Technical information: Household data: (202) 691-6378 USDL 06-2041 http://www.bls.gov/cps/ Establishment data: 691-6555 Transmission of material in this release http://www.bls.gov/ces/ is embargoed until 8:30 A.M. (EST), Media contact: 691-5902 Friday, December 8, 2006. THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: NOVEMBER 2006 Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 132,000 in November, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 4.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Job gains continued in several service-providing industries, including professional and business services, food services, and health care. Employment declined in construction and manufacturing. Unemployment (Household Survey Data) Both the number of unemployed persons (6.8 million) and the unemployment rate (4.5 percent) were about unchanged in November. Over the year, these measures have declined from 7.6 million and 5.0 percent, respectively. In November, unemployment rates for all major worker groups--adult men (3.9 percent), adult women (4.0 percent), teenagers (15.1 percent), whites (3.9 per- cent), blacks (8.6 percent), and Hispanics (4.9 percent)--showed little or no change over the month. The unemployment rate for Asians was 3.2 percent, not seasonally adjusted. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) Total Employment and the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) In November, total employment, at 145.6 million, was essentially unchanged, and the employment-population ratio remained at 63.3 percent. The civilian labor force rose by 383,000 to 152.4 million; the labor force participation rate, at 66.3 percent, was about the same as in October. (See table A-1.) Persons Not in the Labor Force (Household Survey Data) About 1.4 million persons (not seasonally adjusted) were marginally attached to the labor force in November, about unchanged from a year earlier. These individuals wanted and were available for work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. Among the marginally attached, there were 349,000 discouraged workers in November, little changed from a year earlier. Discouraged workers were not currently looking for work specifically because they believed no jobs were available for them. The other 1.0 million marginally attached had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table A-13.) - 2 - Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) ___________________________________________________________________________________ | Quarterly | | | averages | Monthly data | |__________________|____________________________| October- Category | 2006 | 2006 | November |__________________|____________________________| change | II | III | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | ________________________|________|_________|_________|________|_________|_________ | HOUSEHOLD DATA | Labor force status |_________________________________________________________ Civilian labor force.....| 151,041| 151,677| 151,799| 151,998| 152,381| 383 Employment.............| 144,009| 144,586| 144,850| 145,287| 145,564| 277 Unemployment...........| 7,032| 7,091| 6,949| 6,711| 6,817| 106 Not in labor force.......| 77,392| 77,490| 77,621| 77,677| 77,524| -153 |________|_________|________|_________|_________|_________ | Unemployment rates |_________________________________________________________ All workers..............| 4.7| 4.7| 4.6| 4.4| 4.5| 0.1 Adult men..............| 4.1| 4.0| 3.8| 3.8| 3.9| .1 Adult women............| 4.2| 4.2| 4.2| 3.9| 4.0| .1 Teenagers..............| 14.7| 16.1| 16.4| 15.4| 15.1| -.3 White..................| 4.1| 4.1| 4.0| 3.9| 3.9| .0 Black or African | | | | | | American.............| 9.1| 9.2| 9.2| 8.6| 8.6| .0 Hispanic or Latino | | | | | | ethnicity............| 5.2| 5.3| 5.4| 4.7| 4.9| .2 |________|_________|________|_________|_________|_________ ESTABLISHMENT DATA | Employment |_________________________________________________________ Nonfarm employment.......| 135,128| 135,595| 135,807|p 135,886|p 136,018| p 132 Goods-producing (1)....| 22,420| 22,422| 22,419| p 22,357| p 22,317| p -40 Construction.........| 7,502| 7,509| 7,511| p 7,487| p 7,458| p -29 Manufacturing........| 14,246| 14,230| 14,223| p 14,179| p 14,164| p -15 Service-providing (1)..| 112,708| 113,173| 113,388|p 113,529|p 113,701| p 172 Retail trade (2).....| 15,236| 15,214| 15,207| p 15,209| p 15,230| p 20 Professional and | | | | | | business services..| 17,269| 17,394| 17,415| p 17,444| p 17,487| p 43 Education and health | | | | | | services...........| 17,677| 17,801| 17,863| p 17,886| p 17,927| p 41 Leisure and | | | | | | hospitality........| 13,009| 13,097| 13,129| p 13,174| p 13,205| p 31 Government...........| 21,931| 22,022| 22,076| p 22,104| p 22,122| p 18 |________|_________|________|_________|_________|_________ | Hours of work (3) |_________________________________________________________ Total private............| 33.9| 33.8| 33.8| p 33.9| p 33.9| p 0.0 Manufacturing..........| 41.2| 41.3| 41.1| p 41.2| p 41.1| p -.1 Overtime.............| 4.6| 4.4| 4.3| p 4.3| p 4.2| p -.1 |________|_________|________|_________|_________|_________ | Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)(3) |_________________________________________________________ Total private............| 104.9| 105.2| 105.2| p 105.5| p 105.6| p 0.1 |________|_________|________|_________|_________|_________ | Earnings (3) | ________________________________________________________ Avg. hourly earnings, | | | | | | total private..........| $16.64| $16.81| $16.85| p $16.91| p $16.94|p $0.03 Avg. weekly earnings, | | | | | | total private..........| 563.54| 568.62| 569.53| p 573.25| p 574.27| p 1.02 _________________________|________|_________|________|_________|_________|_________ 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. 2 Quarterly averages and the over-the-month change are calculated using unrounded data. 3 Data relate to private production or nonsupervisory workers. p = preliminary. - 3 - Industry Payroll Employment (Establishment Survey Data) Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 132,000 in November to 136.0 mil- lion. This followed increases of 203,000 in September and 79,000 in October (as revised). Thus far this year, payroll employment has grown by an average of 149,000 per month. In November, employment rose in several service-provid- ing industries and in mining; employment declined in construction and continued to trend downward in manufacturing. (See table B-1.) Professional and business services employment increased by 43,000 in November and has risen by 426,000 over the year. Job growth has occurred in a number of industries, including architectural and engineering services, management con- sulting, and computer systems design. Employment in temporary help services was flat over the month and has changed little since January. Health care employment rose by 28,000 in November. Hospitals and doctors' offices each added 6,000 jobs. Over the year, health care employment has increased by 309,000. In leisure and hospitality, employment growth continued in food services and drinking places. This industry added 34,000 jobs in November, raising total job gains over the last 12 months to 295,000. Employment in wholesale trade continued to trend up in November. Employment in this industry has risen by 288,000 since its most recent low in August 2003. Within retail trade, employment grew over the month in clothing and accessory stores; health and personal care stores; sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores; and nonstore retailers (which include catalog and internet retailers). General merchandise stores continued to lose jobs (-12,000 after seasonal ad- justment); since August 2005, employment in this industry has decreased by 107,000. In the goods-producing sector, mining employment grew by 4,000 in November with gains in support activities for oil and gas. Employment in mining has grown by 136,000 since its most recent low in April 2003. Construction employment declined by 29,000 in November, following a loss of similar size in October. The November decline was spread across all component industries. Since peaking in February of this year, employment in residential specialty trades was down by 109,000. Employment in nonresidential specialty trades edged down in November, after trending up during the first 10 months of the year. Manufacturing employment continued to trend down (-15,000) in November. Motor vehicles and parts lost 7,000 jobs. Employment continued to fall in two construction-related industries: wood products (-6,000) and furniture and related products (-5,000). Computer and electronic products manufacturing added 5,000 jobs over the month. Weekly Hours (Establishment Survey Data) The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 33.9 hours in November. The manufacturing workweek and factory overtime both fell by 0.1 hour to 41.1 and 4.2 hours, respectively. (See table B-2.) The index of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.1 percent in November to 105.6 (2002=100). The manufacturing index fell by 0.4 percent to 95.5. (See table B-5.) - 4 - Hourly and Weekly Earnings (Establishment Survey Data) Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 3 cents, or 0.2 percent, in November to $16.94. Average weekly earnings also rose by 0.2 percent in November to $574.27. Over the year, average hourly earnings increased by 4.1 percent, and average weekly earnings increased by 4.4 percent. (See table B-3.) ______________________________ The Employment Situation for December 2006 is scheduled to be released on Friday, January 5, 2007, at 8:30 A.M. (EST). Release dates for the balance of 2007 are as follows: Feb. 2 May 4 Aug. 3 Nov. 2 March 9 June 1 Sept. 7 Dec. 7 April 6 July 6 Oct. 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | November 2006 Household Survey Reference Week | | | | The November 2006 reference week for the household survey was | | the week of November 5th, a week earlier than the usual reference | | period, which is the week that includes the 12th day of the month. | | This is the first time there has been a change in the November re- | | ference week. The change was made, in part, so that the household | | interviews, which are done during the week following the reference | | period, would not be conducted during the Thanksgiving holiday. | | The Census Bureau, which collects the household survey data for BLS, | | requested this change to improve survey operations. | | | | The establishment survey reference period and data collection | | operations were not modified and were not affected by this change. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Household Survey Data | | | | In accordance with usual practice, the Employment Situation release| | for December, scheduled for January 5, 2007, will incorporate annual | | revisions in seasonally adjusted unemployment and other labor force | | series from the household survey. Seasonally adjusted data for the | | most recent 5 years are subject to revision. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - 5 - Explanatory Note This news release presents statistics from two major surveys, the Current Population Survey (household survey) and the Current Employment Statistics survey (establishment survey). The household survey provides the informa- tion 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 house- holds conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The establishment survey provides the information on the employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls that appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISHMENT DATA. This information is collected from payroll records by BLS in cooperation with state agencies. The sample includes about 160,000 businesses and government agencies covering ap- proximately 400,000 individual worksites. The active sample includes about one-third of all nonfarm payroll workers. The sample is drawn from a sampling frame of unemployment insurance tax accounts. For both surveys, the data for a given month relate to a particular week or pay period. In the household survey, the reference week is generally the calendar week that contains the 12th day of the month. In the establish- ment 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, pro- fession, or on their own farm; or worked without pay at least 15 hours in a family business or farm. People are also counted as employed if they were temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad weather, vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal reasons. People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of the following criteria: They had no employment during the reference week; they were available for work at that time; and they made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. Persons laid off from a job and expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The unemployment data derived from the household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits. The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. Those not classified as employed or unemployed are not in the labor force. The unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the labor force. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population, and the employment-population ratio is the employed as a percent of the population. - 6 - Establishment survey. The sample establishments are drawn from pri- vate nonfarm businesses such as factories, offices, and stores, as well as federal, state, and local government entities. Employees on nonfarm payrolls are those who received pay for any part of the reference pay period, including persons on paid leave. Persons are counted in each job they hold. Hours and earnings data are for private businesses and relate only to production workers in the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing sector. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Differences in employment estimates. The numerous conceptual and method- ological differences between the household and establishment surveys result in important distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the sur- veys. Among these are: --The household survey includes agricultural workers, the self-employed, unpaid family workers, and private household workers among the employed. These groups are excluded from the establishment survey. --The household survey includes people on unpaid leave among the employed. The establishment survey does not. --The household survey is limited to workers 16 years of age and older. The establishment survey is not limited by age. --The household survey has no duplication of individuals, because in- dividuals are counted only once, even if they hold more than one job. In the establishment survey, employees working at more than one job and thus appearing on more than one payroll would be counted separately for each appearance. Seasonal adjustment Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor force and the levels of employment and unemployment undergo sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as changes in weather, reduced or expanded production, harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools. The ef- fect of such seasonal variation can be very large; seasonal fluctua- tions may account for as much as 95 percent of the month-to-month changes in unemployment. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends can be eliminated by ad- justing the statistics from month to month. These adjustments make non- seasonal developments, such as declines in economic activity or increases in the participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. For example, the large number of youth entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure any other changes that have taken place relative to May, making it difficult to determine if the level of economic activity has risen or declined. However, because the effect of students finishing school in previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can be adjusted to allow for a comparable change. Insofar as the seasonal adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure provides a more useful tool with which to ana- lyze changes in economic activity. - 7 - Most seasonally adjusted series are independently adjusted in both the household and establishment surveys. However, the adjusted series for many major estimates, such as total payroll employment, employment in most super- sectors, total employment, and unemployment are computed by aggregating in- dependently 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 di- rectly adjusting the total or by combining the duration, reasons, or more detailed age categories. For both the household and establishment surveys, a concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which new seasonal factors are calculated each month, using all relevant data, up to and including the data for the current month. In the household survey, new seasonal factors are used to adjust only the current month's data. In the establishment survey, however, new seasonal factors are used each month to adjust the three most recent monthly estimates. In both surveys, revisions to historical data are made once a year. Reliability of the estimates Statistics based on the household and establishment surveys are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample rather than the en- tire population is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the "true" population values they represent. The exact difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 stand- ard errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. For example, the confidence interval for the monthly change in total employment from the household survey is on the order of plus or minus 430,000. Suppose the estimate of total employment increases by 100,000 from one month to the next. The 90-percent confidence interval on the monthly change would range from -330,000 to 530,000 (100,000 +/- 430,000). These figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent chance that the "true" over-the-month change lies within this interval. Since this range includes values of less than zero, we could not say with confidence that employment had, in fact, increased. If, however, the reported employment rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-percent confidence interval would be greater than zero. In this case, it is likely (at least a 90-percent chance) that an employment rise had, in fact, oc- curred. At an unemployment rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent con- fidence interval for the monthly change in unemployment is about +/- 280,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- .19 percentage point. In general, estimates involving many individuals or establishments have lower standard errors (relative to the size of the estimate) than estimates which are based on a small number of observations. The precision of esti- mates is also improved when the data are cumulated over time such as for quarterly and annual averages. The seasonal adjustment process can also im- prove the stability of the monthly estimates. - 8 - The household and establishment surveys are also affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling errors can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis, mistakes made by respondents, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for the most recent 2 months are based on substantially incomplete returns; for this reason, these estimates are labeled preliminary in the tables. It is only after two successive revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample reports have been received, that the estimate is considered final. Another major source of nonsampling error in the establishment survey is the inability to capture, on a timely basis, employment generated by new firms. To correct for this systematic underestimation of employment growth, an estimation procedure with two components is used to account for business births. The first component uses business deaths to impute employment for business births. This is incorporated into the sample-based link relative estimate procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of busi- ness, but imputing to them the same trend as the other firms in the sample. The second component is an ARIMA time series model designed to estimate the residual net birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation. The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA model was de- rived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database, and reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past five 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, the benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment has averaged 0.2 percent, ranging from less than 0.05 percent to 0.4 percent. Additional statistics and other information More comprehensive statistics are contained in Employment and Earnings, published each month by BLS. It is available for $27.00 per issue or $53.00 per year from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. All orders must be prepaid by sending a check or money order pay- able to the Superintendent of Documents, or by charging to Mastercard or Visa. Employment and Earnings also provides measures of sampling error for the household and establishment survey data published in this release. For unemployment and other labor force categories, these measures appear in tables 1-B through 1-D of its "Explanatory Notes." For the establish- ment survey data, the sampling error measures and the actual size of re- visions due to benchmark adjustments appear in tables 2-B through 2-F of Employment and Earnings. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone: 1-800-877-8339. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted (1) Employment status, sex, and age Nov. Oct. Nov. Nov. July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 2005 2006 2006 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 TOTAL Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 227,204 229,675 229,905 227,204 228,912 229,167 229,420 229,675 229,905 Civilian labor force............................ 150,239 152,397 152,590 150,183 151,534 151,698 151,799 151,998 152,381 Participation rate........................ 66.1 66.4 66.4 66.1 66.2 66.2 66.2 66.2 66.3 Employed...................................... 142,968 146,125 146,014 142,611 144,329 144,579 144,850 145,287 145,564 Employment-population ratio............... 62.9 63.6 63.5 62.8 63.0 63.1 63.1 63.3 63.3 Unemployed.................................... 7,271 6,272 6,576 7,572 7,205 7,119 6,949 6,711 6,817 Unemployment rate......................... 4.8 4.1 4.3 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.5 Not in labor force.............................. 76,964 77,278 77,315 77,021 77,379 77,469 77,621 77,677 77,524 Persons who currently want a job.............. 4,466 4,661 4,476 4,887 4,901 4,918 4,658 4,782 4,829 Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 109,745 111,059 111,180 109,745 110,657 110,792 110,925 111,059 111,180 Civilian labor force............................ 80,296 81,652 81,689 80,394 81,024 81,249 81,542 81,585 81,758 Participation rate........................ 73.2 73.5 73.5 73.3 73.2 73.3 73.5 73.5 73.5 Employed...................................... 76,481 78,399 78,210 76,410 77,162 77,423 77,911 77,968 78,121 Employment-population ratio............... 69.7 70.6 70.3 69.6 69.7 69.9 70.2 70.2 70.3 Unemployed.................................... 3,816 3,253 3,479 3,984 3,862 3,827 3,631 3,617 3,637 Unemployment rate......................... 4.8 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.4 Not in labor force.............................. 29,449 29,407 29,491 29,351 29,633 29,542 29,383 29,474 29,422 Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 101,383 102,549 102,656 101,383 102,187 102,308 102,428 102,549 102,656 Civilian labor force............................ 76,756 78,145 78,161 76,722 77,308 77,550 77,831 77,897 78,087 Participation rate........................ 75.7 76.2 76.1 75.7 75.7 75.8 76.0 76.0 76.1 Employed...................................... 73,593 75,420 75,247 73,441 74,082 74,358 74,864 74,904 75,066 Employment-population ratio............... 72.6 73.5 73.3 72.4 72.5 72.7 73.1 73.0 73.1 Unemployed.................................... 3,163 2,725 2,914 3,282 3,226 3,192 2,966 2,994 3,021 Unemployment rate......................... 4.1 3.5 3.7 4.3 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.9 Not in labor force.............................. 24,626 24,404 24,495 24,660 24,878 24,758 24,597 24,652 24,569 Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 117,459 118,616 118,724 117,459 118,255 118,376 118,495 118,616 118,724 Civilian labor force............................ 69,943 70,745 70,900 69,789 70,510 70,449 70,257 70,413 70,623 Participation rate........................ 59.5 59.6 59.7 59.4 59.6 59.5 59.3 59.4 59.5 Employed...................................... 66,488 67,727 67,804 66,200 67,168 67,156 66,939 67,318 67,443 Employment-population ratio............... 56.6 57.1 57.1 56.4 56.8 56.7 56.5 56.8 56.8 Unemployed.................................... 3,455 3,018 3,097 3,588 3,342 3,293 3,318 3,094 3,180 Unemployment rate......................... 4.9 4.3 4.4 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.5 Not in labor force.............................. 47,516 47,871 47,824 47,670 47,745 47,927 48,238 48,203 48,101 Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 109,332 110,349 110,445 109,332 110,026 110,134 110,241 110,349 110,445 Civilian labor force............................ 