Employment Situation News Release

Employment Situation News Release

Transmission of material in this news release is embargoed until	      USDL-20-0010
8:30 a.m. (EST) Friday, January 10, 2020

Technical information: 
 Household data:       (202) 691-6378  *  cpsinfo@bls.gov  *  www.bls.gov/cps
 Establishment data:   (202) 691-6555  *  cesinfo@bls.gov  *  www.bls.gov/ces

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


(NOTE: This news release was reissued on February 21, 2020, to correct data in table A-5
on veterans and nonveterans. The population controls used in the weighting of veterans
and nonveterans data were incorrect in the original publication. All differences between
the original and corrected tables were minor, and the text was unaffected.)	


                       THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- DECEMBER 2019


Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 145,000 in December, and the unemployment
rate was unchanged at 3.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported
today. Notable job gains occurred in retail trade and health care, while mining
lost jobs.

This news release presents statistics from two monthly surveys. The household survey
measures labor force status, including unemployment, by demographic characteristics.
The establishment survey measures nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry.
For more information about the concepts and statistical methodology used in these
two surveys, see the Technical Note.
  ______________________________________________________________________________________
 |                                                                                      |
 |                  Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Household Survey Data               |
 |                                                                                      |
 | Seasonally adjusted household survey data have been revised using updated seasonal   |
 | adjustment factors, a procedure done at the end of each calendar year. Seasonally    |
 | adjusted estimates back to January 2015 were subject to revision. The unemployment   |
 | rates for January 2019 through November 2019 (as originally published and as revised)|
 | appear in table A, along with additional information about the revisions.            |
 |______________________________________________________________________________________|


Household Survey Data

In December, the unemployment rate held at 3.5 percent, and the number of unemployed
persons was unchanged at 5.8 million. A year earlier, the jobless rate was 3.9 percent,
and the number of unemployed persons was 6.3 million. (See table A-1.)

Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (3.1 percent), adult
women (3.2 percent), teenagers (12.6 percent), Whites (3.2 percent), Blacks (5.9 percent),
Asians (2.5 percent), and Hispanics (4.2 percent) showed little or no change in December.
(See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)

The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more), at 1.2 million,
was unchanged in December and accounted for 20.5 percent of the unemployed. (See table
A-12.)

The labor force participation rate was unchanged at 63.2 percent in December. The
employment-population ratio was 61.0 percent for the fourth consecutive month but was
up by 0.4 percentage point over the year. (See table A-1.)

The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons, at 4.1 million, changed
little in December but was down by 507,000 over the year. These individuals, who would
have preferred full-time employment, were working part time because their hours had been
reduced or they were unable to find full-time jobs. (See table A-8.)

In December, 1.2 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, down by
310,000 from a year earlier. (Data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were
not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job 
sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had
not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. (See table A-16.)

Among the marginally attached, there were 277,000 discouraged workers in December, down
by 98,000 from a year earlier. (Data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers
are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for
them. The remaining 969,000 persons marginally attached to the labor force in December
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 145,000 in December. Notable job gains
occurred in retail trade and health care, while mining lost jobs. In 2019, payroll
employment rose by 2.1 million, down from a gain of 2.7 million in 2018. (See table B-1.)

In December, retail trade added 41,000 jobs. Employment increased in clothing and 
accessories stores (+33,000) and in building material and garden supply stores (+7,000);
both industries showed employment declines in the prior month. Employment in retail trade
changed little, on net, in both 2019 and 2018 (+9,000 and +14,000, respectively). 

Employment in health care increased by 28,000 in December. Ambulatory health care services
and hospitals added jobs over the month (+23,000 and +9,000, respectively). Health care
added 399,000 jobs in 2019, compared with an increase of 350,000 in 2018. 

Employment in leisure and hospitality continued to trend up in December (+40,000). The
industry added 388,000 jobs in 2019, similar to the increase in 2018 (+359,000). 

Mining employment declined by 8,000 in December. In 2019, employment in mining declined
by 24,000, after rising by 63,000 in 2018. 

Construction employment changed little in December (+20,000). Employment in the industry
rose by 151,000 in 2019, about half of the 2018 gain of 307,000. 

In December, employment in professional and business services showed little change
(+10,000). The industry added 397,000 jobs in 2019, down from an increase of 561,000
jobs in 2018.  

Employment in transportation and warehousing changed little in December (-10,000).
Employment in the industry increased by 57,000 in 2019, about one-fourth of the 2018
gain of 216,000. 

Manufacturing employment was little changed in December (-12,000). Employment in the
industry changed little in 2019 (+46,000), after increasing in 2018 (+264,000). 

In December, employment showed little change in other major industries, including wholesale
trade, information, financial activities, and government. 

In December, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose
by 3 cents to $28.32. Over the last 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by
2.9 percent. In December, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and
nonsupervisory employees, at $23.79, were little changed (+2 cents). (See tables B-3 and
B-8.)

The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 34.3
hours in December. In manufacturing, the average workweek and overtime remained at 40.5
hours and 3.2 hours, respectively. The average workweek of private-sector production and
nonsupervisory employees held at 33.5 hours. (See tables B-2 and B-7.)

The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for October was revised down by 4,000 from
+156,000 to +152,000, and the change for November was revised down by 10,000 from +266,000
to +256,000. With these revisions, employment gains in October and November combined were
14,000 lower than previously reported. (Monthly revisions result from additional reports
received from businesses and government agencies since the last published estimates and
from the recalculation of seasonal factors.) After revisions, job gains have averaged
184,000 over the last 3 months. 

_____________
The Employment Situation for January is scheduled to be released on Friday, February 7,
2020, at 8:30 a.m. (EST).


 ______________________________________________________________________________________
|										       |
|                   Upcoming Changes to Household Survey Data			       |
|										       |
|  With the publication of The Employment Situation for January 2020 on February 7,    |
|  2020, two not seasonally adjusted series currently displayed in Summary table       |
|  A--persons marginally attached to the labor force and discouraged workers--will     |
|  be replaced with new seasonally adjusted series. The new seasonally adjusted	       |
|  series will be available in the BLS online database back to 1994. Not seasonally    |
|  adjusted data for persons marginally attached to the labor force and for	       |
|  discouraged workers will continue to be published in table A-16. These series       |
|  will also be available in the BLS online database back to 1994.		       |
| 										       |
|  Persons marginally attached to the labor force and discouraged workers are inputs   |
|  into three alternative measures of labor underutilization displayed in table A-15.  |
|  Therefore, with the publication of The Employment Situation for January 2020, data  |
|  for U-4, U-5, and U-6 in table A-15 will reflect the new seasonally adjusted	       |
|  series. Revised data back to 1994 will be available in the BLS online database.     |
|  Not seasonally adjusted series for the alternative measures will be unaffected.     |
| 										       |
|  Beginning with data for January 2020, occupation estimates in table A-13 will       |
|  reflect the introduction of the 2018 Census occupation classification system into   |
|  the household survey. This occupation classification system is derived from the     |
|  2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. In addition, industry       |
|  estimates in table A-14 will reflect the introduction of the 2017 Census industry   |
|  classification system, which is derived from the 2017 North American Industry       |
|  Classification System (NAICS). Historical data on occupation and industry will      |
|  not be revised. Beginning with data for January 2020, estimates will not be	       |
|  strictly comparable with earlier years.  					       |
| 										       |
| Also beginning with data for January 2020, estimates of married persons will 	       |
| include those in opposite- and same-sex marriages. Prior to January 2020, these      |
| estimates included only those in opposite-sex marriages. This will affect marital    |
| status estimates in tables A-9 and A-10.  Historical data will not be revised.       |
| 										       |
| Also effective with the release of The Employment Situation for January 2020, new    |
| population controls will be used in the household survey estimation process. These   |
| new controls reflect the annual update of intercensal population estimates by the    |
| U.S. Census Bureau. In accordance with usual practice, historical data will not      |
| be revised to incorporate the new controls; consequently, household survey data      |
| for January 2020 will not be directly comparable with data for December 2019 or      |
| earlier periods. A table showing the effects of the new controls on the major labor  |
| force series will be included in the January 2020 news release. In addition, the     |
| population controls for veterans, which are derived from a Department of Veterans    |
| Affairs� population model and are updated periodically, will also be updated with    |
| the release of January data. 							       |
|______________________________________________________________________________________|


 ______________________________________________________________________________________
|                 								       |
|                 Upcoming Revisions to Establishment Survey Data		       |
|										       |
| Effective with the release of The Employment Situation for January 2020 on February  |
| 7, 2020, the establishment survey will revise nonfarm payroll employment, hours,     |
| and earnings data to reflect the annual benchmark process and updated seasonal       |
| adjustment factors. Not seasonally adjusted data beginning with April 2018 and       |
| seasonally adjusted data beginning with January 2015 are subject to revision.	       |
| Consistent with standard practice, additional historical data may be revised as a    |
| result of the benchmark process.						       |
|______________________________________________________________________________________|


             Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Household Survey Data

At the end of each calendar year, BLS routinely updates the seasonal adjustment
factors for the national labor force series derived from the household survey. As
a result of this process, seasonally adjusted data for January 2015 through
November 2019 were subject to revision. (Not seasonally adjusted data were not
subject to revision.)

Table A shows the unemployment rates for January 2019 through November 2019, as
first published and as revised. The rates were unchanged for all 11 months.
Revised seasonally adjusted data for other major labor force series beginning
in December 2018 appear in table B.

More information on this year�s revisions to seasonally adjusted household series
is available at www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cps-seas-adjustment-methodology.pdf. 
Detailed information on the seasonal adjustment methodology is found at
www.bls.gov/cps/seasonal-adjustment-methodology.htm.

Historical data for the household series contained in the A tables of this news
release can be accessed at www.bls.gov/cps/cpsatabs.htm. Revised historical
seasonally adjusted data are available at www.bls.gov/cps/data.htm and
https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ln/.

Table A. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates in 2019 and changes due to revision
January - November 2019


Month                 As first published          As revised              Change

January.............                 4.0                 4.0                 0.0
February............                 3.8                 3.8                 0.0
March...............                 3.8                 3.8                 0.0
April...............                 3.6                 3.6                 0.0
May.................                 3.6                 3.6                 0.0
June................                 3.7                 3.7                 0.0
July................                 3.7                 3.7                 0.0
August..............                 3.7                 3.7                 0.0
September...........                 3.5                 3.5                 0.0
October.............                 3.6                 3.6                 0.0
November............                 3.5                 3.5                 0.0






HOUSEHOLD DATA
 Table B.  Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age, seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]




	Employment status, sex, and age
	2018
	2019


	Dec.
	Jan.
	Feb.
	Mar.
	Apr.
	May
	June
	July
	Aug.
	Sept.
	Oct.
	Nov.
	Dec.






	TOTAL
				



	Civilian noninstitutional population(1)
	258,888
	258,239
	258,392
	258,537
	258,693
	258,861
	259,037
	259,225
	259,432
	259,638
	259,845
	260,020
	260,181



	Civilian labor force
	163,111
	163,142
	163,047
	162,935
	162,546
	162,782
	163,133
	163,373
	163,894
	164,051
	164,401
	164,347
	164,556



	Participation rate
	63.0
	63.2
	63.1
	63.0
	62.8
	62.9
	63.0
	63.0
	63.2
	63.2
	63.3
	63.2
	63.2



	Employed
	156,825
	156,627
	156,866
	156,741
	156,696
	156,844
	157,148
	157,346
	157,895
	158,298
	158,544
	158,536
	158,803



	Employment-population ratio
	60.6
	60.7
	60.7
	60.6
	60.6
	60.6
	60.7
	60.7
	60.9
	61.0
	61.0
	61.0
	61.0



	Unemployed
	6,286
	6,516
	6,181
	6,194
	5,850
	5,938
	5,985
	6,027
	5,999
	5,753
	5,857
	5,811
	5,753



	Unemployment rate
	3.9
	4.0
	3.8
	3.8
	3.6
	3.6
	3.7
	3.7
	3.7
	3.5
	3.6
	3.5
	3.5



	


	Men, 20 years and over
				



	Civilian noninstitutional population(1)
	116,739
	116,436
	116,513
	116,586
	116,665
	116,752
	116,843
	116,939
	117,040
	117,140
	117,242
	117,331
	117,413



	Civilian labor force
	83,483
	83,586
	83,588
	83,566
	83,421
	83,569
	83,568
	83,771
	83,852
	83,841
	83,911
	84,057
	84,008



	Participation rate
	71.5
	71.8
	71.7
	71.7
	71.5
	71.6
	71.5
	71.6
	71.6
	71.6
	71.6
	71.6
	71.5



	Employed
	80,496
	80,474
	80,677
	80,570
	80,609
	80,761
	80,780
	80,975
	81,046
	81,146
	81,196
	81,377
	81,390



	Employment-population ratio
	69.0
	69.1
	69.2
	69.1
	69.1
	69.2
	69.1
	69.2
	69.2
	69.3
	69.3
	69.4
	69.3



	Unemployed
	2,987
	3,112
	2,911
	2,995
	2,812
	2,808
	2,788
	2,796
	2,806
	2,695
	2,715
	2,679
	2,618



	Unemployment rate
	3.6
	3.7
	3.5
	3.6
	3.4
	3.4
	3.3
	3.3
	3.3
	3.2
	3.2
	3.2
	3.1



	


	Women, 20 years and over
				



	Civilian noninstitutional population(1)
	125,393
	125,099
	125,177
	125,252
	125,332
	125,419
	125,509
	125,604
	125,705
	125,806
	125,907
	125,998
	126,082



	Civilian labor force
	73,673
	73,643
	73,667
	73,508
	73,440
	73,439
	73,655
	73,585
	74,116
	74,313
	74,542
	74,291
	74,584



	Participation rate
	58.8
	58.9
	58.8
	58.7
	58.6
	58.6
	58.7
	58.6
	59.0
	59.1
	59.2
	59.0
	59.2



	Employed
	71,123
	71,004
	71,169
	71,056
	71,136
	71,038
	71,209
	71,120
	71,665
	71,990
	72,130
	71,881
	72,200



	Employment-population ratio
	56.7
	56.8
	56.9
	56.7
	56.8
	56.6
	56.7
	56.6
	57.0
	57.2
	57.3
	57.0
	57.3



	Unemployed
	2,550
	2,639
	2,497
	2,451
	2,304
	2,401
	2,447
	2,465
	2,451
	2,323
	2,411
	2,411
	2,383



	Unemployment rate
	3.5
	3.6
	3.4
	3.3
	3.1
	3.3
	3.3
	3.3
	3.3
	3.1
	3.2
	3.2
	3.2



	


	Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
				



	Civilian noninstitutional population(1)
	16,756
	16,704
	16,702
	16,698
	16,696
	16,690
	16,686
	16,682
	16,687
	16,691
	16,696
	16,692
	16,686



	Civilian labor force
	5,955
	5,913
	5,792
	5,862
	5,685
	5,774
	5,910
	6,017
	5,926
	5,897
	5,948
	5,999
	5,964



	Participation rate
	35.5
	35.4
	34.7
	35.1
	34.1
	34.6
	35.4
	36.1
	35.5
	35.3
	35.6
	35.9
	35.7



	Employed
	5,205
	5,149
	5,019
	5,115
	4,951
	5,044
	5,159
	5,250
	5,184
	5,162
	5,218
	5,278
	5,213



	Employment-population ratio
	31.1
	30.8
	30.1
	30.6
	29.7
	30.2
	30.9
	31.5
	31.1
	30.9
	31.3
	31.6
	31.2



	Unemployed
	750
	765
	773
	747
	734
	730
	751
	767
	742
	735
	730
	721
	752



	Unemployment rate
	12.6
	12.9
	13.3
	12.7
	12.9
	12.6
	12.7
	12.7
	12.5
	12.5
	12.3
	12.0
	12.6







	
		Footnotes

		(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.

