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USDL-12-0402
Technical information:
Household data:
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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION — FEBRUARY 2012
(NOTE: Data published in this release for women employees in the Government and
Total nonfarm industries are erroneous. Errors are found in Summary table B and table
B-5. Additional information is available at www.bls.gov/bls/ceswomen_usps.htm.)
Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 227,000 in February, and the unemployment rate was
unchanged at 8.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in
professional and businesses services, health care and social assistance, leisure and hospitality,
manufacturing, and mining.
Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted,
February 2010 – February 2012
Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month
change, seasonally adjusted, February 2010 –
February 2012
Percent
11.0
Thousands
600
500
10.0
400
300
9.0
200
100
8.0
0
-100
7.0
Feb-10 May-10 A ug-10 No v-10 Feb-11 M ay-11 A ug-11 No v-11 Feb-12
-200
Feb-10 M ay-10 A ug-10 No v-10 Feb-11 M ay-11 A ug-11 No v-11 Feb-12
Household Survey Data
The number of unemployed persons, at 12.8 million, was essentially unchanged in February. The
unemployment rate held at 8.3 percent, 0.8 percentage point below the August 2011 rate.
(See table A-1.)
Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (7.7 percent), adult women
(7.7 percent), teenagers (23.8 percent), whites (7.3 percent), blacks (14.1 percent), and Hispanics (10.7
percent) showed little or no change in February. The jobless rate for Asians was 6.3 percent, not
seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) was little changed at 5.4
million in February. These individuals accounted for 42.6 percent of the unemployed. (See table A-12.)
Both the labor force and employment rose in February. The civilian labor force participation rate, at
63.9 percent, and the employment-population ratio, at 58.6 percent, edged up over the month. (See
table A-1.)
The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as
involuntary part-time workers) was essentially unchanged at 8.1 million in February. 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 February, 2.6 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, essentially unchanged
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 1.0 million discouraged workers in February, about the
same as 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 1.6
million persons marginally attached to the labor force in February had not searched for work in the 4
weeks preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table
A-16.)
Establishment Survey Data
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 227,000 in February. Private-sector employment grew by
233,000, with job gains in professional and business services, health care and social assistance, leisure
and hospitality, manufacturing, and mining. (See table B-1.)
Professional and business services added 82,000 jobs in February. Just over half of the increase
occurred in temporary help services (+45,000). Job gains also occurred in computer systems design
(+10,000) and in management and technical consulting services (+7,000). Employment in professional
and business services has grown by 1.4 million since a recent low point in September 2009.
Health care and social assistance employment rose by 61,000 over the month. Within health care,
ambulatory care services added 28,000 jobs, and hospital employment increased by 15,000. Over the
past 12 months, health care employment has risen by 360,000. In February, social assistance
employment edged up (+12,000).
In February, employment in leisure and hospitality increased by 44,000, with nearly all of the increase
in food services and drinking places (+41,000). Since a recent low in February 2010, food services has
added 531,000 jobs.
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Manufacturing employment rose by 31,000 in February. All of the increase occurred in durable goods
manufacturing, with job gains in fabricated metal products (+11,000), transportation equipment
(+8,000), machinery (+5,000), and furniture and related products (+3,000). Durable goods
manufacturing has added 444,000 jobs since a recent trough in January 2010.
In February, mining added 7,000 jobs, with most of the gain in support activities for mining (+5,000).
Since a recent low in October 2009, mining employment has increased by 180,000.
Construction employment changed little in February, after 2 consecutive months of job gains. Over the
month, employment fell by 14,000 in nonresidential specialty trade contractors.
Overall, employment in retail trade changed little in February. A large job loss in general merchandise
stores (-35,000) more than offset an increase in January (+23,000). Employment in motor vehicle and
parts dealers continued to trend up in February.
Government employment was essentially unchanged in January and February. In 2011, government lost
an average of 22,000 jobs per month.
The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 34.5 hours in
February. The manufacturing workweek edged up by 0.1 hour to 41.0 hours, and factory overtime was
unchanged at 3.4 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on
private nonfarm payrolls edged up by 0.1 hour to 33.8 hours. (See tables B-2 and B-7.)
In February, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 3 cents, or
0.1 percent, to $23.31. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by 1.9 percent.
In February, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees rose
by 3 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $19.64. (See tables B-3 and B-8.)
The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for December was revised from +203,000 to +223,000,
and the change for January was revised from +243,000 to +284,000.
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The Employment Situation for March is scheduled to be released on Friday, April 6, 2012, at
8:30 a.m. (EDT).
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Category
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Change from:
Jan. 2012Feb. 2012
Feb.
2012
Employment status
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed................................................................... .
Employment-population ratio.......................................... .
Unemployed................................................................ .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
238,851
153,302
64.2
139,551
58.4
13,751
9.0
85,550
240,584
153,887
64.0
140,790
58.5
13,097
8.5
86,697
242,269
154,395
63.7
141,637
58.5
12,758
8.3
87,874
242,435
154,871
63.9
142,065
58.6
12,806
8.3
87,564
166
476
0.2
428
0.1
48
0.0
-310
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................ .
9.0
8.8
7.9
23.9
8.0
15.4
6.8
11.6
8.5
8.0
7.9
23.1
7.5
15.8
6.8
11.0
8.3
7.7
7.7
23.2
7.4
13.6
6.7
10.5
8.3
7.7
7.7
23.8
7.3
14.1
6.3
10.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
-0.1
0.5
–
0.2
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7.6
13.7
9.5
7.8
4.3
7.2
13.8
8.7
7.7
4.1
7.0
13.1
8.4
7.2
4.2
7.0
12.9
8.3
7.3
4.2
0.0
-0.2
-0.1
0.1
0.0
Reason for unemployment
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Job leavers................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .
Reentrants....................................................................... .
New entrants.................................................................... .
8,337
904
3,354
1,315
7,602
953
3,399
1,280
7,321
939
3,325
1,253
7,209
1,031
3,361
1,392
-112
92
36
139
Duration of unemployment
Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 to 14 weeks................................................................... .
15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27 weeks and over........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,408
3,080
2,195
6,014
2,669
2,858
2,039
5,588
2,486
2,884
1,980
5,518
2,541
2,807
1,971
5,426
55
-77
-9
-92
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8,383
5,661
2,410
18,280
8,098
5,305
2,419
18,372
8,230
5,372
2,551
18,636
8,119
5,446
2,404
18,827
-111
74
-147
191
Persons not in the labor force (not seasonally adjusted)
Marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Discouraged workers... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,730
1,020
2,540
945
2,809
1,059
2,608
1,006
–
–
- 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
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012p
Feb.
2012p
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
220
257
73
3
33
37
29
2.6
8
184
12.8
5.4
25.1
-4
3
49
13.8
29
16.1
57
5
-37
223
234
62
8
26
28
30
7.4
-2
172
14.7
6.8
5.1
1
5
72
18.7
33
29.5
28
6
-11
284
285
83
10
21
52
42
7.7
10
202
14.5
26.1
16.1
-20
-1
76
32.1
37
43.0
46
7
-1
227
233
24
6
-13
31
31
5.6
0
209
8.4
-7.4
10.6
-1
6
82
45.2
71
61.1
44
-6
-6
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
82.4
49.3
47.8
82.5
49.3
47.8
82.6
49.3
47.8
82.7
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
34.3
$ 22.88
$784.78
93.2
0.2
101.7
0.3
34.5
$ 23.25
$802.13
95.3
0.5
105.6
0.6
34.5
$ 23.28
$803.16
95.5
0.2
106.0
0.4
34.5
$ 23.31
$804.20
95.7
0.2
106.4
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33.6
$ 19.33
$649.49
100.4
0.9
129.6
0.9
33.7
$ 19.59
$660.18
102.4
0.2
134.1
0.3
33.7
$ 19.61
$660.86
102.7
0.3
134.6
0.4
33.8
$ 19.64
$663.83
103.3
0.6
135.6
0.7
68.8
67.9
63.7
64.8
70.3
73.5
57.9
56.8
Category
DIFFUSION INDEX
(Over 1-month span)5
Total private (266 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing (81 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
2 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing
industries.
3 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding annual average aggregate hours.
4 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding annual average
aggregate weekly payrolls.
5 Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance
between industries with increasing and decreasing employment.
p Preliminary
NOTE: Data published in this release for women employees in the Government and Total nonfarm industries are erroneeous. Additional information is available at
www.bls.gov/bls/ceswomen_usps.htm.
Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates
Why are there two monthly measures of employment?
The household survey and establishment survey both produce sample-based estimates of employment
and both have strengths and limitations. The establishment survey employment series has a smaller
margin of error on the measurement of month-to-month change than the household survey because of
its much larger sample size. An over-the-month employment change of 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 the self-employed, unpaid family workers, agricultural
workers, and private household workers, who are excluded by the establishment survey. The household
survey also provides estimates of employment for demographic groups.
Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys?
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.
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/cesbmart.htm.
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
total nonfarm employment estimate; firms from all size classes and industries are appropriately sampled
to achieve that goal.
Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses?
Yes; monthly establishment survey estimates include an adjustment to account for the net employment
change generated by business births and deaths. The adjustment comes from an econometric model that
forecasts the monthly net jobs impact of business births and deaths based on the actual past values of the
net impact that can be observed with a lag from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. The
establishment survey uses modeling rather than 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.
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.
Does the official unemployment rate exclude people who have stopped looking for work?
Yes; however, there are separate estimates of persons outside the labor force who want a job, including
those who have stopped looking because they believe no jobs are available (discouraged workers). In
addition, alternative measures of labor underutilization (some of which include discouraged workers and
other groups not officially counted as unemployed) are published each month in The Employment
Situation news release.
