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                       THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- JULY 2012


Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 163,000 in July, and the unemployment rate
was essentially unchanged at 8.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported
today. Employment rose in professional and business services, food services and drinking
places, and manufacturing.

Household Survey Data

Both the number of unemployed persons (12.8 million) and the unemployment rate (8.3
percent) were essentially unchanged in July. Both measures have shown little movement
thus far in 2012. (See table A-1.)

Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for Hispanics (10.3 percent) edged
down in July, while the rates for adult men (7.7 percent), adult women (7.5 percent),
teenagers (23.8 percent), whites (7.4 percent), and blacks (14.1 percent) showed little
or no change. The jobless rate for Asians was 6.2 percent in July (not seasonally
adjusted), little changed from a year earlier. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)

In July, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) was
little changed at 5.2 million. These individuals accounted for 40.7 percent of the
unemployed. (See table A-12.)

Both the civilian labor force participation rate, at 63.7 percent, and the employment-
population ratio, at 58.4 percent, changed little in July. (See table A-1.)

The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as
involuntary part-time workers) was essentially unchanged at 8.2 million in July. These
individuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because
they were unable to find a full-time job. (See table A-8.)

In July, 2.5 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, down from 2.8
million a year earlier. (These 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 852,000 discouraged workers in July, a decline
of 267,000 from a year earlier. (These 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 1.7 million persons marginally attached to the labor
force in July had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey for reasons
such as school attendance or family responsibilities.

Establishment Survey Data

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 163,000 in July. Since the beginning of this
year, employment growth has averaged 151,000 per month, about the same as the average
monthly gain of 153,000 in 2011. In July, employment rose in professional and business
services, food services and drinking places, and manufacturing. (See table B-1.)

Employment in professional and business services increased by 49,000 in July. Computer
systems design added 7,000 jobs, and employment in temporary help services continued
to trend up (+14,000).

Within leisure and hospitality, employment in food services and drinking places rose by
29,000 over the month and by 292,000 over the past 12 months.

Manufacturing employment rose in July (+25,000), with nearly all of the increase in durable
goods manufacturing. Within durable goods, the motor vehicles and parts industry had fewer
seasonal layoffs than is typical for July, contributing to a seasonally adjusted employment
increase of 13,000. Employment continued to trend up in fabricated metal products (+5,000).

Employment continued to trend up in health care in July (+12,000), with over-the-month
gains in outpatient care centers (+4,000) and in hospitals (+5,000). Employment also
continued to trend up in wholesale trade.

Utilities employment declined in July (-8,000). The decrease reflects 8,500 utility workers
who were off payrolls due to a labor-management dispute.

Employment in other major industries, including mining and logging, construction, retail
trade, transportation and warehousing, financial activities, and government, showed little
or no change over the month.

The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at
34.5 hours in July. Both the manufacturing workweek, at 40.7 hours, and factory overtime,
at 3.2 hours, were unchanged over the month. The average workweek for production and
nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 33.7 hours. (See
tables B-2 and B-7.)

In July, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls edged up 
by 2 cents to $23.52. Over the year, average hourly earnings rose by 1.7 percent. In July,
average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees increased
by 2 cents to $19.77. (See tables B-3 and B-8.)

The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for May was revised from +77,000 to +87,000,
and the change for June was revised from +80,000 to +64,000.

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The Employment Situation for August is scheduled to be released on Friday, September 7, 2012,
at 8:30 a.m. (EDT).

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted

[Numbers in thousands]

Category	July 2011	May 2012	June 2012	July 2012	Change from: June 2012- July 2012
Employment status
Civilian noninstitutional population	239,671	242,966	243,155	243,354	199
Civilian labor force	153,358	155,007	155,163	155,013	-150
Participation rate	64.0	63.8	63.8	63.7	-0.1
Employed	139,450	142,287	142,415	142,220	-195
Employment-population ratio	58.2	58.6	58.6	58.4	-0.2
Unemployed	13,908	12,720	12,749	12,794	45
Unemployment rate	9.1	8.2	8.2	8.3	0.1
Not in labor force	86,313	87,958	87,992	88,340	348
Unemployment rates
Total, 16 years and over	9.1	8.2	8.2	8.3	0.1
Adult men (20 years and over)	8.9	7.8	7.8	7.7	-0.1
Adult women (20 years and over)	7.9	7.4	7.4	7.5	0.1
Teenagers (16 to 19 years)	24.9	24.6	23.7	23.8	0.1
White	8.1	7.4	7.4	7.4	0.0
Black or African American	15.9	13.6	14.4	14.1	-0.3
Asian (not seasonally adjusted)	7.7	5.2	6.3	6.2	-
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	11.3	11.0	11.0	10.3	-0.7
Total, 25 years and over	7.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	0.0
Less than a high school diploma	14.9	13.0	12.6	12.7	0.1
High school graduates, no college	9.3	8.1	8.4	8.7	0.3
Some college or associate degree	8.2	7.9	7.5	7.1	-0.4
Bachelor's degree and higher	4.3	3.9	4.1	4.1	0.0
Reason for unemployment
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs	8,146	6,989	7,207	7,123	-84
Job leavers	936	891	936	878	-58
Reentrants	3,424	3,439	3,227	3,380	153
New entrants	1,274	1,367	1,331	1,311	-20
Duration of unemployment
Less than 5 weeks	2,675	2,580	2,810	2,711	-99
5 to 14 weeks	3,063	3,002	2,826	3,092	266
15 to 26 weeks	1,972	1,662	1,811	1,760	-51
27 weeks and over	6,162	5,411	5,370	5,185	-185
Employed persons at work part time
Part time for economic reasons	8,437	8,098	8,210	8,246	36
Slack work or business conditions	5,695	5,147	5,446	5,342	-104
Could only find part-time work	2,538	2,649	2,514	2,576	62
Part time for noneconomic reasons	18,280	19,393	18,829	18,866	37
Persons not in the labor force (not seasonally adjusted)
Marginally attached to the labor force	2,785	2,423	2,483	2,529	-
Discouraged workers	1,119	830	821	852	-
- 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

Category	July 2011	May 2012	June 2012(p)	July 2012(p)
EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY (Over-the-month change, in thousands)
Total nonfarm	96	87	64	163
Total private	175	116	73	172
Goods-producing	52	-15	13	24
Mining and logging	9	4	-1	0
Construction	13	-32	4	-1
Manufacturing	30	13	10	25
Durable goods(1)	22	12	10	24
Motor vehicles and parts	9.2	6.1	7.1	12.8
Nondurable goods	8	1	0	1
Private service-providing(1)	123	131	60	148
Wholesale trade	2.3	13.6	10.8	9.2
Retail trade	26.9	5.5	-3.2	6.7
Transportation and warehousing	-3.5	32.2	-3.4	6.9
Information	-4	4	-1	11
Financial activities	-4	11	3	1
Professional and business services(1)	39	18	44	49
Temporary help services	8.9	14.6	21.1	14.1
Education and health services(1)	50	44	-6	38
Health care and social assistance	36.1	33.5	9.5	19.1
Leisure and hospitality	17	-4	10	27
Other services	0	6	4	8
Government	-79	-29	-9	-9
WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES(2) AS A PERCENT OF ALL EMPLOYEES
Total nonfarm women employees	49.4	49.3	49.3	49.3
Total private women employees	47.9	47.8	47.8	47.8
Total private production and nonsupervisory employees	82.4	82.6	82.6	82.6
HOURS AND EARNINGS ALL EMPLOYEES
Total private
Average weekly hours	34.4	34.4	34.5	34.5
Average hourly earnings	$23.13	$23.43	$23.50	$23.52
Average weekly earnings	$795.67	$805.99	$810.75	$811.44
Index of aggregate weekly hours (2007=100)(3)	94.3	95.7	96.1	96.2
Over-the-month percent change	0.2	-0.2	0.4	0.1
Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2007=100)(4)	104.0	107.0	107.7	107.9
Over-the-month percent change	0.5	0.0	0.7	0.2
HOURS AND EARNINGS PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES
Total private
Average weekly hours	33.7	33.7	33.7	33.7
Average hourly earnings	$19.52	$19.70	$19.75	$19.77
Average weekly earnings	$657.82	$663.89	$665.58	$666.25
Index of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)(3)	101.5	103.3	103.4	103.5
Over-the-month percent change	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2002=100)(4)	132.4	136.0	136.4	136.7
Over-the-month percent change	0.5	0.1	0.3	0.2
DIFFUSION INDEX(5) (Over 1-month span)
Total private (266 industries)	62.2	61.3	56.8	56.4
Manufacturing (81 industries)	63.6	56.8	51.9	54.9
Footnotes (1) Includes other industries, not shown separately. (2) Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. (3) The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding annual average aggregate hours. (4) The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. (5) Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data in this table have been corrected. For more information see http://www.bls.gov/bls/ceswomen_usps_correction.htm.

Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates

Why are there two monthly measures of employment?

The household survey and establishment survey both produce sample-based estimates
of employment and both have strengths and limitations. The establishment survey
employment series has a smaller margin of error on the measurement of month-to-
month change than the household survey because of its much larger sample size. An
over-the-month employment change of about 100,000 is statistically significant in
the establishment survey, while the threshold for a statistically significant
change in the household survey is about 400,000. However, the household survey has
a more expansive scope than the establishment survey because it includes the self-
employed, unpaid family workers, agricultural workers, and private household workers,
who are excluded by the establishment survey. The household survey also provides
estimates of employment for demographic groups.

Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys?

It is likely that both surveys include at least some undocumented immigrants. However,
neither the establishment nor the household survey is designed to identify the legal
status of workers. Therefore, it is not possible to determine how many are counted in
either survey. The establishment survey does not collect data on the legal status of
workers. The household survey does include questions which identify the foreign and
native born, but it does not include questions about the legal status of the foreign
born.

Why does the establishment survey have revisions?

The establishment survey revises published estimates to improve its data series by
incorporating additional information that was not available at the time of the
initial publication of the estimates. The establishment survey revises its initial
monthly estimates twice, in the immediately succeeding 2 months, to incorporate
additional sample receipts from respondents in the survey and recalculated seasonal
adjustment factors. For more information on the monthly revisions, please visit
www.bls.gov/ces/cesrevinfo.htm.

On an annual basis, the establishment survey incorporates a benchmark revision that
re-anchors estimates to nearly complete employment counts available from unemployment
insurance tax records. The benchmark helps to control for sampling and modeling errors
in the estimates. For more information on the annual benchmark revision, please visit
www.bls.gov/web/cesbmart.htm.

Does the establishment survey sample include small firms?

Yes; about 40 percent of the establishment survey sample is comprised of business
establishments with fewer than 20 employees. The establishment survey sample is
designed to maximize the reliability of the total nonfarm employment estimate; firms
from all size classes and industries are appropriately sampled to achieve that goal.

Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses?

Yes; monthly establishment survey estimates include an adjustment to account for
the net employment change generated by business births and deaths. The adjustment
comes from an econometric model that forecasts the monthly net jobs impact of
business births and deaths based on the actual past values of the net impact that
can be observed with a lag from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. The
establishment survey uses modeling rather than sampling for this purpose because the
survey is not immediately able to bring new businesses into the sample. There is an
unavoidable lag between the birth of a new firm and its appearance on the sampling
frame and availability for selection. BLS adds new businesses to the survey twice a
year.

Is the count of unemployed persons limited to just those people receiving
unemployment insurance benefits?

No; the estimate of unemployment is based on a monthly sample survey of households.
All persons who are without jobs and are actively seeking and available to work
are included among the unemployed. (People on temporary layoff are included even if
they do not actively seek work.) There is no requirement or question relating to
unemployment insurance benefits in the monthly survey.

Does the official unemployment rate exclude people who have stopped
looking for work?

Yes; however, there are separate estimates of persons outside the labor force who
want a job, including those who have stopped looking because they believe no jobs
are available (discouraged workers). In addition, alternative measures of labor
underutilization (some of which include discouraged workers and other groups not
officially counted as unemployed) are published each month in The Employment
Situation news release.

