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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION – JANUARY 2010
The unemployment rate fell from 10.0 to 9.7 percent in January, and nonfarm payroll employment
was essentially unchanged (-20,000), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment
fell in construction and in transportation and warehousing, while temporary help services and retail trade
added jobs.

Household Survey Data
In January, the number of unemployed persons decreased to 14.8 million, and the unemployment rate
fell by 0.3 percentage point to 9.7 percent. (See table A-1.)

Changes to The Employment Situation Text, Tables, and Data
Several changes to The Employment Situation news release text and tables are being introduced with this release. In addition, establishment survey data have been revised as a
result of the annual benchmarking process and the updating of seasonal adjustment factors. Also, household survey data for January 2010 reflect updated population estimates.
See the notes on pages 4, 5, and 6 for more information about all of these changes.

In January, unemployment rates for most major worker groups—adult men (10.0 percent), teenagers
(26.4 percent), blacks (16.5 percent), and Hispanics (12.6 percent)—showed little change. The jobless
rate for adult women fell to 7.9 percent, and the rate for whites declined to 8.7 percent. The jobless rate
for Asians was 8.4 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
This release includes new household survey tables with information about employment and unemployment of veterans, persons with a disability, and the foreign born. In January, the unemployment rate
of veterans from Gulf War era II (September 2001 to the present) was 12.6 percent, compared with 10.4
percent for nonveterans. Persons with a disability had a higher jobless rate than persons with no disability—15.2 versus 10.4 percent. In addition, the labor force participation rate of persons with a disability was 21.8 percent, compared with 70.1 percent for those without a disability. The unemployment
rate for the foreign born was 11.8 percent, and the rate for the native born was 10.3 percent. (The data in
these new tables are not seasonally adjusted.) (See tables A-5, A-6, and A-7.)
In January, the number of persons unemployed due to job loss decreased by 378,000 to 9.3 million.
Nearly all of this decline occurred among permanent job losers. (See table A-11.)
The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) continued to trend up in
January, reaching 6.3 million. Since the start of the recession in December 2007, the number of longterm unemployed has risen by 5.0 million. (See table A-12.)
In January, the civilian labor force participation rate was little changed at 64.7 percent. The employment-population ratio rose from 58.2 to 58.4 percent. (See table A-1.)
The number of persons who worked part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) fell from 9.2 to 8.3 million in January. 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.)
About 2.5 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force in January, an increase of
409,000 from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the
labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12
months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks
preceding the survey. (See table A-16.)
Among the marginally attached, there were 1.1 million discouraged workers in January, up from
734,000 a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons not
currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The remaining 1.5 million people marginally attached to the labor force had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding
the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities.
Establishment Survey Data
Total nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged in January (-20,000). Job losses continued in construction and in transportation and warehousing, while employment increased in temporary
help services and retail trade. Since the start of the recession in December 2007, payroll employment has
fallen by 8.4 million. Over the last 3 months, however, employment has shown little net change. (See
table B-1.)
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Construction employment declined by 75,000 in January, with nonresidential specialty trade contractors (-48,000) accounting for the majority of the decline. Since December 2007, employment in construction has fallen by 1.9 million.
In January, transportation and warehousing employment fell by 19,000, due to a large job loss among
couriers and messengers (-23,000).
Employment in manufacturing was little changed in January (11,000). After experiencing steep job
losses earlier in the recession, employment declines moderated considerably in the second half of 2009.
In January, job gains in motor vehicles and parts (23,000) and plastics and rubber products (6,000) offset
small job losses elsewhere in the industry.
In January, temporary help services added 52,000 jobs. Since reaching a low point in September 2009,
temporary help services employment has risen by 247,000.
Retail trade employment rose by 42,000 in January, after showing little change in the prior 2 months.
Job gains occurred in January among food stores (14,000), clothing stores (13,000), and general merchandise retailers (10,000).
Health care employment continued to trend up in January. Ambulatory health care services added
15,000 jobs over the month.
In January, the federal government added 33,000 jobs, including 9,000 temporary positions for Census
2010. Employment in state and local governments, excluding education, continued to trend down.
This release includes a new establishment survey table with information about women employees. In
January, women made up 49.9 percent of total nonfarm payroll employment, compared with 48.8 percent when the recession began in December 2007. (See table B-5.)
Also new in this release are data on hours and earnings for all employees in the private sector. The
average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls was up by 0.1 hour to 33.9 hours in
January. The manufacturing workweek for all employees rose by 0.3 hour to 39.9 hours, and factory
overtime increased by 0.1 hour over the month. Since June, the manufacturing workweek has increased
by 1.2 hours. In January, the average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on
private nonfarm payrolls rose by 0.1 hour to 33.3 hours. (See tables B-2 and B-7.)
In January, average hourly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 4
cents, or 0.2 percent, to $22.45. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have risen by 2.0
percent. In January, average hourly earnings of private production and nonsupervisory employees
rose by 5 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $18.89. (See tables B-3 and B-8.)
The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for November was revised from 4,000 to 64,000, and
the change for December was revised from -85,000 to -150,000. Monthly revisions result from additional sample reports and the monthly recalculation of seasonal factors. The annual benchmark process
also contributed to these revisions.
The Employment Situation for February is scheduled to be released on Friday, March 5, 2010,
at 8:30 a.m. (EST).
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Changes to The Employment Situation Text and Tables
Effective with this release, several changes to The Employment Situation news release
text and tables have been introduced. Two new summary tables—one for the household
survey titled "Summary table A" and one for the establishment survey titled "Summary
table B"—replace what previously had been a single table (table A) containing data from
both surveys.
Three new household survey data tables provide information on the employment status of
veterans (table A-5), persons with a disability (table A-6), and the foreign born (table A7). In addition, two new seasonally adjusted series (on permanent job losers and persons
who completed temporary jobs) are being added to table A-11, which shows
unemployment by reason.
The establishment survey data tables (the B tables) have been redesigned to include the
addition of several data series. New data on all employee hours and earnings are being
published for the first time. Data on women employees and production and
nonsupervisory employees are now being published concurrent with the newest-available
establishment survey employment data. Previously, employment data on women were
available with a one-month lag and were not published in The Employment Situation
news release. The Technical Note section of this release has been updated to cover the
new concepts being introduced.
Additional information about these changes, including crosswalks between the old and
new tables, is available at www.bls.gov/bls/upcoming_empsit_changes.htm.

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Revisions to Establishment Survey Data
In accordance with annual practice, the establishment survey data have been revised to reflect comprehensive universe counts of payroll jobs, or benchmarks. These counts are derived principally from unemployment insurance tax records for March 2009. As a result of the benchmark process, all data series
were subject to revision from April 2008 forward, the time period since the last benchmark was established. In addition, with this release, the seasonally adjusted establishment survey data from January
2005 forward were subject to revision due to the introduction of updated seasonal adjustment factors.
Table A presents revised total nonfarm employment data on a seasonally adjusted basis for January
through December 2009. The revised data for April 2009 forward incorporate the effect of applying the
rate of change measured by the sample to the new benchmark level, as well as updated net business
birth/death model adjustments and new seasonal adjustment factors. The November and December 2009
revisions also reflect the routine incorporation of additional sample receipts into the November final and
December second preliminary estimates. The total nonfarm employment level for March 2009 was revised downward by 902,000 (930,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis), or 0.7 percent. The previously
published level for December 2009 was revised downward 1,390,000 (1,363,000 on a seasonally
adjusted basis).
An article that discusses the benchmark and post-benchmark revisions, as well as all revised historical
Current Employment Statistics (CES) data, can be accessed through the CES homepage at
www.bls.gov/ces/. Information on the revisions released today also may be obtained by calling (202)
691-6555.
Table A. Revisions in total nonfarm employment, January-December 2009,
seasonally adjusted
(In thousands)
Level
Year and month

Over-the-month change

As
previously
published

As revised

As
previously
published

134,333
133,652
133,000
132,481
132,178
131,715
131,411
131,257
131,118
130,991
130,995
130,910

133,549
132,823
132,070
131,488
131,141
130,637
130,293
130,082
129,857
129,633
129,697
129,547

-741
-681
-652
-519
-303
-463
-304
-154
-139
-127
4
-85

As revised

Difference

2009
January.......................
February.....................
March..........................
April............................
May.............................
June.............................
July..............................
August........................
September...................
October.......................
November...................
December (p)..............

-779
-726
-753
-582
-347
-504
-344
-211
-225
-224
64
-150

p = preliminary.

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-38
-45
-101
-63
-44
-41
-40
-57
-86
-97
60
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Adjustments to Population Estimates for the Household Survey
Effective with data for January 2010, updated population estimates have been used in the household
survey. Population estimates for the household survey are developed by the U.S. Census Bureau. Each
year, the Census Bureau updates the estimates to reflect new information and assumptions about the
growth of the population during the decade. The change in population reflected in the new estimates
results primarily from adjustments for net international migration, updated vital statistics and other
information, and some methodological changes in the estimation process.
In accordance with usual practice, BLS will not revise the official household survey estimates for
December 2009 and earlier months. To show the impact of the population adjustment, however, differences in selected December 2009 labor force series based on the old and new population estimates
are shown in table B. The adjustment decreased the estimated size of the civilian noninstitutional population in December by 258,000, the civilian labor force by 249,000, and employment by 243,000; the
new population estimates had a negligible impact on unemployment rates and other percentage estimates. Data users are cautioned that these annual population adjustments affect the comparability of
household data series over time. Estimates of large levels, such as total labor force and employment,
are impacted most. Table C shows the effect of the introduction of new population estimates on the
changes in selected labor force measures between December 2009 and January 2010. More detailed
information on the population adjustments and their effect on national labor force estimates are available at www.bls.gov/cps/cps10adj.pdf.

