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Media contact: (202) 691-5902 Friday, June 5, 2009. 

THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: MAY 2009 

Nonfarm payroll employment fell by 345,000 in May, about half the average monthly decline for 

the prior 6 months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The 

unemployment rate continued to rise, increasing from 8.9 to 9.4 percent. Steep job losses continued in 

manufacturing, while declines moderated in construction and several service-providing industries. 

Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted,

May 2007 – May 2009

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

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Unemployment (Household Survey Data)

The number of unemployed persons increased by 787,000 to 14.5 million in May, and the unemployment rate rose to 9.4 percent. Since the start of the recession in December 2007, the number of 

unemployed persons has risen by 7.0 million, and the unemployment rate has grown by 4.5 percentage 

points. (See table A-1.) 

Unemployment rates rose in May for adult men (9.8 percent), adult women (7.5 percent), whites 

(8.6 percent), and Hispanics (12.7 percent). The jobless rates for teenagers (22.7 percent) and blacks 

(14.9 percent) were little changed over the month. The unemployment rate for Asians was 6.7 percent in 

May, not seasonally adjusted, up from 3.8 percent a year earlier. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) 
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Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Civilian labor force ............................... 154,648 153,993 154,048 154,731 155,081 350

Employment ..................................... 144,046 141,578 140,887 141,007 140,570 -437

Unemployment .................................. 10,602 12,415 13,161 13,724 14,511 787

Not in labor force .................................. 80,177 80,920 81,038 80,541 80,371 -170

All workers ......................................... 6.9 8.1 8.5 8.9 9.4 0.5

Adult men ........................................ 6.8 8.2 8.8 9.4 9.8 .4

Adult women ..................................... 5.6 6.7 7.0 7.1 7.5 .4

Teenagers ........................................ 20.7 21.3 21.7 21.5 22.7 1.2

White ............................................ 6.3 7.4 7.9 8.0 8.6 .6

Black or African American 

................... 11.5 13.1 13.3 15.0 14.9 -.1

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ................. 8.9 10.7 11.4 11.3 12.7 1.4

ESTABLISHMENT DATA 

Nonfarm employment ............................ 135,727 133,662 133,000 p 132,496 p 132,151 p -345

Goods-producing 1.............................. 20,803 19,826 19,520 p 19,246 p 19,021 p -225

Construction .................................... 6,949 6,590 6,470 p 6,362 p 6,303 p -59

Manufacturing ............................... 13,062 12,468 12,296 p 12,142 p 11,986 p -156

Service-providing 1 ............................. 114,924 113,835 113,480 p 113,250 p 113,130 p -120

 Retail trade 2 ................................. 15,127 14,933 14,872 p 14,836 p 14,818 p -18

Professional and business service ........... 17,485 17,048 16,910 p 16,799 p 16,748 p -51

Education and health services ............... 19,035 19,138 19,158 p 19,171 p 19,215 p 44

Leisure and hospitality ...................... 13,348 13,235 13,202 p 13,164 p 13,167 p 3

Government .................................... 22,538 22,543 22,543 p 22,635 p 22,628 p -7

Total private ....................................... 33.4 33.2 33.1 p 33.2 p 33.1 p -0.1

Manufacturing .................................. 40.2 39.6 39.4 p 39.5 p 39.3 p -.2

 Overtime ....................................... 3.2 2.7 2.6 p 2.7 p 2.7 p .0

Total private ........................................ 104.1 101.7 100.7 p 100.4 p 99.7 p -0.7

Average hourly earnings, total private ......... $18.34 $18.46 $18.50 p $18.52 p $18.54 p $0.02

Average weekly earnings, total private ....... 612.55 613.60 612.35 p 614.86 p 613.67 p -1.19

IV 2008 I 2009 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009 May 2009

p = preliminary.

Apr.-May 

change

Hours of work 3

1

 Includes other industries, not shown separately.

2

 Quarterly averages and the over-the-month change are calculated using unrounded data.

3

 Data relate to private production and nonsupervisory workers.

Category

Quarterly averages Monthly data

Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100) 3

Earnings 3

 Employment

Labor force status

Unemployment rates 
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Among the unemployed, the number of job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs rose 

by 732,000 in May to 9.5 million. This group has increased by 5.8 million since the start of the 

recession. (See table A-8.) 

The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) increased by 268,000 

over the month to 3.9 million and has tripled since the start of the recession. (See table A-9.) 

Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

In May, the civilian labor force participation rate was about unchanged at 65.9 percent. The employment-population ratio, at 59.7 percent, continued to trend down. The ratio has declined by 3.0 

percentage points since December 2007. (See table A-1.) 

The number of persons working part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) was little changed in May at 9.1 million. The number of such workers has 

risen by 4.4 million during the recession. (See table A-5.) 

Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data)

About 2.2 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally attached to the labor force in 

May, 794,000 more than a year earlier. These individuals 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. Among the marginally attached, there 

were 792,000 discouraged workers in May, up by 392,000 from a year earlier. Discouraged workers are 

persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The other 

1.4 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in May had not searched for work in the 4 

weeks preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table 

A-13.) 

Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data)

Total nonfarm payroll employment declined by 345,000 in May to 132.2 million. The decline was 

about half of the average monthly job loss for the prior 6 months (-643,000). Since the recession began 

in December 2007, payroll employment has fallen by 6.0 million. In May, job losses continued to be 

widespread across major industry sectors. Steep job losses continued in manufacturing, while the rate of 

decline moderated in several industries, including construction, professional and business services, and 

retail trade. (See table B-1.) 

Manufacturing employment fell by 156,000 in May. Job losses occurred in most component 

industries. Three durable goods industries—motor vehicles and parts (-30,000), machinery (-26,000), 

and fabricated metal products (-19,000)—accounted for about half of the overall decline in factory 

employment. Since its most recent peak in February 2000, employment in motor vehicles and parts has 

fallen by about 50 percent. Mining shed 11,000 jobs in May, about the same number as in April. 

Employment in construction decreased by 59,000 in May, compared with an average monthly job 

loss of 117,000 in the industry for the previous 6 months. In May, employment fell in nonresidential 

specialty trade contractors (-30,000) and in residential construction of buildings (-11,000). 
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Job losses in professional and business services moderated in May, with the industry shedding 

51,000 jobs. This compares with an average loss of 136,000 jobs per month in the prior 6 months. The 

temporary help services industry, which had been dropping an average of 73,000 jobs per month over 

this period, saw little employment change in May (-7,000). 

Employment in leisure and hospitality was flat over the month. The industry had lost an average of 

39,000 jobs per month during the prior 6 months. 

Retail trade employment was down by 18,000 in May; job cutbacks in retail trade have moderated 

markedly in the past 2 months. Employment in wholesale trade fell by 22,000 over the month, with over 

half of the decrease (-14,000) among durable goods wholesalers. 

Financial activities employment continued to decrease in May (-30,000). Securities lost 10,000 jobs 

and real estate lost 9,000. Employment in credit intermediation continued to trend down, although the 

May job loss was well below the average job loss for the prior 6 months. Employment in information 

decreased by 24,000 in May. 

Health care employment increased by 24,000 in May, about in line with its average monthly job 

growth so far in 2009. Employment in government changed little in May. 

The change in total nonfarm employment for March was revised from -699,000 to -652,000, and the 

change for April was revised from -539,000 to -504,000. 

Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data)

In May, the average workweek for production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls edged down by 0.1 hour to 33.1 hours, seasonally adjusted. The manufacturing workweek decreased by 0.2 hour to 39.3 hours, and factory overtime was unchanged at 2.7 hours. (See table B-2.) 

The index of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm 

payrolls fell by 0.7 percent in May. The manufacturing index declined by 2.1 percent over the month. 

(See table B-5.) 

Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data)

In May, average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm 

payrolls were essentially unchanged at $18.54, seasonally adjusted. Over the past 12 months, average 

hourly earnings increased by 3.1 percent, while average weekly earnings rose by only 1.2 percent, 

reflecting a decline in the average workweek. (See table B-3.) 

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The Employment Situation for June 2009 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, July 2, 

at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). 
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Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates 

Why are there two monthly measures of employment? 

The household survey and establishment survey both produce sample-based estimates of employment and both have strengths and limitations. The establishment survey employment series has a 

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

because of its much larger sample size. An over-the-month employment change of 107,000 is statistically significant in the establishment survey, while the threshold for a statistically significant change in 

the household survey is about 400,000. However, the household survey has a more expansive scope 

than the establishment survey because it includes the self-employed, unpaid family workers, agricultural workers, and private household workers, who are excluded by the establishment survey. The 

household survey also provides estimates of employment for demographic groups. 

Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys? 

Neither the establishment nor household survey is designed to identify the legal status of workers. 

Thus, while it is likely that both surveys include at least some undocumented immigrants, it is not 

possible to determine how many are counted in either survey. The household survey does include 

questions about whether respondents were born outside the United States. Data from these questions 

show that foreign-born workers accounted for 15.6 percent of the labor force in 2008.

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 

http://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 http://www.bls.gov/web/cesbmart.htm. 

Does the establishment survey sample include small firms? 

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

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

of the total nonfarm employment estimate; firms from all size classes and industries are appropriately 

sampled to achieve that goal. 

Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses? 

Yes; monthly establishment survey estimates include an adjustment to account for the net employment change generated by business births and deaths. The adjustment comes from an econometric 

model that forecasts the monthly net jobs impact of business births and deaths based on the actual past 
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values of the net impact that can be observed with a lag from the Quarterly Census of Employment and 

Wages. The establishment survey uses modeling rather than sampling for this purpose because the survey is not immediately able to bring new businesses into the sample. There is an unavoidable lag between the birth of a new firm and its appearance on the sampling frame and availability for selection. 

BLS adds new businesses to the survey twice a year. 

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

benefits? 

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

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

(People on temporary layoff are included even if they do not actively seek work.) There is no requirement or question relating to unemployment insurance benefits in the monthly survey. 

Does the official unemployment rate exclude people who have stopped looking for work? 

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

including those who have stopped looking because they believe no jobs are available (discouraged 

workers). In addition, alternative measures of labor underutilization (discouraged workers and other 

groups not officially counted as unemployed) are published each month in the Employment Situation 

news release. 
Technical Note 

This news release presents statistics from two major 

surveys, the Current Population Survey (household survey) 

and the Current Employment Statistics survey (establishment 

survey). The household survey provides the 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 households conducted by the U.S. 

Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). 

The establishment survey provides the information on 

the employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm 

payrolls that appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This information is collected from payroll 

records by BLS in cooperation with state agencies. The 

sample includes about 160,000 businesses and government 

agencies covering approximately 400,000 individual worksites. The active sample includes about one-third of all nonfarm payroll workers. The sample is drawn from a sampling 

frame of unemployment insurance tax accounts. 

For both surveys, the data for a given month relate to a 

particular week or pay period. In the household survey, the 

reference week 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 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. 

Establishment survey. The sample establishments are 

drawn from private nonfarm businesses such as factories, 

offices, and stores, as well as 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 for 

private businesses and relate only to production workers in 

the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory workers in 

the service-providing sector. Industries are classified on the 

basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2007 

version of the North American Industry Classification 

System. 

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, 

the self-employed, unpaid family workers, and 

private household workers among the employed. 

These groups are excluded from the establishment 

survey. 

• The household survey includes people on unpaid 

leave among the employed. The establishment 

survey does not. 

• The household survey is limited to workers 16 years 

of age and older. The establishment survey is not 

limited by age. 

• The household survey has no duplication of 

individuals, because individuals are counted only 

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

establishment survey, employees working at more 

than one job and thus appearing on more than one 

payroll would be 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 sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as 

changes in weather, reduced or expanded production, 

harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of 

schools. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very 

large; seasonal fluctuations may account for as much as 95 

percent of the month-to-month changes in unemployment. 
Because these seasonal events follow a more or less 

regular pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends 

can be eliminated by adjusting the statistics from month to 

month. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, 

such as declines in economic activity or increases in the 

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

example, 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. 

However, because the effect of students finishing school in 

previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can 

be adjusted to allow for a comparable change. Insofar as the 

seasonal adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure 

provides a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in 

economic activity. 

Most 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 

supersectors, 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. 

In both surveys, revisions to historical data are made once a 

year. 

Reliability of the estimates 

Statistics based on the household and establishment 

surveys are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. 

When a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed, 

there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from 

the "true" population values they represent. The exact 

difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the 

particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by 

the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 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 employment from the household survey is on 

the order of plus or minus 430,000. Suppose the estimate of 

total employment increases by 100,000 from one month to 

the next. The 90-percent confidence interval on the monthly 

change would range from -330,000 to 530,000 (100,000 +/-

430,000). These figures do not mean that the sample results 

are off by these magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 

90-percent chance that the "true" over-the-month change lies 

within this interval. Since this range includes values of less 

than zero, we could not say with confidence that employment 

had, in fact, increased. If, however, the reported employment 

rise was half a million, 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 an 

employment rise had, in fact, occurred. At an unemployment 

rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent confidence interval 

for the monthly change in unemployment is about 

+/-280,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment 

rate it is about +/-.19 percentage point. 