How can unusually severe weather affect employment and hours estimates?

In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period that includes
the 12th of the month. Unusually severe weather is more likely to have an impact
on average weekly hours than on employment. Average weekly hours are estimated for
paid time during the pay period, including pay for holidays, sick leave, or other
time off. The impact of severe weather on hours estimates typically, but not always,
results in a reduction in average weekly hours. For example, some employees may be
off work for part of the pay period and not receive pay for the time missed, while
some workers, such as those dealing with cleanup or repair, may work extra hours.

In order for severe weather conditions to reduce the estimate of payroll employment,
employees have to be off work without pay for the entire pay period. About half of
all employees in the payroll survey have a 2-week, semi-monthly, or monthly pay
period. Employees who receive pay for any part of the pay period, even 1 hour, are
counted in the payroll employment figures. It is not possible to quantify the effect
of extreme weather on estimates of employment from the establishment survey.


In the household survey, the reference period is generally the calendar week that
includes the 12th of the month. Persons who miss the entire week’s work for weather-
related events are counted as employed whether or not they are paid for the time off.
The household survey collects data on the number of persons who usually work full
time but had reduced hours, or had a job but were not at work due to bad weather.
Current and historical data are available on the household survey’s most requested
statistics page at http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?ln.

Technical Note


   This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the
Current Population Survey (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 141,000 businesses
and government agencies, representing approximately 486,000 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 not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor 
force. The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of
the labor force. The labor force participation rate is the labor force
as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is
the employed as a percent of the population. Additional information about
the household survey can be found at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm.

   Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn from private
nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as 
from federal, state, and local government entities. Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay 
period, including persons on paid leave. Persons are counted in each job
they hold. Hours and earnings data are produced for the private sector
for all employees and for production and nonsupervisory employees. 
Production and nonsupervisory employees are defined as production and 
related employees in manufacturing and mining and logging, construction
workers in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in private service-
providing industries. 

   Industries are classified on the basis of an establishment’s principal
activity in accordance with the 2012 version of the North American Industry
Classification System. Additional information about the establishment survey
can be found at www.bls.gov/ces/#technical.

   Differences in employment estimates. The numerous conceptual and
methodological differences between the household and establishment
surveys result in important distinctions in the employment estimates
derived from the surveys. Among these are:

   --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-
     employed, unpaid family workers, and private household workers
     among the employed. These groups are excluded from the
     establishment survey.
  
   --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the
     employed. The establishment survey does not.
  
   --The household survey is limited to workers 16 years of age and
     older. The establishment survey is not limited by age.
  
   --The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because
     individuals are counted only once, even if they hold more than one
     job. In the establishment survey, employees working at more than
     one job and thus appearing on more than one payroll are counted
     separately for each appearance.
  
Seasonal adjustment

   Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and
the levels of employment and unemployment undergo regularly occurring
fluctuations. These events may result from seasonal changes in weather, 
major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. The effect of 
such seasonal variation can be very large.

   Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern
each year, their influence on the level of a series can be tempered by
adjusting for regular seasonal variation. These adjustments make 
nonseasonal developments, such as declines in employment or increases
in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. For
example, in the household survey, the large number of youth entering
the labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes that
have taken place relative to May, making it difficult to determine if
the level of economic activity has risen or declined. Similarly, in
the establishment survey, payroll employment in education declines by
about 20 percent at the end of the spring term and later rises with
the start of the fall term, obscuring the underlying employment trends
in the industry. Because seasonal employment changes at the end and
beginning of the school year can be estimated, the statistics can be
adjusted to make underlying employment patterns more discernable.  The
seasonally adjusted figures provide a more useful tool with which to
analyze changes in 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 exact difference, or sampling error, varies depending
on the particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by
the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 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 100,000. 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 -50,000 to +150,000 
(50,000 +/- 100,000). These figures do not mean that the sample results
are off by these magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent
chance that the "true" over-the-month change lies within this interval.
Since this range includes values of less than zero, we could not say with
confidence that nonfarm employment had, in fact, increased that month.
If, however, the reported nonfarm employment rise was 250,000, then all
of the values within the 90-percent confidence interval would be greater
than zero. In this case, it is likely (at least a 90-percent chance) that
nonfarm employment had, in fact, risen that month. At an unemployment rate
of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly
change in unemployment as measured by the household survey is about 
+/- 280,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is
about +/-0.19 percentage point.

   In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments
have lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than
estimates which are based on a small number of observations. The precision
of estimates also is improved when the data are cumulated over time, such
as for quarterly and annual averages.

   The household and establishment surveys are also affected by
nonsampling error, which can occur for many reasons, including the failure
to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information
for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of 
respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes
made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of
the data.

   For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most
recent 2 months are based on incomplete returns; for this reason, these
estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. It is only after two
successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample
reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final.

   Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey
is the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by
new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment
growth, an estimation procedure with two components is used to account
for business births. The first component excludes employment losses from
business deaths from sample-based estimation in order to offset the 
missing employment gains from business births. This is incorporated into
the sample-based estimation procedure by simply not reflecting sample
units going out of business, but imputing to them the same employment
trend as the other firms in the sample. This procedure accounts for most
of the net birth/death employment.

   The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate
the residual net birth/death employment not accounted for by the 
imputation. The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA
model was derived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level
database, and reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over
the past 5 years.

   The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted
once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment
obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program.
The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and
the March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as
a rough proxy for total survey error. The new benchmarks also incorporate
changes in the classification of industries. Over the past decade, absolute
benchmark revisions  for total nonfarm employment have averaged 0.3 percent,
with a range from -0.7 to 0.6 percent.

Other information

   Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay
Service: (800) 877-8339.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

[Numbers in thousands]

Employment status, sex, and age	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted(1)
	July 2011	June 2012	July 2012	July 2011	Mar. 2012	Apr. 2012	May 2012	June 2012	July 2012
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	239,671	243,155	243,354	239,671	242,604	242,784	242,966	243,155	243,354
Civilian labor force	154,812	156,385	156,526	153,358	154,707	154,365	155,007	155,163	155,013
Participation rate	64.6	64.3	64.3	64.0	63.8	63.6	63.8	63.8	63.7
Employed	140,384	143,202	143,126	139,450	142,034	141,865	142,287	142,415	142,220
Employment-population ratio	58.6	58.9	58.8	58.2	58.5	58.4	58.6	58.6	58.4
Unemployed	14,428	13,184	13,400	13,908	12,673	12,500	12,720	12,749	12,794
Unemployment rate	9.3	8.4	8.6	9.1	8.2	8.1	8.2	8.2	8.3
Not in labor force	84,859	86,770	86,828	86,313	87,897	88,419	87,958	87,992	88,340
Persons who currently want a job	6,810	7,157	6,837	6,556	6,299	6,366	6,291	6,520	6,554
Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	116,347	117,277	117,381	116,347	116,986	117,081	117,177	117,277	117,381
Civilian labor force	82,871	83,369	83,554	81,836	82,179	81,983	82,350	82,450	82,395
Participation rate	71.2	71.1	71.2	70.3	70.2	70.0	70.3	70.3	70.2
Employed	75,208	76,338	76,691	74,011	75,369	75,256	75,401	75,486	75,466
Employment-population ratio	64.6	65.1	65.3	63.6	64.4	64.3	64.3	64.4	64.3
Unemployed	7,664	7,030	6,863	7,825	6,810	6,727	6,949	6,964	6,929
Unemployment rate	9.2	8.4	8.2	9.6	8.3	8.2	8.4	8.4	8.4
Not in labor force	33,476	33,909	33,828	34,511	34,807	35,098	34,827	34,827	34,987
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	107,773	108,613	108,727	107,773	108,289	108,396	108,503	108,613	108,727
Civilian labor force	79,322	79,733	79,758	78,977	79,337	79,050	79,382	79,425	79,353
Participation rate	73.6	73.4	73.4	73.3	73.3	72.9	73.2	73.1	73.0
Employed	72,588	73,735	73,863	71,930	73,286	73,119	73,229	73,259	73,227
Employment-population ratio	67.4	67.9	67.9	66.7	67.7	67.5	67.5	67.4	67.3
Unemployed	6,734	5,998	5,894	7,047	6,051	5,930	6,153	6,166	6,125
Unemployment rate	8.5	7.5	7.4	8.9	7.6	7.5	7.8	7.8	7.7
Not in labor force	28,451	28,879	28,969	28,795	28,952	29,346	29,121	29,188	29,374
Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	123,324	125,878	125,972	123,324	125,619	125,703	125,788	125,878	125,972
Civilian labor force	71,941	73,017	72,972	71,522	72,529	72,382	72,657	72,713	72,619
Participation rate	58.3	58.0	57.9	58.0	57.7	57.6	57.8	57.8	57.6
Employed	65,176	66,863	66,435	65,439	66,665	66,609	66,886	66,929	66,754
Employment-population ratio	52.8	53.1	52.7	53.1	53.1	53.0	53.2	53.2	53.0
Unemployed	6,764	6,153	6,537	6,084	5,863	5,773	5,771	5,785	5,865
Unemployment rate	9.4	8.4	9.0	8.5	8.1	8.0	7.9	8.0	8.1
Not in labor force	51,383	52,862	53,000	51,801	53,090	53,321	53,131	53,165	53,354
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	115,138	117,546	117,648	115,138	117,260	117,353	117,448	117,546	117,648
Civilian labor force	68,512	69,610	69,402	68,706	69,589	69,562	69,807	69,803	69,691
Participation rate	59.5	59.2	59.0	59.7	59.3	59.3	59.4	59.4	59.2
Employed	62,603	64,288	63,703	63,257	64,413	64,425	64,671	64,628	64,446
Employment-population ratio	54.4	54.7	54.1	54.9	54.9	54.9	55.1	55.0	54.8
Unemployed	5,909	5,322	5,700	5,449	5,176	5,137	5,136	5,175	5,244
Unemployment rate	8.6	7.6	8.2	7.9	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.5
Not in labor force	46,626	47,936	48,246	46,432	47,671	47,791	47,641	47,743	47,957
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,760	16,997	16,979	16,760	17,056	17,034	17,015	16,997	16,979
Civilian labor force	6,978	7,042	7,366	5,675	5,781	5,753	5,819	5,936	5,970
Participation rate	41.6	41.4	43.4	33.9	33.9	33.8	34.2	34.9	35.2
Employed	5,193	5,178	5,560	4,262	4,335	4,321	4,388	4,528	4,546
Employment-population ratio	31.0	30.5	32.7	25.4	25.4	25.4	25.8	26.6	26.8
Unemployed	1,785	1,864	1,806	1,412	1,447	1,432	1,431	1,408	1,424
Unemployment rate	25.6	26.5	24.5	24.9	25.0	24.9	24.6	23.7	23.8
Not in labor force	9,782	9,955	9,613	11,085	11,274	11,282	11,197	11,061	11,009
Footnotes (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.