	





	
		NOTE: Seasonally adjusted data have been revised to reflect updated seasonal adjustment factors.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table B. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and age	2018	2019
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	258,888	258,239	258,392	258,537	258,693	258,861	259,037	259,225	259,432	259,638	259,845	260,020	260,181
Civilian labor force	163,111	163,142	163,047	162,935	162,546	162,782	163,133	163,373	163,894	164,051	164,401	164,347	164,556
Participation rate	63.0	63.2	63.1	63.0	62.8	62.9	63.0	63.0	63.2	63.2	63.3	63.2	63.2
Employed	156,825	156,627	156,866	156,741	156,696	156,844	157,148	157,346	157,895	158,298	158,544	158,536	158,803
Employment-population ratio	60.6	60.7	60.7	60.6	60.6	60.6	60.7	60.7	60.9	61.0	61.0	61.0	61.0
Unemployed	6,286	6,516	6,181	6,194	5,850	5,938	5,985	6,027	5,999	5,753	5,857	5,811	5,753
Unemployment rate	3.9	4.0	3.8	3.8	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.5

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	116,739	116,436	116,513	116,586	116,665	116,752	116,843	116,939	117,040	117,140	117,242	117,331	117,413
Civilian labor force	83,483	83,586	83,588	83,566	83,421	83,569	83,568	83,771	83,852	83,841	83,911	84,057	84,008
Participation rate	71.5	71.8	71.7	71.7	71.5	71.6	71.5	71.6	71.6	71.6	71.6	71.6	71.5
Employed	80,496	80,474	80,677	80,570	80,609	80,761	80,780	80,975	81,046	81,146	81,196	81,377	81,390
Employment-population ratio	69.0	69.1	69.2	69.1	69.1	69.2	69.1	69.2	69.2	69.3	69.3	69.4	69.3
Unemployed	2,987	3,112	2,911	2,995	2,812	2,808	2,788	2,796	2,806	2,695	2,715	2,679	2,618
Unemployment rate	3.6	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	125,393	125,099	125,177	125,252	125,332	125,419	125,509	125,604	125,705	125,806	125,907	125,998	126,082
Civilian labor force	73,673	73,643	73,667	73,508	73,440	73,439	73,655	73,585	74,116	74,313	74,542	74,291	74,584
Participation rate	58.8	58.9	58.8	58.7	58.6	58.6	58.7	58.6	59.0	59.1	59.2	59.0	59.2
Employed	71,123	71,004	71,169	71,056	71,136	71,038	71,209	71,120	71,665	71,990	72,130	71,881	72,200
Employment-population ratio	56.7	56.8	56.9	56.7	56.8	56.6	56.7	56.6	57.0	57.2	57.3	57.0	57.3
Unemployed	2,550	2,639	2,497	2,451	2,304	2,401	2,447	2,465	2,451	2,323	2,411	2,411	2,383
Unemployment rate	3.5	3.6	3.4	3.3	3.1	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	16,756	16,704	16,702	16,698	16,696	16,690	16,686	16,682	16,687	16,691	16,696	16,692	16,686
Civilian labor force	5,955	5,913	5,792	5,862	5,685	5,774	5,910	6,017	5,926	5,897	5,948	5,999	5,964
Participation rate	35.5	35.4	34.7	35.1	34.1	34.6	35.4	36.1	35.5	35.3	35.6	35.9	35.7
Employed	5,205	5,149	5,019	5,115	4,951	5,044	5,159	5,250	5,184	5,162	5,218	5,278	5,213
Employment-population ratio	31.1	30.8	30.1	30.6	29.7	30.2	30.9	31.5	31.1	30.9	31.3	31.6	31.2
Unemployed	750	765	773	747	734	730	751	767	742	735	730	721	752
Unemployment rate	12.6	12.9	13.3	12.7	12.9	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.5	12.5	12.3	12.0	12.6
Footnotes (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.
NOTE: Seasonally adjusted data have been revised to reflect updated seasonal adjustment factors.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Category	Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019	Change from: Nov. 2019- Dec. 2019
Employment status
Civilian noninstitutional population	258,888	259,845	260,020	260,181	161
Civilian labor force	163,111	164,401	164,347	164,556	209
Participation rate	63.0	63.3	63.2	63.2	0.0
Employed	156,825	158,544	158,536	158,803	267
Employment-population ratio	60.6	61.0	61.0	61.0	0.0
Unemployed	6,286	5,857	5,811	5,753	-58
Unemployment rate	3.9	3.6	3.5	3.5	0.0
Not in labor force	95,777	95,444	95,673	95,625	-48

Unemployment rates
Total, 16 years and over	3.9	3.6	3.5	3.5	0.0
Adult men (20 years and over)	3.6	3.2	3.2	3.1	-0.1
Adult women (20 years and over)	3.5	3.2	3.2	3.2	0.0
Teenagers (16 to 19 years)	12.6	12.3	12.0	12.6	0.6
White	3.4	3.2	3.2	3.2	0.0
Black or African American	6.6	5.5	5.6	5.9	0.3
Asian	3.3	2.8	2.6	2.5	-0.1
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	4.4	4.1	4.2	4.2	0.0

Total, 25 years and over	3.1	2.9	2.9	2.8	-0.1
Less than a high school diploma	5.8	5.5	5.3	5.2	-0.1
High school graduates, no college	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	0.0
Some college or associate degree	3.3	2.8	2.9	2.7	-0.2
Bachelor's degree and higher	2.2	2.1	2.0	1.9	-0.1

Reason for unemployment
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs	2,892	2,691	2,804	2,686	-118
Job leavers	827	846	776	829	53
Reentrants	1,968	1,698	1,663	1,655	-8
New entrants	600	622	581	551	-30

Duration of unemployment
Less than 5 weeks	2,117	1,978	2,026	2,065	39
5 to 14 weeks	2,007	1,747	1,753	1,730	-23
15 to 26 weeks	899	884	865	812	-53
27 weeks and over	1,311	1,259	1,219	1,186	-33

Employed persons at work part time
Part time for economic reasons	4,655	4,397	4,288	4,148	-140
Slack work or business conditions	2,895	2,747	2,634	2,657	23
Could only find part-time work	1,487	1,278	1,259	1,215	-44
Part time for noneconomic reasons	21,230	21,544	21,532	21,586	54

Persons not in the labor force (not seasonally adjusted)
Marginally attached to the labor force	1,556	1,229	1,246	1,246	-
Discouraged workers	375	341	325	277	-
- 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	Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019(p)	Dec. 2019(p)
EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY (Over-the-month change, in thousands)
Total nonfarm	227	152	256	145
Total private	224	164	243	139
Goods-producing	40	-29	52	-1
Mining and logging	4	2	-8	-9
Construction	16	14	2	20
Manufacturing	20	-45	58	-12
Durable goods(1)	14	-51	48	-7
Motor vehicles and parts	1.2	-43.6	39.3	-0.8
Nondurable goods	6	6	10	-5
Private service-providing	184	193	191	140
Wholesale trade	12.5	10.7	-2.5	8.3
Retail trade	-5.9	30.9	-14.1	41.2
Transportation and warehousing	-1.1	2.8	11.9	-10.4
Utilities	-0.2	-1.4	1.2	0.8
Information	-2	0	8	3
Financial activities	1	16	14	6
Professional and business services(1)	37	35	53	10
Temporary help services	13.5	-5.4	4.0	6.4
Education and health services(1)	67	31	72	36
Health care and social assistance	52.9	37.8	63.8	33.9
Leisure and hospitality	65	70	38	40
Other services	11	-2	10	5
Government	3	-12	13	6

(3-month average change, in thousands)
Total nonfarm	233	188	200	184
Total private	236	170	197	182

WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES AS A PERCENT OF ALL EMPLOYEES(2)
Total nonfarm women employees	49.7	50.0	50.0	50.0
Total private women employees	48.3	48.6	48.6	48.7
Total private production and nonsupervisory employees	82.4	82.2	82.2	82.2

HOURS AND EARNINGS ALL EMPLOYEES
Total private
Average weekly hours	34.5	34.3	34.3	34.3
Average hourly earnings	$27.53	$28.20	$28.29	$28.32
Average weekly earnings	$949.79	$967.26	$970.35	$971.38
Index of aggregate weekly hours (2007=100)(3)	110.7	111.4	111.6	111.7
Over-the-month percent change	0.5	-0.1	0.2	0.1
Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2007=100)(4)	145.6	150.1	150.9	151.2
Over-the-month percent change	0.8	0.1	0.5	0.2

DIFFUSION INDEX (Over 1-month span)(5)
Total private (258 industries)	65.9	55.2	65.7	57.0
Manufacturing (76 industries)	65.1	38.2	65.8	44.7
Footnotes (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
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2018 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates

1. Why are there two monthly measures of employment?

The household survey and establishment survey both produce sample-based estimates
of employment, and both have strengths and limitations. The establishment survey
employment series has a smaller margin of error on the measurement of month-to-
month change than the household survey because of its much larger sample size. An
over-the-month employment change of about 100,000 is statistically significant in
the establishment survey, while the threshold for a statistically significant change
in the household survey is about 500,000. However, the household survey has a more
expansive scope than the establishment survey because it includes self-employed
workers whose businesses are unincorporated, unpaid family workers, agricultural
workers, and private household workers, who are excluded by the establishment survey.
The household survey also provides estimates of employment for demographic groups.
For more information on the differences between the two surveys, please visit
https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/ces_cps_trends.htm.

2. Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys?

It is likely that both surveys include at least some undocumented immigrants. However,
neither the establishment nor the household survey is designed to identify the legal
status of workers. Therefore, it is not possible to determine how many are counted in
either survey. The establishment survey does not collect data on the legal status of
workers. The household survey does include questions which identify the foreign and
native born, but it does not include questions about the legal status of the foreign
born. Data on the foreign and native born are published each month in table A-7 of
The Employment Situation news release.

3. Why does the establishment survey have revisions?

The establishment survey revises published estimates to improve its data series by
incorporating additional information that was not available at the time of the
initial publication of the estimates. The establishment survey revises its initial
monthly estimates twice, in the immediately succeeding 2 months, to incorporate
additional sample receipts from respondents in the survey and recalculated seasonal
adjustment factors. For more information on the monthly revisions, please visit
https://www.bls.gov/ces/cesrevinfo.htm.

On an annual basis, the establishment survey incorporates a benchmark revision that
re-anchors estimates to nearly complete employment counts available from unemployment
insurance tax records. The benchmark helps to control for sampling and modeling errors
in the estimates. For more information on the annual benchmark revision, please visit
https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesbmart.htm.

4. Does the establishment survey sample include small firms?

Yes; about 40 percent of the establishment survey sample is comprised of business
establishments with fewer than 20 employees. The establishment survey sample is
designed to maximize the reliability of the statewide total nonfarm employment
estimate; firms from all states, size classes, and industries are appropriately
sampled to achieve that goal.

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

Yes; monthly establishment survey estimates include an adjustment to account for
the net employment change generated by business births and deaths. The adjustment
comes from an econometric model that forecasts the monthly net jobs impact of
business births and deaths based on the actual past values of the net impact that
can be observed with a lag from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. The
establishment survey uses modeling rather than sampling for this purpose because
the survey is not immediately able to bring new businesses into the sample. There
is an unavoidable lag between the birth of a new firm and its appearance on the
sampling frame and availability for selection. BLS adds new businesses to the survey
twice a year.

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

No; the estimate of unemployment is based on a monthly sample survey of households.
All persons who are without jobs and are actively seeking and available to work are
included among the unemployed. (People on temporary layoff are included even if
they do not actively seek work.) There is no requirement or question relating to
unemployment insurance benefits in the monthly survey.

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

Yes; however, there are separate estimates of persons outside the labor force who
want a job, including those who are not currently looking because they believe no
jobs are available (discouraged workers). In addition, alternative measures of labor
underutilization (some of which include discouraged workers and other groups not
officially counted as unemployed) are published each month in table A-15 of The
Employment Situation news release. For more information about these alternative
measures, please visit https://www.bls.gov/cps/lfcharacteristics.htm#altmeasures.

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

In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period that includes
the 12th of the month. Unusually severe weather is more likely to have an impact on
average weekly hours than on employment. Average weekly hours are estimated for paid
time during the pay period, including pay for holidays, sick leave, or other time off.
The impact of severe weather on hours estimates typically, but not always, results in
a reduction in average weekly hours. For example, some employees may be off work for
part of the pay period and not receive pay for the time missed, while some workers,
such as those dealing with cleanup or repair, may work extra hours.

Typically, it is not possible to precisely quantify the effect of extreme weather on
payroll employment estimates. In order for severe weather conditions to reduce
employment estimates, employees have to be off work without pay for the entire pay
period. Employees who receive pay for any part of the pay period, even 1 hour, are
counted in the payroll employment figures. For more information on how often employees
are paid, please visit https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-3/how-frequently-do-private-
businesses-pay-workers.htm.

