Payroll employment increases by 162,000 in August; unemployment rate unchanged at 4.1%

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Economic News ReleasePRINT:CPS CES Employment Situation News Release Transmission of material in this news release is embargoed until USDL-26-1435 8:30 a.m. (ET) Friday, September 4, 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 - AUGUST 2026 Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 162,000 in August, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in food services and drinking places and in local government education. The information industry lost jobs. 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 4.1 percent in August, and the number of unemployed people changed little at 7.0 million. Both measures changed little over the year. (See table A-1.) Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for people who are Asian declined to 3.2 percent in August. The rate for teenagers edged up to 14.1 percent over the month, mostly offsetting a decline in the prior month. The jobless rates for adult men (4.0 percent), adult women (3.5 percent), and people who are White (3.7 percent), Black (6.0 percent), or Hispanic (4.8 percent) showed little change in August. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) changed little at 1.9 million in August. The long-term unemployed accounted for 27.0 percent of all unemployed people. (See table A-12.) The labor force participation rate edged up to 61.6 percent in August but is down by 0.5 percentage point since January. The employment-population ratio, at 59.1 percent, changed little over the month and since January. (See table A-1.) The number of people employed part time for economic reasons decreased by 414,000 to 4.4 million in August. 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.) In August, the number of people not in the labor force who currently want a job changed little at 5.7 million. 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 1.7 million in August. 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, changed little in August at 441,000. (See Summary table A.) Establishment Survey Data Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 162,000 in August, higher than the average monthly gain of 31,000 over the prior 12 months. In August, employment increased in food services and drinking places and in local government education. The information industry lost jobs. (See table B-1.) Employment in food services and drinking places increased by 59,000 in August, well above the average monthly gain of 12,000 over the prior 12 months. Local government education added 42,000 jobs in August, largely offsetting a decrease in the prior month. Local government education has shown little net change since January 2025. In August, employment in manufacturing continued its upward trend (+16,000) and is up by 58,000 since a recent low in December 2025. Employment in machinery manufacturing (+6,000) and in fabricated metal product manufacturing (+6,000) continued trending up in August. Employment in health care continued to trend up in August (+13,000) but at a slower pace than the average monthly gain over the prior 12 months (+32,000). Over the month, home health care services (+11,000) and hospitals (+8,000) added jobs. Information employment declined by 23,000 in August, following losses that had averaged 8,000 per month over the prior 12 months. In August, job losses occurred in computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services (-8,000), in publishing industries (-7,000), and in broadcasting and content providers (-5,000). Construction employment changed little in August (+22,000). Employment in nonresidential specialty trade contractors continued to trend up (+8,000), similar to the average monthly gain over the prior 12 months (+6,000). Employment showed little change over the month in other major industries, including mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; financial activities; professional and business services; social assistance; and other services. In August, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 10 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $37.75. Over the year, average hourly earnings have increased by 3.1 percent. In August, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees rose by 11 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $32.53. (See tables B-3 and B-8.) The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls edged up by 0.1 hour to 34.4 hours in August. In manufacturing, the average workweek edged up by 0.1 hour to 40.5 hours, and overtime was unchanged at 3.1 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 June was revised up by 11,000, from +20,000 to +31,000, and the change for July was revised up by 44,000, from -23,000 to +21,000. With these revisions, employment in June and July combined is 55,000 higher 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 September 2026 is scheduled to be published on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted[Numbers in thousands]
CategoryAug.
2025
June
2026
July
2026
Aug.
2026
Change from:
July
2026-
Aug.
2026

Employment status

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

274,001275,166275,282275,415133

Civilian labor force

170,750169,358169,094169,777683

Participation rate

62.361.561.461.60.2

Employed

163,370162,264162,177162,746569

Employment-population ratio

59.659.058.959.10.2

Unemployed

7,3807,0946,9167,031115

Unemployment rate

4.34.24.14.10.0

Not in labor force

103,251105,808106,189105,638-551

Unemployment rates

Total, 16 years and over

4.34.24.14.10.0

Adult men (20 years and over)

4.13.93.94.00.1

Adult women (20 years and over)

3.93.73.73.5-0.2

Teenagers (16 to 19 years)

13.914.612.114.12.0

White

3.73.63.63.70.1

Black or African American

7.66.66.36.0-0.3

Asian

3.63.94.03.2-0.8

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

5.35.24.64.80.2

Total, 25 years and over

3.43.43.43.40.0

Less than a high school diploma

6.75.55.44.7-0.7

High school graduates, no college

4.34.24.04.40.4

Some college or associate degree

3.23.63.63.70.1

Bachelor's degree and higher

2.72.72.72.70.0

Reason for unemployment

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

3,4473,2783,3093,245-64

Job leavers

785776793914121

Reentrants

2,3022,2372,1232,13714

New entrants

792772761702-59

Duration of unemployment

Less than 5 weeks

2,4752,1821,9602,00040

5 to 14 weeks

2,0581,9362,0492,07728

15 to 26 weeks

1,0511,0521,1571,147-10

27 weeks and over

1,9241,9371,7711,930159

Employed people at work part time

Part time for economic reasons

4,7554,6814,8044,390-414

Slack work or business conditions

3,0693,0103,0192,815-204

Could only find part-time work

1,3321,4091,4281,263-165

Part time for noneconomic reasons

23,27022,61822,77022,752-18

People not in the labor force

Marginally attached to the labor force

1,8361,7611,8061,704-102

Discouraged workers

519477476441-35

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
CategoryAug.
2025
June
2026
July
2026(p)
Aug.
2026(p)

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

Total nonfarm

-703121162

Total private

-202671127

Goods-producing

-35142941

Mining and logging

-3-2-33

Construction

-2231822

Manufacturing

-10131416

Durable goods(1)

-15132415

Motor vehicles and parts

-12.2-0.410.7-4.5

Nondurable goods

50-101

Private service-providing

15124286

Wholesale trade

-8.64.65.37.8

Retail trade

10.19.613.21.4

Transportation and warehousing

-1.6-10.313.85.0

Utilities

-1.20.21.42.5

Information

-1-195-23

Financial activities

-192-11-11

Professional and business services(1)

-28361510

Temporary help services

-10.916.95.26.8

Private education and health services(1)

23501229

Health care and social assistance

22.838.613.128.4

Leisure and hospitality

22-54-2162

Other services

19-783

Government

-505-5035

(3-month average change, in thousands)

Total nonfarm

-9813871

Total private

0795375

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

Total nonfarm women employees

50.050.150.150.1

Total private women employees

48.548.648.648.7

Total private production and nonsupervisory employees

81.581.681.581.6

HOURS AND EARNINGS
ALL EMPLOYEES

Total private

Average weekly hours

34.234.334.334.4

Average hourly earnings

$36.62$37.59$37.65$37.75

Average weekly earnings

$1,252.40$1,289.34$1,291.40$1,298.60

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

115.8116.7116.8117.2

Over-the-month percent change

-0.10.00.10.3

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

202.8209.8210.2211.6

Over-the-month percent change

0.40.30.20.7

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

Total private (250 industries)

45.453.652.855.6

Manufacturing (72 industries)

41.757.652.161.1

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)
Aug.
2025
July
2026
Aug.
2026
Aug.
2025
Apr.
2026
May
2026
June
2026
July
2026
Aug.
2026

