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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Friday, October 8, 2010 USDL-10-1393 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 – SEPTEMBER 2010 Nonfarm payroll employment edged down (-95,000) in September, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Government employment declined (-159,000), reflecting both a drop in the number of temporary jobs for Census 2010 and job losses in local government. Private-sector payroll employment continued to trend up modestly (+64,000). Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, September 2008 – September 2010 Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month change, seasonally adjusted, September 2008 – September 2010 Percent Thousands 11.0 600 10.0 400 9.0 200 8.0 0 7.0 -200 6.0 -400 5.0 -600 -800 4.0 Sep-08 Dec-08 M ar-09 Jun-09 Sep-09 Dec-09 M ar-10 Jun-10 Sep-10 Sep-08 Dec-08 M ar-09 Jun-09 Sep-09 Dec-09 M ar-10 Jun-10 Sep-10 Household Survey Data The number of unemployed persons, at 14.8 million, was essentially unchanged in September, and the unemployment rate held at 9.6 percent. (See table A-1.) Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for adult men (9.8 percent), adult women (8.0 percent), teenagers (26.0 percent), whites (8.7 percent), blacks (16.1 percent), and Hispanics (12.4 percent) showed little or no change in September. The jobless rate for Asians was 6.4 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over), at 6.1 million, was little changed over the month but was down by 640,000 since a series high of 6.8 million in May. In September, 41.7 percent of unemployed persons had been jobless for 27 weeks or more. (See table A-12.) In September, both the civilian labor force participation rate, at 64.7 percent, and the employmentpopulation ratio, at 58.5 percent, were unchanged. (See table A-1.) The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) rose by 612,000 over the month to 9.5 million. Over the past 2 months, the number of such workers has increased by 943,000. These individuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job. (See table A-8.) About 2.5 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force in September, up from 2.2 million 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 1.2 million discouraged workers in September, an increase of 503,000 from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The remaining 1.3 million persons marginally attached to the labor force had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table A-16.) Establishment Survey Data Total nonfarm payroll employment edged down by 95,000 in September. Government employment fell by 159,000, reflecting both the departure of 77,000 temporary Census 2010 workers from federal government payrolls and a decline of 76,000 in local government employment. Private-sector payroll employment continued to trend up (+64,000) over the month. (See table B-1.) Health care employment rose by 24,000 in September. The increase was concentrated in ambulatory health care services (+17,000). Health care employment has risen by an average of 21,000 per month this year. Within professional and business services, employment services added 28,000 jobs in September. Temporary help services accounted for most of the gain. Within leisure and hospitality, employment in food services and drinking places increased by 34,000 over the month and has risen by 104,000 thus far in 2010. Mining employment continued to trend up (+6,000) over the month. Mining has added 77,000 jobs since a recent low in October 2009. Employment in manufacturing changed little in September and, on net, has been essentially flat since May. The industry added 134,000 jobs during the first 5 months of the year. Employment in wholesale trade, retail trade, transportation and warehousing, information, and financial activities showed little change in September. -2- Employment in construction edged down (-21,000) over the month, partly offsetting an employment gain in August. Both the August and September changes were concentrated among nonresidential specialty trade contractors. Construction employment has shown little net change since February. Government employment fell by 159,000 in September. A decline in federal government employment was due to the loss of 77,000 temporary Census 2010 jobs. As of September, about 6,000 temporary decennial census workers remained on the federal government payroll, down from a peak of 564,000 in May. Employment in local government decreased by 76,000 in September with job losses in both education and noneducation. In September, the average workweek for all employees was unchanged at 34.2 hours. The manufacturing workweek for all employees decreased by 0.1 hour to 40.1 hours, and factory overtime was unchanged at 3.0 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 33.5 hours. (See tables B-2 and B-7.) Average hourly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 1 cent to $22.67 in September. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by 1.7 percent. In September, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees increased by 1 cent to $19.10. (See tables B-3 and B-8.) The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for July was revised from -54,000 to -66,000, and the change for August was revised from -54,000 to -57,000. The Employment Situation for October is scheduled to be released on Friday, November 5, 2010, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT). -3- Preliminary Estimates of Benchmark Revisions to the Establishment Survey In accordance with usual practice, the Bureau of Labor Statistics is announcing its preliminary estimates of the upcoming annual benchmark revision to the establishment survey employment series. The final benchmark revision will be issued on February 4, 2011, with the publication of the January 2011 Employment Situation news release. Each year, the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey employment estimates are benchmarked to comprehensive counts of employment for the month of March derived from state unemployment insurance tax records that nearly all employers are required to file. For national CES employment series, the average of the absolute values of the annual benchmark revisions over the last 10 years is 0.3 percent at the total nonfarm level. The preliminary estimate of the benchmark revision indicates a downward adjustment to March 2010 total nonfarm employment of 366,000 (-0.3 percent). Table B shows the March 2010 preliminary benchmark revisions by major industry sector. As is typically the case, many of the individual industry series show larger percentage revisions than the total nonfarm series, primarily because statistical sampling error is greater at more detailed levels than at a total level. Table B. National Current Employment Statistics March 2010 preliminary benchmark revisions by major industry sector Industry Benchmark revision Percent benchmark revision Total nonfarm .......................................... Total private .......................................... Mining and logging ............................... Construction ........................................ Manufacturing ...................................... Trade, transportation, and utilities ......................................... Information .......................................... Financial activities ................................ Professional and business services ............................................. Education and health services ............................................. Leisure and hospitality .......................... Other services ..................................... Government ........................................... -366,000 -371,000 -20,000 -62,000 -114,000 -0.3 -.4 -3.0 -1.2 -1.0 -144,000 -11,000 42,000 -.6 -.4 .6 14,000 .1 6,000 -91,000 9,000 5,000 (1) -.7 .2 (1) 1 Less than 0.05 percent -4- HOUSEHOLD DATA Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Category Sept. 2009 July 2010 Aug. 2010 Change from: Aug. 2010Sept. 2010 Sept. 2010 Employment status Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed................................................................... . Employment-population ratio.......................................... . Unemployed................................................................ . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236,322 153,927 65.1 138,768 58.7 15,159 9.8 82,396 237,890 153,560 64.6 138,960 58.4 14,599 9.5 84,330 238,099 154,110 64.7 139,250 58.5 14,860 9.6 83,989 238,322 154,158 64.7 139,391 58.5 14,767 9.6 84,164 223 48 0.0 141 0.0 -93 0.0 175 Unemployment rates Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adult men (20 years and over)............................................. . Adult women (20 years and over). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teenagers (16 to 19 years). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asian (not seasonally adjusted)............................................ . Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................ . 9.8 10.3 7.9 26.1 9.1 15.5 7.4 12.7 9.5 9.7 7.9 26.1 8.6 15.6 8.2 12.1 9.6 9.8 8.0 26.3 8.7 16.3 7.2 12.0 9.6 9.8 8.0 26.0 8.7 16.1 6.4 12.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.2 – 0.4 Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High school graduates, no college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bachelor’s degree and higher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.6 15.0 10.8 8.6 4.8 8.1 13.8 10.1 8.3 4.5 8.3 14.0 10.3 8.7 4.6 8.3 15.4 10.0 9.1 4.4 0.0 1.4 -0.3 0.4 -0.2 Reason for unemployment Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . Reentrants....................................................................... . New entrants.................................................................... . 10,236 869 3,255 1,134 9,125 900 3,393 1,188 9,305 874 3,411 1,259 9,401 807 3,436 1,187 96 -67 25 -72 Duration of unemployment Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks................................................................... . 15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 weeks and over........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,938 3,838 2,958 5,447 2,839 3,060 2,151 6,572 2,760 3,635 2,235 6,249 2,891 3,350 2,336 6,123 131 -285 101 -126 Employed persons at work part time Part time for economic reasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions......................................... . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,158 6,815 2,081 18,590 8,529 6,119 2,246 18,157 8,860 6,380 2,347 18,558 9,472 6,733 2,456 18,234 612 353 109 -324 Persons not in the labor force (not seasonally adjusted) Marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discouraged workers... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,219 706 2,622 1,185 2,370 1,110 2,548 1,209 – – - 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 Sept. 2009 July 2010 Aug. 2010p Sept. 2010p EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY (Over-the-month change, in thousands) Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicles and parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -225 -186 -121 -2 -71 -48 -39 -0.8 -9 -65 -8.3 -48.3 -10.4 1 -12 -22 -9.2 26 33.7 16 -9 -39 -66 117 37 7 -2 32 35 23.1 -3 80 7.2 11.1 14.5 6 -10 -5 -6.7 26 27.8 11 22 -183 -57 93 10 7 31 -28 -25 -22.2 -3 83 -0.5 -2.0 0.6 -1 -3 28 17.7 36 36.2 20 5 -150 -95 64 -22 5 -21 -6 0 0.6 -6 86 2.2 5.7 9.6 -5 -1 14 16.9 17 32.0 38 7 -159 WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES AS A PERCENT OF ALL EMPLOYEES2 Total nonfarm women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private production and nonsupervisory employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.9 48.4 82.3 49.7 48.2 82.4 49.6 48.1 82.4 49.6 48.1 82.4 Category 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.8 $ 22.30 $ 753.74 90.9 -0.2 96.7 -0.1 34.2 $ 22.59 $ 772.58 92.4 0.4 99.5 0.5 34.2 $ 22.66 $ 774.97 92.5 0.1 99.9 0.4 34.2 $ 22.67 $ 775.31 92.5 0.0 100.0 0.1 HOURS AND EARNINGS PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES Total private Average weekly hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average hourly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average weekly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2002=100)4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.1 $ 18.71 $ 619.30 97.8 -0.2 122.2 -0.1 33.4 $ 19.04 $ 635.94 99.2 0.1 126.1 0.2 33.5 $ 19.09 $ 639.52 99.5 0.3 126.9 0.6 33.5 $ 19.10 $ 639.85 99.6 0.1 127.1 0.2 DIFFUSION INDEX (Over 1-month span)5 Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.9 20.1 57.2 52.4 54.1 48.2 49.8 46.3 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. 2 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. 3 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding annual average aggregate hours. 4 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. 5 Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment. p Preliminary Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates Why are there two monthly measures of employment? The household survey and establishment survey both produce sample-based estimates of employment and both have strengths and limitations. The establishment survey employment series has a smaller margin of error on the measurement of month-to-month change than the household survey because of its much larger sample size. An over-the-month employment change of about 100,000 is statistically significant in the establishment survey, while the threshold for a statistically significant change in the household survey is about 400,000. However, the household survey has a more expansive scope than the establishment survey because it includes the self-employed, unpaid family workers, agricultural workers, and private household workers, who are excluded by the establishment survey. The household survey also provides estimates of employment for demographic groups. Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys? It is likely that both surveys include at least some undocumented immigrants. However, neither the establishment nor the household survey is designed to identify the legal status of workers. Therefore, it is not possible to determine how many are counted in either survey. The establishment survey does not collect data on the legal status of workers. The household survey does include questions which identify the foreign and native born, but it does not include questions about the legal status of the foreign born. Why does the establishment survey have revisions? The establishment survey revises published estimates to improve its data series by incorporating additional information that was not available at the time of the initial publication of the estimates. The establishment survey revises its initial monthly estimates twice, in the immediately succeeding 2 months, to incorporate additional sample receipts from respondents in the survey and recalculated seasonal adjustment factors. For more information on the monthly revisions, please visit www.bls.gov/ces/cesrevinfo.htm. On an annual basis, the establishment survey incorporates a benchmark revision that re-anchors estimates to nearly complete employment counts available from unemployment insurance tax records. The benchmark helps to control for sampling and modeling errors in the estimates. For more information on the annual benchmark revision, please visit www.bls.gov/web/cesbmart.htm. Does the establishment survey sample include small firms? Yes; about 40 percent of the establishment survey sample is comprised of business establishments with fewer than 20 employees. The establishment survey sample is designed to maximize the reliability of the total nonfarm employment estimate; firms from all size classes and industries are appropriately sampled to achieve that goal. Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses? Yes; monthly establishment survey estimates include an adjustment to account for the net employment change generated by business births and deaths. The adjustment comes from an econometric model that forecasts the monthly net jobs impact of business births and deaths based on the actual past values of the net impact that can be observed with a lag from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. The establishment survey uses modeling rather than sampling for this purpose because the survey is not immediately able to bring new businesses into the sample. There is an unavoidable lag between the birth of a new firm and its appearance on the sampling frame and availability for selection. BLS adds new businesses to the survey twice a year. Is the count of unemployed persons limited to just those people receiving unemployment insurance benefits? No; the estimate of unemployment is based on a monthly sample survey of households. All persons who are without jobs and are actively seeking and available to work are included among the unemployed. (People on temporary layoff are included even if they do not actively seek work.) There is no requirement or question relating to unemployment insurance benefits in the monthly survey. Does the official unemployment rate exclude people who have stopped looking for work? Yes; however, there are separate estimates of persons outside the labor force who want a job, including those who have stopped looking because they believe no jobs are available (discouraged workers). In addition, alternative measures of labor underutilization (discouraged workers and other groups not officially counted as unemployed) are published each month in The Employment Situation news release. Technical Note This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics survey (establishment survey). The household survey provides information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the "A" tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about 60,000 households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The establishment survey provides information on employment, hours, and earnings of employees on nonfarm payrolls; the data appear in the "B" tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. BLS collects these data each month from the payroll records of a sample of nonagricultural business establishments. The sample includes about 140,000 businesses and government agencies representing approximately 410,000 worksites and is drawn from a sampling frame of roughly 8.9 million unemployment insurance tax accounts. The active sample includes approximately one-third of all nonfarm payroll employees. For both surveys, the data for a given month relate to a particular week or pay period. In the household survey, the reference period is generally the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month. In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week. 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 not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor force. The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the labor force. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the employed as a percent of the population. Additional information about the household survey can be found at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm. Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn from private nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as from federal, state, and local government entities. Employees on nonfarm payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay period, including persons on paid leave. Persons are counted in each job they hold. Hours and earnings data are produced for the private sector for all employees and for production and nonsupervisory employees. Production and nonsupervisory employees are defined as production and related employees in manufacturing and mining and logging, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in private service-providing industries. Industries are classified on the basis of an establishment's principal activity in accordance with the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Additional information about the establishment survey can be found at www.bls.gov/ces/#technical. Differences in employment estimates. The numerous conceptual and methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the surveys. Among these are: The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed, unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed. These groups are excluded from the establishment survey. The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed. The establishment survey does not. The household survey is limited to workers 16 years of age and older. The establishment survey is not limited by age. The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because individuals are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job and thus appearing on more than one payroll are counted separately for each appearance. Seasonal adjustment Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo regularly occurring fluctuations. These events may result from seasonal changes in weather, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very large. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on the level of a series can be tempered by adjusting for regular seasonal variation. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in employment or increases in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. For example, in the household survey, the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined. Similarly, in the establishment survey, payroll employment in education declines by about 20 percent at the end of the spring term and later rises with the start of the fall term, obscuring the underlying employment trends in the industry. Because seasonal employment changes at the end and beginning of the school year can be estimated, the statistics can be adjusted to make underlying employment patterns more discernable. The seasonally adjusted figures provide a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in monthto-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 agesex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more detailed age categories. For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated each month using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the current month. In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to adjust only the current month's data. In the establishment survey, however, new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent monthly estimates. The prior 2 months are routinely revised to incorporate additional sample reports and recalculated seasonal adjustment factors. In both surveys, 5-year revisions to historical data are made once a year. Reliability of the estimates Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the "true" population values they represent. The exact difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90percent level of confidence. For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total nonfarm employment from the establishment survey is on the order of plus or minus 100,000. Suppose the estimate of nonfarm employment increases by 50,000 from one month to the next. The 90percent confidence interval on the monthly change would range from -50,000 to +150,000 (50,000 +/- 100,000). These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the "true" over-the-month change lies within this interval. Since this range includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that nonfarm employment had, in fact, increased that month. If, however, the reported nonfarm employment rise was 250,000, then all of the values within the 90-percent confidence interval would be greater than zero. In this case, it is likely (at least a 90-percent chance) that nonfarm employment had, in fact, risen that month. At an unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment as measured by the household survey is about +/- 280,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- 0.19 percentage point. In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates which are based on a small number of observations. The precision of estimates also is improved when the data are cumulated over time, such as for quarterly and annual averages. The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling error, which can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2 months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. It is only after two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final. Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business births. The first component excludes employment losses from business deaths from samplebased estimation in order to offset the missing employment gains from business births. This is incorporated into the sample-based estimation procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of business, but imputing to them the same employment trend as the other firms in the sample. This procedure accounts for most of the net birth/death employment. The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the residual net birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation. The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was derived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past 5 years. The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program. The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a rough proxy for total survey error. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in the classification of industries. Over the past decade, absolute benchmark revisions for total nonfarm employment have averaged 0.3 percent, with a range from -0.7 to 0.6 percent. Other information Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age Sept. 2009 Aug. 2010 Sept. 2010 Sept. 2009 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 Aug. 2010 Sept. 2010 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236,322 153,617 65.0 139,079 58.9 14,538 9.5 82,706 5,650 238,099 154,678 65.0 139,919 58.8 14,759 9.5 83,421 6,083 238,322 153,854 64.6 139,715 58.6 14,140 9.2 84,468 5,949 236,322 153,927 65.1 138,768 58.7 15,159 9.8 82,396 5,960 237,499 154,393 65.0 139,420 58.7 14,973 9.7 83,107 5,734 237,690 153,741 64.7 139,119 58.5 14,623 9.5 83,949 5,895 237,890 153,560 64.6 138,960 58.4 14,599 9.5 84,330 5,886 238,099 154,110 64.7 139,250 58.5 14,860 9.6 83,989 5,972 238,322 154,158 64.7 139,391 58.5 14,767 9.6 84,164 6,202 Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,411 81,769 71.5 73,435 64.2 8,335 10.2 32,642 115,317 82,685 71.7 74,592 64.7 8,093 9.8 32,632 115,433 81,845 70.9 73,959 64.1 7,886 9.6 33,588 114,411 82,197 71.8 73,120 63.9 9,077 11.0 32,214 115,001 82,245 71.5 73,639 64.0 8,606 10.5 32,756 115,102 82,017 71.3 73,375 63.7 8,642 10.5 33,084 115,207 81,962 71.1 73,454 63.8 8,507 10.4 33,245 115,317 82,299 71.4 73,608 63.8 8,691 10.6 33,017 115,433 82,187 71.2 73,581 63.7 8,606 10.5 33,247 Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105,780 78,661 74.4 71,225 67.3 7,437 9.5 27,119 106,761 79,426 74.4 72,215 67.6 7,211 9.1 27,335 106,887 79,081 74.0 71,978 67.3 7,103 9.0 27,806 105,780 78,977 74.7 70,861 67.0 8,116 10.3 26,803 106,407 79,237 74.5 71,477 67.2 7,760 9.8 27,170 106,522 79,110 74.3 71,316 66.9 7,793 9.9 27,412 106,641 78,971 74.1 71,332 66.9 7,638 9.7 27,671 106,761 79,332 74.3 71,521 67.0 7,811 9.8 27,429 106,887 79,307 74.2 71,545 66.9 7,762 9.8 27,581 Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,911 71,848 58.9 65,644 53.8 6,203 8.6 50,064 122,783 71,993 58.6 65,327 53.2 6,666 9.3 50,789 122,889 72,009 58.6 65,755 53.5 6,254 8.7 50,880 121,911 71,729 58.8 65,648 53.8 6,081 8.5 50,182 122,499 72,148 58.9 65,781 53.7 6,367 8.8 50,350 122,589 71,724 58.5 65,743 53.6 5,981 8.3 50,865 122,683 71,598 58.4 65,506 53.4 6,092 8.5 51,085 122,783 71,811 58.5 65,642 53.5 6,169 8.6 50,972 122,889 71,971 58.6 65,811 53.6 6,161 8.6 50,918 Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113,522 68,947 60.7 63,398 55.8 5,549 8.0 44,575 114,481 68,766 60.1 62,845 54.9 5,921 8.6 45,715 114,596 69,269 60.4 63,653 55.5 5,616 8.1 45,327 113,522 68,686 60.5 63,280 55.7 5,406 7.9 44,837 114,160 69,128 60.6 63,505 55.6 5,623 8.1 45,032 114,264 68,859 60.3 63,516 55.6 5,343 7.8 45,405 114,372 68,747 60.1 63,314 55.4 5,433 7.9 45,625 114,481 68,844 60.1 63,356 55.3 5,488 8.0 45,637 114,596 69,091 60.3 63,586 55.5 5,505 8.0 45,505 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,020 6,008 35.3 4,456 26.2 1,552 25.8 11,012 16,857 6,486 38.5 4,859 28.8 1,627 25.1 10,371 16,839 5,504 32.7 4,084 24.3 1,421 25.8 11,334 17,020 6,264 36.8 4,627 27.2 1,637 26.1 10,756 16,932 6,028 35.6 4,438 26.2 1,590 26.4 10,905 16,904 5,772 34.1 4,286 25.4 1,486 25.7 11,132 16,877 5,843 34.6 4,315 25.6 1,528 26.1 11,034 16,857 5,934 35.2 4,373 25.9 1,561 26.3 10,923 16,839 5,760 34.2 4,261 25.3 1,500 26.0 11,079 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age WHITE Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ASIAN Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. Sept. 2009 Aug. 2010 Sept. 2010 Sept. 2009 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 Aug. 2010 Sept. 2010 191,244 125,311 65.5 114,496 59.9 10,815 8.6 65,933 192,245 125,710 65.4 114,941 59.8 10,769 8.6 66,535 192,391 125,273 65.1 114,900 59.7 10,373 8.3 67,118 191,244 125,581 65.7 114,215 59.7 11,366 9.1 65,663 191,856 125,429 65.4 114,359 59.6 11,070 8.8 66,427 191,979 124,959 65.1 114,163 59.5 10,797 8.6 67,019 192,109 125,060 65.1 114,300 59.5 10,760 8.6 67,049 192,245 125,362 65.2 114,470 59.5 10,893 8.7 66,883 192,391 125,404 65.2 114,500 59.5 10,904 8.7 66,987 65,286 75.1 59,578 68.5 5,708 8.7 65,602 74.9 60,221 68.7 5,381 8.2 65,424 74.6 60,102 68.5 5,321 8.1 65,548 75.4 59,279 68.1 6,269 9.6 65,419 74.9 59,639 68.3 5,780 8.8 65,349 74.7 59,561 68.1 5,788 8.9 65,412 74.7 59,662 68.2 5,750 8.8 65,590 74.9 59,738 68.2 5,852 8.9 65,583 74.8 59,755 68.1 5,829 8.9 55,006 60.3 51,055 56.0 3,951 7.2 54,751 59.7 50,548 55.1 4,203 7.7 55,212 60.1 51,231 55.8 3,981 7.2 54,841 60.1 50,956 55.8 3,884 7.1 55,062 60.1 50,981 55.7 4,081 7.4 54,883 59.9 50,971 55.6 3,911 7.1 54,818 59.8 50,943 55.5 3,875 7.1 54,848 59.8 50,979 55.5 3,869 7.1 55,011 59.9 51,062 55.6 3,949 7.2 5,019 38.6 3,863 29.7 1,156 23.0 5,357 41.7 4,173 32.5 1,184 22.1 4,637 36.1 3,566 27.8 1,071 23.1 5,192 39.9 3,980 30.6 1,212 23.3 4,948 38.3 3,739 28.9 1,209 24.4 4,728 36.7 3,630 28.2 1,097 23.2 4,830 37.5 3,695 28.7 1,135 23.5 4,924 38.3 3,752 29.2 1,172 23.8 4,810 37.5 3,683 28.7 1,127 23.4 28,330 17,436 61.5 14,771 52.1 2,665 15.3 10,894 28,755 17,991 62.6 15,052 52.3 2,939 16.3 10,764 28,794 17,716 61.5 14,891 51.7 2,826 15.9 11,078 28,330 17,455 61.6 14,754 52.1 2,701 15.5 10,875 28,653 17,983 62.8 15,189 53.0 2,794 15.5 10,670 28,685 17,768 61.9 15,036 52.4 2,732 15.4 10,917 28,718 17,651 61.5 14,896 51.9 2,755 15.6 11,067 28,755 17,879 62.2 14,967 52.0 2,911 16.3 10,877 28,794 17,754 61.7 14,895 51.7 2,860 16.1 11,040 7,785 68.1 6,583 57.6 1,203 15.5 8,131 69.8 6,813 58.5 1,318 16.2 8,017 68.7 6,699 57.4 1,318 16.4 7,820 68.4 6,526 57.1 1,294 16.5 8,184 70.6 6,782 58.5 1,402 17.1 8,062 69.4 6,656 57.3 1,406 17.4 8,004 68.8 6,667 57.3 1,337 16.7 8,082 69.4 6,687 57.4 1,395 17.3 8,064 69.1 6,645 56.9 1,419 17.6 9,029 63.5 7,820 55.0 1,209 13.4 9,123 63.1 7,835 54.2 1,288 14.1 9,154 63.2 7,914 54.7 1,239 13.5 8,947 62.9 7,827 55.0 1,120 12.5 9,106 63.3 7,977 55.4 1,128 12.4 9,070 62.9 7,998 55.5 1,072 11.8 9,005 62.4 7,847 54.4 1,157 12.9 9,103 63.0 7,902 54.7 1,202 13.2 9,082 62.7 7,940 54.9 1,143 12.6 622 23.2 369 13.8 253 40.7 737 27.8 404 15.3 332 45.1 545 20.6 277 10.5 268 49.1 688 25.7 401 15.0 287 41.7 694 26.0 430 16.2 263 38.0 636 23.9 382 14.4 254 39.9 643 24.2 382 14.4 261 40.6 693 26.2 379 14.3 314 45.4 608 23.0 310 11.7 298 49.0 10,826 11,265 11,283 – – – – – – HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age — Continued [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 2009 7,097 65.6 6,570 60.7 527 7.4 3,729 