Technical information: Household data: (202) 691-6378 USDL 06-942 http://www.bls.gov/cps/ Establishment data: 691-6555 Transmission of material in this release http://www.bls.gov/ces/ is embargoed until 8:30 A.M. (EDT), Media contact: 691-5902 Friday, June 2, 2006. THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: MAY 2006 Nonfarm employment edged up in May (+75,000), and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Employment continued to trend up in some service-providing industries and in mining, while retail trade and manufac- turing lost jobs. Average hourly earnings were up by 1 cent in May following a gain of 10 cents in April. Unemployment (Household Survey Data) Both the number of unemployed persons (7.0 million) and the unemployment rate (4.6 percent) were essentially unchanged in May. A year earlier, the unemployment rate was 5.1 percent. In May, the jobless rates for the major worker groups--adult men (4.2 per- cent), adult women (4.1 percent), teenagers (14.0 percent), whites (4.1 per- cent), blacks (8.9 percent), and Hispanics (5.0 percent)--showed little or no change over the month. The unemployment rate for Asians was 3.0 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) Total employment (144.0 million) continued to trend up in May; over the year it has increased by 2.4 million. Both the employment-population ratio (63.0 percent) and labor force participation rate (66.1 percent) held steady over the month. (See table A-1.) Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) About 1.4 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally attached to the labor force in May, the same as a year earlier. These individuals wanted and were available for work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. Among the marginally attached, there were 323,000 discouraged workers in May, down from 392,000 a year earlier. Discouraged workers were not currently looking for work specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them. The other 1.1 million marginally attached had not searched for work for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table A-13.) - 2 - Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) ______________________________________________________________________________ | Quarterly | | | averages | Monthly data | |_________________|__________________________| Apr.- Category | 2005 | 2006 | 2006 | May |________|________|__________________________|change | IV | I | Mar. | Apr. | May | ________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______ HOUSEHOLD DATA | Labor force status |____________________________________________________ Civilian labor force.....| 150,126| 150,405| 150,652| 150,811| 150,991| 180 Employment.............| 142,671| 143,324| 143,641| 143,688| 143,976| 288 Unemployment...........| 7,455| 7,081| 7,011| 7,123| 7,015| -108 Not in labor force.......| 77,070| 77,359| 77,323| 77,388| 77,437| 49 |________|________|________|________|________|_______ | Unemployment rates |____________________________________________________ All workers..............| 5.0| 4.7| 4.7| 4.7| 4.6| -0.1 Adult men..............| 4.3| 4.1| 4.1| 4.2| 4.2| .0 Adult women............| 4.5| 4.2| 4.1| 4.3| 4.1| -.2 Teenagers..............| 16.1| 15.5| 15.7| 14.6| 14.0| -.6 White..................| 4.3| 4.1| 4.0| 4.1| 4.1| .0 Black or African | | | | | | American.............| 9.7| 9.2| 9.3| 9.4| 8.9| -.5 Hispanic or Latino | | | | | | ethnicity............| 6.0| 5.6| 5.4| 5.4| 5.0| -.4 |________|________|________|________|________|_______ ESTABLISHMENT DATA | Employment |____________________________________________________ Nonfarm employment.......| 134,161| 134,722| 134,905|p135,031|p135,106| p75 Goods-producing(1).....| 22,242| 22,363| 22,381| p22,426| p22,416| p-10 Construction.........| 7,391| 7,483| 7,495| p7,511| p7,512| p1 Manufacturing........| 14,211| 14,226| 14,225| p14,244| p14,230| p-14 Service-providing(1)...| 111,920| 112,359| 112,524|p112,605|p112,690| p85 Retail trade(2)......| 15,284| 15,299| 15,307| p15,263| p15,236| p-27 Professional and | | | | | | business services..| 17,058| 17,161| 17,199| p17,216| p17,243| p27 Education and health | | | | | | services...........| 17,476| 17,584| 17,622| p17,658| p17,699| p41 Leisure and | | | | | | hospitality........| 12,873| 12,954| 12,976| p12,991| p12,995| p4 Government...........| 21,870| 21,873| 21,899| p21,908| p21,916 p8 |________|________|________|________|________|_______ | Hours of work(3) |____________________________________________________ Total private............| 33.8| 33.8| 33.8| p33.9| p33.8| p-0.1 Manufacturing..........| 40.9| 41.0| 41.1| p41.2| p41.1| p-.1 Overtime.............| 4.6| 4.5| 4.5| p4.6| p4.6| p.0 |________|________|________|________|________|_______ | Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)(3) |____________________________________________________ Total private............| 103.4| 104.2| 104.4| p104.8| p104.6| p-0.2 |________|________|________|________|________|_______ | Earnings(3) |____________________________________________________ Avg. hourly earnings, | | | | | | total private..........| $16.30| $16.46| $16.51| p$16.61| p$16.62| p$0.01 Avg. weekly earnings, | | | | | | total private..........| 551.05| 556.35| 558.04| p563.08| p561.76| p-1.32 _________________________|________|________|________|________|________|_______ 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. 2 Quarterly averages and the over-the-month change are calculated using unrounded data. 3 Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers. p = preliminary. - 3 - Employment Status of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees (Household Survey Data) Beginning in October 2005, questions were added to the household survey to identify persons who evacuated from their homes, even temporarily, due to Hurricane Katrina. Data collected through these questions do not account for all evacuees; persons living outside the scope of the survey--such as those living in hotels or shelters--are not included. The questions were asked of persons in the household survey sample throughout the country, since some evacuees relocated far from the storm-affected areas. An additional question determined whether evacuees had returned to their homes and were living there at the time of the survey. The total number of evacuees estimated from the household survey may change from month to month as people move in and out of the scope of the survey. In addition, because the estimates are obtained from a sample survey, they may vary from month to month due to sampling error. Information gathered in May represented about 1.2 million persons age 16 and over who had evacuated from where they were living in August 2005 due to Hurricane Katrina. These evacuees either had moved back to their homes or were living in other residential units covered in the survey. Over half of the evacuees were living in their August 2005 residences. Of all evacuees identified, 61.8 percent were in the labor force in May. The unemployment rate for persons identified as evacuees was 14.3 percent. The rate was much higher for evacuees who were not living in their former homes (24.9 percent) than for those who were again living at their pre-Katrina residences (6.5 per- cent). (See table B.) Table B. Employment status in May 2006 of persons 16 years and over who evacuated from their August 2005 residence, even temporarily, due to Hurricane Katrina (1) (Numbers in thousands, not seasonally adjusted) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Residence in May 2006 | |------------------------- Employment status in May 2006 | Total | Same as | Different | |in August| than in | | 2005 | August 2005 -------------------------------------|-------|---------|--------------- Civilian noninstitutional population.| 1,179 | 675 | 504 Civilian labor force...............| 728 | 419 | 309 Participation rate...........| 61.8 | 62.1 | 61.3 Employed........................| 624 | 392 | 232 Employment-population ratio..| 52.9 | 58.0 | 46.0 Unemployed......................| 104 | 27 | 77 Unemployment rate............| 14.3 | 6.5 | 24.9 Not in labor force.................| 451 | 256 | 195 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Represents persons in the civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over who resided in households that were eligible to be selected for the Current Population Survey (CPS). These data are not representative of the total evacuee population because they do not in- clude children or people residing in shelters, hotels, places of worship, or other units outside the scope of the CPS. The total number of evac- uees estimated from the CPS may change from month to month as people move in and out of the scope of the survey and because of sampling varia- bility. NOTE: These data use population controls that have been adjusted to account for interstate moves by evacuees. - 4 - Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data) Total nonfarm payroll employment edged up in May (+75,000) to 135.1 million. Over the month, job gains continued in education and health services, wholesale trade, professional and business services, and mining. Retail trade employment was down in May. (See table B-1.) Education and health services continued to add jobs in May, with a gain of 41,000. Over the past 12 months, employment in the industry has increased by 408,000, with health care accounting for about two-thirds of the growth. In May, health care added 19,000 jobs, with about half of the gain in hospitals. Elsewhere in the service-providing sector, wholesale trade added 14,000 jobs over the month; employment in this industry has risen by 108,000 over the past year. Employment in professional and business services continued to trend upward in May (+27,000). Within that industry, computer systems design added 11,000 jobs. Temporary help employment has been flat since January. Retail trade employment fell by 27,000 in May, following a larger decline in April. However, employment in the industry was little changed over the year. Over the month, general merchandise stores and clothing stores each lost 9,000 jobs. Employment in the information industry fell by 13,000, largely due to a decline in motion picture and sound recording employment. In the goods-producing sector, mining employment rose by 4,000 in May. Mining has added 113,000 jobs since its most recent low in April 2003, largely reflecting gains in support activities for oil and gas. In May, construction employment was essentially unchanged in all its component industries. Total construction employment has not increased significantly since February. Manufacturing employment edged down in May (-14,000), following a small gain in April. Over the month, employment declined in motor vehicles and parts and in computer and electronic products; both of these industries had added jobs in April. Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data) The average workweek for production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls decreased by 0.1 hour to 33.8 hours in May, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek also fell by 0.1 hour to 41.1 hours, while factory overtime was unchanged at 4.6 hours. (See table B-2.) The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls decreased by 0.2 percent in May to 104.6 (2002=100). The manufacturing index fell by 0.3 percent to 96.0. (See table B-5.) Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data) Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls edged up by 1 cent in May to $16.62, seasonally adjusted. This followed an increase of 10 cents in April. Average weekly earnings decreased by 0.2 percent in May to $561.76. Over the year, average hourly earnings increased by 3.7 percent and average weekly earnings increased by 4.0 percent. (See table B-3.) ______________________________ The Employment Situation for June is scheduled to be released on Friday, July 7, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). - 5 - Explanatory Note This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics survey (establishment survey). The household survey provides the informa- tion on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about 60,000 house- holds conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The establishment survey provides the information on the employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This information is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation with state agencies. The sample includes about 160,000 businesses and government agencies covering ap- proximately 400,000 individual worksites. The active sample includes about one-third of all nonfarm payroll workers. The sample is drawn from a sampling frame of unemployment insurance tax accounts. For both surveys, the data for a given month relate to a particular week or pay period. In the household survey, the reference week is generally the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month. In the establish- ment survey, the reference period is the pay period including the 12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the calendar week. Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect the entire civilian noninstitutional population. Based on responses to a series of questions on work and job search activities, each person 16 years and over in a sample household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force. People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid employees during the reference week; worked in their own business, pro- fession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours in a family business or farm. People are also counted as employed if they were temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather, vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons. People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following criteria: They had no employment during the reference week; they were available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons laid off from a job and expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The unemployment data derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits. The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor force. The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the labor force. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the employed as a percent of the population. - 6 - Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn from pri- vate nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as federal, state, and local government entities. Employees on nonfarm payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay period, including persons on paid leave. Persons are counted in each job they hold. Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing sector. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Differences in employment estimates. The numerous conceptual and method- ological differences between the household and establishment surveys result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the sur- veys. Among these are: --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed, unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed. These groups are excluded from the establishment survey. --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed. The establishment survey does not. --The household survey is limited to workers 16 years of age and older. The establishment survey is not limited by age. --The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because in- dividuals are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job and thus appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each appearance. Seasonal adjustment Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production, harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. The ef- fect of such seasonal variation can be very large; seasonal fluctua- tions may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month changes in unemployment. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by ad- justing the statistics from month to month. These adjustments make non- seasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. For example, the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined. However, because the effect of students finishing school in previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be adjusted to allow for a comparable change. Insofar as the seasonal adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to ana- lyze changes in economic activity. - 7 - Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the household and establishment surveys. However, the adjusted series for many major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most super- sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating in- dependently adjusted component series. For example, total unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be obtained by di- rectly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more detailed age categories. For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated each month, using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the current month. In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to adjust only the current month's data. In the establishment survey, however, new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent monthly estimates. In both surveys, revisions to historical data are made once a year. Reliability of the estimates Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample rather than the en- tire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the "true" population values they represent. The exact difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 stand- ard errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus 430,000. Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000 from one month to the next. The 90-percent confidence interval on the monthly change would range from -330,000 to 530,000 (100,000 +/- 430,000). These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the "true" over-the-month change lies within this interval. Since this range includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that employment had, in fact, increased. If, however, the reported employment rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent confidence interval would be greater than zero. In this case, it is likely (at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact, oc- curred. At an unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent con- fidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 280,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- .19 percentage point. In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates which are based on a small number of observations. The precision of esti- mates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as for quarterly and annual averages. The seasonal adjustment process can also im- prove the stability of the monthly estimates. - 8 - The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2 months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason, these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. It is only after two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final. Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business births. The first component uses business deaths to impute employment for business births. This is incorporated into the sample-based link relative estimate procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of busi- ness, but imputing to them the same trend as the other firms in the sample. The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the residual net birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation. The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was de- rived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past five years. The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program. The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a rough proxy for total survey error. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in the classification of industries. Over the past decade, the benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.2 percent, ranging from less than 0.05 percent to 0.4 percent. Additional statistics and other information More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings, published each month by BLS. It is available for $27.00 per issue or $53.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. All orders must be prepaid by sending a check or money order pay- able to the Superintendent of Documents, or by charging to Mastercard or Visa. Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for the household and establishment survey data published in this release. For unemployment and other labor force categories, these measures appear in tables 1-B through 1-D of its "Explanatory Notes." For the establish- ment survey data, the sampling error measures and the actual size of re- visions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables 2-B through 2-F of Employment and Earnings. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone: 1-800-877-8339. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted (1) Employment status, sex, and age May Apr. May May Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May 2005 2006 2006 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 TOTAL Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 225,670 228,199 228,428 225,670 227,553 227,763 227,975 228,199 228,428 Civilian labor force............................ 148,878 150,209 150,696 149,201 150,114 150,449 150,652 150,811 150,991 Participation rate........................ 66.0 65.8 66.0 66.1 66.0 66.1 66.1 66.1 66.1 Employed...................................... 141,591 143,405 144,041 141,571 143,074 143,257 143,641 143,688 143,976 Employment-population ratio............... 62.7 62.8 63.1 62.7 62.9 62.9 63.0 63.0 63.0 Unemployed.................................... 7,287 6,804 6,655 7,629 7,040 7,193 7,011 7,123 7,015 Unemployment rate......................... 4.9 4.5 4.4 5.1 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.6 Not in labor force.............................. 76,792 77,990 77,732 76,469 77,439 77,314 77,323 77,388 77,437 Persons who currently want a job.............. 5,386 4,648 5,201 4,717 4,962 4,949 4,865 4,767 4,655 Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 108,934 110,280 110,401 108,934 109,936 110,048 110,161 110,280 110,401 Civilian labor force............................ 79,827 80,669 80,995 80,046 80,525 80,771 81,031 81,075 81,189 Participation rate........................ 73.3 73.1 73.4 73.5 73.2 73.4 73.6 73.5 73.5 Employed...................................... 75,997 76,929 77,322 75,998 76,857 76,888 77,273 77,237 77,313 Employment-population ratio............... 69.8 69.8 70.0 69.8 69.9 69.9 70.1 70.0 70.0 Unemployed.................................... 3,830 3,740 3,672 4,047 3,668 3,883 3,758 3,838 3,876 Unemployment rate......................... 4.8 4.6 4.5 5.1 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.8 Not in labor force.............................. 29,107 29,611 29,407 28,888 29,411 29,278 29,129 29,205 29,212 Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 100,634 101,857 101,963 100,634 101,560 101,657 101,754 101,857 101,963 Civilian labor force............................ 76,391 77,275 77,446 76,445 76,928 77,115 77,335 77,415 77,477 Participation rate........................ 75.9 75.9 76.0 76.0 75.7 75.9 76.0 76.0 76.0 Employed...................................... 73,242 74,098 74,356 73,108 73,844 73,857 74,197 74,169 74,202 Employment-population ratio............... 72.8 72.7 72.9 72.6 72.7 72.7 72.9 72.8 72.8 Unemployed.................................... 3,149 3,177 3,090 3,337 3,084 3,258 3,137 3,246 3,275 Unemployment rate......................... 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.4 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.2 Not in labor force.............................. 24,244 24,582 24,517 24,190 24,631 24,542 24,419 24,442 24,486 Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 116,736 117,919 118,027 116,736 117,617 117,715 117,814 117,919 118,027 Civilian labor force............................ 69,051 69,540 69,701 69,155 69,589 69,679 69,621 69,736 69,802 Participation rate........................ 59.2 59.0 59.1 59.2 59.2 59.2 59.1 59.1 59.1 Employed...................................... 65,594 66,476 66,719 65,573 66,217 66,369 66,368 66,451 66,663 Employment-population ratio............... 56.2 56.4 56.5 56.2 56.3 56.4 56.3 56.4 56.5 Unemployed.................................... 3,457 3,064 2,983 3,582 3,372 3,309 3,252 3,285 3,139 Unemployment rate......................... 5.0 4.4 4.3 5.2 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.5 Not in labor force.............................. 47,685 48,379 48,326 47,581 48,028 48,037 48,193 48,183 48,225 Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 108,672 109,736 109,829 108,672 109,478 109,562 109,646 109,736 109,829 Civilian labor force............................ 