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EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY |
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Total nonfarm |
1 | 147 | 210 | 85 | 182 | 194 | 207 | 208 | 185 | 261 | 184 | 273 | 273 |
Total private |
-6 | 132 | 185 | 87 | 180 | 160 | 157 | 195 | 190 | 247 | 164 | 222 | 228 |
Goods-producing |
-29 | 17 | 28 | 11 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 19 | -20 | 45 | 5 | 27 | 61 |
Mining and logging |
-5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -5 | -5 | 0 | 4 | -11 | -9 | -2 | 4 |
Construction |
-29 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -2 | 16 | 49 | 42 |
Manufacturing |
5 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | -41 | 58 | -2 | -20 | 15 |
Durable goods(1) |
3 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | -1 | 0 | -47 | 45 | 0 | -11 | 11 |
Motor vehicles and parts |
1.6 | -6.4 | -2.9 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -3.3 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -42.3 | 40.5 | 2.0 | -8.2 | 6.8 |
Nondurable goods |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -2 | -9 | 4 |
Private service-providing |
23 | 115 | 157 | 76 | 154 | 151 | 155 | 176 | 210 | 202 | 159 | 195 | 167 |
Wholesale trade |
5.8 | -4.4 | 13.4 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 10.1 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 5.6 | -2.6 |
Retail trade |
-29.3 | -24.3 | -11.8 | -12.3 | -5.4 | 1.0 | -0.6 | 9.0 | 21.9 | -13.9 | 41.4 | -5.8 | -7.0 |
Transportation and warehousing |
1.6 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 21.1 | -0.5 | -4.1 | 10.5 | 6.8 | 22.6 | -2.1 | 29.8 | -4.0 |
Utilities |
-1.5 | 0.5 | -2.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -1.4 | -1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -1.0 | 0.5 |
Information |
-2 | 10 | -6 | 8 | 12 | -3 | -1 | 5 | -1 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 |
Financial activities |
14 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 26 |
Professional and business services(1) |
38 | 12 | 50 | 27 | 41 | 43 | 40 | 25 | 42 | 37 | 22 | 25 | 41 |
Temporary help services |
-2.6 | -11.0 | -0.4 | -3.6 | -4.5 | -4.6 | 3.6 | 7.4 | -6.2 | 2.6 | 4.5 | -2.6 | -3.3 |
Education and health services(1) |
18 | 63 | 65 | 30 | 55 | 73 | 58 | 61 | 40 | 73 | 29 | 72 | 54 |
Health care and social assistance |
31.9 | 61.5 | 49.9 | 26.1 | 47.9 | 45.9 | 56.5 | 48.7 | 41.1 | 56.7 | 25.3 | 42.6 | 56.5 |
Leisure and hospitality |
-23 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 61 | 70 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 51 |
Other services |
1 | 15 | 15 | -3 | 15 | 9 | 5 | -3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
Government |
7 | 15 | 25 | -2 | 2 | 34 | 50 | 13 | -5 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 45 |
(3-month average change, in thousands) |
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Total nonfarm |
151 | 139 | 119 | 147 | 159 | 154 | 194 | 203 | 200 | 218 | 210 | 239 | 243 |
Total private |
142 | 128 | 104 | 135 | 151 | 142 | 166 | 171 | 181 | 211 | 200 | 211 | 205 |
WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND |
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Total nonfarm women employees |
49.8 | 49.8 | 49.8 | 49.9 | 49.9 | 49.9 | 49.9 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
Total private women employees |
48.4 | 48.4 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 48.6 | 48.6 | 48.6 | 48.7 | 48.7 | 48.7 |
Total private production and nonsupervisory employees |
82.4 | 82.4 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 82.2 | 82.2 | 82.2 | 82.2 | 82.2 |
HOURS AND EARNINGS |
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Total private |
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Average weekly hours |
34.4 | 34.5 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.3 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 34.4 |
Average hourly earnings |
$27.69 | $27.76 | $27.81 | $27.87 | $27.96 | $28.05 | $28.16 | $28.16 | $28.24 | $28.34 | $28.37 | $28.43 | $28.52 |
Average weekly earnings |
$952.54 | $957.72 | $956.66 | $958.73 | $961.82 | $962.12 | $968.70 | $968.70 | $971.46 | $972.06 | $973.09 | $975.15 | $981.09 |
Index of aggregate weekly hours(3) |
110.2 | 110.6 | 110.5 | 110.6 | 110.7 | 110.5 | 111.0 | 111.2 | 111.3 | 111.2 | 111.4 | 111.5 | 112.1 |
Over-the-month percent change |
-0.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Index of aggregate weekly payrolls(4) |
145.9 | 146.8 | 146.9 | 147.3 | 148.0 | 148.2 | 149.4 | 149.7 | 150.3 | 150.7 | 151.0 | 151.6 | 152.8 |
Over-the-month percent change |
0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
DIFFUSION INDEXES(5) |
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Total Private |
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Over 1-month span |
58.3 | 57.2 | 62.4 | 55.2 | 58.9 | 59.1 | 56.2 | 58.1 | 56.8 | 63.4 | 58.1 | 57.0 | 58.7 |
Over 3-month span |
68.6 | 62.0 | 59.5 | 59.3 | 62.8 | 60.7 | 63.6 | 61.0 | 61.4 | 66.7 | 65.5 | 63.4 | 58.7 |
Over 6-month span |
71.9 | 69.4 | 68.4 | 68.4 | 62.4 | 60.1 | 63.0 | 63.2 | 61.8 | 67.1 | 65.7 | 65.7 | 64.3 |
Over 12-month span |
73.6 | 75.8 | 71.5 | 70.2 | 68.6 | 66.9 | 66.3 | 67.2 | 66.3 | 69.8 | 67.2 | 65.9 | 64.9 |
Manufacturing |
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Over 1-month span |
57.2 | 53.9 | 53.9 | 47.4 | 57.2 | 53.3 | 53.3 | 44.7 | 40.8 | 61.8 | 50.7 | 47.4 | 54.6 |
Over 3-month span |
58.6 | 54.6 | 52.6 | 46.1 | 57.9 | 51.3 | 58.6 | 47.4 | 46.7 | 55.3 | 53.9 | 50.0 | 40.8 |
Over 6-month span |
72.4 | 65.8 | 63.2 | 58.6 | 56.6 | 51.3 | 55.3 | 53.9 | 44.7 | 52.6 | 49.3 | 46.1 | 42.8 |
Over 12-month span |
75.0 | 77.0 | 73.7 | 67.1 | 64.5 | 60.5 | 64.5 | 59.2 | 53.9 | 61.2 | 53.9 | 48.7 | 48.0 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2019 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. |