Benchmark Tables

Table 1. Percent differences between nonfarm employment benchmarks and estimates by industry supersector, March 2000-2009

Table 2. Nonfarm employment benchmarks by industry, March 2009

Table 3. Differences in seasonally adjusted levels and over-the-month changes, total nonfarm employment, January 2009-December 2009

Table 4. Effect of March 2009 benchmark revisions on hours and earnings estimates, selected industries

 

 

Table 1. Percent differences between nonfarm employment benchmarks and estimates by industry supersector, March 2000-2009 (1)
Industry 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Total

 0.4 - 0.1 - 0.2 - 0.1 0.2 - 0.1 0.6 -0.2 -0.1 -0.7

Total private

 .3 - .2 - .4 - .2 .2 - .2 .7 -.2 -.1 -.9

Mining and logging

 .9 .7 -.3 1.2 (2) .4 -3.5

Construction

 -.8 .6 .5 2.6 .1 .7 -2.9

Manufacturing

 -1.1 -.4 -.3 -.1 -1.0 -.1 -.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 (2) .2 .3 .6 .5 .2 -1.2

Information

 -2.6 -1.0 -2.1 -.5 -1.8 .3 -1.5

Financial activities

 .2 .1 -.8 .4 -1.3 -.3 -.1

Professional and business services

 -.7 -.2 -.4 1.3 .2 -.4 -.8

Education and health services

 .3 .2 (2) .5 -.2 -.1 -.3

Leisure and hospitality

 .5 1.2 .4 .3 -.8 -1.1 -.6

Other services

 1.4 .5 -1.3 .5 .3 .2 -.8

Government

 .6 .3 1.0 .3 .1 (2) (2) -.2 .2 .1

(1) Differences are based on comparisons of final published March estimates and benchmark levels, as originally published.

(2) Less than 0.05 percent.

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Table 2. Nonfarm employment benchmarks by industry for March 2009 (in thousands)
Industry Benchmark Estimate Difference
Amount Percent

Total nonfarm

 131,175 132,077 -902 -0.7

Total private

 108,215 109,148 -933 -0.9

Goods-producing

 18,776 19,056 -280 -1.5

Mining and logging

 714 739 -25 -3.5

Logging

 48 49 -1 -2.1

Mining

 666 689 -23 -3.5

Oil and gas extraction

 161 165 -4 -2.5

Mining, except oil and gas

 208 214 -6 -2.9

Coal mining

 85 83 2 2.4

Support activities for mining

 297 311 -14 -4.7

Construction

 5,950 6,121 -171 -2.9

Construction of buildings

 1,364 1,421 -57 -4.2

Heavy and civil engineering construction

 808 827 -19 -2.4

Specialty trade contractors

 3,778 3,874 -96 -2.5

Manufacturing

 12,112 12,196 -84 -0.7

Durable goods

 7,532 7,575 -43 -0.6

Wood products

 365 377 -12 -3.3

Nonmetallic mineral products

 394 404 -10 -2.5

Primary metals

 381 386 -5 -1.3

Fabricated metal products

 1,360 1,363 -3 -0.2

Machinery

 1,075 1,069 6 0.6

Computer and electronic products

 1,173 1,185 -12 -1

Computer and peripheral equipment

 175 173 2 1.1

Communications equipment

 123 128 -5 -4.1

Semiconductors and electronic components

 394 396 -2 -0.5

Electronic instruments

 429 431 -2 -0.5

Electrical equipment and appliances

 386 388 -2 -0.5

Transportation equipment

 1,407 1,403 4 0.3

Furniture and related products

 400 405 -5 -1.3

Miscellaneous manufacturing

 591 597 -6 -1

Nondurable goods

 4,580 4,621 -41 -0.9

Food manufacturing

 1,423 1,435 -12 -0.8

Beverages and tobacco products

 184 186 -2 -1.1

Textile mills

 128 127 1 0.8

Textile product mills

 128 129 -1 -0.8

Apparel

 174 172 2 1.1

Leather and allied products

 30 32 -2 -6.7

Paper and paper products

 412 415 -3 -0.7

Printing and related support activities

 539 539 0 (1)

Petroleum and coal products

 113 112 1 0.9

Chemicals

 812 821 -9 -1.1

Plastics and rubber products

 638 654 -16 -2.5

Service-providing

 112,399 113,021 -622 -0.6

Private service-providing

 89,439 90,092 -653 -0.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 24,873 25,173 -300 -1.2