65,505 66,215 66,251 65,528 66,022 66,081 66,038 66,187 66,280 Participation rate........................ 60.3 60.3 60.3 60.3 60.3 60.3 60.2 60.3 60.3 Employed...................................... 62,642 63,547 63,695 62,515 63,163 63,262 63,305 63,362 63,555 Employment-population ratio............... 57.6 57.9 58.0 57.5 57.7 57.7 57.7 57.7 57.9 Unemployed.................................... 2,863 2,668 2,556 3,013 2,859 2,819 2,733 2,825 2,725 Unemployment rate......................... 4.4 4.0 3.9 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.1 Not in labor force.............................. 43,167 43,521 43,578 43,144 43,456 43,481 43,608 43,550 43,549 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 16,364 16,606 16,637 16,364 16,515 16,545 16,575 16,606 16,637 Civilian labor force............................ 6,983 6,720 6,999 7,228 7,164 7,253 7,279 7,210 7,234 Participation rate........................ 42.7 40.5 42.1 44.2 43.4 43.8 43.9 43.4 43.5 Employed...................................... 5,707 5,760 5,990 5,948 6,067 6,138 6,139 6,157 6,220 Employment-population ratio............... 34.9 34.7 36.0 36.4 36.7 37.1 37.0 37.1 37.4 Unemployed.................................... 1,276 960 1,010 1,280 1,097 1,115 1,140 1,053 1,015 Unemployment rate......................... 18.3 14.3 14.4 17.7 15.3 15.4 15.7 14.6 14.0 Not in labor force.............................. 9,381 9,886 9,637 9,136 9,352 9,292 9,296 9,396 9,402 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted (1) Employment status, race, sex, and age May Apr. May May Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May 2005 2006 2006 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 WHITE Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 184,167 185,849 186,002 184,167 185,436 185,570 185,704 185,849 186,002 Civilian labor force............................ 122,028 122,944 123,283 122,213 123,168 123,022 123,103 123,357 123,449 Participation rate.......................... 66.3 66.2 66.3 66.4 66.4 66.3 66.3 66.4 66.4 Employed...................................... 116,916 118,141 118,509 116,845 118,071 117,926 118,193 118,357 118,429 Employment-population ratio................. 63.5 63.6 63.7 63.4 63.7 63.5 63.6 63.7 63.7 Unemployed.................................... 5,112 4,803 4,774 5,368 5,097 5,096 4,910 5,001 5,020 Unemployment rate........................... 4.2 3.9 3.9 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.1 Not in labor force.............................. 62,139 62,904 62,718 61,954 62,268 62,548 62,601 62,492 62,552 Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................ 63,740 64,347 64,469 63,736 64,250 64,181 64,382 64,421 64,463 Participation rate.......................... 76.4 76.4 76.4 76.4 76.4 76.3 76.5 76.5 76.4 Employed...................................... 61,475 62,074 62,246 61,325 61,924 61,836 62,128 62,109 62,107 Employment-population ratio................. 73.7 73.7 73.8 73.5 73.7 73.5 73.8 73.7 73.6 Unemployed.................................... 2,265 2,273 2,223 2,412 2,326 2,345 2,254 2,312 2,356 Unemployment rate........................... 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.7 Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................ 52,509 53,015 53,016 52,489 52,913 52,890 52,749 52,974 52,985 Participation rate.......................... 59.6 59.7 59.7 59.6 59.7 59.6 59.5 59.7 59.6 Employed...................................... 50,562 51,159 51,223 50,441 50,938 50,895 50,853 51,022 51,083 Employment-population ratio................. 57.4 57.6 57.7 57.3 57.5 57.4 57.3 57.5 57.5 Unemployed.................................... 1,947 1,856 1,794 2,049 1,974 1,994 1,895 1,952 1,902 Unemployment rate........................... 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.6 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force............................ 5,778 5,582 5,798 5,987 6,005 5,951 5,973 5,962 6,001 Participation rate.......................... 45.6 43.6 45.2 47.3 47.1 46.6 46.7 46.5 46.8 Employed...................................... 4,879 4,909 5,040 5,080 5,209 5,195 5,212 5,226 5,239 Employment-population ratio................. 38.5 38.3 39.3 40.1 40.8 40.7 40.7 40.8 40.8 Unemployed.................................... 899 674 757 907 797 756 761 736 762 Unemployment rate........................... 15.6 12.1 13.1 15.2 13.3 12.7 12.7 12.3 12.7 BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 26,450 26,905 26,943 26,450 26,788 26,826 26,865 26,905 26,943 Civilian labor force............................ 16,977 17,155 17,247 17,060 16,982 17,273 17,334 17,326 17,312 Participation rate.......................... 64.2 63.8 64.0 64.5 63.4 64.4 64.5 64.4 64.3 Employed...................................... 15,338 15,638 15,796 15,347 15,476 15,660 15,726 15,698 15,767 Employment-population ratio................. 58.0 58.1 58.6 58.0 57.8 58.4 58.5 58.3 58.5 Unemployed.................................... 1,639 1,517 1,452 1,713 1,506 1,614 1,608 1,628 1,545 Unemployment rate........................... 9.7 8.8 8.4 10.0 8.9 9.3 9.3 9.4 8.9 Not in labor force.............................. 9,473 9,751 9,696 9,389 9,806 9,553 9,531 9,580 9,631 Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................ 7,586 7,690 7,732 7,625 7,520 7,682 7,703 7,760 7,757 Participation rate.......................... 71.4 71.1 71.3 71.7 69.8 71.2 71.3 71.7 71.6 Employed...................................... 6,935 7,032 7,072 6,930 6,959 7,030 7,062 7,067 7,057 Employment-population ratio................. 65.2 65.0 65.3 65.2 64.6 65.2 65.4 65.3 65.1 Unemployed.................................... 651 658 661 694 561 652 641 694 700 Unemployment rate........................... 8.6 8.6 8.5 9.1 7.5 8.5 8.3 8.9 9.0 Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................ 8,571 8,670 8,676 8,590 8,681 8,668 8,725 8,677 8,693 Participation rate.......................... 64.2 64.1 64.0 64.4 64.4 64.2 64.5 64.1 64.1 Employed...................................... 7,883 8,036 8,091 7,874 7,981 7,990 8,058 8,004 8,063 Employment-population ratio................. 59.1 59.4 59.7 59.0 59.2 59.2 59.6 59.1 59.5 Unemployed.................................... 688 635 585 716 700 678 667 673 630 Unemployment rate........................... 8.0 7.3 6.7 8.3 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.8 7.2 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force............................ 820 794 839 846 781 924 905 889 862 Participation rate.......................... 33.2 31.2 32.8 34.2 30.9 36.5 35.6 34.9 33.8 Employed...................................... 520 570 633 542 536 640 606 627 647 Employment-population ratio................. 21.1 22.4 24.8 21.9 21.2 25.3 23.9 24.6 25.3 Unemployed.................................... 300 224 206 304 245 284 299 262 216 Unemployment rate........................... 36.6 28.2 24.5 35.9 31.4 30.8 33.1 29.5 25.0 ASIAN Civilian noninstutional population................ 9,770 10,095 10,148 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Civilian labor force............................ 6,407 6,690 6,652 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Participation rate.......................... 65.6 66.3 65.6 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Employed...................................... 6,158 6,447 6,454 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Employment-population ratio................. 63.0 63.9 63.6 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Unemployed.................................... 249 243 198 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Unemployment rate........................... 3.9 3.6 3.0 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Not in labor force.............................. 3,362 3,405 3,496 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 Data not available. NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted (1) Employment status, sex, and age May Apr. May May Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May 2005 2006 2006 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 28,989 29,880 29,966 28,989 29,622 29,707 29,793 29,880 29,966 Civilian labor force............................ 19,753 20,564 20,601 19,749 20,528 20,485 20,489 20,583 20,574 Participation rate.......................... 68.1 68.8 68.7 68.1 69.3 69.0 68.8 68.9 68.7 Employed...................................... 18,693 19,528 19,685 18,581 19,344 19,356 19,385 19,476 19,541 Employment-population ratio................. 64.5 65.4 65.7 64.1 65.3 65.2 65.1 65.2 65.2 Unemployed.................................... 1,060 1,035 916 1,168 1,184 1,129 1,104 1,107 1,033 Unemployment rate........................... 5.4 5.0 4.4 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.0 Not in labor force.............................. 9,236 9,316 9,364 9,240 9,094 9,222 9,304 9,297 9,392 Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................ 11,378 11,833 11,833 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Participation rate.......................... 84.2 84.9 84.6 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Employed...................................... 10,948 11,371 11,448 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Employment-population ratio................. 81.0 81.6 81.9 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Unemployed.................................... 430 462 385 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Unemployment rate........................... 3.8 3.9 3.3 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................ 7,368 7,734 7,735 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Participation rate.......................... 57.6 58.7 58.6 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Employed...................................... 6,938 7,284 7,347 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Employment-population ratio................. 54.2 55.3 55.6 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Unemployed.................................... 430 450 389 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Unemployment rate........................... 5.8 5.8 5.0 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force............................ 1,007 996 1,033 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Participation rate.......................... 37.7 36.0 37.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Employed...................................... 807 873 890 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Employment-population ratio................. 30.2 31.5 32.0 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Unemployed.................................... 200 123 142 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Unemployment rate........................... 19.9 12.4 13.8 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 Data not available. NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Educational attainment May Apr. May May Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May 2005 2006 2006 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 Less than a high school diploma Civilian labor force.............................. 13,077 12,959 13,231 12,823 12,628 12,739 12,682 12,829 12,937 Participation rate............................ 46.3 46.3 46.8 45.4 46.0 47.0 46.3 45.8 45.8 Employed........................................ 12,174 12,099 12,415 11,833 11,742 11,823 11,795 11,933 12,040 Employment-population ratio................... 43.1 43.2 43.9 41.9 42.7 43.6 43.0 42.6 42.6 Unemployed...................................... 904 860 816 990 886 915 887 897 897 Unemployment rate............................. 6.9 6.6 6.2 7.7 7.0 7.2 7.0 7.0 6.9 High school graduates, no college (1) Civilian labor force.............................. 38,299 38,347 38,431 38,253 38,001 37,913 38,310 38,179 38,250 Participation rate............................ 63.3 63.3 63.3 63.2 62.5 62.6 62.9 63.0 63.0 Employed........................................ 36,718 36,674 36,903 36,522 36,324 36,240 36,716 36,515 36,576 Employment-population ratio................... 60.7 60.5 60.8 60.4 59.7 59.8 60.2 60.3 60.3 Unemployed...................................... 1,582 1,673 1,528 1,731 1,678 1,673 1,594 1,664 1,674 Unemployment rate............................. 4.1 4.4 4.0 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.4 Some college or associate degree Civilian labor force.............................. 34,439 35,284 34,716 34,744 35,535 35,745 35,508 35,354 35,115 Participation rate............................ 72.6 72.4 72.0 73.2 72.5 71.6 72.3 72.6 72.9 Employed........................................ 