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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (EST) Friday, November 6, 2015 USDL-15-2125 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 2015 Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 271,000 in October, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 5.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, health care, retail trade, food services and drinking places, and construction. Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, October 2013 – October 2015 Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month change, seasonally adjusted, October 2013 – October 2015 Percent 8.0 Thousands 450 400 350 7.0 300 250 6.0 200 150 100 50 5.0 4.0 Oct-13 Jan-14 Apr-14 Jul-14 Oct-14 Jan-15 Apr-15 Jul-15 Oct-15 0 -50 Oct-13 Jan-14 Apr-14 Jul-14 Oct-14 Jan-15 Apr-15 Jul-15 Oct-15 Household Survey Data Both the unemployment rate (5.0 percent) and the number of unemployed persons (7.9 million) were essentially unchanged in October. Over the past 12 months, the unemployment rate and the number of unemployed persons were down by 0.7 percentage point and 1.1 million, respectively. (See table A-1.) Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (4.7 percent), adult women (4.5 percent), teenagers (15.9 percent), whites (4.4 percent), blacks (9.2 percent), Asians (3.5 percent), and Hispanics (6.3 percent) showed little or no change in October. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was essentially unchanged at 2.1 million in October and has shown little change since June. These individuals accounted for 26.8 percent of the unemployed in October. (See table A-12.) The civilian labor force participation rate was unchanged at 62.4 percent in October, following a decline of 0.2 percentage point in September. The employment-population ratio, at 59.3 percent, changed little in October and has shown little movement over the past year. (See table A-1.) The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) edged down by 269,000 to 5.8 million in October. These individuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a fulltime job. Over the past 12 months, the number of persons employed part time for economic reasons has declined by 1.2 million. (See table A-8.) In October, 1.9 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, down by 276,000 from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. (See table A-16.) Among the marginally attached, there were 665,000 discouraged workers in October, little changed from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The remaining 1.3 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in October had not searched for work for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table A-16.) Establishment Survey Data Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 271,000 in October. Over the prior 12 months, employment growth had averaged 230,000 per month. In October, job gains occurred in professional and business services, health care, retail trade, food services and drinking places, and construction. (See table B-1.) Employment in professional and business services increased by 78,000 in October, compared with an average gain of 52,000 per month over the prior 12 months. In October, job gains occurred in administrative and support services (+46,000), computer systems design and related services (+10,000), and architectural and engineering services (+8,000). Health care added 45,000 jobs in October. Within the industry, employment growth continued in ambulatory health care services (+27,000) and in hospitals (+18,000). Over the past year, health care has added 495,000 jobs. Employment in retail trade rose by 44,000 in October, compared with an average monthly gain of 25,000 over the prior 12 months. In October, job gains occurred in clothing and accessories stores (+20,000), general merchandise stores (+11,000), and automobile dealers (+6,000). Food services and drinking places added 42,000 jobs in October. Over the year, the industry has added 368,000 jobs. -2- Construction employment increased by 31,000 in October, following little employment change in recent months. Employment in nonresidential specialty trade contractors rose by 21,000. Over the past 12 months, construction has added 233,000 jobs. Employment in mining continued to trend down in October (-5,000). The industry has shed 109,000 jobs since reaching a recent employment peak in December 2014. Employment in other major industries, including manufacturing, wholesale trade, transportation and warehousing, information, financial activities, and government, showed little or no change over the month. The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls remained at 34.5 hours in October. The manufacturing workweek edged up by 0.1 hour to 40.7 hours, and factory overtime edged up by 0.1 hour to 3.3 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls edged up by 0.1 hour to 33.7 hours. (See tables B-2 and B-7.) In October, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 9 cents to $25.20, following little change in September (+1 cent). Hourly earnings have risen by 2.5 percent over the year. Average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees increased by 9 cents to $21.18 in October. (See tables B-3 and B-8.) The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for August was revised from +136,000 to +153,000, and the change for September was revised from +142,000 to +137,000. With these revisions, employment gains in August and September combined were 12,000 more than previously reported. Over the past 3 months, job gains have averaged 187,000 per month. _____________ The Employment Situation for November is scheduled to be released on Friday, December 4, 2015, at 8:30 a.m. (EST). -3- HOUSEHOLD DATA Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Category Oct. 2014 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015 Change from: Sept. 2015Oct. 2015 Oct. 2015 Employment status Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force.......................................................... . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed.................................................................. . Employment-population ratio......................................... . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248,657 156,243 62.8 147,260 59.2 8,983 5.7 92,414 251,096 157,065 62.6 149,036 59.4 8,029 5.1 94,031 251,325 156,715 62.4 148,800 59.2 7,915 5.1 94,610 251,541 157,028 62.4 149,120 59.3 7,908 5.0 94,513 216 313 0.0 320 0.1 -7 -0.1 -97 Unemployment rates Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adult men (20 years and over). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adult women (20 years and over). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teenagers (16 to 19 years). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hispanic or Latino ethnicity................................................ . 5.7 5.1 5.4 18.7 4.9 10.9 5.0 6.8 5.1 4.7 4.7 16.9 4.4 9.5 3.5 6.6 5.1 4.7 4.6 16.3 4.4 9.2 3.6 6.4 5.0 4.7 4.5 15.9 4.4 9.2 3.5 6.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High school graduates, no college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bachelor’s degree and higher............................................. . 4.7 7.9 5.7 4.9 3.0 4.2 7.7 5.5 4.4 2.5 4.1 7.9 5.2 4.3 2.5 4.1 7.4 5.2 4.4 2.5 0.0 -0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 Reason for unemployment Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers..................................................................... . Reentrants...................................................................... . New entrants................................................................... . 4,349 782 2,856 1,058 4,070 790 2,349 850 3,908 780 2,436 831 3,965 789 2,430 807 57 9 -6 -24 Duration of unemployment Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks.................................................................. . 15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 weeks and over............................................................ . 2,455 2,322 1,416 2,904 2,095 2,374 1,250 2,187 2,363 2,218 1,214 2,104 2,326 2,311 1,218 2,142 -37 93 4 38 Employed persons at work part time Part time for economic reasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons. . ....................................... . 7,012 4,215 2,437 19,793 6,483 3,841 2,242 19,760 6,036 3,569 2,134 19,971 5,767 3,279 2,182 20,169 -269 -290 48 198 Persons not in the labor force (not seasonally adjusted) Marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discouraged workers....................................................... . 2,192 770 1,812 624 1,921 635 1,916 665 – – - 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. 2014 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015p Oct. 2015p EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY (Over-the-month change, in thousands) Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicles and parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 218 34 1 10 23 21 3.4 2 184 8.9 26.3 14.6 0.0 -3 7 40 9.3 28 26.0 55 7 3 153 125 -21 -10 8 -19 -5 6.6 -14 146 5.4 4.1 5.2 1.2 -4 14 35 5.7 56 53.1 37 -8 28 137 149 -10 -13 12 -9 -4 4.0 -5 159 0.3 5.8 4.9 0.3 11 0 33 2.6 46 47.1 51 6 -12 271 268 27 -4 31 0 -3 1.2 3 241 9.7 43.8 -2.1 -0.3 -1 5 78 24.5 57 56.7 41 10 3 (3-month average change, in thousands) Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 221 207 179 171 156 187 181 Category WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES AS A PERCENT OF ALL EMPLOYEES2 Total nonfarm women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private production and nonsupervisory employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HOURS AND EARNINGS ALL EMPLOYEES Total private Average weekly hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average hourly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average weekly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly hours (2007=100)3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2007=100)4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIFFUSION INDEX (Over 1-month span)5 Total private (263 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing (80 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 49.4 47.9 82.6 49.4 48.0 82.4 49.4 48.0 82.4 49.4 48.0 82.4 34.6 $24.59 $850.81 102.0 0.5 119.7 0.6 34.6 $25.10 $868.46 104.0 0.1 124.6 0.5 34.5 $25.11 $866.30 103.8 -0.2 124.4 -0.2 34.5 $25.20 $869.40 104.1 0.3 125.2 0.6 63.3 65.6 57.2 39.4 53.4 37.5 61.8 51.9 Includes other industries, not shown separately. Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. 3 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding annual average aggregate hours. 4 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. 5 Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2014 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. 2 Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates 1. Why are there two monthly measures of employment? The household survey and establishment survey both produce sample-based estimates of employment, and both have strengths and limitations. The establishment survey employment series has a smaller margin of error on the measurement of month-to-month change than the household survey because of its much larger sample size. An over-the-month employment change of about 100,000 is statistically significant in the establishment survey, while the threshold for a statistically significant change in the household survey is about 500,000. However, the household survey has a more expansive scope than the establishment survey because it includes self-employed workers whose businesses are unincorporated, unpaid family workers, agricultural workers, and private household workers, who are excluded by the establishment survey. The household survey also provides estimates of employment for demographic groups. For more information on the differences between the two surveys, please visit www.bls.gov/web/empsit/ces_cps_trends.pdf. 2. Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys? It is likely that both surveys include at least some undocumented immigrants. However, neither the establishment nor the household survey is designed to identify the legal status of workers. Therefore, it is not possible to determine how many are counted in either survey. The establishment survey does not collect data on the legal status of workers. The household survey does include questions which identify the foreign and native born, but it does not include questions about the legal status of the foreign born. Data on the foreign and native born are published each month in table A-7 of The Employment Situation news release. 3. Why does the establishment survey have revisions? The establishment survey revises published estimates to improve its data series by incorporating additional information that was not available at the time of the initial publication of the estimates. The establishment survey revises its initial monthly estimates twice, in the immediately succeeding 2 months, to incorporate additional sample receipts from respondents in the survey and recalculated seasonal adjustment factors. For more information on the monthly revisions, please visit www.bls.gov/ces/cesrevinfo.htm. On an annual basis, the establishment survey incorporates a benchmark revision that re-anchors estimates to nearly complete employment counts available from unemployment insurance tax records. The benchmark helps to control for sampling and modeling errors in the estimates. For more information on the annual benchmark revision, please visit www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesbmart.htm. 4. Does the establishment survey sample include small firms? Yes; about 40 percent of the establishment survey sample is comprised of business establishments with fewer than 20 employees. The establishment survey sample is designed to maximize the reliability of the statewide total nonfarm employment estimate; firms from all states, size classes, and industries are appropriately sampled to achieve that goal. 5. Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses? Yes; monthly establishment survey estimates include an adjustment to account for the net employment change generated by business births and deaths. The adjustment comes from an econometric model that forecasts the monthly net jobs impact of business births and deaths based on the actual past values of the net impact that can be observed with a lag from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. The establishment survey uses modeling rather than sampling for this purpose because the survey is not immediately able to bring new businesses into the sample. There is an unavoidable lag between the birth of a new firm and its appearance on the sampling frame and availability for selection. BLS adds new businesses to the survey twice a year. 6. Is the count of unemployed persons limited to just those people receiving unemployment insurance benefits? No; the estimate of unemployment is based on a monthly sample survey of households. All persons who are without jobs and are actively seeking and available to work are included among the unemployed. (People on temporary layoff are included even if they do not actively seek work.) There is no requirement or question relating to unemployment insurance benefits in the monthly survey. 7. Does the official unemployment rate exclude people who want a job but are not currently looking for work? Yes; however, there are separate estimates of persons outside the labor force who want a job, including those who are not currently looking because they believe no jobs are available (discouraged workers). In addition, alternative measures of labor underutilization (some of which include discouraged workers and other groups not officially counted as unemployed) are published each month in table A-15 of The Employment Situation news release. For more information about these alternative measures, please visit www.bls.gov/cps/lfcharacteristics.htm#altmeasures. 8. How can unusually severe weather affect employment and hours estimates? In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Unusually severe weather is more likely to have an impact on average weekly hours than on employment. Average weekly hours are estimated for paid time during the pay period, including pay for holidays, sick leave, or other time off. The impact of severe weather on hours estimates typically, but not always, results in a reduction in average weekly hours. For example, some employees may be off work for part of the pay period and not receive pay for the time missed, while some workers, such as those dealing with cleanup or repair, may work extra hours. Typically, it is not possible to precisely quantify the effect of extreme weather on payroll employment estimates. In order for severe weather conditions to reduce employment estimates, employees have to be off work without pay for the entire pay period. Employees who receive pay for any part of the pay period, even 1 hour, are counted in the payroll employment figures. For more information on how often employees are paid, please visit www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-3/how-frequently-do-private-businesses-pay-workers.htm. In the household survey, the reference period is generally the calendar week that includes the 12th of the month. Persons who miss the entire week's work for weather-related events are counted as employed whether or not they are paid for the time off. The household survey collects data on the number of persons who had a job but were not at work due to bad weather. It also provides a measure of the number of persons who usually work full time but had reduced hours due to bad weather. Current and historical data are available on the household survey's most requested statistics page, please visit http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?ln. Technical Note This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current Population Survey (CPS; household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics survey (CES; establishment survey). The household survey provides information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the "A" tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about 60,000 eligible households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The establishment survey provides information on employment, hours, and earnings of employees on nonfarm payrolls; the data appear in the "B" tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. BLS collects these data each month from the payroll records of a sample of nonagricultural business establishments. Each month the CES program surveys about 143,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 588,000 individual worksites, in order to provide detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls. The active sample includes approximately one-third of all nonfarm payroll employees. For both surveys, the data for a given month relate to a particular week or pay period. In the household survey, the reference period is generally the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month. In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week. Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population. Based on responses to a series of questions on work and job search activities, each person 16 years and over in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid employees during the reference week; worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours in a family business or farm. People are also counted as employed if they were temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather, vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons. People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following criteria: they had no employment during the reference week; they were available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons laid off from a job and expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The unemployment data derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits. The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. Those persons not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor force. The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the labor force. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the employed as a percent of the population. Additional information about the household survey can be found at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm. Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn from private nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as from federal, state, and local government entities. Employees on nonfarm payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay period, including persons on paid leave. Persons are counted in each job they hold. Hours and earnings data are produced for the private sector for all employees and for production and nonsupervisory employees. Production and nonsupervisory employees are defined as production and related employees in manufacturing and mining and logging, construction workers in construction, and non-supervisory employees in private service-providing industries. Industries are classified on the basis of an establishment’s principal activity in accordance with the 2012 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Additional information about the establishment survey can be found at www.bls.gov/ces/. Differences in employment estimates. The numerous conceptual and methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the surveys. Among these are: The household survey includes agricultural workers, self-employed workers whose businesses are unincorporated, unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed. These groups are excluded from the establishment survey. The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed. The establishment survey does not. The household survey is limited to workers 16 years of age and older. The establishment survey is not limited by age. The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because individuals are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job and thus appearing on more than one payroll are counted separately for each appearance. Seasonal adjustment Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo regularly occurring fluctuations. These events may result from seasonal changes in weather, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very large. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on the level of a series can be tempered by adjusting for regular seasonal variation. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in employment or increases in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. For example, in the household survey, the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined. Similarly, in the establishment survey, payroll employment in education declines by about 20 percent at the end of the spring term and later rises with the start of the fall term, obscuring the underlying employment trends in the industry. Because seasonal employment changes at the end and beginning of the school year can be estimated, the statistics can be adjusted to make underlying employment patterns more discernable. The seasonally adjusted figures provide a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in month-to-month economic activity. Many seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the household and establishment surveys. However, the adjusted series for many major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most major sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more detailed age categories. For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated each month using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the current month. In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to adjust only the current month's data. In the establishment survey, however, new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent monthly estimates. The prior 2 months are routinely revised to incorporate additional sample reports and recalculated seasonal adjustment factors. In both surveys, 5-year revisions to historical data are made once a year. Reliability of the estimates Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample, rather than the entire population, is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the true population values they represent. The component of this difference that occurs because samples differ by chance is known as sampling error, and its variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the true population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total nonfarm employment from the establishment survey is on the order of plus or minus 105,000. Suppose the estimate of nonfarm employment increases by 50,000 from one month to the next. The 90-percent confidence interval on the monthly change would range from -55,000 to +155,000 (50,000 +/- 105,000). These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the true over-themonth change lies within this interval. Since this range includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that nonfarm employment had, in fact, increased that month. If, however, the reported nonfarm employment rise was 250,000, then all of the values within the 90-percent confidence interval would be greater than zero. In this case, it is likely (at least a 90-percent chance) that nonfarm employment had, in fact, risen that month. At an unemployment rate of around 6.0 percent, the 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment as measured by the household survey is about +/- 300,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- 0.2 percentage point. In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates which are based on a small number of observations. The precision of estimates also is improved when the data are cumulated over time, such as for quarterly and annual averages. The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling error, which can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2 months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. It is only after two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final. Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business births. The first component excludes employment losses from business deaths from sample-based estimation in order to offset the missing employment gains from business births. This is incorporated into the samplebased estimation procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of business, but imputing to them the same employment trend as the other firms in the sample. This procedure accounts for most of the net birth/death employment. The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the residual net birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation. The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was derived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past 5 years. The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program. The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a rough proxy for total survey error. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in the classification of industries. Over the past decade, absolute benchmark revisions for total nonfarm employment have averaged 0.3 percent, with a range from -0.7 percent to 0.6 percent. Other information Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age Oct. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 Oct. 2014 June 2015 July 2015 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 TOTAL Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons who currently want a job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248,657 156,616 63.0 147,936 59.5 8,680 5.5 92,041 6,122 251,325 156,607 62.3 148,980 59.3 7,628 4.9 94,718 5,584 251,541 157,313 62.5 149,716 59.5 7,597 4.8 94,228 5,703 248,657 156,243 62.8 147,260 59.2 8,983 5.7 92,414 6,545 250,663 157,037 62.6 148,739 59.3 8,299 5.3 93,626 6,076 250,876 157,106 62.6 148,840 59.3 8,266 5.3 93,770 6,135 251,096 157,065 62.6 149,036 59.4 8,029 5.1 94,031 5,932 251,325 156,715 62.4 148,800 59.2 7,915 5.1 94,610 5,955 251,541 157,028 62.4 149,120 59.3 7,908 5.0 94,513 6,052 Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,112 83,075 69.2 78,696 65.5 4,379 5.3 37,037 121,365 83,390 68.7 79,406 65.4 3,984 4.8 37,975 121,474 83,572 68.8 79,579 65.5 3,993 4.8 37,902 120,112 82,950 69.1 78,286 65.2 4,664 5.6 37,161 121,032 83,490 69.0 79,020 65.3 4,471 5.4 37,541 121,139 83,578 69.0 79,202 65.4 4,376 5.2 37,562 121,250 83,472 68.8 79,211 65.3 4,261 5.1 37,778 121,365 83,402 68.7 79,134 65.2 4,267 5.1 37,964 121,474 83,501 68.7 79,219 65.2 4,282 5.1 37,973 Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111,679 80,241 71.9 76,399 68.4 3,843 4.8 31,437 112,940 80,633 71.4 77,110 68.3 3,523 4.4 32,307 113,049 80,817 71.5 77,258 68.3 3,559 4.4 32,232 111,679 80,023 71.7 75,928 68.0 4,094 5.1 31,656 112,605 80,680 71.6 76,783 68.2 3,897 4.8 31,925 112,714 80,790 71.7 76,903 68.2 3,887 4.8 31,924 112,825 80,640 71.5 76,880 68.1 3,760 4.7 32,185 112,940 80,553 71.3 76,763 68.0 3,790 4.7 32,387 113,049 80,662 71.4 76,852 68.0 3,809 4.7 32,388 Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128,545 73,541 57.2 69,240 53.9 4,301 5.8 55,004 129,960 73,217 56.3 69,574 53.5 3,643 5.0 56,743 130,067 73,741 56.7 70,137 53.9 3,604 4.9 56,326 128,545 73,293 57.0 68,974 53.7 4,318 5.9 55,253 129,631 73,547 56.7 69,719 53.8 3,828 5.2 56,085 129,737 73,528 56.7 69,638 53.7 3,891 5.3 56,209 129,846 73,593 56.7 69,825 53.8 3,768 5.1 56,253 129,960 73,313 56.4 69,665 53.6 3,648 5.0 56,647 130,067 73,527 56.5 69,901 53.7 3,627 4.9 56,540 Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,370 70,701 58.7 66,900 55.6 3,800 5.4 49,670 121,773 70,633 58.0 67,394 55.3 3,239 4.6 51,140 121,880 71,093 58.3 67,885 55.7 3,209 4.5 50,787 120,370 70,354 58.4 66,560 55.3 3,794 5.4 50,016 121,445 70,665 58.2 67,294 55.4 3,372 4.8 50,780 121,551 70,745 58.2 67,271 55.3 3,474 4.9 50,806 121,660 70,826 58.2 67,502 55.5 3,324 4.7 50,833 121,773 70,561 57.9 67,346 55.3 3,214 4.6 51,212 121,880 70,779 58.1 67,568 55.4 3,211 4.5 51,101 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,608 5,674 34.2 4,637 27.9 1,037 18.3 10,933 16,612 5,341 32.1 4,476 26.9 865 16.2 11,271 16,612 5,403 32.5 4,574 27.5 830 15.4 11,209 16,608 5,866 35.3 4,772 28.7 1,094 18.7 10,742 16,613 5,691 34.3 4,662 28.1 1,029 18.1 10,922 16,611 5,570 33.5 4,666 28.1 904 16.2 11,040 16,611 5,599 33.7 4,654 28.0 945 16.9 11,012 16,612 5,601 33.7 4,690 28.2 911 16.3 11,011 16,612 5,587 33.6 4,700 28.3 888 15.9 11,025 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age WHITE Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. Oct. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 Oct. 2014 June 2015 July 2015 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 195,896 123,610 63.1 117,901 60.2 5,709 4.6 72,286 197,152 123,111 62.4 117,971 59.8 5,139 4.2 74,041 197,271 123,572 62.6 118,474 60.1 5,098 4.1 73,699 195,896 123,287 62.9 117,300 59.9 5,987 4.9 72,609 196,786 123,649 62.8 117,942 59.9 5,707 4.6 73,137 196,904 123,607 62.8 117,880 59.9 5,727 4.6 73,297 197,024 123,390 62.6 117,903 59.8 5,487 4.4 73,634 197,152 123,132 62.5 117,768 59.7 5,364 4.4 74,020 197,271 123,348 62.5 117,961 59.8 5,387 4.4 73,922 64,445 72.1 61,906 69.2 2,539 3.9 64,608 71.8 62,165 69.1 2,443 3.8 64,711 71.8 62,280 69.1 2,431 3.8 64,234 71.8 61,507 68.8 2,727 4.2 64,727 72.1 62,031 69.1 2,696 4.2 64,819 72.1 62,057 69.0 2,762 4.3 64,617 71.8 61,964 68.9 2,652 4.1 64,543 71.7 61,880 68.7 2,663 4.1 64,579 71.7 61,940 68.8 2,639 4.1 54,698 58.1 52,250 55.5 2,449 4.5 54,284 57.2 52,162 55.0 2,122 3.9 54,631 57.6 52,541 55.4 2,090 3.8 54,452 57.9 51,945 55.2 2,507 4.6 54,400 57.5 52,097 55.0 2,303 4.2 54,369 57.4 52,027 54.9 2,342 4.3 54,372 57.4 52,167 55.1 2,205 4.1 54,181 57.1 52,091 54.9 2,090 3.9 54,398 57.3 52,254 55.1 2,143 3.9 4,466 36.1 3,745 30.3 721 16.1 4,218 34.3 3,644 29.6 574 13.6 4,230 34.4 3,653 29.7 576 13.6 4,601 37.2 3,848 31.1 753 16.4 4,522 36.7 3,814 31.0 708 15.7 4,418 35.9 3,796 30.8 622 14.1 4,401 35.7 3,772 30.6 629 14.3 4,407 35.8 3,796 30.8 611 13.9 4,372 35.5 3,767 30.6 605 13.8 30,969 19,124 61.8 17,086 55.2 2,038 10.7 11,846 31,479 19,287 61.3 17,535 55.7 1,752 9.1 12,192 31,518 19,502 61.9 17,734 56.3 1,768 9.1 12,016 30,969 19,024 61.4 16,953 54.7 2,071 10.9 11,945 31,362 19,346 61.7 17,501 55.8 1,845 9.5 12,016 31,399 19,298 61.5 17,534 55.8 1,764 9.1 12,101 31,438 19,388 61.7 17,556 55.8 1,832 9.5 12,050 31,479 19,349 61.5 17,560 55.8 1,789 9.2 12,130 31,518 19,394 61.5 17,607 55.9 1,787 9.2 12,124 8,701 67.9 7,821 61.0 880 10.1 8,769 67.0 8,017 61.3 752 8.6 8,809 67.2 8,038 61.4 771 8.8 8,672 67.6 7,742 60.4 930 10.7 8,808 67.6 7,970 61.2 838 9.5 8,738 67.0 7,966 61.1 773 8.8 8,763 67.1 7,956 60.9 807 9.2 8,751 66.9 7,975 61.0 776 8.9 8,772 67.0 7,965 60.8 806 9.2 9,693 61.9 8,758 56.0 935 9.6 9,858 62.0 9,069 57.0 789 8.0 10,018 62.9 9,180 57.6 838 8.4 9,624 61.5 8,720 55.7 904 9.4 9,827 62.0 9,046 57.1 781 7.9 9,861 62.1 9,070 57.2 791 8.0 9,934 62.5 9,125 57.4 809 8.1 9,882 62.1 9,094 57.2 788 8.0 9,951 62.5 9,142 57.4 809 8.1 729 29.2 506 20.3 223 30.6 660 26.5 449 18.0 211 32.0 675 27.1 515 20.7 159 23.6 728 29.2 491 19.7 237 32.5 712 28.6 486 19.5 226 31.8 698 28.1 498 20.0 200 28.7 691 27.8 474 19.1 216 31.3 715 28.7 490 19.7 225 31.5 671 27.0 500 20.1 172 25.6 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age — Continued [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age ASIAN Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 2014 13,782 8,729 63.3 8,295 60.2 433 5.0 5,054 Sept. 2015 14,508 8,990 62.0 8,675 59.8 315 3.5 5,518 Oct. 2015 14,440 8,867 61.4 8,561 59.3 307 3.5 5,573 Oct. 2014 13,782 8,782 63.7 8,340 60.5 443 5.0 5,000 June 2015 14,430 9,076 62.9 8,730 60.5 346 3.8 5,354 July 2015 14,540 9,113 62.7 8,751 60.2 362 4.0 5,427 Aug. 2015 14,558 9,110 62.6 8,790 60.4 321 3.5 5,448 Sept. 2015 14,508 9,040 62.3 8,710 60.0 330 3.6 5,468 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Oct. 2015 14,440 8,942 61.9 8,626 59.7 316 3.5 5,498 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio.............. . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio.............. . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio.............. . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio.............. . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Oct. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 Oct. 2014 June 2015 July 2015 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 38,679 25,732 66.5 24,051 62.2 1,681 6.5 12,947 39,828 25,989 65.3 24,454 61.4 1,535 5.9 13,839 39,916 26,223 65.7 24,643 61.7 1,580 6.0 13,693 38,679 25,665 66.4 23,931 61.9 1,734 6.8 13,013 39,566 26,132 66.0 24,401 61.7 1,730 6.6 13,434 39,648 26,158 66.0 24,374 61.5 1,784 6.8 13,491 39,737 26,077 65.6 24,343 61.3 1,734 6.6 13,660 39,828 26,069 65.5 24,403 61.3 1,666 6.4 13,760 39,916 26,193 65.6 24,533 61.5 1,660 6.3 13,723 14,279 81.6 13,550 77.4 728 5.1 14,450 80.5 13,759 76.6 692 4.8 14,494 80.5 13,819 76.8 675 4.7 14,218 81.2 13,458 76.9 760 5.3 14,402 80.7 13,549 76.0 853 5.9 14,468 80.9 13,596 76.1 872 6.0 14,352 80.1 13,595 75.9 757 5.3 14,475 80.6 13,679 76.2 796 5.5 14,460 80.3 13,727 76.3 733 5.1 10,284 58.8 9,568 54.7 717 7.0 10,485 57.8 9,827 54.1 658 6.3 10,654 58.6 9,996 54.9 659 6.2 10,259 58.6 9,522 54.4 737 7.2 10,552 58.5 9,919 55.0 633 6.0 10,574 58.5 9,850 54.5 724 6.8 10,606 58.6 9,859 54.4 747 7.0 10,500 57.8 9,834 54.2 667 6.3 10,639 58.5 9,957 54.7 682 6.4 1,169 31.8 933 25.4 236 20.2 1,054 28.4 869 23.4 185 17.6 1,074 28.9 828 22.3 246 22.9 1,187 32.3 950 25.9 237 20.0 1,178 31.8 933 25.2 245 20.8 1,116 30.1 928 25.0 188 16.9 1,118 30.1 889 24.0 230 20.6 1,094 29.4 890 24.0 204 18.6 1,094 29.4 848 22.8 245 22.4 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Educational attainment Seasonally adjusted Oct. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 Oct. 2014 June 2015 July 2015 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 Less than a high school diploma Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,683 44.7 9,896 41.4 787 7.4 10,588 44.8 9,858 41.7 730 6.9 10,511 44.8 9,795 41.7 715 6.8 10,831 45.3 9,975 41.7 856 7.9 11,065 44.6 10,161 41.0 904 8.2 10,843 46.2 9,942 42.4 901 8.3 10,692 45.4 9,865 41.9 827 7.7 10,608 44.8 9,773 41.3 835 7.9 10,699 45.6 9,903 42.2 796 7.4 High school graduates, no college1 Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,258 58.1 34,315 55.0 1,943 5.4 35,497 57.3 33,719 54.5 1,778 5.0 35,675 57.6 33,930 54.8 1,744 4.9 36,183 58.0 34,127 54.7 2,056 5.7 34,996 57.1 33,110 54.0 1,886 5.4 35,130 57.1 33,194 53.9 1,936 5.5 35,534 57.1 33,584 54.0 1,950 5.5 35,250 56.9 33,408 54.0 1,842 5.2 35,434 57.2 33,587 54.2 1,846 5.2 Some college or associate degree Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,671 67.2 35,836 63.9 1,836 4.9 37,358 66.2 35,797 63.5 1,562 4.2 37,467 66.2 35,860 63.3 1,606 4.3 37,304 66.5 35,460 63.2 1,843 4.9 37,674 66.8 36,084 64.0 1,590 4.2 37,547 65.9 35,900 63.0 1,646 4.4 37,053 65.9 35,427 63.0 1,626 4.4 37,209 66.0 35,604 63.1 1,605 4.3 37,313 65.9 35,680 63.0 1,633 4.4 Bachelor’s degree and higher2 Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,601 74.8 49,109 72.6 1,493 2.9 52,552 74.2 51,251 72.4 1,301 2.5 52,784 74.3 51,476 72.5 1,308 2.5 50,471 74.6 48,937 72.4 1,534 3.0 51,855 74.6 50,548 72.7 1,307 2.5 52,361 74.5 51,021 72.6 1,339 2.6 52,454 74.3 51,167 72.5 1,286 2.5 52,693 74.4 51,396 72.6 1,297 2.5 52,643 74.1 51,307 72.2 1,336 2.5 1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Total Employment status, veteran status, and period of service Oct. 2014 Men Oct. 2015 Oct. 2014 Women Oct. 2015 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2015 VETERANS, 18 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,069 10,729 50.9 10,248 48.6 480 4.5 10,340 21,120 10,772 51.0 10,349 49.0 422 3.9 10,348 18,810 9,308 49.5 8,905 47.3 403 4.3 9,502 19,119 9,535 49.9 9,180 48.0 355 3.7 9,584 2,259 1,421 62.9 1,343 59.5 77 5.5 838 2,001 1,237 61.8 1,169 58.4 67 5.4 764 Gulf War-era II veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,340 2,628 78.7 2,440 73.1 188 7.2 712 3,774 3,068 81.3 2,926 77.5 142 4.6 707 2,629 2,146 81.6 2,013 76.5 134 6.2 483 3,047 2,539 83.3 2,435 79.9 104 4.1 508 710 481 67.7 427 60.1 54 11.2 229 727 529 72.8 491 67.5 38 7.2 198 Gulf War-era I veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,202 2,680 83.7 2,605 81.3 76 2.8 522 3,323 2,672 80.4 2,578 77.6 93 3.5 651 2,599 2,227 85.7 2,161 83.1 66 3.0 372 2,876 2,341 81.4 2,265 78.8 76 3.3 535 604 454 75.1 444 73.5 10 2.1 150 447 331 74.0 314 70.2 17 5.2 116 World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,244 2,587 28.0 2,490 26.9 97 3.8 6,657 8,783 2,284 26.0 2,208 25.1 76 3.3 6,499 8,896 2,504 28.1 2,411 27.1 93 3.7 6,392 8,471 2,224 26.3 2,156 25.4 69 3.1 6,247 348 83 23.8 79 22.7 4 4.6 265 312 60 19.2 53 16.9 7 – 252 Veterans of other service periods Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,283 2,834 53.7 2,715 51.4 120 4.2 2,449 5,240 2,748 52.4 2,637 50.3 111 4.0 2,492 4,686 2,431 51.9 2,321 49.5 110 4.5 2,255 4,725 2,431 51.5 2,325 49.2 106 4.4 2,294 597 403 67.5 393 65.9 10 2.5 194 515 317 61.5 312 60.6 5 1.4 198 NONVETERANS, 18 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218,556 143,819 65.8 136,031 62.2 7,788 5.4 74,738 221,487 144,641 65.3 137,774 62.2 6,868 4.7 76,846 96,681 72,753 75.3 69,006 71.4 3,747 5.2 23,928 97,773 73,090 74.8 69,620 71.2 3,470 4.7 24,683 121,875 71,065 58.3 67,025 55.0 4,040 5.7 50,810 123,715 71,552 57.8 68,153 55.1 3,398 4.7 52,163 NOTE: Veterans served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the selected wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-6. Employment status of the civilian population by sex, age, and disability status, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Persons with a disability Employment status, sex, and age Oct. 2014 Oct. 2015 Persons with no disability Oct. 2014 Oct. 2015 TOTAL, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population..................................................... . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed.............. . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 29,742 5,942 20.0 5,269 17.7 673 11.3 23,800 30,026 5,811 19.4 5,199 17.3 613 10.5 24,215 218,914 150,674 68.8 142,667 65.2 8,007 5.3 68,240 221,515 151,502 68.4 144,518 65.2 6,985 4.6 70,013 Men, 16 to 64 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed.............. . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 2,544 32.5 2,222 28.4 322 12.7 5,293 2,443 31.9 2,163 28.2 280 11.5 5,217 75,855 82.4 71,975 78.2 3,880 5.1 16,240 76,128 82.0 72,574 78.2 3,554 4.7 16,732 Women, 16 to 64 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed.............. . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 2,411 29.4 2,128 25.9 284 11.8 5,788 2,291 28.3 2,010 24.8 282 12.3 5,815 67,319 70.8 63,491 66.7 3,829 5.7 27,807 67,429 70.3 64,232 67.0 3,197 4.7 28,509 Both sexes, 65 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed.............. . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 986 7.2 919 6.7 67 6.8 12,719 1,077 7.6 1,026 7.2 51 4.7 13,182 7,500 23.7 7,201 22.7 298 4.0 24,193 7,945 24.3 7,711 23.6 234 2.9 24,772 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. 2014 Men Oct. 2015 Oct. 2014 Women Oct. 2015 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2015 Foreign born, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population.................................. . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................................. . Employed............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed...................................................... . Unemployment rate........................................... . Not in labor force................................................... . 39,696 26,364 66.4 24,984 62.9 1,380 5.2 13,332 40,074 26,267 65.5 25,120 62.7 1,147 4.4 13,807 19,553 15,431 78.9 14,745 75.4 686 4.4 4,122 19,463 15,262 78.4 14,688 75.5 574 3.8 4,201 20,143 10,933 54.3 10,239 50.8 694 6.4 9,210 20,610 11,004 53.4 10,431 50.6 573 5.2 9,606 Native born, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population.................................. . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................................. . Employed.............. . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed...................................................... . Unemployment rate........................................... . Not in labor force................................................... . 208,960 130,252 62.3 122,952 58.8 7,300 5.6 78,709 211,468 131,047 62.0 124,597 58.9 6,450 4.9 80,421 100,559 67,644 67.3 63,951 63.6 3,693 5.5 32,915 102,011 68,310 67.0 64,891 63.6 3,419 5.0 33,701 108,402 62,608 57.8 59,001 54.4 3,606 5.8 45,794 109,457 62,737 57.3 59,706 54.5 3,031 4.8 46,720 NOTE: The foreign born are those residing in the United States who were not U.S. citizens at birth. That is, they were born outside the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam, to parents neither of whom was a U.S. citizen. The native born are persons who were born in the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam or who were born abroad of at least one parent who was a U.S. citizen. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-8. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Category CLASS OF WORKER Agriculture and related industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wage and salary workers1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . Unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonagricultural industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wage and salary workers1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government.................................... . Private industries..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . Private households. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other industries............................. . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . Unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME2 All industries Part time for economic reasons3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonagricultural industries Part time for economic reasons3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Seasonally adjusted Oct. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 Oct. 2014 June 2015 July 2015 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 2,517 1,689 800 28 145,419 136,454 20,049 116,405 773 115,631 8,916 50 2,471 1,634 810 26 146,509 138,008 20,446 117,562 733 116,829 8,452 49 2,518 1,683 810 25 147,198 138,477 20,667 117,810 791 117,019 8,660 61 2,402 1,581 784 – 144,982 136,016 19,885 116,059 – 115,281 8,908 – 2,544 1,590 905 – 146,192 137,458 20,744 116,678 – 115,857 8,645 – 2,375 1,490 853 – 146,439 137,628 20,547 117,059 – 116,257 8,741 – 2,345 1,437 886 – 146,679 137,988 20,620 117,331 – 116,509 8,682 – 2,357 1,506 820 – 146,464 137,966 20,526 117,516 – 116,747 8,357 – 2,390 1,566 803 – 146,795 138,106 20,565 117,469 – 116,659 8,640 – 6,787 4,109 2,414 20,332 5,693 3,360 2,085 20,109 5,536 3,179 2,147 20,754 7,012 4,215 2,437 19,793 6,505 3,915 2,216 20,480 6,325 3,828 2,213 19,891 6,483 3,841 2,242 19,760 6,036 3,569 2,134 19,971 5,767 3,279 2,182 20,169 6,698 4,059 2,394 19,935 5,620 3,319 2,060 19,791 5,495 3,161 2,145 20,352 6,911 4,149 2,407 19,443 6,384 3,828 2,195 19,996 6,223 3,752 2,199 19,504 6,380 3,779 2,239 19,445 5,946 3,521 2,104 19,656 5,711 3,251 2,173 19,801 Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated. Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the survey reference week and excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs for the entire week. 3 Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for an economic reason such as slack work or unfavorable business conditions, inability to find full-time work, or seasonal declines in demand. 4 Refers to persons who usually work part time for noneconomic reasons such as childcare problems, family or personal obligations, school or training, retirement or Social Security limits on earnings, and other reasons. This excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as vacations, holidays, illness, and bad weather. - Data not available. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-9. Selected employment indicators [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Characteristic Seasonally adjusted Oct. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 Oct. 2014 June 2015 July 2015 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 AGE AND SEX Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147,936 4,637 1,657 2,980 143,299 14,144 129,155 96,262 32,396 31,162 32,705 32,893 148,980 4,476 1,643 2,832 144,504 13,880 130,625 97,142 32,899 31,522 32,722 33,483 149,716 4,574 1,593 2,981 145,143 14,080 131,062 97,112 32,919 31,521 32,672 33,951 147,260 4,772 1,626 3,141 142,488 14,088 128,522 95,772 32,228 30,994 32,550 32,750 148,739 4,662 1,654 3,014 144,077 14,055 130,043 96,618 32,756 31,277 32,584 33,425 148,840 4,666 1,637 3,034 144,174 14,043 130,123 96,487 32,652 31,261 32,574 33,636 149,036 4,654 1,623 3,030 144,382 14,315 130,051 96,628 32,765 31,343 32,520 33,423 148,800 4,690 1,634 3,049 144,110 13,977 130,135 96,735 32,808 31,350 32,578 33,400 149,120 4,700 1,573 3,118 144,420 14,038 130,478 96,700 32,786 31,349 32,565 33,778 Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,696 2,297 784 1,513 76,399 7,353 69,045 51,610 17,494 16,899 17,217 17,435 79,406 2,296 821 1,475 77,110 7,085 70,026 52,243 17,831 17,064 17,349 17,782 79,579 2,321 779 1,542 77,258 7,164 70,094 52,064 17,817 17,013 17,234 18,029 78,286 2,358 785 1,584 75,928 7,337 68,673 51,327 17,367 16,802 17,159 17,346 79,020 2,237 824 1,415 76,783 7,181 69,633 51,828 17,799 16,903 17,125 17,806 79,202 2,299 799 1,498 76,903 7,177 69,730 51,740 17,689 16,838 17,213 17,990 79,211 2,331 808 1,526 76,880 7,256 69,615 51,891 17,705 16,931 17,255 17,724 79,134 2,371 803 1,563 76,763 7,111 69,632 51,958 17,741 16,954 17,264 17,673 79,219 2,367 778 1,592 76,852 7,152 69,764 51,839 17,724 16,916 17,198 17,925 Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,240 2,340 872 1,468 66,900 6,790 60,110 44,653 14,902 14,263 15,488 15,457 69,574 2,180 822 1,358 67,394 6,795 60,599 44,899 15,068 14,458 15,373 15,700 70,137 2,253 814 1,438 67,885 6,916 60,969 45,047 15,103 14,508 15,437 15,921 68,974 2,414 841 1,557 66,560 6,751 59,849 44,445 14,861 14,192 15,391 15,404 69,719 2,425 830 1,599 67,294 6,874 60,409 44,790 14,957 14,374 15,459 15,619 69,638 2,367 838 1,536 67,271 6,865 60,392 44,746 14,962 14,423 15,361 15,646 69,825 2,322 814 1,504 67,502 7,059 60,437 44,738 15,060 14,413 15,265 15,699 69,665 2,319 831 1,485 67,346 6,866 60,504 44,777 15,067 14,395 15,314 15,727 69,901 2,333 794 1,526 67,568 6,886 60,715 44,861 15,061 14,433 15,367 15,853 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women who maintain families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,624 34,995 9,483 45,091 35,185 9,714 44,992 35,340 9,852 44,380 34,833 – 44,878 34,940 – 44,855 34,815 – 44,994 34,963 – 44,888 35,014 – 44,829 35,172 – FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part-time workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,176 27,760 122,303 26,677 122,466 27,250 119,681 27,690 121,053 27,667 121,589 27,265 122,024 26,916 121,839 26,969 122,024 27,183 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percent of total employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,773 5.3 7,297 4.9 7,620 5.1 7,674 5.2 7,119 4.8 7,124 4.8 7,187 4.8 7,314 4.9 7,423 5.0 SELF-EMPLOYMENT Self-employed workers, incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,507 9,715 5,534 9,262 5,283 9,469 – 9,692 – 9,550 – 9,593 – 9,569 – 9,176 – 9,443 1 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week. Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week. - Data not available. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted Characteristic Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates Oct. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 Oct. 2014 June 2015 July 2015 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 AGE AND SEX Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years.................................... . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over............................. . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years............................ . 35 to 44 years............................ . 45 to 54 years............................ . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,983 1,094 466 636 7,889 1,661 6,306 4,937 2,133 1,439 1,366 1,385 7,915 911 350 577 7,004 1,405 5,571 4,207 1,756 1,310 1,142 1,340 7,908 888 349 539 7,020 1,452 5,607 4,424 1,850 1,352 1,222 1,212 5.7 18.7 22.3 16.8 5.2 10.5 4.7 4.9 6.2 4.4 4.0 4.1 5.3 18.1 18.3 18.2 4.8 9.9 4.2 4.4 5.6 3.9 3.5 3.7 5.3 16.2 17.4 15.9 4.9 10.1 4.3 4.5 5.5 4.1 3.8 3.7 5.1 16.9 18.5 16.0 4.7 8.9 4.2 4.4 5.3 3.9 3.9 3.8 5.1 16.3 17.7 15.9 4.6 9.1 4.1 4.2 5.1 4.0 3.4 3.9 5.0 15.9 18.2 14.8 4.6 9.4 4.1 4.4 5.3 4.1 3.6 3.5 Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years.................................... . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over............................. . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years............................ . 35 to 44 years............................ . 45 to 54 years............................ . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,664 570 269 318 4,094 849 3,285 2,512 1,113 727 672 772 4,267 477 187 304 3,790 814 2,954 2,210 967 647 597 744 4,282 473 196 281 3,809 849 2,976 2,341 1,037 670 635 635 5.6 19.5 25.5 16.7 5.1 10.4 4.6 4.7 6.0 4.1 3.8 4.3 5.4 20.4 19.5 21.4 4.8 10.9 4.1 4.3 5.3 4.0 3.4 3.8 5.2 17.5 18.7 17.4 4.8 11.0 4.1 4.3 5.4 3.8 3.7 3.6 5.1 17.7 18.7 17.3 4.7 9.8 4.1 4.2 5.2 3.5 3.8 3.9 5.1 16.8 18.9 16.3 4.7 10.3 4.1 4.1 5.2 3.7 3.3 4.0 5.1 16.6 20.1 15.0 4.7 10.6 4.1 4.3 5.5 3.8 3.6 3.4 Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years.................................... . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over............................. . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years............................ . 35 to 44 years............................ . 45 to 54 years............................ . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,318 524 197 319 3,794 811 3,022 2,425 1,019 712 694 593 3,648 433 163 273 3,214 592 2,617 1,997 789 663 545 604 3,627 415 153 259 3,211 603 2,631 2,083 813 682 588 566 5.9 17.8 19.0 17.0 5.4 10.7 4.8 5.2 6.4 4.8 4.3 3.7 5.2 15.8 17.2 15.2 4.8 8.8 4.3 4.5 6.0 3.8 3.6 3.6 5.3 15.0 16.1 14.5 4.9 9.2 4.4 4.7 5.5 4.4 4.0 3.6 5.1 16.1 18.3 14.6 4.7 7.9 4.3 4.6 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 15.7 16.4 15.5 4.6 7.9 4.1 4.3 5.0 4.4 3.4 3.7 4.9 15.1 16.1 14.5 4.5 8.1 4.2 4.4 5.1 4.5 3.7 3.4 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present..................... . Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women who maintain families1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,388 1,273 904 1,276 1,090 739 1,282 1,071 795 3.0 3.5 8.7 2.8 3.2 7.8 2.8 3.3 8.0 2.8 3.1 8.1 2.8 3.0 7.1 2.8 3.0 7.5 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part-time workers3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,594 1,451 6,585 1,358 6,617 1,328 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.1 5.1 4.9 5.1 4.8 5.1 4.7 1 Not seasonally adjusted. Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs. 3 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Reason Oct. 2014 Sept. 2015 Seasonally adjusted Oct. 2015 Oct. 2014 June 2015 July 2015 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not on temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Permanent job losers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . Job leavers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reentrants........................................... . New entrants............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . 3,995 593 3,402 2,458 944 803 2,863 1,019 3,509 574 2,935 2,121 813 849 2,474 796 3,576 645 2,931 2,077 854 801 2,445 775 4,349 847 3,501 2,505 997 782 2,856 1,058 4,088 1,052 3,035 2,126 909 773 2,516 933 4,143 999 3,145 2,224 921 843 2,447 826 4,070 1,001 3,069 2,147 922 790 2,349 850 3,908 899 3,009 2,160 849 780 2,436 831 3,965 933 3,031 2,132 899 789 2,430 807 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not on temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reentrants........................................... . New entrants............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . 46.0 6.8 39.2 9.3 33.0 11.7 46.0 7.5 38.5 11.1 32.4 10.4 47.1 8.5 38.6 10.5 32.2 10.2 48.1 9.4 38.7 8.6 31.6 11.7 49.2 12.7 36.5 9.3 30.3 11.2 50.2 12.1 38.1 10.2 29.6 10.0 50.5 12.4 38.1 9.8 29.1 10.6 49.1 11.3 37.8 9.8 30.6 10.5 49.6 11.7 37.9 9.9 30.4 10.1 UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reentrants........................................... . New entrants............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . 2.6 0.5 1.8 0.7 2.2 0.5 1.6 0.5 2.3 0.5 1.6 0.5 2.8 0.5 1.8 0.7 2.6 0.5 1.6 0.6 2.6 0.5 1.6 0.5 2.6 0.5 1.5 0.5 2.5 0.5 1.6 0.5 2.5 0.5 1.5 0.5 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. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 Seasonally adjusted Oct. 2014 June 2015 July 2015 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks....................................... . 15 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 to 26 weeks................................... . 27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,283 2,146 4,251 1,413 2,838 2,324 2,096 3,207 1,143 2,064 2,160 2,136 3,301 1,211 2,090 2,455 2,322 4,321 1,416 2,904 2,355 2,364 3,514 1,393 2,121 2,488 2,257 3,368 1,188 2,180 2,095 2,374 3,437 1,250 2,187 2,363 2,218 3,318 1,214 2,104 2,326 2,311 3,360 1,218 2,142 Average (mean) duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Median duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.8 14.0 26.2 11.4 28.9 11.7 32.9 13.5 28.1 11.3 28.3 11.3 28.4 12.1 26.3 11.4 28.0 11.2 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks....................................... . 15 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 to 26 weeks................................... . 27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.3 24.7 49.0 16.3 32.7 30.5 27.5 42.0 15.0 27.1 28.4 28.1 43.5 15.9 27.5 27.0 25.5 47.5 15.6 31.9 28.6 28.7 42.7 16.9 25.8 30.7 27.8 41.5 14.6 26.9 26.5 30.0 43.5 15.8 27.7 29.9 28.1 42.0 15.4 26.6 29.1 28.9 42.0 15.2 26.8 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-13. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Employed Occupation Total, 16 years and over1............................................ . Management, professional, and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . Management, business, and financial operations occupations......... . . . . . . . . . . ................................. . Professional and related occupations......................... . Service occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales and office occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales and related occupations................................. . Office and administrative support occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations....................................................... . Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction and extraction occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. . . . . . . . . . . Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................................................... . Production occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Unemployed Unemployment rates Oct. 2014 Oct. 2015 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2015 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2015 147,936 56,759 149,716 58,456 8,680 1,582 7,597 1,312 5.5 2.7 4.8 2.2 23,365 33,394 26,146 33,259 15,504 17,755 24,387 34,070 25,890 33,273 15,330 17,943 643 939 2,076 1,817 847 970 552 760 1,800 1,688 858 831 2.7 2.7 7.4 5.2 5.2 5.2 2.2 2.2 6.5 4.8 5.3 4.4 13,867 1,077 7,813 4,977 14,036 1,106 7,773 5,156 967 122 650 195 887 137 592 158 6.5 10.2 7.7 3.8 5.9 11.0 7.1 3.0 17,906 8,671 9,235 18,061 8,579 9,482 1,184 554 630 1,112 429 683 6.2 6.0 6.4 5.8 4.8 6.7 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-14. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted Industry and class of worker Total, 16 years and over1............................................................... . Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction................................... . Construction......................................................................... . Manufacturing......... . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... . Durable goods.................................................................... . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale and retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information........................................................................... . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . ......................................... . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services....................................................................... . Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government workers.................................................................. . Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates Oct. 2014 Oct. 2015 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2015 8,680 6,580 53 542 658 424 235 1,031 295 139 331 1,004 1,011 1,169 348 134 564 384 7,597 5,860 89 534 634 409 225 1,006 269 82 227 873 791 1,080 275 130 506 326 5.5 5.4 4.5 6.4 4.3 4.4 4.1 5.1 4.5 4.7 3.6 6.5 4.4 8.5 5.2 7.6 2.7 3.8 4.8 4.7 9.4 6.2 4.0 4.1 3.8 5.0 4.1 3.0 2.4 5.4 3.4 8.0 4.2 7.4 2.4 3.3 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-15. Alternative measures of labor underutilization [Percent] Not seasonally adjusted Measure U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other persons marginally attached to the labor force, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . . . U-6 Total unemployed, plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force.................................... . Seasonally adjusted Oct. 2014 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 Oct. 2014 June 2015 July 2015 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015 2.7 2.0 2.1 2.8 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.6 2.2 2.3 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 5.5 4.9 4.8 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.2 6.2 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.4 6.8 6.0 6.0 7.1 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.2 6.2 11.1 9.6 9.5 11.5 10.5 10.4 10.3 10.0 9.8 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. 2014 Men Oct. 2015 Oct. 2014 Women Oct. 2015 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2015 NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE Total not in the labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons who currently want a job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marginally attached to the labor force1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discouraged workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . Other persons marginally attached to the labor force3. . . 92,041 6,122 2,192 770 1,423 94,228 5,703 1,916 665 1,250 37,037 2,852 1,154 480 674 37,902 2,604 1,017 375 642 55,004 3,269 1,038 290 748 56,326 3,099 899 290 609 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders4. . . . . . . . . ................................... . Percent of total employed......................................... . Primary job full time, secondary job part time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary and secondary jobs both part time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary and secondary jobs both full time. . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . Hours vary on primary or secondary job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,773 5.3 4,089 2,172 227 1,233 7,620 5.1 4,084 2,045 196 1,249 3,805 4.8 2,386 691 126 574 3,741 4.7 2,223 688 137 667 3,968 5.7 1,704 1,482 100 660 3,879 5.5 1,861 1,358 59 582 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. 2014 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015p Oct. 2015p Oct. 2014 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015p Oct. 2015p 141,000 118,729 19,638 142,062 121,180 19,930 142,587 120,711 19,817 143,739 121,366 19,819 139,840 117,957 19,349 142,246 120,249 19,537 142,383 120,398 19,527 142,654 120,666 19,554 Change from: Sept.2015 Oct.2015p 271 268 27 Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oil and gas extraction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining, except oil and gas1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coal mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Support activities for mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 920 55.5 864.0 201.3 210.3 73.0 452.4 831 56.3 774.3 193.2 202.8 67.7 378.3 816 54.7 761.2 190.4 199.2 66.6 371.6 808 55.2 753.0 187.3 198.0 66.2 367.7 911 52.3 858.9 201.5 206.9 73.5 450.5 820 53.7 766.2 191.7 197.1 67.4 377.4 807 52.1 755.1 190.1 195.3 66.7 369.7 803 52.5 750.6 187.4 195.0 66.6 368.2 -4 0.4 -4.5 -2.7 -0.3 -0.1 -1.5 Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction of buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonresidential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heavy and civil engineering construction. . . . . . Specialty trade contractors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential specialty trade contractors. . . . . . Nonresidential specialty trade contractors. . . 6,437 1,411.5 692.9 718.6 988.6 4,037.2 1,755.3 2,281.9 6,683 1,457.3 718.9 738.4 1,012.0 4,213.8 1,844.3 2,369.5 6,629 1,443.6 713.7 729.9 1,005.1 4,180.3 1,828.3 2,352.0 6,665 1,448.7 717.6 731.1 1,008.3 4,207.6 1,832.7 2,374.9 6,201 1,374.1 673.3 700.8 924.2 3,902.8 1,695.8 2,207.0 6,391 1,408.6 694.4 714.2 945.2 4,037.2 1,761.7 2,275.5 6,403 1,412.3 696.0 716.3 940.1 4,050.7 1,766.2 2,284.5 6,434 1,413.7 698.4 715.3 944.9 4,075.4 1,769.8 2,305.6 31 1.4 2.4 -1.0 4.8 24.7 3.6 21.1 Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,281 12,416 12,372 12,346 12,237 12,326 12,317 12,317 0 Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wood products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmetallic mineral products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machinery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computer and electronic products1. . . . . . . . . . Computer and peripheral equipment. . . . . . Communications equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Semiconductors and electronic components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic instruments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electrical equipment and appliances. . . . . . . . Transportation equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicles and parts2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furniture and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,749 377.9 397.4 404.1 1,466.9 1,138.4 1,050.9 166.1 91.9 7,830 384.3 412.2 397.3 1,461.1 1,124.2 1,060.8 173.2 88.1 7,799 383.4 408.6 395.6 1,452.3 1,117.5 1,052.3 171.5 87.3 7,787 384.6 410.4 393.6 1,447.5 1,113.3 1,052.4 171.0 87.3 7,740 376.4 390.3 403.2 1,462.0 1,141.7 1,052.1 165.6 91.8 7,792 378.8 402.9 396.9 1,456.0 1,122.8 1,055.6 171.1 88.1 7,788 381.4 402.9 395.1 1,451.0 1,119.1 1,052.7 170.9 87.5 7,785 382.5 404.7 393.6 1,446.1 1,114.8 1,053.9 171.1 87.4 -3 1.1 1.8 -1.5 -4.9 -4.3 1.2 0.2 -0.1 367.5 387.6 372.4 1,575.6 890.2 378.5 370.5 393.0 376.1 1,619.5 934.2 393.6 366.5 391.0 374.2 1,623.8 938.2 394.5 366.9 391.6 373.4 1,617.8 935.7 394.5 368.7 388.2 371.9 1,577.5 891.0 380.8 368.6 391.9 374.1 1,617.6 932.7 389.4 367.0 391.4 374.0 1,622.5 936.7 393.3 367.7 392.2 373.2 1,622.8 937.9 395.9 0.7 0.8 -0.8 0.3 1.2 2.6 586.9 600.7 596.3 599.9 584.0 598.2 595.9 597.2 1.3 Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textile mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textile product mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paper and paper products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing and related support activities. . . . . . . Petroleum and coal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chemicals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plastics and rubber products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,532 1,494.0 117.5 116.0 140.0 368.2 451.4 112.6 808.7 677.8 4,586 1,523.4 117.2 115.2 136.9 368.5 444.6 114.4 815.9 691.1 4,573 1,517.9 116.9 115.3 137.1 366.9 443.1 115.1 812.1 688.1 4,559 1,503.4 116.4 116.4 137.3 367.0 445.8 114.7 809.8 688.7 4,497 1,472.7 117.2 115.5 139.0 368.5 450.2 110.7 809.8 674.8 4,534 1,489.5 117.0 114.8 136.9 367.0 444.3 112.1 813.2 688.1 4,529 1,486.6 116.7 115.0 136.3 367.4 443.4 112.9 812.3 687.2 4,532 1,487.9 116.5 115.5 136.2 367.4 444.5 112.9 810.7 687.9 3 1.3 -0.2 0.5 -0.1 0.0 1.1 0.0 -1.6 0.7 245.3 258.8 260.3 259.2 238.7 251.4 251.6 252.4 0.8 Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,091 101,250 100,894 101,547 98,608 100,712 100,871 101,112 241 Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,629 26,955 26,885 27,130 26,517 26,979 26,991 27,042 51 Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic markets and agents and brokers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,863.8 2,925.8 2,032.1 5,948.6 2,965.5 2,069.9 5,919.7 2,945.9 2,065.3 5,938.4 2,955.1 2,067.9 5,853.2 2,921.1 2,026.8 5,920.4 2,950.0 2,059.6 5,920.7 2,949.1 2,061.8 5,930.4 2,952.3 2,063.3 9.7 3.2 1.5 905.9 913.2 908.5 915.4 905.3 910.8 909.8 914.8 5.0 Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle and parts dealers1. . . . . . . . . . . . 15,489.3 1,884.2 15,689.8 1,955.2 15,582.7 1,951.6 15,797.2 1,955.9 15,436.3 1,870.9 15,700.1 1,937.1 15,705.9 1,939.6 15,749.7 1,946.5 43.8 6.9 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 Industry Seasonally adjusted Oct. 2014 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015p Oct. 2015p Oct. 2014 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015p Oct. 2015p Change from: Sept.2015 Oct.2015p 1,201.6 466.1 499.8 1,241.4 463.9 495.2 1,244.3 463.4 500.6 1,250.7 469.9 517.2 1,192.6 461.0 491.1 1,234.2 469.1 507.7 1,238.6 467.5 509.3 1,244.2 464.1 509.0 5.6 -3.4 -0.3 1,221.2 3,019.3 1,029.0 888.0 1,367.2 1,263.3 3,057.5 1,024.7 922.9 1,396.6 1,242.6 3,039.5 1,021.6 910.4 1,351.7 1,243.1 3,054.0 1,026.3 912.7 1,410.8 1,238.2 3,014.6 1,023.6 885.7 1,359.6 1,260.2 3,042.7 1,026.2 905.8 1,400.4 1,259.4 3,044.9 1,026.9 906.6 1,388.3 1,263.3 3,047.6 1,023.3 910.8 1,407.8 3.9 2.7 -3.6 4.2 19.5 621.3 3,120.3 1,336.1 847.5 525.4 591.2 3,149.7 1,298.9 836.1 533.5 594.6 3,138.0 1,286.4 831.3 537.4 603.1 3,194.1 1,313.1 852.2 557.9 612.6 3,138.2 1,351.6 828.0 512.8 599.9 3,184.8 1,324.1 824.7 541.5 600.2 3,194.1 1,324.5 825.8 543.3 597.7 3,205.2 1,324.8 828.3 546.1 -2.5 11.1 0.3 2.5 2.8 4,721.9 443.9 239.1 67.2 1,447.3 4,747.2 454.4 238.7 65.4 1,478.9 4,817.7 452.9 238.7 64.1 1,474.3 4,828.9 453.7 239.2 62.8 1,472.6 4,674.2 445.9 238.0 66.3 1,426.5 4,793.4 451.4 239.5 63.5 1,457.4 4,798.3 452.7 239.5 63.3 1,454.2 4,796.2 454.7 239.3 62.5 1,454.6 -2.1 2.0 -0.2 -0.8 0.4 488.1 47.4 31.6 635.7 571.1 750.5 412.4 50.0 42.4 653.9 571.1 780.0 485.3 50.3 38.3 653.3 576.6 783.9 490.1 50.2 33.4 650.1 580.9 795.9 469.8 47.5 31.2 630.1 578.3 740.6 475.4 49.9 33.5 650.9 594.4 777.5 473.2 50.2 33.1 653.4 597.1 781.6 472.1 50.2 32.9 645.9 597.3 786.7 -1.1 0.0 -0.2 -7.5 0.2 5.1 Motor vehicle and parts dealers - Continued Automobile dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furniture and home furnishings stores. . . . . . Electronics and appliance stores. . . . . . . . . . . . Building material and garden supply stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food and beverage stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health and personal care stores. . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clothing and clothing accessories stores. . . . Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General merchandise stores1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Department stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous store retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonstore retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rail transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Truck transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transit and ground passenger transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pipeline transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scenic and sightseeing transportation. . . . . . . Support activities for transportation. . . . . . . . . . Couriers and messengers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warehousing and storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554.1 568.9 565.0 565.2 553.3 565.3 565.6 565.3 -0.3 Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publishing industries, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . Motion picture and sound recording industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broadcasting, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data processing, hosting and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other information services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,753 723.3 2,808 719.8 2,790 719.4 2,797 717.5 2,754 721.7 2,790 717.3 2,801 717.7 2,800 716.4 -1 -1.3 370.4 287.3 861.8 399.1 287.3 863.1 380.1 289.8 862.6 387.0 288.3 863.4 375.8 286.1 862.0 385.6 287.8 862.7 390.9 288.4 864.0 392.0 287.6 863.6 1.1 -0.8 -0.4 284.5 225.7 297.8 240.6 298.3 239.5 298.9 242.0 284.0 224.1 298.4 238.6 299.5 240.0 299.3 240.9 -0.2 0.9 Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monetary authorities - central bank. . . . . . . . . . Credit intermediation and related activities1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Depository credit intermediation1. . . . . . . . . . Commercial banking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts. . . . . . . . Insurance carriers and related activities. . . . . Real estate and rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . Real estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rental and leasing services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets. . . . 8,025 5,961.1 18.4 8,216 6,077.6 18.6 8,163 6,054.0 18.5 8,169 6,068.5 18.6 8,014 5,956.4 18.4 8,156 6,060.0 18.5 8,156 6,060.9 18.5 8,161 6,066.9 18.5 5 6.0 0.0 2,561.1 1,698.2 1,283.4 2,590.0 1,703.1 1,276.9 2,574.5 1,689.9 1,266.7 2,573.3 1,689.6 1,265.2 2,560.0 1,699.1 1,284.5 2,580.0 1,696.2 1,272.9 2,575.8 1,693.8 1,270.2 2,574.7 1,691.9 1,268.2 -1.1 -1.9 -2.0 889.3 2,492.3 2,064.0 1,496.2 544.3 23.5 911.4 2,557.6 2,138.6 1,548.5 566.3 23.8 903.8 2,557.2 2,108.5 1,529.8 555.3 23.4 909.9 2,566.7 2,100.1 1,533.8 542.6 23.7 890.3 2,487.7 2,057.1 1,490.9 542.7 23.5 906.0 2,555.5 2,095.8 1,525.7 546.6 23.5 907.1 2,559.5 2,095.4 1,524.7 547.4 23.3 909.2 2,564.5 2,094.5 1,530.0 540.9 23.6 2.1 5.0 -0.9 5.3 -6.5 0.3 19,463 8,406.6 1,118.8 911.6 1,403.2 19,965 8,669.9 1,124.3 946.6 1,445.0 19,913 8,608.7 1,119.1 941.3 1,432.9 20,114 8,706.6 1,127.4 958.5 1,444.9 19,271 8,415.2 1,117.3 969.6 1,393.8 19,824 8,689.2 1,121.3 1,010.5 1,427.2 19,857 8,698.2 1,125.1 1,015.0 1,427.8 19,935 8,725.1 1,125.8 1,018.4 1,436.1 78 26.9 0.7 3.4 8.3 1,805.4 1,893.3 1,878.5 1,906.5 1,795.6 1,884.0 1,889.6 1,899.5 9.9 Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and technical services1. . . . . . . . . . . Legal services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounting and bookkeeping services. . . . . . Architectural and engineering services. . . . . . Computer systems design and related 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. 2014 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015p Oct. 2015p Oct. 2014 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015p Oct. 2015p Change from: Sept.2015 Oct.2015p 1,278.4 2,177.2 8,879.3 8,490.6 3,608.6 2,924.9 904.4 1,997.6 1,326.0 2,239.5 9,055.3 8,651.2 3,626.5 2,933.2 901.3 2,108.3 1,313.3 2,229.1 9,075.5 8,672.7 3,661.7 2,967.4 910.2 2,073.5 1,332.7 2,236.6 9,170.8 8,770.0 3,735.1 3,031.8 932.9 2,061.9 1,266.2 2,178.2 8,677.5 8,291.5 3,486.1 2,811.5 890.4 1,952.6 1,319.9 2,228.9 8,906.3 8,509.6 3,584.4 2,900.6 913.3 2,002.2 1,315.3 2,232.3 8,926.7 8,528.0 3,589.0 2,903.2 916.3 2,006.2 1,322.3 2,237.6 8,972.7 8,573.7 3,613.2 2,927.7 921.2 2,015.0 7.0 5.3 46.0 45.7 24.2 24.5 4.9 8.8 388.7 404.1 402.8 400.8 386.0 396.7 398.7 399.0 0.3 Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ambulatory health care services1. . . . . . . . . Offices of physicians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outpatient care centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home health care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nursing and residential care facilities1. . . . Nursing care facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social assistance1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Child day care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,816 3,593.8 18,222.2 14,811.6 6,732.6 2,491.8 720.6 1,286.1 4,805.4 3,273.6 1,653.3 3,410.6 871.9 21,793 3,150.7 18,642.3 15,203.2 6,952.8 2,567.3 748.0 1,330.7 4,929.2 3,321.2 1,663.7 3,439.1 827.6 22,086 3,401.8 18,684.2 15,210.5 6,951.2 2,568.9 748.5 1,336.0 4,945.8 3,313.5 1,661.9 3,473.7 873.8 22,431 3,613.2 18,818.1 15,301.4 7,012.1 2,589.4 752.9 1,352.8 4,971.1 3,318.2 1,665.3 3,516.7 891.9 21,613 3,444.2 18,168.3 14,775.5 6,707.6 2,484.3 718.9 1,278.4 4,796.4 3,271.5 1,652.0 3,392.8 855.6 22,133 3,462.1 18,670.7 15,183.9 6,947.1 2,566.5 747.8 1,332.5 4,926.2 3,310.6 1,659.5 3,486.8 874.0 22,179 3,461.5 18,717.8 15,225.4 6,962.9 2,574.6 750.4 1,335.5 4,945.4 3,317.1 1,662.2 3,492.4 874.6 22,236 3,461.7 18,774.5 15,270.3 6,989.8 2,582.9 752.1 1,343.6 4,963.2 3,317.3 1,663.2 3,504.2 877.3 57 0.2 56.7 44.9 26.9 8.3 1.7 8.1 17.8 0.2 1.0 11.8 2.7 Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . Performing arts and spectator sports. . . . . . . . Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amusements, gambling, and recreation. . . . . Accommodation and food services. . . . . . . . . . . . Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food services and drinking places. . . . . . . . . . 14,813 2,088.4 462.0 15,836 2,435.7 504.2 15,425 2,239.7 495.7 15,251 2,141.0 482.7 14,850 2,125.2 459.2 15,191 2,164.5 475.1 15,242 2,176.6 479.2 15,283 2,176.2 477.8 41 -0.4 -1.4 145.5 1,480.9 12,724.9 1,879.8 10,845.1 158.1 1,773.4 13,399.8 2,041.6 11,358.2 149.7 1,594.3 13,185.1 1,945.4 11,239.7 149.4 1,508.9 13,110.3 1,891.6 11,218.7 145.6 1,520.4 12,724.5 1,888.0 10,836.5 147.5 1,541.9 13,026.8 1,899.8 11,127.0 148.2 1,549.2 13,065.1 1,902.7 11,162.4 148.9 1,549.5 13,106.6 1,902.2 11,204.4 0.7 0.3 41.5 -0.5 42.0 Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repair and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Personal and laundry services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Membership associations and organizations. . . 5,592 1,246.5 1,376.4 2,969.3 5,677 1,275.9 1,396.0 3,005.5 5,632 1,270.3 1,394.5 2,967.6 5,655 1,280.6 1,401.2 2,973.0 5,589 1,240.5 1,377.0 2,971.6 5,639 1,270.1 1,390.6 2,978.3 5,645 1,267.4 1,395.9 2,982.0 5,655 1,276.3 1,401.0 2,977.4 10 8.9 5.1 -4.6 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. . . . . . . . . . 22,271 2,726.0 2,133.9 591.7 5,237.0 2,593.5 2,643.8 14,308.0 8,053.5 6,254.7 20,882 2,750.0 2,157.6 592.6 4,793.0 2,137.7 2,655.5 13,339.0 6,832.9 6,505.8 21,876 2,739.0 2,145.3 593.8 5,124.0 2,483.3 2,640.8 14,013.0 7,681.2 6,332.2 22,373 2,731.0 2,137.7 593.1 5,272.0 2,630.5 2,641.6 14,370.0 8,071.3 6,298.7 21,883 2,720.0 2,132.1 588.2 5,067.0 2,414.5 2,652.7 14,096.0 7,799.5 6,296.4 21,997 2,737.0 2,140.5 596.0 5,093.0 2,447.3 2,645.6 14,167.0 7,846.0 6,321.2 21,985 2,735.0 2,139.1 595.6 5,099.0 2,453.4 2,646.0 14,151.0 7,817.3 6,333.3 21,988 2,733.0 2,138.6 594.3 5,104.0 2,455.8 2,647.7 14,151.0 7,815.5 6,335.7 3 -2.0 -0.5 -1.3 5.0 2.4 1.7 0.0 -1.8 2.4 Industry Professional and technical services Continued Management and technical consulting services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 Includes other industries, not shown separately. Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. 3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2014 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. 2 ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Oct. 2014 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015p Oct. 2015p AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS Total private............................................................................ . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging............................................................... . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods............................................................. . Private service-providing........................................................... . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade..................................................................... . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities.......................................................................... . Information........................................................................ . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services.................................................................... . 34.6 40.5 45.0 39.1 40.9 41.4 40.0 33.4 34.6 38.9 31.4 38.7 42.6 36.7 37.4 36.3 32.8 26.2 31.8 34.6 40.4 43.9 39.1 40.8 41.2 40.3 33.4 34.7 38.8 31.5 39.0 42.6 36.3 37.6 36.2 32.9 26.3 31.9 34.5 40.1 44.1 38.6 40.6 40.9 40.1 33.4 34.8 38.7 31.7 39.0 42.5 36.0 37.7 36.1 32.8 26.3 31.8 34.5 40.5 44.1 39.7 40.7 40.9 40.2 33.4 34.6 38.8 31.4 39.0 42.8 36.1 37.6 36.2 32.8 26.3 31.9 AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS Manufacturing.......................................................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods.... . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................. . 3.4 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.4 Industry p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2014 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings Industry Oct. 2014 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015p Oct. 2015p Oct. 2014 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015p Oct. 2015p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing...................................... . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction......................................... . Manufacturing....................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities................ . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services.................... . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . .................. . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24.59 25.84 30.92 26.85 24.93 26.28 22.53 24.29 21.46 28.10 17.12 22.90 35.69 34.15 30.91 29.42 24.83 14.11 22.11 $25.10 26.33 31.41 27.46 25.40 26.74 23.05 24.81 21.88 28.82 17.55 22.77 37.59 35.10 31.60 30.16 25.30 14.40 22.42 $25.11 26.30 31.39 27.35 25.42 26.71 23.17 24.83 21.88 28.78 17.62 22.81 37.27 35.17 31.67 30.24 25.30 14.39 22.47 $25.20 26.38 31.40 27.54 25.44 26.73 23.18 24.92 22.01 29.00 17.66 22.93 37.47 35.36 31.69 30.30 25.39 14.46 22.49 $850.81 1,046.52 1,391.40 1,049.84 1,019.64 1,087.99 901.20 811.29 742.52 1,093.09 537.57 886.23 1,520.39 1,253.31 1,156.03 1,067.95 814.42 369.68 703.10 $868.46 1,063.73 1,378.90 1,073.69 1,036.32 1,101.69 928.92 828.65 759.24 1,118.22 552.83 888.03 1,601.33 1,274.13 1,188.16 1,091.79 832.37 378.72 715.20 $866.30 1,054.63 1,384.30 1,055.71 1,032.05 1,092.44 929.12 829.32 761.42 1,113.79 558.55 889.59 1,583.98 1,266.12 1,193.96 1,091.66 829.84 378.46 714.55 $869.40 1,068.39 1,384.74 1,093.34 1,035.41 1,093.26 931.84 832.33 761.55 1,125.20 554.52 894.27 1,603.72 1,276.50 1,191.54 1,096.86 832.79 380.30 717.43 p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2014 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-4. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted [2007=100] Index of aggregate weekly hours1 Index of aggregate weekly payrolls2 Industry Oct. 2014 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015p Oct. 2015p Percent change from: Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods.......................... . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . Utilities................................... . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102.0 89.3 128.8 83.6 90.0 90.2 89.8 105.4 99.8 99.3 98.5 103.5 102.0 92.3 98.2 110.0 113.8 111.0 98.5 104.0 89.9 113.1 86.1 90.5 90.4 91.2 107.6 101.8 100.2 100.5 107.0 104.2 92.5 100.4 112.9 116.9 114.0 99.7 103.8 89.2 111.8 85.2 90.0 89.7 90.6 107.8 102.2 100.0 101.1 107.1 104.0 92.1 100.7 112.7 116.8 114.4 99.5 104.1 90.2 111.3 88.1 90.2 89.6 90.9 108.1 101.8 100.4 100.5 107.1 104.7 92.3 100.5 113.5 117.1 114.7 99.9 0.3 1.1 -0.4 3.4 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0.3 -0.4 0.4 -0.6 0.0 0.7 0.2 -0.2 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.4 1 Oct. 2014 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015p Oct. 2015p Percent change from: Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015p 119.7 104.3 159.9 97.5 104.4 105.3 102.6 124.1 115.3 116.5 111.4 120.3 120.3 112.2 118.3 131.1 133.1 126.4 123.6 124.6 107.0 142.6 102.8 106.9 107.3 106.6 129.5 119.9 120.5 116.6 123.6 129.4 115.6 123.8 137.9 139.3 132.4 126.8 124.4 106.0 140.9 101.2 106.4 106.4 106.6 129.8 120.3 120.1 117.8 124.0 128.1 115.3 124.4 138.1 139.2 132.8 126.8 125.2 107.6 140.3 105.4 106.7 106.4 106.9 130.6 120.6 121.5 117.3 124.6 129.6 116.2 124.2 139.3 140.0 133.8 127.6 0.6 1.5 -0.4 4.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.2 1.2 -0.4 0.5 1.2 0.8 -0.2 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.6 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment. 2 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2014 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-5. Employment of women on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Women employees (in thousands) Percent of all employees Industry Oct. 2014 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015p Oct. 2015p Oct. 2014 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015p Oct. 2015p Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods................................. . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities.......................................... . Information........................................ . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services.................................... . Government............................................ . 69,041 56,545 4,249 122 792 3,335 1,790 1,545 52,296 10,746 1,722.7 7,781.1 1,109.0 133.4 1,103 4,591 8,599 16,610 7,721 2,926 12,496 70,302 57,696 4,279 113 808 3,358 1,814 1,544 53,417 10,937 1,738.0 7,928.4 1,134.7 136.1 1,120 4,652 8,846 17,037 7,874 2,951 12,606 70,358 57,752 4,272 113 808 3,351 1,813 1,538 53,480 10,923 1,737.0 7,921.1 1,129.2 135.3 1,121 4,653 8,881 17,060 7,886 2,956 12,606 70,516 57,905 4,274 112 806 3,356 1,812 1,544 53,631 10,972 1,738.0 7,971.1 1,127.4 135.2 1,120 4,657 8,920 17,115 7,893 2,954 12,611 49.4 47.9 22.0 13.4 12.8 27.3 23.1 34.4 53.0 40.5 29.4 50.4 23.7 24.1 40.1 57.3 44.6 76.9 52.0 52.4 57.1 49.4 48.0 21.9 13.8 12.6 27.2 23.3 34.1 53.0 40.5 29.4 50.5 23.7 24.1 40.1 57.0 44.6 77.0 51.8 52.3 57.3 49.4 48.0 21.9 14.0 12.6 27.2 23.3 34.0 53.0 40.5 29.3 50.4 23.5 23.9 40.0 57.1 44.7 76.9 51.7 52.4 57.3 49.4 48.0 21.9 13.9 12.5 27.2 23.3 34.1 53.0 40.6 29.3 50.6 23.5 23.9 40.0 57.1 44.7 77.0 51.6 52.2 57.4 p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2014 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 [In thousands] Industry Oct. 2014 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015p Oct. 2015p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction......................................................................... . Manufacturing........ . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... . Durable goods.................................................................... . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade.................................................................. . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing............................................... . Utilities............................................................................. . Information........................................................................... . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . ......................................... . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services....................................................................... . 97,388 13,943 669 4,673 8,601 5,332 3,269 83,445 22,374 4,727.9 13,157.4 4,043.0 446.1 2,234 6,186 15,935 18,982 13,098 4,636 99,145 14,092 600 4,818 8,674 5,370 3,304 85,053 22,692 4,746.2 13,342.0 4,149.1 454.7 2,265 6,299 16,271 19,432 13,403 4,691 99,240 14,079 585 4,828 8,666 5,369 3,297 85,161 22,689 4,750.1 13,338.0 4,148.4 452.9 2,272 6,301 16,300 19,470 13,432 4,697 99,439 14,109 584 4,854 8,671 5,370 3,301 85,330 22,715 4,752.4 13,366.4 4,143.5 452.5 2,272 6,309 16,363 19,514 13,461 4,696 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2014 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 Oct. 2014 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015p Oct. 2015p AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS Total private............................................................................ . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging............................................................... . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods............................................................. . Private service-providing........................................................... . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade..................................................................... . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities.......................................................................... . Information........................................................................ . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services.................................................................... . 33.7 41.5 47.6 39.6 42.1 42.6 41.4 32.4 33.6 38.5 30.0 38.4 42.6 36.1 36.8 35.6 32.0 25.1 30.7 33.7 41.2 45.5 39.6 41.8 42.1 41.4 32.4 33.7 38.5 30.1 38.7 42.4 35.8 37.1 35.5 32.1 25.0 30.7 33.6 40.9 45.4 38.8 41.7 41.9 41.5 32.4 33.8 38.5 30.3 38.8 42.3 35.6 37.1 35.2 32.1 25.1 30.6 33.7 41.4 45.5 40.2 41.8 42.0 41.4 32.4 33.6 38.6 30.0 38.8 42.3 35.6 37.1 35.4 32.1 25.0 30.6 AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS Manufacturing.......................................................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods.... . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................. . 4.4 4.6 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 Industry 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2014 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings Industry Oct. 2014 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015p Oct. 2015p Oct. 2014 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015p Oct. 2015p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing...................................... . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction......................................... . Manufacturing....................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities................ . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services.................... . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . .................. . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20.72 21.71 27.12 24.81 19.65 20.74 17.80 20.51 18.38 23.32 14.51 20.63 32.89 28.54 24.89 24.35 21.78 12.26 18.61 $21.09 22.03 26.56 25.25 20.00 21.06 18.25 20.89 18.69 23.71 14.86 20.69 34.14 28.96 25.40 24.85 22.15 12.45 18.96 $21.09 21.98 26.67 25.02 20.06 21.05 18.44 20.90 18.71 23.68 14.95 20.67 34.11 28.83 25.44 24.94 22.15 12.46 18.99 $21.18 22.15 26.69 25.40 20.06 21.07 18.39 20.98 18.75 23.81 14.90 20.71 34.52 29.03 25.48 25.02 22.24 12.51 19.01 $698.26 900.97 1,290.91 982.48 827.27 883.52 736.92 664.52 617.57 897.82 435.30 792.19 1,401.11 1,030.29 915.95 866.86 696.96 307.73 571.33 $710.73 907.64 1,208.48 999.90 836.00 886.63 755.55 676.84 629.85 912.84 447.29 800.70 1,447.54 1,036.77 942.34 882.18 711.02 311.25 582.07 $708.62 898.98 1,210.82 970.78 836.50 882.00 765.26 677.16 632.40 911.68 452.99 802.00 1,442.85 1,026.35 943.82 877.89 711.02 312.75 581.09 $713.77 917.01 1,214.40 1,021.08 838.51 884.94 761.35 679.75 630.00 919.07 447.00 803.55 1,460.20 1,033.47 945.31 885.71 713.90 312.75 581.71 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2014 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-9. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 [2002=100] Index of aggregate weekly hours2 Index of aggregate weekly payrolls3 Industry Oct. 2014 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015p Oct. 2015p Percent change from: Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods.......................... . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . Utilities................................... . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109.4 88.4 169.2 92.7 83.1 85.4 79.7 115.2 104.8 107.2 99.9 116.9 97.2 92.0 107.2 127.1 129.6 120.4 99.8 111.3 88.7 145.1 95.5 83.2 84.9 80.6 117.4 106.6 107.6 101.7 120.9 98.6 92.5 110.0 129.5 133.1 122.7 101.0 111.1 88.0 141.1 93.8 83.0 84.5 80.6 117.5 106.9 107.7 102.3 121.2 98.0 92.3 110.0 128.6 133.4 123.5 100.8 111.7 89.3 141.2 97.7 83.2 84.7 80.5 117.8 106.4 108.0 101.5 121.0 97.9 92.3 110.2 129.8 133.7 123.3 100.8 0.5 1.5 0.1 4.2 0.2 0.2 -0.1 0.3 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.2 -0.2 0.0 1 Oct. 2014 Aug. 2015 Sept. 2015p Oct. 2015p Percent change from: Sept. 2015 Oct. 2015p 151.4 117.6 266.9 124.1 106.8 110.5 100.3 162.0 137.4 147.3 124.3 152.9 133.4 130.0 164.1 184.2 186.3 167.7 135.3 156.9 119.7 224.1 130.2 108.9 111.7 103.9 168.2 142.1 150.3 129.5 158.6 140.5 132.7 171.9 191.4 194.6 173.5 139.5 156.6 118.4 218.9 126.7 108.8 111.1 105.1 168.4 142.7 150.2 131.1 158.9 139.5 131.8 172.2 190.8 194.9 174.7 139.5 158.1 121.1 219.2 134.0 109.2 111.5 104.6 169.4 142.3 151.5 129.6 159.0 141.0 132.7 172.7 193.3 196.2 175.1 139.6 1.0 2.3 0.1 5.8 0.4 0.4 -0.5 0.6 -0.3 0.9 -1.1 0.1 1.1 0.7 0.3 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. 2 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment. 3 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2014 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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