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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Friday, October 7, 2016 USDL-16-1961 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 2016 Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 156,000 in September, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 5.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment gains occurred in professional and business services and in health care. Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, September 2014 – September 2016 Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month change, seasonally adjusted, September 2014 – September 2016 Percent Thousands 8.0 450 400 350 7.0 300 250 200 6.0 150 100 5.0 50 0 -50 4.0 Sep-14 Dec-14 Mar-15 Jun-15 Sep-15 Dec-15 Mar-16 Jun-16 Sep-16 Sep-14 Dec-14 Mar-15 Jun-15 Sep-15 Dec-15 Mar-16 Jun-16 Sep-16 Household Survey Data The unemployment rate, at 5.0 percent, and the number of unemployed persons, at 7.9 million, changed little in September. Both measures have shown little movement, on net, since August of last year. (See table A-1.) Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for Hispanics increased to 6.4 percent in September, while the rates for adult men (4.7 percent), adult women (4.4 percent), teenagers (15.8 percent), Whites (4.4 percent), Blacks (8.3 percent), and Asians (3.9 percent) showed little or no change. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) The number of persons unemployed less than 5 weeks increased by 284,000 to 2.6 million in September. The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was essentially unchanged at 2.0 million and accounted for 24.9 percent of the unemployed. (See table A-12.) In September, both the labor force participation rate, at 62.9 percent, and the employmentpopulation ratio, at 59.8 percent, changed little. (See table A-1.) The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) was little changed in September at 5.9 million. These individuals, who would have preferred full-time employment, were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job. (See table A-8.) In September, 1.8 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, about unchanged from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. (See table A-16.) Among the marginally attached, there were 553,000 discouraged workers in September, little changed from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The remaining 1.3 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in September had not searched for work for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table A-16.) Establishment Survey Data Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 156,000 in September. Thus far this year, job growth has averaged 178,000 per month, compared with an average of 229,000 per month in 2015. In September, employment gains occurred in professional and business services and in health care. (See table B-1.) Professional and business services employment rose by 67,000 in September and has risen by 582,000 over the year. Over the month, job gains occurred in management and technical consulting services (+16,000), and employment continued to trend up in administrative and support services (+35,000). Health care added 33,000 jobs in September. Ambulatory health care services added 24,000 jobs over the month, and employment rose by 7,000 in hospitals. Over the past 12 months, health care has added 445,000 jobs. Employment in food services and drinking places continued to trend up in September (+30,000) and has increased by 300,000 over the year. Retail trade employment continued to trend up over the month (+22,000). Within the industry, job gains occurred in clothing and clothing accessories stores (+14,000) and in gasoline stations (+8,000). Over the year, employment in retail trade has risen by 317,000. Mining employment was unchanged in September after declining by 220,000 from a peak in September 2014. ‐2‐ Employment in other major industries, including construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, transportation and warehousing, information, financial activities, and government, changed little over the month. The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.1 hour to 34.4 hours in September. In manufacturing, the workweek increased by 0.1 hour to 40.7 hours, while overtime was unchanged at 3.3 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.) In September, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 6 cents to $25.79. Over the year, average hourly earnings have risen by 2.6 percent. Average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees increased by 5 cents to $21.68 in September. (See tables B-3 and B-8.) The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for July was revised down from +275,000 to +252,000, and the change for August was revised up from +151,000 to +167,000. With these revisions, employment gains in July and August combined were 7,000 less than previously reported. Over the past 3 months, job gains have averaged 192,000 per month. _____________ The Employment Situation for October is scheduled to be released on Friday, November 4, 2016, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT). ‐3‐ HOUSEHOLD DATA Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Category Sept. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016 Change from: Aug. 2016Sept. 2016 Sept. 2016 Employment status Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force.......................................................... . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed.................................................................. . Employment-population ratio......................................... . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251,325 156,867 62.4 148,942 59.3 7,925 5.1 94,458 253,620 159,287 62.8 151,517 59.7 7,770 4.9 94,333 253,854 159,463 62.8 151,614 59.7 7,849 4.9 94,391 254,091 159,907 62.9 151,968 59.8 7,939 5.0 94,184 237 444 0.1 354 0.1 90 0.1 -207 Unemployment rates Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adult men (20 years and over). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adult women (20 years and over). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teenagers (16 to 19 years). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hispanic or Latino ethnicity................................................ . 5.1 4.7 4.5 16.2 4.4 9.2 3.7 6.4 4.9 4.6 4.3 15.6 4.3 8.4 3.8 5.4 4.9 4.5 4.5 15.7 4.4 8.1 4.2 5.6 5.0 4.7 4.4 15.8 4.4 8.3 3.9 6.4 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 -0.3 0.8 Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High school graduates, no college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bachelor’s degree and higher............................................. . 4.1 7.7 5.3 4.3 2.5 4.0 6.3 5.0 4.3 2.5 4.1 7.2 5.1 4.3 2.7 4.2 8.5 5.2 4.2 2.5 0.1 1.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 Reason for unemployment Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers..................................................................... . Reentrants...................................................................... . New entrants................................................................... . 3,883 778 2,443 832 3,739 824 2,298 826 3,791 885 2,271 861 3,967 893 2,333 805 176 8 62 -56 Duration of unemployment Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks.................................................................. . 15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 weeks and over............................................................ . 2,373 2,211 1,228 2,109 2,160 2,266 1,150 2,020 2,290 2,329 1,056 2,006 2,574 2,234 1,157 1,974 284 -95 101 -32 Employed persons at work part time Part time for economic reasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons......................................... . 6,034 3,563 2,123 19,997 5,940 3,642 1,981 20,717 6,053 3,727 1,929 20,523 5,894 3,618 1,969 20,688 -159 -109 40 165 Persons not in the labor force (not seasonally adjusted) Marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discouraged workers....................................................... . 1,921 635 1,950 591 1,713 576 1,844 553 – – - 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. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016p Sept. 2016p EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY (Over-the-month change, in thousands) Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicles and parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 162 -12 -13 10 -9 -7 4.2 -2 174 -1.0 6.4 4.4 -0.1 13 3 40 7.5 55 46.9 50 4 -13 252 221 14 -4 16 2 4 5.8 -2 207 3.0 12.9 12.2 0.6 -5 17 84 15.8 42 52.1 36 4 31 167 144 -25 -4 -5 -16 -17 -4.6 1 169 4.7 20.9 18.6 -0.8 -4 13 31 -1.0 57 45.3 21 8 23 156 167 10 0 23 -13 -11 -3.1 -2 157 9.7 22.0 -9.0 0.4 1 6 67 23.2 29 21.8 15 15 -11 (3-month average change, in thousands) Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 177 182 153 230 201 192 177 Category WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES AS A PERCENT OF ALL EMPLOYEES2 Total nonfarm women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private production and nonsupervisory employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HOURS AND EARNINGS ALL EMPLOYEES Total private Average weekly hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average hourly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average weekly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly hours (2007=100)3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2007=100)4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIFFUSION INDEX (Over 1-month span)5 Total private (262 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing (79 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 49.4 47.9 82.4 49.6 48.2 82.4 49.7 48.2 82.3 49.7 48.2 82.3 34.5 $25.14 $867.33 104.1 -0.2 125.1 -0.1 34.4 $25.71 $884.42 105.6 0.2 129.7 0.5 34.3 $25.73 $882.54 105.4 -0.2 129.6 -0.1 34.4 $25.79 $887.18 105.8 0.4 130.5 0.7 52.9 38.6 61.5 48.1 59.0 46.8 57.8 39.2 Includes other industries, not shown separately. Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. 3 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding annual average aggregate hours. 4 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. 5 Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2015 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. 2 Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates 1. Why are there two monthly measures of employment? The household survey and establishment survey both produce sample-based estimates of employment, and both have strengths and limitations. The establishment survey employment series has a smaller margin of error on the measurement of month-to-month change than the household survey because of its much larger sample size. An over-the-month employment change of about 100,000 is statistically significant in the establishment survey, while the threshold for a statistically significant change in the household survey is about 500,000. However, the household survey has a more expansive scope than the establishment survey because it includes self-employed workers whose businesses are unincorporated, unpaid family workers, agricultural workers, and private household workers, who are excluded by the establishment survey. The household survey also provides estimates of employment for demographic groups. For more information on the differences between the two surveys, please visit www.bls.gov/web/empsit/ces_cps_trends.pdf. 2. Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys? It is likely that both surveys include at least some undocumented immigrants. However, neither the establishment nor the household survey is designed to identify the legal status of workers. Therefore, it is not possible to determine how many are counted in either survey. The establishment survey does not collect data on the legal status of workers. The household survey does include questions which identify the foreign and native born, but it does not include questions about the legal status of the foreign born. Data on the foreign and native born are published each month in table A-7 of The Employment Situation news release. 3. Why does the establishment survey have revisions? The establishment survey revises published estimates to improve its data series by incorporating additional information that was not available at the time of the initial publication of the estimates. The establishment survey revises its initial monthly estimates twice, in the immediately succeeding 2 months, to incorporate additional sample receipts from respondents in the survey and recalculated seasonal adjustment factors. For more information on the monthly revisions, please visit www.bls.gov/ces/cesrevinfo.htm. On an annual basis, the establishment survey incorporates a benchmark revision that re-anchors estimates to nearly complete employment counts available from unemployment insurance tax records. The benchmark helps to control for sampling and modeling errors in the estimates. For more information on the annual benchmark revision, please visit www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesbmart.htm. 4. Does the establishment survey sample include small firms? Yes; about 40 percent of the establishment survey sample is comprised of business establishments with fewer than 20 employees. The establishment survey sample is designed to maximize the reliability of the statewide total nonfarm employment estimate; firms from all states, size classes, and industries are appropriately sampled to achieve that goal. 5. Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses? Yes; monthly establishment survey estimates include an adjustment to account for the net employment change generated by business births and deaths. The adjustment comes from an econometric model that forecasts the monthly net jobs impact of business births and deaths based on the actual past values of the net impact that can be observed with a lag from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. The establishment survey uses modeling rather than sampling for this purpose because the survey is not immediately able to bring new businesses into the sample. There is an unavoidable lag between the birth of a new firm and its appearance on the sampling frame and availability for selection. BLS adds new businesses to the survey twice a year. 6. Is the count of unemployed persons limited to just those people receiving unemployment insurance benefits? No; the estimate of unemployment is based on a monthly sample survey of households. All persons who are without jobs and are actively seeking and available to work are included among the unemployed. (People on temporary layoff are included even if they do not actively seek work.) There is no requirement or question relating to unemployment insurance benefits in the monthly survey. 7. Does the official unemployment rate exclude people who want a job but are not currently looking for work? Yes; however, there are separate estimates of persons outside the labor force who want a job, including those who are not currently looking because they believe no jobs are available (discouraged workers). In addition, alternative measures of labor underutilization (some of which include discouraged workers and other groups not officially counted as unemployed) are published each month in table A-15 of The Employment Situation news release. For more information about these alternative measures, please visit www.bls.gov/cps/lfcharacteristics.htm#altmeasures. 8. How can unusually severe weather affect employment and hours estimates? In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Unusually severe weather is more likely to have an impact on average weekly hours than on employment. Average weekly hours are estimated for paid time during the pay period, including pay for holidays, sick leave, or other time off. The impact of severe weather on hours estimates typically, but not always, results in a reduction in average weekly hours. For example, some employees may be off work for part of the pay period and not receive pay for the time missed, while some workers, such as those dealing with cleanup or repair, may work extra hours. Typically, it is not possible to precisely quantify the effect of extreme weather on payroll employment estimates. In order for severe weather conditions to reduce employment estimates, employees have to be off work without pay for the entire pay period. Employees who receive pay for any part of the pay period, even 1 hour, are counted in the payroll employment figures. For more information on how often employees are paid, please visit www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-3/how-frequently-do-private-businesses-pay-workers.htm. In the household survey, the reference period is generally the calendar week that includes the 12th of the month. Persons who miss the entire week's work for weather-related events are counted as employed whether or not they are paid for the time off. The household survey collects data on the number of persons who had a job but were not at work due to bad weather. It also provides a measure of the number of persons who usually work full time but had reduced hours due to bad weather. Current and historical data are available on the household survey's most requested statistics page, please visit http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?ln. Technical Note This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current Population Survey (CPS; household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics survey (CES; establishment survey). The household survey provides information on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the "A" tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about 60,000 eligible households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The establishment survey provides information on employment, hours, and earnings of employees on nonfarm payrolls; the data appear in the "B" tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. BLS collects these data each month from the payroll records of a sample of nonagricultural business establishments. Each month the CES program surveys about 146,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 623,000 individual worksites, in order to provide detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls. The active sample includes approximately one-third of all nonfarm payroll employees. For both surveys, the data for a given month relate to a particular week or pay period. In the household survey, the reference period is generally the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month. In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week. Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population. Based on responses to a series of questions on work and job search activities, each person 16 years and over in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid employees during the reference week; worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours in a family business or farm. People are also counted as employed if they were temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather, vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons. People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following criteria: they had no employment during the reference week; they were available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons laid off from a job and expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The unemployment data derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits. The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. Those persons not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor force. The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the labor force. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the employed as a percent of the population. Additional information about the household survey can be found at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm. Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn from private nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as from federal, state, and local government entities. Employees on nonfarm payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay period, including persons on paid leave. Persons are counted in each job they hold. Hours and earnings data are produced for the private sector for all employees and for production and nonsupervisory employees. Production and nonsupervisory employees are defined as production and related employees in manufacturing and mining and logging, construction workers in construction, and non-supervisory employees in private service-providing industries. Industries are classified on the basis of an establishment’s principal activity in accordance with the 2012 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Additional information about the establishment survey can be found at www.bls.gov/ces/. Differences in employment estimates. The numerous conceptual and methodological differences between the household and establishment surveys result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the surveys. Among these are: The household survey includes agricultural workers, self-employed workers whose businesses are unincorporated, unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed. These groups are excluded from the establishment survey. The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed. The establishment survey does not. The household survey is limited to workers 16 years of age and older. The establishment survey is not limited by age. The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because individuals are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job and thus appearing on more than one payroll are counted separately for each appearance. Seasonal adjustment Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo regularly occurring fluctuations. These events may result from seasonal changes in weather, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very large. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on the level of a series can be tempered by adjusting for regular seasonal variation. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in employment or increases in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. For example, in the household survey, the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined. Similarly, in the establishment survey, payroll employment in education declines by about 20 percent at the end of the spring term and later rises with the start of the fall term, obscuring the underlying employment trends in the industry. Because seasonal employment changes at the end and beginning of the school year can be estimated, the statistics can be adjusted to make underlying employment patterns more discernable. The seasonally adjusted figures provide a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in month-to-month economic activity. Many seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the household and establishment surveys. However, the adjusted series for many major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most major sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more detailed age categories. For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated each month using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the current month. In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to adjust only the current month's data. In the establishment survey, however, new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent monthly estimates. The prior 2 months are routinely revised to incorporate additional sample reports and recalculated seasonal adjustment factors. In both surveys, 5-year revisions to historical data are made once a year. Reliability of the estimates Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample, rather than the entire population, is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the true population values they represent. The component of this difference that occurs because samples differ by chance is known as sampling error, and its variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the true population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total nonfarm employment from the establishment survey is on the order of plus or minus 115,000. Suppose the estimate of nonfarm employment increases by 50,000 from one month to the next. The 90-percent confidence interval on the monthly change would range from -65,000 to +165,000 (50,000 +/- 115,000). These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the true over-themonth change lies within this interval. Since this range includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that nonfarm employment had, in fact, increased that month. If, however, the reported nonfarm employment rise was 250,000, then all of the values within the 90-percent confidence interval would be greater than zero. In this case, it is likely (at least a 90-percent chance) that nonfarm employment had, in fact, risen that month. At an unemployment rate of around 6.0 percent, the 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment as measured by the household survey is about +/- 300,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- 0.2 percentage point. In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates which are based on a small number of observations. The precision of estimates also is improved when the data are cumulated over time, such as for quarterly and annual averages. The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling error, which can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2 months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. It is only after two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final. Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business births. The first component excludes employment losses from business deaths from sample-based estimation in order to offset the missing employment gains from business births. This is incorporated into the samplebased estimation procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of business, but imputing to them the same employment trend as the other firms in the sample. This procedure accounts for most of the net birth/death employment. The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the residual net birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation. The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was derived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past 5 years. The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program. The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a rough proxy for total survey error. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in the classification of industries. Over the past decade, absolute benchmark revisions for total nonfarm employment have averaged 0.3 percent, with a range from -0.7 percent to 0.6 percent. Other information Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age Sept. 2015 Aug. 2016 Sept. 2016 Sept. 2015 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 Aug. 2016 Sept. 2016 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251,325 156,607 62.3 148,980 59.3 7,628 4.9 94,718 5,584 253,854 159,800 62.9 151,804 59.8 7,996 5.0 94,054 5,824 254,091 159,636 62.8 151,977 59.8 7,658 4.8 94,456 5,753 251,325 156,867 62.4 148,942 59.3 7,925 5.1 94,458 5,944 253,174 158,466 62.6 151,030 59.7 7,436 4.7 94,708 5,923 253,397 158,880 62.7 151,097 59.6 7,783 4.9 94,517 5,692 253,620 159,287 62.8 151,517 59.7 7,770 4.9 94,333 5,886 253,854 159,463 62.8 151,614 59.7 7,849 4.9 94,391 5,833 254,091 159,907 62.9 151,968 59.8 7,939 5.0 94,184 6,088 Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,365 83,390 68.7 79,406 65.4 3,984 4.8 37,975 122,656 85,416 69.6 81,365 66.3 4,052 4.7 37,240 122,775 84,996 69.2 80,952 65.9 4,043 4.8 37,779 121,365 83,430 68.7 79,148 65.2 4,282 5.1 37,935 122,316 84,332 68.9 80,369 65.7 3,963 4.7 37,984 122,427 84,766 69.2 80,596 65.8 4,169 4.9 37,662 122,539 84,826 69.2 80,548 65.7 4,278 5.0 37,713 122,656 84,906 69.2 80,674 65.8 4,232 5.0 37,750 122,775 85,084 69.3 80,755 65.8 4,329 5.1 37,691 Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,940 80,633 71.4 77,110 68.3 3,523 4.4 32,307 114,173 82,048 71.9 78,562 68.8 3,487 4.2 32,124 114,289 82,020 71.8 78,459 68.6 3,561 4.3 32,269 112,940 80,578 71.3 76,775 68.0 3,803 4.7 32,363 113,844 81,407 71.5 77,917 68.4 3,490 4.3 32,437 113,951 81,788 71.8 78,127 68.6 3,661 4.5 32,163 114,058 81,834 71.7 78,048 68.4 3,786 4.6 32,224 114,173 81,838 71.7 78,143 68.4 3,695 4.5 32,335 114,289 82,019 71.8 78,195 68.4 3,825 4.7 32,269 Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129,960 73,217 56.3 69,574 53.5 3,643 5.0 56,743 131,198 74,384 56.7 70,439 53.7 3,945 5.3 56,814 131,317 74,640 56.8 71,025 54.1 3,615 4.8 56,677 129,960 73,437 56.5 69,794 53.7 3,643 5.0 56,523 130,858 74,134 56.7 70,661 54.0 3,473 4.7 56,725 130,969 74,115 56.6 70,501 53.8 3,614 4.9 56,855 131,081 74,461 56.8 70,969 54.1 3,492 4.7 56,620 131,198 74,557 56.8 70,940 54.1 3,617 4.9 56,641 131,317 74,823 57.0 71,213 54.2 3,610 4.8 56,493 Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,773 70,633 58.0 67,394 55.3 3,239 4.6 51,140 122,949 71,290 58.0 67,776 55.1 3,514 4.9 51,660 123,066 71,902 58.4 68,709 55.8 3,193 4.4 51,164 121,773 70,679 58.0 67,465 55.4 3,214 4.5 51,094 122,622 71,218 58.1 68,209 55.6 3,009 4.2 51,404 122,728 71,303 58.1 68,107 55.5 3,196 4.5 51,425 122,835 71,572 58.3 68,508 55.8 3,065 4.3 51,262 122,949 71,630 58.3 68,415 55.6 3,215 4.5 51,319 123,066 71,893 58.4 68,723 55.8 3,169 4.4 51,173 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,612 5,341 32.1 4,476 26.9 865 16.2 11,271 16,732 6,462 38.6 5,466 32.7 996 15.4 10,270 16,737 5,714 34.1 4,810 28.7 904 15.8 11,023 16,612 5,610 33.8 4,702 28.3 908 16.2 11,002 16,708 5,841 35.0 4,904 29.4 937 16.0 10,867 16,718 5,789 34.6 4,864 29.1 926 16.0 10,928 16,728 5,881 35.2 4,961 29.7 920 15.6 10,847 16,732 5,995 35.8 5,056 30.2 938 15.7 10,737 16,737 5,995 35.8 5,050 30.2 945 15.8 10,741 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age WHITE Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. Sept. 2015 Aug. 2016 Sept. 2016 Sept. 2015 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 Aug. 2016 Sept. 2016 197,152 123,111 62.4 117,971 59.8 5,139 4.2 74,041 198,380 124,998 63.0 119,477 60.2 5,521 4.4 73,382 198,509 124,689 62.8 119,465 60.2 5,223 4.2 73,820 197,152 123,180 62.5 117,812 59.8 5,368 4.4 73,973 198,013 124,299 62.8 119,222 60.2 5,077 4.1 73,714 198,132 124,551 62.9 119,133 60.1 5,418 4.4 73,581 198,253 124,793 62.9 119,426 60.2 5,367 4.3 73,460 198,380 124,756 62.9 119,281 60.1 5,475 4.4 73,624 198,509 124,873 62.9 119,427 60.2 5,446 4.4 73,636 64,608 71.8 62,165 69.1 2,443 3.8 65,401 72.1 62,883 69.4 2,518 3.8 65,326 72.0 62,834 69.3 2,491 3.8 64,541 71.7 61,874 68.7 2,668 4.1 64,932 71.8 62,498 69.1 2,434 3.7 65,112 71.9 62,526 69.1 2,586 4.0 65,232 72.0 62,556 69.1 2,676 4.1 65,226 72.0 62,546 69.0 2,680 4.1 65,310 72.0 62,608 69.0 2,703 4.1 54,284 57.2 52,162 55.0 2,122 3.9 54,566 57.2 52,245 54.8 2,321 4.3 54,883 57.5 52,789 55.3 2,094 3.8 54,227 57.2 52,134 55.0 2,093 3.9 54,754 57.5 52,775 55.4 1,979 3.6 54,869 57.6 52,682 55.3 2,187 4.0 54,948 57.6 52,913 55.5 2,035 3.7 54,863 57.5 52,720 55.3 2,144 3.9 54,888 57.5 52,809 55.3 2,080 3.8 4,218 34.3 3,644 29.6 574 13.6 5,031 40.7 4,349 35.2 682 13.6 4,480 36.3 3,842 31.1 638 14.2 4,411 35.8 3,804 30.9 607 13.8 4,612 37.4 3,949 32.0 664 14.4 4,570 37.0 3,925 31.8 645 14.1 4,613 37.4 3,957 32.0 656 14.2 4,666 37.8 4,014 32.5 652 14.0 4,674 37.8 4,010 32.5 663 14.2 31,479 19,287 61.3 17,535 55.7 1,752 9.1 12,192 31,945 19,840 62.1 18,167 56.9 1,673 8.4 12,106 31,987 19,789 61.9 18,168 56.8 1,620 8.2 12,199 31,479 19,364 61.5 17,573 55.8 1,791 9.2 12,115 31,828 19,410 61.0 17,822 56.0 1,588 8.2 12,417 31,866 19,532 61.3 17,854 56.0 1,678 8.6 12,334 31,904 19,522 61.2 17,885 56.1 1,637 8.4 12,382 31,945 19,768 61.9 18,165 56.9 1,603 8.1 12,178 31,987 19,825 62.0 18,174 56.8 1,650 8.3 12,163 8,769 67.0 8,017 61.3 752 8.6 8,960 67.3 8,298 62.4 661 7.4 9,021 67.7 8,306 62.3 716 7.9 8,751 66.9 7,971 60.9 780 8.9 8,889 67.1 8,218 62.0 671 7.6 9,000 67.8 8,262 62.3 738 8.2 8,994 67.7 8,254 62.1 740 8.2 8,947 67.3 8,264 62.1 683 7.6 8,998 67.5 8,259 62.0 739 8.2 9,858 62.0 9,069 57.0 789 8.0 10,025 62.2 9,249 57.4 776 7.7 10,069 62.4 9,361 58.0 708 7.0 9,892 62.2 9,107 57.2 785 7.9 9,801 61.0 9,079 56.5 722 7.4 9,799 60.9 9,088 56.5 711 7.3 9,831 61.0 9,114 56.6 717 7.3 10,026 62.2 9,314 57.8 712 7.1 10,066 62.3 9,362 58.0 704 7.0 660 26.5 449 18.0 211 32.0 855 34.0 619 24.6 236 27.6 698 27.7 502 20.0 196 28.1 721 29.0 495 19.9 226 31.3 720 28.7 525 20.9 195 27.1 733 29.2 504 20.1 228 31.2 697 27.7 518 20.6 179 25.7 795 31.6 587 23.3 208 26.1 761 30.2 553 22.0 207 27.2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age — Continued [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age ASIAN Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 2015 14,508 8,990 62.0 8,675 59.8 315 3.5 5,518 Aug. 2016 15,304 9,705 63.4 9,298 60.8 406 4.2 5,600 Sept. 2016 15,310 9,717 63.5 9,350 61.1 367 3.8 5,593 Sept. 2015 14,508 9,042 62.3 8,711 60.0 331 3.7 5,466 May 2016 14,938 9,413 63.0 9,027 60.4 386 4.1 5,525 June 2016 15,032 9,504 63.2 9,172 61.0 332 3.5 5,529 July 2016 15,211 9,651 63.4 9,281 61.0 369 3.8 5,560 Aug. 2016 15,304 9,702 63.4 9,290 60.7 412 4.2 5,603 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Sept. 2016 15,310 9,764 63.8 9,381 61.3 382 3.9 5,547 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio.............. . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio.............. . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio.............. . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio.............. . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Sept. 2015 Aug. 2016 Sept. 2016 Sept. 2015 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 Aug. 2016 Sept. 2016 39,828 25,989 65.3 24,454 61.4 1,535 5.9 13,839 40,825 27,007 66.2 25,483 62.4 1,524 5.6 13,818 40,919 27,019 66.0 25,366 62.0 1,653 6.1 13,901 39,828 26,074 65.5 24,410 61.3 1,664 6.4 13,754 40,558 26,510 65.4 25,032 61.7 1,478 5.6 14,048 40,646 26,675 65.6 25,136 61.8 1,539 5.8 13,971 40,732 26,785 65.8 25,347 62.2 1,438 5.4 13,947 40,825 26,987 66.1 25,468 62.4 1,519 5.6 13,838 40,919 27,064 66.1 25,327 61.9 1,737 6.4 13,856 14,450 80.5 13,759 76.6 692 4.8 14,912 81.0 14,252 77.4 660 4.4 14,837 80.4 14,109 76.5 728 4.9 14,471 80.6 13,676 76.2 795 5.5 14,598 79.8 13,956 76.3 642 4.4 14,751 80.5 14,095 76.9 656 4.4 14,842 80.8 14,141 77.0 701 4.7 14,897 80.9 14,184 77.1 713 4.8 14,837 80.4 14,035 76.1 803 5.4 10,485 57.8 9,827 54.1 658 6.3 10,903 58.5 10,238 54.9 665 6.1 10,988 58.8 10,278 55.0 710 6.5 10,511 57.9 9,844 54.2 667 6.3 10,667 57.6 10,058 54.3 609 5.7 10,750 58.0 10,067 54.3 683 6.4 10,797 58.1 10,226 55.0 571 5.3 10,957 58.8 10,322 55.4 635 5.8 10,999 58.9 10,292 55.1 707 6.4 1,054 28.4 869 23.4 185 17.6 1,193 31.5 994 26.2 199 16.7 1,193 31.4 979 25.8 215 18.0 1,093 29.4 889 23.9 203 18.6 1,244 33.0 1,017 27.0 227 18.3 1,175 31.1 974 25.8 201 17.1 1,146 30.3 980 25.9 166 14.5 1,133 29.9 963 25.4 170 15.0 1,227 32.3 1,000 26.3 227 18.5 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Educational attainment Seasonally adjusted Sept. 2015 Aug. 2016 Sept. 2016 Sept. 2015 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 Aug. 2016 Sept. 2016 Less than a high school diploma Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,588 44.8 9,858 41.7 730 6.9 10,648 45.8 9,922 42.7 726 6.8 10,763 45.4 9,939 41.9 824 7.7 10,597 44.8 9,779 41.3 818 7.7 10,464 44.5 9,720 41.3 744 7.1 10,522 45.2 9,734 41.9 787 7.5 10,638 47.0 9,969 44.0 669 6.3 10,809 46.5 10,035 43.2 774 7.2 10,828 45.7 9,902 41.8 926 8.5 High school graduates, no college1 Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,497 57.3 33,719 54.5 1,778 5.0 36,029 57.5 34,231 54.6 1,798 5.0 35,955 57.8 34,171 54.9 1,784 5.0 35,220 56.9 33,370 53.9 1,850 5.3 35,536 57.1 33,728 54.2 1,808 5.1 35,260 57.2 33,480 54.3 1,780 5.0 35,547 57.1 33,758 54.2 1,789 5.0 35,793 57.1 33,985 54.2 1,808 5.1 35,704 57.4 33,857 54.4 1,847 5.2 Some college or associate degree Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,358 66.2 35,797 63.5 1,562 4.2 37,381 66.2 35,743 63.3 1,638 4.4 37,820 66.9 36,258 64.1 1,562 4.1 37,330 66.2 35,724 63.3 1,607 4.3 37,829 66.2 36,364 63.7 1,465 3.9 37,804 66.0 36,231 63.2 1,573 4.2 37,791 66.2 36,182 63.4 1,609 4.3 37,571 66.5 35,970 63.7 1,601 4.3 37,900 67.0 36,296 64.2 1,604 4.2 Bachelor’s degree and higher2 Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,552 74.2 51,251 72.4 1,301 2.5 53,645 73.5 52,032 71.3 1,613 3.0 54,279 74.1 52,916 72.3 1,363 2.5 52,711 74.4 51,408 72.6 1,303 2.5 53,398 74.3 52,113 72.5 1,285 2.4 54,102 74.4 52,723 72.5 1,378 2.5 54,100 74.0 52,741 72.1 1,359 2.5 54,068 74.1 52,618 72.1 1,450 2.7 54,341 74.2 52,967 72.3 1,374 2.5 1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Total Employment status, veteran status, and period of service Sept. 2015 Men Sept. 2016 Sept. 2015 Women Sept. 2016 Sept. 2015 Sept. 2016 VETERANS, 18 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,145 10,786 51.0 10,318 48.8 469 4.3 10,359 20,832 10,652 51.1 10,191 48.9 461 4.3 10,180 19,145 9,547 49.9 9,151 47.8 396 4.1 9,598 18,815 9,369 49.8 8,959 47.6 411 4.4 9,446 2,000 1,240 62.0 1,167 58.3 73 5.9 760 2,017 1,283 63.6 1,233 61.1 50 3.9 734 Gulf War-era II veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,671 2,964 80.8 2,818 76.8 147 5.0 706 3,935 3,170 80.5 3,030 77.0 139 4.4 766 2,999 2,464 82.1 2,342 78.1 122 5.0 535 3,235 2,650 81.9 2,523 78.0 127 4.8 585 671 500 74.5 476 70.8 25 5.0 171 701 520 74.2 507 72.4 12 2.3 181 Gulf War-era I veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,407 2,771 81.3 2,673 78.5 98 3.5 636 3,359 2,757 82.1 2,646 78.8 111 4.0 601 2,908 2,400 82.6 2,323 79.9 77 3.2 507 2,854 2,366 82.9 2,271 79.6 95 4.0 488 500 371 74.2 350 70.1 20 5.5 129 504 391 77.6 376 74.5 16 4.0 113 World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,818 2,292 26.0 2,187 24.8 105 4.6 6,526 8,407 2,127 25.3 2,053 24.4 74 3.5 6,280 8,504 2,230 26.2 2,133 25.1 97 4.4 6,274 8,106 2,051 25.3 1,977 24.4 74 3.6 6,055 314 62 19.7 54 17.1 8 – 252 301 76 25.3 76 25.1 1 0.7 225 Veterans of other service periods Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,249 2,759 52.6 2,641 50.3 119 4.3 2,490 5,131 2,598 50.6 2,462 48.0 136 5.2 2,533 4,734 2,453 51.8 2,354 49.7 99 4.0 2,281 4,620 2,302 49.8 2,188 47.4 114 5.0 2,318 515 307 59.5 287 55.7 20 6.4 208 511 295 57.8 274 53.5 22 7.4 216 NONVETERANS, 18 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221,260 143,884 65.0 137,019 61.9 6,866 4.8 77,376 224,233 146,789 65.5 139,919 62.4 6,870 4.7 77,444 97,671 72,861 74.6 69,434 71.1 3,427 4.7 24,810 99,452 74,586 75.0 71,122 71.5 3,465 4.6 24,866 123,590 71,024 57.5 67,585 54.7 3,438 4.8 52,566 124,781 72,203 57.9 68,797 55.1 3,406 4.7 52,578 NOTE: Veterans served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the selected wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-6. Employment status of the civilian population by sex, age, and disability status, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Persons with a disability Employment status, sex, and age Sept. 2015 Sept. 2016 Persons with no disability Sept. 2015 Sept. 2016 TOTAL, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population..................................................... . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed............................................................................ . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 30,183 5,780 19.1 5,181 17.2 599 10.4 24,403 30,421 6,027 19.8 5,502 18.1 525 8.7 24,395 221,142 150,828 68.2 143,799 65.0 7,029 4.7 70,315 223,670 153,609 68.7 146,475 65.5 7,134 4.6 70,061 Men, 16 to 64 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed............................................................................ . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 2,446 31.4 2,199 28.3 247 10.1 5,336 2,615 33.1 2,383 30.2 232 8.9 5,277 76,008 82.0 72,483 78.2 3,525 4.6 16,708 77,114 82.6 73,513 78.8 3,601 4.7 16,202 Women, 16 to 64 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed............................................................................ . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 2,314 28.2 2,039 24.8 276 11.9 5,896 2,312 28.8 2,063 25.7 249 10.8 5,702 66,981 69.9 63,770 66.6 3,211 4.8 28,840 68,184 70.7 64,962 67.3 3,222 4.7 28,319 Both sexes, 65 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed............................................................................ . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 1,019 7.2 943 6.6 76 7.4 13,172 1,100 7.6 1,056 7.3 44 4.0 13,417 7,839 24.0 7,547 23.1 293 3.7 24,767 8,311 24.6 8,000 23.6 311 3.7 25,540 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. 2015 Men Sept. 2016 Sept. 2015 Women Sept. 2016 Sept. 2015 Sept. 2016 Foreign born, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population.................................. . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................................. . Employed......................................................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed...................................................... . Unemployment rate........................................... . Not in labor force................................................... . 40,314 26,132 64.8 24,928 61.8 1,204 4.6 14,182 41,785 27,345 65.4 26,146 62.6 1,199 4.4 14,441 19,390 15,091 77.8 14,503 74.8 588 3.9 4,299 20,170 15,601 77.3 15,065 74.7 536 3.4 4,569 20,924 11,041 52.8 10,425 49.8 617 5.6 9,883 21,615 11,743 54.3 11,080 51.3 663 5.6 9,871 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................................................... . 211,011 130,475 61.8 124,052 58.8 6,423 4.9 80,536 212,306 132,291 62.3 125,832 59.3 6,460 4.9 80,015 101,975 68,300 67.0 64,903 63.6 3,397 5.0 33,676 102,604 69,394 67.6 65,887 64.2 3,507 5.1 33,210 109,036 62,175 57.0 59,149 54.2 3,026 4.9 46,860 109,702 62,897 57.3 59,944 54.6 2,952 4.7 46,805 NOTE: The foreign born are those residing in the United States who were not U.S. citizens at birth. That is, they were born outside the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam, to parents neither of whom was a U.S. citizen. The native born are persons who were born in the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam or who were born abroad of at least one parent who was a U.S. citizen. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-8. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Category CLASS OF WORKER Agriculture and related industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wage and salary workers1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . Unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonagricultural industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wage and salary workers1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government.................................... . Private industries.............................. . Private households. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other industries............................. . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . Unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME2 All industries Part time for economic reasons3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonagricultural industries Part time for economic reasons3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Seasonally adjusted Sept. 2015 Aug. 2016 Sept. 2016 Sept. 2015 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 Aug. 2016 Sept. 2016 2,471 1,634 810 26 146,509 138,008 20,446 117,562 733 116,829 8,452 49 2,718 1,783 915 20 149,086 140,323 20,065 120,258 763 119,495 8,661 101 2,526 1,623 879 24 149,451 140,780 20,708 120,073 715 119,358 8,607 64 2,368 1,516 821 – 146,535 137,999 20,558 117,503 – 116,727 8,356 – 2,585 1,689 862 – 148,429 139,574 20,599 119,011 – 118,282 8,816 – 2,516 1,651 840 – 148,640 139,777 20,186 119,592 – 118,837 8,772 – 2,388 1,605 766 – 149,155 140,468 20,430 119,988 – 119,250 8,660 – 2,520 1,617 873 – 149,118 140,431 20,670 119,736 – 118,982 8,621 – 2,441 1,530 886 – 149,560 140,812 20,798 120,046 – 119,293 8,574 – 5,693 3,360 2,085 20,109 5,963 3,620 1,885 18,495 5,550 3,376 1,921 20,782 6,034 3,563 2,123 19,997 6,430 3,890 2,086 20,606 5,843 3,443 2,062 20,505 5,940 3,642 1,981 20,717 6,053 3,727 1,929 20,523 5,894 3,618 1,969 20,688 5,620 3,319 2,060 19,791 5,845 3,531 1,878 18,135 5,468 3,316 1,914 20,419 5,942 3,507 2,098 19,687 6,372 3,828 2,076 20,224 5,745 3,377 2,052 20,101 5,846 3,566 1,965 20,337 5,931 3,641 1,911 20,185 5,790 3,536 1,956 20,333 Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated. Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the survey reference week and excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs for the entire week. 3 Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for an economic reason such as slack work or unfavorable business conditions, inability to find full-time work, or seasonal declines in demand. 4 Refers to persons who usually work part time for noneconomic reasons such as childcare problems, family or personal obligations, school or training, retirement or Social Security limits on earnings, and other reasons. This excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as vacations, holidays, illness, and bad weather. - Data not available. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-9. Selected employment indicators [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Characteristic Seasonally adjusted Sept. 2015 Aug. 2016 Sept. 2016 Sept. 2015 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 Aug. 2016 Sept. 2016 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148,980 4,476 1,643 2,832 144,504 13,880 130,625 97,142 32,899 31,522 32,722 33,483 151,804 5,466 2,019 3,447 146,338 14,410 131,927 97,691 33,897 31,353 32,440 34,236 151,977 4,810 1,867 2,943 147,168 13,883 133,285 98,580 34,094 31,736 32,750 34,705 148,942 4,702 1,625 3,073 144,240 13,975 130,191 96,759 32,806 31,355 32,598 33,432 151,030 4,904 1,732 3,193 146,126 14,090 131,965 97,765 33,518 31,578 32,669 34,200 151,097 4,864 1,839 3,032 146,234 14,023 132,251 97,793 33,662 31,543 32,588 34,459 151,517 4,961 1,811 3,149 146,556 13,865 132,756 98,042 33,812 31,627 32,602 34,714 151,614 5,056 1,829 3,225 146,558 14,139 132,464 97,870 33,947 31,404 32,520 34,594 151,968 5,050 1,843 3,189 146,918 14,006 132,869 98,204 33,989 31,557 32,658 34,666 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79,406 2,296 821 1,475 77,110 7,085 70,026 52,243 17,831 17,064 17,349 17,782 81,365 2,803 1,016 1,787 78,562 7,462 71,100 52,621 18,309 17,065 17,247 18,479 80,952 2,494 872 1,622 78,459 7,134 71,324 52,775 18,313 17,076 17,386 18,549 79,148 2,373 800 1,576 76,775 7,112 69,631 51,945 17,743 16,946 17,257 17,686 80,369 2,452 826 1,630 77,917 7,221 70,647 52,431 18,136 17,059 17,236 18,216 80,596 2,469 906 1,571 78,127 7,229 70,899 52,493 18,209 17,084 17,200 18,406 80,548 2,500 869 1,627 78,048 7,120 70,987 52,395 18,197 17,048 17,149 18,592 80,674 2,531 895 1,631 78,143 7,238 70,913 52,401 18,238 16,996 17,167 18,512 80,755 2,560 852 1,710 78,195 7,185 70,968 52,497 18,232 16,968 17,298 18,471 Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,574 2,180 822 1,358 67,394 6,795 60,599 44,899 15,068 14,458 15,373 15,700 70,439 2,663 1,003 1,660 67,776 6,949 60,827 45,070 15,588 14,288 15,193 15,758 71,025 2,316 995 1,321 68,709 6,749 61,960 45,804 15,780 14,660 15,364 16,156 69,794 2,329 825 1,497 67,465 6,863 60,560 44,813 15,064 14,409 15,341 15,747 70,661 2,452 906 1,563 68,209 6,868 61,318 45,334 15,382 14,519 15,433 15,984 70,501 2,394 934 1,461 68,107 6,794 61,353 45,300 15,453 14,460 15,387 16,053 70,969 2,461 942 1,522 68,508 6,745 61,768 45,646 15,614 14,579 15,453 16,122 70,940 2,525 934 1,594 68,415 6,901 61,551 45,469 15,709 14,408 15,352 16,082 71,213 2,490 991 1,478 68,723 6,820 61,902 45,707 15,757 14,589 15,360 16,195 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women who maintain families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,091 35,185 9,714 45,538 34,881 9,627 45,872 35,675 9,958 44,907 35,023 – 45,023 35,158 – 45,562 35,171 – 45,532 35,316 – 45,478 35,350 – 45,678 35,493 – FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part-time workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,303 26,677 125,892 25,912 124,728 27,250 121,873 27,009 123,135 27,936 123,586 27,445 123,892 27,595 124,301 27,207 124,296 27,637 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percent of total employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,297 4.9 7,234 4.8 7,846 5.2 7,351 4.9 7,412 4.9 7,207 4.8 7,361 4.9 7,562 5.0 7,863 5.2 SELF-EMPLOYMENT Self-employed workers, incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,534 9,262 5,342 9,577 5,734 9,486 – 9,177 – 9,678 – 9,612 – 9,426 – 9,495 – 9,461 1 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week. Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week. - Data not available. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted Characteristic Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates Sept. 2015 Aug. 2016 Sept. 2016 Sept. 2015 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 Aug. 2016 Sept. 2016 AGE AND SEX Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years.................................... . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over............................. . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years............................ . 35 to 44 years............................ . 45 to 54 years............................ . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,925 908 348 575 7,017 1,416 5,582 4,223 1,766 1,311 1,146 1,323 7,849 938 366 579 6,910 1,246 5,681 4,423 1,861 1,331 1,232 1,268 7,939 945 385 573 6,994 1,242 5,759 4,446 1,855 1,363 1,229 1,279 5.1 16.2 17.6 15.8 4.6 9.2 4.1 4.2 5.1 4.0 3.4 3.8 4.7 16.0 18.5 14.4 4.3 8.3 3.8 4.0 5.0 3.5 3.4 3.4 4.9 16.0 17.0 15.5 4.5 8.7 4.0 4.1 5.1 3.7 3.5 3.5 4.9 15.6 15.3 15.9 4.5 9.0 4.0 4.1 5.0 3.5 3.6 3.7 4.9 15.7 16.7 15.2 4.5 8.1 4.1 4.3 5.2 4.1 3.6 3.5 5.0 15.8 17.3 15.2 4.5 8.1 4.2 4.3 5.2 4.1 3.6 3.6 Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years.................................... . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over............................. . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years............................ . 35 to 44 years............................ . 45 to 54 years............................ . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,282 479 188 303 3,803 824 2,969 2,224 976 649 599 745 4,232 537 196 345 3,695 743 2,950 2,251 964 665 622 698 4,329 504 197 316 3,825 726 3,106 2,355 1,003 723 629 751 5.1 16.8 19.0 16.1 4.7 10.4 4.1 4.1 5.2 3.7 3.4 4.0 4.7 16.2 19.3 14.3 4.3 8.8 3.8 3.9 5.1 3.4 3.2 3.6 4.9 17.1 18.3 16.9 4.5 9.4 3.9 4.0 5.1 3.5 3.3 3.8 5.0 16.5 15.0 17.4 4.6 10.1 4.0 4.1 5.0 3.5 3.7 3.8 5.0 17.5 17.9 17.5 4.5 9.3 4.0 4.1 5.0 3.8 3.5 3.6 5.1 16.5 18.8 15.6 4.7 9.2 4.2 4.3 5.2 4.1 3.5 3.9 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 over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,643 429 160 272 3,214 592 2,612 1,999 789 662 547 590 3,617 402 171 234 3,215 503 2,731 2,172 897 665 609 558 3,610 441 188 257 3,169 516 2,652 2,091 852 640 599 550 5.0 15.6 16.2 15.4 4.5 7.9 4.1 4.3 5.0 4.4 3.4 3.6 4.7 15.9 17.8 14.5 4.2 7.7 3.8 4.1 5.0 3.6 3.7 3.2 4.9 14.8 15.6 14.0 4.5 7.9 4.1 4.3 5.2 4.1 3.7 3.4 4.7 14.8 15.6 14.2 4.3 7.8 3.9 4.0 5.0 3.5 3.4 3.4 4.9 13.7 15.5 12.8 4.5 6.8 4.2 4.6 5.4 4.4 3.8 3.4 4.8 15.0 15.9 14.8 4.4 7.0 4.1 4.4 5.1 4.2 3.8 3.3 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present..................... . Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women who maintain families1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,271 1,091 739 1,240 1,107 821 1,345 1,101 680 2.8 3.0 7.1 2.6 2.9 6.6 2.6 3.2 7.3 2.6 3.0 7.2 2.7 3.0 7.9 2.9 3.0 6.4 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part-time workers3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,601 1,356 6,411 1,427 6,521 1,434 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.9 1 Not seasonally adjusted. Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs. 3 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Reason Sept. 2015 Aug. 2016 Seasonally adjusted Sept. 2016 Sept. 2015 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 Aug. 2016 Sept. 2016 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not on temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Permanent job losers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . Job leavers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reentrants........................................... . New entrants........................................ . 3,509 574 2,935 2,121 813 849 2,474 796 3,787 1,000 2,787 1,987 800 967 2,283 959 3,536 694 2,842 1,968 874 991 2,367 764 3,883 901 2,982 2,139 843 778 2,443 832 3,573 829 2,744 1,982 762 796 2,209 865 3,776 1,097 2,679 1,917 763 828 2,268 902 3,739 997 2,743 2,021 722 824 2,298 826 3,791 998 2,792 2,005 787 885 2,271 861 3,967 1,075 2,892 1,986 906 893 2,333 805 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not on temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reentrants........................................... . New entrants........................................ . 46.0 7.5 38.5 11.1 32.4 10.4 47.4 12.5 34.9 12.1 28.5 12.0 46.2 9.1 37.1 12.9 30.9 10.0 48.9 11.3 37.6 9.8 30.8 10.5 48.0 11.1 36.9 10.7 29.7 11.6 48.6 14.1 34.5 10.7 29.2 11.6 48.6 13.0 35.7 10.7 29.9 10.7 48.6 12.8 35.8 11.3 29.1 11.0 49.6 13.4 36.2 11.2 29.2 10.1 UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reentrants........................................... . New entrants........................................ . 2.2 0.5 1.6 0.5 2.4 0.6 1.4 0.6 2.2 0.6 1.5 0.5 2.5 0.5 1.6 0.5 2.3 0.5 1.4 0.5 2.4 0.5 1.4 0.6 2.3 0.5 1.4 0.5 2.4 0.6 1.4 0.5 2.5 0.6 1.5 0.5 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Duration Sept. 2015 Aug. 2016 Sept. 2016 Seasonally adjusted Sept. 2015 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 Aug. 2016 Sept. 2016 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks....................................... . 15 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 to 26 weeks................................... . 27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,324 2,096 3,207 1,143 2,064 2,308 2,746 2,942 946 1,996 2,562 2,092 3,004 1,083 1,921 2,373 2,211 3,337 1,228 2,109 2,207 2,239 3,058 1,173 1,885 2,418 2,140 3,108 1,129 1,979 2,160 2,266 3,170 1,150 2,020 2,290 2,329 3,062 1,056 2,006 2,574 2,234 3,131 1,157 1,974 Average (mean) duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Median duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.2 11.4 26.7 10.3 27.2 10.2 26.3 11.3 26.7 10.7 27.7 10.3 28.1 11.6 27.6 11.2 27.5 10.3 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks....................................... . 15 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 to 26 weeks................................... . 27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.5 27.5 42.0 15.0 27.1 28.9 34.3 36.8 11.8 25.0 33.5 27.3 39.2 14.1 25.1 30.0 27.9 42.1 15.5 26.6 29.4 29.8 40.8 15.6 25.1 31.5 27.9 40.5 14.7 25.8 28.4 29.8 41.7 15.1 26.6 29.8 30.3 39.9 13.8 26.1 32.4 28.1 39.4 14.6 24.9 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-13. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Employed Occupation Total, 16 years and over1............................................ . Management, professional, and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . Management, business, and financial operations occupations.................................................... . Professional and related occupations......................... . Service occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales and office occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales and related occupations................................. . Office and administrative support occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations....................................................... . Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction and extraction occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. . . . . . . . . . . Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................................................... . Production occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Unemployment rates Unemployed Sept. 2015 Sept. 2016 Sept. 2015 Sept. 2016 Sept. 2015 Sept. 2016 148,980 58,105 151,977 59,599 7,628 1,414 7,658 1,652 4.9 2.4 4.8 2.7 24,485 33,619 25,808 33,106 15,498 17,608 24,729 34,870 27,100 33,435 15,704 17,731 590 823 1,815 1,782 912 871 708 944 1,690 1,614 855 760 2.4 2.4 6.6 5.1 5.6 4.7 2.8 2.6 5.9 4.6 5.2 4.1 13,865 1,116 7,611 5,139 14,106 1,159 8,101 4,845 823 68 570 185 772 116 489 167 5.6 5.7 7.0 3.5 5.2 9.1 5.7 3.3 18,095 8,743 9,352 17,738 8,261 9,477 982 410 572 1,151 561 590 5.1 4.5 5.8 6.1 6.4 5.9 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-14. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted Industry and class of worker Total, 16 years and over1............................................................... . Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction................................... . Construction......................................................................... . Manufacturing....................................................................... . Durable goods.................................................................... . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale and retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information........................................................................... . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services.............................................. . Education and health services.................................................... . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services....................................................................... . Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government workers.................................................................. . Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates Sept. 2015 Sept. 2016 Sept. 2015 Sept. 2016 7,628 5,918 99 479 652 386 266 1,091 218 126 247 843 802 1,008 353 67 477 370 7,658 5,828 43 474 668 410 258 1,002 283 139 296 902 860 917 245 139 538 389 4.9 4.8 11.2 5.5 4.1 3.9 4.4 5.4 3.4 4.7 2.6 5.3 3.5 7.5 5.3 4.0 2.3 3.8 4.8 4.6 5.7 5.2 4.2 4.1 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.2 3.0 5.3 3.7 6.5 3.7 8.1 2.5 3.9 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-15. Alternative measures of labor underutilization [Percent] Not seasonally adjusted Measure U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other persons marginally attached to the labor force, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . . . U-6 Total unemployed, plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force.................................... . Seasonally adjusted Sept. 2015 Aug. 2016 Sept. 2016 Sept. 2015 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 Aug. 2016 Sept. 2016 2.0 1.8 1.9 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.5 4.9 5.0 4.8 5.1 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.4 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.9 6.2 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 6.0 9.6 9.7 9.3 10.0 9.7 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.7 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. 2015 Men Sept. 2016 Sept. 2015 Women Sept. 2016 Sept. 2015 Sept. 2016 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. . . 94,718 5,584 1,921 635 1,287 94,456 5,753 1,844 553 1,292 37,975 2,529 982 377 604 37,779 2,745 993 321 672 56,743 3,055 940 258 682 56,677 3,008 851 232 619 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,297 4.9 3,859 1,999 267 1,109 7,846 5.2 4,298 2,087 319 1,065 3,573 4.5 2,110 678 182 580 3,691 4.6 2,358 637 195 470 3,724 5.4 1,749 1,321 84 530 4,154 5.8 1,939 1,451 124 595 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. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016p Sept. 2016p Sept. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016p Sept. 2016p 142,520 120,584 19,840 144,183 123,259 19,983 144,416 123,302 19,976 144,943 122,845 19,877 142,300 120,264 19,550 144,424 122,255 19,627 144,591 122,399 19,602 144,747 122,566 19,612 Change from: Aug.2016 Sept.2016p 156 167 10 Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oil and gas extraction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining, except oil and gas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coal mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metal ore mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Support activities for mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 799 53.3 746.1 189.7 198.9 63.9 40.5 693 51.4 641.5 173.8 184.1 52.6 38.4 690 51.3 638.3 173.9 185.1 53.2 38.4 689 50.8 638.2 172.4 184.8 53.3 38.5 790 50.7 739.6 189.2 195.0 63.9 40.5 685 49.5 635.3 171.9 180.2 52.8 38.2 681 49.1 632.1 172.6 180.5 52.8 38.4 681 49.1 632.3 172.6 181.4 52.9 38.8 0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.9 0.1 0.4 94.5 357.5 93.1 283.6 93.5 279.3 93.0 281.0 90.5 355.4 89.2 283.2 89.3 279.0 89.7 278.3 0.4 -0.7 Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction of buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonresidential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heavy and civil engineering construction. . . . . . Specialty trade contractors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential specialty trade contractors. . . . . . Nonresidential specialty trade contractors. . . 6,678 1,445.5 710.0 735.5 995.5 4,237.4 1,842.4 2,395.0 6,915 1,507.0 745.7 761.3 994.7 4,413.7 1,944.5 2,469.2 6,919 1,505.8 750.4 755.4 991.3 4,421.5 1,945.7 2,475.8 6,886 1,500.0 756.0 744.0 994.3 4,391.8 1,936.4 2,455.4 6,451 1,413.2 691.1 722.1 931.0 4,106.6 1,779.8 2,326.8 6,651 1,461.7 722.2 739.5 936.1 4,253.0 1,864.6 2,388.4 6,646 1,461.8 729.7 732.1 927.4 4,256.9 1,871.5 2,385.4 6,669 1,465.5 737.6 727.9 931.7 4,271.6 1,879.3 2,392.3 23 3.7 7.9 -4.2 4.3 14.7 7.8 6.9 Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wood products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmetallic mineral products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machinery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computer and electronic products. . . . . . . . . . . Computer and peripheral equipment. . . . . . Communications equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Semiconductors and electronic components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic instruments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous computer and electronic products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electrical equipment and appliances. . . . . . . . Transportation equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicles and parts2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furniture and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textile mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textile product mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paper and paper products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing and related support activities. . . . . . . Petroleum and coal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chemicals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plastics and rubber products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,363 12,375 12,367 12,302 12,309 12,291 12,275 12,262 -13 7,760 383.8 403.1 387.5 1,449.6 1,112.0 1,048.2 161.7 86.7 7,720 387.4 409.9 374.0 1,429.6 1,085.0 1,043.3 165.0 85.1 7,706 387.4 407.8 372.5 1,427.0 1,082.2 1,042.2 163.7 84.8 7,667 384.0 406.8 371.9 1,421.2 1,077.2 1,034.1 162.2 84.3 7,749 381.2 397.3 387.3 1,448.5 1,113.8 1,048.6 161.2 86.9 7,685 382.4 400.2 374.3 1,424.3 1,080.7 1,037.2 162.5 84.8 7,668 381.8 399.0 372.5 1,423.3 1,081.0 1,036.1 161.8 84.5 7,657 380.2 400.3 371.6 1,421.8 1,080.6 1,034.6 162.3 84.3 -11 -1.6 1.3 -0.9 -1.5 -0.4 -1.5 0.5 -0.2 365.4 399.2 361.7 396.8 362.7 396.2 358.0 394.6 365.9 399.5 360.4 394.7 360.3 394.6 358.6 394.3 -1.7 -0.3 35.2 384.5 1,612.7 922.8 385.0 34.7 385.6 1,613.0 928.4 390.7 34.8 382.6 1,613.2 932.6 391.3 35.0 380.3 1,606.1 928.1 386.9 35.1 384.3 1,611.7 921.1 383.7 34.7 382.9 1,616.1 931.8 387.3 34.8 381.0 1,608.1 927.2 386.8 35.1 380.2 1,603.9 924.1 385.1 0.3 -0.8 -4.2 -3.1 -1.7 593.3 601.2 599.5 598.1 592.9 599.9 598.1 598.4 0.3 4,603 1,530.3 115.4 117.0 137.0 372.7 446.5 118.5 809.5 687.1 4,655 1,564.9 112.9 115.5 129.8 372.6 442.5 118.0 823.9 695.9 4,661 1,575.2 112.5 115.3 131.0 372.3 440.1 117.9 822.0 693.6 4,635 1,557.7 111.7 116.0 132.2 370.4 439.7 117.3 818.2 690.0 4,560 1,499.0 115.1 116.7 136.0 373.3 446.9 116.3 809.6 686.2 4,606 1,536.4 112.9 115.1 131.3 370.4 442.1 115.3 818.9 691.9 4,607 1,537.6 112.5 115.4 131.1 370.8 439.6 115.7 819.8 690.8 4,605 1,533.3 112.2 116.6 131.0 370.3 440.3 116.0 820.2 690.8 -2 -4.3 -0.3 1.2 -0.1 -0.5 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.0 268.9 278.5 281.0 281.9 260.4 271.9 273.3 274.6 1.3 Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,744 103,276 103,326 102,968 100,714 102,628 102,797 102,954 157 Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,889 27,347 27,359 27,267 26,987 27,340 27,383 27,407 24 Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. 5,879.0 2,932.8 2,045.5 5,956.5 2,964.4 2,078.6 5,954.3 2,964.5 2,074.7 5,938.7 2,951.5 2,076.2 5,878.3 2,935.2 2,041.3 5,924.0 2,948.4 2,065.1 5,928.7 2,950.4 2,066.1 5,938.4 2,954.5 2,073.0 9.7 4.1 6.9 ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail — Continued [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Industry Sept. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016p Seasonally adjusted Sept. 2016p Sept. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016p Sept. 2016p Change from: Aug.2016 Sept.2016p Wholesale trade - Continued Electronic markets and agents and brokers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900.7 913.5 915.1 911.0 901.8 910.5 912.2 910.9 -1.3 Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle and parts dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . Automobile dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other motor vehicle dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores. . . Furniture and home furnishings stores. . . . . . Electronics and appliance stores. . . . . . . . . . . . Building material and garden supply stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food and beverage stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health and personal care stores. . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clothing and clothing accessories stores. . . . Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General merchandise stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Department stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other general merchandise stores. . . . . . . . Miscellaneous store retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonstore retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,564.4 1,955.6 1,254.7 149.3 551.6 466.7 520.9 15,976.8 2,012.2 1,294.4 159.2 558.6 479.4 517.2 15,965.1 2,015.9 1,297.2 157.1 561.6 481.8 513.9 15,839.2 2,011.8 1,297.5 153.3 561.0 479.3 517.6 15,681.0 1,944.1 1,249.6 146.2 548.3 471.4 528.9 15,954.7 1,994.4 1,288.4 150.2 555.9 484.9 528.7 15,975.6 1,999.9 1,290.9 150.7 558.3 486.7 527.6 15,997.6 2,004.4 1,293.6 151.2 559.6 486.7 529.0 22.0 4.5 2.7 0.5 1.3 0.0 1.4 1,221.7 3,071.7 1,025.7 911.2 1,328.5 1,322.1 3,134.7 1,045.1 937.3 1,370.3 1,298.7 3,127.7 1,044.3 938.5 1,372.2 1,267.8 3,102.9 1,039.9 936.4 1,349.6 1,238.0 3,075.1 1,031.3 907.5 1,361.8 1,284.4 3,103.1 1,047.0 924.6 1,381.2 1,293.7 3,107.7 1,046.5 923.0 1,378.3 1,289.1 3,108.7 1,046.2 930.5 1,392.6 -4.6 1.0 -0.3 7.5 14.3 613.2 3,100.4 1,287.4 1,813.0 833.9 514.9 610.2 3,166.9 1,291.1 1,875.8 851.5 529.9 615.4 3,172.5 1,294.4 1,878.1 851.2 533.0 612.5 3,149.7 1,280.7 1,869.0 837.0 534.7 619.0 3,156.4 1,326.3 1,830.1 827.5 520.0 628.3 3,198.6 1,316.3 1,882.3 841.4 538.1 627.3 3,205.8 1,319.6 1,886.2 840.0 539.1 625.2 3,209.9 1,322.4 1,887.5 836.9 538.4 -2.1 4.1 2.8 1.3 -3.1 -0.7 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,885.5 460.5 238.4 64.4 1,479.7 4,842.8 474.8 217.4 65.4 1,475.5 4,871.8 475.9 217.4 64.9 1,483.3 4,924.7 471.8 216.4 63.0 1,474.5 4,867.1 460.5 238.7 63.5 1,458.8 4,896.1 470.3 216.6 62.6 1,456.3 4,914.7 471.9 216.8 62.7 1,460.3 4,905.7 471.1 215.6 62.5 1,456.7 -9.0 -0.8 -1.2 -0.2 -3.6 487.2 50.3 38.4 657.9 584.5 824.2 415.4 48.3 40.2 652.9 591.7 861.2 418.6 48.0 41.1 654.1 600.8 867.7 473.3 47.8 36.5 656.9 609.9 874.6 475.3 50.1 33.0 657.7 606.0 823.5 474.1 48.0 30.7 651.7 623.1 862.7 477.1 48.1 30.7 653.0 627.0 867.1 463.0 48.1 30.3 656.3 629.7 872.4 -14.1 0.0 -0.4 3.3 2.7 5.3 Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560.1 570.7 567.3 564.5 560.8 565.2 564.4 564.8 0.4 Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publishing industries, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . Motion picture and sound recording industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broadcasting, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data processing, hosting and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other information services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,756 727.7 2,791 729.6 2,786 731.8 2,760 725.6 2,766 726.0 2,777 726.4 2,773 729.0 2,774 726.4 1 -2.6 396.9 280.4 808.3 427.4 275.1 796.5 425.8 276.5 788.4 412.5 276.2 781.6 407.7 279.0 809.8 418.6 275.4 796.4 416.2 277.3 788.3 420.9 276.7 784.6 4.7 -0.6 -3.7 298.4 243.9 299.7 262.4 299.9 263.7 300.1 263.9 299.4 244.4 299.2 260.7 300.1 262.2 300.7 264.3 0.6 2.1 Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monetary authorities - central bank. . . . . . . . . . Credit intermediation and related activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Depository credit intermediation1. . . . . . . . . . Commercial banking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondepository credit intermediation. . . . . . . Activities related to credit intermediation.. . Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts. . . . . . . . Insurance carriers and related activities. . . . . Real estate and rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . Real estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rental and leasing services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets. . . . 8,157 6,049.6 17.8 8,379 6,184.5 18.2 8,378 6,188.5 18.0 8,327 6,165.7 17.8 8,153 6,058.1 17.8 8,300 6,158.2 17.9 8,313 6,170.6 17.8 8,319 6,172.5 17.8 6 1.9 0.0 2,567.2 1,672.4 1,263.2 599.0 295.8 2,617.5 1,697.1 1,273.2 607.7 312.7 2,619.0 1,696.2 1,271.2 609.9 312.9 2,605.7 1,687.4 1,264.9 609.5 308.8 2,569.6 1,676.4 1,266.7 596.9 296.3 2,604.9 1,689.3 1,268.1 606.4 309.2 2,608.4 1,690.0 1,267.7 607.4 311.0 2,608.9 1,691.7 1,268.2 609.1 308.0 0.5 1.7 0.5 1.7 -3.0 909.3 2,555.3 2,107.4 1,528.9 554.9 23.6 935.4 2,613.4 2,194.2 1,590.9 579.4 23.9 939.1 2,612.4 2,189.0 1,593.2 572.1 23.7 933.6 2,608.6 2,160.8 1,578.8 558.7 23.3 912.9 2,557.8 2,094.8 1,524.0 547.2 23.6 929.4 2,606.0 2,141.9 1,562.6 555.8 23.5 934.2 2,610.2 2,142.6 1,567.6 551.6 23.4 933.9 2,611.9 2,146.0 1,572.5 550.1 23.4 -0.3 1.7 3.4 4.9 -1.5 0.0 See footnotes at end of table. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail — Continued [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Sept. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016p Sept. 2016p Sept. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016p Sept. 2016p Change from: Aug.2016 Sept.2016p Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and technical services. . . . . . . . . . . . Legal services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounting and bookkeeping services. . . . . . Architectural and engineering services. . . . . . Specialized design services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computer systems design and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management and technical consulting services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scientific research and development services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advertising and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Other professional and technical services. . . Management of companies and enterprises. . . Administrative and waste services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative and support services. . . . . . . . . Office administrative services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Facilities support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Business support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travel arrangement and reservation services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Investigation and security services. . . . . . . . Services to buildings and dwellings. . . . . . . Other support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waste management and remediation services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,837 8,587.6 1,117.0 918.7 1,418.4 136.1 20,372 8,936.9 1,135.4 960.5 1,464.4 144.7 20,424 8,940.0 1,128.2 960.8 1,460.9 145.9 20,431 8,901.5 1,122.0 958.7 1,447.8 144.2 19,782 8,677.7 1,122.8 992.3 1,413.4 136.4 20,266 8,935.3 1,125.6 1,024.8 1,441.8 144.2 20,297 8,959.9 1,125.2 1,025.6 1,443.2 145.5 20,364 8,989.8 1,125.6 1,031.7 1,444.7 145.7 67 29.9 0.4 6.1 1.5 0.2 1,923.6 2,016.2 2,020.9 2,007.7 1,934.8 2,002.7 2,009.1 2,014.5 5.4 1,274.3 1,348.4 1,353.1 1,362.1 1,275.7 1,343.2 1,350.0 1,365.9 15.9 657.6 486.8 655.1 2,225.6 9,023.8 8,620.1 470.9 143.1 3,621.6 2,952.3 892.0 682.4 501.6 683.3 2,290.7 9,144.5 8,726.9 494.3 142.7 3,563.0 2,884.3 905.6 681.5 500.3 688.4 2,285.6 9,198.8 8,781.3 497.3 143.0 3,619.5 2,941.4 911.5 672.2 498.3 688.5 2,279.8 9,249.2 8,836.2 497.4 144.7 3,692.5 3,007.4 920.7 660.8 487.8 653.6 2,229.0 8,875.6 8,475.8 471.1 142.8 3,551.8 2,890.7 896.6 673.3 499.4 680.4 2,276.2 9,054.4 8,647.4 492.9 143.4 3,595.9 2,922.9 920.6 676.7 499.0 685.6 2,274.9 9,062.3 8,652.6 495.4 143.7 3,594.0 2,921.9 922.8 675.6 499.5 686.7 2,278.0 9,096.5 8,687.2 496.7 144.8 3,615.8 2,945.1 927.7 -1.1 0.5 1.1 3.1 34.2 34.6 1.3 1.1 21.8 23.2 4.9 202.9 884.4 2,092.0 313.2 208.4 898.6 2,190.9 323.4 207.7 902.8 2,175.8 323.7 205.2 908.7 2,140.1 326.9 202.3 873.8 2,024.8 312.4 205.1 901.3 2,066.5 321.6 205.5 900.5 2,067.7 323.0 205.1 900.8 2,072.1 324.1 -0.4 0.3 4.4 1.1 403.7 417.6 417.5 413.0 399.8 407.0 409.7 409.3 -0.4 Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ambulatory health care services. . . . . . . . . . Offices of physicians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offices of dentists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offices of other health practitioners. . . . . Outpatient care centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical and diagnostic laboratories. . . . Home health care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Other ambulatory health care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nursing and residential care facilities. . . . . Nursing care facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential mental health facilities. . . . . . Community care facilities for the elderly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other residential care facilities. . . . . . . . . . Social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Individual and family services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Emergency and other relief services. . . . . . Vocational rehabilitation services. . . . . . . . . Child day care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,102 3,413.6 18,688.1 15,167.5 6,906.9 2,543.3 908.9 815.1 749.8 261.8 1,337.7 22,371 3,223.6 19,147.2 15,587.8 7,141.2 2,618.1 939.2 860.7 782.3 260.1 1,387.9 22,428 3,214.4 19,213.7 15,616.1 7,169.9 2,621.8 944.4 870.2 785.2 259.0 1,393.8 22,714 3,497.0 19,216.6 15,614.6 7,175.7 2,627.0 940.3 864.3 788.7 257.0 1,402.7 22,192 3,471.5 18,720.3 15,183.6 6,919.9 2,549.8 909.0 819.1 751.9 262.6 1,337.4 22,714 3,524.3 19,189.2 15,573.7 7,144.8 2,617.8 938.6 861.7 781.5 259.1 1,392.8 22,771 3,536.0 19,234.5 15,596.0 7,163.0 2,621.0 940.7 866.5 785.0 259.0 1,396.3 22,800 3,543.2 19,256.3 15,628.7 7,186.9 2,630.7 943.6 867.5 789.3 258.6 1,402.1 29 7.2 21.8 32.7 23.9 9.7 2.9 1.0 4.3 -0.4 5.8 290.3 4,955.2 3,305.4 1,657.1 606.9 292.9 5,098.0 3,348.6 1,670.6 613.9 295.5 5,106.2 3,340.0 1,662.5 614.4 295.7 5,112.1 3,326.8 1,658.3 612.2 290.2 4,955.1 3,308.6 1,657.1 607.6 293.3 5,092.1 3,336.8 1,664.0 611.8 294.3 5,103.3 3,329.7 1,658.2 612.6 295.1 5,110.2 3,331.6 1,658.5 612.7 0.8 6.9 1.9 0.3 0.1 879.2 162.2 3,520.6 2,148.9 155.6 335.9 880.2 897.8 166.3 3,559.4 2,220.3 157.8 340.7 840.6 898.8 164.3 3,597.6 2,233.7 159.8 337.8 866.3 892.9 163.4 3,602.0 2,220.5 158.0 332.8 890.7 881.8 162.1 3,536.7 2,164.2 156.1 336.2 880.1 896.6 164.5 3,615.5 2,220.4 157.2 334.1 903.8 895.9 163.0 3,638.5 2,235.4 159.9 334.2 909.0 896.5 163.8 3,627.6 2,236.0 158.8 334.2 898.7 0.6 0.8 -10.9 0.6 -1.1 0.0 -10.3 Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . Performing arts and spectator sports. . . . . . . . Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amusements, gambling, and recreation. . . . . Accommodation and food services. . . . . . . . . . . . 15,389 2,240.9 477.2 16,258 2,599.3 518.7 16,216 2,538.6 518.0 15,766 2,307.4 500.4 15,208 2,181.8 462.3 15,538 2,254.0 492.1 15,559 2,250.9 486.5 15,574 2,231.5 473.3 15 -19.4 -13.2 155.6 1,608.1 13,147.6 175.8 1,904.8 13,659.0 172.2 1,848.4 13,677.3 159.2 1,647.8 13,458.4 154.0 1,565.5 13,026.5 160.6 1,601.3 13,284.1 159.9 1,604.5 13,307.6 158.2 1,600.0 13,342.3 -1.7 -4.5 34.7 Industry Private service-providing - Continued See footnotes at end of table. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail — Continued [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Sept. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016p Sept. 2016p Sept. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016p Sept. 2016p Change from: Aug.2016 Sept.2016p Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food services and drinking places. . . . . . . . . . 1,962.1 11,185.5 2,087.3 11,571.7 2,067.2 11,610.1 1,973.0 11,485.4 1,919.5 11,107.0 1,936.2 11,347.9 1,930.1 11,377.5 1,935.1 11,407.2 5.0 29.7 Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repair and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Personal and laundry services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Membership associations and organizations. . . 5,614 1,277.0 1,404.9 2,932.5 5,758 1,291.8 1,443.9 3,022.6 5,735 1,286.6 1,442.7 3,005.7 5,703 1,285.0 1,446.8 2,971.2 5,626 1,273.5 1,406.1 2,946.7 5,693 1,286.3 1,434.8 2,972.1 5,701 1,282.8 1,439.2 2,979.1 5,716 1,283.5 1,446.6 2,985.4 15 0.7 7.4 6.3 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. . . . . . . . . . 21,936 2,758.0 2,164.6 593.7 5,140.0 2,467.7 2,672.3 14,038.0 7,703.6 6,334.4 20,924 2,805.0 2,198.9 605.8 4,780.0 2,091.5 2,688.0 13,339.0 6,696.4 6,642.3 21,114 2,804.0 2,195.0 609.0 4,807.0 2,124.6 2,682.8 13,503.0 6,905.2 6,598.2 22,098 2,805.0 2,193.4 611.1 5,142.0 2,476.2 2,665.4 14,151.0 7,749.6 6,401.6 22,036 2,754.0 2,157.9 595.6 5,113.0 2,435.7 2,677.4 14,169.0 7,833.6 6,335.1 22,169 2,790.0 2,180.2 609.8 5,110.0 2,440.5 2,669.5 14,269.0 7,870.1 6,399.3 22,192 2,792.0 2,179.4 612.7 5,109.0 2,437.5 2,671.6 14,291.0 7,885.6 6,405.7 22,181 2,796.0 2,181.0 614.8 5,109.0 2,441.5 2,667.1 14,276.0 7,871.3 6,404.3 -11 4.0 1.6 2.1 0.0 4.0 -4.5 -15.0 -14.3 -1.4 Industry Accommodation and food services Continued 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. 3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2015 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. 2 ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Sept. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016p Sept. 2016p AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS Total private............................................................................ . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging............................................................... . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods............................................................. . Private service-providing........................................................... . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade..................................................................... . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities.......................................................................... . Information........................................................................ . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services.................................................................... . 34.5 40.2 44.0 39.1 40.6 40.9 40.1 33.4 34.7 38.8 31.6 39.0 42.5 36.0 37.7 36.1 32.8 26.3 31.8 34.4 40.3 43.2 39.2 40.8 41.3 39.9 33.3 34.4 38.9 31.1 38.8 42.4 36.1 37.7 36.1 32.9 26.1 32.0 34.3 40.1 42.9 38.8 40.6 41.1 39.8 33.2 34.2 38.8 30.9 38.6 42.2 35.9 37.5 36.0 32.9 26.0 32.0 34.4 40.2 43.4 39.1 40.7 41.1 39.9 33.3 34.2 38.9 30.8 38.7 42.5 35.9 37.5 36.1 32.9 26.1 31.9 AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS Manufacturing.......................................................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods.................................................................. . 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.2 Industry p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2015 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings Industry Sept. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016p Sept. 2016p Sept. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016p Sept. 2016p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing...................................... . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction......................................... . Manufacturing....................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities................ . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities.................................. . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services.................... . Leisure and hospitality............................. . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.14 26.30 31.42 27.36 25.41 26.71 23.17 24.86 21.91 28.77 17.64 22.90 37.26 35.35 31.70 30.27 25.35 14.38 22.60 $25.71 26.97 31.89 28.20 26.03 27.32 23.82 25.41 22.39 29.69 17.86 23.36 38.38 36.58 32.43 30.90 25.71 14.94 22.91 $25.73 27.00 31.82 28.22 26.08 27.39 23.83 25.44 22.42 29.61 17.90 23.46 38.28 36.72 32.45 30.92 25.73 14.98 22.95 $25.79 27.08 31.97 28.30 26.16 27.44 23.96 25.50 22.46 29.63 17.87 23.65 38.23 36.83 32.48 30.93 25.81 15.07 23.01 $867.33 1,057.26 1,382.48 1,069.78 1,031.65 1,092.44 929.12 830.32 760.28 1,116.28 557.42 893.10 1,583.55 1,272.60 1,195.09 1,092.75 831.48 378.19 718.68 $884.42 1,086.89 1,377.65 1,105.44 1,062.02 1,128.32 950.42 846.15 770.22 1,154.94 555.45 906.37 1,627.31 1,320.54 1,222.61 1,115.49 845.86 389.93 733.12 $882.54 1,082.70 1,365.08 1,094.94 1,058.85 1,125.73 948.43 844.61 766.76 1,148.87 553.11 905.56 1,615.42 1,318.25 1,216.88 1,113.12 846.52 389.48 734.40 $887.18 1,088.62 1,387.50 1,106.53 1,064.71 1,127.78 956.00 849.15 768.13 1,152.61 550.40 915.26 1,624.78 1,322.20 1,218.00 1,116.57 849.15 393.33 734.02 p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2015 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-4. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted [2007=100] Index of aggregate weekly hours1 Index of aggregate weekly payrolls2 Industry Sept. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016p Sept. 2016p Percent change from: Aug. 2016 Sept. 2016p 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.1 89.5 109.2 86.9 89.9 89.2 91.3 108.2 101.8 99.5 100.7 108.6 103.1 90.9 100.7 112.3 118.9 114.1 103.2 105.6 90.1 93.0 89.9 90.2 89.4 91.7 109.9 102.3 100.5 100.8 108.7 103.7 91.6 102.5 115.1 122.0 115.7 105.0 105.4 89.6 91.8 88.9 89.7 88.7 91.5 109.8 101.9 100.4 100.3 108.6 103.1 90.9 102.1 114.9 122.3 115.4 105.2 105.8 89.8 92.9 89.9 89.8 88.6 91.7 110.3 101.9 100.8 100.1 108.7 103.9 90.9 102.2 115.6 122.5 116.0 105.1 0.4 0.2 1.2 1.1 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.4 -0.2 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.5 -0.1 1 Sept. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016p Sept. 2016p Percent change from: Aug. 2016 Sept. 2016p 125.1 106.4 137.8 103.4 106.2 105.8 107.3 130.7 120.1 119.5 117.4 126.3 126.9 114.5 124.5 137.7 144.9 132.4 127.8 129.7 109.8 119.1 110.1 109.2 108.4 110.8 135.8 123.3 124.6 119.0 128.9 131.5 119.2 129.6 144.0 150.9 139.5 131.9 129.6 109.3 117.3 109.0 108.7 107.9 110.6 135.7 122.9 124.0 118.7 129.3 130.3 118.9 129.2 144.0 151.3 139.5 132.3 130.5 109.9 119.2 110.5 109.2 108.0 111.5 136.7 123.2 124.6 118.2 130.4 131.2 119.3 129.4 144.9 152.0 141.0 132.6 0.7 0.5 1.6 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.5 -0.4 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.5 1.1 0.2 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment. 2 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2015 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-5. Employment of women on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Women employees (in thousands) Percent of all employees Industry Sept. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016p Sept. 2016p Sept. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016p Sept. 2016p 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............................................ . 70,249 57,633 4,273 111 814 3,348 1,801 1,547 53,360 10,909 1,728.1 7,896.4 1,150.3 134.3 1,107 4,649 8,819 17,076 7,861 2,939 12,616 71,687 58,933 4,298 100 829 3,369 1,800 1,569 54,635 11,145 1,749.9 8,069.1 1,193.1 132.5 1,108 4,726 9,088 17,514 8,067 2,987 12,754 71,821 59,047 4,298 99 831 3,368 1,800 1,568 54,749 11,160 1,749.3 8,080.4 1,198.8 131.8 1,110 4,731 9,114 17,561 8,083 2,990 12,774 71,877 59,134 4,299 101 833 3,365 1,798 1,567 54,835 11,179 1,759.2 8,091.7 1,196.6 131.3 1,112 4,737 9,146 17,566 8,090 3,005 12,743 49.4 47.9 21.9 14.1 12.6 27.2 23.2 33.9 53.0 40.4 29.4 50.4 23.6 23.9 40.0 57.0 44.6 76.9 51.7 52.2 57.3 49.6 48.2 21.9 14.6 12.5 27.4 23.4 34.1 53.2 40.8 29.5 50.6 24.4 23.4 39.9 56.9 44.8 77.1 51.9 52.5 57.5 49.7 48.2 21.9 14.5 12.5 27.4 23.5 34.0 53.3 40.8 29.5 50.6 24.4 23.4 40.0 56.9 44.9 77.1 52.0 52.4 57.6 49.7 48.2 21.9 14.8 12.5 27.4 23.5 34.0 53.3 40.8 29.6 50.6 24.4 23.2 40.1 56.9 44.9 77.0 51.9 52.6 57.5 p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2015 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 [In thousands] Industry Sept. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016p Sept. 2016p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction......................................................................... . Manufacturing....................................................................... . Durable goods.................................................................... . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......................... . Wholesale trade.................................................................. . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing............................................... . Utilities............................................................................. . Information........................................................................... . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services.............................................. . Education and health services.................................................... . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services....................................................................... . 99,129 14,090 572 4,864 8,654 5,338 3,316 85,039 22,694 4,717.8 13,316.6 4,210.2 449.3 2,243 6,303 16,231 19,483 13,403 4,682 100,721 14,120 481 5,019 8,620 5,278 3,342 86,601 22,963 4,742.0 13,534.1 4,232.6 454.3 2,234 6,443 16,585 19,948 13,702 4,726 100,774 14,088 475 5,013 8,600 5,260 3,340 86,686 22,991 4,745.7 13,551.0 4,240.7 453.4 2,233 6,450 16,577 19,991 13,714 4,730 100,919 14,092 472 5,030 8,590 5,252 3,338 86,827 23,013 4,755.4 13,566.5 4,236.9 454.4 2,229 6,456 16,657 20,007 13,717 4,748 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2015 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 Sept. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016p Sept. 2016p AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS Total private............................................................................ . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging............................................................... . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods............................................................. . Private service-providing........................................................... . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade..................................................................... . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities.......................................................................... . Information........................................................................ . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services.................................................................... . 33.7 41.1 45.2 39.5 41.7 41.9 41.4 32.4 33.8 38.5 30.2 38.8 42.3 35.5 37.1 35.3 32.1 25.1 30.6 33.7 41.3 45.3 39.7 42.0 42.5 41.2 32.4 33.6 38.7 29.8 38.8 42.6 35.7 37.0 35.5 32.2 24.9 30.9 33.5 41.0 45.0 39.4 41.8 42.2 41.0 32.3 33.4 38.6 29.6 38.6 42.5 35.7 36.9 35.3 32.2 24.8 30.9 33.5 41.1 45.7 39.7 41.7 42.2 41.0 32.3 33.4 38.6 29.6 38.8 42.6 35.7 36.9 35.2 32.2 24.9 30.9 AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS Manufacturing.......................................................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods.................................................................. . 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.5 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.0 Industry 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2015 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings Industry Sept. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016p Sept. 2016p Sept. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016p Sept. 2016p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing...................................... . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction......................................... . Manufacturing....................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities................ . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities.................................. . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services.................... . Leisure and hospitality............................. . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21.12 21.99 26.70 24.97 20.07 21.06 18.45 20.94 18.75 23.69 15.00 20.72 34.08 28.89 25.47 24.97 22.20 12.45 19.12 $21.59 22.65 27.06 26.09 20.48 21.50 18.83 21.37 19.02 24.26 15.03 21.04 35.39 30.15 26.18 25.51 22.51 12.92 19.24 $21.63 22.71 27.14 26.16 20.55 21.57 18.90 21.41 19.01 24.19 15.00 21.08 35.47 30.27 26.28 25.57 22.55 12.94 19.27 $21.68 22.77 27.18 26.24 20.57 21.59 18.92 21.46 19.09 24.35 15.02 21.22 35.38 30.33 26.39 25.61 22.57 12.99 19.30 $711.74 903.79 1,206.84 986.32 836.92 882.41 763.83 678.46 633.75 912.07 453.00 803.94 1,441.58 1,025.60 944.94 881.44 712.62 312.50 585.07 $727.58 935.45 1,225.82 1,035.77 860.16 913.75 775.80 692.39 639.07 938.86 447.89 816.35 1,507.61 1,076.36 968.66 905.61 724.82 321.71 594.52 $724.61 931.11 1,221.30 1,030.70 858.99 910.25 774.90 691.54 634.93 933.73 444.00 813.69 1,507.48 1,080.64 969.73 902.62 726.11 320.91 595.44 $726.28 935.85 1,242.13 1,041.73 857.77 911.10 775.72 693.16 637.61 939.91 444.59 823.34 1,507.19 1,082.78 973.79 901.47 726.75 323.45 596.37 1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2015 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-9. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 [2002=100] Index of aggregate weekly hours2 Index of aggregate weekly payrolls3 Industry Sept. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016p Sept. 2016p Percent change from: Aug. 2016 Sept. 2016p 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.3 88.5 137.4 96.2 82.8 84.0 80.9 117.3 106.9 107.0 101.8 123.0 97.2 90.9 110.1 128.4 133.3 123.2 100.5 113.1 89.1 115.8 99.8 83.1 84.3 81.1 119.5 107.6 108.1 102.1 123.6 99.0 91.0 112.2 132.0 136.9 125.0 102.4 112.5 88.3 113.6 98.9 82.5 83.4 80.7 119.2 107.1 107.9 101.5 123.2 98.5 91.0 112.0 131.1 137.2 124.6 102.5 112.6 88.5 114.6 100.0 82.2 83.3 80.6 119.4 107.2 108.1 101.6 123.7 99.0 90.8 112.1 131.4 137.3 125.1 102.9 0.1 0.2 0.9 1.1 -0.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.5 -0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.4 1 Sept. 2015 July 2016 Aug. 2016p Sept. 2016p Percent change from: Aug. 2016 Sept. 2016p 157.1 119.2 213.3 129.7 108.7 110.5 105.5 168.5 143.0 149.3 130.9 161.6 138.3 130.0 172.5 190.8 195.4 174.2 140.0 163.2 123.6 182.2 140.5 111.3 113.1 108.0 175.1 145.9 154.4 131.5 165.0 146.2 135.9 180.8 200.3 203.4 183.4 143.6 162.6 122.7 179.3 139.7 110.9 112.3 107.8 175.1 145.2 153.7 130.5 164.8 145.9 136.3 181.2 199.6 204.2 183.1 143.9 163.2 123.4 181.2 141.7 110.6 112.2 107.8 175.8 145.9 155.1 130.9 166.6 146.2 136.4 182.1 200.3 204.6 184.6 144.7 0.4 0.6 1.1 1.4 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.3 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.6 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. 2 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment. 3 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment. p Preliminary NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2015 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.