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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 

Media contact: (202) 691-5902 • PressOffice@bls.gov 

THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION — NOVEMBER 2018

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 155,000 in November, and the unemployment rate

remained unchanged at 3.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains 

occurred in health care, in manufacturing, and in transportation and warehousing. 

Household Survey Data

In November, the unemployment rate was 3.7 percent for the third month in a row, and the number of 

unemployed persons was little changed at 6.0 million. Over the year, the unemployment rate and the 

number of unemployed persons declined by 0.4 percentage point and 641,000, respectively. (See table 

A-1.) 

Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (3.3 percent), adult women 

(3.4 percent), teenagers (12.0 percent), Whites (3.4 percent), Blacks (5.9 percent), Asians (2.7 percent), 

and Hispanics (4.5 percent) showed little or no change in November. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) 

Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month change, 

seasonally adjusted, November 2016 – November 2018

Percent Thousands

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November 2016 – November 2018

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The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) declined by 120,000 to 1.3 

million in November. These individuals accounted for 20.8 percent of the unemployed. (See table A-12.) 

Both the labor force participation rate, at 62.9 percent, and the employment-population ratio, at 60.6 

percent, were unchanged in November. (See table A-1.) 

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

involuntary part-time workers), at 4.8 million, changed little in November. These individuals, who 

would have preferred full-time employment, were working part time because their hours had been 

reduced or they were unable to find full-time jobs. (See table A-8.) 

In November, 1.7 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, an increase of 197,000 

from a year earlier. (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 453,000 discouraged workers in November, essentially

unchanged from a year earlier. (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 1.2 

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 increased by 155,000 in November, compared with an average 

monthly gain of 209,000 over the prior 12 months. In November, job gains occurred in health care, in 

manufacturing, and in transportation and warehousing. (See table B-1.) 

Health care employment rose by 32,000 in November. Within the industry, job gains occurred in 

ambulatory health care services (+19,000) and hospitals (+13,000). Over the year, health care has added 

328,000 jobs. 

In November, manufacturing added 27,000 jobs, with increases in chemicals (+6,000) and primary 

metals (+3,000). Manufacturing employment has increased by 288,000 over the year, largely in durable 

goods industries. 

Employment in transportation and warehousing rose by 25,000 in November. Job gains occurred in 

couriers and messengers (+10,000) and in warehousing and storage (+6,000). Over the year, 

transportation and warehousing has added 192,000 jobs. 

In November, employment in professional and business services continued on an upward trend 

(+32,000). The industry has added 561,000 jobs over the year. 

Retail trade employment changed little in November (+18,000). Job growth occurred in general 

merchandise stores (+39,000) and miscellaneous store retailers (+10,000). These gains were offset, in 

part, by declines in clothing and clothing accessories stores (-14,000); electronics and appliance stores 

(-11,000); and sporting goods, hobby, and book stores (-11,000). 
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Employment in other major industries—including mining, construction, wholesale trade, 

information, financial activities, leisure and hospitality, and government—showed little change over 

the month. 

The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls decreased by 0.1 hour to 34.4 

hours in November. In manufacturing, both the workweek and overtime were unchanged (40.8 hours 

and 3.5 hours, respectively). The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on 

private nonfarm payrolls held at 33.7 hours. (See tables B-2 and B-7.) 

In November, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 6 cents 

to $27.35. Over the year, average hourly earnings have increased by 81 cents, or 3.1 percent. Average 

hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees increased by 7 cents to 

$22.95 in November. (See tables B-3 and B-8.) 

The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for October was revised down from +250,000 to 

+237,000, and the change for September was revised up from +118,000 to +119,000. With these 

revisions, employment gains in September and October combined were 12,000 less than previously 

reported. (Monthly revisions result from additional reports received from businesses and government 

agencies since the last published estimates and from the recalculation of seasonal factors.) After 

revisions, job gains have averaged 170,000 per month over the last 3 months. 

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The Employment Situation for December is scheduled to be released on Friday, January 4, 2019, 

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

Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Household Survey Data 

In accordance with usual practice, The Employment Situation news release for December 2018, 

scheduled for January 4, 2019, 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.

2017

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018

Nov.

2018

Change from:

Oct. 2018-

Nov. 2018

Employment status

Civilian noninstitutional population........................................... 255,949 258,290 258,514 258,708 194

Civilian labor force........................................................... 160,533 161,926 162,637 162,770 133

Participation rate.......................................................... 62.7 62.7 62.9 62.9 0.0

Employed................................................................... 153,917 155,962 156,562 156,795 233

Employment-population ratio.......................................... 60.1 60.4 60.6 60.6 0.0

Unemployed............................................................... 6,616 5,964 6,075 5,975 -100

Unemployment rate.................................................... 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.7 0.0

Not in labor force............................................................ 95,416 96,364 95,877 95,937 60

Unemployment rates

Total, 16 years and over...................................................... 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.7 0.0

Adult men (20 years and over)............................................ 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.3 -0.2

Adult women (20 years and over)......................................... 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.4 0.0

Teenagers (16 to 19 years)................................................ 15.9 12.8 11.9 12.0 0.1

White.......................................................................... 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.4 0.1

Black or African American.................................................. 7.2 6.0 6.2 5.9 -0.3

Asian.......................................................................... 3.0 3.5 3.2 2.7 -0.5

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity................................................. 4.8 4.5 4.4 4.5 0.1

Total, 25 years and over...................................................... 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.0 -0.1

Less than a high school diploma.......................................... 5.2 5.5 6.0 5.6 -0.4

High school graduates, no college........................................ 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.5 -0.5

Some college or associate degree........................................ 3.6 3.2 3.0 3.1 0.1

Bachelor’s degree and higher.............................................. 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.2 0.2

Reason for unemployment

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs.................. 3,149 2,796 2,850 2,808 -42

Job leavers...................................................................... 739 730 726 704 -22

Reentrants....................................................................... 2,025 1,877 1,906 1,869 -37

New entrants.................................................................... 697 586 606 573 -33

Duration of unemployment

Less than 5 weeks............................................................. 2,253 2,065 2,057 2,126 69

5 to 14 weeks................................................................... 1,894 1,720 1,821 1,813 -8

15 to 26 weeks................................................................. 921 861 856 839 -17

27 weeks and over............................................................. 1,593 1,384 1,373 1,253 -120

Employed persons at work part time

Part time for economic reasons.............................................. 4,851 4,642 4,621 4,802 181

Slack work or business conditions........................................ 2,995 2,782 2,816 2,879 63

Could only find part-time work............................................. 1,558 1,447 1,436 1,565 129

Part time for noneconomic reasons.......................................... 21,022 21,464 21,512 20,908 -604

Persons not in the labor force (not seasonally adjusted)

Marginally attached to the labor force....................................... 1,481 1,577 1,491 1,678 –

Discouraged workers........................................................ 469 383 506 453 –

- 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.

2017

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018p

Nov.

2018p

EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY

(Over-the-month change, in thousands)

Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 119 237 155

Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 117 251 161

Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 37 53 29

Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3 3 -3

Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 15 24 5

Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 19 26 27

Durable goods1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 15 16 15

Motor vehicles and parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 1.1 6.2 -0.8

Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 10 12

Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 80 198 132

Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.0 2.7 9.3 9.5

Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.2 -26.8 -7.1 18.2

Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.1 24.7 15.7 25.4

Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1 0.2 1.2 0.2

Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -4 -7 8 -8

Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 17 12 6

Professional and business services1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 52 58 32

Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1 12.8 16.5 8.3

Education and health services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 9 39 34

Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.8 31.7 44.7 40.1

Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 5 56 15

Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3 6 0

Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1 2 -14 -6

(3-month average change, in thousands)

Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 190 214 170

Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 174 212 176

WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES

AS A PERCENT OF ALL EMPLOYEES2

Total nonfarm women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.5 49.7 49.7 49.7

Total private women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.1 48.3 48.3 48.3

Total private production and nonsupervisory employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.4 82.4 82.4 82.3

HOURS AND EARNINGS

ALL EMPLOYEES

Total private

Average weekly hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.5 34.4 34.5 34.4

Average hourly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26.54 $27.25 $27.29 $27.35

Average weekly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $915.63 $937.40 $941.51 $940.84

Index of aggregate weekly hours (2007=100)3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108.3 109.7 110.3 110.1

Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 -0.3 0.5 -0.2

Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2007=100)4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137.5 143.0 143.9 144.0

Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.1

DIFFUSION INDEX

(Over 1-month span)5

Total private (258 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.1 61.0 64.7 58.3

Manufacturing (76 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.2 65.1 61.8 63.8

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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.

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NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates 

1. Why are there two monthly measures of employment? 

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

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

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

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

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

significant change in the household survey is about 500,000. 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 https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/ces_cps_trends.htm. 

2. Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys? 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Employment Situation news release. 

3. Why does the establishment survey have revisions? 

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

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

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

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

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

https://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 

https://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 https://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 

https://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 https://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 149,000 businesses and 

government agencies, representing approximately 651,000 

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 

https://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 non-supervisory 

employees in private service-providing industries. 

Industries are classified on the basis of an 

establishment’s principal activity in accordance with the 

2017 version of the North American Industry Classification 

System. Additional information about the establishment 

survey can be found at https://www.bls.gov/ces/.

Differences in employment estimates. The numerous 

conceptual and methodological differences between the 

household and establishment surveys result in important 

distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the 

surveys. Among these are:

• The household survey includes agricultural 

workers, self-employed workers whose businesses 

are unincorporated, unpaid family workers, and 

private household workers among the employed. 

These groups are excluded from the establishment 

survey.

• The household survey includes people on unpaid 

leave among the employed. The establishment 

survey does not.

• The household survey is limited to workers 16 years 

of age and older. The establishment survey is not 

limited by age.

• The household survey has no duplication of

individuals, because individuals are counted only 

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

establishment survey, employees working at more 

than one job and thus appearing on more than one 

payroll are counted separately for each appearance.
Seasonal adjustment

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

force and the levels of employment and unemployment 

undergo regularly occurring fluctuations. These events may 

result from seasonal changes in weather, major holidays, and 

the opening and closing of schools. The effect of such 

seasonal variation can be very large. 

Because these seasonal events follow a more or less 

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

series can be tempered by adjusting for regular seasonal 

variation. These adjustments make nonseasonal 

developments, such as declines in employment or increases 

in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to 

spot. For example, in the household survey, the large number 

of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to 

obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to 

May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic 

activity has risen or declined. Similarly, in the establishment 

survey, payroll employment in education declines by about 

20 percent at the end of the spring term and later rises with 

the start of the fall term, obscuring the underlying 

employment trends in the industry. Because seasonal 

employment changes at the end and beginning of the school 

year can be estimated, the statistics can be adjusted to make 

underlying employment patterns more discernable. The 

seasonally adjusted figures provide a more useful tool with 

which to analyze changes in month-to-month economic 

activity.

Many seasonally adjusted series are independently 

adjusted in both the household and establishment surveys. 

However, the adjusted series for many major estimates, such 

as total payroll employment, employment in most major 

sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed 

by aggregating independently adjusted component series. 

For example, total unemployment is derived by summing the 

adjusted series for four major age-sex components; this 

differs from the unemployment estimate that would be 

obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the 

duration, reasons, or more detailed age categories. 