In the household survey, the reference period is generally the calendar week that
includes the 12th of the month. Persons who miss the entire week's work for weather-
related events are counted as employed whether or not they are paid for the time
off. The household survey collects data on the number of persons who had a job but
were not at work due to bad weather. It also provides a measure of the number of
persons who usually work full time but had reduced hours due to bad weather.
Current and historical data are available on the household survey's most requested
statistics page, please visit https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?ln.

Technical Note


   This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current
Population Survey (CPS; household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics
survey (CES; establishment survey). The household survey provides information
on the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears in the "A" tables,
marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about 60,000 eligible households
conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

   The establishment survey provides information on employment, hours, and
earnings of employees on nonfarm payrolls; the data appear in the "B" tables,
marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. BLS collects these data each month from the payroll
records of a sample of nonagricultural business establishments. Each month
the CES program surveys about 142,000 businesses and government agencies,
representing approximately 689,000 individual worksites, in order to provide
detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm
payrolls. The active sample includes approximately one-third of all nonfarm
payroll employees.

   For both surveys, the data for a given month relate to a particular week or
pay period. In the household survey, the reference period is generally the
calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month. In the establishment
survey, the reference period is the pay period including the 12th, which may or
may not correspond directly to the calendar week.

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys

   Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect the entire civilian 
noninstitutional population. Based on responses to a series of questions on 
work and job search activities, each person 16 years and over in a sample
household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force.

   People are classified as employed if they did any work at all as paid employees
during the reference week; worked in their own business, profession, or on their
own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours in a family business or farm.
People are also counted as employed if they were temporarily absent from their jobs
because of illness, bad weather, vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal
reasons.

   People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following criteria:
they had no employment during the reference week; they were available for work at
that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the
4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons laid off from a job and
expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The
unemployment data derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the
eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.

   The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons.
Those persons not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor 
force. The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the 
labor force. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a 
percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the 
employed as a percent of the population. Additional information about the 
household survey can be found at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm.

   Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn from private
nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as
from federal, state, and local government entities. Employees on nonfarm
payrolls are those who worked or 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 2017 version of the North American Industry
Classification System. Additional information about the establishment survey
can be found at https://www.bls.gov/ces/.

   Differences in employment estimates. The numerous conceptual and methodological
differences between the household and establishment surveys result in important
distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the surveys. Among these are:

   --The household survey includes agricultural workers, self-employed workers
     whose businesses are unincorporated, unpaid family workers, and private
     household workers among the employed. These groups are excluded from the
     establishment survey.

   --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed.
     The establishment survey does not.

   --The household survey is limited to workers 16 years of age and older.
     The establishment survey is not limited by age.

   --The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because
     individuals are counted only once, even if they hold more than one
     job. In the establishment survey, employees working at more than one
     job and thus appearing on more than one payroll are counted separately
     for each appearance.

Seasonal adjustment

   Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the levels
of employment and unemployment undergo regularly occurring fluctuations. These 
events may result from seasonal changes in weather, major holidays, and the opening
and closing of schools. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very large.

   Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year,
their influence on the level of a series can be tempered by adjusting for regular
seasonal variation. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as
declines in employment or increases in the participation of women in the labor
force, easier to spot. For example, in the household survey, the large number of
youth entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes
that have taken place relative to May, making it difficult to determine if the 
level of economic activity has risen or declined. Similarly, in the establishment
survey, payroll employment in education declines by about 20 percent at the end
of the spring term and later rises with the start of the fall term, obscuring the
underlying employment trends in the industry. Because seasonal employment changes
at the end and beginning of the school year can be estimated, the statistics can be
adjusted to make underlying employment patterns more discernable.  The seasonally
adjusted figures provide a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in
month-to-month economic activity.

   Many seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the household
and establishment surveys. However, the adjusted series for many major estimates,
such as total payroll employment, employment in most major sectors, total employment,
and unemployment are computed by aggregating independently adjusted component series.
For example, total unemployment is derived by summing the adjusted series for four
major age-sex components; this differs from the unemployment estimate that would be
obtained by directly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or 
more detailed age categories. Percentage distributions of unemployment by reason and
duration are derived from the sum of the independently seasonally adjusted component
series, and will not necessarily match calculations made using the seasonally adjusted
total unemployment level. Additional information about seasonal adjustment in the 
household survey can be found at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#sa.

   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 110,000.
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
-60,000 to +160,000 (50,000 +/- 110,000). 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 sample-based
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 percent to 0.6 percent.

Other information

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and age	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted(1)
Employment status, sex, and age	Dec. 2018	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2018	Aug. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	258,888	260,020	260,181	258,888	259,432	259,638	259,845	260,020	260,181
Civilian labor force	162,510	164,386	164,007	163,111	163,894	164,051	164,401	164,347	164,556
Participation rate	62.8	63.2	63.0	63.0	63.2	63.2	63.3	63.2	63.2
Employed	156,481	158,945	158,504	156,825	157,895	158,298	158,544	158,536	158,803
Employment-population ratio	60.4	61.1	60.9	60.6	60.9	61.0	61.0	61.0	61.0
Unemployed	6,029	5,441	5,503	6,286	5,999	5,753	5,857	5,811	5,753
Unemployment rate	3.7	3.3	3.4	3.9	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.5
Not in labor force	96,378	95,634	96,174	95,777	95,538	95,587	95,444	95,673	95,625
Persons who currently want a job	5,121	4,515	4,643	5,312	5,117	4,861	4,756	4,832	4,832

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	125,227	125,773	125,852	125,227	125,481	125,583	125,687	125,773	125,852
Civilian labor force	85,857	86,864	86,500	86,406	86,824	86,855	86,901	87,104	87,049
Participation rate	68.6	69.1	68.7	69.0	69.2	69.2	69.1	69.3	69.2
Employed	82,440	83,973	83,467	83,016	83,613	83,747	83,776	84,018	84,034
Employment-population ratio	65.8	66.8	66.3	66.3	66.6	66.7	66.7	66.8	66.8
Unemployed	3,417	2,890	3,033	3,390	3,210	3,109	3,126	3,086	3,015
Unemployment rate	4.0	3.3	3.5	3.9	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5
Not in labor force	39,370	38,909	39,352	38,820	38,657	38,728	38,786	38,669	38,803

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	116,739	117,331	117,413	116,739	117,040	117,140	117,242	117,331	117,413
Civilian labor force	83,101	83,970	83,628	83,483	83,852	83,841	83,911	84,057	84,008
Participation rate	71.2	71.6	71.2	71.5	71.6	71.6	71.6	71.6	71.5
Employed	80,036	81,464	80,940	80,496	81,046	81,146	81,196	81,377	81,390
Employment-population ratio	68.6	69.4	68.9	69.0	69.2	69.3	69.3	69.4	69.3
Unemployed	3,066	2,506	2,688	2,987	2,806	2,695	2,715	2,679	2,618
Unemployment rate	3.7	3.0	3.2	3.6	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1
Not in labor force	33,638	33,361	33,785	33,256	33,187	33,300	33,330	33,274	33,405

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	133,662	134,247	134,329	133,662	133,951	134,054	134,158	134,247	134,329
Civilian labor force	76,654	77,522	77,507	76,705	77,070	77,195	77,500	77,243	77,507
Participation rate	57.3	57.7	57.7	57.4	57.5	57.6	57.8	57.5	57.7
Employed	74,041	74,971	75,036	73,808	74,282	74,551	74,769	74,518	74,769
Employment-population ratio	55.4	55.8	55.9	55.2	55.5	55.6	55.7	55.5	55.7
Unemployed	2,612	2,550	2,471	2,896	2,788	2,644	2,731	2,725	2,738
Unemployment rate	3.4	3.3	3.2	3.8	3.6	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5
Not in labor force	57,008	56,725	56,822	56,957	56,881	56,859	56,658	57,004	56,822

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	125,393	125,998	126,082	125,393	125,705	125,806	125,907	125,998	126,082
Civilian labor force	73,768	74,695	74,730	73,673	74,116	74,313	74,542	74,291	74,584
Participation rate	58.8	59.3	59.3	58.8	59.0	59.1	59.2	59.0	59.2
Employed	71,422	72,426	72,534	71,123	71,665	71,990	72,130	71,881	72,200
Employment-population ratio	57.0	57.5	57.5	56.7	57.0	57.2	57.3	57.0	57.3
Unemployed	2,345	2,269	2,196	2,550	2,451	2,323	2,411	2,411	2,383
Unemployment rate	3.2	3.0	2.9	3.5	3.3	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2
Not in labor force	51,625	51,303	51,352	51,720	51,590	51,493	51,365	51,706	51,498

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,756	16,692	16,686	16,756	16,687	16,691	16,696	16,692	16,686
Civilian labor force	5,641	5,721	5,649	5,955	5,926	5,897	5,948	5,999	5,964
Participation rate	33.7	34.3	33.9	35.5	35.5	35.3	35.6	35.9	35.7
Employed	5,023	5,055	5,029	5,205	5,184	5,162	5,218	5,278	5,213
Employment-population ratio	30.0	30.3	30.1	31.1	31.1	30.9	31.3	31.6	31.2
Unemployed	619	666	619	750	742	735	730	721	752
Unemployment rate	11.0	11.6	11.0	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.3	12.0	12.6
Not in labor force	11,115	10,971	11,038	10,801	10,761	10,794	10,748	10,693	10,722
Footnotes (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted(1)
Employment status, race, sex, and age	Dec. 2018	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2018	Aug. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population	200,774	201,254	201,326	200,774	200,953	201,062	201,172	201,254	201,326
Civilian labor force	126,072	127,170	126,758	126,546	126,853	127,018	127,122	127,191	127,197
Participation rate	62.8	63.2	63.0	63.0	63.1	63.2	63.2	63.2	63.2
Employed	121,900	123,397	122,919	122,209	122,566	122,955	123,028	123,077	123,175
Employment-population ratio	60.7	61.3	61.1	60.9	61.0	61.2	61.2	61.2	61.2
Unemployed	4,173	3,773	3,839	4,337	4,286	4,063	4,094	4,115	4,022
Unemployment rate	3.3	3.0	3.0	3.4	3.4	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2
Not in labor force	74,702	74,084	74,568	74,228	74,100	74,044	74,050	74,063	74,129
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	65,822	66,143	65,827	66,081	66,064	66,109	66,115	66,204	66,076
Participation rate	71.6	71.7	71.4	71.9	71.8	71.8	71.7	71.8	71.6
Employed	63,649	64,336	63,897	64,015	64,099	64,224	64,173	64,247	64,238
Employment-population ratio	69.2	69.8	69.3	69.6	69.6	69.7	69.6	69.7	69.6
Unemployed	2,174	1,807	1,930	2,066	1,965	1,886	1,941	1,957	1,839
Unemployment rate	3.3	2.7	2.9	3.1	3.0	2.9	2.9	3.0	2.8
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	55,939	56,591	56,509	55,894	56,152	56,348	56,399	56,299	56,429
Participation rate	58.0	58.5	58.4	57.9	58.1	58.3	58.3	58.2	58.3
Employed	54,368	55,095	55,086	54,144	54,379	54,709	54,755	54,666	54,827
Employment-population ratio	56.3	56.9	56.9	56.1	56.3	56.6	56.6	56.5	56.6
Unemployed	1,571	1,496	1,423	1,750	1,773	1,639	1,644	1,633	1,602
Unemployment rate	2.8	2.6	2.5	3.1	3.2	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force	4,311	4,436	4,423	4,571	4,636	4,561	4,608	4,688	4,692
Participation rate	35.1	36.2	36.2	37.2	37.9	37.3	37.6	38.3	38.4
Employed	3,883	3,966	3,936	4,050	4,088	4,022	4,099	4,164	4,111
Employment-population ratio	31.6	32.4	32.2	32.9	33.4	32.9	33.5	34.0	33.6
Unemployed	428	470	486	521	548	539	509	524	581
Unemployment rate	9.9	10.6	11.0	11.4	11.8	11.8	11.0	11.2	12.4

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Civilian noninstitutional population	32,956	33,184	33,215	32,956	33,081	33,116	33,152	33,184	33,215
Civilian labor force	20,325	20,670	20,855	20,422	20,604	20,685	20,704	20,675	20,949
Participation rate	61.7	62.3	62.8	62.0	62.3	62.5	62.5	62.3	63.1
Employed	19,067	19,587	19,692	19,082	19,485	19,550	19,571	19,527	19,712
Employment-population ratio	57.9	59.0	59.3	57.9	58.9	59.0	59.0	58.8	59.3
Unemployed	1,257	1,083	1,163	1,340	1,119	1,135	1,133	1,148	1,238
Unemployment rate	6.2	5.2	5.6	6.6	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.9
Not in labor force	12,632	12,515	12,360	12,534	12,477	12,431	12,448	12,509	12,266
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	9,214	9,475	9,500	9,304	9,487	9,488	9,485	9,504	9,591
Participation rate	66.7	67.9	68.0	67.3	68.2	68.1	68.0	68.1	68.6
Employed	8,645	9,024	8,965	8,712	8,937	8,976	9,003	9,019	9,034
Employment-population ratio	62.5	64.6	64.1	63.0	64.3	64.5	64.6	64.6	64.6
Unemployed	570	451	535	592	550	512	482	485	557
Unemployment rate	6.2	4.8	5.6	6.4	5.8	5.4	5.1	5.1	5.8
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	10,329	10,490	10,646	10,309	10,400	10,478	10,494	10,445	10,625
Participation rate	62.1	62.5	63.4	61.9	62.2	62.6	62.6	62.3	63.3
Employed	9,779	9,995	10,139	9,727	9,944	9,987	9,984	9,929	10,094
Employment-population ratio	58.8	59.6	60.4	58.4	59.5	59.7	59.6	59.2	60.1
Unemployed	551	494	507	582	456	491	511	516	530
Unemployment rate	5.3	4.7	4.8	5.6	4.4	4.7	4.9	4.9	5.0
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force	781	704	709	808	717	719	724	727	734
Participation rate	31.4	28.7	28.9	32.5	29.1	29.3	29.5	29.6	29.9
Employed	644	568	588	642	604	588	584	579	583
Employment-population ratio	25.9	23.1	24.0	25.8	24.6	23.9	23.8	23.6	23.8
Unemployed	137	137	121	166	113	132	141	147	151
Unemployment rate	17.5	19.4	17.1	20.5	15.8	18.3	19.4	20.3	20.6