In general, estimates involving many individuals or 

establishments have lower standard errors (relative to the size 

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

number of observations. The precision of estimates is also 

improved when the data are cumulated over time such as for 

quarterly and annual averages. The seasonal adjustment 

process can also improve the stability of the monthly 

estimates. 

The household and establishment surveys are also 

affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling errors 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 uses business deaths 

to impute employment for business births. This is incorporated into the sample-based link relative estimate 

procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of 

business, but imputing to them the same trend as the other 

firms in the sample. 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 0.2 percent, with a range from 0.1 

percent to 0.6 percent. 

Other information 

Information in this release will be made available to 

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HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

May

2008

Apr.

2009

May

2009

May

2008

Jan.

2009

Feb.

2009

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 233,405 235,271 235,452 233,405 234,739 234,913 235,086 235,271 235,452

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 154,003 153,834 154,336 154,510 153,716 154,214 154,048 154,731 155,081

 Participation rate ..................................................... 66.0 65.4 65.5 66.2 65.5 65.6 65.5 65.8 65.9

 Employed .................................................................... 145,927 140,586 140,363 145,974 142,099 141,748 140,887 141,007 140,570

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 62.5 59.8 59.6 62.5 60.5 60.3 59.9 59.9 59.7

 Unemployed ............................................................... 8,076 13,248 13,973 8,536 11,616 12,467 13,161 13,724 14,511

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 5.2 8.6 9.1 5.5 7.6 8.1 8.5 8.9 9.4

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 79,402 81,437 81,116 78,895 81,023 80,699 81,038 80,541 80,371

 Persons who currently want a job ............................... 5,393 5,868 6,612 4,813 5,643 5,645 5,814 5,935 5,861

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 112,912 113,857 113,953 112,912 113,573 113,666 113,758 113,857 113,953

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 82,443 81,878 82,408 82,627 81,863 81,994 81,804 82,358 82,724

 Participation rate ..................................................... 73.0 71.9 72.3 73.2 72.1 72.1 71.9 72.3 72.6

 Employed .................................................................... 77,983 73,771 74,009 77,932 75,092 74,777 74,053 74,116 74,033

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 69.1 64.8 64.9 69.0 66.1 65.8 65.1 65.1 65.0

 Unemployed ............................................................... 4,459 8,107 8,399 4,695 6,771 7,217 7,751 8,242 8,691

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 5.4 9.9 10.2 5.7 8.3 8.8 9.5 10.0 10.5

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 30,470 31,979 31,545 30,285 31,710 31,672 31,954 31,498 31,229

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 104,258 105,196 105,299 104,258 104,902 104,999 105,095 105,196 105,299

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 78,859 78,811 79,156 78,913 78,585 78,687 78,578 79,081 79,395

 Participation rate ..................................................... 75.6 74.9 75.2 75.7 74.9 74.9 74.8 75.2 75.4

 Employed .................................................................... 75,152 71,468 71,645 74,992 72,613 72,293 71,655 71,678 71,593

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 72.1 67.9 68.0 71.9 69.2 68.9 68.2 68.1 68.0

 Unemployed ............................................................... 3,708 7,343 7,511 3,921 5,972 6,394 6,923 7,403 7,802

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 4.7 9.3 9.5 5.0 7.6 8.1 8.8 9.4 9.8

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 25,399 26,386 26,144 25,345 26,318 26,312 26,516 26,115 25,904

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 120,493 121,415 121,499 120,493 121,166 121,247 121,328 121,415 121,499

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 71,560 71,956 71,929 71,883 71,853 72,220 72,244 72,372 72,357

 Participation rate ..................................................... 59.4 59.3 59.2 59.7 59.3 59.6 59.5 59.6 59.6

 Employed .................................................................... 67,943 66,815 66,354 68,042 67,007 66,970 66,834 66,890 66,537

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 56.4 55.0 54.6 56.5 55.3 55.2 55.1 55.1 54.8

 Unemployed ............................................................... 3,617 5,141 5,574 3,841 4,845 5,250 5,410 5,482 5,820

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 5.1 7.1 7.7 5.3 6.7 7.3 7.5 7.6 8.0

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 48,932 49,458 49,570 48,610 49,313 49,027 49,084 49,042 49,142

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 112,083 112,999 113,089 112,083 112,738 112,824 112,908 112,999 113,089

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 68,124 68,957 68,751 68,367 68,584 68,917 68,977 69,148 69,112

 Participation rate ..................................................... 60.8 61.0 60.8 61.0 60.8 61.1 61.1 61.2 61.1

 Employed .................................................................... 65,115 64,318 63,809 65,114 64,298 64,271 64,148 64,226 63,895

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 58.1 56.9 56.4 58.1 57.0 57.0 56.8 56.8 56.5

 Unemployed ............................................................... 3,008 4,639 4,942 3,252 4,286 4,646 4,828 4,922 5,217

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 4.4 6.7 7.2 4.8 6.2 6.7 7.0 7.1 7.5

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 43,959 44,041 44,338 43,716 44,154 43,907 43,931 43,850 43,976

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 17,064 17,076 17,064 17,064 17,098 17,090 17,083 17,076 17,064

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 7,020 6,066 6,430 7,231 6,547 6,610 6,493 6,501 6,573

 Participation rate ..................................................... 41.1 35.5 37.7 42.4 38.3 38.7 38.0 38.1 38.5

 Employed .................................................................... 5,660 4,799 4,910 5,868 5,188 5,184 5,083 5,103 5,082

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 33.2 28.1 28.8 34.4 30.3 30.3 29.8 29.9 29.8

 Unemployed ............................................................... 1,360 1,267 1,520 1,363 1,359 1,427 1,410 1,398 1,491

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 19.4 20.9 23.6 18.9 20.8 21.6 21.7 21.5 22.7

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 10,044 11,010 10,634 9,834 10,551 10,480 10,590 10,575 10,491

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, race, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

May

2008

Apr.

2009

May

2009

May

2008

Jan.

2009

Feb.

2009

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009

WHITE 

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 189,281 190,552 190,667 189,281 190,225 190,331 190,436 190,552 190,667

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 125,415 125,316 125,841 125,759 125,312 125,703 125,599 126,110 126,423

 Participation rate ....................................................... 66.3 65.8 66.0 66.4 65.9 66.0 66.0 66.2 66.3

 Employed .................................................................... 119,603 115,587 115,444 119,611 116,692 116,481 115,693 115,977 115,561

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 63.2 60.7 60.5 63.2 61.3 61.2 60.8 60.9 60.6

 Unemployed ............................................................... 5,812 9,729 10,398 6,148 8,621 9,222 9,906 10,133 10,862

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 4.6 7.8 8.3 4.9 6.9 7.3 7.9 8.0 8.6

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 63,866 65,235 64,826 63,523 64,913 64,628 64,837 64,441 64,244

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 65,416 65,298 65,631 65,392 65,126 65,180 65,032 65,509 65,766

 Participation rate ....................................................... 76.1 75.4 75.7 76.1 75.4 75.4 75.2 75.7 75.9

 Employed .................................................................... 62,671 59,847 59,932 62,476 60,683 60,361 59,811 59,967 59,820

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 72.9 69.1 69.2 72.7 70.2 69.8 69.1 69.3 69.0

 Unemployed ............................................................... 2,744 5,451 5,699 2,916 4,443 4,819 5,221 5,543 5,946

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 4.2 8.3 8.7 4.5 6.8 7.4 8.0 8.5 9.0

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 54,230 55,033 54,875 54,434 54,786 54,967 55,115 55,227 55,192

 Participation rate ....................................................... 60.1 60.5 60.3 60.3 60.4 60.5 60.7 60.8 60.7

 Employed .................................................................... 52,159 51,692 51,303 52,182 51,601 51,624 51,519 51,695 51,385

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 57.8 56.9 56.4 57.8 56.9 56.9 56.7 56.9 56.5

 Unemployed ............................................................... 2,071 3,341 3,573 2,252 3,185 3,344 3,596 3,533 3,807

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 3.8 6.1 6.5 4.1 5.8 6.1 6.5 6.4 6.9

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 5,769 4,986 5,335 5,933 5,400 5,556 5,452 5,374 5,465

 Participation rate ....................................................... 44.1 38.2 40.9 45.4 41.3 42.5 41.7 41.1 41.9

 Employed .................................................................... 4,772 4,049 4,209 4,953 4,408 4,497 4,363 4,316 4,356

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 36.5 31.0 32.2 37.9 33.7 34.4 33.4 33.0 33.4

 Unemployed ............................................................... 996 937 1,126 980 993 1,059 1,089 1,058 1,108

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 17.3 18.8 21.1 16.5 18.4 19.1 20.0 19.7 20.3

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 27,780 28,153 28,184 27,780 28,052 28,085 28,118 28,153 28,184

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 17,676 17,670 17,649 17,737 17,791 17,703 17,542 17,816 17,737

 Participation rate ....................................................... 63.6 62.8 62.6 63.8 63.4 63.0 62.4 63.3 62.9

 Employed .................................................................... 16,015 15,119 15,047 16,009 15,546 15,336 15,212 15,142 15,095

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 57.6 53.7 53.4 57.6 55.4 54.6 54.1 53.8 53.6

 Unemployed ............................................................... 1,661 2,551 2,603 1,728 2,245 2,368 2,330 2,673 2,642

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 9.4 14.4 14.7 9.7 12.6 13.4 13.3 15.0 14.9

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 10,105 10,483 10,534 10,043 10,261 10,382 10,576 10,337 10,446

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 7,880 7,932 7,939 7,917 7,979 7,949 7,917 7,990 8,000

 Participation rate ....................................................... 70.6 70.0 70.0 70.9 70.7 70.4 70.0 70.5 70.5

 Employed .................................................................... 7,182 6,567 6,621 7,192 6,850 6,762 6,700 6,620 6,656

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 64.3 58.0 58.3 64.4 60.7 59.9 59.2 58.4 58.7

 Unemployed ............................................................... 698 1,365 1,319 725 1,129 1,187 1,218 1,370 1,345

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 8.9 17.2 16.6 9.2 14.1 14.9 15.4 17.2 16.8

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 8,988 9,023 8,987 8,997 9,022 9,006 8,932 9,064 9,000

 Participation rate ....................................................... 64.5 63.9 63.5 64.5 64.1 63.9 63.3 64.1 63.6

 Employed .................................................................... 8,284 8,076 7,993 8,260 8,194 8,115 8,045 8,025 7,993

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 59.4 57.2 56.5 59.2 58.2 57.6 57.0 56.8 56.5

 Unemployed ............................................................... 704 947 995 737 828 890 887 1,038 1,007

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 7.8 10.5 11.1 8.2 9.2 9.9 9.9 11.5 11.2

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 808 714 723 823 790 749 692 762 736

 Participation rate ....................................................... 30.2 26.5 26.9 30.8 29.4 27.8 25.7 28.3 27.4

 Employed .................................................................... 548 475 433 557 502 459 467 497 446

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 20.5 17.7 16.1 20.8 18.6 17.0 17.4 18.5 16.6

 Unemployed ............................................................... 259 239 290 266 288 290 225 265 290

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 32.1 33.5 40.1 32.3 36.5 38.8 32.5 34.7 39.4

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 adjusted 1

May

2008

Apr.

2009

May

2009

May

2008

Jan.

2009

Feb.

2009

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009

ASIAN 

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 10,669 10,788 10,855 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 7,156 7,128 7,170 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ....................................................... 67.1 66.1 66.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .................................................................... 6,881 6,659 6,690 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 64.5 61.7 61.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ............................................................... 275 469 480 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 3.8 6.6 6.7 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 3,513 3,660 3,685 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore,

identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 Data not available.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in

table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population

controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

May

2008

Apr.

2009

May

2009

May

2008

Jan.

2009

Feb.

