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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (EST) Friday, December 4, 2015 USDL-15-2292 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 — NOVEMBER 2015 Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 211,000 in November, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in construction, professional and technical services, and health care. Mining and information lost jobs. Household Survey Data In November, the unemployment rate held at 5.0 percent, and the number of unemployed persons, at 7.9 million, was essentially unchanged. Over the past 12 months, the unemployment rate and the number of unemployed persons are down by 0.8 percentage point and 1.1 million, respectively. (See table A-1.) Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (4.7 percent), adult women (4.6 percent), teenagers (15.7 percent), whites (4.3 percent), blacks (9.4 percent), Asians (3.9 percent), and Hispanics (6.4 percent) showed little or no change in November. (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 2.1 million in November and has shown little movement since June. In November, these individuals accounted for 25.7 percent of the unemployed. (See table A-12.) The civilian labor force participation rate, at 62.5 percent, changed little in November. The employment-population ratio was unchanged at 59.3 percent and has shown little movement since October 2014. (See table A-1.) The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) increased by 319,000 to 6.1 million in November, following declines in September and October. These individuals, who would have preferred full-time employment, were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job. Over the past 12 months, the number of persons employed part time for economic reasons is down by 765,000. (See table A-8.) In November, 1.7 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, down by 392,000 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 594,000 discouraged workers in November, 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 November 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 rose by 211,000 in November, about in line with the average monthly gain of 237,000 over the prior 12 months. In November, job growth occurred in construction, professional and technical services, and health care. Employment in mining and information declined over the month. (See table B-1.) Employment in construction rose by 46,000 in November, with much of the increase occurring in residential specialty trade contractors (+26,000). Over the past year, construction employment has grown by 259,000. In November, professional and technical services added 28,000 jobs. Job gains occurred in accounting and bookkeeping services (+11,000), and employment in computer systems design and related services continued to trend up (+5,000). Over the year, professional and technical services has added 298,000 jobs. Health care employment increased by 24,000 over the month, following a large gain in October (+51,000). In November, hospitals added 13,000 jobs. Health care employment has grown by 470,000 over the year. Employment in food services and drinking places continued to trend up in November (+32,000) and has risen by 374,000 over the year. -2- Retail trade employment continued to trend up in November (+31,000) and has increased by 284,000 over the year. In November, job gains occurred in general merchandise stores (+12,000) and motor vehicle and parts dealers (+9,000). Over the past 12 months, these industries have added 85,000 jobs and 71,000 jobs, respectively. Employment in mining continued to decline in November (-11,000), with losses concentrated in support activities for mining (-7,000). Since a recent peak in December 2014, employment in mining has declined by 123,000. Information lost 12,000 jobs over the month. Within the industry, employment in motion pictures and sound recording decreased by 13,000 in November but has shown little net change over the year. Employment in other major industries, including manufacturing, wholesale trade, transportation and warehousing, financial activities, and government, changed little over the month. The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls edged down by 0.1 hour to 34.5 hours in November. Both the manufacturing workweek and factory overtime were unchanged in November, at 40.7 hours and 3.2 hours, respectively. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls was also unchanged at 33.7 hours. (See tables B-2 and B-7.) In November, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 4 cents to $25.25, following a 9-cent gain in October. Over the year, average hourly earnings have risen by 2.3 percent. In November, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees, at $21.19, changed little. (See tables B-3 and B-8.) The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for September was revised from +137,000 to +145,000, and the change from October was revised from +271,000 to +298,000. With these revisions, employment gains in September and October combined were 35,000 more than previously reported. Over the past 3 months, job gains have averaged 218,000 per month. _____________ The Employment Situation for December is scheduled to be released on Friday, January 8, 2016, at 8:30 a.m. (EST). Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Household Survey Data In accordance with usual practice, The Employment Situation news release for December 2015, scheduled for January 8, 2016, will incorporate annual revisions in seasonally adjusted household survey data. Seasonally adjusted data for the most recent 5 years are subject to revision. -3- HOUSEHOLD DATA Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Category Nov. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 Change from: Oct. 2015Nov. 2015 Nov. 2015 Employment status Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force.......................................................... . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed.................................................................. . Employment-population ratio......................................... . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248,844 156,402 62.9 147,331 59.2 9,071 5.8 92,442 251,325 156,715 62.4 148,800 59.2 7,915 5.1 94,610 251,541 157,028 62.4 149,120 59.3 7,908 5.0 94,513 251,747 157,301 62.5 149,364 59.3 7,937 5.0 94,446 206 273 0.1 244 0.0 29 0.0 -67 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................................................ . 5.8 5.4 5.2 17.5 4.9 11.0 4.7 6.6 5.1 4.7 4.6 16.3 4.4 9.2 3.6 6.4 5.0 4.7 4.5 15.9 4.4 9.2 3.5 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.6 15.7 4.3 9.4 3.9 6.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.4 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............................................. . 4.7 8.5 5.6 4.9 3.2 4.1 7.9 5.2 4.3 2.5 4.1 7.4 5.2 4.4 2.5 4.1 6.9 5.4 4.4 2.5 0.0 -0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 Reason for unemployment Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers..................................................................... . Reentrants...................................................................... . New entrants................................................................... . 4,480 835 2,761 1,045 3,908 780 2,436 831 3,965 789 2,430 807 3,894 800 2,444 843 -71 11 14 36 Duration of unemployment Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks.................................................................. . 15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 weeks and over............................................................ . 2,505 2,378 1,403 2,822 2,363 2,218 1,214 2,104 2,326 2,311 1,218 2,142 2,406 2,262 1,270 2,050 80 -49 52 -92 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. . ....................................... . 6,851 4,068 2,447 19,971 6,036 3,569 2,134 19,971 5,767 3,279 2,182 20,169 6,086 3,535 2,226 20,157 319 256 44 -12 Persons not in the labor force (not seasonally adjusted) Marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discouraged workers....................................................... . 2,109 698 1,921 635 1,916 665 1,717 594 – – - 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 Nov. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015p Nov. 2015p 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 414 76 1 30 45 28 9.3 17 338 8.0 61.2 25.9 2.8 7 28 96 30.8 51 61.9 42 16 9 145 165 -4 -15 19 -8 -6 3.2 -2 169 -1.3 10.3 -6.2 0.5 15 3 32 0.2 58 45.3 52 5 -20 298 304 30 -5 34 1 -5 1.0 6 274 8.8 40.6 -5.7 -0.1 2 10 90 28.1 71 62.7 48 10 -6 211 197 34 -11 46 -1 -6 -3.4 5 163 9.1 30.7 6.4 2.4 -12 14 27 -12.3 40 32.2 39 6 14 (3-month average change, in thousands) Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 289 174 162 199 198 218 222 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 (263 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing (80 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 49.3 47.9 82.5 49.4 48.0 82.4 49.4 48.0 82.4 49.4 47.9 82.4 34.6 $24.68 $853.93 102.4 0.4 120.6 0.8 34.5 $25.12 $866.64 103.8 -0.2 124.5 -0.1 34.6 $25.21 $872.27 104.4 0.6 125.6 0.9 34.5 $25.25 $871.13 104.3 -0.1 125.7 0.1 75.3 76.3 54.2 41.9 59.1 50.6 60.5 53.1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. 