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News United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Washington, D.C. 20212 Technical information: Household data: (202) 691-6378 http://www.bls.gov/cps/ USDL 09-0588 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 5, 2009. THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: MAY 2009 Nonfarm payroll employment fell by 345,000 in May, about half the average monthly decline for the prior 6 months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The unemployment rate continued to rise, increasing from 8.9 to 9.4 percent. Steep job losses continued in manufacturing, while declines moderated in construction and several service-providing industries. Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, May 2007 – May 2009 Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month change, seasonally adjusted, May 2007 – May 2009 Percent Thousands 10.0 400 9.0 200 8.0 0 7.0 -200 6.0 -400 5.0 -600 4.0 -800 May-07 Aug-07 Nov-07 Feb-08 May-08 Aug-08 Nov-08 Feb-09 May-09 May-07 Aug-07 Nov-07 Feb-08 May-08 Aug-08 Nov-08 Feb-09 May-09 Unemployment (Household Survey Data) The number of unemployed persons increased by 787,000 to 14.5 million in May, and the unemployment rate rose to 9.4 percent. Since the start of the recession in December 2007, the number of unemployed persons has risen by 7.0 million, and the unemployment rate has grown by 4.5 percentage points. (See table A-1.) Unemployment rates rose in May for adult men (9.8 percent), adult women (7.5 percent), whites (8.6 percent), and Hispanics (12.7 percent). The jobless rates for teenagers (22.7 percent) and blacks (14.9 percent) were little changed over the month. The unemployment rate for Asians was 6.7 percent in May, not seasonally adjusted, up from 3.8 percent a year earlier. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) 2 Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Quarterly averages Category IV 2008 I 2009 Monthly data Mar. 2009 May 2009 Apr.-May change 155,081 140,570 14,511 80,371 350 -437 787 -170 8.9 9.4 7.1 21.5 8.0 15.0 11.3 9.4 9.8 7.5 22.7 8.6 14.9 12.7 0.5 .4 .4 1.2 .6 -.1 1.4 p 132,496 p 19,246 p 6,362 p 12,142 p 113,250 p 14,836 p 16,799 p 19,171 p 13,164 p 22,635 p 132,151 p 19,021 p 6,303 p 11,986 p 113,130 p 14,818 p 16,748 p 19,215 p 13,167 p 22,628 p -345 p -225 p -59 p -156 p -120 p -18 p -51 p 44 p3 p -7 p 33.1 p 39.3 p 2.7 p -0.1 p -.2 p .0 Apr. 2009 Labor force status HOUSEHOLD DATA Civilian labor force …………….…………… 154,648 Employment …………………….………… 144,046 Unemployment ……………….…………… 10,602 Not in labor force ………………….………… 80,177 153,993 141,578 12,415 80,920 154,048 140,887 13,161 81,038 154,731 141,007 13,724 80,541 Unemployment rates All workers ……………….……………....… Adult men …………………....……...…… Adult women ………….…………………… Teenagers ………….………………...…… White ……….………….…...…………… Black or African American ………….…… Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ………..…… 6.9 6.8 5.6 20.7 6.3 11.5 8.9 8.1 8.2 6.7 21.3 7.4 13.1 10.7 8.5 8.8 7.0 21.7 7.9 13.3 11.4 Employment ESTABLISHMENT DATA Nonfarm employment ……….……...……… 135,727 Goods-producing 1…...…...……………… 20,803 Construction ..…...…………….………… 6,949 Manufacturing …………………....…… 13,062 Service-providing 1 ………...……..……… 114,924 Retail trade 2 …...…………….…..…… 15,127 Professional and business service ….....… 17,485 Education and health services …..…….… 19,035 Leisure and hospitality …...……………. 13,348 Government ………...…………………… 22,538 133,662 19,826 6,590 12,468 113,835 14,933 17,048 19,138 13,235 22,543 133,000 19,520 6,470 12,296 113,480 14,872 16,910 19,158 13,202 22,543 Hours of work 3 Total private ……...…………...…………… Manufacturing …………….……...……… Overtime ……...………………..…….… 33.4 40.2 3.2 33.2 39.6 2.7 33.1 39.4 2.6 p 33.2 p 39.5 p 2.7 Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 3 Total private ……...………………….……… 104.1 101.7 100.7 p 100.4 p 99.7 p -0.7 p $18.54 p 613.67 p $0.02 p -1.19 Earnings 3 Average hourly earnings, total private …...… Average weekly earnings, total private ……. 1 $18.34 612.55 $18.46 613.60 $18.50 612.35 p $18.52 p 614.86 Includes other industries, not shown separately. Quarterly averages and the over-the-month change are calculated using unrounded data. 3 Data relate to private production and nonsupervisory workers. p = preliminary. 2 3 Among the unemployed, the number of job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs rose by 732,000 in May to 9.5 million. This group has increased by 5.8 million since the start of the recession. (See table A-8.) The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) increased by 268,000 over the month to 3.9 million and has tripled since the start of the recession. (See table A-9.) Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) In May, the civilian labor force participation rate was about unchanged at 65.9 percent. The employment-population ratio, at 59.7 percent, continued to trend down. The ratio has declined by 3.0 percentage points since December 2007. (See table A-1.) The number of persons working part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) was little changed in May at 9.1 million. The number of such workers has risen by 4.4 million during the recession. (See table A-5.) Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) About 2.2 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally attached to the labor force in May, 794,000 more than a year earlier. These individuals wanted and were available for work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. Among the marginally attached, there were 792,000 discouraged workers in May, up by 392,000 from a year earlier. Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The other 1.4 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in 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 declined by 345,000 in May to 132.2 million. The decline was about half of the average monthly job loss for the prior 6 months (-643,000). Since the recession began in December 2007, payroll employment has fallen by 6.0 million. In May, job losses continued to be widespread across major industry sectors. Steep job losses continued in manufacturing, while the rate of decline moderated in several industries, including construction, professional and business services, and retail trade. (See table B-1.) Manufacturing employment fell by 156,000 in May. Job losses occurred in most component industries. Three durable goods industries—motor vehicles and parts (-30,000), machinery (-26,000), and fabricated metal products (-19,000)—accounted for about half of the overall decline in factory employment. Since its most recent peak in February 2000, employment in motor vehicles and parts has fallen by about 50 percent. Mining shed 11,000 jobs in May, about the same number as in April. Employment in construction decreased by 59,000 in May, compared with an average monthly job loss of 117,000 in the industry for the previous 6 months. In May, employment fell in nonresidential specialty trade contractors (-30,000) and in residential construction of buildings (-11,000). 4 Job losses in professional and business services moderated in May, with the industry shedding 51,000 jobs. This compares with an average loss of 136,000 jobs per month in the prior 6 months. The temporary help services industry, which had been dropping an average of 73,000 jobs per month over this period, saw little employment change in May (-7,000). Employment in leisure and hospitality was flat over the month. The industry had lost an average of 39,000 jobs per month during the prior 6 months. Retail trade employment was down by 18,000 in May; job cutbacks in retail trade have moderated markedly in the past 2 months. Employment in wholesale trade fell by 22,000 over the month, with over half of the decrease (-14,000) among durable goods wholesalers. Financial activities employment continued to decrease in May (-30,000). Securities lost 10,000 jobs and real estate lost 9,000. Employment in credit intermediation continued to trend down, although the May job loss was well below the average job loss for the prior 6 months. Employment in information decreased by 24,000 in May. Health care employment increased by 24,000 in May, about in line with its average monthly job growth so far in 2009. Employment in government changed little in May. The change in total nonfarm employment for March was revised from -699,000 to -652,000, and the change for April was revised from -539,000 to -504,000. Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data) In May, the average workweek for production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls edged down by 0.1 hour to 33.1 hours, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek decreased by 0.2 hour to 39.3 hours, and factory overtime was unchanged at 2.7 hours. (See table B-2.) The index of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls fell by 0.7 percent in May. The manufacturing index declined by 2.1 percent over the month. (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 were essentially unchanged at $18.54, seasonally adjusted. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings increased by 3.1 percent, while average weekly earnings rose by only 1.2 percent, reflecting a decline in the average workweek. (See table B-3.) ______________________________ The Employment Situation for June 2009 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, July 2, 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 107,000 is statistically significant in the establishment survey, while the threshold for a statistically significant change in the household survey is about 400,000. However, the household survey has a more expansive scope than the establishment survey because it includes the self-employed, unpaid family workers, agricultural workers, and private household workers, who are excluded by the establishment survey. The household survey also provides estimates of employment for demographic groups. Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys? Neither the establishment nor household survey is designed to identify the legal status of workers. Thus, while it is likely that both surveys include at least some undocumented immigrants, it is not possible to determine how many are counted in either survey. The household survey does include questions about whether respondents were born outside the United States. Data from these questions show that foreign-born workers accounted for 15.6 percent of the labor force in 2008. Why does the establishment survey have revisions? The establishment survey revises published estimates to improve its data series by incorporating additional information that was not available at the time of the initial publication of the estimates. The establishment survey revises its initial monthly estimates twice, in the immediately succeeding 2 months, to incorporate additional sample receipts from respondents in the survey and recalculated seasonal adjustment factors. For more information on the monthly revisions, please visit http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesrevinfo.htm. On an annual basis, the establishment survey incorporates a benchmark revision that re-anchors estimates to nearly complete employment counts available from unemployment insurance tax records. The benchmark helps to control for sampling and modeling errors in the estimates. For more information on the annual benchmark revision, please visit http://www.bls.gov/web/cesbmart.htm. Does the establishment survey sample include small firms? Yes; about 40 percent of the establishment survey sample is comprised of business establishments with fewer than 20 employees. The establishment survey sample is designed to maximize the reliability of the total nonfarm employment estimate; firms from all size classes and industries are appropriately sampled to achieve that goal. Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses? Yes; monthly establishment survey estimates include an adjustment to account for the net employment change generated by business births and deaths. The adjustment comes from an econometric model that forecasts the monthly net jobs impact of business births and deaths based on the actual past 6 values of the net impact that can be observed with a lag from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. The establishment survey uses modeling rather than sampling for this purpose because the survey is not immediately able to bring new businesses into the sample. There is an unavoidable lag between the birth of a new firm and its appearance on the sampling frame and availability for selection. BLS adds new businesses to the survey twice a year. Is the count of unemployed persons limited to just those people receiving unemployment insurance benefits? No; the estimate of unemployment is based on a monthly sample survey of households. All persons who are without jobs and are actively seeking and available to work are included among the unemployed. (People on temporary layoff are included even if they do not actively seek work.) There is no requirement or question relating to unemployment insurance benefits in the monthly survey. Does the official unemployment rate exclude people who have stopped looking for work? Yes; however, there are separate estimates of persons outside the labor force who want a job, including those who have stopped looking because they believe no jobs are available (discouraged workers). In addition, alternative measures of labor underutilization (discouraged workers and other groups not officially counted as unemployed) are published each month in the Employment Situation news release. Technical Note This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics survey (establishment survey). The household survey provides the information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about 60,000 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The establishment survey provides the information on the employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This information is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation with state agencies. The sample includes about 160,000 businesses and government agencies covering approximately 400,000 individual worksites. The active sample includes about one-third of all nonfarm payroll workers. The sample is drawn from a sampling frame of unemployment insurance tax accounts. For both surveys, the data for a given month relate to a particular week or pay period. In the household survey, the reference week is generally the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month. In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week. force. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the employed as a percent of the population. Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn from private nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as federal, state, and local government entities. Employees on nonfarm payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay period, including persons on paid leave. Persons are counted in each job they hold. Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing sector. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Differences in employment estimates. The numerous conceptual and methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the surveys. Among these are: • The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed, unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed. These groups are excluded from the establishment survey. • The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed. The establishment survey does not. • The household survey is limited to workers 16 years of age and older. The establishment survey is not limited by age. • The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because individuals are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job and thus appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each appearance. Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population. Based on responses to a series of questions on work and job search activities, each person 16 years and over in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid employees during the reference week; worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours in a family business or farm. People are also counted as employed if they were temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather, vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons. People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following criteria: They had no employment during the reference week; they were available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons laid off from a job and expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The unemployment data derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits. The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor force. The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the labor Seasonal adjustment Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production, harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very large; seasonal fluctuations may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month changes in unemployment. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by adjusting the statistics from month to month. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. For example, the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined. However, because the effect of students finishing school in previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be adjusted to allow for a comparable change. Insofar as the seasonal adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in economic activity. Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the household and establishment surveys. However, the adjusted series for many major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most supersectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more detailed age categories. For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated each month, using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the current month. In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to adjust only the current month's data. In the establishment survey, however, new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent monthly estimates. In both surveys, revisions to historical data are made once a year. Reliability of the estimates Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the "true" population values they represent. The exact difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus 430,000. Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000 from one month to the next. The 90-percent confidence interval on the monthly change would range from -330,000 to 530,000 (100,000 +/- 430,000). These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the "true" over-the-month change lies within this interval. Since this range includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that employment had, in fact, increased. If, however, the reported employment rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90percent confidence interval would be greater than zero. In this case, it is likely (at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact, occurred. At an unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/-280,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/-.19 percentage point. In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates which are based on a small number of observations. The precision of estimates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as for quarterly and annual averages. The seasonal adjustment process can also improve the stability of the monthly estimates. The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2 months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. It is only after two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final. Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business births. The first component uses business deaths to impute employment for business births. This is incorporated into the sample-based link relative estimate procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of business, but imputing to them the same trend as the other firms in the sample. The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the residual net birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation. The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was derived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past 5 years. The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program. The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a rough proxy for total survey error. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in the classification of industries. Over the past decade, absolute benchmark revisions for total nonfarm employment have averaged 0.2 percent, with a range from 0.1 percent to 0.6 percent. Other information Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; TDD message referral phone: 1-800-8778339. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age (Numbers in thousands) Seasonally adjusted 1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age May 2008 Apr. 2009 May 2009 May 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009 May 2009 233,405 154,003 66.0 145,927 62.5 8,076 5.2 79,402 5,393 235,271 153,834 65.4 140,586 59.8 13,248 8.6 81,437 5,868 235,452 154,336 65.5 140,363 59.6 13,973 9.1 81,116 6,612 233,405 154,510 66.2 145,974 62.5 8,536 5.5 78,895 4,813 234,739 153,716 65.5 142,099 60.5 11,616 7.6 81,023 5,643 234,913 154,214 65.6 141,748 60.3 12,467 8.1 80,699 5,645 235,086 154,048 65.5 140,887 59.9 13,161 8.5 81,038 5,814 235,271 154,731 65.8 141,007 59.9 13,724 8.9 80,541 5,935 235,452 155,081 65.9 140,570 59.7 14,511 9.4 80,371 5,861 112,912 82,443 73.0 77,983 69.1 4,459 5.4 30,470 113,857 81,878 71.9 73,771 64.8 8,107 9.9 31,979 113,953 82,408 72.3 74,009 64.9 8,399 10.2 31,545 112,912 82,627 73.2 77,932 69.0 4,695 5.7 30,285 113,573 81,863 72.1 75,092 66.1 6,771 8.3 31,710 113,666 81,994 72.1 74,777 65.8 7,217 8.8 31,672 113,758 81,804 71.9 74,053 65.1 7,751 9.5 31,954 113,857 82,358 72.3 74,116 65.1 8,242 10.0 31,498 113,953 82,724 72.6 74,033 65.0 8,691 10.5 31,229 104,258 78,859 75.6 75,152 72.1 3,708 4.7 25,399 105,196 78,811 74.9 71,468 67.9 7,343 9.3 26,386 105,299 79,156 75.2 71,645 68.0 7,511 9.5 26,144 104,258 78,913 75.7 74,992 71.9 3,921 5.0 25,345 104,902 78,585 74.9 72,613 69.2 5,972 7.6 26,318 104,999 78,687 74.9 72,293 68.9 6,394 8.1 26,312 105,095 78,578 74.8 71,655 68.2 6,923 8.8 26,516 105,196 79,081 75.2 71,678 68.1 7,403 9.4 26,115 105,299 79,395 75.4 71,593 68.0 7,802 9.8 25,904 120,493 71,560 59.4 67,943 56.4 3,617 5.1 48,932 121,415 71,956 59.3 66,815 55.0 5,141 7.1 49,458 121,499 71,929 59.2 66,354 54.6 5,574 7.7 49,570 120,493 71,883 59.7 68,042 56.5 3,841 5.3 48,610 121,166 71,853 59.3 67,007 55.3 4,845 6.7 49,313 121,247 72,220 59.6 66,970 55.2 5,250 7.3 49,027 121,328 72,244 59.5 66,834 55.1 5,410 7.5 49,084 121,415 72,372 59.6 66,890 55.1 5,482 7.6 49,042 121,499 72,357 59.6 66,537 54.8 5,820 8.0 49,142 112,083 68,124 60.8 65,115 58.1 3,008 4.4 43,959 112,999 68,957 61.0 64,318 56.9 4,639 6.7 44,041 113,089 68,751 60.8 63,809 56.4 4,942 7.2 44,338 112,083 