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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (EST) Friday, December 8, 2017 USDL-17-1616 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 2017 Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 228,000 in November, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in professional and business services, manufacturing, and health care. Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, November 2015 – November 2017 Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month change, seasonally adjusted, November 2015 – November 2017 Percent Thousands 7.0 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 -50 -100 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 Nov-15 Feb-16 May-16 Aug-16 Nov-16 Feb-17 May-17 Aug-17 Nov-17 Nov-15 Feb-16 May-16 Aug-16 Nov-16 Feb-17 May-17 Aug-17 Nov-17 Household Survey Data The unemployment rate held at 4.1 percent in November, and the number of unemployed persons was essentially unchanged at 6.6 million. Over the year, the unemployment rate and the number of unemployed persons were down by 0.5 percentage point and 799,000, respectively. (See table A-1.) Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for teenagers increased to 15.9 percent in November. The jobless rates for adult men (3.7 percent), adult women (3.7 percent), Whites (3.6 percent), Blacks (7.3 percent), Asians (3.0 percent), and Hispanics (4.7 percent) showed little change. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was essentially unchanged at 1.6 million in November and accounted for 23.8 percent of the unemployed. Over the year, the number of long-term unemployed was down by 275,000. (See table A-12.) The labor force participation rate remained at 62.7 percent in November and has shown no clear trend over the past 12 months. The employment-population ratio, at 60.1 percent, changed little in November and has shown little movement, on net, since early this year. (See table A-1.) The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers), at 4.8 million, was essentially unchanged in November but was down by 858,000 over the year. 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 full-time jobs. (See table A-8.) In November, 1.5 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, down by 451,000 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 469,000 discouraged workers in November, down by 122,000 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 1.0 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 increased by 228,000 in November. Employment continued to trend up in professional and business services, manufacturing, and health care. Employment growth has averaged 174,000 per month thus far this year, compared with an average monthly gain of 187,000 in 2016. (See table B-1.) Employment in professional and business services continued on an upward trend in November (+46,000). Over the past 12 months, the industry has added 548,000 jobs. In November, manufacturing added 31,000 jobs. Within the industry, employment rose in machinery (+8,000), fabricated metal products (+7,000), computer and electronic products (+4,000), and plastics and rubber products (+4,000). Since a recent low in November 2016, manufacturing employment has increased by 189,000. Health care added 30,000 jobs in November. Most of the gain occurred in ambulatory health care services (+25,000), which includes offices of physicians and outpatient care centers. Monthly employment growth in health care has averaged 24,000 thus far in 2017, compared with an average increase of 32,000 per month in 2016. Within construction, employment among specialty trade contractors increased by 23,000 in November and by 132,000 over the year. -2- Employment in other major industries, including mining, wholesale trade, retail trade, transportation and warehousing, information, financial activities, leisure and hospitality, and government, changed little over the month. The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.1 hour to 34.5 hours in November. In manufacturing, the workweek was unchanged at 40.9 hours, and overtime remained at 3.5 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 33.7 hours. (See tables B-2 and B-7.) In November, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 5 cents to $26.55. Over the year, average hourly earnings have risen by 64 cents, or 2.5 percent. Average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees rose by 5 cents to $22.24 in November. (See tables B-3 and B-8.) The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for September was revised up from +18,000 to +38,000, and the change for October was revised down from +261,000 to +244,000. With these revisions, employment gains in September and October combined were 3,000 more than previously reported. (Monthly revisions result from additional reports received from businesses and government agencies since the last published estimates and from the recalculation of seasonal factors.) After revisions, job gains have averaged 170,000 over the last 3 months. _____________ The Employment Situation for December is scheduled to be released on Friday, January 5, 2018, 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 2017, scheduled for January 5, 2018, will incorporate annual revisions in seasonally adjusted household survey data. Seasonally adjusted data for the most recent 5 years are subject to revision. Conversion to the 2017 North American Industry Classification System With the release of January 2018 data on February 2, 2018, the establishment survey will revise the basis for industry classification from the 2012 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) to 2017 NAICS. The conversion to 2017 NAICS will result in minor revisions reflecting content changes within the mining and logging, retail trade, information, financial activities, and professional and business services sectors. Additionally, some smaller industries will be combined within the mining and logging, durable goods manufacturing, retail trade, and information sectors. Several industry titles and descriptions also will be updated. -3- Approximately 4 percent of employment will be reclassified into different industries as a result of the revision. Details of new, discontinued, and combined industries due to the 2017 NAICS update, as well as changes due to the annual benchmarking process, will be available on January 5, 2018. For more information on the 2017 NAICS update, visit www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/. -4- HOUSEHOLD DATA Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Category Nov. 2016 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017 Change from: Oct. 2017Nov. 2017 Nov. 2017 Employment status Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force.......................................................... . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed.................................................................. . Employment-population ratio......................................... . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254,540 159,456 62.6 152,048 59.7 7,409 4.6 95,084 255,562 161,146 63.1 154,345 60.4 6,801 4.2 94,417 255,766 160,381 62.7 153,861 60.2 6,520 4.1 95,385 255,949 160,529 62.7 153,918 60.1 6,610 4.1 95,420 183 148 0.0 57 -0.1 90 0.0 35 Unemployment rates Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adult men (20 years and over). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adult women (20 years and over). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teenagers (16 to 19 years). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hispanic or Latino ethnicity................................................ . 4.6 4.3 4.2 15.2 4.2 8.0 3.0 5.7 4.2 3.9 3.9 12.9 3.7 7.0 3.7 5.1 4.1 3.8 3.6 13.7 3.5 7.5 3.1 4.8 4.1 3.7 3.7 15.9 3.6 7.3 3.0 4.7 0.0 -0.1 0.1 2.2 0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High school graduates, no college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bachelor’s degree and higher............................................. . 3.9 7.9 4.9 3.9 2.3 3.5 6.5 4.3 3.6 2.3 3.3 5.7 4.3 3.7 2.0 3.3 5.2 4.3 3.6 2.1 0.0 -0.5 0.0 -0.1 0.1 Reason for unemployment Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers..................................................................... . Reentrants...................................................................... . New entrants................................................................... . 3,542 934 2,266 728 3,359 738 2,079 669 3,227 742 2,006 629 3,159 751 2,029 691 -68 9 23 62 Duration of unemployment Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks.................................................................. . 15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 weeks and over............................................................ . 2,415 2,133 1,073 1,856 2,226 1,874 963 1,733 2,129 1,942 853 1,621 2,250 1,878 927 1,581 121 -64 74 -40 Employed persons at work part time Part time for economic reasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons......................................... . 5,659 3,485 1,902 21,059 5,122 3,121 1,733 21,011 4,753 2,952 1,629 20,923 4,801 2,983 1,559 21,018 48 31 -70 95 Persons not in the labor force (not seasonally adjusted) Marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discouraged workers....................................................... . 1,932 591 1,569 421 1,535 524 1,481 469 – – - 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. 2016 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017p Nov. 2017p 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 178 35 7 28 0 3 1.4 -3 143 5.6 -12.9 21.8 0.3 -12 12 46 25.5 31 28.2 44 7 -14 38 50 26 4 13 9 6 -3.1 3 24 7.3 11.7 18.3 0.6 -5 12 30 10.1 23 8.3 -75 1 -12 244 247 34 1 10 23 13 -0.8 10 213 8.0 -2.2 7.6 0.1 -8 7 54 17.9 24 34.6 104 18 -3 228 221 62 7 24 31 27 1.7 4 159 3.4 18.7 10.5 -0.2 -4 8 46 18.3 54 40.5 14 9 7 (3-month average change, in thousands) Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 178 128 122 163 160 170 173 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 (261 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing (78 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 49.6 48.2 82.3 49.5 48.1 82.4 49.5 48.1 82.4 49.5 48.1 82.4 34.3 $25.91 $888.71 105.8 -0.1 131.0 -0.2 34.4 $26.53 $912.63 107.4 0.0 136.3 0.5 34.4 $26.50 $911.60 107.7 0.3 136.4 0.1 34.5 $26.55 $915.98 108.2 0.5 137.3 0.7 51.5 48.7 60.9 59.0 65.1 62.2 63.0 59.0 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 2016 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. 