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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Friday, June 6, 2014 USDL-14-0987 Technical information: Household data: (202) 691-6378 • cpsinfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/cps Establishment data: (202) 691-6555 • cesinfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/ces Media contact: (202) 691-5902 • PressOffice@bls.gov THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION — MAY 2014 Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 217,000 in May, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in professional and business services, health care and social assistance, food services and drinking places, and transportation and warehousing. Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, May 2012 – May 2014 Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month change, seasonally adjusted, May 2012 – May 2014 Percent 9.0 Thousands 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 -50 -100 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 May-12 Aug-12 Nov-12 Feb-13 May-13 Aug-13 Nov-13 Feb-14 May-14 May-12 Aug-12 Nov-12 Feb-13 May-13 Aug-13 Nov-13 Feb-14 May-14 Household Survey Data The unemployment rate held at 6.3 percent in May, following a decline of 0.4 percentage point in April. The number of unemployed persons was unchanged in May at 9.8 million. Over the year, the unemployment rate and the number of unemployed persons declined by 1.2 percentage points and 1.9 million, respectively. (See table A-1.) Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (5.9 percent), adult women (5.7 percent), teenagers (19.2 percent), whites (5.4 percent), blacks (11.5 percent), and Hispanics (7.7 percent) showed little or no change in May. The jobless rate for Asians was 5.3 percent (not seasonally adjusted), little changed from a year earlier. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) Among the unemployed, the number of job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs declined by 218,000 in May. The number of unemployed reentrants increased by 237,000 over the month, partially offsetting a large decrease in April. (Reentrants are persons who previously worked but were not in the labor force prior to beginning their current job search.) (See table A-11.) The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was essentially unchanged at 3.4 million in May. These individuals accounted for 34.6 percent of the unemployed. Over the past 12 months, the number of long-term unemployed has declined by 979,000. (See table A-12.) The civilian labor force participation rate was unchanged in May, at 62.8 percent. The participation rate has shown no clear trend since this past October but is down by 0.6 percentage point over the year. The employment-population ratio, at 58.9 percent, was also unchanged in May and has changed little over the year. (See table A-1.) The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers), at 7.3 million, changed little in May. These individuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job. (See table A-8.) In May, 2.1 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, essentially unchanged from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. (See table A-16.) Among the marginally attached, there were 697,000 discouraged workers in May, little different from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The remaining 1.4 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in May had not searched for work for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table A-16.) Establishment Survey Data Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 217,000 in May, with gains in professional and business services, health care and social assistance, food services and drinking places, and transportation and warehousing. Over the prior 12 months, nonfarm payroll employment growth had averaged 197,000 per month. (See table B-1.) Professional and business services added 55,000 jobs in May, the same as its average monthly job gain over the prior 12 months. In May, the industry added 7,000 jobs each in computer systems design and related services and in management and technical consulting. Employment in temporary help services continued to trend up (+14,000) and has grown by 224,000 over the past year. In May, health care and social assistance added 55,000 jobs. The health care industry added 34,000 jobs over the month, twice its average monthly gain for the prior 12 months. Within health care, employment rose in May by 23,000 in ambulatory health care services (which includes offices of -2- physicians, outpatient care centers, and home health care services) and by 7,000 in hospitals. Employment rose by 21,000 in social assistance, compared with an average gain of 7,000 per month over the prior 12 months. Within leisure and hospitality, employment in food services and drinking places continued to grow, increasing by 32,000 in May and by 311,000 over the past year. Transportation and warehousing employment rose by 16,000 in May. Over the prior 12 months, the industry had added an average of 9,000 jobs per month. In May, employment growth occurred in support activities for transportation (+6,000) and couriers and messengers (+4,000). Manufacturing employment changed little over the month but has added 105,000 jobs over the past year. Within the industry, durable goods added 17,000 jobs in May and has accounted for the net job gain in manufacturing over the past 12 months. Employment in other major industries, including mining and logging, construction, wholesale trade, retail trade, information, financial activities, and government, showed little change over the month. The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 34.5 hours in May. The manufacturing workweek increased by 0.2 hour in May to 41.1 hours, and factory overtime was unchanged at 3.5 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 33.7 hours. (See tables B-2 and B-7.) In May, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 5 cents to $24.38. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have risen by 2.1 percent. In May, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees increased by 3 cents to $20.54. (See tables B-3 and B-8.) After revision, the change in total nonfarm employment for March remained +203,000, and the change for April was revised from +288,000 to +282,000. With these revisions, employment gains in March and April were 6,000 lower than previously reported. _____________ The Employment Situation for June is scheduled to be released on Thursday, July 3, 2014, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT). Upcoming Changes to the Establishment Survey Data Effective with the release of July 2014 data on August 1, 2014, the establishment survey will implement new sample units into production on a quarterly basis, replacing the current practice of implementing new sample units annually. There is no change to the establishment survey sample design. More information about the quarterly sample implementation is available at www.bls.gov/ces/cesqsi.htm. -3- HOUSEHOLD DATA Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Category May 2013 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014 Change from: Apr. 2014May 2014 May 2014 Employment status Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force.......................................................... . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed.................................................................. . Employment-population ratio......................................... . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245,363 155,609 63.4 143,919 58.7 11,690 7.5 89,754 247,258 156,227 63.2 145,742 58.9 10,486 6.7 91,030 247,439 155,421 62.8 145,669 58.9 9,753 6.3 92,018 247,622 155,613 62.8 145,814 58.9 9,799 6.3 92,009 183 192 0.0 145 0.0 46 0.0 -9 Unemployment rates Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adult men (20 years and over). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adult women (20 years and over). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teenagers (16 to 19 years). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asian (not seasonally adjusted)........................................... . Hispanic or Latino ethnicity................................................ . 7.5 7.2 6.5 24.1 6.6 13.5 4.3 9.1 6.7 6.2 6.2 20.9 5.8 12.4 5.4 7.9 6.3 5.9 5.7 19.1 5.3 11.6 5.7 7.3 6.3 5.9 5.7 19.2 5.4 11.5 5.3 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 -0.1 – 0.4 Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High school graduates, no college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bachelor’s degree and higher............................................. . 6.1 11.0 7.4 6.5 3.8 5.4 9.6 6.3 6.1 3.4 5.2 8.9 6.3 5.7 3.3 5.2 9.1 6.5 5.5 3.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 Reason for unemployment Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers..................................................................... . Reentrants...................................................................... . New entrants................................................................... . 6,094 944 3,326 1,257 5,489 815 3,037 1,169 5,236 784 2,620 1,043 5,018 875 2,857 1,062 -218 91 237 19 Duration of unemployment Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks.................................................................. . 15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 weeks and over............................................................ . 2,704 2,642 1,934 4,353 2,461 2,581 1,677 3,739 2,447 2,359 1,533 3,452 2,559 2,390 1,441 3,374 112 31 -92 -78 Employed persons at work part time Part time for economic reasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons. . ....................................... . 7,917 4,837 2,697 18,957 7,411 4,512 2,731 19,216 7,465 4,555 2,669 18,886 7,269 4,453 2,537 19,040 -196 -102 -132 154 Persons not in the labor force (not seasonally adjusted) Marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discouraged workers....................................................... . 2,164 780 2,168 698 2,160 783 2,130 697 – – - Over-the-month changes are not displayed for not seasonally adjusted data. NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Summary table B. Establishment data, seasonally adjusted May 2013 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014p May 2014p EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY (Over-the-month change, in thousands) Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicles and parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 222 2 4 5 -7 -2 5.0 -5 220 7.7 34.7 -1.5 -2 9 77 23.3 29 18.9 53 12 -23 203 200 21 4 13 4 14 -0.5 -10 179 7.8 28.9 13.9 -1 0 47 22.1 40 34.9 31 9 3 282 270 46 8 34 4 6 0.3 -2 224 16.2 43.1 12.1 1 6 71 16.0 39 28.5 24 13 12 217 216 18 2 6 10 17 5.0 -7 198 9.9 12.5 16.4 -5 3 55 14.3 63 54.9 39 4 1 WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES AS A PERCENT OF ALL EMPLOYEES2 Total nonfarm women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private production and nonsupervisory employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.4 48.0 82.6 49.4 48.0 82.7 49.4 48.0 82.7 49.4 48.0 82.7 HOURS AND EARNINGS ALL EMPLOYEES Total private Average weekly hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average hourly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average weekly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly hours (2007=100)3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2007=100)4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.5 $23.89 $824.21 98.5 0.5 112.3 0.6 34.5 $24.32 $839.04 100.1 0.7 116.2 0.9 34.5 $24.33 $839.39 100.4 0.3 116.5 0.3 34.5 $24.38 $841.11 100.6 0.2 117.0 0.4 HOURS AND EARNINGS PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES Total private Average weekly hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average hourly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average weekly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2002=100)4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.7 $20.06 $676.02 106.0 0.2 142.0 0.3 33.7 $20.48 $690.18 107.8 1.1 147.5 1.0 33.7 $20.51 $691.19 108.1 0.3 148.1 0.4 33.7 $20.54 $692.20 108.3 0.2 148.6 0.3 61.6 48.8 59.7 53.7 65.9 53.7 62.7 55.6 Category DIFFUSION INDEX (Over 1-month span)5 Total private (264 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing (81 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. 