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News United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Washington, D.C. 20212 Technical information: Household data: (202) 691-6378 http://www.bls.gov/cps/ USDL 09-0328 Establishment data: (202) 691-6555 http://www.bls.gov/ces/ Media contact: (202) 691-5902 Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 A.M. (EDT), Friday, April 3, 2009. THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: MARCH 2009 Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline sharply in March (-663,000), and the unemployment rate rose from 8.1 to 8.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Since the recession began in December 2007, 5.1 million jobs have been lost, with almost two-thirds (3.3 million) of the decrease occurring in the last 5 months. In March, job losses were large and widespread across the major industry sectors. Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, April 2006 – March 2009 Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted, April 2006 – March 2009 Millions Percent 10.0 9.5 9.0 142.0 140.0 138.0 8.5 8.0 7.5 7.0 6.5 6.0 136.0 134.0 132.0 130.0 128.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0 126.0 124.0 122.0 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 Unemployment (Household Survey Data) In March, the number of unemployed persons increased by 694,000 to 13.2 million, and the unemployment rate rose to 8.5 percent. Over the past 12 months, the number of unemployed persons has grown by about 5.3 million, and the unemployment rate has risen by 3.4 percentage points. Half of the increase in both the number of unemployed and the unemployment rate occurred in the last 4 months. (See table A-1.) The unemployment rates continued to trend upward in March for adult men (8.8 percent), adult women (7.0 percent), whites (7.9 percent), and Hispanics (11.4 percent). The jobless rates for blacks (13.3 percent) and teenagers (21.7 percent) were little changed over the month. The unemployment rate for Asians was 6.4 percent in March, not seasonally adjusted, up from 3.6 percent a year earlier. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) 2 Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Quarterly averages Category IV 2008 I 2009 Monthly data Jan. 2009 Mar. 2009 Feb.-Mar. change 154,048 140,887 13,161 81,038 -166 -861 694 339 8.1 8.1 6.7 21.6 7.3 13.4 10.9 8.5 8.8 7.0 21.7 7.9 13.3 11.4 0.4 .7 .3 .1 .6 -.1 .5 p 133,682 p 19,842 p 6,599 p 12,471 p 113,840 p 14,941 p 17,027 p 19,141 p 13,240 p 22,543 p 133,019 p 19,537 p 6,473 p 12,310 p 113,482 p 14,893 p 16,894 p 19,149 p 13,200 p 22,538 p -663 p -305 p -126 p -161 p -358 p -48 p -133 p8 p -40 p -5 p 33.2 p 39.3 p 2.7 p -0.1 p -.2 p .0 Feb. 2009 Labor force status HOUSEHOLD DATA Civilian labor force …………….…………… 154,648 Employment …………………….………… 144,046 10,602 Unemployment ……………….…………… Not in labor force ………………….………… 80,177 153,993 141,578 12,415 80,920 153,716 142,099 11,616 81,023 154,214 141,748 12,467 80,699 Unemployment rates All workers ……………….……………....… Adult men …………………....……...…… Adult women ………….…………………… Teenagers ………….………………...…… White ……….………….…...…………… Black or African American ………….…… Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ………..…… 6.9 6.8 5.6 20.7 6.3 11.5 8.9 8.1 8.2 6.7 21.3 7.4 13.1 10.7 7.6 7.6 6.2 20.8 6.9 12.6 9.7 Employment ESTABLISHMENT DATA Nonfarm employment ……….……...……… 135,727 20,803 Goods-producing 1…...…...……………… 6,949 Construction ..…...…………….………… Manufacturing …………………....…… 13,062 Service-providing 1 ………...……..……… 114,924 15,127 Retail trade 2 …...…………….…..…… Professional and business service ….....… 17,485 Education and health services …..…….… 19,035 13,348 Leisure and hospitality …...……………. Government ………...…………………… 22,538 p 133,678 p 19,835 p 6,593 p 12,474 p 113,843 p 14,942 p 17,042 p 19,136 p 13,236 p 22,540 134,333 20,127 6,706 12,640 114,206 14,992 17,205 19,119 13,268 22,540 Hours of work 3 Total private ……...…………...…………… Manufacturing …………….……...……… Overtime ……...………………..…….… 33.4 40.2 3.2 p 33.3 p 39.5 p 2.8 33.3 39.8 2.9 p 33.3 p 39.5 p 2.7 Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 3 Total private ……...………………….……… 104.1 p 101.8 102.5 p 101.9 p 100.9 p -1.0 p $18.50 p 614.20 p $0.03 p -.85 Earnings 3 Average hourly earnings, total private …...… Average weekly earnings, total private ……. 1 $18.34 612.55 p $18.47 p 614.32 $18.43 613.72 p $18.47 p 615.05 Includes other industries, not shown separately. Quarterly averages and the over-the-month change are calculated using unrounded data. 3 Data relate to private production and nonsupervisory workers. p = preliminary. 2 3 Among the unemployed, the number of job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs increased by 547,000 to 8.2 million in March. This group has nearly doubled in size over the past 12 months. (See table A-8.) The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) rose to 3.2 million over the month and has increased by about 1.9 million since the start of the recession in December 2007. (See table A-9.) Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) The civilian labor force participation rate (65.5 percent) was little changed in March. The employment-population ratio fell by 0.4 percentage point to 59.9 percent. The employment-population ratio for adult men was 68.2 percent in March, down 4.3 percentage points since December 2007. The employment-population ratio for adult women was 56.8 percent, down 1.3 percentage points since the beginning of the recession. (See table A-1.) In March, the number of persons working part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) climbed by 423,000 to 9.0 million. (See table A-5.) Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) About 2.1 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally attached to the labor force in March, 754,000 more than a year earlier. These individuals wanted and were available for work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. Among the marginally attached, there were 685,000 discouraged workers in March, up by 284,000 from a year earlier. Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The other 1.4 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in March had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table A-13.) Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data) Total nonfarm payroll employment continued to fall sharply (-663,000) in March. Payroll employment has declined by 3.3 million in the past 5 months. In March, job losses were large and extended across nearly all major industry sectors. (See table B-1.) Manufacturing employment fell by 161,000 in March, with widespread job losses occurring among the component industries. Factory employment has declined by 1.0 million over the past 6 months. In March, the largest decreases occurred in fabricated metal products (-28,000), machinery (-27,000), and transportation equipment (-26,000). The construction industry lost 126,000 jobs in March, with declines occurring throughout the industry. Employment in construction has fallen by 1.3 million since peaking in January 2007; nearly half of that decline occurred over the last 5 months. In March, employment fell in specialty trade contractors (-83,000) and construction of buildings (-33,000). These declines were split about evenly between the residential and nonresidential portions of these industries. Heavy and civil engineering construction also lost 10,000 jobs. Employment in mining and logging declined by 18,000 in March. 4 Employment in professional and business services fell by 133,000 in March, with declines throughout most of the sector. More than half of the loss occurred in temporary help services, which cut 72,000 jobs in March and 767,000 since December 2007. In March, architectural and engineering services lost 16,000 jobs. Retail trade employment fell by 48,000 over the month. Since peaking in November 2007, employment in the industry has declined by an average of 44,000 per month. In March, employment decreased in building material and garden supply stores (-13,000), automobile dealerships (-12,000), and electronics and appliance stores (-10,000). Employment in wholesale trade fell by 31,000 in March, with nearly all of the decline occurring in durable goods. Employment in financial activities continued to decline in March (-43,000). The number of jobs in this industry has dropped by 495,000 since an employment peak in December 2006. More than half of this loss occurred in the past 7 months. In March, job losses occurred in credit intermediation (-15,000); real estate (-12,000); and securities, commodity contracts, and investments (-7,000). Leisure and hospitality shed 40,000 jobs in March, with most of the decrease in the accommodation industry (-23,000). The leisure and hospitality industry has lost 351,000 jobs since an employment peak in December 2007. Transportation and warehousing lost 34,000 jobs in March, raising total job losses to 265,000 since employment peaked in December 2007. In March, employment declined in truck transportation (-15,000), support activities for transportation (-7,000), and couriers and messengers (-5,000). Health care employment continued to trend up in March (14,000); however, monthly job growth in the first quarter averaged 17,000 compared with 30,000 per month in 2008. The change in total nonfarm employment for January was revised from -655,000 to -741,000, while the change for February remained -651,000. Monthly revisions result from additional sample reports and the monthly recalculation of seasonal factors. Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data) In March, the average workweek for production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls fell by 0.1 hour to 33.2 hours, seasonally adjusted—the lowest level on record for the series, which began in 1964. The manufacturing workweek decreased by 0.2 hour to 39.3 hours, and factory overtime was unchanged at 2.7 hours. (See table B-2.) The index of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls fell by 1.0 percent in March. The manufacturing index declined by 2.1 percent over the month. (See table B-5.) Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data) In March, average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 3 cents, or 0.2 percent, seasonally adjusted. This followed a gain of 4 cents in February. 5 Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings increased by 3.4 percent, and average weekly earnings rose by 1.5 percent. (See table B-3.) ______________________________ The Employment Situation for April 2009 is scheduled to be released on Friday, May 8, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). 6 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? Neither the establishment nor household survey is designed to identify the legal status of workers. Thus, while it is likely that both surveys include at least some undocumented immigrants, it is not possible to determine how many are counted in either survey. The household survey does include questions about whether respondents were born outside the United States. Data from these questions show that foreign-born workers accounted for 15.6 percent of the labor force in 2008. 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 http://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 http://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 7 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 the information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about 60,000 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The establishment survey provides the information on the employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This information is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation with state agencies. The sample includes about 160,000 businesses and government agencies covering approximately 400,000 individual worksites. The active sample includes about one-third of all nonfarm payroll workers. The sample is drawn from a sampling frame of unemployment insurance tax accounts. For both surveys, the data for a given month relate to a particular week or pay period. In the household survey, the reference week is generally the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month. In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week. 