66,510 67,268 67,408 66,223 66,872 66,878 66,718 66,830 66,998 Participation rate........................ 60.8 61.0 61.0 60.6 60.8 60.7 60.5 60.6 60.7 Employed...................................... 63,572 64,728 64,778 63,170 64,035 64,131 63,927 64,230 64,303 Employment-population ratio............... 58.1 58.7 58.7 57.8 58.2 58.2 58.0 58.2 58.2 Unemployed.................................... 2,938 2,540 2,630 3,053 2,837 2,747 2,791 2,600 2,695 Unemployment rate......................... 4.4 3.8 3.9 4.6 4.2 4.1 4.2 3.9 4.0 Not in labor force.............................. 42,822 43,081 43,036 43,109 43,154 43,256 43,523 43,519 43,446 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 16,489 16,776 16,804 16,489 16,700 16,725 16,751 16,776 16,804 Civilian labor force............................ 6,973 6,984 7,021 7,238 7,353 7,269 7,250 7,270 7,296 Participation rate........................ 42.3 41.6 41.8 43.9 44.0 43.5 43.3 43.3 43.4 Employed...................................... 5,803 5,978 5,989 6,000 6,211 6,089 6,058 6,152 6,195 Employment-population ratio............... 35.2 35.6 35.6 36.4 37.2 36.4 36.2 36.7 36.9 Unemployed.................................... 1,170 1,006 1,031 1,238 1,142 1,180 1,192 1,118 1,101 Unemployment rate......................... 16.8 14.4 14.7 17.1 15.5 16.2 16.4 15.4 15.1 Not in labor force.............................. 9,516 9,792 9,783 9,251 9,347 9,456 9,501 9,507 9,508 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted (1) Employment status, race, sex, and age Nov. Oct. Nov. Nov. July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 2005 2006 2006 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 WHITE Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 185,187 186,840 186,988 185,187 186,329 186,500 186,669 186,840 186,988 Civilian labor force............................ 122,880 124,498 124,635 122,813 123,946 124,070 124,032 124,334 124,492 Participation rate.......................... 66.4 66.6 66.7 66.3 66.5 66.5 66.4 66.5 66.6 Employed...................................... 117,921 120,053 119,995 117,598 118,846 118,956 119,125 119,498 119,613 Employment-population ratio................. 63.7 64.3 64.2 63.5 63.8 63.8 63.8 64.0 64.0 Unemployed.................................... 4,959 4,445 4,640 5,215 5,100 5,114 4,907 4,836 4,878 Unemployment rate........................... 4.0 3.6 3.7 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 Not in labor force.............................. 62,307 62,341 62,353 62,374 62,383 62,430 62,636 62,506 62,496 Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................ 63,896 64,950 64,972 63,827 64,351 64,532 64,568 64,754 64,905 Participation rate.......................... 76.1 76.6 76.6 76.0 76.2 76.3 76.3 76.4 76.5 Employed...................................... 61,674 63,023 62,895 61,498 62,028 62,193 62,441 62,600 62,709 Employment-population ratio................. 73.5 74.4 74.2 73.3 73.4 73.5 73.8 73.9 73.9 Unemployed.................................... 2,223 1,927 2,077 2,328 2,323 2,340 2,126 2,155 2,196 Unemployment rate........................... 3.5 3.0 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.4 Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................ 53,238 53,844 53,879 53,037 53,542 53,527 53,490 53,628 53,589 Participation rate.......................... 60.1 60.4 60.4 59.9 60.2 60.1 60.0 60.1 60.1 Employed...................................... 51,292 52,044 52,066 50,976 51,547 51,600 51,532 51,749 51,690 Employment-population ratio................. 58.0 58.4 58.3 57.6 57.9 58.0 57.8 58.0 57.9 Unemployed.................................... 1,946 1,800 1,813 2,061 1,994 1,927 1,958 1,879 1,899 Unemployment rate........................... 3.7 3.3 3.4 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.5 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force............................ 5,746 5,705 5,785 5,949 6,053 6,011 5,975 5,952 5,997 Participation rate.......................... 45.1 44.2 44.7 46.7 47.0 46.6 46.3 46.1 46.4 Employed...................................... 4,955 4,986 5,034 5,123 5,270 5,163 5,152 5,150 5,214 Employment-population ratio................. 38.9 38.6 38.9 40.2 40.9 40.1 39.9 39.9 40.3 Unemployed.................................... 791 718 751 826 783 848 823 802 783 Unemployment rate........................... 13.8 12.6 13.0 13.9 12.9 14.1 13.8 13.5 13.1 BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 26,705 27,153 27,193 26,705 27,021 27,065 27,109 27,153 27,193 Civilian labor force............................ 17,197 17,460 17,489 17,118 17,369 17,344 17,191 17,368 17,429 Participation rate.......................... 64.4 64.3 64.3 64.1 64.3 64.1 63.4 64.0 64.1 Employed...................................... 15,395 16,041 16,021 15,299 15,714 15,822 15,617 15,872 15,932 Employment-population ratio................. 57.6 59.1 58.9 57.3 58.2 58.5 57.6 58.5 58.6 Unemployed.................................... 1,802 1,420 1,469 1,819 1,655 1,521 1,574 1,496 1,497 Unemployment rate........................... 10.5 8.1 8.4 10.6 9.5 8.8 9.2 8.6 8.6 Not in labor force.............................. 9,509 9,692 9,704 9,587 9,652 9,722 9,918 9,785 9,764 Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................ 7,634 7,810 7,831 7,556 7,735 7,721 7,719 7,734 7,769 Participation rate.......................... 71.1 71.5 71.6 70.4 71.2 70.9 70.8 70.8 71.0 Employed...................................... 6,910 7,191 7,220 6,849 7,039 7,073 7,083 7,089 7,155 Employment-population ratio................. 64.3 65.8 66.0 63.8 64.8 65.0 64.9 64.9 65.4 Unemployed.................................... 724 618 611 707 696 648 637 645 614 Unemployment rate........................... 9.5 7.9 7.8 9.4 9.0 8.4 8.3 8.3 7.9 Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................ 8,735 8,762 8,814 8,714 8,757 8,787 8,642 8,723 8,791 Participation rate.......................... 64.9 64.2 64.6 64.8 64.5 64.6 63.5 64.0 64.4 Employed...................................... 7,960 8,181 8,177 7,927 8,076 8,154 7,973 8,116 8,149 Employment-population ratio................. 59.2 60.0 59.9 58.9 59.5 60.0 58.5 59.5 59.7 Unemployed.................................... 775 581 637 787 681 633 670 607 643 Unemployment rate........................... 8.9 6.6 7.2 9.0 7.8 7.2 7.7 7.0 7.3 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force............................ 827 889 844 848 877 836 829 911 869 Participation rate.......................... 32.9 34.3 32.5 33.8 34.1 32.4 32.1 35.2 33.5 Employed...................................... 524 669 624 523 600 596 562 666 629 Employment-population ratio................. 20.9 25.8 24.0 20.8 23.3 23.1 21.8 25.7 24.2 Unemployed.................................... 303 220 220 326 278 240 267 244 240 Unemployment rate........................... 36.6 24.7 26.1 38.4 31.6 28.8 32.2 26.8 27.6 ASIAN Civilian noninstutional population................ 10,044 10,209 10,214 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Civilian labor force............................ 6,642 6,781 6,779 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Participation rate.......................... 66.1 66.4 66.4 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Employed...................................... 6,403 6,597 6,565 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Employment-population ratio................. 63.7 64.6 64.3 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Unemployed.................................... 239 184 214 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Unemployment rate........................... 3.6 2.7 3.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Not in labor force.............................. 3,403 3,428 3,435 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 Data not available. NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted (1) Employment status, sex, and age Nov. Oct. Nov. Nov. July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 2005 2006 2006 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 29,552 30,416 30,508 29,552 30,140 30,232 30,324 30,416 30,508 Civilian labor force............................ 20,274 20,902 21,048 20,214 20,663 20,628 20,669 20,824 20,964 Participation rate.......................... 68.6 68.7 69.0 68.4 68.6 68.2 68.2 68.5 68.7 Employed...................................... 19,052 19,977 20,006 18,991 19,578 19,528 19,556 19,848 19,934 Employment-population ratio................. 64.5 65.7 65.6 64.3 65.0 64.6 64.5 65.3 65.3 Unemployed.................................... 1,222 925 1,042 1,223 1,085 1,100 1,113 976 1,030 Unemployment rate........................... 6.0 4.4 5.0 6.1 5.3 5.3 5.4 4.7 4.9 Not in labor force.............................. 9,278 9,514 9,460 9,338 9,477 9,604 9,655 9,592 9,543 Men, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................ 11,626 12,043 12,127 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Participation rate.......................... 84.3 84.9 85.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Employed...................................... 11,072 11,634 11,664 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Employment-population ratio................. 80.3 82.0 82.0 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Unemployed.................................... 554 409 463 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Unemployment rate........................... 4.8 3.4 3.8 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Women, 20 years and over Civilian labor force............................ 7,585 7,830 7,839 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Participation rate.......................... 58.2 58.5 58.4 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Employed...................................... 7,096 7,449 7,437 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Employment-population ratio................. 54.4 55.6 55.4 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Unemployed.................................... 489 381 402 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Unemployment rate........................... 6.4 4.9 5.1 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian labor force............................ 1,063 1,029 1,081 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Participation rate.......................... 39.0 36.3 38.0 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Employed...................................... 883 894 904 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Employment-population ratio................. 32.4 31.5 31.8 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Unemployed.................................... 180 136 177 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Unemployment rate........................... 16.9 13.2 16.4 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. 2 Data not available. NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Educational attainment Nov. Oct. Nov. Nov. July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 2005 2006 2006 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 Less than a high school diploma Civilian labor force.............................. 12,595 12,561 12,684 12,529 12,780 12,780 12,681 12,743 12,666 Participation rate............................ 45.7 45.9 46.4 45.4 47.1 46.2 45.7 46.6 46.4 Employed........................................ 11,678 11,908 11,869 11,602 11,868 11,897 11,864 12,004 11,847 Employment-population ratio................... 42.3 43.5 43.4 42.1 43.8 43.0 42.8 43.9 43.4 Unemployed...................................... 917 653 815 927 912 883 816 739 819 Unemployment rate............................. 7.3 5.2 6.4 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.4 5.8 6.5 High school graduates, no college (1) Civilian labor force.............................. 38,542 38,581 38,828 38,372 38,403 38,328 38,429 38,456 38,577 Participation rate............................ 63.6 63.6 63.6 63.4 63.7 63.2 63.3 63.4 63.2 Employed........................................ 36,770 37,156 37,212 36,547 36,694 36,588 36,798 36,875 36,927 Employment-population ratio................... 60.7 61.2 60.9 60.4 60.9 60.3 60.6 60.8 60.5 Unemployed...................................... 1,771 1,425 1,617 1,825 1,709 1,740 1,630 1,581 1,650 Unemployment rate............................. 4.6 3.7 4.2 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.3 Some college or associate degree Civilian labor force.............................. 35,326 35,958 35,382 35,411 35,359 35,327 35,454 35,726 35,454 Participation rate............................ 72.1 72.9 72.2 72.3 71.4 72.1 72.5 72.4 72.4 Employed........................................ 