U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics| Category | Apr. 2011 |
Feb. 2012 |
Mar. 2012(p) |
Apr. 2012(p) |
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EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY |
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Total nonfarm |
251 | 259 | 154 | 115 |
Total private |
264 | 254 | 166 | 130 |
Goods-producing |
39 | 36 | 38 | 14 |
Mining and logging |
12 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Construction |
-1 | -1 | -3 | -2 |
Manufacturing |
28 | 30 | 41 | 16 |
Durable goods(1) |
19 | 27 | 28 | 15 |
Motor vehicles and parts |
2.8 | 4.8 | 11.5 | 1.3 |
Nondurable goods |
9 | 3 | 13 | 1 |
Private service-providing(1) |
225 | 218 | 128 | 116 |
Wholesale trade |
7.2 | 7.0 | 2.9 | 7.4 |
Retail trade |
67.5 | -15.2 | -20.9 | 29.3 |
Transportation and warehousing |
10.0 | 14.3 | 1.8 | -16.6 |
Information |
-1 | 8 | -6 | -2 |
Financial activities |
-4 | 7 | 14 | 1 |
Professional and business services(1) |
50 | 89 | 37 | 62 |
Temporary help services |
-1.3 | 49.6 | -9.4 | 21.1 |
Education and health services(1) |
55 | 71 | 45 | 23 |
Health care and social assistance |
37.6 | 48.9 | 26.8 | 18.4 |
Leisure and hospitality |
36 | 45 | 52 | 12 |
Other services |
3 | -9 | 2 | -2 |
Government |
-13 | 5 | -12 | -15 |
WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES(2) |
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Total nonfarm women employees |
49.5 | 49.3 | 49.3 | 49.3 |
Total private women employees |
48.0 | 47.8 | 47.8 | 47.8 |
Total private production and nonsupervisory employees |
82.4 | 82.6 | 82.6 | 82.6 |
HOURS AND EARNINGS |
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Total private |
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Average weekly hours |
34.4 | 34.6 | 34.5 | 34.5 |
Average hourly earnings |
$22.97 | $23.33 | $23.37 | $23.38 |
Average weekly earnings |
$790.17 | $807.22 | $806.27 | $806.61 |
Index of aggregate weekly hours (2007=100)(3) |
94.0 | 96.0 | 95.9 | 96.0 |
Over-the-month percent change |
0.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2007=100)(4) |
102.9 | 106.8 | 106.8 | 107.0 |
Over-the-month percent change |
0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
HOURS AND EARNINGS |
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Total private |
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Average weekly hours |
33.7 | 33.8 | 33.8 | 33.8 |
Average hourly earnings |
$19.39 | $19.65 | $19.69 | $19.72 |
Average weekly earnings |
$653.44 | $664.17 | $665.52 | $666.54 |
Index of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)(3) |
101.2 | 103.3 | 103.5 | 103.6 |
Over-the-month percent change |
0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2002=100)(4) |
131.1 | 135.7 | 136.1 | 136.5 |
Over-the-month percent change |
0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
DIFFUSION INDEX(5) |
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Total private (266 industries) |
65.2 | 62.2 | 64.7 | 56.8 |
Manufacturing (81 industries) |
66.7 | 63.0 | 69.8 | 59.9 |
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Footnotes |
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