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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Friday, November 4, 2011 USDL-11-1576 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 – OCTOBER 2011 Nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend up in October (+80,000), and the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment in the private sector rose, with modest job growth continuing in professional and businesses services, leisure and hospitality, health care, and mining. Government employment continued to trend down. Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, October 2009 – October 2011 Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month change, seasonally adjusted, October 2009 – October 2011 Percent Thousands 600 11.0 400 10.0 200 0 9.0 -200 8.0 -400 -600 7.0 Oct-09 Jan-10 A pr-10 Jul-10 Oct-10 Jan-11 A pr-11 Jul-11 Oct-11 Oct-09 Jan-10 A pr-10 Jul-10 Oct-10 Jan-11 A pr-11 Jul-11 Oct-11 Household Survey Data Both the number of unemployed persons (13.9 million) and the unemployment rate (9.0 percent) changed little over the month. The unemployment rate has remained in a narrow range from 9.0 to 9.2 percent since April. (See table A-1.) Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate declined for blacks (15.1 percent) in October, while the rates for adult men (8.8 percent), adult women (8.0 percent), teenagers (24.1 percent), whites (8.0 percent), and Hispanics (11.4 percent) showed little or no change. The jobless rate for Asians was 7.3 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) In October, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) declined by 366,000 to 5.9 million, or 42.4 percent of total unemployment. (See table A-12.) The civilian labor force participation rate remained at 64.2 percent in October, and the employmentpopulation ratio was little changed at 58.4 percent. (See table A-1.) The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) decreased by 374,000 to 8.9 million in October. These individuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job. (See table A-8.) In October, 2.6 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, about the same as 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 967,000 discouraged workers in October, a decrease of 252,000 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 1.6 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in October had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table A-16.) Establishment Survey Data Total nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend up in October (+80,000). Over the past 12 months, payroll employment has increased by an average of 125,000 per month. In October, privatesector employment increased by 104,000, with continued job growth in professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, health care, and mining. Government employment continued to contract in October. (See table B-1.) Employment in professional and business services continued to trend up in October (+32,000) and has grown by 562,000 over the past 12 months. Within the industry, there have been modest job gains in recent months in temporary help services and in management and technical consulting services. Employment in leisure and hospitality edged up over the month (+22,000). Since a recent low point in January 2010, the industry has added 344,000 jobs. Health care employment continued to expand in October 2011 (+12,000), following a gain of 45,000 in September. Offices of physicians added 8,000 jobs in October. Over the past 12 months, health care has added 313,000 jobs. In October, mining employment continued to increase (+6,000); oil and gas extraction accounted for half of the increase. Since a recent low point in October 2009, mining employment has risen by 152,000. Manufacturing employment changed little in October 2011 (+5,000) and has remained flat for 3 months. In October, a job gain in transportation equipment (+10,000) was partly offset by small losses in other manufacturing industries. -2- Within retail trade, employment increased in general merchandise stores (+10,000) and in motor vehicle and parts dealers (+6,000) in October. Retail trade has added 156,000 jobs over the past 12 months. Construction employment declined by 20,000 in October, largely offsetting an increase of 27,000 in September; both over-the-month changes largely occurred in nonresidential construction. Employment in both residential and nonresidential construction has shown little net change in 2011. Employment in other major private-sector industries, including wholesale trade, transportation and warehousing, information, and financial activities, changed little in October. Government employment continued to trend down over the month (-24,000), with most of the October decline in the non-educational component of state government. Employment in both state government and local government has been trending down since the second half of 2008. The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 34.3 hours in October. The manufacturing workweek rose by 0.2 hour to 40.5 hours, and factory overtime remained at 3.2 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls edged up by 0.1 hour to 33.7 hours in October. (See tables B-2 and B-7.) In October, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 5 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $23.19. This increase followed a gain of 6 cents in September. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by 1.8 percent. In October, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees increased by 3 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $19.53. (See tables B-3 and B-8.) The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for August was revised from +57,000 to +104,000, and the change for September was revised from +103,000 to +158,000. The Employment Situation for November is scheduled to be released on Friday, December 2, 2011, at 8:30 a.m. (EST). Administrative Changes to Household Survey In January 2012, the Census Bureau, which conducts the household survey, will begin a year-long process of reorganizing its regional office structure. For more information on these Census Bureau changes, see www.census.gov/newsroom/pdf/General_QAs_FINAL2.pdf. Both the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics will monitor survey operations during the transition period. No impact on the employment and unemployment estimates from the survey is anticipated from this organizational change. -3- HOUSEHOLD DATA Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Category Oct. 2010 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011 Change from: Sept. 2011Oct. 2011 Oct. 2011 Employment status Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed................................................................... . Employment-population ratio.......................................... . Unemployed................................................................ . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238,530 153,960 64.5 139,084 58.3 14,876 9.7 84,570 239,871 153,594 64.0 139,627 58.2 13,967 9.1 86,278 240,071 154,017 64.2 140,025 58.3 13,992 9.1 86,054 240,269 154,198 64.2 140,302 58.4 13,897 9.0 86,071 198 181 0.0 277 0.1 -95 -0.1 17 Unemployment rates Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adult men (20 years and over)............................................. . Adult women (20 years and over). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teenagers (16 to 19 years). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asian (not seasonally adjusted)............................................ . Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................ . 9.7 9.7 8.1 27.1 8.8 15.7 7.1 12.6 9.1 8.9 8.0 25.4 8.0 16.7 7.1 11.3 9.1 8.8 8.1 24.6 8.0 16.0 7.8 11.3 9.0 8.8 8.0 24.1 8.0 15.1 7.3 11.4 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.9 – 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2 15.3 10.1 8.5 4.7 7.8 14.3 9.6 8.2 4.3 7.8 14.0 9.7 8.4 4.2 7.8 13.8 9.6 8.3 4.4 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 Reason for unemployment Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . Reentrants....................................................................... . New entrants.................................................................... . 9,070 854 3,498 1,278 8,203 963 3,532 1,241 8,121 967 3,504 1,327 8,006 1,072 3,400 1,293 -115 105 -104 -34 Duration of unemployment Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks................................................................... . 15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 weeks and over........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,659 3,427 2,500 6,234 2,755 3,050 2,239 6,034 2,772 2,904 2,086 6,242 2,694 3,250 2,048 5,876 -78 346 -38 -366 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,100 6,174 2,564 18,230 8,826 5,833 2,736 18,208 9,270 5,963 2,852 18,308 8,896 5,901 2,631 18,392 -374 -62 -221 84 Persons not in the labor force (not seasonally adjusted) Marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discouraged workers... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,602 1,219 2,575 977 2,511 1,037 2,555 967 – – - 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 Oct. 2010 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011p Oct. 2011p EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY (Over-the-month change, in thousands) Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicles and parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 143 1 9 -2 -6 2 2.7 -8 142 11.4 26.3 3.8 -4 1 40 27.2 64 38.9 -31 29 28 104 72 -13 2 -14 -1 -5 -4.8 4 85 4.8 2.5 6.7 -50 6 45 22.6 38 32.3 23 8 32 158 191 29 5 27 -3 2 2.0 -5 162 -6.0 13.3 2.5 34 -5 50 21.1 58 46.1 13 1 -33 80 104 -10 5 -20 5 11 6.2 -6 114 8.1 17.8 9.4 -5 4 32 15.0 28 16.3 22 -2 -24 WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES AS A PERCENT OF ALL EMPLOYEES2 Total nonfarm women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private production and nonsupervisory employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.7 48.2 82.4 49.4 47.9 82.4 49.4 47.9 82.4 49.4 47.9 82.5 HOURS AND EARNINGS ALL EMPLOYEES Total private Average weekly hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average hourly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average weekly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly hours (2007=100)3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2007=100)4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.3 $ 22.77 $781.01 92.6 0.4 100.5 0.7 34.2 $ 23.08 $789.34 93.6 -0.2 103.0 -0.5 34.3 $ 23.14 $793.70 94.1 0.5 103.8 0.8 34.3 $ 23.19 $795.42 94.2 0.1 104.1 0.3 HOURS AND EARNINGS PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES Total private Average weekly hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average hourly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average weekly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2002=100)4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.5 $ 19.23 $644.21 99.4 0.2 127.7 0.6 33.5 $ 19.47 $652.25 100.8 -0.2 131.1 -0.3 33.6 $ 19.50 $655.20 101.3 0.5 132.0 0.7 33.7 $ 19.53 $658.16 101.7 0.4 132.7 0.5 58.2 45.1 57.1 49.4 56.7 50.0 60.7 51.9 Category DIFFUSION INDEX (Over 1-month span)5 Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. 2 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 Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates Why are there two monthly measures of employment? The household survey and establishment survey both produce sample-based estimates of employment and both have strengths and limitations. The establishment survey employment series has a smaller margin of error on the measurement of month-to-month change than the household survey because of its much larger sample size. An over-the-month employment change of about 100,000 is statistically significant in the establishment survey, while the threshold for a statistically significant change in the household survey is about 400,000. However, the household survey has a more expansive scope than the establishment survey because it includes the self-employed, unpaid family workers, agricultural workers, and private household workers, who are excluded by the establishment survey. The household survey also provides estimates of employment for demographic groups. Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys? 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. Why does the establishment survey have revisions? The establishment survey revises published estimates to improve its data series by incorporating additional information that was not available at the time of the initial publication of the estimates. The establishment survey revises its initial monthly estimates twice, in the immediately succeeding 2 months, to incorporate additional sample receipts from respondents in the survey and recalculated seasonal adjustment factors. For more information on the monthly revisions, please visit www.bls.gov/ces/cesrevinfo.htm. On an annual basis, the establishment survey incorporates a benchmark revision that re-anchors estimates to nearly complete employment counts available from unemployment insurance tax records. The benchmark helps to control for sampling and modeling errors in the estimates. For more information on the annual benchmark revision, please visit www.bls.gov/web/cesbmart.htm. Does the establishment survey sample include small firms? Yes; about 40 percent of the establishment survey sample is comprised of business establishments with fewer than 20 employees. The establishment survey sample is designed to maximize the reliability of the total nonfarm employment estimate; firms from all size classes and industries are appropriately sampled to achieve that goal. Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses? Yes; monthly establishment survey estimates include an adjustment to account for the net employment change generated by business births and deaths. The adjustment comes from an econometric model that forecasts the monthly net jobs impact of business births and deaths based on the actual past values of the net impact that can be observed with a lag from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. The establishment survey uses modeling rather than sampling for this purpose because the survey is not immediately able to bring new businesses into the sample. There is an unavoidable lag between the birth of a new firm and its appearance on the sampling frame and availability for selection. BLS adds new businesses to the survey twice a year. Is the count of unemployed persons limited to just those people receiving unemployment insurance benefits? No; the estimate of unemployment is based on a monthly sample survey of households. All persons who are without jobs and are actively seeking and available to work are included among the unemployed. (People on temporary layoff are included even if they do not actively seek work.) There is no requirement or question relating to unemployment insurance benefits in the monthly survey. Does the official unemployment rate exclude people who have stopped looking for work? Yes; however, there are separate estimates of persons outside the labor force who want a job, including those who have stopped looking because they believe no jobs are available (discouraged workers). In addition, alternative measures of labor underutilization (some of which include discouraged workers and other groups not officially counted as unemployed) are published each month in The Employment Situation news release. 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. In order for severe weather conditions to reduce the estimate of payroll employment, employees have to be off work without pay for the entire pay period. About half of all employees in the payroll survey have a 2-week, semi-monthly, or monthly pay period. Employees who receive pay for any part of the pay period, even 1 hour, are counted in the payroll employment figures. It is not possible to quantify the effect of extreme weather on estimates of employment from the establishment survey. 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 usually work full time but had reduced hours, or had a job but were not at work the entire week, due to bad weather. Current and historical data are available on the household survey’s most requested statistics page at http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?ln. Technical Note This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics survey (establishment survey). The household survey provides information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the "A" tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about 60,000 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the 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. The sample includes about 140,000 businesses and government agencies representing approximately 440,000 worksites and is drawn from a sampling frame of roughly 9 million unemployment insurance tax accounts. 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. unemployed persons. Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor force. The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the labor force. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the employed as a percent of the population. Additional information about the household survey can be found at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm. Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn from private nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as from federal, state, and local government entities. Employees on nonfarm payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay period, including persons on paid leave. Persons are counted in each job they hold. Hours and earnings data are produced for the private sector for all employees and for production and nonsupervisory employees. Production and nonsupervisory employees are defined as production and related employees in manufacturing and mining and logging, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in private service-providing industries. Industries are classified on the basis of an establishment's principal activity in accordance with the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Additional information about the establishment survey can be found at www.bls.gov/ces/#technical. 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 Differences in employment estimates. The numerous conceptual and methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the surveys. Among these are: The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed, unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed. These groups are excluded from the establishment survey. The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed. The establishment survey does not. The household survey is limited to workers 16 years of age and older. The establishment survey is not limited by age. The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because individuals are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job and thus appearing on more than one payroll are counted separately for each appearance. Seasonal adjustment Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo regularly occurring fluctuations. These events may result from seasonal changes in weather, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very large. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on the level of a series can be tempered by adjusting for regular seasonal variation. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in employment or increases in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. For example, in the household survey, the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined. Similarly, in the establishment survey, payroll employment in education declines by about 20 percent at the end of the spring term and later rises with the start of the fall term, obscuring the underlying employment trends in the industry. Because seasonal employment changes at the end and beginning of the school year can be estimated, the statistics can be adjusted to make underlying employment patterns more discernable. The seasonally adjusted figures provide a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in month-tomonth economic activity. Many seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the household and establishment surveys. However, the adjusted series for many major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most major sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major agesex 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 exact difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90percent 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 100,000. Suppose the estimate of nonfarm employment increases by 50,000 from one month to the next. The 90percent confidence interval on the monthly change would range from -50,000 to +150,000 (50,000 +/- 100,000). These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the "true" over-the-month change lies within this interval. Since this range includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that nonfarm employment had, in fact, increased that month. If, however, the reported nonfarm employment rise was 250,000, then all of the values within the 90-percent confidence interval would be greater than zero. In this case, it is likely (at least a 90-percent chance) that nonfarm employment had, in fact, risen that month. At an unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment as measured by the household survey is about +/- 280,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- 0.19 percentage point. In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates which are based on a small number of observations. The precision of estimates also is improved when the data are cumulated over time, such as for quarterly and annual averages. The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling error, which can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2 months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. It is only after two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final. Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business births. The first component excludes employment losses from business deaths from samplebased estimation in order to offset the missing employment gains from business births. This is incorporated into the sample-based estimation procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of business, but imputing to them the same employment trend as the other firms in the sample. This procedure accounts for most of the net birth/death employment. The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the residual net birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation. The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was derived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past 5 years. The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program. The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a rough proxy for total survey error. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in the classification of industries. Over the past decade, absolute benchmark revisions for total nonfarm employment have averaged 0.3 percent, with a range from -0.7 to 0.6 percent. Other information Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age Oct. 2010 Sept. 2011 Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 June 2011 July 2011 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011 Oct. 2011 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238,530 153,652 64.4 139,749 58.6 13,903 9.0 84,878 5,867 240,071 154,022 64.2 140,502 58.5 13,520 8.8 86,049 5,929 240,269 154,088 64.1 140,987 58.7 13,102 8.5 86,181 5,969 238,530 153,960 64.5 139,084 58.3 14,876 9.7 84,570 6,279 239,489 153,421 64.1 139,334 58.2 14,087 9.2 86,069 6,537 239,671 153,228 63.9 139,296 58.1 13,931 9.1 86,443 6,575 239,871 153,594 64.0 139,627 58.2 13,967 9.1 86,278 6,493 240,071 154,017 64.2 140,025 58.3 13,992 9.1 86,054 6,241 240,269 154,198 64.2 140,302 58.4 13,897 9.0 86,071 6,403 Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,542 81,675 70.7 73,970 64.0 7,705 9.4 33,867 116,559 82,011 70.4 74,821 64.2 7,189 8.8 34,549 116,664 82,081 70.4 74,931 64.2 7,151 8.7 34,583 115,542 82,000 71.0 73,470 63.6 8,530 10.4 33,542 116,250 81,966 70.5 74,014 63.7 7,952 9.7 34,284 116,347 81,751 70.3 73,908 63.5 7,844 9.6 34,596 116,453 81,975 70.4 74,122 63.6 7,853 9.6 34,478 116,559 82,123 70.5 74,364 63.8 7,758 9.4 34,436 116,664 82,252 70.5 74,442 63.8 7,809 9.5 34,413 Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,007 78,859 73.7 71,960 67.2 6,899 8.7 28,147 107,994 79,224 73.4 72,796 67.4 6,427 8.1 28,771 108,104 79,329 73.4 72,924 67.5 6,405 8.1 28,776 107,007 79,016 73.8 71,365 66.7 7,651 9.7 27,991 107,668 79,104 73.5 71,937 66.8 7,167 9.1 28,564 107,773 78,906 73.2 71,836 66.7 7,070 9.0 28,867 107,884 79,043 73.3 72,015 66.8 7,028 8.9 28,841 107,994 79,227 73.4 72,276 66.9 6,952 8.8 28,767 108,104 79,349 73.4 72,336 66.9 7,013 8.8 28,756 Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,988 71,977 58.5 65,779 53.5 6,198 8.6 51,011 123,512 72,011 58.3 65,680 53.2 6,331 8.8 51,501 123,605 72,007 58.3 66,056 53.4 5,951 8.3 51,598 122,988 71,960 58.5 65,613 53.3 6,346 8.8 51,028 123,239 71,455 58.0 65,320 53.0 6,134 8.6 51,784 123,324 71,476 58.0 65,388 53.0 6,088 8.5 51,847 123,418 71,619 58.0 65,505 53.1 6,114 8.5 51,800 123,512 71,894 58.2 65,661 53.2 6,233 8.7 51,618 123,605 71,947 58.2 65,859 53.3 6,087 8.5 51,659 Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,704 69,131 60.3 63,645 55.5 5,487 7.9 45,573 115,338 69,266 60.1 63,529 55.1 5,737 8.3 46,072 115,437 69,208 60.0 63,837 55.3 5,371 7.8 46,229 114,704 69,018 60.2 63,400 55.3 5,618 8.1 45,687 115,045 68,618 59.6 63,098 54.8 5,520 8.0 46,427 115,138 68,666 59.6 63,216 54.9 5,450 7.9 46,472 115,238 68,771 59.7 63,300 54.9 5,472 8.0 46,467 115,338 69,019 59.8 63,398 55.0 5,622 8.1 46,318 115,437 69,060 59.8 63,569 55.1 5,491 8.0 46,377 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,819 5,661 33.7 4,144 24.6 1,517 26.8 11,158 16,739 5,532 33.1 4,177 25.0 1,356 24.5 11,206 16,728 5,552 33.2 4,226 25.3 1,326 23.9 11,176 16,819 5,927 35.2 4,319 25.7 1,607 27.1 10,893 16,776 5,698 34.0 4,299 25.6 1,399 24.5 11,078 16,760 5,656 33.7 4,244 25.3 1,412 25.0 11,104 16,749 5,779 34.5 4,312 25.7 1,467 25.4 10,970 16,739 5,770 34.5 4,352 26.0 1,418 24.6 10,969 16,728 5,790 34.6 4,397 26.3 1,393 24.1 10,938 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age WHITE Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ASIAN Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. Oct. 2010 Sept. 2011 Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 June 2011 July 2011 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011 Oct. 2011 192,527 124,749 64.8 114,588 59.5 10,161 8.1 67,778 193,365 124,812 64.5 115,266 59.6 9,545 7.6 68,553 193,493 124,870 64.5 115,421 59.7 9,449 7.6 68,623 192,527 124,914 64.9 113,975 59.2 10,940 8.8 67,612 192,989 124,493 64.5 114,358 59.3 10,135 8.1 68,496 193,106 124,503 64.5 114,420 59.3 10,083 8.1 68,603 193,236 124,563 64.5 114,631 59.3 9,932 8.0 68,673 193,365 124,702 64.5 114,751 59.3 9,951 8.0 68,662 193,493 124,870 64.5 114,849 59.4 10,021 8.0 68,623 65,066 74.1 59,872 68.2 5,194 8.0 65,290 73.9 60,648 68.6 4,642 7.1 65,315 73.9 60,608 68.5 4,707 7.2 65,215 74.3 59,425 67.7 5,790 8.9 65,203 74.0 59,943 68.0 5,261 8.1 65,099 73.8 59,929 67.9 5,170 7.9 65,105 73.7 60,108 68.1 4,997 7.7 65,269 73.9 60,235 68.2 5,034 7.7 65,333 73.9 60,187 68.1 5,146 7.9 55,076 59.9 51,185 55.7 3,891 7.1 54,949 59.6 51,002 55.3 3,947 7.2 54,952 59.6 51,217 55.5 3,735 6.8 54,846 59.7 50,835 55.3 4,012 7.3 54,633 59.4 50,775 55.2 3,858 7.1 54,696 59.4 50,866 55.2 3,830 7.0 54,655 59.3 50,826 55.2 3,828 7.0 54,706 59.3 50,795 55.1 3,911 7.1 54,727 59.3 50,899 55.2 3,828 7.0 4,607 35.9 3,531 27.5 1,076 23.4 4,573 35.8 3,616 28.3 956 20.9 4,604 36.0 3,596 28.1 1,008 21.9 4,853 37.8 3,715 29.0 1,138 23.4 4,657 36.3 3,640 28.4 1,017 21.8 4,708 36.8 3,625 28.3 1,083 23.0 4,803 37.5 3,697 28.9 1,106 23.0 4,728 37.0 3,722 29.1 1,006 21.3 4,810 37.6 3,763 29.4 1,047 21.8 28,831 17,913 62.1 15,199 52.7 2,715 15.2 10,918 29,193 18,051 61.8 15,186 52.0 2,865 15.9 11,142 29,228 18,047 61.7 15,471 52.9 2,576 14.3 11,181 28,831 17,946 62.2 15,127 52.5 2,818 15.7 10,885 29,093 17,733 61.0 14,855 51.1 2,877 16.2 11,360 29,123 17,582 60.4 14,786 50.8 2,796 15.9 11,541 29,158 17,930 61.5 14,941 51.2 2,989 16.7 11,229 29,193 18,103 62.0 15,209 52.1 2,893 16.0 11,091 29,228 18,052 61.8 15,332 52.5 2,720 15.1 11,176 8,076 69.0 6,837 58.5 1,239 15.3 8,108 68.0 6,830 57.3 1,279 15.8 8,182 68.5 6,960 58.3 1,221 14.9 8,072 69.0 6,763 57.8 1,309 16.2 8,111 68.3 6,736 56.7 1,375 17.0 8,044 67.7 6,680 56.2 1,364 17.0 8,151 68.4 6,682 56.1 1,469 18.0 8,146 68.3 6,774 56.8 1,372 16.8 8,176 68.4 6,855 57.4 1,321 16.2 9,158 63.2 7,996 55.2 1,162 12.7 9,348 63.7 8,027 54.7 1,320 14.1 9,254 62.9 8,116 55.2 1,138 12.3 9,173 63.3 7,998 55.2 1,176 12.8 8,953 61.2 7,718 52.8 1,235 13.8 8,945 61.1 7,745 52.9 1,200 13.4 9,153 62.4 7,923 54.0 1,230 13.4 9,291 63.3 8,064 54.9 1,227 13.2 9,252 62.9 8,089 55.0 1,164 12.6 680 25.7 365 13.8 314 46.2 595 23.1 329 12.7 266 44.8 611 23.7 394 15.3 216 35.4 700 26.5 366 13.9 334 47.7 669 25.8 402 15.5 267 39.9 594 22.9 361 13.9 233 39.2 626 24.2 335 13.0 291 46.5 665 25.8 371 14.4 294 44.2 624 24.2 388 15.1 236 37.8 11,306 11,523 11,614 – – – – – – HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age — Continued [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 2010 7,317 64.7 6,798 60.1 519 7.1 3,988 Sept. 2011 7,360 63.9 6,784 58.9 577 7.8 4,162 Oct. 2011 7,462 64.3 6,916 59.6 546 7.3 4,151 Oct. 2010 June 2011 – – – – – – – July 2011 – – – – – – – Aug. 2011 – – – – – – – Sept. 2011 – – – – – – – Oct. 2011 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. - Data not available. NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 2010 Sept. 2011 Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 June 2011 July 2011 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011 Oct. 2011 34,014 22,784 67.0 20,051 58.9 2,733 12.0 11,230 34,640 23,058 66.6 20,569 59.4 2,488 10.8 11,582 34,724 23,313 67.1 20,757 59.8 2,555 11.0 11,412 34,014 22,814 67.1 19,936 58.6 2,878 12.6 11,201 34,391 22,816 66.3 20,164 58.6 2,653 11.6 11,574 34,470 22,741 66.0 20,171 58.5 2,570 11.3 11,728 34,555 22,917 66.3 20,332 58.8 2,585 11.3 11,638 34,640 22,993 66.4 20,389 58.9 2,604 11.3 11,647 34,724 23,259 67.0 20,600 59.3 2,660 11.4 11,465 12,964 81.8 11,566 73.0 1,398 10.8 13,112 81.7 11,887 74.1 1,225 9.3 13,182 82.0 11,891 73.9 1,291 9.8 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 8,867 59.5 7,833 52.5 1,034 11.7 9,000 59.3 7,993 52.7 1,007 11.2 9,141 60.1 8,183 53.8 958 10.5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 953 29.3 651 20.0 301 31.6 946 27.7 689 20.2 257 27.1 990 28.9 683 19.9 307 31.