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| Category | Mar. 2019 | Apr. 2019 | May 2019 | June 2019 | July 2019 | Aug. 2019 | Sept. 2019 | Oct. 2019 | Nov. 2019 | Dec. 2019 | Jan. 2020 | Feb. 2020(p) | Mar. 2020(p) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY | |||||||||||||
| Total nonfarm | 147 | 210 | 85 | 182 | 194 | 207 | 208 | 185 | 261 | 184 | 214 | 275 | -701 | 
| Total private | 132 | 185 | 87 | 180 | 160 | 157 | 195 | 190 | 247 | 164 | 179 | 242 | -713 | 
| Goods-producing | 17 | 28 | 11 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 19 | -20 | 45 | 5 | 13 | 57 | -54 | 
| Mining and logging | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -5 | -5 | 0 | 4 | -11 | -9 | -3 | 3 | -7 | 
| Construction | 20 | 26 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -2 | 16 | 38 | 41 | -29 | 
| Manufacturing | -3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | -41 | 58 | -2 | -22 | 13 | -18 | 
| Durable goods(1) | -6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | -1 | 0 | -47 | 45 | 0 | -12 | 11 | -7 | 
| Motor vehicles and parts | -6.4 | -2.9 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -3.3 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -42.3 | 40.5 | 2.0 | -7.5 | 8.5 | -2.2 | 
| Nondurable goods | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -2 | -10 | 2 | -11 | 
| Private service-providing | 115 | 157 | 76 | 154 | 151 | 155 | 176 | 210 | 202 | 159 | 166 | 185 | -659 | 
| Wholesale trade | -4.4 | 13.4 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 10.1 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 4.3 | -1.9 | 0.9 | 
| Retail trade | -24.3 | -11.8 | -12.3 | -5.4 | 1.0 | -0.6 | 9.0 | 21.9 | -13.9 | 41.4 | -3.2 | 1.2 | -46.2 | 
| Transportation and warehousing | 5.7 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 21.1 | -0.5 | -4.1 | 10.5 | 6.8 | 22.6 | -2.1 | 22.6 | -1.2 | -4.9 | 
| Utilities | 0.5 | -2.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -1.4 | -1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -1.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 
| Information | 10 | -6 | 8 | 12 | -3 | -1 | 5 | -1 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 
| Financial activities | 17 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 31 | -1 | 
| Professional and business services(1) | 12 | 50 | 27 | 41 | 43 | 40 | 25 | 42 | 37 | 22 | 20 | 36 | -52 | 
| Temporary help services | -11.0 | -0.4 | -3.6 | -4.5 | -4.6 | 3.6 | 7.4 | -6.2 | 2.6 | 4.5 | -3.9 | -3.9 | -49.5 | 
| Education and health services(1) | 63 | 65 | 30 | 55 | 73 | 58 | 61 | 40 | 73 | 29 | 69 | 65 | -76 | 
| Health care and social assistance | 61.5 | 49.9 | 26.1 | 47.9 | 45.9 | 56.5 | 48.7 | 41.1 | 56.7 | 25.3 | 41.0 | 66.1 | -61.2 | 
| Leisure and hospitality | 21 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 61 | 70 | 43 | 40 | 24 | 44 | -459 | 
| Other services | 15 | 15 | -3 | 15 | 9 | 5 | -3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -24 | 
| Government | 15 | 25 | -2 | 2 | 34 | 50 | 13 | -5 | 14 | 20 | 35 | 33 | 12 | 
| (3-month average change, in thousands) | |||||||||||||
| Total nonfarm | 139 | 119 | 147 | 159 | 154 | 194 | 203 | 200 | 218 | 210 | 220 | 224 | -71 | 
| Total private | 128 | 104 | 135 | 151 | 142 | 166 | 171 | 181 | 211 | 200 | 197 | 195 | -97 | 
| WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND | |||||||||||||
| Total nonfarm women employees | 49.8 | 49.8 | 49.9 | 49.9 | 49.9 | 49.9 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 
| Total private women employees | 48.4 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 48.6 | 48.6 | 48.6 | 48.7 | 48.7 | 48.7 | 48.6 | 
| Total private production and nonsupervisory employees | 82.4 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 82.2 | 82.2 | 82.2 | 82.2 | 82.2 | 82.0 | 
| HOURS AND EARNINGS | |||||||||||||
| Total private | |||||||||||||
| Average weekly hours | 34.5 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.3 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 34.4 | 34.2 | 
| Average hourly earnings | $27.76 | $27.81 | $27.87 | $27.96 | $28.05 | $28.16 | $28.16 | $28.24 | $28.34 | $28.37 | $28.43 | $28.51 | $28.62 | 
| Average weekly earnings | $957.72 | $956.66 | $958.73 | $961.82 | $962.12 | $968.70 | $968.70 | $971.46 | $972.06 | $973.09 | $975.15 | $980.74 | $978.80 | 
| Index of aggregate weekly hours(3) | 110.6 | 110.5 | 110.6 | 110.7 | 110.5 | 111.0 | 111.2 | 111.3 | 111.2 | 111.4 | 111.5 | 112.0 | 110.8 | 
| Over-the-month percent change | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -1.1 | 
| Index of aggregate weekly payrolls(4) | 146.8 | 146.9 | 147.3 | 148.0 | 148.2 | 149.4 | 149.7 | 150.3 | 150.7 | 151.0 | 151.6 | 152.7 | 151.6 | 
| Over-the-month percent change | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 
| DIFFUSION INDEXES(5) | |||||||||||||
| Total Private | |||||||||||||
| Over 1-month span | 57.2 | 62.4 | 55.2 | 58.9 | 59.1 | 56.2 | 58.1 | 56.8 | 63.4 | 58.1 | 55.2 | 57.9 | 36.0 | 
| Over 3-month span | 62.0 | 59.5 | 59.3 | 62.8 | 60.7 | 63.6 | 61.0 | 61.4 | 66.7 | 65.5 | 59.1 | 57.4 | 47.1 | 
| Over 6-month span | 69.4 | 68.4 | 68.4 | 62.4 | 60.1 | 63.0 | 63.2 | 61.8 | 67.1 | 65.7 | 65.9 | 65.1 | 55.0 | 
| Over 12-month span | 75.8 | 71.5 | 70.2 | 68.6 | 66.9 | 66.3 | 67.2 | 66.3 | 69.8 | 67.2 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 60.5 | 
| Manufacturing | |||||||||||||
| Over 1-month span | 53.9 | 53.9 | 47.4 | 57.2 | 53.3 | 53.3 | 44.7 | 40.8 | 61.8 | 50.7 | 43.4 | 50.7 | 36.8 | 
| Over 3-month span | 54.6 | 52.6 | 46.1 | 57.9 | 51.3 | 58.6 | 47.4 | 46.7 | 55.3 | 53.9 | 48.0 | 42.8 | 38.2 | 
| Over 6-month span | 65.8 | 63.2 | 58.6 | 56.6 | 51.3 | 55.3 | 53.9 | 44.7 | 52.6 | 49.3 | 46.1 | 45.4 | 48.0 | 
| Over 12-month span | 77.0 | 73.7 | 67.1 | 64.5 | 60.5 | 64.5 | 59.2 | 53.9 | 61.2 | 53.9 | 48.7 | 50.0 | 46.7 | 
| Footnotes | |||||||||||||
| NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2019 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. | |||||||||||||