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.
In order for severe weather conditions to reduce the estimate of payroll employment, employees have to
be off work without pay for the entire pay period. About half of all employees in the payroll survey have
a 2-week, semi-monthly, or monthly pay period. Employees who receive pay for any part of the pay
period, even 1 hour, are counted in the payroll employment figures. It is not possible to quantify the
effect of extreme weather on estimates of employment from the establishment survey.
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 usually work full time but had reduced hours, or had a job but were not at work the entire
week, due to bad weather. Current and historical data are available on the household survey’s most
requested statistics page at 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 141,000 businesses and government
agencies, representing approximately 486,000 individual
worksites, in order to provide detailed industry data on
employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm
payrolls. The active sample includes approximately onethird of 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.
unemployed persons. Those not classified as employed or
unemployed are not in the labor force. The unemployment
rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the labor
force. The labor force participation rate is the labor force
as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the employed as a percent of the population.
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
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/#technical.

The household survey includes agricultural
workers, the self-employed, unpaid family
workers, and private household workers among the
employed. These groups are excluded from the
establishment survey.

The household survey includes people on unpaid
leave among the employed. The establishment
survey does not.

The household survey is limited to workers 16
years of age and older. The establishment survey is
not limited by age.

The household survey has no duplication of
individuals, because 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 agesex 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
exact difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the
particular sample selected, and this variability is measured
by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90percent 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 90percent 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
100,000. 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 -50,000 to +150,000 (50,000 +/- 100,000).
These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by
these magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent
chance that the "true" over-the-month change lies within
this interval. Since this range includes values of less than
zero, we could not say with confidence that nonfarm
employment had, in fact, increased that month. If, however,
the reported nonfarm employment rise was 250,000, then
all of the values within the 90-percent confidence interval
would be greater than zero. In this case, it is likely (at least
a 90-percent chance) that nonfarm employment had, in fact,
risen that month. At an unemployment rate of around 5.5
percent, the 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly
change in unemployment as measured by the household
survey is about +/- 280,000, and for the monthly change in
the unemployment rate it is about +/- 0.19 percentage point.
In general, estimates involving many individuals or
establishments have lower standard errors (relative to the
size of the estimate) than estimates which are based on a
small number of observations. The precision of 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
Feb.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Feb.
2011
Oct.
2011
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
238,851
152,635
63.9
138,093
57.8
14,542
9.5
86,216
6,405
242,269
153,485
63.4
139,944
57.8
13,541
8.8
88,784
6,495
242,435
154,114
63.6
140,684
58.0
13,430
8.7
88,322
6,376
238,851
153,302
64.2
139,551
58.4
13,751
9.0
85,550
6,416
240,269
154,057
64.1
140,297
58.4
13,759
8.9
86,213
6,407
240,441
153,937
64.0
140,614
58.5
13,323
8.7
86,503
6,595
240,584
153,887
64.0
140,790
58.5
13,097
8.5
86,697
6,385
242,269
154,395
63.7
141,637
58.5
12,758
8.3
87,874
6,319
242,435
154,871
63.9
142,065
58.6
12,806
8.3
87,564
6,378
Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
115,907
81,360
70.2
72,796
62.8
8,564
10.5
34,548
116,808
81,298
69.6
73,772
63.2
7,526
9.3
35,510
116,896
81,609
69.8
74,035
63.3
7,573
9.3
35,288
115,907
81,737
70.5
74,053
63.9
7,683
9.4
34,171
116,664
82,199
70.5
74,492
63.9
7,707
9.4
34,465
116,755
82,341
70.5
74,975
64.2
7,366
8.9
34,414
116,832
82,373
70.5
75,235
64.4
7,138
8.7
34,459
116,808
82,070
70.3
75,288
64.5
6,781
8.3
34,739
116,896
82,165
70.3
75,318
64.4
6,846
8.3
34,732
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
107,292
78,672
73.3
70,842
66.0
7,829
10.0
28,620
108,087
78,710
72.8
71,892
66.5
6,818
8.7
29,377
108,188
78,986
73.0
72,152
66.7
6,834
8.7
29,201
107,292
78,832
73.5
71,901
67.0
6,931
8.8
28,460
108,104
79,291
73.3
72,379
67.0
6,912
8.7
28,813
108,203
79,440
73.4
72,846
67.3
6,594
8.3
28,763
108,290
79,436
73.4
73,080
67.5
6,356
8.0
28,854
108,087
79,234
73.3
73,170
67.7
6,064
7.7
28,853
108,188
79,317
73.3
73,240
67.7
6,077
7.7
28,870
Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
122,944
71,275
58.0
65,297
53.1
5,978
8.4
51,668
125,461
72,187
57.5
66,172
52.7
6,015
8.3
53,274
125,539
72,505
57.8
66,648
53.1
5,857
8.1
53,034
122,944
71,565
58.2
65,498
53.3
6,067
8.5
51,379
123,605
71,858
58.1
65,805
53.2
6,052
8.4
51,748
123,686
71,596
57.9
65,639
53.1
5,957
8.3
52,090
123,753
71,514
57.8
65,555
53.0
5,959
8.3
52,238
125,461
72,326
57.6
66,349
52.9
5,977
8.3
53,135
125,539
72,706
57.9
66,747
53.2
5,960
8.2
52,833
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
114,714
68,728
59.9
63,277
55.2
5,451
7.9
45,986
117,082
69,513
59.4
64,062
54.7
5,451
7.8
47,569
117,170
69,823
59.6
64,486
55.0
5,337
7.6
47,348
114,714
68,818
60.0
63,351
55.2
5,467
7.9
45,896
115,437
68,981
59.8
63,520
55.0
5,461
7.9
46,457
115,526
68,711
59.5
63,352
54.8
5,359
7.8
46,815
115,602
68,748
59.5
63,323
54.8
5,425
7.9
46,854
117,082
69,449
59.3
64,078
54.7
5,370
7.7
47,634
117,170
69,815
59.6
64,454
55.0
5,361
7.7
47,355
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16,845
5,235
31.1
3,974
23.6
1,262
24.1
11,610
17,100
5,262
30.8
3,990
23.3
1,272
24.2
11,837
17,078
5,305
31.1
4,046
23.7
1,259
23.7
11,773
16,845
5,651
33.5
4,299
25.5
1,352
23.9
11,194
16,728
5,785
34.6
4,398
26.3
1,386
24.0
10,943
16,711
5,786
34.6
4,416
26.4
1,370
23.7
10,925
16,693
5,704
34.2
4,387
26.3
1,316
23.1
10,989
17,100
5,713
33.4
4,389
25.7
1,324
23.2
11,387
17,078
5,739
33.6
4,371
25.6
1,367
23.8
11,339
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.
Feb.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Feb.
2011
Oct.
2011
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
192,601
123,848
64.3
113,066
58.7
10,782
8.7
68,752
192,600
122,750
63.7
112,876
58.6
9,874
8.0
69,850
192,691
123,223
63.9
113,467
58.9
9,755
7.9
69,469
192,601
124,273
64.5
114,294
59.3
9,979
8.0
68,328
193,493
124,804
64.5
114,837
59.3
9,967
8.0
68,689
193,598
124,652
64.4
115,130
59.5
9,522
7.6
68,945
193,682
124,543
64.3
115,254
59.5
9,288
7.5
69,139
192,600
123,579
64.2
114,458
59.4
9,121
7.4
69,021
192,691
123,848
64.3
114,754
59.6
9,094
7.3
68,843
64,866
73.8
58,939
67.1
5,926
9.1
64,081
73.3
58,966
67.5
5,115
8.0
64,327
73.5
59,266
67.8
5,061
7.9
64,976
73.9
59,849
68.1
5,127
7.9
65,318
73.9
60,195
68.1
5,123
7.8
65,366
73.9
60,605
68.5
4,761
7.3
65,373
73.8
60,751
68.6
4,623
7.1
64,495
73.8
60,059
68.7
4,436
6.9
64,642
73.9
60,245
68.9
4,397
6.8
54,685
59.6
50,772
55.3
3,913
7.2
54,422
58.9
50,602
54.7
3,820
7.0
54,660
59.1
50,889
55.0
3,772
6.9
54,661
59.5
50,800
55.3
3,860
7.1
54,685
59.3
50,880
55.1
3,805
7.0
54,520
59.1
50,774
55.0
3,746
6.9
54,481
59.0
50,768
55.0
3,713
6.8
54,434
58.9
50,729
54.9
3,705
6.8
54,609
59.0
50,890
55.0
3,719
6.8
4,297
33.4
3,354
26.1
943
21.9
4,247
33.3
3,308
26.0
938
22.1
4,235
33.3
3,312
26.0
923
21.8
4,636
36.0
3,644
28.3
992
21.4
4,801
37.6
3,761
29.4
1,040
21.7
4,766
37.3
3,751
29.4
1,015
21.3
4,688
36.8
3,736
29.3
952
20.3
4,650
36.5
3,670
28.8
980
21.1
4,596
36.1
3,619
28.4
977
21.3
28,976
17,680
61.0
14,922
51.5
2,758
15.6
11,296
29,727
18,074
60.8
15,512
52.2
2,561
14.2
11,653
29,760
18,219
61.2
15,651
52.6
2,568
14.1
11,541
28,976
17,823
61.5
15,078
52.0
2,745
15.4
11,153
29,228
18,067
61.8
15,351
52.5
2,716
15.0
11,161
29,259
17,934
61.3
15,151
51.8
2,783
15.5
11,325
29,286
18,110
61.8
15,248
52.1
2,862
15.8
11,176
29,727
18,206
61.2
15,725
52.9
2,482
13.6
11,521
29,760
18,363
61.7
15,769
53.0
2,593
14.1
11,398
8,014
67.9
6,608
56.0
1,406
17.5
8,238
68.2
7,083
58.7
1,155
14.0
8,187
67.7
6,942
57.4
1,245
15.2
8,050
68.2
6,734
57.1
1,316
16.4
8,180
68.5
6,867
57.5
1,313
16.0
8,195
68.5
6,851
57.3
1,344
16.4
8,272
69.0
6,969
58.2
1,302
15.7
8,256
68.4
7,205
59.7
1,052
12.7
8,239
68.1
7,064
58.4
1,175
14.3
9,095
62.5
7,956
54.6
1,140
12.5
9,230
61.7
8,068
53.9
1,162
12.6
9,380
62.6
8,272
55.2
1,108
11.8
9,146
62.8
7,958
54.7
1,188
13.0
9,262
63.0
8,093
55.0
1,169
12.6
9,095
61.8
7,911
53.7
1,184
13.0
9,160
62.2
7,885
53.5
1,275
13.9
9,287
62.0
8,113
54.2
1,174
12.6
9,410
62.8
8,240
55.0
1,171
12.4
571
21.8
358
13.7
212
37.2
605
22.5
361
13.4
244
40.3
651
24.3
436
16.3
215
33.1
627
24.0
386
14.8
241
38.4
625
24.3
390
15.2
234
37.5
643
25.0
388
15.1
255
39.6
679
26.5
393
15.3
286
42.1
663
24.7
407
15.2
255
38.5
713
26.6
466
17.4
247
34.7
11,345
12,735
12,713
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–
–
–
–
–
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Feb.
