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Technical information: 

Household data: (202) 691-6378 • cpsinfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/cps 

Establishment data: (202) 691-6555 • cesinfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/ces 

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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION — NOVEMBER 2014 

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 321,000 in November, and the unemployment rate 

was unchanged at 5.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains were 

widespread, led by growth in professional and business services, retail trade, health care, and 

manufacturing. 

Household Survey Data 

In November, the unemployment rate held at 5.8 percent, and the number of unemployed persons was 

little changed at 9.1 million. Over the year, the unemployment rate and the number of unemployed 

persons were down by 1.2 percentage points and 1.7 million, respectively. (See table A-1.) 

Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for adult men rose to 5.4 percent in 

November. The rates for adult women (5.3 percent), teenagers (17.7 percent), whites (4.9 percent), 

blacks (11.1 percent), and Hispanics (6.6 percent) showed little change over the month. The jobless rate 

for Asians was 4.8 percent (not seasonally adjusted), little changed from a year earlier. (See tables A-1, 

A-2, and A-3.) 

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Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month 

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The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was little changed at 2.8 

million in November. These individuals accounted for 30.7 percent of the unemployed. Over the past 12 

months, the number of long-term unemployed declined by 1.2 million. (See table A-12.) 

The civilian labor force participation rate held at 62.8 percent in November and has been essentially 

unchanged since April. The employment-population ratio, at 59.2 percent, was unchanged in 

November but is up by 0.6 percentage point over the year. (See table A-1.) 

The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as 

involuntary part-time workers), at 6.9 million, changed little in November. These individuals, who 

would have preferred full-time employment, 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 November, 2.1 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 698,000 discouraged workers in November, little different 

from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons not 

currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The remaining 1.4 

million persons marginally attached to the labor force in November had not searched for work for 

reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table A-16.) 

Establishment Survey Data 

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 321,000 in November, compared with an average monthly 

gain of 224,000 over the prior 12 months. In November, job growth was widespread, led by gains in 

professional and business services, retail trade, health care, and manufacturing. (See table B-1.) 

Employment in professional and business services increased by 86,000 in November, compared with 

an average gain of 57,000 per month over the prior 12 months. Within the industry, accounting and 

bookkeeping services added 16,000 jobs in November. Employment continued to trend up in temporary 

help services (+23,000), management and technical consulting services (+7,000), computer systems 

design and related services (+7,000), and architectural and engineering services (+5,000). 

Employment in retail trade rose by 50,000 in November, compared with an average gain of 22,000 per 

month over the prior 12 months. In November, job gains occurred in motor vehicle and parts dealers 

(+11,000); clothing and accessories stores (+11,000); sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores 

(+9,000); and nonstore retailers (+6,000). 

Health care added 29,000 jobs over the month. Employment continued to trend up in offices of 

physicians (+7,000), home health care services (+5,000), outpatient care centers (+4,000), and hospitals 

(+4,000). Over the past 12 months, employment in health care has increased by 261,000. 

In November, manufacturing added 28,000 jobs. Durable goods manufacturers accounted for 17,000 of 

the increase, with small gains in most of the component industries. Employment in nondurable goods 
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increased by 11,000, with plastics and rubber products (+7,000) accounting for most of the gain. Over 

the year, manufacturing has added 171,000 jobs, largely in durable goods. 

Financial activities added 20,000 jobs in November, with half of the gain in insurance carriers and 

related activities. Over the past year, insurance has contributed 70,000 jobs to the overall employment 

gain of 114,000 in financial activities. 

Transportation and warehousing employment increased by 17,000 in November, with a gain in 

couriers and messengers (+5,000). Over the past 12 months, transportation and warehousing has added 

143,000 jobs. 

Employment in food services and drinking places continued to trend up in November (+27,000) and 

has increased by 321,000 over the year. 

Construction employment also continued to trend up in November (+20,000). Employment in specialty 

trade contractors rose by 21,000, mostly in the residential component. Over the past 12 months, 

construction has added 213,000 jobs, with just over half the gain among specialty trade contractors. 

In November, the average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 0.1 hour to 

34.6 hours. The manufacturing workweek rose by 0.2 hour to 41.1 hours, and factory overtime edged up 

by 0.1 hour to 3.5 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on 

private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 33.8 hours. (See tables B-2 and B-7.) 

Average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 9 cents to $24.66 in 

November. Over the year, average hourly earnings have risen by 2.1 percent. In November, average 

hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees increased by 4 cents to 

$20.74. (See tables B-3 and B-8.) 

The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for September was revised from +256,000 to 

+271,000, and the change for October was revised from +214,000 to +243,000. With these revisions, 

employment gains in September and October combined were 44,000 more than previously reported. 

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The Employment Situation for December is scheduled to be released on Friday, January 9, 2015, 

at 8:30 a.m. (EST). 

 
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Upcoming Changes to the Employment Situation News Release 

Effective with the release of January 2015 data on February 6, 2015, the U.S. Bureau of Labor 

Statistics will introduce several changes to The Employment Situation news release tables. 

Household survey table A-2 will introduce seasonally adjusted series on the labor force 

characteristics of Asians. These series will appear in addition to the not seasonally adjusted 

data for Asians currently displayed in the table. Also, in summary table A, the seasonally 

adjusted unemployment rate for Asians will replace the not seasonally adjusted series that is 

currently displayed for the group. 

Household survey table A-3 will introduce seasonally adjusted series on the labor force 

characteristics of Hispanic men age 20 and over, Hispanic women age 20 and over, and 

Hispanic teenagers age 16 to 19. The not seasonally adjusted series for these groups will 

continue to be displayed in the table. 

The establishment survey will introduce two data series: (1) total nonfarm employment, 

3-month average change and (2) total private employment, 3-month average change. These new 

series will be added to establishment survey summary table B. Additionally, in the employment 

section of summary table B, the list of industries will be expanded to include utilities (currently 

published in table B-1). Also, hours and earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees 

will be removed from summary table B, although these series will continue to be published in 

establishment survey tables B-7 and B-8. A sample of the new summary table B is available on 

the BLS website at www.bls.gov/ces/cesnewsumb.pdf. 

Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Household Survey Data

In accordance with usual practice, The Employment Situation news release for December 

2014, scheduled for January 9, 2015, will incorporate annual revisions in seasonally adjusted 

household survey data. Seasonally adjusted data for the most recent 5 years are subject to 

revision. 
HOUSEHOLD DATA

Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted

[Numbers in thousands]

Category Nov.

2013

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014

Change from:

Oct. 2014-

Nov. 2014

Employment status

Civilian noninstitutional population........................................... 246,567 248,446 248,657 248,844 187

Civilian labor force........................................................... 155,284 155,862 156,278 156,397 119

Participation rate.......................................................... 63.0 62.7 62.8 62.8 0.0

Employed................................................................... 144,443 146,600 147,283 147,287 4

Employment-population ratio.......................................... 58.6 59.0 59.2 59.2 0.0

Unemployed............................................................... 10,841 9,262 8,995 9,110 115

Unemployment rate.................................................... 7.0 5.9 5.8 5.8 0.0

Not in labor force............................................................ 91,283 92,584 92,378 92,447 69

Unemployment rates

Total, 16 years and over...................................................... 7.0 5.9 5.8 5.8 0.0

Adult men (20 years and over)............................................ 6.7 5.3 5.1 5.4 0.3

Adult women (20 years and over)......................................... 6.2 5.5 5.4 5.3 -0.1

Teenagers (16 to 19 years)................................................ 20.8 20.0 18.6 17.7 -0.9

White.......................................................................... 6.1 5.1 4.8 4.9 0.1

Black or African American.................................................. 12.4 11.0 10.9 11.1 0.2

Asian (not seasonally adjusted)............................................ 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.8 –

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity................................................. 8.7 6.9 6.8 6.6 -0.2

Total, 25 years and over...................................................... 5.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 0.0

Less than a high school diploma.......................................... 10.6 8.4 7.9 8.5 0.6

High school graduates, no college........................................ 7.3 5.3 5.7 5.6 -0.1

Some college or associate degree........................................ 6.4 5.4 4.8 4.9 0.1

Bachelor’s degree and higher.............................................. 3.4 2.9 3.1 3.2 0.1

Reason for unemployment

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs.................. 5,731 4,530 4,358 4,483 125

Job leavers...................................................................... 890 829 794 838 44

Reentrants....................................................................... 3,065 2,809 2,871 2,773 -98

New entrants.................................................................... 1,169 1,105 1,063 1,064 1

Duration of unemployment

Less than 5 weeks............................................................. 2,439 2,383 2,473 2,529 56

5 to 14 weeks................................................................... 2,585 2,508 2,312 2,390 78

15 to 26 weeks................................................................. 1,742 1,416 1,417 1,431 14

27 weeks and over............................................................. 4,044 2,954 2,916 2,815 -101

Employed persons at work part time

Part time for economic reasons.............................................. 7,723 7,103 7,027 6,850 -177

Slack work or business conditions........................................ 4,869 4,162 4,214 4,064 -150

Could only find part-time work............................................. 2,499 2,562 2,447 2,453 6

Part time for noneconomic reasons.......................................... 18,858 19,561 19,769 20,004 235

Persons not in the labor force (not seasonally adjusted)

Marginally attached to the labor force....................................... 2,096 2,226 2,192 2,109 –

Discouraged workers........................................................ 762 698 770 698 –

- 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

Category Nov.

2013

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014p

Nov.

2014p

EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY

(Over-the-month change, in thousands)

Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 271 243 321

Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 249 236 314

Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 36 28 48

Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6 1 0

Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 18 7 20

Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 12 20 28

Durable goods1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 11 18 17

Motor vehicles and parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7 1.7 2.0 3.0

Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1 2 11

Private service-providing1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 213 208 266

Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.8 2.9 6.1 2.5

Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.3 39.9 34.2 50.2

Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.4 7.0 15.3 16.7

Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 -5 4

Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -4 14 6 20

Professional and business services1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 66 52 86

Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.6 23.2 19.5 22.7

Education and health services1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 35 37 38

Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.4 24.8 31.5 37.2

Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 47 55 32

Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1 0 7 15

Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 22 7 7

WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES

AS A PERCENT OF ALL EMPLOYEES2

Total nonfarm women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.5 49.4 49.4 49.3

Total private women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.0 47.9 47.9 47.9

Total private production and nonsupervisory employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.6 82.6 82.6 82.6

HOURS AND EARNINGS

ALL EMPLOYEES

Total private

Average weekly hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.5 34.5 34.5 34.6

Average hourly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24.15 $24.54 $24.57 $24.66

Average weekly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $833.18 $846.63 $847.67 $853.24

Index of aggregate weekly hours (2007=100)3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.6 101.4 101.6 102.2

Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.6

Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2007=100)4

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114.8 118.7 119.1 120.2

Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.9

HOURS AND EARNINGS

PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES

Total private

Average weekly hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.7 33.7 33.8 33.8

Average hourly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20.30 $20.67 $20.70 $20.74

Average weekly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $684.11 $696.58 $699.66 $701.01

Index of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107.1 109.1 109.6 109.8

Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 -0.1 0.5 0.2

Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2002=100)4

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145.3 150.6 151.6 152.2

Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.8 -0.1 0.7 0.4

DIFFUSION INDEX

(Over 1-month span)5

Total private (264 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.9 63.4 63.8 69.7

Manufacturing (81 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.4 59.3 64.2 63.0

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
Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates 

1. Why are there two monthly measures of employment? 

The household survey and establishment survey both produce sample-based estimates of 

employment, and both have strengths and limitations. The establishment survey employment series 

has a smaller margin of error on the measurement of month-to-month change than the household 

survey because of its much larger sample size. An over-the-month employment change of about 

100,000 is statistically significant in the establishment survey, while the threshold for a statistically 

significant change in the household survey is about 400,000. However, the household survey has a 

more expansive scope than the establishment survey because it includes self-employed workers 

whose businesses are unincorporated, unpaid family workers, agricultural workers, and private 

household workers, who are excluded by the establishment survey. The household survey also 

provides estimates of employment for demographic groups. For more information on the differences 

between the two surveys, please visit www.bls.gov/web/empsit/ces_cps_trends.pdf. 

2. Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys? 

