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Transmission of material in this news release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Friday, June 1, 2018 USDL-18-0916 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 2018 Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 223,000 in May, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in several industries, including retail trade, health care, and construction. Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, May 2016 – May 2018 Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month change, seasonally adjusted, May 2016 – May 2018 Percent Thousands 6.0 400 350 5.5 300 250 5.0 200 4.5 150 4.0 100 50 3.5 0 -50 3.0 May-16 Aug-16 Nov-16 Feb-17 May-17 Aug-17 Nov-17 Feb-18 May-18 May-16 Aug-16 Nov-16 Feb-17 May-17 Aug-17 Nov-17 Feb-18 May-18 Household Survey Data The unemployment rate edged down to 3.8 percent in May, and the number of unemployed persons declined to 6.1 million. Over the year, the unemployment rate was down by 0.5 percentage point, and the number of unemployed persons declined by 772,000. (See table A-1.) Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (3.5 percent), Blacks (5.9 percent), and Asians (2.1 percent) decreased in May. The jobless rates for adult women (3.3 percent), teenagers (12.8 percent), Whites (3.5 percent), and Hispanics (4.9 percent) changed little over the month. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was little changed at 1.2 million in May and accounted for 19.4 percent of the unemployed. Over the past 12 months, the number of long-term unemployed has declined by 476,000. (See table A-12.) Both the labor force participation rate, at 62.7 percent, and the employment-population ratio, at 60.4 percent, changed little in May. (See table A-1.) The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) was essentially unchanged at 4.9 million in May. These individuals, who would have preferred full-time employment, were working part time because their hours had been reduced or they were unable to find full-time jobs. (See table A-8.) The number of persons marginally attached to the labor force, at 1.5 million in May, was little different 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 378,000 discouraged workers in May, little changed 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 1.1 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 223,000 in May, compared with an average monthly gain of 191,000 over the prior 12 months. Over the month, employment continued to trend up in several industries, including retail trade, health care, and construction. (See table B-1.) In May, retail trade added 31,000 jobs, with gains occurring in general merchandise stores (+13,000) and in building material and garden supply stores (+6,000). Over the year, retail trade has added 125,000 jobs. Employment in health care rose by 29,000 in May, about in line with the average monthly gain over the prior 12 months. Ambulatory health care services added 18,000 jobs over the month, and employment in hospitals continued to trend up (+6,000). Employment in construction continued on an upward trend in May (+25,000) and has risen by 286,000 over the past 12 months. Within the industry, nonresidential specialty trade contractors added 15,000 jobs over the month. Employment in professional and technical services continued to trend up in May (+23,000) and has risen by 206,000 over the year. Transportation and warehousing added 19,000 jobs over the month and 156,000 over the year. In May, job gains occurred in warehousing and storage (+7,000) and in couriers and messengers (+5,000). -2- Manufacturing employment continued to expand over the month (+18,000). Durable goods accounted for most of the change, including an increase of 6,000 jobs in machinery. Manufacturing employment has risen by 259,000 over the year, with about three-fourths of the growth in durable goods industries. Mining added 6,000 jobs in May. Since a recent low point in October 2016, employment in mining has grown by 91,000, with support activities for mining accounting for nearly all of the increase. In May, employment changed little in other major industries, including wholesale trade, information, financial activities, leisure and hospitality, and government. The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 34.5 hours in May. In manufacturing, the workweek decreased by 0.2 hour to 40.8 hours, and overtime edged down by 0.2 hour to 3.5 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls remained at 33.8 hours. (See tables B-2 and B-7.) In May, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 8 cents to $26.92. Over the year, average hourly earnings have increased by 71 cents, or 2.7 percent. Average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees increased by 7 cents to $22.59 in May. (See tables B-3 and B-8.) The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for March was revised up from +135,000 to +155,000, and the change for April was revised down from +164,000 to +159,000. With these revisions, employment gains in March and April combined were 15,000 more than previously reported. (Monthly revisions result from additional reports received from businesses and government agencies since the last published estimates and from the recalculation of seasonal factors.) After revisions, job gains have averaged 179,000 over the last 3 months. _____________ The Employment Situation for June is scheduled to be released on Friday, July 6, 2018, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT). -3- HOUSEHOLD DATA Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Category May 2017 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018 Change from: Apr. 2018May 2018 May 2018 Employment status Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force.......................................................... . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed.................................................................. . Employment-population ratio......................................... . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254,767 159,729 62.7 152,892 60.0 6,837 4.3 95,038 257,097 161,763 62.9 155,178 60.4 6,585 4.1 95,335 257,272 161,527 62.8 155,181 60.3 6,346 3.9 95,745 257,454 161,539 62.7 155,474 60.4 6,065 3.8 95,915 182 12 -0.1 293 0.1 -281 -0.1 170 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hispanic or Latino ethnicity................................................ . 4.3 3.8 4.0 14.1 3.7 7.6 3.6 5.2 4.1 3.7 3.7 13.5 3.6 6.9 3.1 5.1 3.9 3.7 3.5 12.9 3.6 6.6 2.8 4.8 3.8 3.5 3.3 12.8 3.5 5.9 2.1 4.9 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.7 -0.7 0.1 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............................................. . 3.6 6.2 4.7 4.0 2.3 3.4 5.5 4.3 3.6 2.2 3.3 5.9 4.3 3.5 2.1 3.0 5.4 3.9 3.2 2.0 -0.3 -0.5 -0.4 -0.3 -0.1 Reason for unemployment Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers..................................................................... . Reentrants...................................................................... . New entrants................................................................... . 3,333 798 2,100 658 3,146 864 1,967 625 2,958 815 2,009 623 2,854 852 1,882 571 -104 37 -127 -52 Duration of unemployment Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks.................................................................. . 15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 weeks and over............................................................ . 2,123 1,958 1,123 1,665 2,287 2,009 880 1,322 2,115 2,017 1,036 1,293 2,034 1,945 977 1,189 -81 -72 -59 -104 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......................................... . 5,268 3,058 1,764 21,018 5,019 3,005 1,625 21,399 4,985 2,994 1,586 21,258 4,948 3,004 1,480 21,095 -37 10 -106 -163 Persons not in the labor force (not seasonally adjusted) Marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discouraged workers....................................................... . 1,475 355 1,454 450 1,362 408 1,455 378 – – - 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 2017 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018p May 2018p 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-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 165 15 4 7 4 5 -1.2 -1 150 -0.4 -10.0 20.4 -1.4 -4 11 57 17.2 36 24.8 26 16 -10 155 153 26 8 -3 21 19 -0.2 2 127 9.8 11.4 19.7 -0.5 6 5 41 -3.0 29 34.5 2 3 2 159 162 53 7 21 25 19 0.3 6 109 -11.4 8.8 1.6 1.4 4 3 43 9.2 33 29.1 12 14 -3 223 218 47 4 25 18 15 -4.4 3 171 4.2 31.1 18.7 -1.1 6 8 31 -7.8 39 31.7 21 13 5 (3-month average change, in thousands) Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 136 218 221 213 212 179 178 Category 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIFFUSION INDEX (Over 1-month span)5 Total private (258 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing (76 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 49.5 48.1 82.4 49.6 48.2 82.4 49.6 48.2 82.4 49.6 48.2 82.4 34.4 $26.21 $901.62 107.1 0.2 134.1 0.2 34.5 $26.80 $924.60 109.1 0.2 139.7 0.3 34.5 $26.84 $925.98 109.2 0.1 140.1 0.3 34.5 $26.92 $928.74 109.4 0.2 140.8 0.5 56.8 44.7 65.3 64.5 64.0 61.8 67.6 63.8 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 NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. 