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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

[Numbers in thousands]

Employment status, race, sex, and age	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted(1)
	July 2011	June 2012	July 2012	July 2011	Mar. 2012	Apr. 2012	May 2012	June 2012	July 2012
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population	193,106	193,120	193,245	193,106	192,788	192,893	193,004	193,120	193,245
Civilian labor force	125,659	124,624	124,749	124,557	123,713	123,499	123,989	123,783	123,589
Participation rate	65.1	64.5	64.6	64.5	64.2	64.0	64.2	64.1	64.0
Employed	115,350	115,280	115,255	114,497	114,697	114,355	114,767	114,674	114,409
Employment-population ratio	59.7	59.7	59.6	59.3	59.5	59.3	59.5	59.4	59.2
Unemployed	10,309	9,344	9,493	10,061	9,016	9,144	9,222	9,109	9,180
Unemployment rate	8.2	7.5	7.6	8.1	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4
Not in labor force	67,448	68,496	68,496	68,549	69,076	69,394	69,015	69,337	69,656
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	65,396	64,730	64,795	65,134	64,552	64,410	64,591	64,527	64,467
Participation rate	74.1	73.8	73.8	73.8	73.8	73.5	73.7	73.6	73.4
Employed	60,555	60,374	60,588	59,991	60,192	60,046	60,072	60,001	60,027
Employment-population ratio	68.6	68.8	69.0	68.0	68.8	68.6	68.5	68.4	68.4
Unemployed	4,841	4,356	4,208	5,142	4,360	4,364	4,519	4,526	4,440
Unemployment rate	7.4	6.7	6.5	7.9	6.8	6.8	7.0	7.0	6.9
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	54,464	54,265	54,141	54,690	54,473	54,435	54,717	54,506	54,385
Participation rate	59.1	58.5	58.4	59.4	58.9	58.8	59.0	58.8	58.6
Employed	50,345	50,598	50,115	50,864	50,873	50,719	51,045	50,918	50,662
Employment-population ratio	54.7	54.6	54.0	55.2	55.0	54.8	55.1	54.9	54.6
Unemployed	4,119	3,667	4,026	3,826	3,600	3,716	3,672	3,588	3,723
Unemployment rate	7.6	6.8	7.4	7.0	6.6	6.8	6.7	6.6	6.8
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force	5,798	5,629	5,812	4,733	4,688	4,654	4,681	4,750	4,737
Participation rate	45.3	44.4	45.9	37.0	36.9	36.7	36.9	37.5	37.4
Employed	4,450	4,308	4,553	3,641	3,632	3,591	3,649	3,755	3,720
Employment-population ratio	34.7	34.0	36.0	28.4	28.6	28.3	28.8	29.7	29.4
Unemployed	1,348	1,321	1,259	1,092	1,056	1,063	1,031	995	1,017
Unemployment rate	23.3	23.5	21.7	23.1	22.5	22.8	22.0	20.9	21.5
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Civilian noninstitutional population	29,123	29,885	29,918	29,123	29,792	29,824	29,854	29,885	29,918
Civilian labor force	17,895	18,758	18,643	17,614	18,427	18,274	18,290	18,541	18,383
Participation rate	61.4	62.8	62.3	60.5	61.9	61.3	61.3	62.0	61.4
Employed	14,890	15,978	15,845	14,812	15,843	15,891	15,807	15,872	15,798
Employment-population ratio	51.1	53.5	53.0	50.9	53.2	53.3	52.9	53.1	52.8
Unemployed	3,004	2,780	2,799	2,803	2,584	2,383	2,484	2,668	2,585
Unemployment rate	16.8	14.8	15.0	15.9	14.0	13.0	13.6	14.4	14.1
Not in labor force	11,229	11,128	11,274	11,509	11,365	11,550	11,564	11,345	11,534
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	8,105	8,376	8,307	8,069	8,283	8,162	8,281	8,324	8,270
Participation rate	68.2	68.8	68.1	67.9	68.4	67.3	68.1	68.4	67.8
Employed	6,748	7,204	7,071	6,699	7,137	7,054	7,102	7,146	7,042
Employment-population ratio	56.8	59.2	58.0	56.3	58.9	58.1	58.4	58.7	57.7
Unemployed	1,357	1,172	1,236	1,371	1,147	1,108	1,179	1,178	1,227
Unemployment rate	16.7	14.0	14.9	17.0	13.8	13.6	14.2	14.2	14.8
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	9,050	9,471	9,361	8,950	9,473	9,443	9,346	9,482	9,344
Participation rate	61.8	62.9	62.1	61.1	63.1	62.8	62.1	63.0	62.0
Employed	7,709	8,266	8,170	7,750	8,307	8,423	8,284	8,281	8,268
Employment-population ratio	52.6	54.9	54.2	52.9	55.4	56.1	55.1	55.0	54.8
Unemployed	1,341	1,205	1,190	1,199	1,166	1,019	1,062	1,202	1,076
Unemployment rate	14.8	12.7	12.7	13.4	12.3	10.8	11.4	12.7	11.5
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force	740	910	976	596	671	669	664	735	770
Participation rate	28.5	34.4	37.0	23.0	25.1	25.1	25.0	27.8	29.2
Employed	433	508	604	363	399	413	421	446	488
Employment-population ratio	16.7	19.2	22.9	14.0	14.9	15.5	15.9	16.8	18.5
Unemployed	306	402	372	233	272	256	242	289	282
Unemployment rate	41.4	44.2	38.1	39.1	40.5	38.2	36.5	39.3	36.6
ASIAN
Civilian noninstitutional population	11,410	12,695	12,812	-	-	-	-	-	-
Civilian labor force	7,405	8,202	8,346	-	-	-	-	-	-
Participation rate	64.9	64.6	65.1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employed	6,838	7,682	7,830	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employment-population ratio	59.9	60.5	61.1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Unemployed	568	519	516	-	-	-	-	-	-
Unemployment rate	7.7	6.3	6.2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Not in labor force	4,004	4,493	4,466	-	-	-	-	-	-
Footnotes (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
- Data not available. NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

[Numbers in thousands]

Employment status, sex, and age	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted(1)
	July 2011	June 2012	July 2012	July 2011	Mar. 2012	Apr. 2012	May 2012	June 2012	July 2012
HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
Civilian noninstitutional population	34,470	36,708	36,792	34,470	36,463	36,546	36,626	36,708	36,792
Civilian labor force	22,920	24,679	24,627	22,778	24,128	24,253	24,567	24,588	24,497
Participation rate	66.5	67.2	66.9	66.1	66.2	66.4	67.1	67.0	66.6
Employed	20,325	21,962	22,092	20,207	21,638	21,755	21,867	21,885	21,966
Employment-population ratio	59.0	59.8	60.0	58.6	59.3	59.5	59.7	59.6	59.7
Unemployed	2,596	2,718	2,536	2,570	2,491	2,498	2,700	2,703	2,531
Unemployment rate	11.3	11.0	10.3	11.3	10.3	10.3	11.0	11.0	10.3
Not in labor force	11,549	12,029	12,164	11,692	12,335	12,293	12,059	12,120	12,294
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	13,088	13,425	13,426	-	-	-	-	-	-
Participation rate	82.0	81.2	81.0	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employed	11,882	12,147	12,325	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employment-population ratio	74.5	73.5	74.4	-	-	-	-	-	-
Unemployed	1,206	1,277	1,102	-	-	-	-	-	-
Unemployment rate	9.2	9.5	8.2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	8,722	9,909	9,814	-	-	-	-	-	-
Participation rate	57.8	60.0	59.3	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employed	7,735	8,886	8,788	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employment-population ratio	51.2	53.8	53.1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Unemployed	987	1,022	1,027	-	-	-	-	-	-
Unemployment rate	11.3	10.3	10.5	-	-	-	-	-	-
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force	1,110	1,346	1,386	-	-	-	-	-	-
Participation rate	32.6	36.8	37.9	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employed	708	928	979	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employment-population ratio	20.8	25.4	26.8	-	-	-	-	-	-
Unemployed	402	418	407	-	-	-	-	-	-
Unemployment rate	36.2	31.0	29.4	-	-	-	-	-	-
Footnotes (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
- Data not available. NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

[Numbers in thousands]

Educational attainment	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted
	July 2011	June 2012	July 2012	July 2011	Mar. 2012	Apr. 2012	May 2012	June 2012	July 2012
Less than a high school diploma
Civilian labor force	11,629	11,623	11,457	11,721	11,493	11,366	11,451	11,384	11,472
Participation rate	46.6	45.9	46.2	47.0	46.3	45.2	44.9	45.0	46.3
Employed	9,988	10,291	10,062	9,977	10,044	9,947	9,960	9,952	10,012
Employment-population ratio	40.0	40.6	40.6	40.0	40.4	39.6	39.1	39.3	40.4
Unemployed	1,641	1,332	1,395	1,744	1,449	1,419	1,491	1,431	1,460
Unemployment rate	14.1	11.5	12.2	14.9	12.6	12.5	13.0	12.6	12.7
High school graduates, no college(1)
Civilian labor force	37,113	36,851	36,782	37,471	36,475	36,718	36,924	36,984	37,047
Participation rate	59.9	59.8	59.2	60.5	59.0	59.2	59.5	60.0	59.7
Employed	33,750	33,884	33,676	33,973	33,573	33,834	33,928	33,869	33,838
Employment-population ratio	54.5	55.0	54.2	54.9	54.3	54.5	54.7	55.0	54.5
Unemployed	3,364	2,967	3,105	3,498	2,902	2,884	2,996	3,116	3,209
Unemployment rate	9.1	8.1	8.4	9.3	8.0	7.9	8.1	8.4	8.7
Some college or associate degree
Civilian labor force	36,706	37,194	37,299	36,782	37,405	37,168	37,079	37,451	37,398
Participation rate	68.9	68.4	68.1	69.1	69.3	69.0	68.8	68.9	68.3
Employed	33,579	34,446	34,546	33,748	34,613	34,344	34,155	34,639	34,729
Employment-population ratio	63.0	63.4	63.1	63.4	64.2	63.7	63.4	63.7	63.4
Unemployed	3,128	2,748	2,752	3,034	2,793	2,824	2,924	2,812	2,669
Unemployment rate	8.5	7.4	7.4	8.2	7.5	7.6	7.9	7.5	7.1
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)
Civilian labor force	46,621	47,631	47,517	46,665	48,191	47,977	48,232	47,923	47,697
Participation rate	76.0	75.5	75.5	76.1	76.2	76.2	76.8	76.0	75.8
Employed	44,435	45,674	45,381	44,665	46,189	46,062	46,355	45,949	45,732
Employment-population ratio	72.5	72.4	72.1	72.8	73.1	73.2	73.8	72.9	72.7
Unemployed	2,186	1,957	2,136	2,000	2,002	1,915	1,877	1,973	1,965
Unemployment rate	4.7	4.1	4.5	4.3	4.2	4.0	3.9	4.1	4.1
Footnotes (1) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. (2) Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted

[Numbers in thousands]

Employment status, veteran status, and period of service	Total		Men		Women
	July 2011	July 2012	July 2011	July 2012	July 2011	July 2012
VETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	21,596	21,163	19,794	19,349	1,802	1,814
Civilian labor force	11,387	10,925	10,324	9,845	1,063	1,080
Participation rate	52.7	51.6	52.2	50.9	59.0	59.5
Employed	10,412	10,173	9,459	9,171	953	1,002
Employment-population ratio	48.2	48.1	47.8	47.4	52.9	55.2
Unemployed	975	752	865	674	110	79
Unemployment rate	8.6	6.9	8.4	6.8	10.3	7.3
Not in labor force	10,209	10,238	9,470	9,504	739	734
Gulf War-era II veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	2,339	2,453	1,937	2,056	402	397
Civilian labor force	1,878	1,945	1,615	1,683	262	263
Participation rate	80.3	79.3	83.4	81.9	65.3	66.1
Employed	1,645	1,771	1,420	1,524	226	247
Employment-population ratio	70.3	72.2	73.3	74.2	56.1	62.2
Unemployed	232	174	195	159	37	15
Unemployment rate	12.4	8.9	12.1	9.4	14.1	5.9
Not in labor force	461	507	322	373	139	135
Gulf War-era I veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	2,947	3,158	2,457	2,668	490	489
Civilian labor force	2,456	2,599	2,096	2,237	359	361
Participation rate	83.3	82.3	85.3	83.8	73.3	73.8
Employed	2,265	2,428	1,939	2,098	326	330
Employment-population ratio	76.9	76.9	78.9	78.6	66.6	67.5
Unemployed	191	170	158	139	33	31
Unemployment rate	7.8	6.5	7.5	6.2	9.2	8.5
Not in labor force	492	559	361	431	131	128
World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	10,426	9,868	10,088	9,551	338	318
Civilian labor force	3,620	3,217	3,528	3,125	92	92
Participation rate	34.7	32.6	35.0	32.7	27.2	29.1
Employed	3,328	3,020	3,242	2,932	86	88
Employment-population ratio	31.9	30.6	32.1	30.7	25.3	27.7
Unemployed	292	197	286	193	6	4
Unemployment rate	8.1	6.1	8.1	6.2	6.7	4.6
Not in labor force	6,806	6,652	6,560	6,426	246	225
Veterans of other service periods
Civilian noninstitutional population	5,884	5,684	5,312	5,074	573	610
Civilian labor force	3,434	3,164	3,085	2,800	349	364
Participation rate	58.4	55.7	58.1	55.2	61.0	59.7
Employed	3,174	2,953	2,859	2,617	316	336
Employment-population ratio	53.9	52.0	53.8	51.6	55.1	55.1
Unemployed	260	211	226	183	34	28
Unemployment rate	7.6	6.7	7.3	6.5	9.6	7.7
Not in labor force	2,450	2,520	2,227	2,274	223	246
NONVETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	209,487	213,366	92,092	93,604	117,395	119,762
Civilian labor force	140,959	142,848	71,285	72,405	69,674	70,443
Participation rate	67.3	66.9	77.4	77.4	59.3	58.8
Employed	128,257	130,997	64,860	66,608	63,397	64,389
Employment-population ratio	61.2	61.4	70.4	71.2	54.0	53.8
Unemployed	12,702	11,850	6,425	5,797	6,277	6,054
Unemployment rate	9.0	8.3	9.0	8.0	9.0	8.6
Not in labor force	68,528	70,518	20,806	21,199	47,721	49,319
NOTE: Veterans served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the selected wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-6. Employment status of the civilian population by sex, age, and disability status, not seasonally adjusted