33,999 34,796 34,232 34,059 34,068 34,037 34,175 34,504 34,274 Employment-population ratio................... 69.4 70.5 69.9 69.5 68.8 69.5 69.8 69.9 69.9 Unemployed...................................... 1,326 1,162 1,150 1,352 1,290 1,291 1,279 1,222 1,180 Unemployment rate............................. 3.8 3.2 3.3 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.3 Bachelor's degree and higher (2) Civilian labor force.............................. 41,659 43,192 43,550 41,600 42,735 42,650 42,797 42,811 43,313 Participation rate............................ 78.2 78.2 78.6 78.1 77.7 77.7 77.9 77.5 78.1 Employed........................................ 40,771 42,413 42,799 40,665 41,839 41,886 41,929 41,997 42,515 Employment-population ratio................... 76.5 76.8 77.2 76.3 76.0 76.3 76.3 76.0 76.7 Unemployed...................................... 888 779 752 936 896 764 868 814 798 Unemployment rate............................. 2.1 1.8 1.7 2.2 2.1 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.8 1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-5. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Category Nov. Oct. Nov. Nov. July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 2005 2006 2006 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 CLASS OF WORKER Agriculture and related industries................ 2,117 2,211 2,104 2,154 2,260 2,202 2,143 2,140 2,162 Wage and salary workers......................... 1,164 1,282 1,226 1,187 1,370 1,256 1,196 1,232 1,269 Self-employed workers........................... 923 916 856 928 877 904 932 891 872 Unpaid family workers........................... 30 13 23 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) Nonagricultural industries........................ 140,851 143,915 143,910 140,427 142,047 142,406 142,790 143,263 143,411 Wage and salary workers......................... 131,366 133,930 134,084 131,001 132,417 132,785 133,004 133,448 133,609 Government.................................... 20,321 20,879 20,952 20,224 20,336 20,314 20,483 20,630 20,752 Private industries............................ 111,045 113,051 113,132 110,787 112,114 112,436 112,500 112,782 112,828 Private households.......................... 750 750 732 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) Other industries............................ 110,295 112,301 112,400 110,039 111,269 111,582 111,743 112,011 112,063 Self-employed workers........................... 9,376 9,871 9,725 9,274 9,572 9,620 9,679 9,685 9,690 Unpaid family workers........................... 109 114 101 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME (2) All industries: Part time for economic reasons.................... 4,067 4,010 4,054 4,175 4,261 4,147 4,056 4,278 4,153 Slack work or business conditions............. 2,570 2,633 2,687 2,595 2,658 2,683 2,614 2,775 2,711 Could only find part-time work................ 1,198 1,160 1,100 1,246 1,202 1,161 1,137 1,198 1,150 Part time for noneconomic reasons............... 20,792 20,223 20,995 19,612 19,501 19,624 19,622 19,422 19,763 Nonagricultural industries: Part time for economic reasons.................... 3,977 3,954 3,947 4,105 4,143 4,071 3,946 4,208 4,067 Slack work or business conditions............. 2,518 2,594 2,620 2,567 2,578 2,635 2,547 2,714 2,662 Could only find part-time work................ 1,191 1,152 1,085 1,230 1,197 1,158 1,133 1,195 1,128 Part time for noneconomic reasons............... 20,423 19,890 20,667 19,235 19,170 19,220 19,269 19,101 19,394 1 Data not available. 2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs during the entire reference week for reasons such as vacation, illness, or industrial dispute. Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad weather. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-6. Selected employment indicators (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Characteristic Nov. Oct. Nov. Nov. July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 2005 2006 2006 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 AGE AND SEX Total, 16 years and over.......................... 142,968 146,125 146,014 142,611 144,329 144,579 144,850 145,287 145,564 16 to 19 years.................................. 5,803 5,978 5,989 6,000 6,211 6,089 6,058 6,152 6,195 16 to 17 years................................ 2,231 2,495 2,470 2,285 2,431 2,394 2,435 2,562 2,518 18 to 19 years................................ 3,572 3,483 3,519 3,694 3,778 3,697 3,593 3,612 3,660 20 years and over............................... 137,165 140,148 140,025 136,610 138,118 138,490 138,791 139,134 139,369 20 to 24 years................................ 13,947 13,875 13,913 13,931 13,828 14,052 13,944 13,834 13,862 25 years and over............................. 123,218 126,273 126,111 122,731 124,305 124,537 124,910 125,333 125,558 25 to 54 years.............................. 99,214 100,933 100,735 98,849 99,554 99,720 99,906 100,282 100,331 25 to 34 years............................ 31,144 31,507 31,498 30,920 31,086 31,097 31,145 31,230 31,235 35 to 44 years............................ 34,614 34,835 34,778 34,513 34,429 34,573 34,556 34,651 34,659 45 to 54 years............................ 33,457 34,591 34,459 33,416 34,038 34,051 34,205 34,401 34,437 55 years and over........................... 24,004 25,340 25,377 23,883 24,752 24,816 25,005 25,052 25,227 Men, 16 years and over............................ 76,481 78,399 78,210 76,410 77,162 77,423 77,911 77,968 78,121 16 to 19 years.................................. 2,887 2,979 2,964 2,970 3,079 3,064 3,046 3,064 3,055 16 to 17 years................................ 1,056 1,150 1,185 1,062 1,226 1,193 1,172 1,175 1,188 18 to 19 years................................ 1,831 1,828 1,779 1,890 1,842 1,867 1,859 1,887 1,851 20 years and over............................... 73,593 75,420 75,247 73,441 74,082 74,358 74,864 74,904 75,066 20 to 24 years................................ 7,305 7,439 7,400 7,330 7,370 7,504 7,503 7,426 7,423 25 years and over............................. 66,288 67,980 67,847 66,142 66,723 66,914 67,343 67,467 67,668 25 to 54 years.............................. 53,527 54,460 54,383 53,419 53,619 53,730 53,938 54,106 54,241 25 to 34 years............................ 17,203 17,335 17,315 17,103 17,065 17,025 17,200 17,161 17,195 35 to 44 years............................ 18,783 18,883 18,828 18,745 18,702 18,753 18,697 18,779 18,793 45 to 54 years............................ 17,541 18,242 18,240 17,571 17,853 17,951 18,041 18,166 18,253 55 years and over........................... 12,762 13,521 13,464 12,723 13,104 13,185 13,405 13,361 13,427 Women, 16 years and over.......................... 66,488 67,727 67,804 66,200 67,168 67,156 66,939 67,318 67,443 16 to 19 years.................................. 2,916 2,999 3,026 3,031 3,132 3,025 3,012 3,088 3,140 16 to 17 years................................ 1,175 1,344 1,285 1,223 1,205 1,201 1,263 1,387 1,330 18 to 19 years................................ 1,741 1,655 1,741 1,804 1,936 1,830 1,734 1,725 1,809 20 years and over............................... 63,572 64,728 64,778 63,170 64,035 64,131 63,927 64,230 64,303 20 to 24 years................................ 6,642 6,435 6,513 6,601 6,458 6,547 6,441 6,409 6,439 25 years and over............................. 56,930 58,292 58,265 56,589 57,582 57,623 57,567 57,866 57,889 25 to 54 years.............................. 45,688 46,473 46,352 45,430 45,934 45,991 45,968 46,175 46,090 25 to 34 years............................ 13,941 14,173 14,183 13,817 14,021 14,071 13,945 14,069 14,039 35 to 44 years............................ 15,831 15,952 15,950 15,768 15,728 15,820 15,859 15,872 15,866 45 to 54 years............................ 15,916 16,348 16,219 15,845 16,185 16,100 16,164 16,235 16,184 55 years and over........................... 11,243 11,819 11,913 11,159 11,648 11,632 11,600 11,690 11,799 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present....................... 45,635 45,762 45,956 45,480 45,558 45,484 45,613 45,477 45,785 Married women, spouse present..................... 35,331 35,766 35,824 34,910 35,309 35,295 35,436 35,257 35,353 Women who maintain families....................... 9,033 9,088 9,008 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers (2)............................. 117,459 121,199 120,507 117,860 119,818 119,888 120,437 120,859 120,851 Part-time workers (3)............................. 25,509 24,926 25,507 24,814 24,599 24,711 24,531 24,515 24,738 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders......................... 7,586 7,865 7,863 7,545 7,455 7,494 7,648 7,560 7,758 Percent of total employed..................... 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.3 1 Data not available. 2 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week. 3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted Number of unemployed persons Unemployment rates (1) (in thousands) Characteristic Nov. Oct. Nov. Nov. July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 2005 2006 2006 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 AGE AND SEX Total, 16 years and over.......................... 7,572 6,711 6,817 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.5 16 to 19 years.................................. 1,238 1,118 1,101 17.1 15.5 16.2 16.4 15.4 15.1 16 to 17 years................................ 624 547 530 21.4 16.7 19.2 18.0 17.6 17.4 18 to 19 years................................ 613 548 572 14.2 14.7 14.5 15.4 13.2 13.5 20 years and over............................... 6,335 5,594 5,716 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 20 to 24 years................................ 1,274 1,284 1,278 8.4 8.5 8.2 8.0 8.5 8.4 25 years and over............................. 5,042 4,302 4,437 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.4 25 to 54 years.............................. 4,255 3,541 3,667 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.5 25 to 34 years............................ 1,634 1,538 1,428 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.6 4.7 4.4 35 to 44 years............................ 1,407 1,032 1,247 3.9 3.6 3.8 3.5 2.9 3.5 45 to 54 years............................ 1,214 971 991 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.8 55 years and over........................... 774 769 768 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 Men, 16 years and over............................ 3,984 3,617 3,637 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.4 16 to 19 years.................................. 702 623 616 19.1 17.1 17.2 17.9 16.9 16.8 16 to 17 years................................ 327 291 281 23.6 16.9 18.4 19.3 19.9 19.1 18 to 19 years................................ 350 303 318 15.6 17.6 16.7 17.2 13.8 14.6 20 years and over............................... 3,282 2,994 3,021 4.3 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.9 20 to 24 years................................ 737 730 706 9.1 8.7 9.0 8.3 8.9 8.7 25 years and over............................. 2,522 2,241 2,306 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.3 25 to 54 years.............................. 2,112 1,840 1,902 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.4 25 to 34 years............................ 798 840 798 4.5 4.8 4.2 4.1 4.7 4.4 35 to 44 years............................ 707 532 636 3.6 3.2 3.5 3.4 2.8 3.3 45 to 54 years............................ 608 468 469 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.8 2.5 2.5 55 years and over........................... 410 401 404 3.1 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.9 2.9 Women, 16 years and over.......................... 3,588 3,094 3,180 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.5 16 to 19 years.................................. 535 494 485 15.0 13.9 15.3 14.9 13.8 13.4 16 to 17 years................................ 296 256 249 19.5 16.5 20.1 16.8 15.6 15.8 18 to 19 years................................ 263 246 255 12.7 11.7 12.2 13.4 12.5 12.3 20 years and over............................... 3,053 2,600 2,695 4.6 4.2 4.1 4.2 3.9 4.0 20 to 24 years................................ 537 555 572 7.5 8.3 7.3 7.6 8.0 8.2 25 years and over............................. 2,519 2,061 2,131 4.3 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.4 3.6 25 to 54 years.............................. 2,142 1,702 1,765 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.7 25 to 34 years............................ 837 699 631 5.7 4.8 4.6 5.2 4.7 4.3 35 to 44 years............................ 699 500 611 4.2 4.0 4.1 3.7 3.1 3.7 45 to 54 years............................ 606 503 523 3.7 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.1 55 years and over (2)....................... 357 351 361 3.1 3.5 3.2 3.3 2.9 2.9 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present....................... 