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News United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Washington, D.C. 20212 Technical information: Household data: (202) 691-6378 http://www.bls.gov/cps/ USDL 08-0757 Establishment data: (202) 691-6555 http://www.bls.gov/ces/ Media contact: (202) 691-5902 Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 A.M. (EDT), Friday, June 6, 2008. THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: MAY 2008 The unemployment rate rose from 5.0 to 5.5 percent in May, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend down (-49,000), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. In May, employment continued to fall in construction, manufacturing, retail trade, and temporary help services, while health care continued to add jobs. Average hourly earnings rose by 5 cents, or 0.3 percent, over the month. Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment, seasonally adjusted, June 2005 – May 2008 Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, June 2005 – May 2008 Millions Percent 6.5 140.0 6.0 138.0 5.5 136.0 5.0 134.0 4.5 132.0 4.0 130.0 3.5 128.0 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 Unemployment (Household Survey Data) The number of unemployed persons increased by 861,000 to 8.5 million in May, after seasonal adjustment, and the unemployment rate rose by 0.5 percentage point to 5.5 percent. A year earlier, the number of unemployed persons was 6.9 million, and the jobless rate was 4.5 percent. (See table A-1.) The unemployment rates for adult men (4.9 percent), adult women (4.8 percent), teenagers (18.7 percent), whites (4.9 percent), and blacks (9.7 percent) rose in May. The jobless rate for Hispanics (6.9 percent) was unchanged. The unemployment rate for Asians was 3.8 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) Among the unemployed, the number of reentrants and new entrants to the labor force rose in May, by 326,000 and 204,000, respectively. The number of persons who had lost their last job increased by 2 Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Quarterly averages Category IV 2007 I 2008 Monthly data Mar. 2008 May 2008 Apr.-May change 154,534 146,046 8,487 78,872 577 -285 861 -369 5.0 4.6 4.3 15.4 4.4 8.6 6.9 5.5 4.9 4.8 18.7 4.9 9.7 6.9 0.5 .3 .5 3.3 .5 1.1 .0 p 137,803 p 21,637 p 7,291 p 13,595 p 116,166 p 15,363 p 18,046 p 18,770 p 13,688 p 22,389 p 137,754 p 21,580 p 7,257 p 13,569 p 116,174 p 15,336 p 18,007 p 18,824 p 13,700 p 22,406 p -49 p -57 p -34 p -26 p8 p -27 p -39 p 54 p 12 p 17 p 33.7 p 41.0 p 3.8 p 0.0 p .0 p -.2 Apr. 2008 Labor force status HOUSEHOLD DATA Civilian labor force …………….………………….. 153,667 Employment …………………….………….……. 146,291 Unemployment ……………….…………….…….7,375 Not in labor force ………………….………………. 79,270 153,661 146,070 7,591 79,146 153,784 145,969 7,815 79,211 153,957 146,331 7,626 79,241 Unemployment rates All workers ……………….……………....………….4.8 Adult men …………………....……...……………..4.3 Adult women ………….…………………………. 4.2 Teenagers ………….………………...…………….16.4 White ……….………….…...……………………. 4.3 Black or African American ………….………….. 8.6 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ………..………. 5.9 4.9 4.4 4.3 16.8 4.4 8.8 6.5 5.1 4.6 4.6 15.8 4.5 9.0 6.9 Employment ESTABLISHMENT DATA Nonfarm employment ……….……...……… 138,031 Goods-producing 1 …...…...……………….. 22,042 Construction ..…...…………….……………….. 7,521 Manufacturing …………………....……………. 13,788 Service-providing 1 ………...……..………….115,989 Retail trade 2 …...…………….…..………….. 15,490 Professional and business service ….....…. 18,093 Education and health services …..…….……. 18,527 Leisure and hospitality …...…………….……… 13,622 Government ………...…………………… 22,291 137,917 21,820 7,384 13,690 116,097 15,434 18,063 18,664 13,660 22,358 137,831 21,737 7,343 13,644 116,094 15,401 18,014 18,709 13,676 22,377 Hours of work 3 Total private ……...…………...…………….. Manufacturing …………….……...………. Overtime ……...………………..…….… 33.8 41.2 4.1 33.7 41.1 4.0 33.8 41.2 4.0 p 33.7 p 41.0 p 4.0 Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 3 Total private ……...………………….……………..107.7 107.4 107.6 p 107.2 p 107.1 p -0.1 p $17.94 p 604.58 p $0.05 p 1.69 Earnings 3 Average hourly earnings, total private …...…. Average weekly earnings, total private …….. 1 $17.64 596.34 $17.81 600.80 $17.87 604.01 p $17.89 p 602.89 Includes other industries, not shown separately. Quarterly averages and the over-the-month change are calculated using unrounded data. 3 Data relate to private production and nonsupervisory workers. p = preliminary. 2 3 268,000 over the month to 4.3 million. Over the past 12 months, the number of unemployed job losers has risen by 907,000. (See table A-8.) The number of newly unemployed—those jobless fewer than 5 weeks—rose by 760,000 to 3.2 million in May. The number of persons unemployed for 27 weeks or more increased by 197,000 to 1.6 million. This group accounted for 18.3 percent of the unemployed in May. (See table A-9.) Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) The civilian labor force rose by 577,000 to 154.5 million in May, and the labor force participation rate edged up to 66.2 percent. Total employment was little changed at 146.0 million. The employmentpopulation ratio, at 62.6 percent, also was little changed over the month. (See table A-1.) The number of persons who worked part time for economic reasons, at 5.2 million in May, was essentially unchanged over the month but was up by 764,000 over the past 12 months. These individuals indicated that they were working part time because their hours had been cut back or they were unable to find full-time jobs. (See table A-5.) About 7.7 million persons held more than one job in May. Multiple jobholders represented 5.3 percent of the employed, the same as a year earlier. (See table A-6.) Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) In May, about 1.4 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally attached to the labor force, about the same as a year earlier. These individuals wanted and were available for work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. Among the marginally attached, there were 400,000 discouraged workers in May, little changed from a year earlier. Discouraged workers were not currently looking for work specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them. The other 1.0 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in May had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table A-13.) Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data) Total nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend down in May (-49,000). Thus far in 2008, payroll employment has declined by 324,000. In May, job losses continued in construction, manufacturing, retail trade, and temporary help services. Health care again added jobs over the month. (See table B-1.) Employment in cons truction fell by 34,000 in May. Since an employment peak in September 2006, construction has lost 475,000 jobs. Over the month, employment declined among residential specialty trade contractors (-19,000) and in construction of buildings (-12,000). Manufacturing employment continued to fall over the month (-26,000), with job losses in wood products (-8,000), computer and electronic products (-8,000), and nonmetallic mineral products (-5,000). Thus far in 2008, monthly job losses in manufacturing have averaged 41,000 compared with 22,000 a month in 2007 and 14,000 a month in 2006. 4 Retail trade employment decreased by 27,000 in May. Job losses in department stores (-15,000) and gasoline stations (-6,000) accounted for most of the decline. Since March 2007, retail trade has shed 184,000 jobs. Employment in professional and business services was down in May (-39,000); the industry has lost 124,000 jobs in 2008. Over the month, employment in temporary help services continued to decline (-30,000) and has fallen by 193,000 since its most recent peak in December 2006. Accounting and bookkeeping services also lost jobs (-10,000) over the month. Employment continued to rise throughout health care in May (34,000). Job growth over the last 12 months has totaled 383,000. Elsewhere in the service-providing sector, food services and drinking places employment continued to trend up in May, but job growth in this industry has slowed recently. Employment gains averaged 12,000 per month from November through May, compared with 27,000 per month during the first 10 months of 2007. Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data) In May, the average workweek for production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 33.7 hours, seasonally adjus ted. The manufacturing workweek also was unchanged at 41.0 hours, and factory overtime decreased by 0.2 hour to 3.8 hours. (See table B-2.) The index of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls fell by 0.1 percent in May to 107.1 (2002=100). The index has decreased by 0.6 percent in 2008. Over the month, the manufacturing index fell by 0.2 percent to 92.0. (See table B-5.) Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data) In May, average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 5 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $17.94, seasonally adjusted. This followed gains of 6 cents in March and 2 cents in April. Average weekly earnings rose by 0.3 percent in May to $604.58. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings increased by 3.5 percent, and average weekly earnings rose by 3.2 percent. (See tables B-3 and B-4.) ______________________________ The Employment Situation for June 2008 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, July 3, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). 5 Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates Why are there two monthly measures of employment? The household survey and establishment survey both produce sample-based estimates of employment and both have strengths and limitations. The establishment survey employment series has a smaller margin of error on the measurement of month-to-month change than the household survey because of its much larger sample size. An over-the-month employment change of 104,000 is statistically significant in the establishment survey, while the threshold for a statistically significant change in the household survey is about 400,000. However, the household survey has a more expansive scope than the establishment survey because it includes the self-employed, unpaid family workers, agricultural workers, and private household workers, who are excluded by the establishment survey. The household survey also provides estimates of employment for demographic groups. Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys? Neither the establishment nor household survey is designed to identify the legal status of workers. Thus, while it is likely that both surveys include at least some undocumented immigrants, it is not possible to determine how many are counted in either survey. The household survey does include questions about whether respondents were born outside the United States. Data from these questions show that foreign-born workers accounted for 15.7 percent of the labor force in 2007 and 47.7 percent of the net increase in the labor force from 2000 to 2007. Why does the establishment survey have revisions? The establishment survey revises published estimates to improve its data series by incorporating additional information that was not available at the time of the initial publication of the estimates. The establishment survey revises its initial monthly estimates twice, in the immediately succeeding 2 months, to incorporate additional sample receipts from respondents in the survey. For more information on the monthly revisions, please visit http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesrevinfo.htm. On an annual basis, the establishment survey incorporates a benchmark revision that re-anchors estimates to nearly complete employment counts available from unemployment insurance tax records. The benchmark helps to control for sampling and modeling errors in the estimates. For more information on the annual benchmark revision, please visit http://www.bls.gov/web/cesbmart.htm. Has the establishment survey understated employment growth because it excludes the selfemployed? While the establishment survey excludes the self-employed, the household survey provides monthly estimates of unincorporated self-employment. These estimates have shown no substantial growth in recent years. 