[Numbers in thousands]

Employment status, sex, and age	Persons with a disability		Persons with no disability
	July 2011	July 2012	July 2011	July 2012
TOTAL, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	27,278	28,007	212,393	215,346
Civilian labor force	5,773	5,791	149,039	150,735
Participation rate	21.2	20.7	70.2	70.0
Employed	4,802	5,004	135,581	138,122
Employment-population ratio	17.6	17.9	63.8	64.1
Unemployed	970	787	13,458	12,613
Unemployment rate	16.8	13.6	9.0	8.4
Not in labor force	21,505	22,216	63,354	64,611
Men, 16 to 64 years
Civilian labor force	2,687	2,612	76,208	76,636
Participation rate	36.2	34.4	83.3	83.9
Employed	2,215	2,289	69,266	70,401
Employment-population ratio	29.9	30.2	75.7	77.0
Unemployed	472	323	6,942	6,235
Unemployment rate	17.6	12.4	9.1	8.1
Not in labor force	4,734	4,971	15,270	14,742
Women, 16 to 64 years
Civilian labor force	2,232	2,207	66,685	67,470
Participation rate	29.7	28.7	71.2	71.2
Employed	1,816	1,817	60,555	61,567
Employment-population ratio	24.2	23.6	64.7	64.9
Unemployed	416	390	6,129	5,903
Unemployment rate	18.6	17.7	9.2	8.7
Not in labor force	5,272	5,487	26,949	27,352
Both sexes, 65 years and over
Civilian labor force	854	973	6,147	6,629
Participation rate	6.9	7.6	22.5	22.7
Employed	771	898	5,761	6,155
Employment-population ratio	6.2	7.1	21.1	21.1
Unemployed	83	74	386	474
Unemployment rate	9.7	7.6	6.3	7.2
Not in labor force	11,499	11,758	21,135	22,517
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]

Employment status and nativity	Total		Men		Women
	July 2011	July 2012	July 2011	July 2012	July 2011	July 2012
Foreign born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	36,576	37,627	18,247	18,428	18,328	19,199
Civilian labor force	24,516	25,180	14,575	14,575	9,941	10,606
Participation rate	67.0	66.9	79.9	79.1	54.2	55.2
Employed	22,264	23,211	13,291	13,553	8,973	9,657
Employment-population ratio	60.9	61.7	72.8	73.5	49.0	50.3
Unemployed	2,252	1,970	1,284	1,021	968	948
Unemployment rate	9.2	7.8	8.8	7.0	9.7	8.9
Not in labor force	12,060	12,446	3,673	3,853	8,387	8,593
Native born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	203,095	205,727	98,100	98,954	104,996	106,774
Civilian labor force	130,296	131,346	68,297	68,979	61,999	62,367
Participation rate	64.2	63.8	69.6	69.7	59.0	58.4
Employed	118,120	119,916	61,917	63,137	56,203	56,778
Employment-population ratio	58.2	58.3	63.1	63.8	53.5	53.2
Unemployed	12,176	11,430	6,380	5,842	5,796	5,589
Unemployment rate	9.3	8.7	9.3	8.5	9.3	9.0
Not in labor force	72,799	74,381	29,803	29,975	42,996	44,407
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]

Category	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted
	July 2011	June 2012	July 2012	July 2011	Mar. 2012	Apr. 2012	May 2012	June 2012	July 2012
CLASS OF WORKER
Agriculture and related industries	2,484	2,377	2,477	2,250	2,218	2,150	2,274	2,206	2,235
Wage and salary workers(1)	1,596	1,514	1,584	1,415	1,394	1,342	1,423	1,399	1,401
Self-employed workers, unincorporated	867	826	843	816	811	793	815	786	791
Unpaid family workers	21	37	49	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nonagricultural industries	137,900	140,824	140,649	136,993	139,984	139,749	140,037	140,205	139,929
Wage and salary workers(1)	129,200	131,694	131,619	128,554	131,370	131,136	131,322	131,308	131,043
Government	19,661	19,679	19,332	20,306	20,338	19,896	20,059	19,938	20,015
Private industries	109,538	112,015	112,287	108,217	111,114	111,249	111,421	111,433	110,974
Private households	822	832	818	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other industries	108,716	111,183	111,469	107,478	110,469	110,527	110,613	110,671	110,251
Self-employed workers, unincorporated	8,618	9,049	8,957	8,532	8,514	8,512	8,598	8,787	8,824
Unpaid family workers	82	82	74	-	-	-	-	-	-
PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)
All industries
Part time for economic reasons(3)	8,514	8,394	8,316	8,437	7,672	7,853	8,098	8,210	8,246
Slack work or business conditions	5,542	5,378	5,235	5,695	5,081	5,187	5,147	5,446	5,342
Could only find part-time work	2,555	2,599	2,637	2,538	2,341	2,367	2,649	2,514	2,576
Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)	16,680	17,654	17,200	18,280	18,523	18,832	19,393	18,829	18,866
Nonagricultural industries
Part time for economic reasons(3)	8,372	8,268	8,218	8,264	7,584	7,737	7,982	8,075	8,111
Slack work or business conditions	5,438	5,294	5,175	5,586	5,000	5,086	5,078	5,355	5,282
Could only find part-time work	2,536	2,587	2,607	2,510	2,295	2,324	2,616	2,493	2,559
Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)	16,283	17,285	16,863	17,883	18,100	18,418	18,930	18,438	18,543
Footnotes (1) Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated. (2) Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the survey reference week and excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs for the entire week. (3) Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for an economic reason such as slack work or unfavorable business conditions, inability to find full-time work, or seasonal declines in demand. (4) Refers to persons who usually work part time for noneconomic reasons such as childcare problems, family or personal obligations, school or training, retirement or Social Security limits on earnings, and other reasons. This excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as vacations, holidays, illness, and bad weather.
- Data not available. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-9. Selected employment indicators

[Numbers in thousands]

Characteristic	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted
	July 2011	June 2012	July 2012	July 2011	Mar. 2012	Apr. 2012	May 2012	June 2012	July 2012
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over	140,384	143,202	143,126	139,450	142,034	141,865	142,287	142,415	142,220
16 to 19 years	5,193	5,178	5,560	4,262	4,335	4,321	4,388	4,528	4,546
16 to 17 years	1,714	1,694	1,956	1,358	1,395	1,421	1,418	1,471	1,540
18 to 19 years	3,478	3,484	3,604	2,890	2,955	2,875	2,968	3,069	3,012
20 years and over	135,191	138,024	137,566	135,188	137,699	137,544	137,899	137,887	137,674
20 to 24 years	13,440	13,729	13,901	12,889	13,371	13,329	13,429	13,361	13,364
25 years and over	121,751	124,295	123,665	122,231	124,407	124,166	124,472	124,506	124,203
25 to 54 years	93,333	94,005	93,769	93,541	94,267	94,128	94,205	94,069	93,957
25 to 34 years	30,431	30,656	30,601	30,328	30,568	30,724	30,714	30,650	30,527
35 to 44 years	30,157	30,431	30,389	30,253	30,672	30,539	30,519	30,450	30,474
45 to 54 years	32,745	32,917	32,779	32,960	33,027	32,866	32,971	32,969	32,956
55 years and over	28,418	30,290	29,896	28,690	30,140	30,038	30,268	30,437	30,247
Men, 16 years and over	75,208	76,338	76,691	74,011	75,369	75,256	75,401	75,486	75,466
16 to 19 years	2,619	2,603	2,827	2,081	2,083	2,136	2,173	2,227	2,238
16 to 17 years	888	779	912	654	656	685	655	654	666
18 to 19 years	1,731	1,823	1,916	1,434	1,424	1,461	1,513	1,598	1,577
20 years and over	72,588	73,735	73,863	71,930	73,286	73,119	73,229	73,259	73,227
20 to 24 years	7,127	7,130	7,313	6,733	6,927	6,863	6,898	6,849	6,921
25 years and over	65,461	66,606	66,550	65,181	66,327	66,156	66,308	66,420	66,285
25 to 54 years	50,329	50,538	50,581	50,013	50,393	50,329	50,304	50,357	50,256
25 to 34 years	16,665	16,664	16,726	16,480	16,538	16,624	16,654	16,633	16,555
35 to 44 years	16,447	16,431	16,583	16,371	16,470	16,425	16,421	16,401	16,488
45 to 54 years	17,217	17,442	17,272	17,162	17,385	17,280	17,229	17,323	17,214
55 years and over	15,133	16,068	15,969	15,168	15,934	15,827	16,004	16,064	16,029
Women, 16 years and over	65,176	66,863	66,435	65,439	66,665	66,609	66,886	66,929	66,754
16 to 19 years	2,573	2,575	2,733	2,182	2,252	2,184	2,215	2,301	2,308
16 to 17 years	826	915	1,045	704	739	736	762	817	873
18 to 19 years	1,747	1,660	1,688	1,456	1,531	1,414	1,454	1,471	1,434
20 years and over	62,603	64,288	63,703	63,257	64,413	64,425	64,671	64,628	64,446
20 to 24 years	6,313	6,599	6,588	6,156	6,444	6,467	6,531	6,512	6,444
25 years and over	56,290	57,689	57,115	57,050	58,079	58,010	58,165	58,086	57,918
25 to 54 years	43,004	43,467	43,188	43,528	43,873	43,800	43,901	43,712	43,700
25 to 34 years	13,767	13,992	13,875	13,848	14,030	14,099	14,060	14,016	13,972
35 to 44 years	13,710	14,000	13,805	13,882	14,202	14,114	14,098	14,050	13,986
45 to 54 years	15,528	15,475	15,507	15,798	15,642	15,586	15,742	15,646	15,743
55 years and over	13,285	14,222	13,927	13,522	14,206	14,211	14,264	14,373	14,218
MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present	43,213	43,740	43,743	43,210	43,635	43,582	43,798	43,712	43,715
Married women, spouse present	33,243	34,177	33,734	33,809	34,325	34,207	34,620	34,526	34,381
Women who maintain families	9,224	9,264	9,354	-	-	-	-	-	-
FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS
Full-time workers(1)	113,759	116,024	116,131	112,006	115,290	114,478	114,212	114,573	114,345
Part-time workers(2)	26,624	27,178	26,995	27,582	26,912	27,420	28,038	27,894	27,925
MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS
Total multiple jobholders	6,724	6,707	6,741	6,777	6,985	6,870	6,959	6,769	6,845
Percent of total employed	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.9	4.8	4.8
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
Self-employed workers, incorporated	5,170	5,206	5,256	-	-	-	-	-	-
Self-employed workers, unincorporated	9,485	9,875	9,800	9,348	9,325	9,305	9,413	9,572	9,616
Footnotes (1) Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week. (2) Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
- Data not available. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

