Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Friday, September 5, 2014 USDL-14-1642 Technical information: Household data: (202) 691-6378 • [email protected] • www.bls.gov/cps Establishment data: (202) 691-6555 • [email protected] • www.bls.gov/ces Media contact: (202) 691-5902 • [email protected] THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION — AUGUST 2014 Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 142,000 in August, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 6.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in professional and business services and in health care. Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, August 2012 – August 2014 Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month change, seasonally adjusted, August 2012 – August 2014 Percent 9.0 Thousands 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 -50 -100 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 Aug-12 Nov-12 Feb-13 May-13 Aug-13 Nov-13 Feb-14 May-14 Aug-14 Aug-12 Nov-12 Feb-13 May-13 Aug-13 Nov-13 Feb-14 May-14 Aug-14 Household Survey Data In August, both the unemployment rate (6.1 percent) and the number of unemployed persons (9.6 million) changed little. Over the year, the unemployment rate and the number of unemployed persons were down by 1.1 percentage points and 1.7 million, respectively. (See table A-1.) Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates in August showed little or no change for adult men (5.7 percent), adult women (5.7 percent), teenagers (19.6 percent), whites (5.3 percent), blacks (11.4 percent), and Hispanics (7.5 percent). The jobless rate for Asians was 4.5 percent (not seasonally adjusted), little changed from a year earlier. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) declined by 192,000 to 3.0 million in August. These individuals accounted for 31.2 percent of the unemployed. Over the past 12 months, the number of long-term unemployed has declined by 1.3 million. (See table A-12.) The civilian labor force participation rate, at 62.8 percent, changed little in August and has been essentially unchanged since April. In August, the employment-population ratio was 59.0 percent for the third consecutive month but is up by 0.4 percentage point from a year earlier. (See table A-1.) The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) was little changed in August at 7.3 million. These individuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job. (See table A-8.) In August, 2.1 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, down by 201,000 from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. (See table A-16.) Among the marginally attached, there were 775,000 discouraged workers in August, little changed from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The remaining 1.4 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in August had not searched for work for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table A-16.) Establishment Survey Data Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 142,000 in August, compared with an average monthly gain of 212,000 over the prior 12 months. In August, job growth occurred in professional and business services and in health care. (See table B-1.) Professional and business services added 47,000 jobs in August and has added 639,000 over the past year. In August, management of companies and enterprises gained 8,000 jobs. Employment continued to trend up over the month in administrative and support services (+23,000), architectural and engineering services (+3,000), and in management and technical consulting services (+3,000). Employment in health care increased by 34,000 in August. Within the industry, offices of physicians and hospitals added 8,000 jobs and 7,000 jobs, respectively. Social assistance employment continued to trend up over the month (+9,000) and has expanded by 104,000 over the year. Within leisure and hospitality, employment in food services and drinking places continued to trend up in August (+22,000) and is up by 289,000 over the year. Construction employment continued to trend up in August (+20,000). This is in line with its average monthly job gain of 18,000 over the prior 12 months. In August, employment trended up in specialty trade contractors (+12,000) and construction of buildings (+7,000). Manufacturing employment was unchanged in August, following an increase of 28,000 in July. Motor vehicles and parts lost 5,000 jobs in August, after adding 13,000 jobs in July. Auto manufacturers laid -2- off fewer workers than usual for factory retooling in July, and fewer workers than usual were recalled in August. Elsewhere in manufacturing, there were job gains in August in computer and peripheral equipment (+3,000) and in nonmetallic mineral products (+3,000), and job losses in electronic instruments (-2,000). In August, retail trade employment was little changed (-8,000). Food and beverage stores lost 17,000 jobs; this industry was impacted by employment disruptions at a grocery store chain in New England. Elsewhere in retail trade, automobile dealers added 5,000 jobs. Employment in other major industries, including mining and logging, wholesale trade, transportation and warehousing, information, financial activities, and government, showed little change over the month. In August, the average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls was 34.5 hours for the sixth consecutive month. The manufacturing workweek edged up by 0.1 hour to 41.0 hours, and overtime was unchanged at 3.4 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls was 33.7 hours for the sixth consecutive month. (See tables B-2 and B-7.) Average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 6 cents in August to $24.53. Over the year, average hourly earnings have risen by 2.1 percent. In August, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees rose by 6 cents to $20.68. (See tables B-3 and B-8.) The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for June was revised from +298,000 to +267,000, and the change for July was revised from +209,000 to +212,000. With these revisions, employment gains in June and July combined were 28,000 less than previously reported. _____________ The Employment Situation for September is scheduled to be released on Friday, October 3, 2014, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT). -3- 2014 CES Preliminary Benchmark Revision to be released on September 18, 2014 Each year, the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey estimates are benchmarked to comprehensive counts of employment from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) for the month of March. These counts are derived from state unemployment insurance (UI) tax records that nearly all employers are required to file. On September 18, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT), the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release the preliminary estimate of the upcoming annual benchmark revision to the establishment survey employment series. This is the same day the First Quarter 2014 data from the QCEW will be issued. Preliminary benchmark revisions for all major industry sectors, as well as total nonfarm and total private levels, will be available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesprelbmk.htm. The final benchmark revision will be issued with the publication of the January 2015 Employment Situation news release in February. -4- HOUSEHOLD DATA Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Category Aug. 2013 June 2014 July 2014 Change from: July 2014Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Employment status Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force.......................................................... . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed.................................................................. . Employment-population ratio......................................... . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245,959 155,435 63.2 144,179 58.6 11,256 7.2 90,524 247,814 155,694 62.8 146,221 59.0 9,474 6.1 92,120 248,023 156,023 62.9 146,352 59.0 9,671 6.2 92,001 248,229 155,959 62.8 146,368 59.0 9,591 6.1 92,269 206 -64 -0.1 16 0.0 -80 -0.1 268 Unemployment rates Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adult men (20 years and over). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adult women (20 years and over). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teenagers (16 to 19 years). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asian (not seasonally adjusted)........................................... . Hispanic or Latino ethnicity................................................ . 7.2 7.0 6.2 22.6 6.4 12.9 5.1 9.3 6.1 5.7 5.3 21.0 5.3 10.7 5.1 7.8 6.2 5.7 5.7 20.2 5.3 11.4 4.5 7.8 6.1 5.7 5.7 19.6 5.3 11.4 4.5 7.5 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.6 0.0 0.0 – -0.3 Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High school graduates, no college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bachelor’s degree and higher............................................. . 6.0 11.3 7.5 6.1 3.5 5.0 9.1 5.8 5.0 3.3 5.0 9.6 6.1 5.3 3.1 5.1 9.1 6.2 5.4 3.2 0.1 -0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 Reason for unemployment Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers..................................................................... . Reentrants...................................................................... . New entrants................................................................... . 5,887 890 3,116 1,295 4,862 854 2,707 1,064 4,859 862 2,848 1,087 4,836 860 2,845 1,066 -23 -2 -3 -21 Duration of unemployment Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks.................................................................. . 15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 weeks and over............................................................ . 2,527 2,738 1,704 4,269 2,410 2,416 1,472 3,081 2,587 2,431 1,412 3,155 2,609 2,449 1,486 2,963 22 18 74 -192 Employed persons at work part time Part time for economic reasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons. . ....................................... . 7,898 4,788 2,663 19,305 7,544 4,525 2,648 19,880 7,511 4,609 2,519 19,662 7,277 4,261 2,587 19,526 -234 -348 68 -136 Persons not in the labor force (not seasonally adjusted) Marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discouraged workers....................................................... . 