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Household data:
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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION MAY 2014

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 217,000 in May, and the unemployment rate was
unchanged at 6.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in
professional and business services, health care and social assistance, food services and drinking places,
and transportation and warehousing.
Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted,

May 2012 May 2014
Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month

change, seasonally adjusted, May 2012 May 2014
Percent
9.0
Thousands
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
-50
-100
8.0
7.0
6.0
5.0
May-12
Aug-12
Nov-12
Feb-13
May-13
Aug-13
Nov-13
Feb-14
May-14
May-12
Aug-12
Nov-12
Feb-13
May-13
Aug-13
Nov-13
Feb-14
May-14
Household Survey Data

The unemployment rate held at 6.3 percent in May, following a decline of 0.4 percentage point in
April. The number of unemployed persons was unchanged in May at 9.8 million. Over the year, the
unemployment rate and the number of unemployed persons declined by 1.2 percentage points and 1.9
million, respectively. (See table A-1.)
Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (5.9 percent), adult women
(5.7 percent), teenagers (19.2 percent), whites (5.4 percent), blacks (11.5 percent), and Hispanics (7.7
percent) showed little or no change in May. The jobless rate for Asians was 5.3 percent (not seasonally
adjusted), little changed from a year earlier. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
Among the unemployed, the number of job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs
declined by 218,000 in May. The number of unemployed reentrants increased by 237,000 over the
month, partially offsetting a large decrease in April. (Reentrants are persons who previously worked but
were not in the labor force prior to beginning their current job search.) (See table A-11.)
The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was essentially unchanged
at 3.4 million in May. These individuals accounted for 34.6 percent of the unemployed. Over the past 12
months, the number of long-term unemployed has declined by 979,000. (See table A-12.)
The civilian labor force participation rate was unchanged in May, at 62.8 percent. The participation
rate has shown no clear trend since this past October but is down by 0.6 percentage point over the year.
The employment-population ratio, at 58.9 percent, was also unchanged in May and has changed little
over the year. (See table A-1.)
The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as
involuntary part-time workers), at 7.3 million, changed little in May. These individuals were working
part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job. (See
table A-8.)
In May, 2.1 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, essentially unchanged from a
year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted
and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not
counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.
(See table A-16.)
Among the marginally attached, there were 697,000 discouraged workers in May, little different from
a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons not currently
looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The remaining 1.4 million persons
marginally attached to the labor force in May had not searched for work for reasons such as school
attendance or family responsibilities. (See table A-16.)
Establishment Survey Data
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 217,000 in May, with gains in professional and
business services, health care and social assistance, food services and drinking places, and transportation
and warehousing. Over the prior 12 months, nonfarm payroll employment growth had averaged 197,000
per month. (See table B-1.)
Professional and business services added 55,000 jobs in May, the same as its average monthly job gain
over the prior 12 months. In May, the industry added 7,000 jobs each in computer systems design and
related services and in management and technical consulting. Employment in temporary help services
continued to trend up (+14,000) and has grown by 224,000 over the past year.
In May, health care and social assistance added 55,000 jobs. The health care industry added 34,000
jobs over the month, twice its average monthly gain for the prior 12 months. Within health care,
employment rose in May by 23,000 in ambulatory health care services (which includes offices of
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physicians, outpatient care centers, and home health care services) and by 7,000 in hospitals.
Employment rose by 21,000 in social assistance, compared with an average gain of 7,000 per month
over the prior 12 months.
Within leisure and hospitality, employment in food services and drinking places continued to grow,
increasing by 32,000 in May and by 311,000 over the past year.
Transportation and warehousing employment rose by 16,000 in May. Over the prior 12 months, the
industry had added an average of 9,000 jobs per month. In May, employment growth occurred in
support activities for transportation (+6,000) and couriers and messengers (+4,000).
Manufacturing employment changed little over the month but has added 105,000 jobs over the past
year. Within the industry, durable goods added 17,000 jobs in May and has accounted for the net job
gain in manufacturing over the past 12 months.
Employment in other major industries, including mining and logging, construction, wholesale trade,
retail trade, information, financial activities, and government, showed little change over the month.
The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 34.5 hours in
May. The manufacturing workweek increased by 0.2 hour in May to 41.1 hours, and factory overtime
was unchanged at 3.5 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on
private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 33.7 hours. (See tables B-2 and B-7.)
In May, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 5 cents to
$24.38. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have risen by 2.1 percent. In May, average
hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees increased by 3 cents to
$20.54. (See tables B-3 and B-8.)
After revision, the change in total nonfarm employment for March remained +203,000, and the change
for April was revised from +288,000 to +282,000. With these revisions, employment gains in March and
April were 6,000 lower than previously reported.
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The Employment Situation for June is scheduled to be released on Thursday, July 3, 2014, at
8:30 a.m. (EDT).
Upcoming Changes to the Establishment Survey Data

Effective with the release of July 2014 data on August 1, 2014, the establishment survey will
implement new sample units into production on a quarterly basis, replacing the current practice
of implementing new sample units annually. There is no change to the establishment survey
sample design. More information about the quarterly sample implementation is available at
www.bls.gov/ces/cesqsi.htm.
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Category
May
2013
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014
Change from:
Apr. 2014May 2014
May
2014
Employment status
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force.......................................................... .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed.................................................................. .
Employment-population ratio......................................... .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
245,363
155,609
63.4
143,919
58.7
11,690
7.5
89,754
247,258
156,227
63.2
145,742
58.9
10,486
6.7
91,030
247,439
155,421
62.8
145,669
58.9
9,753
6.3
92,018
247,622
155,613
62.8
145,814
58.9
9,799
6.3
92,009
183
192
0.0
145
0.0
46
0.0
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Unemployment rates
Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adult men (20 years and over). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adult women (20 years and over). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Teenagers (16 to 19 years). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
White. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black or African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asian (not seasonally adjusted)........................................... .
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity................................................ .
7.5
7.2
6.5
24.1
6.6
13.5
4.3
9.1
6.7
6.2
6.2
20.9
5.8
12.4
5.4
7.9
6.3
5.9
5.7
19.1
5.3
11.6
5.7
7.3
6.3
5.9
5.7
19.2
5.4
11.5
5.3
7.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.4
Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Less than a high school diploma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
High school graduates, no college. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some college or associate degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bachelors degree and higher............................................. .
6.1
11.0
7.4
6.5
3.8
5.4
9.6
6.3
6.1
3.4
5.2
8.9
6.3
5.7
3.3
5.2
9.1
6.5
5.5
3.2
0.0
0.2
0.2
-0.2
-0.1
Reason for unemployment

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Job leavers..................................................................... .
Reentrants...................................................................... .
New entrants................................................................... .
6,094
944
3,326
1,257
5,489
815
3,037
1,169
5,236
784
2,620
1,043
5,018
875
2,857
1,062
-218
91
237
19
Duration of unemployment
Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 to 14 weeks.................................................................. .
15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27 weeks and over............................................................ .
2,704
2,642
1,934
4,353
2,461
2,581
1,677
3,739
2,447
2,359
1,533
3,452
2,559
2,390
1,441
3,374
112
31
-92
-78
Employed persons at work part time

Part time for economic reasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part time for noneconomic reasons. . ....................................... .
7,917
4,837
2,697
18,957
7,411
4,512
2,731
19,216
7,465
4,555
2,669
18,886
7,269
4,453
2,537
19,040
-196
-102
-132
154
Persons not in the labor force (not seasonally adjusted)

Marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Discouraged workers....................................................... .
2,164
780
2,168
698
2,160
783
2,130
697
- Over-the-month changes are not displayed for not seasonally adjusted data.
NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will
not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced
annually with the release of January data.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Summary table B. Establishment data, seasonally adjusted
May
2013
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014p
May
2014p
EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY

(Over-the-month change, in thousands)
Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicles and parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Private service-providing1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and business services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and health services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
199
222
2
4
5
-7
-2
5.0
-5
220
7.7
34.7
-1.5
-2
9
77
23.3
29
18.9
53
12
-23
203
200
21
4
13
4
14
-0.5
-10
179
7.8
28.9
13.9
-1
0
47
22.1
40
34.9
31
9
3
282
270
46
8
34
4
6
0.3
-2
224
16.2
43.1
12.1
1
6
71
16.0
39
28.5
24
13
12
217
216
18
2
6
10
17
5.0
-7
198
9.9
12.5
16.4
-5
3
55
14.3
63
54.9
39
4
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WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES

AS A PERCENT OF ALL EMPLOYEES2
Total nonfarm women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total private women employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total private production and nonsupervisory employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49.4
48.0
82.6
49.4
48.0
82.7
49.4
48.0
82.7
49.4
48.0
82.7
HOURS AND EARNINGS

ALL EMPLOYEES
Total private
Average weekly hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Average hourly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Average weekly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index of aggregate weekly hours (2007=100)3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Over-the-month percent change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2007=100)4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
34.5
$23.89
$824.21
98.5
0.5
112.3
0.6
34.5
$24.32
$839.04
100.1
0.7
116.2
0.9
34.5
$24.33
$839.39
100.4
0.3
116.5
0.3
34.5
$24.38
$841.11
100.6
0.2
117.0
0.4
HOURS AND EARNINGS

PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES
Total private
Average weekly hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Average hourly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Average weekly earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2002=100)4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33.7
$20.06
$676.02
106.0
0.2
142.0
0.3
33.7
$20.48
$690.18
107.8
1.1
147.5
1.0
33.7
$20.51
$691.19
108.1
0.3
148.1
0.4
33.7
$20.54
$692.20
108.3
0.2
148.6
0.3
61.6
48.8
59.7
53.7
65.9
53.7
62.7
55.6
Category
DIFFUSION INDEX
(Over 1-month span)5
Total private (264 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing (81 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
Includes other industries, not shown separately.

Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the
service-providing industries.
3
The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current months estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding annual average aggregate
hours.
4
The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current months estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding annual average
aggregate weekly payrolls.
5
Figures are the percent of industries with employment increasing plus one-half of the industries with unchanged employment, where 50 percent indicates an equal
balance between industries with increasing and decreasing employment.
p Preliminary
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Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates

1. Why are there two monthly measures of employment?
The household survey and establishment survey both produce sample-based estimates of
employment, and both have strengths and limitations. The establishment survey employment series
has a smaller margin of error on the measurement of month-to-month change than the household
survey because of its much larger sample size. An over-the-month employment change of about
100,000 is statistically significant in the establishment survey, while the threshold for a statistically
significant change in the household survey is about 400,000. However, the household survey has a
more expansive scope than the establishment survey because it includes self-employed workers
whose businesses are unincorporated, unpaid family workers, agricultural workers, and private
household workers, who are excluded by the establishment survey. The household survey also
provides estimates of employment for demographic groups. For more information on the differences
between the two surveys, please visit www.bls.gov/web/empsit/ces_cps_trends.pdf.
2. Are undocumented immigrants counted in the surveys?
It is likely that both surveys include at least some undocumented immigrants. However, neither the
establishment nor the household survey is designed to identify the legal status of workers. Therefore,
it is not possible to determine how many are counted in either survey. The establishment survey does
not collect data on the legal status of workers. The household survey does include questions which
identify the foreign and native born, but it does not include questions about the legal status of the
foreign born. Data on the foreign and native born are published each month in table A-7 of The
Employment Situation news release.
3. Why does the establishment survey have revisions?
The establishment survey revises published estimates to improve its data series by incorporating
additional information that was not available at the time of the initial publication of the estimates.
The establishment survey revises its initial monthly estimates twice, in the immediately succeeding
2 months, to incorporate additional sample receipts from respondents in the survey and recalculated
seasonal adjustment factors. For more information on the monthly revisions, please visit
www.bls.gov/ces/cesrevinfo.htm.
On an annual basis, the establishment survey incorporates a benchmark revision that re-anchors
estimates to nearly complete employment counts available from unemployment insurance tax
records. The benchmark helps to control for sampling and modeling errors in the estimates. For more
information on the annual benchmark revision, please visit www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesbmart.htm.
4. Does the establishment survey sample include small firms?
Yes; about 40 percent of the establishment survey sample is comprised of business establishments
with fewer than 20 employees. The establishment survey sample is designed to maximize the
reliability of the statewide total nonfarm employment estimate; firms from all states, size classes, and
industries are appropriately sampled to achieve that goal.
5. Does the establishment survey account for employment from new businesses?
Yes; monthly establishment survey estimates include an adjustment to account for the net
employment change generated by business births and deaths. The adjustment comes from an
econometric model that forecasts the monthly net jobs impact of business births and deaths based
on the actual past values of the net impact that can be observed with a lag from the Quarterly Census
of Employment and Wages. The establishment survey uses modeling rather than sampling for this
purpose because the survey is not immediately able to bring new businesses into the sample. There
is an unavoidable lag between the birth of a new firm and its appearance on the sampling frame and
availability for selection. BLS adds new businesses to the survey twice a year.
6. Is the count of unemployed persons limited to just those people receiving unemployment
insurance benefits?
No; the estimate of unemployment is based on a monthly sample survey of households. All persons
who are without jobs and are actively seeking and available to work are included among the
unemployed. (People on temporary layoff are included even if they do not actively seek work.) There
is no requirement or question relating to unemployment insurance benefits in the monthly survey.
7. Does the official unemployment rate exclude people who want a job but are not currently
looking for work?
Yes; however, there are separate estimates of persons outside the labor force who want a job,
including those who are not currently looking because they believe no jobs are available (discouraged
workers). In addition, alternative measures of labor underutilization (some of which include
discouraged workers and other groups not officially counted as unemployed) are published each
month in table A-15 of The Employment Situation news release. For more information about these
alternative measures, please visit www.bls.gov/cps/lfcharacteristics.htm#altmeasures.
8. How can unusually severe weather affect employment and hours estimates?
In the establishment survey, the reference period is the pay period that includes the 12th of the
month. Unusually severe weather is more likely to have an impact on average weekly hours than
on employment. Average weekly hours are estimated for paid time during the pay period, including
pay for holidays, sick leave, or other time off. The impact of severe weather on hours estimates
typically, but not always, results in a reduction in average weekly hours. For example, some
employees may be off work for part of the pay period and not receive pay for the time missed,
while some workers, such as those dealing with cleanup or repair, may work extra hours.
Typically, it is not possible to precisely quantify the effect of extreme weather on payroll
employment estimates. In order for severe weather conditions to reduce employment estimates,
employees have to be off work without pay for the entire pay period. Employees
who receive pay for any part of the pay period, even 1 hour, are counted in the payroll
employment figures. For more information on how often employees are paid, please visit
www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-3/how-frequently-do-private-businesses-pay-workers.htm.
In the household survey, the reference period is generally the calendar week that includes the 12th
of the month. Persons who miss the entire week's work for weather-related events are counted as
employed whether or not they are paid for the time off. The household survey collects data on the
number of persons who had a job but were not at work due to bad weather. It also provides a measure
of the number of persons who usually work full time but had reduced hours due to bad weather.
Current and historical data are available on the household survey's most requested statistics page,
please visit http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?ln.
Technical Note
This news release presents statistics from two major
surveys, the Current Population Survey (CPS; household
survey) and the Current Employment Statistics survey
(CES; establishment survey). The household survey
provides information on the labor force, employment, and
unemployment that appears in the "A" tables, marked
HOUSEHOLD DATA. It is a sample survey of about
60,000 eligible households conducted by the U.S. Census
Bureau for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
The establishment survey provides information on
employment, hours, and earnings of employees on nonfarm
payrolls; the data appear in the "B" tables, marked
ESTABLISHMENT DATA. BLS collects these data each
month from the payroll records of a sample of
nonagricultural business establishments. Each month
the CES program surveys about 144,000 businesses
and government agencies, representing approximately
554,000 individual worksites, in order to provide
detailed industry data on employment, hours, and
earnings of workers on nonfarm
payrolls.
The
active
sample
includes
approximately one-third of
all nonfarm
payroll
employees.
For both
surveys,
the data for a given month relate to a
particular week or pay period. In the household survey, the
reference period is generally the calendar week that
contains the 12th day of the month. In the establishment
survey, the reference period is the pay period including the
12th, which may or may not correspond directly to the
calendar week.
employed or unemployed are not in the labor force. The

unemployment rate is the number unemployed as a percent
of the labor force. The labor force participation rate is the
labor force as a percent of the population, and
the employment-population ratio is the employed as a
percent of the population. Additional information
about the household survey can be found at
www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm.
Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys
Differences in employment estimates. The numerous

conceptual and methodological differences between the
household and establishment surveys result in important
distinctions in the employment estimates derived from the
surveys. Among these are:
Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect

the entire civilian noninstitutional population. Based on
responses to a series of questions on work and job search
activities, each person 16 years and over in a sample
household is classified as employed, unemployed, or not in
the labor force.
People are classified as employed if they did any work
at all as paid employees during the reference week; worked
in their own business, profession, or on their own farm; or
worked without pay at least 15 hours in a family business or
farm. People are also counted as employed if they were
temporarily absent from their jobs because of illness, bad
weather, vacation, labor-management disputes, or personal
reasons.
People are classified as unemployed if they meet all of
the following criteria: they had no employment during the
reference week; they were available for work at that time;
and they made specific efforts to find employment
sometime during the 4-week period ending with the
reference week. Persons laid off from a job and expecting
recall need not be looking for work to be counted as
unemployed. The unemployment data derived from the
household survey in no way depend upon the eligibility for
or receipt of unemployment insurance benefits.
The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and
unemployed persons. Those persons not classified as
Establishment survey. The sample establishments are

drawn from private nonfarm businesses such as factories,
offices, and stores, as well as from federal, state, and local
government entities. Employees on nonfarm payrolls are
those who received pay for any part of the reference pay
period, including persons on paid leave. Persons are
counted in each job they hold. Hours and earnings data are
produced for the private sector for all employees and for
production and nonsupervisory employees. Production and
nonsupervisory employees are defined as production and
related employees in manufacturing and mining and
logging, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in private service-providing
industries.
Industries are classified on the basis of an
establishments principal activity in accordance with the
2012 version of the North American Industry Classification
System. Additional information about the establishment
survey can be found at www.bls.gov/ces/.
The household survey includes agricultural

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

leave among the employed. The establishment
survey does not.
The household survey is limited to workers 16

years of age and older. The establishment survey is
not limited by age.
The household survey has no duplication of

individuals, because individuals are counted only
once, even if they hold more than one job. In the
establishment survey, employees working at more
than one job and thus appearing on more than one
payroll are counted separately for each appearance.
Seasonal adjustment
Over the course of a year, the size of the nation's labor
force and the levels of employment and unemployment
undergo regularly occurring fluctuations. These events may
result from seasonal changes in weather, major holidays,
and the opening and closing of schools. The effect of such
seasonal variation can be very large.
Because these seasonal events follow a more or less
regular pattern each year, their influence on the level of a
series can be tempered by adjusting for regular seasonal
variation. These adjustments make nonseasonal developments, such as declines in employment or increases in the
participation of women in the labor force, easier to spot. For
example, in the household survey, the large number of
youth entering the labor force each June is likely to obscure
any other changes that have taken place relative to May,
making it difficult to determine if the level of economic
activity has risen or declined. Similarly, in the
establishment survey, payroll employment in education
declines by about 20 percent at the end of the spring term
and later rises with the start of the fall term, obscuring the
underlying employment trends in the industry. Because
seasonal employment changes at the end and beginning of
the school year can be estimated, the statistics can be
adjusted to make underlying employment patterns more
discernable. The seasonally adjusted figures provide a more
useful tool with which to analyze changes in month-tomonth economic activity.
Many seasonally adjusted series are independently
adjusted in both the household and establishment surveys.
However, the adjusted series for many major estimates,
such as total payroll employment, employment in most
major sectors, total employment, and unemployment are
computed by aggregating independently adjusted component series. For example, total unemployment is derived
by summing the adjusted series for four major age-sex
components; this differs from the unemployment estimate
that would be obtained by directly adjusting the total or by
combining the duration, reasons, or more detailed age
categories.
For both the household and establishment surveys, a
concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is used in
which new seasonal factors are calculated each month using
all relevant data, up to and including the data for the current
month. In the household survey, new seasonal factors are
used to adjust only the current month's data. In the
establishment survey, however, new seasonal factors are
used each month to adjust the three most recent monthly
estimates. The prior 2 months are routinely revised to
incorporate additional sample reports and recalculated
seasonal adjustment factors. In both surveys, 5-year
revisions to historical data are made once a year.
Reliability of the estimates
Statistics based on the household and establishment
surveys are subject to both sampling and nonsampling
error. When a sample, rather than the entire population, is

surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may
differ from the true population values they represent. The
component of this difference that occurs because samples
differ by chance is known as sampling error, and its
variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate.
There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence,
that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more
than 1.6 standard errors from the true population value
because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally
conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence.
For example, the confidence interval for the monthly
change in total nonfarm employment from the
establishment survey is on the order of plus or minus
90,000. Suppose the estimate of nonfarm employment
increases by 50,000 from one month to the next. The 90percent confidence interval on the monthly change would
range from -40,000 to +140,000 (50,000 +/- 90,000). These
figures do not mean that the sample results are off by these
magnitudes, but rather that there is about a 90-percent
chance that the true over-the-month change lies within this
interval. Since this range includes values of less than zero,
we could not say with confidence that nonfarm employment
had, in fact, increased that month. If, however, the reported
nonfarm employment rise was 250,000, then all of the
values within the 90-percent confidence interval would be
greater than zero. In this case, it is likely (at least a 90percent chance) that nonfarm employment had, in fact, risen
that month. At an unemployment rate of around 6.0 percent,
the 90-percent confidence interval for the monthly change
in unemployment as measured by the household survey is
about +/- 300,000, and for the monthly change in the
unemployment rate it is about +/- 0.2 percentage point.
In general, estimates involving many individuals or
establishments have lower standard errors (relative to the
size of the estimate) than estimates which are based on a
small number of observations. The precision of estimates
also is improved when the data are cumulated over time,
such as for quarterly and annual averages.
The household and establishment surveys are also
affected by nonsampling error, which can occur for many
reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the
population, inability to obtain information for all
respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of
respondents to provide correct information on a timely
basis, mistakes made by respondents, and errors made in
the collection or processing of the data.
For example, in the establishment survey, estimates
for the most recent 2 months are based on incomplete
returns; for this reason, these estimates are labeled
preliminary in the tables. It is only after two successive
revisions to a monthly estimate, when nearly all sample
reports have been received, that the estimate is considered
final.
Another major source of nonsampling error in the
establishment survey is the inability to capture, on a timely
basis, employment generated by new firms. To correct for
this systematic underestimation of employment growth, an
estimation procedure with two components is used to
account for business births. The first component excludes

employment losses from business deaths from samplebased estimation in order to offset the missing employment
gains from business births. This is incorporated into the
sample-based estimation procedure by simply not reflecting
sample units going out of business, but imputing to them
the same employment trend as the other firms in the
sample. This procedure accounts for most of the net
birth/death employment.
The second component is an ARIMA time series
model designed to estimate the residual net birth/death
employment not accounted for by the imputation. The
historical time series used to create and test the ARIMA
model was derived from the unemployment insurance
universe micro-level database, and reflects the actual
residual net of births and deaths over the past 5 years.
The sample-based estimates from the establishment
survey are adjusted once a year (on a lagged basis) to

universe counts of payroll employment obtained from
administrative records of the unemployment insurance
program. The difference between the March sample-based
employment estimates and the March universe counts is
known as a benchmark revision, and serves as a rough
proxy for total survey error. The new benchmarks also
incorporate changes in the classification of industries. Over
the past decade, absolute benchmark revisions for total
nonfarm employment have averaged 0.3 percent, with a
range from -0.7 to 0.6 percent.
Other information
Information in this release will be made available to
sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone:
(202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
Seasonally adjusted1
Not seasonally adjusted

Employment status, sex, and age
May
2013
Apr.
2014
May
2014
May
2013
Jan.
2014
Feb.
2014
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014
May
2014
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Persons who currently want a job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
245,363
155,734
63.5
144,432
58.9
11,302
7.3
89,629
7,193
247,439
154,845
62.6
145,767
58.9
9,079
5.9
92,594
6,088
247,622
155,841
62.9
146,398
59.1
9,443
6.1
91,782
7,031
245,363
155,609
63.4
143,919
58.7
11,690
7.5
89,754
6,648
246,915
155,460
63.0
145,224
58.8
10,236
6.6
91,455
6,348
247,085
155,724
63.0
145,266
58.8
10,459
6.7
91,361
6,060
247,258
156,227
63.2
145,742
58.9
10,486
6.7
91,030
6,146
247,439
155,421
62.8
145,669
58.9
9,753
6.3
92,018
6,146
247,622
155,613
62.8
145,814
58.9
9,799
6.3
92,009
6,438
Men, 16 years and over

