Payroll employment edges up by 115,000 in April; unemployment rate unchanged at 4.3%

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Economic News ReleasePRINT:CPS CES Employment Situation News Release Transmission of material in this news release is embargoed until USDL-26-0687 8:30 a.m. (ET) Friday, May 8, 2026 Technical information: Household data: (202) 691-6378 * cpsinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/cps Establishment data: (202) 691-6555 * cesinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/ces Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- APRIL 2026 Total nonfarm payroll employment edged up by 115,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in health care, transportation and warehousing, and retail trade. Federal government employment continued to decline. This news release presents statistics from two monthly surveys. The household survey measures labor force status, including unemployment, by demographic characteristics. The establishment survey measures nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry. For more information about the concepts and statistical methodology used in these two surveys, see the Technical Note. Household Survey Data The unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.3 percent in April, and the number of unemployed people changed little at 7.4 million. Both measures changed little over the year. (See table A-1.) Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (4.0 percent), adult women (3.9 percent), teenagers (14.4 percent), and people who are White (3.7 percent), Black (7.3 percent), Asian (3.3 percent), or Hispanic (5.0 percent) showed little change in April. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) The number of people jobless less than 5 weeks increased by 358,000 to 2.5 million in April. The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was essentially unchanged at 1.8 million and accounted for 25.3 percent of all unemployed people. (See table A-12.) Both the labor force participation rate, at 61.8 percent, and the employment-population ratio, at 59.1 percent, changed little in April. These measures edged down over the year after accounting for annual population control adjustments. (See table A-1.) The number of people employed part time for economic reasons increased by 445,000 to 4.9 million in April. These individuals would have preferred full-time employment but were working part time because their hours had been reduced or they were unable to find full-time jobs. (See table A-8.) The number of people not in the labor force who currently want a job changed little at 6.1 million in April. These individuals were not counted as unemployed because they were not actively looking for work during the 4 weeks preceding the survey or were unavailable to take a job. (See table A-1.) Among those not in the labor force who wanted a job, the number of people marginally attached to the labor force changed little at 1.8 million in April. These individuals wanted and were available for work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months but had not looked for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. The number of discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached who believed that no jobs were available for them, was also little changed in April at 475,000. (See Summary table A.) Establishment Survey Data Total nonfarm payroll employment edged up by 115,000 in April, after showing little net change over the prior 12 months. In April, job gains occurred in health care, transportation and warehousing, and retail trade. Federal government employment continued to decline. (See table B-1.) In April, health care added 37,000 jobs, in line with the average monthly gain of 32,000 over the prior 12 months. Over the month, job gains occurred in nursing and residential care facilities (+15,000) and home health care services (+11,000). Transportation and warehousing employment increased by 30,000 in April, reflecting a gain in couriers and messengers (+38,000). However, employment in transportation and warehousing is down by 105,000 since reaching a peak in February 2025. Retail trade added 22,000 jobs in April. Employment increased in warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers (+18,000) and in building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (+13,000). These gains were partially offset by job losses in department stores (-7,000) and in electronics and appliance retailers (-2,000). Retail trade employment had shown little net change over the prior 12 months. Employment in social assistance continued to trend up in April (+17,000), reflecting a gain of 24,000 jobs in individual and family services. Federal government employment continued to decline in April (-9,000). Since reaching a peak in October 2024, federal government employment is down by 348,000, or 11.5 percent. Federal employees on furlough during the partial government shutdown were counted as employed in the establishment survey because they worked or received (or will receive) pay for the pay period that included the 12th of the month. Employment in information continued to trend down in April (-13,000). Telecommunications lost 3,000 jobs, while employment continued to trend down in motion picture and sound recording industries (-6,000) and in computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services (-4,000). Information employment is down by 342,000, or 11.0 percent, since its most recent peak in November 2022. Employment showed little change over the month in other major industries, including mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; construction; manufacturing; wholesale trade; financial activities; professional and business services; leisure and hospitality; and other services. In April, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 6 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $37.41. Over the year, average hourly earnings have increased by 3.6 percent. In April, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees rose by 11 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $32.23. (See tables B-3 and B-8.) The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls edged up by 0.1 hour to 34.3 hours in April. In manufacturing, the average workweek edged up by 0.1 hour to 40.4 hours, and overtime was unchanged at 3.0 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls remained at 33.8 hours. (See tables B-2 and B-7.) The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for February was revised down by 23,000, from -133,000 to -156,000, and the change for March was revised up by 7,000, from +178,000 to +185,000. With these revisions, employment in February and March combined is 16,000 lower than previously reported. (Monthly revisions result from additional reports received from businesses and government agencies since the last published estimates and from the recalculation of seasonal factors.) _____________ The Employment Situation for May is scheduled to be released on Friday, June 5, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted[Numbers in thousands]
CategoryApr.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026
Apr.
2026
Change from:
Mar.
2026-
Apr.
2026

Employment status

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

273,197274,766274,858274,95597

Civilian labor force

171,054170,483170,087169,995-92

Participation rate

62.662.061.961.8-0.1

Employed

163,898162,912162,848162,622-226

Employment-population ratio

60.059.359.259.1-0.1

Unemployed

7,1557,5717,2397,373134

Unemployment rate

4.24.44.34.30.0

Not in labor force

102,143104,283104,771104,959188

Unemployment rates

Total, 16 years and over

4.24.44.34.30.0

Adult men (20 years and over)

3.94.03.84.00.2

Adult women (20 years and over)

3.74.14.03.9-0.1

Teenagers (16 to 19 years)

13.014.913.714.40.7

White

3.83.73.63.70.1

Black or African American

6.47.77.17.30.2

Asian

3.14.83.73.3-0.4

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

5.25.24.85.00.2

Total, 25 years and over

3.43.73.63.60.0

Less than a high school diploma

6.25.65.96.40.5

High school graduates, no college

4.04.84.74.70.0

Some college or associate degree

3.63.53.63.2-0.4

Bachelor's degree and higher

2.53.02.82.80.0

Reason for unemployment

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

3,4553,6203,4033,511108

Job leavers

854867898844-54

Reentrants

2,2402,3202,2542,28228

New entrants

70980571480591

Duration of unemployment

Less than 5 weeks

2,1942,3192,1382,496358

5 to 14 weeks

2,2622,0781,9981,859-139

15 to 26 weeks

9931,2061,2121,057-155

27 weeks and over

1,6721,8991,8211,83312

Employed people at work part time

Part time for economic reasons

4,6864,3964,4974,942445

Slack work or business conditions

3,1462,8383,1073,289182

Could only find part-time work

1,2651,2511,1261,267141

Part time for noneconomic reasons

22,73322,72822,76722,706-61

People not in the labor force

Marginally attached to the labor force

1,6271,6191,9441,792-152

Discouraged workers

417366510475-35

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.

NOTE: People 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
CategoryApr.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026(p)
Apr.
2026(p)

EMPLOYMENT BY SELECTED INDUSTRY
(Over-the-month change, in thousands)

Total nonfarm

108-156185115

Total private

99-148190123

Goods-producing

-4-213310

Mining and logging

2-123

Construction

-2-21169

Manufacturing

-4115-2

Durable goods(1)

-18132

Motor vehicles and parts

-3.25.12.0-3.0

Nondurable goods

-3-72-4

Private service-providing

103-127157113

Wholesale trade

4.98.46.56.0

Retail trade

4.1-0.318.621.8

Transportation and warehousing

-16.3-45.521.530.3

Utilities

-1.31.6-0.61.9

Information

-2-23-6-13

Financial activities

42-19-11

Professional and business services(1)

134267

Temporary help services

-0.81.75.37.9

Private education and health services(1)

84-499146

Health care and social assistance

76.0-30.490.653.9

Leisure and hospitality

13-312914

Other services

06-1010

Government

9-8-5-8

(3-month average change, in thousands)

Total nonfarm

72-46348

Total private

6987455

WOMEN AND PRODUCTION AND NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES
AS A PERCENT OF ALL EMPLOYEES(2)

Total nonfarm women employees

49.950.050.050.0

Total private women employees

48.548.548.548.5

Total private production and nonsupervisory employees

81.581.681.681.7

HOURS AND EARNINGS
ALL EMPLOYEES

Total private

Average weekly hours

34.334.334.234.3

Average hourly earnings

$36.12$37.27$37.35$37.41

Average weekly earnings

$1,238.92$1,278.36$1,277.37$1,283.16

Index of aggregate weekly hours (2007=100)(3)

116.2116.3116.2116.6

Over-the-month percent change

0.4-0.2-0.10.3

Index of aggregate weekly payrolls (2007=100)(4)

200.6207.3207.4208.6

Over-the-month percent change

0.40.20.00.6

DIFFUSION INDEX
(Over 1-month span)(5)

Total private (250 industries)

47.650.856.853.8

Manufacturing (72 industries)

