................... Employed ................................................................................ Employment-population ratio ................................................ Unemployed ........................................................................... Unemployment rate .............................................................. Some college or associate degree Civilian labor force .................................................................... Participation rate ................................................................... Employed ................................................................................ Employment-population ratio ................................................ Unemployed ........................................................................... Unemployment rate .............................................................. Bachelor’s degree and higher 2 Civilian labor force .................................................................... Participation rate ................................................................... Employed ................................................................................ Employment-population ratio ................................................ Unemployed ........................................................................... Unemployment rate .............................................................. 1 2 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees. NOTE: Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. See box note on page 5 for a discussion of technical issues regarding February 2007 educational attainment data. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-5. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Category Feb. 2006 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 Feb. 2006 Oct. 2006 Nov. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 CLASS OF WORKER Agriculture and related industries ............................................. Wage and salary workers ....................................................... Self-employed workers ........................................................... Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 1,946 1,084 843 19 2,026 1,189 828 9 2,074 1,237 823 15 2,224 1,278 912 (1) 2,150 1,249 882 (1) 2,173 1,283 869 (1) 2,291 1,415 879 (1) 2,266 1,358 890 (1) 2,343 1,441 892 (1) Nonagricultural industries ......................................................... Wage and salary workers ....................................................... Government .......................................................................... Private industries .................................................................. Private households ............................................................. Other industries .................................................................. Self-employed workers ........................................................... Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 140,048 130,404 20,013 110,392 812 109,580 9,576 68 142,249 132,730 20,964 111,766 749 111,017 9,407 111 142,405 132,821 20,869 111,951 856 111,095 9,468 117 141,054 131,253 19,998 111,262 (1) 110,425 9,747 (1) 143,260 133,421 20,658 112,759 (1) 111,990 9,700 (1) 143,423 133,583 20,753 112,811 (1) 112,057 9,709 (1) 143,646 133,636 20,734 112,888 (1) 112,147 9,865 (1) 143,681 134,018 20,902 113,050 (1) 112,309 9,520 (1) 143,537 133,798 20,872 112,918 (1) 112,026 9,605 (1) All industries: Part time for economic reasons .................................................. Slack work or business conditions ........................................ Could only find part-time work .............................................. Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 4,403 2,843 1,247 20,134 4,726 3,245 1,137 20,009 4,417 2,913 1,240 20,549 4,167 2,662 1,218 19,547 4,305 2,770 1,203 19,467 4,183 2,711 1,168 19,780 4,232 2,706 1,234 19,885 4,246 2,753 1,185 19,761 4,212 2,729 1,208 19,907 Nonagricultural industries: Part time for economic reasons .................................................. Slack work or business conditions ........................................ Could only find part-time work .............................................. Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 4,296 2,763 1,246 19,822 4,620 3,177 1,126 19,676 4,282 2,831 1,223 20,236 4,074 2,590 1,209 19,183 4,233 2,717 1,196 19,170 4,091 2,661 1,140 19,423 4,159 2,653 1,221 19,512 4,155 2,686 1,165 19,410 4,088 2,662 1,187 19,521 PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2 1 2 Data not available. Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute. Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad weather. 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. Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-6. Selected employment indicators (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Characteristic Feb. 2006 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 Feb. 2006 Oct. 2006 Nov. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 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 ............................................................... 141,994 5,700 2,177 3,523 136,294 13,482 122,812 98,701 30,571 34,459 33,672 24,111 144,275 5,656 2,174 3,482 138,619 13,752 124,868 100,034 31,132 34,486 34,416 24,833 144,479 5,592 2,066 3,526 138,887 13,823 125,064 99,849 31,135 34,473 34,241 25,215 143,319 6,153 2,364 3,788 137,166 13,794 123,271 99,121 30,812 34,596 33,712 24,150 145,337 6,161 2,560 3,598 139,176 13,849 125,351 100,276 31,236 34,652 34,388 25,075 145,623 6,202 2,520 3,665 139,421 13,905 125,548 100,312 31,237 34,660 34,415 25,235 145,926 6,200 2,513 3,655 139,726 14,073 125,677 100,385 31,283 34,589 34,513 25,293 145,957 6,145 2,394 3,734 139,813 14,086 125,634 100,627 31,411 34,689 34,527 25,007 145,919 6,078 2,275 3,777 139,841 14,139 125,597 100,319 31,366 34,618 34,335 25,278 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 ............................................................... 75,749 2,760 968 1,792 72,988 7,185 65,803 52,950 16,766 18,614 17,570 12,853 76,934 2,788 1,041 1,746 74,146 7,186 66,960 53,841 17,103 18,689 18,049 13,119 76,923 2,739 973 1,766 74,184 7,219 66,965 53,730 17,071 18,668 17,991 13,236 76,922 3,042 1,098 1,954 73,880 7,381 66,472 53,493 17,015 18,790 17,688 12,978 77,985 3,061 1,179 1,878 74,924 7,428 67,485 54,119 17,179 18,777 18,162 13,366 78,148 3,060 1,190 1,855 75,088 7,429 67,668 54,236 17,213 18,787 18,237 13,432 78,311 3,077 1,193 1,872 75,235 7,468 67,776 54,318 17,338 18,750 18,231 13,458 78,237 3,079 1,195 1,881 75,158 7,457 67,648 54,406 17,325 18,862 18,220 13,242 78,172 3,034 1,124 1,915 75,138 7,435 67,665 54,282 17,314 18,839 18,129 13,383 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 ............................................................... 66,246 2,940 1,208 1,731 63,306 6,297 57,009 45,751 13,805 15,845 16,101 11,258 67,341 2,868 1,132 1,736 64,473 6,566 57,907 46,193 14,030 15,796 16,367 11,714 67,556 2,853 1,093 1,761 64,703 6,604 58,099 46,119 14,063 15,805 16,250 11,980 66,397 3,111 1,266 1,834 63,286 6,413 56,799 45,627 13,797 15,806 16,024 11,172 67,352 3,099 1,382 1,720 64,252 6,421 57,866 46,157 14,056 15,874 16,226 11,709 67,475 3,142 1,330 1,809 64,333 6,476 57,880 46,076 14,024 15,874 16,178 11,804 67,615 3,124 1,319 1,783 64,491 6,605 57,902 46,066 13,945 15,839 16,282 11,835 67,720 3,066 1,198 1,853 64,654 6,629 57,986 46,221 14,086 15,828 16,307 11,765 67,747 3,044 1,151 1,863 64,703 6,704 57,932 46,037 14,052 15,779 16,206 11,895 45,486 35,176 8,930 45,947 35,808 9,229 46,085 35,863 9,338 45,683 35,070 (1) 45,548 35,277 (1) 45,802 35,363 (1) 45,864 35,383 (1) 46,066 35,536 (1) 46,231 35,728 (1) 116,823 25,171 119,094 25,181 119,041 25,439 118,476 24,726 120,889 24,554 120,812 24,779 120,716 25,209 120,965 24,990 120,819 24,983 7,437 5.2 7,527 5.2 7,753 5.4 7,408 5.2 7,603 5.2 7,765 5.3 7,743 5.3 7,683 5.3 7,739 5.3 AGE AND SEX MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present ................................................... Married women, spouse present .............................................. Women who maintain families .................................................. FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers 2 ................................................................... Part-time workers 3 ................................................................... MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders ........................................................... Percent of total employed ..................................................... 