6 Does the establishment survey sample include small firms? Yes; about 40 percent of the establishment survey sample is comprised of business establishments with fewer than 20 employees. The establishment survey sample is designed to maximize the reliability of the total nonfarm employment estimate; firms from all size classes and industries are appropriately sampled to achieve that goal. Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses? Yes; monthly establishment survey estimates include an adjustment to account for the net employment change generated by business births and deaths. The adjustment comes from an econometric model that forecasts the monthly net jobs impact of business births and deaths based on the actual past values of the net impact that can be observed with a lag from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. The establishment survey uses modeling rather than sampling for this purpose because the survey is not immediately able to bring new businesses into the sample. There is an unavoidable lag between the birth of a new firm and its appearance on the sampling frame and availability for selection. BLS adds new businesses to the survey twice a year. Is the count of unemployed persons limited to just those people receiving unemployment insurance benefits? No; the estimate of unemployment is based on a monthly sample survey of households. All persons who are without jobs and are actively seeking and available to work are included among the unemployed. (People on temporary layoff are included even if they do not actively seek work.) There is no requirement or question relating to unemployment insurance benefits in the monthly survey. Does the official unemployment rate exclude people who have stopped looking for work? Yes; however, there are separate estimates of persons outside the labor force who want a job, including those who have stopped looking because they believe no jobs are available (discouraged workers). In addition, alternative measures of labor underutilization (discouraged workers and other groups not officially counted as unemployed) are published each month in the Employment Situation news release. Technical Note This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics survey (establishment survey). The household survey provides 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 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Differences in employment estimates. The numerous conceptual and methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the surveys. Among these are: • The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed, unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed. These groups are excluded from the establishment survey. • The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed. The establishment survey does not. • The household survey is limited to workers 16 years of age and older. The establishment survey is not limited by age. • The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because individuals are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job and thus appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each appearance. 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 agesex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more detailed age categories. For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated each month, using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the current month. In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to adjust only the current month’s data. In the establishment survey, however, new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent monthly estimates. 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 0.1 percent to 0.6 percent. Other information Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; TDD message referral phone: 1-800-877-8339. 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 2007 Apr. 2008 May 2008 May 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008 May 2008 231,480 152,350 65.8 145,864 63.0 6,486 4.3 79,130 5,551 233,198 153,208 65.7 145,921 62.6 7,287 4.8 79,990 4,677 233,405 154,003 66.0 145,926 62.5 8,076 5.2 79,402 5,393 231,480 152,776 66.0 145,913 63.0 6,863 4.5 78,704 4,958 232,616 153,824 66.1 146,248 62.9 7,576 4.9 78,792 4,857 232,809 153,374 65.9 145,993 62.7 7,381 4.8 79,436 4,772 232,995 153,784 66.0 145,969 62.6 7,815 5.1 79,211 4,730 233,198 153,957 66.0 146,331 62.7 7,626 5.0 79,241 4,755 233,405 154,534 66.2 146,046 62.6 8,487 5.5 78,872 4,766 111,970 81,916 73.2 78,329 70.0 3,587 4.4 30,054 112,803 81,864 72.6 77,745 68.9 4,119 5.0 30,939 112,912 82,443 73.0 77,983 69.1 4,459 5.4 30,470 111,970 82,053 73.3 78,277 69.9 3,776 4.6 29,917 112,493 82,355 73.2 78,157 69.5 4,197 5.1 30,139 112,596 82,132 72.9 78,113 69.4 4,019 4.9 30,464 112,695 82,184 72.9 77,948 69.2 4,236 5.2 30,511 112,803 82,256 72.9 78,038 69.2 4,218 5.1 30,547 112,912 82,602 73.2 77,954 69.0 4,648 5.6 30,310 103,361 78,522 76.0 75,537 73.1 2,985 3.8 24,839 104,152 78,632 75.5 75,048 72.1 3,584 4.6 25,520 104,258 78,859 75.6 75,151 72.1 3,708 4.7 25,399 103,361 78,497 75.9 75,343 72.9 3,154 4.0 24,864 103,866 78,864 75.9 75,427 72.6 3,437 4.4 25,002 103,961 78,748 75.7 75,362 72.5 3,386 4.3 25,213 104,052 78,838 75.8 75,197 72.3 3,641 4.6 25,214 104,152 78,776 75.6 75,148 72.2 3,628 4.6 25,376 104,258 78,878 75.7 75,001 71.9 3,877 4.9 25,380 119,510 70,434 58.9 67,535 56.5 2,899 4.1 49,076 120,396 71,344 59.3 68,176 56.6 3,168 4.4 49,052 120,493 71,560 59.4 67,943 56.4 3,617 5.1 48,932 119,510 70,724 59.2 67,637 56.6 3,087 4.4 48,787 120,123 71,469 59.5 68,091 56.7 3,378 4.7 48,654 120,213 71,241 59.3 67,880 56.5 3,361 4.7 48,972 120,300 71,600 59.5 68,021 56.5 3,579 5.0 48,700 120,396 71,701 59.6 68,293 56.7 3,408 4.8 48,694 120,493 71,931 59.7 68,092 56.5 3,839 5.3 48,562 111,157 67,121 60.4 64,715 58.2 2,406 3.6 44,036 111,990 68,053 60.8 65,329 58.3 2,724 4.0 43,937 112,083 68,124 60.8 65,115 58.1 3,008 4.4 43,959 111,157 67,318 60.6 64,710 58.2 2,608 3.9 43,839 111,739 67,982 60.8 65,098 58.3 2,885 4.2 43,756 111,822 67,816 60.6 64,950 58.1 2,865 4.2 44,006 111,902 68,159 60.9 65,055 58.1 3,104 4.6 43,743 111,990 68,176 60.9 65,260 58.3 2,916 4.3 43,814 112,083 68,390 61.0 65,138 58.1 3,252 4.8 43,693 16,962 6,707 39.5 5,611 33.1 1,095 16.3 10,256 17,056 6,523 38.2 5,544 32.5 979 15.0 10,533 17,064 7,020 41.1 5,660 33.2 1,360 19.4 10,044 16,962 6,961 41.0 5,860 34.5 1,101 15.8 10,001 17,012 6,978 41.0 5,724 33.6 1,254 18.0 10,034 17,027 6,810 40.0 5,681 33.4 1,130 16.6 10,216 17,041 6,787 39.8 5,717 33.5 1,070 15.8 10,254 17,056 7,005 41.1 5,923 34.7 1,082 15.4 10,051 17,064 7,266 42.6 5,907 34.6 1,358 18.7 9,798 TOTAL Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ..................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................. Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate ................................................ Not in labor force .......................................................... Persons who currently want a job ............................... Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ..................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................. Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate ................................................ Not in labor force .......................................................... Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ..................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................. Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate ................................................ Not in labor force .......................................................... Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ..................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................. Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate ................................................ Not in labor force .......................................................... Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ..................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................. Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate ................................................ Not in labor force .......................................................... Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ..................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................. Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate ................................................ Not in labor force .......................................................... 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted 1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age May 2007 Apr. 2008 May 2008 May 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008 May 2008 187,993 124,376 66.2 119,719 63.7 4,657 3.7 63,618 189,147 124,599 65.9 119,341 63.1 5,258 4.2 64,548 189,281 125,415 66.3 119,603 63.2 5,812 4.6 63,866 187,993 124,639 66.3 119,711 63.7 4,928 4.0 63,355 188,787 125,340 66.4 119,858 63.5 5,482 4.4 63,447 188,906 124,940 66.1 119,534 63.3 5,406 4.3 63,966 189,019 125,190 66.2 119,574 63.3 5,616 4.5 63,829 189,147 125,171 66.2 119,667 63.3 5,504 4.4 63,975 189,281 125,762 66.4 119,661 63.2 6,101 4.9 63,519 65,241 76.5 63,091 74.0 2,149 3.3 65,110 75.8 62,483 72.8 2,627 4.0 65,416 76.1 62,671 72.9 2,744 4.2 65,166 76.4 62,876 73.7 2,289 3.5 65,470 76.4 62,924 73.5 2,546 3.9 65,270 76.1 62,745 73.2 2,524 3.9 65,342 76.2 62,665 73.1 2,677 4.1 65,183 75.9 62,507 72.8 2,676 4.1 65,392 76.1 62,491 72.7 2,901 4.4 53,577 59.7 51,877 57.8 1,700 3.2 54,102 60.0 52,195 57.9 1,907 3.5 54,230 60.1 52,159 57.8 2,071 3.8 53,703 59.9 51,865 57.8 1,837 3.4 54,192 60.2 52,143 57.9 2,049 3.8 54,078 60.0 52,004 57.7 2,075 3.8 54,264 60.2 52,061 57.7 2,202 4.1 54,211 60.1 52,182 57.8 2,029 3.7 54,400 60.3 52,177 57.8 2,223 4.1 5,558 42.6 4,751 36.5 807 14.5 5,386 41.2 4,663 35.7 723 13.4 5,769 44.1 4,772 36.5 996 17.3 5,771 44.3 4,969 38.1 801 13.9 5,678 43.5 4,791 36.7 887 15.6 5,592 42.8 4,785 36.6 807 14.4 5,584 42.7 4,848 37.1 736 13.2 5,777 44.2 4,978 38.1 799 13.8 5,971 45.7 4,993 38.2 978 16.4 27,422 17,357 63.3 15,957 58.2 1,400 8.1 10,065 27,746 17,654 63.6 16,207 58.4 1,447 8.2 10,092 27,780 17,676 63.6 16,015 57.6 1,661 9.4 10,105 27,422 17,405 63.5 15,939 58.1 1,466 8.4 10,017 27,640 17,713 64.1 16,090 58.2 1,623 9.2 9,927 27,675 17,632 63.7 16,169 58.4 1,463 8.3 10,043 27,709 17,702 63.9 16,116 58.2 1,586 9.0 10,007 27,746 17,753 64.0 16,234 58.5 1,520 8.6 9,992 27,780 17,742 63.9 16,029 57.7 1,713 9.7 10,038 7,763 70.4 7,149 64.8 614 7.9 7,905 70.9 7,243 65.0 662 8.4 7,880 70.6 7,182 64.3 698 8.9 7,785 70.6 7,149 64.8 636 8.2 7,916 71.3 7,259 65.4 656 8.3 7,947 71.5 7,320 65.8 627 7.9 7,922 71.2 7,255 65.2 667 8.4 7,945 71.3 7,278 65.3 667 8.4 7,909 70.8 7,202 64.5 707 8.9 8,810 64.0 8,254 60.0 556 6.3 9,039 64.9 8,419 60.4 620 6.9 8,988 64.5 8,284 59.4 704 7.8 8,816 64.1 8,228 59.8 588 6.7 8,921 64.3 8,266 59.6 654 7.3 8,866 63.8 8,289 59.6 577 6.5 9,016 64.8 8,336 59.9 680 7.5 9,038 64.9 8,374 60.1 664 7.4 9,008 64.6 8,268 59.3 740 8.2 784 29.8 554 21.0 230 29.4 710 26.6 545 20.4 165 23.3 808 30.2 548 20.5 259 32.1 804 30.5 562 21.3 242 30.1 876 33.0 564 21.2 313 35.7 819 30.8 560 21.0 259 31.7 764 28.7 525 19.7 239 31.3 771 28.9 582 21.8 189 24.5 825 30.9 558 20.9 266 32.3 WHITE Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. Not in labor force .......................................................... Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. Not in labor force .......................................................... Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. See footnotes at end of table. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age — Continued (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted 1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age May 2007 Apr. 2008 May 2008 May 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008 May 2008 10,633 7,042 66.2 6,836 64.3 206 2.9 3,591 10,658 7,220 67.7 6,985 65.5 234 3.2 3,438 10,670 7,157 67.1 6,881 64.5 275 3.8 3,513 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) ASIAN Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. Not in labor force .......................................................... 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 Data not available. NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted 1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age May 2007 Apr. 2008 May 2008 May 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008 May 2008 31,238 21,460 68.7 20,329 65.1 1,131 5.3 9,778 31,911 21,901 68.6 20,456 64.1 1,445 6.6 10,010 31,998 22,104 69.1 20,699 64.7 1,405 6.4 9,894 31,238 21,434 68.6 20,197 64.7 1,237 5.8 9,804 31,643 21,698 68.6 20,320 64.2 1,378 6.3 9,946 31,732 21,755 68.6 20,401 64.3 1,354 6.2 9,977 31,820 21,775 68.4 20,269 63.7 1,507 6.9 10,045 31,911 21,917 68.7 20,404 63.9 1,512 6.9 9,994 31,998 22,102 69.1 20,573 64.3 1,529 6.9 9,896 12,390 85.0 11,852 81.3 538 4.3 12,495 84.1 11,769 79.2 726 5.8 12,627 84.7 11,893 79.8 734 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) 8,015 58.4 7,630 55.6 385 4.8 8,272 59.0 7,774 55.4 497 6.0 8,346 59.3 7,873 56.0 473 5.7 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 1,054 36.0 846 28.9 208 19.7 1,134 37.6 913 30.3 222 19.5 1,131 37.4 933 30.8 198 17.5 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. Not in labor force .......................................................... Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force ........................................................ Participation rate ....................................................... Employed .................................................................... Employment-population ratio .................................... Unemployed ............................................................... Unemployment rate .................................................. 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 Data not available. NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Educational attainment Seasonally adjusted May 2007 Apr. 2008 May 2008 May 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008 May 2008 12,710 46.9 11,962 44.2 749 5.9 12,280 46.2 11,353 42.7 927 7.6 12,423 46.5 11,512 43.1 911 7.3 12,382 45.7 11,551 42.7 831 6.7 12,305 46.0 11,362 42.5 943 7.7 12,127 46.4 11,236 43.0 891 7.3 12,058 46.0 11,071 42.3 986 8.2 12,095 45.5 11,157 42.0 938 7.8 12,119 45.4 11,118 41.6 1,001 8.3 38,080 62.5 36,515 60.0 1,565 4.1 37,703 62.2 35,837 59.1 1,865 4.9 38,198 62.6 36,387 59.6 1,811 4.7 38,109 62.6 36,386 59.8 1,724 4.5 38,364 62.9 36,587 59.9 1,778 4.6 38,078 62.6 36,303 59.7 1,775 4.7 37,952 62.3 36,016 59.1 1,936 5.1 37,926 62.6 36,032 59.5 1,894 5.0 38,323 62.8 36,349 59.5 1,974 5.2 35,762 72.1 34,622 69.8 1,140 3.2 36,635 72.1 35,219 69.3 1,415 3.9 36,565 72.0 35,101 69.1 1,464 4.0 36,055 72.7 34,819 70.2 1,237 3.4 36,492 72.5 35,187 69.9 1,305 3.6 36,437 72.0 35,086 69.4 1,351 3.7 36,548 72.1 35,142 69.3 1,405 3.8 36,688 72.2 35,271 69.4 1,417 3.9 36,791 72.4 35,219 69.3 1,572 4.3 44,138 78.1 43,309 76.6 829 1.9 45,234 78.3 44,351 76.7 883 2.0 44,612 77.8 43,673 76.1 939 2.1 44,040 77.9 43,168 76.3 872 2.0 44,604 78.0 43,651 76.4 953 2.1 45,226 78.1 44,283 76.5 944 2.1 45,459 78.6 44,501 77.0 958 2.1 45,309 78.4 44,376 76.8 933 2.1 44,566 77.7 43,588 76.0 978 2.2 Less than a high school diploma Civilian labor force .......................................................... Participation rate ......................................................... Employed ...................................................................... Employment-population ratio ...................................... Unemployed ................................................................. Unemployment rate .................................................... High school graduates, no college 1 Civilian labor force .......................................................... Participation rate ......................................................... Employed ...................................................................... Employment-population ratio ...................................... Unemployed ................................................................. Unemployment rate .................................................... Some college or associate degree Civilian labor force .......................................................... Participation rate ......................................................... Employed ...................................................................... Employment-population ratio ...................................... Unemployed ................................................................. Unemployment rate .................................................... Bachelor’s degree and higher 2 Civilian labor force .......................................................... Participation rate ......................................................... Employed ...................................................................... Employment-population ratio ...................................... Unemployed ................................................................. Unemployment rate .................................................... 1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 2 Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. See box note in the BLS news release USDL 07-0486, "The Employment Situation: March 2007," issued on April 6, 2007, for a discussion of technical issues regarding educational attainment data. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-5. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Category May 2007 Apr. 2008 May 2008 May 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008 May 2008 CLASS OF WORKER Agriculture and related industries ................................... Wage and salary workers ............................................. Self-employed workers ................................................. Unpaid family workers .................................................. 2,121 1,239 861 20 2,074 1,203 840 31 2,160 1,264 865 31 2,081 1,212 842 (1) 2,213 1,259 936 (1) 2,213 1,324 873 (1) 2,192 1,331 849 (1) 2,109 1,244 839 (1) 2,122 1,241 849 (1) Nonagricultural industries ............................................... Wage and salary workers ............................................. Government ................................................................ Private industries ........................................................ Private households ................................................... Other industries ........................................................ Self-employed workers ................................................. Unpaid family workers .................................................. 143,743 133,908 21,479 112,429 810 111,619 9,741 94 143,847 134,369 21,657 112,712 780 111,932 9,353 125 143,767 134,164 21,601 112,563 774 111,789 9,470 132 143,799 134,006 21,190 112,789 (1) 111,909 9,690 (1) 144,052 134,755 20,907 113,846 (1) 113,042 9,161 (1) 143,820 134,259 21,252 112,972 (1) 112,212 9,410 (1) 143,796 134,411 21,262 113,142 (1) 112,383 9,224 (1) 144,258 134,761 21,333 113,394 (1) 112,650 9,355 (1) 143,898 134,385 21,263 113,117 (1) 112,315 9,383 (1) All industries: Part time for economic reasons .................................. Slack work or business conditions ........................... Could only find part-time work ................................. Part time for noneconomic reasons ............................ 4,315 2,872 1,226 20,053 5,071 3,456 1,348 20,607 5,096 3,560 1,264 19,708 4,469 2,952 1,248 19,610 4,769 3,247 1,163 19,613 4,884 3,291 1,222 19,348 4,914 3,323 1,362 19,409 5,220 3,558 1,323 19,809 5,233 3,595 1,281 19,428 Nonagricultural industries: Part time for economic reasons .................................. Slack work or business conditions ........................... Could only find part-time work ................................. Part time for noneconomic reasons ............................ 4,246 2,830 1,216 19,689 4,978 3,389 1,345 20,289 5,046 3,522 1,261 19,350 4,391 2,893 1,246 19,192 4,677 3,174 1,149 19,296 4,790 3,231 1,216 19,019 4,797 3,238 1,354 19,072 5,125 3,513 1,331 19,456 5,164 3,531 1,288 19,047 PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2 1 Data not available. 2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute. Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad weather. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-6. Selected employment indicators (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Characteristic May 2007 Apr. 2008 May 2008 May 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008 May 2008 Total, 16 years and over ................................................. 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 20 years and over ......................................................... 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 25 years and over ....................................................... 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 55 years and over ..................................................... 145,864 5,611 2,153 3,458 140,252 13,845 126,407 100,725 31,610 34,466 34,650 25,682 145,921 5,544 1,898 3,646 140,377 13,617 126,760 100,035 31,615 33,835 34,584 26,725 145,926 5,660 1,919 3,741 140,267 13,595 126,672 99,993 31,573 33,820 34,601 26,679 145,913 5,860 2,303 3,540 140,053 13,953 126,018 100,420 31,559 34,330 34,530 25,598 146,248 5,724 2,121 3,603 140,524 13,794 126,640 100,174 31,530 33,931 34,713 26,466 145,993 5,681 2,109 3,579 140,312 13,632 126,644 100,057 31,599 33,863 34,595 26,587 145,969 5,717 2,125 3,578 140,252 13,657 126,574 99,948 31,581 33,783 34,585 26,626 146,331 5,923 2,072 3,847 140,408 13,761 126,595 99,964 31,639 33,740 34,586 26,631 146,046 5,907 2,040 3,807 140,139 13,704 126,394 99,774 31,545 33,701 34,528 26,620 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 ..................................................... 