Wholesale trade

 5,638 5,706 -68 -1.2

Electronic markets and agents and brokers

 814 837 -23 -2.8

Retail trade

 14,405 14,640 -235 -1.6

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

 1,641 1,684 -43 -2.6

Automobile dealers

 1,029 1,059 -30 -2.9

Furniture and home furnishings stores

 452 490 -38 -8.4

Electronics and appliance stores

 485 514 -29 -6

Building material and garden supply stores

 1,152 1,169 -17 -1.5

Food and beverage stores

 2,814 2,802 12 0.4

Health and personal care stores

 982 980 2 0.2

Gasoline stations

 817 821 -4 -0.5

Clothing and clothing accessories stores

 1,327 1,379 -52 -3.9

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores

 605 591 14 2.3

General merchandise stores

 2,945 3,014 -69 -2.3

Department stores

 1,446 1,499 -53 -3.7

Miscellaneous store retailers

 771 788 -17 -2.2

Nonstore retailers

 415 410 5 1.2

Transportation and warehousing

 4,267 4,258 9 0.2

Air transportation

 466 472 -6 -1.3

Rail transportation

 224 219 5 2.2

Water transportation

 63 57 6 9.5

Truck transportation

 1,268 1,275 -7 -0.6

Transit and ground passenger transportation

 436 420 16 3.7

Pipeline transportation

 42 43 -1 -2.4

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

 21 21 0 (1)

Support activities for transportation

 556 550 6 1.1

Couriers and messengers

 547 555 -8 -1.5

Warehousing and storage

 644 647 -3 -0.5

Utilities

 562 569 -7 -1.2

Information

 2,860 2,902 -42 -1.5

Publishing industries, except Internet

 819 826 -7 -0.9

Motion picture and sound recording industries

 360 393 -33 -9.2

Broadcasting, except Internet

 307 298 9 2.9

Telecommunications

 990 997 -7 -0.7

Data processing, hosting and related services

 251 255 -4 -1.6

Other information services

 134 134 0 (1)

Financial activities

 7,814 7,818 -4 -0.1

Finance and insurance

 5,826 5,827 -1 (1)

Monetary authorities - central bank

 21 21 0 (1)

Credit intermediation and related activities

 2,624 2,635 -11 -0.4

Depository credit intermediation

 1,766 1,780 -14 -0.8

Commercial banking

 1,324 1,332 -8 -0.6

Securities, commodity contracts, investments

 826 807 19 2.3

Insurance carriers and related activities

 2,265 2,277 -12 -0.5

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles

 89 88 1 1.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

 1,988 1,990 -2 -0.1

Real estate

 1,412 1,399 13 0.9

Rental and leasing services

 550 563 -13 -2.4

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets

 27 28 -1 -3.7

Professional and business services

 16,554 16,691 -137 -0.8

Professional and technical services

 7,652 7,749 -97 -1.3

Legal services

 1,131 1,139 -8 -0.7

Accounting and bookkeeping services

 1,041 1,038 3 0.3

Architectural and engineering services

 1,339 1,356 -17 -1.3

Computer systems design and related services

 1,417 1,452 -35 -2.5

Management and technical consulting services

 984 1,006 -22 -2.2

Management of companies and enterprises

 1,882 1,850 32 1.7

Administrative and waste services

 7,021 7,092 -71 -1

Administrative and support services

 6,678 6,739 -61 -0.9

Employment services

 2,412 2,448 -36 -1.5

Temporary help services

 1,754 1,736 18 1

Business support services

 833 805 28 3.4

Services to buildings and dwellings

 1,634 1,657 -23 -1.4

Waste management and remediation services

 342 353 -11 -3.2

Education and health services

 19,230 19,286 -56 -0.3

Educational services

 3,233 3,223 10 0.3

Health care and social assistance

 15,998 16,063 -65 -0.4

Ambulatory health care services

 5,718 5,763 -45 -0.8

Offices of physicians

 2,260 2,302 -42 -1.9

Outpatient care centers

 539 537 2 0.4

Home health care services

 1,003 992 11 1.1

Hospitals

 4,661 4,705 -44 -0.9

Nursing and residential care facilities

 3,060 3,035 25 0.8

Nursing care facilities

 1,633 1,618 15 0.9

Social assistance

 2,559 2,560 -1 (1)

Child day care services

 874 874 0 (1)

Leisure and hospitality

 12,748 12,820 -72 -0.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 1,778 1,776 2 0.1

Performing arts and spectator sports

 375 378 -3 -0.8

Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks

 120 121 -1 -0.8

Amusements, gambling, and recreation

 1,282 1,277 5 0.4

Accommodation and food services

 10,970 11,044 -74 -0.7

Accommodation

 1,709 1,673 36 2.1

Food services and drinking places

 9,260 9,371 -111 -1.2

Other services

 5,360 5,402 -42 -0.8

Repair and maintenance

 1,160 1,164 -4 -0.3

Personal and laundry services

 1,281 1,294 -13 -1

Membership associations and organizations

 2,919 2,944 -25 -0.9

Government

 22,960 22,929 31 0.1

Federal

 2,779 2,787 -8 -0.3

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

 2,061 2,069 -8 -0.4

U.S. Postal Service

 718 718 0 (1)

State government

 5,320 5,323 -3 -0.1

State government education

 2,511 2,525 -14 -0.6

State government, excluding education

 2,809 2,798 11 0.4

Local government

 14,861 14,819 42 0.3

Local government education

 8,471 8,445 26 0.3

Local government, excluding education

 6,390 6,375 15 0.2

(1)Less than 0.05 percent.