1 2 Data not available. Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week. 3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week. 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. Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted Characteristic Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates 1 Feb. 2006 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 Feb. 2006 Oct. 2006 Nov. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 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 ............................................................... 7,158 1,111 509 608 6,047 1,267 4,806 4,091 1,689 1,263 1,138 727 7,017 1,083 487 591 5,933 1,240 4,701 3,842 1,550 1,217 1,075 845 6,865 1,064 453 602 5,801 1,123 4,684 3,890 1,586 1,172 1,132 799 4.8 15.3 17.7 13.8 4.2 8.4 3.8 4.0 5.2 3.5 3.3 2.9 4.4 15.2 17.6 13.3 3.9 8.4 3.3 3.4 4.6 2.9 2.7 3.0 4.5 15.1 17.3 13.4 3.9 8.4 3.4 3.5 4.3 3.5 2.8 2.9 4.5 15.2 16.9 13.7 3.9 7.9 3.5 3.6 4.3 3.7 2.9 3.0 4.6 15.0 16.9 13.7 4.1 8.1 3.6 3.7 4.7 3.4 3.0 3.3 4.5 14.9 16.6 13.7 4.0 7.4 3.6 3.7 4.8 3.3 3.2 3.1 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 ............................................................... 3,860 625 290 338 3,235 733 2,534 2,159 926 604 628 375 3,823 596 245 343 3,226 687 2,545 2,074 866 664 544 471 3,842 606 269 338 3,237 664 2,600 2,166 914 651 602 433 4.8 17.0 20.9 14.7 4.2 9.0 3.7 3.9 5.2 3.1 3.4 2.8 4.4 16.7 19.8 14.0 3.9 8.9 3.2 3.3 4.6 2.8 2.5 3.0 4.5 16.7 19.1 14.4 3.9 8.6 3.3 3.4 4.4 3.3 2.5 3.0 4.5 16.7 19.0 14.8 4.0 8.3 3.5 3.5 4.2 3.5 2.8 3.2 4.7 16.2 17.0 15.4 4.1 8.4 3.6 3.7 4.8 3.4 2.9 3.4 4.7 16.6 19.3 15.0 4.1 8.2 3.7 3.8 5.0 3.3 3.2 3.1 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 2 ............................................................ 3,297 486 218 270 2,811 534 2,272 1,932 763 659 510 358 3,194 487 242 248 2,707 552 2,156 1,768 684 553 531 402 3,023 459 184 264 2,564 459 2,084 1,723 673 521 530 372 4.7 13.5 14.7 12.8 4.3 7.7 3.8 4.1 5.2 4.0 3.1 3.1 4.4 13.6 15.6 12.5 3.9 7.9 3.4 3.5 4.6 3.1 3.0 2.9 4.5 13.4 15.7 12.4 4.0 8.1 3.6 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.1 2.9 4.4 13.6 14.9 12.6 3.9 7.5 3.5 3.8 4.4 4.0 3.0 2.4 4.5 13.7 16.8 11.8 4.0 7.7 3.6 3.7 4.6 3.4 3.2 3.3 4.3 13.1 13.8 12.4 3.8 6.4 3.5 3.6 4.6 3.2 3.2 3.0 1,142 1,055 728 1,191 1,009 652 1,265 997 652 2.4 2.9 7.5 2.3 2.8 6.5 2.3 2.7 6.9 2.5 2.7 6.2 2.5 2.8 6.6 2.7 2.7 6.5 5,801 1,348 5,717 1,303 5,569 1,283 4.7 5.2 4.3 5.1 4.4 5.0 4.4 4.8 4.5 5.0 4.4 4.9 AGE AND SEX MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present ................................................... Married women, spouse present .............................................. Women who maintain families 2 ............................................... FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers 3 ................................................................... Part-time workers 4 ................................................................... 1 2 3 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. 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. 4 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 shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-8. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Reason Feb. 2006 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 Feb. 2006 Oct. 2006 Nov. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 3,846 1,228 2,618 1,834 784 878 2,381 588 4,127 1,556 2,571 1,699 872 793 2,192 537 3,942 1,421 2,521 1,739 782 845 2,119 494 3,379 889 2,491 (1) (1) 852 2,280 685 3,088 958 2,130 (1) (1) 783 2,249 593 3,179 965 2,214 (1) (1) 793 2,279 591 3,236 958 2,278 (1) (1) 807 2,199 601 3,440 1,021 2,420 (1) (1) 797 2,230 619 3,453 1,022 2,430 (1) (1) 816 2,042 580 100.0 50.0 16.0 34.0 11.4 30.9 7.6 100.0 54.0 20.3 33.6 10.4 28.7 7.0 100.0 53.3 19.2 34.1 11.4 28.6 6.7 100.0 47.0 12.4 34.6 11.8 31.7 9.5 100.0 46.0 14.3 31.7 11.7 33.5 8.8 100.0 46.5 14.1 32.4 11.6 33.3 8.6 100.0 47.3 14.0 33.3 11.8 32.1 8.8 100.0 48.6 14.4 34.1 11.2 31.5 8.7 100.0 50.1 14.8 35.3 11.8 29.6 8.4 2.6 .6 1.6 .4 2.7 .5 1.4 .4 2.6 .6 1.4 .3 2.2 .6 1.5 .5 2.0 .5 1.5 .4 2.1 .5 1.5 .4 2.1 .5 1.4 .4 2.2 .5 1.5 .4 2.3 .5 1.3 .4 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 ............................................................................ PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total unemployed ..................................................................... Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ........ On temporary layoff ............................................................ Not on temporary layoff ...................................................... Job leavers ............................................................................. Reentrants .............................................................................. New entrants .......................................................................... UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ........ Job leavers ............................................................................. Reentrants .............................................................................. New entrants .......................................................................... 1 Data not available. NOTE: Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Duration Feb. 2006 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 Feb. 2006 Oct. 2006 Nov. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 Less than 5 weeks .................................................................... 5 to 14 weeks ........................................................................... 15 weeks and over ................................................................... 15 to 26 weeks ...................................................................... 27 weeks and over ................................................................ 2,473 2,485 2,735 1,338 1,396 2,912 2,529 2,208 1,044 1,164 2,465 2,587 2,347 1,068 1,279 2,604 2,100 2,498 1,136 1,361 2,588 2,064 2,062 974 1,088 2,517 2,135 2,152 1,006 1,145 2,707 2,037 2,081 991 1,090 2,642 2,283 2,118 986 1,133 2,600 2,192 2,135 905 1,230 Average (mean) duration, in weeks .......................................... Median duration, in weeks ........................................................ 17.9 9.6 15.5 7.9 16.7 8.8 17.8 8.9 16.4 8.0 16.3 8.2 15.9 7.3 16.2 8.1 16.4 8.1 100.0 32.1 32.3 35.6 17.4 18.2 100.0 38.1 33.1 28.9 13.6 15.2 100.0 33.3 35.0 31.7 14.4 17.3 100.0 36.2 29.2 34.7 15.8 18.9 100.0 38.5 30.7 30.7 14.5 16.2 100.0 37.0 31.4 31.6 14.8 16.8 100.0 39.7 29.8 30.5 14.5 16.0 100.0 37.5 32.4 30.1 14.0 16.1 100.0 37.5 31.6 30.8 13.1 17.8 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total unemployed ..................................................................... Less than 5 weeks .................................................................. 5 to 14 weeks ......................................................................... 15 weeks and over ................................................................. 15 to 26 weeks ..................................................................... 27 weeks and over ............................................................... NOTE: Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-10. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Employed Unemployment rates Unemployed Occupation Total, 16 years and over 1 .......................................................................... 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 .................................... Feb. 2006 Feb. 2007 141,994 50,205 21,216 28,989 22,921 35,734 16,364 19,369 15,279 876 9,162 5,241 17,855 9,248 8,607 144,479 51,864 21,586 30,278 23,239 36,177 16,768 19,408 15,542 930 9,486 5,126 17,658 9,027 8,631 Feb. 2006 7,692 1,064 445 619 1,755 1,705 850 855 1,186 138 829 220 1,367 684 683 Feb. 2007 Feb. 2006 7,400 981 472 509 1,526 1,691 830 861 1,466 139 1,103 223 1,228 604 624 Feb. 2007 5.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 7.1 4.6 4.9 4.2 7.2 13.6 8.3 4.0 7.1 6.9 7.4 4.9 1.9 2.1 1.7 6.2 4.5 4.7 4.2 8.6 13.0 10.4 4.2 6.5 6.3 6.7 1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Table A-11. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Industry and class of worker Total, 16 years and over 1 ....................................................................... Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers ...................................... Mining ................................................................................................................. 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 and unpaid family workers ................................................... Unemployment rates Feb. 2006 Feb. 2007 7,692 6,161 25 836 821 477 344 1,141 260 119 268 841 528 1,040 281 139 472 332 7,400 6,074 33 1,086 774 491 283 1,045 251 139 295 825 489 879 257 127 405 300 1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Feb. 2006 5.1 5.3 3.8 8.6 4.9 4.4 5.7 5.4 4.6 3.7 2.8 6.5 2.8 9.1 4.4 11.8 2.3 3.1 Feb. 2007 4.9 5.1 4.5 10.5 4.7 4.6 4.8 5.1 4.2 4.0 3.1 6.0 2.5 7.4 4.3 9.6 1.9 2.8 HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization (Percent) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Measure Feb. 2006 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 Feb. 2006 Oct. 2006 Nov. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force .............. 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force .................................................................................................................................. 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.3 U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate) .................................................................................................................................. 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.5 U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers ........................................................................................................ 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.0 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.9 4.7 U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers .................... 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 5.4 U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers ............................................................................................................................. 9.0 9.1 8.7 8.4 8.1 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.1 have had to settle for a part-time schedule. For further information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor Review. Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. NOTE: Marginally attached workers are persons 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 recent past. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but Table A-13. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Total Men Women Category Feb. 2006 Feb. 2007 Feb. 2006 Feb. 2007 Feb. 2006 Feb. 2007 78,077 4,800 1,471 78,955 4,635 1,451 29,900 2,071 784 30,283 2,202 792 48,177 2,729 687 48,672 2,433 659 386 1,085 375 1,076 237 546 223 569 149 538 152 508 Total multiple jobholders 4 ............................................................................ Percent of total employed ......................................................................... 7,437 5.2 7,753 5.4 3,731 4.9 3,885 5.1 3,706 5.6 3,868 5.7 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 ................................................... 3,899 1,700 302 1,503 4,139 1,867 261 1,434 2,171 505 202 839 2,307 588 177 784 1,728 1,195 100 664 1,832 1,278 84 650 NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE Total not in the labor force ............................................................................ Persons who currently want a job ............................................................... Searched for work and available to work now 1 ..................................... Reason not currently looking: Discouragement over job prospects 2 ..................................... Reasons other than discouragement 3 ........................................ MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS 1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the reference week. 2 Includes 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 small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined. 4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately. NOTE: Beginning in January 2007, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Industry Feb. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007p Seasonally adjusted Feb. 2007p Feb. 2006 Oct. 2006 Nov. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007p Feb. 2007p Change from: Jan. 2007Feb. 2007 p Total nonfarm ............................. 133,887 137,959 135,179 135,884 135,410 136,745 136,941 137,167 137,313 137,410 97 Total private ........................................ 111,693 115,465 113,176 113,400 113,535 114,645 114,835 115,053 115,184 115,242 58 Goods-producing ............................................ 21,966 22,417 21,991 21,882 22,541 22,573 22,525 22,520 22,546 22,475 -71 Natural resources and mining .................................. Logging ........................................................... Mining .................................................................... Oil and gas extraction ........................................ Mining, except oil and gas 1................................. Coal mining ...................................................... Support activities for mining .............................. 644 62.9 580.9 128.9 208.8 77.0 243.2 702 65.2 636.3 142.3 219.5 80.1 274.5 689 63.5 625.4 143.1 212.3 79.8 270.0 693 63.4 629.1 144.2 211.2 79.2 273.7 661 65.3 595.6 130.4 218.2 77.6 247.0 700 63.9 635.9 140.4 223.5 79.7 272.0 699 64.0 635.1 141.4 221.8 79.4 271.9 705 64.6 640.0 143.2 222.4 79.9 274.4 705 65.1 640.0 144.6 222.0 80.1 273.4 710 65.6 644.2 145.5 221.3 79.8 277.4 5 .5 4.2 .9 -.7 -.3 4.0 Construction ............................................................. Construction of buildings ................................... Residential building ......................................... Nonresidential building .................................... Heavy and civil engineering construction ........ Specialty trade contractors ............................... Residential specialty trade contractors ........... Nonresidential specialty trade contractors ..... 7,218 1,728.0 975.5 752.5 875.8 4,614.4 2,298.7 2,315.7 7,579 1,788.0 1,008.8 779.2 960.4 4,830.5 2,297.3 2,533.2 7,294 1,744.8 973.1 771.7 898.2 4,651.0 2,202.8 2,448.2 7,180 1,728.1 967.3 760.8 881.6 4,570.5 2,161.9 2,408.6 7,668 1,795.4 1,010.5 784.9 983.3 4,889.5 2,430.3 2,459.2 7,707 1,814.5 1,028.2 786.3 989.7 4,902.6 2,340.5 2,562.1 7,683 1,801.8 1,016.7 785.1 993.9 4,887.2 2,335.1 2,552.1 7,684 1,799.7 1,013.0 786.7 993.5 4,890.5 2,331.2 2,559.3 7,712 1,803.5 1,007.7 795.8 1,002.3 4,905.9 2,323.2 2,582.7 7,650 1,797.5 1,004.9 792.6 992.2 4,860.1 2,302.5 2,557.6 -62 -6.0 -2.8 -3.2 -10.1 -45.8 -20.7 -25.1 Manufacturing ........................................................... Production workers ....................................... 14,104 10,073 14,136 10,131 14,008 10,018 14,009 10,024 14,212 10,164 14,166 10,139 14,143 10,117 14,131 10,126 14,129 10,119 14,115 10,108 -14 -11 Durable goods ....................................................... Production workers ....................................... Wood products ................................................... Nonmetallic mineral products ............................ Primary metals .................................................... Fabricated metal products ................................. Machinery ........................................................... Computer and electronic products 1.................... Computer and peripheral equipment ............. Communications equipment ........................... Semiconductors and electronic components . Electronic instruments ..................................... Electrical equipment and appliances ................ Transportation equipment 1.................................. Motor vehicles and parts 2................................. Furniture and related products .......................... Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................ 