37.548.651.447.2

Footnotes
(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 month's estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding annual average aggregate hours.
(4) The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's 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 2025 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 122,000 is statistically significant in the establishment survey, while the threshold for a statistically significant change in the household survey is about 650,000. 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.htm. 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/web/empsit/cestn.htm#Revisions-Between-Preliminary-and-Final-Data. 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 46 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. More information on business births and deaths in the establishment survey is available at www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesbd.htm. 6. Is the count of unemployed people limited to just those receiving unemployment insurance benefits? No. The estimate of unemployment is based on a monthly sample survey of households. All people 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 people 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. It is not possible to precisely quantify the effect of extreme weather on payroll employment estimates. In order for severe weather conditions to reduce employment estimates, employees have to be off work without pay for the entire pay period. Employees who receive pay for any part of the pay period, even 1 hour, are counted in the payroll employment figures. For more information on how often employees are paid, please visit www.bls.gov/ces/publications/length-pay-period.htm. In the household survey, the reference period is generally the calendar week that includes the 12th of the month. People 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 people who had a job but were not at work due to bad weather. It also provides a measure of the number of people who usually work full time but had reduced hours due to bad weather. Current and historical data are available on the household survey's most requested statistics page, please visit data.bls.gov/toppicks?survey=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 119,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 622,000 individual worksites, in order to provide detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls. The active sample includes approximately 26 percent of all nonfarm payroll jobs. 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. Coverage, definitions, and differences between surveys 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 active efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. People 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 the employed and unemployed. Those people not classified as 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. 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 worked or received pay for any part of the reference pay period, including people on paid leave. People 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 establishment's principal activity in accordance with the 2022 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Additional information about the establishment survey can be found at www.bls.gov/ces/. 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: --The household survey includes agricultural workers, self-employed workers whose businesses are unincorporated, 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 discernible. The seasonally adjusted figures provide a more useful tool with which to analyze changes in month-to-month 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. Percentage distributions of unemployment by reason and duration are derived from the sum of the independently seasonally adjusted component series and will not necessarily match calculations made using the seasonally adjusted total unemployment level. Additional information about seasonal adjustment in the household survey can be found at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#sa. 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 122,000. Suppose the estimate of nonfarm employment increases by 50,000 from one month to the next. The 90-percent confidence interval on the monthly change would range from -72,000 to +172,000 (50,000 +/- 122,000). 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 90-percent 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 +/- 425,000, and for the monthly change in the unemployment rate it is about +/- 0.3 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 sample-based 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 in the ARIMA model is derived from the unemployment insurance universe micro-level database and reflects the actual residual net of births and deaths over the past 5 years. In addition to this time series of actual residual net of births and deaths series, the ARIMA-based component of the birth-death model includes current sample information to inform the forecasts. More information on business births and deaths in the establishment survey is available at www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesbd.htm. 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. Benchmarks also incorporate changes in the classification of industries when necessary. The absolute average benchmark revision for total nonfarm employment over the prior 10 years is 0.2 percent. Over this time, revisions ranged from -0.4 percent to 0.3 percent. 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HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and ageNot seasonally adjustedSeasonally adjusted(1)
Apr.
2025
Mar.
2026
Apr.
2026
Apr.
2025
Dec.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026
Apr.
2026

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

273,197274,858274,955273,197274,816274,676274,766274,858274,955

Civilian labor force

170,650170,102169,548171,054171,495170,465170,483170,087169,995

Participation rate

62.561.961.762.662.462.162.061.961.8

Employed

164,069162,764162,781163,898163,992163,097162,912162,848162,622

Employment-population ratio

60.159.259.260.059.759.459.359.259.1

Unemployed

6,5827,3376,7687,1557,5037,3687,5717,2397,373

Unemployment rate

3.94.34.04.24.44.34.44.34.3

Not in labor force

102,547104,756105,406102,143103,321104,211104,283104,771104,959

People who currently want a job

5,5345,7285,9565,6916,2085,8385,9746,0406,111

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

133,260132,627132,670133,260134,046132,546132,586132,627132,670

Civilian labor force

90,45188,82788,71290,64290,78089,20089,10188,84688,936

Participation rate

67.967.066.968.067.767.367.267.067.0

Employed

86,68884,85284,98186,69186,81285,34885,21085,11185,007

Employment-population ratio

65.164.064.165.164.864.464.364.264.1

Unemployed

3,7633,9753,7313,9523,9683,8523,8913,7363,929

Unemployment rate

4.24.54.24.44.44.34.44.24.4

Not in labor force

42,81043,79943,95842,61843,26643,34543,48543,78043,734

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

124,166123,657123,704124,166124,981123,570123,612123,657123,704

Civilian labor force

87,28085,93185,73987,28187,63886,09686,00685,79685,791

Participation rate

70.369.569.370.370.169.769.669.469.4

Employed

83,94082,42982,42083,83584,19982,78382,59182,56282,353

Employment-population ratio

67.666.766.667.567.467.066.866.866.6

Unemployed

3,3403,5033,3203,4463,4393,3133,4153,2353,438

Unemployment rate

3.84.13.93.93.93.84.03.84.0

Not in labor force

36,88737,72637,96436,88537,34437,47437,60637,86037,913

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

139,937142,231142,284139,937140,770142,130142,180142,231142,284

Civilian labor force

80,20081,27480,83780,41180,71581,26581,38281,24181,059

Participation rate

57.357.156.857.557.357.257.257.157.0

Employed

77,38177,91277,79977,20877,18077,74977,70277,73777,615

Employment-population ratio

55.354.854.755.254.854.754.754.754.5

Unemployed

2,8193,3623,0373,2033,5353,5153,6803,5033,444

Unemployment rate

3.54.13.84.04.44.34.54.34.2

Not in labor force

59,73760,95761,44859,52560,05560,86560,79860,99161,225

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

131,167133,593133,648131,167132,034133,489133,541133,593133,648

Civilian labor force

77,17378,18177,85477,21877,35178,12878,18378,00777,898

Participation rate

58.858.558.358.958.658.558.558.458.3

Employed

74,64275,12575,16874,36074,30674,92574,96574,86174,872

Employment-population ratio

56.956.256.256.756.356.156.156.056.0

Unemployed

2,5313,0552,6862,8593,0443,2033,2183,1463,026

Unemployment rate

3.33.93.43.73.94.14.14.03.9

Not in labor force

53,99455,41355,79353,94954,68355,36155,35855,58755,750

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

17,86317,60817,60317,86317,80117,61717,61317,60817,603

Civilian labor force

6,1975,9905,9556,5546,5066,2416,2946,2846,307

Participation rate

34.734.033.836.736.635.435.735.735.8

Employed

5,4875,2115,1935,7045,4865,3905,3575,4255,397

Employment-population ratio

30.729.629.531.930.830.630.430.830.7

Unemployed

7117797628501,020851937858910

Unemployment rate

11.513.012.813.015.713.614.913.714.4

Not in labor force

11,66611,61811,64811,30911,29511,37611,31911,32411,297

Footnotes
(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[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and ageNot seasonally adjustedSeasonally adjusted(1)
Apr.
2025
Mar.
2026
Apr.
2026
Apr.
2025
Dec.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026
Apr.
2026