1,210 1,043 1,072 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.3 Married women, spouse present..................... 1,187 1,018 974 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 Women who maintain families (2)................... 700 631 671 7.2 7.4 6.7 6.8 6.5 6.9 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers (3)............................. 6,018 5,386 5,497 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.4 Part-time workers (4)............................. 1,514 1,311 1,321 5.7 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. 2 Not seasonally adjusted. 3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs. 4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs. NOTE: Detail shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-8. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Reason Nov. Oct. Nov. Nov. July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 2005 2006 2006 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs............................................. 3,329 2,724 3,025 3,455 3,370 3,305 3,179 3,062 3,142 On temporary layoff............................. 744 659 808 899 933 886 873 952 963 Not on temporary layoff......................... 2,585 2,065 2,217 2,556 2,437 2,420 2,306 2,110 2,179 Permanent job losers.......................... 1,894 1,434 1,530 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) Persons who completed temporary jobs.......... 691 632 686 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) Job leavers....................................... 889 802 772 900 857 861 810 793 789 Reentrants........................................ 2,423 2,206 2,232 2,538 2,358 2,277 2,299 2,251 2,302 New entrants...................................... 630 540 547 679 629 650 641 597 592 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total unemployed.................................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs............................................ 45.8 43.4 46.0 45.6 46.7 46.6 45.9 45.7 46.0 On temporary layoff............................ 10.2 10.5 12.3 11.9 12.9 12.5 12.6 14.2 14.1 Not on temporary layoff........................ 35.6 32.9 33.7 33.8 33.8 34.1 33.3 31.5 31.9 Job leavers...................................... 12.2 12.8 11.7 11.9 11.9 12.1 11.7 11.8 11.6 Reentrants....................................... 33.3 35.2 33.9 33.5 32.7 32.1 33.2 33.6 33.7 New entrants..................................... 8.7 8.6 8.3 9.0 8.7 9.2 9.3 8.9 8.7 UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs............................................ 2.2 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.1 Job leavers...................................... .6 .5 .5 .6 .6 .6 .5 .5 .5 Reentrants....................................... 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 New entrants..................................... .4 .4 .4 .5 .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 1 Data not available. NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-9. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment (Numbers in thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Duration Nov. Oct. Nov. Nov. July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 2005 2006 2006 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED Less than 5 weeks................................. 2,617 2,468 2,323 2,779 2,704 2,617 2,581 2,585 2,516 5 to 14 weeks..................................... 2,263 1,855 2,171 2,268 2,175 2,215 2,080 2,062 2,152 15 weeks and over................................. 2,391 1,948 2,082 2,492 2,338 2,394 2,294 2,073 2,160 15 to 26 weeks................................. 1,041 898 965 1,108 998 1,066 1,027 996 1,016 27 weeks and over.............................. 1,350 1,050 1,116 1,383 1,340 1,328 1,267 1,077 1,144 Average (mean) duration, in weeks................. 17.8 16.7 16.6 17.6 17.3 17.4 17.4 16.5 16.4 Median duration, in weeks......................... 8.5 7.9 8.2 8.5 8.2 8.5 8.2 8.1 8.3 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total unemployed.................................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Less than 5 weeks............................... 36.0 39.4 35.3 36.9 37.5 36.2 37.1 38.5 36.9 5 to 14 weeks................................... 31.1 29.6 33.0 30.1 30.1 30.6 29.9 30.7 31.5 15 weeks and over............................... 32.9 31.1 31.7 33.0 32.4 33.1 33.0 30.8 31.6 15 to 26 weeks................................ 14.3 14.3 14.7 14.7 13.8 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.9 27 weeks and over............................. 18.6 16.7 17.0 18.3 18.6 18.4 18.2 16.0 16.8 NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-10. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Unemployment Employed Unemployed rates Occupation Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 Total, 16 years and over (1)................................ 142,968 146,014 7,271 6,576 4.8 4.3 Management, professional, and related occupations................ 49,964 51,714 1,067 919 2.1 1.7 Management, business, and financial operations occupations..... 20,991 21,905 453 373 2.1 1.7 Professional and related occupations........................... 28,973 29,809 614 546 2.1 1.8 Service occupations.............................................. 23,151 23,506 1,667 1,477 6.7 5.9 Sales and office occupations..................................... 36,188 36,639 1,720 1,617 4.5 4.2 Sales and related occupations.................................. 16,480 17,095 815 763 4.7 4.3 Office and administrative support occupations.................. 19,708 19,543 905 854 4.4 4.2 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations..... 15,652 15,998 939 926 5.7 5.5 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations..................... 952 896 124 138 11.5 13.4 Construction and extraction occupations........................ 9,501 9,629 613 619 6.1 6.0 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.............. 5,199 5,473 203 168 3.7 3.0 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations...... 18,013 18,158 1,202 1,059 6.3 5.5 Production occupations......................................... 9,392 9,121 683 521 6.8 5.4 Transportation and material moving occupations................. 8,621 9,037 519 538 5.7 5.6 1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-11. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted Number of unemployed Unemployment persons rates Industry and class of worker (in thousands) Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. 2005 2006 2005 2006 Total, 16 years and over (1).............................. 7,271 6,576 4.8 4.3 Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers.................. 5,711 5,246 4.9 4.4 Mining......................................................... 18 22 2.9 2.9 Construction................................................... 564 618 5.7 6.0 Manufacturing.................................................. 823 702 4.9 4.3 Durable goods................................................ 493 426 4.6 4.2 Nondurable goods............................................. 330 276 5.5 4.6 Wholesale and retail trade..................................... 1,013 1,018 4.7 4.8 Transportation and utilities................................... 199 183 3.5 3.1 Information.................................................... 172 137 5.1 3.9 Financial activities........................................... 268 229 2.8 2.3 Professional and business services............................. 711 658 5.5 4.9 Education and health services.................................. 677 536 3.6 2.8 Leisure and hospitality........................................ 966 836 8.1 7.1 Other services................................................. 300 306 4.9 5.0 Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers.......... 118 125 9.6 9.6 Government workers............................................... 494 400 2.4 1.9 Self employed and unpaid family workers.......................... 319 257 3.0 2.3 1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total. NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization (Percent) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Measure Nov. Oct. Nov. Nov. July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 2005 2006 2006 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force........................................................... 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force.............................................. 2.2 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.1 U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate).................................................... 4.8 4.1 4.3 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.5 U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers.................................. 5.1 4.3 4.5 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.7 U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers........................................... 5.7 5.0 5.2 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.3 U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers...................... 8.4 7.6 7.8 8.7 8.5 8.4 8.0 8.1 8.0 NOTE: Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for a job. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule. For further information, see "BLS introduces new range of alternative unemployment measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor Review. Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-13. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Total Men Women Category Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE Total not in the labor force................................ 76,964 77,315 29,449 29,491 47,516 47,824 Persons who currently want a job.......................... 4,466 4,476 1,963 2,017 2,503 2,458 Searched for work and available to work now (1).......... 1,415 1,366 724 716 691 649 Reason not currently looking: Discouragement over job prospects (2)........... 404 349 217 202 186 147 Reasons other than discouragement (3).......... 1,011 1,016 507 515 504 502 MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS Total multiple jobholders (4)............................... 7,586 7,863 3,854 3,808 3,732 4,055 Percent of total employed............................... 5.3 5.4 5.0 4.9 5.6 6.0 Primary job full time, secondary job part time.......... 4,059 4,165 2,220 2,311 1,839 1,854 Primary and secondary jobs both part time............... 1,687 1,780 549 484 1,137 1,296 Primary and secondary jobs both full time............... 278 297 199 198 79 99 Hours vary on primary or secondary job.................. 1,523 1,584 865 798 659 786 1 Data refer to persons who have searched for work during the prior 12 months and were available to take a job during the reference week. 2 Includes thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination. 3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibilities, ill health, and transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not determined. 4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately. NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (In thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Change Industry Nov. Sept. Oct. Nov. Nov. July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. from: 2005 2006 2006p 2006p 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006p 2006p Oct. 2006- Nov. 2006p Total nonfarm......... 135,316 136,078 136,785 137,103 134,231 135,374 135,604 135,807 135,886 136,018 132 Total private........... 112,985 114,137 114,329 114,489 112,351 113,404 113,584 113,731 113,782 113,896 114 Goods-producing............. 22,402 22,705 22,598 22,428 22,264 22,420 22,427 22,419 22,357 22,317 -40 Natural resources and mining.... 645 695 700 700 641 680 683 685 691 695 4 Logging...................... 64.2 64.2 64.2 63.9 62.1 62.3 61.6 60.7 60.8 61.2 .4 Mining......................... 581.1 631.0 635.5 636.1 579.3 617.7 621.0 624.5 630.4 634.2 3.8 Oil and gas extraction........ 128.5 139.1 140.6 141.5 128.9 137.2 139.1 139.5 141.4 142.2 .8 Mining, except oil and gas (1) 216.8 224.7 224.7 221.4 215.0 220.1 218.9 219.9 220.7 219.6 -1.1 Coal mining.................. 75.2 78.6 79.1 78.4 75.1 78.2 78.5 78.4 79.1 78.7 -.4 Support activities for mining. 235.8 267.2 270.2 273.2 235.4 260.4 263.0 265.1 268.3 272.4 4.1 Construction.................... 7,524 7,738 7,692 7,553 7,409 7,504 7,512 7,511 7,487 7,458 -29 Construction of buildings..... 1,738.8 1,787.9 1,778.9 1,753.8 1,722.4 1,756.9 1,755.8 1,757.2 1,749.4 1,740.2 -9.2 Residential building......... 969.1 1,002.5 998.2 982.5 963.6 977.3 982.4 986.3 983.9 977.9 -6.0 Nonresidential building...... 769.7 785.4 780.7 771.3 758.8 779.6 773.4 770.9 765.5 762.3 -3.2 Heavy and civil engineering construction................. 