Table B. Effect of the updated population controls on December 2009 estimates by sex,
race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)

Category

Total

Civilian noninstitutional population … -258
Civilian labor force ……………… -249
Employed ……………………… -243
Unemployed ……………………
-5
Unemployment rate …………
.0

Men

Women

-168
-185
-179
-6
.0

-90
-64
-64
0
.0

Black or
Hispanic
African
or
White
Asian
AmeriLatino
can
ethnicity
-274
-235
-222
-13
.0

56
31
22
9
.0

-31
-42
-40
-2
.0

-212
-169
-160
-8
.1

NOTE: Detail for men and women may not sum to totals because of rounding. Estimates for the above race
groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all
races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.

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Table C. December 2009-January 2010 changes in selected labor force measures, with
adjustments for population control effects
(Numbers in thousands)

Category

Civilian noninstitutional population …………
Civilian labor force ……………………
Participation rate ……………………
Employed ……………………………
Employment-population ratio ………
Unemployed …………………………
Unemployment rate ………………

Dec.-Jan.
change, as
published

2010 population
control effect

Dec.-Jan.
change, after
removing the
population
control effect 1

-92
111
.1
541
.2
-430
-.3

-258
-249
.0
-243
.0
-5
.0

166
360
.1
784
.2
-425
-.3

This December-January change is calculated by subtracting the population control effect from the
published over-the-month change.
1

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Category

Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Change from:
Dec. 2009Jan. 2010

Jan.
2010

Employment status
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed................................................................... .
Employment-population ratio.......................................... .
Unemployed................................................................ .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

234,739
154,140
65.7
142,221
60.6
11,919
7.7
80,599

236,743
153,720
64.9
138,381
58.5
15,340
10.0
83,022

236,924
153,059
64.6
137,792
58.2
15,267
10.0
83,865

236,832
153,170
64.7
138,333
58.4
14,837
9.7
83,663

–
–
0.1
–
0.2
–
-0.3
–

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................ .

7.7
7.8
6.4
20.9
7.0
12.8
6.2
9.9

10.0
10.4
8.0
26.8
9.3
15.6
7.3
12.7

10.0
10.2
8.2
27.1
9.0
16.2
8.4
12.9

9.7
10.0
7.9
26.4
8.7
16.5
8.4
12.6

-0.3
-0.2
-0.3
-0.7
-0.3
0.3
–
-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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6.5
12.4
8.1
6.4
3.9

8.5
15.0
10.4
9.0
4.9

8.5
15.3
10.5
9.0
5.0

8.2
15.2
10.1
8.5
4.9

-0.3
-0.1
-0.4
-0.5
-0.1

Reason for unemployment
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Job leavers................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .
Reentrants....................................................................... .
New entrants.................................................................... .

7,251
912
2,792
792

9,965
929
3,221
1,270

9,701
932
3,334
1,270

9,323
914
3,585
1,235

–
–
–
–

Duration of unemployment
Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 to 14 weeks................................................................... .
15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27 weeks and over........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3,633
3,622
2,073
2,689

2,774
3,517
3,075
5,901

2,929
3,486
2,840
6,130

3,008
3,362
2,632
6,313

–
–
–
–

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7,897
5,833
1,689
18,879

9,225
6,684
2,238
18,354

9,165
6,453
2,346
18,364

8,316
5,873
2,295
18,563

–
–
–
–

Persons not in the labor force (not seasonally adjusted)
Marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Discouraged workers... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,130
734

2,323
861

2,486
929

2,539
1,065

–
–

- December - January changes in household data levels are not shown due to the introduction of updated population controls. Over-the-month changes
also 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
Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009p

Jan.
2010p

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

-779
-806
-439
-7
-153
-279
-222
-79.9
-57
-367
-36.6
-71.0
-37.9
-20
-55
-129
-72.3
36
13.3
-39
-16
27

64
75
-33
7
-15
-25
-23
-4.6
-2
108
-6.2
8.8
7.2
-12
2
106
94.7
31
26.1
-21
-6
-11

-150
-123
-54
1
-32
-23
-15
-1.8
-8
-69
-11.8
-18.0
-20.6
-9
-7
20
58.5
26
22.3
-41
-7
-27

-20
-12
-60
4
-75
11
13
22.7
-2
48
-8.6
42.1
-19.0
0
-16
44
52.0
16
17.1
-14
3
-8

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

49.5
47.9
82.4

49.9
48.4
82.4

49.9
48.4
82.4

49.9
48.4
82.4

Category

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

34.2
$ 22.01
$ 752.74
95.1
-0.7
99.8
-0.5

33.9
$ 22.39
$759.02
91.1
0.7
97.2
0.8

33.8
$ 22.41
$ 757.46
90.7
-0.4
96.9
-0.3

33.9
$ 22.45
$761.06
90.9
0.2
97.4
0.5

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

33.3
$ 18.43
$ 613.72
101.8
-0.7
125.3
-0.6

33.2
$ 18.80
$624.16
97.9
0.7
123.0
0.8

33.2
$ 18.84
$ 625.49
97.9
0.0
123.2
0.2

33.3
$ 18.89
$629.04
98.2
0.3
123.9
0.6

DIFFUSION INDEX
(Over 1-month span)5
Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19.7
4.9

46.8
45.7

41.3
40.2

46.8
42.1

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.
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2009 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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 107,000 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 (discouraged workers and other groups not
officially counted as unemployed) are published each month in The Employment Situation news release.

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

Jan.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Jan.
2009

Sept.
2009

Oct.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

234,739
153,445
65.4
140,436
59.8
13,009
8.5
81,293
5,866

236,924
152,693
64.4
137,953
58.2
14,740
9.7
84,231
5,939

236,832
152,957
64.6
136,809
57.8
16,147
10.6
83,876
6,108

234,739
154,140
65.7
142,221
60.6
11,919
7.7
80,599
5,686

236,322
153,927
65.1
138,768
58.7
15,159
9.8
82,396
5,960

236,550
153,854
65.0
138,242
58.4
15,612
10.1
82,696
6,031

236,743
153,720
64.9
138,381
58.5
15,340
10.0
83,022
6,043

236,924
153,059
64.6
137,792
58.2
15,267
10.0
83,865
6,306

236,832
153,170
64.7
138,333
58.4
14,837
9.7
83,663
5,965

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

113,573
81,725
72.0
73,763
64.9
7,962
9.7
31,848

114,728
81,243
70.8
72,258
63.0
8,985
11.1
33,485

114,648
81,238
70.9
71,216
62.1
10,021
12.3
33,410

113,573
82,066
72.3
75,118
66.1
6,948
8.5
31,507

114,411
82,197
71.8
73,120
63.9
9,077
11.0
32,214

114,530
82,184
71.8
72,844
63.6
9,340
11.4
32,346

114,632
81,964
71.5
72,794
63.5
9,171
11.2
32,667

114,728
81,454
71.0
72,499
63.2
8,955
11.0
33,274

114,648
81,290
70.9
72,516
63.3
8,774
10.8
33,358

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

104,902
78,741
75.1
71,556
68.2
7,185
9.1
26,162

106,125
78,392
73.9
70,251
66.2
8,141
10.4
27,733

105,998
78,451
74.0
69,337
65.4
9,113
11.6
27,548

104,902
78,769
75.1
72,625
69.2
6,144
7.8
26,133

105,780
78,977
74.7
70,861
67.0
8,116
10.3
26,803

105,906
79,024
74.6
70,662
66.7
8,362
10.6
26,882

106,018
78,901
74.4
70,662
66.7
8,239
10.4
27,117

106,125
78,402
73.9
70,391
66.3
8,011
10.2
27,723

105,998
78,225
73.8
70,390
66.4
7,835
10.0
27,774

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

121,166
71,721
59.2
66,674
55.0
5,047
7.0
49,445

122,197
71,450
58.5
65,694
53.8
5,756
8.1
50,747

122,185
71,719
58.7
65,593
53.7
6,126
8.5
50,466

121,166
72,074
59.5
67,103
55.4
4,971
6.9
49,092

121,911
71,729
58.8
65,648
53.8
6,081
8.5
50,182

122,020
71,669
58.7
65,398
53.6
6,271
8.8
50,350

122,111
71,756
58.8
65,587
53.7
6,169
8.6
50,355

122,197
71,605
58.6
65,293
53.4
6,312
8.8
50,591

122,185
71,880
58.8
65,817
53.9
6,064
8.4
50,305

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

112,738
68,654
60.9
64,123
56.9
4,531
6.6
44,085

113,832
68,617
60.3
63,430
55.7
5,187
7.6
45,215

113,796
68,991
60.6
63,437
55.7
5,553
8.0
44,806

112,738
68,793
61.0
64,391
57.1
4,402
6.4
43,946

113,522
68,686
60.5
63,280
55.7
5,406
7.9
44,837

113,636
68,687
60.4
63,133
55.6
5,554
8.1
44,949

113,737
68,742
60.4
63,269
55.6
5,473
8.0
44,994

113,832
68,620
60.3
62,998
55.3
5,622
8.2
45,212

113,796
68,949
60.6
63,527
55.8
5,422
7.9
44,848

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17,098
6,051
35.4
4,758
27.8
1,293
21.4
11,047

16,967
5,684
33.5
4,272
25.2
1,412
24.8
11,283

17,038
5,515
32.4
4,034
23.7
1,481
26.9
11,522

17,098
6,578
38.5
5,205
30.4
1,373
20.9
10,519

17,020
6,264
36.8
4,627
27.2
1,637
26.1
10,756

17,008
6,143
36.1
4,448
26.1
1,696
27.6
10,865

16,988
6,077
35.8
4,450
26.2
1,627
26.8
10,911

16,967
6,037
35.6
4,403
25.9
1,634
27.1
10,930

17,038
5,996
35.2
4,416
25.9
1,580
26.4
11,041

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.

