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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- JULY 2009
Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in July (-247,000),
and the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.4 percent, the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The average monthly job
loss for May through July (-331,000) was about half the average
decline for November through April (-645,000). In July, job losses
continued in many of the major industry sectors.
Household Survey Data
In July, the number of unemployed persons was 14.5 million. The
unemployment rate was 9.4 percent, little changed for the second
consecutive month. (See table A-1.)
Among the major worker groups, unemployment rates for adult men (9.8
percent), adult women (7.5 percent), teenagers (23.8 percent), whites
(8.6 percent), blacks (14.5 percent), and Hispanics (12.3 percent)
were little changed in July. The unemployment rate for Asians was 8.3
percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more)
rose by 584,000 over the month to 5.0 million. In July, 1 in 3 unemploy-
ed persons were jobless for 27 weeks or more. (See table A-9.)
The civilian labor force participation rate declined by 0.2 percentage
point in July to 65.5 percent. The employment-population ratio, at 59.4
percent, was little changed over the month but has declined by 3.3 per-
centage points since the recession began in December 2007. (See
table A-1.)
The number of persons working part time for economic reasons (sometimes
referred to as involuntary part-time workers) was little changed in July
at 8.8 million. The number of such workers rose sharply in the fall and
winter but has been little changed for 4 consecutive months.
(See table A-5.)
About 2.3 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force
in July, 709,000 more than a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally
adjusted.) These individuals, who were not in the labor force, 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. (See
table A-13.)
Among the marginally attached, there were 796,000 discouraged workers
in July, up by 335,000 over the past 12 months. (The data are not
seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons not currently
looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them.
The other 1.5 million persons marginally attached to the labor force
in July had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey
for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities.
Establishment Survey Data
Total nonfarm payroll employment declined by 247,000 in July. From May
to July, job losses averaged 331,000 per month, compared with losses
averaging 645,000 per month from November to April. Since December
2007, payroll employment has fallen by 6.7 million. (See table B-1.)
Employment in construction declined by 76,000 in July, about in line
with the average for the past 3 months (-73,000). Employment had de-
creased by 117,000 a month on average from November to April.
Manufacturing employment fell by 52,000 in July and has declined by
2.0 million since the recession began. In motor vehicles and parts,
fewer workers than usual were laid off in July for seasonal retool-
ing. As a result, the estimate of employment for the industry rose
by 28,000 after seasonal adjustment. In large part, July's seasonally-
adjusted increase reflects the fact that previous job cuts had been
so extensive that there were fewer workers to lay off during the sea-
sonal shutdown. Elsewhere in manufacturing, several industries con-
tinued to lose jobs in July, including machinery (-15,000) and fabri-
cated metal products (-14,000).
In July, retail trade employment declined by 44,000. Job losses in the
industry had averaged 27,000 per month over the prior 3 months. Em-
ployment in wholesale trade fell by 19,000 in July, with the majority
of the decline occurring among durable goods wholesalers.
Employment in professional and business services continued to trend
down in July (-38,000); the industry has shed 1.5 million jobs since
the start of the recession. Within professional and business services,
employment in the temporary help industry edged down in July. While
temporary help has lost 844,000 jobs since the recession began, the
declines have lessened substantially over the past 3 months.
Transportation and warehousing lost 22,000 jobs in July. Since May,
the average monthly job loss was half the average monthly decline for
November through April (-17,000 versus -34,000).
Financial activities employment continued to trend down in July
(-13,000). The average monthly decline for this industry was 23,000
over the past 3 months compared with 46,000 per month from November
through April. Since the start of the recession, the financial acti-
vities industry has lost 501,000 jobs. Employment in information de-
clined by 16,000 in July, including losses in publishing and telecom-
munications.
Health care employment increased by 20,000 in July, about in line
with the average monthly gain for the first half of this year but
down from an average monthly increase of 30,000 during 2008. Employ-
ment in lei-sure and hospitality has been little changed over the
past 3 months.
In July, the average workweek of production and nonsupervisory work-
ers on private nonfarm payrolls edged up by 0.1 hour to 33.1 hours.
The manufacturing workweek increased by 0.3 hour to 39.8 hours. Fac-
tory overtime was unchanged at 2.9 hours. (See table B-2.)
In July, average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory
workers on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 3 cents, or 0.2 percent,
to $18.56. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have
increased by 2.5 percent, while average weekly earnings have risen
by only 1.0 percent due to declines in the average workweek. (See
table B-3.)
The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for May was revised
from -322,000 to -303,000, and the change for June was revised from -
467,000 to -443,000.
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The Employment Situation for August is scheduled to be released on Friday,
September 4, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT).
Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
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| | |
| Quarterly | |
| averages | Monthly data | June-
Category |_________________|__________________________| July
| | | | | | change
| I | II | May | June | July |
| 2009 | 2009 | 2009 | 2009 | 2009 |
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________
|
HOUSEHOLD DATA | Labor force status
|_____________________________________________________
| | | | | |
Civilian labor force ....| 153,993| 154,912| 155,081| 154,926| 154,504| -422
Employment ............| 141,578| 140,591| 140,570| 140,196| 140,041| -155
Unemployment ..........| 12,415| 14,321| 14,511| 14,729| 14,462| -267
Not in labor force ......| 80,920| 80,547| 80,371| 80,729| 81,366| 637
|________|________|________|________|________|________
|
| Unemployment rates
|_____________________________________________________
| | | | | |
All workers .............| 8.1| 9.2| 9.4| 9.5| 9.4| -0.1
Adult men .............| 8.2| 9.7| 9.8| 10.0| 9.8| -.2
Adult women ...........| 6.7| 7.4| 7.5| 7.6| 7.5| -.1
Teenagers .............| 21.3| 22.7| 22.7| 24.0| 23.8| -.2
White .................| 7.4| 8.4| 8.6| 8.7| 8.6| -.1
Black or African | | | | | |
American ............| 13.1| 14.9| 14.9| 14.7| 14.5| -.2
Hispanic or Latino | | | | | |
ethnicity ...........| 10.7| 12.0| 12.7| 12.2| 12.3| .1
|________|________|________|________|________|________
|
ESTABLISHMENT DATA | Employment
|_____________________________________________________
| | | | | |
Nonfarm employment.......| 133,662|p132,131| 132,178|p131,735|p131,488| p-247
Goods-producing (1)....| 19,826| p19,037| 19,041| p18,818| p18,690| p-128
Construction ........| 6,590| p6,300| 6,310| p6,224| p6,148| p-76
Manufacturing .......| 12,468| p12,005| 12,000| p11,869| p11,817| p-52
Service-providing (1)..| 113,835|p113,094| 113,137|p112,917|p112,798| p-119
Retail trade (2)...| 14,933| p14,814| 14,812| p14,791| p14,747| p-44
Professional and | | | | | |
business services .| 17,048| p16,730| 16,756| p16,650| p16,612| p-38
Education and health | | | | | |
services ..........| 19,138| p19,214| 19,215| p19,252| p19,269| p17
Leisure and | | | | | |
hospitality .......| 13,235| p13,180| 13,195| p13,177| p13,186| p9
Government ..........| 22,543| p22,593| 22,605| p22,557| p22,564| p7
|________|________|________|________|________|________
|
| Hours of work (3)
|_____________________________________________________
| | | | | |
Total private ...........| 33.2| p33.1| 33.1| p33.0| p33.1| p0.1
Manufacturing .........| 39.6| p39.5| 39.4| p39.5| p39.8| p.3
Overtime ............| 2.7| p2.8| 2.8| p2.9| p2.9| p.0
|________|________|________|________|________|________
|
| Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)(3)
|_____________________________________________________
| | | | | |
Total private ...........| 101.7| p99.7| 99.8| p99.1| p99.1| p0.0
|________|________|________|________|________|________
|
| Earnings (3)
|_____________________________________________________
Average hourly earnings, | | | | | |
total private .........| $18.46| p$18.52| $18.53| p$18.53| p$18.56| p$0.03
Average weekly earnings, | | | | | |
total private .........| 613.60| p612.39| 613.34| p611.49| p614.34| p2.85
_________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________
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 and nonsupervisory workers.
p = preliminary.
Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates
Why are there two monthly measures of employment?
The household survey and establishment survey both produce sample-based
estimates of employment and both have strengths and limitations. The
establishment survey employment series has a smaller margin of error on
the measurement of month-to-month change than the household survey because
of its much larger sample size. An over-the-month employment change of
107,000 is statistically significant in the establishment survey, while
the threshold for a statistically significant change in the household sur-
vey is about 400,000. However, the household survey has a more expansive
scope than the establishment survey because it includes the self-employed,
unpaid family workers, agricultural workers, and private household workers,
who are excluded by the establishment survey. The household survey also
provides estimates of employment for demographic groups.
Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys?
Neither the establishment nor household survey is designed to identify the
legal status of workers. Thus, while it is likely that both surveys include
at least some undocumented immigrants, it is not possible to determine how
many are counted in either survey. The household survey does include ques-
tions about whether respondents were born outside the United States. Data
from these questions show that foreign-born workers accounted for 15.6 per-
cent of the labor force in 2008.
Why does the establishment survey have revisions?
The establishment survey revises published estimates to improve its data
series by incorporating additional information that was not available at
the time of the initial publication of the estimates. The establishment
survey revises its initial monthly estimates twice, in the immediately suc-
ceeding 2 months, to incorporate additional sample receipts from respondents
in the survey and recalculated seasonal adjustment factors. For more informa-
tion on the monthly revisions, please visit www.bls.gov/ces/cesrevinfo.htm.
On an annual basis, the establishment survey incorporates a benchmark revi-
sion that re-anchors estimates to nearly complete employment counts available
from unemployment insurance tax records. The benchmark helps to control for
sampling and modeling errors in the estimates. For more information on the
annual benchmark revision, please visit www.bls.gov/web/cesbmart.htm.
Does the establishment survey sample include small firms?
Yes; about 40 percent of the establishment survey sample is comprised of busi-
ness establishments with fewer than 20 employees. The establishment survey sam-
ple is designed to maximize the reliability of the total nonfarm employment
estimate; firms from all size classes and industries are appropriately sampled
to achieve that goal.
Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses?
Yes; monthly establishment survey estimates include an adjustment to account
for the net employment change generated by business births and deaths. The
adjustment comes from an econometric model that forecasts the monthly net
jobs impact of business births and deaths based on the actual past values of
the net impact that can be observed with a lag from the Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages. The establishment survey uses modeling rather than sam-
pling for this purpose because the survey is not immediately able to bring new
businesses into the sample. There is an unavoidable lag between the birth of a
new firm and its appearance on the sampling frame and availability for selection.
BLS adds new businesses to the survey twice a year.
Is the count of unemployed persons limited to just those people receiving
unemployment insurance benefits?
No; the estimate of unemployment is based on a monthly sample survey of house-
holds. All persons who are without jobs and are actively seeking and available
to work are included among the unemployed. (People on temporary layoff are in-
cluded even if they do not actively seek work.) There is no requirement or ques-
tion relating to unemployment insurance benefits in the monthly survey.
Does the official unemployment rate exclude people who have stopped looking for
work?
Yes; however, there are separate estimates of persons outside the labor force who
want a job, including those who have stopped looking because they believe no jobs
are available (discouraged workers). In addition, alternative measures of labor
underutilization (discouraged workers and other groups not officially counted as
unemployed) are published each month in the Employment Situation news release.
Technical 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.
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 2007 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 act
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.
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, absolute
benchmark revisions for total nonfarm employment have averaged 0.2 percent,
with a range from 0.1 percent to 0.6 percent.