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 500,000. 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 https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/ces_cps_trends.htm. 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 https://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 https://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 https://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 https://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 https://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 149,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 651,000 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. Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population. Based on responses to a series of questions on work and job search activities, each person 16 years and over in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid employees during the reference week; worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours in a family business or farm. People are also counted as employed if they were temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather, vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons. People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following criteria: they had no employment during the reference week; they were available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons laid off from a job and expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The unemployment data derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits. The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. Those persons not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor force. The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the labor force. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the employed as a percent of the population. Additional information about the household survey can be found at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm. 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 non-supervisory employees in private service-providing industries. Industries are classified on the basis of an establishment’s principal activity in accordance with the 2017 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Additional information about the establishment survey can be found at https://www.bls.gov/ces/. Differences in employment estimates. The numerous conceptual and methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the surveys. Among these are: • The household survey includes agricultural workers, self-employed workers whose businesses are unincorporated, 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-to-month 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 115,000. Suppose the estimate of nonfarm employment increases by 50,000 from one month to the next. The 90-percent confidence interval on the monthly change would range from -65,000 to +165,000 (50,000 +/- 115,000). 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-themonth change lies within this interval. Since this range includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that nonfarm employment had, in fact, increased that month. If, however, the reported nonfarm employment rise was 250,000, then all of the values within the 90-percent confidence interval would be greater than zero. In this case, it is likely (at least a 90-percent chance) that nonfarm employment had, in fact, risen that month. At an unemployment rate of around 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 sample-based estimation in order to offset the missing employment gains from business births. This is incorporated into the samplebased 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 percent to 0.6 percent. Other information Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; 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 2017 Apr. 2018 May 2018 May 2017 Jan. 2018 Feb. 2018 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018 May 2018 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254,767 159,979 62.8 153,407 60.2 6,572 4.1 94,788 5,976 257,272 161,280 62.7 155,348 60.4 5,932 3.7 95,992 5,010 257,454 161,765 62.8 156,009 60.6 5,756 3.6 95,689 5,696 254,767 159,729 62.7 152,892 60.0 6,837 4.3 95,038 5,475 256,780 161,115 62.7 154,430 60.1 6,684 4.1 95,665 5,171 256,934 161,921 63.0 155,215 60.4 6,706 4.1 95,012 5,131 257,097 161,763 62.9 155,178 60.4 6,585 4.1 95,335 5,096 257,272 161,527 62.8 155,181 60.3 6,346 3.9 95,745 5,115 257,454 161,539 62.7 155,474 60.4 6,065 3.8 95,915 5,183 Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,120 85,007 69.0 81,572 66.3 3,436 4.0 38,113 124,418 85,965 69.1 82,610 66.4 3,355 3.9 38,453 124,509 86,309 69.3 83,103 66.7 3,206 3.7 38,201 123,120 84,852 68.9 81,272 66.0 3,581 4.2 38,268 124,173 85,931 69.2 82,274 66.3 3,658 4.3 38,242 124,250 86,267 69.4 82,685 66.5 3,582 4.2 37,983 124,331 86,169 69.3 82,630 66.5 3,539 4.1 38,162 124,418 86,152 69.2 82,611 66.4 3,541 4.1 38,266 124,509 86,157 69.2 82,784 66.5 3,373 3.9 38,352 Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,627 82,130 71.6 79,126 69.0 3,004 3.7 32,497 115,921 83,225 71.8 80,242 69.2 2,983 3.6 32,697 116,017 83,458 71.9 80,698 69.6 2,761 3.3 32,559 114,627 81,915 71.5 78,794 68.7 3,120 3.8 32,712 115,669 82,928 71.7 79,705 68.9 3,223 3.9 32,741 115,748 83,309 72.0 80,213 69.3 3,096 3.7 32,440 115,832 83,200 71.8 80,113 69.2 3,087 3.7 32,632 115,921 83,199 71.8 80,111 69.1 3,088 3.7 32,723 116,017 83,234 71.7 80,329 69.2 2,905 3.5 32,783 Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131,647 74,972 56.9 71,835 54.6 3,136 4.2 56,675 132,853 75,314 56.7 72,738 54.8 2,576 3.4 57,539 132,944 75,456 56.8 72,907 54.8 2,549 3.4 57,488 131,647 74,877 56.9 71,620 54.4 3,257 4.3 56,770 132,607 75,183 56.7 72,157 54.4 3,027 4.0 57,423 132,684 75,654 57.0 72,530 54.7 3,124 4.1 57,030 132,766 75,594 56.9 72,548 54.6 3,046 4.0 57,172 132,853 75,375 56.7 72,569 54.6 2,805 3.7 57,479 132,944 75,382 56.7 72,690 54.7 2,692 3.6 57,562 Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,386 72,085 58.4 69,340 56.2 2,745 3.8 51,300 124,579 72,573 58.3 70,266 56.4 2,307 3.2 52,006 124,674 72,599 58.2 70,341 56.4 2,258 3.1 52,075 123,386 71,979 58.3 69,087 56.0 2,892 4.0 51,407 124,328 72,210 58.1 69,583 56.0 2,627 3.6 52,118 124,407 72,565 58.3 69,828 56.1 2,737 3.8 51,842 124,491 72,610 58.3 69,916 56.2 2,695 3.7 51,880 124,579 72,498 58.2 69,992 56.2 2,506 3.5 52,081 124,674 72,493 58.1 70,077 56.2 2,415 3.3 52,181 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,754 5,764 34.4 4,941 29.5 823 14.3 10,991 16,771 5,482 32.7 4,840 28.9 642 11.7 11,290 16,763 5,707 34.0 4,970 29.7 737 12.9 11,056 16,754 5,836 34.8 5,010 29.9 825 14.1 10,919 16,783 5,977 35.6 5,143 30.6 834 13.9 10,806 16,778 6,048 36.0 5,174 30.8 874 14.4 10,731 16,774 5,952 35.5 5,149 30.7 803 13.5 10,822 16,771 5,831 34.8 5,078 30.3 752 12.9 10,941 16,763 5,812 34.7 5,068 30.2 745 12.8 10,951 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. May 2017 Apr. 2018 May 2018 May 2017 Jan. 2018 Feb. 2018 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018 May 2018 198,775 124,722 62.7 120,375 60.6 4,346 3.5 74,053 199,950 125,488 62.8 121,358 60.7 4,130 3.3 74,462 200,039 125,848 62.9 121,788 60.9 4,060 3.2 74,191 198,775 124,529 62.6 119,895 60.3 4,634 3.7 74,246 199,738 125,334 62.7 120,886 60.5 4,447 3.5 74,405 199,799 125,930 63.0 121,274 60.7 4,656 3.7 73,869 199,871 125,714 62.9 121,236 60.7 4,478 3.6 74,157 199,950 125,731 62.9 121,233 60.6 4,498 3.6 74,219 200,039 125,688 62.8 121,303 60.6 4,385 3.5 74,350 65,380 72.0 63,293 69.7 2,087 3.2 65,988 72.1 63,848 69.8 2,140 3.2 66,049 72.1 64,113 70.0 1,936 2.9 65,216 71.8 62,983 69.3 2,233 3.4 65,732 71.9 63,510 69.5 2,222 3.4 65,948 72.1 63,683 69.6 2,265 3.4 65,928 72.1 63,734 69.7 2,194 3.3 65,982 72.1 63,746 69.7 2,235 3.4 65,890 72.0 63,785 69.7 2,106 3.2 54,933 57.5 53,169 55.6 1,764 3.2 55,210 57.4 53,641 55.8 1,568 2.8 55,277 57.5 53,681 55.8 1,595 2.9 54,834 57.4 52,930 55.4 1,904 3.5 54,896 57.2 53,255 55.5 1,641 3.0 55,243 57.5 53,448 55.7 1,795 3.3 55,176 57.4 53,385 55.6 1,791 3.2 55,179 57.4 53,429 55.6 1,750 3.2 55,197 57.4 53,450 55.6 1,747 3.2 4,408 35.7 3,914 31.7 495 11.2 4,290 34.8 3,868 31.4 421 9.8 4,522 36.7 3,994 