It is likely that both surveys include at least some undocumented immigrants. However, neither the 

establishment nor the household survey is designed to identify the legal status of workers. Therefore, 

it is not possible to determine how many are counted in either survey. The establishment survey does 

not collect data on the legal status of workers. The household survey does include questions which 

identify the foreign and native born, but it does not include questions about the legal status of the 

foreign born. Data on the foreign and native born are published each month in table A-7 of The 

Employment Situation news release. 

3. Why does the establishment survey have revisions? 

The establishment survey revises published estimates to improve its data series by incorporating 

additional information that was not available at the time of the initial publication of the estimates. 

The establishment survey revises its initial monthly estimates twice, in the immediately succeeding 

2 months, to incorporate additional sample receipts from respondents in the survey and recalculated 

seasonal adjustment factors. For more information on the monthly revisions, please visit 

www.bls.gov/ces/cesrevinfo.htm. 

On an annual basis, the establishment survey incorporates a benchmark revision that re-anchors 

estimates to nearly complete employment counts available from unemployment insurance tax 

records. The benchmark helps to control for sampling and modeling errors in the estimates. For more 

information on the annual benchmark revision, please visit www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesbmart.htm. 

4. Does the establishment survey sample include small firms? 

Yes; about 40 percent of the establishment survey sample is comprised of business establishments 

with fewer than 20 employees. The establishment survey sample is designed to maximize the 

reliability of the statewide total nonfarm employment estimate; firms from all states, size classes, and 

industries are appropriately sampled to achieve that goal. 

 
5. Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses? 

Yes; monthly establishment survey estimates include an adjustment to account for the net 

employment change generated by business births and deaths. The adjustment comes from an 

econometric model that forecasts the monthly net jobs impact of business births and deaths based 

on the actual past values of the net impact that can be observed with a lag from the Quarterly Census 

of Employment and Wages. The establishment survey uses modeling rather than sampling for this 

purpose because the survey is not immediately able to bring new businesses into the sample. There 

is an unavoidable lag between the birth of a new firm and its appearance on the sampling frame and 

availability for selection. BLS adds new businesses to the survey twice a year. 

6. Is the count of unemployed persons limited to just those people receiving unemployment 

insurance benefits? 

No; the estimate of unemployment is based on a monthly sample survey of households. All persons 

who are without jobs and are actively seeking and available to work are included among the 

unemployed. (People on temporary layoff are included even if they do not actively seek work.) There 

is no requirement or question relating to unemployment insurance benefits in the monthly survey. 

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

looking for work? 

Yes; however, there are separate estimates of persons outside the labor force who want a job, 

including those who are not currently looking because they believe no jobs are available (discouraged 

workers). In addition, alternative measures of labor underutilization (some of which include 

discouraged workers and other groups not officially counted as unemployed) are published each 

month in table A-15 of The Employment Situation news release. For more information about these 

alternative measures, please visit www.bls.gov/cps/lfcharacteristics.htm#altmeasures. 

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

In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period that includes the 12th of the 

month. Unusually severe weather is more likely to have an impact on average weekly hours than 

on employment. Average weekly hours are estimated for paid time during the pay period, including 

pay for holidays, sick leave, or other time off. The impact of severe weather on hours estimates 

typically, but not always, results in a reduction in average weekly hours. For example, some 

employees may be off work for part of the pay period and not receive pay for the time missed, 

while some workers, such as those dealing with cleanup or repair, may work extra hours. 

Typically, it is not possible to precisely quantify the effect of extreme weather on payroll 

employment estimates. In order for severe weather conditions to reduce employment estimates, 

employees have to be off work without pay for the entire pay period. Employees 

who receive pay for any part of the pay period, even 1 hour, are counted in the payroll 

employment figures. For more information on how often employees are paid, please visit 

www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-3/how-frequently-do-private-businesses-pay-workers.htm. 

In the household survey, the reference period is generally the calendar week that includes the 12th 

of the month. Persons who miss the entire week's work for weather-related events are counted as 

employed whether or not they are paid for the time off. The household survey collects data on the 

number of persons who had a job but were not at work due to bad weather. It also provides a measure 

of the number of persons who usually work full time but had reduced hours due to bad weather. 

Current and historical data are available on the household survey's most requested statistics page, 

please visit http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?ln.
Technical Note 

This news release presents statistics from two major 

surveys, the Current Population Survey (CPS; household 

survey) and the Current Employment Statistics survey 

(CES; establishment survey). The household survey 

provides information on the labor force, employment, and 

unemployment that appears in the "A" tables, marked 

HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about 

60,000 eligible households conducted by the U.S. Census 

Bureau for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). 

The establishment survey provides information on 

employment, hours, and earnings of employees on nonfarm 

payrolls; the data appear in the "B" tables, marked 

ESTABLISHMENT DATA. BLS collects these data each 

month from the payroll records of a sample of 

nonagricultural business establishments. Each month 

the CES program surveys about 144,000 businesses 

and government agencies, representing approximately 

554,000 individual worksites, in order to provide 

detailed industry data on employment, hours, and 

earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls. The 

active sample includes approximately one-third 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. 

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys 

Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect 

the entire civilian noninstitutional population. Based on 

responses to a series of questions on work and job search 

activities, each person 16 years and over in a sample 

household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in 

the labor force. 

People are classified as employed if they did any work 

at all as paid employees during the reference week; worked 

in their own business, profession, or on their own farm; or 

worked without pay at least 15 hours in a family business or 

farm. People are also counted as employed if they were 

temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad 

weather, vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal 

reasons. 

People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of 

the following criteria: they had no employment during the 

reference week; they were available for work at that time; 

and they made specific efforts to find employment 

sometime during the 4-week period ending with the 

reference week. Persons laid off from a job and expecting 

recall need not be looking for work to be counted as 

unemployed. The unemployment data derived from the 

household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for 

or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits. 

The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and 

unemployed persons. Those persons not classified as 

employed or unemployed are not in the labor force. The 

unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent 

of the labor force. The labor force participation rate is the 

labor force as a percent of the population, and 

the employment-population ratio is the employed as a 

percent of the population. Additional information 

about the household survey can be found at 

www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm. 

Establishment survey. The sample establishments are 

drawn from private nonfarm businesses such as factories, 

offices, and stores, as well as from federal, state, and local 

government entities. Employees on nonfarm payrolls are 

those who 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/. 

Differences in employment estimates. The numerous 

conceptual and methodological differences between the 

household and establishment surveys result in important 

distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the 

surveys. Among these are: 

 The household survey includes agricultural

workers, self-employed workers whose businesses

are unicorporated, unpaid family workers, and

private household workers among the employed.

These groups are excluded from the establishment

survey.

 The household survey includes people on unpaid

leave among the employed. The establishment

survey does not.

 The household survey is limited to workers 16

years of age and older. The establishment survey is

not limited by age.

 The household survey has no duplication of

individuals, because individuals are counted only

once, even if they hold more than one job. In the

establishment survey, employees working at more

than one job and thus appearing on more than one

payroll are counted separately for each appearance.
Seasonal adjustment 

Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor 

force and the levels of employment and unemployment 

undergo regularly occurring fluctuations. These events may 

result from seasonal changes in weather, major holidays, 

and the opening and closing of schools. The effect of such 

seasonal variation can be very large. 

Because these seasonal events follow a more or less 

regular pattern each year, their influence on the level of a 

series can be tempered by adjusting for regular seasonal 

variation. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in employment or increases in the 

participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. For 

example, in the household survey, the large number of 

youth entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure 

any other changes that have taken place relative to May, 

making it difficult to determine if the level of economic 

activity has risen or declined. Similarly, in the 

establishment survey, payroll employment in education 

declines by about 20 percent at the end of the spring term 

and later rises with the start of the fall term, obscuring the 

underlying employment trends in the industry. Because 

seasonal employment changes at the end and beginning of 

the school year can be estimated, the statistics can be 

adjusted to make underlying employment patterns more 

discernable. The seasonally adjusted figures provide a more 

useful tool with which to analyze changes in month-tomonth economic activity. 

Many seasonally adjusted series are independently 

adjusted in both the household and establishment surveys. 

However, the adjusted series for many major estimates, 

such as total payroll employment, employment in most 

major sectors, total employment, and unemployment are 

computed by aggregating independently adjusted component series. For example, total unemployment is derived 

by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex 

components; this differs from the unemployment estimate 

that would be obtained by directly adjusting the total or by 

combining the duration, reasons, or more detailed age 

categories. 

For both the household and establishment surveys, a 

concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is used in 

which new seasonal factors are calculated each month using 

all relevant data, up to and including the data for the current 

month. In the household survey, new seasonal factors are 

used to adjust only the current month's data. In the 

establishment survey, however, new seasonal factors are 

used each month to adjust the three most recent monthly 

estimates. The prior 2 months are routinely revised to 

incorporate additional sample reports and recalculated 

seasonal adjustment factors. In both surveys, 5-year 

revisions to historical data are made once a year. 

Reliability of the estimates 

Statistics based on the household and establishment 

surveys are subject to both sampling and nonsampling 

error. When a sample, rather than the entire population, is 

surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may 

differ from the true population values they represent. The 

component of this difference that occurs because samples 

differ by chance is known as sampling error, and its 

variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. 

There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, 

that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more 

than 1.6 standard errors from the true population value 

because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally 

conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. 

For example, the confidence interval for the monthly 

change in total nonfarm employment from the 

establishment survey is on the order of plus or minus 

90,000. Suppose the estimate of nonfarm employment 

increases by 50,000 from one month to the next. The 90-

percent confidence interval on the monthly change would 

range from -40,000 to +140,000 (50,000 +/- 90,000). These 

figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these 

magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent 

chance that the true over-the-month change lies within this 

interval. Since this range includes values of less than zero, 

we could not say with confidence that nonfarm employment 

had, in fact, increased that month. If, however, the reported 

nonfarm employment rise was 250,000, then all of the 

values within the 90-percent confidence interval would be 

greater than zero. In this case, it is likely (at least a 90-

percent chance) that nonfarm employment had, in fact, risen 

that month. At an unemployment rate of around 6.0 percent, 

the 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change 

in unemployment as measured by the household survey is 

about +/- 300,000, and for the monthly change in the 

unemployment rate it is about +/- 0.2 percentage point. 

In general, estimates involving many individuals or 

establishments have lower standard errors (relative to the 

size of the estimate) than estimates which are based on a 

small number of observations. The precision of estimates 

also is improved when the data are cumulated over time, 

such as for quarterly and annual averages. 

The household and establishment surveys are also 

affected by nonsampling error, which can occur for many 

reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the 

population, inability to obtain information for all 

respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of 

respondents to provide correct information on a timely 

basis, mistakes made by respondents, and errors made in 

the collection or processing of the data. 

For example, in the establishment survey, estimates 

for the most recent 2 months are based on incomplete 

returns; for this reason, these estimates are labeled 

preliminary in the tables. It is only after two successive 

revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample 

reports have been received, that the estimate is considered 

final. 

Another major source of nonsampling error in the 

establishment survey is the inability to capture, on a timely 

basis, employment generated by new firms. To correct for 

this systematic underestimation of employment growth, an 

estimation procedure with two components is used to 
account for business births. The first component excludes 

employment losses from business deaths from samplebased estimation in order to offset the missing employment 

gains from business births. This is incorporated into the 

sample-based estimation procedure by simply not reflecting 

sample units going out of business, but imputing to them 

the same employment trend as the other firms in the 

sample. This procedure accounts for most of the net 

birth/death employment. 

The second component is an ARIMA time series 

model designed to estimate the residual net birth/death 

employment not accounted for by the imputation. The 

historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA 

model was derived from the unemployment insurance 

universe micro-level database, and reflects the actual 

residual net of births and deaths over the past 5 years. 

The sample-based estimates from the establishment 

survey are adjusted once a year (on a lagged basis) to 

universe counts of payroll employment obtained from 

administrative records of the unemployment insurance 

program. The difference between the March sample-based 

employment estimates and the March universe counts is 

known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a rough 

proxy for total survey error. The new benchmarks also 

incorporate changes in the classification of industries. Over 

the past decade, absolute benchmark revisions for total 

nonfarm employment have averaged 0.3 percent, with a 

range from -0.7 to 0.6 percent. 