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

207,291202,436202,448207,291208,058202,423202,426202,436202,448

Civilian labor force

128,801123,915123,423129,020128,617123,997123,986123,841123,673

Participation rate

62.161.261.062.261.861.361.261.261.1

Employed

124,263119,335119,209124,094123,778119,412119,402119,371119,071

Employment-population ratio

59.958.958.959.959.559.059.059.058.8

Unemployed

4,5374,5804,2144,9264,8384,5854,5844,4704,602

Unemployment rate

3.53.73.43.83.83.73.73.63.7

Not in labor force

78,49178,52179,02578,27279,44178,42678,44178,59578,775

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

66,69563,83163,34566,70966,70063,83463,76863,72463,399

Participation rate

69.768.968.469.769.468.968.968.868.5

Employed

64,32161,58461,23164,24564,41161,73461,57461,68461,199

Employment-population ratio

67.266.566.167.167.066.766.566.666.1

Unemployed

2,3742,2462,1142,4652,2892,1002,1942,0402,200

Unemployment rate

3.63.53.33.73.43.33.43.23.5

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

57,29255,76355,71757,27057,00855,66155,68255,59655,698

Participation rate

58.057.056.958.057.456.956.956.856.9

Employed

55,61853,92954,10055,39355,17853,74853,87453,72153,876

Employment-population ratio

56.355.155.356.155.654.955.154.955.1

Unemployed

1,6741,8341,6171,8781,8311,9131,8081,8751,821

Unemployment rate

2.93.32.93.33.23.43.23.43.3

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

4,8134,3214,3615,0404,9094,5024,5364,5214,577

Participation rate

37.636.036.439.338.537.537.837.738.2

Employed

4,3243,8213,8774,4574,1903,9293,9553,9663,996

Employment-population ratio

33.731.932.334.832.932.733.033.133.3

Unemployed

489500483584719572581555581

Unemployment rate

10.211.611.111.614.612.712.812.312.7

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

35,71935,41135,43435,71935,99535,36435,38835,41135,434

Civilian labor force

22,17022,15521,98622,19822,72822,16022,28622,19522,044

Participation rate

62.162.662.062.163.162.763.062.762.2

Employed

20,88320,59320,53820,77921,02420,55320,57920,62120,442

Employment-population ratio

58.558.258.058.258.458.158.258.257.7

Unemployed

1,2871,5621,4491,4191,7041,6071,7071,5741,602

Unemployment rate

5.87.16.66.47.57.37.77.17.3

Not in labor force

13,54913,25613,44813,52113,26713,20413,10213,21613,390

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

10,50510,06710,15810,50510,66910,14810,11310,05710,167

Participation rate

69.267.768.269.269.668.368.067.668.3

Employed

9,9399,2889,4909,9129,9389,4029,4079,3289,464

Employment-population ratio

65.462.463.865.364.963.363.362.763.6

Unemployed

565778668593731747706729703

Unemployment rate

5.47.76.65.66.97.47.07.36.9

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

10,93611,29011,06510,92911,22211,17711,36911,30811,076

Participation rate

61.363.261.961.262.462.663.763.361.9

Employed

10,35510,65110,44910,25710,40310,45910,56510,61710,358

Employment-population ratio

58.059.658.457.557.858.659.259.457.9

Unemployed

581639616671820717804691718

Unemployment rate

5.35.75.66.17.36.47.16.16.5

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

729799764765837835804830801

Participation rate

27.230.028.628.531.231.330.231.130.0

Employed

588654599610684692606676619

Employment-population ratio

21.924.522.522.825.526.022.825.423.2

Unemployed

140145165155153143197154182

Unemployment rate

19.318.121.620.218.317.124.518.522.7

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

19,27221,17621,08819,27219,78820,85621,09921,17621,088

Civilian labor force

12,65513,89713,73712,71113,03613,82813,89213,86013,806

Participation rate

65.765.665.166.065.966.365.865.465.5

Employed

12,30013,40213,32712,32312,56513,24113,22213,34813,350

Employment-population ratio

63.863.363.263.963.563.562.763.063.3

Unemployed

354495410388471588670512456

Unemployment rate

2.83.63.03.13.64.24.83.73.3

Not in labor force

6,6177,2797,3516,5616,7527,0277,2077,3177,282

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

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[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and ageNot seasonally adjustedSeasonally adjusted(1)
Apr.
2025
Mar.
2026
Apr.
2026
Apr.
2025
Dec.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026
Apr.
2026

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population

51,19152,67552,74051,19152,08052,54752,61452,67552,740

Civilian labor force

34,42035,58535,38034,41735,01435,40335,39635,51535,407

Participation rate

67.267.667.167.267.267.467.367.467.1

Employed

32,74033,82033,70932,63533,28633,67133,55133,79433,633

Employment-population ratio

64.064.263.963.863.964.163.864.263.8

Unemployed

1,6801,7651,6711,7821,7281,7321,8451,7221,774

Unemployment rate

4.95.04.75.24.94.95.24.85.0

Not in labor force

16,77117,09117,36116,77417,06617,14417,21817,16017,333

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

18,43918,35818,33618,39218,74418,42418,45518,33018,311

Participation rate

79.578.578.379.379.379.079.078.478.2

Employed

17,53817,58817,57717,48317,93517,70017,61817,62117,542

Employment-population ratio

75.675.275.075.475.975.975.475.374.9

Unemployed

901770759910809724837709769

Unemployment rate

4.94.24.14.94.33.94.53.94.2

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

14,51115,71415,51314,50014,81215,47315,42315,64815,512

Participation rate

62.564.263.362.462.663.463.163.963.3

Employed

13,89214,90914,82213,83514,14014,73114,65914,85714,774

Employment-population ratio

59.860.960.559.659.860.360.060.760.3

Unemployed

620804691665672742764792738

Unemployment rate

4.35.14.54.64.54.85.05.14.8

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

1,4701,5121,5311,5241,4581,5061,5181,5371,584

Participation rate

30.831.531.932.030.531.431.632.033.0

Employed

1,3101,3221,3101,3181,2101,2411,2741,3151,317

Employment-population ratio

27.527.527.327.625.325.826.527.427.4

Unemployed

160190221207248266245221267

Unemployment rate

10.912.614.413.617.017.616.114.416.9

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: People 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[Numbers in thousands]
Educational attainmentNot seasonally adjustedSeasonally adjusted
Apr.
2025
Mar.
2026
Apr.
2026
Apr.
2025
Dec.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026
Apr.
2026

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

9,0028,5018,4988,8939,0148,8638,5398,5788,395

Participation rate

47.046.345.546.546.745.746.846.745.0

Employed

8,4587,9287,9658,3458,5078,3928,0638,0767,860

Employment-population ratio

44.243.242.743.644.143.344.244.042.1

Unemployed

544573534548507471476502534

Unemployment rate

6.06.76.36.25.65.35.65.96.4

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

36,63136,38436,90436,53136,67536,66736,09736,29336,804

Participation rate

56.956.556.956.757.456.656.556.356.8

Employed

35,24834,57435,27535,05535,20734,99734,35134,60235,075

Employment-population ratio

54.753.754.454.455.154.053.853.754.1

Unemployed

1,3831,8111,6291,4761,4681,6701,7461,6911,730

Unemployment rate

3.85.04.44.04.04.64.84.74.7

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

36,67436,08035,49036,46436,45535,88936,33835,99235,395

Participation rate

63.161.961.462.761.861.361.961.861.2

Employed

35,41134,75734,42835,14035,08534,59835,05734,71434,276

Employment-population ratio

60.959.759.660.459.459.159.859.659.3

Unemployed

1,2641,3231,0621,3241,3701,2921,2811,2781,119

Unemployment rate

3.43.73.03.63.83.63.53.63.2

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

66,60467,60967,30166,67167,41967,02067,23467,26567,390

Participation rate

72.671.971.772.772.672.871.471.571.8

Employed

65,07065,74065,56764,99965,55565,02565,21665,36465,509

Employment-population ratio

70.969.969.870.870.670.669.369.569.8

Unemployed

1,5331,8691,7351,6711,8631,9952,0181,9001,881

Unemployment rate

2.32.82.62.52.83.03.02.82.8

Footnotes
(1) Includes people with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(2) Includes people with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.

NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals for those 25 years and over 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-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, veteran status, and period of serviceTotalMenWomen
Apr.
2025
Apr.
2026
Apr.
2025
Apr.
2026
Apr.
2025
Apr.
2026

VETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

17,31916,98915,24414,9042,0752,085

Civilian labor force

8,3738,1537,1466,9711,2271,183

Participation rate

48.348.046.946.859.156.7

Employed

8,0787,8586,9236,7271,1551,130

Employment-population ratio

46.646.345.445.155.754.2

Unemployed

2952962232437252

Unemployment rate

3.53.63.13.55.94.4

Not in labor force

8,9468,8368,0987,933848902

Gulf War-era II veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

5,6275,8764,6294,8289981,048

Civilian labor force

4,4764,5403,7013,807775733

Participation rate

79.577.380.078.977.669.9

Employed

4,3454,3573,6253,651720706

Employment-population ratio

77.274.178.375.672.167.4

Unemployed

131182751565626

Unemployment rate

2.94.02.04.17.23.6

Not in labor force

1,1511,3379281,021223316

Gulf War-era I veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

3,2183,0942,7192,616499478

Civilian labor force

2,1272,0101,8181,706309303

Participation rate

66.165.066.965.262.063.5

Employed

2,0241,9231,7211,643303281

Employment-population ratio

62.962.263.362.860.758.7

Unemployed

103869764623

Unemployment rate

4.94.35.33.72.17.4

Not in labor force

1,0901,084901909189175

Vietnam-era and earlier wartime veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

4,9364,6224,7484,445188177

Civilian labor force

5454605324471313

Participation rate

11.110.011.210.17.27.2

Employed

5204415064281313

Employment-population ratio

10.59.510.79.67.27.2

Unemployed

2619261900

Unemployment rate

4.84.24.94.3--

Not in labor force

4,3914,1624,2163,998175164

Veterans of other service periods

Civilian noninstitutional population

3,5383,3973,1483,015390382

Civilian labor force

1,2241,1441,0951,010129134

Participation rate

34.633.734.833.533.235.1

Employed

1,1901,1371,0701,006120131

Employment-population ratio

33.633.534.033.430.634.2

Unemployed

358254103

Unemployment rate

2.80.72.30.47.62.4

Not in labor force

2,3142,2532,0532,005261248

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

246,501248,718113,205113,117133,296135,601

Civilian labor force

160,138159,28782,18380,75977,95578,528

Participation rate

65.064.072.671.458.557.9

Employed

154,146153,15278,78777,45875,35975,694

Employment-population ratio

62.561.669.668.556.555.8

Unemployed

5,9926,1363,3963,3012,5962,834

Unemployment rate

3.73.94.14.13.33.6

Not in labor force

86,36389,43031,02232,35855,34157,073

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. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).


HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-6. Employment status of the civilian population by sex, age, and disability status, not seasonally adjusted[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and agePeople with a disabilityPeople with no disability
Apr.
2025
Apr.
2026
Apr.
2025
Apr.
2026

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

34,77836,615238,419238,340

Civilian labor force

8,4248,584162,227160,964

Participation rate

24.223.468.067.5

Employed

7,7357,970156,334154,811

Employment-population ratio

22.221.865.665.0

Unemployed

6896145,8936,154

Unemployment rate

8.27.23.63.8

Not in labor force

26,35428,03176,19277,375

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

3,3923,60380,62278,719

Participation rate

41.843.183.082.8

Employed

3,0913,27177,40075,536

Employment-population ratio

38.139.179.779.4

Unemployed

3023323,2223,183

Unemployment rate

8.99.24.04.0

Not in labor force

4,7234,76616,49116,381

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

3,5073,39571,38171,864

Participation rate

40.239.272.973.2

Employed

3,2003,17968,99669,212

Employment-population ratio

36.736.770.570.5

Unemployed

3072162,3852,652

Unemployment rate

8.86.43.33.7

Not in labor force

5,2115,27626,49326,356

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force

1,5251,58610,22410,382

Participation rate

8.58.123.523.1

Employed

1,4441,5209,93710,063

Employment-population ratio

8.07.822.922.4

Unemployed

8066286319

Unemployment rate

5.34.22.83.1

Not in labor force

16,42117,98933,20834,638

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 doctor's 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[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status and nativityTotalMenWomen
Apr.
2025
Apr.
2026
Apr.
2025
Apr.
2026
Apr.
2025
Apr.
2026

Foreign born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

49,64549,66024,36323,53825,28226,121

Civilian labor force

33,00432,85118,71617,99914,28914,852

Participation rate

66.566.276.876.556.556.9

Employed

31,80331,64818,02417,36213,77914,286

Employment-population ratio

64.163.774.073.854.554.7

Unemployed

1,2011,203692637509566

Unemployment rate

3.63.73.73.53.63.8

Not in labor force

16,64116,8085,6475,53910,99311,269

Native born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

223,552225,295108,898109,132114,655116,163

Civilian labor force

137,646136,69771,73570,71365,91165,984

Participation rate

61.660.765.964.857.556.8

Employed

132,266131,13268,66467,61963,60163,513

Employment-population ratio

59.258.263.162.055.554.7

Unemployed

5,3815,5653,0713,0932,3102,471

Unemployment rate

3.94.14.34.43.53.7

Not in labor force

85,90688,59837,16238,41948,74350,179

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 people 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 people by class of worker and part-time status[In thousands]
CategoryNot seasonally adjustedSeasonally adjusted
Apr.
2025
Mar.
2026
Apr.
2026
Apr.
2025
Dec.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026
Apr.
2026

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

2,1732,1592,2272,2372,3322,1522,2572,2562,288

Wage and salary workers(1)

1,4921,4261,5271,5461,5711,4001,5001,4961,562

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

663702670667751756757721678

Unpaid family workers

193130------

Nonagricultural industries

161,895160,606160,553161,472161,716160,883160,706160,550160,256

Wage and salary workers(1)

152,587151,896151,633152,141152,671151,874151,786151,853151,331

Government

22,10821,60621,57721,87621,97321,59121,73921,32521,393

Private industries

130,479130,290130,055130,264130,708130,384130,046130,542129,950

Private households

596641566------

Other industries

129,884129,649129,489129,613130,160129,710129,388129,805129,341

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

9,2538,6698,8779,2799,0529,0568,8418,7378,904

Unpaid family workers

554043------

PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

4,4964,6164,7494,6865,3414,8734,3964,4974,942

Slack work or business conditions

3,0073,1963,1523,1463,4363,1812,8383,1073,289

Could only find part-time work

1,2721,1311,2661,2651,5141,3791,2511,1261,267

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

23,42523,31423,38222,73322,25122,89922,72822,76722,706

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

4,4304,5724,6814,6185,2824,8364,3804,4764,873

Slack work or business conditions

2,9623,1683,1353,1003,4273,1672,8463,0963,274

Could only find part-time work

1,2671,1311,2591,2581,4971,3731,2501,1241,258

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

23,10322,94823,01922,38921,83922,52022,35722,39322,322

Footnotes
(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 people 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 people 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 people 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.

- Data not available.
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[Numbers in thousands]
CharacteristicNot seasonally adjustedSeasonally adjusted
Apr.
2025
Mar.
2026
Apr.
2026
Apr.
2025
Dec.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026
Apr.
2026

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

164,069162,764162,781163,898163,992163,097162,912162,848162,622

16 to 19 years

5,4875,2115,1935,7045,4865,3905,3575,4255,397

16 to 17 years

1,8441,8291,7711,9901,9381,9261,9632,0001,929

18 to 19 years

3,6423,3823,4213,7143,5473,4653,4183,4593,496

20 years and over

158,582157,554157,588158,195158,506157,708157,555157,423157,225

20 to 24 years

14,39514,55514,35314,46514,38714,74014,70914,63314,429

25 years and over

144,187142,999143,235143,700144,171142,913142,777142,806142,743

25 to 54 years

105,943105,120105,277105,593106,087105,063104,909105,007104,932

25 to 34 years

36,47536,39236,54936,35436,40136,44236,33136,36236,427

35 to 44 years

37,14336,61836,80236,98537,30436,63536,55636,52936,646

45 to 54 years

32,32532,11031,92532,25432,38231,98632,02232,11631,859

55 years and over

38,24437,87937,95938,10838,08537,85037,86837,79937,810

Men, 16 years and over

86,68884,85284,98186,69186,81285,34885,21085,11185,007

16 to 19 years

2,7482,4242,5622,8562,6132,5662,6192,5492,654

16 to 17 years

9787817961,023925920904860842

18 to 19 years

1,7701,6431,7651,8391,6891,6501,7401,7071,829

20 years and over

83,94082,42982,42083,83584,19982,78382,59182,56282,353

20 to 24 years

7,2937,5837,3447,3297,3107,4897,4457,6327,382

25 years and over

76,64774,84675,07676,51176,90475,32575,15074,97074,972

25 to 54 years

56,30855,00555,35756,20056,44855,27055,23055,10455,253

25 to 34 years

19,48119,14719,48319,43619,30719,39819,29119,17119,431

35 to 44 years

19,87619,33319,35419,82220,04219,31019,30019,33119,304

45 to 54 years

16,95116,52516,52016,94217,10016,56216,63916,60316,517

55 years and over

20,33819,84019,71820,31120,45620,05519,92019,86519,719

Women, 16 years and over

77,38177,91277,79977,20877,18077,74977,70277,73777,615

16 to 19 years

2,7392,7872,6312,8482,8742,8242,7372,8762,743

16 to 17 years

8661,0489759671,0141,0071,0591,1401,088

18 to 19 years

1,8731,7391,6561,8751,8581,8151,6771,7511,667

20 years and over

74,64275,12575,16874,36074,30674,92574,96574,86174,872

20 to 24 years

7,1026,9727,0097,1367,0777,2527,2647,0027,047

25 years and over

67,54068,15368,16067,18967,26767,58867,62867,83667,771

25 to 54 years

49,63450,11549,91949,39349,63949,79349,67949,90349,680

25 to 34 years

16,99417,24517,06616,91817,09417,04417,04017,19116,996

35 to 44 years

17,26717,28517,44917,16317,26217,32517,25617,19817,342

45 to 54 years

15,37415,58615,40415,31115,28315,42515,38315,51315,342

55 years and over

17,90618,03818,24017,79717,62817,79517,94817,93418,091

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

46,10445,33945,11846,03346,28945,38845,19945,32745,078

Married women, spouse present(1)

37,31738,15738,08637,18437,25437,11937,41337,96337,901

Women who maintain families(2)

9,91910,3289,996------

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(3)

134,994133,752133,830135,351135,215134,441134,341134,676134,252

Part-time workers(4)

29,07529,01328,95128,52228,71228,72728,47828,29028,413

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders

8,8318,5138,3998,8578,8488,7238,3718,3578,434

Percent of total employed

5.45.25.25.45.45.35.15.15.2

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Self-employed workers, incorporated

6,9806,7326,726------

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

9,9169,3719,5489,9469,8039,8129,5979,4589,582

Footnotes
(1) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to people in both opposite-sex and same-sex married couples. Prior to January 2020, referred to people in opposite-sex married couples only.
(2) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not a spouse of either sex. Prior to January 2020, referred to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not an opposite-sex spouse.
(3) Employed full-time workers are people who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
(4) Employed part-time workers are people who usually work less than 35 hours per week.

- Data not available.
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
CharacteristicNumber of
unemployed people
(in thousands)
Unemployment rates
Apr.
2025
Mar.
2026
Apr.
2026
Apr.
2025
Dec.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026
Apr.
2026

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

7,1557,2397,3734.24.44.34.44.34.3

16 to 19 years

85085891013.015.713.614.913.714.4

16 to 17 years

33633138414.518.016.316.314.216.6

18 to 19 years

50953653912.114.412.213.813.413.4

20 years and over

6,3056,3806,4633.83.94.04.03.93.9

20 to 24 years

1,2981,0071,1818.28.27.07.46.47.6

25 years and over

5,0255,3215,2743.43.53.63.73.63.6

25 to 54 years

3,8164,0324,0863.53.73.83.93.73.7

25 to 34 years

1,6041,8371,8294.24.34.94.84.84.8

35 to 44 years

1,2101,2121,1833.23.53.33.33.23.1

45 to 54 years

1,0039831,0743.03.13.03.43.03.3

55 years and over

1,2101,2881,1793.13.03.23.33.33.0

Men, 16 years and over

3,9523,7363,9294.44.44.34.44.24.4

16 to 19 years

50650149115.016.817.415.416.415.6

16 to 17 years

16617721514.019.220.617.117.120.3

18 to 19 years

32732427315.115.515.514.316.013.0

20 years and over

3,4463,2353,4383.93.93.84.03.84.0

20 to 24 years

7775446569.69.47.18.36.78.2

25 years and over

2,7132,6542,7943.43.43.53.63.43.6

25 to 54 years

2,0391,9942,1333.53.53.63.63.53.7

25 to 34 years

8849429804.33.94.64.84.74.8

35 to 44 years

6395986783.13.33.43.13.03.4

45 to 54 years

5164544753.03.12.72.92.72.8

55 years and over

6746606613.23.13.43.53.23.2

Women, 16 years and over

3,2033,5033,4444.04.44.34.54.34.2

16 to 19 years

34535841810.814.610.014.411.113.2

16 to 17 years

17015417015.016.811.815.611.913.5

18 to 19 years

1832122668.913.39.013.210.813.8

20 years and over

2,8593,1463,0263.73.94.14.14.03.9

20 to 24 years

5214635256.86.97.06.56.26.9

25 years and over

2,3122,6672,4803.33.63.83.93.83.5

25 to 54 years

1,7782,0381,9543.53.94.04.13.93.8

25 to 34 years

7218958494.14.65.34.74.94.8

35 to 44 years

5716135053.23.73.13.63.42.8

45 to 54 years

4865305993.13.13.44.03.33.8

55 years and over

5346225142.93.03.13.13.42.8

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

1,0901,0189332.32.12.22.22.22.0

Married women, spouse present(1)