2,342 866 2,028 676 2,178 741 2,141 775 – – - Over-the-month changes are not displayed for not seasonally adjusted data. NOTE: Persons 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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Summary table B. Establishment data, seasonally adjusted Aug. 2013 June 2014 July 2014p Aug. 2014p EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY (Over-the-month change, in thousands) Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicles and parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 180 17 3 6 8 14 7.6 -6 163 10.4 29.4 10.2 -28 -4 42 17.1 64 57.8 34 6 22 267 260 34 5 8 21 18 6.7 3 226 12.9 35.4 13.4 11 19 70 15.0 48 33.7 21 -5 7 212 213 67 8 31 28 30 12.8 -2 146 6.0 20.9 19.1 5 10 36 9.7 33 40.1 12 2 -1 142 134 22 2 20 0 2 -4.6 -2 112 6.5 -8.4 1.2 -3 7 47 13.0 37 42.7 15 8 8 WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES AS A PERCENT OF ALL EMPLOYEES2 Total nonfarm women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private production and nonsupervisory employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.5 48.1 82.6 49.4 48.0 82.7 49.4 47.9 82.6 49.4 47.9 82.6 HOURS AND EARNINGS ALL EMPLOYEES Total private Average weekly hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average hourly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average weekly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly hours (2007=100)3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2007=100)4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.5 $24.03 $829.04 99.0 0.4 113.5 0.7 34.5 $24.45 $843.53 100.8 0.2 117.6 0.5 34.5 $24.47 $844.22 101.0 0.2 117.9 0.3 34.5 $24.53 $846.29 101.1 0.1 118.4 0.4 HOURS AND EARNINGS PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES Total private Average weekly hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average hourly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average weekly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2002=100)4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.7 $20.17 $679.73 106.5 0.8 143.5 0.8 33.7 $20.58 $693.55 108.5 0.2 149.2 0.4 33.7 $20.62 $694.89 108.7 0.2 149.7 0.3 33.7 $20.68 $696.92 108.8 0.1 150.3 0.4 63.1 55.6 64.0 54.3 65.9 54.9 59.1 51.2 Category DIFFUSION INDEX (Over 1-month span)5 Total private (264 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing (81 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. 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 2 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 100,000 is statistically significant in the establishment survey, while the threshold for a statistically significant change in the household survey is about 400,000. 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.pdf. 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/ces/cesrevinfo.htm. 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 40 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. 6. Is the count of unemployed persons limited to just those people receiving unemployment insurance benefits? No; the estimate of unemployment is based on a monthly sample survey of households. All persons 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 persons 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. Typically, 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/opub/btn/volume-3/how-frequently-do-private-businesses-pay-workers.htm. In the household survey, the reference period is generally the calendar week that includes the 12th of the month. Persons 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 persons who had a job but were not at work due to bad weather. It also provides a measure of the number of persons 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 http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?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 144,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 554,000 individual worksites, in order to provide detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls. The includes approximately one-third of active sample all nonfarm payroll employees. 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. 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. Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys 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: 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 efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons laid off from a job and expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The unemployment data derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits. The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. Those persons not classified as 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 received pay for any part of the reference pay period, including persons on paid leave. Persons are counted in each job they hold. Hours and earnings data are 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 2012 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Additional information about the establishment survey can be found at www.bls.gov/ces/. The household survey includes agricultural workers, self-employed workers whose businesses are unicorporated, 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 discernable. The seasonally adjusted figures provide a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in month-tomonth 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. 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 90,000. Suppose the estimate of nonfarm employment increases by 50,000 from one month to the next. The 90percent confidence interval on the monthly change would range from -40,000 to +140,000 (50,000 +/- 90,000). 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 90percent 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 +/- 300,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- 0.2 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 samplebased 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 to create and test the ARIMA model was derived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past 5 years. The sample-based estimates from the establishment survey are adjusted once a year (on a lagged basis) to universe counts of payroll employment obtained from administrative records of the unemployment insurance program. The difference between the March sample-based employment estimates and the March universe counts is known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a rough proxy for total survey error. The new benchmarks also incorporate changes in the classification of industries. Over the past decade, absolute benchmark revisions for total nonfarm employment have averaged 0.3 percent, with a range from -0.7 to 0.6 percent. Other information Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age Aug. 2013 July 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2013 Apr. 2014 May 2014 June 2014 July 2014 Aug. 2014 TOTAL Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons who currently want a job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245,959 155,971 63.4 144,509 58.8 11,462 7.3 89,988 6,291 248,023 157,573 63.5 147,265 59.4 10,307 6.5 90,451 6,624 248,229 156,434 63.0 146,647 59.1 9,787 6.3 91,794 6,382 245,959 155,435 63.2 144,179 58.6 11,256 7.2 90,524 6,241 247,439 155,421 62.8 145,669 58.9 9,753 6.3 92,018 6,146 247,622 155,613 62.8 145,814 58.9 9,799 6.3 92,009 6,438 247,814 155,694 62.8 146,221 59.0 9,474 6.1 92,120 6,115 248,023 156,023 62.9 146,352 59.0 9,671 6.2 92,001 6,259 248,229 155,959 62.8 146,368 59.0 9,591 6.1 92,269 6,304 Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118,700 83,110 70.0 76,962 64.8 6,148 7.4 35,590 119,788 84,284 70.4 79,064 66.0 5,220 6.2 35,503 119,893 83,567 69.7 78,576 65.5 4,991 6.0 36,326 118,700 82,499 69.5 76,182 64.2 6,317 7.7 36,201 119,488 82,586 69.1 77,292 64.7 5,294 6.4 36,902 119,582 82,590 69.1 77,310 64.7 5,280 6.4 36,992 119,680 82,860 69.2 77,653 64.9 5,207 6.3 36,821 119,788 83,043 69.3 77,866 65.0 5,177 6.2 36,744 119,893 82,968 69.2 77,843 64.9 5,125 6.2 36,924 Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,172 79,902 72.5 74,522 67.6 5,381 6.7 30,269 111,342 80,684 72.5 76,245 68.5 4,439 5.5 30,658 111,451 80,486 72.2 76,120 68.3 4,366 5.4 30,965 110,172 79,610 72.3 74,015 67.2 5,595 7.0 30,562 111,027 79,851 71.9 75,134 67.7 4,718 5.9 31,176 111,126 79,830 71.8 75,127 67.6 4,703 5.9 31,296 111,230 80,068 72.0 75,510 67.9 4,558 5.7 31,162 111,342 80,208 72.0 75,654 67.9 4,554 5.7 31,133 111,451 80,196 72.0 75,664 67.9 4,531 5.7 31,256 Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127,260 72,861 57.3 67,547 53.1 5,314 7.3 54,398 128,236 73,288 57.2 68,201 53.2 5,087 6.9 54,947 128,336 72,867 56.8 68,071 53.0 4,796 6.6 55,469 127,260 72,937 57.3 67,997 53.4 4,939 6.8 54,323 127,951 72,835 56.9 68,376 53.4 4,459 6.1 55,116 128,040 73,023 57.0 68,504 53.5 4,519 6.2 55,017 128,133 72,835 56.8 68,568 53.5 4,267 5.9 55,299 128,236 72,979 56.9 68,486 53.4 4,494 6.2 55,256 128,336 72,991 56.9 68,525 53.4 4,466 6.1 55,345 Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119,018 69,821 58.7 65,129 54.7 4,692 6.7 49,197 120,052 69,853 58.2 65,468 54.5 4,386 6.3 50,199 120,156 69,898 58.2 65,631 54.6 4,266 6.1 50,258 119,018 70,115 58.9 65,743 55.2 4,372 6.2 48,903 119,760 70,037 58.5 66,057 55.2 3,980 5.7 49,724 119,852 70,153 58.5 66,137 55.2 4,016 5.7 49,699 119,948 69,987 58.3 66,254 55.2 3,733 5.3 49,961 120,052 70,177 58.5 66,197 55.1 3,980 5.7 49,875 120,156 70,222 58.4 66,247 55.1 3,974 5.7 49,934 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,770 6,248 37.3 4,859 29.0 1,389 22.2 10,522 16,629 7,035 42.3 5,553 33.4 1,483 21.1 9,594 16,622 6,050 36.4 4,896 29.5 1,155 19.1 10,571 16,770 5,710 34.1 4,421 26.4 1,289 22.6 11,059 16,652 5,534 33.2 4,479 26.9 1,055 19.1 11,119 16,644 5,630 33.8 4,550 27.3 1,080 19.2 11,014 16,636 5,640 33.9 4,457 26.8 1,183 21.0 10,996 16,629 5,637 33.9 4,501 27.1 1,136 20.2 10,992 16,622 5,542 33.3 4,457 26.8 1,085 19.6 11,080 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age WHITE Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ASIAN Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. Aug. 2013 July 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2013 Apr. 2014 May 2014 June 2014 July 2014 Aug. 2014 194,489 123,786 63.6 115,884 59.6 7,903 6.4 70,703 195,537 124,477 63.7 117,509 60.1 6,968 5.6 71,060 195,652 123,667 63.2 117,095 59.8 6,573 5.3 71,985 194,489 123,327 63.4 115,463 59.4 7,864 6.4 71,162 