33,192 33,983 33,496 33,410 34,290 34,442 34,178 34,013 33,792 Employment-population ratio................... 70.0 69.8 69.5 70.4 69.9 69.0 69.6 69.8 70.1 Unemployed...................................... 1,247 1,300 1,220 1,335 1,246 1,302 1,329 1,341 1,323 Unemployment rate............................. 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.8 Bachelor's degree and higher (2) Civilian labor force.............................. 41,087 42,122 42,295 40,967 41,837 41,731 41,810 41,959 42,156 Participation rate............................ 77.7 77.9 77.7 77.5 78.3 78.3 77.9 77.6 77.5 Employed........................................ 40,152 41,243 41,457 39,978 40,955 40,808 40,876 41,032 41,273 Employment-population ratio................... 76.0 76.3 76.2 75.6 76.6 76.6 76.1 75.9 75.9 Unemployed...................................... 935 879 838 988 882 923 935 927 883 Unemployment rate............................. 2.3 2.1 2.0 2.4 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-5. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Category May Apr. May May Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May 2005 2006 2006 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 CLASS OF WORKER Agriculture and related industries................ 2,258 2,219 2,233 2,216 2,198 2,224 2,194 2,232 2,184 Wage and salary workers......................... 1,238 1,277 1,307 1,229 1,266 1,281 1,255 1,307 1,286 Self-employed workers........................... 992 930 911 961 897 919 931 937 890 Unpaid family workers........................... 28 12 15 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) Nonagricultural industries........................ 139,333 141,186 141,808 139,322 140,862 141,000 141,464 141,425 141,786 Wage and salary workers......................... 129,633 131,547 132,044 129,564 131,185 131,189 131,638 131,728 131,965 Government.................................... 20,919 20,406 20,395 20,772 19,952 19,966 20,200 20,149 20,196 Private industries............................ 108,714 111,142 111,649 108,850 111,266 111,229 111,431 111,546 111,799 Private households.......................... 722 819 800 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) Other industries............................ 107,992 110,322 110,848 108,059 110,440 110,394 110,625 110,699 110,933 Self-employed workers........................... 9,643 9,560 9,677 9,689 9,550 9,730 9,706 9,659 9,696 Unpaid family workers........................... 57 79 87 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2) All industries: Part time for economic reasons.................... 4,171 3,787 3,968 4,375 4,133 4,204 3,989 3,978 4,137 Slack work or business conditions............. 2,582 2,352 2,587 2,740 2,649 2,655 2,494 2,474 2,703 Could only find part-time work................ 1,319 1,156 1,115 1,352 1,226 1,238 1,191 1,179 1,152 Part time for noneconomic reasons............... 19,886 19,808 20,228 19,407 19,708 19,564 19,373 19,460 19,701 Nonagricultural industries: Part time for economic reasons.................... 4,104 3,710 3,878 4,296 4,064 4,107 3,884 3,900 4,037 Slack work or business conditions............. 2,560 2,299 2,516 2,703 2,606 2,590 2,382 2,422 2,612 Could only find part-time work................ 1,296 1,153 1,110 1,333 1,198 1,225 1,177 1,169 1,150 Part time for noneconomic reasons............... 19,596 19,438 19,872 19,057 19,368 19,199 19,044 19,112 19,292 1 Data not available. 2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute. Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad weather. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-6. Selected employment indicators (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Characteristic May Apr. May May Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May 2005 2006 2006 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 AGE AND SEX Total, 16 years and over.......................... 141,591 143,405 144,041 141,571 143,074 143,257 143,641 143,688 143,976 16 to 19 years.................................. 5,707 5,760 5,990 5,948 6,067 6,138 6,139 6,157 6,220 16 to 17 years................................ 2,086 2,210 2,335 2,257 2,280 2,348 2,321 2,384 2,502 18 to 19 years................................ 3,621 3,550 3,654 3,685 3,788 3,791 3,848 3,756 3,731 20 years and over............................... 135,884 137,645 138,051 135,623 137,007 137,119 137,502 137,531 137,757 20 to 24 years................................ 13,649 13,646 13,780 13,751 13,713 13,801 13,820 13,777 13,871 25 years and over............................. 122,235 123,999 124,271 121,826 123,302 123,261 123,575 123,661 123,799 25 to 54 years.............................. 98,805 99,333 99,640 98,490 99,216 99,146 99,315 99,167 99,280 25 to 34 years............................ 30,774 30,826 30,990 30,695 30,860 30,789 30,973 30,816 30,884 35 to 44 years............................ 34,772 34,596 34,641 34,615 34,632 34,630 34,553 34,508 34,486 45 to 54 years............................ 33,260 33,911 34,009 33,180 33,724 33,727 33,790 33,842 33,910 55 years and over........................... 23,429 24,666 24,631 23,335 24,086 24,114 24,260 24,494 24,519 Men, 16 years and over............................ 75,997 76,929 77,322 75,998 76,857 76,888 77,273 77,237 77,313 16 to 19 years.................................. 2,755 2,831 2,966 2,890 3,013 3,031 3,076 3,068 3,111 16 to 17 years................................ 974 1,036 1,137 1,065 1,064 1,078 1,132 1,131 1,226 18 to 19 years................................ 1,781 1,795 1,829 1,822 1,943 1,968 1,965 1,936 1,887 20 years and over............................... 73,242 74,098 74,356 73,108 73,844 73,857 74,197 74,169 74,202 20 to 24 years................................ 7,260 7,262 7,358 7,292 7,297 7,373 7,389 7,361 7,384 25 years and over............................. 65,982 66,836 66,998 65,763 66,534 66,460 66,753 66,758 66,757 25 to 54 years.............................. 53,344 53,634 53,810 53,177 53,621 53,504 53,676 53,634 53,632 25 to 34 years............................ 17,039 17,014 17,131 16,988 17,106 17,012 17,200 17,068 17,077 35 to 44 years............................ 18,807 18,820 18,848 18,768 18,818 18,796 18,782 18,818 18,805 45 to 54 years............................ 17,499 17,800 17,831 17,421 17,697 17,696 17,694 17,747 17,750 55 years and over........................... 12,638 13,202 13,187 12,586 12,913 12,956 13,077 13,125 13,125 Women, 16 years and over.......................... 65,594 66,476 66,719 65,573 66,217 66,369 66,368 66,451 66,663 16 to 19 years.................................. 2,952 2,929 3,024 3,058 3,054 3,107 3,063 3,089 3,109 16 to 17 years................................ 1,112 1,174 1,198 1,192 1,216 1,270 1,188 1,253 1,276 18 to 19 years................................ 1,840 1,755 1,825 1,864 1,845 1,824 1,883 1,820 1,843 20 years and over............................... 62,642 63,547 63,695 62,515 63,163 63,262 63,305 63,362 63,555 20 to 24 years................................ 6,390 6,384 6,421 6,459 6,415 6,428 6,431 6,416 6,487 25 years and over............................. 56,252 57,163 57,274 56,063 56,769 56,801 56,822 56,903 57,042 25 to 54 years.............................. 45,461 45,699 45,830 45,313 45,596 45,643 45,639 45,533 45,648 25 to 34 years............................ 13,735 13,812 13,859 13,707 13,754 13,777 13,773 13,748 13,807 35 to 44 years............................ 15,966 15,776 15,793 15,847 15,814 15,834 15,770 15,690 15,681 45 to 54 years............................ 15,761 16,111 16,178 15,759 16,027 16,031 16,096 16,095 16,160 55 years and over........................... 10,791 11,464 11,444 10,750 11,173 11,158 11,183 11,370 11,394 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present....................... 45,725 45,731 45,841 45,723 45,790 45,679 45,806 45,837 45,843 Married women, spouse present..................... 34,723 35,326 35,123 34,771 35,167 35,039 35,074 35,300 35,171 Women who maintain families....................... 8,965 8,747 9,249 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers (2)............................. 116,830 118,559 118,925 116,845 118,166 118,402 119,053 119,251 118,959 Part-time workers (3)............................. 24,761 24,846 25,115 24,665 24,931 24,794 24,559 24,469 24,955 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders......................... 7,348 7,360 7,641 7,457 7,603 7,408 7,521 7,489 7,718 Percent of total employed..................... 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.4 1 Data not available. 2 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week. 3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted Number of unemployed persons Unemployment rates (1) (in thousands) Characteristic May Apr. May May Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May 2005 2006 2006 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 AGE AND SEX Total, 16 years and over.......................... 7,629 7,123 7,015 5.1 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.6 16 to 19 years.................................. 1,280 1,053 1,015 17.7 15.3 15.4 15.7 14.6 14.0 16 to 17 years................................ 555 451 445 19.7 16.5 17.9 18.6 15.9 15.1 18 to 19 years................................ 707 618 576 16.1 14.4 13.9 13.7 14.1 13.4 20 years and over............................... 6,350 6,071 6,000 4.5 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.2 20 to 24 years................................ 1,319 1,228 1,225 8.8 8.2 8.5 7.6 8.2 8.1 25 years and over............................. 5,027 4,817 4,763 4.0 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 25 to 54 years.............................. 4,264 4,061 4,030 4.1 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 25 to 34 years............................ 1,654 1,601 1,591 5.1 4.6 5.2 4.8 4.9 4.9 35 to 44 years............................ 1,405 1,351 1,276 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.6 45 to 54 years............................ 1,205 1,109 1,163 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.3 55 years and over........................... 779 753 757 3.2 3.2 2.9 2.7 3.0 3.0 Men, 16 years and over............................ 4,047 3,838 3,876 5.1 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.8 16 to 19 years.................................. 711 592 601 19.7 16.2 17.1 16.8 16.2 16.2 16 to 17 years................................ 305 247 262 22.3 17.0 21.3 20.5 17.9 17.6 18 to 19 years................................ 402 363 341 18.1 15.4 14.6 14.4 15.8 15.3 20 years and over............................... 3,337 3,246 3,275 4.4 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.2 20 to 24 years................................ 735 705 739 9.2 8.9 9.1 8.3 8.7 9.1 25 years and over............................. 2,606 2,514 2,531 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.7 25 to 54 years.............................. 2,219 2,091 2,121 4.0 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.8 25 to 34 years............................ 863 833 846 4.8 4.2 5.2 4.5 4.7 4.7 35 to 44 years............................ 737 678 630 3.8 3.2 3.2 3.6 3.5 3.2 45 to 54 years............................ 619 579 645 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.5 55 years and over........................... 386 423 411 3.0 3.2 2.8 2.7 3.1 3.0 Women, 16 years and over.......................... 3,582 3,285 3,139 5.2 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.5 16 to 19 years.................................. 569 460 414 15.7 14.4 13.6 14.5 13.0 11.7 16 to 17 years................................ 250 205 183 17.3 16.1 14.7 16.7 14.0 12.5 18 to 19 years................................ 305 255 236 14.1 13.2 13.1 13.0 12.3 11.3 20 years and over............................... 3,013 2,825 2,725 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.1 20 to 24 years................................ 584 523 486 8.3 7.4 7.7 6.7 7.5 7.0 25 years and over............................. 2,421 2,303 2,232 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.8 25 to 54 years.............................. 2,045 1,970 1,910 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 25 to 34 years............................ 791 768 745 5.5 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 35 to 44 years............................ 669 672 647 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.0 45 to 54 years............................ 585 530 518 3.6 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.1 55 years and over (2)....................... 357 302 310 3.2 3.3 3.1 2.5 2.6 2.6 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present....................... 