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 115,000. 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 -65,000 to +165,000 

(50,000 +/- 115,000). 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-themonth 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 sample-based 
estimation in order to offset the missing employment gains 

from business births. This is incorporated into the samplebased 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 percent 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.

2017

Oct.

2018

Nov.

2018

Nov.

2017

July

2018

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018

Nov.

2018

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255,949 258,514 258,708 255,949 257,843 258,066 258,290 258,514 258,708

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160,466 162,723 162,665 160,533 162,245 161,776 161,926 162,637 162,770

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.7 62.9 62.9 62.7 62.9 62.7 62.7 62.9 62.9

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154,180 156,952 157,015 153,917 155,965 155,542 155,962 156,562 156,795

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.2 60.7 60.7 60.1 60.5 60.3 60.4 60.6 60.6

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,286 5,771 5,650 6,616 6,280 6,234 5,964 6,075 5,975

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9 3.5 3.5 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.7

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95,483 95,792 96,043 95,416 95,598 96,290 96,364 95,877 95,937

Persons who currently want a job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,877 5,048 5,060 5,265 5,163 5,389 5,237 5,309 5,397

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,707 125,041 125,137 123,707 124,704 124,816 124,928 125,041 125,137

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,943 86,081 85,974 85,221 85,950 85,854 85,856 86,146 86,326

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.7 68.8 68.7 68.9 68.9 68.8 68.7 68.9 69.0

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,535 83,052 83,033 81,666 82,684 82,545 82,645 82,903 83,219

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.9 66.4 66.4 66.0 66.3 66.1 66.2 66.3 66.5

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,408 3,029 2,941 3,555 3,266 3,309 3,211 3,243 3,106

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0 3.5 3.4 4.2 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.6

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,764 38,960 39,163 38,486 38,754 38,962 39,072 38,895 38,811

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,212 116,546 116,646 115,212 116,220 116,328 116,437 116,546 116,646

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,257 83,332 83,231 82,375 83,058 83,030 83,063 83,286 83,409

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.4 71.5 71.4 71.5 71.5 71.4 71.3 71.5 71.5

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79,349 80,637 80,636 79,324 80,240 80,134 80,225 80,405 80,660

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.9 69.2 69.1 68.9 69.0 68.9 68.9 69.0 69.1

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,909 2,694 2,596 3,050 2,818 2,895 2,837 2,881 2,749

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.3

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,954 33,215 33,414 32,837 33,162 33,298 33,374 33,260 33,236

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,242 133,474 133,571 132,242 133,139 133,250 133,362 133,474 133,571

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,523 76,642 76,691 75,312 76,295 75,922 76,070 76,491 76,445

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.1 57.4 57.4 57.0 57.3 57.0 57.0 57.3 57.2

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,645 73,900 73,982 72,251 73,281 72,997 73,317 73,659 73,576

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.9 55.4 55.4 54.6 55.0 54.8 55.0 55.2 55.1

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,877 2,742 2,709 3,061 3,013 2,925 2,753 2,832 2,869

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8 3.6 3.5 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.8

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,719 56,832 56,880 56,930 56,844 57,328 57,292 56,983 57,126

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,975 125,200 125,299 123,975 124,875 124,983 125,091 125,200 125,299

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,673 73,683 73,820 72,302 73,285 73,154 73,039 73,391 73,431

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.6 58.9 58.9 58.3 58.7 58.5 58.4 58.6 58.6

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,163 71,270 71,438 69,665 70,598 70,529 70,656 70,909 70,917

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.6 56.9 57.0 56.2 56.5 56.4 56.5 56.6 56.6

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,509 2,412 2,383 2,637 2,687 2,625 2,383 2,482 2,514

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.4

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,302 51,517 51,479 51,673 51,590 51,829 52,052 51,809 51,868

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,762 16,768 16,763 16,762 16,748 16,755 16,762 16,768 16,763

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,536 5,708 5,613 5,857 5,902 5,592 5,824 5,960 5,930

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.0 34.0 33.5 34.9 35.2 33.4 34.7 35.5 35.4

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,668 5,045 4,941 4,928 5,127 4,879 5,081 5,248 5,218

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.8 30.1 29.5 29.4 30.6 29.1 30.3 31.3 31.1

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 868 664 672 929 775 714 743 712 712

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.7 11.6 12.0 15.9 13.1 12.8 12.8 11.9 12.0

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,226 11,060 11,150 10,906 10,846 11,163 10,938 10,808 10,833

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.

2017

Oct.

2018

Nov.

2018

Nov.

2017

July

2018

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018

Nov.

2018

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199,386 200,596 200,690 199,386 200,236 200,356 200,476 200,596 200,690

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,966 126,018 126,165 125,110 125,720 125,306 125,483 126,027 126,254

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.7 62.8 62.9 62.7 62.8 62.5 62.6 62.8 62.9

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,749 122,170 122,247 120,514 121,506 121,027 121,398 121,904 122,011

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.6 60.9 60.9 60.4 60.7 60.4 60.6 60.8 60.8

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,217 3,848 3,918 4,596 4,214 4,279 4,085 4,123 4,243

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.4

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,420 74,578 74,525 74,276 74,517 75,049 74,993 74,569 74,435

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,297 65,737 65,825 65,394 65,614 65,505 65,611 65,724 65,916

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.6 71.6 71.6 71.7 71.6 71.4 71.5 71.5 71.7

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,327 63,933 64,000 63,282 63,690 63,486 63,629 63,760 63,961

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.5 69.6 69.6 69.4 69.5 69.2 69.3 69.4 69.6

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,971 1,803 1,826 2,112 1,924 2,019 1,982 1,964 1,955

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0 2.7 2.8 3.2 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,365 55,941 56,054 55,147 55,534 55,351 55,297 55,752 55,789

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.7 58.0 58.1 57.5 57.7 57.5 57.4 57.8 57.8

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,729 54,325 54,413 53,342 53,746 53,592 53,722 54,067 53,997

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.0 56.3 56.4 55.6 55.8 55.6 55.7 56.1 56.0

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,635 1,615 1,642 1,805 1,787 1,759 1,575 1,685 1,792

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.8 3.0 3.2

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,304 4,341 4,285 4,569 4,572 4,450 4,574 4,552 4,549

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.9 35.3 34.8 37.0 37.2 36.2 37.2 37.0 37.0

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,693 3,911 3,835 3,891 4,069 3,949 4,046 4,078 4,053

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.9 31.8 31.2 31.5 33.1 32.1 32.9 33.1 32.9

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611 429 450 678 502 501 528 474 496

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.2 9.9 10.5 14.8 11.0 11.3 11.5 10.4 10.9

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,404 32,887 32,923 32,404 32,771 32,810 32,848 32,887 32,923

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,218 20,706 20,467 20,175 20,495 20,404 20,513 20,590 20,462

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.4 63.0 62.2 62.3 62.5 62.2 62.4 62.6 62.2

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,779 19,397 19,288 18,718 19,144 19,114 19,272 19,310 19,251

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.0 59.0 58.6 57.8 58.4 58.3 58.7 58.7 58.5

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,439 1,309 1,179 1,457 1,351 1,289 1,240 1,280 1,210

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1 6.3 5.8 7.2 6.6 6.3 6.0 6.2 5.9

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,186 12,181 12,456 12,230 12,276 12,406 12,336 12,297 12,461

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,210 9,477 9,298 9,225 9,320 9,407 9,359 9,426 9,321

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.0 68.7 67.3 68.1 67.9 68.4 68.0 68.4 67.5

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,552 8,862 8,771 8,552 8,751 8,841 8,813 8,836 8,784

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.1 64.3 63.5 63.1 63.7 64.3 64.0 64.1 63.6

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 658 615 528 673 569 566 546 590 537

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1 6.5 5.7 7.3 6.1 6.0 5.8 6.3 5.8

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,310 10,415 10,375 10,219 10,426 10,361 10,427 10,337 10,305

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.1 62.7 62.4 62.5 63.0 62.5 62.9 62.3 62.0

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,703 9,892 9,872 9,622 9,793 9,766 9,874 9,834 9,796

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.3 59.6 59.4 58.8 59.2 59.0 59.5 59.2 58.9

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607 523 503 597 633 595 554 503 509

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.9 5.0 4.8 5.8 6.1 5.7 5.3 4.9 4.9

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 698 815 794 731 750 635 726 827 836

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.8 32.7 31.9 29.1 30.0 25.5 29.1 33.2 33.6

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524 643 645 544 600 508 585 640 672

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.9 25.8 25.9 21.7 24.1 20.3 23.5 25.7 27.0

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 172 149 187 149 128 140 187 165

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.0 21.1 18.7 25.5 19.9 20.1 19.3 22.6 19.7

See footnotes at end of table.
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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.

2017

Oct.

2018

Nov.

2018

Nov.

2017

July

2018

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018

Nov.

2018

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,370 16,030 16,096 15,370 15,922 16,093 16,011 16,030 16,096

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,633 10,213 10,281 9,699 10,153 10,259 10,300 10,284 10,342

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.7 63.7 63.9 63.1 63.8 63.7 64.3 64.2 64.3

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,343 9,899 9,999 9,407 9,838 9,950 9,938 9,959 10,059

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.8 61.8 62.1 61.2 61.8 61.8 62.1 62.1 62.5

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 314 282 292 314 309 362 324 283

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0 3.1 2.7 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.5 3.2 2.7

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,737 5,817 5,814 5,671 5,769 5,834 5,712 5,746 5,754

1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are

introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

[Numbers in thousands]

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted1

Nov.

2017

Oct.

2018

Nov.

2018

Nov.

2017

July

2018

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018

Nov.

2018

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population................ 41,751 43,054 43,146 41,751 42,767 42,863 42,959 43,054 43,146

Civilian labor force................................ 27,479 28,512 28,854 27,389 28,495 28,242 28,346 28,500 28,806

Participation rate............................... 65.8 66.2 66.9 65.6 66.6 65.9 66.0 66.2 66.8

Employed....................................... 26,196 27,343 27,585 26,088 27,223 26,927 27,059 27,252 27,510

Employment-population ratio............... 62.7 63.5 63.9 62.5 63.7 62.8 63.0 63.3 63.8

Unemployed.................................... 1,283 1,169 1,269 1,301 1,273 1,315 1,287 1,248 1,296

Unemployment rate......................... 4.7 4.1 4.4 4.8 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.5

Not in labor force................................. 14,272 14,542 14,293 14,361 14,272 14,621 14,613 14,554 14,340

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force................................ 14,999 15,442 15,599 14,969 15,519 15,421 15,416 15,440 15,594

Participation rate............................... 79.8 79.4 80.1 79.6 80.4 79.7 79.5 79.4 80.1

Employed....................................... 14,432 14,898 15,080 14,400 15,017 14,849 14,822 14,844 15,062

Employment-population ratio............... 76.8 76.6 77.4 76.6 77.8 76.7 76.4 76.4 77.3

Unemployed.................................... 567 544 519 569 502 572 594 596 532

Unemployment rate......................... 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.8 3.2 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.4

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force................................ 11,314 11,778 11,945 11,222 11,684 11,593 11,673 11,756 11,845

Participation rate............................... 59.3 59.9 60.6 58.8 59.8 59.2 59.5 59.8 60.1

Employed....................................... 10,769 11,305 11,395 10,676 11,131 11,009 11,172 11,255 11,295

Employment-population ratio............... 56.4 57.5 57.8 56.0 57.0 56.3 57.0 57.3 57.3

Unemployed.................................... 545 472 550 546 553 584 501 501 550

Unemployment rate......................... 4.8 4.0 4.6 4.9 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.6

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force................................ 1,166 1,293 1,310 1,198 1,292 1,228 1,257 1,304 1,367

Participation rate............................... 30.1 32.6 33.0 30.9 32.8 31.1 31.8 32.9 34.5

Employed....................................... 995 1,140 1,110 1,012 1,075 1,068 1,065 1,153 1,153

Employment-population ratio............... 25.7 28.8 28.0 26.2 27.3 27.1 26.9 29.1 29.1

Unemployed.................................... 171 152 200 185 218 160 192 151 214

Unemployment rate......................... 14.7 11.8 15.3 15.5 16.8 13.0 15.3 11.6 15.6

1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted

columns.

NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the

release of January data.
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Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

[Numbers in thousands]

Educational attainment

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Nov.

2017

Oct.

2018

Nov.

2018

Nov.

2017

July

2018

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018

Nov.

2018

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force.................................. 10,298 10,078 10,254 10,167 10,212 10,311 10,189 10,262 10,177

Participation rate.................................. 45.6 46.9 47.0 45.1 46.9 46.3 46.0 47.7 46.6

Employed.......................................... 9,779 9,567 9,700 9,639 9,695 9,728 9,626 9,651 9,607

Employment-population ratio................. 43.4 44.5 44.4 42.7 44.5 43.7 43.5 44.9 44.0

Unemployed....................................... 518 510 554 528 517 583 563 611 570

Unemployment rate............................ 5.0 5.1 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.7 5.5 6.0 5.6

High school graduates, no college1

Civilian labor force.................................. 36,102 36,254 35,967 36,014 36,534 36,121 36,224 36,092 35,899

Participation rate.................................. 57.7 57.8 57.7 57.5 57.9 57.3 57.5 57.6 57.6

Employed.......................................... 34,598 34,879 34,764 34,463 35,056 34,699 34,873 34,638 34,625

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

Unemployed....................................... 1,504 1,375 1,203 1,551 1,478 1,422 1,351 1,454 1,274

Unemployment rate............................ 4.2 3.8 3.3 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.7 4.0 3.5

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force.................................. 38,075 37,808 37,649 37,955 37,531 37,300 37,423 37,598 37,540

Participation rate.................................. 66.4 65.7 65.6 66.2 65.4 65.6 65.3 65.3 65.4

Employed.......................................... 36,747 36,706 36,516 36,579 36,340 35,987 36,239 36,462 36,370

Employment-population ratio................. 64.1 63.8 63.6 63.8 63.3 63.3 63.2 63.4 63.4

Unemployed....................................... 1,328 1,102 1,133 1,376 1,191 1,313 1,184 1,136 1,170

Unemployment rate............................ 3.5 2.9 3.0 3.6 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.0 3.1

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

Civilian labor force.................................. 55,498 58,022 58,392 55,501 56,940 57,638 57,258 57,856 58,406

Participation rate.................................. 73.6 73.6 73.7 73.6 73.4 74.0 73.6 73.4 73.7

Employed.......................................... 54,424 56,890 57,194 54,348 55,672 56,452 56,124 56,700 57,102

Employment-population ratio................. 72.2 72.2 72.2 72.1 71.8 72.5 72.1 71.9 72.1

Unemployed....................................... 1,074 1,132 1,198 1,153 1,268 1,186 1,134 1,156 1,305

Unemployment rate............................ 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.2

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.
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Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service,

and sex, not seasonally adjusted

[Numbers in thousands]

Employment status, veteran status, and period of service

Total Men Women

Nov.

2017

Nov.

2018

Nov.

2017

Nov.

2018

Nov.

2017

Nov.

2018

VETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,420 19,060 17,566 17,187 1,854 1,873

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,698 9,458 8,569 8,297 1,129 1,162

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.9 49.6 48.8 48.3 60.9 62.0

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,310 9,167 8,223 8,040 1,087 1,127

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.9 48.1 46.8 46.8 58.6 60.2

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 291 346 257 42 35

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0 3.1 4.0 3.1 3.7 3.0

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,722 9,602 8,997 8,890 725 711

Gulf War-era II veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,103 4,226 3,410 3,506 692 720

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,374 3,489 2,882 2,957 493 533

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.2 82.6 84.5 84.3 71.2 73.9

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,219 3,370 2,759 2,859 460 511

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.5 79.7 80.9 81.5 66.5 70.9

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 120 123 98 33 22

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.6 3.4 4.3 3.3 6.6 4.1

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 728 737 529 549 199 188

Gulf War-era I veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,030 3,074 2,551 2,587 480 487

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,387 2,382 2,052 2,032 335 350

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.8 77.5 80.4 78.5 69.9 71.8

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,316 2,321 1,984 1,977 332 344

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76.4 75.5 77.8 76.4 69.1 70.6

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 61 67 55 4 6

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0 2.6 3.3 2.7 1.1 1.7

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 643 692 499 555 144 137

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

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,873 7,469 7,605 7,213 268 256

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,753 1,600 1,689 1,532 64 68

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.3 21.4 22.2 21.2 23.7 26.5

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,680 1,565 1,616 1,497 64 68

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.3 21.0 21.3 20.8 23.7 26.5

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 35 73 35 0 0

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 2.2 4.3 2.3 – –

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,120 5,869 5,916 5,681 204 188

Veterans of other service periods

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,414 4,291 4,000 3,881 414 410

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,184 1,988 1,946 1,776 237 212

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.5 46.3 48.7 45.8 57.3 51.6

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,095 1,912 1,863 1,708 231 204

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.5 44.6 46.6 44.0 55.9 49.9

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 76 83 68 6 7

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 3.8 4.3 3.8 2.5 3.4

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,230 2,303 2,054 2,105 177 198

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227,216 230,685 101,379 103,394 125,837 127,291

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148,582 151,133 75,345 76,761 73,237 74,372

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.4 65.5 74.3 74.2 58.2 58.4

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143,076 146,041 72,500 74,218 70,576 71,823

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.0 63.3 71.5 71.8 56.1 56.4

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,506 5,093 2,845 2,543 2,661 2,549

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.4 3.8 3.3 3.6 3.4

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,634 79,552 26,034 26,633 52,600 52,919

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

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

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

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

selected wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not

shown where base is less than 75,000).
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.

2017

Nov.

2018

Nov.

2017

Nov.

2018

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population...................................................... 29,968 30,390 225,981 228,317

Civilian labor force..................................................................... 6,222 6,397 154,244 156,267

Participation rate..................................................................... 20.8 21.1 68.3 68.4

Employed............................................................................. 5,693 5,904 148,487 151,111

Employment-population ratio.................................................... 19.0 19.4 65.7 66.2

Unemployed.......................................................................... 529 494 5,757 5,156

Unemployment rate............................................................... 8.5 7.7 3.7 3.3

Not in labor force....................................................................... 23,746 23,993 71,737 72,050

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force..................................................................... 2,730 2,670 76,842 77,695

Participation rate..................................................................... 36.5 35.3 81.9 82.4

Employed............................................................................. 2,469 2,460 73,867 75,127

Employment-population ratio.................................................... 33.0 32.5 78.8 79.7

Unemployed.......................................................................... 262 210 2,976 2,568

Unemployment rate............................................................... 9.6 7.9 3.9 3.3

Not in labor force....................................................................... 4,760 4,897 16,927 16,600

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force..................................................................... 2,321 2,491 68,900 69,459

Participation rate..................................................................... 29.9 31.7 71.2 71.6

Employed............................................................................. 2,109 2,266 66,365 67,115

Employment-population ratio.................................................... 27.2 28.9 68.6 69.1

Unemployed.......................................................................... 212 225 2,535 2,343

Unemployment rate............................................................... 9.1 9.0 3.7 3.4

Not in labor force....................................................................... 5,437 5,361 27,838 27,604

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force..................................................................... 1,170 1,237 8,502 9,113

Participation rate..................................................................... 8.0 8.3 24.0 24.7

Employed............................................................................. 1,115 1,178 8,255 8,868

Employment-population ratio.................................................... 7.6 7.9 23.3 24.0

Unemployed.......................................................................... 55 59 247 245

Unemployment rate............................................................... 4.7 4.8 2.9 2.7

Not in labor force....................................................................... 13,548 13,735 26,972 27,846

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.

2017

Nov.

2018

Nov.

2017

Nov.

2018

Nov.

2017

Nov.

2018

Foreign born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population................................... 41,834 43,310 20,121 20,898 21,712 22,412

Civilian labor force.................................................. 27,395 28,717 15,597 16,401 11,798 12,316

Participation rate.................................................. 65.5 66.3 77.5 78.5 54.3 55.0

Employed.......................................................... 26,453 27,805 15,138 15,951 11,315 11,854

Employment-population ratio................................. 63.2 64.2 75.2 76.3 52.1 52.9

Unemployed....................................................... 942 912 459 451 483 462

Unemployment rate............................................ 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.7 4.1 3.7

Not in labor force.................................................... 14,438 14,593 4,524 4,497 9,914 10,096

Native born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population................................... 214,115 215,398 103,586 104,239 110,530 111,159

Civilian labor force.................................................. 133,071 133,948 69,346 69,572 63,725 64,375

Participation rate.................................................. 62.1 62.2 66.9 66.7 57.7 57.9

Employed.......................................................... 127,727 129,210 66,396 67,082 61,331 62,128

Employment-population ratio................................. 59.7 60.0 64.1 64.4 55.5 55.9

Unemployed....................................................... 5,344 4,738 2,950 2,490 2,394 2,248

Unemployment rate............................................ 4.0 3.5 4.3 3.6 3.8 3.5

Not in labor force.................................................... 81,045 81,450 34,240 34,667 46,805 46,784

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.

2017

Oct.

2018

Nov.

2018

Nov.

2017

July

2018

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018

Nov.

2018

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries................. 2,451 2,484 2,553 2,510 2,498 2,345 2,474 2,406 2,557

Wage and salary workers1

...................... 1,666 1,771 1,784 1,697 1,658 1,528 1,640 1,658 1,774

Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . .. 754 692 742 791 783 772 812 731 770

Unpaid family workers........................... 30 21 27 – – – – – –

Nonagricultural industries.......................... 151,729 154,468 154,461 151,453 153,473 153,262 153,474 154,152 154,300

Wage and salary workers1...................... 142,653 145,325 145,430 142,472 144,447 144,276 144,389 145,109 145,344

Government..................................... 20,950 21,187 21,270 20,717 20,900 20,791 20,743 21,212 21,057

Private industries............................... 121,702 124,139 124,161 121,779 123,541 123,513 123,634 123,968 124,293

Private households.......................... 608 769 811 – – – – – –

Other industries.............................. 121,094 123,370 123,349 121,140 122,772 122,749 122,842 123,167 123,451

Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . .. 9,030 9,055 8,961 8,922 8,880 8,861 8,959 8,943 8,873

Unpaid family workers........................... 46 88 69 – – – – – –

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME2

All industries

Part time for economic reasons3

.................. 4,642 4,246 4,558 4,851 4,567 4,379 4,642 4,621 4,802

Slack work or business conditions............. 2,872 2,600 2,760 2,995 2,877 2,551 2,782 2,816 2,879

Could only find part-time work.................. 1,497 1,433 1,541 1,558 1,431 1,365 1,447 1,436 1,565

Part time for noneconomic reasons4

.............. 22,123 21,979 21,930 21,022 21,532 21,781 21,464 21,512 20,908

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons3

.................. 4,554 4,169 4,512 4,759 4,482 4,311 4,547 4,523 4,734

Slack work or business conditions............. 2,819 2,541 2,719 2,952 2,836 2,522 2,752 2,763 2,843

Could only find part-time work.................. 1,486 1,428 1,541 1,552 1,415 1,355 1,441 1,431 1,580

Part time for noneconomic reasons4

.............. 21,744 21,616 21,539 20,645 21,177 21,448 21,057 21,143 20,518

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.

