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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until USDL-09-1180

8:30 a.m. (EDT) Friday, October 2, 2009

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Technical information:
Household data: (202) 691-6378 • [email protected] • www.bls.gov/cps
Establishment data: (202) 691-6555 • [email protected] • www.bls.gov/ces

Media contact: (202) 691-5902 • [email protected]

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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION – SEPTEMBER 2009

Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in September (-263,000), and the unemployment

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rate (9.8 percent) continued to trend up, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The largest
job losses were in construction, manufacturing, retail trade, and government.

Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month
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September 2007 – September 2009 change, seasonally adjusted, September 2007 –
September 2009
Percent Thousands
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Household Survey Data

Since the start of the recession in December 2007, the number of unemployed persons has increased by
7.6 million to 15.1 million, and the unemployment rate has doubled to 9.8 percent. (See table A-1.)
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Unemployment rates for the major worker groups—adult men (10.3 percent), adult women (7.8
percent), teenagers (25.9 percent), whites (9.0 percent), blacks (15.4 percent), and Hispanics (12.7
percent)—showed little change in September. The unemployment rate for Asians was 7.4 percent, not
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seasonally adjusted. The rates for all major worker groups are much higher than at the start of the
recession. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
Among the unemployed, the number of job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs rose by
603,000 to 10.4 million in September. The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27
weeks and over) rose by 450,000 to 5.4 million. In September, 35.6 percent of unemployed persons were
jobless for 27 weeks or more. (See tables A-8 and A-9.)

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The civilian labor force participation rate declined by 0.3 percentage point in September to 65.2
percent. The employment-population ratio, at 58.8 percent, also declined over the month and has

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decreased by 3.9 percentage points since the recession began in December 2007. (See table A-1.)

In September, the number of persons working part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to
as involuntary part-time workers) was little changed at 9.2 million. The number of such workers rose
sharply throughout most of the fall and winter but has been little changed since March. (See table A-5.)

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About 2.2 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force in September, an increase of

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615,000 from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the
labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12
months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks
preceding the survey. (See table A-13.)

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Among the marginally attached, there were 706,000 discouraged workers in September, up by
239,000 from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons
not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The other 1.5 million
persons marginally attached to the labor force in September had not searched for work in the 4 weeks
preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities.
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Total nonfarm payroll employment declined by 263,000 in September. From May through September,
job losses averaged 307,000 per month, compared with losses averaging 645,000 per month from
November 2008 to April. Since the start of the recession in December 2007, payroll employment has
fallen by 7.2 million. (See table B-1.)
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In September, construction employment declined by 64,000. Monthly job losses averaged 66,000 from
May through September, compared with an average of 117,000 per month from November to April.
September job cuts were concentrated in the industry′s nonresidential components (-39,000) and in
heavy construction (-12,000). Since December 2007, employment in construction has fallen by 1.5
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million.

Employment in manufacturing fell by 51,000 in September. Over the past 3 months, job losses have
averaged 53,000 per month, compared with an average monthly loss of 161,000 from October to June.
Employment in manufacturing has contracted by 2.1 million since the onset of the recession.
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In the service-providing sector, the number of jobs in retail trade fell by 39,000 in September. From
April through September, retail employment has fallen by an average of 29,000 per month, compared
with an average monthly loss of 68,000 for the prior 6-month period.
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Government employment was down by 53,000 in September, with the largest decline occurring in the
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in ambulatory health care services (15,000). Health care has added 559,000 jobs since the beginning of
the recession, although the average monthly job gain thus far in 2009 (22,000) is down from the average
monthly gain during 2008 (30,000).

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Employment in transportation and warehousing continued to trend down in September. The number
of jobs in financial activities, professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and

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information showed little or no change over the month.

In September, the average workweek for production and nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm
payrolls edged down by 0.1 hour to 33.0 hours. Both the manufacturing workweek and factory overtime
decreased by 0.1 hour over the month, to 39.8 and 2.8 hours, respectively. (See table B-2.)

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

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payrolls edged up by 1 cent, or 0.1 percent, to $18.67. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings
have risen by 2.5 percent, while average weekly earnings have risen by only 0.7 percent due to declines
in the average workweek. (See table B-3.)

The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for July was revised from -276,000 to -304,000, and

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the change for August was revised from -216,000 to -201,000.

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Table A. Major indicators of labor market activity, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Quarterly averages Monthly data

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Aug.-Sept.
Category
II 2009 III 2009 July 2009 Aug. 2009 Sept. 2009 change

HOUSEHOLD DATA Labor force status

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Civilian labor force …………….…………… 154,912 154,362 154,504 154,577 154,006 -571
Employment …………………….………… 140,591 139,518 140,041 139,649 138,864 -785
Unemployment ……………….…………… 14,321 14,844 14,462 14,928 15,142 214
Not in labor force ………………….………… 80,547 81,730 81,366 81,509 82,316 807

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All workers ……………….……………....…… 9.2 9.6 9.4 9.7 9.8 0.1
Adult men …………………....……...……… 9.7 10.1 9.8 10.1 10.3 .2
Adult women ………….…………………… 7.4 7.7 7.5 7.6 7.8 .2
Teenagers ………….………………...…… 22.7 25.1 23.8 25.5 25.9 .4
White ……….………….…...……………… 8.4 8.8 8.6 8.9 9.0 .1
Black or African American ………….…… 14.9 15.0 14.5 15.1 15.4 .3
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ………..……

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Nonfarm employment ……….……...………

12.0

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p 131,189
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Employment

131,411
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p 131,210
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Goods-producing …...…...……………… 19,041 p 18,586 18,713 p 18,581 p 18,465 p -116
Construction ..…...…………….………… 6,303 p 6,101 6,162 p 6,102 p 6,038 p -64
Manufacturing …………………....…… 12,008 p 11,775 11,836 p 11,770 p 11,719 p -51
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Service-providing ………...……..……… 113,084 p 112,603 112,698 p 112,629 p 112,482 p -147
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Retail trade …...…………….…..…… 14,814 p 14,728 14,747 p 14,738 p 14,700 p -39
Professional and business service ….. 16,731 p 16,609 16,624 p 16,605 p 16,597 p -8
Education and health services …..…… 19,213 p 19,294 19,262 p 19,308 p 19,311 p3
Leisure and hospitality …...…………… 13,180 p 13,165 13,177 p 13,163 p 13,154 p -9
Government ………...…………………… 22,585 p 22,445 22,475 p 22,456 p 22,403 p -53
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Hours of work

Total private ……...…………...…………….. 33.1 p 33.1 33.1 p 33.1 p 33.0 p -0.1

Manufacturing …………….……...……… 39.5 p 39.9 39.9 p 39.9 p 39.8 p -.1
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Overtime ……...………………..…….… 2.8 p 2.9 2.9 p 2.9 p 2.8 p -.1

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Indexes of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)

Total private ……...………………….……… 99.7 p 98.9 99.2 p 99.0 p 98.5 p -0.5

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Earnings

Average hourly earnings, total private …... $18.52 p $18.64 $18.59 p $18.66 p $18.67 p $0.01
Average weekly earnings, total private …… 612.50 p 616.36 615.33 p 617.65 p 616.11 p -1.54
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Includes other industries, not shown separately.

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Quarterly averages and the over-the-month change are calculated using unrounded data.
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Data relate to private production and nonsupervisory workers.
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 Preliminary Estimates of Benchmark Revisions to the Establishment Survey

In accordance with usual practice, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is announcing its preliminary
estimates of the upcoming annual benchmark revision to the establishment survey employment series.

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The final benchmark revision will be issued on February 5, 2010, with the publication of the January
2010 Employment Situation news release.

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Each year, the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey employment estimates are benchmarked
to comprehensive counts of employment for the month of March. These counts are derived from state
unemployment insurance tax records that nearly all employers are required to file. For national CES
employment series, the annual benchmark revisions over the last 10 years have averaged plus or minus
two-tenths of one percent of total nonfarm employment. The preliminary estimate of the benchmark
revision indicates a downward adjustment to March 2009 total nonfarm employment of 824,000 (0.6

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Table B shows the March 2009 preliminary benchmark revisions by major industry sector. As is typi-
cally the case, many of the individual industry series show larger percentage revisions than the total
nonfarm series, primarily because statistical sampling error is greater at more detailed levels than at a
total level.

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Percent benchmark
Industry Benchmark revision
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Total nonfarm .......................................... -824,000 -0.6

Total private .......................................... -855,000 -.8
Mining and logging ............................... -23,000 -3.2
Construction ........................................ -152,000 -2.5
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Manufacturing ...................................... -67,000 -.6

Trade, transportation,
and utilities ......................................... -282,000 -1.1
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Information .......................................... -36,000 -1.3

Financial activities ................................ -9,000 -.1
Professional and business
services ............................................. -111,000 -.7
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Education and health

services ............................................. -57,000 -.3
Leisure and hospitality .......................... -76,000 -.6
Other services ..................................... -42,000 -.8
Government ........................................... 31,000 .1
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Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates

Why are there two monthly measures of employment?

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The household survey and establishment survey both produce sample-based estimates of employment
and both have strengths and limitations. The establishment survey employment series has a smaller
margin of error on the measurement of month-to-month change than the household survey because of its

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much larger sample size. An over-the-month employment change of 107,000 is statistically significant
in the establishment survey, while the threshold for a statistically significant change in the household
survey is about 400,000. However, the household survey has a more expansive scope than the establish-
ment survey because it includes the self-employed, unpaid family workers, agricultural workers, and
private household workers, who are excluded by the establishment survey. The household survey also
provides estimates of employment for demographic groups.

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Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys?
Neither the establishment nor household survey is designed to identify the legal status of workers. Thus,
while it is likely that both surveys include at least some undocumented immigrants, it is not possible to
determine how many are counted in either survey. The household survey does include questions about
whether respondents were born outside the United States. Data from these questions show that foreign-

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born workers accounted for 15.6 percent of the labor force in 2008.

Why does the establishment survey have revisions?

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

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

Yes; about 40 percent of the establishment survey sample is comprised of business establishments with
fewer than 20 employees. The establishment survey sample is designed to maximize the reliability of the
total nonfarm employment estimate; firms from all size classes and industries are appropriately sampled
to achieve that goal.
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Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses?
Yes; monthly establishment survey estimates include an adjustment to account for the net employment
change generated by business births and deaths. The adjustment comes from an econometric model that
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forecasts the monthly net jobs impact of business births and deaths based on the actual past values of the
net impact that can be observed with a lag from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. The
establishment survey uses modeling rather than sampling for this purpose because the survey is not

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immediately able to bring new businesses into the sample. There is an unavoidable lag between the birth
of a new firm and its appearance on the sampling frame and availability for selection. BLS adds new
businesses to the survey twice a year.

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

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

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

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those who have stopped looking because they believe no jobs are available (discouraged workers). In
addition, alternative measures of labor underutilization (discouraged workers and other groups not
officially counted as unemployed) are published each month in the Employment Situation news release.

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This news release presents statistics from two major force. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as

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surveys, the Current Population Survey (household survey) a percent of the population, and the employment-population
and the Current Employment Statistics survey (establishment ratio is the employed as a percent of the population.
survey). The household survey provides the information on
the labor force, employment, and unemployment that appears Establishment survey. The sample establishments are
in the A tables, marked HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample drawn from private nonfarm businesses such as factories,

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survey of about 60,000 households conducted by the U.S. offices, and stores, as well as federal, state, and local
Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). government entities. Employees on nonfarm payrolls are
The establishment survey provides the information on those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
the employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm period, including persons on paid leave. Persons are counted
payrolls that appears in the B tables, marked ESTABLISH- in each job they hold. Hours and earnings data are for
MENT DATA. This information is collected from payroll private businesses and relate only to production workers in

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records by BLS in cooperation with state agencies. The the goods-producing sector and nonsupervisory workers in
sample includes about 160,000 businesses and government the service-providing sector. Industries are classified on the

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agencies covering approximately 400,000 individual work- basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2007
sites. The active sample includes about one-third of all non- version of the North American Industry Classification
farm payroll workers. The sample is drawn from a sampling System.
frame of unemployment insurance tax accounts.
For both surveys, the data for a given month relate to a Differences in employment estimates. The numerous
particular week or pay period. In the household survey, the conceptual and methodological differences between the
reference week is generally the calendar week that contains
the 12th day of the month. In the establishment survey, the
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household and establishment surveys result in important
distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the
surveys. Among these are:

 The household survey includes agricultural workers,

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Coverage, definitions, and differences between sur- the self-employed, unpaid family workers, and
veys private household workers among the employed.
These groups are excluded from the establishment
Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect survey.
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responses to a series of questions on work and job search  The household survey includes people on unpaid
activities, each person 16 years and over in a sample leave among the employed. The establishment
household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in survey does not.
the labor force.
People are classified as employed if they did any work  The household survey is limited to workers 16 years
at all as paid employees during the reference week; worked in of age and older. The establishment survey is not
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their own business, profession, or on their own farm; or limited by age.

worked without pay at least 15 hours in a family business or
farm. People are also counted as employed if they were  The household survey has no duplication of
temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad individuals, because individuals are counted only
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weather, vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal once, even if they hold more than one job. In the
reasons. establishment survey, employees working at more
People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of than one job and thus appearing on more than one
the following criteria: They had no employment during the payroll would be counted separately for each
reference week; they were available for work at that time; and appearance.
they made specific efforts to find employment sometime
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during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. Seasonal adjustment
Persons laid off from a job and expecting recall need not be
looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor
unemployment data derived from the household survey in no force and the levels of employment and unemployment
way depend upon the eligibility for or receipt of undergo sharp fluctuations due to such seasonal events as
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unemployment insurance benefits. changes in weather, reduced or expanded production,

The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and harvests, major holidays, and the opening and closing of
unemployed persons. Those not classified as employed or schools. The effect of such seasonal variation can be very
unemployed are not in the labor force. The unemployment large; seasonal fluctuations may account for as much as 95
rate is the number unemployed as a percent of the labor percent of the month-to-month changes in unemployment.
 Because these seasonal events follow a more or less change would range from -330,000 to 530,000 (100,000 +/-
regular pattern each year, their influence on statistical trends 430,000). These figures do not mean that the sample results
can be eliminated by adjusting the statistics from month to are off by these magnitudes, but rather that there is about a
month. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, 90-percent chance that the "true" over-the-month change lies

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such as declines in economic activity or increases in the within this interval. Since this range includes values of less
participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. For than zero, we could not say with confidence that employment
example, the large number of youth entering the labor force had, in fact, increased. If, however, the reported employment
each June is likely to obscure any other changes that have rise was half a million, then all of the values within the 90-

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taken place relative to May, making it difficult to determine if percent confidence interval would be greater than zero. In
the level of economic activity has risen or declined. this case, it is likely (at least a 90-percent chance) that an
However, because the effect of students finishing school in employment rise had, in fact, occurred. At an unemployment
previous years is known, the statistics for the current year can rate of around 5.5 percent, the 90-percent confidence interval
be adjusted to allow for a comparable change. Insofar as the for the monthly change in unemployment is about
seasonal adjustment is made correctly, the adjusted figure +/-280,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment
provides a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in rate it is about +/-.19 percentage point.