8,934 6,298 560.7 493.0 463.5 1,532.6 1,172.6 1,306.6 196.9 145.2 453.6 437.0 431.6 1,765.8 1,078.5 559.3 648.6 8,981 6,359 537.2 498.7 454.3 1,567.0 1,210.1 1,320.6 200.5 144.1 465.2 438.1 438.5 1,753.7 1,053.1 540.1 660.3 8,887 6,273 530.5 487.0 452.8 1,558.6 1,210.8 1,316.1 195.3 143.7 469.2 436.5 436.6 1,709.6 1,010.2 531.3 653.7 8,893 6,279 525.7 484.0 453.5 1,555.8 1,217.6 1,314.9 195.7 144.4 466.9 438.7 436.7 1,717.5 1,021.3 531.0 656.4 8,986 6,342 571.4 512.3 463.3 1,541.2 1,173.5 1,309.0 197.3 144.1 455.8 437.7 432.0 1,768.2 1,077.1 564.4 651.1 8,996 6,365 548.3 504.7 459.5 1,562.4 1,208.8 1,316.6 198.9 141.7 466.5 437.6 438.1 1,752.8 1,051.7 550.0 654.6 8,972 6,346 542.9 503.3 455.8 1,564.1 1,209.9 1,320.4 198.7 144.1 468.0 437.7 436.4 1,739.8 1,041.7 542.4 657.1 8,972 6,349 540.4 504.0 454.6 1,564.9 1,210.1 1,319.9 199.8 143.8 466.2 438.3 437.4 1,741.0 1,043.9 541.1 658.2 8,953 6,328 540.3 503.5 454.0 1,565.4 1,214.4 1,319.9 195.9 143.6 470.9 438.2 437.3 1,723.0 1,024.7 537.1 658.0 8,946 6,322 535.9 502.6 453.5 1,563.7 1,219.5 1,317.1 196.7 143.4 468.3 438.9 436.9 1,721.9 1,023.0 536.2 658.2 -7 -6 -4.4 -.9 -.5 -1.7 5.1 -2.8 .8 -.2 -2.6 .7 -.4 -1.1 -1.7 -.9 .2 Nondurable goods ................................................. 5,170 Production workers ....................................... 3,775 Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,450.0 Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 189.6 Textile mills ......................................................... 204.3 Textile product mills ........................................... 164.7 Apparel ................................................................ 243.1 Leather and allied products ............................... 38.2 Paper and paper products ................................. 475.0 Printing and related support activities ............... 633.6 Petroleum and coal products ............................. 107.9 Chemicals ........................................................... 862.7 Plastics and rubber products ............................. 800.8 5,155 3,772 1,485.1 193.6 184.6 157.2 228.8 36.6 461.9 640.3 114.6 871.0 781.6 5,121 3,745 1,472.8 193.9 179.1 157.2 221.7 35.9 462.4 629.6 113.6 867.2 787.8 5,116 3,745 1,466.7 194.0 177.6 155.7 225.1 36.5 458.7 629.9 114.4 868.6 788.6 5,226 3,822 1,478.7 194.2 205.5 166.0 245.2 38.5 477.0 638.3 111.2 865.5 805.8 5,170 3,774 1,487.8 196.4 187.5 159.2 233.2 37.2 463.4 633.2 116.9 871.9 783.2 5,171 3,771 1,491.6 195.4 186.3 158.1 231.4 36.5 463.9 637.2 116.6 871.2 782.7 5,159 3,777 1,485.1 195.5 185.0 157.7 230.4 36.5 462.6 636.7 117.1 871.0 781.7 5,176 3,791 1,494.7 197.6 181.3 157.7 228.1 36.3 462.5 634.9 117.8 870.9 793.9 5,169 3,786 1,494.7 198.1 178.5 156.7 226.8 36.6 460.5 634.6 118.0 871.2 793.3 -7 -5 .0 .5 -2.8 -1.0 -1.3 .3 -2.0 -.3 .2 .3 -.6 See footnotes at the end of table. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Continued (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Industry Feb. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007p Seasonally adjusted Feb. 2007p Feb. 2006 Oct. 2006 Nov. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007p Feb. 2007p Service-providing .............................................. 111,921 115,542 113,188 114,002 112,869 114,172 114,416 114,647 114,767 114,935 Change from: Jan. 2007Feb. 2007 p 168 Private service-providing ............................... 89,727 93,048 91,185 91,518 90,994 92,072 92,310 92,533 92,638 92,767 129 Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 25,795 26,979 26,182 26,002 26,187 26,258 26,320 26,345 26,371 26,384 13 Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,805.9 Durable goods .................................................... 3,035.6 Nondurable goods .............................................. 2,006.4 Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 763.9 5,960.7 3,105.9 2,057.2 797.6 5,900.8 3,087.6 2,022.3 790.9 5,907.1 3,095.3 2,019.7 792.1 5,853.1 3,051.7 2,031.1 770.3 5,919.6 3,093.6 2,040.8 785.2 5,934.7 3,097.7 2,048.5 788.5 5,955.0 3,104.3 2,055.0 795.7 5,949.6 3,104.5 2,049.4 795.7 5,955.6 3,111.7 2,045.6 798.3 6.0 7.2 -3.8 2.6 Retail trade ............................................................ 15,062.0 15,895.9 15,247.4 15,075.2 15,353.9 15,297.8 15,327.9 15,323.7 15,349.0 15,356.0 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1........................ 1,887.1 1,899.2 1,879.9 1,880.3 1,912.4 1,906.4 1,904.2 1,908.5 1,906.1 1,905.4 Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,240.7 1,240.3 1,231.5 1,231.8 1,250.2 1,245.0 1,244.0 1,244.8 1,243.2 1,241.6 Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 580.6 615.4 592.7 584.1 586.5 589.9 586.5 591.4 590.0 590.3 Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 541.8 553.3 539.8 538.2 543.9 534.0 531.6 531.4 534.7 538.2 Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,259.7 1,282.4 1,253.9 1,264.2 1,320.5 1,329.2 1,321.0 1,314.1 1,321.0 1,324.9 Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,789.1 2,880.2 2,829.7 2,822.0 2,818.6 2,833.8 2,842.4 2,843.7 2,844.8 2,849.5 Health and personal care stores ....................... 948.2 974.7 963.6 961.3 951.8 954.8 962.6 959.7 963.8 964.2 Gasoline stations ................................................ 857.4 853.6 842.5 841.1 868.8 854.8 854.6 854.8 852.2 852.0 Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,385.8 1,609.2 1,455.8 1,394.4 1,431.8 1,443.1 1,467.3 1,460.1 1,449.2 1,444.7 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores ................................................................ 641.4 715.1 665.7 641.9 651.7 638.3 647.4 648.9 649.9 649.2 General merchandise stores 1............................. 2,867.5 3,120.4 2,914.9 2,846.0 2,947.5 2,893.8 2,882.9 2,885.4 2,916.4 2,917.9 Department stores .......................................... 1,521.0 1,715.6 1,577.7 1,514.0 1,573.2 1,535.6 1,533.2 1,537.7 1,565.3 1,561.3 Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 878.5 912.3 866.4 868.7 889.8 880.9 881.9 881.4 880.6 879.6 Nonstore retailers ............................................... 424.9 480.1 442.5 433.0 430.6 438.8 445.5 444.3 440.3 440.1 7.0 -.7 -1.6 .3 3.5 3.9 4.7 .4 -.2 -4.5 Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,379.9 Air transportation ................................................ 482.0 Rail transportation .............................................. 223.5 Water transportation ........................................... 59.6 Truck transportation ........................................... 1,387.4 Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 411.2 Pipeline transportation ....................................... 38.0 Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 19.6 Support activities for transportation ................... 566.5 Couriers and messengers .................................. 571.2 Warehousing and storage .................................. 620.9 -.7 1.5 -4.0 -1.0 -.2 4,574.8 489.1 226.8 66.6 1,456.0 405.9 39.7 22.3 577.4 629.1 661.9 4,486.5 486.9 223.5 65.2 1,433.1 403.7 40.5 21.3 571.7 591.0 649.6 4,472.2 478.1 223.5 64.7 1,423.7 407.9 40.8 20.7 577.8 588.3 646.7 4,430.4 487.6 225.9 62.5 1,421.0 398.3 38.2 27.2 569.8 576.5 623.4 4,493.8 488.1 224.8 65.6 1,448.7 392.3 39.6 26.6 572.9 590.5 644.7 4,509.6 484.5 223.9 66.8 1,448.9 393.2 39.8 28.3 577.9 597.2 649.1 4,517.0 488.3 226.4 67.8 1,453.6 390.2 39.7 27.8 575.9 596.4 650.9 4,523.0 488.8 226.0 67.2 1,459.3 392.4 40.4 27.9 575.4 594.8 650.8 4,522.9 482.0 225.8 67.9 1,458.1 394.3 40.8 28.1 579.8 595.1 651.0 -.1 -6.8 -.2 .7 -1.2 1.9 .4 .2 4.4 .3 .2 Utilities ................................................................... 547.1 548.0 546.9 547.6 549.6 546.9 548.2 549.2 548.9 549.5 .6 Information ................................................................ Publishing industries, except Internet ............... Motion picture and sound recording industries . Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ Internet publishing and broadcasting ................ Telecommunications .......................................... ISPs, search portals, and data processing ....... Other information services ................................. 3,042 902.8 373.3 327.2 33.7 974.8 379.3 50.7 3,088 909.6 386.0 338.3 37.0 977.8 387.3 51.9 3,054 903.0 369.9 335.3 36.8 974.9 382.3 51.8 3,076 909.1 373.3 336.7 37.6 979.9 387.0 51.9 3,058 904.7 385.6 328.5 33.7 973.7 381.1 51.0 3,054 902.1 374.6 332.1 35.8 975.0 382.2 51.8 3,057 905.0 371.9 333.8 36.3 973.5 384.9 51.6 3,073 906.1 378.3 335.6 37.0 978.0 386.1 52.1 3,074 907.9 377.8 336.3 36.8 977.9 385.8 51.9 3,087 910.6 381.7 337.6 37.5 978.9 388.6 52.2 13 2.7 3.9 1.3 .7 1.0 2.8 .3 Financial activities .................................................... Finance and insurance .......................................... Monetary authorities - central bank ................... Credit intermediation and related activities 1....... Depository credit intermediation 1..................... Commercial banking .................................... Securities, commodity contracts, investments .. Insurance carriers and related activities ........... Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ........ Real estate and rental and leasing ....................... Real estate .......................................................... Rental and leasing services ............................... Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ......... 8,250 6,126.3 21.1 2,910.8 1,785.5 1,303.8 804.7 2,299.0 90.7 2,124.0 1,469.9 627.1 27.0 8,436 6,242.2 21.7 2,959.5 1,822.8 1,335.1 829.7 2,335.9 95.4 2,193.9 1,517.3 645.7 30.9 8,384 6,220.8 21.7 2,955.0 1,824.0 1,336.4 827.3 2,322.6 94.2 2,163.2 1,492.4 640.0 30.8 8,400 6,242.3 21.9 2,965.2 1,827.3 1,338.0 831.7 2,328.4 95.1 2,157.9 1,491.3 635.5 31.1 8,298 6,132.3 21.0 2,914.8 1,787.4 1,305.8 803.8 2,302.0 90.7 2,165.5 1,495.0 642.8 27.7 8,415 6,227.1 21.8 2,956.2 1,818.3 1,334.5 830.4 2,324.0 94.7 2,187.5 1,505.0 652.9 29.6 8,422 6,228.9 21.7 2,957.4 1,819.6 1,333.0 829.2 2,326.0 94.6 2,192.9 1,512.4 650.0 30.5 8,438 6,239.8 21.8 2,959.7 1,824.6 1,336.9 829.2 2,333.9 95.2 2,198.0 1,516.4 650.9 30.7 8,442 6,240.9 21.7 2,964.6 1,825.8 1,338.0 830.2 2,329.4 95.0 2,201.5 1,517.5 652.6 31.4 8,450 6,249.8 22.0 2,969.5 1,829.5 1,340.5 831.7 2,331.5 95.1 2,200.5 1,517.6 651.3 31.6 8 8.9 .3 4.9 3.7 2.5 1.5 2.1 .1 -1.0 .1 -1.3 .2 See footnotes at the end of table. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Continued (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Industry Feb. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007p Feb. 2007p Feb. 2006 Oct. 2006 Nov. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007p Feb. 2007p Change from: Jan. 2007Feb. 2007 p Professional and business services ........................ Professional and technical services 1..................... Legal services .................................................. Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... Architectural and engineering services .......... Computer systems design and related services .......................................................... Management and technical consulting services .......................................................... Management of companies and enterprises ....... Administrative and waste services ....................... Administrative and support services 1................. Employment services 1...................................... Temporary help services ............................. Business support services .............................. Services to buildings and dwellings ............... Waste management and remediation services 17,034 7,330.8 1,162.7 1,005.5 1,333.2 17,786 7,505.7 1,180.6 919.0 1,404.7 17,417 7,530.3 1,167.0 1,016.2 1,394.2 17,506 7,605.9 1,167.8 1,067.9 1,395.6 17,387 7,266.5 1,172.3 874.6 1,360.1 17,662 7,438.5 1,173.5 893.7 1,400.6 17,726 7,469.6 1,175.9 914.5 1,407.2 17,792 7,499.8 1,179.0 925.1 1,411.4 17,818 7,518.1 1,176.3 925.8 1,419.8 17,847 7,539.2 1,177.5 932.3 1,423.5 29 21.1 1.2 6.5 3.7 1,246.8 1,308.4 1,297.0 1,308.4 1,247.9 1,300.8 1,296.2 1,303.3 1,303.6 1,309.4 5.8 890.1 1,780.7 7,922.4 7,584.9 3,438.6 2,468.6 779.2 1,620.9 337.5 961.5 1,829.6 8,450.3 8,102.8 3,740.2 2,697.6 818.2 1,730.7 347.5 947.4 1,822.6 8,063.7 7,718.4 3,460.8 2,479.5 799.5 1,653.6 345.3 954.9 1,821.5 8,079.0 7,733.2 3,441.2 2,468.5 809.7 1,668.9 345.8 898.1 1,794.7 8,325.8 7,981.1 3,659.4 2,633.7 778.2 1,784.9 344.7 944.2 1,826.8 8,396.2 8,047.5 3,641.2 2,621.1 801.0 1,807.9 348.7 949.3 1,823.0 8,433.8 8,083.8 3,665.5 2,631.3 802.2 1,811.2 350.0 953.8 1,826.0 8,466.4 8,117.0 3,674.2 2,641.6 806.9 1,817.7 349.4 957.6 1,829.5 8,470.3 8,118.1 3,669.0 2,644.4 804.8 1,823.4 352.2 962.5 1,830.5 8,477.0 8,124.5 3,657.9 2,632.2 808.7 1,834.7 352.5 4.9 1.0 6.7 6.4 -11.1 -12.2 3.9 11.3 .3 Education and health services ................................ 17,788 18,241 17,984 18,244 17,666 17,976 18,018 18,063 18,093 18,124 Educational services ............................................. 3,038.8 3,092.9 2,879.1 3,101.4 2,883.7 2,944.2 2,951.4 2,948.6 2,952.7 2,949.0 Health care and social assistance ........................ 14,749.4 15,148.0 15,104.6 15,142.6 14,782.5 15,031.5 15,066.1 15,113.9 15,140.6 15,174.7 Health care 3......................................................... 12,449.0 12,806.2 12,767.5 12,791.3 12,492.6 12,706.7 12,734.1 12,779.2 12,800.2 12,832.8 Ambulatory health care services 1.................... 5,206.6 5,386.9 5,356.2 5,377.8 5,225.8 5,332.6 5,344.6 5,369.2 5,375.6 5,395.6 Offices of physicians .................................... 2,120.9 2,199.4 2,181.7 2,187.7 2,126.5 2,174.1 2,179.4 2,185.5 2,186.1 2,193.7 Outpatient care centers ................................ 484.9 493.9 492.7 495.1 486.4 494.1 492.4 493.6 494.1 496.2 Home health care services .......................... 845.1 892.1 892.7 897.7 852.7 880.7 883.5 890.9 897.1 903.2 Hospitals .......................................................... 4,379.2 4,471.7 4,474.6 4,472.7 4,388.9 4,458.2 4,461.7 4,469.5 4,478.9 4,482.6 Nursing and residential care facilities 1............ 2,863.2 2,947.6 2,936.7 2,940.8 2,877.9 2,915.9 2,927.8 2,940.5 2,945.7 2,954.6 Nursing care facilities ................................... 1,567.4 1,600.0 1,593.5 1,595.0 1,577.8 1,587.5 1,591.8 1,596.4 1,599.8 1,605.1 Social assistance 1................................................ 2,300.4 2,341.8 2,337.1 2,351.3 2,289.9 2,324.8 2,332.0 2,334.7 2,340.4 2,341.9 Child day care services ................................... 821.3 814.0 806.7 811.9 810.2 802.8 805.1 803.6 803.4 801.1 31 -3.7 34.1 32.6 20.0 7.6 2.1 6.1 3.7 8.9 5.3 1.5 -2.3 Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 12,438 13,086 12,786 12,880 12,981 13,257 13,324 13,373 13,395 13,426 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 1,699.1 1,807.8 1,730.8 1,761.4 1,907.6 1,939.9 1,947.4 1,957.2 1,960.8 1,971.6 Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 358.9 389.0 364.1 379.3 386.8 405.0 405.7 406.4 408.4 410.1 Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 110.4 120.9 117.4 118.1 121.3 125.7 126.4 127.1 128.6 129.3 Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,229.8 1,297.9 1,249.3 1,264.0 1,399.5 1,409.2 1,415.3 1,423.7 1,423.8 1,432.2 Accommodations and food services .................... 10,738.8 11,278.1 11,054.9 11,118.1 11,073.7 11,316.9 11,376.8 11,415.9 11,433.8 11,454.6 Accommodations ................................................ 1,743.5 1,804.0 1,769.6 1,775.2 1,824.2 1,845.3 1,854.4 1,863.2 1,857.2 1,857.0 Food services and drinking places .................... 8,995.3 9,474.1 9,285.3 9,342.9 9,249.5 9,471.6 9,522.4 9,552.7 9,576.6 9,597.6 31 10.8 1.7 .7 8.4 20.8 -.2 21.0 Other services .......................................................... 5,380 Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,235.5 Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,271.6 Membership associations and organizations .... 2,872.9 5,432 1,245.2 1,285.2 2,901.4 5,378 1,232.9 1,270.8 2,874.3 5,410 1,240.8 1,273.5 2,896.1 5,417 1,240.5 1,285.3 2,890.8 5,450 1,253.4 1,286.8 2,909.3 5,443 1,250.8 1,286.4 2,905.4 5,449 1,251.6 1,287.4 2,909.7 5,445 1,246.4 1,287.1 2,911.1 5,449 1,247.3 1,287.2 2,914.9 4 .9 .1 3.8 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 ........... 22,494 2,723 1,938.8 784.2 5,214 2,432.5 2,781.4 14,557 8,351.1 6,205.5 22,003 2,694 1,930.3 764.1 4,998 2,211.2 2,787.2 14,311 8,135.3 6,175.7 22,484 2,702 1,939.8 762.2 5,235 2,438.2 2,796.3 14,547 8,353.2 6,193.5 21,875 2,731 1,959.2 772.0 5,053 2,275.3 2,777.8 14,091 7,881.8 6,209.2 22,100 2,725 1,954.7 770.2 5,109 2,314.3 2,794.3 14,266 7,995.1 6,270.9 22,106 2,719 1,949.5 769.0 5,107 2,313.1 2,793.5 14,280 8,003.7 6,276.3 22,114 2,713 1,948.6 764.5 5,111 2,311.8 2,798.9 14,290 8,015.6 6,274.1 22,129 2,718 1,950.7 767.0 5,105 2,299.8 2,804.9 14,306 8,020.6 6,285.3 22,168 2,722 1,955.4 766.2 5,123 2,313.2 2,809.3 14,323 8,025.9 6,297.5 39 4 4.7 -.8 18 13.4 4.4 17 5.3 12.2 1 22,194 2,711 1,943.1 768.0 5,166 2,402.4 2,763.2 14,317 8,212.5 6,104.8 Includes other industries, not shown separately. Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. 2 3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Not seasonally adjusted Industry Seasonally adjusted Change from: Jan. 2007Feb. 2007 p Feb. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007p Feb. 2007p Feb. 2006 Oct. 2006 Nov. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007p Feb. 2007p Total private ....................................... 33.5 33.9 33.4 33.4 33.8 33.9 33.8 33.9 33.8 33.7 -0.1 Goods-producing .......................................... 40.0 41.0 39.9 39.5 40.4 40.6 40.4 40.7 40.2 40.1 -.1 Natural resources and mining .............................. 44.8 45.6 44.6 45.4 45.4 45.7 46.1 45.6 45.0 45.9 .9 Construction ............................................................ 38.1 39.3 37.9 37.3 38.9 39.2 39.0 39.8 38.7 38.3 -.4 Manufacturing ......................................................... Overtime hours ............................................ 40.7 4.3 41.7 4.6 40.7 3.9 40.4 3.9 41.0 4.6 41.2 4.3 41.0 4.1 41.0 4.2 40.8 4.1 40.8 4.2 .0 .1 Durable goods ..................................................... Overtime hours ............................................ 41.1 4.4 42.0 4.6 40.9 3.9 40.6 3.9 41.4 4.6 41.4 4.3 41.2 4.1 41.2 4.2 41.0 4.1 40.9 4.1 -.1 .0 Wood products .................................................. Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... Primary metals .................................................. Fabricated metal products .............................. Machinery .......................................................... Computer and electronic products ................ Electrical equipment and appliances ............ Transportation equipment ............................... Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. Furniture and related products ....................... Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 39.3 42.0 43.7 41.1 41.9 40.2 40.8 42.7 42.3 38.3 38.7 39.6 42.4 44.1 41.7 43.2 41.3 41.6 43.6 42.8 39.7 39.3 38.1 40.8 43.4 40.9 41.6 40.1 40.9 42.7 41.9 38.7 38.4 37.8 40.3 42.9 40.6 41.5 40.2 40.5 42.0 41.1 38.3 38.1 40.3 43.0 43.7 41.3 42.0 40.5 41.3 42.7 42.4 38.6 38.5 39.7 42.7 43.6 41.6 42.7 40.4 40.8 42.4 41.7 39.2 38.7 39.1 42.3 43.5 41.2 42.3 40.2 40.7 42.5 41.5 39.0 38.8 39.3 42.7 43.3 41.0 42.3 40.4 40.4 42.5 41.7 39.0 38.7 38.8 41.7 43.0 40.9 41.6 40.3 40.8 42.7 41.8 38.9 38.5 38.8 41.5 43.1 40.9 41.8 40.4 40.9 42.2 41.3 38.7 38.1 .0 -.2 .1 .0 .2 .1 .1 -.5 -.5 -.2 -.4 Nondurable goods ............................................... Overtime hours ............................................ 40.1 4.2 41.1 4.5 40.5 3.9 40.2 4.0 40.4 4.5 40.7 4.3 40.6 4.2 40.6 4.3 40.5 4.1 40.5 4.3 .0 .2 Food manufacturing ......................................... Beverages and tobacco products .................. Textile mills ........................................................ Textile product mills ......................................... Apparel ............................................................... Leather and allied products ............................ Paper and paper products .............................. Printing and related support activities ........... Petroleum and coal products .......................... Chemicals .......................................................... Plastics and rubber products .......................... 39.0 39.5 40.3 40.4 35.9 39.0 42.0 39.0 43.8 42.9 40.3 41.1 40.4 41.5 40.1 36.7 38.7 43.0 39.9 44.0 42.4 41.3 40.0 40.1 40.4 39.4 37.0 37.8 42.6 39.1 44.8 41.9 40.9 39.6 39.8 41.0 39.2 37.0 37.9 41.9 39.4 44.6 41.7 40.1 39.7 40.2 40.7 40.3 35.9 39.3 42.5 39.0 44.9 42.8 40.5 40.4 40.8 40.6 39.2 37.0 38.8 42.9 39.4 45.1 42.5 40.7 40.5 40.9 40.4 39.8 36.9 37.8 42.6 39.1 44.8 41.9 40.6 40.4 40.7 41.0 39.2 36.7 38.2 42.4 39.5 44.7 42.0 40.6 40.2 40.8 40.5 39.3 37.1 38.1 42.6 39.2 45.4 41.7 40.8 40.3 40.6 41.3 39.3 37.0 38.2 42.5 39.3 45.6 41.7 40.4 .1 -.2 .8 .0 -.1 .1 -.1 .1 .2 .0 -.4 Private service-providing ............................. 32.2 32.4 32.0 32.1 32.3 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 .0 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 32.9 33.6 32.9 32.9 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.4 33.5 33.4 -.1 Wholesale trade ................................................... 37.6 38.0 37.5 37.7 37.9 38.0 38.0 38.0 38.0 38.0 .0 Retail trade ........................................................... 29.9 30.7 29.8 29.7 30.4 30.4 30.5 30.4 30.4 30.3 -.1 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 36.1 37.1 36.7 36.8 36.7 36.9 36.9 36.9 37.2 37.3 .1 Utilities ................................................................... 40.9 41.8 41.4 41.9 41.1 41.8 41.9 42.0 41.8 42.1 .3 Information ............................................................... 36.3 36.5 36.2 36.5 36.5 36.7 36.4 36.6 36.6 36.6 .0 Financial activities .................................................. 35.5 35.8 35.6 35.8 35.7 35.8 35.8 36.0 35.9 36.0 .1 Professional and business services .................... 34.4 34.5 34.0 34.3 34.5 34.7 34.6 34.6 34.5 34.5 .0 Education and health services ............................. 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.3 32.5 32.4 32.5 32.4 32.5 32.4 -.1 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 25.2 25.4 24.8 25.1 25.5 25.7 25.6 25.7 25.6 25.5 -.1 Other services ......................................................... 30.8 30.8 30.6 30.7 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.8 30.8 .0 1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. 2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, motor vehicle parts. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Average hourly earnings Industry Average weekly earnings Feb. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007p Feb. 2007p Feb. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007p Total private ....................................... Seasonally adjusted ..................... $16.53 16.49 $17.07 17.07 $17.17 17.10 $17.21 17.16 $553.76 557.36 $578.67 578.67 $573.48 577.98 $574.81 578.29 Goods-producing .......................................... 17.72 18.37 18.29 18.25 708.80 753.17 729.77 720.88 Natural resources and mining .............................. 19.38 20.61 20.65 20.77 868.22 939.82 920.99 942.96 Construction ............................................................ 19.56 20.52 20.44 20.49 745.24 806.44 774.68 764.28 Manufacturing ......................................................... 16.70 17.09 17.04 16.99 679.69 712.65 693.53 686.40 Durable goods ..................................................... Wood products .................................................. Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... Primary metals .................................................. Fabricated metal products .............................. Machinery .......................................................... Computer and electronic products ................ Electrical equipment and appliances ............ Transportation equipment ............................... Furniture and related products ....................... Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 17.52 13.14 16.54 19.25 16.06 17.01 18.72 15.48 22.29 13.49 14.07 18.04 13.64 16.73 19.45 16.44 17.78 19.57 15.72 22.76 14.13 14.47 17.94 13.62 16.72 19.68 16.33 17.63 19.54 15.75 22.46 14.11 14.54 17.90 13.52 16.62 19.50 16.33 17.60 19.54 15.86 22.44 13.97 14.47 720.07 516.40 694.68 841.23 660.07 712.72 752.54 631.58 951.78 516.67 544.51 757.68 540.14 709.35 857.75 685.55 768.10 808.24 653.95 992.34 560.96 568.67 733.75 518.92 682.18 854.11 667.90 733.41 783.55 644.18 959.04 546.06 558.34 726.74 511.06 669.79 836.55 663.00 730.40 785.51 642.33 942.48 535.05 551.31 Nondurable goods ............................................... Food manufacturing ......................................... Beverages and tobacco products .................. Textile mills ........................................................ Textile product mills ......................................... Apparel ............................................................... Leather and allied products ............................ Paper and paper products .............................. Printing and related support activities ........... Petroleum and coal products .......................... Chemicals .......................................................... Plastics and rubber products .......................... 15.29 13.02 18.17 12.38 11.79 10.60 10.99 17.77 15.69 24.56 19.95 14.83 15.47 13.33 18.34 12.63 11.90 10.64 11.70 18.23 15.91 23.96 19.87 15.16 15.52 13.42 17.86 12.89 11.98 10.86 11.88 18.15 15.87 25.07 19.67 15.23 15.44 13.29 17.68 12.70 11.98 10.81 11.75 18.11 15.87 24.68 19.59 15.21 613.13 507.78 717.72 498.91 476.32 380.54 428.61 746.34 611.91 1,075.73 855.86 597.65 635.82 547.86 740.94 524.15 477.19 390.49 452.79 783.89 634.81 1,054.24 842.49 626.11 628.56 536.80 716.19 520.76 472.01 401.82 449.06 773.19 620.52 1,123.14 824.17 622.91 620.69 526.28 703.66 520.70 469.62 399.97 445.33 758.81 625.28 1,100.73 816.90 609.92 Private service-providing ............................. 