68,367 61.0 65,114 58.1 3,252 4.8 43,716 112,738 68,584 60.8 64,298 57.0 4,286 6.2 44,154 112,824 68,917 61.1 64,271 57.0 4,646 6.7 43,907 112,908 68,977 61.1 64,148 56.8 4,828 7.0 43,931 112,999 69,148 61.2 64,226 56.8 4,922 7.1 43,850 113,089 69,112 61.1 63,895 56.5 5,217 7.5 43,976 17,064 7,020 41.1 5,660 33.2 1,360 19.4 10,044 17,076 6,066 35.5 4,799 28.1 1,267 20.9 11,010 17,064 6,430 37.7 4,910 28.8 1,520 23.6 10,634 17,064 7,231 42.4 5,868 34.4 1,363 18.9 9,834 17,098 6,547 38.3 5,188 30.3 1,359 20.8 10,551 17,090 6,610 38.7 5,184 30.3 1,427 21.6 10,480 17,083 6,493 38.0 5,083 29.8 1,410 21.7 10,590 17,076 6,501 38.1 5,103 29.9 1,398 21.5 10,575 17,064 6,573 38.5 5,082 29.8 1,491 22.7 10,491 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 2008 Apr. 2009 May 2009 May 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009 May 2009 189,281 125,415 66.3 119,603 63.2 5,812 4.6 63,866 190,552 125,316 65.8 115,587 60.7 9,729 7.8 65,235 190,667 125,841 66.0 115,444 60.5 10,398 8.3 64,826 189,281 125,759 66.4 119,611 63.2 6,148 4.9 63,523 190,225 125,312 65.9 116,692 61.3 8,621 6.9 64,913 190,331 125,703 66.0 116,481 61.2 9,222 7.3 64,628 190,436 125,599 66.0 115,693 60.8 9,906 7.9 64,837 190,552 126,110 66.2 115,977 60.9 10,133 8.0 64,441 190,667 126,423 66.3 115,561 60.6 10,862 8.6 64,244 65,416 76.1 62,671 72.9 2,744 4.2 65,298 75.4 59,847 69.1 5,451 8.3 65,631 75.7 59,932 69.2 5,699 8.7 65,392 76.1 62,476 72.7 2,916 4.5 65,126 75.4 60,683 70.2 4,443 6.8 65,180 75.4 60,361 69.8 4,819 7.4 65,032 75.2 59,811 69.1 5,221 8.0 65,509 75.7 59,967 69.3 5,543 8.5 65,766 75.9 59,820 69.0 5,946 9.0 54,230 60.1 52,159 57.8 2,071 3.8 55,033 60.5 51,692 56.9 3,341 6.1 54,875 60.3 51,303 56.4 3,573 6.5 54,434 60.3 52,182 57.8 2,252 4.1 54,786 60.4 51,601 56.9 3,185 5.8 54,967 60.5 51,624 56.9 3,344 6.1 55,115 60.7 51,519 56.7 3,596 6.5 55,227 60.8 51,695 56.9 3,533 6.4 55,192 60.7 51,385 56.5 3,807 6.9 5,769 44.1 4,772 36.5 996 17.3 4,986 38.2 4,049 31.0 937 18.8 5,335 40.9 4,209 32.2 1,126 21.1 5,933 45.4 4,953 37.9 980 16.5 5,400 41.3 4,408 33.7 993 18.4 5,556 42.5 4,497 34.4 1,059 19.1 5,452 41.7 4,363 33.4 1,089 20.0 5,374 41.1 4,316 33.0 1,058 19.7 5,465 41.9 4,356 33.4 1,108 20.3 27,780 17,676 63.6 16,015 57.6 1,661 9.4 10,105 28,153 17,670 62.8 15,119 53.7 2,551 14.4 10,483 28,184 17,649 62.6 15,047 53.4 2,603 14.7 10,534 27,780 17,737 63.8 16,009 57.6 1,728 9.7 10,043 28,052 17,791 63.4 15,546 55.4 2,245 12.6 10,261 28,085 17,703 63.0 15,336 54.6 2,368 13.4 10,382 28,118 17,542 62.4 15,212 54.1 2,330 13.3 10,576 28,153 17,816 63.3 15,142 53.8 2,673 15.0 10,337 28,184 17,737 62.9 15,095 53.6 2,642 14.9 10,446 7,880 70.6 7,182 64.3 698 8.9 7,932 70.0 6,567 58.0 1,365 17.2 7,939 70.0 6,621 58.3 1,319 16.6 7,917 70.9 7,192 64.4 725 9.2 7,979 70.7 6,850 60.7 1,129 14.1 7,949 70.4 6,762 59.9 1,187 14.9 7,917 70.0 6,700 59.2 1,218 15.4 7,990 70.5 6,620 58.4 1,370 17.2 8,000 70.5 6,656 58.7 1,345 16.8 8,988 64.5 8,284 59.4 704 7.8 9,023 63.9 8,076 57.2 947 10.5 8,987 63.5 7,993 56.5 995 11.1 8,997 64.5 8,260 59.2 737 8.2 9,022 64.1 8,194 58.2 828 9.2 9,006 63.9 8,115 57.6 890 9.9 8,932 63.3 8,045 57.0 887 9.9 9,064 64.1 8,025 56.8 1,038 11.5 9,000 63.6 7,993 56.5 1,007 11.2 808 30.2 548 20.5 259 32.1 714 26.5 475 17.7 239 33.5 723 26.9 433 16.1 290 40.1 823 30.8 557 20.8 266 32.3 790 29.4 502 18.6 288 36.5 749 27.8 459 17.0 290 38.8 692 25.7 467 17.4 225 32.5 762 28.3 497 18.5 265 34.7 736 27.4 446 16.6 290 39.4 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 2008 Apr. 2009 May 2009 May 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009 May 2009 10,669 7,156 67.1 6,881 64.5 275 3.8 3,513 10,788 7,128 66.1 6,659 61.7 469 6.6 3,660 10,855 7,170 66.1 6,690 61.6 480 6.7 3,685 (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 2008 Apr. 2009 May 2009 May 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009 May 2009 31,998 22,104 69.1 20,699 64.7 1,405 6.4 9,894 32,671 22,317 68.3 19,895 60.9 2,422 10.9 10,354 32,753 22,299 68.1 19,673 60.1 2,626 11.8 10,455 31,998 22,125 69.1 20,565 64.3 1,560 7.0 9,873 32,417 21,931 67.7 19,800 61.1 2,132 9.7 10,486 32,501 22,100 68.0 19,684 60.6 2,416 10.9 10,401 32,585 22,175 68.1 19,640 60.3 2,536 11.4 10,410 32,671 22,376 68.5 19,854 60.8 2,521 11.3 10,295 32,753 22,438 68.5 19,595 59.8 2,843 12.7 10,315 12,627 84.7 11,893 79.8 734 5.8 12,698 83.6 11,407 75.1 1,291 10.2 12,739 83.6 11,330 74.4 1,409 11.1 (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) 8,346 59.3 7,874 56.0 473 5.7 8,601 59.9 7,740 53.9 860 10.0 8,510 59.1 7,619 52.9 891 10.5 (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) 1,131 37.4 933 30.8 198 17.5 1,018 32.8 748 24.1 270 26.5 1,050 33.7 724 23.3 326 31.0 (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 2008 Apr. 2009 May 2009 May 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009 May 2009 12,423 46.5 11,512 43.1 911 7.3 12,180 46.2 10,399 39.5 1,781 14.6 12,402 46.6 10,667 40.1 1,736 14.0 12,139 45.4 11,117 41.6 1,022 8.4 12,024 45.9 10,577 40.4 1,446 12.0 11,955 46.4 10,445 40.5 1,510 12.6 11,997 45.7 10,399 39.6 1,598 13.3 12,027 45.7 10,251 38.9 1,776 14.8 12,210 45.9 10,321 38.8 1,889 15.5 38,198 62.6 36,387 59.6 1,811 4.7 38,300 62.4 34,733 56.6 3,568 9.3 38,436 62.6 34,827 56.7 3,609 9.4 38,219 62.6 36,233 59.3 1,987 5.2 38,675 62.4 35,599 57.4 3,075 8.0 38,463 62.2 35,270 57.1 3,193 8.3 38,434 62.3 34,981 56.7 3,454 9.0 38,687 63.0 35,086 57.1 3,601 9.3 38,757 63.1 34,881 56.8 3,875 10.0 36,565 72.0 35,101 69.1 1,464 4.0 36,917 71.6 34,169 66.3 2,748 7.4 36,621 71.2 33,914 66.0 2,707 7.4 36,719 72.3 35,152 69.2 1,566 4.3 36,693 72.0 34,433 67.6 2,260 6.2 37,362 72.1 34,738 67.1 2,624 7.0 36,921 71.8 34,267 66.6 2,653 7.2 36,959 71.7 34,207 66.4 2,752 7.4 36,860 71.7 34,013 66.2 2,847 7.7 44,612 77.8 43,673 76.1 939 2.1 45,377 77.6 43,547 74.5 1,831 4.0 45,438 77.7 43,368 74.1 2,070 4.6 44,539 77.6 43,535 75.9 1,004 2.3 45,208 77.8 43,474 74.8 1,735 3.8 45,027 77.6 43,177 74.4 1,850 4.1 45,401 78.1 43,431 74.7 1,970 4.3 45,442 77.7 43,466 74.4 1,977 4.4 45,500 77.8 43,332 74.1 2,167 4.8 Less than a high school diploma Civilian labor force .......................................................... Participation rate ......................................................... Employed ...................................................................... Employment-population ratio ...................................... Unemployed ................................................................. Unemployment rate .................................................... High school graduates, no college 1 Civilian labor force .......................................................... Participation rate ......................................................... Employed ...................................................................... Employment-population ratio ...................................... Unemployed ................................................................. Unemployment rate .................................................... Some college or associate degree Civilian labor force .......................................................... Participation rate ......................................................... Employed ...................................................................... Employment-population ratio ...................................... Unemployed ................................................................. Unemployment rate .................................................... Bachelor’s degree and higher 2 Civilian labor force .......................................................... Participation rate ......................................................... Employed ...................................................................... Employment-population ratio ...................................... Unemployed ................................................................. Unemployment rate .................................................... 1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 2 Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-5. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Category May 2008 Apr. 2009 May 2009 May 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009 May 2009 CLASS OF WORKER Agriculture and related industries ................................... Wage and salary workers ............................................. Self-employed workers ................................................. Unpaid family workers .................................................. 2,160 1,264 865 31 2,087 1,164 894 29 2,205 1,278 901 26 2,136 1,247 849 (1) 2,149 1,233 903 (1) 2,148 1,244 875 (1) 2,050 1,167 875 (1) 2,134 1,209 887 (1) 2,173 1,256 882 (1) Nonagricultural industries ............................................... Wage and salary workers ............................................. Government ................................................................ Private industries ........................................................ Private households ................................................... Other industries ........................................................ Self-employed workers ................................................. Unpaid family workers .................................................. 143,767 134,164 21,601 112,563 774 111,789 9,470 132 138,498 129,381 21,548 107,832 716 107,116 9,063 54 138,158 128,997 21,607 107,389 779 106,610 9,099 63 143,830 134,328 21,253 113,063 (1) 112,271 9,383 (1) 139,952 131,110 21,237 109,997 (1) 109,217 8,816 (1) 139,579 130,465 21,192 109,311 (1) 108,574 8,962 (1) 138,842 129,478 20,904 108,674 (1) 107,898 9,184 (1) 138,828 129,724 21,211 108,555 (1) 107,813 9,052 (1) 138,296 129,298 21,247 108,054 (1) 107,238 8,990 (1) All industries: Part time for economic reasons .................................. Slack work or business conditions ........................... Could only find part-time work ................................. Part time for noneconomic reasons ............................ 5,096 3,560 1,264 19,708 8,648 6,533 1,852 19,644 8,785 6,647 1,898 19,111 5,290 3,658 1,305 19,396 7,839 5,766 1,667 18,864 8,626 6,443 1,764 18,855 9,049 6,857 1,839 18,833 8,910 6,699 1,810 19,065 9,084 6,794 1,922 18,872 Nonagricultural industries: Part time for economic reasons .................................. Slack work or business conditions ........................... Could only find part-time work ................................. Part time for noneconomic reasons ............................ 5,046 3,522 1,261 19,350 8,556 6,462 1,842 19,282 8,663 6,552 1,886 18,783 5,218 3,599 1,297 18,997 7,705 5,660 1,658 18,567 8,543 6,390 1,760 18,562 8,942 6,773 1,850 18,493 8,826 6,650 1,802 18,661 8,928 6,681 1,909 18,502 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 2008 Apr. 2009 May 2009 May 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009 May 2009 Total, 16 years and over ................................................. 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 20 years and over ......................................................... 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 25 years and over ....................................................... 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 55 years and over ..................................................... 