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
118,393
82,924
70.0
76,608
64.7
6,316
7.6
35,469
119,488
82,104
68.7
77,086
64.5
5,018
6.1
37,384
119,582
82,723
69.2
77,619
64.9
5,104
6.2
36,859
118,393
82,844
70.0
76,317
64.5
6,526
7.9
35,549
119,218
82,662
69.3
77,060
64.6
5,602
6.8
36,556
119,306
82,597
69.2
76,808
64.4
5,789
7.0
36,709
119,395
83,052
69.6
77,416
64.8
5,636
6.8
36,343
119,488
82,586
69.1
77,292
64.7
5,294
6.4
36,902
119,582
82,590
69.1
77,310
64.7
5,280
6.4
36,992

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
109,839
80,015
72.8
74,456
67.8
5,559
6.9
29,824
111,027
79,571
71.7
75,059
67.6
4,512
5.7
31,456
111,126
80,020
72.0
75,459
67.9
4,562
5.7
31,106
109,839
79,867
72.7
74,137
67.5
5,729
7.2
29,972
110,746
79,892
72.1
74,916
67.6
4,975
6.2
30,855
110,838
79,917
72.1
74,780
67.5
5,137
6.4
30,921
110,930
80,171
72.3
75,230
67.8
4,941
6.2
30,760
111,027
79,851
71.9
75,134
67.7
4,718
5.9
31,176
111,126
79,830
71.8
75,127
67.6
4,703
5.9
31,296
Women, 16 years and over

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
126,970
72,810
57.3
67,824
53.4
4,986
6.8
54,160
127,951
72,741
56.9
68,680
53.7
4,061
5.6
55,210
128,040
73,118
57.1
68,779
53.7
4,339
5.9
54,923
126,970
72,765
57.3
67,602
53.2
5,163
7.1
54,204
127,696
72,797
57.0
68,163
53.4
4,634
6.4
54,899
127,779
73,128
57.2
68,458
53.6
4,670
6.4
54,652
127,863
73,175
57.2
68,325
53.4
4,850
6.6
54,688
127,951
72,835
56.9
68,376
53.4
4,459
6.1
55,116
128,040
73,023
57.0
68,504
53.5
4,519
6.2
55,017

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
118,708
69,955
58.9
65,611
55.3
4,343
6.2
48,753
119,760
70,100
58.5
66,452
55.5
3,648
5.2
49,660
119,852
70,274
58.6
66,466
55.5
3,809
5.4
49,577
118,708
69,871
58.9
65,323
55.0
4,548
6.5
48,837
119,497
70,023
58.6
65,909
55.2
4,114
5.9
49,475
119,583
70,331
58.8
66,183
55.3
4,148
5.9
49,252
119,669
70,361
58.8
66,008
55.2
4,352
6.2
49,309
119,760
70,037
58.5
66,057
55.2
3,980
5.7
49,724
119,852
70,153
58.5
66,137
55.2
4,016
5.7
49,699
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16,816
5,764
34.3
4,364
26.0
1,400
24.3
11,052
16,652
5,174
31.1
4,256
25.6
918
17.7
11,478
16,644
5,546
33.3
4,473
26.9
1,072
19.3
11,098
16,816
5,872
34.9
4,459
26.5
1,413
24.1
10,944
16,671
5,545
33.3
4,399
26.4
1,147
20.7
11,125
16,664
5,476
32.9
4,303
25.8
1,173
21.4
11,188
16,658
5,696
34.2
4,503
27.0
1,193
20.9
10,962
16,652
5,534
33.2
4,479
26.9
1,055
19.1
11,119
16,644
5,630
33.8
4,550
27.3
1,080
19.2
11,014
1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

Employment status, race, sex, and age
WHITE
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ASIAN
See footnotes at end of table.
May
2013
Apr.
2014
May
2014
May
2013
Jan.
2014
Feb.
2014
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014
May
2014
194,147
123,836
63.8
115,828
59.7
8,009
6.5
70,311
195,210
122,659
62.8
116,536
59.7
6,123
5.0
72,550
195,310
123,443
63.2
117,029
59.9
6,414
5.2
71,867
194,147
123,794
63.8
115,570
59.5
8,224
6.6
70,353
194,944
123,500
63.4
116,409
59.7
7,091
5.7
71,444
195,029
123,641
63.4
116,447
59.7
7,193
5.8
71,388
195,117
123,763
63.4
116,581
59.7
7,183
5.8
71,353
195,210
123,111
63.1
116,601
59.7
6,510
5.3
72,099
195,310
123,287
63.1
116,669
59.7
6,618
5.4
72,022
64,785
73.3
60,816
68.8
3,969
6.1
64,216
72.1
61,097
68.6
3,119
4.9
64,482
72.4
61,389
68.9
3,094
4.8
64,668
73.2
60,563
68.5
4,106
6.3
64,551
72.6
61,048
68.7
3,503
5.4
64,594
72.6
61,020
68.6
3,574
5.5
64,724
72.7
61,282
68.9
3,441
5.3
64,445
72.4
61,182
68.7
3,264
5.1
64,343
72.2
61,129
68.6
3,214
5.0
54,411
58.3
51,390
55.1
3,021
5.6
54,358
58.0
51,984
55.4
2,374
4.4
54,599
58.2
52,043
55.5
2,556
4.7
54,426
58.4
51,301
55.0
3,125
5.7
54,505
58.2
51,695
55.2
2,810
5.2
54,635
58.3
51,822
55.3
2,813
5.1
54,509
58.1
51,597
55.0
2,911
5.3
54,277
57.9
51,730
55.2
2,547
4.7
54,520
58.1
51,864
55.3
2,656
4.9
4,641
37.1
3,622
28.9
1,019
21.9
4,085
33.0
3,455
27.9
630
15.4
4,361
35.2
3,598
29.0
763
17.5
4,700
37.5
3,706
29.6
994
21.1
4,444
35.8
3,666
29.5
777
17.5
4,412
35.6
3,606
29.1
807
18.3
4,531
36.5
3,701
29.9
830
18.3
4,389
35.4
3,690
29.8
699
15.9
4,425
35.7
3,676
29.7
749
16.9
30,322
18,690
61.6
16,226
53.5
2,464
13.2
11,632
30,755
18,675
60.7
16,682
54.2
1,993
10.7
12,080
30,787
18,717
60.8
16,618
54.0
2,099
11.2
12,070
30,322
18,714
61.7
16,194
53.4
2,520
13.5
11,608
30,651
18,558
60.5
16,310
53.2
2,249
12.1
12,093
30,685
18,654
60.8
16,416
53.5
2,237
12.0
12,031
30,719
18,756
61.1
16,437
53.5
2,319
12.4
11,963
30,755
18,720
60.9
16,556
53.8
2,164
11.6
12,035
30,787
18,715
60.8
16,564
53.8
2,151
11.5
12,072
8,432
67.8
7,274
58.5
1,157
13.7
8,391
66.1
7,520
59.2
872
10.4
8,516
66.9
7,516
59.1
1,000
11.7
8,450
67.9
7,301
58.7
1,149
13.6
8,367
66.2
7,359
58.2
1,008
12.0
8,430
66.6
7,345
58.0
1,085
12.9
8,496
67.0
7,470
58.9
1,026
12.1
8,435
66.4
7,522
59.2
913
10.8
8,496
66.8
7,519
59.1
977
11.5
9,530
62.3
8,531
55.7
999
10.5
9,626
62.0
8,722
56.1
903
9.4
9,504
61.1
8,619
55.4
885
9.3
9,539
62.3
8,476
55.4
1,063
11.1
9,525
61.5
8,537
55.1
988
10.4
9,594
61.9
8,646
55.8
948
9.9
9,614
62.0
8,554
55.1
1,060
11.0
9,583
61.7
8,590
55.3
993
10.4
9,521
61.2
8,564
55.1
957
10.0
728
28.3
420
16.3
308
42.3
658
26.2
440
17.5
218
33.2
696
27.7
483
19.2
214
30.7
725
28.2
417
16.2
308
42.5
666
26.4
413
16.4
253
38.0
630
24.9
425
16.9
204
32.4
646
25.6
413
16.4
233
36.1
701
27.9
443
17.6
258
36.8
698
27.8
481
19.1
217
31.1
13,343
13,841
13,771
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age Continued

Employment status, race, sex, and age
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
May
2013
8,491
63.6
8,127
60.9
365
4.3
4,851
Apr.
2014
8,782
63.4
8,283
59.8
498
5.7
5,059
May
2014
8,755
63.6
8,287
60.2
467
5.3
5,016
May
2013
Jan.
2014
Feb.
2014
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014
May
2014
1
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are
introduced annually with the release of January data.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio.............. .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
May
2013
Apr.
2014
May
2014
May
2013
Jan.
2014
Feb.
2014
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014
May
2014
37,395
24,872
66.5
22,743
60.8
2,129
8.6
12,523
38,203
25,028
65.5
23,343
61.1
1,685
6.7
13,175
38,277
25,183
65.8
23,360
61.0
1,823
7.2
13,093
37,395
24,824
66.4
22,558
60.3
2,266
9.1
12,571
37,976
25,053
66.0
22,961
60.5
2,092
8.4
12,923
38,053
25,061
65.9
23,021
60.5
2,040
8.1
12,992
38,126
25,266
66.3
23,264
61.0
2,002
7.9
12,859
38,203
25,055
65.6
23,232
60.8
1,824
7.3
13,148
38,277
25,108
65.6
23,162
60.5
1,946
7.7
13,169
13,731
81.4
12,737
75.5
995
7.2
13,869
80.3
13,080
75.7
789
5.7
13,965
80.7
13,100
75.7
865
6.2
10,017
59.3
9,203
54.5
815
8.1
10,136
58.7
9,462
54.8
674
6.6
10,172
58.8
9,404
54.3
767
7.5
1,124
30.8
804
22.0
320
28.5
1,023
28.0
801
21.9
222
21.7
1,047
28.6
856
23.4
191
18.2
The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted
columns.
NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the
release of January data.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment
Educational attainment
Seasonally adjusted
May
2013
Apr.
2014
May
2014
May
2013
Jan.
2014
Feb.
2014
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014
May
2014
Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11,483
45.9
10,295
41.2
1,188
10.3
10,946
44.9
10,006
41.0
940
8.6
11,131
45.3
10,181
41.5
950
8.5
11,205
44.8
9,972
39.9
1,232
11.0
11,004
44.5
9,953
40.2
1,051
9.6
11,154
46.2
10,056
41.7
1,098
9.8
11,199
45.9
10,128
41.5
1,071
9.6
10,891
44.6
9,925
40.7
965
8.9
10,861
44.2
9,869
40.2
993
9.1
High school graduates, no college1

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36,488
59.3
33,963
55.2
2,525
6.9
36,050
57.9
33,890
54.4
2,160
6.0
36,302
58.2
34,091
54.7
2,211
6.1
36,287
59.0
33,612
54.6
2,676
7.4
35,924
58.1
33,593
54.3
2,331
6.5
36,108
58.5
33,792
54.7
2,316
6.4
36,392
58.8
34,106
55.1
2,286
6.3
36,089
58.0
33,830
54.3
2,258
6.3
36,096
57.9
33,750
54.1
2,346
6.5
Some college or associate degree

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
37,189
68.0
34,848
63.7
2,341
6.3
37,176
66.9
35,165
63.3
2,011
5.4
37,001
66.8
35,037
63.3
1,964
5.3
37,371
68.3
34,950
63.9
2,421
6.5
36,992
67.3
34,758
63.3
2,234
6.0
37,169
66.9
34,876
62.8
2,293
6.2
37,158
67.1
34,904
63.0
2,254
6.1
37,364
67.3
35,218
63.4
2,146
5.7
37,178
67.2
35,131
63.5
2,047
5.5
Bachelors degree and higher2

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49,392
75.6
47,623
72.9
1,770
3.6
50,212
75.5
48,684
73.2
1,527
3.0
50,248
75.4
48,760
73.2
1,487
3.0
49,414
75.7
47,536
72.8
1,878
3.8
50,427
75.7
48,797
73.2
1,629
3.2
50,240
75.2
48,543
72.6
1,697
3.4
49,908
74.7
48,198
72.2
1,711
3.4
49,934
75.1
48,279
72.6
1,655
3.3
50,208
75.4
48,611
73.0
1,596
3.2
Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.

