Employment Situation News Release

Transmission of material in this news release is embargoed until                       USDL-26-0367
8:30 a.m. (ET) Friday, March 6, 2026

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                      THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- FEBRUARY 2026


Total nonfarm payroll employment edged down by 92,000 in February, and the unemployment rate
changed little at 4.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment
in health care decreased, reflecting strike activity. Employment in information and federal
government continued to trend down.

This news release presents statistics from two monthly surveys. The household survey measures
labor force status, including unemployment, by demographic characteristics. The establishment
survey measures nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry. For more information
about the concepts and statistical methodology used in these two surveys, see the Technical
Note.

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|                              Changes to Household Survey Data 			      | 
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| Household survey data for January and February 2026 reflect updated population estimates.   |
| January 2026 estimates from the household survey were revised to incorporate the updated    |
| population estimates. See the note at the end of this news release for more information.    |
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Household Survey Data

Both the unemployment rate, at 4.4 percent, and the number of unemployed people, at 7.6
million, changed little in February. (See table A-1. See the note at the end of this news
release and tables A and B for more information about the annual population adjustments to the
household survey estimates.)

Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (4.0 percent), adult women
(4.1 percent), teenagers (14.9 percent), and people who are White (3.7 percent), Black (7.7
percent), Asian (4.8 percent), or Hispanic (5.2 percent) showed little or no change in
February. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)

The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) changed little at 1.9
million in February but is up from 1.5 million a year earlier. The long-term unemployed
accounted for 25.3 percent of all unemployed people in February. (See table A-12.)

Both the labor force participation rate, at 62.0 percent, and the employment-population ratio,
at 59.3 percent, changed little in February. These measures showed little change over the
year, after accounting for the annual adjustments to the population controls. (See table A-1.
For additional information about the effects of the population adjustments, see the note at
the end of this news release and table B.)

The number of people employed part time for economic reasons decreased by 477,000 to 4.4
million in February. These individuals would have preferred full-time employment but were
working part time because their hours had been reduced or they were unable to find full-time
jobs. (See table A-8.)

The number of people not in the labor force who currently want a job changed little in
February at 6.0 million. These individuals were not counted as unemployed because they were
not actively looking for work during the 4 weeks preceding the survey or were unavailable to
take a job. (See table A-1.)

Among those not in the labor force who wanted a job, the number of people marginally attached
to the labor force changed little at 1.6 million in February. These individuals wanted and
were available for work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months but had not
looked for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. The number of discouraged workers, a
subset of the marginally attached who believed that no jobs were available for them, decreased
by 109,000 in February to 366,000. (See Summary table A.)

Establishment Survey Data

Total nonfarm payroll employment edged down by 92,000 in February, following an increase in
January (+126,000). Employment in health care decreased in February, reflecting strike
activity. Employment in information and federal government continued to trend down. Payroll
employment changed little on net in 2025. (See table B-1.) 

Health care employment declined by 28,000 in February, following a large increase in January
(+77,000). Offices of physicians lost 37,000 jobs in February, primarily due to strike
activity. Hospitals added 12,000 jobs. Over the prior 12 months, health care had added an
average of 36,000 jobs per month. 

Employment in information continued to trend down in February (-11,000). The industry had lost
an average of 5,000 jobs per month over the prior 12 months.

In February, federal government employment continued to decline (-10,000). Since reaching a
peak in October 2024, federal government employment is down by 330,000, or 11.0 percent.

Employment in social assistance continued its upward trend in February (+9,000), driven by
individual and family services (+12,000).

Transportation and warehousing employment changed little in February (-11,000). A job loss in
couriers and messengers (-17,000) was partially offset by a gain in air transportation
(+5,000). Employment in transportation and warehousing has declined by 157,000, or 2.4
percent, since reaching a peak in February 2025.

Employment showed little change over the month in other major industries, including mining,
quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; construction; manufacturing; wholesale trade; retail
trade; financial activities; professional and business services; leisure and hospitality; and
other services.

In February, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 15
cents, or 0.4 percent, to $37.32. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have
increased by 3.8 percent. In February, average hourly earnings of private-sector production
and nonsupervisory employees rose by 9 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $32.03. (See tables B-3 and
B-8.)

In February, the average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged
at 34.3 hours. In manufacturing, the average workweek edged down by 0.1 hour to 40.1 hours,
and overtime was unchanged at 3.0 hours. The average workweek for production and
nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 33.8 hours. (See tables
B-2 and B-7.)

The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for December was revised down by 65,000, from
+48,000 to -17,000, and the change for January was revised down by 4,000, from +130,000 to
+126,000. With these revisions, employment in December and January combined is 69,000 lower
than previously reported. (Monthly revisions result from additional reports received from
businesses and government agencies since the last published estimates and from the
recalculation of seasonal factors.)

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The Employment Situation for March is scheduled to be released on Friday, April 3, 2026,
at 8:30 a.m. (ET).


               Adjustments to Population Estimates for the Household Survey


Effective with revised data for January 2026, updated population estimates were incorporated
into the household survey. Population estimates for the household survey are developed by the
U.S. Census Bureau. Each year, the Census Bureau updates their population estimates to
incorporate new information on births, deaths, and migration to estimate the change in
population since the most recent decennial census. The Census Bureau population update also
includes improvements in estimation methodology.

The 2026 update was delayed by a month due to the 2025 federal government shutdown. With the
release of February data, all household survey data for January 2026 were revised to
incorporate the new population estimates. (Household survey estimates for January 2026 have
been updated in the BLS database. However, the January 2026 Employment Situation news release
will not be reissued.) Over-the-month comparisons of February data with revised January data
are not affected by the population control adjustment, although comparisons with earlier
months may be affected.

This year, changes to Census Bureau methodology include the incorporation of updated
demographic information about the population from the 2020 Census. This marks a departure from
the "blended base" introduced in recent years that combined population totals from the 2020
Census and demographic characteristics from other sources. The new population estimates also
include updated information about a decline in net international migration. The January 2026
adjustment reflects changes back to the April 2020 Census population base, even though the
entire adjustment is incorporated in the January 2026 household survey estimates. 

While the net effect of the updated 2020 Census base on the total population level was
relatively small, shifts in the demographic composition of the population had notable impacts
on labor force measures.

The updated 2020 Census base resulted in a decrease in the population level for men (mostly
among those ages 25 to 54), while the population level for women increased (particularly among
those age 65 and over). A decline in the number of men ages 25 to 54 (who tend to have higher
labor force participation rates than other groups) and an increase in the number of women age
65 and over (who generally have lower labor force participation rates than other groups) both
put downward pressure on the overall labor force participation rate. These population changes
had similar impacts on employment and the overall employment-population ratio. The
unemployment rate was unaffected.

In addition, the updated 2020 Census base resulted in some notable population differences
across race groups. There were decreases in both the White population and the Black or African
American population, while there were substantial increases in the Asian population and people
in other race groups, including those who are two or more races. (People who report two or
more races are not included in the individual race groups.) There was relatively little change
in the number of people who are Hispanic or Latino. (People of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
may be of any race.)

In accordance with usual practice, BLS did not revise the official household survey estimates
for December 2025 and earlier months. However, to show the impact of the population
adjustments, table A displays differences in selected December 2025 labor force series based
on the old and new population estimates. 

Table A shows that the adjustment decreased the estimated size of the civilian noninstitutional
population age 16 and over in December by 231,000. However, the adjustment increased the
number of people not in the labor force by 1.2 million and decreased both the total civilian
labor force and the number of employed people by 1.4 million each. The adjustment lowered the
labor force participation rate by 0.4 percentage point and lowered the employment-population
ratio by 0.5 percentage point. The adjustment had little effect on the total unemployment
level (+15,000), and the unemployment rate was unchanged. 

These annual population adjustments can affect the comparability of household data series over
time. Table B shows the effect of the introduction of new population estimates on the change
in selected labor force measures between December 2025 and January 2026. The example in table
B can be replicated to account for an over-the-year comparison, where the effect of the 2026
population control would be subtracted from the over-the-year change to remove the effects of
the population control adjustment. 

Population controls for veterans, which are derived from a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
population model and are updated periodically, did not change with data for January 2026.

Although the official series for December 2025 and earlier will not be revised, BLS is
planning to provide an update to the experimental series that were originally introduced with
the 2025 population control adjustment. These experimental time series account for the size
and timing of the updated population control adjustments back to the April 2020 Census base.
These experimental series are not available with this news release but will be available as soon 
as practicable at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop.

Additional information about the population adjustments and their effects on national labor
force estimates is available at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop.



    
Table A. Effect of the updated population controls on December 2025 estimates by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, not seasonally adjusted 
(Numbers in thousands)
    

        

            
Category
            
Total
            
Men
            
Women
            
White
            
Black or 
 African 
 American
            
Asian
            
Hispanic or 
 Latino 
 ethnicity
        
    
    

        

            
Civilian noninstitutional population
            
-231
            
-1,540
            
1,309
            
-5,642
            
-655
            
1,301
            
403

        
        

            
  Civilian labor force
            
-1,417
            
-1,630
            
212
            
-4,861
            
-535
            
938
            
165

        
        

			
      Participation rate
            
-0.4
            
-0.5
            
-0.4
            
-0.7
            
-0.3
            
0.4
            
-0.2

        
        

            
    Employed
            
-1,432
            
-1,588
            
155
            
-4,672
            
-520
            
893
            
110

        
        

        	
      Employment-population ratio
            
-0.5
            
-0.4
            
-0.4
            
-0.7
            
-0.4
            
0.3
            
-0.3

        
        

        	
    Unemployed
        	
15
        	
-42
        	
57
        	
-188
        	
-16
        	
44
        	
56

        
        

        	
      Unemployment rate
            
0
            
0.1
            
0.1
            
-0.1
            
0.1
            
0.1
            
0.2

        
        

            
  Not in labor force
            
1,185
            
89
            
1,096
            
-781
            
-121
            
364
            
238

        
    
    

		

			

				

					NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.

				
			
		
    






    
Table B. December 2025-January 2026 changes in selected labor force measures, with adjustments for population control effects 
(Numbers in thousands)
    

        

            
Category
            
Dec.-Jan. 
 change
            
2026 
 population 
 control effect
            
Dec.-Jan. change, after 
 removing the 
 population control 
 effect(1)
        
    
    

        

            
Civilian noninstitutional population
            
-140
            
-231
            
91

        
        

            
  Civilian labor force
            
-1,030
            
-1,417
            
387

        
        

			
      Participation rate
            
-0.3
            
-0.4
            
0.1

        
        

            
    Employed
            
-895
            
-1,432
            
537

        
        

        	
      Employment-population ratio
            
-0.3
            
-0.5
            
0.2

        
        

        	
    Unemployed
        	
-135
        	
15
        	
-150

        
        

        	
      Unemployment rate
            
-0.1
            
0
            
-0.1

        
        

            
  Not in labor force
            
890
            
1,185
            
-295

        
    
    

		

			

				

						(1) This Dec.-Jan. change is calculated by subtracting the population control effect from the over-the-month change in the published seasonally adjusted estimates.

				
			
		
		

			

				

					NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.  The December to January change incorporates revised January data.