Other information 

Information in this release will be made available to 

sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 

(202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339. 
HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

[Numbers in thousands]

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted1

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246,567 248,657 248,844 246,567 248,023 248,229 248,446 248,657 248,844

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155,046 156,616 156,297 155,284 156,023 155,959 155,862 156,278 156,397

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.9 63.0 62.8 63.0 62.9 62.8 62.7 62.8 62.8

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,775 147,936 147,666 144,443 146,352 146,368 146,600 147,283 147,287

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.7 59.5 59.3 58.6 59.0 59.0 59.0 59.2 59.2

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,271 8,680 8,630 10,841 9,671 9,591 9,262 8,995 9,110

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.6 5.5 5.5 7.0 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.8

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,521 92,041 92,547 91,283 92,001 92,269 92,584 92,378 92,447

Persons who currently want a job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,437 6,122 6,227 5,779 6,259 6,304 6,349 6,537 6,545

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119,011 120,112 120,208 119,011 119,788 119,893 120,004 120,112 120,208

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,397 83,075 82,835 82,554 83,043 82,968 82,973 82,959 82,927

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.2 69.2 68.9 69.4 69.3 69.2 69.1 69.1 69.0

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,726 78,696 78,208 76,560 77,866 77,843 78,102 78,321 78,053

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.5 65.5 65.1 64.3 65.0 64.9 65.1 65.2 64.9

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,671 4,379 4,627 5,993 5,177 5,125 4,872 4,638 4,874

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.9 5.3 5.6 7.3 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.9

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,614 37,037 37,373 36,458 36,744 36,924 37,031 37,153 37,281

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,515 111,679 111,778 110,515 111,342 111,451 111,567 111,679 111,778

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79,743 80,241 80,074 79,700 80,208 80,196 80,165 80,032 80,003

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.2 71.9 71.6 72.1 72.0 72.0 71.9 71.7 71.6

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,686 76,399 75,922 74,373 75,654 75,664 75,910 75,956 75,650

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.6 68.4 67.9 67.3 67.9 67.9 68.0 68.0 67.7

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,058 3,843 4,152 5,328 4,554 4,531 4,255 4,076 4,353

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.3 4.8 5.2 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.1 5.4

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,772 31,437 31,704 30,815 31,133 31,256 31,402 31,646 31,774

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127,555 128,545 128,637 127,555 128,236 128,336 128,442 128,545 128,637

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,649 73,541 73,462 72,730 72,979 72,991 72,889 73,320 73,470

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.0 57.2 57.1 57.0 56.9 56.9 56.7 57.0 57.1

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,049 69,240 69,459 67,882 68,486 68,525 68,499 68,962 69,234

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.3 53.9 54.0 53.2 53.4 53.4 53.3 53.6 53.8

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,600 4,301 4,003 4,848 4,494 4,466 4,390 4,358 4,236

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.3 5.8 5.4 6.7 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.8

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,907 55,004 55,175 54,825 55,256 55,345 55,553 55,225 55,167

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119,341 120,370 120,465 119,341 120,052 120,156 120,265 120,370 120,465

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,912 70,701 70,743 69,871 70,177 70,222 70,072 70,392 70,629

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.6 58.7 58.7 58.5 58.5 58.4 58.3 58.5 58.6

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,775 66,900 67,176 65,547 66,197 66,247 66,189 66,559 66,891

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.1 55.6 55.8 54.9 55.1 55.1 55.0 55.3 55.5

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,137 3,800 3,567 4,323 3,980 3,974 3,884 3,833 3,738

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.9 5.4 5.0 6.2 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.3

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,429 49,670 49,722 49,470 49,875 49,934 50,192 49,978 49,836

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,710 16,608 16,602 16,710 16,629 16,622 16,615 16,608 16,602

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,390 5,674 5,480 5,713 5,637 5,542 5,626 5,854 5,765

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.3 34.2 33.0 34.2 33.9 33.3 33.9 35.3 34.7

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,315 4,637 4,569 4,523 4,501 4,457 4,502 4,768 4,746

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.8 27.9 27.5 27.1 27.1 26.8 27.1 28.7 28.6

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,076 1,037 911 1,190 1,136 1,085 1,124 1,087 1,019

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.0 18.3 16.6 20.8 20.2 19.6 20.0 18.6 17.7

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,320 10,933 11,122 10,997 10,992 11,080 10,989 10,753 10,837

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]

Employment status, race, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted1

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194,833 195,896 195,995 194,833 195,537 195,652 195,777 195,896 195,995

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,123 123,610 123,438 123,050 123,314 123,275 122,944 123,212 123,353

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.2 63.1 63.0 63.2 63.1 63.0 62.8 62.9 62.9

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116,056 117,901 117,724 115,514 116,757 116,754 116,708 117,247 117,263

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.6 60.2 60.1 59.3 59.7 59.7 59.6 59.9 59.8

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,067 5,709 5,713 7,536 6,557 6,521 6,236 5,965 6,090

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.7 4.6 4.6 6.1 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.9

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,710 72,286 72,558 71,783 72,222 72,377 72,832 72,684 72,642

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,475 64,445 64,440 64,287 64,430 64,498 64,259 64,164 64,282

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.6 72.1 72.0 72.4 72.2 72.2 71.9 71.8 71.8

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,871 61,906 61,640 60,480 61,361 61,355 61,438 61,473 61,345

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.6 69.2 68.9 68.1 68.8 68.7 68.8 68.7 68.6

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,605 2,539 2,800 3,806 3,069 3,142 2,820 2,691 2,937

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.6 3.9 4.3 5.9 4.8 4.9 4.4 4.2 4.6

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,298 54,698 54,730 54,181 54,356 54,356 54,227 54,455 54,602

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.0 58.1 58.1 57.9 57.9 57.8 57.6 57.9 58.0

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,596 52,250 52,435 51,307 51,695 51,761 51,646 51,932 52,146

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.1 55.5 55.7 54.8 55.0 55.1 54.9 55.2 55.4

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,702 2,449 2,295 2,874 2,661 2,595 2,581 2,523 2,456

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0 4.5 4.2 5.3 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.5

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,350 4,466 4,268 4,582 4,529 4,420 4,458 4,594 4,469

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.0 36.1 34.6 36.8 36.6 35.7 36.1 37.2 36.2

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,589 3,745 3,649 3,727 3,701 3,637 3,624 3,843 3,771

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.8 30.3 29.5 30.0 29.9 29.4 29.3 31.1 30.5

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760 721 618 855 827 783 834 751 698

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.5 16.1 14.5 18.7 18.3 17.7 18.7 16.3 15.6

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,535 30,969 31,005 30,535 30,856 30,893 30,932 30,969 31,005

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,460 19,124 19,037 18,482 19,025 18,849 19,082 19,005 19,082

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.5 61.8 61.4 60.5 61.7 61.0 61.7 61.4 61.5

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,262 17,086 17,019 16,188 16,853 16,693 16,981 16,940 16,971

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.3 55.2 54.9 53.0 54.6 54.0 54.9 54.7 54.7

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,199 2,038 2,017 2,295 2,172 2,157 2,100 2,065 2,111

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.9 10.7 10.6 12.4 11.4 11.4 11.0 10.9 11.1

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,075 11,846 11,968 12,053 11,832 12,044 11,850 11,964 11,923

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,362 8,701 8,597 8,334 8,671 8,605 8,774 8,677 8,611

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.5 67.9 66.9 66.3 68.0 67.3 68.5 67.7 67.1

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,416 7,821 7,700 7,327 7,704 7,676 7,810 7,753 7,642

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.0 61.0 60.0 58.3 60.4 60.1 61.0 60.5 59.5

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 945 880 897 1,007 967 929 964 925 969

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.3 10.1 10.4 12.1 11.1 10.8 11.0 10.7 11.2

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,471 9,693 9,723 9,475 9,720 9,595 9,592 9,605 9,717

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.4 61.9 62.0 61.4 62.3 61.5 61.4 61.4 62.0

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,443 8,758 8,801 8,428 8,736 8,581 8,674 8,700 8,786

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.7 56.0 56.2 54.6 56.0 55.0 55.5 55.6 56.1

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,028 935 922 1,047 984 1,015 918 905 931

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.9 9.6 9.5 11.1 10.1 10.6 9.6 9.4 9.6

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 628 729 717 673 634 649 716 723 754

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.8 29.2 28.8 26.5 25.3 25.9 28.6 29.0 30.3

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 506 519 433 413 436 498 487 543

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.9 20.3 20.8 17.1 16.5 17.4 19.9 19.5 21.8

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 223 198 240 221 213 218 236 212

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.9 30.6 27.6 35.7 34.9 32.8 30.5 32.6 28.1

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,484 13,782 13,927 – – – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.
HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age — Continued

[Numbers in thousands]

Employment status, race, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted1

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,666 8,729 8,749 – – – – – –

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.3 63.3 62.8 – – – – – –

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,209 8,295 8,333 – – – – – –

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.9 60.2 59.8 – – – – – –

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457 433 416 – – – – – –

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3 5.0 4.8 – – – – – –

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,819 5,054 5,178 – – – – – –

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]

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted1

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population................ 37,876 38,679 38,760 37,876 38,430 38,512 38,596 38,679 38,760

Civilian labor force................................ 25,060 25,732 25,753 25,124 25,320 25,432 25,445 25,652 25,775

Participation rate............................... 66.2 66.5 66.4 66.3 65.9 66.0 65.9 66.3 66.5

Employed....................................... 22,905 24,051 24,076 22,949 23,345 23,523 23,696 23,917 24,078

Employment-population ratio............... 60.5 62.2 62.1 60.6 60.7 61.1 61.4 61.8 62.1

Unemployed.................................... 2,154 1,681 1,676 2,175 1,975 1,909 1,748 1,736 1,697

Unemployment rate......................... 8.6 6.5 6.5 8.7 7.8 7.5 6.9 6.8 6.6

Not in labor force................................. 12,817 12,947 13,007 12,753 13,110 13,080 13,152 13,026 12,985

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force................................ 13,967 14,279 14,337 – – – – – –

Participation rate............................... 81.6 81.6 81.7 – – – – – –

Employed....................................... 12,896 13,550 13,503 – – – – – –

Employment-population ratio............... 75.4 77.4 77.0 – – – – – –

Unemployed.................................... 1,071 728 833 – – – – – –

Unemployment rate......................... 7.7 5.1 5.8 – – – – – –

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force................................ 10,018 10,284 10,307 – – – – – –

Participation rate............................... 58.6 58.8 58.8 – – – – – –

Employed....................................... 9,192 9,568 9,645 – – – – – –

Employment-population ratio............... 53.7 54.7 55.0 – – – – – –

Unemployed.................................... 826 717 662 – – – – – –

Unemployment rate......................... 8.2 7.0 6.4 – – – – – –

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force................................ 1,075 1,169 1,109 – – – – – –

Participation rate............................... 29.4 31.8 30.2 – – – – – –

Employed....................................... 817 933 928 – – – – – –

Employment-population ratio............... 22.4 25.4 25.2 – – – – – –

Unemployed.................................... 257 236 181 – – – – – –

Unemployment rate......................... 23.9 20.2 16.3 – – – – – –

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]

Educational attainment

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force.................................. 10,937 10,683 11,168 10,898 10,221 10,659 10,641 10,782 11,124

Participation rate.................................. 44.6 44.7 45.8 44.5 44.4 45.0 44.3 45.1 45.6

Employed.......................................... 9,784 9,896 10,213 9,741 9,243 9,689 9,751 9,927 10,179

Employment-population ratio................. 39.9 41.4 41.9 39.7 40.2 40.9 40.6 41.5 41.7

Unemployed....................................... 1,153 787 955 1,157 978 970 890 855 945

Unemployment rate............................ 10.5 7.4 8.6 10.6 9.6 9.1 8.4 7.9 8.5

High school graduates, no college1

Civilian labor force.................................. 35,960 36,258 35,432 35,895 36,146 36,338 36,029 36,248 35,637

Participation rate.................................. 58.3 58.1 57.7 58.2 57.7 58.1 58.0 58.1 58.0

Employed.......................................... 33,464 34,315 33,499 33,277 33,931 34,094 34,112 34,183 33,624

Employment-population ratio................. 54.2 55.0 54.5 53.9 54.2 54.5 55.0 54.8 54.7

Unemployed....................................... 2,496 1,943 1,932 2,618 2,216 2,244 1,917 2,065 2,012

Unemployment rate............................ 6.9 5.4 5.5 7.3 6.1 6.2 5.3 5.7 5.6

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force.................................. 37,406 37,671 37,320 37,244 37,727 37,567 37,368 37,325 37,230

Participation rate.................................. 67.8 67.2 66.9 67.5 67.0 66.9 66.5 66.6 66.7

Employed.......................................... 35,121 35,836 35,579 34,872 35,716 35,543 35,338 35,520 35,407

Employment-population ratio................. 63.7 63.9 63.7 63.2 63.5 63.3 62.9 63.3 63.4

Unemployed....................................... 2,285 1,836 1,742 2,372 2,011 2,024 2,030 1,805 1,823

Unemployment rate............................ 6.1 4.9 4.7 6.4 5.3 5.4 5.4 4.8 4.9

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

Civilian labor force.................................. 49,919 50,601 51,342 49,929 50,355 50,093 50,404 50,437 51,149

Participation rate.................................. 75.2 74.8 74.9 75.2 74.7 74.6 74.7 74.6 74.6

Employed.......................................... 48,302 49,109 49,799 48,246 48,771 48,474 48,918 48,899 49,534

Employment-population ratio................. 72.8 72.6 72.6 72.7 72.4 72.2 72.5 72.3 72.2

Unemployed....................................... 1,616 1,493 1,543 1,683 1,584 1,618 1,485 1,538 1,615

Unemployment rate............................ 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.1 3.2

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]

Employment status, veteran status, and period of service

Total Men Women

Nov.