3 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding annual average aggregate hours. 4 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. 5 Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2014 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 www.bls.gov/web/empsit/ces_cps_trends.pdf. 2. Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys? It is likely that both surveys include at least some undocumented immigrants. However, neither the establishment nor the household survey is designed to identify the legal status of workers. Therefore, it is not possible to determine how many are counted in either survey. The establishment survey does not collect data on the legal status of workers. The household survey does include questions which identify the foreign and native born, but it does not include questions about the legal status of the foreign born. Data on the foreign and native born are published each month in table A-7 of The Employment Situation news release. 3. Why does the establishment survey have revisions? The establishment survey revises published estimates to improve its data series by incorporating additional information that was not available at the time of the initial publication of the estimates. The establishment survey revises its initial monthly estimates twice, in the immediately succeeding 2 months, to incorporate additional sample receipts from respondents in the survey and recalculated seasonal adjustment factors. For more information on the monthly revisions, please visit www.bls.gov/ces/cesrevinfo.htm. On an annual basis, the establishment survey incorporates a benchmark revision that re-anchors estimates to nearly complete employment counts available from unemployment insurance tax records. The benchmark helps to control for sampling and modeling errors in the estimates. For more information on the annual benchmark revision, please visit www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesbmart.htm. 4. Does the establishment survey sample include small firms? Yes; about 40 percent of the establishment survey sample is comprised of business establishments with fewer than 20 employees. The establishment survey sample is designed to maximize the reliability of the statewide total nonfarm employment estimate; firms from all states, size classes, and industries are appropriately sampled to achieve that goal. 5. Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses? Yes; monthly establishment survey estimates include an adjustment to account for the net employment change generated by business births and deaths. The adjustment comes from an econometric model that forecasts the monthly net jobs impact of business births and deaths based on the actual past values of the net impact that can be observed with a lag from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. The establishment survey uses modeling rather than sampling for this purpose because the survey is not immediately able to bring new businesses into the sample. There is an unavoidable lag between the birth of a new firm and its appearance on the sampling frame and availability for selection. BLS adds new businesses to the survey twice a year. 6. Is the count of unemployed persons limited to just those people receiving unemployment insurance benefits? No; the estimate of unemployment is based on a monthly sample survey of households. All persons who are without jobs and are actively seeking and available to work are included among the unemployed. (People on temporary layoff are included even if they do not actively seek work.) There is no requirement or question relating to unemployment insurance benefits in the monthly survey. 7. Does the official unemployment rate exclude people who want a job but are not currently looking for work? Yes; however, there are separate estimates of persons outside the labor force who want a job, including those who are not currently looking because they believe no jobs are available (discouraged workers). In addition, alternative measures of labor underutilization (some of which include discouraged workers and other groups not officially counted as unemployed) are published each month in table A-15 of The Employment Situation news release. For more information about these alternative measures, please visit www.bls.gov/cps/lfcharacteristics.htm#altmeasures. 8. How can unusually severe weather affect employment and hours estimates? In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Unusually severe weather is more likely to have an impact on average weekly hours than on employment. Average weekly hours are estimated for paid time during the pay period, including pay for holidays, sick leave, or other time off. The impact of severe weather on hours estimates typically, but not always, results in a reduction in average weekly hours. For example, some employees may be off work for part of the pay period and not receive pay for the time missed, while some workers, such as those dealing with cleanup or repair, may work extra hours. Typically, it is not possible to precisely quantify the effect of extreme weather on payroll employment estimates. In order for severe weather conditions to reduce employment estimates, employees have to be off work without pay for the entire pay period. Employees who receive pay for any part of the pay period, even 1 hour, are counted in the payroll employment figures. For more information on how often employees are paid, please visit www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-3/how-frequently-do-private-businesses-pay-workers.htm. In the household survey, the reference period is generally the calendar week that includes the 12th of the month. Persons who miss the entire week's work for weather-related events are counted as employed whether or not they are paid for the time off. The household survey collects data on the number of persons who had a job but were not at work due to bad weather. It also provides a measure of the number of persons who usually work full time but had reduced hours due to bad weather. Current and historical data are available on the household survey's most requested statistics page, please visit http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?ln. Technical Note This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current Population Survey (CPS; household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics survey (CES; establishment survey). The household survey provides information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the "A" tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about 60,000 eligible households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The establishment survey provides information on employment, hours, and earnings of employees on nonfarm payrolls; the data appear in the "B" tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. BLS collects these data each month from the payroll records of a sample of nonagricultural business establishments. Each month the CES program surveys about 143,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 588,000 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 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 2012 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Additional information about the establishment survey can be found at 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 105,000. 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 -55,000 to +155,000 (50,000 +/- 105,000). 