2009

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 31,998 32,671 32,753 31,998 32,417 32,501 32,585 32,671 32,753

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 22,104 22,317 22,299 22,125 21,931 22,100 22,175 22,376 22,438

 Participation rate ....................................................... 69.1 68.3 68.1 69.1 67.7 68.0 68.1 68.5 68.5

 Employed .................................................................... 20,699 19,895 19,673 20,565 19,800 19,684 19,640 19,854 19,595

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 64.7 60.9 60.1 64.3 61.1 60.6 60.3 60.8 59.8

 Unemployed ............................................................... 1,405 2,422 2,626 1,560 2,132 2,416 2,536 2,521 2,843

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 6.4 10.9 11.8 7.0 9.7 10.9 11.4 11.3 12.7

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 9,894 10,354 10,455 9,873 10,486 10,401 10,410 10,295 10,315

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 12,627 12,698 12,739 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ....................................................... 84.7 83.6 83.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .................................................................... 11,893 11,407 11,330 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 79.8 75.1 74.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ............................................................... 734 1,291 1,409 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 5.8 10.2 11.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 8,346 8,601 8,510 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ....................................................... 59.3 59.9 59.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .................................................................... 7,874 7,740 7,619 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 56.0 53.9 52.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ............................................................... 473 860 891 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 5.7 10.0 10.5 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 1,131 1,018 1,050 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ....................................................... 37.4 32.8 33.7 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .................................................................... 933 748 724 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 30.8 24.1 23.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ............................................................... 198 270 326 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 17.5 26.5 31.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore,

identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 Data not available.

NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of

any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of

January data.
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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

May

2008

Apr.

2009

May

2009

May

2008

Jan.

2009

Feb.

2009

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force .......................................................... 12,423 12,180 12,402 12,139 12,024 11,955 11,997 12,027 12,210

 Participation rate ......................................................... 46.5 46.2 46.6 45.4 45.9 46.4 45.7 45.7 45.9

 Employed ...................................................................... 11,512 10,399 10,667 11,117 10,577 10,445 10,399 10,251 10,321

 Employment-population ratio ...................................... 43.1 39.5 40.1 41.6 40.4 40.5 39.6 38.9 38.8

 Unemployed ................................................................. 911 1,781 1,736 1,022 1,446 1,510 1,598 1,776 1,889

 Unemployment rate .................................................... 7.3 14.6 14.0 8.4 12.0 12.6 13.3 14.8 15.5

High school graduates, no college 1

Civilian labor force .......................................................... 38,198 38,300 38,436 38,219 38,675 38,463 38,434 38,687 38,757

 Participation rate ......................................................... 62.6 62.4 62.6 62.6 62.4 62.2 62.3 63.0 63.1

 Employed ...................................................................... 36,387 34,733 34,827 36,233 35,599 35,270 34,981 35,086 34,881

 Employment-population ratio ...................................... 59.6 56.6 56.7 59.3 57.4 57.1 56.7 57.1 56.8

 Unemployed ................................................................. 1,811 3,568 3,609 1,987 3,075 3,193 3,454 3,601 3,875

 Unemployment rate .................................................... 4.7 9.3 9.4 5.2 8.0 8.3 9.0 9.3 10.0

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force .......................................................... 36,565 36,917 36,621 36,719 36,693 37,362 36,921 36,959 36,860

 Participation rate ......................................................... 72.0 71.6 71.2 72.3 72.0 72.1 71.8 71.7 71.7

 Employed ...................................................................... 35,101 34,169 33,914 35,152 34,433 34,738 34,267 34,207 34,013

 Employment-population ratio ...................................... 69.1 66.3 66.0 69.2 67.6 67.1 66.6 66.4 66.2

 Unemployed ................................................................. 1,464 2,748 2,707 1,566 2,260 2,624 2,653 2,752 2,847

 Unemployment rate .................................................... 4.0 7.4 7.4 4.3 6.2 7.0 7.2 7.4 7.7

Bachelor’s degree and higher 2

Civilian labor force .......................................................... 44,612 45,377 45,438 44,539 45,208 45,027 45,401 45,442 45,500

 Participation rate ......................................................... 77.8 77.6 77.7 77.6 77.8 77.6 78.1 77.7 77.8

 Employed ...................................................................... 43,673 43,547 43,368 43,535 43,474 43,177 43,431 43,466 43,332

 Employment-population ratio ...................................... 76.1 74.5 74.1 75.9 74.8 74.4 74.7 74.4 74.1

 Unemployed ................................................................. 939 1,831 2,070 1,004 1,735 1,850 1,970 1,977 2,167

 Unemployment rate .................................................... 2.1 4.0 4.6 2.3 3.8 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.8

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. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

(In thousands)

Category

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

May

2008

Apr.

2009

May

2009

May

2008

Jan.

2009

Feb.

2009

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries ................................... 2,160 2,087 2,205 2,136 2,149 2,148 2,050 2,134 2,173

 Wage and salary workers ............................................. 1,264 1,164 1,278 1,247 1,233 1,244 1,167 1,209 1,256

 Self-employed workers ................................................. 865 894 901 849 903 875 875 887 882

 Unpaid family workers .................................................. 31 29 26 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Nonagricultural industries ............................................... 143,767 138,498 138,158 143,830 139,952 139,579 138,842 138,828 138,296

 Wage and salary workers ............................................. 134,164 129,381 128,997 134,328 131,110 130,465 129,478 129,724 129,298

 Government ................................................................ 21,601 21,548 21,607 21,253 21,237 21,192 20,904 21,211 21,247

 Private industries ........................................................ 112,563 107,832 107,389 113,063 109,997 109,311 108,674 108,555 108,054

 Private households ................................................... 774 716 779 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Other industries ........................................................ 111,789 107,116 106,610 112,271 109,217 108,574 107,898 107,813 107,238

 Self-employed workers ................................................. 9,470 9,063 9,099 9,383 8,816 8,962 9,184 9,052 8,990

 Unpaid family workers .................................................. 132 54 63 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2

All industries:

Part time for economic reasons .................................. 5,096 8,648 8,785 5,290 7,839 8,626 9,049 8,910 9,084

 Slack work or business conditions ........................... 3,560 6,533 6,647 3,658 5,766 6,443 6,857 6,699 6,794

 Could only find part-time work ................................. 1,264 1,852 1,898 1,305 1,667 1,764 1,839 1,810 1,922

Part time for noneconomic reasons ............................ 19,708 19,644 19,111 19,396 18,864 18,855 18,833 19,065 18,872

Nonagricultural industries:

Part time for economic reasons .................................. 5,046 8,556 8,663 5,218 7,705 8,543 8,942 8,826 8,928

 Slack work or business conditions ........................... 3,522 6,462 6,552 3,599 5,660 6,390 6,773 6,650 6,681

 Could only find part-time work ................................. 1,261 1,842 1,886 1,297 1,658 1,760 1,850 1,802 1,909

Part time for noneconomic reasons ............................ 19,350 19,282 18,783 18,997 18,567 18,562 18,493 18,661 18,502

1 Data not available. 2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their

jobs during the entire reference week for reasons such as vacation, illness, or

industrial dispute. Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who

usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for

reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad weather.

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.
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Table A-6. Selected employment indicators

(In thousands)

Characteristic

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

May

2008

Apr.

2009

May

2009

May

2008

Jan.

2009

Feb.

2009

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ................................................. 145,927 140,586 140,363 145,974 142,099 141,748 140,887 141,007 140,570

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 5,660 4,799 4,910 5,868 5,188 5,184 5,083 5,103 5,082

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 1,919 1,585 1,704 2,048 1,741 1,854 1,755 1,737 1,795

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 3,741 3,214 3,206 3,790 3,441 3,348 3,300 3,353 3,260

 20 years and over ......................................................... 140,267 135,786 135,453 140,106 136,911 136,564 135,804 135,904 135,488

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 13,595 12,939 12,678 13,696 13,050 13,157 13,090 13,090 12,842

 25 years and over ....................................................... 126,672 122,847 122,775 126,372 123,911 123,302 122,662 122,838 122,650

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 99,993 95,761 95,461 99,746 96,693 96,255 95,720 95,805 95,394

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 31,573 30,092 29,936 31,524 30,449 30,369 30,211 30,140 29,955

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 33,820 31,811 31,764 33,689 32,308 31,999 31,746 31,770 31,681

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 34,601 33,859 33,761 34,533 33,936 33,888 33,763 33,896 33,758

 55 years and over ..................................................... 26,679 27,086 27,314 26,626 27,218 27,047 26,942 27,032 27,256

Men, 16 years and over .................................................. 77,983 73,771 74,009 77,932 75,092 74,777 74,053 74,116 74,033

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 2,832 2,303 2,364 2,940 2,479 2,484 2,398 2,438 2,440

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 927 747 821 988 818 837 803 817 851

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 1,904 1,555 1,543 1,944 1,654 1,640 1,579 1,635 1,580

 20 years and over ......................................................... 75,152 71,468 71,645 74,992 72,613 72,293 71,655 71,678 71,593

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 7,215 6,612 6,531 7,232 6,723 6,784 6,656 6,701 6,574

 25 years and over ....................................................... 67,937 64,856 65,113 67,746 65,879 65,479 65,031 64,960 65,001

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 53,797 50,700 50,743 53,640 51,480 51,125 50,865 50,802 50,672

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 17,357 16,122 16,090 17,300 16,461 16,449 16,288 16,199 16,082

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 18,210 17,024 17,034 18,150 17,452 17,144 17,027 17,027 17,002

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 18,230 17,555 17,618 18,190 17,567 17,532 17,550 17,576 17,588

 55 years and over ..................................................... 14,140 14,156 14,371 14,106 14,399 14,354 14,166 14,157 14,329

Women, 16 years and over ............................................ 67,943 66,815 66,354 68,042 67,007 66,970 66,834 66,890 66,537

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 2,828 2,497 2,546 2,928 2,709 2,699 2,685 2,664 2,642

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 992 838 883 1,060 923 1,017 952 920 944

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 1,836 1,659 1,663 1,846 1,787 1,708 1,721 1,718 1,681

 20 years and over ......................................................... 65,115 64,318 63,809 65,114 64,298 64,271 64,148 64,226 63,895

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 6,380 6,327 6,146 6,464 6,327 6,372 6,434 6,389 6,268

 25 years and over ....................................................... 58,736 57,991 57,662 58,627 58,032 57,823 57,631 57,878 57,649

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 46,196 45,061 44,719 46,106 45,213 45,131 44,855 45,003 44,722

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 14,216 13,970 13,846 14,224 13,988 13,920 13,922 13,941 13,873

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 15,610 14,787 14,730 15,539 14,856 14,855 14,719 14,742 14,679

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 16,370 16,304 16,143 16,343 16,369 16,356 16,214 16,320 16,170

 55 years and over ..................................................... 12,540 12,930 12,943 12,521 12,819 12,693 12,776 12,875 12,927

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present ......................................... 46,024 44,470 44,337 45,871 44,712 44,502 44,470 44,469 44,255

Married women, spouse present .................................... 36,298 35,668 35,589 36,122 35,375 35,563 35,481 35,444 35,391

Women who maintain families ........................................ 9,189 8,951 8,928 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers 2 ......................................................... 120,809 112,746 113,083 120,909 115,794 114,853 113,665 113,725 113,318

Part-time workers 3 ......................................................... 25,117 27,840 27,280 25,028 26,200 26,590 26,963 27,066 27,195

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders ................................................. 7,653 7,781 7,265 7,685 7,441 7,626 7,656 7,748 7,292

 Percent of total employed ........................................... 5.2 5.5 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.2

1 Data not available. 2 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more

per week. 3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35

hours per week.

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.
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Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

Characteristic

Number of

unemployed persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment rates 1

May

2008

Apr.

2009

May

2009

May

2008

Jan.

2009

Feb.