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Most seasonally adjusted series are independently establishments have lower standard errors (relative to the size

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adjusted in both the household and establishment surveys. of the estimate) than estimates which are based on a small
However, the adjusted series for many major estimates, such number of observations. The precision of estimates is also
as total payroll employment, employment in most improved when the data are cumulated over time such as for
supersectors, total employment, and unemployment are quarterly and annual averages. The seasonal adjustment
computed by aggregating independently adjusted component process can also improve the stability of the monthly
series. For example, total unemployment is derived by estimates.
summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex
components; this differs from the unemployment estimate
that would be obtained by directly adjusting the total or by
combining the duration, reasons, or more detailed age
categories.
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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
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For both the household and establishment surveys, a respondents to provide correct information on a timely basis,
concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is used in which mistakes made by respondents, and errors made in the
new seasonal factors are calculated each month, using all collection or processing of the data.
relevant data, up to and including the data for the current For example, in the establishment survey, estimates for
month. In the household survey, new seasonal factors are the most recent 2 months are based on incomplete returns; for
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used to adjust only the current month's data. In the this reason, these estimates are labeled preliminary in the
establishment survey, however, new seasonal factors are used tables. It is only after two successive revisions to a monthly
each month to adjust the three most recent monthly estimates. estimate, when nearly all sample reports have been received,
In both surveys, revisions to historical data are made once a that the estimate is considered final.
year. Another major source of nonsampling error in the
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establishment survey is the inability to capture, on a timely

Reliability of the estimates basis, employment generated by new firms. To correct for
this systematic underestimation of employment growth, an
Statistics based on the household and establishment estimation procedure with two components is used to account
surveys are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. for business births. The first component uses business deaths
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When a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed, to impute employment for business births. This is in-
there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from corporated into the sample-based link relative estimate
the "true" population values they represent. The exact procedure by simply not reflecting sample units going out of
difference, or sampling error, varies depending on the business, but imputing to them the same trend as the other
particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by firms in the sample. The second component is an ARIMA
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the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90- time series model designed to estimate the residual net
percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based birth/death employment not accounted for by the imputation.
on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors The historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA
from the "true" population value because of sampling error. model was derived from the unemployment insurance
BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level universe micro-level database, and reflects the actual residual
of confidence. net of births and deaths over the past 5 years.
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For example, the confidence interval for the monthly The sample-based estimates from the establishment
change in total employment from the household survey is on survey are adjusted once a year (on a lagged basis) to
the order of plus or minus 430,000. Suppose the estimate of universe counts of payroll employment obtained from
total employment increases by 100,000 from one month to administrative records of the unemployment insurance
the next. The 90-percent confidence interval on the monthly program. The difference between the March sample-based
employment estimates and the March universe counts is Other information
known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a rough proxy
for total survey error. The new benchmarks also incorporate Information in this release will be made available
changes in the classification of industries. Over the past to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice

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decade, absolute benchmark revisions for total nonfarm phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-
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Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

(Numbers in thousands)

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Employment status, sex, and age
Sept. Aug. Sept. Sept. May June July Aug. Sept.
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009

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TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 234,360 236,087 236,322 234,360 235,452 235,655 235,870 236,087 236,322
Civilian labor force ........................................................ 154,509 154,897 153,617 154,621 155,081 154,926 154,504 154,577 154,006
Participation rate ..................................................... 65.9 65.6 65.0 66.0 65.9 65.7 65.5 65.5 65.2
Employed .................................................................... 145,310 140,074 139,079 145,029 140,570 140,196 140,041 139,649 138,864
Employment-population ratio .................................. 62.0 59.3 58.9 61.9 59.7 59.5 59.4 59.2 58.8
Unemployed ............................................................... 9,199 14,823 14,538 9,592 14,511 14,729 14,462 14,928 15,142

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Unemployment rate ................................................ 6.0 9.6 9.5 6.2 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.7 9.8
Not in labor force .......................................................... 79,851 81,190 82,706 79,739 80,371 80,729 81,366 81,509 82,316

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Persons who currently want a job ............................... 4,895 5,728 5,650 5,140 5,861 5,884 5,990 5,609 5,922

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 113,414 114,288 114,411 113,414 113,953 114,060 114,173 114,288 114,411
Civilian labor force ........................................................ 82,654 82,704 81,769 82,885 82,724 82,529 82,310 82,526 82,268
Participation rate ..................................................... 72.9 72.4 71.5 73.1 72.6 72.4 72.1 72.2 71.9
Employed .................................................................... 77,501 74,341 73,435 77,249 74,033 73,777 73,703 73,519 73,180
Employment-population ratio ..................................
Unemployed ...............................................................
Unemployment rate ................................................
Not in labor force ..........................................................

Men, 20 years and over

68.3
5,153
6.2
30,760
65.0
8,363
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8,335
10.2
32,642
68.1
5,636
6.8
30,529
65.0
8,691
10.5
31,229
64.7
8,751
10.6
31,532
64.6
8,607
10.5
31,863
64.3
9,007
10.9
31,761
64.0
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Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 104,741 105,651 105,780 104,741 105,299 105,412 105,530 105,651 105,780
Civilian labor force ........................................................ 79,307 79,132 78,661 79,392 79,395 79,291 79,045 79,231 79,018
Participation rate ..................................................... 75.7 74.9 74.4 75.8 75.4 75.2 74.9 75.0 74.7
Employed .................................................................... 74,844 71,728 71,225 74,503 71,593 71,387 71,319 71,204 70,887
Employment-population ratio .................................. 71.5 67.9 67.3 71.1 68.0 67.7 67.6 67.4 67.0
Unemployed ............................................................... 4,463 7,403 7,437 4,889 7,802 7,904 7,726 8,027 8,131
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Unemployment rate ................................................ 5.6 9.4 9.5 6.2 9.8 10.0 9.8 10.1 10.3
Not in labor force .......................................................... 25,434 26,519 27,119 25,349 25,904 26,121 26,485 26,420 26,762

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 120,946 121,799 121,911 120,946 121,499 121,594 121,696 121,799 121,911
Civilian labor force ........................................................ 71,855 72,192 71,848 71,735 72,357 72,397 72,194 72,051 71,738
Participation rate ..................................................... 59.4 59.3 58.9 59.3 59.6 59.5 59.3 59.2 58.8
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Employed .................................................................... 67,809 65,733 65,644 67,780 66,537 66,419 66,339 66,131 65,684
Employment-population ratio .................................. 56.1 54.0 53.8 56.0 54.8 54.6 54.5 54.3 53.9
Unemployed ............................................................... 4,046 6,460 6,203 3,956 5,820 5,978 5,855 5,920 6,054
Unemployment rate ................................................ 5.6 8.9 8.6 5.5 8.0 8.3 8.1 8.2 8.4
Not in labor force .......................................................... 49,091 49,607 50,064 49,210 49,142 49,197 49,503 49,748 50,174
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Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 112,518 113,405 113,522 112,518 113,089 113,189 113,296 113,405 113,522
Civilian labor force ........................................................ 68,635 68,830 68,947 68,385 69,112 69,060 68,985 68,923 68,703
Participation rate ..................................................... 61.0 60.7 60.7 60.8 61.1 61.0 60.9 60.8 60.5
Employed .................................................................... 65,149 63,091 63,398 65,008 63,895 63,810 63,789 63,662 63,318
Employment-population ratio .................................. 57.9 55.6 55.8 57.8 56.5 56.4 56.3 56.1 55.8
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Unemployed ............................................................... 3,486 5,739 5,549 3,377 5,217 5,249 5,196 5,261 5,385
Unemployment rate ................................................ 5.1 8.3 8.0 4.9 7.5 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.8
Not in labor force .......................................................... 43,883 44,575 44,575 44,133 43,976 44,130 44,311 44,481 44,819

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 17,101 17,031 17,020 17,101 17,064 17,053 17,044 17,031 17,020
Civilian labor force ........................................................ 6,567 6,935 6,008 6,844 6,573 6,575 6,474 6,423 6,285
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Participation rate ..................................................... 38.4 40.7 35.3 40.0 38.5 38.6 38.0 37.7 36.9
Employed .................................................................... 5,317 5,255 4,456 5,518 5,082 4,999 4,933 4,783 4,659
Employment-population ratio .................................. 31.1 30.9 26.2 32.3 29.8 29.3 28.9 28.1 27.4
Unemployed ............................................................... 1,250 1,680 1,552 1,326 1,491 1,576 1,541 1,640 1,626
Unemployment rate ................................................ 19.0 24.2 25.8 19.4 22.7 24.0 23.8 25.5 25.9
Not in labor force .......................................................... 10,534 10,096 11,012 10,257 10,491 10,478 10,570 10,608 10,735

1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

(Numbers in thousands)

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

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Employment status, race, sex, and age
Sept. Aug. Sept. Sept. May June July Aug. Sept.
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009

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Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 189,916 191,086 191,244 189,916 190,667 190,801 190,944 191,086 191,244
Civilian labor force ........................................................ 125,853 126,290 125,311 125,844 126,423 126,199 125,997 126,118 125,599
Participation rate ....................................................... 66.3 66.1 65.5 66.3 66.3 66.1 66.0 66.0 65.7
Employed .................................................................... 119,294 115,173 114,496 118,964 115,561 115,202 115,123 114,922 114,251
Employment-population ratio .................................... 62.8 60.3 59.9 62.6 60.6 60.4 60.3 60.1 59.7
Unemployed ............................................................... 6,559 11,118 10,815 6,880 10,862 10,997 10,874 11,197 11,349
Unemployment rate .................................................. 5.2 8.8 8.6 5.5 8.6 8.7 8.6 8.9 9.0
Not in labor force .......................................................... 64,063 64,796 65,933 64,072 64,244 64,601 64,947 64,968 65,645

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Civilian labor force ........................................................ 65,645 65,506 65,286 65,718 65,766 65,732 65,643 65,674 65,609
Participation rate ....................................................... 76.1 75.4 75.1 76.2 75.9 75.8 75.6 75.6 75.4
Employed .................................................................... 62,400 59,896 59,578 62,125 59,820 59,656 59,701 59,576 59,329
Employment-population ratio .................................... 72.3 68.9 68.5 72.0 69.0 68.8 68.8 68.6 68.2
Unemployed ............................................................... 3,245 5,610 5,708 3,593 5,946 6,076 5,941 6,098 6,281
Unemployment rate .................................................. 4.9 8.6 8.7 5.5 9.0 9.2 9.1 9.3 9.6

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force ........................................................ 54,809 54,971 55,006 54,543 55,192 55,068 54,987 55,045 54,770
Participation rate .......................................................
Employed ....................................................................
Employment-population ratio ....................................
Unemployed ...............................................................
Unemployment rate ..................................................