2013

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2013

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2013

Nov.

2014

VETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,276 21,403 19,043 19,416 2,233 1,987

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,837 10,836 9,435 9,568 1,402 1,268

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.9 50.6 49.5 49.3 62.8 63.8

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,113 10,344 8,823 9,151 1,290 1,193

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.5 48.3 46.3 47.1 57.8 60.0

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 724 492 613 417 112 75

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7 4.5 6.5 4.4 8.0 5.9

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,439 10,567 9,608 9,848 831 719

Gulf War-era II veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,963 3,601 2,319 2,937 644 664

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,429 2,826 1,965 2,360 463 466

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.0 78.5 84.7 80.4 72.0 70.2

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,187 2,665 1,770 2,236 417 429

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.8 74.0 76.3 76.1 64.8 64.6

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 162 195 124 46 38

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.9 5.7 9.9 5.3 10.0 8.1

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535 774 354 577 181 198

Gulf War-era I veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,107 3,300 2,557 2,821 550 479

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,633 2,715 2,216 2,361 417 354

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84.7 82.3 86.7 83.7 75.7 74.0

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,458 2,653 2,068 2,308 390 345

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.1 80.4 80.9 81.8 70.9 71.9

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 63 148 53 27 10

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.6 2.3 6.7 2.2 6.4 2.8

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474 585 340 461 134 125

World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,701 9,159 9,339 8,834 361 325

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,737 2,481 2,653 2,396 83 85

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.2 27.1 28.4 27.1 23.1 26.2

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,593 2,355 2,514 2,274 78 81

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.7 25.7 26.9 25.7 21.7 24.9

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 127 139 122 5 4

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.1 6.1 5.2

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,964 6,678 6,686 6,438 278 240

Veterans of other service periods

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,505 5,343 4,827 4,824 678 519

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,039 2,813 2,600 2,451 438 362

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.2 52.7 53.9 50.8 64.7 69.8

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,875 2,672 2,470 2,333 405 339

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.2 50.0 51.2 48.4 59.7 65.3

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 141 130 118 34 23

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4 5.0 5.0 4.8 7.7 6.4

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,467 2,530 2,227 2,373 239 157

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216,254 218,372 95,425 96,180 120,829 122,192

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142,265 143,517 72,055 72,271 70,210 71,246

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.8 65.7 75.5 75.1 58.1 58.3

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133,143 135,693 67,210 68,245 65,933 67,448

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.6 62.1 70.4 71.0 54.6 55.2

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,122 7,823 4,844 4,026 4,277 3,798

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.4 5.5 6.7 5.6 6.1 5.3

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,989 74,855 23,370 23,909 50,619 50,946

NOTE: Veterans served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the

U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August

1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service

periods (all other time periods). Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the

selected wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. Beginning with data for January 2014, estimates for veterans incorporate updated

weighting procedures.
HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-6. Employment status of the civilian population by sex, age, and disability status, not seasonally

adjusted

[Numbers in thousands]

Employment status, sex, and age

Persons with a disability Persons with no disability

Nov.

2013

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2013

Nov.

2014

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population...................................................... 28,589 29,786 217,978 219,058

Civilian labor force..................................................................... 5,590 5,881 149,456 150,416

Participation rate..................................................................... 19.6 19.7 68.6 68.7

Employed............................................................................. 4,900 5,245 139,875 142,422

Employment-population ratio.................................................... 17.1 17.6 64.2 65.0

Unemployed.......................................................................... 690 637 9,581 7,994

Unemployment rate............................................................... 12.3 10.8 6.4 5.3

Not in labor force....................................................................... 22,999 23,905 68,522 68,642

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force..................................................................... 2,485 2,502 75,372 75,706

Participation rate..................................................................... 32.8 31.9 82.0 82.2

Employed............................................................................. 2,110 2,239 70,300 71,594

Employment-population ratio.................................................... 27.9 28.5 76.4 77.7

Unemployed.......................................................................... 374 263 5,072 4,111

Unemployment rate............................................................... 15.1 10.5 6.7 5.4

Not in labor force....................................................................... 5,084 5,344 16,585 16,399

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force..................................................................... 2,255 2,348 66,745 67,285

Participation rate..................................................................... 28.6 29.1 70.1 70.6

Employed............................................................................. 1,985 2,043 62,595 63,727

Employment-population ratio.................................................... 25.2 25.3 65.8 66.9

Unemployed.......................................................................... 270 305 4,150 3,558

Unemployment rate............................................................... 12.0 13.0 6.2 5.3

Not in labor force....................................................................... 5,624 5,735 28,419 27,992

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force..................................................................... 850 1,031 7,339 7,425

Participation rate..................................................................... 6.5 7.4 23.8 23.4

Employed............................................................................. 805 962 6,980 7,100

Employment-population ratio.................................................... 6.1 6.9 22.6 22.4

Unemployed.......................................................................... 45 69 359 325

Unemployment rate............................................................... 5.3 6.7 4.9 4.4

Not in labor force....................................................................... 12,290 12,826 23,519 24,251

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]

Employment status and nativity

Total Men Women

Nov.

2013

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2013

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2013

Nov.

2014

Foreign born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population................................... 38,737 40,027 18,840 19,774 19,897 20,254

Civilian labor force.................................................. 25,579 26,536 14,802 15,518 10,777 11,018

Participation rate.................................................. 66.0 66.3 78.6 78.5 54.2 54.4

Employed.......................................................... 23,961 25,108 13,920 14,740 10,040 10,368

Employment-population ratio................................. 61.9 62.7 73.9 74.5 50.5 51.2

Unemployed....................................................... 1,618 1,428 882 778 736 651

Unemployment rate............................................ 6.3 5.4 6.0 5.0 6.8 5.9

Not in labor force.................................................... 13,158 13,491 4,038 4,256 9,121 9,235

Native born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population................................... 207,830 208,817 100,172 100,434 107,658 108,383

Civilian labor force.................................................. 129,467 129,760 67,595 67,317 61,872 62,444

Participation rate.................................................. 62.3 62.1 67.5 67.0 57.5 57.6

Employed.......................................................... 120,814 122,558 62,806 63,467 58,009 59,091

Employment-population ratio................................. 58.1 58.7 62.7 63.2 53.9 54.5

Unemployed....................................................... 8,653 7,202 4,790 3,850 3,863 3,352

Unemployment rate............................................ 6.7 5.6 7.1 5.7 6.2 5.4

Not in labor force.................................................... 78,363 79,056 32,577 33,117 45,786 45,939

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]

Category

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries................. 2,050 2,517 2,332 2,139 2,133 2,224 2,379 2,402 2,410

Wage and salary workers1

...................... 1,258 1,689 1,587 1,310 1,413 1,522 1,545 1,584 1,624

Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . .. 754 800 729 780 709 727 785 784 749

Unpaid family workers........................... 38 28 16 – – – – – –

Nonagricultural industries.......................... 142,725 145,419 145,335 142,317 144,274 144,106 144,225 144,919 144,926

Wage and salary workers1

...................... 134,074 136,454 136,379 133,694 135,823 135,659 135,423 135,951 136,039

Government..................................... 20,211 20,049 20,034 20,086 20,453 20,120 19,717 19,940 19,931

Private industries............................... 113,863 116,405 116,345 113,610 115,297 115,576 115,697 116,098 116,118

Private households.......................... 849 773 791 – – – – – –

Other industries.............................. 113,014 115,631 115,554 112,760 114,456 114,791 114,945 115,325 115,339

Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . .. 8,589 8,916 8,911 8,547 8,424 8,454 8,685 8,936 8,801

Unpaid family workers........................... 62 50 44 – – – – – –

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME2

All industries

Part time for economic reasons3

.................. 7,563 6,787 6,713 7,723 7,511 7,277 7,103 7,027 6,850

Slack work or business conditions............. 4,793 4,109 3,999 4,869 4,609 4,261 4,162 4,214 4,064

Could only find part-time work.................. 2,504 2,414 2,399 2,499 2,519 2,587 2,562 2,447 2,453

Part time for noneconomic reasons4

.............. 19,628 20,332 20,868 18,858 19,662 19,526 19,561 19,769 20,004

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons3

.................. 7,478 6,698 6,597 7,619 7,400 7,203 6,990 6,923 6,723

Slack work or business conditions............. 4,738 4,059 3,931 4,807 4,548 4,232 4,088 4,155 3,992

Could only find part-time work.................. 2,494 2,394 2,380 2,484 2,507 2,585 2,537 2,400 2,397

Part time for noneconomic reasons4

.............. 19,320 19,935 20,519 18,593 19,250 19,098 19,167 19,319 19,616

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]

Characteristic

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,775 147,936 147,666 144,443 146,352 146,368 146,600 147,283 147,287

16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,315 4,637 4,569 4,523 4,501 4,457 4,502 4,768 4,746

16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,519 1,657 1,629 1,555 1,494 1,475 1,499 1,607 1,661

18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,796 2,980 2,939 2,917 3,030 2,998 3,003 3,139 3,055

20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140,460 143,299 143,098 139,920 141,851 141,912 142,099 142,516 142,541

20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,789 14,144 14,007 13,733 13,976 13,893 13,821 14,083 13,936

25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126,671 129,155 129,090 126,232 127,827 128,022 128,242 128,541 128,678

25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,953 96,262 96,191 94,562 95,365 95,617 95,607 95,782 95,864

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,652 32,396 32,490 31,430 31,885 31,986 32,058 32,217 32,261

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,814 31,162 31,131 30,682 30,843 30,945 31,033 30,999 31,025

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,487 32,705 32,569 32,450 32,637 32,685 32,516 32,566 32,578

55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,718 32,893 32,900 31,670 32,462 32,405 32,635 32,760 32,814

Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,726 78,696 78,208 76,560 77,866 77,843 78,102 78,321 78,053

16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,040 2,297 2,286 2,188 2,212 2,179 2,192 2,365 2,403

16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 693 784 811 752 700 702 730 771 853

18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,348 1,513 1,474 1,421 1,514 1,496 1,460 1,581 1,558

20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,686 76,399 75,922 74,373 75,654 75,664 75,910 75,956 75,650

20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,101 7,353 7,156 7,045 7,250 7,237 7,199 7,326 7,117

25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,585 69,045 68,766 67,345 68,357 68,464 68,706 68,684 68,585

25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,794 51,610 51,419 50,591 51,178 51,255 51,403 51,336 51,282

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,117 17,494 17,449 16,953 17,306 17,322 17,356 17,351 17,318

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,635 16,899 16,850 16,563 16,713 16,731 16,814 16,818 16,794

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,042 17,217 17,120 17,075 17,159 17,203 17,233 17,167 17,170

55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,790 17,435 17,346 16,755 17,179 17,208 17,303 17,348 17,303

Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,049 69,240 69,459 67,882 68,486 68,525 68,499 68,962 69,234

