Chart 1. Percentage of nonproduction employees in the private nonfarm sector in the CPS and the CES survey, seasonally adjusted, first quarter 1994 to fourth quarter 2019
Quarter CPS CES survey

Q1 1994

19.0 18.7

Q2 1994

19.5 18.6

Q3 1994

19.3 18.5

Q4 1994

19.3 18.4

Q1 1995

19.5 18.4

Q2 1995

19.6 18.4

Q3 1995

19.9 18.4

Q4 1995

19.5 18.4

Q1 1996

19.7 18.4

Q2 1996

19.9 18.3

Q3 1996

20.1 18.3

Q4 1996

19.7 18.3

Q1 1997

20.2 18.3

Q2 1997

20.1 18.3

Q3 1997

20.1 18.4

Q4 1997

19.9 18.4

Q1 1998

20.2 18.5

Q2 1998

20.0 18.6

Q3 1998

20.0 18.6

Q4 1998

20.3 18.6

Q1 1999

20.2 18.6

Q2 1999

20.4 18.6

Q3 1999

20.3 18.6

Q4 1999

20.3 18.6

Q1 2000

19.5 18.6

Q2 2000

19.6 18.6

Q3 2000

19.2 18.6

Q4 2000

19.2 18.6

Q1 2001

19.4 18.7

Q2 2001

19.4 18.7

Q3 2001

19.1 18.7

Q4 2001

19.2 18.7

Q1 2002

19.2 18.6

Q2 2002

19.1 18.7

Q3 2002

19.0 18.9

Q4 2002

18.7 18.9

Q1 2003

19.1 19.0

Q2 2003

19.1 19.1

Q3 2003

18.9 19.1

Q4 2003

18.5 19.2

Q1 2004

18.7 19.2

Q2 2004

18.9 19.1

Q3 2004

18.8 18.9

Q4 2004

18.7 18.8

Q1 2005

18.5 18.7

Q2 2005

18.5 18.6

Q3 2005

18.5 18.5

Q4 2005

18.8 18.4

Q1 2006

19.0 18.2

Q2 2006

18.6 18.1

Q3 2006

18.5 18.0

Q4 2006

19.0 18.0

Q1 2007

19.0 17.9

Q2 2007

18.9 17.8

Q3 2007

19.0 17.6

Q4 2007

18.9 17.5

Q1 2008

19.2 17.5

Q2 2008

19.3 17.5

Q3 2008

19.7 17.5

Q4 2008

19.5 17.5

Q1 2009

19.4 17.6

Q2 2009

19.4 17.6

Q3 2009

19.2 17.6

Q4 2009

19.1 17.6

Q1 2010

19.3 17.5

Q2 2010

19.2 17.5

Q3 2010

19.1 17.5

Q4 2010

18.9 17.5

Q1 2011

19.4 17.6

Q2 2011

19.4 17.5

Q3 2011

19.5 17.5

Q4 2011

19.6 17.4

Q1 2012

19.7 17.4

Q2 2012

19.8 17.3

Q3 2012

20.0 17.3

Q4 2012

19.9 17.3

Q1 2013

19.9 17.4

Q2 2013

19.8 17.4

Q3 2013

20.0 17.4

Q4 2013

20.1 17.4

Q1 2014

19.8 17.4

Q2 2014

19.8 17.4

Q3 2014

20.1 17.4

Q4 2014

19.7 17.5

Q1 2015

20.0 17.5

Q2 2015

20.0 17.5

Q3 2015

19.8 17.6

Q4 2015

20.1 17.6

Q1 2016

20.3 17.6

Q2 2016

20.3 17.7

Q3 2016

20.5 17.7

Q4 2016

20.5 17.6

Q1 2017

20.4 17.6

Q2 2017

20.4 17.6

Q3 2017

20.3 17.6

Q4 2017

20.6 17.6

Q1 2018

20.3 17.6

Q2 2018

20.3 17.6

Q3 2018

20.3 17.6

Q4 2018

20.7 17.6

Q1 2019

21.1 17.6

Q2 2019

20.9 17.7

Q3 2019

21.0 17.7

Q4 2019

21.2 17.8

Note: Estimates exclude forestry, fishing, hunting, trapping, and agricultural support activities, which are not collected in the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey. CPS = Current Population Survey; Q1 = first quarter, Q2 = second quarter, Q3 = third quarter, and Q4 = fourth quarter.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.