2011
7,351
64.8
6,850
60.4
502
6.8
3,994
Jan.
2012
8,158
64.1
7,608
59.7
549
6.7
4,577
Feb.
2012
8,016
63.1
7,508
59.1
508
6.3
4,696
Feb.
2011
Oct.
2011
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Nov.
2011
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Dec.
2011
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Jan.
2012
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Feb.
2012
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Feb.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Feb.
2011
Oct.
2011
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
34,079
22,373
65.7
19,580
57.5
2,793
12.5
11,706
36,301
23,949
66.0
21,187
58.4
2,762
11.5
12,352
36,384
24,167
66.4
21,407
58.8
2,760
11.4
12,218
34,079
22,487
66.0
19,877
58.3
2,611
11.6
11,592
34,724
23,253
67.0
20,601
59.3
2,652
11.4
11,471
34,808
23,222
66.7
20,574
59.1
2,648
11.4
11,586
34,885
23,270
66.7
20,699
59.3
2,571
11.0
11,615
36,301
24,045
66.2
21,513
59.3
2,532
10.5
12,256
36,384
24,206
66.5
21,628
59.4
2,579
10.7
12,178
12,844
81.5
11,282
71.6
1,562
12.2
13,252
81.2
11,832
72.5
1,421
10.7
13,262
81.1
11,881
72.6
1,381
10.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8,645
57.9
7,685
51.5
960
11.1
9,703
59.4
8,609
52.7
1,094
11.3
9,836
60.1
8,752
53.4
1,085
11.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
884
26.1
613
18.1
271
30.6
994
27.2
746
20.4
248
24.9
1,068
29.2
774
21.2
294
27.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
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: 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
Feb.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Feb.
2011
Oct.
2011
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Less than a high school diploma
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate................................... .
Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed........................................ .
Unemployment rate............................. .
11,045
44.4
9,293
37.4
1,752
15.9
11,374
45.3
9,669
38.5
1,705
15.0
11,119
45.1
9,469
38.4
1,650
14.8
11,334
45.6
9,782
39.4
1,552
13.7
11,760
47.4
10,141
40.8
1,619
13.8
11,713
47.0
10,161
40.8
1,552
13.3
11,688
46.7
10,080
40.3
1,608
13.8
11,469
45.6
9,968
39.7
1,501
13.1
11,488
46.6
10,006
40.6
1,483
12.9
High school graduates, no college1
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate................................... .
Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed........................................ .
Unemployment rate............................. .
37,806
60.7
33,750
54.2
4,056
10.7
37,002
59.8
33,494
54.2
3,508
9.5
37,011
59.3
33,589
53.9
3,422
9.2
37,549
60.3
33,971
54.6
3,578
9.5
37,368
60.5
33,828
54.8
3,540
9.5
37,089
60.3
33,807
54.9
3,282
8.8
36,902
59.8
33,684
54.5
3,218
8.7
36,850
59.6
33,737
54.6
3,113
8.4
36,799
59.0
33,761
54.1
3,039
8.3
Some college or associate degree
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate................................... .
Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed........................................ .
Unemployment rate............................. .
36,928
69.7
33,916
64.0
3,012
8.2
37,240
69.3
34,435
64.0
2,804
7.5
37,485
69.5
34,669
64.3
2,817
7.5
36,691
69.3
33,847
63.9
2,844
7.8
36,984
69.2
33,941
63.5
3,043
8.2
36,816
68.5
34,009
63.3
2,807
7.6
37,024
69.1
34,167
63.7
2,857
7.7
37,214
69.2
34,525
64.2
2,689
7.2
37,282
69.1
34,571
64.1
2,711
7.3
Bachelor’s degree and higher2
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate................................... .
Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed........................................ .
Unemployment rate............................. .
46,520
76.8
44,495
73.4
2,025
4.4
47,510
75.7
45,402
72.3
2,108
4.4
47,841
76.3
45,808
73.0
2,034
4.3
46,624
76.9
44,613
73.6
2,012
4.3
47,006
75.8
44,960
72.5
2,046
4.4
47,117
75.9
45,058
72.6
2,059
4.4
47,131
76.0
45,201
72.9
1,930
4.1
47,481
75.6
45,492
72.4
1,989
4.2
47,890
76.4
45,875
73.1
2,015
4.2
1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
2 Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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
Feb.
2011
Men
Feb.
2012
Feb.
2011
Women
Feb.
2012
Feb.
2011
Feb.
2012
VETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21,763
11,427
52.5
10,376
47.7
1,051
9.2
10,336
21,315
11,101
52.1
10,324
48.4
777
7.0
10,214
19,967
10,250
51.3
9,301
46.6
949
9.3
9,717
19,506
9,961
51.1
9,246
47.4
715
7.2
9,545
1,796
1,177
65.5
1,075
59.8
102
8.7
619
1,809
1,140
63.0
1,078
59.6
61
5.4
669
Gulf War-era II veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,337
1,906
81.6
1,667
71.3
239
12.5
431
2,524
2,025
80.2
1,870
74.1
154
7.6
499
1,920
1,607
83.7
1,394
72.6
213
13.3
313
2,092
1,726
82.5
1,594
76.2
132
7.6
366
417
300
71.9
274
65.6
26
8.7
117
432
299
69.2
277
64.0
22
7.4
133
Gulf War-era I veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,939
2,477
84.3
2,280
77.6
197
8.0
462
3,077
2,581
83.9
2,432
79.0
149
5.8
496
2,485
2,126
85.6
1,954
78.6
172
8.1
359
2,572
2,198
85.5
2,072
80.6
126
5.7
374
454
351
77.2
326
71.6
25
7.2
103
505
383
75.9
360
71.2
23
6.1
122
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10,626
3,701
34.8
3,385
31.9
316
8.5
6,925
10,010
3,242
32.4
3,027
30.2
215
6.6
6,768
10,295
3,578
34.8
3,273
31.8
305
8.5
6,717
9,687
3,122
32.2
2,908
30.0
214
6.9
6,565
331
123
37.0
112
33.8
11
8.7
209
323
120
37.1
119
37.0
0
0.4
203
Veterans of other service periods
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,861
3,344
57.0
3,044
51.9
299
9.0
2,517
5,704
3,253
57.0
2,995
52.5
258
7.9
2,451
5,267
2,940
55.8
2,680
50.9
259
8.8
2,328
5,156
2,916
56.5
2,673
51.8
243
8.3
2,240
594
404
68.0
364
61.3
40
9.9
190
549
338
61.5
322
58.8
15
4.5
211
NONVETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
208,204
139,606
67.1
126,562
60.8
13,044
9.3
68,598
212,182
141,354
66.6
129,189
60.9
12,165
8.6
70,828
91,410
70,315
76.9
62,932
68.8
7,382
10.5
21,096
92,771
70,803
76.3
64,235
69.2
6,568
9.3
21,968
116,794
69,292
59.3
63,630
54.5
5,662
8.2
47,502
119,411
70,551
59.1
64,953
54.4
5,597
7.9
48,860
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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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
Feb.
2011
Feb.
2012
Persons with no disability
Feb.
2011
Feb.
2012
TOTAL, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population...................................................... .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate..................................................................... .
Employed............................................................................. .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed.......................................................................... .
Unemployment rate............................................................... .
Not in labor force....................................................................... .
27,179
5,592
20.6
4,730
17.4
862
15.4
21,587
27,822
5,542
19.9
4,665
16.8
878
15.8
22,280
211,672
147,043
69.5
133,363
63.0
13,680
9.3
64,629
214,613
148,572
69.2
136,019
63.4
12,552
8.4
66,042
Men, 16 to 64 years
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate..................................................................... .
Employed............................................................................. .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed.......................................................................... .
Unemployment rate............................................................... .
Not in labor force....................................................................... .
2,510
34.2
2,085
28.4
425
16.9
4,839
2,458
32.9
2,006
26.8
452
18.4
5,013
74,988
82.2
67,091
73.5
7,897
10.5
16,280
74,926
82.1
68,058
74.5
6,868
9.2
16,378
Women, 16 to 64 years
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate..................................................................... .