ASIAN
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,138	16,558	16,482	16,138	16,433	16,400	16,399	16,558	16,482
Civilian labor force	10,250	10,666	10,443	10,287	10,527	10,521	10,713	10,705	10,478
Participation rate	63.5	64.4	63.4	63.7	64.1	64.2	65.3	64.7	63.6
Employed	9,928	10,391	10,189	9,951	10,227	10,262	10,409	10,429	10,214
Employment-population ratio	61.5	62.8	61.8	61.7	62.2	62.6	63.5	63.0	62.0
Unemployed	322	274	254	335	299	259	305	276	264
Unemployment rate	3.1	2.6	2.4	3.3	2.8	2.5	2.8	2.6	2.5
Not in labor force	5,888	5,892	6,040	5,852	5,906	5,879	5,686	5,852	6,004
Footnotes (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and age	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted(1)
Employment status, sex, and age	Dec. 2018	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2018	Aug. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019
HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
Civilian noninstitutional population	43,234	43,902	43,986	43,234	43,630	43,722	43,814	43,902	43,986
Civilian labor force	28,913	29,679	29,493	28,920	29,088	29,293	29,482	29,575	29,517
Participation rate	66.9	67.6	67.1	66.9	66.7	67.0	67.3	67.4	67.1
Employed	27,659	28,472	28,275	27,652	27,876	28,156	28,279	28,339	28,286
Employment-population ratio	64.0	64.9	64.3	64.0	63.9	64.4	64.5	64.6	64.3
Unemployed	1,255	1,207	1,218	1,268	1,213	1,137	1,203	1,236	1,231
Unemployment rate	4.3	4.1	4.1	4.4	4.2	3.9	4.1	4.2	4.2
Not in labor force	14,321	14,223	14,493	14,315	14,542	14,430	14,332	14,327	14,468
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	15,639	16,015	15,878	15,635	15,719	15,793	15,841	15,983	15,875
Participation rate	80.1	80.8	79.9	80.1	79.8	80.0	80.1	80.6	79.9
Employed	15,042	15,551	15,352	15,083	15,191	15,320	15,310	15,498	15,393
Employment-population ratio	77.1	78.4	77.3	77.3	77.1	77.6	77.4	78.2	77.5
Unemployed	596	464	526	552	528	473	531	485	483
Unemployment rate	3.8	2.9	3.3	3.5	3.4	3.0	3.4	3.0	3.0
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	11,996	12,294	12,310	11,981	12,119	12,192	12,318	12,196	12,293
Participation rate	60.8	61.3	61.2	60.7	60.8	61.0	61.5	60.8	61.1
Employed	11,511	11,771	11,779	11,469	11,609	11,723	11,834	11,675	11,736
Employment-population ratio	58.3	58.7	58.6	58.1	58.2	58.7	59.1	58.2	58.4
Unemployed	485	522	531	512	510	468	485	521	558
Unemployment rate	4.0	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.2	3.8	3.9	4.3	4.5
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force	1,278	1,370	1,305	1,303	1,250	1,308	1,323	1,396	1,349
Participation rate	32.2	34.1	32.5	32.8	31.3	32.7	33.0	34.8	33.6
Employed	1,105	1,150	1,143	1,099	1,075	1,112	1,135	1,166	1,157
Employment-population ratio	27.8	28.6	28.5	27.7	26.9	27.8	28.3	29.0	28.8
Unemployed	173	221	161	203	175	196	188	230	191
Unemployment rate	13.6	16.1	12.4	15.6	14.0	15.0	14.2	16.5	14.2
Footnotes (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment [Numbers in thousands]
Educational attainment	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted
Educational attainment	Dec. 2018	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2018	Aug. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019
Less than a high school diploma
Civilian labor force	10,265	9,778	9,918	10,246	10,020	9,917	9,783	9,761	9,895
Participation rate	46.0	46.6	46.6	46.0	47.1	45.9	47.2	46.5	46.5
Employed	9,604	9,279	9,330	9,654	9,478	9,440	9,240	9,245	9,379
Employment-population ratio	43.1	44.2	43.8	43.3	44.5	43.7	44.6	44.1	44.0
Unemployed	661	498	588	592	542	477	543	516	516
Unemployment rate	6.4	5.1	5.9	5.8	5.4	4.8	5.5	5.3	5.2

High school graduates, no college(1)
Civilian labor force	36,011	36,238	35,923	36,186	36,313	36,305	36,263	36,178	36,094
Participation rate	57.8	58.1	58.2	58.1	57.3	57.8	57.8	58.0	58.5
Employed	34,631	34,977	34,585	34,814	35,011	34,990	34,928	34,850	34,764
Employment-population ratio	55.6	56.1	56.0	55.9	55.3	55.7	55.6	55.9	56.3
Unemployed	1,380	1,260	1,337	1,372	1,302	1,315	1,335	1,328	1,330
Unemployment rate	3.8	3.5	3.7	3.8	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7

Some college or associate degree
Civilian labor force	37,132	37,626	37,499	37,160	37,701	37,455	37,585	37,478	37,509
Participation rate	65.6	65.0	64.7	65.6	65.6	65.1	64.8	64.7	64.7
Employed	35,952	36,572	36,516	35,936	36,558	36,370	36,515	36,393	36,491
Employment-population ratio	63.5	63.2	63.0	63.5	63.6	63.2	63.0	62.9	63.0
Unemployed	1,180	1,054	983	1,224	1,143	1,085	1,069	1,085	1,018
Unemployment rate	3.2	2.8	2.6	3.3	3.0	2.9	2.8	2.9	2.7

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)
Civilian labor force	58,701	60,112	60,174	58,535	58,866	59,159	59,555	59,924	59,938
Participation rate	73.6	74.2	73.8	73.4	74.0	74.0	73.9	74.0	73.5
Employed	57,519	59,024	59,096	57,264	57,630	57,966	58,319	58,750	58,778
Employment-population ratio	72.1	72.8	72.5	71.8	72.4	72.5	72.3	72.5	72.1
Unemployed	1,182	1,088	1,079	1,271	1,236	1,193	1,235	1,174	1,160
Unemployment rate	2.0	1.8	1.8	2.2	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.0	1.9
Footnotes (1) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. (2) Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals for those 25 years and over because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Table A-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
Employment status, veteran status, and period of service	Dec. 2018	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2018	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2018	Dec. 2019
VETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,028	18,649	17,153	16,756	1,875	1,893
Civilian labor force	9,337	9,272	8,175	8,151	1,162	1,121
Participation rate	49.1	49.7	47.7	48.6	62.0	59.2
Employed	9,040	9,009	7,906	7,909	1,135	1,100
Employment-population ratio	47.5	48.3	46.1	47.2	60.5	58.1
Unemployed	296	264	269	242	27	22
Unemployment rate	3.2	2.8	3.3	3.0	2.3	1.9
Not in labor force	9,691	9,377	8,978	8,605	713	772

Gulf War-era II veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	4,251	4,344	3,556	3,580	696	764
Civilian labor force	3,437	3,494	2,951	2,963	486	531
Participation rate	80.8	80.4	83.0	82.7	69.9	69.5
Employed	3,313	3,387	2,841	2,873	471	514
Employment-population ratio	77.9	78.0	79.9	80.2	67.8	67.3
Unemployed	124	107	110	90	15	17
Unemployment rate	3.6	3.1	3.7	3.0	3.0	3.1
Not in labor force	814	851	605	618	210	233

Gulf War-era I veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	3,062	3,126	2,547	2,646	514	480
Civilian labor force	2,371	2,360	1,988	2,035	383	325
Participation rate	77.5	75.5	78.0	76.9	74.5	67.8
Employed	2,300	2,302	1,924	1,980	376	322
Employment-population ratio	75.1	73.7	75.5	74.8	73.2	67.1
Unemployed	71	58	64	55	7	3
Unemployment rate	3.0	2.5	3.2	2.7	1.9	1.0
Not in labor force	690	766	559	611	131	155

World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans
Civilian noninstitutional population	7,434	7,028	7,179	6,784	255	244
Civilian labor force	1,550	1,466	1,492	1,419	57	46
Participation rate	20.8	20.9	20.8	20.9	22.5	19.0
Employed	1,511	1,418	1,453	1,372	57	46
Employment-population ratio	20.3	20.2	20.2	20.2	22.5	18.9
Unemployed	39	48	39	48	0	0
Unemployment rate	2.5	3.3	2.6	3.4	-	-
Not in labor force	5,884	5,562	5,687	5,365	198	198

Veterans of other service periods
Civilian noninstitutional population	4,281	4,151	3,871	3,746	410	405
Civilian labor force	1,978	1,953	1,744	1,734	235	219
Participation rate	46.2	47.0	45.0	46.3	57.3	54.0
Employed	1,917	1,902	1,687	1,685	230	217
Employment-population ratio	44.8	45.8	43.6	45.0	56.0	53.6
Unemployed	62	51	56	49	5	2
Unemployment rate	3.1	2.6	3.2	2.8	2.2	0.7
Not in labor force	2,303	2,198	2,127	2,012	175	186

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	231,032	232,695	103,609	104,710	127,424	127,985
Civilian labor force	151,248	152,699	76,777	77,424	74,470	75,275
Participation rate	65.5	65.6	74.1	73.9	58.4	58.8
Employed	145,746	147,702	73,757	74,761	71,989	72,940
Employment-population ratio	63.1	63.5	71.2	71.4	56.5	57.0
Unemployed	5,502	4,997	3,020	2,662	2,481	2,335
Unemployment rate	3.6	3.3	3.9	3.4	3.3	3.1
Not in labor force	79,785	79,996	26,831	27,286	52,954	52,710
NOTE: Veterans served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all other time periods). Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the selected wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000). Updated population controls introduced with the release of January 2020 data.

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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
Employment status, sex, and age	Dec. 2018	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2018	Dec. 2019
TOTAL, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	30,426	30,705	228,462	229,476
Civilian labor force	6,288	6,281	156,222	157,726
Participation rate	20.7	20.5	68.4	68.7
Employed	5,793	5,840	150,688	152,663
Employment-population ratio	19.0	19.0	66.0	66.5
Unemployed	495	440	5,535	5,063
Unemployment rate	7.9	7.0	3.5	3.2
Not in labor force	24,138	24,425	72,240	71,749

Men, 16 to 64 years
Civilian labor force	2,690	2,657	77,618	77,840
Participation rate	35.5	34.9	82.3	82.7
Employed	2,469	2,445	74,570	75,176
Employment-population ratio	32.6	32.2	79.1	79.9
Unemployed	221	211	3,048	2,664
Unemployment rate	8.2	7.9	3.9	3.4
Not in labor force	4,880	4,948	16,681	16,268

Women, 16 to 64 years
Civilian labor force	2,455	2,389	69,515	70,052
Participation rate	31.2	31.6	71.6	72.1
Employed	2,230	2,201	67,262	67,898
Employment-population ratio	28.3	29.1	69.3	69.9
Unemployed	225	188	2,253	2,154
Unemployment rate	9.2	7.9	3.2	3.1
Not in labor force	5,414	5,165	27,528	27,105

Both sexes, 65 years and over
Civilian labor force	1,144	1,235	9,090	9,834
Participation rate	7.6	7.9	24.5	25.7
Employed	1,094	1,193	8,856	9,589
Employment-population ratio	7.3	7.7	23.9	25.1
Unemployed	49	42	234	245
Unemployment rate	4.3	3.4	2.6	2.5
Not in labor force	13,843	14,312	28,031	28,376
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.

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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
Employment status and nativity	Dec. 2018	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2018	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2018	Dec. 2019
Foreign born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	42,985	42,438	20,855	20,625	22,130	21,813
Civilian labor force	28,359	28,086	16,140	15,936	12,219	12,150
Participation rate	66.0	66.2	77.4	77.3	55.2	55.7
Employed	27,393	27,223	15,633	15,513	11,761	11,709
Employment-population ratio	63.7	64.1	75.0	75.2	53.1	53.7
Unemployed	966	863	507	422	459	441
Unemployment rate	3.4	3.1	3.1	2.7	3.8	3.6
Not in labor force	14,626	14,352	4,715	4,689	9,911	9,663

Native born, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	215,903	217,743	104,372	105,228	111,532	112,516
Civilian labor force	134,151	135,921	69,717	70,564	64,435	65,357
Participation rate	62.1	62.4	66.8	67.1	57.8	58.1
Employed	129,088	131,281	66,807	67,954	62,281	63,327
Employment-population ratio	59.8	60.3	64.0	64.6	55.8	56.3
Unemployed	5,064	4,640	2,910	2,610	2,154	2,030
Unemployment rate	3.8	3.4	4.2	3.7	3.3	3.1
Not in labor force	81,752	81,822	34,655	34,663	47,097	47,159
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
Category	Dec. 2018	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2018	Aug. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019
CLASS OF WORKER
Agriculture and related industries	2,393	2,363	2,449	2,491	2,414	2,416	2,473	2,356	2,533
Wage and salary workers(1)	1,659	1,676	1,795	1,718	1,579	1,634	1,651	1,661	1,849
Self-employed workers, unincorporated	708	663	637	759	785	765	793	692	684
Unpaid family workers	26	24	17	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nonagricultural industries	154,088	156,581	156,055	154,266	155,546	155,816	155,970	156,167	156,241
Wage and salary workers(1)	145,063	147,544	147,176	145,366	146,586	146,852	147,118	147,275	147,431
Government	20,709	21,619	21,367	20,654	20,968	21,144	21,513	21,342	21,323
Private industries	124,354	125,925	125,808	124,657	125,582	125,734	125,812	125,996	126,069
Private households	879	824	841	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other industries	123,474	125,101	124,968	123,795	124,731	124,864	124,979	125,157	125,250
Self-employed workers, unincorporated	8,973	8,954	8,809	9,012	8,895	8,850	8,811	8,856	8,821
Unpaid family workers	52	83	70	-	-	-	-	-	-