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

60.5
52,421
57.9
2,388
4.4
60.3
50,763
55.7
4,207
7.7
ve 60.3
51,055
56.0
3,951
7.2
60.2
52,233
57.7
2,310
4.2
60.7
51,385
56.5
3,807
6.9
60.5
51,304
56.4
3,765
6.8
60.4
51,245
56.3
3,742
6.8
60.4
51,250
56.2
3,796
6.9
60.0
50,914
55.8
3,856
7.0
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Civilian labor force ........................................................ 5,399 5,813 5,019 5,583 5,465 5,400 5,367 5,399 5,220
Participation rate ....................................................... 41.2 44.6 38.6 42.6 41.9 41.4 41.2 41.5 40.1
Employed .................................................................... 4,473 4,513 3,863 4,605 4,356 4,243 4,176 4,096 4,008
Employment-population ratio .................................... 34.2 34.7 29.7 35.2 33.4 32.5 32.0 31.5 30.8
Unemployed ............................................................... 926 1,300 1,156 978 1,108 1,156 1,191 1,303 1,212
Unemployment rate .................................................. 17.2 22.4 23.0 17.5 20.3 21.4 22.2 24.1 23.2
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BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 27,939 28,290 28,330 27,939 28,184 28,217 28,252 28,290 28,330
Civilian labor force ........................................................ 17,756 17,658 17,436 17,733 17,737 17,700 17,684 17,584 17,442
Participation rate ....................................................... 63.6 62.4 61.5 63.5 62.9 62.7 62.6 62.2 61.6
Employed .................................................................... 15,767 15,005 14,771 15,709 15,095 15,103 15,111 14,929 14,755
Employment-population ratio .................................... 56.4 53.0 52.1 56.2 53.6 53.5 53.5 52.8 52.1
Unemployed ............................................................... 1,989 2,653 2,665 2,024 2,642 2,597 2,573 2,655 2,687
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Unemployment rate .................................................. 11.2 15.0 15.3 11.4 14.9 14.7 14.5 15.1 15.4
Not in labor force .......................................................... 10,183 10,632 10,894 10,206 10,446 10,517 10,568 10,706 10,888

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force ........................................................ 8,021 7,951 7,785 8,000 8,000 7,929 7,896 7,921 7,809
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Participation rate ....................................................... 71.4 69.7 68.1 71.2 70.5 69.8 69.4 69.5 68.3
Employed .................................................................... 7,126 6,682 6,583 7,049 6,656 6,633 6,645 6,578 6,518
Employment-population ratio .................................... 63.4 58.6 57.6 62.7 58.7 58.4 58.4 57.7 57.0
Unemployed ............................................................... 895 1,269 1,203 952 1,345 1,297 1,251 1,343 1,291
Unemployment rate .................................................. 11.2 16.0 15.5 11.9 16.8 16.4 15.8 17.0 16.5

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force ........................................................ 9,003 8,957 9,029 8,931 9,000 9,042 9,045 8,955 8,942
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Participation rate ....................................................... 64.2 63.1 63.5 63.7 63.6 63.8 63.8 63.1 62.9
Employed .................................................................... 8,122 7,833 7,820 8,097 7,993 8,018 7,988 7,889 7,828
Employment-population ratio .................................... 57.9 55.1 55.0 57.8 56.5 56.6 56.3 55.5 55.0
Unemployed ............................................................... 881 1,124 1,209 834 1,007 1,024 1,057 1,066 1,114
Unemployment rate .................................................. 9.8 12.5 13.4 9.3 11.2 11.3 11.7 11.9 12.5

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force ........................................................ 732 749 622 802 736 729 744 708 691
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Participation rate ....................................................... 27.3 27.9 23.2 29.9 27.4 27.1 27.7 26.4 25.8
Employed .................................................................... 519 489 369 563 446 453 479 462 409
Employment-population ratio .................................... 19.3 18.2 13.8 21.0 16.6 16.9 17.8 17.2 15.3
Unemployed ............................................................... 213 260 253 239 290 276 265 246 282
Unemployment rate .................................................. 29.1 34.7 40.7 29.8 39.4 37.9 35.7 34.7 40.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted 1

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Sept. Aug. Sept. Sept. May June July Aug. Sept.
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009

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ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 10,820 10,931 10,826 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Civilian labor force ........................................................ 7,179 7,252 7,097 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Participation rate ....................................................... 66.4 66.3 65.6 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employed .................................................................... 6,904 6,709 6,570 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employment-population ratio .................................... 63.8 61.4 60.7 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployed ............................................................... 276 542 527 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployment rate .................................................. 3.8 7.5 7.4 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

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Not in labor force .......................................................... 3,640 3,679 3,729 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

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1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in
identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population
2 Data not available. controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Sept.
2008
Aug.
2009
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Not seasonally adjusted

Sept.
2009
Sept.
2008
May
2009
Seasonally adjusted 1

June
2009
July
2009
Aug.
2009
Sept.
2009
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HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population ................................. 32,369 33,017 33,110 32,369 32,753 32,839 32,926 33,017 33,110
Civilian labor force ........................................................ 22,160 22,417 22,413 22,259 22,438 22,347 22,526 22,341 22,469
Participation rate ....................................................... 68.5 67.9 67.7 68.8 68.5 68.1 68.4 67.7 67.9
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Employed .................................................................... 20,470 19,511 19,680 20,506 19,595 19,623 19,745 19,433 19,625
Employment-population ratio .................................... 63.2 59.1 59.4 63.4 59.8 59.8 60.0 58.9 59.3
Unemployed ............................................................... 1,691 2,906 2,733 1,752 2,843 2,724 2,781 2,908 2,844
Unemployment rate .................................................. 7.6 13.0 12.2 7.9 12.7 12.2 12.3 13.0 12.7
Not in labor force .......................................................... 10,209 10,599 10,697 10,111 10,315 10,491 10,400 10,675 10,641

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force ........................................................ 12,773 12,788 12,809 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
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Participation rate ....................................................... 84.7 83.2 83.1 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employed .................................................................... 11,892 11,209 11,297 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employment-population ratio .................................... 78.9 73.0 73.3 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployed ............................................................... 881 1,578 1,512 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployment rate .................................................. 6.9 12.3 11.8 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
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Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force ........................................................ 8,298 8,470 8,571 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Participation rate ....................................................... 58.3 58.3 58.9 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employed .................................................................... 7,760 7,536 7,655 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employment-population ratio .................................... 54.6 51.9 52.6 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployed ............................................................... 538 934 916 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployment rate .................................................. 6.5 11.0 10.7 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
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Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force ........................................................ 1,089 1,160 1,033 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Participation rate ....................................................... 35.5 37.0 32.9 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employed .................................................................... 818 766 729 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employment-population ratio .................................... 26.7 24.4 23.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployed ............................................................... 271 394 305 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployment rate .................................................. 24.9 34.0 29.5 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
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1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of
identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns. any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of
2 Data not available. January data.
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Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

(Numbers in thousands)

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

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Educational attainment
Sept. Aug. Sept. Sept. May June July Aug. Sept.
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009

Less than a high school diploma

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Civilian labor force .......................................................... 12,177 12,240 12,262 12,165 12,210 12,363 12,461 12,360 12,303
Participation rate ......................................................... 47.1 47.0 47.1 47.0 45.9 46.3 48.5 47.5 47.3
Employed ...................................................................... 11,081 10,433 10,580 10,977 10,321 10,447 10,537 10,432 10,462
Employment-population ratio ...................................... 42.9 40.1 40.6 42.5 38.8 39.2 41.0 40.1 40.2
Unemployed ................................................................. 1,097 1,807 1,682 1,187 1,889 1,916 1,925 1,928 1,841
Unemployment rate .................................................... 9.0 14.8 13.7 9.8 15.5 15.5 15.4 15.6 15.0

High school graduates, no college 1

Civilian labor force .......................................................... 38,415 37,926 37,957 38,264 38,757 38,694 38,362 38,184 38,098

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Participation rate ......................................................... 62.6 61.6 61.9 62.4 63.1 63.2 62.5 62.0 62.1
Employed ...................................................................... 36,197 34,391 34,147 35,851 34,881 34,898 34,760 34,469 33,994
Employment-population ratio ...................................... 59.0 55.9 55.7 58.5 56.8 57.0 56.7 56.0 55.4

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Unemployed ................................................................. 2,218 3,535 3,810 2,413 3,875 3,796 3,602 3,715 4,105
Unemployment rate .................................................... 5.8 9.3 10.0 6.3 10.0 9.8 9.4 9.7 10.8

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force .......................................................... 37,054 36,588 36,693 36,952 36,860 36,646 36,564 36,601 36,665
Participation rate ......................................................... 72.0 71.2 70.6 71.8 71.7 71.0 70.6 71.2 70.6
Employed ...................................................................... 35,253 33,485 33,704 35,053 34,013 33,713 33,679 33,608 33,539
Employment-population ratio ...................................... 68.5 65.1 64.9 68.1 66.2 65.3 65.1 65.4 64.5
Unemployed .................................................................
Unemployment rate ....................................................

Bachelor’s degree and higher 2

Civilian labor force ..........................................................
Participation rate .........................................................
Employed ......................................................................
Employment-population ratio ......................................
1,802
4.9

45,140
77.6
43,961
75.5
3,103
8.5

45,868
77.1
43,495
73.1
ve2,989
8.1

45,958
77.4
43,676
73.6
1,898
5.1

45,183
77.6
44,011
75.6
2,847
7.7

45,500
77.8
43,332
74.1
2,933
8.0

45,527
77.7
43,368
74.1
2,885
7.9

45,691
76.8
43,546
73.2
2,993
8.2

45,840
77.0
43,686
73.4
3,126
8.5

45,928
77.4
43,696
73.6
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Unemployed ................................................................. 1,178 2,373 2,283 1,172 2,167 2,158 2,145 2,154 2,231
Unemployment rate .................................................... 2.6 5.2 5.0 2.6 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.9

1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.

2 Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees.
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Table A-5. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status

(In thousands)

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Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Category
Sept. Aug. Sept. Sept. May June July Aug. Sept.
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009

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CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries ................................... 2,276 2,241 2,073 2,199 2,173 2,165 2,148 2,103 2,010
Wage and salary workers ............................................. 1,415 1,368 1,256 1,323 1,256 1,232 1,230 1,247 1,179
Self-employed workers ................................................. 834 847 805 824 882 896 876 830 808
Unpaid family workers .................................................. 28 26 12 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Nonagricultural industries ............................................... 143,034 137,833 137,006 142,851 138,296 137,812 137,675 137,358 136,795

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Wage and salary workers ............................................. 133,660 128,493 127,769 133,582 129,298 128,939 128,939 128,285 127,712
Government ................................................................ 21,204 20,665 20,954 21,183 21,247 21,446 21,367 21,133 21,002

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Private industries ........................................................ 112,456 107,828 106,816 112,407 108,054 107,498 107,591 107,219 106,779
Private households ................................................... 820 859 790 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
Other industries ........................................................ 111,636 106,969 106,026 111,591 107,238 106,631 106,728 106,375 105,990
Self-employed workers ................................................. 9,293 9,269 9,154 9,178 8,990 8,891 8,801 9,034 9,010
Unpaid family workers .................................................. 81 71 83 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME 2

All industries:
Part time for economic reasons ..................................
Slack work or business conditions ...........................
Could only find part-time work .................................
Part time for noneconomic reasons ............................

Nonagricultural industries:
Part time for economic reasons ..................................
Slack work or business conditions ...........................
5,701
3,983
1,467
19,582

5,621
3,919
8,835
6,497
1,917
16,921

8,712
6,406
ve8,255
6,101
1,918
18,898

8,134
5,998
6,292
4,418
1,514
19,275

6,167
4,279
9,084
6,794
1,922
18,872

8,928
6,681
8,989
6,783
1,980
18,718

8,845
6,699
8,798
6,849
1,835
19,018

8,647
6,733
9,076
6,941
2,044
18,814

8,945
6,844
9,179
6,960
2,025
18,621

9,004
6,734
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Could only find part-time work ................................. 1,465 1,900 1,910 1,541 1,909 1,969 1,776 2,020 2,021
Part time for noneconomic reasons ............................ 19,242 16,590 18,574 18,930 18,502 18,358 18,621 18,436 18,285

1 Data not available. reasons such as holidays, illness, and bad weather.
2 Persons at work excludes employed persons who were absent from their NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not
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jobs during the entire reference week for reasons such as vacation, illness, or necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the
industrial dispute. Part time for noneconomic reasons excludes persons who various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the
usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for release of January data.
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Table A-6. Selected employment indicators

(In thousands)

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Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Characteristic
Sept. Aug. Sept. Sept. May June July Aug. Sept.
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009

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AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ................................................. 145,310 140,074 139,079 145,029 140,570 140,196 140,041 139,649 138,864
16 to 19 years ............................................................... 5,317 5,255 4,456 5,518 5,082 4,999 4,933 4,783 4,659
16 to 17 years ............................................................. 2,007 1,949 1,582 2,023 1,795 1,732 1,718 1,715 1,623
18 to 19 years ............................................................. 3,311 3,306 2,874 3,525 3,260 3,251 3,225 3,057 3,075
20 years and over ......................................................... 139,993 134,819 134,623 139,511 135,488 135,197 135,108 134,866 134,206
20 to 24 years ............................................................. 13,501 13,015 12,516 13,625 12,842 12,774 12,790 12,749 12,669

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25 years and over ....................................................... 126,492 121,804 122,106 125,950 122,650 122,539 122,455 122,148 121,629
25 to 54 years ........................................................... 99,534 94,896 94,802 99,086 95,394 95,391 95,297 94,992 94,404
25 to 34 years ......................................................... 31,491 30,018 29,921 31,352 29,955 30,018 30,079 29,970 29,796

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35 to 44 years ......................................................... 33,397 31,445 31,413 33,250 31,681 31,734 31,613 31,500 31,270
45 to 54 years ......................................................... 34,646 33,433 33,468 34,485 33,758 33,639 33,606 33,522 33,338
55 years and over ..................................................... 26,958 26,908 27,305 26,863 27,256 27,147 27,158 27,156 27,225

Men, 16 years and over .................................................. 77,501 74,341 73,435 77,249 74,033 73,777 73,703 73,519 73,180
16 to 19 years ............................................................... 2,657 2,613 2,210 2,746 2,440 2,390 2,383 2,314 2,293
16 to 17 years ............................................................. 945 991 775 958 851 821 826 838 792
18 to 19 years ............................................................. 1,712 1,622 1,435 1,797 1,580 1,576 1,562 1,473 1,504
20 years and over ......................................................... 74,844 71,728 71,225 74,503 71,593 71,387 71,319 71,204 70,887
20 to 24 years .............................................................
25 years and over .......................................................
25 to 54 years ...........................................................
25 to 34 years .........................................................
35 to 44 years .........................................................
45 to 54 years .........................................................
55 years and over .....................................................
7,114
67,731
53,424
17,243
18,096
18,085
14,307
6,723
65,005
50,842
16,376
16,925
17,541
14,163
ve6,371
64,854
50,506
16,255
16,863
17,387
14,348
7,153
67,365
53,136
17,112
18,001
18,023
14,230
6,574
65,001
50,672
16,082
17,002
17,588
14,329
6,582
64,855
50,640
16,194
16,926
17,520
14,214
6,546
64,828
50,600
16,231
16,898
17,470
14,228
6,511
64,727
50,544
16,222
16,839
17,482
14,183
6,431
64,484
50,215
16,111
16,764
17,340
14,269
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Women, 16 years and over ............................................ 67,809 65,733 65,644 67,780 66,537 66,419 66,339 66,131 65,684
16 to 19 years ............................................................... 2,660 2,642 2,246 2,772 2,642 2,609 2,550 2,468 2,366
16 to 17 years ............................................................. 1,061 958 807 1,065 944 911 892 877 830
18 to 19 years ............................................................. 1,599 1,685 1,439 1,728 1,681 1,675 1,663 1,584 1,571
20 years and over ......................................................... 65,149 63,091 63,398 65,008 63,895 63,810 63,789 63,662 63,318
20 to 24 years ............................................................. 6,387 6,292 6,145 6,472 6,268 6,193 6,244 6,238 6,238
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25 years and over ....................................................... 58,762 56,799 57,253 58,585 57,649 57,684 57,627 57,421 57,146
25 to 54 years ........................................................... 46,110 44,053 44,295 45,951 44,722 44,751 44,697 44,448 44,189
25 to 34 years ......................................................... 14,248 13,642 13,666 14,240 13,873 13,825 13,847 13,748 13,685
35 to 44 years ......................................................... 15,301 14,520 14,549 15,249 14,679 14,808 14,714 14,661 14,506
45 to 54 years ......................................................... 16,561 15,892 16,081 16,462 16,170 16,118 16,136 16,040 15,999
55 years and over ..................................................... 12,652 12,746 12,957 12,634 12,927 12,933 12,929 12,973 12,956

MARITAL STATUS
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Married men, spouse present ......................................... 45,953 43,859 43,762 45,887 44,255 44,294 43,992 43,943 43,716
Married women, spouse present .................................... 35,955 34,672 34,924 35,864 35,391 35,464 35,377 35,199 34,857
Women who maintain families ........................................ 9,312 8,777 8,866 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
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FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers 2 ......................................................... 120,213 113,863 111,991 119,661 113,318 112,942 112,598 112,262 111,448
Part-time workers 3 ......................................................... 25,097 26,211 27,088 25,411 27,195 27,374 27,799 27,600 27,479

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders ................................................. 7,724 6,772 7,098 7,612 7,292 7,160 7,284 7,099 7,060
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Percent of total employed ........................................... 5.3 4.8 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.1

1 Data not available. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not
2 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the
per week. various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the
3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 release of January data.
hours per week.
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Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

Number of
Unemployment rates 1

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Characteristic (in thousands)

Sept. Aug. Sept. Sept. May June July Aug. Sept.

2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009

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AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over ................................................. 9,592 14,928 15,142 6.2 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.7 9.8
16 to 19 years ............................................................... 1,326 1,640 1,626 19.4 22.7 24.0 23.8 25.5 25.9
16 to 17 years ............................................................. 561 616 619 21.7 23.4 25.1 25.4 26.4 27.6
18 to 19 years ............................................................. 763 1,019 984 17.8 22.9 23.7 23.0 25.0 24.2
20 years and over ......................................................... 8,266 13,288 13,516 5.6 8.8 8.9 8.7 9.0 9.1
20 to 24 years ............................................................. 1,644 2,266 2,215 10.8 15.0 15.2 15.3 15.1 14.9

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25 years and over ....................................................... 6,680 11,085 11,402 5.0 8.1 8.2 8.1 8.3 8.6
25 to 54 years ........................................................... 5,508 9,078 9,467 5.3 8.4 8.5 8.4 8.7 9.1

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25 to 34 years ......................................................... 2,072 3,479 3,522 6.2 10.5 10.1 10.0 10.4 10.6
35 to 44 years ......................................................... 1,830 2,789 3,033 5.2 8.1 8.1 7.9 8.1 8.8
45 to 54 years ......................................................... 1,606 2,810 2,913 4.5 6.8 7.3 7.4 7.7 8.0
55 years and over ..................................................... 1,186 1,968 1,992 4.2 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 6.8

Men, 16 years and over .................................................. 5,636 9,007 9,088 6.8 10.5 10.6 10.5 10.9 11.0
16 to 19 years ............................................................... 747 980 957 21.4 26.7 26.2 27.0 29.8 29.5
16 to 17 years ............................................................. 290 356 349 23.2 26.1 25.8 27.7 29.8 30.6
18 to 19 years ............................................................. 460 626 592 20.4 27.8 26.9 27.0 29.8 28.3
20 years and over .........................................................
20 to 24 years .............................................................
25 years and over .......................................................
25 to 54 years ...........................................................
25 to 34 years .........................................................
35 to 44 years .........................................................
45 to 54 years .........................................................
55 years and over .....................................................
4,889
970
3,955
3,283
1,267
1,068
948
672
8,027
1,319
6,766
5,619
2,111
1,770
1,739
1,146
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8,131
1,307
6,930
5,813
2,212
1,796
1,805
1,117
6.2
11.9
5.5
5.8
6.9
5.6
5.0
4.5
9.8
17.5
9.0
9.5
11.9
9.0
7.7
7.0
10.0
17.2
9.2
9.5
11.4
8.9
8.5
7.7
9.8
17.1
9.0
9.5
11.1
8.9
8.5
7.4
10.1
16.8
9.5
10.0
11.5
9.5
9.0
7.5
10.3
16.9
9.7
10.4
12.1
9.7
9.4
7.3
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Women, 16 years and over ............................................ 3,956 5,920 6,054 5.5 8.0 8.3 8.1 8.2 8.4
16 to 19 years ............................................................... 579 659 669 17.3 18.6 21.8 20.5 21.1 22.0
16 to 17 years ............................................................. 271 260 269 20.3 20.7 24.4 23.2 22.9 24.5
18 to 19 years ............................................................. 303 393 392 14.9 17.5 20.4 18.8 19.9 20.0
20 years and over ......................................................... 3,377 5,261 5,385 4.9 7.5 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.8
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20 to 24 years ............................................................. 674 947 908 9.4 12.2 12.8 13.3 13.2 12.7
25 years and over ....................................................... 2,725 4,319 4,472 4.4 7.0 7.0 6.9 7.0 7.3
25 to 54 years ........................................................... 2,225 3,458 3,654 4.6 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.6
25 to 34 years ......................................................... 805 1,368 1,310 5.3 8.9 8.5 8.7 9.1 8.7
35 to 44 years ......................................................... 762 1,019 1,237 4.8 7.0 7.2 6.7 6.5 7.9
45 to 54 years ......................................................... 658 1,071 1,108 3.8 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.5
55 years and over 2 .................................................. 516 919 876 3.9 5.8 6.4 7.1 6.7 6.3
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MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present ......................................... 1,863 3,338 3,474 3.9 6.8 6.9 6.9 7.1 7.4
Married women, spouse present .................................... 1,296 2,023 2,131 3.5 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.8
Women who maintain families 2 ..................................... 830 1,225 1,166 8.2 11.0 11.7 12.6 12.2 11.6
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FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers 3 ......................................................... 8,063 13,109 13,338 6.3 10.2 10.3 10.1 10.5 10.7
Part-time workers 4 ......................................................... 1,589 1,841 1,879 5.9 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.4

1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs.
2 Not seasonally adjusted. NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not
3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to
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necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the

work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs. various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the
4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to release of January data.
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Table A-8. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment

(Numbers in thousands)

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Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Reason
Sept. Aug. Sept. Sept. May June July Aug. Sept.
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009

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NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs 4,699 9,316 9,170 5,348 9,546 9,649 9,560 9,818 10,421
On temporary layoff .................................................... 904 1,526 1,283 1,396 1,832 1,762 1,680 1,718 1,916
Not on temporary layoff .............................................. 3,795 7,790 7,887 3,952 7,714 7,886 7,880 8,100 8,506
Permanent job losers .............................................. 2,814 6,406 6,474 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
Persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 980 1,384 1,413 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
Job leavers ..................................................................... 1,075 909 955 982 910 822 885 829 864

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Reentrants ...................................................................... 2,624 3,386 3,285 2,587 3,180 3,335 3,312 3,307 3,255
New entrants .................................................................. 801 1,212 1,127 822 956 947 967 1,085 1,112

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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 ............................................................................. 51.1 62.8 63.1 54.9 65.4 65.4 64.9 65.3 66.6
On temporary layoff .................................................. 9.8 10.3 8.8 14.3 12.6 11.9 11.4 11.4 12.2
Not on temporary layoff ............................................ 41.3 52.6 54.3 40.6 52.9 53.5 53.5 53.9 54.3
Job leavers ................................................................... 11.7 6.1 6.6 10.1 6.2 5.6 6.0 5.5 5.5
Reentrants ....................................................................
New entrants ................................................................

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary

28.5
8.7
22.8
8.2

ve22.6
7.8
26.6
8.4
21.8
6.6
22.6
6.4
22.5
6.6
22.0
7.2
20.8
7.1
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jobs ............................................................................. 3.0 6.0 6.0 3.5 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.8
Job leavers ................................................................... .7 .6 .6 .6 .6 .5 .6 .5 .6
Reentrants .................................................................... 1.7 2.2 2.1 1.7 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1
New entrants ................................................................ .5 .8 .7 .5 .6 .6 .6 .7 .7

1 Data not available.

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

(Numbers in thousands)

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Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Duration
Sept. Aug. Sept. Sept. May June July Aug. Sept.
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009

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NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks .............................................................................. 2,851 2,867 2,847 2,864 3,275 3,204 3,233 3,026 2,966
5 to 14 weeks ..................................................................................... 2,840 4,322 3,558 3,083 4,321 4,066 3,557 4,120 3,910
15 weeks and over ............................................................................. 3,508 7,633 8,133 3,662 7,002 7,833 7,880 7,816 8,380
15 to 26 weeks ................................................................................ 1,491 2,572 2,671 1,621 3,054 3,452 2,916 2,828 2,942
27 weeks and over .......................................................................... 2,018 5,061 5,462 2,041 3,948 4,381 4,965 4,988 5,438

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Average (mean) duration, in weeks .................................................... 19.1 25.1 27.2 18.7 22.5 24.5 25.1 24.9 26.2
Median duration, in weeks .................................................................. 10.3 15.5 18.1 10.3 14.9 17.9 15.7 15.4 17.3

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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 ............................................................................ 31.0 19.3 19.6 29.8 22.4 21.2 22.0 20.2 19.4
5 to 14 weeks ................................................................................... 30.9 29.2 24.5 32.1 29.6 26.9 24.2 27.5 25.6
15 weeks and over ........................................................................... 38.1 51.5 55.9 38.1 48.0 51.9 53.7 52.2 54.9
15 to 26 weeks ............................................................................... 16.2 17.4 18.4 16.9 20.9 22.9 19.9 18.9 19.3
27 weeks and over ......................................................................... 21.9 34.1 37.6 21.2 27.0 29.0 33.8 33.3 35.6

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

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Table A-10. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
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Unemployment
Employed Unemployed
rates
Occupation
Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept.
2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009

Total, 16 years and over 1 ....................................................... 145,310 139,079 9,199 14,538 6.0 9.5
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Management, professional, and related occupations ............. 53,104 52,186 1,539 2,859 2.8 5.2
Management, business, and financial operations
occupations ................................................................................ 22,364 21,772 648 1,188 2.8 5.2
Professional and related occupations ...................................... 30,741 30,414 890 1,671 2.8 5.2
Service occupations ....................................................................... 24,544 24,533 1,810 2,556 6.9 9.4
Sales and office occupations ....................................................... 35,287 33,274 2,074 3,367 5.6 9.2
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Sales and related occupations .................................................. 16,232 15,519 984 1,521 5.7 8.9
Office and administrative support occupations ...................... 19,055 17,755 1,091 1,846 5.4 9.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
occupations .................................................................................... 14,941 13,264 1,288 2,210 7.9 14.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................. 1,063 916 92 156 8.0 14.6
Construction and extraction occupations ................................ 8,744 7,468 946 1,605 9.8 17.7
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ................ 5,134 4,880 250 449 4.6 8.4
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Production, transportation, and material moving

occupations .................................................................................... 17,434 15,822 1,666 2,388 8.7 13.1
Production occupations .............................................................. 8,830 7,677 830 1,264 8.6 14.1
Transportation and material moving occupations ................. 8,605 8,145 836 1,125 8.9 12.1

1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Table A-11. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted

Number of
unemployed Unemployment

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persons rates
Industry and class of worker (in thousands)

Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept.

2008 2009 2008 2009

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Total, 16 years and over 1 .................................................... 9,199 14,538 6.0 9.5
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers .................... 7,328 11,697 6.1 9.9
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction ......................... 25 76 2.8 10.7
Construction .................................................................................. 970 1,594 9.9 17.1
Manufacturing ............................................................................... 984 1,876 6.0 11.9
Durable goods ............................................................................ 688 1,280 6.5 13.1
Nondurable goods ..................................................................... 296 596 5.1 10.0

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Wholesale and retail trade ......................................................... 1,277 1,809 6.2 9.0
Transportation and utilities ......................................................... 337 538 5.8 9.5

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Information ..................................................................................... 166 362 5.0 11.2
Financial activities ........................................................................ 380 657 4.0 7.1
Professional and business services ......................................... 951 1,596 6.9 11.3
Education and health services .................................................. 835 1,257 4.1 6.0
Leisure and hospitality ................................................................ 1,029 1,469 8.2 11.4
Other services ............................................................................... 374 462 5.8 7.1
Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers ...... 84 150 5.8 11.1
Government workers ..................................................................... 573 928 2.6 4.2
Self employed and unpaid family workers ................................. 414 636 3.9 5.9

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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Effective with January 2009 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2007
Census industry classification system into the Current Population Survey. This industry classification system is derived from the 2007 North American Industry Classification
System. No historical data have been revised.
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Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization

(Percent)
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Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Measure
Sept. Aug. Sept. Sept. May June July Aug. Sept.
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
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U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the

civilian labor force ..................................................................... 2.3 4.9 5.3 2.4 4.5 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.4

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

percent of the civilian labor force .............................................. 3.0 6.0 6.0 3.5 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.8
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U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force

(official unemployment rate) ................................................. 6.0 9.6 9.5 6.2 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.7 9.8

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

civilian labor force plus discouraged workers ........................... 6.2 10.0 9.9 6.5 9.8 10.0 9.8 10.1 10.2

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

marginally attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor
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force plus all marginally attached workers ................................ 6.9 10.9 10.8 7.2 10.6 10.8 10.7 11.0 11.1

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 10.6 16.5 16.1 11.2 16.4 16.5 16.3 16.8 17.0

NOTE: Marginally attached workers are persons who currently are neither those who want and are available for full-time work but have had to settle for a
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working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and are available for a job part-time schedule. For more information, see "BLS introduces new range of
and have looked for work sometime in the recent past. Discouraged workers, a alternative unemployment measures," in the October 1995 issue of the Monthly
subset of the marginally attached, have given a job-market related reason for not Labor Review. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the
looking currently for a job. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are release of January data.
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Table A-13. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted

(Numbers in thousands)

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Total Men Women
Category
Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept.
2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009

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NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force .................................................................. 79,851 82,706 30,760 32,642 49,091 50,064
Persons who currently want a job ...................................................... 4,895 5,650 2,133 2,725 2,763 2,925
Marginally attached to the labor force 1 ........................................ 1,604 2,219 793 1,224 811 995
Reason not currently looking:
Discouragement over job prospects 2 .................................. 467 706 265 478 203 228
Reasons other than discouragement 3 ................................. 1,137 1,513 529 746 608 768

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Total multiple jobholders 4 .................................................................. 7,724 7,098 3,997 3,426 3,727 3,672
Percent of total employed ............................................................... 5.3 5.1 5.2 4.7 5.5 5.6

Primary job full time, secondary job part time ................................. 4,199 3,667 2,417 1,872 1,782 1,795
Primary and secondary jobs both part time .................................... 1,844 1,753 638 604 1,206 1,149
Primary and secondary jobs both full time ...................................... 299 246 194 162 105 84
Hours vary on primary or secondary job ......................................... 1,335 1,382 717 769 618 612

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
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4 Includes persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their
secondary job(s), not shown separately.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of
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Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

(In thousands)

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

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Change
Industry Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. May June July Aug. Sept. from:
2008 2009 2009p 2009p 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009p 2009p Aug. 2009-
Sept. 2009 p

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Total nonfarm ............................. 137,119 131,127 131,003 131,306 136,732 132,178 131,715 131,411 131,210 130,947 -263

Total private ........................................ 114,761 109,883 109,727 109,108 114,197 109,573 109,182 108,936 108,754 108,544 -210

Goods-producing ............................................ 21,608 19,013 18,990 18,837 21,247 19,041 18,829 18,713 18,581 18,465 -116

Mining and logging ................................................... 807 725 718 719 794 731 721 715 709 708 -1
Logging ........................................................... 59.1 51.7 53.0 53.8 56.5 51.3 51.4 51.1 51.3 51.3 .0

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Mining .................................................................... 748.0 673.2 665.2 665.1 737.7 679.6 669.3 663.8 657.3 656.4 -.9
Oil and gas extraction ........................................ 166.5 167.5 166.6 166.3 166.3 168.1 166.9 165.5 165.4 166.1 .7

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Mining, except oil and gas 1................................. 236.5 223.6 222.2 221.0 230.2 219.4 217.4 215.6 215.4 215.1 -.3
Coal mining ...................................................... 82.6 78.6 79.3 78.8 82.5 81.4 80.3 79.0 79.3 79.0 -.3
Support activities for mining .............................. 345.0 282.1 276.4 277.8 341.2 292.1 285.0 282.7 276.5 275.2 -1.3

Construction ............................................................. 7,388 6,439 6,406 6,287 7,131 6,310 6,231 6,162 6,102 6,038 -64
Construction of buildings ................................... 1,669.7 1,464.5 1,463.8 1,427.3 1,625.0 1,451.2 1,433.4 1,415.1 1,408.9 1,388.5 -20.4
Residential building ......................................... 832.3 715.9 714.6 703.2 806.5 705.0 699.6 689.6 685.2 677.8 -7.4
Nonresidential building .................................... 837.4 748.6 749.2 724.1 818.5 746.2 733.8 725.5 723.7 710.7 -13.0
Heavy and civil engineering construction ........
Specialty trade contractors ...............................
Residential specialty trade contractors ...........
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors .....

Manufacturing ...........................................................
Production workers .......................................
1,025.7
4,692.7
2,065.2
2,627.5

13,413
9,625
912.6
4,061.6
1,784.5
2,277.1

11,849
8,302
912.4
4,029.9
1,776.2
2,253.7

11,866
8,337
ve901.3
3,958.6
1,749.4
2,209.2

11,831
8,323
960.2
4,545.4
2,000.1
2,545.3

13,322
9,543
876.1
3,983.1
1,736.1
2,247.0

12,000
8,409
862.1
3,935.9
1,716.7
2,219.2

11,877
8,316
854.4
3,892.4
1,706.9
2,185.5

11,836
8,301
848.3
3,844.7
1,691.7
2,153.0

11,770
8,258
836.4
3,812.9
1,685.8
2,127.1

11,719
8,228
-11.9
-31.8
-5.9
-25.9

-51
-30
In
Durable goods ....................................................... 8,429 7,234 7,234 7,202 8,392 7,372 7,271 7,248 7,193 7,150 -43
Production workers ....................................... 5,930 4,935 4,948 4,929 5,898 5,034 4,957 4,957 4,916 4,890 -26
Wood products ................................................... 454.8 371.8 373.6 371.0 446.4 373.5 367.1 364.3 362.1 360.4 -1.7
Nonmetallic mineral products ............................ 469.0 415.2 414.9 412.1 460.2 410.7 406.1 405.5 403.4 401.5 -1.9
Primary metals .................................................... 442.9 357.0 357.5 356.8 441.1 367.8 360.3 358.8 357.5 354.7 -2.8
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Fabricated metal products ................................. 1,525.8 1,290.8 1,293.7 1,284.8 1,519.4 1,325.9 1,308.8 1,295.1 1,286.8 1,276.9 -9.9
Machinery ........................................................... 1,182.4 1,000.5 998.1 989.0 1,183.1 1,032.0 1,016.3 1,003.2 997.9 989.0 -8.9
Computer and electronic products 1.................... 1,247.7 1,138.1 1,127.9 1,117.3 1,246.5 1,156.1 1,142.4 1,134.5 1,125.2 1,117.8 -7.4
Computer and peripheral equipment ............. 182.8 162.4 160.8 159.3 182.8 164.2 162.7 162.4 160.4 159.5 -.9
Communications equipment ........................... 129.2 126.6 125.2 124.8 129.2 127.4 126.5 126.3 125.4 125.4 .0
Semiconductors and electronic components . 431.7 371.3 368.5 365.0 431.0 382.8 375.6 371.0 367.9 364.8 -3.1
Electronic instruments ..................................... 442.7 425.0 421.4 416.9 442.5 427.2 424.4 422.2 419.7 416.9 -2.8
Electrical equipment and appliances ................ 423.7 374.9 373.4 374.6 422.6 378.4 377.0 374.0 372.9 373.9 1.0
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Transportation equipment 1.................................. 1,579.1 1,307.4 1,323.0 1,332.7 1,572.6 1,335.3 1,309.6 1,339.0 1,320.8 1,317.1 -3.7
Motor vehicles and parts 2................................. 847.1 634.9 655.6 665.4 839.7 654.2 633.3 665.1 651.4 647.9 -3.5
Furniture and related products .......................... 472.2 388.4 382.6 376.4 470.3 394.4 388.1 382.7 378.4 373.7 -4.7
Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................ 631.2 589.5 589.4 586.9 629.4 597.4 595.1 590.9 588.2 585.1 -3.1
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Nondurable goods ................................................. 4,984 4,615 4,632 4,629 4,930 4,628 4,606 4,588 4,577 4,569 -8
Production workers ....................................... 3,695 3,367 3,389 3,394 3,645 3,375 3,359 3,344 3,342 3,338 -4
Food manufacturing ........................................... 1,518.5 1,492.7 1,512.0 1,508.7 1,484.3 1,471.7 1,473.8 1,473.9 1,475.5 1,473.5 -2.0
Beverages and tobacco products ...................... 205.3 194.3 194.8 196.0 199.3 190.5 190.0 189.4 189.9 189.8 -.1
Textile mills ......................................................... 148.5 121.9 123.0 123.3 147.5 126.1 124.5 122.5 122.4 121.7 -.7
Textile product mills ........................................... 145.5 124.8 124.6 126.6 145.5 127.0 126.7 125.9 125.6 126.0 .4
Apparel ................................................................ 200.4 166.6 168.5 168.3 197.3 170.2 165.8 166.7 165.1 163.9 -1.2
Leather and allied products ............................... 34.8 30.3 30.8 30.8 34.3 31.5 30.8 31.3 30.6 30.3 -.3
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Paper and paper products ................................. 441.9 410.1 407.4 406.1 441.9 410.5 409.1 407.2 406.0 405.6 -.4
Printing and related support activities ............... 589.2 515.1 514.9 515.1 587.6 529.6 522.8 518.4 514.6 512.5 -2.1
Petroleum and coal products ............................. 120.2 118.0 117.8 117.3 117.9 114.5 114.5 114.3 114.3 114.6 .3
Chemicals ........................................................... 844.7 811.4 806.6 803.0 844.3 814.9 811.0 807.4 804.4 802.8 -1.6
Plastics and rubber products ............................. 734.9 629.3 631.8 633.8 729.7 641.4 637.1 631.3 629.0 627.9 -1.1
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See footnotes at the end of table.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

(In thousands)

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

m
Change
Industry Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. May June July Aug. Sept. from:
2008 2009 2009p 2009p 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009p 2009p Aug. 2009-
Sept. 2009 p

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Service-providing .............................................. 115,511 112,114 112,013 112,469 115,485 113,137 112,886 112,698 112,629 112,482 -147

Private service-providing ............................... 93,153 90,870 90,737 90,271 92,950 90,532 90,353 90,223 90,173 90,079 -94

Trade, transportation, and utilities ........................... 26,233 25,173 25,155 25,076 26,257 25,308 25,258 25,174 25,152 25,092 -60

Wholesale trade .................................................... 5,954.1 5,699.3 5,677.4 5,659.0 5,947.2 5,695.7 5,680.3 5,666.8 5,654.0 5,649.1 -4.9
Durable goods .................................................... 3,050.0 2,850.5 2,840.0 2,824.2 3,047.2 2,861.8 2,848.1 2,836.8 2,827.1 2,820.7 -6.4

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Nondurable goods .............................................. 2,049.4 2,008.5 1,995.3 1,992.2 2,044.1 1,996.6 1,994.0 1,992.2 1,987.3 1,986.1 -1.2
Electronic markets and agents and brokers ..... 854.7 840.3 842.1 842.6 855.9 837.3 838.2 837.8 839.6 842.3 2.7

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Retail trade ............................................................ 15,210.4 14,738.6 14,747.1 14,636.0 15,278.2 14,811.6 14,791.5 14,747.0 14,738.2 14,699.7 -38.5
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1........................ 1,837.4 1,692.1 1,694.1 1,686.1 1,818.4 1,681.6 1,673.9 1,669.9 1,673.4 1,666.3 -7.1
Automobile dealers ......................................... 1,175.2 1,050.1 1,053.8 1,050.0 1,164.8 1,050.2 1,042.6 1,040.4 1,044.1 1,038.9 -5.2
Furniture and home furnishings stores ............. 534.5 478.4 477.7 477.6 538.4 486.3 484.7 483.9 480.4 479.2 -1.2
Electronics and appliance stores ....................... 541.8 506.2 506.9 506.5 547.1 517.0 515.7 513.1 513.5 512.1 -1.4
Building material and garden supply stores ...... 1,243.5 1,207.0 1,183.6 1,164.1 1,248.4 1,186.3 1,181.1 1,175.3 1,169.0 1,165.4 -3.6
Food and beverage stores ................................. 2,840.3 2,840.0 2,832.2 2,807.0 2,846.5 2,828.0 2,828.8 2,823.5 2,821.4 2,815.3 -6.1
Health and personal care stores .......................
Gasoline stations ................................................
995.2
840.1
983.7
842.7
983.0
846.2
977.0
833.4

ve 998.9
834.8
984.7
829.0
Clothing and clothing accessories stores ......... 1,460.9 1,411.9 1,417.9 1,391.1 1,478.5 1,426.8 1,420.1 1,414.4 1,407.1 1,408.7
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music
stores ................................................................ 643.3 580.7 599.0 608.1 641.6 607.0
984.3
829.9

605.1
General merchandise stores 1............................. 2,994.0 2,993.4 2,996.8 2,976.1 3,045.8 3,041.8 3,045.1 3,032.8 3,034.6 3,031.3
984.1
830.3

605.4

Department stores .......................................... 1,505.0 1,487.8 1,500.3 1,488.5 1,541.9 1,526.0 1,528.6 1,523.3 1,528.1 1,525.9
983.9
833.5

605.8
980.4
828.9

605.3
-3.5
-4.6
1.6

-.5
-3.3
-2.2
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Miscellaneous store retailers ............................. 848.3 801.0 805.0 793.5 844.3 805.8 804.8 797.6 799.0 790.3 -8.7
Nonstore retailers ............................................... 431.1 401.5 404.7 415.5 435.5 417.3 418.0 416.7 416.6 416.5 -.1