Characteristic	Number of unemployed persons (in thousands)			Unemployment rates
	July 2011	June 2012	July 2012	July 2011	Mar. 2012	Apr. 2012	May 2012	June 2012	July 2012
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over	13,908	12,749	12,794	9.1	8.2	8.1	8.2	8.2	8.3
16 to 19 years	1,412	1,408	1,424	24.9	25.0	24.9	24.6	23.7	23.8
16 to 17 years	534	539	559	28.2	28.8	26.4	26.5	26.8	26.6
18 to 19 years	872	864	860	23.2	22.9	24.5	23.5	22.0	22.2
20 years and over	12,496	11,341	11,370	8.5	7.5	7.4	7.6	7.6	7.6
20 to 24 years	2,196	2,119	2,087	14.6	13.2	13.2	12.9	13.7	13.5
25 years and over	10,280	9,268	9,273	7.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9
25 to 54 years	8,141	7,245	7,268	8.0	7.1	6.9	7.1	7.2	7.2
25 to 34 years	3,257	2,739	2,728	9.7	8.6	8.1	8.2	8.2	8.2
35 to 44 years	2,319	2,289	2,242	7.1	6.4	6.5	6.8	7.0	6.9
45 to 54 years	2,566	2,217	2,298	7.2	6.2	6.2	6.4	6.3	6.5
55 years and over	2,107	1,998	1,984	6.8	6.2	6.3	6.5	6.2	6.2
Men, 16 years and over	7,825	6,964	6,929	9.6	8.3	8.2	8.4	8.4	8.4
16 to 19 years	777	798	804	27.2	26.7	27.2	26.8	26.4	26.4
16 to 17 years	273	294	285	29.4	30.1	28.9	28.9	31.0	30.0
18 to 19 years	495	497	512	25.7	25.1	26.3	25.7	23.7	24.5
20 years and over	7,047	6,166	6,125	8.9	7.6	7.5	7.8	7.8	7.7
20 to 24 years	1,259	1,244	1,236	15.8	14.1	14.1	14.1	15.4	15.2
25 years and over	5,786	4,963	4,873	8.2	6.8	6.7	7.0	7.0	6.8
25 to 54 years	4,584	3,806	3,754	8.4	7.0	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0
25 to 34 years	1,861	1,405	1,408	10.1	8.6	8.1	7.9	7.8	7.8
35 to 44 years	1,314	1,231	1,160	7.4	6.5	6.4	6.6	7.0	6.6
45 to 54 years	1,409	1,171	1,186	7.6	6.0	6.1	6.5	6.3	6.4
55 years and over	1,201	1,157	1,119	7.3	6.3	6.3	7.0	6.7	6.5
Women, 16 years and over	6,084	5,785	5,865	8.5	8.1	8.0	7.9	8.0	8.1
16 to 19 years	635	610	620	22.5	23.4	22.5	22.3	21.0	21.2
16 to 17 years	261	245	274	27.0	27.6	23.8	24.4	23.1	23.9
18 to 19 years	377	367	349	20.6	20.7	22.7	21.2	20.0	19.6
20 years and over	5,449	5,175	5,244	7.9	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.5
20 to 24 years	936	875	851	13.2	12.2	12.3	11.6	11.8	11.7
25 years and over	4,494	4,304	4,400	7.3	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	7.1
25 to 54 years	3,557	3,439	3,514	7.6	7.2	7.0	7.2	7.3	7.4
25 to 34 years	1,396	1,334	1,320	9.2	8.6	8.2	8.4	8.7	8.6
35 to 44 years	1,005	1,059	1,082	6.7	6.4	6.7	7.0	7.0	7.2
45 to 54 years	1,157	1,046	1,112	6.8	6.5	6.2	6.1	6.3	6.6
55 years and over(1)	1,042	879	979	7.3	5.9	5.8	5.6	5.8	6.6
MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present	2,788	2,251	2,281	6.1	5.1	5.2	5.3	4.9	5.0
Married women, spouse present	2,024	1,957	2,070	5.6	5.3	5.3	4.9	5.4	5.7
Women who maintain families(1)	1,270	1,237	1,239	12.1	10.8	10.2	10.9	11.8	11.7
FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS
Full-time workers(2)	12,103	10,890	10,829	9.8	8.6	8.5	8.7	8.7	8.7
Part-time workers(3)	1,777	1,877	1,950	6.1	6.2	6.3	6.1	6.3	6.5
Footnotes (1) Not seasonally adjusted. (2) Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs. (3) Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs.
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

[Numbers in thousands]

Reason	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted
	July 2011	June 2012	July 2012	July 2011	Mar. 2012	Apr. 2012	May 2012	June 2012	July 2012
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs	8,107	6,927	7,151	8,146	7,020	6,852	6,989	7,207	7,123
On temporary layoff	1,294	1,188	1,525	1,246	1,120	1,083	1,106	1,331	1,417
Not on temporary layoff	6,813	5,739	5,626	6,900	5,900	5,768	5,883	5,875	5,705
Permanent job losers	5,509	4,490	4,377	5,517	4,632	4,529	4,553	4,560	4,387
Persons who completed temporary jobs	1,305	1,249	1,248	1,383	1,268	1,239	1,330	1,315	1,319
Job leavers	973	879	897	936	1,117	997	891	936	878
Reentrants	3,603	3,556	3,579	3,424	3,269	3,341	3,439	3,227	3,380
New entrants	1,745	1,822	1,773	1,274	1,433	1,384	1,367	1,331	1,311
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs	56.2	52.5	53.4	59.1	54.7	54.5	55.1	56.7	56.1
On temporary layoff	9.0	9.0	11.4	9.0	8.7	8.6	8.7	10.5	11.2
Not on temporary layoff	47.2	43.5	42.0	50.1	46.0	45.9	46.4	46.3	45.0
Job leavers	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	8.7	7.9	7.0	7.4	6.9
Reentrants	25.0	27.0	26.7	24.8	25.5	26.6	27.1	25.4	26.6
New entrants	12.1	13.8	13.2	9.2	11.2	11.0	10.8	10.5	10.3
UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs	5.2	4.4	4.6	5.3	4.5	4.4	4.5	4.6	4.6
Job leavers	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
Reentrants	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.2
New entrants	1.1	1.2	1.1	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

[Numbers in thousands]

Duration	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted
	July 2011	June 2012	July 2012	July 2011	Mar. 2012	Apr. 2012	May 2012	June 2012	July 2012
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Less than 5 weeks	2,952	3,627	3,021	2,675	2,572	2,543	2,580	2,810	2,711
5 to 14 weeks	3,496	2,546	3,585	3,063	2,754	2,814	3,002	2,826	3,092
15 weeks and over	7,980	7,010	6,794	8,134	7,175	6,984	7,073	7,182	6,945
15 to 26 weeks	1,762	1,793	1,547	1,972	1,867	1,884	1,662	1,811	1,760
27 weeks and over	6,218	5,217	5,247	6,162	5,308	5,101	5,411	5,370	5,185
Average (mean) duration, in weeks(1)	39.0	38.2	37.4	40.2	39.4	39.1	39.7	39.9	38.8
Median duration, in weeks	19.7	17.4	15.2	21.2	19.9	19.4	20.1	19.8	16.7
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Less than 5 weeks	20.5	27.5	22.5	19.3	20.6	20.6	20.4	21.9	21.3
5 to 14 weeks	24.2	19.3	26.8	22.1	22.0	22.8	23.7	22.0	24.3
15 weeks and over	55.3	53.2	50.7	58.6	57.4	56.6	55.9	56.0	54.5
15 to 26 weeks	12.2	13.6	11.5	14.2	14.9	15.3	13.1	14.1	13.8
27 weeks and over	43.1	39.6	39.2	44.4	42.5	41.3	42.8	41.9	40.7
Footnotes (1) Beginning in January 2011, this series reflects a change to the collection of data on unemployment duration. For more information, see www.bls.gov/cps/duration.htm.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-13. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

[Numbers in thousands]

Occupation	Employed		Unemployed		Unemployment rates
	July 2011	July 2012	July 2011	July 2012	July 2011	July 2012
Total, 16 years and over(1)	140,384	143,126	14,428	13,400	9.3	8.6
Management, professional, and related occupations	51,662	53,165	2,742	2,666	5.0	4.8
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	21,747	22,943	1,053	912	4.6	3.8
Professional and related occupations	29,915	30,222	1,689	1,753	5.3	5.5
Service occupations	25,584	26,565	2,764	2,666	9.8	9.1
Sales and office occupations	33,131	32,835	3,288	2,836	9.0	8.0
Sales and related occupations	15,503	15,536	1,603	1,400	9.4	8.3
Office and administrative support occupations	17,628	17,299	1,685	1,436	8.7	7.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	13,417	13,174	1,744	1,529	11.5	10.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	1,166	1,216	157	138	11.9	10.2
Construction and extraction occupations	7,317	7,157	1,161	1,056	13.7	12.9
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,934	4,801	426	335	7.9	6.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	16,590	17,388	2,103	1,900	11.2	9.8
Production occupations	8,055	8,545	1,049	903	11.5	9.6
Transportation and material moving occupations	8,534	8,843	1,054	997	11.0	10.1
Footnotes (1) Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-14. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted

Industry and class of worker	Number of unemployed persons (in thousands)		Unemployment rates
	July 2011	July 2012	July 2011	July 2012
Total, 16 years and over(1)	14,428	13,400	9.3	8.6
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers	10,515	9,692	8.8	7.9
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	53	83	6.0	7.6
Construction	1,137	994	13.6	12.3
Manufacturing	1,418	1,128	9.2	7.2
Durable goods	934	703	9.6	7.2
Nondurable goods	484	426	8.5	7.3
Wholesale and retail trade	1,916	1,780	9.4	8.6
Transportation and utilities	486	392	7.8	6.5
Information	237	190	7.6	6.7
Financial activities	552	458	6.0	5.1
Professional and business services	1,389	1,378	9.4	9.1
Education and health services	1,263	1,436	5.9	6.5
Leisure and hospitality	1,510	1,420	10.9	9.7
Other services	554	433	8.6	6.7
Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers	166	131	9.8	7.9
Government workers	1,349	1,182	6.4	5.7
Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers	653	623	6.4	5.9
Footnotes (1) Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-15. Alternative measures of labor underutilization

[Percent]

Measure	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted
	July 2011	June 2012	July 2012	July 2011	Mar. 2012	Apr. 2012	May 2012	June 2012	July 2012
U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force	5.2	4.5	4.3	5.3	4.6	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.5
U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force	5.2	4.4	4.6	5.3	4.5	4.4	4.5	4.6	4.6
U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate)	9.3	8.4	8.6	9.1	8.2	8.1	8.2	8.2	8.3
U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers	10.0	8.9	9.1	9.7	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.8
U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other persons marginally attached to the labor force, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force	10.9	9.9	10.0	10.7	9.6	9.5	9.6	9.7	9.7
U-6 Total unemployed, plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force	16.3	15.1	15.2	16.1	14.5	14.5	14.8	14.9	15.0
NOTE: Persons marginally attached to the labor force are those who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the past 12 months. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for work. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-16. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

[Numbers in thousands]