Employed............................................................................. .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed.......................................................................... .
Unemployment rate............................................................... .
Not in labor force....................................................................... .
2,203
29.3
1,834
24.3
370
16.8
5,328
2,194
28.1
1,843
23.6
352
16.0
5,617
65,944
70.7
60,526
64.9
5,418
8.2
27,357
66,900
70.7
61,625
65.1
5,276
7.9
27,719
Both sexes, 65 years and over
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate..................................................................... .
Employed............................................................................. .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed.......................................................................... .
Unemployment rate............................................................... .
Not in labor force....................................................................... .
879
7.1
811
6.6
67
7.7
11,421
890
7.1
816
6.5
74
8.3
11,650
6,110
22.5
5,746
21.2
365
6.0
20,992
6,746
23.5
6,337
22.1
409
6.1
21,945
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
Feb.
2011
Men
Feb.
2012
Feb.
2011
Women
Feb.
2012
Feb.
2011
Feb.
2012
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.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36,026
23,958
66.5
21,614
60.0
2,344
9.8
12,068
37,463
24,826
66.3
22,470
60.0
2,356
9.5
12,636
17,781
14,061
79.1
12,673
71.3
1,388
9.9
3,720
18,237
14,310
78.5
13,001
71.3
1,309
9.1
3,927
18,245
9,897
54.2
8,942
49.0
956
9.7
8,348
19,226
10,516
54.7
9,469
49.3
1,047
10.0
8,710
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.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
202,825
128,676
63.4
116,478
57.4
12,198
9.5
74,148
204,973
129,288
63.1
118,214
57.7
11,074
8.6
75,685
98,126
67,299
68.6
60,123
61.3
7,176
10.7
30,828
98,660
67,299
68.2
61,035
61.9
6,264
9.3
31,361
104,698
61,378
58.6
56,355
53.8
5,023
8.2
43,321
106,313
61,989
58.3
57,179
53.8
4,810
7.8
44,324
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seasonally adjusted
Feb.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Feb.
2011
Oct.
2011
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
2,097
1,233
849
15
135,996
127,336
20,985
106,351
688
105,663
8,573
87
2,042
1,259
765
18
137,902
129,299
20,519
108,780
569
108,211
8,491
112
2,030
1,238
767
26
138,654
130,204
20,772
109,432
621
108,811
8,343
106
2,247
1,337
901
–
137,388
128,610
20,874
107,731
–
107,003
8,666
–
2,257
1,317
864
–
138,167
129,531
20,516
108,977
–
108,177
8,553
–
2,262
1,359
849
–
138,304
129,604
20,434
109,159
–
108,485
8,628
–
2,349
1,429
874
–
138,411
129,662
20,616
109,064
–
108,407
8,587
–
2,208
1,376
800
–
139,491
130,569
20,583
109,966
–
109,353
8,769
–
2,185
1,353
814
–
139,945
131,365
20,617
110,778
–
110,138
8,477
–
8,749
6,051
2,402
18,669
8,918
6,025
2,479
18,958
8,455
5,790
2,338
19,358
8,383
5,661
2,410
18,280
8,790
5,839
2,538
18,401
8,469
5,578
2,496
18,363
8,098
5,305
2,419
18,372
8,230
5,372
2,551
18,636
8,119
5,446
2,404
18,827
8,633
5,974
2,388
18,321
8,747
5,922
2,464
18,596
8,302
5,694
2,313
18,980
8,293
5,595
2,376
17,930
8,664
5,762
2,566
18,003
8,358
5,502
2,518
17,941
7,952
5,199
2,423
17,969
8,083
5,278
2,563
18,298
7,988
5,356
2,365
18,399
1 Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.
2 Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the survey reference week and excludes employed 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.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-9. Selected employment indicators
[Numbers in thousands]
Not seasonally adjusted
Characteristic
Seasonally adjusted
Feb.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Feb.
2011
Oct.
2011
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
138,093
3,974
1,155
2,819
134,119
12,664
121,455
93,017
30,110
30,156
32,751
28,437
139,944
3,990
1,160
2,830
135,954
12,953
123,000
93,271
29,995
30,394
32,883
29,729
140,684
4,046
1,171
2,875
136,638
13,104
123,534
93,346
30,190
30,421
32,734
30,188
139,551
4,299
1,312
2,990
135,252
12,949
122,228
93,734
30,398
30,402
32,935
28,494
140,297
4,398
1,436
2,970
135,899
13,346
122,521
93,356
30,562
30,094
32,700
29,165
140,614
4,416
1,413
2,995
136,198
13,200
122,973
93,708
30,743
30,222
32,743
29,264
140,790
4,387
1,304
3,060
136,403
13,195
123,234
93,882
30,771
30,271
32,841
29,352
141,637
4,389
1,333
3,064
137,248
13,335
123,901
93,991
30,367
30,614
33,009
29,910
142,065
4,371
1,337
3,050
137,694
13,395
124,243
94,056
30,483
30,638
32,935
30,187
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72,796
1,953
562
1,391
70,842
6,513
64,329
49,491
16,347
16,240
16,904
14,839
73,772
1,880
524
1,357
71,892
6,685
65,207
49,592
16,120
16,357
17,116
15,615
74,035
1,883
554
1,329
72,152
6,622
65,530
49,622
16,195
16,342
17,084
15,909
74,053
2,153
664
1,485
71,901
6,712
65,162
50,218
16,620
16,465
17,132
14,944
74,492
2,113
662
1,449
72,379
7,081
65,331
49,901
16,668
16,240
16,992
15,430
74,975
2,129
654
1,465
72,846
6,980
65,853
50,368
16,895
16,370
17,102
15,485
75,235
2,155
635
1,501
73,080
6,998
66,084
50,528
16,885
16,422
17,221
15,556
75,288
2,118
620
1,487
73,170
7,003
66,169
50,358
16,440
16,573
17,346
15,811
75,318
2,079
650
1,424
73,240
6,851
66,376
50,382
16,498
16,564
17,319
15,994
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65,297
2,021
593
1,428
63,277
6,151
57,125
43,527
13,764
13,916
15,847
13,598
66,172
2,110
636
1,474
64,062
6,268
57,794
43,679
13,875
14,037
15,767
14,115
66,648
2,163
616
1,546
64,486
6,482
58,003
43,724
13,995
14,079
15,650
14,279
65,498
2,147
647
1,505
63,351
6,237
57,066
43,517
13,777
13,936
15,803
13,549
65,805
2,286
773
1,521
63,520
6,265
57,190
43,455
13,894
13,854
15,708
13,735
65,639
2,287
759
1,530
63,352
6,220
57,119
43,340
13,848
13,852
15,641
13,779
65,555
2,232
669
1,559
63,323
6,198
57,150
43,354
13,886
13,849
15,620
13,796
66,349
2,270
713
1,577
64,078
6,332
57,732
43,633
13,928
14,041
15,664
14,099
66,747
2,293
687
1,625
64,454
6,544
57,867
43,674
13,985
14,074
15,615
14,193
MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Women who maintain families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42,658
34,579
8,499
43,191
34,672
9,075
43,201
34,603
9,181
42,959
34,384
–
43,661
34,225
–
43,933
34,442
–
43,709
34,177
–
43,658
34,445
–
43,556
34,341
–
FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS
Full-time workers1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part-time workers2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
110,731
27,361
111,879
28,065
112,587
28,096
112,538
26,881
112,841
27,463
113,212
27,378
113,765
27,040
113,845
27,739
114,408
27,576
MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS
Total multiple jobholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Percent of total employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6,882
5.0
6,830
4.9
7,116
5.1
6,770
4.9
6,903
4.9
7,004
5.0
7,013
5.0
7,038
5.0
6,999
4.9
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
Self-employed workers, incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,221
9,421
5,191
9,256
5,226
9,110
–
9,567
–
9,417
–
9,478
–
9,461
–
9,569
–
9,291
1 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
2 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.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Characteristic
Number of
unemployed persons
(in thousands)
Unemployment rates
Feb.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Feb.
2011
Oct.
2011
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
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............................ .
13,751
1,352
532
826
12,398
2,333
10,033
8,055
3,156
2,428
2,471
1,970
12,758
1,324
539
788
11,434
2,050
9,353
7,492
3,001
2,250
2,241
1,867
12,806
1,367
570
800
11,439
2,140
9,293
7,391
2,899
2,236
2,256
1,888
9.0
23.9
28.8
21.6
8.4
15.3
7.6
7.9
9.4
7.4
7.0
6.5
8.9
24.0
25.2
23.2
8.3
13.9
7.7
8.0
9.7
7.2
7.1
7.0
8.7
23.7
23.3
23.4
8.1
14.2
7.3
7.6
9.2
7.0
6.7
6.4
8.5
23.1
27.8
21.3
8.0
14.4
7.2
7.6
9.4
6.8
6.5
6.2
8.3
23.2
28.8
20.5
7.7
13.3
7.0
7.4
9.0
6.8
6.4
5.9
8.3
23.8
29.9
20.8
7.7
13.8
7.0
7.3
8.7
6.8
6.4
5.9
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............................ .
7,683
752
265
492
6,931
1,309
5,584
4,442
1,759
1,319
1,364
1,142
6,781
717
291
427
6,064
1,159
4,886
3,887
1,617
1,129
1,141
999
6,846
769
327
448
6,077
1,270
4,796
3,822
1,546
1,125
1,151
974
9.4
25.9
28.6
24.9
8.8
16.3
7.9
8.1
9.6
7.4
7.4
7.1
9.4
27.3
27.4
27.4
8.7
14.6
8.1
8.4
10.1
7.4
7.5
7.2
8.9
26.6
26.7
26.7
8.3
15.6
7.4
7.7
9.2
7.0
6.8
6.7
8.7
26.6
30.5
25.1
8.0
15.3
7.2
7.5
9.5
6.7
6.3
6.1
8.3
25.3
32.0
22.3
7.7
14.2
6.9
7.2
9.0
6.4
6.2
5.9
8.3
27.0
33.5
23.9
7.7
15.6
6.7
7.1
8.6
6.4
6.2
5.7
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 over1 .......................... .
