Employment Situation For January 2013

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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION JANUARY 2013

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 157,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was
essentially unchanged at 7.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Retail trade,
construction, health care, and wholesale trade added jobs over the month.
Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted,
January 2011 January 2013
Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month

change, seasonally adjusted, January 2011
January 2013
Percent
10.0
Thousands
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
-50
-100
9.0
8.0
7.0
6.0
Jan-11
A pr-11
Jul-11
Oct-11 Jan-12
A pr-12
Jul-12
Oct-12
Jan-13
Jan-11 A pr-11
Jul-11
Oct-11 Jan-12 A pr-12
Jul-12
Oct-12 Jan-13
Changes to The Employment Situation Data

Establishment survey data have been revised as a result of the annual benchmarking process and
the updating of seasonal adjustment factors. Also, household survey data for January 2013 reflect
updated population estimates. See the notes beginning on page 4 for more information about
these changes.
Household Survey Data

The number of unemployed persons, at 12.3 million, was little changed in January. The
unemployment rate was 7.9 percent and has been at or near that level since September 2012. (See
table A-1.) (See the note on page 5 and tables B and C for information about annual population
adjustments to the household survey estimates.)
Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (7.3 percent), adult women
(7.3 percent), teenagers (23.4 percent), whites (7.0 percent), blacks (13.8 percent), and Hispanics (9.7
percent) showed little or no change in January. The jobless rate for Asians was 6.5 percent (not
seasonally adjusted), little changed from a year earlier. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
In January, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was about
unchanged at 4.7 million and accounted for 38.1 percent of the unemployed. (See table A-12.)
Both the employment-population ratio (58.6 percent) and the civilian labor force participation rate
(63.6 percent) were unchanged in January. (See table A-1.)
The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons, at 8.0 million, changed little in
January. 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 January, 2.4 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, down by 366,000 from a
year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted
and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not
counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.
(See table A-16.)
Among the marginally attached, there were 804,000 discouraged workers in January, a decline of
255,000 from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons
not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The remaining 1.6
million persons marginally attached to the labor force in January had not searched for work in the 4
weeks preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See
table A-16.)
Establishment Survey Data
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 157,000 in January. In 2012, employment growth
averaged 181,000 per month. In January, job gains occurred in retail trade, construction, health care, and
wholesale trade, while employment edged down in transportation and warehousing. (See table B-1.)
Employment in retail trade rose by 33,000 in January, compared with an average monthly gain of
20,000 in 2012. Within the industry, job growth continued in January in motor vehicle and parts dealers
(+7,000), electronics and appliance stores (+5,000), and clothing stores (+10,000).
In January, employment in construction increased by 28,000. Nearly all of the job growth occurred in
specialty trade contractors (+26,000), with the gain about equally split between residential and
nonresidential specialty trade contractors. Since reaching a low in January 2011, construction
employment has grown by 296,000, with one-third of the gain occurring in the last 4 months. However,
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the January 2013 level of construction employment remained about 2 million below its previous peak
level in April 2006.
Health care continued to add jobs in January (+23,000). Within health care, job growth occurred in
ambulatory health care services (+28,000), which includes doctors offices and outpatient care centers.
This gain was partially offset by a loss of 8,000 jobs in nursing and residential care facilities. Over the
year, health care employment has increased by 320,000.
Employment increased in wholesale trade (+15,000) in January, with most of the increase occurring in
its nondurable goods component (+11,000). Since the recent low point in May 2010, wholesale trade has
added 291,000 jobs.
Mining employment increased (+6,000) over the month; employment in this industry has risen by
23,000 over the past 3 months.
Employment edged down in transportation and warehousing in January (-14,000). Couriers and
messengers lost 19,000 jobs over the month, following strong seasonal hiring in November and
December. Air transportation employment decreased by 5,000 in January.
Manufacturing employment was essentially unchanged in January and has changed little, on net, since
July 2012.
Employment in other major industries, including financial activities, professional and businesses
services, leisure and hospitality, and government, showed little change over the month.
In January, the average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at
34.4 hours. The manufacturing workweek edged down by 0.1 hour to 40.6 hours, and factory overtime
was unchanged at 3.3 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on
private nonfarm payrolls edged down by 0.1 hour to 33.6 hours. (See tables B-2 and B-7.)
Average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 4 cents to $23.78.
Over the year, average hourly earnings have risen by 2.1 percent. In January, average hourly earnings of
private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees increased by 5 cents to $19.97. (See tables
B-3 and B-8.)
The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for November was revised from +161,000 to
+247,000, and the change for December was revised from +155,000 to +196,000. Monthly revisions
result from additional reports received from businesses since the last published estimates and the
monthly recalculation of seasonal factors. The annual benchmark process also contributed to these
revisions.
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The Employment Situation for February is scheduled to be released on Friday, March 8, 2013, at
8:30 a.m. (EST).
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Revisions to Establishment Survey Data

In accordance with annual practice, the establishment survey data released today have been
benchmarked to reflect comprehensive counts of payroll jobs. These counts are derived principally from
unemployment insurance tax records for March 2012. The benchmark process results in revisions to not
seasonally adjusted data from April 2011 forward. Seasonally adjusted data from January 2008 forward
are subject to revision. In addition, data for some series prior to 2008, both seasonally adjusted and
unadjusted, incorporate minor revisions.
The total nonfarm employment level for March 2012 was revised upward by 422,000 (424,000 on a not
seasonally adjusted basis). Table A presents revised total nonfarm employment data on a seasonally
adjusted basis for January through December 2012.
All revised historical Current Employment Statistics (CES) data as well as an article that discusses the
benchmark and post-benchmark revisions and other technical issues can be accessed through the CES
homepage at www.bls.gov/ces/. Information on the data released today also may be obtained by calling
(202) 691-6555.
Table A. Revisions in total nonfarm employment, January-December 2012, seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Level
Year and month
As
previously
published
As revised
132,461
132,720
132,863
132,931
133,018
133,063
133,244
133,436
133,568
133,705
133,866
134,021
132,809
133,080
133,285
133,397
133,522
133,609
133,762
133,927
134,065
134,225
134,472
134,668
Over-the-month change
Difference
As
previously
published
As
revised
Difference
348
360
422
466
504
546
518
491
497
520
606
647
275
259
143
68
87
45
181
192
132
137
161
155
311
271
205
112
125
87
153
165
138
160
247
196
36
12
62
44
38
42
-28
-27
6
23
86
41
2012
January.........................
February.......................
March..........................
April.............................
May.............................
June..............................
July...............................
August..........................
September....................
October........................
November....................
December (p)...............
p = preliminary.
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Adjustments to Population Estimates for the Household Survey

Effective with data for January 2013, updated population estimates have been used in the household
survey. Population estimates for the household survey are developed by the U.S. Census Bureau. Each
year, the Census Bureau updates the estimates to reflect new information and assumptions about the
growth of the population since the previous decennial census. The change in population reflected in the
new estimates results from adjustments for net international migration, updated vital statistics and other
information, and some methodological changes in the estimation process.
In accordance with usual practice, BLS will not revise the official household survey estimates for
December 2012 and earlier months. To show the impact of the population adjustment, however,
differences in selected December 2012 labor force series based on the old and new population estimates
are shown in table B.
The adjustment increased the estimated size of the civilian noninstitutional population in December by
138,000, the civilian labor force by 136,000, employment by 127,000, unemployment by 9,000, and
persons not in the labor force by 2,000. The total unemployment rate, employment-population ratio, and
labor force participation rate were unaffected.
Data users are cautioned that these annual population adjustments affect the comparability of household
data series over time. Table C shows the effect of the introduction of new population estimates on the
comparison of selected labor force measures between December 2012 and January 2013. Additional
information on the population adjustments and their effect on national labor force estimates are available
at www.bls.gov/cps/cps13adj.pdf.
Table B. Effect of the updated population controls on December 2012 estimates by sex, race, and
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, not seasonally adjusted
Category
Total
Civilian noninstitutional population 138

Civilian labor force
136
Participation rate
.0
Employed 127
.0
Employment-population ratio
9
Unemployed
.0
Unemployment rate
2
Not in labor force
Men
41
49
.0
47
.0
3
.0
-9
Women
98
87
.0
80
.0
6
.0
11
White
-164
-74
.0
-64
.0
-11
.0
-90
Black or
African
American
63
52
.0
44
.0
8
.0
11
Asian
246
161
.0
150
.0
12
.0
85
Hispanic
or Latino
ethnicity
-218
-156
.0
-139
.0
-17
.0
-62
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or
African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose
ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.
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Table C. December 2012-January 2013 changes in selected labor force measures,

with adjustments for population control effects
Category
Dec.-Jan.
change, as
published
2013
population
control effect
Dec.-Jan.
change, after
removing the
population
control effect
Civilian noninstitutional population

Civilian labor force
Participation rate
Employed
Employment-population ratio
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Not in labor force
313
143
.0
17
.0
126
.1
169
138
136
.0
127
.0
9
.0
2
175
7
.0
-110
.0
117
.1
167
This Dec.-Jan. change is calculated by subtracting the population control effect from the
over-the-month change in the published seasonally adjusted estimates.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
Adjustments to Veteran Population Estimates for the Household Survey

Effective with data for January 2013, estimates for veterans in table 5 of this release
incorporate population controls derived from an updated Department of Veterans Affairs'
population model. Other tables in this release are not affected. In accordance with usual
practice, BLS will not revise estimates in table 5 for December 2012 and earlier months.
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Category
Jan.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012
Change from:
Dec. 2012Jan. 2013
Jan.
2013
Employment status
Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed................................................................... .
Employment-population ratio.......................................... .
Unemployed................................................................ .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
242,269
154,356
63.7
141,608
58.5
12,748
8.3
87,913
244,174
155,319
63.6
143,277
58.7
12,042
7.8
88,855
244,350
155,511
63.6
143,305
58.6
12,206
7.8
88,839
244,663
155,654
63.6
143,322
58.6
12,332
7.9
89,008
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................ .
8.3
7.7
7.7
23.4
7.4
13.6
6.7
10.5
7.8
7.2
7.0
23.6
6.8
13.2
6.4
9.9
7.8
7.2
7.3
23.5
6.9
14.0
6.6
9.6
7.9
7.3
7.3
23.4
7.0
13.8
6.5
9.7
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7.0
13.1
8.5
7.3
4.2
6.5
12.1
8.1
6.6
3.9
6.5
11.7
8.0
6.9
3.9
6.5
12.0
8.1
7.0
3.7
Reason for unemployment