1,260 1,200 1,191 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.5 Married women, spouse present..................... 1,144 1,037 1,072 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.0 Women who maintain families (2)................... 768 708 619 7.9 8.2 7.5 7.5 7.5 6.3 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers (3)............................. 6,175 5,834 5,644 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.5 Part-time workers (4)............................. 1,469 1,326 1,344 5.6 4.8 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. 2 Not seasonally adjusted. 3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs. 4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs. NOTE: Detail shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-8. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Reason May Apr. May May Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May 2005 2006 2006 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs............................................. 3,265 3,426 3,152 3,664 3,336 3,361 3,412 3,531 3,524 On temporary layoff............................. 662 841 708 898 873 885 918 907 949 Not on temporary layoff......................... 2,603 2,585 2,444 2,766 2,462 2,477 2,494 2,624 2,575 Permanent job losers.......................... 1,862 1,840 1,780 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) Persons who completed temporary jobs.......... 740 745 664 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) Job leavers....................................... 863 817 810 952 839 849 817 846 878 Reentrants........................................ 2,455 2,041 2,174 2,365 2,314 2,313 2,158 2,180 2,119 New entrants...................................... 705 520 519 699 622 680 634 579 525 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total unemployed.................................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs............................................ 44.8 50.4 47.4 47.7 46.9 46.7 48.6 49.5 50.0 On temporary layoff............................ 9.1 12.4 10.6 11.7 12.3 12.3 13.1 12.7 13.5 Not on temporary layoff........................ 35.7 38.0 36.7 36.0 34.6 34.4 35.5 36.8 36.5 Job leavers...................................... 11.8 12.0 12.2 12.4 11.8 11.8 11.6 11.9 12.5 Reentrants....................................... 33.7 30.0 32.7 30.8 32.5 32.1 30.7 30.5 30.1 New entrants..................................... 9.7 7.6 7.8 9.1 8.7 9.4 9.0 8.1 7.4 UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs............................................ 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 Job leavers...................................... .6 .5 .5 .6 .6 .6 .5 .6 .6 Reentrants....................................... 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 New entrants..................................... .5 .3 .3 .5 .4 .5 .4 .4 .3 1 Data not available. NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Duration May Apr. May May Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May 2005 2006 2006 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Less than 5 weeks................................. 2,743 2,339 2,526 2,694 2,556 2,595 2,676 2,635 2,516 5 to 14 weeks..................................... 1,838 1,900 1,804 2,270 2,263 2,074 2,011 2,115 2,242 15 weeks and over................................. 2,706 2,566 2,325 2,650 2,241 2,482 2,333 2,373 2,297 15 to 26 weeks................................. 1,190 1,169 1,008 1,122 1,090 1,126 1,044 1,046 968 27 weeks and over.............................. 1,516 1,396 1,317 1,528 1,151 1,356 1,288 1,327 1,329 Average (mean) duration, in weeks................. 19.1 18.0 17.5 18.6 16.8 17.6 16.9 16.8 17.1 Median duration, in weeks......................... 9.1 9.8 8.6 9.1 8.4 8.9 8.5 8.5 8.5 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total unemployed.................................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Less than 5 weeks............................... 37.6 34.4 38.0 35.4 36.2 36.3 38.1 37.0 35.7 5 to 14 weeks................................... 25.2 27.9 27.1 29.8 32.1 29.0 28.6 29.7 31.8 15 weeks and over............................... 37.1 37.7 34.9 34.8 31.7 34.7 33.2 33.3 32.6 15 to 26 weeks................................ 16.3 17.2 15.1 14.7 15.4 15.7 14.9 14.7 13.7 27 weeks and over............................. 20.8 20.5 19.8 20.1 16.3 19.0 18.4 18.6 18.8 NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-10. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Unemployment Employed Unemployed rates Occupation May May May May May May 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 Total, 16 years and over (1)................................ 141,591 144,041 7,287 6,655 4.9 4.4 Management, professional, and related occupations................ 49,249 50,160 1,189 1,040 2.4 2.0 Management, business, and financial operations occupations..... 20,082 20,865 477 437 2.3 2.1 Professional and related occupations........................... 29,167 29,294 712 603 2.4 2.0 Service occupations.............................................. 23,056 24,041 1,606 1,384 6.5 5.4 Sales and office occupations..................................... 35,875 36,002 1,857 1,650 4.9 4.4 Sales and related occupations.................................. 16,612 16,950 886 760 5.1 4.3 Office and administrative support occupations.................. 19,263 19,052 971 890 4.8 4.5 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations..... 15,339 15,722 861 940 5.3 5.6 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations..................... 959 1,003 66 79 6.4 7.3 Construction and extraction occupations........................ 9,161 9,385 612 645 6.3 6.4 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.............. 5,218 5,334 183 216 3.4 3.9 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations...... 18,071 18,117 1,059 1,086 5.5 5.7 Production occupations......................................... 9,545 9,341 578 466 5.7 4.8 Transportation and material moving occupations................. 8,527 8,775 481 620 5.3 6.6 1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-11. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted Number of unemployed Unemployment persons rates Industry and class of worker (in thousands) May May May May 2005 2006 2005 2006 Total, 16 years and over (1).............................. 7,287 6,655 4.9 4.4 Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers.................. 5,765 5,377 5.0 4.6 Mining......................................................... 16 20 2.4 2.8 Construction................................................... 567 647 6.1 6.6 Manufacturing.................................................. 743 680 4.5 4.1 Durable goods................................................ 422 372 4.1 3.5 Nondurable goods............................................. 322 308 5.2 5.2 Wholesale and retail trade..................................... 1,145 1,025 5.4 4.8 Transportation and utilities................................... 223 226 4.1 4.0 Information.................................................... 145 158 4.7 4.8 Financial activities........................................... 288 289 3.1 3.0 Professional and business services............................. 730 695 5.9 5.3 Education and health services.................................. 648 543 3.6 2.9 Leisure and hospitality........................................ 944 830 7.7 7.0 Other services................................................. 314 265 5.0 4.2 Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers.......... 66 79 5.3 6.0 Government workers............................................... 453 429 2.1 2.1 Self employed and unpaid family workers.......................... 299 251 2.7 2.3 1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization (Percent) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Measure May Apr. May May Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May 2005 2006 2006 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force........................................................... 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5 U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force.............................................. 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate).................................................... 4.9 4.5 4.4 5.1 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.6 U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers.................................. 5.1 4.8 4.6 5.4 4.9 5.0 4.9 5.0 4.8 U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers........................................... 5.8 5.4 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.5 U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers...................... 8.6 7.9 7.9 8.9 8.4 8.5 8.2 8.2 8.2 NOTE: Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule. For further information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor Review. Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-13. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Total Men Women Category May May May May May May 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE Total not in the labor force................................ 76,792 77,732 29,107 29,407 47,685 48,326 Persons who currently want a job.......................... 5,386 5,201 2,531 2,354 2,855 2,848 Searched for work and available to work now (1).......... 1,428 1,388 783 691 645 697 Reason not currently looking: Discouragement over job prospects (2)........... 392 323 233 204 159 119 Reasons other than discouragement (3).......... 1,036 1,066 550 487 486 578 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders (4)............................... 7,348 7,641 3,741 3,863 3,607 3,778 Percent of total employed............................... 5.2 5.3 4.9 5.0 5.5 5.7 Primary job full time, secondary job part time.......... 3,763 3,881 2,111 2,164 1,652 1,718 Primary and secondary jobs both part time............... 1,744 1,794 547 550 1,197 1,245 Primary and secondary jobs both full time............... 312 334 217 244 95 90 Hours vary on primary or secondary job.................. 1,504 1,594 851 885 653 710 1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the reference week. 2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination. 3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibilities, ill health, and transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined. 4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately. NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Change Industry May Mar. Apr. May May Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May from: 2005 2006 2006p 2006p 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006p 2006p Apr. 2006- May 2006p Total nonfarm......... 133,924 134,116 135,041 135,810 133,210 134,530 134,730 134,905 135,031 135,106 75 Total private........... 111,760 111,812 112,726 113,510 111,437 112,686 112,854 113,006 113,123 113,190 67 Goods-producing............. 22,194 21,956 22,229 22,484 22,126 22,335 22,373 22,381 22,426 22,416 -10 Natural resources and mining.... 620 646 661 675 620 648 653 661 671 674 3 Logging...................... 61.5 58.8 57.7 60.4 64.0 62.1 62.3 63.0 63.7 63.0 -.7 Mining......................... 558.5 587.5 603.3 614.5 556.1 585.6 590.8 597.7 607.3 611.4 4.1 Oil and gas extraction........ 125.3 131.0 133.2 133.0 125.2 129.9 130.9 131.9 133.4 132.6 -.8 Mining, except oil and gas(1). 214.6 210.9 216.2 221.4 211.9 214.4 216.0 217.6 218.2 218.5 .3 Coal mining.................. 72.6 77.9 78.6 78.6 72.7 76.0 77.2 78.3 78.7 78.6 -.1 Support activities for mining. 218.6 245.6 253.9 260.1 219.0 241.3 243.9 248.2 255.7 260.3 4.6 Construction.................... 7,327 7,148 7,363 7,578 7,255 7,460 7,494 7,495 7,511 7,512 1 Construction of buildings..... 1,684.7 1,695.8 1,730.8 1,757.6 1,686.7 1,742.5 1,745.1 1,749.2 1,759.0 1,757.5 -1.5 Residential building......... 946.7 950.3 967.7 983.1 946.2 976.4 978.8 979.6 983.5 982.2 -1.3 Nonresidential building...... 738.0 745.5 763.1 774.5 740.5 766.1 766.3 769.6 775.5 775.3 -.2 Heavy and civil engineering construction................. 973.8 904.3 957.2 1,015.0 947.1 987.0 992.4 990.5 989.7 990.2 .5 Specialty trade contractors... 4,668.8 4,547.9 4,675.1 4,805.3 4,621.5 4,730.8 4,756.3 4,755.7 4,762.0 4,764.5 2.5 Residential specialty trade contractors................. 2,291.6 2,250.0 2,303.9 2,358.7 2,271.4 2,358.8 2,368.6 2,350.9 2,350.9 2,349.7 -1.2 Nonresidential specialty trade contractors........... 