Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until USDL-09-1479 

8:30 a.m. (EST) Friday, December 4, 2009 

Technical information: 

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

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

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

(NOTE: This release omitted a notice routinely posted at this time each year 

announcing the implementation of annually revised seasonally adjusted household 

survey data next month. The revised data will be included in The Employment 

Situation news release scheduled for publication on January 8, 2010. Please see the 

box note on page 4 for additional information.) 

THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION – NOVEMBER 2009 

The unemployment rate edged down to 10.0 percent in November, and nonfarm payroll employment

was essentially unchanged (-11,000), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the prior 3 

months, payroll job losses had averaged 135,000 a month. In November, employment fell in construction, manufacturing, and information, while temporary help services and health care added jobs. 

Household Survey Data 

In November, both the number of unemployed persons, at 15.4 million, and the unemployment rate, 

at 10.0 percent, edged down. At the start of the recession in December 2007, the number of unemployed 

persons was 7.5 million, and the jobless rate was 4.9 percent. (See table A-1.) 

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Among the major worker groups, unemployment rates for adult men (10.5 percent), adult women 

(7.9 percent), teenagers (26.7 percent), whites (9.3 percent), blacks (15.6 percent), and Hispanics (12.7 

percent) showed little change in November. The unemployment rate for Asians was 7.3 percent, not 

seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) 

Among the unemployed, the number of job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs fell by 

463,000 in November. The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) 

rose by 293,000 to 5.9 million. The percentage of unemployed persons jobless for 27 weeks or more 

increased by 2.7 percentage points to 38.3 percent. (See tables A-8 and A-9.) 

The civilian labor force participation rate was little changed in November at 65.0 percent. The 

employment-population ratio was unchanged at 58.5 percent. (See table A-1.) 

The number of people working part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary 

part-time workers) was little changed in November at 9.2 million. These individuals were working part 

time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job. (See 

table A-5.) 

About 2.3 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force in November, an increase of 

376,000 from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the 

labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 

months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks 

preceding the survey. (See table A-13.) 

Among the marginally attached, there were 861,000 discouraged workers in November, up from 

608,000 a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons not 

currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The remaining 1.5 

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

preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. 

Establishment Survey Data 

Total nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged in November (-11,000). Job losses in 

the construction, manufacturing, and information industries were offset by job gains in temporary help 

services and health care. Since the recession began, payroll employment has decreased by 7.2 million. 

(See table B-1.) 

Construction employment declined by 27,000 over the month. Job losses had averaged 117,000 per 

month during the 6 months ending in April and 63,000 per month from May through October. In 

November, construction job losses were concentrated among nonresidential specialty trade contractors 

(-29,000). 

Manufacturing employment fell by 41,000 in November. The average monthly decline for the past 

5 months (-46,000) was much lower than the average monthly job loss for the first half of this year 

(-171,000). About 2.1 million manufacturing jobs have been lost since December 2007; the majority of 

this decline has occurred in durable goods manufacturing (-1.6 million). 
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Employment in the information industry fell by 17,000 in November. About half of the job loss 

occurred in its telecommunications component (-9,000). 

There was little change in wholesale and retail trade employment in November. Within retail trade, 

department stores added 8,000 jobs over the month. 

The number of jobs in transportation and warehousing, financial activities, and leisure and 

hospitality showed little change over the month. 

Employment in professional and business services rose by 86,000 in November. Temporary help 

services accounted for the majority of the increase, adding 52,000 jobs. Since July, temporary help 

services employment has risen by 117,000. 

Health care employment continued to rise in November (21,000), with notable gains in home health 

care services (7,000) and hospitals (7,000). The health care industry has added 613,000 jobs since the 

recession began in December 2007. 

In November, the average workweek for production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm 

payrolls rose by 0.2 hour to 33.2 hours. The manufacturing workweek increased by 0.3 hour to 40.4 

hours. Factory overtime rose by 0.1 hour to 3.4 hours. Since May, the manufacturing workweek has 

increased by 1.0 hour. (See table B-2.) 

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

payrolls edged up by 1 cent, or 0.1 percent, to $18.74. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings 

have risen by 2.2 percent, while average weekly earnings have risen by 1.6 percent. (See table B-3.) 

The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for September was revised from -219,000 to -139,000, 

and the change for October was revised from -190,000 to -111,000. 

The Employment Situation for December is scheduled to be released on Friday, January 8, 2010, 

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

 
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Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Household Survey Data 

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

2009, scheduled for January 8, 2010, will incorporate annual revisions in seasonally 

adjusted unemployment and other labor force series from the household survey. 

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

Upcoming Changes to The Employment Situation News Release 

Effective with the release of January 2010 data on February 5, 2010, the U.S. Bureau 

of Labor Statistics will introduce several changes to The Employment Situation news 

release text and tables. Two new summary tables—one for the household survey and 

one for the establishment survey—will replace the current table A. In addition, three 

new household data tables will provide information on the employment status of 

veterans, persons with a disability, and the foreign born. Also, the establishment data 

tables have been largely redesigned to include information on all employee hours and 

earnings, women workers, and production and nonsupervisory workers. The ordering 

and format of some tables also will change. Additional information is available at 

www.bls.gov/bls/upcoming_empsit_changes.htm. 
Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

HOUSEHOLD DATA

Civilian labor force ............................... 154,912 154,362 154,006 153,975 153,877 -98

Employment ..................................... 140,591 139,518 138,864 138,275 138,502 227

Unemployment .................................. 14,321 14,844 15,142 15,700 15,375 -325

Not in labor force .................................. 80,547 81,730 82,316 82,575 82,866 291

All workers ......................................... 9.2 9.6 9.8 10.2 10.0 -0.2

Adult men ........................................ 9.7 10.1 10.3 10.7 10.5 -.2

Adult women .................................. 7.4 7.7 7.8 8.1 7.9 -.2

Teenagers ........................................ 22.7 25.1 25.9 27.6 26.7 -.9

White ............................................... 8.4 8.8 9.0 9.5 9.3 -.2

Black or African American 

................... 14.9 15.0 15.4 15.7 15.6 -.1

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ................. 12.0 12.7 12.7 13.1 12.7 -.4

ESTABLISHMENT DATA 

Nonfarm employment ............................ 132,125 131,262 131,118 p 131,007 p 130,996 p -11

Goods-producing 1.............................. 19,041 18,595 18,488 p 18,375 p 18,306 p -69

Construction .................................... 6,303 6,100 6,043 p 5,987 p 5,960 p -27

Manufacturing ............................... 12,008 11,786 11,740 p 11,689 p 11,648 p -41

Service-providing 1 ............................. 113,084 112,667 112,630 p 112,632 p 112,690 p 58

 Retail trade 2 ................................. 14,814 14,720 14,686 p 14,642 p 14,628 p -15

Professional and business service ........... 16,731 16,628 16,642 p 16,680 p 16,766 p 86

Education and health services ............... 19,213 19,307 19,348 p 19,388 p 19,428 p 40

Leisure and hospitality ...................... 13,180 13,172 13,176 p 13,140 p 13,129 p -11

Government .................................... 22,585 22,470 22,448 p 22,494 p 22,501 p 7

Total private ....................................... 33.1 33.1 33.1 p 33.0 p 33.2 p 0.2

Manufacturing .................................. 39.5 39.9 40.0 p 40.1 p 40.4 p .3

 Overtime ....................................... 2.8 3.0 3.0 p 3.3 p 3.4 p .1

Total private ........................................ 99.7 99.0 98.9 p 98.5 p 99.1 p 0.6

Average hourly earnings, total private ......... $18.52 $18.64 $18.68 p $18.73 p $18.74 p $0.01

Average weekly earnings, total private ....... 612.50 617.10 618.31 p 618.09 p 622.17 p 4.08

p = preliminary.

Oct.-Nov. 

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 

II 2009 III 2009 Sept. 2009 Oct. 2009 Nov. 2009

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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 foreignborn 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 

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

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

estimates to nearly complete employment counts available from unemployment insurance tax records. 

The benchmark helps to control for sampling and modeling errors in the estimates. For more information on the annual benchmark revision, please visit www.bls.gov/web/cesbmart.htm. 

Does the establishment survey sample include small firms? 

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

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

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

to achieve that goal. 

Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses? 

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

change generated by business births and deaths. The adjustment comes from an econometric model that 

forecasts the monthly net jobs impact of business births and deaths based on the actual past values of the 

net impact that can be observed with a lag from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. The 

establishment survey uses modeling rather than sampling for this purpose because the survey is not 
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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 sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice 

phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-

8339. 
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

Nov.

2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Nov.

2008

July

2009

Aug.

2009

Sept.

2009

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 234,828 236,550 236,743 234,828 235,870 236,087 236,322 236,550 236,743

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 154,624 153,635 153,539 154,620 154,504 154,577 154,006 153,975 153,877

 Participation rate ..................................................... 65.8 64.9 64.9 65.8 65.5 65.5 65.2 65.1 65.0

 Employed .................................................................... 144,609 139,088 139,132 144,144 140,041 139,649 138,864 138,275 138,502

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 61.6 58.8 58.8 61.4 59.4 59.2 58.8 58.5 58.5

 Unemployed ............................................................... 10,015 14,547 14,407 10,476 14,462 14,928 15,142 15,700 15,375

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 6.5 9.5 9.4 6.8 9.4 9.7 9.8 10.2 10.0

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 80,204 82,915 83,204 80,208 81,366 81,509 82,316 82,575 82,866

 Persons who currently want a job ............................... 5,077 5,621 5,618 5,393 5,990 5,609 5,922 5,995 6,011

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 113,660 114,530 114,632 113,660 114,173 114,288 114,411 114,530 114,632

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 82,415 81,823 81,612 82,666 82,310 82,526 82,268 82,275 82,113

 Participation rate ..................................................... 72.5 71.4 71.2 72.7 72.1 72.2 71.9 71.8 71.6

 Employed .................................................................... 76,690 73,361 73,107 76,577 73,703 73,519 73,180 72,857 72,895

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 67.5 64.1 63.8 67.4 64.6 64.3 64.0 63.6 63.6

 Unemployed ............................................................... 5,725 8,462 8,505 6,089 8,607 9,007 9,088 9,418 9,218

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 6.9 10.3 10.4 7.4 10.5 10.9 11.0 11.4 11.2

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 31,245 32,707 33,019 30,994 31,863 31,761 32,143 32,255 32,518

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 104,978 105,906 106,018 104,978 105,530 105,651 105,780 105,906 106,018

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 79,243 78,857 78,723 79,335 79,045 79,231 79,018 79,108 79,038

 Participation rate ..................................................... 75.5 74.5 74.3 75.6 74.9 75.0 74.7 74.7 74.6

 Employed .................................................................... 74,283 71,260 71,112 74,045 71,319 71,204 70,887 70,671 70,751

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 70.8 67.3 67.1 70.5 67.6 67.4 67.0 66.7 66.7

 Unemployed ............................................................... 4,960 7,596 7,611 5,290 7,726 8,027 8,131 8,437 8,286

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 6.3 9.6 9.7 6.7 9.8 10.1 10.3 10.7 10.5

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 25,735 27,050 27,295 25,643 26,485 26,420 26,762 26,798 26,980

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 121,168 122,020 122,111 121,168 121,696 121,799 121,911 122,020 122,111