32.4 528 11.7 4,478 36.3 3,981 32.3 497 11.1 4,705 38.1 4,121 33.4 584 12.4 4,738 38.4 4,143 33.6 595 12.6 4,610 37.4 4,117 33.4 492 10.7 4,570 37.1 4,057 32.9 512 11.2 4,601 37.3 4,068 33.0 533 11.6 32,193 20,082 62.4 18,593 57.8 1,489 7.4 12,111 32,672 20,172 61.7 18,953 58.0 1,219 6.0 12,500 32,704 20,292 62.0 19,145 58.5 1,147 5.7 12,412 32,193 20,088 62.4 18,560 57.7 1,528 7.6 12,105 32,575 20,211 62.0 18,663 57.3 1,548 7.7 12,364 32,607 20,495 62.9 19,087 58.5 1,408 6.9 12,112 32,638 20,466 62.7 19,051 58.4 1,415 6.9 12,172 32,672 20,220 61.9 18,892 57.8 1,328 6.6 12,452 32,704 20,296 62.1 19,092 58.4 1,204 5.9 12,408 9,103 67.8 8,511 63.3 593 6.5 9,248 67.6 8,681 63.5 567 6.1 9,407 68.7 8,840 64.6 567 6.0 9,093 67.7 8,477 63.1 616 6.8 9,254 67.9 8,564 62.9 690 7.5 9,438 69.2 8,880 65.1 558 5.9 9,314 68.2 8,749 64.1 564 6.1 9,257 67.7 8,663 63.3 594 6.4 9,382 68.5 8,792 64.2 590 6.3 10,178 62.7 9,497 58.5 681 6.7 10,239 62.1 9,764 59.2 475 4.6 10,207 61.8 9,757 59.1 450 4.4 10,207 62.8 9,504 58.5 703 6.9 10,197 62.0 9,524 57.9 673 6.6 10,254 62.3 9,622 58.5 632 6.2 10,337 62.7 9,713 59.0 624 6.0 10,229 62.0 9,707 58.9 522 5.1 10,233 62.0 9,754 59.1 479 4.7 801 31.9 586 23.3 215 26.8 685 27.4 508 20.3 177 25.8 678 27.1 548 21.9 130 19.2 788 31.4 579 23.1 209 26.5 759 30.3 575 22.9 185 24.3 803 32.0 584 23.3 219 27.2 816 32.6 588 23.5 227 27.9 734 29.3 521 20.8 213 29.0 681 27.3 547 21.9 135 19.8 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 ASIAN Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2017 15,433 9,818 63.6 9,479 61.4 339 3.5 5,615 Apr. 2018 15,933 10,034 63.0 9,765 61.3 269 2.7 5,898 May 2018 15,874 9,932 62.6 9,732 61.3 201 2.0 5,941 May 2017 15,433 9,817 63.6 9,466 61.3 351 3.6 5,616 Jan. 2018 15,731 9,885 62.8 9,584 60.9 300 3.0 5,846 Feb. 2018 15,792 9,908 62.7 9,617 60.9 291 2.9 5,884 Mar. 2018 15,983 10,092 63.1 9,780 61.2 313 3.1 5,891 Apr. 2018 15,933 10,034 63.0 9,755 61.2 280 2.8 5,898 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 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. May 2018 15,874 9,932 62.6 9,720 61.2 212 2.1 5,942 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 2017 Apr. 2018 May 2018 May 2017 Jan. 2018 Feb. 2018 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018 May 2018 41,241 27,218 66.0 25,939 62.9 1,279 4.7 14,024 42,507 28,193 66.3 26,970 63.4 1,223 4.3 14,314 42,592 28,209 66.2 26,954 63.3 1,255 4.4 14,383 41,241 27,230 66.0 25,827 62.6 1,403 5.2 14,011 42,249 27,826 65.9 26,432 62.6 1,393 5.0 14,423 42,335 28,021 66.2 26,646 62.9 1,375 4.9 14,315 42,419 27,922 65.8 26,500 62.5 1,421 5.1 14,497 42,507 28,229 66.4 26,860 63.2 1,368 4.8 14,278 42,592 28,205 66.2 26,827 63.0 1,378 4.9 14,387 14,932 80.4 14,357 77.3 575 3.9 15,517 80.9 14,949 77.9 568 3.7 15,444 80.3 14,903 77.5 541 3.5 14,934 80.4 14,302 77.0 632 4.2 15,320 80.4 14,659 76.9 661 4.3 15,319 80.2 14,723 77.1 595 3.9 15,370 80.3 14,688 76.7 682 4.4 15,535 81.0 14,901 77.7 635 4.1 15,444 80.3 14,845 77.2 599 3.9 11,066 58.7 10,512 55.8 554 5.0 11,437 59.0 10,929 56.3 508 4.4 11,535 59.3 10,990 56.5 545 4.7 11,054 58.7 10,454 55.5 600 5.4 11,257 58.4 10,737 55.7 520 4.6 11,410 59.1 10,815 56.0 595 5.2 11,230 58.0 10,677 55.2 553 4.9 11,398 58.8 10,856 56.0 541 4.7 11,507 59.2 10,917 56.2 590 5.1 1,220 31.8 1,070 27.9 150 12.3 1,239 31.6 1,091 27.8 148 11.9 1,231 31.3 1,061 27.0 169 13.7 1,242 32.4 1,071 27.9 172 13.8 1,249 32.0 1,036 26.5 213 17.0 1,292 33.0 1,108 28.3 184 14.2 1,321 33.7 1,135 29.0 186 14.1 1,296 33.0 1,103 28.1 192 14.8 1,254 31.9 1,065 27.1 189 15.1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 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 2017 Apr. 2018 May 2018 May 2017 Jan. 2018 Feb. 2018 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018 May 2018 Less than a high school diploma Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,620 46.5 10,038 43.9 582 5.5 10,438 46.6 9,836 43.9 603 5.8 10,519 46.4 10,035 44.2 484 4.6 10,327 45.2 9,684 42.4 643 6.2 10,274 44.8 9,715 42.3 559 5.4 10,258 46.8 9,673 44.1 584 5.7 10,234 45.7 9,666 43.2 568 5.5 10,285 45.9 9,683 43.3 602 5.9 10,242 45.2 9,688 42.7 554 5.4 High school graduates, no college1 Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,127 57.9 34,535 55.4 1,592 4.4 35,538 57.0 34,086 54.7 1,451 4.1 35,886 57.5 34,585 55.4 1,301 3.6 35,982 57.7 34,296 55.0 1,685 4.7 35,735 57.5 34,134 54.9 1,601 4.5 36,092 57.5 34,487 55.0 1,604 4.4 35,863 57.1 34,305 54.6 1,559 4.3 35,468 56.9 33,940 54.5 1,528 4.3 35,702 57.2 34,306 54.9 1,395 3.9 Some college or associate degree Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,187 65.4 35,786 63.0 1,401 3.8 38,056 65.6 36,818 63.5 1,238 3.3 37,732 65.4 36,596 63.4 1,135 3.0 37,425 65.9 35,929 63.2 1,496 4.0 37,863 66.0 36,566 63.7 1,297 3.4 37,573 65.5 36,248 63.2 1,325 3.5 37,589 65.6 36,241 63.2 1,348 3.6 37,944 65.5 36,629 63.2 1,315 3.5 37,921 65.7 36,694 63.6 1,228 3.2 Bachelor’s degree and higher2 Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,146 74.0 53,978 72.4 1,168 2.1 56,823 74.2 55,735 72.8 1,088 1.9 56,850 74.2 55,809 72.8 1,040 1.8 55,089 73.9 53,812 72.2 1,277 2.3 55,922 73.4 54,720 71.8 1,202 2.1 56,669 73.7 55,386 72.0 1,283 2.3 56,785 74.2 55,534 72.6 1,252 2.2 56,794 74.2 55,616 72.6 1,178 2.1 56,739 74.1 55,593 72.6 1,147 2.0 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 2017 Men May 2018 May 2017 Women May 2018 May 2017 May 2018 VETERANS, 18 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,593 10,036 48.7 9,697 47.1 340 3.4 10,557 19,247 9,388 48.8 9,065 47.1 323 3.4 9,859 18,565 8,868 47.8 8,573 46.2 294 3.3 9,697 17,384 8,291 47.7 7,997 46.0 294 3.5 9,093 2,028 1,169 57.6 1,123 55.4 45 3.9 859 1,863 1,097 58.9 1,068 57.3 29 2.7 766 Gulf War-era II veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,156 3,300 79.4 3,149 75.8 151 4.6 856 4,143 3,296 79.5 3,158 76.2 138 4.2 847 3,397 2,760 81.3 2,628 77.4 132 4.8 637 3,448 2,799 81.2 2,686 77.9 113 4.0 649 759 540 71.1 521 68.6 19 3.5 220 695 497 71.4 472 67.9 25 5.0 199 Gulf War-era I veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,279 2,560 78.1 2,494 76.1 66 2.6 719 3,074 2,369 77.1 2,325 75.6 44 1.9 705 2,811 2,218 78.9 2,171 77.2 46 2.1 594 2,579 2,026 78.6 1,983 76.9 43 2.1 553 468 343 73.2 323 69.0 20 5.8 125 495 343 69.2 341 69.0 1 0.3 152 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,106 1,828 22.5 1,766 21.8 62 3.4 6,278 7,679 1,609 20.9 1,540 20.1 68 4.3 6,070 7,813 1,783 22.8 1,721 22.0 62 3.5 6,030 7,418 1,556 21.0 1,488 20.1 68 4.4 5,862 293 45 15.3 45 15.3 0 – 248 261 53 20.2 53 20.2 0 – 208 Veterans of other service periods Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,052 2,349 46.5 2,288 45.3 61 2.6 2,703 4,351 2,115 48.6 2,042 46.9 73 3.5 2,236 4,544 2,107 46.4 2,053 45.2 54 2.6 2,437 3,939 1,909 48.5 1,840 46.7 69 3.6 2,030 508 242 47.6 235 46.3 7 2.7 266 412 205 49.9 202 49.0 4 1.8 207 NONVETERANS, 18 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225,332 147,854 65.6 141,908 63.0 5,946 4.0 77,478 229,354 150,404 65.6 145,268 63.3 5,136 3.4 78,950 100,141 75,159 75.1 72,152 72.1 3,007 4.0 24,982 102,624 77,026 75.1 74,297 72.4 2,730 3.5 25,597 125,191 72,695 58.1 69,755 55.7 2,939 4.0 52,496 126,731 73,378 57.9 70,972 56.0 2,406 3.3 53,353 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. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000). 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 2017 May 2018 Persons with no disability May 2017 May 2018 TOTAL, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population..................................................... . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed............................................................................ . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 30,732 6,326 20.6 5,722 18.6 604 9.5 24,406 30,424 6,128 20.1 5,697 18.7 431 7.0 24,296 224,035 153,653 68.6 147,685 65.9 5,968 3.9 70,382 227,030 155,637 68.6 150,313 66.2 5,324 3.4 71,393 Men, 16 to 64 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed............................................................................ . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 2,722 34.4 2,457 31.0 265 9.7 5,194 2,584 34.5 2,362 31.6 222 8.6 4,900 76,969 82.6 73,958 79.4 3,011 3.9 16,160 78,114 83.0 75,311 80.0 2,803 3.6 16,035 Women, 16 to 64 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed............................................................................ . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 2,565 31.0 2,279 27.5 286 11.2 5,716 2,396 30.0 2,225 27.9 170 7.1 5,578 68,046 70.8 65,362 68.0 2,684 3.9 28,042 68,564 70.8 66,301 68.5 2,263 3.3 28,239 Both sexes, 65 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed............................................................................ . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 1,039 7.2 986 6.8 53 5.1 13,495 1,148 7.7 1,110 7.4 39 3.4 13,818 8,637 24.8 8,364 24.0 273 3.2 26,181 8,960 24.8 8,701 24.1 259 2.9 27,120 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 2017 Men May 2018 May 2017 Women May 2018 May 2017 May 2018 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................................................... . 41,390 27,315 66.0 26,290 63.5 1,025 3.8 14,075 42,732 27,923 65.3 27,086 63.4 837 3.0 14,809 20,132 15,737 78.2 15,258 75.8 479 3.0 4,395 20,682 16,088 77.8 15,674 75.8 414 2.6 4,594 21,259 11,578 54.5 11,031 51.9 547 4.7 9,680 22,050 11,835 53.7 11,412 51.8 423 3.6 10,215 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................................................... . 213,377 132,664 62.2 127,117 59.6 5,547 4.2 80,713 214,722 133,842 62.3 128,924 60.0 4,919 3.7 80,880 102,989 69,271 67.3 66,314 64.4 2,957 4.3 33,718 103,827 70,221 67.6 67,428 64.9 2,792 4.0 33,606 110,388 63,393 57.4 60,804 55.1 2,590 4.1 46,995 110,895 63,621 57.4 61,495 55.5 2,126 3.3 47,273 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 2017 Apr. 2018 May 2018 May 2017 Jan. 2018 Feb. 2018 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018 May 2018 2,564 1,676 865 23 150,843 142,130 21,015 121,115 655 120,460 8,660 53 2,230 1,438 759 33 153,119 144,009 21,453 122,556 780 121,776 9,039 70 2,412 1,604 776 32 153,598 144,424 21,253 123,170 773 122,398 9,112 61 2,478 1,637 822 – 150,516 141,928 20,800 121,101 – 120,440 8,589 – 2,513 1,712 781 – 151,894 142,828 20,815 122,022 – 121,349 8,991 – 2,474 1,679 768 – 152,713 143,656 20,986 122,693 – 121,957 8,944 – 2,314 1,495 803 – 152,747 143,688 20,957 122,761 – 121,977 8,990 – 2,294 1,517 745 – 152,889 143,785 21,222 122,616 – 121,858 8,995 – 2,345 1,573 742 – 153,211 144,124 21,045 123,090 – 122,319 9,013 – 5,038 2,921 1,860 21,373 4,734 2,867 1,573 22,132 4,739 2,875 1,542 21,433 5,268 3,058 1,764 21,018 4,989 3,009 1,663 20,867 5,160 3,302 1,541 21,061 5,019 3,005 1,625 21,399 4,985 2,994 1,586 21,258 4,948 3,004 1,480 21,095 4,994 2,900 1,853 21,060 4,631 2,799 1,559 21,763 4,677 2,831 1,529 21,074 5,202 3,017 1,754 20,703 4,926 2,965 1,659 20,434 5,091 3,258 1,533 20,641 4,944 2,940 1,619 20,999 4,898 2,923 1,575 20,891 4,872 2,948 1,464 20,766 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 2017 Apr. 2018 May 2018 May 2017 Jan. 2018 Feb. 2018 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018 May 2018 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153,407 4,941 1,802 3,138 148,466 14,130 134,337 98,867 34,291 31,929 32,647 35,469 155,348 4,840 1,642 3,198 150,508 14,034 136,475 100,206 35,157 32,670 32,379 36,269 156,009 4,970 1,676 3,294 151,039 14,014 137,025 100,445 35,353 32,596 32,496 36,580 152,892 5,010 1,885 3,145 147,882 14,183 133,714 98,523 34,180 31,821 32,522 35,191 154,430 5,143 1,915 3,221 149,287 14,153 135,129 99,674 34,768 32,380 32,526 35,455 155,215 5,174 1,915 3,293 150,041 14,213 135,856 100,120 34,975 32,503 32,642 35,735 155,178 5,149 1,892 3,261 150,028 14,334 135,779 100,051 35,106 32,462 32,484 35,728 155,181 5,078 1,838 3,257 150,102 14,172 135,906 99,965 35,083 32,614 32,268 35,941 155,474 5,068 1,771 3,285 150,406 14,069 136,373 100,105 35,221 32,492 32,392 36,268 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,572 2,446 846 1,600 79,126 7,344 71,782 52,874 18,426 17,247 17,201 18,909 82,610 2,368 774 1,594 80,242 7,204 73,038 53,721 18,944 17,667 17,110 19,317 83,103 2,405 809 1,596 80,698 7,208 73,489 53,915 19,052 17,711 17,152 19,574 81,272 2,477 881 1,613 78,794 7,338 71,444 52,685 18,372 17,176 17,136 18,760 82,274 2,569 920 1,638 79,705 7,339 72,388 53,441 18,773 17,447 17,221 18,947 82,685 2,472 872 1,617 80,213 7,392 72,822 53,764 18,925 17,592 17,247 19,058 82,630 2,517 891 1,639 80,113 7,445 72,707 53,647 18,942 17,576 17,130 19,060 82,611 2,500 858 1,651 80,111 7,291 72,840 53,686 18,946 17,644 17,096 19,154 82,784 2,455 849 1,610 80,329 7,205 73,131 53,728 18,992 17,634 17,101 19,403 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,835 2,495 956 1,538 69,340 6,786 62,555 45,994 15,865 14,682 15,447 16,561 72,738 2,472 868 1,603 70,266 6,829 63,437 46,485 16,213 15,003 15,269 16,952 72,907 2,565 867 1,698 70,341 6,805 63,536 46,530 16,301 14,885 15,343 17,006 71,620 2,533 1,004 1,531 69,087 6,845 62,270 45,838 15,807 14,645 15,386 16,432 72,157 2,574 995 1,583 69,583 6,814 62,742 46,233 15,995 14,933 15,305 16,508 72,530 2,702 1,044 1,676 69,828 6,821 63,033 46,356 16,050 14,911 15,395 16,677 72,548 2,632 1,001 1,622 69,916 6,889 63,071 46,404 16,164 14,886 15,354 16,667 72,569 2,578 980 1,606 69,992 6,882 63,067 46,280 16,137 14,970 15,172 16,787 72,690 2,613 922 1,675 70,077 6,864 63,243 46,377 16,229 14,858 15,291 16,865 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Married women, spouse present1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women who maintain families2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,968 36,275 9,470 46,195 36,386 9,492 46,281 36,236 9,608 45,753 36,072 – 45,714 35,768 – 45,863 35,632 – 45,865 35,564 – 45,995 36,140 – 46,041 35,978 – FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part-time workers4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,911 27,496 127,340 28,008 129,014 26,996 125,621 27,340 127,016 27,271 127,745 27,548 127,434 27,858 127,753 27,508 128,657 26,883 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percent of total employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,584 4.9 7,637 4.9 7,411 4.8 7,556 4.9 7,845 5.1 7,864 5.1 7,609 4.9 7,667 4.9 7,442 4.8 SELF-EMPLOYMENT Self-employed workers, incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,742 9,525 5,787 9,798 5,696 9,889 – 9,411 – 9,773 – 9,713 – 9,793 – 9,741 – 9,755 1 Refers to persons in opposite-sex married couples only. Refers to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not an opposite-sex spouse. 3 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week. 4 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 2017 Apr. 2018 May 2018 May 2017 Jan. 2018 Feb. 2018 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018 May 2018 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,837 825 284 542 6,012 1,021 5,028 3,924 1,744 1,097 1,083 1,117 6,346 752 294 473 5,594 1,018 4,613 3,543 1,627 995 921 1,105 6,065 745 307 454 5,321 1,073 4,261 3,252 1,405 950 897 1,039 4.3 14.1 13.1 14.7 3.9 6.7 3.6 3.8 4.9 3.3 3.2 3.1 4.1 13.9 15.0 13.3 3.8 7.4 3.4 3.5 4.3 3.1 3.0 3.0 4.1 14.4 15.5 13.7 3.7 6.8 3.4 3.5 4.4 3.1 2.9 3.2 4.1 13.5 14.9 12.6 3.7 6.6 3.4 3.5 4.2 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.9 12.9 13.8 12.7 3.6 6.7 3.3 3.4 4.4 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.8 12.8 14.8 12.2 3.4 7.1 3.0 3.1 3.8 2.8 2.7 2.8 Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years.................................... . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over............................. . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years............................ . 35 to 44 years............................ . 45 to 54 years............................ . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,581 461 140 322 3,120 637 2,537 1,967 890 538 539 570 3,541 453 178 283 3,088 605 2,506 1,869 911 482 476 637 3,373 468 187 285 2,905 618 2,325 1,715 742 487 486 610 4.2 15.7 13.7 16.6 3.8 8.0 3.4 3.6 4.6 3.0 3.0 2.9 4.3 14.5 13.0 14.9 3.9 8.2 3.4 3.4 4.1 3.1 3.1 3.3 4.2 16.4 17.1 16.1 3.7 7.6 3.3 3.2 4.1 2.7 2.8 3.5 4.1 15.2 16.1 14.5 3.7 7.5 3.3 3.4 4.1 3.0 2.9 3.2 4.1 15.3 17.2 14.6 3.7 7.7 3.3 3.4 4.6 2.7 2.7 3.2 3.9 16.0 18.0 15.1 3.5 7.9 3.1 3.1 3.8 2.7 2.8 3.0 Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years.................................... . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over............................. . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years............................ . 35 to 44 years............................ . 45 to 54 years............................ . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,257 365 144 220 2,892 384 2,491 1,956 854 558 544 577 2,805 299 116 191 2,506 413 2,107 1,673 716 513 445 483 2,692 277 120 169 2,415 454 1,936 1,537 664 462 411 465 4.3 12.6 12.5 12.6 4.0 5.3 3.8 4.1 5.1 3.7 3.4 3.4 4.0 13.4 16.7 11.7 3.6 6.5 3.3 3.6 4.7 3.1 2.8 2.5 4.1 12.5 14.0 11.4 3.8 6.0 3.5 3.8 4.7 3.5 3.0 2.8 4.0 11.8 13.8 10.6 3.7 5.7 3.5 3.6 4.3 3.4 3.0 3.2 3.7 10.4 10.6 10.6 3.5 5.7 3.2 3.5 4.2 3.3 2.8 2.8 3.6 9.6 11.6 9.2 3.3 6.2 3.0 3.2 3.9 3.0 2.6 2.7 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Married women, spouse present1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women who maintain families2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,089 952 688 997 903 548 905 857 470 2.3 2.6 6.8 2.3 2.4 6.5 2.1 2.7 6.2 2.1 2.6 5.6 2.1 2.4 5.5 1.9 2.3 4.7 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part-time workers4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,494 1,373 5,193 1,200 4,937 1,166 4.2 4.8 4.0 4.7 4.1 4.5 4.0 4.5 3.9 4.2 3.7 4.2 1 Refers to persons in opposite-sex couples only. Data are not seasonally adjusted. Refers to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not an opposite-sex spouse. 