2,377.2 2,297.9 2,371.2 2,446.6 2,350.1 2,372.0 2,387.7 2,404.8 2,411.1 2,414.8 3.7 Manufacturing................... 14,247 14,162 14,205 14,231 14,251 14,227 14,226 14,225 14,244 14,230 -14 Production workers........... 10,052 10,121 10,165 10,184 10,059 10,155 10,164 10,170 10,189 10,182 -7 Durable goods.................. 8,972 8,967 9,013 9,020 8,964 8,977 8,981 8,992 9,017 9,008 -9 Production workers........... 6,212 6,332 6,373 6,386 6,205 6,323 6,331 6,347 6,368 6,371 3 Wood products................. 552.4 549.9 551.0 556.9 551.8 560.7 557.5 558.3 555.8 557.8 2.0 Nonmetallic mineral products.. 507.2 496.0 504.7 509.2 504.0 505.1 506.5 507.2 506.9 505.1 -1.8 Primary metals................ 468.8 472.8 472.9 473.7 469.1 472.9 470.9 473.1 473.0 474.0 1.0 Fabricated metal products..... 1,518.3 1,530.7 1,536.7 1,537.9 1,519.1 1,527.7 1,531.8 1,534.1 1,538.3 1,538.1 -.2 Machinery..................... 1,163.4 1,172.1 1,176.9 1,181.8 1,161.1 1,163.4 1,168.7 1,171.5 1,174.2 1,177.5 3.3 Computer and electronic products(1).................. 1,316.8 1,318.9 1,324.8 1,321.4 1,317.6 1,317.3 1,321.9 1,322.0 1,326.7 1,322.1 -4.6 Computer and peripheral equipment................... 206.5 202.5 202.0 201.4 205.8 201.7 201.8 202.7 202.4 200.7 -1.7 Communications equipment..... 147.3 148.9 149.3 150.2 147.5 147.3 148.8 149.3 149.7 150.4 .7 Semiconductors and electronic components.................. 450.1 451.8 457.0 455.4 450.5 451.2 453.1 453.1 457.1 455.2 -1.9 Electronic instruments....... 435.2 443.5 444.6 443.3 436.0 443.1 445.0 444.3 445.6 444.5 -1.1 Electrical equipment and appliances................... 437.2 439.7 439.8 441.2 438.2 436.5 437.6 439.3 440.4 441.2 .8 Transportation equipment(1)... 1,791.9 1,776.0 1,792.9 1,785.0 1,786.8 1,781.6 1,771.7 1,772.6 1,787.5 1,780.1 -7.4 Motor vehicles and parts(2).. 1,114.9 1,091.1 1,104.2 1,096.0 1,109.5 1,095.8 1,082.8 1,086.8 1,099.9 1,090.2 -9.7 Furniture and related products 565.0 557.0 559.0 558.3 563.7 557.4 557.5 557.6 558.7 557.0 -1.7 Miscellaneous manufacturing... 651.4 654.1 654.1 654.3 652.1 654.1 656.5 656.7 655.9 655.5 -.4 Nondurable goods............... 5,275 5,195 5,192 5,211 5,287 5,250 5,245 5,233 5,227 5,222 -5 Production workers........... 3,840 3,789 3,792 3,798 3,854 3,832 3,833 3,823 3,821 3,811 -10 Food manufacturing............ 1,455.7 1,434.0 1,434.5 1,444.1 1,475.2 1,463.4 1,462.6 1,460.7 1,462.8 1,461.9 -.9 Beverages and tobacco products 191.0 189.4 190.6 193.2 191.9 194.4 194.3 194.4 194.8 194.2 -.6 Textile mills................. 221.4 203.8 202.0 201.1 220.2 208.6 206.3 203.7 201.7 200.3 -1.4 Textile product mills......... 175.3 171.2 169.8 169.4 172.2 175.4 173.9 170.5 168.5 167.5 -1.0 Apparel....................... 262.9 253.3 252.3 251.5 261.4 253.7 253.1 252.8 251.6 249.9 -1.7 Leather and allied products... 39.4 37.4 37.6 38.0 39.0 38.9 38.4 37.5 37.7 37.7 .0 Paper and paper products...... 485.1 473.6 469.3 472.1 486.8 477.7 477.3 475.2 472.4 473.2 .8 Printing and related support activities................... 649.6 642.3 641.6 642.8 649.1 643.4 644.1 644.1 643.2 642.1 -1.1 Petroleum and coal products... 114.2 111.1 113.7 115.4 113.7 111.5 112.9 113.3 114.0 114.5 .5 Chemicals..................... 878.8 887.2 887.8 889.4 877.9 886.4 885.8 887.0 887.0 887.8 .8 Plastics and rubber products.. 801.8 791.7 792.5 794.2 800.0 796.2 796.4 793.6 793.4 792.9 -.5 Service-providing........... 111,730 112,160 112,812 113,326 111,084 112,195 112,357 112,524 112,605 112,690 85 Private service-providing.. 89,566 89,856 90,497 91,026 89,311 90,351 90,481 90,625 90,697 90,774 77 Trade, transportation, and utilities...................... 25,845 25,770 25,841 25,984 25,897 26,042 26,048 26,075 26,053 26,047 -6 Wholesale trade................ 5,755.4 5,796.5 5,825.2 5,865.8 5,742.5 5,801.8 5,810.6 5,824.0 5,836.0 5,850.4 14.4 Durable goods................. 2,988.8 3,029.7 3,040.7 3,055.1 2,986.7 3,028.5 3,032.2 3,039.7 3,045.7 3,052.4 6.7 Nondurable goods.............. 2,031.0 2,019.0 2,030.9 2,049.9 2,022.7 2,025.6 2,030.4 2,032.9 2,034.7 2,040.1 5.4 Electronic markets and agents and brokers.................. 735.6 747.8 753.6 760.8 733.1 747.7 748.0 751.4 755.6 757.9 2.3 Retail trade...................15,175.9 15,067.0 15,077.8 15,147.4 15,249.4 15,300.4 15,289.4 15,306.6 15,263.1 15,236.0 -27.1 Motor vehicle and parts dealers(1)................... 1,922.9 1,898.5 1,908.6 1,917.4 1,919.9 1,910.2 1,911.6 1,911.8 1,913.1 1,914.9 1.8 Automobile dealers........... 1,263.2 1,239.8 1,243.8 1,248.2 1,264.1 1,248.0 1,247.6 1,244.6 1,247.2 1,249.4 2.2 Furniture and home furnishings stores....................... 573.3 585.6 590.3 590.7 579.1 589.6 590.7 591.3 596.2 596.1 -.1 Electronics and appliance stores....................... 518.0 531.6 524.0 517.6 527.8 534.2 536.5 535.1 532.7 529.9 -2.8 Building material and garden supply stores................ 1,323.1 1,290.3 1,346.0 1,375.8 1,269.1 1,300.1 1,309.1 1,312.4 1,315.5 1,318.4 2.9 Food and beverage stores...... 2,817.7 2,775.9 2,788.3 2,804.9 2,820.2 2,805.9 2,807.4 2,809.6 2,809.6 2,805.0 -4.6 Health and personal care stores....................... 952.9 955.2 948.7 954.1 955.7 959.4 955.9 960.3 956.6 957.8 1.2 Gasoline stations............. 875.0 855.1 860.5 864.8 872.1 869.4 870.2 866.0 866.0 862.7 -3.3 Clothing and clothing accessories stores........... 1,370.8 1,382.8 1,376.5 1,371.3 1,401.1 1,434.3 1,432.2 1,423.1 1,416.7 1,408.0 -8.7 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores............. 628.1 620.3 612.3 608.8 644.2 641.3 637.8 634.5 630.8 627.3 -3.5 General merchandise stores(1). 2,869.3 2,866.4 2,820.3 2,824.1 2,924.4 2,919.1 2,907.0 2,929.4 2,894.1 2,885.3 -8.8 Department stores............ 1,554.1 1,555.3 1,534.8 1,538.0 1,603.4 1,597.5 1,596.7 1,607.4 1,593.3 1,588.7 -4.6 Miscellaneous store retailers. 906.6 883.0 885.5 901.4 904.2 901.5 900.7 902.5 901.6 899.2 -2.4 Nonstore retailers............ 418.2 422.3 416.8 416.5 431.6 435.4 430.3 430.6 430.2 431.4 1.2 Transportation and warehousing. 4,357.7 4,348.8 4,378.0 4,409.3 4,348.4 4,380.0 4,387.4 4,384.4 4,393.5 4,399.2 5.7 Air transportation............ 508.1 485.0 487.0 486.9 506.8 489.0 489.1 487.6 488.7 485.0 -3.7 Rail transportation........... 229.6 225.5 227.2 228.1 229.4 227.4 227.4 227.5 227.5 227.9 .4 Water transportation.......... 61.1 60.3 62.8 62.6 59.7 63.4 63.0 62.5 62.7 61.8 -.9 Truck transportation.......... 1,388.9 1,382.9 1,400.3 1,410.8 1,392.2 1,406.0 1,407.5 1,409.2 1,416.0 1,414.5 -1.5 Transit and ground passenger transportation............... 407.6 409.2 406.9 417.2 387.5 394.1 394.6 394.5 389.9 396.2 6.3 Pipeline transportation....... 37.4 37.5 37.7 37.7 37.6 37.4 37.5 37.7 37.8 37.8 .0 Scenic and sightseeing transportation............... 30.2 24.9 28.1 33.5 29.7 30.3 31.5 32.4 32.8 33.2 .4 Support activities for transportation............... 548.7 559.6 563.7 562.7 551.8 560.7 564.7 562.2 563.7 565.1 1.4 Couriers and messengers....... 571.2 571.9 572.5 577.4 571.2 576.8 576.5 575.2 576.3 577.2 .9 Warehousing and storage....... 574.9 592.0 591.8 592.4 582.5 594.9 595.6 595.6 598.1 600.5 2.4 Utilities...................... 556.0 557.4 559.6 561.6 556.2 559.3 560.4 559.5 560.5 561.4 .9 Information..................... 3,069 3,063 3,059 3,058 3,065 3,065 3,073 3,072 3,068 3,055 -13 Publishing industries, except Internet..................... 897.8 902.0 902.4 899.7 901.5 901.5 903.9 903.5 904.9 903.5 -1.4 Motion picture and sound recording industries......... 386.4 382.6 375.0 376.9 379.8 391.2 389.7 389.5 383.1 372.0 -11.1 Broadcasting, except Internet. 323.5 324.1 326.4 326.4 325.2 323.4 325.3 325.5 327.3 327.6 .3 Internet publishing and broadcasting................. 30.6 30.2 30.5 30.4 30.5 29.6 30.7 30.3 30.4 30.3 -.1 Telecommunications............ 1,002.0 992.8 994.1 994.0 1,000.2 991.3 994.6 993.2 993.6 992.1 -1.5 ISPs, search portals, and data processing................... 378.9 382.2 381.1 380.6 377.8 377.4 378.7 380.7 379.0 379.3 .3 Other information services.... 50.0 49.2 49.5 50.1 49.9 50.4 49.6 49.4 49.6 49.9 .3 Financial activities............ 8,094 8,247 8,289 8,316 8,101 8,244 8,268 8,282 8,310 8,322 12 Finance and insurance.......... 5,978.0 6,118.8 6,133.9 6,141.1 5,983.8 6,081.8 6,103.8 6,120.1 6,137.3 6,146.1 8.8 Monetary authorities - central bank......................... 20.7 21.2 21.3 21.3 20.8 21.2 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.4 .0 Credit intermediation and related activities(1)........ 2,849.5 2,910.8 2,919.7 2,925.8 2,851.8 2,896.7 2,906.7 2,914.7 2,922.6 2,928.2 5.6 Depository credit intermediation(1)........... 1,764.6 1,808.3 1,813.5 1,817.0 1,765.9 1,793.0 1,803.3 1,810.6 1,814.9 1,817.8 2.9 Commercial banking.......... 1,292.1 1,317.1 1,320.0 1,321.8 1,292.8 1,303.3 1,311.4 1,318.3 1,320.3 1,321.8 1.5 Securities, commodity contracts, investments....... 777.4 799.5 801.2 799.3 780.7 792.9 795.9 798.8 801.6 802.7 1.1 Insurance carriers and related activities................... 2,245.0 2,298.5 2,303.0 2,305.3 2,245.1 2,283.5 2,292.2 2,297.1 2,303.1 2,304.6 1.5 Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles........... 85.4 88.8 88.7 89.4 85.4 87.5 87.8 88.2 88.6 89.2 .6 Real estate and rental and leasing....................... 2,116.1 2,128.2 2,155.1 2,174.8 2,116.7 2,161.7 2,164.2 2,162.3 2,172.4 2,176.1 3.7 Real estate................... 1,441.9 1,467.3 1,488.2 1,495.4 1,444.9 1,490.5 1,492.3 1,489.2 1,498.5 1,499.4 .9 Rental and leasing services... 646.6 633.2 638.7 650.9 644.5 643.3 643.9 644.9 645.7 648.5 2.8 Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets............ 27.6 27.7 28.2 28.5 27.3 27.9 28.0 28.2 28.2 28.2 .0 Professional and business services....................... 16,784 16,995 17,176 17,234 16,794 17,127 17,156 17,199 17,216 17,243 27 Professional and technical services(1)................... 6,913.3 7,240.8 7,257.3 7,149.7 6,977.0 7,133.8 7,147.1 7,170.3 7,195.4 7,215.1 19.7 Legal services............... 1,160.8 1,155.1 1,155.4 1,152.9 1,166.2 1,161.8 1,161.0 1,162.5 1,163.0 1,159.1 -3.9 Accounting and bookkeeping services.................... 783.6 966.9 950.3 817.2 829.8 847.0 846.2 849.9 854.0 862.6 8.6 Architectural and engineering services.................... 1,293.7 1,336.9 1,351.4 1,363.7 1,295.6 1,340.5 1,348.3 1,356.5 1,361.8 1,366.0 4.2 Computer systems design and related services............ 1,177.3 1,233.4 1,242.5 1,251.1 1,182.0 1,226.0 1,230.5 1,235.2 1,244.6 1,255.8 11.2 Management and technical consulting services......... 834.2 870.5 876.2 877.6 836.2 867.8 871.7 875.4 879.8 879.6 -.2 Management of companies and enterprises................... 1,751.8 1,764.0 1,771.7 1,782.1 1,753.3 1,772.6 1,771.0 1,774.9 1,777.5 1,780.9 3.4 Administrative and waste services...................... 8,119.3 7,990.3 8,147.1 8,302.0 8,063.2 8,220.1 8,237.5 8,253.7 8,242.6 8,247.4 4.8 Administrative and support services(1).................. 7,788.4 7,660.0 7,813.1 7,967.7 7,732.9 7,884.9 7,903.1 7,917.9 7,907.2 7,913.0 5.8 Employment services(1)....... 3,514.5 3,505.3 3,544.9 3,605.3 3,534.9 3,638.3 3,636.8 3,644.0 3,633.4 3,629.2 -4.2 Temporary help services..... 2,492.1 2,485.4 2,526.7 2,579.5 2,503.0 2,605.6 2,602.0 2,604.6 2,599.4 2,596.6 -2.8 Business support services.... 763.7 764.5 762.5 762.8 764.5 760.7 760.6 761.3 760.3 762.3 2.0 Services to buildings and dwellings................... 1,787.6 1,649.0 1,764.2 1,845.4 1,718.8 1,750.0 1,761.6 1,765.8 1,768.9 1,774.0 5.1 Waste management and remediation services......... 330.9 330.3 334.0 334.3 330.3 335.2 334.4 335.8 335.4 334.4 -1.0 Education and health services... 17,370 17,766 17,813 17,783 17,291 17,544 17,585 17,622 17,658 17,699 41 Educational services........... 2,872.3 2,998.0 3,008.2 2,943.4 2,812.6 2,828.5 2,840.1 2,845.4 2,857.2 2,876.1 18.9 Health care and social assistance....................14,497.4 14,768.1 14,804.4 14,839.6 14,478.2 14,715.6 14,744.9 14,776.5 14,800.8 14,822.7 21.9 Health care(3).................12,262.7 12,491.1 12,514.1 12,541.7 12,276.4 12,465.9 12,490.3 12,516.3 12,537.5 12,556.1 18.6 Ambulatory health care services(1)................. 5,088.0 5,223.7 5,233.4 5,246.4 5,089.9 5,202.1 5,216.1 5,232.5 5,240.9 5,249.3 8.4 Offices of physicians....... 2,090.8 2,150.9 2,154.7 2,161.9 2,095.2 2,143.3 2,148.2 2,154.8 2,160.8 2,165.7 4.9 Outpatient care centers..... 470.1 489.4 488.3 490.7 469.5 485.9 486.9 488.6 488.6 490.3 1.7 Home health care services... 810.4 834.0 835.6 839.9 809.6 829.1 831.9 835.8 836.0 839.0 3.0 Hospitals.................... 4,325.2 4,395.0 4,398.7 4,409.2 4,333.8 4,387.3 4,393.0 4,402.5 4,408.7 4,417.4 8.7 Nursing and residential care facilities(1)............... 