Jan.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Jan.
2009

Sept.
2009

Oct.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

190,225
125,099
65.8
115,320
60.6
9,779
7.8
65,126

191,628
124,344
64.9
113,416
59.2
10,928
8.8
67,284

191,454
124,498
65.0
112,546
58.8
11,952
9.6
66,956

190,225
125,524
66.0
116,709
61.4
8,815
7.0
64,701

191,244
125,581
65.7
114,215
59.7
11,366
9.1
65,663

191,394
125,567
65.6
113,754
59.4
11,813
9.4
65,827

191,516
125,258
65.4
113,669
59.4
11,589
9.3
66,258

191,628
124,605
65.0
113,339
59.1
11,266
9.0
67,024

191,454
124,579
65.1
113,797
59.4
10,782
8.7
66,875

65,218
75.5
59,787
69.2
5,431
8.3

64,870
74.4
58,653
67.2
6,217
9.6

64,877
74.5
57,937
66.5
6,940
10.7

65,258
75.5
60,688
70.2
4,570
7.0

65,548
75.4
59,279
68.1
6,269
9.6

65,540
75.3
59,077
67.8
6,463
9.9

65,387
75.0
58,996
67.7
6,390
9.8

64,804
74.3
58,782
67.4
6,022
9.3

64,682
74.3
58,813
67.5
5,869
9.1

54,882
60.5
51,494
56.7
3,388
6.2

54,823
60.0
51,116
55.9
3,707
6.8

55,135
60.4
51,202
56.1
3,933
7.1

54,851
60.4
51,612
56.9
3,239
5.9

54,841
60.1
50,956
55.8
3,884
7.1

54,932
60.2
50,861
55.7
4,071
7.4

54,908
60.1
50,852
55.6
4,056
7.4

54,822
60.0
50,753
55.5
4,069
7.4

55,017
60.2
51,248
56.1
3,769
6.8

4,999
38.2
4,039
30.9
960
19.2

4,651
35.9
3,647
28.1
1,004
21.6

4,486
34.5
3,406
26.2
1,080
24.1

5,415
41.4
4,409
33.7
1,006
18.6

5,192
39.9
3,980
30.6
1,212
23.3

5,095
39.2
3,816
29.3
1,279
25.1

4,963
38.2
3,820
29.4
1,142
23.0

4,978
38.4
3,804
29.3
1,174
23.6

4,880
37.5
3,736
28.7
1,145
23.5

28,052
17,629
62.8
15,274
54.4
2,355
13.4
10,423

28,437
17,484
61.5
14,759
51.9
2,725
15.6
10,953

28,526
17,702
62.1
14,643
51.3
3,059
17.3
10,824

28,052
17,741
63.2
15,463
55.1
2,278
12.8
10,311

28,330
17,455
61.6
14,754
52.1
2,701
15.5
10,875

28,369
17,516
61.7
14,763
52.0
2,754
15.7
10,853

28,404
17,660
62.2
14,904
52.5
2,757
15.6
10,744

28,437
17,600
61.9
14,758
51.9
2,843
16.2
10,837

28,526
17,749
62.2
14,820
52.0
2,929
16.5
10,777

7,962
70.6
6,702
59.4
1,260
15.8

7,896
68.7
6,579
57.3
1,317
16.7

8,017
69.6
6,451
56.0
1,565
19.5

7,956
70.5
6,811
60.4
1,145
14.4

7,820
68.4
6,526
57.1
1,294
16.5

7,899
69.0
6,553
57.2
1,346
17.0

7,915
69.0
6,584
57.4
1,331
16.8

7,907
68.8
6,591
57.4
1,316
16.6

7,970
69.2
6,566
57.0
1,405
17.6

8,957
63.6
8,121
57.7
836
9.3

8,891
62.2
7,786
54.5
1,105
12.4

8,998
62.8
7,803
54.5
1,194
13.3

9,001
63.9
8,156
57.9
845
9.4

8,947
62.9
7,827
55.0
1,120
12.5

8,911
62.5
7,800
54.8
1,110
12.5

9,001
63.1
7,946
55.7
1,055
11.7

8,959
62.7
7,788
54.5
1,171
13.1

9,034
63.1
7,836
54.7
1,198
13.3

710
26.4
451
16.7
259
36.5

698
26.2
394
14.8
303
43.5

687
25.6
388
14.5
299
43.5

784
29.1
496
18.4
288
36.8

688
25.7
401
15.0
287
41.7

707
26.4
409
15.3
298
42.1

743
27.8
373
14.0
370
49.8

734
27.5
379
14.2
356
48.4

745
27.7
418
15.6
326
43.8

10,745

10,904

10,950

–

–

–

–

–

–

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jan.
2009
7,023
65.4
6,588
61.3
435
6.2
3,722

Dec.
2009
7,163
65.7
6,560
60.2
602
8.4
3,741

Jan.
2010
7,020
64.1
6,431
58.7
589
8.4
3,930

Jan.
2009

Sept.
2009
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Oct.
2009
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Nov.
2009
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Dec.
2009
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Jan.
2010
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jan.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Jan.
2009

Sept.
2009

Oct.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

32,417
21,868
67.5
19,453
60.0
2,415
11.0
10,549

33,379
22,481
67.3
19,591
58.7
2,890
12.9
10,899

33,251
22,505
67.7
19,373
58.3
3,132
13.9
10,746

32,417
22,004
67.9
19,817
61.1
2,186
9.9
10,414

33,110
22,444
67.8
19,595
59.2
2,849
12.7
10,666

33,202
22,492
67.7
19,553
58.9
2,939
13.1
10,710

33,291
22,564
67.8
19,692
59.2
2,872
12.7
10,727

33,379
22,404
67.1
19,513
58.5
2,891
12.9
10,976

33,251
22,578
67.9
19,730
59.3
2,848
12.6
10,674

12,524
83.1
11,146
73.9
1,378
11.0

12,804
82.4
11,168
71.9
1,636
12.8

12,769
82.6
11,003
71.2
1,766
13.8

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

8,366
58.7
7,566
53.1
800
9.6

8,720
59.4
7,806
53.2
915
10.5

8,776
60.2
7,767
53.3
1,009
11.5

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

978
31.7
741
24.0
238
24.3

956
30.3
617
19.5
340
35.5

960
29.8
602
18.7
357
37.2

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–

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

Jan.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Jan.
2009

Less than a high school diploma
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate................................... .
Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed........................................ .
Unemployment rate............................. .

12,192
46.6
10,437
39.9
1,755
14.4

12,015
45.7
10,123
38.5
1,892
15.7

12,014
46.1
9,898
38.0
2,116
17.6

12,038
46.0
10,547
40.3
1,491
12.4

High school graduates, no college1
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate................................... .
Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed........................................ .
Unemployment rate............................. .

39,009
62.9
35,394
57.1
3,616
9.3

37,808
61.7
33,803
55.2
4,005
10.6

38,285
62.0
33,879
54.8
4,406
11.5

Some college or associate degree
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate................................... .
Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed........................................ .
Unemployment rate............................. .

36,366
71.4
33,870
66.5
2,496
6.9

36,796
70.4
33,660
64.4
3,135
8.5

Bachelor’s degree and higher2
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate................................... .
Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed........................................ .
Unemployment rate............................. .

45,132
77.6
43,269
74.4
1,863
4.1

45,927
77.2
43,752
73.5
2,175
4.7

Oct.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

12,263
47.1
10,426
40.0
1,837
15.0

12,155
47.2
10,272
39.9
1,883
15.5

12,003
46.3
10,202
39.3
1,802
15.0

11,977
45.6
10,144
38.6
1,833
15.3

11,835
45.4
10,033
38.5
1,802
15.2

38,582
62.2
35,467
57.2
3,115
8.1

38,059
62.0
33,956
55.3
4,104
10.8

37,917
61.8
33,674
54.9
4,243
11.2

37,759
61.6
33,851
55.2
3,908
10.4

37,607
61.4
33,649
55.0
3,958
10.5

37,738
61.1
33,920
54.9
3,818
10.1

36,584
71.1
33,292
64.7
3,292
9.0

36,740
72.1
34,395
67.5
2,345
6.4

36,732
70.7
33,583
64.6
3,149
8.6

36,899
70.9
33,596
64.5
3,303
9.0

36,946
70.4
33,629
64.1
3,318
9.0

36,892
70.6
33,560
64.2
3,332
9.0

36,761
71.5
33,629
65.4
3,132
8.5

45,925
77.0
43,574
73.1
2,351
5.1

45,126
77.6
43,352
74.6
1,774
3.9

45,910
77.3
43,686
73.6
2,224
4.8

46,316
77.4
44,116
73.7
2,200
4.7

45,992
77.4
43,743
73.6
2,249
4.9

45,994
77.3
43,707
73.4
2,288
5.0

45,939
77.0
43,704
73.3
2,235
4.9

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.

Sept.
2009

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

Jan.
2009

Men
Jan.
2010

Jan.
2009

Women
Jan.
2010

Jan.
2009

Jan.
2010

VETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22,358
12,419
55.5
11,496
51.4
922
7.4
9,939

22,186
11,860
53.5
10,724
48.3
1,136
9.6
10,326

20,611
11,223
54.5
10,380
50.4
844
7.5
9,388

20,410
10,755
52.7
9,743
47.7
1,012
9.4
9,655

1,747
1,195
68.4
1,116
63.9
79
6.6
552

1,776
1,104
62.2
981
55.2
124
11.2
672

Gulf War-era II veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,800
1,523
84.6
1,388
77.1
135
8.9
277

2,091
1,690
80.8
1,477
70.6
213
12.6
401

1,483
1,258
84.9
1,152
77.7
107
8.5
224

1,764
1,456
82.5
1,276
72.3
180
12.4
308

318
265
83.4
236
74.4
28
10.7
53

327
234
71.6
201
61.5
33
14.2
93

Gulf War-era I veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,928
2,563
87.5
2,411
82.3
152
5.9
365

2,861
2,491
87.1
2,257
78.9
235
9.4
369

2,492
2,219
89.1
2,081
83.5
139
6.2
273

2,375
2,105
88.6
1,902
80.1
203
9.6
270

437
344
78.8
331
75.7
13
3.9
93

485
386
79.6
354
73.0
32
8.3
99

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11,604
4,638
40.0
4,305
37.1
333
7.2
6,966

11,233
4,149
36.9
3,765
33.5
384
9.3
7,084

11,219
4,506
40.2
4,175
37.2
330
7.3
6,714

10,852
4,030
37.1
3,660
33.7
371
9.2
6,822

385
133
34.5
130
33.8
3
2.1
252

381
119
31.1
105
27.6
13
11.2
262

Veterans of other service periods
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6,025
3,694
61.3
3,392
56.3
302
8.2
2,331

6,001
3,529
58.8
3,225
53.7
304
8.6
2,472

5,417
3,241
59.8
2,973
54.9
268
8.3
2,177

5,418
3,164
58.4
2,905
53.6
259
8.2
2,255

608
454
74.6
420
69.0
34
7.5
154

583
365
62.7
320
55.0
45
12.3
218

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

203,425
139,074
68.4
127,393
62.6
11,681
8.4
64,352

205,694
139,297
67.7
124,767
60.7
14,530
10.4
66,397

88,343
69,560
78.7
62,688
71.0
6,872
9.9
18,783

89,718
69,629
77.6
60,879
67.9
8,750
12.6
20,089

115,082
69,514
60.4
64,705
56.2
4,809
6.9
45,568

115,976
69,668
60.1
63,888
55.1
5,780
8.3
46,308

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.