				
			
		
    

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]

Category	Feb. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Change from: Jan. 2026- Feb. 2026
Employment status
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	272,847	274,816	274,676	274,766	90
Civilian labor force	170,441	171,495	170,465	170,483	18
Participation rate	62.5	62.4	62.1	62.0	-0.1
Employed	163,338	163,992	163,097	162,912	-185
Employment-population ratio	59.9	59.7	59.4	59.3	-0.1
Unemployed	7,104	7,503	7,368	7,571	203
Unemployment rate	4.2	4.4	4.3	4.4	0.1
Not in labor force	102,405	103,321	104,211	104,283	72
Unemployment rates
Total, 16 years and over	4.2	4.4	4.3	4.4	0.1
Adult men (20 years and over)	3.8	3.9	3.8	4.0	0.2
Adult women (20 years and over)	3.8	3.9	4.1	4.1	0.0
Teenagers (16 to 19 years)	13.0	15.7	13.6	14.9	1.3
White	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	0.0
Black or African American	6.0	7.5	7.3	7.7	0.4
Asian	3.2	3.6	4.2	4.8	0.6
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	5.2	4.9	4.9	5.2	0.3
Total, 25 years and over	3.4	3.5	3.6	3.7	0.1
Less than a high school diploma	6.0	5.6	5.3	5.6	0.3
High school graduates, no college	4.3	4.0	4.6	4.8	0.2
Some college or associate degree	3.5	3.8	3.6	3.5	-0.1
Bachelor's degree and higher	2.5	2.8	3.0	3.0	0.0
Reason for unemployment
Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs	3,327	3,473	3,495	3,620	125
Job leavers	915	832	1,038	867	-171
Reentrants	2,212	2,337	2,168	2,320	152
New entrants	673	840	796	805	9
Duration of unemployment
Less than 5 weeks	2,334	2,289	2,166	2,319	153
5 to 14 weeks	2,161	2,069	2,151	2,078	-73
15 to 26 weeks	1,033	1,195	1,202	1,206	4
27 weeks and over	1,461	1,948	1,813	1,899	86
Employed people at work part time
Part time for economic reasons	4,923	5,341	4,873	4,396	-477
Slack work or business conditions	3,286	3,436	3,181	2,838	-343
Could only find part-time work	1,264	1,514	1,379	1,251	-128
Part time for noneconomic reasons	22,468	22,251	22,899	22,728	-171
People not in the labor force
Marginally attached to the labor force	1,708	1,758	1,662	1,619	-43
Discouraged workers	460	461	475	366	-109
Footnotes (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.
NOTE: People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. 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. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Summary table B. Establishment data, seasonally adjusted

Category	Feb. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Feb. 2026(p)
EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY (Over-the-month change, in thousands)
Total nonfarm	42	-17	126	-92
Total private	40	-7	146	-86
Goods-producing	1	-21	51	-25
Mining and logging	0	-1	-2	-2
Construction	3	-7	48	-11
Manufacturing	-2	-13	5	-12
Durable goods(1)	1	-5	8	-4
Motor vehicles and parts	4.0	-4.3	0.2	-1.6
Nondurable goods	-3	-8	-3	-8
Private service-providing	39	14	95	-61
Wholesale trade	2.6	-5.7	2.5	6.0
Retail trade	-17.5	-23.6	10.7	2.3
Transportation and warehousing	24.2	-4.8	-12.4	-11.3
Utilities	1.8	0.7	0.4	1.3
Information	-1	-6	-19	-11
Financial activities	12	1	-30	10
Professional and business services(1)	-7	-19	18	-5
Temporary help services	-6.3	-14.1	2.5	-6.5
Private education and health services(1)	58	38	129	-34
Health care and social assistance	47.9	41.8	116.4	-18.6
Leisure and hospitality	-36	25	-12	-27
Other services	2	8	8	8
Government	2	-10	-20	-6
(3-month average change, in thousands)
Total nonfarm	77	-39	50	6
Total private	59	26	70	18
WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES AS A PERCENT OF ALL EMPLOYEES(2)
Total nonfarm women employees	49.9	50.0	50.0	50.1
Total private women employees	48.4	48.5	48.5	48.6
Total private production and nonsupervisory employees	81.5	81.6	81.6	81.5
HOURS AND EARNINGS ALL EMPLOYEES
Total private
Average weekly hours	34.2	34.2	34.3	34.3
Average hourly earnings	$35.94	$37.02	$37.17	$37.32
Average weekly earnings	$1,229.15	$1,266.08	$1,274.93	$1,280.08
Index of aggregate weekly hours (2007=100)(3)	115.7	116.0	116.4	116.4
Over-the-month percent change	0.3	-0.3	0.3	0.0
Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2007=100)(4)	198.8	205.3	206.9	207.6
Over-the-month percent change	0.6	-0.2	0.8	0.3
DIFFUSION INDEX (Over 1-month span)(5)
Total private (250 industries)	50.6	49.6	54.6	50.8
Manufacturing (72 industries)	41.0	41.7	47.9	45.1
Footnotes (1) Includes other industries, not shown separately. (2) Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. (3) The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding annual average aggregate hours. (4) The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. (5) 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. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates

1. 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 about 122,000 is statistically significant in
   the establishment survey, while the threshold for a statistically significant change
   in the household survey is about 650,000. However, the household survey has a more
   expansive scope than the establishment survey because it includes self-employed
   workers whose businesses are unincorporated, 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.
   For more information on the differences between the two surveys, please visit
   www.bls.gov/web/empsit/ces_cps_trends.htm.

2. Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys?

   It is likely that both surveys include at least some undocumented immigrants. However,
   neither the establishment nor the household survey is designed to identify the legal
   status of workers. Therefore, it is not possible to determine how many are counted in
   either survey. The establishment survey does not collect data on the legal status of
   workers. The household survey does include questions which identify the foreign and
   native born, but it does not include questions about the legal status of the foreign
   born. Data on the foreign and native born are published each month in table A-7 of
   The Employment Situation news release.

3. 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 succeeding 2 months, to incorporate
   additional sample receipts from respondents in the survey and recalculated seasonal
   adjustment factors. For more information on the monthly revisions, please visit
   www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cestn.htm#Revisions-Between-Preliminary-and-Final-Data.

   On an annual basis, the establishment survey incorporates a benchmark revision 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/empsit/cesbmart.htm.

4. Does the establishment survey sample include small firms?

   Yes. About 46 percent of the establishment survey sample is comprised of business
   establishments with fewer than 20 employees. The establishment survey sample is
   designed to maximize the reliability of the statewide total nonfarm employment
   estimate; firms from all states, size classes, and industries are appropriately
   sampled to achieve that goal.

5. 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 sampling 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. More information on business births and deaths in the establishment
   survey is available at www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesbd.htm.

6. Is the count of unemployed people limited to just those receiving unemployment
   insurance benefits?

   No. The estimate of unemployment is based on a monthly sample survey of households.
   All people who are without jobs and are actively seeking and available to work are
   included among the unemployed. (People on temporary layoff are included even if
   they do not actively seek work.) There is no requirement or question relating to
   unemployment insurance benefits in the monthly survey.

7. Does the official unemployment rate exclude people who want a job but are not currently
   looking for work?

   Yes. However, there are separate estimates of people outside the labor force who
   want a job, including those who are not currently looking because they believe no
   jobs are available (discouraged workers). In addition, alternative measures of labor
   underutilization (some of which include discouraged workers and other groups not
   officially counted as unemployed) are published each month in table A-15 of The
   Employment Situation news release. For more information about these alternative
   measures, please visit www.bls.gov/cps/lfcharacteristics.htm#altmeasures.

8. How can unusually severe weather affect employment and hours estimates?

   In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period that includes
   the 12th of the month. Unusually severe weather is more likely to have an impact on
   average weekly hours than on employment. Average weekly hours are estimated for paid
   time during the pay period, including pay for holidays, sick leave, or other time off.
   The impact of severe weather on hours estimates typically, but not always, results in
   a reduction in average weekly hours. For example, some employees may be off work for
   part of the pay period and not receive pay for the time missed, while some workers,
   such as those dealing with cleanup or repair, may work extra hours.
   
   It is not possible to precisely quantify the effect of extreme weather on payroll
   employment estimates. In order for severe weather conditions to reduce employment
   estimates, employees have to be off work without pay for the entire pay period.
   Employees who receive pay for any part of the pay period, even 1 hour, are counted in
   the payroll employment figures. For more information on how often employees are paid,
   please visit www.bls.gov/ces/publications/length-pay-period.htm.

   In the household survey, the reference period is generally the calendar week that
   includes the 12th of the month. People who miss the entire week's work for weather-
   related events are counted as employed whether or not they are paid for the time
   off. The household survey collects data on the number of people who had a job but
   were not at work due to bad weather. It also provides a measure of the number of
   people who usually work full time but had reduced hours due to bad weather. 
   
   Current and historical data are available on the household survey's most requested
   statistics page, please visit data.bls.gov/toppicks?survey=ln.

Technical Note


   This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current
Population Survey (CPS; household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics
survey (CES; establishment survey). The household survey provides information
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 eligible households
conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

   The establishment survey provides information on employment, hours, and
earnings of employees on nonfarm payrolls; the data appear in the "B" tables,
marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. BLS collects these data each month from the payroll
records of a sample of nonagricultural business establishments. Each month
the CES program surveys about 119,000 businesses and government agencies,
representing approximately 622,000 individual worksites, in order to provide
detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm
payrolls. The active sample includes approximately 26 percent of all nonfarm
payroll jobs.

   For both surveys, the data for a given month relate to a particular week or
pay period. In the household survey, the reference period is generally the
calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month. In the establishment
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, profession, 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 active efforts to find employment sometime during
the 4-week period ending with the reference week. People 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 the employed and unemployed.
Those people 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. Additional information about the 
household survey can be found at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm.

   Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn from private
nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as
from federal, state, and local government entities. Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who worked or received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including people on paid leave. People are counted in each job
they hold. Hours and earnings data are produced for the private sector for
all employees and for production and nonsupervisory employees. Production
and nonsupervisory employees are defined as production and related employees
in manufacturing and mining and logging, construction workers in construction,
and nonsupervisory employees in private service-providing industries.

   Industries are classified on the basis of an establishment's principal
activity in accordance with the 2022 version of the North American Industry
Classification System. Additional information about the establishment survey
can be found at www.bls.gov/ces/.

   Differences in employment estimates. The numerous conceptual and methodological
differences between the household and establishment surveys result in important
distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the surveys. Among these are:

   --The household survey includes agricultural workers, self-employed workers
     whose businesses are unincorporated, 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
     individuals 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 are 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 regularly occurring fluctuations. These 
events may result from seasonal changes in weather, major holidays, and the opening
and closing of schools. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very large.

   Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year,
their influence on the level of a series can be tempered by adjusting for regular
seasonal variation. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as
declines in employment or increases in the participation of women in the labor
force, easier to spot. For example, in the household survey, 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. Similarly, in the establishment
survey, payroll employment in education declines by about 20 percent at the end
of the spring term and later rises with the start of the fall term, obscuring the
underlying employment trends in the industry. Because seasonal employment changes
at the end and beginning of the school year can be estimated, the statistics can be
adjusted to make underlying employment patterns more discernible. The seasonally
adjusted figures provide a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in
month-to-month economic activity.

   Many 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 major sectors, total employment,
and unemployment are computed by aggregating independently 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 directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or 
more detailed age categories. Percentage distributions of unemployment by reason and
duration are derived from the sum of the independently seasonally adjusted component
series and will not necessarily match calculations made using the seasonally adjusted
total unemployment level. Additional information about seasonal adjustment in the 
household survey can be found at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#sa.

   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. The prior 2 months are routinely revised to
incorporate additional sample reports and recalculated seasonal adjustment factors.
In both surveys, 5-year 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 entire population,
is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the true
population values they represent. The component of this difference that occurs
because samples differ by chance is known as sampling error, and its 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 standard 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 nonfarm
employment from the establishment survey is on the order of plus or minus 122,000.
Suppose the estimate of nonfarm employment increases by 50,000 from one month to
the next. The 90-percent confidence interval on the monthly change would range from
-72,000 to +172,000 (50,000 +/- 122,000). 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
nonfarm employment had, in fact, increased that month. If, however, the reported
nonfarm employment rise was 250,000, 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 nonfarm employment had, in fact, risen that month.
At an unemployment rate of around 6.0 percent, the 90-percent confidence interval
for the monthly change in unemployment as measured by the household survey is
about +/- 425,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about
+/- 0.3 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 estimates also is improved when
the data are cumulated over time, such as for quarterly and annual averages.

   The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling error,
which 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 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 excludes employment losses from business deaths from sample-based
estimation in order to offset the missing employment gains from business births.
This is incorporated into the sample-based estimation procedure by simply not
reflecting sample units going out of business, but imputing to them the same
employment trend as the other firms in the sample. This procedure accounts for
most of the net birth/death employment.

   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 in the ARIMA model is derived from the unemployment
insurance universe micro-level database and reflects the actual
residual net of births and deaths over the past 5 years. In addition to this
time series of actual residual net of births and deaths series, the
ARIMA-based component of the birth-death model includes current sample
information to inform the forecasts. More information on business births
and deaths in the establishment survey is available at
www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesbd.htm.

   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. Benchmarks also incorporate changes in the classification of industries
when necessary. The absolute average benchmark revision for total nonfarm
employment over the prior 10 years is 0.2 percent. Over this time, revisions 
ranged from -0.4 percent to 0.3 percent.