Category	Total		Men		Women
	July 2011	July 2012	July 2011	July 2012	July 2011	July 2012
NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE
Total not in the labor force	84,859	86,828	33,476	33,828	51,383	53,000
Persons who currently want a job	6,810	6,837	3,072	3,062	3,738	3,775
Marginally attached to the labor force(1)	2,785	2,529	1,392	1,328	1,393	1,200
Discouraged workers(2)	1,119	852	639	514	480	338
Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)	1,667	1,676	754	815	913	862
MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS
Total multiple jobholders(4)	6,724	6,741	3,371	3,409	3,353	3,333
Percent of total employed	4.8	4.7	4.5	4.4	5.1	5.0
Primary job full time, secondary job part time	3,569	3,459	1,994	1,939	1,574	1,520
Primary and secondary jobs both part time	1,726	1,871	628	670	1,098	1,201
Primary and secondary jobs both full time	246	271	151	191	95	80
Hours vary on primary or secondary job	1,118	1,065	557	567	561	498
Footnotes (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]

Industry	Not seasonally adjusted				Seasonally adjusted
	July 2011	May 2012	June 2012(p)	July 2012(p)	July 2011	May 2012	June 2012(p)	July 2012(p)	Change from: June2012 - July2012(p)
Total nonfarm	131,038	133,723	134,072	132,868	131,407	133,018	133,082	133,245	163
Total private	110,251	111,369	112,165	112,192	109,374	111,072	111,145	111,317	172
Goods-producing	18,406	18,321	18,609	18,685	18,071	18,307	18,320	18,344	24
Mining and logging	809	842	851	855	795	842	841	841	0
Logging	50.1	48.4	50.0	51.9	48.4	50.0	50.2	50.0	-0.2
Mining	759.0	793.1	800.7	803.4	746.1	792.1	790.5	790.6	0.1
Oil and gas extraction	177.3	193.5	197.4	197.9	175.2	193.5	194.8	195.5	0.7
Mining, except oil and gas(1)	225.3	222.3	222.8	223.7	218.4	219.2	216.6	217.3	0.7
Coal mining	86.4	85.2	84.0	82.2	86.4	84.9	83.6	82.8	-0.8
Support activities for mining	356.4	377.3	380.5	381.8	352.5	379.4	379.1	377.8	-1.3
Construction	5,777	5,548	5,718	5,780	5,508	5,510	5,514	5,513	-1
Construction of buildings	1,258.4	1,218.4	1,251.6	1,265.6	1,215.8	1,223.4	1,218.9	1,224.2	5.3
Residential building	583.8	561.2	580.2	589.7	560.1	564.3	561.2	567.0	5.8
Nonresidential building	674.6	657.2	671.4	675.9	655.7	659.1	657.7	657.2	-0.5
Heavy and civil engineering construction	885.6	849.7	878.5	895.6	827.0	829.8	831.6	837.8	6.2
Specialty trade contractors	3,632.5	3,479.6	3,587.8	3,618.6	3,464.9	3,456.5	3,463.8	3,451.2	-12.6
Residential specialty trade contractors	1,527.1	1,472.0	1,520.7	1,532.1	1,450.1	1,454.9	1,458.7	1,455.6	-3.1
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors	2,105.4	2,007.6	2,067.1	2,086.5	2,014.8	2,001.6	2,005.1	1,995.6	-9.5
Manufacturing	11,820	11,931	12,040	12,050	11,768	11,955	11,965	11,990	25
Durable goods	7,315	7,473	7,535	7,529	7,303	7,478	7,488	7,512	24
Wood products	336.1	331.9	336.0	336.6	328.8	330.4	329.4	329.6	0.2
Nonmetallic mineral products	378.8	367.3	371.7	372.4	367.1	363.9	361.6	361.5	-0.1
Primary metals	391.5	408.8	409.5	408.9	393.0	409.1	408.7	410.1	1.4
Fabricated metal products	1,358.9	1,399.7	1,414.4	1,416.5	1,355.3	1,402.0	1,407.0	1,412.2	5.2
Machinery	1,064.1	1,103.4	1,113.7	1,109.8	1,059.5	1,104.0	1,105.7	1,103.5	-2.2
Computer and electronic products(1)	1,113.6	1,108.9	1,113.9	1,112.9	1,110.5	1,111.6	1,109.2	1,108.6	-0.6
Computer and peripheral equipment	160.1	164.5	166.4	167.2	159.9	165.2	166.2	166.5	0.3
Communications equipment	115.0	108.8	109.3	110.2	115.1	109.5	108.9	110.2	1.3
Semiconductors and electronic components	386.5	387.3	389.6	387.4	385.2	388.4	387.4	385.7	-1.7
Electronic instruments	406.1	402.9	403.7	403.6	404.7	403.2	402.2	401.9	-0.3
Electrical equipment and appliances	370.2	373.1	375.4	375.1	368.1	373.8	374.0	372.9	-1.1
Transportation equipment(1)	1,366.3	1,450.5	1,464.1	1,462.5	1,387.2	1,452.9	1,461.4	1,481.9	20.5
Motor vehicles and parts(2)	699.3	769.2	778.7	769.7	721.7	769.6	776.7	789.5	12.8
Furniture and related products	360.4	351.9	352.2	352.1	357.3	349.9	348.8	348.9	0.1
Miscellaneous manufacturing	575.3	577.8	583.7	582.3	576.2	579.9	582.5	582.5	0.0
Nondurable goods	4,505	4,458	4,505	4,521	4,465	4,477	4,477	4,478	1
Food manufacturing	1,483.3	1,441.1	1,468.3	1,490.1	1,460.7	1,459.9	1,463.4	1,464.5	1.1
Beverages and tobacco products	195.0	197.4	202.1	204.2	189.7	198.1	197.5	198.4	0.9
Textile mills	122.1	120.2	120.1	119.1	122.2	119.5	119.3	119.3	0.0
Textile product mills	118.5	114.6	115.6	114.2	117.6	114.0	113.8	113.1	-0.7
Apparel	149.7	150.8	148.7	147.7	149.9	150.1	147.6	147.9	0.3
Leather and allied products	29.1	29.7	29.6	28.6	29.5	29.7	29.5	29.2	-0.3
Paper and paper products	393.0	391.5	394.6	392.4	391.0	392.4	392.3	390.5	-1.8
Printing and related support activities	469.2	457.9	458.7	455.9	468.3	457.7	456.0	454.6	-1.4
Petroleum and coal products	115.5	115.0	115.6	116.3	111.7	113.7	112.9	113.0	0.1
Chemicals	792.6	794.8	801.2	802.9	788.8	796.9	797.5	798.6	1.1
Plastics and rubber products	637.3	645.2	650.1	649.4	635.9	644.8	646.9	648.5	1.6
Private service-providing	91,845	93,048	93,556	93,507	91,303	92,765	92,825	92,973	148
Trade, transportation, and utilities	25,068	25,275	25,390	25,343	25,052	25,314	25,320	25,334	14
Wholesale trade	5,564.5	5,633.0	5,671.7	5,674.1	5,533.3	5,622.3	5,633.1	5,642.3	9.2
Durable goods	2,771.7	2,790.1	2,811.5	2,816.2	2,755.9	2,789.9	2,795.3	2,800.0	4.7
Nondurable goods	1,952.5	1,984.9	1,995.5	1,993.9	1,940.1	1,975.2	1,978.0	1,981.2	3.2
Electronic markets and agents and brokers	840.3	858.0	864.7	864.0	837.3	857.2	859.8	861.1	1.3
Retail trade	14,686.1	14,705.2	14,759.8	14,769.5	14,668.8	14,756.0	14,752.8	14,759.5	6.7
Motor vehicle and parts dealers(1)	1,712.3	1,723.9	1,735.2	1,731.4	1,692.4	1,715.8	1,716.6	1,712.2	-4.4
Automobile dealers	1,065.6	1,083.7	1,090.5	1,089.5	1,058.1	1,082.4	1,083.9	1,081.2	-2.7
Furniture and home furnishings stores	437.1	443.8	443.2	443.1	442.6	450.6	450.1	449.0	-1.1
Electronics and appliance stores	524.1	496.5	496.3	496.9	531.6	505.6	503.5	504.3	0.8
Building material and garden supply stores	1,168.8	1,224.9	1,211.9	1,190.2	1,138.6	1,155.2	1,155.3	1,159.7	4.4
Food and beverage stores	2,852.1	2,874.0	2,898.8	2,905.1	2,830.5	2,873.6	2,876.5	2,882.7	6.2
Health and personal care stores	981.3	991.0	994.1	999.4	982.7	992.8	994.1	1,000.5	6.4
Gasoline stations	842.6	835.0	841.9	841.9	830.1	831.3	831.5	829.0	-2.5
Clothing and clothing accessories stores	1,339.9	1,328.3	1,346.7	1,356.0	1,346.9	1,368.6	1,368.8	1,367.6	-1.2
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores	564.2	559.6	566.1	564.9	579.7	575.3	579.6	576.1	-3.5
General merchandise stores(1)	3,059.7	3,024.0	3,016.8	3,029.1	3,078.4	3,073.2	3,060.6	3,059.1	-1.5
Department stores	1,525.1	1,492.8	1,480.2	1,489.7	1,545.6	1,535.2	1,522.5	1,519.8	-2.7
Miscellaneous store retailers	783.8	781.0	781.9	784.8	781.8	777.4	776.6	779.8	3.2
Nonstore retailers	420.2	423.2	426.9	426.7	433.5	436.6	439.6	439.5	-0.1
Transportation and warehousing	4,258.5	4,373.4	4,391.0	4,339.7	4,295.0	4,373.2	4,369.8	4,376.7	6.9
Air transportation	462.1	458.4	462.0	461.9	459.4	458.2	458.8	459.0	0.2
Rail transportation	230.2	233.5	234.4	235.3	229.5	234.1	234.1	234.6	0.5
Water transportation	63.3	66.1	67.8	69.2	61.5	66.1	66.4	67.5	1.1
Truck transportation	1,320.8	1,336.9	1,361.4	1,363.4	1,303.8	1,340.7	1,343.3	1,346.4	3.1
Transit and ground passenger transportation	376.5	452.5	422.9	372.0	437.0	434.8	426.1	432.6	6.5
Pipeline transportation	43.3	43.7	44.2	43.9	42.9	43.8	44.0	43.6	-0.4
Scenic and sightseeing transportation	37.8	32.7	38.7	39.0	28.5	30.6	30.9	29.7	-1.2
Support activities for transportation	564.6	583.6	585.9	582.8	563.6	583.9	583.1	582.0	-1.1
Couriers and messengers	513.6	516.0	521.0	514.6	521.7	525.5	526.6	523.8	-2.8
Warehousing and storage	646.3	650.0	652.7	657.6	647.1	655.5	656.5	657.5	1.0
Utilities	558.6	563.4	567.2	559.3	555.3	562.8	563.8	555.7	-8.1
Information	2,668	2,642	2,648	2,654	2,665	2,636	2,635	2,646	11
Publishing industries, except Internet	752.2	735.3	739.0	742.0	749.4	739.1	738.3	739.1	0.8
Motion picture and sound recording industries	363.1	388.4	386.6	388.1	360.6	375.8	375.6	381.7	6.1
Broadcasting, except Internet	281.0	281.5	281.7	278.6	281.4	282.6	280.9	279.1	-1.8
Telecommunications	866.1	827.0	829.8	831.9	868.9	830.1	831.3	834.1	2.8
Data processing, hosting and related services	242.2	243.2	242.1	242.7	242.9	241.4	241.1	243.2	2.1
Other information services	163.3	167.0	169.0	170.2	161.4	167.2	167.3	168.4	1.1
Financial activities	7,741	7,726	7,788	7,806	7,676	7,734	7,737	7,738	1
Finance and insurance	5,771.2	5,763.4	5,792.5	5,800.8	5,749.9	5,772.4	5,775.7	5,777.3	1.6
Monetary authorities - central bank	19.2	18.8	19.0	19.4	19.0	18.9	19.0	19.2	0.2
Credit intermediation and related activities(1)	2,567.2	2,577.2	2,592.0	2,596.4	2,558.0	2,582.0	2,585.4	2,586.1	0.7
Depository credit intermediation(1)	1,750.1	1,745.9	1,750.5	1,754.3	1,740.9	1,747.9	1,746.6	1,745.5	-1.1
Commercial banking	1,322.7	1,317.8	1,319.2	1,321.7	1,315.8	1,319.8	1,317.0	1,315.6	-1.4
Securities, commodity contracts, investments	812.9	798.5	804.9	806.6	810.5	801.6	803.1	803.6	0.5
Insurance carriers and related activities	2,285.5	2,284.4	2,291.7	2,293.4	2,276.1	2,285.1	2,283.4	2,283.5	0.1
Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles	86.4	84.5	84.9	85.0	86.3	84.8	84.8	84.9	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,969.5	1,962.9	1,995.5	2,005.0	1,926.2	1,961.1	1,961.4	1,961.1	-0.3
Real estate	1,427.9	1,421.0	1,440.7	1,449.1	1,404.1	1,420.9	1,423.4	1,424.4	1.0
Rental and leasing services	517.5	518.5	531.4	532.4	498.3	516.7	514.5	513.4	-1.1
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets	24.1	23.4	23.4	23.5	23.8	23.5	23.5	23.3	-0.2
Professional and business services	17,401	17,833	18,015	17,994	17,342	17,842	17,886	17,935	49
Professional and technical services(1)	7,688.8	7,851.5	7,909.7	7,927.5	7,715.7	7,922.2	7,937.3	7,955.2	17.9
Legal services	1,127.4	1,115.8	1,131.0	1,132.2	1,116.0	1,119.3	1,119.1	1,120.5	1.4
Accounting and bookkeeping services	855.7	904.3	884.1	876.3	928.8	958.9	952.7	953.2	0.5
Architectural and engineering services	1,313.5	1,322.3	1,338.8	1,343.5	1,294.3	1,323.6	1,323.6	1,323.8	0.2
Computer systems design and related services	1,539.9	1,584.9	1,597.4	1,609.7	1,535.8	1,589.7	1,598.2	1,605.2	7.0
Management and technical consulting services	1,078.7	1,123.9	1,137.3	1,146.1	1,076.2	1,129.2	1,136.4	1,142.7	6.3
Management of companies and enterprises	1,925.5	1,940.6	1,959.6	1,963.3	1,916.3	1,944.9	1,948.8	1,953.2	4.4
Administrative and waste services	7,787.0	8,041.0	8,145.9	8,102.8	7,709.6	7,975.2	7,999.7	8,026.8	27.1
Administrative and support services(1)	7,414.0	7,670.0	7,767.1	7,721.5	7,344.8	7,603.8	7,626.7	7,654.0	27.3
Employment services(1)	2,895.6	3,166.9	3,210.9	3,166.9	2,935.3	3,164.0	3,186.2	3,208.0	21.8
Temporary help services	2,257.5	2,507.5	2,546.1	2,502.9	2,297.1	2,504.4	2,525.5	2,539.6	14.1
Business support services	797.0	806.9	807.0	805.2	811.9	816.4	817.7	820.1	2.4
Services to buildings and dwellings	1,891.0	1,860.7	1,896.8	1,896.8	1,774.9	1,786.8	1,782.0	1,782.3	0.3
Waste management and remediation services	373.0	371.0	378.8	381.3	364.8	371.4	373.0	372.8	-0.2
Education and health services	19,564	20,359	20,080	19,983	19,898	20,291	20,285	20,323	38
Educational services	2,941.8	3,373.4	3,098.3	3,029.2	3,239.3	3,326.2	3,311.0	3,329.2	18.2
Health care and social assistance	16,622.6	16,986.0	16,982.1	16,953.5	16,658.5	16,964.9	16,974.4	16,993.5	19.1
Health care(3)	14,088.3	14,324.3	14,371.2	14,385.8	14,062.0	14,337.5	14,348.8	14,360.8	12.0
Ambulatory health care services(1)	6,157.1	6,330.0	6,339.8	6,345.3	6,156.0	6,331.5	6,335.4	6,344.3	8.9
Offices of physicians	2,357.8	2,422.4	2,426.0	2,428.4	2,356.9	2,427.7	2,425.0	2,427.7	2.7
Outpatient care centers	620.4	656.7	660.3	663.7	621.3	656.4	660.0	664.1	4.1
Home health care services	1,140.0	1,188.4	1,190.4	1,190.1	1,140.7	1,185.9	1,189.6	1,191.4	1.8
Hospitals	4,747.1	4,801.7	4,820.9	4,832.6	4,731.2	4,810.5	4,812.3	4,817.6	5.3
Nursing and residential care facilities(1)	3,184.1	3,192.6	3,210.5	3,207.9	3,174.8	3,195.5	3,201.1	3,198.9	-2.2
Nursing care facilities	1,675.8	1,660.7	1,667.2	1,666.9	1,672.3	1,662.3	1,663.0	1,663.2	0.2
Social assistance(1)	2,534.3	2,661.7	2,610.9	2,567.7	2,596.5	2,627.4	2,625.6	2,632.7	7.1
Child day care services	780.2	864.8	807.9	769.2	843.1	838.6	829.6	833.3	3.7
Leisure and hospitality	13,997	13,829	14,197	14,280	13,332	13,583	13,593	13,620	27
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2,220.8	1,982.8	2,161.6	2,209.6	1,916.2	1,911.3	1,911.4	1,907.6	-3.8
Performing arts and spectator sports	417.6	424.7	417.2	422.5	389.0	402.4	397.1	395.8	-1.3
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions	147.7	137.2	147.4	147.6	132.1	132.5	133.6	132.7	-0.9
Amusements, gambling, and recreation	1,655.5	1,420.9	1,597.0	1,639.5	1,395.1	1,376.4	1,380.7	1,379.1	-1.6
Accommodation and food services	11,776.6	11,845.7	12,035.4	12,070.6	11,415.7	11,672.1	11,681.4	11,712.6	31.2
Accommodation	1,962.5	1,814.5	1,913.5	1,971.3	1,814.2	1,817.1	1,817.8	1,819.6	1.8
Food services and drinking places	9,814.1	10,031.2	10,121.9	10,099.3	9,601.5	9,855.0	9,863.6	9,893.0	29.4
Other services	5,406	5,384	5,438	5,447	5,338	5,365	5,369	5,377	8
Repair and maintenance	1,166.6	1,166.5	1,170.8	1,172.1	1,159.7	1,158.8	1,158.9	1,164.5	5.6
Personal and laundry services	1,296.8	1,303.8	1,312.1	1,305.9	1,288.2	1,291.1	1,295.4	1,296.7	1.3
Membership associations and organizations	2,942.7	2,914.0	2,954.7	2,969.1	2,889.9	2,915.3	2,914.8	2,915.6	0.8
Government	20,787	22,354	21,907	20,676	22,033	21,946	21,937	21,928	-9
Federal	2,881.0	2,818.0	2,829.0	2,840.0	2,851.0	2,817.0	2,815.0	2,813.0	-2.0
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service	2,243.5	2,205.6	2,218.6	2,226.8	2,219.2	2,203.0	2,202.3	2,203.4	1.1
U.S. Postal Service	637.3	612.2	610.8	613.1	631.9	614.4	613.1	609.9	-3.2
State government	4,759.0	5,093.0	4,833.0	4,755.0	5,054.0	5,059.0	5,059.0	5,053.0	-6.0
State government education	2,067.4	2,434.8	2,158.1	2,089.7	2,384.1	2,406.0	2,406.6	2,406.9	0.3
State government, excluding education	2,691.4	2,658.5	2,674.4	2,665.7	2,670.1	2,652.6	2,652.0	2,646.3	-5.7
Local government	13,147.0	14,443.0	14,245.0	13,081.0	14,128.0	14,070.0	14,063.0	14,062.0	-1.0
Local government education	6,660.2	8,200.9	7,803.8	6,578.2	7,862.5	7,813.1	7,792.4	7,785.4	-7.0
Local government, excluding education	6,486.5	6,242.1	6,441.6	6,502.9	6,265.9	6,257.2	6,270.6	6,277.0	6.4
Footnotes (1) Includes other industries, not shown separately. (2) Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. (3) Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. (p) Preliminary