2017

Oct.

2018

Nov.

2018

Nov.

2017

July

2018

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018

Nov.

2018

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154,180 156,952 157,015 153,917 155,965 155,542 155,962 156,562 156,795

16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,668 5,045 4,941 4,928 5,127 4,879 5,081 5,248 5,218

16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,794 1,940 1,807 1,929 1,815 1,770 1,766 1,956 1,917

18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,874 3,105 3,134 2,996 3,315 3,110 3,293 3,293 3,307

20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149,512 151,908 152,073 148,989 150,838 150,663 150,881 151,314 151,578

20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,963 13,865 13,899 13,982 14,128 13,841 14,026 13,902 13,947

25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,549 138,042 138,174 135,009 136,762 136,749 136,856 137,506 137,603

25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,823 101,289 101,273 99,407 100,417 100,276 100,316 100,903 100,845

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,821 35,802 35,779 34,692 35,444 35,316 35,500 35,699 35,679

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,316 33,017 32,958 32,146 32,690 32,636 32,489 32,853 32,789

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,685 32,469 32,537 32,568 32,283 32,324 32,327 32,352 32,377

55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,726 36,753 36,901 35,602 36,346 36,473 36,540 36,602 36,758

Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,535 83,052 83,033 81,666 82,684 82,545 82,645 82,903 83,219

16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,186 2,415 2,397 2,342 2,444 2,410 2,420 2,498 2,559

16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 811 863 775 884 814 812 782 893 849

18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,375 1,552 1,622 1,443 1,629 1,598 1,637 1,614 1,715

20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79,349 80,637 80,636 79,324 80,240 80,134 80,225 80,405 80,660

20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,157 7,031 7,019 7,210 7,149 6,990 7,162 7,087 7,093

25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,192 73,606 73,617 72,102 73,126 73,106 73,020 73,341 73,528

25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,178 53,957 54,032 53,084 53,673 53,599 53,569 53,796 53,942

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,650 19,196 19,205 18,617 19,054 19,007 19,121 19,171 19,212

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,347 17,704 17,698 17,300 17,691 17,642 17,509 17,619 17,658

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,181 17,056 17,128 17,167 16,928 16,950 16,939 17,005 17,071

55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,014 19,650 19,585 19,018 19,453 19,507 19,451 19,546 19,586

Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,645 73,900 73,982 72,251 73,281 72,997 73,317 73,659 73,576

16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,482 2,630 2,544 2,586 2,683 2,468 2,661 2,751 2,658

16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 983 1,077 1,032 1,044 1,001 958 983 1,063 1,068

18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,499 1,553 1,512 1,552 1,687 1,512 1,656 1,679 1,592

20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,163 71,270 71,438 69,665 70,598 70,529 70,656 70,909 70,917

20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,806 6,835 6,880 6,772 6,979 6,851 6,864 6,815 6,854

25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,357 64,436 64,557 62,906 63,636 63,643 63,836 64,165 64,075

25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,645 47,332 47,242 46,322 46,744 46,677 46,747 47,108 46,903

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,171 16,606 16,573 16,074 16,390 16,309 16,379 16,527 16,467

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,969 15,313 15,260 14,846 14,998 14,994 14,979 15,234 15,130

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,504 15,413 15,408 15,402 15,355 15,374 15,388 15,347 15,306

55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,712 17,104 17,316 16,584 16,892 16,966 17,089 17,057 17,172

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,581 46,354 46,164 45,621 45,751 45,858 45,966 46,228 46,242

Married women, spouse present1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,151 36,278 36,521 35,844 35,986 36,070 35,984 36,040 36,179

Women who maintain families2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,064 10,060 9,816 – – – – – –

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126,468 129,627 129,464 126,758 129,021 128,577 128,894 129,212 129,755

Part-time workers4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,713 27,325 27,551 27,138 26,992 26,913 27,055 27,297 27,039

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,593 8,093 7,934 7,342 8,072 7,944 7,707 7,883 7,741

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

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Self-employed workers, incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,021 6,057 6,226 – – – – – –

Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,785 9,747 9,703 9,713 9,663 9,633 9,771 9,674 9,643

1 Refers to persons in opposite-sex married couples only.

2 Refers to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not an opposite-sex spouse.

3 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week.

4 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.

2017

Oct.

2018

Nov.

2018

Nov.

2017

July

2018

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018

Nov.

2018

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over........................... 6,616 6,075 5,975 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.7

16 to 19 years..................................... 929 712 712 15.9 13.1 12.8 12.8 11.9 12.0

16 to 17 years.................................. 455 235 291 19.1 13.6 13.4 13.8 10.7 13.2

18 to 19 years.................................. 506 492 435 14.4 12.5 12.2 11.9 13.0 11.6

20 years and over................................ 5,688 5,363 5,263 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.4

20 to 24 years.................................. 1,075 1,010 970 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.5

25 years and over.............................. 4,638 4,335 4,305 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.0

25 to 54 years............................... 3,474 3,269 3,226 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1

25 to 34 years............................. 1,545 1,350 1,375 4.3 3.5 4.1 3.5 3.6 3.7

35 to 44 years............................. 1,023 1,010 983 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.9

45 to 54 years............................. 906 908 868 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.6

55 years and over........................... 1,144 1,073 1,081 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.9

Men, 16 years and over............................ 3,555 3,243 3,106 4.2 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.6

16 to 19 years..................................... 505 362 357 17.7 15.5 14.7 13.4 12.7 12.2

16 to 17 years.................................. 231 114 146 20.7 16.1 15.6 14.6 11.3 14.7

18 to 19 years.................................. 287 251 219 16.6 14.5 14.1 12.8 13.5 11.3

20 years and over................................ 3,050 2,881 2,749 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.3

20 to 24 years.................................. 662 565 551 8.4 7.4 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.2

25 years and over.............................. 2,406 2,294 2,209 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9

25 to 54 years............................... 1,747 1,761 1,627 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 2.9

25 to 34 years............................. 793 747 660 4.1 3.5 4.1 3.6 3.7 3.3

35 to 44 years............................. 485 554 527 2.7 2.6 2.6 3.0 3.0 2.9

45 to 54 years............................. 468 460 440 2.7 2.8 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.5

55 years and over........................... 659 533 582 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.9

Women, 16 years and over........................ 3,061 2,832 2,869 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.8

16 to 19 years..................................... 424 350 355 14.1 10.9 10.8 12.2 11.3 11.8

16 to 17 years.................................. 224 121 145 17.7 11.4 11.5 13.1 10.2 11.9

18 to 19 years.................................. 219 241 216 12.4 10.5 10.0 11.0 12.6 11.9

20 years and over................................ 2,637 2,482 2,514 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.4

20 to 24 years.................................. 413 445 420 5.8 6.3 6.1 6.3 6.1 5.8

25 years and over.............................. 2,232 2,041 2,096 3.4 3.4 3.3 2.9 3.1 3.2

25 to 54 years............................... 1,727 1,508 1,599 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.0 3.1 3.3

25 to 34 years............................. 752 604 714 4.5 3.6 4.1 3.5 3.5 4.2

35 to 44 years............................. 538 456 456 3.5 3.6 3.2 2.8 2.9 2.9

45 to 54 years............................. 438 448 429 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.7

55 years and over........................... 483 532 499 2.8 3.0 3.1 2.8 3.0 2.8

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present1

.................... 969 897 900 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9

Married women, spouse present1................. 833 836 870 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.3 2.3

Women who maintain families2.................... 590 565 558 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.1 5.3 5.4

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers3................................... 5,189 4,838 4,702 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.5

Part-time workers4.................................. 1,421 1,241 1,268 5.0 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.5

1 Refers to persons in opposite-sex couples only.

2 Data are not seasonally adjusted. Refers to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not an opposite-sex spouse.

3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time

jobs.

4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from

part-time jobs.

NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment

of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

[Numbers in thousands]

Reason

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Nov.

2017

Oct.

2018

Nov.

2018

Nov.

2017

July

2018

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018

Nov.

2018

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed

temporary jobs.................................... 2,907 2,510 2,598 3,149 3,017 2,875 2,796 2,850 2,808

On temporary layoff.............................. 807 507 699 950 890 872 820 793 811

Not on temporary layoff.......................... 2,100 2,003 1,899 2,200 2,127 2,003 1,975 2,057 1,997

Permanent job losers.......................... 1,483 1,317 1,242 1,539 1,455 1,345 1,248 1,355 1,297

Persons who completed temporary jobs. . .. 617 686 657 661 672 658 727 701 700

Job leavers........................................... 757 746 699 739 844 862 730 726 704

Reentrants............................................ 1,978 1,951 1,829 2,025 1,799 1,846 1,877 1,906 1,869

New entrants......................................... 644 564 524 697 591 584 586 606 573

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Job losers and persons who completed

temporary jobs.................................... 46.2 43.5 46.0 47.6 48.3 46.6 46.7 46.8 47.2

On temporary layoff.............................. 12.8 8.8 12.4 14.4 14.2 14.1 13.7 13.0 13.6

Not on temporary layoff.......................... 33.4 34.7 33.6 33.3 34.0 32.5 33.0 33.8 33.5

Job leavers........................................... 12.0 12.9 12.4 11.2 13.5 14.0 12.2 11.9 11.8

Reentrants............................................ 31.5 33.8 32.4 30.6 28.8 29.9 31.3 31.3 31.4

New entrants......................................... 10.2 9.8 9.3 10.5 9.5 9.5 9.8 10.0 9.6

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed

temporary jobs.................................... 1.8 1.5 1.6 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7

Job leavers........................................... 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4

Reentrants............................................ 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1

New entrants......................................... 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4

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.

2017

Oct.

2018

Nov.

2018

Nov.

2017

July

2018

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018

Nov.

2018

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks.................................. 2,084 1,866 1,974 2,253 2,091 2,208 2,065 2,057 2,126

5 to 14 weeks........................................ 1,753 1,734 1,670 1,894 1,820 1,720 1,720 1,821 1,813

15 weeks and over.................................. 2,449 2,171 2,005 2,514 2,406 2,255 2,245 2,229 2,092

15 to 26 weeks.................................... 921 824 817 921 971 923 861 856 839

27 weeks and over............................... 1,529 1,347 1,188 1,593 1,435 1,332 1,384 1,373 1,253

Average (mean) duration, in weeks............... 26.3 23.8 22.7 25.2 23.2 22.6 24.0 22.5 21.7

Median duration, in weeks......................... 9.7 9.9 8.9 9.5 9.5 9.1 9.2 9.4 8.9

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks.................................. 33.2 32.3 34.9 33.8 33.1 35.7 34.3 33.7 35.2

5 to 14 weeks........................................ 27.9 30.0 29.6 28.4 28.8 27.8 28.5 29.8 30.1

15 weeks and over.................................. 39.0 37.6 35.5 37.7 38.1 36.5 37.2 36.5 34.7

15 to 26 weeks.................................... 14.6 14.3 14.5 13.8 15.4 14.9 14.3 14.0 13.9

27 weeks and over............................... 24.3 23.3 21.0 23.9 22.7 21.5 22.9 22.5 20.8

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.