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. - Data not available. NOTE: 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 Oct. 2010 Sept. 2011 Seasonally adjusted Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 June 2011 July 2011 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011 Oct. 2011 Less than a high school diploma Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................... . Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed........................................ . Unemployment rate............................. . 11,519 45.9 9,908 39.4 1,611 14.0 11,840 46.9 10,303 40.8 1,536 13.0 11,570 46.6 10,105 40.7 1,465 12.7 11,800 47.0 9,995 39.8 1,805 15.3 11,392 45.0 9,768 38.6 1,624 14.3 11,704 46.9 9,952 39.9 1,752 15.0 11,664 46.7 10,002 40.0 1,663 14.3 11,738 46.5 10,092 40.0 1,646 14.0 11,768 47.4 10,141 40.8 1,628 13.8 High school graduates, no college1 Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................... . Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed........................................ . Unemployment rate............................. . 37,638 60.9 34,186 55.3 3,452 9.2 37,210 60.4 33,841 54.9 3,369 9.1 37,140 60.1 33,882 54.8 3,258 8.8 38,051 61.6 34,225 55.4 3,826 10.1 37,612 60.6 33,836 54.5 3,775 10.0 37,505 60.6 34,006 54.9 3,499 9.3 36,956 60.0 33,425 54.3 3,531 9.6 37,319 60.5 33,686 54.7 3,632 9.7 37,437 60.6 33,841 54.8 3,596 9.6 Some college or associate degree Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................... . Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed........................................ . Unemployment rate............................. . 37,445 70.6 34,417 64.9 3,028 8.1 37,172 69.5 34,072 63.7 3,101 8.3 37,114 69.4 34,119 63.8 2,995 8.1 37,120 70.0 33,972 64.0 3,148 8.5 36,786 69.8 33,708 63.9 3,079 8.4 36,686 68.9 33,657 63.2 3,028 8.3 37,013 69.2 33,975 63.5 3,038 8.2 37,164 69.5 34,031 63.7 3,133 8.4 36,895 69.0 33,826 63.3 3,069 8.3 Bachelor’s degree and higher2 Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................... . Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed........................................ . Unemployment rate............................. . 46,451 76.6 44,370 73.2 2,081 4.5 47,021 76.4 45,048 73.2 1,973 4.2 47,346 76.4 45,348 73.1 1,998 4.2 46,132 76.1 43,971 72.6 2,161 4.7 46,963 76.8 44,894 73.4 2,069 4.4 46,680 76.1 44,677 72.9 2,003 4.3 46,813 76.0 44,808 72.7 2,005 4.3 46,915 76.2 44,931 73.0 1,985 4.2 47,008 75.8 44,951 72.5 2,058 4.4 1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 2 Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA 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 Oct. 2010 Men Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 Women Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 Oct. 2011 VETERANS, 18 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,896 11,609 53.0 10,646 48.6 962 8.3 10,287 21,496 11,209 52.1 10,350 48.1 859 7.7 10,287 20,105 10,517 52.3 9,640 47.9 877 8.3 9,588 19,692 10,082 51.2 9,308 47.3 774 7.7 9,610 1,791 1,092 61.0 1,007 56.2 85 7.8 699 1,804 1,128 62.5 1,042 57.8 85 7.6 676 Gulf War-era II veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,321 1,900 81.9 1,699 73.2 201 10.6 420 2,405 1,980 82.3 1,740 72.3 240 12.1 425 1,902 1,612 84.8 1,445 76.0 167 10.4 290 2,036 1,715 84.2 1,503 73.8 211 12.3 322 419 289 68.8 254 60.7 34 11.9 131 369 265 71.9 236 64.1 29 10.9 103 Gulf War-era I veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,816 2,448 86.9 2,265 80.4 183 7.5 368 2,941 2,489 84.6 2,343 79.7 146 5.9 453 2,401 2,127 88.6 1,973 82.2 154 7.3 274 2,469 2,127 86.2 2,004 81.2 124 5.8 342 415 321 77.3 292 70.3 29 9.0 94 472 361 76.5 339 71.8 22 6.2 111 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,900 3,947 36.2 3,608 33.1 339 8.6 6,953 10,279 3,329 32.4 3,088 30.0 241 7.2 6,951 10,544 3,835 36.4 3,503 33.2 332 8.7 6,708 9,955 3,239 32.5 3,005 30.2 234 7.2 6,716 356 112 31.3 105 29.4 7 6.1 244 324 90 27.8 83 25.6 7 7.9 234 Veterans of other service periods Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,860 3,314 56.6 3,075 52.5 239 7.2 2,546 5,870 3,412 58.1 3,180 54.2 232 6.8 2,458 5,259 2,943 56.0 2,719 51.7 223 7.6 2,316 5,232 3,001 57.4 2,796 53.4 205 6.8 2,231 601 371 61.7 355 59.2 15 4.2 230 639 411 64.3 384 60.1 27 6.6 228 NONVETERANS, 18 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207,459 140,044 67.5 127,693 61.6 12,350 8.8 67,416 209,934 140,986 67.2 129,190 61.5 11,796 8.4 68,949 90,791 70,220 77.3 63,707 70.2 6,513 9.3 20,570 92,437 71,148 77.0 64,997 70.3 6,151 8.6 21,289 116,669 69,823 59.8 63,986 54.8 5,837 8.4 46,846 117,497 69,838 59.4 64,193 54.6 5,645 8.1 47,659 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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 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 Oct. 2010 Oct. 2011 Persons with no disability Oct. 2010 Oct. 2011 TOTAL, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...................................................... . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate..................................................................... . Employed............................................................................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed.......................................................................... . Unemployment rate............................................................... . Not in labor force....................................................................... . 26,545 5,682 21.4 4,842 18.2 840 14.8 20,863 27,214 5,802 21.3 5,037 18.5 765 13.2 21,412 211,986 147,970 69.8 134,907 63.6 13,063 8.8 64,015 213,055 148,286 69.6 135,949 63.8 12,337 8.3 64,769 Men, 16 to 64 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate..................................................................... . Employed............................................................................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed.......................................................................... . Unemployment rate............................................................... . Not in labor force....................................................................... . 2,643 36.1 2,204 30.1 439 16.6 4,668 2,649 34.9 2,262 29.8 387 14.6 4,938 75,282 82.4 68,269 74.7 7,012 9.3 16,080 75,325 82.4 68,806 75.2 6,519 8.7 16,114 Women, 16 to 64 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate..................................................................... . Employed............................................................................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed.......................................................................... . Unemployment rate............................................................... . Not in labor force....................................................................... . 2,262 30.8 1,924 26.2 337 14.9 5,090 2,257 30.6 1,960 26.6 297 13.2 5,114 66,634 71.2 60,931 65.1 5,703 8.6 26,966 66,490 70.9 61,099 65.1 5,391 8.1 27,337 Both sexes, 65 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate..................................................................... . Employed............................................................................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed.......................................................................... . Unemployment rate............................................................... . Not in labor force....................................................................... . 777 6.5 714 6.0 64 8.2 11,105 896 7.3 815 6.7 80 9.0 11,360 6,054 22.4 5,706 21.1 348 5.8 20,969 6,471 23.3 6,044 21.7 427 6.6 21,318 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 Oct. 2010 Men Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 Women Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 Oct. 2011 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.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,341 24,530 67.5 22,281 61.3 2,249 9.2 11,811 37,001 24,849 67.2 22,648 61.2 2,201 8.9 12,152 18,122 14,387 79.4 13,083 72.2 1,304 9.1 3,734 18,378 14,532 79.1 13,303 72.4 1,230 8.5 3,845 18,219 10,143 55.7 9,198 50.5 945 9.3 8,077 18,624 10,317 55.4 9,345 50.2 971 9.4 8,307 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.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202,189 129,122 63.9 117,468 58.1 11,654 9.0 73,067 203,268 129,239 63.6 118,338 58.2 10,901 8.4 74,029 97,421 67,288 69.1 60,887 62.5 6,401 9.5 30,133 98,287 67,549 68.7 61,628 62.7 5,921 8.8 30,738 104,769 61,834 59.0 56,581 54.0 5,253 8.5 42,935 104,981 61,690 58.8 56,711 54.0 4,980 8.1 43,291 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seasonally adjusted Oct. 2010 Sept. 2011 Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 June 2011 July 2011 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011 Oct. 2011 2,360 1,475 840 45 137,389 128,487 20,900 107,587 562 107,025 8,817 85 2,281 1,409 839 33 138,221 129,756 20,569 109,187 756 108,431 8,411 55 2,246 1,339 873 34 138,740 130,189 20,682 109,507 771 108,736 8,501 50 2,348 1,446 823 – 136,797 127,852 20,717 107,100 – 106,470 8,862 – 2,217 1,383 829 – 137,035 128,437 20,318 108,209 – 107,511 8,543 – 2,245 1,419 810 – 136,837 128,393 20,302 108,070 – 107,319 8,525 – 2,355 1,475 843 – 137,146 128,552 20,286 108,275 – 107,556 8,551 – 2,267 1,380 839 – 137,840 129,606 20,568 108,742 – 107,992 8,334 – 2,250 1,325 862 – 138,137 129,565 20,519 108,980 – 108,160 8,521 – 8,408 5,695 2,442 18,717 8,541 5,497 2,766 18,647 8,258 5,518 2,488 18,941 9,100 6,174 2,564 18,230 8,552 5,806 2,401 18,470 8,396 5,687 2,517 18,258 8,826 5,833 2,736 18,208 9,270 5,963 2,852 18,308 8,896 5,901 2,631 18,392 8,279 5,619 2,421 18,302 8,423 5,410 2,749 18,249 8,151 5,444 2,472 18,543 8,991 6,108 2,534 17,848 8,400 5,704 2,341 18,151 8,218 5,569 2,466 17,880 8,670 5,732 2,720 17,813 9,112 5,864 2,868 17,877 8,784 5,829 2,613 17,985 1 Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated. 2 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. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-9. Selected employment indicators [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Characteristic Seasonally adjusted Oct. 2010 Sept. 2011 Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 June 2011 July 2011 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011 Oct. 2011 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139,749 4,144 1,409 2,735 135,605 12,723 122,881 94,791 30,589 30,886 33,315 28,091 140,502 4,177 1,450 2,727 136,325 13,061 123,264 93,920 30,750 30,228 32,941 29,345 140,987 4,226 1,447 2,779 136,761 13,306 123,454 94,108 30,806 30,295 33,007 29,346 139,084 4,319 1,434 2,894 134,764 12,774 121,910 94,011 30,323 30,650 33,037 27,899 139,334 4,299 1,358 2,945 135,035 12,911 122,175 93,505 30,416 30,197 32,892 28,670 139,296 4,244 1,343 2,890 135,052 12,860 122,228 93,550 30,322 30,249 32,979 28,677 139,627 4,312 1,341 2,981 135,315 12,895 122,447 93,568 30,635 30,017 32,916 28,880 140,025 4,352 1,414 2,944 135,673 13,072 122,610 93,460 30,587 30,053 32,819 29,150 140,302 4,397 1,442 2,961 135,905 13,357 122,496 93,338 30,557 30,043 32,738 29,158 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,970 2,010 623 1,387 71,960 6,481 65,479 50,805 16,668 16,737 17,400 14,675 74,821 2,025 692 1,334 72,796 6,874 65,923 50,373 16,852 16,395 17,127 15,549 74,931 2,007 626 1,381 72,924 7,017 65,907 50,406 16,884 16,360 17,162 15,501 73,470 2,106 660 1,443 71,365 6,542 64,803 50,209 16,434 16,573 17,202 14,594 74,014 2,077 646 1,451 71,937 6,754 65,193 50,096 16,607 16,365 17,124 15,097 73,908 2,072 652 1,429 71,836 6,711 65,163 50,018 16,481 16,371 17,167 15,146 74,122 2,107 629 1,492 72,015 6,747 65,289 50,019 16,674 16,226 17,118 15,271 74,364 2,089 674 1,418 72,276 6,858 65,429 50,022 16,686 16,277 17,059 15,407 74,442 2,106 666 1,443 72,336 7,084 65,262 49,844 16,658 16,201 16,986 15,418 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,779 2,134 786 1,348 63,645 6,242 57,402 43,986 13,921 14,150 15,915 13,416 65,680 2,152 759 1,393 63,529 6,187 57,341 43,546 13,899 13,833 15,815 13,795 66,056 2,219 821 1,398 63,837 6,290 57,547 43,703 13,923 13,935 15,844 13,845 65,613 2,214 774 1,452 63,400 6,232 57,106 43,801 13,889 14,077 15,836 13,305 65,320 2,222 713 1,494 63,098 6,157 56,982 43,409 13,809 13,833 15,768 13,573 65,388 2,172 691 1,461 63,216 6,149 57,064 43,533 13,841 13,879 15,813 13,532 65,505 2,205 712 1,489 63,300 6,148 57,158 43,549 13,960 13,790 15,798 13,609 65,661 2,263 740 1,525 63,398 6,214 57,181 43,438 13,901 13,776 15,760 13,744 65,859 2,290 777 1,518 63,569 6,273 57,233 43,494 13,899 13,843 15,752 13,740 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women who maintain families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,492 34,642 8,959 43,938 34,095 9,173 43,940 34,401 9,101 43,301 34,553 – 43,004 33,676 – 43,145 33,734 – 43,184 33,845 – 43,637 34,052 – 43,632 34,239 – FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part-time workers2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,342 27,407 112,980 27,522 113,456 27,530 111,585 27,433 111,907 27,631 111,859 27,606 112,330 27,407 112,357 27,704 112,778 27,514 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percent of total employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,817 4.9 6,946 4.9 6,989 5.0 6,679 4.8 6,880 4.9 6,741 4.8 6,927 5.0 6,964 5.0 6,887 4.9 SELF-EMPLOYMENT Self-employed workers, incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,037 9,657 4,950 9,249 5,030 9,374 – 9,684 – 9,372 – 9,335 – 9,394 – 9,173 – 9,383 1 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week. 2 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. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted Characteristic Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates Oct. 2010 Sept. 2011 Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 June 2011 July 2011 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011 Oct. 2011 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............................ . 14,876 1,607 624 952 13,269 2,300 10,942 8,761 3,350 2,616 2,796 2,169 13,992 1,418 511 893 12,573 2,249 10,339 8,284 3,287 2,443 2,554 2,106 13,897 1,393 488 898 12,504 2,176 10,342 8,147 3,313 2,339 2,495 2,187 9.7 27.1 30.3 24.7 9.0 15.3 8.2 8.5 9.9 7.9 7.8 7.2 9.2 24.5 28.2 22.8 8.6 14.5 8.0 8.2 9.6 7.8 7.3 7.0 9.1 25.0 28.7 23.1 8.5 14.6 7.8 8.0 9.7 7.1 7.3 6.9 9.1 25.4 29.6 24.5 8.5 14.8 7.8 8.1 9.5 7.7 7.1 6.6 9.1 24.6 26.5 23.3 8.5 14.7 7.8 8.1 9.7 7.5 7.2 6.7 9.0 24.1 25.3 23.3 8.4 14.0 7.8 8.0 9.8 7.2 7.1 7.0 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............................ . 8,530 879 337 529 7,651 1,297 6,321 5,007 1,913 1,479 1,615 1,315 7,758 807 257 533 6,952 1,286 5,712 4,572 1,817 1,354 1,401 1,139 7,809 796 249 551 7,013 1,222 5,808 4,605 1,895 1,324 1,386 1,203 10.4 29.4 33.8 26.8 9.7 16.5 8.9 9.1 10.4 8.2 8.6 8.3 9.7 27.4 30.7 25.7 9.1 15.5 8.4 8.6 10.0 8.1 7.7 7.9 9.6 27.2 29.9 25.6 9.0 15.7 8.2 8.4 10.2 7.5 7.7 7.4 9.6 28.1 28.6 28.9 8.9 16.5 8.1 8.5 9.8 8.1 7.4 7.0 9.4 27.9 27.6 27.3 8.8 15.8 8.0 8.4 9.8 7.7 7.6 6.9 9.5 27.4 27.2 27.6 8.8 14.7 8.2 8.5 10.2 7.6 7.5 7.2 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 over1 .......................... . 6,346 728 287 423 5,618 1,003 4,620 3,754 1,436 1,137 1,181 846 6,233 612 254 360 5,622 963 4,628 3,712 1,470 1,088 1,153 978 6,087 597 239 347 5,491 954 4,533 3,542 1,418 1,015 1,110 970 8.8 24.8 27.0 22.6 8.1 13.9 7.5 7.9 9.4 7.5 6.9 5.9 8.6 21.6 25.9 19.7 8.0 13.4 7.4 7.8 9.1 7.4 6.9 6.3 8.5 22.7 27.5 20.6 7.9 13.2 7.3 7.5 9.1 6.7 6.8 7.3 8.5 22.6 30.5 19.4 8.0 12.8 7.4 7.7 9.1 7.2 6.8 7.1 8.7 21.3 25.5 19.1 8.1 13.4 7.5 7.9 9.6 7.3 6.8 6.6 8.5 20.7 23.6 18.6 8.0 13.2 7.3 7.5 9.3 6.8 6.6 6.5 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women who maintain families1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,225 2,079 1,267 2,738 2,127 1,294 2,707 2,092 1,275 6.9 5.7 12.4 6.2 5.6 12.8 6.1 5.6 12.1 5.9 5.8 11.9 5.9 5.9 12.4 5.8 5.8 12.3 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part-time workers3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,027 1,854 12,240 1,774 11,998 1,892 10.5 6.3 9.8 6.7 9.8 6.1 9.7 6.5 9.8 6.0 9.6 6.4 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs. 3 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Reason Oct. 2010 Sept. 2011 Seasonally adjusted Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 June 2011 July 2011 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011 Oct. 2011 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,331 890 7,441 6,009 1,432 876 3,466 1,230 7,636 813 6,823 5,383 1,440 1,064 3,500 1,320 7,390 861 6,528 5,170 1,359 1,103 3,368 1,242 9,070 1,293 7,777 6,254 1,523 854 3,498 1,278 8,261 1,251 7,010 5,606 1,405 965 3,430 1,222 8,215 1,268 6,947 5,567 1,380 928 3,410 1,270 8,203 1,247 6,956 5,545 1,411 963 3,532 1,241 8,121 1,196 6,925 5,500 1,426 967 3,504 1,327 8,006 1,236 6,770 5,362 1,409 1,072 3,400 1,293 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not on temporary layoff........................... . Job leavers............................................ . Reentrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New entrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.9 6.4 53.5 6.3 24.9 8.8 56.5 6.0 50.5 7.9 25.9 9.8 56.4 6.6 49.8 8.4 25.7 9.5 61.7 8.8 52.9 5.8 23.8 8.7 59.5 9.0 50.5 7.0 24.7 8.8 59.4 9.2 50.3 6.7 24.7 9.2 58.8 8.9 49.9 6.9 25.3 8.9 58.3 8.6 49.8 6.9 25.2 9.5 58.1 9.0 49.2 7.8 24.7 9.4 UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers............................................ . Reentrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New entrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4 0.6 2.3 0.8 5.0 0.7 2.3 0.9 4.8 0.7 2.2 0.8 5.9 0.6 2.3 0.8 5.4 0.6 2.2 0.8 5.4 0.6 2.2 0.8 5.3 0.6 2.3 0.8 5.3 0.6 2.3 0.9 5.2 0.7 2.2 0.8 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 Oct. 2010 Sept. 2011 Oct. 2011 Seasonally adjusted Oct. 2010 June 2011 July 2011 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011 Oct. 2011 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Less than 5 weeks.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 weeks and over................................... . 15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,432 3,037 8,434 2,335 6,099 2,760 2,726 8,034 1,816 6,217 2,443 2,985 7,674 1,936 5,738 2,659 3,427 8,734 2,500 6,234 3,076 2,972 8,125 1,836 6,289 2,689 3,088 8,150 1,965 6,185 2,755 3,050 8,273 2,239 6,034 2,772 2,904 8,328 2,086 6,242 2,694 3,250 7,924 2,048 5,876 Average (mean) duration, in weeks1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Median duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.9 21.9 41.0 22.2 39.8 21.1 33.9 21.3 39.9 22.5 40.4 21.2 40.3 21.8 40.5 22.2 39.4 20.8 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 weeks and over................................... . 15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.5 21.8 60.7 16.8 43.9 20.4 20.2 59.4 13.4 46.0 18.6 22.8 58.6 14.8 43.8 17.9 23.1 58.9 16.9 42.1 21.7 21.0 57.3 13.0 44.4 19.3 22.2 58.5 14.1 44.4 19.6 21.7 58.8 15.9 42.9 19.8 20.7 59.5 14.9 44.6 19.4 23.4 57.1 14.8 42.4 1 Beginning in January 2011, this series reflects a change to the collection of data on unemployment duration. For more information, see www.bls.gov/cps/duration.htm. 