Transportation and warehousing .......................... 4,509.5 4,165.5 4,161.2 4,218.0 4,471.3 4,233.5 4,218.4 4,193.9 4,193.6 4,178.2 -15.4
Air transportation ................................................ 485.9 466.6 467.0 465.1 483.2 466.7 463.9 462.9 463.6 462.3 -1.3
Rail transportation .............................................. 227.5 212.9 212.4 212.4 227.6 214.6 212.2 212.2 213.2 212.3 -.9
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Water transportation ........................................... 66.7 58.1 58.9 58.0 64.5 57.2 56.5 55.7 56.2 56.1 -.1
Truck transportation ........................................... 1,398.0 1,282.0 1,283.7 1,279.3 1,378.1 1,277.4 1,269.5 1,264.6 1,261.3 1,257.7 -3.6
Transit and ground passenger transportation ... 423.3 348.4 342.0 411.0 414.4 405.4 413.0 407.0 406.7 402.8 -3.9
Pipeline transportation ....................................... 42.9 42.2 42.9 43.0 43.1 42.5 42.3 41.8 42.5 43.1 .6
Scenic and sightseeing transportation .............. 31.7 36.9 36.1 34.0 27.1 28.5 27.7 28.7 28.5 29.2 .7
Support activities for transportation ................... 590.5 533.6 535.4 534.9 589.5 545.6 537.8 532.5 533.9 534.1 .2
Couriers and messengers .................................. 570.1 544.0 542.9 543.1 572.9 550.5 551.5 547.8 549.0 546.3 -2.7
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Warehousing and storage .................................. 672.9 640.8 639.9 637.2 670.9 645.1 644.0 640.7 638.7 634.3 -4.4

Utilities ................................................................... 559.1 569.9 568.9 562.9 560.5 567.5 567.8 566.1 565.7 565.0 -.7

Information ................................................................ 2,975 2,847 2,831 2,816 2,986 2,858 2,845 2,834 2,826 2,826 0
Publishing industries, except Internet ............... 875.4 797.4 788.6 786.1 876.6 808.6 801.8 795.6 787.9 786.8 -1.1
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Motion picture and sound recording industries . 376.5 390.9 387.1 379.2 381.7 381.3 379.3 380.3 382.9 384.3 1.4
Broadcasting, except Internet ............................ 313.6 289.2 288.1 289.1 313.0 294.2 291.9 290.2 288.6 288.5 -.1
Telecommunications .......................................... 1,017.8 978.9 977.1 971.3 1,021.6 986.4 981.6 978.2 976.0 974.7 -1.3
Data processing, hosting and related services . 258.3 254.4 255.7 255.4 259.6 253.8 254.4 254.8 257.0 256.1 -.9
Other information services ................................. 133.0 135.8 134.4 134.4 133.6 133.2 135.5 135.3 134.0 135.2 1.2

Financial activities .................................................... 8,115 7,803 7,761 7,707 8,115 7,784 7,751 7,737 7,712 7,702 -10
Finance and insurance .......................................... 5,982.5 5,769.7 5,739.6 5,711.7 5,994.3 5,781.6 5,760.5 5,748.0 5,729.8 5,721.0 -8.8
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Monetary authorities - central bank ................... 22.3 20.4 20.5 20.4 22.3 20.3 20.3 20.2 20.3 20.3 .0
Credit intermediation and related activities 1....... 2,715.6 2,614.9 2,598.9 2,580.3 2,722.4 2,613.5 2,604.0 2,602.1 2,592.4 2,585.0 -7.4
Depository credit intermediation 1..................... 1,811.3 1,778.2 1,774.6 1,759.6 1,814.8 1,774.4 1,772.7 1,770.0 1,767.0 1,763.6 -3.4
Commercial banking .................................... 1,356.0 1,329.0 1,324.8 1,316.2 1,359.0 1,327.9 1,324.2 1,323.5 1,321.0 1,319.2 -1.8
Securities, commodity contracts, investments .. 849.5 784.6 780.2 779.5 851.4 791.7 786.4 782.3 780.5 780.5 .0
Insurance carriers and related activities ........... 2,304.3 2,262.7 2,252.8 2,244.7 2,307.6 2,268.3 2,261.9 2,256.5 2,249.6 2,248.6 -1.0
Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ........ 90.8 87.1 87.2 86.8 90.6 87.8 87.9 86.9 87.0 86.6 -.4
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Real estate and rental and leasing ....................... 2,132.0 2,033.1 2,020.9 1,995.4 2,120.6 2,002.7 1,990.6 1,988.6 1,981.9 1,981.3 -.6
Real estate .......................................................... 1,480.3 1,422.9 1,415.7 1,406.4 1,474.5 1,405.1 1,396.3 1,396.4 1,392.5 1,398.0 5.5
Rental and leasing services ............................... 623.2 582.1 577.4 561.5 617.7 569.2 566.5 564.6 562.1 555.9 -6.2
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ......... 28.5 28.1 27.8 27.5 28.4 28.4 27.8 27.6 27.3 27.4 .1

See footnotes at the end of table.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

(In thousands)

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

m
Change
Industry Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. May June July Aug. Sept. from:
2008 2009 2009p 2009p 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009p 2009p Aug. 2009-
Sept. 2009 p

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Professional and business services ........................ 17,824 16,744 16,754 16,727 17,675 16,756 16,655 16,624 16,605 16,597 -8
Professional and technical services 1..................... 7,762.8 7,581.7 7,549.0 7,500.8 7,834.4 7,652.4 7,615.6 7,598.9 7,582.6 7,576.6 -6.0
Legal services .................................................. 1,151.8 1,141.8 1,131.3 1,117.7 1,160.2 1,136.9 1,131.7 1,128.2 1,128.1 1,126.1 -2.0
Accounting and bookkeeping services ........... 874.1 867.1 863.0 857.1 945.6 938.0 936.8 934.8 934.3 928.3 -6.0
Architectural and engineering services .......... 1,448.0 1,342.4 1,337.3 1,327.3 1,441.4 1,350.3 1,335.9 1,324.5 1,320.6 1,321.1 .5
Computer systems design and related
services .......................................................... 1,458.4 1,466.1 1,467.4 1,456.6 1,461.6 1,457.0 1,456.0 1,462.6 1,459.9 1,459.6 -.3

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Management and technical consulting
services .......................................................... 1,025.2 1,021.3 1,020.2 1,018.2 1,021.0 1,017.9 1,015.7 1,014.9 1,015.6 1,016.0 .4

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Management of companies and enterprises ....... 1,889.1 1,828.9 1,828.4 1,813.2 1,887.1 1,829.9 1,823.8 1,819.7 1,818.4 1,814.0 -4.4
Administrative and waste services ....................... 8,172.0 7,333.0 7,376.7 7,412.8 7,953.2 7,274.0 7,215.2 7,205.8 7,203.9 7,205.9 2.0
Administrative and support services 1................. 7,808.8 6,964.1 7,008.3 7,046.2 7,591.9 6,912.7 6,854.3 6,843.7 6,841.5 6,841.4 -.1
Employment services 1...................................... 3,188.0 2,469.3 2,521.1 2,581.1 3,049.8 2,501.9 2,470.3 2,459.5 2,455.9 2,456.7 .8
Temporary help services ............................. 2,390.7 1,750.5 1,789.0 1,844.7 2,264.2 1,780.6 1,750.9 1,745.2 1,738.3 1,736.6 -1.7
Business support services .............................. 811.1 772.9 771.4 773.5 818.1 790.5 783.8 783.9 781.9 781.4 -.5
Services to buildings and dwellings ............... 1,917.1 1,882.5 1,867.3 1,840.2 1,843.3 1,786.1 1,771.2 1,769.8 1,767.3 1,766.4 -.9
Waste management and remediation services 363.2 368.9 368.4 366.6 361.3 361.3 360.9 362.1 362.4 364.5 2.1

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Education and health services ................................ 18,884 18,965 19,000 19,221 18,957 19,215 19,248 19,262 19,308 19,311
Educational services ............................................. 3,008.7 2,783.2 2,776.9 2,997.1 3,055.1 3,077.6 3,082.0 3,072.2 3,076.3 3,059.4
Health care and social assistance ........................ 15,874.8 16,182.1 16,223.1 16,223.6 15,901.9 16,137.7 16,166.1 16,190.2 16,231.5 16,252.0
Health care 3......................................................... 13,369.3 13,671.7 13,688.6 13,659.3 13,376.0 13,581.1 13,605.8 13,629.1 13,652.1 13,671.3
Ambulatory health care services 1.................... 5,695.6 5,856.8 5,868.1 5,865.1 5,699.5 5,812.9 5,830.6 5,842.0 5,856.3 5,871.6
Offices of physicians .................................... 2,276.9 2,333.6 2,339.7 2,339.9 2,279.0 2,314.6 2,321.9 2,329.8 2,336.1 2,341.4
-16.9
20.5
19.2
15.3
3

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Outpatient care centers ................................ 533.0 543.2 544.2 540.7 534.8 539.3 543.5 542.0 543.3 543.6 .3
Home health care services .......................... 967.3 1,021.8 1,024.3 1,025.3 966.8 1,013.3 1,016.7 1,018.2 1,021.1 1,025.5 4.4
Hospitals .......................................................... 4,671.0 4,740.7 4,737.4 4,726.8 4,668.9 4,719.1 4,718.9 4,722.4 4,723.0 4,726.6 3.6
Nursing and residential care facilities 1............ 3,002.7 3,074.2 3,083.1 3,067.4 3,007.6 3,049.1 3,056.3 3,064.7 3,072.8 3,073.1 .3
Nursing care facilities ................................... 1,607.9 1,634.5 1,641.0 1,637.4 1,608.9 1,626.8 1,628.9 1,631.4 1,635.9 1,638.0 2.1
Social assistance 1................................................ 2,505.5 2,510.4 2,534.5 2,564.3 2,525.9 2,556.6 2,560.3 2,561.1 2,579.4 2,580.7 1.3
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Child day care services ................................... 858.4 788.8 810.6 851.6 862.5 860.3 854.3 845.9 856.5 854.8 -1.7

Leisure and hospitality ............................................. 13,599 13,849 13,785 13,336 13,428 13,195 13,176 13,177 13,163 13,154 -9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...................... 2,008.1 2,197.6 2,145.7 1,962.3 1,955.3 1,901.8 1,885.5 1,897.8 1,892.9 1,908.4 15.5
Performing arts and spectator sports ................ 412.8 430.1 421.3 408.3 402.9 396.8 393.8 400.0 396.3 398.4 2.1
Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks ...... 132.6 145.5 142.1 132.0 130.6 130.9 130.8 130.5 130.5 130.4 -.1
Amusements, gambling, and recreation ........... 1,462.7 1,622.0 1,582.3 1,422.0 1,421.8 1,374.1 1,360.9 1,367.3 1,366.1 1,379.6 13.5
Accommodation and food services ...................... 11,590.7 11,651.7 11,639.4 11,373.5 11,472.4 11,293.6 11,290.0 11,278.8 11,270.3 11,245.8 -24.5
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Accommodation .................................................. 1,880.5 1,846.7 1,839.9 1,739.2 1,841.3 1,728.7 1,721.0 1,715.5 1,713.8 1,699.8 -14.0
Food services and drinking places .................... 9,710.2 9,805.0 9,799.5 9,634.3 9,631.1 9,564.9 9,569.0 9,563.3 9,556.5 9,546.0 -10.5

Other services .......................................................... 5,523 5,489 5,451 5,388 5,532 5,416 5,420 5,415 5,407 5,397 -10
Repair and maintenance .................................... 1,227.0 1,163.8 1,162.5 1,157.5 1,221.2 1,158.4 1,157.8 1,155.1 1,155.9 1,150.6 -5.3
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Personal and laundry services .......................... 1,334.8 1,305.8 1,302.3 1,297.9 1,333.9 1,293.3 1,298.4 1,296.1 1,295.9 1,296.1 .2
Membership associations and organizations .... 2,961.0 3,019.0 2,986.2 2,932.8 2,977.1 2,964.3 2,963.9 2,963.4 2,955.2 2,950.6 -4.6

Government .............................................................. 22,358 21,244 21,276 22,198 22,535 22,605 22,533 22,475 22,456 22,403 -53
Federal ................................................................... 2,778 2,861 2,842 2,822 2,771 2,860 2,817 2,826 2,824 2,818 -6
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service ................. 2,038.9 2,149.2 2,150.8 2,133.8 2,034.3 2,150.2 2,111.1 2,120.9 2,127.6 2,127.4 -.2
U.S. Postal Service ............................................ 738.8 711.9 690.7 688.0 736.5 709.5 705.9 705.4 696.0 690.7 -5.3
State government .................................................. 5,199 4,851 4,880 5,141 5,192 5,189 5,174 5,149 5,150 5,140 -10
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State government education .............................. 2,387.5 2,034.2 2,064.3 2,344.2 2,373.3 2,386.2 2,377.9 2,357.2 2,354.3 2,338.7 -15.6
State government, excluding education ............ 2,811.0 2,816.8 2,815.9 2,796.9 2,818.9 2,802.5 2,796.3 2,791.4 2,795.9 2,801.4 5.5
Local government .................................................. 14,381 13,532 13,554 14,235 14,572 14,556 14,542 14,500 14,482 14,445 -37
Local government education ............................. 7,890.8 6,813.1 6,894.3 7,785.7 8,075.4 8,078.0 8,070.2 8,015.6 7,998.6 7,985.2 -13.4
Local government, excluding education ........... 6,489.8 6,718.6 6,659.5 6,449.5 6,496.4 6,478.3 6,471.3 6,484.6 6,483.3 6,459.5 -23.8
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Includes other industries, not shown separately. 3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing
2
Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor and residential care facilities.
vehicle parts. p = preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and
selected industry detail

Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

m
Change
Industry Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. May June July Aug. Sept. from:
2008 2009 2009p 2009p 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009p 2009p Aug. 2009-
Sept. 2009 p

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Total private ....................................... 33.6 33.2 33.6 32.9 33.6 33.1 33.0 33.1 33.1 33.0 -0.1

Goods-producing .......................................... 40.3 39.5 39.8 38.9 39.9 39.0 39.0 39.3 39.3 39.2 -.1

Mining and logging ................................................. 44.9 42.8 44.1 43.0 44.5 43.3 43.3 42.9 43.4 43.2 -.2

Construction ............................................................ 38.9 38.8 38.9 36.5 38.3 37.6 37.6 37.8 37.9 37.5 -.4

Manufacturing ......................................................... 40.9 39.6 40.1 40.0 40.5 39.4 39.5 39.9 39.9 39.8 -.1

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Overtime hours ............................................ 3.8 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.5 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.8 -.1

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Durable goods ..................................................... 41.0 39.6 40.2 39.9 40.6 39.4 39.4 39.9 39.9 39.8 -.1
Overtime hours ............................................ 3.7 2.7 2.9 2.6 3.4 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.5 -.2

Wood products .................................................. 39.1 38.4 38.6 38.1 38.4 36.9 37.4 37.7 37.7 37.8 .1
Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 42.8 42.6 42.4 41.9 41.9 40.5 40.8 41.5 41.1 40.8 -.3
Primary metals .................................................. 42.3 39.7 40.8 39.9 41.8 40.0 39.7 40.1 40.4 39.9 -.5
Fabricated metal products .............................. 41.3 39.1 39.7 39.3 40.9 39.2 39.3 39.4 39.5 39.4 -.1
Machinery .......................................................... 42.3 39.4 39.7 39.2 42.1 39.9 39.8 39.9 39.8 39.6 -.2
Computer and electronic products ................ 41.2 39.8 40.2 40.4 40.8 40.0 40.0 40.2 40.4 40.3 -.1
Electrical equipment and appliances ............
Transportation equipment ...............................
Motor vehicles and parts 2..............................
Furniture and related products .......................
Miscellaneous manufacturing .........................