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands]

Employment status, sex, and age	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted(1)
	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	272,847	274,676	274,766	272,847	-	274,633	274,816	274,676	274,766
Civilian labor force	170,116	169,612	170,206	170,441	-	171,541	171,495	170,465	170,483
Participation rate	62.3	61.7	61.9	62.5	-	62.5	62.4	62.1	62.0
Employed	162,544	161,670	162,153	163,338	-	163,760	163,992	163,097	162,912
Employment-population ratio	59.6	58.9	59.0	59.9	-	59.6	59.7	59.4	59.3
Unemployed	7,572	7,942	8,052	7,104	-	7,781	7,503	7,368	7,571
Unemployment rate	4.5	4.7	4.7	4.2	-	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.4
Not in labor force	102,731	105,064	104,560	102,405	-	103,092	103,321	104,211	104,283
People who currently want a job	5,809	5,961	5,880	5,896	-	6,139	6,208	5,838	5,974
Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	133,089	132,546	132,586	133,089	-	133,957	134,046	132,546	132,586
Civilian labor force	89,792	88,653	88,835	90,078	-	90,739	90,780	89,200	89,101
Participation rate	67.5	66.9	67.0	67.7	-	67.7	67.7	67.3	67.2
Employed	85,519	84,291	84,460	86,269	-	86,616	86,812	85,348	85,210
Employment-population ratio	64.3	63.6	63.7	64.8	-	64.7	64.8	64.4	64.3
Unemployed	4,273	4,362	4,375	3,809	-	4,123	3,968	3,852	3,891
Unemployment rate	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.2	-	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.4
Not in labor force	43,297	43,893	43,750	43,011	-	43,218	43,266	43,345	43,485
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	123,996	123,570	123,612	123,996	-	124,889	124,981	123,570	123,612
Civilian labor force	86,634	85,812	85,945	86,694	-	87,628	87,638	86,096	86,006
Participation rate	69.9	69.4	69.5	69.9	-	70.2	70.1	69.7	69.6
Employed	82,838	81,964	82,038	83,366	-	84,043	84,199	82,783	82,591
Employment-population ratio	66.8	66.3	66.4	67.2	-	67.3	67.4	67.0	66.8
Unemployed	3,796	3,848	3,907	3,327	-	3,585	3,439	3,313	3,415
Unemployment rate	4.4	4.5	4.5	3.8	-	4.1	3.9	3.8	4.0
Not in labor force	37,362	37,758	37,667	37,302	-	37,261	37,344	37,474	37,606
Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	139,758	142,130	142,180	139,758	-	140,676	140,770	142,130	142,180
Civilian labor force	80,323	80,959	81,370	80,363	-	80,802	80,715	81,265	81,382
Participation rate	57.5	57.0	57.2	57.5	-	57.4	57.3	57.2	57.2
Employed	77,025	77,379	77,693	77,068	-	77,144	77,180	77,749	77,702
Employment-population ratio	55.1	54.4	54.6	55.1	-	54.8	54.8	54.7	54.7
Unemployed	3,298	3,580	3,677	3,295	-	3,658	3,535	3,515	3,680
Unemployment rate	4.1	4.4	4.5	4.1	-	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.5
Not in labor force	59,435	61,171	60,810	59,394	-	59,873	60,055	60,865	60,798
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	130,991	133,489	133,541	130,991	-	131,935	132,034	133,489	133,541
Civilian labor force	77,276	78,018	78,384	77,113	-	77,442	77,351	78,128	78,183
Participation rate	59.0	58.4	58.7	58.9	-	58.7	58.6	58.5	58.5
Employed	74,320	74,738	75,121	74,199	-	74,302	74,306	74,925	74,965
Employment-population ratio	56.7	56.0	56.3	56.6	-	56.3	56.3	56.1	56.1
Unemployed	2,956	3,281	3,263	2,915	-	3,140	3,044	3,203	3,218
Unemployment rate	3.8	4.2	4.2	3.8	-	4.1	3.9	4.1	4.1
Not in labor force	53,715	55,471	55,157	53,878	-	54,493	54,683	55,361	55,358
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	17,860	17,617	17,613	17,860	-	17,808	17,801	17,617	17,613
Civilian labor force	6,205	5,782	5,877	6,634	-	6,470	6,506	6,241	6,294
Participation rate	34.7	32.8	33.4	37.1	-	36.3	36.6	35.4	35.7
Employed	5,386	4,969	4,994	5,773	-	5,415	5,486	5,390	5,357
Employment-population ratio	30.2	28.2	28.4	32.3	-	30.4	30.8	30.6	30.4
Unemployed	820	813	883	862	-	1,056	1,020	851	937
Unemployment rate	13.2	14.1	15.0	13.0	-	16.3	15.7	13.6	14.9
Not in labor force	11,655	11,835	11,736	11,226	-	11,338	11,295	11,376	11,319
Footnotes (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
NOTE: January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands]

Employment status, race, sex, and age	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted(1)
	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population	207,147	202,423	202,426	207,147	-	207,980	208,058	202,423	202,426
Civilian labor force	128,371	123,330	123,852	128,500	-	128,477	128,617	123,997	123,986
Participation rate	62.0	60.9	61.2	62.0	-	61.8	61.8	61.3	61.2
Employed	123,128	118,273	118,878	123,657	-	123,517	123,778	119,412	119,402
Employment-population ratio	59.4	58.4	58.7	59.7	-	59.4	59.5	59.0	59.0
Unemployed	5,243	5,057	4,974	4,843	-	4,960	4,838	4,585	4,584
Unemployment rate	4.1	4.1	4.0	3.8	-	3.9	3.8	3.7	3.7
Not in labor force	78,776	79,093	78,574	78,647	-	79,503	79,441	78,426	78,441
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	66,344	63,545	63,730	66,365	-	66,683	66,700	63,834	63,768
Participation rate	69.4	68.6	68.8	69.4	-	69.4	69.4	68.9	68.9
Employed	63,619	61,026	61,148	64,028	-	64,311	64,411	61,734	61,574
Employment-population ratio	66.5	65.9	66.0	67.0	-	67.0	67.0	66.7	66.5
Unemployed	2,725	2,519	2,582	2,337	-	2,371	2,289	2,100	2,194
Unemployment rate	4.1	4.0	4.1	3.5	-	3.6	3.4	3.3	3.4
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	57,233	55,622	55,885	57,028	-	56,993	57,008	55,661	55,682
Participation rate	58.0	56.9	57.1	57.8	-	57.5	57.4	56.9	56.9
Employed	55,254	53,634	54,047	55,085	-	55,051	55,178	53,748	53,874
Employment-population ratio	56.0	54.8	55.2	55.8	-	55.5	55.6	54.9	55.1
Unemployed	1,979	1,988	1,839	1,944	-	1,943	1,831	1,913	1,808
Unemployment rate	3.5	3.6	3.3	3.4	-	3.4	3.2	3.4	3.2
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force	4,795	4,162	4,236	5,108	-	4,801	4,909	4,502	4,536
Participation rate	37.4	34.7	35.3	39.8	-	37.7	38.5	37.5	37.8
Employed	4,255	3,613	3,683	4,545	-	4,155	4,190	3,929	3,955
Employment-population ratio	33.2	30.1	30.7	35.4	-	32.6	32.9	32.7	33.0
Unemployed	540	550	553	563	-	646	719	572	581
Unemployment rate	11.3	13.2	13.1	11.0	-	13.5	14.6	12.7	12.8
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Civilian noninstitutional population	35,653	35,364	35,388	35,653	-	35,961	35,995	35,364	35,388
Civilian labor force	22,256	22,052	22,226	22,330	-	22,948	22,728	22,160	22,286
Participation rate	62.4	62.4	62.8	62.6	-	63.8	63.1	62.7	63.0
Employed	20,890	20,408	20,499	20,982	-	21,065	21,024	20,553	20,579
Employment-population ratio	58.6	57.7	57.9	58.8	-	58.6	58.4	58.1	58.2
Unemployed	1,366	1,644	1,727	1,348	-	1,884	1,704	1,607	1,707
Unemployment rate	6.1	7.5	7.8	6.0	-	8.2	7.5	7.3	7.7
Not in labor force	13,398	13,312	13,162	13,323	-	13,013	13,267	13,204	13,102
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	10,313	10,112	10,081	10,354	-	10,776	10,669	10,148	10,113
Participation rate	68.0	68.1	67.8	68.3	-	70.4	69.6	68.3	68.0
Employed	9,695	9,300	9,327	9,777	-	9,969	9,938	9,402	9,407
Employment-population ratio	64.0	62.6	62.8	64.5	-	65.1	64.9	63.3	63.3
Unemployed	618	812	754	577	-	807	731	747	706
Unemployment rate	6.0	8.0	7.5	5.6	-	7.5	6.9	7.4	7.0
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	11,172	11,161	11,393	11,155	-	11,238	11,222	11,177	11,369
Participation rate	62.7	62.5	63.8	62.6	-	62.5	62.4	62.6	63.7
Employed	10,572	10,458	10,602	10,544	-	10,440	10,403	10,459	10,565
Employment-population ratio	59.3	58.6	59.4	59.2	-	58.1	57.8	58.6	59.2
Unemployed	600	704	792	611	-	798	820	717	804
Unemployment rate	5.4	6.3	6.9	5.5	-	7.1	7.3	6.4	7.1
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force	770	779	751	821	-	934	837	835	804
Participation rate	28.8	29.2	28.2	30.7	-	34.8	31.2	31.3	30.2
Employed	623	650	570	661	-	656	684	692	606
Employment-population ratio	23.3	24.4	21.4	24.7	-	24.4	25.5	26.0	22.8
Unemployed	147	129	182	160	-	278	153	143	197
Unemployment rate	19.1	16.5	24.2	19.5	-	29.8	18.3	17.1	24.5
ASIAN
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,097	20,856	21,099	19,097	-	19,836	19,788	20,856	21,099
Civilian labor force	12,483	13,754	13,867	12,514	-	13,083	13,036	13,828	13,892
Participation rate	65.4	65.9	65.7	65.5	-	66.0	65.9	66.3	65.8
Employed	12,086	13,144	13,189	12,114	-	12,617	12,565	13,241	13,222
Employment-population ratio	63.3	63.0	62.5	63.4	-	63.6	63.5	63.5	62.7
Unemployed	398	611	678	400	-	466	471	588	670
Unemployment rate	3.2	4.4	4.9	3.2	-	3.6	3.6	4.2	4.8
Not in labor force	6,614	7,101	7,232	6,583	-	6,753	6,752	7,027	7,207
Footnotes (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
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. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands]

Employment status, sex, and age	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted(1)
	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026
HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
Civilian noninstitutional population	50,977	52,547	52,614	50,977	-	51,971	52,080	52,547	52,614
Civilian labor force	34,031	35,341	35,392	34,086	-	35,025	35,014	35,403	35,396
Participation rate	66.8	67.3	67.3	66.9	-	67.4	67.2	67.4	67.3
Employed	32,109	33,367	33,402	32,299	-	33,262	33,286	33,671	33,551
Employment-population ratio	63.0	63.5	63.5	63.4	-	64.0	63.9	64.1	63.8
Unemployed	1,921	1,974	1,990	1,787	-	1,763	1,728	1,732	1,845
Unemployment rate	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.2	-	5.0	4.9	4.9	5.2
Not in labor force	16,947	17,206	17,222	16,892	-	16,946	17,066	17,144	17,218
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	18,128	18,422	18,427	18,137	-	18,700	18,744	18,424	18,455
Participation rate	78.5	79.0	78.9	78.5	-	79.3	79.3	79.0	79.0
Employed	17,176	17,498	17,471	17,298	-	17,856	17,935	17,700	17,618
Employment-population ratio	74.4	75.0	74.8	74.9	-	75.7	75.9	75.9	75.4
Unemployed	952	924	957	839	-	844	809	724	837
Unemployment rate	5.3	5.0	5.2	4.6	-	4.5	4.3	3.9	4.5
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	14,353	15,468	15,488	14,358	-	14,845	14,812	15,473	15,423
Participation rate	62.1	63.4	63.3	62.1	-	62.9	62.6	63.4	63.1
Employed	13,592	14,677	14,686	13,630	-	14,186	14,140	14,731	14,659
Employment-population ratio	58.8	60.1	60.1	59.0	-	60.1	59.8	60.3	60.0
Unemployed	761	791	801	728	-	659	672	742	764
Unemployment rate	5.3	5.1	5.2	5.1	-	4.4	4.5	4.8	5.0
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force	1,550	1,451	1,477	1,591	-	1,480	1,458	1,506	1,518
Participation rate	32.6	30.2	30.8	33.4	-	30.9	30.5	31.4	31.6
Employed	1,342	1,192	1,245	1,371	-	1,220	1,210	1,241	1,274
Employment-population ratio	28.2	24.8	25.9	28.8	-	25.5	25.3	25.8	26.5
Unemployed	209	259	232	220	-	260	248	266	245
Unemployment rate	13.5	17.9	15.7	13.8	-	17.6	17.0	17.6	16.1
Footnotes (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
NOTE: People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

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Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment [Numbers in thousands]

