Employment Situation Summary: April 3 2026

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 178,000 in March, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in health care, in construction, and in transportation and warehousing. Federal government employment continued to decline. This news release presents statistics from two monthly surveys. The household survey measures labor force status, including unemployment, by demographic characteristics. The establishment survey measures nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry. For more information about the concepts and statistical methodology used in these two surveys, see the Technical Note. Household Survey Data Both the unemployment rate, at 4.3 percent, and the number of unemployed people, at 7.2 million, changed little in March. These measures also changed little over the year. (See table A-1.) Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for people who are Asian (3.7 percent) decreased in March. The jobless rates for adult men (3.8 percent), adult women (4.0 percent), teenagers (13.7 percent), and people who are White (3.6 percent), Black (7.1 percent), or Hispanic (4.8 percent) showed little change over the month. (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 1.8 million in March but is up by 322,000 over the year. The long-term unemployed accounted for 25.4 percent of all unemployed people in March. (See table A-12.) Both the labor force participation rate, at 61.9 percent, and the employment-population ratio, at 59.2 percent, changed little in March. These measures also showed little change over the year, after accounting for annual population control adjustments. (See table A-1.) The number of people employed part time for economic reasons, at 4.5 million, changed little in March. These individuals would have preferred full-time employment but were working part time because their hours had been reduced or they were unable to find full-time jobs. (See table A-8.) The number of people not in the labor force who currently want a job changed little at 6.0 million in March. 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 increased by 325,000 in March to 1.9 million. 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, increased by 144,000 in March to 510,000. (See Summary table A.) Establishment Survey Data Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 178,000 in March, following a decrease in February (-133,000). In March, job gains occurred in health care, in construction, and in transportation and warehousing. Federal government employment continued to decline. Payroll employment had changed little on net over the prior 12 months. (See table B-1.) Health care added 76,000 jobs in March. Employment in ambulatory health care services rose by 54,000, reflecting an increase of 35,000 in offices of physicians as workers returned from a strike. Employment also increased in hospitals (+15,000). Over the prior 12 months, health care had added an average of 29,000 jobs per month. Employment in construction grew by 26,000 in March but had shown little net change over the prior 12 months. In March, transportation and warehousing added 21,000 jobs, reflecting a gain in couriers and messengers (+20,000). Employment in transportation and warehousing is down by 139,000 since reaching a peak in February 2025. Employment in social assistance continued its upward trend in March (+14,000), primarily in individual and family services (+11,000). Federal government employment continued to decline in March (-18,000). Since reaching a peak in October 2024, federal government employment is down by 355,000, or 11.8 percent. Federal employees on furlough during the partial government shutdown were counted as employed in the establishment survey because they worked or received (or will receive) pay for the pay period that included the 12th of the month. Employment in financial activities edged down by 15,000 in March, reflecting a loss in finance and insurance (-16,000). Employment in financial activities is down by 77,000 since reaching a peak in May 2025. Employment showed little change over the month in other major industries, including mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; manufacturing; wholesale trade; retail trade; information; professional and business services; leisure and hospitality; and other services. In March, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 9 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $37.38. Over the year, average hourly earnings have increased by 3.5 percent. In March, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees edged up by 5 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $32.07. (See tables B-3 and B-8.) The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls edged down by 0.1 hour to 34.2 hours in March. In manufacturing, the average workweek was unchanged at 40.2 hours, and overtime was also unchanged at 3.0 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls remained at 33.8 hours. (See tables B-2 and B-7.) The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for January was revised up by 34,000, from +126,000 to +160,000, and the change for February was revised down by 41,000, from -92,000 to -133,000. With these revisions, employment in January and February combined is 7,000 lower than previously reported. (Monthly revisions result from additional reports received from businesses and government agencies since the last published estimates and from the recalculation of seasonal factors.) _____________ The Employment Situation for April is scheduled to be released on Friday, May 8, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET). Employment Situation Summary Table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted Employment Situation Summary Table B. Establishment data, seasonally adjusted Employment Situation Frequently Asked Questions Employment Situation Technical Note Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age Table A-3. Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted Table A-6. Employment status of the civilian population by sex, age, and disability status, not seasonally adjusted Table A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not seasonally adjusted Table A-8. Employed people by class of worker and part-time status Table A-9. Selected employment indicators Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted Table A-11. Unemployed people by reason for unemployment Table A-12. Unemployed people by duration of unemployment Table A-13. Employed and unemployed people by occupation, not seasonally adjusted Table A-14. Unemployed people by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted Table A-15. Alternative measures of labor underutilization Table A-16. People not in the labor force and multiple jobholders by sex, not seasonally adjusted Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail Table B-2. Average weekly hours and overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Table B-4. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Table B-5. Employment of women on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1) Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1) Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1) 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) Access to historical data for the "A" tables of the Employment Situation News Release Access to historical data for the "B" tables of the Employment Situation News Release HTML version of the entire news release

Employment Situation Summary: April 3 2026

US Bureau of Labor Statistics




Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 178,000 in March, and the unemployment rate
changed little at 4.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains
occurred in health care, in construction, and in transportation and warehousing. Federal
government employment continued to decline.

This news release presents statistics from two monthly surveys. The household survey measures
labor force status, including unemployment, by demographic characteristics. The establishment
survey measures nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry. For more information
about the concepts and statistical methodology used in these two surveys, see the Technical
Note.

Household Survey Data

Both the unemployment rate, at 4.3 percent, and the number of unemployed people, at 7.2
million, changed little in March. These measures also changed little over the year. (See table
A-1.)

Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for people who are Asian (3.7 percent)
decreased in March. The jobless rates for adult men (3.8 percent), adult women (4.0 percent),
teenagers (13.7 percent), and people who are White (3.6 percent), Black (7.1 percent), or
Hispanic (4.8 percent) showed little change over the month. (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 1.8
million in March but is up by 322,000 over the year. The long-term unemployed accounted for
25.4 percent of all unemployed people in March. (See table A-12.)

Both the labor force participation rate, at 61.9 percent, and the employment-population ratio,
at 59.2 percent, changed little in March. These measures also showed little change over the
year, after accounting for annual population control adjustments. (See table A-1.) 

The number of people employed part time for economic reasons, at 4.5 million, changed little
in March. These individuals would have preferred full-time employment but were working part
time because their hours had been reduced or they were unable to find full-time jobs. (See
table A-8.)

The number of people not in the labor force who currently want a job changed little at 6.0
million in March. 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 increased by 325,000 in March to 1.9 million. 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, increased
by 144,000 in March to 510,000. (See Summary table A.)

Establishment Survey Data

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 178,000 in March, following a decrease in
February (-133,000). In March, job gains occurred in health care, in construction, and in
transportation and warehousing. Federal government employment continued to decline. Payroll
employment had changed little on net over the prior 12 months. (See table B-1.)

Health care added 76,000 jobs in March. Employment in ambulatory health care services rose by
54,000, reflecting an increase of 35,000 in offices of physicians as workers returned from a
strike. Employment also increased in hospitals (+15,000). Over the prior 12 months, health
care had added an average of 29,000 jobs per month. 

Employment in construction grew by 26,000 in March but had shown little net change over the
prior 12 months.

In March, transportation and warehousing added 21,000 jobs, reflecting a gain in couriers and
messengers (+20,000). Employment in transportation and warehousing is down by 139,000 since
reaching a peak in February 2025.

Employment in social assistance continued its upward trend in March (+14,000), primarily in
individual and family services (+11,000).

Federal government employment continued to decline in March (-18,000). Since reaching a peak
in October 2024, federal government employment is down by 355,000, or 11.8 percent. Federal
employees on furlough during the partial government shutdown were counted as employed in the
establishment survey because they worked or received (or will receive) pay for the pay period
that included the 12th of the month.

Employment in financial activities edged down by 15,000 in March, reflecting a loss in finance
and insurance (-16,000). Employment in financial activities is down by 77,000 since reaching a
peak in May 2025.

Employment showed little change over the month in other major industries, including mining,
quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; manufacturing; wholesale trade; retail trade;
information; professional and business services; leisure and hospitality; and other services.

In March, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 9
cents, or 0.2 percent, to $37.38. Over the year, average hourly earnings have increased by 3.5
percent. In March, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory
employees edged up by 5 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $32.07. (See tables B-3 and B-8.)

The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls edged down by 0.1 hour to
34.2 hours in March. In manufacturing, the average workweek was unchanged at 40.2 hours, and
overtime was also unchanged at 3.0 hours. The average workweek for production and
nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls remained at 33.8 hours. (See tables B-2
and B-7.)

The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for January was revised up by 34,000, from
+126,000 to +160,000, and the change for February was revised down by 41,000, from -92,000 to
-133,000. With these revisions, employment in January and February combined is 7,000 lower
than previously reported. (Monthly revisions result from additional reports received from 
businesses and government agencies since the last published estimates and from the
recalculation of seasonal factors.)

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The Employment Situation for April is scheduled to be released on Friday, May 8, 2026,
at 8:30 a.m. (ET).



HOUSEHOLD DATA
Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Category Mar.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026
Change from:
Feb.
2026-
Mar.
2026

Employment status

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

273,023 274,676 274,766 274,858 92

Civilian labor force

170,641 170,465 170,483 170,087 -396

Participation rate

62.5 62.1 62.0 61.9 -0.1

Employed

163,509 163,097 162,912 162,848 -64

Employment-population ratio

59.9 59.4 59.3 59.2 -0.1

Unemployed

7,132 7,368 7,571 7,239 -332

Unemployment rate

4.2 4.3 4.4 4.3 -0.1

Not in labor force

102,382 104,211 104,283 104,771 488

Unemployment rates

Total, 16 years and over

4.2 4.3 4.4 4.3 -0.1

Adult men (20 years and over)

3.9 3.8 4.0 3.8 -0.2

Adult women (20 years and over)

3.7 4.1 4.1 4.0 -0.1

Teenagers (16 to 19 years)

13.8 13.6 14.9 13.7 -1.2

White

3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 -0.1

Black or African American

6.2 7.3 7.7 7.1 -0.6

Asian

3.5 4.2 4.8 3.7 -1.1

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

5.1 4.9 5.2 4.8 -0.4

Total, 25 years and over

3.3 3.6 3.7 3.6 -0.1

Less than a high school diploma

5.8 5.3 5.6 5.9 0.3

High school graduates, no college

4.2 4.6 4.8 4.7 -0.1

Some college or associate degree

3.5 3.6 3.5 3.6 0.1

Bachelor’s degree and higher

2.6 3.0 3.0 2.8 -0.2

Reason for unemployment

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

3,322 3,495 3,620 3,403 -217

Job leavers

869 1,038 867 898 31

Reentrants

2,182 2,168 2,320 2,254 -66

New entrants

743 796 805 714 -91

Duration of unemployment

Less than 5 weeks

2,362 2,166 2,319 2,138 -181

5 to 14 weeks

2,154 2,151 2,078 1,998 -80

15 to 26 weeks

1,010 1,202 1,206 1,212 6

27 weeks and over

1,499 1,813 1,899 1,821 -78

Employed people at work part time

Part time for economic reasons

4,771 4,873 4,396 4,497 101

Slack work or business conditions

3,153 3,181 2,838 3,107 269

Could only find part-time work

1,253 1,379 1,251 1,126 -125

Part time for noneconomic reasons

22,647 22,899 22,728 22,767 39

People not in the labor force

Marginally attached to the labor force

1,687 1,662 1,619 1,944 325

Discouraged workers

502 475 366 510 144

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
Category Mar.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026(p)
Mar.
2026(p)

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

Total nonfarm

67 160 -133 178

Total private

67 180 -129 186

Goods-producing

-1 45 -20 43

Mining and logging

-2 -2 -1 2

Construction

6 45 -13 26

Manufacturing

-5 2 -6 15

Durable goods(1)

-5 6 1 15

Motor vehicles and parts

-4.2 1.3 -0.1 0.6

Nondurable goods

0 -4 -7 0

Private service-providing

68 135 -109 143

Wholesale trade

-13.9 2.1 6.7 3.3

Retail trade

15.7 12.7 -8.0 9.7

Transportation and warehousing

-17.4 22.6 -48.5 21.0

Utilities

1.6 0.2 1.5 -1.2

Information

-9 -27 -21 -3

Financial activities

2 -39 2 -15

Professional and business services(1)

-16 36 7 2

Temporary help services

-4.7 18.8 -0.1 4.4

Private education and health services(1)

68 119 -42 91

Health care and social assistance

67.7 106.9 -27.8 89.9

Leisure and hospitality

27 5 -11 44

Other services

10 3 5 -9

Government

0 -20 -4 -8

(3-month average change, in thousands)

Total nonfarm

20 61 3 68

Total private

10 82 15 79

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

Total nonfarm women employees

49.9 50.0 50.0 50.0

Total private women employees

48.4 48.5 48.5 48.5

Total private production and nonsupervisory employees

81.5 81.6 81.5 81.6

HOURS AND EARNINGS
ALL EMPLOYEES

Total private

Average weekly hours

34.2 34.3 34.3 34.2

Average hourly earnings

$36.11 $37.15 $37.29 $37.38

Average weekly earnings

$1,234.96 $1,274.25 $1,279.05 $1,278.40

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

115.7 116.5 116.4 116.2

Over-the-month percent change

0.0 0.4 -0.1 -0.2

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

199.8 206.9 207.4 207.6

Over-the-month percent change

0.5 0.8 0.2 0.1

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

Total private (250 industries)

48.0 51.6 49.2 56.8

Manufacturing (72 industries)

44.4 45.8 46.5 47.9

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.

Other information

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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 age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Mar.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026
Mar.
2025
Nov.
2025
Dec.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

273,023 274,766 274,858 273,023 274,633 274,816 274,676 274,766 274,858

Civilian labor force

170,653 170,206 170,102 170,641 171,541 171,495 170,465 170,483 170,087

Participation rate

62.5 61.9 61.9 62.5 62.5 62.4 62.1 62.0 61.9

Employed

163,412 162,153 162,764 163,509 163,760 163,992 163,097 162,912 162,848

Employment-population ratio

59.9 59.0 59.2 59.9 59.6 59.7 59.4 59.3 59.2

Unemployed

7,242 8,052 7,337 7,132 7,781 7,503 7,368 7,571 7,239

Unemployment rate

4.2 4.7 4.3 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.3

Not in labor force

102,369 104,560 104,756 102,382 103,092 103,321 104,211 104,283 104,771

People who currently want a job

5,600 5,880 5,728 5,910 6,139 6,208 5,838 5,974 6,040

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

133,175 132,586 132,627 133,175 133,957 134,046 132,546 132,586 132,627

Civilian labor force

90,318 88,835 88,827 90,306 90,739 90,780 89,200 89,101 88,846

Participation rate

67.8 67.0 67.0 67.8 67.7 67.7 67.3 67.2 67.0

Employed

86,216 84,460 84,852 86,457 86,616 86,812 85,348 85,210 85,111

Employment-population ratio

64.7 63.7 64.0 64.9 64.7 64.8 64.4 64.3 64.2

Unemployed

4,102 4,375 3,975 3,849 4,123 3,968 3,852 3,891 3,736

Unemployment rate

4.5 4.9 4.5 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.2

Not in labor force

42,857 43,750 43,799 42,869 43,218 43,266 43,345 43,485 43,780

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

124,082 123,612 123,657 124,082 124,889 124,981 123,570 123,612 123,657

Civilian labor force

87,135 85,945 85,931 86,965 87,628 87,638 86,096 86,006 85,796

Participation rate

70.2 69.5 69.5 70.1 70.2 70.1 69.7 69.6 69.4

Employed

83,485 82,038 82,429 83,594 84,043 84,199 82,783 82,591 82,562

Employment-population ratio

67.3 66.4 66.7 67.4 67.3 67.4 67.0 66.8 66.8

Unemployed

3,650 3,907 3,503 3,371 3,585 3,439 3,313 3,415 3,235

Unemployment rate

4.2 4.5 4.1 3.9 4.1 3.9 3.8 4.0 3.8

Not in labor force

36,946 37,667 37,726 37,117 37,261 37,344 37,474 37,606 37,860

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

139,848 142,180 142,231 139,848 140,676 140,770 142,130 142,180 142,231

Civilian labor force

80,336 81,370 81,274 80,335 80,802 80,715 81,265 81,382 81,241

Participation rate

57.4 57.2 57.1 57.4 57.4 57.3 57.2 57.2 57.1

Employed

77,195 77,693 77,912 77,052 77,144 77,180 77,749 77,702 77,737

Employment-population ratio

55.2 54.6 54.8 55.1 54.8 54.8 54.7 54.7 54.7

Unemployed

3,140 3,677 3,362 3,283 3,658 3,535 3,515 3,680 3,503

Unemployment rate

3.9 4.5 4.1 4.1 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.3

Not in labor force

59,512 60,810 60,957 59,513 59,873 60,055 60,865 60,798 60,991

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

131,080 133,541 133,593 131,080 131,935 132,034 133,489 133,541 133,593

Civilian labor force

77,153 78,384 78,181 76,997 77,442 77,351 78,128 78,183 78,007

Participation rate

58.9 58.7 58.5 58.7 58.7 58.6 58.5 58.5 58.4

Employed

74,398 75,121 75,125 74,156 74,302 74,306 74,925 74,965 74,861

Employment-population ratio

56.8 56.3 56.2 56.6 56.3 56.3 56.1 56.1 56.0

Unemployed

2,754 3,263 3,055 2,841 3,140 3,044 3,203 3,218 3,146

Unemployment rate

3.6 4.2 3.9 3.7 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.0

Not in labor force

53,927 55,157 55,413 54,082 54,493 54,683 55,361 55,358 55,587

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

17,862 17,613 17,608 17,862 17,808 17,801 17,617 17,613 17,608

Civilian labor force

6,366 5,877 5,990 6,679 6,470 6,506 6,241 6,294 6,284

Participation rate

35.6 33.4 34.0 37.4 36.3 36.6 35.4 35.7 35.7

Employed

5,528 4,994 5,211 5,759 5,415 5,486 5,390 5,357 5,425

Employment-population ratio

31.0 28.4 29.6 32.2 30.4 30.8 30.6 30.4 30.8

Unemployed

837 883 779 920 1,056 1,020 851 937 858

Unemployment rate

13.2 15.0 13.0 13.8 16.3 15.7 13.6 14.9 13.7

Not in labor force

11,496 11,736 11,618 11,183 11,338 11,295 11,376 11,319 11,324

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 age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Mar.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026
Mar.
2025
Nov.
2025
Dec.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

207,221 202,426 202,436 207,221 207,980 208,058 202,423 202,426 202,436

Civilian labor force

128,796 123,852 123,915 128,694 128,477 128,617 123,997 123,986 123,841

Participation rate

62.2 61.2 61.2 62.1 61.8 61.8 61.3 61.2 61.2

Employed

123,888 118,878 119,335 123,896 123,517 123,778 119,412 119,402 119,371

Employment-population ratio

59.8 58.7 58.9 59.8 59.4 59.5 59.0 59.0 59.0

Unemployed

4,908 4,974 4,580 4,798 4,960 4,838 4,585 4,584 4,470

Unemployment rate

3.8 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6

Not in labor force

78,425 78,574 78,521 78,526 79,503 79,441 78,426 78,441 78,595

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

66,564 63,730 63,831 66,444 66,683 66,700 63,834 63,768 63,724

Participation rate

69.6 68.8 68.9 69.5 69.4 69.4 68.9 68.9 68.8

Employed

64,087 61,148 61,584 64,181 64,311 64,411 61,734 61,574 61,684

Employment-population ratio

67.0 66.0 66.5 67.1 67.0 67.0 66.7 66.5 66.6

Unemployed

2,477 2,582 2,246 2,263 2,371 2,289 2,100 2,194 2,040

Unemployment rate

3.7 4.1 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.2

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

57,333 55,885 55,763 57,150 56,993 57,008 55,661 55,682 55,596

Participation rate

58.1 57.1 57.0 57.9 57.5 57.4 56.9 56.9 56.8

Employed

55,489 54,047 53,929 55,265 55,051 55,178 53,748 53,874 53,721

Employment-population ratio

56.2 55.2 55.1 56.0 55.5 55.6 54.9 55.1 54.9

Unemployed

1,844 1,839 1,834 1,885 1,943 1,831 1,913 1,808 1,875

Unemployment rate

3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.4

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

4,900 4,236 4,321 5,100 4,801 4,909 4,502 4,536 4,521

Participation rate

38.2 35.3 36.0 39.8 37.7 38.5 37.5 37.8 37.7

Employed

4,312 3,683 3,821 4,449 4,155 4,190 3,929 3,955 3,966

Employment-population ratio

33.6 30.7 31.9 34.7 32.6 32.9 32.7 33.0 33.1

Unemployed

588 553 500 651 646 719 572 581 555

Unemployment rate

12.0 13.1 11.6 12.8 13.5 14.6 12.7 12.8 12.3

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

35,687 35,388 35,411 35,687 35,961 35,995 35,364 35,388 35,411

Civilian labor force

22,166 22,226 22,155 22,205 22,948 22,728 22,160 22,286 22,195

Participation rate

62.1 62.8 62.6 62.2 63.8 63.1 62.7 63.0 62.7

Employed

20,787 20,499 20,593 20,824 21,065 21,024 20,553 20,579 20,621

Employment-population ratio

58.2 57.9 58.2 58.4 58.6 58.4 58.1 58.2 58.2

Unemployed

1,380 1,727 1,562 1,382 1,884 1,704 1,607 1,707 1,574

Unemployment rate

6.2 7.8 7.1 6.2 8.2 7.5 7.3 7.7 7.1

Not in labor force

13,520 13,162 13,256 13,481 13,013 13,267 13,204 13,102 13,216

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

10,522 10,081 10,067 10,513 10,776 10,669 10,148 10,113 10,057

Participation rate

69.3 67.8 67.7 69.3 70.4 69.6 68.3 68.0 67.6

Employed

9,836 9,327 9,288 9,871 9,969 9,938 9,402 9,407 9,328

Employment-population ratio

64.8 62.8 62.4 65.1 65.1 64.9 63.3 63.3 62.7

Unemployed

686 754 778 642 807 731 747 706 729

Unemployment rate

6.5 7.5 7.7 6.1 7.5 6.9 7.4 7.0 7.3

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

10,860 11,393 11,290 10,863 11,238 11,222 11,177 11,369 11,308

Participation rate

60.9 63.8 63.2 60.9 62.5 62.4 62.6 63.7 63.3

Employed

10,325 10,602 10,651 10,297 10,440 10,403 10,459 10,565 10,617

Employment-population ratio

57.9 59.4 59.6 57.7 58.1 57.8 58.6 59.2 59.4

Unemployed

535 792 639 566 798 820 717 804 691

Unemployment rate

4.9 6.9 5.7 5.2 7.1 7.3 6.4 7.1 6.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