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. Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn from private nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as federal, state, and local government entities. Employees on nonfarm payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay period, including persons on paid leave. Persons are counted in each job they hold. Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing sector. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Differences in employment estimates. The numerous conceptual and methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the surveys. Among these are: • The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed, unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed. These groups are excluded from the establishment survey. • The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed. The establishment survey does not. • The household survey is limited to workers 16 years of age and older. The establishment survey is not limited by age. • The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because individuals are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job and thus appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each appearance. 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 Seasonal adjustment Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production, harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very large; seasonal fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month changes in unemployment. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting the statistics from month to month. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. For example, the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined. However, because the effect of students finishing school in previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be adjusted to allow for a comparable change. Insofar as the seasonal adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity. Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the household and establishment surveys. However, the adjusted series for many major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most supersectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more detailed age categories. For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated each month, using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the current month. In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to adjust only the current month's data. In the establishment survey, however, new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent monthly estimates. In both surveys, revisions to historical data are made once a year. Reliability of the estimates Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the "true" population values they represent. The exact difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 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 90-percent level of confidence. For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus 430,000. Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000 from one month to the next. The 90-percent confidence interval on the monthly change would range from -330,000 to 530,000 (100,000 +/- 430,000). These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the "true" over-the-month change lies within this interval. Since this range includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that employment had, in fact, increased. If, however, the reported employment rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90percent confidence interval would be greater than zero. In this case, it is likely (at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact, occurred. At an unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/-280,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/-.19 percentage point. In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates which are based on a small number of observations. The precision of estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as for quarterly and annual averages. The seasonal adjustment process can also improve the stability of the monthly estimates. The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2 months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. It is only after two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final. Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business births. The first component uses business deaths to impute employment for business births. This is incorporated into the sample-based link relative estimate procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of business, but imputing to them the same trend as the other firms in the sample. The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the residual net birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation. The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was derived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past 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 0.2 percent, with a range from 0.1 percent to 0.6 percent. Other information Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; TDD message referral phone: 1-800-8778339. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted 1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age Mar. 2008 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Mar. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 232,995 153,135 65.7 145,108 62.3 8,027 5.2 79,860 4,492 234,913 153,804 65.5 140,105 59.6 13,699 8.9 81,109 5,588 235,086 153,728 65.4 139,833 59.5 13,895 9.0 81,358 5,535 232,995 153,843 66.0 146,023 62.7 7,820 5.1 79,152 4,747 234,828 154,620 65.8 144,144 61.4 10,476 6.8 80,208 5,393 235,035 154,447 65.7 143,338 61.0 11,108 7.2 80,588 5,488 234,739 153,716 65.5 142,099 60.5 11,616 7.6 81,023 5,643 234,913 154,214 65.6 141,748 60.3 12,467 8.1 80,699 5,645 235,086 154,048 65.5 140,887 59.9 13,161 8.5 81,038 5,814 112,695 81,849 72.6 77,198 68.5 4,651 5.7 30,846 113,666 81,959 72.1 73,441 64.6 8,517 10.4 31,707 113,758 81,839 71.9 73,195 64.3 8,644 10.6 31,919 112,695 82,235 73.0 77,985 69.2 4,250 5.2 30,460 113,660 82,666 72.7 76,577 67.4 6,089 7.4 30,994 113,769 82,338 72.4 75,847 66.7 6,491 7.9 31,431 113,573 81,863 72.1 75,092 66.1 6,771 8.3 31,710 113,666 81,994 72.1 74,777 65.8 7,217 8.8 31,672 113,758 81,804 71.9 74,053 65.1 7,751 9.5 31,954 104,052 78,691 75.6 74,620 71.7 4,071 5.2 25,362 104,999 78,879 75.1 71,217 67.8 7,662 9.7 26,120 105,095 78,826 75.0 70,984 67.5 7,842 9.9 26,269 104,052 78,866 75.8 75,216 72.3 3,650 4.6 25,186 104,978 79,335 75.6 74,045 70.5 5,290 6.7 25,643 105,083 78,998 75.2 73,285 69.7 5,714 7.2 26,085 104,902 78,585 74.9 72,613 69.2 5,972 7.6 26,318 104,999 78,687 74.9 72,293 68.9 6,394 8.1 26,312 105,095 78,578 74.8 71,655 68.2 6,923 8.8 26,516 120,300 71,286 59.3 67,911 56.5 3,376 4.7 49,014 121,247 71,846 59.3 66,664 55.0 5,182 7.2 49,401 121,328 71,889 59.3 66,638 54.9 5,251 7.3 49,438 120,300 71,608 59.5 68,038 56.6 3,570 5.0 48,692 121,168 71,954 59.4 67,567 55.8 4,387 6.1 49,214 121,266 72,109 59.5 67,491 55.7 4,618 6.4 49,157 121,166 71,853 59.3 67,007 55.3 4,845 6.7 49,313 121,247 72,220 59.6 66,970 55.2 5,250 7.3 49,027 121,328 72,244 59.5 66,834 55.1 5,410 7.5 49,084 111,902 68,115 60.9 65,142 58.2 2,974 4.4 43,786 112,824 68,738 60.9 64,106 56.8 4,632 6.7 44,086 112,908 68,883 61.0 64,123 56.8 4,760 6.9 44,025 111,902 68,174 60.9 65,079 58.2 3,095 4.5 43,728 112,731 68,753 61.0 64,902 57.6 3,851 5.6 43,978 112,825 68,891 61.1 64,860 57.5 4,031 5.9 43,935 112,738 68,584 60.8 64,298 57.0 4,286 6.2 44,154 112,824 68,917 61.1 64,271 57.0 4,646 6.7 43,907 112,908 68,977 61.1 64,148 56.8 4,828 7.0 43,931 17,041 6,329 37.1 5,347 31.4 982 15.5 10,712 17,090 6,187 36.2 4,783 28.0 1,405 22.7 10,903 17,083 6,019 35.2 4,726 27.7 1,293 21.5 11,064 17,041 6,803 39.9 5,729 33.6 1,075 15.8 10,237 17,118 6,531 38.2 5,196 30.4 1,335 20.4 10,587 17,126 6,557 38.3 5,194 30.3 1,363 20.8 10,568 17,098 6,547 38.3 5,188 30.3 1,359 20.8 10,551 17,090 6,610 38.7 5,184 30.3 1,427 21.6 10,480 17,083 6,493 38.0 5,083 29.8 1,410 21.7 10,590 TOTAL Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ..................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................. Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate ................................................ Not in labor force .......................................................... Persons who currently want a job ............................... Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ..................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................. Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate ................................................ Not in labor force .......................................................... Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ..................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................. Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate ................................................ Not in labor force .......................................................... Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ..................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................. Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate ................................................ Not in labor force .......................................................... Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ..................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................. Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate ................................................ Not in labor force .......................................................... Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ..................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................. Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate ................................................ Not in labor force .......................................................... 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted 1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age Mar. 2008 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Mar. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 189,019 124,679 66.0 118,827 62.9 5,853 4.7 64,339 190,331 125,528 66.0 115,182 60.5 10,346 8.2 64,803 190,436 125,433 65.9 114,831 60.3 10,602 8.5 65,003 189,019 125,208 66.2 119,580 63.3 5,628 4.5 63,811 190,221 126,029 66.3 118,226 62.2 7,803 6.2 64,193 190,351 125,634 66.0 117,357 61.7 8,277 6.6 64,718 190,225 125,312 65.9 116,692 61.3 8,621 6.9 64,913 190,331 125,703 66.0 116,481 61.2 9,222 7.3 64,628 190,436 125,599 66.0 115,693 60.8 9,906 7.9 64,837 65,292 76.1 62,214 72.5 3,078 4.7 65,342 75.6 59,471 68.8 5,872 9.0 65,363 75.5 59,307 68.5 6,056 9.3 65,326 76.2 62,635 73.0 2,691 4.1 65,762 76.1 61,761 71.5 4,001 6.1 65,331 75.5 61,101 70.7 4,230 6.5 65,126 75.4 60,683 70.2 4,443 6.8 65,180 75.4 60,361 69.8 4,819 7.4 65,032 75.2 59,811 69.1 5,221 8.0 54,201 60.1 52,093 57.8 2,108 3.9 54,995 60.6 51,585 56.8 3,411 6.2 54,997 60.5 51,462 56.6 3,535 6.4 54,303 60.2 52,101 57.8 2,202 4.1 54,810 60.4 52,014 57.3 2,796 5.1 54,878 60.5 51,846 57.1 3,031 5.5 54,786 60.4 51,601 56.9 3,185 5.8 54,967 60.5 51,624 56.9 3,344 6.1 55,115 60.7 51,519 56.7 3,596 6.5 5,187 39.7 4,519 34.6 667 12.9 5,190 39.7 4,126 31.5 1,064 20.5 5,073 38.8 4,062 31.1 1,010 19.9 5,579 42.7 4,845 37.1 734 13.2 5,457 41.6 4,451 34.0 1,006 18.4 5,425 41.4 4,409 33.6 1,016 18.7 5,400 41.3 4,408 33.7 993 18.4 5,556 42.5 4,497 34.4 1,059 19.1 5,452 41.7 4,363 33.4 1,089 20.0 27,709 17,601 63.5 16,010 57.8 1,591 9.0 10,109 28,085 17,534 62.4 15,108 53.8 2,426 13.8 10,551 28,118 17,429 62.0 15,074 53.6 2,355 13.5 10,689 27,709 17,688 63.8 16,090 58.1 1,598 9.0 10,022 28,021 17,708 63.2 15,703 56.0 2,005 11.3 10,313 28,059 17,796 63.4 15,674 55.9 2,122 11.9 10,263 28,052 17,791 63.4 15,546 55.4 2,245 12.6 10,261 28,085 17,703 63.0 15,336 54.6 2,368 13.4 10,382 28,118 17,542 62.4 15,212 54.1 2,330 13.3 10,576 7,839 70.4 7,140 64.1 698 8.9 7,904 70.0 6,632 58.7 1,273 16.1 7,850 69.4 6,566 58.0 1,284 16.4 7,913 71.1 7,237 65.0 676 8.5 7,954 70.5 6,989 62.0 965 12.1 7,999 70.8 6,930 61.4 1,069 13.4 7,979 70.7 6,850 60.7 1,129 14.1 7,949 70.4 6,762 59.9 1,187 14.9 7,917 70.0 6,700 59.2 1,218 15.4 9,032 64.9 8,368 60.2 664 7.3 8,944 63.4 8,052 57.1 891 10.0 8,935 63.3 8,071 57.2 864 9.7 9,012 64.8 8,326 59.8 686 7.6 9,069 64.5 8,249 58.7 820 9.0 9,060 64.4 8,256 58.7 804 8.9 9,022 64.1 8,194 58.2 828 9.2 9,006 63.9 8,115 57.6 890 9.9 8,932 63.3 8,045 57.0 887 9.9 730 27.4 501 18.8 229 31.3 686 25.5 424 15.8 262 38.2 644 23.9 437 16.2 207 32.2 762 28.6 527 19.8 235 30.8 685 25.5 464 17.3 221 32.2 736 27.4 488 18.1 248 33.7 790 29.4 502 18.6 288 36.5 749 27.8 459 17.0 290 38.8 692 25.7 467 17.4 225 32.5 WHITE Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. Not in labor force .......................................................... Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. Not in labor force .......................................................... Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. See footnotes at end of table. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age — Continued (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted 1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age Mar. 2008 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Mar. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 10,645 7,184 67.5 6,928 65.1 256 3.6 3,462 10,753 7,086 65.9 6,597 61.4 489 6.9 3,667 10,778 7,111 66.0 6,656 61.8 455 6.4 3,667 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) ASIAN Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. Not in labor force .......................................................... 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 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. Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted 1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age Mar. 2008 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Mar. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 31,820 21,750 68.4 20,162 63.4 1,588 7.3 10,071 32,501 22,044 67.8 19,388 59.7 2,657 12.1 10,457 32,585 22,188 68.1 19,485 59.8 2,703 12.2 10,397 31,820 21,778 68.4 20,251 63.6 1,527 7.0 10,042 32,558 22,074 67.8 20,168 61.9 1,906 8.6 10,484 32,649 22,134 67.8 20,096 61.6 2,038 9.2 10,515 32,417 21,931 67.7 19,800 61.1 2,132 9.7 10,486 32,501 22,100 68.0 19,684 60.6 2,416 10.9 10,401 32,585 22,175 68.1 19,640 60.3 2,536 11.4 10,410 12,554 84.7 11,655 78.6 899 7.2 12,557 83.1 11,027 72.9 1,530 12.2 12,648 83.4 11,110 73.3 1,538 12.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 8,100 57.9 7,606 54.4 494 6.1 8,438 59.0 7,578 53.0 860 10.2 8,567 59.8 7,645 53.3 922 10.8 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 1,096 36.5 900 30.0 195 17.8 1,050 34.0 782 25.3 267 25.5 974 31.4 731 23.6 243 24.9 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. Not in labor force .......................................................... Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 Data not available. NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD 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 Mar. 2008 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Mar. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 12,032 45.9 10,894 41.6 1,138 9.5 11,898 46.1 10,097 39.2 1,801 15.1 12,102 46.1 10,220 38.9 1,882 15.5 12,043 46.0 11,050 42.2 993 8.2 12,185 47.2 10,899 42.2 1,286 10.6 12,108 46.4 10,793 41.4 1,315 10.9 12,024 45.9 10,577 40.4 1,446 12.0 11,955 46.4 10,445 40.5 1,510 12.6 11,997 45.7 10,399 39.6 1,598 13.3 38,148 62.7 36,027 59.2 2,121 5.6 38,497 62.3 34,791 56.3 3,706 9.6 38,516 62.4 34,661 56.2 3,854 10.0 38,021 62.4 36,099 59.3 1,922 5.1 38,271 62.3 35,643 58.1 2,628 6.9 38,656 62.5 35,683 57.6 2,972 7.7 38,675 62.4 35,599 57.4 3,075 8.0 38,463 62.2 35,270 57.1 3,193 8.3 38,434 62.3 34,981 56.7 3,454 9.0 36,489 72.0 34,990 69.0 1,498 4.1 37,267 71.9 34,421 66.4 2,846 7.6 36,872 71.7 34,011 66.1 2,861 7.8 36,528 72.0 35,099 69.2 1,428 3.9 37,120 71.6 35,077 67.7 2,043 5.5 37,049 72.0 34,969 68.0 2,080 5.6 36,693 72.0 34,433 67.6 2,260 6.2 37,362 72.1 34,738 67.1 2,624 7.0 36,921 71.8 34,267 66.6 2,653 7.2 45,375 78.5 44,451 76.9 923 2.0 45,078 77.7 43,190 74.5 1,888 4.2 45,304 77.9 43,377 74.6 1,927 4.3 45,377 78.5 44,410 76.8 967 2.1 45,232 77.7 43,794 75.3 1,438 3.2 45,182 77.9 43,517 75.0 1,665 3.7 45,208 77.8 43,474 74.8 1,735 3.8 45,027 77.6 43,177 74.4 1,850 4.1 45,401 78.1 43,431 74.7 1,970 4.3 Less than a high school diploma Civilian labor force .......................................................... Participation rate ......................................................... Employed ...................................................................... Employment-population ratio ...................................... Unemployed ................................................................. Unemployment rate .................................................... High school graduates, no college 1 Civilian labor force .......................................................... Participation rate ......................................................... Employed ...................................................................... Employment-population ratio ...................................... Unemployed ................................................................. Unemployment rate .................................................... Some college or associate degree Civilian labor force .......................................................... Participation rate ......................................................... Employed ...................................................................... Employment-population ratio ...................................... Unemployed ................................................................. Unemployment rate .................................................... Bachelor’s degree and higher 2 Civilian labor force .......................................................... Participation rate ......................................................... Employed ...................................................................... Employment-population ratio ...................................... Unemployed ................................................................. Unemployment rate .................................................... 1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 2 Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-5. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Category Mar. 2008 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Mar. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 CLASS OF WORKER Agriculture and related industries ................................... Wage and salary workers ............................................. Self-employed workers ................................................. Unpaid family workers .................................................. 2,057 1,218 816 23 1,961 1,126 817 18 1,930 1,061 847 22 2,191 1,326 848 (1) 2,206 1,267 915 (1) 2,191 1,264 925 (1) 2,149 1,233 903 (1) 2,148 1,244 875 (1) 2,050 1,167 875 (1) Nonagricultural industries ............................................... Wage and salary workers ............................................. Government ................................................................ Private industries ........................................................ Private households ................................................... Other industries ........................................................ Self-employed workers ................................................. Unpaid family workers .................................................. 143,051 133,849 21,484 112,365 744 111,621 9,103 99 138,144 129,232 21,158 108,075 719 107,356 8,859 53 137,903 128,782 21,072 107,711 738 106,972 9,063 57 143,821 134,449 21,245 113,192 (1) 112,422 9,242 (1) 141,901 132,983 21,431 111,542 (1) 110,677 8,816 (1) 141,047 132,082 21,395 110,684 (1) 109,863 8,940 (1) 139,952 131,110 21,237 109,997 (1) 109,217 8,816 (1) 139,579 130,465 21,192 109,311 (1) 108,574 8,962 (1) 138,842 129,478 20,904 108,674 (1) 107,898 9,184 (1) All industries: Part time for economic reasons .................................. Slack work or business conditions ........................... Could only find part-time work ................................. Part time for noneconomic reasons ............................ 5,038 3,404 1,382 19,853 9,170 7,067 1,827 19,296 9,305 7,103 1,969 19,228 4,937 3,349 1,364 19,402 7,323 5,399 1,585 18,886 8,038 6,020 1,617 18,922 7,839 5,766 1,667 18,864 8,626 6,443 1,764 18,855 9,049 6,857 1,839 18,833 Nonagricultural industries: Part time for economic reasons .................................. Slack work or business conditions ........................... Could only find part-time work ................................. Part time for noneconomic reasons ............................ 4,911 3,313 1,370 19,553 9,053 6,989 1,822 18,977 9,168 7,005 1,957 18,892 4,826 3,276 1,354 19,078 7,209 5,304 1,579 18,635 7,932 5,938 1,619 18,642 7,705 5,660 1,658 18,567 8,543 6,390 1,760 18,562 8,942 6,773 1,850 18,493 PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2 1 Data not available. 2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute. Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad weather. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-6. Selected employment indicators (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Characteristic Mar. 2008 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Mar. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 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 ..................................................... 145,108 5,347 1,904 3,443 139,762 13,399 126,363 99,686 31,388 33,731 34,567 26,677 140,105 4,783 1,667 3,116 135,323 12,823 122,500 95,530 30,003 31,844 33,683 26,970 139,833 4,726 1,569 3,157 135,107 12,838 122,269 95,268 29,942 31,654 33,672 27,000 146,023 5,729 2,116 3,585 140,294 13,665 126,503 99,894 31,523 33,776 34,595 26,610 144,144 5,196 1,791 3,408 138,948 13,443 125,422 98,373 31,070 32,883 34,420 27,049 143,338 5,194 1,779 3,413 138,144 13,374 124,748 97,651 30,864 32,691 34,097 27,096 142,099 5,188 1,741 3,441 136,911 13,050 123,911 96,693 30,449 32,308 33,936 27,218 141,748 5,184 1,854 3,348 136,564 13,157 123,302 96,255 30,369 31,999 33,888 27,047 140,887 5,083 1,755 3,300 135,804 13,090 122,662 95,720 30,211 31,746 33,763 26,942 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 ..................................................... 77,198 2,578 864 1,714 74,620 7,099 67,521 53,455 17,051 18,245 18,159 14,066 73,441 2,224 716 1,508 71,217 6,565 64,652 50,461 16,111 16,989 17,360 14,191 73,195 2,211 709 1,502 70,984 6,478 64,506 50,369 16,010 16,909 17,450 14,137 77,985 2,769 970 1,784 75,216 7,265 67,896 53,802 17,211 18,352 18,239 14,094 76,577 2,531 800 1,728 74,045 6,965 67,039 52,740 16,979 17,816 17,944 14,299 75,847 2,562 847 1,712 73,285 6,863 66,456 52,128 16,789 17,663 17,676 14,328 75,092 2,479 818 1,654 72,613 6,723 65,879 51,480 16,461 17,452 17,567 14,399 74,777 2,484 837 1,640 72,293 6,784 65,479 51,125 16,449 17,144 17,532 14,354 74,053 2,398 803 1,579 71,655 6,656 65,031 50,865 16,288 17,027 17,550 14,166 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 ..................................................... 