145,927 5,660 1,919 3,741 140,267 13,595 126,672 99,993 31,573 33,820 34,601 26,679 140,586 4,799 1,585 3,214 135,786 12,939 122,847 95,761 30,092 31,811 33,859 27,086 140,363 4,910 1,704 3,206 135,453 12,678 122,775 95,461 29,936 31,764 33,761 27,314 145,974 5,868 2,048 3,790 140,106 13,696 126,372 99,746 31,524 33,689 34,533 26,626 142,099 5,188 1,741 3,441 136,911 13,050 123,911 96,693 30,449 32,308 33,936 27,218 141,748 5,184 1,854 3,348 136,564 13,157 123,302 96,255 30,369 31,999 33,888 27,047 140,887 5,083 1,755 3,300 135,804 13,090 122,662 95,720 30,211 31,746 33,763 26,942 141,007 5,103 1,737 3,353 135,904 13,090 122,838 95,805 30,140 31,770 33,896 27,032 140,570 5,082 1,795 3,260 135,488 12,842 122,650 95,394 29,955 31,681 33,758 27,256 Men, 16 years and over .................................................. 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 20 years and over ......................................................... 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 25 years and over ....................................................... 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 55 years and over ..................................................... 77,983 2,832 927 1,904 75,152 7,215 67,937 53,797 17,357 18,210 18,230 14,140 73,771 2,303 747 1,555 71,468 6,612 64,856 50,700 16,122 17,024 17,555 14,156 74,009 2,364 821 1,543 71,645 6,531 65,113 50,743 16,090 17,034 17,618 14,371 77,932 2,940 988 1,944 74,992 7,232 67,746 53,640 17,300 18,150 18,190 14,106 75,092 2,479 818 1,654 72,613 6,723 65,879 51,480 16,461 17,452 17,567 14,399 74,777 2,484 837 1,640 72,293 6,784 65,479 51,125 16,449 17,144 17,532 14,354 74,053 2,398 803 1,579 71,655 6,656 65,031 50,865 16,288 17,027 17,550 14,166 74,116 2,438 817 1,635 71,678 6,701 64,960 50,802 16,199 17,027 17,576 14,157 74,033 2,440 851 1,580 71,593 6,574 65,001 50,672 16,082 17,002 17,588 14,329 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 ..................................................... 67,943 2,828 992 1,836 65,115 6,380 58,736 46,196 14,216 15,610 16,370 12,540 66,815 2,497 838 1,659 64,318 6,327 57,991 45,061 13,970 14,787 16,304 12,930 66,354 2,546 883 1,663 63,809 6,146 57,662 44,719 13,846 14,730 16,143 12,943 68,042 2,928 1,060 1,846 65,114 6,464 58,627 46,106 14,224 15,539 16,343 12,521 67,007 2,709 923 1,787 64,298 6,327 58,032 45,213 13,988 14,856 16,369 12,819 66,970 2,699 1,017 1,708 64,271 6,372 57,823 45,131 13,920 14,855 16,356 12,693 66,834 2,685 952 1,721 64,148 6,434 57,631 44,855 13,922 14,719 16,214 12,776 66,890 2,664 920 1,718 64,226 6,389 57,878 45,003 13,941 14,742 16,320 12,875 66,537 2,642 944 1,681 63,895 6,268 57,649 44,722 13,873 14,679 16,170 12,927 46,024 36,298 9,189 44,470 35,668 8,951 44,337 35,589 8,928 45,871 36,122 (1) 44,712 35,375 (1) 44,502 35,563 (1) 44,470 35,481 (1) 44,469 35,444 (1) 44,255 35,391 (1) 120,809 25,117 112,746 27,840 113,083 27,280 120,909 25,028 115,794 26,200 114,853 26,590 113,665 26,963 113,725 27,066 113,318 27,195 7,653 5.2 7,781 5.5 7,265 5.2 7,685 5.3 7,441 5.2 7,626 5.4 7,656 5.4 7,748 5.5 7,292 5.2 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 2008 Apr. 2009 May 2009 May 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009 May 2009 Total, 16 years and over ................................................. 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 20 years and over ......................................................... 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 25 years and over ....................................................... 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 55 years and over ..................................................... 8,536 1,363 560 810 7,173 1,581 5,554 4,650 1,791 1,509 1,350 915 13,724 1,398 520 908 12,326 2,258 9,999 8,139 3,229 2,580 2,330 1,849 14,511 1,491 548 966 13,019 2,265 10,740 8,777 3,514 2,789 2,474 1,961 5.5 18.9 21.5 17.6 4.9 10.3 4.2 4.5 5.4 4.3 3.8 3.3 7.6 20.8 21.4 20.2 7.0 12.1 6.4 6.7 7.9 6.5 5.9 5.2 8.1 21.6 22.9 21.0 7.5 12.9 6.9 7.2 8.7 6.8 6.2 5.6 8.5 21.7 23.7 20.9 8.0 14.0 7.2 7.6 9.0 7.2 6.6 6.2 8.9 21.5 23.0 21.3 8.3 14.7 7.5 7.8 9.7 7.5 6.4 6.4 9.4 22.7 23.4 22.9 8.8 15.0 8.1 8.4 10.5 8.1 6.8 6.7 Men, 16 years and over .................................................. 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 20 years and over ......................................................... 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 25 years and over ....................................................... 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 55 years and over ..................................................... 4,695 774 308 480 3,921 902 3,016 2,509 1,013 791 705 507 8,242 839 291 555 7,403 1,424 5,911 4,889 2,026 1,516 1,347 1,022 8,691 889 301 609 7,802 1,395 6,395 5,320 2,162 1,691 1,468 1,074 5.7 20.8 23.7 19.8 5.0 11.1 4.3 4.5 5.5 4.2 3.7 3.5 8.3 24.4 26.5 22.8 7.6 14.1 6.9 7.3 8.8 6.6 6.7 5.3 8.8 24.9 26.5 24.7 8.1 14.6 7.5 7.9 9.5 7.2 7.0 6.0 9.5 25.7 28.2 24.6 8.8 16.7 7.9 8.3 10.1 7.7 7.1 6.3 10.0 25.6 26.3 25.3 9.4 17.5 8.3 8.8 11.1 8.2 7.1 6.7 10.5 26.7 26.1 27.8 9.8 17.5 9.0 9.5 11.9 9.0 7.7 7.0 Women, 16 years and over ............................................ 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 20 years and over ......................................................... 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 25 years and over ....................................................... 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 55 years and over 2 .................................................. 3,841 589 252 330 3,252 679 2,538 2,141 778 717 645 357 5,482 560 229 353 4,922 834 4,088 3,250 1,203 1,064 983 745 5,820 602 247 358 5,217 870 4,345 3,457 1,352 1,098 1,007 791 5.3 16.7 19.2 15.2 4.8 9.5 4.1 4.4 5.2 4.4 3.8 2.8 6.7 17.1 16.2 17.5 6.2 10.0 5.8 6.0 6.8 6.4 5.0 5.4 7.3 18.3 19.8 17.0 6.7 10.9 6.2 6.4 7.7 6.4 5.3 5.3 7.5 17.8 19.4 17.2 7.0 11.0 6.5 6.7 7.6 6.5 6.1 5.8 7.6 17.4 19.9 17.1 7.1 11.5 6.6 6.7 7.9 6.7 5.7 5.4 8.0 18.6 20.7 17.5 7.5 12.2 7.0 7.2 8.9 7.0 5.9 5.8 1,395 1,194 683 2,986 2,077 999 3,219 2,136 1,102 3.0 3.2 6.9 5.0 4.7 10.3 5.5 5.1 10.3 5.8 5.4 10.8 6.3 5.5 10.0 6.8 5.7 11.0 7,049 1,458 12,037 1,744 12,802 1,737 5.5 5.5 8.0 5.9 8.6 5.8 9.2 5.9 9.6 6.1 10.2 6.0 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 2008 Apr. 2009 May 2009 May 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009 May 2009 3,949 856 3,094 2,220 874 819 2,515 793 8,687 1,586 7,101 5,853 1,248 842 2,932 788 8,930 1,459 7,471 6,140 1,331 851 3,236 956 4,319 1,121 3,197 (1) (1) 881 2,522 832 6,980 1,441 5,539 (1) (1) 917 2,751 780 7,696 1,488 6,208 (1) (1) 820 2,834 1,005 8,243 1,557 6,686 (1) (1) 887 2,974 868 8,814 1,625 7,189 (1) (1) 890 3,087 900 9,546 1,832 7,714 (1) (1) 910 3,180 956 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 48.9 10.6 38.3 10.1 31.1 9.8 65.6 12.0 53.6 6.4 22.1 5.9 63.9 10.4 53.5 6.1 23.2 6.8 50.5 13.1 37.4 10.3 29.5 9.7 61.1 12.6 48.5 8.0 24.1 6.8 62.3 12.0 50.2 6.6 22.9 8.1 63.5 12.0 51.5 6.8 22.9 6.7 64.4 11.9 52.5 6.5 22.5 6.6 65.4 12.6 52.9 6.2 21.8 6.6 2.6 .5 1.6 .5 5.6 .5 1.9 .5 5.8 .6 2.1 .6 2.8 .6 1.6 .5 4.5 .6 1.8 .5 5.0 .5 1.8 .7 5.4 .6 1.9 .6 5.7 .6 2.0 .6 6.2 .6 2.1 .6 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs On temporary layoff .................................................... Not on temporary layoff .............................................. Permanent job losers .............................................. Persons who completed temporary jobs ................ Job leavers ..................................................................... Reentrants ...................................................................... New entrants .................................................................. PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total unemployed ........................................................... Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ............................................................................. On temporary layoff .................................................. Not on temporary layoff ............................................ Job leavers ................................................................... Reentrants .................................................................... New entrants ................................................................ UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ............................................................................. Job leavers ................................................................... Reentrants .................................................................... New entrants ................................................................ 1 Data not available. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Duration May 2008 Apr. 2009 May 2009 May 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009 May 2009 Less than 5 weeks .............................................................................. 5 to 14 weeks ..................................................................................... 15 weeks and over ............................................................................. 15 to 26 weeks ................................................................................ 27 weeks and over .......................................................................... 3,222 2,035 2,819 1,263 1,557 2,855 3,526 6,867 2,966 3,901 3,192 3,633 7,148 3,179 3,969 3,257 2,478 2,808 1,238 1,570 3,658 3,519 4,634 1,987 2,647 3,404 3,969 5,264 2,347 2,917 3,371 4,041 5,715 2,534 3,182 3,346 3,982 6,211 2,531 3,680 3,275 4,321 7,002 3,054 3,948 Average (mean) duration, in weeks .................................................... Median duration, in weeks .................................................................. 17.0 8.2 23.4 15.4 23.1 15.1 16.8 8.3 19.8 10.3 19.8 11.0 20.1 11.2 21.4 12.5 22.5 14.9 100.0 39.9 25.2 34.9 15.6 19.3 100.0 21.5 26.6 51.8 22.4 29.4 100.0 22.8 26.0 51.2 22.8 28.4 100.0 38.1 29.0 32.9 14.5 18.4 100.0 31.0 29.8 39.2 16.8 22.4 100.0 26.9 31.4 41.7 18.6 23.1 100.0 25.7 30.8 43.5 19.3 24.2 100.0 24.7 29.4 45.9 18.7 27.2 100.0 22.4 29.6 48.0 20.9 27.0 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 2008 May 2009 Unemployment rates May 2008 May 2009 145,927 52,544 140,363 52,256 8,076 1,407 13,973 2,373 5.2 2.6 9.1 4.3 21,822 30,722 24,679 35,589 16,167 19,422 21,368 30,888 24,884 33,854 15,627 18,227 610 796 1,648 1,779 861 918 1,032 1,341 2,578 3,115 1,528 1,587 2.7 2.5 6.3 4.8 5.1 4.5 4.6 4.2 9.4 8.4 8.9 8.0 14,876 1,008 8,684 5,184 13,445 1,004 7,339 5,103 1,207 80 907 220 2,398 111 1,796 491 7.5 7.3 9.5 4.1 15.1 10.0 19.7 8.8 18,238 9,136 9,103 15,923 7,557 8,366 1,228 653 575 2,517 1,396 1,122 6.3 6.7 5.9 13.7 15.6 11.8 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 2008 May 2009 HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-11. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Industry and class of worker May 2008 Total, 16 years and over 1 .................................................... Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers .................... Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction ......................... Construction .................................................................................. Manufacturing ............................................................................... Durable goods ............................................................................ Nondurable goods ..................................................................... Wholesale and retail trade ......................................................... Transportation and utilities ......................................................... Information ..................................................................................... Financial activities ........................................................................ Professional and business services ......................................... Education and health services .................................................. Leisure and hospitality ................................................................ Other services ............................................................................... Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers ...... Government workers ..................................................................... Self employed and unpaid family workers ................................. Unemployment rates May 2009 8,076 6,362 28 809 879 565 314 1,049 269 170 361 829 619 1,074 275 94 461 366 May 2008 13,973 11,649 98 1,768 2,010 1,320 690 1,835 506 303 536 1,514 1,005 1,599 476 136 702 530 May 2009 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 9.1 9.8 13.3 19.2 12.6 13.2 11.5 9.0 8.5 9.5 5.7 10.9 4.9 11.9 7.5 10.0 3.1 5.0 1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Effective with January 2009 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2007 Census industry classification system into the Current Population Survey. This industry classification system is derived from the 2007 North American Industry Classification System. No historical data have been revised. Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization (Percent) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Measure May 2008 Apr. 2009 May 2009 May 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009 May 2009 U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force ..................................................................... 1.8 4.5 4.6 1.8 3.0 3.4 3.7 4.0 4.5 U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force .............................................. 2.6 5.6 5.8 2.8 4.5 5.0 5.4 5.7 6.2 U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate) ................................................. 5.2 8.6 9.1 5.5 7.6 8.1 8.5 8.9 9.4 U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers ........................... 5.5 9.0 9.5 5.8 8.0 8.5 8.9 9.3 9.8 U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers ................................ 6.1 9.8 10.3 6.4 8.8 9.3 9.8 10.1 10.6 U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers 9.4 15.4 15.9 9.8 13.9 14.8 15.6 15.8 16.4 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 2008 May 2009 May 2008 May 2009 May 2008 May 2009 79,402 5,393 1,416 81,116 6,612 2,210 30,470 2,427 754 31,545 3,110 1,165 48,932 2,966 662 49,570 3,501 1,046 400 1,016 792 1,418 260 494 499 666 140 522 294 752 Total multiple jobholders 4 .................................................................. Percent of total employed ............................................................... 7,653 5.2 7,265 5.2 3,842 4.9 3,540 4.8 3,812 5.6 3,725 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 ......................................... 4,205 1,827 286 1,296 3,908 1,832 231 1,254 2,300 577 195 739 2,034 634 155 691 1,904 1,250 91 557 1,873 1,199 76 563 NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE Total not in the labor force .................................................................. Persons who currently want a job ...................................................... Marginally attached to the labor force 1 ........................................ Reason not currently looking: Discouragement over job prospects 2 .................................. Reasons other than discouragement 3 ................................. MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS 1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the reference week. 2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination. 3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibilities, ill health, and transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined. 4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Industry May 2008 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009p Seasonally adjusted May 2009p May 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009p May 2009p Change from: Apr. 2009May 2009 p Total nonfarm ............................. 138,190 132,077 132,348 132,667 137,517 134,333 133,652 133,000 132,496 132,151 -345 Total private ........................................ 115,314 109,148 109,320 109,663 115,029 111,793 111,105 110,457 109,861 109,523 -338 Goods-producing ............................................ 21,658 19,056 18,986 18,999 21,612 20,127 19,832 19,520 19,246 19,021 -225 Mining and logging ................................................... Logging ........................................................... Mining .................................................................... Oil and gas extraction ........................................ Mining, except oil and gas 1................................. Coal mining ...................................................... Support activities for mining .............................. 764 55.5 708.6 158.5 230.8 78.8 319.3 739 49.2 689.3 165.2 213.5 83.2 310.6 728 47.6 680.8 164.6 217.5 82.0 298.7 724 49.5 674.4 165.5 221.0 80.5 287.9 763 57.3 705.5 158.8 226.3 79.2 320.4 781 55.2 725.3 167.7 227.9 84.9 329.7 771 54.5 716.4 167.8 225.7 84.1 322.9 754 51.9 701.9 166.9 222.8 83.3 312.2 742 51.4 690.7 167.1 221.1 82.5 302.5 732 51.6 680.2 167.1 219.0 81.2 294.1 -10 .2 -10.5 .0 -2.1 -1.3 -8.4 Construction ............................................................. Construction of buildings ................................... Residential building ......................................... Nonresidential building .................................... Heavy and civil engineering construction ........ Specialty trade contractors ............................... Residential specialty trade contractors ........... Nonresidential specialty trade contractors ..... 7,352 1,678.1 849.8 828.3 1,005.3 4,668.7 2,070.4 2,598.3 6,121 1,420.5 689.3 731.2 826.6 3,873.9 1,677.3 2,196.6 6,202 1,420.9 691.6 729.3 864.2 3,917.3 1,697.7 2,219.6 6,331 1,434.1 697.2 736.9 903.4 3,993.0 1,740.1 2,252.9 7,293 1,676.9 847.4 829.5 982.1 4,633.6 2,051.4 2,582.2 6,706 1,536.9 755.2 781.7 926.6 4,242.2 1,838.3 2,403.9 6,593 1,509.5 741.2 768.3 919.0 4,164.4 1,801.2 2,363.2 6,470 1,481.5 724.2 757.3 907.2 4,081.4 1,770.3 2,311.1 6,362 1,458.4 712.3 746.1 889.0 4,015.0 1,735.9 2,279.1 6,303 1,445.7 701.0 744.7 880.3 3,976.5 1,727.7 2,248.8 -59 -12.7 -11.3 -1.4 -8.7 -38.5 -8.2 -30.3 Manufacturing ........................................................... Production workers ....................................... 13,542 9,767 12,196 8,570 12,056 8,472 11,944 8,370 13,556 9,770 12,640 8,946 12,468 8,804 12,296 8,654 12,142 8,531 11,986 8,398 -156 -133 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 ............................ 8,568 6,085 468.5 476.4 448.3 1,539.6 1,192.6 1,250.1 183.6 129.0 433.5 442.2 427.5 1,644.1 905.5 491.3 629.4 7,575 5,202 377.0 403.8 385.6 1,362.6 1,068.7 1,184.5 173.4 128.1 396.3 430.5 387.8 1,402.9 708.3 405.0 596.9 7,455 5,115 377.5 414.2 373.3 1,334.0 1,040.9 1,168.1 167.8 128.1 388.5 429.1 378.7 1,370.5 683.2 399.7 598.1 7,338 5,014 377.0 411.3 364.2 1,316.5 1,013.3 1,154.5 165.2 127.4 382.8 425.4 373.3 1,335.8 651.7 395.6 596.3 8,567 6,077 468.3 473.0 447.9 1,544.8 1,192.2 1,252.8 183.6 129.1 434.4 443.1 428.5 1,636.6 897.2 491.6 631.4 7,881 5,458 403.9 434.3 409.3 1,425.3 1,126.0 1,212.9 180.3 129.6 410.5 433.8 406.1 1,423.5 711.2 428.6 611.0 7,753 5,352 390.4 425.8 395.2 1,399.0 1,100.8 1,196.9 175.5 129.0 403.3 431.9 399.1 1,423.7 718.7 417.4 604.5 7,620 5,239 388.4 417.0 386.4 1,370.3 1,070.5 1,187.1 173.5 128.5 397.6 430.9 389.7 1,400.4 702.8 408.8 601.1 7,485 5,128 383.7 415.2 375.4 1,343.1 1,045.3 1,173.1 168.5 128.3 390.8 430.3 380.5 1,366.5 675.9 401.3 601.1 7,354 5,019 377.1 409.0 365.6 1,324.4 1,018.9 1,158.7 165.3 127.7 384.9 426.1 374.5 1,330.6 646.1 394.6 600.1 -131 -109 -6.6 -6.2 -9.8 -18.7 -26.4 -14.4 -3.2 -.6 -5.9 -4.2 -6.0 -35.9 -29.8 -6.7 -1.0 Nondurable goods ................................................. 4,974 Production workers ....................................... 3,682 Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,463.7 Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 200.9 Textile mills ......................................................... 155.1 Textile product mills ........................................... 150.2 Apparel ................................................................ 201.7 Leather and allied products ............................... 33.6 Paper and paper products ................................. 449.5 Printing and related support activities ............... 601.3 Petroleum and coal products ............................. 119.2 Chemicals ........................................................... 854.3 Plastics and rubber products ............................. 744.3 4,621 3,368 1,435.3 185.7 127.4 128.7 172.2 31.5 415.2 538.8 111.5 821.0 653.8 4,601 3,357 1,440.1 186.3 126.7 126.3 168.4 32.0 412.8 530.2 113.5 815.8 649.0 4,606 3,356 1,453.3 188.8 127.2 126.4 169.8 31.7 408.7 529.6 114.5 815.5 640.4 4,989 3,693 1,483.1 201.4 154.3 149.1 200.8 33.6 449.8 601.2 117.1 854.2 744.3 4,759 3,488 1,470.7 194.2 133.6 137.4 178.9 32.4 427.3 558.1 114.2 832.7 679.7 4,715 3,452 1,467.2 191.3 130.0 134.2 176.3 31.9 422.5 549.2 114.6 828.2 669.3 4,676 3,415 1,464.4 191.6 128.2 129.3 173.8 31.7 418.3 541.5 114.5 823.4 659.0 4,657 3,403 1,476.1 190.9 127.8 127.3 169.9 31.8 414.5 534.7 114.4 819.2 650.2 4,632 3,379 1,474.6 190.1 127.0 127.2 170.1 31.6 409.4 531.1 113.8 816.6 640.4 -25 -24 -1.5 -.8 -.8 -.1 .2 -.2 -5.1 -3.6 -.6 -2.6 -9.8 See footnotes at the end of table. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Continued (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Industry May 2008 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009p Seasonally adjusted May 2009p May 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009p May 2009p Service-providing .............................................. 116,532 113,021 113,362 113,668 115,905 114,206 113,820 113,480 113,250 113,130 Change from: Apr. 2009May 2009 p -120 Private service-providing ............................... 93,656 90,092 90,334 90,664 93,417 91,666 91,273 90,937 90,615 90,502 -113 Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 26,447 25,173 25,116 25,232 26,503 25,735 25,605 25,479 25,364 25,310 -54 Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,998.0 Durable goods .................................................... 3,078.7 Nondurable goods .............................................. 2,071.0 Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 848.3 5,706.4 2,884.6 1,985.1 836.7 5,689.3 2,862.5 1,990.7 836.1 5,690.1 2,858.7 2,000.8 830.6 5,989.3 3,078.2 2,063.7 847.4 5,819.3 2,959.6 2,013.9 845.8 5,773.7 2,926.2 2,006.6 840.9 5,741.3 2,899.4 2,002.5 839.4 5,707.2 2,874.7 1,997.3 835.2 5,685.3 2,860.9 1,994.4 830.0 -21.9 -13.8 -2.9 -5.2 Retail trade ............................................................ 15,335.2 14,640.4 14,632.8 14,733.2 15,419.9 14,991.5 14,934.3 14,872.4 14,835.9 14,818.4 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1........................ 1,891.0 1,683.6 1,685.7 1,689.7 1,877.4 1,730.1 1,716.8 1,701.8 1,690.8 1,681.9 Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,219.0 1,058.6 1,054.8 1,054.0 1,214.6 1,088.6 1,078.7 1,067.7 1,059.1 1,052.2 Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 539.4 489.5 485.5 482.1 547.6 508.3 499.7 497.7 492.3 487.3 Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 546.9 513.7 511.6 503.3 555.0 535.5 533.7 518.6 516.9 513.6 Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,321.4 1,168.7 1,208.1 1,240.1 1,256.0 1,214.9 1,207.1 1,193.5 1,189.1 1,185.7 Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,861.0 2,802.3 2,794.5 2,820.3 2,864.0 2,835.3 2,826.0 2,827.6 2,825.6 2,824.6 Health and personal care stores ....................... 