Aug. 2010 7,311 64.9 6,783 60.2 528 7.2 3,955 Sept. 2010 7,197 63.8 6,734 59.7 463 6.4 4,087 Sept. 2009 May 2010 – – – – – – – June 2010 – – – – – – – July 2010 – – – – – – – Aug. 2010 – – – – – – – Sept. 2010 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. - Data not available. NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 2009 Aug. 2010 Sept. 2010 Sept. 2009 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 Aug. 2010 Sept. 2010 33,110 22,413 67.7 19,680 59.4 2,733 12.2 10,697 33,836 22,832 67.5 20,116 59.5 2,716 11.9 11,004 33,927 22,918 67.6 20,191 59.5 2,728 11.9 11,009 33,110 22,444 67.8 19,595 59.2 2,849 12.7 10,666 33,578 22,789 67.9 19,953 59.4 2,836 12.4 10,789 33,662 22,674 67.4 19,854 59.0 2,820 12.4 10,989 33,747 22,738 67.4 19,987 59.2 2,751 12.1 11,009 33,836 22,729 67.2 20,002 59.1 2,726 12.0 11,107 33,927 22,910 67.5 20,070 59.2 2,840 12.4 11,017 12,809 83.1 11,297 73.3 1,512 11.8 13,049 82.8 11,694 74.2 1,355 10.4 13,121 83.0 11,664 73.8 1,457 11.1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 8,571 58.9 7,655 52.6 916 10.7 8,718 58.8 7,708 52.0 1,010 11.6 8,865 59.6 7,883 53.0 982 11.1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1,033 32.9 729 23.2 305 29.5 1,065 32.8 714 22.0 351 33.0 933 28.7 643 19.8 289 31.0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. - Data not available. NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Educational attainment Sept. 2009 Aug. 2010 Sept. 2010 Seasonally adjusted Sept. 2009 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 Aug. 2010 Sept. 2010 Less than a high school diploma Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................... . Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed........................................ . Unemployment rate............................. . 12,262 47.1 10,580 40.6 1,682 13.7 11,750 46.1 10,189 40.0 1,562 13.3 11,834 46.7 10,143 40.0 1,691 14.3 12,263 47.1 10,426 40.0 1,837 15.0 12,133 45.8 10,319 39.0 1,814 15.0 12,095 45.4 10,391 39.0 1,704 14.1 12,048 47.3 10,390 40.8 1,658 13.8 11,819 46.4 10,165 39.9 1,654 14.0 11,821 46.7 10,001 39.5 1,820 15.4 High school graduates, no college1 Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................... . Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed........................................ . Unemployment rate............................. . 37,957 61.9 34,147 55.7 3,810 10.0 38,156 61.7 34,458 55.7 3,698 9.7 37,982 61.6 34,460 55.9 3,521 9.3 38,059 62.0 33,956 55.3 4,104 10.8 38,433 62.0 34,251 55.2 4,182 10.9 38,107 62.0 33,993 55.3 4,114 10.8 37,941 61.6 34,113 55.4 3,829 10.1 38,314 61.9 34,373 55.6 3,940 10.3 38,116 61.9 34,289 55.6 3,827 10.0 Some college or associate degree Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................... . Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed........................................ . Unemployment rate............................. . 36,693 70.6 33,704 64.9 2,989 8.1 37,074 70.5 33,751 64.2 3,323 9.0 36,988 70.3 33,750 64.1 3,239 8.8 36,732 70.7 33,583 64.6 3,149 8.6 36,832 71.0 33,780 65.1 3,052 8.3 36,586 70.7 33,579 64.9 3,007 8.2 36,713 70.0 33,652 64.1 3,061 8.3 37,068 70.5 33,850 64.4 3,218 8.7 37,037 70.4 33,684 64.0 3,352 9.1 Bachelor’s degree and higher2 Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................... . Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed........................................ . Unemployment rate............................. . 45,958 77.4 43,676 73.6 2,283 5.0 45,733 75.9 43,460 72.1 2,273 5.0 46,573 76.6 44,488 73.2 2,084 4.5 45,910 77.3 43,686 73.6 2,224 4.8 45,718 77.3 43,581 73.6 2,136 4.7 46,246 77.3 44,200 73.8 2,046 4.4 46,015 76.2 43,924 72.7 2,091 4.5 45,676 75.8 43,582 72.3 2,094 4.6 46,472 76.4 44,420 73.1 2,052 4.4 1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 2 Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Total Employment status, veteran status, and period of service Sept. 2009 Men Sept. 2010 Sept. 2009 Women Sept. 2010 Sept. 2009 Sept. 2010 VETERANS, 18 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,104 11,970 54.2 10,979 49.7 990 8.3 10,134 21,933 11,683 53.3 10,746 49.0 937 8.0 10,250 20,343 10,812 53.2 9,926 48.8 887 8.2 9,531 20,142 10,590 52.6 9,743 48.4 847 8.0 9,552 1,761 1,157 65.7 1,054 59.8 104 9.0 604 1,791 1,093 61.0 1,003 56.0 90 8.2 698 Gulf War-era II veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,976 1,657 83.9 1,481 75.0 176 10.6 319 2,228 1,857 83.3 1,666 74.8 190 10.2 371 1,626 1,388 85.4 1,253 77.1 135 9.7 238 1,828 1,575 86.1 1,411 77.1 164 10.4 254 350 269 76.9 228 65.1 41 15.4 81 399 282 70.6 256 64.1 26 9.2 117 Gulf War-era I veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,010 2,630 87.4 2,384 79.2 246 9.4 380 2,966 2,515 84.8 2,347 79.1 169 6.7 451 2,544 2,267 89.1 2,049 80.5 218 9.6 278 2,525 2,199 87.1 2,057 81.5 142 6.4 326 466 363 78.0 335 71.9 29 7.9 103 441 316 71.7 289 65.6 27 8.6 125 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,270 4,224 37.5 3,921 34.8 304 7.2 7,046 10,911 3,984 36.5 3,649 33.4 336 8.4 6,927 10,891 4,083 37.5 3,790 34.8 293 7.2 6,808 10,547 3,870 36.7 3,545 33.6 325 8.4 6,677 380 141 37.2 131 34.4 11 7.5 238 364 115 31.5 104 28.6 10 9.1 250 Veterans of other service periods Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,848 3,459 59.1 3,194 54.6 265 7.7 2,389 5,828 3,326 57.1 3,084 52.9 242 7.3 2,502 5,282 3,075 58.2 2,834 53.6 241 7.9 2,207 5,241 2,946 56.2 2,730 52.1 216 7.3 2,295 565 383 67.8 360 63.7 23 6.0 182 587 380 64.8 354 60.4 26 6.9 207 NONVETERANS, 18 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205,260 139,505 68.0 126,518 61.6 12,987 9.3 65,755 207,224 140,190 67.7 127,552 61.6 12,638 9.0 67,034 89,513 69,871 78.1 62,734 70.1 7,136 10.2 19,642 90,661 70,272 77.5 63,543 70.1 6,728 9.6 20,390 115,747 69,635 60.2 63,784 55.1 5,851 8.4 46,113 116,563 69,918 60.0 64,009 54.9 5,909 8.5 46,645 NOTE: Veterans served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the selected wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-6. Employment status of the civilian population by sex, age, and disability status, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Persons with a disability Employment status, sex, and age Sept. 2009 Sept. 2010 Persons with no disability Sept. 2009 Sept. 2010 TOTAL, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...................................................... . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate..................................................................... . Employed............................................................................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed.......................................................................... . Unemployment rate............................................................... . Not in labor force....................................................................... . 26,970 5,923 22.0 4,962 18.4 961 16.2 21,046 26,380 5,698 21.6 4,854 18.4 844 14.8 20,682 209,353 147,694 70.5 134,117 64.1 13,577 9.2 61,659 211,942 148,156 69.9 134,860 63.6 13,296 9.0 63,786 Men, 16 to 64 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate..................................................................... . Employed............................................................................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed.......................................................................... . Unemployment rate............................................................... . Not in labor force....................................................................... . 2,658 36.8 2,148 29.7 510 19.2 4,570 2,591 35.7 2,198 30.3 393 15.2 4,671 75,443 83.2 67,855 74.8 7,588 10.1 15,246 75,484 82.7 68,236 74.7 7,247 9.6 15,840 Women, 16 to 64 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate..................................................................... . Employed............................................................................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed.......................................................................... . Unemployment rate............................................................... . Not in labor force....................................................................... . 2,410 32.0 2,021 26.8 389 16.2 5,129 2,341 32.2 1,949 26.8 393 16.8 4,923 66,443 71.7 60,839 65.6 5,604 8.4 26,280 66,551 71.1 60,882 65.0 5,669 8.5 27,044 Both sexes, 65 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate..................................................................... . Employed............................................................................. . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed.......................................................................... . Unemployment rate............................................................... . Not in labor force....................................................................... . 855 7.0 793 6.5 62 7.2 11,347 766 6.5 707 6.0 58 7.6 11,088 5,808 22.4 5,423 20.9 385 6.6 20,134 6,121 22.7 5,741 21.2 380 6.2 20,902 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 Sept. 2009 Men Sept. 2010 Sept. 2009 Women Sept. 2010 Sept. 2009 Sept. 2010 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.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,527 24,189 68.1 21,864 61.5 2,325 9.6 11,338 36,097 24,488 67.8 22,226 61.6 2,262 9.2 11,609 17,904 14,351 80.2 12,934 72.2 1,417 9.9 3,553 18,054 14,437 80.0 13,116 72.6 1,322 9.2 3,617 17,623 9,838 55.8 8,930 50.7 908 9.2 7,785 18,043 10,051 55.7 9,110 50.5 940 9.4 7,992 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.