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 Nov. 2014 Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015 Nov. 2014 July 2015 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248,844 156,297 62.8 147,666 59.3 8,630 5.5 92,547 6,227 251,541 157,313 62.5 149,716 59.5 7,597 4.8 94,228 5,703 251,747 157,340 62.5 149,766 59.5 7,573 4.8 94,407 5,326 248,844 156,402 62.9 147,331 59.2 9,071 5.8 92,442 6,556 250,876 157,106 62.6 148,840 59.3 8,266 5.3 93,770 6,135 251,096 157,065 62.6 149,036 59.4 8,029 5.1 94,031 5,932 251,325 156,715 62.4 148,800 59.2 7,915 5.1 94,610 5,955 251,541 157,028 62.4 149,120 59.3 7,908 5.0 94,513 6,052 251,747 157,301 62.5 149,364 59.3 7,937 5.0 94,446 5,636 Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,208 82,835 68.9 78,208 65.1 4,627 5.6 37,373 121,474 83,572 68.8 79,579 65.5 3,993 4.8 37,902 121,577 83,258 68.5 79,142 65.1 4,115 4.9 38,319 120,208 82,961 69.0 78,084 65.0 4,877 5.9 37,247 121,139 83,578 69.0 79,202 65.4 4,376 5.2 37,562 121,250 83,472 68.8 79,211 65.3 4,261 5.1 37,778 121,365 83,402 68.7 79,134 65.2 4,267 5.1 37,964 121,474 83,501 68.7 79,219 65.2 4,282 5.1 37,973 121,577 83,426 68.6 79,103 65.1 4,323 5.2 38,151 Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111,778 80,074 71.6 75,922 67.9 4,152 5.2 31,704 113,049 80,817 71.5 77,258 68.3 3,559 4.4 32,232 113,149 80,548 71.2 76,911 68.0 3,637 4.5 32,601 111,778 80,029 71.6 75,675 67.7 4,354 5.4 31,749 112,714 80,790 71.7 76,903 68.2 3,887 4.8 31,924 112,825 80,640 71.5 76,880 68.1 3,760 4.7 32,185 112,940 80,553 71.3 76,763 68.0 3,790 4.7 32,387 113,049 80,662 71.4 76,852 68.0 3,809 4.7 32,388 113,149 80,566 71.2 76,763 67.8 3,803 4.7 32,583 Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128,637 73,462 57.1 69,459 54.0 4,003 5.4 55,175 130,067 73,741 56.7 70,137 53.9 3,604 4.9 56,326 130,170 74,082 56.9 70,624 54.3 3,458 4.7 56,088 128,637 73,442 57.1 69,247 53.8 4,195 5.7 55,195 129,737 73,528 56.7 69,638 53.7 3,891 5.3 56,209 129,846 73,593 56.7 69,825 53.8 3,768 5.1 56,253 129,960 73,313 56.4 69,665 53.6 3,648 5.0 56,647 130,067 73,527 56.5 69,901 53.7 3,627 4.9 56,540 130,170 73,875 56.8 70,261 54.0 3,614 4.9 56,295 Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,465 70,743 58.7 67,176 55.8 3,567 5.0 49,722 121,880 71,093 58.3 67,885 55.7 3,209 4.5 50,787 121,979 71,482 58.6 68,335 56.0 3,147 4.4 50,497 120,465 70,599 58.6 66,894 55.5 3,705 5.2 49,866 121,551 70,745 58.2 67,271 55.3 3,474 4.9 50,806 121,660 70,826 58.2 67,502 55.5 3,324 4.7 50,833 121,773 70,561 57.9 67,346 55.3 3,214 4.6 51,212 121,880 70,779 58.1 67,568 55.4 3,211 4.5 51,101 121,979 71,163 58.3 67,903 55.7 3,260 4.6 50,816 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,602 5,480 33.0 4,569 27.5 911 16.6 11,122 16,612 5,403 32.5 4,574 27.5 830 15.4 11,209 16,619 5,310 32.0 4,520 27.2 790 14.9 11,309 16,602 5,775 34.8 4,762 28.7 1,013 17.5 10,827 16,611 5,570 33.5 4,666 28.1 904 16.2 11,040 16,611 5,599 33.7 4,654 28.0 945 16.9 11,012 16,612 5,601 33.7 4,690 28.2 911 16.3 11,011 16,612 5,587 33.6 4,700 28.3 888 15.9 11,025 16,619 5,572 33.5 4,697 28.3 875 15.7 11,047 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. Nov. 2014 Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015 Nov. 2014 July 2015 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015 195,995 123,438 63.0 117,724 60.1 5,713 4.6 72,558 197,271 123,572 62.6 118,474 60.1 5,098 4.1 73,699 197,377 123,534 62.6 118,503 60.0 5,031 4.1 73,843 195,995 123,391 63.0 117,307 59.9 6,084 4.9 72,604 196,904 123,607 62.8 117,880 59.9 5,727 4.6 73,297 197,024 123,390 62.6 117,903 59.8 5,487 4.4 73,634 197,152 123,132 62.5 117,768 59.7 5,364 4.4 74,020 197,271 123,348 62.5 117,961 59.8 5,387 4.4 73,922 197,377 123,454 62.5 118,090 59.8 5,364 4.3 73,923 64,440 72.0 61,640 68.9 2,800 4.3 64,711 71.8 62,280 69.1 2,431 3.8 64,489 71.5 62,027 68.8 2,462 3.8 64,339 71.9 61,388 68.6 2,951 4.6 64,819 72.1 62,057 69.0 2,762 4.3 64,617 71.8 61,964 68.9 2,652 4.1 64,543 71.7 61,880 68.7 2,663 4.1 64,579 71.7 61,940 68.8 2,639 4.1 64,467 71.5 61,862 68.6 2,605 4.0 54,730 58.1 52,435 55.7 2,295 4.2 54,631 57.6 52,541 55.4 2,090 3.8 54,906 57.8 52,860 55.7 2,046 3.7 54,587 58.0 52,142 55.4 2,445 4.5 54,369 57.4 52,027 54.9 2,342 4.3 54,372 57.4 52,167 55.1 2,205 4.1 54,181 57.1 52,091 54.9 2,090 3.9 54,398 57.3 52,254 55.1 2,143 3.9 54,651 57.6 52,478 55.3 2,173 4.0 4,268 34.6 3,649 29.5 618 14.5 4,230 34.4 3,653 29.7 576 13.6 4,139 33.6 3,616 29.4 523 12.6 4,466 36.2 3,777 30.6 689 15.4 4,418 35.9 3,796 30.8 622 14.1 4,401 35.7 3,772 30.6 629 14.3 4,407 35.8 3,796 30.8 611 13.9 4,372 35.5 3,767 30.6 605 13.8 4,335 35.2 3,750 30.5 585 13.5 31,005 19,037 61.4 17,019 54.9 2,017 10.6 11,968 31,518 19,502 61.9 17,734 56.3 1,768 9.1 12,016 31,557 19,458 61.7 17,682 56.0 1,776 9.1 12,099 31,005 19,056 61.5 16,957 54.7 2,099 11.0 11,949 31,399 19,298 61.5 17,534 55.8 1,764 9.1 12,101 31,438 19,388 61.7 17,556 55.8 1,832 9.5 12,050 31,479 19,349 61.5 17,560 55.8 1,789 9.2 12,130 31,518 19,394 61.5 17,607 55.9 1,787 9.2 12,124 31,557 19,444 61.6 17,618 55.8 1,826 9.4 12,113 8,597 66.9 7,700 60.0 897 10.4 8,809 67.2 8,038 61.4 771 8.8 8,740 66.6 7,915 60.3 825 9.4 8,594 66.9 7,630 59.4 964 11.2 8,738 67.0 7,966 61.1 773 8.8 8,763 67.1 7,956 60.9 807 9.2 8,751 66.9 7,975 61.0 776 8.9 8,772 67.0 7,965 60.8 806 9.2 8,746 66.7 7,881 60.1 865 9.9 9,723 62.0 8,801 56.2 922 9.5 10,018 62.9 9,180 57.6 838 8.4 10,047 63.0 9,247 58.0 801 8.0 9,709 61.9 8,786 56.1 922 9.5 9,861 62.1 9,070 57.2 791 8.0 9,934 62.5 9,125 57.4 809 8.1 9,882 62.1 9,094 57.2 788 8.0 9,951 62.5 9,142 57.4 809 8.1 10,014 62.8 9,216 57.8 798 8.0 717 28.8 519 20.8 198 27.6 675 27.1 515 20.7 159 23.6 671 26.9 521 20.9 150 22.4 754 30.2 541 21.7 213 28.2 698 28.1 498 20.0 200 28.7 691 27.8 474 19.1 216 31.3 715 28.7 490 19.7 225 31.5 671 27.0 500 20.1 172 25.6 683 27.4 521 20.9 162 23.7 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 2014 13,927 8,749 62.8 8,333 59.8 416 4.8 5,178 Oct. 2015 14,440 8,867 61.4 8,561 59.3 307 3.5 5,573 Nov. 2015 14,476 9,100 62.9 8,743 60.4 356 3.9 5,377 Nov. 2014 13,927 8,768 63.0 8,353 60.0 415 4.7 5,159 July 2015 14,540 9,113 62.7 8,751 60.2 362 4.0 5,427 Aug. 2015 14,558 9,110 62.6 8,790 60.4 321 3.5 5,448 Sept. 2015 14,508 9,040 62.3 8,710 60.0 330 3.6 5,468 Oct. 2015 14,440 8,942 61.9 8,626 59.7 316 3.5 5,498 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. Nov. 2015 14,476 9,128 63.1 8,775 60.6 353 3.9 5,348 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 Nov. 2014 Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015 Nov. 2014 July 2015 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015 38,760 25,753 66.4 24,076 62.1 1,676 6.5 13,007 39,916 26,223 65.7 24,643 61.7 1,580 6.0 13,693 40,005 26,304 65.8 24,654 61.6 1,650 6.3 13,701 38,760 25,655 66.2 23,963 61.8 1,692 6.6 13,105 39,648 26,158 66.0 24,374 61.5 1,784 6.8 13,491 39,737 26,077 65.6 24,343 61.3 1,734 6.6 13,660 39,828 26,069 65.5 24,403 61.3 1,666 6.4 13,760 39,916 26,193 65.6 24,533 61.5 1,660 6.3 13,723 40,005 26,227 65.6 24,547 61.4 1,680 6.4 13,778 14,337 81.7 13,503 77.0 833 5.8 14,494 80.5 13,819 76.8 675 4.7 14,427 80.0 13,665 75.7 762 5.3 14,258 81.3 13,432 76.5 826 5.8 14,468 80.9 13,596 76.1 872 6.0 14,352 80.1 13,595 75.9 757 5.3 14,475 80.6 13,679 76.2 796 5.5 14,460 80.3 13,727 76.3 733 5.1 14,371 79.7 13,599 75.4 771 5.4 10,307 58.8 9,645 55.0 662 6.4 10,654 58.6 9,996 54.9 659 6.2 10,819 59.3 10,090 55.3 729 6.7 10,253 58.5 9,590 54.7 663 6.5 10,574 58.5 9,850 54.5 724 6.8 10,606 58.6 9,859 54.4 747 7.0 10,500 57.8 9,834 54.2 667 6.3 10,639 58.5 9,957 54.7 682 6.4 10,763 59.0 10,037 55.0 726 6.7 1,109 30.2 928 25.2 181 16.3 1,074 28.9 828 22.3 246 22.9 1,058 28.4 899 24.1 159 15.0 1,144 31.1 942 25.6 202 17.7 1,116 30.1 928 25.0 188 16.9 1,118 30.1 889 24.0 230 20.6 1,094 29.4 890 24.0 204 18.6 1,094 29.4 848 22.8 245 22.4 1,094 29.4 911 24.5 183 16.7 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 Nov. 2014 Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015 Nov. 2014 July 2015 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015 Less than a high school diploma Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,168 45.8 10,213 41.9 955 8.6 10,511 44.8 9,795 41.7 715 6.8 11,014 46.0 10,271 42.9 743 6.7 11,153 45.7 10,201 41.8 952 8.5 10,843 46.2 9,942 42.4 901 8.3 10,692 45.4 9,865 41.9 827 7.7 10,608 44.8 9,773 41.3 835 7.9 10,699 45.6 9,903 42.2 796 7.4 10,948 45.7 10,195 42.6 753 6.9 High school graduates, no college1 Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,432 57.7 33,499 54.5 1,932 5.5 35,675 57.6 33,930 54.8 1,744 4.9 35,333 57.3 33,495 54.4 1,838 5.2 35,478 57.8 33,476 54.5 2,002 5.6 35,130 57.1 33,194 53.9 1,936 5.5 35,534 57.1 33,584 54.0 1,950 5.5 35,250 56.9 33,408 54.0 1,842 5.2 35,434 57.2 33,587 54.2 1,846 5.2 35,411 57.5 33,510 54.4 1,901 5.4 Some college or associate degree Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,320 66.9 35,579 63.7 1,742 4.7 37,467 66.2 35,860 63.3 1,606 4.3 37,428 66.4 35,834 63.5 1,593 4.3 37,246 66.7 35,422 63.5 1,824 4.9 37,547 65.9 35,900 63.0 1,646 4.4 37,053 65.9 35,427 63.0 1,626 4.4 37,209 66.0 35,604 63.1 1,605 4.3 37,313 65.9 35,680 63.0 1,633 4.4 37,466 66.4 35,801 63.5 1,665 4.4 Bachelor’s degree and higher2 Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,342 74.9 49,799 72.6 1,543 3.0 52,784 74.3 51,476 72.5 1,308 2.5 52,933 74.2 51,681 72.5 1,252 2.4 51,222 74.7 49,608 72.3 1,614 3.2 52,361 74.5 51,021 72.6 1,339 2.6 52,454 74.3 51,167 72.5 1,286 2.5 52,693 74.4 51,396 72.6 1,297 2.5 52,643 74.1 51,307 72.2 1,336 2.5 52,723 73.9 51,418 72.1 1,305 2.5 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 Nov. 2014 Men Nov. 2015 Nov. 2014 Women Nov. 2015 Nov. 2014 Nov. 2015 VETERANS, 18 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,403 10,836 50.6 10,344 48.3 492 4.5 10,567 21,085 10,763 51.0 10,372 49.2 391 3.6 10,322 19,416 9,568 49.3 9,151 47.1 417 4.4 9,848 19,081 9,508 49.8 9,173 48.1 334 3.5 9,573 1,987 1,268 63.8 1,193 60.0 75 5.9 719 2,004 1,255 62.6 1,198 59.8 57 4.5 749 Gulf War-era II veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,601 2,826 78.5 2,665 74.0 162 5.7 774 3,728 3,091 82.9 2,960 79.4 131 4.2 637 2,937 2,360 80.4 2,236 76.1 124 5.3 577 3,025 2,561 84.6 2,467 81.6 93 3.6 465 664 466 70.2 429 64.6 38 8.1 198 702 531 75.5 492 70.1 38 7.2 172 Gulf War-era I veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,300 2,715 82.3 2,653 80.4 63 2.3 585 3,389 2,676 79.0 2,594 76.5 82 3.1 713 2,821 2,361 83.7 2,308 81.8 53 2.2 461 2,915 2,331 80.0 2,259 77.5 72 3.1 584 479 354 74.0 345 71.9 10 2.8 125 475 346 72.8 335 70.7 10 3.0 129 World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,159 2,481 27.1 2,355 25.7 127 5.1 6,678 8,739 2,244 25.7 2,168 24.8 76 3.4 6,495 8,834 2,396 27.1 2,274 25.7 122 5.1 6,438 8,427 2,174 25.8 2,105 25.0 69 3.2 6,253 325 85 26.2 81 24.9 4 5.2 240 312 70 22.6 63 20.1 8 – 242 Veterans of other service periods Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,343 2,813 52.7 2,672 50.0 141 5.0 2,530 5,229 2,751 52.6 2,650 50.7 101 3.7 2,478 4,824 2,451 50.8 2,333 48.4 118 4.8 2,373 4,714 2,443 51.8 2,342 49.7 101 4.1 2,271 519 362 69.8 339 65.3 23 6.4 157 515 308 59.9 308 59.8 1 0.2 207 NONVETERANS, 18 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218,372 143,517 65.7 135,693 62.1 7,823 5.5 74,855 221,746 144,783 65.3 137,877 62.2 6,906 4.8 76,963 96,180 72,271 75.1 68,245 71.0 4,026 5.6 23,909 97,897 72,844 74.4 69,223 70.7 3,621 5.0 25,053 122,192 71,246 58.3 67,448 55.2 3,798 5.3 50,946 123,849 71,939 58.1 68,654 55.4 3,285 4.6 51,910 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. 