16.21 16.73 16.88 16.94 521.96 542.05 540.16 543.77 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 15.22 15.41 15.60 15.64 500.74 517.78 513.24 514.56 Wholesale trade ................................................... 18.65 19.24 19.28 19.24 701.24 731.12 723.00 725.35 Retail trade ........................................................... 12.46 12.51 12.68 12.71 372.55 384.06 377.86 377.49 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 16.93 17.47 17.49 17.46 611.17 648.14 641.88 642.53 Utilities ................................................................... 27.56 27.38 27.35 27.41 1,127.20 1,144.48 1,132.29 1,148.48 Information ............................................................... 22.80 23.68 23.82 23.81 827.64 864.32 862.28 869.07 Financial activities .................................................. 18.45 19.27 19.30 19.45 654.98 689.87 687.08 696.31 Professional and business services .................... 18.78 19.67 19.81 19.96 646.03 678.62 673.54 684.63 Education and health services ............................. 17.12 17.68 17.79 17.75 554.69 572.83 576.40 573.33 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 9.63 10.13 10.13 10.27 242.68 257.30 251.22 257.78 Other services ......................................................... 14.57 15.06 15.08 15.11 448.76 463.85 461.45 463.88 1 See p= footnote 1, table B-2. preliminary. Feb. 2007p ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted Percent change from: Jan. 2007- p Feb. 2007 Feb. 2006 Oct. 2006 Nov. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007p Feb. 2007p Total Private: Current dollars ................................................ Constant (1982) dollars 2................................. $16.49 8.21 $16.94 8.34 $16.99 8.36 $17.07 8.36 $17.10 8.36 $17.16 N.A. 0.4 Goods-producing .......................................................... 17.80 18.15 18.21 18.29 18.35 18.35 .0 Natural resources and mining .............................................. 19.39 20.26 20.43 20.52 20.57 20.74 .8 Construction ............................................................................ 19.67 20.24 20.37 20.44 20.56 20.60 .2 Manufacturing ......................................................................... Excluding overtime 4..................................................... 16.69 15.80 16.88 16.04 16.89 16.09 16.95 16.12 16.99 16.18 16.99 16.16 .0 -.1 Durable goods ..................................................................... 17.51 17.78 17.79 17.86 17.90 17.90 .0 Nondurable goods ............................................................... 15.30 15.33 15.35 15.41 15.45 15.45 .0 Private service-providing ............................................. 16.14 16.62 16.67 16.74 16.77 16.85 .5 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 15.19 15.55 15.54 15.58 15.59 15.62 .2 Wholesale trade ................................................................... 18.61 19.09 19.14 19.20 19.23 19.22 -.1 Retail trade ........................................................................... 12.46 12.69 12.64 12.67 12.68 12.71 .2 Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 16.99 17.47 17.50 17.53 17.52 17.55 .2 Utilities ................................................................................... 27.58 27.39 27.47 27.33 27.37 27.42 .2 Information ............................................................................... 22.77 23.51 23.47 23.60 23.70 23.77 .3 Financial activities .................................................................. 18.45 19.11 19.20 19.29 19.32 19.43 .6 Professional and business services .................................... 18.67 19.42 19.51 19.64 19.64 19.82 .9 Education and health services ............................................. 17.12 17.56 17.63 17.67 17.75 17.77 .1 Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 9.57 9.87 9.94 10.02 10.07 10.19 1.2 Other services ......................................................................... 14.58 14.89 14.94 15.02 15.06 15.11 .3 Industry 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series. 3 Change was .0 percent from Dec. 2006 to Jan. 2007, the latest month available. 2 The (3) 4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half. N.A. = not available. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (2002=100) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Feb. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007p Feb. 2007p Feb. 2006 Oct. 2006 Nov. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007p Percent Feb. change from: 2007p Jan. 2007Feb. 2007 p Total private ....................................... 102.0 107.3 103.4 103.5 104.8 106.3 106.3 106.9 106.7 106.4 -0.3 98.1 103.0 98.0 96.3 102.2 102.7 102.0 102.8 101.7 100.9 -.8 Natural resources and mining .............................. 115.2 128.7 122.3 125.7 120.6 128.2 129.1 129.2 127.0 130.7 2.9 Construction ............................................................ 104.6 113.5 105.0 101.1 114.6 115.4 114.7 116.9 114.6 111.6 -2.6 94.1 97.0 93.6 92.9 95.6 95.9 95.2 95.3 94.8 94.7 -.1 Durable goods ..................................................... 97.3 Wood products .................................................. 99.9 Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 95.1 Primary metals .................................................. 94.5 Fabricated metal products .............................. 100.9 Machinery .......................................................... 99.8 Computer and electronic products ................ 100.7 Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 87.1 Transportation equipment ............................... 99.4 Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 94.3 Furniture and related products ....................... 89.2 Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 90.3 100.3 94.0 96.4 93.6 105.0 107.4 107.7 91.3 101.7 92.1 89.2 93.8 96.4 88.8 90.1 91.7 102.2 103.1 103.8 89.5 96.7 86.1 85.6 90.6 95.8 87.2 87.9 91.1 101.7 102.9 103.3 88.9 95.9 85.6 84.7 90.9 98.7 104.5 101.4 94.9 102.0 100.2 101.9 88.2 99.5 94.2 91.0 90.2 99.0 96.5 97.9 93.0 104.4 106.2 105.2 89.1 98.4 89.4 89.5 91.3 98.2 94.1 97.1 92.3 103.5 105.2 104.5 88.3 98.0 88.2 88.1 92.0 98.3 93.8 98.2 92.0 103.2 105.0 104.9 88.5 98.2 88.8 87.8 92.2 97.5 92.3 95.6 91.2 102.8 103.2 104.4 89.2 97.8 87.1 87.1 91.7 97.2 91.6 94.4 91.8 103.0 103.8 104.1 89.8 96.5 86.1 86.6 91.1 -.3 -.8 -1.3 .7 .2 .6 -.3 .7 -1.3 -1.1 -.6 -.7 Nondurable goods ............................................... Food manufacturing ......................................... Beverages and tobacco products .................. Textile mills ........................................................ Textile product mills ......................................... Apparel ............................................................... Leather and allied products ............................ Paper and paper products .............................. Printing and related support activities ........... Petroleum and coal products .......................... Chemicals .......................................................... Plastics and rubber products .......................... 89.2 93.9 96.3 67.1 91.1 62.1 77.3 85.7 90.8 92.8 96.8 92.8 91.3 102.1 98.3 63.4 82.9 62.1 74.2 85.9 96.6 91.7 95.0 92.9 89.3 98.4 98.2 59.8 80.8 60.7 71.5 85.2 93.0 92.0 93.2 93.1 88.7 97.2 98.5 60.1 79.9 62.0 73.4 83.1 93.3 90.8 93.2 91.7 90.9 97.6 101.0 68.3 91.3 62.8 78.2 87.3 91.8 98.7 96.7 93.9 90.5 100.3 98.4 62.8 83.7 63.5 73.1 85.5 93.6 96.8 96.1 91.3 90.2 100.6 99.1 62.3 83.5 63.2 71.5 85.0 93.4 95.1 93.9 91.1 90.3 100.3 100.1 62.8 81.7 62.8 72.9 84.7 95.0 95.3 94.4 91.4 90.4 100.5 101.6 60.7 81.4 62.9 73.0 85.4 93.9 97.2 93.4 93.8 90.3 100.9 101.8 61.0 80.6 62.5 73.7 84.7 93.9 96.1 93.3 93.0 -.1 .4 .2 .5 -1.0 -.6 1.0 -.8 .0 -1.1 -.1 -.9 Private service-providing ............................. 103.3 108.5 104.8 105.4 105.3 107.2 107.5 107.8 108.0 108.1 .1 99.5 107.0 101.4 100.5 102.5 103.1 103.7 103.6 104.0 103.8 -.2 Wholesale trade ................................................... 102.6 106.8 104.5 105.0 104.5 106.0 106.4 106.8 106.9 107.0 .1 Retail trade ........................................................... 