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,796 129,428 64.5 117,215 58.4 12,213 9.4 71,368 202,225 129,366 64.0 117,488 58.1 11,878 9.2 72,859 96,507 67,418 69.9 60,501 62.7 6,918 10.3 29,088 97,379 67,408 69.2 60,843 62.5 6,564 9.7 29,971 104,289 62,010 59.5 56,715 54.4 5,295 8.5 42,279 104,846 61,958 59.1 56,645 54.0 5,313 8.6 42,887 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 workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Self-employed workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonagricultural industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wage and salary workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private households........................... . Other industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Self-employed workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME1 All industries Part time for economic reasons2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonagricultural industries Part time for economic reasons2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seasonally adjusted Sept. 2009 Aug. 2010 Sept. 2010 Sept. 2009 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 Aug. 2010 Sept. 2010 2,073 1,256 805 12 137,006 127,769 20,954 106,816 790 106,026 9,154 83 2,327 1,409 886 31 137,592 128,656 20,062 108,595 678 107,916 8,884 52 2,203 1,370 802 31 137,512 128,565 20,828 107,737 597 107,139 8,878 69 2,009 1,177 796 – 136,752 127,650 20,978 106,662 – 105,885 9,009 – 2,228 1,363 821 – 137,207 128,197 21,270 106,906 – 106,204 8,952 – 2,120 1,289 808 – 136,857 127,900 21,242 106,740 – 106,065 8,889 – 2,192 1,329 825 – 136,599 127,881 20,978 106,869 – 106,270 8,779 – 2,188 1,300 855 – 136,974 128,314 20,575 107,760 – 107,118 8,678 – 2,154 1,291 799 – 137,243 128,429 20,928 107,481 – 106,900 8,743 – 8,255 6,101 1,918 18,898 8,628 6,031 2,183 16,888 8,628 6,072 2,306 18,579 9,158 6,815 2,081 18,590 8,809 6,143 2,326 17,929 8,627 6,165 2,101 17,870 8,529 6,119 2,246 18,157 8,860 6,380 2,347 18,558 9,472 6,733 2,456 18,234 8,134 5,998 1,910 18,574 8,509 5,953 2,159 16,546 8,540 6,020 2,286 18,259 8,983 6,695 2,063 18,251 8,661 6,041 2,306 17,627 8,472 6,074 2,086 17,580 8,386 6,018 2,192 17,774 8,730 6,304 2,320 18,161 9,336 6,640 2,431 17,891 1 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. 2 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. 3 Refers to persons who usually work part time for noneconomic reasons such as childcare problems, family or personal obligations, school or training, retirement or Social Security limits on earnings, and other reasons. This excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as vacations, holidays, illness, and bad weather. - Data not available. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-9. Selected employment indicators [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Characteristic Seasonally adjusted Sept. 2009 Aug. 2010 Sept. 2010 Sept. 2009 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 Aug. 2010 Sept. 2010 AGE AND SEX Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139,079 4,456 1,582 2,874 134,623 12,516 122,106 94,802 29,921 31,413 33,468 27,305 139,919 4,859 1,637 3,223 135,060 13,202 121,858 94,027 30,429 30,612 32,986 27,831 139,715 4,084 1,417 2,667 135,631 12,790 122,841 94,535 30,474 30,713 33,348 28,305 138,768 4,627 1,569 3,070 134,141 12,625 121,551 94,345 29,795 31,236 33,314 27,206 139,420 4,438 1,429 2,992 134,982 12,818 122,203 94,227 30,162 30,844 33,221 27,976 139,119 4,286 1,380 2,899 134,833 12,698 122,263 94,270 30,157 30,772 33,341 27,993 138,960 4,315 1,345 2,984 134,646 12,670 122,109 94,062 30,278 30,604 33,180 28,047 139,250 4,373 1,402 2,975 134,877 12,838 122,074 94,005 30,318 30,584 33,104 28,069 139,391 4,261 1,398 2,867 135,131 12,841 122,267 94,067 30,315 30,514 33,238 28,200 Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,435 2,210 775 1,435 71,225 6,371 64,854 50,506 16,255 16,863 17,387 14,348 74,592 2,377 808 1,569 72,215 6,857 65,358 50,750 16,689 16,725 17,336 14,608 73,959 1,981 673 1,308 71,978 6,536 65,442 50,641 16,590 16,659 17,392 14,802 73,120 2,259 762 1,500 70,861 6,402 64,466 50,203 16,120 16,758 17,325 14,263 73,639 2,162 679 1,479 71,477 6,565 64,922 50,317 16,272 16,686 17,359 14,605 73,375 2,059 631 1,434 71,316 6,473 64,862 50,264 16,274 16,649 17,341 14,598 73,454 2,122 667 1,472 71,332 6,434 64,937 50,340 16,403 16,644 17,293 14,597 73,608 2,087 667 1,428 71,521 6,571 64,952 50,321 16,478 16,601 17,242 14,631 73,581 2,036 660 1,372 71,545 6,536 65,015 50,303 16,433 16,534 17,336 14,712 Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,644 2,246 807 1,439 63,398 6,145 57,253 44,295 13,666 14,549 16,081 12,957 65,327 2,482 829 1,654 62,845 6,345 56,500 43,277 13,740 13,887 15,650 13,223 65,755 2,103 743 1,359 63,653 6,255 57,398 43,895 13,884 14,054 15,957 13,503 65,648 2,368 807 1,570 63,280 6,222 57,085 44,142 13,675 14,478 15,989 12,943 65,781 2,275 750 1,513 63,505 6,253 57,282 43,910 13,890 14,158 15,862 13,371 65,743 2,227 749 1,466 63,516 6,225 57,401 44,006 13,882 14,123 16,000 13,396 65,506 2,192 678 1,512 63,314 6,236 57,172 43,722 13,875 13,960 15,887 13,450 65,642 2,286 735 1,547 63,356 6,267 57,122 43,684 13,840 13,983 15,862 13,438 65,811 2,225 738 1,494 63,586 6,305 57,252 43,765 13,883 13,980 15,902 13,488 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women who maintain families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,762 34,924 8,866 43,512 33,721 8,714 43,895 34,499 8,906 43,656 34,891 – 43,322 34,238 – 43,333 34,332 – 43,369 34,304 – 43,433 34,213 – 43,723 34,449 – FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part-time workers2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111,991 27,088 113,508 26,411 112,385 27,330 111,361 27,459 112,716 26,750 112,646 26,755 112,076 27,082 111,822 27,705 111,716 27,636 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percent of total employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,098 5.1 6,515 4.7 6,681 4.8 7,047 5.1 7,239 5.2 7,002 5.0 6,546 4.7 6,814 4.9 6,684 4.8 1 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week. 2 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week. - Data not available. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted Characteristic Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates Sept. 2009 Aug. 2010 Sept. 2010 Sept. 2009 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 Aug. 2010 Sept. 2010 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............................ . 15,159 1,637 616 991 13,522 2,231 11,384 9,453 3,516 3,028 2,908 1,999 14,860 1,561 643 933 13,299 2,249 11,062 8,782 3,287 2,564 2,931 2,215 14,767 1,500 607 863 13,267 2,225 11,061 8,928 3,372 2,788 2,768 2,186 9.8 26.1 28.2 24.4 9.2 15.0 8.6 9.1 10.6 8.8 8.0 6.8 9.7 26.4 29.8 24.6 9.0 14.7 8.4 8.7 10.5 8.1 7.7 7.1 9.5 25.7 29.2 24.0 8.9 15.3 8.2 8.5 10.3 7.8 7.5 6.9 9.5 26.1 30.4 23.6 8.8 15.6 8.1 8.5 9.9 8.0 7.5 6.9 9.6 26.3 31.4 23.9 9.0 14.9 8.3 8.5 9.8 7.7 8.1 7.3 9.6 26.0 30.3 23.1 8.9 14.8 8.3 8.7 10.0 8.4 7.7 7.2 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............................ . 9,077 961 345 593 8,116 1,326 6,890 5,767 2,180 1,790 1,797 1,124 8,691 880 328 558 7,811 1,377 6,476 5,126 1,919 1,493 1,713 1,350 8,606 844 332 488 7,762 1,344 6,473 5,203 2,007 1,563 1,633 1,270 11.0 29.9 31.1 28.3 10.3 17.2 9.7 10.3 11.9 9.7 9.4 7.3 10.5 28.1 32.4 26.3 9.8 16.1 9.1 9.5 11.4 8.6 8.4 7.6 10.5 29.2 32.8 27.4 9.9 17.8 9.0 9.4 11.5 8.3 8.6 7.5 10.4 29.0 32.5 26.7 9.7 18.3 8.8 9.1 10.7 8.3 8.4 7.7 10.6 29.7 33.0 28.1 9.8 17.3 9.1 9.2 10.4 8.3 9.0 8.4 10.5 29.3 33.5 26.2 9.8 17.1 9.1 9.4 10.9 8.6 8.6 7.9 Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 17 years................................... . 18 to 19 years................................... . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years................................... . 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 years and over1 .......................... . 6,081 675 271 398 5,406 906 4,494 3,686 1,336 1,238 1,111 876 6,169 681 315 374 5,488 872 4,586 3,656 1,368 1,071 1,217 977 6,161 656 275 376 5,505 881 4,588 3,726 1,365 1,226 1,135 922 8.5 22.2 25.1 20.2 7.9 12.7 7.3 7.7 8.9 7.9 6.5 6.3 8.8 24.6 27.4 22.9 8.1 13.2 7.6 7.9 9.5 7.4 6.8 5.9 8.3 22.3 25.8 20.3 7.8 12.6 7.2 7.5 8.9 7.4 6.4 6.5 8.5 23.1 28.2 20.5 7.9 12.7 7.3 7.7 9.0 7.6 6.5 6.9 8.6 22.9 30.0 19.5 8.0 12.2 7.4 7.7 9.0 7.1 7.1 6.9 8.6 22.8 27.1 20.1 8.0 12.3 7.4 7.8 9.0 8.1 6.7 6.4 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women who maintain families1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,454 2,130 1,166 3,179 2,188 1,346 3,206 2,075 1,321 7.3 5.8 11.6 6.7 6.3 11.6 6.8 5.9 12.1 6.6 5.8 13.4 6.8 6.0 13.4 6.8 5.7 12.9 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part-time workers3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,358 1,865 12,845 2,005 13,012 1,789 10.7 6.4 10.4 6.7 10.2 6.4 10.2 6.4 10.3 6.7 10.4 6.1 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs. 3 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Reason Sept. 2009 Aug. 2010 Seasonally adjusted Sept. 2010 Sept. 2009 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 Aug. 2010 Sept. 2010 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,170 1,283 7,887 6,474 1,413 955 3,285 1,127 8,894 1,359 7,535 6,214 1,321 943 3,492 1,430 8,651 910 7,741 6,271 1,471 880 3,428 1,180 10,236 1,918 8,318 6,858 1,429 869 3,255 1,134 9,223 1,478 7,746 6,410 1,336 969 3,453 1,206 9,114 1,424 7,690 6,404 1,287 900 3,308 1,140 9,125 1,268 7,857 6,518 1,339 900 3,393 1,188 9,305 1,480 7,825 6,480 1,345 874 3,411 1,259 9,401 1,349 8,051 6,589 1,463 807 3,436 1,187 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not on temporary layoff........................... . Job leavers............................................ . Reentrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New entrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.1 8.8 54.3 6.6 22.6 7.8 60.3 9.2 51.1 6.4 23.7 9.7 61.2 6.4 54.7 6.2 24.2 8.3 66.1 12.4 53.7 5.6 21.0 7.3 62.1 9.9 52.2 6.5 23.3 8.1 63.0 9.8 53.2 6.2 22.9 7.9 62.5 8.7 53.8 6.2 23.2 8.1 62.7 10.0 52.7 5.9 23.0 8.5 63.4 9.1 54.3 5.4 23.2 8.0 UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers............................................ . Reentrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New entrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0 0.6 2.1 0.7 5.7 0.6 2.3 0.9 5.6 0.6 2.2 0.8 6.6 0.6 2.1 0.7 6.0 0.6 2.2 0.8 5.9 0.6 2.2 0.7 5.9 0.6 2.2 0.8 6.0 0.6 2.2 0.8 6.1 0.5 2.2 0.8 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Duration Sept. 2009 Aug. 2010 Sept. 2010 Seasonally adjusted Sept. 2009 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 Aug. 2010 Sept. 2010 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Less than 5 weeks.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 weeks and over................................... . 15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,847 3,558 8,133 2,671 5,462 2,632 3,939 8,189 1,916 6,273 2,830 3,127 8,183 2,075 6,108 2,938 3,838 8,405 2,958 5,447 2,752 3,019 8,924 2,161 6,763 2,769 3,121 8,959 2,208 6,751 2,839 3,060 8,722 2,151 6,572 2,760 3,635 8,484 2,235 6,249 2,891 3,350 8,458 2,336 6,123 Average (mean) duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Median duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.2 18.1 33.1 19.6 34.1 20.5 26.5 17.8 34.4 23.2 35.2 25.5 34.2 22.2 33.6 19.9 33.3 20.4 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Less than 5 weeks.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 weeks and over................................... . 