Hidden Unemployment

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]
Industry
Oct.
2017
Index of aggregate weekly hours 2 Index of aggregate weekly payrolls 3
Aug.
2018
Percent
change
Sept.
from:
Oct.
2018 p 2018 p 2018 Sept. Oct.
-
2017
Oct.
2018 p
Aug.
2018
Sept.
2018 p Oct.
2018 p Percent
change
from:
2018 -
Oct.
2018 p
Total private..................................... 115.6 117.8 117.6 117.8 0.2 171.4 179.2 179.3 180.2 0.5
Goods-producing............................. 91.3 94.5 94.2 94.6 0.4 130.3 139.0 138.9 140.1 0.9
Mining and logging........................ 123.4 138.9 137.4 140.5 2.3 197.1 230.6 231.2 236.0 2.1
Construction................................ 103.2 108.1 107.4 107.8 0.4 149.8 162.2 161.9 163.0 0.7
Manufacturing.............................. 84.6 86.5 86.4 86.8 0.5 116.4 121.9 122.2 123.1 0.7
Durable goods........................... 85.0 87.6 87.3 88.0 0.8 116.9 123.2 123.2 124.4 1.0
Nondurable goods...................... 83.7 84.6 84.8 84.6 -0.2 115.2 119.1 119.8 120.1 0.3
Private service-providing.................... 122.1 124.2 123.9 124.1 0.2 183.7 191.6 191.6 192.4 0.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities....... 109.9 111.5 111.2 111.0 -0.2 152.3 159.2 159.3 159.6 0.2
Wholesale trade......................... 109.1 110.6 110.1 110.0 -0.1 158.9 165.0 165.8 165.7 -0.1
Retail trade.............................. 103.7 104.7 104.6 103.8 -0.8 136.6 143.4 143.4 142.9 -0.3
Transportation and warehousing...... 130.9 134.5 134.6 135.3 0.5 178.7 187.3 188.0 189.5 0.8
Utilities.................................... 96.8 96.6 96.3 96.6 0.3 146.6 149.0 148.9 148.7 -0.1
Information................................. 91.6 90.6 90.3 90.4 0.1 140.0 143.4 144.0 145.1 0.8
Financial activities......................... 114.8 116.2 116.2 116.4 0.2 189.1 192.8 193.0 193.5 0.3
Professional and business services..... 133.7 136.5 136.0 136.7 0.5 208.1 218.1 217.7 219.2 0.7
Education and health services........... 140.6 143.2 143.3 143.6 0.2 214.8 224.2 224.4 225.3 0.4
Leisure and hospitality.................... 129.4 131.3 130.7 131.0 0.2 198.2 207.8 207.9 209.1 0.6
Other services............................. 103.1 105.0 105.2 106.0 0.8 152.7 158.1 158.8 160.5 1.1
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 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.