Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics 2013

Employment, Earnings, Prices, Productivity, and Other Labor Data

Edited by Mary Meghan Ryan

Publication date:

19 April 2013

Length of book:

536 pages

Publisher

Bernan Press

ISBN-13: 9781598886108

The Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics is recognized as an authoritative resource on the U.S. labor force. It continues and enhances the Bureau of Labor Statistics's (BLS) discontinued publication, Labor Statistics. The 16th Edition allows the user to understand recent developments as well as to compare today's economy with past history. The Handbook is a comprehensive reference providing an abundance of data on a variety of topics including: ·employment and unemployment ·earnings ·prices ·productivity ·consumer expenditures ·occupational safety and health ·union membership ·international labor comparisons ·and much more! Features of the publication In addition to over 200 tables that present practical data, the Handbook provides: ·introductory material for each chapter that contains highlights of salient data and figures that call attention to noteworthy trends in the data ·notes and definitions, which contain concise descriptions of the data sources, concepts, definitions, and methodology from which the data are derived ·references to more comprehensive reports which provide additional data and more extensive descriptions of estimation methods, sampling, and reliability measures The 16th edition includes several new features including: ·A new chapter titled Green Jobs, Technologies, and Practices. This chapter includes data on companies that use environmentally friendly practices and on establishments that produce green goods and services. ·Chapter 1 includes a section on the employment situation of veterans for the first time since the 2009 edition. In addition, more tables on employee tenure have been added. ·Tables on eldercare have been added in Chapter 12: American Time Use Survey. ·Chapter 6 includes a table on workplaces that provide “quality of life” benefits including childcare, subsidized commuting, and flexible workplaces. ·New figures on a variety of topics including the labor force, employee compensation, consumer expenditures, and international labor comparisons have been added throughout the book.

CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................................vii LIST OF FIGURES ...........................................................................................................xv PREFACE...........................................................................................................................xvii LIST OF TABLES .............................................................................................................. vii LIST OF FIGURES .............................................................................................................xv PREFACE................................................................................................................................xvii CHAPTER 1: POPULATION, LABOR FORCE, AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS ..............1 Population, Labor Force, and Employment Status .................................................................3 Unemployment ........................................................................................................................82 Work Experience........................................................................................................................108 Labor Force and Employment Characteristics of Selected Family Types ................................ 125 Labor Force and Employment Characteristics of Foreign-Born Workers...................................134 Labor Force and Employment Characteristics by Education .........................................................141 Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics ....................................................................153 CHAPTER 2: EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS ....................................................155 Employment and Hours ..................................................................................................................... 157 Earnings ............................................................................................................................................... 173 Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages........................................................................................180 Business Employment Dynamics ........................................................................................................... 184 CHAPTER 3: OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES ................................................. 191 CHAPTER 4: LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS BY INDUSTRY AND OCCUPATION.......................................................................................................................................... 211 Labor Force and Employment Projections by Industry and Occupation .....................................................213 Projected Employment................................................................................................................................217 CHAPTER 5: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS.................................................................................. 239 CHAPTER 6: COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES ...................................................................... 255 Employment Cost Index ...........................................................................................................................257 Employer Costs for Employee Compensation ......................................................................................... 271 Employee Benefits .....................................................................................................................................279 National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages ...............................................................................284 CHAPTER 7: RECENT TRENDS IN THE LABOR MARKET ....................................................... 299 Mass Layoffs ............................................................................................................................................. 302 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey .............................................................................................. 317 CHAPTER 8: LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ......................................................................... 347 CHAPTER 9: PRICES ............................................................................................................................ 359 Producer Price Index ................................................................................................................................... 362 Consumer Price Index .................................................................................................................................. 372 Export and Import Price Indexes ...................................................................................................................386 CHAPTER 10: INTERNATIONAL LABOR COMPARSIONS ............................................................399 CHAPTER 11: CONSUMER EXPENDITURES .....................................................................................421 CHAPTER 12: AMERICAN TIME USE SURVEY .....................................................................................451 CHAPTER 13: INCOME IN THE UNITED STATES (CENSUS BUREAU) ..........................................467 CHAPTER 14: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH................................................................ 481 INDEX......................................................................................................................................................... 493 LIST OF TABLES CHAPTER 1: POPULATION, LABOR FORCE, AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS POPULATION, LABOR FORCE, AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS Table 1-1. Employment Status of the Civilian Noninstitutional Population, 1947–2009..........................................9 Table 1-2. Employment Status of the Civilian Noninstitutional Population, by Sex, 1975–2009 ..........................10 Table 1-3. Employment Status of the Civilian Noninstitutional Population, by Sex, Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin, 1989–2009 ..............................................................................................................................11 Table 1-4. Employment Status of the Civilian Noninstitutional Population, by Sex, Race, and Marital Status, 1989–2009..................................................................................................................................17 Table 1-5. Employment Status of the Civilian Noninstitutional Population, by Region, Division, State, and Selected Territory, 2008–2009 ................................................................................................20 Table 1-6. Civilian Noninstitutional Population, by Age, Race, Sex, and Hispanic Origin, 1948–2009 ................21 Table 1-7. Civilian Labor Force, by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, 1948–2009 ..........................................30 Table 1-8. Civilian Labor Force Participation Rates, by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, 1948–2009 ........39 Table 1-9. Employed and Unemployed Full- and Part-Time Workers, by Age, Sex, and Race, 1999–2009 ........48 Table 1-10. Persons Not in the Labor Force, by Age, Sex, and Desire and Availability for Work, 2004–2009 ......51 EMPLOYMENT Table 1-11. Employed Civilians, by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, 1948–2009............................................53 Table 1-12. Civilian Employment-Population Ratios, by Sex, Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin, 1948–2009..........62 Table 1-13. Employed Civilians, by Sex, Race, Hispanic Origin, and Occupation, 2007–2009 ................................65 Table 1-14. Employed Civilians, by Selected Occupation and Industry, 2007–2009 ................................................66 Table 1-15. Employed Civilians in Agriculture and Nonagricultural Industries, by Class of Worker and Sex, 1989–2009...................................................................................................................................................69 Table 1-16. Number of Employed Persons Age 25 Years and Over, by Educational Attainment, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, 1999–2009...............................................................................................................70 Table 1-17. Multiple Jobholders and Multiple Jobholding Rates, by Selected Characteristics, May of Selected Years, 1970–2010 ............................................................................................................................72 Table 1-18. Multiple Jobholders, by Sex, Age, Marital Status, Race, Hispanic Origin, and Job Status, 2006–2009 ..........................................................................................................................................73 Table 1-19. Multiple Jobholders, by Sex and Industry of Principal Secondary Job, Annual Averages, 2007–2009...................................................................................................................................................74 Table 1-20. Employment and Unemployment in Families, by Race and Hispanic Origin, Annual Averages, 2000–2009.......................................................................................................................................75 Table 1-21. Families, by Presence and Relationship of Employed Members and Family Type, Annual Averages, 2000–2009.....................................................................................................................................76 