15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.6 24.5 55.9 18.4 37.6 17.8 26.7 55.5 13.0 42.5 20.0 22.1 57.9 14.7 43.2 19.4 25.3 55.4 19.5 35.9 18.7 20.5 60.7 14.7 46.0 18.6 21.0 60.3 14.9 45.5 19.4 20.9 59.7 14.7 44.9 18.5 24.4 57.0 15.0 42.0 19.7 22.8 57.5 15.9 41.7 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-13. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Employed Occupation Total, 16 years and over1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management, professional, and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . Management, business, and financial operations occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service occupations................................................. . Sales and office occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office and administrative support occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........................................................ . Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction and extraction occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations............ . Production, transportation, and material moving occupations........................................................ . Production occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and material moving occupations............. . Unemployed Unemployment rates Sept. 2009 Sept. 2010 Sept. 2009 Sept. 2010 Sept. 2009 Sept. 2010 139,079 52,186 139,715 51,757 14,538 2,859 14,140 2,381 9.5 5.2 9.2 4.4 21,772 30,414 24,533 33,274 15,519 17,755 21,038 30,719 24,660 33,331 15,319 18,012 1,188 1,671 2,556 3,367 1,521 1,846 956 1,425 2,867 3,386 1,584 1,803 5.2 5.2 9.4 9.2 8.9 9.4 4.3 4.4 10.4 9.2 9.4 9.1 13,264 916 7,468 4,880 13,273 1,051 7,186 5,036 2,210 156 1,605 449 2,195 142 1,536 517 14.3 14.6 17.7 8.4 14.2 11.9 17.6 9.3 15,822 7,677 8,145 16,693 8,187 8,506 2,388 1,264 1,125 2,085 1,123 962 13.1 14.1 12.1 11.1 12.1 10.2 1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 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 and unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates Sept. 2009 Sept. 2010 Sept. 2009 Sept. 2010 14,538 11,697 76 1,594 1,876 1,280 596 1,809 538 362 657 1,596 1,257 1,469 462 150 928 636 14,140 11,127 66 1,464 1,471 937 534 1,962 418 330 568 1,426 1,352 1,536 534 164 1,089 580 9.5 9.9 10.7 17.1 11.9 13.1 10.0 9.0 9.5 11.2 7.1 11.3 6.0 11.4 7.1 11.1 4.2 5.9 9.2 9.4 8.2 17.2 9.6 9.7 9.3 9.6 7.1 10.8 6.3 9.9 6.3 11.4 8.5 11.1 5.0 5.6 1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-15. Alternative measures of labor underutilization [Percent] Not seasonally adjusted Measure Seasonally adjusted Sept. 2009 Aug. 2010 Sept. 2010 Sept. 2009 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 Aug. 2010 Sept. 2010 U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.5 U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0 5.7 5.6 6.6 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.1 U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 9.5 9.2 9.8 9.7 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.6 U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.9 10.2 9.9 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.3 10.3 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.8 10.9 10.7 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 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................................................. . 16.1 16.4 16.2 17.0 16.6 16.5 16.5 16.7 17.1 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 Sept. 2009 Men Sept. 2010 Sept. 2009 Women Sept. 2010 Sept. 2009 Sept. 2010 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 . . . . 82,706 5,650 2,219 706 1,513 84,468 5,949 2,548 1,209 1,340 32,642 2,725 1,224 478 746 33,588 2,772 1,354 730 624 50,064 2,925 995 228 768 50,880 3,177 1,194 478 716 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,098 5.1 3,667 1,753 246 1,382 6,681 4.8 3,515 1,717 265 1,144 3,426 4.7 1,872 604 162 769 3,140 4.2 1,852 563 164 541 3,672 5.6 1,795 1,149 84 612 3,540 5.4 1,663 1,154 101 603 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 Sept. 2009 July 2010 Aug. 2010p Sept. 2010p Sept. 2009 July 2010 Aug. 2010p Sept. 2010p 130,243 107,964 18,495 130,059 108,751 18,347 130,136 108,922 18,460 130,564 108,510 18,351 129,857 107,377 18,124 130,353 107,813 18,031 130,296 107,906 18,041 130,201 107,970 18,019 Change from: Aug. 2010Sept. 2010p -95 64 -22 Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oil and gas extraction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining, except oil and gas1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coal mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Support activities for mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688 52.7 634.9 160.8 213.4 80.6 260.7 746 49.2 697.0 166.3 222.3 82.9 308.4 752 50.3 702.0 167.5 223.8 83.9 310.7 756 49.4 706.9 166.8 223.0 84.6 317.1 676 50.1 625.5 160.4 206.8 80.6 258.3 733 48.3 684.6 165.0 214.5 83.2 305.1 740 48.2 692.1 166.3 216.2 83.6 309.6 745 47.4 697.9 167.4 217.0 84.4 313.5 5 -0.8 5.8 1.1 0.8 0.8 3.9 Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction of buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonresidential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heavy and civil engineering construction. . . . . . . Specialty trade contractors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential specialty trade contractors. . . . . . . Nonresidential specialty trade contractors. . . . 6,067 1,353.7 634.0 719.7 884.2 3,829.1 1,646.3 2,182.8 5,864 1,305.7 596.9 708.8 867.9 3,690.0 1,606.5 2,083.5 5,931 1,311.6 600.7 710.9 893.9 3,725.4 1,602.9 2,122.5 5,841 1,297.2 594.7 702.5 889.1 3,655.1 1,587.0 2,068.1 5,814 1,313.0 609.2 703.8 817.8 3,682.9 1,576.3 2,106.6 5,594 1,260.3 575.1 685.2 809.9 3,524.1 1,529.0 1,995.1 5,625 1,258.1 573.1 685.0 826.5 3,539.9 1,522.2 2,017.7 5,604 1,258.6 572.0 686.6 826.3 3,519.0 1,520.8 1,998.2 -21 0.5 -1.1 1.6 -0.2 -20.9 -1.4 -19.5 Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,740 11,737 11,777 11,754 11,634 11,704 11,676 11,670 -6 Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wood products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmetallic mineral products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machinery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computer and electronic products1 . . . . . . . . . . Computer and peripheral equipment. . . . . . . Communication equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Semiconductors and electronic components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic instruments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electrical equipment and appliances. . . . . . . . . Transportation equipment1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicles and parts2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furniture and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,156 358.1 399.7 353.8 1,283.6 993.7 1,107.3 160.7 119.9 7,201 356.8 393.2 372.3 1,314.8 1,002.3 1,103.9 160.1 121.5 7,221 356.0 393.6 375.4 1,326.1 1,002.3 1,104.3 161.1 122.9 7,214 350.7 393.6 376.2 1,328.2 998.3 1,102.5 161.7 123.0 7,112 349.2 389.5 351.3 1,276.9 993.8 1,107.5 160.8 120.4 7,201 349.2 383.3 374.0 1,316.1 1,000.5 1,100.4 160.1 121.4 7,176 346.0 382.7 374.8 1,316.5 998.4 1,101.8 160.8 122.9 7,176 344.3 384.4 375.0 1,319.2 996.5 1,103.6 160.9 123.5 0 -1.7 1.7 0.2 2.7 -1.9 1.8 0.1 0.6 363.4 415.1 370.0 1,338.0 663.7 371.2 580.6 368.1 407.9 374.6 1,343.2 674.6 364.4 575.3 370.8 404.6 374.6 1,350.6 683.0 362.9 575.0 369.8 403.8 375.3 1,354.6 690.7 358.5 575.6 363.3 414.9 369.0 1,328.0 653.9 368.5 578.2 368.0 405.0 372.4 1,371.2 704.6 358.6 575.1 369.7 403.4 372.8 1,349.6 682.4 358.4 574.6 370.0 404.7 374.4 1,346.5 683.0 356.9 575.6 0.3 1.3 1.6 -3.1 0.6 -1.5 1.0 Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beverages and tobacco products. . . . . . . . . . . . Textile mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textile product mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leather and allied products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paper and paper products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing and related support activities. . . . . . . . Petroleum and coal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chemicals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plastics and rubber products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,584 1,501.1 193.0 122.6 125.6 168.9 29.2 402.9 513.3 118.4 790.5 618.1 4,536 1,482.5 184.7 123.3 122.9 163.4 28.0 400.2 494.3 117.7 782.3 636.4 4,556 1,498.1 185.7 123.1 121.3 166.8 29.7 399.3 493.6 117.0 780.1 641.3 4,540 1,491.4 188.1 122.6 122.1 165.8 29.6 397.3 493.5 115.7 776.7 637.0 4,522 1,463.6 187.2 120.9 124.9 165.2 28.6 402.2 510.6 115.6 791.3 611.7 4,503 1,461.9 180.6 123.9 123.2 163.8 28.4 397.4 495.6 113.5 778.7 636.4 4,500 1,461.1 181.5 122.4 122.0 164.0 29.3 397.6 493.1 113.1 778.9 637.0 4,494 1,459.5 182.9 121.9 122.2 163.1 29.0 397.0 491.6 112.8 778.7 634.8 -6 -1.6 1.4 -0.5 0.2 -0.9 -0.3 -0.6 -1.5 -0.3 -0.2 -2.2 Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,469 90,404 90,462 90,159 89,253 89,782 89,865 89,951 86 Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,740 24,778 24,791 24,746 24,754 24,771 24,769 24,785 16 Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic markets and agents and brokers.. . 