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Technical information: 

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

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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION — AUGUST 2014 

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 142,000 in August, and the unemployment rate was 

little changed at 6.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in 

professional and business services and in health care. 

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change, seasonally adjusted, August 2012 –

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Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, 

August 2012 – August 2014

Household Survey Data 

In August, both the unemployment rate (6.1 percent) and the number of unemployed persons (9.6 

million) changed little. Over the year, the unemployment rate and the number of unemployed persons 

were down by 1.1 percentage points and 1.7 million, respectively. (See table A-1.) 

Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates in August showed little or no change for 

adult men (5.7 percent), adult women (5.7 percent), teenagers (19.6 percent), whites (5.3 percent), 

blacks (11.4 percent), and Hispanics (7.5 percent). The jobless rate for Asians was 4.5 percent (not 

seasonally adjusted), little changed from a year earlier. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) 
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The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) declined by 192,000 to 3.0 

million in August. These individuals accounted for 31.2 percent of the unemployed. Over the past 12 

months, the number of long-term unemployed has declined by 1.3 million. (See table A-12.) 

The civilian labor force participation rate, at 62.8 percent, changed little in August and has been 

essentially unchanged since April. In August, the employment-population ratio was 59.0 percent for 

the third consecutive month but is up by 0.4 percentage point from a year earlier. (See table A-1.) 

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

involuntary part-time workers) was little changed in August at 7.3 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-8.) 

In August, 2.1 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, down by 201,000 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-16.) 

Among the marginally attached, there were 775,000 discouraged workers in August, little changed 

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

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

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

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

Establishment Survey Data 

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 142,000 in August, compared with an average 

monthly gain of 212,000 over the prior 12 months. In August, job growth occurred in professional and 

business services and in health care. (See table B-1.) 

Professional and business services added 47,000 jobs in August and has added 639,000 over the past 

year. In August, management of companies and enterprises gained 8,000 jobs. Employment continued to 

trend up over the month in administrative and support services (+23,000), architectural and engineering 

services (+3,000), and in management and technical consulting services (+3,000). 

Employment in health care increased by 34,000 in August. Within the industry, offices of physicians 

and hospitals added 8,000 jobs and 7,000 jobs, respectively. Social assistance employment continued to 

trend up over the month (+9,000) and has expanded by 104,000 over the year. 

Within leisure and hospitality, employment in food services and drinking places continued to trend up 

in August (+22,000) and is up by 289,000 over the year. 

Construction employment continued to trend up in August (+20,000). This is in line with its average 

monthly job gain of 18,000 over the prior 12 months. In August, employment trended up in specialty 

trade contractors (+12,000) and construction of buildings (+7,000). 

Manufacturing employment was unchanged in August, following an increase of 28,000 in July. Motor 

vehicles and parts lost 5,000 jobs in August, after adding 13,000 jobs in July. Auto manufacturers laid 
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off fewer workers than usual for factory retooling in July, and fewer workers than usual were recalled in 

August. Elsewhere in manufacturing, there were job gains in August in computer and peripheral 

equipment (+3,000) and in nonmetallic mineral products (+3,000), and job losses in electronic 

instruments (-2,000). 

 

In August, retail trade employment was little changed (-8,000). Food and beverage stores lost 17,000 

jobs; this industry was impacted by employment disruptions at a grocery store chain in New England. 

Elsewhere in retail trade, automobile dealers added 5,000 jobs. 

Employment in other major industries, including mining and logging, wholesale trade, transportation 

and warehousing, information, financial activities, and government, showed little change over the 

month. 

In August, the average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls was 34.5 hours for the 

sixth consecutive month. The manufacturing workweek edged up by 0.1 hour to 41.0 hours, and 

overtime was unchanged at 3.4 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory 

employees on private nonfarm payrolls was 33.7 hours for the sixth consecutive month. (See tables B-2 

and B-7.) 

Average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 6 cents in August to 

$24.53. Over the year, average hourly earnings have risen by 2.1 percent. In August, average hourly 

earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees rose by 6 cents to $20.68. (See 

tables B-3 and B-8.) 

The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for June was revised from +298,000 to +267,000, and 

the change for July was revised from +209,000 to +212,000. With these revisions, employment gains in 

June and July combined were 28,000 less than previously reported. 

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The Employment Situation for September is scheduled to be released on Friday, October 3, 2014, 

at 8:30 a.m. (EDT). 
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2014 CES Preliminary Benchmark Revision to be released 

on September 18, 2014

Each year, the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey estimates are benchmarked to 

comprehensive counts of employment from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages 

(QCEW) for the month of March. These counts are derived from state unemployment insurance 

(UI) tax records that nearly all employers are required to file. On September 18, 2014, at 10:00 

a.m. (EDT), the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release the preliminary estimate of the 

upcoming annual benchmark revision to the establishment survey employment series. This is 

the same day the First Quarter 2014 data from the QCEW will be issued. Preliminary 

benchmark revisions for all major industry sectors, as well as total nonfarm and total private 

levels, will be available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesprelbmk.htm. 

The final benchmark revision will be issued with the publication of the January 2015 

Employment Situation news release in February. 
HOUSEHOLD DATA

Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted

[Numbers in thousands]

Category Aug.

2013

June

2014

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Change from:

July 2014-

Aug. 2014

Employment status

Civilian noninstitutional population........................................... 245,959 247,814 248,023 248,229 206

Civilian labor force........................................................... 155,435 155,694 156,023 155,959 -64

Participation rate.......................................................... 63.2 62.8 62.9 62.8 -0.1

Employed................................................................... 144,179 146,221 146,352 146,368 16

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

Unemployed............................................................... 11,256 9,474 9,671 9,591 -80

Unemployment rate.................................................... 7.2 6.1 6.2 6.1 -0.1

Not in labor force............................................................ 90,524 92,120 92,001 92,269 268

Unemployment rates

Total, 16 years and over...................................................... 7.2 6.1 6.2 6.1 -0.1

Adult men (20 years and over)............................................ 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 0.0

Adult women (20 years and over)......................................... 6.2 5.3 5.7 5.7 0.0

Teenagers (16 to 19 years)................................................ 22.6 21.0 20.2 19.6 -0.6

White.......................................................................... 6.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 0.0

Black or African American.................................................. 12.9 10.7 11.4 11.4 0.0

Asian (not seasonally adjusted)............................................ 5.1 5.1 4.5 4.5 –

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity................................................. 9.3 7.8 7.8 7.5 -0.3

Total, 25 years and over...................................................... 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 0.1

Less than a high school diploma.......................................... 11.3 9.1 9.6 9.1 -0.5

High school graduates, no college........................................ 7.5 5.8 6.1 6.2 0.1

Some college or associate degree........................................ 6.1 5.0 5.3 5.4 0.1

Bachelor’s degree and higher.............................................. 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.2 0.1

Reason for unemployment

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs.................. 5,887 4,862 4,859 4,836 -23

Job leavers...................................................................... 890 854 862 860 -2

Reentrants....................................................................... 3,116 2,707 2,848 2,845 -3

New entrants.................................................................... 1,295 1,064 1,087 1,066 -21

Duration of unemployment

Less than 5 weeks............................................................. 2,527 2,410 2,587 2,609 22

5 to 14 weeks................................................................... 2,738 2,416 2,431 2,449 18

15 to 26 weeks................................................................. 1,704 1,472 1,412 1,486 74

27 weeks and over............................................................. 4,269 3,081 3,155 2,963 -192

Employed persons at work part time

Part time for economic reasons.............................................. 7,898 7,544 7,511 7,277 -234

Slack work or business conditions........................................ 4,788 4,525 4,609 4,261 -348

Could only find part-time work............................................. 2,663 2,648 2,519 2,587 68

Part time for noneconomic reasons.......................................... 19,305 19,880 19,662 19,526 -136

Persons not in the labor force (not seasonally adjusted)

Marginally attached to the labor force....................................... 2,342 2,028 2,178 2,141 –

Discouraged workers........................................................ 866 676 741 775 –

- Over-the-month changes are not displayed for not seasonally adjusted data.

NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will

not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced

annually with the release of January data.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Summary table B. Establishment data, seasonally adjusted

Category Aug.

2013

June

2014

July

2014p

Aug.

2014p

EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY

(Over-the-month change, in thousands)

Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 267 212 142

Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 260 213 134

Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 34 67 22

Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 8 2

Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8 31 20

Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 21 28 0

Durable goods1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 18 30 2

Motor vehicles and parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.6 6.7 12.8 -4.6

Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -6 3 -2 -2

Private service-providing1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 226 146 112

Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.4 12.9 6.0 6.5

Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.4 35.4 20.9 -8.4

Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.2 13.4 19.1 1.2

Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -28 11 5 -3

Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -4 19 10 7

Professional and business services1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 70 36 47

Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.1 15.0 9.7 13.0

Education and health services1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 48 33 37

Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.8 33.7 40.1 42.7

Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 21 12 15

Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 -5 2 8

Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 7 -1 8

WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES

AS A PERCENT OF ALL EMPLOYEES2

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

Total private women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.1 48.0 47.9 47.9

Total private production and nonsupervisory employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.6 82.7 82.6 82.6

HOURS AND EARNINGS

ALL EMPLOYEES

Total private

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

Average hourly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24.03 $24.45 $24.47 $24.53

Average weekly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $829.04 $843.53 $844.22 $846.29

Index of aggregate weekly hours (2007=100)3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.0 100.8 101.0 101.1

Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1

Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2007=100)4

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.5 117.6 117.9 118.4

Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.4

HOURS AND EARNINGS

PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES

Total private

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

Average hourly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20.17 $20.58 $20.62 $20.68

Average weekly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $679.73 $693.55 $694.89 $696.92

Index of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106.5 108.5 108.7 108.8

Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.1

Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2002=100)4

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143.5 149.2 149.7 150.3

Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.4

DIFFUSION INDEX

(Over 1-month span)5

Total private (264 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.1 64.0 65.9 59.1

Manufacturing (81 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.6 54.3 54.9 51.2

1

Includes other industries, not shown separately.

2 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the

service-providing industries.

3 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding annual average aggregate

hours.

4 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding annual average

aggregate weekly payrolls.

5 Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal

balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment.

p Preliminary
Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates 

1. Why are there two monthly measures of employment? 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2. Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys? 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Employment Situation news release. 

3. Why does the establishment survey have revisions? 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

estimates to nearly complete employment counts available from unemployment insurance tax 

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

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

4. Does the establishment survey sample include small firms? 

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

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

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

industries are appropriately sampled to achieve that goal. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

insurance benefits? 

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

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

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

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

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

looking for work? 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This news release presents statistics from two major 

surveys, the Current Population Survey (CPS; household 

survey) and the Current Employment Statistics survey 

(CES; establishment survey). The household survey 

provides information on the labor force, employment, and 

unemployment that appears in the "A" tables, marked 

HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about 

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

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

The establishment survey provides information on 

employment, hours, and earnings of employees on nonfarm 

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

ESTABLISHMENT DATA. BLS collects these data each 

month from the payroll records of a sample of 

nonagricultural business establishments. Each month 

the CES program surveys about 144,000 businesses 

and government agencies, representing approximately 

554,000 individual worksites, in order to provide 

detailed industry data on employment, hours, and 

earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls. The 

active sample includes approximately one-third of 

all nonfarm payroll employees. For both surveys, the data for a given month relate to a 

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

reference period is generally the calendar week that 

contains the 12th day of the month. In the establishment 

survey, the reference period is the pay period including the 

12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the 

calendar week. 

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys 

Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect 

the entire civilian noninstitutional population. Based on 

responses to a series of questions on work and job search 

activities, each person 16 years and over in a sample 

household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in 

the labor force. 

People are classified as employed if they did any work 

at all as paid employees during the reference week; worked 

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

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

farm. People are also counted as employed if they were 

temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad 

weather, vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal 

reasons. 

People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of 

the following criteria: they had no employment during the 

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

and they made specific efforts to find employment 

sometime during the 4-week period ending with the 

reference week. Persons laid off from a job and expecting 

recall need not be looking for work to be counted as 

unemployed. The unemployment data derived from the 

household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for 

or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits. 