Includes persons with bachelors, masters, professional, and doctoral degrees.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service,
and sex, not seasonally adjusted
Total
Employment status, veteran status, and period of service
May
2013
Men
May
2014
May
2013
Women
May
2014
May
2013
May
2014
VETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21,439
11,203
52.3
10,459
48.8
744
6.6
10,236
21,213
10,667
50.3
10,129
47.7
538
5.0
10,546
19,217
9,768
50.8
9,110
47.4
658
6.7
9,449
18,963
9,300
49.0
8,840
46.6
459
4.9
9,663
2,222
1,435
64.6
1,349
60.7
86
6.0
787
2,250
1,367
60.8
1,288
57.3
79
5.8
883
Gulf War-era II veterans

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,694
2,224
82.5
2,061
76.5
163
7.3
470
3,053
2,444
80.0
2,314
75.8
130
5.3
609
2,228
1,893
84.9
1,746
78.4
147
7.8
335
2,458
2,055
83.6
1,953
79.4
102
5.0
403
466
331
71.0
315
67.6
16
4.9
135
595
389
65.4
361
60.6
28
7.3
206
Gulf War-era I veterans

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,470
2,879
83.0
2,729
78.6
150
5.2
591
3,407
2,794
82.0
2,647
77.7
147
5.3
613
2,742
2,309
84.2
2,193
80.0
116
5.0
434
2,705
2,283
84.4
2,174
80.4
108
4.7
422
728
570
78.4
536
73.7
34
6.0
157
702
511
72.9
473
67.4
39
7.6
190
World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9,871
3,077
31.2
2,860
29.0
217
7.1
6,794
9,437
2,698
28.6
2,566
27.2
132
4.9
6,739
9,497
2,979
31.4
2,769
29.2
211
7.1
6,518
9,083
2,589
28.5
2,462
27.1
127
4.9
6,494
373
97
26.1
91
24.4
6
6.6
276
354
109
30.8
104
29.2
6
5.1
245
Veterans of other service periods

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,404
3,023
55.9
2,809
52.0
214
7.1
2,381
5,316
2,731
51.4
2,602
49.0
128
4.7
2,585
4,749
2,587
54.5
2,402
50.6
185
7.1
2,162
4,717
2,373
50.3
2,251
47.7
122
5.1
2,344
655
436
66.6
407
62.2
29
6.7
219
599
358
59.7
351
58.6
6
1.8
241
NONVETERANS, 18 years and over

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
215,051
142,557
66.3
132,557
61.6
10,000
7.0
72,494
217,547
143,318
65.9
134,856
62.0
8,462
5.9
74,229
94,694
72,196
76.2
66,844
70.6
5,351
7.4
22,498
96,090
72,543
75.5
68,122
70.9
4,421
6.1
23,546
120,357
70,362
58.5
65,713
54.6
4,649
6.6
49,995
121,457
70,774
58.3
66,734
54.9
4,040
5.7
50,682
NOTE: Veterans served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the
U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August
1990-August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service
periods (all other time periods). Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the
selected wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. Beginning with data for January 2014, estimates for veterans incorporate updated
weighting procedures.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-6. Employment status of the civilian population by sex, age, and disability status, not seasonally
adjusted
Persons with a disability
May
2013
May
2014
Persons with no disability

May
2013
May
2014
TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population..................................................... .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate.................................................................... .
Employed............. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed......................................................................... .
Unemployment rate.............................................................. .
Not in labor force...................................................................... .
28,552
5,903
20.7
5,099
17.9
805
13.6
22,649
29,005
5,649
19.5
4,934
17.0
715
12.7
23,357
216,811
149,831
69.1
139,333
64.3
10,497
7.0
66,980
218,617
150,192
68.7
141,464
64.7
8,728
5.8
68,425
Men, 16 to 64 years
Employed............. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... .
Unemployed......................................................................... .
2,577
34.7
2,216
29.8
360
14.0
4,853
2,522
33.0
2,175
28.5
347
13.8
5,111
75,739
82.4
70,039
76.2
5,701
7.5
16,158
75,560
82.1
71,039
77.2
4,521
6.0
16,497
Women, 16 to 64 years
Employed............. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... .
Unemployed......................................................................... .
2,342
29.6
1,949
24.7
393
16.8
5,560
2,104
27.1
1,801
23.2
303
14.4
5,655
66,780
70.3
62,330
65.7
4,450
6.7
28,161
67,191
70.4
63,338
66.4
3,853
5.7
28,195
Both sexes, 65 years and over

Employed............. . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... .
Unemployed......................................................................... .
984
7.4
933
7.1
51
5.2
12,236
1,022
7.5
957
7.0
65
6.4
12,590
7,311
24.4
6,965
23.2
346
4.7
22,661
7,441
23.9
7,087
22.7
354
4.8
23,733
NOTE: A person with a disability has at least one of the following conditions: is deaf or has serious difficulty hearing; is blind or has serious difficulty
seeing even when wearing glasses; has serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions because of a physical, mental, or
emotional condition; has serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs; has difficulty dressing or bathing; or has difficulty doing errands alone such as
visiting a doctors office or shopping because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition. Updated population controls are introduced annually with
the release of January data.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not seasonally adjusted
Total
Employment status and nativity
May
2013
Men
May
2014
May
2013
Women
May
2014
May
2013
May
2014
Foreign born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population.................................. .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate................................................. .
Employed............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed...................................................... .
Unemployment rate........................................... .
Not in labor force................................................... .
37,503
24,958
66.5
23,384
62.4
1,574
6.3
12,545
38,637
25,392
65.7
23,977
62.1
1,416
5.6
13,245
18,233
14,386
78.9
13,568
74.4
818
5.7
3,847
18,747
14,780
78.8
14,056
75.0
723
4.9
3,967
19,270
10,572
54.9
9,816
50.9
756
7.2
8,698
19,890
10,613
53.4
9,920
49.9
692
6.5
9,278
Native born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population.................................. .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate................................................. .
Employed............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed...................................................... .
Unemployment rate........................................... .
Not in labor force................................................... .
207,860
130,776
62.9
121,048
58.2
9,728
7.4
77,084
208,985
130,448
62.4
122,421
58.6
8,027
6.2
78,537
100,160
68,538
68.4
63,040
62.9
5,498
8.0
31,622
100,835
67,943
67.4
63,562
63.0
4,381
6.4
32,892
107,700
62,238
57.8
58,008
53.9
4,230
6.8
45,462
108,150
62,505
57.8
58,859
54.4
3,646
5.8
45,645
NOTE: The foreign born are those residing in the United States who were not U.S. citizens at birth. That is, they were born outside the United States
or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam, to parents neither of whom was a U.S. citizen. The native born are persons who were born
in the United States or one of its outlying areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam or who were born abroad of at least one parent who was a U.S. citizen.
Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-8. Employed persons by class of worker and part-time status
[In thousands]
Category
CLASS OF WORKER
Agriculture and related industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wage and salary workers1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . .
Unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonagricultural industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wage and salary workers1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Government.................................... .
Private industries..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .
Private households. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other industries............................. .
Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . .
Unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PERSONS AT WORK PART TIME2
All industries
Part time for economic reasons3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part time for noneconomic reasons4. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonagricultural industries
Part time for economic reasons3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Slack work or business conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Could only find part-time work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part time for noneconomic reasons4. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
Seasonally adjusted
May
2013
Apr.
2014
May
2014
May
2013
Jan.
2014
Feb.
2014
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014
May
2014
2,168
1,322
831
15
142,263
133,483
20,537
112,947
663
112,284
8,715
65
2,048
1,265
773
10
143,718
135,119
20,626
114,494
868
113,625
8,518
81
2,101
1,312
767
22
144,297
135,781
20,247
115,534
867
114,667
8,432
84
2,081
1,275
797
141,860
133,166
20,342
112,846
112,221
8,601
2,183
1,391
760
142,970
134,384
20,383
114,001
113,164
8,569
2,150
1,373
768
143,132
134,428
20,192
114,177
113,317
8,697
2,148
1,375
743
143,543
134,745
20,401
114,327
113,444
8,674
2,161
1,382
767
143,531
134,860
20,320
114,532
113,643
8,559
2,045
1,273
738
143,843
135,355
20,051
115,257
114,460
8,375
7,618
4,604
2,727
19,315
7,243
4,346
2,615
19,707
6,960
4,177
2,519
19,410
7,917
4,837
2,697
18,957
7,257
4,405
2,571
19,165
7,186
4,251
2,692
19,027
7,411
4,512
2,731
19,216
7,465
4,555
2,669
18,886
7,269
4,453
2,537
19,040
7,523
4,544
2,714
18,993
7,120
4,277
2,604
19,393
6,917
4,144
2,510
19,117
7,800
4,763
2,696
18,590
7,130
4,327
2,550
18,856
7,071
4,208
2,653
18,672
7,324
4,454
2,697
18,903
7,333
4,487
2,623
18,603
7,199
4,407
2,530
18,727
Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.

Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the survey reference week and excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs for
the entire week.
3
Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for an economic reason such as slack work or unfavorable business
conditions, inability to find full-time work, or seasonal declines in demand.
4
Refers to persons who usually work part time for noneconomic reasons such as childcare problems, family or personal obligations, school or
training, retirement or Social Security limits on earnings, and other reasons. This excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to
34 hours during the reference week for reasons such as vacations, holidays, illness, and bad weather.
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment
of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
2
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-9. Selected employment indicators
Characteristic
Seasonally adjusted
May
2013
Apr.
2014
May
2014
May
2013
Jan.
2014
Feb.
2014
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014
May
2014
AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
144,432
4,364
1,415
2,949
140,067
13,339
126,728
94,963
31,402
30,834
32,726
31,765
145,767
4,256
1,325
2,931
141,511
13,765
127,745
95,421
31,751
31,031
32,639
32,324
146,398
4,473
1,413
3,060
141,924
13,855
128,069
95,510
31,839
30,978
32,692
32,559
143,919
4,459
1,500
2,957
139,460
13,443
126,044
94,554
31,281
30,694
32,580
31,490
145,224
4,399
1,608
2,776
140,825
13,761
126,992
95,212
31,776
31,059
32,377
31,780
145,266
4,303
1,512
2,830
140,963
13,704
127,260
95,241
31,883
31,007
32,351
32,019
145,742
4,503
1,591
2,922
141,238
13,905
127,246
95,360
31,849
30,960
32,552
31,886
145,669
4,479
1,472
3,016
141,190
13,879
127,211
95,151
31,713
30,905
32,533
32,060
145,814
4,550
1,494
3,052
141,264
13,952
127,277
95,041
31,699
30,840
32,503
32,236
Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
76,608
2,152
654
1,498
74,456
6,900
67,557
50,867
16,997
16,732
17,138
16,689
77,086
2,027
571
1,457
75,059
7,099
67,960
50,903
17,132
16,674
17,097
17,056
77,619
2,160
656
1,504
75,459
7,155
68,303
51,105
17,166
16,762
17,177
17,199
76,317
2,180
690
1,490
74,137
6,932
67,191
50,605
16,948
16,646
17,011
16,586
77,060
2,144
762
1,369
74,916
7,032
67,769
50,926
17,123
16,760
17,043
16,843
76,808
2,028
673
1,375
74,780
7,005
67,731
50,810
17,218
16,613
16,980
16,921
77,416
2,186
706
1,481
75,230
7,223
67,961
51,101
17,340
16,706
17,055
16,860
77,292
2,159
644
1,516
75,134
7,206
67,875
50,909
17,185
16,657
17,066
16,966
77,310
2,183
689
1,492
75,127
7,194
67,915
50,837
17,110
16,676
17,052
17,079
Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
67,824
2,213
762
1,451
65,611
6,440
59,171
44,096
14,405
14,102
15,588
15,076
68,680
2,228
754
1,474
66,452
6,666
59,786
44,518
14,619
14,357
15,542
15,268
68,779
2,313
757
1,556
66,466
6,700
59,766
44,405
14,673
14,216
15,516
15,361
67,602
2,279
810
1,467
65,323
6,511
58,853
43,949
14,333
14,048
15,568
14,904
68,163
2,255
845
1,407
65,909
6,729
59,223
44,286
14,653
14,299
15,334
14,937
68,458
2,275
839
1,455
66,183
6,700
59,529
44,431
14,665
14,395
15,371
15,098
68,325
2,317
885
1,441
66,008
6,683
59,285
44,259
14,509
14,254
15,497
15,026
68,376
2,320
828
1,500
66,057
6,672
59,336
44,242
14,528
14,247
15,466
15,094
68,504
2,367
805
1,560
66,137
6,758
59,362
44,205
14,589
14,164
15,451
15,157
MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Women who maintain families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44,284
34,804
9,557
44,449
34,830
9,602
44,776
34,855
9,563
44,155
34,685
44,187
34,448
44,292
34,619
44,483
34,779
44,525
34,813
44,608
34,716
FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part-time workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
116,643
27,789
118,073
27,693
119,179
27,219
116,288
27,728
117,656
27,540
117,819
27,330
118,003
27,695
118,415
27,297
118,727
27,219
MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS
Total multiple jobholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Percent of total employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7,123
4.9
7,162
4.9
7,305
5.0
6,952
4.8
6,849
4.7
6,960
4.8
6,998
4.8
7,093
4.9
7,113
4.9
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
Self-employed workers, incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,305
9,546
5,384
9,290
5,396
9,199
9,398
9,329
9,465
9,417
9,326
9,113
Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.
Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
2
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Characteristic
Number of
unemployed persons
(in thousands)
Unemployment rates
May
2013
Apr.
2014
May
2014
May
2013
Jan.
2014
Feb.
2014
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014
May
2014
AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 19 years.................................... .
16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11,690
1,413
569
836
10,277
2,040
8,250
6,515
2,427
2,022
2,066
1,749
9,753
1,055
418
634
8,698
1,642
6,984
5,431
2,251
1,593
1,588
1,569
9,799
1,080
446
632
8,719
1,743
7,013
5,491
2,272
1,657
1,562
1,549
7.5
24.1
27.5
22.1
6.9
13.2
6.1
6.4
7.2
6.2
6.0
5.3
6.6
20.7
21.9
19.8
6.1
11.9
5.4
5.6
6.8
5.0
5.1
4.5
6.7
21.4
21.8
21.0
6.2
11.9
5.5
5.8
7.0
5.1
5.1
4.6
6.7
20.9
20.1
20.7
6.2
12.2
5.4
5.7
6.8
5.1
5.0
4.7
6.3
19.1
22.1
17.4
5.8
10.6
5.2
5.4
6.6
4.9
4.7
4.7
6.3
19.2
23.0
17.1
5.8
11.1
5.2
5.5
6.7
5.1
4.6
4.6
Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 to 19 years.................................... .
16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6,526
797
315
472
5,729
1,180
4,566
3,556
1,339
1,080
1,137
1,011
5,294
576
236
333
4,718
982
3,710
2,865
1,215
831
819
845
5,280
577
230
341
4,703
974
3,779
2,957
1,270
895
792
822
7.9
26.8
31.4
24.1
7.2
14.5
6.4
6.6
7.3
6.1
6.3
5.7
6.8
22.6
23.0
22.0
6.2
12.9
5.5
5.7
6.9
5.0
5.2
4.6
7.0
24.3
25.0
24.2
6.4
13.4
5.6
5.8
7.0
5.2
5.3
4.7
6.8
24.1
25.2
23.0
6.2
13.2
5.3
5.5
6.4
5.0
5.0
4.8
6.4
21.1
26.8
18.0
5.9
12.0
5.2
5.3
6.6
4.8
4.6
4.7
6.4
20.9
25.0
18.6
5.9
11.9
5.3
5.5
6.9
5.1
4.4
4.6
Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 to 19 years.................................... .
16 to 17 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,163
616
254
365
4,548
860
3,683
2,959
1,088
943
929
732
4,459
479
182
301
3,980
660
3,274
2,566
1,036
761
769
721
4,519
503
216
290
4,016
768
3,235
2,534
1,002
762
770
724
7.1
21.3
23.9
19.9
6.5
11.7
5.9
6.3
7.1
6.3
5.6
4.7
6.4
18.7
20.9
17.6
5.9
10.9
5.3
5.5
6.6
5.1
4.9
4.6
6.4
18.7
19.1
17.6
5.9
10.3
5.4
5.7
7.1
5.0
4.9
4.5
6.6
17.7
15.4
18.3
6.2
11.1
5.6
5.8
7.3
5.3
4.9
4.7
6.1
17.1
18.0
16.7
5.7
9.0
5.2
5.5
6.7
5.1
4.7
4.6
6.2
17.5
21.2
15.7
5.7
10.2
5.2
5.4
6.4
5.1
4.7
4.6
MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present..................... .
Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Women who maintain families1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,037
1,612
1,044
1,617
1,404
897
1,544
1,446
873
4.4
4.4
9.9
3.8
3.9
9.1
3.8
4.2
9.1
3.8
4.2
9.0
3.5
3.9
8.5
3.3
4.0
8.4
FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part-time workers3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9,919
1,742
8,206
1,500
8,175
1,591
7.9
5.9
6.9
5.1
7.0
5.6
7.0
5.4
6.5
5.2
6.4
5.5
Not seasonally adjusted.

Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time
jobs.
3
Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from
part-time jobs.
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment
of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
2
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment
Reason
May
2013
Apr.
2014
Seasonally adjusted
May
2014
May
2013
Jan.
2014
Feb.
2014
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014
May
2014
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Job losers and persons who completed
temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
On temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not on temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Permanent job losers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Persons who completed temporary jobs. . . .
Job leavers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reentrants........................................... .
New entrants............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... .
5,751
768
4,983
3,728
1,255
882
3,459
1,210
4,972
931
4,041
2,996
1,045
751
2,425
932
4,613
770
3,843
2,843
1,000
819
3,000
1,009
6,094
980
5,114
3,794
1,321
944
3,326
1,257
5,407
986
4,421
3,341
1,080
818
2,937
1,184
5,448
1,036
4,412
3,230
1,182
823
2,997
1,229
5,489
1,051
4,438
3,295
1,143
815
3,037
1,169
5,236
1,021
4,215
3,077
1,138
784
2,620
1,043
5,018
1,003
4,015
2,946
1,069
875
2,857
1,062
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
On temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not on temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Job leavers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reentrants........................................... .
New entrants............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... .
50.9
6.8
44.1
7.8
30.6
10.7
54.8
10.3
44.5
8.3
26.7
10.3
48.9
8.2
40.7
8.7
31.8
10.7
52.4
8.4
44.0
8.1
28.6
10.8
52.3
9.5
42.7
7.9
28.4
11.4
51.9
9.9
42.0
7.8
28.5
11.7
52.2
10.0
42.2
7.8
28.9
11.1
54.1
10.5
43.5
8.1
27.1
10.8
51.1
10.2
40.9
8.9
29.1
10.8
UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Job leavers.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reentrants........................................... .
New entrants............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... .
3.7
0.6
2.2
0.8
3.2
0.5
1.6
0.6
3.0
0.5
1.9
0.6
3.9
0.6
2.1
0.8
3.5
0.5
1.9
0.8
3.5
0.5
1.9
0.8
3.5
0.5
1.9
0.7
3.4
0.5
1.7
0.7
3.2
0.6
1.8
0.7
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
Duration
May
2013
Apr.
2014
May
2014
Seasonally adjusted
May
2013
Jan.
2014
Feb.
2014
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014
May
2014
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 to 14 weeks....................................... .
15 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 to 26 weeks................................... .
27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,710
2,141
6,451
2,084
4,366
1,993
1,946
5,139
1,653
3,486
2,617
1,928
4,898
1,532
3,366
2,704
2,642
6,287
1,934
4,353
2,434
2,429
5,336
1,689
3,646
2,373
2,568
5,464
1,615
3,849
2,461
2,581
5,417
1,677
3,739
2,447
2,359
4,985
1,533
3,452
2,559
2,390
4,814
1,441
3,374
Average (mean) duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Median duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38.6
18.8
37.1
18.4
35.9
15.9
36.9
16.9
35.4
16.0
37.1
16.4
35.6
16.3
35.1
16.0
34.5
14.6
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 to 14 weeks....................................... .
15 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 to 26 weeks................................... .
27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24.0
18.9
57.1
18.4
38.6
22.0
21.4
56.6
18.2
38.4
27.7
20.4
51.9
16.2
35.6
23.2
22.7
54.0
16.6
37.4
23.9
23.8
52.3
16.6
35.8
22.8
24.7
52.5
15.5
37.0
23.5
24.7
51.8
16.0
35.8
25.0
24.1
50.9
15.7
35.3
26.2
24.5
49.3
14.8
34.6
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-13. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted
Employed
Occupation
Total, 16 years and over1............................................ .

Management, professional, and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . .
Management, business, and financial operations
occupations........ . . . . . . . . . . . ................................. .
Professional and related occupations......................... .
Service occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sales and office occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sales and related occupations................................. .
Office and administrative support occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
occupations....................................................... .
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction and extraction occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations. . . . . . . . . . .
Production, transportation, and material moving
occupations....................................................... .
Production occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . .
1
Unemployed
Unemployment
rates
May
2013
May
2014
May
2013
May
2014
May
2013
May
2014
144,432
54,740
146,398
56,202
11,302
1,990
9,443
1,795
7.3
3.5
6.1
3.1
22,657
32,083
26,220
33,231
15,320
17,911
23,145
33,057
26,173
33,530
15,861
17,669
888
1,102
2,526
2,474
1,174
1,300
802
993
1,952
2,254
1,161
1,093
3.8
3.3
8.8
6.9
7.1
6.8
3.3
2.9
6.9
6.3
6.8
5.8
13,193
1,020
7,128
5,045
13,499
1,008
7,692
4,799
1,327
64
942
321
1,098
110
797
192
9.1
5.9
11.7
6.0
7.5
9.8
9.4
3.8
17,048
8,183
8,864
16,994
8,252
8,742
1,744
864
880
1,312
630
682
9.3
9.6
9.0
7.2
7.1
7.2
Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-14. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted
Industry and class of worker
Total, 16 years and over1............................................................... .

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction................................... .
Construction......................................................................... .
Manufacturing......... . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... .
Durable goods.................................................................... .
Wholesale and retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Information........................................................................... .
Professional and business services. . . . . ......................................... .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... .
Other services....................................................................... .
Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Government workers.................................................................. .
Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . .
1
Number of
unemployed
persons
(in thousands)
Unemployment
rates
May
2013
May
2014
May
2013
May
2014
11,302
8,655
66
891
1,056
640
416
1,466
371
187
417
1,255
1,058
1,455
433
92
811
534
9,443
7,243
26
747
826
516
310
1,313
321
163
456
1,028
876
1,113
372
102
622
467
7.3
7.1
5.9
10.8
6.8
6.7
7.0
7.3
6.0
6.4
4.4
8.0
4.8
10.4
6.7
6.8
3.8
5.3
6.1
5.9
2.6
8.6
5.3
5.2
5.5
6.4
5.2
5.5
4.8
6.5
3.9
8.1
5.7
7.4
3.0
4.8
Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-15. Alternative measures of labor underutilization
[Percent]
Measure
U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer,

as a percent of the civilian labor force. . . . . . . . .
U-2 Job losers and persons who completed
temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian
labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the
civilian labor force (official unemployment
rate). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged
workers, as a percent of the civilian labor
force plus discouraged workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged
workers, plus all other persons marginally
attached to the labor force, as a percent of
the civilian labor force plus all persons
marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . . .
U-6 Total unemployed, plus all persons
marginally attached to the labor force, plus
total employed part time for economic
reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor
force plus all persons marginally attached to
the labor force.................................... .
Seasonally adjusted
May
2013
Apr.
2014
May
2014
May
2013
Jan.
2014
Feb.
2014
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014
May
2014
4.1
3.3
3.1
4.0
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.2
3.1
3.7
3.2
3.0
3.9
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.2
7.3
5.9
6.1
7.5
6.6
6.7
6.7
6.3
6.3
7.7
6.3
6.5
8.0
7.1
7.2
7.1
6.7
6.7
8.5
7.2
7.3
8.8
8.1
8.1
8.0
7.6
7.6
13.4
11.8
11.7
13.8
12.7
12.6
12.7
12.3
12.2
NOTE: Persons marginally attached to the labor force are those who currently are neither working nor looking for work but indicate that they want and
are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the past 12 months. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached, have
given a job-market related reason for not currently looking for work. Persons employed part time for economic reasons are those who want and are
available for full-time work but have had to settle for a part-time schedule. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of
January data.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-16. Persons not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted
Total
Category
May
2013
Men
May
2014
May
2013
Women
May
2014
May
2013
May
2014
NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Persons who currently want a job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marginally attached to the labor force1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Discouraged workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... .
Other persons marginally attached to the labor force3. . .
89,629
7,193
2,164
780
1,384
91,782
7,031
2,130
697
1,433
35,469
3,313
1,081
424
657
36,859
3,261
1,066
422
644
54,160
3,880
1,083
356
727
54,923
3,770
1,064
275
789
MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS
Total multiple jobholders4. . . . . . . . . ................................... .
Percent of total employed......................................... .
Primary job full time, secondary job part time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Primary and secondary jobs both part time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Primary and secondary jobs both full time. . . . . . . . . . . . .......... .
Hours vary on primary or secondary job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7,123
4.9
3,704
1,954
191
1,237
7,305
5.0
3,875
2,026
260
1,123
3,570
4.7
2,082
689
117
671
3,647
4.7
2,147
681
180
625
3,553
5.2
1,622
1,265
74
566
3,658
5.3
1,727
1,345
80
499
Data refer to persons who want a job, have searched for work during the prior 12 months, and were available to take a job during the reference
week, but had not looked for work in the past 4 weeks.
2
Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for reasons such as thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks
schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination.
3
Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibilities, ill health, and
transportation problems, as well as a number for whom reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
4
Includes a small number of persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail
[In thousands]