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Job leavers................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .
Reentrants....................................................................... .
New entrants.................................................................... .
7,292
932
3,301
1,258
6,429
926
3,325
1,326
6,408
983
3,587
1,291
6,637
981
3,515
1,287
Duration of unemployment
Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 to 14 weeks................................................................... .
15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27 weeks and over........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,495
2,874
1,944
5,522
2,596
2,757
1,820
4,784
2,676
2,838
1,895
4,766
2,766
3,028
1,858
4,708
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8,220
5,413
2,558
18,700
8,138
5,084
2,648
18,594
7,918
4,928
2,616
18,763
7,973
5,126
2,630
18,464
Persons not in the labor force (not seasonally adjusted)

Marginally attached to the labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Discouraged workers... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,809
1,059
2,505
979
2,614
1,068
2,443
804
- December - January changes in household data are not shown due to the introduction of updated population controls.
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
Jan.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012p
Jan.
2013p
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
311
323
72
11
17
44
38
7.5
6
251
18.4
54.5
13.6
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2
89
30.0
26
32.5
44
15
-12
247
256
43
12
24
7
17
9.7
-10
213
9.8
69.6
20.2
14
5
55
26.5
14
30.2
21
7
-9
196
202
44
6
30
8
8
1.9
0
158
6.3
11.2
42.5
-3
9
2
9.1
50
48.1
33
6
-6
157
166
36
4
28
4
3
2.5
1
130
14.8
32.6
-14.2
9
6
25
-8.1
25
27.6
23
8
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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
47.8
82.6
49.4
47.9
82.6
49.3
47.9
82.6
49.4
47.9
82.6
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
$ 23.28
$803.16
95.8
0.3
106.4
0.4
34.4
$ 23.67
$814.25
97.0
0.5
109.5
0.9
34.4
$ 23.74
$816.66
97.2
0.2
110.0
0.5
34.4
$ 23.78
$818.03
97.3
0.1
110.4
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33.8
$ 19.61
$662.82
103.3
0.7
135.3
0.8
33.7
$ 19.88
$669.96
104.7
0.5
138.9
0.7
33.7
$ 19.92
$671.30
104.8
0.1
139.5
0.4
33.6
$ 19.97
$670.99
104.6
-0.2
139.5
0.0
72.2
71.6
63.9
52.5
64.5
54.9
59.6
48.1
Category
DIFFUSION INDEX
(Over 1-month span)5
Total private (266 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing (81 industries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.

2 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing
industries.
3 The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current 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
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2012 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
Frequently Asked Questions about Employment and Unemployment Estimates

1. Why are there two monthly measures of employment?
The household survey and establishment survey both produce sample-based estimates of
employment, and both have strengths and limitations. The establishment survey employment series
has a smaller margin of error on the measurement of month-to-month change than the household
survey because of its much larger sample size. An over-the-month employment change of about
100,000 is statistically significant in the establishment survey, while the threshold for a statistically
significant change in the household survey is about 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.
In order for severe weather conditions to reduce the estimate of payroll employment, employees have
to be off work without pay for the entire pay period. Slightly more than 20 percent of all employees
in the payroll survey sample have a weekly pay period. Employees who receive pay for any part of
the pay period, even 1 hour, are counted in the payroll employment figures. It is not possible to
quantify the effect of extreme weather on estimates of over-the-month change in employment.
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. Current and historical
data are available on the household survey's most requested statistics page at http://data.bls.gov/cgibin/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 145,000 businesses and
government agencies, representing approximately 557,000
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 -60,000 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
Jan.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
Jan.
2012
Sept.
2012
Oct.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
242,269
153,485
63.4
139,944
57.8
13,541
8.8
88,784
6,495
244,350
154,904
63.4
143,060
58.5
11,844
7.6
89,445
6,532
244,663
154,794
63.3
141,614
57.9
13,181
8.5
89,868
6,781
242,269
154,356
63.7
141,608
58.5
12,748
8.3
87,913
6,313
243,772
155,056
63.6
142,974
58.7
12,082
7.8
88,716
6,718
243,983
155,576
63.8
143,328
58.7
12,248
7.9
88,407
6,584
244,174
155,319
63.6
143,277
58.7
12,042
7.8
88,855
6,827
244,350
155,511
63.6
143,305
58.6
12,206
7.8
88,839
6,750
244,663
155,654
63.6
143,322
58.6
12,332
7.9
89,008
6,631
Men, 16 years and over

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
116,808
81,298
69.6
73,772
63.2
7,526
9.3
35,510
117,902
82,190
69.7
75,686
64.2
6,503
7.9
35,712
118,033
82,249
69.7
74,823
63.4
7,426
9.0
35,783
116,808
82,052
70.2
75,257
64.4
6,794
8.3
34,756
117,600
82,396
70.1
75,769
64.4
6,627
8.0
35,205
117,710
82,661
70.2
76,027
64.6
6,634
8.0
35,049
117,810
82,514
70.0
75,983
64.5
6,530
7.9
35,297
117,902
82,545
70.0
76,060
64.5
6,486
7.9
35,357
118,033
82,940
70.3
76,290
64.6
6,650
8.0
35,093

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
108,087
78,710
72.8
71,892
66.5
6,818
8.7
29,377
109,308
79,552
72.8
73,716
67.4
5,836
7.3
29,756
109,448
79,583
72.7
72,905
66.6
6,678
8.4
29,865
108,087
79,203
73.3
73,138
67.7
6,065
7.7
28,885
108,973
79,436
72.9
73,612
67.6
5,825
7.3
29,536
109,096
79,679
73.0
73,845
67.7
5,834
7.3
29,416
109,206
79,568
72.9
73,821
67.6
5,747
7.2
29,638
109,308
79,695
72.9
73,949
67.7
5,746
7.2
29,613
109,448
80,016
73.1
74,139
67.7
5,877
7.3
29,432
Women, 16 years and over

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
125,461
72,187
57.5
66,172
52.7
6,015
8.3
53,274
126,447
72,715
57.5
67,373
53.3
5,341
7.3
53,733
126,630
72,545
57.3
66,790
52.7
5,755
7.9
54,085
125,461
72,304
57.6
66,351
52.9
5,953
8.2
53,157
126,172
72,661
57.6
67,206
53.3
5,455
7.5
53,511
126,273
72,915
57.7
67,301
53.3
5,614
7.7
53,358
126,364
72,806
57.6
67,294
53.3
5,512
7.6
53,558
126,447
72,965
57.7
67,245
53.2
5,721
7.8
53,482
126,630
72,715
57.4
67,032
52.9
5,682
7.8
53,916

