Employment Situation Summary Table B. Establishment data, seasonally adjusted
| Category | May 2012 |
Mar. 2013 |
Apr. 2013(p) |
May 2013(p) |
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EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY |
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Total nonfarm |
125 | 142 | 149 | 175 |
Total private |
152 | 154 | 157 | 178 |
Goods-producing |
-12 | 14 | -15 | -1 |
Mining and logging |
3 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
Construction |
-21 | 16 | -2 | 7 |
Manufacturing |
6 | -4 | -9 | -8 |
Durable goods(1) |
7 | 1 | -2 | -2 |
Motor vehicles and parts |
3.8 | 2.8 | -2.7 | 2.4 |
Nondurable goods |
-1 | -5 | -7 | -6 |
Private service-providing(1) |
164 | 140 | 172 | 179 |
Wholesale trade |
12.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 7.9 |
Retail trade |
9.4 | -2.8 | 19.9 | 27.7 |
Transportation and warehousing |
30.3 | -4.1 | 5.9 | -3.9 |
Information |
2 | 3 | -7 | 3 |
Financial activities |
14 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
Professional and business services(1) |
37 | 59 | 60 | 57 |
Temporary help services |
13.4 | 19.5 | 26.4 | 25.6 |
Education and health services(1) |
47 | 48 | 37 | 26 |
Health care and social assistance |
36.6 | 24.7 | 32.3 | 11.8 |
Leisure and hospitality |
4 | 31 | 39 | 43 |
Other services |
6 | -3 | 3 | 13 |
Government |
-27 | -12 | -8 | -3 |
WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES(2) |
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Total nonfarm women employees |
49.4 | 49.3 | 49.4 | 49.4 |
Total private women employees |
47.9 | 47.8 | 47.9 | 47.9 |
Total private production and nonsupervisory employees |
82.6 | 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 |
$23.43 | $23.83 | $23.88 | $23.89 |
Average weekly earnings |
$805.99 | $824.52 | $823.86 | $824.21 |
Index of aggregate weekly hours (2007=100)(3) |
96.2 | 98.3 | 98.2 | 98.3 |
Over-the-month percent change |
-0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2007=100)(4) |
107.5 | 111.7 | 111.8 | 112.0 |
Over-the-month percent change |
-0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
HOURS AND EARNINGS |
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Total private |
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Average weekly hours |
33.7 | 33.8 | 33.7 | 33.8 |
Average hourly earnings |
$19.70 | $20.04 | $20.07 | $20.08 |
Average weekly earnings |
$663.89 | $677.35 | $676.36 | $678.70 |
Index of aggregate weekly hours (2002=100)(3) |
103.7 | 105.7 | 105.5 | 106.0 |
Over-the-month percent change |
0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2002=100)(4) |
136.4 | 141.4 | 141.4 | 142.2 |
Over-the-month percent change |
0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
DIFFUSION INDEX(5) |
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Total private (266 industries) |
63.5 | 57.0 | 55.6 | 59.8 |
Manufacturing (81 industries) |
55.6 | 50.6 | 45.1 | 45.7 |
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Footnotes |
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