67,911 2,769 1,039 1,729 65,142 6,300 58,842 46,231 14,337 15,486 16,409 12,611 66,664 2,559 951 1,607 64,106 6,258 57,848 45,069 13,892 14,854 16,322 12,778 66,638 2,515 860 1,655 64,123 6,360 57,763 44,899 13,932 14,745 16,223 12,864 68,038 2,959 1,146 1,801 65,079 6,400 58,607 46,091 14,312 15,423 16,356 12,516 67,567 2,665 990 1,680 64,902 6,478 58,383 45,634 14,091 15,067 16,476 12,750 67,491 2,632 932 1,701 64,860 6,510 58,292 45,523 14,075 15,027 16,421 12,769 67,007 2,709 923 1,787 64,298 6,327 58,032 45,213 13,988 14,856 16,369 12,819 66,970 2,699 1,017 1,708 64,271 6,372 57,823 45,131 13,920 14,855 16,356 12,693 66,834 2,685 952 1,721 64,148 6,434 57,631 44,855 13,922 14,719 16,214 12,776 45,916 35,864 9,093 44,248 35,550 8,705 44,356 35,507 8,749 45,975 35,825 (1) 45,610 35,649 (1) 45,182 35,632 (1) 44,712 35,375 (1) 44,502 35,563 (1) 44,470 35,481 (1) 119,875 25,233 112,947 27,158 112,215 27,617 121,241 24,755 118,413 25,577 116,865 26,250 115,794 26,200 114,853 26,590 113,665 26,963 7,499 5.2 7,676 5.5 7,723 5.5 7,478 5.1 7,410 5.1 7,352 5.1 7,441 5.2 7,626 5.4 7,656 5.4 AGE AND SEX MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present ......................................... Married women, spouse present .................................... Women who maintain families ........................................ FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers 2 ......................................................... Part-time workers 3 ......................................................... MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders ................................................. Percent of total employed ........................................... 1 Data not available. 2 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week. 3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted Characteristic Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates 1 Mar. 2008 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Mar. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Total, 16 years and over ................................................. 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 20 years and over ......................................................... 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 25 years and over ....................................................... 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 55 years and over ..................................................... 7,820 1,075 487 592 6,745 1,416 5,314 4,359 1,770 1,337 1,252 943 12,467 1,427 552 888 11,040 1,943 9,076 7,466 2,883 2,346 2,237 1,603 13,161 1,410 544 870 11,751 2,128 9,572 7,832 2,984 2,447 2,401 1,784 5.1 15.8 18.7 14.2 4.6 9.4 4.0 4.2 5.3 3.8 3.5 3.4 6.8 20.4 24.1 18.3 6.2 11.1 5.6 5.8 7.0 5.4 5.1 4.8 7.2 20.8 24.1 19.1 6.6 12.1 6.0 6.3 7.5 5.9 5.5 4.9 7.6 20.8 21.4 20.2 7.0 12.1 6.4 6.7 7.9 6.5 5.9 5.2 8.1 21.6 22.9 21.0 7.5 12.9 6.9 7.2 8.7 6.8 6.2 5.6 8.5 21.7 23.7 20.9 8.0 14.0 7.2 7.6 9.0 7.2 6.6 6.2 Men, 16 years and over .................................................. 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 20 years and over ......................................................... 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 25 years and over ....................................................... 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 55 years and over ..................................................... 4,250 600 280 321 3,650 834 2,822 2,338 976 702 660 484 7,217 823 301 537 6,394 1,160 5,275 4,356 1,720 1,323 1,313 919 7,751 828 315 514 6,923 1,335 5,566 4,607 1,833 1,426 1,348 959 5.2 17.8 22.4 15.2 4.6 10.3 4.0 4.2 5.4 3.7 3.5 3.3 7.4 24.0 28.8 21.2 6.7 12.9 5.9 6.1 7.5 5.4 5.6 5.1 7.9 23.3 27.0 21.5 7.2 14.2 6.4 6.7 8.3 5.9 6.1 5.1 8.3 24.4 26.5 22.8 7.6 14.1 6.9 7.3 8.8 6.6 6.7 5.3 8.8 24.9 26.5 24.7 8.1 14.6 7.5 7.9 9.5 7.2 7.0 6.0 9.5 25.7 28.2 24.6 8.8 16.7 7.9 8.3 10.1 7.7 7.1 6.3 Women, 16 years and over ............................................ 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 20 years and over ......................................................... 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 25 years and over ....................................................... 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 55 years and over 2 .................................................. 3,570 475 207 271 3,095 582 2,492 2,020 794 635 592 438 5,250 604 250 351 4,646 783 3,801 3,110 1,163 1,023 924 717 5,410 582 229 357 4,828 793 4,006 3,225 1,151 1,021 1,054 789 5.0 13.8 15.3 13.1 4.5 8.3 4.1 4.2 5.3 4.0 3.5 3.4 6.1 16.7 19.7 15.1 5.6 9.2 5.2 5.4 6.4 5.4 4.6 4.3 6.4 18.2 21.2 16.6 5.9 9.8 5.4 5.7 6.5 5.8 4.9 4.3 6.7 17.1 16.2 17.5 6.2 10.0 5.8 6.0 6.8 6.4 5.0 5.4 7.3 18.3 19.8 17.0 6.7 10.9 6.2 6.4 7.7 6.4 5.3 5.3 7.5 17.8 19.4 17.2 7.0 11.0 6.5 6.7 7.6 6.5 6.1 5.8 1,338 1,247 694 2,574 1,918 1,003 2,718 2,022 1,058 2.8 3.4 7.1 4.2 4.3 9.3 4.4 4.5 9.5 5.0 4.7 10.3 5.5 5.1 10.3 5.8 5.4 10.8 6,417 1,380 10,839 1,635 11,535 1,676 5.0 5.3 7.0 5.8 7.5 5.9 8.0 5.9 8.6 5.8 9.2 5.9 AGE AND SEX MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present ......................................... Married women, spouse present .................................... Women who maintain families 2 ..................................... FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers 3 ......................................................... Part-time workers 4 ......................................................... 1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. 2 Not seasonally adjusted. 3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs. 4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs. NOTE: Detail 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 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-8. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Reason Mar. 2008 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Mar. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 4,555 1,341 3,214 2,276 938 768 2,103 601 9,098 2,052 7,047 5,466 1,581 841 2,929 830 9,315 1,990 7,325 5,880 1,445 850 2,984 747 4,161 1,064 3,097 (1) (1) 792 2,126 695 6,156 1,413 4,744 (1) (1) 940 2,655 760 6,471 1,524 4,946 (1) (1) 1,007 2,777 829 6,980 1,441 5,539 (1) (1) 917 2,751 780 7,696 1,488 6,208 (1) (1) 820 2,834 1,005 8,243 1,557 6,686 (1) (1) 887 2,974 868 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 56.7 16.7 40.0 9.6 26.2 7.5 66.4 15.0 51.4 6.1 21.4 6.1 67.0 14.3 52.7 6.1 21.5 5.4 53.5 13.7 39.8 10.2 27.3 8.9 58.6 13.4 45.1 8.9 25.3 7.2 58.4 13.8 44.6 9.1 25.1 7.5 61.1 12.6 48.5 8.0 24.1 6.8 62.3 12.0 50.2 6.6 22.9 8.1 63.5 12.0 51.5 6.8 22.9 6.7 3.0 .5 1.4 .4 5.9 .5 1.9 .5 6.1 .6 1.9 .5 2.7 .5 1.4 .5 4.0 .6 1.7 .5 4.2 .7 1.8 .5 4.5 .6 1.8 .5 5.0 .5 1.8 .7 5.4 .6 1.9 .6 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs On temporary layoff .................................................... Not on temporary layoff .............................................. Permanent job losers .............................................. Persons who completed temporary jobs ................ Job leavers ..................................................................... Reentrants ...................................................................... New entrants .................................................................. PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total unemployed ........................................................... Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ............................................................................. On temporary layoff .................................................. Not on temporary layoff ............................................ Job leavers ................................................................... Reentrants .................................................................... New entrants ................................................................ UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ............................................................................. Job leavers ................................................................... Reentrants .................................................................... New entrants ................................................................ 1 Data not available. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Duration Mar. 2008 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Mar. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Less than 5 weeks .............................................................................. 5 to 14 weeks ..................................................................................... 15 weeks and over ............................................................................. 15 to 26 weeks ................................................................................ 27 weeks and over .......................................................................... 2,550 2,782 2,696 1,339 1,357 3,247 4,778 5,673 2,611 3,063 3,067 4,523 6,305 2,971 3,334 2,797 2,549 2,444 1,143 1,300 3,255 3,141 3,964 1,757 2,207 3,267 3,398 4,517 1,927 2,591 3,658 3,519 4,634 1,987 2,647 3,404 3,969 5,264 2,347 2,917 3,371 4,041 5,715 2,534 3,182 Average (mean) duration, in weeks .................................................... Median duration, in weeks .................................................................. 16.9 9.4 19.9 11.7 21.2 13.1 16.1 8.2 18.9 10.0 19.7 10.6 19.8 10.3 19.8 11.0 20.1 11.2 100.0 31.8 34.7 33.6 16.7 16.9 100.0 23.7 34.9 41.4 19.1 22.4 100.0 22.1 32.5 45.4 21.4 24.0 100.0 35.9 32.7 31.4 14.7 16.7 100.0 31.4 30.3 38.3 17.0 21.3 100.0 29.2 30.4 40.4 17.2 23.2 100.0 31.0 29.8 39.2 16.8 22.4 100.0 26.9 31.4 41.7 18.6 23.1 100.0 25.7 30.8 43.5 19.3 24.2 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total unemployed ............................................................................... Less than 5 weeks ............................................................................ 5 to 14 weeks ................................................................................... 15 weeks and over ........................................................................... 15 to 26 weeks ............................................................................... 27 weeks and over ......................................................................... NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Table A-10. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Employed Unemployed Occupation Total, 16 years and over 1 ....................................................... Management, professional, and related occupations ............. Management, business, and financial operations occupations ................................................................................ Professional and related occupations ...................................... Service occupations ....................................................................... Sales and office occupations ....................................................... Sales and related occupations .................................................. Office and administrative support occupations ...................... Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations .................................................................................... Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................. Construction and extraction occupations ................................ Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ................ Production, transportation, and material moving occupations .................................................................................... Production occupations .............................................................. Transportation and material moving occupations ................. Mar. 2008 Mar. 2009 Unemployment rates Mar. 2008 Mar. 2009 145,108 52,681 139,833 52,345 8,027 1,121 13,895 2,292 5.2 2.1 9.0 4.2 21,810 30,871 23,672 36,014 16,352 19,662 21,813 30,533 24,074 33,967 15,531 18,436 485 636 1,603 1,759 825 935 1,038 1,254 2,495 3,020 1,511 1,509 2.2 2.0 6.3 4.7 4.8 4.5 4.5 3.9 9.4 8.2 8.9 7.6 14,473 965 8,473 5,035 13,223 803 7,196 5,224 1,581 160 1,232 190 2,727 216 2,067 445 9.8 14.2 12.7 3.6 17.1 21.2 22.3 7.8 18,268 9,327 8,940 16,223 7,647 8,575 1,337 659 678 2,585 1,343 1,242 6.8 6.6 7.1 13.7 14.9 12.7 1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Mar. 2008 Mar. 2009 HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-11. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Industry and class of worker Mar. 2008 Total, 16 years and over 1 .................................................... 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 ................................. Unemployment rates Mar. 2009 8,027 6,480 28 1,170 831 507 324 992 267 155 323 876 609 944 283 175 425 346 Mar. 2008 13,895 11,685 105 1,979 1,912 1,307 605 1,852 558 252 639 1,597 931 1,484 377 241 598 625 Mar. 2009 5.2 5.5 3.7 12.0 5.0 4.8 5.4 4.9 4.3 4.8 3.4 6.2 3.1 7.6 4.6 13.2 1.9 3.3 9.0 9.8 12.6 21.1 12.2 13.1 10.6 9.0 9.0 7.8 6.8 11.4 4.5 11.6 6.0 19.0 2.8 5.9 1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Effective with January 2009 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2007 Census industry classification system into the Current Population Survey. This industry classification system is derived from the 2007 North American Industry Classification System. No historical data have been revised. Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization (Percent) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Measure Mar. 2008 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Mar. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force ..................................................................... 1.8 3.7 4.1 1.6 2.6 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.7 U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force .............................................. 3.0 5.9 6.1 2.7 4.0 4.2 4.5 5.0 5.4 U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate) ................................................. 5.2 8.9 9.0 5.1 6.8 7.2 7.6 8.1 8.5 U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers ........................... 5.5 9.3 9.4 5.3 7.1 7.6 8.0 8.5 8.9 U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers ................................ 6.1 10.1 10.3 5.9 7.9 8.3 8.8 9.3 9.8 U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers 9.3 16.0 16.2 9.1 12.6 13.5 13.9 14.8 15.6 NOTE: Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not looking currently for a job. 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. For more information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor Review. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-13. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Total Men Women Category Mar. 2008 Mar. 2009 Mar. 2008 Mar. 2009 Mar. 2008 Mar. 2009 79,860 4,492 1,352 81,358 5,535 2,106 30,846 2,051 722 31,919 2,674 1,136 49,014 2,442 631 49,438 2,861 970 401 951 685 1,421 245 477 433 703 156 474 252 717 Total multiple jobholders 4 .................................................................. Percent of total employed ............................................................... 7,499 5.2 7,723 5.5 3,691 4.8 3,732 5.1 3,808 5.6 3,991 6.0 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 ......................................... 4,198 1,693 281 1,288 4,204 1,949 242 1,277 2,276 481 197 724 2,234 604 158 698 1,922 1,212 83 564 1,970 1,345 84 579 NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE Total not in the labor force .................................................................. Persons who currently want a job ...................................................... Marginally attached to the labor force 1 ........................................ Reason not currently looking: Discouragement over job prospects 2 .................................. Reasons other than discouragement 3 ................................. MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS 1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the reference week. 2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination. 3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibilities, ill health, and transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined. 4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Industry Mar. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009p Seasonally adjusted Mar. 2009p Mar. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009p Mar. 2009p Change from: Feb. 2009Mar. 2009 p Total nonfarm ............................. 136,944 132,302 132,130 132,072 137,814 135,755 135,074 134,333 133,682 133,019 -663 Total private ........................................ 114,104 109,855 109,286 109,147 115,373 113,212 112,542 111,793 111,139 110,481 -658 Goods-producing ............................................ 21,347 19,580 19,250 19,059 21,800 20,814 20,532 20,127 19,842 19,537 -305 Mining and logging ................................................... Logging ........................................................... Mining .................................................................... Oil and gas extraction ........................................ Mining, except oil and gas 1................................. Coal mining ...................................................... Support activities for mining .............................. 741 55.0 685.9 155.1 215.1 77.6 315.7 766 54.5 711.4 168.3 216.4 84.5 326.7 754 54.3 699.5 166.6 212.9 83.8 320.0 736 49.0 686.6 165.7 215.1 84.1 305.8 756 57.8 697.7 156.2 223.6 77.9 317.9 793 56.6 736.8 167.4 230.7 84.3 338.7 789 55.7 733.3 169.4 229.2 84.5 334.7 781 55.2 725.3 167.7 227.9 84.9 329.7 772 54.7 717.3 167.9 226.1 84.6 323.3 754 51.7 702.2 167.6 224.8 84.6 309.8 -18 -3.0 -15.1 -.3 -1.3 .0 -13.5 Construction ............................................................. Construction of buildings ................................... Residential building ......................................... Nonresidential building .................................... Heavy and civil engineering construction ........ Specialty trade contractors ............................... Residential specialty trade contractors ........... Nonresidential specialty trade contractors ..... 7,047 1,650.7 832.9 817.8 909.3 4,486.9 1,995.3 2,491.6 6,295 1,475.9 718.8 757.1 822.8 3,996.7 1,725.2 2,271.5 6,152 1,439.1 698.7 740.4 816.2 3,896.4 1,683.1 2,213.3 6,113 1,412.2 685.5 726.7 827.2 3,873.1 1,671.2 2,201.9 7,401 1,712.6 868.2 844.4 993.6 4,694.5 2,096.9 2,597.6 6,939 1,588.4 781.7 806.7 942.5 4,408.5 1,921.6 2,486.9 6,841 1,572.9 769.4 803.5 933.2 4,335.2 1,883.6 2,451.6 6,706 1,536.9 755.2 781.7 926.6 4,242.2 1,838.3 2,403.9 6,599 1,509.7 740.6 769.1 920.5 4,168.8 1,800.2 2,368.6 6,473 1,476.3 722.6 753.7 910.1 4,086.2 1,759.5 2,326.7 -126 -33.4 -18.0 -15.4 -10.4 -82.6 -40.7 -41.9 Manufacturing ........................................................... Production workers ....................................... 13,559 9,782 12,519 8,849 12,344 8,701 12,210 8,571 13,643 9,853 13,082 9,322 12,902 9,174 12,640 8,946 12,471 8,800 12,310 8,654 -161 -146 Durable goods ....................................................... Production workers ....................................... Wood products ................................................... Nonmetallic mineral products ............................ Primary metals .................................................... Fabricated metal products ................................. Machinery ........................................................... Computer and electronic products 1.................... Computer and peripheral equipment ............. Communications equipment ........................... Semiconductors and electronic components . Electronic instruments ..................................... Electrical equipment and appliances ................ Transportation equipment 1.................................. Motor vehicles and parts 2................................. Furniture and related products .......................... Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................ 8,599 6,114 470.6 467.8 450.7 1,550.7 1,192.8 1,253.5 183.3 127.7 437.3 442.7 425.7 1,655.5 922.1 498.9 633.0 7,812 5,407 393.4 416.2 410.2 1,419.5 1,123.8 1,211.8 179.9 130.8 409.3 433.3 406.4 1,398.9 688.3 424.0 607.3 7,686 5,301 373.5 406.6 393.7 1,391.0 1,097.1 1,193.7 174.9 130.0 401.2 430.5 398.9 1,419.3 716.5 412.0 600.2 7,583 5,198 379.5 402.7 386.2 1,364.2 1,071.3 1,188.0 174.3 129.7 398.1 429.6 389.4 1,399.4 704.1 404.3 598.1 8,637 6,146 479.8 479.4 450.9 1,557.5 1,193.8 1,257.9 183.8 128.3 439.2 443.6 427.4 1,653.8 918.3 501.4 635.2 8,216 5,741 429.8 450.1 429.8 1,486.3 1,162.7 1,233.3 181.8 129.5 423.2 438.8 417.5 1,532.5 809.6 449.6 624.2 8,085 5,633 416.2 441.2 419.6 1,461.5 1,150.2 1,223.7 180.0 129.1 417.4 437.5 412.0 1,501.8 781.5 440.6 618.4 7,881 5,458 403.9 434.3 409.3 1,425.3 1,126.0 1,212.9 180.3 129.6 410.5 433.8 406.1 1,423.5 711.2 428.6 611.0 7,753 5,348 389.4 424.5 395.5 1,398.5 1,100.6 1,198.6 176.6 129.4 403.8 431.6 400.3 1,424.2 718.1 416.6 604.5 7,628 5,233 389.2 415.2 387.0 1,370.8 1,073.6 1,193.3 175.1 130.0 400.6 430.8 391.3 1,398.3 700.6 406.4 602.4 -125 -115 -.2 -9.3 -8.5 -27.7 -27.0 -5.3 -1.5 .6 -3.2 -.8 -9.0 -25.9 -17.5 -10.2 -2.1 Nondurable goods ................................................. 4,960 Production workers ....................................... 3,668 Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,458.6 Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 193.0 Textile mills ......................................................... 158.7 Textile product mills ........................................... 151.4 Apparel ................................................................ 202.9 Leather and allied products ............................... 33.3 Paper and paper products ................................. 447.4 Printing and related support activities ............... 605.9 Petroleum and coal products ............................. 113.5 Chemicals ........................................................... 852.3 Plastics and rubber products ............................. 742.9 4,707 3,442 1,447.5 189.3 133.7 137.5 173.3 32.4 426.4 555.6 109.9 828.8 672.8 4,658 3,400 1,438.6 185.4 129.0 133.3 174.4 31.3 418.6 546.1 110.5 827.0 664.1 4,627 3,373 1,435.7 186.7 127.5 128.7 173.0 31.4 414.8 540.1 111.3 823.4 654.3 5,006 3,707 1,485.7 198.9 158.5 151.0 203.8 33.2 449.9 607.4 116.3 854.0 747.3 4,866 3,581 1,489.0 196.4 140.6 143.5 187.1 32.6 437.1 574.1 117.2 842.6 705.9 4,817 3,541 1,477.6 195.8 136.8 141.2 183.5 32.6 433.4 567.0 116.9 837.1 694.9 4,759 3,488 1,470.7 194.2 133.6 137.4 178.9 32.4 427.3 558.1 114.2 832.7 679.7 4,718 3,452 1,467.0 191.5 130.2 134.3 177.2 31.8 422.0 550.0 114.6 829.7 669.5 4,682 3,421 1,464.2 192.8 128.2 129.4 174.8 31.6 418.6 542.1 114.4 825.8 659.7 -36 -31 -2.8 1.3 -2.0 -4.9 -2.4 -.2 -3.4 -7.9 -.2 -3.9 -9.8 See footnotes at the end of table. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Continued (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Industry Mar. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009p Seasonally adjusted Mar. 2009p Mar. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009p Mar. 2009p Service-providing .............................................. 115,597 112,722 112,880 113,013 116,014 114,941 114,542 114,206 113,840 113,482 Change from: Feb. 2009Mar. 2009 p -358 Private service-providing ............................... 92,757 90,275 90,036 90,088 93,573 92,398 92,010 91,666 91,297 90,944 -353 Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 26,330 25,534 25,212 25,199 26,629 26,005 25,843 25,735 25,614 25,502 -112 Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,980.8 Durable goods .................................................... 3,086.7 Nondurable goods .............................................. 