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2 Technical information: Household data: Establishment data: Media contact: (202) 691-6378 http://www.bls.gov/cps/ USDL 05-965 691-6555 http://www.bls.gov/ces/ 691-5902 Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 A.M. (EDT), Friday, June 3, 2005. THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: MAY 2005 Nonfarm employment edged up by 78,000 in May following a much larger increase in April, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 5.1 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Payroll employment continued to grow over the month in health care and construction, but was little changed in the other major industry sectors. Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, June 2002 – May 2005 Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted, June 2002 – May 2005 Percent Millions 6.5 136.0 6.0 134.0 5.5 132.0 5.0 130.0 4.5 128.0 4.0 126.0 3.5 124.0 2003 2004 2005 2003 2004 2005 Unemployment (Household Survey Data) Both the number of unemployed persons, 7.6 million, and the unemployment rate, 5.1 percent, were essentially unchanged in May. The jobless rate was down from 5.6 percent a year earlier. Over the month, the unemployment rates for adult men (4.4 percent), adult women (4.6 percent), teenagers (17.9 percent), whites (4.4 percent), blacks (10.1 percent), and Hispanics or Latinos (6.0 percent) showed little or no change. The jobless rate for Asians was 3.9 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) The number of long-term unemployed—those unemployed 27 weeks and over—was little changed over the month. This group continued to account for about 1 in 5 unemployed persons. (See table A-9.) Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) In May, total employment, at 141.5 million, and the civilian labor force, at 149.1 million, continued to trend up. The employment-population ratio, at 62.7 percent, has trended up in recent months. (See table A-1.) 2 Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Quarterly averages Category 2004 2005 IV I Mar. HOUSEHOLD DATA Monthly data 2005 Apr. May Apr.May change Labor force status Civilian labor force…………………………………………. 148,136 148,089 148,157 Employment…………………………………………………………. 140,092 140,296 140,501 Unemployment…………………………………………………………. 8,044 7,794 7,656 Not in labor force…………………………………………………………. 76,282 76,949 77,079 148,762 141,099 7,663 76,679 149,122 141,475 7,647 76,547 360 376 -16 -132 5.1 4.4 4.6 17.9 4.4 10.1 6.0 -0.1 .0 .0 .2 .0 -.3 -.4 Nonfarm employment……………………………………………….. 132,302 132,814 132,995 p133,269 p133,347 Goods-producing 1……………………………………………….. 22,000 22,054 22,093 p22,135 p22,149 Construction……………………………………………………. 7,063 7,127 7,159 p7,207 p7,227 Manufacturing……………………………………………….. 14,338 14,314 14,315 p14,306 p14,299 Service-providing 1 ……………………………………………………… 110,302 110,759 110,902 p111,134 p111,198 Retail trade 2 ……………………………………………….. 15,072 15,112 15,129 p15,155 p15,166 Professional and business services……… 16,633 16,755 16,796 p16,829 p16,828 Education and health services………………………… 17,110 17,191 17,210 p17,244 p17,284 Leisure and hospitality……………………………………………….. 12,569 12,641 12,662 p12,725 p12,719 Government……………………………………………….. 21,702 21,725 21,731 p21,744 p21,749 p78 p14 p20 p-7 p64 p11 p-1 p40 p-6 p5 Unemployment rates All workers…………………….……………………………….. 5.4 5.3 Adult men…………………...…………………………….. 4.9 4.7 Adult women……………………………………………….. 4.7 4.6 Teenagers……………………………………………….. 17.1 16.9 White ……….……...……………………………………….. 4.6 4.5 Black or African American ……………………………… 10.8 10.6 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity……………………… 6.7 6.1 5.2 4.6 4.5 16.9 4.4 10.3 5.7 5.2 4.4 4.6 17.7 4.4 10.4 6.4 Employment ESTABLISHMENT DATA Hours of work 3 Total private……...…………………………………………….. 33.7 33.7 Manufacturing…………….…………………………………….. 40.6 40.6 Overtime……………………………………………….. 4.5 4.5 33.7 40.4 4.5 p33.8 p40.5 p4.4 p33.8 p40.4 p4.4 p0.0 p-.1 p.0 Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 3 Total private…...….……….….....……………....……..… 101.2 101.7 101.9 p102.5 Earnings Average hourly earnings, total private…………… $15.83 Average weekly earnings, total private………… 533.89 $15.92 536.51 $15.95 537.52 p$16.00 p540.80 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. 2 Quarterly averages and the over-the-month change are calculated using unrounded data. 3 Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers. p=preliminary. p102.6 p0.1 p$16.03 p541.81 p$0.03 p1.01 3 3 Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) There were 1.4 million persons who were marginally attached to the labor force in May, down slightly from a year earlier. (Data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals wanted and were available to work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed, however, because they did not actively search for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. The number of discouraged workers, at 392,000 in May, declined over the year. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, were not currently looking for work specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them. The other 1.0 million marginally attached had not searched for work for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table A-13.) Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data) Total nonfarm employment edged up by 78,000 in May after an increase of 274,000 in the prior month. Payroll job growth averaged 176,000 over the 2 months, in line with the monthly average of 184,000 over the 12 months ending in March. In May, health care and construction continued to add jobs, while employment in most other industries was little changed. (See table B-1.) Health care employment continued to grow in May, rising by 26,000. Offices of physicians and hospitals accounted for most of the job gain. Over the year, the health care industry added 233,000 jobs. Following a sizable April gain, leisure and hospitality employment was flat in May. Employment also was little changed in financial activities and in professional and business services. Over the last 3 months, job growth in professional and business services has averaged 18,000 per month, compared with 52,000 per month during the 12 months ending in February. Temporary help services employment was about unchanged in May and has shown little net growth since October. Employment in the information industry, which increased in April, edged down in May; both the April and May movements in information were driven by the motion picture and sound recording industries. In the goods-producing sector, construction employment continued to grow in May (20,000). Within this industry, a gain of 26,000 jobs among residential specialty trade contractors more than offset a loss of 16,000 among nonresidential contractors. Job growth in heavy construction continued in May; employment in the industry has increased by 34,000 since its recent low point in February 2004. After rising by 30,000 between October and April, employment in mining was essentially unchanged in May. Manufacturing employment was little changed over the month. Since August 2004, factory employment has decreased by 67,000. In May, there were job declines in apparel and in plastics and rubber products. Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data) The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 33.8 hours in May, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek decreased by 0.1 hour to 40.4 hours, while manufacturing overtime was unchanged at 4.4 hours. (See table B-2.) The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.1 percent in May to 102.6 (2002=100). The manufacturing index was down by 0.2 percent over the month to 93.6. (See table B-5.) 4 Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data) Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 3 cents in May to $16.03, seasonally adjusted. Average weekly earnings increased by 0.2 percent over the month to $541.81. Over the year, average hourly and weekly earnings each grew by 2.6 percent. (See table B-3.) ______________________________ The Employment Situation for June 2005 is scheduled to be released on Friday, July 8, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). Explanatory Note This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics survey (establishment survey). The household survey provides the information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about 60,000 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The establishment survey provides the information on the employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This information is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation with state agencies. The sample includes about 160,000 businesses and government agencies covering approximately 400,000 individual worksites. The active sample includes about one-third of all nonfarm payroll workers. The sample is drawn from a sampling frame of unemployment insurance tax accounts. For both surveys, the data for a given month relate to a particular week or pay period. In the household survey, the reference week is generally the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month. In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week. Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population. Based on responses to a series of questions on work and job search activities, each person 16 years and over in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid employees during the reference week; worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours in a family business or farm. People are also counted as employed if they were temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather, vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons. People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following criteria: They had no employment during the reference week; they were available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons laid off from a job and expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The unemployment data derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits. The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor force. The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the labor force. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population, and the employmentpopulation ratio is the employed as a percent of the population. Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn from private nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as federal, state, and local government entities. Employees on nonfarm payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay period, including persons on paid leave. Persons are counted in each job they hold. Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing sector. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Differences in employment estimates. The numerous conceptual and methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the surveys. Among these are: • The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed, unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed. These groups are excluded from the establishment survey. • The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed. The establishment survey does not. • The household survey is limited to workers 16 years of age and older. The establishment survey is not limited by age. • The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because individuals are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job and thus appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each appearance. Seasonal adjustment Over the course of a year, the size of the nation’s labor force and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production, harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very large; seasonal fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the monthto-month changes in unemployment. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting the statistics from month to month. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. For example, the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined. However, because the effect of students finishing school in previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be adjusted to allow for a comparable change. Insofar as the seasonal adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity. Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the household and establishment surveys. However, the ad- justed series for many major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most supersectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more detailed age categories. For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated each month, using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the current month. In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to adjust only the current month’s data. In the establishment survey, however, new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent monthly estimates. In both surveys, revisions to historical data are made once a year. Reliability of the estimates Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the “true” population values they represent. The exact difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the “true” population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90percent level of confidence. For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus 430,000. Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000 from one month to the next. The 90-percent confidence interval on the monthly change would range from -330,000 to 530,000 (100,000 +/- 430,000). These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the “true” over-the-month change lies within this interval. Since this range includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that employment had, in fact, increased. If, however, the reported employment rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent confidence interval would be greater than zero. In this case, it is likely (at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact, occurred. At an unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 280,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- .19 percentage point. In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates which are based on a small number of observations. The precision of estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as for quarterly and annual averages. The seasonal adjustment process can also improve the stability of the monthly estimates. The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2 months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. It is only after two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final. Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business births. The first component uses business deaths to impute employment for business births. This is incorporated into the sample-based link relative estimate procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of business, but imputing to them the same trend as the other firms in the sample. The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the residual net birth/ death employment not accounted for by the imputation. The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was derived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past five years. The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program. The difference between the March samplebased employment estimates and the March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a rough proxy for total survey error. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in the classification of industries. Over the past decade, the benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.2 percent, ranging from less than 0.05 percent to 0.5 percent. Additional statistics and other information More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings, published each month by BLS. It is available for $27.00 per issue or $53.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. All orders must be prepaid by sending a check or money order payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or by charging to Mastercard or Visa. Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for the household and establishment survey data published in this release. For unemployment and other labor force categories, these measures appear in tables 1-B through 1-D of its “Explanatory Notes.” For the establishment survey data, the sampling error measures and the actual size of revisions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables 2-B through 2-F of Employment and Earnings. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone: 1-800-877-8339. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted 1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age May 2004 Apr. 2005 May 2005 May 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005 May 2005 222,967 146,659 65.8 138,867 62.3 7,792 5.3 76,308 5,371 225,441 148,274 65.8 140,939 62.5 7,335 4.9 77,167 5,022 225,670 148,878 66.0 141,591 62.7 7,287 4.9 76,792 5,386 222,967 147,018 65.9 138,846 62.3 8,172 5.6 75,950 4,669 224,837 147,979 65.8 140,241 62.4 7,737 5.2 76,858 4,982 225,041 148,132 65.8 140,144 62.3 7,988 5.4 76,909 4,995 225,236 148,157 65.8 140,501 62.4 7,656 5.2 77,079 5,001 225,441 148,762 66.0 141,099 62.6 7,663 5.2 76,679 5,134 225,670 149,122 66.1 141,475 62.7 7,647 5.1 76,547 4,728 107,504 78,381 72.9 74,089 68.9 4,292 5.5 29,123 108,812 79,448 73.0 75,456 69.3 3,992 5.0 29,363 108,934 79,827 73.3 75,997 69.8 3,830 4.8 29,107 107,504 78,663 73.2 74,118 68.9 4,545 5.8 28,842 108,489 79,146 73.0 74,934 69.1 4,212 5.3 29,342 108,598 79,373 73.1 74,964 69.0 4,410 5.6 29,224 108,703 79,598 73.2 75,375 69.3 4,224 5.3 29,104 108,812 79,839 73.4 75,735 69.6 4,104 5.1 28,973 108,934 80,048 73.5 75,985 69.8 4,062 5.1 28,886 99,279 74,965 75.5 71,306 71.8 3,659 4.9 24,314 100,520 76,068 75.7 72,770 72.4 3,297 4.3 24,452 100,634 76,391 75.9 73,242 72.8 3,149 4.1 24,244 99,279 75,095 75.6 71,226 71.7 3,869 5.2 24,184 100,219 75,594 75.4 72,029 71.9 3,565 4.7 24,625 100,321 75,816 75.6 72,131 71.9 3,685 4.9 24,505 100,419 75,921 75.6 72,429 72.1 3,492 4.6 24,498 100,520 76,173 75.8 72,817 72.4 3,356 4.4 24,347 100,634 76,439 76.0 73,100 72.6 3,339 4.4 24,195 115,463 68,278 59.1 64,778 56.1 3,500 5.1 47,185 116,629 68,826 59.0 65,483 56.1 3,343 4.9 47,803 116,736 69,051 59.2 65,594 56.2 3,457 5.0 47,685 115,463 68,355 59.2 64,728 56.1 3,627 5.3 47,108 116,348 68,832 59.2 65,307 56.1 3,525 5.1 47,516 116,443 68,759 59.0 65,180 56.0 3,579 5.2 47,684 116,534 68,559 58.8 65,127 55.9 3,432 5.0 47,975 116,629 68,923 59.1 65,364 56.0 3,558 5.2 47,706 116,736 69,075 59.2 65,490 56.1 3,585 5.2 47,661 107,483 64,807 60.3 61,872 57.6 2,935 4.5 42,676 108,573 65,513 60.3 62,644 57.7 2,869 4.4 43,060 108,672 65,505 60.3 62,642 57.6 2,863 4.4 43,167 107,483 64,803 60.3 61,723 57.4 3,080 4.8 42,680 108,316 65,318 60.3 62,295 57.5 3,023 4.6 42,998 108,403 65,270 60.2 62,202 57.4 3,068 4.7 43,133 108,486 65,051 60.0 62,099 57.2 2,952 4.5 43,435 108,573 65,420 60.3 62,384 57.5 3,036 4.6 43,153 108,672 65,479 60.3 62,464 57.5 3,015 4.6 43,192 16,205 6,888 42.5 5,690 35.1 1,198 17.4 9,317 16,347 6,693 40.9 5,524 33.8 1,169 17.5 9,654 16,364 6,983 42.7 5,707 34.9 1,276 18.3 9,381 16,205 7,120 43.9 5,896 36.4 1,223 17.2 9,086 16,302 7,066 43.3 5,917 36.3 1,150 16.3 9,235 16,317 7,046 43.2 5,811 35.6 1,235 17.5 9,271 16,332 7,185 44.0 5,973 36.6 1,212 16.9 9,147 16,347 7,168 43.9 5,897 36.1 1,271 17.7 9,179 16,364 7,204 44.0 5,911 36.1 1,293 17.9 9,160 TOTAL Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ............................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio ............................................ Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate .......................................................... Not in labor force .................................................................... Persons who currently want a job ......................................... Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ............................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio ............................................ Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate .......................................................... Not in labor force .................................................................... Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ............................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio ............................................ Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate .......................................................... Not in labor force .................................................................... Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ............................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio ............................................ Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate .......................................................... Not in labor force .................................................................... Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ............................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio ............................................ Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate .......................................................... Not in labor force .................................................................... Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ............................................................... Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio ............................................ Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate .......................................................... Not in labor force .................................................................... 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted 1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age May 2004 Apr. 2005 May 2005 May 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005 May 2005 182,384 120,703 66.2 115,049 63.1 5,654 4.7 61,681 184,015 121,578 66.1 116,395 63.3 5,184 4.3 62,437 184,167 122,028 66.3 116,916 63.5 5,112 4.2 62,139 182,384 120,997 66.3 115,006 63.1 5,991 5.0 61,387 183,640 121,553 66.2 116,158 63.3 5,395 4.4 62,088 183,767 121,621 66.2 116,022 63.1 5,598 4.6 62,146 183,888 121,484 66.1 116,135 63.2 5,349 4.4 62,403 184,015 121,961 66.3 116,574 63.4 5,387 4.4 62,054 184,167 122,177 66.3 116,791 63.4 5,386 4.4 61,989 62,698 76.0 59,957 72.7 2,741 4.4 63,488 76.2 61,119 73.3 2,369 3.7 63,740 76.4 61,475 73.7 2,265 3.6 62,771 76.1 59,844 72.6 2,926 4.7 63,259 76.1 60,712 73.0 2,547 4.0 63,390 76.2 60,776 73.0 2,614 4.1 63,497 76.3 60,965 73.2 2,532 4.0 63,562 76.3 61,162 73.4 2,399 3.8 63,747 76.4 61,336 73.5 2,410 3.8 52,216 59.8 50,210 57.5 2,006 3.8 52,528 59.7 50,546 57.4 1,981 3.8 52,509 59.6 50,562 57.4 1,947 3.7 52,222 59.8 50,096 57.4 2,125 4.1 52,414 59.7 50,392 57.4 2,022 3.9 52,311 59.5 50,246 57.2 2,066 3.9 52,055 59.2 50,096 56.9 1,959 3.8 52,463 59.6 50,386 57.2 2,077 4.0 52,455 59.6 50,399 57.2 2,056 3.9 5,789 46.0 4,882 38.8 907 15.7 5,563 43.9 4,729 37.4 834 15.0 5,778 45.6 4,879 38.5 899 15.6 6,005 47.7 5,065 40.2 939 15.6 5,879 46.5 5,054 40.0 825 14.0 5,919 46.8 5,001 39.5 918 15.5 5,932 46.9 5,074 40.1 858 14.5 5,936 46.9 5,026 39.7 910 15.3 5,976 47.2 5,056 39.9 920 15.4 26,002 16,374 63.0 14,797 56.9 1,577 9.6 9,629 26,413 16,783 63.5 15,150 57.4 1,633 9.7 9,631 26,450 16,977 64.2 15,338 58.0 1,639 9.7 9,473 26,002 16,480 63.4 14,837 57.1 1,642 10.0 9,523 26,306 16,721 63.6 14,946 56.8 1,775 10.6 9,585 26,342 16,708 63.4 14,890 56.5 1,818 10.9 9,634 26,377 16,741 63.5 15,025 57.0 1,716 10.3 9,636 26,413 16,940 64.1 15,184 57.5 1,756 10.4 9,473 26,450 17,050 64.5 15,329 58.0 1,721 10.1 9,400 7,311 70.1 6,661 63.8 650 8.9 7,488 70.5 6,829 64.3 659 8.8 7,586 71.4 6,935 65.2 651 8.6 7,367 70.6 6,671 63.9 696 9.4 7,380 69.8 6,612 62.6 768 10.4 7,438 70.3 6,630 62.6 809 10.9 7,403 69.8 6,719 63.4 684 9.2 7,555 71.2 6,849 64.5 706 9.3 7,615 71.6 6,914 65.0 700 9.2 8,349 63.5 7,648 58.1 701 8.4 8,557 64.2 7,842 58.8 715 8.4 8,571 64.2 7,883 59.1 688 8.0 8,367 63.6 7,662 58.2 705 8.4 8,532 64.2 7,770 58.5 763 8.9 8,527 64.1 7,751 58.3 776 9.1 8,507 63.9 7,746 58.2 761 8.9 8,552 64.1 7,798 58.5 754 8.8 8,589 64.3 7,871 59.0 718 8.4 714 29.6 488 20.2 226 31.7 738 29.9 479 19.4 259 35.1 820 33.2 520 21.1 300 36.6 746 30.9 504 20.9 241 32.3 808 33.0 564 23.0 244 30.2 742 30.2 509 20.7 233 31.5 831 33.8 560 22.8 271 32.6 833 33.8 537 21.8 296 35.5 846 34.3 543 22.0 303 35.8 9,486 6,188 65.2 5,926 62.5 262 4.2 3,299 9,763 6,411 65.7 6,160 63.1 251 3.9 3,352 9,770 6,407 65.6 6,158 63.0 249 3.9 3,362 WHITE Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Not in labor force .................................................................... Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Not in labor force .................................................................... Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ ASIAN Civilian noninstutional population ............................................. Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Not in labor force .................................................................... 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 Data not available. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted 1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age May 2004 Apr. 2005 May 2005 May 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005 May 2005 27,968 19,254 68.8 18,037 64.5 1,217 6.3 8,714 28,902 19,670 68.1 18,485 64.0 1,186 6.0 9,231 28,989 19,753 68.1 18,693 64.5 1,060 5.4 9,236 27,968 19,297 69.0 17,959 64.2 1,338 6.9 8,671 28,642 19,379 67.7 18,198 63.5 1,181 6.1 9,263 28,729 19,458 67.7 18,211 63.4 1,248 6.4 9,270 28,815 19,541 67.8 18,425 63.9 1,117 5.7 9,273 28,902 19,665 68.0 18,413 63.7 1,252 6.4 9,237 28,989 19,761 68.2 18,578 64.1 1,183 6.0 9,228 11,022 84.7 10,423 80.1 599 5.4 11,343 84.2 10,794 80.1 548 4.8 11,378 84.2 10,948 81.0 430 3.8 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 7,308 59.1 6,872 55.6 436 6.0 7,341 57.5 6,888 54.0 454 6.2 7,368 57.6 6,938 54.2 430 5.8 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 924 35.6 742 28.6 182 19.7 986 37.0 802 30.1 183 18.6 1,007 37.7 807 30.2 200 19.9 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY Civilian noninstitutional population ........................................... Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Not in labor force .................................................................... Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force .................................................................. Participation rate ................................................................. Employed .............................................................................. Employment-population ratio .............................................. Unemployed ......................................................................... Unemployment rate ............................................................ 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 Data not available. NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Educational attainment Seasonally adjusted May 2004 Apr. 2005 May 2005 May 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005 May 2005 12,497 45.6 11,522 42.0 975 7.8 12,658 45.2 11,668 41.7 991 7.8 13,077 46.3 12,174 43.1 904 6.9 12,275 44.8 11,207 40.9 1,068 8.7 12,575 44.7 11,637 41.4 938 7.5 12,581 45.4 11,595 41.9 986 7.8 12,501 45.0 11,528 41.5 973 7.8 12,474 44.6 11,429 40.8 1,045 8.4 12,798 45.3 11,802 41.8 996 7.8 37,799 62.9 36,042 60.0 1,757 4.6 38,360 63.2 36,681 60.4 1,679 4.4 38,299 63.3 36,718 60.7 1,582 4.1 37,907 63.1 36,007 59.9 1,900 5.0 37,729 62.2 35,943 59.2 1,786 4.7 38,077 62.7 36,223 59.7 1,854 4.9 38,173 62.6 36,378 59.7 1,795 4.7 38,265 63.0 36,586 60.3 1,679 4.4 38,233 63.2 36,514 60.4 1,719 4.5 34,191 72.3 32,898 69.5 1,293 3.8 34,783 73.0 33,459 70.3 1,324 3.8 34,439 72.6 33,192 70.0 1,247 3.6 34,489 72.9 33,109 70.0 1,380 4.0 34,524 73.0 33,117 70.0 1,407 4.1 34,842 72.4 33,387 69.4 1,455 4.2 34,863 72.9 33,484 70.0 1,380 4.0 34,860 73.2 33,489 70.3 1,371 3.9 34,699 73.1 33,351 70.3 1,348 3.9 40,252 77.8 39,168 75.7 1,084 2.7 41,004 78.1 40,061 76.3 944 2.3 41,087 77.7 40,152 76.0 935 2.3 40,084 77.4 38,924 75.2 1,160 2.9 40,907 78.4 39,925 76.5 982 2.4 40,534 78.0 39,563 76.2 972 2.4 40,395 77.5 39,411 75.7 985 2.4 40,788 77.7 39,784 75.8 1,004 2.5 40,913 77.4 39,916 75.5 997 2.4 Less than a high school diploma Civilian labor force .................................................................... Participation rate ................................................................... Employed ................................................................................ Employment-population ratio ................................................ Unemployed ........................................................................... Unemployment rate .............................................................. High school graduates, no college 1 Civilian labor force .................................................................... Participation rate ................................................................... Employed ................................................................................ Employment-population ratio ................................................ Unemployed ........................................................................... Unemployment rate .............................................................. Some college or associate degree Civilian labor force .................................................................... Participation rate ................................................................... Employed ................................................................................ Employment-population ratio ................................................ Unemployed ........................................................................... Unemployment rate .............................................................. Bachelor’s degree and higher 2 Civilian labor force .................................................................... Participation rate ................................................................... Employed ................................................................................ Employment-population ratio ................................................ Unemployed ........................................................................... Unemployment rate .............................................................. 1 2 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees. NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-5. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Category May 2004 Apr. 2005 May 2005 May 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005 May 2005 CLASS OF WORKER Agriculture and related industries ............................................. Wage and salary workers ....................................................... Self-employed workers ........................................................... Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 2,335 1,299 1,013 24 2,223 1,175 1,025 23 2,258 1,238 992 28 2,301 1,293 987 (1) 2,120 1,181 904 (1) 2,145 1,208 903 (1) 2,187 1,224 948 (1) 2,252 1,207 1,023 (1) 2,220 1,229 959 (1) Nonagricultural industries ......................................................... Wage and salary workers ....................................................... Government .......................................................................... Private industries .................................................................. Private households ............................................................. Other industries .................................................................. Self-employed workers ........................................................... Unpaid family workers ............................................................ 136,532 127,103 19,897 107,206 683 106,523 9,342 87 138,716 128,821 20,680 108,141 777 107,365 9,808 87 139,333 129,633 20,919 108,714 722 107,992 9,643 57 136,565 127,043 19,814 107,256 (1) 106,509 9,416 (1) 138,112 128,501 20,296 108,219 (1) 107,414 9,514 (1) 138,005 128,184 20,106 107,978 (1) 107,162 9,709 (1) 138,293 128,400 20,249 108,085 (1) 107,286 9,767 (1) 138,869 128,834 20,429 108,353 (1) 107,534 9,895 (1) 139,294 129,494 20,779 108,697 (1) 107,908 9,768 (1) All industries: Part time for economic reasons .............................................. Slack work or business conditions ........................................ Could only find part-time work .............................................. Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 4,427 2,673 1,427 20,015 4,150 2,534 1,351 20,350 4,171 2,582 1,319 19,886 4,634 2,845 1,449 19,570 4,395 2,768 1,329 19,089 4,269 2,629 1,296 19,555 4,344 2,643 1,419 19,458 4,293 2,613 1,363 19,584 4,361 2,741 1,346 19,435 Nonagricultural industries: Part time for economic reasons .............................................. Slack work or business conditions ........................................ Could only find part-time work .............................................. Part time for noneconomic reasons ........................................ 4,370 2,631 1,424 19,680 4,050 2,462 1,342 19,971 4,104 2,560 1,296 19,596 4,567 2,801 1,458 19,145 4,303 2,702 1,309 18,765 4,153 2,572 1,268 19,254 4,268 2,592 1,411 19,182 4,186 2,540 1,351 19,226 4,280 2,705 1,331 19,160 PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2 1 2 Data not available. Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute. Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad weather. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-6. Selected employment indicators (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Characteristic May 2004 Apr. 2005 May 2005 May 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005 May 2005 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 ............................................................... 138,867 5,690 1,999 3,692 133,177 13,547 119,631 97,675 30,494 34,786 32,395 21,956 140,939 5,524 2,040 3,485 135,414 13,546 121,868 98,469 30,570 34,724 33,176 23,399 141,591 5,707 2,086 3,621 135,884 13,649 122,235 98,805 30,774 34,772 33,260 23,429 138,846 5,896 2,141 3,733 132,949 13,657 119,266 97,399 30,420 34,623 32,355 21,867 140,241 5,917 2,267 3,634 134,325 13,702 120,669 98,049 30,683 34,589 32,776 22,620 140,144 5,811 2,286 3,533 134,333 13,531 120,758 97,986 30,581 34,524 32,881 22,772 140,501 5,973 2,339 3,651 134,528 13,684 120,775 97,954 30,400 34,587 32,968 22,821 141,099 5,897 2,235 3,654 135,201 13,653 121,503 98,246 30,519 34,588 33,139 23,257 141,475 5,911 2,249 3,662 135,564 13,725 121,757 98,455 30,660 34,600 33,195 23,302 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 ............................................................... 74,089 2,784 902 1,881 71,306 7,110 64,196 52,557 16,831 18,779 16,947 11,639 75,456 2,686 1,007 1,679 72,770 7,098 65,673 53,108 16,875 18,771 17,462 12,564 75,997 2,755 974 1,781 73,242 7,260 65,982 53,344 17,039 18,807 17,499 12,638 74,118 2,891 973 1,910 71,226 7,169 64,010 52,407 16,784 18,730 16,893 11,603 74,934 2,905 1,068 1,825 72,029 7,181 64,900 52,840 16,902 18,769 17,169 12,061 74,964 2,833 1,057 1,779 72,131 7,131 65,012 52,837 16,905 18,723 17,208 12,175 75,375 2,946 1,130 1,828 72,429 7,193 65,201 52,933 16,795 18,798 17,340 12,267 75,735 2,918 1,123 1,794 72,817 7,161 65,602 53,104 16,887 18,765 17,451 12,498 75,985 2,885 1,068 1,813 73,100 7,273 65,731 53,161 16,972 18,759 17,431 12,569 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 ............................................................... 64,778 2,906 1,096 1,810 61,872 6,437 55,435 45,118 13,663 16,007 15,448 10,317 65,483 2,839 1,033 1,805 62,644 6,449 56,196 45,361 13,695 15,953 15,714 10,834 65,594 2,952 1,112 1,840 62,642 6,390 56,252 45,461 13,735 15,966 15,761 10,791 64,728 3,005 1,168 1,823 61,723 6,487 55,255 44,992 13,636 15,894 15,462 10,264 65,307 3,012 1,199 1,809 62,295 6,521 55,769 45,209 13,782 15,820 15,608 10,560 65,180 2,978 1,229 1,754 62,202 6,400 55,746 45,149 13,676 15,800 15,673 10,597 65,127 3,028 1,209 1,823 62,099 6,491 55,575 45,021 13,604 15,789 15,628 10,554 65,364 2,980 1,112 1,860 62,384 6,491 55,901 45,142 13,632 15,822 15,688 10,759 65,490 3,026 1,181 1,849 62,464 6,452 56,026 45,293 13,688 15,841 15,764 10,733 Married men, spouse present ................................................... Married women, spouse present .............................................. Women who maintain families .................................................. 44,754 34,504 8,769 45,406 34,622 8,919 45,725 34,723 8,965 44,763 34,536 (1) 45,171 34,739 (1) 45,351 34,601 (1) 45,382 34,307 (1) 45,482 34,539 (1) 45,725 34,747 (1) Full-time workers 2 ................................................................... Part-time workers 3 ................................................................... 113,946 24,921 115,888 25,050 116,830 24,761 113,991 24,827 115,858 24,220 115,370 24,626 115,669 24,727 116,524 24,553 116,846 24,662 1 2 Data not available. Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week. 3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted Characteristic Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates 1 May 2004 Apr. 2005 May 2005 May 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005 May 2005 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 ............................................................... 8,172 1,223 587 645 6,949 1,464 5,484 4,620 1,798 1,525 1,297 884 7,663 1,271 557 745 6,392 1,335 5,055 4,195 1,692 1,397 1,106 849 7,647 1,293 564 716 6,354 1,325 5,027 4,265 1,652 1,412 1,200 779 5.6 17.2 21.5 14.7 5.0 9.7 4.4 4.5 5.6 4.2 3.9 3.9 5.2 16.3 19.3 14.4 4.7 9.5 4.1 4.2 5.0 4.1 3.6 3.5 5.4 17.5 20.6 15.5 4.8 10.0 4.2 4.3 5.2 4.2 3.6 3.6 5.2 16.9 19.4 15.0 4.6 9.0 4.0 4.2 5.3 3.9 3.4 3.5 5.2 17.7 19.9 16.9 4.5 8.9 4.0 4.1 5.3 3.9 3.2 3.5 5.1 17.9 20.0 16.3 4.5 8.8 4.0 4.2 5.1 3.9 3.5 3.2 Men, 16 years and over ............................................................ 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 20 years and over ................................................................... 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 25 years and over ................................................................. 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 55 years and over ............................................................... 4,545 676 294 381 3,869 823 3,066 2,568 1,078 802 689 498 4,104 748 321 446 3,356 754 2,595 2,135 895 691 549 460 4,062 723 310 409 3,339 733 2,622 2,236 874 746 616 386 5.8 19.0 23.2 16.6 5.2 10.3 4.6 4.7 6.0 4.1 3.9 4.1 5.3 18.2 22.0 16.1 4.7 10.2 4.0 4.1 4.7 3.9 3.7 3.9 5.6 20.4 25.0 17.7 4.9 11.3 4.1 4.2 5.0 4.1 3.6 3.7 5.3 19.9 22.9 17.5 4.6 9.7 4.0 4.1 5.2 3.9 3.5 3.6 5.1 20.4 22.2 19.9 4.4 9.5 3.8 3.9 5.0 3.6 3.0 3.5 5.1 20.0 22.5 18.4 4.4 9.2 3.8 4.0 4.9 3.8 3.4 3.0 Women, 16 years and over ...................................................... 16 to 19 years ......................................................................... 16 to 17 years ....................................................................... 18 to 19 years ....................................................................... 20 years and over ................................................................... 20 to 24 years ....................................................................... 25 years and over ................................................................. 25 to 54 years ..................................................................... 25 to 34 years ................................................................... 35 to 44 years ................................................................... 45 to 54 years ................................................................... 55 years and over 2 ............................................................ 3,627 547 293 264 3,080 641 2,418 2,052 721 723 608 351 3,558 523 236 299 3,036 581 2,460 2,060 797 706 557 359 3,585 570 253 307 3,015 592 2,405 2,029 779 666 584 357 5.3 15.4 20.1 12.7 4.8 9.0 4.2 4.4 5.0 4.4 3.8 3.3 5.1 14.3 16.8 12.7 4.6 8.7 4.1 4.4 5.5 4.4 3.4 3.3 5.2 14.6 16.5 13.2 4.7 8.6 4.2 4.4 5.4 4.4 3.5 3.5 5.0 13.7 15.8 12.2 4.5 8.3 4.0 4.2 5.6 3.9 3.4 3.2 5.2 14.9 17.5 13.9 4.6 8.2 4.2 4.4 5.5 4.3 3.4 3.2 5.2 15.8 17.7 14.2 4.6 8.4 4.1 4.3 5.4 4.0 3.6 3.2 Married men, spouse present ................................................... Married women, spouse present .............................................. Women who maintain families 2 ............................................... 1,443 1,178 701 1,247 1,169 748 1,258 1,129 768 3.1 3.3 7.4 3.1 3.2 8.2 3.0 3.2 8.0 3.0 3.0 8.0 2.7 3.3 7.7 2.7 3.1 7.9 Full-time workers 3 ................................................................... Part-time workers 4 ................................................................... 6,882 1,361 6,315 1,371 6,195 1,463 5.7 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.1 5.4 5.1 5.3 5.0 5.6 1 2 3 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. Not seasonally adjusted. Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs. 4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs. NOTE: Detail shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-8. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Reason May 2004 Apr. 2005 May 2005 May 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005 May 2005 3,778 715 3,062 2,354 709 772 2,537 706 3,559 781 2,779 2,020 758 864 2,232 680 3,265 662 2,603 1,862 740 863 2,455 705 4,190 920 3,270 (1) (1) 855 2,437 723 4,048 966 3,082 (1) (1) 819 2,324 624 3,980 965 3,015 (1) (1) 965 2,405 745 3,784 961 2,823 (1) (1) 855 2,364 711 3,675 838 2,837 (1) (1) 897 2,356 747 3,646 864 2,782 (1) (1) 942 2,353 728 100.0 48.5 9.2 39.3 9.9 32.6 9.1 100.0 48.5 10.6 37.9 11.8 30.4 9.3 100.0 44.8 9.1 35.7 11.8 33.7 9.7 100.0 51.1 11.2 39.9 10.4 29.7 8.8 100.0 51.8 12.4 39.4 10.5 29.7 8.0 100.0 49.2 11.9 37.2 11.9 29.7 9.2 100.0 49.1 12.5 36.6 11.1 30.6 9.2 100.0 47.9 10.9 37.0 11.7 30.7 9.7 100.0 47.5 11.3 36.3 12.3 30.7 9.5 2.6 .5 1.7 .5 2.4 .6 1.5 .5 2.2 .6 1.6 .5 2.8 .6 1.7 .5 2.7 .6 1.6 .4 2.7 .7 1.6 .5 2.6 .6 1.6 .5 2.5 .6 1.6 .5 2.4 .6 1.6 .5 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .......... On temporary layoff ................................................................ Not on temporary layoff .......................................................... Permanent job losers ............................................................ Persons who completed temporary jobs .............................. Job leavers ............................................................................... Reentrants ................................................................................ New entrants ............................................................................ PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total unemployed ..................................................................... Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ......... On temporary layoff ............................................................... Not on temporary layoff ......................................................... Job leavers .............................................................................. Reentrants ............................................................................... New entrants ........................................................................... UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ......... Job leavers .............................................................................. Reentrants ............................................................................... New entrants ........................................................................... 1 Data not available. NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Duration May 2004 Apr. 2005 May 2005 May 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005 May 2005 Less than 5 weeks .................................................................... 5 to 14 weeks ........................................................................... 15 weeks and over ................................................................... 15 to 26 weeks ...................................................................... 27 weeks and over ................................................................ 2,718 1,940 3,135 1,357 1,777 2,365 2,050 2,920 1,242 1,677 2,743 1,838 2,706 1,190 1,516 2,731 2,376 3,059 1,277 1,783 2,599 2,343 2,824 1,201 1,623 2,755 2,317 2,888 1,255 1,633 2,531 2,319 2,817 1,165 1,652 2,666 2,268 2,698 1,083 1,615 2,699 2,262 2,667 1,133 1,534 Average (mean) duration, in weeks .......................................... Median duration, in weeks ........................................................ 20.3 9.9 21.1 10.4 19.1 9.1 19.8 9.9 19.3 9.4 19.1 9.3 19.5 9.3 19.6 8.9 18.8 9.1 100.0 34.9 24.9 40.2 17.4 22.8 100.0 32.2 27.9 39.8 16.9 22.9 100.0 37.6 25.2 37.1 16.3 20.8 100.0 33.4 29.1 37.5 15.6 21.8 100.0 33.5 30.2 36.4 15.5 20.9 100.0 34.6 29.1 36.3 15.8 20.5 100.0 33.0 30.3 36.7 15.2 21.5 100.0 34.9 29.7 35.4 14.2 21.2 100.0 35.4 29.7 35.0 14.9 20.1 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total unemployed ..................................................................... Less than 5 weeks .................................................................. 5 to 14 weeks ......................................................................... 15 weeks and over ................................................................. 15 to 26 weeks ..................................................................... 27 weeks and over ............................................................... NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-10. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Employed Unemployment rates Unemployed Occupation Total, 16 years and over 1 .......................................................................... Management, professional, and related occupations ............................... Management, business, and financial operations occupations ............ Professional and related occupations ........................................................ Service occupations .......................................................................................... Sales and office occupations .......................................................................... Sales and related occupations ..................................................................... Office and administrative support occupations ........................................ Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations ........... Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................................... Construction and extraction occupations ................................................... Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ................ Production occupations .................................................................................. Transportation and material moving occupations .................................... May 2004 May 2005 138,867 48,610 20,219 28,391 22,840 35,162 15,742 19,420 14,336 1,012 8,285 5,039 17,919 9,351 8,568 141,591 49,249 20,082 29,167 23,056 35,875 16,612 19,263 15,339 959 9,161 5,218 18,071 9,545 8,527 May 2004 May 2005 May 2004 7,792 1,378 620 758 1,465 1,851 835 1,016 1,002 95 697 210 1,359 689 670 7,287 1,189 477 712 1,606 1,857 886 971 861 66 612 183 1,059 578 481 May 2005 5.3 2.8 3.0 2.6 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.5 8.6 7.8 4.0 7.0 6.9 7.2 4.9 2.4 2.3 2.4 6.5 4.9 5.1 4.8 5.3 6.4 6.3 3.4 5.5 5.7 5.3 1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Table A-11. Unemployed persons by industry, not seasonally adjusted Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Industry Total, 16 years and over 1 ....................................................................... Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers ...................................... Mining ................................................................................................................. Construction ...................................................................................................... Manufacturing ................................................................................................... Durable goods ................................................................................................ Nondurable goods ......................................................................................... Wholesale and retail trade ............................................................................ Transportation and utilities ............................................................................ Information ........................................................................................................ Financial activities ........................................................................................... Professional and business services ............................................................ Education and health services ..................................................................... Leisure and hospitality ................................................................................... Other services .................................................................................................. Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers ........................ Government workers ......................................................................................... Self employed and unpaid family workers ................................................... 1 Unemployment rates May 2004 May 2005 7,792 6,234 22 665 966 550 416 1,183 230 190 302 819 570 977 310 99 468 287 7,287 5,765 16 567 743 422 322 1,145 223 145 288 730 648 944 314 66 453 299 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. May 2004 5.3 5.5 4.3 7.4 5.6 5.2 6.2 5.8 4.4 5.7 3.3 6.5 3.2 8.1 5.1 7.4 2.3 2.7 May 2005 4.9 5.0 2.4 6.1 4.5 4.1 5.2 5.4 4.1 4.7 3.1 5.9 3.6 7.7 5.0 5.3 2.1 2.7 HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization (Percent) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Measure May 2004 Apr. 2005 May 2005 May 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005 May 2005 U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force .............. 2.1 2.0 1.8 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force ...................................................................................................................................... 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate) ...................................................................................................................................... 5.3 4.9 4.9 5.6 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.1 U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers ............................................................................................................ 5.6 5.2 5.1 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.4 U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers ................................................................................................................. 6.3 5.9 5.8 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.0 U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers ........................................................................................... 9.3 8.7 8.6 9.7 9.3 9.3 9.1 9.0 8.9 have had to settle for a part-time schedule. For further information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor Review. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. NOTE: Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but Table A-13. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Total Men Women Category May 2004 May 2005 May 2004 May 2005 May 2004 May 2005 76,308 5,371 1,533 76,792 5,386 1,428 29,123 2,462 786 29,107 2,531 783 47,185 2,909 747 47,685 2,855 645 476 1,058 392 1,036 307 479 233 550 169 579 159 486 Total multiple jobholders 4 ............................................................................ Percent of total employed ......................................................................... 7,258 5.2 7,348 5.2 3,653 4.9 3,741 4.9 3,605 5.6 3,607 5.5 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ........................................... Primary and secondary jobs both part time .............................................. Primary and secondary jobs both full time ................................................ Hours vary on primary or secondary job ................................................... 3,859 1,649 251 1,483 3,763 1,744 312 1,504 2,110 513 151 872 2,111 547 217 851 1,749 1,136 101 611 1,652 1,197 95 653 NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE Total not in the labor force ............................................................................ Persons who currently want a job ............................................................... Searched for work and available to work now 1 ..................................... Reason not currently looking: Discouragement over job prospects 2 ......................................... Reasons other than discouragement 3 ........................................ MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS 1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the reference week. 2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination. 3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibilities, ill health, and transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined. 4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately. NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Industry May 2004 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005p Seasonally adjusted May 2005p May 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005p May 2005p Change from: Apr. 2005May 2005 p Total nonfarm ............................. 132,068 132,196 133,374 134,081 131,373 132,573 132,873 132,995 133,269 133,347 78 Total private ........................................ 110,081 110,058 111,227 111,936 109,787 110,863 111,140 111,264 111,525 111,598 73 Goods-producing ............................................ 21,939 21,654 21,940 22,221 21,888 22,004 22,066 22,093 22,135 22,149 14 Natural resources and mining .................................. Logging ........................................................... Mining .................................................................... Oil and gas extraction ........................................ Mining, except oil and gas 1................................. Coal mining ...................................................... Support activities for mining .............................. 591 66.5 524.3 123.9 209.1 71.1 191.3 604 64.5 539.6 122.8 209.1 75.6 207.7 613 58.7 554.3 123.7 216.6 76.3 214.0 624 62.1 561.6 124.8 221.8 76.3 215.0 592 68.9 523.3 123.7 207.1 71.3 192.5 607 68.0 538.7 123.4 212.9 75.4 202.4 612 67.3 545.0 122.5 215.5 76.1 207.0 619 68.7 549.8 124.0 215.7 76.1 210.1 622 64.8 557.5 124.1 217.9 76.6 215.5 623 64.7 558.5 124.4 218.8 76.2 215.3 1 -.1 1.0 .3 .9 -.4 -.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 ..... 7,005 1,624.0 888.4 735.6 926.8 4,454.6 2,102.6 2,352.0 6,803 1,634.9 906.0 728.9 826.7 4,341.1 2,059.3 2,281.7 7,075 1,660.9 919.6 741.3 895.8 4,518.7 2,143.0 2,375.7 7,296 1,697.9 945.5 752.4 953.8 4,644.0 2,212.2 2,431.8 6,949 1,623.1 886.4 736.7 903.0 4,423.3 2,096.9 2,326.4 7,090 1,682.4 929.1 753.3 908.2 4,499.6 2,128.2 2,371.4 7,133 1,689.2 931.4 757.8 911.7 4,531.8 2,144.9 2,386.9 7,159 1,692.5 937.0 755.5 915.7 4,550.9 2,158.8 2,392.1 7,207 1,695.1 938.2 756.9 920.7 4,591.4 2,177.2 2,414.2 7,227 1,699.1 943.8 755.3 926.7 4,600.8 2,202.7 2,398.1 20 4.0 5.6 -1.6 6.0 9.4 25.5 -16.1 Manufacturing ........................................................... Production workers ....................................... 14,343 10,090 14,247 10,030 14,252 10,047 14,301 10,091 14,347 10,093 14,307 10,082 14,321 10,085 14,315 10,091 14,306 10,088 14,299 10,090 -7 2 Durable goods ....................................................... Production workers ....................................... Wood products ................................................... Nonmetallic mineral products ............................ Primary metals .................................................... Fabricated metal products ................................. Machinery ........................................................... Computer and electronic products 1.................... Computer and peripheral equipment ............. Communications equipment ........................... Semiconductors and electronic components . Electronic instruments ..................................... Electrical equipment and appliances ................ Transportation equipment 1.................................. Motor vehicles and parts 2................................. Furniture and related products .......................... Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................ 8,932 6,147 549.0 510.0 465.4 1,495.3 1,141.5 1,326.7 213.9 149.0 453.3 430.7 444.9 1,766.4 1,118.0 576.4 656.6 8,927 6,160 546.9 489.0 466.2 1,512.7 1,152.6 1,323.3 211.2 153.2 445.5 435.4 443.8 1,778.2 1,104.7 565.7 648.9 8,944 6,187 546.6 502.8 465.6 1,515.0 1,155.4 1,324.8 212.1 153.5 445.1 435.5 442.2 1,779.4 1,099.9 563.0 649.5 8,970 6,205 550.1 504.1 466.4 1,522.1 1,158.2 1,329.3 213.1 153.4 445.6 438.6 443.4 1,785.3 1,102.7 561.1 649.8 8,925 6,138 547.9 506.3 466.1 1,496.5 1,140.0 1,327.1 213.7 148.9 453.3 431.1 446.1 1,763.6 1,113.4 574.5 656.4 8,942 6,166 554.7 504.5 465.5 1,514.3 1,145.9 1,327.0 210.2 155.1 447.4 436.4 445.1 1,760.1 1,092.9 570.3 654.3 8,962 6,178 553.6 504.0 466.9 1,514.1 1,148.0 1,327.5 211.2 154.5 447.1 436.4 445.3 1,781.8 1,108.7 567.5 653.5 8,957 6,182 555.2 502.0 466.6 1,517.3 1,151.7 1,326.0 211.3 153.7 446.7 436.2 444.5 1,776.7 1,101.2 565.9 651.3 8,956 6,189 551.6 504.0 466.5 1,518.4 1,153.8 1,328.0 212.0 153.7 446.2 437.5 443.2 1,778.3 1,097.9 562.2 649.5 8,959 6,192 549.7 500.8 466.6 1,523.1 1,155.7 1,328.7 212.3 153.4 445.5 439.0 444.5 1,780.8 1,097.4 559.5 649.7 3 3 -1.9 -3.2 .1 4.7 1.9 .7 .3 -.3 -.7 1.5 1.3 2.5 -.5 -2.7 .2 Nondurable goods ................................................. 5,411 Production workers ....................................... 3,943 Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,481.1 Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 192.8 Textile mills ......................................................... 241.2 Textile product mills ........................................... 182.9 Apparel ................................................................ 291.7 Leather and allied products ............................... 43.6 Paper and paper products ................................. 496.4 Printing and related support activities ............... 667.4 Petroleum and coal products ............................. 112.6 Chemicals ........................................................... 890.6 Plastics and rubber products ............................. 810.6 5,320 3,870 1,470.0 185.9 229.0 178.2 263.2 43.4 499.6 655.4 112.8 877.6 805.3 5,308 3,860 1,456.2 186.8 226.9 179.9 262.8 43.7 496.4 656.5 115.8 877.4 805.4 5,331 3,886 1,471.8 190.8 227.8 182.2 260.1 43.4 496.2 658.8 118.1 878.0 803.6 5,422 3,955 1,501.8 194.0 239.7 180.2 289.1 42.8 498.9 667.2 112.3 889.0 807.3 5,365 3,916 1,494.3 192.2 231.5 178.1 269.3 43.1 499.9 659.6 114.5 877.1 804.9 5,359 3,907 1,493.2 192.5 230.1 177.9 267.2 43.2 500.2 659.2 115.1 876.4 804.1 5,358 3,909 1,495.2 191.6 228.7 177.9 262.8 42.9 502.0 658.8 115.0 877.5 805.8 5,350 3,899 1,491.0 191.5 226.3 178.2 262.4 42.9 499.6 659.3 116.4 878.0 804.3 5,340 3,898 1,491.7 192.1 226.4 178.8 257.9 42.5 498.4 658.2 117.4 876.1 800.4 -10 -1 .7 .6 .1 .6 -4.5 -.4 -1.2 -1.1 1.0 -1.9 -3.9 See footnotes at end of table. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Continued (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Industry May 2004 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005p Seasonally adjusted May 2005p May 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005p May 2005p Service-providing .............................................. 110,129 110,542 111,434 111,860 109,485 110,569 110,807 110,902 111,134 111,198 Change from: Apr. 2005May 2005 p 64 Private service-providing ............................... 88,142 88,404 89,287 89,715 87,899 88,859 89,074 89,171 89,390 89,449 59 Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 25,440 25,427 25,587 25,767 25,511 25,652 25,714 25,743 25,793 25,824 31 Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,659.8 Durable goods .................................................... 2,944.1 Nondurable goods .............................................. 2,017.2 Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 698.5 5,674.0 2,964.1 1,997.3 712.6 5,701.3 2,973.3 2,010.1 717.9 5,729.0 2,984.8 2,019.1 725.1 5,651.4 2,942.9 2,010.6 697.9 5,679.9 2,965.6 2,005.4 708.9 5,688.7 2,968.7 2,006.9 713.1 5,702.2 2,975.6 2,011.2 715.4 5,709.2 2,977.9 2,012.0 719.3 5,719.5 2,983.5 2,012.1 723.9 10.3 5.6 .1 4.6 Retail trade ............................................................ 14,969.1 14,876.6 14,978.4 15,095.1 15,052.3 15,081.2 15,125.4 15,128.7 15,155.3 15,166.0 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1........................ 1,910.1 1,900.7 1,911.2 1,920.6 1,906.9 1,907.4 1,911.2 1,912.6 1,914.9 1,916.7 Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,256.8 1,247.9 1,250.4 1,252.2 1,258.5 1,247.9 1,248.8 1,250.2 1,252.2 1,253.1 Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 552.0 557.2 559.8 560.6 558.7 562.1 562.6 562.3 566.1 567.5 Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 505.3 516.8 513.3 512.7 514.3 516.1 515.1 518.4 518.4 521.0 Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,280.8 1,239.5 1,289.0 1,321.4 1,227.9 1,248.0 1,264.8 1,263.7 1,263.9 1,266.2 Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,829.9 2,794.1 2,798.0 2,824.4 2,835.8 2,826.0 2,826.6 2,826.8 2,829.4 2,828.2 Health and personal care stores ....................... 936.9 943.0 948.8 952.9 941.2 944.8 949.7 949.2 955.4 956.3 Gasoline stations ................................................ 881.3 864.5 868.5 878.5 879.1 872.9 874.6 874.5 875.2 875.3 Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,330.4 1,345.7 1,347.3 1,361.8 1,357.5 1,375.5 1,380.5 1,384.0 1,386.0 1,389.2 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores................................................................ 622.5 621.4 621.5 627.0 639.7 637.7 636.2 638.3 641.5 642.2 General merchandise stores 1............................. 2,787.4 2,784.0 2,803.2 2,808.1 2,848.4 2,853.5 2,864.1 2,862.0 2,866.5 2,866.9 Department stores .......................................... 1,565.1 1,568.8 1,576.6 1,578.5 1,614.2 1,619.1 1,625.7 1,624.2 1,626.6 1,626.4 Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 919.0 897.3 907.2 923.2 917.0 918.7 919.9 919.4 919.8 920.7 Nonstore retailers ............................................... 413.5 412.4 410.6 403.9 425.8 418.5 420.1 417.5 418.2 415.8 10.7 1.8 .9 1.4 2.6 2.3 -1.2 .9 .1 3.2 Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,240.5 Air transportation ................................................ 517.1 Rail transportation .............................................. 223.8 Water transportation ........................................... 58.3 Truck transportation ........................................... 1,340.8 Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 405.8 Pipeline transportation ....................................... 38.7 Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 27.4 Support activities for transportation ................... 529.1 Couriers and messengers .................................. 555.5 Warehousing and storage .................................. 544.0 .7 .4 -.2 .9 -2.4 4,302.6 505.3 221.9 59.1 1,356.4 404.2 39.1 20.5 550.2 576.0 569.9 4,335.3 505.3 223.6 61.8 1,376.7 407.9 39.4 23.4 549.4 577.8 570.0 4,368.8 505.4 224.5 65.1 1,390.9 409.4 39.0 28.1 551.8 583.5 571.1 4,236.3 516.7 223.7 57.3 1,346.3 386.3 38.8 27.0 532.6 557.0 550.6 4,316.0 509.4 224.4 59.8 1,372.6 391.7 39.3 24.2 549.3 577.5 567.8 4,324.1 507.9 223.9 60.0 1,378.0 391.0 39.4 24.9 551.5 577.6 569.9 4,336.6 508.0 223.7 61.6 1,383.2 388.7 39.3 26.7 553.4 579.3 572.7 4,354.1 506.6 223.7 62.4 1,390.5 392.9 39.5 27.2 553.4 583.2 574.7 4,363.7 505.5 224.3 63.3 1,395.3 391.1 39.1 27.9 555.3 584.2 577.7 9.6 -1.1 .6 .9 4.8 -1.8 -.4 .7 1.9 1.0 3.0 570.8 574.1 572.0 574.2 571.1 574.7 576.0 575.2 574.7 574.3 -.4 Information ................................................................ 3,149 Publishing industries, except Internet ............... 908.4 Motion picture and sound recording industries . 396.1 Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ 325.4 Internet publishing and broadcasting ................ 30.7 Telecommunications .......................................... 1,047.3 ISPs, search portals, and data processing ....... 389.2 Other information services ................................. 51.7 3,120 905.8 376.5 330.5 34.8 1,028.2 393.6 50.6 3,141 902.3 392.0 329.0 35.3 1,037.9 394.6 50.1 3,146 899.0 397.5 328.5 36.4 1,037.4 396.4 50.4 3,146 911.1 392.3 326.3 30.6 1,046.6 388.2 51.3 3,123 905.0 380.3 331.3 34.8 1,030.8 389.9 51.0 3,127 905.6 380.9 330.4 34.6 1,032.2 392.6 50.9 3,134 906.8 386.9 330.7 35.0 1,029.9 393.7 50.7 3,149 904.3 398.2 330.1 35.5 1,036.9 394.1 50.2 3,141 901.8 392.2 329.7 36.3 1,035.4 395.4 50.1 -8 -2.5 -6.0 -.4 .8 -1.5 1.3 -.1 Financial activities .................................................... Finance and insurance .......................................... Monetary authorities - central bank ................... Credit intermediation and related activities 1....... Depository credit intermediation 1..................... Commercial banking .................................... Securities, commodity contracts, investments .. Insurance carriers and related activities ........... Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ........ Real estate and rental and leasing ....................... Real estate .......................................................... Rental and leasing services ............................... Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ......... 8,131 6,033.8 20.3 2,893.3 1,791.6 1,305.9 785.3 2,249.5 85.4 2,096.8 1,425.7 646.7 24.4 8,163 6,043.2 20.3 2,900.6 1,794.9 1,308.0 785.5 2,253.4 83.4 2,119.8 1,439.0 655.3 25.5 8,188 6,052.1 20.3 2,904.1 1,799.2 1,310.7 786.5 2,257.2 84.0 2,135.7 1,448.1 661.3 26.3 8,037 5,956.0 21.6 2,826.3 1,758.2 1,284.6 761.9 2,261.6 84.6 2,081.1 1,413.8 642.0 25.3 8,150 6,030.9 20.5 2,882.7 1,785.6 1,301.6 782.5 2,259.6 85.6 2,119.0 1,439.7 654.1 25.2 8,165 6,037.6 20.4 2,891.0 1,790.3 1,305.5 784.8 2,256.7 84.7 2,127.2 1,443.8 658.3 25.1 8,167 6,039.8 20.4 2,896.8 1,794.0 1,308.0 786.9 2,250.9 84.8 2,126.8 1,444.0 657.8 25.0 8,181 6,049.0 20.3 2,901.5 1,796.1 1,308.8 788.6 2,255.1 83.5 2,131.9 1,446.7 659.5 25.7 8,185 6,054.5 20.3 2,903.7 1,799.0 1,310.4 789.5 2,256.8 84.2 2,130.2 1,446.4 657.8 26.0 4 5.5 .0 2.2 2.9 1.6 .9 1.7 .7 -1.7 -.3 -1.7 .3 Utilities ................................................................... See footnotes at end of table. 8,040 5,952.5 21.5 2,825.4 1,757.1 1,284.0 759.2 2,262.0 84.4 2,087.0 1,417.1 644.6 25.3 ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Continued (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Industry May 2004 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005p May 2005p May 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005p May 2005p Change from: Apr. 2005May 2005 p Professional and business services ........................ Professional and technical services 1..................... Legal services .................................................. Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... Architectural and engineering services .......... Computer systems design and related services.......................................................... Management and technical consulting services.......................................................... Management of companies and enterprises ....... Administrative and waste services ....................... Administrative and support services 1................. Employment services 1...................................... Temporary help services ............................. Business support services .............................. Services to buildings and dwellings ............... Waste management and remediation services 16,384 6,671.5 1,154.2 764.6 1,255.5 16,604 6,985.9 1,152.8 983.2 1,276.8 16,838 6,997.9 1,153.5 966.8 1,290.8 16,825 6,863.0 1,155.8 807.0 1,302.5 16,384 6,730.0 1,160.0 810.7 1,254.6 16,694 6,882.1 1,160.8 858.1 1,286.9 16,775 6,902.7 1,161.2 858.1 1,292.0 16,796 6,907.3 1,161.5 856.6 1,295.7 16,829 6,922.1 1,161.8 859.1 1,299.2 16,828 6,925.2 1,162.9 853.0 1,302.4 -1 3.1 1.1 -6.1 3.2 1,132.0 1,174.5 1,173.4 1,173.0 1,134.0 1,171.8 1,174.2 1,175.5 1,176.2 1,176.9 .7 777.2 1,717.3 7,994.8 7,668.6 3,446.2 2,376.1 755.8 1,770.4 326.2 789.3 1,718.2 7,899.8 7,580.6 3,510.0 2,396.2 756.6 1,601.3 319.2 793.8 1,725.3 8,115.0 7,793.4 3,601.2 2,466.3 756.8 1,718.9 321.6 798.9 1,734.2 8,227.7 7,905.3 3,642.6 2,505.0 753.0 1,787.6 322.4 778.2 1,719.8 7,934.1 7,609.4 3,461.2 2,385.0 757.5 1,700.1 324.7 789.3 1,730.7 8,081.6 7,755.2 3,595.9 2,479.1 752.8 1,701.4 326.4 793.7 1,731.3 8,140.9 7,813.8 3,633.8 2,508.0 755.7 1,711.2 327.1 795.5 1,731.5 8,156.7 7,831.8 3,645.7 2,506.1 754.1 1,712.6 324.9 798.3 1,733.5 8,173.2 7,849.9 3,660.5 2,516.7 755.6 1,714.9 323.3 799.6 1,735.6 8,167.6 7,845.2 3,659.2 2,512.4 753.9 1,716.1 322.4 1.3 2.1 -5.6 -4.7 -1.3 -4.3 -1.7 1.2 -.9 Education and health services ................................ 16,994 17,360 17,426 17,367 16,913 17,178 17,186 17,210 17,244 17,284 Educational services ............................................. 2,813.9 2,973.2 2,987.6 2,887.9 2,754.1 2,825.0 2,810.3 2,814.0 2,819.3 2,827.7 Health care and social assistance ........................ 14,180.1 14,386.5 14,438.5 14,479.5 14,158.5 14,353.2 14,375.4 14,396.0 14,424.2 14,456.7 Health care 3............................................................ 12,024.2 12,192.6 12,225.8 12,256.5 12,031.8 12,183.6 12,202.8 12,216.2 12,239.1 12,264.7 Ambulatory health care services 1....................... 4,931.2 5,029.9 5,052.2 5,073.1 4,929.9 5,027.0 5,035.0 5,041.6 5,056.1 5,072.1 Offices of physicians ....................................... 2,042.2 2,089.3 2,098.7 2,110.1 2,046.4 2,085.3 2,090.9 2,093.2 2,103.4 2,113.9 Outpatient care centers ................................... 446.9 452.9 454.5 457.8 445.8 451.5 451.1 452.6 454.1 456.5 Home health care services ............................. 770.8 795.6 798.3 800.3 768.5 796.6 796.8 798.8 797.5 798.6 Hospitals ............................................................. 4,282.1 4,340.1 4,348.3 4,351.0 4,290.0 4,329.6 4,337.8 4,344.6 4,352.6 4,358.4 1 Nursing and residential care facilities ............... 2,810.9 2,822.6 2,825.3 2,832.4 2,811.9 2,827.0 2,830.0 2,830.0 2,830.4 2,834.2 Nursing care facilities ...................................... 1,573.9 1,568.5 1,566.2 1,569.2 1,575.8 1,571.5 1,571.6 1,572.3 1,570.4 1,571.2 Social assistance1................................................ 2,155.9 2,193.9 2,212.7 2,223.0 2,126.7 2,169.6 2,172.6 2,179.8 2,185.1 2,192.0 Child day care services ................................... 781.7 799.0 805.1 807.3 762.0 780.5 782.5 785.1 786.7 787.8 40 8.4 32.5 25.6 16.0 10.5 2.4 1.1 5.8 3.8 .8 6.9 1.1 Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 12,684 12,321 12,662 12,934 12,474 12,611 12,650 12,662 12,725 12,719 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 1,915.1 1,654.6 1,791.9 1,894.1 1,836.6 1,805.4 1,808.4 1,805.8 1,821.5 1,816.4 Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 377.3 341.9 370.8 376.5 362.8 355.6 357.0 357.8 362.5 361.7 Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 120.5 108.3 115.2 121.6 117.8 114.5 113.6 115.8 116.9 118.0 Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,417.3 1,204.4 1,305.9 1,396.0 1,356.0 1,335.3 1,337.8 1,332.2 1,342.1 1,336.7 Accommodations and food services .................... 10,768.5 10,666.5 10,870.4 11,040.1 10,637.1 10,805.1 10,841.1 10,856.0 10,903.8 10,902.7 Accommodations ................................................ 1,797.5 1,768.6 1,792.0 1,834.1 1,792.2 1,825.9 1,830.3 1,826.6 1,831.1 1,828.8 Food services and drinking places .................... 8,971.0 8,897.9 9,078.4 9,206.0 8,844.9 8,979.2 9,010.8 9,029.4 9,072.7 9,073.9 -6 -5.1 -.8 1.1 -5.4 -1.1 -2.3 1.2 Other services .......................................................... 5,451 Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,232.8 Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,295.4 Membership associations and organizations .... 2,922.6 5,441 1,235.0 1,273.7 2,932.5 5,470 1,242.8 1,290.7 2,936.1 5,488 1,245.9 1,302.5 2,939.1 5,434 1,229.6 1,281.6 2,922.3 5,451 1,229.4 1,280.4 2,941.4 5,457 1,233.7 1,280.5 2,942.9 5,459 1,235.6 1,282.2 2,940.8 5,469 1,239.0 1,287.2 2,943.0 5,468 1,241.3 1,286.4 2,940.3 -1 2.3 -.8 -2.7 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 ........... 22,138 2,709 1,932.3 776.9 5,168 2,432.5 2,735.7 14,261 8,177.1 6,084.2 22,147 2,714 1,938.2 776.2 5,174 2,431.1 2,743.1 14,259 8,150.4 6,108.4 22,145 2,719 1,940.3 778.9 5,071 2,322.6 2,748.5 14,355 8,180.5 6,174.8 21,586 2,729 1,943.2 785.8 4,967 2,233.3 2,733.2 13,890 7,752.9 6,137.3 21,710 2,717 1,937.2 780.2 5,025 2,280.4 2,744.4 13,968 7,808.8 6,159.2 21,733 2,720 1,939.8 780.1 5,027 2,283.0 2,744.4 13,986 7,820.7 6,165.1 21,731 2,724 1,943.2 780.8 5,024 2,280.8 2,743.2 13,983 7,813.5 6,169.0 21,744 2,718 1,937.7 780.5 5,027 2,281.5 2,745.7 13,999 7,822.5 6,176.5 21,749 2,719 1,938.3 781.1 5,026 2,281.2 2,744.7 14,004 7,821.0 6,182.8 5 1 .6 .6 -1 -.3 -1.0 5 -1.5 6.3 1 Includes 21,987 2,726 1,944.5 781.7 5,016 2,278.6 2,737.0 14,245 8,118.0 6,126.9 other industries, not shown separately. motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. 2 Includes 3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted May 2004 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005p May 2005p May 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005p May 2005p Change from: Apr. 2005May 2005 p Total private ....................................... 34.0 33.5 33.6 33.9 33.8 33.7 33.7 33.7 33.8 33.8 0.0 Goods-producing .......................................... 40.3 39.7 39.9 40.0 40.2 39.8 39.9 39.8 40.1 39.9 -.2 Natural resources and mining .............................. 44.3 45.0 45.3 46.1 44.2 45.5 45.1 45.3 45.7 45.9 .2 Construction ............................................................ 38.7 37.8 38.8 38.9 38.3 37.6 38.2 38.3 39.0 38.5 -.5 Manufacturing ......................................................... Overtime hours ............................................ 41.1 4.6 40.4 4.3 40.2 4.3 40.4 4.3 41.0 4.6 40.7 4.5 40.6 4.6 40.4 4.5 40.5 4.4 40.4 4.4 -.1 .0 Durable goods ..................................................... Overtime hours ............................................ 41.6 4.8 40.9 4.4 40.7 4.3 40.8 4.4 41.5 4.8 41.1 4.6 41.0 4.7 40.8 4.5 40.9 4.5 40.8 4.4 -.1 -.1 Wood products .................................................. Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... Primary metals .................................................. Fabricated metal products .............................. Machinery .......................................................... Computer and electronic products ................ Electrical equipment and appliances ............ Transportation equipment ............................... Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. Furniture and related products ....................... Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 41.8 42.3 43.5 41.3 42.3 40.6 41.4 42.9 43.2 39.7 38.9 39.1 41.1 43.0 40.6 42.2 39.5 39.9 42.2 41.9 39.4 39.0 39.2 41.7 42.5 40.6 42.0 39.4 39.8 41.8 41.4 39.1 38.8 40.0 42.1 42.5 40.8 42.0 39.8 39.7 41.9 41.5 38.7 38.5 41.3 42.1 43.4 41.2 42.2 40.7 41.5 42.7 42.8 40.0 38.8 40.6 41.9 43.1 40.9 42.0 40.0 40.1 42.4 42.3 39.5 38.5 39.9 42.1 43.0 40.8 42.0 39.6 40.0 42.4 42.3 39.4 38.6 39.5 41.7 42.9 40.7 42.0 39.5 40.0 42.0 41.7 39.4 38.7 39.5 41.8 42.6 40.8 42.2 39.8 40.1 41.9 41.5 39.2 38.8 39.6 41.9 42.5 40.7 42.0 39.9 39.8 41.7 41.2 39.1 38.5 .1 .1 -.1 -.1 -.2 .1 -.3 -.2 -.3 -.1 -.3 Nondurable goods ............................................... Overtime hours ............................................ 40.2 4.3 39.6 4.2 39.5 4.1 39.7 4.2 40.3 4.4 40.0 4.4 40.0 4.5 39.7 4.4 39.8 4.3 39.7 4.3 -.1 .0 Food manufacturing ......................................... Beverages and tobacco products .................. Textile mills ........................................................ Textile product mills ......................................... Apparel ............................................................... Leather and allied products ............................ Paper and paper products .............................. Printing and related support activities ........... Petroleum and coal products .......................... Chemicals .......................................................... Plastics and rubber products .......................... 39.5 39.6 40.3 38.5 36.3 38.4 42.3 38.3 44.7 42.8 40.9 38.2 40.0 40.3 39.6 36.2 37.6 41.6 38.5 44.6 42.2 39.8 38.3 40.7 40.0 38.7 35.9 38.1 42.0 38.0 45.1 42.2 39.7 38.8 39.1 40.7 38.7 35.2 38.7 42.2 37.9 45.8 42.0 39.9 39.6 39.2 40.2 38.7 36.2 38.4 42.6 38.6 45.0 42.9 40.9 39.0 40.5 40.2 39.5 35.9 37.1 42.5 38.6 44.5 42.8 40.0 39.3 40.2 39.7 39.5 35.9 37.2 42.1 38.5 44.7 42.3 40.1 38.8 40.1 40.0 39.4 35.9 37.3 41.9 38.3 45.1 42.2 39.8 38.9 40.1 40.1 39.0 35.7 37.7 42.2 38.3 46.0 42.4 39.7 38.9 38.9 40.5 39.0 35.1 38.5 42.3 38.2 45.9 42.2 39.8 .0 -1.2 .4 .0 -.6 .8 .1 -.1 -.1 -.2 .1 Private service-providing ............................. 32.6 32.1 32.3 32.6 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.5 32.4 -.1 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 33.7 33.2 33.3 33.6 33.6 33.6 33.6 33.5 33.5 33.5 .0 Wholesale trade ................................................... 38.2 37.5 37.7 38.0 37.8 37.7 37.8 37.7 37.8 37.7 -.1 Retail trade ........................................................... 30.8 30.3 30.4 30.7 30.8 30.7 30.8 30.7 30.7 30.7 .0 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 37.5 36.8 36.9 37.2 37.3 37.5 37.3 37.2 37.3 37.1 -.2 Utilities ................................................................... 41.3 40.1 41.0 41.1 41.3 41.0 40.5 40.3 41.0 41.0 .0 Information ............................................................... 36.3 36.1 36.1 36.6 36.3 36.3 36.4 36.5 36.5 36.6 .1 Financial activities .................................................. 36.1 35.6 35.7 36.5 35.8 35.9 35.8 35.9 36.0 36.0 .0 Professional and business services .................... 34.6 33.9 34.1 34.5 34.2 34.1 34.0 34.0 34.2 34.1 -.1 Education and health services ............................. 32.5 32.4 32.4 32.7 32.4 32.6 32.6 32.6 32.6 32.6 .0 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 25.9 25.4 25.5 26.1 25.7 25.6 25.7 25.7 25.8 25.8 .0 Other services ......................................................... 31.2 30.7 30.9 31.1 31.1 30.9 30.9 30.9 31.1 31.0 -.1 Industry 1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. 2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Average hourly earnings Industry Average weekly earnings May 2004 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005p May 2005p May 2004 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005p May 2005p Total private ....................................... Seasonally adjusted ..................... $15.63 15.62 $15.95 15.95 $16.01 16.00 $16.03 16.03 $531.42 527.96 $534.33 537.52 $537.94 540.80 $543.42 541.81 Goods-producing .......................................... 17.10 17.37 17.48 17.50 689.13 689.59 697.45 700.00 Natural resources and mining .............................. 18.00 18.36 18.67 18.61 797.40 826.20 845.75 857.92 Construction ............................................................ 19.15 19.25 19.35 19.32 741.11 727.65 750.78 751.55 Manufacturing ......................................................... 16.04 16.41 16.45 16.48 659.24 662.96 661.29 665.79 Durable goods ..................................................... Wood products .................................................. Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... Primary metals .................................................. Fabricated metal products .............................. Machinery .......................................................... Computer and electronic products ................ Electrical equipment and appliances ............ Transportation equipment ............................... Furniture and related products ....................... Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 16.70 13.04 16.16 18.47 15.20 16.54 17.13 14.86 21.25 13.05 13.76 17.16 13.11 16.28 18.76 15.62 17.02 18.00 15.10 21.84 13.37 14.05 17.20 13.12 16.69 18.79 15.64 16.99 18.21 15.07 21.79 13.46 14.03 17.21 13.16 16.59 18.85 15.66 16.89 18.29 15.02 21.84 13.45 14.02 694.72 545.07 683.57 803.45 627.76 699.64 695.48 615.20 911.63 518.09 535.26 701.84 512.60 669.11 806.68 634.17 718.24 711.00 602.49 921.65 526.78 547.95 700.04 514.30 695.97 798.58 634.98 713.58 717.47 599.79 910.82 526.29 544.36 702.17 526.40 698.44 801.13 638.93 709.38 727.94 596.29 915.10 520.52 539.77 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 .......................... 14.97 12.96 19.51 12.07 11.27 9.54 11.48 17.93 15.52 24.39 19.00 14.54 15.19 13.02 18.94 12.26 11.56 10.05 11.48 17.93 15.70 24.78 19.47 14.70 15.21 12.99 19.20 12.30 11.68 10.07 11.39 17.90 15.62 24.06 19.62 14.73 15.27 13.07 19.00 12.35 11.52 10.09 11.30 17.92 15.63 24.59 19.75 14.84 601.79 511.92 772.60 486.42 433.90 346.30 440.83 758.44 594.42 1,090.23 813.20 594.69 601.52 497.36 757.60 494.08 457.78 363.81 431.65 745.89 604.45 1,105.19 821.63 585.06 600.80 497.52 781.44 492.00 452.02 361.51 433.96 751.80 593.56 1,085.11 827.96 584.78 606.22 507.12 742.90 502.65 445.82 355.17 437.31 756.22 592.38 1,126.22 829.50 592.12 Private service-providing ............................. 15.23 15.59 15.62 15.64 496.50 500.44 504.53 509.86 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 14.58 14.86 14.94 14.92 491.35 493.35 497.50 501.31 Wholesale trade ................................................... 17.66 17.91 18.05 18.06 674.61 671.63 680.49 686.28 Retail trade ........................................................... 12.06 12.35 12.42 12.40 371.45 374.21 377.57 380.68 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 16.45 16.60 16.61 16.58 616.88 610.88 612.91 616.78 Utilities ................................................................... 25.55 26.34 26.51 26.46 1,055.22 1,056.23 1,086.91 1,087.51 Information ............................................................... 21.40 21.68 21.92 21.99 776.82 782.65 791.31 804.83 Financial activities .................................................. 17.64 17.76 17.87 17.94 636.80 632.26 637.96 654.81 Professional and business services .................... 17.48 17.83 17.85 18.04 604.81 604.44 608.69 622.38 Education and health services ............................. 16.05 16.51 16.53 16.55 521.63 534.92 535.57 541.19 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 8.86 9.07 9.08 9.08 229.47 230.38 231.54 236.99 Other services ......................................................... 14.00 14.18 14.17 14.25 436.80 435.33 437.85 443.18 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted Industry May 2004 Total private: Current dollars .............................................. $15.62 Constant (1982) dollars 2.............................. 8.21 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005p May 2005p Percent change from: Apr. 2005-p May 2005 $15.90 8.24 $15.91 8.22 $15.95 8.19 $16.00 8.16 $16.03 N.A. 0.2 ( 3) Goods-producing .......................................................... 17.13 17.35 17.43 17.45 17.51 17.53 .1 Natural resources and mining .............................................. 18.02 18.43 18.40 18.27 18.55 18.60 .3 Construction ............................................................................ 19.19 19.24 19.31 19.34 19.38 19.37 -.1 Manufacturing ......................................................................... Excluding overtime 4.................................................... 16.08 15.23 16.37 15.51 16.42 15.54 16.43 15.56 16.46 15.61 16.52 15.67 .4 .4 Durable goods ..................................................................... 16.75 17.10 17.18 17.17 17.22 17.26 .2 Nondurable goods ............................................................... 15.02 15.18 15.19 15.23 15.23 15.31 .5 Private service-providing ............................................. 15.21 15.51 15.51 15.56 15.60 15.63 .2 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 14.54 14.82 14.79 14.83 14.88 14.89 .1 Wholesale trade ................................................................... 17.60 17.91 17.95 17.97 18.04 18.02 -.1 Retail trade ........................................................................... 12.04 12.32 12.29 12.31 12.36 12.38 .2 Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 16.51 16.58 16.52 16.62 16.62 16.65 .2 Utilities ................................................................................... 25.51 26.23 26.04 26.32 26.41 26.41 .0 Information ............................................................................... 21.43 21.80 21.67 21.79 21.98 22.00 .1 Financial activities .................................................................. 17.47 17.71 17.74 17.78 17.86 17.79 -.4 Professional and business services .................................... 17.40 17.79 17.80 17.82 17.89 17.95 .3 Education and health services ............................................. 16.09 16.40 16.45 16.53 16.54 16.60 .4 Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 8.87 9.03 9.05 9.05 9.08 9.09 .1 Other services ......................................................................... 13.95 14.15 14.17 14.18 14.15 14.21 .4 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series. 3 Change was -0.4 percent from Mar. 2005 to Apr. 2005, the latest month available. 2 The 4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half. N.A. = not available. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (2002=100) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted May 2004 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005p May 2005p May 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005p Percent May change from: 2005p Apr. 2005May 2005 p Total private ....................................... 101.2 100.0 101.5 103.2 100.3 101.5 101.8 101.9 102.5 102.6 0.1 97.7 94.7 96.9 98.7 97.2 96.9 97.6 97.5 98.5 98.1 -.4 Natural resources and mining .............................. 103.6 107.8 110.5 114.4 103.8 110.3 110.2 111.5 113.4 114.4 .9 Construction ............................................................ 103.4 97.2 104.7 108.7 101.3 101.6 104.4 104.9 107.8 106.6 -1.1 Manufacturing ......................................................... 95.2 93.0 92.7 93.6 95.0 94.2 94.0 93.6 93.8 93.6 -.2 Durable goods ..................................................... 96.1 Wood products .................................................. 103.4 Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 99.1 Primary metals .................................................. 94.1 Fabricated metal products .............................. 98.3 Machinery .......................................................... 96.7 Computer and electronic products ................ 90.0 Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 89.5 Transportation equipment ............................... 97.7 Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 99.0 Furniture and related products ....................... 95.3 Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 92.8 94.7 96.3 91.7 93.0 97.9 98.0 91.2 86.7 96.4 95.1 91.9 90.8 94.6 96.9 95.5 91.7 98.1 98.1 91.9 85.9 95.9 93.7 90.8 90.2 95.1 98.9 97.0 91.7 98.9 98.3 93.5 85.8 96.7 94.2 89.7 89.3 95.7 102.0 97.7 93.9 98.1 96.3 90.2 90.2 97.1 97.6 95.6 92.6 95.2 101.7 97.1 93.0 98.6 96.8 91.1 87.5 95.8 95.0 93.2 91.0 95.2 99.9 97.3 93.1 98.2 96.8 90.9 87.4 96.8 96.2 92.3 91.1 94.8 98.8 95.9 92.7 98.3 97.3 91.4 87.1 95.8 94.3 92.1 90.5 95.1 98.4 96.2 92.0 98.7 98.2 93.1 86.7 95.9 93.6 91.0 90.2 94.9 97.9 95.7 91.6 98.7 98.0 93.5 86.5 95.8 92.9 90.4 89.4 -.2 -.5 -.5 -.4 .0 -.2 .4 -.2 -.1 -.7 -.7 -.9 Nondurable goods ............................................... 93.4 Food manufacturing ......................................... 96.5 Beverages and tobacco products .................. 87.1 Textile mills ........................................................ 80.9 Textile product mills ......................................... 94.2 Apparel ............................................................... 77.7 Leather and allied products ............................ 88.2 Paper and paper products .............................. 89.9 Printing and related support activities ........... 93.5 Petroleum and coal products .......................... 102.2 Chemicals .......................................................... 99.5 Plastics and rubber products .......................... 95.8 90.3 93.0 87.0 75.4 94.4 68.8 84.3 88.5 91.8 102.5 96.4 92.6 89.8 92.3 90.5 74.0 93.3 68.0 85.7 88.9 91.1 105.4 96.4 92.1 90.9 94.7 91.4 75.5 94.5 65.7 87.0 89.6 91.8 110.2 95.8 92.4 93.9 98.4 87.9 80.3 93.4 76.5 85.6 91.1 94.2 103.0 99.3 95.3 92.3 96.8 91.8 76.3 93.7 69.9 83.4 90.7 93.5 104.9 97.9 93.1 92.0 97.4 91.0 74.8 93.7 69.5 83.2 89.9 92.8 106.2 96.6 93.1 91.4 96.4 92.2 74.7 94.1 68.1 83.2 89.8 92.1 106.6 96.4 92.7 91.4 96.4 92.7 74.0 93.3 67.1 83.5 90.1 92.5 109.6 96.6 92.0 91.1 96.5 92.4 74.7 93.8 64.8 84.6 90.3 92.4 110.2 95.9 91.8 -.3 .1 -.3 .9 .5 -3.4 1.3 .2 -.1 .5 -.7 -.2 Private service-providing ............................. 102.0 101.2 103.0 104.5 101.1 102.8 103.0 103.2 103.8 103.5 -.3 Industry Goods-producing .......................................... Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 99.6 98.6 99.6 101.3 99.7 100.8 101.1 100.9 101.2 101.3 .1 Wholesale trade ................................................... 99.7 99.2 100.3 101.7 98.6 99.8 100.3 100.4 100.7 100.8 .1 Retail trade ........................................................... 98.9 97.0 98.0 99.8 99.5 99.7 100.4 100.1 100.3 100.4 .1 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 102.4 102.9 104.0 105.8 101.8 105.2 104.9 104.9 105.8 105.3 -.5 Utilities ................................................................... 96.5 93.8 95.7 96.2 96.6 96.0 94.8 94.3 96.0 96.0 .0 Information ............................................................... 98.7 101.0 101.6 103.4 98.6 101.2 101.6 102.3 103.0 103.2 .2 Financial activities .................................................. 103.3 103.1 103.8 106.4 102.5 104.4 104.4 104.6 105.0 105.0 .0 Professional and business services .................... 102.8 102.8 105.0 106.1 101.7 103.9 104.1 104.4 105.3 105.0 -.3 Education and health services ............................. 103.8 105.7 106.1 106.8 102.9 105.3 105.3 105.5 105.7 105.9 .2 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 105.7 100.6 104.0 108.8 102.9 104.1 104.9 104.8 105.8 105.6 -.2 96.4 97.5 98.6 96.8 97.1 97.3 97.4 98.3 98.0 -.3 Other services ......................................................... 1 See 97.4 footnote 1, table B-2. motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. p = preliminary. NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by 2 Includes dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and production or nonsupervisory worker employment. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-6. Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (2002=100) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted May 2004 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005p May 2005p May 2004 Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005p Percent May change from: 2005p Apr. 2005May 2005 p Total private ....................................... 105.8 106.7 108.8 110.6 104.8 107.9 108.3 108.8 109.7 110.0 0.3 Goods-producing .......................................... 102.3 100.8 103.7 105.7 101.9 103.0 104.2 104.1 105.6 105.3 -.3 Natural resources and mining .............................. 108.4 115.2 120.0 123.8 108.8 118.2 118.0 118.4 122.4 123.7 1.1 Construction ............................................................ 106.9 101.0 109.4 113.4 105.0 105.6 108.9 109.6 112.9 111.5 -1.2 99.8 99.8 99.7 100.8 99.9 100.8 100.9 100.5 100.9 101.1 .2 Durable goods ..................................................... 100.2 101.4 101.6 102.2 100.1 101.7 102.1 101.6 102.2 102.3 .1 98.8 96.9 96.5 98.0 99.6 99.0 98.8 98.4 98.4 98.6 .2 Private service-providing ............................. 106.8 108.4 110.5 112.2 105.7 109.5 109.8 110.3 111.2 111.1 -.1 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 103.6 104.5 106.2 107.8 103.4 106.5 106.6 106.8 107.4 107.6 .2 Wholesale trade ................................................... 103.8 104.7 106.7 108.2 102.2 105.2 106.1 106.2 107.1 107.0 -.1 Retail trade ........................................................... 102.2 102.6 104.3 106.1 102.7 105.3 105.7 105.7 106.3 106.5 .2 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 106.9 108.4 109.6 111.3 106.6 110.7 110.0 110.7 111.5 111.2 -.3 Utilities ................................................................... 102.9 103.1 105.9 106.3 102.8 105.1 103.0 103.6 105.9 105.8 -.1 Information ............................................................... 104.6 108.4 110.2 112.5 104.6 109.2 109.0 110.3 112.1 112.4 .3 Financial activities .................................................. 112.7 113.2 114.7 118.0 110.7 114.3 114.5 115.0 115.9 115.4 -.4 Professional and business services .................... 106.9 109.0 111.5 113.9 105.3 110.0 110.3 110.7 112.1 112.2 .1 Education and health services ............................. 109.5 114.8 115.3 116.1 108.9 113.5 113.9 114.7 114.9 115.6 .6 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 109.2 106.4 110.1 115.2 106.5 109.6 110.6 110.6 112.0 111.9 -.1 99.6 100.7 102.4 98.4 100.1 100.5 100.7 101.3 101.5 .2 Industry Manufacturing ......................................................... Nondurable goods ............................................... Other services ......................................................... 1 See 99.3 footnote 1, table B-2. preliminary. NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate payrolls by p= the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate payroll estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production or nonsupervisory worker employment. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-7. Diffusion indexes of employment change, seasonally adjusted (Percent) Time Span Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries 1 Over 1-month span: 2001 ........................................................ 2002 ........................................................ 2003 ........................................................ 2004 ........................................................ 2005 ........................................................ 49.5 41.0 44.4 50.9 54.1 47.7 35.6 38.7 53.4 61.2 48.6 39.7 35.3 66.0 53.1 32.7 39.2 41.4 67.3 p 63.7 42.4 40.5 39.4 64.6 p 55.8 40.8 47.7 39.9 59.7 36.7 42.8 42.1 55.4 39.0 43.0 39.4 53.8 37.6 42.1 50.4 57.6 33.6 39.0 48.9 58.6 36.9 41.5 50.0 54.7 37.1 35.1 50.5 54.3 Over 3-month span: 2001 ........................................................ 2002 ........................................................ 2003 ........................................................ 2004 ........................................................ 2005 ........................................................ 53.2 35.3 38.3 52.5 58.5 49.8 37.9 35.4 53.8 60.3 49.8 36.5 33.3 56.7 63.7 42.3 34.2 33.5 69.4 p 63.1 38.1 34.4 36.5 75.4 p 60.3 34.2 39.4 41.7 71.2 37.8 40.6 37.8 63.5 37.6 44.1 37.4 56.8 34.7 37.8 43.2 57.4 35.4 37.1 46.4 59.9 30.8 35.8 48.6 59.7 32.0 36.7 50.2 56.3 Over 6-month span: 2001 ........................................................ 2002 ........................................................ 2003 ........................................................ 2004 ........................................................ 2005 ........................................................ 53.1 29.5 32.7 47.3 60.3 50.9 29.9 32.2 50.4 62.8 52.0 32.0 31.3 54.9 63.7 45.5 31.7 31.3 62.6 p 62.6 43.0 30.9 33.1 64.4 p 62.2 39.7 37.4 37.6 69.6 38.5 37.1 33.6 67.3 33.6 38.7 32.2 68.9 33.5 35.3 40.3 64.6 34.2 36.0 43.7 62.2 33.6 37.9 46.4 59.7 30.9 35.1 49.3 55.9 Over 12-month span: 2001 ........................................................ 2002 ........................................................ 2003 ........................................................ 2004 ........................................................ 2005 ........................................................ 59.5 33.6 34.5 40.3 61.2 59.5 31.7 31.5 42.1 64.7 53.4 30.2 32.9 44.8 64.2 49.3 30.4 33.5 48.7 p 65.5 48.6 30.2 34.2 52.0 p 64.4 45.0 29.1 35.1 56.7 43.3 32.0 32.7 57.4 43.9 31.3 33.1 57.6 39.9 30.0 37.1 60.3 37.8 29.5 36.7 62.1 37.1 32.9 37.2 64.6 34.9 34.7 39.2 64.0 Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries 1 Over 1-month span: 2001 ........................................................ 2002 ........................................................ 2003 ........................................................ 2004 ........................................................ 2005 ........................................................ 22.0 19.0 35.1 39.3 42.3 17.3 19.6 19.0 49.4 44.6 22.0 22.0 19.0 50.0 41.1 17.9 32.1 11.9 65.5 p 49.4 16.1 26.2 19.6 60.1 p 46.4 22.6 31.0 20.8 51.8 13.1 35.7 22.6 60.7 15.5 23.2 24.4 48.8 18.5 28.6 32.7 42.9 17.3 15.5 35.1 42.3 14.9 18.5 39.9 46.4 11.9 16.7 42.9 44.6 Over 3-month span: 2001 ........................................................ 2002 ........................................................ 2003 ........................................................ 2004 ........................................................ 2005 ........................................................ 32.7 10.7 16.1 42.3 45.2 20.8 11.9 14.3 43.5 42.9 16.7 11.3 12.5 42.9 52.4 14.3 17.9 8.9 58.3 p 47.0 14.3 14.9 10.7 69.0 p 43.5 11.9 20.2 10.7 69.6 11.9 25.6 14.3 62.5 9.5 23.8 15.5 53.6 7.7 20.2 18.5 52.4 12.5 13.7 27.4 44.6 11.3 8.9 31.5 45.2 9.5 9.5 35.1 35.7 Over 6-month span: 2001 ........................................................ 2002 ........................................................ 2003 ........................................................ 2004 ........................................................ 2005 ........................................................ 22.6 6.0 12.5 27.4 43.5 24.4 8.3 10.1 29.8 44.0 21.4 8.3 7.1 33.3 42.3 19.6 9.5 8.3 47.0 p 41.7 14.3 7.1 11.3 52.4 p 40.5 11.9 13.1 10.7 57.1 13.1 12.5 4.8 60.1 11.3 11.3 10.1 58.9 10.7 14.3 13.1 58.9 7.1 8.3 16.7 50.6 7.7 8.3 19.6 45.2 5.4 7.7 26.8 42.9 Over 12-month span: 2001 ........................................................ 2002 ........................................................ 2003 ........................................................ 2004 ........................................................ 2005 ........................................................ 29.8 7.1 10.7 13.1 45.2 32.1 6.0 6.0 14.3 45.8 20.8 6.0 6.5 13.1 47.6 19.0 6.5 6.0 19.0 p 45.2 13.1 7.1 8.3 25.6 p 41.1 12.5 3.6 7.1 34.5 10.7 4.8 7.1 43.5 11.9 6.0 8.3 40.5 11.9 4.8 10.7 45.8 10.1 7.1 10.7 48.2 8.3 4.8 9.5 49.4 6.0 8.3 10.7 46.4 1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span. p = preliminary. NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment.
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