1,005.3 1,054.8 1,056.6 1,015.7 977.1 983.0 985.0 990.9 995.0 990.4 -4.6 Specialty trade contractors... 4,779.7 4,894.9 4,856.5 4,783.2 4,709.4 4,764.1 4,771.4 4,762.6 4,743.0 4,727.5 -15.5 Residential specialty trade contractors................. 2,370.9 2,359.2 2,318.7 2,278.5 2,339.4 2,323.4 2,317.6 2,297.2 2,269.0 2,259.5 -9.5 Nonresidential specialty trade contractors........... 2,408.8 2,535.7 2,537.8 2,504.7 2,370.0 2,440.7 2,453.8 2,465.4 2,474.0 2,468.0 -6.0 Manufacturing................... 14,233 14,272 14,206 14,175 14,214 14,236 14,232 14,223 14,179 14,164 -15 Production workers........... 10,131 10,235 10,172 10,142 10,103 10,212 10,212 10,187 10,141 10,126 -15 Durable goods.................. 8,970 9,021 8,989 8,973 8,960 9,011 9,014 9,011 8,986 8,973 -13 Production workers........... 6,287 6,393 6,358 6,346 6,274 6,394 6,397 6,381 6,354 6,345 -9 Wood products................. 556.6 547.0 536.2 527.1 556.7 550.8 546.0 541.0 534.4 528.5 -5.9 Nonmetallic mineral products.. 505.6 505.4 504.6 498.9 502.0 501.4 500.7 496.5 497.7 496.4 -1.3 Primary metals................ 470.7 469.3 467.5 468.3 471.5 474.6 473.4 469.8 468.8 468.6 -.2 Fabricated metal products..... 1,525.7 1,555.1 1,553.3 1,552.8 1,524.1 1,551.0 1,551.8 1,555.2 1,550.8 1,552.6 1.8 Machinery..................... 1,163.6 1,195.0 1,199.6 1,199.6 1,164.4 1,191.4 1,194.8 1,197.0 1,199.6 1,199.9 .3 Computer and electronic products (1)................. 1,322.2 1,327.0 1,324.7 1,328.1 1,322.0 1,327.6 1,329.4 1,329.0 1,327.0 1,331.8 4.8 Computer and peripheral equipment................... 206.0 203.1 203.1 203.4 206.3 203.1 203.2 202.8 203.5 204.1 .6 Communications equipment..... 148.4 146.7 146.4 147.7 148.0 147.1 147.4 147.7 146.6 148.4 1.8 Semiconductors and electronic components.................. 450.2 463.4 461.4 461.8 450.6 462.7 463.0 462.9 462.4 464.1 1.7 Electronic instruments....... 442.3 445.4 445.1 446.3 442.0 445.4 446.4 446.8 446.0 447.1 1.1 Electrical equipment and appliances................... 434.3 444.4 443.6 444.1 434.3 444.0 445.1 445.5 445.8 445.7 -.1 Transportation equipment (1).. 1,776.3 1,772.9 1,754.3 1,752.2 1,771.8 1,765.1 1,766.9 1,770.6 1,757.5 1,749.2 -8.3 Motor vehicles and parts (2). 1,095.7 1,074.6 1,054.9 1,051.9 1,092.4 1,069.0 1,070.6 1,070.1 1,057.9 1,051.0 -6.9 Furniture and related products 557.8 545.8 541.3 534.3 558.4 550.4 547.3 545.4 541.5 536.3 -5.2 Miscellaneous manufacturing... 656.7 659.3 663.8 667.2 654.7 655.0 658.5 660.6 662.6 664.3 1.7 Nondurable goods............... 5,263 5,251 5,217 5,202 5,254 5,225 5,218 5,212 5,193 5,191 -2 Production workers........... 3,844 3,842 3,814 3,796 3,829 3,818 3,815 3,806 3,787 3,781 -6 Food manufacturing............ 1,474.1 1,505.5 1,493.1 1,483.9 1,465.0 1,468.8 1,468.0 1,474.0 1,470.9 1,472.0 1.1 Beverages and tobacco products 193.2 202.0 201.8 198.1 193.4 196.5 197.1 197.7 198.4 198.0 -.4 Textile mills................. 210.0 190.5 188.1 186.3 210.9 195.8 193.4 190.0 188.4 187.0 -1.4 Textile product mills......... 172.9 166.3 167.1 166.6 174.5 169.1 168.4 167.9 167.4 166.9 -.5 Apparel....................... 253.7 244.8 240.6 240.7 253.7 249.0 243.6 243.2 241.6 240.7 -.9 Leather and allied products... 39.5 37.3 37.4 37.4 39.5 37.1 36.8 37.2 37.2 37.0 -.2 Paper and paper products...... 479.4 465.8 463.3 462.7 478.5 470.2 467.2 465.4 463.9 462.7 -1.2 Printing and related support activities................... 647.4 638.7 639.1 638.6 644.8 639.0 640.3 638.1 638.7 638.9 .2 Petroleum and coal products... 112.3 119.5 119.2 117.4 112.3 116.6 116.8 117.2 117.6 117.4 -.2 Chemicals..................... 879.7 894.1 894.3 896.2 881.5 893.0 897.5 895.8 897.0 898.0 1.0 Plastics and rubber products.. 801.1 786.5 773.1 773.9 799.4 790.1 788.9 785.5 772.3 772.1 -.2 Service-providing........... 112,914 113,373 114,187 114,675 111,967 112,954 113,177 113,388 113,529 113,701 172 Private service-providing.. 90,583 91,432 91,731 92,061 90,087 90,984 91,157 91,312 91,425 91,579 154 Trade, transportation, and utilities...................... 26,445 26,006 26,156 26,560 26,006 26,052 26,052 26,073 26,079 26,113 34 Wholesale trade................ 5,790.7 5,872.6 5,870.9 5,880.7 5,782.7 5,847.0 5,854.6 5,868.0 5,865.2 5,876.5 11.3 Durable goods................. 3,011.7 3,065.5 3,069.0 3,069.7 3,010.5 3,051.0 3,058.0 3,069.0 3,069.2 3,072.0 2.8 Nondurable goods.............. 2,035.6 2,046.8 2,041.5 2,049.3 2,028.9 2,039.6 2,039.5 2,040.6 2,036.9 2,043.4 6.5 Electronic markets and agents and brokers.................. 743.4 760.3 760.4 761.7 743.3 756.4 757.1 758.4 759.1 761.1 2.0 Retail trade...................15,684.5 15,099.2 15,239.9 15,634.1 15,292.9 15,222.2 15,212.3 15,207.3 15,209.2 15,229.6 20.4 Motor vehicle and parts dealers(1)................... 1,914.4 1,917.8 1,913.7 1,909.0 1,914.3 1,907.3 1,906.7 1,907.3 1,907.0 1,908.9 1.9 Automobile dealers........... 1,254.5 1,248.9 1,245.5 1,242.7 1,254.5 1,245.7 1,243.6 1,242.6 1,241.9 1,242.6 .7 Furniture and home furnishings stores....................... 600.0 584.9 594.8 607.7 583.3 594.8 594.3 592.2 593.2 591.2 -2.0 Electronics and appliance stores....................... 564.5 519.5 527.4 545.6 541.2 530.5 527.1 525.8 523.8 522.8 -1.0 Building material and garden supply stores................ 1,267.2 1,305.9 1,304.2 1,288.1 1,281.6 1,316.5 1,313.2 1,313.9 1,314.4 1,311.0 -3.4 Food and beverage stores...... 2,832.0 2,811.4 2,825.9 2,854.8 2,806.6 2,808.8 2,813.5 2,818.2 2,822.1 2,824.3 2.2 Health and personal care stores....................... 972.5 956.9 959.5 976.1 964.7 959.3 960.0 962.4 960.3 968.1 7.8 Gasoline stations............. 868.2 862.8 855.7 858.5 869.1 863.3 858.5 859.1 855.0 858.5 3.5 Clothing and clothing accessories stores........... 1,500.3 1,409.9 1,436.0 1,529.7 1,434.5 1,434.0 1,437.5 1,436.9 1,443.6 1,456.5 12.9 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores............. 675.1 615.7 623.8 671.8 641.5 624.2 628.1 622.6 623.3 631.2 7.9 General merchandise stores (1) 3,111.5 2,789.1 2,851.1 3,015.1 2,920.4 2,859.8 2,850.8 2,841.6 2,836.1 2,823.9 -12.2 Department stores............ 1,743.0 1,520.3 1,567.8 1,696.8 1,595.2 1,571.4 1,565.0 1,560.2 1,556.3 1,552.2 -4.1 Miscellaneous store retailers. 912.2 888.2 894.8 900.3 897.3 892.7 889.9 889.7 888.8 885.7 -3.1 Nonstore retailers............ 466.6 437.1 453.0 477.4 438.4 431.0 432.7 437.6 441.6 447.5 5.9 Transportation and warehousing. 4,410.5 4,473.6 4,486.5 4,486.1 4,370.2 4,423.2 4,425.3 4,437.4 4,444.9 4,446.7 1.8 Air transportation............ 488.7 491.8 491.0 485.3 488.9 487.7 488.1 488.8 488.5 484.1 -4.4 Rail transportation........... 228.6 227.1 225.7 225.9 227.8 227.3 226.7 226.1 225.1 224.8 -.3 Water transportation.......... 62.1 67.1 66.3 66.1 63.6 64.2 64.6 66.0 66.3 67.5 1.2 Truck transportation.......... 1,412.3 1,451.7 1,450.0 1,442.9 1,403.7 1,427.1 1,427.4 1,430.8 1,432.5 1,432.7 .2 Transit and ground passenger transportation............... 411.5 399.8 402.9 403.8 394.9 391.6 388.7 391.3 389.6 388.9 -.7 Pipeline transportation....... 37.1 38.2 39.0 38.2 37.2 38.4 38.6 38.2 38.9 38.4 -.5 Scenic and sightseeing transportation............... 26.7 37.2 32.0 27.5 31.4 30.5 31.5 31.2 31.4 31.7 .3 Support activities for transportation............... 554.2 566.9 568.1 569.1 553.9 564.9 565.4 566.9 568.4 570.7 2.3 Couriers and messengers....... 586.2 581.4 591.9 602.5 576.8 583.6 584.4 587.4 591.8 593.7 1.9 Warehousing and storage....... 603.1 612.4 619.6 624.8 592.0 607.9 609.9 610.7 612.4 614.2 1.8 Utilities...................... 559.0 560.2 558.6 559.4 560.1 559.8 559.8 560.1 559.6 560.2 .6 Information..................... 3,071 3,049 3,055 3,069 3,064 3,052 3,062 3,060 3,062 3,059 -3 Publishing industries, except Internet..................... 906.3 898.7 901.1 905.3 902.8 900.8 901.2 898.9 901.6 903.2 1.6 Motion picture and sound recording industries......... 385.9 370.1 369.1 372.8 383.5 375.7 379.8 375.7 375.1 370.1 -5.0 Broadcasting, except Internet. 327.2 329.3 329.8 331.6 325.7 328.0 328.2 329.1 329.0 329.7 .7 Internet publishing and broadcasting................. 30.3 31.0 31.2 31.4 30.1 29.5 30.6 31.0 31.3 31.5 .2 Telecommunications............ 993.9 988.3 993.9 994.7 995.1 986.3 990.1 991.9 994.0 991.8 -2.2 ISPs, search portals, and data processing................... 377.7 381.6 380.3 382.7 376.7 381.8 382.8 383.2 381.1 382.2 1.1 Other information services.... 49.4 49.5 49.8 50.5 49.9 50.0 49.4 49.9 50.2 50.6 .4 Financial activities............ 8,208 8,359 8,349 8,358 8,217 8,321 8,333 8,360 8,360 8,371 11 Finance and insurance.......... 6,063.6 6,159.8 6,171.9 6,180.5 6,066.7 6,142.3 6,150.9 6,172.7 6,179.4 6,184.5 5.1 Monetary authorities - central bank......................... 20.9 21.8 21.8 21.8 20.9 21.7 21.7 21.8 21.8 21.8 .0 Credit intermediation and related activities (1)....... 2,891.2 2,937.0 2,943.6 2,946.3 2,895.8 2,925.7 2,927.2 2,942.9 2,947.3 2,948.2 .9 Depository credit intermediation (1).......... 1,788.6 1,823.2 1,828.2 1,830.0 1,793.3 1,818.3 1,821.4 1,828.2 1,834.2 1,834.2 .0 Commercial banking.......... 1,305.2 1,329.3 1,334.7 1,335.9 1,309.0 1,322.9 1,325.7 1,332.3 1,338.6 1,338.3 -.3 Securities, commodity contracts, investments....... 790.9 798.1 802.9 804.0 790.7 798.7 799.4 802.1 803.9 804.6 .7 Insurance carriers and related activities................... 2,273.5 2,311.0 2,312.1 2,316.7 2,271.8 2,304.9 2,310.9 2,313.7 2,314.3 2,317.9 3.6 Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles........... 87.1 91.9 91.5 91.7 87.5 91.3 91.7 92.2 92.1 92.0 -.1 Real estate and rental and leasing....................... 2,144.2 2,198.9 2,177.3 2,177.6 2,150.2 2,178.6 2,182.0 2,187.2 2,180.8 2,186.3 5.5 Real estate................... 1,475.3 1,509.6 1,494.9 1,497.7 1,478.4 1,499.7 1,500.3 1,501.1 1,496.0 1,501.4 5.4 Rental and leasing services... 641.0 658.9 652.2 649.4 643.9 649.3 651.9 656.0 654.7 654.4 -.3 Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets............ 27.9 30.4 30.2 30.5 27.9 29.6 29.8 30.1 30.1 30.5 .4 Professional and business services....................... 17,194 17,550 17,615 17,591 17,061 17,364 17,402 17,415 17,444 17,487 43 Professional and technical services (1).................. 7,068.8 7,236.5 7,280.6 7,313.8 7,087.2 7,281.1 7,295.5 7,306.0 7,320.4 7,342.2 21.8 Legal services............... 1,160.6 1,154.7 1,159.6 1,160.7 1,160.0 1,158.5 1,160.5 1,159.3 1,160.1 1,160.5 .4 Accounting and bookkeeping services.................... 791.9 810.2 813.5 829.2 847.5 870.8 869.4 880.7 882.4 887.5 5.1 Architectural and engineering services.................... 1,342.7 1,395.7 1,398.3 1,402.0 1,335.3 1,382.2 1,386.6 1,388.2 1,389.5 1,395.3 5.8 Computer systems design and related services............ 1,212.3 1,275.2 1,283.0 1,285.5 1,204.9 1,267.8 1,274.6 1,278.2 1,279.5 1,281.6 2.1 Management and technical consulting services......... 863.4 895.7 915.4 919.6 861.4 886.5 892.0 896.4 910.6 915.4 4.8 Management of companies and enterprises................... 1,750.9 1,792.9 1,789.2 1,794.7 1,743.2 1,789.1 1,790.7 1,795.9 1,798.4 1,798.3 -.1 Administrative and waste services...................... 8,373.8 8,520.5 8,544.9 8,482.1 8,230.5 8,294.2 8,315.4 8,313.0 8,325.3 8,346.2 20.9 Administrative and support services (1)................. 8,042.8 8,182.3 8,204.1 8,142.3 7,897.8 7,959.1 7,983.4 7,977.7 7,986.4 8,005.8 19.4 Employment services (1)...... 3,791.3 3,780.0 3,800.9 3,776.2 3,663.7 3,648.1 3,663.8 3,649.6 3,643.1 3,656.6 13.5 Temporary help services..... 2,715.0 2,698.9 2,720.6 2,692.1 2,616.2 2,596.6 2,600.5 2,589.4 2,591.1 2,595.9 4.8 Business support services.... 759.5 767.9 785.2 788.3 754.7 766.8 770.5 772.3 779.4 780.8 1.4 Services to buildings and dwellings................... 1,772.4 1,839.5 1,823.3 1,787.0 1,755.4 1,777.9 1,775.9 1,773.6 1,778.3 1,778.3 .0 Waste management and remediation services......... 331.0 338.2 340.8 339.8 332.7 335.1 332.0 335.3 338.9 340.4 1.5 Education and health services... 17,709 17,784 18,059 18,163 17,481 17,735 17,805 17,863 17,886 17,927 41 Educational services........... 3,016.0 2,862.9 3,058.7 3,103.3 2,820.2 2,856.9 2,889.1 2,907.6 2,897.1 2,905.2 8.1 Health care and social assistance....................14,692.5 14,920.8 15,000.7 15,059.9 14,661.2 14,877.6 14,915.7 14,955.3 14,989.0 15,021.3 32.3 Health care (3).................12,446.3 12,658.9 12,711.1 12,760.8 12,423.8 12,615.6 12,642.7 12,678.2 12,705.0 12,732.7 27.7 Ambulatory health care services (1)................ 5,186.1 5,293.8 5,325.5 5,355.7 5,172.7 5,271.7 5,287.0 5,311.0 5,324.5 5,340.8 16.3 Offices of physicians....... 2,134.4 2,190.0 2,199.4 2,211.7 2,128.4 2,180.3 2,182.8 2,197.5 2,199.5 2,205.7 6.2 Outpatient care centers..... 484.0 491.8 493.9 495.8 482.4 489.2 491.5 492.9 494.9 495.5 .6 Home health care services... 828.0 852.9 862.6 870.2 824.3 845.6 850.9 856.1 861.1 864.7 3.6 Hospitals.................... 4,383.1 4,455.8 4,462.0 4,473.1 4,379.2 4,434.0 4,445.1 4,456.1 4,461.6 4,467.9 6.3 Nursing and residential care facilities (1).............. 