785 751 799 829 934 837 835 804 830

Participation rate

29.3 28.2 30.0 31.0 34.8 31.2 31.3 30.2 31.1

Employed

626 570 654 656 656 684 692 606 676

Employment-population ratio

23.4 21.4 24.5 24.5 24.4 25.5 26.0 22.8 25.4

Unemployed

159 182 145 174 278 153 143 197 154

Unemployment rate

20.3 24.2 18.1 20.9 29.8 18.3 17.1 24.5 18.5

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

19,241 21,099 21,176 19,241 19,836 19,788 20,856 21,099 21,176

Civilian labor force

12,688 13,867 13,897 12,651 13,083 13,036 13,828 13,892 13,860

Participation rate

65.9 65.7 65.6 65.8 66.0 65.9 66.3 65.8 65.4

Employed

12,258 13,189 13,402 12,210 12,617 12,565 13,241 13,222 13,348

Employment-population ratio

63.7 62.5 63.3 63.5 63.6 63.5 63.5 62.7 63.0

Unemployed

430 678 495 442 466 471 588 670 512

Unemployment rate

3.4 4.9 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.6 4.2 4.8 3.7

Not in labor force

6,553 7,232 7,279 6,590 6,753 6,752 7,027 7,207 7,317

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 age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Mar.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026
Mar.
2025
Nov.
2025
Dec.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population

51,083 52,614 52,675 51,083 51,971 52,080 52,547 52,614 52,675

Civilian labor force

34,398 35,392 35,585 34,326 35,025 35,014 35,403 35,396 35,515

Participation rate

67.3 67.3 67.6 67.2 67.4 67.2 67.4 67.3 67.4

Employed

32,592 33,402 33,820 32,573 33,262 33,286 33,671 33,551 33,794

Employment-population ratio

63.8 63.5 64.2 63.8 64.0 63.9 64.1 63.8 64.2

Unemployed

1,806 1,990 1,765 1,753 1,763 1,728 1,732 1,845 1,722

Unemployment rate

5.2 5.6 5.0 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9 5.2 4.8

Not in labor force

16,685 17,222 17,091 16,757 16,946 17,066 17,144 17,218 17,160

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

18,350 18,427 18,358 18,282 18,700 18,744 18,424 18,455 18,330

Participation rate

79.3 78.9 78.5 79.0 79.3 79.3 79.0 79.0 78.4

Employed

17,449 17,471 17,588 17,455 17,856 17,935 17,700 17,618 17,621

Employment-population ratio

75.4 74.8 75.2 75.4 75.7 75.9 75.9 75.4 75.3

Unemployed

900 957 770 828 844 809 724 837 709

Unemployment rate

4.9 5.2 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.3 3.9 4.5 3.9

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

14,445 15,488 15,714 14,413 14,845 14,812 15,473 15,423 15,648

Participation rate

62.3 63.3 64.2 62.2 62.9 62.6 63.4 63.1 63.9

Employed

13,768 14,686 14,909 13,746 14,186 14,140 14,731 14,659 14,857

Employment-population ratio

59.4 60.1 60.9 59.3 60.1 59.8 60.3 60.0 60.7

Unemployed

677 801 804 667 659 672 742 764 792

Unemployment rate

4.7 5.2 5.1 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.8 5.0 5.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

1,604 1,477 1,512 1,631 1,480 1,458 1,506 1,518 1,537

Participation rate

33.6 30.8 31.5 34.2 30.9 30.5 31.4 31.6 32.0

Employed

1,375 1,245 1,322 1,373 1,220 1,210 1,241 1,274 1,315

Employment-population ratio

28.8 25.9 27.5 28.8 25.5 25.3 25.8 26.5 27.4

Unemployed

229 232 190 258 260 248 266 245 221

Unemployment rate

14.3 15.7 12.6 15.8 17.6 17.0 17.6 16.1 14.4

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 attainment Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Mar.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026
Mar.
2025
Nov.
2025
Dec.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026

Less than a high school diploma

Civilian labor force

8,986 8,218 8,501 9,058 8,871 9,014 8,863 8,539 8,578

Participation rate

47.7 45.1 46.3 48.1 46.7 46.7 45.7 46.8 46.7

Employed

8,392 7,628 7,928 8,533 8,269 8,507 8,392 8,063 8,076

Employment-population ratio

44.5 41.8 43.2 45.3 43.5 44.1 43.3 44.2 44.0

Unemployed

594 590 573 525 602 507 471 476 502

Unemployment rate

6.6 7.2 6.7 5.8 6.8 5.6 5.3 5.6 5.9

High school graduates, no college(1)

Civilian labor force

36,176 36,154 36,384 36,065 37,153 36,675 36,667 36,097 36,293

Participation rate

56.7 56.6 56.5 56.5 57.9 57.4 56.6 56.5 56.3

Employed

34,576 34,229 34,574 34,567 35,529 35,207 34,997 34,351 34,602

Employment-population ratio

54.2 53.6 53.7 54.2 55.4 55.1 54.0 53.8 53.7

Unemployed

1,600 1,925 1,811 1,498 1,624 1,468 1,670 1,746 1,691

Unemployment rate

4.4 5.3 5.0 4.2 4.4 4.0 4.6 4.8 4.7

Some college or associate degree

Civilian labor force

36,350 36,534 36,080 36,204 36,272 36,455 35,889 36,338 35,992

Participation rate

62.8 62.3 61.9 62.5 61.9 61.8 61.3 61.9 61.8

Employed

35,044 35,149 34,757 34,944 34,996 35,085 34,598 35,057 34,714

Employment-population ratio

60.5 59.9 59.7 60.4 59.7 59.4 59.1 59.8 59.6

Unemployed

1,306 1,384 1,323 1,260 1,275 1,370 1,292 1,281 1,278

Unemployment rate

3.6 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.6

Bachelor’s degree and higher(2)

Civilian labor force

67,120 67,677 67,609 66,747 67,196 67,419 67,020 67,234 67,265

Participation rate

72.4 71.9 71.9 72.0 72.2 72.6 72.8 71.4 71.5

Employed

65,404 65,625 65,740 65,006 65,250 65,555 65,025 65,216 65,364

Employment-population ratio

70.5 69.7 69.9 70.1 70.1 70.6 70.6 69.3 69.5

Unemployed

1,716 2,052 1,869 1,742 1,945 1,863 1,995 2,018 1,900

Unemployment rate

2.6 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.8

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

NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals for those 25 years and over because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, veteran status, and period of service Total Men Women
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2026
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2026
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2026

VETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

17,348 17,015 15,275 14,932 2,073 2,083

Civilian labor force

8,480 8,109 7,249 6,967 1,231 1,142

Participation rate

48.9 47.7 47.5 46.7 59.4 54.8

Employed

8,160 7,796 6,996 6,735 1,164 1,061

Employment-population ratio

47.0 45.8 45.8 45.1 56.2 50.9

Unemployed

320 314 253 233 67 81

Unemployment rate

3.8 3.9 3.5 3.3 5.4 7.1

Not in labor force

8,868 8,906 8,026 7,965 842 941

Gulf War-era II veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

5,616 5,808 4,631 4,750 985 1,058

Civilian labor force

4,384 4,391 3,686 3,667 698 724

Participation rate

78.1 75.6 79.6 77.2 70.9 68.4

Employed

4,249 4,194 3,588 3,528 661 666

Employment-population ratio

75.7 72.2 77.5 74.3 67.1 62.9

Unemployed

135 197 97 139 38 58

Unemployment rate

3.1 4.5 2.6 3.8 5.4 8.0

Not in labor force

1,232 1,417 945 1,083 287 335

Gulf War-era I veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

3,221 3,150 2,711 2,686 510 464

Civilian labor force

2,200 2,032 1,841 1,768 359 264

Participation rate

68.3 64.5 67.9 65.8 70.3 56.9

Employed

2,082 1,950 1,744 1,705 338 245

Employment-population ratio

64.6 61.9 64.3 63.5 66.3 52.8

Unemployed

118 82 98 64 21 19

Unemployment rate

5.4 4.1 5.3 3.6 5.7 7.2

Not in labor force

1,021 1,118 870 918 151 200

Vietnam-era and earlier wartime veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population

4,962 4,649 4,774 4,471 188 178

Civilian labor force

663 527 631 505 32 22

Participation rate

13.4 11.3 13.2 11.3 16.8 12.2

Employed

627 517 596 495 32 22

Employment-population ratio

12.6 11.1 12.5 11.1 16.8 12.2

Unemployed

36 10 36 10 0 0

Unemployment rate

5.4 1.9 5.7 2.0

Not in labor force

4,299 4,122 4,143 3,966 156 156

Veterans of other service periods

Civilian noninstitutional population

3,549 3,408 3,159 3,025 390 383

Civilian labor force

1,233 1,159 1,090 1,027 143 133

Participation rate

34.7 34.0 34.5 33.9 36.6 34.6

Employed

1,202 1,135 1,068 1,006 134 129

Employment-population ratio

33.9 33.3 33.8 33.3 34.4 33.6

Unemployed

31 25 22 21 9 4

Unemployment rate

2.5 2.1 2.0 2.0 6.1 3.1

Not in labor force

2,316 2,249 2,069 1,998 247 250

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

246,193 248,490 113,099 113,085 133,094 135,405

Civilian labor force

159,933 159,872 81,970 80,921 77,963 78,951

Participation rate

65.0 64.3 72.5 71.6 58.6 58.3

Employed

153,348 153,140 78,277 77,337 75,071 75,803

Employment-population ratio

62.3 61.6 69.2 68.4 56.4 56.0

Unemployed

6,585 6,732 3,694 3,584 2,891 3,147

Unemployment rate

4.1 4.2 4.5 4.4 3.7 4.0

Not in labor force

86,260 88,618 31,128 32,164 55,132 56,454

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 age People with a disability People with no disability
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2026
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2026

TOTAL, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

34,400 36,209 238,623 238,649

Civilian labor force

8,220 8,706 162,433 161,396

Participation rate

23.9 24.0 68.1 67.6

Employed

7,579 8,038 155,833 154,726

Employment-population ratio

22.0 22.2 65.3 64.8

Unemployed

642 667 6,600 6,670

Unemployment rate

7.8 7.7 4.1 4.1

Not in labor force

26,179 27,503 76,190 77,253

Men, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

3,351 3,600 80,595 78,800

Participation rate

42.1 43.2 82.8 82.8

Employed

3,019 3,337 77,026 75,317

Employment-population ratio

37.9 40.0 79.2 79.1

Unemployed

332 263 3,569 3,483

Unemployment rate

9.9 7.3 4.4 4.4

Not in labor force

4,606 4,735 16,687 16,417

Women, 16 to 64 years

Civilian labor force

3,472 3,553 71,643 72,110

Participation rate

39.8 40.7 73.2 73.4

Employed

3,240 3,231 68,900 69,339

Employment-population ratio

37.2 37.1 70.4 70.6

Unemployed

232 322 2,743 2,772

Unemployment rate

6.7 9.1 3.8 3.8

Not in labor force

5,244 5,166 26,269 26,098

Both sexes, 65 years and over

Civilian labor force

1,398 1,553 10,195 10,486

Participation rate

7.9 8.1 23.5 23.2

Employed

1,320 1,470 9,907 10,071

Employment-population ratio

7.4 7.7 22.8 22.3

Unemployed

78 83 288 415

Unemployment rate

5.6 5.3 2.8 4.0

Not in labor force

16,329 17,602 33,234 34,737

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 nativity Total Men Women
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2026
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2026
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2026

Foreign born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

50,447 49,725 24,989 23,529 25,458 26,196

Civilian labor force

33,719 33,401 19,259 18,169 14,459 15,232

Participation rate

66.8 67.2 77.1 77.2 56.8 58.1

Employed

32,225 31,974 18,398 17,462 13,827 14,512

Employment-population ratio

63.9 64.3 73.6 74.2 54.3 55.4

Unemployed

1,494 1,428 861 707 633 720

Unemployment rate

4.4 4.3 4.5 3.9 4.4 4.7

Not in labor force

16,728 16,324 5,730 5,360 10,998 10,964

Native born, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

222,576 225,133 108,186 109,097 114,390 116,036

Civilian labor force

136,935 136,700 71,059 70,658 65,876 66,042

Participation rate

61.5 60.7 65.7 64.8 57.6 56.9

Employed

131,186 130,791 67,818 67,390 63,368 63,401

Employment-population ratio

58.9 58.1 62.7 61.8 55.4 54.6

Unemployed

5,748 5,910 3,241 3,268 2,508 2,642

Unemployment rate

4.2 4.3 4.6 4.6 3.8 4.0

Not in labor force

85,641 88,433 37,127 38,439 48,514 49,993

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]
Category Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Mar.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026
Mar.
2025
Nov.
2025
Dec.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026

CLASS OF WORKER

Agriculture and related industries

2,251 2,162 2,159 2,353 2,200 2,332 2,152 2,257 2,256

Wage and salary workers(1)

1,509 1,399 1,426 1,578 1,459 1,571 1,400 1,500 1,496

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

717 751 702 739 761 751 756 757 721

Unpaid family workers

25 12 31

Nonagricultural industries

161,160 159,992 160,606 160,964 161,635 161,716 160,883 160,706 160,550

Wage and salary workers(1)

152,079 151,241 151,896 151,913 152,150 152,671 151,874 151,786 151,853

Government

22,134 21,986 21,606 21,772 22,040 21,973 21,591 21,739 21,325

Private industries

129,945 129,255 130,290 130,141 130,088 130,708 130,384 130,046 130,542

Private households

555 621 641

Other industries

129,390 128,634 129,649 129,508 129,600 130,160 129,710 129,388 129,805

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

9,034 8,682 8,669 9,081 9,476 9,052 9,056 8,841 8,737

Unpaid family workers

47 69 40

PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

All industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

4,900 4,627 4,616 4,771 5,487 5,341 4,873 4,396 4,497

Slack work or business conditions

3,245 3,085 3,196 3,153 3,445 3,436 3,181 2,838 3,107

Could only find part-time work

1,307 1,256 1,131 1,253 1,650 1,514 1,379 1,251 1,126

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

23,198 23,398 23,314 22,647 23,068 22,251 22,899 22,728 22,767

Nonagricultural industries

Part time for economic reasons(3)

4,813 4,571 4,572 4,707 5,417 5,282 4,836 4,380 4,476

Slack work or business conditions

3,194 3,059 3,168 3,119 3,434 3,427 3,167 2,846 3,096

Could only find part-time work

1,305 1,256 1,131 1,251 1,635 1,497 1,373 1,250 1,124

Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

22,781 23,017 22,948 22,224 22,685 21,839 22,520 22,357 22,393

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]
Characteristic Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Mar.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026
Mar.
2025
Nov.
2025
Dec.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

163,412 162,153 162,764 163,509 163,760 163,992 163,097 162,912 162,848

16 to 19 years

5,528 4,994 5,211 5,759 5,415 5,486 5,390 5,357 5,425

16 to 17 years

1,904 1,763 1,829 2,081 1,935 1,938 1,926 1,963 2,000

18 to 19 years

3,624 3,231 3,382 3,709 3,474 3,547 3,465 3,418 3,459

20 years and over

157,883 157,159 157,554 157,750 158,345 158,506 157,708 157,555 157,423

20 to 24 years

14,468 14,528 14,555 14,568 14,456 14,387 14,740 14,709 14,633

25 years and over

143,416 142,631 142,999 143,218 143,908 144,171 142,913 142,777 142,806

25 to 54 years

105,417 104,765 105,120 105,292 105,852 106,087 105,063 104,909 105,007

25 to 34 years

36,370 36,278 36,392 36,330 36,132 36,401 36,442 36,331 36,362

35 to 44 years

36,962 36,519 36,618 36,859 37,226 37,304 36,635 36,556 36,529

45 to 54 years

32,085 31,968 32,110 32,103 32,494 32,382 31,986 32,022 32,116

55 years and over

37,999 37,866 37,879 37,927 38,056 38,085 37,850 37,868 37,799

Men, 16 years and over

86,216 84,460 84,852 86,457 86,616 86,812 85,348 85,210 85,111

16 to 19 years

2,731 2,422 2,424 2,863 2,572 2,613 2,566 2,619 2,549

16 to 17 years

944 793 781 1,030 935 925 920 904 860

18 to 19 years

1,787 1,629 1,643 1,860 1,631 1,689 1,650 1,740 1,707

20 years and over

83,485 82,038 82,429 83,594 84,043 84,199 82,783 82,591 82,562

20 to 24 years

7,285 7,287 7,583 7,364 7,384 7,310 7,489 7,445 7,632

25 years and over

76,200 74,751 74,846 76,296 76,645 76,904 75,325 75,150 74,970

25 to 54 years

55,880 54,943 55,005 55,962 56,264 56,448 55,270 55,230 55,104

25 to 34 years

19,315 19,188 19,147 19,322 19,285 19,307 19,398 19,291 19,171

35 to 44 years

19,799 19,207 19,333 19,794 19,961 20,042 19,310 19,300 19,331

45 to 54 years

16,765 16,549 16,525 16,845 17,017 17,100 16,562 16,639 16,603

55 years and over

20,320 19,808 19,840 20,334 20,381 20,456 20,055 19,920 19,865

Women, 16 years and over

77,195 77,693 77,912 77,052 77,144 77,180 77,749 77,702 77,737

16 to 19 years

2,797 2,572 2,787 2,895 2,842 2,874 2,824 2,737 2,876

16 to 17 years

960 969 1,048 1,051 1,000 1,014 1,007 1,059 1,140

18 to 19 years

1,837 1,603 1,739 1,849 1,843 1,858 1,815 1,677 1,751

20 years and over

74,398 75,121 75,125 74,156 74,302 74,306 74,925 74,965 74,861

20 to 24 years

7,182 7,241 6,972 7,204 7,073 7,077 7,252 7,264 7,002

25 years and over

67,216 67,880 68,153 66,923 67,263 67,267 67,588 67,628 67,836

25 to 54 years

49,537 49,822 50,115 49,330 49,588 49,639 49,793 49,679 49,903

25 to 34 years

17,055 17,091 17,245 17,008 16,847 17,094 17,044 17,040 17,191

35 to 44 years

17,162 17,312 17,285 17,064 17,264 17,262 17,325 17,256 17,198

45 to 54 years

15,320 15,419 15,586 15,257 15,477 15,283 15,425 15,383 15,513

55 years and over

17,679 18,058 18,038 17,593 17,675 17,628 17,795 17,948 17,934

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

45,812 45,071 45,339 45,792 46,308 46,289 45,388 45,199 45,327

Married women, spouse present(1)

36,886 37,601 38,157 36,768 37,405 37,254 37,119 37,413 37,963

Women who maintain families(2)

10,265 10,409 10,328

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(3)

134,163 133,085 133,752 135,055 134,325 135,215 134,441 134,341 134,676

Part-time workers(4)

29,248 29,069 29,013 28,453 29,452 28,712 28,727 28,478 28,290

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders

9,132 8,510 8,513 8,935 9,292 8,848 8,723 8,371 8,357

Percent of total employed

5.6 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.1

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Self-employed workers, incorporated

6,860 7,030 6,732

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

9,752 9,433 9,371 9,820 10,237 9,803 9,812 9,597 9,458

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
Characteristic Number of
unemployed people
(in thousands)
Unemployment rates
Mar.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026
Mar.
2025
Nov.
2025
Dec.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

7,132 7,571 7,239 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.3

16 to 19 years

920 937 858 13.8 16.3 15.7 13.6 14.9 13.7

16 to 17 years

380 383 331 15.4 17.2 18.0 16.3 16.3 14.2

18 to 19 years

549 547 536 12.9 15.6 14.4 12.2 13.8 13.4

20 years and over

6,212 6,634 6,380 3.8 4.1 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.9

20 to 24 years

1,191 1,178 1,007 7.6 8.3 8.2 7.0 7.4 6.4

25 years and over

4,955 5,524 5,321 3.3 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.6

25 to 54 years

3,810 4,205 4,032 3.5 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.7

25 to 34 years

1,523 1,812 1,837 4.0 4.9 4.3 4.9 4.8 4.8

35 to 44 years

1,232 1,263 1,212 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.2

45 to 54 years

1,054 1,130 983 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.4 3.0

55 years and over

1,153 1,294 1,288 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.3

Men, 16 years and over

3,849 3,891 3,736 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.2

16 to 19 years

478 475 501 14.3 17.3 16.8 17.4 15.4 16.4

16 to 17 years

173 187 177 14.3 18.0 19.2 20.6 17.1 17.1

18 to 19 years

307 292 324 14.1 17.1 15.5 15.5 14.3 16.0

20 years and over

3,371 3,415 3,235 3.9 4.1 3.9 3.8 4.0 3.8

20 to 24 years

679 671 544 8.4 9.1 9.4 7.1 8.3 6.7

25 years and over

2,644 2,806 2,654 3.3 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.4

25 to 54 years

2,028 2,073 1,994 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.5

25 to 34 years

886 971 942 4.4 4.7 3.9 4.6 4.8 4.7

35 to 44 years

608 610 598 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.0

45 to 54 years

535 492 454 3.1 3.3 3.1 2.7 2.9 2.7

55 years and over

616 733 660 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.2

Women, 16 years and over

3,283 3,680 3,503 4.1 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.3

16 to 19 years

442 462 358 13.2 15.4 14.6 10.0 14.4 11.1

16 to 17 years

207 196 154 16.5 16.4 16.8 11.8 15.6 11.9

18 to 19 years

242 255 212 11.6 14.2 13.3 9.0 13.2 10.8

20 years and over

2,841 3,218 3,146 3.7 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.0

20 to 24 years

512 507 463 6.6 7.4 6.9 7.0 6.5 6.2

25 years and over

2,311 2,718 2,667 3.3 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.8

25 to 54 years

1,782 2,132 2,038 3.5 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.1 3.9

25 to 34 years

637 842 895 3.6 5.2 4.6 5.3 4.7 4.9

35 to 44 years

625 653 613 3.5 3.4 3.7 3.1 3.6 3.4

45 to 54 years

520 637 530 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.4 4.0 3.3

55 years and over

529 572 622 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.4

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

988 1,019 1,018 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2

Married women, spouse present(1)

934 1,136 1,154 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.9 2.9 3.0

Women who maintain families(2)

627 601 549 5.8 6.2 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.0

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(3)

5,775 6,059 5,854 4.1 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.2

Part-time workers(4)

1,333 1,545 1,358 4.5 4.8 4.6 4.8 5.1 4.6

Footnotes
(1) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to people in both opposite-sex and same-sex married couples. Prior to January 2020, referred to people in opposite-sex married couples only.
(2) Data are not seasonally adjusted. Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not a spouse of either sex. Prior to January 2020, referred to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not an opposite-sex spouse.
(3) Full-time workers are unemployed people who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs.
(4) Part-time workers are unemployed people who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs.

NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-11. Unemployed people by reason for unemployment
[Numbers in thousands]
Reason Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Mar.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026
Mar.
2025
Nov.
2025
Dec.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

3,552 4,090 3,626 3,322 3,560 3,473 3,495 3,620 3,403

On temporary layoff

960 1,221 1,012 818 1,002 929 839 925 877

Not on temporary layoff

2,593 2,869 2,613 2,503 2,558 2,544 2,657 2,694 2,526

Permanent job losers

1,870 2,110 1,936 1,813 1,936 1,969 2,008 2,037 1,881

People who completed temporary jobs

723 759 678 691 623 575 649 658 645

Job leavers

858 870 887 869 861 832 1,038 867 898

Reentrants

2,155 2,363 2,215 2,182 2,600 2,337 2,168 2,320 2,254

New entrants

677 729 610 743 774 840 796 805 714

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

49.1 50.8 49.4 46.7 45.7 46.4 46.6 47.6 46.8

On temporary layoff

13.3 15.2 13.8 11.5 12.8 12.4 11.2 12.2 12.1

Not on temporary layoff

35.8 35.6 35.6 35.2 32.8 34.0 35.4 35.4 34.7

Job leavers

11.8 10.8 12.1 12.2 11.0 11.1 13.8 11.4 12.4

Reentrants

29.8 29.4 30.2 30.7 33.3 31.2 28.9 30.5 31.0

New entrants

9.3 9.0 8.3 10.4 9.9 11.2 10.6 10.6 9.8

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

2.1 2.4 2.1 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.0

Job leavers

0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5

Reentrants

1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3

New entrants

0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4

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]
Duration Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Mar.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026
Mar.
2025
Nov.
2025
Dec.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

Less than 5 weeks

2,085 2,198 1,838 2,362 2,540 2,289 2,166 2,319 2,138

5 to 14 weeks

2,338 2,540 2,157 2,154 2,190 2,069 2,151 2,078 1,998

15 weeks and over

2,819 3,313 3,342 2,509 3,099 3,143 3,015 3,105 3,033

15 to 26 weeks

1,220 1,344 1,422 1,010 1,190 1,195 1,202 1,206 1,212

27 weeks and over

1,599 1,969 1,919 1,499 1,910 1,948 1,813 1,899 1,821

Average (mean) duration, in weeks

23.6 25.3 26.1 22.9 23.1 24.4 23.7 25.7 25.3

Median duration, in weeks

10.9 11.2 12.8 9.7 9.8 11.4 11.0 11.1 11.5

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

Less than 5 weeks

28.8 27.3 25.1 33.6 32.4 30.5 29.5 30.9 29.8

5 to 14 weeks

32.3 31.5 29.4 30.7 28.0 27.6 29.3 27.7 27.9

15 weeks and over

38.9 41.1 45.5 35.7 39.6 41.9 41.1 41.4 42.3

15 to 26 weeks

16.9 16.7 19.4 14.4 15.2 15.9 16.4 16.1 16.9

27 weeks and over

22.1 24.5 26.2 21.3 24.4 26.0 24.7 25.3 25.4

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-13. Employed and unemployed people by occupation, not seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Occupation Employed Unemployed Unemployment
rates
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2026
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2026
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2026

Total, 16 years and over(1)

163,412 162,764 7,242 7,337 4.2 4.3

Management, professional, and related occupations

72,019 71,995 1,706 1,816 2.3 2.5

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

31,088 31,088 717 814 2.3 2.6

Professional and related occupations

40,930 40,906 990 1,002 2.4 2.4

Service occupations

26,675 26,627 1,563 1,513 5.5 5.4

Sales and office occupations

30,389 30,530 1,276 1,386 4.0 4.3

Sales and related occupations

13,861 13,967 644 737 4.4 5.0

Office and administrative support occupations

16,527 16,563 631 649 3.7 3.8

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

14,449 13,713 826 952 5.4 6.5

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

959 885 131 110 12.0 11.1

Construction and extraction occupations

8,475 8,014 554 658 6.1 7.6

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

5,014 4,814 140 183 2.7 3.7

Production, transportation, and material moving
occupations

19,881 19,899 1,176 1,028 5.6 4.9

Production occupations

7,923 7,685 339 325 4.1 4.1

Transportation and material moving occupations

11,958 12,214 837 704 6.5 5.4

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 worker Number of
unemployed
people
(in thousands)
Unemployment
rates
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2026
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2026

Total, 16 years and over(1)

7,242 7,337 4.2 4.3

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers

5,567 5,625 4.1 4.1

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

8 28 1.4 4.7

Construction

573 698 5.4 6.7

Manufacturing

479 513 3.1 3.4

Durable goods

288 335 2.9 3.3

Nondurable goods

190 178 3.6 3.6

Wholesale and retail trade

933 833 4.7 4.4

Transportation and utilities

360 292 4.2 3.2

Information

133 94 5.0 3.6

Financial activities

290 309 2.8 2.8

Professional and business services

847 839 4.3 4.2

Education and health services

780 861 2.8 3.1

Leisure and hospitality

828 858 6.2 6.2

Other services

337 300 5.0 4.5

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers

131 150 8.2 9.7

Government workers

423 554 1.9 2.5

Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers

444 398 4.3 4.0

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]
Measure Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Mar.
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026
Mar.
2025
Nov.
2025
Dec.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026

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

1.7 1.9 2.0 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8

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

2.1 2.4 2.1 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.0

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

4.2 4.7 4.3 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.3

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

4.5 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5

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

5.1 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.3

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

7.9 8.3 8.0 7.9 8.7 8.4 8.1 7.9 8.0

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]
Category Total Men Women
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2026
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2026
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2026

NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

Total not in the labor force

102,369 104,756 42,857 43,799 59,512 60,957

People who currently want a job

5,600 5,728 2,684 2,740 2,916 2,989

Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

1,539 1,809 796 877 743 931

Discouraged workers(2)

458 468 276 216 182 253

Other people marginally attached to the labor force(3)

1,082 1,340 521 662 561 679

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders(4)

9,132 8,513 4,318 3,997 4,814 4,516

Percent of total employed

5.6 5.2 5.0 4.7 6.2 5.8

Primary job full time, secondary job part time

5,232 4,769 2,677 2,379 2,555 2,390

Primary and secondary jobs both part time

2,440 2,150 838 704 1,602 1,446

Primary and secondary jobs both full time

393 383 237 244 155 139

Hours vary on primary or secondary job

1,000 1,146 528 621 472 525

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]
Industry Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Mar.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026(p)
Mar.
2026(p)
Mar.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026(p)
Mar.
2026(p)
Change from:
Feb.2026 – Mar.2026(p)

Total nonfarm

157,540 156,728 157,204 157,775 158,377 158,592 158,459 158,637 178

Total private

133,646 133,487 133,631 134,127 134,818 135,263 135,134 135,320 186

Goods-producing

21,284 21,103 21,123 21,253 21,559 21,501 21,481 21,524 43

Mining and logging

615 595 594 599 620 602 601 603 2

Logging

40.9 36.8 36.9 37.4 41.2 37.1 36.7 37.6 0.9

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

573.6 557.8 557.4 561.1 578.5 565.0 564.2 565.5 1.3

Oil and gas extraction

117.7 115.5 115.4 115.8 118.2 115.5 116.3 116.1 -0.2

Mining (except oil and gas)

186.1 182.5 182.5 183.6 189.7 187.3 187.3 187.1 -0.2

Coal mining

40.0 39.1 38.8 38.1 40.1 39.1 38.8 38.3 -0.5

Metal ore mining

45.5 45.6 45.5 45.4 45.7 45.6 45.6 45.6 0.0

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

100.6 97.8 98.2 100.1 103.9 102.7 102.9 103.3 0.4

Support activities for mining

269.8 259.8 259.5 261.7 270.6 262.2 260.6 262.3 1.7

Construction

8,049 8,003 8,005 8,108 8,273 8,317 8,304 8,330 26

Construction of buildings

1,828.0 1,818.0 1,825.3 1,843.8 1,860.1 1,859.5 1,865.8 1,873.4 7.6

Residential building construction

919.4 905.7 907.4 915.7 935.5 926.6 928.5 931.6 3.1

Nonresidential building construction

908.6 912.3 917.9 928.1 924.6 932.9 937.3 941.8 4.5

Heavy and civil engineering construction

1,122.2 1,112.6 1,115.5 1,147.7 1,180.3 1,206.1 1,200.8 1,204.6 3.8

Specialty trade contractors

5,098.7 5,071.9 5,063.7 5,116.4 5,232.5 5,251.0 5,236.9 5,252.0 15.1

Residential specialty trade contractors

2,331.0 2,287.2 2,282.8 2,306.1 2,394.4 2,369.1 2,357.8 2,369.0 11.2

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

2,767.7 2,784.7 2,780.9 2,810.3 2,838.1 2,881.9 2,879.1 2,883.0 3.9

Manufacturing

12,620 12,505 12,524 12,546 12,666 12,582 12,576 12,591 15

Durable goods

7,831 7,765 7,778 7,799 7,854 7,803 7,804 7,819 15

Wood product manufacturing

405.7 390.3 390.7 392.2 407.1 394.0 392.3 393.6 1.3

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

410.7 410.1 410.0 415.8 416.9 418.2 418.7 421.5 2.8

Primary metal manufacturing

364.5 363.1 363.4 362.4 364.8 364.2 363.7 362.6 -1.1

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

1,432.7 1,435.9 1,438.7 1,444.3 1,434.2 1,438.8 1,440.5 1,445.7 5.2

Machinery manufacturing

1,092.8 1,082.1 1,083.5 1,085.8 1,094.9 1,084.4 1,085.5 1,087.4 1.9

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

1,001.8 984.3 984.0 984.3 1,005.6 988.3 987.4 987.5 0.1

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

100.0 98.2 98.5 99.1 101.0 98.6 98.7 99.8 1.1

Communications equipment manufacturing

79.1 80.7 81.0 80.5 79.2 80.7 81.2 80.6 -0.6

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

384.5 368.1 367.2 367.5 385.8 369.4 368.7 368.4 -0.3

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

409.8 409.9 410.5 411.1 410.8 411.6 411.4 412.1 0.7

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

28.4 27.4 26.8 26.1 28.8 28.0 27.3 26.7 -0.6

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

428.0 432.9 433.8 435.9 428.3 432.8 433.9 435.8 1.9

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

1,743.7 1,727.5 1,733.1 1,740.2 1,750.1 1,739.2 1,738.7 1,745.2 6.5

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

972.9 944.1 948.8 951.3 975.3 952.3 952.2 952.8 0.6

Furniture and related product manufacturing

337.1 331.7 333.1 331.5 337.8 333.9 334.6 332.6 -2.0

Miscellaneous manufacturing

613.6 606.7 608.1 606.9 614.2 609.2 609.1 607.5 -1.6

Nondurable goods

4,789 4,740 4,746 4,747 4,812 4,779 4,772 4,772 0

Food manufacturing

1,770.6 1,766.3 1,770.0 1,765.5 1,781.9 1,780.2 1,779.9 1,778.5 -1.4

Textile mills

82.5 79.9 79.3 78.9 82.7 80.0 79.8 79.2 -0.6

Textile product mills

94.3 94.5 94.6 94.4 94.0 94.2 94.3 94.2 -0.1

Apparel manufacturing

80.1 73.4 73.4 73.5 81.0 74.5 73.8 74.3 0.5

Paper manufacturing

354.7 354.9 354.7 358.0 354.5 354.9 355.4 357.8 2.4

Printing and related support activities

345.5 339.2 339.8 340.8 345.8 340.7 340.8 340.4 -0.4

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

109.3 106.9 106.9 106.6 111.0 109.2 108.8 108.5 -0.3

Chemical manufacturing

898.8 893.9 897.3 892.6 898.8 898.0 898.3 893.1 -5.2

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

707.8 695.0 693.4 696.0 708.1 697.0 693.9 696.4 2.5

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

345.0 336.3 336.3 340.2 354.5 349.9 347.0 349.6 2.6

Private service-providing

112,362 112,384 112,508 112,874 113,259 113,762 113,653 113,796 143

Trade, transportation, and utilities

28,554 28,606 28,377 28,405 28,792 28,654 28,605 28,638 33

Wholesale trade

6,040.6 6,017.3 6,020.3 6,033.7 6,062.0 6,044.6 6,051.3 6,054.6 3.3

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

3,399.7 3,387.9 3,388.1 3,394.2 3,407.8 3,397.4 3,400.2 3,402.1 1.9

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

2,196.2 2,190.8 2,193.4 2,201.8 2,207.2 2,206.6 2,209.9 2,212.5 2.6

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

444.7 438.6 438.8 437.7 447.0 440.6 441.2 440.0 -1.2

Retail trade

15,301.8 15,365.6 15,253.3 15,277.0 15,457.5 15,426.2 15,418.2 15,427.9 9.7

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

2,046.5 2,037.4 2,038.7 2,038.0 2,053.3 2,056.2 2,053.9 2,045.3 -8.6

Automobile dealers

1,290.5 1,288.6 1,288.6 1,286.8 1,292.0 1,296.6 1,293.1 1,289.2 -3.9

Other motor vehicle dealers

162.2 154.0 154.6 155.4 164.9 161.6 160.7 157.9 -2.8

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

593.8 594.8 595.5 595.8 596.3 598.1 600.1 598.2 -1.9

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

1,386.5 1,305.1 1,310.8 1,342.3 1,390.7 1,353.9 1,352.1 1,346.8 -5.3

Food and beverage retailers

3,232.6 3,254.1 3,247.2 3,244.5 3,250.7 3,258.6 3,253.6 3,263.5 9.9

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

774.1 766.4 753.3 750.5 779.6 763.5 757.0 756.3 -0.7

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

400.2 395.7 388.9 387.8 400.5 391.0 388.8 387.6 -1.2

Electronics and appliance retailers

373.9 370.7 364.4 362.7 379.1 372.6 368.2 368.7 0.5

General merchandise retailers

3,197.9 3,234.9 3,193.8 3,190.2 3,244.6 3,230.1 3,232.0 3,234.4 2.4

Department stores

915.7 939.4 913.2 916.4 940.0 933.5 932.9 937.2 4.3

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

2,282.2 2,295.5 2,280.6 2,273.8 2,304.6 2,296.6 2,299.1 2,297.2 -1.9

Health and personal care retailers

1,057.7 1,052.8 1,043.0 1,045.9 1,061.7 1,044.6 1,044.4 1,049.3 4.9

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

1,036.8 1,054.1 1,050.0 1,049.0 1,047.4 1,061.3 1,060.9 1,059.9 -1.0

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

1,105.7 1,157.2 1,116.3 1,117.3 1,135.2 1,143.7 1,145.5 1,149.7 4.2

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

1,464.0 1,503.6 1,500.2 1,499.3 1,494.3 1,514.3 1,518.8 1,522.7 3.9

Transportation and warehousing

6,612.3 6,619.7 6,499.1 6,490.5 6,671.7 6,578.0 6,529.5 6,550.5 21.0

Air transportation

566.8 564.2 571.1 575.2 567.4 569.7 574.3 575.2 0.9

Rail transportation

156.1 149.6 150.0 150.0 155.8 151.0 150.4 149.6 -0.8

Water transportation

67.3 68.9 68.4 69.1 69.6 72.4 71.4 71.6 0.2

Truck transportation

1,469.0 1,446.2 1,440.4 1,442.6 1,491.4 1,465.6 1,464.9 1,464.1 -0.8

Transit and ground passenger transportation

502.1 504.4 505.4 505.8 487.6 494.0 492.2 492.2 0.0

Pipeline transportation

55.1 56.4 56.2 55.9 55.0 55.6 55.9 55.9 0.0

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

24.6 24.5 25.3 26.7 32.0 32.9 34.0 34.3 0.3

Support activities for transportation

828.9 824.6 822.6 823.3 831.9 826.0 824.5 826.2 1.7

Couriers and messengers

1,070.7 1,158.9 1,035.4 1,019.2 1,100.2 1,080.4 1,030.4 1,050.8 20.4

Warehousing and storage

1,871.7 1,822.0 1,824.3 1,822.7 1,880.8 1,830.4 1,831.5 1,830.6 -0.9

Utilities

599.5 603.2 604.4 604.1 600.4 604.7 606.2 605.0 -1.2

Information

2,856 2,782 2,769 2,772 2,867 2,815 2,794 2,791 -3

Motion picture and sound recording industries

350.7 330.9 327.6 328.1 359.3 352.4 338.5 337.4 -1.1

Publishing industries

904.4 894.7 893.6 897.9 906.4 901.7 902.0 902.8 0.8

Broadcasting and content providers

340.0 333.4 334.5 332.8 340.4 334.8 334.1 334.2 0.1

Telecommunications

598.7 578.3 572.5 572.1 598.2 580.0 576.0 574.4 -1.6

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

482.8 467.1 462.4 461.2 482.9 467.5 464.1 462.6 -1.5

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

179.5 177.6 177.9 179.7 179.6 178.3 179.4 180.0 0.6

Financial activities

9,145 9,100 9,102 9,076 9,201 9,147 9,149 9,134 -15

Finance and insurance

6,723.6 6,701.1 6,691.5 6,669.6 6,743.0 6,710.4 6,706.1 6,689.9 -16.2

Monetary authorities-central bank

19.9 18.8 18.7 18.6 20.0 18.9 18.9 18.8 -0.1

Credit intermediation and related
activities

2,563.3 2,551.4 2,543.4 2,533.9 2,565.3 2,550.8 2,545.3 2,536.8 -8.5

Depository credit intermediation(1)

1,780.6 1,782.3 1,777.4 1,772.4 1,780.6 1,781.2 1,777.9 1,773.6 -4.3

Commercial banking

1,374.7 1,365.2 1,361.3 1,356.6 1,373.8 1,364.6 1,361.2 1,356.8 -4.4

Nondepository credit intermediation

503.2 495.0 492.8 493.3 505.1 495.3 494.0 494.5 0.5

Activities related to credit intermediation

279.5 274.1 273.2 268.2 279.6 274.3 273.3 268.6 -4.7

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

1,122.5 1,150.3 1,157.7 1,153.3 1,132.4 1,158.7 1,165.3 1,163.4 -1.9

Insurance carriers and related activities

3,017.9 2,980.6 2,971.7 2,963.8 3,025.3 2,982.0 2,976.6 2,970.9 -5.7

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,421.8 2,399.3 2,410.4 2,406.7 2,458.1 2,436.8 2,442.7 2,444.0 1.3

Real estate

1,838.8 1,827.9 1,838.6 1,829.6 1,859.3 1,848.5 1,854.6 1,851.4 -3.2

Rental and leasing services

561.5 550.2 550.6 555.9 577.0 566.8 566.6 571.2 4.6

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

21.5 21.2 21.2 21.2 21.8 21.5 21.5 21.4 -0.1

Professional and business services

22,220 22,040 22,148 22,189 22,457 22,408 22,415 22,417 2

Professional, scientific, and technical services

10,768.0 10,762.0 10,820.5 10,775.2 10,782.3 10,790.4 10,803.6 10,790.1 -13.5

Legal services

1,207.0 1,230.8 1,228.3 1,223.9 1,215.7 1,233.9 1,233.8 1,233.1 -0.7

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,200.4 1,153.5 1,196.5 1,197.2 1,126.0 1,129.2 1,128.4 1,125.3 -3.1

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,695.2 1,734.5 1,734.2 1,734.9 1,718.4 1,750.4 1,753.4 1,757.4 4.0

Specialized design services

146.4 147.4 147.0 148.5 148.3 148.8 149.0 150.3 1.3

Computer systems design and related services

2,384.5 2,374.0 2,381.0 2,343.8 2,408.9 2,374.2 2,381.3 2,368.1 -13.2

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,849.1 1,860.3 1,865.6 1,857.7 1,864.3 1,871.1 1,873.5 1,872.5 -1.0

Scientific research and development services

928.1 904.9 906.0 907.8 933.0 913.7 912.3 911.4 -0.9

Advertising, public relations, and related services

479.8 474.2 478.5 473.3 482.1 476.5 479.1 476.2 -2.9

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

877.5 882.4 883.4 888.1 885.6 892.7 892.8 895.7 2.9

Management of companies and enterprises

2,613.0 2,606.7 2,602.3 2,606.1 2,620.9 2,619.6 2,617.7 2,614.9 -2.8

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

8,839.2 8,671.2 8,725.5 8,807.7 9,054.0 8,998.2 8,993.5 9,012.0 18.5

Administrative and support services

8,326.2 8,154.0 8,207.7 8,287.5 8,535.1 8,475.3 8,468.9 8,486.1 17.2

Office administrative services

616.4 615.0 617.6 617.8 620.2 618.3 620.0 621.3 1.3

Facilities support services

179.1 179.6 181.2 183.0 179.9 181.1 182.4 183.5 1.1

Employment services(1)

3,160.7 3,059.2 3,101.9 3,133.3 3,223.6 3,170.5 3,173.7 3,184.7 11.0

Temporary help services

2,477.5 2,372.5 2,412.6 2,434.2 2,528.3 2,470.2 2,470.1 2,474.5 4.4

Business support services

660.7 630.8 628.0 626.0 663.6 632.6 629.0 629.2 0.2

Travel arrangement and reservation services

185.3 175.1 177.5 179.1 186.5 178.4 180.4 180.8 0.4

Investigation and security services

1,032.8 1,035.2 1,036.8 1,036.4 1,038.8 1,045.1 1,043.7 1,044.0 0.3

Services to buildings and dwellings

2,165.7 2,134.3 2,137.3 2,179.9 2,294.1 2,314.8 2,305.0 2,307.7 2.7

Other support services

325.5 324.8 327.4 332.0 328.5 334.6 334.7 335.0 0.3

Waste management and remediation services

513.0 517.2 517.8 520.2 518.9 522.9 524.6 525.9 1.3

Private education and health services

27,231 27,647 27,799 27,882 27,132 27,746 27,704 27,795 91

Private educational services

4,193.6 3,992.2 4,160.9 4,173.9 4,055.5 4,052.0 4,037.1 4,038.8 1.7

Health care and social assistance

23,037.3 23,655.1 23,637.7 23,707.9 23,076.0 23,694.4 23,666.6 23,756.5 89.9

Health care(3)