6,067
600
266
333
5,467
1,025
4,448
3,613
1,397
1,109
1,107
825
5,977
607
249
361
5,370
891
4,467
3,604
1,383
1,121
1,100
890
5,960
598
243
352
5,361
870
4,497
3,569
1,354
1,110
1,105
920
8.5
21.8
29.2
18.1
7.9
14.1
7.2
7.7
9.2
7.4
6.5
5.7
8.4
20.6
23.2
18.6
7.9
13.1
7.3
7.5
9.2
6.8
6.6
6.5
8.3
20.7
20.0
20.1
7.8
12.6
7.2
7.5
9.2
6.9
6.6
5.8
8.3
19.3
25.0
17.1
7.9
13.4
7.3
7.6
9.3
7.0
6.7
5.7
8.3
21.1
25.8
18.6
7.7
12.3
7.2
7.6
9.0
7.4
6.6
5.9
8.2
20.7
26.1
17.8
7.7
11.7
7.2
7.6
8.8
7.3
6.6
6.1
MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Women who maintain families1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,665
1,972
1,273
2,347
2,033
1,236
2,292
2,012
1,222
5.8
5.4
13.0
5.8
5.7
12.3
5.3
5.3
12.4
5.1
5.4
12.9
5.1
5.6
12.0
5.0
5.5
11.7
FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS
Full-time workers2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part-time workers3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11,870
1,867
10,982
1,746
10,992
1,768
9.5
6.5
9.5
6.4
9.2
6.0
9.0
6.3
8.8
5.9
8.8
6.0
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 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.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment
[Numbers in thousands]
Not seasonally adjusted
Reason
Feb.
2011
Jan.
2012
Seasonally adjusted
Feb.
2012
Feb.
2011
Oct.
2011
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9,212
1,718
7,495
6,005
1,489
888
3,338
1,103
8,234
1,892
6,342
4,948
1,395
957
3,276
1,074
7,866
1,526
6,340
4,923
1,416
1,032
3,337
1,196
8,337
1,261
7,076
5,687
1,389
904
3,354
1,315
7,924
1,226
6,699
5,308
1,391
1,068
3,387
1,291
7,599
1,181
6,418
5,033
1,385
1,005
3,355
1,276
7,602
1,216
6,386
5,089
1,296
953
3,399
1,280
7,321
1,284
6,037
4,807
1,230
939
3,325
1,253
7,209
1,135
6,075
4,755
1,320
1,031
3,361
1,392
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Job losers and persons who completed
temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
On temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not on temporary layoff........................... .
Job leavers............................................ .
Reentrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New entrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63.4
11.8
51.5
6.1
23.0
7.6
60.8
14.0
46.8
7.1
24.2
7.9
58.6
11.4
47.2
7.7
24.8
8.9
59.9
9.1
50.9
6.5
24.1
9.5
58.0
9.0
49.0
7.8
24.8
9.4
57.4
8.9
48.5
7.6
25.3
9.6
57.4
9.2
48.3
7.2
25.7
9.7
57.0
10.0
47.0
7.3
25.9
9.8
55.5
8.7
46.7
7.9
25.9
10.7
UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers and persons who completed
temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Job leavers............................................ .
Reentrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New entrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.0
0.6
2.2
0.7
5.4
0.6
2.1
0.7
5.1
0.7
2.2
0.8
5.4
0.6
2.2
0.9
5.1
0.7
2.2
0.8
4.9
0.7
2.2
0.8
4.9
0.6
2.2
0.8
4.7
0.6
2.2
0.8
4.7
0.7
2.2
0.9
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
Feb.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Seasonally adjusted
Feb.
2011
Oct.
2011
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Less than 5 weeks.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 to 14 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 weeks and over................................... .
15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,263
3,801
8,478
2,420
6,058
2,923
3,106
7,512
1,915
5,597
2,366
3,454
7,609
2,199
5,411
2,408
3,080
8,208
2,195
6,014
2,676
3,285
7,869
2,029
5,839
2,510
2,896
7,766
2,087
5,680
2,669
2,858
7,628
2,039
5,588
2,486
2,884
7,498
1,980
5,518
2,541
2,807
7,397
1,971
5,426
Average (mean) duration, in weeks1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Median duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36.7
20.6
38.2
19.2
39.1
19.3
37.4
21.1
39.2
20.8
40.9
21.5
40.8
21.0
40.1
21.1
40.0
20.3
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 to 14 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 weeks and over................................... .
15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15.6
26.1
58.3
16.6
41.7
21.6
22.9
55.5
14.1
41.3
17.6
25.7
56.7
16.4
40.3
17.6
22.5
59.9
16.0
43.9
19.4
23.8
56.9
14.7
42.2
19.1
22.0
59.0
15.8
43.1
20.3
21.7
58.0
15.5
42.5
19.3
22.4
58.3
15.4
42.9
19.9
22.0
58.0
15.5
42.6
1 Beginning in January 2011, this series reflects a change to the collection of data on unemployment duration. For more information, see
www.bls.gov/cps/duration.htm.
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............. .
Unemployed
Unemployment
rates
Feb.
2011
Feb.
2012
Feb.
2011
Feb.
2012
Feb.
2011
Feb.
2012
138,093
52,557
140,684
53,208
14,542
2,435
13,430
2,336
9.5
4.4
8.7
4.2
21,256
31,301
23,758
33,220
15,367
17,853
22,151
31,058
24,751
33,766
15,553
18,212
1,089
1,346
2,846
3,180
1,523
1,657
1,015
1,320
2,810
2,907
1,331
1,576
4.9
4.1
10.7
8.7
9.0
8.5
4.4
4.1
10.2
7.9
7.9
8.0
12,676
911
6,868
4,897
12,461
890
6,878
4,693
2,568
255
1,938
374
2,033
221
1,495
317
16.8
21.9
22.0
7.1
14.0
19.9
17.9
6.3
15,882
7,908
7,973
16,498
8,272
8,226
2,356
1,105
1,251
2,096
971
1,125
12.9
12.3
13.6
11.3
10.5
12.0
1 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. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Number of
unemployed
persons
(in thousands)
Unemployment
rates
Feb.
2011
Feb.
2012
Feb.
2011
Feb.
2012
14,542
11,641
41
1,883
1,492
989
503
1,889
499
205
636
1,469
1,198
1,783
546
270
927
601
13,430
10,517
66
1,404
1,294
787
506
1,824
440
247
498
1,590
1,197
1,496
461
290
848
579
9.5
9.9
5.6
21.8
9.9
10.5
8.9
9.2
9.0
6.7
6.9
10.1
5.6
13.8
8.9
18.4
4.2
5.9
8.7
8.8
7.2
17.1
8.4
8.1
9.0
8.9
7.6
8.4
5.3
10.3
5.4
11.6
7.1
19.5
3.9
5.9
1 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
Feb.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Feb.
2011
Oct.
2011
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
5.6
4.9
4.9
5.4
5.1
5.0
5.0
4.9
4.8
6.0
5.4
5.1
5.4
5.1
4.9
4.9
4.7
4.7
9.5
8.8
8.7
9.0
8.9
8.7
8.5
8.3
8.3
10.1
9.4
9.3
9.6
9.5
9.3
9.1
8.9
8.9
11.1
10.5
10.2
10.6
10.4
10.2
10.0
9.9
9.8
16.7
16.2
15.6
15.9
16.0
15.6
15.2
15.1
14.9
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
Feb.
2011
Men
Feb.
2012
Feb.
2011
Women
Feb.
2012
Feb.
2011
Feb.
2012
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 . . . .
86,216
6,405
2,730
1,020
1,710
88,322
6,376
2,608
1,006
1,603
34,548
3,036
1,447
592
854
35,288
2,944
1,358
612
746
51,668
3,369
1,283
427
855
53,034
3,432
1,250
394
856
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6,882
5.0
3,573
1,855
222
1,197
7,116
5.1
3,624
1,934
264
1,254
3,364
4.6
1,964
618
142
628
3,422
4.6
1,953
600
152
696
3,518
5.4
1,609
1,236
80
569
3,695
5.5
1,671
1,334
112
558
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
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012p
Feb.
2012p
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012p
Feb.
2012p
129,148
106,643
17,314
132,965
110,632
18,076
130,313
108,436
17,728
131,164
108,854
17,713
130,676
108,464
17,894
132,186
110,193
18,176
132,470
110,478
18,259
132,697
110,711
18,283
Change
from:
Jan.2012 Feb.2012p
227
233
24
Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oil and gas extraction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining, except oil and gas1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Coal mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Support activities for mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
723
48.1
675.3
163.1
200.0
83.2
312.2
818
48.5
769.9
186.3
216.4
86.9
367.2
813
48.3
764.2
186.7
209.2
86.6
368.3
817
47.4
770.0
187.4
209.8
86.6
372.8
741
49.2
692.1
164.4
211.1
83.5
316.6
822
48.7
773.3
186.3
220.5
86.6
366.5
832
49.0
782.9
187.9
220.8
86.9
374.2
838
48.3
789.9
189.2
221.6
87.2
379.1
6
-0.7
7.0
1.3
0.8
0.3
4.9
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction of buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Residential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonresidential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Heavy and civil engineering construction. . . . . . .
Specialty trade contractors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Residential specialty trade contractors. . . . . . .