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME(2)
All industries
Part time for economic reasons(3)	4,740	4,110	4,247	4,655	4,381	4,336	4,397	4,288	4,148
Slack work or business conditions	2,984	2,512	2,742	2,895	2,683	2,600	2,747	2,634	2,657
Could only find part-time work	1,456	1,249	1,190	1,487	1,338	1,310	1,278	1,259	1,215
Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)	21,726	22,482	22,086	21,230	21,673	21,559	21,544	21,532	21,586
Nonagricultural industries
Part time for economic reasons(3)	4,621	4,053	4,170	4,570	4,303	4,257	4,306	4,221	4,111
Slack work or business conditions	2,909	2,476	2,685	2,832	2,626	2,554	2,684	2,599	2,613
Could only find part-time work	1,435	1,246	1,186	1,464	1,325	1,300	1,267	1,254	1,209
Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)	21,349	22,109	21,685	20,830	21,284	21,178	21,137	21,163	21,180
Footnotes (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
Characteristic	Dec. 2018	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2018	Aug. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over	156,481	158,945	158,504	156,825	157,895	158,298	158,544	158,536	158,803
16 to 19 years	5,023	5,055	5,029	5,205	5,184	5,162	5,218	5,278	5,213
16 to 17 years	1,695	1,914	1,793	1,776	1,839	1,809	1,851	1,978	1,874
18 to 19 years	3,328	3,141	3,236	3,439	3,347	3,321	3,411	3,315	3,339
20 years and over	151,458	153,890	153,474	151,620	152,711	153,136	153,326	153,258	153,590
20 to 24 years	13,753	14,037	13,947	13,939	14,047	14,282	14,362	14,112	14,142
25 years and over	137,706	139,852	139,527	137,649	138,542	138,787	139,023	139,176	139,426
25 to 54 years	100,845	102,027	101,783	100,746	101,074	101,201	101,437	101,517	101,653
25 to 34 years	35,664	36,351	36,263	35,640	35,945	35,928	36,070	36,190	36,230
35 to 44 years	32,884	33,459	33,432	32,868	33,165	33,385	33,390	33,293	33,406
45 to 54 years	32,298	32,217	32,088	32,238	31,964	31,887	31,978	32,033	32,017
55 years and over	36,860	37,826	37,744	36,903	37,468	37,586	37,585	37,660	37,773

Men, 16 years and over	82,440	83,973	83,467	83,016	83,613	83,747	83,776	84,018	84,034
16 to 19 years	2,404	2,509	2,527	2,520	2,567	2,601	2,580	2,640	2,644
16 to 17 years	777	862	797	855	894	896	899	929	876
18 to 19 years	1,627	1,647	1,730	1,667	1,663	1,686	1,694	1,717	1,766
20 years and over	80,036	81,464	80,940	80,496	81,046	81,146	81,196	81,377	81,390
20 to 24 years	6,934	7,073	7,001	7,079	7,096	7,208	7,208	7,157	7,152
25 years and over	73,102	74,391	73,940	73,392	73,835	73,896	73,986	74,224	74,217
25 to 54 years	53,612	54,247	53,863	53,760	53,773	53,870	53,952	54,101	54,005
25 to 34 years	19,084	19,451	19,295	19,152	19,208	19,197	19,312	19,413	19,364
35 to 44 years	17,645	17,915	17,819	17,708	17,773	17,928	17,875	17,890	17,881
45 to 54 years	16,883	16,880	16,748	16,900	16,793	16,745	16,765	16,797	16,761
55 years and over	19,490	20,144	20,077	19,631	20,061	20,026	20,034	20,124	20,212

Women, 16 years and over	74,041	74,971	75,036	73,808	74,282	74,551	74,769	74,518	74,769
16 to 19 years	2,619	2,546	2,502	2,685	2,617	2,561	2,639	2,637	2,568
16 to 17 years	918	1,052	996	921	946	914	952	1,049	999
18 to 19 years	1,701	1,494	1,506	1,772	1,684	1,635	1,717	1,598	1,573
20 years and over	71,422	72,426	72,534	71,123	71,665	71,990	72,130	71,881	72,200
20 to 24 years	6,819	6,964	6,947	6,860	6,950	7,073	7,154	6,955	6,990
25 years and over	64,604	65,461	65,587	64,258	64,708	64,891	65,037	64,952	65,208
25 to 54 years	47,233	47,780	47,921	46,986	47,301	47,331	47,486	47,416	47,648
25 to 34 years	16,580	16,900	16,969	16,488	16,738	16,731	16,758	16,777	16,866
35 to 44 years	15,238	15,543	15,613	15,159	15,392	15,457	15,514	15,403	15,525
45 to 54 years	15,415	15,337	15,339	15,338	15,171	15,143	15,214	15,236	15,256
55 years and over	17,371	17,681	17,666	17,272	17,406	17,560	17,551	17,536	17,561

MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present(1)	45,720	46,035	45,969	45,908	46,221	46,011	45,971	46,059	46,177
Married women, spouse present(1)	36,603	36,896	36,913	36,342	36,389	36,478	36,657	36,581	36,631
Women who maintain families(2)	9,667	9,618	9,757	-	-	-	-	-	-

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS
Full-time workers(3)	129,143	131,385	131,142	129,825	130,877	131,123	131,518	131,561	131,755
Part-time workers(4)	27,338	27,560	27,362	26,982	26,988	27,079	26,992	26,958	26,992

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS
Total multiple jobholders	8,030	8,279	8,058	7,918	8,335	8,312	8,132	8,107	7,946
Percent of total employed	5.1	5.2	5.1	5.0	5.3	5.3	5.1	5.1	5.0

SELF-EMPLOYMENT
Self-employed workers, incorporated	6,085	6,299	6,554	-	-	-	-	-	-
Self-employed workers, unincorporated	9,682	9,618	9,446	9,771	9,679	9,615	9,604	9,548	9,506
Footnotes (1) Refers to persons in opposite-sex married couples only. (2) Refers to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not an opposite-sex spouse. (3) Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week. (4) Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
- Data not available. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Characteristic	Number of unemployed persons (in thousands)			Unemployment rates
Characteristic	Dec. 2018	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2018	Aug. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over	6,286	5,811	5,753	3.9	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.5
16 to 19 years	750	721	752	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.3	12.0	12.6
16 to 17 years	288	286	298	13.9	12.8	13.1	14.0	12.6	13.7
18 to 19 years	473	438	461	12.1	12.1	12.2	11.3	11.7	12.1
20 years and over	5,536	5,090	5,001	3.5	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2
20 to 24 years	1,074	972	958	7.2	7.1	6.3	6.2	6.4	6.3
25 years and over	4,452	4,126	4,045	3.1	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8
25 to 54 years	3,365	3,110	3,133	3.2	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
25 to 34 years	1,460	1,339	1,344	3.9	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.6	3.6
35 to 44 years	935	930	947	2.8	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.8
45 to 54 years	970	842	842	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.6	2.6	2.6
55 years and over	1,096	998	911	2.9	2.6	2.4	2.6	2.6	2.4

Men, 16 years and over	3,390	3,086	3,015	3.9	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5
16 to 19 years	403	407	397	13.8	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.4	13.0
16 to 17 years	150	152	150	14.9	14.4	13.1	14.4	14.1	14.6
18 to 19 years	268	257	260	13.9	13.3	14.0	13.2	13.0	12.8
20 years and over	2,987	2,679	2,618	3.6	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1
20 to 24 years	605	563	555	7.9	7.8	7.2	7.5	7.3	7.2
25 years and over	2,372	2,134	2,064	3.1	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7
25 to 54 years	1,777	1,596	1,619	3.2	3.1	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9
25 to 34 years	741	741	728	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6
35 to 44 years	513	469	466	2.8	2.6	2.4	2.4	2.6	2.5
45 to 54 years	523	386	424	3.0	2.8	2.7	2.6	2.2	2.5
55 years and over	595	538	445	2.9	2.4	2.3	2.4	2.6	2.2

Women, 16 years and over	2,896	2,725	2,738	3.8	3.6	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5
16 to 19 years	347	314	355	11.4	11.4	11.2	10.8	10.6	12.1
16 to 17 years	138	133	148	13.0	11.3	13.2	13.6	11.3	12.9
18 to 19 years	205	181	201	10.4	10.8	10.2	9.4	10.2	11.3
20 years and over	2,550	2,411	2,383	3.5	3.3	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2
20 to 24 years	469	409	403	6.4	6.3	5.4	4.8	5.5	5.5
25 years and over	2,079	1,992	1,981	3.1	3.0	2.9	3.0	3.0	2.9
25 to 54 years	1,588	1,514	1,514	3.3	3.1	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1
25 to 34 years	719	598	616	4.2	3.5	3.3	3.7	3.4	3.5
35 to 44 years	421	460	481	2.7	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0
45 to 54 years	447	455	417	2.8	2.7	2.8	2.7	2.9	2.7
55 years and over	495	472	476	2.8	2.8	2.6	2.7	2.6	2.6

MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present(1)	947	895	751	2.0	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.9	1.6
Married women, spouse present(1)	877	837	798	2.4	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.1
Women who maintain families(2)	453	480	425	4.5	5.1	4.7	5.4	4.8	4.2

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS
Full-time workers(3)	4,945	4,754	4,664	3.7	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.4
Part-time workers(4)	1,331	1,065	1,087	4.7	4.4	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.9
Footnotes (1) Refers to persons in opposite-sex couples only. (2) Data are not seasonally adjusted. Refers to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not an opposite-sex spouse. (3) Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs. (4) Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs.
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment [Numbers in thousands]
Reason	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted
Reason	Dec. 2018	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2018	Aug. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs	2,947	2,561	2,752	2,892	2,864	2,575	2,691	2,804	2,686
On temporary layoff	834	638	873	768	812	729	772	768	807
Not on temporary layoff	2,113	1,923	1,879	2,123	2,052	1,846	1,919	2,036	1,880
Permanent job losers	1,415	1,336	1,296	1,419	1,388	1,318	1,260	1,422	1,295
Persons who completed temporary jobs	698	587	583	704	664	528	659	614	585
Job leavers	775	759	776	827	784	840	846	776	829
Reentrants	1,810	1,599	1,524	1,968	1,785	1,669	1,698	1,663	1,655
New entrants	496	522	452	600	577	673	622	581	551

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs	48.9	47.1	50.0	46.0	47.7	44.7	45.9	48.1	46.9
On temporary layoff	13.8	11.7	15.9	12.2	13.5	12.7	13.2	13.2	14.1
Not on temporary layoff	35.0	35.4	34.1	33.8	34.1	32.1	32.8	35.0	32.9
Job leavers	12.9	13.9	14.1	13.2	13.0	14.6	14.4	13.3	14.5
Reentrants	30.0	29.4	27.7	31.3	29.7	29.0	29.0	28.6	28.9
New entrants	8.2	9.6	8.2	9.5	9.6	11.7	10.6	10.0	9.6

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs	1.8	1.6	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.6
Job leavers	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Reentrants	1.1	1.0	0.9	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
New entrants	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to total unemployed in table A-1 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-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment [Numbers in thousands]
Duration	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted
Duration	Dec. 2018	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2018	Aug. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Less than 5 weeks	2,050	1,871	2,001	2,117	2,218	1,869	1,978	2,026	2,065
5 to 14 weeks	1,901	1,609	1,651	2,007	1,746	1,778	1,747	1,753	1,730
15 weeks and over	2,078	1,962	1,852	2,210	2,082	2,124	2,144	2,083	1,998
15 to 26 weeks	859	818	755	899	831	806	884	865	812
27 weeks and over	1,219	1,143	1,097	1,311	1,251	1,318	1,259	1,219	1,186

Average (mean) duration, in weeks	21.5	20.8	20.3	22.0	22.1	21.7	21.6	20.2	20.8
Median duration, in weeks	8.9	9.3	8.4	9.4	9.0	9.4	9.2	9.2	9.0

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Less than 5 weeks	34.0	34.4	36.4	33.4	36.7	32.4	33.7	34.6	35.6
5 to 14 weeks	31.5	29.6	30.0	31.7	28.9	30.8	29.8	29.9	29.9
15 weeks and over	34.5	36.1	33.6	34.9	34.4	36.8	36.5	35.5	34.5
15 to 26 weeks	14.2	15.0	13.7	14.2	13.7	14.0	15.1	14.7	14.0
27 weeks and over	20.2	21.0	19.9	20.7	20.7	22.8	21.5	20.8	20.5
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to total unemployed in table A-1 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-13. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Occupation	Employed		Unemployed		Unemployment rates
Occupation	Dec. 2018	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2018	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2018	Dec. 2019
Total, 16 years and over(1)	156,481	158,504	6,029	5,503	3.7	3.4
Management, professional, and related occupations	63,642	65,682	1,368	1,171	2.1	1.8
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	26,450	27,748	582	533	2.2	1.9
Professional and related occupations	37,192	37,935	786	638	2.1	1.7
Service occupations	26,271	26,487	1,301	1,198	4.7	4.3
Sales and office occupations	33,718	33,441	1,244	1,062	3.6	3.1
Sales and related occupations	16,217	15,672	602	528	3.6	3.3
Office and administrative support occupations	17,500	17,769	642	533	3.5	2.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	14,439	14,329	858	782	5.6	5.2
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	1,148	1,171	143	130	11.1	10.0
Construction and extraction occupations	8,390	8,143	539	547	6.0	6.3
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,901	5,016	175	105	3.4	2.0
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	18,412	18,564	746	826	3.9	4.3
Production occupations	8,689	8,229	298	372	3.3	4.3
Transportation and material moving occupations	9,722	10,335	448	454	4.4	4.2
Footnotes (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
Industry and class of worker	Dec. 2018	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2018	Dec. 2019
Total, 16 years and over(1)	6,029	5,503	3.7	3.4
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers	4,605	4,207	3.6	3.2
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	21	31	2.6	3.8
Construction	493	489	5.1	5.0
Manufacturing	441	422	2.8	2.7
Durable goods	231	246	2.3	2.5
Nondurable goods	210	175	3.5	3.1
Wholesale and retail trade	753	726	3.7	3.6
Transportation and utilities	280	196	3.9	2.6
Information	103	48	3.9	1.9
Financial activities	248	236	2.4	2.3
Professional and business services	723	546	4.3	3.1
Education and health services	519	604	2.1	2.4
Leisure and hospitality	814	685	6.0	5.0
Other services	211	225	3.0	3.2
Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers	151	185	8.6	9.6
Government workers	526	393	2.5	1.8
Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers	251	266	2.5	2.7
Footnotes (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
Measure	Dec. 2018	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2018	Aug. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019
U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2
U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force	1.8	1.6	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.6
U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate)	3.7	3.3	3.4	3.9	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.5
U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers	3.9	3.5	3.5	4.1	3.9	3.7	3.8	3.7	3.7
U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other persons marginally attached to the labor force, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force	4.6	4.0	4.1	4.8	4.6	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2
U-6 Total unemployed, plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force	7.5	6.5	6.7	7.6	7.2	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.7
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
Category	Dec. 2018	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2018	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2018	Dec. 2019
NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE
Total not in the labor force	96,378	96,174	39,370	39,352	57,008	56,822
Persons who currently want a job	5,121	4,643	2,514	2,336	2,607	2,307
Marginally attached to the labor force(1)	1,556	1,246	878	688	678	558
Discouraged workers(2)	375	277	232	172	143	105
Other persons marginally attached to the labor force(3)	1,181	969	646	516	535	452