195,210 123,111 63.1 116,601 59.7 6,510 5.3 72,099 195,310 123,287 63.1 116,669 59.7 6,618 5.4 72,022 195,416 123,379 63.1 116,778 59.8 6,600 5.3 72,037 195,537 123,314 63.1 116,757 59.7 6,557 5.3 72,222 195,652 123,275 63.0 116,754 59.7 6,521 5.3 72,377 64,653 73.0 60,873 68.7 3,781 5.8 64,794 72.6 61,833 69.3 2,961 4.6 64,753 72.5 61,763 69.2 2,990 4.6 64,410 72.7 60,417 68.2 3,993 6.2 64,445 72.4 61,182 68.7 3,264 5.1 64,343 72.2 61,129 68.6 3,214 5.0 64,435 72.3 61,291 68.8 3,144 4.9 64,430 72.2 61,361 68.8 3,069 4.8 64,498 72.2 61,355 68.7 3,142 4.9 54,261 58.1 51,083 54.7 3,178 5.9 54,077 57.6 51,129 54.4 2,948 5.5 54,112 57.6 51,345 54.6 2,767 5.1 54,456 58.3 51,489 55.1 2,968 5.4 54,277 57.9 51,730 55.2 2,547 4.7 54,520 58.1 51,864 55.3 2,656 4.9 54,454 58.0 51,847 55.2 2,606 4.8 54,356 57.9 51,695 55.0 2,661 4.9 54,356 57.8 51,761 55.1 2,595 4.8 4,873 39.0 3,929 31.5 944 19.4 5,606 45.3 4,547 36.7 1,059 18.9 4,802 38.8 3,987 32.2 815 17.0 4,461 35.7 3,558 28.5 903 20.3 4,389 35.4 3,690 29.8 699 15.9 4,425 35.7 3,676 29.7 749 16.9 4,490 36.3 3,640 29.4 850 18.9 4,529 36.6 3,701 29.9 827 18.3 4,420 35.7 3,637 29.4 783 17.7 30,426 18,578 61.1 16,071 52.8 2,507 13.5 11,847 30,856 19,249 62.4 16,895 54.8 2,355 12.2 11,607 30,893 18,931 61.3 16,653 53.9 2,278 12.0 11,963 30,426 18,468 60.7 16,084 52.9 2,385 12.9 11,957 30,755 18,720 60.9 16,556 53.8 2,164 11.6 12,035 30,787 18,715 60.8 16,564 53.8 2,151 11.5 12,072 30,821 18,791 61.0 16,784 54.5 2,007 10.7 12,029 30,856 19,025 61.7 16,853 54.6 2,172 11.4 11,832 30,893 18,849 61.0 16,693 54.0 2,157 11.4 12,044 8,337 66.7 7,224 57.8 1,113 13.3 8,753 68.6 7,749 60.7 1,003 11.5 8,623 67.5 7,700 60.3 923 10.7 8,306 66.4 7,197 57.6 1,109 13.4 8,435 66.4 7,522 59.2 913 10.8 8,496 66.8 7,519 59.1 977 11.5 8,592 67.5 7,660 60.1 932 10.9 8,671 68.0 7,704 60.4 967 11.1 8,605 67.3 7,676 60.1 929 10.8 9,444 61.4 8,355 54.4 1,088 11.5 9,696 62.2 8,639 55.4 1,056 10.9 9,588 61.4 8,470 54.3 1,118 11.7 9,437 61.4 8,436 54.9 1,001 10.6 9,583 61.7 8,590 55.3 993 10.4 9,521 61.2 8,564 55.1 957 10.0 9,566 61.4 8,702 55.9 864 9.0 9,720 62.3 8,736 56.0 984 10.1 9,595 61.5 8,581 55.0 1,015 10.6 797 31.2 491 19.2 306 38.4 801 32.0 506 20.2 295 36.8 720 28.8 483 19.3 237 32.9 726 28.4 451 17.6 275 37.9 701 27.9 443 17.6 258 36.8 698 27.8 481 19.1 217 31.1 632 25.2 421 16.8 211 33.4 634 25.3 413 16.5 221 34.9 649 25.9 436 17.4 213 32.8 13,241 13,765 13,704 – – – – – – HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age — Continued [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, race, sex, and age Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug. 2013 8,574 64.8 8,133 61.4 441 5.1 4,667 July 2014 8,717 63.3 8,329 60.5 389 4.5 5,047 Aug. 2014 8,751 63.9 8,354 61.0 398 4.5 4,952 Aug. 2013 Apr. 2014 – – – – – – – May 2014 – – – – – – – June 2014 – – – – – – – July 2014 – – – – – – – Aug. 2014 – – – – – – – 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. - Data not available. NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. – – – – – – – HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands] Seasonally adjusted1 Not seasonally adjusted Employment status, sex, and age HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio.............. . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio.............. . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio.............. . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio.............. . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Aug. 2013 July 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2013 Apr. 2014 May 2014 June 2014 July 2014 Aug. 2014 37,630 24,964 66.3 22,656 60.2 2,308 9.2 12,666 38,430 25,536 66.4 23,529 61.2 2,007 7.9 12,895 38,512 25,465 66.1 23,567 61.2 1,898 7.5 13,047 37,630 24,918 66.2 22,603 60.1 2,315 9.3 12,712 38,203 25,055 65.6 23,232 60.8 1,824 7.3 13,148 38,277 25,108 65.6 23,162 60.5 1,946 7.7 13,169 38,352 25,409 66.3 23,433 61.1 1,976 7.8 12,943 38,430 25,320 65.9 23,345 60.7 1,975 7.8 13,110 38,512 25,432 66.0 23,523 61.1 1,909 7.5 13,080 13,895 81.8 12,799 75.4 1,096 7.9 14,086 81.0 13,240 76.1 847 6.0 14,137 81.1 13,309 76.4 828 5.9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 9,786 57.6 8,938 52.6 847 8.7 10,123 58.2 9,348 53.8 775 7.7 10,178 58.4 9,356 53.7 822 8.1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1,284 35.1 919 25.2 364 28.4 1,326 36.2 941 25.7 385 29.0 1,149 31.3 901 24.6 248 21.6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. - Data not available. NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Educational attainment Seasonally adjusted Aug. 2013 July 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2013 Apr. 2014 May 2014 June 2014 July 2014 Aug. 2014 Less than a high school diploma Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,901 45.2 9,753 40.5 1,148 10.5 10,168 44.2 9,210 40.0 958 9.4 10,627 44.8 9,712 41.0 914 8.6 10,945 45.4 9,712 40.3 1,232 11.3 10,891 44.6 9,925 40.7 965 8.9 10,861 44.2 9,869 40.2 993 9.1 10,451 43.3 9,497 39.4 954 9.1 10,221 44.4 9,243 40.2 978 9.6 10,659 45.0 9,689 40.9 970 9.1 High school graduates, no college1 Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,336 58.6 33,680 54.3 2,656 7.3 36,239 57.9 34,050 54.4 2,189 6.0 36,291 58.1 34,100 54.6 2,191 6.0 36,607 59.0 33,857 54.6 2,750 7.5 36,089 58.0 33,830 54.3 2,258 6.3 36,096 57.9 33,750 54.1 2,346 6.5 36,112 57.8 34,001 54.5 2,112 5.8 36,146 57.7 33,931 54.2 2,216 6.1 36,338 58.1 34,094 54.5 2,244 6.2 Some college or associate degree Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,701 67.5 35,343 63.3 2,358 6.3 37,837 67.2 35,767 63.6 2,070 5.5 37,865 67.4 35,802 63.7 2,063 5.4 37,409 67.0 35,114 62.9 2,295 6.1 37,364 67.3 35,218 63.4 2,146 5.7 37,178 67.2 35,131 63.5 2,047 5.5 37,476 67.6 35,598 64.2 1,878 5.0 37,727 67.0 35,716 63.5 2,011 5.3 37,567 66.9 35,543 63.3 2,024 5.4 Bachelor’s degree and higher2 Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,944 75.1 47,097 72.3 1,847 3.8 49,891 74.0 48,154 71.5 1,738 3.5 49,836 74.2 48,062 71.6 1,774 3.6 49,091 75.4 47,394 72.8 1,696 3.5 49,934 75.1 48,279 72.6 1,655 3.3 50,208 75.4 48,611 73.0 1,596 3.2 50,383 75.2 48,728 72.7 1,654 3.3 50,355 74.7 48,771 72.4 1,584 3.1 50,093 74.6 48,474 72.2 1,618 3.2 1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA 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] Total Employment status, veteran status, and period of service Aug. 2013 Men Aug. 2014 Aug. 2013 Women Aug. 2014 Aug. 2013 Aug. 2014 VETERANS, 18 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,359 10,809 50.6 10,139 47.5 671 6.2 10,550 21,124 10,667 50.5 10,070 47.7 598 5.6 10,457 19,131 9,444 49.4 8,878 46.4 566 6.0 9,687 18,870 9,300 49.3 8,784 46.5 516 5.5 9,570 2,228 1,365 61.3 1,260 56.6 105 7.7 863 2,254 1,368 60.7 1,286 57.1 82 6.0 886 Gulf War-era II veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,883 2,263 78.5 2,036 70.6 226 10.0 621 3,154 2,484 78.8 2,282 72.4 201 8.1 670 2,280 1,848 81.0 1,664 73.0 183 9.9 432 2,464 2,009 81.5 1,843 74.8 165 8.2 455 603 415 68.8 372 61.7 43 10.3 188 690 475 68.8 439 63.6 36 7.6 215 Gulf War-era I veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,099 2,531 81.7 2,392 77.2 140 5.5 568 3,353 2,789 83.2 2,663 79.4 125 4.5 565 2,555 2,129 83.3 2,018 79.0 111 5.2 426 2,737 2,352 85.9 2,247 82.1 105 4.5 385 545 403 73.9 374 68.7 28 7.1 142 616 437 70.9 417 67.6 20 4.6 180 World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,758 2,852 29.2 2,705 27.7 147 5.1 6,906 9,321 2,651 28.4 2,507 26.9 144 5.4 6,670 9,386 2,753 29.3 2,614 27.9 139 5.0 6,633 8,971 2,555 28.5 2,411 26.9 144 5.6 6,416 372 99 26.6 91 24.5 8 7.8 273 350 96 27.4 96 27.4 0 0.0 254 Veterans of other service periods Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,618 3,163 56.3 3,005 53.5 158 5.0 2,455 5,296 2,744 51.8 2,617 49.4 127 4.6 2,552 4,910 2,714 55.3 2,582 52.6 132 4.9 2,196 4,698 2,384 50.7 2,282 48.6 101 4.3 2,314 708 449 63.4 423 59.8 26 5.8 259 598 361 60.3 335 56.0 26 7.1 237 NONVETERANS, 18 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215,784 143,021 66.3 132,749 61.5 10,272 7.2 72,764 218,405 143,636 65.8 134,922 61.8 8,713 6.1 74,769 95,108 72,631 76.4 67,300 70.8 5,331 7.3 22,477 96,629 73,225 75.8 68,994 71.4 4,231 5.8 23,404 120,677 70,390 58.3 65,449 54.2 4,941 7.0 50,287 121,775 70,411 57.8 65,928 54.1 4,482 6.4 51,365 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. Beginning with data for January 2014, estimates for veterans incorporate updated weighting procedures. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-6. Employment status of the civilian population by sex, age, and disability status, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Persons with a disability Employment status, sex, and age Aug. 2013 Aug. 2014 Persons with no disability Aug. 2013 Aug. 2014 TOTAL, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population..................................................... . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed............. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 28,726 5,884 20.5 5,053 17.6 831 14.1 22,842 29,443 5,819 19.8 5,075 17.2 744 12.8 23,624 217,233 150,087 69.1 139,456 64.2 10,631 7.1 67,146 218,786 150,615 68.8 141,572 64.7 9,043 6.0 68,171 Men, 16 to 64 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed............. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 2,584 33.8 2,170 28.4 413 16.0 5,067 2,660 33.8 2,270 28.8 390 14.7 5,220 75,997 82.8 70,492 76.8 5,505 7.2 15,782 76,348 83.0 71,955 78.2 4,392 5.8 15,615 Women, 16 to 64 years Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed............. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 2,326 29.1 1,957 24.5 368 15.8 5,665 2,199 27.7 1,895 23.8 304 13.8 5,748 66,906 70.5 62,127 65.4 4,779 7.1 28,025 66,986 70.3 62,751 65.8 4,235 6.3 28,337 Both sexes, 65 years and over Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate.................................................................... . Employed............. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed......................................................................... . Unemployment rate.............................................................. . Not in labor force...................................................................... . 975 7.4 926 7.1 49 5.0 12,110 960 7.1 910 6.7 50 5.2 12,656 7,183 23.5 6,837 22.4 347 4.8 23,339 7,281 23.1 6,865 21.8 416 5.7 24,219 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. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Total Employment status and nativity Aug. 2013 Men Aug. 2014 Aug. 2013 Women Aug. 2014 Aug. 2013 Aug. 2014 Foreign born, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population.................................. . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................................. . Employed............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed...................................................... . Unemployment rate........................................... . Not in labor force................................................... . 38,197 25,540 66.9 23,833 62.4 1,707 6.7 12,658 39,289 26,046 66.3 24,639 62.7 1,407 5.4 13,243 18,441 14,543 78.9 13,630 73.9 913 6.3 3,898 19,302 15,216 78.8 14,538 75.3 678 4.5 4,086 19,757 10,997 55.7 10,203 51.6 794 7.2 8,760 19,986 10,830 54.2 10,101 50.5 728 6.7 9,157 Native born, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population.................................. . Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Participation rate................................................. . Employed............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... . Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unemployed...................................................... . Unemployment rate........................................... . Not in labor force................................................... . 207,762 130,431 62.8 120,676 58.1 9,755 7.5 77,331 208,940 130,388 62.4 122,008 58.4 8,381 6.4 78,552 100,259 68,567 68.4 63,332 63.2 5,235 7.6 31,692 100,590 68,351 67.9 64,038 63.7 4,313 6.3 32,240 107,503 61,865 57.5 57,344 53.3 4,520 7.3 45,639 108,349 62,038 57.3 57,970 53.5 4,068 6.6 46,312 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 persons 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. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-8. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Category CLASS OF WORKER Agriculture and related industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wage and salary workers1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . Unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonagricultural industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wage and salary workers1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government.................................... . Private industries..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . Private households. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other industries............................. . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . Unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME2 All industries Part time for economic reasons3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonagricultural industries Part time for economic reasons3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part time for noneconomic reasons4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Seasonally adjusted Aug. 2013 July 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2013 Apr. 2014 May 2014 June 2014 July 2014 Aug. 2014 2,398 1,509 855 34 142,111 133,254 19,729 113,526 680 112,846 8,782 74 2,403 1,620 755 28 144,862 136,203 19,525 116,679 889 115,790 8,582 76 2,472 1,699 756 18 144,175 135,541 19,410 116,131 789 115,342 8,576 58 2,205 1,370 819 – 141,918 133,247 20,373 112,926 – 112,252 8,646 – 2,161 1,382 767 – 143,531 134,860 20,320 114,532 – 113,643 8,559 – 2,045 1,273 738 – 143,843 135,355 20,051 115,257 – 114,460 8,375 – 2,138 1,379 734 – 144,159 135,687 20,357 115,294 – 114,487 8,370 – 2,133 1,413 709 – 144,274 135,823 20,453 115,297 – 114,456 8,424 – 2,224 1,522 727 – 144,106 135,659 20,120 115,576 – 114,791 8,454 – 7,690 4,632 2,616 17,701 7,665 4,670 2,608 18,134 7,083 4,055 2,548 17,872 7,898 4,788 2,663 19,305 7,465 4,555 2,669 18,886 7,269 4,453 2,537 19,040 7,544 4,525 2,648 19,880 7,511 4,609 2,519 19,662 7,277 4,261 2,587 19,526 7,567 4,566 2,598 17,376 7,568 4,607 2,585 17,809 7,021 4,020 2,538 17,523 7,765 4,734 2,676 18,817 7,333 4,487 2,623 18,603 7,199 4,407 2,530 18,727 7,436 4,474 2,637 19,533 7,400 4,548 2,507 19,250 7,203 4,232 2,585 19,098 Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated. Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the survey reference week and excludes employed persons 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 persons 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 persons 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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-9. Selected employment indicators [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Characteristic Seasonally adjusted Aug. 2013 July 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2013 Apr. 2014 May 2014 June 2014 July 2014 Aug. 2014 AGE AND SEX Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,509 4,859 1,622 3,238 139,650 13,777 125,873 94,379 31,171 30,737 32,471 31,494 147,265 5,553 1,924 3,629 141,713 14,532 127,180 95,098 31,826 30,689 32,583 32,082 146,647 4,896 1,655 3,241 141,751 14,076 127,675 95,548 31,951 30,908 32,689 32,128 144,179 4,421 1,430 3,007 139,758 13,568 126,192 94,431 31,173 30,778 32,480 31,761 145,669 4,479 1,472 3,016 141,190 13,879 127,211 95,151 31,713 30,905 32,533 32,060 145,814 4,550 1,494 3,052 141,264 13,952 127,277 95,041 31,699 30,840 32,503 32,236 146,221 4,457 1,451 3,010 141,763 13,933 127,810 95,507 31,923 30,940 32,643 32,303 146,352 4,501 1,494 3,030 141,851 13,976 127,827 95,365 31,885 30,843 32,637 32,462 146,368 4,457 1,475 2,998 141,912 13,893 128,022 95,617 31,986 30,945 32,685 32,405 Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,962 2,441 784 1,657 74,522 7,154 67,368 50,670 16,936 16,634 17,100 16,698 79,064 2,819 959 1,861 76,245 7,651 68,594 51,507 17,423 16,793 17,291 17,087 78,576 2,456 798 1,658 76,120 7,422 68,698 51,506 17,422 16,795 17,288 17,192 76,182 2,167 684 1,505 74,015 6,969 67,123 50,405 16,807 16,573 17,025 16,718 77,292 2,159 644 1,516 75,134 7,206 67,875 50,909 17,185 16,657 17,066 16,966 77,310 2,183 689 1,492 75,127 7,194 67,915 50,837 17,110 16,676 17,052 17,079 77,653 2,143 648 1,500 75,510 7,227 68,263 51,146 17,322 16,762 17,062 17,117 77,866 2,212 700 1,514 75,654 7,250 68,357 51,178 17,306 16,713 17,159 17,179 77,843 2,179 702 1,496 75,664 7,237 68,464 51,255 17,322 16,731 17,203 17,208 Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,547 2,418 838 1,581 65,129 6,624 58,505 43,709 14,235 14,103 15,371 14,796 68,201 2,733 965 1,768 65,468 6,881 58,587 43,591 14,403 13,895 15,292 14,996 68,071 2,440 857 1,583 65,631 6,654 58,978 44,042 14,529 14,113 15,401 14,936 67,997 2,254 746 1,502 65,743 6,599 59,069 44,026 14,365 14,205 15,456 15,043 68,376 2,320 828 1,500 66,057 6,672 59,336 44,242 14,528 14,247 15,466 15,094 68,504 2,367 805 1,560 66,137 6,758 59,362 44,205 14,589 14,164 15,451 15,157 68,568 2,314 803 1,510 66,254 6,706 59,547 44,361 14,601 14,178 15,582 15,186 68,486 2,289 795 1,517 66,197 6,726 59,469 44,186 14,578 14,130 15,478 15,283 68,525 2,278 773 1,502 66,247 6,656 59,558 44,361 14,664 14,214 15,483 15,197 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women who maintain families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,112 34,198 9,224 44,248 33,946 9,477 44,374 34,282 9,337 43,973 34,701 – 44,525 34,813 – 44,608 34,716 – 44,508 34,728 – 44,331 34,598 – 44,273 34,720 – FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part-time workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,868 26,641 119,900 27,365 120,110 26,537 116,301 27,888 118,415 27,297 118,727 27,219 118,204 28,018 118,489 28,070 118,616 27,743 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percent of total employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,776 4.7 6,787 4.6 6,819 4.7 7,048 4.9 7,093 4.9 7,113 4.9 7,031 4.8 6,939 4.7 7,070 4.8 SELF-EMPLOYMENT Self-employed workers, incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,318 9,638 5,324 9,337 5,294 9,332 – 9,466 – 9,326 – 9,113 – 9,104 – 9,133 – 9,181 1 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week. Employed part-time workers are persons 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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted Characteristic Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates Aug. 2013 July 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2013 Apr. 2014 May 2014 June 2014 July 2014 Aug. 2014 AGE AND SEX Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years.................................... . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over............................. . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years............................ . 35 to 44 years............................ . 45 to 54 years............................ . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,256 1,289 501 824 9,967 1,989 8,028 6,337 2,620 1,840 1,877 1,698 9,671 1,136 448 703 8,535 1,772 6,780 5,231 2,239 1,559 1,433 1,540 9,591 1,085 458 649 8,506 1,646 6,906 5,382 2,359 1,552 1,471 1,549 7.2 22.6 26.0 21.5 6.7 12.8 6.0 6.3 7.8 5.6 5.5 5.1 6.3 19.1 22.1 17.4 5.8 10.6 5.2 5.4 6.6 4.9 4.7 4.7 6.3 19.2 23.0 17.1 5.8 11.1 5.2 5.5 6.7 5.1 4.6 4.6 6.1 21.0 23.3 19.3 5.5 10.5 5.0 5.1 6.5 4.7 4.2 4.4 6.2 20.2 23.1 18.8 5.7 11.3 5.0 5.2 6.6 4.8 4.2 4.5 6.1 19.6 23.7 17.8 5.7 10.6 5.1 5.3 6.9 4.8 4.3 4.6 Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years.................................... . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over............................. . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years............................ . 35 to 44 years............................ . 45 to 54 years............................ . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,317 722 247 503 5,595 1,152 4,485 3,533 1,535 985 1,012 953 5,177 623 242 389 4,554 1,039 3,502 2,724 1,204 839 681 778 5,125 594 240 371 4,531 938 3,636 2,843 1,220 856 767 794 7.7 25.0 26.5 25.1 7.0 14.2 6.3 6.5 8.4 5.6 5.6 5.4 6.4 21.1 26.8 18.0 5.9 12.0 5.2 5.3 6.6 4.8 4.6 4.7 6.4 20.9 25.0 18.6 5.9 11.9 5.3 5.5 6.9 5.1 4.4 4.6 6.3 23.2 26.6 21.1 5.7 11.7 5.0 5.1 6.6 4.5 4.1 4.9 6.2 22.0 25.7 20.5 5.7 12.5 4.9 5.1 6.5 4.8 3.8 4.3 6.2 21.4 25.5 19.9 5.7 11.5 5.0 5.3 6.6 4.9 4.3 4.4 Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 19 years.................................... . 16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 years and over............................. . 