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 Nov. 2014 Nov. 2015 Persons with no disability Nov. 2014 Nov. 2015 TOTAL, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population..................................................... . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed.............. . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 29,786 5,881 19.7 5,245 17.6 637 10.8 23,905 29,591 5,672 19.2 4,985 16.8 687 12.1 23,918 219,058 150,416 68.7 142,422 65.0 7,994 5.3 68,642 222,156 151,667 68.3 144,781 65.2 6,886 4.5 70,489 Men, 16 to 64 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed.............. . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 2,502 31.9 2,239 28.5 263 10.5 5,344 2,422 31.3 2,101 27.2 322 13.3 5,308 75,706 82.2 71,594 77.7 4,111 5.4 16,399 75,968 81.8 72,357 77.9 3,611 4.8 16,863 Women, 16 to 64 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed.............. . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 2,348 29.1 2,043 25.3 305 13.0 5,735 2,297 28.6 1,996 24.8 301 13.1 5,745 67,285 70.6 63,727 66.9 3,558 5.3 27,992 67,718 70.5 64,706 67.4 3,013 4.4 28,305 Both sexes, 65 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed.............. . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 1,031 7.4 962 6.9 69 6.7 12,826 952 6.9 888 6.4 64 6.8 12,865 7,425 23.4 7,100 22.4 325 4.4 24,251 7,981 24.0 7,719 23.2 262 3.3 25,320 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 Nov. 2014 Men Nov. 2015 Nov. 2014 Women Nov. 2015 Nov. 2014 Nov. 2015 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................................................... . 40,027 26,536 66.3 25,108 62.7 1,428 5.4 13,491 40,353 26,665 66.1 25,495 63.2 1,170 4.4 13,688 19,774 15,518 78.5 14,740 74.5 778 5.0 4,256 19,729 15,474 78.4 14,891 75.5 583 3.8 4,254 20,254 11,018 54.4 10,368 51.2 651 5.9 9,235 20,624 11,191 54.3 10,604 51.4 586 5.2 9,433 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................................................... . 208,817 129,760 62.1 122,558 58.7 7,202 5.6 79,056 211,394 130,675 61.8 124,271 58.8 6,403 4.9 80,720 100,434 67,317 67.0 63,467 63.2 3,850 5.7 33,117 101,848 67,783 66.6 64,251 63.1 3,532 5.2 34,065 108,383 62,444 57.6 59,091 54.5 3,352 5.4 45,939 109,546 62,892 57.4 60,020 54.8 2,872 4.6 46,655 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 Nov. 2014 Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015 Nov. 2014 July 2015 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015 2,332 1,587 729 16 145,335 136,379 20,034 116,345 791 115,554 8,911 44 2,518 1,683 810 25 147,198 138,477 20,667 117,810 791 117,019 8,660 61 2,363 1,540 801 22 147,404 138,642 21,140 117,501 736 116,766 8,692 70 2,392 1,621 749 – 144,939 136,093 19,956 116,144 – 115,361 8,794 – 2,375 1,490 853 – 146,439 137,628 20,547 117,059 – 116,257 8,741 – 2,345 1,437 886 – 146,679 137,988 20,620 117,331 – 116,509 8,682 – 2,357 1,506 820 – 146,464 137,966 20,526 117,516 – 116,747 8,357 – 2,390 1,566 803 – 146,795 138,106 20,565 117,469 – 116,659 8,640 – 2,423 1,556 823 – 147,048 138,387 21,094 117,313 – 116,568 8,601 – 6,713 3,999 2,399 20,868 5,536 3,179 2,147 20,754 5,967 3,468 2,194 21,094 6,851 4,068 2,447 19,971 6,325 3,828 2,213 19,891 6,483 3,841 2,242 19,760 6,036 3,569 2,134 19,971 5,767 3,279 2,182 20,169 6,086 3,535 2,226 20,157 6,597 3,931 2,380 20,519 5,495 3,161 2,145 20,352 5,855 3,396 2,183 20,721 6,731 3,997 2,412 19,594 6,223 3,752 2,199 19,504 6,380 3,779 2,239 19,445 5,946 3,521 2,104 19,656 5,711 3,251 2,173 19,801 5,972 3,466 2,215 19,755 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 Nov. 2014 Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015 Nov. 2014 July 2015 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147,666 4,569 1,629 2,939 143,098 14,007 129,090 96,191 32,490 31,131 32,569 32,900 149,716 4,574 1,593 2,981 145,143 14,080 131,062 97,112 32,919 31,521 32,672 33,951 149,766 4,520 1,518 3,002 145,246 13,965 131,281 97,303 33,019 31,474 32,810 33,978 147,331 4,762 1,663 3,065 142,569 13,939 128,673 95,856 32,271 31,018 32,567 32,817 148,840 4,666 1,637 3,034 144,174 14,043 130,123 96,487 32,652 31,261 32,574 33,636 149,036 4,654 1,623 3,030 144,382 14,315 130,051 96,628 32,765 31,343 32,520 33,423 148,800 4,690 1,634 3,049 144,110 13,977 130,135 96,735 32,808 31,350 32,578 33,400 149,120 4,700 1,573 3,118 144,420 14,038 130,478 96,700 32,786 31,349 32,565 33,778 149,364 4,697 1,562 3,131 144,666 13,931 130,818 96,950 32,802 31,363 32,786 33,867 Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,208 2,286 811 1,474 75,922 7,156 68,766 51,419 17,449 16,850 17,120 17,346 79,579 2,321 779 1,542 77,258 7,164 70,094 52,064 17,817 17,013 17,234 18,029 79,142 2,231 747 1,485 76,911 7,020 69,892 51,982 17,829 16,883 17,270 17,910 78,084 2,409 847 1,552 75,675 7,114 68,593 51,282 17,336 16,784 17,162 17,311 79,202 2,299 799 1,498 76,903 7,177 69,730 51,740 17,689 16,838 17,213 17,990 79,211 2,331 808 1,526 76,880 7,256 69,615 51,891 17,705 16,931 17,255 17,724 79,134 2,371 803 1,563 76,763 7,111 69,632 51,958 17,741 16,954 17,264 17,673 79,219 2,367 778 1,592 76,852 7,152 69,764 51,839 17,724 16,916 17,198 17,925 79,103 2,340 780 1,565 76,763 7,034 69,763 51,866 17,725 16,831 17,310 17,897 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,459 2,283 818 1,465 67,176 6,852 60,324 44,771 15,041 14,282 15,448 15,553 70,137 2,253 814 1,438 67,885 6,916 60,969 45,047 15,103 14,508 15,437 15,921 70,624 2,289 771 1,517 68,335 6,946 61,390 45,321 15,191 14,591 15,540 16,069 69,247 2,353 816 1,513 66,894 6,825 60,080 44,574 14,935 14,234 15,406 15,506 69,638 2,367 838 1,536 67,271 6,865 60,392 44,746 14,962 14,423 15,361 15,646 69,825 2,322 814 1,504 67,502 7,059 60,437 44,738 15,060 14,413 15,265 15,699 69,665 2,319 831 1,485 67,346 6,866 60,504 44,777 15,067 14,395 15,314 15,727 69,901 2,333 794 1,526 67,568 6,886 60,715 44,861 15,061 14,433 15,367 15,853 70,261 2,358 782 1,566 67,903 6,897 61,054 45,084 15,076 14,532 15,476 15,970 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women who maintain families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,482 35,108 9,385 44,992 35,340 9,852 44,952 35,503 9,702 44,267 34,799 – 44,855 34,815 – 44,994 34,963 – 44,888 35,014 – 44,829 35,172 – 44,798 35,211 – FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part-time workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119,441 28,225 122,466 27,250 121,897 27,870 119,507 27,775 121,589 27,265 122,024 26,916 121,839 26,969 122,024 27,183 122,027 27,320 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percent of total employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,549 5.1 7,620 5.1 7,596 5.1 7,403 5.0 7,124 4.8 7,187 4.8 7,314 4.9 7,423 5.0 7,385 4.9 SELF-EMPLOYMENT Self-employed workers, incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,585 9,640 5,283 9,469 5,692 9,493 – 9,543 – 9,593 – 9,569 – 9,176 – 9,443 – 9,423 1 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week. Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week. - Data not available. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted Characteristic Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates Nov. 2014 Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015 Nov. 2014 July 2015 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,071 1,013 359 656 8,059 1,706 6,390 4,871 2,082 1,410 1,378 1,532 7,908 888 349 539 7,020 1,452 5,607 4,424 1,850 1,352 1,222 1,212 7,937 875 322 566 7,063 1,482 5,620 4,308 1,909 1,287 1,112 1,308 5.8 17.5 17.8 17.6 5.4 10.9 4.7 4.8 6.1 4.3 4.1 4.5 5.3 16.2 17.4 15.9 4.9 10.1 4.3 4.5 5.5 4.1 3.8 3.7 5.1 16.9 18.5 16.0 4.7 8.9 4.2 4.4 5.3 3.9 3.9 3.8 5.1 16.3 17.7 15.9 4.6 9.1 4.1 4.2 5.1 4.0 3.4 3.9 5.0 15.9 18.2 14.8 4.6 9.4 4.1 4.4 5.3 4.1 3.6 3.5 5.0 15.7 17.1 15.3 4.7 9.6 4.1 4.3 5.5 3.9 3.3 3.7 Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years.................................... . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over............................. . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years............................ . 35 to 44 years............................ . 45 to 54 years............................ . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,877 523 213 310 4,354 949 3,436 2,584 1,113 731 740 851 4,282 473 196 281 3,809 849 2,976 2,341 1,037 670 635 635 4,323 520 183 341 3,803 892 2,935 2,251 1,049 637 565 685 5.9 17.8 20.1 16.6 5.4 11.8 4.8 4.8 6.0 4.2 4.1 4.7 5.2 17.5 18.7 17.4 4.8 11.0 4.1 4.3 5.4 3.8 3.7 3.6 5.1 17.7 18.7 17.3 4.7 9.8 4.1 4.2 5.2 3.5 3.8 3.9 5.1 16.8 18.9 16.3 4.7 10.3 4.1 4.1 5.2 3.7 3.3 4.0 5.1 16.6 20.1 15.0 4.7 10.6 4.1 4.3 5.5 3.8 3.6 3.4 5.2 18.2 19.0 17.9 4.7 11.3 4.0 4.2 5.6 3.6 3.2 3.7 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,195 490 146 347 3,705 757 2,954 2,287 970 679 638 680 3,627 415 153 259 3,211 603 2,631 2,083 813 682 588 566 3,614 355 139 226 3,260 590 2,684 2,057 860 650 547 612 5.7 17.2 15.2 18.6 5.2 10.0 4.7 4.9 6.1 4.6 4.0 4.2 5.3 15.0 16.1 14.5 4.9 9.2 4.4 4.7 5.5 4.4 4.0 3.6 5.1 16.1 18.3 14.6 4.7 7.9 4.3 4.6 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 15.7 16.4 15.5 4.6 7.9 4.1 4.3 5.0 4.4 3.4 3.7 4.9 15.1 16.1 14.5 4.5 8.1 4.2 4.4 5.1 4.5 3.7 3.4 4.9 13.1 15.1 12.6 4.6 7.9 4.2 4.4 5.4 4.3 3.4 3.7 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present..................... . Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women who maintain families1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,468 1,243 843 1,282 1,071 795 1,246 1,106 719 3.2 3.4 8.2 2.8 3.3 8.0 2.8 3.1 8.1 2.8 3.0 7.1 2.8 3.0 7.5 2.7 3.0 6.9 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part-time workers3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,592 1,500 6,617 1,328 6,559 1,419 6.0 5.1 5.3 5.1 5.1 4.9 5.1 4.8 5.1 4.7 5.1 4.9 1 Not seasonally adjusted. Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs. 3 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Reason Nov. 2014 Oct. 2015 Seasonally adjusted Nov. 2015 Nov. 2014 July 2015 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015 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............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . 4,182 876 3,306 2,365 941 830 2,656 962 3,576 645 2,931 2,077 854 801 2,445 775 3,633 768 2,865 2,072 793 791 2,361 788 4,480 1,070 3,410 2,446 964 835 2,761 1,045 4,143 999 3,145 2,224 921 843 2,447 826 4,070 1,001 3,069 2,147 922 790 2,349 850 3,908 899 3,009 2,160 849 780 2,436 831 3,965 933 3,031 2,132 899 789 2,430 807 3,894 939 2,955 2,129 825 800 2,444 843 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not on temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reentrants........................................... . New entrants............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . 48.5 10.2 38.3 9.6 30.8 11.2 47.1 8.5 38.6 10.5 32.2 10.2 48.0 10.1 37.8 10.4 31.2 10.4 49.1 11.7 37.4 9.2 30.3 11.5 50.2 12.1 38.1 10.2 29.6 10.0 50.5 12.4 38.1 9.8 29.1 10.6 49.1 11.3 37.8 9.8 30.6 10.5 49.6 11.7 37.9 9.9 30.4 10.1 48.8 11.8 37.0 10.0 30.6 10.6 UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reentrants........................................... . New entrants............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . 2.7 0.5 1.7 0.6 2.3 0.5 1.6 0.5 2.3 0.5 1.5 0.5 2.9 0.5 1.8 0.7 2.6 0.5 1.6 0.5 2.6 0.5 1.5 0.5 2.5 0.5 1.6 0.5 2.5 0.5 1.5 0.5 2.5 0.5 1.6 0.5 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 Nov. 2014 Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015 Seasonally adjusted Nov. 2014 July 2015 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks....................................... . 15 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 to 26 weeks................................... . 27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,231 2,256 4,144 1,374 2,770 2,160 2,136 3,301 1,211 2,090 2,173 2,144 3,256 1,249 2,007 2,505 2,378 4,225 1,403 2,822 2,488 2,257 3,368 1,188 2,180 2,095 2,374 3,437 1,250 2,187 2,363 2,218 3,318 1,214 2,104 2,326 2,311 3,360 1,218 2,142 2,406 2,262 3,321 1,270 2,050 Average (mean) duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Median duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.1 13.6 28.9 11.7 29.1 11.4 33.0 12.8 28.3 11.3 28.4 12.1 26.3 11.4 28.0 11.2 28.0 10.8 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks....................................... . 15 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 to 26 weeks................................... . 27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.8 26.1 48.0 15.9 32.1 28.4 28.1 43.5 15.9 27.5 28.7 28.3 43.0 16.5 26.5 27.5 26.1 46.4 15.4 31.0 30.7 27.8 41.5 14.6 26.9 26.5 30.0 43.5 15.8 27.7 29.9 28.1 42.0 15.4 26.6 29.1 28.9 42.0 15.2 26.8 30.1 28.3 41.6 15.9 25.7 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-13. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Employed Occupation Total, 16 years and over1............................................ . Management, professional, and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . Management, business, and financial operations occupations......... . . . . . . . . . . ................................. . Professional and related occupations......................... . Service occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales and office occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales and related occupations................................. . Office and administrative support occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations....................................................... . Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction and extraction occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. . . . . . . . . . . Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................................................... . Production occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Unemployed Unemployment rates Nov. 2014 Nov. 2015 Nov. 2014 Nov. 2015 Nov. 2014 Nov. 2015 147,666 57,110 149,766 58,667 8,630 1,656 7,573 1,276 5.5 2.8 4.8 2.1 23,207 33,904 26,131 33,136 15,656 17,480 24,101 34,566 25,927 33,728 15,716 18,012 654 1,002 1,909 1,857 880 977 513 763 1,795 1,649 851 798 2.7 2.9 6.8 5.3 5.3 5.3 2.1 2.2 6.5 4.7 5.1 4.2 13,699 1,017 7,823 4,859 13,971 1,057 7,892 5,021 1,049 157 698 194 932 169 578 185 7.1 13.4 8.2 3.8 6.3 13.8 6.8 3.5 17,590 8,478 9,112 17,475 8,252 9,223 1,158 581 577 1,115 437 678 6.2 6.4 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.8 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-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 Nov. 2014 Nov. 2015 Nov. 2014 Nov. 2015 8,630 6,413 32 629 640 416 224 1,010 314 159 325 944 924 1,128 308 193 622 440 7,573 5,810 80 536 622 384 238 1,013 271 111 251 839 734 1,005 348 170 472 332 5.5 5.2 2.8 7.5 4.2 4.4 4.0 4.9 5.0 5.6 3.5 6.1 4.0 8.2 4.7 11.2 3.0 4.3 4.8 4.7 8.5 6.2 4.0 3.9 4.1 5.0 4.3 4.3 2.6 5.2 3.2 7.4 5.3 10.2 2.2 3.4 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 Nov. 2014 Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015 Nov. 2014 July 2015 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015 2.7 2.1 2.1 2.7 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 5.5 4.8 4.8 5.8 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.9 5.2 5.2 6.2 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.4 6.8 6.0 5.8 7.1 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.1 11.0 9.5 9.6 11.4 10.4 10.3 10.0 9.8 9.9 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 Nov. 2014 Men Nov. 2015 Nov. 2014 Women Nov. 2015 Nov. 2014 Nov. 2015 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. . . 92,547 6,227 2,109 698 1,412 94,407 5,326 1,717 594 1,123 37,373 3,025 1,153 433 721 38,319 2,599 947 389 558 55,175 3,202 956 265 691 56,088 2,726 770 205 565 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,549 5.1 4,019 2,127 208 1,147 7,596 5.1 4,055 2,107 233 1,169 3,657 4.7 2,223 684 117 602 3,693 4.7 2,149 720 166 641 3,892 5.6 1,796 1,442 91 546 3,902 5.5 1,906 1,388 67 527 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 Nov. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015p Nov. 2015p Nov. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015p Nov. 2015p 141,478 119,097 19,545 142,604 120,729 19,813 143,784 121,436 19,817 144,128 121,663 19,730 140,263 118,371 19,425 142,391 120,414 19,533 142,689 120,718 19,563 142,900 120,915 19,597 Change from: Oct.2015 Nov.2015p 211 197 34 Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oil and gas extraction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining, except oil and gas1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coal mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Support activities for mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 916 55.0 861.4 201.0 208.0 72.7 452.4 816 54.7 761.2 190.5 199.2 66.6 371.5 808 54.9 753.1 187.6 198.0 66.1 367.5 792 53.4 738.6 184.7 193.7 64.7 360.2 912 53.4 858.9 201.0 206.8 72.7 451.1 805 52.2 753.0 190.0 194.9 66.4 368.1 800 52.3 747.9 187.2 194.6 66.2 366.1 789 52.1 736.6 184.8 192.7 64.9 359.1 -11 -0.2 -11.3 -2.4 -1.9 -1.3 -7.0 Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction of buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonresidential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heavy and civil engineering construction. . . . . . Specialty trade contractors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential specialty trade contractors. . . . . . Nonresidential specialty trade contractors. . . 