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
117,082
69,513
59.4
64,062
54.7
5,451
7.8
47,569
118,170
69,980
59.2
65,152
55.1
4,828
6.9
48,190
118,348
69,778
59.0
64,589
54.6
5,189
7.4
48,570
117,082
69,420
59.3
64,080
54.7
5,341
7.7
47,662
117,869
69,813
59.2
64,934
55.1
4,879
7.0
48,056
117,980
70,041
59.4
65,014
55.1
5,027
7.2
47,939
118,079
69,907
59.2
64,988
55.0
4,918
7.0
48,172
118,170
70,059
59.3
64,954
55.0
5,105
7.3
48,111
118,348
69,749
58.9
64,675
54.6
5,074
7.3
48,599
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17,100
5,262
30.8
3,990
23.3
1,272
24.2
11,837
16,871
5,372
31.8
4,192
24.8
1,180
22.0
11,499
16,867
5,434
32.2
4,120
24.4
1,314
24.2
11,434
17,100
5,733
33.5
4,391
25.7
1,342
23.4
11,367
16,931
5,807
34.3
4,429
26.2
1,378
23.7
11,124
16,907
5,856
34.6
4,469
26.4
1,387
23.7
11,051
16,890
5,845
34.6
4,468
26.5
1,376
23.6
11,045
16,871
5,756
34.1
4,402
26.1
1,355
23.5
11,115
16,867
5,889
34.9
4,508
26.7
1,381
23.4
10,978
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.
Jan.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
Jan.
2012
Sept.
2012
Oct.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
192,600
122,750
63.7
112,876
58.6
9,874
8.0
69,850
193,849
123,404
63.7
115,213
59.4
8,191
6.6
70,445
193,776
123,090
63.5
113,675
58.7
9,415
7.6
70,686
192,600
123,615
64.2
114,442
59.4
9,174
7.4
68,984
193,503
123,637
63.9
115,002
59.4
8,635
7.0
69,866
193,633
123,794
63.9
115,205
59.5
8,588
6.9
69,839
193,748
123,540
63.8
115,124
59.4
8,416
6.8
70,207
193,849
123,774
63.9
115,289
59.5
8,485
6.9
70,076
193,776
123,971
64.0
115,266
59.5
8,705
7.0
69,805
64,081
73.3
58,966
67.5
5,115
8.0
64,562
73.2
60,415
68.5
4,148
6.4
64,506
73.2
59,587
67.6
4,919
7.6
64,501
73.8
60,022
68.7
4,479
6.9
64,540
73.4
60,292
68.5
4,248
6.6
64,718
73.5
60,493
68.7
4,225
6.5
64,509
73.2
60,397
68.5
4,112
6.4
64,646
73.3
60,609
68.7
4,037
6.2
64,924
73.7
60,652
68.8
4,272
6.6
54,422
58.9
50,602
54.7
3,820
7.0
54,494
58.5
51,303
55.1
3,191
5.9
54,250
58.3
50,688
54.5
3,562
6.6
54,459
58.9
50,755
54.9
3,704
6.8
54,500
58.7
51,085
55.0
3,415
6.3
54,423
58.5
51,020
54.9
3,403
6.3
54,366
58.4
51,008
54.8
3,358
6.2
54,452
58.5
51,015
54.8
3,437
6.3
54,318
58.4
50,869
54.7
3,450
6.4
4,247
33.3
3,308
26.0
938
22.1
4,348
34.6
3,495
27.8
853
19.6
4,334
34.5
3,400
27.1
934
21.5
4,656
36.6
3,664
28.8
991
21.3
4,598
36.4
3,625
28.7
972
21.1
4,653
36.9
3,692
29.3
961
20.7
4,665
37.0
3,718
29.5
946
20.3
4,676
37.2
3,665
29.1
1,011
21.6
4,729
37.7
3,746
29.8
983
20.8
29,727
18,074
60.8
15,512
52.2
2,561
14.2
11,653
30,093
18,350
61.0
15,832
52.6
2,518
13.7
11,743
30,190
18,554
61.5
15,897
52.7
2,656
14.3
11,636
29,727
18,206
61.2
15,733
52.9
2,472
13.6
11,522
29,991
18,346
61.2
15,891
53.0
2,456
13.4
11,645
30,027
18,716
62.3
16,011
53.3
2,705
14.5
11,311
30,061
18,374
61.1
15,952
53.1
2,422
13.2
11,687
30,093
18,403
61.2
15,827
52.6
2,577
14.0
11,690
30,190
18,641
61.7
16,073
53.2
2,568
13.8
11,549
8,238
68.2
7,083
58.7
1,155
14.0
8,313
67.5
7,162
58.2
1,150
13.8
8,391
67.9
7,181
58.1
1,210
14.4
8,254
68.4
7,197
59.6
1,058
12.8
8,214
67.1
7,052
57.6
1,162
14.1
8,296
67.6
7,127
58.1
1,169
14.1
8,225
66.9
7,165
58.3
1,060
12.9
8,298
67.4
7,134
58.0
1,164
14.0
8,382
67.8
7,262
58.8
1,120
13.4
9,230
61.7
8,068
53.9
1,162
12.6
9,438
62.1
8,298
54.6
1,140
12.1
9,512
62.4
8,323
54.6
1,189
12.5
9,278
62.0
8,119
54.2
1,160
12.5
9,377
62.0
8,363
55.3
1,014
10.8
9,668
63.8
8,440
55.7
1,228
12.7
9,444
62.3
8,360
55.1
1,085
11.5
9,454
62.2
8,305
54.7
1,149
12.2
9,545
62.7
8,367
54.9
1,178
12.3
605
22.5
361
13.4
244
40.3
600
23.1
371
14.3
228
38.0
651
25.0
393
15.1
258
39.6
673
25.1
418
15.6
255
37.9
756
28.8
475
18.1
280
37.1
752
28.7
444
17.0
307
40.9
704
27.0
427
16.4
277
39.3
651
25.1
387
14.9
264
40.5
714
27.5
444
17.1
270
37.8
12,735
12,935
13,068
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jan.
2012
8,158
64.1
7,608
59.7
549
6.7
4,577
Dec.
2012
8,501
65.7
7,940
61.4
561
6.6
4,434
Jan.
2013
8,465
64.8
7,917
60.6
548
6.5
4,603
Jan.
2012
Sept.
2012
Oct.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
- 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jan.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
Jan.
2012
Sept.
2012
Oct.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
36,301
23,949
66.0
21,187
58.4
2,762
11.5
12,352
37,231
24,487
65.8
22,137
59.5
2,350
9.6
12,744
37,094
24,454
65.9
21,875
59.0
2,578
10.5
12,640
36,301
24,040
66.2
21,505
59.2
2,535
10.5
12,261
36,969
24,465
66.2
22,042
59.6
2,422
9.9
12,505
37,058
24,572
66.3
22,112
59.7
2,460
10.0
12,486
37,147
24,544
66.1
22,109
59.5
2,435
9.9
12,602
37,231
24,539
65.9
22,195
59.6
2,344
9.6
12,692
37,094
24,572
66.2
22,199
59.8
2,373
9.7
12,522
13,252
81.2
11,832
72.5
1,421
10.7
13,500
80.3
12,366
73.6
1,134
8.4
13,465
80.6
12,155
72.7
1,309
9.7
9,703
59.4
8,609
52.7
1,094
11.3
9,941
59.3
9,004
53.7
938
9.4
9,903
59.2
8,922
53.3
981
9.9
994
27.2
746
20.4
248
24.9
1,046
28.6
767
21.0
278
26.6
1,086
29.8
798
21.9
288
26.5
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
Jan.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
Jan.
2012
Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate................................... .
Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed........................................ .
Unemployment rate............................. .
11,374
45.3
9,669
38.5
1,705
15.0
11,156
45.2
9,785
39.7
1,371
12.3
11,035
45.1
9,502
38.8
1,533
13.9
11,403
45.4
9,912
39.4
1,491
13.1
High school graduates, no college1

Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. .
Unemployed........................................ .
37,002
59.8
33,494
54.2
3,508
9.5
36,892
59.4
33,921
54.6
2,971
8.1
36,709
59.0
33,371
53.6
3,338
9.1
Some college or associate degree

Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. .
Unemployed........................................ .
37,240
69.3
34,435
64.0
2,804
7.5
37,341
68.6
34,857
64.1
2,484
6.7
Bachelors degree and higher2

Employed................ . . . . . . . . . . ................. .
Unemployed........................................ .
47,510
75.7
45,402
72.3
2,108
4.4
48,758
75.7
46,892
72.8
1,866
3.8
Oct.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
11,183
45.0
9,930
40.0
1,253
11.2
11,251
45.8
9,880
40.2
1,371
12.2
11,097
45.3
9,753
39.8
1,344
12.1
11,120
45.1
9,821
39.8
1,298
11.7
11,125
45.5
9,784
40.0
1,341
12.0
36,839
59.6
33,723
54.5
3,116
8.5
36,642
59.6
33,504
54.5
3,138
8.6
36,735
60.0
33,681
55.0
3,054
8.3
36,652
59.4
33,677
54.6
2,975
8.1
36,663
59.1
33,713
54.3
2,950
8.0
36,557
58.7
33,585
54.0
2,972
8.1
37,225
68.4
34,496
63.4
2,729
7.3
37,203
69.2
34,501
64.2
2,702
7.3
37,512
68.6
35,076
64.1
2,436
6.5
37,662
68.8
35,043
64.0
2,619
7.0
37,274
68.4
34,832
63.9
2,442
6.6
37,397
68.7
34,831
64.0
2,566
6.9
37,201
68.3
34,587
63.5
2,614
7.0
48,968
75.7
47,061
72.8
1,907
3.9
47,516
75.7
45,529
72.5
1,987
4.2
48,508
75.9
46,549
72.8
1,959
4.0
48,670
75.3
46,851
72.5
1,818
3.7
48,858
75.5
46,968
72.6
1,891
3.9
48,859
75.9
46,954
72.9
1,905
3.9
48,991
75.8
47,172
72.9
1,819
3.7
1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.

2 Includes persons with bachelors, masters, professional, and doctoral degrees.
Sept.
2012
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
Jan.
2012
Men
Jan.
2013
Jan.
2012
Women
Jan.
2013
Jan.
2012
Jan.
2013
VETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployment rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not in labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21,347
10,914
51.1
10,100
47.3
815
7.5
10,433
21,534
11,032
51.2
10,188
47.3
844
7.6
10,502
19,538
9,784
50.1
9,076
46.5
708
7.2
9,754
19,320
9,638
49.9
8,918
46.2
721
7.5
9,682
1,809
1,131
62.5
1,024
56.6
107
9.4
678
2,214
1,394
63.0
1,271
57.4
123
8.8
820
Gulf War-era II veterans

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,436
1,955
80.2
1,777
72.9
178
9.1
481
2,659
2,153
81.0
1,900
71.5
252
11.7
506
2,033
1,665
81.9
1,537
75.6
128
7.7
369
2,113
1,768
83.7
1,582
74.9
186
10.5
345
403
290
72.0
240
59.6
50
17.3
113
546
385
70.4
319
58.4
66
17.1
161
Gulf War-era I veterans

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,048
2,550
83.6
2,386
78.3
164
6.4
498
3,195
2,664
83.4
2,513
78.6
152
5.7
531
2,540
2,158
85.0
2,031
80.0
128
5.9
381
2,609
2,222
85.1
2,096
80.3
126
5.7
388
509
391
76.9
355
69.8
36
9.2
117
586
443
75.5
417
71.2
26
5.8
143
World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10,079
3,156
31.3
2,928
29.0
229
7.2
6,922
10,039
3,076
30.6
2,834
28.2
242
7.9
6,963
9,759
3,053
31.3
2,828
29.0
225
7.4
6,706
9,662
2,956
30.6
2,722
28.2
233
7.9
6,706
319
103
32.3
100
31.2
4
3.4
216
377
120
31.9
111
29.6
9
7.4
257
Veterans of other service periods

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,784
3,253
56.2
3,009
52.0
244
7.5
2,531
5,641
3,139
55.7
2,942
52.1
198
6.3
2,502
5,206
2,907
55.9
2,680
51.5
227
7.8
2,298
4,936
2,693
54.6
2,518
51.0
175
6.5
2,243
578
346
59.8
329
56.9
17
4.8
233
705
446
63.3
424
60.1
23
5.1
259
NONVETERANS, 18 years and over

Employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
212,092
140,958
66.5
128,685
60.7
12,274
8.7
71,133
214,154
141,994
66.3
130,156
60.8
11,837
8.3
72,160
92,726
70,742
76.3
64,173
69.2
6,569
9.3
21,985
94,148
71,776
76.2
65,340
69.4
6,436
9.0
22,372
119,365
70,217
58.8
64,512
54.0
5,705
8.1
49,149
120,006
70,218
58.5
64,817
54.0
5,401
7.7
49,788
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 2013, estimates for veterans incorporate population controls derived from the updated
Department of Veterans Affairs population model.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-6. Employment status of the civilian population by sex, age, and disability status, not seasonally
adjusted
Persons with a disability
Jan.
2012
Jan.
2013
Persons with no disability