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Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted

Industry	July 2011	May 2012	June 2012(p)	July 2012(p)
AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS
Total private	34.4	34.4	34.5	34.5
Goods-producing	39.9	40.1	40.2	40.2
Mining and logging	44.3	43.7	44.0	44.3
Construction	38.3	38.5	38.5	38.4
Manufacturing	40.4	40.6	40.7	40.7
Durable goods	40.7	40.9	41.0	41.0
Nondurable goods	39.8	40.0	40.1	40.2
Private service-providing	33.3	33.3	33.4	33.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	34.6	34.5	34.6	34.6
Wholesale trade	38.7	38.7	38.7	38.6
Retail trade	31.6	31.6	31.7	31.6
Transportation and warehousing	38.6	38.2	38.2	38.3
Utilities	41.7	41.6	41.5	42.4
Information	36.7	36.5	36.5	36.5
Financial activities	37.4	37.2	37.2	37.2
Professional and business services	35.8	35.9	35.9	36.0
Education and health services	32.9	32.9	32.9	32.9
Leisure and hospitality	25.9	26.1	26.2	26.1
Other services	31.8	31.6	31.7	31.8
AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS
Manufacturing	3.1	3.3	3.2	3.2
Durable goods	3.1	3.3	3.2	3.2
Nondurable goods	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.2
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted

Industry	Average hourly earnings				Average weekly earnings
	July 2011	May 2012	June 2012(p)	July 2012(p)	July 2011	May 2012	June 2012(p)	July 2012(p)
Total private	$23.13	$23.43	$23.50	$23.52	$795.67	$805.99	$810.75	$811.44
Goods-producing	24.44	24.65	24.73	24.76	975.16	988.47	994.15	995.35
Mining and logging	27.77	28.78	28.90	29.12	1,230.21	1,257.69	1,271.60	1,290.02
Construction	25.42	25.71	25.74	25.78	973.59	989.84	990.99	989.95
Manufacturing	23.75	23.88	23.97	23.99	959.50	969.53	975.58	976.39
Durable goods	25.29	25.25	25.34	25.37	1,029.30	1,032.73	1,038.94	1,040.17
Nondurable goods	21.18	21.54	21.62	21.63	842.96	861.60	866.96	869.53
Private service-providing	22.82	23.14	23.21	23.23	759.91	770.56	775.21	773.56
Trade, transportation, and utilities	20.11	20.40	20.48	20.50	695.81	703.80	708.61	709.30
Wholesale trade	26.44	26.73	26.81	26.78	1,023.23	1,034.45	1,037.55	1,033.71
Retail trade	15.95	16.19	16.32	16.31	504.02	511.60	517.34	515.40
Transportation and warehousing	21.69	22.02	21.97	21.99	837.23	841.16	839.25	842.22
Utilities	33.61	33.90	34.14	34.73	1,401.54	1,410.24	1,416.81	1,472.55
Information	31.47	31.73	31.74	31.81	1,154.95	1,158.15	1,158.51	1,161.07
Financial activities	27.86	29.03	29.12	29.23	1,041.96	1,079.92	1,083.26	1,087.36
Professional and business services	27.96	28.07	28.10	28.15	1,000.97	1,007.71	1,008.79	1,013.40
Education and health services	23.69	24.09	24.20	24.12	779.40	792.56	796.18	793.55
Leisure and hospitality	13.23	13.32	13.37	13.38	342.66	347.65	350.29	349.22
Other services	20.54	20.60	20.64	20.69	653.17	650.96	654.29	657.94
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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Table B-4. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted

[2007=100]