Other information
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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
July June July July Mar. Apr. May June July
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 233,864 235,655 235,870 233,864 235,086 235,271 235,452 235,655 235,870
Civilian labor force....................... 156,300 155,921 156,255 154,506 154,048 154,731 155,081 154,926 154,504
Participation rate................... 66.8 66.2 66.2 66.1 65.5 65.8 65.9 65.7 65.5
Employed................................. 146,867 140,826 141,055 145,596 140,887 141,007 140,570 140,196 140,041
Employment-population ratio.......... 62.8 59.8 59.8 62.3 59.9 59.9 59.7 59.5 59.4
Unemployed............................... 9,433 15,095 15,201 8,910 13,161 13,724 14,511 14,729 14,462
Unemployment rate.................... 6.0 9.7 9.7 5.8 8.5 8.9 9.4 9.5 9.4
Not in labor force......................... 77,564 79,734 79,614 79,358 81,038 80,541 80,371 80,729 81,366
Persons who currently want a job......... 5,213 6,454 6,244 5,033 5,814 5,935 5,861 5,884 5,990
Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 113,154 114,060 114,173 113,154 113,758 113,857 113,953 114,060 114,173
Civilian labor force....................... 84,113 83,141 83,375 82,829 81,804 82,358 82,724 82,529 82,310
Participation rate................... 74.3 72.9 73.0 73.2 71.9 72.3 72.6 72.4 72.1
Employed................................. 78,991 74,494 74,861 77,683 74,053 74,116 74,033 73,777 73,703
Employment-population ratio.......... 69.8 65.3 65.6 68.7 65.1 65.1 65.0 64.7 64.6
Unemployed............................... 5,122 8,647 8,515 5,146 7,751 8,242 8,691 8,751 8,607
Unemployment rate.................... 6.1 10.4 10.2 6.2 9.5 10.0 10.5 10.6 10.5
Not in labor force......................... 29,040 30,919 30,798 30,324 31,954 31,498 31,229 31,532 31,863
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 104,490 105,412 105,530 104,490 105,095 105,196 105,299 105,412 105,530
Civilian labor force....................... 79,752 79,245 79,337 79,286 78,578 79,081 79,395 79,291 79,045
Participation rate................... 76.3 75.2 75.2 75.9 74.8 75.2 75.4 75.2 74.9
Employed................................. 75,643 71,738 71,911 74,973 71,655 71,678 71,593 71,387 71,319
Employment-population ratio.......... 72.4 68.1 68.1 71.8 68.2 68.1 68.0 67.7 67.6
Unemployed............................... 4,110 7,507 7,427 4,313 6,923 7,403 7,802 7,904 7,726
Unemployment rate.................... 5.2 9.5 9.4 5.4 8.8 9.4 9.8 10.0 9.8
Not in labor force......................... 24,738 26,167 26,193 25,204 26,516 26,115 25,904 26,121 26,485
Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 120,710 121,594 121,696 120,710 121,328 121,415 121,499 121,594 121,696
Civilian labor force....................... 72,187 72,780 72,880 71,676 72,244 72,372 72,357 72,397 72,194
Participation rate................... 59.8 59.9 59.9 59.4 59.5 59.6 59.6 59.5 59.3
Employed................................. 67,876 66,332 66,194 67,913 66,834 66,890 66,537 66,419 66,339
Employment-population ratio.......... 56.2 54.6 54.4 56.3 55.1 55.1 54.8 54.6 54.5
Unemployed............................... 4,311 6,448 6,686 3,763 5,410 5,482 5,820 5,978 5,855
Unemployment rate.................... 6.0 8.9 9.2 5.3 7.5 7.6 8.0 8.3 8.1
Not in labor force......................... 48,523 48,815 48,816 49,034 49,084 49,042 49,142 49,197 49,503
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 112,290 113,189 113,296 112,290 112,908 112,999 113,089 113,189 113,296
Civilian labor force....................... 68,072 68,906 68,993 68,273 68,977 69,148 69,112 69,060 68,985
Participation rate................... 60.6 60.9 60.9 60.8 61.1 61.2 61.1 61.0 60.9
Employed................................. 64,526 63,480 63,182 65,103 64,148 64,226 63,895 63,810 63,789
Employment-population ratio.......... 57.5 56.1 55.8 58.0 56.8 56.8 56.5 56.4 56.3
Unemployed............................... 3,546 5,426 5,811 3,170 4,828 4,922 5,217 5,249 5,196
Unemployment rate.................... 5.2 7.9 8.4 4.6 7.0 7.1 7.5 7.6 7.5
Not in labor force......................... 44,218 44,284 44,303 44,017 43,931 43,850 43,976 44,130 44,311
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 17,084 17,053 17,044 17,084 17,083 17,076 17,064 17,053 17,044
Civilian labor force....................... 8,476 7,770 7,925 6,947 6,493 6,501 6,573 6,575 6,474
Participation rate................... 49.6 45.6 46.5 40.7 38.0 38.1 38.5 38.6 38.0
Employed................................. 6,698 5,608 5,962 5,520 5,083 5,103 5,082 4,999 4,933
Employment-population ratio.......... 39.2 32.9 35.0 32.3 29.8 29.9 29.8 29.3 28.9
Unemployed............................... 1,777 2,162 1,963 1,427 1,410 1,398 1,491 1,576 1,541
Unemployment rate.................... 21.0 27.8 24.8 20.5 21.7 21.5 22.7 24.0 23.8
Not in labor force......................... 8,608 9,284 9,118 10,137 10,590 10,575 10,491 10,478 10,570
1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and
seasonally adjusted columns.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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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
July June July July Mar. Apr. May June July
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 189,587 190,801 190,944 189,587 190,436 190,552 190,667 190,801 190,944
Civilian labor force....................... 127,164 126,986 127,069 125,979 125,599 126,110 126,423 126,199 125,997
Participation rate..................... 67.1 66.6 66.5 66.4 66.0 66.2 66.3 66.1 66.0
Employed................................. 120,357 115,772 115,861 119,432 115,693 115,977 115,561 115,202 115,123
Employment-population ratio............ 63.5 60.7 60.7 63.0 60.8 60.9 60.6 60.4 60.3
Unemployed............................... 6,807 11,214 11,209 6,547 9,906 10,133 10,862 10,997 10,874
Unemployment rate...................... 5.4 8.8 8.8 5.2 7.9 8.0 8.6 8.7 8.6
Not in labor force......................... 62,422 63,815 63,875 63,608 64,837 64,441 64,244 64,601 64,947
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 66,010 65,662 65,692 65,786 65,032 65,509 65,766 65,732 65,643
Participation rate..................... 76.7 75.7 75.7 76.4 75.2 75.7 75.9 75.8 75.6
Employed................................. 63,055 59,963 60,091 62,624 59,811 59,967 59,820 59,656 59,701
Employment-population ratio............ 73.3 69.1 69.2 72.8 69.1 69.3 69.0 68.8 68.8
Unemployed............................... 2,956 5,699 5,602 3,161 5,221 5,543 5,946 6,076 5,941
Unemployment rate...................... 4.5 8.7 8.5 4.8 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.2 9.1
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 54,186 54,900 54,853 54,459 55,115 55,227 55,192 55,068 54,987
Participation rate..................... 59.9 60.3 60.2 60.2 60.7 60.8 60.7 60.5 60.4
Employed................................. 51,637 50,990 50,696 52,169 51,519 51,695 51,385 51,304 51,245
Employment-population ratio............ 57.1 56.0 55.6 57.7 56.7 56.9 56.5 56.4 56.3
Unemployed............................... 2,549 3,910 4,157 2,290 3,596 3,533 3,807 3,765 3,742
Unemployment rate...................... 4.7 7.1 7.6 4.2 6.5 6.4 6.9 6.8 6.8
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 6,968 6,424 6,525 5,734 5,452 5,374 5,465 5,400 5,367
Participation rate..................... 53.2 49.3 50.1 43.8 41.7 41.1 41.9 41.4 41.2
Employed................................. 5,665 4,819 5,075 4,639 4,363 4,316 4,356 4,243 4,176
Employment-population ratio............ 43.3 36.9 38.9 35.4 33.4 33.0 33.4 32.5 32.0
Unemployed............................... 1,303 1,605 1,450 1,095 1,089 1,058 1,108 1,156 1,191
Unemployment rate...................... 18.7 25.0 22.2 19.1 20.0 19.7 20.3 21.4 22.2
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 27,854 28,217 28,252 27,854 28,118 28,153 28,184 28,217 28,252
Civilian labor force....................... 18,097 17,911 18,085 17,744 17,542 17,816 17,737 17,700 17,684
Participation rate..................... 65.0 63.5 64.0 63.7 62.4 63.3 62.9 62.7 62.6
Employed................................. 16,132 15,174 15,218 15,989 15,212 15,142 15,095 15,103 15,111
Employment-population ratio............ 57.9 53.8 53.9 57.4 54.1 53.8 53.6 53.5 53.5
Unemployed............................... 1,965 2,737 2,867 1,755 2,330 2,673 2,642 2,597 2,573
Unemployment rate...................... 10.9 15.3 15.9 9.9 13.3 15.0 14.9 14.7 14.5
Not in labor force......................... 9,757 10,306 10,167 10,111 10,576 10,337 10,446 10,517 10,568
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 8,067 7,956 7,976 7,975 7,917 7,990 8,000 7,929 7,896
Participation rate..................... 72.0 70.0 70.1 71.2 70.0 70.5 70.5 69.8 69.4
Employed................................. 7,223 6,672 6,693 7,152 6,700 6,620 6,656 6,633 6,645
Employment-population ratio............ 64.5 58.7 58.8 63.9 59.2 58.4 58.7 58.4 58.4
Unemployed............................... 844 1,284 1,283 822 1,218 1,370 1,345 1,297 1,251
Unemployment rate...................... 10.5 16.1 16.1 10.3 15.4 17.2 16.8 16.4 15.8
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 9,019 9,076 9,154 8,967 8,932 9,064 9,000 9,042 9,045
Participation rate..................... 64.5 64.1 64.5 64.2 63.3 64.1 63.6 63.8 63.8
Employed................................. 8,267 8,018 7,951 8,291 8,045 8,025 7,993 8,018 7,988
Employment-population ratio............ 59.1 56.6 56.1 59.3 57.0 56.8 56.5 56.6 56.3
Unemployed............................... 752 1,058 1,203 675 887 1,038 1,007 1,024 1,057
Unemployment rate...................... 8.3 11.7 13.1 7.5 9.9 11.5 11.2 11.3 11.7
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 1,011 879 955 802 692 762 736 729 744
Participation rate..................... 37.7 32.7 35.5 30.0 25.7 28.3 27.4 27.1 27.7
Employed................................. 642 484 574 545 467 497 446 453 479
Employment-population ratio............ 24.0 18.0 21.4 20.4 17.4 18.5 16.6 16.9 17.8
Unemployed............................... 369 395 380 257 225 265 290 276 265
Unemployment rate...................... 36.5 45.0 39.9 32.0 32.5 34.7 39.4 37.9 35.7
ASIAN
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 10,802 10,897 10,903 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Civilian labor force....................... 7,326 7,322 7,394 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Participation rate..................... 67.8 67.2 67.8 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employed................................. 7,030 6,719 6,780 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employment-population ratio............ 65.1 61.7 62.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployed............................... 296 603 614 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployment rate...................... 4.0 8.2 8.3 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Not in labor force......................... 3,476 3,575 3,509 (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.
Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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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
July June July July Mar. Apr. May June July
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 32,179 32,839 32,926 32,179 32,585 32,671 32,753 32,839 32,926
Civilian labor force....................... 22,193 22,403 22,695 22,062 22,175 22,376 22,438 22,347 22,526
Participation rate..................... 69.0 68.2 68.9 68.6 68.1 68.5 68.5 68.1 68.4
Employed................................. 20,505 19,685 19,849 20,396 19,640 19,854 19,595 19,623 19,745
Employment-population ratio............ 63.7 59.9 60.3 63.4 60.3 60.8 59.8 59.8 60.0
Unemployed............................... 1,688 2,718 2,846 1,665 2,536 2,521 2,843 2,724 2,781
Unemployment rate...................... 7.6 12.1 12.5 7.5 11.4 11.3 12.7 12.2 12.3
Not in labor force......................... 9,986 10,436 10,232 10,117 10,410 10,295 10,315 10,491 10,400
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 12,661 12,642 12,824 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Participation rate..................... 84.5 82.7 83.7 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employed................................. 11,937 11,290 11,384 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employment-population ratio............ 79.6 73.9 74.3 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployed............................... 725 1,352 1,440 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployment rate...................... 5.7 10.7 11.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 8,268 8,527 8,553 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Participation rate..................... 58.5 59.1 59.1 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employed................................. 7,650 7,542 7,541 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employment-population ratio............ 54.1 52.2 52.1 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployed............................... 618 985 1,013 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployment rate...................... 7.5 11.5 11.8 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 1,264 1,234 1,317 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Participation rate..................... 41.5 39.6 42.1 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employed................................. 919 854 924 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employment-population ratio............ 30.2 27.4 29.6 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployed............................... 345 381 393 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployment rate...................... 27.3 30.8 29.8 (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. Updated population controls are introduced
annually with the release of January data.