8861,1549752.32.62.92.93.02.5

Women who maintain families(2)

5475494435.25.75.55.55.04.2

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(3)

5,9525,8545,9964.24.34.24.34.24.3

Part-time workers(4)

1,2371,3581,3784.24.64.85.14.64.6

Footnotes
(1) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to people in both opposite-sex and same-sex married couples. Prior to January 2020, referred to people in opposite-sex married couples only.
(2) Data are not seasonally adjusted. Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not a spouse of either sex. Prior to January 2020, referred to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not an opposite-sex spouse.
(3) Full-time workers are unemployed people who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs.
(4) Part-time workers are unemployed people 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 people by reason for unemployment[Numbers in thousands]
ReasonNot seasonally adjustedSeasonally adjusted
Apr.
2025
Mar.
2026
Apr.
2026
Apr.
2025
Dec.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026
Apr.
2026

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

3,2193,6263,2813,4553,4733,4953,6203,4033,511

On temporary layoff

7041,012750873929839925877917

Not on temporary layoff

2,5152,6132,5312,5822,5442,6572,6942,5262,595

Permanent job losers

1,9031,9361,9001,9131,9692,0082,0371,8811,909

People who completed temporary jobs

612678631668575649658645686

Job leavers

8098878008548321,038867898844

Reentrants

1,9852,2152,0192,2402,3372,1682,3202,2542,282

New entrants

568610668709840796805714805

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

48.949.448.547.646.446.647.646.847.2

On temporary layoff

10.713.811.112.012.411.212.212.112.3

Not on temporary layoff

38.235.637.435.634.035.435.434.734.9

Job leavers

12.312.111.811.811.113.811.412.411.3

Reentrants

30.230.229.830.931.228.930.531.030.7

New entrants

8.68.39.99.811.210.610.69.810.8

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

1.92.11.92.02.02.12.12.02.1

Job leavers

0.50.50.50.50.50.60.50.50.5

Reentrants

1.21.31.21.31.41.31.41.31.3

New entrants

0.30.40.40.40.50.50.50.40.5

NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to total unemployed in table A-1 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-12. Unemployed people by duration of unemployment[Numbers in thousands]
DurationNot seasonally adjustedSeasonally adjusted
Apr.
2025
Mar.
2026
Apr.
2026
Apr.
2025
Dec.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026
Apr.
2026

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

1,7931,8382,1182,1942,2892,1662,3192,1382,496

5 to 14 weeks

1,9232,1571,5612,2622,0692,1512,0781,9981,859

15 weeks and over

2,8653,3423,0882,6653,1433,0153,1053,0332,890

15 to 26 weeks

1,1711,4221,2349931,1951,2021,2061,2121,057

27 weeks and over

1,6941,9191,8541,6721,9481,8131,8991,8211,833

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

24.926.126.223.224.423.725.725.324.4

Median duration, in weeks

12.012.812.710.211.411.011.111.511.0

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

27.225.131.330.830.529.530.929.834.4

5 to 14 weeks

29.229.423.131.827.629.327.727.925.7

15 weeks and over

43.545.545.637.441.941.141.442.339.9

15 to 26 weeks

17.819.418.213.915.916.416.116.914.6

27 weeks and over

25.726.227.423.526.024.725.325.425.3

NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to total unemployed in table A-1 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-13. Employed and unemployed people by occupation, not seasonally adjusted[Numbers in thousands]
OccupationEmployedUnemployedUnemployment
rates
Apr.
2025
Apr.
2026
Apr.
2025
Apr.
2026
Apr.
2025
Apr.
2026

Total, 16 years and over(1)

164,069162,7816,5826,7683.94.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

72,18571,3391,5971,6212.22.2

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

31,67530,6597087372.22.3

Professional and related occupations

40,51040,6798898852.12.1

Service occupations

27,29727,1931,3101,3624.64.8

Sales and office occupations

30,02430,6551,2171,3103.94.1

Sales and related occupations

13,98214,1846186354.24.3

Office and administrative support occupations

16,04216,4715996753.63.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

14,42313,5847486694.94.7

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

99794077757.27.4

Construction and extraction occupations

8,4637,7865354085.95.0

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,9644,8591361862.73.7

Production, transportation, and material moving
occupations

20,14020,0101,1331,0965.35.2

Production occupations

8,0817,8833472894.13.5

Transportation and material moving occupations

12,05912,1277868076.16.2

Footnotes
(1) People with no previous work experience and people whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.

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


HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-14. Unemployed people by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted
Industry and class of workerNumber of
unemployed
people
(in thousands)
Unemployment
rates
Apr.
2025
Apr.
2026
Apr.
2025
Apr.
2026

Total, 16 years and over(1)

6,5826,7683.94.0

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers

5,1085,1793.83.8

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

23284.04.3

Construction

5943825.63.8

Manufacturing

5525013.63.3

Durable goods

3202823.22.8

Nondurable goods

2322194.34.4

Wholesale and retail trade

8629814.35.0

Transportation and utilities

2803223.33.7

Information

119984.63.8

Financial activities

3082882.92.7

Professional and business services

7028253.64.1

Education and health services

6787572.52.8

Leisure and hospitality

7347455.45.4

Other services

2572513.83.8

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers

107917.05.8

Government workers

4135031.82.3

Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers

3853263.73.3

Footnotes
(1) People with no previous work experience and people whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Effective with January 2025 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2022 Census industry classification system, derived from the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Data for 2025 are not strictly comparable with earlier years.


HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-15. Alternative measures of labor underutilization[Percent]
MeasureNot seasonally adjustedSeasonally adjusted
Apr.
2025
Mar.
2026
Apr.
2026
Apr.
2025
Dec.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026
Apr.
2026

U-1 People unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force

1.72.01.81.61.81.81.81.81.7

U-2 Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force

1.92.11.92.02.02.12.12.02.1

U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (official unemployment rate)

3.94.34.04.24.44.34.44.34.3

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

4.14.64.34.44.64.64.64.54.6

U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other people marginally attached to the labor force, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all people marginally attached to the labor force

4.75.35.05.15.35.25.35.35.3

U-6 Total unemployed, plus all people marginally attached to the labor force, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all people marginally attached to the labor force

7.38.07.77.88.48.17.98.08.2

NOTE: People 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. People 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. People not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted[Numbers in thousands]
CategoryTotalMenWomen
Apr.
2025
Apr.
2026
Apr.
2025
Apr.
2026
Apr.
2025
Apr.
2026

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force

102,547105,40642,81043,95859,73761,448

People who currently want a job

5,5345,9562,6252,7692,9093,187

Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

1,5711,732821915750817

Discouraged workers(2)

422478241269181209

Other people marginally attached to the labor force(3)

1,1491,254580646569608

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders(4)

8,8318,3994,2983,9644,5324,435

Percent of total employed

5.45.25.04.75.95.7

Primary job full time, secondary job part time

4,9204,7732,6212,5342,2992,239

Primary and secondary jobs both part time

2,3922,0968397441,5541,352

Primary and secondary jobs both full time

424386273191151196

Hours vary on primary or secondary job

1,0441,088546461498627

Footnotes
(1) Data refer to people 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 people who work part time on their primary job and full time on their secondary job(s), not shown separately.