1,001.4 980.2 978.8 980.2 1,004.8 985.7 986.9 985.0 983.5 982.7 Gasoline stations ................................................ 840.5 820.6 824.7 832.1 838.1 833.0 832.1 830.4 831.2 829.9 Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,444.4 1,379.1 1,375.7 1,380.4 1,490.9 1,445.0 1,443.8 1,433.4 1,432.1 1,428.8 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores ................................................................ 630.6 591.3 586.2 590.4 649.2 620.8 613.6 610.0 608.9 608.2 General merchandise stores 1............................. 2,979.0 3,013.9 2,985.1 3,000.6 3,043.2 3,040.7 3,040.7 3,045.5 3,042.4 3,049.3 Department stores .......................................... 1,512.0 1,498.7 1,478.1 1,487.9 1,564.0 1,529.1 1,532.6 1,530.9 1,523.9 1,528.4 Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 850.4 788.0 791.0 809.3 851.8 819.5 815.1 810.4 805.9 808.9 Nonstore retailers ............................................... 429.2 409.5 405.9 404.7 441.9 422.7 418.8 418.5 417.2 417.5 -17.5 -8.9 -6.9 -5.0 -3.3 -3.4 -1.0 -.8 -1.3 -3.3 Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,556.1 Air transportation ................................................ 499.4 Rail transportation .............................................. 231.7 Water transportation ........................................... 66.2 Truck transportation ........................................... 1,405.8 Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 439.2 Pipeline transportation ....................................... 41.6 Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 29.8 Support activities for transportation ................... 593.0 Couriers and messengers .................................. 575.1 Warehousing and storage .................................. 674.3 -.7 6.9 4.5 3.0 .3 4,257.5 472.4 219.4 56.9 1,275.1 419.5 42.6 20.7 549.7 554.7 646.5 4,226.7 468.8 216.9 57.1 1,265.4 414.8 42.9 24.4 547.8 550.0 638.6 4,239.4 470.5 216.9 56.9 1,269.9 426.3 42.4 30.5 540.3 547.8 637.9 4,536.3 498.3 230.3 65.8 1,405.1 418.8 41.7 28.1 591.5 578.9 677.8 4,354.4 476.8 227.1 59.7 1,323.3 408.1 43.1 26.9 569.3 563.2 656.9 4,327.0 474.8 224.1 60.9 1,313.9 406.4 43.1 27.0 561.0 563.7 652.1 4,295.5 474.0 220.7 59.6 1,300.3 406.2 43.0 27.0 554.6 558.5 651.6 4,251.1 469.3 217.3 58.1 1,281.8 399.3 43.1 27.9 551.6 556.0 646.7 4,236.6 470.1 216.8 57.4 1,273.7 405.7 42.7 29.1 545.4 551.2 644.5 -14.5 .8 -.5 -.7 -8.1 6.4 -.4 1.2 -6.2 -4.8 -2.2 557.6 568.7 567.1 569.2 557.0 569.3 570.0 570.1 569.7 569.5 -.2 Information ................................................................ 3,018 Publishing industries, except Internet ............... 886.7 Motion picture and sound recording industries . 389.4 Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ 317.4 Telecommunications .......................................... 1,025.1 Data processing, hosting and related services . 267.1 Other information services ................................. 132.4 2,902 826.1 393.2 297.7 996.5 254.9 133.9 2,884 817.5 393.1 294.4 987.4 258.1 133.2 2,865 809.4 386.3 293.6 988.3 253.7 133.8 3,013 890.4 383.3 317.7 1,025.3 263.3 132.5 2,924 846.3 376.7 306.5 1,001.6 257.0 135.7 2,918 836.3 389.8 302.5 999.5 254.6 134.8 2,905 827.8 393.7 299.0 996.7 253.9 134.1 2,885 820.9 389.3 296.7 990.0 255.1 133.4 2,861 812.4 379.9 295.3 988.5 251.6 133.6 -24 -8.5 -9.4 -1.4 -1.5 -3.5 .2 7,818 5,827.1 20.8 2,634.5 1,779.8 1,331.6 806.9 2,276.8 88.1 1,990.4 1,399.1 563.2 28.1 7,777 5,787.7 20.5 2,614.3 1,774.7 1,327.6 793.5 2,271.7 87.7 1,988.9 1,398.1 562.6 28.2 7,763 5,767.0 20.5 2,607.8 1,771.5 1,325.2 782.7 2,269.0 87.0 1,995.9 1,398.1 569.6 28.2 8,179 6,039.7 22.5 2,746.7 1,824.8 1,363.0 865.8 2,314.7 90.0 2,138.9 1,486.2 624.8 27.9 7,954 5,890.4 21.0 2,665.3 1,798.1 1,346.6 826.5 2,287.4 90.2 2,063.2 1,444.9 589.9 28.4 7,898 5,853.9 20.9 2,648.8 1,790.9 1,340.5 814.9 2,281.1 88.2 2,043.8 1,432.4 583.2 28.2 7,857 5,829.5 20.8 2,635.4 1,783.4 1,334.2 805.8 2,279.4 88.1 2,027.0 1,421.9 576.6 28.5 7,812 5,798.0 20.6 2,619.9 1,778.7 1,330.2 795.1 2,274.5 87.9 2,014.0 1,413.4 572.2 28.4 7,782 5,778.7 20.5 2,613.9 1,775.5 1,329.6 785.6 2,271.0 87.7 2,003.2 1,404.8 569.9 28.5 -30 -19.3 -.1 -6.0 -3.2 -.6 -9.5 -3.5 -.2 -10.8 -8.6 -2.3 .1 Utilities ................................................................... 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 ......... See footnotes at the end of table. 8,183 6,038.1 22.6 2,750.1 1,824.6 1,363.4 863.1 2,312.8 89.5 2,144.6 1,487.1 630.0 27.5 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. 2009May 2009 p Industry May 2008 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009p May 2009p May 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009p May 2009p Professional and business services ........................ Professional and technical services 1..................... Legal services .................................................. Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... Architectural and engineering services .......... Computer systems design and related services .......................................................... Management and technical consulting services .......................................................... Management of companies and enterprises ....... Administrative and waste services ....................... Administrative and support services 1................. Employment services 1...................................... Temporary help services ............................. Business support services .............................. Services to buildings and dwellings ............... Waste management and remediation services 17,878 7,759.3 1,163.2 892.7 1,448.5 16,691 7,748.9 1,138.6 1,037.8 1,356.4 16,767 7,739.9 1,135.1 1,028.0 1,351.3 16,704 7,575.9 1,133.0 881.0 1,344.4 17,887 7,821.5 1,165.2 944.9 1,449.3 17,205 7,765.5 1,154.1 927.5 1,411.1 17,029 7,729.2 1,148.7 924.4 1,394.2 16,910 7,697.9 1,144.9 929.5 1,377.9 16,799 7,683.1 1,141.0 933.7 1,363.5 16,748 7,664.3 1,139.7 939.8 1,349.1 -51 -18.8 -1.3 6.1 -14.4 1,443.4 1,451.5 1,457.4 1,454.9 1,445.8 1,462.4 1,463.7 1,459.2 1,461.7 1,458.9 -2.8 1,000.9 1,897.3 8,221.4 7,862.0 3,210.5 2,403.3 824.1 1,936.4 359.4 1,006.0 1,850.1 7,092.2 6,739.0 2,448.4 1,735.6 804.5 1,657.2 353.2 1,009.1 1,833.4 7,193.6 6,835.3 2,440.0 1,725.7 792.3 1,776.5 358.3 1,011.2 1,817.4 7,311.1 6,947.2 2,479.8 1,764.4 783.3 1,852.3 363.9 1,002.3 1,902.1 8,163.3 7,804.4 3,242.7 2,426.7 822.6 1,853.5 358.9 1,025.7 1,871.7 7,567.5 7,203.1 2,720.5 1,965.7 817.6 1,812.5 364.4 1,021.6 1,862.1 7,437.8 7,076.5 2,638.7 1,892.7 805.0 1,796.8 361.3 1,016.0 1,852.6 7,359.4 6,999.2 2,567.0 1,835.4 799.1 1,791.5 360.2 1,017.0 1,837.8 7,278.2 6,916.8 2,504.5 1,780.7 793.4 1,783.7 361.4 1,017.7 1,821.5 7,262.1 6,898.4 2,493.3 1,774.2 788.7 1,784.0 363.7 .7 -16.3 -16.1 -18.4 -11.2 -6.5 -4.7 .3 2.3 Education and health services ................................ 18,847 19,286 19,326 19,283 18,798 19,119 19,138 19,158 19,171 19,215 Educational services ............................................. 3,051.9 3,222.7 3,221.2 3,123.2 3,025.4 3,088.4 3,083.1 3,077.9 3,072.6 3,080.5 Health care and social assistance ........................ 15,794.8 16,062.8 16,104.6 16,160.0 15,772.3 16,030.3 16,054.7 16,080.1 16,098.2 16,134.6 Health care 3......................................................... 13,257.1 13,503.0 13,533.3 13,565.7 13,268.3 13,490.2 13,515.0 13,535.9 13,554.6 13,578.1 Ambulatory health care services 1.................... 5,633.2 5,763.4 5,793.8 5,814.4 5,634.9 5,753.3 5,770.1 5,779.8 5,797.0 5,814.6 Offices of physicians .................................... 2,252.0 2,302.4 2,306.5 2,310.9 2,256.8 2,300.4 2,304.4 2,308.0 2,310.7 2,314.2 Outpatient care centers ................................ 531.7 537.0 539.0 541.1 531.5 538.0 538.5 537.7 539.2 541.4 Home health care services .......................... 950.9 992.3 1,006.7 1,016.2 951.8 981.4 991.0 996.7 1,005.9 1,013.2 Hospitals .......................................................... 4,618.0 4,704.9 4,700.9 4,703.5 4,627.2 4,707.5 4,711.3 4,715.1 4,714.9 4,715.2 Nursing and residential care facilities 1............ 3,005.9 3,034.7 3,038.6 3,047.8 3,006.2 3,029.4 3,033.6 3,041.0 3,042.7 3,048.3 Nursing care facilities ................................... 1,615.6 1,617.6 1,621.1 1,626.8 1,615.1 1,616.6 1,617.9 1,621.8 1,624.4 1,627.3 Social assistance 1................................................ 2,537.7 2,559.8 2,571.3 2,594.3 2,504.0 2,540.1 2,539.7 2,544.2 2,543.6 2,556.5 Child day care services ................................... 888.0 873.5 873.5 886.2 863.3 862.7 860.4 858.2 854.3 861.3 44 7.9 36.4 23.5 17.6 3.5 2.2 7.3 .3 5.6 2.9 12.9 7.0 Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 13,721 12,820 13,050 13,377 13,495 13,268 13,236 13,202 13,164 13,167 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 2,060.1 1,775.9 1,858.5 1,972.8 1,978.3 1,943.8 1,936.2 1,928.7 1,901.8 1,896.4 Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 430.3 377.6 396.3 416.8 409.4 405.7 398.6 400.5 393.6 397.7 Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 139.2 120.9 128.4 137.9 133.9 130.3 130.9 130.6 130.7 131.5 Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,490.6 1,277.4 1,333.8 1,418.1 1,435.0 1,407.8 1,406.7 1,397.6 1,377.5 1,367.2 Accommodation and food services ...................... 11,660.4 11,043.6 11,191.9 11,403.8 11,516.7 11,323.7 11,299.7 11,273.2 11,261.7 11,270.9 Accommodation .................................................. 1,879.7 1,672.8 1,679.3 1,715.5 1,872.1 1,768.4 1,754.7 1,732.7 1,723.2 1,723.5 Food services and drinking places .................... 9,780.7 9,370.8 9,512.6 9,688.3 9,644.6 9,555.3 9,545.0 9,540.5 9,538.5 9,547.4 3 -5.4 4.1 .8 -10.3 9.2 .3 8.9 Other services .......................................................... 5,562 Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,247.0 Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,341.7 Membership associations and organizations .... 2,972.9 5,402 1,163.6 1,294.3 2,943.8 5,414 1,168.7 1,300.6 2,944.6 5,440 1,170.1 1,307.8 2,962.1 5,542 1,239.6 1,325.3 2,976.9 5,461 1,184.7 1,313.6 2,963.1 5,449 1,177.3 1,312.5 2,958.7 5,426 1,166.3 1,302.4 2,956.8 5,420 1,164.5 1,297.2 2,958.0 5,419 1,161.1 1,294.1 2,963.9 -1 -3.4 -3.1 5.9 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 ........... 22,929 2,787 2,069.2 717.7 5,323 2,525.4 2,797.5 14,819 8,444.7 6,374.7 23,028 2,895 2,171.5 723.2 5,330 2,529.5 2,800.5 14,803 8,413.7 6,389.6 23,004 2,881 2,176.2 705.2 5,228 2,425.2 2,802.6 14,895 8,433.2 6,461.9 22,488 2,763 2,007.7 755.7 5,167 2,348.0 2,818.5 14,558 8,085.2 6,472.9 22,540 2,793 2,065.8 726.9 5,192 2,380.2 2,811.6 14,555 8,070.7 6,484.7 22,547 2,796 2,071.0 724.9 5,192 2,382.3 2,809.4 14,559 8,076.7 6,482.5 22,543 2,808 2,086.0 721.7 5,186 2,379.9 2,805.9 14,549 8,078.7 6,469.8 22,635 2,894 2,170.9 722.7 5,188 2,384.1 2,803.6 14,553 8,082.4 6,470.1 22,628 2,879 2,169.4 709.6 5,188 2,387.5 2,800.2 14,561 8,084.4 6,476.1 -7 -15 -1.5 -13.1 0 3.4 -3.4 8 2.0 6.0 1 22,876 2,764 2,011.7 752.4 5,206 2,379.8 2,825.8 14,906 8,431.8 6,474.1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. 2 3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Not seasonally adjusted Industry Seasonally adjusted Change from: Apr. 2009May 2009 p May 2008 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009p May 2009p May 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009p May 2009p Total private ....................................... 