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

274,001275,282275,415274,001274,955275,054275,166275,282275,415

Civilian labor force

171,035170,235170,048170,750169,995170,078169,358169,094169,777

Participation rate

62.461.861.762.361.861.861.561.461.6

Employed

163,288162,800162,667163,370162,622162,771162,264162,177162,746

Employment-population ratio

59.659.159.159.659.159.259.058.959.1

Unemployed

7,7477,4357,3817,3807,3737,3077,0946,9167,031

Unemployment rate

4.54.44.34.34.34.34.24.14.1

Not in labor force

102,966105,047105,367103,251104,959104,976105,808106,189105,638

People who currently want a job

6,4996,2585,8846,3476,1116,1876,0455,9205,747

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

133,651132,816132,876133,651132,670132,714132,763132,816132,876

Civilian labor force

91,11389,68089,60490,80488,93689,13888,69088,73989,259

Participation rate

68.267.567.467.967.067.266.866.867.2

Employed

87,19485,89785,73486,83485,00785,17284,85484,97885,337

Employment-population ratio

65.264.764.565.064.164.263.964.064.2

Unemployed

3,9203,7823,8703,9703,9293,9663,8363,7613,922

Unemployment rate

4.34.24.34.44.44.44.34.24.4

Not in labor force

42,53843,13643,27242,84743,73443,57644,07344,07743,617

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

124,571123,887123,959124,571123,704123,760123,822123,887123,959

Civilian labor force

87,77986,00286,12687,68685,79185,98285,69085,69086,028

Participation rate

70.569.469.570.469.469.569.269.269.4

Employed

84,28082,73982,74484,12982,35382,53982,33382,35282,585

Employment-population ratio

67.766.866.867.566.666.766.566.566.6

Unemployed

3,4983,2633,3813,5573,4383,4433,3563,3383,444

Unemployment rate

4.03.83.94.14.04.03.93.94.0

Not in labor force

36,79237,88537,83436,88537,91337,77838,13338,19837,931

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

140,350142,467142,540140,350142,284142,340142,403142,467142,540

Civilian labor force

79,92180,55580,44479,94681,05980,94080,66880,35480,518

Participation rate

56.956.556.457.057.056.956.656.456.5

Employed

76,09476,90376,93376,53677,61577,59977,41077,19977,409

Employment-population ratio

54.254.054.054.554.554.554.454.254.3

Unemployed

3,8273,6533,5113,4103,4443,3413,2583,1553,109

Unemployment rate

4.84.54.44.34.24.14.03.93.9

Not in labor force

60,42961,91162,09660,40461,22561,40061,73562,11262,021

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

131,597133,864133,948131,597133,648133,715133,789133,864133,948

Civilian labor force

76,63676,90977,25176,85477,89877,82777,44877,28377,495

Participation rate

58.257.557.758.458.358.257.957.757.9

Employed

73,30073,66674,17873,89574,87274,88274,61874,44574,788

Employment-population ratio

55.755.055.456.256.056.055.855.655.8

Unemployed

3,3363,2433,0722,9593,0262,9452,8302,8382,708

Unemployment rate

4.44.24.03.93.93.83.73.73.5

Not in labor force

54,96156,95556,69754,74355,75055,88956,34156,58156,452

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

17,83317,53117,50817,83317,60317,57917,55517,53117,508

Civilian labor force

6,6207,3246,6726,2106,3076,2696,2216,1216,254

Participation rate

37.141.838.134.835.835.735.434.935.7

Employed

5,7076,3945,7445,3465,3975,3505,3135,3805,373

Employment-population ratio

32.036.532.830.030.730.430.330.730.7

Unemployed

913929927864910919907740880

Unemployment rate

13.812.713.913.914.414.714.612.114.1

Not in labor force

11,21310,20710,83711,62311,29711,30911,33411,41011,255

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)
Aug.
2025
July
2026
Aug.
2026
Aug.
2025
Apr.
2026
May
2026
June
2026
July
2026
Aug.
2026

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

207,675202,529202,572207,675202,448202,468202,497202,529202,572

Civilian labor force

128,535123,822123,619128,374123,673123,868122,956123,005123,432

Participation rate

61.961.161.061.861.161.260.760.760.9

Employed

123,515119,055118,773123,565119,071119,133118,472118,574118,826

Employment-population ratio

59.558.858.659.558.858.858.558.558.7

Unemployed

5,0204,7664,8464,8084,6024,7354,4844,4314,606

Unemployment rate

3.93.83.93.73.73.83.63.63.7

Not in labor force

79,14078,70778,95379,30178,77578,60079,54179,52479,140

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

66,94863,50963,59466,90563,39963,65663,08763,27063,524

Participation rate

69.868.568.669.868.568.768.168.368.5

Employed

64,58261,39561,30164,46861,19961,34460,88161,08561,192

Employment-population ratio

67.466.366.167.266.166.265.765.966.0

Unemployed

2,3662,1142,2932,4382,2002,3122,2062,1852,333

Unemployment rate

3.53.33.63.63.53.63.53.53.7

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

56,52954,96355,14356,72555,69855,64955,34655,24655,344

Participation rate

57.156.156.357.356.956.856.556.456.5

Employed

54,46452,92553,21454,92053,87653,77653,62253,50353,667

Employment-population ratio

55.054.054.355.555.154.954.854.654.8

Unemployed

2,0642,0371,9291,8051,8211,8731,7241,7431,677

Unemployment rate

3.73.73.53.23.33.43.13.23.0

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

5,0595,3504,8824,7434,5774,5634,5234,4894,564

Participation rate

39.644.941.037.138.238.137.937.638.3

Employed

4,4694,7354,2584,1773,9964,0123,9683,9863,968

Employment-population ratio

35.039.735.832.733.333.533.233.433.3

Unemployed

589615624565581551554503596

Unemployment rate

11.711.512.811.912.712.112.311.213.1

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

35,85435,50035,52635,85435,43435,45535,47735,50035,526

Civilian labor force

22,52521,92221,91022,44522,04421,99621,95721,75321,872

Participation rate

62.861.861.762.662.262.061.961.361.6

Employed

20,71420,42720,51320,74920,44220,54320,51420,39120,550

Employment-population ratio

57.857.557.757.957.757.957.857.457.8

Unemployed

1,8111,4951,3971,6971,6021,4531,4431,3611,321

Unemployment rate

8.06.86.47.67.36.66.66.36.0

Not in labor force

13,32913,57813,61613,40913,39013,45913,52013,74713,654

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

10,67210,13910,23710,64410,16710,09310,11610,08210,203

Participation rate

70.068.068.669.868.367.867.967.668.3

Employed

9,9299,5089,6769,8939,4649,4459,5329,4629,631

Employment-population ratio

65.163.764.864.963.663.463.963.464.5

Unemployed

744631562751703648584620572

Unemployment rate

7.06.25.57.16.96.45.86.25.6

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

11,02610,80410,84311,01611,07611,11610,98210,85910,874

Participation rate

61.560.360.561.561.962.161.360.660.6

Employed

10,16710,14610,15010,26510,35810,49910,35310,27010,264

Employment-population ratio

56.756.656.657.357.958.757.857.357.2

Unemployed

858658693750718617629589610

Unemployment rate

7.86.16.46.86.55.65.75.45.6

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

828979830786801786859812795

Participation rate

30.936.831.229.330.029.532.330.529.9

Employed

618773687590619598629660656

Employment-population ratio

23.029.125.922.023.222.523.624.824.7

Unemployed

209206142196182188230153139

Unemployment rate

25.321.117.124.922.723.926.818.817.5

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

19,40820,62720,71019,40821,08820,93920,81120,62720,710

Civilian labor force

12,68813,50713,51012,62413,80613,69813,72913,40713,457

Participation rate

65.465.565.265.065.565.466.065.065.0

Employed

12,21312,94713,05812,17213,35013,18213,19412,87513,021

Employment-population ratio

62.962.863.162.763.363.063.462.462.9

Unemployed

475560452453456516535532436

Unemployment rate

3.74.13.33.63.33.83.94.03.2

Not in labor force

6,7207,1207,1996,7837,2827,2417,0827,2207,253

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)
Aug.
2025
July
2026
Aug.
2026
Aug.
2025
Apr.
2026
May
2026
June
2026
July
2026
Aug.
2026

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population

51,62952,92352,99151,62952,74052,79952,86152,92352,991

Civilian labor force

34,56835,27835,68834,59435,40735,47534,91135,16535,704

Participation rate

67.066.767.367.067.167.266.066.467.4

Employed

32,68533,61933,90632,77733,63333,69733,08533,54833,987

Employment-population ratio

63.363.564.063.563.863.862.663.464.1

Unemployed

1,8821,6591,7821,8171,7741,7781,8251,6171,717

Unemployment rate

5.44.75.05.35.05.05.24.64.8

Not in labor force

17,06117,64517,30317,03417,33317,32417,95017,75817,287

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

18,54418,43618,54218,52118,31118,40718,19118,42518,501

Participation rate

79.278.478.779.178.278.577.578.378.5

Employed

17,64917,70517,77117,63917,54217,68817,44417,63517,743

Employment-population ratio

75.475.375.475.374.975.474.375.075.3

Unemployed

895731771882769720747790758

Unemployment rate

4.84.04.24.84.23.94.14.34.1

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

14,44015,24515,60914,52515,51215,51415,15915,31815,696

Participation rate

61.661.963.362.063.363.261.662.263.6

Employed

13,69714,53114,90313,81414,77414,72114,39514,63015,017

Employment-population ratio

58.559.060.458.960.360.058.559.460.9

Unemployed

742714707711738793764688679

Unemployment rate

5.14.74.54.94.85.15.04.54.3

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

1,5851,5971,5371,5491,5841,5541,5601,4231,507

Participation rate

33.233.432.232.433.032.432.629.831.6

Employed

1,3391,3831,2331,3241,3171,2881,2471,2841,227

Employment-population ratio

28.029.025.827.727.426.926.126.925.7

Unemployed

246214304225267265314139280

Unemployment rate

15.513.419.814.516.917.120.19.818.6

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
Aug.
2025
July
2026
Aug.
2026
Aug.
2025
Apr.
2026
May
2026
June
2026
July
2026
Aug.
2026

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

8,6277,9227,8418,6598,3958,2678,3148,1267,885

Participation rate

47.344.444.547.545.044.043.145.544.7

Employed

8,0927,5187,5228,0787,8607,7687,8567,6887,513

Employment-population ratio

44.442.142.744.342.141.340.743.142.6

Unemployed

535404319581534499458439371

Unemployment rate

6.25.14.16.76.46.05.55.44.7

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

37,07036,69736,35836,81436,80436,78636,93536,86236,176

Participation rate

57.356.456.456.956.856.856.756.656.1

Employed

35,48935,20234,77035,22135,07535,15035,39035,37734,573

Employment-population ratio

54.854.153.954.454.154.354.454.353.6

Unemployed

1,5821,4951,5881,5941,7301,6371,5461,4841,603

Unemployment rate

4.34.14.44.34.74.44.24.04.4

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

35,79735,80135,70336,22835,39535,89335,42535,93436,059

Participation rate

62.961.261.263.661.262.061.461.461.8

Employed

34,57034,43834,32035,05634,27634,59334,16034,63234,740

Employment-population ratio

60.758.958.961.659.359.759.259.259.6

Unemployed

1,2271,3631,3831,1721,1191,2991,2661,3021,319

Unemployment rate

3.43.83.93.23.23.63.63.63.7

Bachelor's degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

67,37366,36467,66367,55767,39067,29166,92666,60267,805

Participation rate

71.470.571.071.671.871.771.770.771.1

Employed

65,34364,32365,65365,73865,50965,47965,14464,77965,997

Employment-population ratio

69.368.368.869.769.869.769.868.869.2

Unemployed

2,0302,0422,0101,8181,8811,8131,7821,8231,807

Unemployment rate

3.03.13.02.72.82.72.72.72.7

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
Aug.
2025
Aug.
2026
Aug.
2025
Aug.
2026
Aug.
2025
Aug.
2026

VETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

17,21116,88415,13214,7952,0792,089

Civilian labor force

8,2768,2477,0397,0641,2371,182

Participation rate

48.148.846.547.759.556.6

Employed

8,0207,9646,8376,8091,1821,154

Employment-population ratio

46.647.245.246.056.955.3

Unemployed

2562832022555428

Unemployment rate

3.13.42.93.64.42.4

Not in labor force

8,9358,6378,0937,731842907

Gulf War-era II veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

5,6245,6614,6334,688991974

Civilian labor force

4,3844,3953,6403,729744666

Participation rate

77.977.678.679.575.068.4

Employed

4,2544,2403,5333,589721651

Employment-population ratio

75.674.976.376.672.766.8

Unemployed

1301551071402315

Unemployment rate

3.03.52.93.83.12.3

Not in labor force

1,2411,267993959248308

Gulf War-era I veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

3,2663,3512,7502,789516561

Civilian labor force

2,0582,1881,7511,849307339

Participation rate

63.065.363.766.359.560.5

Employed

2,0072,0991,7251,762282338

Employment-population ratio

61.562.762.763.254.760.1

Unemployed

50892687252

Unemployment rate

2.44.01.54.78.00.5

Not in labor force

1,2081,163999941209222

Vietnam-era and earlier wartime veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

4,8314,5204,6464,346185174

Civilian labor force

5615025394732228

Participation rate

11.611.111.610.912.016.4

Employed

5184894964662223

Employment-population ratio

10.710.810.710.712.013.3

Unemployed

431343705

Unemployment rate

7.72.58.01.5--

Not in labor force

4,2704,0184,1073,873163146

Veterans of other service periods

Civilian noninstitutional population

3,4903,3523,1032,972387380

Civilian labor force

1,2731,1621,1091,013164148

Participation rate

36.534.735.734.142.439.1

Employed

1,2401,1351,083992157143

Employment-population ratio

35.533.934.933.440.737.6

Unemployed

3327262176

Unemployment rate

2.62.32.42.14.03.8

Not in labor force

2,2172,1901,9941,959223232

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

247,438249,555113,862113,555133,576136,000

Civilian labor force

160,272159,40382,93481,38777,33878,016

Participation rate

64.863.972.871.757.957.4

Employed

153,144152,64179,40077,93973,74474,702

Employment-population ratio

61.961.269.768.655.254.9

Unemployed

7,1296,7623,5353,4473,5943,314

Unemployment rate

4.44.24.34.24.64.2

Not in labor force

87,16690,15230,92732,16856,23857,984

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
Aug.
2025
Aug.
2026
Aug.
2025
Aug.
2026

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

35,12936,526238,872238,889

Civilian labor force

8,8098,975162,226161,073

Participation rate

25.124.667.967.4

Employed

8,0528,279155,236154,388

Employment-population ratio

22.922.765.064.6

Unemployed

7576966,9906,685

Unemployment rate

8.67.84.34.2

Not in labor force

26,32127,55176,64677,816

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

3,8373,58780,50679,432

Participation rate

44.343.283.283.5

Employed

3,4963,27477,20476,087

Employment-population ratio

40.439.579.880.0

Unemployed

3413133,3023,345

Unemployment rate

8.98.74.14.2

Not in labor force

4,8164,71016,20615,687

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

3,4613,81271,22471,080

Participation rate

40.143.672.672.5

Employed

3,1573,51467,92268,038

Employment-population ratio

36.640.269.369.4

Unemployed

3032983,3033,042

Unemployment rate

8.87.84.64.3

Not in labor force

5,1624,93626,81726,927

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force

1,5111,57510,49610,561

Participation rate

8.58.123.823.1

Employed

1,3981,49110,11110,262

Employment-population ratio

7.87.722.922.4

Unemployed

11385386299

Unemployment rate

7.45.43.72.8

Not in labor force

16,34317,90433,62235,202

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
Aug.
2025
Aug.
2026
Aug.
2025
Aug.
2026
Aug.
2025
Aug.
2026

Foreign born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

48,54348,50423,53623,06625,00725,438

Civilian labor force

32,23931,86018,36217,62213,87614,238

Participation rate

66.465.778.076.455.556.0

Employed

30,81430,78017,60217,10013,21213,680

Employment-population ratio

63.563.574.874.152.853.8

Unemployed

1,4241,081760522664558

Unemployment rate

4.43.44.13.04.83.9

Not in labor force

16,30516,6445,1745,44411,13111,200

Native born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

225,458226,911110,115109,809115,343117,101

Civilian labor force

138,796138,18872,75171,98266,04566,206

Participation rate

61.660.966.165.657.356.5

Employed

132,474131,88769,59268,63462,88263,253

Employment-population ratio

58.858.163.262.554.554.0

Unemployed

6,3226,3013,1593,3473,1632,953

Unemployment rate

4.64.64.34.74.84.5

Not in labor force

86,66288,72337,36437,82849,29850,896

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
Aug.
2025
July
2026
Aug.
2026
Aug.
2025
Apr.
2026
May
2026
June
2026
July
2026
Aug.
2026

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

2,3142,3562,5512,2422,2882,2612,2912,2162,444

Wage and salary workers(1)

1,5981,6671,7351,5271,5621,6481,5951,5081,630

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

689676795675678582638670770

Unpaid family workers

271321------

Nonagricultural industries

160,973160,444160,116161,219160,256160,589160,100160,093160,325

Wage and salary workers(1)

151,608151,209151,171151,912151,331151,624151,206150,852151,467

Government

21,87420,90921,74422,42721,39321,27021,81221,88122,198

Private industries

129,734130,300129,427129,450129,950130,318129,330128,906129,200

Private households

505515536------

Other industries

129,229129,786128,891128,978129,341129,721128,657128,382128,651

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

9,3459,1688,8679,2468,9048,9438,7929,0668,778

Unpaid family workers

206778------

PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

4,6844,9544,3164,7554,9424,8054,6814,8044,390

Slack work or business conditions

2,9453,0062,6863,0693,2893,2633,0103,0192,815

Could only find part-time work

1,2981,5531,2271,3321,2671,2081,4091,4281,263

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

21,90521,29721,38023,27022,70622,85322,61822,77022,752

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

4,6324,9064,2754,6964,8734,7504,6154,7434,341

Slack work or business conditions

2,9072,9692,6603,0203,2743,2352,9642,9682,776

Could only find part-time work

1,2911,5481,2211,3311,2581,2051,3981,4261,262

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

21,47320,85920,91722,82722,32222,44522,21322,34522,291

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
Aug.
2025
July
2026
Aug.
2026
Aug.
2025
Apr.
2026
May
2026
June
2026
July
2026
Aug.
2026

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

163,288162,800162,667163,370162,622162,771162,264162,177162,746

16 to 19 years

5,7076,3945,7445,3465,3975,3505,3135,3805,373

16 to 17 years

2,1242,1542,0621,9171,9291,8501,8561,7711,856

18 to 19 years

3,5834,2413,6823,4043,4963,5103,4643,5943,499

20 years and over

157,581156,406156,922158,024157,225157,421156,951156,797157,373

20 to 24 years

14,08714,92614,65713,99214,42914,46314,50714,43314,573

25 years and over

143,494141,480142,265143,959142,743142,936142,421142,405142,752

25 to 54 years

105,525104,039104,304105,868104,932105,089104,401104,674104,668

25 to 34 years

36,07636,00236,26736,24336,42736,54935,90636,18936,428

35 to 44 years

37,15736,60036,72237,24236,64636,73736,75536,82636,810

45 to 54 years

32,29231,43731,31532,38331,85931,80231,74031,65931,429

55 years and over

37,96937,44137,96138,09137,81037,84738,01937,73138,085

Men, 16 years and over

87,19485,89785,73486,83485,00785,17284,85484,97885,337

16 to 19 years

2,9133,1582,9902,7052,6542,6332,5212,6262,752

16 to 17 years

9571,013985861842875841821880

18 to 19 years

1,9572,1452,0041,8231,8291,7681,6911,8001,859

20 years and over

84,28082,73982,74484,12982,35382,53982,33382,35282,585

20 to 24 years

7,2928,0327,8207,1717,3827,5227,6787,6677,698

25 years and over

76,98974,70774,92476,90874,97274,98474,60674,66274,852

25 to 54 years

56,45054,89654,91456,37455,25355,32654,78154,82754,856

25 to 34 years

19,32419,14619,17619,33519,43119,42319,11519,10419,190

35 to 44 years

20,04219,34219,38319,99819,30419,33319,25019,31219,339

45 to 54 years

17,08416,40816,35517,04116,51716,56916,41616,41116,327

55 years and over

20,53919,81120,01020,53419,71919,65719,82519,83519,995

Women, 16 years and over

76,09476,90376,93376,53677,61577,59977,41077,19977,409

16 to 19 years

2,7943,2362,7542,6412,7432,7172,7922,7542,621

16 to 17 years

1,1681,1401,0761,0561,0889751,015950976

18 to 19 years

1,6262,0961,6781,5811,6671,7421,7741,7941,640

20 years and over

73,30073,66674,17873,89574,87274,88274,61874,44574,788

20 to 24 years

6,7956,8946,8376,8217,0476,9416,8296,7666,874

25 years and over

66,50566,77367,34167,05167,77167,95267,81567,74367,901

25 to 54 years

49,07449,14249,39049,49449,68049,76249,62149,84749,811

25 to 34 years

16,75216,85617,09116,90816,99617,12616,79217,08517,239

35 to 44 years

17,11517,25717,33917,24417,34217,40417,50517,51417,471

45 to 54 years

15,20815,02914,96015,34215,34215,23315,32415,24815,102

55 years and over

17,43117,63017,95117,55718,09118,19018,19417,89618,089

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

46,84344,61645,09846,83645,07845,03444,94744,76445,086

Married women, spouse present(1)

37,69837,09737,01137,91237,90137,77937,92037,62637,322

Women who maintain families(2)

9,6499,63410,183------

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(3)

135,475134,828135,355134,468134,252134,173133,659133,553134,288

Part-time workers(4)

27,81227,97227,31129,04328,41328,67928,62628,76428,541

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders

8,4798,5858,5058,7968,4348,4288,5548,6938,805

Percent of total employed

5.25.35.25.45.25.25.35.45.4

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Self-employed workers, incorporated

6,9796,6456,856------

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

10,0359,8449,6629,9219,5829,5259,4319,7359,548

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
Aug.
2025
July
2026
Aug.
2026
Aug.
2025
Apr.
2026
May
2026
June
2026
July
2026
Aug.
2026

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

7,3806,9167,0314.34.34.34.24.14.1

16 to 19 years

86474088013.914.414.714.612.114.1

16 to 17 years

35027832615.416.617.417.113.614.9

18 to 19 years

51445655413.113.413.313.011.313.7

20 years and over

6,5166,1766,1514.03.93.93.83.83.8

20 to 24 years

1,4171,1011,1159.27.67.27.17.17.1

25 years and over

5,1295,0635,0633.43.63.53.43.43.4

25 to 54 years

3,9723,8753,9103.63.73.83.73.63.6

25 to 34 years

1,6771,7621,6534.44.84.74.64.64.3

35 to 44 years

1,3301,1091,1903.43.13.53.32.93.1

45 to 54 years

9661,0041,0672.93.33.03.13.13.3

55 years and over

1,1571,1961,1692.93.03.02.83.13.0

Men, 16 years and over

3,9703,7613,9224.44.44.44.34.24.4

16 to 19 years

41342347813.215.616.616.013.914.8

16 to 17 years

18216216717.520.318.517.016.516.0

18 to 19 years

23224831311.313.015.315.112.114.4

20 years and over

3,5573,3383,4444.14.04.03.93.94.0

20 to 24 years

7865455989.98.28.26.76.67.2

25 years and over

2,7982,7812,8723.53.63.63.63.63.7

25 to 54 years

2,1572,1982,2003.73.73.73.93.93.9

25 to 34 years

9201,0381,0334.54.84.64.85.25.1

35 to 44 years

7146246143.43.43.53.63.13.1

45 to 54 years

5235365543.02.82.83.13.23.3

55 years and over

6415846723.03.23.32.82.93.3

Women, 16 years and over

3,4103,1553,1094.34.24.14.03.93.9

16 to 19 years

45131740214.613.212.713.310.313.3

16 to 17 years

16811615813.713.516.517.210.814.0

18 to 19 years

28220824115.113.811.210.910.412.8

20 years and over

2,9592,8382,7083.93.93.83.73.73.5

20 to 24 years

6315565178.56.96.27.67.67.0

25 years and over

2,3312,2822,1903.43.53.53.33.33.1

25 to 54 years

1,8151,6781,7103.53.83.93.53.33.3

25 to 34 years

7577256204.34.84.84.34.13.5

35 to 44 years

6154855753.42.83.52.92.73.2

45 to 54 years

4434685142.83.83.43.13.03.3

55 years and over

5236074992.92.82.52.73.32.7

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

1,1529499792.42.02.32.22.12.1

Married women, spouse present(1)

9699069752.52.52.52.62.42.5

Women who maintain families(2)

6465925606.34.24.74.65.85.2

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(3)

5,9855,6825,7494.34.34.24.14.14.1

Part-time workers(4)

1,4491,2551,3044.84.64.74.54.24.4

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
Aug.
2025
July
2026
Aug.
2026
Aug.
2025
Apr.
2026
May
2026
June
2026
July
2026
Aug.
2026