78,329 2,792 1,010 1,782 75,537 7,365 68,172 54,552 17,487 18,842 18,224 13,620 77,745 2,697 863 1,833 75,048 7,186 67,862 53,684 17,285 18,213 18,186 14,179 77,983 2,832 927 1,904 75,151 7,215 67,937 53,797 17,357 18,210 18,230 14,140 78,277 2,934 1,093 1,838 75,343 7,395 67,922 54,360 17,434 18,762 18,164 13,562 78,157 2,731 950 1,780 75,427 7,312 68,060 54,041 17,348 18,335 18,357 14,020 78,113 2,751 966 1,782 75,362 7,219 68,129 54,016 17,346 18,400 18,270 14,113 77,948 2,751 971 1,780 75,197 7,268 67,938 53,847 17,255 18,359 18,233 14,091 78,038 2,890 937 1,948 75,148 7,299 67,809 53,678 17,321 18,180 18,177 14,131 77,954 2,953 990 1,946 75,001 7,250 67,742 53,651 17,309 18,147 18,196 14,091 Women, 16 years and over ............................................ 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 20 years and over ......................................................... 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 25 years and over ....................................................... 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 55 years and over ..................................................... 67,535 2,820 1,143 1,676 64,715 6,480 58,235 46,173 14,123 15,624 16,426 12,062 68,176 2,847 1,034 1,812 65,329 6,431 58,898 46,351 14,330 15,622 16,399 12,547 67,943 2,828 991 1,836 65,115 6,380 58,736 46,196 14,216 15,610 16,370 12,540 67,637 2,926 1,211 1,703 64,710 6,558 58,096 46,060 14,126 15,569 16,366 12,036 68,091 2,993 1,171 1,823 65,098 6,482 58,580 46,133 14,182 15,596 16,355 12,447 67,880 2,929 1,143 1,797 64,950 6,414 58,515 46,041 14,254 15,463 16,325 12,474 68,021 2,966 1,154 1,798 65,055 6,389 58,636 46,101 14,326 15,423 16,352 12,535 68,293 3,033 1,136 1,899 65,260 6,463 58,786 46,286 14,318 15,559 16,409 12,500 68,092 2,954 1,050 1,861 65,138 6,454 58,652 46,122 14,236 15,555 16,332 12,529 46,647 36,169 9,190 46,002 36,331 9,111 46,024 36,298 9,189 46,472 36,126 (1) 46,063 35,536 (1) 46,136 35,648 (1) 45,961 35,749 (1) 45,964 36,177 (1) 45,862 36,171 (1) 120,846 25,018 120,027 25,894 120,809 25,117 120,976 24,886 121,202 25,043 121,275 24,697 121,231 24,691 120,856 25,245 120,989 24,969 7,693 5.3 7,630 5.2 7,653 5.2 7,753 5.3 7,557 5.2 7,582 5.2 7,449 5.1 7,644 5.2 7,679 5.3 AGE AND SEX MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present ......................................... Married women, spouse present .................................... Women who maintain families ........................................ FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers 2 ......................................................... Part-time workers 3 ......................................................... MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders ................................................. Percent of total employed ........................................... 1 Data not available. 2 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week. 3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted Characteristic Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates 1 May 2007 Apr. 2008 May 2008 May 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008 May 2008 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 ..................................................... 6,863 1,101 465 638 5,762 1,118 4,616 3,793 1,502 1,194 1,097 841 7,626 1,082 509 583 6,544 1,345 5,179 4,333 1,690 1,350 1,293 838 8,487 1,358 547 807 7,129 1,584 5,470 4,598 1,761 1,494 1,343 896 4.5 15.8 16.8 15.3 4.0 7.4 3.5 3.6 4.5 3.4 3.1 3.2 4.9 18.0 20.4 15.9 4.3 8.7 3.8 3.9 4.9 3.6 3.4 3.2 4.8 16.6 18.3 15.5 4.3 8.9 3.8 3.9 4.8 3.6 3.4 3.2 5.1 15.8 18.6 14.0 4.6 9.3 4.0 4.2 5.3 3.8 3.5 3.4 5.0 15.4 19.7 13.2 4.5 8.9 3.9 4.2 5.1 3.8 3.6 3.0 5.5 18.7 21.2 17.5 4.8 10.4 4.1 4.4 5.3 4.2 3.7 3.3 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 ..................................................... 3,776 622 252 380 3,154 708 2,456 1,985 811 584 590 471 4,218 590 267 330 3,628 804 2,816 2,385 916 753 716 431 4,648 771 301 475 3,877 900 2,960 2,465 994 772 699 496 4.6 17.5 18.7 17.1 4.0 8.7 3.5 3.5 4.4 3.0 3.1 3.4 5.1 21.8 24.0 19.5 4.4 9.4 3.8 4.0 5.1 3.6 3.3 3.2 4.9 18.7 20.5 18.0 4.3 9.9 3.7 3.8 4.8 3.4 3.4 3.2 5.2 17.8 22.0 15.2 4.6 10.3 4.0 4.1 5.4 3.6 3.5 3.3 5.1 16.9 22.2 14.5 4.6 9.9 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 3.8 3.0 5.6 20.7 23.3 19.6 4.9 11.0 4.2 4.4 5.4 4.1 3.7 3.4 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 .................................................. 3,087 479 213 258 2,608 410 2,160 1,808 691 610 507 333 3,408 492 242 253 2,916 542 2,363 1,949 774 598 577 366 3,839 587 246 332 3,252 684 2,509 2,133 767 722 644 357 4.4 14.1 15.0 13.2 3.9 5.9 3.6 3.8 4.7 3.8 3.0 2.7 4.7 14.2 17.2 12.1 4.2 8.0 3.8 3.9 4.8 3.6 3.4 3.4 4.7 14.5 16.2 12.8 4.2 7.7 3.8 4.0 4.7 3.9 3.4 3.3 5.0 13.8 15.5 12.8 4.6 8.1 4.1 4.2 5.3 3.9 3.5 3.4 4.8 14.0 17.5 11.8 4.3 7.7 3.9 4.0 5.1 3.7 3.4 2.8 5.3 16.6 19.0 15.2 4.8 9.6 4.1 4.4 5.1 4.4 3.8 2.8 1,217 1,025 617 1,319 1,115 661 1,357 1,169 683 2.6 2.8 6.3 2.7 3.1 7.0 2.7 3.1 6.7 2.8 3.3 7.1 2.8 3.0 6.8 2.9 3.1 6.9 5,543 1,291 6,328 1,303 7,010 1,454 4.4 4.9 4.8 5.4 4.8 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.9 5.5 5.5 AGE AND SEX MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present ......................................... Married women, spouse present .................................... Women who maintain families 2 ..................................... FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers 3 ......................................................... Part-time workers 4 ......................................................... 1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. 2 Not seasonally adjusted. 3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs. 4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-8. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Reason May 2007 Apr. 2008 May 2008 May 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008 May 2008 3,070 750 2,319 1,665 655 705 2,181 530 3,931 1,053 2,878 2,114 764 816 1,995 545 3,949 856 3,094 2,220 874 819 2,515 793 3,375 997 2,379 1 ( ) (1) 768 2,149 557 3,796 1,040 2,756 (1) (1) 830 2,201 667 3,854 971 2,883 1 ( ) (1) 769 2,112 648 4,154 1,056 3,098 (1) (1) 781 2,117 681 4,014 1,099 2,915 (1) (1) 850 2,134 624 4,282 1,113 3,169 (1) (1) 870 2,460 828 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 47.3 11.6 35.8 10.9 33.6 8.2 53.9 14.4 39.5 11.2 27.4 7.5 48.9 10.6 38.3 10.1 31.1 9.8 49.3 14.6 34.7 11.2 31.4 8.1 50.7 13.9 36.8 11.1 29.4 8.9 52.2 13.2 39.0 10.4 28.6 8.8 53.7 13.7 40.1 10.1 27.4 8.8 52.7 14.4 38.2 11.2 28.0 8.2 50.7 13.2 37.5 10.3 29.1 9.8 2.0 .5 1.4 .3 2.6 .5 1.3 .4 2.6 .5 1.6 .5 2.2 .5 1.4 .4 2.5 .5 1.4 .4 2.5 .5 1.4 .4 2.7 .5 1.4 .4 2.6 .6 1.4 .4 2.8 .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: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Duration May 2007 Apr. 2008 May 2008 May 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008 May 2008 Less than 5 weeks .............................................................................. 5 to 14 weeks ..................................................................................... 15 weeks and over ............................................................................. 15 to 26 weeks ................................................................................ 27 weeks and over .......................................................................... 2,428 1,801 2,257 1,135 1,122 2,151 2,225 2,911 1,473 1,439 3,222 2,035 2,819 1,263 1,557 2,467 2,187 2,236 1,099 1,137 2,634 2,396 2,503 1,124 1,380 2,639 2,396 2,377 1,079 1,299 2,767 2,525 2,400 1,118 1,282 2,484 2,495 2,626 1,272 1,353 3,244 2,469 2,773 1,223 1,550 Average (mean) duration, in weeks .................................................... Median duration, in weeks .................................................................. 17.1 8.4 18.3 11.0 17.0 8.2 16.6 8.3 17.5 8.8 16.8 8.4 16.2 8.1 16.9 9.3 16.6 8.3 100.0 37.4 27.8 34.8 17.5 17.3 100.0 29.5 30.5 40.0 20.2 19.7 100.0 39.9 25.2 34.9 15.6 19.3 100.0 35.8 31.7 32.5 16.0 16.5 100.0 35.0 31.8 33.2 14.9 18.3 100.0 35.6 32.3 32.1 14.6 17.5 100.0 36.0 32.8 31.2 14.5 16.7 100.0 32.7 32.8 34.5 16.7 17.8 100.0 38.2 29.1 32.7 14.4 18.3 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total unemployed ............................................................................... Less than 5 weeks ............................................................................ 5 to 14 weeks ................................................................................... 15 weeks and over ........................................................................... 15 to 26 weeks ............................................................................... 27 weeks and over ......................................................................... NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Table A-10. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Employed Unemployed Occupation Total, 16 years and over 1 ....................................................... Management, professional, and related occupations ............. Management, business, and financial operations occupations .................................................................................... Professional and related occupations ...................................... Service occupations ....................................................................... Sales and office occupations ....................................................... Sales and related occupations .................................................. Office and administrative support occupations ...................... Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations .................................................................................... Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................. Construction and extraction occupations ................................ Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ................ Production, transportation, and material moving occupations .................................................................................... Production occupations .............................................................. Transportation and material moving occupations ................. May 2007 May 2008 Unemployment rates May 2007 May 2008 145,864 51,719 145,926 52,544 6,486 1,019 8,076 1,407 4.3 1.9 5.2 2.6 21,313 30,406 24,337 35,983 16,705 19,278 21,823 30,721 24,679 35,589 16,167 19,422 441 578 1,432 1,528 772 756 610 796 1,648 1,779 861 918 2.0 1.9 5.6 4.1 4.4 3.8 2.7 2.5 6.3 4.8 5.1 4.5 15,661 1,004 9,458 5,199 14,876 1,008 8,684 5,184 969 73 700 196 1,207 80 907 220 5.8 6.8 6.9 3.6 7.5 7.3 9.5 4.1 18,165 9,535 8,630 18,238 9,136 9,103 985 534 452 1,228 653 575 5.1 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.9 1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. May 2007 May 2008 HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-11. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Industry and class of worker 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 ................................. Unemployment rates May 2007 May 2008 6,486 5,188 22 676 651 443 208 795 216 110 281 743 622 831 242 64 428 276 8,076 6,362 28 809 879 565 314 1,049 269 170 361 829 619 1,074 275 94 461 366 May 2007 May 2008 4.3 4.4 3.0 6.9 3.9 4.1 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.3 2.9 5.4 3.3 6.8 3.9 5.1 1.9 2.5 5.2 5.3 3.4 8.6 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.2 4.3 5.0 3.7 5.9 3.2 8.4 4.4 7.4 2.1 3.4 1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization (Percent) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Measure May 2007 Apr. 2008 May 2008 May 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008 May 2008 U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force ..................................................................... 