5,588.0 2,794.0 1,976.0 818.0 5,619.1 2,791.9 1,986.5 840.7 5,613.5 2,790.5 1,981.1 841.9 5,603.2 2,787.8 1,974.2 841.2 5,579.9 2,792.1 1,969.9 817.9 5,587.1 2,776.6 1,972.6 837.9 5,586.6 2,776.2 1,972.0 838.4 5,588.8 2,781.2 1,969.4 838.2 2.2 5.0 -2.6 -0.2 Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle and parts dealers1 . . . . . . . . . . . . Automobile dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,369.7 1,640.0 1,018.0 14,442.6 1,645.3 1,020.8 14,463.0 1,654.9 1,027.3 14,354.0 1,654.3 1,028.7 14,428.7 1,621.2 1,007.3 14,442.4 1,628.2 1,015.2 14,440.4 1,634.8 1,018.2 14,446.1 1,638.4 1,019.9 5.7 3.6 1.7 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 Sept. 2009 July 2010 Aug. 2010p Sept. 2010p Sept. 2009 July 2010 Aug. 2010p Sept. 2010p Change from: Aug. 2010Sept. 2010p 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436.8 477.4 1,144.6 2,817.1 974.0 831.9 1,338.3 434.2 472.3 1,172.2 2,821.6 973.8 838.2 1,388.8 432.5 475.5 1,154.1 2,822.4 970.7 836.5 1,400.7 434.3 478.2 1,132.8 2,801.7 962.8 830.7 1,369.7 439.6 481.5 1,146.3 2,825.4 977.5 827.1 1,354.3 439.9 480.2 1,144.4 2,805.6 972.7 824.3 1,391.8 437.9 481.8 1,144.5 2,808.6 971.1 822.8 1,391.2 440.1 484.1 1,142.9 2,810.0 969.5 824.3 1,393.7 2.2 2.3 -1.6 1.4 -1.6 1.5 2.5 623.1 2,893.1 1,434.5 775.7 417.7 586.7 2,927.0 1,462.6 773.5 409.0 603.3 2,929.1 1,471.1 772.3 411.0 601.6 2,901.4 1,452.1 765.3 421.2 620.3 2,944.3 1,467.7 772.6 418.6 609.0 2,954.9 1,492.9 769.4 422.0 607.6 2,951.8 1,492.8 767.3 421.0 604.3 2,953.1 1,490.7 764.9 420.8 -3.3 1.3 -2.1 -2.4 -0.2 Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rail transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Truck transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transit and ground passenger transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pipeline transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scenic and sightseeing transportation. . . . . . . . Support activities for transportation. . . . . . . . . . . Couriers and messengers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warehousing and storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,223.7 457.3 216.1 64.8 1,271.8 4,159.7 456.1 220.9 66.5 1,259.2 4,158.6 457.6 220.2 66.5 1,266.4 4,238.8 458.1 220.1 65.4 1,265.0 4,184.4 456.8 215.7 62.7 1,249.6 4,188.9 453.6 219.6 63.7 1,240.8 4,189.5 454.4 220.0 63.7 1,242.5 4,199.1 456.6 219.3 63.8 1,242.4 9.6 2.2 -0.7 0.1 -0.1 423.9 42.1 33.2 541.5 533.5 639.5 372.8 39.2 37.1 550.5 514.9 642.5 359.5 39.5 36.5 550.6 517.5 644.3 436.4 38.9 33.9 550.0 522.5 648.5 416.2 42.2 28.0 540.5 537.1 635.6 431.2 38.9 28.4 548.4 520.7 643.6 424.9 39.3 28.4 548.5 523.3 644.5 427.1 38.7 28.5 549.1 527.2 646.4 2.2 -0.6 0.1 0.6 3.9 1.9 Industry Retail trade - Continued Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559.0 556.1 555.7 549.6 560.6 552.9 552.6 550.6 -2.0 Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publishing industries, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . Motion picture and sound recording industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broadcasting, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data processing, hosting and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other information services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,767 779.0 2,726 762.7 2,722 763.3 2,702 760.8 2,777 779.8 2,717 761.3 2,716 761.9 2,711 762.0 -5 0.1 344.9 296.8 963.4 362.0 295.3 919.6 357.9 296.7 920.0 346.2 298.0 913.5 349.6 296.2 966.7 351.5 296.4 921.0 352.3 297.4 919.4 351.3 298.3 914.2 -1.0 0.9 -5.2 249.6 132.9 245.2 141.3 242.2 141.7 242.1 141.3 250.1 134.3 245.5 140.8 244.0 141.2 243.8 141.7 -0.2 0.5 Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monetary authorities - central bank. . . . . . . . . . . Credit intermediation and related activities1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Depository credit intermediation1 . . . . . . . . . . Commercial banking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Securities, commodity contracts, investments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insurance carriers and related activities. . . . . . Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles. . . Real estate and rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . Real estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rental and leasing services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets. . . . . 7,688 5,698.6 21.0 7,640 5,663.6 21.4 7,627 5,654.2 21.4 7,586 5,634.7 21.4 7,683 5,707.5 21.1 7,581 5,645.6 21.2 7,578 5,643.4 21.2 7,577 5,640.5 21.3 -1 -2.9 0.1 2,566.5 1,745.3 1,306.3 2,573.2 1,763.4 1,321.4 2,569.1 1,764.1 1,322.0 2,563.5 1,758.0 1,318.4 2,571.3 1,749.3 1,309.5 2,562.3 1,755.6 1,315.7 2,563.7 1,757.4 1,317.7 2,566.8 1,760.6 1,319.7 3.1 3.2 2.0 794.5 2,229.6 87.0 1,989.8 1,414.8 549.1 25.9 801.4 2,181.8 85.8 1,976.2 1,396.6 555.4 24.2 797.3 2,181.2 85.2 1,972.4 1,397.2 551.0 24.2 793.8 2,171.2 84.8 1,951.4 1,387.4 540.0 24.0 796.3 2,231.9 86.9 1,975.8 1,407.5 542.5 25.8 798.0 2,178.6 85.5 1,935.0 1,375.9 535.2 23.9 796.4 2,177.1 85.0 1,934.8 1,377.0 534.0 23.8 796.2 2,171.4 84.8 1,936.1 1,379.6 532.7 23.8 -0.2 -5.7 -0.2 1.3 2.6 -1.3 0.0 16,497 7,366.9 1,106.4 842.2 1,306.7 16,796 7,386.8 1,115.8 816.5 1,293.1 16,872 7,393.0 1,107.6 823.7 1,296.4 16,843 7,344.2 1,103.1 812.2 1,283.2 16,349 7,444.6 1,113.5 916.6 1,299.9 16,692 7,416.0 1,102.9 893.1 1,278.3 16,720 7,430.1 1,104.3 896.5 1,279.6 16,734 7,423.2 1,106.8 888.9 1,279.0 14 -6.9 2.5 -7.6 -0.6 1,421.5 1,459.1 1,466.4 1,457.6 1,425.5 1,454.8 1,459.6 1,458.7 -0.9 987.4 993.1 993.2 997.7 987.5 988.9 991.5 998.4 6.9 Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and technical services1 . . . . . . . . . . . Legal services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounting and bookkeeping services. . . . . . . Architectural and engineering services. . . . . . . Computer systems design and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management and technical consulting services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail — Continued [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Industry Seasonally adjusted Change from: Aug. 2010Sept. 2010p Sept. 2009 July 2010 Aug. 2010p Sept. 2010p Sept. 2009 July 2010 Aug. 2010p Sept. 2010p 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,834.8 7,295.2 6,940.6 2,524.6 1,852.7 802.4 1,800.8 1,836.8 7,572.4 7,206.4 2,775.1 2,088.1 784.7 1,847.6 1,837.9 7,640.9 7,275.5 2,836.5 2,153.2 788.4 1,838.1 1,831.9 7,666.8 7,306.4 2,908.6 2,213.4 784.5 1,800.5 1,837.4 7,066.6 6,714.2 2,375.0 1,724.4 810.8 1,730.4 1,828.0 7,447.7 7,090.0 2,769.6 2,094.0 797.2 1,731.5 1,829.2 7,460.5 7,103.0 2,774.8 2,111.7 797.3 1,732.2 1,834.4 7,476.0 7,119.1 2,803.0 2,128.6 793.1 1,730.2 354.6 366.0 365.4 360.4 352.4 357.7 357.5 356.9 -0.6 Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ambulatory health care services1 . . . . . . . . . Offices of physicians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outpatient care centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home health care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nursing and residential care facilities1 . . . . Nursing care facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social assistance1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Child day care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,155 3,017.5 16,137.6 13,567.7 5,799.4 2,287.1 541.4 1,034.5 4,678.5 3,089.8 1,650.0 2,569.9 856.3 19,253 2,865.4 16,387.2 13,809.9 5,943.1 2,319.3 554.8 1,073.6 4,728.4 3,138.4 1,662.5 2,577.3 794.7 19,279 2,846.2 16,432.4 13,837.0 5,955.1 2,325.5 558.2 1,073.2 4,733.9 3,148.0 1,666.8 2,595.4 813.4 19,541 3,082.7 16,458.1 13,811.7 5,951.9 2,320.3 558.6 1,075.6 4,721.4 3,138.4 1,663.9 2,646.4 863.0 19,247 3,080.4 16,166.3 13,581.8 5,804.9 2,287.9 544.6 1,035.1 4,680.8 3,096.1 1,650.8 2,584.5 857.4 19,558 3,144.8 16,413.0 13,772.3 5,930.1 2,317.7 554.1 1,070.8 4,712.7 3,129.5 1,658.9 2,640.7 861.5 19,594 3,145.2 16,449.2 13,802.9 5,947.2 2,323.0 557.1 1,073.4 4,719.7 3,136.0 1,660.3 2,646.3 862.4 19,611 3,130.1 16,481.2 13,826.8 5,964.4 2,326.4 558.9 1,078.2 4,722.6 3,139.8 1,662.2 2,654.4 863.8 17 -15.1 32.0 23.9 17.2 3.4 1.8 4.8 2.9 3.8 1.9 8.1 1.4 Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . Performing arts and spectator sports. . . . . . . . . Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks. . . Amusements, gambling, and recreation. . . . . . Accommodation and food services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food services and drinking places. . . . . . . . . . . 13,284 1,991.9 412.5 132.4 1,447.0 11,292.1 1,791.3 9,500.8 13,783 2,220.8 449.9 145.1 1,625.8 11,561.8 1,904.8 9,657.0 13,765 2,175.5 448.0 140.4 1,587.1 11,589.1 1,910.7 9,678.4 13,383 2,004.0 448.8 131.2 1,424.0 11,378.9 1,804.9 9,574.0 13,099 1,938.7 401.3 130.5 1,406.9 11,160.4 1,748.4 9,412.0 13,111 1,913.0 415.5 129.6 1,367.9 11,198.2 1,768.6 9,429.6 13,131 1,914.1 418.7 129.0 1,366.4 11,217.1 1,775.7 9,441.4 13,169 1,925.4 424.8 129.0 1,371.6 11,243.7 1,768.4 9,475.3 38 11.3 6.1 0.0 5.2 26.6 -7.3 33.9 Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repair and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Personal and laundry services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Membership associations and organizations. . . . 5,338 1,147.2 1,278.1 2,913.1 5,428 1,156.4 1,278.1 2,993.6 5,406 1,158.9 1,271.6 2,975.3 5,358 1,156.1 1,267.2 2,934.6 5,344 1,141.2 1,274.5 2,927.8 5,352 1,147.7 1,268.4 2,935.6 5,357 1,151.1 1,265.8 2,940.0 5,364 1,153.1 1,267.6 2,942.8 7 2.0 1.8 2.8 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. . . . . . . . . . . 22,279 2,821.0 2,133.4 687.6 5,173.0 2,367.5 2,805.4 14,285.0 7,809.3 6,475.4 21,308 3,065.0 2,407.1 658.2 4,883.0 2,100.0 2,782.7 13,360.0 6,768.7 6,590.8 21,214 2,940.0 2,291.3 648.2 4,880.0 2,103.1 2,776.6 13,394.0 6,842.0 6,552.3 22,054 2,854.0 2,207.5 646.5 5,148.0 2,392.1 2,755.5 14,052.0 7,707.8 6,343.8 22,480 2,818.0 2,127.3 690.5 5,173.0 2,365.5 2,807.0 14,489.0 8,013.0 6,476.1 22,540 3,030.0 2,378.4 651.5 5,175.0 2,415.2 2,759.8 14,335.0 7,972.7 6,362.6 22,390 2,919.0 2,268.5 650.4 5,147.0 2,393.5 2,753.8 14,324.0 7,954.6 6,369.8 22,231 2,843.0 2,195.0 648.1 5,140.0 2,385.7 2,754.1 14,248.0 7,904.8 6,343.5 -159 -76.0 -73.5 -2.3 -7.0 -7.8 0.3 -76.0 -49.8 -26.3 Professional and business services - Continued 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. 2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. 3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. p Preliminary 5.2 15.5 16.1 28.2 16.9 -4.2 -2.0 ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Sept. 2009 July 2010 Aug. 2010p Sept. 2010p AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS Total private............................................................................. . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................................. . Nondurable goods.............................................................. . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade...................................................................... . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities........................................................................... . Information......................................................................... . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services..................................................................... . 33.8 38.5 41.8 37.0 39.0 39.1 38.9 32.8 34.1 37.7 31.4 38.0 40.6 36.6 36.6 34.9 32.8 25.5 31.4 34.2 39.4 43.4 37.5 40.1 40.5 39.5 33.1 34.3 38.3 31.2 38.6 41.1 36.7 37.0 35.4 32.9 25.8 31.9 34.2 39.5 43.7 37.6 40.2 40.4 39.8 33.1 34.2 38.4 31.1 38.5 41.3 36.6 37.0 35.4 32.9 25.8 32.0 34.2 39.4 43.6 37.4 40.1 40.4 39.7 33.1 34.2 38.5 31.1 38.4 41.3 36.7 37.0 35.4 32.9 25.8 32.0 AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS Manufacturing........................................................