Jan.
2012
Jan.
2013
TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population...................................................... .
Civilian labor force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Participation rate..................................................................... .
Employed............................................................................. .
Employment-population ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed.......................................................................... .
Unemployment rate............................................................... .
Not in labor force....................................................................... .
27,482
5,502
20.0
4,792
17.4
710
12.9
21,979
28,573
5,950
20.8
5,134
18.0
816
13.7
22,623
214,788
147,983
68.9
135,152
62.9
12,831
8.7
66,805
216,090
148,844
68.9
136,480
63.2
12,364
8.3
67,245
Men, 16 to 64 years
Employed............................................................................. .
Unemployed.......................................................................... .
2,479
33.7
2,103
28.6
376
15.2
4,875
2,760
34.9
2,322
29.4
438
15.9
5,148
74,694
81.7
67,803
74.2
6,891
9.2
16,729
75,040
82.2
68,374
74.9
6,665
8.9
16,226
Women, 16 to 64 years
Employed............................................................................. .
Unemployed.......................................................................... .
2,189
28.6
1,903
24.9
285
13.0
5,468
2,147
28.4
1,851
24.5
296
13.8
5,421
66,727
70.4
61,198
64.6
5,529
8.3
28,023
66,883
70.3
61,643
64.8
5,240
7.8
28,314
Both sexes, 65 years and over

Employed............................................................................. .
Unemployed.......................................................................... .
834
6.7
785
6.3
49
5.8
11,636
1,044
8.0
961
7.3
82
7.9
12,054
6,562
22.9
6,151
21.5
411
6.3
22,052
6,921
23.4
6,463
21.8
459
6.6
22,705
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
Jan.
2012
Men
Jan.
2013
Jan.
2012
Women
Jan.
2013
Jan.
2012
Jan.
2013
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.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .
37,593
25,156
66.9
22,803
60.7
2,353
9.4
12,437
37,952
25,240
66.5
23,089
60.8
2,150
8.5
12,712
18,289
14,418
78.8
13,069
71.5
1,350
9.4
3,871
18,492
14,447
78.1
13,287
71.9
1,160
8.0
4,044
19,305
10,738
55.6
9,734
50.4
1,003
9.3
8,567
19,461
10,792
55.5
9,802
50.4
990
9.2
8,668
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.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .
204,676
128,329
62.7
117,141
57.2
11,188
8.7
76,347
206,711
129,555
62.7
118,524
57.3
11,030
8.5
77,156
98,519
66,880
67.9
60,703
61.6
6,176
9.2
31,640
99,541
67,802
68.1
61,536
61.8
6,266
9.2
31,739
106,157
61,450
57.9
56,438
53.2
5,012
8.2
44,707
107,170
61,753
57.6
56,988
53.2
4,764
7.7
45,417
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seasonally adjusted
Jan.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
Jan.
2012
Sept.
2012
Oct.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
2,042
1,259
765
18
137,902
129,299
20,519
108,780
569
108,211
8,491
112
1,922
1,205
683
33
141,138
132,234
20,839
111,395
732
110,663
8,819
85
1,895
1,123
736
36
139,718
131,177
20,759
110,418
799
109,619
8,463
78
2,205
1,382
809
139,446
130,589
20,506
110,093
109,449
8,756
2,198
1,402
759
140,767
131,743
20,647
111,080
110,289
8,863
2,195
1,394
751
141,245
132,326
20,555
111,784
111,058
8,819
2,121
1,320
776
141,149
132,038
20,598
111,429
110,659
8,959
2,088
1,295
747
141,190
132,113
20,686
111,406
110,632
8,935
2,057
1,245
775
141,255
132,445
20,696
111,746
110,873
8,746
8,918
6,025
2,479
18,958
8,166
5,154
2,593
19,308
8,628
5,732
2,540
18,596
8,220
5,413
2,558
18,700
8,607
5,567
2,587
18,728
8,286
5,177
2,618
18,896
8,138
5,084
2,648
18,594
7,918
4,928
2,616
18,763
7,973
5,126
2,630
18,464
8,747
5,922
2,464
18,596
8,038
5,087
2,568
18,993
8,506
5,649
2,530
18,259
8,072
5,312
2,556
18,330
8,552
5,468
2,604
18,399
8,162
5,105
2,631
18,527
8,029
5,025
2,650
18,310
7,812
4,887
2,583
18,469
7,867
5,047
2,610
18,182
1 Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.

2 Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the survey reference week and excludes employed persons who were absent from their jobs for the
entire week.
3 Refers to those who worked 1 to 34 hours during the reference week for an economic reason such as slack work or unfavorable business conditions,
inability to find full-time work, or seasonal declines in demand.
4 Refers to persons who usually work part time for noneconomic reasons such as childcare problems, family or personal obligations, school or training,
retirement or Social Security limits on earnings, and other reasons. This excludes persons who usually work full time but worked only 1 to 34 hours during
the reference week for reasons such as vacations, holidays, illness, and bad weather.
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of
the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-9. Selected employment indicators
Characteristic
Seasonally adjusted
Jan.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
Jan.
2012
Sept.
2012
Oct.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
139,944
3,990
1,160
2,830
135,954
12,953
123,000
93,271
29,995
30,394
32,883
29,729
143,060
4,192
1,342
2,849
138,868
13,412
125,456
94,305
31,162
30,523
32,620
31,151
141,614
4,120
1,269
2,850
137,494
13,064
124,430
93,418
30,775
30,270
32,373
31,012
141,608
4,391
1,336
3,049
137,218
13,339
123,859
93,989
30,370
30,612
33,007
29,871
142,974
4,429
1,428
2,986
138,545
13,503
125,027
94,340
30,805
30,658
32,877
30,688
143,328
4,469
1,448
3,032
138,858
13,549
125,285
94,328
30,918
30,668
32,742
30,957
143,277
4,468
1,351
3,126
138,809
13,595
125,200
94,079
30,971
30,490
32,618
31,121
143,305
4,402
1,405
2,985
138,903
13,570
125,406
94,253
31,115
30,524
32,614
31,153
143,322
4,508
1,453
3,048
138,814
13,471
125,311
94,147
31,137
30,480
32,531
31,164
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
73,772
1,880
524
1,357
71,892
6,685
65,207
49,592
16,120
16,357
17,116
15,615
75,686
1,971
632
1,339
73,716
6,969
66,747
50,286
16,801
16,437
17,048
16,460
74,823
1,918
566
1,352
72,905
6,779
66,126
49,778
16,589
16,345
16,844
16,348
75,257
2,119
619
1,489
73,138
6,973
66,110
50,325
16,440
16,557
17,327
15,785
75,769
2,157
651
1,497
73,612
6,989
66,636
50,352
16,608
16,552
17,193
16,284
76,027
2,182
719
1,467
73,845
7,096
66,790
50,342
16,715
16,527
17,100
16,447
75,983
2,163
656
1,492
73,821
7,125
66,720
50,194
16,734
16,380
17,080
16,526
76,060
2,111
690
1,422
73,949
7,104
66,902
50,370
16,799
16,443
17,127
16,532
76,290
2,151
673
1,472
74,139
7,070
67,002
50,474
16,889
16,519
17,066
16,528
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
66,172
2,110
636
1,474
64,062
6,268
57,794
43,679
13,875
14,037
15,767
14,115
67,373
2,221
710
1,511
65,152
6,443
58,709
44,019
14,361
14,086
15,572
14,690
66,790
2,201
703
1,498
64,589
6,284
58,305
43,640
14,186
13,925
15,529
14,664
66,351
2,272
717
1,560
64,080
6,365
57,749
43,664
13,929
14,055
15,680
14,085
67,206
2,272
777
1,490
64,934
6,514
58,391
43,987
14,197
14,106
15,684
14,404
67,301
2,287
729
1,565
65,014
6,453
58,496
43,986
14,203
14,141
15,643
14,510
67,294
2,305
695
1,634
64,988
6,470
58,480
43,885
14,237
14,109
15,538
14,595
67,245
2,291
715
1,563
64,954
6,467
58,504
43,883
14,315
14,080
15,487
14,621
67,032
2,357
780
1,576
64,675
6,402
58,309
43,674
14,248
13,961
15,465
14,636
MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Women who maintain families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43,191
34,672
9,075
44,014
34,942
9,125
43,660
34,488
9,092
43,662
34,422
43,980
34,804
44,134
34,561
44,016
34,576
43,924
34,611
44,117
34,271
FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part-time workers2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
111,879
28,065
115,079
27,980
113,868
27,746
113,833
27,753
115,259
27,692
115,469
27,869
115,665
27,517
115,868
27,502
115,918
27,467
MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS
Total multiple jobholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Percent of total employed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6,830
4.9
7,081
4.9
6,738
4.8
7,011
5.0
6,882
4.8
6,927
4.8
7,109
5.0
7,017
4.9
6,919
4.8
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
Self-employed workers, incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Self-employed workers, unincorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,191
9,256
5,175
9,502
5,244
9,200
9,565
9,622
9,570
9,735
9,682
9,521
1 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
2 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated
population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Characteristic
Number of
unemployed persons
(in thousands)
Unemployment rates
Jan.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
Jan.
2012
Sept.
2012
Oct.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
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............................ .
12,748
1,342
549
798
11,406
2,038
9,330
7,459
2,959
2,251
2,249
1,857
12,206
1,355
490
872
10,852
2,151
8,725
6,777
2,611
2,158
2,008
1,957
12,332
1,381
576
801
10,951
2,238
8,762
6,783
2,594
2,116
2,073
1,972
8.3
23.4
29.1
20.7
7.7
13.3
7.0
7.4
8.9
6.8
6.4
5.9
7.8
23.7
25.5
22.7
7.2
12.4
6.6
6.8
8.1
6.3
6.0
5.9
7.9
23.7
25.3
22.7
7.3
13.2
6.6
6.8
8.2
6.3
6.1
5.8
7.8
23.6
28.4
20.4
7.1
12.6
6.5
6.7
7.9
6.2
6.0
5.8
7.8
23.5
25.8
22.6
7.2
13.7
6.5
6.7
7.7
6.6
5.8
5.9
7.9
23.4
28.4
20.8
7.3
14.2
6.5
6.7
7.7
6.5
6.0
6.0
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............................ .
6,794
730
299
430
6,065
1,163
4,886
3,883
1,602
1,129
1,152
1,003
6,486
739
231
508
5,746
1,108
4,620
3,525
1,411
1,087
1,027
1,095
6,650
772
306
456
5,877
1,276
4,668
3,575
1,411
1,084
1,079
1,093
8.3
25.6
32.6
22.4
7.7
14.3
6.9
7.2
8.9
6.4
6.2
6.0
8.0
27.1
30.0
25.7
7.3
13.7
6.6
6.7
8.0
6.1
6.1
6.4
8.0
26.8
28.3
26.4
7.3
13.8
6.6
6.8
8.1
6.0
6.3
6.1
7.9
26.6
31.4
23.8
7.2
12.6
6.6
6.7
7.9
6.1
6.1
6.2
7.9
25.9
25.1
26.3
7.2
13.5
6.5
6.5
7.7
6.2
5.7
6.2
8.0
26.4
31.3
23.7
7.3
15.3
6.5
6.6
7.7
6.2
5.9
6.2
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 over1 .......................... .
5,953
612
250
368
5,341
875
4,443
3,576
1,358
1,122
1,097
890
5,721
615
259
364
5,105
1,042
4,105
3,252
1,200
1,071
981
794
5,682
608
269
344
5,074
962
4,094
3,208
1,183
1,031
994
915
8.2
21.2
25.8
19.1
7.7
12.1
7.1
7.6
8.9
7.4
6.5
5.9
7.5
20.2
21.4
19.5
7.0
10.9
6.5
6.8
8.2
6.4
6.0
5.6
7.7
20.4
22.0
18.8
7.2
12.5
6.6
6.9
8.3
6.6
5.9
5.5
7.6
20.5
25.3
17.0
7.0
12.6
6.3
6.7
7.9
6.4
5.9
5.0
7.8
21.2
26.6
18.9
7.3
13.9
6.6
6.9
7.7
7.1
6.0
5.1
7.8
20.5
25.7
17.9
7.3
13.1
6.6
6.8
7.7
6.9
6.0
5.9
MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Married women, spouse present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Women who maintain families1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,350
2,017
1,236
2,173
1,916
1,166
2,120
1,890
1,156
5.1
5.5
12.0
4.7
5.0
11.3
4.6
5.1
11.5
4.7
5.1
10.7
4.7
5.2
11.3
4.6
5.2
11.3
FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part-time workers3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11,009
1,742
10,422
1,819
10,555
1,802
8.8
5.9
8.3
5.7
8.3
6.2
8.1
6.2
8.3
6.2
8.3
6.2
1 Not seasonally adjusted.