33.6 33.1 32.8 33.0 33.7 33.3 33.3 33.1 33.2 33.1 -0.1 Goods-producing .......................................... 40.2 38.7 38.4 39.0 40.2 39.3 39.2 38.9 39.0 38.9 -.1 Mining and logging ................................................. 44.2 42.9 42.5 43.0 44.6 44.2 43.9 43.4 43.0 43.4 .4 Construction ............................................................ 38.6 37.3 37.0 38.1 38.5 37.9 38.0 37.7 37.6 37.7 .1 Manufacturing ......................................................... Overtime hours ............................................ 40.9 3.7 39.2 2.5 38.9 2.3 39.3 2.7 40.9 3.9 39.8 2.9 39.5 2.7 39.4 2.6 39.5 2.7 39.3 2.7 -.2 .0 Durable goods ..................................................... Overtime hours ............................................ 41.2 3.8 39.2 2.3 38.9 2.1 39.2 2.4 41.2 3.9 39.8 2.7 39.6 2.5 39.3 2.4 39.6 2.5 39.3 2.4 -.3 -.1 Wood products .................................................. Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... Primary metals .................................................. Fabricated metal products .............................. Machinery .......................................................... Computer and electronic products ................ Electrical equipment and appliances ............ Transportation equipment ............................... Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. Furniture and related products ....................... Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 39.3 42.5 42.2 41.4 42.1 41.1 40.8 41.9 41.5 38.5 39.0 36.2 39.2 40.3 38.8 40.0 39.8 38.6 40.0 37.9 37.5 38.3 36.4 40.1 39.1 38.4 39.6 39.6 38.6 40.0 38.7 36.9 37.9 37.6 40.4 39.4 38.9 39.5 39.7 39.3 40.0 37.8 37.7 38.1 39.0 42.3 42.4 41.5 42.2 41.1 41.1 41.9 41.4 38.8 39.2 36.9 40.2 40.4 39.7 40.9 40.7 39.4 40.4 38.6 37.7 38.4 37.1 40.0 40.1 39.5 40.6 40.5 38.9 40.1 38.2 37.4 38.2 36.9 39.9 40.1 39.0 40.1 39.9 38.8 40.0 38.0 37.7 38.2 37.0 40.2 39.9 39.2 40.2 40.2 39.6 40.7 39.0 37.6 38.2 37.0 40.2 39.7 39.0 39.8 39.9 39.4 39.9 37.6 37.8 38.1 .0 .0 -.2 -.2 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.8 -1.4 .2 -.1 Nondurable goods ............................................... Overtime hours ............................................ 40.3 3.7 39.2 2.8 38.8 2.6 39.3 3.1 40.5 3.8 39.7 3.2 39.5 3.0 39.4 3.0 39.5 3.1 39.5 3.2 .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 .......................... 40.7 39.9 38.7 38.3 36.1 39.0 42.1 38.3 44.0 40.9 41.0 39.6 35.8 36.2 37.0 36.2 33.1 40.7 37.6 43.3 40.9 39.3 38.9 35.0 35.9 36.8 35.7 31.9 41.0 37.0 43.5 40.7 39.1 40.0 36.9 36.0 37.2 36.2 31.9 40.6 37.0 43.8 40.6 39.7 40.8 39.5 38.9 38.7 36.0 38.8 42.6 38.6 44.1 41.2 40.9 40.1 37.0 37.1 37.0 36.0 34.0 41.6 37.7 45.1 41.1 39.9 39.9 37.0 36.4 37.1 35.6 33.3 41.5 37.3 43.8 41.1 39.6 40.1 36.2 36.3 37.0 36.1 32.8 41.1 37.5 44.3 40.9 39.4 40.1 35.9 36.4 37.2 36.1 32.2 41.2 37.5 44.2 40.9 39.8 40.1 36.5 36.1 37.4 36.1 31.5 40.8 37.4 44.2 40.8 39.8 .0 .6 -.3 .2 .0 -.7 -.4 -.1 .0 -.1 .0 Private service-providing ............................. 32.3 32.1 31.8 31.9 32.4 32.2 32.1 32.1 32.1 32.1 .0 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 33.1 32.7 32.6 32.9 33.2 32.9 32.8 32.7 32.8 32.9 .1 Wholesale trade ................................................... 38.2 37.9 37.6 37.7 38.3 38.1 37.9 37.8 37.8 37.8 .0 Retail trade ........................................................... 30.0 29.5 29.6 29.9 30.1 29.7 29.8 29.7 29.8 29.9 .1 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 36.2 35.7 35.4 36.0 36.4 36.0 35.7 35.7 36.0 36.2 .2 Utilities ................................................................... 42.4 42.2 42.3 42.0 42.5 42.6 43.2 42.4 42.3 42.1 -.2 Information ............................................................... 36.2 36.8 36.2 36.0 36.6 37.2 36.9 36.7 36.5 36.5 .0 Financial activities .................................................. 35.6 36.5 35.8 35.7 35.9 36.2 36.2 36.1 36.0 36.0 .0 Professional and business services .................... 34.8 34.9 34.4 34.6 34.9 34.9 34.8 34.7 34.8 34.7 -.1 Education and health services ............................. 32.5 32.4 32.2 32.2 32.7 32.4 32.3 32.4 32.4 32.4 .0 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 25.3 24.8 24.6 24.7 25.3 24.8 25.0 24.8 24.8 24.8 .0 Other services ......................................................... 30.7 30.5 30.4 30.5 30.8 30.7 30.6 30.5 30.5 30.6 .1 1 Data relate to production workers in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. 2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Average hourly earnings Industry Average weekly earnings May 2008 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009p May 2009p May 2008 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009p Total private ....................................... Seasonally adjusted ..................... $17.94 17.99 $18.57 18.50 $18.53 18.52 $18.48 18.54 $602.78 606.26 $614.67 612.35 $607.78 614.86 $609.84 613.67 Goods-producing .......................................... 19.15 19.74 19.80 19.84 769.83 763.94 760.32 773.76 Mining and logging ................................................. 21.52 23.40 23.35 23.02 951.18 1,003.86 992.38 989.86 Construction ............................................................ 21.61 22.45 22.46 22.60 834.15 837.39 831.02 861.06 Manufacturing ......................................................... 17.65 18.09 18.15 18.08 721.89 709.13 706.04 710.54 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 ......................... 18.60 14.11 16.89 20.24 16.85 18.01 20.95 15.66 23.59 14.48 14.97 19.17 14.67 17.19 19.69 17.29 18.26 21.71 15.95 24.80 15.02 16.02 19.21 14.70 17.40 20.01 17.43 18.22 21.75 16.00 24.76 14.95 16.02 19.20 14.87 17.33 19.97 17.39 18.31 21.84 16.12 24.83 14.99 15.92 766.32 554.52 717.83 854.13 697.59 758.22 861.05 638.93 988.42 557.48 583.83 751.46 531.05 673.85 793.51 670.85 730.40 864.06 615.67 992.00 563.25 613.57 747.27 535.08 697.74 782.39 669.31 721.51 861.30 617.60 990.40 551.66 607.16 752.64 559.11 700.13 786.82 676.47 723.25 867.05 633.52 993.20 565.12 606.55 Nondurable goods ............................................... Food manufacturing ......................................... Beverages and tobacco products .................. Textile mills ........................................................ Textile product mills ......................................... Apparel ............................................................... Leather and allied products ............................ Paper and paper products .............................. Printing and related support activities ........... Petroleum and coal products .......................... Chemicals .......................................................... Plastics and rubber products .......................... 16.05 13.91 19.19 13.50 11.86 11.43 12.88 18.79 16.66 26.85 19.33 15.74 16.43 14.24 20.40 13.88 11.34 11.26 14.21 18.90 16.69 29.80 19.93 16.20 16.53 14.28 20.25 13.79 11.35 11.48 14.34 19.26 16.75 29.89 20.01 16.20 16.42 14.23 20.25 13.68 11.33 11.36 13.89 19.03 16.61 29.37 20.08 16.11 646.82 566.14 765.68 522.45 454.24 412.62 502.32 791.06 638.08 1,181.40 790.60 645.34 644.06 563.90 730.32 502.46 419.58 407.61 470.35 769.23 627.54 1,290.34 815.14 636.66 641.36 555.49 708.75 495.06 417.68 409.84 457.45 789.66 619.75 1,300.22 814.41 633.42 645.31 569.20 747.23 492.48 421.48 411.23 443.09 772.62 614.57 1,286.41 815.25 639.57 Private service-providing ............................. 17.64 18.31 18.25 18.18 569.77 587.75 580.35 579.94 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 16.12 16.45 16.43 16.37 533.57 537.92 535.62 538.57 Wholesale trade ................................................... 19.93 20.64 20.69 20.66 761.33 782.26 777.94 778.88 Retail trade ........................................................... 12.89 13.02 13.02 13.00 386.70 384.09 385.39 388.70 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 18.35 18.64 18.59 18.46 664.27 665.45 658.09 664.56 Utilities ................................................................... 28.84 29.42 29.51 29.56 1,222.82 1,241.52 1,248.27 1,241.52 Information ............................................................... 24.65 25.40 25.22 25.34 892.33 934.72 912.96 912.24 Financial activities .................................................. 20.19 20.67 20.65 20.69 718.76 754.46 739.27 738.63 Professional and business services .................... 20.88 22.52 22.30 22.23 726.62 785.95 767.12 769.16 Education and health services ............................. 18.76 19.23 19.33 19.29 609.70 623.05 622.43 621.14 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 10.83 11.00 10.99 10.98 274.00 272.80 270.35 271.21 Other services ......................................................... 16.11 16.33 16.26 16.32 494.58 498.07 494.30 497.76 1 See p= footnote 1, table B-2. preliminary. May 2009p ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted Percent change from: Apr. 2009- p May 2009 May 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009p May 2009p Total private: Current dollars ................................................ Constant (1982) dollars 2................................. $17.99 8.27 $18.43 8.64 $18.46 8.61 $18.50 8.64 $18.52 8.65 $18.54 N.A. 0.1 Goods-producing .......................................................... 19.20 19.72 19.78 19.85 19.84 19.86 .1 Mining and logging ................................................................. 21.79 23.14 23.14 23.33 23.32 23.25 -.3 Construction ............................................................................ 21.72 22.43 22.42 22.59 22.58 22.66 .4 Manufacturing ......................................................................... Excluding overtime 4..................................................... 17.68 16.88 17.99 17.36 18.07 17.47 18.10 17.52 18.12 17.52 18.10 17.50 -.1 -.1 Durable goods ..................................................................... 18.63 18.99 19.09 19.17 19.20 19.22 .1 Nondurable goods ............................................................... 16.08 16.43 16.49 16.46 16.48 16.44 -.2 Private service-providing ............................................. 17.69 18.14 18.17 18.20 18.23 18.25 .1 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 16.13 16.36 16.38 16.38 16.40 16.40 .0 Wholesale trade ................................................................... 20.07 20.41 20.52 20.59 20.70 20.77 .3 Retail trade ........................................................................... 12.87 12.97 12.96 12.97 12.98 12.98 .0 Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 18.39 18.72 18.67 18.68 18.65 18.60 -.3 Utilities ................................................................................... 28.81 29.22 29.67 29.31 29.37 29.53 .5 Information ............................................................................... 24.71 24.98 25.09 25.31 25.25 25.37 .5 Financial activities .................................................................. 20.23 20.53 20.55 20.62 20.64 20.73 .4 Professional and business services .................................... 20.96 22.04 22.17 22.26 22.30 22.35 .2 Education and health services ............................................. 18.80 19.18 19.24 19.24 19.34 19.35 .1 Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 10.83 10.97 10.97 10.98 10.98 10.99 .1 Other services ......................................................................... 16.04 16.30 16.25 16.23 16.23 16.27 .2 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. 2009 to Apr. 2009, the latest month available. 