2009

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ................................................. 8,536 13,724 14,511 5.5 7.6 8.1 8.5 8.9 9.4

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 1,363 1,398 1,491 18.9 20.8 21.6 21.7 21.5 22.7

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 560 520 548 21.5 21.4 22.9 23.7 23.0 23.4

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 810 908 966 17.6 20.2 21.0 20.9 21.3 22.9

 20 years and over ......................................................... 7,173 12,326 13,019 4.9 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.3 8.8

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 1,581 2,258 2,265 10.3 12.1 12.9 14.0 14.7 15.0

 25 years and over ....................................................... 5,554 9,999 10,740 4.2 6.4 6.9 7.2 7.5 8.1

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 4,650 8,139 8,777 4.5 6.7 7.2 7.6 7.8 8.4

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 1,791 3,229 3,514 5.4 7.9 8.7 9.0 9.7 10.5

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 1,509 2,580 2,789 4.3 6.5 6.8 7.2 7.5 8.1

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 1,350 2,330 2,474 3.8 5.9 6.2 6.6 6.4 6.8

 55 years and over ..................................................... 915 1,849 1,961 3.3 5.2 5.6 6.2 6.4 6.7

Men, 16 years and over .................................................. 4,695 8,242 8,691 5.7 8.3 8.8 9.5 10.0 10.5

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 774 839 889 20.8 24.4 24.9 25.7 25.6 26.7

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 308 291 301 23.7 26.5 26.5 28.2 26.3 26.1

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 480 555 609 19.8 22.8 24.7 24.6 25.3 27.8

 20 years and over ......................................................... 3,921 7,403 7,802 5.0 7.6 8.1 8.8 9.4 9.8

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 902 1,424 1,395 11.1 14.1 14.6 16.7 17.5 17.5

 25 years and over ....................................................... 3,016 5,911 6,395 4.3 6.9 7.5 7.9 8.3 9.0

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 2,509 4,889 5,320 4.5 7.3 7.9 8.3 8.8 9.5

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 1,013 2,026 2,162 5.5 8.8 9.5 10.1 11.1 11.9

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 791 1,516 1,691 4.2 6.6 7.2 7.7 8.2 9.0

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 705 1,347 1,468 3.7 6.7 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.7

 55 years and over ..................................................... 507 1,022 1,074 3.5 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0

Women, 16 years and over ............................................ 3,841 5,482 5,820 5.3 6.7 7.3 7.5 7.6 8.0

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 589 560 602 16.7 17.1 18.3 17.8 17.4 18.6

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 252 229 247 19.2 16.2 19.8 19.4 19.9 20.7

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 330 353 358 15.2 17.5 17.0 17.2 17.1 17.5

 20 years and over ......................................................... 3,252 4,922 5,217 4.8 6.2 6.7 7.0 7.1 7.5

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 679 834 870 9.5 10.0 10.9 11.0 11.5 12.2

 25 years and over ....................................................... 2,538 4,088 4,345 4.1 5.8 6.2 6.5 6.6 7.0

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 2,141 3,250 3,457 4.4 6.0 6.4 6.7 6.7 7.2

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 778 1,203 1,352 5.2 6.8 7.7 7.6 7.9 8.9

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 717 1,064 1,098 4.4 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.7 7.0

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 645 983 1,007 3.8 5.0 5.3 6.1 5.7 5.9

 55 years and over 2 .................................................. 357 745 791 2.8 5.4 5.3 5.8 5.4 5.8

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present ......................................... 1,395 2,986 3,219 3.0 5.0 5.5 5.8 6.3 6.8

Married women, spouse present .................................... 1,194 2,077 2,136 3.2 4.7 5.1 5.4 5.5 5.7

Women who maintain families 2 ..................................... 683 999 1,102 6.9 10.3 10.3 10.8 10.0 11.0

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers 3 ......................................................... 7,049 12,037 12,802 5.5 8.0 8.6 9.2 9.6 10.2

Part-time workers 4 ......................................................... 1,458 1,744 1,737 5.5 5.9 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.0

1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. 2 Not seasonally adjusted. 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.
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Table A-8. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Reason

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

May

2008

Apr.

2009

May

2009

May

2008

Jan.

2009

Feb.

2009

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs 3,949 8,687 8,930 4,319 6,980 7,696 8,243 8,814 9,546

On temporary layoff .................................................... 856 1,586 1,459 1,121 1,441 1,488 1,557 1,625 1,832

Not on temporary layoff .............................................. 3,094 7,101 7,471 3,197 5,539 6,208 6,686 7,189 7,714

Permanent job losers .............................................. 2,220 5,853 6,140 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 874 1,248 1,331 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Job leavers ..................................................................... 819 842 851 881 917 820 887 890 910

Reentrants ...................................................................... 2,515 2,932 3,236 2,522 2,751 2,834 2,974 3,087 3,180

New entrants .................................................................. 793 788 956 832 780 1,005 868 900 956

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Total unemployed ........................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Job losers and persons who completed temporary

jobs ............................................................................. 48.9 65.6 63.9 50.5 61.1 62.3 63.5 64.4 65.4

On temporary layoff .................................................. 10.6 12.0 10.4 13.1 12.6 12.0 12.0 11.9 12.6

Not on temporary layoff ............................................ 38.3 53.6 53.5 37.4 48.5 50.2 51.5 52.5 52.9

Job leavers ................................................................... 10.1 6.4 6.1 10.3 8.0 6.6 6.8 6.5 6.2

Reentrants .................................................................... 31.1 22.1 23.2 29.5 24.1 22.9 22.9 22.5 21.8

New entrants ................................................................ 9.8 5.9 6.8 9.7 6.8 8.1 6.7 6.6 6.6

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary

jobs ............................................................................. 2.6 5.6 5.8 2.8 4.5 5.0 5.4 5.7 6.2

Job leavers ................................................................... .5 .5 .6 .6 .6 .5 .6 .6 .6

Reentrants .................................................................... 1.6 1.9 2.1 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1

New entrants ................................................................ .5 .5 .6 .5 .5 .7 .6 .6 .6

1 Data not available.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

Duration

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

May

2008

Apr.

2009

May

2009

May

2008

Jan.

2009

Feb.

2009

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks .............................................................................. 3,222 2,855 3,192 3,257 3,658 3,404 3,371 3,346 3,275

5 to 14 weeks ..................................................................................... 2,035 3,526 3,633 2,478 3,519 3,969 4,041 3,982 4,321

15 weeks and over ............................................................................. 2,819 6,867 7,148 2,808 4,634 5,264 5,715 6,211 7,002

 15 to 26 weeks ................................................................................ 1,263 2,966 3,179 1,238 1,987 2,347 2,534 2,531 3,054

 27 weeks and over .......................................................................... 1,557 3,901 3,969 1,570 2,647 2,917 3,182 3,680 3,948

Average (mean) duration, in weeks .................................................... 17.0 23.4 23.1 16.8 19.8 19.8 20.1 21.4 22.5

Median duration, in weeks .................................................................. 8.2 15.4 15.1 8.3 10.3 11.0 11.2 12.5 14.9

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Total unemployed ............................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

 Less than 5 weeks ............................................................................ 39.9 21.5 22.8 38.1 31.0 26.9 25.7 24.7 22.4

 5 to 14 weeks ................................................................................... 25.2 26.6 26.0 29.0 29.8 31.4 30.8 29.4 29.6

 15 weeks and over ........................................................................... 34.9 51.8 51.2 32.9 39.2 41.7 43.5 45.9 48.0

 15 to 26 weeks ............................................................................... 15.6 22.4 22.8 14.5 16.8 18.6 19.3 18.7 20.9

 27 weeks and over ......................................................................... 19.3 29.4 28.4 18.4 22.4 23.1 24.2 27.2 27.0

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

Table A-10. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation

Employed Unemployed Unemployment

rates

May

2008

May

2009

May

2008

May

2009

May

2008

May

2009

 Total, 16 years and over 1 ....................................................... 145,927 140,363 8,076 13,973 5.2 9.1

Management, professional, and related occupations ............. 52,544 52,256 1,407 2,373 2.6 4.3

Management, business, and financial operations

occupations ................................................................................ 21,822 21,368 610 1,032 2.7 4.6

 Professional and related occupations ...................................... 30,722 30,888 796 1,341 2.5 4.2

Service occupations ....................................................................... 24,679 24,884 1,648 2,578 6.3 9.4

Sales and office occupations ....................................................... 35,589 33,854 1,779 3,115 4.8 8.4

 Sales and related occupations .................................................. 16,167 15,627 861 1,528 5.1 8.9

 Office and administrative support occupations ...................... 19,422 18,227 918 1,587 4.5 8.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

occupations .................................................................................... 14,876 13,445 1,207 2,398 7.5 15.1

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................. 1,008 1,004 80 111 7.3 10.0

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................ 8,684 7,339 907 1,796 9.5 19.7

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ................ 5,184 5,103 220 491 4.1 8.8

Production, transportation, and material moving

occupations .................................................................................... 18,238 15,923 1,228 2,517 6.3 13.7

 Production occupations .............................................................. 9,136 7,557 653 1,396 6.7 15.6

 Transportation and material moving occupations ................. 9,103 8,366 575 1,122 5.9 11.8

1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Table A-11. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted

Industry and class of worker

Number of

unemployed

persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment

rates

May

2008

May

2009

May

2008

May

2009

 Total, 16 years and over 1 .................................................... 8,076 13,973 5.2 9.1

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers .................... 6,362 11,649 5.3 9.8

 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction ......................... 28 98 3.4 13.3

 Construction .................................................................................. 809 1,768 8.6 19.2

 Manufacturing ............................................................................... 879 2,010 5.3 12.6

 Durable goods ............................................................................ 565 1,320 5.4 13.2

 Nondurable goods ..................................................................... 314 690 5.3 11.5

 Wholesale and retail trade ......................................................... 1,049 1,835 5.2 9.0

 Transportation and utilities ......................................................... 269 506 4.3 8.5

 Information ..................................................................................... 170 303 5.0 9.5

 Financial activities ........................................................................ 361 536 3.7 5.7

 Professional and business services ......................................... 829 1,514 5.9 10.9

 Education and health services .................................................. 619 1,005 3.2 4.9

 Leisure and hospitality ................................................................ 1,074 1,599 8.4 11.9

 Other services ............................................................................... 275 476 4.4 7.5

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers ...... 94 136 7.4 10.0

Government workers ..................................................................... 461 702 2.1 3.1

Self employed and unpaid family workers ................................. 366 530 3.4 5.0

1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Effective with January 2009 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2007

Census industry classification system into the Current Population Survey. This industry classification system is derived from the 2007 North American Industry Classification

System. No historical data have been revised.

Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization

(Percent)

Measure

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

May

2008

Apr.

2009

May

2009

May

2008

Jan.

2009

Feb.

2009

Mar.

2009

Apr.

2009

May

2009

U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the

civilian labor force ..................................................................... 1.8 4.5 4.6 1.8 3.0 3.4 3.7 4.0 4.5

U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a

percent of the civilian labor force .............................................. 2.6 5.6 5.8 2.8 4.5 5.0 5.4 5.7 6.2

U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force

(official unemployment rate) ................................................. 5.2 8.6 9.1 5.5 7.6 8.1 8.5 8.9 9.4

U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the

civilian labor force plus discouraged workers ........................... 5.5 9.0 9.5 5.8 8.0 8.5 8.9 9.3 9.8

U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other

marginally attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor

force plus all marginally attached workers ................................ 6.1 9.8 10.3 6.4 8.8 9.3 9.8 10.1 10.6

U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus

total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent

of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers 9.4 15.4 15.9 9.8 13.9 14.8 15.6 15.8 16.4

NOTE: Marginally attached workers are persons 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 recent past. Discouraged workers, a

subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not

looking currently for a job. 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. For more information, see "BLS introduces new range of

alternative unemployment measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly

Labor Review. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the

release of January data.
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Table A-13. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

Category

Total Men Women

May

2008

May

2009

May

2008

May

2009

May

2008

May

2009

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force .................................................................. 79,402 81,116 30,470 31,545 48,932 49,570

 Persons who currently want a job ...................................................... 5,393 6,612 2,427 3,110 2,966 3,501

Marginally attached to the labor force 1 ........................................ 1,416 2,210 754 1,165 662 1,046

Reason not currently looking:

Discouragement over job prospects 2 .................................. 400 792 260 499 140 294

Reasons other than discouragement 3 ................................. 1,016 1,418 494 666 522 752

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders 4 .................................................................. 7,653 7,265 3,842 3,540 3,812 3,725

 Percent of total employed ............................................................... 5.2 5.2 4.9 4.8 5.6 5.6

 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ................................. 4,205 3,908 2,300 2,034 1,904 1,873

 Primary and secondary jobs both part time .................................... 1,827 1,832 577 634 1,250 1,199

 Primary and secondary jobs both full time ...................................... 286 231 195 155 91 76

 Hours vary on primary or secondary job ......................................... 1,296 1,254 739 691 557 563

1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and

were available to take a job during the reference week. 2 Includes 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 small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined. 4 Includes 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.
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Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

(In thousands)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 May 

2008

 Mar. 

2009

 Apr. 

2009p

 May 

2009p

 May 

2008

 Jan. 

2009

 Feb. 

2009

 Mar. 

2009

 Apr. 