2 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs.
3 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time
jobs.
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of
the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-11. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment
Reason
Jan.
2012
Dec.
2012
Seasonally adjusted
Jan.
2013
Jan.
2012
Sept.
2012
Oct.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8,234
1,892
6,342
4,948
1,395
957
3,276
1,074
6,592
1,244
5,348
4,070
1,278
933
3,228
1,092
7,575
1,772
5,803
4,334
1,469
1,014
3,497
1,095
7,292
1,266
6,026
4,809
1,217
932
3,301
1,258
6,489
1,153
5,335
4,279
1,056
962
3,313
1,253
6,536
1,077
5,460
4,261
1,199
1,009
3,319
1,302
6,429
1,080
5,349
4,151
1,198
926
3,325
1,326
6,408
1,085
5,323
4,075
1,248
983
3,587
1,291
6,637
1,155
5,483
4,208
1,275
981
3,515
1,287
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
On temporary layoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not on temporary layoff........................... .
Job leavers............................................ .
Reentrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New entrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60.8
14.0
46.8
7.1
24.2
7.9
55.7
10.5
45.2
7.9
27.3
9.2
57.5
13.4
44.0
7.7
26.5
8.3
57.0
9.9
47.1
7.3
25.8
9.8
54.0
9.6
44.4
8.0
27.6
10.4
53.7
8.8
44.9
8.3
27.3
10.7
53.5
9.0
44.6
7.7
27.7
11.0
52.2
8.8
43.4
8.0
29.2
10.5
53.4
9.3
44.1
7.9
28.3
10.4
UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
temporary jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Job leavers............................................ .
Reentrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New entrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.4
0.6
2.1
0.7
4.3
0.6
2.1
0.7
4.9
0.7
2.3
0.7
4.7
0.6
2.1
0.8
4.2
0.6
2.1
0.8
4.2
0.6
2.1
0.8
4.1
0.6
2.1
0.9
4.1
0.6
2.3
0.8
4.3
0.6
2.3
0.8
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-12. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment
Duration
Jan.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
Seasonally adjusted
Jan.
2012
Sept.
2012
Oct.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 to 14 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 weeks and over................................... .
15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,923
3,106
7,512
1,915
5,597
2,678
2,732
6,435
1,817
4,618
3,246
3,316
6,618
1,854
4,764
2,495
2,874
7,466
1,944
5,522
2,535
2,825
6,736
1,866
4,871
2,633
2,847
6,829
1,813
5,017
2,596
2,757
6,604
1,820
4,784
2,676
2,838
6,661
1,895
4,766
2,766
3,028
6,566
1,858
4,708
Average (mean) duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Median duration, in weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38.2
19.2
37.0
18.1
33.6
14.7
40.2
20.8
39.6
18.7
39.9
19.6
39.7
18.9
38.1
18.0
35.3
16.0
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
Less than 5 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 to 14 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 weeks and over................................... .
15 to 26 weeks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27 weeks and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21.6
22.9
55.5
14.1
41.3
22.6
23.1
54.3
15.3
39.0
24.6
25.2
50.2
14.1
36.1
19.4
22.4
58.2
15.1
43.0
21.0
23.4
55.7
15.4
40.3
21.4
23.1
55.5
14.7
40.8
21.7
23.1
55.2
15.2
40.0
22.0
23.3
54.7
15.6
39.1
22.4
24.5
53.1
15.0
38.1
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............. .
Unemployed
Unemployment
rates
Jan.
2012
Jan.
2013
Jan.
2012
Jan.
2013
Jan.
2012
Jan.
2013
139,944
53,152
141,614
54,214
13,541
2,410
13,181
2,211
8.8
4.3
8.5
3.9
22,255
30,897
24,334
33,305
15,585
17,721
22,580
31,634
25,038
33,181
15,254
17,927
1,044
1,366
2,876
2,972
1,398
1,574
950
1,261
2,778
3,070
1,423
1,647
4.5
4.2
10.6
8.2
8.2
8.2
4.0
3.8
10.0
8.5
8.5
8.4
12,561
845
6,887
4,828
12,472
792
6,861
4,819
2,152
243
1,557
353
1,916
180
1,387
349
14.6
22.3
18.4
6.8
13.3
18.5
16.8
6.8
16,592
8,274
8,318
16,708
8,251
8,457
2,016
959
1,057
2,083
962
1,121
10.8
10.4
11.3
11.1
10.4
11.7
1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ .
Professional and business services............................................... .
Education and health services..................................................... .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... .
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers......................... .
Government workers................................................................... .
Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Number of
unemployed
persons
(in thousands)
Unemployment
rates
Jan.
2012
Jan.
2013
Jan.
2012
Jan.
2013
13,541
10,736
78
1,479
1,283
796
487
1,906
400
227
462
1,441
1,214
1,647
601
259
890
582
13,181
10,435
97
1,322
1,206
683
523
1,679
474
236
507
1,575
1,205
1,612
521
166
912
573
8.8
9.0
9.4
17.7
8.4
8.3
8.6
9.3
7.0
7.9
4.9
9.5
5.5
12.6
9.3
17.6
4.2
5.8
8.5
8.6
9.6
16.1
7.9
7.1
9.1
8.2
7.7
8.2
5.5
10.4
5.4
12.0
7.9
13.1
4.2
5.8
1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.
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
Jan.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
Jan.
2012
Sept.
2012
Oct.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
4.9
4.2
4.3
4.8
4.3
4.4
4.3
4.3
4.2
5.4
4.3
4.9
4.7
4.2
4.2
4.1
4.1
4.3
8.8
7.6
8.5
8.3
7.8
7.9
7.8
7.8
7.9
9.4
8.3
9.0
8.9
8.3
8.4
8.3
8.5
8.4
10.5
9.2
9.9
9.9
9.3
9.3
9.2
9.4
9.3
16.2
14.4
15.4
15.1
14.7
14.5
14.4
14.4
14.4
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
Jan.
2012
Men
Jan.
2013
Jan.
2012
Women
Jan.
2013
Jan.
2012
Jan.
2013
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 . . . .
88,784
6,495
2,809
1,059
1,749
89,868
6,781
2,443
804
1,639
35,510
3,073
1,452
638
814
35,783
3,221
1,323
516
806
53,274
3,422
1,356
421
936
54,085
3,559
1,120
288
832
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6,830
4.9
3,441
1,878
259
1,216
6,738
4.8
3,524
1,786
211
1,171
3,372
4.6
1,985
603
124
650
3,285
4.4
1,924
544
111
680
3,459
5.2
1,456
1,275
135
566
3,453
5.2
1,600
1,242
100
491
1 Data refer to persons who want a job, have searched for work during the prior 12 months, and were available to take a job during the reference week,
but had not looked for work in the past 4 weeks.
2 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for reasons such as thinks no work available, could not find work, lacks schooling
or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination.
3 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as school or family responsibilities, ill health, and transportation
problems, as well as a number for whom reason for nonparticipation was not determined.
4 Includes a small number of persons who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.
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
Jan.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012p
Jan.
2013p
Jan.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012p
Jan.
2013p
130,657
108,847
17,796
135,636
113,284
18,571
135,545
113,310
18,407
132,705
110,965
18,036
132,809
110,871
18,314
134,472
112,593
18,464
134,668
112,795
18,508
134,825
112,961
18,544
Change
from:
Dec.2012 Jan.2013p
157
166
36
Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oil and gas extraction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mining, except oil and gas1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Coal mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Support activities for mining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
824
49.0
775.1
180.5
213.3
89.3
381.3
853
51.7
800.8
188.8
221.7
82.5
390.3
854
51.6
802.5
191.1
218.0
81.6
393.4
845
48.2
797.1
192.4
213.4
81.7
391.3
844
50.0
793.6
181.9
224.7
89.7
387.0
853
50.7
802.0
190.0
221.6
83.0
390.4
859
51.1
808.0
192.2
222.4
82.0
393.4
863
49.4
813.9
193.7
223.9
82.0
396.3
4
-1.7
5.9
1.5
1.5
0.0
2.9
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction of buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Residential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonresidential building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Heavy and civil engineering construction. . . . . . .
Specialty trade contractors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Residential specialty trade contractors. . . . . . .
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors. . . .
5,237
1,180.4
545.3
635.1
752.3
3,304.3
1,361.7
1,942.6
5,779
1,263.0
584.2
678.8
908.7
3,606.9
1,512.5
2,094.4
5,617
1,243.7
575.7
668.0
847.7
3,526.0
1,471.9
2,054.1
5,345
1,189.6
547.0
642.6
779.5
3,375.5
1,413.5
1,962.0
5,629
1,232.0
572.6
659.4
860.5
3,536.5
1,465.0
2,071.5
5,673
1,241.4
574.2
667.2
880.2
3,551.4
1,489.8
2,061.6
5,703
1,243.4
574.4
669.0
883.0
3,576.5
1,501.9
2,074.6
5,731
1,241.4
575.1
666.3
887.0
3,602.7
1,515.7
2,087.0
28
-2.0
0.7
-2.7
4.0
26.2
13.8
12.4
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11,735
11,939
11,936
11,846
11,841
11,938
11,946
11,950
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7,348
330.7
352.7
399.0
1,378.9
1,083.5
1,096.1
157.3
111.3
7,479
342.5
364.7
398.9
1,423.7
1,096.6
1,083.2
158.2
108.3
7,489
342.1
359.5
397.3
1,422.8
1,102.4
1,088.2
158.9
108.7
7,445
337.9
347.9
397.1
1,417.8
1,095.5
1,084.9
159.3
107.6
7,400
337.4
367.6
400.0
1,387.2
1,086.9
1,098.5
157.8
111.3
7,483
343.5
362.1
399.3
1,423.2
1,098.2
1,085.3
158.5
108.1
7,491
343.5
363.7
398.5
1,424.0
1,099.9
1,086.8
158.5
108.2
7,494
344.4
361.8
398.4
1,425.0
1,098.6
1,087.6
159.7
107.6
3
0.9
-1.9
-0.1
1.0
-1.3
0.8
1.2
-0.6
384.5
401.2
367.9
1,420.9
746.0
344.4
380.0
395.8
368.9
1,473.2
784.5
346.9
383.0
397.0
369.4
1,477.4
788.2
347.5
382.6
395.2
365.9
1,473.9
786.5
345.3
385.2
402.3
368.6
1,425.4
749.0
349.6
381.1
397.2
369.9
1,472.9
784.6
349.6
383.1
396.8
368.5
1,474.9
786.5
349.8
383.6
396.4
366.8
1,477.7
789.0
350.7
0.5
-0.4
-1.7
2.8
2.5
0.9
574.0
580.6
582.0
578.8
578.7
578.7
581.6
583.2
1.6
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,387
1,428.5
118.6
113.6
146.4
381.7
463.2
108.6
781.4
631.8
4,460
1,474.2
117.3
117.2
147.5
376.7
457.7
115.1
782.7
648.1
4,447
1,460.9
116.1
117.9
148.1
376.6
457.7
112.9
786.9
648.9
4,401
1,434.4
115.4
116.7
146.6
374.9
453.5
112.5
786.5
644.2
4,441
1,454.6
119.4
115.3
149.8
382.0
467.1
113.2
783.4
637.5
4,455
1,466.8
117.1
117.3
147.8
376.8
457.2
114.7
785.7
648.9
4,455
1,463.4
116.8
117.8
148.7
376.0
456.9
115.2
786.7
649.4
4,456
1,462.6
116.5
118.0
149.3
375.4
457.1
116.7
788.1
650.2
1
-0.8
-0.3
0.2
0.6
-0.6
0.2
1.5
1.4
0.8
212.8
223.2
221.0
216.2
218.4
222.7
223.6
222.3
-1.3
Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91,051
94,713
94,903
92,929
92,557
94,129
94,287
94,417
130
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25,169
26,208
26,435
25,626
25,372
25,720
25,781
25,815
34
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Electronic markets and agents and brokers.. .
5,569.6
2,790.7
1,926.8
852.1
5,719.8
2,839.2
1,996.7
883.9
5,724.3
2,850.8
1,994.6
878.9
5,678.0
2,829.4
1,975.7
872.9
5,623.0
2,810.1
1,954.6
858.3
5,708.8
2,839.5
1,988.9
880.4
5,715.1
2,847.3
1,991.5
876.3
5,729.9
2,848.6
2,002.4
878.9
14.8
1.3
10.9
2.6
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicle and parts dealers1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Automobile dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Furniture and home furnishings stores. . . . . . .
14,728.9
1,691.2
1,069.2
444.3
15,430.3
1,745.3
1,101.8
465.1
15,543.1
1,736.9
1,098.8
471.2
14,951.1
1,725.5
1,096.8
455.5
14,829.0
1,721.5
1,080.9
439.4
14,997.9
1,748.1
1,102.3
445.7
15,009.1
1,749.1
1,104.5
446.9
15,041.7
1,755.7
1,108.8
449.6
32.6
6.6
4.3
2.7
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Continued
[In thousands]
Seasonally adjusted
Jan.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012p
Jan.
2013p
Jan.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012p
Jan.
2013p
Change
from:
Dec.2012 Jan.2013p
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
521.6
1,100.6
2,826.0
990.6
825.2
1,375.8
541.3
1,143.8
2,904.3
1,030.5
846.4
1,598.3
538.0
1,138.6
2,914.7
1,036.9
844.5
1,626.8
525.4
1,115.5
2,882.3
1,022.2
832.2
1,476.8
518.2
1,160.3
2,841.0
990.8
837.2
1,377.4
513.8
1,174.0
2,879.6
1,017.3
844.3
1,460.1
514.6
1,176.2
2,889.1
1,018.1
845.6
1,461.4
519.7
1,176.3
2,895.8
1,021.4
844.6
1,471.4
5.1
0.1
6.7
3.3
-1.0
10.0
569.1
3,172.9
1,605.4
764.9
446.7
617.2
3,243.5
1,587.2
823.2
471.4
617.4
3,314.3
1,640.6
822.3
481.5
582.3
3,101.5
1,499.9
786.1
445.8
562.2
3,156.7
1,577.1
780.6
443.7
578.3
3,090.3
1,479.3
807.8
438.6
576.3
3,084.6
1,473.6
805.1
442.1
577.3
3,083.2
1,471.3
803.8
442.9
1.0
-1.4
-2.3
-1.3
0.8
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,319.5
457.9
228.9
60.9
1,299.5
4,505.7
451.2
230.2
62.6
1,376.7
4,613.4
449.7
230.0
62.4
1,368.2
4,442.6
442.8
229.2
60.8
1,347.1
4,366.5
460.3
231.1
62.3
1,327.7
4,459.0
454.8
230.0
63.6
1,366.7
4,501.5
450.2
230.7
62.9
1,370.1
4,487.3
445.3
231.3
62.4
1,375.1
-14.2
-4.9
0.6
-0.5
5.0
457.7
43.7
19.3
568.6
522.7
660.3
474.9
43.7
24.2
585.0
550.9
706.3
478.5
44.6
22.9
592.7
648.8
715.6
477.5
44.5
18.7
588.3
538.8
694.9
446.5
43.5
27.1
573.3
527.5
667.2
458.0
44.0
26.6
583.1
536.8
695.4
461.8
44.4
27.3
589.5
562.4
702.2
464.8
44.3
26.6
592.0
543.9
701.6
3.0
-0.1
-0.7
2.5
-18.5
-0.6
Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
551.1
552.6
553.9
554.1
553.1
554.7
555.0
556.2
1.2
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Publishing industries, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . .
Motion picture and sound recording
industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Broadcasting, except Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Data processing, hosting and related
services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other information services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,639
737.7
2,693
735.5
2,696
734.0
2,661
727.9
2,670
741.0
2,685
732.7
2,682
730.2
2,691
731.6
9
1.4
333.3
283.8
869.2
389.1
285.5
854.9
393.3
286.8
852.5
364.4
284.8
856.5
356.6
284.8
869.2
386.0
284.3
854.1
388.3
285.4
850.1
388.0
285.6
855.0
-0.3
0.2
4.9
245.9
168.7
250.7
177.7
252.8
176.5
250.3
177.0
248.3
169.7
249.9
177.8
251.5
176.0
252.6
177.9
1.1
1.9
Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finance and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Monetary authorities - central bank. . . . . . . . . . .
Credit intermediation and related
activities1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Depository credit intermediation1 . . . . . . . . . .
Commercial banking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Securities, commodity contracts,
investments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Insurance carriers and related activities. . . . . .
Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles. . .
Real estate and rental and leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Real estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rental and leasing services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets. . . . .
7,683
5,784.0
17.2
7,821
5,871.5
17.3
7,847
5,891.4
17.5
7,789
5,865.7
17.4
7,730
5,794.9
17.3
7,822
5,865.2
17.3
7,831
5,873.4
17.4
7,837
5,876.3
17.5
6
2.9
0.1
2,556.5
1,735.1
1,317.9
2,601.6
1,738.7
1,315.7
2,610.6
1,742.6
1,316.4
2,602.9
1,740.7
1,315.5
2,558.4
1,736.5
1,319.3
2,599.2
1,741.2
1,318.6
2,602.6
1,739.5
1,314.8
2,604.4
1,741.6
1,317.4
1.8
2.1
2.6
808.7
2,315.6
86.0
1,899.0
1,384.7
489.8
24.5
817.2
2,348.2
87.2
1,949.0
1,415.7
509.3
24.0
819.9
2,356.2
87.2
1,955.7
1,424.9
506.8
24.0
818.1
2,340.5
86.8
1,923.4
1,402.1
498.0
23.3
811.4
2,321.6
86.2
1,935.2
1,408.6
502.0
24.6
814.4
2,347.2
87.1
1,956.9
1,419.6
513.6
23.7
818.5
2,348.4
86.5
1,957.5
1,420.6
513.3
23.6
821.0
2,346.4
87.0
1,960.2
1,425.6
511.1
23.5
2.5
-2.0
0.5
2.7
5.0
-2.2
-0.1
17,337
7,798.8
1,112.1
1,001.7
1,289.1
18,266
7,966.3
1,127.9
866.1
1,335.2
18,209
8,012.6
1,131.7
894.8
1,335.3
17,799
7,999.7
1,118.6
983.1
1,314.0
17,677
7,779.4
1,119.1
906.2
1,309.2
18,117
7,977.4
1,126.1
911.7
1,332.1
18,119
7,971.4
1,128.0
888.9
1,334.6
18,144
7,986.2
1,125.6
892.1
1,334.3
25
14.8
-2.4
3.2
-0.3
1,567.4
1,662.1
1,665.7
1,654.9
1,575.8
1,655.2
1,659.6
1,664.2
4.6
1,079.6
1,980.9
7,557.3
1,152.9
2,023.6
8,276.0
1,157.1
2,028.9
8,167.9
1,140.8
2,012.1
7,787.1
1,094.1
1,987.5
7,910.5
1,141.8
2,020.6
8,119.3
1,144.0
2,020.8
8,126.5
1,155.5
2,020.3
8,137.0
11.5
-0.5
10.5
Industry
Retail trade - Continued
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. . . .
Administrative and waste services. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Continued
[In thousands]
Seasonally adjusted
Jan.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012p
Jan.
2013p
Jan.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012p
Jan.
2013p
Change
from:
Dec.2012 Jan.2013p
Administrative and support services1 . . . . . . . .