3 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding annual average aggregate hours. 4 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. 5 Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment. p Preliminary 2 Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates 1. Why are there two monthly measures of employment? The household survey and establishment survey both produce sample-based estimates of employment, and both have strengths and limitations. The establishment survey employment series has a smaller margin of error on the measurement of month-to-month change than the household survey because of its much larger sample size. An over-the-month employment change of about 100,000 is statistically significant in the establishment survey, while the threshold for a statistically significant change in the household survey is about 400,000. However, the household survey has a more expansive scope than the establishment survey because it includes self-employed workers whose businesses are unincorporated, 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. For more information on the differences between the two surveys, please visit www.bls.gov/web/empsit/ces_cps_trends.pdf. 2. Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys? It is likely that both surveys include at least some undocumented immigrants. However, neither the establishment nor the household survey is designed to identify the legal status of workers. Therefore, it is not possible to determine how many are counted in either survey. The establishment survey does not collect data on the legal status of workers. The household survey does include questions which identify the foreign and native born, but it does not include questions about the legal status of the foreign born. Data on the foreign and native born are published each month in table A-7 of The Employment Situation news release. 3. Why does the establishment survey have revisions? The establishment survey revises published estimates to improve its data series by incorporating additional information that was not available at the time of the initial publication of the estimates. The establishment survey revises its initial monthly estimates twice, in the immediately succeeding 2 months, to incorporate additional sample receipts from respondents in the survey and recalculated seasonal adjustment factors. For more information on the monthly revisions, please visit www.bls.gov/ces/cesrevinfo.htm. On an annual basis, the establishment survey incorporates a benchmark revision that re-anchors estimates to nearly complete employment counts available from unemployment insurance tax records. The benchmark helps to control for sampling and modeling errors in the estimates. For more information on the annual benchmark revision, please visit www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesbmart.htm. 4. 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 statewide total nonfarm employment estimate; firms from all states, size classes, and industries are appropriately sampled to achieve that goal. 5. Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses? Yes; monthly establishment survey estimates include an adjustment to account for the net employment change generated by business births and deaths. The adjustment comes from an econometric model that forecasts the monthly net jobs impact of business births and deaths based on the actual past values of the net impact that can be observed with a lag from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. The establishment survey uses modeling rather than sampling for this purpose because the survey is not immediately able to bring new businesses into the sample. There is an unavoidable lag between the birth of a new firm and its appearance on the sampling frame and availability for selection. BLS adds new businesses to the survey twice a year. 6. 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. 7. Does the official unemployment rate exclude people who want a job but are not currently looking for work? Yes; however, there are separate estimates of persons outside the labor force who want a job, including those who are not currently looking because they believe no jobs are available (discouraged workers). In addition, alternative measures of labor underutilization (some of which include discouraged workers and other groups not officially counted as unemployed) are published each month in table A-15 of The Employment Situation news release. For more information about these alternative measures, please visit www.bls.gov/cps/lfcharacteristics.htm#altmeasures. 8. How can unusually severe weather affect employment and hours estimates? In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Unusually severe weather is more likely to have an impact on average weekly hours than on employment. Average weekly hours are estimated for paid time during the pay period, including pay for holidays, sick leave, or other time off. The impact of severe weather on hours estimates typically, but not always, results in a reduction in average weekly hours. For example, some employees may be off work for part of the pay period and not receive pay for the time missed, while some workers, such as those dealing with cleanup or repair, may work extra hours. Typically, it is not possible to precisely quantify the effect of extreme weather on payroll employment estimates. In order for severe weather conditions to reduce employment estimates, employees have to be off work without pay for the entire pay period. Employees who receive pay for any part of the pay period, even 1 hour, are counted in the payroll employment figures. For more information on how often employees are paid, please visit www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-3/how-frequently-do-private-businesses-pay-workers.htm. In the household survey, the reference period is generally the calendar week that includes the 12th of the month. Persons who miss the entire week's work for weather-related events are counted as employed whether or not they are paid for the time off. The household survey collects data on the number of persons who had a job but were not at work due to bad weather. It also provides a measure of the number of persons who usually work full time but had reduced hours due to bad weather. Current and historical data are available on the household survey's most requested statistics page, please visit http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?ln. Technical Note This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current Population Survey (CPS; household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics survey (CES; establishment survey). The household survey provides information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the "A" tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about 60,000 eligible households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The establishment survey provides information on employment, hours, and earnings of employees on nonfarm payrolls; the data appear in the "B" tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. BLS collects these data each month from the payroll records of a sample of nonagricultural business establishments. Each month the CES program surveys about 144,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 554,000 individual worksites, in order to provide detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls. The active sample includes approximately one-third of all nonfarm payroll employees. For both surveys, the data for a given month relate to a particular week or pay period. In the household survey, the reference period is generally the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month. In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week. employed or unemployed are not in the labor force. The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the labor force. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the employed as a percent of the population. Additional information about the household survey can be found at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm. Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys Differences in employment estimates. The numerous conceptual and methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the surveys. Among these are: Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population. Based on responses to a series of questions on work and job search activities, each person 16 years and over in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid employees during the reference week; worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours in a family business or farm. People are also counted as employed if they were temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather, vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons. People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following criteria: they had no employment during the reference week; they were available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons laid off from a job and expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The unemployment data derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits. The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. Those persons not classified as Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn from private nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as from federal, state, and local government entities. Employees on nonfarm payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay period, including persons on paid leave. Persons are counted in each job they hold. Hours and earnings data are produced for the private sector for all employees and for production and nonsupervisory employees. Production and nonsupervisory employees are defined as production and related employees in manufacturing and mining and logging, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in private service-providing industries. Industries are classified on the basis of an establishment’s principal activity in accordance with the 2012 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Additional information about the establishment survey can be found at www.bls.gov/ces/. The household survey includes agricultural workers, self-employed workers whose businesses are unicorporated, unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed. These groups are excluded from the establishment survey. The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed. The establishment survey does not. The household survey is limited to workers 16 years of age and older. The establishment survey is not limited by age. The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because individuals are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job and thus appearing on more than one payroll are counted separately for each appearance. Seasonal adjustment Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo regularly occurring fluctuations. These events may result from seasonal changes in weather, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very large. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on the level of a series can be tempered by adjusting for regular seasonal variation. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in employment or increases in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. For example, in the household survey, the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined. Similarly, in the establishment survey, payroll employment in education declines by about 20 percent at the end of the spring term and later rises with the start of the fall term, obscuring the underlying employment trends in the industry. Because seasonal employment changes at the end and beginning of the school year can be estimated, the statistics can be adjusted to make underlying employment patterns more discernable. The seasonally adjusted figures provide a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in month-tomonth economic activity. Many seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the household and establishment surveys. However, the adjusted series for many major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most major sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major 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. The prior 2 months are routinely revised to incorporate additional sample reports and recalculated seasonal adjustment factors. In both surveys, 5-year revisions to historical data are made once a year. Reliability of the estimates Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample, rather than the entire population, is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the true population values they represent. The component of this difference that occurs because samples differ by chance is known as sampling error, and its variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the true population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total nonfarm employment from the establishment survey is on the order of plus or minus 90,000. Suppose the estimate of nonfarm employment increases by 50,000 from one month to the next. The 90percent confidence interval on the monthly change would range from -40,000 to +140,000 (50,000 +/- 90,000). These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the true over-the-month change lies within this interval. Since this range includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that nonfarm employment had, in fact, increased that month. If, however, the reported nonfarm employment rise was 250,000, then all of the values within the 90-percent confidence interval would be greater than zero. In this case, it is likely (at least a 90percent chance) that nonfarm employment had, in fact, risen that month. At an unemployment rate of around 6.0 percent, the 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment as measured by the household survey is about +/- 300,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- 0.2 percentage point. In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates which are based on a small number of observations. The precision of estimates also is improved when the data are cumulated over time, such as for quarterly and annual averages. The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling error, which can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2 months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. It is only after two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final. Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business births. The first component excludes employment losses from business deaths from samplebased estimation in order to offset the missing employment gains from business births. This is incorporated into the sample-based estimation procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of business, but imputing to them the same employment trend as the other firms in the sample. This procedure accounts for most of the net birth/death employment. The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the residual net birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation. The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was derived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past 5 years. The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program. The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a rough proxy for total survey error. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in the classification of industries. Over the past decade, absolute benchmark revisions for total nonfarm employment have averaged 0.3 percent, with a range from -0.7 to 0.6 percent. Other information Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age May 2013 Apr. 2014 May 2014 May 2013 Jan. 2014 Feb. 2014 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014 May 2014 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245,363 155,734 63.5 144,432 58.9 11,302 7.3 89,629 7,193 247,439 154,845 62.6 145,767 58.9 9,079 5.9 92,594 6,088 247,622 155,841 62.9 146,398 59.1 9,443 6.1 91,782 7,031 245,363 155,609 63.4 143,919 58.7 11,690 7.5 89,754 6,648 246,915 155,460 63.0 145,224 58.8 10,236 6.6 91,455 6,348 247,085 155,724 63.0 145,266 58.8 10,459 6.7 91,361 6,060 247,258 156,227 63.2 145,742 58.9 10,486 6.7 91,030 6,146 247,439 155,421 62.8 145,669 58.9 9,753 6.3 92,018 6,146 247,622 155,613 62.8 145,814 58.9 9,799 6.3 92,009 6,438 Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118,393 82,924 70.0 76,608 64.7 6,316 7.6 35,469 119,488 82,104 68.7 77,086 64.5 5,018 6.1 37,384 119,582 82,723 69.2 77,619 64.9 5,104 6.2 36,859 118,393 82,844 70.0 76,317 64.5 6,526 7.9 35,549 119,218 82,662 69.3 77,060 64.6 5,602 6.8 36,556 119,306 82,597 69.2 76,808 64.4 5,789 7.0 36,709 119,395 83,052 69.6 77,416 64.8 5,636 6.8 36,343 119,488 82,586 69.1 77,292 64.7 5,294 6.4 36,902 119,582 82,590 69.1 77,310 64.7 5,280 6.4 36,992 Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109,839 80,015 72.8 74,456 67.8 5,559 6.9 29,824 111,027 79,571 71.7 75,059 67.6 4,512 5.7 31,456 111,126 80,020 72.0 75,459 67.9 4,562 5.7 31,106 109,839 79,867 72.7 74,137 67.5 5,729 7.2 29,972 110,746 79,892 72.1 74,916 67.6 4,975 6.2 30,855 110,838 79,917 72.1 74,780 67.5 5,137 6.4 30,921 110,930 80,171 72.3 75,230 67.8 4,941 6.2 30,760 111,027 79,851 71.9 75,134 67.7 4,718 5.9 31,176 111,126 79,830 71.8 75,127 67.6 4,703 5.9 31,296 Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126,970 72,810 57.3 67,824 53.4 4,986 6.8 54,160 127,951 72,741 56.9 68,680 53.7 4,061 5.6 55,210 128,040 73,118 57.1 68,779 53.7 4,339 5.9 54,923 126,970 72,765 57.3 67,602 53.2 5,163 7.1 54,204 127,696 72,797 57.0 68,163 53.4 4,634 6.4 54,899 127,779 73,128 57.2 68,458 53.6 4,670 6.4 54,652 127,863 73,175 57.2 68,325 53.4 4,850 6.6 54,688 127,951 72,835 56.9 68,376 53.4 4,459 6.1 55,116 128,040 73,023 57.0 68,504 53.5 4,519 6.2 55,017 Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118,708 69,955 58.9 65,611 55.3 4,343 6.2 48,753 119,760 70,100 58.5 66,452 55.5 3,648 5.2 49,660 119,852 70,274 58.6 66,466 55.5 3,809 5.4 49,577 118,708 69,871 58.9 65,323 55.0 4,548 6.5 48,837 119,497 70,023 58.6 65,909 55.2 4,114 5.9 49,475 119,583 70,331 58.8 66,183 55.3 4,148 5.9 49,252 119,669 70,361 58.8 66,008 55.2 4,352 6.2 49,309 119,760 70,037 58.5 66,057 55.2 3,980 5.7 49,724 119,852 70,153 58.5 66,137 55.2 4,016 5.7 49,699 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,816 5,764 34.3 4,364 26.0 1,400 24.3 11,052 16,652 5,174 31.1 4,256 25.6 918 17.7 11,478 16,644 5,546 33.3 4,473 26.9 1,072 19.3 11,098 16,816 5,872 34.9 4,459 26.5 1,413 24.1 10,944 16,671 5,545 33.3 4,399 26.4 1,147 20.7 11,125 16,664 5,476 32.9 4,303 25.8 1,173 21.4 11,188 16,658 5,696 34.2 4,503 27.0 1,193 20.9 10,962 16,652 5,534 33.2 4,479 26.9 1,055 19.1 11,119 16,644 5,630 33.8 4,550 27.3 1,080 19.2 11,014 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age WHITE Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ASIAN Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. May 2013 Apr. 2014 May 2014 May 2013 Jan. 2014 Feb. 2014 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014 May 2014 194,147 123,836 63.8 115,828 59.7 8,009 6.5 70,311 195,210 122,659 62.8 116,536 59.7 6,123 5.0 72,550 195,310 123,443 63.2 117,029 59.9 6,414 5.2 71,867 194,147 123,794 63.8 115,570 59.5 8,224 6.6 70,353 194,944 123,500 63.4 116,409 59.7 7,091 5.7 71,444 195,029 123,641 63.4 116,447 59.7 7,193 5.8 71,388 195,117 123,763 63.4 116,581 59.7 7,183 5.8 71,353 195,210 123,111 63.1 116,601 59.7 6,510 5.3 72,099 195,310 123,287 63.1 116,669 59.7 6,618 5.4 72,022 64,785 73.3 60,816 68.8 3,969 6.1 64,216 72.1 61,097 68.6 3,119 4.9 64,482 72.4 61,389 68.9 3,094 4.8 64,668 73.2 60,563 68.5 4,106 6.3 64,551 72.6 61,048 68.7 3,503 5.4 64,594 72.6 61,020 68.6 3,574 5.5 64,724 72.7 61,282 68.9 3,441 5.3 64,445 72.4 61,182 68.7 3,264 5.1 64,343 72.2 61,129 68.6 3,214 5.0 54,411 58.3 51,390 55.1 3,021 5.6 54,358 58.0 51,984 55.4 2,374 4.4 54,599 58.2 52,043 55.5 2,556 4.7 54,426 58.4 51,301 55.0 3,125 5.7 54,505 58.2 51,695 55.2 2,810 5.2 54,635 58.3 51,822 55.3 2,813 5.1 54,509 58.1 51,597 55.0 2,911 5.3 54,277 57.9 51,730 55.2 2,547 4.7 54,520 58.1 51,864 55.3 2,656 4.9 4,641 37.1 3,622 28.9 1,019 21.9 4,085 33.0 3,455 27.9 630 15.4 4,361 35.2 3,598 29.0 763 17.5 4,700 37.5 3,706 29.6 994 21.1 4,444 35.8 3,666 29.5 777 17.5 4,412 35.6 3,606 29.1 807 18.3 4,531 36.5 3,701 29.9 830 18.3 4,389 35.4 3,690 29.8 699 15.9 4,425 35.7 3,676 29.7 749 16.9 30,322 18,690 61.6 16,226 53.5 2,464 13.2 11,632 30,755 18,675 60.7 16,682 54.2 1,993 10.7 12,080 30,787 18,717 60.8 16,618 54.0 2,099 11.2 12,070 30,322 18,714 61.7 16,194 53.4 2,520 13.5 11,608 30,651 18,558 60.5 16,310 53.2 2,249 12.1 12,093 30,685 18,654 60.8 16,416 53.5 2,237 12.0 12,031 30,719 18,756 61.1 16,437 53.5 2,319 12.4 11,963 30,755 18,720 60.9 16,556 53.8 2,164 11.6 12,035 30,787 18,715 60.8 16,564 53.8 2,151 11.5 12,072 8,432 67.8 7,274 58.5 1,157 13.7 8,391 66.1 7,520 59.2 872 10.4 8,516 66.9 7,516 59.1 1,000 11.7 8,450 67.9 7,301 58.7 1,149 13.6 8,367 66.2 7,359 58.2 1,008 12.0 8,430 66.6 7,345 58.0 1,085 12.9 8,496 67.0 7,470 58.9 1,026 12.1 8,435 66.4 7,522 59.2 913 10.8 8,496 66.8 7,519 59.1 977 11.5 9,530 62.3 8,531 55.7 999 10.5 9,626 62.0 8,722 56.1 903 9.4 9,504 61.1 8,619 55.4 885 9.3 9,539 62.3 8,476 55.4 1,063 11.1 9,525 61.5 8,537 55.1 988 10.4 9,594 61.9 8,646 55.8 948 9.9 9,614 62.0 8,554 55.1 1,060 11.0 9,583 61.7 8,590 55.3 993 10.4 9,521 61.2 8,564 55.1 957 10.0 728 28.3 420 16.3 308 42.3 658 26.2 440 17.5 218 33.2 696 27.7 483 19.2 214 30.7 725 28.2 417 16.2 308 42.5 666 26.4 413 16.4 253 38.0 630 24.9 425 16.9 204 32.4 646 25.6 413 16.4 233 36.1 701 27.9 443 17.6 258 36.8 698 27.8 481 19.1 217 31.1 13,343 13,841 13,771 – – – – – – HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age — Continued [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2013 8,491 63.6 8,127 60.9 365 4.3 4,851 Apr. 2014 8,782 63.4 8,283 59.8 498 5.7 5,059 May 2014 8,755 63.6 8,287 60.2 467 5.3 5,016 May 2013 Jan. 2014 – – – – – – – Feb. 2014 – – – – – – – Mar. 2014 – – – – – – – Apr. 2014 – – – – – – – May 2014 – – – – – – – 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. - Data not available. NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. – – – – – – – HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio.............. . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio.............. . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio.............. . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio.............. . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 May 2013 Apr. 2014 May 2014 May 2013 Jan. 2014 Feb. 2014 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014 May 2014 37,395 24,872 66.5 22,743 60.8 2,129 8.6 12,523 38,203 25,028 65.5 23,343 61.1 1,685 6.7 13,175 38,277 25,183 65.8 23,360 61.0 1,823 7.2 13,093 37,395 24,824 66.4 22,558 60.3 2,266 9.1 12,571 37,976 25,053 66.0 22,961 60.5 2,092 8.4 12,923 38,053 25,061 65.9 23,021 60.5 2,040 8.1 12,992 38,126 25,266 66.3 23,264 61.0 2,002 7.9 12,859 38,203 25,055 65.6 23,232 60.8 1,824 7.3 13,148 38,277 25,108 65.6 23,162 60.5 1,946 7.7 13,169 13,731 81.4 12,737 75.5 995 7.2 13,869 80.3 13,080 75.7 789 5.7 13,965 80.7 13,100 75.7 865 6.2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 10,017 59.3 9,203 54.5 815 8.1 10,136 58.7 9,462 54.8 674 6.6 10,172 58.8 9,404 54.3 767 7.5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1,124 30.8 804 22.0 320 28.5 1,023 28.0 801 21.9 222 21.7 1,047 28.6 856 23.4 191 18.2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. - Data not available. NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Educational attainment Seasonally adjusted May 2013 Apr. 2014 May 2014 May 2013 Jan. 2014 Feb. 2014 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014 May 2014 Less than a high school diploma Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,483 45.9 10,295 41.2 1,188 10.3 10,946 44.9 10,006 41.0 940 8.6 11,131 45.3 10,181 41.5 950 8.5 11,205 44.8 9,972 39.9 1,232 11.0 11,004 44.5 9,953 40.2 1,051 9.6 11,154 46.2 10,056 41.7 1,098 9.8 11,199 45.9 10,128 41.5 1,071 9.6 10,891 44.6 9,925 40.7 965 8.9 10,861 44.2 9,869 40.2 993 9.1 High school graduates, no college1 Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,488 59.3 33,963 55.2 2,525 6.9 36,050 57.9 33,890 54.4 2,160 6.0 36,302 58.2 34,091 54.7 2,211 6.1 36,287 59.0 33,612 54.6 2,676 7.4 35,924 58.1 33,593 54.3 2,331 6.5 36,108 58.5 33,792 54.7 2,316 6.4 36,392 58.8 34,106 55.1 2,286 6.3 36,089 58.0 33,830 54.3 2,258 6.3 36,096 57.9 33,750 54.1 2,346 6.5 Some college or associate degree Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,189 68.0 34,848 63.7 2,341 6.3 37,176 66.9 35,165 63.3 2,011 5.4 37,001 66.8 35,037 63.3 1,964 5.3 37,371 68.3 34,950 63.9 2,421 6.5 36,992 67.3 34,758 63.3 2,234 6.0 37,169 66.9 34,876 62.8 2,293 6.2 37,158 67.1 34,904 63.0 2,254 6.1 37,364 67.3 35,218 63.4 2,146 5.7 37,178 67.2 35,131 63.5 2,047 5.5 Bachelor’s degree and higher2 Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,392 75.6 47,623 72.9 1,770 3.6 50,212 75.5 48,684 73.2 1,527 3.0 50,248 75.4 48,760 73.2 1,487 3.0 49,414 75.7 47,536 72.8 1,878 3.8 50,427 75.7 48,797 73.2 1,629 3.2 50,240 75.2 48,543 72.6 1,697 3.4 49,908 74.7 48,198 72.2 1,711 3.4 49,934 75.1 48,279 72.6 1,655 3.3 50,208 75.4 48,611 73.0 1,596 3.2 1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Total Employment status, veteran status, and period of service May 2013 Men May 2014 May 2013 Women May 2014 May 2013 May 2014 VETERANS, 18 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,439 11,203 52.3 10,459 48.8 744 6.6 10,236 21,213 10,667 50.3 10,129 47.7 538 5.0 10,546 19,217 9,768 50.8 9,110 47.4 658 6.7 9,449 18,963 9,300 49.0 8,840 46.6 459 4.9 9,663 2,222 1,435 64.6 1,349 60.7 86 6.0 787 2,250 1,367 60.8 1,288 57.3 79 5.8 883 Gulf War-era II veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,694 2,224 82.5 2,061 76.5 163 7.3 470 3,053 2,444 80.0 2,314 75.8 130 5.3 609 2,228 1,893 84.9 1,746 78.4 147 7.8 335 2,458 2,055 83.6 1,953 79.4 102 5.0 403 466 331 71.0 315 67.6 16 4.9 135 595 389 65.4 361 60.6 28 7.3 206 Gulf War-era I veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,470 2,879 83.0 2,729 78.6 150 5.2 591 3,407 2,794 82.0 2,647 77.7 147 5.3 613 2,742 2,309 84.2 2,193 80.0 116 5.0 434 2,705 2,283 84.4 2,174 80.4 108 4.7 422 728 570 78.4 536 73.7 34 6.0 157 702 511 72.9 473 67.4 39 7.6 190 World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,871 3,077 31.2 2,860 29.0 217 7.1 6,794 9,437 2,698 28.6 2,566 27.2 132 4.9 6,739 9,497 2,979 31.4 2,769 29.2 211 7.1 6,518 9,083 2,589 28.5 2,462 27.1 127 4.9 6,494 373 97 26.1 91 24.4 6 6.6 276 354 109 30.8 104 29.2 6 5.1 245 Veterans of other service periods Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,404 3,023 55.9 2,809 52.0 214 7.1 2,381 5,316 2,731 51.4 2,602 49.0 128 4.7 2,585 4,749 2,587 54.5 2,402 50.6 185 7.1 2,162 4,717 2,373 50.3 2,251 47.7 122 5.1 2,344 655 436 66.6 407 62.2 29 6.7 219 599 358 59.7 351 58.6 6 1.8 241 NONVETERANS, 18 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215,051 142,557 66.3 132,557 61.6 10,000 7.0 72,494 217,547 143,318 65.9 134,856 62.0 8,462 5.9 74,229 94,694 72,196 76.2 66,844 70.6 5,351 7.4 22,498 96,090 72,543 75.5 68,122 70.9 4,421 6.1 23,546 120,357 70,362 58.5 65,713 54.6 4,649 6.6 49,995 121,457 70,774 58.3 66,734 54.9 4,040 5.7 50,682 NOTE: Veterans served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the selected wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. Beginning with data for January 2014, estimates for veterans incorporate updated weighting procedures. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-6. Employment status of the civilian population by sex, age, and disability status, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Persons with a disability Employment status, sex, and age May 2013 May 2014 Persons with no disability May 2013 May 2014 TOTAL, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population..................................................... . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed............. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 28,552 5,903 20.7 5,099 17.9 805 13.6 22,649 29,005 5,649 19.5 4,934 17.0 715 12.7 23,357 216,811 149,831 69.1 139,333 64.3 10,497 7.0 66,980 218,617 150,192 68.7 141,464 64.7 8,728 5.8 68,425 Men, 16 to 64 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed............. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 2,577 34.7 2,216 29.8 360 14.0 4,853 2,522 33.0 2,175 28.5 347 13.8 5,111 75,739 82.4 70,039 76.2 5,701 7.5 16,158 75,560 82.1 71,039 77.2 4,521 6.0 16,497 Women, 16 to 64 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed............. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 2,342 29.6 1,949 24.7 393 16.8 5,560 2,104 27.1 1,801 23.2 303 14.4 5,655 66,780 70.3 62,330 65.7 4,450 6.7 28,161 67,191 70.4 63,338 66.4 3,853 5.7 28,195 Both sexes, 65 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed............. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 984 7.4 933 7.1 51 5.2 12,236 1,022 7.5 957 7.0 65 6.4 12,590 7,311 24.4 6,965 23.2 346 4.7 22,661 7,441 23.9 7,087 22.7 354 4.8 23,733 NOTE: A person with a disability has at least one of the following conditions: is deaf or has serious difficulty hearing; is blind or has serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses; has serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition; has serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs; has difficulty dressing or bathing; or has difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Total Employment status and nativity May 2013 Men May 2014 May 2013 Women May 2014 May 2013 May 2014 Foreign born, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population.................................. . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................................. . Employed............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed...................................................... . Unemployment rate........................................... . Not in labor force................................................... . 37,503 24,958 66.5 23,384 62.4 1,574 6.3 12,545 38,637 25,392 65.7 23,977 62.1 1,416 5.6 13,245 18,233 14,386 78.9 13,568 74.4 818 5.7 3,847 18,747 14,780 78.8 14,056 75.0 723 4.9 3,967 19,270 10,572 54.9 9,816 50.9 756 7.2 8,698 19,890 10,613 53.4 9,920 49.9 692 6.5 9,278 Native born, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population.................................. . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................................. . Employed............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed...................................................... . Unemployment rate........................................... . Not in labor force................................................... . 207,860 130,776 62.9 121,048 58.2 9,728 7.4 77,084 208,985 130,448 62.4 122,421 58.6 8,027 6.2 78,537 100,160 68,538 68.4 63,040 62.9 5,498 8.0 31,622 100,835 67,943 67.4 63,562 63.0 4,381 6.4 32,892 107,700 62,238 57.8 58,008 53.9 4,230 6.8 45,462 108,150 62,505 57.8 58,859 54.4 3,646 5.8 45,645 NOTE: The foreign born are those residing in the United States who were not U.S. citizens at birth. That is, they were born outside the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam, to parents neither of whom was a U.S. citizen. The native born are persons who were born in the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam or who were born abroad of at least one parent who was a U.S. citizen. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-8. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Category CLASS OF WORKER Agriculture and related industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wage and salary workers1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . Unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonagricultural industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wage and salary workers1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government.................................... . Private industries..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . Private households. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other industries............................. . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . Unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME2 All industries Part time for economic reasons3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonagricultural industries Part time for economic reasons3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Seasonally adjusted May 2013 Apr. 2014 May 2014 May 2013 Jan. 2014 Feb. 2014 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014 May 2014 2,168 1,322 831 15 142,263 133,483 20,537 112,947 663 112,284 8,715 65 2,048 1,265 773 10 143,718 135,119 20,626 114,494 868 113,625 8,518 81 2,101 1,312 767 22 144,297 135,781 20,247 115,534 867 114,667 8,432 84 2,081 1,275 797 – 141,860 133,166 20,342 112,846 – 112,221 8,601 – 2,183 1,391 760 – 142,970 134,384 20,383 114,001 – 113,164 8,569 – 2,150 1,373 768 – 143,132 134,428 20,192 114,177 – 113,317 8,697 – 2,148 1,375 743 – 143,543 134,745 20,401 114,327 – 113,444 8,674 – 2,161 1,382 767 – 143,531 134,860 20,320 114,532 – 113,643 8,559 – 2,045 1,273 738 – 143,843 135,355 20,051 115,257 – 114,460 8,375 – 7,618 4,604 2,727 19,315 7,243 4,346 2,615 19,707 6,960 4,177 2,519 19,410 7,917 4,837 2,697 18,957 7,257 4,405 2,571 19,165 7,186 4,251 2,692 19,027 7,411 4,512 2,731 19,216 7,465 4,555 2,669 18,886 7,269 4,453 2,537 19,040 7,523 4,544 2,714 18,993 7,120 4,277 2,604 19,393 6,917 4,144 2,510 19,117 7,800 4,763 2,696 18,590 7,130 4,327 2,550 18,856 7,071 4,208 2,653 18,672 7,324 4,454 2,697 18,903 7,333 4,487 2,623 18,603 7,199 4,407 2,530 18,727 Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated. Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the survey reference week and excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs for the entire week. 3 Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for an economic reason such as slack work or unfavorable business conditions, inability to find full-time work, or seasonal declines in demand. 4 Refers to persons who usually work part time for noneconomic reasons such as childcare problems, family or personal obligations, school or training, retirement or Social Security limits on earnings, and other reasons. This excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as vacations, holidays, illness, and bad weather. - Data not available. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-9. Selected employment indicators [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Characteristic Seasonally adjusted May 2013 Apr. 2014 May 2014 May 2013 Jan. 2014 Feb. 2014 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014 May 2014 AGE AND SEX Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,432 4,364 1,415 2,949 140,067 13,339 126,728 94,963 31,402 30,834 32,726 31,765 145,767 4,256 1,325 2,931 141,511 13,765 127,745 95,421 31,751 31,031 32,639 32,324 146,398 4,473 1,413 3,060 141,924 13,855 128,069 95,510 31,839 30,978 32,692 32,559 143,919 4,459 1,500 2,957 139,460 13,443 126,044 94,554 31,281 30,694 32,580 31,490 145,224 4,399 1,608 2,776 140,825 13,761 126,992 95,212 31,776 31,059 32,377 31,780 145,266 4,303 1,512 2,830 140,963 13,704 127,260 95,241 31,883 31,007 32,351 32,019 145,742 4,503 1,591 2,922 141,238 13,905 127,246 95,360 31,849 30,960 32,552 31,886 145,669 4,479 1,472 3,016 141,190 13,879 127,211 95,151 31,713 30,905 32,533 32,060 145,814 4,550 1,494 3,052 141,264 13,952 127,277 95,041 31,699 30,840 32,503 32,236 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,608 2,152 654 1,498 74,456 6,900 67,557 50,867 16,997 16,732 17,138 16,689 77,086 2,027 571 1,457 75,059 7,099 67,960 50,903 17,132 16,674 17,097 17,056 77,619 2,160 656 1,504 75,459 7,155 68,303 51,105 17,166 16,762 17,177 17,199 76,317 2,180 690 1,490 74,137 6,932 67,191 50,605 16,948 16,646 17,011 16,586 77,060 2,144 762 1,369 74,916 7,032 67,769 50,926 17,123 16,760 17,043 16,843 76,808 2,028 673 1,375 74,780 7,005 67,731 50,810 17,218 16,613 16,980 16,921 77,416 2,186 706 1,481 75,230 7,223 67,961 51,101 17,340 16,706 17,055 16,860 77,292 2,159 644 1,516 75,134 7,206 67,875 50,909 17,185 16,657 17,066 16,966 77,310 2,183 689 1,492 75,127 7,194 67,915 50,837 17,110 16,676 17,052 17,079 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,824 2,213 762 1,451 65,611 6,440 59,171 44,096 14,405 14,102 15,588 15,076 68,680 2,228 754 1,474 66,452 6,666 59,786 44,518 14,619 14,357 15,542 15,268 68,779 2,313 757 1,556 66,466 6,700 59,766 44,405 14,673 14,216 15,516 15,361 67,602 2,279 810 1,467 65,323 6,511 58,853 43,949 14,333 14,048 15,568 14,904 68,163 2,255 845 1,407 65,909 6,729 59,223 44,286 14,653 14,299 15,334 14,937 68,458 2,275 839 1,455 66,183 6,700 59,529 44,431 14,665 14,395 15,371 15,098 68,325 2,317 885 1,441 66,008 6,683 59,285 44,259 14,509 14,254 15,497 15,026 68,376 2,320 828 1,500 66,057 6,672 59,336 44,242 14,528 14,247 15,466 15,094 68,504 2,367 805 1,560 66,137 6,758 59,362 44,205 14,589 14,164 15,451 15,157 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women who maintain families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,284 34,804 9,557 44,449 34,830 9,602 44,776 34,855 9,563 44,155 34,685 – 44,187 34,448 – 44,292 34,619 – 44,483 34,779 – 44,525 34,813 – 44,608 34,716 – FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part-time workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116,643 27,789 118,073 27,693 119,179 27,219 116,288 27,728 117,656 27,540 117,819 27,330 118,003 27,695 118,415 27,297 118,727 27,219 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percent of total employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,123 4.9 7,162 4.9 7,305 5.0 6,952 4.8 6,849 4.7 6,960 4.8 6,998 4.8 7,093 4.9 7,113 4.9 SELF-EMPLOYMENT Self-employed workers, incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,305 9,546 5,384 9,290 5,396 9,199 – 9,398 – 9,329 – 9,465 – 9,417 – 9,326 – 9,113 1 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week. Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week. - Data not available. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted Characteristic Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates May 2013 Apr. 2014 May 2014 May 2013 Jan. 2014 Feb. 2014 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014 May 2014 AGE AND SEX Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years.................................... . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over............................. . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years............................ . 35 to 44 years............................ . 45 to 54 years............................ . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,690 1,413 569 836 10,277 2,040 8,250 6,515 2,427 2,022 2,066 1,749 9,753 1,055 418 634 8,698 1,642 6,984 5,431 2,251 1,593 1,588 1,569 9,799 1,080 446 632 8,719 1,743 7,013 5,491 2,272 1,657 1,562 1,549 7.5 24.1 27.5 22.1 6.9 13.2 6.1 6.4 7.2 6.2 6.0 5.3 6.6 20.7 21.9 19.8 6.1 11.9 5.4 5.6 6.8 5.0 5.1 4.5 6.7 21.4 21.8 21.0 6.2 11.9 5.5 5.8 7.0 5.1 5.1 4.6 6.7 20.9 20.1 20.7 6.2 12.2 5.4 5.7 6.8 5.1 5.0 4.7 6.3 19.1 22.1 17.4 5.8 10.6 5.2 5.4 6.6 4.9 4.7 4.7 6.3 19.2 23.0 17.1 5.8 11.1 5.2 5.5 6.7 5.1 4.6 4.6 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,526 797 315 472 5,729 1,180 4,566 3,556 1,339 1,080 1,137 1,011 5,294 576 236 333 4,718 982 3,710 2,865 1,215 831 819 845 5,280 577 230 341 4,703 974 3,779 2,957 1,270 895 792 822 7.9 26.8 31.4 24.1 7.2 14.5 6.4 6.6 7.3 6.1 6.3 5.7 6.8 22.6 23.0 22.0 6.2 12.9 5.5 5.7 6.9 5.0 5.2 4.6 7.0 24.3 25.0 24.2 6.4 13.4 5.6 5.8 7.0 5.2 5.3 4.7 6.8 24.1 25.2 23.0 6.2 13.2 5.3 5.5 6.4 5.0 5.0 4.8 6.4 21.1 26.8 18.0 5.9 12.0 5.2 5.3 6.6 4.8 4.6 4.7 6.4 20.9 25.0 18.6 5.9 11.9 5.3 5.5 6.9 5.1 4.4 4.6 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,163 616 254 365 4,548 860 3,683 2,959 1,088 943 929 732 4,459 479 182 301 3,980 660 3,274 2,566 1,036 761 769 721 4,519 503 216 290 4,016 768 3,235 2,534 1,002 762 770 724 7.1 21.3 23.9 19.9 6.5 11.7 5.9 6.3 7.1 6.3 5.6 4.7 6.4 18.7 20.9 17.6 5.9 10.9 5.3 5.5 6.6 5.1 4.9 4.6 6.4 18.7 19.1 17.6 5.9 10.3 5.4 5.7 7.1 5.0 4.9 4.5 6.6 17.7 15.4 18.3 6.2 11.1 5.6 5.8 7.3 5.3 4.9 4.7 6.1 17.1 18.0 16.7 5.7 9.0 5.2 5.5 6.7 5.1 4.7 4.6 6.2 17.5 21.2 15.7 5.7 10.2 5.2 5.4 6.4 5.1 4.7 4.6 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present..................... . Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women who maintain families1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,037 1,612 1,044 1,617 1,404 897 1,544 1,446 873 4.4 4.4 9.9 3.8 3.9 9.1 3.8 4.2 9.1 3.8 4.2 9.0 3.5 3.9 8.5 3.3 4.0 8.4 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part-time workers3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,919 1,742 8,206 1,500 8,175 1,591 7.9 5.9 6.9 5.1 7.0 5.6 7.0 5.4 6.5 5.2 6.4 5.5 1 Not seasonally adjusted. Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs. 3 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Reason May 2013 Apr. 2014 Seasonally adjusted May 2014 May 2013 Jan. 2014 Feb. 2014 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014 May 2014 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............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . 5,751 768 4,983 3,728 1,255 882 3,459 1,210 4,972 931 4,041 2,996 1,045 751 2,425 932 4,613 770 3,843 2,843 1,000 819 3,000 1,009 6,094 980 5,114 3,794 1,321 944 3,326 1,257 5,407 986 4,421 3,341 1,080 818 2,937 1,184 5,448 1,036 4,412 3,230 1,182 823 2,997 1,229 5,489 1,051 4,438 3,295 1,143 815 3,037 1,169 5,236 1,021 4,215 3,077 1,138 784 2,620 1,043 5,018 1,003 4,015 2,946 1,069 875 2,857 1,062 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not on temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reentrants........................................... . New entrants............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . 50.9 6.8 44.1 7.8 30.6 10.7 54.8 10.3 44.5 8.3 26.7 10.3 48.9 8.2 40.7 8.7 31.8 10.7 52.4 8.4 44.0 8.1 28.6 10.8 52.3 9.5 42.7 7.9 28.4 11.4 51.9 9.9 42.0 7.8 28.5 11.7 52.2 10.0 42.2 7.8 28.9 11.1 54.1 10.5 43.5 8.1 27.1 10.8 51.1 10.2 40.9 8.9 29.1 10.8 UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reentrants........................................... . New entrants............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . 3.7 0.6 2.2 0.8 3.2 0.5 1.6 0.6 3.0 0.5 1.9 0.6 3.9 0.6 2.1 0.8 3.5 0.5 1.9 0.8 3.5 0.5 1.9 0.8 3.5 0.5 1.9 0.7 3.4 0.5 1.7 0.7 3.2 0.6 1.8 0.7 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Duration May 2013 Apr. 2014 May 2014 Seasonally adjusted May 2013 Jan. 2014 Feb. 2014 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014 May 2014 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks....................................... . 15 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 to 26 weeks................................... . 27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,710 2,141 6,451 2,084 4,366 1,993 1,946 5,139 1,653 3,486 2,617 1,928 4,898 1,532 3,366 2,704 2,642 6,287 1,934 4,353 2,434 2,429 5,336 1,689 3,646 2,373 2,568 5,464 1,615 3,849 2,461 2,581 5,417 1,677 3,739 2,447 2,359 4,985 1,533 3,452 2,559 2,390 4,814 1,441 3,374 Average (mean) duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Median duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.6 18.8 37.1 18.4 35.9 15.9 36.9 16.9 35.4 16.0 37.1 16.4 35.6 16.3 35.1 16.0 34.5 14.6 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks....................................... . 15 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 to 26 weeks................................... . 27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.0 18.9 57.1 18.4 38.6 22.0 21.4 56.6 18.2 38.4 27.7 20.4 51.9 16.2 35.6 23.2 22.7 54.0 16.6 37.4 23.9 23.8 52.3 16.6 35.8 22.8 24.7 52.5 15.5 37.0 23.5 24.7 51.8 16.0 35.8 25.0 24.1 50.9 15.7 35.3 26.2 24.5 49.3 14.8 34.6 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-13. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Employed Occupation Total, 16 years and over1............................................ . Management, professional, and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . Management, business, and financial operations occupations........ . . . . . . . . . . . ................................. . Professional and related occupations......................... . Service occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales and office occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales and related occupations................................. . Office and administrative support occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations....................................................... . Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction and extraction occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. . . . . . . . . . . Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................................................... . Production occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Unemployed Unemployment rates May 2013 May 2014 May 2013 May 2014 May 2013 May 2014 144,432 54,740 146,398 56,202 11,302 1,990 9,443 1,795 7.3 3.5 6.1 3.1 22,657 32,083 26,220 33,231 15,320 17,911 23,145 33,057 26,173 33,530 15,861 17,669 888 1,102 2,526 2,474 1,174 1,300 802 993 1,952 2,254 1,161 1,093 3.8 3.3 8.8 6.9 7.1 6.8 3.3 2.9 6.9 6.3 6.8 5.8 13,193 1,020 7,128 5,045 13,499 1,008 7,692 4,799 1,327 64 942 321 1,098 110 797 192 9.1 5.9 11.7 6.0 7.5 9.8 9.4 3.8 17,048 8,183 8,864 16,994 8,252 8,742 1,744 864 880 1,312 630 682 9.3 9.6 9.0 7.2 7.1 7.2 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-14. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted Industry and class of worker Total, 16 years and over1............................................................... . Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction................................... . Construction......................................................................... . Manufacturing......... . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... . Durable goods.................................................................... . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale and retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information........................................................................... . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . ......................................... . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services....................................................................... . Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government workers.................................................................. . Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates May 2013 May 2014 May 2013 May 2014 11,302 8,655 66 891 1,056 640 416 1,466 371 187 417 1,255 1,058 1,455 433 92 811 534 9,443 7,243 26 747 826 516 310 1,313 321 163 456 1,028 876 1,113 372 102 622 467 7.3 7.1 5.9 10.8 6.8 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.4 4.4 8.0 4.8 10.4 6.7 6.8 3.8 5.3 6.1 5.9 2.6 8.6 5.3 5.2 5.5 6.4 5.2 5.5 4.8 6.5 3.9 8.1 5.7 7.4 3.0 4.8 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-15. Alternative measures of labor underutilization [Percent] Not seasonally adjusted Measure U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other persons marginally attached to the labor force, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . . . U-6 Total unemployed, plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force.................................... . Seasonally adjusted May 2013 Apr. 2014 May 2014 May 2013 Jan. 2014 Feb. 2014 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014 May 2014 4.1 3.3 3.1 4.0 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.7 3.2 3.0 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.2 7.3 5.9 6.1 7.5 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.3 6.5 8.0 7.1 7.2 7.1 6.7 6.7 8.5 7.2 7.3 8.8 8.1 8.1 8.0 7.6 7.6 13.4 11.8 11.7 13.8 12.7 12.6 12.7 12.3 12.2 NOTE: Persons marginally attached to the labor force are those who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the past 12 months. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for work. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-16. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Total Category May 2013 Men May 2014 May 2013 Women May 2014 May 2013 May 2014 NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE Total not in the labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons who currently want a job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marginally attached to the labor force1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discouraged workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . Other persons marginally attached to the labor force3. . . 89,629 7,193 2,164 780 1,384 91,782 7,031 2,130 697 1,433 35,469 3,313 1,081 424 657 36,859 3,261 1,066 422 644 54,160 3,880 1,083 356 727 54,923 3,770 1,064 275 789 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders4. . . . . . . . . ................................... . Percent of total employed......................................... . Primary job full time, secondary job part time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary and secondary jobs both part time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary and secondary jobs both full time. . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . Hours vary on primary or secondary job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,123 4.9 3,704 1,954 191 1,237 7,305 5.0 3,875 2,026 260 1,123 3,570 4.7 2,082 689 117 671 3,647 4.7 2,147 681 180 625 3,553 5.2 1,622 1,265 74 566 3,658 5.3 1,727 1,345 80 499 1 Data refer to persons who want a job, have searched for work during the prior 12 months, and were available to take a job during the reference week, but had not looked for work in the past 4 weeks. 2 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for reasons such as thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination. 3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibilities, ill health, and transportation problems, as well as a number for whom reason for nonparticipation was not determined. 4 Includes a small number of persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Industry Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seasonally adjusted May 2013 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014p May 2014p May 2013 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014p May 2014p 136,793 114,545 18,701 137,147 114,884 18,558 138,272 115,970 18,797 139,192 116,929 19,044 136,084 114,232 18,671 137,964 116,108 18,945 138,246 116,378 18,991 138,463 116,594 19,009 Change from: Apr.2014 May2014p 217 216 18 Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oil and gas extraction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining, except oil and gas1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coal mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Support activities for mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 859 50.9 808.4 195.0 213.5 79.4 399.9 884 52.8 830.8 206.2 205.8 77.7 418.8 895 50.7 844.2 208.1 210.3 78.1 425.8 904 52.2 851.5 210.1 214.4 78.6 427.0 861 52.5 808.8 195.7 210.7 78.6 402.4 896 55.4 841.0 207.5 211.9 77.9 421.6 904 54.3 849.7 208.9 212.6 78.3 428.2 906 53.9 851.8 210.5 211.8 78.0 429.5 2 -0.4 2.1 1.6 -0.8 -0.3 1.3 Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction of buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonresidential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heavy and civil engineering construction. . . . . . Specialty trade contractors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential specialty trade contractors. . . . . . Nonresidential specialty trade contractors. . . 5,855 1,276.1 611.0 665.1 904.8 3,674.3 1,557.1 2,117.2 5,656 1,286.2 621.7 664.5 823.8 3,545.5 1,505.9 2,039.6 5,869 1,315.9 640.4 675.5 886.5 3,666.5 1,565.4 2,101.1 6,049 1,341.8 657.3 684.5 939.5 3,767.4 1,616.9 2,150.5 5,816 1,280.4 609.1 671.3 882.1 3,653.7 1,543.8 2,109.9 5,964 1,336.8 650.0 686.8 904.3 3,723.3 1,591.6 2,131.7 5,998 1,347.0 656.0 691.0 911.5 3,739.3 1,599.2 2,140.1 6,004 1,347.0 656.1 690.9 914.7 3,742.1 1,602.4 2,139.7 6 0.0 0.1 -0.1 3.2 2.8 3.2 -0.4 Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,987 12,018 12,033 12,091 11,994 12,085 12,089 12,099 10 Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wood products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmetallic mineral products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machinery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computer and electronic products1. . . . . . . . . . Computer and peripheral equipment. . . . . . Communications equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Semiconductors and electronic components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic instruments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electrical equipment and appliances. . . . . . . . Transportation equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicles and parts2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furniture and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,538 350.4 377.0 397.2 1,430.3 1,102.3 1,067.1 157.5 103.2 7,587 358.0 371.4 396.6 1,440.2 1,115.2 1,055.7 161.9 99.5 7,601 363.6 380.5 398.0 1,446.9 1,119.1 1,051.5 162.4 99.1 7,644 367.8 389.3 400.2 1,454.3 1,122.8 1,053.7 161.9 97.7 7,531 350.0 373.0 396.2 1,427.8 1,103.1 1,069.3 158.2 103.4 7,613 363.8 381.5 397.3 1,446.9 1,116.1 1,058.4 162.3 99.6 7,619 366.4 383.2 397.7 1,450.0 1,120.4 1,055.4 162.7 99.4 7,636 367.5 384.4 398.8 1,451.8 1,123.1 1,055.5 162.3 98.1 17 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.8 2.7 0.1 -0.4 -1.3 374.1 393.6 373.5 1,503.3 815.9 358.0 368.6 387.7 374.8 1,533.9 851.1 362.5 366.5 385.1 375.2 1,525.5 843.8 363.7 368.1 387.4 374.5 1,533.9 850.2 367.9 375.1 393.9 374.1 1,501.1 813.6 357.0 369.8 388.3 376.2 1,525.8 843.3 364.8 368.1 386.6 376.3 1,524.9 843.6 365.1 369.1 387.5 375.3 1,531.3 848.6 367.0 1.0 0.9 -1.0 6.4 5.0 1.9 578.5 578.4 577.1 579.8 579.7 582.0 580.0 580.9 0.9 Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textile mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textile product mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paper and paper products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing and related support activities. . . . . . . Petroleum and coal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chemicals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plastics and rubber products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,449 1,455.2 116.7 112.8 143.6 378.6 449.0 111.6 793.9 658.7 4,431 1,458.0 116.9 110.7 135.6 374.5 440.7 110.5 797.4 659.2 4,432 1,454.8 117.1 110.4 134.8 374.6 441.5 111.2 796.7 661.2 4,447 1,457.9 116.5 110.1 132.5 375.6 440.8 113.4 801.2 665.1 4,463 1,472.2 116.3 112.7 142.5 379.6 448.9 110.0 793.9 657.6 4,472 1,484.8 117.0 111.1 135.3 376.5 441.8 112.8 797.5 660.8 4,470 1,482.3 117.1 110.7 134.3 376.6 441.9 112.1 797.9 662.6 4,463 1,477.4 116.5 110.1 132.0 376.5 440.8 112.0 800.1 663.7 -7 -4.9 -0.6 -0.6 -2.3 -0.1 -1.1 -0.1 2.2 1.1 228.6 227.6 229.6 233.7 228.8 234.6 234.0 233.9 -0.1 Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95,844 96,326 97,173 97,885 95,561 97,163 97,387 97,585 198 Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,697 25,883 26,063 26,266 25,760 26,224 26,294 26,333 39 Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic markets and agents and brokers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,741.1 2,866.3 1,989.9 884.9 900.9 907.9 915.5 885.0 906.1 910.7 914.9 4.2 Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle and parts dealers1. . . . . . . . . . . . Automobile dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,924.9 1,789.3 1,130.1 15,004.0 1,822.9 1,157.5 15,131.7 1,841.7 1,162.3 15,238.3 1,853.5 1,172.8 15,001.7 1,779.6 1,128.2 15,263.5 1,836.1 1,163.2 15,306.6 1,841.8 1,164.2 15,319.1 1,844.7 1,171.0 12.5 2.9 6.8 See footnotes at end of table. 5,803.7 2,917.2 1,985.6 5,838.5 2,924.4 2,006.2 5,874.2 2,940.1 2,018.6 5,731.7 2,867.3 1,979.4 5,837.6 2,928.6 2,002.9 5,853.8 2,934.1 2,009.0 5,863.7 2,940.6 2,008.2 9.9 6.5 -0.8 ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail — Continued [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Industry May 2013 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014p Seasonally adjusted May 2014p May 2013 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014p May 2014p Change from: Apr.2014 May2014p Retail trade - Continued Furniture and home furnishings stores. . . . . . Electronics and appliance stores. . . . . . . . . . . . Building material and garden supply stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food and beverage stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health and personal care stores. . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clothing and clothing accessories stores. . . . Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General merchandise stores1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Department stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous store retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonstore retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rail transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Truck transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transit and ground passenger transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pipeline transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scenic and sightseeing transportation. . . . . . . Support activities for transportation. . . . . . . . . . Couriers and messengers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warehousing and storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439.0 482.6 442.2 497.8 443.1 488.9 443.2 480.8 445.0 492.4 448.6 503.0 448.8 498.8 449.2 493.7 0.4 -5.1 1,269.4 2,914.4 1,008.6 863.8 1,336.2 1,207.2 2,957.8 1,008.4 859.7 1,338.5 1,269.5 2,977.2 1,006.0 866.6 1,350.9 1,296.9 3,000.9 1,014.2 875.8 1,357.7 1,194.9 2,917.8 1,013.0 864.9 1,386.3 1,218.9 2,992.9 1,015.7 873.7 1,397.2 1,225.6 3,005.1 1,014.2 874.4 1,403.8 1,223.8 3,006.8 1,018.7 876.2 1,406.3 -1.8 1.7 4.5 1.8 2.5 573.3 3,002.6 1,304.8 799.5 446.2 574.6 3,053.9 1,301.3 774.1 466.9 574.9 3,055.5 1,298.8 786.1 471.3 576.4 3,062.0 1,298.7 805.5 471.4 588.7 3,058.9 1,346.9 800.8 459.4 594.5 3,106.4 1,340.6 798.3 478.2 595.8 3,112.4 1,338.8 801.2 484.7 593.8 3,117.7 1,339.1 804.5 483.7 -2.0 5.3 0.3 3.3 -1.0 4,477.4 450.0 232.8 65.6 1,381.3 4,524.8 455.2 232.7 65.3 1,367.7 4,543.0 454.9 234.6 66.7 1,384.6 4,602.1 458.5 234.8 68.2 1,403.7 4,474.0 448.5 231.9 65.5 1,378.5 4,571.1 456.6 233.2 66.8 1,394.0 4,583.2 455.1 233.9 67.5 1,399.4 4,599.6 456.6 233.8 68.0 1,400.9 16.4 1.5 -0.1 0.5 1.5 464.2 44.1 31.0 588.9 522.3 697.2 468.3 45.1 23.8 599.8 541.0 725.9 466.8 45.2 26.7 605.8 531.4 726.3 468.7 45.2 33.4 613.4 545.2 731.0 445.8 44.0 29.0 589.7 536.4 704.7 453.8 45.2 29.3 603.7 555.7 732.8 451.5 45.6 29.6 607.9 557.2 735.5 451.1 45.2 31.0 613.4 560.9 738.7 -0.4 -0.4 1.4 5.5 3.7 3.2 Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553.9 550.3 549.8 551.7 552.9 551.7 550.8 550.7 -0.1 Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publishing industries, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . Motion picture and sound recording industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broadcasting, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data processing, hosting and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other information services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,701 731.5 2,653 726.5 2,654 726.5 2,665 724.6 2,686 735.0 2,659 728.9 2,660 728.5 2,655 727.9 -5 -0.6 375.6 283.2 850.6 313.0 287.5 854.4 311.3 288.9 853.3 316.8 289.4 856.9 356.1 284.4 852.9 315.0 287.7 854.6 312.5 288.4 855.1 303.3 290.0 858.3 -9.2 1.6 3.2 267.9 192.0 267.8 203.3 269.8 204.4 269.9 207.2 265.1 192.5 268.0 204.8 268.8 206.2 267.8 207.6 -1.0 1.4 Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monetary authorities - central bank. . . . . . . . . . Credit intermediation and related activities1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Depository credit intermediation1. . . . . . . . . . Commercial banking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts. . . . . . . . Insurance carriers and related activities. . . . . Real estate and rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . Real estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rental and leasing services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets. . . . 7,869 5,863.9 17.8 7,870 5,868.9 18.0 7,888 5,862.3 18.0 7,917 5,865.6 18.1 7,872 5,874.5 18.0 7,910 5,876.8 18.2 7,916 5,875.8 18.2 7,919 5,876.1 18.3 3 0.3 0.1 2,619.7 1,733.3 1,310.0 2,571.1 1,705.0 1,280.9 2,564.8 1,701.1 1,276.6 2,564.4 1,699.6 1,272.5 2,623.9 1,735.5 1,312.7 2,575.8 1,707.4 1,281.4 2,570.1 1,703.5 1,278.4 2,568.8 1,701.7 1,275.1 -1.3 -1.8 -3.3 861.4 2,365.0 2,004.9 1,456.3 525.4 23.2 870.5 2,409.3 2,000.6 1,458.3 520.2 22.1 871.0 2,408.5 2,025.5 1,470.6 532.8 22.1 869.1 2,414.0 2,051.1 1,481.0 548.0 22.1 864.2 2,368.4 1,997.5 1,453.9 520.1 23.5 870.8 2,412.0 2,033.4 1,478.4 532.7 22.3 872.4 2,415.1 2,040.3 1,479.0 539.0 22.3 872.1 2,416.9 2,042.7 1,479.0 541.3 22.4 -0.3 1.8 2.4 0.0 2.3 0.1 18,510 8,059.8 1,131.3 888.3 1,350.0 18,832 8,326.6 1,134.4 1,052.3 1,369.1 19,066 8,362.2 1,131.8 1,040.9 1,379.5 19,153 8,266.1 1,132.1 902.1 1,394.3 18,511 8,114.6 1,133.8 934.1 1,350.3 19,020 8,265.4 1,137.8 936.2 1,386.8 19,091 8,290.8 1,135.7 939.8 1,390.2 19,146 8,315.5 1,135.0 943.9 1,394.7 55 24.7 -0.7 4.1 4.5 1,688.8 1,728.6 1,745.9 1,753.5 1,692.9 1,739.3 1,750.0 1,756.6 6.6 1,169.3 2,086.8 1,199.1 2,112.8 1,207.4 2,123.0 1,218.2 2,131.4 1,170.4 2,090.9 1,209.1 2,120.7 1,212.2 2,132.7 1,219.0 2,134.5 6.8 1.8 Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and technical services1. . . . . . . . . . . Legal services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounting and bookkeeping services. . . . . . Architectural and engineering services. . . . . . Computer systems design and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management and technical consulting services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management of companies and enterprises. . . See footnotes at end of table. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail — Continued [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted May 2013 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014p May 2014p May 2013 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014p May 2014p Change from: Apr.2014 May2014p Administrative and waste services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative and support services1. . . . . . . . Employment services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Business support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Services to buildings and dwellings. . . . . . . Waste management and remediation services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,363.4 7,986.8 3,285.2 2,622.7 841.5 1,954.8 8,392.2 8,021.5 3,427.2 2,741.2 858.5 1,802.3 8,580.4 8,205.9 3,481.9 2,785.8 854.5 1,924.3 8,755.6 8,376.7 3,556.0 2,849.5 850.2 2,009.6 8,305.2 7,928.9 3,300.9 2,635.4 849.9 1,874.9 8,634.0 8,255.8 3,528.6 2,828.9 860.1 1,923.6 8,667.6 8,289.2 3,550.9 2,844.9 860.5 1,926.3 8,695.5 8,317.0 3,571.1 2,859.2 859.1 1,929.5 27.9 27.8 20.2 14.3 -1.4 3.2 376.6 370.7 374.5 378.9 376.3 378.2 378.4 378.5 0.1 Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ambulatory health care services1. . . . . . . . . Offices of physicians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outpatient care centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home health care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nursing and residential care facilities1. . . . Nursing care facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social assistance1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Child day care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,127 3,391.5 17,735.2 14,475.4 6,465.5 2,425.5 676.9 1,233.0 4,784.0 3,225.9 1,654.6 3,259.8 868.2 21,481 3,539.1 17,941.4 14,624.9 6,597.3 2,473.9 705.9 1,265.7 4,792.7 3,234.9 1,644.1 3,316.5 876.1 21,539 3,561.2 17,977.6 14,646.9 6,615.9 2,476.3 710.7 1,270.6 4,786.2 3,244.8 1,650.0 3,330.7 878.6 21,504 3,447.2 18,056.4 14,695.3 6,646.6 2,480.3 716.7 1,279.8 4,795.3 3,253.4 1,653.4 3,361.1 890.1 21,069 3,354.8 17,714.0 14,482.9 6,466.9 2,431.9 676.3 1,230.9 4,792.0 3,224.0 1,653.7 3,231.1 842.4 21,330 3,383.2 17,946.8 14,650.0 6,611.4 2,477.3 706.6 1,269.6 4,794.6 3,244.0 1,648.8 3,296.8 855.2 21,369 3,393.9 17,975.3 14,668.0 6,623.0 2,482.1 711.0 1,271.7 4,796.2 3,248.8 1,651.8 3,307.3 856.6 21,432 3,401.5 18,030.2 14,701.6 6,646.1 2,485.7 715.2 1,278.4 4,803.1 3,252.4 1,652.3 3,328.6 860.1 63 7.6 54.9 33.6 23.1 3.6 4.2 6.7 6.9 3.6 0.5 21.3 3.5 Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . Performing arts and spectator sports. . . . . . . . Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amusements, gambling, and recreation. . . . . Accommodation and food services. . . . . . . . . . . . Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food services and drinking places. . . . . . . . . . 14,453 2,103.6 439.8 14,143 1,939.7 420.9 14,462 2,033.8 448.8 14,845 2,167.4 459.0 14,198 2,026.6 417.5 14,526 2,087.8 436.3 14,550 2,085.9 436.4 14,589 2,090.5 436.3 39 4.6 -0.1 143.9 1,519.9 12,349.1 1,864.7 10,484.4 134.5 1,384.3 12,203.2 1,805.9 10,397.3 139.8 1,445.2 12,428.0 1,828.5 10,599.5 149.5 1,558.9 12,677.6 1,881.5 10,796.1 138.5 1,470.6 12,171.4 1,861.3 10,310.1 142.3 1,509.2 12,438.2 1,872.4 10,565.8 142.1 1,507.4 12,463.7 1,874.3 10,589.4 143.6 1,510.6 12,498.1 1,877.0 10,621.1 1.5 3.2 34.4 2.7 31.7 Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repair and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Personal and laundry services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Membership associations and organizations. . . 5,487 1,218.9 1,350.5 2,917.7 5,464 1,209.0 1,351.7 2,903.4 5,501 1,220.1 1,365.3 2,915.4 5,535 1,226.5 1,378.5 2,930.2 5,465 1,211.6 1,337.1 2,916.3 5,494 1,212.8 1,359.2 2,922.0 5,507 1,216.8 1,363.2 2,927.3 5,511 1,218.0 1,365.0 2,927.5 4 1.2 1.8 0.2 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. . . . . . . . . . 22,248 2,776.0 2,186.8 589.0 5,078.0 2,417.3 2,660.5 14,394.0 8,134.7 6,259.0 22,263 2,705.0 2,117.6 587.1 5,217.0 2,565.2 2,651.8 14,341.0 8,147.8 6,193.1 22,302 2,717.0 2,118.5 598.7 5,229.0 2,573.0 2,656.4 14,356.0 8,145.0 6,210.8 22,263 2,714.0 2,126.4 588.0 5,090.0 2,423.9 2,666.1 14,459.0 8,147.0 6,312.3 21,852 2,768.0 2,179.5 588.9 5,047.0 2,393.8 2,653.0 14,037.0 7,769.3 6,267.3 21,856 2,713.0 2,125.4 587.9 5,064.0 2,406.5 2,657.7 14,079.0 7,781.4 6,297.1 21,868 2,710.0 2,121.0 588.6 5,067.0 2,408.6 2,658.0 14,091.0 7,793.8 6,296.9 21,869 2,705.0 2,118.2 587.0 5,062.0 2,403.3 2,658.8 14,102.0 7,787.2 6,314.9 1 -5.0 -2.8 -1.6 -5.0 -5.3 0.8 11.0 -6.6 18.0 Industry Professional and business services - Continued 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. 3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. p Preliminar 2 ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted May 2013 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014p May 2014p AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS Total private............................................................................ . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging............................................................... . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods............................................................. . Private service-providing........................................................... . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade..................................................................... . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities.......................................................................... . Information........................................................................ . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services.................................................................... . 34.5 40.4 43.8 39.2 40.8 41.2 40.2 33.3 34.6 38.8 31.6 38.6 42.2 36.7 37.2 36.1 32.8 26.0 31.9 34.5 40.7 45.6 39.1 41.1 41.4 40.4 33.3 34.4 38.9 31.2 38.6 42.4 37.0 37.3 36.3 32.6 26.2 31.8 34.5 40.5 44.5 39.1 40.9 41.4 40.0 33.3 34.5 38.8 31.4 38.7 42.3 37.0 37.1 36.2 32.8 26.1 31.8 34.5 40.6 44.4 38.9 41.1 41.6 40.2 33.4 34.5 39.0 31.2 38.6 42.3 37.0 37.3 36.3 32.8 26.1 31.8 AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS Manufacturing.......................................................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods.... . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................. . 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.4 Industry p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings Industry May 2013 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014p May 2014p May 2013 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014p May 2014p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing...................................... . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction......................................... . Manufacturing....................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities................ . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services.................... . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . .................. . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23.89 25.06 29.50 26.05 24.26 25.67 21.83 23.61 20.92 27.59 16.59 22.27 35.14 32.67 30.01 28.48 24.37 13.45 21.30 $24.32 25.59 30.84 26.50 24.73 26.11 22.33 24.01 21.33 28.02 16.87 22.85 35.65 33.65 30.61 28.99 24.59 13.73 21.74 $24.33 25.57 30.78 26.55 24.67 26.02 22.31 24.03 21.37 28.10 16.93 22.95 35.43 33.87 30.55 29.01 24.60 13.75 21.74 $24.38 25.61 30.95 26.59 24.72 26.05 22.35 24.09 21.42 28.10 16.96 22.95 35.56 33.82 30.60 29.11 24.63 13.78 21.77 $824.21 1,012.42 1,292.10 1,021.16 989.81 1,057.60 877.57 786.21 723.83 1,070.49 524.24 859.62 1,482.91 1,198.99 1,116.37 1,028.13 799.34 349.70 679.47 $839.04 1,041.51 1,406.30 1,036.15 1,016.40 1,080.95 902.13 799.53 733.75 1,089.98 526.34 882.01 1,511.56 1,245.05 1,141.75 1,052.34 801.63 359.73 691.33 $839.39 1,035.59 1,369.71 1,038.11 1,009.00 1,077.23 892.40 800.20 737.27 1,090.28 531.60 888.17 1,498.69 1,253.19 1,133.41 1,050.16 806.88 358.88 691.33 $841.11 1,039.77 1,374.18 1,034.35 1,015.99 1,083.68 898.47 804.61 738.99 1,095.90 529.15 885.87 1,504.19 1,251.34 1,141.38 1,056.69 807.86 359.66 692.29 p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-4. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted [2007=100] Index of aggregate weekly hours1 Index of aggregate weekly payrolls2 Industry May 2013 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014p May 2014p Percent change from: Apr. 2014 May 2014p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods.......................... . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . Utilities................................... . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.5 85.9 118.5 78.6 88.0 87.4 89.5 101.8 96.9 97.0 96.3 98.8 100.9 90.0 95.9 105.1 110.9 105.3 96.6 100.1 87.8 128.4 80.4 89.4 88.7 90.2 103.5 98.1 99.1 96.7 101.0 101.2 89.8 96.6 108.6 111.6 108.6 96.8 100.4 87.6 126.4 80.8 89.0 88.8 89.2 103.8 98.7 99.1 97.6 101.5 100.8 89.9 96.2 108.7 112.5 108.4 97.0 100.6 87.9 126.4 80.5 89.5 89.4 89.5 104.3 98.8 99.8 97.1 101.6 100.8 89.7 96.7 109.3 112.8 108.6 97.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 -0.4 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.7 -0.5 0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 1 May 2013 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014p May 2014p Percent change from: Apr. 2014 May 2014p 112.3 97.3 140.4 89.0 99.3 99.6 99.2 116.6 109.1 111.7 105.6 111.7 117.2 104.7 112.3 121.3 127.3 114.3 116.8 116.2 101.6 159.0 92.6 102.8 102.9 102.2 120.5 112.6 115.9 107.9 117.1 119.2 107.7 115.4 127.5 129.3 120.3 119.4 116.5 101.3 156.2 93.3 102.1 102.6 101.0 120.9 113.5 116.2 109.3 118.2 118.0 108.4 114.6 127.7 130.4 120.2 119.7 117.0 101.8 157.1 93.0 102.8 103.5 101.5 121.8 113.9 117.0 108.9 118.3 118.4 108.0 115.5 128.9 130.9 120.8 120.0 0.4 0.5 0.6 -0.3 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.7 -0.4 0.1 0.3 -0.4 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.5 0.3 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment. 2 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment. p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-5. Employment of women on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Women employees (in thousands) Percent of all employees Industry May 2013 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014p May 2014p May 2013 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014p May 2014p Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods................................. . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities.......................................... . Information........................................ . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services.................................... . Government............................................ . 67,265 54,803 4,115 117 744 3,254 1,738 1,516 50,688 10,415 1,695.8 7,531.0 1,051.5 136.9 1,070 4,538 8,232 16,189 7,382 2,862 12,462 68,160 55,681 4,152 119 757 3,276 1,752 1,524 51,529 10,626 1,721.6 7,690.1 1,079.7 134.1 1,068 4,536 8,494 16,378 7,547 2,880 12,479 68,307 55,818 4,157 121 759 3,277 1,754 1,523 51,661 10,655 1,728.4 7,710.6 1,082.6 133.6 1,068 4,539 8,533 16,413 7,566 2,887 12,489 68,393 55,912 4,162 121 760 3,281 1,761 1,520 51,750 10,661 1,728.4 7,715.5 1,083.5 133.8 1,066 4,533 8,556 16,456 7,586 2,892 12,481 49.4 48.0 22.0 13.6 12.8 27.1 23.1 34.0 53.0 40.4 29.6 50.2 23.5 24.8 39.8 57.6 44.5 76.8 52.0 52.4 57.0 49.4 48.0 21.9 13.3 12.7 27.1 23.0 34.1 53.0 40.5 29.5 50.4 23.6 24.3 40.2 57.3 44.7 76.8 52.0 52.4 57.1 49.4 48.0 21.9 13.4 12.7 27.1 23.0 34.1 53.0 40.5 29.5 50.4 23.6 24.3 40.2 57.3 44.7 76.8 52.0 52.4 57.1 49.4 48.0 21.9 13.4 12.7 27.1 23.1 34.1 53.0 40.5 29.5 50.4 23.6 24.3 40.2 57.2 44.7 76.8 52.0 52.5 57.1 p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 [In thousands] Industry May 2013 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014p May 2014p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction......................................................................... . Manufacturing........ . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... . Durable goods.................................................................... . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade.................................................................. . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing............................................... . Utilities............................................................................. . Information........................................................................... . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . ......................................... . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services....................................................................... . 94,352 13,421 632 4,392 8,397 5,169 3,228 80,931 21,792 4,619.2 12,860.9 3,865.5 446.2 2,180 6,059 15,304 18,488 12,548 4,560 95,993 13,657 658 4,511 8,488 5,236 3,252 82,336 22,161 4,713.8 13,047.1 3,953.3 446.4 2,155 6,099 15,784 18,730 12,828 4,579 96,233 13,702 665 4,542 8,495 5,245 3,250 82,531 22,219 4,737.6 13,072.4 3,963.2 445.6 2,157 6,109 15,845 18,764 12,848 4,589 96,395 13,697 665 4,532 8,500 5,253 3,247 82,698 22,242 4,741.6 13,077.2 3,977.8 445.3 2,155 6,113 15,897 18,819 12,878 4,594 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 May 2013 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014p May 2014p AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS Total private............................................................................ . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging............................................................... . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods............................................................. . Private service-providing........................................................... . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade..................................................................... . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities.......................................................................... . Information........................................................................ . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services.................................................................... . 33.7 41.4 46.1 39.9 41.8 42.2 41.2 32.5 33.9 38.9 30.4 38.5 41.9 36.0 36.7 35.3 32.2 25.0 30.8 33.7 41.5 47.7 39.6 42.0 42.4 41.4 32.4 33.5 38.7 29.9 38.4 42.1 36.2 36.8 35.5 32.0 25.2 30.8 33.7 41.4 47.1 39.7 41.9 42.4 41.2 32.4 33.6 38.6 30.0 38.5 42.2 36.2 36.6 35.5 32.1 25.2 30.7 33.7 41.5 47.0 39.5 42.1 42.6 41.3 32.4 33.6 38.7 29.9 38.6 42.0 36.2 36.7 35.5 32.0 25.2 30.8 AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS Manufacturing.......................................................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods.... . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................. . 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.2 4.6 4.8 4.3 Industry 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings Industry May 2013 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014p May 2014p May 2013 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014p May 2014p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing...................................... . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction......................................... . Manufacturing....................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities................ . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services.................... . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . .................. . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20.06 21.23 27.08 24.23 19.25 20.29 17.54 19.82 17.65 22.58 13.91 19.70 32.02 27.76 23.78 23.64 21.22 11.75 17.89 $20.48 21.49 26.55 24.51 19.53 20.63 17.73 20.27 18.16 23.12 14.27 20.40 32.83 28.58 24.59 24.14 21.52 11.96 18.27 $20.51 21.50 26.55 24.61 19.49 20.57 17.68 20.30 18.23 23.22 14.32 20.51 32.82 28.66 24.57 24.15 21.53 11.96 18.33 $20.54 21.55 26.89 24.64 19.53 20.65 17.67 20.33 18.22 23.02 14.35 20.56 32.94 28.63 24.65 24.22 21.56 12.01 18.32 $676.02 878.92 1,248.39 966.78 804.65 856.24 722.65 644.15 598.34 878.36 422.86 758.45 1,341.64 999.36 872.73 834.49 683.28 293.75 551.01 $690.18 891.84 1,266.44 970.60 820.26 874.71 734.02 656.75 608.36 894.74 426.67 783.36 1,382.14 1,034.60 904.91 856.97 688.64 301.39 562.72 $691.19 890.10 1,250.51 977.02 816.63 872.17 728.42 657.72 612.53 896.29 429.60 789.64 1,385.00 1,037.49 899.26 857.33 691.11 301.39 562.73 $692.20 894.33 1,263.83 973.28 822.21 879.69 729.77 658.69 612.19 890.87 429.07 793.62 1,383.48 1,036.41 904.66 859.81 689.92 302.65 564.26 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-9. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 [2002=100] Index of aggregate weekly hours2 Index of aggregate weekly payrolls3 Industry May 2013 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014p May 2014p Percent change from: Apr. 2014 May 2014p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods.......................... . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . Utilities................................... . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106.0 84.9 154.8 87.7 80.6 82.0 78.4 112.0 103.0 105.8 99.0 112.0 95.6 89.6 104.7 121.1 127.1 114.9 98.5 107.8 86.6 166.8 89.4 81.8 83.4 79.3 113.6 103.5 107.4 98.7 114.3 96.1 89.0 105.7 125.6 127.9 118.4 98.9 108.1 86.7 166.4 90.3 81.7 83.6 78.9 113.9 104.1 107.7 99.3 114.9 96.2 89.1 105.3 126.1 128.6 118.6 98.8 108.3 86.9 166.1 89.6 82.1 84.1 79.0 114.1 104.2 108.1 99.0 115.6 95.6 89.0 105.6 126.5 128.5 118.9 99.2 0.2 0.2 -0.2 -0.8 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 -0.3 0.6 -0.6 -0.1 0.3 0.3 -0.1 0.3 0.4 1 May 2013 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014p May 2014p Percent change from: Apr. 2014 May 2014p 142.0 110.4 243.8 114.8 101.4 103.8 97.1 152.3 129.7 140.8 118.0 140.0 127.8 123.1 153.1 170.3 177.9 153.3 128.4 147.5 114.0 257.5 118.4 104.5 107.4 99.4 158.0 134.1 146.3 120.8 147.9 131.7 126.0 159.8 180.4 181.6 160.8 131.7 148.1 114.1 257.0 120.0 104.1 107.3 98.6 158.6 135.3 147.3 121.8 149.4 131.7 126.4 159.1 181.2 182.6 161.1 132.0 148.6 114.6 259.7 119.3 104.9 108.4 98.7 159.1 135.4 146.5 121.7 150.7 131.5 126.2 160.2 182.3 182.8 162.1 132.5 0.3 0.4 1.1 -0.6 0.8 1.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 -0.5 -0.1 0.9 -0.2 -0.2 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.4 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. 2 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment. 3 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment. p Preliminary