3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs. 4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Reason May 2017 Apr. 2018 Seasonally adjusted May 2018 May 2017 Jan. 2018 Feb. 2018 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018 May 2018 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........................................ . 3,017 575 2,442 1,699 743 741 2,187 628 2,805 713 2,092 1,415 677 761 1,836 530 2,493 533 1,960 1,380 580 801 1,933 529 3,333 816 2,517 1,751 766 798 2,100 658 3,273 912 2,361 1,652 709 716 1,958 645 3,279 878 2,401 1,709 692 780 1,948 704 3,146 865 2,281 1,645 637 864 1,967 625 2,958 862 2,096 1,418 678 815 2,009 623 2,854 803 2,052 1,439 612 852 1,882 571 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not on temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reentrants........................................... . New entrants........................................ . 45.9 8.7 37.2 11.3 33.3 9.5 47.3 12.0 35.3 12.8 31.0 8.9 43.3 9.3 34.1 13.9 33.6 9.2 48.4 11.8 36.5 11.6 30.5 9.6 49.6 13.8 35.8 10.9 29.7 9.8 48.9 13.1 35.8 11.6 29.0 10.5 47.7 13.1 34.6 13.1 29.8 9.5 46.2 13.5 32.7 12.7 31.4 9.7 46.3 13.0 33.3 13.8 30.6 9.3 UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reentrants........................................... . New entrants........................................ . 1.9 0.5 1.4 0.4 1.7 0.5 1.1 0.3 1.5 0.5 1.2 0.3 2.1 0.5 1.3 0.4 2.0 0.4 1.2 0.4 2.0 0.5 1.2 0.4 1.9 0.5 1.2 0.4 1.8 0.5 1.2 0.4 1.8 0.5 1.2 0.4 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 2017 Apr. 2018 May 2018 Seasonally adjusted May 2017 Jan. 2018 Feb. 2018 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018 May 2018 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks....................................... . 15 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 to 26 weeks................................... . 27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,106 1,592 2,874 1,213 1,661 1,782 1,666 2,483 1,158 1,325 1,950 1,568 2,237 1,066 1,171 2,123 1,958 2,788 1,123 1,665 2,280 1,943 2,402 981 1,421 2,508 1,906 2,330 934 1,397 2,287 2,009 2,202 880 1,322 2,115 2,017 2,329 1,036 1,293 2,034 1,945 2,166 977 1,189 Average (mean) duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Median duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.7 11.3 24.2 11.9 21.8 9.9 24.8 10.4 24.1 9.4 22.9 9.3 24.1 9.1 23.1 9.8 21.3 9.2 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks....................................... . 15 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 to 26 weeks................................... . 27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.0 24.2 43.7 18.5 25.3 30.1 28.1 41.9 19.5 22.3 33.9 27.3 38.9 18.5 20.3 30.9 28.5 40.6 16.3 24.2 34.4 29.3 36.3 14.8 21.5 37.2 28.3 34.6 13.8 20.7 35.2 30.9 33.9 13.5 20.3 32.7 31.2 36.0 16.0 20.0 33.1 31.7 35.2 15.9 19.4 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 Unemployment rates Unemployed May 2017 May 2018 May 2017 May 2018 May 2017 May 2018 153,407 61,174 156,009 62,360 6,572 1,208 5,756 1,083 4.1 1.9 3.6 1.7 25,319 35,855 27,001 33,015 15,510 17,506 25,784 36,576 27,710 33,165 15,769 17,396 463 745 1,529 1,394 733 660 448 635 1,241 1,297 695 602 1.8 2.0 5.4 4.1 4.5 3.6 1.7 1.7 4.3 3.8 4.2 3.3 14,402 1,245 8,235 4,921 14,299 1,056 8,218 5,025 854 81 562 211 685 92 471 122 5.6 6.1 6.4 4.1 4.6 8.0 5.4 2.4 17,815 8,670 9,144 18,475 8,633 9,842 944 416 527 898 396 502 5.0 4.6 5.5 4.6 4.4 4.9 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 2017 May 2018 May 2017 May 2018 6,572 5,074 20 502 504 327 178 916 262 123 232 690 675 905 245 103 471 297 5,756 4,467 23 415 546 340 206 885 223 100 167 669 563 706 171 95 425 239 4.1 4.0 2.5 5.3 3.2 3.3 3.1 4.7 4.2 4.7 2.3 4.1 2.8 6.3 3.6 6.0 2.2 3.0 3.6 3.5 3.0 4.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 4.5 3.2 3.5 1.7 4.0 2.3 4.9 2.5 5.8 2.0 2.3 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 2017 Apr. 2018 May 2018 May 2017 Jan. 2018 Feb. 2018 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018 May 2018 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.9 1.7 1.5 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 4.1 3.7 3.6 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.8 4.3 3.9 3.8 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.0 5.0 4.5 4.4 5.2 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.6 8.1 7.4 7.3 8.4 8.2 8.2 8.0 7.8 7.6 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 2017 Men May 2018 May 2017 Women May 2018 May 2017 May 2018 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. . . 94,788 5,976 1,475 355 1,121 95,689 5,696 1,455 378 1,077 38,113 2,801 761 191 570 38,201 2,646 776 257 519 56,675 3,175 714 163 551 57,488 3,050 679 120 559 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,584 4.9 4,136 2,067 301 1,029 7,411 4.8 4,062 1,951 294 1,073 3,831 4.7 2,295 715 217 580 3,687 4.4 2,252 673 178 569 3,752 5.2 1,840 1,352 84 449 3,724 5.1 1,811 1,279 116 504 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 2017 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018p May 2018p May 2017 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018p May 2018p 146,937 124,287 20,051 147,384 124,688 20,177 148,366 125,659 20,403 149,309 126,650 20,664 146,299 123,994 20,013 148,280 125,956 20,516 148,439 126,118 20,569 148,662 126,336 20,616 Change from: Apr.2018 May2018p 223 218 47 Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oil and gas extraction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining, except oil and gas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coal mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metal ore mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Support activities for mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 672 48.9 622.9 144.3 186.3 51.6 38.2 712 48.6 663.2 148.8 182.0 51.9 38.5 721 47.6 673.0 149.1 185.3 52.8 38.3 732 47.2 684.4 150.7 190.2 52.9 38.6 675 50.0 625.3 145.4 184.4 51.9 38.4 722 50.0 671.6 149.6 186.9 52.3 38.8 729 50.0 679.3 150.7 186.7 52.9 38.8 733 48.5 684.8 151.5 188.3 53.2 38.8 4 -1.5 5.5 0.8 1.6 0.3 0.0 96.5 292.3 91.6 332.4 94.2 338.6 98.7 343.5 94.1 295.5 95.9 335.1 95.0 341.9 96.2 345.0 1.2 3.1 Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction of buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonresidential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heavy and civil engineering construction. . . . . . Specialty trade contractors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential specialty trade contractors. . . . . . Nonresidential specialty trade contractors. . . 6,990 1,535.4 746.7 788.7 1,021.4 4,432.7 1,954.2 2,478.5 6,889 1,546.6 758.1 788.5 930.8 4,411.1 1,940.1 2,471.0 7,083 1,576.2 776.0 800.2 989.2 4,517.3 1,983.8 2,533.5 7,281 1,600.1 791.8 808.3 1,040.4 4,640.8 2,041.9 2,598.9 6,924 1,534.7 746.9 787.8 992.7 4,396.8 1,930.6 2,466.2 7,164 1,587.1 781.9 805.2 1,005.2 4,571.4 2,013.2 2,558.2 7,185 1,598.0 786.2 811.8 1,004.9 4,581.8 2,013.3 2,568.5 7,210 1,598.2 790.8 807.4 1,009.9 4,602.3 2,019.0 2,583.3 25 0.2 4.6 -4.4 5.0 20.5 5.7 14.8 Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wood products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmetallic mineral products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machinery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computer and electronic products. . . . . . . . . . . Computer and peripheral equipment. . . . . . Communications equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Semiconductors and electronic components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic instruments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous computer and electronic products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electrical equipment and appliances. . . . . . . . Transportation equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicles and parts2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furniture and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,389 12,576 12,599 12,651 12,414 12,630 12,655 12,673 18 7,711 396.7 413.9 370.8 1,423.3 1,073.4 1,036.3 157.5 86.4 7,869 401.6 413.4 380.0 1,471.9 1,105.3 1,059.0 168.9 86.1 7,887 402.5 420.0 380.0 1,476.5 1,112.4 1,058.2 169.0 85.3 7,916 406.5 424.0 379.1 1,480.9 1,118.4 1,062.1 169.1 85.8 7,717 396.4 409.4 371.2 1,423.3 1,076.6 1,038.0 158.1 86.6 7,883 404.6 420.1 379.8 