Employment services1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Temporary help services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Business support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Services to buildings and dwellings. . . . . . . .
Waste management and remediation
services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7,193.1
2,899.5
2,292.3
829.1
1,652.1
7,901.6
3,324.4
2,667.9
850.8
1,850.4
7,794.8
3,304.8
2,652.0
856.6
1,766.7
7,414.6
3,047.2
2,424.3
837.2
1,680.0
7,539.6
3,057.9
2,425.5
825.7
1,817.0
7,744.7
3,201.6
2,556.9
834.1
1,841.6
7,750.4
3,206.6
2,566.0
833.5
1,839.7
7,758.7
3,204.2
2,557.9
834.3
1,844.8
8.3
-2.4
-8.1
0.8
5.1
364.2
374.4
373.1
372.5
370.9
374.6
376.1
378.3
2.2
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19,976
3,216.3
16,759.8
14,121.2
6,197.6
2,356.9
633.0
1,160.8
4,756.2
3,167.4
1,662.9
2,638.6
857.9
20,675
3,529.2
17,145.4
14,439.1
6,410.1
2,417.0
666.0
1,229.9
4,824.0
3,205.0
1,664.4
2,706.3
872.1
20,679
3,464.5
17,214.8
14,500.1
6,444.2
2,434.8
670.9
1,240.4
4,838.2
3,217.7
1,667.0
2,714.7
867.9
20,394
3,250.9
17,142.6
14,443.3
6,426.4
2,426.0
673.7
1,229.9
4,829.6
3,187.3
1,654.6
2,699.3
861.5
20,106
3,301.8
16,803.9
14,163.9
6,225.3
2,362.4
634.6
1,167.8
4,760.5
3,178.1
1,666.7
2,640.0
849.9
20,460
3,351.6
17,108.0
14,419.7
6,399.4
2,411.7
667.0
1,226.1
4,820.7
3,199.6
1,660.9
2,688.3
856.0
20,510
3,353.4
17,156.1
14,460.7
6,422.2
2,420.5
670.0
1,235.1
4,829.9
3,208.6
1,662.5
2,695.4
855.4
20,535
3,351.4
17,183.7
14,483.5
6,449.8
2,429.7
674.7
1,236.4
4,833.5
3,200.2
1,659.3
2,700.2
854.8
25
-2.0
27.6
22.8
27.6
9.2
4.7
1.3
3.6
-8.4
-3.2
4.8
-0.6
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. . . . . . . . . . .
12,904
1,723.1
356.4
13,598
1,829.7
394.2
13,588
1,827.0
396.4
13,254
1,761.1
370.7
13,585
1,952.5
400.7
13,861
1,979.6
407.9
13,894
1,983.8
413.8
13,917
1,989.5
415.2
23
5.7
1.4
123.7
1,243.0
11,180.9
1,713.5
9,467.4
131.7
1,303.8
11,768.3
1,762.1
10,006.2
130.2
1,300.4
11,761.4
1,751.4
10,010.0
124.4
1,266.0
11,492.8
1,715.9
9,776.9
136.0
1,415.8
11,632.4
1,810.2
9,822.2
137.0
1,434.7
11,881.7
1,815.3
10,066.4
137.1
1,432.9
11,910.2
1,813.3
10,096.9
136.7
1,437.6
11,927.2
1,813.2
10,114.0
-0.4
4.7
17.0
-0.1
17.1
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repair and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Personal and laundry services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Membership associations and organizations. . . .
5,343
1,172.6
1,280.8
2,889.5
5,452
1,193.4
1,326.2
2,932.7
5,449
1,191.8
1,329.0
2,928.2
5,406
1,183.9
1,313.6
2,908.1
5,417
1,189.9
1,301.3
2,925.6
5,464
1,197.3
1,327.0
2,939.4
5,470
1,199.5
1,329.4
2,940.7
5,478
1,200.8
1,333.5
2,943.5
8
1.3
4.1
2.8
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. . . . . . . . . . .
21,810
2,810.0
2,191.8
618.4
4,944.0
2,278.4
2,665.7
14,056.0
7,908.2
6,148.1
22,352
2,788.0
2,188.4
599.9
5,222.0
2,576.4
2,645.7
14,342.0
8,103.0
6,239.3
22,235
2,797.0
2,188.9
608.3
5,143.0
2,498.7
2,644.1
14,295.0
8,104.1
6,190.4
21,740
2,766.0
2,165.6
600.7
4,947.0
2,303.9
2,642.9
14,027.0
7,878.6
6,148.2
21,938
2,834.0
2,214.9
619.4
5,042.0
2,364.3
2,677.6
14,062.0
7,796.3
6,265.6
21,879
2,798.0
2,196.7
601.1
5,047.0
2,390.5
2,656.3
14,034.0
7,762.7
6,271.1
21,873
2,796.0
2,193.7
602.1
5,044.0
2,389.4
2,655.0
14,033.0
7,764.7
6,268.2
21,864
2,791.0
2,189.3
601.3
5,046.0
2,392.1
2,654.3
14,027.0
7,760.0
6,266.8
-9
-5.0
-4.4
-0.8
2.0
2.7
-0.7
-6.0
-4.7
-1.4
Industry
Administrative and waste services - Continued
1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.