17,991.7 18,339.3 18,303.9 18,363.5 18,028.1 18,363.6 18,331.2 18,407.6 76.4

Ambulatory health care services

8,994.7 9,148.6 9,116.9 9,150.4 9,012.6 9,160.7 9,123.7 9,178.0 54.3

Offices of physicians

2,976.5 3,051.1 3,010.7 3,036.5 2,985.4 3,052.3 3,012.9 3,047.9 35.0

Offices of dentists

1,045.1 1,054.4 1,052.8 1,053.4 1,050.8 1,055.9 1,055.7 1,058.9 3.2

Offices of other health practitioners

1,296.7 1,327.6 1,333.0 1,327.0 1,298.0 1,330.8 1,331.9 1,334.7 2.8

Outpatient care centers

1,170.9 1,192.3 1,193.5 1,198.9 1,171.3 1,191.9 1,193.8 1,199.2 5.4

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

308.9 313.4 309.5 308.1 308.8 311.7 308.2 308.4 0.2

Home health care services

1,833.6 1,838.5 1,844.0 1,851.5 1,835.5 1,847.0 1,847.8 1,854.7 6.9

Other ambulatory health care services

363.0 371.3 373.4 375.0 362.8 371.1 373.5 374.2 0.7

Hospitals

5,602.8 5,730.5 5,736.0 5,752.4 5,612.6 5,734.1 5,745.0 5,759.9 14.9

Nursing and residential care facilities

3,394.2 3,460.2 3,451.0 3,460.7 3,402.9 3,468.8 3,462.5 3,469.7 7.2

Skilled nursing care facilities

1,531.7 1,569.2 1,567.1 1,571.6 1,538.0 1,574.4 1,575.1 1,577.5 2.4

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

685.3 701.0 701.6 703.7 686.9 703.8 703.2 705.0 1.8

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

1,009.2 1,018.1 1,012.0 1,013.6 1,009.8 1,018.4 1,013.4 1,015.1 1.7

Other residential care facilities

168.0 171.9 170.3 171.8 168.2 172.3 170.8 172.1 1.3

Social assistance

5,045.6 5,315.8 5,333.8 5,344.4 5,047.9 5,330.8 5,335.4 5,348.9 13.5

Individual and family services

3,425.0 3,703.0 3,718.3 3,721.4 3,434.3 3,712.3 3,721.3 3,732.2 10.9

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

234.0 235.1 235.5 238.2 233.8 236.0 236.0 237.9 1.9

Vocational rehabilitation services

283.4 276.0 277.3 279.2 284.7 280.3 279.3 280.3 1.0

Child care services

1,103.2 1,101.7 1,102.7 1,105.6 1,095.2 1,102.1 1,098.8 1,098.5 -0.3

Leisure and hospitality

16,406 16,252 16,338 16,564 16,823 16,966 16,955 16,999 44

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2,504.3 2,416.9 2,453.0 2,530.4 2,669.9 2,668.6 2,686.8 2,700.8 14.0

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

564.2 530.7 559.4 588.5 593.9 591.8 608.1 619.6 11.5

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

171.5 170.7 168.5 173.7 179.3 182.9 181.3 181.7 0.4

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

1,768.6 1,715.5 1,725.1 1,768.2 1,896.7 1,893.9 1,897.4 1,899.5 2.1

Accommodation and food services

13,901.4 13,835.3 13,885.4 14,033.6 14,153.1 14,296.9 14,268.6 14,298.0 29.4

Accommodation

1,870.3 1,827.5 1,839.7 1,862.1 1,944.7 1,930.4 1,928.3 1,936.2 7.9

Food services and drinking places

12,031.1 12,007.8 12,045.7 12,171.5 12,208.4 12,366.5 12,340.3 12,361.8 21.5

Other services

5,950 5,957 5,975 5,986 5,987 6,026 6,031 6,022 -9

Repair and maintenance

1,465.4 1,457.7 1,469.5 1,470.3 1,469.2 1,471.5 1,479.4 1,472.6 -6.8

Personal and laundry services

1,579.6 1,591.1 1,589.4 1,586.1 1,594.5 1,608.7 1,606.8 1,601.8 -5.0

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

2,904.6 2,908.3 2,915.8 2,929.9 2,923.1 2,945.5 2,944.9 2,948.0 3.1

Government

23,894 23,241 23,573 23,648 23,559 23,329 23,325 23,317 -8

Federal

2,991 2,671 2,670 2,660 2,988 2,685 2,676 2,658 -18

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

2,391.2 2,078.9 2,068.1 2,058.4 2,390.0 2,090.3 2,075.7 2,059.4 -16.3

U.S. Postal Service

599.4 592.0 602.3 601.5 598.3 594.6 599.9 598.6 -1.3

State government

5,675 5,419 5,612 5,624 5,523 5,479 5,480 5,476 -4

State government education

2,807.9 2,568.5 2,759.0 2,767.9 2,647.7 2,612.2 2,614.1 2,611.1 -3.0

State government, excluding education

2,867.1 2,850.6 2,852.6 2,856.2 2,875.7 2,866.8 2,866.0 2,864.8 -1.2

Local government

15,228 15,151 15,291 15,364 15,048 15,165 15,169 15,183 14

Local government education

8,476.6 8,344.8 8,479.1 8,526.5 8,198.8 8,234.7 8,238.9 8,248.1 9.2

Local government, excluding education

6,751.5 6,806.1 6,811.9 6,837.4 6,849.1 6,930.3 6,929.7 6,934.8 5.1

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
Industry Mar.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026(p)
Mar.
2026(p)

AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS

Total private

34.2 34.3 34.3 34.2

Goods-producing

40.0 40.1 40.1 40.0

Mining and logging

44.3 45.8 45.8 45.9

Construction

39.3 39.5 39.5 39.2

Manufacturing

40.3 40.2 40.2 40.2

Durable goods

40.8 40.6 40.6 40.6

Nondurable goods

39.4 39.6 39.7 39.6

Private service-providing

33.1 33.2 33.2 33.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

33.9 34.0 34.1 34.1

Wholesale trade

39.2 39.2 39.2 39.2

Retail trade

29.6 29.9 30.0 30.0

Transportation and warehousing

38.5 38.3 38.3 38.4

Utilities

42.2 42.2 42.8 42.8

Information

37.3 37.5 37.5 37.5

Financial activities

37.7 37.4 37.4 37.4

Professional and business services

36.4 36.7 36.6 36.6

Private education and health services

32.6 32.7 32.5 32.4

Leisure and hospitality

25.3 25.5 25.5 25.3

Other services

32.1 32.2 32.1 32.2

AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS

Manufacturing

2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0

Durable goods

2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0

Nondurable goods

2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0

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
Industry Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings
Mar.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026(p)
Mar.
2026(p)
Mar.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026(p)
Mar.
2026(p)

Total private

$36.11 $37.15 $37.29 $37.38 $1,234.96 $1,274.25 $1,279.05 $1,278.40

Goods-producing

36.90 37.99 38.17 38.37 1,476.00 1,523.40 1,530.62 1,534.80

Mining and logging

40.13 40.73 40.67 40.93 1,777.76 1,865.43 1,862.69 1,878.69

Construction

39.22 40.53 40.71 40.92 1,541.35 1,600.94 1,608.05 1,604.06

Manufacturing

35.25 36.20 36.39 36.59 1,420.58 1,455.24 1,462.88 1,470.92

Durable goods

37.48 38.34 38.64 38.88 1,529.18 1,556.60 1,568.78 1,578.53

Nondurable goods

31.49 32.61 32.61 32.76 1,240.71 1,291.36 1,294.62 1,297.30

Private service-providing

35.93 36.96 37.09 37.15 1,189.28 1,227.07 1,231.39 1,229.67

Trade, transportation, and utilities

30.67 31.69 31.79 31.87 1,039.71 1,077.46 1,084.04 1,086.77

Wholesale trade

38.30 39.58 39.59 39.72 1,501.36 1,551.54 1,551.93 1,557.02

Retail trade

25.21 26.08 26.14 26.23 746.22 779.79 784.20 786.90

Transportation and warehousing

31.21 32.25 32.45 32.48 1,201.59 1,235.18 1,242.84 1,247.23

Utilities

52.10 54.20 54.67 54.77 2,198.62 2,287.24 2,339.88 2,344.16

Information

51.83 53.95 54.41 54.61 1,933.26 2,023.13 2,040.38 2,047.88

Financial activities

47.11 48.61 48.78 49.02 1,776.05 1,818.01 1,824.37 1,833.35

Professional and business services

43.67 45.03 45.21 45.28 1,589.59 1,652.60 1,654.69 1,657.25

Private education and health services

35.34 36.13 36.22 36.20 1,152.08 1,181.45 1,177.15 1,172.88

Leisure and hospitality

22.73 23.30 23.41 23.49 575.07 594.15 596.96 594.30

Other services

32.64 33.76 33.90 33.69 1,047.74 1,087.07 1,088.19 1,084.82

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]
Industry Index of aggregate weekly hours(1) Index of aggregate weekly payrolls(2)
Mar.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026(p)
Mar.
2026(p)
Percent change from:
Feb.
2026 – Mar.
2026(p)
Mar.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026(p)
Mar.
2026(p)
Percent change from:
Feb.
2026 – Mar.
2026(p)

Total private

115.7 116.5 116.4 116.2 -0.2 199.8 206.9 207.4 207.6 0.1

Goods-producing

98.3 98.3 98.2 98.1 -0.1 163.9 168.7 169.4 170.2 0.5

Mining and logging

86.3 86.6 86.5 87.0 0.6 139.1 141.7 141.2 142.9 1.2

Construction

112.1 113.2 113.1 112.6 -0.4 191.0 199.4 200.0 200.1 0.1

Manufacturing

91.9 91.0 91.0 91.1 0.1 150.6 153.3 154.0 155.0 0.6

Durable goods

90.2 89.2 89.2 89.4 0.2 150.3 152.0 153.2 154.4 0.8

Nondurable goods

94.6 94.5 94.6 94.3 -0.3 151.2 156.3 156.5 156.8 0.2

Private service-providing

120.7 121.6 121.5 121.3 -0.2 210.7 218.4 219.0 218.9 0.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

106.6 106.4 106.6 106.7 0.1 176.4 181.9 182.7 183.4 0.4

Wholesale trade

104.8 104.5 104.6 104.7 0.1 167.9 173.0 173.3 173.9 0.3

Retail trade

93.1 93.9 94.1 94.2 0.1 155.2 161.9 162.7 163.4 0.4

Transportation and warehousing

147.6 144.8 143.7 144.5 0.6 234.3 237.5 237.2 238.8 0.7

Utilities

109.7 110.4 112.3 112.1 -0.2 188.7 197.8 202.8 202.8 0.0

Information

97.7 96.4 95.7 95.6 -0.1 180.3 185.2 185.4 185.9 0.3

Financial activities

113.6 112.1 112.1 111.9 -0.2 208.8 212.5 213.3 214.0 0.3

Professional and business services

127.8 128.6 128.3 128.3 0.0 226.1 234.6 234.9 235.3 0.2

Private education and health services

144.5 148.2 147.1 147.1 0.0 245.6 257.6 256.2 256.2 0.0

Leisure and hospitality

121.4 123.4 123.4 122.7 -0.6 222.7 232.0 233.0 232.6 -0.2

Other services

110.8 111.9 111.6 111.8 0.2 198.2 207.0 207.4 206.4 -0.5

Footnotes
(1) The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment.
(2) The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment.
(p) Preliminary

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

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

Total nonfarm

79,057 79,293 79,266 79,350 49.9 50.0 50.0 50.0

Total private

65,287 65,616 65,587 65,664 48.4 48.5 48.5 48.5

Goods-producing

4,936 4,881 4,886 4,890 22.9 22.7 22.7 22.7

Mining and logging

85 82 82 82 13.7 13.6 13.6 13.6

Construction

1,193 1,191 1,192 1,192 14.4 14.3 14.4 14.3

Manufacturing

3,658 3,608 3,612 3,616 28.9 28.7 28.7 28.7

Durable goods

1,922 1,893 1,893 1,897 24.5 24.3 24.3 24.3

Nondurable goods

1,736 1,715 1,719 1,719 36.1 35.9 36.0 36.0

Private service-providing

60,351 60,735 60,701 60,774 53.3 53.4 53.4 53.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

11,161 11,084 11,078 11,089 38.8 38.7 38.7 38.7

Wholesale trade

1,850.3 1,832.3 1,833.2 1,828.8 30.5 30.3 30.3 30.2

Retail trade

7,395.4 7,386.1 7,393.3 7,400.5 47.8 47.9 48.0 48.0

Transportation and warehousing

1,759.6 1,709.9 1,696.2 1,704.2 26.4 26.0 26.0 26.0

Utilities

155.6 155.4 155.7 155.2 25.9 25.7 25.7 25.7

Information

1,145 1,132 1,128 1,127 39.9 40.2 40.4 40.4

Financial activities

5,072 5,004 4,994 4,982 55.1 54.7 54.6 54.5

Professional and business services

10,183 10,132 10,132 10,144 45.3 45.2 45.2 45.3

Private education and health services

20,771 21,256 21,233 21,274 76.6 76.6 76.6 76.5

Leisure and hospitality

8,791 8,874 8,885 8,908 52.3 52.3 52.4 52.4

Other services

3,228 3,253 3,251 3,250 53.9 54.0 53.9 54.0

Government

13,770 13,677 13,679 13,686 58.4 58.6 58.6 58.7

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]
Industry Mar.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026(p)
Mar.
2026(p)

Total private

109,899 110,358 110,173 110,387

Goods-producing

15,311 15,263 15,230 15,258

Mining and logging

463 450 448 449

Construction

6,007 6,050 6,038 6,054

Manufacturing

8,841 8,763 8,744 8,755

Durable goods

5,329 5,283 5,273 5,285

Nondurable goods

3,512 3,480 3,471 3,470

Private service-providing

94,588 95,095 94,943 95,129

Trade, transportation, and utilities

24,412 24,333 24,296 24,323

Wholesale trade

4,802.4 4,768.2 4,769.5 4,771.5

Retail trade

13,277.9 13,289.0 13,291.6 13,303.7

Transportation and warehousing

5,855.0 5,796.0 5,753.6 5,766.7

Utilities

476.5 479.9 481.4 481.0

Information

2,292 2,237 2,214 2,218

Financial activities

6,963 6,945 6,947 6,933

Professional and business services

17,624 17,601 17,596 17,603

Private education and health services

23,764 24,337 24,298 24,376

Leisure and hospitality

14,672 14,754 14,699 14,780

Other services

4,861 4,888 4,893 4,896

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)
Industry Mar.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026(p)
Mar.
2026(p)

AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS

Total private

33.7 33.8 33.8 33.8

Goods-producing

40.9 41.1 41.2 41.1

Mining and logging

44.8 46.3 46.3 47.3

Construction

40.2 40.2 40.4 40.1

Manufacturing

41.1 41.4 41.5 41.4

Durable goods

41.4 41.8 41.9 41.8

Nondurable goods

40.7 40.8 41.0 40.9

Private service-providing

32.5 32.7 32.6 32.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

34.1 34.3 34.4 34.4

Wholesale trade

39.2 39.2 39.2 39.4

Retail trade

30.3 30.7 30.7 30.6

Transportation and warehousing

38.0 38.0 38.1 38.2

Utilities

42.4 42.3 43.0 43.2

Information

36.0 36.2 36.0 36.2

Financial activities

37.3 37.5 37.2 37.3

Professional and business services

36.3 36.7 36.6 36.6

Private education and health services

31.8 31.8 31.6 31.6

Leisure and hospitality

24.2 24.3 24.4 24.3

Other services

31.1 31.3 31.3 31.3

AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS

Manufacturing

3.7 3.9 3.9 3.9

Durable goods

3.7 3.9 3.9 3.9

Nondurable goods

3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9

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)
Industry Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings
Mar.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026(p)
Mar.
2026(p)
Mar.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026(p)
Mar.
2026(p)

Total private

$31.02 $31.94 $32.02 $32.07 $1,045.37 $1,079.57 $1,082.28 $1,083.97

Goods-producing

32.22 33.25 33.43 33.58 1,317.80 1,366.58 1,377.32 1,380.14

Mining and logging

37.10 37.74 37.72 37.96 1,662.08 1,747.36 1,746.44 1,795.51

Construction

36.77 38.29 38.45 38.62 1,478.15 1,539.26 1,553.38 1,548.66

Manufacturing

28.92 29.61 29.82 29.95 1,188.61 1,225.85 1,237.53 1,239.93

Durable goods

30.63 31.40 31.64 31.77 1,268.08 1,312.52 1,325.72 1,327.99

Nondurable goods

26.28 26.82 26.98 27.11 1,069.60 1,094.26 1,106.18 1,108.80

Private service-providing

30.78 31.67 31.74 31.77 1,000.35 1,035.61 1,034.72 1,035.70

Trade, transportation, and utilities

26.59 27.36 27.44 27.56 906.72 938.45 943.94 948.06

Wholesale trade

31.85 32.77 32.95 33.00 1,248.52 1,284.58 1,291.64 1,300.20

Retail trade

21.35 22.00 22.02 22.06 646.91 675.40 676.01 675.04

Transportation and warehousing

29.86 30.84 30.91 31.14 1,134.68 1,171.92 1,177.67 1,189.55

Utilities

46.03 47.43 47.85 47.98 1,951.67 2,006.29 2,057.55 2,072.74

Information

42.55 44.42 44.64 44.64 1,531.80 1,608.00 1,607.04 1,615.97

Financial activities

36.89 38.49 38.61 38.68 1,376.00 1,443.38 1,436.29 1,442.76

Professional and business services

36.75 37.77 37.88 37.92 1,334.03 1,386.16 1,386.41 1,387.87

Private education and health services

32.47 33.14 33.16 33.11 1,032.55 1,053.85 1,047.86 1,046.28

Leisure and hospitality

20.00 20.72 20.81 20.84 484.00 503.50 507.76 506.41

Other services

28.50 29.38 29.49 29.39 886.35 919.59 923.04 919.91

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]
Industry Index of aggregate weekly hours(2) Index of aggregate weekly payrolls(3)
Mar.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026(p)
Mar.
2026(p)
Percent change from:
Feb.
2026 – Mar.
2026(p)
Mar.
2025
Jan.
2026
Feb.
2026(p)
Mar.
2026(p)
Percent change from:
Feb.
2026 – Mar.
2026(p)

Total private

123.4 124.3 124.1 124.3 0.2 255.9 265.3 265.6 266.5 0.3

Goods-producing

95.7 95.9 95.9 95.8 -0.1 188.8 195.2 196.3 197.0 0.4

Mining and logging

110.2 110.7 110.2 112.9 2.5 237.8 243.0 241.8 249.2 3.1

Construction

120.9 121.8 122.1 121.6 -0.4 240.1 251.8 253.6 253.5 0.0

Manufacturing

83.4 83.3 83.3 83.2 -0.1 157.8 161.3 162.5 163.0 0.3

Durable goods

82.9 83.0 83.0 83.0 0.0 158.5 162.6 164.0 164.6 0.4

Nondurable goods

84.2 83.7 83.8 83.6 -0.2 156.4 158.5 159.9 160.2 0.2

Private service-providing

131.0 132.5 131.9 132.1 0.2 276.5 287.8 287.1 287.9 0.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

116.5 116.8 117.0 117.1 0.1 221.4 228.4 229.4 230.7 0.6

Wholesale trade

111.7 110.9 111.0 111.6 0.5 210.0 214.6 215.8 217.3 0.7

Retail trade

102.0 103.4 103.5 103.2 -0.3 186.7 195.1 195.3 195.2 -0.1

Transportation and warehousing

168.4 166.7 165.9 166.7 0.5 320.0 327.2 326.4 330.4 1.2

Utilities

103.3 103.8 105.8 106.2 0.4 198.5 205.5 211.4 212.8 0.7

Information

94.2 92.4 91.0 91.6 0.7 198.4 203.3 201.1 202.5 0.7

Financial activities

122.2 122.6 121.6 121.7 0.1 277.4 290.3 288.9 289.6 0.2

Professional and business services

142.8 144.2 143.8 143.8 0.0 312.2 323.9 323.9 324.4 0.2

Private education and health services

161.1 165.0 163.7 164.2 0.3 345.3 360.9 358.3 358.9 0.2

Leisure and hospitality

130.1 131.3 131.4 131.6 0.2 295.4 309.0 310.5 311.3 0.3

Other services

106.0 107.3 107.4 107.5 0.1 220.2 229.7 230.8 230.2 -0.3

Footnotes
(1) Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
(2) The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment.
(3) The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment.
(p) Preliminary

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

Last Modified Date: April 03, 2026 

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    THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- March 2026
    
    
    Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 178,000 in March, and the unemployment rate
    changed little at 4.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains
    occurred in health care, in construction, and in transportation and warehousing. Federal
    government employment continued to decline.
    
    This news release presents statistics from two monthly surveys. The household survey measures
    labor force status, including unemployment, by demographic characteristics. The establishment
    survey measures nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry. For more information
    about the concepts and statistical methodology used in these two surveys, see the Technical
    Note.
    
    Household Survey Data
    
    Both the unemployment rate, at 4.3 percent, and the number of unemployed people, at 7.2
    million, changed little in March. These measures also changed little over the year. (See table
    A-1.)
    
    Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for people who are Asian (3.7 percent)
    decreased in March. The jobless rates for adult men (3.8 percent), adult women (4.0 percent),
    teenagers (13.7 percent), and people who are White (3.6 percent), Black (7.1 percent), or
    Hispanic (4.8 percent) showed little change over the month. (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 1.8
    million in March but is up by 322,000 over the year. The long-term unemployed accounted for
    25.4 percent of all unemployed people in March. (See table A-12.)
    
    Both the labor force participation rate, at 61.9 percent, and the employment-population ratio,
    at 59.2 percent, changed little in March. These measures also showed little change over the
    year, after accounting for annual population control adjustments. (See table A-1.) 
    
    The number of people employed part time for economic reasons, at 4.5 million, changed little
    in March. These individuals would have preferred full-time employment but were working part
    time because their hours had been reduced or they were unable to find full-time jobs. (See
    table A-8.)
    
    The number of people not in the labor force who currently want a job changed little at 6.0
    million in March. 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 increased by 325,000 in March to 1.9 million. 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, increased
    by 144,000 in March to 510,000. (See Summary table A.)
    
    Establishment Survey Data
    
    Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 178,000 in March, following a decrease in
    February (-133,000). In March, job gains occurred in health care, in construction, and in
    transportation and warehousing. Federal government employment continued to decline. Payroll
    employment had changed little on net over the prior 12 months. (See table B-1.)
    
    Health care added 76,000 jobs in March. Employment in ambulatory health care services rose by
    54,000, reflecting an increase of 35,000 in offices of physicians as workers returned from a
    strike. Employment also increased in hospitals (+15,000). Over the prior 12 months, health
    care had added an average of 29,000 jobs per month. 
    
    Employment in construction grew by 26,000 in March but had shown little net change over the
    prior 12 months.
    
    In March, transportation and warehousing added 21,000 jobs, reflecting a gain in couriers and
    messengers (+20,000). Employment in transportation and warehousing is down by 139,000 since
    reaching a peak in February 2025.
    
    Employment in social assistance continued its upward trend in March (+14,000), primarily in
    individual and family services (+11,000).
    
    Federal government employment continued to decline in March (-18,000). Since reaching a peak
    in October 2024, federal government employment is down by 355,000, or 11.8 percent. Federal
    employees on furlough during the partial government shutdown were counted as employed in the
    establishment survey because they worked or received (or will receive) pay for the pay period
    that included the 12th of the month.
    
    Employment in financial activities edged down by 15,000 in March, reflecting a loss in finance
    and insurance (-16,000). Employment in financial activities is down by 77,000 since reaching a
    peak in May 2025.
    
    Employment showed little change over the month in other major industries, including mining,
    quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; manufacturing; wholesale trade; retail trade;
    information; professional and business services; leisure and hospitality; and other services.
    
    In March, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 9
    cents, or 0.2 percent, to $37.38. Over the year, average hourly earnings have increased by 3.5
    percent. In March, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory
    employees edged up by 5 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $32.07. (See tables B-3 and B-8.)
    
    The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls edged down by 0.1 hour to
    34.2 hours in March. In manufacturing, the average workweek was unchanged at 40.2 hours, and
    overtime was also unchanged at 3.0 hours. The average workweek for production and
    nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls remained at 33.8 hours. (See tables B-2
    and B-7.)
    
    The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for January was revised up by 34,000, from
    +126,000 to +160,000, and the change for February was revised down by 41,000, from -92,000 to
    -133,000. With these revisions, employment in January and February combined is 7,000 lower
    than previously reported. (Monthly revisions result from additional reports received from 
    businesses and government agencies since the last published estimates and from the
    recalculation of seasonal factors.)
    
    _____________
    The Employment Situation for April is scheduled to be released on Friday, May 8, 2026,
    at 8:30 a.m. (ET).
    
    
    
    
    HOUSEHOLD DATA
    Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted
    [Numbers in thousands]
    Category Mar.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026
    Mar.
    2026
    Change from:
    Feb.
    2026-
    Mar.
    2026

    Employment status

    Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

    273,023 274,676 274,766 274,858 92

    Civilian labor force

    170,641 170,465 170,483 170,087 -396

    Participation rate

    62.5 62.1 62.0 61.9 -0.1

    Employed

    163,509 163,097 162,912 162,848 -64

    Employment-population ratio

    59.9 59.4 59.3 59.2 -0.1

    Unemployed

    7,132 7,368 7,571 7,239 -332

    Unemployment rate

    4.2 4.3 4.4 4.3 -0.1

    Not in labor force

    102,382 104,211 104,283 104,771 488

    Unemployment rates

    Total, 16 years and over

    4.2 4.3 4.4 4.3 -0.1

    Adult men (20 years and over)

    3.9 3.8 4.0 3.8 -0.2

    Adult women (20 years and over)

    3.7 4.1 4.1 4.0 -0.1

    Teenagers (16 to 19 years)

    13.8 13.6 14.9 13.7 -1.2

    White

    3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 -0.1

    Black or African American

    6.2 7.3 7.7 7.1 -0.6

    Asian

    3.5 4.2 4.8 3.7 -1.1

    Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

    5.1 4.9 5.2 4.8 -0.4

    Total, 25 years and over

    3.3 3.6 3.7 3.6 -0.1

    Less than a high school diploma

    5.8 5.3 5.6 5.9 0.3

    High school graduates, no college

    4.2 4.6 4.8 4.7 -0.1

    Some college or associate degree

    3.5 3.6 3.5 3.6 0.1

    Bachelor’s degree and higher

    2.6 3.0 3.0 2.8 -0.2

    Reason for unemployment

    Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

    3,322 3,495 3,620 3,403 -217

    Job leavers

    869 1,038 867 898 31

    Reentrants

    2,182 2,168 2,320 2,254 -66

    New entrants

    743 796 805 714 -91

    Duration of unemployment

    Less than 5 weeks

    2,362 2,166 2,319 2,138 -181

    5 to 14 weeks

    2,154 2,151 2,078 1,998 -80

    15 to 26 weeks

    1,010 1,202 1,206 1,212 6

    27 weeks and over

    1,499 1,813 1,899 1,821 -78

    Employed people at work part time

    Part time for economic reasons

    4,771 4,873 4,396 4,497 101

    Slack work or business conditions

    3,153 3,181 2,838 3,107 269

    Could only find part-time work

    1,253 1,379 1,251 1,126 -125

    Part time for noneconomic reasons

    22,647 22,899 22,728 22,767 39

    People not in the labor force

    Marginally attached to the labor force

    1,687 1,662 1,619 1,944 325

    Discouraged workers

    502 475 366 510 144

    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
    Category Mar.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026(p)
    Mar.
    2026(p)

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

    Total nonfarm

    67 160 -133 178

    Total private

    67 180 -129 186

    Goods-producing

    -1 45 -20 43

    Mining and logging

    -2 -2 -1 2

    Construction

    6 45 -13 26

    Manufacturing

    -5 2 -6 15

    Durable goods(1)

    -5 6 1 15

    Motor vehicles and parts

    -4.2 1.3 -0.1 0.6

    Nondurable goods

    0 -4 -7 0

    Private service-providing

    68 135 -109 143

    Wholesale trade

    -13.9 2.1 6.7 3.3

    Retail trade

    15.7 12.7 -8.0 9.7

    Transportation and warehousing

    -17.4 22.6 -48.5 21.0

    Utilities

    1.6 0.2 1.5 -1.2

    Information

    -9 -27 -21 -3

    Financial activities

    2 -39 2 -15

    Professional and business services(1)

    -16 36 7 2

    Temporary help services

    -4.7 18.8 -0.1 4.4

    Private education and health services(1)

    68 119 -42 91

    Health care and social assistance

    67.7 106.9 -27.8 89.9

    Leisure and hospitality

    27 5 -11 44

    Other services

    10 3 5 -9

    Government

    0 -20 -4 -8

    (3-month average change, in thousands)

    Total nonfarm

    20 61 3 68

    Total private

    10 82 15 79

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

    Total nonfarm women employees

    49.9 50.0 50.0 50.0

    Total private women employees

    48.4 48.5 48.5 48.5

    Total private production and nonsupervisory employees

    81.5 81.6 81.5 81.6

    HOURS AND EARNINGS
    ALL EMPLOYEES

    Total private

    Average weekly hours

    34.2 34.3 34.3 34.2

    Average hourly earnings

    $36.11 $37.15 $37.29 $37.38

    Average weekly earnings

    $1,234.96 $1,274.25 $1,279.05 $1,278.40

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

    115.7 116.5 116.4 116.2

    Over-the-month percent change

    0.0 0.4 -0.1 -0.2

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

    199.8 206.9 207.4 207.6

    Over-the-month percent change

    0.5 0.8 0.2 0.1

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

    Total private (250 industries)

    48.0 51.6 49.2 56.8

    Manufacturing (72 industries)

    44.4 45.8 46.5 47.9

    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.
    
    Other information
    
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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 age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
    Mar.
    2025
    Feb.
    2026
    Mar.
    2026
    Mar.
    2025
    Nov.
    2025
    Dec.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026
    Mar.
    2026

    TOTAL

    Civilian noninstitutional population

    273,023 274,766 274,858 273,023 274,633 274,816 274,676 274,766 274,858

    Civilian labor force

    170,653 170,206 170,102 170,641 171,541 171,495 170,465 170,483 170,087

    Participation rate

    62.5 61.9 61.9 62.5 62.5 62.4 62.1 62.0 61.9

    Employed

    163,412 162,153 162,764 163,509 163,760 163,992 163,097 162,912 162,848

    Employment-population ratio

    59.9 59.0 59.2 59.9 59.6 59.7 59.4 59.3 59.2

    Unemployed

    7,242 8,052 7,337 7,132 7,781 7,503 7,368 7,571 7,239

    Unemployment rate

    4.2 4.7 4.3 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.3

    Not in labor force

    102,369 104,560 104,756 102,382 103,092 103,321 104,211 104,283 104,771

    People who currently want a job

    5,600 5,880 5,728 5,910 6,139 6,208 5,838 5,974 6,040

    Men, 16 years and over

    Civilian noninstitutional population

    133,175 132,586 132,627 133,175 133,957 134,046 132,546 132,586 132,627

    Civilian labor force

    90,318 88,835 88,827 90,306 90,739 90,780 89,200 89,101 88,846

    Participation rate

    67.8 67.0 67.0 67.8 67.7 67.7 67.3 67.2 67.0

    Employed

    86,216 84,460 84,852 86,457 86,616 86,812 85,348 85,210 85,111

    Employment-population ratio

    64.7 63.7 64.0 64.9 64.7 64.8 64.4 64.3 64.2

    Unemployed

    4,102 4,375 3,975 3,849 4,123 3,968 3,852 3,891 3,736

    Unemployment rate

    4.5 4.9 4.5 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.2

    Not in labor force

    42,857 43,750 43,799 42,869 43,218 43,266 43,345 43,485 43,780

    Men, 20 years and over

    Civilian noninstitutional population

    124,082 123,612 123,657 124,082 124,889 124,981 123,570 123,612 123,657

    Civilian labor force

    87,135 85,945 85,931 86,965 87,628 87,638 86,096 86,006 85,796

    Participation rate

    70.2 69.5 69.5 70.1 70.2 70.1 69.7 69.6 69.4

    Employed

    83,485 82,038 82,429 83,594 84,043 84,199 82,783 82,591 82,562

    Employment-population ratio

    67.3 66.4 66.7 67.4 67.3 67.4 67.0 66.8 66.8

    Unemployed

    3,650 3,907 3,503 3,371 3,585 3,439 3,313 3,415 3,235

    Unemployment rate

    4.2 4.5 4.1 3.9 4.1 3.9 3.8 4.0 3.8

    Not in labor force

    36,946 37,667 37,726 37,117 37,261 37,344 37,474 37,606 37,860

    Women, 16 years and over

    Civilian noninstitutional population

    139,848 142,180 142,231 139,848 140,676 140,770 142,130 142,180 142,231

    Civilian labor force

    80,336 81,370 81,274 80,335 80,802 80,715 81,265 81,382 81,241

    Participation rate

    57.4 57.2 57.1 57.4 57.4 57.3 57.2 57.2 57.1

    Employed

    77,195 77,693 77,912 77,052 77,144 77,180 77,749 77,702 77,737

    Employment-population ratio

    55.2 54.6 54.8 55.1 54.8 54.8 54.7 54.7 54.7

    Unemployed

    3,140 3,677 3,362 3,283 3,658 3,535 3,515 3,680 3,503

    Unemployment rate

    3.9 4.5 4.1 4.1 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.3

    Not in labor force

    59,512 60,810 60,957 59,513 59,873 60,055 60,865 60,798 60,991

    Women, 20 years and over

    Civilian noninstitutional population

    131,080 133,541 133,593 131,080 131,935 132,034 133,489 133,541 133,593

    Civilian labor force

    77,153 78,384 78,181 76,997 77,442 77,351 78,128 78,183 78,007

    Participation rate

    58.9 58.7 58.5 58.7 58.7 58.6 58.5 58.5 58.4

    Employed

    74,398 75,121 75,125 74,156 74,302 74,306 74,925 74,965 74,861

    Employment-population ratio

    56.8 56.3 56.2 56.6 56.3 56.3 56.1 56.1 56.0

    Unemployed

    2,754 3,263 3,055 2,841 3,140 3,044 3,203 3,218 3,146

    Unemployment rate

    3.6 4.2 3.9 3.7 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.0

    Not in labor force

    53,927 55,157 55,413 54,082 54,493 54,683 55,361 55,358 55,587

    Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

    Civilian noninstitutional population

    17,862 17,613 17,608 17,862 17,808 17,801 17,617 17,613 17,608

    Civilian labor force

    6,366 5,877 5,990 6,679 6,470 6,506 6,241 6,294 6,284

    Participation rate

    35.6 33.4 34.0 37.4 36.3 36.6 35.4 35.7 35.7

    Employed

    5,528 4,994 5,211 5,759 5,415 5,486 5,390 5,357 5,425

    Employment-population ratio

    31.0 28.4 29.6 32.2 30.4 30.8 30.6 30.4 30.8

    Unemployed

    837 883 779 920 1,056 1,020 851 937 858

    Unemployment rate

    13.2 15.0 13.0 13.8 16.3 15.7 13.6 14.9 13.7

    Not in labor force

    11,496 11,736 11,618 11,183 11,338 11,295 11,376 11,319 11,324

    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 age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
    Mar.
    2025
    Feb.
    2026
    Mar.
    2026
    Mar.
    2025
    Nov.
    2025
    Dec.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026
    Mar.
    2026

    WHITE

    Civilian noninstitutional population

    207,221 202,426 202,436 207,221 207,980 208,058 202,423 202,426 202,436

    Civilian labor force

    128,796 123,852 123,915 128,694 128,477 128,617 123,997 123,986 123,841

    Participation rate

    62.2 61.2 61.2 62.1 61.8 61.8 61.3 61.2 61.2

    Employed

    123,888 118,878 119,335 123,896 123,517 123,778 119,412 119,402 119,371

    Employment-population ratio

    59.8 58.7 58.9 59.8 59.4 59.5 59.0 59.0 59.0

    Unemployed

    4,908 4,974 4,580 4,798 4,960 4,838 4,585 4,584 4,470

    Unemployment rate

    3.8 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6

    Not in labor force

    78,425 78,574 78,521 78,526 79,503 79,441 78,426 78,441 78,595

    Men, 20 years and over

    Civilian labor force

    66,564 63,730 63,831 66,444 66,683 66,700 63,834 63,768 63,724

    Participation rate

    69.6 68.8 68.9 69.5 69.4 69.4 68.9 68.9 68.8

    Employed

    64,087 61,148 61,584 64,181 64,311 64,411 61,734 61,574 61,684

    Employment-population ratio

    67.0 66.0 66.5 67.1 67.0 67.0 66.7 66.5 66.6

    Unemployed

    2,477 2,582 2,246 2,263 2,371 2,289 2,100 2,194 2,040

    Unemployment rate

    3.7 4.1 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.2

    Women, 20 years and over

    Civilian labor force

    57,333 55,885 55,763 57,150 56,993 57,008 55,661 55,682 55,596

    Participation rate

    58.1 57.1 57.0 57.9 57.5 57.4 56.9 56.9 56.8

    Employed

    55,489 54,047 53,929 55,265 55,051 55,178 53,748 53,874 53,721

    Employment-population ratio

    56.2 55.2 55.1 56.0 55.5 55.6 54.9 55.1 54.9

    Unemployed

    1,844 1,839 1,834 1,885 1,943 1,831 1,913 1,808 1,875

    Unemployment rate

    3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.4

    Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

    Civilian labor force

    4,900 4,236 4,321 5,100 4,801 4,909 4,502 4,536 4,521

    Participation rate

    38.2 35.3 36.0 39.8 37.7 38.5 37.5 37.8 37.7

    Employed

    4,312 3,683 3,821 4,449 4,155 4,190 3,929 3,955 3,966

    Employment-population ratio

    33.6 30.7 31.9 34.7 32.6 32.9 32.7 33.0 33.1

    Unemployed

    588 553 500 651 646 719 572 581 555

    Unemployment rate

    12.0 13.1 11.6 12.8 13.5 14.6 12.7 12.8 12.3

    BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

    Civilian noninstitutional population

    35,687 35,388 35,411 35,687 35,961 35,995 35,364 35,388 35,411

    Civilian labor force

    22,166 22,226 22,155 22,205 22,948 22,728 22,160 22,286 22,195

    Participation rate

    62.1 62.8 62.6 62.2 63.8 63.1 62.7 63.0 62.7

    Employed

    20,787 20,499 20,593 20,824 21,065 21,024 20,553 20,579 20,621

    Employment-population ratio

    58.2 57.9 58.2 58.4 58.6 58.4 58.1 58.2 58.2

    Unemployed

    1,380 1,727 1,562 1,382 1,884 1,704 1,607 1,707 1,574

    Unemployment rate

    6.2 7.8 7.1 6.2 8.2 7.5 7.3 7.7 7.1

    Not in labor force

    13,520 13,162 13,256 13,481 13,013 13,267 13,204 13,102 13,216

    Men, 20 years and over

    Civilian labor force

    10,522 10,081 10,067 10,513 10,776 10,669 10,148 10,113 10,057

    Participation rate

    69.3 67.8 67.7 69.3 70.4 69.6 68.3 68.0 67.6

    Employed

    9,836 9,327 9,288 9,871 9,969 9,938 9,402 9,407 9,328

    Employment-population ratio

    64.8 62.8 62.4 65.1 65.1 64.9 63.3 63.3 62.7

    Unemployed

    686 754 778 642 807 731 747 706 729

    Unemployment rate

    6.5 7.5 7.7 6.1 7.5 6.9 7.4 7.0 7.3

    Women, 20 years and over

    Civilian labor force

    10,860 11,393 11,290 10,863 11,238 11,222 11,177 11,369 11,308

    Participation rate

    60.9 63.8 63.2 60.9 62.5 62.4 62.6 63.7 63.3

    Employed

    10,325 10,602 10,651 10,297 10,440 10,403 10,459 10,565 10,617

    Employment-population ratio

    57.9 59.4 59.6 57.7 58.1 57.8 58.6 59.2 59.4

    Unemployed

    535 792 639 566 798 820 717 804 691

    Unemployment rate

    4.9 6.9 5.7 5.2 7.1 7.3 6.4 7.1 6.1

    Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

    Civilian labor force

    785 751 799 829 934 837 835 804 830

    Participation rate

    29.3 28.2 30.0 31.0 34.8 31.2 31.3 30.2 31.1

    Employed

    626 570 654 656 656 684 692 606 676

    Employment-population ratio

    23.4 21.4 24.5 24.5 24.4 25.5 26.0 22.8 25.4

    Unemployed

    159 182 145 174 278 153 143 197 154

    Unemployment rate

    20.3 24.2 18.1 20.9 29.8 18.3 17.1 24.5 18.5

    ASIAN

    Civilian noninstitutional population

    19,241 21,099 21,176 19,241 19,836 19,788 20,856 21,099 21,176

    Civilian labor force

    12,688 13,867 13,897 12,651 13,083 13,036 13,828 13,892 13,860

    Participation rate

    65.9 65.7 65.6 65.8 66.0 65.9 66.3 65.8 65.4

    Employed

    12,258 13,189 13,402 12,210 12,617 12,565 13,241 13,222 13,348

    Employment-population ratio

    63.7 62.5 63.3 63.5 63.6 63.5 63.5 62.7 63.0

    Unemployed

    430 678 495 442 466 471 588 670 512

    Unemployment rate

    3.4 4.9 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.6 4.2 4.8 3.7

    Not in labor force

    6,553 7,232 7,279 6,590 6,753 6,752 7,027 7,207 7,317

    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 age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
    Mar.
    2025
    Feb.
    2026
    Mar.
    2026
    Mar.
    2025
    Nov.
    2025
    Dec.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026
    Mar.
    2026

    HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

    Civilian noninstitutional population

    51,083 52,614 52,675 51,083 51,971 52,080 52,547 52,614 52,675

    Civilian labor force

    34,398 35,392 35,585 34,326 35,025 35,014 35,403 35,396 35,515

    Participation rate

    67.3 67.3 67.6 67.2 67.4 67.2 67.4 67.3 67.4

    Employed

    32,592 33,402 33,820 32,573 33,262 33,286 33,671 33,551 33,794

    Employment-population ratio

    63.8 63.5 64.2 63.8 64.0 63.9 64.1 63.8 64.2

    Unemployed

    1,806 1,990 1,765 1,753 1,763 1,728 1,732 1,845 1,722

    Unemployment rate

    5.2 5.6 5.0 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9 5.2 4.8

    Not in labor force

    16,685 17,222 17,091 16,757 16,946 17,066 17,144 17,218 17,160

    Men, 20 years and over

    Civilian labor force

    18,350 18,427 18,358 18,282 18,700 18,744 18,424 18,455 18,330

    Participation rate

    79.3 78.9 78.5 79.0 79.3 79.3 79.0 79.0 78.4

    Employed

    17,449 17,471 17,588 17,455 17,856 17,935 17,700 17,618 17,621

    Employment-population ratio

    75.4 74.8 75.2 75.4 75.7 75.9 75.9 75.4 75.3

    Unemployed

    900 957 770 828 844 809 724 837 709

    Unemployment rate

    4.9 5.2 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.3 3.9 4.5 3.9

    Women, 20 years and over

    Civilian labor force

    14,445 15,488 15,714 14,413 14,845 14,812 15,473 15,423 15,648

    Participation rate

    62.3 63.3 64.2 62.2 62.9 62.6 63.4 63.1 63.9

    Employed

    13,768 14,686 14,909 13,746 14,186 14,140 14,731 14,659 14,857

    Employment-population ratio

    59.4 60.1 60.9 59.3 60.1 59.8 60.3 60.0 60.7

    Unemployed

    677 801 804 667 659 672 742 764 792

    Unemployment rate

    4.7 5.2 5.1 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.8 5.0 5.1

    Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

    Civilian labor force

    1,604 1,477 1,512 1,631 1,480 1,458 1,506 1,518 1,537

    Participation rate

    33.6 30.8 31.5 34.2 30.9 30.5 31.4 31.6 32.0

    Employed

    1,375 1,245 1,322 1,373 1,220 1,210 1,241 1,274 1,315

    Employment-population ratio

    28.8 25.9 27.5 28.8 25.5 25.3 25.8 26.5 27.4

    Unemployed

    229 232 190 258 260 248 266 245 221

    Unemployment rate

    14.3 15.7 12.6 15.8 17.6 17.0 17.6 16.1 14.4

    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 attainment Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
    Mar.
    2025
    Feb.
    2026
    Mar.
    2026
    Mar.
    2025
    Nov.
    2025
    Dec.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026
    Mar.
    2026