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8 U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force .............................................. 2.0 2.6 2.6 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.8 U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate) ................................................. 4.3 4.8 5.2 4.5 4.9 4.8 5.1 5.0 5.5 U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers ........................... 4.5 5.0 5.5 4.7 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.2 5.7 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 ................................ 5.1 5.6 6.1 5.4 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.8 6.4 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 ..................................................................................... 7.9 8.9 9.4 8.3 9.0 8.9 9.1 9.2 9.7 NOTE: Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not looking currently for a job. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule. For more information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor Review. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-13. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Total Men Women Category May 2007 May 2008 May 2007 May 2008 May 2007 May 2008 79,130 5,551 1,406 79,402 5,393 1,416 30,054 2,562 693 30,470 2,427 754 49,076 2,989 713 48,932 2,966 662 368 1,038 400 1,016 246 447 260 494 122 591 140 522 Total multiple jobholders 4 .................................................................. Percent of total employed ............................................................... 7,693 5.3 7,653 5.2 3,835 4.9 3,841 4.9 3,858 5.7 3,812 5.6 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ................................. Primary and secondary jobs both part time .................................... Primary and secondary jobs both full time ...................................... Hours vary on primary or secondary job ......................................... 4,121 1,851 327 1,334 4,205 1,827 286 1,296 2,316 563 220 711 2,300 577 195 739 1,805 1,288 107 623 1,904 1,250 91 557 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: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Industry May 2007 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008p Seasonally adjusted May 2008p May 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008p May 2008p Change from: Apr. 2008May 2008 p Total nonfarm ............................. 138,289 137,033 137,745 138,393 137,518 138,002 137,919 137,831 137,803 137,754 -49 Total private ........................................ 115,712 114,241 114,947 115,587 115,332 115,666 115,557 115,454 115,414 115,348 -66 Goods-producing ............................................ 22,348 21,312 21,412 21,611 22,272 21,907 21,816 21,737 21,637 21,580 -57 Natural resources and mining .................................. Logging ........................................................... Mining .................................................................... Oil and gas extraction ........................................ Mining, except oil and gas 1................................. Coal mining ...................................................... Support activities for mining .............................. 720 58.6 661.0 143.6 227.2 76.5 290.2 738 57.1 680.4 154.5 218.6 79.0 307.3 743 56.6 686.0 152.8 222.6 78.9 310.6 755 57.5 697.4 156.4 229.9 79.9 311.1 719 60.7 658.4 143.8 224.0 76.8 290.6 744 60.7 683.2 154.5 227.0 78.6 301.7 744 60.2 684.0 153.8 225.7 78.7 304.5 750 60.1 689.7 155.2 226.2 79.2 308.3 751 61.0 689.5 154.2 225.5 79.1 309.8 754 60.2 693.7 156.3 226.9 80.1 310.5 3 -.8 4.2 2.1 1.4 1.0 .7 Construction ............................................................. Construction of buildings ................................... Residential building ......................................... Nonresidential building .................................... Heavy and civil engineering construction ........ Specialty trade contractors ............................... Residential specialty trade contractors ........... Nonresidential specialty trade contractors ..... 7,725 1,776.5 965.4 811.1 1,030.8 4,917.3 2,343.4 2,573.9 6,998 1,608.8 840.1 768.7 895.9 4,493.6 2,036.7 2,456.9 7,122 1,614.7 843.8 770.9 933.1 4,574.4 2,068.8 2,505.6 7,297 1,642.0 862.1 779.9 985.5 4,669.6 2,116.3 2,553.3 7,643 1,773.6 963.7 809.9 1,003.9 4,865.7 2,313.5 2,552.2 7,426 1,690.2 891.9 798.3 984.6 4,750.8 2,176.2 2,574.6 7,382 1,673.0 877.0 796.0 977.6 4,731.8 2,164.2 2,567.6 7,343 1,668.2 875.5 792.7 976.9 4,697.5 2,137.5 2,560.0 7,291 1,655.0 869.2 785.8 966.3 4,669.4 2,117.1 2,552.3 7,257 1,642.8 862.9 779.9 963.3 4,651.3 2,098.3 2,553.0 -34 -12.2 -6.3 -5.9 -3.0 -18.1 -18.8 .7 Manufacturing ........................................................... Production workers ....................................... 13,903 9,988 13,576 9,794 13,547 9,757 13,559 9,770 13,910 9,992 13,737 9,922 13,690 9,879 13,644 9,847 13,595 9,797 13,569 9,774 -26 -23 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 ............................ 8,844 6,280 524.1 509.6 458.5 1,558.5 1,187.1 1,273.4 188.2 127.0 446.9 444.5 427.7 1,721.8 1,010.4 541.3 641.5 8,626 6,135 484.6 477.2 451.7 1,552.4 1,196.4 1,251.7 185.7 129.2 427.7 445.6 419.1 1,652.7 930.2 509.8 630.8 8,602 6,108 486.5 482.9 452.4 1,542.1 1,194.3 1,252.4 186.5 130.5 427.8 444.4 420.7 1,636.0 914.9 505.3 629.2 8,598 6,094 483.3 485.3 451.5 1,543.7 1,195.3 1,246.4 184.9 130.2 424.4 444.5 420.2 1,642.9 918.9 502.7 626.7 8,832 6,267 522.5 505.5 458.3 1,559.6 1,186.1 1,275.0 187.8 127.2 447.3 445.2 427.7 1,716.1 1,002.1 538.7 642.4 8,718 6,214 503.5 494.4 452.3 1,560.9 1,193.8 1,256.3 184.9 129.5 433.5 444.3 421.6 1,678.1 956.6 520.4 636.4 8,685 6,182 498.6 492.2 451.4 1,557.1 1,191.7 1,251.9 185.9 128.7 429.7 442.9 420.8 1,672.0 950.4 516.0 633.3 8,652 6,152 492.9 487.7 451.3 1,556.9 1,195.1 1,254.1 186.0 129.4 428.7 446.2 419.9 1,651.1 927.3 511.2 632.0 8,608 6,108 491.0 486.0 450.8 1,545.1 1,193.7 1,254.8 187.0 130.6 427.5 445.7 421.1 1,630.4 909.1 505.4 630.1 8,589 6,083 482.6 481.3 449.9 1,545.9 1,192.5 1,247.3 185.2 129.8 423.2 445.5 420.9 1,637.6 913.5 502.5 628.3 -19 -25 -8.4 -4.7 -.9 .8 -1.2 -7.5 -1.8 -.8 -4.3 -.2 -.2 7.2 4.4 -2.9 -1.8 Nondurable goods ................................................. 5,059 Production workers ....................................... 3,708 Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,459.8 Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 194.6 Textile mills ......................................................... 172.1 Textile product mills ........................................... 158.8 Apparel ................................................................ 216.4 Leather and allied products ............................... 34.2 Paper and paper products ................................. 460.2 Printing and related support activities ............... 624.1 Petroleum and coal products ............................. 116.7 Chemicals ........................................................... 860.9 Plastics and rubber products ............................. 760.7 4,950 3,659 1,450.0 184.9 159.2 153.7 198.1 33.7 455.2 612.8 110.0 859.0 733.1 4,945 3,649 1,442.6 189.3 155.8 153.6 197.6 34.0 456.3 611.8 111.1 859.6 733.5 4,961 3,676 1,451.8 191.6 155.1 152.7 195.8 34.4 458.2 610.8 113.3 861.3 736.4 5,078 3,725 1,480.5 196.2 171.2 158.3 215.3 33.9 461.0 624.7 116.0 862.4 758.5 5,019 3,708 1,483.2 191.1 162.0 154.0 202.0 34.5 459.0 620.1 112.2 861.2 739.7 5,005 3,697 1,482.7 189.3 161.4 153.0 200.6 33.5 457.8 614.6 112.5 861.0 738.7 4,992 3,695 1,477.0 190.8 158.7 153.3 198.1 33.5 457.9 614.2 112.2 860.5 735.6 4,987 3,689 1,474.7 193.4 156.1 152.5 197.0 33.8 458.9 613.5 111.7 860.9 734.8 4,980 3,691 1,473.0 192.6 155.0 152.1 194.8 33.8 459.4 611.2 111.6 861.8 734.7 -7 2 -1.7 -.8 -1.1 -.4 -2.2 .0 .5 -2.3 -.1 .9 -.1 See footnotes at the end of table. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Continued (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Industry May 2007 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008p Seasonally adjusted May 2008p May 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008p May 2008p Service-providing .............................................. 115,941 115,721 116,333 116,782 115,246 116,095 116,103 116,094 116,166 116,174 Change from: Apr. 2008May 2008 p 8 Private service-providing ............................... 93,364 92,929 93,535 93,976 93,060 93,759 93,741 93,717 93,777 93,768 -9 Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 26,559 26,265 26,285 26,403 26,593 26,631 26,579 26,552 26,506 26,465 -41 Wholesale trade .................................................... 6,027.0 Durable goods .................................................... 3,130.5 Nondurable goods .............................................. 2,066.2 Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 830.3 6,023.9 3,116.7 2,071.2 836.0 6,030.5 3,112.9 2,080.1 837.5 6,051.0 3,114.1 2,095.9 841.0 6,011.7 3,127.2 2,058.1 826.4 6,067.3 3,138.0 2,090.9 838.4 6,057.6 3,127.3 2,088.4 841.9 6,054.3 3,127.8 2,087.5 839.0 6,044.3 3,118.2 2,087.6 838.5 6,040.1 3,110.7 2,091.1 838.3 -4.2 -7.5 3.5 -.2 Retail trade ............................................................ 15,441.3 15,186.1 15,176.2 15,248.0 15,500.3 15,472.2 15,428.8 15,401.4 15,362.7 15,335.6 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1........................ 1,920.5 1,889.9 1,896.1 1,900.7 1,916.4 1,910.2 1,905.1 1,901.5 1,897.5 1,894.0 Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,246.7 1,229.5 1,227.9 1,226.0 1,247.1 1,244.0 1,236.2 1,233.7 1,229.0 1,225.1 Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 576.9 562.9 563.6 563.6 580.5 579.9 575.9 570.6 569.6 570.1 Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 537.1 531.2 530.7 530.0 546.5 534.3 533.6 535.0 537.7 540.1 Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,381.1 1,229.0 1,266.7 1,303.3 1,317.8 1,266.0 1,258.5 1,250.8 1,239.1 1,236.6 Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,835.6 2,864.8 2,862.0 2,880.3 2,839.4 2,880.1 2,885.7 2,890.1 2,886.3 2,885.1 Health and personal care stores ....................... 985.5 988.7 984.9 986.2 987.5 1,000.6 993.5 993.9 993.1 992.0 Gasoline stations ................................................ 865.6 843.5 845.3 843.4 863.2 853.8 854.2 852.6 850.2 843.8 Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,449.5 1,446.9 1,447.7 1,452.1 1,493.6 1,498.2 1,496.3 1,498.9 1,498.5 1,499.8 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores ................................................................ 640.4 642.6 630.9 636.9 656.4 667.2 661.9 658.6 653.3 656.6 General merchandise stores 1............................. 2,958.0 2,907.5 2,869.4 2,866.6 2,994.3 2,971.1 2,955.7 2,943.9 2,931.3 2,914.6 Department stores .......................................... 1,544.9 1,497.6 1,476.5 1,465.8 1,585.8 1,564.3 1,543.3 1,534.3 1,527.2 1,512.3 Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 869.7 845.0 849.4 857.7 868.0 869.4 865.3 862.8 863.0 859.7 Nonstore retailers ............................................... 421.4 434.1 429.5 427.2 436.7 441.4 443.1 442.7 443.1 443.2 -27.1 -3.5 -3.9 .5 2.4 -2.5 -1.2 -1.1 -6.4 1.3 Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,536.5 Air transportation ................................................ 485.0 Rail transportation .............................................. 