2017

Nov.

2018

Nov.

2017

Nov.

2018

Nov.

2017

Nov.

2018

Total, 16 years and over1

............................................. 154,180 157,015 6,286 5,650 3.9 3.5

Management, professional, and related occupations........... 61,818 63,084 1,266 1,330 2.0 2.1

Management, business, and financial operations

occupations..................................................... 25,731 26,248 511 557 1.9 2.1

Professional and related occupations.......................... 36,087 36,836 755 773 2.0 2.1

Service occupations................................................ 26,376 26,724 1,368 1,154 4.9 4.1

Sales and office occupations...................................... 33,390 33,753 1,345 1,224 3.9 3.5

Sales and related occupations.................................. 15,748 15,995 670 620 4.1 3.7

Office and administrative support occupations............... 17,642 17,758 675 604 3.7 3.3

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

occupations........................................................ 14,667 14,819 789 677 5.1 4.4

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.................... 1,213 1,185 96 129 7.4 9.8

Construction and extraction occupations...................... 8,498 8,636 508 400 5.6 4.4

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations........... 4,955 4,998 184 148 3.6 2.9

Production, transportation, and material moving

occupations........................................................ 17,930 18,635 860 723 4.6 3.7

Production occupations.......................................... 8,685 8,797 295 307 3.3 3.4

Transportation and material moving occupations............ 9,245 9,837 564 415 5.8 4.0

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.

2017

Nov.

2018

Nov.

2017

Nov.

2018

Total, 16 years and over1

................................................................ 6,286 5,650 3.9 3.5

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers.................................. 4,752 4,366 3.8 3.4

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction.................................... 20 16 2.4 1.9

Construction.......................................................................... 467 375 5.0 3.9

Manufacturing........................................................................ 409 465 2.6 2.9

Durable goods..................................................................... 236 273 2.4 2.7

Nondurable goods................................................................ 173 192 2.9 3.2

Wholesale and retail trade......................................................... 869 803 4.2 3.9

Transportation and utilities......................................................... 252 256 3.7 3.7

Information............................................................................ 146 95 5.2 3.8

Financial activities................................................................... 206 213 2.1 2.1

Professional and business services............................................... 689 618 4.0 3.6

Education and health services..................................................... 596 563 2.5 2.3

Leisure and hospitality.............................................................. 882 729 6.6 5.3

Other services........................................................................ 216 231 3.2 3.3

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers......................... 125 126 7.2 6.7

Government workers................................................................... 439 428 2.0 2.0

Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers............ 326 206 3.2 2.1

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.

2017

Oct.

2018

Nov.

2018

Nov.

2017

July

2018

Aug.

2018

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018

Nov.

2018

U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer,

as a percent of the civilian labor force......... 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3

U-2 Job losers and persons who completed

temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian

labor force......................................... 1.8 1.5 1.6 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7

U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the

civilian labor force (official unemployment

rate)................................................ 3.9 3.5 3.5 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.7

U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged

workers, as a percent of the civilian labor

force plus discouraged workers................. 4.2 3.8 3.7 4.4 4.2 4.1 3.9 4.0 3.9

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. . . . . . . .. 4.8 4.4 4.5 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.7

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..................................... 7.7 7.0 7.2 8.0 7.5 7.4 7.5 7.4 7.6

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.

2017

Nov.

2018

Nov.

2017

Nov.

2018

Nov.

2017

Nov.

2018

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force........................................... 95,483 96,043 38,764 39,163 56,719 56,880

Persons who currently want a job................................ 4,877 5,060 2,261 2,460 2,616 2,600

Marginally attached to the labor force1........................ 1,481 1,678 770 946 710 731

Discouraged workers2

......................................... 469 453 292 294 176 159

Other persons marginally attached to the labor force3. .. 1,012 1,225 478 652 534 573

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders4

............................................. 7,593 7,934 3,559 3,860 4,034 4,074

Percent of total employed.......................................... 4.9 5.1 4.4 4.6 5.6 5.5

Primary job full time, secondary job part time................... 4,286 4,516 2,194 2,417 2,092 2,099

Primary and secondary jobs both part time..................... 1,978 2,081 638 689 1,341 1,392

Primary and secondary jobs both full time....................... 252 287 170 192 81 95

Hours vary on primary or secondary job......................... 1,003 993 523 541 480 452

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.

2017

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018p

Nov.

2018p

Nov.

2017

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018p

Nov.

2018p

Change

from:

Oct.2018 -

Nov.2018p

Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148,783 149,741 150,757 151,232 147,450 149,501 149,738 149,893 155

Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,970 127,369 128,000 128,360 125,120 127,103 127,354 127,515 161

Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,342 21,027 21,056 20,952 20,246 20,787 20,840 20,869 29

Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703 759 764 755 697 750 753 750 -3

Logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.6 48.7 48.1 47.2 49.3 47.2 47.0 46.4 -0.6

Mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 652.0 710.5 716.1 707.8 647.3 702.8 705.8 703.8 -2.0

Oil and gas extraction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146.9 152.6 153.2 154.0 146.0 152.4 153.0 153.4 0.4

Mining, except oil and gas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187.5 193.0 194.2 191.8 186.2 190.0 190.7 190.7 0.0

Coal mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.3 52.9 53.1 53.2 52.1 52.8 52.8 53.2 0.4

Metal ore mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.4 39.0 39.0 38.7 38.5 38.9 38.9 38.7 -0.2

Nonmetallic mineral mining and

quarrying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96.8 101.1 102.1 99.9 95.6 98.3 98.9 98.7 -0.2

Support activities for mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317.6 364.9 368.7 362.0 315.1 360.4 362.1 359.7 -2.4

Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,117 7,476 7,500 7,394 7,030 7,283 7,307 7,312 5

Construction of buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,567.6 1,642.0 1,647.4 1,638.2 1,555.1 1,617.8 1,620.2 1,626.5 6.3

Residential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 765.0 812.8 817.9 819.2 758.1 801.6 805.8 812.9 7.1

Nonresidential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 802.6 829.2 829.5 819.0 797.0 816.2 814.4 813.6 -0.8

Heavy and civil engineering construction. . . . . . 1,005.9 1,092.7 1,093.3 1,049.5 984.5 1,025.7 1,028.8 1,029.0 0.2

Specialty trade contractors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,543.3 4,741.5 4,759.5 4,705.9 4,490.0 4,639.4 4,658.3 4,656.1 -2.2

Residential specialty trade contractors. . . . . . 1,993.3 2,076.6 2,086.3 2,065.5 1,972.6 2,035.7 2,044.9 2,045.7 0.8

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors. . . 2,550.0 2,664.9 2,673.2 2,640.4 2,517.4 2,603.7 2,613.4 2,610.4 -3.0

Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,522 12,792 12,792 12,803 12,519 12,754 12,780 12,807 27

Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,796 7,986 8,000 8,017 7,792 7,985 8,001 8,016 15

Wood products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396.8 408.6 409.1 408.5 395.6 407.9 408.1 408.8 0.7

Nonmetallic mineral products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416.4 425.6 425.9 425.7 413.0 421.5 421.7 422.8 1.1

Primary metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374.6 381.8 381.8 384.3 375.2 382.9 382.5 385.3 2.8

Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,451.8 1,495.9 1,495.0 1,494.0 1,449.5 1,495.4 1,494.8 1,493.3 -1.5

Machinery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,089.9 1,128.4 1,130.9 1,133.2 1,092.9 1,130.9 1,134.1 1,136.0 1.9

Computer and electronic products. . . . . . . . . . . 1,050.8 1,068.3 1,069.2 1,073.1 1,052.5 1,070.0 1,071.1 1,074.3 3.2

Computer and peripheral equipment. . . . . . 165.1 170.3 170.7 172.3 165.0 170.5 171.0 171.8 0.8

Communications equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86.4 85.1 85.5 85.8 86.6 85.3 85.6 85.8 0.2

Semiconductors and electronic

components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364.7 369.0 368.3 370.4 365.3 369.9 369.6 371.0 1.4

Electronic instruments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401.6 411.0 411.6 411.6 402.7 411.6 412.1 412.7 0.6

Miscellaneous computer and electronic

products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.0 32.9 33.1 33.0 32.9 32.7 32.8 33.0 0.2

Electrical equipment and appliances. . . . . . . . 394.0 409.0 407.9 409.6 394.2 408.5 408.7 410.1 1.4

Transportation equipment1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,635.4 1,679.3 1,684.4 1,692.8 1,635.6 1,676.6 1,686.2 1,691.5 5.3

Motor vehicles and parts2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 955.0 964.2 968.8 970.0 953.8 962.8 969.0 968.2 -0.8

Furniture and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391.1 390.7 391.3 390.8 391.7 391.3 391.2 392.0 0.8

Miscellaneous durable goods

manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594.8 598.4 604.1 604.6 592.2 600.1 602.5 601.6 -0.9

Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,726 4,806 4,792 4,786 4,727 4,769 4,779 4,791 12

Food manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,614.8 1,667.5 1,655.2 1,647.4 1,616.5 1,640.8 1,646.8 1,651.7 4.9

Textile mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.8 111.9 111.1 112.0 111.7 111.8 111.2 111.8 0.6

Textile product mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.2 111.4 111.0 110.9 112.6 110.9 110.4 110.2 -0.2

Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117.3 111.5 111.9 111.2 115.9 111.1 111.5 110.6 -0.9

Paper and paper products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369.9 378.1 377.0 378.5 370.2 379.3 378.7 379.4 0.7

Printing and related support activities. . . . . . . 439.8 433.3 432.5 432.2 437.9 432.7 431.6 430.7 -0.9

Petroleum and coal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115.9 119.9 119.0 114.6 115.2 116.6 116.0 114.5 -1.5

Chemicals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 824.2 835.4 837.1 842.2 827.3 837.1 839.2 845.0 5.8

Plastics and rubber products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 722.5 726.6 726.7 732.2 724.1 727.8 730.9 733.7 2.8

Miscellaneous nondurable goods

manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296.7 310.4 310.5 304.5 295.6 301.0 303.0 303.8 0.8

Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105,628 106,342 106,944 107,408 104,874 106,316 106,514 106,646 132

Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,171 27,720 27,894 28,485 27,602 27,837 27,856 27,909 53

Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,943.6 6,010.5 6,026.6 6,040.5 5,933.3 6,007.5 6,016.8 6,026.3 9.5

Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,988.5 3,037.2 3,038.6 3,048.7 2,987.9 3,036.2 3,041.4 3,047.4 6.0

Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,060.0 2,055.5 2,065.0 2,067.3 2,052.3 2,053.3 2,054.5 2,056.7 2.2

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.

2017

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018p

Nov.

2018p

Nov.

2017

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018p

Nov.

2018p

Change

from:

Oct.2018 -

Nov.2018p

Wholesale trade - Continued

Electronic markets and agents and

brokers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 895.1 917.8 923.0 924.5 893.1 918.0 920.9 922.2 1.3

Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,344.1 15,773.7 15,890.9 16,354.5 15,887.0 15,899.6 15,892.5 15,910.7 18.2

Motor vehicle and parts dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,019.4 2,044.3 2,045.8 2,039.9 2,018.5 2,037.1 2,041.3 2,038.5 -2.8

Automobile dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,303.7 1,314.9 1,314.3 1,311.4 1,301.6 1,310.7 1,310.5 1,309.4 -1.1

Other motor vehicle dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151.1 158.7 156.9 152.5 156.1 156.8 157.9 157.2 -0.7

Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores. . . 564.6 570.7 574.6 576.0 560.8 569.6 572.9 571.9 -1.0

Furniture and home furnishings stores. . . . . . 497.0 478.0 488.7 502.3 479.8 484.2 485.9 484.9 -1.0

Electronics and appliance stores. . . . . . . . . . . . 512.2 486.4 489.7 493.0 490.2 488.5 486.5 475.6 -10.9

Building material and garden supply

stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,266.7 1,278.8 1,276.7 1,270.0 1,293.9 1,303.0 1,302.8 1,302.2 -0.6

Food and beverage stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,118.7 3,089.0 3,105.9 3,130.5 3,097.5 3,099.0 3,103.6 3,106.5 2.9

Health and personal care stores. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,081.2 1,047.7 1,056.1 1,078.9 1,066.0 1,058.4 1,059.3 1,061.5 2.2

Gasoline stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 938.4 944.0 939.5 944.6 934.9 940.7 938.5 940.9 2.4

Clothing and clothing accessories stores. . . . 1,478.8 1,327.2 1,342.2 1,452.9 1,353.4 1,353.6 1,352.0 1,337.9 -14.1

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music

stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671.4 554.1 557.5 591.9 607.9 561.9 554.3 543.2 -11.1

General merchandise stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,325.0 3,102.4 3,150.0 3,380.8 3,149.0 3,147.9 3,148.1 3,187.4 39.3

Department stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,288.8 1,144.1 1,177.6 1,303.8 1,186.2 1,176.2 1,182.0 1,193.6 11.6

General merchandise stores, including

warehouse clubs and supercenters. . . . . 2,036.2 1,958.3 1,972.4 2,077.0 1,962.8 1,971.7 1,966.1 1,993.8 27.7

Miscellaneous store retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 833.4 826.4 831.7 846.2 819.7 825.4 821.0 830.8 9.8

Nonstore retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601.9 595.4 607.1 623.5 576.2 599.9 599.2 601.3 2.1

Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,329.9 5,385.9 5,424.6 5,537.6 5,227.5 5,378.2 5,393.9 5,419.3 25.4

Air transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497.6 506.7 505.7 502.8 499.3 505.6 505.6 504.8 -0.8

Rail transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212.6 215.6 215.6 215.6 212.4 215.2 215.0 215.0 0.0

Water transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.7 66.4 66.0 64.4 65.4 65.2 65.5 65.2 -0.3

Truck transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,467.3 1,507.2 1,504.3 1,503.1 1,456.7 1,488.7 1,488.5 1,493.0 4.5

Transit and ground passenger

transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511.3 509.4 512.0 510.3 494.7 496.9 493.9 494.1 0.2

Pipeline transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.9 46.9 47.0 46.2 48.0 46.8 46.9 46.4 -0.5

Scenic and sightseeing transportation. . . . . . . 30.8 41.0 34.6 30.5 35.2 34.7 34.1 35.1 1.0

Support activities for transportation. . . . . . . . . . 698.2 714.5 720.5 724.1 696.9 714.3 717.6 722.8 5.2

Couriers and messengers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 758.3 729.1 748.8 846.0 705.3 760.3 769.5 779.4 9.9

Warehousing and storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,041.2 1,049.1 1,070.1 1,094.6 1,013.6 1,050.5 1,057.3 1,063.5 6.2

Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553.3 549.7 552.0 552.2 554.3 551.4 552.6 552.8 0.2

Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,799 2,752 2,773 2,778 2,780 2,759 2,767 2,759 -8

Publishing industries, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . 721.1 716.8 714.3 714.2 718.7 713.9 712.7 711.7 -1.0

Motion picture and sound recording

industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433.2 403.5 421.2 420.2 418.1 410.8 415.1 405.4 -9.7

Broadcasting, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265.1 264.5 263.6 264.2 263.7 262.9 262.1 262.6 0.5

Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775.7 746.1 746.5 748.8 774.7 747.7 749.2 748.1 -1.1

Data processing, hosting and related

services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320.5 325.7 328.3 328.3 320.6 327.0 328.0 329.1 1.1

Other information services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283.8 294.9 298.9 302.3 284.3 296.2 299.5 302.2 2.7

Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,499 8,607 8,626 8,615 8,503 8,604 8,616 8,622 6

Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,289.4 6,326.1 6,339.5 6,342.3 6,286.3 6,336.2 6,338.6 6,342.4 3.8

Monetary authorities - central bank. . . . . . . . . . 18.9 19.1 19.2 19.2 18.8 19.2 19.2 19.1 -0.1

Credit intermediation and related

activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,654.0 2,661.5 2,662.8 2,655.4 2,655.4 2,664.8 2,665.2 2,658.9 -6.3

Depository credit intermediation1

. . . . . . . . . . 1,712.6 1,712.0 1,713.8 1,715.0 1,716.5 1,719.0 1,720.0 1,719.3 -0.7

Commercial banking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,319.9 1,313.1 1,313.3 1,313.9 1,323.2 1,319.3 1,318.7 1,318.1 -0.6

Nondepository credit intermediation. . . . . . . 628.0 634.4 632.6 625.9 625.9 630.6 629.3 625.1 -4.2

Activities related to credit intermediation.. . 313.4 315.1 316.4 314.5 313.0 315.2 315.9 314.5 -1.4

Securities, commodity contracts,

investments, and funds and trusts. . . . . . . . 949.2 969.1 970.9 976.0 949.0 971.5 970.3 976.6 6.3

Insurance carriers and related activities. . . . . 2,667.3 2,676.4 2,686.6 2,691.7 2,663.1 2,680.7 2,683.9 2,687.8 3.9

Real estate and rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . 2,209.4 2,281.2 2,286.2 2,272.8 2,216.6 2,267.8 2,276.9 2,279.1 2.2

Real estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,611.5 1,645.1 1,653.4 1,645.2 1,612.3 1,640.9 1,645.8 1,645.6 -0.2

Rental and leasing services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573.5 611.1 607.5 602.6 580.1 601.8 605.9 608.6 2.7

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.

2017

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018p

Nov.

2018p

Nov.

2017

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018p

Nov.

2018p

Change

from:

Oct.2018 -

Nov.2018p

Real estate and rental and leasing -

Continued

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets. . . . 24.4 25.0 25.3 25.0 24.2 25.1 25.2 24.9 -0.3

Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,864 21,184 21,385 21,422 20,646 21,117 21,175 21,207 32

Professional and technical services. . . . . . . . . . . . 9,090.7 9,208.4 9,315.7 9,358.9 9,068.2 9,291.6 9,321.4 9,339.1 17.7

Legal services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,138.5 1,132.4 1,141.4 1,137.7 1,135.8 1,137.9 1,138.1 1,135.7 -2.4

Accounting and bookkeeping services. . . . . . 966.4 952.7 968.7 993.3 987.3 1,013.5 1,017.0 1,015.6 -1.4

Architectural and engineering services. . . . . . 1,452.0 1,488.7 1,501.9 1,500.6 1,451.2 1,486.0 1,493.9 1,499.6 5.7

Specialized design services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141.0 140.0 140.1 142.1 139.2 140.0 139.0 140.0 1.0

Computer systems design and related

services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,073.4 2,108.7 2,140.2 2,151.6 2,060.4 2,121.5 2,131.8 2,139.4 7.6

Management and technical consulting

services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,436.0 1,463.2 1,484.5 1,489.7 1,419.9 1,465.7 1,470.2 1,473.8 3.6

Scientific research and development

services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662.8 681.9 687.1 690.5 662.8 685.2 688.6 690.8 2.2

Advertising and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . 491.4 496.1 497.6 498.1 488.8 497.1 496.0 496.6 0.6

Other professional and technical services. . . 729.2 744.7 754.2 755.3 722.7 744.8 746.7 747.6 0.9

Management of companies and enterprises. . . 2,305.4 2,332.4 2,338.6 2,341.8 2,304.7 2,337.3 2,340.5 2,341.3 0.8

Administrative and waste services. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,468.0 9,643.6 9,730.4 9,721.1 9,272.8 9,488.5 9,512.8 9,527.0 14.2

Administrative and support services. . . . . . . . . 9,052.5 9,206.6 9,293.1 9,285.5 8,856.2 9,054.1 9,076.9 9,090.5 13.6

Office administrative services. . . . . . . . . . . . . 520.5 527.0 530.0 531.6 517.5 527.6 528.9 529.0 0.1

Facilities support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155.1 159.1 159.6 157.8 154.2 157.5 158.0 157.3 -0.7

Employment services1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,829.7 3,824.1 3,904.3 3,938.0 3,671.1 3,755.4 3,770.0 3,777.9 7.9

Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,144.8 3,122.3 3,199.1 3,233.2 2,999.1 3,060.1 3,076.6 3,084.9 8.3

Business support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 930.6 910.6 924.3 932.6 907.9 911.4 909.9 909.8 -0.1

Travel arrangement and reservation

services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214.6 218.2 217.6 213.8 215.9 216.9 217.2 215.5 -1.7

Investigation and security services. . . . . . . . 930.3 952.9 950.9 952.4 922.5 944.2 944.9 946.0 1.1

Services to buildings and dwellings. . . . . . . 2,144.2 2,269.0 2,258.7 2,216.4 2,136.4 2,197.3 2,205.2 2,209.6 4.4

Other support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327.5 345.7 347.7 342.9 330.6 343.8 342.9 345.4 2.5

Waste management and remediation

services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415.5 437.0 437.3 435.6 416.6 434.4 435.9 436.5 0.6

Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,609 23,683 23,996 24,077 23,350 23,750 23,789 23,823 34

Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,894.7 3,707.5 3,900.8 3,921.4 3,696.9 3,742.6 3,736.7 3,730.3 -6.4

Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,713.8 19,975.5 20,094.7 20,155.9 19,653.5 20,007.6 20,052.3 20,092.4 40.1

Health care3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,881.5 16,084.2 16,163.3 16,211.4 15,835.0 16,098.3 16,131.2 16,163.3 32.1

Ambulatory health care services. . . . . . . . . . 7,404.5 7,519.4 7,568.9 7,593.5 7,372.7 7,530.3 7,543.8 7,563.0 19.2

Offices of physicians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,619.6 2,641.6 2,661.7 2,667.4 2,610.3 2,647.8 2,652.5 2,658.0 5.5

Offices of dentists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 939.5 949.6 954.8 955.3 936.5 949.1 951.9 952.2 0.3

Offices of other health practitioners. . . . . 906.9 930.8 942.9 948.5 901.8 935.9 940.9 943.3 2.4

Outpatient care centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 914.3 936.5 944.1 951.9 913.2 939.7 944.1 949.9 5.8

Medical and diagnostic laboratories. . . . 273.6 284.8 284.3 282.3 272.6 283.7 283.4 282.5 -0.9

Home health care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,440.0 1,468.7 1,478.6 1,484.7 1,429.0 1,467.9 1,470.2 1,474.2 4.0

Other ambulatory health care

services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310.6 307.4 302.5 303.4 309.2 306.2 300.8 302.8 2.0

Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,118.9 5,201.7 5,220.2 5,238.7 5,110.2 5,202.4 5,215.5 5,228.2 12.7

Nursing and residential care facilities. . . . . 3,358.1 3,363.1 3,374.2 3,379.2 3,352.1 3,365.6 3,371.9 3,372.1 0.2

Nursing care facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,626.0 1,611.0 1,615.9 1,620.5 1,621.9 1,611.7 1,614.0 1,614.9 0.9

Residential mental health facilities. . . . . . 632.7 636.4 636.8 636.1 632.6 637.3 637.2 636.3 -0.9

Community care facilities for the

elderly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 929.3 942.5 947.5 947.9 927.6 943.1 946.7 946.6 -0.1

Other residential care facilities. . . . . . . . . . 170.1 173.2 174.0 174.7 169.9 173.4 173.9 174.3 0.4

Social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,832.3 3,891.3 3,931.4 3,944.5 3,818.5 3,909.3 3,921.1 3,929.1 8.0

Individual and family services. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,369.8 2,434.1 2,457.2 2,469.3 2,366.5 2,449.5 2,458.5 2,466.8 8.3

Emergency and other relief services. . . . . . 169.6 174.3 175.4 176.7 170.3 175.1 176.2 176.9 0.7

Vocational rehabilitation services. . . . . . . . . 344.2 346.0 348.0 347.8 343.9 346.8 348.3 347.6 -0.7

Child day care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 948.7 936.9 950.8 950.7 937.7 937.9 938.2 937.8 -0.4

Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,877 16,531 16,384 16,157 16,176 16,373 16,429 16,444 15

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . 2,172.2 2,413.2 2,355.6 2,230.5 2,343.7 2,369.3 2,392.0 2,393.1 1.1

Performing arts and spectator sports. . . . . . . . 477.4 512.5 530.4 499.0 494.0 502.5 518.3 513.8 -4.5

Museums, historical sites, and similar

institutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163.7 176.8 176.4 172.0 169.8 174.7 176.1 177.8 1.7

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.

2017

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018p

Nov.

2018p

Nov.

2017

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018p

Nov.

2018p

Change

from:

Oct.2018 -

Nov.2018p

Arts, entertainment, and recreation -

Continued

Amusements, gambling, and recreation. . . . . 1,531.1 1,723.9 1,648.8 1,559.5 1,679.9 1,692.1 1,697.6 1,701.5 3.9

Accommodation and food services. . . . . . . . . . . . 13,704.9 14,117.8 14,028.2 13,926.5 13,832.6 14,003.9 14,037.2 14,051.2 14.0

Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,955.2 2,078.8 2,024.9 1,968.6 2,013.3 2,035.4 2,035.9 2,028.7 -7.2

Food services and drinking places. . . . . . . . . . 11,749.7 12,039.0 12,003.3 11,957.9 11,819.3 11,968.5 12,001.3 12,022.5 21.2

Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,809 5,865 5,886 5,874 5,817 5,876 5,882 5,882 0

Repair and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,312.2 1,324.1 1,327.8 1,319.3 1,316.9 1,323.5 1,325.9 1,323.8 -2.1

Personal and laundry services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,507.6 1,533.8 1,543.0 1,541.5 1,505.6 1,534.1 1,538.9 1,538.4 -0.5

Membership associations and organizations. . . 2,989.1 3,007.0 3,015.2 3,012.8 2,994.7 3,018.2 3,017.5 3,020.0 2.5

Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,813 22,372 22,757 22,872 22,330 22,398 22,384 22,378 -6

Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,796.0 2,802.0 2,799.0 2,802.0 2,803.0 2,799.0 2,801.0 2,804.0 3.0

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,182.2 2,197.8 2,195.2 2,187.4 2,186.8 2,191.6 2,193.9 2,191.8 -2.1

U.S. Postal Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 613.3 604.3 603.7 614.6 616.2 607.2 606.6 612.6 6.0

State government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,316.0 5,193.0 5,289.0 5,302.0 5,129.0 5,145.0 5,128.0 5,115.0 -13.0

State government education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,655.4 2,525.8 2,629.3 2,651.2 2,462.2 2,480.2 2,461.5 2,455.3 -6.2

State government, excluding education. . . . . . . . . . 2,660.9 2,667.1 2,659.8 2,651.0 2,667.1 2,665.1 2,666.0 2,659.7 -6.3

Local government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,701.0 14,377.0 14,669.0 14,768.0 14,398.0 14,454.0 14,455.0 14,459.0 4.0

Local government education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,283.7 7,893.0 8,214.2 8,301.0 7,934.0 7,960.6 7,958.4 7,956.4 -2.0

Local government, excluding education. . . . . . . . . . 6,416.9 6,484.0 6,454.4 6,466.7 6,464.4 6,493.2 6,496.8 6,502.4 5.6

1

Includes other industries, not shown separately.

2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.

3

Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities.

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry

sector, seasonally adjusted

Industry Nov.

2017

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018p

Nov.

2018p

AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS

Total private............................................................................. 34.5 34.4 34.5 34.4

Goods-producing.................................................................... 40.5 40.3 40.3 40.3

Mining and logging................................................................ 45.5 45.8 45.8 45.8

Construction....................................................................... 39.1 38.9 38.9 38.8

Manufacturing..................................................................... 40.9 40.8 40.8 40.8

Durable goods.................................................................. 41.4 41.2 41.1 41.0

Nondurable goods.............................................................. 40.3 40.2 40.2 40.3

Private service-providing............................................................ 33.3 33.3 33.3 33.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................................. 34.7 34.4 34.3 34.4

Wholesale trade................................................................ 39.2 39.0 38.9 38.9

Retail trade...................................................................... 31.3 30.9 30.8 30.9

Transportation and warehousing............................................. 38.9 38.9 38.9 39.1

Utilities........................................................................... 42.1 42.3 42.1 42.3

Information......................................................................... 36.0 36.3 36.1 36.1

Financial activities................................................................ 37.6 37.5 37.8 37.8

Professional and business services............................................ 36.1 36.1 36.1 36.1

Education and health services.................................................. 32.9 33.0 33.0 32.9

Leisure and hospitality........................................................... 26.1 26.0 26.1 26.0

Other services..................................................................... 31.7 31.8 31.9 31.9

AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS

Manufacturing........................................................................... 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5

Durable goods....................................................................... 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5

Nondurable goods................................................................... 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.5

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry

sector, seasonally adjusted

Industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Nov.

2017

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018p

Nov.

2018p

Nov.

2017

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018p

Nov.

2018p

Total private............................................... $26.54 $27.25 $27.29 $27.35 $915.63 $937.40 $941.51 $940.84

Goods-producing....................................... 27.77 28.39 28.40 28.48 1,124.69 1,144.12 1,144.52 1,147.74

Mining and logging.................................. 32.23 33.05 32.87 32.97 1,466.47 1,513.69 1,505.45 1,510.03

Construction.......................................... 29.20 30.17 30.21 30.28 1,141.72 1,173.61 1,175.17 1,174.86

Manufacturing........................................ 26.72 27.11 27.12 27.20 1,092.85 1,106.09 1,106.50 1,109.76

Durable goods.................................... 28.02 28.52 28.53 28.66 1,160.03 1,175.02 1,172.58 1,175.06

Nondurable goods................................ 24.53 24.71 24.71 24.71 988.56 993.34 993.34 995.81

Private service-providing.............................. 26.25 26.98 27.03 27.08 874.13 898.43 900.10 901.76

Trade, transportation, and utilities................. 22.92 23.55 23.61 23.61 795.32 810.12 809.82 812.18

Wholesale trade.................................. 30.19 30.77 30.76 30.72 1,183.45 1,200.03 1,196.56 1,195.01

Retail trade........................................ 18.25 18.90 19.00 19.03 571.23 584.01 585.20 588.03

Transportation and warehousing............... 24.12 24.43 24.46 24.45 938.27 950.33 951.49 956.00

Utilities............................................. 39.55 41.06 40.92 40.89 1,665.06 1,736.84 1,722.73 1,729.65

Information........................................... 38.57 40.32 40.55 40.72 1,388.52 1,463.62 1,463.86 1,469.99

Financial activities................................... 33.72 35.04 34.97 35.17 1,267.87 1,314.00 1,321.87 1,329.43

Professional and business services.............. 31.87 32.69 32.74 32.81 1,150.51 1,180.11 1,181.91 1,184.44

Education and health services..................... 26.58 27.10 27.17 27.20 874.48 894.30 896.61 894.88

Leisure and hospitality.............................. 15.63 16.08 16.14 16.19 407.94 418.08 421.25 420.94

Other services....................................... 24.17 24.50 24.55 24.58 766.19 779.10 783.15 784.10

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-4. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by

industry sector, seasonally adjusted

[2007=100]

Industry

Index of aggregate weekly hours1

Index of aggregate weekly payrolls2

Nov.

2017

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018p

Nov.

2018p

Percent

change

from:

Oct.

2018 -

Nov.

2018p

Nov.

2017

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018p

Nov.

2018p

Percent

change

from:

Oct.

2018 -

Nov.

2018p

Total private..................................... 108.3 109.7 110.3 110.1 -0.2 137.5 143.0 143.9 144.0 0.1

Goods-producing............................. 93.4 95.4 95.7 95.8 0.1 117.3 122.5 122.8 123.3 0.4

Mining and logging........................ 99.7 107.9 108.4 107.9 -0.5 129.0 143.2 143.0 142.9 -0.1

Construction................................ 94.8 97.7 98.0 97.8 -0.2 120.2 128.0 128.6 128.7 0.1

Manufacturing.............................. 92.1 93.6 93.8 94.0 0.2 114.5 118.0 118.3 118.9 0.5

Durable goods........................... 90.8 92.6 92.6 92.5 -0.1 113.0 117.3 117.3 117.8 0.4

Nondurable goods...................... 95.1 95.7 95.9 96.4 0.5 118.4 120.0 120.2 120.8 0.5

Private service-providing.................... 112.4 113.9 114.1 114.3 0.2 143.3 149.3 149.9 150.4 0.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities....... 104.2 104.1 103.9 104.4 0.5 128.5 132.0 132.1 132.7 0.5

Wholesale trade......................... 101.5 102.2 102.1 102.3 0.2 127.9 131.3 131.1 131.1 0.0

Retail trade.............................. 101.0 99.8 99.4 99.9 0.5 121.9 124.7 124.9 125.6 0.6

Transportation and warehousing...... 116.4 119.7 120.1 121.3 1.0 142.5 148.4 149.1 150.5 0.9

Utilities.................................... 101.0 100.9 100.7 101.2 0.5 131.9 136.9 136.1 136.7 0.4

Information................................. 91.4 91.5 91.2 91.0 -0.2 125.5 131.3 131.7 131.9 0.2

Financial activities......................... 104.7 105.7 106.7 106.7 0.0 137.7 144.4 145.5 146.4 0.6

Professional and business services..... 117.2 119.9 120.2 120.4 0.2 151.4 158.8 159.5 160.1 0.4

Education and health services........... 125.4 128.0 128.2 128.0 -0.2 160.4 166.8 167.6 167.5 -0.1

Leisure and hospitality.................... 120.5 121.5 122.3 122.0 -0.2 151.9 157.6 159.3 159.3 0.0

Other services............................. 106.3 107.7 108.2 108.2 0.0 140.8 144.7 145.6 145.7 0.1

1 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2007

annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment.

2 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the

corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly

earnings, average weekly hours, and employment.

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

Industry

Women employees (in thousands) Percent of all employees

Nov.

2017

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018p

Nov.

2018p

Nov.

2017

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018p

Nov.

2018p

Total nonfarm............................................. 73,031 74,280 74,438 74,551 49.5 49.7 49.7 49.7

Total private............................................ 60,207 61,361 61,519 61,627 48.1 48.3 48.3 48.3

Goods-producing.................................... 4,452 4,621 4,639 4,658 22.0 22.2 22.3 22.3

Mining and logging............................... 92 95 95 96 13.2 12.7 12.6 12.8

Construction....................................... 897 940 945 954 12.8 12.9 12.9 13.0

Manufacturing..................................... 3,463 3,586 3,599 3,608 27.7 28.1 28.2 28.2

Durable goods.................................. 1,828 1,897 1,904 1,910 23.5 23.8 23.8 23.8

Nondurable goods............................. 1,635 1,689 1,695 1,698 34.6 35.4 35.5 35.4

Private service-providing........................... 55,755 56,740 56,880 56,969 53.2 53.4 53.4 53.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............. 11,056 11,164 11,162 11,197 40.1 40.1 40.1 40.1

Wholesale trade................................ 1,752.2 1,794.9 1,803.0 1,811.8 29.5 29.9 30.0 30.1

Retail trade..................................... 7,892.4 7,909.2 7,892.3 7,912.7 49.7 49.7 49.7 49.7

Transportation and warehousing............. 1,283.6 1,330.8 1,337.9 1,343.3 24.6 24.7 24.8 24.8

Utilities........................................... 127.6 128.7 128.7 129.2 23.0 23.3 23.3 23.4

Information......................................... 1,096 1,088 1,092 1,087 39.4 39.4 39.5 39.4

Financial activities................................ 4,800 4,850 4,863 4,856 56.5 56.4 56.4 56.3

Professional and business services............ 9,313 9,558 9,613 9,614 45.1 45.3 45.4 45.3

Education and health services.................. 17,964 18,323 18,354 18,396 76.9 77.1 77.2 77.2

Leisure and hospitality........................... 8,447 8,628 8,661 8,681 52.2 52.7 52.7 52.8

Other services..................................... 3,079 3,129 3,135 3,138 52.9 53.3 53.3 53.3

Government............................................. 12,824 12,919 12,919 12,924 57.4 57.7 57.7 57.8

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NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry

sector, seasonally adjusted1

[In thousands]

Industry Nov.

2017

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018p

Nov.

2018p

Total private............................................................................... 103,119 104,697 104,899 104,974

Goods-producing....................................................................... 14,559 14,907 14,947 14,945

Mining and logging.................................................................. 511 555 562 557

Construction.......................................................................... 5,255 5,411 5,423 5,413

Manufacturing........................................................................ 8,793 8,941 8,962 8,975

Durable goods..................................................................... 5,348 5,493 5,506 5,516

Nondurable goods................................................................ 3,445 3,448 3,456 3,459

Private service-providing.............................................................. 88,560 89,790 89,952 90,029

Trade, transportation, and utilities................................................. 23,307 23,540 23,553 23,591

Wholesale trade................................................................... 4,757.3 4,820.5 4,826.2 4,837.0

Retail trade........................................................................ 13,550.0 13,592.7 13,579.2 13,583.8

Transportation and warehousing................................................ 4,553.7 4,684.8 4,703.9 4,727.2

Utilities.............................................................................. 445.5 442.1 443.7 443.3

Information............................................................................ 2,235 2,221 2,229 2,228

Financial activities................................................................... 6,609 6,668 6,682 6,675

Professional and business services............................................... 16,840 17,236 17,290 17,307

Education and health services..................................................... 20,511 20,860 20,884 20,898

Leisure and hospitality.............................................................. 14,250 14,398 14,441 14,455

Other services........................................................................ 4,808 4,867 4,873 4,875

1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory

employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm

payrolls.

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private

nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1

Industry Nov.

2017

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018p

Nov.

2018p

AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS

Total private............................................................................. 33.7 33.7 33.7 33.7

Goods-producing.................................................................... 41.3 41.3 41.3 41.1

Mining and logging................................................................ 46.6 46.2 46.3 45.7

Construction....................................................................... 39.6 39.6 39.5 39.3

Manufacturing..................................................................... 41.9 42.1 42.0 41.9

Durable goods.................................................................. 42.3 42.4 42.4 42.2

Nondurable goods.............................................................. 41.4 41.6 41.4 41.5

Private service-providing............................................................ 32.5 32.4 32.4 32.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................................. 34.0 33.9 33.9 33.9

Wholesale trade................................................................ 39.2 38.8 38.8 38.9

Retail trade...................................................................... 30.4 30.4 30.3 30.4

Transportation and warehousing............................................. 38.4 38.2 38.2 38.2

Utilities........................................................................... 42.5 42.7 42.6 42.9

Information......................................................................... 35.6 35.6 35.5 35.5

Financial activities................................................................ 36.9 37.0 37.1 37.1

Professional and business services............................................ 35.4 35.2 35.3 35.3

Education and health services.................................................. 32.3 32.2 32.2 32.2

Leisure and hospitality........................................................... 24.9 24.8 24.9 24.9

Other services..................................................................... 30.7 30.8 30.9 31.0

AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS

Manufacturing........................................................................... 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5

Durable goods....................................................................... 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.7

Nondurable goods................................................................... 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.3

1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory

employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm

payrolls.

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private

nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1

Industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Nov.

2017

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018p

Nov.

2018p

Nov.

2017

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018p

Nov.

2018p

Total private............................................... $22.23 $22.82 $22.88 $22.95 $749.15 $769.03 $771.06 $773.42

Goods-producing....................................... 23.41 24.10 24.19 24.26 966.83 995.33 999.05 997.09

Mining and logging.................................. 27.47 28.88 28.84 28.96 1,280.10 1,334.26 1,335.29 1,323.47

Construction.......................................... 26.99 27.91 28.03 28.12 1,068.80 1,105.24 1,107.19 1,105.12

Manufacturing........................................ 21.12 21.60 21.68 21.77 884.93 909.36 910.56 912.16

Durable goods.................................... 22.11 22.59 22.63 22.71 935.25 957.82 959.51 958.36

Nondurable goods................................ 19.56 20.00 20.15 20.23 809.78 832.00 834.21 839.55

Private service-providing.............................. 21.99 22.55 22.60 22.67 714.68 730.62 732.24 736.78

Trade, transportation, and utilities................. 19.50 20.08 20.14 20.22 663.00 680.71 682.75 685.46

Wholesale trade.................................. 24.82 25.50 25.50 25.46 972.94 989.40 989.40 990.39

Retail trade........................................ 15.45 16.02 16.08 16.15 469.68 487.01 487.22 490.96

Transportation and warehousing............... 21.56 22.02 22.09 22.27 827.90 841.16 843.84 850.71

Utilities............................................. 36.10 37.07 36.95 37.24 1,534.25 1,582.89 1,574.07 1,597.60

Information........................................... 31.03 32.19 32.34 32.47 1,104.67 1,145.96 1,148.07 1,152.69

Financial activities................................... 26.65 27.01 26.97 27.07 983.39 999.37 1,000.59 1,004.30

Professional and business services.............. 26.22 26.91 26.95 27.03 928.19 947.23 951.34 954.16

Education and health services..................... 23.23 23.73 23.78 23.85 750.33 764.11 765.72 767.97

Leisure and hospitality.............................. 13.52 14.00 14.06 14.11 336.65 347.20 350.09 351.34

Other services....................................... 20.41 20.73 20.77 20.80 626.59 638.48 641.79 644.80

1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory

employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm

payrolls.

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-9. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for production and nonsupervisory employees on

private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1

[2002=100]

Industry

Index of aggregate weekly hours2

Index of aggregate weekly payrolls3

Nov.

2017

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018p

Nov.

2018p

Percent

change

from:

Oct.

2018 -

Nov.

2018p

Nov.

2017

Sept.

2018

Oct.

2018p

Nov.

2018p

Percent

change

from:

Oct.

2018 -

Nov.

2018p

Total private..................................... 115.8 117.6 117.8 117.9 0.1 172.0 179.3 180.1 180.8 0.4

Goods-producing............................. 91.9 94.1 94.3 93.9 -0.4 131.7 138.8 139.7 139.4 -0.2

Mining and logging........................ 126.5 136.3 138.3 135.3 -2.2 202.2 228.9 231.9 227.8 -1.8

Construction................................ 104.2 107.3 107.3 106.5 -0.7 151.9 161.7 162.3 161.7 -0.4

Manufacturing.............................. 84.6 86.4 86.4 86.3 -0.1 116.8 122.1 122.5 122.9 0.3

Durable goods........................... 85.0 87.5 87.7 87.5 -0.2 117.4 123.4 124.0 124.0 0.0

Nondurable goods...................... 84.0 84.5 84.3 84.6 0.4 116.2 119.4 120.0 120.9 0.8

Private service-providing.................... 122.6 123.9 124.1 124.6 0.4 184.8 191.6 192.3 193.7 0.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities....... 110.5 111.2 111.3 111.5 0.2 153.7 159.4 159.9 160.8 0.6

Wholesale trade......................... 109.8 110.1 110.3 110.8 0.5 160.6 165.5 165.7 166.2 0.3

Retail trade.............................. 104.3 104.6 104.1 104.5 0.4 138.1 143.6 143.5 144.7 0.8

Transportation and warehousing...... 131.6 134.7 135.3 135.9 0.4 180.0 188.2 189.5 192.0 1.3

Utilities.................................... 96.8 96.5 96.7 97.3 0.6 145.9 149.4 149.1 151.2 1.4

Information................................. 90.8 90.2 90.3 90.3 0.0 139.5 143.8 144.6 145.1 0.3

Financial activities......................... 114.8 116.1 116.7 116.6 -0.1 188.2 193.0 193.6 194.2 0.3

Professional and business services..... 133.6 136.0 136.8 136.9 0.1 208.5 217.7 219.4 220.2 0.4

Education and health services........... 141.3 143.2 143.4 143.5 0.1 216.6 224.3 225.0 225.9 0.4

Leisure and hospitality.................... 130.0 130.8 131.7 131.8 0.1 199.6 207.9 210.3 211.3 0.5

Other services............................. 103.5 105.1 105.6 106.0 0.4 153.9 158.8 159.8 160.6 0.5

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.

2 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002

annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment.

3 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the

corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly

earnings, average weekly hours, and employment.

p Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.