2,877.1 2,909.3 2,923.6 2,932.0 2,871.9 2,909.9 2,910.6 2,911.1 2,918.9 2,924.0 5.1 Nursing care facilities..... 1,587.7 1,592.2 1,597.5 1,600.4 1,582.5 1,593.0 1,590.3 1,590.7 1,594.2 1,594.9 .7 Social assistance (1)......... 2,246.2 2,261.9 2,289.6 2,299.1 2,237.4 2,262.0 2,273.0 2,277.1 2,284.0 2,288.6 4.6 Child day care services...... 803.6 783.4 798.7 798.2 792.9 781.9 789.7 787.1 787.5 787.3 -.2 Leisure and hospitality......... 12,601 13,293 13,093 12,929 12,881 13,062 13,099 13,129 13,174 13,205 31 Arts, entertainment, and recreation.................... 1,764.2 1,988.8 1,886.6 1,774.2 1,907.5 1,913.7 1,916.1 1,911.3 1,924.7 1,916.9 -7.8 Performing arts and spectator sports....................... 354.0 391.4 379.5 360.3 362.8 376.5 375.1 372.2 374.8 371.8 -3.0 Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks.............. 118.1 127.0 127.4 122.3 121.0 123.9 124.4 125.2 125.9 125.7 -.2 Amusements, gambling, and recreation................... 1,292.1 1,470.4 1,379.7 1,291.6 1,423.7 1,413.3 1,416.6 1,413.9 1,424.0 1,419.4 -4.6 Accommodations and food services......................10,836.8 11,304.5 11,206.0 11,154.3 10,973.9 11,148.0 11,182.6 11,217.3 11,249.7 11,288.4 38.7 Accommodations................ 1,755.5 1,850.5 1,808.1 1,771.4 1,811.1 1,806.5 1,809.9 1,821.6 1,825.3 1,830.4 5.1 Food services and drinking places....................... 9,081.3 9,454.0 9,397.9 9,382.9 9,162.8 9,341.5 9,372.7 9,395.7 9,424.4 9,458.0 33.6 Other services.................. 5,355 5,391 5,404 5,391 5,377 5,398 5,404 5,412 5,420 5,417 -3 Repair and maintenance........ 1,225.9 1,252.4 1,252.7 1,244.9 1,232.0 1,245.9 1,252.5 1,254.3 1,254.8 1,253.5 -1.3 Personal and laundry services. 1,265.9 1,269.8 1,270.3 1,265.8 1,271.1 1,271.2 1,268.2 1,273.3 1,274.1 1,272.9 -1.2 Membership associations and organizations................ 2,862.9 2,869.2 2,880.9 2,880.5 2,873.6 2,880.9 2,883.0 2,884.8 2,890.8 2,890.8 .0 Government...................... 22,331 21,941 22,456 22,614 21,880 21,970 22,020 22,076 22,104 22,122 18 Federal........................ 2,721 2,713 2,700 2,702 2,728 2,716 2,708 2,707 2,703 2,704 1 Federal, except U.S. Postal Service...................... 1,945.2 1,948.4 1,934.3 1,933.1 1,953.1 1,943.2 1,940.3 1,940.0 1,935.4 1,936.3 .9 U.S. Postal Service........... 776.2 765.0 766.1 768.8 774.9 772.9 767.5 767.4 767.5 767.8 .3 State government............... 5,185 5,084 5,215 5,242 5,032 5,039 5,055 5,079 5,076 5,080 4 State government education.... 2,422.2 2,296.1 2,434.0 2,462.1 2,256.6 2,256.1 2,268.6 2,291.1 2,286.5 2,289.3 2.8 State government, excluding education.................... 2,762.7 2,788.3 2,780.6 2,779.8 2,775.8 2,783.0 2,786.1 2,788.0 2,789.2 2,790.9 1.7 Local government............... 14,425 14,144 14,541 14,670 14,120 14,215 14,257 14,290 14,325 14,338 13 Local government education.... 8,253.2 7,857.7 8,274.8 8,394.4 7,899.3 7,940.2 7,973.2 7,995.5 8,020.7 8,031.1 10.4 Local government, excluding education.................... 6,172.1 6,285.8 6,266.0 6,276.0 6,220.6 6,274.7 6,284.0 6,294.6 6,304.2 6,307.1 2.9 1 Includes other industries, not shown separately. 2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. 3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Change Industry Nov. Sept. Oct. Nov. Nov. July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. from: 2005 2006 2006p 2006p 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006p 2006p Oct. 2006- Nov. 2006p Total private......................... 33.8 33.9 34.2 33.8 33.8 33.9 33.8 33.8 33.9 33.9 0.0 Goods-producing........................... 40.6 40.8 40.9 40.5 40.4 40.7 40.6 40.3 40.6 40.5 -.1 Natural resources and mining.................. 45.2 45.6 46.4 45.7 45.0 46.0 45.3 45.1 45.8 45.9 .1 Construction.................................. 39.2 39.3 39.8 38.8 39.2 38.8 39.0 38.5 39.2 38.9 -.3 Manufacturing................................. 41.2 41.4 41.3 41.3 40.8 41.4 41.3 41.1 41.2 41.1 -.1 Overtime hours............................. 4.8 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 -.1 Durable goods................................ 41.7 41.6 41.6 41.5 41.3 41.8 41.6 41.3 41.4 41.4 .0 Overtime hours............................. 4.9 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 -.1 Wood products............................... 40.9 39.6 39.7 38.8 40.5 40.1 39.9 39.4 39.5 39.2 -.3 Nonmetallic mineral products................ 44.2 43.5 43.2 42.5 43.5 43.6 43.3 43.0 42.7 42.6 -.1 Primary metals.............................. 43.7 43.7 43.5 44.1 43.5 44.0 43.7 43.6 43.6 44.1 .5 Fabricated metal products................... 41.5 41.6 41.8 41.5 41.2 41.6 41.7 41.4 41.5 41.3 -.2 Machinery................................... 42.3 42.5 42.7 42.6 42.0 42.9 42.7 42.3 42.7 42.6 -.1 Computer and electronic products............ 40.9 40.6 40.7 40.6 40.3 40.6 40.5 40.4 40.5 40.3 -.2 Electrical equipment and appliances......... 41.6 41.3 41.5 41.4 41.0 41.5 41.0 40.9 41.0 40.9 -.1 Transportation equipment.................... 42.9 43.1 42.7 42.7 42.7 43.5 42.9 42.6 42.5 42.5 .0 Motor vehicles and parts(2)................ 42.6 42.7 42.1 42.0 42.4 43.0 42.5 42.1 41.8 41.8 .0 Furniture and related products.............. 38.7 39.3 39.2 39.2 38.5 38.6 39.0 38.8 39.2 39.1 -.1 Miscellaneous manufacturing................. 38.8 38.7 38.8 39.2 38.6 38.7 38.7 38.6 38.7 39.0 .3 Nondurable goods............................. 40.4 41.1 40.8 40.9 40.0 40.8 40.7 40.7 40.7 40.6 -.1 Overtime hours............................. 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.3 .0 Food manufacturing.......................... 39.5 40.8 40.6 40.9 39.0 40.1 39.8 40.2 40.3 40.3 .0 Beverages and tobacco products.............. 40.4 40.8 40.4 40.8 40.1 41.7 41.1 40.8 40.9 40.8 -.1 Textile mills............................... 41.0 40.9 40.4 40.8 40.6 40.8 41.1 40.7 40.7 40.7 .0 Textile product mills....................... 39.9 39.9 39.1 40.4 39.6 40.3 40.4 39.8 39.3 40.1 .8 Apparel..................................... 36.1 36.5 37.3 37.0 35.9 36.7 36.6 36.6 37.0 36.8 -.2 Leather and allied products................. 39.8 38.6 38.8 39.1 39.5 39.2 39.6 38.8 38.7 38.5 -.2 Paper and paper products.................... 42.9 43.3 43.0 43.0 42.5 43.5 43.4 42.9 42.8 42.6 -.2 Printing and related support activities..... 38.7 39.7 39.7 39.2 38.3 39.1 39.1 39.2 39.4 39.1 -.3 Petroleum and coal products................. 46.6 45.9 45.5 46.4 45.8 45.6 45.4 45.1 45.2 45.6 .4 Chemicals................................... 42.6 42.9 42.3 41.8 42.3 42.8 42.7 43.0 42.5 41.8 -.7 Plastics and rubber products................ 40.4 41.0 40.7 40.7 40.1 41.0 40.9 40.7 40.7 40.8 .1 Private service-providing................ 32.3 32.4 32.7 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.5 32.5 .0 Trade, transportation, and utilities.......... 33.2 33.5 33.6 33.4 33.4 33.4 33.4 33.4 33.4 33.5 .1 Wholesale trade.............................. 37.8 37.9 38.4 38.0 37.8 38.0 38.0 37.9 38.0 38.0 .0 Retail trade................................. 30.3 30.6 30.4 30.4 30.6 30.4 30.3 30.4 30.5 30.6 .1 Transportation and warehousing............... 37.0 37.0 37.1 37.3 36.8 36.9 37.0 36.8 36.8 37.0 .2 Utilities.................................... 41.7 41.7 42.2 42.0 41.2 41.6 41.7 41.3 41.8 41.9 .1 Information................................... 36.6 36.8 37.2 36.7 36.5 36.8 36.8 36.8 36.8 36.7 -.1 Financial activities.......................... 35.7 35.4 36.4 35.5 35.9 35.7 35.5 35.7 35.8 35.7 -.1 Professional and business services............ 34.3 34.6 35.1 34.8 34.3 34.6 34.7 34.7 34.8 34.8 .0 Education and health services................. 32.5 32.5 32.7 32.4 32.5 32.5 32.4 32.5 32.5 32.5 .0 Leisure and hospitality....................... 25.4 25.6 26.0 25.4 25.7 25.6 25.6 25.8 25.7 25.7 .0 Other services................................ 30.8 30.8 31.0 30.8 30.9 30.8 30.9 30.8 30.9 30.8 -.1 1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. 2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings Industry Nov. Sept. Oct. Nov. Nov. Sept. Oct. Nov. 2005 2006 2006p 2006p 2005 2006 2006p 2006p Total private........................... $16.30 $16.88 $16.99 $16.95 $550.94 $572.23 $581.06 $572.91 Seasonally adjusted.................... 16.28 16.85 16.91 16.94 550.26 569.53 573.25 574.27 Goods-producing............................. 17.76 18.19 18.25 18.24 721.06 742.15 746.43 738.72 Natural resources and mining.................... 18.90 20.05 20.30 20.27 854.28 914.28 941.92 926.34 Construction.................................... 19.61 20.35 20.43 20.43 768.71 799.76 813.11 792.68 Manufacturing................................... 16.70 16.90 16.91 16.95 688.04 699.66 698.38 700.04 Durable goods.................................. 17.54 17.82 17.82 17.87 731.42 741.31 741.31 741.61 Wood products................................. 13.32 13.56 13.57 13.73 544.79 536.98 538.73 532.72 Nonmetallic mineral products.................. 16.55 16.52 16.63 16.58 731.51 718.62 718.42 704.65 Primary metals................................ 19.21 19.64 19.42 19.91 839.48 858.27 844.77 878.03 Fabricated metal products..................... 16.01 16.21 16.27 16.26 664.42 674.34 680.09 674.79 Machinery..................................... 17.01 17.26 17.44 17.54 719.52 733.55 744.69 747.20 Computer and electronic products.............. 18.60 19.22 19.25 19.23 760.74 780.33 783.48 780.74 Electrical equipment and appliances........... 15.42 15.61 15.66 15.52 641.47 644.69 649.89 642.53 Transportation equipment...................... 22.55 22.59 22.48 22.46 967.40 973.63 959.90 959.04 Furniture and related products................ 13.45 13.96 14.01 14.00 520.52 548.63 549.19 548.80 Miscellaneous manufacturing................... 14.12 14.48 14.49 14.43 547.86 560.38 562.21 565.66 Nondurable goods............................... 15.28 15.33 15.37 15.39 617.31 630.06 627.10 629.45 Food manufacturing............................ 13.06 13.15 13.14 13.24 515.87 536.52 533.48 541.52 Beverages and tobacco products................ 18.76 18.23 18.46 18.48 757.90 743.78 745.78 753.98 Textile mills................................. 12.48 12.59 12.82 12.88 511.68 514.93 517.93 525.50 Textile product mills......................... 11.78 11.97 11.80 12.05 470.02 477.60 461.38 486.82 Apparel....................................... 10.41 10.60 10.60 10.58 375.80 386.90 395.38 391.46 Leather and allied products................... 11.57 11.44 11.64 11.58 460.49 441.58 451.63 452.78 Paper and paper products...................... 17.87 18.12 18.17 18.10 766.62 784.60 781.31 778.30 Printing and related support activities....... 15.73 15.81 15.88 15.92 608.75 627.66 630.44 624.06 Petroleum and coal products................... 24.64 24.12 24.45 24.47 1148.22 1107.11 1112.48 1135.41 Chemicals..................................... 19.68 19.41 19.55 19.54 838.37 832.69 826.97 816.77 Plastics and rubber products.................. 14.78 15.09 15.05 15.04 597.11 618.69 612.54 612.13 Private service-providing.................. 15.90 16.52 16.64 16.61 513.57 535.25 544.13 538.16 Trade, transportation, and utilities............ 15.00 15.56 15.57 15.41 498.00 521.26 523.15 514.69 Wholesale trade................................ 18.46 19.08 19.12 19.12 697.79 723.13 734.21 726.56 Retail trade................................... 12.28 12.71 12.71 12.55 372.08 388.93 386.38 381.52 Transportation and warehousing................. 16.88 17.42 17.38 17.29 624.56 644.54 644.80 644.92 Utilities...................................... 27.37 27.52 27.60 27.51 1141.33 1147.58 1164.72 1155.42 Information..................................... 22.45 23.65 23.68 23.62 821.67 870.32 880.90 866.85 Financial activities............................ 18.17 19.02 19.23 19.15 648.67 673.31 699.97 679.83 Professional and business services.............. 18.25 19.16 19.49 19.37 625.98 662.94 684.10 674.08 Education and health services................... 16.94 17.48 17.50 17.58 550.55 568.10 572.25 569.59 Leisure and hospitality......................... 9.29 9.73 9.80 9.90 235.97 249.09 254.80 251.46 Other services.................................. 14.46 14.70 14.71 14.76 445.37 452.76 456.01 454.61 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted Percent Industry Nov. July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. change from: 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006p 2006p Oct. 2006- Nov. 2006p Total private: Current dollars........................ $16.28 $16.76 $16.81 $16.85 $16.91 $16.94 0.2 Constant (1982) dollars (2)............ 8.15 8.16 8.16 8.24 8.32 N.A. (3) Goods-producing............................. 17.74 18.00 18.06 18.07 18.15 18.18 .2 Natural resources and mining.................... 18.95 19.89 20.06 20.16 20.31 20.28 -.1 Construction.................................... 19.59 20.06 20.11 20.18 20.24 20.34 .5 Manufacturing................................... 