235.9 Water transportation ........................................... 63.9 Truck transportation ........................................... 1,446.8 Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 427.5 Pipeline transportation ....................................... 39.9 Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 29.5 Support activities for transportation ................... 579.6 Couriers and messengers .................................. 575.5 Warehousing and storage .................................. 652.9 3.3 -16.7 -14.9 -3.3 .1 4,499.9 505.2 232.3 58.8 1,395.9 426.9 41.0 25.6 583.9 578.5 651.8 4,520.5 502.5 233.9 60.9 1,402.3 432.5 40.9 27.8 589.7 578.3 651.7 4,542.0 503.5 234.9 63.4 1,411.0 431.9 42.2 32.7 587.8 581.4 653.2 4,527.6 484.2 235.1 63.4 1,450.2 407.3 39.9 28.8 580.8 578.3 659.6 4,534.5 504.7 233.8 63.8 1,422.5 411.9 40.6 31.0 584.9 585.5 655.8 4,535.5 508.2 233.7 62.5 1,417.4 413.5 40.9 31.5 585.9 586.0 655.9 4,537.7 507.5 233.7 61.6 1,420.4 412.9 41.2 31.7 586.3 585.3 657.1 4,540.4 504.4 233.8 62.2 1,416.7 418.0 41.3 31.5 588.6 585.3 658.6 4,529.9 503.0 233.6 62.4 1,412.7 412.5 42.3 31.4 586.8 587.1 658.1 -10.5 -1.4 -.2 .2 -4.0 -5.5 1.0 -.1 -1.8 1.8 -.5 554.2 555.4 557.4 561.5 553.5 557.1 557.0 558.2 558.6 559.2 .6 Information ................................................................ 3,044 Publishing industries, except Internet ............... 898.8 Motion picture and sound recording industries . 392.2 Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ 325.6 Telecommunications .......................................... 1,028.5 Data processing, hosting and related services . 273.5 Other information services ................................. 125.5 3,008 882.1 378.9 321.5 1,019.9 273.4 131.8 3,003 881.4 379.2 320.2 1,017.5 273.8 130.7 3,008 876.6 387.4 321.3 1,018.6 274.1 130.1 3,037 901.4 385.2 326.6 1,027.8 271.1 124.6 3,014 889.2 372.9 323.0 1,025.3 273.0 130.5 3,016 886.8 380.1 322.1 1,022.0 274.2 131.2 3,013 882.9 383.0 322.5 1,020.1 272.3 131.9 3,007 883.6 381.9 320.9 1,018.2 272.0 130.3 3,004 880.3 381.8 321.7 1,018.4 271.9 129.5 -3 -3.3 -.1 .8 .2 -.1 -.8 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 ......... 8,194 6,103.4 20.9 2,814.3 1,820.3 1,343.3 866.4 2,314.9 86.9 2,090.9 1,441.4 618.2 31.3 8,207 6,099.3 21.1 2,806.9 1,819.5 1,342.2 867.0 2,316.7 87.6 2,107.3 1,456.8 618.9 31.6 8,229 6,096.0 21.1 2,803.5 1,819.3 1,342.5 864.7 2,319.8 86.9 2,133.2 1,468.5 633.8 30.9 8,322 6,155.4 21.7 2,896.9 1,818.8 1,343.9 846.2 2,303.2 87.4 2,166.2 1,497.2 640.0 29.0 8,244 6,106.2 20.7 2,825.0 1,821.5 1,342.2 859.2 2,313.9 87.4 2,138.0 1,471.4 635.2 31.4 8,231 6,102.2 20.9 2,820.4 1,823.3 1,344.9 862.5 2,311.1 87.3 2,128.6 1,466.0 631.0 31.6 8,231 6,103.4 20.9 2,811.8 1,821.6 1,343.4 865.8 2,318.4 86.5 2,127.8 1,465.0 631.1 31.7 8,232 6,106.2 21.1 2,808.2 1,823.1 1,343.8 867.8 2,321.2 87.9 2,125.5 1,466.8 627.0 31.7 8,231 6,102.5 21.0 2,802.7 1,822.0 1,343.9 868.5 2,323.0 87.3 2,128.8 1,468.3 629.5 31.0 -1 -3.7 -.1 -5.5 -1.1 .1 .7 1.8 -.6 3.3 1.5 2.5 -.7 Utilities ................................................................... See footnotes at the end of table. 8,318 6,150.3 21.7 2,897.0 1,817.0 1,341.9 842.9 2,301.5 87.2 2,167.3 1,495.6 642.9 28.8 ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Continued (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Change from: Apr. 2008May 2008 p Industry May 2007 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008p May 2008p May 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008p May 2008p Professional and business services ........................ Professional and technical services 1..................... Legal services .................................................. Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... Architectural and engineering services .......... Computer systems design and related services .......................................................... Management and technical consulting services .......................................................... Management of companies and enterprises ....... Administrative and waste services ....................... Administrative and support services 1................. Employment services 1...................................... Temporary help services ............................. Business support services .............................. Services to buildings and dwellings ............... Waste management and remediation services 17,937 7,557.2 1,176.1 875.3 1,429.1 17,796 7,891.0 1,166.2 1,100.4 1,442.6 18,002 7,916.6 1,167.0 1,091.5 1,451.7 17,978 7,769.2 1,168.6 920.0 1,462.2 17,938 7,627.8 1,180.7 932.5 1,429.8 18,101 7,819.2 1,173.0 992.3 1,460.5 18,073 7,829.2 1,174.9 991.9 1,463.0 18,014 7,823.5 1,172.6 983.3 1,461.8 18,046 7,845.2 1,172.4 986.3 1,463.8 18,007 7,835.5 1,171.0 976.1 1,462.3 -39 -9.7 -1.4 -10.2 -1.5 1,351.4 1,387.2 1,398.4 1,399.1 1,353.5 1,391.6 1,393.5 1,391.3 1,401.9 1,402.1 .2 941.8 1,846.6 8,532.8 8,176.9 3,615.6 2,606.2 805.7 1,922.3 355.9 988.8 1,830.1 8,075.2 7,717.4 3,351.9 2,397.0 798.5 1,726.5 357.8 998.3 1,829.7 8,255.3 7,892.9 3,381.1 2,419.5 794.6 1,861.5 362.4 1,008.0 1,834.2 8,374.7 8,010.0 3,405.7 2,432.8 792.2 1,954.6 364.7 943.8 1,842.3 8,468.1 8,113.0 3,629.7 2,614.6 806.2 1,846.8 355.1 989.2 1,845.5 8,436.2 8,070.8 3,562.1 2,574.6 797.4 1,861.3 365.4 992.7 1,844.7 8,398.6 8,036.1 3,531.6 2,536.8 796.6 1,859.7 362.5 997.0 1,839.7 8,351.2 7,987.3 3,483.7 2,506.0 794.1 1,857.3 363.9 1,002.1 1,838.0 8,362.3 7,997.4 3,476.0 2,494.2 793.8 1,866.9 364.9 1,007.4 1,836.1 8,335.0 7,970.0 3,450.3 2,464.6 791.2 1,871.3 365.0 5.3 -1.9 -27.3 -27.4 -25.7 -29.6 -2.6 4.4 .1 Education and health services ................................ 18,331 18,850 18,931 18,897 18,247 18,617 18,665 18,709 18,770 18,824 Educational services ............................................. 2,986.3 3,178.0 3,191.9 3,097.8 2,928.2 3,003.4 3,009.6 3,018.6 3,030.2 3,041.9 Health care and social assistance ........................ 15,344.2 15,671.9 15,739.5 15,799.0 15,319.2 15,613.6 15,655.0 15,690.5 15,739.8 15,782.2 Health care 3......................................................... 12,883.4 13,168.3 13,219.8 13,267.0 12,897.3 13,135.6 13,172.7 13,202.3 13,246.1 13,280.0 Ambulatory health care services 1.................... 5,451.2 5,599.6 5,633.1 5,651.3 5,451.8 5,581.7 5,600.0 5,612.5 5,637.4 5,650.2 Offices of physicians .................................... 2,194.0 2,245.9 2,255.5 2,261.8 2,196.0 2,240.8 2,248.2 2,251.7 2,259.9 2,264.9 Outpatient care centers ................................ 505.2 512.3 516.2 516.5 505.0 511.5 512.0 511.9 515.3 516.4 Home health care services .......................... 904.4 939.9 948.0 953.1 904.9 934.7 939.5 943.3 950.1 953.9 Hospitals .......................................................... 4,488.6 4,594.9 4,602.2 4,619.7 4,499.6 4,579.3 4,592.8 4,606.4 4,617.7 4,631.7 Nursing and residential care facilities 1............ 2,943.6 2,973.8 2,984.5 2,996.0 2,945.9 2,974.6 2,979.9 2,983.4 2,991.0 2,998.1 Nursing care facilities ................................... 1,595.2 1,605.0 1,607.7 1,613.6 1,597.7 1,608.8 1,613.3 1,609.6 1,612.4 1,615.1 Social assistance 1................................................ 2,460.8 2,503.6 2,519.7 2,532.0 2,421.9 2,478.0 2,482.3 2,488.2 2,493.7 2,502.2 Child day care services ................................... 871.5 875.2 878.0 884.6 847.8 859.2 858.6 861.8 861.8 865.5 54 11.7 42.4 33.9 12.8 5.0 1.1 3.8 14.0 7.1 2.7 8.5 3.7 Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 13,655 13,307 13,575 13,903 13,428 13,644 13,660 13,676 13,688 13,700 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 2,053.4 1,864.1 1,965.2 2,097.2 1,970.8 2,016.1 2,019.1 2,025.7 2,019.2 2,020.7 Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 429.0 408.8 441.3 459.1 409.2 429.5 431.0 433.9 435.8 438.0 Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 134.0 123.7 129.8 138.5 129.6 132.6 131.7 133.4 133.5 134.9 Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,490.4 1,331.6 1,394.1 1,499.6 1,432.0 1,454.0 1,456.4 1,458.4 1,449.9 1,447.8 Accommodation and food services ...................... 11,601.4 11,443.2 11,609.3 11,806.2 11,457.6 11,628.0 11,640.7 11,650.7 11,668.8 11,679.4 Accommodation .................................................. 1,852.9 1,791.3 1,805.0 1,855.0 1,856.3 1,854.9 1,854.4 1,849.4 1,851.7 1,850.9 Food services and drinking places .................... 9,748.5 9,651.9 9,804.3 9,951.2 9,601.3 9,773.1 9,786.3 9,801.3 9,817.1 9,828.5 12 1.5 2.2 1.4 -2.1 10.6 -.8 11.4 Other services .......................................................... 5,520 Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,269.3 Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,327.4 Membership associations and organizations .... 2,923.7 5,509 1,254.4 1,303.1 2,951.0 5,532 1,262.4 1,316.1 2,953.5 5,558 1,264.7 1,324.7 2,969.0 5,495 1,261.0 1,307.8 2,925.9 5,508 1,252.9 1,306.6 2,948.9 5,517 1,255.2 1,306.4 2,955.6 5,522 1,254.8 1,308.5 2,959.0 5,528 1,256.9 1,308.5 2,963.0 5,537 1,258.9 1,308.1 2,969.5 9 2.0 -.4 6.5 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 ........... 22,792 2,710 1,976.4 733.7 5,303 2,485.7 2,817.4 14,779 8,408.1 6,370.8 22,798 2,725 1,989.3 735.3 5,311 2,488.5 2,822.2 14,762 8,367.2 6,394.8 22,806 2,728 1,997.2 730.6 5,207 2,377.9 2,829.1 14,871 8,400.0 6,471.3 22,186 2,727 1,962.3 764.6 5,119 2,314.7 2,804.2 14,340 7,976.6 6,363.7 22,336 2,717 1,977.3 739.7 5,159 2,335.1 2,824.0 14,460 8,018.0 6,441.5 22,362 2,725 1,982.9 741.6 5,158 2,332.9 2,824.9 14,479 8,031.9 6,447.5 22,377 2,726 1,986.6 739.1 5,157 2,332.9 2,823.8 14,494 8,035.7 6,457.8 22,389 2,730 1,992.4 738.0 5,162 2,336.7 2,825.5 14,497 8,031.1 6,465.4 22,406 2,728 1,994.2 733.3 5,159 2,334.6 2,823.9 14,519 8,045.2 6,474.0 17 -2 1.8 -4.7 -3 -2.1 -1.6 22 14.1 8.6 1 22,577 2,726 1,963.7 762.5 5,164 2,355.4 2,808.2 14,687 8,330.5 6,356.4 Includes other industries, not shown separately. Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. 3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. 2 p = preliminary. NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing NAICS 2002. See http://www. bls.gov/ces/cesnaics07.htm for more details. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Not seasonally adjusted Industry Seasonally adjusted Change from: Apr. 2008May 2008 p May 2007 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008p May 2008p May 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008p May 2008p Total private ....................................... 33.7 33.8 33.6 33.6 33.8 33.7 33.7 33.8 33.7 33.7 0.0 Goods-producing .......................................... 40.6 40.3 40.2 40.2 40.5 40.4 40.4 40.5 40.4 40.3 -.1 Natural resources and mining .............................. 45.8 45.7 44.6 44.3 45.8 45.7 45.7 46.2 44.9 44.7 -.2 Construction ............................................................ 39.3 38.5 38.3 38.6 38.9 38.8 38.7 38.9 38.8 38.6 -.2 Manufacturing ......................................................... Overtime hours ............................................ 41.1 4.1 41.1 3.9 40.9 3.8 40.9 3.7 41.1 4.1 41.1 4.0 41.1 4.0 41.2 4.0 41.0 4.0 41.0 3.8 .0 -.2 Durable goods ..................................................... Overtime hours ............................................ 41.4 4.1 41.4 4.0 41.3 3.9 41.2 3.7 41.3 4.1 41.4 4.1 41.4 4.1 41.5 4.0 41.3 4.0 41.3 3.8 .0 -.2 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 ......................... 