2,048.1 Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 846.0 5,771.5 2,944.5 1,984.9 842.1 5,724.4 2,906.8 1,981.1 836.5 5,712.2 2,888.7 1,987.6 835.9 6,012.5 3,099.8 2,063.0 849.7 5,890.3 3,004.9 2,033.6 851.8 5,850.7 2,978.6 2,025.1 847.0 5,819.3 2,959.6 2,013.9 845.8 5,778.9 2,928.3 2,009.2 841.4 5,747.7 2,901.9 2,006.0 839.8 -31.2 -26.4 -3.2 -1.6 Retail trade ............................................................ 15,278.9 14,878.5 14,649.1 14,669.5 15,506.0 15,126.0 15,037.9 14,991.5 14,940.7 14,892.9 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1........................ 1,874.6 1,694.9 1,689.1 1,683.7 1,890.9 1,770.5 1,745.6 1,730.1 1,716.4 1,700.3 Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,219.6 1,070.8 1,066.8 1,059.7 1,227.6 1,121.2 1,099.9 1,088.6 1,078.8 1,066.9 Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 542.3 511.2 493.5 489.7 550.4 522.6 514.2 508.3 500.0 497.7 Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 549.4 538.5 533.6 521.6 552.9 541.5 538.6 535.5 536.4 526.2 Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,241.6 1,161.0 1,156.4 1,168.6 1,264.9 1,235.8 1,227.8 1,214.9 1,206.4 1,193.0 Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,849.1 2,822.7 2,801.7 2,801.7 2,874.7 2,843.5 2,835.1 2,835.3 2,827.1 2,826.7 Health and personal care stores ....................... 1,003.2 986.0 980.1 979.6 1,007.7 989.4 991.2 985.7 986.0 985.1 Gasoline stations ................................................ 844.4 824.1 820.9 822.0 854.2 836.9 834.4 833.0 832.2 831.3 Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,445.6 1,440.7 1,388.5 1,385.1 1,498.2 1,462.2 1,448.5 1,445.0 1,443.6 1,437.4 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores ................................................................ 636.6 634.4 600.3 592.9 653.8 633.1 624.3 620.8 613.8 611.4 General merchandise stores 1............................. 3,022.8 3,033.4 2,964.5 3,028.7 3,060.7 3,024.5 3,029.2 3,040.7 3,043.4 3,057.2 Department stores .......................................... 1,544.8 1,540.2 1,489.6 1,501.3 1,583.5 1,517.5 1,521.2 1,529.1 1,533.7 1,533.4 Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 834.1 805.1 805.4 786.6 854.5 838.3 825.0 819.5 815.7 808.3 Nonstore retailers ............................................... 435.2 426.5 415.1 409.3 443.1 427.7 424.0 422.7 419.7 418.3 -47.8 -16.1 -11.9 -2.3 -10.2 -13.4 -.4 -.9 -.9 -6.2 Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,514.9 Air transportation ................................................ 502.5 Rail transportation .............................................. 230.1 Water transportation ........................................... 62.8 Truck transportation ........................................... 1,389.4 Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 433.6 Pipeline transportation ....................................... 40.5 Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 23.1 Support activities for transportation ................... 587.8 Couriers and messengers .................................. 572.7 Warehousing and storage .................................. 672.4 -2.4 13.8 -.3 -7.4 -1.4 4,315.9 472.5 225.9 58.0 1,292.8 418.5 42.9 20.8 564.3 565.0 655.2 4,270.3 471.9 223.6 57.2 1,275.7 418.9 42.7 20.3 557.0 558.3 644.7 4,247.8 471.6 223.6 56.7 1,269.5 417.8 42.3 20.8 547.5 553.4 644.6 4,553.4 505.4 231.4 66.0 1,414.6 420.0 40.8 28.7 591.2 577.5 677.8 4,424.4 481.6 229.0 62.6 1,358.0 411.7 43.2 27.2 582.2 565.7 663.2 4,389.9 477.8 226.8 60.3 1,340.8 410.1 43.3 27.2 579.5 564.6 659.5 4,354.4 476.8 227.1 59.7 1,323.3 408.1 43.1 26.9 569.3 563.2 656.9 4,324.0 475.1 225.3 60.5 1,310.4 406.6 43.0 26.6 560.4 563.7 652.4 4,290.0 473.0 224.9 59.8 1,295.5 405.0 42.8 26.4 553.2 558.6 650.8 -34.0 -2.1 -.4 -.7 -14.9 -1.6 -.2 -.2 -7.2 -5.1 -1.6 555.2 568.4 568.0 569.0 557.4 564.0 564.6 569.3 570.0 570.9 .9 Information ................................................................ 3,016 Publishing industries, except Internet ............... 891.8 Motion picture and sound recording industries . 380.8 Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ 317.9 Telecommunications .......................................... 1,027.2 Data processing, hosting and related services . 264.7 Other information services ................................. 133.9 2,895 840.5 360.5 304.8 1,001.8 252.2 135.0 2,903 832.4 380.7 299.8 1,001.9 253.3 134.9 2,904 825.5 393.5 298.5 995.6 256.7 133.8 3,023 893.3 385.2 319.0 1,028.0 263.4 134.2 2,965 863.6 385.0 313.1 1,010.2 257.5 135.1 2,940 857.8 377.2 308.1 1,004.0 256.4 136.5 2,924 846.3 376.7 306.5 1,001.6 257.0 135.7 2,917 834.8 389.0 302.3 1,000.3 255.4 134.9 2,907 827.2 395.0 299.7 996.4 255.2 133.7 -10 -7.6 6.0 -2.6 -3.9 -.2 -1.2 Financial activities .................................................... Finance and insurance .......................................... Monetary authorities - central bank ................... Credit intermediation and related activities 1....... Depository credit intermediation 1..................... Commercial banking .................................... Securities, commodity contracts, investments .. Insurance carriers and related activities ........... Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ........ Real estate and rental and leasing ....................... Real estate .......................................................... Rental and leasing services ............................... Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ......... 7,901 5,875.3 20.8 2,661.1 1,799.2 1,346.7 823.8 2,279.4 90.2 2,025.3 1,418.8 578.5 28.0 7,863 5,856.1 20.8 2,651.9 1,791.0 1,340.2 818.6 2,276.0 88.8 2,006.6 1,408.8 569.8 28.0 7,823 5,832.8 20.8 2,636.3 1,781.2 1,333.4 812.0 2,275.5 88.2 1,990.2 1,398.6 563.5 28.1 8,204 6,055.8 22.4 2,763.3 1,824.9 1,362.0 867.5 2,313.3 89.3 2,148.5 1,489.4 630.6 28.5 8,043 5,948.7 21.5 2,692.8 1,806.9 1,352.7 842.1 2,300.9 91.4 2,093.8 1,461.7 603.8 28.3 8,010 5,924.0 21.3 2,680.8 1,804.9 1,351.8 839.9 2,292.0 90.0 2,085.8 1,458.2 599.3 28.3 7,954 5,890.4 21.0 2,665.3 1,798.1 1,346.6 826.5 2,287.4 90.2 2,063.2 1,444.9 589.9 28.4 7,910 5,863.3 21.0 2,652.9 1,792.7 1,342.4 819.7 2,281.1 88.6 2,047.0 1,435.1 583.6 28.3 7,867 5,838.0 20.8 2,637.7 1,785.2 1,336.0 812.4 2,279.0 88.1 2,029.1 1,423.4 577.1 28.6 -43 -25.3 -.2 -15.2 -7.5 -6.4 -7.3 -2.1 -.5 -17.9 -11.7 -6.5 .3 Utilities ................................................................... See footnotes at the end of table. 8,171 6,056.4 22.5 2,765.2 1,823.3 1,361.3 868.4 2,310.6 89.7 2,114.6 1,468.7 618.0 27.9 ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Continued (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Change from: Feb. 2009Mar. 2009 p Industry Mar. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009p Mar. 2009p Mar. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009p Mar. 2009p Professional and business services ........................ Professional and technical services 1..................... Legal services .................................................. Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... Architectural and engineering services .......... Computer systems design and related services .......................................................... Management and technical consulting services .......................................................... Management of companies and enterprises ....... Administrative and waste services ....................... Administrative and support services 1................. Employment services 1...................................... Temporary help services ............................. Business support services .............................. Services to buildings and dwellings ............... Waste management and remediation services 17,733 7,882.5 1,162.9 1,064.1 1,430.5 16,877 7,787.7 1,144.1 1,021.4 1,391.3 16,741 7,797.5 1,139.5 1,063.5 1,370.7 16,678 7,750.9 1,139.0 1,042.0 1,353.9 17,954 7,818.8 1,168.8 948.8 1,450.9 17,488 7,827.7 1,157.7 941.0 1,428.6 17,356 7,797.2 1,156.8 933.7 1,419.4 17,205 7,765.5 1,154.1 927.5 1,411.1 17,027 7,728.8 1,149.2 926.3 1,392.5 16,894 7,697.5 1,146.5 927.9 1,376.2 -133 -31.3 -2.7 1.6 -16.3 1,426.5 1,459.7 1,459.7 1,454.0 1,432.4 1,467.9 1,466.8 1,462.4 1,463.9 1,460.0 -3.9 988.5 1,895.5 7,955.2 7,603.6 3,176.0 2,372.2 836.5 1,721.0 351.6 1,011.8 1,866.9 7,222.4 6,863.0 2,561.4 1,829.4 814.0 1,652.2 359.4 1,009.1 1,854.0 7,089.8 6,735.5 2,485.3 1,767.7 806.8 1,628.9 354.3 1,003.7 1,848.9 7,078.3 6,724.3 2,433.8 1,728.8 807.6 1,657.6 354.0 997.1 1,906.7 8,228.2 7,870.7 3,304.7 2,486.8 831.1 1,853.7 357.5 1,024.9 1,882.0 7,778.3 7,414.2 2,896.7 2,128.5 823.7 1,829.4 364.1 1,020.5 1,872.1 7,686.3 7,324.4 2,829.5 2,055.6 816.0 1,818.1 361.9 1,025.7 1,871.7 7,567.5 7,203.1 2,720.5 1,965.7 817.6 1,812.5 364.4 1,020.6 1,865.3 7,432.9 7,070.9 2,628.4 1,888.5 806.8 1,798.7 362.0 1,014.5 1,859.0 7,337.3 6,976.6 2,540.0 1,816.8 804.4 1,791.1 360.7 -6.1 -6.3 -95.6 -94.3 -88.4 -71.7 -2.4 -7.6 -1.3 Education and health services ................................ 18,833 19,013 19,239 19,269 18,698 19,044 19,080 19,119 19,141 19,149 Educational services ............................................. 3,153.1 3,017.5 3,221.5 3,219.9 3,006.5 3,066.0 3,063.1 3,088.4 3,087.1 3,080.3 Health care and social assistance ........................ 15,679.4 15,995.7 16,017.7 16,048.7 15,691.1 15,977.8 16,017.0 16,030.3 16,053.5 16,068.3 Health care 3......................................................... 13,168.7 13,455.3 13,471.0 13,492.4 13,199.7 13,442.4 13,475.9 13,490.2 13,512.9 13,526.4 Ambulatory health care services 1.................... 5,587.5 5,734.3 5,749.3 5,761.5 5,599.3 5,727.7 5,742.6 5,753.3 5,768.2 5,775.9 Offices of physicians .................................... 2,238.0 2,295.7 2,298.0 2,301.5 2,243.7 2,289.8 2,294.5 2,300.4 2,304.9 2,308.1 Outpatient care centers ................................ 527.6 536.7 537.5 538.6 527.5 536.9 536.7 538.0 538.5 539.2 Home health care services .......................... 941.7 976.3 985.2 990.9 943.3 975.6 980.7 981.4 989.5 992.2 Hospitals .......................................................... 4,587.5 4,699.5 4,699.5 4,697.5 4,599.1 4,692.4 4,703.7 4,707.5 4,710.6 4,709.9 Nursing and residential care facilities 1............ 2,993.7 3,021.5 3,022.2 3,033.4 3,001.3 3,022.3 3,029.6 3,029.4 3,034.1 3,040.6 Nursing care facilities ................................... 1,610.7 1,612.9 1,611.6 1,617.3 1,614.7 1,614.5 1,617.3 1,616.6 1,617.7 1,620.7 Social assistance 1................................................ 2,510.7 2,540.4 2,546.7 2,556.3 2,491.4 2,535.4 2,541.1 2,540.1 2,540.6 2,541.9 Child day care services ................................... 879.0 869.5 872.8 873.5 861.7 863.2 864.3 862.7 861.4 858.8 8 -6.8 14.8 13.5 7.7 3.2 .7 2.7 -.7 6.5 3.0 1.3 -2.6 Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 13,156 12,667 12,678 12,813 13,528 13,344 13,304 13,268 13,240 13,200 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 1,837.2 1,732.9 1,747.3 1,776.1 1,996.1 1,944.0 1,947.1 1,943.8 1,943.7 1,935.1 Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 385.0 366.8 373.5 379.4 409.3 398.8 401.4 405.7 403.7 403.1 Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 124.0 119.3 118.8 120.0 133.2 130.6 130.8 130.3 130.6 129.5 Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,328.2 1,246.8 1,255.0 1,276.7 1,453.6 1,414.6 1,414.9 1,407.8 1,409.4 1,402.5 Accommodation and food services ...................... 11,318.5 10,933.9 10,930.8 11,037.1 11,532.0 11,399.6 11,356.5 11,323.7 11,296.2 11,264.7 Accommodation .................................................. 1,825.0 1,685.5 1,677.1 1,668.0 1,883.9 1,812.1 1,794.3 1,768.4 1,750.9 1,728.3 Food services and drinking places .................... 9,493.5 9,248.4 9,253.7 9,369.1 9,648.1 9,587.5 9,562.2 9,555.3 9,545.3 9,536.4 -40 -8.6 -.6 -1.1 -6.9 -31.5 -22.6 -8.9 Other services .......................................................... 5,518 Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,242.5 Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,317.1 Membership associations and organizations .... 