2 Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates 1. Why are there two monthly measures of employment? The household survey and establishment survey both produce sample-based estimates of employment, and both have strengths and limitations. The establishment survey employment series has a smaller margin of error on the measurement of month-to-month change than the household survey because of its much larger sample size. An over-the-month employment change of about 100,000 is statistically significant in the establishment survey, while the threshold for a statistically significant change in the household survey is about 500,000. However, the household survey has a more expansive scope than the establishment survey because it includes self-employed workers whose businesses are unincorporated, unpaid family workers, agricultural workers, and private household workers, who are excluded by the establishment survey. The household survey also provides estimates of employment for demographic groups. For more information on the differences between the two surveys, please visit https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/ces_cps_trends.htm. 2. Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys? It is likely that both surveys include at least some undocumented immigrants. However, neither the establishment nor the household survey is designed to identify the legal status of workers. Therefore, it is not possible to determine how many are counted in either survey. The establishment survey does not collect data on the legal status of workers. The household survey does include questions which identify the foreign and native born, but it does not include questions about the legal status of the foreign born. Data on the foreign and native born are published each month in table A-7 of The Employment Situation news release. 3. Why does the establishment survey have revisions? The establishment survey revises published estimates to improve its data series by incorporating additional information that was not available at the time of the initial publication of the estimates. The establishment survey revises its initial monthly estimates twice, in the immediately succeeding 2 months, to incorporate additional sample receipts from respondents in the survey and recalculated seasonal adjustment factors. For more information on the monthly revisions, please visit https://www.bls.gov/ces/cesrevinfo.htm. On an annual basis, the establishment survey incorporates a benchmark revision that re-anchors estimates to nearly complete employment counts available from unemployment insurance tax records. The benchmark helps to control for sampling and modeling errors in the estimates. For more information on the annual benchmark revision, please visit https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesbmart.htm. 4. Does the establishment survey sample include small firms? Yes; about 40 percent of the establishment survey sample is comprised of business establishments with fewer than 20 employees. The establishment survey sample is designed to maximize the reliability of the statewide total nonfarm employment estimate; firms from all states, size classes, and industries are appropriately sampled to achieve that goal. 5. Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses? Yes; monthly establishment survey estimates include an adjustment to account for the net employment change generated by business births and deaths. The adjustment comes from an econometric model that forecasts the monthly net jobs impact of business births and deaths based on the actual past values of the net impact that can be observed with a lag from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. The establishment survey uses modeling rather than sampling for this purpose because the survey is not immediately able to bring new businesses into the sample. There is an unavoidable lag between the birth of a new firm and its appearance on the sampling frame and availability for selection. BLS adds new businesses to the survey twice a year. 6. Is the count of unemployed persons limited to just those people receiving unemployment insurance benefits? No; the estimate of unemployment is based on a monthly sample survey of households. All persons who are without jobs and are actively seeking and available to work are included among the unemployed. (People on temporary layoff are included even if they do not actively seek work.) There is no requirement or question relating to unemployment insurance benefits in the monthly survey. 7. Does the official unemployment rate exclude people who want a job but are not currently looking for work? Yes; however, there are separate estimates of persons outside the labor force who want a job, including those who are not currently looking because they believe no jobs are available (discouraged workers). In addition, alternative measures of labor underutilization (some of which include discouraged workers and other groups not officially counted as unemployed) are published each month in table A-15 of The Employment Situation news release. For more information about these alternative measures, please visit https://www.bls.gov/cps/lfcharacteristics.htm#altmeasures. 8. How can unusually severe weather affect employment and hours estimates? In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Unusually severe weather is more likely to have an impact on average weekly hours than on employment. Average weekly hours are estimated for paid time during the pay period, including pay for holidays, sick leave, or other time off. The impact of severe weather on hours estimates typically, but not always, results in a reduction in average weekly hours. For example, some employees may be off work for part of the pay period and not receive pay for the time missed, while some workers, such as those dealing with cleanup or repair, may work extra hours. Typically, it is not possible to precisely quantify the effect of extreme weather on payroll employment estimates. In order for severe weather conditions to reduce employment estimates, employees have to be off work without pay for the entire pay period. Employees who receive pay for any part of the pay period, even 1 hour, are counted in the payroll employment figures. For more information on how often employees are paid, please visit https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-3/how-frequently-do-private-businesses-pay-workers.htm. In the household survey, the reference period is generally the calendar week that includes the 12th of the month. Persons who miss the entire week's work for weather-related events are counted as employed whether or not they are paid for the time off. The household survey collects data on the number of persons who had a job but were not at work due to bad weather. It also provides a measure of the number of persons who usually work full time but had reduced hours due to bad weather. Current and historical data are available on the household survey's most requested statistics page, please visit https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?ln. Technical Note This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current Population Survey (CPS; household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics survey (CES; establishment survey). The household survey provides information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the "A" tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about 60,000 eligible households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The establishment survey provides information on employment, hours, and earnings of employees on nonfarm payrolls; the data appear in the "B" tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. BLS collects these data each month from the payroll records of a sample of nonagricultural business establishments. Each month the CES program surveys about 147,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 634,000 individual worksites, in order to provide detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls. The active sample includes approximately one-third of all nonfarm payroll employees. For both surveys, the data for a given month relate to a particular week or pay period. In the household survey, the reference period is generally the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month. In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week. Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population. Based on responses to a series of questions on work and job search activities, each person 16 years and over in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid employees during the reference week; worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours in a family business or farm. People are also counted as employed if they were temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather, vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons. People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following criteria: they had no employment during the reference week; they were available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons laid off from a job and expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The unemployment data derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits. The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. Those persons not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor force. The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the labor force. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the employed as a percent of the population. Additional information about the household survey can be found at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm. Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn from private nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as from federal, state, and local government entities. Employees on nonfarm payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay period, including persons on paid leave. Persons are counted in each job they hold. Hours and earnings data are produced for the private sector for all employees and for production and nonsupervisory employees. Production and nonsupervisory employees are defined as production and related employees in manufacturing and mining and logging, construction workers in construction, and non-supervisory employees in private service-providing industries. Industries are classified on the basis of an establishment’s principal activity in accordance with the 2012 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Additional information about the establishment survey can be found at https://www.bls.gov/ces/. Differences in employment estimates. The numerous conceptual and methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the surveys. Among these are: • The household survey includes agricultural workers, self-employed workers whose businesses are unincorporated, unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed. These groups are excluded from the establishment survey. • The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed. The establishment survey does not. • The household survey is limited to workers 16 years of age and older. The establishment survey is not limited by age. • The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because individuals are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job and thus appearing on more than one payroll are counted separately for each appearance. Seasonal adjustment Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo regularly occurring fluctuations. These events may result from seasonal changes in weather, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very large. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on the level of a series can be tempered by adjusting for regular seasonal variation. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in employment or increases in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. For example, in the household survey, the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined. Similarly, in the establishment survey, payroll employment in education declines by about 20 percent at the end of the spring term and later rises with the start of the fall term, obscuring the underlying employment trends in the industry. Because seasonal employment changes at the end and beginning of the school year can be estimated, the statistics can be adjusted to make underlying employment patterns more discernable. The seasonally adjusted figures provide a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in month-to-month economic activity. Many seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the household and establishment surveys. However, the adjusted series for many major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most major sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more detailed age categories. For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated each month using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the current month. In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to adjust only the current month's data. In the establishment survey, however, new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent monthly estimates. The prior 2 months are routinely revised to incorporate additional sample reports and recalculated seasonal adjustment factors. In both surveys, 5-year revisions to historical data are made once a year. Reliability of the estimates Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample, rather than the entire population, is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the true population values they represent. The component of this difference that occurs because samples differ by chance is known as sampling error, and its variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the true population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total nonfarm employment from the establishment survey is on the order of plus or minus 120,000. 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 -70,000 to +170,000 (50,000 +/- 120,000). 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. 2016 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 Nov. 2016 July 2017 Aug. 2017 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 TOTAL Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons who currently want a job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254,540 159,451 62.6 152,385 59.9 7,066 4.4 95,089 5,524 255,766 160,465 62.7 154,223 60.3 6,242 3.9 95,301 4,938 255,949 160,466 62.7 154,180 60.2 6,286 3.9 95,483 4,877 254,540 159,456 62.6 152,048 59.7 7,409 4.6 95,084 5,837 255,151 160,494 62.9 153,513 60.2 6,981 4.3 94,657 5,420 255,357 160,571 62.9 153,439 60.1 7,132 4.4 94,785 5,844 255,562 161,146 63.1 154,345 60.4 6,801 4.2 94,417 5,628 255,766 160,381 62.7 153,861 60.2 6,520 4.1 95,385 5,185 255,949 160,529 62.7 153,918 60.1 6,610 4.1 95,420 5,238 Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,998 84,628 68.8 80,763 65.7 3,865 4.6 38,370 123,617 85,236 69.0 81,875 66.2 3,362 3.9 38,380 123,707 84,943 68.7 81,535 65.9 3,408 4.0 38,764 122,998 84,860 69.0 80,826 65.7 4,034 4.8 38,139 123,311 84,989 68.9 81,273 65.9 3,715 4.4 38,323 123,413 85,137 69.0 81,310 65.9 3,826 4.5 38,277 123,516 85,520 69.2 81,883 66.3 3,636 4.3 37,996 123,617 85,230 68.9 81,659 66.1 3,570 4.2 38,387 123,707 85,170 68.8 81,630 66.0 3,541 4.2 38,537 Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,506 81,751 71.4 78,405 68.5 3,347 4.1 32,755 115,120 82,455 71.6 79,530 69.1 2,925 3.5 32,665 115,212 82,257 71.4 79,349 68.9 2,909 3.5 32,954 114,506 81,817 71.5 78,330 68.4 3,486 4.3 32,690 114,817 82,108 71.5 78,830 68.7 3,278 4.0 32,709 114,918 82,252 71.6 78,847 68.6 3,405 4.1 32,666 115,020 82,569 71.8 79,377 69.0 3,192 3.9 32,451 115,120 82,340 71.5 79,231 68.8 3,109 3.8 32,781 115,212 82,310 71.4 79,277 68.8 3,033 3.7 32,902 Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131,542 74,823 56.9 71,622 54.4 3,201 4.3 56,719 132,149 75,228 56.9 72,348 54.7 2,880 3.8 56,921 132,242 75,523 57.1 72,645 54.9 2,877 3.8 56,719 131,542 74,597 56.7 71,222 54.1 3,375 4.5 56,945 131,840 75,505 57.3 72,240 54.8 3,265 4.3 56,334 131,943 75,435 57.2 72,129 54.7 3,306 4.4 56,509 132,047 75,626 57.3 72,461 54.9 3,165 4.2 56,421 132,149 75,152 56.9 72,202 54.6 2,950 3.9 56,998 132,242 75,358 57.0 72,289 54.7 3,069 4.1 56,884 Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,285 72,109 58.5 69,203 56.1 2,906 4.0 51,176 123,882 72,443 58.5 69,872 56.4 2,571 3.5 51,440 123,975 72,673 58.6 70,163 56.6 2,509 3.5 51,302 123,285 71,737 58.2 68,712 55.7 3,025 4.2 51,548 123,577 72,526 58.7 69,599 56.3 2,927 4.0 51,051 123,679 72,425 58.6 69,500 56.2 2,925 4.0 51,254 123,781 72,569 58.6 69,737 56.3 2,831 3.9 51,212 123,882 72,206 58.3 69,592 56.2 2,615 3.6 51,676 123,975 72,346 58.4 69,700 56.2 2,646 3.7 51,629 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,749 5,591 33.4 4,778 28.5 814 14.6 11,158 16,763 5,567 33.2 4,821 28.8 746 13.4 11,196 16,762 5,536 33.0 4,668 27.8 868 15.7 11,226 16,749 5,903 35.2 5,006 29.9 897 15.2 10,846 16,757 5,860 35.0 5,084 30.3 775 13.2 10,898 16,759 5,895 35.2 5,092 30.4 803 13.6 10,865 16,761 6,008 35.8 5,230 31.2 778 12.9 10,753 16,763 5,836 34.8 5,039 30.1 797 13.7 10,928 16,762 5,873 35.0 4,942 29.5 931 15.9 10,889 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. 2016 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 Nov. 2016 July 2017 Aug. 2017 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 198,745 124,549 62.7 119,680 60.2 4,869 3.9 74,197 199,298 124,777 62.6 120,692 60.6 4,085 3.3 74,520 199,386 124,966 62.7 120,749 60.6 4,217 3.4 74,420 198,745 124,578 62.7 119,370 60.1 5,208 4.2 74,168 198,974 124,968 62.8 120,262 60.4 4,706 3.8 74,006 199,082 125,037 62.8 120,209 60.4 4,828 3.9 74,046 199,191 125,393 63.0 120,753 60.6 4,641 3.7 73,797 199,298 124,731 62.6 120,408 60.4 4,324 3.5 74,567 199,386 125,020 62.7 120,511 60.4 4,509 3.6 74,366 65,096 71.7 62,716 69.0 2,380 3.7 65,318 71.7 63,380 69.6 1,937 3.0 65,297 71.6 63,327 69.5 1,971 3.0 65,124 71.7 62,608 68.9 2,516 3.9 65,141 71.6 62,904 69.2 2,238 3.4 65,262 71.7 62,961 69.2 2,301 3.5 65,339 71.7 63,143 69.3 2,196 3.4 65,216 71.6 63,121 69.3 2,095 3.2 65,327 71.7 63,252 69.4 2,075 3.2 55,065 57.6 53,168 55.6 1,897 3.4 55,149 57.5 53,515 55.8 1,635 3.0 55,365 57.7 53,729 56.0 1,635 3.0 54,808 57.4 52,783 55.2 2,026 3.7 55,393 57.9 53,420 55.8 1,973 3.6 55,282 57.7 53,286 55.7 1,996 3.6 55,476 57.9 53,551 55.9 1,925 3.5 55,009 57.4 53,318 55.6 1,691 3.1 55,129 57.5 53,368 55.7 1,761 3.2 4,388 35.5 3,796 30.7 593 13.5 4,310 34.9 3,798 30.8 513 11.9 4,304 34.9 3,693 29.9 611 14.2 4,645 37.6 3,979 32.2 666 14.3 4,433 35.9 3,938 31.9 495 11.2 4,492 36.4 3,962 32.1 530 11.8 4,578 37.1 4,058 32.9 520 11.4 4,506 36.5 3,968 32.2 538 11.9 4,564 37.0 3,891 31.5 673 14.8 32,068 19,916 62.1 18,361 57.3 1,555 7.8 12,152 32,370 20,264 62.6 18,744 57.9 1,520 7.5 12,106 32,404 20,218 62.4 18,779 58.0 1,439 7.1 12,186 32,068 19,856 61.9 18,262 56.9 1,594 8.0 12,212 32,260 20,096 62.3 18,617 57.7 1,479 7.4 12,163 32,296 20,092 62.2 18,544 57.4 1,548 7.7 12,204 32,333 20,232 62.6 18,819 58.2 1,413 7.0 12,101 32,370 20,144 62.2 18,636 57.6 1,508 7.5 12,225 32,404 20,168 62.2 18,694 57.7 1,474 7.3 12,236 9,009 67.4 8,355 62.5 655 7.3 9,276 68.6 8,580 63.4 696 7.5 9,210 68.0 8,552 63.1 658 7.1 9,018 67.5 8,328 62.3 691 7.7 9,163 68.0 8,522 63.3 641 7.0 9,205 68.2 8,487 62.9 718 7.8 9,279 68.7 8,654 64.1 625 6.7 9,225 68.2 8,530 63.1 694 7.5 9,221 68.1 8,538 63.0 683 7.4 10,226 63.2 9,496 58.7 730 7.1 10,291 63.0 9,609 58.8 682 6.6 10,310 63.1 9,703 59.3 607 5.9 10,135 62.6 9,418 58.2 716 7.1 10,170 62.5 9,511 58.4 660 6.5 10,127 62.1 9,474 58.1 653 6.4 10,149 62.2 9,541 58.5 608 6.0 10,200 62.4 9,542 58.4 657 6.4 10,210 62.4 9,607 58.8 603 5.9 681 27.0 510 20.3 171 25.0 697 27.8 555 22.1 142 20.4 698 27.8 524 20.9 174 25.0 703 27.9 516 20.5 187 26.6 763 30.4 585 23.3 178 23.3 760 30.3 583 23.2 178 23.4 804 32.0 624 24.9 180 22.4 720 28.7 564 22.5 156 21.7 737 29.4 549 21.9 188 25.5 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. 2016 15,323 9,584 62.5 9,292 60.6 292 3.0 5,739 Oct. 2017 15,466 9,794 63.3 9,507 61.5 288 2.9 5,671 Nov. 2017 15,370 9,633 62.7 9,343 60.8 290 3.0 5,737 Nov. 2016 15,323 9,634 62.9 9,342 61.0 292 3.0 5,690 July 2017 15,290 9,789 64.0 9,418 61.6 370 3.8 5,502 Aug. 2017 15,341 9,886 64.4 9,489 61.9 397 4.0 5,455 Sept. 2017 15,483 10,005 64.6 9,638 62.3 366 3.7 5,478 Oct. 2017 15,466 9,871 63.8 9,569 61.9 302 3.1 5,594 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. 2017 15,370 9,696 63.1 9,402 61.2 294 3.0 5,673 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. 