Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Friday, August 2, 2013 Technical information: Household data: (202) 691-6378 • cpsinfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/cps Establishment data: (202) 691-6555 • cesinfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/ces Media contact: (202) 691-5902 • PressOffice@bls.gov THEEMENTPLOYMSITUATIONJULY2013
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food services and drinking places, financial activities, and wholesale trade. Chart 1. Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, Chart 2. Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month July 2011 July 2013 change, seasonally adjusted, July 2011 July 2013
Percent Thousands 10.0 400 350 9.0 300 250 200 8.0 150 100 7.0 50 0 -50 6.0-100 Ju l-11 Oct-11 Jan -12 Ap r-12 Ju l-12 Oct-12 Jan -13 Ap r-13 Ju l-13 Ju l-11 Oct-11 Jan -12 Ap r-12 Ju l-12 Oct-12 Jan -13 Ap r-13 Jul-13 Household Survey Data Both the number ofunemployed persons, at11.5 million, and theunemployment rate, at 7.4 percent, edged down in July. Over the year, these measures were down by 1.2 million and 0.8 percentage point, respectively. (See table A-1.) Among themajor worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult women (6.5 percent) and blacks (12.6 percent) declined in July. The rates for adult men (7.0 percent), teenagers (23.7 percent), whites (6.6 percent), and Hispanics (9.4 percent) showed little or no change. The jobless rate for Asians was 5.7 percent (not seasonally adjusted), little changed from a year earlier. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) In July, the number oflong-term unemployed(those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was little changed at 4.2 million. These individuals accounted for 37.0 percent of the unemployed. The number of long-term unemployed has declined by 921,000 over the past year. (See table A-12.)
Thecivilian labor force participation rateJuly, little changed over the month. Thewas 63.4 percent in employment-population ratiowas unchanged at 58.7 percent. (See table A-1.) The number of persons employedpart time for economic reasons(sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) was essentially unchanged at 8.2 million in July. These individuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job. (See table A-8.) In July, 2.4 million persons weremarginally attached to the labor force, little changed 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 988,000discouraged workersin July, up by 136,000 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 1.4 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in July had not searched for work for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table A-16.) Establishment Survey Data
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_____________ The Employment Situation for August is scheduled to be released on Friday, September 6, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT).
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HOUSEHOLD DATA Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
- Over-the-month changes are not displayed for not seasonally adjusted data. NOTE: Persons 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
Includes other industries, not shown separately. Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. 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. 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. 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.
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HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands] Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted1 Employment status, sex, and age July June July July Mar. Apr. May 2012 2013 2013 2012 2013 2013 2013
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.