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Category | Oct. 2018 | Nov. 2018 | Dec. 2018 | Jan. 2019 | Feb. 2019 | Mar. 2019 | Apr. 2019 | May 2019 | June 2019 | July 2019 | Aug. 2019 | Sept. 2019(p) | Oct. 2019(p) |
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EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY | |||||||||||||
Total nonfarm | 277 | 196 | 227 | 312 | 56 | 153 | 216 | 62 | 178 | 166 | 219 | 180 | 128 |
Total private | 285 | 200 | 224 | 297 | 46 | 153 | 195 | 81 | 161 | 122 | 163 | 167 | 131 |
Goods-producing | 60 | 29 | 40 | 80 | -19 | 13 | 37 | 5 | 27 | -4 | 4 | 7 | -26 |
Mining and logging | 6 | -3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -5 | -5 | 1 | 0 |
Construction | 25 | 5 | 16 | 56 | -23 | 15 | 34 | 1 | 19 | -3 | 7 | 11 | 10 |
Manufacturing | 29 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 8 | -3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | -5 | -36 |
Durable goods(1) | 19 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 5 | -6 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | -2 | -6 | -41 |
Motor vehicles and parts | 7.1 | -1.9 | 1.2 | -1.1 | 1.5 | -6.6 | -2.5 | 2.0 | -2.0 | -2.4 | -2.6 | -3.5 | -41.6 |
Nondurable goods | 10 | 11 | 6 | -2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Private service-providing | 225 | 171 | 184 | 217 | 65 | 140 | 158 | 76 | 134 | 126 | 159 | 160 | 157 |
Wholesale trade | 6.7 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 7.8 | 12.5 | 0.1 | 8.1 | 5.4 | -1.1 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 7.1 | 10.8 |
Retail trade | -9.9 | 32.5 | -5.9 | 9.3 | -13.7 | -14.8 | -14.8 | -12.2 | -12.0 | -2.0 | -1.3 | 6.7 | 6.1 |
Transportation and warehousing | 24.3 | 23.6 | -1.1 | 30.2 | -6.3 | -3.3 | 8.4 | 3.4 | 20.2 | -0.7 | -7.6 | 6.3 | 9.9 |
Utilities | 1.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -1.3 | 1.1 | -2.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | -0.8 | -0.9 | -1.3 | -1.4 |
Information | 10 | -3 | -2 | -12 | -7 | 4 | -6 | 9 | 13 | -2 | -4 | 4 | -4 |
Financial activities | 14 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 16 |
Professional and business services(1) | 55 | 34 | 37 | 5 | 54 | 19 | 55 | 21 | 43 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 22 |
Temporary help services | 14.3 | 1.3 | 13.5 | -26.3 | 7.0 | -10.5 | 4.3 | -2.0 | -2.9 | -10.5 | 9.5 | 20.1 | -8.1 |
Education and health services(1) | 37 | 29 | 67 | 68 | 19 | 72 | 71 | 34 | 48 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 39 |
Health care and social assistance | 46.7 | 36.6 | 52.9 | 41.7 | 35.8 | 67.3 | 57.5 | 28.2 | 39.9 | 46.9 | 54.8 | 44.8 | 34.2 |
Leisure and hospitality | 79 | 39 | 65 | 93 | -1 | 32 | 9 | 12 | 4 | -13 | 48 | 45 | 61 |
Other services | 7 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 16 | -3 | 15 | 7 | 5 | -2 | -3 |
Government | -8 | -4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 21 | -19 | 17 | 44 | 56 | 13 | -3 |
(3-month average change, in thousands) | |||||||||||||
Total nonfarm | 222 | 194 | 233 | 245 | 198 | 174 | 142 | 144 | 152 | 135 | 188 | 188 | 176 |
Total private | 213 | 198 | 236 | 240 | 189 | 165 | 131 | 143 | 146 | 121 | 149 | 151 | 154 |
WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND | |||||||||||||
Total nonfarm women employees | 49.7 | 49.7 | 49.7 | 49.7 | 49.8 | 49.8 | 49.8 | 49.9 | 49.8 | 49.9 | 49.9 | 49.9 | 49.9 |
Total private women employees | 48.3 | 48.3 | 48.3 | 48.3 | 48.4 | 48.4 | 48.4 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 48.6 | 48.6 |
Total private production and nonsupervisory employees | 82.4 | 82.4 | 82.4 | 82.4 | 82.4 | 82.4 | 82.3 | 82.4 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 82.2 |
HOURS AND EARNINGS | |||||||||||||
Total private | |||||||||||||
Average weekly hours | 34.5 | 34.4 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 34.4 | 34.5 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.3 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.4 |
Average hourly earnings | $27.35 | $27.43 | $27.53 | $27.56 | $27.66 | $27.71 | $27.75 | $27.82 | $27.91 | $27.99 | $28.11 | $28.12 | $28.18 |
Average weekly earnings | $943.58 | $943.59 | $949.79 | $950.82 | $951.50 | $956.00 | $954.60 | $957.01 | $960.10 | $960.06 | $966.98 | $967.33 | $969.39 |
Index of aggregate weekly hours(3) | 110.3 | 110.1 | 110.7 | 110.9 | 110.6 | 111.1 | 110.9 | 111.0 | 111.1 | 110.9 | 111.4 | 111.5 | 111.6 |
Over-the-month percent change | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Index of aggregate weekly payrolls(4) | 144.2 | 144.4 | 145.6 | 146.1 | 146.3 | 147.1 | 147.2 | 147.6 | 148.3 | 148.4 | 149.7 | 149.9 | 150.4 |
Over-the-month percent change | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
DIFFUSION INDEXES(5) | |||||||||||||
Total Private | |||||||||||||
Over 1-month span | 67.4 | 61.6 | 65.9 | 59.1 | 58.1 | 58.1 | 58.9 | 54.8 | 59.9 | 58.1 | 55.8 | 55.4 | 55.4 |
Over 3-month span | 66.9 | 69.4 | 70.9 | 68.0 | 67.4 | 63.0 | 58.1 | 60.3 | 61.4 | 60.7 | 62.6 | 56.8 | 60.3 |
Over 6-month span | 76.7 | 76.4 | 74.6 | 74.0 | 71.7 | 70.9 | 67.2 | 68.4 | 61.4 | 60.1 | 63.6 | 63.0 | 62.2 |
Over 12-month span | 76.2 | 78.7 | 77.1 | 77.7 | 76.4 | 74.0 | 75.6 | 72.5 | 71.1 | 69.8 | 68.6 | 67.4 | 68.8 |
Manufacturing | |||||||||||||
Over 1-month span | 59.9 | 65.8 | 65.1 | 57.9 | 52.6 | 53.9 | 52.0 | 50.0 | 59.9 | 52.6 | 48.7 | 40.8 | 43.4 |
Over 3-month span | 65.8 | 71.7 | 68.4 | 67.8 | 61.2 | 53.9 | 54.6 | 50.0 | 59.9 | 55.3 | 59.2 | 43.4 | 46.7 |
Over 6-month span | 74.3 | 74.3 | 75.7 | 73.0 | 71.1 | 64.5 | 62.5 | 62.5 | 57.9 | 54.6 | 55.9 | 55.3 | 44.7 |
Over 12-month span | 74.3 | 80.3 | 79.6 | 76.3 | 79.6 | 74.3 | 75.7 | 70.4 | 69.7 | 68.4 | 69.7 | 67.8 | 61.8 |
Footnotes | |||||||||||||
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2018 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. |
Last Modified Date: November 1, 2019