Full text of The Employment Situation : March 2012
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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Friday, April 6, 2012 USDL-12-0614 Technical information: Household data: (202) 691-6378 • cpsinfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/cps Establishment data: (202) 691-6555 • cesinfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/ces Media contact: (202) 691-5902 • PressOffice@bls.gov THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION — MARCH 2012 (NOTE: Data published in this release for women employees in the Government and Total nonfarm industries are erroneous. Errors are found in Summary table B and table B-5. Additional information is available at www.bls.gov/bls/ceswomen_usps.htm.) Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 120,000 in March, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in manufacturing, food services and drinking places, and health care, but was down in retail trade. Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, March 2010 – March 2012 Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month change, seasonally adjusted, March 2010 – March 2012 Percent 11.0 Thousands 600 500 400 10.0 300 9.0 200 100 8.0 0 -100 7.0 M ar-10 Jun-10 -200 Sep-10 Dec-10 M ar-11 Jun-11 Sep-11 Dec-11 M ar-12 M ar-10 Jun-10 Sep-10 Dec-10 M ar-11 Jun-11 Sep-11 Dec-11 M ar-12 Household Survey Data The number of unemployed persons (12.7 million) and the unemployment rate (8.2 percent) were both little changed in March. (See table A-1.) Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (7.6 percent), adult women (7.4 percent), teenagers (25.0 percent), whites (7.3 percent), blacks (14.0 percent), and Hispanics (10.3 percent) showed little or no change in March. The jobless rate for Asians was 6.2 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) was essentially unchanged at 5.3 million in March. These individuals accounted for 42.5 percent of the unemployed. Since April 2010, the number of long-term unemployed has fallen by 1.4 million. (See table A-12.) The civilian labor force participation rate (63.8 percent) and the employment-population ratio (58.5 percent) were little changed in March. (See table A-1.) The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) fell from 8.1 to 7.7 million over the month. These individuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job. (See table A-8.) In March, 2.4 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, essentially unchanged from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. (See table A-16.) Among the marginally attached, there were 865,000 discouraged workers in March, about the same as a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The remaining 1.5 million 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-16.) Establishment Survey Data Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 120,000 in March. In the prior 3 months, payroll employment had risen by an average of 246,000 per month. Private-sector employment grew by 121,000 in March, including gains in manufacturing, food services and drinking places, and health care. Retail trade lost jobs over the month. Government employment was essentially unchanged. (See table B-1.) Manufacturing employment rose by 37,000 in March, with gains in motor vehicles and parts (+12,000), machinery (+7,000), fabricated metals (+5,000), and paper manufacturing (+3,000). Factory employment has risen by 470,000 since a recent low point in January 2010. Within leisure and hospitality, employment in food services and drinking places rose by 37,000 in March and has risen by 563,000 since a recent low point in February 2010. In March, health care employment continued to grow (+26,000). Within the industry, offices of physicians and hospitals each added 8,000 jobs over the month. Employment in financial activities was up by 15,000 in March, with most of the gain occurring in credit intermediation (+11,000). Employment in professional and business services continued to trend up in March (+31,000). Employment in the industry has grown by 1.4 million since a recent low point in September 2009. In March, services to buildings and dwellings added 23,000 jobs. Employment in temporary help services was about unchanged over the month after increasing by 55,000 in February. -2- Retail trade employment fell by 34,000 in March. A large job loss in general merchandise stores (-32,000) and small losses in other retail industries more than offset gains in health and personal care stores (+6,000) and in building material and garden supply stores (+5,000). Employment in the other major private-sector industries, including mining, construction, wholesale trade, transportation and warehousing, and information, changed little in March. The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls edged down by 0.1 hour to 34.5 hours in March. The manufacturing workweek fell by 0.3 hour to 40.7 hours, and factory overtime was unchanged at 3.4 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 33.8 hours. (See tables B-2 and B-7.) In March, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 5 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $23.39. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by 2.1 percent. In March, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees rose by 3 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $19.68. (See tables B-3 and B-8.) The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for January was revised from +284,000 to +275,000, and the change for February was revised from +227,000 to +240,000. The Employment Situation for April is scheduled to be released on Friday, May 4, 2012, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT). -3- HOUSEHOLD DATA Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Category Mar. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012 Change from: Feb. 2012Mar. 2012 Mar. 2012 Employment status Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed................................................................... . Employment-population ratio.......................................... . Unemployed................................................................ . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239,000 153,392 64.2 139,764 58.5 13,628 8.9 85,608 242,269 154,395 63.7 141,637 58.5 12,758 8.3 87,874 242,435 154,871 63.9 142,065 58.6 12,806 8.3 87,564 242,604 154,707 63.8 142,034 58.5 12,673 8.2 87,897 169 -164 -0.1 -31 -0.1 -133 -0.1 333 Unemployment rates Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adult men (20 years and over)............................................. . Adult women (20 years and over). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teenagers (16 to 19 years). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asian (not seasonally adjusted)............................................ . Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................ . 8.9 8.7 7.8 24.5 7.9 15.6 7.1 11.3 8.3 7.7 7.7 23.2 7.4 13.6 6.7 10.5 8.3 7.7 7.7 23.8 7.3 14.1 6.3 10.7 8.2 7.6 7.4 25.0 7.3 14.0 6.2 10.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3 1.2 0.0 -0.1 – -0.4 Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High school graduates, no college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bachelor’s degree and higher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5 13.8 9.5 7.4 4.4 7.0 13.1 8.4 7.2 4.2 7.0 12.9 8.3 7.3 4.2 6.8 12.6 8.0 7.5 4.2 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3 0.2 0.0 Reason for unemployment Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . Reentrants....................................................................... . New entrants.................................................................... . 8,244 900 3,278 1,335 7,321 939 3,325 1,253 7,209 1,031 3,361 1,392 7,020 1,117 3,269 1,433 -189 86 -92 41 Duration of unemployment Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks................................................................... . 15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 weeks and over........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,437 2,927 1,991 6,130 2,486 2,884 1,980 5,518 2,541 2,807 1,971 5,426 2,572 2,754 1,867 5,308 31 -53 -104 -118 Employed persons at work part time Part time for economic reasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions......................................... . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,459 5,634 2,355 18,425 8,230 5,372 2,551 18,636 8,119 5,446 2,404 18,827 7,672 5,081 2,341 18,523 -447 -365 -63 -304 Persons not in the labor force (not seasonally adjusted) Marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discouraged workers... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,434 921 2,809 1,059 2,608 1,006 2,352 865 – – - Over-the-month changes are not displayed for not seasonally adjusted data. NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Summary table B. Establishment data, seasonally adjusted Mar. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012p Mar. 2012p EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY (Over-the-month change, in thousands) Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicles and parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 261 48 15 7 26 23 4.6 3 213 14.2 7.7 8.1 -2 14 88 36.2 24 28.4 64 -5 -15 275 277 78 8 18 52 40 8.6 12 199 14.6 24.9 17.1 -17 1 79 36.4 31 30.8 39 8 -2 240 233 29 4 -6 31 28 5.2 3 204 6.9 -28.6 14.4 13 9 86 54.9 66 52.8 45 -8 7 120 121 31 1 -7 37 26 11.6 11 90 4.1 -33.8 2.8 -9 15 31 -7.5 37 26.1 39 3 -1 WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES AS A PERCENT OF ALL EMPLOYEES2 Total nonfarm women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private production and nonsupervisory employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.5 48.0 82.4 49.3 47.8 82.6 49.3 47.8 82.6 49.3 47.8 82.6 HOURS AND EARNINGS ALL EMPLOYEES Total private Average weekly hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average hourly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average weekly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly hours (2007=100)3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2007=100)4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.3 $ 22.92 $786.16 93.5 0.3 102.1 0.4 34.5 $ 23.28 $803.16 95.5 0.2 106.0 0.4 34.6 $ 23.34 $807.56 96.0 0.5 106.8 0.8 34.5 $ 23.39 $806.96 95.8 -0.2 106.9 0.1 HOURS AND EARNINGS PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES Total private Average weekly hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average hourly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average weekly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2002=100)4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.6 $ 19.34 $649.82 100.6 0.2 130.0 0.3 33.8 $ 19.61 $662.82 103.0 0.6 135.0 0.7 33.8 $ 19.65 $664.17 103.3 0.3 135.7 0.5 33.8 $ 19.68 $665.18 103.4 0.1 136.0 0.2 65.8 66.7 70.3 77.8 60.7 59.9 59.6 67.9 Category DIFFUSION INDEX (Over 1-month span)5 Total private (266 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing (81 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. 2 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. 3 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding annual average aggregate hours. 4 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. 5 Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment. p Preliminary NOTE: Data published in this release for women employees in the Government and Total nonfarm industies are erroneous. Additional information is available at www.bls.gov/bls/ceswomen_usps.htm. Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates Why are there two monthly measures of employment? The household survey and establishment survey both produce sample-based estimates of employment and both have strengths and limitations. The establishment survey employment series has a smaller margin of error on the measurement of month-to-month change than the household survey because of its much larger sample size. An over-the-month employment change of about 100,000 is statistically significant in the establishment survey, while the threshold for a statistically significant change in the household survey is about 400,000. However, the household survey has a more expansive scope than the establishment survey because it includes the self-employed, unpaid family workers, agricultural workers, and private household workers, who are excluded by the establishment survey. The household survey also provides estimates of employment for demographic groups. Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys? It is likely that both surveys include at least some undocumented immigrants. However, neither the establishment nor the household survey is designed to identify the legal status of workers. Therefore, it is not possible to determine how many are counted in either survey. The establishment survey does not collect data on the legal status of workers. The household survey does include questions which identify the foreign and native born, but it does not include questions about the legal status of the foreign born. Why does the establishment survey have revisions? The establishment survey revises published estimates to improve its data series by incorporating additional information that was not available at the time of the initial publication of the estimates. The establishment survey revises its initial monthly estimates twice, in the immediately succeeding 2 months, to incorporate additional sample receipts from respondents in the survey and recalculated seasonal adjustment factors. For more information on the monthly revisions, please visit www.bls.gov/ces/cesrevinfo.htm. On an annual basis, the establishment survey incorporates a benchmark revision that re-anchors estimates to nearly complete employment counts available from unemployment insurance tax records. The benchmark helps to control for sampling and modeling errors in the estimates. For more information on the annual benchmark revision, please visit www.bls.gov/web/cesbmart.htm. Does the establishment survey sample include small firms? Yes; about 40 percent of the establishment survey sample is comprised of business establishments with fewer than 20 employees. The establishment survey sample is designed to maximize the reliability of the total nonfarm employment estimate; firms from all size classes and industries are appropriately sampled to achieve that goal. Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses? Yes; monthly establishment survey estimates include an adjustment to account for the net employment change generated by business births and deaths. The adjustment comes from an econometric model that forecasts the monthly net jobs impact of business births and deaths based on the actual past values of the net impact that can be observed with a lag from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. The establishment survey uses modeling rather than sampling for this purpose because the survey is not immediately able to bring new businesses into the sample. There is an unavoidable lag between the birth of a new firm and its appearance on the sampling frame and availability for selection. BLS adds new businesses to the survey twice a year. Is the count of unemployed persons limited to just those people receiving unemployment insurance benefits? No; the estimate of unemployment is based on a monthly sample survey of households. All persons who are without jobs and are actively seeking and available to work are included among the unemployed. (People on temporary layoff are included even if they do not actively seek work.) There is no requirement or question relating to unemployment insurance benefits in the monthly survey. Does the official unemployment rate exclude people who have stopped looking for work? Yes; however, there are separate estimates of persons outside the labor force who want a job, including those who have stopped looking because they believe no jobs are available (discouraged workers). In addition, alternative measures of labor underutilization (some of which include discouraged workers and other groups not officially counted as unemployed) are published each month in The Employment Situation news release. How can unusually severe weather affect employment and hours estimates? In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Unusually severe weather is more likely to have an impact on average weekly hours than on employment. Average weekly hours are estimated for paid time during the pay period, including pay for holidays, sick leave, or other time off. The impact of severe weather on hours estimates typically, but not always, results in a reduction in average weekly hours. For example, some employees may be off work for part of the pay period and not receive pay for the time missed, while some workers, such as those dealing with cleanup or repair, may work extra hours. In order for severe weather conditions to reduce the estimate of payroll employment, employees have to be off work without pay for the entire pay period. About half of all employees in the payroll survey have a 2-week, semi-monthly, or monthly pay period. Employees who receive pay for any part of the pay period, even 1 hour, are counted in the payroll employment figures. It is not possible to quantify the effect of extreme weather on estimates of employment from the establishment survey. In the household survey, the reference period is generally the calendar week that includes the 12th of the month. Persons who miss the entire week’s work for weather-related events are counted as employed whether or not they are paid for the time off. The household survey collects data on the number of persons who usually work full time but had reduced hours, or had a job but were not at work the entire week, due to bad weather. Current and historical data are available on the household survey’s most requested statistics page at http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?ln. Technical Note This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current Population Survey (CPS; household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics survey (CES; establishment survey). The household survey provides information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the "A" tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about 60,000 eligible households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The establishment survey provides information on employment, hours, and earnings of employees on nonfarm payrolls; the data appear in the "B" tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. BLS collects these data each month from the payroll records of a sample of nonagricultural business establishments. Each month the CES program surveys about 141,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 486,000 individual worksites, in order to provide detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls. The active sample includes approximately onethird of all nonfarm payroll employees. For both surveys, the data for a given month relate to a particular week or pay period. In the household survey, the reference period is generally the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month. In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week. unemployed persons. Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor force. The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the labor force. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the employed as a percent of the population. Additional information about the household survey can be found at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm. Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys 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: 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 Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn from private nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as from federal, state, and local government entities. Employees on nonfarm payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay period, including persons on paid leave. Persons are counted in each job they hold. Hours and earnings data are produced for the private sector for all employees and for production and nonsupervisory employees. Production and nonsupervisory employees are defined as production and related employees in manufacturing and mining and logging, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in private service-providing industries. Industries are classified on the basis of an establishment's principal activity in accordance with the 2012 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Additional information about the establishment survey can be found at www.bls.gov/ces/#technical. The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed, unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed. These groups are excluded from the establishment survey. The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed. The establishment survey does not. The household survey is limited to workers 16 years of age and older. The establishment survey is not limited by age. The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because individuals are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job and thus appearing on more than one payroll are counted separately for each appearance. Seasonal adjustment Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo regularly occurring fluctuations. These events may result from seasonal changes in weather, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very large. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on the level of a series can be tempered by adjusting for regular seasonal variation. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in employment or increases in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. For example, in the household survey, the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined. Similarly, in the establishment survey, payroll employment in education declines by about 20 percent at the end of the spring term and later rises with the start of the fall term, obscuring the underlying employment trends in the industry. Because seasonal employment changes at the end and beginning of the school year can be estimated, the statistics can be adjusted to make underlying employment patterns more discernable. The seasonally adjusted figures provide a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in month-tomonth economic activity. Many seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the household and establishment surveys. However, the adjusted series for many major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most major sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major agesex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more detailed age categories. For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated each month using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the current month. In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to adjust only the current month's data. In the establishment survey, however, new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent monthly estimates. The prior 2 months are routinely revised to incorporate additional sample reports and recalculated seasonal adjustment factors. In both surveys, 5-year revisions to historical data are made once a year. Reliability of the estimates Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the "true" population values they represent. The exact difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90percent level of confidence. For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total nonfarm employment from the establishment survey is on the order of plus or minus 100,000. Suppose the estimate of nonfarm employment increases by 50,000 from one month to the next. The 90percent confidence interval on the monthly change would range from -50,000 to +150,000 (50,000 +/- 100,000). These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the "true" over-the-month change lies within this interval. Since this range includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that nonfarm employment had, in fact, increased that month. If, however, the reported nonfarm employment rise was 250,000, then all of the values within the 90-percent confidence interval would be greater than zero. In this case, it is likely (at least a 90-percent chance) that nonfarm employment had, in fact, risen that month. At an unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment as measured by the household survey is about +/- 280,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- 0.19 percentage point. In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates which are based on a small number of observations. The precision of estimates also is improved when the data are cumulated over time, such as for quarterly and annual averages. The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling error, which can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2 months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. It is only after two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final. Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business births. The first component excludes employment losses from business deaths from samplebased estimation in order to offset the missing employment gains from business births. This is incorporated into the sample-based estimation procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of business, but imputing to them the same employment trend as the other firms in the sample. This procedure accounts for most of the net birth/death employment. The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the residual net birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation. The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was derived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past 5 years. The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program. The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a rough proxy for total survey error. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in the classification of industries. Over the past decade, absolute benchmark revisions for total nonfarm employment have averaged 0.3 percent, with a range from -0.7 to 0.6 percent. Other information Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age Mar. 2011 Feb. 2012 Mar. 2012 Mar. 2011 Nov. 2011 Dec. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012 Mar. 2012 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239,000 153,022 64.0 138,962 58.1 14,060 9.2 85,977 6,250 242,435 154,114 63.6 140,684 58.0 13,430 8.7 88,322 6,376 242,604 154,316 63.6 141,412 58.3 12,904 8.4 88,288 6,041 239,000 153,392 64.2 139,764 58.5 13,628 8.9 85,608 6,500 240,441 153,937 64.0 140,614 58.5 13,323 8.7 86,503 6,595 240,584 153,887 64.0 140,790 58.5 13,097 8.5 86,697 6,385 242,269 154,395 63.7 141,637 58.5 12,758 8.3 87,874 6,319 242,435 154,871 63.9 142,065 58.6 12,806 8.3 87,564 6,378 242,604 154,707 63.8 142,034 58.5 12,673 8.2 87,897 6,299 Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,988 81,491 70.3 73,187 63.1 8,304 10.2 34,497 116,896 81,609 69.8 74,035 63.3 7,573 9.3 35,288 116,986 81,830 69.9 74,507 63.7 7,323 8.9 35,156 115,988 81,701 70.4 74,051 63.8 7,651 9.4 34,286 116,755 82,341 70.5 74,975 64.2 7,366 8.9 34,414 116,832 82,373 70.5 75,235 64.4 7,138 8.7 34,459 116,808 82,070 70.3 75,288 64.5 6,781 8.3 34,739 116,896 82,165 70.3 75,318 64.4 6,846 8.3 34,732 116,986 82,179 70.2 75,369 64.4 6,810 8.3 34,807 Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,381 78,788 73.4 71,207 66.3 7,581 9.6 28,593 108,188 78,986 73.0 72,152 66.7 6,834 8.7 29,201 108,289 79,175 73.1 72,567 67.0 6,608 8.3 29,114 107,381 78,805 73.4 71,918 67.0 6,887 8.7 28,576 108,203 79,440 73.4 72,846 67.3 6,594 8.3 28,763 108,290 79,436 73.4 73,080 67.5 6,356 8.0 28,854 108,087 79,234 73.3 73,170 67.7 6,064 7.7 28,853 108,188 79,317 73.3 73,240 67.7 6,077 7.7 28,870 108,289 79,337 73.3 73,286 67.7 6,051 7.6 28,952 Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,012 71,532 58.1 65,775 53.5 5,756 8.0 51,481 125,539 72,505 57.8 66,648 53.1 5,857 8.1 53,034 125,619 72,486 57.7 66,906 53.3 5,580 7.7 53,133 123,012 71,691 58.3 65,714 53.4 5,977 8.3 51,321 123,686 71,596 57.9 65,639 53.1 5,957 8.3 52,090 123,753 71,514 57.8 65,555 53.0 5,959 8.3 52,238 125,461 72,326 57.6 66,349 52.9 5,977 8.3 53,135 125,539 72,706 57.9 66,747 53.2 5,960 8.2 52,833 125,619 72,529 57.7 66,665 53.1 5,863 8.1 53,090 Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,792 68,903 60.0 63,681 55.5 5,223 7.6 45,888 117,170 69,823 59.6 64,486 55.0 5,337 7.6 47,348 117,260 69,755 59.5 64,756 55.2 4,998 7.2 47,505 114,792 68,852 60.0 63,515 55.3 5,336 7.8 45,940 115,526 68,711 59.5 63,352 54.8 5,359 7.8 46,815 115,602 68,748 59.5 63,323 54.8 5,425 7.9 46,854 117,082 69,449 59.3 64,078 54.7 5,370 7.7 47,634 117,170 69,815 59.6 64,454 55.0 5,361 7.7 47,355 117,260 69,589 59.3 64,413 54.9 5,176 7.4 47,671 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,827 5,331 31.7 4,075 24.2 1,257 23.6 11,496 17,078 5,305 31.1 4,046 23.7 1,259 23.7 11,773 17,056 5,386 31.6 4,089 24.0 1,297 24.1 11,669 16,827 5,735 34.1 4,332 25.7 1,404 24.5 11,092 16,711 5,786 34.6 4,416 26.4 1,370 23.7 10,925 16,693 5,704 34.2 4,387 26.3 1,316 23.1 10,989 17,100 5,713 33.4 4,389 25.7 1,324 23.2 11,387 17,078 5,739 33.6 4,371 25.6 1,367 23.8 11,339 17,056 5,781 33.9 4,335 25.4 1,447 25.0 11,274 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age WHITE Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ASIAN Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. Mar. 2011 Feb. 2012 Mar. 2012 Mar. 2011 Nov. 2011 Dec. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012 Mar. 2012 192,688 124,156 64.4 113,877 59.1 10,279 8.3 68,532 192,691 123,223 63.9 113,467 58.9 9,755 7.9 69,469 192,788 123,209 63.9 113,909 59.1 9,301 7.5 69,579 192,688 124,489 64.6 114,652 59.5 9,837 7.9 68,199 193,598 124,652 64.4 115,130 59.5 9,522 7.6 68,945 193,682 124,543 64.3 115,254 59.5 9,288 7.5 69,139 192,600 123,579 64.2 114,458 59.4 9,121 7.4 69,021 192,691 123,848 64.3 114,754 59.6 9,094 7.3 68,843 192,788 123,713 64.2 114,697 59.5 9,016 7.3 69,076 64,890 73.8 59,254 67.4 5,635 8.7 64,327 73.5 59,266 67.8 5,061 7.9 64,340 73.5 59,532 68.0 4,808 7.5 64,902 73.8 59,846 68.0 5,057 7.8 65,366 73.9 60,605 68.5 4,761 7.3 65,373 73.8 60,751 68.6 4,623 7.1 64,495 73.8 60,059 68.7 4,436 6.9 64,642 73.9 60,245 68.9 4,397 6.8 64,552 73.8 60,192 68.8 4,360 6.8 54,900 59.8 51,169 55.7 3,730 6.8 54,660 59.1 50,889 55.0 3,772 6.9 54,476 58.9 50,959 55.1 3,517 6.5 54,905 59.8 51,132 55.7 3,773 6.9 54,520 59.1 50,774 55.0 3,746 6.9 54,481 59.0 50,768 55.0 3,713 6.8 54,434 58.9 50,729 54.9 3,705 6.8 54,609 59.0 50,890 55.0 3,719 6.8 54,473 58.9 50,873 55.0 3,600 6.6 4,367 34.0 3,454 26.9 913 20.9 4,235 33.3 3,312 26.0 923 21.8 4,393 34.6 3,418 26.9 976 22.2 4,682 36.4 3,675 28.6 1,007 21.5 4,766 37.3 3,751 29.4 1,015 21.3 4,688 36.8 3,736 29.3 952 20.3 4,650 36.5 3,670 28.8 980 21.1 4,596 36.1 3,619 28.4 977 21.3 4,688 36.9 3,632 28.6 1,056 22.5 29,005 17,705 61.0 14,965 51.6 2,740 15.5 11,300 29,760 18,219 61.2 15,651 52.6 2,568 14.1 11,541 29,792 18,339 61.6 15,829 53.1 2,510 13.7 11,453 29,005 17,829 61.5 15,047 51.9 2,782 15.6 11,176 29,259 17,934 61.3 15,151 51.8 2,783 15.5 11,325 29,286 18,110 61.8 15,248 52.1 2,862 15.8 11,176 29,727 18,206 61.2 15,725 52.9 2,482 13.6 11,521 29,760 18,363 61.7 15,769 53.0 2,593 14.1 11,398 29,792 18,427 61.9 15,843 53.2 2,584 14.0 11,365 8,093 68.5 6,635 56.1 1,458 18.0 8,187 67.7 6,942 57.4 1,245 15.2 8,262 68.2 7,044 58.1 1,218 14.7 8,113 68.6 6,746 57.1 1,367 16.8 8,195 68.5 6,851 57.3 1,344 16.4 8,272 69.0 6,969 58.2 1,302 15.7 8,256 68.4 7,205 59.7 1,052 12.7 8,239 68.1 7,064 58.4 1,175 14.3 8,283 68.4 7,137 58.9 1,147 13.8 8,990 61.7 7,953 54.6 1,037 11.5 9,380 62.6 8,272 55.2 1,108 11.8 9,445 62.9 8,393 55.9 1,052 11.1 9,048 62.1 7,913 54.3 1,135 12.5 9,095 61.8 7,911 53.7 1,184 13.0 9,160 62.2 7,885 53.5 1,275 13.9 9,287 62.0 8,113 54.2 1,174 12.6 9,410 62.8 8,240 55.0 1,171 12.4 9,473 63.1 8,307 55.4 1,166 12.3 623 23.8 378 14.5 245 39.3 651 24.3 436 16.3 215 33.1 632 23.7 392 14.7 239 37.9 668 25.6 388 14.9 280 41.9 643 25.0 388 15.1 255 39.6 679 26.5 393 15.3 286 42.1 663 24.7 407 15.2 255 38.5 713 26.6 466 17.4 247 34.7 671 25.1 399 14.9 272 40.5 11,301 12,713 12,766 – – – – – – HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age — Continued [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar. 2011 7,410 65.6 6,881 60.9 529 7.1 3,892 Feb. 2012 8,016 63.1 7,508 59.1 508 6.3 4,696 Mar. 2012 8,113 63.6 7,607 59.6 506 6.2 4,652 Mar. 2011 Nov. 2011 – – – – – – – Dec. 2011 – – – – – – – Jan. 2012 – – – – – – – Feb. 2012 – – – – – – – Mar. 2012 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. - Data not available. NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar. 2011 Feb. 2012 Mar. 2012 Mar. 2011 Nov. 2011 Dec. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012 Mar. 2012 34,155 22,585 66.1 19,896 58.3 2,690 11.9 11,570 36,384 24,167 66.4 21,407 58.8 2,760 11.4 12,218 36,463 24,109 66.1 21,510 59.0 2,598 10.8 12,354 34,155 22,643 66.3 20,083 58.8 2,560 11.3 11,512 34,808 23,222 66.7 20,574 59.1 2,648 11.4 11,586 34,885 23,270 66.7 20,699 59.3 2,571 11.0 11,615 36,301 24,045 66.2 21,513 59.3 2,532 10.5 12,256 36,384 24,206 66.5 21,628 59.4 2,579 10.7 12,178 36,463 24,128 66.2 21,638 59.3 2,491 10.3 12,335 12,889 81.6 11,452 72.5 1,437 11.1 13,262 81.1 11,881 72.6 1,381 10.4 13,246 80.8 11,952 72.9 1,294 9.8 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 8,788 58.7 7,825 52.3 963 11.0 9,836 60.1 8,752 53.4 1,085 11.0 9,813 59.8 8,829 53.8 984 10.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 909 26.8 619 18.3 290 31.9 1,068 29.2 774 21.2 294 27.5 1,050 28.8 730 20.0 320 30.5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. - Data not available. NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Educational attainment Seasonally adjusted Mar. 2011 Feb. 2012 Mar. 2012 Mar. 2011 Nov. 2011 Dec. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012 Mar. 2012 Less than a high school diploma Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................... . Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed........................................ . Unemployment rate............................. . 11,565 45.7 9,809 38.8 1,756 15.2 11,119 45.1 9,469 38.4 1,650 14.8 11,349 45.7 9,788 39.4 1,561 13.8 11,676 46.2 10,069 39.8 1,608 13.8 11,713 47.0 10,161 40.8 1,552 13.3 11,688 46.7 10,080 40.3 1,608 13.8 11,469 45.6 9,968 39.7 1,501 13.1 11,488 46.6 10,006 40.6 1,483 12.9 11,493 46.3 10,044 40.4 1,449 12.6 High school graduates, no college1 Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................... . Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed........................................ . Unemployment rate............................. . 37,541 60.6 33,604 54.3 3,937 10.5 37,011 59.3 33,589 53.9 3,422 9.2 36,614 59.2 33,402 54.0 3,212 8.8 37,294 60.2 33,761 54.5 3,533 9.5 37,089 60.3 33,807 54.9 3,282 8.8 36,902 59.8 33,684 54.5 3,218 8.7 36,850 59.6 33,737 54.6 3,113 8.4 36,799 59.0 33,761 54.1 3,039 8.3 36,475 59.0 33,573 54.3 2,902 8.0 Some college or associate degree Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................... . Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed........................................ . Unemployment rate............................. . 36,519 69.5 33,708 64.1 2,811 7.7 37,485 69.5 34,669 64.3 2,817 7.5 37,369 69.3 34,507 64.0 2,863 7.7 36,584 69.6 33,866 64.4 2,718 7.4 36,816 68.5 34,009 63.3 2,807 7.6 37,024 69.1 34,167 63.7 2,857 7.7 37,214 69.2 34,525 64.2 2,689 7.2 37,282 69.1 34,571 64.1 2,711 7.3 37,405 69.3 34,613 64.2 2,793 7.5 Bachelor’s degree and higher2 Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................... . Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed........................................ . Unemployment rate............................. . 46,979 77.0 44,943 73.6 2,036 4.3 47,841 76.3 45,808 73.0 2,034 4.3 48,389 76.6 46,415 73.4 1,974 4.1 46,897 76.8 44,831 73.4 2,065 4.4 47,117 75.9 45,058 72.6 2,059 4.4 47,131 76.0 45,201 72.9 1,930 4.1 47,481 75.6 45,492 72.4 1,989 4.2 47,890 76.4 45,875 73.1 2,015 4.2 48,191 76.2 46,189 73.1 2,002 4.2 1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 2 Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Total Employment status, veteran status, and period of service Mar. 2011 Men Mar. 2012 Mar. 2011 Women Mar. 2012 Mar. 2011 Mar. 2012 VETERANS, 18 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,729 11,273 51.9 10,259 47.2 1,014 9.0 10,456 21,286 11,161 52.4 10,328 48.5 834 7.5 10,125 19,932 10,136 50.9 9,234 46.3 902 8.9 9,796 19,475 10,004 51.4 9,256 47.5 748 7.5 9,471 1,797 1,137 63.3 1,025 57.0 112 9.9 660 1,811 1,158 63.9 1,072 59.2 86 7.4 653 Gulf War-era II veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,449 1,948 79.6 1,736 70.9 213 10.9 500 2,713 2,184 80.5 1,960 72.2 224 10.3 530 1,980 1,632 82.4 1,443 72.9 189 11.6 348 2,219 1,841 83.0 1,654 74.5 187 10.2 378 469 316 67.5 293 62.4 24 7.5 152 495 343 69.4 306 61.9 37 10.8 152 Gulf War-era I veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,953 2,480 84.0 2,274 77.0 207 8.3 472 3,020 2,557 84.7 2,413 79.9 144 5.6 463 2,521 2,154 85.4 1,973 78.3 181 8.4 367 2,550 2,190 85.9 2,071 81.2 119 5.4 360 432 326 75.6 301 69.6 26 7.9 105 471 367 78.0 342 72.6 25 6.9 104 World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,558 3,602 34.1 3,292 31.2 310 8.6 6,956 9,974 3,281 32.9 3,039 30.5 241 7.3 6,693 10,236 3,473 33.9 3,177 31.0 296 8.5 6,763 9,649 3,159 32.7 2,921 30.3 238 7.5 6,490 322 129 40.0 115 35.8 14 10.6 193 325 122 37.5 119 36.7 3 2.2 203 Veterans of other service periods Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,770 3,243 56.2 2,958 51.3 285 8.8 2,527 5,579 3,140 56.3 2,916 52.3 224 7.1 2,439 5,196 2,877 55.4 2,641 50.8 236 8.2 2,318 5,057 2,814 55.6 2,611 51.6 203 7.2 2,243 574 365 63.6 316 55.1 49 13.4 209 521 326 62.5 305 58.6 21 6.4 195 NONVETERANS, 18 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208,483 140,108 67.2 127,531 61.2 12,577 9.0 68,375 212,427 141,430 66.6 129,852 61.1 11,578 8.2 70,998 91,497 70,506 77.1 63,349 69.2 7,157 10.2 20,990 92,943 70,984 76.4 64,661 69.6 6,322 8.9 21,959 116,986 69,602 59.5 64,182 54.9 5,420 7.8 47,384 119,484 70,446 59.0 65,190 54.6 5,256 7.5 49,039 NOTE: Veterans served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the selected wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-6. Employment status of the civilian population by sex, age, and disability status, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Persons with a disability Employment status, sex, and age Mar. 2011 Mar. 2012 Persons with no disability Mar. 2011 Mar. 2012 TOTAL, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...................................................... . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate..................................................................... . Employed............................................................................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed.......................................................................... . Unemployment rate............................................................... . Not in labor force....................................................................... . 27,631 5,794 21.0 4,891 17.7 903 15.6 21,836 28,158 5,671 20.1 4,810 17.1 861 15.2 22,487 211,369 147,228 69.7 134,071 63.4 13,157 8.9 64,141 214,446 148,645 69.3 136,603 63.7 12,042 8.1 65,801 Men, 16 to 64 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate..................................................................... . Employed............................................................................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed.......................................................................... . Unemployment rate............................................................... . Not in labor force....................................................................... . 2,671 35.2 2,196 29.0 474 17.8 4,907 2,513 33.8 2,073 27.9 440 17.5 4,922 74,933 82.3 67,376 74.0 7,557 10.1 16,158 74,997 82.1 68,374 74.8 6,622 8.8 16,362 Women, 16 to 64 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate..................................................................... . Employed............................................................................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed.......................................................................... . Unemployment rate............................................................... . Not in labor force....................................................................... . 2,238 29.3 1,876 24.5 362 16.2 5,406 2,281 28.6 1,913 24.0 368 16.1 5,686 66,171 71.0 60,952 65.4 5,219 7.9 27,065 66,850 70.8 61,828 65.5 5,021 7.5 27,615 Both sexes, 65 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate..................................................................... . Employed............................................................................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed.......................................................................... . Unemployment rate............................................................... . Not in labor force....................................................................... . 886 7.1 819 6.6 67 7.6 11,524 877 6.9 824 6.5 54 6.1 11,879 6,124 22.6 5,743 21.2 380 6.2 20,917 6,799 23.8 6,400 22.4 399 5.9 21,824 NOTE: A person with a disability has at least one of the following conditions: is deaf or has serious difficulty hearing; is blind or has serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses; has serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition; has serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs; has difficulty dressing or bathing; or has difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Total Employment status and nativity Mar. 2011 Men Mar. 2012 Mar. 2011 Women Mar. 2012 Mar. 2011 Mar. 2012 Foreign born, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,996 24,034 66.8 21,728 60.4 2,306 9.6 11,961 37,664 24,958 66.3 22,785 60.5 2,173 8.7 12,706 17,886 14,259 79.7 12,886 72.0 1,373 9.6 3,626 18,449 14,486 78.5 13,248 71.8 1,239 8.6 3,963 18,110 9,775 54.0 8,842 48.8 933 9.5 8,335 19,215 10,471 54.5 9,537 49.6 934 8.9 8,744 Native born, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203,004 128,988 63.5 117,234 57.7 11,754 9.1 74,016 204,941 129,358 63.1 118,628 57.9 10,731 8.3 75,582 98,102 67,231 68.5 60,301 61.5 6,931 10.3 30,870 98,537 67,344 68.3 61,259 62.2 6,084 9.0 31,193 104,902 61,756 58.9 56,933 54.3 4,823 7.8 43,146 106,404 62,015 58.3 57,369 53.9 4,646 7.5 44,389 NOTE: The foreign born are those residing in the United States who were not U.S. citizens at birth. That is, they were born outside the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam, to parents neither of whom was a U.S. citizen. The native born are persons who were born in the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam or who were born abroad of at least one parent who was a U.S. citizen. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-8. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Category CLASS OF WORKER Agriculture and related industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wage and salary workers1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . Unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonagricultural industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wage and salary workers1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private households........................... . Other industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . Unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME2 All industries Part time for economic reasons3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonagricultural industries Part time for economic reasons3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seasonally adjusted Mar. 2011 Feb. 2012 Mar. 2012 Mar. 2011 Nov. 2011 Dec. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012 Mar. 2012 2,145 1,303 824 17 136,818 128,060 21,082 106,978 695 106,283 8,652 105 2,030 1,238 767 26 138,654 130,204 20,772 109,432 621 108,811 8,343 106 2,123 1,296 799 28 139,290 130,778 20,536 110,241 656 109,585 8,433 79 2,244 1,431 838 – 137,619 128,706 20,791 107,963 – 107,252 8,754 – 2,262 1,359 849 – 138,304 129,604 20,434 109,159 – 108,485 8,628 – 2,349 1,429 874 – 138,411 129,662 20,616 109,064 – 108,407 8,587 – 2,208 1,376 800 – 139,491 130,569 20,583 109,966 – 109,353 8,769 – 2,185 1,353 814 – 139,945 131,365 20,617 110,778 – 110,138 8,477 – 2,218 1,394 811 – 139,984 131,370 20,338 111,114 – 110,469 8,514 – 8,737 5,812 2,529 18,912 8,455 5,790 2,338 19,358 7,867 5,146 2,427 19,022 8,459 5,634 2,355 18,425 8,469 5,578 2,496 18,363 8,098 5,305 2,419 18,372 8,230 5,372 2,551 18,636 8,119 5,446 2,404 18,827 7,672 5,081 2,341 18,523 8,537 5,708 2,503 18,565 8,302 5,694 2,313 18,980 7,753 5,062 2,418 18,615 8,297 5,542 2,326 18,035 8,358 5,502 2,518 17,941 7,952 5,199 2,423 17,969 8,083 5,278 2,563 18,298 7,988 5,356 2,365 18,399 7,584 5,000 2,295 18,100 1 Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated. 2 Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the survey reference week and excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs for the entire week. 3 Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for an economic reason such as slack work or unfavorable business conditions, inability to find full-time work, or seasonal declines in demand. 4 Refers to persons who usually work part time for noneconomic reasons such as childcare problems, family or personal obligations, school or training, retirement or Social Security limits on earnings, and other reasons. This excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as vacations, holidays, illness, and bad weather. - Data not available. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-9. Selected employment indicators [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Characteristic Seasonally adjusted Mar. 2011 Feb. 2012 Mar. 2012 Mar. 2011 Nov. 2011 Dec. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012 Mar. 2012 AGE AND SEX Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138,962 4,075 1,172 2,903 134,887 12,823 122,064 93,442 30,303 30,453 32,686 28,622 140,684 4,046 1,171 2,875 136,638 13,104 123,534 93,346 30,190 30,421 32,734 30,188 141,412 4,089 1,233 2,856 137,324 13,212 124,112 93,816 30,359 30,574 32,884 30,295 139,764 4,332 1,340 2,997 135,433 13,005 122,476 93,935 30,523 30,579 32,833 28,541 140,614 4,416 1,413 2,995 136,198 13,200 122,973 93,708 30,743 30,222 32,743 29,264 140,790 4,387 1,304 3,060 136,403 13,195 123,234 93,882 30,771 30,271 32,841 29,352 141,637 4,389 1,333 3,064 137,248 13,335 123,901 93,991 30,367 30,614 33,009 29,910 142,065 4,371 1,337 3,050 137,694 13,395 124,243 94,056 30,483 30,638 32,935 30,187 142,034 4,335 1,395 2,955 137,699 13,371 124,407 94,267 30,568 30,672 33,027 30,140 Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,187 1,980 604 1,376 71,207 6,579 64,628 49,659 16,401 16,319 16,939 14,969 74,035 1,883 554 1,329 72,152 6,622 65,530 49,622 16,195 16,342 17,084 15,909 74,507 1,940 590 1,350 72,567 6,776 65,791 49,836 16,265 16,326 17,246 15,954 74,051 2,133 684 1,451 71,918 6,730 65,184 50,202 16,662 16,459 17,082 14,981 74,975 2,129 654 1,465 72,846 6,980 65,853 50,368 16,895 16,370 17,102 15,485 75,235 2,155 635 1,501 73,080 6,998 66,084 50,528 16,885 16,422 17,221 15,556 75,288 2,118 620 1,487 73,170 7,003 66,169 50,358 16,440 16,573 17,346 15,811 75,318 2,079 650 1,424 73,240 6,851 66,376 50,382 16,498 16,564 17,319 15,994 75,369 2,083 656 1,424 73,286 6,927 66,327 50,393 16,538 16,470 17,385 15,934 Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,775 2,095 568 1,527 63,681 6,244 57,436 43,783 13,902 14,135 15,746 13,653 66,648 2,163 616 1,546 64,486 6,482 58,003 43,724 13,995 14,079 15,650 14,279 66,906 2,149 644 1,506 64,756 6,436 58,321 43,980 14,093 14,248 15,638 14,341 65,714 2,199 655 1,546 63,515 6,275 57,292 43,733 13,861 14,120 15,751 13,559 65,639 2,287 759 1,530 63,352 6,220 57,119 43,340 13,848 13,852 15,641 13,779 65,555 2,232 669 1,559 63,323 6,198 57,150 43,354 13,886 13,849 15,620 13,796 66,349 2,270 713 1,577 64,078 6,332 57,732 43,633 13,928 14,041 15,664 14,099 66,747 2,293 687 1,625 64,454 6,544 57,867 43,674 13,985 14,074 15,615 14,193 66,665 2,252 739 1,531 64,413 6,444 58,079 43,873 14,030 14,202 15,642 14,206 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women who maintain families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,636 34,292 8,744 43,201 34,603 9,181 43,320 34,477 9,429 42,914 34,173 – 43,933 34,442 – 43,709 34,177 – 43,658 34,445 – 43,556 34,341 – 43,635 34,325 – FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part-time workers2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111,186 27,776 112,587 28,096 113,916 27,497 112,604 27,145 113,212 27,378 113,765 27,040 113,845 27,739 114,408 27,576 115,290 26,912 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percent of total employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,809 4.9 7,116 5.1 7,052 5.0 6,752 4.8 7,004 5.0 7,013 5.0 7,038 5.0 6,999 4.9 6,985 4.9 SELF-EMPLOYMENT Self-employed workers, incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,169 9,476 5,226 9,110 5,130 9,232 – 9,592 – 9,478 – 9,461 – 9,569 – 9,291 – 9,325 1 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week. 2 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week. - Data not available. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted Characteristic Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates Mar. 2011 Feb. 2012 Mar. 2012 Mar. 2011 Nov. 2011 Dec. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012 Mar. 2012 AGE AND SEX Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 17 years................................... . 18 to 19 years................................... . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years................................... . 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 years and over............................ . 13,628 1,404 540 869 12,224 2,279 9,910 7,967 3,084 2,369 2,514 1,977 12,806 1,367 570 800 11,439 2,140 9,293 7,391 2,899 2,236 2,256 1,888 12,673 1,447 564 877 11,226 2,028 9,140 7,191 2,878 2,112 2,202 1,988 8.9 24.5 28.7 22.5 8.3 14.9 7.5 7.8 9.2 7.2 7.1 6.5 8.7 23.7 23.3 23.4 8.1 14.2 7.3 7.6 9.2 7.0 6.7 6.4 8.5 23.1 27.8 21.3 8.0 14.4 7.2 7.6 9.4 6.8 6.5 6.2 8.3 23.2 28.8 20.5 7.7 13.3 7.0 7.4 9.0 6.8 6.4 5.9 8.3 23.8 29.9 20.8 7.7 13.8 7.0 7.3 8.7 6.8 6.4 5.9 8.2 25.0 28.8 22.9 7.5 13.2 6.8 7.1 8.6 6.4 6.2 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............................ . 7,651 763 272 493 6,887 1,308 5,527 4,430 1,720 1,292 1,418 1,097 6,846 769 327 448 6,077 1,270 4,796 3,822 1,546 1,125 1,151 974 6,810 759 283 476 6,051 1,135 4,875 3,812 1,554 1,147 1,111 1,063 9.4 26.4 28.4 25.4 8.7 16.3 7.8 8.1 9.4 7.3 7.7 6.8 8.9 26.6 26.7 26.7 8.3 15.6 7.4 7.7 9.2 7.0 6.8 6.7 8.7 26.6 30.5 25.1 8.0 15.3 7.2 7.5 9.5 6.7 6.3 6.1 8.3 25.3 32.0 22.3 7.7 14.2 6.9 7.2 9.0 6.4 6.2 5.9 8.3 27.0 33.5 23.9 7.7 15.6 6.7 7.1 8.6 6.4 6.2 5.7 8.3 26.7 30.1 25.1 7.6 14.1 6.8 7.0 8.6 6.5 6.0 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 over1 .......................... . 5,977 641 268 376 5,336 971 4,383 3,537 1,364 1,077 1,096 846 5,960 598 243 352 5,361 870 4,497 3,569 1,354 1,110 1,105 920 5,863 687 281 401 5,176 893 4,265 3,380 1,324 965 1,091 895 8.3 22.6 29.0 19.6 7.8 13.4 7.1 7.5 9.0 7.1 6.5 5.8 8.3 20.7 20.0 20.1 7.8 12.6 7.2 7.5 9.2 6.9 6.6 5.8 8.3 19.3 25.0 17.1 7.9 13.4 7.3 7.6 9.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 8.3 21.1 25.8 18.6 7.7 12.3 7.2 7.6 9.0 7.4 6.6 5.9 8.2 20.7 26.1 17.8 7.7 11.7 7.2 7.6 8.8 7.3 6.6 6.1 8.1 23.4 27.6 20.7 7.4 12.2 6.8 7.2 8.6 6.4 6.5 5.9 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women who maintain families1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,736 2,078 1,224 2,292 2,012 1,222 2,360 1,912 1,139 6.0 5.7 12.3 5.3 5.3 12.4 5.1 5.4 12.9 5.1 5.6 12.0 5.0 5.5 11.7 5.1 5.3 10.8 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part-time workers3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,817 1,832 10,992 1,768 10,863 1,765 9.5 6.3 9.2 6.0 9.0 6.3 8.8 5.9 8.8 6.0 8.6 6.2 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs. 3 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Reason Mar. 2011 Feb. 2012 Seasonally adjusted Mar. 2012 Mar. 2011 Nov. 2011 Dec. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012 Mar. 2012 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not on temporary layoff........................... . Permanent job losers........................... . Persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . Job leavers............................................ . Reentrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New entrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,841 1,489 7,352 5,877 1,475 857 3,233 1,129 7,866 1,526 6,340 4,923 1,416 1,032 3,337 1,196 7,415 1,354 6,060 4,742 1,318 1,064 3,189 1,236 8,244 1,209 7,035 5,642 1,393 900 3,278 1,335 7,599 1,181 6,418 5,033 1,385 1,005 3,355 1,276 7,602 1,216 6,386 5,089 1,296 953 3,399 1,280 7,321 1,284 6,037 4,807 1,230 939 3,325 1,253 7,209 1,135 6,075 4,755 1,320 1,031 3,361 1,392 7,020 1,120 5,900 4,632 1,268 1,117 3,269 1,433 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not on temporary layoff........................... . Job leavers............................................ . Reentrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New entrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.9 10.6 52.3 6.1 23.0 8.0 58.6 11.4 47.2 7.7 24.8 8.9 57.5 10.5 47.0 8.2 24.7 9.6 59.9 8.8 51.1 6.5 23.8 9.7 57.4 8.9 48.5 7.6 25.3 9.6 57.4 9.2 48.3 7.2 25.7 9.7 57.0 10.0 47.0 7.3 25.9 9.8 55.5 8.7 46.7 7.9 25.9 10.7 54.7 8.7 46.0 8.7 25.5 11.2 UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers............................................ . Reentrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New entrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8 0.6 2.1 0.7 5.1 0.7 2.2 0.8 4.8 0.7 2.1 0.8 5.4 0.6 2.1 0.9 4.9 0.7 2.2 0.8 4.9 0.6 2.2 0.8 4.7 0.6 2.2 0.8 4.7 0.7 2.2 0.9 4.5 0.7 2.1 0.9 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Duration Mar. 2011 Feb. 2012 Mar. 2012 Seasonally adjusted Mar. 2011 Nov. 2011 Dec. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012 Mar. 2012 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Less than 5 weeks.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 weeks and over................................... . 15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,161 3,230 8,669 2,407 6,263 2,366 3,454 7,609 2,199 5,411 2,270 3,005 7,629 2,244 5,385 2,437 2,927 8,122 1,991 6,130 2,510 2,896 7,766 2,087 5,680 2,669 2,858 7,628 2,039 5,588 2,486 2,884 7,498 1,980 5,518 2,541 2,807 7,397 1,971 5,426 2,572 2,754 7,175 1,867 5,308 Average (mean) duration, in weeks1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Median duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.8 22.7 39.1 19.3 40.2 20.5 38.9 21.6 40.9 21.5 40.8 21.0 40.1 21.1 40.0 20.3 39.4 19.9 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 weeks and over................................... . 15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.4 23.0 61.7 17.1 44.5 17.6 25.7 56.7 16.4 40.3 17.6 23.3 59.1 17.4 41.7 18.1 21.7 60.2 14.8 45.5 19.1 22.0 59.0 15.8 43.1 20.3 21.7 58.0 15.5 42.5 19.3 22.4 58.3 15.4 42.9 19.9 22.0 58.0 15.5 42.6 20.6 22.0 57.4 14.9 42.5 1 Beginning in January 2011, this series reflects a change to the collection of data on unemployment duration. For more information, see www.bls.gov/cps/duration.htm. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-13. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Employed Occupation Total, 16 years and over1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management, professional, and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . Management, business, and financial operations occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service occupations................................................. . Sales and office occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office and administrative support occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........................................................ . Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction and extraction occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations............ . Production, transportation, and material moving occupations........................................................ . Production occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and material moving occupations............. . Unemployed Unemployment rates Mar. 2011 Mar. 2012 Mar. 2011 Mar. 2012 Mar. 2011 Mar. 2012 138,962 53,243 141,412 53,771 14,060 2,381 12,904 2,330 9.2 4.3 8.4 4.2 21,598 31,646 24,223 33,000 14,983 18,018 22,267 31,503 25,229 33,250 15,241 18,009 1,082 1,299 2,744 3,082 1,441 1,642 1,019 1,311 2,468 2,908 1,341 1,567 4.8 3.9 10.2 8.5 8.8 8.4 4.4 4.0 8.9 8.0 8.1 8.0 12,575 876 6,898 4,801 12,323 880 6,784 4,659 2,464 225 1,754 486 1,942 217 1,393 332 16.4 20.4 20.3 9.2 13.6 19.8 17.0 6.7 15,921 7,997 7,924 16,840 8,427 8,414 2,218 1,059 1,159 1,960 902 1,058 12.2 11.7 12.8 10.4 9.7 11.2 1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-14. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted Industry and class of worker Total, 16 years and over1 ............................................................... . Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction.................................... . Construction.......................................................................... . Manufacturing........................................................................ . Durable goods..................................................................... . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale and retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ . Professional and business services............................................... . Education and health services..................................................... . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers......................... . Government workers................................................................... . Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates Mar. 2011 Mar. 2012 Mar. 2011 Mar. 2012 14,060 11,288 46 1,695 1,475 957 518 1,796 562 236 649 1,488 1,152 1,695 495 216 888 540 12,904 10,106 62 1,431 1,164 684 480 1,763 383 232 536 1,521 1,172 1,395 447 232 787 543 9.2 9.5 5.9 20.0 9.7 10.0 9.3 8.8 9.6 7.6 7.1 10.0 5.3 13.2 8.1 14.5 4.0 5.3 8.4 8.4 6.3 17.2 7.6 7.2 8.2 8.6 6.7 8.0 5.7 9.7 5.3 10.9 6.9 15.7 3.7 5.5 1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-15. Alternative measures of labor underutilization [Percent] Not seasonally adjusted Measure U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other persons marginally attached to the labor force, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-6 Total unemployed, plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force................................................. . Seasonally adjusted Mar. 2011 Feb. 2012 Mar. 2012 Mar. 2011 Nov. 2011 Dec. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012 Mar. 2012 5.7 4.9 4.9 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.6 5.8 5.1 4.8 5.4 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.5 9.2 8.7 8.4 8.9 8.7 8.5 8.3 8.3 8.2 9.7 9.3 8.9 9.4 9.3 9.1 8.9 8.9 8.7 10.6 10.2 9.7 10.3 10.2 10.0 9.9 9.8 9.6 16.2 15.6 14.8 15.7 15.6 15.2 15.1 14.9 14.5 NOTE: Persons marginally attached to the labor force are those who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the past 12 months. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for work. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-16. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Total Category Mar. 2011 Men Mar. 2012 Mar. 2011 Women Mar. 2012 Mar. 2011 Mar. 2012 NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE Total not in the labor force............................................ . Persons who currently want a job. . . . ............................. . Marginally attached to the labor force1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discouraged workers2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other persons marginally attached to the labor force3 . . . . 85,977 6,250 2,434 921 1,513 88,288 6,041 2,352 865 1,488 34,497 2,987 1,280 569 711 35,156 2,873 1,226 510 717 51,481 3,263 1,154 351 802 53,133 3,168 1,126 355 771 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percent of total employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary job full time, secondary job part time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary and secondary jobs both part time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary and secondary jobs both full time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hours vary on primary or secondary job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,809 4.9 3,659 1,816 240 1,048 7,052 5.0 3,667 1,992 223 1,120 3,292 4.5 1,994 555 180 537 3,451 4.6 2,040 629 128 631 3,517 5.3 1,664 1,261 60 511 3,601 5.4 1,628 1,364 95 489 1 Data refer to persons who want a job, have searched for work during the prior 12 months, and were available to take a job during the reference week, but had not looked for work in the past 4 weeks. 2 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for reasons such as thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination. 3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibilities, ill health, and transportation problems, as well as a number for whom reason for nonparticipation was not determined. 4 Includes a small number of persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Industry Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seasonally adjusted Mar. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012p Mar. 2012p Mar. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012p Mar. 2012p 130,061 107,466 17,487 130,297 108,439 17,726 131,199 108,888 17,720 132,010 109,594 17,877 130,922 108,725 17,942 132,461 110,470 18,254 132,701 110,703 18,283 132,821 110,824 18,314 Change from: Feb.2012 Mar.2012p 120 121 31 Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oil and gas extraction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining, except oil and gas1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coal mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Support activities for mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 741 48.1 692.7 165.5 204.4 84.4 322.8 813 48.2 765.0 186.7 209.7 86.5 368.6 817 47.3 770.0 187.5 209.7 86.0 372.8 820 45.7 774.1 191.7 211.6 85.5 370.8 756 50.3 705.6 166.8 212.8 84.5 326.0 830 49.0 781.0 188.4 220.8 86.5 371.8 834 48.2 786.0 190.0 221.0 86.4 375.0 835 47.8 787.1 193.1 220.2 86.0 373.8 1 -0.4 1.1 3.1 -0.8 -0.4 -1.2 Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction of buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonresidential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heavy and civil engineering construction. . . . . . . Specialty trade contractors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential specialty trade contractors. . . . . . . Nonresidential specialty trade contractors. . . . 5,158 1,162.1 536.5 625.6 744.9 3,251.0 1,346.3 1,904.7 5,158 1,172.2 538.7 633.5 731.7 3,254.4 1,354.1 1,900.3 5,129 1,168.3 538.2 630.1 731.1 3,229.4 1,345.7 1,883.7 5,215 1,172.9 539.7 633.2 763.8 3,278.2 1,374.0 1,904.2 5,496 1,218.6 566.5 652.1 825.3 3,452.4 1,436.3 2,016.1 5,564 1,231.5 570.9 660.6 840.7 3,491.3 1,460.5 2,030.8 5,558 1,239.0 574.0 665.0 840.7 3,477.9 1,460.6 2,017.3 5,551 1,228.4 569.0 659.4 844.9 3,477.4 1,465.1 2,012.3 -7 -10.6 -5.0 -5.6 4.2 -0.5 4.5 -5.0 Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,588 11,755 11,774 11,842 11,690 11,860 11,891 11,928 37 Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wood products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmetallic mineral products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machinery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computer and electronic products1 . . . . . . . . . . Computer and peripheral equipment. . . . . . . Communications equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Semiconductors and electronic components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic instruments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electrical equipment and appliances. . . . . . . . . Transportation equipment1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicles and parts2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furniture and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,176 333.5 354.7 380.2 1,321.3 1,037.1 1,100.6 157.2 115.3 7,352 325.9 352.7 402.4 1,370.9 1,085.9 1,105.6 162.2 111.0 7,372 324.1 354.0 402.5 1,376.8 1,089.9 1,106.0 162.8 110.3 7,418 326.4 359.0 403.5 1,383.9 1,097.3 1,108.0 163.2 110.3 7,226 341.9 368.5 381.2 1,331.6 1,040.6 1,102.5 157.1 116.1 7,401 333.3 370.3 402.9 1,377.3 1,088.2 1,107.9 162.4 111.1 7,429 335.2 372.2 403.7 1,385.5 1,093.2 1,107.7 162.7 111.0 7,455 334.3 371.6 404.5 1,390.4 1,099.7 1,109.9 163.0 111.1 26 -0.9 -0.6 0.8 4.9 6.5 2.2 0.3 0.1 381.2 404.3 361.9 1,367.7 710.9 349.5 569.9 386.2 401.0 369.9 1,421.7 744.1 343.7 573.3 387.1 401.2 370.8 1,428.2 750.4 346.1 573.6 387.2 402.1 371.7 1,447.1 766.8 347.4 573.3 381.2 405.0 364.5 1,367.6 709.6 353.7 573.4 387.0 402.0 370.6 1,424.0 746.2 349.7 577.2 387.7 401.1 372.6 1,431.4 751.4 351.5 575.6 387.5 402.8 373.8 1,444.4 763.0 351.2 575.6 -0.2 1.7 1.2 13.0 11.6 -0.3 0.0 Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beverages and tobacco products. . . . . . . . . . . . Textile mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textile product mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leather and allied products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paper and paper products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing and related support activities. . . . . . . . Petroleum and coal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chemicals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plastics and rubber products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,412 1,431.5 177.2 120.3 117.3 151.4 29.1 388.1 474.0 108.7 782.4 632.0 4,403 1,421.7 187.5 119.5 111.5 146.6 30.5 391.9 456.7 109.6 794.0 633.0 4,402 1,419.2 187.8 119.6 112.4 148.6 30.5 389.1 454.1 110.7 793.0 637.0 4,424 1,424.3 189.6 120.2 113.1 149.3 30.0 392.6 453.5 111.2 797.5 642.3 4,464 1,460.8 183.7 120.6 118.2 152.1 29.1 391.0 475.7 112.3 784.3 636.2 4,459 1,446.6 193.8 120.5 112.8 150.3 30.6 392.6 460.5 115.2 796.8 639.5 4,462 1,449.1 195.1 120.4 113.7 149.7 30.5 391.7 457.9 115.1 796.4 642.3 4,473 1,453.1 196.1 120.3 113.6 150.0 30.0 395.1 455.1 114.7 799.3 645.7 11 4.0 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 -0.5 3.4 -2.8 -0.4 2.9 3.4 Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,979 90,713 91,168 91,717 90,783 92,216 92,420 92,510 90 Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,600 25,047 24,837 24,907 24,896 25,239 25,232 25,206 -26 Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic markets and agents and brokers.. . 5,478.9 2,731.1 1,920.6 827.2 5,531.3 2,757.5 1,930.8 843.0 5,539.1 2,758.9 1,936.2 844.0 5,564.8 2,765.7 1,948.7 850.4 5,510.4 2,745.0 1,934.9 830.5 5,583.4 2,776.7 1,957.5 849.2 5,590.3 2,778.6 1,961.0 850.7 5,594.4 2,778.6 1,962.2 853.6 4.1 0.0 1.2 2.9 Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle and parts dealers1 . . . . . . . . . . . . Automobile dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furniture and home furnishings stores. . . . . . . 14,343.3 1,658.9 1,039.9 433.3 14,662.4 1,682.4 1,065.0 453.0 14,443.1 1,691.2 1,069.6 443.5 14,468.2 1,705.0 1,075.3 442.7 14,563.2 1,674.7 1,045.3 439.9 14,756.4 1,713.7 1,077.1 448.3 14,727.8 1,717.6 1,079.3 449.7 14,694.0 1,719.9 1,080.0 449.7 -33.8 2.3 0.7 0.0 See footnotes at end of table. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail — Continued [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Mar. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012p Mar. 2012p Mar. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012p Mar. 2012p Change from: Feb.2012 Mar.2012p Electronics and appliance stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . Building material and garden supply stores.. . Food and beverage stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health and personal care stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clothing and clothing accessories stores. . . . . Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General merchandise stores1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Department stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous store retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonstore retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524.9 1,132.8 2,782.8 968.1 812.6 1,295.0 516.5 1,087.1 2,842.7 989.6 817.2 1,362.8 509.7 1,099.3 2,827.8 986.1 814.3 1,305.7 504.1 1,150.2 2,819.3 992.2 815.6 1,312.4 529.9 1,145.7 2,812.7 975.3 824.0 1,343.0 512.8 1,147.1 2,856.0 990.5 828.4 1,365.8 512.9 1,150.3 2,858.0 993.2 827.5 1,363.1 509.3 1,155.6 2,851.9 999.1 827.6 1,363.0 -3.6 5.3 -6.1 5.9 0.1 -0.1 562.6 3,004.8 1,499.7 748.9 418.6 559.6 3,159.4 1,626.9 750.4 441.7 551.5 3,024.4 1,523.0 758.0 431.6 546.4 3,005.6 1,492.8 749.8 424.9 579.7 3,042.7 1,532.3 766.7 428.9 553.2 3,136.1 1,591.8 766.1 438.4 561.4 3,085.1 1,551.1 770.1 438.9 562.6 3,052.8 1,530.1 766.9 435.6 1.2 -32.3 -21.0 -3.2 -3.3 Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rail transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Truck transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transit and ground passenger transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pipeline transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scenic and sightseeing transportation. . . . . . . . Support activities for transportation. . . . . . . . . . . Couriers and messengers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warehousing and storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,226.7 453.3 225.7 60.7 1,264.6 4,294.9 455.8 230.8 64.0 1,295.3 4,297.1 454.4 230.6 65.4 1,299.2 4,313.8 456.7 230.8 65.5 1,306.9 4,269.5 454.4 226.8 62.7 1,291.1 4,338.9 457.9 232.1 65.6 1,322.7 4,353.3 456.3 231.9 67.3 1,334.4 4,356.1 457.5 231.9 67.2 1,332.5 2.8 1.2 0.0 -0.1 -1.9 446.6 42.6 21.7 555.0 517.4 639.1 447.8 43.8 22.1 573.4 520.9 641.0 446.2 43.7 24.0 573.6 517.7 642.3 443.8 43.7 24.6 581.0 517.2 643.6 433.8 42.8 27.8 559.4 527.4 643.3 437.5 43.5 30.4 578.7 522.9 647.6 435.3 43.8 32.0 578.5 524.7 649.1 432.5 43.8 31.2 585.0 526.5 648.0 -2.8 0.0 -0.8 6.5 1.8 -1.1 Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551.5 558.1 558.0 560.5 552.8 559.9 560.5 561.7 1.2 Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publishing industries, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . Motion picture and sound recording industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broadcasting, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data processing, hosting and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other information services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,667 748.0 2,599 738.6 2,643 739.6 2,628 738.6 2,672 749.6 2,628 741.6 2,641 740.8 2,632 740.2 -9 -0.6 360.4 282.0 883.1 331.0 279.4 846.9 374.3 279.2 843.6 360.9 282.5 838.1 362.4 283.0 882.8 352.3 280.4 847.0 370.7 279.8 841.2 362.8 282.7 837.6 -7.9 2.9 -3.6 243.7 149.7 238.3 165.1 240.6 165.4 241.0 166.8 243.1 151.1 240.6 166.3 241.2 166.9 240.6 168.2 -0.6 1.3 Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monetary authorities - central bank. . . . . . . . . . . Credit intermediation and related activities1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Depository credit intermediation1 . . . . . . . . . . Commercial banking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Securities, commodity contracts, investments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insurance carriers and related activities. . . . . . Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles. . . Real estate and rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . Real estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rental and leasing services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets. . . . . 7,641 5,749.5 18.6 7,645 5,742.1 18.8 7,652 5,748.2 18.8 7,681 5,764.6 18.8 7,683 5,756.3 18.6 7,697 5,757.2 18.9 7,706 5,760.6 18.9 7,721 5,769.7 18.9 15 9.1 0.0 2,551.3 1,727.3 1,306.9 2,569.3 1,743.8 1,318.2 2,573.6 1,745.6 1,319.7 2,587.8 1,753.9 1,327.6 2,554.8 1,732.1 1,309.7 2,575.0 1,748.3 1,321.0 2,578.8 1,752.2 1,324.2 2,589.8 1,758.3 1,329.9 11.0 6.1 5.7 806.3 2,287.1 86.2 1,891.4 1,375.0 492.6 23.8 799.0 2,270.7 84.3 1,902.7 1,386.8 492.1 23.8 801.1 2,270.6 84.1 1,903.8 1,386.9 493.2 23.7 800.2 2,273.1 84.7 1,916.6 1,393.4 499.7 23.5 806.6 2,289.9 86.4 1,926.3 1,396.7 505.6 24.0 801.8 2,277.1 84.4 1,939.9 1,410.4 505.6 23.9 802.3 2,276.2 84.4 1,945.7 1,412.5 509.4 23.8 800.7 2,275.5 84.8 1,950.8 1,415.0 512.1 23.7 -1.6 -0.7 0.4 5.1 2.5 2.7 -0.1 16,994 7,668.8 1,109.6 1,013.7 1,268.8 17,335 7,866.1 1,110.5 1,059.4 1,290.1 17,488 7,956.4 1,111.5 1,110.1 1,294.5 17,596 7,952.0 1,111.5 1,089.8 1,300.2 17,192 7,606.0 1,114.3 899.7 1,286.7 17,672 7,841.9 1,117.5 963.6 1,310.0 17,758 7,873.9 1,117.7 971.1 1,314.3 17,789 7,887.7 1,116.4 973.4 1,317.9 31 13.8 -1.3 2.3 3.6 1,501.5 1,551.8 1,567.3 1,565.7 1,509.9 1,558.8 1,570.0 1,573.9 3.9 1,039.0 1,899.1 7,426.3 1,093.0 1,931.0 7,537.6 1,106.1 1,924.8 7,607.2 1,111.0 1,929.2 7,714.5 1,048.5 1,905.8 7,680.6 1,107.0 1,936.1 7,893.5 1,114.8 1,934.6 7,949.8 1,120.1 1,935.7 7,965.2 5.3 1.1 15.4 Industry Retail trade - Continued Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and technical services1 . . . . . . . . . . . Legal services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounting and bookkeeping services. . . . . . . Architectural and engineering services. . . . . . . Computer systems design and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management and technical consulting services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management of companies and enterprises. . . . Administrative and waste services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail — Continued [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Mar. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012p Mar. 2012p Mar. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012p Mar. 2012p Change from: Feb.2012 Mar.2012p Administrative and support services1 . . . . . . . . Employment services1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Business support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Services to buildings and dwellings. . . . . . . . Waste management and remediation services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,071.3 2,820.7 2,205.2 813.0 1,641.4 7,173.5 2,926.0 2,300.7 823.3 1,621.1 7,243.6 3,004.4 2,363.4 822.0 1,615.9 7,351.6 3,034.2 2,392.8 817.2 1,677.5 7,317.3 2,929.0 2,295.5 809.9 1,770.1 7,522.7 3,083.9 2,432.7 821.3 1,788.5 7,577.9 3,150.9 2,487.6 817.3 1,783.6 7,593.8 3,136.7 2,480.1 814.6 1,806.6 15.9 -14.2 -7.5 -2.7 23.0 355.0 364.1 363.6 362.9 363.3 370.8 371.9 371.4 -0.5 Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ambulatory health care services1 . . . . . . . . . Offices of physicians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outpatient care centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home health care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nursing and residential care facilities1 . . . . Nursing care facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social assistance1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Child day care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,891 3,368.0 16,522.6 13,921.4 6,071.7 2,329.4 615.6 1,123.7 4,698.7 3,151.0 1,664.4 2,601.2 866.6 19,977 3,192.6 16,784.7 14,173.9 6,222.7 2,387.2 640.9 1,157.5 4,780.9 3,170.3 1,659.9 2,610.8 844.0 20,298 3,446.4 16,852.0 14,220.7 6,259.4 2,395.8 647.7 1,167.6 4,792.2 3,169.1 1,651.1 2,631.3 852.5 20,356 3,458.0 16,897.7 14,258.7 6,275.3 2,405.0 650.4 1,171.9 4,801.5 3,181.9 1,658.6 2,639.0 854.3 19,749 3,215.1 16,533.4 13,949.5 6,084.7 2,333.6 615.9 1,125.8 4,706.0 3,158.8 1,668.6 2,583.9 847.3 20,110 3,278.4 16,831.1 14,219.2 6,250.8 2,392.9 642.4 1,164.8 4,787.2 3,181.2 1,663.9 2,611.9 836.4 20,176 3,292.1 16,883.9 14,261.2 6,277.0 2,401.9 647.2 1,170.1 4,800.5 3,183.7 1,659.9 2,622.7 839.2 20,213 3,303.0 16,910.0 14,287.2 6,289.1 2,409.5 649.8 1,174.0 4,808.6 3,189.5 1,663.4 2,622.8 835.5 37 10.9 26.1 26.0 12.1 7.6 2.6 3.9 8.1 5.8 3.5 0.1 -3.7 Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . Performing arts and spectator sports. . . . . . . . . Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amusements, gambling, and recreation. . . . . . Accommodation and food services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food services and drinking places. . . . . . . . . . . 12,881 1,763.1 378.3 12,817 1,698.0 356.8 12,943 1,720.3 367.4 13,212 1,775.1 380.4 13,259 1,916.3 403.1 13,503 1,925.2 400.4 13,548 1,926.6 399.2 13,587 1,926.7 402.5 39 0.1 3.3 122.7 1,262.1 11,117.6 1,721.3 9,396.3 122.7 1,218.5 11,118.9 1,704.8 9,414.1 122.7 1,230.2 11,222.6 1,715.1 9,507.5 127.5 1,267.2 11,436.8 1,740.8 9,696.0 131.1 1,382.1 11,342.6 1,787.8 9,554.8 135.5 1,389.3 11,578.1 1,801.4 9,776.7 135.4 1,392.0 11,621.7 1,805.0 9,816.7 135.9 1,388.3 11,659.9 1,806.3 9,853.6 0.5 -3.7 38.2 1.3 36.9 Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repair and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Personal and laundry services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Membership associations and organizations. . . . 5,305 1,156.1 1,273.4 2,875.7 5,293 1,149.4 1,270.7 2,873.1 5,307 1,150.2 1,274.9 2,881.5 5,337 1,156.3 1,284.7 2,896.2 5,332 1,158.5 1,280.6 2,892.5 5,367 1,166.9 1,291.4 2,908.9 5,359 1,160.4 1,290.8 2,908.0 5,362 1,159.0 1,291.6 2,911.0 3 -1.4 0.8 3.0 Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federal, except U.S. Postal Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. Postal Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State government education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State government, excluding education. . . . . . . . . . . Local government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local government education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local government, excluding education. . . . . . . . . . . 22,595 2,861.0 2,224.5 636.6 5,239.0 2,527.6 2,711.6 14,495.0 8,300.3 6,194.4 21,858 2,807.0 2,188.7 618.6 4,955.0 2,304.3 2,650.6 14,096.0 7,962.7 6,133.0 22,311 2,798.0 2,182.9 614.9 5,187.0 2,540.4 2,646.8 14,326.0 8,191.9 6,134.2 22,416 2,810.0 2,196.3 613.8 5,207.0 2,557.9 2,649.4 14,399.0 8,247.2 6,151.7 22,197 2,879.0 2,237.9 640.6 5,104.0 2,383.2 2,720.3 14,214.0 7,923.0 6,291.4 21,991 2,831.0 2,211.5 619.3 5,052.0 2,389.9 2,662.0 14,108.0 7,858.4 6,249.8 21,998 2,826.0 2,206.3 619.3 5,063.0 2,405.6 2,657.3 14,109.0 7,862.9 6,246.0 21,997 2,826.0 2,208.3 617.2 5,065.0 2,409.3 2,655.8 14,106.0 7,860.2 6,245.8 -1 0.0 2.0 -2.1 2.0 3.7 -1.5 -3.0 -2.7 -0.2 Industry Administrative and waste services - Continued 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. 2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. 3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Mar. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012p Mar. 2012p AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS Total private............................................................................. . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................................. . Nondurable goods.............................................................. . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade...................................................................... . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities........................................................................... . Information......................................................................... . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services..................................................................... . 34.3 39.9 44.2 38.0 40.5 40.9 39.8 33.2 34.6 38.6 31.5 38.9 42.0 36.6 37.1 35.7 32.8 25.8 31.8 34.5 40.4 45.1 38.6 40.9 41.2 40.3 33.4 34.8 38.8 31.9 38.4 41.3 36.7 37.4 35.9 32.8 26.2 31.6 34.6 40.5 44.6 38.9 41.0 41.4 40.2 33.4 34.8 38.8 32.0 38.2 41.2 36.7 37.3 35.9 32.9 26.2 31.7 34.5 40.2 43.8 38.6 40.7 41.1 40.1 33.4 34.7 38.7 31.9 38.2 41.2 36.7 37.3 35.9 32.9 26.2 31.8 AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS Manufacturing........................................................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods................................................................... . 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.3 Industry p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings Industry Mar. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012p Mar. 2012p Total private................................................ . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade......................................... . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities.............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. . Information............................................ . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services........................................ . $22.92 24.29 28.17 25.34 23.55 25.06 21.04 22.59 19.90 26.22 15.74 21.39 33.41 31.65 27.68 27.53 23.46 13.18 20.30 $23.28 24.57 28.16 25.49 23.89 25.35 21.41 22.97 20.19 26.48 16.02 21.94 33.66 31.58 28.54 27.86 24.04 13.31 20.61 $23.34 24.61 28.63 25.53 23.90 25.30 21.49 23.03 20.20 26.51 16.05 21.91 33.41 31.61 28.69 27.90 24.20 13.30 20.63 $23.39 24.65 29.00 25.59 23.91 25.31 21.52 23.08 20.27 26.67 16.05 21.96 33.75 31.60 28.84 28.02 24.18 13.33 20.58 p Preliminary Mar. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012p Mar. 2012p $ 786.16 $ 803.16 $ 807.56 $ 806.96 969.17 992.63 996.71 990.93 1,245.11 1,270.02 1,276.90 1,270.20 962.92 983.91 993.12 987.77 953.78 977.10 979.90 973.14 1,024.95 1,044.42 1,047.42 1,040.24 837.39 862.82 863.90 862.95 749.99 767.20 769.20 770.87 688.54 702.61 702.96 703.37 1,012.09 1,027.42 1,028.59 1,032.13 495.81 511.04 513.60 512.00 832.07 842.50 836.96 838.87 1,403.22 1,390.16 1,376.49 1,390.50 1,158.39 1,158.99 1,160.09 1,159.72 1,026.93 1,067.40 1,070.14 1,075.73 982.82 1,000.17 1,001.61 1,005.92 769.49 788.51 796.18 795.52 340.04 348.72 348.46 349.25 645.54 651.28 653.97 654.44 ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-4. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted [2007=100] Index of aggregate weekly hours1 Index of aggregate weekly payrolls2 Industry Mar. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012p Mar. 2012p Percent change from: Feb. 2012 Mar. 2012p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction................................. . Manufacturing............................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade.......................... . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services...... . Education and health services. . . . ........ . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.5 81.6 105.0 72.0 85.2 83.2 88.7 96.8 93.7 92.8 93.2 95.1 100.5 89.3 93.9 96.5 105.5 97.6 93.9 95.5 84.0 117.6 74.0 87.3 85.8 89.7 98.9 95.5 94.5 95.6 95.4 100.0 88.1 94.9 99.8 107.4 100.9 94.0 96.0 84.4 116.9 74.5 87.7 86.6 89.5 99.1 95.5 94.6 95.7 95.2 99.9 88.5 94.7 100.3 108.1 101.3 94.1 95.8 83.9 114.9 73.9 87.3 86.3 89.5 99.2 95.1 94.5 95.2 95.2 100.1 88.2 94.9 100.4 108.3 101.6 94.5 -0.2 -0.6 -1.7 -0.8 -0.5 -0.3 0.0 0.1 -0.4 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 0.2 -0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 Mar. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012p Mar. 2012p Percent change from: Feb. 2012 Mar. 2012p 102.1 89.5 118.8 79.3 93.3 92.6 94.7 105.9 100.3 101.5 97.0 103.2 110.9 100.6 101.5 107.7 115.9 103.8 108.2 106.0 93.3 133.0 82.0 97.0 96.7 97.4 110.1 103.8 104.5 101.3 106.2 111.3 99.0 105.7 112.6 120.9 108.4 109.9 106.8 93.8 134.4 82.7 97.5 97.3 97.6 110.6 103.8 104.7 101.6 105.8 110.3 99.6 106.1 113.3 122.5 108.7 110.2 106.9 93.4 133.8 82.1 97.1 97.0 97.8 111.0 103.8 105.1 101.0 106.1 111.7 99.3 106.8 114.0 122.6 109.2 110.3 0.1 -0.4 -0.4 -0.7 -0.4 -0.3 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.4 -0.6 0.3 1.3 -0.3 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.1 1 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment. 2 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment. p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-5. Employment of women on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Women employees (in thousands) Percent of all employees Industry Mar. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012p Mar. 2012p Mar. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012p Mar. 2012p Total nonfarm.............. . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing..................................... . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing...................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities................................. . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality............................ . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,804 52,195 4,070 103 709 3,258 1,723 1,535 48,125 10,015 1,655.5 7,219.7 1,004.8 135.4 1,086 4,488 7,624 15,186 6,923 2,803 12,609 65,319 52,812 4,064 111 709 3,244 1,722 1,522 48,748 10,054 1,679.1 7,228.1 1,007.8 138.5 1,064 4,478 7,837 15,434 7,055 2,826 12,507 65,401 52,888 4,064 110 706 3,248 1,725 1,523 48,824 10,033 1,679.0 7,207.2 1,007.6 139.2 1,066 4,480 7,861 15,487 7,072 2,825 12,513 65,439 52,926 4,077 113 706 3,258 1,730 1,528 48,849 10,001 1,679.5 7,176.1 1,006.3 139.4 1,064 4,489 7,878 15,503 7,095 2,819 12,513 49.5 48.0 22.7 13.6 12.9 27.9 23.8 34.4 53.0 40.2 30.0 49.6 23.5 24.5 40.6 58.4 44.3 76.9 52.2 52.6 56.8 49.3 47.8 22.3 13.4 12.7 27.4 23.3 34.1 52.9 39.8 30.1 49.0 23.2 24.7 40.5 58.2 44.3 76.7 52.2 52.7 56.9 49.3 47.8 22.2 13.2 12.7 27.3 23.2 34.1 52.8 39.8 30.0 48.9 23.1 24.8 40.4 58.1 44.3 76.8 52.2 52.7 56.9 49.3 47.8 22.3 13.5 12.7 27.3 23.2 34.2 52.8 39.7 30.0 48.8 23.1 24.8 40.4 58.1 44.3 76.7 52.2 52.6 56.9 p Preliminary NOTE: Data published in this release for women employees in the Government and Total nonfarm industries are erroneous. Additional information is available at www.bls.gov/bls/ceswomen_usps.htm. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 [In thousands] Industry Mar. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012p Mar. 2012p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing....... . . . . . . . . . . . ..................................................... . Mining and logging.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction.......................................................................... . Manufacturing........................................................................ . Durable goods..................................................................... . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities................................................. . Wholesale trade................................................................... . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing................................................ . Utilities.............................................................................. . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ . Professional and business services............................................... . Education and health services..................................................... . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,628 12,927 568 4,162 8,197 4,949 3,248 76,701 21,067 4,412.8 12,540.0 3,673.3 441.0 2,149 5,890 14,133 17,309 11,684 4,469 91,219 13,176 628 4,212 8,336 5,090 3,246 78,043 21,395 4,488.3 12,720.2 3,741.0 445.9 2,114 5,909 14,561 17,633 11,927 4,504 91,495 13,212 635 4,203 8,374 5,119 3,255 78,283 21,405 4,498.2 12,707.1 3,752.3 446.9 2,126 5,922 14,658 17,713 11,970 4,489 91,553 13,236 629 4,208 8,399 5,137 3,262 78,317 21,377 4,503.4 12,665.8 3,760.6 447.4 2,118 5,936 14,664 17,732 12,000 4,490 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 Mar. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012p Mar. 2012p AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS Total private............................................................................. . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................................. . Nondurable goods.............................................................. . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade...................................................................... . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities........................................................................... . Information......................................................................... . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services..................................................................... . 33.6 40.7 45.8 38.6 41.5 41.9 40.7 32.4 33.7 38.5 30.4 38.2 42.5 36.3 36.3 35.1 32.2 24.9 30.8 33.8 41.2 47.7 39.1 41.8 42.2 41.1 32.5 33.9 38.6 30.8 37.7 40.8 36.2 36.6 35.3 32.4 24.9 30.8 33.8 41.3 47.2 39.2 41.9 42.3 41.2 32.5 33.9 38.9 30.8 37.7 40.6 36.0 36.6 35.3 32.4 25.0 30.7 33.8 41.1 45.9 39.2 41.7 42.1 41.0 32.5 33.8 38.6 30.8 37.6 40.4 36.1 36.7 35.3 32.4 25.0 30.8 AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS Manufacturing........................................................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods................................................................... . 4.2 4.4 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.0 Industry 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings Industry Mar. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012p Mar. 2012p Total private................................................ . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade......................................... . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities.............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. . Information............................................ . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services........................................ . $19.34 20.58 24.39 23.51 18.90 20.10 17.01 19.08 17.06 21.86 13.42 19.34 30.68 26.50 21.77 23.01 20.56 11.40 17.22 $19.61 20.78 24.89 23.74 19.03 20.16 17.20 19.37 17.28 22.06 13.68 19.63 31.01 26.74 22.36 23.14 21.04 11.54 17.40 $19.65 20.84 25.56 23.82 19.03 20.16 17.21 19.39 17.30 22.03 13.72 19.62 30.94 26.67 22.43 23.13 21.09 11.57 17.44 $19.68 20.89 25.64 23.94 19.06 20.17 17.27 19.42 17.31 22.07 13.71 19.64 31.07 26.66 22.48 23.26 21.08 11.59 17.38 Mar. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012p Mar. 2012p $ 649.82 $ 662.82 $ 664.17 $ 665.18 837.61 856.14 860.69 858.58 1,117.06 1,187.25 1,206.43 1,176.88 907.49 928.23 933.74 938.45 784.35 795.45 797.36 794.80 842.19 850.75 852.77 849.16 692.31 706.92 709.05 708.07 618.19 629.53 630.18 631.15 574.92 585.79 586.47 585.08 841.61 851.52 856.97 851.90 407.97 421.34 422.58 422.27 738.79 740.05 739.67 738.46 1,303.90 1,265.21 1,256.16 1,255.23 961.95 967.99 960.12 962.43 790.25 818.38 820.94 825.02 807.65 816.84 816.49 821.08 662.03 681.70 683.32 682.99 283.86 287.35 289.25 289.75 530.38 535.92 535.41 535.30 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-9. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 [2002=100] Index of aggregate weekly hours2 Index of aggregate weekly payrolls3 Industry Mar. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012p Mar. 2012p Percent change from: Feb. 2012 Mar. 2012p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction................................. . Manufacturing............................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade.......................... . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services...... . Education and health services. . . . ........ . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.6 80.4 138.2 80.4 78.1 77.9 77.9 106.3 99.0 100.1 96.5 105.6 95.9 89.0 102.3 111.2 120.2 106.6 96.5 103.0 83.0 159.2 82.5 80.0 80.7 78.6 108.5 101.1 102.0 99.2 106.2 93.0 87.3 103.5 115.2 123.2 108.8 97.3 103.3 83.4 159.3 82.5 80.5 81.4 79.0 108.8 101.2 103.0 99.1 106.5 92.8 87.4 103.7 116.0 123.8 109.6 96.6 103.4 83.1 153.4 82.6 80.4 81.3 78.8 108.8 100.7 102.4 98.7 106.4 92.4 87.3 104.3 116.0 123.9 109.9 97.0 0.1 -0.4 -3.7 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.5 -0.6 -0.4 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 Mar. 2011 Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012p Mar. 2012p Percent change from: Feb. 2012 Mar. 2012p 130.0 101.3 196.1 102.1 96.5 97.8 93.6 139.0 120.4 128.8 111.0 129.6 122.7 116.8 137.7 152.2 162.5 138.0 121.1 135.0 105.6 230.4 105.7 99.5 101.6 95.5 144.0 124.6 132.6 116.3 132.2 120.4 115.6 143.1 158.6 170.5 142.6 123.3 135.7 106.4 236.8 106.1 100.2 102.4 96.1 144.6 124.8 133.7 116.5 132.5 119.8 115.3 143.8 159.6 171.6 144.0 122.8 136.0 106.4 228.8 106.8 100.2 102.4 96.2 144.9 124.4 133.1 116.0 132.6 119.9 115.2 144.9 160.6 171.7 144.6 122.8 0.2 0.0 -3.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 -0.3 -0.4 -0.4 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.0 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. 2 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment. 3 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment. p Preliminary
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