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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
July June July July Mar. Apr. May June July
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
Less than a high school diploma
Civilian labor force......................... 11,877 12,545 12,142 12,174 11,997 12,027 12,210 12,363 12,461
Participation rate....................... 46.6 47.0 47.3 47.8 45.7 45.7 45.9 46.3 48.5
Employed................................... 10,897 10,744 10,352 11,124 10,399 10,251 10,321 10,447 10,537
Employment-population ratio.............. 42.8 40.3 40.3 43.7 39.6 38.9 38.8 39.2 41.0
Unemployed................................. 980 1,802 1,790 1,050 1,598 1,776 1,889 1,916 1,925
Unemployment rate........................ 8.3 14.4 14.7 8.6 13.3 14.8 15.5 15.5 15.4
High school graduates, no college (1)
Civilian labor force......................... 38,248 38,208 37,832 38,819 38,434 38,687 38,757 38,694 38,362
Participation rate....................... 62.5 62.4 61.7 63.4 62.3 63.0 63.1 63.2 62.5
Employed................................... 36,211 34,695 34,269 36,757 34,981 35,086 34,881 34,898 34,760
Employment-population ratio.............. 59.2 56.7 55.9 60.1 56.7 57.1 56.8 57.0 56.7
Unemployed................................. 2,037 3,514 3,563 2,062 3,454 3,601 3,875 3,796 3,602
Unemployment rate........................ 5.3 9.2 9.4 5.3 9.0 9.3 10.0 9.8 9.4
Some college or associate degree
Civilian labor force......................... 36,791 36,546 36,839 36,534 36,921 36,959 36,860 36,646 36,564
Participation rate....................... 71.7 70.8 71.2 71.2 71.8 71.7 71.7 71.0 70.6
Employed................................... 35,035 33,614 33,800 34,855 34,267 34,207 34,013 33,713 33,679
Employment-population ratio.............. 68.3 65.1 65.3 68.0 66.6 66.4 66.2 65.3 65.1
Unemployed................................. 1,756 2,932 3,039 1,679 2,653 2,752 2,847 2,933 2,885
Unemployment rate........................ 4.8 8.0 8.2 4.6 7.2 7.4 7.7 8.0 7.9
Bachelor's degree and higher (2)
Civilian labor force......................... 44,955 45,242 45,751 45,050 45,401 45,442 45,500 45,527 45,691
Participation rate....................... 77.0 77.3 76.9 77.1 78.1 77.7 77.8 77.7 76.8
Employed................................... 43,703 43,048 43,330 43,936 43,431 43,466 43,332 43,368 43,546
Employment-population ratio.............. 74.8 73.5 72.9 75.2 74.7 74.4 74.1 74.1 73.2
Unemployed................................. 1,252 2,194 2,422 1,114 1,970 1,977 2,167 2,158 2,145
Unemployment rate........................ 2.8 4.8 5.3 2.5 4.3 4.4 4.8 4.7 4.7
1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Table A-5. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status
(In thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Category
July June July July Mar. Apr. May June July
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
CLASS OF WORKER
Agriculture and related industries........... 2,372 2,351 2,361 2,142 2,050 2,134 2,173 2,165 2,148
Wage and salary workers.................... 1,444 1,366 1,392 1,265 1,167 1,209 1,256 1,232 1,230
Self-employed workers...................... 894 941 926 846 875 887 882 896 876
Unpaid family workers...................... 35 43 42 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
Nonagricultural industries................... 144,495 138,475 138,694 143,453 138,842 138,828 138,296 137,812 137,675
Wage and salary workers.................... 134,662 129,255 129,619 133,894 129,478 129,724 129,298 128,939 128,939
Government............................... 20,509 21,260 20,766 21,129 20,904 21,211 21,247 21,446 21,367
Private industries....................... 114,153 107,995 108,853 112,818 108,674 108,555 108,054 107,498 107,591
Private households..................... 873 908 923 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
Other industries....................... 113,280 107,087 107,930 112,036 107,898 107,813 107,238 106,631 106,728
Self-employed workers...................... 9,727 9,138 9,007 9,483 9,184 9,052 8,990 8,891 8,801
Unpaid family workers...................... 106 83 68 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2)
All industries:
Part time for economic reasons............. 6,054 9,301 9,103 5,813 9,049 8,910 9,084 8,989 8,798
Slack work or business conditions........ 4,174 6,616 6,711 4,220 6,857 6,699 6,794 6,783 6,849
Could only find part-time work........... 1,481 2,263 1,978 1,300 1,839 1,810 1,922 1,980 1,835
Part time for noneconomic reasons.......... 17,442 17,712 17,235 19,348 18,833 19,065 18,872 18,718 19,018
Nonagricultural industries:
Part time for economic reasons............. 5,947 9,190 8,977 5,693 8,942 8,826 8,928 8,845 8,647
Slack work or business conditions........ 4,111 6,537 6,606 4,160 6,773 6,650 6,681 6,699 6,733
Could only find part-time work........... 1,469 2,245 1,974 1,287 1,850 1,802 1,909 1,969 1,776
Part time for noneconomic reasons.......... 17,080 17,327 16,869 18,992 18,493 18,661 18,502 18,358 18,621
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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Table A-6. Selected employment indicators
(In thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Characteristic
July June July July Mar. Apr. May June July
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over..................... 146,867 140,826 141,055 145,596 140,887 141,007 140,570 140,196 140,041
16 to 19 years............................. 6,698 5,608 5,962 5,520 5,083 5,103 5,082 4,999 4,933
16 to 17 years........................... 2,445 1,940 2,136 1,969 1,755 1,737 1,795 1,732 1,718
18 to 19 years........................... 4,253 3,667 3,826 3,572 3,300 3,353 3,260 3,251 3,225
20 years and over.......................... 140,169 135,218 135,093 140,076 135,804 135,904 135,488 135,197 135,108
20 to 24 years........................... 14,323 13,118 13,342 13,697 13,090 13,090 12,842 12,774 12,790
25 years and over........................ 125,846 122,100 121,751 126,526 122,662 122,838 122,650 122,539 122,455
25 to 54 years......................... 99,215 95,156 94,873 99,640 95,720 95,805 95,394 95,391 95,297
25 to 34 years....................... 31,465 30,054 30,128 31,449 30,211 30,140 29,955 30,018 30,079
35 to 44 years....................... 33,371 31,634 31,421 33,556 31,746 31,770 31,681 31,734 31,613
45 to 54 years....................... 34,379 33,468 33,324 34,635 33,763 33,896 33,758 33,639 33,606
55 years and over...................... 26,631 26,944 26,878 26,886 26,942 27,032 27,256 27,147 27,158
Men, 16 years and over....................... 78,991 74,494 74,861 77,683 74,053 74,116 74,033 73,777 73,703
16 to 19 years............................. 3,348 2,755 2,950 2,709 2,398 2,438 2,440 2,390 2,383
16 to 17 years........................... 1,215 976 1,092 926 803 817 851 821 826
18 to 19 years........................... 2,133 1,779 1,857 1,789 1,579 1,635 1,580 1,576 1,562
20 years and over.......................... 75,643 71,738 71,911 74,973 71,655 71,678 71,593 71,387 71,319
20 to 24 years........................... 7,598 6,808 6,930 7,159 6,656 6,701 6,574 6,582 6,546
25 years and over........................ 68,045 64,930 64,980 67,894 65,031 64,960 65,001 64,855 64,828
25 to 54 years......................... 53,755 50,727 50,771 53,589 50,865 50,802 50,672 50,640 50,600
25 to 34 years....................... 17,370 16,257 16,399 17,231 16,288 16,199 16,082 16,194 16,231
35 to 44 years....................... 18,147 16,925 16,923 18,103 17,027 17,027 17,002 16,926 16,898
45 to 54 years....................... 18,237 17,545 17,448 18,254 17,550 17,576 17,588 17,520 17,470
55 years and over...................... 14,290 14,202 14,210 14,306 14,166 14,157 14,329 14,214 14,228
Women, 16 years and over..................... 67,876 66,332 66,194 67,913 66,834 66,890 66,537 66,419 66,339
16 to 19 years............................. 3,350 2,852 3,012 2,811 2,685 2,664 2,642 2,609 2,550
16 to 17 years........................... 1,230 964 1,043 1,043 952 920 944 911 892
18 to 19 years........................... 2,119 1,888 1,969 1,783 1,721 1,718 1,681 1,675 1,663
20 years and over.......................... 64,526 63,480 63,182 65,103 64,148 64,226 63,895 63,810 63,789
20 to 24 years........................... 6,725 6,310 6,412 6,538 6,434 6,389 6,268 6,193 6,244
25 years and over........................ 57,802 57,170 56,770 58,631 57,631 57,878 57,649 57,684 57,627
25 to 54 years......................... 45,460 44,429 44,102 46,052 44,855 45,003 44,722 44,751 44,697
25 to 34 years....................... 14,095 13,796 13,728 14,218 13,922 13,941 13,873 13,825 13,847
35 to 44 years....................... 15,224 14,709 14,498 15,453 14,719 14,742 14,679 14,808 14,714
45 to 54 years....................... 16,142 15,923 15,876 16,380 16,214 16,320 16,170 16,118 16,136
55 years and over...................... 12,341 12,742 12,668 12,580 12,776 12,875 12,927 12,933 12,929
MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present.................. 46,034 44,263 43,900 46,093 44,470 44,469 44,255 44,294 43,992
Married women, spouse present................ 35,571 35,274 34,872 36,110 35,481 35,444 35,391 35,464 35,377
Women who maintain families.................. 8,877 8,853 8,751 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS
Full-time workers (2)........................ 122,378 114,014 114,184 120,295 113,665 113,725 113,318 112,942 112,598
Part-time workers (3)........................ 24,489 26,811 26,871 25,452 26,963 27,066 27,195 27,374 27,799
MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS
Total multiple jobholders.................... 7,743 7,067 7,282 7,727 7,656 7,748 7,292 7,160 7,284
Percent of total employed................ 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.2 5.1 5.2
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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Number of
unemployed persons Unemployment rates (1)
(in thousands)
Characteristic
July June July July Mar. Apr. May June July
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over..................... 8,910 14,729 14,462 5.8 8.5 8.9 9.4 9.5 9.4
16 to 19 years............................. 1,427 1,576 1,541 20.5 21.7 21.5 22.7 24.0 23.8
16 to 17 years........................... 653 580 585 24.9 23.7 23.0 23.4 25.1 25.4
18 to 19 years........................... 763 1,009 962 17.6 20.9 21.3 22.9 23.7 23.0
20 years and over.......................... 7,483 13,153 12,922 5.1 8.0 8.3 8.8 8.9 8.7