Educational attainment	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted
	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026
Less than a high school diploma
Civilian labor force	8,746	8,869	8,218	9,058	-	8,871	9,014	8,863	8,539
Participation rate	46.6	45.7	45.1	48.2	-	46.7	46.7	45.7	46.8
Employed	8,087	8,250	7,628	8,514	-	8,269	8,507	8,392	8,063
Employment-population ratio	43.1	42.5	41.8	45.3	-	43.5	44.1	43.3	44.2
Unemployed	659	619	590	543	-	602	507	471	476
Unemployment rate	7.5	7.0	7.2	6.0	-	6.8	5.6	5.3	5.6
High school graduates, no college(1)
Civilian labor force	36,329	36,640	36,154	36,233	-	37,153	36,675	36,667	36,097
Participation rate	56.4	56.6	56.6	56.2	-	57.9	57.4	56.6	56.5
Employed	34,634	34,728	34,229	34,684	-	35,529	35,207	34,997	34,351
Employment-population ratio	53.7	53.6	53.6	53.8	-	55.4	55.1	54.0	53.8
Unemployed	1,695	1,913	1,925	1,549	-	1,624	1,468	1,670	1,746
Unemployment rate	4.7	5.2	5.3	4.3	-	4.4	4.0	4.6	4.8
Some college or associate degree
Civilian labor force	36,592	35,834	36,534	36,407	-	36,272	36,455	35,889	36,338
Participation rate	63.6	61.2	62.3	63.2	-	61.9	61.8	61.3	61.9
Employed	35,218	34,465	35,149	35,139	-	34,996	35,085	34,598	35,057
Employment-population ratio	61.2	58.9	59.9	61.0	-	59.7	59.4	59.1	59.8
Unemployed	1,374	1,369	1,384	1,268	-	1,275	1,370	1,292	1,281
Unemployment rate	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.5	-	3.5	3.8	3.6	3.5
Bachelor's degree and higher(2)
Civilian labor force	66,785	66,829	67,677	66,317	-	67,196	67,419	67,020	67,234
Participation rate	72.4	72.6	71.9	71.9	-	72.2	72.6	72.8	71.4
Employed	65,111	64,801	65,625	64,668	-	65,250	65,555	65,025	65,216
Employment-population ratio	70.6	70.3	69.7	70.1	-	70.1	70.6	70.6	69.3
Unemployed	1,675	2,028	2,052	1,650	-	1,945	1,863	1,995	2,018
Unemployment rate	2.5	3.0	3.0	2.5	-	2.9	2.8	3.0	3.0
Footnotes (1) Includes people with a high school diploma or equivalent. (2) Includes people with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals for those 25 years and over because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

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Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]

Employment status, veteran status, and period of service	Total		Men		Women
	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026
VETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	17,375	17,045	15,302	14,962	2,073	2,083
Civilian labor force	8,412	8,139	7,151	7,017	1,261	1,122
Participation rate	48.4	47.7	46.7	46.9	60.8	53.9
Employed	8,069	7,807	6,865	6,743	1,204	1,063
Employment-population ratio	46.4	45.8	44.9	45.1	58.1	51.1
Unemployed	343	332	286	273	57	58
Unemployment rate	4.1	4.1	4.0	3.9	4.5	5.2
Not in labor force	8,963	8,906	8,151	7,945	812	961
Gulf War-era II veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	5,594	5,763	4,599	4,711	995	1,051
Civilian labor force	4,448	4,381	3,681	3,685	767	696
Participation rate	79.5	76.0	80.0	78.2	77.1	66.2
Employed	4,256	4,172	3,530	3,529	726	643
Employment-population ratio	76.1	72.4	76.8	74.9	73.0	61.2
Unemployed	192	209	151	156	42	53
Unemployment rate	4.3	4.8	4.1	4.2	5.4	7.6
Not in labor force	1,146	1,381	918	1,026	228	355
Gulf War-era I veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	3,231	3,188	2,733	2,719	498	470
Civilian labor force	2,146	2,078	1,829	1,793	317	285
Participation rate	66.4	65.2	66.9	65.9	63.7	60.7
Employed	2,048	2,015	1,736	1,730	313	285
Employment-population ratio	63.4	63.2	63.5	63.6	62.8	60.7
Unemployed	98	63	94	63	5	0
Unemployment rate	4.6	3.0	5.1	3.5	1.4	0.0
Not in labor force	1,085	1,111	904	926	181	185
Vietnam-era and earlier wartime veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	4,988	4,674	4,799	4,495	189	179
Civilian labor force	589	543	570	514	19	29
Participation rate	11.8	11.6	11.9	11.4	10.2	16.4
Employed	569	526	550	497	19	29
Employment-population ratio	11.4	11.3	11.5	11.0	10.2	16.4
Unemployed	20	17	20	17	0	0
Unemployment rate	3.5	3.2	3.6	3.4	-	-
Not in labor force	4,399	4,131	4,229	3,981	170	150
Veterans of other service periods
Civilian noninstitutional population	3,562	3,420	3,171	3,037	391	383
Civilian labor force	1,229	1,136	1,071	1,025	157	111
Participation rate	34.5	33.2	33.8	33.7	40.2	29.0
Employed	1,197	1,094	1,050	988	147	106
Employment-population ratio	33.6	32.0	33.1	32.5	37.5	27.6
Unemployed	32	42	22	37	10	6
Unemployment rate	2.6	3.7	2.0	3.6	6.6	5.0
Not in labor force	2,333	2,284	2,100	2,012	234	272
NONVETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	245,953	248,376	112,950	113,013	133,003	135,363
Civilian labor force	159,573	159,963	81,581	80,850	77,992	79,113
Participation rate	64.9	64.4	72.2	71.5	58.6	58.4
Employed	152,685	152,584	77,793	76,923	74,892	75,660
Employment-population ratio	62.1	61.4	68.9	68.1	56.3	55.9
Unemployed	6,888	7,379	3,788	3,927	3,100	3,452
Unemployment rate	4.3	4.6	4.6	4.9	4.0	4.4
Not in labor force	86,380	88,413	31,369	32,162	55,011	56,250
NOTE: Veterans served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the selected wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

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Table A-6. Employment status of the civilian population by sex, age, and disability status, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]

Employment status, sex, and age	People with a disability		People with no disability
	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026
TOTAL, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	34,266	35,868	238,581	238,897
Civilian labor force	8,311	8,732	161,805	161,473
Participation rate	24.3	24.3	67.8	67.6
Employed	7,601	8,032	154,943	154,121
Employment-population ratio	22.2	22.4	64.9	64.5
Unemployed	710	700	6,861	7,352
Unemployment rate	8.5	8.0	4.2	4.6
Not in labor force	25,955	27,136	76,776	77,424
Men, 16 to 64 years
Civilian labor force	3,341	3,580	80,206	78,611
Participation rate	41.1	42.0	82.6	82.7
Employed	3,009	3,248	76,486	74,854
Employment-population ratio	37.1	38.1	78.8	78.7
Unemployed	332	331	3,720	3,756
Unemployment rate	9.9	9.3	4.6	4.8
Not in labor force	4,781	4,948	16,910	16,452
Women, 16 to 64 years
Civilian labor force	3,535	3,651	71,477	72,200
Participation rate	40.5	41.5	73.0	73.6
Employed	3,242	3,342	68,666	69,003
Employment-population ratio	37.1	38.0	70.2	70.3
Unemployed	293	308	2,811	3,196
Unemployment rate	8.3	8.4	3.9	4.4
Not in labor force	5,200	5,138	26,398	25,945
Both sexes, 65 years and over
Civilian labor force	1,435	1,502	10,122	10,663
Participation rate	8.2	8.1	23.2	23.3
Employed	1,349	1,442	9,791	10,263
Employment-population ratio	7.7	7.8	22.5	22.5
Unemployed	86	60	331	400
Unemployment rate	6.0	4.0	3.3	3.7
Not in labor force	15,974	17,050	33,469	35,027
NOTE: A person with a disability has at least one of the following conditions: is deaf or has serious difficulty hearing; is blind or has serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses; has serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition; has serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs; has difficulty dressing or bathing; or has difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor's office or shopping because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]

Employment status and nativity	Total		Men		Women
	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026
Foreign born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	50,057	49,316	24,631	23,384	25,426	25,932
Civilian labor force	33,241	32,711	18,936	18,032	14,305	14,679
Participation rate	66.4	66.3	76.9	77.1	56.3	56.6
Employed	31,687	31,168	18,073	17,221	13,614	13,947
Employment-population ratio	63.3	63.2	73.4	73.6	53.5	53.8
Unemployed	1,555	1,542	863	810	691	732
Unemployment rate	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.5	4.8	5.0
Not in labor force	16,816	16,605	5,696	5,353	11,120	11,253
Native born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	222,790	225,450	108,458	109,201	114,332	116,248
Civilian labor force	136,874	137,495	70,857	70,804	66,018	66,691
Participation rate	61.4	61.0	65.3	64.8	57.7	57.4
Employed	130,857	130,985	67,446	67,239	63,411	63,746
Employment-population ratio	58.7	58.1	62.2	61.6	55.5	54.8
Unemployed	6,017	6,510	3,410	3,565	2,607	2,945
Unemployment rate	4.4	4.7	4.8	5.0	3.9	4.4
Not in labor force	85,915	87,955	37,601	38,398	48,314	49,557
NOTE: The foreign born are those residing in the United States who were not U.S. citizens at birth. That is, they were born outside the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam, to parents neither of whom was a U.S. citizen. The native born are people who were born in the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam or who were born abroad of at least one parent who was a U.S. citizen. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Table A-8. Employed people by class of worker and part-time status [In thousands]

Category	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted
	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026
CLASS OF WORKER
Agriculture and related industries	2,152	2,040	2,162	2,249	-	2,200	2,332	2,152	2,257
Wage and salary workers(1)	1,396	1,293	1,399	1,487	-	1,459	1,571	1,400	1,500
Self-employed workers, unincorporated	735	737	751	747	-	761	751	756	757
Unpaid family workers	22	10	12	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nonagricultural industries	160,391	159,630	159,992	160,966	-	161,635	161,716	160,883	160,706
Wage and salary workers(1)	151,531	150,812	151,241	151,988	-	152,150	152,671	151,874	151,786
Government	21,957	21,869	21,986	21,682	-	22,040	21,973	21,591	21,739
Private industries	129,575	128,942	129,255	130,298	-	130,088	130,708	130,384	130,046
Private households	565	641	621	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other industries	129,009	128,301	128,634	129,681	-	129,600	130,160	129,710	129,388
Self-employed workers, unincorporated	8,821	8,782	8,682	8,965	-	9,476	9,052	9,056	8,841
Unpaid family workers	39	37	69	-	-	-	-	-	-
PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)
All industries
Part time for economic reasons(3)	5,166	5,322	4,627	4,923	-	5,487	5,341	4,873	4,396
Slack work or business conditions	3,545	3,620	3,085	3,286	-	3,445	3,436	3,181	2,838
Could only find part-time work	1,307	1,365	1,256	1,264	-	1,650	1,514	1,379	1,251
Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)	23,148	22,922	23,398	22,468	-	23,068	22,251	22,899	22,728
Nonagricultural industries
Part time for economic reasons(3)	5,086	5,268	4,571	4,883	-	5,417	5,282	4,836	4,380
Slack work or business conditions	3,489	3,589	3,059	3,266	-	3,434	3,427	3,167	2,846
Could only find part-time work	1,306	1,363	1,256	1,264	-	1,635	1,497	1,373	1,250
Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)	22,739	22,548	23,017	22,074	-	22,685	21,839	22,520	22,357
Footnotes (1) Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated. (2) Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the survey reference week and excludes employed people who were absent from their jobs for the entire week. (3) Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for an economic reason such as slack work or unfavorable business conditions, inability to find full-time work, or seasonal declines in demand. (4) Refers to people who usually work part time for noneconomic reasons such as childcare problems, family or personal obligations, school or training, retirement or Social Security limits on earnings, and other reasons. This excludes people who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as vacations, holidays, illness, and bad weather.
- Data not available. 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. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

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Table A-9. Selected employment indicators [Numbers in thousands]