2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities.
p Preliminary
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry
sector, seasonally adjusted
Jan.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012p
Jan.
2013p
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
45.4
38.6
40.9
41.2
40.3
33.4
34.7
38.8
31.8
38.5
41.3
36.7
37.3
35.8
32.8
26.2
31.7
34.4
40.3
43.2
39.0
40.7
40.9
40.2
33.3
34.6
38.5
31.6
38.5
42.6
36.4
37.2
35.9
32.8
26.0
31.5
34.4
40.4
43.7
39.3
40.7
41.0
40.4
33.3
34.4
38.5
31.4
38.4
41.9
36.5
37.2
36.0
32.8
26.1
31.4
34.4
40.1
43.0
38.8
40.6
40.8
40.2
33.2
34.3
38.3
31.3
38.6
41.7
36.2
37.1
36.0
32.9
26.0
31.4
AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS

Manufacturing........................................................................... .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods................................................................... .
3.3
3.3
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.4
3.3
3.2
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
Jan.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012p
Jan.
2013p
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........................................ .
$23.28
24.57
28.07
25.51
23.87
25.32
21.40
22.97
20.21
26.50
16.03
21.93
33.65
31.63
28.60
27.87
24.05
13.32
20.63
$23.67
24.84
28.93
25.93
24.03
25.41
21.66
23.39
20.63
27.20
16.37
21.98
35.14
31.85
29.66
28.22
24.40
13.39
21.01
$23.74
24.91
29.22
25.98
24.08
25.48
21.70
23.46
20.72
27.38
16.46
21.94
35.00
32.09
29.73
28.31
24.46
13.38
21.08
$23.78
24.92
29.34
26.05
24.06
25.49
21.60
23.51
20.75
27.31
16.49
22.10
35.10
32.09
29.82
28.40
24.48
13.37
21.14
Jan.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012p
Jan.
2013p
$ 803.16 $ 814.25 $ 816.66 $ 818.03