Nondurable goods ...............................................

41.3
41.2
41.5
37.8
38.9

40.7
38.5
40.7
39.2
38.1
38.2

39.7
39.0
42.1
41.4
38.1
38.9

40.0
ve 38.9
42.1
41.5
36.9
38.3

40.2
41.0
40.9
40.9
37.4
38.7

40.2
39.3
40.0
38.0
37.8
38.0

39.6
38.8
40.4
39.0
37.8
37.9

39.6
38.9
41.9
40.6
37.9
38.3

39.8
39.0
41.6
40.7
37.4
38.4

39.9
39.1
41.8
40.8
37.5
38.4

39.8
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.2
.1
.1
.0

-.1
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Overtime hours ............................................ 4.0 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.2 -.1

Food manufacturing ......................................... 41.1 39.7 40.3 40.4 40.3 40.0 39.9 39.6 40.1 39.9 -.2
Beverages and tobacco products .................. 38.0 35.0 35.8 36.5 38.2 36.5 35.3 35.0 35.4 35.9 .5
Textile mills ........................................................ 39.7 37.6 38.1 37.7 38.9 36.8 37.8 37.6 37.5 37.3 -.2
Textile product mills ......................................... 38.3 38.4 38.5 38.9 38.1 38.3 38.0 38.4 38.3 38.7 .4
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Apparel ............................................................... 35.7 36.4 35.7 35.3 35.9 36.1 35.6 36.2 35.6 36.0 .4
Leather and allied products ............................ 37.5 33.0 34.0 32.5 37.5 32.0 32.0 33.3 33.6 32.9 -.7
Paper and paper products .............................. 43.0 42.0 41.9 42.6 42.4 41.2 41.8 42.2 41.9 42.1 .2
Printing and related support activities ........... 38.8 38.0 38.5 38.9 38.3 37.6 38.1 38.5 38.6 38.6 .0
Petroleum and coal products .......................... 46.1 44.1 44.2 44.5 45.2 43.4 43.4 43.2 44.2 43.9 -.3
Chemicals .......................................................... 41.5 41.5 41.5 41.6 41.3 41.1 41.2 41.6 41.4 41.3 -.1
Plastics and rubber products .......................... 41.1 40.0 40.5 40.3 40.7 39.8 39.8 40.4 40.3 40.3 .0
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Private service-providing ............................. 32.3 32.1 32.5 31.9 32.3 32.0 31.9 32.0 32.0 32.0 .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 33.4 33.1 33.3 33.1 33.2 32.9 32.8 32.8 32.8 32.9 .1

Wholesale trade ................................................... 38.0 37.3 38.0 37.2 38.1 37.6 37.6 37.4 37.6 37.4 -.2
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Retail trade ........................................................... 30.4 30.3 30.2 30.1 30.1 29.9 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 .0

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 36.5 36.4 36.8 37.0 36.4 36.0 35.8 36.3 36.3 36.8 .5

Utilities ................................................................... 43.0 41.7 41.9 41.7 42.7 42.1 41.9 41.9 42.0 41.5 -.5

Information ............................................................... 37.0 36.4 36.9 36.4 36.9 36.5 36.4 36.4 36.4 36.3 -.1
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Financial activities .................................................. 35.7 35.7 36.7 35.6 36.0 36.0 35.9 35.9 36.1 35.9 -.2

Professional and business services .................... 34.7 34.5 35.3 34.2 34.8 34.7 34.6 34.6 34.7 34.6 -.1

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

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 25.0 25.3 25.6 24.5 25.2 24.7 24.7 24.7 24.7 24.6 -.1
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Other services ......................................................... 30.7 30.5 30.8 30.3 30.7 30.5 30.3 30.4 30.4 30.4 .0

1 Data relate to production workers in mining and logging and manufacturing, 2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor
construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory workers vehicle parts.
in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately p = preliminary.

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

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Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and
selected industry detail

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

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Industry Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. July Aug. Sept.
2008 2009 2009p 2009p 2008 2009 2009p 2009p

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Total private ....................................... $18.25 $18.49 $18.60 $18.68 $613.20 $613.87 $624.96 $614.57
Seasonally adjusted ..................... 18.21 18.59 18.66 18.67 611.86 615.33 617.65 616.11

Goods-producing .......................................... 19.63 19.97 19.99 19.97 791.09 788.82 795.60 776.83

Mining and logging ................................................. 23.19 23.08 23.05 23.12 1,041.23 987.82 1,016.51 994.16

Construction ............................................................ 22.34 22.68 22.75 22.66 869.03 879.98 884.98 827.09

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Manufacturing ......................................................... 17.84 18.18 18.21 18.34 729.66 719.93 730.22 733.60

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Durable goods ..................................................... 18.80 19.33 19.36 19.49 770.80 765.47 778.27 777.65
Wood products .................................................. 14.37 15.03 15.12 15.09 561.87 577.15 583.63 574.93
Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 16.94 17.44 17.46 17.46 725.03 742.94 740.30 731.57
Primary metals .................................................. 20.36 20.18 20.05 20.25 861.23 801.15 818.04 807.98
Fabricated metal products .............................. 17.14 17.47 17.52 17.56 707.88 683.08 695.54 690.11
Machinery .......................................................... 18.08 18.37 18.36 18.63 764.78 723.78 728.89 730.30
Computer and electronic products ................ 21.23 21.85 22.03 22.01 874.68 869.63 885.61 889.20
Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 15.99 16.39 16.39 16.48 660.39 631.02 639.21 641.07
Transportation equipment ...............................
Furniture and related products .......................
Miscellaneous manufacturing .........................

Nondurable goods ...............................................

Food manufacturing .........................................
Beverages and tobacco products ..................
24.05
14.54
15.31

16.30
14.15
18.97
25.01
15.22
16.18

16.51
14.34
20.15
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24.79
15.13
16.23

16.52
14.44
20.28
24.82
15.34
16.39

16.68
14.62
20.30
990.86
549.61
595.56

663.41
581.57
720.86
1,017.91
579.88
618.08

655.45
569.30
705.25
1,043.66
576.45
631.35

660.80
581.93
726.02
1,044.92
566.05
627.74

670.54
590.65
740.95
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Textile mills ........................................................ 13.72 13.49 13.79 13.90 544.68 507.22 525.40 524.03
Textile product mills ......................................... 11.81 11.18 11.37 11.31 452.32 429.31 437.75 439.96
Apparel ............................................................... 11.48 11.38 11.28 11.45 409.84 414.23 402.70 404.19
Leather and allied products ............................ 12.98 13.69 13.59 13.58 486.75 451.77 462.06 441.35
Paper and paper products .............................. 19.04 19.45 19.06 19.46 818.72 816.90 798.61 829.00
Printing and related support activities ........... 16.90 16.54 16.76 16.94 655.72 628.52 645.26 658.97
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Petroleum and coal products .......................... 28.25 29.69 29.61 29.89 1,302.33 1,309.33 1,308.76 1,330.11
Chemicals .......................................................... 19.77 20.35 20.27 20.31 820.46 844.53 841.21 844.90
Plastics and rubber products .......................... 15.94 15.83 15.88 16.01 655.13 633.20 643.14 645.20

Private service-providing ............................. 17.90 18.16 18.29 18.39 578.17 582.94 594.43 586.64

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 16.27 16.39 16.56 16.55 543.42 542.51 551.45 547.81
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Wholesale trade ................................................... 20.20 20.83 21.04 20.92 767.60 776.96 799.52 778.22

Retail trade ........................................................... 13.01 12.99 13.12 13.22 395.50 393.60 396.22 397.92

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 18.53 18.64 18.75 18.52 676.35 678.50 690.00 685.24
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Utilities ................................................................... 28.95 29.33 29.56 29.70 1,244.85 1,223.06 1,238.56 1,238.49

Information ............................................................... 25.03 25.30 25.66 25.69 926.11 920.92 946.85 935.12

Financial activities .................................................. 20.42 20.65 20.87 20.90 728.99 737.21 765.93 744.04

Professional and business services .................... 21.31 22.25 22.40 22.42 739.46 767.63 790.72 766.76
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Education and health services ............................. 19.08 19.47 19.43 19.61 620.10 628.88 631.48 631.44

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 10.89 10.96 11.02 11.10 272.25 277.29 282.11 271.95

Other services ......................................................... 16.22 16.17 16.30 16.42 497.95 493.19 502.04 497.53
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1 See footnote 1, table B-2.

p= preliminary.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

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

Percent
Sept. May June July Aug. Sept. change from:

m
Industry 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009p 2009p Aug. 2009-p
Sept. 2009

Total private:
Current dollars ................................................ $18.21 $18.53 $18.54 $18.59 $18.66 $18.67 0.1

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Constant (1982) dollars 2................................. 8.21 8.65 8.57 8.59 8.58 N.A. (3)

Goods-producing .......................................................... 19.48 19.84 19.85 19.92 19.91 19.87 -.2

Mining and logging ................................................................. 23.08 23.26 23.28 23.23 23.16 23.13 -.1

Construction ............................................................................ 22.09 22.59 22.58 22.60 22.61 22.45 -.7

Manufacturing ......................................................................... 17.81 18.11 18.13 18.27 18.25 18.31 .3

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Excluding overtime 4..................................................... 17.07 17.49 17.51 17.63 17.61 17.69 .5

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Durable goods ..................................................................... 18.74 19.23 19.22 19.44 19.38 19.44 .3

Nondurable goods ............................................................... 16.28 16.45 16.54 16.54 16.60 16.66 .4

Private service-providing ............................................. 17.90 18.24 18.25 18.30 18.39 18.41 .1

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................................... 16.20 16.42 16.38 16.41 16.54 16.50 -.2

Wholesale trade ................................................................... 20.20 20.87 20.79 20.86 20.99 20.95 -.2

Retail trade ...........................................................................

Transportation and warehousing ......................................

Utilities ...................................................................................

Information ...............................................................................
12.91

18.47

28.86

24.90
ve
12.97

18.63

29.45

25.41
12.96

18.54

29.44

25.45
12.98

18.58

29.48

25.42
13.10

18.67

29.83

25.62
13.10

18.53

29.64

25.57
.0

-.7

-.6

-.2
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Financial activities .................................................................. 20.43 20.75 20.78 20.75 20.86 20.90 .2

Professional and business services .................................... 21.47 22.26 22.32 22.42 22.50 22.59 .4

Education and health services ............................................. 19.04 19.34 19.39 19.45 19.49 19.56 .4
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Leisure and hospitality ........................................................... 10.90 10.99 11.05 11.07 11.13 11.12 -.1

Other services ......................................................................... 16.20 16.24 16.24 16.29 16.35 16.38 .2

1 See footnote 1, table B-2. 4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time
2 TheConsumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers and one-half.
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(CPI-W) is used to deflate this series. N.A. = not available.