25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 to 34 years............................ . 35 to 44 years............................ . 45 to 54 years............................ . 55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,939 567 255 320 4,372 837 3,543 2,804 1,084 855 865 755 4,494 513 206 313 3,980 734 3,278 2,507 1,035 720 752 741 4,466 492 218 278 3,974 709 3,269 2,540 1,139 696 705 756 6.8 20.1 25.5 17.6 6.2 11.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 4.8 6.1 17.1 18.0 16.7 5.7 9.0 5.2 5.5 6.7 5.1 4.7 4.6 6.2 17.5 21.2 15.7 5.7 10.2 5.2 5.4 6.4 5.1 4.7 4.6 5.9 18.7 20.5 17.5 5.3 9.1 4.9 5.2 6.5 4.9 4.3 4.1 6.2 18.3 20.6 17.1 5.7 9.8 5.2 5.4 6.6 4.8 4.6 4.6 6.1 17.8 22.0 15.6 5.7 9.6 5.2 5.4 7.2 4.7 4.4 4.7 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present..................... . Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women who maintain families1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,973 1,515 1,137 1,548 1,432 949 1,502 1,350 960 4.3 4.2 11.0 3.5 3.9 8.5 3.3 4.0 8.4 3.4 3.8 8.1 3.4 4.0 9.1 3.3 3.7 9.3 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part-time workers3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,559 1,673 8,113 1,651 7,932 1,639 7.6 5.7 6.5 5.2 6.4 5.5 6.2 5.5 6.4 5.6 6.3 5.6 1 Not seasonally adjusted. Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs. 3 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. 2 HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Reason Aug. 2013 July 2014 Seasonally adjusted Aug. 2014 Aug. 2013 Apr. 2014 May 2014 June 2014 July 2014 Aug. 2014 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not on temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Permanent job losers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . Job leavers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reentrants........................................... . New entrants............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . 5,856 986 4,870 3,707 1,163 950 3,217 1,439 4,867 1,131 3,737 2,622 1,115 887 3,074 1,479 4,750 1,070 3,681 2,605 1,076 922 2,943 1,171 5,887 1,059 4,828 3,638 1,190 890 3,116 1,295 5,236 1,021 4,215 3,077 1,138 784 2,620 1,043 5,018 1,003 4,015 2,946 1,069 875 2,857 1,062 4,862 1,029 3,833 2,806 1,027 854 2,707 1,064 4,859 996 3,863 2,718 1,145 862 2,848 1,087 4,836 1,085 3,752 2,653 1,098 860 2,845 1,066 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not on temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reentrants........................................... . New entrants............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . 51.1 8.6 42.5 8.3 28.1 12.6 47.2 11.0 36.3 8.6 29.8 14.3 48.5 10.9 37.6 9.4 30.1 12.0 52.6 9.5 43.2 8.0 27.9 11.6 54.1 10.5 43.5 8.1 27.1 10.8 51.1 10.2 40.9 8.9 29.1 10.8 51.2 10.8 40.4 9.0 28.5 11.2 50.3 10.3 40.0 8.9 29.5 11.3 50.3 11.3 39.1 9.0 29.6 11.1 UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Job leavers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reentrants........................................... . New entrants............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . 3.8 0.6 2.1 0.9 3.1 0.6 2.0 0.9 3.0 0.6 1.9 0.7 3.8 0.6 2.0 0.8 3.4 0.5 1.7 0.7 3.2 0.6 1.8 0.7 3.1 0.5 1.7 0.7 3.1 0.6 1.8 0.7 3.1 0.6 1.8 0.7 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Duration Aug. 2013 July 2014 Aug. 2014 Seasonally adjusted Aug. 2013 Apr. 2014 May 2014 June 2014 July 2014 Aug. 2014 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks....................................... . 15 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 to 26 weeks................................... . 27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,523 3,116 5,822 1,525 4,297 2,933 2,923 4,452 1,244 3,207 2,664 2,802 4,321 1,354 2,967 2,527 2,738 5,973 1,704 4,269 2,447 2,359 4,985 1,533 3,452 2,559 2,390 4,814 1,441 3,374 2,410 2,416 4,553 1,472 3,081 2,587 2,431 4,566 1,412 3,155 2,609 2,449 4,450 1,486 2,963 Average (mean) duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Median duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.6 15.2 30.8 11.3 31.2 12.0 37.0 16.5 35.1 16.0 34.5 14.6 33.5 13.1 32.4 13.3 31.7 13.2 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 14 weeks....................................... . 15 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 to 26 weeks................................... . 27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.0 27.2 50.8 13.3 37.5 28.5 28.4 43.2 12.1 31.1 27.2 28.6 44.1 13.8 30.3 22.5 24.4 53.2 15.2 38.0 25.0 24.1 50.9 15.7 35.3 26.2 24.5 49.3 14.8 34.6 25.7 25.8 48.5 15.7 32.8 27.0 25.4 47.6 14.7 32.9 27.4 25.8 46.8 15.6 31.2 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-13. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Employed Occupation Total, 16 years and over1............................................ . Management, professional, and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . Management, business, and financial operations occupations........ . . . . . . . . . . . ................................. . Professional and related occupations......................... . Service occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales and office occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales and related occupations................................. . Office and administrative support occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations....................................................... . Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction and extraction occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. . . . . . . . . . . Production, transportation, and material moving occupations....................................................... . Production occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Unemployed Unemployment rates Aug. 2013 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2013 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2013 Aug. 2014 144,509 54,515 146,647 55,646 11,462 2,130 9,787 1,930 7.3 3.8 6.3 3.4 22,807 31,708 26,305 33,039 15,741 17,298 23,854 31,792 26,183 33,045 15,102 17,943 794 1,336 2,407 2,532 1,214 1,318 643 1,287 2,139 2,037 900 1,138 3.4 4.0 8.4 7.1 7.2 7.1 2.6 3.9 7.6 5.8 5.6 6.0 13,468 1,125 7,449 4,894 14,046 1,183 7,888 4,975 1,289 126 873 291 1,116 111 752 253 8.7 10.0 10.5 5.6 7.4 8.6 8.7 4.8 17,182 8,389 8,793 17,727 8,586 9,141 1,593 771 822 1,372 623 749 8.5 8.4 8.5 7.2 6.8 7.6 Persons with no previous work experience and persons 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 persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted Industry and class of worker Total, 16 years and over1............................................................... . Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction................................... . Construction......................................................................... . Manufacturing......... . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... . Durable goods.................................................................... . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale and retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information........................................................................... . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . ......................................... . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services....................................................................... . Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Government workers.................................................................. . Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) Unemployment rates Aug. 2013 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2013 Aug. 2014 11,462 8,391 59 758 968 542 427 1,454 417 192 347 1,224 1,211 1,326 434 147 961 524 9,787 7,200 74 678 787 506 281 1,160 412 131 322 1,039 1,068 1,149 382 145 798 473 7.3 6.9 5.3 9.1 6.2 5.5 7.4 7.2 6.8 6.6 3.8 8.0 5.4 9.3 6.5 9.4 4.6 5.1 6.3 5.8 6.3 7.7 5.0 5.1 4.8 5.8 6.3 4.5 3.5 6.5 4.8 8.1 5.8 8.1 3.9 4.8 Persons with no previous work experience and persons 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-15. Alternative measures of labor underutilization [Percent] Not seasonally adjusted Measure U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other persons marginally attached to the labor force, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . . . U-6 Total unemployed, plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force.................................... . Seasonally adjusted Aug. 2013 July 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2013 Apr. 2014 May 2014 June 2014 July 2014 Aug. 2014 3.7 2.8 2.8 3.8 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.8 3.1 3.0 3.8 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 7.3 6.5 6.3 7.2 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.1 7.9 7.0 6.7 7.8 6.7 6.7 6.5 6.6 6.6 8.7 7.8 7.5 8.6 7.6 7.6 7.3 7.5 7.4 13.6 12.6 12.0 13.6 12.3 12.2 12.1 12.2 12.0 NOTE: Persons 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. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-16. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands] Total Category Aug. 2013 Men Aug. 2014 Aug. 2013 Women Aug. 2014 Aug. 2013 Aug. 2014 NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE Total not in the labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons who currently want a job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marginally attached to the labor force1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discouraged workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . Other persons marginally attached to the labor force3. . . 89,988 6,291 2,342 866 1,476 91,794 6,382 2,141 775 1,366 35,590 2,715 1,168 477 692 36,326 2,657 984 424 560 54,398 3,575 1,174 389 785 55,469 3,725 1,157 351 806 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders4. . . . . . . . . ................................... . Percent of total employed......................................... . Primary job full time, secondary job part time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary and secondary jobs both part time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary and secondary jobs both full time. . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . Hours vary on primary or secondary job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,776 4.7 3,705 1,771 189 1,062 6,819 4.7 3,658 1,748 269 1,085 3,425 4.5 2,050 651 139 564 3,419 4.4 1,996 609 186 602 3,351 5.0 1,655 1,120 50 498 3,401 5.0 1,662 1,139 83 483 1 Data refer to persons 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 persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately. NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Industry Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seasonally adjusted Aug. 2013 June 2014 July 2014p Aug. 2014p Aug. 2013 June 2014 July 2014p Aug. 2014p 136,477 115,709 19,089 139,772 117,913 19,333 138,662 118,061 19,461 138,989 118,179 19,542 136,636 114,783 18,696 138,764 116,874 19,055 138,976 117,087 19,122 139,118 117,221 19,144 Change from: July2014 Aug.2014p 142 134 22 Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oil and gas extraction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining, except oil and gas1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coal mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Support activities for mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 887 55.0 832.3 201.2 215.1 79.9 416.0 916 55.1 860.8 212.9 217.4 79.2 430.5 931 56.9 874.3 214.7 218.6 79.5 441.0 936 58.1 878.3 214.1 218.6 79.2 445.6 870 52.5 817.9 198.7 208.7 79.6 410.5 908 54.9 852.8 211.3 211.4 78.6 430.1 916 55.1 860.7 212.1 212.5 79.0 436.1 918 55.5 862.5 211.7 212.0 78.7 438.8 2 0.4 1.8 -0.4 -0.5 -0.3 2.7 Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction of buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonresidential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heavy and civil engineering construction. . . . . . Specialty trade contractors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential specialty trade contractors. . . . . . Nonresidential specialty trade contractors. . . 6,114 1,326.5 638.3 688.2 955.2 3,832.1 1,641.5 2,190.6 6,207 1,380.2 678.7 701.5 965.1 3,861.4 1,671.1 2,190.3 6,315 1,405.3 692.2 713.1 978.1 3,931.4 1,697.1 2,234.3 6,352 1,411.5 695.1 716.4 988.1 3,952.5 1,710.1 2,242.4 5,836 1,286.3 615.3 671.0 887.3 3,662.3 1,558.9 2,103.4 6,017 1,353.1 660.6 692.5 916.6 3,747.7 1,610.3 2,137.4 6,048 1,362.9 667.2 695.7 918.8 3,766.3 1,616.9 2,149.4 6,068 1,370.1 671.2 698.9 919.7 3,777.8 1,626.1 2,151.7 20 7.2 4.0 3.2 0.9 11.5 9.2 2.3 Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,088 12,210 12,215 12,254 11,990 12,130 12,158 12,158 0 Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wood products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonmetallic mineral products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primary metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machinery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computer and electronic products1. . . . . . . . . . Computer and peripheral equipment. . . . . . Communications equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Semiconductors and electronic components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic instruments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electrical equipment and appliances. . . . . . . . Transportation equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicles and parts2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furniture and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,577 357.4 384.0 394.8 1,439.0 1,104.5 1,072.2 161.1 102.3 7,715 372.2 395.4 400.8 1,462.3 1,133.5 1,059.2 166.3 98.3 7,709 373.9 396.1 401.3 1,461.6 1,135.0 1,062.2 168.5 97.7 7,732 374.6 398.6 403.6 1,462.5 1,134.3 1,064.0 172.3 97.8 7,540 353.2 375.0 393.8 1,431.2 1,102.5 1,066.8 160.1 102.1 7,662 367.4 386.8 399.7 1,452.1 1,128.2 1,055.7 166.1 97.9 7,692 368.3 385.7 401.5 1,454.5 1,130.0 1,057.2 167.6 97.6 7,694 370.0 388.6 402.8 1,454.9 1,132.5 1,058.4 170.8 97.5 2 1.7 2.9 1.3 0.4 2.5 1.2 3.2 -0.1 376.8 393.4 373.1 1,506.4 826.3 365.1 367.9 387.5 375.3 1,561.7 869.4 372.1 367.4 389.4 375.2 1,548.9 855.5 374.3 367.9 386.9 374.9 1,561.9 869.5 376.3 374.6 391.8 372.6 1,506.7 826.2 359.0 366.9 386.0 374.3 1,550.3 861.4 367.5 366.0 387.3 373.8 1,570.5 874.2 370.2 366.0 385.4 374.7 1,561.3 869.6 370.7 0.0 -1.9 0.9 -9.2 -4.6 0.5 580.8 582.2 580.6 581.7 578.9 579.7 579.9 580.0 0.1 Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textile mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textile product mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paper and paper products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing and related support activities. . . . . . . Petroleum and coal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chemicals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plastics and rubber products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,511 1,506.5 116.9 114.0 140.6 380.1 445.8 113.8 795.4 659.8 4,495 1,478.5 117.6 111.1 132.8 378.6 443.3 116.8 806.7 668.6 4,506 1,493.1 116.9 113.5 130.2 375.2 441.5 116.6 808.4 666.8 4,522 1,510.4 117.5 114.4 130.6 374.4 440.4 116.9 809.1 666.7 4,450 1,466.2 116.8 113.0 140.9 378.8 444.4 111.2 792.2 654.5 4,468 1,474.1 116.7 110.4 132.1 375.7 441.3 114.1 802.8 663.6 4,466 1,472.5 116.7 112.7 131.3 373.1 440.4 114.0 803.8 663.0 4,464 1,474.0 117.2 112.8 130.8 373.4 439.5 114.3 805.3 661.9 -2 1.5 0.5 0.1 -0.5 0.3 -0.9 0.3 1.5 -1.1 237.7 241.1 243.4 241.8 231.5 237.0 238.3 235.2 -3.1 Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,620 98,580 98,600 98,637 96,087 97,819 97,965 98,077 112 Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,901 26,441 26,441 26,423 25,911 26,391 26,439 26,440 1 Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic markets and agents and brokers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,782.3 2,891.9 1,992.8 897.6 918.8 918.5 920.4 893.5 913.5 914.3 916.5 2.2 Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle and parts dealers1. . . . . . . . . . . . Automobile dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,123.3 1,815.6 1,148.7 15,353.6 1,875.7 1,183.3 15,384.3 1,878.3 1,185.7 15,369.5 1,880.3 1,190.3 15,118.2 1,799.1 1,142.2 15,353.9 1,858.7 1,176.7 15,374.8 1,859.3 1,178.9 15,366.4 1,863.9 1,183.4 -8.4 4.6 4.5 See footnotes at end of table. 5,912.4 2,962.3 2,031.3 5,914.8 2,964.2 2,032.1 5,907.1 2,960.0 2,026.7 5,759.5 2,879.2 1,986.8 5,872.4 2,943.9 2,015.0 5,878.4 2,945.3 2,018.8 5,884.9 2,947.6 2,020.8 6.5 2.3 2.0 ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail — Continued [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Industry Aug. 2013 June 2014 July 2014p Seasonally adjusted Aug. 2014p Aug. 2013 June 2014 July 2014p Aug. 2014p Change from: July2014 Aug.2014p Retail trade - Continued Furniture and home furnishings stores. . . . . . Electronics and appliance stores. . . . . . . . . . . . Building material and garden supply stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food and beverage stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health and personal care stores. . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clothing and clothing accessories stores. . . . Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General merchandise stores1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Department stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous store retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonstore retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rail transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Truck transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transit and ground passenger transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pipeline transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scenic and sightseeing transportation. . . . . . . Support activities for transportation. . . . . . . . . . Couriers and messengers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warehousing and storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436.6 488.6 443.2 488.1 444.5 491.5 450.3 493.3 443.1 500.1 450.8 502.1 453.0 503.6 456.4 504.8 3.4 1.2 1,222.0 2,966.6 1,013.9 881.6 1,410.3 1,293.3 3,030.5 1,017.0 888.0 1,366.6 1,273.3 3,036.7 1,015.6 890.6 1,388.1 1,242.2 3,013.6 1,015.2 896.0 1,400.8 1,210.4 2,949.5 1,017.3 869.0 1,397.3 1,231.8 3,008.7 1,017.7 876.9 1,399.5 1,234.6 3,013.6 1,019.0 876.8 1,399.2 1,231.1 2,996.5 1,017.9 881.5 1,393.0 -3.5 -17.1 -1.1 4.7 -6.2 593.4 3,034.8 1,313.7 803.5 456.4 576.9 3,080.6 1,305.5 811.0 482.7 573.2 3,096.0 1,315.5 814.4 482.1 581.3 3,098.7 1,312.4 813.7 484.1 593.3 3,072.6 1,341.8 802.0 464.5 590.5 3,121.4 1,340.8 804.7 491.1 587.6 3,129.0 1,341.3 807.4 491.7 583.6 3,136.6 1,340.4 809.4 491.7 -4.0 7.6 -0.9 2.0 0.0 4,441.3 450.1 231.6 67.5 1,406.3 4,619.4 461.0 237.3 69.7 1,422.9 4,583.9 461.8 237.1 70.7 1,428.6 4,588.9 458.2 237.6 71.0 1,432.8 4,481.8 446.9 230.1 65.3 1,380.7 4,613.1 456.1 236.1 68.4 1,405.9 4,632.2 457.0 236.4 68.4 1,408.4 4,633.4 455.1 236.2 68.7 1,407.6 1.2 -1.9 -0.2 0.3 -0.8 366.6 44.3 36.5 597.2 527.7 713.5 444.5 45.7 36.4 614.2 551.4 736.3 396.0 45.8 38.1 614.9 548.3 742.6 397.7 45.4 38.0 612.8 552.6 742.8 434.1 44.1 28.8 597.7 540.3 713.8 450.3 45.4 29.4 612.7 567.1 741.7 460.3 45.5 29.7 613.5 569.1 743.9 463.6 45.3 30.1 612.7 570.9 743.2 3.3 -0.2 0.4 -0.8 1.8 -0.7 Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553.8 555.6 558.4 557.9 551.8 551.6 553.8 555.4 1.6 Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publishing industries, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . Motion picture and sound recording industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broadcasting, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data processing, hosting and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other information services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,683 735.9 2,674 727.6 2,688 730.2 2,683 730.1 2,669 732.3 2,665 728.1 2,670 727.0 2,667 726.8 -3 -0.2 335.9 284.1 858.9 312.6 292.9 859.9 316.9 294.1 861.8 308.2 295.7 859.0 324.6 285.5 859.5 305.6 292.6 859.5 304.0 294.6 861.0 298.0 296.3 859.2 -6.0 1.7 -1.8 269.6 198.8 270.5 210.5 272.5 212.8 273.9 216.3 269.8 196.9 270.1 209.4 272.2 211.0 273.2 213.7 1.0 2.7 Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monetary authorities - central bank. . . . . . . . . . Credit intermediation and related activities1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Depository credit intermediation1. . . . . . . . . . Commercial banking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts. . . . . . . . Insurance carriers and related activities. . . . . Real estate and rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . Real estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rental and leasing services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets. . . . 