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............. . Unemployed Unemployment rates Oct. 2010 Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 Oct. 2011 139,749 51,818 140,987 52,864 13,903 2,417 13,102 2,410 9.0 4.5 8.5 4.4 20,699 31,119 24,540 33,394 15,439 17,955 21,700 31,164 25,108 32,932 15,323 17,609 1,089 1,328 2,758 3,300 1,548 1,752 1,068 1,342 2,772 3,023 1,368 1,655 5.0 4.1 10.1 9.0 9.1 8.9 4.7 4.1 9.9 8.4 8.2 8.6 13,091 1,085 7,026 4,980 13,121 1,028 7,125 4,969 2,060 155 1,456 449 1,746 174 1,184 388 13.6 12.5 17.2 8.3 11.7 14.5 14.2 7.2 16,906 8,255 8,651 16,963 8,474 8,489 2,091 1,134 958 1,857 897 961 11.0 12.1 10.0 9.9 9.6 10.2 1 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. Effective with January 2011 data, occupations reflect the introduction of the 2010 Census occupational classification system into the Current Population Survey, or household survey. This classification system is derived from the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2011 are not strictly comparable with earlier years. 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates Oct. 2010 Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 Oct. 2011 13,903 10,990 89 1,445 1,474 937 537 1,888 404 300 590 1,525 1,263 1,458 554 176 950 557 13,102 10,126 69 1,129 1,200 759 441 1,764 462 195 524 1,495 1,221 1,448 618 198 924 612 9.0 9.3 10.4 17.3 9.5 9.8 9.0 9.2 6.9 9.8 6.7 10.6 5.8 11.1 8.8 11.0 4.3 5.4 8.5 8.5 7.8 13.7 7.7 8.0 7.3 8.6 7.8 6.6 5.8 10.1 5.6 10.8 9.6 13.4 4.3 6.1 1 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 Oct. 2010 Sept. 2011 Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 June 2011 July 2011 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011 Oct. 2011 5.5 5.2 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.1 5.4 5.0 4.8 5.9 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.2 9.0 8.8 8.5 9.7 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.8 9.4 9.1 10.4 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.6 10.6 10.2 10.0 11.2 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.5 15.9 15.7 15.3 17.0 16.2 16.1 16.2 16.5 16.2 NOTE: Persons marginally attached to the labor force are those who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the past 12 months. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for work. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-16. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Total Category Oct. 2010 Men Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 Women Oct. 2011 Oct. 2010 Oct. 2011 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 . . . . 84,878 5,867 2,602 1,219 1,383 86,181 5,969 2,555 967 1,588 33,867 2,806 1,345 712 633 34,583 2,818 1,358 575 783 51,011 3,061 1,258 507 751 51,598 3,151 1,196 392 805 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,817 4.9 3,653 1,850 197 1,103 6,989 5.0 3,631 1,851 222 1,251 3,177 4.3 1,834 647 118 573 3,415 4.6 1,993 588 156 659 3,640 5.5 1,819 1,203 80 531 3,574 5.4 1,638 1,263 65 592 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 Oct. 2010 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011p Oct. 2011p Oct. 2010 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011p Oct. 2011p 131,071 108,429 18,103 131,058 110,193 18,507 131,689 109,876 18,438 132,572 110,230 18,408 130,015 107,713 17,785 131,278 109,242 18,075 131,436 109,433 18,104 131,516 109,537 18,094 Change from: Sept.2011 Oct.2011p 80 104 -10 Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oil and gas extraction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining, except oil and gas1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coal mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Support activities for mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 743 51.4 692.0 161.5 210.4 82.3 320.1 814 49.4 764.4 178.6 222.0 87.0 363.8 816 49.7 766.1 179.9 219.6 87.0 366.6 823 48.6 774.0 183.0 220.5 87.0 370.5 734 49.1 685.0 162.5 206.1 82.4 316.4 800 47.1 753.0 177.4 214.4 86.7 361.2 805 47.3 757.4 180.6 214.4 86.9 362.4 810 46.4 763.5 183.6 215.2 87.1 364.7 5 -0.9 6.1 3.0 0.8 0.2 2.3 Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction of buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonresidential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heavy and civil engineering construction. . . . . . . Specialty trade contractors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential specialty trade contractors. . . . . . . Nonresidential specialty trade contractors. . . . 5,748 1,256.9 579.8 677.1 906.6 3,584.0 1,504.7 2,079.3 5,833 1,275.3 581.4 693.9 911.0 3,647.1 1,536.2 2,110.9 5,791 1,272.4 577.0 695.4 912.2 3,606.7 1,521.2 2,085.5 5,765 1,269.1 580.5 688.6 915.6 3,580.7 1,514.4 2,066.3 5,512 1,217.1 559.5 657.6 845.1 3,450.1 1,438.8 2,011.3 5,518 1,220.7 555.9 664.8 843.0 3,454.3 1,452.9 2,001.4 5,545 1,231.7 559.3 672.4 847.4 3,465.8 1,452.7 2,013.1 5,525 1,230.5 562.6 667.9 851.1 3,443.7 1,453.1 1,990.6 -20 -1.2 3.3 -4.5 3.7 -22.1 0.4 -22.5 Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,612 11,860 11,831 11,820 11,539 11,757 11,754 11,759 5 Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wood products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmetallic mineral products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machinery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computer and electronic products1 . . . . . . . . . . Computer and peripheral equipment. . . . . . . Communication equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Semiconductors and electronic components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic instruments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electrical equipment and appliances. . . . . . . . . Transportation equipment1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicles and parts2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furniture and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,135 339.0 379.9 367.0 1,313.5 1,004.8 1,103.3 163.7 120.2 7,354 339.1 380.9 387.9 1,372.2 1,057.4 1,133.7 173.3 117.0 7,341 335.6 377.1 390.8 1,368.8 1,054.9 1,129.3 172.9 116.6 7,348 332.7 375.3 392.6 1,370.3 1,062.7 1,127.4 172.8 115.0 7,097 336.0 371.8 365.3 1,300.6 1,000.2 1,102.9 163.5 120.1 7,308 330.5 369.5 387.9 1,361.4 1,054.3 1,129.6 173.0 116.5 7,310 330.8 367.9 389.4 1,360.5 1,057.0 1,129.6 172.8 116.2 7,321 331.0 367.1 391.7 1,361.1 1,060.9 1,128.5 173.0 114.7 11 0.2 -0.8 2.3 0.6 3.9 -1.1 0.2 -1.5 372.5 403.3 365.3 1,336.1 680.5 355.1 571.3 390.5 403.9 374.0 1,372.2 700.0 357.2 579.1 389.5 402.1 371.8 1,382.2 709.1 354.3 575.8 389.2 402.1 372.1 1,389.1 713.0 351.1 574.7 372.1 403.8 364.7 1,333.3 678.2 354.5 567.5 388.4 402.9 371.7 1,373.9 702.2 351.7 577.7 389.2 402.8 371.2 1,376.9 704.2 351.2 575.3 389.5 402.8 371.7 1,386.4 710.4 350.1 572.9 0.3 0.0 0.5 9.5 6.2 -1.1 -2.4 Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beverages and tobacco products. . . . . . . . . . . . Textile mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textile product mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leather and allied products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paper and paper products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing and related support activities. . . . . . . . Petroleum and coal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chemicals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plastics and rubber products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,477 1,463.0 188.3 119.3 118.3 156.6 28.9 397.2 483.5 117.6 777.2 627.0 4,506 1,479.7 194.9 122.5 116.2 155.6 29.2 400.8 470.2 114.3 785.8 636.7 4,490 1,472.3 193.8 121.4 113.2 157.5 30.2 400.4 465.0 114.3 785.6 636.0 4,472 1,464.1 191.5 120.1 113.8 156.4 30.5 400.9 464.2 116.8 781.1 632.7 4,442 1,440.3 184.4 118.8 117.1 156.6 28.3 396.6 481.3 115.5 779.4 623.9 4,449 1,443.4 189.4 122.0 116.1 154.6 29.0 399.2 468.7 111.4 783.2 631.7 4,444 1,442.2 187.7 121.2 113.7 155.6 29.8 399.5 463.8 112.3 785.6 632.5 4,438 1,442.9 186.8 120.1 113.1 156.1 30.0 399.9 461.9 113.6 782.8 630.9 -6 0.7 -0.9 -1.1 -0.6 0.5 0.2 0.4 -1.9 1.3 -2.8 -1.6 Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,326 91,686 91,438 91,822 89,928 91,167 91,329 91,443 114 Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,747 24,959 24,898 25,077 24,670 24,957 24,968 25,003 35 Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic markets and agents and brokers.. . 5,488.5 2,736.6 1,941.5 810.4 5,573.9 2,790.8 1,962.2 820.9 5,547.1 2,774.8 1,954.3 818.0 5,568.5 2,784.7 1,961.3 822.5 5,467.4 2,728.3 1,931.8 807.3 5,547.8 2,776.9 1,952.8 818.1 5,541.8 2,774.3 1,951.6 815.9 5,549.9 2,778.2 1,952.1 819.6 8.1 3.9 0.5 3.7 Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle and parts dealers1 . . . . . . . . . . . . Automobile dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,455.8 1,642.4 1,016.5 14,591.7 1,696.3 1,051.0 14,481.8 1,692.3 1,051.7 14,623.3 1,694.7 1,053.1 14,456.6 1,634.9 1,012.6 14,581.6 1,678.7 1,043.7 14,594.9 1,681.3 1,045.9 14,612.7 1,687.6 1,049.8 17.8 6.3 3.9 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 Oct. 2010 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011p Oct. 2011p Oct. 2010 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011p Oct. 2011p Change from: Sept.2011 Oct.2011p Furniture and home furnishings stores. . . . . . . Electronics and appliance stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . Building material and garden supply stores.. . Food and beverage stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health and personal care stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clothing and clothing accessories stores. . . . . Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General merchandise stores1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Department stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous store retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonstore retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444.0 508.3 1,098.0 2,815.1 974.7 816.2 1,396.8 430.2 485.8 1,128.4 2,855.0 977.4 835.6 1,435.7 431.7 477.0 1,107.8 2,840.5 974.7 822.8 1,410.4 449.7 488.1 1,103.7 2,848.9 978.3 822.2 1,444.7 439.6 506.1 1,109.9 2,810.6 977.6 814.4 1,401.1 437.2 493.8 1,119.9 2,840.1 977.5 821.2 1,436.5 438.6 485.6 1,119.6 2,846.7 980.4 816.9 1,444.5 443.0 486.5 1,120.5 2,844.5 979.7 820.2 1,445.9 4.4 0.9 0.9 -2.2 -0.7 3.3 1.4 598.7 2,967.3 1,479.4 765.7 428.6 598.4 2,966.6 1,478.5 771.0 411.3 596.4 2,941.3 1,460.8 768.3 418.6 595.0 2,995.9 1,495.7 772.2 429.9 597.4 2,988.2 1,495.1 757.8 419.0 600.1 2,991.0 1,500.2 766.7 418.9 598.7 2,997.2 1,502.6 768.3 417.1 595.7 3,007.2 1,508.0 764.7 417.2 -3.0 10.0 5.4 -3.6 0.1 Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rail transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Truck transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transit and ground passenger transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pipeline transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scenic and sightseeing transportation. . . . . . . . Support activities for transportation. . . . . . . . . . . Couriers and messengers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warehousing and storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,253.1 464.6 218.7 64.0 1,271.7 4,238.5 479.7 226.9 65.8 1,305.2 4,315.1 476.1 227.1 64.7 1,305.5 4,331.6 475.0 227.1 65.3 1,306.7 4,196.2 463.7 218.4 63.5 1,250.2 4,274.5 475.7 226.5 63.6 1,281.8 4,277.0 475.1 226.1 64.0 1,283.7 4,286.4 474.9 226.6 64.7 1,286.8 9.4 -0.2 0.5 0.7 3.1 462.0 42.0 28.6 546.3 519.4 635.8 377.4 43.0 37.0 558.0 513.4 632.1 455.8 43.2 34.0 557.0 517.1 634.6 462.5 43.2 31.0 562.6 515.6 642.6 442.9 41.8 28.1 543.0 516.5 628.1 445.0 42.9 28.9 556.1 521.9 632.1 444.0 43.2 28.6 557.0 522.8 632.5 444.6 43.1 29.7 559.3 521.8 634.9 0.6 -0.1 1.1 2.3 -1.0 2.4 Industry Retail trade - Continued Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549.5 554.8 553.6 553.2 549.8 552.6 554.1 553.5 -0.6 Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publishing industries, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . Motion picture and sound recording industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broadcasting, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data processing, hosting and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other information services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,696 759.1 2,637 756.5 2,651 753.4 2,652 756.0 2,697 758.9 2,627 755.3 2,661 754.5 2,656 755.4 -5 0.9 368.2 297.3 887.3 376.7 293.5 809.6 358.2 294.0 846.2 353.4 295.1 844.0 372.0 296.0 886.2 366.5 294.3 809.6 361.2 294.4 849.1 358.5 293.8 844.2 -2.7 -0.6 -4.9 240.3 143.5 237.5 163.3 237.0 162.6 238.6 164.5 240.6 143.3 239.5 162.0 238.5 163.0 238.9 164.8 0.4 1.8 Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monetary authorities - central bank. . . . . . . . . . . Credit intermediation and related activities1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Depository credit intermediation1 . . . . . . . . . . Commercial banking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Securities, commodity contracts, investments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insurance carriers and related activities. . . . . . Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles. . . Real estate and rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . Real estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rental and leasing services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets. . . . . 7,621 5,683.8 20.7 7,657 5,678.6 22.0 7,610 5,655.1 21.8 7,615 5,665.2 21.9 7,617 5,685.6 20.8 7,612 5,670.4 21.8 7,607 5,666.1 21.8 7,611 5,665.9 22.0 4 -0.2 0.2 2,548.8 1,737.5 1,311.9 2,545.6 1,763.8 1,330.0 2,537.1 1,753.5 1,322.9 2,539.8 1,754.5 1,323.3 2,552.0 1,738.9 1,313.8 2,542.9 1,757.8 1,325.8 2,542.8 1,757.8 1,325.4 2,540.8 1,756.7 1,324.5 -2.0 -1.1 -0.9 801.5 2,225.6 87.2 1,936.8 1,396.6 515.0 25.2 814.1 2,211.1 85.8 1,978.8 1,423.7 529.2 25.9 807.2 2,203.7 85.3 1,954.5 1,403.1 525.6 25.8 808.5 2,208.9 86.1 1,949.5 1,405.9 517.6 26.0 800.3 2,225.7 86.8 1,931.7 1,391.6 514.7 25.4 811.7 2,208.2 85.8 1,941.9 1,402.6 513.5 25.8 809.2 2,206.5 85.8 1,941.2 1,396.5 518.8 25.9 808.3 2,209.0 85.8 1,945.2 1,401.3 517.9 26.0 -0.9 2.5 0.0 4.0 4.8 -0.9 0.1 16,950 7,398.0 1,116.3 805.7 1,282.7 17,368 7,624.6 1,118.2 849.8 1,320.3 17,358 7,600.3 1,109.1 851.3 1,309.6 17,490 7,653.7 1,113.8 860.5 1,311.3 16,759 7,422.9 1,115.9 871.4 1,272.6 17,239 7,661.0 1,113.7 924.6 1,301.5 17,289 7,684.0 1,112.5 930.2 1,304.4 17,321 7,687.2 1,112.9 932.2 1,302.2 32 3.2 0.4 2.0 -2.2 1,465.1 1,520.7 1,517.1 1,530.1 1,456.9 1,515.2 1,519.9 1,522.8 2.9 1,003.4 1,055.6 1,052.0 1,069.5 994.6 1,053.6 1,057.3 1,061.1 3.8 Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and technical services1 . . . . . . . . . . . Legal services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounting and bookkeeping services. . . . . . . Architectural and engineering services. . . . . . . Computer systems design and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management and technical consulting services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 Oct. 2010 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011p Oct. 2011p Oct. 2010 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011p Oct. 2011p Change from: Sept.2011 Oct.2011p Management of companies and enterprises. . . . Administrative and waste services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative and support services1 . . . . . . . . Employment services1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Business support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Services to buildings and dwellings. . . . . . . . Waste management and remediation services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,868.7 7,683.5 7,321.8 2,912.2 2,259.0 816.6 1,794.9 1,895.9 7,847.8 7,472.8 2,982.6 2,296.6 795.9 1,866.0 1,892.9 7,864.4 7,491.5 3,036.9 2,354.9 794.8 1,830.6 1,897.7 7,938.9 7,568.9 3,107.0 2,423.8 805.2 1,819.3 1,869.9 7,466.3 7,106.6 2,765.8 2,137.3 809.2 1,747.9 1,887.8 7,690.1 7,323.6 2,937.0 2,270.3 804.4 1,765.3 1,892.6 7,712.0 7,343.7 2,959.4 2,291.4 802.6 1,766.1 1,896.8 7,737.4 7,369.7 2,973.8 2,306.4 797.5 1,773.2 4.2 25.4 26.0 14.4 15.0 -5.1 7.1 361.7 375.0 372.9 370.0 359.7 366.5 368.3 367.7 -0.6 Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ambulatory health care services1 . . . . . . . . . Offices of physicians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outpatient care centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home health care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nursing and residential care facilities1 . . . . Nursing care facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social assistance1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Child day care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,865 3,320.1 16,544.6 13,884.0 6,039.1 2,330.1 606.9 1,097.4 4,696.6 3,148.3 1,667.9 2,660.6 867.6 19,694 2,907.6 16,786.4 14,160.0 6,185.9 2,374.3 622.9 1,133.5 4,767.8 3,206.3 1,687.6 2,626.4 804.9 20,014 3,188.6 16,825.7 14,160.3 6,190.5 2,377.9 625.5 1,139.8 4,772.9 3,196.9 1,683.1 2,665.4 848.7 20,297 3,398.9 16,898.4 14,201.7 6,218.2 2,398.1 630.9 1,144.0 4,779.5 3,204.0 1,686.7 2,696.7 862.1 19,695 3,170.1 16,524.4 13,875.0 6,033.4 2,327.8 607.2 1,096.1 4,694.1 3,147.5 1,667.0 2,649.4 856.1 20,036 3,225.7 16,810.5 14,131.7 6,178.0 2,373.3 622.4 1,133.9 4,758.0 3,195.7 1,683.6 2,678.8 853.9 20,094 3,237.6 16,856.6 14,176.7 6,201.7 2,383.8 627.1 1,139.9 4,774.8 3,200.2 1,684.4 2,679.9 852.6 20,122 3,248.6 16,872.9 14,188.3 6,206.5 2,392.0 630.0 1,141.9 4,778.1 3,203.7 1,686.9 2,684.6 852.7 28 11.0 16.3 11.6 4.8 8.2 2.9 2.0 3.3 3.5 2.5 4.7 0.1 Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . Performing arts and spectator sports. . . . . . . . . Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks. . . Amusements, gambling, and recreation. . . . . . Accommodation and food services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food services and drinking places. . . . . . . . . . . 13,031 1,861.8 410.9 126.3 1,324.6 11,169.0 1,755.0 9,414.0 13,870 2,160.0 431.4 144.2 1,584.4 11,709.8 1,954.0 9,755.8 13,462 1,978.7 433.2 132.9 1,412.6 11,483.2 1,846.2 9,637.0 13,238 1,866.5 410.2 131.9 1,324.4 11,371.8 1,798.8 9,573.0 13,072 1,899.8 404.8 125.9 1,369.1 11,172.4 1,766.2 9,406.2 13,240 1,897.5 401.6 131.7 1,364.2 11,342.7 1,811.9 9,530.8 13,253 1,895.6 406.7 130.8 1,358.1 11,357.2 1,808.1 9,549.1 13,275 1,902.1 404.1 131.8 1,366.2 11,373.0 1,811.1 9,561.9 22 6.5 -2.6 1.0 8.1 15.8 3.0 12.8 Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repair and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Personal and laundry services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Membership associations and organizations. . . . 5,416 1,146.0 1,268.4 3,002.0 5,501 1,159.0 1,293.9 3,048.3 5,445 1,157.4 1,288.3 2,998.9 5,453 1,158.2 1,284.1 3,010.7 5,418 1,145.2 1,272.3 3,000.0 5,456 1,152.7 1,287.1 3,016.2 5,457 1,155.6 1,289.9 3,011.1 5,455 1,156.8 1,288.0 3,009.9 -2 1.2 -1.9 -1.2 Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federal, except U.S. Postal Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. Postal Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State government education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State government, excluding education. . . . . . . . . . . Local government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local government education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local government, excluding education. . . . . . . . . . . 22,642 2,850.0 2,198.5 651.1 5,297.0 2,552.1 2,744.6 14,495.0 8,206.5 6,288.7 20,865 2,837.0 2,219.7 617.1 4,816.0 2,114.4 2,701.5 13,212.0 6,772.2 6,439.8 21,813 2,825.0 2,214.2 610.7 5,095.0 2,409.2 2,686.2 13,893.0 7,637.7 6,254.9 22,342 2,813.0 2,191.2 622.0 5,210.0 2,551.3 2,658.8 14,319.0 8,107.7 6,211.6 22,302 2,847.0 2,199.9 646.6 5,146.0 2,393.7 2,752.2 14,309.0 7,980.0 6,328.6 22,036 2,818.0 2,197.3 620.7 5,086.0 2,402.7 2,682.8 14,132.0 7,874.5 6,257.6 22,003 2,814.0 2,199.1 614.8 5,078.0 2,397.0 2,680.9 14,111.0 7,860.4 6,250.7 21,979 2,812.0 2,194.6 617.5 5,058.0 2,392.7 2,665.3 14,109.0 7,861.6 6,247.2 -24 -2.0 -4.5 2.7 -20.0 -4.3 -15.6 -2.0 1.2 -3.5 Industry Professional and business services - Continued 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. 