3 Change was -0.1 percent from July 2009 to Aug. 2009, the latest month p = preliminary.

available.
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Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and
selected industry detail

(2002=100)

m
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Percent
Industry Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. May June July Aug. Sept. change from:
2008 2009 2009p 2009p 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009p 2009p Aug. 2009-
Sept. 2009 p

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Total private ....................................... 106.4 100.6 101.6 98.8 105.8 99.8 99.1 99.2 99.0 98.5 -0.5

Goods-producing .......................................... 98.3 83.1 83.7 81.1 95.3 81.8 80.8 80.9 80.3 79.6 -.9

Mining and logging ................................................. 145.8 121.0 122.8 120.2 141.2 123.6 122.0 119.5 118.5 118.0 -.4

Construction ............................................................ 111.6 95.8 95.6 87.6 105.3 90.1 88.7 88.0 87.2 85.2 -2.3

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Manufacturing ......................................................... 90.3 75.5 76.7 76.4 88.7 76.0 75.4 76.0 75.6 75.2 -.5

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Durable goods ..................................................... 91.3 73.4 74.7 73.9 90.0 74.5 73.4 74.3 73.7 73.1 -.8
Wood products .................................................. 77.9 61.6 62.1 60.9 74.7 59.3 59.2 59.1 58.5 58.6 .2
Nonmetallic mineral products ......................... 94.2 81.0 80.9 79.2 90.1 76.3 75.3 76.8 75.9 75.0 -1.2
Primary metals .................................................. 87.6 62.6 64.9 63.8 86.2 65.8 63.4 64.0 64.4 63.4 -1.6
Fabricated metal products .............................. 101.0 78.9 80.4 79.1 99.6 81.3 80.5 79.8 79.6 78.8 -1.0
Machinery .......................................................... 101.2 76.3 76.7 74.9 100.9 80.3 78.9 77.7 77.1 75.8 -1.7
Computer and electronic products ................ 101.3 88.2 88.4 87.8 100.2 90.0 88.6 88.9 88.6 87.7 -1.0
Electrical equipment and appliances ............ 89.4 73.0 73.5 73.4 88.6 75.0 74.2 73.3 73.5 73.6 .1
Transportation equipment ............................... 84.5
Motor vehicles and parts 2.............................. 69.6
Furniture and related products ....................... 73.1
Miscellaneous manufacturing ......................... 89.8

Nondurable goods ............................................... 88.6

66.7
47.7
58.6
81.0

78.8
70.2
52.5
57.5
82.6

79.9
ve 71.2
53.8
54.4
81.1

80.4
83.5
68.1
71.7
89.1

86.3
66.8
47.4
59.2
81.8

78.7
65.9
46.7
58.2
81.3

78.4
71.1
52.7
57.4
81.6

78.4
69.3
51.2
55.7
81.3

78.6
69.9
51.4
54.8
80.9

78.3
.9
.4
-1.6
-.5

-.4
In
Food manufacturing ......................................... 105.1 99.3 102.4 102.5 100.4 98.6 98.5 97.6 99.1 98.5 -.6
Beverages and tobacco products .................. 95.2 85.7 89.7 95.4 91.7 86.3 83.5 83.1 86.1 89.7 4.2
Textile mills ........................................................ 48.2 36.5 37.5 37.5 46.7 37.2 37.9 37.2 36.9 36.6 -.8
Textile product mills ......................................... 69.5 58.7 58.8 61.0 68.8 59.3 58.7 59.3 59.2 60.2 1.7
Apparel ............................................................... 56.5 45.2 45.0 43.9 55.7 46.9 44.3 45.0 43.8 43.5 -.7
Leather and allied products ............................ 73.6 54.7 57.2 55.2 71.6 55.6 53.6 57.6 56.6 54.5 -3.7
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Paper and paper products .............................. 83.6 75.1 74.6 75.5 82.2 73.5 74.5 74.8 74.1 74.2 .1
Printing and related support activities ........... 86.2 73.5 74.2 75.1 84.8 74.7 74.6 74.7 74.4 74.1 -.4
Petroleum and coal products .......................... 110.9 94.5 95.9 95.9 104.7 88.9 89.0 89.0 91.4 90.3 -1.2
Chemicals .......................................................... 94.1 89.2 88.9 88.7 93.8 88.2 88.3 88.8 88.4 88.1 -.3
Plastics and rubber products .......................... 88.2 71.0 72.1 72.1 86.8 72.5 71.9 71.9 71.4 71.3 -.1

Private service-providing ............................. 108.8 105.5 106.7 104.0 108.5 104.7 104.1 104.3 104.2 104.0 -.2
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Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 103.7 98.4 99.0 97.9 103.3 98.5 97.9 97.5 97.4 97.4 .0

Wholesale trade ................................................... 108.0 101.0 102.5 99.9 108.1 101.8 101.4 100.6 100.9 100.2 -.7

Retail trade ........................................................... 100.5 97.1 96.8 95.5 100.1 96.3 95.8 95.5 95.3 95.1 -.2
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Transportation and warehousing ...................... 108.2 99.2 100.3 102.2 106.9 100.0 99.0 99.8 99.8 100.8 1.0

Utilities ................................................................... 99.5 97.7 97.6 96.0 99.0 98.3 97.8 97.2 97.3 95.9 -1.4

Information ............................................................... 100.4 94.5 95.1 93.0 100.7 95.3 94.4 94.1 93.7 93.4 -.3

Financial activities .................................................. 106.9 103.3 105.6 101.3 107.9 103.6 102.9 102.8 103.0 102.1 -.9
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Professional and business services .................... 114.2 105.8 108.3 104.6 113.3 106.4 105.3 105.1 105.1 104.6 -.5

Education and health services ............................. 115.9 116.1 117.0 117.2 116.4 117.4 117.3 117.4 117.7 117.7 .0

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 110.3 114.0 114.8 105.9 109.7 105.7 105.5 105.5 105.4 104.9 -.5

Other services ......................................................... 99.4 98.6 98.8 95.8 99.6 97.0 96.4 96.7 96.5 96.2 -.3
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1 See footnote 1, table B-2. the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by the
2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate hours estimates
motor vehicle parts. are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and production
p = preliminary. and nonsupervisory worker employment.
NOTE: The index of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-6. Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls of production and nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and
selected industry detail

(2002=100)

m
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Percent
Industry Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. May June July Aug. Sept. change from:
2008 2009 2009p 2009p 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009p 2009p Aug. 2009-
Sept. 2009 p

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Total private ....................................... 129.7 124.2 126.3 123.3 128.7 123.6 122.8 123.2 123.4 122.8 -0.5

Goods-producing .......................................... 118.2 101.6 102.5 99.2 113.7 99.4 98.2 98.7 97.9 96.8 -1.1

Mining and logging ................................................. 196.6 162.4 164.6 161.6 189.5 167.2 165.1 161.4 159.7 158.7 -.6

Construction ............................................................ 134.6 117.3 117.4 107.2 125.6 109.9 108.2 107.4 106.5 103.3 -3.0

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Manufacturing ......................................................... 105.4 89.7 91.4 91.6 103.3 90.1 89.4 90.8 90.3 90.0 -.3

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Durable goods ..................................................... 107.2 88.6 90.3 89.9 105.3 89.5 88.0 90.2 89.2 88.7 -.6

Nondurable goods ............................................... 102.1 91.9 93.2 94.8 99.3 91.5 91.6 91.7 92.2 92.2 .0

Private service-providing ............................. 133.5 131.4 133.8 131.1 133.2 130.9 130.3 130.8 131.4 131.3 -.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities ....................... 120.4 115.1 116.9 115.6 119.3 115.4 114.4 114.2 114.9 114.7 -.2

Wholesale trade ................................................... 128.5 124.0 127.0 123.1

Retail trade ........................................................... 112.1

Transportation and warehousing ...................... 127.2

Utilities ................................................................... 120.2

108.1

117.3

119.6
108.8

119.3

120.4
ve
108.2

120.1

119.0
128.7

110.8

125.2

119.3
125.1

107.1

118.2

120.8
124.1

106.4

116.4

120.1
123.6

106.2

117.7

119.6
124.7

107.0

118.2

121.2
123.7

106.8

118.5

118.7
-.8

-.2

.3

-2.1
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Information ............................................................... 124.4 118.3 120.8 118.3 124.1 119.9 119.0 118.4 118.9 118.2 -.6

Financial activities .................................................. 135.0 131.9 136.3 131.0 136.2 132.9 132.2 131.8 132.8 132.0 -.6

Professional and business services .................... 144.8 140.0 144.3 139.6 144.7 140.9 139.8 140.2 140.8 140.6 -.1
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Education and health services ............................. 145.4 148.6 149.4 151.0 145.7 149.3 149.5 150.1 150.8 151.3 .3

Leisure and hospitality ........................................... 136.4 141.9 143.7 133.5 135.8 131.9 132.4 132.6 133.2 132.5 -.5

Other services ......................................................... 117.5 116.2 117.3 114.6 117.5 114.8 114.0 114.7 115.0 114.9 -.1

1 See footnote 1, table B-2. by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels. Aggregate
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p= preliminary. payroll estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly

NOTE: The index of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by earnings, average weekly hours, and production and nonsupervisory
dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate payrolls worker employment.
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Table B-7. Diffusion indexes of employment change

(Percent)

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

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Private nonfarm payrolls, 271 industries 1

Over 1-month span:

2005 ......................................................... 52.6 60.1 54.1 58.1 56.8 58.3 58.5 59.2 54.2 55.9 62.7 57.6

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2006 ......................................................... 64.9 62.2 63.8 59.8 49.1 51.8 59.2 55.4 55.7 56.3 59.4 60.7
2007 ......................................................... 53.5 55.5 52.4 49.4 55.9 48.3 50.7 46.5 55.9 57.2 59.4 57.9
2008 ......................................................... 42.1 40.6 44.1 41.1 42.6 36.9 37.6 39.1 34.7 33.0 27.1 20.5
2009 ......................................................... 22.1 20.8 19.6 21.8 29.3 25.8 30.3 p 34.9 p 31.9

Over 3-month span:

2005 ......................................................... 51.7 57.2 59.0 59.8 57.9 62.0 60.5 62.9 60.3 55.5 56.3 62.7
2006 ......................................................... 67.7 68.6 65.1 65.1 60.5 58.9 55.5 57.0 55.0 54.4 59.0 64.2
2007 ......................................................... 62.5 54.8 54.2 54.8 54.1 50.4 52.8 48.7 53.3 53.9 58.3 62.5

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2008 ......................................................... 57.7 44.8 40.2 39.7 37.3 33.6 33.6 32.8 34.9 33.2 26.9 20.8
2009 ......................................................... 18.6 14.2 15.1 15.3 20.3 22.0 22.0 p 24.2 p 28.0

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Over 6-month span:
2005 ......................................................... 55.4 57.9 58.1 57.0 58.3 60.9 63.1 63.3 61.6 59.6 61.4 62.5
2006 ......................................................... 64.6 63.8 67.5 66.2 65.5 66.6 60.3 61.1 57.9 57.9 62.4 59.0
2007 ......................................................... 60.3 57.2 60.5 58.3 55.5 56.5 52.8 52.4 56.6 54.4 56.8 59.0
2008 ......................................................... 56.6 53.0 50.7 47.4 40.2 33.4 31.0 33.4 30.6 29.0 26.0 24.4
2009 ......................................................... 21.6 17.2 15.1 15.3 15.9 16.6 15.9 p 20.1 p 21.6

Over 12-month span:

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
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60.9
67.2
63.3
54.4
24.0
60.9
65.5
59.4
56.1
22.0
60.0
65.9
61.1
52.6
19.9
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59.2
62.9
59.6
49.1
18.1
58.3
65.5
59.2
50.2
17.5
60.3
66.8
58.3
47.8
17.2
61.3
64.8
56.8
43.7
16.2
63.3
64.4
57.2
42.3
p 15.7

Manufacturing payrolls, 83 industries 1

60.7
66.6
59.4
38.0
p 14.9
59.2
65.9
58.9
37.8
59.8
64.9
58.1
32.3
61.8
66.2
59.6
28.2
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Over 1-month span:
2005 ......................................................... 36.7 46.4 42.2 46.4 40.4 33.7 41.0 43.4 45.8 47.6 44.6 47.0
2006 ......................................................... 57.8 49.4 53.6 47.0 37.3 50.6 49.4 42.2 40.4 42.8 41.0 44.0
2007 ......................................................... 44.6 41.0 30.7 24.7 38.0 32.5 43.4 30.7 39.2 42.8 60.8 48.2
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2008 ......................................................... 30.7 28.9 37.3 32.5 40.4 25.3 25.9 27.7 22.9 18.7 15.1 10.2
2009 ......................................................... 6.0 9.6 10.8 16.3 11.4 12.0 24.1 p 28.3 p 22.9

Over 3-month span:

2005 ......................................................... 36.7 43.4 41.0 41.6 35.5 36.1 34.9 36.7 42.2 44.0 38.6 48.8
2006 ......................................................... 56.6 57.2 48.2 48.2 44.6 50.0 43.4 45.2 36.7 33.1 35.5 39.2
2007 ......................................................... 40.4 33.1 33.1 28.9 29.5 30.1 31.9 28.9 30.7 30.7 39.2 51.2
2008 ......................................................... 48.8 33.7 28.3 29.5 26.5 22.9 19.9 16.9 22.3 21.1 15.1 11.4
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2009 ......................................................... 6.0 3.6 3.6 7.8 8.4 12.0 8.4 p 12.0 p 22.3

Over 6-month span:

2005 ......................................................... 33.7 39.8 38.0 36.1 35.5 34.9 39.8 36.1 36.1 38.0 36.7 39.8
2006 ......................................................... 45.2 45.2 50.6 48.8 50.6 50.0 45.2 47.0 43.4 42.2 39.8 34.3
2007 ......................................................... 37.3 33.1 29.5 28.9 30.7 34.9 28.9 26.5 29.5 28.3 33.7 38.0
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2008 ......................................................... 34.3 30.1 37.3 35.5 25.3 20.5 17.5 18.1 16.9 13.3 11.4 9.6
2009 ......................................................... 9.0 4.8 4.8 6.0 4.8 4.8 7.2 p 8.4 p 9.0

Over 12-month span:

2005 ......................................................... 45.2 44.0 42.2 41.0 36.7 35.5 32.5 34.3 33.1 33.7 33.7 38.0
2006 ......................................................... 44.0 41.0 41.0 39.8 39.8 45.2 42.2 42.8 47.0 48.8 45.8 44.6
2007 ......................................................... 39.8 36.7 37.3 30.7 28.9 29.5 30.7 28.9 33.1 28.9 34.3 35.5
2008 ......................................................... 27.7 28.9 25.9 25.3 30.7 27.1 24.7 19.3 21.7 21.7 16.9 15.1
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2009 ......................................................... 8.4 4.8 4.8 4.8 6.0 6.0 6.6 p 4.8 p 4.8

1 Based on seasonally adjusted data for 1-, 3-, and 6-month spans and plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where
unadjusted data for the 12-month span. 50 percent indicates an equal balance between industries with increasing
p = preliminary. and decreasing employment.
NOTE: Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing
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