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Table 3. Differences in seasonally adjusted levels and over-the-month changes, total nonfarm employment, January 2009-December 2009
2009 Levels Over-the-month changes
As previously published As revised Difference As previously published As revised Difference

January

 134,333 133,549 -784 -741 -779 -38

February

 133,652 132,823 -829 -681 -726 -45

March

 133,000 132,070 -930 -652 -753 -101

April

 132,481 131,488 -993 -519 -582 -63

May

 132,178 131,141 -1,037 -303 -347 -44

June

 131,715 130,637 -1,078 -463 -504 -41

July

 131,411 130,293 -1,118 -304 -344 -40

August

 131,257 130,082 -1,175 -154 -211 -57

September

 131,118 129,857 -1,261 -139 -225 -86

October

 130,991 129,633 -1,358 -127 -224 -97

November

 130,995 129,697 -1,298 4 64 60

December(p)

 130,910 129,547 -1,363 -85 -150 -65

(p) Preliminary

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Table 4. Effect of March 2009 benchmark revisions on hours and earnings estimates, selected industries
Industry Average weekly hours Average hourly earnings
As previously published As revised Difference As previously published As revised Difference

Total private

 33.1 33.1 0 $18.57 $18.60 $0.03

Goods-producing

 38.7 38.7 0 19.74 19.75 .01

Mining and logging

 42.9 42.9 0 23.40 23.45 .05

Construction

 37.3 37.2 -0.1 22.45 22.49 .04

Manufacturing

 39.2 39.2 0 18.09 18.12 .03

Durable goods

 39.2 39.2 0 19.17 19.21 .04

Wood products

 36.2 36.2 0 14.67 14.65 -.02

Nonmetallic mineral products

 39.2 39.2 0 17.19 17.18 -.01

Primary metals

 40.3 40.3 0 19.69 19.72 .03

Fabricated metal products

 38.8 38.8 0 17.29 17.30 .01

Machinery

 40.0 40.0 0 18.26 18.25 -.01

Computer and electronic products

 39.8 39.8 0 21.71 21.73 .02

Electrical equipment and appliances

 38.6 38.6 0 15.95 15.95 0

Transportation equipment

 40.0 40.0 0 24.80 24.89 .09

Furniture and related products

 37.5 37.5 0 15.02 15.00 -.02

Miscellaneous manufacturing

 38.3 38.3 0 16.02 16.04 .02

Nondurable goods

 39.2 39.2 0 16.43 16.44 .01

Food manufacturing

 39.6 39.5 -0.1 14.24 14.25 .01

Beverages and tobacco products

 35.8 35.8 0 20.40 20.40 0

Textile mills

 36.2 36.2 0 13.88 13.88 0

Textile product mills

 37.0 37.1 0.1 11.34 11.34 0

Apparel

 36.2 36.2 0 11.26 11.25 -.01

Leather and allied products

 33.1 33.1 0 14.21 14.21 0

Paper and paper products

 40.7 40.7 0 18.90 18.93 .03

Printing and related support activities

 37.6 37.6 0 16.69 16.69 0

Petroleum and coal products

 43.3 43.3 0 29.80 29.62 -.18

Chemicals

 40.9 40.9 0 19.93 19.96 .03

Plastics and rubber products

 39.3 39.3 0 16.20 16.20 0

Private service-providing

 32.1 32.1 0 18.31 18.35 .04

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 32.7 32.7 0 16.45 16.48 .03

Wholesale trade

 37.9 37.9 0 20.64 20.62 -.02

Retail trade

 29.5 29.5 0 13.02 13.00 -.02

Transportation and warehousing

 35.7 35.7 0 18.64 18.79 .15

Utilities

 42.2 42.2 0 29.42 29.38 -.04

Information

 36.8 36.9 0.1 25.40 25.43 .03

Financial activities

 36.5 36.5 0 20.67 20.72 .05

Professional and business services

 34.9 34.9 0 22.52 22.48 -.04

Education and health services

 32.4 32.4 0 19.23 19.31 .08

Leisure and hospitality

 24.8 24.8 0 11.00 11.02 .02

Other services

 30.5 30.5 0 16.33 16.61 .28

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Last Modified Date: February 5, 2010