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS
Total multiple jobholders(4)	8,030	8,058	3,952	3,972	4,078	4,086
Percent of total employed	5.1	5.1	4.8	4.8	5.5	5.4
Primary job full time, secondary job part time	4,329	4,419	2,331	2,377	1,998	2,041
Primary and secondary jobs both part time	2,177	2,072	733	727	1,445	1,344
Primary and secondary jobs both full time	267	336	180	221	88	115
Hours vary on primary or secondary job	1,203	1,165	700	606	504	560
Footnotes (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
Industry	Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019(p)	Dec. 2019(p)	Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019(p)	Dec. 2019(p)	Change from: Nov.2019 - Dec.2019(p)
Total nonfarm	151,203	153,001	153,620	153,342	150,275	151,982	152,238	152,383	145
Total private	128,363	129,995	130,493	130,344	127,790	129,355	129,598	129,737	139
Goods-producing	20,881	21,292	21,217	21,052	20,961	21,086	21,138	21,137	-1

Mining and logging	753	759	745	731	752	748	740	731	-9
Logging	47.7	52.4	52.5	50.9	47.2	51.1	51.0	50.3	-0.7
Mining	705.4	706.1	692.8	680.2	705.1	697.2	688.6	681.0	-7.6
Oil and gas extraction	148.3	165.9	165.6	167.1	148.3	165.7	165.1	167.6	2.5
Mining, except oil and gas	192.8	194.2	192.9	187.6	194.9	191.6	191.9	190.0	-1.9
Coal mining	52.9	53.2	53.3	52.1	52.7	52.9	53.2	52.0	-1.2
Metal ore mining	40.9	39.6	39.5	39.3	41.0	39.9	39.7	39.4	-0.3
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	99.0	101.4	100.1	96.2	101.1	98.9	99.0	98.5	-0.5
Support activities for mining	364.3	346.0	334.3	325.5	361.9	339.9	331.6	323.4	-8.2

Construction	7,313	7,713	7,603	7,456	7,400	7,529	7,531	7,551	20
Construction of buildings	1,643.4	1,694.0	1,678.7	1,664.9	1,649.7	1,666.3	1,667.1	1,671.1	4.0
Residential building	825.2	858.5	853.0	844.5	824.7	844.9	845.6	844.5	-1.1
Nonresidential building	818.2	835.5	825.7	820.4	825.0	821.4	821.5	826.6	5.1
Heavy and civil engineering construction	1,033.2	1,146.7	1,108.1	1,048.1	1,075.4	1,087.2	1,089.5	1,091.3	1.8
Specialty trade contractors	4,636.6	4,872.5	4,816.2	4,742.8	4,674.5	4,775.2	4,774.1	4,788.2	14.1
Residential specialty trade contractors	2,026.9	2,113.0	2,090.4	2,054.6	2,046.7	2,074.8	2,073.0	2,077.3	4.3
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors	2,609.7	2,759.5	2,725.8	2,688.2	2,627.8	2,700.4	2,701.1	2,710.9	9.8

Manufacturing	12,815	12,820	12,869	12,865	12,809	12,809	12,867	12,855	-12

Durable goods	8,045	8,011	8,064	8,067	8,036	8,015	8,063	8,056	-7
Wood products	406.1	413.3	412.7	413.5	406.2	411.9	412.1	413.3	1.2
Nonmetallic mineral products	415.6	424.0	422.2	416.2	417.6	418.1	418.0	416.8	-1.2
Primary metals	384.0	371.5	372.0	371.7	382.0	372.6	372.9	370.6	-2.3
Fabricated metal products	1,483.3	1,478.3	1,481.3	1,475.0	1,481.2	1,479.5	1,479.8	1,472.6	-7.2
Machinery	1,137.1	1,126.0	1,125.8	1,126.6	1,137.0	1,130.9	1,128.9	1,126.8	-2.1
Computer and electronic products	1,068.3	1,090.6	1,094.5	1,099.4	1,067.6	1,092.7	1,096.2	1,097.7	1.5
Computer and peripheral equipment	157.9	163.7	164.9	166.3	158.1	164.0	164.9	165.7	0.8
Communications equipment	86.6	86.0	86.6	86.7	86.4	86.1	86.5	86.5	0.0
Semiconductors and electronic components	372.4	378.0	379.4	380.2	372.3	379.5	380.2	379.7	-0.5
Electronic instruments	416.8	429.0	429.3	431.9	416.5	429.5	430.7	431.8	1.1
Miscellaneous computer and electronic products	34.6	33.9	34.3	34.3	34.3	33.6	33.9	34.0	0.1
Electrical equipment and appliances	405.5	402.9	403.9	406.1	404.9	403.2	403.9	404.8	0.9
Transportation equipment(1)	1,735.3	1,695.3	1,739.3	1,745.5	1,731.6	1,698.4	1,739.7	1,741.6	1.9
Motor vehicles and parts(2)	1,008.4	946.6	988.0	990.4	1,005.1	948.4	987.7	986.9	-0.8
Furniture and related products	395.3	391.9	393.1	393.0	395.2	392.0	393.9	392.6	-1.3
Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing	614.4	616.7	619.1	620.1	613.1	616.0	617.4	618.9	1.5

Nondurable goods	4,770	4,809	4,805	4,798	4,773	4,794	4,804	4,799	-5
Food manufacturing	1,629.0	1,662.4	1,657.2	1,652.1	1,631.7	1,649.0	1,656.0	1,652.3	-3.7
Textile mills	113.0	110.6	110.2	109.7	112.6	110.4	110.1	109.6	-0.5
Textile product mills	116.5	113.3	113.8	113.2	116.1	113.1	113.3	113.0	-0.3
Apparel	108.9	104.6	102.4	101.4	108.4	104.3	102.2	101.7	-0.5
Paper and paper products	370.4	368.9	368.7	370.5	370.7	370.2	370.0	370.2	0.2
Printing and related support activities	427.8	419.0	418.7	417.1	425.5	417.7	416.7	415.1	-1.6
Petroleum and coal products	114.6	116.0	114.0	114.1	116.7	114.0	114.9	116.0	1.1
Chemicals	850.6	857.0	859.7	862.6	849.4	859.9	861.8	861.6	-0.2
Plastics and rubber products	738.3	737.8	742.5	744.6	737.7	741.0	742.3	743.2	0.9
Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing	301.0	319.7	317.6	312.6	304.5	313.9	316.8	316.5	-0.3

Private service-providing	107,482	108,703	109,276	109,292	106,829	108,269	108,460	108,600	140

Trade, transportation, and utilities	28,512	27,918	28,486	28,660	27,788	27,877	27,873	27,913	40

Wholesale trade	5,913.6	5,964.0	5,965.6	5,977.6	5,901.3	5,957.4	5,954.9	5,963.2	8.3
Durable goods	3,195.2	3,231.4	3,229.0	3,238.1	3,189.8	3,233.4	3,229.1	3,231.8	2.7
Nondurable goods	2,165.9	2,174.6	2,177.0	2,179.1	2,160.5	2,167.0	2,168.5	2,173.5	5.0
Electronic markets and agents and brokers	552.5	558.0	559.6	560.4	551.0	557.0	557.3	557.9	0.6

Retail trade	16,309.2	15,800.0	16,248.2	16,324.5	15,821.0	15,802.4	15,788.3	15,829.5	41.2
Motor vehicle and parts dealers	2,026.1	2,069.2	2,074.5	2,070.4	2,033.8	2,065.1	2,073.8	2,076.7	2.9
Automobile dealers	1,303.5	1,311.3	1,311.5	1,314.0	1,304.9	1,308.7	1,311.5	1,314.9	3.4
Other motor vehicle dealers	152.4	161.2	158.9	155.8	159.7	161.8	162.9	162.9	0.0
Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores	570.2	596.7	604.1	600.6	569.2	594.6	599.5	598.9	-0.6
Furniture and home furnishings stores	507.3	482.7	496.4	504.5	484.5	481.6	481.0	482.7	1.7
Electronics and appliance stores	489.7	473.1	485.8	487.9	474.2	470.5	468.1	470.7	2.6
Building material and garden supply stores	1,264.2	1,299.7	1,286.3	1,287.2	1,301.0	1,323.0	1,317.5	1,324.6	7.1
Food and beverage stores	3,138.2	3,139.0	3,166.9	3,169.6	3,107.9	3,137.6	3,140.0	3,137.9	-2.1
Health and personal care stores	1,090.0	1,052.5	1,069.0	1,075.3	1,062.3	1,052.6	1,047.1	1,046.6	-0.5
Gasoline stations	939.9	961.6	963.0	956.5	942.7	959.8	959.2	959.2	0.0
Clothing and clothing accessories stores	1,477.9	1,283.5	1,389.0	1,437.7	1,348.2	1,302.3	1,280.0	1,313.2	33.2
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores	596.5	557.5	591.9	600.3	542.8	557.1	551.3	548.4	-2.9
General merchandise stores	3,319.0	3,072.7	3,301.6	3,316.1	3,105.1	3,061.6	3,084.1	3,086.9	2.8
Department stores	1,280.9	1,124.7	1,250.6	1,282.3	1,142.6	1,123.3	1,134.6	1,138.9	4.3
General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters	2,038.1	1,948.0	2,051.0	2,033.8	1,962.5	1,938.3	1,949.5	1,947.9	-1.6
Miscellaneous store retailers	857.9	832.3	836.4	826.2	842.3	821.2	819.0	813.5	-5.5
Nonstore retailers	602.5	576.2	587.4	592.8	576.2	570.0	567.2	569.1	1.9

Transportation and warehousing	5,733.7	5,604.7	5,721.4	5,804.7	5,511.0	5,566.6	5,578.5	5,568.1	-10.4
Air transportation	506.5	520.5	517.7	519.4	508.3	521.4	520.5	521.3	0.8
Rail transportation	215.0	196.2	194.2	194.2	215.4	196.2	194.1	194.8	0.7
Water transportation	63.9	65.7	63.9	62.7	64.9	65.1	64.5	63.7	-0.8
Truck transportation	1,511.7	1,528.7	1,523.3	1,509.3	1,511.6	1,513.3	1,512.9	1,509.4	-3.5
Transit and ground passenger transportation	503.1	509.0	509.2	511.2	487.4	490.8	492.9	495.6	2.7
Pipeline transportation	47.8	47.7	47.7	47.7	47.7	47.6	47.8	47.7	-0.1
Scenic and sightseeing transportation	29.3	34.5	30.6	29.6	34.6	34.1	35.0	35.0	0.0
Support activities for transportation	726.4	726.8	728.5	732.6	721.3	723.5	725.7	727.1	1.4
Couriers and messengers	925.5	765.6	865.4	962.0	749.8	777.9	782.4	773.0	-9.4
Warehousing and storage	1,204.5	1,210.0	1,240.9	1,236.0	1,170.0	1,196.7	1,202.7	1,200.5	-2.2

Utilities	555.4	549.3	550.9	553.4	554.6	550.2	551.4	552.2	0.8

Information	2,839	2,836	2,864	2,857	2,827	2,828	2,836	2,839	3
Publishing industries, except Internet	735.5	744.8	747.2	745.2	732.8	743.1	743.5	742.8	-0.7
Motion picture and sound recording industries	440.6	429.3	448.1	441.1	439.1	424.3	430.2	433.8	3.6
Broadcasting, except Internet	271.9	269.6	270.0	268.3	270.4	267.7	267.6	266.7	-0.9
Telecommunications	740.5	710.5	711.6	712.4	735.5	711.3	708.5	707.3	-1.2
Data processing, hosting and related services	329.1	339.8	341.0	343.0	329.5	339.0	340.7	342.8	2.1
Other information services	321.6	342.2	346.1	346.7	319.7	342.6	345.1	345.5	0.4

Financial activities	8,622	8,732	8,729	8,744	8,615	8,717	8,731	8,737	6
Finance and insurance	6,339.6	6,380.4	6,388.5	6,399.0	6,328.1	6,375.0	6,381.9	6,386.7	4.8
Monetary authorities - central bank	19.6	19.4	19.3	19.4	19.6	19.4	19.4	19.4	0.0
Credit intermediation and related activities	2,641.2	2,646.0	2,651.9	2,661.3	2,638.5	2,646.9	2,652.1	2,657.4	5.3
Depository credit intermediation(1)	1,712.1	1,709.3	1,714.9	1,721.5	1,714.5	1,715.4	1,718.6	1,722.6	4.0
Commercial banking	1,313.4	1,304.0	1,308.5	1,312.7	1,315.5	1,309.2	1,311.6	1,313.8	2.2
Nondepository credit intermediation	620.6	625.4	624.4	627.4	616.6	621.2	622.2	624.0	1.8
Activities related to credit intermediation	308.5	311.3	312.6	312.4	307.3	310.3	311.3	310.8	-0.5
Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts	970.1	979.0	976.9	979.3	966.9	977.3	976.7	977.4	0.7
Insurance carriers and related activities	2,708.7	2,736.0	2,740.4	2,739.0	2,703.1	2,731.4	2,733.7	2,732.5	-1.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,282.8	2,351.4	2,340.8	2,344.9	2,286.9	2,341.7	2,348.6	2,349.9	1.3
Real estate	1,687.3	1,733.4	1,729.7	1,738.3	1,682.8	1,725.7	1,731.1	1,734.1	3.0
Rental and leasing services	572.1	594.8	587.8	583.1	580.8	592.9	594.3	592.5	-1.8
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets	23.4	23.2	23.3	23.5	23.3	23.1	23.2	23.3	0.1