2,958.1 5,388 1,168.8 1,292.9 2,926.5 5,400 1,165.5 1,296.0 2,938.2 5,402 1,163.1 1,295.6 2,943.6 5,537 1,242.2 1,324.2 2,970.2 5,509 1,204.7 1,323.2 2,980.7 5,477 1,189.9 1,320.9 2,965.7 5,461 1,184.7 1,313.6 2,963.1 5,448 1,176.7 1,313.3 2,958.1 5,425 1,166.4 1,304.7 2,953.8 -23 -10.3 -8.6 -4.3 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 ........... 22,447 2,779 2,042.0 736.5 5,119 2,320.4 2,798.6 14,549 8,173.3 6,375.2 22,844 2,780 2,057.8 722.0 5,302 2,503.3 2,798.8 14,762 8,392.1 6,370.3 22,925 2,784 2,066.5 717.7 5,320 2,524.3 2,795.9 14,821 8,445.4 6,375.5 22,441 2,751 1,989.6 761.5 5,152 2,334.7 2,817.3 14,538 8,076.4 6,461.5 22,543 2,783 2,052.4 730.1 5,197 2,380.3 2,816.4 14,563 8,067.6 6,495.6 22,532 2,778 2,057.3 720.9 5,196 2,381.3 2,814.8 14,558 8,060.5 6,497.7 22,540 2,793 2,065.8 726.9 5,192 2,380.2 2,811.6 14,555 8,070.7 6,484.7 22,543 2,795 2,070.7 724.0 5,187 2,378.8 2,808.5 14,561 8,081.1 6,479.5 22,538 2,802 2,079.1 722.8 5,184 2,379.2 2,804.6 14,552 8,080.3 6,471.8 -5 7 8.4 -1.2 -3 .4 -3.9 -9 -.8 -7.7 1 22,840 2,732 1,976.7 755.6 5,293 2,482.5 2,810.1 14,815 8,440.8 6,373.9 Includes other industries, not shown separately. Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. 2 3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Not seasonally adjusted Industry Seasonally adjusted Change from: Feb. 2009Mar. 2009 p Mar. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009p Mar. 2009p Mar. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009p Mar. 2009p Total private ....................................... 33.8 32.9 33.2 33.2 33.8 33.4 33.3 33.3 33.3 33.2 -0.1 Goods-producing .......................................... 40.4 38.8 38.6 38.7 40.6 39.5 39.4 39.3 39.2 38.9 -.3 Mining and logging ................................................. 45.7 43.6 43.4 42.6 46.2 45.3 44.3 44.2 44.0 43.2 -.8 Construction ............................................................ 38.5 37.1 37.0 37.3 38.9 37.7 38.0 37.9 38.1 37.8 -.3 Manufacturing ......................................................... Overtime hours ............................................ 41.1 3.9 39.5 2.7 39.2 2.5 39.2 2.5 41.2 4.0 40.2 3.2 39.9 2.9 39.8 2.9 39.5 2.7 39.3 2.7 -.2 .0 Durable goods ..................................................... Overtime hours ............................................ 41.4 4.0 39.5 2.5 39.2 2.3 39.2 2.4 41.5 4.1 40.4 3.1 40.0 2.8 39.8 2.7 39.5 2.5 39.3 2.5 -.2 .0 Wood products .................................................. Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... Primary metals .................................................. Fabricated metal products .............................. Machinery .......................................................... Computer and electronic products ................ Electrical equipment and appliances ............ Transportation equipment ............................... Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. Furniture and related products ....................... Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 38.3 42.6 43.0 41.7 42.8 41.0 41.2 42.5 42.0 38.5 39.4 35.7 38.9 40.3 39.5 40.8 40.4 39.3 40.3 38.2 37.4 38.3 36.0 38.6 39.6 39.2 40.5 40.3 38.5 40.1 38.0 36.9 37.9 36.2 39.2 40.1 38.8 40.1 39.9 38.0 40.1 38.1 37.8 38.3 38.7 43.2 43.0 41.8 42.8 41.0 41.3 42.4 41.9 38.7 39.2 37.6 40.9 40.9 40.8 41.4 41.3 40.2 40.9 40.0 37.2 38.5 36.8 40.9 40.5 40.3 41.1 40.4 39.7 40.9 39.9 37.3 38.3 36.9 40.2 40.4 39.7 40.9 40.7 39.4 40.4 38.6 37.7 38.4 37.0 40.0 39.9 39.4 40.5 40.5 38.8 40.1 38.1 37.5 38.2 36.8 39.8 40.1 38.9 40.2 39.9 38.2 40.1 38.2 37.9 38.2 -.2 -.2 .2 -.5 -.3 -.6 -.6 .0 .1 .4 .0 Nondurable goods ............................................... Overtime hours ............................................ 40.5 3.8 39.4 3.0 39.1 2.8 39.2 2.8 40.7 3.9 39.9 3.4 39.7 3.1 39.7 3.2 39.4 3.0 39.4 3.0 .0 .0 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 .......................... 40.3 39.9 38.8 39.4 36.9 39.0 43.3 38.7 42.8 41.9 41.1 39.7 36.3 36.7 36.5 35.6 33.4 41.4 37.4 44.9 40.8 39.9 39.3 36.4 36.0 36.9 35.3 32.5 41.2 37.3 43.5 41.0 39.3 39.6 35.4 36.5 37.1 36.3 33.4 40.7 37.6 42.7 40.8 39.2 40.8 40.1 38.8 39.3 36.7 38.6 43.6 38.6 43.7 41.9 41.2 39.9 37.9 37.7 37.9 36.2 34.4 42.1 38.2 44.4 41.3 40.6 39.8 36.7 37.0 37.1 36.0 34.7 41.9 38.0 45.3 41.1 40.0 40.1 37.0 37.1 37.0 36.0 34.0 41.6 37.7 45.1 41.1 39.9 39.9 36.8 36.5 37.0 35.6 33.1 41.5 37.5 43.8 41.0 39.5 40.0 35.7 36.6 37.0 36.1 33.3 41.1 37.5 43.9 40.9 39.4 .1 -1.1 .1 .0 .5 .2 -.4 .0 .1 -.1 -.1 Private service-providing ............................. 32.5 31.8 32.3 32.2 32.4 32.2 32.2 32.2 32.1 32.1 .0 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 33.3 32.4 32.7 32.8 33.3 33.0 32.9 32.9 32.8 32.8 .0 Wholesale trade ................................................... 38.6 37.7 38.1 37.8 38.4 38.1 37.8 38.1 37.9 37.7 -.2 Retail trade ........................................................... 30.0 29.2 29.6 29.6 30.2 29.8 29.7 29.7 29.8 29.7 -.1 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 36.7 35.5 35.4 36.1 36.6 36.1 36.2 36.0 35.7 36.0 .3 Utilities ................................................................... 43.0 42.5 43.2 42.0 43.2 42.4 42.9 42.6 43.1 42.2 -.9 Information ............................................................... 36.7 36.8 37.1 36.9 36.5 37.0 37.0 37.2 36.9 36.8 -.1 Financial activities .................................................. 36.2 35.9 36.8 36.5 35.8 36.1 35.9 36.2 36.2 36.1 -.1 Professional and business services .................... 35.1 34.4 34.9 34.9 34.8 34.9 34.8 34.9 34.8 34.7 -.1 Education and health services ............................. 32.7 32.3 32.5 32.4 32.7 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.3 32.4 .1 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 25.3 24.0 25.0 24.8 25.3 25.0 25.0 24.8 25.0 24.8 -.2 Other services ......................................................... 30.9 30.5 30.7 30.6 30.9 30.7 30.6 30.7 30.6 30.6 .0 1 Data relate to production workers in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. 2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Average hourly earnings Industry Average weekly earnings Mar. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009p Mar. 2009p Mar. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009p Total private ....................................... Seasonally adjusted ..................... $17.97 17.90 $18.49 18.43 $18.57 18.47 $18.56 18.50 $607.39 605.02 $608.32 613.72 $616.52 615.05 $616.19 614.20 Goods-producing .......................................... 19.06 19.64 19.64 19.72 770.02 762.03 758.10 763.16 Mining and logging ................................................. 22.29 23.41 23.20 23.28 1,018.65 1,020.68 1,006.88 991.73 Construction ............................................................ 21.44 22.32 22.26 22.48 825.44 828.07 823.62 838.50 Manufacturing ......................................................... 17.62 18.03 18.07 18.07 724.18 712.19 708.34 708.34 Durable goods ..................................................... Wood products .................................................. Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... Primary metals .................................................. Fabricated metal products .............................. Machinery .......................................................... Computer and electronic products ................ Electrical equipment and appliances ............ Transportation equipment ............................... Furniture and related products ....................... Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 18.56 13.92 16.79 20.23 16.86 17.87 20.76 15.64 23.52 14.42 15.08 18.99 14.69 16.82 19.80 17.24 18.16 21.46 15.81 24.66 14.95 15.66 19.08 14.76 17.05 19.68 17.29 18.21 21.37 15.94 24.68 14.86 15.97 19.16 14.70 17.23 19.62 17.31 18.32 21.60 15.99 24.79 14.96 15.97 768.38 533.14 715.25 869.89 703.06 764.84 851.16 644.37 999.60 555.17 594.15 750.11 524.43 654.30 797.94 680.98 740.93 866.98 621.33 993.80 559.13 599.78 747.94 531.36 658.13 779.33 677.77 737.51 861.21 613.69 989.67 548.33 605.26 751.07 532.14 675.42 786.76 671.63 734.63 861.84 607.62 994.08 565.49 611.65 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 .......................... 16.01 13.85 19.73 13.45 11.77 11.35 12.81 18.70 16.64 27.06 19.31 15.72 16.51 14.34 20.07 13.90 11.59 11.46 14.10 19.27 16.79 29.13 19.89 16.24 16.49 14.29 20.33 13.71 11.53 11.44 14.31 18.99 16.85 29.57 19.92 16.23 16.39 14.25 20.37 13.77 11.33 11.27 14.25 18.86 16.76 29.66 19.76 16.17 648.41 558.16 787.23 521.86 463.74 418.82 499.59 809.71 643.97 1,158.17 809.09 646.09 650.49 569.30 728.54 510.13 423.04 407.98 470.94 797.78 627.95 1,307.94 811.51 647.98 644.76 561.60 740.01 493.56 425.46 403.83 465.08 782.39 628.51 1,286.30 816.72 637.84 642.49 564.30 721.10 502.61 420.34 409.10 475.95 767.60 630.18 1,266.48 806.21 633.86 Private service-providing ............................. 17.70 18.23 18.33 18.31 575.25 579.71 592.06 589.58 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 16.14 16.37 16.47 16.43 537.46 530.39 538.57 538.90 Wholesale trade ................................................... 20.08 20.44 20.64 20.63 775.09 770.59 786.38 779.81 Retail trade ........................................................... 12.88 12.96 12.98 13.02 386.40 378.43 384.21 385.39 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 18.20 18.68 18.77 18.62 667.94 663.14 664.46 672.18 Utilities ................................................................... 28.90 29.27 29.68 29.38 1,242.70 1,243.98 1,282.18 1,233.96 Information ............................................................... 24.62 25.03 25.11 25.26 903.55 921.10 931.58 932.09 Financial activities .................................................. 20.17 20.48 20.67 20.69 730.15 735.23 760.66 755.19 Professional and business services .................... 21.00 22.16 22.52 22.56 737.10 762.30 785.95 787.34 Education and health services ............................. 18.74 19.26 19.25 19.22 612.80 622.10 625.63 622.73 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 10.77 11.03 11.07 10.99 272.48 264.72 276.75 272.55 Other services ......................................................... 16.11 16.34 16.33 16.37 497.80 498.37 501.33 500.92 1 See p= footnote 1, table B-2. preliminary. Mar. 2009p ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted Percent change from: Feb. 2009-p Mar. 2009 Mar. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009p Mar. 2009p Total private: Current dollars ................................................ Constant (1982) dollars 2................................. $17.90 8.28 $18.34 8.54 $18.40 8.65 $18.43 8.64 $18.47 8.62 $18.50 N.A. 0.2 Goods-producing .......................................................... 19.17 19.63 19.69 19.72 19.78 19.84 .3 Mining and logging ................................................................. 22.28 23.28 23.23 23.14 23.12 23.30 .8 Construction ............................................................................ 21.58 22.28 22.41 22.43 22.44 22.61 .8 Manufacturing ......................................................................... Excluding overtime 4..................................................... 17.64 16.82 17.94 17.25 17.96 17.33 17.99 17.36 18.06 17.46 18.08 17.48 .1 .1 Durable goods ..................................................................... 18.58 18.91 18.94 18.99 19.07 19.16 .5 Nondurable goods ............................................................... 16.05 16.37 16.39 16.43 16.50 16.44 -.4 Private service-providing ............................................. 17.58 18.03 18.10 18.14 18.17 18.20 .2 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 16.07 16.29 16.31 16.36 16.38 16.38 .0 Wholesale trade ................................................................... 20.04 20.29 20.31 20.41 20.49 20.56 .3 Retail trade ........................................................................... 12.83 12.93 12.94 12.97 12.96 12.98 .2 Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 18.25 18.66 18.66 18.72 18.72 18.69 -.2 Utilities ................................................................................... 