2 The (3) 4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half. N.A. = not available. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (2002=100) Not seasonally adjusted Industry Seasonally adjusted Percent May change from: 2009p Apr. 2009May 2009 p May 2008 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009p May 2009p May 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009p Total private ....................................... 106.9 99.3 98.6 99.6 106.9 102.5 101.9 100.7 100.4 99.7 -0.7 98.4 81.2 80.4 81.7 98.1 88.1 86.5 84.1 82.9 81.5 -1.7 Mining and logging ................................................. 133.4 125.2 121.3 121.6 134.9 138.3 135.1 129.6 125.4 124.1 -1.0 Construction ............................................................ 109.8 86.0 86.9 91.8 108.6 97.5 96.1 93.2 90.9 90.0 -1.0 Manufacturing ......................................................... 91.7 77.1 75.6 75.5 91.7 81.7 79.8 78.3 77.3 75.7 -2.1 Durable goods ..................................................... 94.2 Wood products .................................................. 80.2 Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 94.8 Primary metals .................................................. 89.1 Fabricated metal products .............................. 102.7 Machinery .......................................................... 102.9 Computer and electronic products ................ 102.8 Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 88.8 Transportation equipment ............................... 91.5 Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 76.0 Furniture and related products ....................... 77.4 Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 89.7 76.6 58.8 72.6 70.3 83.3 84.4 91.2 75.9 71.1 52.1 60.5 81.9 74.8 59.1 76.7 65.7 80.4 81.4 89.7 74.1 69.2 51.1 58.7 81.6 73.8 60.8 77.2 64.2 79.9 78.0 88.4 74.2 67.2 47.6 59.0 81.9 94.1 79.7 93.3 89.5 103.2 103.0 102.9 89.9 90.9 75.0 77.9 90.2 81.6 64.6 81.0 75.6 89.8 91.8 96.4 81.8 73.2 53.5 64.7 84.8 79.6 62.5 78.9 72.0 87.4 88.9 94.1 79.1 72.4 53.2 62.5 83.7 77.3 62.0 76.8 70.0 84.2 84.9 91.5 76.7 71.0 51.9 61.4 82.4 76.3 61.2 77.2 67.3 82.6 82.7 91.1 76.5 69.9 50.6 59.9 82.6 74.1 60.1 76.4 64.9 80.6 79.1 89.0 74.6 66.5 46.6 59.0 82.2 -2.9 -1.8 -1.0 -3.6 -2.4 -4.4 -2.3 -2.5 -4.9 -7.9 -1.5 -.5 Nondurable goods ............................................... 87.4 Food manufacturing ......................................... 100.0 Beverages and tobacco products .................. 94.7 Textile mills ........................................................ 49.7 Textile product mills ......................................... 72.0 Apparel ............................................................... 56.5 Leather and allied products ............................ 72.9 Paper and paper products .............................. 82.7 Printing and related support activities ........... 87.3 Petroleum and coal products .......................... 102.6 Chemicals .......................................................... 94.9 Plastics and rubber products .......................... 89.3 77.8 94.8 82.4 37.1 58.5 48.0 57.5 73.3 75.7 84.2 89.0 73.4 76.7 93.5 80.4 36.7 56.9 45.9 56.7 73.6 73.1 89.6 88.1 72.5 77.7 97.1 85.3 36.9 57.2 47.1 54.8 72.1 73.4 89.8 87.9 72.0 88.1 101.8 93.8 49.4 71.9 56.3 71.8 83.9 87.9 101.3 95.2 88.9 81.6 98.7 90.1 39.7 62.7 49.7 60.9 77.9 78.7 93.3 91.0 78.0 80.3 98.0 88.8 38.2 61.4 48.4 59.1 76.4 76.5 89.2 90.4 76.2 79.3 98.2 86.7 37.3 58.5 48.4 57.4 74.8 75.9 89.4 89.3 74.3 79.2 99.1 85.3 37.5 57.6 47.0 56.8 74.4 74.8 92.4 88.6 73.9 78.6 99.0 85.8 36.9 57.5 47.1 54.1 72.6 74.5 90.1 88.0 72.4 -.8 -.1 .6 -1.6 -.2 .2 -4.8 -2.4 -.4 -2.5 -.7 -2.0 Private service-providing ............................. 109.4 104.3 103.7 104.5 109.4 106.6 105.9 105.5 105.1 104.9 -.2 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 103.7 97.2 96.7 98.1 104.3 100.2 99.3 98.6 98.4 98.4 .0 Wholesale trade ................................................... 109.6 102.7 101.5 101.7 109.7 105.6 104.2 103.3 102.5 101.9 -.6 Retail trade ........................................................... 100.0 93.8 94.1 95.7 101.1 96.8 96.8 96.1 96.1 96.4 .3 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 108.4 99.7 98.2 100.0 108.4 102.8 101.2 100.7 100.6 100.6 .0 Utilities ................................................................... 97.3 98.8 98.5 97.9 97.5 100.1 101.6 99.6 99.0 98.3 -.7 Information ............................................................... 99.8 97.7 95.1 94.3 100.7 99.4 98.4 97.4 96.2 95.4 -.8 Financial activities .................................................. 107.2 105.5 102.9 102.5 108.1 106.5 105.8 104.9 104.0 103.5 -.5 Professional and business services .................... 114.8 106.4 105.5 105.7 115.2 110.1 108.6 107.5 107.1 106.2 -.8 Education and health services ............................. 115.7 118.2 117.8 117.5 116.0 117.2 116.9 117.4 117.5 117.8 .3 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 112.6 102.8 103.9 107.2 110.5 106.7 107.2 106.1 105.8 106.0 .2 Other services ......................................................... 100.2 96.5 96.5 97.2 99.9 98.2 97.6 97.0 96.9 97.1 .2 Goods-producing .......................................... 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. p = preliminary. NOTE: The index of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing 2 Includes the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and production and nonsupervisory worker employment. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-6. Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (2002=100) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted May 2008 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009p May 2009p May 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009p Percent May change from: 2009p Apr. 2009May 2009 p Total private ....................................... 128.1 123.2 122.1 123.0 128.5 126.2 125.7 124.4 124.2 123.5 -0.6 Goods-producing .......................................... 115.4 98.1 97.5 99.3 115.4 106.4 104.7 102.3 100.7 99.1 -1.6 Mining and logging ................................................. 167.0 170.3 164.7 162.8 170.9 186.2 181.8 175.9 170.1 167.8 -1.4 Construction ............................................................ 128.1 104.3 105.4 112.0 127.4 118.0 116.4 113.7 110.9 110.1 -.7 Manufacturing ......................................................... 105.8 91.2 89.8 89.3 106.0 96.1 94.3 92.6 91.6 89.7 -2.1 Durable goods ..................................................... 109.4 91.7 89.7 88.5 109.4 96.8 94.9 92.6 91.4 88.9 -2.7 Nondurable goods ............................................... 99.2 90.3 89.6 90.2 100.1 94.7 93.6 92.2 92.2 91.4 -.9 Private service-providing ............................. 132.3 131.0 129.8 130.2 132.7 132.6 131.9 131.6 131.3 131.3 .0 Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 119.2 114.1 113.3 114.5 120.0 116.9 116.1 115.2 115.1 115.1 .0 Wholesale trade ................................................... 128.7 124.9 123.7 123.8 129.8 126.9 126.0 125.3 125.0 124.6 -.3 Retail trade ........................................................... 110.5 104.6 105.0 106.7 111.5 107.7 107.5 106.9 107.0 107.2 .2 Transportation and warehousing ...................... 126.1 117.9 115.8 117.2 126.5 122.1 119.9 119.3 119.0 118.8 -.2 Utilities ................................................................... 117.1 121.3 121.3 120.8 117.3 122.1 125.8 121.8 121.3 121.2 -.1 Information ............................................................... 121.8 122.9 118.8 118.3 123.1 122.9 122.2 122.0 120.3 119.8 -.4 Financial activities .................................................. 133.8 134.8 131.4 131.1 135.2 135.1 134.4 133.8 132.7 132.7 .0 Professional and business services .................... 142.6 142.5 139.9 139.8 143.7 144.3 143.3 142.4 142.1 141.2 -.6 Education and health services ............................. 142.7 149.4 149.6 149.0 143.4 147.8 147.9 148.5 149.4 149.8 .3 Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 138.5 128.4 129.7 133.7 135.9 132.9 133.6 132.3 131.9 132.2 .2 Other services ......................................................... 117.6 114.8 114.3 115.6 116.8 116.6 115.6 114.7 114.5 115.1 .5 Industry 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. preliminary. NOTE: The index of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate payrolls p= by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate payroll estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production and nonsupervisory worker employment. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-7. Diffusion indexes of employment change (Percent) Time span Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Private nonfarm payrolls, 271 industries 1 Over 1-month span: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... 52.6 64.9 53.5 42.1 22.1 60.1 62.2 55.5 40.6 20.8 54.1 63.8 52.4 44.1 19.6 58.1 59.8 49.4 41.1 p 25.8 56.8 49.1 55.9 42.6 p 32.7 58.3 51.8 48.3 36.9 58.5 59.2 50.7 37.6 59.2 55.4 46.5 39.1 54.2 55.7 55.9 34.7 55.9 56.3 57.2 33.0 62.7 59.4 59.4 27.1 57.6 60.7 57.9 20.5 51.7 67.7 62.5 57.7 18.6 57.2 68.6 54.8 44.8 14.2 59.0 65.1 54.2 40.2 15.1 59.8 65.1 54.8 39.7 p 16.1 57.9 60.5 54.1 37.3 p 23.1 62.0 58.9 50.4 33.6 60.5 55.5 52.8 33.6 62.9 57.0 48.7 32.8 60.3 55.0 53.3 34.9 55.5 54.4 53.9 33.2 56.3 59.0 58.3 26.9 62.7 64.2 62.5 20.8 55.4 64.6 60.3 56.6 21.6 57.9 63.8 57.2 53.0 17.2 58.1 67.5 60.5 50.7 15.1 57.0 66.2 58.3 47.4 p 15.7 58.3 65.5 55.5 40.2 p 14.6 60.9 66.6 56.5 33.4 63.1 60.3 52.8 31.0 63.3 61.1 52.4 33.4 61.6 57.9 56.6 30.6 59.6 57.9 54.4 29.0 61.4 62.4 56.8 26.0 62.5 59.0 59.0 24.4 60.9 67.2 63.3 54.4 24.0 60.9 65.5 59.4 56.1 22.0 60.0 65.9 61.1 52.6 19.9 59.2 62.9 59.6 49.1 p 18.6 58.3 65.5 59.2 50.2 p 19.9 60.3 66.8 58.3 47.8 61.3 64.8 56.8 43.7 63.3 64.4 57.2 42.3 60.7 66.6 59.4 38.0 59.2 65.9 58.9 37.8 59.8 64.9 58.1 32.3 61.8 66.2 59.6 28.2 Over 3-month span: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... Over 6-month span: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... Over 12-month span: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... Manufacturing payrolls, 83 industries 1 Over 1-month span: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... 36.7 57.8 44.6 30.7 6.0 46.4 49.4 41.0 28.9 9.6 42.2 53.6 30.7 37.3 10.8 46.4 47.0 24.7 32.5 p 19.9 40.4 37.3 38.0 40.4 p 12.0 33.7 50.6 32.5 25.3 41.0 49.4 43.4 25.9 43.4 42.2 30.7 27.7 45.8 40.4 39.2 22.9 47.6 42.8 42.8 18.7 44.6 41.0 60.8 15.1 47.0 44.0 48.2 10.2 36.7 56.6 40.4 48.8 6.0 43.4 57.2 33.1 33.7 3.6 41.0 48.2 33.1 28.3 3.6 41.6 48.2 28.9 29.5 p 8.4 35.5 44.6 29.5 26.5 p 10.2 36.1 50.0 30.1 22.9 34.9 43.4 31.9 19.9 36.7 45.2 28.9 16.9 42.2 36.7 30.7 22.3 44.0 33.1 30.7 21.1 38.6 35.5 39.2 15.1 48.8 39.2 51.2 11.4 33.7 45.2 37.3 34.3 9.0 39.8 45.2 33.1 30.1 4.8 38.0 50.6 29.5 37.3 4.8 36.1 48.8 28.9 35.5 p 6.0 35.5 50.6 30.7 25.3 p 6.0 34.9 50.0 34.9 20.5 39.8 45.2 28.9 17.5 36.1 47.0 26.5 18.1 36.1 43.4 29.5 16.9 38.0 42.2 28.3 13.3 36.7 39.8 33.7 11.4 39.8 34.3 38.0 9.6 45.2 44.0 39.8 27.7 8.4 44.0 41.0 36.7 28.9 4.8 42.2 41.0 37.3 25.9 4.8 41.0 39.8 30.7 25.3 p 4.8 36.7 39.8 28.9 30.7 p 7.2 35.5 45.2 29.5 27.1 32.5 42.2 30.7 24.7 34.3 42.8 28.9 19.3 33.1 47.0 33.1 21.7 33.7 48.8 28.9 21.7 33.7 45.8 34.3 16.9 38.0 44.6 35.5 15.1 Over 3-month span: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... Over 6-month span: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... Over 12-month span: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... 1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span. p = preliminary. NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment.
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