16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,275 2,340 2,283 2,335 2,289 2,278 2,310 2,403 2,343

16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 826 872 818 803 795 773 769 836 807

18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,448 1,468 1,465 1,497 1,517 1,502 1,543 1,558 1,497

20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,775 66,900 67,176 65,547 66,197 66,247 66,189 66,559 66,891

20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,688 6,790 6,852 6,688 6,726 6,656 6,622 6,757 6,820

25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,086 60,110 60,324 58,887 59,469 59,558 59,536 59,858 60,093

25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,159 44,653 44,771 43,971 44,186 44,361 44,204 44,445 44,582

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,535 14,902 15,041 14,477 14,578 14,664 14,701 14,866 14,943

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,179 14,263 14,282 14,118 14,130 14,214 14,219 14,181 14,231

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,445 15,488 15,448 15,376 15,478 15,483 15,284 15,398 15,408

55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,927 15,457 15,553 14,916 15,283 15,197 15,332 15,412 15,511

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,480 44,624 44,482 44,162 44,331 44,273 44,261 44,339 44,229

Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,695 34,995 35,108 34,366 34,598 34,720 34,805 34,877 34,818

Women who maintain families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,184 9,483 9,385 – – – – – –

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116,875 120,176 119,441 116,951 118,489 118,616 119,287 119,632 119,482

Part-time workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,900 27,760 28,225 27,461 28,070 27,743 27,359 27,693 27,770

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,973 7,773 7,549 6,880 6,939 7,070 7,140 7,715 7,422

Percent of total employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.8 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.9 5.2 5.0

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Self-employed workers, incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,330 5,507 5,585 – – – – – –

Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,343 9,715 9,640 9,327 9,133 9,181 9,470 9,720 9,550

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

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over........................... 10,841 8,995 9,110 7.0 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.8

16 to 19 years..................................... 1,190 1,087 1,019 20.8 20.2 19.6 20.0 18.6 17.7

16 to 17 years.................................. 479 459 359 23.6 23.1 23.7 20.9 22.2 17.8

18 to 19 years.................................. 701 634 657 19.4 18.8 17.8 19.8 16.8 17.7

20 years and over................................ 9,651 7,909 8,091 6.5 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.4

20 to 24 years.................................. 1,808 1,654 1,711 11.6 11.3 10.6 11.4 10.5 10.9

25 years and over.............................. 7,840 6,300 6,389 5.8 5.0 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.7

25 to 54 years............................... 6,198 4,925 4,864 6.2 5.2 5.3 4.9 4.9 4.8

25 to 34 years............................. 2,507 2,126 2,078 7.4 6.6 6.9 6.2 6.2 6.1

35 to 44 years............................. 1,833 1,439 1,410 5.6 4.8 4.8 4.3 4.4 4.3

45 to 54 years............................. 1,858 1,360 1,376 5.4 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.1

55 years and over........................... 1,619 1,384 1,530 4.9 4.5 4.6 3.9 4.1 4.5

Men, 16 years and over............................ 5,993 4,638 4,874 7.3 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.9

16 to 19 years..................................... 666 562 521 23.3 22.0 21.4 22.0 19.2 17.8

16 to 17 years.................................. 247 259 215 24.7 25.7 25.5 21.4 25.2 20.1

18 to 19 years.................................. 416 312 312 22.7 20.5 19.9 22.3 16.5 16.7

20 years and over................................ 5,328 4,076 4,353 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.1 5.4

20 to 24 years.................................. 991 842 953 12.3 12.5 11.5 12.6 10.3 11.8

25 years and over.............................. 4,337 3,251 3,414 6.1 4.9 5.0 4.4 4.5 4.7

25 to 54 years............................... 3,411 2,484 2,572 6.3 5.1 5.3 4.6 4.6 4.8

25 to 34 years............................. 1,371 1,106 1,110 7.5 6.5 6.6 5.7 6.0 6.0

35 to 44 years............................. 1,027 720 725 5.8 4.8 4.9 3.9 4.1 4.1

45 to 54 years............................. 1,012 658 737 5.6 3.8 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.1

55 years and over........................... 927 767 842 5.2 4.3 4.4 4.0 4.2 4.6

Women, 16 years and over........................ 4,848 4,358 4,236 6.7 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.8

16 to 19 years..................................... 525 525 498 18.3 18.3 17.8 18.0 17.9 17.5

16 to 17 years.................................. 233 199 144 22.5 20.6 22.0 20.3 19.2 15.2

18 to 19 years.................................. 285 322 345 16.0 17.1 15.6 17.3 17.1 18.7

20 years and over................................ 4,323 3,833 3,738 6.2 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.3

20 to 24 years.................................. 817 812 758 10.9 9.8 9.6 10.2 10.7 10.0

25 years and over.............................. 3,503 3,050 2,975 5.6 5.2 5.2 4.9 4.8 4.7

25 to 54 years............................... 2,787 2,441 2,292 6.0 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.2 4.9

25 to 34 years............................. 1,136 1,020 967 7.3 6.6 7.2 6.6 6.4 6.1

35 to 44 years............................. 806 719 685 5.4 4.8 4.7 4.9 4.8 4.6

45 to 54 years............................. 846 701 640 5.2 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.0

55 years and over........................... 739 595 691 4.7 4.6 4.7 3.9 3.7 4.3

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present...................... 1,916 1,360 1,449 4.2 3.4 3.3 2.9 3.0 3.2

Married women, spouse present.................. 1,605 1,298 1,259 4.5 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.5

Women who maintain families1

.................... 982 904 843 9.7 9.1 9.3 8.3 8.7 8.2

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers2................................... 9,176 7,538 7,612 7.3 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.9 6.0

Part-time workers3.................................. 1,631 1,462 1,500 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.0 5.1

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]

Reason

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed

temporary jobs.................................... 5,400 3,995 4,182 5,731 4,859 4,836 4,530 4,358 4,483

On temporary layoff.............................. 912 593 876 1,128 996 1,085 925 865 1,064

Not on temporary layoff.......................... 4,488 3,402 3,306 4,603 3,863 3,752 3,606 3,493 3,419

Permanent job losers.......................... 3,329 2,458 2,365 3,428 2,718 2,653 2,665 2,492 2,454

Persons who completed temporary jobs. . .. 1,160 944 941 1,174 1,145 1,098 940 1,001 965

Job leavers........................................... 874 803 830 890 862 860 829 794 838

Reentrants............................................ 2,935 2,863 2,656 3,065 2,848 2,845 2,809 2,871 2,773

New entrants......................................... 1,062 1,019 962 1,169 1,087 1,066 1,105 1,063 1,064

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Job losers and persons who completed

temporary jobs.................................... 52.6 46.0 48.5 52.8 50.3 50.3 48.9 48.0 49.0

On temporary layoff.............................. 8.9 6.8 10.2 10.4 10.3 11.3 10.0 9.5 11.6

Not on temporary layoff.......................... 43.7 39.2 38.3 42.4 40.0 39.1 38.9 38.4 37.3

Job leavers........................................... 8.5 9.3 9.6 8.2 8.9 9.0 8.9 8.7 9.1

Reentrants............................................ 28.6 33.0 30.8 28.2 29.5 29.6 30.3 31.6 30.3

New entrants......................................... 10.3 11.7 11.2 10.8 11.3 11.1 11.9 11.7 11.6

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed

temporary jobs.................................... 3.5 2.6 2.7 3.7 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.9

Job leavers........................................... 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5

Reentrants............................................ 1.9 1.8 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8

New entrants......................................... 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

[Numbers in thousands]

Duration

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks.................................. 2,155 2,283 2,231 2,439 2,587 2,609 2,383 2,473 2,529

5 to 14 weeks........................................ 2,449 2,146 2,256 2,585 2,431 2,449 2,508 2,312 2,390

15 weeks and over.................................. 5,666 4,251 4,144 5,786 4,566 4,450 4,371 4,332 4,247

15 to 26 weeks.................................... 1,677 1,413 1,374 1,742 1,412 1,486 1,416 1,417 1,431

27 weeks and over............................... 3,989 2,838 2,770 4,044 3,155 2,963 2,954 2,916 2,815

Average (mean) duration, in weeks............... 37.9 33.8 34.1 37.1 32.4 31.7 31.5 32.7 33.0

Median duration, in weeks......................... 18.0 14.0 13.6 17.0 13.3 13.2 13.3 13.7 12.8

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks.................................. 21.0 26.3 25.8 22.6 27.0 27.4 25.7 27.1 27.6

5 to 14 weeks........................................ 23.8 24.7 26.1 23.9 25.4 25.8 27.1 25.4 26.1

15 weeks and over.................................. 55.2 49.0 48.0 53.5 47.6 46.8 47.2 47.5 46.3

15 to 26 weeks.................................... 16.3 16.3 15.9 16.1 14.7 15.6 15.3 15.5 15.6

27 weeks and over............................... 38.8 32.7 32.1 37.4 32.9 31.2 31.9 32.0 30.7

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]

Occupation

Employed Unemployed Unemployment

rates

Nov.

2013

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2013

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2013

Nov.

2014

Total, 16 years and over1............................................. 144,775 147,666 10,271 8,630 6.6 5.5

Management, professional, and related occupations........... 55,583 57,110 1,749 1,656 3.1 2.8

Management, business, and financial operations

occupations..................................................... 23,065 23,207 770 654 3.2 2.7

Professional and related occupations.......................... 32,518 33,904 980 1,002 2.9 2.9

Service occupations................................................ 25,675 26,131 2,177 1,909 7.8 6.8

Sales and office occupations...................................... 33,349 33,136 2,436 1,857 6.8 5.3

Sales and related occupations.................................. 15,683 15,656 1,173 880 7.0 5.3

Office and administrative support occupations............... 17,667 17,480 1,263 977 6.7 5.3

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

occupations........................................................ 13,092 13,699 1,224 1,049 8.6 7.1

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.................... 940 1,017 127 157 11.9 13.4

Construction and extraction occupations...................... 7,218 7,823 826 698 10.3 8.2

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations........... 4,935 4,859 271 194 5.2 3.8

Production, transportation, and material moving

occupations........................................................ 17,075 17,590 1,576 1,158 8.5 6.2

Production occupations.......................................... 8,474 8,478 728 581 7.9 6.4

Transportation and material moving occupations............ 8,602 9,112 848 577 9.0 6.0

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

Number of

unemployed

persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment

rates

Nov.

2013

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2013

Nov.

2014

Total, 16 years and over1................................................................ 10,271 8,630 6.6 5.5

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers.................................. 7,882 6,413 6.5 5.2

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction.................................... 65 32 5.9 2.8

Construction.......................................................................... 706 629 8.6 7.5

Manufacturing........................................................................ 984 640 6.2 4.2

Durable goods..................................................................... 617 416 6.2 4.4

Nondurable goods................................................................ 368 224 6.4 4.0

Wholesale and retail trade......................................................... 1,423 1,010 7.0 4.9

Transportation and utilities......................................................... 410 314 6.7 5.0

Information............................................................................ 176 159 6.4 5.6

Financial activities................................................................... 407 325 4.3 3.5

Professional and business services............................................... 1,164 944 7.5 6.1

Education and health services..................................................... 890 924 3.9 4.0

Leisure and hospitality.............................................................. 1,212 1,128 9.0 8.2

Other services........................................................................ 443 308 6.8 4.7

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers......................... 131 193 9.7 11.2

Government workers................................................................... 666 622 3.2 3.0

Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers............ 530 440 5.3 4.3

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]

Measure

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Nov.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014

U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer,

as a percent of the civilian labor force......... 3.7 2.7 2.7 3.7 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.7

U-2 Job losers and persons who completed

temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian

labor force......................................... 3.5 2.6 2.7 3.7 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.9

U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the

civilian labor force (official unemployment

rate)................................................ 6.6 5.5 5.5 7.0 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.8

U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged

workers, as a percent of the civilian labor

force plus discouraged workers................. 7.1 6.0 5.9 7.4 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.2 6.2

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. . . . . . . .. 7.9 6.8 6.8 8.2 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.1 7.1

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..................................... 12.7 11.1 11.0 13.1 12.2 12.0 11.8 11.5 11.4

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]

Category

Total Men Women

Nov.

2013

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2013

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2013

Nov.