    Less than a high school diploma

    Civilian labor force

    8,986 8,218 8,501 9,058 8,871 9,014 8,863 8,539 8,578

    Participation rate

    47.7 45.1 46.3 48.1 46.7 46.7 45.7 46.8 46.7

    Employed

    8,392 7,628 7,928 8,533 8,269 8,507 8,392 8,063 8,076

    Employment-population ratio

    44.5 41.8 43.2 45.3 43.5 44.1 43.3 44.2 44.0

    Unemployed

    594 590 573 525 602 507 471 476 502

    Unemployment rate

    6.6 7.2 6.7 5.8 6.8 5.6 5.3 5.6 5.9

    High school graduates, no college(1)

    Civilian labor force

    36,176 36,154 36,384 36,065 37,153 36,675 36,667 36,097 36,293

    Participation rate

    56.7 56.6 56.5 56.5 57.9 57.4 56.6 56.5 56.3

    Employed

    34,576 34,229 34,574 34,567 35,529 35,207 34,997 34,351 34,602

    Employment-population ratio

    54.2 53.6 53.7 54.2 55.4 55.1 54.0 53.8 53.7

    Unemployed

    1,600 1,925 1,811 1,498 1,624 1,468 1,670 1,746 1,691

    Unemployment rate

    4.4 5.3 5.0 4.2 4.4 4.0 4.6 4.8 4.7

    Some college or associate degree

    Civilian labor force

    36,350 36,534 36,080 36,204 36,272 36,455 35,889 36,338 35,992

    Participation rate

    62.8 62.3 61.9 62.5 61.9 61.8 61.3 61.9 61.8

    Employed

    35,044 35,149 34,757 34,944 34,996 35,085 34,598 35,057 34,714

    Employment-population ratio

    60.5 59.9 59.7 60.4 59.7 59.4 59.1 59.8 59.6

    Unemployed

    1,306 1,384 1,323 1,260 1,275 1,370 1,292 1,281 1,278

    Unemployment rate

    3.6 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.6

    Bachelor’s degree and higher(2)

    Civilian labor force

    67,120 67,677 67,609 66,747 67,196 67,419 67,020 67,234 67,265

    Participation rate

    72.4 71.9 71.9 72.0 72.2 72.6 72.8 71.4 71.5

    Employed

    65,404 65,625 65,740 65,006 65,250 65,555 65,025 65,216 65,364

    Employment-population ratio

    70.5 69.7 69.9 70.1 70.1 70.6 70.6 69.3 69.5

    Unemployed

    1,716 2,052 1,869 1,742 1,945 1,863 1,995 2,018 1,900

    Unemployment rate

    2.6 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.8

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

    NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals for those 25 years and over because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

    HOUSEHOLD DATA
    Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted
    [Numbers in thousands]
    Employment status, veteran status, and period of service Total Men Women
    Mar.
    2025
    Mar.
    2026
    Mar.
    2025
    Mar.
    2026
    Mar.
    2025
    Mar.
    2026

    VETERANS, 18 years and over

    Civilian noninstitutional population

    17,348 17,015 15,275 14,932 2,073 2,083

    Civilian labor force

    8,480 8,109 7,249 6,967 1,231 1,142

    Participation rate

    48.9 47.7 47.5 46.7 59.4 54.8

    Employed

    8,160 7,796 6,996 6,735 1,164 1,061

    Employment-population ratio

    47.0 45.8 45.8 45.1 56.2 50.9

    Unemployed

    320 314 253 233 67 81

    Unemployment rate

    3.8 3.9 3.5 3.3 5.4 7.1

    Not in labor force

    8,868 8,906 8,026 7,965 842 941

    Gulf War-era II veterans

    Civilian noninstitutional population

    5,616 5,808 4,631 4,750 985 1,058

    Civilian labor force

    4,384 4,391 3,686 3,667 698 724

    Participation rate

    78.1 75.6 79.6 77.2 70.9 68.4

    Employed

    4,249 4,194 3,588 3,528 661 666

    Employment-population ratio

    75.7 72.2 77.5 74.3 67.1 62.9

    Unemployed

    135 197 97 139 38 58

    Unemployment rate

    3.1 4.5 2.6 3.8 5.4 8.0

    Not in labor force

    1,232 1,417 945 1,083 287 335

    Gulf War-era I veterans

    Civilian noninstitutional population

    3,221 3,150 2,711 2,686 510 464

    Civilian labor force

    2,200 2,032 1,841 1,768 359 264

    Participation rate

    68.3 64.5 67.9 65.8 70.3 56.9

    Employed

    2,082 1,950 1,744 1,705 338 245

    Employment-population ratio

    64.6 61.9 64.3 63.5 66.3 52.8

    Unemployed

    118 82 98 64 21 19

    Unemployment rate

    5.4 4.1 5.3 3.6 5.7 7.2

    Not in labor force

    1,021 1,118 870 918 151 200

    Vietnam-era and earlier wartime veterans

    Civilian noninstitutional population

    4,962 4,649 4,774 4,471 188 178

    Civilian labor force

    663 527 631 505 32 22

    Participation rate

    13.4 11.3 13.2 11.3 16.8 12.2

    Employed

    627 517 596 495 32 22

    Employment-population ratio

    12.6 11.1 12.5 11.1 16.8 12.2

    Unemployed

    36 10 36 10 0 0

    Unemployment rate

    5.4 1.9 5.7 2.0

    Not in labor force

    4,299 4,122 4,143 3,966 156 156

    Veterans of other service periods

    Civilian noninstitutional population

    3,549 3,408 3,159 3,025 390 383

    Civilian labor force

    1,233 1,159 1,090 1,027 143 133

    Participation rate

    34.7 34.0 34.5 33.9 36.6 34.6

    Employed

    1,202 1,135 1,068 1,006 134 129

    Employment-population ratio

    33.9 33.3 33.8 33.3 34.4 33.6

    Unemployed

    31 25 22 21 9 4

    Unemployment rate

    2.5 2.1 2.0 2.0 6.1 3.1

    Not in labor force

    2,316 2,249 2,069 1,998 247 250

    NONVETERANS, 18 years and over

    Civilian noninstitutional population

    246,193 248,490 113,099 113,085 133,094 135,405

    Civilian labor force

    159,933 159,872 81,970 80,921 77,963 78,951

    Participation rate

    65.0 64.3 72.5 71.6 58.6 58.3

    Employed

    153,348 153,140 78,277 77,337 75,071 75,803

    Employment-population ratio

    62.3 61.6 69.2 68.4 56.4 56.0

    Unemployed

    6,585 6,732 3,694 3,584 2,891 3,147

    Unemployment rate

    4.1 4.2 4.5 4.4 3.7 4.0

    Not in labor force

    86,260 88,618 31,128 32,164 55,132 56,454

    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 age People with a disability People with no disability
    Mar.
    2025
    Mar.
    2026
    Mar.
    2025
    Mar.
    2026

    TOTAL, 16 years and over

    Civilian noninstitutional population

    34,400 36,209 238,623 238,649

    Civilian labor force

    8,220 8,706 162,433 161,396

    Participation rate

    23.9 24.0 68.1 67.6

    Employed

    7,579 8,038 155,833 154,726

    Employment-population ratio

    22.0 22.2 65.3 64.8

    Unemployed

    642 667 6,600 6,670

    Unemployment rate

    7.8 7.7 4.1 4.1

    Not in labor force

    26,179 27,503 76,190 77,253

    Men, 16 to 64 years

    Civilian labor force

    3,351 3,600 80,595 78,800

    Participation rate

    42.1 43.2 82.8 82.8

    Employed

    3,019 3,337 77,026 75,317

    Employment-population ratio

    37.9 40.0 79.2 79.1

    Unemployed

    332 263 3,569 3,483

    Unemployment rate

    9.9 7.3 4.4 4.4

    Not in labor force

    4,606 4,735 16,687 16,417

    Women, 16 to 64 years

    Civilian labor force

    3,472 3,553 71,643 72,110

    Participation rate

    39.8 40.7 73.2 73.4

    Employed

    3,240 3,231 68,900 69,339

    Employment-population ratio

    37.2 37.1 70.4 70.6

    Unemployed

    232 322 2,743 2,772

    Unemployment rate

    6.7 9.1 3.8 3.8

    Not in labor force

    5,244 5,166 26,269 26,098

    Both sexes, 65 years and over

    Civilian labor force

    1,398 1,553 10,195 10,486

    Participation rate

    7.9 8.1 23.5 23.2

    Employed

    1,320 1,470 9,907 10,071

    Employment-population ratio

    7.4 7.7 22.8 22.3

    Unemployed

    78 83 288 415

    Unemployment rate

    5.6 5.3 2.8 4.0

    Not in labor force

    16,329 17,602 33,234 34,737

    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 nativity Total Men Women
    Mar.
    2025
    Mar.
    2026
    Mar.
    2025
    Mar.
    2026
    Mar.
    2025
    Mar.
    2026

    Foreign born, 16 years and over

    Civilian noninstitutional population

    50,447 49,725 24,989 23,529 25,458 26,196

    Civilian labor force

    33,719 33,401 19,259 18,169 14,459 15,232

    Participation rate

    66.8 67.2 77.1 77.2 56.8 58.1

    Employed

    32,225 31,974 18,398 17,462 13,827 14,512

    Employment-population ratio

    63.9 64.3 73.6 74.2 54.3 55.4

    Unemployed

    1,494 1,428 861 707 633 720

    Unemployment rate

    4.4 4.3 4.5 3.9 4.4 4.7

    Not in labor force

    16,728 16,324 5,730 5,360 10,998 10,964

    Native born, 16 years and over

    Civilian noninstitutional population

    222,576 225,133 108,186 109,097 114,390 116,036

    Civilian labor force

    136,935 136,700 71,059 70,658 65,876 66,042

    Participation rate

    61.5 60.7 65.7 64.8 57.6 56.9

    Employed

    131,186 130,791 67,818 67,390 63,368 63,401

    Employment-population ratio

    58.9 58.1 62.7 61.8 55.4 54.6

    Unemployed

    5,748 5,910 3,241 3,268 2,508 2,642

    Unemployment rate

    4.2 4.3 4.6 4.6 3.8 4.0

    Not in labor force

    85,641 88,433 37,127 38,439 48,514 49,993

    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]
    Category Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
    Mar.
    2025
    Feb.
    2026
    Mar.
    2026
    Mar.
    2025
    Nov.
    2025
    Dec.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026
    Mar.
    2026

    CLASS OF WORKER

    Agriculture and related industries

    2,251 2,162 2,159 2,353 2,200 2,332 2,152 2,257 2,256

    Wage and salary workers(1)

    1,509 1,399 1,426 1,578 1,459 1,571 1,400 1,500 1,496

    Self-employed workers, unincorporated

    717 751 702 739 761 751 756 757 721

    Unpaid family workers

    25 12 31

    Nonagricultural industries

    161,160 159,992 160,606 160,964 161,635 161,716 160,883 160,706 160,550

    Wage and salary workers(1)

    152,079 151,241 151,896 151,913 152,150 152,671 151,874 151,786 151,853

    Government

    22,134 21,986 21,606 21,772 22,040 21,973 21,591 21,739 21,325

    Private industries

    129,945 129,255 130,290 130,141 130,088 130,708 130,384 130,046 130,542

    Private households

    555 621 641

    Other industries

    129,390 128,634 129,649 129,508 129,600 130,160 129,710 129,388 129,805

    Self-employed workers, unincorporated

    9,034 8,682 8,669 9,081 9,476 9,052 9,056 8,841 8,737

    Unpaid family workers

    47 69 40

    PEOPLE AT WORK PART TIME(2)

    All industries

    Part time for economic reasons(3)

    4,900 4,627 4,616 4,771 5,487 5,341 4,873 4,396 4,497

    Slack work or business conditions

    3,245 3,085 3,196 3,153 3,445 3,436 3,181 2,838 3,107

    Could only find part-time work

    1,307 1,256 1,131 1,253 1,650 1,514 1,379 1,251 1,126

    Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

    23,198 23,398 23,314 22,647 23,068 22,251 22,899 22,728 22,767

    Nonagricultural industries

    Part time for economic reasons(3)

    4,813 4,571 4,572 4,707 5,417 5,282 4,836 4,380 4,476

    Slack work or business conditions

    3,194 3,059 3,168 3,119 3,434 3,427 3,167 2,846 3,096

    Could only find part-time work

    1,305 1,256 1,131 1,251 1,635 1,497 1,373 1,250 1,124

    Part time for noneconomic reasons(4)

    22,781 23,017 22,948 22,224 22,685 21,839 22,520 22,357 22,393

    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]
    Characteristic Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
    Mar.
    2025
    Feb.
    2026
    Mar.
    2026
    Mar.
    2025
    Nov.
    2025
    Dec.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026
    Mar.
    2026

    AGE AND SEX

    Total, 16 years and over

    163,412 162,153 162,764 163,509 163,760 163,992 163,097 162,912 162,848

    16 to 19 years

    5,528 4,994 5,211 5,759 5,415 5,486 5,390 5,357 5,425

    16 to 17 years

    1,904 1,763 1,829 2,081 1,935 1,938 1,926 1,963 2,000

    18 to 19 years

    3,624 3,231 3,382 3,709 3,474 3,547 3,465 3,418 3,459

    20 years and over

    157,883 157,159 157,554 157,750 158,345 158,506 157,708 157,555 157,423

    20 to 24 years

    14,468 14,528 14,555 14,568 14,456 14,387 14,740 14,709 14,633

    25 years and over

    143,416 142,631 142,999 143,218 143,908 144,171 142,913 142,777 142,806

    25 to 54 years

    105,417 104,765 105,120 105,292 105,852 106,087 105,063 104,909 105,007

    25 to 34 years

    36,370 36,278 36,392 36,330 36,132 36,401 36,442 36,331 36,362

    35 to 44 years

    36,962 36,519 36,618 36,859 37,226 37,304 36,635 36,556 36,529

    45 to 54 years

    32,085 31,968 32,110 32,103 32,494 32,382 31,986 32,022 32,116

    55 years and over

    37,999 37,866 37,879 37,927 38,056 38,085 37,850 37,868 37,799

    Men, 16 years and over

    86,216 84,460 84,852 86,457 86,616 86,812 85,348 85,210 85,111

    16 to 19 years

    2,731 2,422 2,424 2,863 2,572 2,613 2,566 2,619 2,549

    16 to 17 years

    944 793 781 1,030 935 925 920 904 860

    18 to 19 years

    1,787 1,629 1,643 1,860 1,631 1,689 1,650 1,740 1,707

    20 years and over

    83,485 82,038 82,429 83,594 84,043 84,199 82,783 82,591 82,562

    20 to 24 years

    7,285 7,287 7,583 7,364 7,384 7,310 7,489 7,445 7,632

    25 years and over

    76,200 74,751 74,846 76,296 76,645 76,904 75,325 75,150 74,970

    25 to 54 years

    55,880 54,943 55,005 55,962 56,264 56,448 55,270 55,230 55,104

    25 to 34 years

    19,315 19,188 19,147 19,322 19,285 19,307 19,398 19,291 19,171

    35 to 44 years

    19,799 19,207 19,333 19,794 19,961 20,042 19,310 19,300 19,331

    45 to 54 years

    16,765 16,549 16,525 16,845 17,017 17,100 16,562 16,639 16,603

    55 years and over

    20,320 19,808 19,840 20,334 20,381 20,456 20,055 19,920 19,865

    Women, 16 years and over

    77,195 77,693 77,912 77,052 77,144 77,180 77,749 77,702 77,737

    16 to 19 years

    2,797 2,572 2,787 2,895 2,842 2,874 2,824 2,737 2,876

    16 to 17 years

    960 969 1,048 1,051 1,000 1,014 1,007 1,059 1,140

    18 to 19 years

    1,837 1,603 1,739 1,849 1,843 1,858 1,815 1,677 1,751

    20 years and over

    74,398 75,121 75,125 74,156 74,302 74,306 74,925 74,965 74,861

    20 to 24 years

    7,182 7,241 6,972 7,204 7,073 7,077 7,252 7,264 7,002

    25 years and over

    67,216 67,880 68,153 66,923 67,263 67,267 67,588 67,628 67,836

    25 to 54 years

    49,537 49,822 50,115 49,330 49,588 49,639 49,793 49,679 49,903

    25 to 34 years

    17,055 17,091 17,245 17,008 16,847 17,094 17,044 17,040 17,191

    35 to 44 years

    17,162 17,312 17,285 17,064 17,264 17,262 17,325 17,256 17,198

    45 to 54 years

    15,320 15,419 15,586 15,257 15,477 15,283 15,425 15,383 15,513

    55 years and over

    17,679 18,058 18,038 17,593 17,675 17,628 17,795 17,948 17,934

    MARITAL STATUS

    Married men, spouse present(1)

    45,812 45,071 45,339 45,792 46,308 46,289 45,388 45,199 45,327

    Married women, spouse present(1)

    36,886 37,601 38,157 36,768 37,405 37,254 37,119 37,413 37,963

    Women who maintain families(2)

    10,265 10,409 10,328

    FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

    Full-time workers(3)

    134,163 133,085 133,752 135,055 134,325 135,215 134,441 134,341 134,676

    Part-time workers(4)

    29,248 29,069 29,013 28,453 29,452 28,712 28,727 28,478 28,290

    MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

    Total multiple jobholders

    9,132 8,510 8,513 8,935 9,292 8,848 8,723 8,371 8,357

    Percent of total employed

    5.6 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.1

    SELF-EMPLOYMENT

    Self-employed workers, incorporated

    6,860 7,030 6,732

    Self-employed workers, unincorporated

    9,752 9,433 9,371 9,820 10,237 9,803 9,812 9,597 9,458

    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
    Characteristic Number of
    unemployed people
    (in thousands)
    Unemployment rates
    Mar.
    2025
    Feb.
    2026
    Mar.
    2026
    Mar.
    2025
    Nov.
    2025
    Dec.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026
    Mar.
    2026

    AGE AND SEX

    Total, 16 years and over

    7,132 7,571 7,239 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.3

    16 to 19 years

    920 937 858 13.8 16.3 15.7 13.6 14.9 13.7

    16 to 17 years

    380 383 331 15.4 17.2 18.0 16.3 16.3 14.2

    18 to 19 years

    549 547 536 12.9 15.6 14.4 12.2 13.8 13.4

    20 years and over

    6,212 6,634 6,380 3.8 4.1 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.9

    20 to 24 years

    1,191 1,178 1,007 7.6 8.3 8.2 7.0 7.4 6.4

    25 years and over

    4,955 5,524 5,321 3.3 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.6

    25 to 54 years

    3,810 4,205 4,032 3.5 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.7

    25 to 34 years

    1,523 1,812 1,837 4.0 4.9 4.3 4.9 4.8 4.8

    35 to 44 years

    1,232 1,263 1,212 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.2

    45 to 54 years

    1,054 1,130 983 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.4 3.0

    55 years and over

    1,153 1,294 1,288 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.3

    Men, 16 years and over

    3,849 3,891 3,736 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.2

    16 to 19 years

    478 475 501 14.3 17.3 16.8 17.4 15.4 16.4

    16 to 17 years

    173 187 177 14.3 18.0 19.2 20.6 17.1 17.1

    18 to 19 years

    307 292 324 14.1 17.1 15.5 15.5 14.3 16.0

    20 years and over

    3,371 3,415 3,235 3.9 4.1 3.9 3.8 4.0 3.8

    20 to 24 years

    679 671 544 8.4 9.1 9.4 7.1 8.3 6.7

    25 years and over

    2,644 2,806 2,654 3.3 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.4

    25 to 54 years

    2,028 2,073 1,994 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.5

    25 to 34 years

    886 971 942 4.4 4.7 3.9 4.6 4.8 4.7

    35 to 44 years

    608 610 598 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.0

    45 to 54 years

    535 492 454 3.1 3.3 3.1 2.7 2.9 2.7

    55 years and over

    616 733 660 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.2

    Women, 16 years and over

    3,283 3,680 3,503 4.1 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.3

    16 to 19 years

    442 462 358 13.2 15.4 14.6 10.0 14.4 11.1

    16 to 17 years

    207 196 154 16.5 16.4 16.8 11.8 15.6 11.9

    18 to 19 years

    242 255 212 11.6 14.2 13.3 9.0 13.2 10.8

    20 years and over

    2,841 3,218 3,146 3.7 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.0

    20 to 24 years

    512 507 463 6.6 7.4 6.9 7.0 6.5 6.2

    25 years and over

    2,311 2,718 2,667 3.3 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.8

    25 to 54 years

    1,782 2,132 2,038 3.5 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.1 3.9

    25 to 34 years

    637 842 895 3.6 5.2 4.6 5.3 4.7 4.9

    35 to 44 years

    625 653 613 3.5 3.4 3.7 3.1 3.6 3.4

    45 to 54 years

    520 637 530 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.4 4.0 3.3

    55 years and over

    529 572 622 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.4

    MARITAL STATUS

    Married men, spouse present(1)

    988 1,019 1,018 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2

    Married women, spouse present(1)

    934 1,136 1,154 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.9 2.9 3.0

    Women who maintain families(2)

    627 601 549 5.8 6.2 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.0

    FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

    Full-time workers(3)

    5,775 6,059 5,854 4.1 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.2

    Part-time workers(4)

    1,333 1,545 1,358 4.5 4.8 4.6 4.8 5.1 4.6

    Footnotes
    (1) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to people in both opposite-sex and same-sex married couples. Prior to January 2020, referred to people in opposite-sex married couples only.
    (2) Data are not seasonally adjusted. Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not a spouse of either sex. Prior to January 2020, referred to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not an opposite-sex spouse.
    (3) Full-time workers are unemployed people who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs.
    (4) Part-time workers are unemployed people who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs.

    NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

    HOUSEHOLD DATA
    Table A-11. Unemployed people by reason for unemployment
    [Numbers in thousands]
    Reason Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
    Mar.
    2025
    Feb.
    2026
    Mar.
    2026
    Mar.
    2025
    Nov.
    2025
    Dec.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026
    Mar.
    2026

    NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

    Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

    3,552 4,090 3,626 3,322 3,560 3,473 3,495 3,620 3,403

    On temporary layoff

    960 1,221 1,012 818 1,002 929 839 925 877

    Not on temporary layoff

    2,593 2,869 2,613 2,503 2,558 2,544 2,657 2,694 2,526

    Permanent job losers

    1,870 2,110 1,936 1,813 1,936 1,969 2,008 2,037 1,881

    People who completed temporary jobs

    723 759 678 691 623 575 649 658 645

    Job leavers

    858 870 887 869 861 832 1,038 867 898

    Reentrants

    2,155 2,363 2,215 2,182 2,600 2,337 2,168 2,320 2,254

    New entrants

    677 729 610 743 774 840 796 805 714

    PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

    Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

    49.1 50.8 49.4 46.7 45.7 46.4 46.6 47.6 46.8

    On temporary layoff

    13.3 15.2 13.8 11.5 12.8 12.4 11.2 12.2 12.1

    Not on temporary layoff

    35.8 35.6 35.6 35.2 32.8 34.0 35.4 35.4 34.7

    Job leavers

    11.8 10.8 12.1 12.2 11.0 11.1 13.8 11.4 12.4

    Reentrants

    29.8 29.4 30.2 30.7 33.3 31.2 28.9 30.5 31.0

    New entrants

    9.3 9.0 8.3 10.4 9.9 11.2 10.6 10.6 9.8

    UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE
    CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

    Job losers and people who completed temporary jobs

    2.1 2.4 2.1 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.0

    Job leavers

    0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5

    Reentrants

    1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3

    New entrants

    0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4

    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]
    Duration Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
    Mar.
    2025
    Feb.
    2026
    Mar.
    2026
    Mar.
    2025
    Nov.
    2025
    Dec.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026
    Mar.
    2026

    NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

    Less than 5 weeks

    2,085 2,198 1,838 2,362 2,540 2,289 2,166 2,319 2,138

    5 to 14 weeks

    2,338 2,540 2,157 2,154 2,190 2,069 2,151 2,078 1,998

    15 weeks and over

    2,819 3,313 3,342 2,509 3,099 3,143 3,015 3,105 3,033

    15 to 26 weeks

    1,220 1,344 1,422 1,010 1,190 1,195 1,202 1,206 1,212

    27 weeks and over

    1,599 1,969 1,919 1,499 1,910 1,948 1,813 1,899 1,821

    Average (mean) duration, in weeks

    23.6 25.3 26.1 22.9 23.1 24.4 23.7 25.7 25.3

    Median duration, in weeks

    10.9 11.2 12.8 9.7 9.8 11.4 11.0 11.1 11.5

    PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

    Less than 5 weeks

    28.8 27.3 25.1 33.6 32.4 30.5 29.5 30.9 29.8

    5 to 14 weeks

    32.3 31.5 29.4 30.7 28.0 27.6 29.3 27.7 27.9

    15 weeks and over

    38.9 41.1 45.5 35.7 39.6 41.9 41.1 41.4 42.3

    15 to 26 weeks

    16.9 16.7 19.4 14.4 15.2 15.9 16.4 16.1 16.9

    27 weeks and over

    22.1 24.5 26.2 21.3 24.4 26.0 24.7 25.3 25.4

    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-13. Employed and unemployed people by occupation, not seasonally adjusted
    [Numbers in thousands]
    Occupation Employed Unemployed Unemployment
    rates
    Mar.
    2025
    Mar.
    2026
    Mar.
    2025
    Mar.
    2026
    Mar.
    2025
    Mar.
    2026

    Total, 16 years and over(1)

    163,412 162,764 7,242 7,337 4.2 4.3

    Management, professional, and related occupations

    72,019 71,995 1,706 1,816 2.3 2.5

    Management, business, and financial operations occupations

    31,088 31,088 717 814 2.3 2.6

    Professional and related occupations

    40,930 40,906 990 1,002 2.4 2.4

    Service occupations

    26,675 26,627 1,563 1,513 5.5 5.4

    Sales and office occupations

    30,389 30,530 1,276 1,386 4.0 4.3

    Sales and related occupations

    13,861 13,967 644 737 4.4 5.0

    Office and administrative support occupations

    16,527 16,563 631 649 3.7 3.8

    Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

    14,449 13,713 826 952 5.4 6.5

    Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

    959 885 131 110 12.0 11.1

    Construction and extraction occupations

    8,475 8,014 554 658 6.1 7.6

    Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

    5,014 4,814 140 183 2.7 3.7

    Production, transportation, and material moving
    occupations

    19,881 19,899 1,176 1,028 5.6 4.9

    Production occupations

    7,923 7,685 339 325 4.1 4.1

    Transportation and material moving occupations

    11,958 12,214 837 704 6.5 5.4

    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 worker Number of
    unemployed
    people
    (in thousands)
    Unemployment
    rates
    Mar.
    2025
    Mar.
    2026
    Mar.
    2025
    Mar.
    2026

    Total, 16 years and over(1)

    7,242 7,337 4.2 4.3

    Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers

    5,567 5,625 4.1 4.1

    Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

    8 28 1.4 4.7

    Construction

    573 698 5.4 6.7

    Manufacturing

    479 513 3.1 3.4

    Durable goods

    288 335 2.9 3.3

    Nondurable goods

    190 178 3.6 3.6

    Wholesale and retail trade

    933 833 4.7 4.4

    Transportation and utilities

    360 292 4.2 3.2

    Information

    133 94 5.0 3.6

    Financial activities

    290 309 2.8 2.8

    Professional and business services

    847 839 4.3 4.2

    Education and health services

    780 861 2.8 3.1

    Leisure and hospitality

    828 858 6.2 6.2

    Other services

    337 300 5.0 4.5

    Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers

    131 150 8.2 9.7

    Government workers

    423 554 1.9 2.5

    Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers

    444 398 4.3 4.0

    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]
    Measure Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
    Mar.
    2025
    Feb.
    2026
    Mar.
    2026
    Mar.
    2025
    Nov.
    2025
    Dec.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026
    Mar.
    2026

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

    1.7 1.9 2.0 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8

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

    2.1 2.4 2.1 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.0

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

    4.2 4.7 4.3 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.3

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

    4.5 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5

    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

    5.1 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.3

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

    7.9 8.3 8.0 7.9 8.7 8.4 8.1 7.9 8.0

    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]
    Category Total Men Women
    Mar.
    2025
    Mar.
    2026
    Mar.
    2025
    Mar.
    2026
    Mar.
    2025
    Mar.
    2026

    NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE

    Total not in the labor force

    102,369 104,756 42,857 43,799 59,512 60,957

    People who currently want a job

    5,600 5,728 2,684 2,740 2,916 2,989

    Marginally attached to the labor force(1)

    1,539 1,809 796 877 743 931

    Discouraged workers(2)

    458 468 276 216 182 253

    Other people marginally attached to the labor force(3)

    1,082 1,340 521 662 561 679

    MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

    Total multiple jobholders(4)

    9,132 8,513 4,318 3,997 4,814 4,516

    Percent of total employed

    5.6 5.2 5.0 4.7 6.2 5.8

    Primary job full time, secondary job part time

    5,232 4,769 2,677 2,379 2,555 2,390

    Primary and secondary jobs both part time

    2,440 2,150 838 704 1,602 1,446

    Primary and secondary jobs both full time

    393 383 237 244 155 139

    Hours vary on primary or secondary job

    1,000 1,146 528 621 472 525

    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]
    Industry Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
    Mar.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026(p)
    Mar.
    2026(p)
    Mar.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026(p)
    Mar.
    2026(p)
    Change from:
    Feb.2026 – Mar.2026(p)

    Total nonfarm

    157,540 156,728 157,204 157,775 158,377 158,592 158,459 158,637 178

    Total private

    133,646 133,487 133,631 134,127 134,818 135,263 135,134 135,320 186

    Goods-producing

    21,284 21,103 21,123 21,253 21,559 21,501 21,481 21,524 43

    Mining and logging

    615 595 594 599 620 602 601 603 2

    Logging

    40.9 36.8 36.9 37.4 41.2 37.1 36.7 37.6 0.9

    Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

    573.6 557.8 557.4 561.1 578.5 565.0 564.2 565.5 1.3

    Oil and gas extraction

    117.7 115.5 115.4 115.8 118.2 115.5 116.3 116.1 -0.2

    Mining (except oil and gas)

    186.1 182.5 182.5 183.6 189.7 187.3 187.3 187.1 -0.2

    Coal mining

    40.0 39.1 38.8 38.1 40.1 39.1 38.8 38.3 -0.5

    Metal ore mining

    45.5 45.6 45.5 45.4 45.7 45.6 45.6 45.6 0.0

    Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

    100.6 97.8 98.2 100.1 103.9 102.7 102.9 103.3 0.4

    Support activities for mining

    269.8 259.8 259.5 261.7 270.6 262.2 260.6 262.3 1.7

    Construction

    8,049 8,003 8,005 8,108 8,273 8,317 8,304 8,330 26

    Construction of buildings

    1,828.0 1,818.0 1,825.3 1,843.8 1,860.1 1,859.5 1,865.8 1,873.4 7.6

    Residential building construction

    919.4 905.7 907.4 915.7 935.5 926.6 928.5 931.6 3.1

    Nonresidential building construction

    908.6 912.3 917.9 928.1 924.6 932.9 937.3 941.8 4.5

    Heavy and civil engineering construction

    1,122.2 1,112.6 1,115.5 1,147.7 1,180.3 1,206.1 1,200.8 1,204.6 3.8

    Specialty trade contractors

    5,098.7 5,071.9 5,063.7 5,116.4 5,232.5 5,251.0 5,236.9 5,252.0 15.1

    Residential specialty trade contractors

    2,331.0 2,287.2 2,282.8 2,306.1 2,394.4 2,369.1 2,357.8 2,369.0 11.2

    Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

    2,767.7 2,784.7 2,780.9 2,810.3 2,838.1 2,881.9 2,879.1 2,883.0 3.9

    Manufacturing

    12,620 12,505 12,524 12,546 12,666 12,582 12,576 12,591 15

    Durable goods

    7,831 7,765 7,778 7,799 7,854 7,803 7,804 7,819 15

    Wood product manufacturing

    405.7 390.3 390.7 392.2 407.1 394.0 392.3 393.6 1.3

    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

    410.7 410.1 410.0 415.8 416.9 418.2 418.7 421.5 2.8

    Primary metal manufacturing

    364.5 363.1 363.4 362.4 364.8 364.2 363.7 362.6 -1.1

    Fabricated metal product manufacturing

    1,432.7 1,435.9 1,438.7 1,444.3 1,434.2 1,438.8 1,440.5 1,445.7 5.2

    Machinery manufacturing

    1,092.8 1,082.1 1,083.5 1,085.8 1,094.9 1,084.4 1,085.5 1,087.4 1.9

    Computer and electronic product manufacturing

    1,001.8 984.3 984.0 984.3 1,005.6 988.3 987.4 987.5 0.1

    Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

    100.0 98.2 98.5 99.1 101.0 98.6 98.7 99.8 1.1

    Communications equipment manufacturing

    79.1 80.7 81.0 80.5 79.2 80.7 81.2 80.6 -0.6

    Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

    384.5 368.1 367.2 367.5 385.8 369.4 368.7 368.4 -0.3

    Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

    409.8 409.9 410.5 411.1 410.8 411.6 411.4 412.1 0.7

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

    28.4 27.4 26.8 26.1 28.8 28.0 27.3 26.7 -0.6

    Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

    428.0 432.9 433.8 435.9 428.3 432.8 433.9 435.8 1.9

    Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

    1,743.7 1,727.5 1,733.1 1,740.2 1,750.1 1,739.2 1,738.7 1,745.2 6.5

    Motor vehicles and parts(2)

    972.9 944.1 948.8 951.3 975.3 952.3 952.2 952.8 0.6

    Furniture and related product manufacturing

    337.1 331.7 333.1 331.5 337.8 333.9 334.6 332.6 -2.0

    Miscellaneous manufacturing

    613.6 606.7 608.1 606.9 614.2 609.2 609.1 607.5 -1.6

    Nondurable goods

    4,789 4,740 4,746 4,747 4,812 4,779 4,772 4,772 0

    Food manufacturing

    1,770.6 1,766.3 1,770.0 1,765.5 1,781.9 1,780.2 1,779.9 1,778.5 -1.4

    Textile mills

    82.5 79.9 79.3 78.9 82.7 80.0 79.8 79.2 -0.6

    Textile product mills

    94.3 94.5 94.6 94.4 94.0 94.2 94.3 94.2 -0.1

    Apparel manufacturing

    80.1 73.4 73.4 73.5 81.0 74.5 73.8 74.3 0.5

    Paper manufacturing

    354.7 354.9 354.7 358.0 354.5 354.9 355.4 357.8 2.4

    Printing and related support activities

    345.5 339.2 339.8 340.8 345.8 340.7 340.8 340.4 -0.4

    Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

    109.3 106.9 106.9 106.6 111.0 109.2 108.8 108.5 -0.3

    Chemical manufacturing

    898.8 893.9 897.3 892.6 898.8 898.0 898.3 893.1 -5.2

    Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

    707.8 695.0 693.4 696.0 708.1 697.0 693.9 696.4 2.5

    Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

    345.0 336.3 336.3 340.2 354.5 349.9 347.0 349.6 2.6

    Private service-providing

    112,362 112,384 112,508 112,874 113,259 113,762 113,653 113,796 143

    Trade, transportation, and utilities

    28,554 28,606 28,377 28,405 28,792 28,654 28,605 28,638 33

    Wholesale trade

    6,040.6 6,017.3 6,020.3 6,033.7 6,062.0 6,044.6 6,051.3 6,054.6 3.3

    Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

    3,399.7 3,387.9 3,388.1 3,394.2 3,407.8 3,397.4 3,400.2 3,402.1 1.9

    Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

    2,196.2 2,190.8 2,193.4 2,201.8 2,207.2 2,206.6 2,209.9 2,212.5 2.6

    Wholesale trade agents and brokers

    444.7 438.6 438.8 437.7 447.0 440.6 441.2 440.0 -1.2

    Retail trade

    15,301.8 15,365.6 15,253.3 15,277.0 15,457.5 15,426.2 15,418.2 15,427.9 9.7

    Motor vehicle and parts dealers

    2,046.5 2,037.4 2,038.7 2,038.0 2,053.3 2,056.2 2,053.9 2,045.3 -8.6

    Automobile dealers

    1,290.5 1,288.6 1,288.6 1,286.8 1,292.0 1,296.6 1,293.1 1,289.2 -3.9

    Other motor vehicle dealers

    162.2 154.0 154.6 155.4 164.9 161.6 160.7 157.9 -2.8

    Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

    593.8 594.8 595.5 595.8 596.3 598.1 600.1 598.2 -1.9

    Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

    1,386.5 1,305.1 1,310.8 1,342.3 1,390.7 1,353.9 1,352.1 1,346.8 -5.3

    Food and beverage retailers

    3,232.6 3,254.1 3,247.2 3,244.5 3,250.7 3,258.6 3,253.6 3,263.5 9.9

    Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

    774.1 766.4 753.3 750.5 779.6 763.5 757.0 756.3 -0.7

    Furniture and home furnishings retailers

    400.2 395.7 388.9 387.8 400.5 391.0 388.8 387.6 -1.2

    Electronics and appliance retailers

    373.9 370.7 364.4 362.7 379.1 372.6 368.2 368.7 0.5

    General merchandise retailers

    3,197.9 3,234.9 3,193.8 3,190.2 3,244.6 3,230.1 3,232.0 3,234.4 2.4

    Department stores

    915.7 939.4 913.2 916.4 940.0 933.5 932.9 937.2 4.3

    Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

    2,282.2 2,295.5 2,280.6 2,273.8 2,304.6 2,296.6 2,299.1 2,297.2 -1.9

    Health and personal care retailers

    1,057.7 1,052.8 1,043.0 1,045.9 1,061.7 1,044.6 1,044.4 1,049.3 4.9

    Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

    1,036.8 1,054.1 1,050.0 1,049.0 1,047.4 1,061.3 1,060.9 1,059.9 -1.0

    Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

    1,105.7 1,157.2 1,116.3 1,117.3 1,135.2 1,143.7 1,145.5 1,149.7 4.2

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

    1,464.0 1,503.6 1,500.2 1,499.3 1,494.3 1,514.3 1,518.8 1,522.7 3.9

    Transportation and warehousing

    6,612.3 6,619.7 6,499.1 6,490.5 6,671.7 6,578.0 6,529.5 6,550.5 21.0

    Air transportation

    566.8 564.2 571.1 575.2 567.4 569.7 574.3 575.2 0.9

    Rail transportation

    156.1 149.6 150.0 150.0 155.8 151.0 150.4 149.6 -0.8

    Water transportation

    67.3 68.9 68.4 69.1 69.6 72.4 71.4 71.6 0.2

    Truck transportation

    1,469.0 1,446.2 1,440.4 1,442.6 1,491.4 1,465.6 1,464.9 1,464.1 -0.8

    Transit and ground passenger transportation

    502.1 504.4 505.4 505.8 487.6 494.0 492.2 492.2 0.0

    Pipeline transportation

    55.1 56.4 56.2 55.9 55.0 55.6 55.9 55.9 0.0

    Scenic and sightseeing transportation

    24.6 24.5 25.3 26.7 32.0 32.9 34.0 34.3 0.3

    Support activities for transportation

    828.9 824.6 822.6 823.3 831.9 826.0 824.5 826.2 1.7

    Couriers and messengers

    1,070.7 1,158.9 1,035.4 1,019.2 1,100.2 1,080.4 1,030.4 1,050.8 20.4

    Warehousing and storage

    1,871.7 1,822.0 1,824.3 1,822.7 1,880.8 1,830.4 1,831.5 1,830.6 -0.9

    Utilities

    599.5 603.2 604.4 604.1 600.4 604.7 606.2 605.0 -1.2

    Information

    2,856 2,782 2,769 2,772 2,867 2,815 2,794 2,791 -3

    Motion picture and sound recording industries

    350.7 330.9 327.6 328.1 359.3 352.4 338.5 337.4 -1.1

    Publishing industries

    904.4 894.7 893.6 897.9 906.4 901.7 902.0 902.8 0.8

    Broadcasting and content providers

    340.0 333.4 334.5 332.8 340.4 334.8 334.1 334.2 0.1

    Telecommunications

    598.7 578.3 572.5 572.1 598.2 580.0 576.0 574.4 -1.6

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

    482.8 467.1 462.4 461.2 482.9 467.5 464.1 462.6 -1.5

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

    179.5 177.6 177.9 179.7 179.6 178.3 179.4 180.0 0.6

    Financial activities

    9,145 9,100 9,102 9,076 9,201 9,147 9,149 9,134 -15

    Finance and insurance

    6,723.6 6,701.1 6,691.5 6,669.6 6,743.0 6,710.4 6,706.1 6,689.9 -16.2

    Monetary authorities-central bank

    19.9 18.8 18.7 18.6 20.0 18.9 18.9 18.8 -0.1

    Credit intermediation and related
    activities

    2,563.3 2,551.4 2,543.4 2,533.9 2,565.3 2,550.8 2,545.3 2,536.8 -8.5

    Depository credit intermediation(1)

    1,780.6 1,782.3 1,777.4 1,772.4 1,780.6 1,781.2 1,777.9 1,773.6 -4.3

    Commercial banking

    1,374.7 1,365.2 1,361.3 1,356.6 1,373.8 1,364.6 1,361.2 1,356.8 -4.4

    Nondepository credit intermediation

    503.2 495.0 492.8 493.3 505.1 495.3 494.0 494.5 0.5

    Activities related to credit intermediation

    279.5 274.1 273.2 268.2 279.6 274.3 273.3 268.6 -4.7

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

    1,122.5 1,150.3 1,157.7 1,153.3 1,132.4 1,158.7 1,165.3 1,163.4 -1.9

    Insurance carriers and related activities

    3,017.9 2,980.6 2,971.7 2,963.8 3,025.3 2,982.0 2,976.6 2,970.9 -5.7

    Real estate and rental and leasing

    2,421.8 2,399.3 2,410.4 2,406.7 2,458.1 2,436.8 2,442.7 2,444.0 1.3

    Real estate

    1,838.8 1,827.9 1,838.6 1,829.6 1,859.3 1,848.5 1,854.6 1,851.4 -3.2

    Rental and leasing services

    561.5 550.2 550.6 555.9 577.0 566.8 566.6 571.2 4.6

    Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

    21.5 21.2 21.2 21.2 21.8 21.5 21.5 21.4 -0.1

    Professional and business services

    22,220 22,040 22,148 22,189 22,457 22,408 22,415 22,417 2

    Professional, scientific, and technical services

    10,768.0 10,762.0 10,820.5 10,775.2 10,782.3 10,790.4 10,803.6 10,790.1 -13.5

    Legal services

    1,207.0 1,230.8 1,228.3 1,223.9 1,215.7 1,233.9 1,233.8 1,233.1 -0.7

    Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

    1,200.4 1,153.5 1,196.5 1,197.2 1,126.0 1,129.2 1,128.4 1,125.3 -3.1

    Architectural, engineering, and related services

    1,695.2 1,734.5 1,734.2 1,734.9 1,718.4 1,750.4 1,753.4 1,757.4 4.0

    Specialized design services

    146.4 147.4 147.0 148.5 148.3 148.8 149.0 150.3 1.3

    Computer systems design and related services

    2,384.5 2,374.0 2,381.0 2,343.8 2,408.9 2,374.2 2,381.3 2,368.1 -13.2

    Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

    1,849.1 1,860.3 1,865.6 1,857.7 1,864.3 1,871.1 1,873.5 1,872.5 -1.0

    Scientific research and development services

    928.1 904.9 906.0 907.8 933.0 913.7 912.3 911.4 -0.9

    Advertising, public relations, and related services

    479.8 474.2 478.5 473.3 482.1 476.5 479.1 476.2 -2.9

    Other professional, scientific, and technical services

    877.5 882.4 883.4 888.1 885.6 892.7 892.8 895.7 2.9

    Management of companies and enterprises

    2,613.0 2,606.7 2,602.3 2,606.1 2,620.9 2,619.6 2,617.7 2,614.9 -2.8

    Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

    8,839.2 8,671.2 8,725.5 8,807.7 9,054.0 8,998.2 8,993.5 9,012.0 18.5

    Administrative and support services

    8,326.2 8,154.0 8,207.7 8,287.5 8,535.1 8,475.3 8,468.9 8,486.1 17.2

    Office administrative services

    616.4 615.0 617.6 617.8 620.2 618.3 620.0 621.3 1.3

    Facilities support services

    179.1 179.6 181.2 183.0 179.9 181.1 182.4 183.5 1.1

    Employment services(1)

    3,160.7 3,059.2 3,101.9 3,133.3 3,223.6 3,170.5 3,173.7 3,184.7 11.0

    Temporary help services

    2,477.5 2,372.5 2,412.6 2,434.2 2,528.3 2,470.2 2,470.1 2,474.5 4.4

    Business support services

    660.7 630.8 628.0 626.0 663.6 632.6 629.0 629.2 0.2

    Travel arrangement and reservation services

    185.3 175.1 177.5 179.1 186.5 178.4 180.4 180.8 0.4

    Investigation and security services

    1,032.8 1,035.2 1,036.8 1,036.4 1,038.8 1,045.1 1,043.7 1,044.0 0.3

    Services to buildings and dwellings

    2,165.7 2,134.3 2,137.3 2,179.9 2,294.1 2,314.8 2,305.0 2,307.7 2.7

    Other support services

    325.5 324.8 327.4 332.0 328.5 334.6 334.7 335.0 0.3

    Waste management and remediation services

    513.0 517.2 517.8 520.2 518.9 522.9 524.6 525.9 1.3

    Private education and health services

    27,231 27,647 27,799 27,882 27,132 27,746 27,704 27,795 91

    Private educational services

    4,193.6 3,992.2 4,160.9 4,173.9 4,055.5 4,052.0 4,037.1 4,038.8 1.7

    Health care and social assistance

    23,037.3 23,655.1 23,637.7 23,707.9 23,076.0 23,694.4 23,666.6 23,756.5 89.9

    Health care(3)