Professional and business services	21,345	21,815	21,877	21,745	21,254	21,588	21,641	21,651	10
Professional and technical services	9,463.6	9,661.5	9,724.9	9,739.2	9,434.9	9,667.5	9,701.1	9,710.3	9.2
Legal services	1,146.6	1,152.5	1,154.6	1,157.0	1,139.9	1,148.8	1,152.0	1,150.4	-1.6
Accounting and bookkeeping services	1,030.8	1,011.3	1,040.1	1,069.7	1,034.3	1,064.0	1,066.8	1,071.4	4.6
Architectural and engineering services	1,494.5	1,529.5	1,531.9	1,531.6	1,495.3	1,522.6	1,529.7	1,532.8	3.1
Specialized design services	148.6	153.6	153.6	153.1	146.3	152.3	151.3	150.8	-0.5
Computer systems design and related services	2,164.1	2,244.3	2,258.6	2,244.2	2,162.2	2,233.0	2,242.5	2,243.2	0.7
Management and technical consulting services	1,519.0	1,572.1	1,572.5	1,570.4	1,505.7	1,554.8	1,555.6	1,557.3	1.7
Scientific research and development services	710.5	736.2	741.8	744.8	710.3	738.0	741.9	744.7	2.8
Advertising and related services	493.1	494.1	495.5	493.6	491.6	492.0	493.5	491.9	-1.6
Other professional and technical services	756.4	767.9	776.3	774.8	749.5	761.9	767.6	768.0	0.4
Management of companies and enterprises	2,398.4	2,433.7	2,437.4	2,443.9	2,395.3	2,435.0	2,437.7	2,441.3	3.6
Administrative and waste services	9,483.3	9,719.9	9,714.6	9,561.6	9,423.3	9,485.8	9,502.5	9,499.8	-2.7
Administrative and support services	9,038.2	9,252.5	9,246.4	9,093.9	8,976.1	9,019.9	9,033.6	9,030.3	-3.3
Office administrative services	519.3	533.2	533.6	533.8	518.6	532.3	532.5	534.3	1.8
Facilities support services	155.0	160.1	158.7	158.1	155.3	158.5	158.3	158.2	-0.1
Employment services(1)	3,860.8	3,874.3	3,905.9	3,874.0	3,731.2	3,728.7	3,733.4	3,736.8	3.4
Temporary help services	3,178.7	3,162.8	3,194.9	3,169.9	3,059.8	3,032.9	3,036.9	3,043.3	6.4
Business support services	921.2	891.9	907.5	903.2	897.5	878.2	883.3	880.0	-3.3
Travel arrangement and reservation services	213.9	216.3	218.8	218.6	216.5	216.4	220.0	221.1	1.1
Investigation and security services	954.4	964.3	965.6	964.1	948.1	957.4	958.3	959.2	0.9
Services to buildings and dwellings	2,087.6	2,265.2	2,211.2	2,101.2	2,177.2	2,205.5	2,200.2	2,194.5	-5.7
Other support services	326.0	347.2	345.1	340.9	331.6	342.9	347.6	346.1	-1.5
Waste management and remediation services	445.1	467.4	468.2	467.7	447.2	465.9	468.9	469.5	0.6

Education and health services	24,092	24,654	24,785	24,737	23,912	24,451	24,523	24,559	36
Educational services	3,852.5	3,989.7	4,033.6	3,942.5	3,745.5	3,825.7	3,834.6	3,835.9	1.3
Health care and social assistance	20,239.8	20,664.2	20,751.7	20,794.9	20,166.1	20,625.0	20,688.8	20,722.7	33.9
Health care(3)	16,248.1	16,536.1	16,599.3	16,646.3	16,184.7	16,509.3	16,555.4	16,583.5	28.1
Ambulatory health care services	7,649.2	7,844.8	7,885.8	7,917.4	7,614.6	7,828.4	7,860.9	7,884.0	23.1
Offices of physicians	2,664.8	2,710.6	2,728.2	2,741.7	2,647.8	2,703.3	2,718.1	2,723.5	5.4
Offices of dentists	975.5	984.1	991.3	992.0	971.5	983.9	989.2	989.1	-0.1
Offices of other health practitioners	957.5	982.7	983.9	988.3	954.0	980.8	979.7	984.6	4.9
Outpatient care centers	956.9	980.8	983.4	993.6	953.9	981.7	982.8	990.1	7.3
Medical and diagnostic laboratories	283.6	297.3	299.2	300.4	282.4	296.7	299.0	299.2	0.2
Home health care services	1,506.7	1,571.8	1,581.8	1,583.4	1,500.3	1,566.0	1,574.4	1,578.3	3.9
Other ambulatory health care services	304.2	317.5	318.0	318.0	304.7	316.1	317.8	319.2	1.4
Hospitals	5,207.4	5,282.7	5,300.7	5,311.4	5,195.1	5,276.4	5,288.3	5,297.1	8.8
Nursing and residential care facilities	3,391.5	3,408.6	3,412.8	3,417.5	3,375.0	3,404.5	3,406.2	3,402.4	-3.8
Nursing care facilities	1,617.5	1,606.5	1,608.6	1,604.2	1,609.2	1,604.6	1,603.7	1,597.0	-6.7
Residential mental health facilities	649.2	655.9	656.2	658.3	647.2	656.2	656.5	656.4	-0.1
Community care facilities for the elderly	955.8	974.5	975.6	981.9	949.7	972.2	973.8	976.4	2.6
Other residential care facilities	169.0	171.7	172.4	173.1	168.9	171.5	172.2	172.6	0.4
Social assistance	3,991.7	4,128.1	4,152.4	4,148.6	3,981.4	4,115.7	4,133.4	4,139.2	5.8
Individual and family services	2,503.5	2,608.1	2,626.4	2,621.8	2,502.2	2,606.0	2,620.4	2,622.1	1.7
Emergency and other relief services	179.2	178.9	179.8	182.1	177.2	179.2	179.5	180.0	0.5
Vocational rehabilitation services	329.7	330.7	330.3	330.3	330.1	330.7	329.9	330.5	0.6
Child day care services	979.3	1,010.4	1,015.9	1,014.4	971.9	999.8	1,003.5	1,006.6	3.1

Leisure and hospitality	16,213	16,804	16,592	16,614	16,554	16,864	16,902	16,942	40
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2,264.2	2,442.3	2,330.3	2,347.7	2,444.6	2,488.3	2,506.0	2,520.7	14.7
Performing arts and spectator sports	494.7	520.2	503.8	495.6	516.0	511.5	518.4	516.2	-2.2
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions	166.1	177.6	174.2	174.5	174.0	177.9	179.7	182.2	2.5
Amusements, gambling, and recreation	1,603.4	1,744.5	1,652.3	1,677.6	1,754.6	1,798.9	1,807.9	1,822.3	14.4
Accommodation and food services	13,949.0	14,361.9	14,261.3	14,266.2	14,109.5	14,375.5	14,396.3	14,421.2	24.9
Accommodation	1,967.8	2,054.7	2,004.4	2,008.3	2,036.0	2,068.0	2,067.4	2,076.4	9.0
Food services and drinking places	11,981.2	12,307.2	12,256.9	12,257.9	12,073.5	12,307.5	12,328.9	12,344.8	15.9

Other services	5,859	5,944	5,943	5,935	5,879	5,944	5,954	5,959	5
Repair and maintenance	1,331.0	1,373.5	1,369.8	1,364.3	1,337.0	1,370.5	1,373.1	1,371.6	-1.5
Personal and laundry services	1,524.6	1,533.3	1,534.8	1,535.3	1,524.2	1,530.6	1,532.4	1,535.4	3.0
Membership associations and organizations	3,003.6	3,037.2	3,038.3	3,035.3	3,018.2	3,042.4	3,048.4	3,051.6	3.2

Government	22,840	23,006	23,127	22,998	22,485	22,627	22,640	22,646	6
Federal	2,815.0	2,832.0	2,836.0	2,836.0	2,798.0	2,828.0	2,826.0	2,826.0	0.0
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service	2,186.9	2,225.4	2,221.2	2,215.2	2,191.9	2,221.3	2,220.3	2,222.1	1.8
U.S. Postal Service	628.2	606.5	614.6	620.8	606.3	606.6	606.1	603.5	-2.6
State government	5,295.0	5,355.0	5,380.0	5,299.0	5,183.0	5,191.0	5,193.0	5,185.0	-8.0
State government education	2,611.8	2,645.3	2,671.8	2,602.9	2,486.7	2,477.8	2,480.8	2,477.8	-3.0
State government, excluding education	2,683.4	2,709.4	2,708.2	2,695.8	2,695.8	2,713.6	2,711.7	2,707.6	-4.1
Local government	14,730.0	14,819.0	14,911.0	14,863.0	14,504.0	14,608.0	14,621.0	14,635.0	14.0
Local government education	8,284.3	8,288.3	8,376.9	8,350.9	7,973.7	8,030.6	8,035.6	8,038.4	2.8
Local government, excluding education	6,446.1	6,530.5	6,533.7	6,511.9	6,529.9	6,577.2	6,585.1	6,596.1	11.0
Footnotes (1) Includes other industries, not shown separately. (2) Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. (3) Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2018 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

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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	Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019(p)	Dec. 2019(p)
AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS
Total private	34.5	34.3	34.3	34.3
Goods-producing	40.6	40.1	40.1	40.1
Mining and logging	46.2	46.2	46.0	45.7
Construction	39.5	39.2	39.0	39.0
Manufacturing	40.9	40.3	40.5	40.5
Durable goods	41.2	40.8	40.9	40.9
Nondurable goods	40.3	39.6	39.7	39.7
Private service-providing	33.3	33.2	33.2	33.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	34.3	34.1	34.0	34.2
Wholesale trade	39.0	38.9	39.0	38.9
Retail trade	30.6	30.5	30.3	30.5
Transportation and warehousing	38.9	38.5	38.5	38.7
Utilities	42.4	42.3	42.4	42.4
Information	36.3	36.3	36.3	36.2
Financial activities	37.6	37.7	37.7	37.6
Professional and business services	36.1	36.1	36.2	36.1
Education and health services	33.0	33.0	33.1	33.1
Leisure and hospitality	26.0	25.8	25.9	25.8
Other services	31.9	31.8	31.8	31.8

AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS
Manufacturing	3.5	3.2	3.2	3.2
Durable goods	3.5	3.2	3.2	3.2
Nondurable goods	3.6	3.3	3.3	3.2
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2018 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

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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
Industry	Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019(p)	Dec. 2019(p)	Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019(p)	Dec. 2019(p)
Total private	$27.53	$28.20	$28.29	$28.32	$949.79	$967.26	$970.35	$971.38
Goods-producing	28.62	29.28	29.36	29.43	1,161.97	1,174.13	1,177.34	1,180.14
Mining and logging	32.77	34.86	34.78	34.61	1,513.97	1,610.53	1,599.88	1,581.68
Construction	30.42	30.95	31.07	31.11	1,201.59	1,213.24	1,211.73	1,213.29
Manufacturing	27.33	27.95	28.04	28.15	1,117.80	1,126.39	1,135.62	1,140.08
Durable goods	28.82	29.42	29.53	29.65	1,187.38	1,200.34	1,207.78	1,212.69
Nondurable goods	24.77	25.42	25.45	25.56	998.23	1,006.63	1,010.37	1,014.73
Private service-providing	27.27	27.95	28.04	28.06	908.09	927.94	930.93	931.59
Trade, transportation, and utilities	23.79	24.46	24.56	24.53	816.00	834.09	835.04	838.93
Wholesale trade	30.92	31.71	31.84	31.63	1,205.88	1,233.52	1,241.76	1,230.41
Retail trade	19.23	19.90	19.97	20.04	588.44	606.95	605.09	611.22
Transportation and warehousing	24.49	24.98	25.00	25.06	952.66	961.73	962.50	969.82
Utilities	41.68	41.72	41.94	41.98	1,767.23	1,764.76	1,778.26	1,779.95
Information	41.29	42.10	42.30	42.34	1,498.83	1,528.23	1,535.49	1,532.71
Financial activities	35.37	36.17	36.27	36.36	1,329.91	1,363.61	1,367.38	1,367.14
Professional and business services	32.99	34.02	34.12	34.22	1,190.94	1,228.12	1,235.14	1,235.34
Education and health services	27.32	27.77	27.82	27.82	901.56	916.41	920.84	920.84
Leisure and hospitality	16.27	16.69	16.75	16.77	423.02	430.60	433.83	432.67
Other services	24.88	25.17	25.26	25.38	793.67	800.41	803.27	807.08
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2018 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