The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and 

unemployed persons. Those persons not classified as 

employed or unemployed are not in the labor force. The 

unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent 

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

labor force as a percent of the population, and 

the employment-population ratio is the employed as a 

percent of the population. Additional information 

about the household survey can be found at 

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

Establishment survey. The sample establishments are 

drawn from private nonfarm businesses such as factories, 

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

government entities. Employees on nonfarm payrolls are 

those who received pay for any part of the reference pay 

period, including persons on paid leave. Persons are 

counted in each job they hold. Hours and earnings data are 

produced for the private sector for all employees and for 

production and nonsupervisory employees. Production and

nonsupervisory employees are defined as production and 

related employees in manufacturing and mining and 

logging, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in private service-providing 

industries. 

Industries are classified on the basis of an 

establishment’s principal activity in accordance with the 

2012 version of the North American Industry Classification 

System. Additional information about the establishment 

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

Differences in employment estimates. The numerous 

conceptual and methodological differences between the 

household and establishment surveys result in important 

distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the 

surveys. Among these are: 

 The household survey includes agricultural

workers, self-employed workers whose businesses

are unicorporated, unpaid family workers, and

private household workers among the employed.

These groups are excluded from the establishment

survey.

 The household survey includes people on unpaid

leave among the employed. The establishment

survey does not.

 The household survey is limited to workers 16

years of age and older. The establishment survey is

not limited by age.

 The household survey has no duplication of

individuals, because individuals are counted only

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

establishment survey, employees working at more

than one job and thus appearing on more than one

payroll are counted separately for each appearance.
Seasonal adjustment 

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

force and the levels of employment and unemployment 

undergo regularly occurring fluctuations. These events may 

result from seasonal changes in weather, major holidays, 

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

seasonal variation can be very large. 

Because these seasonal events follow a more or less 

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

series can be tempered by adjusting for regular seasonal 

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

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

example, in the household survey, the large number of 

youth entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure 

any other changes that have taken place relative to May, 

making it difficult to determine if the level of economic 

activity has risen or declined. Similarly, in the 

establishment survey, payroll employment in education 

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

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

underlying employment trends in the industry. Because 

seasonal employment changes at the end and beginning of 

the school year can be estimated, the statistics can be 

adjusted to make underlying employment patterns more 

discernable. The seasonally adjusted figures provide a more 

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

Many seasonally adjusted series are independently 

adjusted in both the household and establishment surveys. 

However, the adjusted series for many major estimates, 

such as total payroll employment, employment in most 

major sectors, total employment, and unemployment are 

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

by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex 

components; this differs from the unemployment estimate 

that would be obtained by directly adjusting the total or by 

combining the duration, reasons, or more detailed age 

categories. 

For both the household and establishment surveys, a 

concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is used in 

which new seasonal factors are calculated each month using 

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

month. In the household survey, new seasonal factors are 

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

establishment survey, however, new seasonal factors are 

used each month to adjust the three most recent monthly 

estimates. The prior 2 months are routinely revised to 

incorporate additional sample reports and recalculated 

seasonal adjustment factors. In both surveys, 5-year 

revisions to historical data are made once a year. 

Reliability of the estimates 

Statistics based on the household and establishment 

surveys are subject to both sampling and nonsampling 

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

surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may 

differ from the true population values they represent. The 

component of this difference that occurs because samples 

differ by chance is known as sampling error, and its 

variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. 

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

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

than 1.6 standard errors from the true population value 

because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally 

conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. 

For example, the confidence interval for the monthly 

change in total nonfarm employment from the 

establishment survey is on the order of plus or minus 

90,000. Suppose the estimate of nonfarm employment 

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

percent confidence interval on the monthly change would 

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

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

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

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

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

we could not say with confidence that nonfarm employment 

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

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

values within the 90-percent confidence interval would be 

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

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

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

the 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change 

in unemployment as measured by the household survey is 

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

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

In general, estimates involving many individuals or 

establishments have lower standard errors (relative to the 

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

small number of observations. The precision of estimates 

also is improved when the data are cumulated over time, 

such as for quarterly and annual averages. 

The household and establishment surveys are also 

affected by nonsampling error, which can occur for many 

reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the 

population, inability to obtain information for all 

respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of 

respondents to provide correct information on a timely 

basis, mistakes made by respondents, and errors made in 

the collection or processing of the data. 

For example, in the establishment survey, estimates 

for the most recent 2 months are based on incomplete 

returns; for this reason, these estimates are labeled 

preliminary in the tables. It is only after two successive 

revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample 

reports have been received, that the estimate is considered 

final. 

Another major source of nonsampling error in the 

establishment survey is the inability to capture, on a timely 

basis, employment generated by new firms. To correct for 

this systematic underestimation of employment growth, an 

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

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

gains from business births. This is incorporated into the 

sample-based estimation procedure by simply not reflecting 

sample units going out of business, but imputing to them 

the same employment trend as the other firms in the 

sample. This procedure accounts for most of the net 

birth/death employment. 

The second component is an ARIMA time series 

model designed to estimate the residual net birth/death 

employment not accounted for by the imputation. The 

historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA 

model was derived from the unemployment insurance 

universe micro-level database, and reflects the actual 

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

The sample-based estimates from the establishment 

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

universe counts of payroll employment obtained from 

administrative records of the unemployment insurance 

program. The difference between the March sample-based 

employment estimates and the March universe counts is 

known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a rough 

proxy for total survey error. The new benchmarks also 

incorporate changes in the classification of industries. Over 

the past decade, absolute benchmark revisions for total 

nonfarm employment have averaged 0.3 percent, with a 

range from -0.7 to 0.6 percent. 

Other information 

Information in this release will be made available to 

sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 

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

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

[Numbers in thousands]

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted1

Aug.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Aug.

2013

Apr.

2014

May

2014

June

2014

July

2014

Aug.

2014

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245,959 248,023 248,229 245,959 247,439 247,622 247,814 248,023 248,229

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155,971 157,573 156,434 155,435 155,421 155,613 155,694 156,023 155,959

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.4 63.5 63.0 63.2 62.8 62.8 62.8 62.9 62.8

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,509 147,265 146,647 144,179 145,669 145,814 146,221 146,352 146,368

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.8 59.4 59.1 58.6 58.9 58.9 59.0 59.0 59.0

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,462 10,307 9,787 11,256 9,753 9,799 9,474 9,671 9,591

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3 6.5 6.3 7.2 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.1

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,988 90,451 91,794 90,524 92,018 92,009 92,120 92,001 92,269

Persons who currently want a job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,291 6,624 6,382 6,241 6,146 6,438 6,115 6,259 6,304

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118,700 119,788 119,893 118,700 119,488 119,582 119,680 119,788 119,893

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83,110 84,284 83,567 82,499 82,586 82,590 82,860 83,043 82,968

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.0 70.4 69.7 69.5 69.1 69.1 69.2 69.3 69.2

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,962 79,064 78,576 76,182 77,292 77,310 77,653 77,866 77,843

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.8 66.0 65.5 64.2 64.7 64.7 64.9 65.0 64.9

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,148 5,220 4,991 6,317 5,294 5,280 5,207 5,177 5,125

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.4 6.2 6.0 7.7 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.2

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,590 35,503 36,326 36,201 36,902 36,992 36,821 36,744 36,924

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,172 111,342 111,451 110,172 111,027 111,126 111,230 111,342 111,451

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79,902 80,684 80,486 79,610 79,851 79,830 80,068 80,208 80,196

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.5 72.5 72.2 72.3 71.9 71.8 72.0 72.0 72.0

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,522 76,245 76,120 74,015 75,134 75,127 75,510 75,654 75,664

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.6 68.5 68.3 67.2 67.7 67.6 67.9 67.9 67.9

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,381 4,439 4,366 5,595 4,718 4,703 4,558 4,554 4,531

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7 5.5 5.4 7.0 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.7

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,269 30,658 30,965 30,562 31,176 31,296 31,162 31,133 31,256

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127,260 128,236 128,336 127,260 127,951 128,040 128,133 128,236 128,336

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,861 73,288 72,867 72,937 72,835 73,023 72,835 72,979 72,991

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.3 57.2 56.8 57.3 56.9 57.0 56.8 56.9 56.9

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,547 68,201 68,071 67,997 68,376 68,504 68,568 68,486 68,525

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.1 53.2 53.0 53.4 53.4 53.5 53.5 53.4 53.4

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,314 5,087 4,796 4,939 4,459 4,519 4,267 4,494 4,466

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3 6.9 6.6 6.8 6.1 6.2 5.9 6.2 6.1

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,398 54,947 55,469 54,323 55,116 55,017 55,299 55,256 55,345

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119,018 120,052 120,156 119,018 119,760 119,852 119,948 120,052 120,156

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,821 69,853 69,898 70,115 70,037 70,153 69,987 70,177 70,222

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.7 58.2 58.2 58.9 58.5 58.5 58.3 58.5 58.4

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,129 65,468 65,631 65,743 66,057 66,137 66,254 66,197 66,247

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.7 54.5 54.6 55.2 55.2 55.2 55.2 55.1 55.1

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,692 4,386 4,266 4,372 3,980 4,016 3,733 3,980 3,974

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7 6.3 6.1 6.2 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,197 50,199 50,258 48,903 49,724 49,699 49,961 49,875 49,934

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,770 16,629 16,622 16,770 16,652 16,644 16,636 16,629 16,622

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,248 7,035 6,050 5,710 5,534 5,630 5,640 5,637 5,542

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.3 42.3 36.4 34.1 33.2 33.8 33.9 33.9 33.3

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,859 5,553 4,896 4,421 4,479 4,550 4,457 4,501 4,457

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.0 33.4 29.5 26.4 26.9 27.3 26.8 27.1 26.8

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,389 1,483 1,155 1,289 1,055 1,080 1,183 1,136 1,085

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.2 21.1 19.1 22.6 19.1 19.2 21.0 20.2 19.6

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,522 9,594 10,571 11,059 11,119 11,014 10,996 10,992 11,080

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

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

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

[Numbers in thousands]

Employment status, race, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted1

Aug.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Aug.

2013

Apr.

2014

May

2014

June

2014

July

2014

Aug.

2014

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194,489 195,537 195,652 194,489 195,210 195,310 195,416 195,537 195,652

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,786 124,477 123,667 123,327 123,111 123,287 123,379 123,314 123,275

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.6 63.7 63.2 63.4 63.1 63.1 63.1 63.1 63.0

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,884 117,509 117,095 115,463 116,601 116,669 116,778 116,757 116,754

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.6 60.1 59.8 59.4 59.7 59.7 59.8 59.7 59.7

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,903 6,968 6,573 7,864 6,510 6,618 6,600 6,557 6,521

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.4 5.6 5.3 6.4 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.3

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,703 71,060 71,985 71,162 72,099 72,022 72,037 72,222 72,377

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,653 64,794 64,753 64,410 64,445 64,343 64,435 64,430 64,498

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.0 72.6 72.5 72.7 72.4 72.2 72.3 72.2 72.2

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,873 61,833 61,763 60,417 61,182 61,129 61,291 61,361 61,355

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.7 69.3 69.2 68.2 68.7 68.6 68.8 68.8 68.7

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,781 2,961 2,990 3,993 3,264 3,214 3,144 3,069 3,142

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8 4.6 4.6 6.2 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.9

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,261 54,077 54,112 54,456 54,277 54,520 54,454 54,356 54,356

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.1 57.6 57.6 58.3 57.9 58.1 58.0 57.9 57.8

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,083 51,129 51,345 51,489 51,730 51,864 51,847 51,695 51,761

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.7 54.4 54.6 55.1 55.2 55.3 55.2 55.0 55.1

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,178 2,948 2,767 2,968 2,547 2,656 2,606 2,661 2,595

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.9 5.5 5.1 5.4 4.7 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.8

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,873 5,606 4,802 4,461 4,389 4,425 4,490 4,529 4,420

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.0 45.3 38.8 35.7 35.4 35.7 36.3 36.6 35.7