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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

Jan.
2009

Jan.
2010

Persons with no disability
Jan.
2009

Jan.
2010

TOTAL, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population...................................................... .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate..................................................................... .
Employed............................................................................. .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed.......................................................................... .
Unemployment rate............................................................... .
Not in labor force....................................................................... .

26,804
6,184
23.1
5,368
20.0
816
13.2
20,620

26,952
5,877
21.8
4,987
18.5
891
15.2
21,075

207,934
147,261
70.8
135,068
65.0
12,193
8.3
60,673

209,880
147,079
70.1
131,823
62.8
15,257
10.4
62,801

Men, 16 to 64 years
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate..................................................................... .
Employed............................................................................. .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed.......................................................................... .
Unemployment rate............................................................... .
Not in labor force....................................................................... .

2,824
38.5
2,345
32.0
479
17.0
4,510

2,666
36.5
2,208
30.2
458
17.2
4,642

75,343
83.7
68,086
75.7
7,257
9.6
14,658

74,910
82.6
65,649
72.4
9,261
12.4
15,816

Women, 16 to 64 years
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate..................................................................... .
Employed............................................................................. .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed.......................................................................... .
Unemployment rate............................................................... .
Not in labor force....................................................................... .

2,500
33.0
2,197
29.0
303
12.1
5,065

2,366
31.7
2,029
27.2
337
14.3
5,102

66,276
71.9
61,678
66.9
4,598
6.9
25,884

66,326
71.4
60,731
65.4
5,594
8.4
26,604

Both sexes, 65 years and over
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate..................................................................... .
Employed............................................................................. .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed.......................................................................... .
Unemployment rate............................................................... .
Not in labor force....................................................................... .

860
7.2
826
6.9
34
3.9
11,044

846
6.9
750
6.2
95
11.3
11,330

5,643
21.9
5,304
20.6
339
6.0
20,130

5,844
22.3
5,442
20.8
402
6.9
20,381

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.

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Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Total
Employment status and nativity

Jan.
2009

Men
Jan.
2010

Jan.
2009

Women
Jan.
2010

Jan.
2009

Jan.
2010

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.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35,007
23,541
67.2
21,375
61.1
2,166
9.2
11,466

35,440
23,924
67.5
21,090
59.5
2,834
11.8
11,515

17,512
13,956
79.7
12,612
72.0
1,344
9.6
3,556

17,718
14,073
79.4
12,282
69.3
1,791
12.7
3,645

17,495
9,586
54.8
8,763
50.1
823
8.6
7,910

17,722
9,851
55.6
8,808
49.7
1,043
10.6
7,870

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.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

199,731
129,904
65.0
119,061
59.6
10,843
8.3
69,827

201,393
129,032
64.1
115,719
57.5
13,313
10.3
72,360

96,061
67,769
70.5
61,150
63.7
6,619
9.8
28,292

96,930
67,165
69.3
58,935
60.8
8,230
12.3
29,765

103,670
62,135
59.9
57,911
55.9
4,224
6.8
41,535

104,463
61,868
59.2
56,784
54.4
5,083
8.2
42,596

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 workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Self-employed workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonagricultural industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wage and salary workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Private industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Private households........................... .
Other industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Self-employed workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME1
All industries
Part time for economic reasons2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part time for noneconomic reasons3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonagricultural industries
Part time for economic reasons2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part time for noneconomic reasons3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Seasonally adjusted

Jan.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Jan.
2009

Sept.
2009

Oct.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

1,988
1,106
860
22
138,449
129,888
21,142
108,746
749
107,997
8,520
41

1,952
1,228
707
17
136,001
127,003
21,128
105,875
736
105,139
8,915
83

1,974
1,218
743
13
134,836
126,126
21,144
104,982
688
104,295
8,643
66

2,147
1,224
908
–
140,014
131,132
21,225
109,922
–
109,140
8,827
–

2,009
1,177
796
–
136,752
127,650
20,978
106,662
–
105,885
9,009
–

2,041
1,263
736
–
136,311
127,312
21,161
106,173
–
105,401
8,960
–

2,086
1,331
752
–
136,357
127,160
21,233
105,856
–
105,097
9,111
–

2,056
1,308
755
–
135,717
126,539
21,110
105,428
–
104,666
9,135
–

2,115
1,342
781
–
136,276
127,269
21,227
106,031
–
105,329
9,007
–

8,829
6,909
1,593
19,051

9,354
6,758
2,286
19,082

9,290
6,825
2,159
18,782

7,897
5,833
1,689
18,879

9,158
6,815
2,081
18,590

9,240
6,882
2,084
18,632

9,225
6,684
2,238
18,354

9,165
6,453
2,346
18,364

8,316
5,873
2,295
18,563

8,675
6,797
1,583
18,734

9,222
6,672
2,267
18,740

9,161
6,739
2,149
18,444

7,755
5,713
1,676
18,563

8,983
6,695
2,063
18,251

9,158
6,797
2,033
18,317

9,137
6,616
2,241
18,066

9,055
6,378
2,349
18,056

8,193
5,792
2,288
18,218

1 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.
2 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.
3 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

Jan.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Jan.
2009

Sept.
2009

Oct.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

140,436
4,758
1,547
3,210
135,679
12,709
122,970
95,921
30,060
32,034
33,827
27,049

137,953
4,272
1,381
2,891
133,680
12,343
121,337
94,030
29,875
30,831
33,325
27,307

136,809
4,034
1,318
2,716
132,775
12,132
120,643
93,348
29,680
30,473
33,194
27,295

142,221
5,205
1,755
3,451
137,016
13,045
123,780
96,596
30,422
32,250
33,924
27,184

138,768
4,627
1,569
3,070
134,141
12,625
121,551
94,345
29,795
31,236
33,314
27,206

138,242
4,448
1,417
3,041
133,795
12,414
121,440
94,272
29,811
30,966
33,495
27,168

138,381
4,450
1,409
3,036
133,931
12,446
121,539
94,318
29,793
31,031
33,494
27,221

137,792
4,403
1,425
2,987
133,389
12,389
121,012
93,791
29,794
30,744
33,254
27,221

138,333
4,416
1,484
2,938
133,916
12,435
121,404
94,004
30,022
30,683
33,299
27,399

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

73,763
2,207
695
1,512
71,556
6,458
65,098
50,844
16,189
17,226
17,429
14,253

72,258
2,008
618
1,389
70,251
6,127
64,124
49,905
16,146
16,615
17,144
14,219

71,216
1,879
594
1,285
69,337
5,963
63,375
49,205
15,886
16,302
17,017
14,169

75,118
2,492
829
1,653
72,625
6,716
65,804
51,431
16,456
17,388
17,587
14,374

73,120
2,259
762
1,500
70,861
6,402
64,466
50,203
16,120
16,758
17,325
14,263

72,844
2,182
688
1,485
70,662
6,257
64,449
50,222
16,203
16,642
17,376
14,227

72,794
2,131
673
1,453
70,662
6,301
64,375
50,090
16,157
16,719
17,214
14,285

72,499
2,108
672
1,434
70,391
6,234
64,166
49,921
16,118
16,629
17,174
14,245

72,516
2,126
706
1,415
70,390
6,211
64,091
49,807
16,148
16,479
17,180
14,284

Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

66,674
2,551
853
1,699
64,123
6,250
57,872
45,077
13,871
14,808
16,398
12,795

65,694
2,265
763
1,502
63,430
6,216
57,213
44,125
13,728
14,215
16,181
13,089

65,593
2,155
724
1,431
63,437
6,169
57,269
44,143
13,794
14,171
16,177
13,126

67,103
2,713
926
1,798
64,391
6,328
57,976
45,165
13,966
14,862
16,337
12,810

65,648
2,368
807
1,570
63,280
6,222
57,085
44,142
13,675
14,478
15,989
12,943

65,398
2,266
728
1,555
63,133
6,158
56,992
44,050
13,608
14,324
16,118
12,942

65,587
2,318
736
1,583
63,269
6,145
57,164
44,229
13,637
14,312
16,280
12,936

65,293
2,294
753
1,553
62,998
6,155
56,846
43,870
13,676
14,115
16,080
12,976

65,817
2,290
777
1,523
63,527
6,224
57,313
44,197
13,874
14,203
16,119
13,116

MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Women who maintain families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

44,425
35,325
8,751

43,364
35,198
8,403

42,807
35,038
8,401

44,694
35,347
–

43,656
34,891
–

43,401
34,736
–

43,336
34,867
–

43,312
35,004
–

43,126
35,073
–

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS
Full-time workers1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part-time workers2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

113,815
26,621

109,875
28,078

108,777
28,033

115,714
26,396

111,361
27,459

110,817
27,511

110,901
27,400

110,254
27,466

110,497
27,718

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS
Total multiple jobholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Percent of total employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7,258
5.2

6,886
5.0

6,751
4.9

7,476
5.3

7,047
5.1

7,017
5.1

7,060
5.1

6,910
5.0

6,961
5.0

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

Jan.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Jan.
2009

Sept.
2009

Oct.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

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............................ .