97.1 106.2 98.4 96.8 100.9 100.4 101.0 100.8 101.1 100.8 -.3 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 103.2 111.0 107.3 107.3 106.2 108.9 109.1 109.2 109.9 110.2 .3 Industry Goods-producing .......................................... Manufacturing ......................................................... Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... Utilities ................................................................... 92.3 94.4 93.1 94.1 93.1 94.6 94.8 95.0 94.4 94.9 .5 Information ............................................................... 99.1 101.5 99.6 101.0 100.1 101.1 100.5 101.3 101.4 101.7 .3 Financial activities .................................................. 104.9 109.6 108.2 109.0 106.2 109.1 109.3 110.2 110.0 110.4 .4 Professional and business services .................... 107.7 113.3 109.0 110.5 110.4 112.9 113.2 113.7 113.6 113.6 .0 Education and health services ............................. 108.2 111.2 109.6 110.8 107.9 109.6 110.2 110.1 110.7 110.5 -.2 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 100.9 107.5 102.3 104.3 106.9 110.3 110.5 111.4 111.2 111.0 -.2 97.3 95.8 96.7 96.7 97.9 97.8 98.0 97.8 97.9 .1 Other services ......................................................... 1 See 95.5 footnote 1, table B-2. motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. p = preliminary. NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by 2 Includes dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and production and nonsupervisory worker employment. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-6. Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (2002=100) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Feb. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007p Feb. 2007p Feb. 2006 Oct. 2006 Nov. 2006 Dec. 2006 Jan. 2007p Percent Feb. change from: 2007p Jan. 2007Feb. 2007 p Total private ....................................... 112.6 122.4 118.6 119.1 115.5 120.4 120.7 121.9 122.0 122.0 0.0 Goods-producing .......................................... 106.4 115.8 109.7 107.7 111.4 114.1 113.7 115.1 114.3 113.4 -.8 Natural resources and mining .............................. 129.9 154.2 146.9 151.8 136.0 151.1 153.4 154.1 151.9 157.7 3.8 Construction ............................................................ 110.5 125.8 115.9 111.9 121.8 126.2 126.2 129.1 127.2 124.1 -2.4 Manufacturing ......................................................... 102.8 108.4 104.3 103.3 104.4 105.8 105.2 105.6 105.3 105.2 -.1 Durable goods ..................................................... 106.4 113.0 108.0 107.0 107.8 109.9 109.1 109.6 108.9 108.6 -.3 96.3 99.8 98.0 96.7 98.3 98.0 97.8 98.3 98.7 98.6 -.1 Private service-providing ............................. 114.9 124.4 121.3 122.5 116.6 122.1 122.9 123.7 124.2 124.9 .6 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 108.0 117.7 112.8 112.2 111.1 114.4 115.0 115.1 115.7 115.7 .0 Wholesale trade ................................................... 112.7 121.1 118.6 119.1 114.5 119.2 120.0 120.7 121.0 121.1 .1 Retail trade ........................................................... 103.7 113.8 106.9 105.5 107.8 109.2 109.4 109.5 109.8 109.8 .0 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 110.8 123.1 119.1 118.8 114.5 120.6 121.1 121.4 122.1 122.7 .5 Utilities ................................................................... 106.2 107.8 106.3 107.7 107.1 108.1 108.7 108.4 107.9 108.6 .6 Information ............................................................... 111.9 118.9 117.4 119.1 112.9 117.7 116.8 118.3 119.0 119.7 .6 Financial activities .................................................. 119.7 130.6 129.2 131.1 121.2 128.9 129.7 131.5 131.4 132.7 1.0 Professional and business services .................... 120.3 132.6 128.5 131.3 122.6 130.4 131.4 132.8 132.7 134.0 1.0 Education and health services ............................. 121.8 129.2 128.2 129.3 121.4 126.5 127.7 127.9 129.1 129.0 -.1 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 110.3 123.7 117.7 121.6 116.2 123.6 124.7 126.7 127.1 128.4 1.0 Other services ......................................................... 101.4 106.8 105.3 106.5 102.7 106.2 106.5 107.2 107.3 107.8 .5 Industry Nondurable goods ............................................... 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. preliminary. NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate payrolls p= by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate payroll estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production and nonsupervisory worker employment. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-7. Diffusion indexes of employment change (Percent) Time span Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries 1 Over 1-month span: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... p 43.5 51.6 52.5 64.2 55.2 37.2 50.2 61.3 64.6 p 55.9 33.6 62.1 52.7 64.0 38.8 64.9 60.8 62.8 40.8 59.9 54.9 56.7 38.5 57.6 58.5 55.9 39.2 56.5 59.0 59.4 41.7 51.4 60.4 55.9 48.0 56.5 53.6 55.8 50.2 55.0 53.1 57.7 52.2 51.4 62.2 53.6 52.9 55.6 60.4 57.6 ......................................................... 39.6 ......................................................... 55.9 ......................................................... 51.3 ......................................................... 70.5 ......................................................... p 62.9 33.8 53.2 55.9 66.7 p 60.1 34.9 57.0 56.8 66.0 33.8 64.2 61.3 66.9 35.3 70.3 57.2 63.3 42.3 65.6 59.4 62.4 39.2 59.9 62.8 60.3 34.4 55.2 63.7 62.6 42.6 57.9 59.9 57.7 48.6 59.0 53.4 59.0 48.7 60.4 57.2 57.7 50.2 55.8 62.2 59.9 34.7 49.8 54.1 63.8 62.6 33.1 51.8 57.2 63.3 p 59.9 31.1 55.0 57.6 67.1 33.3 60.8 56.3 68.2 33.5 63.5 56.5 67.1 36.5 63.7 58.1 67.1 32.7 63.3 65.8 63.5 32.4 62.6 63.8 62.9 40.8 58.3 61.9 62.6 44.8 62.1 59.2 62.1 47.7 55.4 62.8 61.5 47.5 55.2 60.8 61.0 ......................................................... 34.5 ......................................................... 40.3 ......................................................... 60.1 ......................................................... 67.3 ......................................................... p 65.8 31.5 42.1 61.0 65.3 p 63.5 32.9 44.8 59.5 66.0 33.5 48.4 58.8 64.7 34.2 50.7 58.3 65.8 35.1 57.7 60.3 65.3 32.7 57.0 60.6 67.6 33.1 55.2 62.8 66.4 37.1 56.7 60.3 66.5 36.7 58.3 58.8 66.4 37.2 60.1 59.7 65.5 39.2 60.3 61.3 65.1 Over 3-month span: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Over 6-month span: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... p Over 12-month span: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries 1 Over 1-month span: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... p 34.5 41.1 36.9 63.1 44.6 17.3 45.2 48.2 48.2 p 47.0 17.3 47.0 43.5 56.0 10.7 63.1 48.2 53.0 22.0 50.0 38.7 47.0 17.3 48.2 37.5 58.9 17.3 56.5 42.3 51.2 31.5 43.5 45.8 44.6 26.8 41.7 44.0 40.5 38.1 43.5 44.6 47.6 42.3 40.5 48.2 43.5 42.3 42.3 51.8 38.7 ......................................................... 15.5 ......................................................... 45.2 ......................................................... 35.1 ......................................................... 56.5 ......................................................... p 48.2 11.3 42.9 39.9 52.4 p 39.3 13.7 43.5 40.5 52.4 9.5 57.7 42.3 51.2 8.9 60.1 35.1 47.6 11.9 58.3 33.9 54.8 15.5 55.4 40.5 48.2 15.5 46.4 41.7 52.4 17.9 47.0 42.3 39.3 29.2 42.9 40.5 42.3 30.4 42.9 39.9 35.7 33.3 37.5 43.5 39.9 11.9 28.0 31.5 42.9 41.1 11.3 32.7 35.1 41.7 p 35.7 7.1 35.1 36.3 50.0 8.3 47.0 34.5 50.6 9.5 50.0 32.1 51.2 10.7 52.4 33.3 53.0 7.1 54.2 44.0 45.8 9.5 52.4 39.3 45.8 12.5 48.8 32.1 47.6 16.1 51.2 36.9 45.2 25.0 41.1 34.5 44.6 24.4 38.7 39.3 39.9 ......................................................... 10.7 ......................................................... 13.1 ......................................................... 44.6 ......................................................... 44.6 ......................................................... p 42.9 6.0 14.3 44.6 40.5 p 42.9 6.5 13.1 41.7 40.5 6.0 20.2 40.5 40.5 8.3 23.2 37.5 39.3 7.1 35.7 36.3 42.3 7.1 36.9 32.1 48.8 8.3 38.1 33.9 48.8 10.7 36.3 32.7 44.6 10.7 44.0 33.3 45.2 9.5 44.6 33.3 43.5 10.7 44.6 37.5 41.7 Over 3-month span: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Over 6-month span: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... p Over 12-month span: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span. p = preliminary. NOTE: 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.
@FedFRASER