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors. . . .
5,049
1,141.1
528.0
613.1
714.7
3,192.8
1,328.3
1,864.5
5,441
1,222.6
570.6
652.0
798.8
3,419.3
1,425.1
1,994.2
5,160
1,172.2
538.7
633.5
730.5
3,256.8
1,354.6
1,902.2
5,119
1,163.4
536.1
627.3
730.1
3,225.8
1,343.8
1,882.0
5,489
1,214.3
565.8
648.5
823.4
3,451.7
1,435.0
2,016.7
5,546
1,226.7
571.4
655.3
840.0
3,479.6
1,455.0
2,024.6
5,567
1,232.5
571.4
661.1
837.8
3,496.2
1,459.4
2,036.8
5,554
1,236.3
573.1
663.2
836.5
3,480.8
1,457.6
2,023.2
-13
3.8
1.7
2.1
-1.3
-15.4
-1.8
-13.6
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11,542
11,817
11,755
11,777
11,664
11,808
11,860
11,891
31
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 manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7,141
333.0
348.7
377.0
1,309.3
1,032.8
1,098.3
157.8
115.4
7,366
329.4
361.2
400.8
1,366.6
1,086.0
1,110.2
162.7
112.5
7,352
327.0
352.2
402.2
1,371.1
1,085.7
1,104.3
162.2
111.1
7,378
325.2
353.0
402.9
1,379.4
1,089.8
1,104.4
162.8
110.6
7,203
342.6
368.1
378.8
1,322.6
1,034.9
1,101.4
158.0
115.5
7,361
332.0
367.0
400.7
1,367.8
1,082.0
1,107.4
162.2
112.2
7,403
334.6
370.2
403.0
1,379.4
1,087.7
1,105.7
162.3
111.0
7,434
335.7
372.1
404.2
1,390.8
1,092.2
1,105.1
162.6
110.9
31
1.1
1.9
1.2
11.4
4.5
-0.6
0.3
-0.1
377.8
404.8
364.1
1,358.5
704.9
347.8
571.9
387.0
402.6
369.2
1,421.1
742.8
346.1
575.4
385.9
399.9
370.0
1,421.7
743.6
343.7
573.8
386.7
399.7
370.9
1,430.3
751.6
347.3
574.3
378.9
406.1
365.3
1,361.2
705.0
353.4
574.5
386.5
401.4
369.1
1,414.2
737.6
348.6
572.6
386.9
400.3
370.7
1,423.6
745.3
350.4
577.7
387.7
399.0
372.7
1,431.9
750.9
353.5
576.1
0.8
-1.3
2.0
8.3
5.6
3.1
-1.6
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Food manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Beverages and tobacco products. . . . . . . . . . . .
Textile mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textile product mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leather and allied products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Paper and paper products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Printing and related support activities. . . . . . . .
Petroleum and coal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chemicals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Plastics and rubber products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,401
1,430.0
176.8
119.3
116.2
152.3
28.6
389.1
472.7
106.7
780.2
628.8
4,451
1,448.0
189.1
119.1
114.4
148.7
30.4
393.6
460.9
111.8
796.6
638.2
4,403
1,423.0
187.2
119.5
111.4
146.7
30.5
391.7
456.4
109.5
794.1
632.8
4,399
1,419.2
189.2
119.7
111.7
149.2
30.5
388.5
453.4
109.2
793.3
635.3
4,461
1,461.6
184.0
120.2
118.0
152.6
29.0
390.9
475.9
112.2
782.3
634.6
4,447
1,442.2
191.9
119.6
114.3
150.1
30.3
392.2
459.6
113.9
793.8
639.5
4,457
1,446.9
193.8
120.6
112.7
150.2
30.7
391.7
460.3
115.0
796.5
638.6
4,457
1,448.1
196.1
120.5
113.2
149.9
30.6
390.4
457.8
114.4
795.6
640.3
0
1.2
2.3
-0.1
0.5
-0.3
-0.1
-1.3
-2.5
-0.6
-0.9
1.7
Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89,329
92,556
90,708
91,141
90,570
92,017
92,219
92,428
209
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24,473
25,803
25,043
24,840
24,866
25,181
25,238
25,251
13
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Electronic markets and agents and brokers.. .
5,443.0
2,718.6
1,903.8
820.6
5,580.1
2,773.8
1,957.8
848.5
5,530.5
2,758.0
1,930.3
842.2
5,537.4
2,758.6
1,933.9
844.9
5,496.2
2,738.2
1,931.5
826.5
5,568.8
2,770.5
1,952.8
845.5
5,583.3
2,777.1
1,957.7
848.5
5,591.7
2,779.9
1,960.8
851.0
8.4
2.8
3.1
2.5
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicle and parts dealers1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Automobile dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Furniture and home furnishings stores. . . . . . .
14,276.6
1,643.2
1,030.8
432.7
15,231.1
1,699.0
1,067.9
467.4
14,660.1
1,682.7
1,065.2
453.1
14,450.7
1,692.0
1,070.7
442.5
14,555.5
1,669.5
1,041.2
439.0
14,731.5
1,709.3
1,071.4
446.5
14,757.6
1,713.9
1,077.8
448.3
14,750.2
1,718.4
1,081.2
449.2
-7.4
4.5
3.4
0.9
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
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012p
Feb.
2012p
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012p
Feb.
2012p
Change
from:
Jan.2012 Feb.2012p
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
524.5
1,084.3
2,781.0
970.6
808.8
1,295.5
541.8
1,108.2
2,874.5
999.9
827.2
1,527.9
516.2
1,086.7
2,838.4
988.9
817.1
1,366.0
509.5
1,099.2
2,822.7
988.1
815.0
1,309.5
530.6
1,131.6
2,811.2
975.9
822.2
1,345.0
514.8
1,141.8
2,848.5
984.2
830.5
1,384.5
513.4
1,143.0
2,854.1
989.5
828.4
1,369.3
513.9
1,143.4
2,856.8
993.8
828.0
1,367.7
0.5
0.4
2.7
4.3
-0.4
-1.6
568.0
2,997.2
1,505.0
751.9
418.9
603.2
3,337.1
1,734.6
778.0
466.9
560.5
3,158.8
1,626.9
750.0
441.7
561.1
3,023.1
1,523.0
757.6
430.4
579.2
3,061.2
1,538.0
762.1
428.0
558.2
3,116.0
1,567.1
761.5
435.7
553.6
3,138.8
1,593.0
766.1
439.2
566.0
3,103.4
1,568.0
770.1
439.5
12.4
-35.4
-25.0
4.0
0.3
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,202.5
452.2
223.4
61.2
1,248.3
4,435.0
455.1
231.4
63.0
1,315.6
4,294.6
455.8
230.8
64.1
1,292.2
4,293.8
454.7
231.0
64.6
1,295.5
4,261.4
454.0
225.0
64.3
1,284.2
4,321.8
456.1
231.7
63.3
1,318.1
4,337.9
457.8
232.2
65.6
1,321.3
4,348.5
456.0
232.3
66.3
1,331.5
10.6
-1.8
0.1
0.7
10.2
446.2
42.2
20.3
554.8
517.6
636.3
449.3
43.5
24.4
575.7
618.2
658.8
447.1
43.8
22.1
573.4
521.0
644.3
445.5
43.7
23.0
572.1
517.7
646.0
435.3
42.3
27.3
557.6
526.8
644.6
433.5
43.4
29.6
574.1
521.9
650.1
436.5
43.5
30.3
577.2
522.6
650.9
435.1
43.7
31.0
575.4
524.3
652.9
-1.4
0.2
0.7
-1.8
1.7
2.0
Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
551.2
557.1
558.0
558.1
552.9
559.1
559.6
560.4
0.8
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Publishing industries, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . .
Motion picture and sound recording
industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Broadcasting, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Data processing, hosting and related
services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other information services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,663
749.2
2,660
749.9
2,600
739.1
2,617
740.3
2,674
751.6
2,645
746.1
2,625
742.0
2,624
740.9
-1
-1.1
352.1
283.7
888.2
367.2
281.0
851.9
330.8
279.5
846.9
349.0
278.7
842.5
359.7
284.5
885.6
363.8
279.6
846.9
350.3
279.8
846.6
356.0
278.4
840.2
5.7
-1.4
-6.4
241.2
148.7
243.7
166.5
237.9
165.3
241.7
165.1
242.7
149.5
242.5
166.5
240.3
166.2
242.2
166.5
1.9
0.3
Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Monetary authorities - central bank. . . . . . . . . . .
Credit intermediation and related
activities1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Depository credit intermediation1 . . . . . . . . . .
Commercial banking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Securities, commodity contracts,
investments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Insurance carriers and related activities. . . . . .
Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles. . .
Real estate and rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Real estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rental and leasing services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets. . . . .