11,919
1,373
479
880
10,546
1,850
8,671
7,136
2,694
2,297
2,144
1,522

15,267
1,634
608
1,041
13,633
2,287
11,237
9,176
3,383
2,953
2,841
2,114

14,837
1,580
574
999
13,257
2,341
10,876
8,891
3,295
2,849
2,747
1,989

7.7
20.9
21.5
20.3
7.1
12.4
6.5
6.9
8.1
6.6
5.9
5.3

9.8
26.1
28.2
24.4
9.2
15.0
8.6
9.1
10.6
8.8
8.0
6.8

10.1
27.6
30.2
25.7
9.4
15.6
8.7
9.2
10.7
9.0
7.8
7.0

10.0
26.8
28.8
26.1
9.3
15.9
8.5
8.9
10.3
8.6
7.8
7.1

10.0
27.1
29.9
25.8
9.3
15.6
8.5
8.9
10.2
8.8
7.9
7.2

9.7
26.4
27.9
25.4
9.0
15.8
8.2
8.6
9.9
8.5
7.6
6.8

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............................ .

6,948
805
296
502
6,144
1,125
5,019
4,190
1,647
1,270
1,273
829

8,955
944
332
621
8,011
1,407
6,531
5,313
1,992
1,624
1,697
1,217

8,774
939
315
615
7,835
1,478
6,342
5,179
1,964
1,626
1,589
1,164

8.5
24.4
26.3
23.3
7.8
14.4
7.1
7.5
9.1
6.8
6.8
5.5

11.0
29.9
31.1
28.3
10.3
17.2
9.7
10.3
11.9
9.7
9.4
7.3

11.4
31.0
33.5
28.9
10.6
18.6
9.7
10.2
11.4
10.1
9.2
7.8

11.2
30.4
30.5
30.5
10.4
18.3
9.5
10.0
11.2
9.3
9.5
7.8

11.0
30.9
33.1
30.2
10.2
18.4
9.2
9.6
11.0
8.9
9.0
7.9

10.8
30.6
30.8
30.3
10.0
19.2
9.0
9.4
10.8
9.0
8.5
7.5

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 .......................... .

4,971
569
183
377
4,402
724
3,653
2,946
1,048
1,027
871
729

6,312
690
275
420
5,622
880
4,706
3,863
1,391
1,328
1,144
800

6,064
641
259
383
5,422
864
4,534
3,712
1,331
1,223
1,158
851

6.9
17.3
16.5
17.3
6.4
10.3
5.9
6.1
7.0
6.5
5.1
5.4

8.5
22.2
25.1
20.2
7.9
12.7
7.3
7.7
8.9
7.9
6.5
6.3

8.8
24.0
26.8
22.4
8.1
12.4
7.6
8.0
9.9
7.8
6.4
6.1

8.6
23.1
27.1
21.5
8.0
13.3
7.3
7.5
9.3
7.7
5.9
6.2

8.8
23.1
26.8
21.3
8.2
12.5
7.6
8.1
9.2
8.6
6.6
5.8

8.4
21.9
25.0
20.1
7.9
12.2
7.3
7.7
8.8
7.9
6.7
6.1

MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Women who maintain families1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,424
1,786
1,010

3,419
2,154
1,258

3,059
2,177
1,181

5.1
4.8
10.3

7.3
5.8
11.6

7.5
5.9
12.9

7.5
5.7
11.4

7.3
5.8
13.0

6.6
5.8
12.3

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS
Full-time workers2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part-time workers3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10,247
1,663

13,452
1,766

12,879
1,897

8.1
5.9

10.7
6.4

11.1
6.1

11.0
5.6

10.9
6.0

10.4
6.4

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

Jan.
2009

Dec.
2009

Seasonally adjusted

Jan.
2010

Jan.
2009

Sept.
2009

Oct.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8,633
2,251
6,382
4,923
1,460
920
2,791
665

9,822
1,683
8,140
6,718
1,422
860
3,012
1,046

10,574
2,192
8,382
6,732
1,650
926
3,625
1,022

7,251
1,468
5,784
4,649
1,277
912
2,792
792

10,236
1,918
8,318
6,858
1,429
869
3,255
1,134

10,261
1,671
8,590
6,922
1,569
909
3,461
1,114

9,965
1,548
8,418
6,920
1,439
929
3,221
1,270

9,701
1,558
8,143
6,773
1,448
932
3,334
1,270

9,323
1,454
7,869
6,424
1,445
914
3,585
1,235

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Job losers and persons who completed
temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
On temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not on temporary layoff........................... .
Job leavers............................................ .
Reentrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New entrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

66.4
17.3
49.1
7.1
21.5
5.1

66.6
11.4
55.2
5.8
20.4
7.1

65.5
13.6
51.9
5.7
22.4
6.3

61.7
12.5
49.2
7.8
23.8
6.7

66.1
12.4
53.7
5.6
21.0
7.3

65.2
10.6
54.6
5.8
22.0
7.1

64.8
10.1
54.7
6.0
20.9
8.3

63.7
10.2
53.4
6.1
21.9
8.3

61.9
9.7
52.3
6.1
23.8
8.2

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers and persons who completed
temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Job leavers............................................ .
Reentrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New entrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5.6
0.6
1.8
0.4

6.4
0.6
2.0
0.7

6.9
0.6
2.4
0.7

4.7
0.6
1.8
0.5

6.6
0.6
2.1
0.7

6.7
0.6
2.2
0.7

6.5
0.6
2.1
0.8

6.3
0.6
2.2
0.8

6.1
0.6
2.3
0.8

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

Jan.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Seasonally adjusted
Jan.
2009

Sept.
2009

Oct.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Less than 5 weeks.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 to 14 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 weeks and over................................... .
15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4,137
4,044
4,828
2,086
2,742

2,871
3,335
8,534
2,638
5,896

3,464
3,698
8,986
2,563
6,423

3,633
3,622
4,762
2,073
2,689

2,938
3,838
8,405
2,958
5,447

3,131
3,671
8,804
3,184
5,620

2,774
3,517
8,976
3,075
5,901

2,929
3,486
8,969
2,840
6,130

3,008
3,362
8,945
2,632
6,313

Average (mean) duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Median duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18.8
10.0

29.0
20.2

28.9
18.6

19.9
10.6

26.5
17.8

27.2
19.0

28.6
20.2

29.1
20.5

30.2
19.9

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Less than 5 weeks.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 to 14 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 weeks and over................................... .
15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

31.8
31.1
37.1
16.0
21.1

19.5
22.6
57.9
17.9
40.0

21.5
22.9
55.6
15.9
39.8

30.2
30.1
39.6
17.3
22.4

19.4
25.3
55.4
19.5
35.9

20.1
23.5
56.4
20.4
36.0

18.2
23.0
58.8
20.1
38.7

19.0
22.7
58.3
18.5
39.8

19.6
22.0
58.4
17.2
41.2

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

Jan.
2009

Jan.
2010

Jan.
2009

Jan.
2010

Jan.
2009

Jan.
2010

140,436
52,358

136,809
52,159

13,009
2,238

16,147
2,762

8.5
4.1

10.6
5.0

21,956
30,402
23,850
34,192
15,773
18,419

21,101
31,058
23,763
33,117
15,150
17,966

1,056
1,182
2,389
2,761
1,323
1,438

1,168
1,593
3,045
3,476
1,709
1,767

4.6
3.7
9.1
7.5
7.7
7.2

5.2
4.9
11.4
9.5
10.1
9.0

13,587
825
7,673
5,089

12,405
782
6,975
4,648

2,497
251
1,824
422

3,082
273
2,276
532

15.5
23.3
19.2
7.7

19.9
25.9
24.6
10.3

16,449
7,974
8,474

15,365
7,396
7,970

2,432
1,265
1,167

2,748
1,343
1,405

12.9
13.7
12.1

15.2
15.4
15.0

1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-14. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted

Industry and class of worker

Total, 16 years and over1 ............................................................... .
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction.................................... .
Construction.......................................................................... .
Manufacturing........................................................................ .
Durable goods..................................................................... .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale and retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ .
Professional and business services............................................... .
Education and health services..................................................... .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... .
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers......................... .
Government workers................................................................... .
Self-employed and unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Number of
unemployed
persons
(in thousands)

Unemployment
rates

Jan.
2009

Jan.
2010

Jan.
2009

Jan.
2010

13,009
10,787
59
1,744
1,711
1,157
554
1,794
522
232
571
1,445
792
1,487
431
245
652
659

16,147
13,129
68
2,194
1,918
1,318
600
2,154
657
313
623
1,614
1,175
1,804
609
318
948
730

8.5
9.0
7.0
18.2
10.9
11.2
10.3
8.7
8.4
7.4
6.0
10.4
3.8
11.5
7.1
18.7
3.0
6.5

10.6
11.1
9.1
24.7
13.0
14.1
11.1
10.5
11.3
10.0
6.6
11.1
5.5
14.2
10.0
21.3
4.3
7.2

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

Seasonally adjusted

Jan.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

Jan.
2009

Sept.
2009

Oct.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009

Jan.
2010

U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as
a percent of the civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.1

5.6

5.9

3.1

5.5

5.7

5.8

5.9

5.8

U-2 Job losers and persons who completed
temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian
labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5.6

6.4

6.9

4.7

6.6

6.7

6.5

6.3

6.1

U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the
civilian labor force (official unemployment
rate). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8.5

9.7

10.6

7.7

9.8

10.1

10.0

10.0

9.7

U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers,
as a percent of the civilian labor force plus
discouraged workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8.9

10.2

11.2

8.2

10.3

10.6

10.5

10.5

10.3

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9.7

11.1

12.0

9.0

11.1

11.5

11.3

11.4

11.2

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................................................. .

15.4

17.1

18.0

14.0

17.0

17.4

17.2

17.3

16.5

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

Jan.
2009

Men
Jan.
2010

Jan.
2009

Women
Jan.
2010

Jan.
2009

Jan.
2010

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 . . . .