20 to 24 years........................... 1,584 2,283 2,302 10.4 14.0 14.7 15.0 15.2 15.3
25 years and over........................ 5,971 10,877 10,743 4.5 7.2 7.5 8.1 8.2 8.1
25 to 54 years......................... 4,927 8,812 8,717 4.7 7.6 7.8 8.4 8.5 8.4
25 to 34 years....................... 1,898 3,359 3,344 5.7 9.0 9.7 10.5 10.1 10.0
35 to 44 years....................... 1,646 2,796 2,706 4.7 7.2 7.5 8.1 8.1 7.9
45 to 54 years....................... 1,383 2,657 2,667 3.8 6.6 6.4 6.8 7.3 7.4
55 years and over...................... 1,042 2,048 1,965 3.7 6.2 6.4 6.7 7.0 6.7
Men, 16 years and over....................... 5,146 8,751 8,607 6.2 9.5 10.0 10.5 10.6 10.5
16 to 19 years............................. 834 847 881 23.5 25.7 25.6 26.7 26.2 27.0
16 to 17 years........................... 383 285 316 29.3 28.2 26.3 26.1 25.8 27.7
18 to 19 years........................... 450 579 577 20.1 24.6 25.3 27.8 26.9 27.0
20 years and over.......................... 4,313 7,904 7,726 5.4 8.8 9.4 9.8 10.0 9.8
20 to 24 years........................... 946 1,370 1,347 11.7 16.7 17.5 17.5 17.2 17.1
25 years and over........................ 3,392 6,532 6,446 4.8 7.9 8.3 9.0 9.2 9.0
25 to 54 years......................... 2,823 5,346 5,306 5.0 8.3 8.8 9.5 9.5 9.5
25 to 34 years....................... 1,141 2,075 2,031 6.2 10.1 11.1 11.9 11.4 11.1
35 to 44 years....................... 941 1,649 1,644 4.9 7.7 8.2 9.0 8.9 8.9
45 to 54 years....................... 741 1,622 1,631 3.9 7.1 7.1 7.7 8.5 8.5
55 years and over...................... 569 1,186 1,140 3.8 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.4
Women, 16 years and over..................... 3,763 5,978 5,855 5.3 7.5 7.6 8.0 8.3 8.1
16 to 19 years............................. 593 729 659 17.4 17.8 17.4 18.6 21.8 20.5
16 to 17 years........................... 270 295 269 20.5 19.4 19.9 20.7 24.4 23.2
18 to 19 years........................... 313 430 385 14.9 17.2 17.1 17.5 20.4 18.8
20 years and over.......................... 3,170 5,249 5,196 4.6 7.0 7.1 7.5 7.6 7.5
20 to 24 years........................... 638 913 955 8.9 11.0 11.5 12.2 12.8 13.3
25 years and over........................ 2,580 4,345 4,297 4.2 6.5 6.6 7.0 7.0 6.9
25 to 54 years......................... 2,104 3,467 3,411 4.4 6.7 6.7 7.2 7.2 7.1
25 to 34 years....................... 757 1,284 1,312 5.1 7.6 7.9 8.9 8.5 8.7
35 to 44 years....................... 705 1,147 1,063 4.4 6.5 6.7 7.0 7.2 6.7
45 to 54 years....................... 643 1,036 1,036 3.8 6.1 5.7 5.9 6.0 6.0
55 years and over (2).................. 550 874 974 4.3 5.8 5.4 5.8 6.4 7.1
MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present.................. 1,587 3,289 3,282 3.3 5.8 6.3 6.8 6.9 6.9
Married women, spouse present................ 1,278 2,120 2,045 3.4 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.5
Women who maintain families (2).............. 820 1,173 1,266 8.5 10.8 10.0 11.0 11.7 12.6
FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS
Full-time workers (3)........................ 7,438 12,924 12,709 5.8 9.2 9.6 10.2 10.3 10.1
Part-time workers (4)........................ 1,507 1,724 1,780 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.9 6.0
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 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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Table A-8. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Reason
July June July July Mar. Apr. May June July
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Job losers and persons who completed
temporary jobs.............................. 4,562 9,194 9,447 4,595 8,243 8,814 9,546 9,649 9,560
On temporary layoff........................ 1,134 1,503 1,804 1,041 1,557 1,625 1,832 1,762 1,680
Not on temporary layoff.................... 3,428 7,691 7,643 3,554 6,686 7,189 7,714 7,886 7,880
Permanent job losers..................... 2,512 6,294 6,320 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
Persons who completed temporary jobs..... 916 1,397 1,323 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
Job leavers.................................. 904 778 917 875 887 890 910 822 885
Reentrants................................... 2,825 3,697 3,464 2,668 2,974 3,087 3,180 3,335 3,312
New entrants................................. 1,142 1,425 1,373 818 868 900 956 947 967
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............................. 48.4 60.9 62.1 51.3 63.5 64.4 65.4 65.4 64.9
On temporary layoff....................... 12.0 10.0 11.9 11.6 12.0 11.9 12.6 11.9 11.4
Not on temporary layoff................... 36.3 51.0 50.3 39.7 51.5 52.5 52.9 53.5 53.5
Job leavers................................. 9.6 5.2 6.0 9.8 6.8 6.5 6.2 5.6 6.0
Reentrants.................................. 29.9 24.5 22.8 29.8 22.9 22.5 21.8 22.6 22.5
New entrants................................ 12.1 9.4 9.0 9.1 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.6
UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers and persons who completed
temporary jobs............................. 2.9 5.9 6.0 3.0 5.4 5.7 6.2 6.2 6.2
Job leavers................................. .6 .5 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .5 .6
Reentrants.................................. 1.8 2.4 2.2 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.1
New entrants................................ .7 .9 .9 .5 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6
1 Data not available.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Duration
July June July July Mar. Apr. May June July
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Less than 5 weeks...................................... 3,121 3,899 3,456 2,884 3,371 3,346 3,275 3,204 3,233
5 to 14 weeks.......................................... 3,291 3,648 4,091 2,853 4,041 3,982 4,321 4,066 3,557
15 weeks and over...................................... 3,021 7,548 7,654 3,168 5,715 6,211 7,002 7,833 7,880
15 to 26 weeks...................................... 1,360 3,329 2,720 1,450 2,534 2,531 3,054 3,452 2,916
27 weeks and over................................... 1,661 4,218 4,934 1,718 3,182 3,680 3,948 4,381 4,965
Average (mean) duration, in weeks...................... 16.3 22.5 24.1 17.3 20.1 21.4 22.5 24.5 25.1
Median duration, in weeks.............................. 8.9 14.5 14.7 9.8 11.2 12.5 14.9 17.9 15.7
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.................................... 33.1 25.8 22.7 32.4 25.7 24.7 22.4 21.2 22.0
5 to 14 weeks........................................ 34.9 24.2 26.9 32.0 30.8 29.4 29.6 26.9 24.2
15 weeks and over.................................... 32.0 50.0 50.4 35.6 43.5 45.9 48.0 51.9 53.7
15 to 26 weeks..................................... 14.4 22.1 17.9 16.3 19.3 18.7 20.9 22.9 19.9
27 weeks and over.................................. 17.6 27.9 32.5 19.3 24.2 27.2 27.0 29.0 33.8
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Table A-10. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployment
Employed Unemployed rates
Occupation
July July July July July July
2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009
Total, 16 years and over (1)...................... 146,867 141,055 9,433 15,201 6.0 9.7
Management, professional, and related occupations...... 52,655 51,810 1,585 3,034 2.9 5.5
Management, business, and financial operations
occupations......................................... 22,596 21,893 593 1,126 2.6 4.9
Professional and related occupations................. 30,059 29,917 992 1,909 3.2 6.0
Service occupations.................................... 25,613 25,831 1,880 2,756 6.8 9.6
Sales and office occupations........................... 35,096 34,066 2,143 3,221 5.8 8.6
Sales and related occupations........................ 15,995 16,016 1,055 1,450 6.2 8.3
Office and administrative support occupations........ 19,102 18,050 1,088 1,771 5.4 8.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
occupations........................................... 15,399 13,500 1,240 2,334 7.5 14.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........... 1,085 1,048 93 155 7.9 12.9
Construction and extraction occupations.............. 9,086 7,492 864 1,686 8.7 18.4
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.... 5,227 4,961 283 493 5.1 9.0
Production, transportation, and material moving
occupations........................................... 18,104 15,847 1,407 2,434 7.2 13.3
Production occupations............................... 9,015 7,685 686 1,397 7.1 15.4
Transportation and material moving occupations....... 9,089 8,163 722 1,037 7.4 11.3
1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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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)
July July July July
2008 2009 2008 2009
Total, 16 years and over (1).................... 9,433 15,201 6.0 9.7
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers........ 7,050 11,967 5.8 9.9
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction........ 13 95 1.5 12.6
Construction......................................... 783 1,687 8.0 18.2
Manufacturing........................................ 908 1,988 5.5 12.4
Durable goods...................................... 607 1,379 5.7 13.7
Nondurable goods................................... 301 609 5.0 10.1
Wholesale and retail trade........................... 1,329 1,854 6.5 9.0
Transportation and utilities......................... 359 511 5.7 8.8
Information.......................................... 141 373 4.1 11.5
Financial activities................................. 350 570 3.6 6.1
Professional and business services................... 866 1,531 6.1 10.9
Education and health services........................ 776 1,269 3.9 6.1
Leisure and hospitality.............................. 1,172 1,600 8.8 11.2
Other services....................................... 352 490 5.2 7.4
Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers 125 180 8.5 12.1
Government workers..................................... 770 1,129 3.6 5.1
Self employed and unpaid family workers................ 345 552 3.1 5.2
1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Effective with January 2009 data, industries
reflect the introduction of the 2007 Census industry classification system into the Current Population Survey. This industry classification
system is derived from the 2007 North American Industry Classification System. No historical data have been revised.