7,624
5,741.6
18.5
7,707
5,771.2
18.8
7,647
5,744.7
18.8
7,656
5,751.0
18.8
7,669
5,749.1
18.7
7,696
5,756.8
18.9
7,695
5,754.7
18.9
7,701
5,755.6
18.8
6
0.9
-0.1
2,554.9
1,728.6
1,307.7
2,578.3
1,748.1
1,321.1
2,568.8
1,743.7
1,318.2
2,573.0
1,746.2
1,320.3
2,556.2
1,731.6
1,309.1
2,570.1
1,745.9
1,319.7
2,569.7
1,746.0
1,319.5
2,570.6
1,748.9
1,322.3
0.9
2.9
2.8
804.3
2,277.2
86.7
1,881.9
1,373.5
484.6
23.8
804.5
2,285.0
84.6
1,935.6
1,409.1
502.1
24.4
798.9
2,273.9
84.3
1,902.7
1,386.9
492.0
23.8
800.3
2,274.8
84.1
1,904.9
1,388.5
492.7
23.7
805.7
2,282.0
86.5
1,920.0
1,395.1
500.9
24.0
803.7
2,279.6
84.5
1,939.0
1,408.5
506.3
24.2
801.7
2,280.1
84.3
1,939.8
1,410.4
505.5
23.9
801.8
2,280.2
84.2
1,945.2
1,413.2
508.1
23.9
0.1
0.1
-0.1
5.4
2.8
2.6
0.0
16,842
7,635.0
1,107.6
1,014.1
1,265.7
17,698
7,859.3
1,118.8
966.3
1,303.1
17,313
7,857.9
1,111.4
1,055.6
1,288.7
17,461
7,951.1
1,113.0
1,105.8
1,293.1
17,104
7,558.2
1,114.7
876.2
1,284.2
17,593
7,815.5
1,115.6
957.8
1,303.1
17,669
7,837.9
1,118.8
961.1
1,309.3
17,751
7,872.1
1,119.6
968.4
1,313.6
82
34.2
0.8
7.3
4.3
1,495.2
1,564.3
1,549.5
1,563.5
1,500.0
1,557.8
1,556.3
1,566.5
10.2
1,033.7
1,887.0
7,320.4
1,112.9
1,939.2
7,899.2
1,092.0
1,930.8
7,524.3
1,104.6
1,925.0
7,584.6
1,043.3
1,898.7
7,647.2
1,099.6
1,932.5
7,844.9
1,106.1
1,936.1
7,894.5
1,113.5
1,934.7
7,944.4
7.4
-1.4
49.9
Industry
Retail trade - Continued
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. . . .
Administrative and waste services. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012p
Feb.
2012p
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012p
Feb.
2012p
Change
from:
Jan.2012 Feb.2012p
Administrative and support services1 . . . . . . . .
Employment services1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Business support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Services to buildings and dwellings. . . . . . . .
Waste management and remediation
services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6,966.6
2,762.8
2,147.1
814.6
1,606.0
7,533.7
3,163.4
2,505.8
838.8
1,702.1
7,159.7
2,910.7
2,280.5
823.4
1,621.7
7,220.3
2,981.2
2,334.8
822.1
1,617.9
7,284.4
2,897.9
2,259.3
811.5
1,770.9
7,477.0
3,047.9
2,396.3
819.9
1,780.5
7,523.1
3,089.5
2,428.4
822.2
1,784.4
7,571.5
3,150.6
2,473.6
818.7
1,781.6
48.4
61.1
45.2
-3.5
-2.8
353.8
365.5
364.6
364.3
362.8
367.9
371.4
372.9
1.5
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19,829
3,365.0
16,463.7
13,872.5
6,048.7
2,320.0
614.7
1,119.2
4,686.1
3,137.7
1,656.9
2,591.2
859.0
20,236
3,396.8
16,839.2
14,204.4
6,249.3
2,402.3
639.8
1,160.0
4,775.7
3,179.4
1,664.7
2,634.8
854.6
19,985
3,189.6
16,795.2
14,183.2
6,227.6
2,388.6
640.9
1,159.7
4,784.3
3,171.3
1,661.1
2,612.0
843.7
20,304
3,436.8
16,867.3
14,235.1
6,264.3
2,398.4
647.0
1,168.8
4,797.6
3,173.2
1,654.0
2,632.2
852.4
19,725
3,219.9
16,505.0
13,917.9
6,066.5
2,324.8
615.2
1,124.1
4,697.0
3,154.4
1,666.8
2,587.1
846.4
20,079
3,278.9
16,800.3
14,185.4
6,237.0
2,389.9
637.9
1,160.0
4,774.3
3,174.1
1,661.4
2,614.9
841.5
20,116
3,273.1
16,843.3
14,228.7
6,255.5
2,394.2
642.3
1,166.7
4,791.2
3,182.0
1,664.9
2,614.6
837.2
20,187
3,282.2
16,904.4
14,277.7
6,283.7
2,403.7
646.6
1,171.7
4,806.6
3,187.4
1,662.5
2,626.7
841.0
71
9.1
61.1
49.0
28.2
9.5
4.3
5.0
15.4
5.4
-2.4
12.1
3.8
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. . . . . . . . . . .
12,614
1,704.8
369.3
13,116
1,746.7
373.3
12,826
1,698.7
357.3
12,954
1,719.9
364.1
13,195
1,903.7
399.9
13,464
1,911.0
392.9
13,510
1,926.1
400.2
13,554
1,925.9
395.4
44
-0.2
-4.8
118.7
1,216.8
10,909.5
1,690.9
9,218.6
128.1
1,245.3
11,369.2
1,734.9
9,634.3
122.3
1,219.1
11,127.3
1,706.4
9,420.9
122.5
1,233.3
11,233.7
1,716.8
9,516.9
130.6
1,373.2
11,291.1
1,774.5
9,516.6
135.4
1,382.7
11,552.5
1,802.0
9,750.5
135.0
1,390.9
11,583.5
1,802.5
9,781.0
134.7
1,395.8
11,628.0
1,806.2
9,821.8
-0.3
4.9
44.5
3.7
40.8
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repair and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Personal and laundry services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Membership associations and organizations. . . .
5,284
1,145.1
1,262.5
2,876.2
5,336
1,156.9
1,289.9
2,889.0
5,294
1,149.6
1,271.3
2,872.6
5,309
1,150.9
1,275.7
2,882.6
5,337
1,156.1
1,277.8
2,903.4
5,359
1,165.3
1,292.3
2,901.1
5,366
1,166.8
1,291.5
2,907.5
5,360
1,161.5
1,291.4
2,907.5
-6
-5.3
-0.1
0.0
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. . . . . . . . . . .
22,505
2,853.0
2,214.5
638.5
5,222.0
2,505.9
2,715.9
14,430.0
8,243.6
6,186.2
22,333
2,834.0
2,211.6
622.1
5,156.0
2,491.8
2,663.7
14,343.0
8,173.3
6,170.1
21,877
2,807.0
2,188.7
618.6
4,975.0
2,323.0
2,652.1
14,095.0
7,961.9
6,132.8
22,310
2,798.0
2,182.9
614.9
5,180.0
2,527.5
2,652.5
14,332.0
8,196.5
6,135.0
22,212
2,877.0
2,233.5
643.2
5,107.0
2,379.2
2,728.2
14,228.0
7,931.2
6,297.0
21,993
2,836.0
2,216.2
619.5
5,048.0
2,377.9
2,670.3
14,109.0
7,859.5
6,249.5
21,992
2,828.0
2,208.4
619.2
5,059.0
2,395.9
2,662.8
14,105.0
7,856.4
6,249.0
21,986
2,821.0
2,202.0
619.1
5,058.0
2,397.4
2,660.1
14,107.0
7,861.6
6,245.1
-6
-7.0
-6.4
-0.1
-1.0
1.5
-2.7
2.0
5.2
-3.9
Industry
Administrative and waste services - Continued
1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities.
p Preliminary
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
sector, seasonally adjusted
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012p
Feb.
2012p
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..................................................................... .
34.3
39.8
44.1
37.7
40.5
40.8
39.9
33.2
34.5
38.5
31.5
38.8
41.3
36.6
37.1
35.7
32.7
25.9
31.7
34.5
40.2
44.7
38.4
40.7
41.1
40.0
33.3
34.7
38.8
31.9
38.3
41.1
36.6
37.3
35.8
32.8
26.1
31.6
34.5
40.4
45.3
38.6
40.9
41.3
40.3
33.3
34.7
38.8
31.9
38.3
41.5
36.7
37.4
35.8
32.8
26.1
31.6
34.5
40.5
45.1
38.9
41.0
41.4
40.3
33.3
34.8
38.8
32.0
38.1
41.3
36.7
37.3
35.8
32.8
26.1
31.6
AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS
Manufacturing........................................................................... .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods................................................................... .
3.2
3.2
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.2
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
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
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012p
Feb.
2012p
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........................................ .
$22.88
24.23
28.04
25.38
23.47
24.95
21.02
22.56
19.87
26.25
15.74
21.31
33.16
31.52
27.63
27.52
23.38
13.17
20.37
$23.25
24.55
28.39
25.44
23.86
25.33
21.37
22.94
20.21
26.49
16.03
22.00
33.68
31.73
28.30
27.90
23.90
13.33
20.67
$23.28
24.56
28.14
25.44
23.90
25.36
21.41
22.97
20.19
26.46
16.03
21.93
33.68
31.60
28.49
27.83
24.09
13.30
20.66
$23.31
24.59
28.49
25.46
23.90
25.32
21.48
23.00
20.19
26.47
16.07
21.87
33.41
31.67
28.60
27.83
24.20
13.28
20.69
p Preliminary
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012p
Feb.
2012p
$ 784.78 $ 802.13 $ 803.16 $ 804.20
964.35
986.91
992.22
995.90
1,236.56 1,269.03 1,274.74 1,284.90
956.83
976.90
981.98
990.39
950.54
971.10
977.51
979.90
1,017.96 1,041.06 1,047.37 1,048.25
838.70
854.80
862.82
865.64
748.99
763.90
764.90
765.90
685.52
701.29
700.59
702.61
1,010.63 1,027.81 1,026.65 1,027.04
495.81
511.36
511.36
514.24
826.83
842.60
839.92
833.25
1,369.51 1,384.25 1,397.72 1,379.83
1,153.63 1,161.32 1,159.72 1,162.29
1,025.07 1,055.59 1,065.53 1,066.78
982.46
998.82
996.31
996.31
764.53
783.92
790.15
793.76
341.10
347.91
347.13
346.61
645.73
653.17
652.86
653.80
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
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012p
Feb.