81,293
5,866
2,130
734
1,396

83,876
6,108
2,539
1,065
1,474

31,848
2,725
1,124
465
659

33,410
2,926
1,367
663
703

49,445
3,141
1,006
269
737

50,466
3,182
1,172
401
771

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7,258
5.2
3,937
1,684
232
1,376

6,751
4.9
3,558
1,727
241
1,186

3,572
4.8
2,081
526
156
795

3,223
4.5
1,866
527
144
666

3,687
5.5
1,856
1,158
75
580

3,527
5.4
1,691
1,199
97
520

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

Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009p

Jan.
2010p

Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009p

Jan.
2010p

131,555
109,084
19,350

130,969
107,974
18,177

130,431
107,601
17,873

127,612
105,270
17,375

133,549
110,961
19,855

129,697
107,190
17,960

129,547
107,067
17,906

129,527
107,055
17,846

Change
from:
Dec.2009 Jan.2010p
-20
-12
-60

Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oil and gas extraction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining, except oil and gas1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Coal mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Support activities for mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

746
53.3
692.2
165.1
211.8
86.2
315.3

682
48.9
633.2
160.6
209.7
79.4
262.9

677
47.6
629.8
159.9
204.8
80.4
265.1

669
46.1
622.4
160.5
199.5
80.8
262.4

761
54.0
706.7
164.7
222.7
86.3
319.3

676
47.2
628.4
160.2
207.2
79.3
261.0

677
46.9
630.5
160.0
208.2
79.9
262.3

681
46.7
634.4
160.0
209.5
80.7
264.9

4
-0.2
3.9
0.0
1.3
0.8
2.6

Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction of buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Residential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonresidential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Heavy and civil engineering construction. . . . . . .
Specialty trade contractors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Residential specialty trade contractors. . . . . . .
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors. . . .

6,154
1,428.8
676.0
752.8
807.4
3,917.3
1,650.9
2,266.4

5,868
1,320.6
615.4
705.2
838.3
3,709.0
1,600.7
2,108.3

5,616
1,282.5
600.9
681.6
764.1
3,569.0
1,536.9
2,031.7

5,258
1,211.7
560.9
650.8
700.4
3,345.4
1,452.3
1,893.1

6,551
1,485.5
710.0
775.5
908.5
4,156.5
1,770.6
2,385.9

5,732
1,295.9
602.6
693.3
808.7
3,627.6
1,566.6
2,061.0

5,700
1,282.4
599.1
683.3
799.4
3,618.3
1,567.7
2,050.6

5,625
1,261.5
590.3
671.2
799.4
3,563.9
1,561.4
2,002.5

-75
-20.9
-8.8
-12.1
0.0
-54.4
-6.3
-48.1

Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12,450

11,627

11,580

11,448

12,543

11,552

11,529

11,540

11

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7,777
383.8
408.1
406.5
1,417.4
1,129.0
1,202.4
181.0
126.3

7,099
351.1
388.8
353.3
1,279.0
984.0
1,101.2
160.1
118.5

7,078
348.3
378.8
353.3
1,277.0
982.6
1,098.6
159.5
119.6

7,005
338.1
365.8
354.6
1,267.3
972.8
1,091.1
160.5
119.6

7,820
393.6
425.5
404.0
1,417.1
1,128.9
1,201.4
180.7
124.7

7,047
348.6
382.6
350.8
1,268.0
975.9
1,097.9
159.5
118.3

7,032
349.1
383.3
350.7
1,266.4
973.4
1,093.4
158.7
119.2

7,045
348.4
382.2
351.8
1,266.3
973.4
1,089.8
160.0
118.2

13
-0.7
-1.1
1.1
-0.1
0.0
-3.6
1.3
-1.0

407.7
431.6
404.6
1,402.9
684.5
420.1
602.3

362.3
411.7
364.8
1,328.9
663.0
366.9
581.2

362.0
409.2
362.5
1,333.1
666.2
364.6
579.1

358.2
406.1
363.0
1,322.5
661.9
355.6
573.9

407.7
432.5
403.6
1,415.3
696.5
424.2
606.0

360.8
411.4
363.4
1,318.0
653.3
365.8
576.1

359.5
408.5
361.4
1,315.9
651.5
362.9
575.6

358.2
406.7
362.2
1,334.9
674.2
359.1
576.8

-1.3
-1.8
0.8
19.0
22.7
-3.8
1.2

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4,673
1,436.9
187.7
134.2
136.7
174.8
31.0
424.0
555.6
110.8
821.6
659.9

4,528
1,471.4
185.4
123.8
124.7
162.7
28.1
399.6
505.9
115.6
794.7
616.4

4,502
1,461.2
180.9
123.8
123.3
164.5
28.6
398.4
504.4
108.7
791.9
615.8

4,443
1,422.4
177.8
122.6
121.6
164.7
28.6
396.8
495.1
107.7
789.1
616.9

4,723
1,460.8
192.2
133.8
136.7
180.0
31.3
424.6
557.6
115.9
824.3
665.9

4,505
1,457.4
185.3
122.5
122.8
164.0
28.4
398.5
501.4
115.2
794.7
614.8

4,497
1,456.1
183.6
123.3
121.7
166.6
28.6
397.3
500.0
112.1
791.8
615.9

4,495
1,449.7
182.7
121.6
121.6
169.6
28.6
397.2
496.9
113.2
791.5
622.1

-2
-6.4
-0.9
-1.7
-0.1
3.0
0.0
-0.1
-3.1
1.1
-0.3
6.2

Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

89,734

89,797

89,728

87,895

91,106

89,230

89,161

89,209

48

Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25,284

25,111

25,222

24,476

25,475

24,678

24,627

24,642

15

Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Electronic markets and agents and brokers.. .

5,715.0
2,921.1
1,970.8
823.1

5,593.8
2,782.2
1,989.9
821.7

5,574.9
2,772.8
1,982.1
820.0

5,504.3
2,748.9
1,947.7
807.7

5,759.7
2,934.9
1,998.7
826.1

5,568.3
2,775.0
1,975.4
817.9

5,556.5
2,766.2
1,974.6
815.7

5,547.9
2,762.4
1,973.8
811.7

-8.6
-3.8
-0.8
-4.0

Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicle and parts dealers1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Automobile dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Furniture and home furnishings stores. . . . . . .

14,682.8
1,659.5
1,046.1
479.9

14,736.4
1,616.2
1,005.7
457.0

14,869.9
1,611.2
1,007.0
463.5

14,313.4
1,590.4
998.6
440.6

14,792.4
1,692.5
1,061.6
475.7

14,374.5
1,620.4
1,007.8
438.6

14,356.5
1,624.2
1,014.0
436.7

14,398.6
1,622.4
1,013.4
435.9

42.1
-1.8
-0.6
-0.8

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

Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009p

Jan.
2010p

Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009p

Jan.
2010p

Change
from:
Dec.2009 Jan.2010p

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

514.3
1,147.2
2,832.0
987.3
821.4
1,397.5

495.5
1,129.6
2,831.2
987.4
822.2
1,443.7

499.3
1,120.3
2,828.0
997.1
821.5
1,492.6

489.6
1,097.3
2,805.1
987.4
815.6
1,375.4

509.4
1,201.3
2,846.7
987.9
830.3
1,401.1

477.2
1,142.9
2,808.5
979.1
823.5
1,363.1

477.9
1,146.3
2,803.3
981.0
823.0
1,359.1

482.6
1,144.7
2,817.6
986.2
823.7
1,372.4

4.7
-1.6
14.3
5.2
0.7
13.3

645.9
2,976.0
1,496.1
790.8
431.0

637.9
3,080.3
1,576.8
789.7
445.7

659.2
3,124.9
1,623.1
794.9
457.4

623.3
2,912.0
1,481.8
761.4
415.3

631.5
2,982.8
1,485.5
805.5
427.7

604.7
2,928.1
1,464.3
773.3
415.1

605.8
2,909.9
1,457.6
771.1
418.2

608.7
2,919.7
1,467.9
772.7
412.0

2.9
9.8
10.3
1.6
-6.2

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4,324.2
467.3
229.8
63.1
1,287.2

4,221.7
452.5
214.2
62.3
1,255.5

4,219.5
451.8
212.2
63.3
1,233.9

4,099.6
452.2
211.8
61.6
1,203.3

4,359.4
470.6
229.8
64.6
1,317.0

4,175.8
454.7
213.2
63.0
1,243.3

4,155.2
454.6
212.2
63.9
1,230.4

4,136.2
456.1
211.4
63.4
1,232.9

-19.0
1.5
-0.8
-0.5
2.5

432.2
42.2
21.0
569.9
558.3
653.2

432.4
41.8
24.2
542.1
550.8
645.9

429.2
40.9
24.4
542.9
577.0
643.9

426.8
40.9
22.4
534.2
514.0
632.4

421.8
42.2
27.4
574.6
556.3
655.1

417.5
41.6
27.7
539.0
542.7
633.1

415.1
40.8
28.4
538.9
536.9
634.0

416.9
41.1
28.9
538.2
513.7
633.6

1.8
0.3
0.5
-0.7
-23.2
-0.4

Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

562.1

559.2

558.1

558.6

563.3

559.8

558.7

559.5

0.8

Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Publishing industries, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . .
Motion picture and sound recording
industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Broadcasting, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Data processing, hosting and related
services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other information services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,860
834.6

2,770
773.9

2,763
774.1

2,725
767.4

2,888
840.2

2,762
770.7

2,753
769.9

2,753
773.0

0
3.1

333.0
312.2
996.5

352.5
297.6
962.5

345.4
296.3
960.3

325.2
294.2
955.4

349.6
313.3
995.6

350.6
295.5
961.4

345.0
294.0
957.6

343.0
294.7
954.5

-2.0
0.7
-3.1

248.8
135.0

248.6
135.2

250.9
136.3

246.8
136.0

253.3
135.6

248.3
135.4

250.4
135.9

250.8
136.5

0.4
0.6

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. . . . .