2009p

 May 

2009p

Change

from:

Apr. 2009-

May 2009p

Total nonfarm ............................. 138,190 132,077 132,348 132,667 137,517 134,333 133,652 133,000 132,496 132,151 -345

Total private ........................................ 115,314 109,148 109,320 109,663 115,029 111,793 111,105 110,457 109,861 109,523 -338

Goods-producing ............................................ 21,658 19,056 18,986 18,999 21,612 20,127 19,832 19,520 19,246 19,021 -225

Mining and logging ................................................... 764 739 728 724 763 781 771 754 742 732 -10

Logging ........................................................... 55.5 49.2 47.6 49.5 57.3 55.2 54.5 51.9 51.4 51.6 .2

Mining .................................................................... 708.6 689.3 680.8 674.4 705.5 725.3 716.4 701.9 690.7 680.2 -10.5

Oil and gas extraction ........................................ 158.5 165.2 164.6 165.5 158.8 167.7 167.8 166.9 167.1 167.1 .0

Mining, except oil and gas ................................. 230.8 213.5 217.5 221.0 226.3 227.9 225.7 222.8 221.1 219.0 -2.1 1

Coal mining ...................................................... 78.8 83.2 82.0 80.5 79.2 84.9 84.1 83.3 82.5 81.2 -1.3

Support activities for mining .............................. 319.3 310.6 298.7 287.9 320.4 329.7 322.9 312.2 302.5 294.1 -8.4

Construction ............................................................. 7,352 6,121 6,202 6,331 7,293 6,706 6,593 6,470 6,362 6,303 -59

Construction of buildings ................................... 1,678.1 1,420.5 1,420.9 1,434.1 1,676.9 1,536.9 1,509.5 1,481.5 1,458.4 1,445.7 -12.7

Residential building ......................................... 849.8 689.3 691.6 697.2 847.4 755.2 741.2 724.2 712.3 701.0 -11.3

Nonresidential building .................................... 828.3 731.2 729.3 736.9 829.5 781.7 768.3 757.3 746.1 744.7 -1.4

Heavy and civil engineering construction ........ 1,005.3 826.6 864.2 903.4 982.1 926.6 919.0 907.2 889.0 880.3 -8.7

Specialty trade contractors ............................... 4,668.7 3,873.9 3,917.3 3,993.0 4,633.6 4,242.2 4,164.4 4,081.4 4,015.0 3,976.5 -38.5

Residential specialty trade contractors ........... 2,070.4 1,677.3 1,697.7 1,740.1 2,051.4 1,838.3 1,801.2 1,770.3 1,735.9 1,727.7 -8.2

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors ..... 2,598.3 2,196.6 2,219.6 2,252.9 2,582.2 2,403.9 2,363.2 2,311.1 2,279.1 2,248.8 -30.3

Manufacturing ........................................................... 13,542 12,196 12,056 11,944 13,556 12,640 12,468 12,296 12,142 11,986 -156

Production workers ....................................... 9,767 8,570 8,472 8,370 9,770 8,946 8,804 8,654 8,531 8,398 -133

Durable goods ....................................................... 8,568 7,575 7,455 7,338 8,567 7,881 7,753 7,620 7,485 7,354 -131

Production workers ....................................... 6,085 5,202 5,115 5,014 6,077 5,458 5,352 5,239 5,128 5,019 -109

Wood products ................................................... 468.5 377.0 377.5 377.0 468.3 403.9 390.4 388.4 383.7 377.1 -6.6

Nonmetallic mineral products ............................ 476.4 403.8 414.2 411.3 473.0 434.3 425.8 417.0 415.2 409.0 -6.2

Primary metals .................................................... 448.3 385.6 373.3 364.2 447.9 409.3 395.2 386.4 375.4 365.6 -9.8

Fabricated metal products ................................. 1,539.6 1,362.6 1,334.0 1,316.5 1,544.8 1,425.3 1,399.0 1,370.3 1,343.1 1,324.4 -18.7

Machinery ........................................................... 1,192.6 1,068.7 1,040.9 1,013.3 1,192.2 1,126.0 1,100.8 1,070.5 1,045.3 1,018.9 -26.4

1 Computer and electronic products .................... 1,250.1 1,184.5 1,168.1 1,154.5 1,252.8 1,212.9 1,196.9 1,187.1 1,173.1 1,158.7 -14.4

Computer and peripheral equipment ............. 183.6 173.4 167.8 165.2 183.6 180.3 175.5 173.5 168.5 165.3 -3.2

Communications equipment ........................... 129.0 128.1 128.1 127.4 129.1 129.6 129.0 128.5 128.3 127.7 -.6

Semiconductors and electronic components . 433.5 396.3 388.5 382.8 434.4 410.5 403.3 397.6 390.8 384.9 -5.9

Electronic instruments ..................................... 442.2 430.5 429.1 425.4 443.1 433.8 431.9 430.9 430.3 426.1 -4.2

Electrical equipment and appliances ................ 427.5 387.8 378.7 373.3 428.5 406.1 399.1 389.7 380.5 374.5 -6.0

1 Transportation equipment .................................. 1,644.1 1,402.9 1,370.5 1,335.8 1,636.6 1,423.5 1,423.7 1,400.4 1,366.5 1,330.6 -35.9

Motor vehicles and parts ................................. 905.5 708.3 683.2 651.7 897.2 711.2 718.7 702.8 675.9 646.1 -29.8 2

Furniture and related products .......................... 491.3 405.0 399.7 395.6 491.6 428.6 417.4 408.8 401.3 394.6 -6.7

Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................ 629.4 596.9 598.1 596.3 631.4 611.0 604.5 601.1 601.1 600.1 -1.0

Nondurable goods ................................................. 4,974 4,621 4,601 4,606 4,989 4,759 4,715 4,676 4,657 4,632 -25

Production workers ....................................... 3,682 3,368 3,357 3,356 3,693 3,488 3,452 3,415 3,403 3,379 -24

Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,463.7 1,435.3 1,440.1 1,453.3 1,483.1 1,470.7 1,467.2 1,464.4 1,476.1 1,474.6 -1.5

Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 200.9 185.7 186.3 188.8 201.4 194.2 191.3 191.6 190.9 190.1 -.8

Textile mills ......................................................... 155.1 127.4 126.7 127.2 154.3 133.6 130.0 128.2 127.8 127.0 -.8

Textile product mills ........................................... 150.2 128.7 126.3 126.4 149.1 137.4 134.2 129.3 127.3 127.2 -.1

Apparel ................................................................ 201.7 172.2 168.4 169.8 200.8 178.9 176.3 173.8 169.9 170.1 .2

Leather and allied products ............................... 33.6 31.5 32.0 31.7 33.6 32.4 31.9 31.7 31.8 31.6 -.2

Paper and paper products ................................. 449.5 415.2 412.8 408.7 449.8 427.3 422.5 418.3 414.5 409.4 -5.1

Printing and related support activities ............... 601.3 538.8 530.2 529.6 601.2 558.1 549.2 541.5 534.7 531.1 -3.6

Petroleum and coal products ............................. 119.2 111.5 113.5 114.5 117.1 114.2 114.6 114.5 114.4 113.8 -.6

Chemicals ........................................................... 854.3 821.0 815.8 815.5 854.2 832.7 828.2 823.4 819.2 816.6 -2.6

Plastics and rubber products ............................. 744.3 653.8 649.0 640.4 744.3 679.7 669.3 659.0 650.2 640.4 -9.8

See footnotes at the end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA 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

 May 

2008

 Mar. 

2009

 Apr. 

2009p

 May 

2009p

 May 

2008

 Jan. 

2009

 Feb. 

2009

 Mar. 

2009

 Apr. 

2009p

 May 

2009p

Change

from:

Apr. 2009-

May 2009p

Service-providing .............................................. 116,532 113,021 113,362 113,668 115,905 114,206 113,820 113,480 113,250 113,130 -120

Private service-providing ............................... 93,656 90,092 90,334 90,664 93,417 91,666 91,273 90,937 90,615 90,502 -113

Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 26,447 25,173 25,116 25,232 26,503 25,735 25,605 25,479 25,364 25,310 -54

Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,998.0 5,706.4 5,689.3 5,690.1 5,989.3 5,819.3 5,773.7 5,741.3 5,707.2 5,685.3 -21.9

Durable goods .................................................... 3,078.7 2,884.6 2,862.5 2,858.7 3,078.2 2,959.6 2,926.2 2,899.4 2,874.7 2,860.9 -13.8

Nondurable goods .............................................. 2,071.0 1,985.1 1,990.7 2,000.8 2,063.7 2,013.9 2,006.6 2,002.5 1,997.3 1,994.4 -2.9

Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 848.3 836.7 836.1 830.6 847.4 845.8 840.9 839.4 835.2 830.0 -5.2

Retail trade ............................................................ 15,335.2 14,640.4 14,632.8 14,733.2 15,419.9 14,991.5 14,934.3 14,872.4 14,835.9 14,818.4 -17.5

Motor vehicle and parts dealers ........................ 1,891.0 1,683.6 1,685.7 1,689.7 1,877.4 1,730.1 1,716.8 1,701.8 1,690.8 1,681.9 -8.9 1

Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,219.0 1,058.6 1,054.8 1,054.0 1,214.6 1,088.6 1,078.7 1,067.7 1,059.1 1,052.2 -6.9

Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 539.4 489.5 485.5 482.1 547.6 508.3 499.7 497.7 492.3 487.3 -5.0

Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 546.9 513.7 511.6 503.3 555.0 535.5 533.7 518.6 516.9 513.6 -3.3

Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,321.4 1,168.7 1,208.1 1,240.1 1,256.0 1,214.9 1,207.1 1,193.5 1,189.1 1,185.7 -3.4

Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,861.0 2,802.3 2,794.5 2,820.3 2,864.0 2,835.3 2,826.0 2,827.6 2,825.6 2,824.6 -1.0

Health and personal care stores ....................... 1,001.4 980.2 978.8 980.2 1,004.8 985.7 986.9 985.0 983.5 982.7 -.8

Gasoline stations ................................................ 840.5 820.6 824.7 832.1 838.1 833.0 832.1 830.4 831.2 829.9 -1.3

Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,444.4 1,379.1 1,375.7 1,380.4 1,490.9 1,445.0 1,443.8 1,433.4 1,432.1 1,428.8 -3.3

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music

stores ................................................................ 630.6 591.3 586.2 590.4 649.2 620.8 613.6 610.0 608.9 608.2 -.7

1 General merchandise stores ............................. 2,979.0 3,013.9 2,985.1 3,000.6 3,043.2 3,040.7 3,040.7 3,045.5 3,042.4 3,049.3 6.9

Department stores .......................................... 1,512.0 1,498.7 1,478.1 1,487.9 1,564.0 1,529.1 1,532.6 1,530.9 1,523.9 1,528.4 4.5

Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 850.4 788.0 791.0 809.3 851.8 819.5 815.1 810.4 805.9 808.9 3.0

Nonstore retailers ............................................... 429.2 409.5 405.9 404.7 441.9 422.7 418.8 418.5 417.2 417.5 .3

Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,556.1 4,257.5 4,226.7 4,239.4 4,536.3 4,354.4 4,327.0 4,295.5 4,251.1 4,236.6 -14.5

Air transportation ................................................ 499.4 472.4 468.8 470.5 498.3 476.8 474.8 474.0 469.3 470.1 .8

Rail transportation .............................................. 231.7 219.4 216.9 216.9 230.3 227.1 224.1 220.7 217.3 216.8 -.5

Water transportation ........................................... 66.2 56.9 57.1 56.9 65.8 59.7 60.9 59.6 58.1 57.4 -.7

Truck transportation ........................................... 1,405.8 1,275.1 1,265.4 1,269.9 1,405.1 1,323.3 1,313.9 1,300.3 1,281.8 1,273.7 -8.1

Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 439.2 419.5 414.8 426.3 418.8 408.1 406.4 406.2 399.3 405.7 6.4

Pipeline transportation ....................................... 41.6 42.6 42.9 42.4 41.7 43.1 43.1 43.0 43.1 42.7 -.4

Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 29.8 20.7 24.4 30.5 28.1 26.9 27.0 27.0 27.9 29.1 1.2

Support activities for transportation ................... 593.0 549.7 547.8 540.3 591.5 569.3 561.0 554.6 551.6 545.4 -6.2

Couriers and messengers .................................. 575.1 554.7 550.0 547.8 578.9 563.2 563.7 558.5 556.0 551.2 -4.8

Warehousing and storage .................................. 674.3 646.5 638.6 637.9 677.8 656.9 652.1 651.6 646.7 644.5 -2.2

Utilities ................................................................... 557.6 568.7 567.1 569.2 557.0 569.3 570.0 570.1 569.7 569.5 -.2

Information ................................................................ 3,018 2,902 2,884 2,865 3,013 2,924 2,918 2,905 2,885 2,861 -24

Publishing industries, except Internet ............... 886.7 826.1 817.5 809.4 890.4 846.3 836.3 827.8 820.9 812.4 -8.5

Motion picture and sound recording industries . 389.4 393.2 393.1 386.3 383.3 376.7 389.8 393.7 389.3 379.9 -9.4

Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ 317.4 297.7 294.4 293.6 317.7 306.5 302.5 299.0 296.7 295.3 -1.4

Telecommunications .......................................... 1,025.1 996.5 987.4 988.3 1,025.3 1,001.6 999.5 996.7 990.0 988.5 -1.5

Data processing, hosting and related services . 267.1 254.9 258.1 253.7 263.3 257.0 254.6 253.9 255.1 251.6 -3.5

Other information services ................................. 132.4 133.9 133.2 133.8 132.5 135.7 134.8 134.1 133.4 133.6 .2