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

3,5563,4503,3493,4473,5113,3853,2783,3093,245

On temporary layoff

9431,123891890917778768921839

Not on temporary layoff

2,6132,3262,4582,5582,5952,6062,5112,3882,406

Permanent job losers

1,9871,6871,8321,9311,9091,9271,7691,7151,777

People who completed temporary jobs

626639626627686680741673629

Job leavers

855825997785844916776793914

Reentrants

2,4122,2492,2312,3022,2822,2092,2372,1232,137

New entrants

924911805792805818772761702

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

45.946.445.447.147.246.246.447.446.4

On temporary layoff

12.215.112.112.112.310.610.913.212.0

Not on temporary layoff

33.731.333.334.934.935.635.534.234.4

Job leavers

11.011.113.510.711.312.511.011.313.1

Reentrants

31.130.230.231.430.730.231.730.430.5

New entrants

11.912.310.910.810.811.210.910.910.0

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

2.12.02.02.02.12.01.92.01.9

Job leavers

0.50.50.60.50.50.50.50.50.5

Reentrants

1.41.31.31.31.31.31.31.31.3

New entrants

0.50.50.50.50.50.50.50.40.4

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
Aug.
2025
July
2026
Aug.
2026
Aug.
2025
Apr.
2026
May
2026
June
2026
July
2026
Aug.
2026

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

2,4772,2171,9782,4752,4962,2102,1821,9602,000

5 to 14 weeks

2,4092,3972,4402,0581,8591,9461,9362,0492,077

15 weeks and over

2,8612,8212,9642,9752,8903,0652,9892,9293,077

15 to 26 weeks

9231,0191,0181,0511,0571,0771,0521,1571,147

27 weeks and over

1,9381,8021,9461,9241,8331,9881,9371,7711,930

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

24.323.726.124.524.426.025.524.926.3

Median duration, in weeks

9.89.511.39.911.011.611.010.511.4

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

32.029.826.833.034.430.630.728.228.0

5 to 14 weeks

31.132.233.127.425.727.027.229.529.0

15 weeks and over

36.937.940.239.639.942.442.142.243.0

15 to 26 weeks

11.913.713.814.014.614.914.816.716.0

27 weeks and over

25.024.226.425.625.327.527.325.527.0

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
Aug.
2025
Aug.
2026
Aug.
2025
Aug.
2026
Aug.
2025
Aug.
2026

Total, 16 years and over(1)

163,288162,6677,7477,3814.54.3

Management, professional, and related occupations

70,86671,7681,9752,1812.72.9

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

31,08531,4856887632.22.4

Professional and related occupations

39,78140,2831,2871,4173.13.4

Service occupations

27,67226,7331,6731,5615.75.5

Sales and office occupations

30,56230,3931,4351,1694.53.7

Sales and related occupations

14,14614,2397136134.84.1

Office and administrative support occupations

16,41516,1547225564.23.3

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

15,05914,0466195984.04.1

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1,1611,12479736.46.1

Construction and extraction occupations

8,7148,0753583703.94.4

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

5,1854,8471831553.43.1

Production, transportation, and material moving
occupations

19,12919,7271,1031,0315.55.0

Production occupations

7,4827,7163003063.93.8

Transportation and material moving occupations

11,64712,0118037256.55.7

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
Aug.
2025
Aug.
2026
Aug.
2025
Aug.
2026

Total, 16 years and over(1)

7,7477,3814.54.3

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers

5,6105,4974.14.1

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

20154.03.0

Construction

3473093.23.1

Manufacturing

5554973.83.3

Durable goods

2872863.02.9

Nondurable goods

2682115.04.3

Wholesale and retail trade

8918654.74.4

Transportation and utilities

4513655.54.3

Information

1181764.55.7

Financial activities

1742941.62.8

Professional and business services

8857604.23.8

Education and health services

9811,0383.73.8

Leisure and hospitality

8909076.46.6

Other services

2982714.53.9

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers

98776.04.4

Government workers

7547173.33.2

Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers

3612863.52.8

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
Aug.
2025
July
2026
Aug.
2026
Aug.
2025
Apr.
2026
May
2026
June
2026
July
2026
Aug.
2026

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

1.71.71.71.71.71.81.81.71.8

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

2.12.02.02.02.12.01.92.01.9

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

4.54.44.34.34.34.34.24.14.1

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

4.84.64.64.64.64.64.54.44.4

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

5.55.45.35.35.35.35.25.15.1

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

8.28.37.88.18.28.17.97.97.7

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
Aug.
2025
Aug.
2026
Aug.
2025
Aug.
2026
Aug.
2025
Aug.
2026

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force

102,966105,36742,53843,27260,42962,096

People who currently want a job

6,4995,8842,9632,6703,5363,214

Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

1,7911,655844818947837

Discouraged workers(2)

492411251226241185

Other people marginally attached to the labor force(3)

1,2991,244593592706652

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders(4)

8,4798,5054,1693,9104,3114,595

Percent of total employed

5.25.24.84.65.76.0

Primary job full time, secondary job part time

5,0484,7552,6932,3292,3552,426

Primary and secondary jobs both part time

2,0002,1076697701,3311,337

Primary and secondary jobs both full time

398452246245152207

Hours vary on primary or secondary job

9691,095522531447564

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
Aug.
2025
June
2026
July
2026(p)
Aug.
2026(p)
Aug.
2025
June
2026
July
2026(p)
Aug.
2026(p)
Change from:
July2026 - Aug.2026(p)

Total nonfarm

158,424159,734158,726158,880158,472158,892158,913159,075162

Total private

135,740136,546136,598136,425134,937135,554135,625135,752127

Goods-producing

21,74021,78521,84621,87921,46121,53621,56521,60641

Mining and logging

6166156126156076096066093

Logging

40.738.540.140.739.638.639.039.30.3

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

575.7576.3572.2574.6567.8570.5566.9569.93.0

Oil and gas extraction

116.9115.8115.7115.5115.9115.1114.7114.90.2

Mining (except oil and gas)

191.5193.8193.8193.4188.1190.4189.5190.30.8

Coal mining

39.738.738.338.239.538.638.038.10.1

Metal ore mining

45.046.746.746.644.546.346.546.50.0

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

106.8108.4108.8108.6104.0105.5105.1105.70.6

Support activities for mining

267.3266.7262.7265.7263.8265.0262.7264.72.0

Construction

8,4528,4918,5318,5578,2398,3198,3378,35922

Construction of buildings

1,879.71,893.91,902.91,900.61,844.11,862.01,865.51,871.05.5

Residential building construction

938.6927.8932.1936.9922.8916.1916.4923.77.3

Nonresidential building construction

941.1966.1970.8963.7921.3945.9949.1947.3-1.8

Heavy and civil engineering construction

1,236.31,244.61,248.51,260.71,183.61,204.31,206.41,210.84.4

Specialty trade contractors

5,335.55,352.55,379.45,396.05,211.45,253.15,265.55,276.711.2

Residential specialty trade contractors

2,426.92,398.82,395.22,399.32,369.72,347.32,345.62,349.03.4

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

2,908.62,953.72,984.22,996.72,841.72,905.82,919.92,927.77.8

Manufacturing

12,67212,67912,70312,70712,61512,60812,62212,63816

Durable goods

7,8437,8997,9187,9267,8197,8527,8767,89115

Wood product manufacturing

405.3396.0396.0394.7403.5392.5392.5391.3-1.2

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

420.5427.9427.3426.7417.1422.2422.6422.3-0.3

Primary metal manufacturing

364.8369.5371.5371.7363.3367.5368.6369.91.3

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

1,437.61,456.71,461.91,461.31,435.81,449.61,455.11,460.85.7

Machinery manufacturing

1,082.71,094.31,099.41,101.41,083.31,088.71,091.21,097.36.1

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

1,000.31,001.11,004.11,005.1995.0994.8997.2998.51.3

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

100.8100.1100.3100.0100.099.899.899.2-0.6

Communications equipment manufacturing

79.783.583.784.179.682.883.583.90.4

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

378.5371.9373.4373.7375.6368.3369.6370.40.8

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

411.8418.6420.1421.1410.9417.2418.3419.20.9

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

29.527.026.626.228.926.726.025.8-0.2

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

428.4440.2443.5443.2428.5439.5441.3443.42.1

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

1,747.11,760.61,766.61,775.11,740.01,752.51,765.61,764.6-1.0

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

967.1961.5960.2968.9963.2956.6967.3962.8-4.5

Furniture and related product manufacturing

341.2333.9332.1333.1339.0330.5328.9330.61.7

Miscellaneous manufacturing

615.0618.4615.2613.8613.0614.3612.7611.8-0.9

Nondurable goods

4,8294,7804,7854,7814,7964,7564,7464,7471

Food manufacturing

1,800.21,773.01,783.51,781.61,785.01,770.71,766.81,764.6-2.2

Textile mills

81.578.477.478.381.378.277.178.31.2

Textile product mills

92.393.892.893.791.893.793.193.70.6

Apparel manufacturing

78.773.272.572.678.772.672.272.0-0.2

Paper manufacturing

355.7357.5357.1355.0356.0357.7356.2355.7-0.5

Printing and related support activities

342.3340.9339.8338.2342.0339.7339.6338.5-1.1

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

111.4111.4112.0110.3109.2109.1109.2108.7-0.5

Chemical manufacturing

904.3904.9903.3904.7901.5901.4898.5901.53.0

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

705.5691.4693.4692.6703.9688.0689.2689.1-0.1

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

356.7355.1353.3354.0346.6344.8344.2344.60.4

Private service-providing

114,000114,761114,752114,546113,476114,018114,060114,14686

Trade, transportation, and utilities

28,62028,71128,73028,67928,74328,72828,76228,77816

Wholesale trade

6,056.76,083.36,094.86,079.76,043.06,059.06,064.36,072.17.8

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

3,401.13,417.63,432.03,420.93,394.43,407.43,414.43,418.64.2

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

2,210.52,220.32,216.32,213.02,204.92,205.72,204.72,209.95.2

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

445.1445.4446.5445.8443.7445.9445.2443.6-1.6

Retail trade

15,406.915,492.315,517.815,470.215,440.315,473.615,486.815,488.21.4

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

2,054.72,059.82,064.72,059.02,046.92,049.02,052.52,051.6-0.9

Automobile dealers

1,293.41,287.41,289.21,283.51,292.51,284.31,286.31,282.7-3.6

Other motor vehicle dealers

163.2166.4167.0165.4157.9159.4159.8159.7-0.1

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

598.1606.0608.5610.1596.5605.2606.5609.32.8

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

1,372.41,417.01,388.71,358.61,370.51,355.91,355.21,353.2-2.0

Food and beverage retailers

3,258.53,263.83,261.83,253.43,257.63,256.13,254.33,249.9-4.4

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

758.7741.6744.2744.2770.7756.9755.6754.0-1.6

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

386.9381.6382.3384.0394.1388.2388.3389.91.6

Electronics and appliance retailers

371.8360.0361.9360.2376.6368.7367.2364.1-3.1

General merchandise retailers

3,218.53,209.03,224.63,245.33,246.43,249.03,258.03,271.113.1

Department stores

905.5917.9920.3935.9927.9943.9946.4950.44.0

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

2,313.02,291.12,304.32,309.42,318.52,305.12,311.62,320.79.1

Health and personal care retailers

1,041.51,046.21,050.01,038.81,058.31,052.71,053.81,052.3-1.5

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

1,054.91,074.81,072.41,068.01,046.11,064.91,059.61,057.2-2.4

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

1,146.11,143.21,157.61,155.01,146.81,152.81,151.91,152.00.1

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

1,501.61,536.91,553.81,547.91,497.01,536.31,545.91,546.91.0

Transportation and warehousing

6,553.86,525.16,503.36,516.36,657.86,587.56,601.36,606.35.0

Air transportation

573.9571.8570.9568.9571.0568.1567.7566.1-1.6

Rail transportation

154.0150.0149.6149.6154.1150.1149.5150.40.9

Water transportation

75.173.074.473.771.569.870.370.60.3

Truck transportation

1,501.91,475.21,480.01,488.71,480.21,465.11,465.51,470.34.8

Transit and ground passenger transportation

427.3480.1428.1433.7490.3490.3493.2496.93.7

Pipeline transportation

57.056.557.157.256.956.357.156.9-0.2

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

47.140.743.341.936.432.432.432.0-0.4

Support activities for transportation

830.4824.9826.6833.1831.4826.9826.6829.73.1

Couriers and messengers

1,026.01,025.81,042.71,037.91,096.61,082.71,099.01,096.0-3.0

Warehousing and storage

1,861.11,827.11,830.61,831.61,869.41,845.81,840.01,837.4-2.6

Utilities

602.1610.5613.8613.0601.4607.8609.2611.72.5

Information

2,8792,7832,7872,7592,8602,7632,7682,745-23

Motion picture and sound recording industries

361.1333.7338.1342.5349.0322.3330.6329.8-0.8

Publishing industries

913.8901.7897.1887.8910.9893.4889.9883.2-6.7

Broadcasting and content providers

340.7337.6334.4325.1341.7336.4333.4328.4-5.0

Telecommunications

595.7569.7571.8565.2594.5570.3569.7567.6-2.1

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

481.0460.4460.3453.5479.4460.0461.0453.3-7.7

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

186.3179.9185.4184.6184.2180.4183.2182.8-0.4

Financial activities

9,2389,1429,1609,1359,1859,1089,0979,086-11

Finance and insurance

6,752.76,681.26,679.76,670.56,733.46,671.56,658.56,651.1-7.4

Monetary authorities-central bank

19.718.518.518.419.618.418.318.40.1

Credit intermediation and related
activities

2,566.82,545.22,539.52,535.72,564.52,539.12,531.72,528.3-3.4

Depository credit intermediation(1)

1,787.51,776.41,775.01,773.11,784.51,771.61,769.51,767.8-1.7

Commercial banking

1,374.51,356.11,354.41,352.81,371.71,352.81,350.51,348.3-2.2

Nondepository credit intermediation

499.6494.4491.5489.3499.1492.7490.4488.8-1.6

Activities related to credit intermediation

279.7274.4273.0273.3280.9274.8271.8271.7-0.1

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

1,154.61,177.01,183.31,183.71,143.91,171.51,172.21,174.42.2

Insurance carriers and related activities

3,011.62,940.52,938.42,932.73,005.42,942.52,936.32,930.0-6.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,484.82,460.32,480.62,464.42,451.52,436.82,438.62,435.1-3.5

Real estate

1,869.51,852.31,867.41,855.21,853.61,845.41,846.91,843.7-3.2

Rental and leasing services

593.5586.6592.0588.1576.2570.2570.7570.4-0.3

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

21.821.421.221.121.721.221.021.00.0

Professional and business services

22,49222,63622,64322,63522,37522,50222,51722,52710

Professional, scientific, and technical services

10,772.310,846.710,883.410,842.110,765.710,833.610,837.310,842.35.0

Legal services

1,219.31,256.91,256.41,241.91,224.71,244.41,245.31,245.90.6

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,089.11,098.31,095.51,081.51,127.11,124.81,126.41,124.6-1.8

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,756.21,789.21,796.41,790.11,731.41,765.11,768.51,770.72.2

Specialized design services

149.2150.1151.2152.1148.7150.7150.9151.40.5

Computer systems design and related services

2,405.72,360.22,377.92,375.32,394.02,368.32,363.62,362.7-0.9

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,858.31,887.91,894.41,895.11,858.31,887.91,891.81,896.64.8

Scientific research and development services

922.6923.0928.0923.0916.2914.3915.2914.2-1.0

Advertising, public relations, and related services

484.1480.0479.0477.7482.9477.8476.8476.0-0.8

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

887.8901.1904.6905.4882.5900.3898.9900.21.3

Management of companies and enterprises

2,636.12,629.42,640.42,634.32,625.82,616.82,621.32,621.90.6

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

9,083.69,159.79,119.49,158.68,983.39,051.59,058.39,062.74.4

Administrative and support services

8,557.18,628.38,587.48,629.08,462.08,525.58,532.38,537.95.6

Office administrative services

622.2639.2642.8641.3619.1637.7636.8639.12.3

Facilities support services

182.1177.9179.2180.8179.8178.1178.6179.61.0

Employment services(1)

3,148.63,188.43,147.03,210.93,169.43,210.43,217.23,226.49.2

Temporary help services

2,460.22,488.32,448.62,505.72,483.32,507.52,512.72,519.56.8

Business support services

637.0622.5619.1618.8643.5627.3626.1623.6-2.5

Travel arrangement and reservation services

188.3188.3189.6189.1186.7186.5186.8187.40.6

Investigation and security services

1,047.31,045.61,045.21,043.91,045.81,045.61,046.71,043.1-3.6

Services to buildings and dwellings

2,404.02,427.42,430.22,412.32,290.32,306.82,306.42,307.10.7

Other support services

327.6339.0334.3331.9327.3333.1333.6331.7-1.9

Waste management and remediation services

526.5531.4532.0529.6521.3526.0526.0524.8-1.2

Private education and health services

27,18627,74827,65727,68427,43527,93327,94527,97429

Private educational services

3,793.53,863.33,760.13,779.14,052.24,045.94,044.34,045.41.1

Health care and social assistance

23,392.623,884.523,896.723,904.723,382.923,887.223,900.323,928.728.4

Health care(3)