2016 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 Nov. 2016 July 2017 Aug. 2017 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 41,102 27,066 65.8 25,540 62.1 1,526 5.6 14,037 41,665 27,328 65.6 26,077 62.6 1,250 4.6 14,337 41,751 27,479 65.8 26,196 62.7 1,283 4.7 14,272 41,102 26,990 65.7 25,448 61.9 1,541 5.7 14,113 41,404 27,487 66.4 26,078 63.0 1,409 5.1 13,917 41,492 27,322 65.8 25,914 62.5 1,408 5.2 14,170 41,579 27,633 66.5 26,229 63.1 1,404 5.1 13,946 41,665 27,323 65.6 26,002 62.4 1,321 4.8 14,342 41,751 27,409 65.6 26,110 62.5 1,299 4.7 14,342 14,932 80.6 14,162 76.4 770 5.2 14,987 79.9 14,459 77.1 528 3.5 14,999 79.8 14,432 76.8 567 3.8 14,881 80.3 14,113 76.2 768 5.2 15,085 80.9 14,425 77.4 660 4.4 15,017 80.4 14,298 76.5 719 4.8 15,119 80.8 14,507 77.5 612 4.0 14,958 79.7 14,379 76.6 579 3.9 14,968 79.6 14,400 76.6 568 3.8 11,035 58.8 10,476 55.8 559 5.1 11,158 58.6 10,639 55.9 519 4.6 11,314 59.3 10,769 56.4 545 4.8 10,971 58.5 10,411 55.5 560 5.1 11,176 59.1 10,580 55.9 596 5.3 11,091 58.5 10,570 55.8 521 4.7 11,256 59.2 10,643 56.0 613 5.4 11,158 58.6 10,612 55.7 545 4.9 11,237 58.9 10,691 56.0 546 4.9 1,099 28.8 902 23.7 196 17.9 1,184 30.6 980 25.3 204 17.2 1,166 30.1 995 25.7 171 14.7 1,138 29.9 924 24.3 214 18.8 1,227 31.9 1,073 27.9 154 12.5 1,214 31.5 1,046 27.1 169 13.9 1,258 32.6 1,078 27.9 179 14.3 1,207 31.2 1,011 26.1 196 16.3 1,203 31.1 1,018 26.3 185 15.4 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. 2016 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 Nov. 2016 July 2017 Aug. 2017 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 Less than a high school diploma Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,678 45.5 9,858 42.0 820 7.7 10,141 45.3 9,624 43.0 516 5.1 10,298 45.6 9,779 43.4 518 5.0 10,587 45.1 9,753 41.5 834 7.9 10,570 47.3 9,842 44.0 728 6.9 10,565 46.2 9,933 43.4 632 6.0 10,575 46.3 9,891 43.3 684 6.5 10,302 46.1 9,717 43.5 585 5.7 10,197 45.2 9,670 42.9 526 5.2 High school graduates, no college1 Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,873 57.8 34,175 55.1 1,698 4.7 35,788 57.2 34,358 54.9 1,431 4.0 36,102 57.7 34,598 55.3 1,504 4.2 35,833 57.7 34,068 54.9 1,765 4.9 35,648 57.7 34,038 55.1 1,610 4.5 35,931 57.6 34,106 54.7 1,825 5.1 35,904 57.4 34,367 54.9 1,537 4.3 35,586 56.9 34,062 54.5 1,523 4.3 35,982 57.5 34,433 55.0 1,548 4.3 Some college or associate degree Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,110 66.3 36,684 63.8 1,426 3.7 37,987 66.2 36,636 63.8 1,351 3.6 38,075 66.4 36,747 64.1 1,328 3.5 38,189 66.4 36,702 63.8 1,486 3.9 37,475 65.4 36,077 63.0 1,397 3.7 37,388 65.9 35,978 63.4 1,411 3.8 37,659 66.1 36,306 63.7 1,353 3.6 37,785 65.8 36,402 63.4 1,383 3.7 37,922 66.1 36,539 63.7 1,382 3.6 Bachelor’s degree and higher2 Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,054 73.9 52,867 72.3 1,187 2.2 55,728 73.9 54,604 72.4 1,124 2.0 55,498 73.6 54,424 72.2 1,074 1.9 53,899 73.7 52,656 72.0 1,243 2.3 55,696 73.7 54,378 72.0 1,318 2.4 55,595 73.9 54,250 72.1 1,345 2.4 55,655 74.2 54,395 72.5 1,260 2.3 55,587 73.7 54,453 72.2 1,134 2.0 55,470 73.6 54,323 72.0 1,147 2.1 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. 2016 Men Nov. 2017 Nov. 2016 Women Nov. 2017 Nov. 2016 Nov. 2017 VETERANS, 18 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,782 10,493 50.5 9,994 48.1 499 4.8 10,289 19,420 9,698 49.9 9,310 47.9 388 4.0 9,722 18,762 9,218 49.1 8,812 47.0 406 4.4 9,544 17,566 8,569 48.8 8,223 46.8 346 4.0 8,997 2,020 1,275 63.1 1,181 58.5 94 7.4 745 1,854 1,129 60.9 1,087 58.6 42 3.7 725 Gulf War-era II veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,034 3,338 82.8 3,123 77.4 216 6.5 696 4,103 3,374 82.2 3,219 78.5 155 4.6 728 3,335 2,813 84.3 2,650 79.5 163 5.8 522 3,410 2,882 84.5 2,759 80.9 123 4.3 529 699 525 75.2 473 67.7 53 10.0 173 692 493 71.2 460 66.5 33 6.6 199 Gulf War-era I veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,295 2,609 79.2 2,522 76.5 87 3.3 687 3,030 2,387 78.8 2,316 76.4 71 3.0 643 2,783 2,231 80.2 2,163 77.7 68 3.1 552 2,551 2,052 80.4 1,984 77.8 67 3.3 499 512 377 73.7 359 70.1 18 4.8 135 480 335 69.9 332 69.1 4 1.1 144 World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,341 1,944 23.3 1,867 22.4 78 4.0 6,397 7,873 1,753 22.3 1,680 21.3 73 4.2 6,120 8,042 1,877 23.3 1,804 22.4 73 3.9 6,165 7,605 1,689 22.2 1,616 21.3 73 4.3 5,916 299 67 22.5 63 21.0 4 – 232 268 64 23.7 64 23.7 0 – 204 Veterans of other service periods Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,112 2,602 50.9 2,483 48.6 119 4.6 2,510 4,414 2,184 49.5 2,095 47.5 89 4.1 2,230 4,602 2,297 49.9 2,196 47.7 101 4.4 2,305 4,000 1,946 48.7 1,863 46.6 83 4.3 2,054 510 305 59.9 287 56.3 19 6.1 205 414 237 57.3 231 55.9 6 2.5 177 NONVETERANS, 18 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224,658 147,061 65.5 140,801 62.7 6,260 4.3 77,598 227,216 148,582 65.4 143,076 63.0 5,506 3.7 78,634 99,680 74,491 74.7 71,234 71.5 3,256 4.4 25,189 101,379 75,345 74.3 72,500 71.5 2,845 3.8 26,034 124,978 72,570 58.1 69,566 55.7 3,003 4.1 52,408 125,837 73,237 58.2 70,576 56.1 2,661 3.6 52,600 NOTE: Veterans served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the selected wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000). HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-6. Employment status of the civilian population by sex, age, and disability status, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Persons with a disability Employment status, sex, and age Nov. 2016 Nov. 2017 Persons with no disability Nov. 2016 Nov. 2017 TOTAL, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population..................................................... . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed............................................................................ . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 30,170 6,023 20.0 5,423 18.0 600 10.0 24,147 29,968 6,222 20.8 5,693 19.0 529 8.5 23,746 224,371 153,428 68.4 146,962 65.5 6,466 4.2 70,942 225,981 154,244 68.3 148,487 65.7 5,757 3.7 71,737 Men, 16 to 64 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed............................................................................ . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 2,623 33.9 2,353 30.4 270 10.3 5,106 2,730 36.5 2,469 33.0 262 9.6 4,760 76,913 82.2 73,493 78.6 3,421 4.4 16,629 76,842 81.9 73,867 78.8 2,976 3.9 16,927 Women, 16 to 64 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed............................................................................ . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 2,313 28.4 2,052 25.2 261 11.3 5,833 2,321 29.9 2,109 27.2 212 9.1 5,437 68,243 70.8 65,477 67.9 2,766 4.1 28,205 68,900 71.2 66,365 68.6 2,535 3.7 27,838 Both sexes, 65 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed............................................................................ . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 1,087 7.6 1,018 7.1 69 6.3 13,208 1,170 8.0 1,115 7.6 55 4.7 13,548 8,272 24.1 7,992 23.2 280 3.4 26,108 8,502 24.0 8,255 23.3 247 2.9 26,972 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. 2016 Men Nov. 2017 Nov. 2016 Women Nov. 2017 Nov. 2016 Nov. 2017 Foreign born, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population.................................. . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................................. . Employed......................................................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed...................................................... . Unemployment rate........................................... . Not in labor force................................................... . 41,898 27,384 65.4 26,196 62.5 1,188 4.3 14,514 41,834 27,395 65.5 26,453 63.2 942 3.4 14,438 20,306 15,842 78.0 15,211 74.9 632 4.0 4,464 20,121 15,597 77.5 15,138 75.2 459 2.9 4,524 21,592 11,542 53.5 10,985 50.9 557 4.8 10,050 21,712 11,798 54.3 11,315 52.1 483 4.1 9,914 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................................................... . 212,643 132,068 62.1 126,190 59.3 5,878 4.5 80,575 214,115 133,071 62.1 127,727 59.7 5,344 4.0 81,045 102,692 68,786 67.0 65,553 63.8 3,233 4.7 33,906 103,586 69,346 66.9 66,396 64.1 2,950 4.3 34,240 109,950 63,282 57.6 60,637 55.1 2,645 4.2 46,669 110,530 63,725 57.7 61,331 55.5 2,394 3.8 46,805 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. 2016 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 Nov. 2016 July 2017 Aug. 2017 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 2,366 1,535 796 34 150,020 141,210 21,114 120,096 717 119,380 8,757 53 2,559 1,814 721 24 151,664 142,564 20,753 121,811 571 121,240 9,067 33 2,451 1,666 754 30 151,729 142,653 20,950 121,702 608 121,094 9,030 46 2,431 1,559 833 – 149,752 140,968 20,938 120,016 – 119,290 8,716 – 2,317 1,582 708 – 151,208 142,714 21,052 121,627 – 120,964 8,475 – 2,339 1,584 722 – 151,143 142,466 21,080 121,366 – 120,712 8,602 – 2,307 1,547 746 – 152,093 143,106 20,947 122,188 – 121,570 8,856 – 2,460 1,722 739 – 151,357 142,285 20,737 121,582 – 121,018 8,961 – 2,507 1,696 789 – 151,478 142,463 20,758 121,740 – 121,123 8,925 – 5,518 3,391 1,853 22,084 4,553 2,762 1,609 21,395 4,642 2,872 1,497 22,123 5,659 3,485 1,902 21,059 5,282 3,161 1,754 21,260 5,255 3,266 1,645 21,447 5,122 3,121 1,733 21,011 4,753 2,952 1,629 20,923 4,801 2,983 1,559 21,018 5,411 3,327 1,832 21,757 4,496 2,734 1,594 21,034 4,554 2,819 1,486 21,744 5,550 3,424 1,870 20,696 5,231 3,137 1,739 20,909 5,179 3,217 1,633 21,087 5,032 3,071 1,713 20,689 4,696 2,943 1,613 20,604 4,721 2,940 1,543 20,647 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. 2016 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 Nov. 2016 July 2017 Aug. 2017 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152,385 4,778 1,590 3,187 147,608 14,024 133,584 98,751 34,056 31,870 32,824 34,833 154,223 4,821 1,903 2,918 149,402 14,180 135,222 99,584 34,755 32,254 32,574 35,638 154,180 4,668 1,794 2,874 149,512 13,963 135,549 99,823 34,821 32,316 32,685 35,726 152,048 5,006 1,682 3,318 147,042 14,000 133,166 98,453 33,952 31,741 32,760 34,713 153,513 5,084 1,816 3,265 148,429 14,199 134,349 98,906 34,500 31,889 32,517 35,442 153,439 5,092 1,918 3,165 148,347 14,209 134,125 98,559 34,310 31,824 32,425 35,566 154,345 5,230 1,983 3,229 149,114 14,235 134,845 99,222 34,655 32,035 32,533 35,622 153,861 5,039 1,944 3,079 148,823 14,216 134,651 99,178 34,664 32,082 32,432 35,472 153,918 4,942 1,936 3,002 148,977 14,006 135,053 99,424 34,709 32,161 32,554 35,628 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,763 2,359 716 1,642 78,405 7,171 71,233 52,760 18,254 17,187 17,319 18,473 81,875 2,345 857 1,488 79,530 7,248 72,282 53,242 18,655 17,414 17,173 19,040 81,535 2,186 811 1,375 79,349 7,157 72,192 53,178 18,650 17,347 17,181 19,014 80,826 2,495 769 1,728 78,330 7,206 71,186 52,700 18,228 17,137 17,334 18,486 81,273 2,443 798 1,643 78,830 7,351 71,551 52,692 18,473 17,129 17,091 18,858 81,310 2,463 883 1,574 78,847 7,369 71,470 52,531 18,420 17,085 17,026 18,939 81,883 2,506 903 1,609 79,377 7,326 72,002 52,956 18,599 17,255 17,102 19,047 81,659 2,428 895 1,532 79,231 7,296 71,939 53,018 18,598 17,314 17,106 18,921 81,630 2,353 896 1,449 79,277 7,222 72,106 53,066 18,616 17,298 17,152 19,040 Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,622 2,419 874 1,545 69,203 6,852 62,351 45,990 15,802 14,683 15,505 16,361 72,348 2,477 1,046 1,430 69,872 6,932 62,940 46,342 16,100 14,840 15,401 16,598 72,645 2,482 983 1,499 70,163 6,806 63,357 46,645 16,171 14,969 15,504 16,712 71,222 2,510 914 1,590 68,712 6,794 61,981 45,753 15,724 14,603 15,426 16,227 72,240 2,641 1,018 1,621 69,599 6,849 62,798 46,214 16,027 14,760 15,427 16,584 72,129 2,629 1,036 1,591 69,500 6,841 62,655 46,027 15,890 14,739 15,399 16,628 72,461 2,724 1,080 1,620 69,737 6,909 62,842 46,267 16,056 14,780 15,431 16,576 72,202 2,611 1,049 1,547 69,592 6,920 62,711 46,160 16,066 14,768 15,326 16,551 72,289 2,589 1,040 1,553 69,700 6,784 62,947 46,358 16,093 14,863 15,402 16,589 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Married women, spouse present1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women who maintain families2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,294 35,653 9,935 45,886 36,072 9,829 45,581 36,151 10,064 45,268 35,342 – 45,574 35,946 – 45,327 35,475 – 45,646 35,571 – 45,826 35,873 – 45,651 35,880 – FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part-time workers4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,960 28,425 127,055 27,168 126,468 27,713 124,213 27,854 125,921 27,535 125,755 27,569 126,690 27,650 126,667 27,235 126,827 27,110 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percent of total employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,107 5.3 7,409 4.8 7,593 4.9 7,812 5.1 7,589 4.9 7,346 4.8 7,366 4.8 7,188 4.7 7,323 4.8 SELF-EMPLOYMENT Self-employed workers, incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,898 9,553 6,171 9,789 6,021 9,785 – 9,549 – 9,183 – 9,325 – 9,603 – 9,700 – 9,714 1 Refers to persons in opposite-sex married couples only. Refers to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not an opposite-sex spouse. 3 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week. 4 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week. - Data not available. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted Characteristic Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates Nov. 2016 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 Nov. 2016 July 2017 Aug. 2017 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,409 897 372 551 6,511 1,232 5,333 4,053 1,717 1,164 1,172 1,273 6,520 797 334 466 5,723 1,105 4,608 3,501 1,602 1,003 895 1,128 6,610 931 454 510 5,679 1,092 4,622 3,482 1,547 1,027 908 1,136 4.6 15.2 18.1 14.2 4.2 8.1 3.9 4.0 4.8 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.3 13.2 15.5 11.6 4.0 7.4 3.6 3.8 4.6 3.6 3.2 3.2 4.4 13.6 14.7 13.1 4.1 7.1 3.8 4.0 4.9 3.4 3.6 3.2 4.2 12.9 13.6 12.8 3.9 7.5 3.5 3.6 4.4 3.2 3.1 3.2 4.1 13.7 14.7 13.1 3.7 7.2 3.3 3.4 4.4 3.0 2.7 3.1 4.1 15.9 19.0 14.5 3.7 7.2 3.3 3.4 4.3 3.1 2.7 3.1 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,034 548 234 332 3,486 724 2,810 2,129 927 616 585 681 3,570 462 186 286 3,109 639 2,468 1,830 849 502 479 638 3,541 508 235 292 3,033 668 2,408 1,752 796 484 471 656 4.8 18.0 23.3 16.1 4.3 9.1 3.8 3.9 4.8 3.5 3.3 3.6 4.4 15.2 17.9 13.4 4.0 8.0 3.6 3.8 4.5 3.5 3.2 2.9 4.5 14.6 15.0 14.7 4.1 7.6 3.8 4.0 5.0 3.3 3.5 3.2 4.3 15.1 15.4 15.2 3.9 8.6 3.4 3.5 4.3 2.9 3.1 3.1 4.2 16.0 17.2 15.7 3.8 8.0 3.3 3.3 4.4 2.8 2.7 3.3 4.2 17.7 20.8 16.8 3.7 8.5 3.2 3.2 4.1 2.7 2.7 3.3 Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years.................................... . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over............................. . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years............................ . 35 to 44 years............................ . 45 to 54 years............................ . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,375 350 138 218 3,025 508 2,523 1,924 790 548 586 577 2,950 335 148 180 2,615 466 2,140 1,671 754 501 416 496 3,069 424 219 218 2,646 424 2,214 1,730 751 542 437 482 4.5 12.2 13.1 12.1 4.2 7.0 3.9 4.0 4.8 3.6 3.7 3.4 4.3 11.3 13.5 9.7 4.0 6.7 3.7 3.8 4.6 3.7 3.2 3.4 4.4 12.7 14.3 11.5 4.0 6.6 3.8 4.0 4.8 3.6 3.6 3.1 4.2 10.9 12.1 10.2 3.9 6.3 3.6 3.7 4.4 3.5 3.1 3.3 3.9 11.4 12.4 10.4 3.6 6.3 3.3 3.5 4.5 3.3 2.6 2.9 4.1 14.1 17.4 12.3 3.7 5.9 3.4 3.6 4.5 3.5 2.8 2.8 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Married women, spouse present1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women who maintain families2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,264 988 657 944 887 578 953 837 590 2.7 2.7 6.2 2.4 2.9 6.8 2.6 2.8 7.2 2.3 2.5 6.5 2.0 2.4 5.6 2.0 2.3 5.5 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part-time workers4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,159 1,305 5,230 1,282 5,186 1,419 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.0 4.5 3.9 5.0 1 Refers to persons in opposite-sex couples only. Data are not seasonally adjusted. Refers to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not an opposite-sex spouse. 3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs. 4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Reason Nov. 2016 Oct. 2017 Seasonally adjusted Nov. 2017 Nov. 2016 July 2017 Aug. 2017 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not on temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Permanent job losers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . Job leavers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reentrants........................................... . New entrants........................................ . 3,271 723 2,548 1,838 710 936 2,188 671 2,859 561 2,298 1,648 650 763 2,040 580 2,907 807 2,100 1,483 617 757 1,978 644 3,542 896 2,646 1,903 743 934 2,266 728 3,378 1,044 2,334 1,676 658 757 2,083 703 3,523 1,032 2,490 1,799 691 804 2,132 656 3,359 895 2,464 1,759 705 738 2,079 669 3,227 842 2,384 1,709 676 742 2,006 629 3,159 963 2,196 1,542 655 751 2,029 691 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not on temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reentrants........................................... . New entrants........................................ . 46.3 10.2 36.1 13.3 31.0 9.5 45.8 9.0 36.8 12.2 32.7 9.3 46.2 12.8 33.4 12.0 31.5 10.2 47.4 12.0 35.4 12.5 30.3 9.7 48.8 15.1 33.7 10.9 30.1 10.2 49.5 14.5 35.0 11.3 30.0 9.2 49.1 13.1 36.0 10.8 30.4 9.8 48.9 12.8 36.1 11.2 30.4 9.5 47.6 14.5 33.1 11.3 30.6 10.4 UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reentrants........................................... . New entrants........................................ . 2.1 0.6 1.4 0.4 1.8 0.5 1.3 0.4 1.8 0.5 1.2 0.4 2.2 0.6 1.4 0.5 2.1 0.5 1.3 0.4 2.2 0.5 1.3 0.4 2.1 0.5 1.3 0.4 2.0 0.5 1.3 0.4 2.0 0.5 1.3 0.4 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Duration Nov. 2016 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 Seasonally adjusted Nov. 2016 July 2017 Aug. 2017 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks....................................... . 15 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 to 26 weeks................................... . 27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,201 2,006 2,859 1,060 1,799 1,958 1,839 2,445 847 1,598 2,084 1,753 2,449 921 1,529 2,415 2,133 2,929 1,073 1,856 2,133 2,017 2,742 957 1,785 2,222 2,015 2,795 1,055 1,740 2,226 1,874 2,696 963 1,733 2,129 1,942 2,474 853 1,621 2,250 1,878 2,508 927 1,581 Average (mean) duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Median duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.1 10.5 27.1 10.1 26.3 9.7 26.2 10.2 24.9 10.6 24.4 10.5 26.8 10.3 26.0 9.9 25.4 9.6 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks....................................... . 15 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 to 26 weeks................................... . 27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.1 28.4 40.5 15.0 25.5 31.4 29.5 39.2 13.6 25.6 33.2 27.9 39.0 14.6 24.3 32.3 28.5 39.2 14.4 24.8 30.9 29.3 39.8 13.9 25.9 31.6 28.7 39.7 15.0 24.7 32.8 27.6 39.7 14.2 25.5 32.5 29.7 37.8 13.0 24.8 33.9 28.3 37.8 14.0 23.8 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-13. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Employed Occupation Total, 16 years and over1............................................ . Management, professional, and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . Management, business, and financial operations occupations.................................................... . Professional and related occupations......................... . Service occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales and office occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales and related occupations................................. . Office and administrative support occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations....................................................... . Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction and extraction occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. . . . . . . . . . . Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................................................... . Production occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Unemployment rates Unemployed Nov. 2016 Nov. 2017 Nov. 2016 Nov. 2017 Nov. 2016 Nov. 2017 152,385 59,707 154,180 61,818 7,066 1,382 6,286 1,266 4.4 2.3 3.9 2.0 25,051 34,656 26,964 33,869 15,792 18,077 25,731 36,087 26,376 33,390 15,748 17,642 592 790 1,600 1,501 770 732 511 755 1,368 1,345 670 675 2.3 2.2 5.6 4.2 4.6 3.9 1.9 2.0 4.9 3.9 4.1 3.7 14,144 1,041 8,091 5,012 14,667 1,213 8,498 4,955 866 146 562 158 789 96 508 184 5.8 12.3 6.5 3.1 5.1 7.4 5.6 3.6 17,701 8,258 9,443 17,930 8,685 9,245 1,018 449 568 860 295 564 5.4 5.2 5.7 4.6 3.3 5.8 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. 2016 Nov. 2017 Nov. 2016 Nov. 2017 7,066 5,415 37 517 619 341 278 915 209 115 273 753 716 1,011 249 156 449 376 6,286 4,752 20 467 409 236 173 869 252 146 206 689 596 882 216 125 439 326 4.4 4.3 4.7 5.7 3.9 3.4 4.7 4.4 3.2 4.2 2.8 4.5 3.1 7.1 3.8 9.6 2.1 3.8 3.9 3.8 2.4 5.0 2.6 2.4 2.9 4.2 3.7 5.2 2.1 4.0 2.5 6.6 3.2 7.2 2.0 3.2 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-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. 2016 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 Nov. 2016 July 2017 Aug. 2017 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.6 2.1 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.0 4.4 3.9 3.9 4.6 4.3 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.8 4.2 4.2 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.4 5.6 4.8 4.8 5.8 5.3 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.0 9.0 7.6 7.7 9.3 8.6 8.6 8.3 7.9 8.0 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. 