Financial activities .................................................... 8,183 7,818 7,777 7,763 8,179 7,954 7,898 7,857 7,812 7,782 -30

Finance and insurance .......................................... 6,038.1 5,827.1 5,787.7 5,767.0 6,039.7 5,890.4 5,853.9 5,829.5 5,798.0 5,778.7 -19.3

Monetary authorities - central bank ................... 22.6 20.8 20.5 20.5 22.5 21.0 20.9 20.8 20.6 20.5 -.1

1 Credit intermediation and related activities ....... 2,750.1 2,634.5 2,614.3 2,607.8 2,746.7 2,665.3 2,648.8 2,635.4 2,619.9 2,613.9 -6.0

1 Depository credit intermediation ..................... 1,824.6 1,779.8 1,774.7 1,771.5 1,824.8 1,798.1 1,790.9 1,783.4 1,778.7 1,775.5 -3.2

Commercial banking .................................... 1,363.4 1,331.6 1,327.6 1,325.2 1,363.0 1,346.6 1,340.5 1,334.2 1,330.2 1,329.6 -.6

Securities, commodity contracts, investments .. 863.1 806.9 793.5 782.7 865.8 826.5 814.9 805.8 795.1 785.6 -9.5

Insurance carriers and related activities ........... 2,312.8 2,276.8 2,271.7 2,269.0 2,314.7 2,287.4 2,281.1 2,279.4 2,274.5 2,271.0 -3.5

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ........ 89.5 88.1 87.7 87.0 90.0 90.2 88.2 88.1 87.9 87.7 -.2

Real estate and rental and leasing ....................... 2,144.6 1,990.4 1,988.9 1,995.9 2,138.9 2,063.2 2,043.8 2,027.0 2,014.0 2,003.2 -10.8

Real estate .......................................................... 1,487.1 1,399.1 1,398.1 1,398.1 1,486.2 1,444.9 1,432.4 1,421.9 1,413.4 1,404.8 -8.6

Rental and leasing services ............................... 630.0 563.2 562.6 569.6 624.8 589.9 583.2 576.6 572.2 569.9 -2.3

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ......... 27.5 28.1 28.2 28.2 27.9 28.4 28.2 28.5 28.4 28.5 .1

See footnotes at the end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA 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

 May 

2008

 Mar. 

2009

 Apr. 

2009p

 May 

2009p

 May 

2008

 Jan. 

2009

 Feb. 

2009

 Mar. 

2009

 Apr. 

2009p

 May 

2009p

Change

from:

Apr. 2009-

May 2009p

Professional and business services ........................ 17,878 16,691 16,767 16,704 17,887 17,205 17,029 16,910 16,799 16,748 -51

1 Professional and technical services ..................... 7,759.3 7,748.9 7,739.9 7,575.9 7,821.5 7,765.5 7,729.2 7,697.9 7,683.1 7,664.3 -18.8

Legal services .................................................. 1,163.2 1,138.6 1,135.1 1,133.0 1,165.2 1,154.1 1,148.7 1,144.9 1,141.0 1,139.7 -1.3

Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... 892.7 1,037.8 1,028.0 881.0 944.9 927.5 924.4 929.5 933.7 939.8 6.1

Architectural and engineering services .......... 1,448.5 1,356.4 1,351.3 1,344.4 1,449.3 1,411.1 1,394.2 1,377.9 1,363.5 1,349.1 -14.4

Computer systems design and related

services .......................................................... 1,443.4 1,451.5 1,457.4 1,454.9 1,445.8 1,462.4 1,463.7 1,459.2 1,461.7 1,458.9 -2.8

Management and technical consulting

services .......................................................... 1,000.9 1,006.0 1,009.1 1,011.2 1,002.3 1,025.7 1,021.6 1,016.0 1,017.0 1,017.7 .7

Management of companies and enterprises ....... 1,897.3 1,850.1 1,833.4 1,817.4 1,902.1 1,871.7 1,862.1 1,852.6 1,837.8 1,821.5 -16.3

Administrative and waste services ....................... 8,221.4 7,092.2 7,193.6 7,311.1 8,163.3 7,567.5 7,437.8 7,359.4 7,278.2 7,262.1 -16.1

1 Administrative and support services ................. 7,862.0 6,739.0 6,835.3 6,947.2 7,804.4 7,203.1 7,076.5 6,999.2 6,916.8 6,898.4 -18.4

1 Employment services ...................................... 3,210.5 2,448.4 2,440.0 2,479.8 3,242.7 2,720.5 2,638.7 2,567.0 2,504.5 2,493.3 -11.2

Temporary help services ............................. 2,403.3 1,735.6 1,725.7 1,764.4 2,426.7 1,965.7 1,892.7 1,835.4 1,780.7 1,774.2 -6.5

Business support services .............................. 824.1 804.5 792.3 783.3 822.6 817.6 805.0 799.1 793.4 788.7 -4.7

Services to buildings and dwellings ............... 1,936.4 1,657.2 1,776.5 1,852.3 1,853.5 1,812.5 1,796.8 1,791.5 1,783.7 1,784.0 .3

Waste management and remediation services 359.4 353.2 358.3 363.9 358.9 364.4 361.3 360.2 361.4 363.7 2.3

Education and health services ................................ 18,847 19,286 19,326 19,283 18,798 19,119 19,138 19,158 19,171 19,215 44

Educational services ............................................. 3,051.9 3,222.7 3,221.2 3,123.2 3,025.4 3,088.4 3,083.1 3,077.9 3,072.6 3,080.5 7.9

Health care and social assistance ........................15,794.8 16,062.8 16,104.6 16,160.0 15,772.3 16,030.3 16,054.7 16,080.1 16,098.2 16,134.6 36.4

3 Health care ......................................................... 13,257.1 13,503.0 13,533.3 13,565.7 13,268.3 13,490.2 13,515.0 13,535.9 13,554.6 13,578.1 23.5

1 Ambulatory health care services .................... 5,633.2 5,763.4 5,793.8 5,814.4 5,634.9 5,753.3 5,770.1 5,779.8 5,797.0 5,814.6 17.6

Offices of physicians .................................... 2,252.0 2,302.4 2,306.5 2,310.9 2,256.8 2,300.4 2,304.4 2,308.0 2,310.7 2,314.2 3.5

Outpatient care centers ................................ 531.7 537.0 539.0 541.1 531.5 538.0 538.5 537.7 539.2 541.4 2.2

Home health care services .......................... 950.9 992.3 1,006.7 1,016.2 951.8 981.4 991.0 996.7 1,005.9 1,013.2 7.3

Hospitals .......................................................... 4,618.0 4,704.9 4,700.9 4,703.5 4,627.2 4,707.5 4,711.3 4,715.1 4,714.9 4,715.2 .3

1 Nursing and residential care facilities ............ 3,005.9 3,034.7 3,038.6 3,047.8 3,006.2 3,029.4 3,033.6 3,041.0 3,042.7 3,048.3 5.6

Nursing care facilities ................................... 1,615.6 1,617.6 1,621.1 1,626.8 1,615.1 1,616.6 1,617.9 1,621.8 1,624.4 1,627.3 2.9

1 Social assistance ................................................ 2,537.7 2,559.8 2,571.3 2,594.3 2,504.0 2,540.1 2,539.7 2,544.2 2,543.6 2,556.5 12.9

Child day care services ................................... 888.0 873.5 873.5 886.2 863.3 862.7 860.4 858.2 854.3 861.3 7.0

Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 13,721 12,820 13,050 13,377 13,495 13,268 13,236 13,202 13,164 13,167 3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 2,060.1 1,775.9 1,858.5 1,972.8 1,978.3 1,943.8 1,936.2 1,928.7 1,901.8 1,896.4 -5.4

Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 430.3 377.6 396.3 416.8 409.4 405.7 398.6 400.5 393.6 397.7 4.1

Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 139.2 120.9 128.4 137.9 133.9 130.3 130.9 130.6 130.7 131.5 .8

Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,490.6 1,277.4 1,333.8 1,418.1 1,435.0 1,407.8 1,406.7 1,397.6 1,377.5 1,367.2 -10.3

Accommodation and food services ...................... 11,660.4 11,043.6 11,191.9 11,403.8 11,516.7 11,323.7 11,299.7 11,273.2 11,261.7 11,270.9 9.2

Accommodation .................................................. 1,879.7 1,672.8 1,679.3 1,715.5 1,872.1 1,768.4 1,754.7 1,732.7 1,723.2 1,723.5 .3

Food services and drinking places .................... 9,780.7 9,370.8 9,512.6 9,688.3 9,644.6 9,555.3 9,545.0 9,540.5 9,538.5 9,547.4 8.9

Other services .......................................................... 5,562 5,402 5,414 5,440 5,542 5,461 5,449 5,426 5,420 5,419 -1

Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,247.0 1,163.6 1,168.7 1,170.1 1,239.6 1,184.7 1,177.3 1,166.3 1,164.5 1,161.1 -3.4

Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,341.7 1,294.3 1,300.6 1,307.8 1,325.3 1,313.6 1,312.5 1,302.4 1,297.2 1,294.1 -3.1

Membership associations and organizations .... 2,972.9 2,943.8 2,944.6 2,962.1 2,976.9 2,963.1 2,958.7 2,956.8 2,958.0 2,963.9 5.9

Government .............................................................. 22,876 22,929 23,028 23,004 22,488 22,540 22,547 22,543 22,635 22,628 -7

Federal ................................................................... 2,764 2,787 2,895 2,881 2,763 2,793 2,796 2,808 2,894 2,879 -15

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service ................. 2,011.7 2,069.2 2,171.5 2,176.2 2,007.7 2,065.8 2,071.0 2,086.0 2,170.9 2,169.4 -1.5

U.S. Postal Service ............................................ 752.4 717.7 723.2 705.2 755.7 726.9 724.9 721.7 722.7 709.6 -13.1

State government .................................................. 5,206 5,323 5,330 5,228 5,167 5,192 5,192 5,186 5,188 5,188 0

State government education .............................. 2,379.8 2,525.4 2,529.5 2,425.2 2,348.0 2,380.2 2,382.3 2,379.9 2,384.1 2,387.5 3.4

State government, excluding education ............ 2,825.8 2,797.5 2,800.5 2,802.6 2,818.5 2,811.6 2,809.4 2,805.9 2,803.6 2,800.2 -3.4

Local government .................................................. 14,906 14,819 14,803 14,895 14,558 14,555 14,559 14,549 14,553 14,561 8

Local government education ............................. 8,431.8 8,444.7 8,413.7 8,433.2 8,085.2 8,070.7 8,076.7 8,078.7 8,082.4 8,084.4 2.0

Local government, excluding education ........... 6,474.1 6,374.7 6,389.6 6,461.9 6,472.9 6,484.7 6,482.5 6,469.8 6,470.1 6,476.1 6.0

1

Includes other industries, not shown separately.

2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor

vehicle parts.

3

Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing

and residential care facilities.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 May 

2008

 Mar. 

2009

 Apr. 

2009p

 May 

2009p

 May 

2008

 Jan. 

2009

 Feb. 

2009

 Mar. 

2009

 Apr. 