2,849.5 2,872.4 2,882.0 2,886.1 2,852.7 2,876.5 2,881.2 2,881.3 2,887.9 2,889.4 1.5 Nursing care facilities..... 1,574.8 1,577.4 1,581.1 1,585.6 1,577.5 1,583.5 1,583.4 1,582.6 1,585.7 1,588.0 2.3 Social assistance(1).......... 2,234.7 2,277.0 2,290.3 2,297.9 2,201.8 2,249.7 2,254.6 2,260.2 2,263.3 2,266.6 3.3 Child day care services...... 800.6 809.0 814.8 817.8 780.4 795.1 795.8 795.6 798.6 798.2 -.4 Leisure and hospitality......... 13,002 12,632 12,921 13,218 12,778 12,932 12,955 12,976 12,991 12,995 4 Arts, entertainment, and recreation.................... 1,963.4 1,742.2 1,862.6 1,984.5 1,884.3 1,903.5 1,906.5 1,903.1 1,909.6 1,906.8 -2.8 Performing arts and spectator sports....................... 381.7 343.1 380.9 390.4 369.7 356.3 364.9 364.4 372.0 375.3 3.3 Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks.............. 124.6 113.2 121.0 127.7 121.1 121.4 121.9 121.5 123.0 123.7 .7 Amusements, gambling, and recreation................... 1,457.1 1,285.9 1,360.7 1,466.4 1,393.5 1,425.8 1,419.7 1,417.2 1,414.6 1,407.8 -6.8 Accommodations and food services......................11,038.7 10,889.3 11,058.7 11,233.6 10,893.4 11,028.0 11,048.9 11,072.8 11,081.8 11,088.5 6.7 Accommodations................ 1,815.6 1,745.7 1,752.1 1,792.8 1,812.1 1,808.0 1,804.2 1,803.1 1,795.8 1,792.8 -3.0 Food services and drinking places....................... 9,223.1 9,143.6 9,306.6 9,440.8 9,081.3 9,220.0 9,244.7 9,269.7 9,286.0 9,295.7 9.7 Other services.................. 5,402 5,383 5,398 5,433 5,385 5,397 5,396 5,399 5,401 5,413 12 Repair and maintenance........ 1,241.5 1,246.7 1,254.4 1,261.7 1,237.1 1,240.7 1,242.8 1,245.8 1,250.2 1,255.8 5.6 Personal and laundry services. 1,292.3 1,264.7 1,274.8 1,285.8 1,274.9 1,278.4 1,275.5 1,270.7 1,270.0 1,268.6 -1.4 Membership associations and organizations................ 2,868.2 2,871.5 2,869.2 2,885.5 2,873.3 2,877.7 2,877.6 2,882.4 2,881.1 2,888.7 7.6 Government...................... 22,164 22,304 22,315 22,300 21,773 21,844 21,876 21,899 21,908 21,916 8 Federal........................ 2,727 2,692 2,697 2,704 2,725 2,705 2,707 2,706 2,704 2,702 -2 Federal, except U.S. Postal Service...................... 1,954.6 1,926.7 1,933.0 1,939.8 1,950.6 1,935.6 1,938.8 1,937.0 1,937.6 1,935.6 -2.0 U.S. Postal Service........... 772.4 765.0 763.9 764.0 774.7 769.1 767.9 769.3 765.9 766.8 .9 State government............... 5,063 5,168 5,173 5,070 5,017 5,007 5,024 5,024 5,025 5,026 1 State government education.... 2,289.3 2,398.8 2,400.2 2,290.2 2,247.0 2,232.4 2,248.1 2,248.0 2,249.4 2,249.1 -.3 State government, excluding education.................... 2,773.4 2,768.9 2,772.3 2,779.7 2,770.0 2,774.9 2,775.7 2,776.2 2,776.0 2,776.7 .7 Local government............... 14,374 14,444 14,445 14,526 14,031 14,132 14,145 14,169 14,179 14,188 9 Local government education.... 8,192.9 8,280.6 8,261.4 8,274.5 7,841.5 7,902.6 7,911.9 7,922.1 7,927.1 7,930.3 3.2 Local government, excluding education.................... 6,180.7 6,163.8 6,183.9 6,251.3 6,189.4 6,228.9 6,233.2 6,246.7 6,251.5 6,257.8 6.3 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. 2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. 3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Change Industry May Mar. Apr. May May Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May from: 2005 2006 2006p 2006p 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006p 2006p Apr. 2006- May 2006p Total private......................... 33.9 33.6 33.9 33.7 33.7 33.8 33.8 33.8 33.9 33.8 -0.1 Goods-producing........................... 40.0 40.2 39.9 40.5 39.9 40.4 40.4 40.4 40.6 40.3 -.3 Natural resources and mining.................. 45.9 44.7 45.5 45.3 45.7 46.1 45.2 45.2 45.5 45.1 -.4 Construction.................................. 38.9 38.4 38.4 38.9 38.4 39.1 38.9 38.9 39.1 38.5 -.6 Manufacturing................................. 40.4 41.0 40.4 41.2 40.4 40.9 41.0 41.1 41.2 41.1 -.1 Overtime hours............................. 4.3 4.4 3.9 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.6 .0 Durable goods................................ 40.9 41.4 40.7 41.5 40.8 41.3 41.4 41.4 41.6 41.5 -.1 Overtime hours............................. 4.4 4.5 3.8 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 .0 Wood products............................... 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.7 39.7 40.1 40.3 40.4 40.5 40.4 -.1 Nonmetallic mineral products................ 42.2 42.4 42.8 43.6 41.9 43.1 42.9 43.0 43.3 43.3 .0 Primary metals.............................. 42.5 43.5 42.7 43.0 42.5 43.7 43.6 43.4 43.3 43.2 -.1 Fabricated metal products................... 40.8 41.4 40.5 41.5 40.8 41.2 41.3 41.5 41.7 41.4 -.3 Machinery................................... 42.0 42.2 41.6 42.5 41.9 41.8 42.1 42.1 42.6 42.4 -.2 Computer and electronic products............ 39.8 40.5 40.1 40.4 39.8 40.5 40.4 40.5 40.6 40.5 -.1 Electrical equipment and appliances......... 40.0 41.1 40.0 40.8 40.2 41.2 41.4 41.3 41.4 41.1 -.3 Transportation equipment.................... 41.9 42.9 41.6 43.3 41.8 42.6 42.7 42.8 43.0 43.1 .1 Motor vehicles and parts(2)................ 41.6 42.6 40.9 43.2 41.4 42.1 42.2 42.5 42.6 42.9 .3 Furniture and related products.............. 38.7 38.4 38.0 38.0 39.1 38.2 38.5 38.5 38.4 38.4 .0 Miscellaneous manufacturing................. 38.7 38.8 38.0 38.4 38.6 38.5 38.6 38.5 38.6 38.4 -.2 Nondurable goods............................. 39.6 40.3 39.9 40.5 39.7 40.3 40.4 40.4 40.5 40.5 .0 Overtime hours............................. 4.2 4.2 3.9 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.6 .1 Food manufacturing.......................... 38.8 39.3 38.7 40.0 38.9 39.6 39.7 39.8 39.7 40.0 .3 Beverages and tobacco products.............. 39.1 40.1 40.0 41.1 38.9 39.9 39.9 40.2 40.1 40.6 .5 Textile mills............................... 40.5 40.6 39.9 40.1 40.3 40.6 40.5 40.3 40.1 40.0 -.1 Textile product mills....................... 38.5 39.7 39.4 40.4 38.8 40.1 40.4 39.6 40.2 40.6 .4 Apparel..................................... 35.1 36.3 35.7 36.6 35.1 36.0 35.8 36.0 36.4 36.5 .1 Leather and allied products................. 38.5 39.9 37.9 39.4 38.4 39.4 39.3 39.5 38.7 39.3 .6 Paper and paper products.................... 42.2 42.0 42.2 42.6 42.3 42.4 42.5 42.4 42.8 42.7 -.1 Printing and related support activities..... 38.0 39.1 38.7 38.7 38.3 38.8 39.0 39.0 39.1 39.0 -.1 Petroleum and coal products................. 45.7 44.5 45.5 44.6 45.8 45.0 44.6 45.0 45.0 44.8 -.2 Chemicals................................... 42.2 42.8 42.8 42.3 42.3 42.6 42.8 42.7 42.7 42.4 -.3 Plastics and rubber products................ 39.7 40.8 40.0 40.9 39.7 40.5 40.5 40.8 40.8 40.8 .0 Private service-providing................ 32.6 32.1 32.6 32.2 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.3 32.4 32.3 -.1 Trade, transportation, and utilities.......... 33.6 33.0 33.5 33.3 33.4 33.3 33.3 33.3 33.4 33.3 -.1 Wholesale trade.............................. 38.0 37.6 38.3 37.8 37.7 37.8 37.9 37.8 38.0 37.9 -.1 Retail trade................................. 30.7 30.0 30.6 30.4 30.6 30.5 30.4 30.4 30.5 30.4 -.1 Transportation and warehousing............... 37.3 36.3 36.7 36.6 37.1 36.6 36.7 36.7 36.7 36.6 -.1 Utilities.................................... 41.0 40.7 41.5 41.2 40.9 41.0 41.1 41.0 41.3 41.1 -.2 Information................................... 36.7 36.3 36.8 36.1 36.7 36.6 36.5 36.6 36.6 36.4 -.2 Financial activities.......................... 36.4 35.3 36.3 35.2 36.0 36.0 35.7 35.6 35.7 35.5 -.2 Professional and business services............ 34.5 34.3 34.8 34.4 34.2 34.6 34.5 34.4 34.7 34.5 -.2 Education and health services................. 32.7 32.3 32.6 32.4 32.6 32.5 32.5 32.5 32.5 32.6 .1 Leisure and hospitality....................... 26.0 25.3 25.7 25.4 25.8 25.7 25.6 25.6 25.6 25.5 -.1 Other services................................ 31.0 30.7 31.0 30.7 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 31.0 30.9 -.1 1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. 2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings Industry May Mar. Apr. May May Mar. Apr. May 2005 2006 2006p 2006p 2005 2006 2006p 2006p Total private........................... $16.03 $16.51 $16.68 $16.59 $543.42 $554.74 $565.45 $559.08 Seasonally adjusted.................... 16.03 16.51 16.61 16.62 540.21 558.04 563.08 561.76 Goods-producing............................. 17.52 17.72 17.82 17.88 700.80 712.34 711.02 724.14 Natural resources and mining.................... 18.56 19.61 19.81 19.76 851.90 876.57 901.36 895.13 Construction.................................... 19.29 19.53 19.60 19.75 750.38 749.95 752.64 768.28 Manufacturing................................... 16.51 16.71 16.78 16.76 667.00 685.11 677.91 690.51 Durable goods.................................. 17.24 17.54 17.58 17.59 705.12 726.16 715.51 729.99 Wood products................................. 13.22 13.17 13.28 13.36 528.80 526.80 531.20 543.75 Nonmetallic mineral products.................. 16.59 16.61 16.74 16.58 700.10 704.26 716.47 722.89 Primary metals................................ 18.82 19.18 19.36 19.05 799.85 834.33 826.67 819.15 Fabricated metal products..................... 15.67 16.09 16.07 16.08 639.34 666.13 650.84 667.32 Machinery..................................... 16.91 16.99 16.96 17.10 710.22 716.98 705.54 726.75 Computer and electronic products.............. 18.41 18.61 18.76 18.72 732.72 753.71 752.28 756.29 Electrical equipment and appliances........... 15.05 15.42 15.38 15.40 602.00 633.76 615.20 628.32 Transportation equipment...................... 21.87 22.32 22.31 22.39 916.35 957.53 928.10 969.49 Furniture and related products................ 13.42 13.50 13.69 13.61 519.35 518.40 520.22 517.18 Miscellaneous manufacturing................... 14.04 14.30 14.35 14.23 543.35 554.84 545.30 546.43 Nondurable goods............................... 15.29 15.29 15.40 15.32 605.48 616.19 614.46 620.46 Food manufacturing............................ 13.03 13.02 13.10 13.12 505.56 511.69 506.97 524.80 Beverages and tobacco products................ 19.19 18.19 18.40 18.14 750.33 729.42 736.00 745.55 Textile mills................................. 12.41 12.41 12.46 12.48 502.61 503.85 497.15 500.45 Textile product mills......................... 11.54 11.74 11.91 11.92 444.29 466.08 469.25 481.57 Apparel....................................... 10.15 10.61 10.65 10.54 356.27 385.14 380.21 385.76 Leather and allied products................... 11.42 11.11 11.25 11.38 439.67 443.29 426.38 448.37 Paper and paper products...................... 18.03 17.78 17.99 17.83 760.87 746.76 759.18 759.56 Printing and related support activities....... 15.54 15.77 15.72 15.86 590.52 616.61 608.36 613.78 Petroleum and coal products................... 24.58 24.81 24.73 24.30 1123.31 1104.05 1125.22 1083.78 Chemicals..................................... 19.73 19.63 19.82 19.67 832.61 840.16 848.30 832.04 Plastics and rubber products.................. 14.88 14.90 14.93 14.91 590.74 607.92 597.20 609.82 Private service-providing.................. 15.64 16.19 16.38 16.23 509.86 519.70 533.99 522.61 Trade, transportation, and utilities............ 14.90 15.23 15.44 15.27 500.64 502.59 517.24 508.49 Wholesale trade................................ 18.03 18.60 18.87 18.68 685.14 699.36 722.72 706.10 Retail trade................................... 12.40 12.50 12.70 12.53 380.68 375.00 388.62 380.91 Transportation and warehousing................. 16.58 16.96 17.11 17.01 618.43 615.65 627.94 622.57 Utilities...................................... 26.51 27.60 27.71 27.32 1086.91 1123.32 1149.97 1125.58 Information..................................... 21.88 22.89 23.18 23.09 803.00 830.91 853.02 833.55 Financial activities............................ 17.93 18.46 18.76 18.59 652.65 651.64 680.99 654.37 Professional and business services.............. 18.07 18.82 19.20 18.93 623.42 645.53 668.16 651.19 Education and health services................... 16.59 17.16 17.22 17.20 542.49 554.27 561.37 557.28 Leisure and hospitality......................... 9.09 9.43 9.47 9.56 236.34 238.58 243.38 242.82 Other services.................................. 14.35 14.49 14.59 14.55 444.85 444.84 452.29 446.69 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted Percent Industry May Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May change from: 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006p 2006p Apr. 2006- May 2006p Total private: Current dollars........................ $16.03 $16.40 $16.47 $16.51 $16.61 $16.62 0.1 Constant (1982) dollars(2)............. 8.20 8.17 8.20 8.19 8.18 N.A. (3) Goods-producing............................. 17.55 17.79 17.80 17.82 17.87 17.91 .2 Natural resources and mining.................... 18.58 19.33 19.40 19.52 19.68 19.76 .4 Construction.................................... 19.37 19.63 19.66 19.65 19.67 19.81 .7 Manufacturing................................... 16.54 16.71 16.72 16.74 16.80 16.80 .0 Excluding overtime(4)........................ 15.69 15.84 15.83 15.87 15.91 15.91 .0 Durable goods.................................. 17.29 17.53 17.54 17.57 17.61 17.64 .2 Nondurable goods............................... 15.31 15.33 15.33 15.33 15.40 15.36 -.3 Private service-providing.................. 15.63 16.03 16.11 16.16 16.27 16.28 .1 Trade, transportation, and utilities............ 14.87 15.13 15.19 15.20 15.29 15.26 -.2 Wholesale trade................................ 18.01 18.53 18.61 18.66 18.69 18.73 .2 Retail trade................................... 12.36 12.44 12.46 12.47 12.56 12.50 -.5 Transportation and warehousing................. 16.64 16.91 16.99 16.98 17.10 17.07 -.2 Utilities...................................... 26.47 27.48 27.54 27.53 27.50 27.31 -.7 Information..................................... 21.92 22.98 22.82 23.00 23.12 23.13 .0 Financial activities............................ 17.81 18.33 18.45 18.49 18.64 18.63 -.1 Professional and business services.............. 17.98 18.54 18.66 18.80 19.00 19.00 .0 Education and health services................... 16.64 17.04 17.13 17.16 17.21 17.25 .2 Leisure and hospitality......................... 9.10 9.27 9.36 9.42 9.49 9.55 .6 Other services.................................. 14.30 14.48 14.50 14.48 14.50 14.53 .2 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. 2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series. 3 Change was -.1 percent from Mar. 2006 to Apr. 2006, the latest month available. 4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half. N.A. = not available. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (2002=100) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Percent Industry May Mar. Apr. May May Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May change from: 2005 2006 2006p 2006p 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006p 2006p Apr. 2006- May 2006p Total private......................... 103.1 102.5 104.4 104.6 102.2 104.0 104.2 104.4 104.8 104.6 -0.2 Goods-producing........................... 98.6 98.6 99.4 102.3 98.0 101.1 101.3 101.5 102.3 101.5 -.8 Natural resources and mining.................. 113.7 115.7 120.7 123.0 113.2 120.0 118.4 120.1 122.3 122.2 -.1 Construction.................................. 109.3 104.7 108.5 113.8 106.7 112.2 112.1 112.4 113.3 111.5 -1.6 Manufacturing................................. 93.2 95.2 94.3 96.3 93.3 95.3 95.6 95.9 96.3 96.0 -.3 Durable goods................................ 95.5 98.5 97.5 99.6 95.1 98.1 98.5 98.7 99.5 99.3 -.2 Wood products............................... 99.6 99.8 99.9 102.4 99.0 102.3 102.0 102.3 102.0 101.9 -.1 Nonmetallic mineral products................ 97.7 96.6 99.5 102.1 96.3 100.0 100.0 100.5 101.1 100.6 -.5 Primary metals.............................. 92.3 96.3 94.2 95.5 92.3 96.4 95.8 96.0 95.5 95.9 .4 Fabricated metal products................... 98.5 101.7 99.8 102.2 98.6 100.8 101.4 102.0 102.7 102.0 -.7 Machinery................................... 98.7 100.7 99.9 102.7 98.3 98.9 100.0 100.3 101.9 101.9 .0 Computer and electronic products............ 92.7 103.2 103.2 104.0 92.6 101.8 102.3 103.3 104.6 104.2 -.4 Electrical equipment and appliances......... 85.0 89.3 87.0 89.6 86.0 89.1 89.5 89.9 90.5 90.6 .1 Transportation equipment.................... 97.3 100.7 98.9 102.4 96.5 99.8 99.7 100.1 101.4 101.2 -.2 Motor vehicles and parts(2)................ 95.5 96.0 93.4 97.6 94.4 95.3 94.3 95.3 96.6 96.3 -.3 Furniture and related products.............. 90.4 89.4 88.9 89.1 91.2 88.7 89.7 89.9 89.9 89.8 -.1 Miscellaneous manufacturing................. 90.1 91.1 88.9 90.3 90.2 90.5 91.2 90.9 90.8 90.6 -.2 Nondurable goods............................. 89.6 89.9 89.1 90.6 90.1 90.9 91.2 91.0 91.1 90.9 -.2 Food manufacturing.......................... 93.6 93.1 92.0 95.6 95.5 96.4 96.7 96.6 96.6 97.2 .6 Beverages and tobacco products.............. 90.9 96.4 97.7 100.7 91.6 99.7 100.3 100.7 100.8 100.9 .1 Textile mills............................... 73.2 67.6 65.9 66.1 72.4 68.7 68.0 67.1 66.1 65.6 -.8 Textile product mills....................... 90.4 92.5 90.4 91.8 89.9 96.2 95.5 91.7 91.6 91.7 .1 Apparel..................................... 66.0 65.9 64.4 65.9 65.5 65.3 64.5 65.0 65.3 65.1 -.3 Leather and allied products................. 78.1 77.0 74.1 77.6 77.4 80.0 77.9 76.4 75.7 76.6 1.2 Paper and paper products.................... 87.5 85.6 85.2 86.2 88.0 86.8 87.2 86.8 87.0 86.6 -.5 Printing and related support activities..... 90.4 92.7 92.3 92.5 91.1 91.6 92.6 92.9 93.4 93.0 -.4 Petroleum and coal products................. 105.5 97.0 100.7 101.6 105.3 98.4 99.3 100.4 100.4 101.1 .7 Chemicals................................... 96.6 99.8 99.6 97.7 96.7 98.8 99.2 99.2 98.9 97.7 -1.2 Plastics and rubber products................ 91.6 93.0 91.6 93.9 91.3 92.8 92.9 93.3 93.5 93.4 -.1 Private service-providing................ 104.3 103.3 105.8 105.2 103.4 104.9 105.1 105.0 105.4 105.2 -.2 Trade, transportation, and utilities.......... 101.7 99.8 101.6 101.5 101.4 101.9 101.9 102.1 102.3 101.8 -.5 Wholesale trade.............................. 102.3 102.4 105.1 104.5 101.3 103.1 103.7 103.6 104.5 104.5 .0 Retail trade................................. 100.5 97.5 99.5 99.3 100.7 100.9 100.5 100.6 100.6 99.9 -.7 Transportation and warehousing............... 106.1 103.2 105.1 105.4 105.1 104.7 105.1 105.1 105.3 105.0 -.3 Utilities.................................... 93.0 93.5 95.8 95.3 92.9 94.5 94.9 94.6 95.5 95.1 -.4 Information................................... 99.9 100.0 101.2 99.5 99.8 100.7 100.5 100.9 100.8 100.3 -.5 Financial activities.......................... 105.2 104.5 108.4 105.8 104.2 106.4 105.9 106.1 107.0 106.7 -.3 Professional and business services............ 105.9 107.2 110.0 109.2 105.1 109.1 109.0 109.0 110.0 109.7 -.3 Education and health services................. 106.8 107.8 109.1 108.3 106.0 107.0 107.3 107.6 107.8 108.4 .6 Leisure and hospitality....................... 108.9 103.1 107.3 108.8 106.2 107.4 107.1 107.4 107.6 107.2 -.4 Other services................................ 96.8 95.5 96.8 96.5 96.2 96.2 96.3 96.5 96.8 96.7 -.1 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. 2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. p = preliminary. NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and production or nonsupervisory worker employment. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-6. Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (2002=100) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Percent Industry May Mar. Apr. May May Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May change from: 2005 2006 2006p 2006p 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006p 2006p Apr. 2006- May 2006p Total private......................... 110.5 113.2 116.5 116.1 109.6 114.1 114.8 115.3 116.5 116.3 -0.2 Goods-producing........................... 105.8 107.0 108.5 112.1 105.3 110.1 110.4 110.8 111.9 111.3 -.5 Natural resources and mining.................. 122.7 131.9 139.0 141.4 122.3 134.9 133.6 136.3 140.0 140.5 .4 Construction.................................. 113.9 110.4 114.9 121.3 111.7 118.9 119.0 119.3 120.3 119.3 -.8 Manufacturing................................. 100.6 104.1 103.4 105.5 100.9 104.2 104.6 105.0 105.9 105.5 -.4 Durable goods................................ 102.7 107.9 107.0 109.3 102.7 107.4 107.8 108.3 109.4 109.4 .0 Nondurable goods............................. 96.8 97.2 97.0 98.1 97.5 98.5 98.8 98.5 99.2 98.7 -.5 Private service-providing................ 112.1 114.9 119.0 117.3 111.0 115.5 116.3 116.5 117.8 117.6 -.2 Trade, transportation, and utilities.......... 108.1 108.4 111.9 110.6 107.5 110.0 110.4 110.7 111.5 110.8 -.6 Wholesale trade.............................. 108.7 112.2 116.8 115.0 107.4 112.6 113.7 113.9 115.1 115.3 .2 Retail trade................................. 106.8 104.5 108.3 106.6 106.7 107.6 107.3 107.5 108.3 107.1 -1.1 Transportation and warehousing............... 111.6 111.0 114.1 113.7 110.9 112.3 113.3 113.2 114.2 113.7 -.4 Utilities.................................... 102.9 107.7 110.8 108.7 102.6 108.3 109.1 108.7 109.6 108.4 -1.1 Information................................... 108.2 113.3 116.2 113.8 108.3 114.5 113.6 114.9 115.4 114.8 -.5 Financial activities.......................... 116.6 119.3 125.7 121.6 114.7 120.6 120.9 121.3 123.3 122.9 -.3 Professional and business services............ 113.8 120.0 125.7 123.0 112.4 120.3 121.0 121.9 124.4 124.0 -.3 Education and health services................. 116.5 121.6 123.5 122.4 115.9 119.9 120.9 121.4 122.0 122.9 .7 Leisure and hospitality....................... 115.5 113.4 118.5 121.3 112.6 116.0 116.9 118.0 119.1 119.4 .3 Other services................................ 101.2 100.9 102.9 102.3 100.2 101.4 101.7 101.8 102.3 102.4 .1 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary. NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate payroll estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production or nonsupervisory worker employment. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-7. Diffusion indexes of employment change (Percent) Time span Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries(1) Over 1-month span: 2002 .............. 40.8 36.5 38.3 38.7 40.1 46.0 43.7 43.3 41.7 41.9 41.5 36.0 2003 .............. 44.1 37.9 34.9 38.3 42.8 38.8 37.6 39.7 50.7 49.8 52.0 51.3 2004 .............. 51.6 49.5 62.4 65.5 62.4 57.7 52.7 52.0 57.0 54.3 55.0 54.1 2005 .............. 50.7 57.7 56.7 54.7 54.5 56.7 59.2 54.1 51.4 53.4 61.7 58.6 2006 .............. 61.0 59.9 58.5 p62.9 p57.9 Over 3-month span: 2002 .............. 34.5 36.2 35.6 35.8 34.9 38.8 38.5 44.8 37.6 39.7 37.2 39.6 2003 .............. 40.6 34.2 34.7 32.7 35.3 41.7 38.5 33.8 42.6 47.8 49.8 50.5 2004 .............. 54.3 53.4 57.6 63.1 69.4 68.3 58.8 55.6 57.4 56.5 59.9 55.2 2005 .............. 52.9 56.7 59.2 60.4 56.8 60.8 60.4 59.7 57.9 52.2 57.0 63.7 2006 .............. 66.2 65.5 63.3 p62.4 p62.4 Over 6-month span: 2002 .............. 30.2 30.6 31.5 30.9 32.0 36.3 35.8 37.6 34.5 36.0 36.7 35.3 2003 .............. 34.4 31.8 31.8 34.0 32.7 36.2 33.3 32.4 40.5 45.3 46.4 47.7 2004 .............. 49.8 52.3 54.7 60.8 63.3 63.8 63.1 63.5 59.0 61.3 55.9 55.6 2005 .............. 55.4 57.7 57.4 58.8 55.2 58.6 60.8 59.5 60.6 57.7 58.5 60.6 2006 .............. 61.2 61.5 63.1 p69.6 p64.6 Over 12-month span: 2002 .............. 33.6 31.7 30.2 30.4 30.2 29.1 32.0 31.3 30.0 29.5 32.9 34.7 2003 .............. 34.5 31.5 32.9 33.5 34.2 35.1 32.7 33.1 37.1 36.7 37.2 39.2 2004 .............. 40.3 42.1 44.8 48.4 50.7 57.7 57.0 55.2 56.7 58.3 60.1 60.3 2005 .............. 60.1 61.0 59.5 58.6 58.6 59.4 60.8 61.0 60.8 58.3 58.8 62.1 2006 .............. 61.3 61.0 62.2 p62.1 p63.1 Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries(1) Over 1-month span: 2002 .............. 19.6 21.4 18.5 29.2 25.0 30.4 36.9 25.6 28.6 17.9 17.9 19.6 2003 .............. 32.7 19.6 19.6 10.7 23.2 19.0 19.6 29.2 28.6 36.3 42.3 40.5 2004 .............. 44.0 47.6 44.6 64.9 53.6 45.8 56.5 52.4 41.7 42.3 39.9 39.3 2005 .............. 39.3 38.7 38.7 42.3 44.6 34.5 47.6 35.7 45.2 43.5 50.0 52.4 2006 .............. 59.5 48.8 49.4 p56.5 p47.6 Over 3-month span: 2002 .............. 9.5 9.5 11.3 17.9 14.9 17.9 22.6 25.6 22.6 17.3 9.5 11.9 2003 .............. 18.5 11.3 12.5 8.3 7.7 11.3 14.9 15.5 16.7 27.4 32.1 35.7 2004 .............. 43.5 42.3 43.5 53.6 57.7 58.9 53.6 48.8 48.2 40.5 38.1 31.0 2005 .............. 35.7 39.9 42.9 39.9 37.5 41.1 39.3 35.7 39.9 36.3 36.9 50.0 2006 .............. 56.0 51.8 48.8 p46.4 p44.0 Over 6-month span: 2002 .............. 7.1 8.3 7.7 8.3 8.3 11.9 12.5 11.9 13.7 8.9 7.1 7.7 2003 .............. 11.3 11.3 8.3 9.5 10.7 9.5 6.0 8.9 13.7 18.5 24.4 23.8 2004 .............. 28.6 33.3 33.3 45.8 47.6 51.2 56.0 51.8 48.2 49.4 39.3 35.7 2005 .............. 36.9 36.9 35.1 33.3 33.3 32.7 36.9 36.9 41.1 41.7 39.3 42.3 2006 .............. 37.5 45.8 45.2 p52.4 p45.2 Over 12-month span: 2002 .............. 7.1 6.0 6.0 6.5 7.1 3.6 4.8 6.0 4.8 7.1 4.8 8.3 2003 .............. 10.7 6.0 6.5 6.0 8.3 7.1 7.1 8.3 10.7 10.7 9.5 10.7 2004 .............. 13.1 14.3 13.1 20.2 23.2 35.7 36.9 38.1 36.3 44.0 44.6 44.6 2005 .............. 44.6 44.6 41.7 40.5 39.9 33.3 32.7 31.0 32.1 39.3 35.7 40.5 2006 .............. 41.1 39.9 39.9 p42.3 p42.3 1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span. p = preliminary. NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment.