THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- NOVEMBER 2015
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 211,000 in
November, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.0 percent, the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Job gains occurred in construction, professional and technical services,
and health care. Mining and information lost jobs.
Household Survey
Data
In November, the unemployment rate held at 5.0 percent,
and the number of unemployed persons, at 7.9 million, was essentially
unchanged. Over the past 12 months, the unemployment rate and the number of
unemployed persons are down by 0.8 percentage point and 1.1 million,
respectively. (See table A-1.)
Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for
adult men (4.7 percent), adult women (4.6 percent), teenagers (15.7 percent),
whites (4.3 percent), blacks (9.4 percent), Asians (3.9 percent), and Hispanics
(6.4 percent) showed little or no change in November. (See tables A-1, A-2, and
A-3.)
The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27
weeks or more) was little changed at 2.1 million in November and has shown
little movement since June. In November, these individuals accounted for 25.7
percent of the unemployed. (See table A-12.)
The civilian labor force participation rate, at 62.5
percent, changed little in November. The employment-population ratio was
unchanged at 59.3 percent and has shown little movement since October 2014.
(See table A-1.)
The number of persons employed part time for economic
reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) increased by
319,000 to 6.1 million in November, following declines in September and
October. These individuals, who would have preferred full-time employment, were
working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable
to find a full-time job. Over the past 12 months, the number of persons
employed part time for economic reasons is down by 765,000. (See table A-8.)
In November, 1.7 million persons were marginally attached
to the labor force, down by 392,000 from a year earlier. (The data are not
seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and
were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12
months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for
work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. (See table A-16.)
Among the marginally attached, there were 594,000
discouraged workers in November, little changed from a year earlier. (The data
are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons not currently
looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The
remaining 1.1 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in
November had not searched for work for reasons such as school attendance or
family responsibilities. (See table A-16.)
Establishment
Survey Data
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by
211,000 in November, about in line with the average monthly gain of 237,000
over the prior 12 months. In November, job growth occurred in construction,
professional and technical services, and health care. Employment in mining and
information declined over the month. (See table B-1.)
Employment in construction rose by 46,000 in
November, with much of the increase occurring in residential specialty trade
contractors (+26,000). Over the past year, construction employment has grown by
259,000.
In November, professional and technical services added
28,000 jobs. Job gains occurred in accounting and bookkeeping services
(+11,000), and employment in computer systems design and related services
continued to trend up (+5,000). Over the year, professional and technical
services has added 298,000 jobs.
Health care employment increased by 24,000 over the
month, following a large gain in October (+51,000). In November, hospitals
added 13,000 jobs. Health care employment has grown by 470,000 over the year.
Employment in food services and drinking places continued
to trend up in November (+32,000) and has risen by 374,000 over the year.
Retail trade employment continued to trend up in November
(+31,000) and has increased by 284,000 over the year. In November, job gains
occurred in general merchandise stores (+12,000) and motor vehicle and parts
dealers (+9,000). Over the past 12 months, these industries have added 85,000
jobs and 71,000 jobs, respectively.
Employment in mining continued to decline in November
(-11,000), with losses concentrated in support activities for mining (-7,000).
Since a recent peak in December 2014, employment in mining has declined by
123,000.
Information lost 12,000 jobs over the month. Within the
industry, employment in motion pictures and sound recording decreased by 13,000
in November but has shown little net change over the year.
Employment in other major industries, including
manufacturing, wholesale trade, transportation and warehousing, financial
activities, and government, changed little over the month.
The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm
payrolls edged down by 0.1 hour to 34.5 hours in November. Both the
manufacturing workweek and factory overtime were unchanged in November, at 40.7
hours and 3.2 hours, respectively. The average workweek for production and
nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls was also unchanged at 33.7
hours. (See tables B-2 and B-7.)
In November, average hourly earnings for all employees on
private nonfarm payrolls rose by 4 cents to $25.25, following a 9-cent gain in
October. Over the year, average hourly earnings have risen by 2.3 percent. In
November, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and
nonsupervisory employees, at $21.19, changed little. (See tables B-3 and B-8.)
The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for
September was revised from +137,000 to +145,000, and the change from October
was revised from +271,000 to +298,000. With these revisions, employment gains
in September and October combined were 35,000 more than previously reported.
Over the past 3 months, job gains have averaged 218,000 per month.
Table
A-7. Employment status of the civilian population by nativity and sex, not
seasonally adjusted
Source: BLS
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