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EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY |
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Total nonfarm |
207 | 208 | 185 | 261 | 184 | 214 | 251 | -1,373 | -20,787 | 2,725 | 4,781 | 1,734 | 1,371 |
Total private |
157 | 195 | 190 | 247 | 164 | 179 | 220 | -1,356 | -19,835 | 3,236 | 4,729 | 1,481 | 1,027 |
Goods-producing |
2 | 19 | -20 | 45 | 5 | 13 | 56 | -119 | -2,388 | 676 | 485 | 61 | 43 |
Mining and logging |
-5 | 0 | 4 | -11 | -9 | -3 | 2 | -8 | -53 | -20 | -7 | -7 | -2 |
Construction |
4 | 16 | 17 | -2 | 16 | 38 | 46 | -65 | -1,018 | 456 | 159 | 27 | 16 |
Manufacturing |
3 | 3 | -41 | 58 | -2 | -22 | 8 | -46 | -1,317 | 240 | 333 | 41 | 29 |
Durable goods(1) |
-1 | 0 | -47 | 45 | 0 | -12 | 6 | -27 | -905 | 143 | 265 | 26 | 2 |
Motor vehicles and parts |
-0.6 | -0.5 | -42.3 | 40.5 | 2.0 | -7.5 | 8.3 | -5.1 | -354.9 | 39.1 | 187.5 | 44.9 | -5.3 |
Nondurable goods |
4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -2 | -10 | 2 | -19 | -412 | 97 | 68 | 15 | 27 |
Private service-providing |
155 | 176 | 210 | 202 | 159 | 166 | 164 | -1,237 | -17,447 | 2,560 | 4,244 | 1,420 | 984 |
Wholesale trade |
0.6 | 6.4 | 10.1 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 4.3 | -3.3 | -12.0 | -385.2 | 23.4 | 51.9 | -19.6 | 13.5 |
Retail trade |
-0.6 | 9.0 | 21.9 | -13.9 | 41.4 | -3.2 | 3.0 | -85.4 | -2,299.0 | 385.9 | 858.0 | 236.2 | 248.9 |
Transportation and warehousing |
-4.1 | 10.5 | 6.8 | 22.6 | -2.1 | 22.6 | -0.4 | -9.9 | -559.8 | -25.1 | 87.2 | 48.8 | 78.1 |
Utilities |
-0.7 | -1.4 | -1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | -1.0 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -3.6 | -1.6 | -2.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Information |
-1 | 5 | -1 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 0 | -6 | -279 | -40 | 7 | -9 | 15 |
Financial activities |
15 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 22 | -18 | -261 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 36 |
Professional and business services(1) |
40 | 25 | 42 | 37 | 22 | 20 | 27 | -94 | -2,202 | 160 | 311 | 153 | 197 |
Temporary help services |
3.6 | 7.4 | -6.2 | 2.6 | 4.5 | -3.9 | -6.3 | -51.4 | -840.5 | 46.9 | 144.6 | 121.8 | 106.7 |
Education and health services(1) |
58 | 61 | 40 | 73 | 29 | 69 | 52 | -178 | -2,603 | 388 | 567 | 222 | 147 |
Health care and social assistance |
56.5 | 48.7 | 41.1 | 56.7 | 25.3 | 41.0 | 62.5 | -134.5 | -2,135.5 | 359.4 | 466.2 | 195.7 | 90.1 |
Leisure and hospitality |
42 | 61 | 70 | 43 | 40 | 24 | 59 | -743 | -7,575 | 1,405 | 1,979 | 621 | 174 |
Other services |
5 | -3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 6 | -91 | -1,279 | 245 | 366 | 154 | 74 |
Government |
50 | 13 | -5 | 14 | 20 | 35 | 31 | -17 | -952 | -511 | 52 | 253 | 344 |
(3-month average change, in thousands) |
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Total nonfarm |
194 | 203 | 200 | 218 | 210 | 220 | 216 | -303 | -7,303 | -6,478 | -4,427 | 3,080 | 2,629 |
Total private |
166 | 171 | 181 | 211 | 200 | 197 | 188 | -319 | -6,990 | -5,985 | -3,957 | 3,149 | 2,412 |
WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND |
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Total nonfarm women employees |
49.9 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 49.3 | 49.2 | 49.5 | 49.7 | 49.8 |
Total private women employees |
48.5 | 48.6 | 48.6 | 48.6 | 48.7 | 48.7 | 48.7 | 48.6 | 47.6 | 47.6 | 48.1 | 48.2 | 48.3 |
Total private production and nonsupervisory employees |
82.3 | 82.3 | 82.2 | 82.2 | 82.2 | 82.2 | 82.3 | 82.0 | 80.4 | 80.6 | 81.0 | 81.2 | 81.3 |
HOURS AND EARNINGS |
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Total private |
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Average weekly hours |
34.4 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 34.4 | 34.1 | 34.2 | 34.7 | 34.6 | 34.5 | 34.6 |
Average hourly earnings |
$28.16 | $28.16 | $28.24 | $28.34 | $28.37 | $28.43 | $28.52 | $28.69 | $30.03 | $29.70 | $29.32 | $29.36 | $29.47 |
Average weekly earnings |
$968.70 | $968.70 | $971.46 | $972.06 | $973.09 | $975.15 | $981.09 | $978.33 | $1,027.03 | $1,030.59 | $1,014.47 | $1,012.92 | $1,019.66 |
Index of aggregate weekly hours(3) |
111.0 | 111.2 | 111.3 | 111.2 | 111.4 | 111.5 | 112.0 | 109.9 | 93.2 | 97.4 | 101.2 | 102.2 | 103.4 |
Over-the-month percent change |
0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -1.9 | -15.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
Index of aggregate weekly payrolls(4) |
149.4 | 149.7 | 150.3 | 150.7 | 151.0 | 151.6 | 152.7 | 150.7 | 133.8 | 138.2 | 141.8 | 143.4 | 145.6 |
Over-the-month percent change |
0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -1.3 | -11.2 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
DIFFUSION INDEXES(5) |
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Total Private |
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Over 1-month span |
56.2 | 58.1 | 56.8 | 63.4 | 58.1 | 55.2 | 53.7 | 21.9 | 4.3 | 63.2 | 76.0 | 59.9 | 69.0 |
Over 3-month span |
63.6 | 61.0 | 61.4 | 66.7 | 65.5 | 59.1 | 55.8 | 36.0 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 71.9 | 75.8 |
Over 6-month span |
63.0 | 63.2 | 61.8 | 67.1 | 65.7 | 65.9 | 65.9 | 48.3 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 8.9 |
Over 12-month span |
66.3 | 67.2 | 66.3 | 69.8 | 67.2 | 66.7 | 66.1 | 54.8 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 10.7 |
Manufacturing |
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Over 1-month span |
53.3 | 44.7 | 40.8 | 61.8 | 50.7 | 43.4 | 46.7 | 26.3 | 2.6 | 69.7 | 79.6 | 48.0 | 59.2 |
Over 3-month span |
58.6 | 47.4 | 46.7 | 55.3 | 53.9 | 48.0 | 36.8 | 29.6 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 71.1 | 74.3 |
Over 6-month span |
55.3 | 53.9 | 44.7 | 52.6 | 49.3 | 46.1 | 44.7 | 44.7 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 9.2 | 9.2 |
Over 12-month span |
64.5 | 59.2 | 53.9 | 61.2 | 53.9 | 48.7 | 50.0 | 43.4 | 9.9 | 12.5 | 11.8 | 9.9 | 9.2 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2019 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. |