2009p

 May 

2009p

Change

from:

Apr. 2009-

May 2009p

Total private ....................................... 33.6 33.1 32.8 33.0 33.7 33.3 33.3 33.1 33.2 33.1 -0.1

Goods-producing .......................................... 40.2 38.7 38.4 39.0 40.2 39.3 39.2 38.9 39.0 38.9 -.1

Mining and logging ................................................. 44.2 42.9 42.5 43.0 44.6 44.2 43.9 43.4 43.0 43.4 .4

Construction ............................................................ 38.6 37.3 37.0 38.1 38.5 37.9 38.0 37.7 37.6 37.7 .1

Manufacturing ......................................................... 40.9 39.2 38.9 39.3 40.9 39.8 39.5 39.4 39.5 39.3 -.2

Overtime hours ............................................ 3.7 2.5 2.3 2.7 3.9 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7 .0

Durable goods ..................................................... 41.2 39.2 38.9 39.2 41.2 39.8 39.6 39.3 39.6 39.3 -.3

Overtime hours ............................................ 3.8 2.3 2.1 2.4 3.9 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 -.1

Wood products .................................................. 39.3 36.2 36.4 37.6 39.0 36.9 37.1 36.9 37.0 37.0 .0

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 42.5 39.2 40.1 40.4 42.3 40.2 40.0 39.9 40.2 40.2 .0

Primary metals .................................................. 42.2 40.3 39.1 39.4 42.4 40.4 40.1 40.1 39.9 39.7 -.2

Fabricated metal products .............................. 41.4 38.8 38.4 38.9 41.5 39.7 39.5 39.0 39.2 39.0 -.2

Machinery .......................................................... 42.1 40.0 39.6 39.5 42.2 40.9 40.6 40.1 40.2 39.8 -.4

Computer and electronic products ................ 41.1 39.8 39.6 39.7 41.1 40.7 40.5 39.9 40.2 39.9 -.3

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 40.8 38.6 38.6 39.3 41.1 39.4 38.9 38.8 39.6 39.4 -.2

Transportation equipment ............................... 41.9 40.0 40.0 40.0 41.9 40.4 40.1 40.0 40.7 39.9 -.8

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 41.5 37.9 38.7 37.8 41.4 38.6 38.2 38.0 39.0 37.6 -1.4

Furniture and related products ....................... 38.5 37.5 36.9 37.7 38.8 37.7 37.4 37.7 37.6 37.8 .2

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 39.0 38.3 37.9 38.1 39.2 38.4 38.2 38.2 38.2 38.1 -.1

Nondurable goods ............................................... 40.3 39.2 38.8 39.3 40.5 39.7 39.5 39.4 39.5 39.5 .0

Overtime hours ............................................ 3.7 2.8 2.6 3.1 3.8 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 .1

Food manufacturing ......................................... 40.7 39.6 38.9 40.0 40.8 40.1 39.9 40.1 40.1 40.1 .0

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 39.9 35.8 35.0 36.9 39.5 37.0 37.0 36.2 35.9 36.5 .6

Textile mills ........................................................ 38.7 36.2 35.9 36.0 38.9 37.1 36.4 36.3 36.4 36.1 -.3

Textile product mills ......................................... 38.3 37.0 36.8 37.2 38.7 37.0 37.1 37.0 37.2 37.4 .2

Apparel ............................................................... 36.1 36.2 35.7 36.2 36.0 36.0 35.6 36.1 36.1 36.1 .0

Leather and allied products ............................ 39.0 33.1 31.9 31.9 38.8 34.0 33.3 32.8 32.2 31.5 -.7

Paper and paper products .............................. 42.1 40.7 41.0 40.6 42.6 41.6 41.5 41.1 41.2 40.8 -.4

Printing and related support activities ........... 38.3 37.6 37.0 37.0 38.6 37.7 37.3 37.5 37.5 37.4 -.1

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 44.0 43.3 43.5 43.8 44.1 45.1 43.8 44.3 44.2 44.2 .0

Chemicals .......................................................... 40.9 40.9 40.7 40.6 41.2 41.1 41.1 40.9 40.9 40.8 -.1

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 41.0 39.3 39.1 39.7 40.9 39.9 39.6 39.4 39.8 39.8 .0

Private service-providing ............................. 32.3 32.1 31.8 31.9 32.4 32.2 32.1 32.1 32.1 32.1 .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 33.1 32.7 32.6 32.9 33.2 32.9 32.8 32.7 32.8 32.9 .1

Wholesale trade ................................................... 38.2 37.9 37.6 37.7 38.3 38.1 37.9 37.8 37.8 37.8 .0

Retail trade ........................................................... 30.0 29.5 29.6 29.9 30.1 29.7 29.8 29.7 29.8 29.9 .1

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 36.2 35.7 35.4 36.0 36.4 36.0 35.7 35.7 36.0 36.2 .2

Utilities ................................................................... 42.4 42.2 42.3 42.0 42.5 42.6 43.2 42.4 42.3 42.1 -.2

Information ............................................................... 36.2 36.8 36.2 36.0 36.6 37.2 36.9 36.7 36.5 36.5 .0

Financial activities .................................................. 35.6 36.5 35.8 35.7 35.9 36.2 36.2 36.1 36.0 36.0 .0

Professional and business services .................... 34.8 34.9 34.4 34.6 34.9 34.9 34.8 34.7 34.8 34.7 -.1

Education and health services ............................. 32.5 32.4 32.2 32.2 32.7 32.4 32.3 32.4 32.4 32.4 .0

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 25.3 24.8 24.6 24.7 25.3 24.8 25.0 24.8 24.8 24.8 .0

Other services ......................................................... 30.7 30.5 30.4 30.5 30.8 30.7 30.6 30.5 30.5 30.6 .1

1 Data relate to production workers in mining and logging and manufacturing,

construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory workers

in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately

four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.

2

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

vehicle parts.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and 

selected industry detail

Industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

 May 

2008

 Mar. 

2009

 Apr. 

2009p

 May 

2009p

 May 

2008

 Mar. 

2009

 Apr. 

2009p

 May 

2009p

Total private ....................................... $17.94 $18.57 $18.53 $18.48 $602.78 $614.67 $607.78 $609.84

Seasonally adjusted ..................... 17.99 18.50 18.52 18.54 606.26 612.35 614.86 613.67

Goods-producing .......................................... 19.15 19.74 19.80 19.84 769.83 763.94 760.32 773.76

Mining and logging ................................................. 21.52 23.40 23.35 23.02 951.18 1,003.86 992.38 989.86

Construction ............................................................ 21.61 22.45 22.46 22.60 834.15 837.39 831.02 861.06

Manufacturing ......................................................... 17.65 18.09 18.15 18.08 721.89 709.13 706.04 710.54

Durable goods ..................................................... 18.60 19.17 19.21 19.20 766.32 751.46 747.27 752.64

Wood products .................................................. 14.11 14.67 14.70 14.87 554.52 531.05 535.08 559.11

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 16.89 17.19 17.40 17.33 717.83 673.85 697.74 700.13

Primary metals .................................................. 20.24 19.69 20.01 19.97 854.13 793.51 782.39 786.82

Fabricated metal products .............................. 16.85 17.29 17.43 17.39 697.59 670.85 669.31 676.47

Machinery .......................................................... 18.01 18.26 18.22 18.31 758.22 730.40 721.51 723.25

Computer and electronic products ................ 20.95 21.71 21.75 21.84 861.05 864.06 861.30 867.05

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 15.66 15.95 16.00 16.12 638.93 615.67 617.60 633.52

Transportation equipment ............................... 23.59 24.80 24.76 24.83 988.42 992.00 990.40 993.20

Furniture and related products ....................... 14.48 15.02 14.95 14.99 557.48 563.25 551.66 565.12

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 14.97 16.02 16.02 15.92 583.83 613.57 607.16 606.55

Nondurable goods ............................................... 16.05 16.43 16.53 16.42 646.82 644.06 641.36 645.31

Food manufacturing ......................................... 13.91 14.24 14.28 14.23 566.14 563.90 555.49 569.20

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 19.19 20.40 20.25 20.25 765.68 730.32 708.75 747.23

Textile mills ........................................................ 13.50 13.88 13.79 13.68 522.45 502.46 495.06 492.48

Textile product mills ......................................... 11.86 11.34 11.35 11.33 454.24 419.58 417.68 421.48

Apparel ............................................................... 11.43 11.26 11.48 11.36 412.62 407.61 409.84 411.23

Leather and allied products ............................ 12.88 14.21 14.34 13.89 502.32 470.35 457.45 443.09

Paper and paper products .............................. 18.79 18.90 19.26 19.03 791.06 769.23 789.66 772.62

Printing and related support activities ........... 16.66 16.69 16.75 16.61 638.08 627.54 619.75 614.57

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 26.85 29.80 29.89 29.37 1,181.40 1,290.34 1,300.22 1,286.41

Chemicals .......................................................... 19.33 19.93 20.01 20.08 790.60 815.14 814.41 815.25

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 15.74 16.20 16.20 16.11 645.34 636.66 633.42 639.57

Private service-providing ............................. 17.64 18.31 18.25 18.18 569.77 587.75 580.35 579.94

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 16.12 16.45 16.43 16.37 533.57 537.92 535.62 538.57

Wholesale trade ................................................... 19.93 20.64 20.69 20.66 761.33 782.26 777.94 778.88

Retail trade ........................................................... 12.89 13.02 13.02 13.00 386.70 384.09 385.39 388.70

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 18.35 18.64 18.59 18.46 664.27 665.45 658.09 664.56

Utilities ................................................................... 28.84 29.42 29.51 29.56 1,222.82 1,241.52 1,248.27 1,241.52

Information ............................................................... 24.65 25.40 25.22 25.34 892.33 934.72 912.96 912.24

Financial activities .................................................. 20.19 20.67 20.65 20.69 718.76 754.46 739.27 738.63

Professional and business services .................... 20.88 22.52 22.30 22.23 726.62 785.95 767.12 769.16

Education and health services ............................. 18.76 19.23 19.33 19.29 609.70 623.05 622.43 621.14

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 10.83 11.00 10.99 10.98 274.00 272.80 270.35 271.21

Other services ......................................................... 16.11 16.33 16.26 16.32 494.58 498.07 494.30 497.76

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector 

and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted

Industry

Total private:

 May 

2008

 Jan. 

2009

 Feb. 

2009

 Mar. 

2009

 Apr. 

2009p

 May 

2009p

Percent

change from:

Apr. 2009-

May 2009 p

Current dollars ................................................ $17.99 $18.43 $18.46 $18.50 $18.52 $18.54 0.1

Constant (1982) dollars 2................................. 8.27 8.64 8.61 8.64 8.65 N.A.

Goods-producing .......................................................... 19.20 19.72 19.78 19.85 19.84 19.86 .1

Mining and logging ................................................................. 21.79 23.14 23.14 23.33 23.32 23.25 -.3

Construction ............................................................................ 21.72 22.43 22.42 22.59 22.58 22.66 .4

Manufacturing ......................................................................... 17.68 17.99 18.07 18.10 18.12 18.10 -.1

.....................................................

4 Excluding overtime 16.88 17.36 17.47 17.52 17.52 17.50 -.1

Durable goods ..................................................................... 18.63 18.99 19.09 19.17 19.20 19.22 .1

Nondurable goods ............................................................... 16.08 16.43 16.49 16.46 16.48 16.44 -.2

Private service-providing ............................................. 17.69 18.14 18.17 18.20 18.23 18.25 .1

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 16.13 16.36 16.38 16.38 16.40 16.40 .0

Wholesale trade ................................................................... 20.07 20.41 20.52 20.59 20.70 20.77 .3

Retail trade ........................................................................... 12.87 12.97 12.96 12.97 12.98 12.98 .0

Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 18.39 18.72 18.67 18.68 18.65 18.60 -.3

Utilities ................................................................................... 28.81 29.22 29.67 29.31 29.37 29.53 .5

Information ............................................................................... 24.71 24.98 25.09 25.31 25.25 25.37 .5

Financial activities .................................................................. 20.23 20.53 20.55 20.62 20.64 20.73 .4

Professional and business services .................................... 20.96 22.04 22.17 22.26 22.30 22.35 .2

Education and health services ............................................. 18.80 19.18 19.24 19.24 19.34 19.35 .1

Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 10.83 10.97 10.97 10.98 10.98 10.99 .1

Other services ......................................................................... 16.04 16.30 16.25 16.23 16.23 16.27 .2

3( )

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers

(CPI-W) is used to deflate this series.

3 Change was 0.1 percent from Mar. 2009 to Apr. 2009, the latest month available.

4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time

and one-half.

N.A. = not available.

p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 May 

2008

 Mar. 

2009

 Apr. 

2009p

 May 

2009p

 May 

2008

 Jan. 

2009

 Feb. 

2009

 Mar. 

2009

 Apr. 

2009p

 May 

2009p

Percent

change from:

Apr. 2009-

May 2009p

Total private ....................................... 106.9 99.3 98.6 99.6 106.9 102.5 101.9 100.7 100.4 99.7 -0.7

Goods-producing .......................................... 98.4 81.2 80.4 81.7 98.1 88.1 86.5 84.1 82.9 81.5 -1.7

Mining and logging ................................................. 133.4 125.2 121.3 121.6 134.9 138.3 135.1 129.6 125.4 124.1 -1.0

Construction ............................................................ 109.8 86.0 86.9 91.8 108.6 97.5 96.1 93.2 90.9 90.0 -1.0

Manufacturing ......................................................... 91.7 77.1 75.6 75.5 91.7 81.7 79.8 78.3 77.3 75.7 -2.1

Durable goods ..................................................... 94.2 76.6 74.8 73.8 94.1 81.6 79.6 77.3 76.3 74.1 -2.9

Wood products .................................................. 80.2 58.8 59.1 60.8 79.7 64.6 62.5 62.0 61.2 60.1 -1.8

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 94.8 72.6 76.7 77.2 93.3 81.0 78.9 76.8 77.2 76.4 -1.0

Primary metals .................................................. 89.1 70.3 65.7 64.2 89.5 75.6 72.0 70.0 67.3 64.9 -3.6

Fabricated metal products .............................. 102.7 83.3 80.4 79.9 103.2 89.8 87.4 84.2 82.6 80.6 -2.4

Machinery .......................................................... 102.9 84.4 81.4 78.0 103.0 91.8 88.9 84.9 82.7 79.1 -4.4

Computer and electronic products ................ 102.8 91.2 89.7 88.4 102.9 96.4 94.1 91.5 91.1 89.0 -2.3

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 88.8 75.9 74.1 74.2 89.9 81.8 79.1 76.7 76.5 74.6 -2.5

Transportation equipment ............................... 91.5 71.1 69.2 67.2 90.9 73.2 72.4 71.0 69.9 66.5 -4.9

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 76.0 52.1 51.1 47.6 75.0 53.5 53.2 51.9 50.6 46.6 -7.9

Furniture and related products ....................... 77.4 60.5 58.7 59.0 77.9 64.7 62.5 61.4 59.9 59.0 -1.5

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 89.7 81.9 81.6 81.9 90.2 84.8 83.7 82.4 82.6 82.2 -.5

Nondurable goods ............................................... 87.4 77.8 76.7 77.7 88.1 81.6 80.3 79.3 79.2 78.6 -.8

Food manufacturing ......................................... 100.0 94.8 93.5 97.1 101.8 98.7 98.0 98.2 99.1 99.0 -.1

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 94.7 82.4 80.4 85.3 93.8 90.1 88.8 86.7 85.3 85.8 .6

Textile mills ........................................................ 49.7 37.1 36.7 36.9 49.4 39.7 38.2 37.3 37.5 36.9 -1.6

Textile product mills ......................................... 72.0 58.5 56.9 57.2 71.9 62.7 61.4 58.5 57.6 57.5 -.2

Apparel ............................................................... 56.5 48.0 45.9 47.1 56.3 49.7 48.4 48.4 47.0 47.1 .2

Leather and allied products ............................ 72.9 57.5 56.7 54.8 71.8 60.9 59.1 57.4 56.8 54.1 -4.8

Paper and paper products .............................. 82.7 73.3 73.6 72.1 83.9 77.9 76.4 74.8 74.4 72.6 -2.4

Printing and related support activities ........... 87.3 75.7 73.1 73.4 87.9 78.7 76.5 75.9 74.8 74.5 -.4

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 102.6 84.2 89.6 89.8 101.3 93.3 89.2 89.4 92.4 90.1 -2.5

Chemicals .......................................................... 94.9 89.0 88.1 87.9 95.2 91.0 90.4 89.3 88.6 88.0 -.7

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 89.3 73.4 72.5 72.0 88.9 78.0 76.2 74.3 73.9 72.4 -2.0

Private service-providing ............................. 109.4 104.3 103.7 104.5 109.4 106.6 105.9 105.5 105.1 104.9 -.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 103.7 97.2 96.7 98.1 104.3 100.2 99.3 98.6 98.4 98.4 .0

Wholesale trade ................................................... 109.6 102.7 101.5 101.7 109.7 105.6 104.2 103.3 102.5 101.9 -.6

Retail trade ........................................................... 100.0 93.8 94.1 95.7 101.1 96.8 96.8 96.1 96.1 96.4 .3

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 108.4 99.7 98.2 100.0 108.4 102.8 101.2 100.7 100.6 100.6 .0

Utilities ................................................................... 97.3 98.8 98.5 97.9 97.5 100.1 101.6 99.6 99.0 98.3 -.7

Information ............................................................... 99.8 97.7 95.1 94.3 100.7 99.4 98.4 97.4 96.2 95.4 -.8

Financial activities .................................................. 107.2 105.5 102.9 102.5 108.1 106.5 105.8 104.9 104.0 103.5 -.5

Professional and business services .................... 114.8 106.4 105.5 105.7 115.2 110.1 108.6 107.5 107.1 106.2 -.8

Education and health services ............................. 115.7 118.2 117.8 117.5 116.0 117.2 116.9 117.4 117.5 117.8 .3

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 112.6 102.8 103.9 107.2 110.5 106.7 107.2 106.1 105.8 106.0 .2

Other services ......................................................... 100.2 96.5 96.5 97.2 99.9 98.2 97.6 97.0 96.9 97.1 .2

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and

motor vehicle parts.

p = preliminary.

NOTE: The index of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing

the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by the

corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate hours estimates

are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and production

and nonsupervisory worker employment.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6. Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production and nonsupervisory workers1on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and

selected industry detail

(2002=100)

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

 May 

2008

 Mar. 

2009

 Apr. 

2009p

 May 

2009p

 May 

2008

 Jan. 

2009

 Feb. 

2009

 Mar. 

2009

 Apr. 

2009p

 May 

2009p

Percent

change from:

Apr. 2009-

May 2009p

Total private ....................................... 128.1 123.2 122.1 123.0 128.5 126.2 125.7 124.4 124.2 123.5 -0.6

Goods-producing .......................................... 115.4 98.1 97.5 99.3 115.4 106.4 104.7 102.3 100.7 99.1 -1.6

Mining and logging ................................................. 167.0 170.3 164.7 162.8 170.9 186.2 181.8 175.9 170.1 167.8 -1.4

Construction ............................................................ 128.1 104.3 105.4 112.0 127.4 118.0 116.4 113.7 110.9 110.1 -.7

Manufacturing ......................................................... 105.8 91.2 89.8 89.3 106.0 96.1 94.3 92.6 91.6 89.7 -2.1

Durable goods ..................................................... 109.4 91.7 89.7 88.5 109.4 96.8 94.9 92.6 91.4 88.9 -2.7

Nondurable goods ............................................... 99.2 90.3 89.6 90.2 100.1 94.7 93.6 92.2 92.2 91.4 -.9

Private service-providing ............................. 132.3 131.0 129.8 130.2 132.7 132.6 131.9 131.6 131.3 131.3 .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 119.2 114.1 113.3 114.5 120.0 116.9 116.1 115.2 115.1 115.1 .0

Wholesale trade ................................................... 128.7 124.9 123.7 123.8 129.8 126.9 126.0 125.3 125.0 124.6 -.3

Retail trade ........................................................... 110.5 104.6 105.0 106.7 111.5 107.7 107.5 106.9 107.0 107.2 .2

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 126.1 117.9 115.8 117.2 126.5 122.1 119.9 119.3 119.0 118.8 -.2

Utilities ................................................................... 117.1 121.3 121.3 120.8 117.3 122.1 125.8 121.8 121.3 121.2 -.1

Information ............................................................... 121.8 122.9 118.8 118.3 123.1 122.9 122.2 122.0 120.3 119.8 -.4

Financial activities .................................................. 133.8 134.8 131.4 131.1 135.2 135.1 134.4 133.8 132.7 132.7 .0

Professional and business services .................... 142.6 142.5 139.9 139.8 143.7 144.3 143.3 142.4 142.1 141.2 -.6

Education and health services ............................. 142.7 149.4 149.6 149.0 143.4 147.8 147.9 148.5 149.4 149.8 .3

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 138.5 128.4 129.7 133.7 135.9 132.9 133.6 132.3 131.9 132.2 .2

Other services ......................................................... 117.6 114.8 114.3 115.6 116.8 116.6 115.6 114.7 114.5 115.1 .5

1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

p = preliminary.

NOTE: The index of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by

dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate payrolls

by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate

payroll estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly

earnings, average weekly hours, and production and nonsupervisory

worker employment.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-7. Diffusion indexes of employment change

(Percent)

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Private nonfarm payrolls, 271 industries

Manufacturing payrolls, 83 industries

1

1

Over 1-month span:

Over 3-month span:

Over 6-month span:

Over 12-month span:

Over 1-month span:

Over 3-month span:

Over 6-month span:

Over 12-month span:

Time span

2005 ......................................................... 52.6 60.1 54.1 58.1 56.8 58.3 58.5 59.2 54.2 55.9 62.7 57.6

2006 ......................................................... 64.9 62.2 63.8 59.8 49.1 51.8 59.2 55.4 55.7 56.3 59.4 60.7

2007 ......................................................... 53.5 55.5 52.4 49.4 55.9 48.3 50.7 46.5 55.9 57.2 59.4 57.9

2008 ......................................................... 42.1 40.6 44.1 41.1 42.6 36.9 37.6 39.1 34.7 33.0 27.1 20.5

2009 ......................................................... 22.1 20.8 19.6 p 25.8 p 32.7

2005 ......................................................... 51.7 57.2 59.0 59.8 57.9 62.0 60.5 62.9 60.3 55.5 56.3 62.7

2006 ......................................................... 67.7 68.6 65.1 65.1 60.5 58.9 55.5 57.0 55.0 54.4 59.0 64.2

2007 ......................................................... 62.5 54.8 54.2 54.8 54.1 50.4 52.8 48.7 53.3 53.9 58.3 62.5

2008 ......................................................... 57.7 44.8 40.2 39.7 37.3 33.6 33.6 32.8 34.9 33.2 26.9 20.8

2009 ......................................................... 18.6 14.2 15.1 p 16.1 p 23.1

2005 ......................................................... 55.4 57.9 58.1 57.0 58.3 60.9 63.1 63.3 61.6 59.6 61.4 62.5

2006 ......................................................... 64.6 63.8 67.5 66.2 65.5 66.6 60.3 61.1 57.9 57.9 62.4 59.0

2007 ......................................................... 60.3 57.2 60.5 58.3 55.5 56.5 52.8 52.4 56.6 54.4 56.8 59.0

2008 ......................................................... 56.6 53.0 50.7 47.4 40.2 33.4 31.0 33.4 30.6 29.0 26.0 24.4

2009 ......................................................... 21.6 17.2 15.1 p 15.7 p 14.6

2005 ......................................................... 60.9 60.9 60.0 59.2 58.3 60.3 61.3 63.3 60.7 59.2 59.8 61.8

2006 ......................................................... 67.2 65.5 65.9 62.9 65.5 66.8 64.8 64.4 66.6 65.9 64.9 66.2

2007 ......................................................... 63.3 59.4 61.1 59.6 59.2 58.3 56.8 57.2 59.4 58.9 58.1 59.6

2008 ......................................................... 54.4 56.1 52.6 49.1 50.2 47.8 43.7 42.3 38.0 37.8 32.3 28.2

2009 ......................................................... 24.0 22.0 19.9 p 18.6 p 19.9

2005 ......................................................... 36.7 46.4 42.2 46.4 40.4 33.7 41.0 43.4 45.8 47.6 44.6 47.0

2006 ......................................................... 57.8 49.4 53.6 47.0 37.3 50.6 49.4 42.2 40.4 42.8 41.0 44.0

2007 ......................................................... 44.6 41.0 30.7 24.7 38.0 32.5 43.4 30.7 39.2 42.8 60.8 48.2

2008 ......................................................... 30.7 28.9 37.3 32.5 40.4 25.3 25.9 27.7 22.9 18.7 15.1 10.2

2009 ......................................................... 6.0 9.6 10.8 p 19.9 p 12.0

2005 ......................................................... 36.7 43.4 41.0 41.6 35.5 36.1 34.9 36.7 42.2 44.0 38.6 48.8

2006 ......................................................... 56.6 57.2 48.2 48.2 44.6 50.0 43.4 45.2 36.7 33.1 35.5 39.2

2007 ......................................................... 40.4 33.1 33.1 28.9 29.5 30.1 31.9 28.9 30.7 30.7 39.2 51.2

2008 ......................................................... 48.8 33.7 28.3 29.5 26.5 22.9 19.9 16.9 22.3 21.1 15.1 11.4

2009 ......................................................... 6.0 3.6 3.6 p 8.4 p 10.2

2005 ......................................................... 33.7 39.8 38.0 36.1 35.5 34.9 39.8 36.1 36.1 38.0 36.7 39.8

2006 ......................................................... 45.2 45.2 50.6 48.8 50.6 50.0 45.2 47.0 43.4 42.2 39.8 34.3

2007 ......................................................... 37.3 33.1 29.5 28.9 30.7 34.9 28.9 26.5 29.5 28.3 33.7 38.0

2008 ......................................................... 34.3 30.1 37.3 35.5 25.3 20.5 17.5 18.1 16.9 13.3 11.4 9.6

2009 ......................................................... 9.0 4.8 4.8 p 6.0 p 6.0

2005 ......................................................... 45.2 44.0 42.2 41.0 36.7 35.5 32.5 34.3 33.1 33.7 33.7 38.0

2006 ......................................................... 44.0 41.0 41.0 39.8 39.8 45.2 42.2 42.8 47.0 48.8 45.8 44.6

2007 ......................................................... 39.8 36.7 37.3 30.7 28.9 29.5 30.7 28.9 33.1 28.9 34.3 35.5

2008 ......................................................... 27.7 28.9 25.9 25.3 30.7 27.1 24.7 19.3 21.7 21.7 16.9 15.1

2009 ......................................................... 8.4 4.8 4.8 p 4.8 p 7.2

1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans and

unadjusted data for the 12-month span.

p = preliminary.

NOTE: 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.