39.8 42.4 42.7 41.4 42.3 40.3 40.8 43.1 43.0 38.6 38.6 38.3 42.6 43.0 41.7 42.8 41.0 41.2 42.4 41.9 38.5 39.4 38.3 42.1 42.3 41.6 42.6 40.9 40.8 42.5 42.1 38.3 39.3 39.1 42.2 42.1 41.5 42.2 40.8 40.9 42.1 41.8 38.6 39.5 39.5 42.2 42.8 41.4 42.3 40.4 41.0 42.9 42.5 39.0 38.6 39.0 42.2 42.5 41.6 43.1 40.4 41.4 42.6 42.1 38.3 39.0 39.0 42.1 42.4 41.7 43.0 40.5 41.1 42.9 42.5 38.2 38.8 38.7 43.1 42.9 41.7 42.7 41.0 41.3 42.3 41.8 38.7 39.3 38.4 42.2 42.4 41.7 42.6 41.1 40.9 42.3 41.9 38.7 39.4 38.8 42.1 42.2 41.6 42.3 40.9 41.2 42.1 41.7 38.9 39.5 .4 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.3 -.2 .3 -.2 -.2 .2 .1 Nondurable goods ............................................... Overtime hours ............................................ 40.6 4.0 40.5 3.8 40.4 3.7 40.4 3.7 40.8 4.1 40.6 3.9 40.6 3.9 40.7 3.9 40.5 3.9 40.5 3.8 .0 -.1 Food manufacturing ......................................... Beverages and tobacco products .................. Textile mills ........................................................ Textile product mills ......................................... Apparel ............................................................... Leather and allied products ............................ Paper and paper products .............................. Printing and related support activities ........... Petroleum and coal products .......................... Chemicals .......................................................... Plastics and rubber products .......................... 40.4 41.0 40.3 39.4 37.4 39.2 42.8 38.8 44.5 41.9 41.0 40.2 40.1 38.8 39.4 36.9 39.0 43.3 38.7 42.8 41.9 41.1 40.3 39.9 38.2 38.2 36.8 38.9 43.2 38.5 42.9 41.5 40.9 40.5 40.3 38.8 38.3 37.0 39.1 42.6 38.2 43.5 41.2 41.0 40.6 40.6 40.3 39.7 37.3 38.9 42.8 39.1 44.4 42.0 41.1 40.5 40.5 38.7 38.6 36.7 38.2 44.0 38.4 43.8 41.6 41.1 40.6 40.1 38.8 39.3 36.8 38.2 43.9 38.2 43.6 41.4 41.2 40.7 40.4 38.8 39.3 36.7 38.7 43.6 38.6 43.5 41.9 41.1 40.8 39.6 38.3 38.3 36.7 38.7 43.3 38.5 43.2 41.4 40.9 40.7 40.1 38.8 38.5 36.7 38.9 43.0 38.6 43.6 41.3 40.9 -.1 .5 .5 .2 .0 .2 -.3 .1 .4 -.1 .0 Private service-providing ............................. 32.3 32.5 32.2 32.2 32.5 32.4 32.3 32.4 32.4 32.4 .0 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 33.2 33.3 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.3 33.4 33.4 33.3 -.1 Wholesale trade ................................................... 38.3 38.6 38.2 38.3 38.4 38.4 38.2 38.4 38.3 38.4 .1 Retail trade ........................................................... 30.0 30.0 29.9 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.1 30.2 30.2 30.1 -.1 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 36.7 36.7 36.3 36.4 36.9 36.6 36.7 36.7 36.7 36.6 -.1 Utilities ................................................................... 42.5 43.0 42.7 42.5 42.4 43.1 42.8 43.3 42.6 42.6 .0 Information ............................................................... 36.0 36.7 36.2 36.3 36.4 36.3 36.2 36.6 36.5 36.6 .1 Financial activities .................................................. 35.5 36.2 35.7 35.6 35.9 35.8 35.8 35.8 35.9 36.0 .1 Professional and business services .................... 34.7 35.1 34.8 34.8 34.8 34.7 34.6 34.8 34.8 34.8 .0 Education and health services ............................. 32.4 32.7 32.5 32.5 32.6 32.6 32.6 32.7 32.7 32.7 .0 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 25.5 25.3 25.1 25.2 25.6 25.3 25.3 25.3 25.3 25.3 .0 Other services ......................................................... 31.0 30.9 30.7 30.7 31.1 30.8 30.8 30.9 30.8 30.8 .0 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, motor vehicle parts. p = preliminary. NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing NAICS 2002. See http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesnaics07.htm for more details. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Average hourly earnings Industry Average weekly earnings May 2007 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008p May 2008p May 2007 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008p Total private ....................................... Seasonally adjusted ..................... $17.30 17.34 $17.92 17.87 $17.91 17.89 $17.89 17.94 $583.01 586.09 $605.70 604.01 $601.78 602.89 $601.10 604.58 Goods-producing .......................................... 18.62 19.03 19.06 19.10 755.97 766.91 766.21 767.82 Natural resources and mining .............................. 20.86 22.26 21.74 21.36 955.39 1,017.28 969.60 946.25 Construction ............................................................ 20.85 21.43 21.47 21.57 819.41 825.06 822.30 832.60 Manufacturing ......................................................... 17.21 17.60 17.63 17.62 707.33 723.36 721.07 720.66 Durable goods ..................................................... Wood products .................................................. Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... Primary metals .................................................. Fabricated metal products .............................. Machinery .......................................................... Computer and electronic products ................ Electrical equipment and appliances ............ Transportation equipment ............................... Furniture and related products ....................... Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 18.14 13.60 16.98 19.63 16.49 17.63 19.88 16.09 22.89 14.35 14.42 18.53 13.89 16.80 20.21 16.85 17.85 20.80 15.66 23.46 14.42 15.08 18.56 13.95 17.15 20.17 16.79 17.90 20.85 15.73 23.56 14.42 14.95 18.58 14.00 16.88 20.23 16.79 18.10 21.01 15.70 23.53 14.46 15.04 751.00 541.28 719.95 838.20 682.69 745.75 801.16 656.47 986.56 553.91 556.61 767.14 531.99 715.68 869.03 702.65 763.98 852.80 645.19 994.70 555.17 594.15 766.53 534.29 722.02 853.19 698.46 762.54 852.77 641.78 1,001.30 552.29 587.54 765.50 547.40 712.34 851.68 696.79 763.82 857.21 642.13 990.61 558.16 594.08 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 .......................... 15.62 13.52 18.58 12.89 11.70 11.01 11.87 18.46 15.92 24.87 19.53 15.31 16.01 13.83 19.59 13.45 11.78 11.35 12.81 18.66 16.65 27.22 19.35 15.69 16.05 13.88 19.25 13.49 11.77 11.50 12.63 18.58 16.69 27.14 19.40 15.79 16.00 13.85 19.22 13.44 11.82 11.29 12.58 18.64 16.67 27.12 19.27 15.71 634.17 546.21 761.78 519.47 460.98 411.77 465.30 790.09 617.70 1,106.72 818.31 627.71 648.41 555.97 785.56 521.86 464.13 418.82 499.59 807.98 644.36 1,165.02 810.77 644.86 648.42 559.36 768.08 515.32 449.61 423.20 491.31 802.66 642.57 1,164.31 805.10 645.81 646.40 560.93 774.57 521.47 452.71 417.73 491.88 794.06 636.79 1,179.72 793.92 644.11 Private service-providing ............................. 16.95 17.65 17.62 17.58 547.49 573.63 567.36 566.08 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 15.67 16.16 16.15 16.12 520.24 538.13 534.57 535.18 Wholesale trade ................................................... 19.29 20.08 19.99 19.85 738.81 775.09 763.62 760.26 Retail trade ........................................................... 12.73 12.90 12.91 12.89 381.90 387.00 386.01 386.70 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 17.51 18.19 18.27 18.33 642.62 667.57 663.20 667.21 Utilities ................................................................... 27.70 28.88 28.70 28.76 1,177.25 1,241.84 1,225.49 1,222.30 Information ............................................................... 23.81 24.58 24.51 24.58 857.16 902.09 887.26 892.25 Financial activities .................................................. 19.53 20.18 20.21 20.20 693.32 730.52 721.50 719.12 Professional and business services .................... 19.95 20.93 20.84 20.87 692.27 734.64 725.23 726.28 Education and health services ............................. 17.95 18.62 18.64 18.61 581.58 608.87 605.80 604.83 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 10.33 10.76 10.79 10.79 263.42 272.23 270.83 271.91 Other services ......................................................... 15.38 15.84 15.82 15.83 476.78 489.46 485.67 485.98 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. preliminary. NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the p= basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing NAICS 2002. See http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesnaics07.htm for more details. May 2008p ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted Percent change from: Apr. 2008- p May 2008 May 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008p May 2008p Total private: Current dollars ................................................ Constant (1982) dollars 2................................. $17.34 8.31 $17.75 8.26 $17.81 8.29 $17.87 8.28 $17.89 8.27 $17.94 N.A. 0.3 Goods-producing .......................................................... 18.63 18.98 19.04 19.12 19.11 19.14 .2 Natural resources and mining .............................................. 20.86 21.75 21.69 22.01 21.57 21.51 -.3 Construction ............................................................................ 20.91 21.38 21.47 21.56 21.60 21.68 .4 Manufacturing ......................................................................... Excluding overtime 4..................................................... 17.23 16.41 17.49 16.68 17.55 16.74 17.61 16.79 17.61 16.79 17.63 16.85 .1 .4 Durable goods ..................................................................... 18.16 18.41 18.49 18.54 18.57 18.60 .2 Nondurable goods ............................................................... 15.64 15.92 15.94 16.03 16.00 16.01 .1 Private service-providing ............................................. 17.01 17.44 17.50 17.55 17.59 17.64 .3 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 15.70 16.02 16.07 16.11 16.11 16.15 .2 Wholesale trade ................................................................... 19.39 19.97 20.00 20.03 20.03 19.99 -.2 Retail trade ........................................................................... 12.73 12.80 12.84 12.86 12.86 12.89 .2 Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 17.62 18.10 18.21 18.25 18.30 18.39 .5 Utilities ................................................................................... 27.69 28.61 28.58 28.77 28.55 28.78 .8 Information ............................................................................... 23.87 24.33 24.41 24.53 24.49 24.63 .6 Financial activities .................................................................. 19.59 20.00 20.05 20.11 20.17 20.24 .3 Professional and business services .................................... 20.02 20.53 20.63 20.74 20.84 20.93 .4 Education and health services ............................................. 17.99 18.54 18.59 18.61 18.65 18.70 .3 Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 10.32 10.67 10.73 10.74 10.78 10.80 .2 Other services ......................................................................... 15.33 15.74 15.76 15.77 15.78 15.80 .1 Industry 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series. 3 Change was -0.1 percent from Mar. 2008 to Apr. 2008, the latest month available. 4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half. 2 The (3) N.A. = not available. p = preliminary. NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing NAICS 2002. See http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesnaics07.htm for more details. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (2002=100) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted May 2007 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008p May 2008p May 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008p Percent May change from: 2008p Apr. 2008May 2008 p Total private ....................................... 107.1 106.3 106.4 107.1 107.1 107.4 107.3 107.6 107.2 107.1 -0.1 Goods-producing .......................................... 