Industry
Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seasonally adjusted
May
2013
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014p
May
2014p
May
2013
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014p
May
2014p
136,793
114,545
18,701
137,147
114,884
18,558
138,272
115,970
18,797
139,192
116,929
19,044
136,084
114,232
18,671
137,964
116,108
18,945
138,246
116,378
18,991
138,463
116,594
19,009
Change
from:
Apr.2014 May2014p
217
216
18
Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oil and gas extraction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining, except oil and gas1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Coal mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Support activities for mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
859
50.9
808.4
195.0
213.5
79.4
399.9
884
52.8
830.8
206.2
205.8
77.7
418.8
895
50.7
844.2
208.1
210.3
78.1
425.8
904
52.2
851.5
210.1
214.4
78.6
427.0
861
52.5
808.8
195.7
210.7
78.6
402.4
896
55.4
841.0
207.5
211.9
77.9
421.6
904
54.3
849.7
208.9
212.6
78.3
428.2
906
53.9
851.8
210.5
211.8
78.0
429.5
2
-0.4
2.1
1.6
-0.8
-0.3
1.3
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction of buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Residential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonresidential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Heavy and civil engineering construction. . . . . .
Specialty trade contractors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Residential specialty trade contractors. . . . . .
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors. . .
5,855
1,276.1
611.0
665.1
904.8
3,674.3
1,557.1
2,117.2
5,656
1,286.2
621.7
664.5
823.8
3,545.5
1,505.9
2,039.6
5,869
1,315.9
640.4
675.5
886.5
3,666.5
1,565.4
2,101.1
6,049
1,341.8
657.3
684.5
939.5
3,767.4
1,616.9
2,150.5
5,816
1,280.4
609.1
671.3
882.1
3,653.7
1,543.8
2,109.9
5,964
1,336.8
650.0
686.8
904.3
3,723.3
1,591.6
2,131.7
5,998
1,347.0
656.0
691.0
911.5
3,739.3
1,599.2
2,140.1
6,004
1,347.0
656.1
690.9
914.7
3,742.1
1,602.4
2,139.7
6
0.0
0.1
-0.1
3.2
2.8
3.2
-0.4
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11,987
12,018
12,033
12,091
11,994
12,085
12,089
12,099
10
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wood products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonmetallic mineral products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Primary metals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fabricated metal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Machinery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Computer and electronic products1. . . . . . . . . .
Computer and peripheral equipment. . . . . .
Communications equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Semiconductors and electronic
components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Electronic instruments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Electrical equipment and appliances. . . . . . . .
Transportation equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicles and parts2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Furniture and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Miscellaneous durable goods
manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7,538
350.4
377.0
397.2
1,430.3
1,102.3
1,067.1
157.5
103.2
7,587
358.0
371.4
396.6
1,440.2
1,115.2
1,055.7
161.9
99.5
7,601
363.6
380.5
398.0
1,446.9
1,119.1
1,051.5
162.4
99.1
7,644
367.8
389.3
400.2
1,454.3
1,122.8
1,053.7
161.9
97.7
7,531
350.0
373.0
396.2
1,427.8
1,103.1
1,069.3
158.2
103.4
7,613
363.8
381.5
397.3
1,446.9
1,116.1
1,058.4
162.3
99.6
7,619
366.4
383.2
397.7
1,450.0
1,120.4
1,055.4
162.7
99.4
7,636
367.5
384.4
398.8
1,451.8
1,123.1
1,055.5
162.3
98.1
17
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.8
2.7
0.1
-0.4
-1.3
374.1
393.6
373.5
1,503.3
815.9
358.0
368.6
387.7
374.8
1,533.9
851.1
362.5
366.5
385.1
375.2
1,525.5
843.8
363.7
368.1
387.4
374.5
1,533.9
850.2
367.9
375.1
393.9
374.1
1,501.1
813.6
357.0
369.8
388.3
376.2
1,525.8
843.3
364.8
368.1
386.6
376.3
1,524.9
843.6
365.1
369.1
387.5
375.3
1,531.3
848.6
367.0
1.0
0.9
-1.0
6.4
5.0
1.9
578.5
578.4
577.1
579.8
579.7
582.0
580.0
580.9
0.9
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Food manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textile mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textile product mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Paper and paper products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Printing and related support activities. . . . . . .
Petroleum and coal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chemicals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Plastics and rubber products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Miscellaneous nondurable goods
manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,449
1,455.2
116.7
112.8
143.6
378.6
449.0
111.6
793.9
658.7
4,431
1,458.0
116.9
110.7
135.6
374.5
440.7
110.5
797.4
659.2
4,432
1,454.8
117.1
110.4
134.8
374.6
441.5
111.2
796.7
661.2
4,447
1,457.9
116.5
110.1
132.5
375.6
440.8
113.4
801.2
665.1
4,463
1,472.2
116.3
112.7
142.5
379.6
448.9
110.0
793.9
657.6
4,472
1,484.8
117.0
111.1
135.3
376.5
441.8
112.8
797.5
660.8
4,470
1,482.3
117.1
110.7
134.3
376.6
441.9
112.1
797.9
662.6
4,463
1,477.4
116.5
110.1
132.0
376.5
440.8
112.0
800.1
663.7
-7
-4.9
-0.6
-0.6
-2.3
-0.1
-1.1
-0.1
2.2
1.1
228.6
227.6
229.6
233.7
228.8
234.6
234.0
233.9
-0.1
Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
95,844
96,326
97,173
97,885
95,561
97,163
97,387
97,585
198
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25,697
25,883
26,063
26,266
25,760
26,224
26,294
26,333
39
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Electronic markets and agents and
brokers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,741.1
2,866.3
1,989.9
884.9
900.9
907.9
915.5
885.0
906.1
910.7
914.9
4.2
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicle and parts dealers1. . . . . . . . . . . .
Automobile dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14,924.9
1,789.3
1,130.1
15,004.0
1,822.9
1,157.5
15,131.7
1,841.7
1,162.3
15,238.3
1,853.5
1,172.8
15,001.7
1,779.6
1,128.2
15,263.5
1,836.1
1,163.2
15,306.6
1,841.8
1,164.2
15,319.1
1,844.7
1,171.0
12.5
2.9
6.8
5,803.7
2,917.2
1,985.6
5,838.5
2,924.4
2,006.2
5,874.2
2,940.1
2,018.6
5,731.7
2,867.3
1,979.4
5,837.6
2,928.6
2,002.9
5,853.8
2,934.1
2,009.0
5,863.7
2,940.6
2,008.2
9.9
6.5
-0.8
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Continued
[In thousands]

Industry
May
2013
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014p
Seasonally adjusted
May
2014p
May
2013
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014p
May
2014p
Change
from:
Apr.2014 May2014p
Retail trade - Continued