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 72,209 71,812 71,927 71,954 72,194 72,051 71,738 71,700 71,763

 Participation rate ..................................................... 59.6 58.9 58.9 59.4 59.3 59.2 58.8 58.8 58.8

 Employed .................................................................... 67,919 65,727 66,024 67,567 66,339 66,131 65,684 65,418 65,607

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 56.1 53.9 54.1 55.8 54.5 54.3 53.9 53.6 53.7

 Unemployed ............................................................... 4,290 6,085 5,902 4,387 5,855 5,920 6,054 6,282 6,156

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 5.9 8.5 8.2 6.1 8.1 8.2 8.4 8.8 8.6

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 48,959 50,207 50,184 49,214 49,503 49,748 50,174 50,320 50,348

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 112,731 113,636 113,737 112,731 113,296 113,405 113,522 113,636 113,737

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 69,108 68,946 69,049 68,753 68,985 68,923 68,703 68,714 68,749

 Participation rate ..................................................... 61.3 60.7 60.7 61.0 60.9 60.8 60.5 60.5 60.4

 Employed .................................................................... 65,317 63,541 63,787 64,902 63,789 63,662 63,318 63,152 63,288

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 57.9 55.9 56.1 57.6 56.3 56.1 55.8 55.6 55.6

 Unemployed ............................................................... 3,791 5,404 5,262 3,851 5,196 5,261 5,385 5,562 5,460

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 5.5 7.8 7.6 5.6 7.5 7.6 7.8 8.1 7.9

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 43,623 44,690 44,688 43,978 44,311 44,481 44,819 44,922 44,988

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 17,118 17,008 16,988 17,118 17,044 17,031 17,020 17,008 16,988

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 6,272 5,833 5,767 6,531 6,474 6,423 6,285 6,152 6,090

 Participation rate ..................................................... 36.6 34.3 33.9 38.2 38.0 37.7 36.9 36.2 35.8

 Employed .................................................................... 5,008 4,287 4,233 5,196 4,933 4,783 4,659 4,452 4,462

 Employment-population ratio .................................. 29.3 25.2 24.9 30.4 28.9 28.1 27.4 26.2 26.3

 Unemployed ............................................................... 1,264 1,546 1,534 1,335 1,541 1,640 1,626 1,700 1,628

 Unemployment rate ................................................ 20.2 26.5 26.6 20.4 23.8 25.5 25.9 27.6 26.7

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 10,846 11,175 11,221 10,587 10,570 10,608 10,735 10,856 10,898

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

Nov.

2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Nov.

2008

July

2009

Aug.

2009

Sept.

2009

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

WHITE 

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 190,221 191,394 191,516 190,221 190,944 191,086 191,244 191,394 191,516

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 126,057 125,339 125,170 126,029 125,997 126,118 125,599 125,694 125,393

 Participation rate ....................................................... 66.3 65.5 65.4 66.3 66.0 66.0 65.7 65.7 65.5

 Employed .................................................................... 118,721 114,469 114,403 118,226 115,123 114,922 114,251 113,803 113,755

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 62.4 59.8 59.7 62.2 60.3 60.1 59.7 59.5 59.4

 Unemployed ............................................................... 7,336 10,870 10,767 7,803 10,874 11,197 11,349 11,891 11,639

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 5.8 8.7 8.6 6.2 8.6 8.9 9.0 9.5 9.3

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 64,165 66,056 66,346 64,193 64,947 64,968 65,645 65,700 66,123

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 65,681 65,313 65,286 65,762 65,643 65,674 65,609 65,634 65,502

 Participation rate ....................................................... 76.0 75.0 74.9 76.1 75.6 75.6 75.4 75.4 75.2

 Employed .................................................................... 61,995 59,555 59,438 61,761 59,701 59,576 59,329 59,109 59,059

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 71.7 68.4 68.2 71.5 68.8 68.6 68.2 67.9 67.8

 Unemployed ............................................................... 3,686 5,758 5,848 4,001 5,941 6,098 6,281 6,525 6,443

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 5.6 8.8 9.0 6.1 9.1 9.3 9.6 9.9 9.8

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 55,131 55,217 55,165 54,810 54,987 55,045 54,770 54,947 54,931

 Participation rate ....................................................... 60.8 60.5 60.4 60.4 60.4 60.4 60.0 60.2 60.1

 Employed .................................................................... 52,454 51,288 51,334 52,014 51,245 51,250 50,914 50,875 50,874

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 57.8 56.2 56.2 57.3 56.3 56.2 55.8 55.7 55.7

 Unemployed ............................................................... 2,677 3,928 3,831 2,796 3,742 3,796 3,856 4,072 4,058

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 4.9 7.1 6.9 5.1 6.8 6.9 7.0 7.4 7.4

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 5,245 4,809 4,719 5,457 5,367 5,399 5,220 5,113 4,960

 Participation rate ....................................................... 40.0 37.0 36.3 41.6 41.2 41.5 40.1 39.3 38.2

 Employed .................................................................... 4,272 3,626 3,631 4,451 4,176 4,096 4,008 3,819 3,822

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 32.6 27.9 28.0 34.0 32.0 31.5 30.8 29.4 29.4

 Unemployed ............................................................... 973 1,183 1,088 1,006 1,191 1,303 1,212 1,294 1,138

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 18.6 24.6 23.0 18.4 22.2 24.1 23.2 25.3 23.0

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 28,021 28,369 28,404 28,021 28,252 28,290 28,330 28,369 28,404

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 17,683 17,491 17,606 17,708 17,684 17,584 17,442 17,509 17,664

 Participation rate ....................................................... 63.1 61.7 62.0 63.2 62.6 62.2 61.6 61.7 62.2

 Employed .................................................................... 15,705 14,816 14,938 15,703 15,111 14,929 14,755 14,760 14,903

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 56.0 52.2 52.6 56.0 53.5 52.8 52.1 52.0 52.5

 Unemployed ............................................................... 1,979 2,675 2,667 2,005 2,573 2,655 2,687 2,749 2,760

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 11.2 15.3 15.2 11.3 14.5 15.1 15.4 15.7 15.6

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 10,338 10,879 10,798 10,313 10,568 10,706 10,888 10,860 10,740

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 7,957 7,909 7,911 7,954 7,896 7,921 7,809 7,897 7,921

 Participation rate ....................................................... 70.6 69.1 69.0 70.5 69.4 69.5 68.3 69.0 69.1

 Employed .................................................................... 7,013 6,603 6,637 6,989 6,645 6,578 6,518 6,544 6,585

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 62.2 57.7 57.9 62.0 58.4 57.7 57.0 57.2 57.4

 Unemployed ............................................................... 944 1,306 1,274 965 1,251 1,343 1,291 1,353 1,336

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 11.9 16.5 16.1 12.1 15.8 17.0 16.5 17.1 16.9

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 9,069 8,904 8,999 9,069 9,045 8,955 8,942 8,912 9,001

 Participation rate ....................................................... 64.5 62.5 63.1 64.5 63.8 63.1 62.9 62.6 63.1

 Employed .................................................................... 8,234 7,803 7,942 8,249 7,988 7,889 7,828 7,806 7,944

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 58.6 54.8 55.7 58.7 56.3 55.5 55.0 54.8 55.7

 Unemployed ............................................................... 836 1,100 1,057 820 1,057 1,066 1,114 1,106 1,057

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 9.2 12.4 11.7 9.0 11.7 11.9 12.5 12.4 11.7

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 657 678 696 685 744 708 691 700 742

 Participation rate ....................................................... 24.4 25.3 26.0 25.5 27.7 26.4 25.8 26.2 27.8

 Employed .................................................................... 457 409 359 464 479 462 409 411 375

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 17.0 15.3 13.4 17.3 17.8 17.2 15.3 15.4 14.0

 Unemployed ............................................................... 199 269 337 221 265 246 282 289 367

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 30.4 39.7 48.4 32.2 35.7 34.7 40.8 41.3 49.4

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

Nov.

2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Nov.

2008

July

2009

Aug.

2009

Sept.

2009

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

ASIAN 

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 10,811 10,841 10,879 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 7,134 7,051 7,080 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ....................................................... 66.0 65.0 65.1 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .................................................................... 6,791 6,520 6,566 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 62.8 60.1 60.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ............................................................... 343 531 514 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 4.8 7.5 7.3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 3,677 3,790 3,799 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

Nov.

2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Nov.

2008

July

2009

Aug.

2009

Sept.

2009

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 32,558 33,202 33,291 32,558 32,926 33,017 33,110 33,202 33,291

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 22,137 22,481 22,622 22,074 22,526 22,341 22,469 22,497 22,566

 Participation rate ....................................................... 68.0 67.7 68.0 67.8 68.4 67.7 67.9 67.8 67.8

 Employed .................................................................... 20,263 19,688 19,860 20,168 19,745 19,433 19,625 19,555 19,694

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 62.2 59.3 59.7 61.9 60.0 58.9 59.3 58.9 59.2

 Unemployed ............................................................... 1,874 2,792 2,762 1,906 2,781 2,908 2,844 2,942 2,872

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 8.5 12.4 12.2 8.6 12.3 13.0 12.7 13.1 12.7

 Not in labor force .......................................................... 10,421 10,721 10,669 10,484 10,400 10,675 10,641 10,705 10,725

Men, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 12,760 12,863 12,862 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ....................................................... 84.1 83.2 83.0 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .................................................................... 11,777 11,333 11,374 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 77.7 73.3 73.4 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ............................................................... 983 1,531 1,488 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 7.7 11.9 11.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Women, 20 years and over

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 8,362 8,628 8,767 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ....................................................... 58.5 59.1 59.9 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .................................................................... 7,745 7,718 7,838 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 54.2 52.9 53.5 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ............................................................... 618 909 929 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 7.4 10.5 10.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 Civilian labor force ........................................................ 1,015 990 993 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Participation rate ....................................................... 32.8 31.4 31.5 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employed .................................................................... 741 637 649 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Employment-population ratio .................................... 24.0 20.2 20.6 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployed ............................................................... 274 353 344 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( )

 Unemployment rate .................................................. 27.0 35.6 34.7 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

Nov.

2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Nov.

2008

July

2009

Aug.

2009

Sept.