2016 Men Nov. 2017 Nov. 2016 Women Nov. 2017 Nov. 2016 Nov. 2017 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. . . 95,089 5,524 1,932 591 1,341 95,483 4,877 1,481 469 1,012 38,370 2,636 1,020 393 627 38,764 2,261 770 292 478 56,719 2,889 912 198 714 56,719 2,616 710 176 534 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,107 5.3 4,362 2,287 270 1,136 7,593 4.9 4,286 1,978 252 1,003 3,816 4.7 2,369 739 141 538 3,559 4.4 2,194 638 170 523 4,290 6.0 1,992 1,548 130 598 4,034 5.6 2,092 1,341 81 480 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. 2016 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017p Nov. 2017p Nov. 2016 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017p Nov. 2017p 146,393 123,615 19,870 146,954 124,684 20,347 147,975 125,282 20,352 148,507 125,702 20,304 145,170 122,876 19,762 146,769 124,432 20,103 147,013 124,679 20,137 147,241 124,900 20,199 Change from: Oct.2017 Nov.2017p 228 221 62 Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oil and gas extraction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining, except oil and gas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coal mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metal ore mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Support activities for mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 673 51.8 620.8 179.0 182.2 50.1 39.1 727 50.6 676.8 180.6 189.5 52.0 38.9 731 50.0 680.7 179.3 188.8 52.1 38.9 735 51.4 683.5 180.3 187.9 51.3 38.5 666 50.5 615.1 178.5 181.3 49.7 39.2 722 49.3 672.5 180.5 186.8 51.7 39.0 723 48.7 674.5 179.2 186.5 51.6 38.8 730 49.8 679.7 179.4 187.4 51.2 38.4 7 1.1 5.2 0.2 0.9 -0.4 -0.4 93.0 259.6 98.6 306.7 97.8 312.6 98.1 315.3 92.4 255.3 96.1 305.2 96.1 308.8 97.8 312.9 1.7 4.1 Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction of buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonresidential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heavy and civil engineering construction. . . . . . Specialty trade contractors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential specialty trade contractors. . . . . . Nonresidential specialty trade contractors. . . 6,869 1,514.5 762.6 751.9 971.2 4,383.3 1,914.6 2,468.7 7,122 1,559.7 773.1 786.6 1,034.6 4,527.4 1,991.1 2,536.3 7,126 1,566.3 783.5 782.8 1,023.2 4,536.7 1,988.0 2,548.7 7,060 1,558.7 779.8 778.9 979.2 4,521.7 1,986.1 2,535.6 6,771 1,501.3 752.1 749.2 943.2 4,326.7 1,895.3 2,431.4 6,921 1,528.1 759.1 769.0 969.9 4,422.7 1,945.1 2,477.6 6,931 1,534.5 766.6 767.9 960.9 4,436.0 1,951.9 2,484.1 6,955 1,543.1 770.7 772.4 953.1 4,458.6 1,962.6 2,496.0 24 8.6 4.1 4.5 -7.8 22.6 10.7 11.9 Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wood products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmetallic mineral products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machinery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computer and electronic products. . . . . . . . . . . Computer and peripheral equipment. . . . . . Communications equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Semiconductors and electronic components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic instruments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous computer and electronic products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electrical equipment and appliances. . . . . . . . Transportation equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicles and parts2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furniture and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textile mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textile product mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paper and paper products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing and related support activities. . . . . . . Petroleum and coal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chemicals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plastics and rubber products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,328 12,498 12,495 12,509 12,325 12,460 12,483 12,514 31 7,694 395.4 413.2 374.3 1,416.0 1,070.7 1,040.6 162.5 84.9 7,780 392.9 421.5 384.6 1,451.1 1,095.2 1,043.6 166.4 84.7 7,788 396.3 421.8 385.5 1,455.8 1,093.9 1,046.4 167.8 84.9 7,820 395.6 421.9 385.8 1,463.5 1,103.3 1,050.8 170.7 84.8 7,695 393.3 409.9 374.6 1,418.0 1,072.6 1,041.1 162.7 84.8 7,778 392.4 415.4 384.8 1,452.5 1,097.8 1,044.9 166.6 84.9 7,791 394.4 416.1 385.7 1,457.4 1,098.0 1,048.2 168.2 85.0 7,818 393.7 417.5 386.1 1,464.8 1,106.3 1,052.0 170.4 84.7 27 -0.7 1.4 0.4 7.4 8.3 3.8 2.2 -0.3 362.3 395.5 361.3 397.6 363.0 397.4 363.9 399.3 362.2 396.1 362.3 397.8 363.7 398.2 364.6 400.2 0.9 2.0 35.4 382.8 1,620.8 941.8 388.0 33.6 391.6 1,619.7 941.8 389.7 33.3 393.9 1,610.8 937.0 391.2 32.1 396.3 1,617.2 941.6 388.8 35.3 383.0 1,621.3 941.5 390.8 33.4 392.0 1,615.9 939.2 390.7 33.1 394.8 1,613.1 938.4 390.9 31.9 396.8 1,615.7 940.1 390.0 -1.2 2.0 2.6 1.7 -0.9 592.0 590.5 592.0 597.0 590.2 591.8 592.2 594.6 2.4 4,634 1,563.4 112.7 114.3 130.4 367.9 444.3 111.7 811.1 693.6 4,718 1,634.0 110.3 110.4 118.0 369.3 435.5 114.9 819.9 708.0 4,707 1,618.0 110.1 109.2 118.3 368.8 436.3 115.6 824.3 706.3 4,689 1,604.4 110.3 109.2 118.1 370.8 437.0 113.0 821.8 710.9 4,630 1,562.1 112.5 113.3 129.4 368.2 442.1 111.1 811.9 696.2 4,682 1,607.5 110.4 109.6 117.1 369.8 436.0 112.9 821.3 708.3 4,692 1,607.5 110.1 108.8 117.4 370.1 435.9 113.0 826.9 710.3 4,696 1,609.3 109.7 108.5 116.5 371.9 435.3 112.7 826.2 714.2 4 1.8 -0.4 -0.3 -0.9 1.8 -0.6 -0.3 -0.7 3.9 284.9 297.5 300.2 293.2 283.4 289.3 292.0 291.6 -0.4 Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103,745 104,337 104,930 105,398 103,114 104,329 104,542 104,701 159 Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,819 27,295 27,489 28,018 27,346 27,424 27,438 27,470 32 Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. 5,900.3 2,931.5 2,063.8 5,936.6 2,967.4 2,061.2 5,955.2 2,969.9 2,074.2 5,961.8 2,979.9 2,072.7 5,886.8 2,931.9 2,052.0 5,936.7 2,967.6 2,060.4 5,944.7 2,971.4 2,064.4 5,948.1 2,978.7 2,064.4 3.4 7.3 0.0 ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail — Continued [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Industry Nov. 2016 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017p Seasonally adjusted Nov. 2017p Nov. 2016 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017p Nov. 2017p Change from: Oct.2017 Nov.2017p Wholesale trade - Continued Electronic markets and agents and brokers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905.0 908.0 911.1 909.2 902.9 908.7 908.9 905.0 -3.9 Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle and parts dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . Automobile dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other motor vehicle dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores. . . Furniture and home furnishings stores. . . . . . Electronics and appliance stores. . . . . . . . . . . . Building material and garden supply stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food and beverage stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health and personal care stores. . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clothing and clothing accessories stores. . . . Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General merchandise stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Department stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other general merchandise stores. . . . . . . . Miscellaneous store retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonstore retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,243.7 1,998.6 1,296.6 148.5 553.5 488.8 532.2 15,685.6 2,020.2 1,306.9 155.6 557.7 478.1 495.7 15,829.0 2,026.1 1,313.0 154.1 559.0 488.2 499.7 16,280.6 2,027.2 1,312.5 151.8 562.9 504.6 518.2 15,867.7 1,999.5 1,294.8 152.0 552.8 476.0 511.1 15,828.5 2,016.5 1,305.5 154.0 557.1 484.9 500.8 15,826.3 2,024.1 1,309.8 155.5 558.8 485.9 496.8 15,845.0 2,026.9 1,310.8 156.1 560.0 487.4 492.3 18.7 2.8 1.0 0.6 1.2 1.5 -4.5 1,250.0 3,113.7 1,073.9 929.8 1,425.5 1,278.2 3,068.3 1,038.7 945.6 1,285.4 1,284.8 3,076.8 1,045.5 942.0 1,309.0 1,281.8 3,102.4 1,066.7 945.8 1,423.5 1,281.1 3,100.2 1,060.0 929.4 1,325.8 1,300.3 3,075.6 1,048.5 940.1 1,322.4 1,306.4 3,076.3 1,048.6 940.6 1,317.9 1,309.6 3,081.9 1,052.2 943.6 1,312.3 3.2 5.6 3.6 3.0 -5.6 670.2 3,344.8 1,408.9 1,935.9 847.8 568.4 593.4 3,084.7 1,245.1 1,839.6 832.1 565.2 609.5 3,130.9 1,277.4 1,853.5 838.8 577.7 676.4 3,305.2 1,393.2 1,912.0 840.1 588.7 617.0 3,191.2 1,309.7 1,881.4 833.2 543.2 607.7 3,134.1 1,281.5 1,852.6 829.9 567.7 612.3 3,125.4 1,281.5 1,843.9 825.3 566.7 616.3 3,132.2 1,284.6 1,847.7 826.2 564.1 4.0 6.8 3.1 3.8 0.9 -2.6 Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rail transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Truck transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transit and ground passenger transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pipeline transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scenic and sightseeing transportation. . . . . . . Support activities for transportation. . . . . . . . . . Couriers and messengers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warehousing and storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,118.9 477.4 212.7 63.4 1,472.7 5,119.7 491.0 206.0 66.7 1,488.8 5,152.1 492.9 206.0 65.7 1,492.2 5,223.3 490.4 206.0 64.6 1,487.9 5,034.6 479.0 212.3 64.6 1,462.2 5,105.7 490.4 205.5 66.0 1,474.8 5,113.3 492.7 205.8 65.5 1,475.7 5,123.8 492.4 205.6 65.7 1,477.5 10.5 -0.3 -0.2 0.2 1.8 488.8 48.4 28.9 663.8 704.2 958.6 494.4 46.6 42.6 673.5 652.6 957.5 497.9 46.8 37.9 675.0 662.8 974.9 493.0 46.9 29.4 675.4 732.8 996.9 473.3 48.5 34.6 660.4 660.1 939.6 481.8 46.8 35.9 671.4 673.3 959.8 480.0 46.8 36.2 670.1 674.2 966.3 477.4 47.0 35.2 672.2 676.4 974.4 -2.6 0.2 -1.0 2.1 2.2 8.1 Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556.1 552.7 552.7 552.0 556.5 553.4 553.5 553.3 -0.2 Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publishing industries, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . Motion picture and sound recording industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broadcasting, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data processing, hosting and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other information services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,780 731.1 2,708 717.6 2,708 717.2 2,718 718.7 2,768 729.1 2,715 717.5 2,707 716.5 2,703 716.6 -4 0.1 431.3 266.9 788.3 391.1 260.1 761.6 399.3 261.5 751.3 406.7 260.4 750.2 425.7 266.3 785.1 398.3 259.8 761.3 399.9 260.1 752.0 396.3 258.9 748.7 -3.6 -1.2 -3.3 299.1 263.5 304.1 273.1 306.5 272.4 308.1 273.9 298.9 263.3 304.8 273.2 305.9 272.6 307.9 274.4 2.0 1.8 Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monetary authorities - central bank. . . . . . . . . . Credit intermediation and related activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Depository credit intermediation1. . . . . . . . . . Commercial banking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondepository credit intermediation. . . . . . . Activities related to credit intermediation.. . Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts. . . . . . . . Insurance carriers and related activities. . . . . Real estate and rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . Real estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rental and leasing services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets. . . . 8,337 6,181.3 18.5 8,481 6,262.5 18.7 8,488 6,266.9 18.7 8,484 6,267.5 18.7 8,342 6,175.9 18.5 8,477 6,269.8 18.7 8,484 6,267.3 18.7 8,492 6,266.9 18.7 8 -0.4 0.0 2,628.5 1,701.5 1,306.7 620.6 306.4 2,656.5 1,711.4 1,309.9 628.8 316.3 2,659.2 1,712.9 1,310.7 631.7 314.6 2,660.0 1,716.3 1,312.3 630.9 312.8 2,629.7 1,704.0 1,308.9 619.2 306.5 2,660.8 1,716.8 1,313.9 629.1 314.9 2,663.4 1,719.6 1,315.4 629.8 314.0 2,662.6 1,720.3 1,315.7 629.2 313.2 -0.8 0.7 0.3 -0.6 -0.8 931.2 2,603.1 2,155.9 1,581.4 550.9 23.6 950.9 2,636.4 2,218.9 1,609.6 586.2 23.1 952.8 2,636.2 2,220.6 1,615.7 581.7 23.2 954.2 2,634.6 2,216.2 1,614.2 578.7 23.3 931.5 2,596.2 2,165.8 1,584.2 558.3 23.3 950.6 2,639.7 2,207.5 1,607.5 576.8 23.2 951.2 2,634.0 2,216.6 1,611.7 581.8 23.1 953.9 2,631.7 2,224.9 1,616.4 585.4 23.1 2.7 -2.3 8.3 4.7 3.6 0.0 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. 2016 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017p Nov. 2017p Nov. 2016 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017p Nov. 2017p Change from: Oct.2017 Nov.2017p Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and technical services. . . . . . . . . . . . Legal services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounting and bookkeeping services. . . . . . Architectural and engineering services. . . . . . Specialized design services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computer systems design and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management and technical consulting services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scientific research and development services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advertising and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Other professional and technical services. . . Management of companies and enterprises. . . Administrative and waste services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative and support services. . . . . . . . . Office administrative services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Facilities support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Business support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travel arrangement and reservation services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Investigation and security services. . . . . . . . Services to buildings and dwellings. . . . . . . Other support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waste management and remediation services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,564 8,992.7 1,124.7 965.6 1,424.3 142.1 20,881 9,095.8 1,123.8 937.0 1,467.0 139.4 21,070 9,184.4 1,130.5 946.1 1,478.0 142.0 21,115 9,235.9 1,131.6 976.6 1,473.4 143.8 20,380 8,988.2 1,122.5 1,000.3 1,422.0 141.0 20,828 9,189.3 1,127.7 1,008.4 1,466.2 141.2 20,882 9,207.3 1,128.1 1,008.5 1,469.8 140.9 20,928 9,230.8 1,128.7 1,012.5 1,472.4 142.3 46 23.5 0.6 4.0 2.6 1.4 2,034.4 2,057.2 2,083.1 2,089.5 2,024.5 2,067.0 2,072.2 2,076.0 3.8 1,418.4 1,451.1 1,470.0 1,478.7 1,404.2 1,453.8 1,458.7 1,465.9 7.2 692.8 490.5 699.9 2,253.2 9,318.1 8,907.4 509.0 141.5 3,768.3 3,103.2 941.7 707.8 485.2 727.3 2,282.6 9,502.7 9,084.8 528.4 146.4 3,798.9 3,119.9 911.1 709.5 489.8 735.4 2,282.2 9,603.1 9,183.9 532.7 147.2 3,881.0 3,194.1 929.6 711.5 489.7 741.1 2,283.3 9,595.9 9,179.2 535.6 147.0 3,917.2 3,228.5 940.7 693.3 488.3 692.2 2,252.6 9,139.6 8,729.0 507.5 141.5 3,630.8 2,979.0 919.9 712.1 486.3 726.6 2,282.0 9,356.4 8,941.1 529.2 145.7 3,728.5 3,059.1 915.8 712.2 487.0 729.9 2,284.8 9,389.7 8,971.4 532.1 146.1 3,750.5 3,077.0 915.8 712.8 486.5 733.7 2,284.0 9,412.8 8,995.8 533.1 146.6 3,768.8 3,095.3 918.9 0.6 -0.5 3.8 -0.8 23.1 24.4 1.0 0.5 18.3 18.3 3.1 216.2 915.4 2,102.3 313.0 214.6 925.8 2,227.9 331.7 214.7 929.2 2,212.3 337.2 212.4 929.9 2,167.2 329.2 216.6 905.5 2,092.6 314.6 214.5 918.7 2,159.0 329.8 214.5 919.6 2,161.7 331.0 213.6 919.3 2,163.6 331.9 -0.9 -0.3 1.9 0.9 410.7 417.9 419.2 416.7 410.6 415.3 418.3 417.0 -1.3 Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ambulatory health care services. . . . . . . . . . Offices of physicians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offices of dentists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offices of other health practitioners. . . . . Outpatient care centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical and diagnostic laboratories. . . . Home health care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Other ambulatory health care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nursing and residential care facilities. . . . . Nursing care facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential mental health facilities. . . . . . Community care facilities for the elderly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other residential care facilities. . . . . . . . . . Social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Individual and family services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Emergency and other relief services. . . . . . Vocational rehabilitation services. . . . . . . . . Child day care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,074 3,782.7 19,291.5 15,604.0 7,200.8 2,562.9 938.6 882.4 875.6 263.9 1,384.8 23,138 3,637.1 19,501.0 15,801.5 7,339.3 2,605.1 941.3 905.9 915.7 260.7 1,414.3 23,432 3,821.5 19,610.4 15,863.4 7,390.4 2,618.2 947.7 910.3 921.6 262.8 1,427.8 23,535 3,865.3 19,669.3 15,903.5 7,415.5 2,624.6 949.4 918.7 926.1 263.9 1,432.9 22,821 3,593.0 19,227.7 15,558.4 7,172.3 2,552.6 935.3 879.8 874.0 263.5 1,377.2 23,214 3,673.2 19,540.9 15,810.7 7,352.7 2,608.1 945.3 909.6 917.5 261.4 1,414.6 23,238 3,662.5 19,575.5 15,832.5 7,364.9 2,609.3 945.5 907.9 921.4 261.9 1,421.1 23,292 3,675.6 19,616.0 15,862.0 7,390.2 2,616.1 946.8 913.1 925.6 262.8 1,428.0 54 13.1 40.5 29.5 25.3 6.8 1.3 5.2 4.2 0.9 6.9 292.6 5,080.3 3,322.9 1,647.4 614.8 296.3 5,134.8 3,327.4 1,629.3 620.7 302.0 5,140.9 3,332.1 1,631.3 620.8 299.9 5,149.1 3,338.9 1,634.1 622.6 289.8 5,067.3 3,318.8 1,643.0 614.5 296.2 5,128.7 3,329.3 1,629.1 621.2 297.9 5,134.7 3,332.9 1,631.0 621.7 297.9 5,136.9 3,334.9 1,631.4 622.6 0.0 2.2 2.0 0.4 0.9 895.1 165.6 3,687.5 2,261.6 163.8 336.9 925.2 911.2 166.2 3,699.5 2,283.3 167.9 335.7 912.6 913.1 166.9 3,747.0 2,315.5 168.8 335.7 927.0 913.9 168.3 3,765.8 2,327.4 170.1 337.3 931.0 896.1 165.2 3,669.3 2,258.3 164.8 337.5 908.6 912.4 166.6 3,730.2 2,304.0 169.0 336.9 920.3 913.2 167.0 3,743.0 2,319.4 169.5 336.5 917.5 913.1 167.9 3,754.0 2,327.2 170.3 337.2 919.3 -0.1 0.9 11.0 7.8 0.8 0.7 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. . . . . . . . . . . . 15,466 2,101.8 434.5 16,079 2,320.1 482.0 15,955 2,239.2 472.3 15,738 2,113.2 448.5 15,739 2,256.3 450.0 15,900 2,262.8 463.0 16,004 2,279.4 464.9 16,018 2,272.4 462.6 14 -7.0 -2.3 154.3 1,513.0 13,364.3 170.9 1,667.2 13,758.6 169.4 1,597.5 13,715.3 163.5 1,501.2 13,625.2 160.2 1,646.1 13,482.2 169.0 1,630.8 13,637.3 168.6 1,645.9 13,724.8 169.7 1,640.1 13,746.0 1.1 -5.8 21.2 Industry Private service-providing - Continued 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. 2016 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017p Nov. 2017p Nov. 2016 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017p Nov. 2017p Change from: Oct.2017 Nov.2017p Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food services and drinking places. . . . . . . . . . 1,889.8 11,474.5 1,996.7 11,761.9 1,947.1 11,768.2 1,907.4 11,717.8 1,948.0 11,534.2 1,959.0 11,678.3 1,960.3 11,764.5 1,962.6 11,783.4 2.3 18.9 Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repair and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Personal and laundry services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Membership associations and organizations. . . 5,705 1,286.2 1,459.1 2,959.9 5,755 1,295.0 1,490.2 2,969.9 5,788 1,300.1 1,506.1 2,981.5 5,790 1,297.0 1,511.3 2,981.9 5,718 1,290.9 1,460.7 2,966.6 5,771 1,296.9 1,492.7 2,981.5 5,789 1,300.1 1,504.4 2,984.4 5,798 1,302.7 1,507.9 2,986.9 9 2.6 3.5 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. . . . . . . . . . 22,778 2,797.0 2,185.5 611.9 5,270.0 2,599.7 2,670.4 14,711.0 8,279.8 6,431.3 22,270 2,811.0 2,198.6 612.2 5,107.0 2,447.6 2,659.6 14,352.0 7,883.8 6,468.6 22,693 2,807.0 2,192.2 614.7 5,211.0 2,562.0 2,648.6 14,675.0 8,244.2 6,431.1 22,805 2,797.0 2,183.4 613.4 5,237.0 2,589.2 2,647.7 14,771.0 8,342.9 6,428.5 22,294 2,811.0 2,193.2 617.7 5,088.0 2,410.0 2,677.7 14,395.0 7,933.6 6,460.9 22,337 2,808.0 2,191.2 616.3 5,070.0 2,409.9 2,659.6 14,459.0 7,989.6 6,469.5 22,334 2,811.0 2,193.5 617.8 5,062.0 2,406.1 2,656.3 14,461.0 7,992.6 6,467.9 22,341 2,808.0 2,191.9 616.0 5,063.0 2,407.3 2,656.1 14,470.0 7,998.7 6,471.6 7 -3.0 -1.6 -1.8 1.0 1.2 -0.2 9.0 6.1 3.7 Industry Accommodation and food 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 2016 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. 2016 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017p Nov. 2017p 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.................................................................... . 34.3 40.2 43.6 39.1 40.6 41.1 39.8 33.2 34.2 38.9 30.8 38.8 41.8 36.0 37.5 36.0 32.9 26.1 31.9 34.4 40.2 45.2 38.8 40.8 41.3 39.9 33.2 34.4 39.1 30.9 38.7 42.5 36.2 37.5 36.0 32.9 26.0 31.7 34.4 40.4 45.2 39.0 40.9 41.4 40.0 33.3 34.4 39.0 31.0 38.8 42.2 36.3 37.5 36.0 32.9 26.2 31.7 34.5 40.5 45.1 39.1 40.9 41.4 40.2 33.4 34.7 39.1 31.4 39.0 42.3 36.1 37.6 36.0 32.9 26.1 31.7 AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS Manufacturing.......................................................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods.................................................................. . 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.6 Industry p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2016 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. 2016 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017p Nov. 2017p Nov. 2016 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017p Nov. 2017p 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.91 27.14 32.09 28.34 26.22 27.49 24.03 25.62 22.57 29.79 18.07 23.48 38.33 37.31 32.58 31.14 25.91 15.06 23.34 $26.53 27.76 32.55 29.18 26.71 27.96 24.54 26.25 22.95 30.26 18.24 24.05 39.45 38.40 33.46 31.95 26.49 15.56 23.92 $26.50 27.76 32.67 29.08 26.75 28.01 24.59 26.21 22.89 30.03 18.25 24.04 39.70 38.38 33.65 31.86 26.48 15.55 23.91 $26.55 27.76 32.60 29.17 26.71 27.96 24.55 26.26 22.94 30.23 18.27 24.13 39.57 38.59 33.68 31.92 26.53 15.60 23.97 $888.71 1,091.03 1,399.12 1,108.09 1,064.53 1,129.84 956.39 850.58 771.89 1,158.83 556.56 911.02 1,602.19 1,343.16 1,221.75 1,121.04 852.44 393.07 744.55 $912.63 1,115.95 1,471.26 1,132.18 1,089.77 1,154.75 979.15 871.50 789.48 1,183.17 563.62 930.74 1,676.63 1,390.08 1,254.75 1,150.20 871.52 404.56 758.26 $911.60 1,121.50 1,476.68 1,134.12 1,094.08 1,159.61 983.60 872.79 787.42 1,171.17 565.75 932.75 1,675.34 1,393.19 1,261.88 1,146.96 871.19 407.41 757.95 $915.98 1,124.28 1,470.26 1,140.55 1,092.44 1,157.54 986.91 877.08 796.02 1,181.99 573.68 941.07 1,673.81 1,393.10 1,266.37 1,149.12 872.84 407.16 759.85 p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2016 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. 2016 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017p Nov. 2017p Percent change from: Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017p 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.8 90.5 91.2 91.3 90.0 89.0 92.0 110.1 101.7 99.9 99.3 111.8 100.6 91.0 102.5 115.4 122.6 117.2 105.2 107.4 92.1 102.5 92.6 91.5 90.4 93.2 111.4 102.6 101.3 99.4 113.1 101.8 89.8 104.1 117.9 124.7 118.0 105.5 107.7 92.7 102.7 93.2 91.9 90.8 93.7 112.0 102.7 101.2 99.7 113.5 101.1 89.7 104.2 118.2 124.8 119.6 105.8 108.2 93.2 103.5 93.7 92.1 91.1 94.2 112.5 103.7 101.5 101.1 114.4 101.3 89.1 104.6 118.5 125.1 119.3 106.0 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.0 0.3 1.4 0.8 0.2 -0.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 -0.3 0.2 1 Nov. 2016 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017p Nov. 2017p Percent change from: Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017p 131.0 111.0 117.6 112.4 109.8 108.7 112.1 137.1 123.6 124.2 118.6 133.2 127.5 120.9 130.2 145.6 152.8 142.4 134.5 136.3 115.5 134.0 117.4 113.6 112.3 116.1 142.2 126.7 127.9 119.8 138.0 132.6 122.7 135.9 152.6 158.9 148.1 138.3 136.4 116.3 134.7 117.7 114.3 113.0 116.9 142.7 126.5 126.8 120.2 138.5 132.6 122.6 136.8 152.6 159.0 150.1 138.7 137.3 116.9 135.4 118.8 114.4 113.2 117.4 143.6 128.0 128.0 122.1 140.0 132.4 122.4 137.4 153.2 159.7 150.1 139.2 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.2 0.9 1.6 1.1 -0.2 -0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment. 2 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2016 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. 2016 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017p Nov. 2017p Nov. 2016 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017p Nov. 2017p 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............................................ . 71,945 59,166 4,332 98 847 3,387 1,805 1,582 54,834 11,082 1,741.8 7,979.5 1,231.3 129.8 1,109 4,736 9,140 17,582 8,183 3,002 12,779 72,668 59,837 4,424 100 882 3,442 1,823 1,619 55,413 10,976 1,751.0 7,852.9 1,244.8 127.1 1,075 4,786 9,377 17,878 8,268 3,053 12,831 72,781 59,948 4,429 100 882 3,447 1,824 1,623 55,519 10,972 1,755.1 7,844.1 1,245.4 127.1 1,072 4,788 9,413 17,881 8,332 3,061 12,833 72,930 60,093 4,451 101 888 3,462 1,837 1,625 55,642 10,986 1,757.4 7,850.8 1,250.0 127.3 1,068 4,796 9,465 17,910 8,353 3,064 12,837 49.6 48.2 21.9 14.7 12.5 27.5 23.5 34.2 53.2 40.5 29.6 50.3 24.5 23.3 40.1 56.8 44.8 77.0 52.0 52.5 57.3 49.5 48.1 22.0 13.9 12.7 27.6 23.4 34.6 53.1 40.0 29.5 49.6 24.4 23.0 39.6 56.5 45.0 77.0 52.0 52.9 57.4 49.5 48.1 22.0 13.8 12.7 27.6 23.4 34.6 53.1 40.0 29.5 49.6 24.4 23.0 39.6 56.4 45.1 76.9 52.1 52.9 57.5 49.5 48.1 22.0 13.8 12.8 27.7 23.5 34.6 53.1 40.0 29.5 49.5 24.4 23.0 39.5 56.5 45.2 76.9 52.1 52.8 57.5 p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2016 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. 2016 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017p Nov. 2017p 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....................................................................... . 101,164 14,200 466 5,095 8,639 5,287 3,352 86,964 22,971 4,712.7 13,450.7 4,359.7 447.4 2,232 6,481 16,667 20,016 13,860 4,737 102,511 14,449 521 5,183 8,745 5,336 3,409 88,062 23,130 4,756.2 13,490.1 4,438.2 445.3 2,183 6,596 16,995 20,395 13,984 4,779 102,739 14,471 522 5,184 8,765 5,348 3,417 88,268 23,158 4,764.7 13,492.1 4,456.0 444.7 2,179 6,599 17,040 20,406 14,099 4,787 102,897 14,521 528 5,199 8,794 5,371 3,423 88,376 23,165 4,769.7 13,485.5 4,465.3 444.3 2,170 6,605 17,088 20,452 14,104 4,792 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 2016 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. 2016 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017p Nov. 2017p AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS Total private............................................................................ . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging............................................................... . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods............................................................. . Private service-providing........................................................... . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade..................................................................... . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities.......................................................................... . Information........................................................................ . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services.................................................................... . 33.6 41.2 45.5 39.8 41.8 42.2 41.1 32.4 33.5 38.8 29.7 38.5 42.0 35.4 36.9 35.3 32.2 25.1 30.8 33.6 41.1 45.9 39.4 41.9 42.2 41.3 32.4 33.8 38.9 30.3 38.2 42.7 35.9 36.9 35.4 32.2 24.7 30.6 33.7 41.2 45.8 39.4 42.0 42.4 41.3 32.5 33.9 39.0 30.4 38.3 42.6 35.9 37.0 35.4 32.2 24.8 30.7 33.7 41.3 45.5 39.6 42.0 42.3 41.5 32.5 34.1 39.0 30.6 38.4 42.6 35.8 37.0 35.4 32.2 24.9 30.7 AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS Manufacturing.......................................................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods.................................................................. . 4.3 4.4 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 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 2016 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. 2016 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017p Nov. 2017p Nov. 2016 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017p Nov. 2017p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing...................................... . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction......................................... . Manufacturing....................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities................ . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities.................................. . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services.................... . Leisure and hospitality............................. . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21.74 22.79 27.07 26.24 20.60 21.62 18.96 21.52 19.13 24.36 15.18 20.98 35.58 30.31 26.28 25.72 22.73 13.01 19.55 $22.22 23.33 27.63 27.05 20.98 21.97 19.39 21.99 19.47 24.87 15.39 21.52 36.23 30.82 26.65 26.30 23.17 13.46 20.15 $22.19 23.33 27.69 26.89 21.06 22.04 19.49 21.96 19.44 24.76 15.38 21.56 36.15 30.88 26.66 26.25 23.13 13.47 20.17 $22.24 23.35 27.67 26.95 21.06 22.03 19.51 22.00 19.51 24.90 15.44 21.62 36.14 31.09 26.61 26.28 23.21 13.51 20.21 $730.46 938.95 1,231.69 1,044.35 861.08 912.36 779.26 697.25 640.86 945.17 450.85 807.73 1,494.36 1,072.97 969.73 907.92 731.91 326.55 602.14 $746.59 958.86 1,268.22 1,065.77 879.06 927.13 800.81 712.48 658.09 967.44 466.32 822.06 1,547.02 1,106.44 983.39 931.02 746.07 332.46 616.59 $747.80 961.20 1,268.20 1,059.47 884.52 934.50 804.94 713.70 659.02 965.64 467.55 825.75 1,539.99 1,108.59 986.42 929.25 744.79 334.06 619.22 $749.49 964.36 1,258.99 1,067.22 884.52 931.87 809.67 715.00 665.29 971.10 472.46 830.21 1,539.56 1,113.02 984.57 930.31 747.36 336.40 620.45 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 2016 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. 2016 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017p Nov. 2017p Percent change from: Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017p 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.2 89.4 112.7 101.5 82.9 83.9 81.2 120.0 107.3 107.7 101.1 126.3 96.1 90.2 112.6 131.9 137.4 127.4 102.3 114.8 90.7 127.1 102.2 84.1 84.6 83.0 121.5 109.0 109.0 103.5 127.6 97.2 89.4 114.6 134.8 140.0 126.5 102.6 115.4 91.1 127.0 102.3 84.5 85.2 83.1 122.2 109.4 109.4 103.8 128.5 96.9 89.3 114.9 135.2 140.1 128.1 103.1 115.5 91.6 127.7 103.1 84.8 85.4 83.7 122.3 110.1 109.5 104.5 129.1 96.8 88.7 115.0 135.6 140.4 128.6 103.2 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.7 0.5 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.1 1 Nov. 2016 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017p Nov. 2017p Percent change from: Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017p 164.5 124.8 177.4 143.9 111.7 113.2 108.8 177.1 146.4 154.5 131.6 168.2 142.7 135.3 182.0 201.8 206.2 188.3 145.8 170.4 129.6 204.2 149.3 115.4 116.1 113.7 183.2 151.4 159.6 136.5 174.2 147.0 136.5 187.9 211.0 214.1 193.4 150.6 171.1 130.2 204.6 148.5 116.4 117.3 114.5 184.0 151.8 159.6 136.9 175.7 146.2 136.5 188.5 211.2 213.9 195.9 151.5 171.7 131.0 205.4 150.0 116.8 117.4 115.4 184.5 153.3 160.7 138.2 177.0 146.0 136.5 188.3 212.0 215.1 197.4 151.9 0.4 0.6 0.4 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.3 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.3 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. 2 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment. 3 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2016 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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