6,339 1,398.4 688.7 709.7 954.2 3,986.8 1,729.9 2,256.9 6,627 1,440.3 713.3 727.0 1,005.2 4,181.7 1,829.8 2,351.9 6,662 1,444.8 715.2 729.6 1,009.7 4,207.3 1,835.1 2,372.2 6,606 1,438.5 715.8 722.7 979.9 4,187.3 1,831.6 2,355.7 6,231 1,377.0 677.3 699.7 925.2 3,928.4 1,705.6 2,222.8 6,410 1,409.8 696.0 713.8 940.5 4,059.6 1,774.4 2,285.2 6,444 1,410.6 697.4 713.2 946.6 4,086.7 1,781.5 2,305.2 6,490 1,417.0 703.7 713.3 951.2 4,121.7 1,807.3 2,314.4 46 6.4 6.3 0.1 4.6 35.0 25.8 9.2 Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,290 12,370 12,347 12,332 12,282 12,318 12,319 12,318 -1 Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wood products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmetallic mineral products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machinery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computer and electronic products1. . . . . . . . . . Computer and peripheral equipment. . . . . . Communications equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Semiconductors and electronic components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic instruments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electrical equipment and appliances. . . . . . . . Transportation equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicles and parts2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furniture and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,769 377.9 397.0 405.2 1,469.0 1,139.6 1,053.7 167.1 92.3 7,796 383.5 408.7 393.4 1,452.1 1,116.9 1,052.3 171.5 87.3 7,784 383.9 410.5 391.5 1,448.8 1,111.9 1,051.8 171.2 87.3 7,779 386.8 409.0 390.6 1,446.2 1,111.1 1,053.0 171.6 86.8 7,768 377.6 393.2 405.8 1,467.0 1,143.6 1,053.9 166.8 92.2 7,786 381.7 402.7 393.2 1,451.5 1,119.6 1,052.8 171.0 87.5 7,781 382.7 404.5 391.9 1,447.7 1,115.4 1,053.6 171.3 87.3 7,775 385.1 405.0 391.1 1,446.6 1,115.0 1,053.0 171.4 86.8 -6 2.4 0.5 -0.8 -1.1 -0.4 -0.6 0.1 -0.5 368.1 387.9 373.0 1,587.6 900.5 380.1 366.6 390.9 374.0 1,625.2 938.9 394.3 366.8 390.9 373.4 1,619.5 937.1 394.4 367.4 391.4 372.4 1,617.4 934.4 392.5 368.4 388.4 372.7 1,589.3 900.3 381.2 367.1 391.3 373.8 1,622.2 935.9 392.4 367.6 391.7 373.1 1,620.5 936.9 395.2 367.5 391.8 371.7 1,616.0 933.5 393.5 -0.1 0.1 -1.4 -4.5 -3.4 -1.7 586.2 595.9 598.4 600.4 583.4 595.7 595.9 598.3 2.4 Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textile mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textile product mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paper and paper products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing and related support activities. . . . . . . Petroleum and coal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chemicals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plastics and rubber products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,521 1,484.7 118.5 116.6 138.8 367.8 452.0 110.5 808.8 683.7 4,574 1,518.3 116.8 115.5 137.1 366.9 443.2 115.1 812.5 688.1 4,563 1,505.9 116.5 116.4 137.3 366.6 445.7 114.6 811.6 688.7 4,553 1,498.6 116.8 116.4 137.6 366.9 447.0 114.7 813.5 688.9 4,514 1,480.7 118.3 115.2 139.1 368.1 450.4 110.4 808.5 683.7 4,532 1,487.1 116.8 115.0 136.6 367.3 443.6 113.1 813.2 687.3 4,538 1,491.0 116.8 115.4 136.6 367.0 444.7 113.2 812.7 688.4 4,543 1,494.0 116.6 114.8 137.1 367.1 445.0 114.0 813.8 688.6 5 3.0 -0.2 -0.6 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.2 240.0 260.8 259.9 252.9 239.1 251.8 252.6 252.4 -0.2 Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,552 100,916 101,619 101,933 98,946 100,881 101,155 101,318 163 Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,106 26,883 27,119 27,554 26,615 26,983 27,026 27,075 49 Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic markets and agents and brokers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,873.4 2,925.5 2,038.4 909.5 907.4 912.8 918.2 907.3 908.7 912.7 915.3 2.6 Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle and parts dealers1. . . . . . . . . . . . Automobile dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,903.6 1,885.9 1,205.0 15,586.3 1,952.8 1,244.2 15,796.7 1,956.8 1,250.7 16,190.8 1,957.6 1,250.6 15,497.5 1,887.6 1,204.8 15,710.4 1,941.7 1,238.9 15,751.0 1,949.8 1,245.2 15,781.7 1,958.7 1,250.0 30.7 8.9 4.8 See footnotes at end of table. 5,918.2 2,946.2 2,064.6 5,934.3 2,953.0 2,068.5 5,947.1 2,953.5 2,075.4 5,861.2 2,925.1 2,028.8 5,919.1 2,948.9 2,061.5 5,927.9 2,951.4 2,063.8 5,937.0 2,955.0 2,066.7 9.1 3.6 2.9 ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail — Continued [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Industry Nov. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015p Seasonally adjusted Nov. 2015p Nov. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015p Nov. 2015p Change from: Oct.2015 Nov.2015p Retail trade - Continued Furniture and home furnishings stores. . . . . . Electronics and appliance stores. . . . . . . . . . . . Building material and garden supply stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food and beverage stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health and personal care stores. . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clothing and clothing accessories stores. . . . Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General merchandise stores1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Department stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous store retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonstore retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rail transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Truck transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transit and ground passenger transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pipeline transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scenic and sightseeing transportation. . . . . . . Support activities for transportation. . . . . . . . . . Couriers and messengers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warehousing and storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476.7 522.1 463.5 500.5 469.9 516.9 481.2 540.9 459.0 490.8 468.1 509.4 464.2 509.2 464.9 509.9 0.7 0.7 1,217.5 3,037.8 1,043.4 890.4 1,489.8 1,243.6 3,038.7 1,021.0 909.8 1,354.0 1,244.3 3,053.5 1,026.0 911.1 1,413.4 1,242.2 3,074.1 1,039.0 909.6 1,492.8 1,242.2 3,016.1 1,029.5 888.7 1,381.0 1,260.5 3,044.4 1,026.7 905.8 1,386.5 1,264.7 3,047.4 1,023.4 909.3 1,401.2 1,268.2 3,052.0 1,025.7 908.8 1,387.0 3.5 4.6 2.3 -0.5 -14.2 673.9 3,286.1 1,442.6 833.3 546.7 594.6 3,137.7 1,286.4 832.0 538.1 602.5 3,192.9 1,313.0 851.5 557.9 652.6 3,372.5 1,425.4 850.9 577.4 630.6 3,132.8 1,341.9 821.6 517.6 601.1 3,195.1 1,325.0 827.6 543.5 598.6 3,206.5 1,325.4 830.8 545.9 603.1 3,218.1 1,325.9 836.9 548.4 4.5 11.6 0.5 6.1 2.5 4,773.8 443.8 240.0 66.5 1,441.1 4,814.0 453.2 235.9 64.1 1,474.2 4,823.3 454.5 233.9 62.6 1,470.5 4,848.7 452.9 234.8 60.6 1,466.3 4,700.1 445.5 240.1 67.4 1,428.7 4,787.2 452.6 236.5 63.2 1,454.1 4,781.5 454.4 234.4 62.2 1,453.2 4,787.9 454.2 235.6 61.8 1,455.5 6.4 -0.2 1.2 -0.4 2.3 489.4 47.6 26.2 635.9 621.0 762.3 483.1 50.3 38.4 654.8 576.4 783.6 488.5 49.9 32.8 651.2 580.8 798.6 485.6 49.7 27.4 655.2 605.9 810.3 471.8 47.4 30.8 634.6 589.8 744.0 471.0 50.1 32.9 655.8 589.5 781.5 470.4 49.9 32.4 647.5 588.9 788.2 468.6 49.7 32.3 653.7 585.3 791.2 -1.8 -0.2 -0.1 6.2 -3.6 3.0 Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555.2 564.9 565.1 567.6 556.1 565.8 565.7 568.1 2.4 Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publishing industries, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . Motion picture and sound recording industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broadcasting, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data processing, hosting and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other information services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,778 725.2 2,796 720.1 2,806 718.1 2,809 717.0 2,761 722.6 2,805 718.2 2,807 716.3 2,795 714.4 -12 -1.9 384.0 288.2 866.3 385.7 289.9 862.8 397.6 288.4 861.3 392.8 289.2 865.8 377.0 286.5 862.3 394.9 288.4 863.9 400.3 287.8 862.0 386.9 288.0 862.5 -13.4 0.2 0.5 286.5 227.3 298.2 239.6 298.2 242.2 299.6 244.3 285.6 227.1 299.2 240.3 298.6 241.5 299.6 243.5 1.0 2.0 Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monetary authorities - central bank. . . . . . . . . . Credit intermediation and related activities1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Depository credit intermediation1. . . . . . . . . . Commercial banking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts. . . . . . . . Insurance carriers and related activities. . . . . Real estate and rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . Real estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rental and leasing services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets. . . . 