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


ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail
[In thousands]
IndustryNot seasonally adjustedSeasonally adjusted
Apr.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026(p)
Apr.
2026(p)
Apr.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026(p)
Apr.
2026(p)
Change from:
Mar.2026 - Apr.2026(p)

Total nonfarm

158,368157,214157,769158,695158,485158,436158,621158,736115

Total private

134,457133,640134,125135,049134,917135,115135,305135,428123

Goods-producing

21,43021,12621,23921,40121,55521,48021,51321,52310

Mining and logging

6175945986036226016036063

Logging

39.836.937.435.041.736.737.637.70.1

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

577.6557.5560.8567.5579.8564.7565.6568.12.5

Oil and gas extraction

117.9115.4115.8113.8118.7116.2115.9115.2-0.7

Mining (except oil and gas)

188.3182.4183.5188.5189.3187.5187.1188.21.1

Coal mining

39.938.838.239.040.038.938.438.70.3

Metal ore mining

45.045.545.445.845.145.745.646.00.4

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

103.498.199.9103.7104.2102.9103.1103.40.3

Support activities for mining

271.4259.7261.5265.2271.8261.0262.6264.72.1

Construction

8,1907,9998,0888,2488,2718,2968,3128,3219

Construction of buildings

1,839.41,822.91,834.11,850.81,858.81,863.01,866.21,870.34.1

Residential building construction

925.0906.4912.1916.1933.6926.8928.0926.5-1.5

Nonresidential building construction

914.4916.5922.0934.7925.2936.2938.2943.85.6

Heavy and civil engineering construction

1,167.11,113.81,144.11,198.01,179.01,198.11,200.51,201.30.8

Specialty trade contractors

5,183.65,062.25,109.85,199.15,233.45,235.25,245.35,249.03.7

Residential specialty trade contractors

2,372.22,279.12,301.22,330.02,395.12,353.32,361.92,353.0-8.9

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

2,811.42,783.12,808.62,869.12,838.32,881.92,883.42,896.012.6

Manufacturing

12,62312,53312,55312,55012,66212,58312,59812,596-2

Durable goods

7,8387,7877,8047,8097,8537,8117,8247,8262

Wood product manufacturing

406.9390.6391.2391.5407.7392.1392.7392.5-0.2

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

416.3410.3414.1420.1418.0418.8420.3421.41.1

Primary metal manufacturing

364.4363.4363.0364.4364.6364.1363.3364.81.5

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

1,434.71,438.41,442.81,444.81,436.31,440.41,444.41,446.31.9

Machinery manufacturing

1,095.51,084.11,084.81,080.01,096.01,084.81,085.51,083.7-1.8

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

997.3984.3985.6986.01,001.7987.8989.2989.60.4

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

98.998.599.199.399.998.899.799.6-0.1

Communications equipment manufacturing

78.881.080.680.879.081.280.881.20.4

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

382.6367.2367.3367.7384.0368.8368.8369.30.5

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

408.7410.5411.5411.0410.0411.4412.2411.8-0.4

Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media and audio and video equipment manufacturing

28.327.127.127.228.727.727.727.6-0.1

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

427.1433.8435.4436.2427.7433.8435.4436.51.1

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

1,743.01,739.71,746.61,744.11,747.31,743.31,751.01,747.4-3.6

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

972.1955.4959.5957.2972.1957.4959.4956.4-3.0

Furniture and related product manufacturing

338.5334.4333.2333.3339.6335.9334.3334.40.1

Miscellaneous manufacturing

614.2608.0607.3608.3614.0609.5608.3609.20.9

Nondurable goods

4,7854,7464,7494,7414,8094,7724,7744,770-4

Food manufacturing

1,770.01,768.91,766.21,761.71,783.71,779.91,779.91,781.41.5

Textile mills

82.279.379.078.282.279.879.278.9-0.3

Textile product mills

93.594.693.893.393.594.293.793.6-0.1

Apparel manufacturing

80.573.573.671.180.373.874.372.5-1.8

Paper manufacturing

354.8354.8357.7355.6355.6355.1357.2355.5-1.7

Printing and related support activities

345.3340.2341.2339.8345.1341.1340.9340.4-0.5

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

109.3107.1107.3109.2109.7109.1109.1109.10.0

Chemical manufacturing

896.9897.7892.5894.0898.6898.8892.9895.32.4

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

705.6693.5696.4694.7706.5693.9696.6695.6-1.0

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

347.3336.0341.1343.3353.4346.5350.2347.7-2.5

Private service-providing

113,027112,514112,886113,648113,362113,635113,792113,905113

Trade, transportation, and utilities

28,54328,37928,41728,49428,78328,61828,66428,72460

Wholesale trade

6,053.36,020.76,038.66,053.66,066.96,053.06,059.56,065.56.0

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

3,402.53,389.13,398.43,402.73,408.93,402.03,405.93,407.21.3

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

2,205.92,192.62,200.62,210.52,210.42,209.12,211.52,214.73.2

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

444.9439.0439.6440.4447.6441.9442.1443.61.5

Retail trade

15,335.315,255.215,285.915,348.715,461.615,425.915,444.515,466.321.8

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

2,051.82,039.52,039.92,042.72,051.82,054.62,047.22,046.2-1.0

Automobile dealers

1,289.61,288.11,287.91,285.71,290.91,292.61,290.01,288.4-1.6

Other motor vehicle dealers

163.3154.5155.7159.6162.8161.0158.5159.71.2

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

598.9596.9596.3597.4598.1601.1598.8598.1-0.7

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

1,421.31,311.21,343.81,403.01,393.41,358.51,353.21,365.712.5

Food and beverage retailers

3,237.73,246.33,242.03,235.13,259.53,249.43,259.63,255.0-4.6

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

767.4754.0751.5746.3778.1758.0757.5756.8-0.7

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

395.8389.3388.1385.4399.6389.4388.4389.30.9

Electronics and appliance retailers

371.6364.7363.4360.9378.5368.5369.1367.5-1.6

General merchandise retailers

3,198.23,194.43,190.93,195.63,242.93,234.63,242.43,253.911.5

Department stores

910.4913.8917.0908.2936.4931.4937.1930.5-6.6

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

2,287.82,280.62,273.92,287.42,306.52,303.22,305.22,323.518.3

Health and personal care retailers

1,049.51,043.31,045.51,044.51,059.21,043.91,048.31,047.1-1.2

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

1,038.41,049.81,049.41,053.51,045.61,060.51,059.71,058.3-1.4

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

1,100.01,115.91,119.01,108.41,136.51,143.71,148.21,148.30.1

Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers

1,471.01,500.81,503.91,519.61,494.61,522.71,528.41,535.06.6

Transportation and warehousing

6,556.96,498.46,488.06,485.96,655.46,532.56,554.06,584.330.3

Air transportation

571.1571.1576.1575.9571.1574.3575.9576.10.2

Rail transportation

156.2150.0150.0150.0155.7150.7149.9149.3-0.6

Water transportation

68.168.569.170.269.671.471.571.3-0.2

Truck transportation

1,476.71,440.51,442.31,456.61,490.61,465.11,465.31,469.64.3

Transit and ground passenger transportation

504.2505.5504.6496.4489.3491.2490.0482.5-7.5

Pipeline transportation

55.856.256.055.955.655.955.955.7-0.2

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

28.025.325.726.933.233.233.132.3-0.8

Support activities for transportation

832.0821.8821.9816.3836.3823.2824.1820.8-3.3

Couriers and messengers

1,001.11,036.51,021.81,023.21,072.71,036.41,058.11,096.037.9

Warehousing and storage

1,863.71,823.01,820.51,814.51,881.31,831.11,830.21,830.70.5

Utilities

597.3604.3604.6605.6599.1606.3605.7607.61.9

Information

2,8542,7722,7722,7622,8652,7922,7862,773-13

Motion picture and sound recording industries

354.1331.1326.5324.1358.6339.1334.8328.8-6.0

Publishing industries

901.5892.0896.3891.6905.2898.9898.6896.7-1.9

Broadcasting and content providers

343.1335.2333.1336.3342.6334.8334.8335.81.0

Telecommunications

595.3573.5575.9574.2598.0576.9577.0574.5-2.5

Computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services

481.0463.1460.9458.6481.3463.8461.6457.7-3.9

Web search portals, libraries, archives, and other information services

179.0177.2178.9177.6179.5178.7179.2179.30.1

Financial activities

9,1569,1029,0739,0739,2059,1499,1309,119-11

Finance and insurance

6,716.16,692.36,666.56,659.36,740.46,707.76,687.96,682.3-5.6

Monetary authorities-central bank

19.918.718.618.620.018.918.818.7-0.1

Credit intermediation and related
activities

2,560.12,544.32,534.72,534.82,565.12,547.52,538.22,537.6-0.6

Depository credit intermediation(1)

1,775.61,777.31,772.81,771.41,779.81,779.11,774.71,775.60.9

Commercial banking

1,369.91,361.31,356.91,353.41,372.31,361.71,357.21,357.40.2

Nondepository credit intermediation

505.2492.9492.7493.6505.9494.0494.0492.7-1.3

Activities related to credit intermediation

279.3274.1269.2269.8279.4274.4269.5269.4-0.1

Securities, commodity contracts, funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles, investments, and related activities

1,124.91,157.41,154.81,159.31,133.91,165.81,165.31,169.54.2

Insurance carriers and related activities

3,011.22,971.92,958.42,946.63,021.42,975.52,965.62,956.5-9.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,439.72,409.62,406.12,414.12,464.82,441.12,441.92,436.5-5.4

Real estate

1,847.31,838.21,828.91,835.31,861.31,853.71,849.41,847.7-1.7

Rental and leasing services

570.7550.2556.0557.6581.6565.9571.0567.4-3.6

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

21.721.221.221.221.921.521.521.4-0.1

Professional and business services

22,45022,14522,21422,47822,47022,41222,43822,4457

Professional, scientific, and technical services

10,813.310,820.710,783.610,847.510,786.710,810.010,805.110,817.011.9

Legal services

1,209.71,228.21,224.61,228.41,216.31,234.91,234.71,237.12.4

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,192.01,196.81,197.81,190.11,124.71,130.51,129.31,130.51.2

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,708.01,734.91,736.11,752.51,722.41,754.51,759.01,762.93.9

Specialized design services

145.8147.0148.8148.6146.6148.9150.7149.9-0.8

Computer systems design and related services

2,410.12,377.22,342.62,371.72,411.32,379.12,367.92,368.91.0

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,858.21,867.21,860.41,875.01,866.61,875.71,875.71,879.74.0