2009

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force .......................................................... 12,137 11,849 11,929 12,185 12,461 12,360 12,303 12,182 12,012

 Participation rate ......................................................... 47.0 46.0 46.0 47.2 48.5 47.5 47.3 47.3 46.3

 Employed ...................................................................... 10,865 10,194 10,207 10,899 10,537 10,432 10,462 10,289 10,210

 Employment-population ratio ...................................... 42.1 39.6 39.4 42.2 41.0 40.1 40.2 40.0 39.4

 Unemployed ................................................................. 1,272 1,655 1,722 1,286 1,925 1,928 1,841 1,893 1,801

 Unemployment rate .................................................... 10.5 14.0 14.4 10.6 15.4 15.6 15.0 15.5 15.0

High school graduates, no college 1

Civilian labor force .......................................................... 38,586 37,729 38,013 38,271 38,362 38,184 38,098 37,898 37,835

 Participation rate ......................................................... 62.8 61.5 62.0 62.3 62.5 62.0 62.1 61.8 61.7

 Employed ...................................................................... 36,009 33,884 34,249 35,643 34,760 34,469 33,994 33,659 33,914

 Employment-population ratio ...................................... 58.6 55.3 55.9 58.1 56.7 56.0 55.4 54.9 55.3

 Unemployed ................................................................. 2,577 3,846 3,764 2,628 3,602 3,715 4,105 4,239 3,921

 Unemployment rate .................................................... 6.7 10.2 9.9 6.9 9.4 9.7 10.8 11.2 10.4

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force .......................................................... 37,342 37,047 37,228 37,120 36,564 36,601 36,665 36,890 36,955

 Participation rate ......................................................... 72.1 71.1 70.9 71.6 70.6 71.2 70.6 70.8 70.4

 Employed ...................................................................... 35,380 33,909 34,099 35,077 33,679 33,608 33,539 33,588 33,631

 Employment-population ratio ...................................... 68.3 65.1 65.0 67.7 65.1 65.4 64.5 64.5 64.1

 Unemployed ................................................................. 1,961 3,138 3,128 2,043 2,885 2,993 3,126 3,303 3,324

 Unemployment rate .................................................... 5.3 8.5 8.4 5.5 7.9 8.2 8.5 9.0 9.0

Bachelor’s degree and higher 2

Civilian labor force .......................................................... 45,272 46,550 45,981 45,232 45,691 45,840 45,928 46,302 46,006

 Participation rate ......................................................... 77.8 77.8 77.4 77.7 76.8 77.0 77.4 77.4 77.5

 Employed ...................................................................... 43,900 44,431 43,888 43,794 43,546 43,686 43,696 44,110 43,769

 Employment-population ratio ...................................... 75.4 74.3 73.9 75.3 73.2 73.4 73.6 73.7 73.7

 Unemployed ................................................................. 1,372 2,120 2,093 1,438 2,145 2,154 2,231 2,192 2,237

 Unemployment rate .................................................... 3.0 4.6 4.6 3.2 4.7 4.7 4.9 4.7 4.9

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

Nov.

2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Nov.

2008

July

2009

Aug.

2009

Sept.

2009

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries ................................... 2,141 2,049 2,039 2,206 2,148 2,103 2,010 2,039 2,090

 Wage and salary workers ............................................. 1,198 1,281 1,281 1,267 1,230 1,247 1,179 1,249 1,345

 Self-employed workers ................................................. 920 748 740 915 876 830 808 738 755

 Unpaid family workers .................................................. 23 19 18 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Nonagricultural industries ............................................... 142,468 137,039 137,093 141,901 137,675 137,358 136,795 136,245 136,355

 Wage and salary workers ............................................. 133,697 128,093 128,049 132,983 128,939 128,285 127,712 127,350 127,186

 Government ................................................................ 21,613 21,375 21,466 21,431 21,367 21,133 21,002 21,192 21,263

 Private industries ........................................................ 112,084 106,719 106,583 111,542 107,591 107,219 106,779 106,230 105,932

 Private households ................................................... 836 702 776 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Other industries ........................................................ 111,247 106,016 105,807 110,677 106,728 106,375 105,990 105,470 105,155

 Self-employed workers ................................................. 8,706 8,879 8,973 8,816 8,801 9,034 9,010 8,929 9,070

 Unpaid family workers .................................................. 65 67 72 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2

All industries:

Part time for economic reasons .................................. 7,135 8,474 8,894 7,323 8,798 9,076 9,179 9,284 9,246

 Slack work or business conditions ........................... 5,354 6,309 6,524 5,399 6,849 6,941 6,960 7,013 6,731

 Could only find part-time work ................................. 1,509 1,955 2,132 1,585 1,835 2,044 2,025 2,042 2,207

Part time for noneconomic reasons ............................ 19,892 19,135 19,208 18,886 19,018 18,814 18,621 18,714 18,368

Nonagricultural industries:

Part time for economic reasons .................................. 7,001 8,350 8,796 7,209 8,647 8,945 9,004 9,194 9,160

 Slack work or business conditions ........................... 5,251 6,203 6,446 5,304 6,733 6,844 6,734 6,907 6,664

 Could only find part-time work ................................. 1,497 1,947 2,124 1,579 1,776 2,020 2,021 2,022 2,218

Part time for noneconomic reasons ............................ 19,592 18,819 18,871 18,635 18,621 18,436 18,285 18,393 18,085

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

Nov.

2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Nov.

2008

July

2009

Aug.

2009

Sept.

2009

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ................................................. 144,609 139,088 139,132 144,144 140,041 139,649 138,864 138,275 138,502

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 5,008 4,287 4,233 5,196 4,933 4,783 4,659 4,452 4,462

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 1,771 1,400 1,349 1,791 1,718 1,715 1,623 1,428 1,408

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 3,237 2,887 2,884 3,408 3,225 3,057 3,075 3,044 3,045

 20 years and over ......................................................... 139,601 134,802 134,899 138,948 135,108 134,866 134,206 133,823 134,040

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 13,446 12,385 12,456 13,443 12,790 12,749 12,669 12,431 12,454

 25 years and over ....................................................... 126,155 122,417 122,443 125,422 122,455 122,148 121,629 121,444 121,542

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 98,921 95,001 95,033 98,373 95,297 94,992 94,404 94,269 94,312

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 31,298 30,072 30,072 31,070 30,079 29,970 29,796 29,802 29,790

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 33,007 31,144 31,209 32,883 31,613 31,500 31,270 30,966 31,031

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 34,616 33,784 33,753 34,420 33,606 33,522 33,338 33,501 33,492

 55 years and over ..................................................... 27,233 27,416 27,410 27,049 27,158 27,156 27,225 27,175 27,230

Men, 16 years and over .................................................. 76,690 73,361 73,107 76,577 73,703 73,519 73,180 72,857 72,895

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 2,406 2,101 1,996 2,531 2,383 2,314 2,293 2,185 2,143

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 769 671 619 800 826 838 792 689 674

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 1,638 1,430 1,377 1,728 1,562 1,473 1,504 1,490 1,455

 20 years and over ......................................................... 74,283 71,260 71,112 74,045 71,319 71,204 70,887 70,671 70,751

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 6,939 6,224 6,291 6,965 6,546 6,511 6,431 6,263 6,311

 25 years and over ....................................................... 67,344 65,037 64,821 67,039 64,828 64,727 64,484 64,446 64,387

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 52,983 50,689 50,450 52,740 50,600 50,544 50,215 50,222 50,094

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 17,076 16,405 16,316 16,979 16,231 16,222 16,111 16,210 16,162

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 17,871 16,763 16,819 17,816 16,898 16,839 16,764 16,634 16,709

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 18,036 17,520 17,314 17,944 17,470 17,482 17,340 17,378 17,223

 55 years and over ..................................................... 14,361 14,348 14,371 14,299 14,228 14,183 14,269 14,225 14,293

Women, 16 years and over ............................................ 67,919 65,727 66,024 67,567 66,339 66,131 65,684 65,418 65,607

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 2,602 2,186 2,238 2,665 2,550 2,468 2,366 2,266 2,319

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 1,002 729 730 990 892 877 830 739 734

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 1,600 1,457 1,507 1,680 1,663 1,584 1,571 1,555 1,590

 20 years and over ......................................................... 65,317 63,541 63,787 64,902 63,789 63,662 63,318 63,152 63,288

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 6,507 6,161 6,165 6,478 6,244 6,238 6,238 6,167 6,143

 25 years and over ....................................................... 58,810 57,380 57,622 58,383 57,627 57,421 57,146 56,998 57,155

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 45,938 44,312 44,583 45,634 44,697 44,448 44,189 44,047 44,218

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 14,223 13,667 13,755 14,091 13,847 13,748 13,685 13,592 13,628

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 15,135 14,381 14,389 15,067 14,714 14,661 14,506 14,332 14,321

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 16,580 16,264 16,439 16,476 16,136 16,040 15,999 16,124 16,269

 55 years and over ..................................................... 12,872 13,069 13,038 12,750 12,929 12,973 12,956 12,951 12,937

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present ......................................... 45,781 43,510 43,484 45,610 43,992 43,943 43,716 43,388 43,317

Married women, spouse present .................................... 35,937 34,822 35,082 35,649 35,377 35,199 34,857 34,754 34,845

Women who maintain families ........................................ 9,314 8,786 8,798 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers 2 ......................................................... 118,432 111,599 111,274 118,413 112,598 112,262 111,448 110,852 110,992

Part-time workers 3 ......................................................... 26,176 27,489 27,858 25,577 27,799 27,600 27,479 27,529 27,422

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders ................................................. 7,539 7,224 7,222 7,410 7,284 7,099 7,060 7,027 7,123

 Percent of total employed ........................................... 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1

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

Nov.

2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Nov.

2008

July

2009

Aug.

2009

Sept.

2009

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ................................................. 10,476 15,700 15,375 6.8 9.4 9.7 9.8 10.2 10.0

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 1,335 1,700 1,628 20.4 23.8 25.5 25.9 27.6 26.7

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 567 613 572 24.1 25.4 26.4 27.6 30.0 28.9

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 765 1,048 1,072 18.3 23.0 25.0 24.2 25.6 26.0

 20 years and over ......................................................... 9,141 14,000 13,747 6.2 8.7 9.0 9.1 9.5 9.3

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 1,684 2,298 2,371 11.1 15.3 15.1 14.9 15.6 16.0

 25 years and over ....................................................... 7,421 11,612 11,287 5.6 8.1 8.3 8.6 8.7 8.5

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 6,074 9,528 9,212 5.8 8.4 8.7 9.1 9.2 8.9

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 2,341 3,597 3,451 7.0 10.0 10.4 10.6 10.8 10.4

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 1,874 3,075 2,912 5.4 7.9 8.1 8.8 9.0 8.6

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 1,859 2,856 2,849 5.1 7.4 7.7 8.0 7.9 7.8

 55 years and over ..................................................... 1,350 2,055 2,082 4.8 6.7 6.8 6.8 7.0 7.1

Men, 16 years and over .................................................. 6,089 9,418 9,218 7.4 10.5 10.9 11.0 11.4 11.2

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 799 981 932 24.0 27.0 29.8 29.5 31.0 30.3

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 324 347 299 28.8 27.7 29.8 30.6 33.5 30.7

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 466 602 639 21.2 27.0 29.8 28.3 28.8 30.5

 20 years and over ......................................................... 5,290 8,437 8,286 6.7 9.8 10.1 10.3 10.7 10.5

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 1,027 1,432 1,418 12.9 17.1 16.8 16.9 18.6 18.3

 25 years and over ....................................................... 4,218 6,946 6,799 5.9 9.0 9.5 9.7 9.7 9.6

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 3,448 5,749 5,598 6.1 9.5 10.0 10.4 10.3 10.1

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 1,373 2,110 2,057 7.5 11.1 11.5 12.1 11.5 11.3

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 1,008 1,878 1,720 5.4 8.9 9.5 9.7 10.1 9.3

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 1,068 1,761 1,821 5.6 8.5 9.0 9.4 9.2 9.6

 55 years and over ..................................................... 770 1,197 1,200 5.1 7.4 7.5 7.3 7.8 7.7

Women, 16 years and over ............................................ 4,387 6,282 6,156 6.1 8.1 8.2 8.4 8.8 8.6

 16 to 19 years ............................................................... 536 719 696 16.7 20.5 21.1 22.0 24.1 23.1