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,929 4,547 3,987 3,558 3,690 3,676 3,640 3,701 3,637

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.5 36.7 32.2 28.5 29.8 29.7 29.4 29.9 29.4

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 944 1,059 815 903 699 749 850 827 783

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.4 18.9 17.0 20.3 15.9 16.9 18.9 18.3 17.7

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,426 30,856 30,893 30,426 30,755 30,787 30,821 30,856 30,893

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,578 19,249 18,931 18,468 18,720 18,715 18,791 19,025 18,849

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.1 62.4 61.3 60.7 60.9 60.8 61.0 61.7 61.0

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,071 16,895 16,653 16,084 16,556 16,564 16,784 16,853 16,693

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.8 54.8 53.9 52.9 53.8 53.8 54.5 54.6 54.0

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,507 2,355 2,278 2,385 2,164 2,151 2,007 2,172 2,157

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.5 12.2 12.0 12.9 11.6 11.5 10.7 11.4 11.4

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,847 11,607 11,963 11,957 12,035 12,072 12,029 11,832 12,044

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,337 8,753 8,623 8,306 8,435 8,496 8,592 8,671 8,605

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.7 68.6 67.5 66.4 66.4 66.8 67.5 68.0 67.3

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,224 7,749 7,700 7,197 7,522 7,519 7,660 7,704 7,676

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.8 60.7 60.3 57.6 59.2 59.1 60.1 60.4 60.1

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,113 1,003 923 1,109 913 977 932 967 929

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.3 11.5 10.7 13.4 10.8 11.5 10.9 11.1 10.8

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,444 9,696 9,588 9,437 9,583 9,521 9,566 9,720 9,595

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.4 62.2 61.4 61.4 61.7 61.2 61.4 62.3 61.5

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,355 8,639 8,470 8,436 8,590 8,564 8,702 8,736 8,581

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.4 55.4 54.3 54.9 55.3 55.1 55.9 56.0 55.0

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,088 1,056 1,118 1,001 993 957 864 984 1,015

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.5 10.9 11.7 10.6 10.4 10.0 9.0 10.1 10.6

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 797 801 720 726 701 698 632 634 649

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.2 32.0 28.8 28.4 27.9 27.8 25.2 25.3 25.9

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491 506 483 451 443 481 421 413 436

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.2 20.2 19.3 17.6 17.6 19.1 16.8 16.5 17.4

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 295 237 275 258 217 211 221 213

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.4 36.8 32.9 37.9 36.8 31.1 33.4 34.9 32.8

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,241 13,765 13,704 – – – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.
HOUSEHOLD DATA

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

[Numbers in thousands]

Employment status, race, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted1

Aug.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Aug.

2013

Apr.

2014

May

2014

June

2014

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,574 8,717 8,751 – – – – – –

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.8 63.3 63.9 – – – – – –

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,133 8,329 8,354 – – – – – –

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.4 60.5 61.0 – – – – – –

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441 389 398 – – – – – –

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1 4.5 4.5 – – – – – –

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,667 5,047 4,952 – – – – – –

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

- Data not available.

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

introduced annually with the release of January data.
HOUSEHOLD DATA

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

[Numbers in thousands]

Employment status, sex, and age

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted1

Aug.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Aug.

2013

Apr.

2014

May

2014

June

2014

July

2014

Aug.

2014

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population................ 37,630 38,430 38,512 37,630 38,203 38,277 38,352 38,430 38,512

Civilian labor force................................ 24,964 25,536 25,465 24,918 25,055 25,108 25,409 25,320 25,432

Participation rate............................... 66.3 66.4 66.1 66.2 65.6 65.6 66.3 65.9 66.0

Employed....................................... 22,656 23,529 23,567 22,603 23,232 23,162 23,433 23,345 23,523

Employment-population ratio............... 60.2 61.2 61.2 60.1 60.8 60.5 61.1 60.7 61.1

Unemployed.................................... 2,308 2,007 1,898 2,315 1,824 1,946 1,976 1,975 1,909

Unemployment rate......................... 9.2 7.9 7.5 9.3 7.3 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.5

Not in labor force................................. 12,666 12,895 13,047 12,712 13,148 13,169 12,943 13,110 13,080

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force................................ 13,895 14,086 14,137 – – – – – –

Participation rate............................... 81.8 81.0 81.1 – – – – – –

Employed....................................... 12,799 13,240 13,309 – – – – – –

Employment-population ratio............... 75.4 76.1 76.4 – – – – – –

Unemployed.................................... 1,096 847 828 – – – – – –

Unemployment rate......................... 7.9 6.0 5.9 – – – – – –

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force................................ 9,786 10,123 10,178 – – – – – –

Participation rate............................... 57.6 58.2 58.4 – – – – – –

Employed....................................... 8,938 9,348 9,356 – – – – – –

Employment-population ratio............... 52.6 53.8 53.7 – – – – – –

Unemployed.................................... 847 775 822 – – – – – –

Unemployment rate......................... 8.7 7.7 8.1 – – – – – –

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force................................ 1,284 1,326 1,149 – – – – – –

Participation rate............................... 35.1 36.2 31.3 – – – – – –

Employed....................................... 919 941 901 – – – – – –

Employment-population ratio............... 25.2 25.7 24.6 – – – – – –

Unemployed.................................... 364 385 248 – – – – – –

Unemployment rate......................... 28.4 29.0 21.6 – – – – – –

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

columns.

- Data not available.

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

release of January data.
HOUSEHOLD DATA

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

[Numbers in thousands]

Educational attainment

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Aug.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Aug.

2013

Apr.

2014

May

2014

June

2014

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force.................................. 10,901 10,168 10,627 10,945 10,891 10,861 10,451 10,221 10,659

Participation rate.................................. 45.2 44.2 44.8 45.4 44.6 44.2 43.3 44.4 45.0

Employed.......................................... 9,753 9,210 9,712 9,712 9,925 9,869 9,497 9,243 9,689

Employment-population ratio................. 40.5 40.0 41.0 40.3 40.7 40.2 39.4 40.2 40.9

Unemployed....................................... 1,148 958 914 1,232 965 993 954 978 970

Unemployment rate............................ 10.5 9.4 8.6 11.3 8.9 9.1 9.1 9.6 9.1

High school graduates, no college1

Civilian labor force.................................. 36,336 36,239 36,291 36,607 36,089 36,096 36,112 36,146 36,338

Participation rate.................................. 58.6 57.9 58.1 59.0 58.0 57.9 57.8 57.7 58.1

Employed.......................................... 33,680 34,050 34,100 33,857 33,830 33,750 34,001 33,931 34,094

Employment-population ratio................. 54.3 54.4 54.6 54.6 54.3 54.1 54.5 54.2 54.5

Unemployed....................................... 2,656 2,189 2,191 2,750 2,258 2,346 2,112 2,216 2,244

Unemployment rate............................ 7.3 6.0 6.0 7.5 6.3 6.5 5.8 6.1 6.2

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force.................................. 37,701 37,837 37,865 37,409 37,364 37,178 37,476 37,727 37,567

Participation rate.................................. 67.5 67.2 67.4 67.0 67.3 67.2 67.6 67.0 66.9

Employed.......................................... 35,343 35,767 35,802 35,114 35,218 35,131 35,598 35,716 35,543

Employment-population ratio................. 63.3 63.6 63.7 62.9 63.4 63.5 64.2 63.5 63.3

Unemployed....................................... 2,358 2,070 2,063 2,295 2,146 2,047 1,878 2,011 2,024

Unemployment rate............................ 6.3 5.5 5.4 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.0 5.3 5.4

Bachelor’s degree and higher2

Civilian labor force.................................. 48,944 49,891 49,836 49,091 49,934 50,208 50,383 50,355 50,093

Participation rate.................................. 75.1 74.0 74.2 75.4 75.1 75.4 75.2 74.7 74.6

Employed.......................................... 47,097 48,154 48,062 47,394 48,279 48,611 48,728 48,771 48,474

Employment-population ratio................. 72.3 71.5 71.6 72.8 72.6 73.0 72.7 72.4 72.2

Unemployed....................................... 1,847 1,738 1,774 1,696 1,655 1,596 1,654 1,584 1,618

Unemployment rate............................ 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.2

1

Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.

2

Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees.

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

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

and sex, not seasonally adjusted

[Numbers in thousands]

Employment status, veteran status, and period of service

Total Men Women

Aug.

2013

Aug.

2014

Aug.

2013

Aug.

2014

Aug.

2013

Aug.

2014

VETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,359 21,124 19,131 18,870 2,228 2,254

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,809 10,667 9,444 9,300 1,365 1,368

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.6 50.5 49.4 49.3 61.3 60.7

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,139 10,070 8,878 8,784 1,260 1,286

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.5 47.7 46.4 46.5 56.6 57.1

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671 598 566 516 105 82

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2 5.6 6.0 5.5 7.7 6.0

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,550 10,457 9,687 9,570 863 886

Gulf War-era II veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,883 3,154 2,280 2,464 603 690

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,263 2,484 1,848 2,009 415 475

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.5 78.8 81.0 81.5 68.8 68.8

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,036 2,282 1,664 1,843 372 439

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.6 72.4 73.0 74.8 61.7 63.6

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 201 183 165 43 36

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.0 8.1 9.9 8.2 10.3 7.6

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 621 670 432 455 188 215

Gulf War-era I veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,099 3,353 2,555 2,737 545 616

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,531 2,789 2,129 2,352 403 437

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81.7 83.2 83.3 85.9 73.9 70.9

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,392 2,663 2,018 2,247 374 417

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.2 79.4 79.0 82.1 68.7 67.6

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 125 111 105 28 20

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5 4.5 5.2 4.5 7.1 4.6

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 568 565 426 385 142 180

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

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,758 9,321 9,386 8,971 372 350

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,852 2,651 2,753 2,555 99 96

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.2 28.4 29.3 28.5 26.6 27.4

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,705 2,507 2,614 2,411 91 96

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.7 26.9 27.9 26.9 24.5 27.4

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 144 139 144 8 0

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1 5.4 5.0 5.6 7.8 0.0

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,906 6,670 6,633 6,416 273 254

Veterans of other service periods

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,618 5,296 4,910 4,698 708 598

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,163 2,744 2,714 2,384 449 361

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.3 51.8 55.3 50.7 63.4 60.3

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,005 2,617 2,582 2,282 423 335

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.5 49.4 52.6 48.6 59.8 56.0

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 127 132 101 26 26

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0 4.6 4.9 4.3 5.8 7.1

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,455 2,552 2,196 2,314 259 237

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215,784 218,405 95,108 96,629 120,677 121,775

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143,021 143,636 72,631 73,225 70,390 70,411

Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.3 65.8 76.4 75.8 58.3 57.8

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,749 134,922 67,300 68,994 65,449 65,928

Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.5 61.8 70.8 71.4 54.2 54.1

Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,272 8,713 5,331 4,231 4,941 4,482

Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2 6.1 7.3 5.8 7.0 6.4

Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,764 74,769 22,477 23,404 50,287 51,365

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

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

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

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

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

weighting procedures.
HOUSEHOLD DATA

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

adjusted

[Numbers in thousands]

Employment status, sex, and age

Persons with a disability Persons with no disability

Aug.

2013

Aug.

2014

Aug.

2013

Aug.

2014

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population...................................................... 28,726 29,443 217,233 218,786

Civilian labor force..................................................................... 5,884 5,819 150,087 150,615

Participation rate..................................................................... 20.5 19.8 69.1 68.8

Employed............................................................................. 5,053 5,075 139,456 141,572

Employment-population ratio.................................................... 17.6 17.2 64.2 64.7

Unemployed.......................................................................... 831 744 10,631 9,043

Unemployment rate............................................................... 14.1 12.8 7.1 6.0

Not in labor force....................................................................... 22,842 23,624 67,146 68,171

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force..................................................................... 2,584 2,660 75,997 76,348

Participation rate..................................................................... 33.8 33.8 82.8 83.0

Employed............................................................................. 2,170 2,270 70,492 71,955

Employment-population ratio.................................................... 28.4 28.8 76.8 78.2

Unemployed.......................................................................... 413 390 5,505 4,392

Unemployment rate............................................................... 16.0 14.7 7.2 5.8

Not in labor force....................................................................... 5,067 5,220 15,782 15,615

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force..................................................................... 2,326 2,199 66,906 66,986

Participation rate..................................................................... 29.1 27.7 70.5 70.3

Employed............................................................................. 1,957 1,895 62,127 62,751

Employment-population ratio.................................................... 24.5 23.8 65.4 65.8

Unemployed.......................................................................... 368 304 4,779 4,235

Unemployment rate............................................................... 15.8 13.8 7.1 6.3

Not in labor force....................................................................... 5,665 5,748 28,025 28,337

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force..................................................................... 975 960 7,183 7,281

Participation rate..................................................................... 7.4 7.1 23.5 23.1

Employed............................................................................. 926 910 6,837 6,865

Employment-population ratio.................................................... 7.1 6.7 22.4 21.8

Unemployed.......................................................................... 49 50 347 416

Unemployment rate............................................................... 5.0 5.2 4.8 5.7

Not in labor force....................................................................... 12,110 12,656 23,339 24,219

NOTE: A person with a disability has at least one of the following conditions: is deaf or has serious difficulty hearing; is blind or has serious difficulty

seeing even when wearing glasses; has serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions because of a physical, mental, or

emotional condition; has serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs; has difficulty dressing or bathing; or has difficulty doing errands alone such as

visiting a doctor’s office or shopping because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition. Updated population controls are introduced annually with

the release of January data.
HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not seasonally adjusted

[Numbers in thousands]

Employment status and nativity

Total Men Women

Aug.

2013

Aug.

2014

Aug.

2013

Aug.

2014

Aug.

2013

Aug.

2014

Foreign born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population................................... 38,197 39,289 18,441 19,302 19,757 19,986

Civilian labor force.................................................. 25,540 26,046 14,543 15,216 10,997 10,830

Participation rate.................................................. 66.9 66.3 78.9 78.8 55.7 54.2

Employed.......................................................... 23,833 24,639 13,630 14,538 10,203 10,101

Employment-population ratio................................. 62.4 62.7 73.9 75.3 51.6 50.5

Unemployed....................................................... 1,707 1,407 913 678 794 728

Unemployment rate............................................ 6.7 5.4 6.3 4.5 7.2 6.7

Not in labor force.................................................... 12,658 13,243 3,898 4,086 8,760 9,157

Native born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population................................... 207,762 208,940 100,259 100,590 107,503 108,349

Civilian labor force.................................................. 130,431 130,388 68,567 68,351 61,865 62,038

Participation rate.................................................. 62.8 62.4 68.4 67.9 57.5 57.3

Employed.......................................................... 120,676 122,008 63,332 64,038 57,344 57,970

Employment-population ratio................................. 58.1 58.4 63.2 63.7 53.3 53.5

Unemployed....................................................... 9,755 8,381 5,235 4,313 4,520 4,068

Unemployment rate............................................ 7.5 6.4 7.6 6.3 7.3 6.6

Not in labor force.................................................... 77,331 78,552 31,692 32,240 45,639 46,312

NOTE: The foreign born are those residing in the United States who were not U.S. citizens at birth. That is, they were born outside the United States

or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam, to parents neither of whom was a U.S. citizen. The native born are persons who were born

in the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam or who were born abroad of at least one parent who was a U.S. citizen.

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

Table A-8. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

[In thousands]

Category

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Aug.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Aug.

2013

Apr.

2014

May

2014

June

2014

July

2014

Aug.

2014

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries................. 2,398 2,403 2,472 2,205 2,161 2,045 2,138 2,133 2,224

Wage and salary workers1

...................... 1,509 1,620 1,699 1,370 1,382 1,273 1,379 1,413 1,522

Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . .. 855 755 756 819 767 738 734 709 727

Unpaid family workers........................... 34 28 18 – – – – – –

Nonagricultural industries.......................... 142,111 144,862 144,175 141,918 143,531 143,843 144,159 144,274 144,106

Wage and salary workers1

...................... 133,254 136,203 135,541 133,247 134,860 135,355 135,687 135,823 135,659

Government..................................... 19,729 19,525 19,410 20,373 20,320 20,051 20,357 20,453 20,120

Private industries............................... 113,526 116,679 116,131 112,926 114,532 115,257 115,294 115,297 115,576

Private households.......................... 680 889 789 – – – – – –

Other industries.............................. 112,846 115,790 115,342 112,252 113,643 114,460 114,487 114,456 114,791

Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . .. 8,782 8,582 8,576 8,646 8,559 8,375 8,370 8,424 8,454

Unpaid family workers........................... 74 76 58 – – – – – –

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME2

All industries

Part time for economic reasons3

.................. 7,690 7,665 7,083 7,898 7,465 7,269 7,544 7,511 7,277

Slack work or business conditions............. 4,632 4,670 4,055 4,788 4,555 4,453 4,525 4,609 4,261

Could only find part-time work.................. 2,616 2,608 2,548 2,663 2,669 2,537 2,648 2,519 2,587

Part time for noneconomic reasons4

.............. 17,701 18,134 17,872 19,305 18,886 19,040 19,880 19,662 19,526

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons3

.................. 7,567 7,568 7,021 7,765 7,333 7,199 7,436 7,400 7,203

Slack work or business conditions............. 4,566 4,607 4,020 4,734 4,487 4,407 4,474 4,548 4,232

Could only find part-time work.................. 2,598 2,585 2,538 2,676 2,623 2,530 2,637 2,507 2,585

Part time for noneconomic reasons4

.............. 17,376 17,809 17,523 18,817 18,603 18,727 19,533 19,250 19,098

1

Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.

2 Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the survey reference week and excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs for

the entire week.

3 Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for an economic reason such as slack work or unfavorable business

conditions, inability to find full-time work, or seasonal declines in demand.

4 Refers to persons who usually work part time for noneconomic reasons such as childcare problems, family or personal obligations, school or

training, retirement or Social Security limits on earnings, and other reasons. This excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to

34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as vacations, holidays, illness, and bad weather.

- Data not available.

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

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

Table A-9. Selected employment indicators

[Numbers in thousands]

Characteristic

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Aug.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Aug.

2013

Apr.

2014

May

2014

June

2014

July

2014

Aug.

2014

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,509 147,265 146,647 144,179 145,669 145,814 146,221 146,352 146,368

16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,859 5,553 4,896 4,421 4,479 4,550 4,457 4,501 4,457

16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,622 1,924 1,655 1,430 1,472 1,494 1,451 1,494 1,475

18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,238 3,629 3,241 3,007 3,016 3,052 3,010 3,030 2,998

20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139,650 141,713 141,751 139,758 141,190 141,264 141,763 141,851 141,912

20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,777 14,532 14,076 13,568 13,879 13,952 13,933 13,976 13,893

25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,873 127,180 127,675 126,192 127,211 127,277 127,810 127,827 128,022

25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,379 95,098 95,548 94,431 95,151 95,041 95,507 95,365 95,617

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,171 31,826 31,951 31,173 31,713 31,699 31,923 31,885 31,986

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,737 30,689 30,908 30,778 30,905 30,840 30,940 30,843 30,945

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,471 32,583 32,689 32,480 32,533 32,503 32,643 32,637 32,685

55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,494 32,082 32,128 31,761 32,060 32,236 32,303 32,462 32,405

Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,962 79,064 78,576 76,182 77,292 77,310 77,653 77,866 77,843

16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,441 2,819 2,456 2,167 2,159 2,183 2,143 2,212 2,179

16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 784 959 798 684 644 689 648 700 702

18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,657 1,861 1,658 1,505 1,516 1,492 1,500 1,514 1,496

20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,522 76,245 76,120 74,015 75,134 75,127 75,510 75,654 75,664

20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,154 7,651 7,422 6,969 7,206 7,194 7,227 7,250 7,237

25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,368 68,594 68,698 67,123 67,875 67,915 68,263 68,357 68,464

25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,670 51,507 51,506 50,405 50,909 50,837 51,146 51,178 51,255

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,936 17,423 17,422 16,807 17,185 17,110 17,322 17,306 17,322

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,634 16,793 16,795 16,573 16,657 16,676 16,762 16,713 16,731

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,100 17,291 17,288 17,025 17,066 17,052 17,062 17,159 17,203

55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,698 17,087 17,192 16,718 16,966 17,079 17,117 17,179 17,208

Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,547 68,201 68,071 67,997 68,376 68,504 68,568 68,486 68,525

16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,418 2,733 2,440 2,254 2,320 2,367 2,314 2,289 2,278

16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 838 965 857 746 828 805 803 795 773

18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,581 1,768 1,583 1,502 1,500 1,560 1,510 1,517 1,502

20 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,129 65,468 65,631 65,743 66,057 66,137 66,254 66,197 66,247

20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,624 6,881 6,654 6,599 6,672 6,758 6,706 6,726 6,656

25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,505 58,587 58,978 59,069 59,336 59,362 59,547 59,469 59,558

25 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,709 43,591 44,042 44,026 44,242 44,205 44,361 44,186 44,361

25 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,235 14,403 14,529 14,365 14,528 14,589 14,601 14,578 14,664

35 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,103 13,895 14,113 14,205 14,247 14,164 14,178 14,130 14,214

45 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,371 15,292 15,401 15,456 15,466 15,451 15,582 15,478 15,483

55 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,796 14,996 14,936 15,043 15,094 15,157 15,186 15,283 15,197

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,112 44,248 44,374 43,973 44,525 44,608 44,508 44,331 44,273

Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,198 33,946 34,282 34,701 34,813 34,716 34,728 34,598 34,720

Women who maintain families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,224 9,477 9,337 – – – – – –

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,868 119,900 120,110 116,301 118,415 118,727 118,204 118,489 118,616

Part-time workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,641 27,365 26,537 27,888 27,297 27,219 28,018 28,070 27,743

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,776 6,787 6,819 7,048 7,093 7,113 7,031 6,939 7,070

Percent of total employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.8

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Self-employed workers, incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,318 5,324 5,294 – – – – – –

Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,638 9,337 9,332 9,466 9,326 9,113 9,104 9,133 9,181

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

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

- Data not available.

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

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

Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

Characteristic

Number of

unemployed persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment rates

Aug.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Aug.

2013

Apr.

2014

May

2014

June

2014

July

2014

Aug.

2014

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over........................... 11,256 9,671 9,591 7.2 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.1

16 to 19 years..................................... 1,289 1,136 1,085 22.6 19.1 19.2 21.0 20.2 19.6

16 to 17 years.................................. 501 448 458 26.0 22.1 23.0 23.3 23.1 23.7

18 to 19 years.................................. 824 703 649 21.5 17.4 17.1 19.3 18.8 17.8

20 years and over................................ 9,967 8,535 8,506 6.7 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.7 5.7

20 to 24 years.................................. 1,989 1,772 1,646 12.8 10.6 11.1 10.5 11.3 10.6

25 years and over.............................. 8,028 6,780 6,906 6.0 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.1

25 to 54 years............................... 6,337 5,231 5,382 6.3 5.4 5.5 5.1 5.2 5.3

25 to 34 years............................. 2,620 2,239 2,359 7.8 6.6 6.7 6.5 6.6 6.9

35 to 44 years............................. 1,840 1,559 1,552 5.6 4.9 5.1 4.7 4.8 4.8

45 to 54 years............................. 1,877 1,433 1,471 5.5 4.7 4.6 4.2 4.2 4.3

55 years and over........................... 1,698 1,540 1,549 5.1 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.6

Men, 16 years and over............................ 6,317 5,177 5,125 7.7 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.2

16 to 19 years..................................... 722 623 594 25.0 21.1 20.9 23.2 22.0 21.4

16 to 17 years.................................. 247 242 240 26.5 26.8 25.0 26.6 25.7 25.5

18 to 19 years.................................. 503 389 371 25.1 18.0 18.6 21.1 20.5 19.9

20 years and over................................ 5,595 4,554 4,531 7.0 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.7

20 to 24 years.................................. 1,152 1,039 938 14.2 12.0 11.9 11.7 12.5 11.5

25 years and over.............................. 4,485 3,502 3,636 6.3 5.2 5.3 5.0 4.9 5.0

25 to 54 years............................... 3,533 2,724 2,843 6.5 5.3 5.5 5.1 5.1 5.3

25 to 34 years............................. 1,535 1,204 1,220 8.4 6.6 6.9 6.6 6.5 6.6

35 to 44 years............................. 985 839 856 5.6 4.8 5.1 4.5 4.8 4.9

45 to 54 years............................. 1,012 681 767 5.6 4.6 4.4 4.1 3.8 4.3

55 years and over........................... 953 778 794 5.4 4.7 4.6 4.9 4.3 4.4

Women, 16 years and over........................ 4,939 4,494 4,466 6.8 6.1 6.2 5.9 6.2 6.1

16 to 19 years..................................... 567 513 492 20.1 17.1 17.5 18.7 18.3 17.8

16 to 17 years.................................. 255 206 218 25.5 18.0 21.2 20.5 20.6 22.0

18 to 19 years.................................. 320 313 278 17.6 16.7 15.7 17.5 17.1 15.6

20 years and over................................ 4,372 3,980 3,974 6.2 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7

20 to 24 years.................................. 837 734 709 11.3 9.0 10.2 9.1 9.8 9.6

25 years and over.............................. 3,543 3,278 3,269 5.7 5.2 5.2 4.9 5.2 5.2

25 to 54 years............................... 2,804 2,507 2,540 6.0 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.4

25 to 34 years............................. 1,084 1,035 1,139 7.0 6.7 6.4 6.5 6.6 7.2

35 to 44 years............................. 855 720 696 5.7 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.7

45 to 54 years............................. 865 752 705 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.6 4.4

55 years and over........................... 755 741 756 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.1 4.6 4.7

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present...................... 1,973 1,548 1,502 4.3 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.3

Married women, spouse present.................. 1,515 1,432 1,350 4.2 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.7

Women who maintain families1

.................... 1,137 949 960 11.0 8.5 8.4 8.1 9.1 9.3

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers2................................... 9,559 8,113 7,932 7.6 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.4 6.3

Part-time workers3.................................. 1,673 1,651 1,639 5.7 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.6

1 Not seasonally adjusted.

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

jobs.

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

part-time jobs.

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

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

Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

[Numbers in thousands]

Reason

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Aug.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Aug.

2013

Apr.

2014

May

2014

June

2014

July

2014

Aug.

2014

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed

temporary jobs.................................... 5,856 4,867 4,750 5,887 5,236 5,018 4,862 4,859 4,836

On temporary layoff.............................. 986 1,131 1,070 1,059 1,021 1,003 1,029 996 1,085

Not on temporary layoff.......................... 4,870 3,737 3,681 4,828 4,215 4,015 3,833 3,863 3,752

Permanent job losers.......................... 3,707 2,622 2,605 3,638 3,077 2,946 2,806 2,718 2,653

Persons who completed temporary jobs. . .. 1,163 1,115 1,076 1,190 1,138 1,069 1,027 1,145 1,098

Job leavers........................................... 950 887 922 890 784 875 854 862 860

Reentrants............................................ 3,217 3,074 2,943 3,116 2,620 2,857 2,707 2,848 2,845

New entrants......................................... 1,439 1,479 1,171 1,295 1,043 1,062 1,064 1,087 1,066

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Job losers and persons who completed

temporary jobs.................................... 51.1 47.2 48.5 52.6 54.1 51.1 51.2 50.3 50.3

On temporary layoff.............................. 8.6 11.0 10.9 9.5 10.5 10.2 10.8 10.3 11.3

Not on temporary layoff.......................... 42.5 36.3 37.6 43.2 43.5 40.9 40.4 40.0 39.1

Job leavers........................................... 8.3 8.6 9.4 8.0 8.1 8.9 9.0 8.9 9.0

Reentrants............................................ 28.1 29.8 30.1 27.9 27.1 29.1 28.5 29.5 29.6

New entrants......................................... 12.6 14.3 12.0 11.6 10.8 10.8 11.2 11.3 11.1

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed

temporary jobs.................................... 3.8 3.1 3.0 3.8 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1

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

Reentrants............................................ 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.8

New entrants......................................... 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

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

Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment

[Numbers in thousands]

Duration

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Aug.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Aug.

2013

Apr.

2014

May

2014

June

2014

July

2014

Aug.

2014

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks.................................. 2,523 2,933 2,664 2,527 2,447 2,559 2,410 2,587 2,609

5 to 14 weeks........................................ 3,116 2,923 2,802 2,738 2,359 2,390 2,416 2,431 2,449

15 weeks and over.................................. 5,822 4,452 4,321 5,973 4,985 4,814 4,553 4,566 4,450

15 to 26 weeks.................................... 1,525 1,244 1,354 1,704 1,533 1,441 1,472 1,412 1,486

27 weeks and over............................... 4,297 3,207 2,967 4,269 3,452 3,374 3,081 3,155 2,963

Average (mean) duration, in weeks............... 36.6 30.8 31.2 37.0 35.1 34.5 33.5 32.4 31.7

Median duration, in weeks......................... 15.2 11.3 12.0 16.5 16.0 14.6 13.1 13.3 13.2

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks.................................. 22.0 28.5 27.2 22.5 25.0 26.2 25.7 27.0 27.4

5 to 14 weeks........................................ 27.2 28.4 28.6 24.4 24.1 24.5 25.8 25.4 25.8

15 weeks and over.................................. 50.8 43.2 44.1 53.2 50.9 49.3 48.5 47.6 46.8

15 to 26 weeks.................................... 13.3 12.1 13.8 15.2 15.7 14.8 15.7 14.7 15.6

27 weeks and over............................... 37.5 31.1 30.3 38.0 35.3 34.6 32.8 32.9 31.2

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

Table A-13. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

[Numbers in thousands]

Occupation

Employed Unemployed Unemployment

rates

Aug.

2013

Aug.

2014

Aug.

2013

Aug.

2014

Aug.

2013

Aug.

2014

Total, 16 years and over1............................................. 144,509 146,647 11,462 9,787 7.3 6.3

Management, professional, and related occupations........... 54,515 55,646 2,130 1,930 3.8 3.4

Management, business, and financial operations

occupations..................................................... 22,807 23,854 794 643 3.4 2.6

Professional and related occupations.......................... 31,708 31,792 1,336 1,287 4.0 3.9

Service occupations................................................ 26,305 26,183 2,407 2,139 8.4 7.6

Sales and office occupations...................................... 33,039 33,045 2,532 2,037 7.1 5.8

Sales and related occupations.................................. 15,741 15,102 1,214 900 7.2 5.6

Office and administrative support occupations............... 17,298 17,943 1,318 1,138 7.1 6.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

occupations........................................................ 13,468 14,046 1,289 1,116 8.7 7.4

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.................... 1,125 1,183 126 111 10.0 8.6

Construction and extraction occupations...................... 7,449 7,888 873 752 10.5 8.7

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations........... 4,894 4,975 291 253 5.6 4.8

Production, transportation, and material moving

occupations........................................................ 17,182 17,727 1,593 1,372 8.5 7.2

Production occupations.......................................... 8,389 8,586 771 623 8.4 6.8

Transportation and material moving occupations............ 8,793 9,141 822 749 8.5 7.6

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

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

Table A-14. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted

Industry and class of worker

Number of

unemployed

persons

(in thousands)

Unemployment

rates

Aug.

2013

Aug.

2014

Aug.

2013

Aug.

2014

Total, 16 years and over1................................................................ 11,462 9,787 7.3 6.3

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers.................................. 8,391 7,200 6.9 5.8

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction.................................... 59 74 5.3 6.3

Construction.......................................................................... 758 678 9.1 7.7

Manufacturing........................................................................ 968 787 6.2 5.0

Durable goods..................................................................... 542 506 5.5 5.1

Nondurable goods................................................................ 427 281 7.4 4.8

Wholesale and retail trade......................................................... 1,454 1,160 7.2 5.8

Transportation and utilities......................................................... 417 412 6.8 6.3

Information............................................................................ 192 131 6.6 4.5

Financial activities................................................................... 347 322 3.8 3.5

Professional and business services............................................... 1,224 1,039 8.0 6.5

Education and health services..................................................... 1,211 1,068 5.4 4.8

Leisure and hospitality.............................................................. 1,326 1,149 9.3 8.1

Other services........................................................................ 434 382 6.5 5.8

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers......................... 147 145 9.4 8.1

Government workers................................................................... 961 798 4.6 3.9

Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers............ 524 473 5.1 4.8

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

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

Table A-15. Alternative measures of labor underutilization

[Percent]

Measure

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Aug.

2013

July

2014

Aug.

2014

Aug.

2013

Apr.

2014

May

2014

June

2014

July

2014

Aug.

2014

U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer,

as a percent of the civilian labor force......... 3.7 2.8 2.8 3.8 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.9

U-2 Job losers and persons who completed

temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian

labor force......................................... 3.8 3.1 3.0 3.8 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1

U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the

civilian labor force (official unemployment

rate)................................................ 7.3 6.5 6.3 7.2 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.1

U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged

workers, as a percent of the civilian labor

force plus discouraged workers................. 7.9 7.0 6.7 7.8 6.7 6.7 6.5 6.6 6.6

U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged

workers, plus all other persons marginally

attached to the labor force, as a percent of

the civilian labor force plus all persons

marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . .. 8.7 7.8 7.5 8.6 7.6 7.6 7.3 7.5 7.4

U-6 Total unemployed, plus all persons

marginally attached to the labor force, plus

total employed part time for economic

reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor

force plus all persons marginally attached to

the labor force..................................... 13.6 12.6 12.0 13.6 12.3 12.2 12.1 12.2 12.0

NOTE: Persons marginally attached to the labor force are those who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and

are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the past 12 months. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have

given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for work. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are

available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of

January data.
HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-16. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

[Numbers in thousands]

Category

Total Men Women

Aug.

2013

Aug.

2014

Aug.

2013

Aug.

2014

Aug.

2013

Aug.

2014

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force........................................... 89,988 91,794 35,590 36,326 54,398 55,469

Persons who currently want a job................................ 6,291 6,382 2,715 2,657 3,575 3,725

Marginally attached to the labor force1........................ 2,342 2,141 1,168 984 1,174 1,157

Discouraged workers2

......................................... 866 775 477 424 389 351

Other persons marginally attached to the labor force3. .. 1,476 1,366 692 560 785 806

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders4

............................................. 6,776 6,819 3,425 3,419 3,351 3,401

Percent of total employed.......................................... 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.4 5.0 5.0

Primary job full time, secondary job part time................... 3,705 3,658 2,050 1,996 1,655 1,662

Primary and secondary jobs both part time..................... 1,771 1,748 651 609 1,120 1,139

Primary and secondary jobs both full time....................... 189 269 139 186 50 83

Hours vary on primary or secondary job......................... 1,062 1,085 564 602 498 483

1 Data refer to persons who want a job, have searched for work during the prior 12 months, and were available to take a job during the reference

week, but had not looked for work in the past 4 weeks.

2

Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for reasons such as thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks

schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination.

3

Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibilities, ill health, and

transportation problems, as well as a number for whom reason for nonparticipation was not determined.

4

Includes a small number of persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.

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

Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

[In thousands]

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Aug.

2013

June

2014

July

2014p

Aug.

2014p

Aug.

2013

June

2014

July

2014p

Aug.

2014p

Change

from:

July2014 -

Aug.2014p

Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136,477 139,772 138,662 138,989 136,636 138,764 138,976 139,118 142

Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,709 117,913 118,061 118,179 114,783 116,874 117,087 117,221 134

Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,089 19,333 19,461 19,542 18,696 19,055 19,122 19,144 22

Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 887 916 931 936 870 908 916 918 2

Logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.0 55.1 56.9 58.1 52.5 54.9 55.1 55.5 0.4

Mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 832.3 860.8 874.3 878.3 817.9 852.8 860.7 862.5 1.8

Oil and gas extraction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201.2 212.9 214.7 214.1 198.7 211.3 212.1 211.7 -0.4

Mining, except oil and gas1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215.1 217.4 218.6 218.6 208.7 211.4 212.5 212.0 -0.5

Coal mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.9 79.2 79.5 79.2 79.6 78.6 79.0 78.7 -0.3

Support activities for mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416.0 430.5 441.0 445.6 410.5 430.1 436.1 438.8 2.7

Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,114 6,207 6,315 6,352 5,836 6,017 6,048 6,068 20

Construction of buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,326.5 1,380.2 1,405.3 1,411.5 1,286.3 1,353.1 1,362.9 1,370.1 7.2

Residential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 638.3 678.7 692.2 695.1 615.3 660.6 667.2 671.2 4.0

Nonresidential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688.2 701.5 713.1 716.4 671.0 692.5 695.7 698.9 3.2

Heavy and civil engineering construction. . . . . . 955.2 965.1 978.1 988.1 887.3 916.6 918.8 919.7 0.9

Specialty trade contractors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,832.1 3,861.4 3,931.4 3,952.5 3,662.3 3,747.7 3,766.3 3,777.8 11.5

Residential specialty trade contractors. . . . . . 1,641.5 1,671.1 1,697.1 1,710.1 1,558.9 1,610.3 1,616.9 1,626.1 9.2

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors. . . 2,190.6 2,190.3 2,234.3 2,242.4 2,103.4 2,137.4 2,149.4 2,151.7 2.3

Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,088 12,210 12,215 12,254 11,990 12,130 12,158 12,158 0

Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,577 7,715 7,709 7,732 7,540 7,662 7,692 7,694 2

Wood products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357.4 372.2 373.9 374.6 353.2 367.4 368.3 370.0 1.7

Nonmetallic mineral products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384.0 395.4 396.1 398.6 375.0 386.8 385.7 388.6 2.9

Primary metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394.8 400.8 401.3 403.6 393.8 399.7 401.5 402.8 1.3

Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,439.0 1,462.3 1,461.6 1,462.5 1,431.2 1,452.1 1,454.5 1,454.9 0.4

Machinery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,104.5 1,133.5 1,135.0 1,134.3 1,102.5 1,128.2 1,130.0 1,132.5 2.5

Computer and electronic products1

. . . . . . . . . . 1,072.2 1,059.2 1,062.2 1,064.0 1,066.8 1,055.7 1,057.2 1,058.4 1.2

Computer and peripheral equipment. . . . . . 161.1 166.3 168.5 172.3 160.1 166.1 167.6 170.8 3.2

Communications equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102.3 98.3 97.7 97.8 102.1 97.9 97.6 97.5 -0.1

Semiconductors and electronic

components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376.8 367.9 367.4 367.9 374.6 366.9 366.0 366.0 0.0

Electronic instruments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393.4 387.5 389.4 386.9 391.8 386.0 387.3 385.4 -1.9

Electrical equipment and appliances. . . . . . . . 373.1 375.3 375.2 374.9 372.6 374.3 373.8 374.7 0.9

Transportation equipment1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,506.4 1,561.7 1,548.9 1,561.9 1,506.7 1,550.3 1,570.5 1,561.3 -9.2

Motor vehicles and parts2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 826.3 869.4 855.5 869.5 826.2 861.4 874.2 869.6 -4.6

Furniture and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365.1 372.1 374.3 376.3 359.0 367.5 370.2 370.7 0.5

Miscellaneous durable goods

manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580.8 582.2 580.6 581.7 578.9 579.7 579.9 580.0 0.1

Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,511 4,495 4,506 4,522 4,450 4,468 4,466 4,464 -2

Food manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,506.5 1,478.5 1,493.1 1,510.4 1,466.2 1,474.1 1,472.5 1,474.0 1.5

Textile mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116.9 117.6 116.9 117.5 116.8 116.7 116.7 117.2 0.5

Textile product mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114.0 111.1 113.5 114.4 113.0 110.4 112.7 112.8 0.1

Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140.6 132.8 130.2 130.6 140.9 132.1 131.3 130.8 -0.5

Paper and paper products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380.1 378.6 375.2 374.4 378.8 375.7 373.1 373.4 0.3

Printing and related support activities. . . . . . . 445.8 443.3 441.5 440.4 444.4 441.3 440.4 439.5 -0.9

Petroleum and coal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.8 116.8 116.6 116.9 111.2 114.1 114.0 114.3 0.3

Chemicals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 795.4 806.7 808.4 809.1 792.2 802.8 803.8 805.3 1.5

Plastics and rubber products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 659.8 668.6 666.8 666.7 654.5 663.6 663.0 661.9 -1.1

Miscellaneous nondurable goods

manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237.7 241.1 243.4 241.8 231.5 237.0 238.3 235.2 -3.1

Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,620 98,580 98,600 98,637 96,087 97,819 97,965 98,077 112

Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,901 26,441 26,441 26,423 25,911 26,391 26,439 26,440 1

Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,782.3 5,912.4 5,914.8 5,907.1 5,759.5 5,872.4 5,878.4 5,884.9 6.5

Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,891.9 2,962.3 2,964.2 2,960.0 2,879.2 2,943.9 2,945.3 2,947.6 2.3

Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,992.8 2,031.3 2,032.1 2,026.7 1,986.8 2,015.0 2,018.8 2,020.8 2.0

Electronic markets and agents and

brokers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 897.6 918.8 918.5 920.4 893.5 913.5 914.3 916.5 2.2

Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,123.3 15,353.6 15,384.3 15,369.5 15,118.2 15,353.9 15,374.8 15,366.4 -8.4

Motor vehicle and parts dealers1

. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,815.6 1,875.7 1,878.3 1,880.3 1,799.1 1,858.7 1,859.3 1,863.9 4.6

Automobile dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,148.7 1,183.3 1,185.7 1,190.3 1,142.2 1,176.7 1,178.9 1,183.4 4.5

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

— Continued

[In thousands]

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Aug.

2013

June

2014

July

2014p

Aug.

2014p

Aug.

2013

June

2014

July

2014p

Aug.

2014p

Change

from:

July2014 -

Aug.2014p

Retail trade - Continued

Furniture and home furnishings stores. . . . . . 436.6 443.2 444.5 450.3 443.1 450.8 453.0 456.4 3.4

Electronics and appliance stores. . . . . . . . . . . . 488.6 488.1 491.5 493.3 500.1 502.1 503.6 504.8 1.2

Building material and garden supply

stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,222.0 1,293.3 1,273.3 1,242.2 1,210.4 1,231.8 1,234.6 1,231.1 -3.5

Food and beverage stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,966.6 3,030.5 3,036.7 3,013.6 2,949.5 3,008.7 3,013.6 2,996.5 -17.1

Health and personal care stores. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,013.9 1,017.0 1,015.6 1,015.2 1,017.3 1,017.7 1,019.0 1,017.9 -1.1

Gasoline stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 881.6 888.0 890.6 896.0 869.0 876.9 876.8 881.5 4.7

Clothing and clothing accessories stores. . . . 1,410.3 1,366.6 1,388.1 1,400.8 1,397.3 1,399.5 1,399.2 1,393.0 -6.2

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music

stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 593.4 576.9 573.2 581.3 593.3 590.5 587.6 583.6 -4.0

General merchandise stores1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,034.8 3,080.6 3,096.0 3,098.7 3,072.6 3,121.4 3,129.0 3,136.6 7.6

Department stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,313.7 1,305.5 1,315.5 1,312.4 1,341.8 1,340.8 1,341.3 1,340.4 -0.9

Miscellaneous store retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 803.5 811.0 814.4 813.7 802.0 804.7 807.4 809.4 2.0

Nonstore retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456.4 482.7 482.1 484.1 464.5 491.1 491.7 491.7 0.0

Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,441.3 4,619.4 4,583.9 4,588.9 4,481.8 4,613.1 4,632.2 4,633.4 1.2

Air transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450.1 461.0 461.8 458.2 446.9 456.1 457.0 455.1 -1.9

Rail transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231.6 237.3 237.1 237.6 230.1 236.1 236.4 236.2 -0.2

Water transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.5 69.7 70.7 71.0 65.3 68.4 68.4 68.7 0.3

Truck transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,406.3 1,422.9 1,428.6 1,432.8 1,380.7 1,405.9 1,408.4 1,407.6 -0.8

Transit and ground passenger

transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366.6 444.5 396.0 397.7 434.1 450.3 460.3 463.6 3.3

Pipeline transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.3 45.7 45.8 45.4 44.1 45.4 45.5 45.3 -0.2

Scenic and sightseeing transportation. . . . . . . 36.5 36.4 38.1 38.0 28.8 29.4 29.7 30.1 0.4

Support activities for transportation. . . . . . . . . . 597.2 614.2 614.9 612.8 597.7 612.7 613.5 612.7 -0.8

Couriers and messengers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527.7 551.4 548.3 552.6 540.3 567.1 569.1 570.9 1.8

Warehousing and storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 713.5 736.3 742.6 742.8 713.8 741.7 743.9 743.2 -0.7

Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553.8 555.6 558.4 557.9 551.8 551.6 553.8 555.4 1.6

Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,683 2,674 2,688 2,683 2,669 2,665 2,670 2,667 -3

Publishing industries, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . 735.9 727.6 730.2 730.1 732.3 728.1 727.0 726.8 -0.2

Motion picture and sound recording

industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335.9 312.6 316.9 308.2 324.6 305.6 304.0 298.0 -6.0

Broadcasting, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284.1 292.9 294.1 295.7 285.5 292.6 294.6 296.3 1.7

Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 858.9 859.9 861.8 859.0 859.5 859.5 861.0 859.2 -1.8

Data processing, hosting and related

services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269.6 270.5 272.5 273.9 269.8 270.1 272.2 273.2 1.0

Other information services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198.8 210.5 212.8 216.3 196.9 209.4 211.0 213.7 2.7

Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,950 7,999 8,028 8,022 7,897 7,946 7,956 7,963 7

Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,898.6 5,905.9 5,927.0 5,928.0 5,887.2 5,895.1 5,903.3 5,910.8 7.5

Monetary authorities - central bank. . . . . . . . . . 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.3 17.9 18.2 18.1 18.1 0.0

Credit intermediation and related

activities1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,628.3 2,575.1 2,581.0 2,578.9 2,622.9 2,571.7 2,570.5 2,571.0 0.5

Depository credit intermediation1. . . . . . . . . . 1,735.4 1,704.4 1,705.5 1,704.5 1,730.1 1,701.0 1,697.9 1,698.5 0.6

Commercial banking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,308.0 1,274.9 1,275.7 1,274.5 1,304.9 1,273.0 1,270.6 1,270.5 -0.1

Securities, commodity contracts,

investments, and funds and trusts. . . . . . . . 868.6 876.8 885.1 883.8 865.0 873.6 879.1 879.9 0.8

Insurance carriers and related activities. . . . . 2,383.5 2,435.7 2,442.5 2,447.0 2,381.4 2,431.6 2,435.6 2,441.8 6.2

Real estate and rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . 2,051.5 2,092.8 2,101.4 2,094.0 2,009.7 2,050.6 2,052.5 2,051.7 -0.8

Real estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,491.0 1,507.0 1,511.5 1,508.8 1,464.7 1,483.9 1,483.0 1,482.5 -0.5

Rental and leasing services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 536.9 563.5 567.5 562.9 521.7 544.5 547.4 547.2 -0.2

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets. . . . 23.6 22.3 22.4 22.3 23.3 22.2 22.1 22.0 -0.1

Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,792 19,353 19,360 19,444 18,663 19,219 19,255 19,302 47

Professional and technical services1

. . . . . . . . . . . 8,127.3 8,329.1 8,366.2 8,368.0 8,162.2 8,353.0 8,375.9 8,392.7 16.8

Legal services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,136.5 1,145.4 1,146.0 1,141.5 1,136.1 1,137.0 1,136.6 1,139.9 3.3

Accounting and bookkeeping services. . . . . . 867.4 895.1 896.6 900.9 939.5 954.9 961.7 965.9 4.2

Architectural and engineering services. . . . . . 1,375.6 1,417.8 1,429.3 1,430.8 1,357.9 1,404.1 1,410.1 1,412.8 2.7

Computer systems design and related

services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,713.3 1,761.7 1,769.5 1,768.5 1,707.0 1,761.4 1,760.8 1,762.3 1.5

Management and technical consulting

services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,189.9 1,236.6 1,244.2 1,245.9 1,186.2 1,232.9 1,237.2 1,240.2 3.0

Management of companies and enterprises. . . 2,106.8 2,149.5 2,150.0 2,152.9 2,099.9 2,135.8 2,137.1 2,144.9 7.8

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

— Continued

[In thousands]

Industry

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Aug.

2013

June

2014

July

2014p

Aug.

2014p

Aug.

2013

June

2014

July

2014p

Aug.

2014p

Change

from:

July2014 -

Aug.2014p

Professional and business services - Continued

Administrative and waste services. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,558.3 8,874.5 8,843.6 8,922.8 8,400.7 8,730.0 8,741.6 8,764.6 23.0

Administrative and support services1. . . . . . . . 8,174.6 8,486.6 8,450.8 8,532.3 8,024.8 8,348.9 8,359.4 8,382.1 22.7

Employment services1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,402.8 3,609.9 3,575.6 3,656.8 3,355.7 3,588.5 3,595.4 3,610.8 15.4

Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,712.9 2,890.4 2,858.8 2,927.4 2,681.3 2,873.5 2,883.2 2,896.2 13.0

Business support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 846.5 854.2 853.8 855.4 856.6 864.4 865.4 864.8 -0.6

Services to buildings and dwellings. . . . . . . 1,998.7 2,056.5 2,061.8 2,050.1 1,898.6 1,940.7 1,944.7 1,949.4 4.7

Waste management and remediation

services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383.7 387.9 392.8 390.5 375.9 381.1 382.2 382.5 0.3

Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,842 21,271 21,164 21,213 21,172 21,469 21,502 21,539 37

Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,063.4 3,211.3 3,109.5 3,087.2 3,361.0 3,404.0 3,397.2 3,390.9 -6.3

Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,778.1 18,059.5 18,054.0 18,125.3 17,810.8 18,064.9 18,105.0 18,147.7 42.7

Health care3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,569.1 14,740.1 14,762.0 14,809.1 14,547.3 14,726.3 14,746.3 14,780.3 34.0

Ambulatory health care services1. . . . . . . . . 6,522.0 6,672.7 6,686.6 6,721.7 6,516.4 6,668.3 6,688.3 6,711.1 22.8

Offices of physicians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,442.7 2,487.0 2,496.8 2,507.3 2,443.3 2,490.0 2,498.3 2,506.1 7.8

Outpatient care centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688.2 717.8 719.5 722.3 688.1 717.8 719.2 722.0 2.8

Home health care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,249.3 1,286.8 1,283.0 1,291.5 1,248.5 1,284.8 1,286.7 1,290.5 3.8

Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,797.4 4,805.8 4,807.9 4,812.5 4,794.4 4,804.4 4,800.5 4,807.6 7.1

Nursing and residential care facilities1

. . . . 3,249.7 3,261.6 3,267.5 3,274.9 3,236.5 3,253.6 3,257.5 3,261.6 4.1

Nursing care facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,664.5 1,657.8 1,659.5 1,660.6 1,659.8 1,653.3 1,654.7 1,655.3 0.6

Social assistance1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,209.0 3,319.4 3,292.0 3,316.2 3,263.5 3,338.6 3,358.7 3,367.4 8.7

Child day care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 798.3 842.2 796.8 817.2 843.3 862.9 864.0 863.6 -0.4

Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,945 15,270 15,345 15,298 14,306 14,624 14,636 14,651 15

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . 2,301.3 2,367.6 2,414.8 2,352.5 2,031.8 2,094.1 2,090.2 2,084.7 -5.5

Performing arts and spectator sports. . . . . . . . 443.1 467.1 462.3 459.1 416.3 441.8 437.8 433.9 -3.9

Museums, historical sites, and similar

institutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147.1 154.1 154.8 151.5 136.7 142.0 141.4 141.5 0.1

Amusements, gambling, and recreation. . . . . 1,711.1 1,746.4 1,797.7 1,741.9 1,478.8 1,510.3 1,511.0 1,509.3 -1.7

Accommodation and food services. . . . . . . . . . . . 12,643.5 12,902.2 12,930.6 12,945.6 12,274.0 12,529.5 12,545.5 12,566.6 21.1

Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,005.9 1,974.9 2,020.9 2,008.9 1,867.7 1,873.1 1,871.5 1,871.1 -0.4

Food services and drinking places. . . . . . . . . . 10,637.6 10,927.3 10,909.7 10,936.7 10,406.3 10,656.4 10,674.0 10,695.5 21.5

Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,507 5,572 5,574 5,554 5,469 5,505 5,507 5,515 8

Repair and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,214.0 1,223.5 1,220.1 1,225.2 1,211.4 1,216.4 1,215.0 1,221.3 6.3

Personal and laundry services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,350.0 1,380.8 1,377.8 1,380.0 1,344.5 1,364.2 1,369.1 1,372.8 3.7

Membership associations and organizations. . . 2,942.7 2,967.6 2,975.6 2,948.6 2,912.7 2,924.2 2,923.2 2,920.5 -2.7

Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,768 21,859 20,601 20,810 21,853 21,890 21,889 21,897 8

Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,760.0 2,727.0 2,727.0 2,728.0 2,749.0 2,715.0 2,714.0 2,717.0 3.0

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,169.9 2,138.1 2,138.6 2,137.4 2,157.6 2,123.0 2,124.6 2,125.7 1.1

U.S. Postal Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590.3 588.9 588.1 590.7 591.1 591.6 589.5 590.8 1.3

State government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,765.0 4,824.0 4,735.0 4,777.0 5,039.0 5,061.0 5,055.0 5,056.0 1.0

State government education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,096.1 2,142.9 2,056.9 2,106.0 2,386.1 2,402.2 2,395.6 2,400.2 4.6

State government, excluding education. . . . . . . . . . 2,669.3 2,680.6 2,677.9 2,670.8 2,652.9 2,658.3 2,659.6 2,655.6 -4.0

Local government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,243.0 14,308.0 13,139.0 13,305.0 14,065.0 14,114.0 14,120.0 14,124.0 4.0

Local government education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,796.7 7,818.4 6,587.1 6,805.0 7,795.2 7,802.4 7,803.5 7,802.1 -1.4

Local government, excluding education. . . . . . . . . . 6,445.8 6,489.9 6,551.6 6,500.4 6,269.8 6,311.8 6,316.1 6,322.2 6.1

1

Includes other industries, not shown separately.

2

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

3

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

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

sector, seasonally adjusted

Industry Aug.

2013

June

2014

July

2014p

Aug.

2014p

AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS

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

Goods-producing.................................................................... 40.5 40.6 40.5 40.6

Mining and logging................................................................ 44.1 44.8 44.5 44.8

Construction....................................................................... 39.1 39.1 39.2 39.1

Manufacturing..................................................................... 40.9 41.1 40.9 41.0

Durable goods.................................................................. 41.2 41.6 41.4 41.5

Nondurable goods.............................................................. 40.3 40.2 40.0 40.2

Private service-providing............................................................ 33.3 33.3 33.3 33.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................................. 34.6 34.4 34.4 34.5

Wholesale trade................................................................ 38.9 38.9 38.9 38.9

Retail trade...................................................................... 31.5 31.2 31.2 31.3

Transportation and warehousing............................................. 38.7 38.3 38.5 38.6

Utilities........................................................................... 42.2 42.2 42.5 42.4

Information......................................................................... 36.8 36.9 36.8 36.8

Financial activities................................................................ 37.3 37.2 37.2 37.2

Professional and business services............................................ 36.1 36.2 36.1 36.2

Education and health services.................................................. 32.7 32.7 32.7 32.8

Leisure and hospitality........................................................... 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.2

Other services..................................................................... 31.8 31.6 31.6 31.7

AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS

Manufacturing........................................................................... 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.4

Durable goods....................................................................... 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.5

Nondurable goods................................................................... 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.3

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Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry

sector, seasonally adjusted

Industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Aug.

2013

June

2014

July

2014p

Aug.

2014p

Aug.

2013

June

2014

July

2014p

Aug.

2014p

Total private............................................... $24.03 $24.45 $24.47 $24.53 $829.04 $843.53 $844.22 $846.29

Goods-producing....................................... 25.23 25.74 25.76 25.81 1,021.82 1,045.04 1,043.28 1,047.89

Mining and logging.................................. 29.88 31.12 31.01 31.10 1,317.71 1,394.18 1,379.95 1,393.28

Construction.......................................... 26.18 26.71 26.70 26.72 1,023.64 1,044.36 1,046.64 1,044.75

Manufacturing........................................ 24.42 24.84 24.88 24.93 998.78 1,020.92 1,017.59 1,022.13

Durable goods.................................... 25.80 26.19 26.21 26.25 1,062.96 1,089.50 1,085.09 1,089.38

Nondurable goods................................ 22.04 22.45 22.49 22.59 888.21 902.49 899.60 908.12

Private service-providing.............................. 23.75 24.14 24.16 24.23 790.88 803.86 804.53 806.86

Trade, transportation, and utilities................. 21.05 21.40 21.41 21.49 728.33 736.16 736.50 741.41

Wholesale trade.................................. 27.71 28.06 28.02 28.20 1,077.92 1,091.53 1,089.98 1,096.98

Retail trade........................................ 16.70 17.00 17.03 17.06 526.05 530.40 531.34 533.98

Transportation and warehousing............... 22.51 22.90 22.87 22.97 871.14 877.07 880.50 886.64

Utilities............................................. 35.17 35.40 35.41 35.43 1,484.17 1,493.88 1,504.93 1,502.23

Information........................................... 32.83 33.97 34.05 34.08 1,208.14 1,253.49 1,253.04 1,254.14

Financial activities................................... 30.31 30.77 30.77 30.90 1,130.56 1,144.64 1,144.64 1,149.48

Professional and business services.............. 28.57 29.16 29.22 29.26 1,031.38 1,055.59 1,054.84 1,059.21

Education and health services..................... 24.53 24.67 24.70 24.76 802.13 806.71 807.69 812.13

Leisure and hospitality.............................. 13.53 13.87 13.89 13.95 351.78 362.01 363.92 365.49

Other services....................................... 21.45 21.88 21.92 21.96 682.11 691.41 692.67 696.13

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Table B-4. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by

industry sector, seasonally adjusted

[2007=100]

Industry

Index of aggregate weekly hours1

Index of aggregate weekly payrolls2

Aug.

2013

June

2014

July

2014p

Aug.

2014p

Percent

change

from:

July

2014 -

Aug.

2014p

Aug.

2013

June

2014

July

2014p

Aug.

2014p

Percent

change

from:

July

2014 -

Aug.

2014p

Total private..................................... 99.0 100.8 101.0 101.1 0.1 113.5 117.6 117.9 118.4 0.4

Goods-producing............................. 86.3 88.1 88.2 88.6 0.5 98.4 102.5 102.7 103.3 0.6

Mining and logging........................ 120.6 127.8 128.1 129.2 0.9 144.6 159.7 159.5 161.4 1.2

Construction................................ 78.7 81.1 81.7 81.8 0.1 89.5 94.1 94.8 95.0 0.2

Manufacturing.............................. 88.2 89.7 89.5 89.7 0.2 100.2 103.6 103.5 104.0 0.5

Durable goods........................... 87.5 89.7 89.7 89.9 0.2 100.2 104.4 104.4 104.8 0.4

Nondurable goods...................... 89.5 89.6 89.1 89.6 0.6 100.1 102.1 101.7 102.7 1.0

Private service-providing.................... 102.4 104.2 104.4 104.5 0.1 117.9 122.0 122.3 122.8 0.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities....... 97.5 98.7 98.9 99.2 0.3 110.5 113.7 114.0 114.7 0.6

Wholesale trade......................... 97.8 99.7 99.8 99.9 0.1 113.0 116.7 116.7 117.5 0.7

Retail trade.............................. 96.7 97.3 97.4 97.7 0.3 106.8 109.4 109.7 110.2 0.5

Transportation and warehousing...... 99.3 101.1 102.1 102.4 0.3 113.4 117.5 118.5 119.3 0.7

Utilities.................................... 100.7 100.7 101.8 101.9 0.1 117.1 117.8 119.1 119.3 0.2

Information................................. 89.7 89.8 89.7 89.6 -0.1 104.9 108.6 108.8 108.8 0.0

Financial activities......................... 96.5 96.8 96.9 97.0 0.1 114.1 116.2 116.3 116.9 0.5

Professional and business services..... 106.0 109.4 109.3 109.9 0.5 122.7 129.3 129.4 130.3 0.7

Education and health services........... 111.1 112.7 112.8 113.4 0.5 128.4 130.9 131.3 132.3 0.8

Leisure and hospitality.................... 106.1 108.9 109.4 109.5 0.1 115.8 121.9 122.6 123.3 0.6

Other services............................. 96.4 96.4 96.4 96.9 0.5 117.3 119.7 119.9 120.7 0.7

1 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2007

annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment.

2 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the

corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly

earnings, average weekly hours, and employment.

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Table B-5. Employment of women on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted

Industry

Women employees (in thousands) Percent of all employees

Aug.

2013

June

2014

July

2014p

Aug.

2014p

Aug.

2013

June

2014

July

2014p

Aug.

2014p

Total nonfarm............................................. 67,626 68,553 68,608 68,699 49.5 49.4 49.4 49.4

Total private............................................ 55,160 56,059 56,120 56,204 48.1 48.0 47.9 47.9

Goods-producing.................................... 4,111 4,178 4,178 4,200 22.0 21.9 21.8 21.9

Mining and logging............................... 117 121 122 123 13.4 13.3 13.3 13.4

Construction....................................... 746 765 768 772 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.7

Manufacturing..................................... 3,248 3,292 3,288 3,305 27.1 27.1 27.0 27.2

Durable goods.................................. 1,736 1,766 1,766 1,775 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.1

Nondurable goods............................. 1,512 1,526 1,522 1,530 34.0 34.2 34.1 34.3

Private service-providing........................... 51,049 51,881 51,942 52,004 53.1 53.0 53.0 53.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............. 10,511 10,683 10,706 10,704 40.6 40.5 40.5 40.5

Wholesale trade................................ 1,710.5 1,735.6 1,735.9 1,738.7 29.7 29.6 29.5 29.5

Retail trade..................................... 7,607.2 7,723.8 7,733.8 7,732.7 50.3 50.3 50.3 50.3

Transportation and warehousing............. 1,057.4 1,090.5 1,101.5 1,098.6 23.6 23.6 23.8 23.7

Utilities........................................... 135.9 133.5 134.7 133.9 24.6 24.2 24.3 24.1

Information......................................... 1,071 1,073 1,076 1,082 40.1 40.3 40.3 40.6

Financial activities................................ 4,546 4,554 4,553 4,555 57.6 57.3 57.2 57.2

Professional and business services............ 8,338 8,585 8,586 8,614 44.7 44.7 44.6 44.6

Education and health services.................. 16,264 16,492 16,522 16,545 76.8 76.8 76.8 76.8

Leisure and hospitality........................... 7,448 7,602 7,608 7,618 52.1 52.0 52.0 52.0

Other services..................................... 2,871 2,892 2,891 2,886 52.5 52.5 52.5 52.3

Government............................................. 12,466 12,494 12,488 12,495 57.0 57.1 57.1 57.1

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Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry

sector, seasonally adjusted1

[In thousands]

Industry Aug.

2013

June

2014

July

2014p

Aug.

2014p

Total private............................................................................... 94,815 96,617 96,762 96,847

Goods-producing....................................................................... 13,429 13,730 13,778 13,788

Mining and logging.................................................................. 638 663 666 670

Construction.......................................................................... 4,401 4,536 4,558 4,565

Manufacturing........................................................................ 8,390 8,531 8,554 8,553

Durable goods..................................................................... 5,177 5,279 5,302 5,299

Nondurable goods................................................................ 3,213 3,252 3,252 3,254

Private service-providing.............................................................. 81,386 82,887 82,984 83,059

Trade, transportation, and utilities................................................. 21,914 22,301 22,322 22,323

Wholesale trade................................................................... 4,642.4 4,754.2 4,749.4 4,758.2

Retail trade........................................................................ 12,958.1 13,110.0 13,116.4 13,104.2

Transportation and warehousing................................................ 3,867.8 3,990.3 4,008.2 4,010.5

Utilities.............................................................................. 446.0 446.5 448.2 449.7

Information............................................................................ 2,175 2,163 2,171 2,171

Financial activities................................................................... 6,084 6,139 6,152 6,161

Professional and business services............................................... 15,447 15,944 15,965 15,998

Education and health services..................................................... 18,575 18,849 18,881 18,908

Leisure and hospitality.............................................................. 12,630 12,905 12,906 12,908

Other services........................................................................ 4,561 4,586 4,587 4,590

1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory

employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm

payrolls.

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ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private

nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1

Industry Aug.

2013

June

2014

July

2014p

Aug.

2014p

AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS

Total private............................................................................. 33.7 33.7 33.7 33.7

Goods-producing.................................................................... 41.4 41.6 41.5 41.5

Mining and logging................................................................ 46.1 47.4 47.2 47.3

Construction....................................................................... 39.7 39.6 39.9 39.7

Manufacturing..................................................................... 41.9 42.1 42.0 42.0

Durable goods.................................................................. 42.3 42.6 42.5 42.4

Nondurable goods.............................................................. 41.3 41.4 41.2 41.3

Private service-providing............................................................ 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities.............................................. 33.8 33.6 33.5 33.6

Wholesale trade................................................................ 38.8 38.6 38.6 38.6

Retail trade...................................................................... 30.4 30.0 29.9 30.0

Transportation and warehousing............................................. 38.4 38.3 38.4 38.4

Utilities........................................................................... 41.7 42.2 42.5 42.3

Information......................................................................... 35.9 36.1 36.0 36.1

Financial activities................................................................ 36.7 36.7 36.7 36.6

Professional and business services............................................ 35.3 35.4 35.5 35.5

Education and health services.................................................. 32.0 32.0 31.9 32.1

Leisure and hospitality........................................................... 25.0 25.1 25.0 25.1

Other services..................................................................... 30.7 30.7 30.7 30.7

AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS

Manufacturing........................................................................... 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.5

Durable goods....................................................................... 4.3 4.7 4.6 4.6

Nondurable goods................................................................... 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.3

1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory

employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm

payrolls.

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ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private

nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1

Industry

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Aug.

2013

June

2014

July

2014p

Aug.

2014p

Aug.

2013

June

2014

July

2014p

Aug.

2014p

Total private............................................... $20.17 $20.58 $20.62 $20.68 $679.73 $693.55 $694.89 $696.92

Goods-producing....................................... 21.25 21.57 21.63 21.65 879.75 897.31 897.65 898.48

Mining and logging.................................. 26.81 26.88 27.01 27.08 1,235.94 1,274.11 1,274.87 1,280.88

Construction.......................................... 24.17 24.67 24.67 24.67 959.55 976.93 984.33 979.40

Manufacturing........................................ 19.33 19.56 19.61 19.64 809.93 823.48 823.62 824.88

Durable goods.................................... 20.38 20.64 20.70 20.72 862.07 879.26 879.75 878.53

Nondurable goods................................ 17.59 17.75 17.79 17.84 726.47 734.85 732.95 736.79

Private service-providing.............................. 19.95 20.37 20.41 20.47 646.38 659.99 661.28 663.23

Trade, transportation, and utilities................. 17.79 18.27 18.27 18.37 601.30 613.87 612.05 617.23

Wholesale trade.................................. 22.66 23.20 23.17 23.39 879.21 895.52 894.36 902.85

Retail trade........................................ 14.04 14.39 14.42 14.43 426.82 431.70 431.16 432.90

Transportation and warehousing............... 20.01 20.53 20.45 20.63 768.38 786.30 785.28 792.19

Utilities............................................. 32.24 32.80 32.85 32.84 1,344.41 1,384.16 1,396.13 1,389.13

Information........................................... 28.01 28.78 29.06 28.93 1,005.56 1,038.96 1,046.16 1,044.37

Financial activities................................... 24.02 24.70 24.74 24.99 881.53 906.49 907.96 914.63

Professional and business services.............. 23.74 24.23 24.27 24.31 838.02 857.74 861.59 863.01

Education and health services..................... 21.34 21.58 21.59 21.64 682.88 690.56 688.72 694.64

Leisure and hospitality.............................. 11.82 12.06 12.09 12.11 295.50 302.71 302.25 303.96

Other services....................................... 18.05 18.40 18.46 18.50 554.14 564.88 566.72 567.95

1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory

employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm

payrolls.

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ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-9. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for production and nonsupervisory employees on

private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1

[2002=100]

Industry

Index of aggregate weekly hours2

Index of aggregate weekly payrolls3

Aug.

2013

June

2014

July

2014p

Aug.

2014p

Percent

change

from:

July

2014 -

Aug.

2014p

Aug.

2013

June

2014

July

2014p

Aug.

2014p

Percent

change

from:

July

2014 -

Aug.

2014p

Total private..................................... 106.5 108.5 108.7 108.8 0.1 143.5 149.2 149.7 150.3 0.4

Goods-producing............................. 85.0 87.3 87.4 87.4 0.0 110.6 115.3 115.7 115.9 0.2

Mining and logging........................ 156.3 167.0 167.0 168.4 0.8 243.7 261.1 262.4 265.2 1.1

Construction................................ 87.5 89.9 91.1 90.7 -0.4 114.2 119.8 121.3 120.9 -0.3

Manufacturing.............................. 80.7 82.4 82.5 82.5 0.0 102.0 105.5 105.8 105.9 0.1

Durable goods........................... 82.3 84.5 84.7 84.4 -0.4 104.7 108.9 109.4 109.2 -0.2

Nondurable goods...................... 78.2 79.3 78.9 79.2 0.4 97.2 99.5 99.2 99.8 0.6

Private service-providing.................... 112.3 114.4 114.5 114.6 0.1 153.7 159.8 160.3 160.9 0.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities....... 103.3 104.5 104.2 104.6 0.4 131.0 136.1 135.9 137.0 0.8

Wholesale trade......................... 106.1 108.1 108.0 108.2 0.2 141.6 147.7 147.4 149.0 1.1

Retail trade.............................. 99.7 99.6 99.3 99.5 0.2 120.0 122.8 122.7 123.1 0.3

Transportation and warehousing...... 111.8 115.0 115.9 115.9 0.0 141.9 149.8 150.3 151.7 0.9

Utilities.................................... 95.1 96.4 97.4 97.3 -0.1 128.0 131.9 133.6 133.3 -0.2

Information................................. 89.1 89.1 89.2 89.5 0.3 123.6 127.0 128.3 128.1 -0.2

Financial activities......................... 105.1 106.1 106.3 106.2 -0.1 155.3 161.2 161.8 163.2 0.9

Professional and business services..... 122.2 126.5 127.0 127.3 0.2 172.6 182.4 183.5 184.1 0.3

Education and health services........... 126.9 128.7 128.6 129.5 0.7 178.6 183.3 183.1 185.0 1.0

Leisure and hospitality.................... 115.7 118.6 118.2 118.7 0.4 155.2 162.5 162.3 163.2 0.6

Other services............................. 98.2 98.7 98.8 98.8 0.0 129.1 132.4 132.8 133.2 0.3

1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory

employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm

payrolls.

2 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002

annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment.

3 The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the

corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly

earnings, average weekly hours, and employment.

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