Scientific research and development services

925.3906.5908.0910.3930.1912.9912.2912.20.0

Advertising, public relations, and related services

480.4478.9477.9479.7481.8480.6480.6481.50.9

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

883.8884.0887.4891.2886.9892.8895.0894.4-0.6

Management of companies and enterprises

2,613.72,602.62,607.32,606.32,623.42,618.02,615.32,611.8-3.5

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

9,023.28,721.28,823.49,023.79,059.78,984.19,017.79,016.3-1.4

Administrative and support services

8,504.38,203.58,304.08,502.08,538.48,459.88,492.58,491.2-1.3

Office administrative services

615.5616.0624.2629.5617.1620.0627.5631.23.7

Facilities support services

179.6181.8184.0182.8180.3182.8184.4183.0-1.4

Employment services(1)

3,191.73,099.43,126.03,176.23,224.23,164.83,171.63,173.11.5

Temporary help services

2,504.02,412.32,434.72,487.32,527.52,471.92,477.22,485.17.9

Business support services

659.0628.1627.1629.0662.1628.9629.9628.1-1.8

Travel arrangement and reservation services

188.2177.5180.0182.8188.5180.5181.6182.40.8

Investigation and security services

1,042.51,036.91,038.11,050.11,044.61,044.51,046.11,050.14.0

Services to buildings and dwellings

2,299.02,136.02,191.32,316.72,294.22,303.52,316.52,310.2-6.3

Other support services

328.8327.8333.3334.9327.4334.8334.9333.1-1.8

Waste management and remediation services

518.9517.7519.4521.7521.3524.3525.2525.1-0.1

Private education and health services

27,34027,80827,88327,96227,21627,69727,78827,83446

Private educational services

4,232.94,168.74,174.94,186.34,063.54,033.14,033.04,025.2-7.8

Health care and social assistance

23,107.323,638.823,707.923,775.523,152.023,664.023,754.623,808.553.9

Health care(3)

17,942.618,305.018,364.318,409.717,989.918,330.718,409.018,446.337.3

Ambulatory health care services

8,939.29,118.59,152.19,182.78,957.49,124.49,179.09,197.218.2

Offices of physicians

2,985.23,010.63,033.23,036.82,993.13,011.83,044.63,046.92.3

Offices of dentists

1,044.91,053.91,054.11,059.01,050.61,056.61,059.61,061.72.1

Offices of other health practitioners

1,304.71,333.21,330.31,346.41,302.41,332.81,336.71,342.35.6

Outpatient care centers

1,172.71,194.21,197.91,192.41,174.91,193.31,198.01,196.3-1.7

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

305.7309.4308.3311.0305.5308.0308.9309.60.7

Home health care services

1,763.81,843.91,853.11,864.61,766.91,848.71,857.11,867.910.8

Other ambulatory health care services

362.2373.3375.2372.5363.9373.2374.0372.6-1.4

Hospitals

5,607.15,735.55,751.05,751.05,625.35,742.95,757.85,762.14.3

Nursing and residential care facilities

3,396.33,451.03,461.23,476.03,407.23,463.43,472.23,487.014.8

Skilled nursing care facilities

1,533.61,567.21,572.51,576.21,541.21,575.71,579.11,585.46.3

Residential intellectual and developmental disability, mental health, and substance abuse facilities

686.4701.6703.7707.5687.8703.4705.4708.02.6

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

1,006.21,011.91,013.31,018.71,007.91,013.31,015.41,019.74.3

Other residential care facilities

170.1170.3171.7173.6170.3171.0172.4174.01.6

Social assistance

5,164.75,333.85,343.65,365.85,162.15,333.35,345.65,362.216.6

Individual and family services

3,539.33,718.13,723.23,752.53,546.53,722.83,734.13,758.124.0

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

235.0235.6238.5235.4234.6235.7238.0235.7-2.3

Vocational rehabilitation services

281.2277.5279.2275.4282.5278.9279.8276.8-3.0

Child care services

1,109.21,102.61,102.71,102.51,098.51,095.91,093.71,091.5-2.2

Leisure and hospitality

16,70416,33316,54316,85116,83616,93516,96416,97814

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2,609.92,454.82,515.22,634.62,667.92,685.92,690.62,702.712.1

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

599.9560.2577.5627.7587.6607.5611.2619.48.2

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

174.9168.4173.2179.3178.5181.2181.4182.00.6

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

1,835.11,726.21,764.51,827.61,901.81,897.21,898.01,901.33.3

Accommodation and food services

14,093.813,877.914,027.314,216.414,168.114,249.514,273.314,275.52.2

Accommodation

1,897.51,836.31,863.61,870.81,946.21,921.81,934.11,919.1-15.0

Food services and drinking places

12,196.312,041.612,163.712,345.612,221.912,327.712,339.212,356.417.2

Other services

5,9805,9755,9846,0285,9876,0326,0226,03210

Repair and maintenance

1,471.31,469.01,469.31,477.01,468.41,479.81,473.01,471.7-1.3

Personal and laundry services

1,595.11,589.41,585.61,608.91,595.91,607.01,601.21,609.78.5

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

2,913.62,916.42,929.32,941.82,923.12,945.22,947.42,950.73.3

Government

23,91123,57423,64423,64623,56823,32123,31623,308-8

Federal

2,9782,6832,6722,6712,9762,6892,6742,665-9

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

2,373.72,080.92,070.72,070.62,376.92,089.42,076.02,068.8-7.2

U.S. Postal Service

604.1602.3601.5600.0598.7599.7598.3596.5-1.8

State government

5,6825,6025,6185,6305,5225,4735,4715,4721

State government education

2,813.12,747.32,758.12,766.32,645.52,604.82,602.52,603.81.3

State government, excluding education

2,868.92,854.32,859.52,863.72,876.12,867.82,868.02,867.7-0.3

Local government

15,25115,28915,35415,34515,07015,15915,17115,1710

Local government education

8,464.88,477.38,518.38,481.18,203.98,229.58,236.28,231.3-4.9

Local government, excluding education

6,786.46,811.46,835.36,863.56,865.96,929.86,934.76,939.64.9

Footnotes
(1) Includes other industries, not shown separately.
(2) Includes motor vehicle manufacturing, motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing, and motor vehicle parts manufacturing.
(3) Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.


ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted
IndustryApr.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026(p)
Apr.
2026(p)

AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS

Total private

34.334.334.234.3

Goods-producing

39.840.140.140.1

Mining and logging

45.045.745.745.5

Construction

39.039.639.339.3

Manufacturing

40.140.240.340.4

Durable goods

40.640.640.640.7

Nondurable goods

39.339.739.839.9

Private service-providing

33.333.233.133.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

34.134.134.134.1

Wholesale trade

39.339.239.239.2

Retail trade

29.930.030.030.0

Transportation and warehousing

38.538.238.438.2

Utilities

41.942.742.842.7

Information

37.337.437.437.1

Financial activities

37.637.437.437.4

Professional and business services

36.536.636.636.6

Private education and health services

32.832.632.432.6

Leisure and hospitality

25.625.525.325.5

Other services

31.932.232.232.2

AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS

Manufacturing

2.93.03.03.0

Durable goods

2.93.03.03.0

Nondurable goods

2.93.13.13.1

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.


ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted
IndustryAverage hourly earningsAverage weekly earnings
Apr.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026(p)
Apr.
2026(p)
Apr.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026(p)
Apr.
2026(p)

Total private

$36.12$37.27$37.35$37.41$1,238.92$1,278.36$1,277.37$1,283.16

Goods-producing

36.8638.1738.3538.451,467.031,530.621,537.841,541.85

Mining and logging

39.8940.7241.1041.311,795.051,860.901,878.271,879.61

Construction

39.3340.7040.9340.971,533.871,611.721,608.551,610.12

Manufacturing

35.1336.3936.5436.681,408.711,462.881,472.561,481.87

Durable goods

37.2738.6538.8338.981,513.161,569.191,576.501,586.49

Nondurable goods

31.5032.6232.7232.831,237.951,295.011,302.261,309.92

Private service-providing

35.9537.0637.1237.181,197.141,230.391,228.671,234.38

Trade, transportation, and utilities

30.7431.7331.7831.821,048.231,081.991,083.701,085.06

Wholesale trade

38.4539.5939.7439.841,511.091,551.931,557.811,561.73

Retail trade

25.2826.1026.1126.11755.87783.00783.30783.30

Transportation and warehousing

31.3432.3332.3432.381,206.591,235.011,241.861,236.92

Utilities

51.8554.6654.8555.082,172.522,333.982,347.582,351.92

Information

52.0154.3954.6054.831,939.972,034.192,042.042,034.19

Financial activities

47.1948.7248.9048.991,774.341,822.131,828.861,832.23

Professional and business services

43.7645.2245.3145.471,597.241,655.051,658.351,664.20

Private education and health services

35.3336.2136.1836.231,158.821,180.451,172.231,181.10

Leisure and hospitality

22.6923.4023.4823.56580.86596.70594.04600.78

Other services

32.7233.8733.6933.791,043.771,090.611,084.821,088.04

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.