18,162.118,472.518,524.718,517.718,142.218,494.618,507.818,520.712.9

Ambulatory health care services

9,032.69,201.59,235.09,230.69,030.09,227.39,241.49,248.57.1

Offices of physicians

3,013.33,044.93,054.53,054.23,017.03,054.43,059.53,061.52.0

Offices of dentists

1,055.51,061.91,060.01,056.11,050.61,061.51,058.61,054.0-4.6

Offices of other health practitioners

1,308.51,342.31,354.11,351.51,305.11,347.81,352.31,355.22.9

Outpatient care centers

1,173.61,189.11,193.51,191.81,174.71,192.01,194.01,194.10.1

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

310.7310.4311.9310.2311.3311.5311.8310.2-1.6

Home health care services

1,806.31,873.21,879.51,889.41,806.31,881.21,885.11,896.411.3

Other ambulatory health care services

364.7379.7381.5377.4364.9378.8380.0377.2-2.8

Hospitals

5,678.35,767.65,778.05,784.05,675.95,771.35,768.95,776.57.6

Nursing and residential care facilities

3,451.23,503.43,511.73,503.13,436.33,496.03,497.53,495.7-1.8

Skilled nursing care facilities

1,566.81,591.01,596.91,594.61,557.41,588.61,590.11,590.20.1

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

696.3710.2709.3705.9694.3707.7706.9705.7-1.2

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

1,015.81,028.91,033.41,029.41,012.91,027.01,028.31,026.9-1.4

Other residential care facilities

172.3173.3172.1173.2171.8172.7172.3173.00.7

Social assistance

5,230.55,412.05,372.05,387.05,240.75,392.65,392.55,408.015.5

Individual and family services

3,632.73,787.73,794.43,798.83,628.53,778.73,785.33,798.112.8

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

232.8236.5237.6237.3234.0235.8236.5238.31.8

Vocational rehabilitation services

283.5286.3282.8286.1282.2281.4280.2283.33.1

Child care services

1,081.51,101.51,057.21,064.81,096.01,096.81,090.51,088.2-2.3

Leisure and hospitality

17,52617,64317,66717,57616,87016,96016,93917,00162

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2,966.82,972.22,985.72,917.02,701.22,665.72,653.72,647.4-6.3

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

630.4621.1604.9610.7607.8590.1587.4584.7-2.7

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

188.9195.5198.1193.8179.2183.7184.0184.80.8

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

2,147.52,155.62,182.72,112.51,914.21,891.91,882.31,877.9-4.4

Accommodation and food services

14,559.314,670.614,681.214,658.914,168.314,294.114,285.614,353.467.8

Accommodation

2,060.12,026.22,064.72,043.11,923.31,916.11,918.01,926.68.6

Food services and drinking places

12,499.212,644.412,616.512,615.812,245.012,378.012,367.612,426.859.2

Other services

6,0596,0986,1086,0786,0086,0246,0326,0353

Repair and maintenance

1,483.51,483.51,487.11,482.41,477.51,468.91,481.81,478.3-3.5

Personal and laundry services

1,614.31,631.31,630.81,630.11,604.71,619.11,613.71,623.29.5

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

2,960.72,983.52,990.52,965.22,925.92,935.82,936.22,933.5-2.7

Government

22,68423,18822,12822,45523,53523,33823,28823,32335

Federal

2,9122,6842,6792,6742,9162,6852,6792,674-5

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

2,323.52,084.52,077.52,078.82,323.52,082.32,076.12,072.8-3.3

U.S. Postal Service

588.0599.9601.4594.9592.5602.8602.6601.1-1.5

State government

5,2215,2055,1365,2005,4875,4625,4805,470-10

State government education

2,330.22,325.72,255.02,323.02,614.02,599.42,618.52,609.8-8.7

State government, excluding education

2,890.42,878.82,880.52,876.82,872.52,862.82,861.52,860.6-0.9

Local government

14,55115,29914,31314,58115,13215,19115,12915,17950

Local government education

7,478.48,126.97,100.07,427.38,227.08,209.48,151.98,193.841.9

Local government, excluding education

7,072.67,172.07,212.97,154.16,905.36,981.96,976.86,985.08.2

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
IndustryAug.
2025
June
2026
July
2026(p)
Aug.
2026(p)

AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS

Total private

34.234.334.334.4

Goods-producing

39.740.140.240.3

Mining and logging

45.445.646.145.7

Construction

38.939.339.439.5

Manufacturing

40.040.440.440.5

Durable goods

40.440.940.841.0

Nondurable goods

39.339.639.739.7

Private service-providing

33.233.233.233.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

34.134.134.134.1

Wholesale trade

39.139.439.439.4

Retail trade

30.030.030.030.0

Transportation and warehousing

38.337.937.937.9

Utilities

42.242.742.643.0

Information

37.337.337.137.2

Financial activities

37.537.437.537.7

Professional and business services

36.536.736.736.8

Private education and health services

32.732.732.732.7

Leisure and hospitality

25.525.525.425.4

Other services

31.932.132.232.3

AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS

Manufacturing

2.93.23.13.1

Durable goods

2.83.23.13.1

Nondurable goods

3.03.23.13.2

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
Aug.
2025
June
2026
July
2026(p)
Aug.
2026(p)
Aug.
2025
June
2026
July
2026(p)
Aug.
2026(p)

Total private

$36.62$37.59$37.65$37.75$1,252.40$1,289.34$1,291.40$1,298.60

Goods-producing

37.3938.6638.7938.881,484.381,550.271,559.361,566.86

Mining and logging

40.4441.9742.0241.931,835.981,913.831,937.121,916.20

Construction

39.9841.3641.5041.661,555.221,625.451,635.101,645.57

Manufacturing

35.5836.7536.8636.921,423.201,484.701,489.141,495.26

Durable goods

37.8138.9339.0939.111,527.521,592.241,594.871,603.51

Nondurable goods

31.8533.0433.0633.171,251.711,308.381,312.481,316.85

Private service-providing

36.4537.3537.3937.491,210.141,240.021,241.351,248.42

Trade, transportation, and utilities

31.1031.9632.0132.111,060.511,089.841,091.541,094.95

Wholesale trade

38.9739.7539.8339.951,523.731,566.151,569.301,574.03

Retail trade

25.5926.3026.3026.38767.70789.00789.00791.40

Transportation and warehousing

31.6532.5432.6132.731,212.201,233.271,235.921,240.47

Utilities

52.6955.9156.3156.282,223.522,387.362,398.812,420.04

Information

52.7755.3755.7055.531,968.322,065.302,066.472,065.72

Financial activities

47.7549.5249.4449.821,790.631,852.051,854.001,878.21

Professional and business services

44.6245.6345.6445.701,628.631,674.621,674.991,681.76

Private education and health services

35.7536.2536.3136.391,169.031,185.381,187.341,189.95

Leisure and hospitality

22.9223.6623.6523.74584.46603.33600.71603.00

Other services

33.2434.0634.1034.191,060.361,093.331,098.021,104.34

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)
Aug.
2025
June
2026
July
2026(p)
Aug.
2026(p)
Percent change from:
July
2026 - Aug.
2026(p)
Aug.
2025
June
2026
July
2026(p)
Aug.
2026(p)
Percent change from:
July
2026 - Aug.
2026(p)

Total private

115.8116.7116.8117.20.3202.8209.8210.2211.60.7

Goods-producing

97.198.498.899.20.4164.1172.0173.2174.40.7

Mining and logging

86.687.387.887.5-0.3140.6147.0148.1147.2-0.6

Construction

110.5112.7113.2113.80.5191.9202.5204.2206.00.9

Manufacturing

90.891.791.892.10.3150.3156.7157.3158.20.6

Durable goods

89.090.490.591.10.7149.4156.4157.2158.30.7

Nondurable goods

94.194.094.094.10.1152.0157.6157.8158.30.3

Private service-providing

121.3121.9121.9122.40.4214.9221.2221.5223.00.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

