Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 151,000 in
January, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.9 percent, the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in several
industries, led by retail trade, food services and drinking places, health
care, and manufacturing. Employment declined in private educational services,
transportation and warehousing, and mining.
Household Survey
Data
Both the number of unemployed persons, at 7.8 million,
and the unemployment rate, at 4.9 percent, changed little in January. Over the
past 12 months, the number of unemployed persons and the unemployment rate were
down by 1.1 million and 0.8 percentage point, respectively. (See table A-1. See
the note at the end of this news release and tables B and C for information
about annual population adjustments to the household survey estimates.)
Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for
adult men (4.5 percent) and Whites (4.3 percent) declined in January. The
jobless rates for adult women (4.5 percent), teenagers (16.0 percent), Blacks
(8.8 percent), Asians (3.7 percent), and Hispanics (5.9 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) was essentially unchanged in January, at 2.1 million, and has
shown little movement since June. These individuals accounted for 26.9 percent
of the unemployed. (See table A-12.)
After accounting for the annual adjustments to the
population controls, the civilian labor force and total employment, as measured
by the household survey, were little changed in January. The labor force
participation rate, at 62.7 percent, was little changed. The
employment-population ratio (59.6 percent) changed little over the month but
was up by 0.3 percentage point since October. (See table A-1. For additional information
about the effects of the population adjustments, see table C.)
The number of persons employed part time for economic
reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) was little
changed at 6.0 million in January but was down by 796,000 over the year. 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
full-time jobs. (See table A-8.)
In January, 2.1 million persons were marginally attached
to the labor force, little different 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 623,000
discouraged workers in January, essentially unchanged 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 1.5
million persons marginally attached to the labor force in January 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 increased by 151,000 in
January. Employment rose in several industries, led by retail trade, food
services and drinking places, health care, and manufacturing. Private
educational services and transportation and warehousing lost jobs. Mining
employment continued to decline. (See table B-1 and summary table B. See the
note at the end of this news release and table A for information about the
annual benchmark process.)
Retail trade added 58,000 jobs in January, following
essentially no change in December. Employment rose in general merchandise
stores (+15,000), electronics and appliance stores (+9,000), motor vehicle and
parts dealers (+8,000), and furniture and home furnishing stores (+7,000).
Employment in retail trade has increased by 301,000 over the past 12 months,
with motor vehicle and parts dealers and general merchandise stores accounting
for nearly half of the gain.
Employment in food services and drinking places rose in
January (+47,000). Over the year, the industry has added 384,000 jobs.
Health care continued to add jobs in January (+37,000),
with most of the increase occurring in hospitals (+24,000). Health care has
added 470,000 jobs over the past 12 months, with about two-fifths of the growth
occurring in hospitals.
Manufacturing added 29,000 jobs in January, following
little employment change in 2015. Over the month, job gains occurred in food
manufacturing (+11,000), fabricated metal products (+7,000), and furniture and
related products (+3,000).
Employment in financial activities rose in January
(+18,000). Job gains occurred in credit intermediation and related activities
(+7,000).
Private educational services lost 39,000 jobs in January
due to larger than normal seasonal layoffs.
Employment in transportation and warehousing decreased by
20,000 in January. Most of the loss occurred among couriers and messengers
(-14,000), reflecting larger than usual layoffs following strong seasonal
hiring in the prior 2 months.
Employment in mining continued to decline in January
(-7,000). Since reaching a peak in September 2014, employment in the industry
has fallen by 146,000, or 17 percent.
Employment in professional and business services changed
little in January (+9,000), after increasing by 60,000 in December. Within the
industry, professional and technical services added 25,000 jobs over the month,
in line with average monthly gains over the prior 12 months. Employment in
temporary help services edged down in January (-25,000), after edging up by the
same amount in December.
Employment in other major industries, including
construction, wholesale trade, and government, changed little over the month.
The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm
payrolls rose by 0.1 hour to 34.6 hours in January. The manufacturing workweek
edged up by 0.1 hour to 40.7 hours, and factory overtime was unchanged at 3.3
hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on
private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 33.8 hours. (See tables B-2 and B-7.)
In January, average hourly earnings for all employees on
private nonfarm payrolls increased by 12 cents to $25.39. Over the year,
average hourly earnings have risen by 2.5 percent. In January, average hourly
earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees rose by 6
cents to $21.33. (See tables B-3 and B-8.)
The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for
November was revised from +252,000 to +280,000, and the change for December was
revised from +292,000 to +262,000. With these revisions, employment gains in
November and December combined were 2,000 lower than previously reported. Over
the past 3 months, job gains have averaged 231,000 per month. Monthly revisions
result from additional reports received from businesses since the last
published estimates and the recalculation of seasonal factors. The annual
benchmark process also contributed to these revisions.
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