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]
IndustryIndex of aggregate weekly hours(1)Index of aggregate weekly payrolls(2)
Apr.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026(p)
Apr.
2026(p)
Percent change from:
Mar.
2026 - Apr.
2026(p)
Apr.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026(p)
Apr.
2026(p)
Percent change from:
Mar.
2026 - Apr.
2026(p)

Total private

116.2116.3116.2116.60.3200.6207.3207.4208.60.6

Goods-producing

97.898.298.398.40.1162.9169.4170.4170.90.3

Mining and logging

88.086.386.686.60.0140.9141.1142.9143.70.6

Construction

111.2113.2112.6112.70.1190.0200.3200.3200.70.2

Manufacturing

91.491.091.491.60.2149.3154.1155.3156.30.6

Durable goods

89.889.389.589.70.2148.7153.3154.3155.30.6

Nondurable goods

94.394.694.895.00.2150.8156.5157.5158.30.5

Private service-providing

121.5121.4121.3121.70.3212.3218.8218.7220.00.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

107.2106.6106.8107.00.2177.8182.4183.0183.60.3

Wholesale trade

105.2104.7104.8104.90.1169.2173.3174.2174.80.3

Retail trade

94.194.294.394.40.1157.3162.6162.8163.00.1

Transportation and warehousing

147.2143.4144.6144.5-0.1234.7235.8237.9238.10.1

Utilities

108.6112.1112.2112.30.1186.1202.3203.3204.30.5

Information

97.695.495.294.0-1.3180.8184.7185.0183.5-0.8

Financial activities

113.4112.1111.9111.7-0.2208.7213.0213.4213.50.0

Professional and business services

128.3128.3128.4128.50.1227.3235.0235.7236.60.4

Private education and health services

145.8147.5147.0148.20.8247.8256.9255.9258.30.9

Leisure and hospitality

123.0123.2122.5123.50.8225.1232.6232.0234.81.2

Other services

110.1112.0111.8112.00.2197.5207.9206.4207.40.5

Footnotes
(1) The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's 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 month's 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

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.


ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-5. Employment of women on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted
IndustryWomen employees (in thousands)Percent of all employees
Apr.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026(p)
Apr.
2026(p)
Apr.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026(p)
Apr.
2026(p)

Total nonfarm

79,15779,26679,34179,40549.950.050.050.0

Total private

65,38165,59865,67165,73648.548.548.548.5

Goods-producing

4,9264,8864,8904,88422.922.722.722.7

Mining and logging

8782828214.013.613.613.5

Construction

1,1911,1921,1911,19014.414.414.314.3

Manufacturing

3,6483,6123,6173,61228.828.728.728.7

Durable goods

1,9221,8931,9001,89924.524.224.324.3

Nondurable goods

1,7261,7191,7171,71335.936.036.035.9

Private service-providing

60,45560,71260,78160,85253.353.453.453.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

11,16611,08411,09711,11138.838.738.738.7

Wholesale trade

1,854.91,835.21,833.11,839.530.630.330.330.3

Retail trade

7,396.27,397.97,405.67,413.047.848.047.947.9

Transportation and warehousing

1,759.01,695.11,702.81,702.726.425.926.025.9

Utilities

155.5155.9155.4156.126.025.725.725.7

Information

1,1451,1301,1301,12640.040.540.640.6

Financial activities

5,0654,9944,9774,96355.054.654.554.4

Professional and business services

10,19010,13110,14110,15345.345.245.245.2

Private education and health services

20,84921,23821,28721,33076.676.776.676.6

Leisure and hospitality

8,8098,8838,8988,91452.352.552.552.5

Other services

3,2313,2523,2513,25554.053.954.054.0

Government

13,77613,66813,67013,66958.558.658.658.6

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.


ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)[In thousands]
IndustryApr.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026(p)
Apr.
2026(p)

Total private

110,003110,201110,425110,579

Goods-producing

15,30615,23415,26115,274

Mining and logging

462449450452

Construction

6,0126,0356,0486,056

Manufacturing

8,8328,7508,7638,766

Durable goods

5,3205,2805,2895,296

Nondurable goods

3,5123,4703,4743,470

Private service-providing

94,69794,96795,16495,305

Trade, transportation, and utilities

24,40324,31124,35024,407

Wholesale trade

4,805.74,771.54,776.44,791.8

Retail trade

13,281.513,306.613,328.013,353.2

Transportation and warehousing

5,841.35,751.25,763.45,779.5

Utilities

474.6481.6481.7482.8

Information

2,2902,2162,2182,209

Financial activities

6,9676,9456,9286,920

Professional and business services

17,66317,61917,64117,682

Private education and health services

23,83224,29724,37024,415

Leisure and hospitality

14,67814,68614,76314,777

Other services

4,8644,8934,8944,895

Footnotes
(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

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.


ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)
IndustryApr.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026(p)
Apr.
2026(p)

AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS

Total private

33.733.833.833.8

Goods-producing

40.741.241.141.2

Mining and logging

45.346.347.247.0

Construction

39.940.440.140.2

Manufacturing

40.941.641.541.6

Durable goods

41.141.941.841.9

Nondurable goods

40.641.041.041.1

Private service-providing

32.632.632.632.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

34.234.334.334.3

Wholesale trade

39.239.239.239.2

Retail trade

30.430.630.630.6

Transportation and warehousing

38.238.138.238.1

Utilities

42.243.043.242.8

Information

36.035.936.035.7

Financial activities

37.437.237.237.3

Professional and business services

36.436.636.636.6

Private education and health services

31.831.631.631.6

Leisure and hospitality

24.124.324.224.2

Other services

31.031.331.431.2

AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS

Manufacturing

3.73.93.94.0

Durable goods

3.63.93.94.0

Nondurable goods

3.83.93.94.0

Footnotes
(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

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.


ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)
IndustryAverage hourly earningsAverage weekly earnings
Apr.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026(p)
Apr.
2026(p)
Apr.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026(p)
Apr.
2026(p)

Total private

$31.09$32.04$32.12$32.23$1,047.73$1,082.95$1,085.66$1,089.37

Goods-producing

32.2333.4433.5933.731,311.761,377.731,380.551,389.68

Mining and logging

37.1737.7838.2438.651,683.801,749.211,804.931,816.55

Construction

36.9638.4438.6138.731,474.701,552.981,548.261,556.95

Manufacturing

28.8029.8429.9730.101,177.921,241.341,243.761,252.16

Durable goods

30.4031.6731.8132.011,249.441,326.971,329.661,341.22

Nondurable goods

26.3426.9927.1027.131,069.401,106.591,111.101,115.04

Private service-providing

30.8731.7631.8331.931,006.361,035.381,037.661,040.92

Trade, transportation, and utilities

26.6127.4527.5727.62910.06941.54945.65947.37

Wholesale trade

31.9032.9733.1833.351,250.481,292.421,300.661,307.32

Retail trade

21.4022.0422.0822.12650.56674.42675.65676.87

Transportation and warehousing

29.8430.8531.0531.021,139.891,175.391,186.111,181.86

Utilities

45.7547.8548.0048.111,930.652,057.552,073.602,059.11

Information

42.6344.7344.8445.431,534.681,605.811,614.241,621.85

Financial activities

36.9938.5638.6738.791,383.431,434.431,438.521,446.87

Professional and business services

36.8837.9538.1638.321,342.431,388.971,396.661,402.51

Private education and health services

32.5833.1433.0833.161,036.041,047.221,045.331,047.86

Leisure and hospitality

20.0420.8120.8520.93482.96505.68504.57506.51

Other services

28.6029.4929.3829.48886.60923.04922.53919.78

Footnotes
(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

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.


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 adjusted(1)[2002=100]
IndustryIndex of aggregate weekly hours(2)Index of aggregate weekly payrolls(3)
Apr.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026(p)
Apr.
2026(p)
Percent change from:
Mar.
2026 - Apr.
2026(p)
Apr.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026(p)
Apr.
2026(p)
Percent change from:
Mar.
2026 - Apr.
2026(p)

Total private

123.5124.1124.4124.50.1256.7265.8267.0268.30.5

Goods-producing

95.295.995.896.20.4187.9196.4197.1198.60.8

Mining and logging

111.2110.5112.9112.90.0240.4242.7251.0253.81.1

Construction

120.1122.1121.4121.90.4239.7253.4253.2254.90.7

Manufacturing

82.983.683.583.70.2156.2163.1163.6164.80.7

Durable goods

82.183.183.183.40.4155.9164.3164.9166.61.0

Nondurable goods

84.083.883.984.00.1156.4159.9160.7161.10.2

Private service-providing

131.5131.9132.2132.40.2278.5287.4288.6289.90.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

116.8116.7116.9117.20.3222.2229.0230.4231.30.4

Wholesale trade

111.8111.0111.1111.50.4210.5216.0217.6219.40.8

Retail trade

102.4103.2103.4103.60.2187.8195.1195.8196.50.4

Transportation and warehousing

168.9165.8166.6166.60.0320.7325.6329.3329.0-0.1

Utilities

102.4105.9106.4105.6-0.8195.5211.5213.2212.2-0.5

Information

94.190.891.190.0-1.2198.6201.1202.3202.40.0

Financial activities

122.6121.6121.3121.50.2279.1288.5288.6289.90.5

Professional and business services

143.5144.0144.1144.50.3314.8324.9327.1329.30.7

Private education and health services

161.6163.7164.2164.50.2347.5358.1358.5360.00.4

Leisure and hospitality

129.6130.7130.9131.00.1294.9308.9309.9311.30.5

Other services

105.7107.4107.8107.1-0.6220.4230.8230.7230.1-0.3

Footnotes
(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.
(2) The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's 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 month's 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.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.


Last Modified Date: May 08, 2026

 


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