Characteristic	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted
	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over	162,544	161,670	162,153	163,338	-	163,760	163,992	163,097	162,912
16 to 19 years	5,386	4,969	4,994	5,773	-	5,415	5,486	5,390	5,357
16 to 17 years	1,790	1,741	1,763	1,995	-	1,935	1,938	1,926	1,963
18 to 19 years	3,596	3,228	3,231	3,801	-	3,474	3,547	3,465	3,418
20 years and over	157,158	156,701	157,159	157,565	-	158,345	158,506	157,708	157,555
20 to 24 years	14,109	14,458	14,528	14,307	-	14,456	14,387	14,740	14,709
25 years and over	143,049	142,244	142,631	143,213	-	143,908	144,171	142,913	142,777
25 to 54 years	105,244	104,599	104,765	105,380	-	105,852	106,087	105,063	104,909
25 to 34 years	36,240	36,188	36,278	36,285	-	36,132	36,401	36,442	36,331
35 to 44 years	36,765	36,511	36,519	36,793	-	37,226	37,304	36,635	36,556
45 to 54 years	32,239	31,900	31,968	32,302	-	32,494	32,382	31,986	32,022
55 years and over	37,805	37,644	37,866	37,832	-	38,056	38,085	37,850	37,868
Men, 16 years and over	85,519	84,291	84,460	86,269	-	86,616	86,812	85,348	85,210
16 to 19 years	2,681	2,327	2,422	2,903	-	2,572	2,613	2,566	2,619
16 to 17 years	861	810	793	978	-	935	925	920	904
18 to 19 years	1,819	1,517	1,629	1,950	-	1,631	1,689	1,650	1,740
20 years and over	82,838	81,964	82,038	83,366	-	84,043	84,199	82,783	82,591
20 to 24 years	7,056	7,301	7,287	7,216	-	7,384	7,310	7,489	7,445
25 years and over	75,782	74,663	74,751	76,170	-	76,645	76,904	75,325	75,150
25 to 54 years	55,666	54,787	54,943	55,952	-	56,264	56,448	55,270	55,230
25 to 34 years	19,106	19,171	19,188	19,204	-	19,285	19,307	19,398	19,291
35 to 44 years	19,655	19,151	19,207	19,745	-	19,961	20,042	19,310	19,300
45 to 54 years	16,905	16,464	16,549	17,003	-	17,017	17,100	16,562	16,639
55 years and over	20,116	19,876	19,808	20,218	-	20,381	20,456	20,055	19,920
Women, 16 years and over	77,025	77,379	77,693	77,068	-	77,144	77,180	77,749	77,702
16 to 19 years	2,705	2,641	2,572	2,870	-	2,842	2,874	2,824	2,737
16 to 17 years	929	930	969	1,017	-	1,000	1,014	1,007	1,059
18 to 19 years	1,777	1,711	1,603	1,851	-	1,843	1,858	1,815	1,677
20 years and over	74,320	74,738	75,121	74,199	-	74,302	74,306	74,925	74,965
20 to 24 years	7,053	7,157	7,241	7,092	-	7,073	7,077	7,252	7,264
25 years and over	67,267	67,581	67,880	67,043	-	67,263	67,267	67,588	67,628
25 to 54 years	49,578	49,813	49,822	49,429	-	49,588	49,639	49,793	49,679
25 to 34 years	17,134	17,017	17,091	17,082	-	16,847	17,094	17,044	17,040
35 to 44 years	17,110	17,360	17,312	17,048	-	17,264	17,262	17,325	17,256
45 to 54 years	15,334	15,436	15,419	15,299	-	15,477	15,283	15,425	15,383
55 years and over	17,689	17,768	18,058	17,614	-	17,675	17,628	17,795	17,948
MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present(1)	45,715	45,188	45,071	45,825	-	46,308	46,289	45,388	45,199
Married women, spouse present(1)	37,527	37,038	37,601	37,351	-	37,405	37,254	37,119	37,413
Women who maintain families(2)	10,245	10,495	10,409	-	-	-	-	-	-
FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS
Full-time workers(3)	133,372	132,786	133,085	134,618	-	134,325	135,215	134,441	134,341
Part-time workers(4)	29,172	28,884	29,069	28,521	-	29,452	28,712	28,727	28,478
MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS
Total multiple jobholders	9,036	8,577	8,510	8,859	-	9,292	8,848	8,723	8,371
Percent of total employed	5.6	5.3	5.2	5.4	-	5.7	5.4	5.3	5.1
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
Self-employed workers, incorporated	6,911	6,778	7,030	-	-	-	-	-	-
Self-employed workers, unincorporated	9,556	9,519	9,433	9,712	-	10,237	9,803	9,812	9,597
Footnotes (1) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to people in both opposite-sex and same-sex married couples. Prior to January 2020, referred to people in opposite-sex married couples only. (2) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not a spouse of either sex. Prior to January 2020, referred to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not an opposite-sex spouse. (3) Employed full-time workers are people who usually work 35 hours or more per week. (4) Employed part-time workers are people who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
- Data not available. 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. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

Characteristic	Number of unemployed people (in thousands)			Unemployment rates
	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over	7,104	7,368	7,571	4.2	-	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.4
16 to 19 years	862	851	937	13.0	-	16.3	15.7	13.6	14.9
16 to 17 years	380	374	383	16.0	-	17.2	18.0	16.3	16.3
18 to 19 years	480	481	547	11.2	-	15.6	14.4	12.2	13.8
20 years and over	6,242	6,516	6,634	3.8	-	4.1	3.9	4.0	4.0
20 to 24 years	1,294	1,116	1,178	8.3	-	8.3	8.2	7.0	7.4
25 years and over	4,980	5,411	5,524	3.4	-	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.7
25 to 54 years	3,830	4,114	4,205	3.5	-	3.9	3.7	3.8	3.9
25 to 34 years	1,673	1,878	1,812	4.4	-	4.9	4.3	4.9	4.8
35 to 44 years	1,243	1,236	1,263	3.3	-	3.4	3.5	3.3	3.3
45 to 54 years	915	1,000	1,130	2.8	-	3.2	3.1	3.0	3.4
55 years and over	1,123	1,271	1,294	2.9	-	3.1	3.0	3.2	3.3
Men, 16 years and over	3,809	3,852	3,891	4.2	-	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.4
16 to 19 years	481	539	475	14.2	-	17.3	16.8	17.4	15.4
16 to 17 years	213	239	187	17.9	-	18.0	19.2	20.6	17.1
18 to 19 years	276	302	292	12.4	-	17.1	15.5	15.5	14.3
20 years and over	3,327	3,313	3,415	3.8	-	4.1	3.9	3.8	4.0
20 to 24 years	779	568	671	9.7	-	9.1	9.4	7.1	8.3
25 years and over	2,573	2,757	2,806	3.3	-	3.7	3.4	3.5	3.6
25 to 54 years	1,992	2,059	2,073	3.4	-	3.8	3.5	3.6	3.6
25 to 34 years	858	929	971	4.3	-	4.7	3.9	4.6	4.8
35 to 44 years	627	675	610	3.1	-	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.1
45 to 54 years	506	454	492	2.9	-	3.3	3.1	2.7	2.9
55 years and over	581	699	733	2.8	-	3.2	3.1	3.4	3.5
Women, 16 years and over	3,295	3,515	3,680	4.1	-	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.5
16 to 19 years	380	312	462	11.7	-	15.4	14.6	10.0	14.4
16 to 17 years	168	135	196	14.2	-	16.4	16.8	11.8	15.6
18 to 19 years	204	179	255	9.9	-	14.2	13.3	9.0	13.2
20 years and over	2,915	3,203	3,218	3.8	-	4.1	3.9	4.1	4.1
20 to 24 years	515	548	507	6.8	-	7.4	6.9	7.0	6.5
25 years and over	2,407	2,654	2,718	3.5	-	3.7	3.6	3.8	3.9
25 to 54 years	1,838	2,056	2,132	3.6	-	4.0	3.9	4.0	4.1
25 to 34 years	815	949	842	4.6	-	5.2	4.6	5.3	4.7
35 to 44 years	615	561	653	3.5	-	3.4	3.7	3.1	3.6
45 to 54 years	408	545	637	2.6	-	3.2	3.1	3.4	4.0
55 years and over	551	577	572	3.0	-	2.9	3.0	3.1	3.1
MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present(1)	1,016	1,009	1,019	2.2	-	2.4	2.1	2.2	2.2
Married women, spouse present(1)	952	1,116	1,136	2.5	-	2.7	2.6	2.9	2.9
Women who maintain families(2)	617	609	601	5.7	-	6.2	5.7	5.5	5.5
FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS
Full-time workers(3)	5,814	5,961	6,059	4.1	-	4.5	4.3	4.2	4.3
Part-time workers(4)	1,312	1,437	1,545	4.4	-	4.8	4.6	4.8	5.1
Footnotes (1) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to people in both opposite-sex and same-sex married couples. Prior to January 2020, referred to people in opposite-sex married couples only. (2) Data are not seasonally adjusted. Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not a spouse of either sex. Prior to January 2020, referred to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not an opposite-sex spouse. (3) Full-time workers are unemployed people 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 people 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. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-11. Unemployed people by reason for unemployment [Numbers in thousands]

Reason	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted
	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs	3,794	4,109	4,090	3,327	-	3,560	3,473	3,495	3,620
On temporary layoff	1,113	1,299	1,221	819	-	1,002	929	839	925
Not on temporary layoff	2,680	2,810	2,869	2,508	-	2,558	2,544	2,657	2,694
Permanent job losers	1,831	2,044	2,110	1,759	-	1,936	1,969	2,008	2,037
People who completed temporary jobs	849	766	759	749	-	623	575	649	658
Job leavers	918	1,038	870	915	-	861	832	1,038	867
Reentrants	2,255	2,130	2,363	2,212	-	2,600	2,337	2,168	2,320
New entrants	605	664	729	673	-	774	840	796	805
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs	50.1	51.7	50.8	46.7	-	45.7	46.4	46.6	47.6
On temporary layoff	14.7	16.4	15.2	11.5	-	12.8	12.4	11.2	12.2
Not on temporary layoff	35.4	35.4	35.6	35.2	-	32.8	34.0	35.4	35.4
Job leavers	12.1	13.1	10.8	12.8	-	11.0	11.1	13.8	11.4
Reentrants	29.8	26.8	29.4	31.0	-	33.3	31.2	28.9	30.5
New entrants	8.0	8.4	9.0	9.4	-	9.9	11.2	10.6	10.6
UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs	2.2	2.4	2.4	2.0	-	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.1
Job leavers	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.5	-	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.5
Reentrants	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.3	-	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.4
New entrants	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	-	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to total unemployed in table A-1 because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-12. Unemployed people by duration of unemployment [Numbers in thousands]

Duration	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted
	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Less than 5 weeks	2,216	2,570	2,198	2,334	-	2,540	2,289	2,166	2,319
5 to 14 weeks	2,652	2,315	2,540	2,161	-	2,190	2,069	2,151	2,078
15 weeks and over	2,703	3,057	3,313	2,494	-	3,099	3,143	3,015	3,105
15 to 26 weeks	1,172	1,211	1,344	1,033	-	1,190	1,195	1,202	1,206
27 weeks and over	1,531	1,847	1,969	1,461	-	1,910	1,948	1,813	1,899
Average (mean) duration, in weeks	21.0	22.2	25.3	21.4	-	23.1	24.4	23.7	25.7
Median duration, in weeks	9.9	10.0	11.2	9.9	-	9.8	11.4	11.0	11.1
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Less than 5 weeks	29.3	32.4	27.3	33.4	-	32.4	30.5	29.5	30.9
5 to 14 weeks	35.0	29.1	31.5	30.9	-	28.0	27.6	29.3	27.7
15 weeks and over	35.7	38.5	41.1	35.7	-	39.6	41.9	41.1	41.4
15 to 26 weeks	15.5	15.2	16.7	14.8	-	15.2	15.9	16.4	16.1
27 weeks and over	20.2	23.3	24.5	20.9	-	24.4	26.0	24.7	25.3
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to total unemployed in table A-1 because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-13. Employed and unemployed people by occupation, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]

Occupation	Employed		Unemployed		Unemployment rates
	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026
Total, 16 years and over(1)	162,544	162,153	7,572	8,052	4.5	4.7
Management, professional, and related occupations	71,477	71,884	1,720	1,965	2.4	2.7
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	30,672	31,263	720	891	2.3	2.8
Professional and related occupations	40,805	40,620	1,000	1,075	2.4	2.6
Service occupations	26,316	26,435	1,757	1,675	6.3	6.0
Sales and office occupations	30,631	30,643	1,276	1,515	4.0	4.7
Sales and related occupations	14,138	14,263	635	737	4.3	4.9
Office and administrative support occupations	16,493	16,380	641	777	3.7	4.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	13,883	13,711	1,038	990	7.0	6.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	904	864	130	126	12.6	12.7
Construction and extraction occupations	7,978	7,906	720	698	8.3	8.1
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	5,000	4,941	187	166	3.6	3.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	20,236	19,480	1,160	1,126	5.4	5.5
Production occupations	8,299	7,742	348	315	4.0	3.9
Transportation and material moving occupations	11,937	11,737	812	812	6.4	6.5
Footnotes (1) People with no previous work experience and people whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-14. Unemployed people by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted

Industry and class of worker	Number of unemployed people (in thousands)		Unemployment rates
	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026
Total, 16 years and over(1)	7,572	8,052	4.5	4.7
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers	5,978	6,150	4.4	4.5
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	23	31	3.9	4.6
Construction	741	737	7.2	6.9
Manufacturing	456	527	2.9	3.5
Durable goods	316	370	3.1	3.6
Nondurable goods	141	157	2.6	3.2
Wholesale and retail trade	967	1,046	4.8	5.4
Transportation and utilities	349	384	4.1	4.5
Information	148	115	5.4	4.4
Financial activities	211	226	2.0	2.1
Professional and business services	1,038	972	5.3	5.0
Education and health services	785	784	2.8	2.9
Leisure and hospitality	983	1,011	7.4	7.1
Other services	277	317	4.2	4.5
Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers	117	139	8.0	9.2
Government workers	440	608	2.0	2.7
Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers	431	427	4.3	4.3
Footnotes (1) People with no previous work experience and people whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Effective with January 2025 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2022 Census industry classification system, derived from the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Data for 2025 are not strictly comparable with earlier years.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-15. Alternative measures of labor underutilization [Percent]

Measure	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted
	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026
U-1 People unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force	1.6	1.8	1.9	1.5	-	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8
U-2 Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force	2.2	2.4	2.4	2.0	-	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.1
U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate)	4.5	4.7	4.7	4.2	-	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.4
U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers	4.7	5.0	4.9	4.4	-	4.9	4.6	4.6	4.6
U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other people marginally attached to the labor force, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all people marginally attached to the labor force	5.4	5.7	5.6	5.1	-	5.5	5.3	5.2	5.3
U-6 Total unemployed, plus all people marginally attached to the labor force, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all people marginally attached to the labor force	8.4	8.8	8.3	8.0	-	8.7	8.4	8.1	7.9
NOTE: People marginally attached to the labor force are those 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 past 12 months. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for work. People 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. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-16. People not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]