Industry	Index of aggregate weekly hours(1)					Index of aggregate weekly payrolls(2)
	July 2011	May 2012	June 2012(p)	July 2012(p)	Percent change from: June 2012 - July 2012(p)	July 2011	May 2012	June 2012(p)	July 2012(p)	Percent change from: June 2012 - July 2012(p)
Total private	94.3	95.7	96.1	96.2	0.1	104.0	107.0	107.7	107.9	0.2
Goods-producing	82.1	83.6	83.9	84.0	0.1	90.7	93.2	93.8	94.0	0.2
Mining and logging	110.7	115.6	116.3	117.1	0.7	123.4	133.6	134.9	136.9	1.5
Construction	72.7	73.1	73.2	73.0	-0.3	80.3	81.7	81.8	81.7	-0.1
Manufacturing	85.5	87.3	87.6	87.8	0.2	94.5	97.0	97.7	97.9	0.2
Durable goods	83.7	86.1	86.4	86.7	0.3	94.0	96.6	97.3	97.7	0.4
Nondurable goods	88.7	89.4	89.6	89.9	0.3	95.3	97.7	98.3	98.6	0.3
Private service-providing	97.6	99.2	99.6	99.4	-0.2	108.0	111.2	112.0	111.9	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	94.3	95.0	95.3	95.3	0.0	102.0	104.3	105.0	105.2	0.2
Wholesale trade	93.4	94.9	95.1	95.0	-0.1	103.1	105.9	106.4	106.2	-0.2
Retail trade	94.2	94.7	95.0	94.7	-0.3	99.3	101.4	102.5	102.2	-0.3
Transportation and warehousing	94.9	95.6	95.5	95.9	0.4	104.4	106.8	106.5	107.1	0.6
Utilities	100.2	101.3	101.2	101.9	0.7	111.3	113.5	114.2	117.0	2.5
Information	89.3	87.9	87.8	88.2	0.5	100.1	99.3	99.3	99.9	0.6
Financial activities	94.6	94.8	94.8	94.9	0.1	102.9	107.4	107.8	108.2	0.4
Professional and business services	97.6	100.7	101.0	101.5	0.5	110.6	114.6	115.0	115.8	0.7
Education and health services	106.6	108.7	108.6	108.9	0.3	118.3	122.6	123.2	123.0	-0.2
Leisure and hospitality	98.5	101.2	101.6	101.4	-0.2	105.2	108.7	109.6	109.5	-0.1
Other services	94.1	93.9	94.3	94.7	0.4	109.6	109.8	110.5	111.2	0.6
Footnotes (1) The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment. (2) The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment. (p) Preliminary

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Table B-5. Employment of women on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted

Industry	Women employees (in thousands)				Percent of all employees
	July 2011	May 2012	June 2012(p)	July 2012(p)	July 2011	May 2012	June 2012(p)	July 2012(p)
Total nonfarm	64,979	65,629	65,635	65,721	49.4	49.3	49.3	49.3
Total private	52,385	53,099	53,132	53,215	47.9	47.8	47.8	47.8
Goods-producing	4,059	4,085	4,096	4,100	22.5	22.3	22.4	22.4
Mining and logging	105	112	114	114	13.2	13.3	13.6	13.6
Construction	707	706	710	714	12.8	12.8	12.9	13.0
Manufacturing	3,247	3,267	3,272	3,272	27.6	27.3	27.3	27.3
Durable goods	1,719	1,734	1,736	1,737	23.5	23.2	23.2	23.1
Nondurable goods	1,528	1,533	1,536	1,535	34.2	34.2	34.3	34.3
Private service-providing	48,326	49,014	49,036	49,115	52.9	52.8	52.8	52.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	10,033	10,052	10,051	10,053	40.0	39.7	39.7	39.7
Wholesale trade	1,665.4	1,689.6	1,696.2	1,697.5	30.1	30.1	30.1	30.1
Retail trade	7,222.6	7,209.9	7,205.8	7,202.7	49.2	48.9	48.8	48.8
Transportation and warehousing	1,009.5	1,012.7	1,009.0	1,014.3	23.5	23.2	23.1	23.2
Utilities	135.4	139.5	139.7	138.3	24.4	24.8	24.8	24.9
Information	1,083	1,065	1,068	1,070	40.6	40.4	40.5	40.4
Financial activities	4,484	4,480	4,484	4,480	58.4	57.9	58.0	57.9
Professional and business services	7,691	7,909	7,928	7,965	44.3	44.3	44.3	44.4
Education and health services	15,281	15,566	15,559	15,594	76.8	76.7	76.7	76.7
Leisure and hospitality	6,940	7,108	7,114	7,120	52.1	52.3	52.3	52.3
Other services	2,814	2,834	2,832	2,833	52.7	52.8	52.7	52.7
Government	12,594	12,530	12,503	12,506	57.2	57.1	57.0	57.0
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data in this table have been corrected. For more information see http://www.bls.gov/bls/ceswomen_usps_correction.htm.

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Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)

[In thousands]

Industry	July 2011	May 2012	June 2012(p)	July 2012(p)
Total private	90,173	91,755	91,801	91,938
Goods-producing	13,021	13,204	13,195	13,216
Mining and logging	597	638	635	630
Construction	4,165	4,142	4,135	4,132
Manufacturing	8,259	8,424	8,425	8,454
Durable goods	5,007	5,161	5,162	5,192
Nondurable goods	3,252	3,263	3,263	3,262
Private service-providing	77,152	78,551	78,606	78,722
Trade, transportation, and utilities	21,218	21,493	21,487	21,489
Wholesale trade	4,433.5	4,525.0	4,529.0	4,540.1
Retail trade	12,641.6	12,737.5	12,731.4	12,721.7
Transportation and warehousing	3,698.9	3,783.4	3,777.9	3,787.1
Utilities	443.6	447.0	448.6	440.5
Information	2,140	2,129	2,132	2,143
Financial activities	5,881	5,939	5,948	5,953
Professional and business services	14,267	14,726	14,773	14,824
Education and health services	17,433	17,796	17,792	17,823
Leisure and hospitality	11,745	11,983	11,982	11,990
Other services	4,468	4,485	4,492	4,500
Footnotes (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

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Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)

Industry	July 2011	May 2012	June 2012(p)	July 2012(p)
AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS
Total private	33.7	33.7	33.7	33.7
Goods-producing	40.9	41.0	41.1	41.1
Mining and logging	46.4	46.3	46.7	47.2
Construction	39.1	39.0	39.0	39.0
Manufacturing	41.4	41.6	41.7	41.7
Durable goods	41.8	42.0	42.1	42.1
Nondurable goods	40.9	40.9	41.0	41.0
Private service-providing	32.5	32.4	32.5	32.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	33.7	33.7	33.8	33.8
Wholesale trade	38.5	38.6	38.7	38.6
Retail trade	30.6	30.5	30.5	30.5
Transportation and warehousing	37.8	37.9	38.0	38.0
Utilities	41.9	41.2	40.9	41.9
Information	36.4	35.8	35.9	35.8
Financial activities	36.5	36.6	36.8	36.7
Professional and business services	35.2	35.2	35.2	35.3
Education and health services	32.4	32.3	32.4	32.2
Leisure and hospitality	24.8	25.0	25.0	25.0
Other services	30.7	30.5	30.6	30.6
AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS
Manufacturing	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.1
Durable goods	4.2	4.3	4.4	4.2
Nondurable goods	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9
Footnotes (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

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Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)

Industry	Average hourly earnings				Average weekly earnings
	July 2011	May 2012	June 2012(p)	July 2012(p)	July 2011	May 2012	June 2012(p)	July 2012(p)
Total private	$19.52	$19.70	$19.75	$19.77	$657.82	$663.89	$665.58	$666.25
Goods-producing	20.68	20.89	20.94	20.98	845.81	856.49	860.63	862.28
Mining and logging	24.62	25.78	25.91	26.00	1,142.37	1,193.61	1,210.00	1,227.20
Construction	23.65	23.93	23.95	24.02	924.72	933.27	934.05	936.78
Manufacturing	18.95	19.07	19.14	19.17	784.53	793.31	798.14	799.39
Durable goods	20.12	20.16	20.25	20.24	841.02	846.72	852.53	852.10
Nondurable goods	17.10	17.31	17.35	17.41	699.39	707.98	711.35	713.81
Private service-providing	19.28	19.45	19.50	19.51	626.60	630.18	633.75	634.08
Trade, transportation, and utilities	17.22	17.41	17.48	17.46	580.31	586.72	590.82	590.15
Wholesale trade	22.14	22.14	22.22	22.24	852.39	854.60	859.91	858.46
Retail trade	13.54	13.83	13.89	13.84	414.32	421.82	423.65	422.12
Transportation and warehousing	19.55	19.56	19.57	19.55	738.99	741.32	743.66	742.90
Utilities	30.94	31.51	31.70	32.00	1,296.39	1,298.21	1,296.53	1,340.80
Information	26.55	26.77	26.79	26.92	966.42	958.37	961.76	963.74
Financial activities	21.87	22.59	22.65	22.70	798.26	826.79	833.52	833.09
Professional and business services	23.24	23.22	23.23	23.24	818.05	817.34	817.70	820.37
Education and health services	20.86	21.01	21.09	21.07	675.86	678.62	683.32	678.45
Leisure and hospitality	11.49	11.61	11.64	11.65	284.95	290.25	291.00	291.25
Other services	17.36	17.42	17.45	17.49	532.95	531.31	533.97	535.19
Footnotes (1) Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. (p) Preliminary

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-9. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)

[2002=100]

Industry	Index of aggregate weekly hours(2)					Index of aggregate weekly payrolls(3)
	July 2011	May 2012	June 2012(p)	July 2012(p)	Percent change from: June 2012 - July 2012(p)	July 2011	May 2012	June 2012(p)	July 2012(p)	Percent change from: June 2012 - July 2012(p)
Total private	101.5	103.3	103.4	103.5	0.1	132.4	136.0	136.4	136.7	0.2
Goods-producing	81.4	82.7	82.9	83.0	0.1	103.1	105.8	106.3	106.6	0.3
Mining and logging	147.2	157.0	157.6	158.0	0.3	210.8	235.4	237.5	238.9	0.6
Construction	81.5	80.9	80.7	80.7	0.0	104.1	104.5	104.4	104.7	0.3
Manufacturing	78.5	80.4	80.6	80.9	0.4	97.3	100.3	100.9	101.5	0.6
Durable goods	78.7	81.5	81.7	82.2	0.6	98.8	102.5	103.3	103.8	0.5
Nondurable goods	78.4	78.6	78.8	78.8	0.0	94.7	96.2	96.6	96.9	0.3
Private service-providing	107.2	108.8	109.2	109.4	0.2	141.7	145.1	146.0	146.3	0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	99.7	101.0	101.2	101.3	0.1	122.5	125.4	126.2	126.1	-0.1
Wholesale trade	100.5	102.9	103.2	103.2	0.0	131.1	134.2	135.1	135.2	0.1
Retail trade	97.9	98.3	98.3	98.2	-0.1	113.6	116.6	117.0	116.5	-0.4
Transportation and warehousing	105.2	107.9	108.1	108.3	0.2	130.5	133.9	134.2	134.3	0.1
Utilities	95.1	94.2	93.8	94.4	0.6	122.8	123.9	124.2	126.1	1.5
Information	88.9	87.0	87.4	87.6	0.2	116.9	115.3	115.9	116.7	0.7
Financial activities	102.7	104.0	104.7	104.6	-0.1	138.9	145.3	146.7	146.7	0.0
Professional and business services	112.6	116.2	116.5	117.3	0.7	155.7	160.5	161.1	162.2	0.7
Education and health services	121.8	124.0	124.4	123.8	-0.5	167.1	171.3	172.4	171.5	-0.5
Leisure and hospitality	106.7	109.7	109.7	109.8	0.1	139.2	144.7	145.0	145.3	0.2
Other services	96.2	95.9	96.4	96.6	0.2	121.7	121.8	122.6	123.1	0.4
Footnotes (1) Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. (2) The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment. (3) The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment. (p) Preliminary