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods................................................................... . 2.4 2.2 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.1 Industry p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings Industry Sept. 2009 July 2010 Aug. 2010p Sept. 2010p Total private................................................ . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade......................................... . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities.............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. . Information............................................ . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services........................................ . $22.30 23.88 27.41 24.94 23.16 24.71 20.72 21.93 19.44 25.73 15.47 20.50 32.88 29.58 26.58 27.18 22.46 13.05 19.82 $22.59 24.03 27.43 25.20 23.28 24.72 20.92 22.25 19.76 26.24 15.58 20.99 32.84 30.50 27.20 27.31 22.90 13.06 19.86 $22.66 24.13 27.67 25.23 23.39 24.86 21.01 22.30 19.82 26.33 15.60 21.04 33.08 30.80 27.21 27.36 22.97 13.08 19.86 $22.67 24.13 27.94 25.22 23.38 24.85 20.99 22.32 19.85 26.39 15.58 21.18 33.02 31.05 27.19 27.40 22.95 13.07 19.92 p Preliminary Sept. 2009 July 2010 Aug. 2010p Sept. 2010p $ 753.74 $ 772.58 $ 774.97 $ 775.31 919.38 946.78 953.14 950.72 1,145.74 1,190.46 1,209.18 1,218.18 922.78 945.00 948.65 943.23 903.24 933.53 940.28 937.54 966.16 1,001.16 1,004.34 1,003.94 806.01 826.34 836.20 833.30 719.30 736.48 738.13 738.79 662.90 677.77 677.84 678.87 970.02 1,004.99 1,011.07 1,016.02 485.76 486.10 485.16 484.54 779.00 810.21 810.04 813.31 1,334.93 1,349.72 1,366.20 1,363.73 1,082.63 1,119.35 1,127.28 1,139.54 972.83 1,006.40 1,006.77 1,006.03 948.58 966.77 968.54 969.96 736.69 753.41 755.71 755.06 332.78 336.95 337.46 337.21 622.35 633.53 635.52 637.44 ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-4. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted [2007=100] Index of aggregate weekly hours1 Index of aggregate weekly payrolls2 Industry Sept. 2009 July 2010 Aug. 2010p Sept. 2010p Percent change from: Aug. 2010Sept. 2010p 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.9 79.5 88.8 74.1 81.6 78.3 87.8 94.0 91.7 91.8 92.0 91.0 98.5 92.8 92.7 89.7 102.7 95.3 93.0 92.4 80.9 100.0 72.3 84.4 82.1 88.8 95.4 92.3 93.4 91.5 92.5 98.3 91.1 92.4 92.9 104.7 96.5 94.6 92.5 81.2 101.6 72.9 84.4 81.6 89.4 95.5 92.1 93.6 91.2 92.3 98.7 90.8 92.4 93.1 104.9 96.7 95.0 92.5 80.9 102.1 72.2 84.2 81.6 89.1 95.6 92.1 93.9 91.2 92.3 98.4 90.9 92.4 93.2 105.0 96.9 95.1 0.0 -0.4 0.5 -1.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 Sept. 2009 July 2010 Aug. 2010p Sept. 2010p Percent change from: Aug. 2010 Sept. 2010p 96.7 85.8 97.7 80.3 87.9 85.9 92.3 99.9 96.0 98.6 94.1 94.7 107.0 97.8 96.1 98.8 108.1 100.3 104.6 99.5 87.9 110.1 79.2 91.4 90.1 94.2 102.9 98.2 102.2 94.3 98.6 106.7 98.9 98.1 102.8 112.4 101.7 106.6 99.9 88.5 112.9 79.9 91.8 90.1 95.3 103.2 98.2 102.9 94.1 98.6 107.9 99.6 98.1 103.2 112.9 102.0 107.1 100.0 88.2 114.5 79.2 91.5 90.1 94.8 103.4 98.4 103.4 94.0 99.2 107.3 100.5 98.0 103.4 112.9 102.2 107.5 0.1 -0.3 1.4 -0.9 -0.3 0.0 -0.5 0.2 0.2 0.5 -0.1 0.6 -0.6 0.9 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 1 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment. 2 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment. p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-5. Employment of women on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Women employees (in thousands) Percent of all employees Industry Sept. 2009 July 2010 Aug. 2010p Sept. 2010p Sept. 2009 July 2010 Aug. 2010p Sept. 2010p Total nonfarm.............. . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing..................................... . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing...................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities................................. . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality............................ . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,838 52,006 4,212 98 784 3,330 1,767 1,563 47,794 10,138 1,694.3 7,297.8 1,004.4 141.6 1,156 4,562 7,373 14,897 6,858 2,810 12,832 64,749 51,914 4,149 101 734 3,314 1,755 1,559 47,765 10,039 1,676.3 7,227.0 1,002.0 134.1 1,107 4,462 7,412 15,081 6,849 2,815 12,835 64,683 51,945 4,143 103 733 3,307 1,751 1,556 47,802 10,025 1,677.2 7,213.0 1,001.3 133.3 1,108 4,457 7,417 15,110 6,865 2,820 12,738 64,619 51,981 4,132 104 728 3,300 1,747 1,553 47,849 10,020 1,677.0 7,211.3 999.2 132.1 1,102 4,450 7,450 15,123 6,877 2,827 12,638 49.9 48.4 23.2 14.5 13.5 28.6 24.8 34.6 53.5 41.0 30.4 50.6 24.0 25.3 41.6 59.4 45.1 77.4 52.4 52.6 57.1 49.7 48.2 23.0 13.8 13.1 28.3 24.4 34.6 53.2 40.5 30.0 50.0 23.9 24.3 40.7 58.9 44.4 77.1 52.2 52.6 56.9 49.6 48.1 23.0 13.9 13.0 28.3 24.4 34.6 53.2 40.5 30.0 50.0 23.9 24.1 40.8 58.8 44.4 77.1 52.3 52.6 56.9 49.6 48.1 22.9 14.0 13.0 28.3 24.3 34.6 53.2 40.4 30.0 49.9 23.8 24.0 40.6 58.7 44.5 77.1 52.2 52.7 56.8 p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 [In thousands] Industry Sept. 2009 July 2010 Aug. 2010p Sept. 2010p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing....... . . . . . . . . . . . ..................................................... . Mining and logging.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction.......................................................................... . Manufacturing........................................................................ . Durable goods..................................................................... . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities................................................. . Wholesale trade................................................................... . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing................................................ . Utilities.............................................................................. . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ . Professional and business services............................................... . Education and health services..................................................... . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,418 13,041 491 4,384 8,166 4,865 3,301 75,377 20,952 4,492.9 12,371.6 3,639.2 448.4 2,217 5,939 13,324 16,893 11,584 4,468 88,854 12,972 549 4,209 8,214 4,938 3,276 75,882 20,985 4,483.2 12,428.2 3,635.2 438.0 2,183 5,849 13,688 17,143 11,557 4,477 88,914 12,975 553 4,235 8,187 4,912 3,275 75,939 20,962 4,479.2 12,423.8 3,620.7 438.0 2,183 5,843 13,707 17,180 11,581 4,483 88,958 12,969 555 4,240 8,174 4,908 3,266 75,989 20,964 4,478.3 12,431.0 3,619.6 435.5 2,180 5,841 13,723 17,181 11,615 4,485 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 Sept. 2009 July 2010 Aug. 2010p Sept. 2010p 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..................................................................... . 33.1 39.2 43.1 37.4 39.9 40.0 39.9 32.0 32.8 37.4 29.8 36.4 41.5 36.4 36.0 34.7 32.2 24.8 30.5 33.4 40.3 44.8 38.2 41.1 41.4 40.7 32.3 33.5 38.0 30.4 37.5 42.2 36.3 36.1 35.1 32.1 24.8 30.9 33.5 40.5 45.5 38.6 41.2 41.4 40.9 32.3 33.4 38.1 30.2 37.6 42.2 36.4 36.4 35.1 32.2 24.8 30.9 33.5 40.7 44.6 39.1 41.2 41.4 41.0 32.2 33.4 38.2 30.1 37.6 42.0 36.1 36.1 35.1 32.2 24.7 31.0 AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS Manufacturing........................................................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods................................................................... . 3.0 2.8 3.2 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 Industry 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings Industry Sept. 2009 July 2010 Aug. 2010p Sept. 2010p 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........................................ . $18.71 19.92 23.29 22.54 18.39 19.53 16.70 18.46 16.56 21.03 13.07 18.77 29.64 25.54 20.94 22.53 19.61 11.24 16.71 $19.04 20.25 23.98 23.21 18.57 19.71 16.82 18.79 16.85 21.56 13.24 19.15 30.42 26.03 21.45 22.85 20.02 11.31 16.84 $19.09 20.31 23.96 23.28 18.59 19.73 16.87 18.83 16.89 21.56 13.25 19.21 30.53 25.91 21.47 22.93 20.07 11.33 16.86 $19.10 20.32 24.29 23.17 18.63 19.79 16.86 18.83 16.94 21.68 13.27 19.24 30.60 26.01 21.38 22.96 20.08 11.23 16.88 Sept. 2009 July 2010 Aug. 2010p Sept. 2010p $ 619.30 $ 635.94 $ 639.52 $ 639.85 780.86 816.08 822.56 827.02 1,003.80 1,074.30 1,090.18 1,083.33 843.00 886.62 898.61 905.95 733.76 763.23 765.91 767.56 781.20 815.99 816.82 819.31 666.33 684.57 689.98 691.26 590.72 606.92 608.21 606.33 543.17 564.48 564.13 565.80 786.52 819.28 821.44 828.18 389.49 402.50 400.15 399.43 683.23 718.13 722.30 723.42 1,230.06 1,283.72 1,288.37 1,285.20 929.66 944.89 943.12 938.96 753.84 774.35 781.51 771.82 781.79 802.04 804.84 805.90 631.44 642.64 646.25 646.58 278.75 280.49 280.98 277.38 509.66 520.36 520.97 523.28 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-9. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 [2002=100] Index of aggregate weekly hours2 Index of aggregate weekly payrolls3 Industry Sept. 2009 July 2010 Aug. 2010p Sept. 2010p Percent change from: Aug. 2010 Sept. 2010p 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.8 78.1 112.5 82.1 74.8 73.1 77.6 103.1 95.8 99.0 93.3 99.7 95.2 92.1 102.3 103.6 117.3 105.3 95.6 99.2 79.9 130.7 80.5 77.5 76.8 78.6 104.8 98.0 100.3 95.6 102.6 94.5 90.5 101.0 107.7 118.7 105.1 97.0 99.5 80.3 133.7 81.8 77.4 76.4 78.9 104.9 97.6 100.5 95.0 102.5 94.5 90.7 101.8 107.8 119.3 105.3 97.2 99.6 80.7 131.5 83.0 77.3 76.3 78.9 104.6 97.6 100.7 94.7 102.4 93.6 89.8 100.9 108.0 119.3 105.2 97.5 0.1 0.5 -1.6 1.5 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 0.0 0.2 -0.3 -0.1 -1.0 -1.0 -0.9 0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.3 Sept. 2009 July 2010 Aug. 2010p Sept. 2010p Percent change from: Aug. 2010 Sept. 2010p 122.2 95.3 152.3 99.9 89.9 89.1 91.6 130.5 113.2 122.6 104.5 118.7 117.8 116.5 132.5 138.9 151.3 134.4 116.4 126.1 99.1 182.3 100.9 94.1 94.5 93.4 135.0 117.8 127.4 108.5 124.7 120.0 116.6 134.0 146.4 156.2 134.9 119.1 126.9 99.9 186.3 102.9 94.1 94.1 94.1 135.4 117.6 127.6 107.9 124.9 120.5 116.4 135.1 147.1 157.4 135.4 119.4 127.1 100.4 185.8 103.9 94.2 94.3 94.0 135.1 118.0 128.7 107.7 125.0 119.5 115.7 133.4 147.5 157.5 134.1 120.0 0.2 0.5 -0.3 1.0 0.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 0.9 -0.2 0.1 -0.8 -0.6 -1.3 0.3 0.1 -1.0 0.5 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. 2 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment. 3 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment. p Preliminary
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