8,041 5,984.2 18.4 8,163 6,055.4 18.5 8,176 6,074.3 18.6 8,183 6,095.4 18.6 8,042 5,974.7 18.3 8,159 6,064.2 18.5 8,169 6,074.2 18.5 8,183 6,085.2 18.5 14 11.0 0.0 2,567.6 1,700.3 1,285.6 2,575.2 1,690.0 1,266.7 2,575.5 1,689.2 1,264.8 2,581.5 1,693.8 1,267.8 2,564.4 1,701.0 1,286.2 2,577.2 1,694.7 1,270.8 2,577.6 1,693.1 1,268.6 2,579.3 1,695.1 1,268.7 1.7 2.0 0.1 889.9 2,508.3 2,056.4 1,494.9 537.8 23.7 903.9 2,557.8 2,107.4 1,528.9 555.1 23.4 911.8 2,568.4 2,101.4 1,533.9 543.8 23.7 912.9 2,582.4 2,088.0 1,525.9 538.5 23.6 890.7 2,501.3 2,067.1 1,500.4 543.1 23.6 907.4 2,561.1 2,095.0 1,523.9 547.8 23.3 910.7 2,567.4 2,094.8 1,528.8 542.4 23.6 912.7 2,574.7 2,098.1 1,530.4 544.2 23.5 2.0 7.3 3.3 1.6 1.8 -0.1 19,507 8,452.7 1,121.2 928.4 1,404.5 19,919 8,608.9 1,119.7 939.9 1,434.4 20,131 8,714.9 1,128.7 961.1 1,447.5 20,127 8,758.3 1,130.2 985.2 1,441.9 19,367 8,464.1 1,119.2 982.9 1,399.3 19,856 8,701.1 1,125.7 1,016.2 1,428.5 19,946 8,734.1 1,127.0 1,022.8 1,437.5 19,973 8,762.5 1,127.6 1,033.9 1,436.4 27 28.4 0.6 11.1 -1.1 1,815.5 1,878.7 1,906.8 1,912.6 1,805.6 1,889.0 1,898.5 1,903.3 4.8 1,287.5 2,184.0 1,312.8 2,228.1 1,332.1 2,236.6 1,339.0 2,241.9 1,274.3 2,184.6 1,314.4 2,231.5 1,321.3 2,237.6 1,326.3 2,242.8 5.0 5.2 Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and technical services1. . . . . . . . . . . Legal services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounting and bookkeeping services. . . . . . Architectural and engineering services. . . . . . Computer systems design and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management and technical consulting services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management of companies and enterprises. . . See footnotes at end of table. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail — Continued [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Nov. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015p Nov. 2015p Nov. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015p Nov. 2015p Change from: Oct.2015 Nov.2015p Administrative and waste services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative and support services1. . . . . . . . Employment services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Business support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Services to buildings and dwellings. . . . . . . Waste management and remediation services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,870.7 8,483.2 3,632.2 2,949.4 915.2 1,953.7 9,082.3 8,679.7 3,666.3 2,972.2 911.0 2,073.2 9,179.9 8,779.1 3,741.5 3,037.7 933.1 2,062.9 9,126.8 8,725.4 3,727.5 3,026.6 939.3 2,019.4 8,718.1 8,330.1 3,514.9 2,842.3 895.8 1,945.4 8,923.6 8,524.8 3,586.9 2,900.8 915.5 2,004.9 8,974.1 8,574.6 3,615.5 2,928.9 919.7 2,013.8 8,968.1 8,566.4 3,603.8 2,916.6 919.6 2,013.5 -6.0 -8.2 -11.7 -12.3 -0.1 -0.3 387.5 402.6 400.8 401.4 388.0 398.8 399.5 401.7 2.2 Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ambulatory health care services1. . . . . . . . . Offices of physicians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outpatient care centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home health care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nursing and residential care facilities1. . . . Nursing care facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social assistance1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Child day care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,912 3,616.9 18,295.4 14,866.9 6,772.6 2,505.1 725.0 1,295.6 4,816.2 3,278.1 1,656.1 3,428.5 877.5 22,102 3,415.5 18,686.1 15,208.3 6,949.3 2,566.8 748.4 1,335.7 4,945.8 3,313.2 1,661.5 3,477.8 875.8 22,468 3,639.0 18,829.4 15,308.1 7,019.6 2,590.7 755.1 1,353.4 4,969.8 3,318.7 1,664.8 3,521.3 893.5 22,553 3,674.9 18,877.6 15,339.4 7,025.7 2,594.5 757.4 1,351.4 4,984.1 3,329.6 1,669.6 3,538.2 898.4 21,664 3,433.9 18,230.2 14,826.7 6,745.2 2,497.1 723.4 1,286.2 4,806.9 3,274.6 1,653.1 3,403.5 859.8 22,191 3,475.0 18,716.0 15,221.3 6,960.0 2,572.9 750.8 1,334.0 4,943.9 3,317.4 1,662.0 3,494.7 876.0 22,262 3,483.0 18,778.7 15,272.6 6,994.2 2,583.3 753.8 1,343.7 4,960.1 3,318.3 1,663.0 3,506.1 878.7 22,302 3,491.3 18,810.9 15,296.4 6,998.4 2,586.0 755.9 1,342.1 4,973.5 3,324.5 1,665.1 3,514.5 880.5 40 8.3 32.2 23.8 4.2 2.7 2.1 -1.6 13.4 6.2 2.1 8.4 1.8 Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . Performing arts and spectator sports. . . . . . . . Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amusements, gambling, and recreation. . . . . Accommodation and food services. . . . . . . . . . . . Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food services and drinking places. . . . . . . . . . 14,616 1,978.3 445.7 15,422 2,237.7 494.5 15,264 2,147.7 487.0 15,061 2,035.9 463.8 14,892 2,134.7 460.4 15,243 2,179.2 478.3 15,291 2,182.9 479.8 15,330 2,189.6 478.0 39 6.7 -1.8 141.7 1,390.9 12,638.0 1,832.5 10,805.5 149.8 1,593.4 13,184.6 1,946.4 11,238.2 149.0 1,511.7 13,115.8 1,892.1 11,223.7 142.9 1,429.2 13,025.2 1,842.7 11,182.5 145.7 1,528.6 12,757.2 1,893.9 10,863.3 147.9 1,553.0 13,064.2 1,903.5 11,160.7 148.3 1,554.8 13,107.7 1,902.4 11,205.3 147.2 1,564.4 13,140.6 1,903.8 11,236.8 -1.1 9.6 32.9 1.4 31.5 Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repair and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Personal and laundry services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Membership associations and organizations. . . 5,592 1,244.4 1,379.1 2,968.9 5,631 1,270.5 1,393.2 2,967.1 5,655 1,280.1 1,402.1 2,972.3 5,646 1,274.3 1,398.6 2,972.7 5,605 1,248.2 1,382.0 2,975.1 5,644 1,267.4 1,394.5 2,982.0 5,654 1,275.8 1,401.3 2,977.3 5,660 1,278.9 1,400.8 2,979.8 6 3.1 -0.5 2.5 Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federal, except U.S. Postal Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. Postal Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State government education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State government, excluding education. . . . . . . . . . Local government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local government education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local government, excluding education. . . . . . . . . . 22,381 2,725.0 2,130.2 594.8 5,252.0 2,612.9 2,638.6 14,404.0 8,146.5 6,257.0 21,875 2,742.0 2,148.6 593.8 5,128.0 2,485.2 2,642.5 14,005.0 7,674.4 6,331.0 22,348 2,735.0 2,141.6 593.1 5,269.0 2,629.3 2,639.7 14,344.0 8,042.3 6,301.9 22,465 2,742.0 2,142.9 599.0 5,284.0 2,641.0 2,643.1 14,439.0 8,143.9 6,295.1 21,892 2,729.0 2,133.8 595.0 5,072.0 2,423.8 2,647.9 14,091.0 7,797.4 6,293.8 21,977 2,740.0 2,143.4 596.1 5,101.0 2,453.2 2,647.4 14,136.0 7,804.1 6,331.7 21,971 2,739.0 2,143.8 595.1 5,102.0 2,454.0 2,648.2 14,130.0 7,793.1 6,336.6 21,985 2,745.0 2,146.5 598.1 5,105.0 2,453.3 2,651.3 14,135.0 7,794.6 6,340.1 14 6.0 2.7 3.0 3.0 -0.7 3.1 5.0 1.5 3.5 Industry Professional and business services - Continued 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. 3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2014 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 Nov. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015p Nov. 2015p 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.................................................................... . 34.6 40.6 44.9 39.0 41.1 41.6 40.3 33.4 34.6 38.9 31.4 38.8 42.7 36.7 37.3 36.3 32.8 26.2 31.8 34.5 40.1 44.1 38.7 40.6 40.9 40.1 33.4 34.7 38.8 31.6 39.0 42.5 36.0 37.7 36.1 32.8 26.3 31.8 34.6 40.5 44.1 39.7 40.7 41.0 40.2 33.4 34.6 38.9 31.4 38.8 42.6 36.1 37.7 36.2 32.8 26.3 31.9 34.5 40.3 44.1 39.1 40.7 41.0 40.1 33.4 34.6 38.8 31.5 38.9 42.8 36.1 37.6 36.1 32.8 26.3 31.9 AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS Manufacturing.......................................................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods.... . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................. . 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.4 Industry p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2014 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 Nov. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015p Nov. 2015p Nov. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015p Nov. 2015p 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24.68 25.86 30.81 26.91 24.96 26.27 22.62 24.40 21.53 28.24 17.18 22.88 36.00 34.38 31.09 29.53 24.99 14.11 22.18 $25.12 26.31 31.44 27.37 25.42 26.71 23.17 24.84 21.90 28.76 17.64 22.81 37.33 35.17 31.71 30.25 25.30 14.39 22.48 $25.21 26.40 31.42 27.54 25.46 26.75 23.21 24.93 22.01 28.90 17.70 22.94 37.57 35.36 31.72 30.30 25.40 14.45 22.51 $25.25 26.45 31.75 27.63 25.48 26.74 23.28 24.97 21.99 28.85 17.65 23.01 37.82 35.64 31.84 30.39 25.46 14.47 22.55 $853.93 1,049.92 1,383.37 1,049.49 1,025.86 1,092.83 911.59 814.96 744.94 1,098.54 539.45 887.74 1,537.20 1,261.75 1,159.66 1,071.94 819.67 369.68 705.32 $866.64 1,055.03 1,386.50 1,059.22 1,032.05 1,092.44 929.12 829.66 759.93 1,115.89 557.42 889.59 1,586.53 1,266.12 1,195.47 1,092.03 829.84 378.46 714.86 $872.27 1,069.20 1,385.62 1,093.34 1,036.22 1,096.75 933.04 832.66 761.55 1,124.21 555.78 890.07 1,600.48 1,276.50 1,195.84 1,096.86 833.12 380.04 718.07 $871.13 1,065.94 1,400.18 1,080.33 1,037.04 1,096.34 933.53 834.00 760.85 1,119.38 555.98 895.09 1,618.70 1,286.60 1,197.18 1,097.08 835.09 380.56 719.35 p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2014 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 Nov. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015p Nov. 2015p Percent change from: Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015p 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102.4 89.9 128.7 83.8 90.8 91.0 90.8 105.8 100.2 99.5 98.8 104.4 102.7 92.5 98.2 110.6 114.0 111.3 98.8 103.8 89.2 111.6 85.5 90.0 89.7 90.7 107.8 101.8 100.2 100.8 106.9 104.0 92.2 100.7 112.7 116.8 114.4 99.4 104.4 90.3 110.9 88.2 90.2 89.8 91.0 108.1 101.7 100.6 100.5 106.2 104.3 92.5 100.9 113.6 117.2 114.7 99.9 104.3 90.0 109.3 87.5 90.2 89.7 90.9 108.3 101.9 100.5 101.0 106.6 105.2 92.1 100.8 113.4 117.4 115.0 100.0 -0.1 -0.3 -1.4 -0.8 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.2 -0.1 0.5 0.4 0.9 -0.4 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 1 Nov. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015p Nov. 2015p Percent change from: Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015p 120.6 105.0 159.2 97.9 105.4 106.1 104.2 125.1 116.1 117.2 112.3 121.2 122.2 113.3 119.1 132.3 134.3 126.7 124.3 124.5 106.1 140.8 101.7 106.4 106.4 106.6 129.9 120.0 120.3 117.6 123.7 128.3 115.5 124.6 138.2 139.2 132.8 126.9 125.6 107.7 139.8 105.5 106.8 106.7 107.2 130.7 120.5 121.3 117.6 123.6 129.4 116.5 124.8 139.4 140.2 133.8 127.7 125.7 107.6 139.4 105.0 106.9 106.6 107.4 131.1 120.6 121.0 117.8 124.5 131.5 116.9 125.1 139.6 140.8 134.3 128.0 0.1 -0.1 -0.3 -0.5 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 -0.2 0.2 0.7 1.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.2 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 2014 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 Nov. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015p Nov. 2015p Nov. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015p Nov. 2015p 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............................................ . 69,168 56,668 4,251 123 792 3,336 1,791 1,545 52,417 10,762 1,717.7 7,801.1 1,109.3 134.0 1,107 4,603 8,635 16,651 7,723 2,936 12,500 70,341 57,755 4,270 113 807 3,350 1,812 1,538 53,485 10,921 1,737.5 7,918.5 1,129.4 135.3 1,122 4,657 8,870 17,069 7,889 2,957 12,586 70,499 57,920 4,272 111 805 3,356 1,812 1,544 53,648 10,954 1,740.0 7,948.9 1,129.4 135.3 1,120 4,666 8,912 17,136 7,904 2,956 12,579 70,553 57,972 4,270 110 805 3,355 1,811 1,544 53,702 10,957 1,743.8 7,946.4 1,130.6 136.2 1,119 4,672 8,913 17,156 7,926 2,959 12,581 49.3 47.9 21.9 13.5 12.7 27.2 23.1 34.2 53.0 40.4 29.3 50.3 23.6 24.1 40.1 57.2 44.6 76.9 51.9 52.4 57.1 49.4 48.0 21.9 14.0 12.6 27.2 23.3 33.9 53.0 40.5 29.4 50.4 23.6 23.9 40.0 57.1 44.7 76.9 51.8 52.4 57.3 49.4 48.0 21.8 13.9 12.5 27.2 23.3 34.0 53.0 40.5 29.4 50.5 23.6 23.9 39.9 57.1 44.7 77.0 51.7 52.3 57.3 49.4 47.9 21.8 13.9 12.4 27.2 23.3 34.0 53.0 40.5 29.4 50.4 23.6 24.0 40.0 57.1 44.6 76.9 51.7 52.3 57.2 p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2014 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 Nov. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015p Nov. 2015p 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....................................................................... . 97,671 13,991 669 4,682 8,640 5,346 3,294 83,680 22,437 4,729.3 13,192.1 4,068.4 447.0 2,240 6,204 15,996 19,018 13,120 4,665 99,262 14,080 584 4,832 8,664 5,365 3,299 85,182 22,691 4,748.7 13,343.6 4,145.5 453.3 2,275 6,308 16,294 19,482 13,434 4,698 99,489 14,113 582 4,861 8,670 5,366 3,304 85,376 22,711 4,751.6 13,367.3 4,139.2 452.7 2,277 6,323 16,358 19,540 13,469 4,698 99,604 14,139 574 4,898 8,667 5,360 3,307 85,465 22,733 4,749.7 13,393.9 4,134.9 454.6 2,269 6,335 16,362 19,567 13,495 4,704 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 2014 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 Nov. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015p Nov. 2015p 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.................................................................... . 33.8 41.6 47.6 39.7 42.2 42.5 41.6 32.5 33.7 38.6 30.1 38.5 42.6 36.0 36.8 35.7 32.0 25.1 30.7 33.6 40.9 45.3 38.9 41.8 42.0 41.4 32.4 33.7 38.5 30.2 38.7 42.3 35.6 37.1 35.2 32.1 25.1 30.6 33.7 41.4 45.5 40.2 41.8 42.0 41.4 32.4 33.6 38.5 30.0 38.7 42.3 35.5 37.1 35.4 32.1 25.0 30.6 33.7 41.2 45.5 39.6 41.8 42.1 41.3 32.4 33.7 38.4 30.2 38.8 42.5 35.7 37.1 35.5 32.0 25.0 30.6 AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS Manufacturing.......................................................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods.... . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................. . 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.3 Industry 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2014 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 Nov. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015p Nov. 2015p Nov. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015p Nov. 2015p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing...................................... . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction......................................... . Manufacturing....................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities................ . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services.................... . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . .................. . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20.77 21.71 27.13 24.83 19.64 20.71 17.86 20.57 18.45 23.47 14.55 20.70 33.03 28.57 25.03 24.37 21.83 12.26 18.71 $21.10 21.99 26.69 25.02 20.07 21.06 18.43 20.91 18.73 23.67 14.99 20.68 34.10 28.82 25.47 24.93 22.15 12.46 18.99 $21.18 22.13 26.66 25.36 20.06 21.08 18.39 20.98 18.79 23.79 14.97 20.75 34.54 29.11 25.50 24.97 22.22 12.50 19.00 $21.19 22.13 26.72 25.40 20.05 21.06 18.38 20.99 18.75 23.77 14.91 20.80 34.87 29.51 25.55 25.00 22.21 12.52 19.01 $702.03 903.14 1,291.39 985.75 828.81 880.18 742.98 668.53 621.77 905.94 437.96 796.95 1,407.08 1,028.52 921.10 870.01 698.56 307.73 574.40 $708.96 899.39 1,209.06 973.28 838.93 884.52 763.00 677.48 631.20 911.30 452.70 800.32 1,442.43 1,025.99 944.94 877.54 711.02 312.75 581.09 $713.77 916.18 1,213.03 1,019.47 838.51 885.36 761.35 679.75 631.34 915.92 449.10 803.03 1,461.04 1,033.41 946.05 883.94 713.26 312.50 581.40 $714.10 911.76 1,215.76 1,005.84 838.09 886.63 759.09 680.08 631.88 912.77 450.28 807.04 1,481.98 1,053.51 947.91 887.50 710.72 313.00 581.71 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 2014 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 Nov. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015p Nov. 2015p Percent change from: Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015p 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110.0 88.9 169.2 93.1 83.7 85.4 80.7 115.9 105.4 107.5 100.5 117.9 97.4 92.0 107.5 128.0 129.9 120.6 100.4 111.1 88.0 140.6 94.1 83.1 84.7 80.5 117.6 106.6 107.7 102.0 120.8 98.1 92.4 110.2 128.5 133.5 123.5 100.8 111.7 89.3 140.7 97.8 83.2 84.7 80.6 117.8 106.4 107.7 101.5 120.6 97.9 92.3 110.4 129.8 133.9 123.3 100.8 111.9 89.0 138.8 97.1 83.2 84.8 80.5 118.0 106.8 107.4 102.4 120.8 98.8 92.5 110.6 130.2 133.6 123.6 100.9 0.2 -0.3 -1.4 -0.7 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.4 -0.3 0.9 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.3 -0.2 0.2 0.1 1 Nov. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015p Nov. 2015p Percent change from: Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015p 152.7 118.2 267.0 124.8 107.5 110.4 101.9 163.4 138.7 148.6 125.3 154.8 134.3 130.2 165.5 185.6 187.1 167.9 136.9 156.7 118.5 218.2 127.1 109.1 111.3 104.8 168.6 142.4 150.1 131.1 158.4 139.6 131.9 172.6 190.7 195.1 174.8 139.5 158.1 121.0 218.2 134.0 109.1 111.4 104.7 169.5 142.6 151.0 130.2 158.7 141.2 133.0 173.2 192.8 196.3 175.1 139.6 158.4 120.6 215.7 133.2 109.0 111.5 104.5 169.8 142.9 150.4 130.8 159.3 143.8 135.1 173.9 193.7 195.8 175.7 139.8 0.2 -0.3 -1.1 -0.6 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.2 0.2 -0.4 0.5 0.4 1.8 1.6 0.4 0.5 -0.3 0.3 0.1 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. 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 2014 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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