2014

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force........................................... 91,521 92,547 36,614 37,373 54,907 55,175

Persons who currently want a job................................ 5,437 6,227 2,562 3,025 2,874 3,202

Marginally attached to the labor force1........................ 2,096 2,109 1,080 1,153 1,016 956

Discouraged workers2

......................................... 762 698 471 433 290 265

Other persons marginally attached to the labor force3. .. 1,334 1,412 609 721 726 691

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders4

............................................. 6,973 7,549 3,387 3,657 3,586 3,892

Percent of total employed.......................................... 4.8 5.1 4.4 4.7 5.3 5.6

Primary job full time, secondary job part time................... 3,575 4,019 1,960 2,223 1,615 1,796

Primary and secondary jobs both part time..................... 2,043 2,127 694 684 1,349 1,442

Primary and secondary jobs both full time....................... 212 208 128 117 84 91

Hours vary on primary or secondary job......................... 1,117 1,147 592 602 524 546

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]

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Nov.

2013

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014p

Nov.

2014p

Nov.

2013

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014p

Nov.

2014p

Change

from:

Oct.2014 -

Nov.2014p

Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138,536 139,753 140,804 141,301 137,311 139,481 139,724 140,045 321

Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116,196 117,937 118,488 118,868 115,455 117,562 117,798 118,112 314

Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,928 19,489 19,483 19,393 18,824 19,176 19,204 19,252 48

Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 881 939 935 929 882 925 926 926 0

Logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.7 58.1 58.4 57.6 55.2 55.3 55.7 56.4 0.7

Mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 824.7 880.5 876.9 871.8 826.7 870.0 870.3 869.1 -1.2

Oil and gas extraction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202.6 212.9 215.2 214.8 203.1 213.1 215.0 215.2 0.2

Mining, except oil and gas1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211.5 216.5 215.0 211.2 211.8 211.6 211.1 209.4 -1.7

Coal mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.2 78.3 77.2 75.6 80.2 77.9 77.1 75.9 -1.2

Support activities for mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410.6 451.1 446.7 445.8 411.8 445.3 444.2 444.5 0.3

Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,996 6,320 6,319 6,227 5,896 6,082 6,089 6,109 20

Construction of buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,331.5 1,408.5 1,408.2 1,390.6 1,312.6 1,373.8 1,368.4 1,369.4 1.0

Residential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 639.5 697.0 693.9 687.4 630.0 677.5 673.9 677.3 3.4

Nonresidential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 692.0 711.5 714.3 703.2 682.6 696.3 694.5 692.1 -2.4

Heavy and civil engineering construction. . . . . . 919.8 990.1 989.1 955.2 889.8 921.2 924.3 923.0 -1.3

Specialty trade contractors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,744.2 3,920.9 3,921.6 3,881.4 3,694.0 3,787.0 3,796.3 3,816.9 20.6

Residential specialty trade contractors. . . . . . 1,601.3 1,694.1 1,700.7 1,681.0 1,579.7 1,632.3 1,641.9 1,655.2 13.3

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors. . . 2,142.9 2,226.8 2,220.9 2,200.4 2,114.3 2,154.7 2,154.4 2,161.7 7.3

Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,051 12,230 12,229 12,237 12,046 12,169 12,189 12,217 28

Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,583 7,718 7,732 7,749 7,581 7,704 7,722 7,739 17

Wood products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358.5 373.6 373.8 374.3 357.8 371.1 372.3 373.6 1.3

Nonmetallic mineral products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383.2 398.5 398.5 398.9 380.4 391.7 392.6 394.2 1.6

Primary metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393.1 403.9 404.5 405.2 394.3 403.1 403.9 405.5 1.6

Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,444.8 1,462.5 1,468.1 1,469.2 1,443.8 1,459.8 1,464.2 1,466.4 2.2

Machinery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,105.5 1,130.6 1,137.2 1,137.6 1,107.4 1,133.5 1,137.3 1,139.4 2.1

Computer and electronic products1

. . . . . . . . . . 1,062.3 1,057.8 1,058.0 1,061.4 1,063.2 1,057.6 1,059.7 1,060.6 0.9

Computer and peripheral equipment. . . . . . 160.1 169.3 169.7 171.8 160.1 169.1 170.1 171.4 1.3

Communications equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.4 96.8 96.2 97.0 100.3 97.0 96.5 97.0 0.5

Semiconductors and electronic

components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373.1 367.0 367.9 368.1 373.6 366.8 368.3 367.7 -0.6

Electronic instruments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390.3 385.9 385.5 385.6 391.4 386.0 386.0 385.7 -0.3

Electrical equipment and appliances. . . . . . . . 374.2 372.9 372.1 373.7 374.5 373.4 372.2 373.4 1.2

Transportation equipment1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,515.8 1,562.3 1,560.4 1,566.0 1,515.7 1,559.5 1,561.3 1,564.6 3.3

Motor vehicles and parts2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 838.8 873.5 874.0 878.0 838.4 870.8 872.8 875.8 3.0

Furniture and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361.9 374.6 374.6 377.0 364.1 373.1 376.5 378.3 1.8

Miscellaneous durable goods

manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583.5 581.2 584.3 585.8 580.1 581.0 581.8 582.7 0.9

Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,468 4,512 4,497 4,488 4,465 4,465 4,467 4,478 11

Food manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,483.4 1,505.1 1,489.8 1,479.2 1,478.7 1,471.2 1,469.4 1,473.0 3.6

Textile mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117.1 117.4 116.9 116.8 116.6 116.9 116.7 116.8 0.1

Textile product mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.6 112.9 113.2 113.3 113.0 112.3 112.5 112.0 -0.5

Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140.2 132.8 132.2 130.8 139.7 131.8 131.3 130.6 -0.7

Paper and paper products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376.6 370.3 370.8 370.9 377.5 370.9 371.4 371.2 -0.2

Printing and related support activities. . . . . . . 445.0 439.6 438.8 441.9 443.7 440.1 438.5 440.5 2.0

Petroleum and coal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.1 115.6 115.3 113.4 110.9 113.6 113.2 112.9 -0.3

Chemicals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 791.2 806.0 807.6 806.4 794.4 805.7 807.8 806.0 -1.8

Plastics and rubber products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 656.6 666.3 668.3 674.3 658.6 664.9 668.7 675.8 7.1

Miscellaneous nondurable goods

manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233.0 245.6 244.1 240.6 232.2 237.4 237.9 239.3 1.4

Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,268 98,448 99,005 99,475 96,631 98,386 98,594 98,860 266

Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,600 26,416 26,639 27,126 26,090 26,506 26,562 26,633 71

Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,798.6 5,889.1 5,903.8 5,904.0 5,785.8 5,884.0 5,890.1 5,892.6 2.5

Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,897.4 2,946.4 2,956.6 2,952.5 2,894.0 2,946.0 2,951.1 2,952.6 1.5

Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,998.0 2,024.5 2,026.8 2,030.7 1,990.9 2,020.2 2,020.6 2,022.0 1.4

Electronic markets and agents and

brokers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.2 918.2 920.4 920.8 900.9 917.8 918.4 918.0 -0.4

Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,645.5 15,298.9 15,471.6 15,906.1 15,209.7 15,415.3 15,449.5 15,499.7 50.2

Motor vehicle and parts dealers1

. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,815.1 1,880.0 1,878.8 1,881.0 1,816.6 1,867.1 1,872.3 1,882.8 10.5

Automobile dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,152.4 1,190.2 1,194.0 1,197.3 1,152.6 1,184.4 1,190.6 1,198.3 7.7

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]

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Nov.

2013

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014p

Nov.

2014p

Nov.

2013

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014p

Nov.

2014p

Change

from:

Oct.2014 -

Nov.2014p

Retail trade - Continued

Furniture and home furnishings stores. . . . . . 465.7 452.2 463.4 476.4 445.7 458.7 458.2 459.0 0.8

Electronics and appliance stores. . . . . . . . . . . . 542.9 499.2 513.6 536.5 513.3 509.7 506.6 506.2 -0.4

Building material and garden supply

stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,198.8 1,220.5 1,216.4 1,213.6 1,224.8 1,233.9 1,234.3 1,237.5 3.2

Food and beverage stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,986.3 3,014.6 3,031.9 3,055.9 2,960.5 3,019.9 3,028.5 3,034.2 5.7

Health and personal care stores. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,032.4 1,014.5 1,026.9 1,042.1 1,018.9 1,020.7 1,023.3 1,028.0 4.7

Gasoline stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 875.0 884.3 884.6 888.3 872.8 879.7 883.0 885.8 2.8

Clothing and clothing accessories stores. . . . 1,518.6 1,355.5 1,377.8 1,499.4 1,388.9 1,389.0 1,384.9 1,396.2 11.3

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music

stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 653.8 589.7 603.2 650.8 609.5 595.0 599.2 607.8 8.6

General merchandise stores1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,252.8 3,080.4 3,128.3 3,304.4 3,099.6 3,135.1 3,144.3 3,145.5 1.2

Department stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,449.8 1,299.1 1,321.5 1,436.2 1,347.2 1,336.2 1,334.9 1,330.5 -4.4

Miscellaneous store retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 805.2 816.7 835.4 819.9 792.8 809.2 812.6 808.0 -4.6

Nonstore retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498.9 491.3 511.3 537.8 466.3 497.3 502.3 508.7 6.4

Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,604.5 4,675.1 4,708.8 4,760.8 4,542.1 4,652.6 4,667.9 4,684.6 16.7

Air transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448.7 456.5 459.1 458.8 450.4 456.5 460.3 460.5 0.2

Rail transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233.1 240.9 241.6 242.5 232.6 240.9 240.8 242.0 1.2

Water transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.5 68.6 67.7 67.2 66.1 67.7 66.9 68.0 1.1

Truck transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,397.1 1,436.8 1,438.6 1,434.2 1,387.8 1,415.9 1,419.8 1,422.8 3.0

Transit and ground passenger

transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469.2 472.4 479.7 480.9 452.1 461.0 461.1 463.1 2.0

Pipeline transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.6 45.6 45.6 45.8 44.9 45.5 45.7 45.8 0.1

Scenic and sightseeing transportation. . . . . . . 25.4 34.1 30.5 25.5 28.5 29.3 29.8 29.7 -0.1

Support activities for transportation. . . . . . . . . . 597.9 613.2 621.6 621.1 597.4 615.0 617.6 620.3 2.7

Couriers and messengers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583.4 560.8 571.8 622.6 560.9 577.8 582.0 586.7 4.7

Warehousing and storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 739.6 746.2 752.6 762.2 721.4 743.0 743.9 745.7 1.8

Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551.1 553.1 554.3 555.0 552.6 554.0 554.4 555.8 1.4

Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,699 2,683 2,688 2,708 2,689 2,692 2,687 2,691 4

Publishing industries, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . 733.6 727.1 725.7 729.0 731.2 726.3 724.4 726.3 1.9

Motion picture and sound recording

industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351.1 299.6 304.3 310.7 346.8 307.4 306.7 301.7 -5.0

Broadcasting, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288.6 295.6 293.2 294.4 287.2 294.3 292.2 292.8 0.6

Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 858.3 870.7 868.7 874.9 856.0 872.4 869.5 871.8 2.3

Data processing, hosting and related

services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268.2 274.5 277.1 277.9 268.5 275.3 276.5 277.7 1.2

Other information services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199.3 215.9 218.8 221.5 199.2 216.6 217.8 220.5 2.7

Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,897 7,992 7,999 8,013 7,899 7,987 7,993 8,013 20

Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,888.8 5,919.7 5,933.2 5,958.4 5,881.3 5,927.9 5,932.8 5,947.5 14.7

Monetary authorities - central bank. . . . . . . . . . 18.6 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.1 18.1 18.0 -0.1

Credit intermediation and related

activities1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,603.8 2,571.2 2,569.1 2,577.1 2,601.1 2,573.1 2,570.4 2,573.8 3.4

Depository credit intermediation1. . . . . . . . . . 1,717.0 1,692.4 1,691.2 1,693.9 1,719.0 1,697.0 1,693.4 1,695.2 1.8

Commercial banking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,292.4 1,265.5 1,263.9 1,266.3 1,294.3 1,269.1 1,265.9 1,266.8 0.9