107.1107.0107.2107.20.0179.6184.5185.0185.70.4

Wholesale trade

104.2105.3105.4105.50.1169.9175.1175.6176.40.5

Retail trade

94.394.594.694.60.0159.5164.3164.4165.00.4

Transportation and warehousing

146.5143.5143.8143.90.1235.9237.5238.5239.50.4

Utilities

109.8112.3112.3113.81.3191.2207.5209.0211.71.3

Information

97.494.193.893.3-0.5183.1185.6186.0184.4-0.9

Financial activities

112.8111.6111.8112.20.4210.2215.5215.5218.11.2

Professional and business services

127.7129.2129.2129.60.3230.8238.7238.9240.00.5

Private education and health services

146.5149.2149.2149.40.1252.0260.2260.7261.60.3

Leisure and hospitality

122.7123.4122.8123.20.3227.0235.5234.2236.00.8

Other services

110.5111.5112.0112.40.4201.3208.1209.3210.60.6

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
Aug.
2025
June
2026
July
2026(p)
Aug.
2026(p)
Aug.
2025
June
2026
July
2026(p)
Aug.
2026(p)

Total nonfarm

79,25479,58679,59179,74950.050.150.150.1

Total private

65,47665,92765,95466,07648.548.648.648.7

Goods-producing

4,8874,8944,8964,90922.822.722.722.7

Mining and logging

8484848613.813.813.914.1

Construction

1,1881,1931,1941,19614.414.314.314.3

Manufacturing

3,6153,6173,6183,62728.728.728.728.7

Durable goods

1,9031,9011,9051,91324.324.224.224.2

Nondurable goods

1,7121,7161,7131,71435.736.136.136.1

Private service-providing

60,58961,03361,05861,16753.453.553.553.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

11,16411,15611,19511,17938.838.838.938.8

Wholesale trade

1,843.81,837.91,844.31,842.830.530.330.430.3

Retail trade

7,408.87,440.77,465.27,443.848.048.148.248.1

Transportation and warehousing

1,755.91,722.21,729.41,735.626.426.126.226.3

Utilities

155.6155.4155.6156.425.925.625.525.6

Information

1,1381,1311,1321,12539.840.940.941.0

Financial activities

5,0404,9504,9444,94054.954.354.354.4

Professional and business services

10,12910,23710,27210,30145.345.545.645.7

Private education and health services

21,03121,38121,39621,43076.776.576.676.6

Leisure and hospitality

8,8488,9278,8698,93752.452.652.452.6

Other services

3,2393,2513,2503,25553.954.053.953.9

Government

13,77813,65913,63713,67358.558.558.658.6

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]
IndustryAug.
2025
June
2026
July
2026(p)
Aug.
2026(p)

Total private

109,965110,622110,597110,747

Goods-producing

15,21315,26515,26515,273

Mining and logging

451457456457

Construction

5,9816,0526,0536,067

Manufacturing

8,7818,7568,7568,749

Durable goods

5,2895,3115,3205,318

Nondurable goods

3,4923,4453,4363,431

Private service-providing

94,75295,35795,33295,474

Trade, transportation, and utilities

24,38824,41324,45224,429

Wholesale trade

4,782.04,793.84,796.44,795.9

Retail trade

13,288.613,361.913,393.213,370.3

Transportation and warehousing

5,841.15,775.05,779.05,777.7

Utilities

476.2482.3483.1485.1

Information

2,2682,2062,2042,187

Financial activities

6,9646,8996,8936,886

Professional and business services

17,55917,72317,72417,741

Private education and health services

24,04924,48824,51824,551

Leisure and hospitality

14,64214,73214,65314,782

Other services

4,8824,8964,8884,898

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)
IndustryAug.
2025
June
2026
July
2026(p)
Aug.
2026(p)

AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS

Total private

33.733.833.833.8

Goods-producing

40.741.241.241.3

Mining and logging

45.346.747.747.1

Construction

39.840.040.140.2

Manufacturing

41.041.741.741.7

Durable goods

41.242.242.242.2

Nondurable goods

40.841.040.941.0

Private service-providing

32.532.632.632.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

34.334.234.234.2

Wholesale trade

39.339.539.539.6

Retail trade

30.530.530.530.5

Transportation and warehousing

38.137.737.537.6

Utilities

42.443.042.843.5

Information

36.135.735.835.7

Financial activities

37.337.337.437.4

Professional and business services

36.436.536.636.6

Private education and health services

31.631.831.831.8

Leisure and hospitality

24.224.224.124.1

Other services

31.231.131.231.3

AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS

Manufacturing

3.74.14.04.0

Durable goods

3.74.14.14.0

Nondurable goods

3.84.03.93.9

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
Aug.
2025
June
2026
July
2026(p)
Aug.
2026(p)
Aug.
2025
June
2026
July
2026(p)
Aug.
2026(p)

Total private

$31.49$32.38$32.42$32.53$1,061.21$1,094.44$1,095.80$1,099.51

Goods-producing

32.6133.9734.0634.131,327.231,399.561,403.271,409.57

Mining and logging

37.3838.7338.7738.741,693.311,808.691,849.331,824.65

Construction

37.5039.0939.2539.361,492.501,563.601,573.931,582.27

Manufacturing

29.1030.3130.3330.371,193.101,263.931,264.761,266.43

Durable goods

30.8332.2432.2632.291,270.201,360.531,361.371,362.64

Nondurable goods

26.4527.2427.2427.311,079.161,116.841,114.121,119.71

Private service-providing

31.2732.0632.0932.201,016.281,045.161,046.131,049.72

Trade, transportation, and utilities

26.9827.7227.8027.93925.41948.02950.76955.21

Wholesale trade

32.5333.2033.2733.301,278.431,311.401,314.171,318.68

Retail trade

21.7122.2622.3322.41662.16678.93681.07683.51

Transportation and warehousing

30.1331.1431.3031.461,147.951,173.981,173.751,182.90

Utilities

46.3348.9149.1749.941,964.392,103.132,104.482,172.39

Information

43.5145.7645.5545.461,570.711,633.631,630.691,622.92

Financial activities

37.6738.8838.9139.021,405.091,450.221,455.231,459.35

Professional and business services

37.3738.5238.5038.661,360.271,405.981,409.101,414.96

Private education and health services

32.9533.2033.2033.311,041.221,055.761,055.761,059.26

Leisure and hospitality

20.2721.0721.1021.22490.53509.89508.51511.40

Other services

28.9429.6429.5729.79902.93921.80922.58932.43

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)
Aug.
2025
June
2026
July
2026(p)
Aug.
2026(p)
Percent change from:
July
2026 - Aug.
2026(p)
Aug.
2025
June
2026
July
2026(p)
Aug.
2026(p)
Percent change from:
July
2026 - Aug.
2026(p)

Total private

123.5124.6124.6124.70.1259.9269.6269.9271.20.5

Goods-producing

94.696.196.196.40.3188.9199.9200.4201.40.5

Mining and logging

108.6113.4115.6114.4-1.0236.0255.5260.6257.7-1.1

Construction

119.2121.2121.5122.10.5241.3255.8257.6259.50.7

Manufacturing

82.683.883.883.80.0157.3166.1166.3166.30.0

Durable goods

81.984.284.384.30.0157.6169.5169.9170.00.1

Nondurable goods

83.983.282.882.90.1156.9160.2159.4159.90.3

Private service-providing

131.2132.4132.4132.60.2281.4291.3291.5292.90.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

117.1116.9117.1117.0-0.1225.8231.5232.6233.40.3

Wholesale trade

111.5112.4112.4112.70.3214.1220.2220.8221.50.3

Retail trade

102.8103.3103.6103.4-0.2191.3197.2198.3198.70.2

Transportation and warehousing

168.4164.8164.0164.40.2323.0326.6326.8329.20.7

Utilities

103.2106.0105.7107.92.1199.6216.5217.0224.93.6

Information

93.589.990.189.1-1.1201.3203.6203.1200.6-1.2

Financial activities

122.3121.1121.3121.2-0.1283.3289.7290.5291.00.2

Professional and business services

142.7144.4144.8144.90.1317.1330.9331.6333.30.5

Private education and health services

162.0166.0166.2166.50.2352.4363.8364.3366.00.5

Leisure and hospitality

129.8130.6129.4130.50.9298.8312.5310.0314.51.5

Other services

106.8106.8107.0107.50.5225.3230.6230.4233.41.3

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: September 04, 2026

 


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