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Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization
(Percent)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Measure
July June July July Mar. Apr. May June July
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent
of the civilian labor force....................... 1.9 4.8 4.9 2.1 3.7 4.0 4.5 5.1 5.1
U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary
jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force.... 2.9 5.9 6.0 3.0 5.4 5.7 6.2 6.2 6.2
U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian
labor force (official unemployment rate).......... 6.0 9.7 9.7 5.8 8.5 8.9 9.4 9.5 9.4
U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a
percent of the civilian labor force plus
discouraged workers............................... 6.3 10.1 10.2 6.0 8.9 9.3 9.8 10.0 9.8
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....................... 7.0 10.9 11.0 6.7 9.8 10.1 10.6 10.8 10.7
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.. 10.8 16.8 16.8 10.4 15.6 15.8 16.4 16.5 16.3
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 looking currently 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 more information, see "BLS
introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor Review. Updated population
controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Table A-13. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Total Men Women
Category
July July July July July July
2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009
NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE
Total not in the labor force........................... 77,564 79,614 29,040 30,798 48,523 48,816
Persons who currently want a job...................... 5,213 6,244 2,251 2,793 2,961 3,451
Marginally attached to the labor force (1).......... 1,573 2,282 810 1,138 764 1,144
Reason not currently looking:
Discouragement over job prospects (2)........... 461 796 301 476 160 320
Reasons other than discouragement (3)........... 1,112 1,486 508 663 604 823
MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS
Total multiple jobholders (4).......................... 7,743 7,282 3,981 3,529 3,762 3,753
Percent of total employed.......................... 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.7 5.5 5.7
Primary job full time, secondary job part time..... 4,149 3,807 2,267 1,972 1,882 1,835
Primary and secondary jobs both part time.......... 1,783 1,796 622 621 1,161 1,175
Primary and secondary jobs both full time.......... 335 332 209 194 126 138
Hours vary on primary or secondary job............. 1,426 1,292 859 707 567 585
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: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail
(In thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Change
Industry July May June July July Mar. Apr. May June July from:
2008 2009 2009p 2009p 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009p 2009p June 2009-
July 2009p
Total nonfarm......... 137,050 132,720 132,651 131,318 137,228 133,000 132,481 132,178 131,735 131,488 -247
Total private........... 115,714 109,736 110,127 109,949 114,691 110,457 109,865 109,573 109,178 108,924 -254
Goods-producing............. 21,796 19,010 19,069 19,031 21,432 19,520 19,253 19,041 18,818 18,690 -128
Mining and logging.............. 792 723 728 734 777 754 740 731 725 725 0
Logging...................... 57.3 49.2 50.6 51.6 55.8 51.9 51.4 51.3 51.1 50.7 -.4
Mining......................... 734.4 673.7 677.0 682.1 721.3 701.9 689.0 679.6 673.8 674.1 .3
Oil and gas extraction........ 165.1 166.5 170.8 172.3 162.7 166.9 167.0 168.1 169.1 169.6 .5
Mining, except oil and gas(1). 235.9 221.5 223.8 225.5 227.6 222.8 220.4 219.4 217.7 217.0 -.7
Coal mining.................. 80.1 80.8 80.0 80.2 79.5 83.3 82.4 81.4 80.3 80.1 -.2
Support activities for mining. 333.4 285.7 282.4 284.3 331.0 312.2 301.6 292.1 287.0 287.5 .5
Construction.................... 7,505 6,347 6,420 6,437 7,201 6,470 6,367 6,310 6,224 6,148 -76
Construction of buildings..... 1,708.8 1,443.8 1,460.2 1,465.0 1,655.5 1,481.5 1,461.7 1,451.2 1,428.3 1,411.2 -17.1
Residential building......... 856.9 702.2 716.8 715.9 827.9 724.2 715.3 705.0 694.6 683.4 -11.2
Nonresidential building...... 851.9 741.6 743.4 749.1 827.6 757.3 746.4 746.2 733.7 727.8 -5.9
Heavy and civil engineering
construction................. 1,031.8 900.7 908.2 910.2 970.9 907.2 885.5 876.1 860.3 850.2 -10.1
Specialty trade contractors... 4,764.6 4,002.8 4,051.4 4,061.7 4,574.6 4,081.4 4,019.6 3,983.1 3,935.3 3,886.9 -48.4
Residential specialty trade
contractors................. 2,113.9 1,749.7 1,774.7 1,784.8 2,020.0 1,770.3 1,739.3 1,736.1 1,713.4 1,697.9 -15.5
Nonresidential specialty
trade contractors........... 2,650.7 2,253.1 2,276.7 2,276.9 2,554.6 2,311.1 2,280.3 2,247.0 2,221.9 2,189.0 -32.9
Manufacturing................... 13,499 11,940 11,921 11,860 13,454 12,296 12,146 12,000 11,869 11,817 -52
Production workers........... 9,698 8,367 8,347 8,301 9,672 8,654 8,532 8,409 8,304 8,274 -30
Durable goods.................. 8,504 7,339 7,293 7,242 8,502 7,620 7,490 7,372 7,267 7,235 -32
Production workers........... 5,997 5,015 4,975 4,939 6,006 5,239 5,130 5,034 4,952 4,942 -10
Wood products................. 468.0 372.1 371.6 372.3 458.4 388.4 382.4 373.5 366.1 361.1 -5.0
Nonmetallic mineral products.. 477.4 411.8 413.9 415.1 466.4 417.0 415.5 410.7 405.5 403.4 -2.1
Primary metals................ 443.7 364.6 357.6 357.8 444.8 386.4 376.2 367.8 359.8 358.0 -1.8
Fabricated metal products..... 1,529.7 1,315.6 1,307.8 1,295.8 1,528.4 1,370.3 1,344.1 1,325.9 1,308.5 1,294.4 -14.1
Machinery..................... 1,200.0 1,021.2 1,011.7 1,002.3 1,191.1 1,070.5 1,051.4 1,032.0 1,015.1 999.9 -15.2
Computer and electronic
products(1).................. 1,252.6 1,151.9 1,144.2 1,139.1 1,247.3 1,187.1 1,171.1 1,156.1 1,143.0 1,135.6 -7.4
Computer and peripheral
equipment................... 183.3 163.8 163.3 162.5 182.5 173.5 167.8 164.2 163.5 162.8 -.7
Communications equipment..... 129.1 127.0 126.8 126.6 129.1 128.5 127.8 127.4 126.7 126.4 -.3
Semiconductors and electronic
components.................. 434.5 380.5 375.5 371.7 431.9 397.6 389.2 382.8 374.9 370.4 -4.5
Electronic instruments....... 443.5 426.8 425.6 425.5 441.8 430.9 431.1 427.2 424.5 423.1 -1.4
Electrical equipment and
appliances................... 430.8 376.5 377.2 373.1 428.4 389.7 382.0 378.4 375.6 370.5 -5.1
Transportation equipment(1)... 1,590.7 1,335.7 1,322.4 1,308.0 1,625.7 1,400.4 1,365.9 1,335.3 1,310.8 1,338.4 27.6
Motor vehicles and parts(2).. 855.8 654.6 640.7 632.1 892.9 702.8 676.8 654.2 632.5 660.7 28.2
Furniture and related products 485.3 395.0 391.9 389.1 483.4 408.8 401.0 394.4 387.8 382.9 -4.9
Miscellaneous manufacturing... 625.9 594.5 594.9 589.0 627.9 601.1 600.4 597.4 594.7 591.0 -3.7
Nondurable goods............... 4,995 4,601 4,628 4,618 4,952 4,676 4,656 4,628 4,602 4,582 -20
Production workers........... 3,701 3,352 3,372 3,362 3,666 3,415 3,402 3,375 3,352 3,332 -20
Food manufacturing............ 1,499.2 1,450.3 1,472.9 1,489.0 1,478.1 1,464.4 1,474.9 1,471.7 1,470.6 1,469.7 -.9
Beverages and tobacco products 205.8 189.6 193.7 194.6 200.0 191.6 190.9 190.5 189.9 189.2 -.7
Textile mills................. 148.5 126.7 125.0 121.6 149.0 128.2 127.3 126.1 123.9 121.9 -2.0
Textile product mills......... 146.3 125.9 126.6 125.4 146.2 129.3 127.5 127.0 126.5 125.7 -.8
Apparel....................... 200.6 170.1 167.5 167.2 199.5 173.8 169.9 170.2 165.8 166.8 1.0
Leather and allied products... 32.6 31.6 31.0 30.1 33.0 31.7 31.7 31.5 31.0 31.5 .5
Paper and paper products...... 450.8 409.0 411.7 411.0 447.1 418.3 415.1 410.5 409.0 406.2 -2.8
Printing and related support
activities................... 592.0 527.6 524.8 518.1 591.5 541.5 534.4 529.6 523.2 518.4 -4.8
Petroleum and coal products... 121.9 115.7 117.4 117.6 118.1 114.5 114.6 114.5 114.2 113.7 -.5
Chemicals..................... 856.2 813.5 816.9 813.9 850.0 823.4 818.9 814.9 811.8 809.2 -2.6
Plastics and rubber products.. 741.5 640.5 640.6 629.7 739.3 659.0 651.1 641.4 636.4 629.3 -7.1
Service-providing........... 115,254 113,710 113,582 112,287 115,796 113,480 113,228 113,137 112,917 112,798 -119
Private service-providing.. 93,918 90,726 91,058 90,918 93,259 90,937 90,612 90,532 90,360 90,234 -126
Trade, transportation, and
utilities...................... 26,432 25,235 25,320 25,194 26,425 25,479 25,371 25,308 25,263 25,176 -87
Wholesale trade................ 6,000.8 5,698.0 5,714.3 5,698.5 5,966.9 5,741.3 5,710.8 5,695.7 5,681.7 5,663.1 -18.6
Durable goods................. 3,080.7 2,856.4 2,859.1 2,847.7 3,062.5 2,899.4 2,875.5 2,861.8 2,846.6 2,831.3 -15.3
Nondurable goods.............. 2,066.4 2,004.3 2,011.8 2,007.3 2,053.2 2,002.5 1,997.7 1,996.6 1,995.6 1,993.0 -2.6
Electronic markets and agents
and brokers.................. 853.7 837.3 843.4 843.5 851.2 839.4 837.6 837.3 839.5 838.8 -.7
Retail trade...................15,381.0 14,735.9 14,790.3 14,746.6 15,380.2 14,872.4 14,839.7 14,811.6 14,791.0 14,746.9 -44.1
Motor vehicle and parts
dealers(1)................... 1,872.3 1,688.6 1,692.7 1,694.0 1,851.4 1,701.8 1,690.2 1,681.6 1,673.5 1,668.3 -5.2
Automobile dealers........... 1,200.7 1,051.5 1,051.6 1,051.6 1,191.5 1,067.7 1,057.1 1,050.2 1,043.0 1,038.7 -4.3
Furniture and home furnishings
stores....................... 539.6 479.4 478.7 478.5 545.8 497.7 492.4 486.3 484.6 482.6 -2.0
Electronics and appliance
stores....................... 546.0 507.8 506.7 507.2 553.0 518.6 518.0 517.0 515.2 513.2 -2.0
Building material and garden
supply stores................ 1,282.8 1,240.0 1,236.8 1,209.7 1,244.1 1,193.5 1,189.3 1,186.3 1,182.0 1,176.0 -6.0
Food and beverage stores...... 2,881.0 2,823.1 2,851.4 2,843.1 2,863.4 2,827.6 2,828.9 2,828.0 2,830.4 2,826.8 -3.6
Health and personal care
stores....................... 1,001.4 982.2 987.7 984.0 1,005.4 985.0 984.2 984.7 984.7 986.3 1.6
Gasoline stations............. 854.8 830.4 838.8 843.1 843.0 830.4 831.1 829.0 829.4 829.9 .5
Clothing and clothing
accessories stores........... 1,488.2 1,380.4 1,395.1 1,412.8 1,483.6 1,433.4 1,432.7 1,426.8 1,422.7 1,415.3 -7.4
Sporting goods, hobby, book,
and music stores............. 620.8 589.1 586.5 579.9 642.2 610.0 608.8 607.0 605.0 603.2 -1.8
General merchandise stores(1). 3,022.8 3,002.7 3,007.7 2,993.6 3,062.3 3,045.5 3,041.2 3,041.8 3,043.2 3,033.7 -9.5
Department stores............ 1,528.7 1,488.2 1,490.4 1,486.8 1,563.2 1,530.9 1,524.0 1,526.0 1,524.7 1,517.1 -7.6