1,473.8 1,107.3 1,060.5 169.1 86.3 7,902 404.5 420.8 380.0 1,476.7 1,115.3 1,061.4 169.5 85.5 7,917 405.8 419.5 379.5 1,479.1 1,121.1 1,063.6 169.6 85.8 15 1.3 -1.3 -0.5 2.4 5.8 2.2 0.1 0.3 359.9 398.9 367.4 404.4 367.7 404.6 368.5 406.8 360.4 399.2 367.9 404.7 368.6 405.9 369.1 407.1 0.5 1.2 33.6 382.8 1,630.1 954.7 394.0 32.2 398.8 1,654.3 966.8 391.2 31.6 400.0 1,652.7 963.0 389.6 31.9 401.9 1,653.8 957.0 391.9 33.7 384.3 1,632.0 954.4 394.4 32.4 399.8 1,649.7 960.8 392.0 32.0 401.6 1,653.4 961.1 391.2 31.9 403.4 1,654.8 956.7 392.3 -0.1 1.8 1.4 -4.4 1.1 589.7 593.7 595.4 597.0 591.0 595.8 597.1 597.6 0.5 4,678 1,579.8 112.3 115.2 120.5 369.1 439.7 115.4 820.1 713.8 4,707 1,607.1 111.1 111.5 116.8 372.8 434.8 111.7 823.4 724.4 4,712 1,606.4 111.2 110.6 117.6 373.3 432.9 113.8 824.6 725.6 4,735 1,614.4 112.2 109.9 116.2 374.4 433.3 116.0 824.9 728.9 4,697 1,600.0 112.1 115.2 121.0 368.8 439.9 114.6 820.6 711.9 4,747 1,631.1 111.3 111.9 116.9 373.2 435.5 115.1 824.5 725.2 4,753 1,632.8 111.6 111.0 117.9 373.3 434.1 115.3 826.3 726.5 4,756 1,635.7 112.0 110.1 116.4 373.5 433.5 115.2 826.3 727.5 3 2.9 0.4 -0.9 -1.5 0.2 -0.6 -0.1 0.0 1.0 291.6 293.5 296.4 305.0 292.8 302.7 303.7 305.7 2.0 Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104,236 104,511 105,256 105,986 103,981 105,440 105,549 105,720 171 Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,340 27,422 27,493 27,694 27,439 27,736 27,736 27,789 53 Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. 5,893.4 2,957.2 2,048.8 5,940.8 3,000.2 2,042.5 5,936.3 3,001.5 2,042.1 5,960.2 3,008.7 2,053.3 5,886.9 2,955.7 2,043.8 5,962.0 3,006.6 2,054.5 5,950.6 3,007.1 2,047.3 5,954.8 3,007.3 2,049.0 4.2 0.2 1.7 ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail — Continued [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Industry May 2017 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018p Seasonally adjusted May 2018p May 2017 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018p May 2018p Change from: Apr.2018 May2018p Wholesale trade - Continued Electronic markets and agents and brokers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 887.4 898.1 892.7 898.2 887.4 900.9 896.2 898.5 2.3 Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle and parts dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . Automobile dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other motor vehicle dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores. . . 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 stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Department stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters. . . . . Miscellaneous store retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonstore retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,769.0 2,011.3 1,295.8 162.2 553.3 469.2 498.1 15,701.0 2,016.5 1,302.7 153.4 560.4 478.2 494.7 15,771.7 2,023.4 1,302.4 157.3 563.7 476.4 493.3 15,899.5 2,033.4 1,305.5 162.2 565.7 477.1 493.0 15,845.2 2,004.0 1,294.9 156.2 552.9 475.2 509.6 15,930.4 2,025.4 1,305.7 157.1 562.6 482.8 498.8 15,939.2 2,025.4 1,305.4 156.5 563.5 482.8 500.3 15,970.3 2,026.4 1,305.0 156.3 565.1 483.3 501.4 31.1 1.0 -0.4 -0.2 1.6 0.5 1.1 1,335.9 3,080.3 1,065.2 933.6 1,343.0 1,323.0 3,062.3 1,055.3 927.8 1,322.9 1,360.3 3,068.6 1,050.5 929.8 1,317.6 1,391.5 3,092.0 1,050.7 941.8 1,334.2 1,265.8 3,086.3 1,069.6 930.6 1,385.0 1,317.9 3,094.7 1,059.0 938.0 1,369.9 1,313.2 3,097.3 1,057.2 937.5 1,366.3 1,319.2 3,098.1 1,056.4 938.8 1,372.8 6.0 0.8 -0.8 1.3 6.5 581.3 3,057.5 1,131.8 570.0 3,058.8 1,130.8 573.6 3,073.5 1,131.6 576.9 3,085.8 1,135.0 602.1 3,117.5 1,172.6 594.4 3,127.8 1,170.1 596.5 3,136.4 1,170.2 597.8 3,149.8 1,177.8 1.3 13.4 7.6 1,925.7 833.6 560.0 1,928.0 806.9 584.6 1,941.9 818.0 586.7 1,950.8 837.8 585.3 1,944.9 829.5 570.0 1,957.7 829.8 591.9 1,966.2 831.1 595.2 1,972.1 832.2 594.1 5.9 1.1 -1.1 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,124.6 492.7 217.1 66.1 1,451.1 5,227.4 499.3 211.3 62.3 1,453.8 5,231.3 501.3 212.5 64.2 1,458.1 5,280.2 503.9 212.5 65.7 1,475.9 5,153.0 490.5 216.9 65.6 1,453.2 5,289.0 501.4 212.2 64.3 1,477.2 5,290.6 502.0 212.3 64.8 1,470.8 5,309.3 502.0 212.3 65.2 1,477.4 18.7 0.0 0.0 0.4 6.6 511.6 48.1 39.4 685.5 637.2 975.8 509.5 47.6 29.2 706.1 700.2 1,008.1 509.0 46.8 31.1 705.7 691.0 1,011.6 513.0 47.0 37.7 705.0 699.7 1,019.8 493.5 48.1 36.2 687.7 674.5 986.8 495.7 47.6 37.1 708.3 725.6 1,019.6 495.1 47.0 35.3 706.2 732.5 1,024.6 495.2 47.0 34.9 706.8 737.3 1,031.2 0.1 0.0 -0.4 0.6 4.8 6.6 Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553.4 552.6 554.1 553.6 554.0 554.1 555.5 554.4 -1.1 Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publishing industries, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . Motion picture and sound recording industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broadcasting, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data processing, hosting and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other information services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,789 720.1 2,755 712.5 2,763 709.0 2,771 710.2 2,794 724.6 2,765 714.8 2,769 712.7 2,775 714.7 6 2.0 430.4 264.2 779.4 401.7 263.7 766.2 419.3 263.1 758.7 427.7 260.5 757.5 425.4 265.3 781.2 408.0 262.5 766.2 416.1 262.7 762.2 421.4 261.6 760.3 5.3 -1.1 -1.9 316.5 278.7 325.6 285.0 326.4 286.2 326.3 289.1 316.5 280.5 326.5 286.6 326.8 288.4 326.4 290.6 -0.4 2.2 Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monetary authorities - central bank. . . . . . . . . . Credit intermediation and related activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Depository credit intermediation1. . . . . . . . . . Commercial banking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondepository credit intermediation. . . . . . . Activities related to credit intermediation.. . 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,419 6,242.7 18.9 8,503 6,300.3 18.9 8,509 6,294.8 18.9 8,545 6,306.4 19.0 8,434 6,257.1 19.0 8,548 6,312.9 19.0 8,551 6,314.4 19.0 8,559 6,319.3 19.1 8 4.9 0.1 2,641.8 1,714.4 1,325.0 618.3 309.1 2,655.3 1,716.6 1,322.4 623.2 315.5 2,655.7 1,717.3 1,323.3 624.3 314.1 2,662.1 1,722.6 1,326.3 626.2 313.3 2,646.2 1,713.9 1,324.8 622.6 309.7 2,661.4 1,718.4 1,322.8 626.8 316.3 2,663.4 1,720.4 1,324.8 628.5 314.6 2,666.0 1,721.9 1,326.3 630.4 313.7 2.6 1.5 1.5 1.9 -0.9 932.0 2,650.0 2,176.6 1,587.6 564.9 957.5 2,668.6 2,202.6 1,605.8 572.4 958.7 2,661.5 2,213.7 1,612.6 576.9 957.7 2,667.6 2,238.1 1,623.1 590.4 937.1 2,654.8 2,176.4 1,590.0 562.3 961.0 2,671.5 2,234.8 1,622.7 587.5 962.5 2,669.5 2,236.2 1,623.5 588.2 962.1 2,672.1 2,239.2 1,626.1 588.5 -0.4 2.6 3.0 2.6 0.3 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 Industry May 2017 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018p Seasonally adjusted May 2018p May 2017 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018p May 2018p Change from: Apr.2018 May2018p Real estate and rental and leasing Continued Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets. . . . 24.1 24.4 24.2 24.6 24.1 24.6 24.5 24.6 0.1 Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and technical services. . . . . . . . . . . . Legal services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounting and bookkeeping services. . . . . . Architectural and engineering services. . . . . . Specialized design services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computer systems design and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management and technical consulting services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scientific research and development services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advertising and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Other professional and technical services. . . Management of companies and enterprises. . . Administrative and waste services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative and support services. . . . . . . . . Office administrative services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Facilities support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Business support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travel arrangement and reservation services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Investigation and security services. . . . . . . . Services to buildings and dwellings. . . . . . . Other support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waste management and remediation services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,417 8,920.5 1,134.0 943.9 1,429.5 139.1 20,576 9,172.4 1,130.7 1,087.8 1,443.7 135.8 20,815 9,217.6 1,131.5 1,080.7 1,455.0 137.2 20,908 9,131.8 1,133.1 955.2 1,465.4 137.7 20,408 8,980.2 1,136.6 991.9 1,429.4 138.7 20,817 9,143.0 1,135.6 988.6 1,461.6 137.3 20,860 9,163.5 1,135.8 991.9 1,464.8 137.3 20,891 9,186.1 1,135.6 999.3 1,465.6 137.3 31 22.6 -0.2 7.4 0.8 0.0 2,030.1 2,067.6 2,085.3 2,095.3 2,035.0 2,085.7 2,092.1 2,098.7 6.6 1,394.5 1,419.7 1,430.9 1,440.5 1,396.8 1,436.1 1,439.4 1,443.4 4.0 657.0 490.4 702.0 2,287.0 9,209.3 8,796.2 507.6 150.0 3,587.4 2,926.5 894.1 666.6 495.0 725.5 2,308.2 9,095.0 8,677.9 518.1 155.1 3,587.9 2,917.9 908.5 669.8 496.5 730.7 2,306.3 9,291.3 8,869.0 519.9 155.0 3,641.1 2,963.6 901.0 673.2 497.3 734.1 2,322.7 9,453.6 9,026.6 524.1 154.8 3,698.9 3,012.9 900.0 656.5 491.8 703.6 2,290.6 9,136.7 8,724.5 507.2 150.0 3,588.6 2,930.1 906.1 670.0 496.9 731.1 2,316.6 9,357.1 8,933.9 520.3 155.0 3,699.2 3,015.6 911.5 672.2 497.3 732.8 2,318.3 9,378.4 8,953.1 521.5 155.0 3,710.7 3,024.8 909.1 672.7 497.6 735.8 2,325.9 9,378.6 8,952.9 523.8 155.0 3,700.4 3,017.0 911.8 0.5 0.3 3.0 7.6 0.2 -0.2 2.3 0.0 -10.3 -7.8 2.7 220.0 912.7 2,200.6 323.8 215.8 926.8 2,030.1 335.6 218.1 931.9 2,163.4 338.6 219.4 937.7 2,252.6 339.1 218.2 914.7 2,117.9 321.8 217.0 933.9 2,160.3 336.7 217.6 936.0 2,165.2 337.9 217.6 939.2 2,167.8 337.3 0.0 3.2 2.6 -0.6 413.1 417.1 422.3 427.0 412.2 423.2 425.3 425.7 0.4 Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ambulatory health care services. . . . . . . . . . Offices of physicians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offices of dentists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offices of other health practitioners. . . . . Outpatient care centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical and diagnostic laboratories. . . . Home health care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Other ambulatory health care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nursing and residential care facilities. . . . . Nursing care facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential mental health facilities. . . . . . Community care facilities for the elderly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other residential care facilities. . . . . . . . . . Social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Individual and family services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Emergency and other relief services. . . . . . Vocational rehabilitation services. . . . . . . . . Child day care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,195 3,711.8 19,483.3 15,660.0 7,262.0 2,571.5 931.2 887.2 889.3 266.7 1,411.5 23,634 3,869.0 19,765.2 15,902.3 7,416.0 2,620.6 936.2 912.6 923.8 277.1 1,437.3 23,695 3,882.0 19,813.1 15,933.1 7,442.3 2,627.8 938.6 920.9 924.3 277.1 1,445.2 23,632 3,759.2 19,872.4 15,975.7 7,469.9 2,632.8 942.7 926.2 929.5 277.7 1,453.8 23,122 3,660.6 19,461.6 15,677.8 7,264.4 2,576.6 931.0 884.8 889.6 267.9 1,409.2 23,491 3,697.7 19,792.8 15,943.9 7,439.8 2,627.1 940.5 916.9 924.0 277.3 1,444.2 23,524 3,701.8 19,821.9 15,966.9 7,454.9 2,633.6 941.2 921.4 925.5 277.2 1,447.1 23,563 3,708.9 19,853.6 15,995.8 7,472.8 2,637.9 942.7 923.8 930.0 278.6 1,451.2 39 7.1 31.7 28.9 17.9 4.3 1.5 2.4 4.5 1.4 4.1 304.6 5,054.1 3,343.9 1,627.4 629.7 308.4 5,149.4 3,336.9 1,606.6 630.3 308.4 5,150.8 3,340.0 1,606.7 631.6 307.2 5,153.5 3,352.3 1,612.4 632.5 305.3 5,067.6 3,345.8 1,629.7 629.5 309.9 5,152.1 3,352.0 1,615.4 631.5 308.8 5,161.2 3,350.8 1,612.4 632.3 308.6 5,167.4 3,355.6 1,615.0 632.7 -0.2 6.2 4.8 2.6 0.4 919.7 167.1 3,823.3 2,352.5 167.9 342.7 960.2 929.0 171.0 3,862.9 2,398.7 172.2 343.5 948.5 929.9 171.8 3,880.0 2,412.2 170.7 344.1 953.0 934.4 173.0 3,896.7 2,420.2 171.7 346.0 958.8 918.9 167.8 3,783.8 2,338.6 168.1 342.8 934.4 932.5 172.6 3,848.9 2,398.0 171.4 346.6 933.0 933.6 172.5 3,855.0 2,404.8 170.3 345.8 934.1 934.6 173.4 3,857.8 2,405.2 171.9 346.1 934.5 1.0 0.9 2.8 0.4 1.6 0.3 0.4 Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . Performing arts and spectator sports. . . . . . . . Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,285 2,403.6 519.6 15,822 2,167.5 469.0 16,137 2,278.1 511.6 16,547 2,431.7 532.5 16,019 2,321.4 490.4 16,248 2,345.1 494.5 16,260 2,344.3 497.2 16,281 2,347.8 501.9 21 3.5 4.7 172.1 161.7 169.2 174.9 165.6 171.2 172.3 168.7 -3.6 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 2017 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018p May 2018p May 2017 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018p May 2018p Change from: Apr.2018 May2018p Amusements, gambling, and recreation. . . . . Accommodation and food services. . . . . . . . . . . . Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food services and drinking places. . . . . . . . . . 1,711.9 13,881.2 2,005.1 11,876.1 1,536.8 13,654.6 1,954.2 11,700.4 1,597.3 13,858.4 1,978.3 11,880.1 1,724.3 14,115.2 2,023.8 12,091.4 1,665.4 13,697.9 2,003.4 11,694.5 1,679.4 13,902.4 2,020.8 11,881.6 1,674.8 13,915.5 2,022.4 11,893.1 1,677.2 13,932.9 2,022.2 11,910.7 2.4 17.4 -0.2 17.6 Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repair and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Personal and laundry services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Membership associations and organizations. . . 5,791 1,316.0 1,490.9 2,983.6 5,799 1,312.8 1,496.7 2,989.7 5,844 1,321.5 1,521.2 3,001.1 5,889 1,330.0 1,537.0 3,021.8 5,765 1,306.4 1,477.6 2,981.2 5,835 1,314.1 1,511.1 3,009.6 5,849 1,317.3 1,518.5 3,012.7 5,862 1,320.6 1,523.6 3,017.4 13 3.3 5.1 4.7 Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federal, except U.S. Postal Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. Postal Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State government education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State government, excluding education. . . . . . . . . . Local government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local government education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local government, excluding education. . . . . . . . . . 22,650 2,806.0 2,189.2 616.5 5,174.0 2,494.6 2,678.9 14,670.0 8,240.2 6,429.9 22,696 2,775.0 2,169.8 604.9 5,271.0 2,611.2 2,659.8 14,650.0 8,274.2 6,375.8 22,707 2,784.0 2,175.6 608.4 5,273.0 2,611.1 2,661.7 14,650.0 8,252.2 6,397.5 22,659 2,782.0 2,178.4 603.9 5,132.0 2,460.8 2,671.4 14,745.0 8,266.0 6,479.2 22,305 2,807.0 2,190.0 616.7 5,149.0 2,473.2 2,675.5 14,349.0 7,913.2 6,435.6 22,324 2,791.0 2,183.5 607.2 5,114.0 2,449.4 2,664.9 14,419.0 7,936.7 6,481.8 22,321 2,789.0 2,182.6 606.5 5,110.0 2,445.6 2,664.1 14,422.0 7,940.2 6,481.7 22,326 2,786.0 2,179.8 605.8 5,112.0 2,444.8 2,667.4 14,428.0 7,942.3 6,485.6 5 -3.0 -2.8 -0.7 2.0 -0.8 3.3 6.0 2.1 3.9 Industry Arts, entertainment, and recreation 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 Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. 2 ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted May 2017 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018p May 2018p 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.................................................................... . 34.4 40.4 45.5 39.2 40.7 41.3 39.8 33.2 34.4 39.0 31.0 38.7 42.0 36.2 37.4 36.1 32.8 26.0 31.8 34.5 40.5 45.9 39.3 40.9 41.3 40.2 33.4 34.5 39.1 31.2 38.7 42.1 36.0 37.6 36.2 33.0 26.1 31.7 34.5 40.7 45.8 39.5 41.0 41.5 40.2 33.3 34.4 38.9 31.0 38.8 42.2 36.1 37.5 36.1 33.0 26.0 31.7 34.5 40.6 46.1 39.6 40.8 41.2 40.2 33.3 34.5 39.1 31.1 38.7 42.1 36.0 37.5 36.2 33.0 26.1 31.7 AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS Manufacturing.......................................................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods.................................................................. . 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 Industry p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. 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 2017 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018p May 2018p May 2017 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018p May 2018p 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26.21 27.45 31.80 28.72 26.51 27.76 24.39 25.92 22.70 29.94 18.12 23.77 38.95 38.13 32.94 31.46 26.27 15.47 23.71 $26.80 27.96 32.52 29.43 26.87 28.15 24.68 26.53 23.13 30.30 18.47 24.31 40.24 39.15 34.40 32.12 26.81 15.79 24.28 $26.84 28.05 32.54 29.63 26.90 28.22 24.64 26.56 23.17 30.24 18.58 24.29 40.34 39.31 34.29 32.17 26.79 15.86 24.34 $26.92 28.07 32.54 29.65 26.90 28.24 24.62 26.64 23.24 30.43 18.64 24.30 40.14 39.40 34.77 32.18 26.90 15.86 24.37 $901.62 1,108.98 1,446.90 1,125.82 1,078.96 1,146.49 970.72 860.54 780.88 1,167.66 561.72 919.90 1,635.90 1,380.31 1,231.96 1,135.71 861.66 402.22 753.98 $924.60 1,132.38 1,492.67 1,156.60 1,098.98 1,162.60 992.14 886.10 797.99 1,184.73 576.26 940.80 1,694.10 1,409.40 1,293.44 1,162.74 884.73 412.12 769.68 $925.98 1,141.64 1,490.33 1,170.39 1,102.90 1,171.13 990.53 884.45 797.05 1,176.34 575.98 942.45 1,702.35 1,419.09 1,285.88 1,161.34 884.07 412.36 771.58 $928.74 1,139.64 1,500.09 1,174.14 1,097.52 1,163.49 989.72 887.11 801.78 1,189.81 579.70 940.41 1,689.89 1,418.40 1,303.88 1,164.92 887.70 413.95 772.53 p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. 