    17,991.7 18,339.3 18,303.9 18,363.5 18,028.1 18,363.6 18,331.2 18,407.6 76.4

    Ambulatory health care services

    8,994.7 9,148.6 9,116.9 9,150.4 9,012.6 9,160.7 9,123.7 9,178.0 54.3

    Offices of physicians

    2,976.5 3,051.1 3,010.7 3,036.5 2,985.4 3,052.3 3,012.9 3,047.9 35.0

    Offices of dentists

    1,045.1 1,054.4 1,052.8 1,053.4 1,050.8 1,055.9 1,055.7 1,058.9 3.2

    Offices of other health practitioners

    1,296.7 1,327.6 1,333.0 1,327.0 1,298.0 1,330.8 1,331.9 1,334.7 2.8

    Outpatient care centers

    1,170.9 1,192.3 1,193.5 1,198.9 1,171.3 1,191.9 1,193.8 1,199.2 5.4

    Medical and diagnostic laboratories

    308.9 313.4 309.5 308.1 308.8 311.7 308.2 308.4 0.2

    Home health care services

    1,833.6 1,838.5 1,844.0 1,851.5 1,835.5 1,847.0 1,847.8 1,854.7 6.9

    Other ambulatory health care services

    363.0 371.3 373.4 375.0 362.8 371.1 373.5 374.2 0.7

    Hospitals

    5,602.8 5,730.5 5,736.0 5,752.4 5,612.6 5,734.1 5,745.0 5,759.9 14.9

    Nursing and residential care facilities

    3,394.2 3,460.2 3,451.0 3,460.7 3,402.9 3,468.8 3,462.5 3,469.7 7.2

    Skilled nursing care facilities

    1,531.7 1,569.2 1,567.1 1,571.6 1,538.0 1,574.4 1,575.1 1,577.5 2.4

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

    685.3 701.0 701.6 703.7 686.9 703.8 703.2 705.0 1.8

    Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

    1,009.2 1,018.1 1,012.0 1,013.6 1,009.8 1,018.4 1,013.4 1,015.1 1.7

    Other residential care facilities

    168.0 171.9 170.3 171.8 168.2 172.3 170.8 172.1 1.3

    Social assistance

    5,045.6 5,315.8 5,333.8 5,344.4 5,047.9 5,330.8 5,335.4 5,348.9 13.5

    Individual and family services

    3,425.0 3,703.0 3,718.3 3,721.4 3,434.3 3,712.3 3,721.3 3,732.2 10.9

    Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

    234.0 235.1 235.5 238.2 233.8 236.0 236.0 237.9 1.9

    Vocational rehabilitation services

    283.4 276.0 277.3 279.2 284.7 280.3 279.3 280.3 1.0

    Child care services

    1,103.2 1,101.7 1,102.7 1,105.6 1,095.2 1,102.1 1,098.8 1,098.5 -0.3

    Leisure and hospitality

    16,406 16,252 16,338 16,564 16,823 16,966 16,955 16,999 44

    Arts, entertainment, and recreation

    2,504.3 2,416.9 2,453.0 2,530.4 2,669.9 2,668.6 2,686.8 2,700.8 14.0

    Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

    564.2 530.7 559.4 588.5 593.9 591.8 608.1 619.6 11.5

    Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

    171.5 170.7 168.5 173.7 179.3 182.9 181.3 181.7 0.4

    Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

    1,768.6 1,715.5 1,725.1 1,768.2 1,896.7 1,893.9 1,897.4 1,899.5 2.1

    Accommodation and food services

    13,901.4 13,835.3 13,885.4 14,033.6 14,153.1 14,296.9 14,268.6 14,298.0 29.4

    Accommodation

    1,870.3 1,827.5 1,839.7 1,862.1 1,944.7 1,930.4 1,928.3 1,936.2 7.9

    Food services and drinking places

    12,031.1 12,007.8 12,045.7 12,171.5 12,208.4 12,366.5 12,340.3 12,361.8 21.5

    Other services

    5,950 5,957 5,975 5,986 5,987 6,026 6,031 6,022 -9

    Repair and maintenance

    1,465.4 1,457.7 1,469.5 1,470.3 1,469.2 1,471.5 1,479.4 1,472.6 -6.8

    Personal and laundry services

    1,579.6 1,591.1 1,589.4 1,586.1 1,594.5 1,608.7 1,606.8 1,601.8 -5.0

    Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

    2,904.6 2,908.3 2,915.8 2,929.9 2,923.1 2,945.5 2,944.9 2,948.0 3.1

    Government

    23,894 23,241 23,573 23,648 23,559 23,329 23,325 23,317 -8

    Federal

    2,991 2,671 2,670 2,660 2,988 2,685 2,676 2,658 -18

    Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

    2,391.2 2,078.9 2,068.1 2,058.4 2,390.0 2,090.3 2,075.7 2,059.4 -16.3

    U.S. Postal Service

    599.4 592.0 602.3 601.5 598.3 594.6 599.9 598.6 -1.3

    State government

    5,675 5,419 5,612 5,624 5,523 5,479 5,480 5,476 -4

    State government education

    2,807.9 2,568.5 2,759.0 2,767.9 2,647.7 2,612.2 2,614.1 2,611.1 -3.0

    State government, excluding education

    2,867.1 2,850.6 2,852.6 2,856.2 2,875.7 2,866.8 2,866.0 2,864.8 -1.2

    Local government

    15,228 15,151 15,291 15,364 15,048 15,165 15,169 15,183 14

    Local government education

    8,476.6 8,344.8 8,479.1 8,526.5 8,198.8 8,234.7 8,238.9 8,248.1 9.2

    Local government, excluding education

    6,751.5 6,806.1 6,811.9 6,837.4 6,849.1 6,930.3 6,929.7 6,934.8 5.1

    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
    Industry Mar.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026(p)
    Mar.
    2026(p)

    AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS

    Total private

    34.2 34.3 34.3 34.2

    Goods-producing

    40.0 40.1 40.1 40.0

    Mining and logging

    44.3 45.8 45.8 45.9

    Construction

    39.3 39.5 39.5 39.2

    Manufacturing

    40.3 40.2 40.2 40.2

    Durable goods

    40.8 40.6 40.6 40.6

    Nondurable goods

    39.4 39.6 39.7 39.6

    Private service-providing

    33.1 33.2 33.2 33.1

    Trade, transportation, and utilities

    33.9 34.0 34.1 34.1

    Wholesale trade

    39.2 39.2 39.2 39.2

    Retail trade

    29.6 29.9 30.0 30.0

    Transportation and warehousing

    38.5 38.3 38.3 38.4

    Utilities

    42.2 42.2 42.8 42.8

    Information

    37.3 37.5 37.5 37.5

    Financial activities

    37.7 37.4 37.4 37.4

    Professional and business services

    36.4 36.7 36.6 36.6

    Private education and health services

    32.6 32.7 32.5 32.4

    Leisure and hospitality

    25.3 25.5 25.5 25.3

    Other services

    32.1 32.2 32.1 32.2

    AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS

    Manufacturing

    2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0

    Durable goods

    2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0

    Nondurable goods

    2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0

    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
    Industry Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings
    Mar.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026(p)
    Mar.
    2026(p)
    Mar.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026(p)
    Mar.
    2026(p)

    Total private

    $36.11 $37.15 $37.29 $37.38 $1,234.96 $1,274.25 $1,279.05 $1,278.40

    Goods-producing

    36.90 37.99 38.17 38.37 1,476.00 1,523.40 1,530.62 1,534.80

    Mining and logging

    40.13 40.73 40.67 40.93 1,777.76 1,865.43 1,862.69 1,878.69

    Construction

    39.22 40.53 40.71 40.92 1,541.35 1,600.94 1,608.05 1,604.06

    Manufacturing

    35.25 36.20 36.39 36.59 1,420.58 1,455.24 1,462.88 1,470.92

    Durable goods

    37.48 38.34 38.64 38.88 1,529.18 1,556.60 1,568.78 1,578.53

    Nondurable goods

    31.49 32.61 32.61 32.76 1,240.71 1,291.36 1,294.62 1,297.30

    Private service-providing

    35.93 36.96 37.09 37.15 1,189.28 1,227.07 1,231.39 1,229.67

    Trade, transportation, and utilities

    30.67 31.69 31.79 31.87 1,039.71 1,077.46 1,084.04 1,086.77

    Wholesale trade

    38.30 39.58 39.59 39.72 1,501.36 1,551.54 1,551.93 1,557.02

    Retail trade

    25.21 26.08 26.14 26.23 746.22 779.79 784.20 786.90

    Transportation and warehousing

    31.21 32.25 32.45 32.48 1,201.59 1,235.18 1,242.84 1,247.23

    Utilities

    52.10 54.20 54.67 54.77 2,198.62 2,287.24 2,339.88 2,344.16

    Information

    51.83 53.95 54.41 54.61 1,933.26 2,023.13 2,040.38 2,047.88

    Financial activities

    47.11 48.61 48.78 49.02 1,776.05 1,818.01 1,824.37 1,833.35

    Professional and business services

    43.67 45.03 45.21 45.28 1,589.59 1,652.60 1,654.69 1,657.25

    Private education and health services

    35.34 36.13 36.22 36.20 1,152.08 1,181.45 1,177.15 1,172.88

    Leisure and hospitality

    22.73 23.30 23.41 23.49 575.07 594.15 596.96 594.30

    Other services

    32.64 33.76 33.90 33.69 1,047.74 1,087.07 1,088.19 1,084.82

    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]
    Industry Index of aggregate weekly hours(1) Index of aggregate weekly payrolls(2)
    Mar.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026(p)
    Mar.
    2026(p)
    Percent change from:
    Feb.
    2026 – Mar.
    2026(p)
    Mar.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026(p)
    Mar.
    2026(p)
    Percent change from:
    Feb.
    2026 – Mar.
    2026(p)

    Total private

    115.7 116.5 116.4 116.2 -0.2 199.8 206.9 207.4 207.6 0.1

    Goods-producing

    98.3 98.3 98.2 98.1 -0.1 163.9 168.7 169.4 170.2 0.5

    Mining and logging

    86.3 86.6 86.5 87.0 0.6 139.1 141.7 141.2 142.9 1.2

    Construction

    112.1 113.2 113.1 112.6 -0.4 191.0 199.4 200.0 200.1 0.1

    Manufacturing

    91.9 91.0 91.0 91.1 0.1 150.6 153.3 154.0 155.0 0.6

    Durable goods

    90.2 89.2 89.2 89.4 0.2 150.3 152.0 153.2 154.4 0.8

    Nondurable goods

    94.6 94.5 94.6 94.3 -0.3 151.2 156.3 156.5 156.8 0.2

    Private service-providing

    120.7 121.6 121.5 121.3 -0.2 210.7 218.4 219.0 218.9 0.0

    Trade, transportation, and utilities

    106.6 106.4 106.6 106.7 0.1 176.4 181.9 182.7 183.4 0.4

    Wholesale trade

    104.8 104.5 104.6 104.7 0.1 167.9 173.0 173.3 173.9 0.3

    Retail trade

    93.1 93.9 94.1 94.2 0.1 155.2 161.9 162.7 163.4 0.4

    Transportation and warehousing

    147.6 144.8 143.7 144.5 0.6 234.3 237.5 237.2 238.8 0.7

    Utilities

    109.7 110.4 112.3 112.1 -0.2 188.7 197.8 202.8 202.8 0.0

    Information

    97.7 96.4 95.7 95.6 -0.1 180.3 185.2 185.4 185.9 0.3

    Financial activities

    113.6 112.1 112.1 111.9 -0.2 208.8 212.5 213.3 214.0 0.3

    Professional and business services

    127.8 128.6 128.3 128.3 0.0 226.1 234.6 234.9 235.3 0.2

    Private education and health services

    144.5 148.2 147.1 147.1 0.0 245.6 257.6 256.2 256.2 0.0

    Leisure and hospitality

    121.4 123.4 123.4 122.7 -0.6 222.7 232.0 233.0 232.6 -0.2

    Other services

    110.8 111.9 111.6 111.8 0.2 198.2 207.0 207.4 206.4 -0.5

    Footnotes
    (1) The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment.
    (2) The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment.
    (p) Preliminary

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

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

    Total nonfarm

    79,057 79,293 79,266 79,350 49.9 50.0 50.0 50.0

    Total private

    65,287 65,616 65,587 65,664 48.4 48.5 48.5 48.5

    Goods-producing

    4,936 4,881 4,886 4,890 22.9 22.7 22.7 22.7

    Mining and logging

    85 82 82 82 13.7 13.6 13.6 13.6

    Construction

    1,193 1,191 1,192 1,192 14.4 14.3 14.4 14.3

    Manufacturing

    3,658 3,608 3,612 3,616 28.9 28.7 28.7 28.7

    Durable goods

    1,922 1,893 1,893 1,897 24.5 24.3 24.3 24.3

    Nondurable goods

    1,736 1,715 1,719 1,719 36.1 35.9 36.0 36.0

    Private service-providing

    60,351 60,735 60,701 60,774 53.3 53.4 53.4 53.4

    Trade, transportation, and utilities

    11,161 11,084 11,078 11,089 38.8 38.7 38.7 38.7

    Wholesale trade

    1,850.3 1,832.3 1,833.2 1,828.8 30.5 30.3 30.3 30.2

    Retail trade

    7,395.4 7,386.1 7,393.3 7,400.5 47.8 47.9 48.0 48.0

    Transportation and warehousing

    1,759.6 1,709.9 1,696.2 1,704.2 26.4 26.0 26.0 26.0

    Utilities

    155.6 155.4 155.7 155.2 25.9 25.7 25.7 25.7

    Information

    1,145 1,132 1,128 1,127 39.9 40.2 40.4 40.4

    Financial activities

    5,072 5,004 4,994 4,982 55.1 54.7 54.6 54.5

    Professional and business services

    10,183 10,132 10,132 10,144 45.3 45.2 45.2 45.3

    Private education and health services

    20,771 21,256 21,233 21,274 76.6 76.6 76.6 76.5

    Leisure and hospitality

    8,791 8,874 8,885 8,908 52.3 52.3 52.4 52.4

    Other services

    3,228 3,253 3,251 3,250 53.9 54.0 53.9 54.0

    Government

    13,770 13,677 13,679 13,686 58.4 58.6 58.6 58.7

    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]
    Industry Mar.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026(p)
    Mar.
    2026(p)

    Total private

    109,899 110,358 110,173 110,387

    Goods-producing

    15,311 15,263 15,230 15,258

    Mining and logging

    463 450 448 449

    Construction

    6,007 6,050 6,038 6,054

    Manufacturing

    8,841 8,763 8,744 8,755

    Durable goods

    5,329 5,283 5,273 5,285

    Nondurable goods

    3,512 3,480 3,471 3,470

    Private service-providing

    94,588 95,095 94,943 95,129

    Trade, transportation, and utilities

    24,412 24,333 24,296 24,323

    Wholesale trade

    4,802.4 4,768.2 4,769.5 4,771.5

    Retail trade

    13,277.9 13,289.0 13,291.6 13,303.7

    Transportation and warehousing

    5,855.0 5,796.0 5,753.6 5,766.7

    Utilities

    476.5 479.9 481.4 481.0

    Information

    2,292 2,237 2,214 2,218

    Financial activities

    6,963 6,945 6,947 6,933

    Professional and business services

    17,624 17,601 17,596 17,603

    Private education and health services

    23,764 24,337 24,298 24,376

    Leisure and hospitality

    14,672 14,754 14,699 14,780

    Other services

    4,861 4,888 4,893 4,896

    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)
    Industry Mar.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026(p)
    Mar.
    2026(p)

    AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS

    Total private

    33.7 33.8 33.8 33.8

    Goods-producing

    40.9 41.1 41.2 41.1

    Mining and logging

    44.8 46.3 46.3 47.3

    Construction

    40.2 40.2 40.4 40.1

    Manufacturing

    41.1 41.4 41.5 41.4

    Durable goods

    41.4 41.8 41.9 41.8

    Nondurable goods

    40.7 40.8 41.0 40.9

    Private service-providing

    32.5 32.7 32.6 32.6

    Trade, transportation, and utilities

    34.1 34.3 34.4 34.4

    Wholesale trade

    39.2 39.2 39.2 39.4

    Retail trade

    30.3 30.7 30.7 30.6

    Transportation and warehousing

    38.0 38.0 38.1 38.2

    Utilities

    42.4 42.3 43.0 43.2

    Information

    36.0 36.2 36.0 36.2

    Financial activities

    37.3 37.5 37.2 37.3

    Professional and business services

    36.3 36.7 36.6 36.6

    Private education and health services

    31.8 31.8 31.6 31.6

    Leisure and hospitality

    24.2 24.3 24.4 24.3

    Other services

    31.1 31.3 31.3 31.3

    AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS

    Manufacturing

    3.7 3.9 3.9 3.9

    Durable goods

    3.7 3.9 3.9 3.9

    Nondurable goods

    3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9

    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)
    Industry Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings
    Mar.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026(p)
    Mar.
    2026(p)
    Mar.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026(p)
    Mar.
    2026(p)

    Total private

    $31.02 $31.94 $32.02 $32.07 $1,045.37 $1,079.57 $1,082.28 $1,083.97

    Goods-producing

    32.22 33.25 33.43 33.58 1,317.80 1,366.58 1,377.32 1,380.14

    Mining and logging

    37.10 37.74 37.72 37.96 1,662.08 1,747.36 1,746.44 1,795.51

    Construction

    36.77 38.29 38.45 38.62 1,478.15 1,539.26 1,553.38 1,548.66

    Manufacturing

    28.92 29.61 29.82 29.95 1,188.61 1,225.85 1,237.53 1,239.93

    Durable goods

    30.63 31.40 31.64 31.77 1,268.08 1,312.52 1,325.72 1,327.99

    Nondurable goods

    26.28 26.82 26.98 27.11 1,069.60 1,094.26 1,106.18 1,108.80

    Private service-providing

    30.78 31.67 31.74 31.77 1,000.35 1,035.61 1,034.72 1,035.70

    Trade, transportation, and utilities

    26.59 27.36 27.44 27.56 906.72 938.45 943.94 948.06

    Wholesale trade

    31.85 32.77 32.95 33.00 1,248.52 1,284.58 1,291.64 1,300.20

    Retail trade

    21.35 22.00 22.02 22.06 646.91 675.40 676.01 675.04

    Transportation and warehousing

    29.86 30.84 30.91 31.14 1,134.68 1,171.92 1,177.67 1,189.55

    Utilities

    46.03 47.43 47.85 47.98 1,951.67 2,006.29 2,057.55 2,072.74

    Information

    42.55 44.42 44.64 44.64 1,531.80 1,608.00 1,607.04 1,615.97

    Financial activities

    36.89 38.49 38.61 38.68 1,376.00 1,443.38 1,436.29 1,442.76

    Professional and business services

    36.75 37.77 37.88 37.92 1,334.03 1,386.16 1,386.41 1,387.87

    Private education and health services

    32.47 33.14 33.16 33.11 1,032.55 1,053.85 1,047.86 1,046.28

    Leisure and hospitality

    20.00 20.72 20.81 20.84 484.00 503.50 507.76 506.41

    Other services

    28.50 29.38 29.49 29.39 886.35 919.59 923.04 919.91

    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]
    Industry Index of aggregate weekly hours(2) Index of aggregate weekly payrolls(3)
    Mar.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026(p)
    Mar.
    2026(p)
    Percent change from:
    Feb.
    2026 – Mar.
    2026(p)
    Mar.
    2025
    Jan.
    2026
    Feb.
    2026(p)
    Mar.
    2026(p)
    Percent change from:
    Feb.
    2026 – Mar.
    2026(p)

    Total private

    123.4 124.3 124.1 124.3 0.2 255.9 265.3 265.6 266.5 0.3

    Goods-producing

    95.7 95.9 95.9 95.8 -0.1 188.8 195.2 196.3 197.0 0.4

    Mining and logging

    110.2 110.7 110.2 112.9 2.5 237.8 243.0 241.8 249.2 3.1

    Construction

    120.9 121.8 122.1 121.6 -0.4 240.1 251.8 253.6 253.5 0.0

    Manufacturing

    83.4 83.3 83.3 83.2 -0.1 157.8 161.3 162.5 163.0 0.3

    Durable goods

    82.9 83.0 83.0 83.0 0.0 158.5 162.6 164.0 164.6 0.4

    Nondurable goods

    84.2 83.7 83.8 83.6 -0.2 156.4 158.5 159.9 160.2 0.2

    Private service-providing

    131.0 132.5 131.9 132.1 0.2 276.5 287.8 287.1 287.9 0.3

    Trade, transportation, and utilities

    116.5 116.8 117.0 117.1 0.1 221.4 228.4 229.4 230.7 0.6

    Wholesale trade

    111.7 110.9 111.0 111.6 0.5 210.0 214.6 215.8 217.3 0.7

    Retail trade

    102.0 103.4 103.5 103.2 -0.3 186.7 195.1 195.3 195.2 -0.1

    Transportation and warehousing

    168.4 166.7 165.9 166.7 0.5 320.0 327.2 326.4 330.4 1.2

    Utilities

    103.3 103.8 105.8 106.2 0.4 198.5 205.5 211.4 212.8 0.7

    Information

    94.2 92.4 91.0 91.6 0.7 198.4 203.3 201.1 202.5 0.7

    Financial activities

    122.2 122.6 121.6 121.7 0.1 277.4 290.3 288.9 289.6 0.2

    Professional and business services

    142.8 144.2 143.8 143.8 0.0 312.2 323.9 323.9 324.4 0.2

    Private education and health services

    161.1 165.0 163.7 164.2 0.3 345.3 360.9 358.3 358.9 0.2

    Leisure and hospitality

    130.1 131.3 131.4 131.6 0.2 295.4 309.0 310.5 311.3 0.3

    Other services

    106.0 107.3 107.4 107.5 0.1 220.2 229.7 230.8 230.2 -0.3

    Footnotes
    (1) Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
    (2) The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment.
    (3) The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month’s estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment.
    (p) Preliminary

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

    Last Modified Date: April 03, 2026 

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