2012p
Percent
change
from:
Jan.
2012 Feb.
2012p
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
93.2
81.1
102.7
71.3
85.0
82.7
88.8
96.6
93.3
92.3
93.1
94.6
98.8
89.4
93.8
96.0
105.0
97.5
93.7
95.3
83.2
115.5
73.4
86.5
85.2
88.8
98.4
95.0
94.3
95.5
94.7
99.4
88.4
94.6
99.1
107.2
100.3
93.8
95.5
84.0
118.4
74.1
87.3
86.1
89.7
98.6
95.2
94.5
95.6
95.1
100.5
88.0
94.8
99.5
107.4
100.6
93.9
95.7
84.4
118.8
74.5
87.7
86.7
89.7
98.9
95.6
94.7
95.9
94.8
100.1
87.9
94.7
99.9
107.8
100.9
93.8
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.5
0.7
0.0
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.3
-0.3
-0.4
-0.1
-0.1
0.4
0.4
0.3
-0.1
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012p
Feb.
2012p
Percent
change
from:
Jan.
2012 Feb.
2012p
101.7
88.9
115.6
78.7
92.8
91.7
94.8
105.6
99.8
101.1
96.9
102.3
108.2
100.3
101.1
107.1
115.0
103.6
108.4
105.6
92.4
131.6
81.1
95.9
95.8
96.3
109.4
103.4
104.2
101.2
105.8
110.6
99.9
104.5
112.0
120.0
107.8
110.1
106.0
93.3
133.8
81.9
97.0
97.0
97.4
109.8
103.5
104.4
101.3
105.8
111.8
99.0
105.5
112.2
121.2
108.0
110.2
106.4
93.8
135.8
82.4
97.5
97.4
97.7
110.2
103.9
104.6
101.9
105.2
110.5
99.2
105.7
112.7
122.2
108.1
110.2
0.4
0.5
1.5
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.6
-0.6
-1.2
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.8
0.1
0.0
1 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2007 annual
average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment.
2 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding
2007 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly
hours, and employment.
p Preliminary
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
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012p
Feb.
2012p
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012p
Feb.
2012p
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
64,734
52,121
4,067
102
711
3,254
1,721
1,533
48,054
10,019
1,652.1
7,227.4
1,004.0
135.1
1,086
4,482
7,590
15,178
6,884
2,815
12,613
65,211
52,705
4,044
109
709
3,226
1,714
1,512
48,661
10,041
1,678.0
7,219.8
1,006.0
137.3
1,069
4,480
7,805
15,417
7,025
2,824
12,506
65,322
52,812
4,058
110
708
3,240
1,721
1,519
48,754
10,067
1,681.0
7,237.9
1,009.5
138.6
1,063
4,477
7,824
15,440
7,056
2,827
12,510
65,408
52,898
4,058
110
706
3,242
1,723
1,519
48,840
10,059
1,682.8
7,225.9
1,010.6
139.6
1,064
4,478
7,841
15,496
7,075
2,827
12,510
49.5
48.1
22.7
13.8
13.0
27.9
23.9
34.4
53.1
40.3
30.1
49.7
23.6
24.4
40.6
58.4
44.4
76.9
52.2
52.7
56.8
49.3
47.8
22.2
13.3
12.8
27.3
23.3
34.0
52.9
39.9
30.1
49.0
23.3
24.6
40.4
58.2
44.4
76.8
52.2
52.7
56.9
49.3
47.8
22.2
13.2
12.7
27.3
23.2
34.1
52.9
39.9
30.1
49.0
23.3
24.8
40.5
58.2
44.3
76.8
52.2
52.7
56.9
49.3
47.8
22.2
13.1
12.7
27.3
23.2
34.1
52.8
39.8
30.1
49.0
23.2
24.9
40.5
58.1
44.2
76.8
52.2
52.7
56.9
p Preliminary
NOTE: Data published in this release for women employees in the Government and Total nonfarm industries are erroneous. Additional information
is available at www.bls.gov/bls/ceswomen_usps.htm.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
sector, seasonally adjusted1
[In thousands]
Industry
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012p
Feb.
2012p
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89,401
12,881
554
4,157
8,170
4,927
3,243
76,520
21,047
4,401.2
12,538.4
3,666.3
440.7
2,151
5,885
14,051
17,285
11,629
4,472
90,960
13,111
621
4,193
8,297
5,059
3,238
77,849
21,365
4,473.6
12,721.0
3,724.7
445.4
2,128
5,900
14,480
17,607
11,878
4,491
91,248
13,181
631
4,216
8,334
5,091
3,243
78,067
21,410
4,490.0
12,734.4
3,740.3
445.7
2,114
5,907
14,557
17,643
11,933
4,503
91,508
13,209
640
4,199
8,370
5,122
3,248
78,299
21,437
4,501.3
12,738.4
3,750.0
446.9
2,111
5,915
14,645
17,725
11,978
4,488
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
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012p
Feb.
2012p
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..................................................................... .
33.6
40.7
45.7
38.7
41.4
41.8
40.8
32.4
33.6
38.4
30.4
38.0
42.3
36.4
36.4
35.2
32.2
24.8
30.8
33.7
41.1
47.6
39.2
41.6
42.1
40.9
32.5
33.8
38.7
30.7
37.7
40.5
36.0
36.6
35.2
32.3
24.9
30.8
33.7
41.3
48.0
39.1
41.8
42.3
41.1
32.5
33.9
38.6
30.8
37.7
41.3
36.2
36.6
35.2
32.3
24.9
30.7
33.8
41.3
47.6
39.3
41.9
42.4
41.1
32.5
33.9
38.7
30.8
37.8
41.1
36.0
36.6
35.2
32.4
24.9
30.7
AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS
Manufacturing........................................................................... .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods................................................................... .
4.2
4.3
4.0
4.1
4.3
3.9
4.2
4.4
4.0
4.3
4.5
4.0
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
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012p
Feb.
2012p
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........................................ .
$19.33
20.56
24.22
23.52
18.88
20.09
17.00
19.07
17.06
21.90
13.41
19.43
30.19
26.40
21.69
23.02
20.53
11.37
17.22
$19.59
20.78
24.89
23.75
19.02
20.15
17.19
19.34
17.25
21.97
13.67
19.60
30.99
26.80
22.26
23.12
21.01
11.53
17.42
$19.61
20.78
24.80
23.72
19.04
20.17
17.21
19.36
17.28
22.05
13.67
19.64
31.06
26.76
22.28
23.13
21.07
11.54
17.42
$19.64
20.83
25.45
23.79
19.04
20.17
17.20
19.38
17.29
22.03
13.70
19.63
30.96
26.74
22.30
23.11
21.13
11.59
17.45
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012p
Feb.
2012p
$ 649.49 $ 660.18 $ 660.86 $ 663.83
836.79
854.06
858.21
860.28
1,106.85 1,184.76 1,190.40 1,211.42
910.22
931.00
927.45
934.95
781.63
791.23
795.87
797.78
839.76
848.32
853.19
855.21
693.60
703.07
707.33
706.92
617.87
628.55
629.20
629.85
573.22
583.05
585.79
586.13
840.96
850.24
851.13
852.56
407.66
419.67
421.04
421.96
738.34
738.92
740.43
742.01
1,277.04 1,255.10 1,282.78 1,272.46
960.96
964.80
968.71
962.64
789.52
814.72
815.45
816.18
810.30
813.82
814.18
813.47
661.07
678.62
680.56
684.61
281.98
287.10
287.35
288.59
530.38
536.54
534.79
535.72
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
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012p
Feb.
2012p
Percent
change
from:
Jan.
2012 Feb.
2012p
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100.4
80.1
134.5
80.6
77.6
77.4
78.0
106.0
98.6
99.5
96.5
104.9
95.3
89.4
102.5
110.8
120.1
105.6
96.6
102.4
82.3
157.1
82.3
79.2
80.0
78.0
108.2
100.7
102.0
98.9
105.7
92.3
87.4
103.3
114.2
122.7
108.3
97.0
102.7
83.2
161.0
82.5
80.0
80.9
78.5
108.5
101.2
102.1
99.3
106.1
94.1
87.3
103.5
114.8
122.9
108.8
97.0
103.3
83.4
161.9
82.6
80.5
81.6
78.7
108.8
101.3
102.6
99.3
106.7
93.9
86.7
103.6
115.5
123.9
109.2
96.6
0.6
0.2
0.6
0.1
0.6
0.9
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.5
0.0
0.6
-0.2
-0.7
0.1
0.6
0.8
0.4
-0.4
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012p
Feb.
2012p
Percent
change
from:
Jan.
2012 Feb.
2012p
129.6
100.9
189.5
102.3
95.9
97.1
93.6
138.6
120.0
128.4
110.9
129.3
120.1
116.8
137.5
151.8
162.0
136.4
121.2
134.1
104.8
227.4
105.5
98.6
100.7
94.8
143.5
123.9
132.0
115.8
131.4
119.3
116.0
142.2
157.2
169.4
141.9
123.1
134.6
105.9
232.1
105.7
99.6
101.9
95.5
144.0
124.7
132.6
116.3
132.2
122.0
115.7
142.5
158.1
170.3
142.6
123.1
135.6
106.3
239.6
106.1
100.2
102.8
95.6
144.6
125.0
133.1
116.6
132.9
121.4
114.8
142.8
158.9
172.1
143.8
122.9
0.7
0.4
3.2
0.4
0.6
0.9
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.5
-0.5
-0.8
0.2
0.5
1.1
0.8
-0.2
1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees
in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
2 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual
average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment.
3 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding
2002 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly
hours, and employment.
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