2 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 ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Oct. 2010 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011p Oct. 2011p 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 39.8 43.6 38.2 40.4 40.6 40.0 33.2 34.4 38.4 31.4 38.6 41.7 36.8 37.0 35.8 32.8 25.9 31.7 34.2 39.8 44.2 38.2 40.3 40.6 39.7 33.1 34.3 38.5 31.3 38.4 41.6 36.3 37.1 35.7 32.7 25.8 31.5 34.3 39.9 44.3 38.5 40.3 40.7 39.6 33.2 34.5 38.8 31.4 38.3 42.3 36.6 37.4 35.8 32.7 25.8 31.6 34.3 40.0 44.9 38.2 40.5 40.9 40.0 33.2 34.4 38.8 31.3 38.5 42.3 36.8 37.3 35.8 32.6 25.9 31.7 AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS Manufacturing........................................................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods................................................................... . 3.1 2.9 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 Industry p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings Industry Oct. 2010 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011p Oct. 2011p 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........................................ . $22.77 24.20 27.71 25.25 23.49 24.95 21.11 22.43 19.79 26.29 15.63 21.16 32.84 31.03 27.38 27.47 23.15 13.12 20.36 $23.08 24.45 28.06 25.48 23.72 25.27 21.12 22.76 20.05 26.31 15.76 21.89 33.74 31.43 27.82 27.85 23.63 13.23 20.52 $23.14 24.52 28.28 25.50 23.79 25.33 21.18 22.81 20.07 26.31 15.79 21.84 34.00 31.29 27.94 27.91 23.67 13.27 20.53 $23.19 24.58 28.23 25.48 23.90 25.48 21.23 22.86 20.11 26.43 15.81 21.81 33.97 31.25 28.01 28.02 23.73 13.28 20.55 p Preliminary Oct. 2010 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011p Oct. 2011p $ 781.01 $ 789.34 $ 793.70 $ 795.42 963.16 973.11 978.35 983.20 1,208.16 1,240.25 1,252.80 1,267.53 964.55 973.34 981.75 973.34 949.00 955.92 958.74 967.95 1,012.97 1,025.96 1,030.93 1,042.13 844.40 838.46 838.73 849.20 744.68 753.36 757.29 758.95 680.78 687.72 692.42 691.78 1,009.54 1,012.94 1,020.83 1,025.48 490.78 493.29 495.81 494.85 816.78 840.58 836.47 839.69 1,369.43 1,403.58 1,438.20 1,436.93 1,141.90 1,140.91 1,145.21 1,150.00 1,013.06 1,032.12 1,044.96 1,044.77 983.43 994.25 999.18 1,003.12 759.32 772.70 774.01 773.60 339.81 341.33 342.37 343.95 645.41 646.38 648.75 651.44 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 Oct. 2010 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011p Oct. 2011p Percent change from: Sept. 2011 Oct. 2011p 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92.6 80.6 100.6 72.6 83.9 81.1 88.7 95.9 92.2 91.6 92.2 92.7 99.2 90.6 92.9 94.4 105.1 96.6 95.2 93.6 82.0 111.1 72.6 85.2 83.5 88.2 96.9 93.0 93.2 92.7 93.9 99.4 87.1 93.1 96.8 106.6 97.5 95.2 94.1 82.3 112.1 73.6 85.2 83.8 87.8 97.4 93.6 93.8 93.1 93.8 101.4 88.9 93.7 97.3 106.9 97.6 95.5 94.2 82.5 114.3 72.7 85.7 84.3 88.6 97.5 93.5 94.0 92.9 94.5 101.3 89.3 93.5 97.5 106.8 98.1 95.8 0.1 0.2 2.0 -1.2 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.1 -0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.7 -0.1 0.4 -0.2 0.2 -0.1 0.5 0.3 Oct. 2010 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011p Oct. 2011p Percent change from: Sept. 2011 Oct. 2011p 100.5 88.2 111.9 79.6 91.6 89.9 95.0 104.2 98.2 100.5 95.3 99.5 107.6 100.1 99.3 105.0 114.0 102.3 110.0 103.0 90.6 125.2 80.4 94.0 93.8 94.5 106.9 100.4 102.3 96.6 104.4 110.8 97.5 101.1 109.2 118.0 104.0 110.9 103.8 91.2 127.2 81.5 94.3 94.2 94.4 107.6 101.1 103.0 97.2 103.9 113.9 99.1 102.2 110.1 118.6 104.4 111.3 104.1 91.6 129.5 80.5 95.2 95.4 95.4 108.0 101.2 103.6 97.1 104.5 113.7 99.3 102.3 110.7 118.7 105.1 111.7 0.3 0.4 1.8 -1.2 1.0 1.3 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.6 -0.1 0.6 -0.2 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.7 0.4 1 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment. 2 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment. p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-5. Employment of women on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Women employees (in thousands) Percent of all employees Industry Oct. 2010 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011p Oct. 2011p Oct. 2010 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011p Oct. 2011p 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,609 51,950 4,057 99 710 3,248 1,714 1,534 47,893 10,000 1,642.9 7,217.8 1,002.6 136.3 1,095 4,468 7,456 15,181 6,826 2,867 12,659 64,911 52,376 4,053 107 709 3,237 1,716 1,521 48,323 10,006 1,670.0 7,194.7 1,006.6 134.4 1,076 4,439 7,656 15,373 6,890 2,883 12,535 64,952 52,431 4,052 107 711 3,234 1,714 1,520 48,379 9,989 1,668.5 7,185.9 1,000.0 134.6 1,081 4,425 7,675 15,413 6,916 2,880 12,521 65,018 52,491 4,049 109 710 3,230 1,711 1,519 48,442 10,000 1,668.1 7,194.6 1,003.1 134.4 1,079 4,419 7,705 15,433 6,928 2,878 12,527 49.7 48.2 22.8 13.5 12.9 28.1 24.2 34.5 53.3 40.5 30.0 49.9 23.9 24.8 40.6 58.7 44.5 77.1 52.2 52.9 56.8 49.4 47.9 22.4 13.4 12.8 27.5 23.5 34.2 53.0 40.1 30.1 49.3 23.5 24.3 41.0 58.3 44.4 76.7 52.0 52.8 56.9 49.4 47.9 22.4 13.3 12.8 27.5 23.4 34.2 53.0 40.0 30.1 49.2 23.4 24.3 40.6 58.2 44.4 76.7 52.2 52.8 56.9 49.4 47.9 22.4 13.5 12.9 27.5 23.4 34.2 53.0 40.0 30.1 49.2 23.4 24.3 40.6 58.1 44.5 76.7 52.2 52.8 57.0 p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 [In thousands] Industry Oct. 2010 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011p Oct. 2011p 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,785 12,809 550 4,187 8,072 4,846 3,226 75,976 20,880 4,373.3 12,445.8 3,620.3 440.9 2,167 5,856 13,724 17,275 11,535 4,539 90,034 13,020 601 4,171 8,248 5,010 3,238 77,014 21,123 4,446.3 12,552.2 3,683.4 441.2 2,100 5,823 14,184 17,548 11,672 4,564 90,227 13,047 603 4,195 8,249 5,011 3,238 77,180 21,143 4,440.7 12,574.5 3,686.2 441.4 2,137 5,821 14,218 17,596 11,699 4,566 90,319 13,044 607 4,182 8,255 5,022 3,233 77,275 21,168 4,448.4 12,582.0 3,697.2 440.0 2,135 5,829 14,241 17,626 11,707 4,569 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 Oct. 2010 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011p Oct. 2011p 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..................................................................... . 33.5 40.6 44.6 38.9 41.2 41.4 40.9 32.3 33.4 38.2 30.2 37.4 42.6 36.3 36.3 35.3 32.3 24.9 30.8 33.5 40.8 46.3 39.0 41.3 41.7 40.6 32.3 33.6 38.4 30.4 37.7 42.0 35.9 36.3 35.1 32.3 24.7 30.7 33.6 40.8 46.7 39.0 41.3 41.8 40.7 32.4 33.6 38.6 30.4 37.6 42.2 36.1 36.5 35.2 32.4 24.7 30.7 33.7 40.9 47.1 38.9 41.5 41.8 40.9 32.5 33.7 38.7 30.5 37.7 42.3 36.2 36.6 35.2 32.4 24.9 30.8 AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS Manufacturing........................................................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods................................................................... . 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.0 Industry 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings Industry Oct. 2010 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011p Oct. 2011p 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........................................ . $19.23 20.41 23.86 23.38 18.71 19.88 16.92 18.98 16.99 21.82 13.38 19.22 30.38 26.22 21.68 23.00 20.33 11.30 17.19 $19.47 20.71 24.54 23.79 18.92 20.08 17.07 19.21 17.15 21.98 13.46 19.52 30.94 26.53 21.75 23.14 20.83 11.47 17.25 $19.50 20.68 24.41 23.74 18.91 20.07 17.06 19.25 17.19 21.99 13.47 19.62 31.19 26.66 21.86 23.14 20.85 11.45 17.27 $19.53 20.74 24.47 23.72 19.01 20.20 17.11 19.28 17.24 22.06 13.56 19.58 30.91 26.74 21.92 23.22 20.86 11.44 17.28 Oct. 2010 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011p Oct. 2011p $ 644.21 $ 652.25 $ 655.20 $ 658.16 828.65 844.97 843.74 848.27 1,064.16 1,136.20 1,139.95 1,152.54 909.48 927.81 925.86 922.71 770.85 781.40 780.98 788.92 823.03 837.34 838.93 844.36 692.03 693.04 694.34 699.80 613.05 620.48 623.70 626.60 567.47 576.24 577.58 580.99 833.52 844.03 848.81 853.72 404.08 409.18 409.49 413.58 718.83 735.90 737.71 738.17 1,294.19 1,299.48 1,316.22 1,307.49 951.79 952.43 962.43 967.99 786.98 789.53 797.89 802.27 811.90 812.21 814.53 817.34 656.66 672.81 675.54 675.86 281.37 283.31 282.82 284.86 529.45 529.58 530.19 532.22 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-9. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 [2002=100] Index of aggregate weekly hours2 Index of aggregate weekly payrolls3 Industry Oct. 2010 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011p Oct. 2011p Percent change from: Sept. 2011 Oct. 2011p 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.4 79.5 130.4 81.6 76.3 75.4 77.7 104.9 97.2 98.4 95.1 101.9 96.1 89.8 101.7 108.6 120.4 105.3 98.1 100.8 81.2 147.9 81.4 78.2 78.5 77.5 106.4 98.9 100.5 96.6 104.5 94.8 86.1 101.2 111.6 122.3 105.7 98.3 101.3 81.3 149.6 81.9 78.2 78.7 77.6 106.9 99.0 100.9 96.8 104.3 95.3 88.1 101.7 112.2 123.0 105.9 98.3 101.7 81.5 151.9 81.5 78.6 78.9 77.9 107.4 99.4 101.4 97.1 104.9 95.2 88.2 102.1 112.3 123.2 106.8 98.7 0.4 0.2 1.5 -0.5 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.6 -0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.4 Oct. 2010 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2011p Oct. 2011p Percent change from: Sept. 2011 Oct. 2011p 127.7 99.3 180.9 103.0 93.4 93.5 93.0 136.5 117.8 126.5 109.1 124.3 121.8 116.6 136.4 148.6 160.9 135.1 122.8 131.1 102.9 211.0 104.6 96.7 98.4 93.4 140.1 121.0 130.2 111.4 129.4 122.4 113.0 136.0 153.6 167.4 137.6 123.5 132.0 103.0 212.4 105.0 96.7 98.6 93.6 141.1 121.4 130.8 111.7 129.9 124.0 116.2 137.4 154.4 168.6 137.7 123.7 132.7 103.5 216.2 104.3 97.7 99.5 94.2 142.0 122.3 131.7 112.9 130.3 122.8 116.8 138.4 155.2 168.9 138.8 124.3 0.5 0.5 1.8 -0.7 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 1.1 0.3 -1.0 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.8 0.5 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. 2 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment. 3 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment. p Preliminary