16.68 16.80 16.85 16.84 16.90 16.91 .1 Excluding overtime (4)....................... 15.79 15.93 16.00 16.00 16.06 16.09 .2 Durable goods.................................. 17.50 17.69 17.74 17.75 17.79 17.80 .1 Nondurable goods............................... 15.29 15.28 15.32 15.29 15.38 15.39 .1 Private service-providing.................. 15.89 16.43 16.47 16.53 16.58 16.62 .2 Trade, transportation, and utilities............ 15.04 15.48 15.49 15.51 15.52 15.50 -.1 Wholesale trade................................ 18.45 18.94 19.00 19.10 19.06 19.10 .2 Retail trade................................... 12.35 12.66 12.65 12.66 12.69 12.66 -.2 Transportation and warehousing................. 16.85 17.36 17.34 17.37 17.36 17.32 -.2 Utilities...................................... 27.15 27.57 27.47 27.37 27.51 27.45 -.2 Information..................................... 22.40 23.34 23.40 23.49 23.52 23.55 .1 Financial activities............................ 18.20 18.79 18.86 19.02 19.10 19.17 .4 Professional and business services.............. 18.29 19.15 19.17 19.29 19.39 19.46 .4 Education and health services................... 16.95 17.36 17.44 17.46 17.51 17.58 .4 Leisure and hospitality......................... 9.24 9.61 9.67 9.72 9.77 9.84 .7 Other services.................................. 14.46 14.60 14.61 14.68 14.69 14.73 .3 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. 2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series. 3 Change was 1.0 percent from Sept. 2006 to Oct. 2006, the latest month available. 4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half. N.A. = not available. p = preliminary. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (2002=100) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Percent Industry Nov. Sept. Oct. Nov. Nov. July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. change from: 2005 2006 2006p 2006p 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006p 2006p Oct. 2006- Nov. 2006p Total private......................... 104.2 105.9 107.1 106.0 103.5 105.2 105.1 105.2 105.5 105.6 0.1 Goods-producing........................... 101.9 104.3 103.8 101.9 100.5 102.6 102.4 101.4 101.6 101.2 -.4 Natural resources and mining.................. 117.5 128.4 130.9 128.7 116.0 126.1 124.7 124.6 127.0 127.8 .6 Construction.................................. 113.9 117.4 117.8 112.5 111.7 112.0 112.7 110.9 112.2 110.9 -1.2 Manufacturing................................. 95.8 97.2 96.4 96.1 94.6 97.0 96.8 96.1 95.9 95.5 -.4 Durable goods................................ 98.5 99.9 99.4 99.0 97.4 100.4 100.0 99.0 98.8 98.7 -.1 Wood products............................... 103.4 97.2 94.9 91.1 102.4 99.5 98.1 95.5 94.0 92.1 -2.0 Nonmetallic mineral products................ 102.1 100.6 99.3 96.4 99.5 100.3 99.1 97.4 96.8 96.2 -.6 Primary metals.............................. 95.5 95.5 94.5 95.5 95.2 97.0 96.3 95.4 94.8 95.7 .9 Fabricated metal products................... 101.1 104.0 104.3 103.5 100.3 103.6 104.1 103.5 103.4 102.9 -.5 Machinery................................... 99.7 104.2 105.4 105.2 99.0 104.7 104.7 104.1 105.4 105.4 .0 Computer and electronic products............ 102.3 106.6 106.4 106.6 100.3 106.2 106.3 106.1 106.0 105.9 -.1 Electrical equipment and appliances......... 89.0 91.3 91.7 91.4 87.7 91.9 91.1 90.6 91.0 90.6 -.4 Transportation equipment.................... 99.5 101.2 99.0 99.0 98.8 102.5 101.0 99.8 98.9 98.6 -.3 Motor vehicles and parts (2)............... 96.2 93.8 90.5 89.9 95.4 95.1 93.9 92.2 90.2 89.5 -.8 Furniture and related products.............. 89.7 89.6 88.0 87.2 89.2 89.0 89.4 88.5 88.4 87.4 -1.1 Miscellaneous manufacturing................. 91.7 92.0 93.0 94.7 90.7 91.2 92.0 92.0 92.4 93.3 1.0 Nondurable goods............................. 91.5 93.0 91.6 91.4 90.2 91.7 91.4 91.2 90.8 90.4 -.4 Food manufacturing.......................... 97.4 102.9 101.6 101.8 95.2 97.9 97.2 98.8 98.8 99.0 .2 Beverages and tobacco products.............. 99.5 103.0 100.9 99.8 98.9 101.5 100.3 99.7 99.7 99.7 .0 Textile mills............................... 69.6 64.3 62.6 62.7 69.2 65.6 65.6 63.8 63.2 62.9 -.5 Textile product mills....................... 93.8 88.9 87.5 90.1 94.2 91.4 91.0 89.7 88.2 89.6 1.6 Apparel..................................... 65.1 65.8 66.2 65.8 64.5 66.8 65.7 65.4 65.8 65.4 -.6 Leather and allied products................. 82.1 73.7 73.6 74.1 81.0 75.4 74.9 73.6 72.9 72.3 -.8 Paper and paper products.................... 88.1 87.1 85.8 85.3 87.1 88.0 87.4 85.9 85.3 84.5 -.9 Printing and related support activities..... 92.0 94.8 95.4 93.7 90.5 93.2 93.5 93.6 94.4 93.3 -1.2 Petroleum and coal products................. 102.7 101.8 99.0 98.4 100.6 101.4 99.0 97.9 97.2 97.2 .0 Chemicals................................... 97.5 99.7 98.0 96.1 96.9 100.2 100.7 100.3 98.8 96.5 -2.3 Plastics and rubber products................ 93.1 92.6 90.6 90.9 92.1 93.3 93.1 91.9 90.4 90.9 .6 Private service-providing................ 104.8 106.4 107.8 107.2 104.5 105.8 106.1 106.2 106.7 106.9 .2 Trade, transportation, and utilities.......... 103.4 102.3 103.4 104.6 102.0 102.3 102.3 102.3 102.4 102.8 .4 Wholesale trade.............................. 102.9 104.9 106.3 105.5 102.8 104.8 104.8 104.8 105.1 105.4 .3 Retail trade................................. 103.0 99.6 100.1 103.0 101.1 99.9 99.5 99.7 100.2 100.6 .4 Transportation and warehousing............... 106.8 108.6 109.3 109.6 105.0 107.0 107.5 107.0 107.1 107.6 .5 Utilities.................................... 96.0 96.5 97.5 97.2 95.1 96.2 96.5 95.6 96.8 97.2 .4 Information................................... 100.6 101.2 102.5 101.6 100.3 101.5 101.8 101.8 101.8 101.4 -.4 Financial activities.......................... 104.8 107.0 110.1 107.7 105.6 107.4 107.1 108.0 108.5 108.5 .0 Professional and business services............ 108.5 112.1 114.2 113.0 107.6 110.8 111.3 111.5 111.9 112.2 .3 Education and health services................. 108.0 108.7 111.0 110.7 106.6 108.3 108.5 109.2 109.2 109.5 .3 Leisure and hospitality....................... 103.0 110.3 110.1 106.1 106.7 108.1 108.5 109.6 109.5 109.8 .3 Other services................................ 95.1 96.3 97.2 96.4 95.8 96.4 96.8 96.7 97.2 96.9 -.3 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. 2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. p = preliminary. NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and production or nonsupervisory worker employment. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-6. Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production or nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (2002=100) Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Percent Industry Nov. Sept. Oct. Nov. Nov. July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. change from: 2005 2006 2006p 2006p 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006p 2006p Oct. 2006- Nov. 2006p Total private......................... 113.7 119.7 121.7 120.2 112.8 118.0 118.2 118.6 119.4 119.7 0.3 Goods-producing........................... 110.8 116.2 116.0 113.8 109.2 113.1 113.2 112.2 112.9 112.6 -.3 Natural resources and mining.................. 129.1 149.8 154.6 151.7 127.8 145.9 145.5 146.1 150.1 150.8 .5 Construction.................................. 120.6 129.0 129.9 124.1 118.1 121.3 122.4 120.9 122.6 121.8 -.7 Manufacturing................................. 104.6 107.5 106.6 106.6 103.2 106.6 106.7 105.8 106.0 105.6 -.4 Durable goods................................ 107.9 111.2 110.6 110.4 106.4 110.9 110.7 109.7 109.8 109.7 -.1 Nondurable goods............................. 98.8 100.7 99.5 99.4 97.5 99.1 99.0 98.6 98.7 98.3 -.4 Private service-providing................ 114.4 120.8 123.2 122.4 114.0 119.4 120.0 120.6 121.5 122.1 .5 Trade, transportation, and utilities.......... 110.6 113.6 114.8 114.9 109.4 112.9 113.0 113.2 113.3 113.7 .4 Wholesale trade.............................. 111.9 117.9 119.7 118.8 111.7 116.9 117.3 117.9 118.0 118.6 .5 Retail trade................................. 108.4 108.5 109.0 110.8 107.0 108.4 107.9 108.2 108.9 109.1 .2 Transportation and warehousing............... 114.4 120.1 120.5 120.2 112.3 117.9 118.2 117.9 118.0 118.3 .3 Utilities.................................... 109.7 110.8 112.3 111.6 107.7 110.7 110.7 109.2 111.2 111.4 .2 Information................................... 111.8 118.5 120.1 118.8 111.2 117.2 117.9 118.4 118.5 118.2 -.3 Financial activities.......................... 117.8 125.9 130.9 127.5 118.9 124.8 124.8 127.0 128.1 128.6 .4 Professional and business services............ 117.8 127.8 132.4 130.3 117.1 126.2 127.0 127.9 129.1 129.9 .6 Education and health services................. 120.3 124.9 127.7 127.9 118.8 123.6 124.3 125.3 125.7 126.6 .7 Leisure and hospitality....................... 111.5 125.1 125.8 122.5 114.9 121.1 122.3 124.2 124.7 126.0 1.0 Other services................................ 100.2 103.1 104.2 103.7 100.9 102.5 103.1 103.4 104.1 104.0 -.1 1 See footnote 1, table B-2. p = preliminary. NOTE: The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate payroll estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production or nonsupervisory worker employment. ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA Table B-7. Diffusion indexes of employment change (Percent) Time span Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Private nonfarm payrolls, 278 industries (1) Over 1-month span: 2002 .............. 40.8 36.5 38.3 38.7 40.1 46.0 43.7 43.3 41.7 41.9 41.5 36.0 2003 .............. 44.1 37.9 34.9 38.3 42.8 38.8 37.6 39.7 50.7 49.8 52.0 51.3 2004 .............. 51.6 49.5 62.4 65.5 62.4 57.7 52.7 52.0 57.0 54.3 55.0 54.1 2005 .............. 50.7 57.7 56.7 54.7 54.5 56.7 59.2 54.1 51.4 53.4 61.7 58.6 2006 .............. 61.0 59.9 58.5 64.4 55.8 56.8 53.8 53.1 55.2 p55.0 p57.2 Over 3-month span: 2002 .............. 34.5 36.2 35.6 35.8 34.9 38.8 38.5 44.8 37.6 39.7 37.2 39.6 2003 .............. 40.6 34.2 34.7 32.7 35.3 41.7 38.5 33.8 42.6 47.8 49.8 50.5 2004 .............. 54.3 53.4 57.6 63.1 69.4 68.3 58.8 55.6 57.4 56.5 59.9 55.2 2005 .............. 52.9 56.7 59.2 60.4 56.8 60.8 60.4 59.7 57.9 52.2 57.0 63.7 2006 .............. 66.2 65.5 63.3 63.7 63.8 59.7 56.7 58.8 55.0 p57.0 p55.4 Over 6-month span: 2002 .............. 30.2 30.6 31.5 30.9 32.0 36.3 35.8 37.6 34.5 36.0 36.7 35.3 2003 .............. 34.4 31.8 31.8 34.0 32.7 36.2 33.3 32.4 40.5 45.3 46.4 47.7 2004 .............. 49.8 52.3 54.7 60.8 63.3 63.8 63.1 63.5 59.0 61.3 55.9 55.6 2005 .............. 55.4 57.7 57.4 58.8 55.2 58.6 60.8 59.5 60.6 57.7 58.5 60.6 2006 .............. 61.2 61.5 63.1 67.6 65.5 65.8 62.9 59.9 60.3 p59.0 p56.8 Over 12-month span: 2002 .............. 33.6 31.7 30.2 30.4 30.2 29.1 32.0 31.3 30.0 29.5 32.9 34.7 2003 .............. 34.5 31.5 32.9 33.5 34.2 35.1 32.7 33.1 37.1 36.7 37.2 39.2 2004 .............. 40.3 42.1 44.8 48.4 50.7 57.7 57.0 55.2 56.7 58.3 60.1 60.3 2005 .............. 60.1 61.0 59.5 58.6 58.6 59.4 60.8 61.0 60.8 58.3 58.8 62.1 2006 .............. 61.3 61.0 62.2 62.6 64.0 65.3 60.8 62.6 64.0 p65.3 p63.3 Manufacturing payrolls, 84 industries (1) Over 1-month span: 2002 .............. 19.6 21.4 18.5 29.2 25.0 30.4 36.9 25.6 28.6 17.9 17.9 19.6 2003 .............. 32.7 19.6 19.6 10.7 23.2 19.0 19.6 29.2 28.6 36.3 42.3 40.5 2004 .............. 44.0 47.6 44.6 64.9 53.6 45.8 56.5 52.4 41.7 42.3 39.9 39.3 2005 .............. 39.3 38.7 38.7 42.3 44.6 34.5 47.6 35.7 45.2 43.5 50.0 52.4 2006 .............. 59.5 48.8 49.4 57.7 50.0 60.7 45.2 39.9 44.6 p41.1 p45.8 Over 3-month span: 2002 .............. 9.5 9.5 11.3 17.9 14.9 17.9 22.6 25.6 22.6 17.3 9.5 11.9 2003 .............. 18.5 11.3 12.5 8.3 7.7 11.3 14.9 15.5 16.7 27.4 32.1 35.7 2004 .............. 43.5 42.3 43.5 53.6 57.7 58.9 53.6 48.8 48.2 40.5 38.1 31.0 2005 .............. 35.7 39.9 42.9 39.9 37.5 41.1 39.3 35.7 39.9 36.3 36.9 50.0 2006 .............. 56.0 51.8 48.8 50.6 48.8 51.2 48.8 49.4 39.9 p39.9 p37.5 Over 6-month span: 2002 .............. 7.1 8.3 7.7 8.3 8.3 11.9 12.5 11.9 13.7 8.9 7.1 7.7 2003 .............. 11.3 11.3 8.3 9.5 10.7 9.5 6.0 8.9 13.7 18.5 24.4 23.8 2004 .............. 28.6 33.3 33.3 45.8 47.6 51.2 56.0 51.8 48.2 49.4 39.3 35.7 2005 .............. 36.9 36.9 35.1 33.3 33.3 32.7 36.9 36.9 41.1 41.7 39.3 42.3 2006 .............. 37.5 45.8 45.2 51.2 48.2 51.8 45.2 45.2 49.4 p44.0 p44.0 Over 12-month span: 2002 .............. 7.1 6.0 6.0 6.5 7.1 3.6 4.8 6.0 4.8 7.1 4.8 8.3 2003 .............. 10.7 6.0 6.5 6.0 8.3 7.1 7.1 8.3 10.7 10.7 9.5 10.7 2004 .............. 13.1 14.3 13.1 20.2 23.2 35.7 36.9 38.1 36.3 44.0 44.6 44.6 2005 .............. 44.6 44.6 41.7 40.5 39.9 33.3 32.7 31.0 32.1 39.3 35.7 40.5 2006 .............. 41.1 39.9 39.9 42.9 41.7 46.4 42.9 42.9 45.8 p47.0 p44.0 1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, 6-month spans and unadjusted data for the 12-month span. p = preliminary. NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment.