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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (EST) Friday, March 4, 2011 USDL-11-0271 Technical information: Household data: (202) 691-6378 • cpsinfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/cps Establishment data: (202) 691-6555 • cesinfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/ces Media contact: (202) 691-5902 • PressOffice@bls.gov THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION – FEBRUARY 2011 Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 192,000 in February, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in manufacturing, construction, professional and business services, health care, and transportation and warehousing. Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, February 2009 – February 2011 Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month change, seasonally adjusted, February 2009 – February 2011 Percent Thousands 11.0 600 10.0 400 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 200 0 -200 -400 -600 5.0 -800 4.0 -1000 Feb-09 M ay-09 A ug-09 No v-09 Feb-10 M ay-10 A ug-10 No v-10 Feb-11 Feb-09 M ay-09 A ug-09 No v-09 Feb-10 M ay-10 A ug-10 No v-10 Feb-11 Household Survey Data The number of unemployed persons (13.7 million) and the unemployment rate (8.9 percent) changed little in February. The labor force was about unchanged over the month. The jobless rate was down by 0.9 percentage point since November 2010. (See table A-1.) Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (8.7 percent), adult women (8.0 percent), teenagers (23.9 percent), whites (8.0 percent), blacks (15.3 percent), and Hispanics (11.6 percent) showed little or no change in February. The jobless rate for Asians was 6.8 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) The number of job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, at 8.3 million, continued to trend down in February and has fallen by 1.2 million over the past 12 months. The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was 6.0 million and accounted for 43.9 percent of the unemployed. (See tables A-11 and A-12.) Both the civilian labor force participation rate, at 64.2 percent, and the employment-population ratio, at 58.4 percent, were unchanged in February. (See table A-1.) The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) was essentially unchanged at 8.3 million in February. These individuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job. (See table A-8.) In February, 2.7 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, up from 2.5 million a year earlier. (These data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. (See table A-16.) Among the marginally attached, there were 1.0 million discouraged workers in February, a decrease of 184,000 from a year earlier. (These data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The remaining 1.7 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-16.) Establishment Survey Data Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 192,000 in February. Job gains occurred in manufacturing, construction, and several service-providing industries. Since a recent low in February 2010, total payroll employment has grown by 1.3 million, or an average of 106,000 per month. (See table B-1.) Manufacturing employment rose by 33,000 in February. Almost all of the gain occurred in durable goods industries, including machinery (+9,000) and fabricated metal products (+7,000). Manufacturing has added 195,000 jobs since its most recent trough in December 2009; durable goods manufacturing added 233,000 jobs during this period. Construction employment grew by 33,000 in February, following a decline of 22,000 in January that may have reflected severe winter weather. Within construction, specialty trade contractors accounted for the bulk of the February job gain (+28,000). Employment in the service-providing sector continued to expand in February, led by a gain of 47,000 in professional and business services. Employment services added 29,000 jobs, and employment rose by 7,000 in management and technical consulting. Within employment services, the number of jobs in temporary help services edged up over the month. Health care employment continued to increase in February (+34,000). Over the prior 12 months, health care had added 260,000 jobs, or an average of 22,000 jobs per month. -2- Transportation and warehousing employment increased by 22,000 in February, with half of that gain in truck transportation (+11,000). Employment in both state and local government edged down over the month. Local government has lost 377,000 jobs since its peak in September 2008. The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 34.2 hours in February. The manufacturing workweek for all employees rose by 0.1 hour to 40.5 hours, while factory overtime rose by 0.2 hour to 3.3 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.1 hour to 33.5 hours. (See tables B-2 and B-7.) In February, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 1 cent to $22.87. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by 1.7 percent. In February, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees were unchanged at $19.33. (See tables B-3 and B-8.) The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for December was revised from +121,000 to +152,000, and the change for January was revised from +36,000 to +63,000. The Employment Situation for March is scheduled to be released on Friday, April 1, 2011, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT). -3- HOUSEHOLD DATA Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Category Feb. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011 Change from: Jan. 2011Feb. 2011 Feb. 2011 Employment status Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed................................................................... . Employment-population ratio.......................................... . Unemployed................................................................ . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236,998 153,558 64.8 138,698 58.5 14,860 9.7 83,440 238,889 153,690 64.3 139,206 58.3 14,485 9.4 85,199 238,704 153,186 64.2 139,323 58.4 13,863 9.0 85,518 238,851 153,246 64.2 139,573 58.4 13,673 8.9 85,605 147 60 0.0 250 0.0 -190 -0.1 87 Unemployment rates Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adult men (20 years and over)............................................. . Adult women (20 years and over). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teenagers (16 to 19 years). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asian (not seasonally adjusted)............................................ . Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................ . 9.7 10.0 8.0 25.0 8.8 15.8 8.4 12.3 9.4 9.4 8.1 25.4 8.5 15.8 7.2 13.0 9.0 8.8 7.9 25.7 8.0 15.7 6.9 11.9 8.9 8.7 8.0 23.9 8.0 15.3 6.8 11.6 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 -1.8 0.0 -0.4 – -0.3 Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High school graduates, no college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bachelor’s degree and higher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.3 15.5 10.5 7.9 4.9 8.1 15.3 9.8 8.1 4.8 7.6 14.2 9.4 8.0 4.2 7.6 13.9 9.5 7.8 4.3 0.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.2 0.1 Reason for unemployment Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . Reentrants....................................................................... . New entrants.................................................................... . 9,493 878 3,444 1,220 8,923 914 3,408 1,311 8,519 910 3,357 1,351 8,334 898 3,352 1,337 -185 -12 -5 -14 Duration of unemployment Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks................................................................... . 15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 weeks and over........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,729 3,380 2,703 6,131 2,725 3,184 2,205 6,441 2,678 3,016 2,285 6,210 2,390 3,094 2,179 5,993 -288 78 -106 -217 Employed persons at work part time Part time for economic reasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions......................................... . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,793 6,188 2,174 18,326 8,931 6,011 2,568 18,184 8,407 5,771 2,510 17,929 8,340 5,630 2,415 18,220 -67 -141 -95 291 Persons not in the labor force (not seasonally adjusted) Marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discouraged workers... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,527 1,204 2,609 1,318 2,800 993 2,730 1,020 – – - Over-the-month changes are not displayed for not seasonally adjusted data. NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Summary table B. Establishment data, seasonally adjusted Feb. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011p Feb. 2011p EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY (Over-the-month change, in thousands) Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicles and parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -35 -21 -50 5 -52 -3 -5 -10.4 2 29 -7.8 0.4 -2.8 -6 -9 31 22.7 28 20.7 1 -5 -14 152 167 4 -1 -6 11 13 -2.1 -2 163 3.8 6.2 50.1 -5 1 58 43.1 28 25.3 17 2 -15 63 68 35 4 -22 53 61 20.0 -8 33 9.5 30.6 -44.4 -9 -12 35 -4.9 24 11.8 -3 4 -5 192 222 70 4 33 33 30 1.0 3 152 11.7 -8.1 22.0 0 3 47 15.5 40 36.2 21 14 -30 WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES AS A PERCENT OF ALL EMPLOYEES2 Total nonfarm women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private production and nonsupervisory employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.0 48.5 82.4 49.6 48.2 82.4 49.6 48.1 82.4 49.6 48.1 82.4 HOURS AND EARNINGS ALL EMPLOYEES Total private Average weekly hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average hourly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average weekly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly hours (2007=100)3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2007=100)4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.0 $ 22.48 $764.32 91.0 0.0 97.5 0.1 34.2 $ 22.77 $778.73 92.6 0.2 100.5 0.2 34.2 $ 22.86 $781.81 92.6 0.0 101.0 0.5 34.2 $ 22.87 $782.15 92.8 0.2 101.2 0.2 HOURS AND EARNINGS PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES Total private Average weekly hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average hourly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average weekly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2002=100)4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.2 $ 18.93 $628.48 97.6 -0.3 123.4 -0.2 33.5 $ 19.23 $644.21 99.6 0.1 128.0 0.1 33.4 $ 19.33 $645.62 99.4 -0.2 128.3 0.2 33.5 $ 19.33 $647.56 99.8 0.4 129.0 0.5 48.3 53.1 58.6 59.3 60.1 73.5 68.2 64.2 Category DIFFUSION INDEX (Over 1-month span)5 Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. 2 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. 3 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding annual average aggregate hours. 4 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. 5 Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment. p Preliminary Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates Why are there two monthly measures of employment? The household survey and establishment survey both produce sample-based estimates of employment and both have strengths and limitations. The establishment survey employment series has a smaller margin of error on the measurement of month-to-month change than the household survey because of its much larger sample size. An over-the-month employment change of about 100,000 is statistically significant in the establishment survey, while the threshold for a statistically significant change in the household survey is about 400,000. However, the household survey has a more expansive scope than the establishment survey because it includes the self-employed, unpaid family workers, agricultural workers, and private household workers, who are excluded by the establishment survey. The household survey also provides estimates of employment for demographic groups. Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys? It is likely that both surveys include at least some undocumented immigrants. However, neither the establishment nor the household survey is designed to identify the legal status of workers. Therefore, it is not possible to determine how many are counted in either survey. The establishment survey does not collect data on the legal status of workers. The household survey does include questions which identify the foreign and native born, but it does not include questions about the legal status of the foreign born. Why does the establishment survey have revisions? The establishment survey revises published estimates to improve its data series by incorporating additional information that was not available at the time of the initial publication of the estimates. The establishment survey revises its initial monthly estimates twice, in the immediately succeeding 2 months, to incorporate additional sample receipts from respondents in the survey and recalculated seasonal adjustment factors. For more information on the monthly revisions, please visit www.bls.gov/ces/cesrevinfo.htm. On an annual basis, the establishment survey incorporates a benchmark revision that re-anchors estimates to nearly complete employment counts available from unemployment insurance tax records. The benchmark helps to control for sampling and modeling errors in the estimates. For more information on the annual benchmark revision, please visit www.bls.gov/web/cesbmart.htm. Does the establishment survey sample include small firms? Yes; about 40 percent of the establishment survey sample is comprised of business establishments with fewer than 20 employees. The establishment survey sample is designed to maximize the reliability of the total nonfarm employment estimate; firms from all size classes and industries are appropriately sampled to achieve that goal. Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses? Yes; monthly establishment survey estimates include an adjustment to account for the net employment change generated by business births and deaths. The adjustment comes from an econometric model that forecasts the monthly net jobs impact of business births and deaths based on the actual past values of the net impact that can be observed with a lag from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. The establishment survey uses modeling rather than sampling for this purpose because the survey is not immediately able to bring new businesses into the sample. There is an unavoidable lag between the birth of a new firm and its appearance on the sampling frame and availability for selection. BLS adds new businesses to the survey twice a year. Is the count of unemployed persons limited to just those people receiving unemployment insurance benefits? No; the estimate of unemployment is based on a monthly sample survey of households. All persons who are without jobs and are actively seeking and available to work are included among the unemployed. (People on temporary layoff are included even if they do not actively seek work.) There is no requirement or question relating to unemployment insurance benefits in the monthly survey. Does the official unemployment rate exclude people who have stopped looking for work? Yes; however, there are separate estimates of persons outside the labor force who want a job, including those who have stopped looking because they believe no jobs are available (discouraged workers). In addition, alternative measures of labor underutilization (some of which include discouraged workers and other groups not officially counted as unemployed) are published each month in The Employment Situation news release. How can unusually severe weather affect employment and hours estimates? In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Unusually severe weather is more likely to have an impact on average weekly hours than on employment. Average weekly hours are estimated for paid time during the pay period, including pay for holidays, sick leave, or other time off. The impact of severe weather on hours estimates typically, but not always, results in a reduction in average weekly hours. For example, some employees may be off work for part of the pay period and not receive pay for the time missed, while some workers, such as those dealing with cleanup or repair, may work extra hours. In order for severe weather conditions to reduce the estimate of payroll employment, employees have to be off work without pay for the entire pay period. About half of all employees in the payroll survey have a 2-week, semi-monthly, or monthly pay period. Employees who receive pay for any part of the pay period, even 1 hour, are counted in the payroll employment figures. It is not possible to quantify the effect of extreme weather on estimates of employment from the establishment survey. In the household survey, the reference period is generally the calendar week that includes the 12th of the month. Persons who miss the entire week’s work for weather-related events are counted as employed whether or not they are paid for the time off. The household survey collects data on the number of persons who usually work full time but had reduced hours, or had a job but were not at work the entire week, due to bad weather. Current and historical data are available on the household survey’s most requested statistics page at http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?ln. 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 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 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The establishment survey provides information on employment, hours, and earnings of employees on nonfarm payrolls; the data appear in the "B" tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. BLS collects these data each month from the payroll records of a sample of nonagricultural business establishments. The sample includes about 140,000 businesses and government agencies representing approximately 410,000 worksites and is drawn from a sampling frame of roughly 8.9 million unemployment insurance tax accounts. The active sample includes approximately one-third of all nonfarm payroll employees. For both surveys, the data for a given month relate to a particular week or pay period. In the household survey, the reference period is generally the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month. In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week. Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population. Based on responses to a series of questions on work and job search activities, each person 16 years and over in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid employees during the reference week; worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours in a family business or farm. People are also counted as employed if they were temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather, vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons. People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following criteria: they had no employment during the reference week; they were available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons laid off from a job and expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The unemployment data derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits. The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor force. The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the labor force. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the employed as a percent of the population. Additional information about the household survey can be found at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm. Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn from private nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as from federal, state, and local government entities. Employees on nonfarm payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay period, including persons on paid leave. Persons are counted in each job they hold. Hours and earnings data are produced for the private sector for all employees and for production and nonsupervisory employees. Production and nonsupervisory employees are defined as production and related employees in manufacturing and mining and logging, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in private service-providing industries. Industries are classified on the basis of an establishment's principal activity in accordance with the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Additional information about the establishment survey can be found at www.bls.gov/ces/#technical. 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 are counted separately for each appearance. Seasonal adjustment Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo regularly occurring fluctuations. These events may result from seasonal changes in weather, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very large. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on the level of a series can be tempered by adjusting for regular seasonal variation. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in employment or increases in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. For example, in the household survey, the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined. Similarly, in the establishment survey, payroll employment in education declines by about 20 percent at the end of the spring term and later rises with the start of the fall term, obscuring the underlying employment trends in the industry. Because seasonal employment changes at the end and beginning of the school year can be estimated, the statistics can be adjusted to make underlying employment patterns more discernable. The seasonally adjusted figures provide a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in monthto-month economic activity. Many seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the household and establishment surveys. However, the adjusted series for many major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most major sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major agesex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more detailed age categories. For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated each month using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the current month. In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to adjust only the current month's data. In the establishment survey, however, new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent monthly estimates. The prior 2 months are routinely revised to incorporate additional sample reports and recalculated seasonal adjustment factors. In both surveys, 5-year revisions to historical data are made once a year. Reliability of the estimates Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the "true" population values they represent. The 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 90percent 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 nonfarm employment from the establishment survey is on the order of plus or minus 100,000. Suppose the estimate of nonfarm employment increases by 50,000 from one month to the next. The 90percent confidence interval on the monthly change would range from -50,000 to +150,000 (50,000 +/- 100,000). 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 nonfarm employment had, in fact, increased that month. If, however, the reported nonfarm employment rise was 250,000, then all of the values within the 90-percent confidence interval would be greater than zero. In this case, it is likely (at least a 90-percent chance) that nonfarm employment had, in fact, risen that month. At an unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment as measured by the household survey is about +/- 280,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- 0.19 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 also is improved when the data are cumulated over time, such as for quarterly and annual averages. The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling error, which can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2 months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. It is only after two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final. Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business births. The first component excludes employment losses from business deaths from samplebased estimation in order to offset the missing employment gains from business births. This is incorporated into the sample-based estimation procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of business, but imputing to them the same employment trend as the other firms in the sample. This procedure accounts for most of the net birth/death employment. The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the residual net birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation. The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was derived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past 5 years. The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program. The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a rough proxy for total survey error. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in the classification of industries. Over the past decade, absolute benchmark revisions for total nonfarm employment have averaged 0.3 percent, with a range from -0.7 to 0.6 percent. Other information Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age Feb. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 Feb. 2010 Oct. 2010 Nov. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236,998 153,194 64.6 137,203 57.9 15,991 10.4 83,804 6,086 238,704 152,536 63.9 137,599 57.6 14,937 9.8 86,168 6,643 238,851 152,635 63.9 138,093 57.8 14,542 9.5 86,216 6,405 236,998 153,558 64.8 138,698 58.5 14,860 9.7 83,440 6,111 238,530 153,960 64.5 139,084 58.3 14,876 9.7 84,570 6,279 238,715 153,950 64.5 138,909 58.2 15,041 9.8 84,765 6,248 238,889 153,690 64.3 139,206 58.3 14,485 9.4 85,199 6,471 238,704 153,186 64.2 139,323 58.4 13,863 9.0 85,518 6,410 238,851 153,246 64.2 139,573 58.4 13,673 8.9 85,605 6,410 Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,735 81,488 71.0 71,566 62.4 9,923 12.2 33,247 115,828 81,103 70.0 72,307 62.4 8,796 10.8 34,725 115,907 81,360 70.2 72,796 62.8 8,564 10.5 34,548 114,735 81,580 71.1 72,884 63.5 8,696 10.7 33,155 115,542 82,000 71.0 73,470 63.6 8,530 10.4 33,542 115,640 81,986 70.9 73,337 63.4 8,649 10.5 33,653 115,731 81,845 70.7 73,600 63.6 8,245 10.1 33,886 115,828 81,544 70.4 73,800 63.7 7,744 9.5 34,284 115,907 81,720 70.5 74,122 63.9 7,598 9.3 34,187 Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,100 78,678 74.2 69,606 65.6 9,072 11.5 27,422 107,203 78,346 73.1 70,360 65.6 7,986 10.2 28,857 107,292 78,672 73.3 70,842 66.0 7,829 10.0 28,620 106,100 78,568 74.1 70,707 66.6 7,861 10.0 27,531 107,007 79,016 73.8 71,365 66.7 7,651 9.7 27,991 107,114 78,980 73.7 71,130 66.4 7,849 9.9 28,134 107,216 78,906 73.6 71,480 66.7 7,426 9.4 28,310 107,203 78,506 73.2 71,589 66.8 6,917 8.8 28,698 107,292 78,795 73.4 71,954 67.1 6,841 8.7 28,497 Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,263 71,706 58.6 65,638 53.7 6,068 8.5 50,557 122,876 71,433 58.1 65,292 53.1 6,141 8.6 51,443 122,944 71,275 58.0 65,297 53.1 5,978 8.4 51,668 122,263 71,978 58.9 65,813 53.8 6,164 8.6 50,285 122,988 71,960 58.5 65,613 53.3 6,346 8.8 51,028 123,075 71,964 58.5 65,572 53.3 6,392 8.9 51,112 123,158 71,845 58.3 65,605 53.3 6,240 8.7 51,313 122,876 71,642 58.3 65,523 53.3 6,119 8.5 51,234 122,944 71,526 58.2 65,451 53.2 6,075 8.5 51,418 Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113,886 68,940 60.5 63,459 55.7 5,481 8.0 44,947 114,637 68,842 60.1 63,300 55.2 5,542 8.1 45,795 114,714 68,728 59.9 63,277 55.2 5,451 7.9 45,986 113,886 69,026 60.6 63,516 55.8 5,509 8.0 44,861 114,704 69,018 60.2 63,400 55.3 5,618 8.1 45,687 114,801 69,151 60.2 63,385 55.2 5,766 8.3 45,651 114,894 69,027 60.1 63,428 55.2 5,599 8.1 45,867 114,637 68,839 60.0 63,392 55.3 5,447 7.9 45,798 114,714 68,802 60.0 63,319 55.2 5,483 8.0 45,912 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,012 5,577 32.8 4,139 24.3 1,438 25.8 11,436 16,863 5,348 31.7 3,939 23.4 1,409 26.3 11,516 16,845 5,235 31.1 3,974 23.6 1,262 24.1 11,610 17,012 5,964 35.1 4,475 26.3 1,490 25.0 11,048 16,819 5,927 35.2 4,319 25.7 1,607 27.1 10,893 16,800 5,820 34.6 4,393 26.2 1,426 24.5 10,980 16,780 5,757 34.3 4,298 25.6 1,460 25.4 11,022 16,863 5,841 34.6 4,341 25.7 1,500 25.7 11,022 16,845 5,649 33.5 4,300 25.5 1,350 23.9 11,196 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age WHITE Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ASIAN Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. Feb. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 Feb. 2010 Oct. 2010 Nov. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 191,552 124,790 65.1 112,712 58.8 12,079 9.7 66,762 192,516 123,696 64.3 112,754 58.6 10,942 8.8 68,820 192,601 123,848 64.3 113,066 58.7 10,782 8.7 68,752 191,552 124,957 65.2 113,958 59.5 10,999 8.8 66,595 192,527 124,914 64.9 113,975 59.2 10,940 8.8 67,612 192,641 124,824 64.8 113,728 59.0 11,096 8.9 67,817 192,749 124,700 64.7 114,079 59.2 10,620 8.5 68,049 192,516 124,192 64.5 114,197 59.3 9,995 8.0 68,325 192,601 124,237 64.5 114,330 59.4 9,907 8.0 68,364 65,128 74.7 58,183 66.7 6,945 10.7 64,551 73.5 58,584 66.7 5,968 9.2 64,866 73.8 58,939 67.1 5,926 9.1 64,994 74.6 59,104 67.8 5,890 9.1 65,215 74.3 59,425 67.7 5,790 8.9 65,088 74.1 59,137 67.3 5,951 9.1 65,041 74.0 59,484 67.7 5,557 8.5 64,673 73.6 59,586 67.8 5,086 7.9 64,919 73.9 59,860 68.1 5,059 7.8 55,087 60.3 51,032 55.8 4,055 7.4 54,728 59.6 50,791 55.3 3,937 7.2 54,685 59.6 50,772 55.3 3,913 7.2 55,054 60.2 51,053 55.9 4,001 7.3 54,846 59.7 50,835 55.3 4,012 7.3 54,953 59.7 50,817 55.2 4,136 7.5 54,914 59.7 50,920 55.3 3,994 7.3 54,686 59.6 50,878 55.4 3,808 7.0 54,677 59.5 50,816 55.3 3,860 7.1 4,575 35.2 3,497 26.9 1,078 23.6 4,417 34.3 3,380 26.2 1,037 23.5 4,297 33.4 3,354 26.1 943 21.9 4,909 37.8 3,802 29.3 1,108 22.6 4,853 37.8 3,715 29.0 1,138 23.4 4,783 37.3 3,775 29.5 1,008 21.1 4,746 37.1 3,676 28.7 1,070 22.5 4,833 37.5 3,732 29.0 1,100 22.8 4,641 36.1 3,654 28.4 987 21.3 28,559 17,599 61.6 14,752 51.7 2,847 16.2 10,960 28,947 17,757 61.3 14,819 51.2 2,938 16.5 11,190 28,976 17,680 61.0 14,922 51.5 2,758 15.6 11,296 28,559 17,763 62.2 14,952 52.4 2,811 15.8 10,796 28,831 17,946 62.2 15,127 52.5 2,818 15.7 10,885 28,865 18,020 62.4 15,142 52.5 2,878 16.0 10,845 28,896 17,958 62.1 15,119 52.3 2,839 15.8 10,939 28,947 17,857 61.7 15,048 52.0 2,809 15.7 11,090 28,976 17,865 61.7 15,124 52.2 2,741 15.3 11,112 7,971 69.1 6,448 55.9 1,523 19.1 8,070 68.5 6,589 55.9 1,481 18.4 8,014 67.9 6,608 56.0 1,406 17.5 7,994 69.3 6,574 57.0 1,420 17.8 8,072 69.0 6,763 57.8 1,309 16.2 8,099 69.1 6,753 57.6 1,346 16.6 8,106 69.1 6,764 57.6 1,341 16.5 8,054 68.3 6,723 57.1 1,331 16.5 8,053 68.2 6,745 57.2 1,309 16.2 8,995 62.7 7,934 55.3 1,062 11.8 9,086 62.5 7,911 54.4 1,175 12.9 9,095 62.5 7,956 54.6 1,140 12.5 9,076 63.3 7,975 55.6 1,101 12.1 9,173 63.3 7,998 55.2 1,176 12.8 9,228 63.6 8,017 55.2 1,211 13.1 9,204 63.3 7,993 55.0 1,211 13.2 9,146 62.9 7,966 54.8 1,179 12.9 9,185 63.1 7,993 54.9 1,192 13.0 633 23.6 371 13.8 262 41.4 601 22.9 319 12.2 282 46.9 571 21.8 358 13.7 212 37.2 693 25.9 403 15.0 290 41.8 700 26.5 366 13.9 334 47.7 693 26.3 372 14.1 321 46.3 648 24.6 361 13.7 287 44.2 658 25.1 359 13.7 299 45.4 627 23.9 386 14.7 241 38.4 11,020 11,351 11,345 – – – – – – HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age — Continued [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 2010 7,074 64.2 6,483 58.8 592 8.4 3,946 Jan. 2011 7,354 64.8 6,846 60.3 509 6.9 3,997 Feb. 2011 7,351 64.8 6,850 60.4 502 6.8 3,994 Feb. 2010 Oct. 2010 – – – – – – – Nov. 2010 – – – – – – – Dec. 2010 – – – – – – – Jan. 2011 – – – – – – – Feb. 2011 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. - Data not available. NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 Feb. 2010 Oct. 2010 Nov. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 33,335 22,582 67.7 19,554 58.7 3,027 13.4 10,753 34,001 22,714 66.8 19,711 58.0 3,003 13.2 11,287 34,079 22,373 65.7 19,580 57.5 2,793 12.5 11,706 33,335 22,639 67.9 19,849 59.5 2,791 12.3 10,695 34,014 22,814 67.1 19,936 58.6 2,878 12.6 11,201 34,102 22,915 67.2 19,899 58.4 3,016 13.2 11,188 34,188 22,868 66.9 19,906 58.2 2,962 13.0 11,320 34,001 22,823 67.1 20,099 59.1 2,724 11.9 11,178 34,079 22,519 66.1 19,912 58.4 2,606 11.6 11,561 12,863 83.0 11,128 71.8 1,735 13.5 12,865 81.8 11,196 71.2 1,669 13.0 12,844 81.5 11,282 71.6 1,562 12.2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 8,743 59.9 7,759 53.1 984 11.3 8,892 59.7 7,873 52.9 1,019 11.5 8,645 57.9 7,685 51.5 960 11.1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 976 30.2 667 20.7 308 31.6 957 28.3 642 19.0 315 32.9 884 26.1 613 18.1 271 30.6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. - Data not available. NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Educational attainment Seasonally adjusted Feb. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 Feb. 2010 Oct. 2010 Nov. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 Less than a high school diploma Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................... . Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed........................................ . Unemployment rate............................. . 11,415 45.8 9,369 37.6 2,046 17.9 11,437 45.3 9,545 37.8 1,892 16.5 11,045 44.4 9,293 37.4 1,752 15.9 11,561 46.4 9,772 39.2 1,789 15.5 11,800 47.0 9,995 39.8 1,805 15.3 11,803 46.6 9,955 39.3 1,848 15.7 11,758 46.0 9,963 39.0 1,795 15.3 11,383 45.1 9,770 38.7 1,613 14.2 11,317 45.5 9,749 39.2 1,568 13.9 High school graduates, no college1 Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................... . Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed........................................ . Unemployment rate............................. . 39,089 62.4 34,425 54.9 4,664 11.9 37,747 60.7 33,724 54.2 4,023 10.7 37,806 60.7 33,750 54.2 4,056 10.7 38,639 61.7 34,567 55.2 4,072 10.5 38,051 61.6 34,225 55.4 3,826 10.1 37,824 61.1 34,035 55.0 3,789 10.0 38,203 60.9 34,465 54.9 3,738 9.8 37,513 60.3 33,972 54.6 3,541 9.4 37,525 60.3 33,965 54.6 3,560 9.5 Some college or associate degree Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................... . Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed........................................ . Unemployment rate............................. . 36,793 70.6 33,685 64.7 3,108 8.4 36,701 70.0 33,591 64.0 3,109 8.5 36,928 69.7 33,916 64.0 3,012 8.2 36,594 70.3 33,706 64.7 2,889 7.9 37,120 70.0 33,972 64.0 3,148 8.5 37,037 69.8 33,832 63.8 3,205 8.7 36,809 70.2 33,821 64.5 2,988 8.1 36,841 70.2 33,878 64.6 2,963 8.0 36,784 69.5 33,919 64.1 2,865 7.8 Bachelor’s degree and higher2 Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................... . Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed........................................ . Unemployment rate............................. . 45,598 76.8 43,313 73.0 2,285 5.0 46,288 76.4 44,226 73.0 2,062 4.5 46,520 76.8 44,495 73.4 2,025 4.4 45,677 76.9 43,436 73.2 2,241 4.9 46,132 76.1 43,971 72.6 2,161 4.7 46,322 76.6 43,952 72.7 2,370 5.1 46,312 76.9 44,095 73.2 2,217 4.8 46,263 76.4 44,322 73.2 1,941 4.2 46,591 76.9 44,588 73.6 2,003 4.3 1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 2 Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Total Employment status, veteran status, and period of service Feb. 2010 Men Feb. 2011 Feb. 2010 Women Feb. 2011 Feb. 2010 Feb. 2011 VETERANS, 18 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,152 11,875 53.6 10,751 48.5 1,124 9.5 10,277 21,763 11,427 52.5 10,376 47.7 1,051 9.2 10,336 20,376 10,807 53.0 9,767 47.9 1,040 9.6 9,569 19,967 10,250 51.3 9,301 46.6 949 9.3 9,717 1,776 1,068 60.1 983 55.4 85 7.9 708 1,796 1,177 65.5 1,075 59.8 102 8.7 619 Gulf War-era II veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,078 1,696 81.6 1,484 71.4 212 12.5 382 2,337 1,906 81.6 1,667 71.3 239 12.5 431 1,747 1,464 83.8 1,283 73.4 181 12.4 283 1,920 1,607 83.7 1,394 72.6 213 13.3 313 331 232 70.1 201 60.7 31 13.4 99 417 300 71.9 274 65.6 26 8.7 117 Gulf War-era I veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,927 2,548 87.0 2,321 79.3 226 8.9 379 2,939 2,477 84.3 2,280 77.6 197 8.0 462 2,507 2,226 88.8 2,014 80.4 212 9.5 281 2,485 2,126 85.6 1,954 78.6 172 8.1 359 420 322 76.6 307 73.1 15 4.5 98 454 351 77.2 326 71.6 25 7.2 103 World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,153 4,118 36.9 3,785 33.9 332 8.1 7,036 10,626 3,701 34.8 3,385 31.9 316 8.5 6,925 10,782 4,001 37.1 3,673 34.1 327 8.2 6,781 10,295 3,578 34.8 3,273 31.8 305 8.5 6,717 372 117 31.4 112 30.1 5 4.3 255 331 123 37.0 112 33.8 11 8.7 209 Veterans of other service periods Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,994 3,514 58.6 3,161 52.7 353 10.1 2,480 5,861 3,344 57.0 3,044 51.9 299 9.0 2,517 5,341 3,116 58.3 2,797 52.4 319 10.3 2,225 5,267 2,940 55.8 2,680 50.9 259 8.8 2,328 653 397 60.9 364 55.7 34 8.5 256 594 404 68.0 364 61.3 40 9.9 190 NONVETERANS, 18 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205,915 139,527 67.8 125,152 60.8 14,375 10.3 66,389 208,204 139,606 67.1 126,562 60.8 13,044 9.3 68,598 89,856 69,824 77.7 61,215 68.1 8,609 12.3 20,032 91,410 70,315 76.9 62,932 68.8 7,382 10.5 21,096 116,059 69,703 60.1 63,936 55.1 5,766 8.3 46,357 116,794 69,292 59.3 63,630 54.5 5,662 8.2 47,502 NOTE: Veterans served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the selected wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-6. Employment status of the civilian population by sex, age, and disability status, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Persons with a disability Employment status, sex, and age Feb. 2010 Feb. 2011 Persons with no disability Feb. 2010 Feb. 2011 TOTAL, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...................................................... . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate..................................................................... . Employed............................................................................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed.......................................................................... . Unemployment rate............................................................... . Not in labor force....................................................................... . 26,899 5,887 21.9 5,076 18.9 811 13.8 21,012 27,179 5,592 20.6 4,730 17.4 862 15.4 21,587 210,100 147,308 70.1 132,127 62.9 15,181 10.3 62,792 211,672 147,043 69.5 133,363 63.0 13,680 9.3 64,629 Men, 16 to 64 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate..................................................................... . Employed............................................................................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed.......................................................................... . Unemployment rate............................................................... . Not in labor force....................................................................... . 2,741 37.6 2,294 31.5 447 16.3 4,545 2,510 34.2 2,085 28.4 425 16.9 4,839 75,106 82.7 65,913 72.6 9,193 12.2 15,706 74,988 82.2 67,091 73.5 7,897 10.5 16,280 Women, 16 to 64 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate..................................................................... . Employed............................................................................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed.......................................................................... . Unemployment rate............................................................... . Not in labor force....................................................................... . 2,329 30.9 2,022 26.9 306 13.2 5,199 2,203 29.3 1,834 24.3 370 16.8 5,328 66,343 71.4 60,809 65.4 5,534 8.3 26,586 65,944 70.7 60,526 64.9 5,418 8.2 27,357 Both sexes, 65 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate..................................................................... . Employed............................................................................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed.......................................................................... . Unemployment rate............................................................... . Not in labor force....................................................................... . 817 6.8 760 6.3 58 7.1 11,267 879 7.1 811 6.6 67 7.7 11,421 5,859 22.2 5,405 20.5 454 7.7 20,500 6,110 22.5 5,746 21.2 365 6.0 20,992 NOTE: A person with a disability has at least one of the following conditions: is deaf or has serious difficulty hearing; is blind or has serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses; has serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition; has serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs; has difficulty dressing or bathing; or has difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Total Employment status and nativity Feb. 2010 Men Feb. 2011 Feb. 2010 Women Feb. 2011 Feb. 2010 Feb. 2011 Foreign born, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,315 23,854 67.5 21,102 59.8 2,752 11.5 11,461 36,026 23,958 66.5 21,614 60.0 2,344 9.8 12,068 17,683 14,098 79.7 12,365 69.9 1,734 12.3 3,584 17,781 14,061 79.1 12,673 71.3 1,388 9.9 3,720 17,633 9,756 55.3 8,737 49.5 1,019 10.4 7,877 18,245 9,897 54.2 8,942 49.0 956 9.7 8,348 Native born, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 201,683 129,341 64.1 116,102 57.6 13,239 10.2 72,342 202,825 128,676 63.4 116,478 57.4 12,198 9.5 74,148 97,053 67,390 69.4 59,201 61.0 8,189 12.2 29,663 98,126 67,299 68.6 60,123 61.3 7,176 10.7 30,828 104,630 61,950 59.2 56,901 54.4 5,050 8.2 42,680 104,698 61,378 58.6 56,355 53.8 5,023 8.2 43,321 NOTE: The foreign born are those residing in the United States who were not U.S. citizens at birth. That is, they were born outside the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam, to parents neither of whom was a U.S. citizen. The native born are persons who were born in the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam or who were born abroad of at least one parent who was a U.S. citizen. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-8. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Category CLASS OF WORKER Agriculture and related industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wage and salary workers1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . Unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonagricultural industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wage and salary workers1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private households........................... . Other industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . Unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME2 All industries Part time for economic reasons3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonagricultural industries Part time for economic reasons3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seasonally adjusted Feb. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 Feb. 2010 Oct. 2010 Nov. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 2,132 1,261 849 22 135,071 126,091 21,297 104,794 666 104,127 8,900 80 2,100 1,263 819 18 135,499 126,882 20,626 106,255 610 105,645 8,526 91 2,097 1,233 849 15 135,996 127,336 20,985 106,351 688 105,663 8,573 87 2,311 1,360 909 – 136,527 127,449 21,281 106,093 – 105,387 8,995 – 2,348 1,446 823 – 136,797 127,852 20,717 107,100 – 106,470 8,862 – 2,185 1,385 771 – 136,752 127,728 20,600 107,146 – 106,516 8,832 – 2,176 1,384 775 – 137,001 128,043 20,759 107,303 – 106,665 8,783 – 2,256 1,390 861 – 137,088 128,151 20,740 107,409 – 106,774 8,864 – 2,255 1,340 889 – 137,443 128,664 20,933 107,681 – 106,965 8,688 – 9,282 6,708 2,252 18,718 9,187 6,513 2,373 18,048 8,749 6,051 2,402 18,669 8,793 6,188 2,174 18,326 9,100 6,174 2,564 18,230 8,960 6,025 2,557 18,326 8,931 6,011 2,568 18,184 8,407 5,771 2,510 17,929 8,340 5,630 2,415 18,220 9,108 6,584 2,237 18,387 9,027 6,415 2,358 17,675 8,633 5,974 2,388 18,321 8,659 6,085 2,169 17,987 8,991 6,108 2,534 17,848 8,822 5,941 2,555 17,929 8,789 5,911 2,542 17,829 8,242 5,661 2,513 17,552 8,248 5,558 2,383 17,835 1 Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated. 2 Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the survey reference week and excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs for the entire week. 3 Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for an economic reason such as slack work or unfavorable business conditions, inability to find full-time work, or seasonal declines in demand. 4 Refers to persons who usually work part time for noneconomic reasons such as childcare problems, family or personal obligations, school or training, retirement or Social Security limits on earnings, and other reasons. This excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as vacations, holidays, illness, and bad weather. - Data not available. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-9. Selected employment indicators [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Characteristic Seasonally adjusted Feb. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 Feb. 2010 Oct. 2010 Nov. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 AGE AND SEX Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137,203 4,139 1,301 2,838 133,064 12,273 120,792 93,348 29,831 30,375 33,142 27,444 137,599 3,939 1,225 2,713 133,660 12,573 121,087 92,980 30,065 30,107 32,807 28,106 138,093 3,974 1,155 2,819 134,119 12,664 121,455 93,017 30,110 30,156 32,751 28,437 138,698 4,475 1,453 3,039 134,223 12,575 121,557 94,047 30,138 30,607 33,302 27,510 139,084 4,319 1,434 2,894 134,764 12,774 121,910 94,011 30,323 30,650 33,037 27,899 138,909 4,393 1,440 2,961 134,515 12,774 121,744 93,723 30,214 30,527 32,982 28,021 139,206 4,298 1,434 2,869 134,908 12,713 122,196 93,962 30,345 30,447 33,170 28,234 139,323 4,341 1,406 2,939 134,982 12,941 122,026 93,758 30,438 30,373 32,946 28,268 139,573 4,300 1,311 3,000 135,274 12,954 122,245 93,764 30,412 30,409 32,943 28,481 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,566 1,960 583 1,377 69,606 6,116 63,490 49,198 15,992 16,218 16,988 14,292 72,307 1,947 608 1,339 70,360 6,484 63,876 49,251 16,254 16,148 16,849 14,625 72,796 1,953 562 1,391 70,842 6,513 64,329 49,491 16,347 16,240 16,904 14,839 72,884 2,177 686 1,489 70,707 6,314 64,361 49,947 16,298 16,437 17,213 14,414 73,470 2,106 660 1,443 71,365 6,542 64,803 50,209 16,434 16,573 17,202 14,594 73,337 2,206 688 1,524 71,130 6,502 64,617 49,970 16,331 16,543 17,096 14,648 73,600 2,121 695 1,420 71,480 6,568 64,904 50,117 16,428 16,522 17,168 14,787 73,800 2,211 717 1,471 71,589 6,784 64,789 50,005 16,542 16,394 17,070 14,784 74,122 2,168 668 1,495 71,954 6,715 65,179 50,247 16,627 16,477 17,143 14,932 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,638 2,179 718 1,461 63,459 6,157 57,302 44,150 13,839 14,157 16,154 13,152 65,292 1,992 617 1,374 63,300 6,090 57,210 43,729 13,811 13,959 15,959 13,481 65,297 2,021 593 1,428 63,277 6,151 57,125 43,527 13,764 13,916 15,847 13,598 65,813 2,297 767 1,550 63,516 6,260 57,196 44,100 13,840 14,170 16,089 13,096 65,613 2,214 774 1,452 63,400 6,232 57,106 43,801 13,889 14,077 15,836 13,305 65,572 2,187 752 1,437 63,385 6,272 57,127 43,753 13,883 13,983 15,887 13,374 65,605 2,177 739 1,449 63,428 6,145 57,292 43,845 13,917 13,925 16,003 13,447 65,523 2,130 689 1,468 63,392 6,157 57,237 43,752 13,897 13,979 15,877 13,485 65,451 2,132 644 1,506 63,319 6,239 57,065 43,517 13,785 13,931 15,800 13,549 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women who maintain families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,951 35,286 8,445 42,492 34,615 8,686 42,658 34,579 8,499 43,210 35,207 – 43,301 34,553 – 43,130 34,543 – 43,081 34,612 – 42,915 34,571 – 42,957 34,496 – FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part-time workers2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109,100 28,103 110,373 27,226 110,731 27,361 111,013 27,514 111,585 27,433 111,187 27,594 111,744 27,394 112,356 26,901 112,660 26,878 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percent of total employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,161 5.2 6,621 4.8 6,882 5.0 7,041 5.1 6,679 4.8 6,734 4.8 6,950 5.0 6,840 4.9 6,764 4.8 SELF-EMPLOYMENT Self-employed workers, incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,356 9,749 5,208 9,345 5,221 9,421 – 9,905 – 9,684 – 9,603 – 9,559 – 9,724 – 9,577 1 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week. 2 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week. - Data not available. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted Characteristic Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates Feb. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 Feb. 2010 Oct. 2010 Nov. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 AGE AND SEX Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 17 years................................... . 18 to 19 years................................... . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years................................... . 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 years and over............................ . 14,860 1,490 579 941 13,370 2,379 10,995 8,873 3,284 2,915 2,674 2,106 13,863 1,500 541 960 12,363 2,315 10,028 8,036 3,112 2,416 2,507 2,022 13,673 1,350 531 820 12,323 2,352 10,013 8,049 3,146 2,436 2,467 1,962 9.7 25.0 28.5 23.6 9.1 15.9 8.3 8.6 9.8 8.7 7.4 7.1 9.7 27.1 30.3 24.7 9.0 15.3 8.2 8.5 9.9 7.9 7.8 7.2 9.8 24.5 24.9 24.2 9.2 15.9 8.4 8.7 10.4 7.7 8.1 7.2 9.4 25.4 27.1 24.5 8.8 15.3 8.1 8.5 10.1 7.8 7.5 6.9 9.0 25.7 27.8 24.6 8.4 15.2 7.6 7.9 9.3 7.4 7.1 6.7 8.9 23.9 28.8 21.5 8.3 15.4 7.6 7.9 9.4 7.4 7.0 6.4 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............................ . 8,696 835 304 559 7,861 1,434 6,429 5,217 1,975 1,687 1,555 1,213 7,744 827 295 533 6,917 1,281 5,648 4,511 1,790 1,344 1,377 1,137 7,598 757 267 493 6,841 1,315 5,565 4,428 1,743 1,327 1,358 1,137 10.7 27.7 30.7 27.3 10.0 18.5 9.1 9.5 10.8 9.3 8.3 7.8 10.4 29.4 33.8 26.8 9.7 16.5 8.9 9.1 10.4 8.2 8.6 8.3 10.5 26.6 28.5 25.5 9.9 18.1 9.0 9.3 10.9 7.9 9.2 8.0 10.1 27.8 29.0 27.4 9.4 16.9 8.6 8.9 10.6 7.9 8.3 7.2 9.5 27.2 29.1 26.6 8.8 15.9 8.0 8.3 9.8 7.6 7.5 7.1 9.3 25.9 28.5 24.8 8.7 16.4 7.9 8.1 9.5 7.5 7.3 7.1 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 over1 .......................... . 6,164 655 276 381 5,509 946 4,565 3,657 1,309 1,228 1,119 911 6,119 673 247 427 5,447 1,033 4,380 3,525 1,323 1,072 1,130 906 6,075 593 264 327 5,483 1,036 4,448 3,621 1,403 1,109 1,109 825 8.6 22.2 26.4 19.7 8.0 13.1 7.4 7.7 8.6 8.0 6.5 6.5 8.8 24.8 27.0 22.6 8.1 13.9 7.5 7.9 9.4 7.5 6.9 5.9 8.9 22.3 21.2 22.8 8.3 13.5 7.7 8.1 9.8 7.5 6.9 6.2 8.7 22.8 25.2 21.5 8.1 13.5 7.5 7.9 9.5 7.6 6.6 5.8 8.5 24.0 26.4 22.5 7.9 14.4 7.1 7.5 8.7 7.1 6.6 6.3 8.5 21.8 29.1 17.8 8.0 14.2 7.2 7.7 9.2 7.4 6.6 5.7 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women who maintain families1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,173 2,272 1,112 2,666 2,036 1,268 2,641 1,964 1,273 6.8 6.1 11.6 6.9 5.7 12.4 6.9 5.8 13.0 6.6 5.6 12.0 5.8 5.6 12.7 5.8 5.4 13.0 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part-time workers3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,070 1,835 12,063 1,793 11,798 1,873 10.5 6.3 10.5 6.3 10.7 5.8 10.2 6.0 9.7 6.2 9.5 6.5 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs. 3 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Reason Feb. 2010 Jan. 2011 Seasonally adjusted Feb. 2011 Feb. 2010 Oct. 2010 Nov. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,664 2,100 8,564 7,129 1,435 874 3,449 1,005 9,520 1,825 7,695 6,097 1,599 935 3,332 1,150 9,212 1,718 7,495 6,005 1,489 888 3,338 1,103 9,493 1,541 7,953 6,636 1,317 878 3,444 1,220 9,070 1,293 7,777 6,254 1,523 854 3,498 1,278 9,471 1,430 8,042 6,425 1,617 864 3,427 1,269 8,923 1,402 7,521 5,995 1,526 914 3,408 1,311 8,519 1,249 7,270 5,879 1,391 910 3,357 1,351 8,334 1,270 7,064 5,671 1,393 898 3,352 1,337 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not on temporary layoff........................... . Job leavers............................................ . Reentrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New entrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.7 13.1 53.6 5.5 21.6 6.3 63.7 12.2 51.5 6.3 22.3 7.7 63.4 11.8 51.5 6.1 23.0 7.6 63.1 10.2 52.9 5.8 22.9 8.1 61.7 8.8 52.9 5.8 23.8 8.7 63.0 9.5 53.5 5.8 22.8 8.4 61.3 9.6 51.7 6.3 23.4 9.0 60.3 8.8 51.4 6.4 23.7 9.6 59.9 9.1 50.7 6.4 24.1 9.6 UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers............................................ . Reentrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New entrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.0 0.6 2.3 0.7 6.2 0.6 2.2 0.8 6.0 0.6 2.2 0.7 6.2 0.6 2.2 0.8 5.9 0.6 2.3 0.8 6.2 0.6 2.2 0.8 5.8 0.6 2.2 0.9 5.6 0.6 2.2 0.9 5.4 0.6 2.2 0.9 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Duration Feb. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 Seasonally adjusted Feb. 2010 Oct. 2010 Nov. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Less than 5 weeks.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 weeks and over................................... . 15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,607 4,139 9,245 2,959 6,286 3,181 3,267 8,489 2,182 6,307 2,263 3,801 8,478 2,420 6,058 2,729 3,380 8,834 2,703 6,131 2,659 3,427 8,734 2,500 6,234 2,824 3,336 8,843 2,515 6,328 2,725 3,184 8,647 2,205 6,441 2,678 3,016 8,495 2,285 6,210 2,390 3,094 8,172 2,179 5,993 Average (mean) duration, in weeks1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Median duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.3 19.6 35.5 19.9 36.7 20.6 29.8 19.6 33.9 21.3 33.9 21.7 34.2 22.4 36.9 21.8 37.1 21.2 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 weeks and over................................... . 15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.3 25.9 57.8 18.5 39.3 21.3 21.9 56.8 14.6 42.2 15.6 26.1 58.3 16.6 41.7 18.3 22.6 59.1 18.1 41.0 17.9 23.1 58.9 16.9 42.1 18.8 22.2 58.9 16.8 42.2 18.7 21.9 59.4 15.2 44.3 18.9 21.3 59.9 16.1 43.8 17.5 22.7 59.8 16.0 43.9 1 Beginning in January 2011, this series reflects a change to the collection of data on unemployment duration. For more information, see www.bls.gov/cps/duration.htm. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-13. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Employed Occupation Total, 16 years and over1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management, professional, and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . Management, business, and financial operations occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service occupations................................................. . Sales and office occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office and administrative support occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........................................................ . Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction and extraction occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations............ . Production, transportation, and material moving occupations........................................................ . Production occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and material moving occupations............. . Unemployed Unemployment rates Feb. 2010 Feb. 2011 Feb. 2010 Feb. 2011 Feb. 2010 Feb. 2011 137,203 52,324 138,093 52,557 15,991 2,637 14,542 2,435 10.4 4.8 9.5 4.4 21,573 30,752 24,133 33,118 15,081 18,037 21,256 31,301 23,758 33,220 15,367 17,853 1,165 1,471 2,878 3,465 1,704 1,761 1,089 1,346 2,846 3,180 1,523 1,657 5.1 4.6 10.7 9.5 10.2 8.9 4.9 4.1 10.7 8.7 9.0 8.5 12,407 856 6,819 4,732 12,676 911 6,868 4,897 3,259 252 2,457 549 2,568 255 1,938 374 20.8 22.7 26.5 10.4 16.8 21.9 22.0 7.1 15,220 7,404 7,816 15,882 7,908 7,973 2,720 1,343 1,377 2,356 1,105 1,251 15.2 15.4 15.0 12.9 12.3 13.6 1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Effective with January 2011 data, occupations reflect the introduction of the 2010 Census occupational classification system into the Current Population Survey, or household survey. This classification system is derived from the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2011 are not strictly comparable with earlier years. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-14. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted Industry and class of worker Total, 16 years and over1 ............................................................... . Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction.................................... . Construction.......................................................................... . Manufacturing........................................................................ . Durable goods..................................................................... . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale and retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ . Professional and business services............................................... . Education and health services..................................................... . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers......................... . Government workers................................................................... . Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates Feb. 2010 Feb. 2011 Feb. 2010 Feb. 2011 15,991 13,142 79 2,440 1,814 1,276 538 2,071 591 300 708 1,740 1,200 1,597 603 285 880 680 14,542 11,641 41 1,883 1,492 989 503 1,889 499 205 636 1,469 1,198 1,783 546 270 927 601 10.4 11.1 10.7 27.1 12.1 13.6 9.7 10.0 10.5 10.0 7.5 12.0 5.6 12.7 9.9 18.8 4.0 6.5 9.5 9.9 5.6 21.8 9.9 10.5 8.9 9.2 9.0 6.7 6.9 10.1 5.6 13.8 8.9 18.4 4.2 5.9 1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-15. Alternative measures of labor underutilization [Percent] Not seasonally adjusted Measure U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other persons marginally attached to the labor force, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-6 Total unemployed, plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force................................................. . Seasonally adjusted Feb. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 Feb. 2010 Oct. 2010 Nov. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 6.0 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.3 7.0 6.2 6.0 6.2 5.9 6.2 5.8 5.6 5.4 10.4 9.8 9.5 9.7 9.7 9.8 9.4 9.0 8.9 11.1 10.4 10.1 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.2 9.6 9.5 11.9 11.4 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.2 10.9 10.7 10.5 17.9 17.3 16.7 16.8 17.0 17.0 16.7 16.1 15.9 NOTE: Persons marginally attached to the labor force are those who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the past 12 months. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for work. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-16. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Total Category Feb. 2010 Men Feb. 2011 Feb. 2010 Women Feb. 2011 Feb. 2010 Feb. 2011 NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE Total not in the labor force............................................ . Persons who currently want a job. . . . ............................. . Marginally attached to the labor force1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discouraged workers2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other persons marginally attached to the labor force3 . . . . 83,804 6,086 2,527 1,204 1,323 86,216 6,405 2,730 1,020 1,710 33,247 2,974 1,433 762 671 34,548 3,036 1,447 592 854 50,557 3,113 1,094 442 652 51,668 3,369 1,283 427 855 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percent of total employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary job full time, secondary job part time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary and secondary jobs both part time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary and secondary jobs both full time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hours vary on primary or secondary job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,161 5.2 3,735 1,842 290 1,271 6,882 5.0 3,573 1,855 222 1,197 3,454 4.8 2,027 546 181 684 3,364 4.6 1,964 618 142 628 3,707 5.6 1,708 1,296 108 587 3,518 5.4 1,609 1,236 80 569 1 Data refer to persons who want a job, have searched for work during the prior 12 months, and were available to take a job during the reference week, but had not looked for work in the past 4 weeks. 2 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for reasons such as thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination. 3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibilities, ill health, and transportation problems, as well as a number for whom reason for nonparticipation was not determined. 4 Includes a small number of persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Industry Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seasonally adjusted Feb. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011p Feb. 2011p Feb. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011p Feb. 2011p 127,746 104,981 17,087 131,050 108,464 17,714 128,183 106,076 17,299 128,999 106,503 17,326 129,246 106,772 17,667 130,260 108,008 17,797 130,323 108,076 17,832 130,515 108,298 17,902 Change from: Jan.2011 Feb.2011p 192 222 70 Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oil and gas extraction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining, except oil and gas1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coal mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Support activities for mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 659 48.1 610.7 155.3 189.8 78.6 265.6 733 46.9 686.1 161.4 201.7 83.8 323.0 724 46.8 676.7 162.4 195.1 83.2 319.2 727 47.5 679.4 163.0 195.8 83.1 320.6 672 49.0 623.1 156.2 199.8 78.6 267.1 734 47.2 686.7 161.6 205.6 83.2 319.5 738 48.0 689.6 163.1 204.8 83.1 321.7 742 48.4 693.3 164.0 205.7 83.2 323.6 4 0.4 3.7 0.9 0.9 0.1 1.9 Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction of buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonresidential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heavy and civil engineering construction. . . . . . . Specialty trade contractors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential specialty trade contractors. . . . . . . Nonresidential specialty trade contractors. . . . 5,088 1,162.7 545.8 616.9 699.1 3,226.5 1,382.8 1,843.7 5,387 1,215.1 558.6 656.5 792.6 3,379.1 1,410.1 1,969.0 5,065 1,156.6 527.8 628.8 721.8 3,187.0 1,337.7 1,849.3 5,070 1,144.9 526.0 618.9 724.4 3,201.0 1,342.0 1,859.0 5,533 1,234.9 584.3 650.6 808.6 3,489.2 1,505.4 1,983.8 5,498 1,222.1 563.0 659.1 834.2 3,441.2 1,441.9 1,999.3 5,476 1,218.2 562.1 656.1 830.7 3,427.2 1,448.6 1,978.6 5,509 1,218.4 564.3 654.1 835.2 3,454.9 1,459.6 1,995.3 33 0.2 2.2 -2.0 4.5 27.7 11.0 16.7 Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,340 11,594 11,510 11,529 11,462 11,565 11,618 11,651 33 Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wood products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmetallic mineral products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machinery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computer and electronic products1 . . . . . . . . . . Computer and peripheral equipment. . . . . . . Communication equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Semiconductors and electronic components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic instruments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electrical equipment and appliances. . . . . . . . . Transportation equipment1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicles and parts2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furniture and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,932 330.8 353.9 349.4 1,245.7 973.8 1,090.9 158.7 116.8 7,146 335.7 362.7 368.8 1,316.1 1,013.6 1,114.2 166.4 119.5 7,132 332.3 351.9 368.7 1,318.1 1,016.1 1,114.9 167.4 119.6 7,154 333.7 352.7 371.1 1,318.9 1,024.4 1,115.3 169.9 117.8 6,994 342.5 373.4 350.7 1,255.0 976.9 1,093.5 159.1 116.0 7,126 337.4 367.5 368.2 1,312.5 1,010.2 1,111.1 166.1 119.0 7,187 341.2 370.0 369.8 1,323.6 1,019.6 1,116.1 167.9 119.2 7,217 344.3 371.9 373.3 1,330.4 1,028.8 1,117.4 170.3 117.3 30 3.1 1.9 3.5 6.8 9.2 1.3 2.4 -1.9 364.1 406.3 353.8 1,313.3 660.8 356.1 564.3 376.6 406.8 368.5 1,340.5 683.5 349.4 576.5 377.6 405.7 368.3 1,343.7 687.0 346.6 571.4 378.3 404.3 367.8 1,350.3 693.3 346.4 573.5 365.3 407.6 355.0 1,317.9 662.2 360.9 567.7 375.5 406.2 367.7 1,329.8 674.2 350.3 571.2 377.8 406.6 368.8 1,351.7 694.2 352.3 574.0 379.2 405.7 369.0 1,355.1 695.2 351.7 575.0 1.4 -0.9 0.2 3.4 1.0 -0.6 1.0 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,408 1,413.8 176.9 119.0 118.1 160.5 27.3 395.6 490.4 108.5 787.3 610.3 4,448 1,453.7 180.0 119.5 116.8 156.6 28.5 397.6 479.2 110.8 780.5 624.3 4,378 1,421.2 174.8 118.7 114.7 155.0 27.8 395.9 469.2 105.1 771.0 624.4 4,375 1,416.1 175.2 119.6 114.3 156.8 28.9 395.2 467.9 106.7 772.3 622.2 4,468 1,447.8 183.0 119.9 119.7 161.0 27.7 397.4 493.6 113.4 788.8 615.9 4,439 1,444.9 182.4 119.8 116.3 157.6 28.5 396.8 476.2 113.0 777.5 626.1 4,431 1,444.6 179.8 119.8 115.5 158.1 28.2 396.3 473.6 111.3 773.4 630.4 4,434 1,448.3 181.5 120.4 115.7 156.9 29.0 396.7 471.3 112.1 774.0 628.3 3 3.7 1.7 0.6 0.2 -1.2 0.8 0.4 -2.3 0.8 0.6 -2.1 Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,894 90,750 88,777 89,177 89,105 90,211 90,244 90,396 152 Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,147 25,322 24,543 24,391 24,525 24,746 24,740 24,767 27 Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic markets and agents and brokers.. . 5,390.8 2,693.2 1,902.2 795.4 5,495.5 2,742.1 1,941.3 812.1 5,438.7 2,723.6 1,912.1 803.0 5,448.4 2,732.3 1,913.7 802.4 5,443.1 2,712.1 1,930.5 800.5 5,479.5 2,736.0 1,935.5 808.0 5,489.0 2,742.7 1,938.8 807.5 5,500.7 2,752.4 1,940.3 808.0 11.7 9.7 1.5 0.5 Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle and parts dealers1 . . . . . . . . . . . . Automobile dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furniture and home furnishings stores. . . . . . . 14,117.4 1,586.3 991.1 432.2 14,939.3 1,638.2 1,019.3 456.9 14,378.4 1,622.4 1,011.6 439.8 14,203.8 1,631.9 1,017.2 428.2 14,383.5 1,611.7 1,000.8 437.5 14,447.2 1,648.1 1,021.4 435.8 14,477.8 1,652.1 1,024.1 435.3 14,469.7 1,656.8 1,026.4 434.2 -8.1 4.7 2.3 -1.1 See footnotes at end of table. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail — Continued [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Feb. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011p Feb. 2011p Feb. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011p Feb. 2011p Change from: Jan.2011 Feb.2011p Electronics and appliance stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . Building material and garden supply stores.. . Food and beverage stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health and personal care stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clothing and clothing accessories stores. . . . . Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General merchandise stores1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Department stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous store retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonstore retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489.9 1,092.2 2,779.3 976.9 802.7 1,308.1 529.0 1,082.5 2,840.7 988.4 811.3 1,533.8 504.6 1,061.0 2,802.4 970.8 803.5 1,413.0 492.9 1,066.4 2,785.3 971.4 800.2 1,365.2 491.0 1,137.5 2,807.7 981.4 815.1 1,357.2 503.2 1,112.0 2,814.1 970.9 816.1 1,405.4 500.2 1,114.0 2,816.4 972.2 814.6 1,414.0 495.5 1,108.4 2,814.0 975.3 812.6 1,417.4 -4.7 -5.6 -2.4 3.1 -2.0 3.4 595.7 2,891.5 1,444.3 755.7 406.9 657.9 3,181.8 1,651.2 774.3 444.5 617.7 2,982.8 1,513.9 743.9 416.5 594.3 2,918.6 1,450.4 742.5 406.9 604.5 2,960.4 1,482.7 765.5 414.0 601.5 2,972.8 1,484.2 753.9 413.4 601.6 2,985.6 1,493.4 756.2 415.6 601.6 2,986.7 1,488.9 752.1 415.1 0.0 1.1 -4.5 -4.1 -0.5 Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rail transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Truck transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transit and ground passenger transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pipeline transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scenic and sightseeing transportation. . . . . . . . Support activities for transportation. . . . . . . . . . . Couriers and messengers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warehousing and storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,085.5 461.5 209.5 58.1 1,199.9 4,338.1 467.0 218.8 64.4 1,254.7 4,178.5 467.6 217.2 63.0 1,227.4 4,190.0 468.5 217.7 63.1 1,231.6 4,143.2 464.3 210.8 61.7 1,235.0 4,268.4 467.7 218.5 64.7 1,255.9 4,224.0 468.9 218.9 65.3 1,255.0 4,246.0 469.5 218.9 66.4 1,266.2 22.0 0.6 0.0 1.1 11.2 429.6 43.5 20.2 531.2 515.2 616.8 461.3 42.3 22.1 544.3 623.7 639.5 453.5 42.6 19.4 541.1 523.7 623.0 455.9 42.5 20.5 547.5 517.4 625.3 419.7 43.5 27.2 534.4 521.4 625.2 445.2 42.3 26.7 542.0 573.6 631.8 444.3 42.4 27.0 546.1 526.9 629.2 446.3 42.4 27.4 550.4 525.5 633.0 2.0 0.0 0.4 4.3 -1.4 3.8 Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552.9 549.5 547.3 548.4 554.9 551.2 549.1 550.1 1.0 Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publishing industries, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . Motion picture and sound recording industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broadcasting, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data processing, hosting and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other information services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,724 761.7 2,706 759.9 2,660 753.5 2,677 755.5 2,731 763.7 2,694 756.9 2,685 756.3 2,685 757.8 0 1.5 366.3 293.2 921.3 372.8 297.0 888.4 351.8 295.3 876.3 364.6 295.7 877.6 370.7 294.5 918.6 372.6 295.7 881.8 370.9 296.0 877.1 369.9 296.7 874.9 -1.0 0.7 -2.2 243.6 137.5 242.4 145.8 236.3 146.7 236.0 148.0 245.1 138.0 241.0 145.7 238.2 146.8 237.5 148.1 -0.7 1.3 Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monetary authorities - central bank. . . . . . . . . . . Credit intermediation and related activities1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Depository credit intermediation1 . . . . . . . . . . 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. . . . . 7,615 5,700.9 20.6 7,625 5,692.2 21.2 7,559 5,665.1 21.0 7,568 5,668.9 20.8 7,657 5,705.6 20.7 7,617 5,681.5 21.2 7,605 5,677.1 21.0 7,608 5,672.3 21.0 3 -4.8 0.0 2,547.4 1,728.8 1,304.9 2,553.7 1,744.8 1,317.4 2,542.8 1,744.9 1,316.9 2,544.7 1,744.1 1,316.0 2,546.3 1,730.4 1,304.8 2,549.0 1,741.9 1,316.4 2,544.9 1,743.6 1,316.1 2,542.9 1,744.1 1,315.8 -2.0 0.5 -0.3 796.5 2,249.6 86.8 1,914.3 1,385.5 503.5 25.3 804.3 2,226.7 86.3 1,932.9 1,396.5 511.0 25.4 803.1 2,211.2 87.0 1,893.4 1,368.3 499.7 25.4 804.7 2,211.5 87.2 1,899.2 1,374.3 499.6 25.3 797.7 2,254.1 86.8 1,951.7 1,406.7 519.4 25.6 803.1 2,221.7 86.5 1,935.3 1,395.0 515.0 25.3 804.9 2,219.0 87.3 1,928.2 1,390.1 512.5 25.6 805.6 2,215.4 87.4 1,935.4 1,394.8 515.2 25.4 0.7 -3.6 0.1 7.2 4.7 2.7 -0.2 16,286 7,499.3 1,105.9 1,041.8 1,260.8 17,034 7,523.1 1,118.3 894.7 1,281.4 16,598 7,510.2 1,106.7 976.5 1,261.1 16,729 7,573.5 1,104.6 1,019.5 1,261.6 16,544 7,413.5 1,112.6 897.3 1,280.8 16,902 7,469.4 1,113.7 881.8 1,278.5 16,937 7,476.2 1,114.2 876.4 1,279.0 16,984 7,486.2 1,111.3 874.1 1,282.1 47 10.0 -2.9 -2.3 3.1 1,424.9 1,471.7 1,466.7 1,473.6 1,427.6 1,464.9 1,471.9 1,476.1 4.2 979.4 1,843.3 6,943.6 1,020.6 1,877.3 7,633.4 1,001.2 1,864.4 7,223.4 1,011.3 1,866.2 7,289.6 988.7 1,851.7 7,278.4 1,008.1 1,873.3 7,559.6 1,013.5 1,873.2 7,587.4 1,020.1 1,874.1 7,623.8 6.6 0.9 36.4 Industry Retail trade - Continued Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and technical services1 . . . . . . . . . . . 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail — Continued [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Feb. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011p Feb. 2011p Feb. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011p Feb. 2011p Change from: Jan.2011 Feb.2011p Administrative and support services1 . . . . . . . . Employment services1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Business support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Services to buildings and dwellings. . . . . . . . Waste management and remediation services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,602.1 2,463.5 1,857.8 809.7 1,574.0 7,275.2 2,974.6 2,314.3 824.1 1,689.0 6,870.8 2,694.7 2,067.7 804.7 1,605.6 6,937.6 2,749.9 2,102.8 810.9 1,604.3 6,928.4 2,609.4 1,976.2 806.7 1,737.5 7,199.8 2,843.6 2,207.2 805.2 1,765.0 7,227.6 2,863.4 2,202.3 805.5 1,771.4 7,262.7 2,892.0 2,217.8 808.7 1,769.9 35.1 28.6 15.5 3.2 -1.5 341.5 358.2 352.6 352.0 350.0 359.8 359.8 361.1 1.3 Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ambulatory health care services1 . . . . . . . . . Offices of physicians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outpatient care centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home health care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nursing and residential care facilities1 . . . . Nursing care facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social assistance1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Child day care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,498 3,253.9 16,243.9 13,643.8 5,891.5 2,303.6 587.2 1,053.9 4,665.7 3,086.6 1,640.6 2,600.1 861.3 19,921 3,291.9 16,629.5 13,951.4 6,065.8 2,343.1 613.1 1,103.4 4,715.1 3,170.5 1,680.2 2,678.1 870.2 19,667 3,116.0 16,551.1 13,891.6 6,033.3 2,328.0 611.3 1,098.6 4,705.2 3,153.1 1,670.7 2,659.5 867.5 19,919 3,330.6 16,588.3 13,921.3 6,054.0 2,327.7 614.4 1,106.8 4,701.7 3,165.6 1,668.3 2,667.0 869.7 19,399 3,118.9 16,280.5 13,687.7 5,910.2 2,307.5 588.3 1,062.2 4,675.1 3,102.4 1,649.5 2,592.8 847.6 19,760 3,179.5 16,580.6 13,922.4 6,051.3 2,330.0 611.4 1,102.3 4,708.0 3,163.1 1,674.8 2,658.2 856.6 19,784 3,191.1 16,592.4 13,931.1 6,056.9 2,331.3 613.1 1,105.5 4,708.9 3,165.3 1,676.0 2,661.3 859.2 19,824 3,195.1 16,628.6 13,965.4 6,073.8 2,332.8 615.7 1,113.0 4,711.0 3,180.6 1,677.4 2,663.2 856.5 40 4.0 36.2 34.3 16.9 1.5 2.6 7.5 2.1 15.3 1.4 1.9 -2.7 Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . Performing arts and spectator sports. . . . . . . . . Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks. . . Amusements, gambling, and recreation. . . . . . Accommodation and food services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food services and drinking places. . . . . . . . . . . 12,359 1,695.2 365.8 114.9 1,214.5 10,663.4 1,660.1 9,003.3 12,749 1,735.7 393.5 119.8 1,222.4 11,012.9 1,701.9 9,311.0 12,406 1,655.9 356.0 115.3 1,184.6 10,749.9 1,677.0 9,072.9 12,508 1,687.9 373.4 116.1 1,198.4 10,820.4 1,690.9 9,129.5 12,932 1,894.1 396.1 127.3 1,370.7 11,038.0 1,738.0 9,300.0 13,074 1,896.4 410.5 127.2 1,358.7 11,177.4 1,763.3 9,414.1 13,071 1,886.7 402.3 127.4 1,357.0 11,183.8 1,768.0 9,415.8 13,092 1,892.2 407.3 128.0 1,356.9 11,199.3 1,770.9 9,428.4 21 5.5 5.0 0.6 -0.1 15.5 2.9 12.6 Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repair and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Personal and laundry services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Membership associations and organizations. . . . 5,265 1,114.3 1,250.5 2,900.5 5,393 1,134.4 1,268.4 2,990.6 5,344 1,130.6 1,248.3 2,965.0 5,385 1,140.3 1,256.8 2,988.3 5,317 1,125.9 1,265.6 2,925.3 5,418 1,142.3 1,271.6 3,004.1 5,422 1,148.8 1,267.9 3,005.0 5,436 1,150.7 1,271.8 3,013.4 14 1.9 3.9 8.4 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. . . . . . . . . . . 22,765 2,848.0 2,184.9 662.6 5,261.0 2,491.7 2,768.8 14,656.0 8,370.2 6,285.7 22,586 2,846.0 2,200.0 646.2 5,250.0 2,513.6 2,736.1 14,490.0 8,266.1 6,223.5 22,107 2,834.0 2,189.0 645.3 5,047.0 2,318.9 2,727.8 14,226.0 8,047.6 6,178.8 22,496 2,826.0 2,196.2 630.2 5,242.0 2,518.6 2,723.0 14,428.0 8,248.2 6,179.5 22,474 2,872.0 2,205.1 666.8 5,143.0 2,362.7 2,780.2 14,459.0 8,058.5 6,400.0 22,252 2,853.0 2,210.0 643.4 5,140.0 2,392.6 2,747.3 14,259.0 7,951.8 6,307.3 22,247 2,856.0 2,212.9 642.9 5,139.0 2,397.2 2,741.3 14,252.0 7,950.9 6,301.4 22,217 2,856.0 2,220.4 635.6 5,127.0 2,392.2 2,735.0 14,234.0 7,939.2 6,295.1 -30 0.0 7.5 -7.3 -12.0 -5.0 -6.3 -18.0 -11.7 -6.3 Industry Administrative and waste services - Continued 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. 2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. 3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Feb. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011p Feb. 2011p AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS Total private............................................................................. . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................................. . Nondurable goods.............................................................. . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade...................................................................... . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities........................................................................... . Information......................................................................... . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services..................................................................... . 34.0 39.0 43.0 36.9 39.7 40.0 39.4 33.0 34.1 37.8 31.4 37.9 40.6 36.4 36.8 35.2 32.8 25.7 31.5 34.2 39.7 43.5 38.0 40.3 40.6 39.9 33.1 34.5 38.3 31.5 38.7 41.3 36.4 37.0 35.6 32.7 25.8 31.6 34.2 39.6 43.9 37.3 40.4 40.6 39.9 33.1 34.4 38.4 31.3 38.8 41.7 36.5 37.0 35.6 32.7 25.8 31.6 34.2 39.8 43.4 38.0 40.5 40.8 40.0 33.1 34.5 38.4 31.4 38.9 41.4 36.5 37.0 35.6 32.6 25.9 31.6 AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS Manufacturing........................................................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods................................................................... . 2.8 2.6 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.4 Industry p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings Industry Feb. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011p Feb. 2011p Total private................................................ . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade......................................... . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities.............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. . Information............................................ . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services........................................ . $22.48 23.97 27.08 25.19 23.22 24.75 20.79 22.13 19.56 26.10 15.51 20.85 32.12 30.14 27.01 27.20 22.72 13.09 20.09 $22.77 24.20 27.59 25.33 23.46 24.98 20.99 22.44 19.76 26.17 15.63 21.21 32.78 31.06 27.45 27.34 23.29 13.12 20.46 $22.86 24.40 27.96 25.43 23.70 25.23 21.17 22.50 19.84 26.27 15.67 21.25 33.19 31.14 27.54 27.37 23.35 13.19 20.47 $22.87 24.27 27.86 25.39 23.52 24.99 21.09 22.54 19.87 26.29 15.69 21.33 33.10 31.33 27.57 27.46 23.41 13.16 20.53 p Preliminary Feb. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011p Feb. 2011p $ 764.32 $ 778.73 $ 781.81 $ 782.15 934.83 960.74 966.24 965.95 1,164.44 1,200.17 1,227.44 1,209.12 929.51 962.54 948.54 964.82 921.83 945.44 957.48 952.56 990.00 1,014.19 1,024.34 1,019.59 819.13 837.50 844.68 843.60 730.29 742.76 744.75 746.07 667.00 681.72 682.50 685.52 986.58 1,002.31 1,008.77 1,009.54 487.01 492.35 490.47 492.67 790.22 820.83 824.50 829.74 1,304.07 1,353.81 1,384.02 1,370.34 1,097.10 1,130.58 1,136.61 1,143.55 993.97 1,015.65 1,018.98 1,020.09 957.44 973.30 974.37 977.58 745.22 761.58 763.55 763.17 336.41 338.50 340.30 340.84 632.84 646.54 646.85 648.75 ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-4. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted [2007=100] Index of aggregate weekly hours1 Index of aggregate weekly payrolls2 Industry Feb. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011p Feb. 2011p Percent change from: Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction................................. . Manufacturing............................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade.......................... . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services...... . Education and health services. . . . ........ . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.0 78.5 90.8 70.4 81.9 78.8 87.9 94.4 90.9 89.8 91.7 89.9 97.5 90.8 92.8 91.6 103.6 94.8 92.8 92.6 80.5 100.3 72.0 83.8 81.5 88.4 95.9 92.8 91.6 92.4 94.5 98.5 89.6 92.9 94.6 105.2 96.2 94.9 92.6 80.5 101.8 70.4 84.4 82.2 88.2 95.9 92.5 92.0 92.0 93.8 99.0 89.5 92.7 94.8 105.3 96.2 94.9 92.8 81.2 101.2 72.1 84.9 82.9 88.5 96.1 92.9 92.2 92.3 94.5 98.5 89.5 92.8 95.1 105.2 96.7 95.2 0.2 0.9 -0.6 2.4 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.7 -0.5 0.0 0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.5 0.3 Feb. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011p Feb. 2011p Percent change from: Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011p 97.5 85.0 98.7 77.0 88.4 86.6 92.7 101.3 95.7 97.8 94.0 95.1 103.4 97.4 97.9 100.9 110.2 100.1 105.8 100.5 88.0 111.1 79.2 91.5 90.4 94.2 104.3 98.7 100.0 95.5 101.8 106.7 99.0 99.5 104.8 114.7 101.9 110.1 101.0 88.7 114.3 77.8 93.1 92.1 94.8 104.6 98.8 100.8 95.3 101.1 108.6 99.2 99.7 105.2 115.2 102.4 110.3 101.2 89.0 113.2 79.6 92.8 92.0 94.7 104.9 99.3 101.1 95.7 102.3 107.7 99.8 99.8 105.8 115.4 102.7 110.9 0.2 0.3 -1.0 2.3 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.2 -0.8 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.5 1 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment. 2 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment. p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-5. Employment of women on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Women employees (in thousands) Percent of all employees Industry Feb. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011p Feb. 2011p Feb. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011p Feb. 2011p Total nonfarm.............. . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing..................................... . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing...................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities................................. . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality............................ . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,577 51,757 4,109 95 741 3,273 1,729 1,544 47,648 10,029 1,646.3 7,248.5 993.0 141.1 1,118 4,524 7,406 14,977 6,778 2,816 12,820 64,657 52,016 4,063 99 714 3,250 1,719 1,531 47,953 9,979 1,644.2 7,183.9 1,015.2 135.4 1,094 4,458 7,518 15,215 6,821 2,868 12,641 64,671 52,034 4,064 102 712 3,250 1,723 1,527 47,970 10,003 1,648.3 7,213.4 1,006.4 134.7 1,092 4,451 7,504 15,224 6,828 2,868 12,637 64,726 52,098 4,065 103 714 3,248 1,725 1,523 48,033 10,019 1,651.7 7,222.1 1,011.1 134.2 1,088 4,438 7,537 15,247 6,832 2,872 12,628 50.0 48.5 23.3 14.1 13.4 28.6 24.7 34.6 53.5 40.9 30.2 50.4 24.0 25.4 40.9 59.1 44.8 77.2 52.4 53.0 57.0 49.6 48.2 22.8 13.5 13.0 28.1 24.1 34.5 53.2 40.3 30.0 49.7 23.8 24.6 40.6 58.5 44.5 77.0 52.2 52.9 56.8 49.6 48.1 22.8 13.8 13.0 28.0 24.0 34.5 53.2 40.4 30.0 49.8 23.8 24.5 40.7 58.5 44.3 77.0 52.2 52.9 56.8 49.6 48.1 22.7 13.9 13.0 27.9 23.9 34.3 53.1 40.5 30.0 49.9 23.8 24.4 40.5 58.3 44.4 76.9 52.2 52.8 56.8 p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 [In thousands] Industry Feb. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011p Feb. 2011p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing....... . . . . . . . . . . . ..................................................... . Mining and logging.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction.......................................................................... . Manufacturing........................................................................ . Durable goods..................................................................... . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities................................................. . Wholesale trade................................................................... . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing................................................ . Utilities.............................................................................. . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ . Professional and business services............................................... . Education and health services..................................................... . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,975 12,712 494 4,179 8,039 4,778 3,261 75,263 20,795 4,385.3 12,361.5 3,601.3 446.9 2,183 5,926 13,529 17,001 11,395 4,434 88,974 12,808 553 4,162 8,093 4,865 3,228 76,166 20,915 4,383.6 12,434.9 3,657.4 439.2 2,166 5,845 13,861 17,328 11,514 4,537 89,031 12,841 555 4,156 8,130 4,907 3,223 76,190 20,922 4,392.5 12,456.2 3,636.3 436.9 2,160 5,832 13,898 17,345 11,490 4,543 89,202 12,900 557 4,182 8,161 4,936 3,225 76,302 20,934 4,403.3 12,450.6 3,642.6 437.9 2,161 5,826 13,941 17,365 11,519 4,556 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 Feb. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011p Feb. 2011p AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS Total private............................................................................. . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................................. . Nondurable goods.............................................................. . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade...................................................................... . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities........................................................................... . Information......................................................................... . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services..................................................................... . 33.2 39.4 43.5 37.1 40.4 40.5 40.2 32.1 33.0 37.7 30.0 36.3 41.6 36.4 36.0 34.9 32.2 24.8 30.6 33.5 40.5 44.9 38.6 41.3 41.6 40.7 32.3 33.6 38.2 30.5 37.7 42.2 36.1 36.3 35.3 32.1 24.7 30.7 33.4 40.2 46.0 37.6 41.1 41.4 40.5 32.3 33.5 38.3 30.3 37.4 42.4 36.2 36.4 35.1 32.1 24.6 30.7 33.5 40.5 45.3 38.5 41.2 41.6 40.7 32.3 33.6 38.4 30.3 37.9 42.1 36.1 36.3 35.2 32.2 24.7 30.7 AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS Manufacturing........................................................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods................................................................... . 3.5 3.4 3.6 4.0 4.1 3.9 4.0 4.1 3.9 4.2 4.3 4.0 Industry 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings Industry Feb. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011p Feb. 2011p Total private................................................ . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade......................................... . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities.............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. . Information............................................ . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services........................................ . $18.93 20.14 23.67 23.12 18.48 19.71 16.66 18.68 16.73 21.37 13.18 19.09 29.86 25.63 21.31 22.69 19.85 11.31 16.95 $19.23 20.49 24.02 23.44 18.80 20.03 16.91 18.97 16.97 21.79 13.36 19.28 30.13 26.09 21.63 22.84 20.42 11.31 17.24 $19.33 20.56 24.09 23.50 18.92 20.15 17.00 19.07 17.06 21.91 13.37 19.52 30.16 26.20 21.72 23.03 20.49 11.33 17.27 $19.33 20.60 24.19 23.52 18.94 20.16 17.03 19.06 17.09 21.91 13.37 19.60 30.18 25.99 21.60 23.05 20.49 11.34 17.27 Feb. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011p Feb. 2011p $ 628.48 $ 644.21 $ 645.62 $ 647.56 793.52 829.85 826.51 834.30 1,029.65 1,078.50 1,108.14 1,095.81 857.75 904.78 883.60 905.52 746.59 776.44 777.61 780.33 798.26 833.25 834.21 838.66 669.73 688.24 688.50 693.12 599.63 612.73 615.96 615.64 552.09 570.19 571.51 574.22 805.65 832.38 839.15 841.34 395.40 407.48 405.11 405.11 692.97 726.86 730.05 742.84 1,242.18 1,271.49 1,278.78 1,270.58 932.93 941.85 948.44 938.24 767.16 785.17 790.61 784.08 791.88 806.25 808.35 811.36 639.17 655.48 657.73 659.78 280.49 279.36 278.72 280.10 518.67 529.27 530.19 530.19 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-9. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 [2002=100] Index of aggregate weekly hours2 Index of aggregate weekly payrolls3 Industry Feb. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011p Feb. 2011p Percent change from: Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction................................. . Manufacturing............................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade.......................... . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services...... . Education and health services. . . . ........ . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.6 76.5 114.2 77.6 74.5 72.7 77.2 103.3 95.7 97.4 93.9 98.4 95.1 90.7 102.1 105.8 118.1 103.6 95.2 99.6 79.3 131.9 80.4 76.7 76.0 77.4 105.2 98.0 98.6 96.0 103.8 94.8 89.3 101.5 109.7 120.0 104.2 97.7 99.4 78.9 135.7 78.2 76.7 76.3 76.9 105.2 97.7 99.1 95.5 102.4 94.8 89.3 101.6 109.3 120.1 103.6 97.8 99.8 79.8 134.1 80.6 77.2 77.1 77.3 105.4 98.1 99.6 95.5 103.9 94.3 89.1 101.2 110.0 120.6 104.3 98.1 0.4 1.1 -1.2 3.1 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.0 1.5 -0.5 -0.2 -0.4 0.6 0.4 0.7 0.3 Feb. 2010 Dec. 2010 Jan. 2011p Feb. 2011p Percent change from: Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011p 123.4 94.4 157.2 96.9 90.1 89.5 90.9 132.3 114.2 122.6 106.0 119.2 118.5 115.1 134.5 142.9 154.1 133.0 117.5 128.0 99.5 184.3 101.8 94.3 95.1 92.5 136.8 118.6 126.6 109.9 126.9 119.2 115.3 135.8 149.0 161.1 133.9 122.7 128.3 99.3 190.1 99.3 94.9 96.0 92.4 137.6 118.9 127.9 109.5 126.8 119.3 115.8 136.4 149.8 161.8 133.3 123.1 129.0 100.7 188.6 102.4 95.6 97.1 93.1 137.7 119.5 128.5 109.4 129.2 118.8 114.6 135.2 150.8 162.5 134.3 123.5 0.5 1.4 -0.8 3.1 0.7 1.1 0.8 0.1 0.5 0.5 -0.1 1.9 -0.4 -1.0 -0.9 0.7 0.4 0.8 0.3 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. 2 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment. 3 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment. p Preliminary
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