Category	Total		Men		Women
	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026
NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE
Total not in the labor force	102,731	104,560	43,297	43,750	59,435	60,810
People who currently want a job	5,809	5,880	2,697	2,874	3,112	3,005
Marginally attached to the labor force(1)	1,733	1,626	911	868	822	758
Discouraged workers(2)	463	352	329	231	134	121
Other people marginally attached to the labor force(3)	1,270	1,274	582	636	687	637
MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS
Total multiple jobholders(4)	9,036	8,510	4,283	4,202	4,753	4,308
Percent of total employed	5.6	5.2	5.0	5.0	6.2	5.5
Primary job full time, secondary job part time	5,371	4,732	2,690	2,571	2,681	2,160
Primary and secondary jobs both part time	2,138	2,193	785	764	1,353	1,428
Primary and secondary jobs both full time	404	412	244	306	160	106
Hours vary on primary or secondary job	1,058	1,120	537	526	522	594
Footnotes (1) Data refer to people who want a job, have searched for work during the prior 12 months, and were available to take a job during the reference week, but had not looked for work in the past 4 weeks. (2) Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for reasons such as 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 number for whom reason for nonparticipation was not determined. (4) Includes a small number of people 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.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail
[In thousands]

Industry	Not seasonally adjusted				Seasonally adjusted
	Feb. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan.2026 - Feb.2026(p)
Total nonfarm	157,157	159,358	156,723	157,286	158,310	158,432	158,558	158,466	-92
Total private	133,333	135,712	133,481	133,705	134,751	135,083	135,229	135,143	-86
Goods-producing	21,209	21,401	21,114	21,131	21,560	21,456	21,507	21,482	-25
Mining and logging	616	602	595	594	622	604	602	600	-2
Logging	42.0	37.7	37.1	36.9	41.4	37.6	37.1	36.6	-0.5
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	573.7	563.8	558.2	557.2	580.6	566.3	565.1	563.7	-1.4
Oil and gas extraction	117.9	116.7	115.5	115.3	118.9	116.5	115.5	116.2	0.7
Mining (except oil and gas)	185.1	186.1	182.9	182.6	190.3	188.0	187.7	187.6	-0.1
Coal mining	40.2	39.4	39.4	39.2	40.3	39.5	39.4	39.2	-0.2
Metal ore mining	45.5	46.1	45.6	45.5	45.6	46.0	45.6	45.7	0.1
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	99.4	100.6	97.9	97.9	104.3	102.5	102.6	102.7	0.1
Support activities for mining	270.7	261.0	259.8	259.3	271.4	261.8	261.9	259.9	-2.0
Construction	7,967	8,199	8,006	8,011	8,267	8,272	8,320	8,309	-11
Construction of buildings	1,816.1	1,846.7	1,818.9	1,826.8	1,857.3	1,853.2	1,859.9	1,866.4	6.5
Residential building construction	913.9	924.1	906.1	908.9	934.1	925.1	927.0	929.4	2.4
Nonresidential building construction	902.2	922.6	912.8	917.9	923.2	928.1	932.9	937.0	4.1
Heavy and civil engineering construction	1,090.5	1,163.2	1,112.5	1,114.7	1,175.2	1,195.9	1,205.1	1,198.6	-6.5
Specialty trade contractors	5,060.1	5,188.8	5,074.2	5,069.2	5,234.5	5,222.4	5,255.0	5,244.1	-10.9
Residential specialty trade contractors	2,327.8	2,344.6	2,287.6	2,285.9	2,401.3	2,361.8	2,369.4	2,359.9	-9.5
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors	2,732.3	2,844.2	2,786.6	2,783.3	2,833.2	2,860.6	2,885.6	2,884.2	-1.4
Manufacturing	12,626	12,600	12,513	12,526	12,671	12,580	12,585	12,573	-12
Durable goods	7,838	7,816	7,770	7,780	7,859	7,797	7,805	7,801	-4
Wood product manufacturing	407.9	394.4	390.4	389.6	409.0	395.2	393.5	391.1	-2.4
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	408.4	415.9	411.2	411.1	416.6	414.9	418.5	418.9	0.4
Primary metal manufacturing	364.0	363.7	363.1	361.8	365.1	363.3	364.3	362.6	-1.7
Fabricated metal product manufacturing	1,436.3	1,440.2	1,436.4	1,441.5	1,435.7	1,439.7	1,439.1	1,441.2	2.1
Machinery manufacturing	1,093.8	1,085.3	1,083.9	1,085.4	1,095.4	1,084.4	1,085.3	1,086.4	1.1
Computer and electronic product manufacturing	1,003.0	990.2	986.2	986.3	1,005.7	989.5	989.5	988.8	-0.7
Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing	101.6	98.8	98.4	98.6	101.8	98.2	98.5	98.6	0.1
Communications equipment manufacturing	78.6	80.6	80.7	81.1	78.9	80.5	80.8	81.3	0.5
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing	384.6	369.3	368.6	367.5	385.8	370.1	369.6	368.6	-1.0
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing	409.6	413.5	410.3	411.1	410.1	413.0	411.8	411.8	0.0
Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media and audio and video equipment manufacturing	28.6	28.0	28.2	28.0	29.0	27.8	28.8	28.4	-0.4
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing	427.5	431.5	433.9	435.0	427.5	432.0	433.4	434.6	1.2
Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)	1,750.3	1,745.9	1,727.3	1,729.2	1,754.7	1,733.0	1,737.9	1,733.9	-4.0
Motor vehicles and parts(2)	976.3	961.3	944.0	946.5	979.5	951.0	951.2	949.6	-1.6
Furniture and related product manufacturing	335.5	334.7	331.2	331.4	337.3	334.3	333.5	333.4	-0.1
Miscellaneous manufacturing	610.8	613.7	606.8	608.6	612.4	611.0	609.8	610.1	0.3
Nondurable goods	4,788	4,784	4,743	4,746	4,812	4,783	4,780	4,772	-8
Food manufacturing	1,770.6	1,786.6	1,768.8	1,769.5	1,779.6	1,780.2	1,781.8	1,780.1	-1.7
Textile mills	82.2	81.0	79.9	79.1	82.7	80.9	80.0	79.7	-0.3
Textile product mills	94.8	94.1	94.3	94.1	94.6	93.9	94.0	93.9	-0.1
Apparel manufacturing	81.0	74.9	73.6	74.2	81.2	75.2	74.6	74.3	-0.3
Paper manufacturing	355.2	353.9	354.7	355.6	355.3	352.8	354.6	355.4	0.8
Printing and related support activities	346.5	342.0	339.5	339.8	348.5	340.5	340.7	340.5	-0.2
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing	108.2	107.4	105.7	105.8	110.3	109.7	108.6	108.2	-0.4
Chemical manufacturing	897.0	901.4	894.7	898.5	898.2	900.8	899.5	900.5	1.0
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing	707.4	698.2	695.5	692.3	706.8	697.5	696.7	692.5	-4.2
Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing	344.9	344.4	336.1	336.6	355.0	351.3	349.3	347.2	-2.1
Private service-providing	112,124	114,311	112,367	112,574	113,191	113,627	113,722	113,661	-61
Trade, transportation, and utilities	28,605	29,348	28,562	28,406	28,806	28,616	28,617	28,615	-2
Wholesale trade	6,045.5	6,063.7	6,018.8	6,021.3	6,075.9	6,042.5	6,045.0	6,051.0	6.0
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods	3,398.0	3,408.9	3,389.4	3,390.8	3,409.4	3,397.7	3,398.6	3,401.9	3.3
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods	2,195.7	2,211.3	2,191.6	2,191.4	2,211.8	2,204.5	2,205.8	2,207.5	1.7
Wholesale trade agents and brokers	451.8	443.5	437.8	439.1	454.7	440.3	440.6	441.6	1.0
Retail trade	15,287.6	15,807.1	15,366.1	15,273.2	15,441.8	15,413.5	15,424.2	15,426.5	2.3
Motor vehicle and parts dealers	2,036.9	2,049.8	2,036.3	2,041.3	2,055.0	2,051.8	2,057.2	2,057.6	0.4
Automobile dealers	1,286.4	1,295.0	1,288.3	1,291.1	1,292.2	1,292.7	1,297.3	1,296.2	-1.1
Other motor vehicle dealers	157.5	157.0	153.6	154.4	164.6	162.6	161.7	161.1	-0.6
Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers	593.0	597.8	594.4	595.8	598.2	596.4	598.2	600.3	2.1
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers	1,346.3	1,354.2	1,305.0	1,310.6	1,389.2	1,376.4	1,355.0	1,355.0	0.0
Food and beverage retailers	3,230.8	3,285.8	3,253.6	3,248.3	3,228.7	3,247.4	3,254.9	3,248.7	-6.2
Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers	778.8	808.4	765.7	752.5	781.7	767.2	762.6	755.9	-6.7
Furniture and home furnishings retailers	400.5	406.6	394.8	389.3	401.0	388.4	390.5	389.0	-1.5
Electronics and appliance retailers	378.3	401.8	370.9	363.2	380.7	378.7	372.1	366.9	-5.2
General merchandise retailers	3,209.5	3,382.0	3,234.9	3,205.5	3,249.2	3,216.7	3,232.9	3,240.7	7.8
Department stores	928.3	1,034.1	939.4	922.9	948.1	932.6	934.7	938.5	3.8
Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers	2,281.2	2,347.9	2,295.5	2,282.6	2,301.1	2,284.1	2,298.2	2,302.1	3.9
Health and personal care retailers	1,061.9	1,063.6	1,052.4	1,047.1	1,061.5	1,035.1	1,044.3	1,046.9	2.6
Gasoline stations and fuel dealers	1,036.9	1,060.2	1,055.6	1,051.5	1,048.6	1,059.9	1,062.7	1,062.6	-0.1
Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers	1,112.5	1,247.2	1,157.6	1,114.1	1,132.2	1,149.1	1,141.1	1,141.0	-0.1
Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers	1,474.0	1,555.9	1,505.0	1,502.3	1,495.7	1,509.9	1,513.5	1,518.1	4.6
Transportation and warehousing	6,675.1	6,871.4	6,573.5	6,508.0	6,689.1	6,555.4	6,543.0	6,531.7	-11.3
Air transportation	565.2	569.7	564.4	572.1	568.8	571.0	570.0	575.1	5.1
Rail transportation	155.9	151.7	151.7	151.7	156.4	152.1	152.6	151.9	-0.7
Water transportation	66.7	69.3	68.9	68.3	69.5	71.6	72.4	71.4	-1.0
Truck transportation	1,464.3	1,470.6	1,442.8	1,439.6	1,487.6	1,467.2	1,463.0	1,462.5	-0.5
Transit and ground passenger transportation	500.5	513.3	504.4	507.1	486.2	495.9	494.4	493.9	-0.5
Pipeline transportation	55.6	57.1	56.4	56.2	55.4	57.6	55.6	56.0	0.4
Scenic and sightseeing transportation	23.2	28.4	24.5	25.1	31.0	33.5	32.8	33.7	0.9
Support activities for transportation	829.5	827.0	824.1	823.3	830.9	819.5	825.2	824.5	-0.7
Couriers and messengers	1,137.6	1,309.2	1,112.8	1,037.2	1,119.9	1,050.8	1,044.6	1,028.0	-16.6
Warehousing and storage	1,876.6	1,875.1	1,823.5	1,827.4	1,883.4	1,836.2	1,832.4	1,834.7	2.3