28.79 28.91 29.16 29.22 29.67 29.25 -1.4 Information ............................................................................... 24.58 24.94 24.91 24.98 25.07 25.19 .5 Financial activities .................................................................. 20.12 20.41 20.53 20.53 20.56 20.64 .4 Professional and business services .................................... 20.78 21.78 21.97 22.04 22.20 22.33 .6 Education and health services ............................................. 18.69 19.13 19.20 19.18 19.23 19.21 -.1 Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 10.75 10.90 10.94 10.97 10.98 10.98 .0 Other services ......................................................................... 15.94 16.29 16.29 16.30 16.25 16.24 -.1 Industry 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series. 3 Change was -0.1 percent from Dec. 2008 to Jan. 2009, the latest month available. 2 The (3) 4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half. N.A. = not available. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (2002=100) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Mar. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009p Mar. 2009p Mar. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009p Percent Mar. change from: 2009p Feb. 2009Mar. 2009 p Total private ....................................... 106.2 99.3 99.6 99.5 107.5 104.1 103.2 102.5 101.9 100.9 -1.0 97.2 84.0 81.9 81.1 100.2 92.0 90.4 88.1 86.5 84.1 -2.8 Mining and logging ................................................. 134.8 132.5 129.8 123.8 139.7 143.2 139.1 138.3 135.6 128.8 -5.0 Construction ............................................................ 104.1 88.2 85.7 85.9 111.5 100.5 99.8 97.5 96.5 93.4 -3.2 Manufacturing ......................................................... 92.3 80.2 78.3 77.1 93.2 86.0 84.0 81.7 79.8 78.1 -2.1 Durable goods ..................................................... 95.1 Wood products .................................................. 78.6 Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 92.3 Primary metals .................................................. 91.6 Fabricated metal products .............................. 104.3 Machinery .......................................................... 104.5 Computer and electronic products ................ 103.2 Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 89.3 Transportation equipment ............................... 93.9 Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 78.7 Furniture and related products ....................... 78.8 Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 91.1 80.2 60.9 74.5 75.6 89.1 91.3 95.7 81.8 71.7 51.2 63.5 84.2 78.1 57.9 71.9 71.0 86.3 88.5 93.3 78.2 72.3 52.8 60.8 82.5 76.5 59.1 72.5 69.9 83.4 84.8 90.8 74.8 71.1 51.9 60.9 81.8 95.8 81.2 96.3 91.5 104.9 104.8 103.5 89.9 93.6 78.2 79.8 91.0 87.1 70.5 86.3 81.5 96.6 96.7 99.7 86.1 81.0 63.9 67.4 87.1 84.6 66.7 84.0 78.1 93.8 94.8 96.8 83.8 79.0 61.3 66.1 85.9 81.6 64.6 81.0 75.6 89.8 91.8 96.4 81.8 73.2 53.5 64.7 84.8 79.4 62.1 78.7 71.9 87.1 88.6 93.9 79.0 72.6 53.0 62.5 83.3 77.3 62.0 76.4 70.1 84.0 85.3 90.9 75.6 71.1 51.8 61.5 82.1 -2.6 -.2 -2.9 -2.5 -3.6 -3.7 -3.2 -4.3 -2.1 -2.3 -1.6 -1.4 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 .......................... 87.5 98.7 89.2 51.2 73.8 58.1 70.3 84.4 89.2 96.0 96.3 89.5 79.9 96.1 84.9 39.6 61.6 47.7 60.0 77.3 77.6 87.4 89.7 77.0 78.3 94.4 82.8 37.3 60.8 47.4 56.0 75.2 75.9 83.5 89.9 74.9 77.9 94.8 82.8 37.4 58.7 48.3 57.8 73.3 75.7 82.5 89.0 73.4 88.9 102.1 93.8 50.9 73.3 58.2 69.6 85.6 89.2 101.0 96.4 90.1 84.2 99.3 91.6 42.6 67.5 52.7 62.0 80.9 82.5 98.6 93.4 82.9 82.8 98.6 89.3 40.7 65.0 51.3 62.5 79.8 80.6 98.4 91.8 80.2 81.6 98.7 90.1 39.7 62.7 49.7 60.9 77.9 78.7 93.3 91.0 78.0 80.1 98.0 88.7 38.1 61.3 48.6 58.3 76.3 76.9 88.9 90.3 76.1 79.4 98.0 87.1 37.4 58.6 48.6 58.3 74.8 75.8 88.1 89.4 74.7 -.9 .0 -1.8 -1.8 -4.4 .0 .0 -2.0 -1.4 -.9 -1.0 -1.8 Private service-providing ............................. 108.8 103.5 104.9 104.7 109.5 107.5 107.0 106.6 105.9 105.5 -.4 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 103.7 97.8 97.3 97.7 105.1 101.4 100.6 100.2 99.4 99.1 -.3 Wholesale trade ................................................... 110.3 103.4 103.6 102.6 110.5 107.0 105.5 105.6 104.3 103.1 -1.2 99.5 94.5 94.1 94.3 101.9 97.9 97.1 96.8 96.8 96.3 -.5 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 108.5 100.4 99.0 100.7 109.4 104.5 104.2 102.8 101.2 101.7 .5 97.9 99.7 101.2 98.6 98.9 98.7 100.2 100.1 101.5 99.6 -1.9 Information ............................................................... 101.1 97.5 98.3 97.9 100.7 100.2 99.6 99.4 98.4 97.8 -.6 Financial activities .................................................. 108.6 104.8 106.9 105.5 108.0 107.3 106.2 106.5 105.9 105.0 -.8 Professional and business services .................... 114.6 105.9 106.6 106.2 115.2 112.0 110.8 110.1 108.5 107.2 -1.2 Education and health services ............................. 116.2 116.1 118.2 118.1 115.4 116.6 116.9 117.2 116.9 117.3 .3 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 107.5 98.2 102.5 102.8 110.7 108.2 107.8 106.7 107.3 106.1 -1.1 Other services ......................................................... 96.1 97.0 96.7 100.2 99.1 98.3 98.2 97.6 97.2 -.4 Industry Goods-producing .......................................... Retail trade ........................................................... Utilities ................................................................... 1 See 99.8 footnote 1, table B-2. motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. p = preliminary. NOTE: The index of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing 2 Includes the current months estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and production and nonsupervisory worker employment. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-6. Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (2002=100) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Mar. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009p Mar. 2009p Mar. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009p Percent Mar. change from: 2009p Feb. 2009Mar. 2009 p Total private ....................................... 127.5 122.6 123.6 123.4 128.6 127.6 126.9 126.2 125.7 124.8 -0.7 Goods-producing .......................................... 113.4 101.0 98.5 98.0 117.6 110.6 109.0 106.4 104.7 102.2 -2.4 Mining and logging ................................................. 174.7 180.4 175.2 167.7 181.0 193.9 188.0 186.2 182.4 174.5 -4.3 Construction ............................................................ 120.5 106.3 103.0 104.3 130.0 120.9 120.8 118.0 116.9 114.0 -2.5 Manufacturing ......................................................... 106.3 94.6 92.5 91.1 107.5 100.9 98.7 96.1 94.2 92.3 -2.0 Durable goods ..................................................... 110.2 95.1 93.0 91.6 111.2 102.9 100.1 96.8 94.5 92.4 -2.2 Nondurable goods ............................................... 99.0 93.2 91.3 90.2 100.8 97.4 95.9 94.7 93.4 92.3 -1.2 Private service-providing ............................. 132.0 129.4 131.8 131.4 132.0 132.8 132.8 132.6 131.9 131.6 -.2 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 119.4 114.2 114.4 114.5 120.5 117.9 117.0 116.9 116.2 115.8 -.3 Wholesale trade ................................................... 130.5 124.6 126.0 124.7 130.5 127.9 126.2 126.9 125.9 124.9 -.8 Retail trade ........................................................... 109.9 105.0 104.7 105.3 112.1 108.5 107.7 107.7 107.6 107.1 -.5 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 125.3 119.0 117.9 118.9 126.6 123.7 123.3 122.1 120.2 120.6 .3 Utilities ................................................................... 118.1 121.9 125.4 120.9 118.9 119.1 121.9 122.1 125.7 121.6 -3.3 Information ............................................................... 123.3 120.8 122.2 122.5 122.5 123.8 122.8 122.9 122.1 122.0 -.1 Financial activities .................................................. 135.5 132.7 136.6 134.9 134.4 135.4 134.9 135.1 134.6 134.0 -.4 Professional and business services .................... 143.2 139.6 142.8 142.5 142.5 145.1 144.9 144.3 143.3 142.4 -.6 Education and health services ............................. 143.2 147.0 149.6 149.2 141.8 146.7 147.5 147.8 147.8 148.1 .2 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 131.5 123.0 128.8 128.3 135.1 133.9 133.9 132.9 133.8 132.3 -1.1 Other services ......................................................... 117.2 114.4 115.4 115.4 116.4 117.6 116.6 116.6 115.6 115.0 -.5 Industry 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. preliminary. NOTE: The index of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current months estimates of aggregate payrolls p= by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate payroll estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production and nonsupervisory worker employment. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-7. Diffusion indexes of employment change (Percent) Time span Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Private nonfarm payrolls, 271 industries 1 Over 1-month span: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... 52.6 64.9 53.5 42.1 22.1 60.1 62.2 55.5 40.6 p 21.4 54.1 63.8 52.4 44.1 p 22.0 58.1 59.8 49.4 41.1 56.8 49.1 55.9 42.6 58.3 51.8 48.3 36.9 58.5 59.2 50.7 37.6 59.2 55.4 46.5 39.1 54.2 55.7 55.9 34.7 55.9 56.3 57.2 33.0 62.7 59.4 59.4 27.1 57.6 60.7 57.9 20.5 51.7 67.7 62.5 57.7 18.6 57.2 68.6 54.8 44.8 p 15.3 59.0 65.1 54.2 40.2 p 16.4 59.8 65.1 54.8 39.7 57.9 60.5 54.1 37.3 62.0 58.9 50.4 33.6 60.5 55.5 52.8 33.6 62.9 57.0 48.7 32.8 60.3 55.0 53.3 34.9 55.5 54.4 53.9 33.2 56.3 59.0 58.3 26.9 62.7 64.2 62.5 20.8 55.4 64.6 60.3 56.6 21.6 57.9 63.8 57.2 53.0 p 18.6 58.1 67.5 60.5 50.7 p 15.7 57.0 66.2 58.3 47.4 58.3 65.5 55.5 40.2 60.9 66.6 56.5 33.4 63.1 60.3 52.8 31.0 63.3 61.1 52.4 33.4 61.6 57.9 56.6 30.6 59.6 57.9 54.4 29.0 61.4 62.4 56.8 26.0 62.5 59.0 59.0 24.4 60.9 67.2 63.3 54.4 24.0 60.9 65.5 59.4 56.1 p 22.5 60.0 65.9 61.1 52.6 p 20.1 59.2 62.9 59.6 49.1 58.3 65.5 59.2 50.2 60.3 66.8 58.3 47.8 61.3 64.8 56.8 43.7 63.3 64.4 57.2 42.3 60.7 66.6 59.4 38.0 59.2 65.9 58.9 37.8 59.8 64.9 58.1 32.3 61.8 66.2 59.6 28.2 Over 3-month span: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... Over 6-month span: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... Over 12-month span: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... Manufacturing payrolls, 83 industries 1 Over 1-month span: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... 36.7 57.8 44.6 30.7 6.0 46.4 49.4 41.0 28.9 p 11.4 42.2 53.6 30.7 37.3 p 15.7 46.4 47.0 24.7 32.5 40.4 37.3 38.0 40.4 33.7 50.6 32.5 25.3 41.0 49.4 43.4 25.9 43.4 42.2 30.7 27.7 45.8 40.4 39.2 22.9 47.6 42.8 42.8 18.7 44.6 41.0 60.8 15.1 47.0 44.0 48.2 10.2 36.7 56.6 40.4 48.8 6.0 43.4 57.2 33.1 33.7 p 3.0 41.0 48.2 33.1 28.3 p 6.0 41.6 48.2 28.9 29.5 35.5 44.6 29.5 26.5 36.1 50.0 30.1 22.9 34.9 43.4 31.9 19.9 36.7 45.2 28.9 16.9 42.2 36.7 30.7 22.3 44.0 33.1 30.7 21.1 38.6 35.5 39.2 15.1 48.8 39.2 51.2 11.4 33.7 45.2 37.3 34.3 9.0 39.8 45.2 33.1 30.1 p 6.0 38.0 50.6 29.5 37.3 p 3.6 36.1 48.8 28.9 35.5 35.5 50.6 30.7 25.3 34.9 50.0 34.9 20.5 39.8 45.2 28.9 17.5 36.1 47.0 26.5 18.1 36.1 43.4 29.5 16.9 38.0 42.2 28.3 13.3 36.7 39.8 33.7 11.4 39.8 34.3 38.0 9.6 45.2 44.0 39.8 27.7 8.4 44.0 41.0 36.7 28.9 p 4.8 42.2 41.0 37.3 25.9 p 7.2 41.0 39.8 30.7 25.3 36.7 39.8 28.9 30.7 35.5 45.2 29.5 27.1 32.5 42.2 30.7 24.7 34.3 42.8 28.9 19.3 33.1 47.0 33.1 21.7 33.7 48.8 28.9 21.7 33.7 45.8 34.3 16.9 38.0 44.6 35.5 15.1 Over 3-month span: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... Over 6-month span: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... Over 12-month span: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... 1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span. p = preliminary. NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment.
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