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| Category | Nov. 2020 | Dec. 2020 | Jan. 2021 | Feb. 2021 | Mar. 2021 | Apr. 2021 | May 2021 | June 2021 | July 2021 | Aug. 2021 | Sept. 2021 | Oct. 2021(p) | Nov. 2021(p) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY | |||||||||||||
| Total nonfarm | 264 | -306 | 233 | 536 | 785 | 269 | 614 | 962 | 1,091 | 483 | 379 | 546 | 210 | 
| Total private | 359 | -274 | 122 | 622 | 724 | 226 | 555 | 808 | 816 | 504 | 424 | 628 | 235 | 
| Goods-producing | 68 | 82 | -7 | -20 | 159 | -41 | 16 | 42 | 74 | 54 | 65 | 94 | 60 | 
| Mining and logging | 3 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 
| Construction | 24 | 47 | 12 | -57 | 93 | -9 | -24 | -2 | 12 | -1 | 35 | 43 | 31 | 
| Manufacturing | 41 | 35 | -18 | 35 | 51 | -35 | 36 | 32 | 57 | 49 | 29 | 48 | 31 | 
| Durable goods(1) | 30 | 18 | -17 | 27 | 28 | -31 | 27 | 31 | 41 | 34 | 15 | 32 | 15 | 
| Motor vehicles and parts | 17.7 | 3.9 | -6.4 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -41.6 | 29.1 | -2.8 | 14.1 | 14.6 | -2.9 | 19.3 | -10.1 | 
| Nondurable goods | 11 | 17 | -1 | 8 | 23 | -4 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 
| Private service-providing | 291 | -356 | 129 | 642 | 565 | 267 | 539 | 766 | 742 | 450 | 359 | 534 | 175 | 
| Wholesale trade | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 7.7 | 18.9 | 6.9 | 14.8 | 27.4 | 15.0 | -5.2 | 9.9 | 12.5 | 8.0 | 
| Retail trade | -2.1 | 30.1 | 18.5 | 14.4 | 41.9 | -22.0 | 59.9 | 88.9 | -6.1 | 22.2 | 39.1 | 37.8 | -20.4 | 
| Transportation and warehousing | 123.6 | -43.2 | 5.9 | 36.4 | 42.7 | -54.9 | 15.0 | 23.6 | 56.1 | 67.3 | 63.4 | 59.8 | 49.7 | 
| Utilities | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -2.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 
| Information | 0 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 
| Financial activities | 10 | 18 | 7 | -7 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 26 | 13 | 
| Professional and business services(1) | 95 | 159 | 90 | 93 | 74 | -79 | 50 | 70 | 91 | 139 | 111 | 121 | 90 | 
| Temporary help services | 39.0 | 62.1 | 99.7 | 47.6 | -5.8 | -122.3 | 7.5 | 31.0 | 18.6 | 27.4 | 14.9 | 46.4 | 6.2 | 
| Education and health services(1) | 43 | -29 | -14 | 57 | 104 | 23 | 46 | 72 | 84 | 72 | 16 | 59 | 4 | 
| Health care and social assistance | 48.4 | 38.9 | -91.7 | 52.6 | 51.3 | 32.4 | 12.8 | 15.5 | 43.6 | 13.7 | 37.2 | 47.6 | 5.7 | 
| Leisure and hospitality | 10 | -498 | -17 | 413 | 227 | 328 | 319 | 397 | 408 | 71 | 108 | 170 | 23 | 
| Other services | -3 | -16 | 11 | 22 | 37 | 37 | 13 | 76 | 44 | 36 | -4 | 36 | 10 | 
| Government | -95 | -32 | 111 | -86 | 61 | 43 | 59 | 154 | 275 | -21 | -45 | -82 | -25 | 
| (3-month average change, in thousands) | |||||||||||||
| Total nonfarm | 553 | 213 | 64 | 154 | 518 | 530 | 556 | 615 | 889 | 845 | 651 | 469 | 378 | 
| Total private | 748 | 346 | 69 | 157 | 489 | 524 | 502 | 530 | 726 | 709 | 581 | 519 | 429 | 
| WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND  | |||||||||||||
| Total nonfarm women employees | 49.8 | 49.7 | 49.8 | 49.8 | 49.7 | 49.8 | 49.8 | 49.8 | 49.9 | 49.9 | 49.8 | 49.8 | 49.8 | 
| Total private women employees | 48.4 | 48.3 | 48.4 | 48.4 | 48.4 | 48.4 | 48.4 | 48.4 | 48.4 | 48.4 | 48.4 | 48.5 | 48.4 | 
| Total private production and nonsupervisory employees | 81.5 | 81.5 | 81.4 | 81.5 | 81.4 | 81.3 | 81.4 | 81.3 | 81.4 | 81.4 | 81.4 | 81.6 | 81.6 | 
| HOURS AND EARNINGS  | |||||||||||||
| Total private | |||||||||||||
| Average weekly hours | 34.8 | 34.7 | 35.0 | 34.6 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.8 | 34.7 | 34.7 | 34.6 | 34.8 | 34.7 | 34.8 | 
| Average hourly earnings | $29.61 | $29.91 | $29.92 | $30.00 | $29.97 | $30.17 | $30.31 | $30.44 | $30.55 | $30.67 | $30.84 | $30.95 | $31.03 | 
| Average weekly earnings | $1,030.43 | $1,037.88 | $1,047.20 | $1,038.00 | $1,045.95 | $1,052.93 | $1,054.79 | $1,056.27 | $1,060.09 | $1,061.18 | $1,073.23 | $1,073.97 | $1,079.84 | 
| Index of aggregate weekly hours(3) | 106.0 | 105.4 | 106.5 | 105.8 | 107.3 | 107.5 | 107.7 | 108.1 | 108.8 | 108.9 | 109.9 | 110.2 | 110.7 | 
| Over-the-month percent change | 0.3 | -0.6 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 
| Index of aggregate weekly payrolls(4) | 150.0 | 150.8 | 152.3 | 151.7 | 153.8 | 155.1 | 156.1 | 157.3 | 158.9 | 159.7 | 162.1 | 163.0 | 164.2 | 
| Over-the-month percent change | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 
| DIFFUSION INDEXES(5) | |||||||||||||
| Total Private | |||||||||||||
| Over 1-month span | 64.4 | 61.7 | 50.4 | 61.7 | 73.0 | 60.9 | 64.0 | 69.8 | 70.0 | 71.2 | 65.0 | 73.9 | 63.0 | 
| Over 3-month span | 79.0 | 74.3 | 63.4 | 59.3 | 66.9 | 75.3 | 72.0 | 73.0 | 72.8 | 77.6 | 74.7 | 74.1 | 73.9 | 
| Over 6-month span | 81.5 | 79.0 | 75.7 | 77.8 | 76.7 | 73.7 | 72.2 | 74.9 | 81.1 | 78.6 | 75.9 | 79.2 | 79.4 | 
| Over 12-month span | 13.6 | 14.6 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 20.4 | 83.3 | 83.9 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 81.7 | 80.4 | 81.1 | 83.1 | 
| Manufacturing | |||||||||||||
| Over 1-month span | 59.3 | 70.0 | 46.0 | 60.0 | 75.3 | 58.7 | 59.3 | 68.7 | 67.3 | 64.7 | 58.0 | 66.7 | 67.3 | 
| Over 3-month span | 73.3 | 75.3 | 64.0 | 68.0 | 69.3 | 74.0 | 64.0 | 69.3 | 69.3 | 77.3 | 67.3 | 67.3 | 66.0 | 
| Over 6-month span | 74.0 | 69.3 | 68.0 | 75.3 | 76.0 | 70.7 | 74.7 | 76.0 | 81.3 | 78.7 | 74.7 | 70.0 | 73.3 | 
| Over 12-month span | 12.0 | 11.3 | 16.7 | 18.7 | 21.3 | 86.7 | 80.0 | 75.3 | 77.3 | 79.3 | 74.7 | 78.7 | 85.3 | 
| Footnotes | |||||||||||||
| NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2020 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. | |||||||||||||