Utilities	596.6	605.8	603.2	603.9	598.8	604.5	604.9	606.2	1.3
Information	2,862	2,866	2,789	2,789	2,876	2,842	2,823	2,812	-11
Motion picture and sound recording industries	354.9	356.0	331.6	335.3	365.1	346.1	353.6	344.1	-9.5
Publishing industries	902.2	907.2	897.8	894.3	906.3	904.0	904.7	903.9	-0.8
Broadcasting and content providers	342.3	342.6	333.2	335.2	340.6	340.5	334.9	334.5	-0.4
Telecommunications	600.2	605.9	580.6	578.3	601.0	598.3	582.3	581.3	-1.0
Computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services	482.5	473.7	468.1	467.2	482.4	472.9	468.8	468.5	-0.3
Web search portals, libraries, archives, and other information services	179.5	180.7	177.8	178.2	180.2	180.6	178.3	179.5	1.2
Financial activities	9,152	9,221	9,108	9,117	9,199	9,186	9,156	9,166	10
Finance and insurance	6,724.0	6,758.0	6,704.2	6,702.8	6,740.5	6,734.2	6,715.0	6,719.6	4.6
Monetary authorities-central bank	20.0	19.0	18.8	18.7	20.0	19.1	18.9	18.8	-0.1
Credit intermediation and related activities	2,562.9	2,569.5	2,556.0	2,548.0	2,565.9	2,564.0	2,555.5	2,551.4	-4.1
Depository credit intermediation(1)	1,780.1	1,791.3	1,782.6	1,777.3	1,780.7	1,787.2	1,781.8	1,778.7	-3.1
Commercial banking	1,373.9	1,373.5	1,365.2	1,361.0	1,373.5	1,371.4	1,365.1	1,362.1	-3.0
Nondepository credit intermediation	503.3	498.4	497.2	495.3	504.6	496.7	496.8	495.9	-0.9
Activities related to credit intermediation	279.5	279.8	276.2	275.4	280.6	280.1	276.8	276.8	0.0
Securities, commodity contracts, funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles, investments, and related activities	1,119.9	1,166.4	1,151.9	1,160.7	1,128.8	1,158.3	1,161.0	1,169.0	8.0
Insurance carriers and related activities	3,021.2	3,003.1	2,977.5	2,975.4	3,025.8	2,992.8	2,979.6	2,980.4	0.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,428.2	2,462.9	2,404.0	2,414.5	2,458.7	2,451.7	2,440.7	2,446.5	5.8
Real estate	1,843.3	1,875.7	1,833.2	1,843.6	1,859.1	1,860.3	1,853.5	1,859.6	6.1
Rental and leasing services	563.2	565.3	549.6	549.7	577.6	569.8	565.7	565.4	-0.3
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)	21.7	21.9	21.2	21.2	22.0	21.6	21.5	21.5	0.0
Professional and business services	22,208	22,442	22,039	22,133	22,473	22,372	22,390	22,385	-5
Professional, scientific, and technical services	10,786.0	10,829.5	10,766.0	10,816.7	10,779.9	10,784.6	10,796.4	10,807.5	11.1
Legal services	1,203.9	1,241.4	1,230.8	1,230.8	1,211.5	1,231.2	1,235.0	1,237.6	2.6
Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services	1,191.1	1,124.1	1,152.6	1,192.7	1,125.1	1,129.8	1,129.7	1,128.3	-1.4
Architectural, engineering, and related services	1,697.7	1,744.6	1,737.2	1,734.0	1,717.6	1,745.9	1,751.3	1,752.8	1.5
Specialized design services	146.1	150.1	148.1	147.5	147.8	148.1	149.1	149.2	0.1
Computer systems design and related services	2,412.3	2,387.7	2,374.2	2,379.4	2,416.7	2,380.6	2,376.2	2,382.1	5.9
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services	1,852.4	1,892.9	1,861.8	1,864.8	1,861.6	1,871.6	1,872.3	1,873.7	1.4
Scientific research and development services	925.3	911.4	904.2	905.3	932.8	912.2	912.9	911.5	-1.4
Advertising, public relations, and related services	482.5	486.2	475.3	479.0	483.6	481.7	477.8	480.2	2.4
Other professional, scientific, and technical services	874.7	891.1	881.8	883.2	883.2	883.4	892.1	892.2	0.1
Management of companies and enterprises	2,602.5	2,633.9	2,603.7	2,600.9	2,614.9	2,622.0	2,616.9	2,614.9	-2.0
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	8,819.9	8,978.7	8,669.3	8,715.6	9,077.7	8,965.0	8,977.0	8,962.7	-14.3
Administrative and support services	8,305.8	8,458.6	8,152.2	8,194.2	8,556.8	8,443.1	8,453.5	8,434.7	-18.8
Office administrative services	620.4	618.7	614.9	618.6	623.0	619.4	618.6	621.0	2.4
Facilities support services	179.3	179.4	180.0	180.1	180.5	180.0	181.1	181.3	0.2
Employment services(1)	3,168.2	3,232.5	3,054.9	3,090.9	3,234.5	3,143.7	3,148.9	3,144.3	-4.6
Temporary help services	2,480.0	2,529.4	2,368.2	2,401.3	2,533.0	2,451.4	2,453.9	2,447.4	-6.5
Business support services	666.5	652.2	633.5	628.9	665.9	636.4	633.2	628.9	-4.3
Travel arrangement and reservation services	185.1	181.7	175.0	177.8	187.1	183.2	178.5	180.7	2.2
Investigation and security services	1,033.5	1,049.7	1,035.1	1,034.0	1,039.1	1,045.7	1,045.2	1,040.8	-4.4
Services to buildings and dwellings	2,136.2	2,215.6	2,133.0	2,135.9	2,302.4	2,303.2	2,312.6	2,302.1	-10.5
Other support services	316.6	328.8	325.8	328.0	324.3	331.5	335.4	335.5	0.1
Waste management and remediation services	514.1	520.1	517.1	521.4	520.9	521.9	523.5	528.0	4.5
Private education and health services	27,170	27,772	27,656	27,820	27,064	27,627	27,756	27,722	-34
Private educational services	4,189.8	4,100.5	3,994.1	4,162.1	4,055.5	4,039.3	4,051.9	4,036.2	-15.7
Health care and social assistance	22,979.7	23,671.5	23,661.6	23,658.3	23,008.3	23,587.5	23,703.9	23,685.3	-18.6
Health care(3)	17,954.5	18,368.5	18,344.5	18,317.3	17,980.5	18,295.3	18,372.0	18,344.0	-28.0
Ambulatory health care services	8,989.7	9,169.0	9,151.5	9,124.7	8,996.8	9,120.8	9,166.9	9,132.9	-34.0
Offices of physicians	2,983.2	3,065.8	3,047.7	3,011.9	2,985.1	3,039.0	3,051.2	3,013.8	-37.4
Offices of dentists	1,049.7	1,061.0	1,056.3	1,055.2	1,051.8	1,055.5	1,057.4	1,057.5	0.1
Offices of other health practitioners	1,289.7	1,326.0	1,330.7	1,337.4	1,291.4	1,325.7	1,335.9	1,339.2	3.3
Outpatient care centers	1,171.4	1,193.5	1,192.7	1,193.8	1,170.4	1,188.4	1,191.9	1,193.6	1.7
Medical and diagnostic laboratories	308.6	313.4	313.7	308.9	306.9	312.3	312.0	307.3	-4.7
Home health care services	1,827.2	1,840.0	1,839.2	1,844.6	1,830.5	1,830.3	1,847.5	1,848.2	0.7
Other ambulatory health care services	359.9	369.3	371.2	372.9	360.7	369.6	371.0	373.2	2.2
Hospitals	5,586.0	5,728.8	5,734.0	5,741.5	5,595.1	5,718.8	5,737.5	5,749.1	11.6
Nursing and residential care facilities	3,378.8	3,470.7	3,459.0	3,451.1	3,388.6	3,455.7	3,467.6	3,462.0	-5.6
Skilled nursing care facilities	1,521.9	1,577.0	1,568.3	1,566.3	1,529.5	1,569.9	1,573.7	1,574.1	0.4
Residential intellectual and developmental disability, mental health, and substance abuse facilities	679.4	703.9	700.6	701.0	681.1	701.0	703.3	702.5	-0.8
Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly	1,009.2	1,018.3	1,018.3	1,011.6	1,009.6	1,013.5	1,018.4	1,013.0	-5.4
Other residential care facilities	168.3	171.5	171.8	172.2	168.4	171.3	172.2	172.4	0.2
Social assistance	5,025.2	5,303.0	5,317.1	5,341.0	5,027.8	5,292.2	5,331.9	5,341.3	9.4
Individual and family services	3,411.4	3,679.6	3,702.7	3,721.8	3,415.7	3,675.7	3,712.8	3,725.2	12.4
Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services	233.5	236.2	235.2	235.1	233.5	234.6	235.7	235.4	-0.3
Vocational rehabilitation services	283.1	283.3	276.6	277.6	284.7	282.8	280.5	279.3	-1.2
Child care services	1,097.2	1,103.9	1,102.6	1,106.5	1,094.0	1,099.0	1,103.0	1,101.4	-1.6
Leisure and hospitality	16,207	16,661	16,253	16,328	16,796	16,961	16,949	16,922	-27
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2,442.1	2,514.6	2,417.2	2,445.5	2,659.8	2,679.5	2,665.3	2,672.9	7.6
Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries	548.3	589.8	530.2	550.7	591.0	604.4	589.0	594.9	5.9
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions	168.6	178.5	171.0	169.1	180.7	181.6	183.0	181.3	-1.7
Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries	1,725.2	1,746.3	1,716.0	1,725.7	1,888.1	1,893.5	1,893.3	1,896.7	3.4
Accommodation and food services	13,764.5	14,146.8	13,835.6	13,882.2	14,136.3	14,281.8	14,283.6	14,248.9	-34.7
Accommodation	1,851.7	1,878.2	1,826.6	1,836.6	1,938.3	1,938.5	1,927.1	1,922.1	-5.0
Food services and drinking places	11,912.8	12,268.6	12,009.0	12,045.6	12,198.0	12,343.3	12,356.5	12,326.8	-29.7
Other services	5,920	6,001	5,960	5,981	5,977	6,023	6,031	6,039	8
Repair and maintenance	1,454.7	1,467.6	1,458.6	1,468.3	1,467.1	1,475.0	1,474.3	1,480.7	6.4
Personal and laundry services	1,574.8	1,607.7	1,591.8	1,593.1	1,591.0	1,607.0	1,610.4	1,610.8	0.4
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations	2,890.5	2,925.3	2,909.6	2,919.2	2,919.2	2,940.9	2,946.5	2,947.1	0.6
Government	23,824	23,646	23,242	23,581	23,559	23,349	23,329	23,323	-6
Federal	2,992	2,739	2,682	2,681	2,997	2,722	2,693	2,683	-10
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service	2,392.2	2,137.3	2,089.6	2,078.6	2,397.1	2,127.6	2,098.7	2,083.6	-15.1
U.S. Postal Service	600.2	601.6	592.0	602.3	599.8	594.2	594.3	599.8	5.5
State government	5,655	5,571	5,408	5,611	5,525	5,476	5,475	5,480	5
State government education	2,792.9	2,706.3	2,558.2	2,759.1	2,649.0	2,602.6	2,608.5	2,615.7	7.2
State government, excluding education	2,862.3	2,864.9	2,850.1	2,851.5	2,875.6	2,873.7	2,866.3	2,864.7	-1.6
Local government	15,177	15,336	15,152	15,289	15,037	15,151	15,161	15,160	-1
Local government education	8,446.7	8,492.9	8,346.4	8,478.4	8,191.4	8,231.8	8,232.1	8,232.6	0.5
Local government, excluding education	6,730.0	6,843.4	6,805.2	6,810.9	6,845.3	6,919.3	6,928.7	6,927.4	-1.3
Footnotes (1) Includes other industries, not shown separately. (2) Includes motor vehicle manufacturing, motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing, and motor vehicle parts manufacturing. (3) Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted

Industry	Feb. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Feb. 2026(p)
AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS
Total private	34.2	34.2	34.3	34.3
Goods-producing	39.7	39.7	40.0	40.1
Mining and logging	43.9	45.2	45.5	45.7
Construction	38.7	38.9	39.4	39.6
Manufacturing	40.1	40.0	40.2	40.1
Durable goods	40.5	40.5	40.6	40.5
Nondurable goods	39.4	39.2	39.4	39.5
Private service-providing	33.1	33.2	33.2	33.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	34.0	34.0	34.0	34.1
Wholesale trade	39.2	39.1	39.2	39.2
Retail trade	29.7	29.8	29.9	30.0
Transportation and warehousing	38.3	38.6	38.2	38.2
Utilities	42.0	42.4	42.2	42.9
Information	37.1	37.2	37.5	37.7
Financial activities	37.7	37.5	37.5	37.5
Professional and business services	36.3	36.5	36.7	36.6
Private education and health services	32.7	32.6	32.7	32.6
Leisure and hospitality	25.5	25.6	25.5	25.5
Other services	31.9	32.1	32.1	32.1
AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS
Manufacturing	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0
Durable goods	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0
Nondurable goods	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted

Industry	Average hourly earnings				Average weekly earnings
	Feb. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Feb. 2026(p)
Total private	$35.94	$37.02	$37.17	$37.32	$1,229.15	$1,266.08	$1,274.93	$1,280.08
Goods-producing	36.64	37.87	37.99	38.17	1,454.61	1,503.44	1,519.60	1,530.62
Mining and logging	40.11	40.68	40.69	40.47	1,760.83	1,838.74	1,851.40	1,849.48
Construction	39.14	40.44	40.52	40.70	1,514.72	1,573.12	1,596.49	1,611.72
Manufacturing	34.88	36.08	36.20	36.39	1,398.69	1,443.20	1,455.24	1,459.24
Durable goods	37.00	38.22	38.32	38.63	1,498.50	1,547.91	1,555.79	1,564.52
Nondurable goods	31.33	32.46	32.64	32.64	1,234.40	1,272.43	1,286.02	1,289.28
Private service-providing	35.78	36.83	36.99	37.12	1,184.32	1,222.76	1,228.07	1,232.38
Trade, transportation, and utilities	30.50	31.56	31.70	31.79	1,037.00	1,073.04	1,077.80	1,084.04
Wholesale trade	38.13	39.32	39.60	39.58	1,494.70	1,537.41	1,552.32	1,551.54
Retail trade	25.03	26.02	26.10	26.22	743.39	775.40	780.39	786.60
Transportation and warehousing	31.08	32.12	32.25	32.35	1,190.36	1,239.83	1,231.95	1,235.77
Utilities	52.01	53.88	54.19	54.66	2,184.42	2,284.51	2,286.82	2,344.91
Information	51.75	53.90	53.99	54.61	1,919.93	2,005.08	2,024.63	2,058.80
Financial activities	46.82	48.37	48.65	48.91	1,765.11	1,813.88	1,824.38	1,834.13
Professional and business services	43.55	44.96	45.05	45.23	1,580.87	1,641.04	1,653.34	1,655.42
Private education and health services	35.25	35.95	36.17	36.24	1,152.68	1,171.97	1,182.76	1,181.42
Leisure and hospitality	22.58	23.25	23.30	23.41	575.79	595.20	594.15	596.96
Other services	32.65	33.70	33.79	33.88	1,041.54	1,081.77	1,084.66	1,087.55
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-4. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted [2007=100]

Industry	Index of aggregate weekly hours(1)					Index of aggregate weekly payrolls(2)
	Feb. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Feb. 2026(p)	Percent change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Feb. 2026(p)	Percent change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)
Total private	115.7	116.0	116.4	116.4	0.0	198.8	205.3	206.9	207.6	0.3
Goods-producing	97.5	97.1	98.0	98.2	0.2	161.5	166.2	168.3	169.4	0.7
Mining and logging	85.8	85.8	86.1	86.2	0.1	138.2	140.1	140.6	140.0	-0.4
Construction	110.3	110.9	113.0	113.4	0.4	187.6	194.9	198.9	200.6	0.9
Manufacturing	91.5	90.6	91.1	90.7	-0.4	148.4	152.0	153.3	153.6	0.2
Durable goods	89.6	88.9	89.2	89.0	-0.2	147.3	151.0	151.9	152.7	0.5
Nondurable goods	94.6	93.6	94.0	94.1	0.1	150.4	154.1	155.7	155.8	0.1
Private service-providing	120.6	121.4	121.5	121.5	0.0	209.7	217.4	218.5	219.2	0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	107.0	106.3	106.3	106.6	0.3	176.0	180.9	181.7	182.8	0.6
Wholesale trade	105.1	104.2	104.5	104.6	0.1	167.6	171.4	173.1	173.2	0.1
Retail trade	93.3	93.5	93.9	94.2	0.3	154.5	160.8	162.0	163.3	0.8
Transportation and warehousing	147.2	145.4	143.6	143.4	-0.1	232.8	237.6	235.6	235.9	0.1
Utilities	108.9	110.9	110.5	112.6	1.9	187.0	197.5	197.8	203.3	2.8
Information	97.5	96.6	96.7	96.8	0.1	179.6	185.3	185.9	188.3	1.3
Financial activities	113.6	112.8	112.5	112.6	0.1	207.5	212.9	213.4	214.8	0.7
Professional and business services	127.6	127.7	128.5	128.1	-0.3	225.0	232.5	234.5	234.7	0.1
Private education and health services	144.5	147.1	148.2	147.6	-0.4	245.1	254.4	257.9	257.3	-0.2
Leisure and hospitality	122.2	123.9	123.3	123.1	-0.2	222.6	232.4	231.8	232.5	0.3
Other services	109.9	111.5	111.6	111.8	0.2	196.7	205.9	206.7	207.6	0.4
Footnotes (1) The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment. (2) The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-5. Employment of women on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted

Industry	Women employees (in thousands)				Percent of all employees
	Feb. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Feb. 2026(p)
Total nonfarm	79,016	79,200	79,307	79,314	49.9	50.0	50.0	50.1
Total private	65,254	65,503	65,620	65,617	48.4	48.5	48.5	48.6
Goods-producing	4,935	4,871	4,883	4,882	22.9	22.7	22.7	22.7
Mining and logging	85	83	82	82	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.7
Construction	1,186	1,189	1,193	1,193	14.3	14.4	14.3	14.4
Manufacturing	3,664	3,599	3,608	3,607	28.9	28.6	28.7	28.7
Durable goods	1,923	1,888	1,893	1,889	24.5	24.2	24.3	24.2
Nondurable goods	1,741	1,711	1,715	1,718	36.2	35.8	35.9	36.0
Private service-providing	60,319	60,632	60,737	60,735	53.3	53.4	53.4	53.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	11,171	11,055	11,074	11,078	38.8	38.6	38.7	38.7
Wholesale trade	1,852.4	1,830.3	1,833.0	1,835.0	30.5	30.3	30.3	30.3
Retail trade	7,398.6	7,370.8	7,386.3	7,398.1	47.9	47.8	47.9	48.0
Transportation and warehousing	1,764.3	1,698.5	1,699.1	1,689.4	26.4	25.9	26.0	25.9
Utilities	156.1	155.4	155.5	155.7	26.1	25.7	25.7	25.7
Information	1,144	1,147	1,137	1,137	39.8	40.4	40.3	40.4
Financial activities	5,077	5,030	5,011	5,006	55.2	54.8	54.7	54.6
Professional and business services	10,199	10,108	10,126	10,128	45.4	45.2	45.2	45.2
Private education and health services	20,738	21,158	21,259	21,248	76.6	76.6	76.6	76.6
Leisure and hospitality	8,772	8,879	8,873	8,878	52.2	52.3	52.4	52.5
Other services	3,218	3,255	3,257	3,260	53.8	54.0	54.0	54.0
Government	13,762	13,697	13,687	13,697	58.4	58.7	58.7	58.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

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Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1) [In thousands]

Industry	Feb. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Feb. 2026(p)
Total private	109,756	110,236	110,309	110,108
Goods-producing	15,308	15,247	15,267	15,227
Mining and logging	466	451	450	448
Construction	6,002	6,019	6,052	6,039
Manufacturing	8,840	8,777	8,765	8,740
Durable goods	5,334	5,286	5,281	5,268
Nondurable goods	3,506	3,491	3,484	3,472
Private service-providing	94,448	94,989	95,042	94,881
Trade, transportation, and utilities	24,426	24,290	24,295	24,270
Wholesale trade	4,813.6	4,773.6	4,768.1	4,765.7
Retail trade	13,263.1	13,276.2	13,288.5	13,297.5
Transportation and warehousing	5,873.8	5,760.6	5,758.0	5,725.0
Utilities	475.1	479.7	480.5	481.5
Information	2,300	2,265	2,243	2,229
Financial activities	6,964	6,977	6,957	6,965
Professional and business services	17,622	17,575	17,593	17,583
Private education and health services	23,706	24,222	24,334	24,294
Leisure and hospitality	14,583	14,773	14,728	14,645
Other services	4,847	4,887	4,892	4,895
Footnotes (1) Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)

Industry	Feb. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Feb. 2026(p)
AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS
Total private	33.6	33.7	33.8	33.8
Goods-producing	40.5	40.7	41.0	41.1
Mining and logging	44.8	45.6	46.3	46.0
Construction	39.4	39.8	40.1	40.3
Manufacturing	41.0	41.1	41.4	41.5
Durable goods	41.3	41.4	41.7	41.7
Nondurable goods	40.6	40.7	40.9	41.1
Private service-providing	32.5	32.5	32.7	32.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	34.1	34.2	34.3	34.4
Wholesale trade	39.1	39.1	39.2	39.3
Retail trade	30.3	30.3	30.7	30.7
Transportation and warehousing	37.9	38.3	38.0	38.0
Utilities	42.3	42.6	42.3	43.0
Information	35.9	36.1	36.1	36.0
Financial activities	37.3	37.4	37.5	37.3
Professional and business services	36.3	36.6	36.7	36.6
Private education and health services	31.8	31.6	31.7	31.6
Leisure and hospitality	24.0	24.1	24.3	24.3
Other services	31.0	31.2	31.3	31.3
AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS
Manufacturing	3.7	3.7	3.9	3.9
Durable goods	3.6	3.7	3.9	3.9
Nondurable goods	3.8	3.8	3.9	4.0
Footnotes (1) Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)

Industry	Average hourly earnings				Average weekly earnings
	Feb. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Feb. 2026(p)
Total private	$30.89	$31.83	$31.94	$32.03	$1,037.90	$1,072.67	$1,079.57	$1,082.61
Goods-producing	31.98	33.10	33.24	33.42	1,295.19	1,347.17	1,362.84	1,373.56
Mining and logging	36.85	37.49	37.67	37.47	1,650.88	1,709.54	1,744.12	1,723.62
Construction	36.65	38.12	38.31	38.52	1,444.01	1,517.18	1,536.23	1,552.36
Manufacturing	28.66	29.51	29.60	29.77	1,175.06	1,212.86	1,225.44	1,235.46
Durable goods	30.23	31.34	31.41	31.61	1,248.50	1,297.48	1,309.80	1,318.14
Nondurable goods	26.22	26.70	26.80	26.93	1,064.53	1,086.69	1,096.12	1,106.82
Private service-providing	30.67	31.58	31.68	31.74	996.78	1,026.35	1,035.94	1,034.72
Trade, transportation, and utilities	26.39	27.30	27.33	27.38	899.90	933.66	937.42	941.87
Wholesale trade	31.80	32.56	32.74	32.79	1,243.38	1,273.10	1,283.41	1,288.65
Retail trade	21.26	21.98	21.99	22.03	644.18	665.99	675.09	676.32
Transportation and warehousing	29.32	30.69	30.82	30.79	1,111.23	1,175.43	1,171.16	1,170.02
Utilities	45.95	47.23	47.39	47.92	1,943.69	2,012.00	2,004.60	2,060.56
Information	42.26	44.24	44.45	44.73	1,517.13	1,597.06	1,604.65	1,610.28
Financial activities	36.71	38.26	38.49	38.62	1,369.28	1,430.92	1,443.38	1,440.53
Professional and business services	36.65	37.62	37.76	37.86	1,330.40	1,376.89	1,385.79	1,385.68
Private education and health services	32.38	33.04	33.17	33.17	1,029.68	1,044.06	1,051.49	1,048.17
Leisure and hospitality	19.97	20.67	20.74	20.85	479.28	498.15	503.98	506.66
Other services	28.45	29.28	29.43	29.51	881.95	913.54	921.16	923.66
Footnotes (1) Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-9. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1) [2002=100]

Industry	Index of aggregate weekly hours(2)					Index of aggregate weekly payrolls(3)
	Feb. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Feb. 2026(p)	Percent change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Feb. 2026(p)	Percent change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)
Total private	122.9	123.8	124.2	124.0	-0.2	253.7	263.3	265.2	265.5	0.1
Goods-producing	94.7	94.8	95.7	95.6	-0.1	185.5	192.2	194.7	195.7	0.5
Mining and logging	110.9	109.3	110.7	109.5	-1.1	237.8	238.3	242.6	238.6	-1.6
Construction	118.4	119.9	121.5	121.9	0.3	234.3	246.9	251.4	253.5	0.8
Manufacturing	83.2	82.8	83.3	83.3	0.0	155.9	159.8	161.2	162.1	0.6
Durable goods	82.8	82.2	82.7	82.5	-0.2	156.2	160.9	162.2	162.9	0.4
Nondurable goods	83.9	83.7	84.0	84.1	0.1	155.4	157.9	159.0	160.0	0.6
Private service-providing	130.8	131.5	132.4	131.8	-0.5	275.1	284.9	287.7	286.9	-0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	116.6	116.3	116.6	116.9	0.3	219.9	226.9	227.8	228.7	0.4
Wholesale trade	111.7	110.8	110.9	111.2	0.3	209.6	212.9	214.4	215.1	0.3
Retail trade	101.9	102.0	103.4	103.5	0.1	185.7	192.2	195.0	195.5	0.3
Transportation and warehousing	168.5	167.0	165.6	164.6	-0.6	314.4	326.2	324.8	322.7	-0.6
Utilities	102.8	104.5	103.9	105.9	1.9	197.1	206.0	205.5	211.7	3.0
Information	94.2	93.3	92.4	91.6	-0.9	197.2	204.4	203.4	202.8	-0.3
Financial activities	122.3	122.8	122.8	122.3	-0.4	276.1	289.1	290.8	290.5	-0.1
Professional and business services	142.8	143.6	144.1	143.7	-0.3	311.3	321.3	323.7	323.5	-0.1
Private education and health services	160.7	163.2	164.5	163.7	-0.5	343.5	355.9	360.1	358.4	-0.5
Leisure and hospitality	128.2	130.4	131.1	130.4	-0.5	290.7	306.1	308.8	308.7	0.0
Other services	105.4	106.9	107.4	107.5	0.1	218.4	228.1	230.3	231.0	0.3
Footnotes (1) Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. (2) The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment. (3) The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.