Miscellaneous store retailers. 850.6 807.6 806.4 799.5 848.3 810.4 805.3 805.8 803.3 796.2 -7.1
Nonstore retailers............ 420.7 404.6 401.8 401.2 437.7 418.5 417.6 417.3 417.0 415.4 -1.6
Transportation and warehousing. 4,485.9 4,234.0 4,242.7 4,178.5 4,518.0 4,295.5 4,251.7 4,233.5 4,221.9 4,199.5 -22.4
Air transportation............ 495.8 466.7 471.9 472.4 492.9 474.0 466.8 466.7 468.3 467.8 -.5
Rail transportation........... 230.7 214.5 213.3 213.6 230.1 220.7 217.9 214.6 212.9 212.0 -.9
Water transportation.......... 69.4 57.3 57.9 57.3 66.4 59.6 58.1 57.2 56.1 54.8 -1.3
Truck transportation.......... 1,406.1 1,271.2 1,287.8 1,284.8 1,391.2 1,300.3 1,283.2 1,277.4 1,269.9 1,263.1 -6.8
Transit and ground passenger
transportation............... 361.2 424.3 411.7 350.9 420.8 406.2 401.8 405.4 412.6 409.8 -2.8
Pipeline transportation....... 43.2 42.5 42.4 42.1 42.7 43.0 43.0 42.5 42.1 41.5 -.6
Scenic and sightseeing
transportation............... 36.1 29.8 32.9 36.6 27.6 27.0 27.2 28.5 27.8 28.6 .8
Support activities for
transportation............... 594.6 542.8 537.1 534.2 592.8 554.6 550.3 545.6 537.3 532.8 -4.5
Couriers and messengers....... 574.5 547.3 548.6 545.8 577.7 558.5 556.0 550.5 551.3 548.8 -2.5
Warehousing and storage....... 674.3 637.6 639.1 640.8 675.8 651.6 647.4 645.1 643.6 640.3 -3.3
Utilities...................... 564.4 567.4 572.6 570.5 559.7 570.1 568.5 567.5 568.2 566.7 -1.5
Information..................... 3,005 2,865 2,862 2,841 2,995 2,905 2,884 2,858 2,840 2,824 -16
Publishing industries, except
Internet..................... 886.1 805.6 802.2 796.3 882.9 827.8 820.1 808.6 801.6 793.9 -7.7
Motion picture and sound
recording industries......... 386.6 388.8 394.6 390.6 380.1 393.7 389.5 381.3 379.0 379.0 .0
Broadcasting, except Internet. 316.8 292.9 292.0 290.0 315.9 299.0 296.3 294.2 292.0 290.8 -1.2
Telecommunications............ 1,022.8 987.1 983.2 978.0 1,022.8 996.7 989.3 986.4 980.9 975.7 -5.2
Data processing, hosting and
related services............. 259.6 256.3 255.8 254.5 260.5 253.9 255.5 253.8 254.1 253.7 -.4
Other information services.... 133.5 134.0 134.1 131.1 133.0 134.1 133.7 133.2 132.8 131.2 -1.6
Financial activities............ 8,231 7,766 7,801 7,806 8,154 7,857 7,811 7,784 7,755 7,742 -13
Finance and insurance.......... 6,046.7 5,771.1 5,774.8 5,768.2 6,019.9 5,829.5 5,799.6 5,781.6 5,762.0 5,749.1 -12.9
Monetary authorities - central
bank......................... 22.6 20.4 20.3 20.4 22.3 20.8 20.5 20.3 20.2 20.2 .0
Credit intermediation and
related activities(1)........ 2,743.9 2,608.5 2,607.6 2,609.1 2,730.9 2,635.4 2,619.8 2,613.5 2,602.8 2,600.6 -2.2
Depository credit
intermediation(1)........... 1,830.4 1,771.1 1,775.1 1,776.2 1,820.0 1,783.4 1,778.0 1,774.4 1,772.6 1,769.7 -2.9
Commercial banking.......... 1,368.8 1,324.8 1,327.3 1,326.9 1,361.1 1,334.2 1,329.4 1,327.9 1,324.5 1,323.1 -1.4
Securities, commodity
contracts, investments....... 863.4 788.8 787.1 785.1 860.4 805.8 797.0 791.7 784.6 780.2 -4.4
Insurance carriers and related
activities................... 2,326.3 2,266.4 2,270.6 2,265.8 2,316.1 2,279.4 2,274.3 2,268.3 2,265.2 2,260.4 -4.8
Funds, trusts, and other
financial vehicles........... 90.5 87.0 89.2 87.8 90.2 88.1 88.0 87.8 89.2 87.7 -1.5
Real estate and rental and
leasing....................... 2,184.5 1,994.6 2,026.3 2,037.8 2,134.4 2,027.0 2,011.7 2,002.7 1,993.3 1,993.1 -.2
Real estate................... 1,510.9 1,399.0 1,418.5 1,425.0 1,481.5 1,421.9 1,411.9 1,405.1 1,397.6 1,397.2 -.4
Rental and leasing services... 644.3 567.4 579.6 584.3 624.4 576.6 571.5 569.2 567.7 568.0 .3
Lessors of nonfinancial
intangible assets............ 29.3 28.2 28.2 28.5 28.5 28.5 28.3 28.4 28.0 27.9 -.1
Professional and business
services....................... 17,918 16,728 16,755 16,763 17,788 16,910 16,783 16,756 16,650 16,612 -38
Professional and technical
services(1)................... 7,817.8 7,572.0 7,583.5 7,591.4 7,833.6 7,697.9 7,670.7 7,652.4 7,617.3 7,610.0 -7.3
Legal services............... 1,177.6 1,132.6 1,145.9 1,143.0 1,163.0 1,144.9 1,139.4 1,136.9 1,131.5 1,128.8 -2.7
Accounting and bookkeeping
services.................... 870.4 882.7 870.0 871.4 947.5 929.5 929.3 938.0 936.3 940.3 4.0
Architectural and engineering
services.................... 1,475.2 1,345.7 1,350.5 1,345.7 1,449.2 1,377.9 1,364.1 1,350.3 1,336.4 1,322.9 -13.5
Computer systems design and
related services............ 1,459.6 1,450.5 1,452.4 1,465.3 1,456.2 1,459.2 1,460.4 1,457.0 1,456.4 1,464.3 7.9
Management and technical
consulting services......... 1,017.3 1,013.1 1,015.7 1,023.5 1,011.3 1,016.0 1,016.7 1,017.9 1,016.7 1,017.6 .9
Management of companies and
enterprises................... 1,907.6 1,827.4 1,827.8 1,825.9 1,895.3 1,852.6 1,840.2 1,829.9 1,818.9 1,810.8 -8.1
Administrative and waste
services...................... 8,192.4 7,328.8 7,343.3 7,345.7 8,058.6 7,359.4 7,272.3 7,274.0 7,213.6 7,191.5 -22.1
Administrative and support
services(1).................. 7,825.6 6,967.7 6,978.5 6,976.7 7,699.3 6,999.2 6,911.7 6,912.7 6,853.0 6,829.6 -23.4
Employment services(1)....... 3,149.6 2,485.7 2,478.5 2,472.2 3,146.9 2,567.0 2,506.4 2,501.9 2,466.2 2,440.6 -25.6
Temporary help services..... 2,348.5 1,766.1 1,756.7 1,759.2 2,349.1 1,835.4 1,781.5 1,780.6 1,749.2 1,739.4 -9.8
Business support services.... 808.2 785.4 774.4 778.3 817.4 799.1 792.9 790.5 784.6 788.7 4.1
Services to buildings and
dwellings................... 1,973.8 1,861.0 1,887.6 1,888.0 1,848.6 1,791.5 1,778.7 1,786.1 1,773.5 1,771.2 -2.3
Waste management and
remediation services......... 366.8 361.1 364.8 369.0 359.3 360.2 360.6 361.3 360.6 361.9 1.3
Education and health services... 18,572 19,281 19,088 18,964 18,888 19,158 19,175 19,215 19,252 19,269 17
Educational services........... 2,757.3 3,116.6 2,902.3 2,792.5 3,062.4 3,077.9 3,077.4 3,077.6 3,090.0 3,089.1 -.9
Health care and social
assistance....................15,814.4 16,164.6 16,185.4 16,171.3 15,825.9 16,080.1 16,097.8 16,137.7 16,162.1 16,179.4 17.3
Health care(3)................13,367.0 13,568.3 13,634.6 13,666.3 13,329.4 13,535.9 13,553.6 13,581.1 13,606.1 13,625.7 19.6
Ambulatory health care
services(1)................. 5,682.9 5,813.3 5,844.3 5,852.9 5,676.3 5,779.8 5,794.1 5,812.9 5,829.3 5,838.9 9.6
Offices of physicians....... 2,274.3 2,310.6 2,322.1 2,330.0 2,272.7 2,308.0 2,310.5 2,314.6 2,320.6 2,326.8 6.2
Outpatient care centers..... 535.7 538.9 543.5 540.4 535.4 537.7 538.7 539.3 542.8 539.7 -3.1
Home health care services... 963.1 1,016.7 1,022.7 1,026.1 961.1 996.7 1,004.5 1,013.3 1,017.9 1,021.5 3.6
Hospitals.................... 4,670.4 4,706.5 4,727.4 4,743.5 4,646.8 4,715.1 4,716.7 4,719.1 4,722.1 4,726.3 4.2
Nursing and residential care
facilities(1)............... 3,013.7 3,048.5 3,062.9 3,069.9 3,006.3 3,041.0 3,042.8 3,049.1 3,054.7 3,060.5 5.8
Nursing care facilities..... 1,613.8 1,626.8 1,632.6 1,632.1 1,612.3 1,621.8 1,624.5 1,626.8 1,628.4 1,627.7 -.7
Social assistance(1).......... 2,447.4 2,596.3 2,550.8 2,505.0 2,496.5 2,544.2 2,544.2 2,556.6 2,556.0 2,553.7 -2.3
Child day care services...... 791.3 888.0 839.8 788.7 844.6 858.2 853.9 860.3 852.2 844.7 -7.5
Leisure and hospitality......... 14,153 13,416 13,740 13,854 13,473 13,202 13,168 13,195 13,177 13,186 9
Arts, entertainment, and
recreation.................... 2,268.9 1,982.2 2,124.9 2,191.5 1,966.6 1,928.7 1,900.6 1,901.8 1,883.6 1,893.6 10.0
Performing arts and spectator
sports....................... 435.5 416.9 414.8 424.9 406.9 400.5 392.9 396.8 392.2 398.6 6.4
Museums, historical sites,
zoos, and parks.............. 147.1 137.6 142.5 144.3 132.1 130.6 130.5 130.9 130.5 129.9 -.6
Amusements, gambling, and
recreation................... 1,686.3 1,427.7 1,567.6 1,622.3 1,427.6 1,397.6 1,377.2 1,374.1 1,360.9 1,365.1 4.2
Accommodation and food services11,884.5 11,433.5 11,614.6 11,662.5 11,506.3 11,273.2 11,267.0 11,293.6 11,293.6 11,292.1 -1.5
Accommodation................. 2,000.5 1,720.3 1,803.5 1,860.0 1,854.6 1,732.7 1,723.6 1,728.7 1,726.9 1,727.8 .9
Food services and drinking
places....................... 9,884.0 9,713.2 9,811.1 9,802.5 9,651.7 9,540.5 9,543.4 9,564.9 9,566.7 9,564.3 -2.4
Other services.................. 5,607 5,435 5,492 5,496 5,536 5,426 5,420 5,416 5,423 5,425 2
Repair and maintenance........ 1,239.6 1,166.1 1,169.4 1,164.9 1,230.6 1,166.3 1,163.7 1,158.4 1,156.7 1,155.6 -1.1
Personal and laundry services. 1,339.0 1,305.9 1,316.4 1,309.5 1,328.9 1,302.4 1,297.3 1,293.3 1,300.2 1,300.2 .0
Membership associations and
organizations................ 3,028.0 2,962.8 3,006.5 3,021.5 2,976.6 2,956.8 2,958.6 2,964.3 2,965.8 2,969.1 3.3
Government...................... 21,336 22,984 22,524 21,369 22,537 22,543 22,616 22,605 22,557 22,564 7
Federal........................ 2,798 2,857 2,832 2,860 2,776 2,808 2,876 2,860 2,819 2,831 12
Federal, except U.S. Postal
Service...................... 2,043.5 2,151.7 2,131.4 2,147.9 2,020.2 2,086.0 2,154.6 2,150.2 2,111.9 2,120.1 8.2
U.S. Postal Service........... 754.2 705.2 700.9 711.9 755.8 721.7 721.0 709.5 706.8 710.9 4.1
State government............... 4,902 5,236 4,971 4,892 5,184 5,186 5,189 5,189 5,176 5,171 -5
State government education.... 2,056.9 2,425.8 2,147.8 2,076.8 2,365.1 2,379.9 2,385.5 2,386.2 2,381.1 2,386.7 5.6
State government, excluding
education.................... 2,844.7 2,809.9 2,823.1 2,815.5 2,819.1 2,805.9 2,803.5 2,802.5 2,795.1 2,783.8 -11.3
Local government............... 13,636 14,891 14,721 13,617 14,577 14,549 14,551 14,556 14,562 14,562 0
Local government education.... 6,923.6 8,428.4 8,087.8 6,899.8 8,088.3 8,078.7 8,081.4 8,078.0 8,085.8 8,069.1 -16.7
Local government, excluding
education.................... 6,712.3 6,462.2 6,633.6 6,716.8 6,488.2 6,469.8 6,469.2 6,478.3 6,476.2 6,493.0 16.8
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 and nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector
and selected industry detail
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Change
Industry July May June July July Mar. Apr. May June July from:
2008 2009 2009p 2009p 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009p 2009p June 2009-
July 2009p
Total private......................... 33.7 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.6 33.1 33.1 33.1 33.0 33.1 0.1
Goods-producing........................... 40.3 39.0 39.3 39.4 40.3 38.9 39.0 39.0 39.0 39.2 .2
Mining and logging............................ 44.8 42.9 43.6 42.7 44.8 43.4 43.0 43.3 43.1 42.7 -.4
Construction.................................. 39.2 38.0 38.2 38.7 38.7 37.7 37.5 37.6 37.6 37.8 .2