 16 to 17 years ............................................................. 243 265 273 19.7 23.2 22.9 24.5 26.4 27.1

 18 to 19 years ............................................................. 299 446 433 15.1 18.8 19.9 20.0 22.3 21.4

 20 years and over ......................................................... 3,851 5,562 5,460 5.6 7.5 7.6 7.8 8.1 7.9

 20 to 24 years ............................................................. 657 866 953 9.2 13.3 13.2 12.7 12.3 13.4

 25 years and over ....................................................... 3,202 4,666 4,489 5.2 6.9 7.0 7.3 7.6 7.3

 25 to 54 years ........................................................... 2,625 3,779 3,613 5.4 7.1 7.2 7.6 7.9 7.6

 25 to 34 years ......................................................... 968 1,488 1,394 6.4 8.7 9.1 8.7 9.9 9.3

 35 to 44 years ......................................................... 866 1,197 1,192 5.4 6.7 6.5 7.9 7.7 7.7

 45 to 54 years ......................................................... 791 1,095 1,028 4.6 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.4 5.9

 55 years and over 2 .................................................. 577 853 859 4.3 7.1 6.7 6.3 6.1 6.2

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present ......................................... 2,003 3,565 3,551 4.2 6.9 7.1 7.4 7.6 7.6

Married women, spouse present .................................... 1,590 2,196 2,103 4.3 5.5 5.4 5.8 5.9 5.7

Women who maintain families 2 ..................................... 953 1,299 1,131 9.3 12.6 12.2 11.6 12.9 11.4

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers 3 ......................................................... 8,940 13,901 13,746 7.0 10.1 10.5 10.7 11.1 11.0

Part-time workers 4 ......................................................... 1,566 1,798 1,631 5.8 6.0 6.3 6.4 6.1 5.6

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

Nov.

2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Nov.

2008

July

2009

Aug.

2009

Sept.

2009

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs 5,746 9,176 9,130 6,156 9,560 9,818 10,421 10,550 10,087

On temporary layoff .................................................... 1,166 1,177 1,245 1,413 1,680 1,718 1,916 1,737 1,548

Not on temporary layoff .............................................. 4,580 7,999 7,884 4,744 7,880 8,100 8,506 8,812 8,540

Permanent job losers .............................................. 3,520 6,564 6,515 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 1,060 1,435 1,369 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

Job leavers ..................................................................... 916 938 921 940 885 829 864 906 928

Reentrants ...................................................................... 2,659 3,376 3,158 2,655 3,312 3,307 3,255 3,433 3,214

New entrants .................................................................. 694 1,058 1,198 760 967 1,085 1,112 1,090 1,266

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 ............................................................................. 57.4 63.1 63.4 58.6 64.9 65.3 66.6 66.0 65.1

On temporary layoff .................................................. 11.6 8.1 8.6 13.4 11.4 11.4 12.2 10.9 10.0

Not on temporary layoff ............................................ 45.7 55.0 54.7 45.1 53.5 53.9 54.3 55.1 55.1

Job leavers ................................................................... 9.1 6.4 6.4 8.9 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.7 6.0

Reentrants .................................................................... 26.6 23.2 21.9 25.3 22.5 22.0 20.8 21.5 20.7

New entrants ................................................................ 6.9 7.3 8.3 7.2 6.6 7.2 7.1 6.8 8.2

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary

jobs ............................................................................. 3.7 6.0 5.9 4.0 6.2 6.4 6.8 6.9 6.6

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

Reentrants .................................................................... 1.7 2.2 2.1 1.7 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.1

New entrants ................................................................ .4 .7 .8 .5 .6 .7 .7 .7 .8

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

Nov.

2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Nov.

2008

July

2009

Aug.

2009

Sept.

2009

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks .............................................................................. 3,079 2,956 2,583 3,255 3,233 3,026 2,966 3,147 2,806

5 to 14 weeks ..................................................................................... 3,130 3,183 3,296 3,141 3,557 4,120 3,910 3,717 3,526

15 weeks and over ............................................................................. 3,806 8,408 8,528 3,964 7,880 7,816 8,380 8,834 9,050

 15 to 26 weeks ................................................................................ 1,614 2,883 2,678 1,757 2,916 2,828 2,942 3,240 3,163

 27 weeks and over .......................................................................... 2,192 5,526 5,849 2,207 4,965 4,988 5,438 5,594 5,887

Average (mean) duration, in weeks .................................................... 19.2 28.1 29.4 18.9 25.1 24.9 26.2 26.9 28.5

Median duration, in weeks .................................................................. 9.9 19.3 20.2 10.0 15.7 15.4 17.3 18.7 20.1

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 ............................................................................ 30.7 20.3 17.9 31.4 22.0 20.2 19.4 20.0 18.2

 5 to 14 weeks ................................................................................... 31.3 21.9 22.9 30.3 24.2 27.5 25.6 23.7 22.9

 15 weeks and over ........................................................................... 38.0 57.8 59.2 38.3 53.7 52.2 54.9 56.3 58.8

 15 to 26 weeks ............................................................................... 16.1 19.8 18.6 17.0 19.9 18.9 19.3 20.6 20.6

 27 weeks and over ......................................................................... 21.9 38.0 40.6 21.3 33.8 33.3 35.6 35.6 38.3

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

Nov.

2008

Nov.

2009

Nov.

2008

Nov.

2009

Nov.

2008

Nov.

2009

 Total, 16 years and over 1 ....................................................... 144,609 139,132 10,015 14,407 6.5 9.4

Management, professional, and related occupations ............. 53,274 52,263 1,786 2,530 3.2 4.6

Management, business, and financial operations

occupations ................................................................................ 22,189 20,721 824 1,194 3.6 5.4

 Professional and related occupations ...................................... 31,085 31,543 962 1,336 3.0 4.1

Service occupations ....................................................................... 24,595 24,364 1,898 2,604 7.2 9.7

Sales and office occupations ....................................................... 35,205 33,281 2,304 3,202 6.1 8.8

 Sales and related occupations .................................................. 16,330 15,428 1,142 1,538 6.5 9.1

 Office and administrative support occupations ...................... 18,875 17,853 1,162 1,664 5.8 8.5

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

occupations .................................................................................... 14,480 13,194 1,587 2,472 9.9 15.8

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................. 919 934 107 128 10.4 12.1

 Construction and extraction occupations ................................ 8,376 7,509 1,158 1,897 12.1 20.2

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ................ 5,184 4,751 322 447 5.9 8.6

Production, transportation, and material moving

occupations .................................................................................... 17,055 16,030 1,726 2,359 9.2 12.8

 Production occupations .............................................................. 8,662 7,644 895 1,248 9.4 14.0

 Transportation and material moving occupations ................. 8,393 8,385 831 1,111 9.0 11.7

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

Nov.

2008

Nov.

2009

Nov.

2008

Nov.

2009

 Total, 16 years and over 1 .................................................... 10,015 14,407 6.5 9.4

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers .................... 8,264 11,688 6.9 9.9

 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction ......................... 32 96 3.7 12.0

 Construction .................................................................................. 1,237 1,780 12.7 19.4

 Manufacturing ............................................................................... 1,144 1,882 7.0 12.5

 Durable goods ............................................................................ 729 1,219 6.8 12.7

 Nondurable goods ..................................................................... 415 663 7.4 12.0

 Wholesale and retail trade ......................................................... 1,397 1,879 6.7 9.2

 Transportation and utilities ......................................................... 331 493 5.8 8.5

 Information ..................................................................................... 173 243 5.2 7.6

 Financial activities ........................................................................ 494 619 5.2 6.7

 Professional and business services ......................................... 992 1,514 7.0 10.6

 Education and health services .................................................. 748 1,168 3.6 5.5

 Leisure and hospitality ................................................................ 1,283 1,524 9.9 11.9

 Other services ............................................................................... 434 491 7.0 8.0

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers ...... 119 180 9.5 12.6

Government workers ..................................................................... 527 748 2.4 3.4

Self employed and unpaid family workers ................................. 411 592 4.1 5.7

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

Nov.

2008

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

Nov.

2008

July

2009

Aug.

2009

Sept.

2009

Oct.

2009

Nov.

2009

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

civilian labor force ..................................................................... 2.5 5.5 5.6 2.6 5.1 5.1 5.4 5.7 5.9

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

percent of the civilian labor force .............................................. 3.7 6.0 5.9 4.0 6.2 6.4 6.8 6.9 6.6

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

(official unemployment rate) ................................................. 6.5 9.5 9.4 6.8 9.4 9.7 9.8 10.2 10.0

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

civilian labor force plus discouraged workers ........................... 6.8 9.9 9.9 7.1 9.8 10.1 10.2 10.7 10.5

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 ................................ 7.6 10.8 10.7 7.9 10.7 11.0 11.1 11.6 11.3

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 12.2 16.3 16.4 12.6 16.3 16.8 17.0 17.5 17.2

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

Nov.

2008

Nov.

2009

Nov.

2008

Nov.

2009

Nov.

2008

Nov.

2009

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force .................................................................. 80,204 83,204 31,245 33,019 48,959 50,184

 Persons who currently want a job ...................................................... 5,077 5,618 2,299 2,671 2,778 2,947

Marginally attached to the labor force 1 ........................................ 1,947 2,323 961 1,242 987 1,081

Reason not currently looking:

Discouragement over job prospects 2 .................................. 608 861 315 504 293 357

Reasons other than discouragement 3 ................................. 1,339 1,462 645 738 694 725

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders 4 .................................................................. 7,539 7,222 3,723 3,461 3,816 3,761

 Percent of total employed ............................................................... 5.2 5.2 4.9 4.7 5.6 5.7

 Primary job full time, secondary job part time ................................. 4,009 3,864 2,147 2,062 1,862 1,802

 Primary and secondary jobs both part time .................................... 1,861 1,899 635 617 1,225 1,282

 Primary and secondary jobs both full time ...................................... 279 228 184 142 95 86

 Hours vary on primary or secondary job ......................................... 1,360 1,170 744 603 616 567

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

 Nov. 

2008

 Sept. 

2009

 Oct. 

2009p

 Nov. 

2009p

 Nov. 

2008

 July 

2009

 Aug. 

2009

 Sept. 

2009

 Oct. 

2009p

 Nov. 

2009p

Change

from:

Oct. 2009-

Nov. 2009p

Total nonfarm ............................. 136,882 131,435 132,143 132,223 135,755 131,411 131,257 131,118 131,007 130,996 -11

Total private ........................................ 113,852 109,184 109,266 109,247 113,212 108,936 108,770 108,670 108,513 108,495 -18

Goods-producing ............................................ 20,997 18,840 18,700 18,528 20,814 18,713 18,583 18,488 18,375 18,306 -69

Mining and logging ................................................... 799 717 709 707 793 715 706 705 699 698 -1

Logging ........................................................... 58.3 54.6 52.8 53.0 56.6 51.1 51.2 51.9 50.5 50.8 .3

Mining .................................................................... 741.1 662.2 655.7 653.6 736.8 663.8 655.1 653.2 648.5 647.4 -1.1

Oil and gas extraction ........................................ 167.9 166.5 165.2 167.0 167.4 165.5 165.2 166.1 165.6 166.6 1.0

Mining, except oil and gas ................................. 233.2 220.3 217.5 214.3 230.7 215.6 214.3 214.4 212.1 211.4 -.7 1

Coal mining ...................................................... 84.8 78.5 77.5 76.5 84.3 79.0 78.9 78.5 77.0 76.1 -.9

Support activities for mining .............................. 340.0 275.4 273.0 272.3 338.7 282.7 275.6 272.7 270.8 269.4 -1.4

Construction ............................................................. 7,058 6,281 6,213 6,084 6,939 6,162 6,096 6,043 5,987 5,960 -27

Construction of buildings ................................... 1,609.1 1,428.0 1,419.6 1,399.4 1,588.4 1,415.1 1,406.1 1,391.9 1,382.2 1,381.1 -1.1

Residential building ......................................... 793.6 702.3 697.3 686.0 781.7 689.6 685.4 680.4 676.0 675.5 -.5

Nonresidential building .................................... 815.5 725.7 722.3 713.4 806.7 725.5 720.7 711.5 706.2 705.6 -.6

Heavy and civil engineering construction ........ 969.4 902.9 883.2 864.3 942.5 854.4 849.2 841.2 828.3 833.5 5.2

Specialty trade contractors ............................... 4,479.7 3,950.3 3,909.7 3,820.6 4,408.5 3,892.4 3,840.2 3,810.0 3,776.6 3,745.4 -31.2

Residential specialty trade contractors ........... 1,946.2 1,747.6 1,738.3 1,707.9 1,921.6 1,706.9 1,691.4 1,690.3 1,685.7 1,683.0 -2.7

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors ..... 2,533.5 2,202.7 2,171.4 2,112.7 2,486.9 2,185.5 2,148.8 2,119.7 2,090.9 2,062.4 -28.5

Manufacturing ........................................................... 13,140 11,842 11,778 11,737 13,082 11,836 11,781 11,740 11,689 11,648 -41

Production workers ....................................... 9,375 8,335 8,284 8,250 9,322 8,301 8,265 8,243 8,207 8,178 -29

Durable goods ....................................................... 8,254 7,213 7,178 7,162 8,216 7,248 7,204 7,169 7,132 7,099 -33

Production workers ....................................... 5,775 4,943 4,912 4,898 5,741 4,957 4,924 4,906 4,877 4,848 -29

Wood products ................................................... 431.0 370.8 368.0 363.4 429.8 364.3 362.2 361.6 361.0 359.4 -1.6

Nonmetallic mineral products ............................ 456.4 411.1 403.0 400.1 450.1 405.5 402.6 400.9 394.7 392.5 -2.2

Primary metals .................................................... 430.4 359.1 359.2 358.8 429.8 358.8 359.3 357.3 356.6 356.0 -.6

Fabricated metal products ................................. 1,494.5 1,287.4 1,285.1 1,280.1 1,486.3 1,295.1 1,288.3 1,280.2 1,274.4 1,268.5 -5.9

Machinery ........................................................... 1,167.6 989.6 985.9 982.9 1,162.7 1,003.2 997.5 989.8 981.4 974.2 -7.2

1 Computer and electronic products .................... 1,234.9 1,119.6 1,112.5 1,111.3 1,233.3 1,134.5 1,125.6 1,120.2 1,113.7 1,108.8 -4.9

Computer and peripheral equipment ............. 181.8 160.2 158.9 159.2 181.8 162.4 160.5 160.4 159.0 158.5 -.5

Communications equipment ........................... 129.9 125.6 125.2 125.0 129.5 126.3 125.7 126.1 125.0 124.7 -.3

Semiconductors and electronic components . 424.0 365.2 362.2 362.8 423.2 371.0 367.6 365.2 363.2 361.6 -1.6

Electronic instruments ..................................... 438.7 417.5 414.5 412.9 438.8 422.2 420.0 417.3 415.4 413.2 -2.2

Electrical equipment and appliances ................ 418.4 372.9 369.9 367.6 417.5 374.0 372.3 371.8 368.0 365.2 -2.8

1 Transportation equipment .................................. 1,541.0 1,338.2 1,334.8 1,334.8 1,532.5 1,339.0 1,330.0 1,326.9 1,326.9 1,318.6 -8.3

Motor vehicles and parts ................................. 817.1 672.4 673.3 674.3 809.6 665.1 661.6 660.1 664.8 658.5 -6.3 2

Furniture and related products .......................... 449.2 376.6 370.4 372.3 449.6 382.7 378.2 374.5 370.9 372.3 1.4

Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................ 630.7 587.2 589.2 590.4 624.2 590.9 587.7 585.8 583.9 583.0 -.9

Nondurable goods ................................................. 4,886 4,629 4,600 4,575 4,866 4,588 4,577 4,571 4,557 4,549 -8

Production workers ....................................... 3,600 3,392 3,372 3,352 3,581 3,344 3,341 3,337 3,330 3,330 0

Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,503.0 1,514.0 1,499.9 1,485.3 1,489.0 1,473.9 1,476.4 1,476.3 1,473.9 1,472.0 -1.9

Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 195.7 195.8 195.2 188.6 196.4 189.4 189.8 189.7 189.9 189.2 -.7

Textile mills ......................................................... 140.8 122.7 121.6 122.4 140.6 122.5 122.3 121.8 121.1 121.6 .5

Textile product mills ........................................... 144.4 126.3 125.4 125.1 143.5 125.9 125.5 125.8 124.4 123.1 -1.3

Apparel ................................................................ 187.7 167.7 164.2 161.0 187.1 166.7 165.4 163.7 162.0 160.2 -1.8

Leather and allied products ............................... 32.7 30.7 30.5 30.3 32.6 31.3 30.6 30.2 30.2 30.2 .0

Paper and paper products ................................. 437.5 405.9 403.4 404.0 437.1 407.2 405.7 405.4 402.9 402.2 -.7

Printing and related support activities ............... 578.6 513.7 510.7 507.8 574.1 518.4 513.7 511.4 507.3 502.8 -4.5

Petroleum and coal products ............................. 117.1 117.0 115.4 113.4 117.2 114.3 114.0 114.2 113.9 113.6 -.3

Chemicals ........................................................... 841.2 800.7 800.7 804.4 842.6 807.4 803.4 802.5 802.7 803.8 1.1

Plastics and rubber products ............................. 707.5 634.0 633.2 632.9 705.9 631.3 630.4 629.5 629.1 630.4 1.3

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

 Nov. 

2008

 Sept. 

2009

 Oct. 

2009p

 Nov. 

2009p

 Nov. 

2008

 July 

2009

 Aug. 

2009

 Sept. 

2009

 Oct. 

2009p

 Nov. 

2009p

Change

from:

Oct. 2009-

Nov. 2009p

Service-providing .............................................. 115,885 112,595 113,443 113,695 114,941 112,698 112,674 112,630 112,632 112,690 58

Private service-providing ............................... 92,855 90,344 90,566 90,719 92,398 90,223 90,187 90,182 90,138 90,189 51

Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 26,439 25,070 25,135 25,434 26,005 25,174 25,146 25,090 25,030 24,996 -34

Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,906.6 5,662.5 5,674.4 5,664.2 5,890.3 5,666.8 5,661.0 5,654.1 5,651.4 5,639.7 -11.7

Durable goods .................................................... 3,008.5 2,824.2 2,825.4 2,812.4 3,004.9 2,836.8 2,828.3 2,821.2 2,815.3 2,804.1 -11.2

Nondurable goods .............................................. 2,045.3 1,994.7 2,002.4 2,009.5 2,033.6 1,992.2 1,991.6 1,990.5 1,991.6 1,995.7 4.1

Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 852.8 843.6 846.6 842.3 851.8 837.8 841.1 842.4 844.5 839.9 -4.6

Retail trade ............................................................ 15,503.2 14,621.2 14,675.4 14,996.7 15,126.0 14,747.0 14,726.1 14,686.4 14,642.2 14,627.7 -14.5

Motor vehicle and parts dealers ........................ 1,763.3 1,686.9 1,679.3 1,665.7 1,770.5 1,669.9 1,674.7 1,668.4 1,667.9 1,668.7 .8 1

Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,118.7 1,051.1 1,047.7 1,042.3 1,121.2 1,040.4 1,045.6 1,040.7 1,040.8 1,043.0 2.2

Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 537.6 475.5 488.0 498.9 522.6 483.9 479.6 480.0 481.2 482.3 1.1

Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 561.4 507.5 510.7 522.2 541.5 513.1 513.0 511.5 506.5 503.5 -3.0

Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,218.9 1,164.8 1,157.9 1,151.0 1,235.8 1,175.3 1,169.7 1,167.8 1,163.7 1,163.3 -.4

Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,869.2 2,806.5 2,805.6 2,826.7 2,843.5 2,823.5 2,821.4 2,813.4 2,809.9 2,801.9 -8.0

Health and personal care stores ....................... 1,000.9 972.5 978.2 987.7 989.4 984.1 982.2 976.5 978.2 977.7 -.5

Gasoline stations ................................................ 835.7 835.6 830.9 824.7 836.9 830.3 834.4 830.1 830.7 826.4 -4.3

Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,546.1 1,392.4 1,420.0 1,497.8 1,462.2 1,414.4 1,410.9 1,411.3 1,410.7 1,411.6 .9

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music

stores ................................................................ 669.9 610.4 593.9 616.9 633.1 605.4 601.8 604.5 588.9 583.9 -5.0

1 General merchandise stores ............................. 3,186.2 2,963.5 2,983.1 3,162.2 3,024.5 3,032.8 3,025.7 3,019.1 3,003.5 3,011.6 8.1

Department stores .......................................... 1,640.8 1,487.1 1,505.7 1,637.2 1,517.5 1,523.3 1,524.2 1,524.4 1,512.0 1,519.5 7.5

Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 854.9 793.0 803.4 805.3 838.3 797.6 797.5 790.9 790.6 788.9 -1.7

Nonstore retailers ............................................... 459.1 412.6 424.4 437.6 427.7 416.7 415.2 412.9 410.4 407.9 -2.5

Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,465.9 4,220.2 4,217.1 4,208.8 4,424.4 4,193.9 4,192.3 4,182.2 4,168.0 4,162.7 -5.3

Air transportation ................................................ 479.5 463.7 461.5 458.1 481.6 462.9 463.5 461.7 462.1 458.7 -3.4

Rail transportation .............................................. 228.5 211.5 210.9 210.7 229.0 212.2 213.0 211.5 210.1 209.8 -.3

Water transportation ........................................... 61.8 58.4 58.0 56.3 62.6 55.7 56.3 56.5 56.6 56.8 .2

Truck transportation ........................................... 1,368.7 1,283.4 1,274.5 1,263.3 1,358.0 1,264.6 1,261.2 1,261.7 1,253.9 1,251.5 -2.4

Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 426.7 408.3 414.0 416.4 411.7 407.0 405.4 400.5 400.1 402.0 1.9

Pipeline transportation ....................................... 43.1 43.1 43.0 43.2 43.2 41.8 42.4 43.2 43.2 43.1 -.1

Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 24.4 33.0 27.9 24.6 27.2 28.7 28.1 28.1 27.3 27.5 .2

Support activities for transportation ................... 584.2 535.2 538.0 535.2 582.2 532.5 533.0 534.6 532.0 532.3 .3

Couriers and messengers .................................. 572.0 542.0 545.6 549.7 565.7 547.8 549.0 545.5 546.8 544.4 -2.4

Warehousing and storage .................................. 677.0 641.6 643.7 651.3 663.2 640.7 640.4 638.9 635.9 636.6 .7

Utilities ................................................................... 563.2 566.0 568.1 564.1 564.0 566.1 566.5 567.5 568.0 565.6 -2.4

Information ................................................................ 2,970 2,819 2,822 2,816 2,965 2,834 2,829 2,828 2,827 2,810 -17

Publishing industries, except Internet ............... 867.0 786.6 782.6 780.6 863.6 795.6 788.5 787.3 781.0 776.8 -4.2

Motion picture and sound recording industries . 384.8 379.9 382.5 382.5 385.0 380.3 384.3 385.0 388.8 383.5 -5.3

Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ 314.5 288.9 290.5 295.6 313.1 290.2 288.7 289.6 290.5 293.6 3.1

Telecommunications .......................................... 1,010.5 973.3 974.7 967.8 1,010.2 978.2 976.7 975.0 975.1 966.5 -8.6

Data processing, hosting and related services . 258.0 255.6 255.1 254.5 257.5 254.8 256.9 255.8 254.9 254.0 -.9

Other information services ................................. 135.0 134.4 137.0 135.1 135.1 135.3 134.3 135.1 136.6 135.1 -1.5

Financial activities .................................................... 8,028 7,707 7,699 7,679 8,043 7,737 7,714 7,703 7,693 7,683 -10

Finance and insurance .......................................... 5,945.7 5,710.4 5,711.0 5,710.0 5,948.7 5,748.0 5,729.8 5,720.9 5,714.5 5,708.5 -6.0

Monetary authorities - central bank ................... 21.4 20.4 20.3 20.3 21.5 20.2 20.3 20.3 20.6 20.4 -.2

1 Credit intermediation and related activities ....... 2,685.8 2,583.1 2,583.7 2,583.2 2,692.8 2,602.1 2,594.4 2,589.1 2,586.7 2,586.0 -.7

1 Depository credit intermediation ..................... 1,803.2 1,761.5 1,763.7 1,763.7 1,806.9 1,770.0 1,767.4 1,766.1 1,764.8 1,766.0 1.2

Commercial banking .................................... 1,349.2 1,316.6 1,318.2 1,318.0 1,352.7 1,323.5 1,320.8 1,319.7 1,319.2 1,320.2 1.0

Securities, commodity contracts, investments .. 844.2 776.1 778.8 777.9 842.1 782.3 780.5 777.8 777.5 775.0 -2.5

Insurance carriers and related activities ........... 2,303.3 2,244.2 2,241.2 2,242.3 2,300.9 2,256.5 2,247.6 2,247.2 2,243.0 2,240.6 -2.4

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ........ 91.0 86.6 87.0 86.3 91.4 86.9 87.0 86.5 86.7 86.5 -.2

Real estate and rental and leasing ....................... 2,082.0 1,996.2 1,988.4 1,969.0 2,093.8 1,988.6 1,984.3 1,982.3 1,978.1 1,974.1 -4.0

Real estate .......................................................... 1,455.4 1,406.6 1,405.4 1,398.8 1,461.7 1,396.4 1,394.9 1,399.0 1,397.3 1,399.2 1.9

Rental and leasing services ............................... 598.5 562.1 555.6 543.1 603.8 564.6 562.1 555.9 553.3 547.6 -5.7

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ......... 28.1 27.5 27.4 27.1 28.3 27.6 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.3 -.2

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

 Nov. 

2008

 Sept. 

2009

 Oct. 

2009p

 Nov. 

2009p

 Nov. 

2008

 July 

2009

 Aug. 

2009

 Sept. 

2009

 Oct. 

2009p

 Nov. 

2009p

Change

from:

Oct. 2009-

Nov. 2009p

Professional and business services ........................ 17,590 16,734 16,870 16,900 17,488 16,624 16,618 16,642 16,680 16,766 86

1 Professional and technical services ..................... 7,820.2 7,512.8 7,571.2 7,585.6 7,827.7 7,598.9 7,587.8 7,588.5 7,586.1 7,587.3 1.2

Legal services .................................................. 1,158.2 1,117.9 1,119.0 1,116.2 1,157.7 1,128.2 1,127.2 1,124.8 1,118.8 1,115.9 -2.9

Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... 892.7 860.6 876.3 882.7 941.0 934.8 938.0 932.0 935.4 931.0 -4.4

Architectural and engineering services .......... 1,435.8 1,328.3 1,327.7 1,322.3 1,428.6 1,324.5 1,320.9 1,322.2 1,315.8 1,313.1 -2.7

Computer systems design and related

services .......................................................... 1,475.9 1,461.8 1,482.3 1,482.6 1,467.9 1,462.6 1,461.3 1,465.6 1,472.6 1,473.6 1.0

Management and technical consulting

services .......................................................... 1,032.9 1,017.0 1,031.5 1,040.9 1,024.9 1,014.9 1,015.3 1,016.6 1,024.9 1,030.5 5.6

Management of companies and enterprises ....... 1,882.5 1,807.3 1,803.8 1,807.0 1,882.0 1,819.7 1,816.4 1,810.8 1,805.6 1,803.7 -1.9

Administrative and waste services ....................... 7,886.9 7,413.9 7,494.7 7,507.2 7,778.3 7,205.8 7,214.1 7,242.9 7,288.1 7,375.1 87.0

1 Administrative and support services ................. 7,522.7 7,046.7 7,127.3 7,141.2 7,414.2 6,843.7 6,851.6 6,877.8 6,923.6 7,010.5 86.9

1 Employment services ...................................... 2,998.2 2,586.9 2,669.7 2,699.8 2,896.7 2,459.5 2,465.6 2,486.9 2,529.6 2,590.7 61.1

Temporary help services ............................. 2,214.8 1,851.6 1,923.2 1,952.5 2,128.5 1,745.2 1,748.4 1,765.6 1,809.7 1,862.1 52.4

Business support services .............................. 831.8 777.6 793.5 807.1 823.7 783.9 784.5 787.0 788.8 794.6 5.8

Services to buildings and dwellings ............... 1,832.6 1,831.3 1,814.0 1,779.9 1,829.4 1,769.8 1,765.3 1,764.8 1,766.4 1,770.2 3.8

Waste management and remediation services 364.2 367.2 367.4 366.0 364.1 362.1 362.5 365.1 364.5 364.6 .1

Education and health services ................................ 19,255 19,256 19,569 19,650 19,044 19,262 19,312 19,348 19,388 19,428 40

Educational services ............................................. 3,238.9 3,010.5 3,234.7 3,271.2 3,066.0 3,072.2 3,077.7 3,074.3 3,081.0 3,092.1 11.1

Health care and social assistance ........................16,016.3 16,245.2 16,334.2 16,378.5 15,977.8 16,190.2 16,233.8 16,273.2 16,307.4 16,335.5 28.1

3 Health care ......................................................... 13,468.5 13,666.4 13,721.6 13,751.1 13,442.4 13,629.1 13,653.3 13,679.1 13,704.6 13,725.6 21.0

1 Ambulatory health care services .................... 5,744.3 5,868.5 5,894.7 5,910.4 5,727.7 5,842.0 5,855.8 5,873.4 5,882.6 5,895.2 12.6

Offices of physicians .................................... 2,297.0 2,338.3 2,346.8 2,350.0 2,289.8 2,329.8 2,335.3 2,339.0 2,339.5 2,343.3 3.8

Outpatient care centers ................................ 538.8 541.3 548.0 545.4 536.9 542.0 543.8 543.6 547.3 544.0 -3.3

Home health care services .......................... 980.0 1,030.1 1,038.9 1,049.2 975.6 1,018.2 1,022.6 1,030.7 1,037.1 1,044.4 7.3

Hospitals .......................................................... 4,698.0 4,726.9 4,742.4 4,751.4 4,692.4 4,722.4 4,723.9 4,729.6 4,738.6 4,745.4 6.8

1 Nursing and residential care facilities ............ 3,026.2 3,071.0 3,084.5 3,089.3 3,022.3 3,064.7 3,073.6 3,076.1 3,083.4 3,085.0 1.6

Nursing care facilities ................................... 1,618.4 1,636.4 1,640.1 1,641.0 1,614.5 1,631.4 1,634.9 1,636.5 1,638.4 1,637.2 -1.2

1 Social assistance ................................................ 2,547.8 2,578.8 2,612.6 2,627.4 2,535.4 2,561.1 2,580.5 2,594.1 2,602.8 2,609.9 7.1

Child day care services ................................... 875.9 857.9 867.2 873.2 863.2 845.9 856.3 859.4 857.2 858.8 1.6

Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 13,087 13,369 13,095 12,881 13,344 13,177 13,163 13,176 13,140 13,129 -11

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 1,800.9 1,985.0 1,861.8 1,760.4 1,944.0 1,897.8 1,893.2 1,922.8 1,903.0 1,901.4 -1.6

Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 386.7 411.6 397.5 381.0 398.8 400.0 395.2 399.1 397.9 393.9 -4.0

Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 126.4 133.6 132.0 126.3 130.6 130.5 131.0 131.4 131.2 130.7 -.5

Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,287.8 1,439.8 1,332.3 1,253.1 1,414.6 1,367.3 1,367.0 1,392.3 1,373.9 1,376.8 2.9

Accommodation and food services ...................... 11,286.5 11,384.4 11,233.2 11,120.8 11,399.6 11,278.8 11,269.5 11,253.6 11,237.0 11,227.9 -9.1

Accommodation .................................................. 1,761.8 1,752.6 1,698.8 1,651.1 1,812.1 1,715.5 1,714.4 1,709.8 1,701.4 1,696.2 -5.2

Food services and drinking places .................... 9,524.7 9,631.8 9,534.4 9,469.7 9,587.5 9,563.3 9,555.1 9,543.8 9,535.6 9,531.7 -3.9

Other services .......................................................... 5,486 5,389 5,376 5,359 5,509 5,415 5,405 5,395 5,380 5,377 -3

Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,197.4 1,155.3 1,151.3 1,147.0 1,204.7 1,155.1 1,154.3 1,150.6 1,149.3 1,151.0 1.7

Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,317.5 1,292.8 1,285.6 1,281.2 1,323.2 1,296.1 1,293.4 1,289.6 1,285.3 1,285.3 .0

Membership associations and organizations .... 2,971.2 2,940.4 2,939.2 2,930.7 2,980.7 2,963.4 2,956.8 2,955.1 2,945.1 2,940.8 -4.3

Government .............................................................. 23,030 22,251 22,877 22,976 22,543 22,475 22,487 22,448 22,494 22,501 7

Federal ................................................................... 2,779 2,830 2,855 2,841 2,783 2,826 2,825 2,827 2,844 2,845 1

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service ................. 2,045.7 2,141.9 2,159.1 2,160.1 2,052.4 2,120.9 2,129.3 2,137.0 2,157.8 2,164.4 6.6

U.S. Postal Service ............................................ 733.3 687.8 695.7 681.1 730.1 705.4 695.8 689.5 686.3 680.8 -5.5

State government .................................................. 5,365 5,177 5,343 5,363 5,197 5,149 5,172 5,173 5,184 5,189 5

State government education .............................. 2,559.7 2,382.6 2,562.1 2,589.2 2,380.3 2,357.2 2,377.3 2,375.8 2,394.1 2,403.9 9.8

State government, excluding education ............ 2,805.5 2,793.9 2,781.2 2,773.4 2,816.4 2,791.4 2,794.3 2,796.7 2,790.3 2,785.0 -5.3

Local government .................................................. 14,886 14,244 14,679 14,772 14,563 14,500 14,490 14,448 14,466 14,467 1

Local government education ............................. 8,422.7 7,783.8 8,278.4 8,391.2 8,067.6 8,015.6 8,007.8 7,988.6 8,021.9 8,033.4 11.5

Local government, excluding education ........... 6,463.2 6,460.2 6,400.3 6,380.6 6,495.6 6,484.6 6,481.7 6,459.1 6,443.9 6,433.4 -10.5

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

 Nov. 

2008

 Sept. 

2009

 Oct. 

2009p

 Nov. 

2009p

 Nov. 

2008

 July 

2009

 Aug. 

2009

 Sept. 

2009

 Oct. 

2009p

 Nov. 

2009p

Change

from:

Oct. 2009-

Nov. 2009p

Total private ....................................... 33.7 33.0 33.1 33.5 33.4 33.1 33.1 33.1 33.0 33.2 0.2

Goods-producing .......................................... 39.8 38.9 39.4 39.9 39.5 39.3 39.4 39.3 39.1 39.5 .4

Mining and logging ................................................. 46.0 43.0 43.0 44.4 45.3 42.9 43.3 43.2 42.8 43.1 .3

Construction ............................................................ 37.9 36.6 37.3 37.8 37.7 37.8 37.9 37.5 36.9 37.6 .7

Manufacturing ......................................................... 40.5 40.0 40.4 40.8 40.2 39.9 39.9 40.0 40.1 40.4 .3

Overtime hours ............................................ 3.4 3.0 3.4 3.6 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.4 .1

Durable goods ..................................................... 40.5 40.0 40.4 40.8 40.4 39.9 39.9 40.1 40.1 40.5 .4

Overtime hours ............................................ 3.2 2.8 3.2 3.5 3.1 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.1 3.3 .2

Wood products .................................................. 37.7 38.1 38.0 38.4 37.6 37.7 37.7 37.8 37.8 38.1 .3

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 41.1 42.1 41.5 42.3 40.9 41.5 41.3 41.1 40.8 41.7 .9

Primary metals .................................................. 40.9 40.6 41.0 42.7 40.9 40.1 40.7 40.9 41.1 42.5 1.4

Fabricated metal products .............................. 41.1 39.2 40.0 39.8 40.8 39.4 39.5 39.4 39.5 39.4 -.1

Machinery .......................................................... 41.7 39.3 40.4 40.9 41.4 39.9 39.9 39.9 40.1 40.5 .4

Computer and electronic products ................ 41.7 40.3 40.7 41.7 41.3 40.2 40.5 40.5 40.6 41.0 .4

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 40.8 39.3 39.9 40.5 40.2 38.9 39.1 39.4 39.5 39.8 .3

Transportation equipment ............................... 40.8 42.2 42.5 42.7 40.9 41.9 41.6 42.0 42.1 42.5 .4

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 39.9 41.7 42.7 42.7 40.0 40.6 40.8 41.3 42.1 42.4 .3

Furniture and related products ....................... 37.0 37.4 37.9 38.3 37.2 37.9 37.5 38.0 38.1 38.4 .3

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 38.5 38.4 38.6 38.9 38.5 38.3 38.6 38.6 38.6 38.8 .2

Nondurable goods ............................................... 40.3 40.0 40.3 40.7 39.9 39.8 39.9 39.9 40.0 40.2 .2

Overtime hours ............................................ 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.6 .1

Food manufacturing ......................................... 40.4 40.1 40.5 40.7 39.9 39.6 40.1 39.9 40.0 40.2 .2

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 38.4 36.2 36.0 37.1 37.9 35.0 35.4 35.9 36.2 36.3 .1

Textile mills ........................................................ 38.0 37.9 38.9 39.9 37.7 37.6 37.9 37.9 38.7 39.3 .6

Textile product mills ......................................... 38.1 38.5 38.0 38.2 37.9 38.4 38.1 38.3 38.2 38.1 -.1

Apparel ............................................................... 36.5 35.2 36.2 36.9 36.2 36.2 35.6 36.0 36.1 36.4 .3

Leather and allied products ............................ 34.0 32.6 33.8 33.5 34.4 33.3 33.7 33.2 33.2 33.6 .4

Paper and paper products .............................. 42.5 42.8 42.6 43.4 42.1 42.2 42.0 42.4 42.4 42.9 .5

Printing and related support activities ........... 38.7 38.5 38.7 39.0 38.2 38.5 38.7 38.4 38.2 38.5 .3

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 45.1 43.4 42.9 42.9 44.4 43.2 44.1 43.0 42.1 42.4 .3

Chemicals .......................................................... 41.6 41.6 41.6 42.0 41.3 41.6 41.4 41.4 41.6 41.6 .0

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 40.8 40.6 40.9 41.2 40.6 40.4 40.3 40.6 40.7 40.8 .1

Private service-providing ............................. 32.5 31.9 31.9 32.4 32.2 32.0 32.0 32.0 32.0 32.1 .1

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 33.0 33.0 32.9 33.1 33.0 32.8 32.8 32.8 32.9 33.0 .1

Wholesale trade ................................................... 38.6 37.1 37.4 38.3 38.1 37.4 37.5 37.4 37.5 37.7 .2

Retail trade ........................................................... 29.7 30.1 29.9 29.9 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.9 29.9 .0

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 36.4 36.5 36.3 37.1 36.1 36.3 36.1 36.4 36.4 36.6 .2

Utilities ................................................................... 42.7 41.7 41.8 42.0 42.4 41.9 41.9 41.5 41.7 41.7 .0

Information ............................................................... 37.4 36.4 36.3 37.3 37.0 36.4 36.4 36.4 36.3 36.7 .4

Financial activities .................................................. 36.7 35.6 35.7 36.9 36.1 35.9 36.1 35.9 36.0 36.2 .2

Professional and business services .................... 35.3 34.3 34.6 35.4 34.9 34.6 34.7 34.7 34.6 34.9 .3

Education and health services ............................. 32.7 32.2 32.1 32.4 32.4 32.2 32.2 32.2 32.2 32.1 -.1

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 25.0 24.7 24.5 24.7 25.0 24.7 24.6 24.8 24.6 24.7 .1

Other services ......................................................... 30.9 30.4 30.5 30.7 30.7 30.4 30.5 30.5 30.5 30.5 .0

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

 Nov. 

2008

 Sept. 

2009

 Oct. 

2009p

 Nov. 

2009p

 Nov. 

2008

 Sept. 

2009

 Oct. 

2009p

 Nov. 

2009p

Total private ....................................... $18.40 $18.70 $18.73 $18.81 $620.08 $617.10 $619.96 $630.14

Seasonally adjusted ..................... 18.34 18.68 18.73 18.74 612.56 618.31 618.09 622.17

Goods-producing .......................................... 19.65 20.02 20.07 20.04 782.07 778.78 790.76 799.60

Mining and logging ................................................. 23.31 23.18 23.22 23.14 1,072.26 996.74 998.46 1,027.42

Construction ............................................................ 22.32 22.69 23.00 22.81 845.93 830.45 857.90 862.22

Manufacturing ......................................................... 17.94 18.41 18.31 18.39 726.57 736.40 739.72 750.31

Durable goods ..................................................... 18.92 19.56 19.48 19.56 766.26 782.40 786.99 798.05

Wood products .................................................. 14.58 15.10 15.09 15.25 549.67 575.31 573.42 585.60

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 16.85 17.48 17.36 17.41 692.54 735.91 720.44 736.44

Primary metals .................................................. 19.98 20.51 20.36 20.49 817.18 832.71 834.76 874.92

Fabricated metal products .............................. 17.21 17.64 17.61 17.76 707.33 691.49 704.40 706.85

Machinery .......................................................... 18.18 18.63 18.64 18.75 758.11 732.16 753.06 766.88

Computer and electronic products ................ 21.37 21.99 22.02 21.98 891.13 886.20 896.21 916.57

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 15.74 16.61 16.47 16.56 642.19 652.77 657.15 670.68

Transportation equipment ............................... 24.37 25.08 24.85 24.85 994.30 1,058.38 1,056.13 1,061.10

Furniture and related products ....................... 14.77 15.30 15.03 14.99 546.49 572.22 569.64 574.12

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 15.42 16.19 16.21 16.43 593.67 621.70 625.71 639.13

Nondurable goods ............................................... 16.35 16.73 16.61 16.68 658.91 669.20 669.38 678.88

Food manufacturing ......................................... 14.17 14.65 14.51 14.45 572.47 587.47 587.66 588.12

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 19.98 20.29 20.61 20.74 767.23 734.50 741.96 769.45

Textile mills ........................................................ 13.69 13.77 13.66 13.24 520.22 521.88 531.37 528.28

Textile product mills ......................................... 11.59 11.29 11.41 11.53 441.58 434.67 433.58 440.45

Apparel ............................................................... 11.35 11.52 11.14 11.26 414.28 405.50 403.27 415.49

Leather and allied products ............................ 13.61 13.46 13.82 13.78 462.74 438.80 467.12 461.63

Paper and paper products .............................. 18.89 19.50 19.22 19.52 802.83 834.60 818.77 847.17

Printing and related support activities ........... 16.86 16.87 16.79 16.83 652.48 649.50 649.77 656.37

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 28.28 29.92 30.57 30.65 1,275.43 1,298.53 1,311.45 1,314.89

Chemicals .......................................................... 19.77 20.58 20.57 20.79 822.43 856.13 855.71 873.18

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 16.13 16.06 15.78 15.97 658.10 652.04 645.40 657.96

Private service-providing ............................. 18.10 18.41 18.44 18.55 588.25 587.28 588.24 601.02

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 16.26 16.59 16.56 16.61 536.58 547.47 544.82 549.79

Wholesale trade ................................................... 20.41 21.03 21.07 21.36 787.83 780.21 788.02 818.09

Retail trade ........................................................... 12.85 13.22 13.06 13.02 381.65 397.92 390.49 389.30

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 18.69 18.62 18.75 18.79 680.32 679.63 680.63 697.11

Utilities ................................................................... 28.96 29.76 29.85 30.14 1,236.59 1,240.99 1,247.73 1,265.88

Information ............................................................... 25.03 25.62 25.78 25.82 936.12 932.57 935.81 963.09

Financial activities .................................................. 20.54 20.89 20.97 21.20 753.82 743.68 748.63 782.28

Professional and business services .................... 21.97 22.43 22.36 22.60 775.54 769.35 773.66 800.04

Education and health services ............................. 19.10 19.58 19.59 19.53 624.57 630.48 628.84 632.77

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 10.93 11.21 11.23 11.23 273.25 276.89 275.14 277.38

Other services ......................................................... 16.24 16.44 16.45 16.52 501.82 499.78 501.73 507.16

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:

 Nov. 

2008

 July 

2009

 Aug. 

2009

 Sept. 

2009

 Oct. 

2009p

 Nov. 

2009p

Percent

change from:

Oct. 2009-

Nov. 2009 p

Current dollars ................................................ $18.34 $18.59 $18.66 $18.68 $18.73 $18.74 0.1

Constant (1982) dollars 2................................. 8.54 8.59 8.58 8.57 8.57 N.A.

Goods-producing .......................................................... 19.63 19.92 19.92 19.92 20.01 20.01 .0

Mining and logging ................................................................. 23.28 23.23 23.21 23.14 23.33 23.14 -.8

Construction ............................................................................ 22.28 22.60 22.63 22.50 22.84 22.76 -.4

Manufacturing ......................................................................... 17.94 18.27 18.27 18.36 18.36 18.39 .2

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

4 Excluding overtime 17.25 17.63 17.61 17.70 17.63 17.65 .1

Durable goods ..................................................................... 18.91 19.44 19.41 19.49 19.52 19.55 .2

Nondurable goods ............................................................... 16.37 16.54 16.60 16.70 16.65 16.69 .2

Private service-providing ............................................. 18.03 18.30 18.39 18.41 18.46 18.46 .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 16.29 16.41 16.54 16.53 16.57 16.61 .2

Wholesale trade ................................................................... 20.29 20.86 20.99 21.05 21.12 21.23 .5

Retail trade ........................................................................... 12.93 12.98 13.10 13.09 13.07 13.08 .1

Transportation and warehousing ...................................... 18.66 18.58 18.67 18.61 18.76 18.74 -.1

Utilities ................................................................................... 28.91 29.48 29.79 29.71 29.79 30.05 .9

Information ............................................................................... 24.94 25.42 25.61 25.52 25.69 25.76 .3

Financial activities .................................................................. 20.41 20.75 20.85 20.90 20.99 21.06 .3

Professional and business services .................................... 21.78 22.42 22.48 22.57 22.52 22.42 -.4

Education and health services ............................................. 19.13 19.45 19.49 19.52 19.60 19.56 -.2

Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 10.90 11.07 11.12 11.21 11.20 11.20 .0

Other services ......................................................................... 16.29 16.29 16.37 16.41 16.47 16.50 .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 percent from Sept. 2009 to Oct. 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

 Nov. 

2008

 Sept. 

2009

 Oct. 

2009p

 Nov. 

2009p

 Nov. 

2008

 July 

2009

 Aug. 

2009

 Sept. 

2009

 Oct. 

2009p

 Nov. 

2009p

Percent

change from:

Oct. 2009-

Nov. 2009p

Total private ....................................... 105.8 99.2 99.5 100.8 104.1 99.2 99.0 98.9 98.5 99.1 0.6

Goods-producing .......................................... 93.8 81.2 81.5 81.6 92.0 80.9 80.5 79.9 79.0 79.5 .6

Mining and logging ................................................. 147.2 119.7 117.7 120.8 143.2 119.5 117.8 117.5 115.1 115.7 .5

Construction ............................................................ 103.2 87.9 88.4 87.5 100.5 88.0 87.2 85.5 83.3 84.6 1.6

Manufacturing ......................................................... 87.1 76.5 76.8 77.3 86.0 76.0 75.7 75.7 75.5 75.8 .4

Durable goods ..................................................... 87.9 74.3 74.6 75.1 87.1 74.3 73.8 73.9 73.5 73.8 .4

Wood products .................................................. 70.9 61.0 60.2 60.1 70.5 59.1 58.6 58.7 58.6 58.7 .2

Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 88.0 79.4 76.3 77.5 86.3 76.8 76.0 75.3 73.1 74.9 2.5

Primary metals .................................................. 81.7 65.1 65.9 68.5 81.5 64.0 65.1 65.2 65.4 67.5 3.2

Fabricated metal products .............................. 98.0 79.1 80.7 79.9 96.6 79.8 79.7 79.1 79.1 78.3 -1.0

Machinery .......................................................... 97.9 75.4 77.0 77.7 96.7 77.7 77.2 76.5 76.1 76.2 .1

Computer and electronic products ................ 101.1 88.3 88.4 89.8 99.7 88.9 88.9 88.5 88.0 87.8 -.2

Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 87.8 74.0 74.0 74.2 86.1 73.3 73.6 73.9 72.7 72.3 -.6

Transportation equipment ............................... 81.4 71.7 71.8 72.2 81.0 71.1 69.8 70.6 70.8 70.9 .1

Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 64.4 54.5 55.7 55.7 63.9 52.7 52.2 52.9 54.4 54.1 -.6

Furniture and related products ....................... 67.0 55.4 55.0 56.4 67.4 57.4 55.9 56.1 55.7 56.6 1.6

Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 88.0 81.3 82.3 83.3 87.1 81.6 81.7 81.5 81.5 82.1 .7

Nondurable goods ............................................... 85.5 79.9 80.1 80.4 84.2 78.4 78.5 78.4 78.5 78.9 .5

Food manufacturing ......................................... 101.8 102.2 102.2 101.6 99.3 97.6 99.2 98.8 98.8 99.2 .4

Beverages and tobacco products .................. 92.6 92.8 93.5 91.3 91.6 83.1 85.9 87.9 89.4 89.1 -.3

Textile mills ........................................................ 43.2 37.6 38.4 39.7 42.6 37.2 37.2 37.3 37.9 38.8 2.4

Textile product mills ......................................... 68.0 60.2 59.0 59.1 67.5 59.3 58.9 59.4 58.8 58.4 -.7

Apparel ............................................................... 53.4 43.6 43.8 43.5 52.7 45.0 43.8 43.4 42.9 42.7 -.5

Leather and allied products ............................ 61.5 55.1 56.2 55.3 62.0 57.6 56.3 54.8 54.6 55.2 1.1

Paper and paper products .............................. 81.8 75.8 75.2 76.1 80.9 74.8 74.2 74.8 74.5 74.9 .5

Printing and related support activities ........... 84.4 74.1 74.3 74.8 82.5 74.7 74.4 73.6 72.8 73.1 .4

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 101.0 93.8 92.2 87.7 98.6 89.0 91.3 88.3 87.4 86.0 -1.6

Chemicals .......................................................... 93.6 87.9 88.0 89.9 93.4 88.8 88.2 88.0 88.6 89.2 .7

Plastics and rubber products .......................... 83.3 72.8 73.0 73.8 82.9 71.9 71.6 72.2 72.1 72.9 1.1

Private service-providing ............................. 109.1 104.1 104.3 106.2 107.5 104.3 104.2 104.2 104.1 104.5 .4

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 103.5 97.6 97.6 99.5 101.4 97.5 97.4 97.1 97.1 97.2 .1

Wholesale trade ................................................... 108.9 99.7 100.7 102.7 107.0 100.6 100.7 100.2 100.3 100.4 .1

Retail trade ........................................................... 100.4 95.4 95.2 97.6 97.9 95.5 95.3 95.0 95.0 94.9 -.1

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 106.6 100.9 100.3 102.2 104.5 99.8 99.2 99.7 99.3 99.7 .4

Utilities ................................................................... 99.4 96.4 97.0 96.7 98.7 97.2 97.2 96.2 96.7 96.2 -.5

Information ............................................................... 101.7 93.2 93.0 95.3 100.2 94.1 93.8 93.6 93.2 93.5 .3

Financial activities .................................................. 108.9 101.5 101.8 104.9 107.3 102.8 103.0 102.3 102.5 102.9 .4

Professional and business services .................... 114.2 105.0 106.9 109.6 112.0 105.1 105.3 105.3 105.3 107.0 1.6

Education and health services ............................. 118.9 117.4 118.9 120.5 116.6 117.4 117.7 117.9 118.2 118.1 -.1

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 105.9 107.2 103.9 102.9 108.2 105.5 104.9 106.0 104.7 105.1 .4

Other services ......................................................... 99.3 96.2 96.1 96.4 99.1 96.7 96.7 96.6 96.2 96.3 .1

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

 Nov. 

2008

 Sept. 

2009

 Oct. 

2009p

 Nov. 

2009p

 Nov. 

2008

 July 

2009

 Aug. 

2009

 Sept. 

2009

 Oct. 

2009p

 Nov. 

2009p

Percent

change from:

Oct. 2009-

Nov. 2009p

Total private ....................................... 130.0 124.0 124.6 126.6 127.6 123.2 123.4 123.5 123.2 124.1 0.7

Goods-producing .......................................... 112.8 99.5 100.1 100.2 110.6 98.7 98.2 97.5 96.8 97.5 .7

Mining and logging ................................................. 199.5 161.4 158.9 162.6 193.9 161.4 159.0 158.2 156.2 155.7 -.3

Construction ............................................................ 124.4 107.7 109.8 107.8 120.9 107.4 106.5 103.8 102.7 104.0 1.3

Manufacturing ......................................................... 102.2 92.1 92.0 92.9 100.9 90.8 90.4 90.9 90.7 91.2 .6

Durable goods ..................................................... 103.8 90.7 90.7 91.7 102.9 90.2 89.4 89.9 89.5 90.0 .6

Nondurable goods ............................................... 98.8 94.5 94.0 94.7 97.4 91.7 92.1 92.6 92.3 93.0 .8

Private service-providing ............................. 135.4 131.4 131.9 135.0 132.8 130.8 131.4 131.5 131.7 132.3 .5

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 120.1 115.5 115.2 117.9 117.9 114.2 114.9 114.5 114.8 115.2 .3

Wholesale trade ................................................... 131.0 123.5 124.9 129.2 127.9 123.6 124.5 124.3 124.8 125.6 .6

Retail trade ........................................................... 110.6 108.1 106.5 108.9 108.5 106.2 107.0 106.6 106.4 106.4 .0

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 126.4 119.2 119.3 121.8 123.7 117.7 117.5 117.7 118.2 118.5 .3

Utilities ................................................................... 120.2 119.8 120.9 121.7 119.1 119.6 120.8 119.3 120.3 120.7 .3

Information ............................................................... 126.1 118.2 118.7 121.9 123.8 118.4 119.0 118.3 118.6 119.2 .5

Financial activities .................................................. 138.3 131.1 132.0 137.5 135.4 131.8 132.8 132.2 133.1 134.0 .7

Professional and business services .................... 149.3 140.2 142.2 147.4 145.1 140.2 140.8 141.4 141.1 142.7 1.1

Education and health services ............................. 149.3 151.1 153.1 154.7 146.7 150.1 150.8 151.3 152.3 151.8 -.3

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 131.4 136.5 132.5 131.2 133.9 132.6 132.5 135.0 133.2 133.7 .4

Other services ......................................................... 117.5 115.2 115.2 116.1 117.6 114.7 115.3 115.5 115.4 115.7 .3

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 21.8 29.3 25.8 30.3 36.7 39.3 p 32.5 p 40.6

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 15.3 20.3 22.0 22.0 24.5 31.9 p 33.4 p 36.7

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 15.3 15.9 16.6 15.9 20.7 24.0 p 23.2 p 24.7

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 18.1 17.5 17.2 16.2 15.3 16.4 p 14.8 p 16.6

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 16.3 11.4 12.0 24.1 25.9 27.1 p 18.7 p 30.7

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 7.8 8.4 12.0 8.4 13.9 19.9 p 20.5 p 21.7

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 6.0 4.8 4.8 7.2 7.8 7.8 p 8.4 p 13.9

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 4.8 6.0 6.0 6.6 4.8 4.8 p 3.6 p 5.4

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.