Furniture and home furnishings stores. . . . . .
Electronics and appliance stores. . . . . . . . . . . .
Building material and garden supply
stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Food and beverage stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health and personal care stores. . . . . . . . . . . .
Gasoline stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Clothing and clothing accessories stores. . . .
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music
stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General merchandise stores1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Department stores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Miscellaneous store retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonstore retailers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Air transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rail transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Water transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Truck transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transit and ground passenger
transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pipeline transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scenic and sightseeing transportation. . . . . . .
Support activities for transportation. . . . . . . . . .
Couriers and messengers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Warehousing and storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
439.0
482.6
442.2
497.8
443.1
488.9
443.2
480.8
445.0
492.4
448.6
503.0
448.8
498.8
449.2
493.7
0.4
-5.1
1,269.4
2,914.4
1,008.6
863.8
1,336.2
1,207.2
2,957.8
1,008.4
859.7
1,338.5
1,269.5
2,977.2
1,006.0
866.6
1,350.9
1,296.9
3,000.9
1,014.2
875.8
1,357.7
1,194.9
2,917.8
1,013.0
864.9
1,386.3
1,218.9
2,992.9
1,015.7
873.7
1,397.2
1,225.6
3,005.1
1,014.2
874.4
1,403.8
1,223.8
3,006.8
1,018.7
876.2
1,406.3
-1.8
1.7
4.5
1.8
2.5
573.3
3,002.6
1,304.8
799.5
446.2
574.6
3,053.9
1,301.3
774.1
466.9
574.9
3,055.5
1,298.8
786.1
471.3
576.4
3,062.0
1,298.7
805.5
471.4
588.7
3,058.9
1,346.9
800.8
459.4
594.5
3,106.4
1,340.6
798.3
478.2
595.8
3,112.4
1,338.8
801.2
484.7
593.8
3,117.7
1,339.1
804.5
483.7
-2.0
5.3
0.3
3.3
-1.0
4,477.4
450.0
232.8
65.6
1,381.3
4,524.8
455.2
232.7
65.3
1,367.7
4,543.0
454.9
234.6
66.7
1,384.6
4,602.1
458.5
234.8
68.2
1,403.7
4,474.0
448.5
231.9
65.5
1,378.5
4,571.1
456.6
233.2
66.8
1,394.0
4,583.2
455.1
233.9
67.5
1,399.4
4,599.6
456.6
233.8
68.0
1,400.9
16.4
1.5
-0.1
0.5
1.5
464.2
44.1
31.0
588.9
522.3
697.2
468.3
45.1
23.8
599.8
541.0
725.9
466.8
45.2
26.7
605.8
531.4
726.3
468.7
45.2
33.4
613.4
545.2
731.0
445.8
44.0
29.0
589.7
536.4
704.7
453.8
45.2
29.3
603.7
555.7
732.8
451.5
45.6
29.6
607.9
557.2
735.5
451.1
45.2
31.0
613.4
560.9
738.7
-0.4
-0.4
1.4
5.5
3.7
3.2
Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
553.9
550.3
549.8
551.7
552.9
551.7
550.8
550.7
-0.1
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Publishing industries, except Internet. . . . . . . . . .
Motion picture and sound recording
industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Broadcasting, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Data processing, hosting and related
services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other information services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,701
731.5
2,653
726.5
2,654
726.5
2,665
724.6
2,686
735.0
2,659
728.9
2,660
728.5
2,655
727.9
-5
-0.6
375.6
283.2
850.6
313.0
287.5
854.4
311.3
288.9
853.3
316.8
289.4
856.9
356.1
284.4
852.9
315.0
287.7
854.6
312.5
288.4
855.1
303.3
290.0
858.3
-9.2
1.6
3.2
267.9
192.0
267.8
203.3
269.8
204.4
269.9
207.2
265.1
192.5
268.0
204.8
268.8
206.2
267.8
207.6
-1.0
1.4
Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Monetary authorities - central bank. . . . . . . . . .
Credit intermediation and related
activities1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Depository credit intermediation1. . . . . . . . . .
Commercial banking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Securities, commodity contracts,
investments, and funds and trusts. . . . . . . .
Insurance carriers and related activities. . . . .
Real estate and rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . .
Real estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rental and leasing services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets. . . .
7,869
5,863.9
17.8
7,870
5,868.9
18.0
7,888
5,862.3
18.0
7,917
5,865.6
18.1
7,872
5,874.5
18.0
7,910
5,876.8
18.2
7,916
5,875.8
18.2
7,919
5,876.1
18.3
3
0.3
0.1
2,619.7
1,733.3
1,310.0
2,571.1
1,705.0
1,280.9
2,564.8
1,701.1
1,276.6
2,564.4
1,699.6
1,272.5
2,623.9
1,735.5
1,312.7
2,575.8
1,707.4
1,281.4
2,570.1
1,703.5
1,278.4
2,568.8
1,701.7
1,275.1
-1.3
-1.8
-3.3
861.4
2,365.0
2,004.9
1,456.3
525.4
23.2
870.5
2,409.3
2,000.6
1,458.3
520.2
22.1
871.0
2,408.5
2,025.5
1,470.6
532.8
22.1
869.1
2,414.0
2,051.1
1,481.0
548.0
22.1
864.2
2,368.4
1,997.5
1,453.9
520.1
23.5
870.8
2,412.0
2,033.4
1,478.4
532.7
22.3
872.4
2,415.1
2,040.3
1,479.0
539.0
22.3
872.1
2,416.9
2,042.7
1,479.0
541.3
22.4
-0.3
1.8
2.4
0.0
2.3
0.1
18,510
8,059.8
1,131.3
888.3
1,350.0
18,832
8,326.6
1,134.4
1,052.3
1,369.1
19,066
8,362.2
1,131.8
1,040.9
1,379.5
19,153
8,266.1
1,132.1
902.1
1,394.3
18,511
8,114.6
1,133.8
934.1
1,350.3
19,020
8,265.4
1,137.8
936.2
1,386.8
19,091
8,290.8
1,135.7
939.8
1,390.2
19,146
8,315.5
1,135.0
943.9
1,394.7
55
24.7
-0.7
4.1
4.5
1,688.8
1,728.6
1,745.9
1,753.5
1,692.9
1,739.3
1,750.0
1,756.6
6.6
1,169.3
2,086.8
1,199.1
2,112.8
1,207.4
2,123.0
1,218.2
2,131.4
1,170.4
2,090.9
1,209.1
2,120.7
1,212.2
2,132.7
1,219.0
2,134.5
6.8
1.8
Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Professional and technical services1. . . . . . . . . . .
Legal services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accounting and bookkeeping services. . . . . .
Architectural and engineering services. . . . . .
Computer systems design and related
services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Management and technical consulting
services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Management of companies and enterprises. . .
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Continued
[In thousands]
Seasonally adjusted
May
2013
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014p
May
2014p
May
2013
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014p
May
2014p
Change
from:
Apr.2014 May2014p
Administrative and waste services. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Administrative and support services1. . . . . . . .
Employment services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Business support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Services to buildings and dwellings. . . . . . .
Waste management and remediation
services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8,363.4
7,986.8
3,285.2
2,622.7
841.5
1,954.8
8,392.2
8,021.5
3,427.2
2,741.2
858.5
1,802.3
8,580.4
8,205.9
3,481.9
2,785.8
854.5
1,924.3
8,755.6
8,376.7
3,556.0
2,849.5
850.2
2,009.6
8,305.2
7,928.9
3,300.9
2,635.4
849.9
1,874.9
8,634.0
8,255.8
3,528.6
2,828.9
860.1
1,923.6
8,667.6
8,289.2
3,550.9
2,844.9
860.5
1,926.3
8,695.5
8,317.0
3,571.1
2,859.2
859.1
1,929.5
27.9
27.8
20.2
14.3
-1.4
3.2
376.6
370.7
374.5
378.9
376.3
378.2
378.4
378.5
0.1
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health care3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ambulatory health care services1. . . . . . . . .
Offices of physicians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outpatient care centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Home health care services. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hospitals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nursing and residential care facilities1. . . .
Nursing care facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Social assistance1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Child day care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21,127
3,391.5
17,735.2
14,475.4
6,465.5
2,425.5
676.9
1,233.0
4,784.0
3,225.9
1,654.6
3,259.8
868.2
21,481
3,539.1
17,941.4
14,624.9
6,597.3
2,473.9
705.9
1,265.7
4,792.7
3,234.9
1,644.1
3,316.5
876.1
21,539
3,561.2
17,977.6
14,646.9
6,615.9
2,476.3
710.7
1,270.6
4,786.2
3,244.8
1,650.0
3,330.7
878.6
21,504
3,447.2
18,056.4
14,695.3
6,646.6
2,480.3
716.7
1,279.8
4,795.3
3,253.4
1,653.4
3,361.1
890.1
21,069
3,354.8
17,714.0
14,482.9
6,466.9
2,431.9
676.3
1,230.9
4,792.0
3,224.0
1,653.7
3,231.1
842.4
21,330
3,383.2
17,946.8
14,650.0
6,611.4
2,477.3
706.6
1,269.6
4,794.6
3,244.0
1,648.8
3,296.8
855.2
21,369
3,393.9
17,975.3
14,668.0
6,623.0
2,482.1
711.0
1,271.7
4,796.2
3,248.8
1,651.8
3,307.3
856.6
21,432
3,401.5
18,030.2
14,701.6
6,646.1
2,485.7
715.2
1,278.4
4,803.1
3,252.4
1,652.3
3,328.6
860.1
63
7.6
54.9
33.6
23.1
3.6
4.2
6.7
6.9
3.6
0.5
21.3
3.5
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Arts, entertainment, and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . .
Performing arts and spectator sports. . . . . . . .
Museums, historical sites, and similar
institutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amusements, gambling, and recreation. . . . .
Accommodation and food services. . . . . . . . . . . .
Accommodation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Food services and drinking places. . . . . . . . . .
14,453
2,103.6
439.8
14,143
1,939.7
420.9
14,462
2,033.8
448.8
14,845
2,167.4
459.0
14,198
2,026.6
417.5
14,526
2,087.8
436.3
14,550
2,085.9
436.4
14,589
2,090.5
436.3
39
4.6
-0.1
143.9
1,519.9
12,349.1
1,864.7
10,484.4
134.5
1,384.3
12,203.2
1,805.9
10,397.3
139.8
1,445.2
12,428.0
1,828.5
10,599.5
149.5
1,558.9
12,677.6
1,881.5
10,796.1
138.5
1,470.6
12,171.4
1,861.3
10,310.1
142.3
1,509.2
12,438.2
1,872.4
10,565.8
142.1
1,507.4
12,463.7
1,874.3
10,589.4
143.6
1,510.6
12,498.1
1,877.0
10,621.1
1.5
3.2
34.4
2.7
31.7
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repair and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Personal and laundry services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Membership associations and organizations. . .
5,487
1,218.9
1,350.5
2,917.7
5,464
1,209.0
1,351.7
2,903.4
5,501
1,220.1
1,365.3
2,915.4
5,535
1,226.5
1,378.5
2,930.2
5,465
1,211.6
1,337.1
2,916.3
5,494
1,212.8
1,359.2
2,922.0
5,507
1,216.8
1,363.2
2,927.3
5,511
1,218.0
1,365.0
2,927.5
4
1.2
1.8
0.2
Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Federal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service. . . . . . . . . . . . .
U.S. Postal Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State government education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State government, excluding education. . . . . . . . . .
Local government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Local government education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Local government, excluding education. . . . . . . . . .
22,248
2,776.0
2,186.8
589.0
5,078.0
2,417.3
2,660.5
14,394.0
8,134.7
6,259.0
22,263
2,705.0
2,117.6
587.1
5,217.0
2,565.2
2,651.8
14,341.0
8,147.8
6,193.1
22,302
2,717.0
2,118.5
598.7
5,229.0
2,573.0
2,656.4
14,356.0
8,145.0
6,210.8
22,263
2,714.0
2,126.4
588.0
5,090.0
2,423.9
2,666.1
14,459.0
8,147.0
6,312.3
21,852
2,768.0
2,179.5
588.9
5,047.0
2,393.8
2,653.0
14,037.0
7,769.3
6,267.3
21,856
2,713.0
2,125.4
587.9
5,064.0
2,406.5
2,657.7
14,079.0
7,781.4
6,297.1
21,868
2,710.0
2,121.0
588.6
5,067.0
2,408.6
2,658.0
14,091.0
7,793.8
6,296.9
21,869
2,705.0
2,118.2
587.0
5,062.0
2,403.3
2,658.8
14,102.0
7,787.2
6,314.9
1
-5.0
-2.8
-1.6
-5.0
-5.3
0.8
11.0
-6.6
18.0
Industry
Professional and business services - Continued
Includes other industries, not shown separately.

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
3
Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities.
p Preliminar
2
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
sector, seasonally adjusted
May
2013
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014p
May
2014p
AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS

Total private............................................................................ .
Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining and logging............................................................... .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods............................................................. .
Private service-providing........................................................... .
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade..................................................................... .
Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utilities.......................................................................... .
Information........................................................................ .
Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other services.................................................................... .
34.5
40.4
43.8
39.2
40.8
41.2
40.2
33.3
34.6
38.8
31.6
38.6
42.2
36.7
37.2
36.1
32.8
26.0
31.9
34.5
40.7
45.6
39.1
41.1
41.4
40.4
33.3
34.4
38.9
31.2
38.6
42.4
37.0
37.3
36.3
32.6
26.2
31.8
34.5
40.5
44.5
39.1
40.9
41.4
40.0
33.3
34.5
38.8
31.4
38.7
42.3
37.0
37.1
36.2
32.8
26.1
31.8
34.5
40.6
44.4
38.9
41.1
41.6
40.2
33.4
34.5
39.0
31.2
38.6
42.3
37.0
37.3
36.3
32.8
26.1
31.8
AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS

Manufacturing.......................................................................... .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods.... . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................. .
3.3
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.4
Industry
p Preliminary
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
sector, seasonally adjusted
Average hourly earnings
Average weekly earnings
Industry
May
2013
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014p
May
2014p
May
2013
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014p
May
2014p
Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goods-producing...................................... .
Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction......................................... .
Manufacturing....................................... .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade, transportation, and utilities................ .
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... .
Education and health services.................... .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . .................. .
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$23.89
25.06
29.50
26.05
24.26
25.67
21.83
23.61
20.92
27.59
16.59
22.27
35.14
32.67
30.01
28.48
24.37
13.45
21.30
$24.32
25.59
30.84
26.50
24.73
26.11
22.33
24.01
21.33
28.02
16.87
22.85
35.65
33.65
30.61
28.99
24.59
13.73
21.74
$24.33
25.57
30.78
26.55
24.67
26.02
22.31
24.03
21.37
28.10
16.93
22.95
35.43
33.87
30.55
29.01
24.60
13.75
21.74
$24.38
25.61
30.95
26.59
24.72
26.05
22.35
24.09
21.42
28.10
16.96
22.95
35.56
33.82
30.60
29.11
24.63
13.78
21.77
$824.21
1,012.42
1,292.10
1,021.16
989.81
1,057.60
877.57
786.21
723.83
1,070.49
524.24
859.62
1,482.91
1,198.99
1,116.37
1,028.13
799.34
349.70
679.47
$839.04
1,041.51
1,406.30
1,036.15
1,016.40
1,080.95
902.13
799.53
733.75
1,089.98
526.34
882.01
1,511.56
1,245.05
1,141.75
1,052.34
801.63
359.73
691.33
$839.39
1,035.59
1,369.71
1,038.11
1,009.00
1,077.23
892.40
800.20
737.27
1,090.28
531.60
888.17
1,498.69
1,253.19
1,133.41
1,050.16
806.88
358.88
691.33
$841.11
1,039.77
1,374.18
1,034.35
1,015.99
1,083.68
898.47
804.61
738.99
1,095.90
529.15
885.87
1,504.19
1,251.34
1,141.38
1,056.69
807.86
359.66
692.29
p Preliminary
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-4. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by
industry sector, seasonally adjusted
[2007=100]
Index of aggregate weekly hours1
Index of aggregate weekly payrolls2
Industry
May
2013
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014p
May
2014p
Percent
change
from:
Apr.
2014 May
2014p
Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods.......................... .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . .
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation and warehousing. . . . . .
Utilities................................... .
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and business services. . . . .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
98.5
85.9
118.5
78.6
88.0
87.4
89.5
101.8
96.9
97.0
96.3
98.8
100.9
90.0
95.9
105.1
110.9
105.3
96.6
100.1
87.8
128.4
80.4
89.4
88.7
90.2
103.5
98.1
99.1
96.7
101.0
101.2
89.8
96.6
108.6
111.6
108.6
96.8
100.4
87.6
126.4
80.8
89.0
88.8
89.2
103.8
98.7
99.1
97.6
101.5
100.8
89.9
96.2
108.7
112.5
108.4
97.0
100.6
87.9
126.4
80.5
89.5
89.4
89.5
104.3
98.8
99.8
97.1
101.6
100.8
89.7
96.7
109.3
112.8
108.6
97.1
0.2
0.3
0.0
-0.4
0.6
0.7
0.3
0.5
0.1
0.7
-0.5
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.5
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.1
May
2013
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014p
May
2014p
Percent
change
from:
Apr.
2014 May
2014p
112.3
97.3
140.4
89.0
99.3
99.6
99.2
116.6
109.1
111.7
105.6
111.7
117.2
104.7
112.3
121.3
127.3
114.3
116.8
116.2
101.6
159.0
92.6
102.8
102.9
102.2
120.5
112.6
115.9
107.9
117.1
119.2
107.7
115.4
127.5
129.3
120.3
119.4
116.5
101.3
156.2
93.3
102.1
102.6
101.0
120.9
113.5
116.2
109.3
118.2
118.0
108.4
114.6
127.7
130.4
120.2
119.7
117.0
101.8
157.1
93.0
102.8
103.5
101.5
121.8
113.9
117.0
108.9
118.3
118.4
108.0
115.5
128.9
130.9
120.8
120.0
0.4
0.5
0.6
-0.3
0.7
0.9
0.5
0.7
0.4
0.7
-0.4
0.1
0.3
-0.4
0.8
0.9
0.4
0.5
0.3
The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current months estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2007
annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment.
2
The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current months estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the
corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly
earnings, average weekly hours, and employment.
p Preliminary
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-5. Employment of women on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted
Women employees (in thousands)
Percent of all employees
Industry
May
2013
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014p
May
2014p
May
2013
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014p
May
2014p
Total nonfarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods................................. .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utilities.......................................... .
Information........................................ .
Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other services.................................... .
Government............................................ .
67,265
54,803
4,115
117
744
3,254
1,738
1,516
50,688
10,415
1,695.8
7,531.0
1,051.5
136.9
1,070
4,538
8,232
16,189
7,382
2,862
12,462
68,160
55,681
4,152
119
757
3,276
1,752
1,524
51,529
10,626
1,721.6
7,690.1
1,079.7
134.1
1,068
4,536
8,494
16,378
7,547
2,880
12,479
68,307
55,818
4,157
121
759
3,277
1,754
1,523
51,661
10,655
1,728.4
7,710.6
1,082.6
133.6
1,068
4,539
8,533
16,413
7,566
2,887
12,489
68,393
55,912
4,162
121
760
3,281
1,761
1,520
51,750
10,661
1,728.4
7,715.5
1,083.5
133.8
1,066
4,533
8,556
16,456
7,586
2,892
12,481
49.4
48.0
22.0
13.6
12.8
27.1
23.1
34.0
53.0
40.4
29.6
50.2
23.5
24.8
39.8
57.6
44.5
76.8
52.0
52.4
57.0
49.4
48.0
21.9
13.3
12.7
27.1
23.0
34.1
53.0
40.5
29.5
50.4
23.6
24.3
40.2
57.3
44.7
76.8
52.0
52.4
57.1
49.4
48.0
21.9
13.4
12.7
27.1
23.0
34.1
53.0
40.5
29.5
50.4
23.6
24.3
40.2
57.3
44.7
76.8
52.0
52.4
57.1
49.4
48.0
21.9
13.4
12.7
27.1
23.1
34.1
53.0
40.5
29.5
50.4
23.6
24.3
40.2
57.2
44.7
76.8
52.0
52.5
57.1
p Preliminary
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
sector, seasonally adjusted1
[In thousands]
Industry
May
2013
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014p
May
2014p
Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goods-producing. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction......................................................................... .
Manufacturing........ . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................... .
Durable goods.................................................................... .
Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale trade.................................................................. .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation and warehousing............................................... .
Utilities............................................................................. .
Information........................................................................... .
Professional and business services. . . . . ......................................... .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... .
Other services....................................................................... .
94,352
13,421
632
4,392
8,397
5,169
3,228
80,931
21,792
4,619.2
12,860.9
3,865.5
446.2
2,180
6,059
15,304
18,488
12,548
4,560
95,993
13,657
658
4,511
8,488
5,236
3,252
82,336
22,161
4,713.8
13,047.1
3,953.3
446.4
2,155
6,099
15,784
18,730
12,828
4,579
96,233
13,702
665
4,542
8,495
5,245
3,250
82,531
22,219
4,737.6
13,072.4
3,963.2
445.6
2,157
6,109
15,845
18,764
12,848
4,589
96,395
13,697
665
4,532
8,500
5,253
3,247
82,698
22,242
4,741.6
13,077.2
3,977.8
445.3
2,155
6,113
15,897
18,819
12,878
4,594
Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory
employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm
payrolls.
p Preliminary
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private
nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1
May
2013
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014p
May
2014p
AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS

Total private............................................................................ .
Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining and logging............................................................... .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods............................................................. .
Private service-providing........................................................... .
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade..................................................................... .
Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utilities.......................................................................... .
Information........................................................................ .
Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other services.................................................................... .
33.7
41.4
46.1
39.9
41.8
42.2
41.2
32.5
33.9
38.9
30.4
38.5
41.9
36.0
36.7
35.3
32.2
25.0
30.8
33.7
41.5
47.7
39.6
42.0
42.4
41.4
32.4
33.5
38.7
29.9
38.4
42.1
36.2
36.8
35.5
32.0
25.2
30.8
33.7
41.4
47.1
39.7
41.9
42.4
41.2
32.4
33.6
38.6
30.0
38.5
42.2
36.2
36.6
35.5
32.1
25.2
30.7
33.7
41.5
47.0
39.5
42.1
42.6
41.3
32.4
33.6
38.7
29.9
38.6
42.0
36.2
36.7
35.5
32.0
25.2
30.8
AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS

Manufacturing.......................................................................... .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods.... . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................. .
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.5
4.6
4.4
4.4
4.6
4.2
4.6
4.8
4.3
Industry
payrolls.
p Preliminary
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private
nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1
Average hourly earnings
Average weekly earnings
Industry
May
2013
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014p
May
2014p
May
2013
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014p
May
2014p
Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goods-producing...................................... .
Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction......................................... .
Manufacturing....................................... .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade, transportation, and utilities................ .
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... .
Education and health services.................... .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . .................. .
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$20.06
21.23
27.08
24.23
19.25
20.29
17.54
19.82
17.65
22.58
13.91
19.70
32.02
27.76
23.78
23.64
21.22
11.75
17.89
$20.48
21.49
26.55
24.51
19.53
20.63
17.73
20.27
18.16
23.12
14.27
20.40
32.83
28.58
24.59
24.14
21.52
11.96
18.27
$20.51
21.50
26.55
24.61
19.49
20.57
17.68
20.30
18.23
23.22
14.32
20.51
32.82
28.66
24.57
24.15
21.53
11.96
18.33
$20.54
21.55
26.89
24.64
19.53
20.65
17.67
20.33
18.22
23.02
14.35
20.56
32.94
28.63
24.65
24.22
21.56
12.01
18.32
$676.02
878.92
1,248.39
966.78
804.65
856.24
722.65
644.15
598.34
878.36
422.86
758.45
1,341.64
999.36
872.73
834.49
683.28
293.75
551.01
$690.18
891.84
1,266.44
970.60
820.26
874.71
734.02
656.75
608.36
894.74
426.67
783.36
1,382.14
1,034.60
904.91
856.97
688.64
301.39
562.72
$691.19
890.10
1,250.51
977.02
816.63
872.17
728.42
657.72
612.53
896.29
429.60
789.64
1,385.00
1,037.49
899.26
857.33
691.11
301.39
562.73
$692.20
894.33
1,263.83
973.28
822.21
879.69
729.77
658.69
612.19
890.87
429.07
793.62
1,383.48
1,036.41
904.66
859.81
689.92
302.65
564.26
payrolls.
p Preliminary
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-9. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for production and nonsupervisory employees on
private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1
[2002=100]
Index of aggregate weekly hours2
Index of aggregate weekly payrolls3
Industry
May
2013
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014p
May
2014p
Percent
change
from:
Apr.
2014 May
2014p
Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goods-producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods.......................... .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . .
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation and warehousing. . . . . .
Utilities................................... .
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and business services. . . . .
Education and health services. . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
106.0
84.9
154.8
87.7
80.6
82.0
78.4
112.0
103.0
105.8
99.0
112.0
95.6
89.6
104.7
121.1
127.1
114.9
98.5
107.8
86.6
166.8
89.4
81.8
83.4
79.3
113.6
103.5
107.4
98.7
114.3
96.1
89.0
105.7
125.6
127.9
118.4
98.9
108.1
86.7
166.4
90.3
81.7
83.6
78.9
113.9
104.1
107.7
99.3
114.9
96.2
89.1
105.3
126.1
128.6
118.6
98.8
108.3
86.9
166.1
89.6
82.1
84.1
79.0
114.1
104.2
108.1
99.0
115.6
95.6
89.0
105.6
126.5
128.5
118.9
99.2
0.2
0.2
-0.2
-0.8
0.5
0.6
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.4
-0.3
0.6
-0.6
-0.1
0.3
0.3
-0.1
0.3
0.4
May
2013
Mar.
2014
Apr.
2014p
May
2014p
Percent
change
from:
Apr.
2014 May
2014p
142.0
110.4
243.8
114.8
101.4
103.8
97.1
152.3
129.7
140.8
118.0
140.0
127.8
123.1
153.1
170.3
177.9
153.3
128.4
147.5
114.0
257.5
118.4
104.5
107.4
99.4
158.0
134.1
146.3
120.8
147.9
131.7
126.0
159.8
180.4
181.6
160.8
131.7
148.1
114.1
257.0
120.0
104.1
107.3
98.6
158.6
135.3
147.3
121.8
149.4
131.7
126.4
159.1
181.2
182.6
161.1
132.0
148.6
114.6
259.7
119.3
104.9
108.4
98.7
159.1
135.4
146.5
121.7
150.7
131.5
126.2
160.2
182.3
182.8
162.1
132.5
0.3
0.4
1.1
-0.6
0.8
1.0
0.1
0.3
0.1
-0.5
-0.1
0.9
-0.2
-0.2
0.7
0.6
0.1
0.6
0.4
payrolls.
2
The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current months estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002
annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment.
3
The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current months estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the
corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly
earnings, average weekly hours, and employment.
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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION MAY 2014

Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted,

Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month

Household Survey Data

Upcoming Changes to the Establishment Survey Data

Total, 25 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Reason for unemployment

Employed persons at work part time

Persons not in the labor force (not seasonally adjusted)

EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY

WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES

HOURS AND EARNINGS

HOURS AND EARNINGS

Includes other industries, not shown separately.

Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates

employed or unemployed are not in the labor force. The

Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys

Differences in employment estimates. The numerous

Household survey. The sample is selected to reflect

Establishment survey. The sample establishments are

The household survey includes agricultural

The household survey includes people on unpaid

The household survey is limited to workers 16

The household survey has no duplication of

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

account for business births. The first component excludes

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

Not seasonally adjusted

Men, 16 years and over

Men, 20 years and over

Women, 16 years and over

Women, 20 years and over

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Not seasonally adjusted

See footnotes at end of table.

Not seasonally adjusted

Not seasonally adjusted

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Less than a high school diploma

High school graduates, no college1

Some college or associate degree

Bachelors degree and higher2

Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.

VETERANS, 18 years and over

Gulf War-era II veterans

Gulf War-era I veterans

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

Veterans of other service periods

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over

Persons with no disability

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Foreign born, 16 years and over

Native born, 16 years and over

Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.

AGE AND SEX

Men, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Women, 16 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

AGE AND SEX