Manufacturing................................. 40.6 39.3 39.7 39.6 41.0 39.4 39.6 39.4 39.5 39.8 .3
Overtime hours............................. 3.7 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.7 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.9 .0
Durable goods................................ 40.8 39.2 39.7 39.6 41.2 39.3 39.5 39.4 39.4 39.8 .4
Overtime hours............................. 3.6 2.5 2.6 2.6 3.7 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.7 .1
Wood products............................... 39.3 37.1 38.7 38.7 38.8 36.9 37.0 36.9 37.5 37.7 .2
Nonmetallic mineral products................ 42.9 40.6 41.4 42.5 42.6 39.9 40.2 40.5 40.8 41.5 .7
Primary metals.............................. 42.1 39.8 40.0 39.8 42.2 40.1 40.0 40.0 39.6 40.1 .5
Fabricated metal products................... 40.9 39.0 39.3 39.0 41.2 39.0 39.2 39.2 39.2 39.3 .1
Machinery................................... 41.8 39.6 39.7 39.6 42.1 40.1 40.1 39.9 39.8 40.0 .2
Computer and electronic products............ 40.8 39.8 40.2 39.7 41.1 39.9 40.2 40.0 39.9 40.0 .1
Electrical equipment and appliances......... 40.4 39.2 39.3 38.5 40.8 38.8 39.6 39.3 39.1 38.9 -.2
Transportation equipment.................... 41.2 39.9 40.7 40.7 42.6 40.0 40.6 40.0 40.4 41.6 1.2
Motor vehicles and parts(2)................ 40.1 37.9 39.3 39.4 42.0 38.0 39.0 38.0 38.9 40.5 1.6
Furniture and related products.............. 38.4 37.7 38.2 38.0 38.3 37.7 37.6 37.8 37.8 37.9 .1
Miscellaneous manufacturing................. 38.7 38.0 38.1 38.2 39.1 38.2 38.3 38.0 37.9 38.3 .4
Nondurable goods............................. 40.3 39.4 39.7 39.7 40.6 39.4 39.6 39.6 39.6 39.8 .2
Overtime hours............................. 3.8 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.7 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.2 -.1
Food manufacturing.......................... 40.5 40.0 40.0 39.7 40.6 40.1 40.1 40.0 39.9 39.6 -.3
Beverages and tobacco products.............. 39.0 37.0 35.7 36.0 38.7 36.2 35.8 36.5 35.4 35.7 .3
Textile mills............................... 38.9 36.5 38.2 37.5 39.2 36.3 36.9 36.8 37.9 37.6 -.3
Textile product mills....................... 39.2 38.1 38.4 38.0 39.1 37.0 37.5 38.3 37.7 38.1 .4
Apparel..................................... 36.7 36.2 35.7 36.1 37.0 36.1 36.1 36.1 35.5 36.2 .7
Leather and allied products................. 37.8 32.2 32.0 33.7 38.2 32.8 32.4 32.0 31.9 33.8 1.9
Paper and paper products.................... 42.3 40.9 41.8 42.1 42.6 41.1 41.4 41.2 41.9 42.4 .5
Printing and related support activities..... 37.5 37.2 37.7 37.5 38.0 37.5 37.7 37.6 38.0 38.0 .0
Petroleum and coal products................. 46.0 43.0 43.8 43.7 45.5 44.3 43.8 43.4 43.3 42.7 -.6
Chemicals................................... 41.7 40.7 41.4 41.6 41.9 40.9 41.0 41.1 41.2 41.7 .5
Plastics and rubber products................ 40.8 39.5 40.2 40.0 41.3 39.4 39.8 39.8 39.9 40.4 .5
Private service-providing................ 32.4 31.9 31.9 32.1 32.3 32.1 32.0 32.0 31.9 32.0 .1
Trade, transportation, and utilities.......... 33.3 32.8 32.8 33.1 33.2 32.7 32.8 32.9 32.8 32.9 .1
Wholesale trade.............................. 38.3 37.5 37.6 37.4 38.4 37.8 37.8 37.6 37.6 37.5 -.1
Retail trade................................. 30.3 29.9 29.9 30.4 30.0 29.7 29.8 29.9 29.8 29.9 .1
Transportation and warehousing............... 36.4 35.7 35.8 36.4 36.4 35.7 35.8 36.0 35.8 36.3 .5
Utilities.................................... 42.3 42.1 41.9 41.7 42.4 42.4 42.3 42.1 41.9 41.9 .0
Information................................... 36.8 36.0 36.1 36.5 36.7 36.7 36.4 36.5 36.4 36.5 .1
Financial activities.......................... 35.6 35.7 35.7 35.8 35.7 36.1 36.0 36.0 35.9 36.0 .1
Professional and business services............ 34.7 34.6 34.7 34.4 34.8 34.7 34.7 34.7 34.6 34.5 -.1
Education and health services................. 32.6 32.1 32.1 32.4 32.5 32.4 32.3 32.3 32.2 32.3 .1
Leisure and hospitality....................... 25.8 24.7 24.9 25.3 25.2 24.8 24.8 24.7 24.6 24.7 .1
Other services................................ 30.9 30.4 30.3 30.4 30.8 30.5 30.5 30.5 30.3 30.3 .0
1 Data relate to production workers in mining and logging 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 and nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail
Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings
Industry July May June July July May June July
2008 2009 2009p 2009p 2008 2009 2009p 2009p
Total private........................... $18.02 $18.47 $18.42 $18.46 $607.27 $609.51 $609.70 $612.87
Seasonally adjusted.................... 18.10 18.53 18.53 18.56 608.16 613.34 611.49 614.34
Goods-producing............................. 19.39 19.83 19.84 19.98 781.42 773.37 779.71 787.21
Mining and logging.............................. 22.45 23.10 22.99 22.97 1005.76 990.99 1002.36 980.82
Construction.................................... 21.90 22.54 22.48 22.71 858.48 856.52 858.74 878.88
Manufacturing................................... 17.73 18.09 18.13 18.19 719.84 710.94 719.76 720.32
Durable goods.................................. 18.66 19.20 19.22 19.33 761.33 752.64 763.03 765.47
Wood products................................. 14.25 14.91 14.85 14.98 560.03 553.16 574.70 579.73
Nonmetallic mineral products.................. 16.93 17.25 17.30 17.44 726.30 700.35 716.22 741.20
Primary metals................................ 20.43 19.80 19.96 20.52 860.10 788.04 798.40 816.70
Fabricated metal products..................... 16.94 17.38 17.43 17.44 692.85 677.82 685.00 680.16
Machinery..................................... 17.96 18.36 18.24 18.35 750.73 727.06 724.13 726.66
Computer and electronic products.............. 21.11 21.70 21.70 21.97 861.29 863.66 872.34 872.21
Electrical equipment and appliances........... 15.85 16.15 16.18 16.19 640.34 633.08 635.87 623.32
Transportation equipment...................... 23.75 24.85 25.00 24.99 978.50 991.52 1017.50 1017.09
Furniture and related products................ 14.52 15.02 15.13 15.29 557.57 566.25 577.97 581.02
Miscellaneous manufacturing................... 15.35 16.18 16.06 16.15 594.05 614.84 611.89 616.93
Nondurable goods............................... 16.20 16.43 16.51 16.52 652.86 647.34 655.45 655.84
Food manufacturing............................ 14.03 14.26 14.34 14.32 568.22 570.40 573.60 568.50
Beverages and tobacco products................ 19.02 20.38 20.21 20.06 741.78 754.06 721.50 722.16
Textile mills................................. 13.77 13.63 13.63 13.43 535.65 497.50 520.67 503.63
Textile product mills......................... 11.80 11.34 11.33 10.97 462.56 432.05 435.07 416.86
Apparel....................................... 11.35 11.28 11.40 11.42 416.55 408.34 406.98 412.26
Leather and allied products................... 12.85 13.85 14.08 13.55 485.73 445.97 450.56 456.64
Paper and paper products...................... 19.11 19.09 19.29 19.51 808.35 780.78 806.32 821.37
Printing and related support activities....... 16.81 16.61 16.61 16.52 630.38 617.89 626.20 619.50
Petroleum and coal products................... 27.54 29.18 29.41 30.08 1266.84 1254.74 1288.16 1314.50
Chemicals..................................... 19.41 20.16 20.22 20.42 809.40 820.51 837.11 849.47
Plastics and rubber products.................. 15.87 16.09 16.02 15.84 647.50 635.56 644.00 633.60
Private service-providing.................. 17.68 18.18 18.10 18.13 572.83 579.94 577.39 581.97
Trade, transportation, and utilities............ 16.18 16.40 16.34 16.39 538.79 537.92 535.95 542.51
Wholesale trade................................ 20.12 20.78 20.66 20.87 770.60 779.25 776.82 780.54
Retail trade................................... 12.92 12.99 12.96 12.99 391.48 388.40 387.50 394.90
Transportation and warehousing................. 18.54 18.54 18.54 18.60 674.86 661.88 663.73 677.04
Utilities...................................... 28.49 29.50 29.20 29.42 1205.13 1241.95 1223.48 1226.81
Information..................................... 24.75 25.41 25.30 25.21 910.80 914.76 913.33 920.17
Financial activities............................ 20.19 20.72 20.67 20.63 718.76 739.70 737.92 738.55
Professional and business services.............. 21.06 22.15 22.09 22.18 730.78 766.39 766.52 762.99
Education and health services................... 18.96 19.29 19.32 19.44 618.10 619.21 620.17 629.86
Leisure and hospitality......................... 10.73 10.99 10.90 10.91 276.83 271.45 271.41 276.02
Other services.................................. 16.06 16.29 16.16 16.17 496.25 495.22 489.65 491.57
1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
p = preliminary.
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Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted
Percent
Industry July Mar. Apr. May June July change from:
2008 2009 2009 2009 2009p 2009p June 2009-
July 2009p
Total private:
Current dollars........................ $18.10 $18.50 $18.50 $18.53 $18.53 $18.56 0.2
Constant (1982) dollars(2)............. 8.16 8.64 8.65 8.65 8.57 N.A. (3)
Goods-producing............................. 19.36 19.85 19.82 19.84 19.86 19.95 .5
Mining and logging.............................. 22.54 23.33 23.38 23.26 23.30 23.24 -.3
Construction.................................... 21.85 22.59 22.55 22.59 22.59 22.68 .4
Manufacturing................................... 17.80 18.10 18.11 18.11 18.14 18.28 .8
Excluding overtime(4)........................ 17.03 17.52 17.51 17.49 17.50 17.64 .8
Durable goods.................................. 18.78 19.17 19.18 19.23 19.23 19.46 1.2
Nondurable goods............................... 16.16 16.46 16.49 16.45 16.54 16.53 -.1
Private service-providing.................. 17.79 18.20 18.21 18.24 18.25 18.26 .1
Trade, transportation, and utilities............ 16.17 16.38 16.38 16.42 16.37 16.41 .2
Wholesale trade................................ 20.15 20.59 20.70 20.87 20.77 20.88 .5
Retail trade................................... 12.88 12.97 12.96 12.97 12.96 12.96 .0
Transportation and warehousing................. 18.42 18.68 18.62 18.63 18.54 18.58 .2
Utilities...................................... 28.67 29.31 29.29 29.45 29.36 29.47 .4
Information..................................... 24.87 25.31 25.28 25.41 25.47 25.34 -.5
Financial activities............................ 20.26 20.62 20.64 20.75 20.79 20.74 -.2
Professional and business services.............. 21.19 22.26 22.26 22.26 22.30 22.35 .2
Education and health services................... 18.92 19.24 19.33 19.34 19.39 19.42 .2
Leisure and hospitality......................... 10.87 10.98 10.97 10.99 10.99 11.03 .4
Other services.................................. 16.13 16.23 16.22 16.24 16.23 16.26 .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 -.9 percent from May 2009 to June 2009, 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 and nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail
(2002=100)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Percent
Industry July May June July July Mar. Apr. May June July change from:
2008 2009 2009p 2009p 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009p 2009p June 2009-
July 2009p
Total private......................... 107.6 99.7 100.4 100.6 106.2 100.7 100.1 99.8 99.1 99.1 0.0
Goods-producing........................... 99.2 81.8 82.7 82.9 97.3 84.1 82.9 81.8 80.7 80.5 -.2
Mining and logging............................ 140.7 120.8 123.7 122.3 137.6 129.6 125.2 123.6 122.3 120.7 -1.3
Construction.................................. 114.3 91.8 93.6 95.4 107.5 93.2 90.8 90.1 88.5 87.5 -1.1
Manufacturing................................. 90.4 75.5 76.1 75.4 91.0 78.3 77.5 76.0 75.3 75.6 .4
Durable goods................................ 91.9 73.9 74.2 73.5 93.0 77.3 76.1 74.5 73.3 73.9 .8
Wood products............................... 80.7 59.3 61.9 62.3 77.7 62.0 60.8 59.3 59.3 58.9 -.7
Nonmetallic mineral products................ 95.9 77.0 78.2 81.0 92.4 76.8 76.8 76.3 75.1 76.3 1.6
Primary metals.............................. 87.6 64.9 63.3 62.9 88.2 70.0 67.6 65.8 63.1 63.7 1.0
Fabricated metal products................... 100.2 80.1 80.1 78.8 101.0 84.2 82.6 81.3 80.0 79.4 -.8
Machinery................................... 102.4 78.9 78.0 77.0 102.4 84.9 82.9 80.3 78.5 77.5 -1.3
Computer and electronic products............ 101.2 89.3 89.4 87.7 101.9 91.5 91.1 90.0 88.6 88.3 -.3
Electrical equipment and appliances......... 88.8 74.4 75.0 72.6 89.3 76.7 76.7 75.0 74.3 72.4 -2.6
Transportation equipment.................... 85.6 66.8 67.4 66.8 91.1 71.0 69.7 66.8 66.1 70.5 6.7
Motor vehicles and parts(2)................ 68.1 47.7 47.9 47.6 75.1 51.9 50.7 47.4 46.5 52.1 12.0
Furniture and related products.............. 75.9 59.0 59.3 58.6 75.3 61.4 59.9 59.2 58.2 57.7 -.9
Miscellaneous manufacturing................. 87.9 81.5 82.1 80.9 89.4 82.4 82.9 81.8 81.2 81.3 .1
Nondurable goods............................. 87.9 77.8 78.9 78.6 87.7 79.3 79.4 78.7 78.2 78.1 -.1
Food manufacturing.......................... 102.1 96.9 98.5 99.1 100.8 98.2 99.1 98.6 98.3 97.4 -.9
Beverages and tobacco products.............. 98.2 86.2 86.1 87.9 93.3 86.7 85.0 86.3 83.2 83.4 .2
Textile mills............................... 47.3 37.0 38.4 36.5 48.3 37.3 37.9 37.2 38.0 37.2 -2.1
Textile product mills....................... 71.3 58.8 59.5 58.5 71.2 58.5 58.4 59.3 58.3 58.9 1.0
Apparel..................................... 57.8 47.0 44.9 45.0 57.9 48.4 46.8 46.9 44.2 45.2 2.3
Leather and allied products................. 68.4 55.9 54.7 55.8 70.9 57.4 57.2 55.6 54.1 59.1 9.2
Paper and paper products.................... 83.8 72.6 75.0 75.3 83.5 74.8 74.9 73.5 74.6 74.9 .4
Printing and related support activities..... 83.7 73.7 74.2 72.8 84.7 75.9 75.2 74.7 74.6 73.8 -1.1
Petroleum and coal products................. 109.9 88.3 91.7 93.3 105.0 89.4 90.0 88.9 88.2 87.2 -1.1
Chemicals................................... 96.7 87.6 89.2 88.8 96.2 89.3 88.8 88.2 87.8 88.2 .5
Plastics and rubber products................ 88.5 71.8 73.1 70.9 89.3 74.3 74.1 72.5 72.0 71.7 -.4
Private service-providing................. 110.1 104.6 105.0 105.6 108.9 105.5 104.8 104.7 104.1 104.3 .2
Trade, transportation, and utilities.......... 104.3 97.8 98.1 98.5 103.9 98.6 98.4 98.5 97.9 97.8 -.1
Wholesale trade.............................. 110.0 101.5 102.0 101.3 109.5 103.3 102.7 101.8 101.4 100.7 -.7
Retail trade................................. 101.4 95.8 96.1 97.4 100.4 96.1 96.2 96.3 95.8 95.8 .0
Transportation and warehousing............... 107.1 99.2 99.7 99.6 107.9 100.7 100.0 100.0 99.1 100.2 1.1
Utilities.................................... 98.8 98.2 98.7 97.9 97.9 99.6 98.9 98.3 97.8 97.5 -.3
Information................................... 101.0 94.2 94.3 94.6 100.3 97.4 96.0 95.3 94.4 94.1 -.3
Financial activities.......................... 108.1 102.5 103.2 103.6 107.2 104.9 104.0 103.6 102.9 103.0 .1
Professional and business services............ 114.8 105.9 106.4 105.6 114.2 107.5 106.7 106.4 105.3 104.7 -.6
Education and health services................. 114.3 117.2 116.0 116.3 115.9 117.4 117.1 117.4 117.3 117.7 .3
Leisure and hospitality....................... 118.7 107.5 111.2 114.0 110.0 106.1 105.7 105.7 105.1 105.6 .5
Other services................................ 101.7 97.0 97.8 98.4 99.8 97.0 96.9 97.0 96.5 96.5 .0
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 and nonsupervisory worker employment.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-6. Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production and nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail
(2002=100)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Percent
Industry July May June July July Mar. Apr. May June July change from:
2008 2009 2009p 2009p 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009p 2009p June 2009-
July 2009p
Total private......................... 129.6 123.0 123.6 124.1 128.5 124.4 123.7 123.6 122.7 122.9 0.2
Goods-producing........................... 117.8 99.3 100.5 101.4 115.3 102.3 100.6 99.4 98.1 98.3 .2
Mining and logging............................ 183.7 162.3 165.4 163.4 180.4 175.9 170.3 167.2 165.7 163.2 -1.5
Construction.................................. 135.1 111.8 113.6 117.0 126.8 113.7 110.5 109.9 107.9 107.2 -.6
Manufacturing................................. 104.8 89.3 90.2 89.7 105.9 92.6 91.8 90.1 89.3 90.4 1.2
Durable goods................................ 107.1 88.5 89.0 88.7 109.0 92.6 91.2 89.5 88.0 89.8 2.0
Nondurable goods............................. 100.6 90.3 92.0 91.8 100.1 92.2 92.5 91.5 91.4 91.3 -.1
Private service-providing................. 133.5 130.4 130.4 131.2 132.8 131.6 130.8 130.9 130.3 130.5 .2
Trade, transportation, and utilities.......... 120.4 114.5 114.4 115.2 119.9 115.2 115.0 115.4 114.3 114.5 .2
Wholesale trade.............................. 130.4 124.2 124.1 124.5 130.0 125.3 125.2 125.1 124.0 123.8 -.2
Retail trade................................. 112.3 106.6 106.8 108.5 110.9 106.9 106.8 107.1 106.4 106.4 .0
Transportation and warehousing............... 126.0 116.7 117.2 117.5 126.0 119.3 118.2 118.2 116.6 118.1 1.3
Utilities.................................... 117.5 121.0 120.3 120.3 117.2 121.8 120.9 120.8 119.9 120.0 .1
Information................................... 123.7 118.5 118.0 118.0 123.5 122.0 120.1 119.9 119.0 118.1 -.8
Financial activities.......................... 135.0 131.3 131.9 132.2 134.3 133.8 132.7 132.9 132.3 132.1 -.2
Professional and business services............ 143.9 139.5 139.9 139.4 144.0 142.4 141.3 140.9 139.7 139.2 -.4
Education and health services................. 142.5 148.6 147.3 148.6 144.2 148.5 148.8 149.3 149.5 150.2 .5
Leisure and hospitality....................... 144.6 134.2 137.7 141.3 135.8 132.3 131.7 131.9 131.1 132.2 .8
Other services................................ 119.0 115.1 115.2 115.9 117.3 114.7 114.6 114.8 114.1 114.4 .3
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 and 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, 271 industries(1)
Over 1-month span:
2005 .............. 52.6 60.1 54.1 58.1 56.8 58.3 58.5 59.2 54.2 55.9 62.7 57.6
2006 .............. 64.9 62.2 63.8 59.8 49.1 51.8 59.2 55.4 55.7 56.3 59.4 60.7
2007 .............. 53.5 55.5 52.4 49.4 55.9 48.3 50.7 46.5 55.9 57.2 59.4 57.9
2008 .............. 42.1 40.6 44.1 41.1 42.6 36.9 37.6 39.1 34.7 33.0 27.1 20.5
2009 .............. 22.1 20.8 19.6 21.8 29.3 p28.6 p30.1
Over 3-month span:
2005 .............. 51.7 57.2 59.0 59.8 57.9 62.0 60.5 62.9 60.3 55.5 56.3 62.7
2006 .............. 67.7 68.6 65.1 65.1 60.5 58.9 55.5 57.0 55.0 54.4 59.0 64.2
2007 .............. 62.5 54.8 54.2 54.8 54.1 50.4 52.8 48.7 53.3 53.9 58.3 62.5
2008 .............. 57.7 44.8 40.2 39.7 37.3 33.6 33.6 32.8 34.9 33.2 26.9 20.8
2009 .............. 18.6 14.2 15.1 15.3 20.3 p23.8 p22.3
Over 6-month span:
2005 .............. 55.4 57.9 58.1 57.0 58.3 60.9 63.1 63.3 61.6 59.6 61.4 62.5
2006 .............. 64.6 63.8 67.5 66.2 65.5 66.6 60.3 61.1 57.9 57.9 62.4 59.0
2007 .............. 60.3 57.2 60.5 58.3 55.5 56.5 52.8 52.4 56.6 54.4 56.8 59.0
2008 .............. 56.6 53.0 50.7 47.4 40.2 33.4 31.0 33.4 30.6 29.0 26.0 24.4
2009 .............. 21.6 17.2 15.1 15.3 15.9 p16.4 p17.3
Over 12-month span:
2005 .............. 60.9 60.9 60.0 59.2 58.3 60.3 61.3 63.3 60.7 59.2 59.8 61.8
2006 .............. 67.2 65.5 65.9 62.9 65.5 66.8 64.8 64.4 66.6 65.9 64.9 66.2
2007 .............. 63.3 59.4 61.1 59.6 59.2 58.3 56.8 57.2 59.4 58.9 58.1 59.6
2008 .............. 54.4 56.1 52.6 49.1 50.2 47.8 43.7 42.3 38.0 37.8 32.3 28.2
2009 .............. 24.0 22.0 19.9 18.1 17.5 p17.5 p17.2
Manufacturing payrolls, 83 industries(1)
Over 1-month span:
2005 .............. 36.7 46.4 42.2 46.4 40.4 33.7 41.0 43.4 45.8 47.6 44.6 47.0
2006 .............. 57.8 49.4 53.6 47.0 37.3 50.6 49.4 42.2 40.4 42.8 41.0 44.0
2007 .............. 44.6 41.0 30.7 24.7 38.0 32.5 43.4 30.7 39.2 42.8 60.8 48.2
2008 .............. 30.7 28.9 37.3 32.5 40.4 25.3 25.9 27.7 22.9 18.7 15.1 10.2
2009 .............. 6.0 9.6 10.8 16.3 11.4 p13.3 p22.3
Over 3-month span:
2005 .............. 36.7 43.4 41.0 41.6 35.5 36.1 34.9 36.7 42.2 44.0 38.6 48.8
2006 .............. 56.6 57.2 48.2 48.2 44.6 50.0 43.4 45.2 36.7 33.1 35.5 39.2
2007 .............. 40.4 33.1 33.1 28.9 29.5 30.1 31.9 28.9 30.7 30.7 39.2 51.2
2008 .............. 48.8 33.7 28.3 29.5 26.5 22.9 19.9 16.9 22.3 21.1 15.1 11.4
2009 .............. 6.0 3.6 3.6 7.8 8.4 p10.2 p7.8
Over 6-month span:
2005 .............. 33.7 39.8 38.0 36.1 35.5 34.9 39.8 36.1 36.1 38.0 36.7 39.8
2006 .............. 45.2 45.2 50.6 48.8 50.6 50.0 45.2 47.0 43.4 42.2 39.8 34.3
2007 .............. 37.3 33.1 29.5 28.9 30.7 34.9 28.9 26.5 29.5 28.3 33.7 38.0
2008 .............. 34.3 30.1 37.3 35.5 25.3 20.5 17.5 18.1 16.9 13.3 11.4 9.6
2009 .............. 9.0 4.8 4.8 6.0 4.8 p4.8 p7.2
Over 12-month span:
2005 .............. 45.2 44.0 42.2 41.0 36.7 35.5 32.5 34.3 33.1 33.7 33.7 38.0
2006 .............. 44.0 41.0 41.0 39.8 39.8 45.2 42.2 42.8 47.0 48.8 45.8 44.6
2007 .............. 39.8 36.7 37.3 30.7 28.9 29.5 30.7 28.9 33.1 28.9 34.3 35.5
2008 .............. 27.7 28.9 25.9 25.3 30.7 27.1 24.7 19.3 21.7 21.7 16.9 15.1
2009 .............. 8.4 4.8 4.8 4.8 6.0 p6.0 p7.2
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.
United States Department of Labor