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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 hours(1)					Index of aggregate weekly payrolls(2)
Industry	Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019(p)	Dec. 2019(p)	Percent change from: Nov. 2019 - Dec. 2019(p)	Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019(p)	Dec. 2019(p)	Percent change from: Nov. 2019 - Dec. 2019(p)
Total private	110.7	111.4	111.6	111.7	0.1	145.6	150.1	150.9	151.2	0.2
Goods-producing	97.0	96.3	96.6	96.6	0.0	125.4	127.5	128.1	128.4	0.2
Mining and logging	109.2	108.6	107.0	105.0	-1.9	143.6	152.0	149.4	145.9	-2.3
Construction	100.8	101.7	101.2	101.5	0.3	133.2	136.8	136.7	137.2	0.4
Manufacturing	94.2	92.9	93.8	93.7	-0.1	119.8	120.7	122.3	122.6	0.2
Durable goods	93.2	92.1	92.8	92.8	0.0	119.3	120.3	121.8	122.2	0.3
Nondurable goods	96.0	94.8	95.2	95.1	-0.1	120.7	122.2	122.9	123.3	0.3
Private service-providing	114.4	115.6	115.8	116.0	0.2	151.7	157.1	157.9	158.2	0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	103.9	103.7	103.3	104.1	0.8	133.3	136.7	136.8	137.6	0.6
Wholesale trade	101.5	102.2	102.4	102.3	-0.1	131.3	135.6	136.4	135.4	-0.7
Retail trade	98.3	97.9	97.1	98.0	0.9	124.9	128.7	128.2	129.8	1.2
Transportation and warehousing	122.5	122.5	122.8	123.2	0.3	152.2	155.2	155.7	156.6	0.6
Utilities	101.7	100.7	101.2	101.3	0.1	140.1	138.8	140.2	140.5	0.2
Information	93.7	93.8	94.0	93.9	-0.1	137.8	140.5	141.6	141.5	-0.1
Financial activities	106.1	107.6	107.8	107.6	-0.2	146.4	151.8	152.5	152.6	0.1
Professional and business services	120.3	122.2	122.8	122.5	-0.2	160.7	168.3	169.7	169.8	0.1
Education and health services	128.8	131.8	132.5	132.7	0.2	169.3	176.0	177.4	177.6	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	122.8	124.1	124.9	124.7	-0.2	161.2	167.2	168.8	168.7	-0.1
Other services	108.1	109.0	109.2	109.3	0.1	147.4	150.3	151.1	152.0	0.6
Footnotes (1) The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment. (2) The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2018 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-5. Employment of women on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted
Industry	Women employees (in thousands)				Percent of all employees
Industry	Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019(p)	Dec. 2019(p)	Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019(p)	Dec. 2019(p)
Total nonfarm	74,724	75,958	76,107	76,246	49.7	50.0	50.0	50.0
Total private	61,748	62,877	63,012	63,145	48.3	48.6	48.6	48.7
Goods-producing	4,651	4,741	4,755	4,764	22.2	22.5	22.5	22.5
Mining and logging	95	101	100	101	12.6	13.5	13.5	13.8
Construction	956	981	983	988	12.9	13.0	13.1	13.1
Manufacturing	3,600	3,659	3,672	3,675	28.1	28.6	28.5	28.6
Durable goods	1,911	1,942	1,951	1,955	23.8	24.2	24.2	24.3
Nondurable goods	1,689	1,717	1,721	1,720	35.4	35.8	35.8	35.8
Private service-providing	57,097	58,136	58,257	58,381	53.4	53.7	53.7	53.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	11,129	11,183	11,180	11,210	40.0	40.1	40.1	40.2
Wholesale trade	1,769.5	1,794.5	1,797.9	1,804.0	30.0	30.1	30.2	30.3
Retail trade	7,853.2	7,828.0	7,814.5	7,834.4	49.6	49.5	49.5	49.5
Transportation and warehousing	1,375.5	1,428.5	1,434.8	1,437.4	25.0	25.7	25.7	25.8
Utilities	130.8	132.4	132.8	134.2	23.6	24.1	24.1	24.3
Information	1,115	1,128	1,138	1,137	39.4	39.9	40.1	40.0
Financial activities	4,868	4,916	4,920	4,927	56.5	56.4	56.4	56.4
Professional and business services	9,648	9,868	9,895	9,916	45.4	45.7	45.7	45.8
Education and health services	18,462	18,904	18,972	18,997	77.2	77.3	77.4	77.4
Leisure and hospitality	8,736	8,969	8,979	9,020	52.8	53.2	53.1	53.2
Other services	3,139	3,168	3,173	3,174	53.4	53.3	53.3	53.3
Government	12,976	13,081	13,095	13,101	57.7	57.8	57.8	57.9
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2018 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

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Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1) [In thousands]
Industry	Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019(p)	Dec. 2019(p)
Total private	105,244	106,392	106,563	106,655
Goods-producing	15,063	15,081	15,108	15,105
Mining and logging	559	543	533	526
Construction	5,517	5,610	5,600	5,613
Manufacturing	8,987	8,928	8,975	8,966
Durable goods	5,540	5,497	5,535	5,532
Nondurable goods	3,447	3,431	3,440	3,434
Private service-providing	90,181	91,311	91,455	91,550
Trade, transportation, and utilities	23,488	23,557	23,542	23,573
Wholesale trade	4,743.6	4,769.9	4,764.5	4,774.8
Retail trade	13,497.2	13,479.9	13,457.6	13,484.7
Transportation and warehousing	4,803.2	4,866.6	4,878.1	4,871.5
Utilities	443.7	440.3	441.8	442.4
Information	2,285	2,270	2,279	2,280
Financial activities	6,672	6,745	6,754	6,751
Professional and business services	17,340	17,542	17,585	17,581
Education and health services	20,984	21,474	21,536	21,569
Leisure and hospitality	14,541	14,806	14,837	14,875
Other services	4,871	4,917	4,922	4,921
Footnotes (1) Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2018 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry	Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019(p)	Dec. 2019(p)
AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS
Total private	33.7	33.5	33.5	33.5
Goods-producing	41.4	41.0	40.9	40.8
Mining and logging	46.7	47.2	46.7	46.2
Construction	39.9	39.7	39.4	39.4
Manufacturing	42.0	41.4	41.4	41.4
Durable goods	42.5	41.7	41.8	41.8
Nondurable goods	41.3	40.9	40.8	40.9
Private service-providing	32.4	32.3	32.3	32.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	33.7	33.7	33.6	33.8
Wholesale trade	38.8	38.6	38.6	38.5
Retail trade	30.1	30.2	29.9	30.2
Transportation and warehousing	38.2	37.9	38.0	38.1
Utilities	42.6	42.8	42.9	43.0
Information	35.6	35.1	35.1	35.1
Financial activities	36.9	36.9	36.9	36.9
Professional and business services	35.4	35.3	35.3	35.3
Education and health services	32.2	32.2	32.2	32.3
Leisure and hospitality	24.8	24.6	24.7	24.7
Other services	30.9	30.8	30.9	30.8

AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS
Manufacturing	4.5	4.1	4.2	4.2
Durable goods	4.6	4.1	4.2	4.2
Nondurable goods	4.4	4.2	4.1	4.1
Footnotes (1) Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2018 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry	Average hourly earnings				Average weekly earnings
Industry	Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019(p)	Dec. 2019(p)	Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019(p)	Dec. 2019(p)
Total private	$23.09	$23.73	$23.77	$23.79	$778.13	$794.96	$796.30	$796.97
Goods-producing	24.38	24.95	24.97	25.05	1,009.33	1,022.95	1,021.27	1,022.04
Mining and logging	28.71	30.88	30.89	30.82	1,340.76	1,457.54	1,442.56	1,423.88
Construction	28.20	28.64	28.69	28.76	1,125.18	1,137.01	1,130.39	1,133.14
Manufacturing	21.85	22.31	22.37	22.46	917.70	923.63	926.12	929.84
Durable goods	22.81	23.24	23.33	23.42	969.43	969.11	975.19	978.96
Nondurable goods	20.25	20.78	20.80	20.87	836.33	849.90	848.64	853.58
Private service-providing	22.82	23.47	23.52	23.53	739.37	758.08	759.70	760.02
Trade, transportation, and utilities	20.32	20.80	20.86	20.85	684.78	700.96	700.90	704.73
Wholesale trade	25.70	26.34	26.44	26.32	997.16	1,016.72	1,020.58	1,013.32
Retail trade	16.28	16.76	16.81	16.86	490.03	506.15	502.62	509.17
Transportation and warehousing	22.13	22.53	22.47	22.50	845.37	853.89	853.86	857.25
Utilities	37.12	37.09	37.02	37.27	1,581.31	1,587.45	1,588.16	1,602.61
Information	32.95	34.36	34.19	34.36	1,173.02	1,206.04	1,200.07	1,206.04
Financial activities	27.26	27.91	28.01	27.97	1,005.89	1,029.88	1,033.57	1,032.09
Professional and business services	27.16	28.14	28.22	28.26	961.46	993.34	996.17	997.58
Education and health services	23.97	24.62	24.60	24.64	771.83	792.76	792.12	795.87
Leisure and hospitality	14.17	14.65	14.72	14.73	351.42	360.39	363.58	363.83
Other services	21.10	21.34	21.41	21.49	651.99	657.27	661.57	661.89
Footnotes (1) Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2018 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-9. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1) [2002=100]
Industry	Index of aggregate weekly hours(2)					Index of aggregate weekly payrolls(3)
Industry	Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019(p)	Dec. 2019(p)	Percent change from: Nov. 2019 - Dec. 2019(p)	Dec. 2018	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019(p)	Dec. 2019(p)	Percent change from: Nov. 2019 - Dec. 2019(p)
Total private	118.2	118.7	118.9	119.0	0.1	182.3	188.3	188.9	189.3	0.2
Goods-producing	95.3	94.5	94.4	94.2	-0.2	142.3	144.4	144.4	144.5	0.1
Mining and logging	138.7	136.2	132.3	129.1	-2.4	231.6	244.6	237.6	231.5	-2.6
Construction	110.2	111.5	110.5	110.7	0.2	167.8	172.5	171.1	172.0	0.5
Manufacturing	86.6	84.8	85.3	85.2	-0.1	123.8	123.8	124.8	125.2	0.3
Durable goods	88.5	86.1	86.9	86.9	0.0	126.0	124.9	126.6	127.0	0.3
Nondurable goods	83.9	82.7	82.7	82.8	0.1	120.0	121.4	121.6	122.0	0.3
Private service-providing	124.4	125.6	125.8	125.9	0.1	194.7	202.2	202.9	203.2	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	110.5	110.9	110.5	111.3	0.7	160.4	164.6	164.5	165.6	0.7
Wholesale trade	109.2	109.3	109.1	109.1	0.0	165.7	169.9	170.3	169.5	-0.5
Retail trade	102.8	103.0	101.8	103.1	1.3	143.4	148.0	146.7	148.9	1.5
Transportation and warehousing	138.0	138.7	139.4	139.6	0.1	193.7	198.2	198.7	199.2	0.3
Utilities	96.7	96.4	96.9	97.3	0.4	149.8	149.2	149.8	151.3	1.0
Information	92.8	90.9	91.3	91.3	0.0	151.4	154.7	154.5	155.4	0.6
Financial activities	115.9	117.2	117.3	117.3	0.0	194.4	201.2	202.2	201.8	-0.2
Professional and business services	137.2	138.5	138.8	138.8	0.0	221.7	231.7	232.9	233.2	0.1
Education and health services	144.1	147.4	147.9	148.5	0.4	227.9	239.6	240.1	241.6	0.6
Leisure and hospitality	132.1	133.4	134.2	134.6	0.3	212.6	222.0	224.4	225.1	0.3
Other services	105.6	106.2	106.7	106.3	-0.4	162.3	165.1	166.4	166.4	0.0
Footnotes (1) Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. (2) The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment. (3) The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2018 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: February 21, 2020

Employment status, sex, and age	2018	2019
Employment status, sex, and age	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	258,888	258,239	258,392	258,537	258,693	258,861	259,037	259,225	259,432	259,638	259,845	260,020	260,181
Civilian labor force	163,111	163,142	163,047	162,935	162,546	162,782	163,133	163,373	163,894	164,051	164,401	164,347	164,556
Participation rate	63.0	63.2	63.1	63.0	62.8	62.9	63.0	63.0	63.2	63.2	63.3	63.2	63.2
Employed	156,825	156,627	156,866	156,741	156,696	156,844	157,148	157,346	157,895	158,298	158,544	158,536	158,803
Employment-population ratio	60.6	60.7	60.7	60.6	60.6	60.6	60.7	60.7	60.9	61.0	61.0	61.0	61.0
Unemployed	6,286	6,516	6,181	6,194	5,850	5,938	5,985	6,027	5,999	5,753	5,857	5,811	5,753
Unemployment rate	3.9	4.0	3.8	3.8	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.5

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	116,739	116,436	116,513	116,586	116,665	116,752	116,843	116,939	117,040	117,140	117,242	117,331	117,413
Civilian labor force	83,483	83,586	83,588	83,566	83,421	83,569	83,568	83,771	83,852	83,841	83,911	84,057	84,008
Participation rate	71.5	71.8	71.7	71.7	71.5	71.6	71.5	71.6	71.6	71.6	71.6	71.6	71.5
Employed	80,496	80,474	80,677	80,570	80,609	80,761	80,780	80,975	81,046	81,146	81,196	81,377	81,390
Employment-population ratio	69.0	69.1	69.2	69.1	69.1	69.2	69.1	69.2	69.2	69.3	69.3	69.4	69.3
Unemployed	2,987	3,112	2,911	2,995	2,812	2,808	2,788	2,796	2,806	2,695	2,715	2,679	2,618
Unemployment rate	3.6	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	125,393	125,099	125,177	125,252	125,332	125,419	125,509	125,604	125,705	125,806	125,907	125,998	126,082
Civilian labor force	73,673	73,643	73,667	73,508	73,440	73,439	73,655	73,585	74,116	74,313	74,542	74,291	74,584
Participation rate	58.8	58.9	58.8	58.7	58.6	58.6	58.7	58.6	59.0	59.1	59.2	59.0	59.2
Employed	71,123	71,004	71,169	71,056	71,136	71,038	71,209	71,120	71,665	71,990	72,130	71,881	72,200
Employment-population ratio	56.7	56.8	56.9	56.7	56.8	56.6	56.7	56.6	57.0	57.2	57.3	57.0	57.3
Unemployed	2,550	2,639	2,497	2,451	2,304	2,401	2,447	2,465	2,451	2,323	2,411	2,411	2,383
Unemployment rate	3.5	3.6	3.4	3.3	3.1	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	16,756	16,704	16,702	16,698	16,696	16,690	16,686	16,682	16,687	16,691	16,696	16,692	16,686
Civilian labor force	5,955	5,913	5,792	5,862	5,685	5,774	5,910	6,017	5,926	5,897	5,948	5,999	5,964
Participation rate	35.5	35.4	34.7	35.1	34.1	34.6	35.4	36.1	35.5	35.3	35.6	35.9	35.7
Employed	5,205	5,149	5,019	5,115	4,951	5,044	5,159	5,250	5,184	5,162	5,218	5,278	5,213
Employment-population ratio	31.1	30.8	30.1	30.6	29.7	30.2	30.9	31.5	31.1	30.9	31.3	31.6	31.2
Unemployed	750	765	773	747	734	730	751	767	742	735	730	721	752
Unemployment rate	12.6	12.9	13.3	12.7	12.9	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.5	12.5	12.3	12.0	12.6
Footnotes (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.
NOTE: Seasonally adjusted data have been revised to reflect updated seasonal adjustment factors.