Securities, commodity contracts,

investments, and funds and trusts. . . . . . . . 866.1 880.4 886.7 888.9 865.6 884.2 888.2 889.5 1.3

Insurance carriers and related activities. . . . . 2,400.3 2,449.9 2,459.2 2,474.2 2,396.4 2,452.5 2,456.1 2,466.2 10.1

Real estate and rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . 2,007.8 2,072.3 2,065.7 2,054.4 2,017.7 2,058.7 2,059.7 2,065.2 5.5

Real estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,465.1 1,493.6 1,490.6 1,488.2 1,470.1 1,487.4 1,487.3 1,492.9 5.6

Rental and leasing services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519.9 556.7 553.0 544.0 525.1 549.4 550.3 550.1 -0.2

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets. . . . 22.8 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.5 21.9 22.1 22.2 0.1

Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,975 19,453 19,602 19,663 18,826 19,384 19,436 19,522 86

Professional and technical services1

. . . . . . . . . . . 8,209.3 8,325.6 8,415.2 8,470.5 8,218.4 8,412.1 8,438.9 8,476.4 37.5

Legal services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,137.7 1,127.3 1,134.7 1,135.1 1,135.6 1,133.8 1,133.7 1,133.7 0.0

Accounting and bookkeeping services. . . . . . 899.7 893.6 910.6 938.6 946.0 968.1 973.5 989.9 16.4

Architectural and engineering services. . . . . . 1,373.2 1,423.2 1,428.9 1,429.9 1,370.6 1,416.8 1,420.6 1,425.1 4.5

Computer systems design and related

services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,731.5 1,762.0 1,785.5 1,795.4 1,722.4 1,770.3 1,777.7 1,784.2 6.5

Management and technical consulting

services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,207.7 1,246.7 1,263.8 1,272.4 1,197.7 1,247.8 1,253.8 1,261.1 7.3

Management of companies and enterprises. . . 2,109.5 2,138.9 2,139.9 2,147.8 2,107.5 2,141.4 2,141.1 2,147.9 6.8

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]

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Nov.

2013

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014p

Nov.

2014p

Nov.

2013

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014p

Nov.

2014p

Change

from:

Oct.2014 -

Nov.2014p

Professional and business services - Continued

Administrative and waste services. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,656.0 8,988.2 9,046.8 9,044.9 8,500.3 8,830.5 8,855.9 8,897.6 41.7

Administrative and support services1. . . . . . . . 8,281.2 8,602.3 8,663.6 8,663.1 8,125.0 8,448.4 8,474.9 8,515.5 40.6

Employment services1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,543.6 3,735.9 3,800.3 3,826.0 3,427.9 3,657.5 3,686.2 3,714.6 28.4

Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,843.8 3,004.7 3,050.8 3,077.1 2,741.6 2,933.0 2,952.5 2,975.2 22.7

Business support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 883.5 867.4 882.3 892.3 864.3 869.6 869.5 871.8 2.3

Services to buildings and dwellings. . . . . . . 1,917.5 2,015.4 1,991.1 1,950.7 1,905.4 1,948.3 1,944.8 1,942.4 -2.4

Waste management and remediation

services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374.8 385.9 383.2 381.8 375.3 382.1 381.0 382.1 1.1

Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,488 21,511 21,825 21,914 21,237 21,591 21,628 21,666 38

Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,551.9 3,367.4 3,576.3 3,605.9 3,362.6 3,420.9 3,425.9 3,426.5 0.6

Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,935.7 18,144.0 18,248.9 18,308.0 17,874.1 18,170.3 18,201.8 18,239.0 37.2

Health care3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,635.2 14,794.0 14,866.2 14,908.1 14,602.4 14,806.3 14,834.7 14,863.6 28.9

Ambulatory health care services1. . . . . . . . . 6,583.8 6,717.7 6,769.3 6,800.5 6,565.8 6,725.7 6,749.7 6,774.0 24.3

Offices of physicians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,464.6 2,502.2 2,515.9 2,526.0 2,456.8 2,506.9 2,510.4 2,517.0 6.6

Outpatient care centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 697.7 722.5 727.5 732.2 697.6 724.8 726.4 730.3 3.9

Home health care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,271.2 1,297.3 1,311.3 1,317.0 1,266.1 1,295.9 1,304.2 1,309.2 5.0

Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,806.8 4,819.4 4,829.8 4,838.8 4,797.5 4,820.0 4,821.7 4,826.0 4.3

Nursing and residential care facilities1

. . . . 3,244.6 3,256.9 3,267.1 3,268.8 3,239.1 3,260.6 3,263.3 3,263.6 0.3

Nursing care facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,651.8 1,651.4 1,652.1 1,651.7 1,649.3 1,651.5 1,649.9 1,648.6 -1.3

Social assistance1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,300.5 3,350.0 3,382.7 3,399.9 3,271.7 3,364.0 3,367.1 3,375.4 8.3

Child day care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 866.0 866.1 883.8 891.3 849.7 865.2 868.5 872.3 3.8

Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,148 14,885 14,727 14,522 14,417 14,707 14,762 14,794 32

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,915.8 2,153.0 2,084.5 1,966.9 2,075.6 2,105.5 2,122.3 2,127.7 5.4

Performing arts and spectator sports. . . . . . . . 421.7 463.4 459.7 436.5 435.8 449.4 455.1 453.5 -1.6

Museums, historical sites, and similar

institutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137.2 142.6 141.7 137.0 142.3 141.2 141.6 141.7 0.1

Amusements, gambling, and recreation. . . . . 1,356.9 1,547.0 1,483.1 1,393.4 1,497.5 1,514.9 1,525.6 1,532.5 6.9

Accommodation and food services. . . . . . . . . . . . 12,232.4 12,732.1 12,642.6 12,554.7 12,341.0 12,601.9 12,639.4 12,666.7 27.3

Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,808.2 1,916.9 1,862.4 1,808.5 1,865.8 1,872.6 1,869.9 1,870.7 0.8

Food services and drinking places. . . . . . . . . . 10,424.2 10,815.2 10,780.2 10,746.2 10,475.2 10,729.3 10,769.5 10,796.0 26.5

Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,461 5,508 5,525 5,529 5,473 5,519 5,526 5,541 15

Repair and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,202.4 1,222.6 1,220.8 1,219.5 1,206.5 1,217.8 1,216.5 1,222.5 6.0

Personal and laundry services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,347.9 1,368.6 1,370.9 1,375.5 1,348.8 1,368.8 1,373.4 1,378.7 5.3

Membership associations and organizations. . . 2,910.5 2,916.7 2,933.3 2,933.6 2,917.2 2,932.1 2,935.9 2,939.3 3.4

Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,340 21,816 22,316 22,433 21,856 21,919 21,926 21,933 7

Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,730.0 2,720.0 2,715.0 2,717.0 2,739.0 2,716.0 2,714.0 2,719.0 5.0

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,139.3 2,129.5 2,124.0 2,123.6 2,147.6 2,123.5 2,124.2 2,125.3 1.1

U.S. Postal Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590.4 590.8 590.6 593.7 591.5 592.6 589.5 593.5 4.0

State government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,241.0 5,095.0 5,245.0 5,264.0 5,060.0 5,070.0 5,077.0 5,080.0 3.0

State government education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,595.0 2,443.8 2,593.3 2,618.4 2,404.7 2,413.8 2,418.5 2,423.9 5.4

State government, excluding education. . . . . . . . . . 2,645.8 2,651.1 2,651.2 2,645.9 2,655.6 2,656.3 2,658.1 2,655.7 -2.4

Local government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,369.0 14,001.0 14,356.0 14,452.0 14,057.0 14,133.0 14,135.0 14,134.0 -1.0

Local government education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,140.8 7,699.9 8,077.6 8,170.9 7,780.8 7,823.9 7,815.8 7,813.3 -2.5

Local government, excluding education. . . . . . . . . . 6,227.7 6,301.5 6,278.4 6,281.0 6,276.4 6,309.2 6,318.9 6,321.1 2.2

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.

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Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry

sector, seasonally adjusted

Industry Nov.

2013

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014p

Nov.

2014p

AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS

Total private............................................................................. 34.5 34.5 34.5 34.6

Goods-producing.................................................................... 40.6 40.5 40.6 40.7

Mining and logging................................................................ 44.6 44.5 45.0 45.0

Construction....................................................................... 39.2 39.0 39.2 39.1

Manufacturing..................................................................... 41.0 40.9 40.9 41.1

Durable goods.................................................................. 41.5 41.5 41.4 41.6

Nondurable goods.............................................................. 40.1 40.0 40.0 40.3

Private service-providing............................................................ 33.3 33.4 33.4 33.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................................. 34.4 34.6 34.6 34.7

Wholesale trade................................................................ 38.9 39.0 38.8 38.9

Retail trade...................................................................... 31.2 31.4 31.4 31.5

Transportation and warehousing............................................. 38.7 38.6 38.7 38.8

Utilities........................................................................... 42.0 42.2 42.7 42.7

Information......................................................................... 36.8 36.7 36.8 36.8

Financial activities................................................................ 37.2 37.3 37.3 37.3

Professional and business services............................................ 36.2 36.2 36.2 36.1

Education and health services.................................................. 32.7 32.8 32.8 32.8

Leisure and hospitality........................................................... 26.0 26.2 26.2 26.2

Other services..................................................................... 31.7 31.8 31.8 31.8

AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS

Manufacturing........................................................................... 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.5

Durable goods....................................................................... 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.5

Nondurable goods................................................................... 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4

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Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry

sector, seasonally adjusted

Industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Nov.

2013

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014p

Nov.

2014p

Nov.

2013

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014p

Nov.

2014p

Total private............................................... $24.15 $24.54 $24.57 $24.66 $833.18 $846.63 $847.67 $853.24

Goods-producing....................................... 25.38 25.78 25.85 25.88 1,030.43 1,044.09 1,049.51 1,053.32

Mining and logging.................................. 30.50 30.98 30.99 30.90 1,360.30 1,378.61 1,394.55 1,390.50

Construction.......................................... 26.23 26.83 26.87 26.93 1,028.22 1,046.37 1,053.30 1,052.96

Manufacturing........................................ 24.58 24.85 24.94 24.96 1,007.78 1,016.37 1,020.05 1,025.86

Durable goods.................................... 25.98 26.17 26.25 26.25 1,078.17 1,086.06 1,086.75 1,092.00

Nondurable goods................................ 22.12 22.48 22.59 22.67 887.01 899.20 903.60 913.60

Private service-providing.............................. 23.86 24.24 24.27 24.37 794.54 809.62 810.62 813.96

Trade, transportation, and utilities................. 21.17 21.44 21.46 21.52 728.25 741.82 742.52 746.74

Wholesale trade.................................. 27.96 28.11 28.12 28.28 1,087.64 1,096.29 1,091.06 1,100.09

Retail trade........................................ 16.71 17.05 17.09 17.13 521.35 535.37 536.63 539.60

Transportation and warehousing............... 22.65 22.90 22.89 22.90 876.56 883.94 885.84 888.52

Utilities............................................. 35.13 35.60 35.80 36.09 1,475.46 1,502.32 1,528.66 1,541.04

Information........................................... 33.43 34.30 34.09 34.48 1,230.22 1,258.81 1,254.51 1,268.86

Financial activities................................... 30.32 30.95 30.92 31.16 1,127.90 1,154.44 1,153.32 1,162.27

Professional and business services.............. 28.73 29.29 29.32 29.42 1,040.03 1,060.30 1,061.38 1,062.06

Education and health services..................... 24.57 24.77 24.84 24.94 803.44 812.46 814.75 818.03

Leisure and hospitality.............................. 13.59 14.00 14.07 14.10 353.34 366.80 368.63 369.42

Other services....................................... 21.65 22.00 22.04 22.12 686.31 699.60 700.87 703.42

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Table B-4. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by

industry sector, seasonally adjusted

[2007=100]

Industry

Index of aggregate weekly hours1

Index of aggregate weekly payrolls2

Nov.

2013

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014p

Nov.

2014p

Percent

change

from:

Oct.

2014 -

Nov.

2014p

Nov.

2013

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014p

Nov.

2014p

Percent

change

from:

Oct.

2014 -

Nov.