992.63 1,001.05 1,006.36
999.29
1,274.38 1,249.78 1,276.91 1,261.62
984.69 1,011.27 1,021.01 1,010.74
976.28
978.02
980.06
976.84
1,043.18 1,039.27 1,044.68 1,039.99
862.42
870.73
876.68
868.32
767.20
778.89
781.22
780.53
701.29
713.80
712.77
711.73
1,028.20 1,047.20 1,054.13 1,045.97
509.75
517.29
516.84
516.14
844.31
846.23
842.50
853.06
1,389.75 1,496.96 1,466.50 1,463.67
1,160.82 1,159.34 1,171.29 1,161.66
1,066.78 1,103.35 1,105.96 1,106.32
997.75 1,013.10 1,019.16 1,022.40
788.84
800.32
802.29
805.39
348.98
348.14
349.22
347.62
653.97
661.82
661.91
663.80
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
Jan.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012p
Jan.
2013p
Percent
change
from:
Dec.
2012 Jan.
2013p
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
95.8
84.3
120.4
74.9
87.1
85.8
89.3
99.2
95.8
95.2
95.8
96.2
98.8
89.5
94.4
99.5
107.4
101.6
95.1
97.0
84.8
115.8
76.3
87.4
86.2
89.4
100.6
96.8
95.9
96.3
98.3
102.2
89.3
95.3
102.3
109.3
102.8
95.4
97.2
85.2
118.0
77.3
87.5
86.5
89.8
100.8
96.5
96.0
95.7
98.9
100.6
89.4
95.4
102.6
109.5
103.5
95.2
97.3
84.7
116.6
76.7
87.3
86.1
89.4
100.6
96.3
95.8
95.6
99.1
100.4
89.0
95.2
102.7
110.0
103.2
95.3
0.1
-0.6
-1.2
-0.8
-0.2
-0.5
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.2
-0.2
-0.4
-0.2
0.1
0.5
-0.3
0.1
Jan.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012p
Jan.
2013p
Percent
change
from:
Dec.
2012 Jan.
2013p
106.4
93.6
135.7
83.0
96.7
96.5
97.0
110.4
104.2
105.3
101.5
107.1
109.9
100.8
105.3
112.4
121.0
109.1
111.4
109.5
95.2
134.5
85.9
97.7
97.2
98.2
114.0
107.5
108.9
104.2
109.6
118.7
101.2
110.2
117.0
124.9
111.1
113.7
110.0
95.9
138.4
87.2
98.0
97.9
98.9
114.5
107.6
109.7
104.2
110.2
116.4
102.2
110.6
117.7
125.5
111.7
113.8
110.4
95.4
137.4
86.8
97.7
97.5
98.0
114.6
107.6
109.1
104.3
111.2
116.4
101.7
110.8
118.2
126.1
111.4
114.3
0.4
-0.5
-0.7
-0.5
-0.3
-0.4
-0.9
0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.1
0.9
0.0
-0.5
0.2
0.4
0.5
-0.3
0.4
1 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
Jan.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012p
Jan.
2013p
Jan.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012p
Jan.
2013p
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65,572
53,049
4,066
111
716
3,239
1,720
1,519
48,983
10,204
1,691.4
7,359.0
1,017.2
136.5
1,079
4,497
7,826
15,428
7,102
2,847
12,523
66,398
53,922
4,100
115
730
3,255
1,731
1,524
49,822
10,389
1,708.0
7,502.1
1,040.6
138.2
1,074
4,536
8,010
15,703
7,234
2,876
12,476
66,446
53,978
4,095
115
729
3,251
1,733
1,518
49,883
10,405
1,705.8
7,514.1
1,047.2
137.9
1,075
4,530
8,008
15,739
7,249
2,877
12,468
66,548
54,088
4,102
116
734
3,252
1,735
1,517
49,986
10,426
1,710.4
7,531.1
1,045.8
138.9
1,085
4,535
8,031
15,771
7,255
2,883
12,460
49.4
47.8
22.2
13.2
12.7
27.4
23.2
34.2
52.9
40.2
30.1
49.6
23.3
24.7
40.4
58.2
44.3
76.7
52.3
52.6
57.1
49.4
47.9
22.2
13.5
12.9
27.3
23.1
34.2
52.9
40.4
29.9
50.0
23.3
24.9
40.0
58.0
44.2
76.7
52.2
52.6
57.0
49.3
47.9
22.1
13.4
12.8
27.2
23.1
34.1
52.9
40.4
29.8
50.1
23.3
24.8
40.1
57.8
44.2
76.7
52.2
52.6
57.0
49.4
47.9
22.1
13.4
12.8
27.2
23.2
34.0
52.9
40.4
29.9
50.1
23.3
25.0
40.3
57.9
44.3
76.8
52.1
52.6
57.0
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
Jan.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012p
Jan.
2013p
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ .
Professional and business services............................................... .
Education and health services..................................................... .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... .
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91,555
13,240
640
4,272
8,328
5,092
3,236
78,315
21,506
4,520.9
12,780.2
3,764.0
440.5
2,148
5,935
14,556
17,637
11,989
4,544
93,041
13,306
638
4,265
8,403
5,161
3,242
79,735
21,825
4,603.7
12,913.0
3,863.3
444.7
2,172
6,021
14,972
17,941
12,234
4,570
93,212
13,337
640
4,297
8,400
5,163
3,237
79,875
21,879
4,613.3
12,917.7
3,902.7
445.0
2,173
6,029
14,974
17,978
12,273
4,569
93,300
13,378
639
4,338
8,401
5,165
3,236
79,922
21,868
4,623.5
12,916.8
3,881.5
446.3
2,176
6,031
14,974
18,007
12,287
4,579
1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees
in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
p Preliminary
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private
nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1
Jan.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012p
Jan.
2013p
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..................................................................... .
33.8
41.3
47.9
39.2
41.8
42.2
41.1
32.5
33.9
38.6
30.8
37.8
40.9
36.2
36.6
35.3
32.3
25.0
30.8
33.7
41.1
45.4
39.5
41.6
41.9
41.1
32.5
33.8
38.6
30.5
38.2
42.2
35.8
36.9
35.2
32.3
24.9
30.5
33.7
41.2
45.9
39.6
41.7
42.0
41.3
32.5
33.7
38.6
30.4
38.1
40.9
35.7
36.9
35.3
32.3
24.9
30.5
33.6
41.0
44.1
39.3
41.6
41.9
41.1
32.4
33.6
38.6
30.1
38.3
40.8
35.5
36.6
35.3
32.3
24.9
30.5
AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS

Manufacturing........................................................................... .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods................................................................... .
4.2
4.4
4.0
4.1
4.1
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.3
4.2
4.2
4.2
Industry
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
Jan.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012p
Jan.
2013p
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........................................ .
$19.61
20.79
24.85
23.73
19.03
20.16
17.20
19.35
17.28
22.09
13.68
19.61
31.07
26.78
22.39
23.12
21.00
11.56
17.43
$19.88
21.05
26.13
24.08
19.17
20.25
17.40
19.63
17.49
22.40
13.84
19.44
32.18
27.24
23.21
23.40
21.19
11.65
17.71
$19.92
21.10
26.20
24.14
19.19
20.31
17.38
19.67
17.50
22.48
13.84
19.43
31.83
27.47
23.34
23.45
21.24
11.66
17.75
$19.97
21.13
26.27
24.18
19.23
20.33
17.44
19.72
17.56
22.45
13.91
19.48
31.97
27.78
23.37
23.51
21.26
11.64
17.79
Jan.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012p
Jan.
2013p
$ 662.82 $ 669.96 $ 671.30 $ 670.99

858.63
865.16
869.32
866.33
1,190.32 1,186.30 1,202.58 1,158.51
930.22
951.16
955.94
950.27
795.45
797.47
800.22
799.97
850.75
848.48
853.02
851.83
706.92
715.14
717.79
716.78
628.88
637.98
639.28
638.93
585.79
591.16
589.75
590.02
852.67
864.64
867.73
866.57
421.34
422.12
420.74
418.69
741.26
742.61
740.28
746.08
1,270.76 1,358.00 1,301.85 1,304.38
969.44
975.19
980.68
986.19
819.47
856.45
861.25
855.34
816.14
823.68
827.79
829.90
678.30
684.44
686.05
686.70
289.00
290.09
290.33
289.84
536.84
540.16
541.38
542.60
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
Jan.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012p
Jan.
2013p
Percent
change
from:
Dec.
2012 Jan.
2013p
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
103.3
83.6
162.9
83.8
79.9
80.7
78.4
108.6
101.6
102.8
99.6
107.1
92.1
88.7
102.3
115.2
122.9
109.8
98.2
104.7
83.6
153.9
84.4
80.2
81.3
78.5
110.6
102.8
104.7
99.7
111.1
96.0
88.7
104.6
118.1
125.0
111.6
97.8
104.8
84.0
156.1
85.2
80.4
81.5
78.8
110.8
102.8
104.9
99.4
111.9
93.1
88.5
104.7
118.5
125.3
111.9
97.7
104.6
83.8
149.8
85.4
80.2
81.3
78.4
110.5
102.4
105.1
98.4
111.9
93.1
88.2
103.9
118.5
125.5
112.1
97.9
-0.2
-0.2
-4.0
0.2
-0.2
-0.2
-0.5
-0.3
-0.4
0.2
-1.0
0.0
0.0
-0.3
-0.8
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.2
Jan.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012p
Jan.
2013p
Percent
change
from:
Dec.
2012 Jan.
2013p
135.3
106.4
235.4
107.4
99.5
101.6
95.2
144.0
125.3
133.7
116.8
133.2
119.5
117.7
140.9
158.4
169.7
144.1
124.7
138.9
107.7
233.9
109.7
100.6
102.7
96.5
148.8
128.3
138.1
118.3
137.0
128.9
119.7
149.4
164.5
174.1
147.6
126.1
139.5
108.5
237.9
111.1
100.9
103.3
96.7
149.3
128.3
138.9
117.9
138.0
123.7
120.4
150.4
165.3
174.9
148.2
126.4
139.5
108.5
228.8
111.5
100.9
103.2
96.6
149.4
128.3
139.0
117.3
138.3
124.3
121.3
149.4
165.7
175.4
148.1
127.0
0.0
0.0
-3.8
0.4
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
-0.5
0.2
0.5
0.7
-0.7
0.2
0.3
-0.1
0.5
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 JANUARY 2013

Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month

Oct-11 Jan-12 A pr-12

Changes to The Employment Situation Data

Household Survey Data

Revisions to Establishment Survey Data

Adjustments to Population Estimates for the Household Survey

Civilian noninstitutional population 138

Table C. December 2012-January 2013 changes in selected labor force measures,

Civilian noninstitutional population

Adjustments to Veteran Population Estimates for the Household Survey

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

1 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

1 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