102.3 96.7 96.9 98.0 101.6 100.1 99.6 99.5 98.6 98.0 -.6 Natural resources and mining .............................. 132.6 134.3 131.5 132.8 132.6 136.0 135.8 138.5 134.1 134.0 -.1 Construction ............................................................ 117.1 103.2 104.7 108.7 114.6 111.4 110.3 110.4 109.0 107.7 -1.2 94.2 92.4 91.6 91.7 94.3 93.6 93.2 93.1 92.2 92.0 -.2 Durable goods ..................................................... 97.7 Wood products .................................................. 92.2 Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 98.6 Primary metals .................................................. 91.6 Fabricated metal products .............................. 103.6 Machinery .......................................................... 102.4 Computer and electronic products ................ 101.4 Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 88.2 Transportation equipment ............................... 99.2 Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 88.6 Furniture and related products ....................... 86.8 Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 90.9 95.4 80.9 94.1 91.8 104.3 104.8 103.0 87.9 93.5 79.0 80.5 90.7 94.8 81.2 94.5 90.6 103.2 104.3 102.4 87.3 92.5 77.8 79.1 90.3 94.3 82.3 95.6 89.6 103.1 103.1 100.5 87.8 91.8 77.3 78.9 90.5 97.2 91.2 97.3 91.7 103.8 102.2 101.8 88.5 98.2 86.8 86.9 91.0 96.6 85.7 96.8 90.3 104.9 105.8 101.5 88.5 95.8 81.9 82.0 91.2 96.1 84.9 95.7 89.9 104.6 105.4 101.8 87.8 95.9 82.0 80.9 89.5 95.9 83.3 97.7 91.3 104.5 104.5 102.9 88.4 93.2 78.6 81.1 90.8 94.8 82.3 95.3 90.3 103.6 104.2 102.8 87.8 91.5 76.6 80.0 90.6 94.4 81.3 94.3 89.5 103.6 103.1 100.6 88.8 91.4 76.6 79.6 90.6 -.4 -1.2 -1.0 -.9 .0 -1.1 -2.1 1.1 -.1 .0 -.5 .0 Nondurable goods ............................................... 88.7 Food manufacturing ......................................... 98.5 Beverages and tobacco products .................. 102.4 Textile mills ........................................................ 57.4 Textile product mills ......................................... 77.7 Apparel ............................................................... 62.4 Leather and allied products ............................ 71.5 Paper and paper products .............................. 85.0 Printing and related support activities ........... 90.7 Petroleum and coal products .......................... 96.5 Chemicals .......................................................... 93.4 Plastics and rubber products .......................... 90.9 87.3 97.9 85.6 51.4 74.8 56.7 71.4 85.9 90.2 92.8 96.9 88.3 86.9 97.5 86.3 49.0 73.1 56.4 72.2 86.1 89.2 93.2 96.3 87.7 87.5 98.7 92.1 49.9 73.1 56.3 74.9 85.2 88.8 95.3 96.7 88.5 89.5 100.7 103.1 57.0 77.9 61.8 70.4 85.3 91.5 95.6 93.6 90.8 88.7 101.0 89.4 51.7 72.7 58.2 71.9 87.9 90.2 96.8 96.0 89.0 88.4 101.1 87.1 51.6 73.5 57.8 70.4 87.4 89.1 98.2 95.5 89.1 88.6 101.3 90.4 51.0 74.3 56.4 70.5 87.0 90.1 96.6 97.1 88.5 88.0 101.3 88.6 49.3 72.5 56.2 71.9 86.9 89.6 94.9 96.2 87.8 88.1 101.0 91.5 49.6 72.8 55.4 72.7 86.4 89.6 94.6 96.8 88.0 .1 -.3 3.3 .6 .4 -1.4 1.1 -.6 .0 -.3 .6 .2 Private service-providing ............................. 108.6 109.0 108.7 109.4 108.9 109.7 109.3 109.7 109.8 109.7 -.1 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 103.9 103.4 102.9 103.8 104.4 105.3 104.8 105.0 104.8 104.4 -.4 Wholesale trade ................................................... 109.4 111.1 110.1 110.9 109.3 111.3 110.6 111.3 110.8 111.0 .2 Retail trade ........................................................... 100.5 98.8 98.4 99.4 101.3 101.6 100.9 101.1 100.8 100.3 -.5 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 108.4 108.5 107.9 108.8 108.9 108.9 109.5 109.5 109.6 109.1 -.5 Industry Manufacturing ......................................................... Utilities ................................................................... 96.4 98.0 97.7 97.9 96.1 98.7 97.7 99.2 97.7 97.8 .1 Information ............................................................... 99.2 100.8 99.1 99.5 100.0 99.9 99.6 100.5 100.0 100.2 .2 Financial activities .................................................. 107.5 108.9 107.5 107.6 108.8 108.2 108.2 108.3 108.5 108.8 .3 Professional and business services .................... 114.9 115.2 115.7 115.4 115.3 116.1 115.5 115.7 116.1 115.6 -.4 Education and health services ............................. 111.9 116.3 116.1 116.0 112.1 114.5 114.8 115.4 115.8 116.2 .3 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 112.8 108.8 110.3 113.6 111.3 111.6 111.8 111.9 112.1 112.1 .0 Other services ......................................................... 100.0 99.6 99.4 99.9 99.8 99.3 99.5 99.9 99.6 99.7 .1 1 See 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 dividing the current months estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate hours 2 Includes estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and production and nonsupervisory worker employment. Data reflect the conversion to the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing NAICS 2002. See http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesnaics07.htm for more details. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-6. Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (2002=100) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted May 2007 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008p May 2008p May 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008p Percent May change from: 2008p Apr. 2008May 2008 p Total private ....................................... 123.8 127.3 127.3 128.0 124.1 127.4 127.7 128.4 128.1 128.4 0.2 Goods-producing .......................................... 116.6 112.7 113.1 114.7 115.9 116.4 116.1 116.5 115.4 114.9 -.4 Natural resources and mining .............................. 160.9 173.9 166.3 164.9 160.9 172.0 171.2 177.2 168.2 167.6 -.4 Construction ............................................................ 131.8 119.5 121.4 126.6 129.4 128.6 127.9 128.5 127.1 126.1 -.8 Manufacturing ......................................................... 106.0 106.3 105.6 105.7 106.2 107.1 107.0 107.2 106.2 106.0 -.2 Durable goods ..................................................... 110.6 110.4 109.8 109.4 110.2 111.1 111.0 111.0 109.9 109.6 -.3 97.9 98.8 98.5 98.9 99.0 99.8 99.6 100.4 99.5 99.6 .1 Private service-providing ............................. 126.2 131.9 131.4 131.8 127.1 131.2 131.2 132.0 132.4 132.7 .2 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 116.2 119.2 118.5 119.4 117.0 120.3 120.1 120.7 120.5 120.2 -.2 Wholesale trade ................................................... 124.3 131.4 129.6 129.7 124.9 130.9 130.3 131.3 130.7 130.7 .0 Retail trade ........................................................... 109.7 109.3 108.9 109.8 110.6 111.4 111.0 111.4 111.1 110.8 -.3 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 120.5 125.2 125.1 126.5 121.7 125.1 126.4 126.8 127.2 127.3 .1 Utilities ................................................................... 111.5 118.1 117.0 117.5 111.1 117.8 116.5 119.1 116.5 117.5 .9 Information ............................................................... 116.9 122.7 120.3 121.1 118.2 120.3 120.3 122.1 121.3 122.1 .7 Financial activities .................................................. 129.8 135.9 134.4 134.4 131.8 133.8 134.1 134.6 135.4 136.1 .5 Professional and business services .................... 136.3 143.5 143.5 143.4 137.3 141.8 141.8 142.8 143.9 143.9 .0 Education and health services ............................. 132.0 142.3 142.2 141.9 132.6 139.5 140.3 141.2 142.0 142.9 .6 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 132.4 132.9 135.1 139.1 130.5 135.2 136.2 136.5 137.2 137.5 .2 Other services ......................................................... 112.1 114.9 114.5 115.3 111.5 113.9 114.2 114.8 114.5 114.8 .3 Industry Nondurable goods ............................................... 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. preliminary. NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current months estimates of aggregate payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate payroll estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production and nonsupervisory p= worker employment. Data reflect the conversion to the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing NAICS 2002. See http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesnaics07.htm for more details. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-7. Diffusion indexes of employment change (Percent) Time span Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Private nonfarm payrolls, 274 industries 1 Over 1-month span: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... 50.5 52.2 65.1 51.6 45.4 50.5 60.6 60.9 51.8 41.4 64.1 54.2 64.4 52.7 47.4 62.6 58.2 59.3 51.1 p 48.0 61.7 55.8 53.3 56.6 p 45.4 58.9 58.2 52.7 50.4 56.0 58.0 60.4 52.2 50.0 61.3 58.9 51.6 56.9 54.7 53.5 56.4 56.9 53.6 55.8 54.6 51.3 62.4 57.1 48.2 51.8 54.7 56.0 48.5 54.4 52.2 67.2 58.4 46.7 52.9 55.5 66.2 54.7 42.7 57.3 57.5 66.6 55.3 42.3 63.5 60.8 65.5 54.7 p 45.1 68.8 58.9 60.6 56.2 p 44.9 66.6 61.9 58.2 53.3 61.3 60.4 56.0 53.1 56.4 63.9 58.9 54.7 57.7 61.1 55.7 58.4 59.5 54.4 56.4 56.8 61.9 54.9 57.1 54.7 54.6 61.3 58.4 52.4 50.0 54.6 63.1 59.1 51.5 51.6 57.3 64.4 56.4 49.8 55.3 56.8 67.2 57.5 44.7 60.9 57.5 67.0 56.8 p 47.8 63.7 57.5 64.4 58.8 p 44.0 65.1 58.2 66.4 58.2 65.1 64.4 61.5 56.2 63.9 62.8 61.7 58.0 60.4 62.0 60.4 58.2 61.7 59.3 59.7 57.1 58.2 61.5 60.8 54.6 56.0 62.0 56.0 53.8 40.5 60.6 67.2 62.6 53.8 42.3 60.8 65.1 59.1 54.6 45.1 59.7 65.5 60.4 52.6 48.9 58.9 62.6 58.9 p 50.9 51.3 58.0 64.8 59.5 p 47.8 58.2 60.0 66.4 58.4 57.5 60.9 64.4 57.5 55.7 63.3 64.4 58.8 57.3 60.4 66.2 61.7 58.8 58.9 65.1 60.4 60.6 59.5 64.4 59.9 60.8 61.7 65.5 57.7 Over 3-month span: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... Over 6-month span: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... Over 12-month span: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries 1 Over 1-month span: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... 43.5 36.3 57.7 47.6 40.5 47.6 48.8 45.8 35.7 28.6 47.0 42.9 54.8 30.4 38.1 63.7 44.6 48.8 29.8 p 33.9 50.6 42.3 38.1 37.5 p 33.3 51.2 35.1 53.0 39.3 58.3 38.1 50.6 41.7 42.9 47.0 44.0 33.3 42.9 45.8 36.3 40.5 48.2 46.4 40.5 45.2 42.3 47.0 38.1 44.6 39.9 47.0 39.3 36.3 41.1 38.1 54.8 33.9 35.7 40.5 39.3 52.4 28.6 27.4 43.5 42.3 47.6 32.1 26.8 56.5 44.6 48.8 27.4 p 28.6 58.9 36.3 44.6 29.8 p 24.4 61.3 37.5 50.6 32.7 57.7 33.3 42.9 31.0 47.0 39.9 47.6 34.5 46.4 45.8 36.3 32.1 41.7 41.7 37.5 39.3 44.6 38.7 32.1 44.0 38.7 49.4 34.5 41.7 29.2 33.9 42.9 34.5 34.5 31.5 38.1 45.2 27.4 33.9 32.7 35.1 50.6 23.8 32.1 44.6 36.9 47.6 27.4 p 28.6 49.4 32.1 48.2 31.5 p 22.0 54.8 32.1 47.6 34.5 59.5 41.7 46.4 33.3 56.0 35.7 48.8 31.0 51.2 36.3 43.5 29.2 51.8 36.9 41.7 35.1 44.0 37.5 38.7 34.5 38.7 42.3 29.8 32.7 13.1 44.6 44.6 39.3 29.8 14.3 43.5 40.5 36.3 29.8 13.1 41.7 40.5 36.9 29.8 20.2 40.5 39.3 28.6 p 25.0 23.2 36.3 39.3 29.8 p 26.2 35.7 35.1 44.6 26.2 36.9 32.1 41.7 26.8 38.1 33.9 42.3 29.2 36.9 32.7 46.4 30.4 44.0 33.3 48.2 29.8 44.6 33.3 45.2 33.3 44.6 38.1 44.0 33.9 Over 3-month span: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... Over 6-month span: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... Over 12-month span: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... 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. Data reflect the conversion to the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing NAICS 2002. See http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesnaics07.htm for more details.
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