7,898
5,874.2
21.3

7,662
5,699.9
21.0

7,669
5,704.3
21.0

7,601
5,672.5
21.1

7,945
5,885.3
21.6

7,666
5,699.6
21.1

7,659
5,693.4
21.1

7,643
5,680.4
21.2

-16
-13.0
0.1

2,652.7
1,787.8
1,340.3

2,569.4
1,749.3
1,309.8

2,573.4
1,753.1
1,312.4

2,565.3
1,748.4
1,310.0

2,654.1
1,785.5
1,338.5

2,573.1
1,750.9
1,311.4

2,569.2
1,748.8
1,309.8

2,564.0
1,745.4
1,307.6

-5.2
-3.4
-2.2

839.8
2,269.8
90.6
2,023.8
1,429.2
567.9
26.7

797.1
2,226.0
86.4
1,961.6
1,406.1
530.2
25.3

799.8
2,223.2
86.9
1,964.8
1,410.9
528.1
25.8

792.7
2,207.5
85.9
1,928.0
1,380.8
522.4
24.8

840.8
2,278.3
90.5
2,059.7
1,453.3
579.4
27.0

795.1
2,223.7
86.6
1,966.8
1,405.6
535.7
25.5

796.4
2,220.5
86.2
1,965.5
1,405.9
534.0
25.6

793.2
2,216.1
85.9
1,962.9
1,404.7
533.0
25.2

-3.2
-4.4
-0.3
-2.6
-1.2
-1.0
-0.4

16,763
7,706.9
1,138.1
1,024.0
1,376.7

16,621
7,423.3
1,106.5
861.1
1,297.2

16,573
7,471.5
1,107.3
925.6
1,293.3

16,237
7,475.5
1,094.5
1,035.5
1,270.1

17,091
7,673.1
1,147.3
927.6
1,392.0

16,466
7,433.3
1,106.2
918.4
1,289.6

16,486
7,433.5
1,103.7
921.1
1,292.6

16,530
7,431.9
1,102.6
930.5
1,284.9

44
-1.6
-1.1
9.4
-7.7

1,431.3

1,441.6

1,434.4

1,431.7

1,433.4

1,431.3

1,426.4

1,433.5

7.1

993.2
1,893.1
7,163.0

1,002.5
1,826.6
7,371.0

1,003.9
1,826.8
7,274.6

973.4
1,809.0
6,952.1

1,005.6
1,897.2
7,520.8

990.6
1,824.9
7,207.3

992.1
1,816.3
7,236.3

987.1
1,810.9
7,287.6

-5.0
-5.4
51.3

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

Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009p

Jan.
2010p

Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009p

Jan.
2010p

Change
from:
Dec.2009 Jan.2010p

Administrative and support services1 . . . . . . . .
Employment services1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Business support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Services to buildings and dwellings. . . . . . . .
Waste management and remediation
services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6,812.6
2,531.2
1,844.7
838.1
1,633.0

7,017.9
2,643.2
1,966.2
827.7
1,743.6

6,926.7
2,666.0
1,990.3
827.0
1,650.4

6,609.1
2,474.5
1,846.6
803.5
1,558.0

7,166.1
2,708.5
1,982.0
838.8
1,792.4

6,856.5
2,515.8
1,861.3
813.4
1,726.8

6,887.6
2,579.9
1,919.8
807.1
1,716.2

6,939.7
2,634.4
1,971.8
805.1
1,709.3

52.1
54.5
52.0
-2.0
-6.9

350.4

353.1

347.9

343.0

354.7

350.8

348.7

347.9

-0.8

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18,968
3,025.8
15,941.7
13,401.9
5,696.5
2,260.8
538.6
985.2
4,662.6
3,042.8
1,626.1
2,539.8
870.2

19,543
3,275.8
16,267.4
13,651.7
5,844.7
2,304.9
546.1
1,049.5
4,697.6
3,109.4
1,655.3
2,615.7
874.8

19,517
3,225.8
16,291.6
13,673.3
5,864.9
2,316.3
547.7
1,053.6
4,700.6
3,107.8
1,652.8
2,618.3
872.8

19,246
3,022.6
16,223.4
13,618.0
5,844.6
2,307.4
545.2
1,050.2
4,691.4
3,082.0
1,639.0
2,605.4
867.3

19,069
3,093.5
15,975.8
13,437.5
5,716.7
2,265.5
539.6
991.8
4,670.4
3,050.4
1,630.0
2,538.3
862.8

19,313
3,092.7
16,220.7
13,622.9
5,830.3
2,298.1
544.4
1,046.1
4,690.4
3,102.2
1,649.7
2,597.8
859.6

19,339
3,096.4
16,243.0
13,641.3
5,848.1
2,305.2
546.9
1,052.5
4,693.7
3,099.5
1,648.2
2,601.7
858.7

19,355
3,094.4
16,260.1
13,655.8
5,863.4
2,310.8
546.7
1,056.1
4,698.7
3,093.7
1,644.7
2,604.3
858.7

16
-2.0
17.1
14.5
15.3
5.6
-0.2
3.6
5.0
-5.8
-3.5
2.6
0.0

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. . . . . . . . . . .

12,607
1,734.8
365.1
118.7
1,251.0
10,872.2
1,715.8
9,156.4

12,788
1,755.8
381.1
124.7
1,250.0
11,032.3
1,691.1
9,341.2

12,692
1,737.7
374.6
122.0
1,241.1
10,953.9
1,683.6
9,270.3

12,366
1,664.1
345.5
117.9
1,200.7
10,702.0
1,643.8
9,058.2

13,209
1,942.1
403.0
129.8
1,409.3
11,266.6
1,796.4
9,470.2

13,024
1,895.7
393.2
129.1
1,373.4
11,128.2
1,735.0
9,393.2

12,983
1,881.9
388.1
129.1
1,364.7
11,101.4
1,731.1
9,370.3

12,969
1,873.6
384.4
129.1
1,360.1
11,095.2
1,721.4
9,373.8

-14
-8.3
-3.7
0.0
-4.6
-6.2
-9.7
3.5

Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repair and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Personal and laundry services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Membership associations and organizations. . . .

5,354
1,165.6
1,282.0
2,906.1

5,302
1,137.2
1,268.0
2,896.5

5,292
1,131.7
1,268.9
2,891.4

5,244
1,125.3
1,248.2
2,870.2

5,429
1,181.5
1,302.6
2,944.9

5,321
1,141.3
1,270.8
2,908.7

5,314
1,139.8
1,269.1
2,904.8

5,317
1,138.3
1,267.9
2,910.8

3
-1.5
-1.2
6.0

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. . . . . . . . . . .

22,471
2,772.0
2,035.4
736.3
5,116.0
2,308.0
2,808.2
14,583.0
8,195.6
6,387.6

22,995
2,825.0
2,143.6
680.9
5,348.0
2,565.3
2,782.4
14,822.0
8,419.8
6,402.3

22,830
2,816.0
2,148.8
667.5
5,280.0
2,500.5
2,779.0
14,734.0
8,369.8
6,364.4

22,342
2,840.0
2,155.0
684.6
5,064.0
2,299.1
2,765.1
14,438.0
8,128.7
6,309.1

22,588
2,803.0
2,060.8
742.3
5,197.0
2,375.6
2,821.1
14,588.0
8,086.7
6,501.0

22,507
2,833.0
2,150.4
682.8
5,172.0
2,378.0
2,793.6
14,502.0
8,054.1
6,448.0

22,480
2,826.0
2,162.0
663.5
5,171.0
2,378.0
2,793.1
14,483.0
8,041.6
6,440.9

22,472
2,859.0
2,181.2
677.8
5,153.0
2,372.9
2,779.7
14,460.0
8,031.1
6,428.6

-8
33.0
19.2
14.3
-18.0
-5.1
-13.4
-23.0
-10.5
-12.3

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.
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2009 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
p = preliminary.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
sector, seasonally adjusted
Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009p

Jan.
2010p

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..................................................................... .

34.2
38.7
43.5
37.5
39.0
39.2
38.8
33.2
34.3
38.2
31.3
38.4
41.5
36.5
36.6
35.1
33.4
25.7
32.5

33.9
38.9
42.2
37.2
39.6
39.8
39.2
32.8
34.0
37.7
31.2
38.0
41.0
36.5
36.7
35.1
32.7
25.5
31.3

33.8
38.9
42.0
37.0
39.6
39.8
39.4
32.8
34.0
37.6
31.2
38.0
40.7
36.6
36.7
35.1
32.7
25.5
31.3

33.9
39.2
42.7
37.3
39.9
40.0
39.8
32.9
34.0
37.7
31.1
38.0
40.6
36.7
36.7
35.3
32.7
25.6
31.4

AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS
Manufacturing........................................................................... .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods................................................................... .

2.3
2.1
2.6

2.6
2.5
2.8

2.7
2.5
3.0

2.8
2.6
3.1

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

Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009p

Jan.
2010p

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........................................ .

$22.01
23.54
27.14
24.60
22.77
24.10
20.55
21.62
19.14
24.82
15.31
20.34
32.84
28.75
26.25
26.70
22.40
12.85
18.78

$22.39
23.89
26.84
25.07
23.16
24.73
20.67
22.03
19.52
25.86
15.46
20.66
33.08
29.94
26.77
27.11
22.53
13.14
20.02

$22.41
23.85
26.97
25.02
23.12
24.68
20.66
22.06
19.58
26.04
15.48
20.70
33.10
29.97
26.81
27.10
22.58
13.12
20.10

$22.45
23.94
26.94
25.18
23.19
24.76
20.72
22.09
19.67
26.28
15.52
20.77
33.03
29.91
26.84
27.08
22.57
13.10
20.19

p = preliminary.

Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009p

Jan.
2010p

$ 752.74 $ 759.02 $ 757.46 $ 761.06
911.00
929.32
927.77
938.45
1,180.59 1,132.65 1,132.74 1,150.34
922.50
932.60
925.74
939.21
888.03
917.14
915.55
925.28
944.72
984.25
982.26
990.40
797.34
810.26
814.00
824.66
717.78
722.58
723.57
726.76
656.50
663.68
665.72
668.78
948.12
974.92
979.10
990.76
479.20
482.35
482.98
482.67
781.06
785.08
786.60
789.26
1,362.86 1,356.28 1,347.17 1,341.02
1,049.38 1,092.81 1,096.90 1,097.70
960.75
982.46
983.93
985.03
937.17
951.56
951.21
955.92
748.16
736.73
738.37
738.04
330.25
335.07
334.56
335.36
610.35
626.63
629.13
633.97

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

Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009p

Jan.
2010p

Percent
change
from:
Dec.
2009 Jan.
2010p

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

95.1
87.5
104.0
84.7
88.0
86.3
91.5
97.1
95.0
96.0
94.0
95.8
101.1
96.3
95.8
94.4
103.7
96.9
97.8

91.1
79.6
89.6
73.5
82.3
79.0
88.1
94.0
91.2
91.6
91.1
90.8
99.3
92.1
92.7
90.9
102.8
94.8
92.3

90.7
79.4
89.3
72.7
82.1
78.8
88.4
93.9
91.0
91.2
91.0
90.4
98.4
92.0
92.6
91.0
102.9
94.5
92.2

90.9
79.7
91.4
72.3
82.8
79.3
89.3
94.3
91.1
91.3
90.9
90.0
98.3
92.3
92.4
91.8
103.0
94.7
92.5

0.2
0.4
2.4
-0.6
0.9
0.6
1.0
0.4
0.1
0.1
-0.1
-0.4
-0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.9
0.1
0.2
0.3

Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009p

Jan.
2010p

Percent
change
from:
Dec.
2009 Jan.
2010p

99.8
93.1
113.3
90.5
93.2
92.4
95.4
101.8
97.8
99.4
95.2
98.9
109.7
98.5
98.2
102.1
108.8
100.4
104.2

97.2
85.9
96.6
80.0
88.6
86.7
92.4
100.3
95.8
98.9
93.1
95.2
108.5
98.1
96.9
99.8
108.5
100.5
104.8

96.9
85.5
96.7
79.0
88.3
86.4
92.7
100.4
95.9
99.1
93.1
94.9
107.6
98.2
96.9
99.9
108.9
100.0
105.1

97.4
86.2
98.8
79.1
89.3
87.2
93.9
100.9
96.4
100.1
93.3
94.8
107.2
98.3
96.8
100.7
108.9
100.1
106.0

0.5
0.8
2.2
0.1
1.1
0.9
1.3
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.2
-0.1
-0.4
0.1
-0.1
0.8
0.0
0.1
0.9

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

Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009p

Jan.
2010p

Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009p

Jan.
2010p

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

66,150
53,193
4,552
103
862
3,587
1,946
1,641
48,641
10,478
1,768.2
7,506.4
1,058.0
145.3
1,217
4,702
7,702
14,761
6,940
2,841
12,957

64,736
51,896
4,163
98
765
3,300
1,744
1,556
47,733
10,089
1,685.9
7,260.6
1,002.7
139.6
1,139
4,546
7,390
14,940
6,828
2,801
12,840

64,661
51,844
4,151
98
758
3,295
1,740
1,555
47,693
10,054
1,683.1
7,230.1
1,003.0
138.2
1,134
4,536
7,396
14,954
6,822
2,797
12,817

64,661
51,867
4,146
97
747
3,302
1,745
1,557
47,721
10,069
1,673.4
7,258.2
999.6
137.4
1,129
4,528
7,425
14,963
6,806
2,801
12,794

49.5
47.9
22.9
13.5
13.2
28.6
24.9
34.7
53.4
41.1
30.7
50.7
24.3
25.8
42.1
59.2
45.1
77.4
52.5
52.3
57.4

49.9
48.4
23.2
14.5
13.3
28.6
24.7
34.5
53.5
40.9
30.3
50.5
24.0
24.9
41.2
59.3
44.9
77.4
52.4
52.6
57.0

49.9
48.4
23.2
14.5
13.3
28.6
24.7
34.6
53.5
40.8
30.3
50.4
24.1
24.7
41.2
59.2
44.9
77.3
52.5
52.6
57.0

49.9
48.4
23.2
14.2
13.3
28.6
24.8
34.6
53.5
40.9
30.2
50.4
24.2
24.6
41.0
59.2
44.9
77.3
52.5
52.7
56.9

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2009 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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

Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009p

Jan.
2010p

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

91,458
14,481
573
5,026
8,882
5,422
3,460
76,977
21,623
4,656.1
12,714.1
3,797.8
455.0
2,310
6,136
13,963
16,728
11,684
4,533

88,302
12,936
491
4,337
8,108
4,816
3,292
75,366
20,876
4,481.3
12,328.8
3,618.5
446.9
2,200
5,932
13,446
16,945
11,516
4,451

88,227
12,893
492
4,313
8,088
4,799
3,289
75,334
20,850
4,466.5
12,327.3
3,610.4
445.5
2,194
5,937
13,474
16,966
11,461
4,452

88,260
12,891
502
4,288
8,101
4,817
3,284
75,369
20,870
4,458.9
12,381.0
3,584.8
444.9
2,191
5,915
13,532
16,966
11,449
4,446

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.
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2009 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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
Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009p

Jan.
2010p

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..................................................................... .

33.3
39.3
44.2
37.9
39.8
39.8
39.7
32.2
32.9
38.1
29.7
36.0
42.6
37.1
36.2
34.9
32.4
24.8
30.7

33.2
39.7
43.0
37.8
40.5
40.6
40.3
32.1
33.0
37.6
30.0
36.4
41.6
36.7
36.1
34.8
32.2
24.9
30.5

33.2
39.7
43.4
37.6
40.6
40.6
40.5
32.1
33.0
37.6
30.0
36.4
41.4
36.5
36.0
34.8
32.3
24.8
30.5

33.3
40.0
44.1
37.9
40.8
40.9
40.7
32.2
33.0
37.7
30.0
36.6
41.4
36.5
36.2
35.0
32.2
24.8
30.8

AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS
Manufacturing........................................................................... .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods................................................................... .

2.8
2.6
3.2

3.4
3.2
3.6

3.4
3.3
3.6

3.5
3.4
3.7

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.
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2009 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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

Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009p

Jan.
2010p

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........................................ .

$18.43
19.72
23.18
22.43
18.01
19.02
16.43
18.13
16.36
20.39
12.95
18.72
29.17
24.99
20.56
21.99
19.18
10.98
16.36

$18.80
20.02
23.28
22.89
18.38
19.55
16.66
18.54
16.65
21.16
13.12
18.94
29.92
25.68
21.07
22.50
19.73
11.28
16.81

$18.84
20.03
23.45
22.94
18.37
19.57
16.62
18.59
16.72
21.35
13.16
18.96
29.92
25.60
21.11
22.55
19.77
11.26
16.85

$18.89
20.10
23.38
23.08
18.42
19.62
16.65
18.63
16.76
21.46
13.18
19.05
29.77
25.58
21.34
22.56
19.80
11.24
16.87

Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009p

Jan.
2010p

$ 613.72 $ 624.16 $ 625.49 $ 629.04
775.00
794.79
795.19
804.00
1,024.56 1,001.04 1,017.73 1,031.06
850.10
865.24
862.54
874.73
716.80
744.39
745.82
751.54
757.00
793.73
794.54
802.46
652.27
671.40
673.11
677.66
583.79
595.13
596.74
599.89
538.24
549.45
551.76
553.08
776.86
795.62
802.76
809.04
384.62
393.60
394.80
395.40
673.92
689.42
690.14
697.23
1,242.64 1,244.67 1,238.69 1,232.48
927.13
942.46
934.40
933.67
744.27
760.63
759.96
772.51
767.45
783.00
784.74
789.60
621.43
635.31
638.57
637.56
272.30
280.87
279.25
278.75
502.25
512.71
513.93
519.60

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.
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2009 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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

Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009p

Jan.
2010p

Percent
change
from:
Dec.
2009 Jan.
2010p

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

101.8
87.0
134.6
95.4
81.1
81.1
80.9
106.0
99.2
104.5
95.6
102.9
99.1
97.8
106.3
109.2
116.9
106.2
97.6

97.9
78.5
112.2
82.1
75.4
73.5
78.2
103.4
96.0
99.2
93.6
99.1
95.1
92.2
102.5
104.9
117.7
105.1
95.2

97.9
78.2
113.5
81.2
75.4
73.2
78.5
103.4
95.9
98.9
93.6
98.9
94.3
91.4
102.3
105.1
118.2
104.2
95.3

98.2
78.8
117.6
81.4
75.9
74.0
78.8
103.8
96.0
99.0
94.0
98.8
94.2
91.3
102.5
106.1
117.8
104.1
96.1

0.3
0.8
3.6
0.2
0.7
1.1
0.4
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.4
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.2
1.0
-0.3
-0.1
0.8

Jan.
2009

Nov.
2009

Dec.
2009p

Jan.
2010p

Percent
change
from:
Dec.
2009 Jan.
2010p

125.3
105.0
181.4
115.5
95.6
96.3
94.0
131.7
115.7
125.5
106.1
122.2
120.7
121.0
135.1
142.9
147.4
132.4
116.4

123.0
96.2
151.9
101.5
90.6
89.7
92.0
131.5
114.1
123.7
105.3
119.1
118.8
117.2
133.5
140.4
152.7
134.6
116.6

123.2
95.9
154.8
100.6
90.5
89.4
92.2
131.8
114.4
124.4
105.6
119.0
117.8
115.9
133.5
141.0
153.6
133.2
116.9

123.9
97.0
160.0
101.4
91.4
90.7
92.7
132.5
114.8
125.1
106.2
119.4
117.1
115.6
135.2
142.5
153.4
132.8
118.1

0.6
1.1
3.4
0.8
1.0
1.5
0.5
0.5
0.3
0.6
0.6
0.3
-0.6
-0.3
1.3
1.1
-0.1
-0.3
1.0

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.
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2009 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
p = preliminary.