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 2017 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018p May 2018p Percent change from: Apr. 2018 May 2018p 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107.1 92.1 96.5 93.6 90.9 89.7 93.3 111.1 102.7 100.2 99.8 114.1 100.7 92.4 103.3 115.9 123.8 118.8 105.7 109.1 94.7 104.1 97.1 92.9 91.7 95.3 113.3 104.1 101.7 101.0 117.1 100.9 90.9 105.3 118.5 126.6 121.0 106.6 109.2 95.4 104.9 97.8 93.3 92.3 95.4 113.1 103.8 101.0 100.4 117.5 101.4 91.3 105.0 118.4 126.8 120.6 106.9 109.4 95.4 106.2 98.4 93.0 91.8 95.4 113.3 104.3 101.6 100.9 117.6 101.0 91.2 105.1 118.9 127.0 121.2 107.1 0.2 0.0 1.2 0.6 -0.3 -0.5 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.1 -0.4 -0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.2 1 May 2017 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018p May 2018p Percent change from: Apr. 2018 May 2018p 134.1 114.3 123.2 116.8 112.1 110.6 115.5 139.9 125.4 125.2 119.5 137.7 129.6 125.4 132.7 147.7 156.5 148.3 137.4 139.7 119.6 136.0 124.1 116.1 114.6 119.3 146.1 129.6 128.6 123.3 144.5 134.2 126.7 141.2 154.2 163.3 154.1 141.9 140.1 120.9 137.1 126.0 116.8 115.7 119.2 146.0 129.4 127.5 123.3 144.8 135.2 127.8 140.5 154.4 163.4 154.3 142.6 140.8 121.0 138.7 126.8 116.4 115.2 119.2 146.6 130.4 129.0 124.3 145.0 133.9 128.0 142.6 155.1 164.3 155.1 143.1 0.5 0.1 1.2 0.6 -0.3 -0.4 0.0 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.1 -1.0 0.2 1.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 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 NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. 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 2017 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018p May 2018p May 2017 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018p May 2018p 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............................................ . 72,476 59,684 4,385 92 874 3,419 1,805 1,614 55,299 11,058 1,737.4 7,937.7 1,255.8 127.4 1,113 4,766 9,186 17,808 8,324 3,044 12,792 73,522 60,676 4,520 93 916 3,511 1,850 1,661 56,156 11,126 1,773.3 7,928.3 1,295.9 128.1 1,093 4,822 9,406 18,092 8,522 3,095 12,846 73,626 60,778 4,533 93 918 3,522 1,855 1,667 56,245 11,132 1,769.2 7,937.3 1,296.8 128.7 1,092 4,830 9,437 18,116 8,539 3,099 12,848 73,801 60,930 4,551 94 920 3,537 1,858 1,679 56,379 11,149 1,767.3 7,952.1 1,300.8 128.6 1,098 4,836 9,460 18,157 8,563 3,116 12,871 49.5 48.1 21.9 13.6 12.6 27.5 23.4 34.4 53.2 40.3 29.5 50.1 24.4 23.0 39.8 56.5 45.0 77.0 52.0 52.8 57.4 49.6 48.2 22.0 12.9 12.8 27.8 23.5 35.0 53.3 40.1 29.7 49.8 24.5 23.1 39.5 56.4 45.2 77.0 52.4 53.0 57.5 49.6 48.2 22.0 12.8 12.8 27.8 23.5 35.1 53.3 40.1 29.7 49.8 24.5 23.2 39.4 56.5 45.2 77.0 52.5 53.0 57.6 49.6 48.2 22.1 12.8 12.8 27.9 23.5 35.3 53.3 40.1 29.7 49.8 24.5 23.2 39.6 56.5 45.3 77.1 52.6 53.2 57.7 p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 [In thousands] Industry May 2017 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018p May 2018p 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....................................................................... . 102,186 14,402 490 5,200 8,712 5,296 3,416 87,784 23,109 4,720.1 13,472.0 4,472.0 445.1 2,252 6,555 16,687 20,305 14,104 4,772 103,768 14,758 536 5,359 8,863 5,417 3,446 89,010 23,438 4,784.5 13,615.0 4,593.1 445.1 2,223 6,628 16,956 20,638 14,299 4,828 103,897 14,796 542 5,367 8,887 5,439 3,448 89,101 23,443 4,770.4 13,628.3 4,598.9 445.4 2,230 6,624 16,997 20,665 14,301 4,841 104,064 14,838 546 5,390 8,902 5,454 3,448 89,226 23,475 4,774.8 13,644.2 4,610.9 445.0 2,233 6,626 17,037 20,690 14,319 4,846 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 NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. 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 2017 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018p May 2018p AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS Total private............................................................................ . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging............................................................... . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods............................................................. . Private service-providing........................................................... . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade..................................................................... . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities.......................................................................... . Information........................................................................ . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services.................................................................... . 33.6 41.3 46.1 39.9 41.9 42.4 41.1 32.4 33.7 38.9 30.1 38.3 42.3 35.8 37.0 35.4 32.2 24.8 30.7 33.7 41.6 47.0 40.0 42.2 42.5 41.7 32.4 33.9 38.9 30.4 38.2 42.8 35.9 36.9 35.3 32.3 24.9 30.7 33.8 41.8 47.1 40.2 42.4 42.7 41.9 32.4 33.9 38.9 30.3 38.3 43.0 35.9 37.0 35.3 32.3 24.9 30.7 33.8 41.7 47.7 40.3 42.2 42.3 41.9 32.5 33.9 39.0 30.4 38.2 42.8 35.6 37.0 35.3 32.3 24.9 30.7 AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS Manufacturing.......................................................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods.................................................................. . 4.3 4.4 4.1 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5 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 NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. 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 2017 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018p May 2018p May 2017 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018p May 2018p 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21.98 23.05 27.26 26.54 20.80 21.78 19.22 21.75 19.28 24.59 15.26 21.23 36.18 30.70 26.48 25.90 23.00 13.37 19.94 $22.46 23.72 27.83 27.36 21.36 22.29 19.88 22.19 19.68 24.87 15.69 21.74 36.80 31.49 26.84 26.49 23.43 13.68 20.49 $22.52 23.81 27.94 27.49 21.43 22.39 19.89 22.24 19.76 24.91 15.81 21.79 36.47 31.29 26.89 26.54 23.45 13.73 20.53 $22.59 23.83 28.01 27.50 21.41 22.36 19.91 22.32 19.87 25.11 15.93 21.79 36.53 31.73 26.95 26.60 23.54 13.78 20.56 $738.53 951.97 1,256.69 1,058.95 871.52 923.47 789.94 704.70 649.74 956.55 459.33 813.11 1,530.41 1,099.06 979.76 916.86 740.60 331.58 612.16 $756.90 986.75 1,308.01 1,094.40 901.39 947.33 829.00 718.96 667.15 967.44 476.98 830.47 1,575.04 1,130.49 990.40 935.10 756.79 340.63 629.04 $761.18 995.26 1,315.97 1,105.10 908.63 956.05 833.39 720.58 669.86 969.00 479.04 834.56 1,568.21 1,123.31 994.93 936.86 757.44 341.88 630.27 $763.54 993.71 1,336.08 1,108.25 903.50 945.83 834.23 725.40 673.59 979.29 484.27 832.38 1,563.48 1,129.59 997.15 938.98 760.34 343.12 631.19 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 NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. 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 2017 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018p May 2018p Percent change from: Apr. 2018 May 2018p 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114.4 90.9 120.0 103.9 83.8 84.4 82.7 121.1 108.6 108.1 102.6 128.9 96.3 92.0 114.2 132.4 139.4 128.1 102.7 116.5 93.8 133.9 107.3 85.9 86.5 84.7 122.8 110.8 109.6 104.8 132.1 97.4 91.1 115.1 134.1 142.1 130.4 103.9 117.0 94.5 135.7 108.0 86.5 87.3 85.1 122.9 110.8 109.3 104.5 132.6 97.9 91.4 115.4 134.5 142.3 130.4 104.2 117.2 94.6 138.4 108.8 86.2 86.7 85.1 123.5 110.9 109.7 105.0 132.6 97.4 90.7 115.4 134.8 142.5 130.6 104.3 0.2 0.1 2.0 0.7 -0.3 -0.7 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.0 -0.5 -0.8 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 1 May 2017 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018p May 2018p Percent change from: Apr. 2018 May 2018p 168.0 128.3 190.3 148.9 114.0 114.8 112.4 180.7 149.3 156.6 134.2 173.6 145.4 139.8 186.0 204.0 211.6 194.5 149.3 174.9 136.3 216.7 158.6 119.9 120.4 118.9 186.9 155.5 160.6 140.9 182.1 149.6 142.0 190.1 211.5 219.8 202.6 155.2 176.1 137.8 220.4 160.4 121.2 122.0 119.6 187.5 156.2 160.4 141.6 183.3 149.1 141.5 190.9 212.4 220.3 203.4 155.9 176.9 138.0 225.5 161.5 120.7 121.0 119.8 189.0 157.3 162.2 143.3 183.3 148.5 142.5 191.4 213.4 221.4 204.4 156.3 0.5 0.1 2.3 0.7 -0.4 -0.8 0.2 0.8 0.7 1.1 1.2 0.0 -0.4 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 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 NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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