2014p

Total private..................................... 99.6 101.4 101.6 102.2 0.6 114.8 118.7 119.1 120.2 0.9

Goods-producing............................. 87.1 88.5 88.8 89.3 0.6 99.9 103.1 103.8 104.4 0.6

Mining and logging........................ 123.6 129.3 130.9 130.9 0.0 151.4 160.9 162.9 162.4 -0.3

Construction................................ 79.7 81.8 82.3 82.3 0.0 90.8 95.3 96.1 96.3 0.2

Manufacturing.............................. 88.9 89.5 89.7 90.3 0.7 101.6 103.5 104.0 104.9 0.9

Durable goods........................... 88.6 90.0 90.0 90.6 0.7 102.2 104.6 104.9 105.7 0.8

Nondurable goods...................... 89.4 89.1 89.2 90.1 1.0 100.3 101.7 102.2 103.6 1.4

Private service-providing.................... 103.0 105.2 105.4 105.7 0.3 119.1 123.6 124.0 124.9 0.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities....... 97.6 99.7 100.0 100.5 0.5 111.2 115.1 115.5 116.4 0.8

Wholesale trade......................... 98.2 100.1 99.7 100.0 0.3 114.6 117.5 117.0 118.0 0.9

Retail trade.............................. 96.4 98.3 98.5 99.2 0.7 106.5 110.8 111.3 112.3 0.9

Transportation and warehousing...... 100.6 102.8 103.4 104.0 0.6 115.6 119.4 120.1 120.9 0.7

Utilities.................................... 100.4 101.2 102.4 102.7 0.3 116.6 119.0 121.1 122.4 1.1

Information................................. 90.4 90.2 90.3 90.4 0.1 107.6 110.2 109.6 111.0 1.3

Financial activities......................... 96.2 97.6 97.6 97.9 0.3 113.8 117.8 117.8 119.0 1.0

Professional and business services..... 107.2 110.4 110.7 110.8 0.1 124.8 131.0 131.4 132.1 0.5

Education and health services........... 111.5 113.7 113.9 114.1 0.2 129.0 132.6 133.2 134.0 0.6

Leisure and hospitality.................... 107.0 109.9 110.4 110.6 0.2 117.3 124.2 125.3 125.8 0.4

Other services............................. 96.1 97.2 97.4 97.6 0.2 118.1 121.4 121.8 122.6 0.7

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.

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

Industry

Women employees (in thousands) Percent of all employees

Nov.

2013

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014p

Nov.

2014p

Nov.

2013

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014p

Nov.

2014p

Total nonfarm............................................. 67,906 68,861 68,983 69,091 49.5 49.4 49.4 49.3

Total private............................................ 55,426 56,334 56,464 56,564 48.0 47.9 47.9 47.9

Goods-producing.................................... 4,136 4,201 4,215 4,218 22.0 21.9 21.9 21.9

Mining and logging............................... 117 124 125 125 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.5

Construction....................................... 749 773 777 779 12.7 12.7 12.8 12.8

Manufacturing..................................... 3,270 3,304 3,313 3,314 27.1 27.2 27.2 27.1

Durable goods.................................. 1,749 1,777 1,785 1,788 23.1 23.1 23.1 23.1

Nondurable goods............................. 1,521 1,527 1,528 1,526 34.1 34.2 34.2 34.1

Private service-providing........................... 51,290 52,133 52,249 52,346 53.1 53.0 53.0 52.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............. 10,595 10,723 10,745 10,762 40.6 40.5 40.5 40.4

Wholesale trade................................ 1,718.2 1,729.2 1,729.5 1,726.0 29.7 29.4 29.4 29.3

Retail trade..................................... 7,669.9 7,762.5 7,778.8 7,802.5 50.4 50.4 50.3 50.3

Transportation and warehousing............. 1,070.9 1,097.4 1,103.3 1,099.7 23.6 23.6 23.6 23.5

Utilities........................................... 135.8 133.6 133.3 133.5 24.6 24.1 24.0 24.0

Information......................................... 1,077 1,082 1,081 1,084 40.1 40.2 40.2 40.3

Financial activities................................ 4,541 4,568 4,575 4,584 57.5 57.2 57.2 57.2

Professional and business services............ 8,394 8,643 8,668 8,705 44.6 44.6 44.6 44.6

Education and health services.................. 16,309 16,585 16,618 16,643 76.8 76.8 76.8 76.8

Leisure and hospitality........................... 7,502 7,637 7,662 7,661 52.0 51.9 51.9 51.8

Other services..................................... 2,872 2,895 2,900 2,907 52.5 52.5 52.5 52.5

Government............................................. 12,480 12,527 12,519 12,527 57.1 57.2 57.1 57.1

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Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry

sector, seasonally adjusted1

[In thousands]

Industry Nov.

2013

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014p

Nov.

2014p

Total private............................................................................... 95,397 97,105 97,276 97,502

Goods-producing....................................................................... 13,556 13,811 13,826 13,851

Mining and logging.................................................................. 648 674 676 676

Construction.......................................................................... 4,466 4,584 4,581 4,588

Manufacturing........................................................................ 8,442 8,553 8,569 8,587

Durable goods..................................................................... 5,209 5,301 5,317 5,321

Nondurable goods................................................................ 3,233 3,252 3,252 3,266

Private service-providing.............................................................. 81,841 83,294 83,450 83,651

Trade, transportation, and utilities................................................. 22,051 22,358 22,394 22,444

Wholesale trade................................................................... 4,670.8 4,754.0 4,754.5 4,747.0

Retail trade........................................................................ 13,007.9 13,134.9 13,158.6 13,198.2

Transportation and warehousing................................................ 3,925.7 4,022.1 4,034.4 4,052.7

Utilities.............................................................................. 446.9 447.1 446.6 446.5

Information............................................................................ 2,177 2,185 2,183 2,185

Financial activities................................................................... 6,082 6,172 6,169 6,179

Professional and business services............................................... 15,590 16,065 16,097 16,157

Education and health services..................................................... 18,646 18,962 18,996 19,028

Leisure and hospitality.............................................................. 12,734 12,961 13,024 13,045

Other services........................................................................ 4,561 4,591 4,587 4,613

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.

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Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private

nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1

Industry Nov.

2013

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014p

Nov.

2014p

AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS

Total private............................................................................. 33.7 33.7 33.8 33.8

Goods-producing.................................................................... 41.4 41.6 41.7 41.7

Mining and logging................................................................ 46.1 47.1 47.5 47.6

Construction....................................................................... 39.7 39.7 39.9 39.8

Manufacturing..................................................................... 42.0 42.2 42.1 42.2

Durable goods.................................................................. 42.5 42.6 42.6 42.5

Nondurable goods.............................................................. 41.2 41.4 41.4 41.7

Private service-providing............................................................ 32.4 32.4 32.5 32.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................................. 33.6 33.6 33.6 33.6

Wholesale trade................................................................ 38.8 38.6 38.5 38.6

Retail trade...................................................................... 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.1

Transportation and warehousing............................................. 38.5 38.3 38.3 38.4

Utilities........................................................................... 41.5 42.0 42.6 42.6

Information......................................................................... 35.9 36.0 36.3 36.3

Financial activities................................................................ 36.7 36.7 36.8 36.9

Professional and business services............................................ 35.5 35.6 35.6 35.5

Education and health services.................................................. 32.1 32.0 32.1 32.1

Leisure and hospitality........................................................... 25.0 25.1 25.1 25.1

Other services..................................................................... 30.8 30.7 30.7 30.7

AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS

Manufacturing........................................................................... 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.5

Durable goods....................................................................... 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.5

Nondurable goods................................................................... 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.5

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.

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Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private

nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1

Industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Nov.

2013

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014p

Nov.

2014p

Nov.

2013

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014p

Nov.

2014p

Total private............................................... $20.30 $20.67 $20.70 $20.74 $684.11 $696.58 $699.66 $701.01

Goods-producing....................................... 21.35 21.66 21.70 21.71 883.89 901.06 904.89 905.31

Mining and logging.................................. 27.08 27.20 27.22 27.38 1,248.39 1,281.12 1,292.95 1,303.29

Construction.......................................... 24.24 24.77 24.81 24.85 962.33 983.37 989.92 989.03

Manufacturing........................................ 19.42 19.61 19.63 19.63 815.64 827.54 826.42 828.39

Durable goods.................................... 20.48 20.67 20.69 20.67 870.40 880.54 881.39 878.48

Nondurable goods................................ 17.66 17.84 17.87 17.92 727.59 738.58 739.82 747.26

Private service-providing.............................. 20.08 20.46 20.49 20.53 650.59 662.90 665.93 667.23

Trade, transportation, and utilities................. 17.97 18.32 18.36 18.41 603.79 615.55 616.90 618.58

Wholesale trade.................................. 22.93 23.28 23.32 23.51 889.68 898.61 897.82 907.49

Retail trade........................................ 14.16 14.45 14.49 14.49 424.80 433.50 434.70 436.15

Transportation and warehousing............... 20.09 20.57 20.58 20.61 773.47 787.83 788.21 791.42

Utilities............................................. 32.43 32.80 32.95 33.06 1,345.85 1,377.60 1,403.67 1,408.36

Information........................................... 28.23 28.55 28.52 28.66 1,013.46 1,027.80 1,035.28 1,040.36

Financial activities................................... 24.17 24.90 24.91 25.09 887.04 913.83 916.69 925.82

Professional and business services.............. 23.84 24.24 24.25 24.24 846.32 862.94 863.30 860.52

Education and health services..................... 21.46 21.70 21.76 21.81 688.87 694.40 698.50 700.10

Leisure and hospitality.............................. 11.83 12.20 12.25 12.27 295.75 306.22 307.48 307.98

Other services....................................... 18.23 18.50 18.53 18.59 561.48 567.95 568.87 570.71

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.

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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]

Industry

Index of aggregate weekly hours2

Index of aggregate weekly payrolls3

Nov.

2013

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014p

Nov.

2014p

Percent

change

from:

Oct.

2014 -

Nov.

2014p

Nov.

2013

Sept.

2014

Oct.

2014p

Nov.

2014p

Percent

change

from:

Oct.

2014 -

Nov.

2014p

Total private..................................... 107.1 109.1 109.6 109.8 0.2 145.3 150.6 151.6 152.2 0.4

Goods-producing............................. 85.8 87.8 88.1 88.3 0.2 112.1 116.5 117.1 117.3 0.2

Mining and logging........................ 158.7 168.7 170.6 171.0 0.2 250.0 266.9 270.1 272.3 0.8

Construction................................ 88.8 91.1 91.5 91.4 -0.1 116.2 121.9 122.6 122.7 0.1

Manufacturing.............................. 81.4 82.9 82.8 83.2 0.5 103.4 106.3 106.3 106.8 0.5

Durable goods........................... 83.2 84.9 85.1 85.0 -0.1 106.4 109.5 109.9 109.7 -0.2

Nondurable goods...................... 78.5 79.3 79.3 80.2 1.1 97.9 100.0 100.2 101.6 1.4

Private service-providing.................... 113.0 115.0 115.5 115.8 0.3 155.5 161.3 162.3 163.0 0.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities....... 103.3 104.7 104.9 105.1 0.2 132.4 136.9 137.4 138.1 0.5

Wholesale trade......................... 106.7 108.1 107.8 107.9 0.1 144.2 148.2 148.1 149.4 0.9

Retail trade.............................. 98.8 99.7 99.9 100.6 0.7 119.9 123.5 124.1 124.9 0.6

Transportation and warehousing...... 113.8 116.0 116.3 117.1 0.7 145.0 151.3 151.8 153.2 0.9

Utilities.................................... 94.8 96.0 97.3 97.3 0.0 128.4 131.5 133.8 134.2 0.3

Information................................. 89.2 89.8 90.4 90.5 0.1 124.7 126.9 127.7 128.4 0.5

Financial activities......................... 105.1 106.6 106.9 107.3 0.4 156.3 163.4 163.8 165.7 1.2

Professional and business services..... 124.0 128.2 128.4 128.5 0.1 176.0 184.9 185.3 185.4 0.1

Education and health services........... 127.8 129.5 130.1 130.4 0.2 180.9 185.4 186.8 187.6 0.4

Leisure and hospitality.................... 116.6 119.2 119.7 119.9 0.2 156.7 165.1 166.6 167.1 0.3

Other services............................. 98.5 98.8 98.8 99.3 0.5 130.9 133.2 133.3 134.5 0.9

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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