7,950 5,898.6 18.2 7,999 5,905.9 18.3 8,028 5,927.0 18.4 8,022 5,928.0 18.3 7,897 5,887.2 17.9 7,946 5,895.1 18.2 7,956 5,903.3 18.1 7,963 5,910.8 18.1 7 7.5 0.0 2,628.3 1,735.4 1,308.0 2,575.1 1,704.4 1,274.9 2,581.0 1,705.5 1,275.7 2,578.9 1,704.5 1,274.5 2,622.9 1,730.1 1,304.9 2,571.7 1,701.0 1,273.0 2,570.5 1,697.9 1,270.6 2,571.0 1,698.5 1,270.5 0.5 0.6 -0.1 868.6 2,383.5 2,051.5 1,491.0 536.9 23.6 876.8 2,435.7 2,092.8 1,507.0 563.5 22.3 885.1 2,442.5 2,101.4 1,511.5 567.5 22.4 883.8 2,447.0 2,094.0 1,508.8 562.9 22.3 865.0 2,381.4 2,009.7 1,464.7 521.7 23.3 873.6 2,431.6 2,050.6 1,483.9 544.5 22.2 879.1 2,435.6 2,052.5 1,483.0 547.4 22.1 879.9 2,441.8 2,051.7 1,482.5 547.2 22.0 0.8 6.2 -0.8 -0.5 -0.2 -0.1 18,792 8,127.3 1,136.5 867.4 1,375.6 19,353 8,329.1 1,145.4 895.1 1,417.8 19,360 8,366.2 1,146.0 896.6 1,429.3 19,444 8,368.0 1,141.5 900.9 1,430.8 18,663 8,162.2 1,136.1 939.5 1,357.9 19,219 8,353.0 1,137.0 954.9 1,404.1 19,255 8,375.9 1,136.6 961.7 1,410.1 19,302 8,392.7 1,139.9 965.9 1,412.8 47 16.8 3.3 4.2 2.7 1,713.3 1,761.7 1,769.5 1,768.5 1,707.0 1,761.4 1,760.8 1,762.3 1.5 1,189.9 2,106.8 1,236.6 2,149.5 1,244.2 2,150.0 1,245.9 2,152.9 1,186.2 2,099.9 1,232.9 2,135.8 1,237.2 2,137.1 1,240.2 2,144.9 3.0 7.8 Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and technical services1. . . . . . . . . . . Legal services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounting and bookkeeping services. . . . . . Architectural and engineering services. . . . . . Computer systems design and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management and technical consulting services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management of companies and enterprises. . . See footnotes at end of table. ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail — Continued [In thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Aug. 2013 June 2014 July 2014p Aug. 2014p Aug. 2013 June 2014 July 2014p Aug. 2014p Change from: July2014 Aug.2014p Administrative and waste services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative and support services1. . . . . . . . Employment services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Business support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Services to buildings and dwellings. . . . . . . Waste management and remediation services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,558.3 8,174.6 3,402.8 2,712.9 846.5 1,998.7 8,874.5 8,486.6 3,609.9 2,890.4 854.2 2,056.5 8,843.6 8,450.8 3,575.6 2,858.8 853.8 2,061.8 8,922.8 8,532.3 3,656.8 2,927.4 855.4 2,050.1 8,400.7 8,024.8 3,355.7 2,681.3 856.6 1,898.6 8,730.0 8,348.9 3,588.5 2,873.5 864.4 1,940.7 8,741.6 8,359.4 3,595.4 2,883.2 865.4 1,944.7 8,764.6 8,382.1 3,610.8 2,896.2 864.8 1,949.4 23.0 22.7 15.4 13.0 -0.6 4.7 383.7 387.9 392.8 390.5 375.9 381.1 382.2 382.5 0.3 Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . Health care3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ambulatory health care services1. . . . . . . . . Offices of physicians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outpatient care centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home health care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nursing and residential care facilities1. . . . Nursing care facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social assistance1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Child day care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,842 3,063.4 17,778.1 14,569.1 6,522.0 2,442.7 688.2 1,249.3 4,797.4 3,249.7 1,664.5 3,209.0 798.3 21,271 3,211.3 18,059.5 14,740.1 6,672.7 2,487.0 717.8 1,286.8 4,805.8 3,261.6 1,657.8 3,319.4 842.2 21,164 3,109.5 18,054.0 14,762.0 6,686.6 2,496.8 719.5 1,283.0 4,807.9 3,267.5 1,659.5 3,292.0 796.8 21,213 3,087.2 18,125.3 14,809.1 6,721.7 2,507.3 722.3 1,291.5 4,812.5 3,274.9 1,660.6 3,316.2 817.2 21,172 3,361.0 17,810.8 14,547.3 6,516.4 2,443.3 688.1 1,248.5 4,794.4 3,236.5 1,659.8 3,263.5 843.3 21,469 3,404.0 18,064.9 14,726.3 6,668.3 2,490.0 717.8 1,284.8 4,804.4 3,253.6 1,653.3 3,338.6 862.9 21,502 3,397.2 18,105.0 14,746.3 6,688.3 2,498.3 719.2 1,286.7 4,800.5 3,257.5 1,654.7 3,358.7 864.0 21,539 3,390.9 18,147.7 14,780.3 6,711.1 2,506.1 722.0 1,290.5 4,807.6 3,261.6 1,655.3 3,367.4 863.6 37 -6.3 42.7 34.0 22.8 7.8 2.8 3.8 7.1 4.1 0.6 8.7 -0.4 Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . Performing arts and spectator sports. . . . . . . . Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amusements, gambling, and recreation. . . . . Accommodation and food services. . . . . . . . . . . . Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food services and drinking places. . . . . . . . . . 14,945 2,301.3 443.1 15,270 2,367.6 467.1 15,345 2,414.8 462.3 15,298 2,352.5 459.1 14,306 2,031.8 416.3 14,624 2,094.1 441.8 14,636 2,090.2 437.8 14,651 2,084.7 433.9 15 -5.5 -3.9 147.1 1,711.1 12,643.5 2,005.9 10,637.6 154.1 1,746.4 12,902.2 1,974.9 10,927.3 154.8 1,797.7 12,930.6 2,020.9 10,909.7 151.5 1,741.9 12,945.6 2,008.9 10,936.7 136.7 1,478.8 12,274.0 1,867.7 10,406.3 142.0 1,510.3 12,529.5 1,873.1 10,656.4 141.4 1,511.0 12,545.5 1,871.5 10,674.0 141.5 1,509.3 12,566.6 1,871.1 10,695.5 0.1 -1.7 21.1 -0.4 21.5 Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repair and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Personal and laundry services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Membership associations and organizations. . . 5,507 1,214.0 1,350.0 2,942.7 5,572 1,223.5 1,380.8 2,967.6 5,574 1,220.1 1,377.8 2,975.6 5,554 1,225.2 1,380.0 2,948.6 5,469 1,211.4 1,344.5 2,912.7 5,505 1,216.4 1,364.2 2,924.2 5,507 1,215.0 1,369.1 2,923.2 5,515 1,221.3 1,372.8 2,920.5 8 6.3 3.7 -2.7 Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federal, except U.S. Postal Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. Postal Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State government education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State government, excluding education. . . . . . . . . . Local government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local government education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local government, excluding education. . . . . . . . . . 20,768 2,760.0 2,169.9 590.3 4,765.0 2,096.1 2,669.3 13,243.0 6,796.7 6,445.8 21,859 2,727.0 2,138.1 588.9 4,824.0 2,142.9 2,680.6 14,308.0 7,818.4 6,489.9 20,601 2,727.0 2,138.6 588.1 4,735.0 2,056.9 2,677.9 13,139.0 6,587.1 6,551.6 20,810 2,728.0 2,137.4 590.7 4,777.0 2,106.0 2,670.8 13,305.0 6,805.0 6,500.4 21,853 2,749.0 2,157.6 591.1 5,039.0 2,386.1 2,652.9 14,065.0 7,795.2 6,269.8 21,890 2,715.0 2,123.0 591.6 5,061.0 2,402.2 2,658.3 14,114.0 7,802.4 6,311.8 21,889 2,714.0 2,124.6 589.5 5,055.0 2,395.6 2,659.6 14,120.0 7,803.5 6,316.1 21,897 2,717.0 2,125.7 590.8 5,056.0 2,400.2 2,655.6 14,124.0 7,802.1 6,322.2 8 3.0 1.1 1.3 1.0 4.6 -4.0 4.0 -1.4 6.1 Industry Professional and business services - Continued 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. 3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. p Preliminary 2 ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Aug. 2013 June 2014 July 2014p Aug. 2014p AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS Total private............................................................................ . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging............................................................... . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods............................................................. . Private service-providing........................................................... . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade..................................................................... . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities.......................................................................... . Information........................................................................ . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services.................................................................... . 34.5 40.5 44.1 39.1 40.9 41.2 40.3 33.3 34.6 38.9 31.5 38.7 42.2 36.8 37.3 36.1 32.7 26.0 31.8 34.5 40.6 44.8 39.1 41.1 41.6 40.2 33.3 34.4 38.9 31.2 38.3 42.2 36.9 37.2 36.2 32.7 26.1 31.6 34.5 40.5 44.5 39.2 40.9 41.4 40.0 33.3 34.4 38.9 31.2 38.5 42.5 36.8 37.2 36.1 32.7 26.2 31.6 34.5 40.6 44.8 39.1 41.0 41.5 40.2 33.3 34.5 38.9 31.3 38.6 42.4 36.8 37.2 36.2 32.8 26.2 31.7 AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS Manufacturing.......................................................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods.... . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................. . 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.3 Industry p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings Industry Aug. 2013 June 2014 July 2014p Aug. 2014p Aug. 2013 June 2014 July 2014p Aug. 2014p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing...................................... . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction......................................... . Manufacturing....................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities................ . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services.................... . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . .................. . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24.03 25.23 29.88 26.18 24.42 25.80 22.04 23.75 21.05 27.71 16.70 22.51 35.17 32.83 30.31 28.57 24.53 13.53 21.45 $24.45 25.74 31.12 26.71 24.84 26.19 22.45 24.14 21.40 28.06 17.00 22.90 35.40 33.97 30.77 29.16 24.67 13.87 21.88 $24.47 25.76 31.01 26.70 24.88 26.21 22.49 24.16 21.41 28.02 17.03 22.87 35.41 34.05 30.77 29.22 24.70 13.89 21.92 $24.53 25.81 31.10 26.72 24.93 26.25 22.59 24.23 21.49 28.20 17.06 22.97 35.43 34.08 30.90 29.26 24.76 13.95 21.96 $829.04 1,021.82 1,317.71 1,023.64 998.78 1,062.96 888.21 790.88 728.33 1,077.92 526.05 871.14 1,484.17 1,208.14 1,130.56 1,031.38 802.13 351.78 682.11 $843.53 1,045.04 1,394.18 1,044.36 1,020.92 1,089.50 902.49 803.86 736.16 1,091.53 530.40 877.07 1,493.88 1,253.49 1,144.64 1,055.59 806.71 362.01 691.41 $844.22 1,043.28 1,379.95 1,046.64 1,017.59 1,085.09 899.60 804.53 736.50 1,089.98 531.34 880.50 1,504.93 1,253.04 1,144.64 1,054.84 807.69 363.92 692.67 $846.29 1,047.89 1,393.28 1,044.75 1,022.13 1,089.38 908.12 806.86 741.41 1,096.98 533.98 886.64 1,502.23 1,254.14 1,149.48 1,059.21 812.13 365.49 696.13 p Preliminary 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] Index of aggregate weekly hours1 Index of aggregate weekly payrolls2 Industry Aug. 2013 June 2014 July 2014p Aug. 2014p Percent change from: July 2014 Aug. 2014p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods.......................... . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . Utilities................................... . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.0 86.3 120.6 78.7 88.2 87.5 89.5 102.4 97.5 97.8 96.7 99.3 100.7 89.7 96.5 106.0 111.1 106.1 96.4 100.8 88.1 127.8 81.1 89.7 89.7 89.6 104.2 98.7 99.7 97.3 101.1 100.7 89.8 96.8 109.4 112.7 108.9 96.4 101.0 88.2 128.1 81.7 89.5 89.7 89.1 104.4 98.9 99.8 97.4 102.1 101.8 89.7 96.9 109.3 112.8 109.4 96.4 101.1 88.6 129.2 81.8 89.7 89.9 89.6 104.5 99.2 99.9 97.7 102.4 101.9 89.6 97.0 109.9 113.4 109.5 96.9 0.1 0.5 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.5 1 Aug. 2013 June 2014 July 2014p Aug. 2014p Percent change from: July 2014 Aug. 2014p 113.5 98.4 144.6 89.5 100.2 100.2 100.1 117.9 110.5 113.0 106.8 113.4 117.1 104.9 114.1 122.7 128.4 115.8 117.3 117.6 102.5 159.7 94.1 103.6 104.4 102.1 122.0 113.7 116.7 109.4 117.5 117.8 108.6 116.2 129.3 130.9 121.9 119.7 117.9 102.7 159.5 94.8 103.5 104.4 101.7 122.3 114.0 116.7 109.7 118.5 119.1 108.8 116.3 129.4 131.3 122.6 119.9 118.4 103.3 161.4 95.0 104.0 104.8 102.7 122.8 114.7 117.5 110.2 119.3 119.3 108.8 116.9 130.3 132.3 123.3 120.7 0.4 0.6 1.2 0.2 0.5 0.4 1.0 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.7 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 ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-5. Employment of women on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Women employees (in thousands) Percent of all employees Industry Aug. 2013 June 2014 July 2014p Aug. 2014p Aug. 2013 June 2014 July 2014p Aug. 2014p Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods................................. . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities.......................................... . Information........................................ . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services.................................... . Government............................................ . 67,626 55,160 4,111 117 746 3,248 1,736 1,512 51,049 10,511 1,710.5 7,607.2 1,057.4 135.9 1,071 4,546 8,338 16,264 7,448 2,871 12,466 68,553 56,059 4,178 121 765 3,292 1,766 1,526 51,881 10,683 1,735.6 7,723.8 1,090.5 133.5 1,073 4,554 8,585 16,492 7,602 2,892 12,494 68,608 56,120 4,178 122 768 3,288 1,766 1,522 51,942 10,706 1,735.9 7,733.8 1,101.5 134.7 1,076 4,553 8,586 16,522 7,608 2,891 12,488 68,699 56,204 4,200 123 772 3,305 1,775 1,530 52,004 10,704 1,738.7 7,732.7 1,098.6 133.9 1,082 4,555 8,614 16,545 7,618 2,886 12,495 49.5 48.1 22.0 13.4 12.8 27.1 23.0 34.0 53.1 40.6 29.7 50.3 23.6 24.6 40.1 57.6 44.7 76.8 52.1 52.5 57.0 49.4 48.0 21.9 13.3 12.7 27.1 23.0 34.2 53.0 40.5 29.6 50.3 23.6 24.2 40.3 57.3 44.7 76.8 52.0 52.5 57.1 49.4 47.9 21.8 13.3 12.7 27.0 23.0 34.1 53.0 40.5 29.5 50.3 23.8 24.3 40.3 57.2 44.6 76.8 52.0 52.5 57.1 49.4 47.9 21.9 13.4 12.7 27.2 23.1 34.3 53.0 40.5 29.5 50.3 23.7 24.1 40.6 57.2 44.6 76.8 52.0 52.3 57.1 p Preliminary ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 [In thousands] Industry Aug. 2013 June 2014 July 2014p Aug. 2014p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction......................................................................... . Manufacturing........ . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... . Durable goods.................................................................... . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade.................................................................. . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing............................................... . Utilities............................................................................. . Information........................................................................... . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . ......................................... . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services....................................................................... . 94,815 13,429 638 4,401 8,390 5,177 3,213 81,386 21,914 4,642.4 12,958.1 3,867.8 446.0 2,175 6,084 15,447 18,575 12,630 4,561 96,617 13,730 663 4,536 8,531 5,279 3,252 82,887 22,301 4,754.2 13,110.0 3,990.3 446.5 2,163 6,139 15,944 18,849 12,905 4,586 96,762 13,778 666 4,558 8,554 5,302 3,252 82,984 22,322 4,749.4 13,116.4 4,008.2 448.2 2,171 6,152 15,965 18,881 12,906 4,587 96,847 13,788 670 4,565 8,553 5,299 3,254 83,059 22,323 4,758.2 13,104.2 4,010.5 449.7 2,171 6,161 15,998 18,908 12,908 4,590 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 ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 Aug. 2013 June 2014 July 2014p Aug. 2014p AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS Total private............................................................................ . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging............................................................... . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods............................................................. . Private service-providing........................................................... . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade..................................................................... . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities.......................................................................... . Information........................................................................ . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services.................................................................... . 33.7 41.4 46.1 39.7 41.9 42.3 41.3 32.4 33.8 38.8 30.4 38.4 41.7 35.9 36.7 35.3 32.0 25.0 30.7 33.7 41.6 47.4 39.6 42.1 42.6 41.4 32.4 33.6 38.6 30.0 38.3 42.2 36.1 36.7 35.4 32.0 25.1 30.7 33.7 41.5 47.2 39.9 42.0 42.5 41.2 32.4 33.5 38.6 29.9 38.4 42.5 36.0 36.7 35.5 31.9 25.0 30.7 33.7 41.5 47.3 39.7 42.0 42.4 41.3 32.4 33.6 38.6 30.0 38.4 42.3 36.1 36.6 35.5 32.1 25.1 30.7 AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS Manufacturing.......................................................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods.... . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................. . 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.7 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.3 Industry 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 ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1 Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings Industry Aug. 2013 June 2014 July 2014p Aug. 2014p Aug. 2013 June 2014 July 2014p Aug. 2014p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing...................................... . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction......................................... . Manufacturing....................................... . Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities................ . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... . Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and health services.................... . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . .................. . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20.17 21.25 26.81 24.17 19.33 20.38 17.59 19.95 17.79 22.66 14.04 20.01 32.24 28.01 24.02 23.74 21.34 11.82 18.05 $20.58 21.57 26.88 24.67 19.56 20.64 17.75 20.37 18.27 23.20 14.39 20.53 32.80 28.78 24.70 24.23 21.58 12.06 18.40 $20.62 21.63 27.01 24.67 19.61 20.70 17.79 20.41 18.27 23.17 14.42 20.45 32.85 29.06 24.74 24.27 21.59 12.09 18.46 $20.68 21.65 27.08 24.67 19.64 20.72 17.84 20.47 18.37 23.39 14.43 20.63 32.84 28.93 24.99 24.31 21.64 12.11 18.50 $679.73 879.75 1,235.94 959.55 809.93 862.07 726.47 646.38 601.30 879.21 426.82 768.38 1,344.41 1,005.56 881.53 838.02 682.88 295.50 554.14 $693.55 897.31 1,274.11 976.93 823.48 879.26 734.85 659.99 613.87 895.52 431.70 786.30 1,384.16 1,038.96 906.49 857.74 690.56 302.71 564.88 $694.89 897.65 1,274.87 984.33 823.62 879.75 732.95 661.28 612.05 894.36 431.16 785.28 1,396.13 1,046.16 907.96 861.59 688.72 302.25 566.72 $696.92 898.48 1,280.88 979.40 824.88 878.53 736.79 663.23 617.23 902.85 432.90 792.19 1,389.13 1,044.37 914.63 863.01 694.64 303.96 567.95 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 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 adjusted1 [2002=100] Index of aggregate weekly hours2 Index of aggregate weekly payrolls3 Industry Aug. 2013 June 2014 July 2014p Aug. 2014p Percent change from: July 2014 Aug. 2014p Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durable goods.......................... . Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . Utilities................................... . Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional and business services. . . . . Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106.5 85.0 156.3 87.5 80.7 82.3 78.2 112.3 103.3 106.1 99.7 111.8 95.1 89.1 105.1 122.2 126.9 115.7 98.2 108.5 87.3 167.0 89.9 82.4 84.5 79.3 114.4 104.5 108.1 99.6 115.0 96.4 89.1 106.1 126.5 128.7 118.6 98.7 108.7 87.4 167.0 91.1 82.5 84.7 78.9 114.5 104.2 108.0 99.3 115.9 97.4 89.2 106.3 127.0 128.6 118.2 98.8 108.8 87.4 168.4 90.7 82.5 84.4 79.2 114.6 104.6 108.2 99.5 115.9 97.3 89.5 106.2 127.3 129.5 118.7 98.8 0.1 0.0 0.8 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.0 1 Aug. 2013 June 2014 July 2014p Aug. 2014p Percent change from: July 2014 Aug. 2014p 143.5 110.6 243.7 114.2 102.0 104.7 97.2 153.7 131.0 141.6 120.0 141.9 128.0 123.6 155.3 172.6 178.6 155.2 129.1 149.2 115.3 261.1 119.8 105.5 108.9 99.5 159.8 136.1 147.7 122.8 149.8 131.9 127.0 161.2 182.4 183.3 162.5 132.4 149.7 115.7 262.4 121.3 105.8 109.4 99.2 160.3 135.9 147.4 122.7 150.3 133.6 128.3 161.8 183.5 183.1 162.3 132.8 150.3 115.9 265.2 120.9 105.9 109.2 99.8 160.9 137.0 149.0 123.1 151.7 133.3 128.1 163.2 184.1 185.0 163.2 133.2 0.4 0.2 1.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.2 0.6 0.4 0.8 1.1 0.3 0.9 -0.2 -0.2 0.9 0.3 1.0 0.6 0.3 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
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