Table 1-22. Unemployment in Families, by Presence and Relationship of Employed Members and Family Type, Annual Averages, 2000–2009.......................................................................................................77 Table 1-23. Employment Status of the Population, by Sex, Marital Status, and Presence and Age of Own Children Under 18 Years, Annual Averages, 2000–2009 ..........................................................................78 Table 1-24. Employment Status of Mothers with Own Children Under 3 Years of Age, by Age of Youngest Child and Marital Status, Annual Averages, 2000–2009.......................................................................80 UNEMPLOYMENT Table 1-25. Unemployment Rate, by Selected Characteristics, 1948–2009 ....................................................83 Table 1-26. Unemployed Persons, by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, 1948–2009 ................................84 Table 1-27. Unemployment Rates of Civilian Workers, by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, 1948–2009........................................................................................................................................................93 Table 1-28. Unemployed Persons and Unemployment Rates, by Selected Occupation, 2000–2009 ....................102 Table 1-29. Unemployed Persons and Unemployment Rates, by Class of Worker and Industry, 2000–2009......................................................................................................................................................103 Table 1-30. Unemployed Persons, by Duration of Unemployment, 1948–2009 ......................................................104 Table 1-31. Long-Term Unemployment, by Industry and Selected Occupation, 2000–2009 ................................105 Table 1-32. Unemployed Persons and Unemployment Rates, by Reason for Unemployment, Sex, and Age, 1975–2009 ....................................................................................................................................106 WORK EXPERIENCE Table 1-33. Percent of the Population with Work Experience During the Year, by Age and Sex, 1987–2009......................................................................................................................................................108 Table 1-34. Persons with Work Experience During the Year, by Industry and Class of Worker of Job Held the Longest, 2002–2009 ........................................................................................................109 Table 1-35. Number of Persons with Work Experience During the Year, by Extent of Employment and Sex, 1987–2009......................................................................................................................................110 Table 1-36. Percent Distribution of the Population with Work Experience During the Year, by Extent of Employment and Sex, 1987–2009 ......................................................................................111 Table 1-37. Extent of Unemployment During the Year, by Sex, 1987–2009 .................................................. 112 Table 1-38. Percent Distribution of Persons with Unemployment During the Year, by Sex and Extent of Unemployment, 1987–2009 ......................................................................................................114 Table 1-39. Number and Median Annual Earnings of Year-Round, Full-Time Wage and Salary Workers, by Age, Sex, and Race, 1987–2009 ............................................................................................116 Table 1-40. Number and Median Annual Earnings of Year-Round, Full-Time Wage and Salary Workers, by Sex and Occupation of Job Held the Longest, 2002–2009 ..............................................118 Table 1-41. Wage and Salary Workers Paid Hourly Rates with Earnings at or Below the Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage, by Selected Characteristics, 2008–2009 ........................................................121 Table 1-42. Absences from Work of Employed Full-Time Wage and Salary Workers, by Age and Sex, 2007–2009......................................................................................................................................122 Table 1-43. Median Years of Tenure with Current Employer for Employed Wage and Salary Workers, by Age and Sex, Selected Years, February 1996–January 2010..............................................................123 Table 1-44. Median Years of Tenure with Current Employer for Employed Wage and Salary Workers, by Industry, Selected Years, February 2000–January 2010 ....................................................................124 LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF SELECTED FAMILY TYPES Table 1-45. Employment Status of the Population, by Sex and Marital Status, March 1990–March 2010 ........125 Table 1-46. Employment Status of All Women and Single Women, by Presence and Age of Children, March 1990–March 2010 ............................................................................................................................127 Table 1-47. Employment Status of Ever-Married Women and Married Women, Spouse Present, by Presence and Age of Children, March 1990–March 2010 ................................................................128 Table 1-48. Employment Status of Women Who Maintain Families, by Marital Status and Presence and Age of Children, March 1990–March 2010 ......................................................................................129 Table 1-49. Number and Age of Children in Families, by Type of Family and Labor Force Status of Mother, March 1990–March 2010 ........................................................................................................131 Table 1-50. Number of Families and Median Family Income, by Type of Family and Earner Status of Members, 1990–2009 ..................................................................................................................132 LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF FOREIGN-BORN WORKERS Table 1-51. Employment Status of the Foreign-Born and Native-Born Populations, by Selected Characteristics, 2008–2009 ..........................................................................................................................134 Table 1-52. Employment Status of the Foreign-Born and Native-Born Populations Age 16 Years and Over, by Sex and Presence and Age of Youngest Child, Annual Averages, 2008–2009..............136 Table 1-53. Employment Status of the Foreign-Born and Native-Born Populations Age 25 Years and Over, by Educational Attainment, Race, and Hispanic Origin, Annual Averages, 2008–2009..........138 Table 1-54. Employed Foreign-Born and Native-Born Persons Age 16 Years and Over, by Occupation and Sex, 2008–2009 Annual Averages ......................................................................................................139 Table 1-55. Median Usual Weekly Earnings of Full-Time Wage and Salary Workers for the Foreign-Born and Native-Born Populations, by Selected Characteristics, Annual Averages, 2008–2009 Annual Averages ......................................................................................................................140 LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS BY EDUCATION Table 1-56. Percent Distribution of the Civilian Labor Force Age 25 to 64 Years, by Educational Attainment, Sex, and Race, March 1990–March 2010 ............................................................................141 Table 1-57. Labor Force Participation Rates of Persons Age 25 to 64 Years, by Educational Attainment, Sex, and Race, March 1990–March 2010 ..................................................................................................143 Table 1-58. Unemployment Rates of Persons Age 25 to 64 Years, by Educational Attainment and Sex, March 1990–March 2010 ............................................................................................................................145 Table 1-59. Workers Age 25 to 64 Years, by Educational Attainment, Occupation of Longest Job Held, and Sex, 2008–2009......................................................................................................................................147 Table 1-60. Percent Distribution of Workers Age 25 to 64 Years, by Educational Attainment, Occupation of Longest Job Held, and Sex, 2008–2009 ..........................................................................149 Table 1-61 Median Annual Earnings of Year-Round, Full-Time Wage and Salary Workers Age 25 to 64 Years, by Educational Attainment and Sex, 1999–2009 ....................................................................151 PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY: LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS Table 1-62. Employment Status of the Civilian Noninstitutional Population by Disability Status and Selected Characteristics, 2009 Annual Averages..............................................................................153 Table 1-63. Employed Full-and Part-Time Workers by Disability Status and Age, 2009 Annual Averages ......153 Table 1-64. Employed Persons by Disability Status, Occupation, and Sex, 2009 Annual Averages ....................154 Table 1-65. Persons not in the Labor Force by Disability Status, Age, and Sex, 2009 Annual Averages ............154 CHAPTER 2: EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS EMPLOYMENT AND HOURS Table 2-1. Employees on Nonfarm Payrolls, by Super Sector and Selected Component Groups, NAICS Basis, 2000–2009 ............................................................................................................................161 Table 2-2. Women Employees on Nonfarm Payrolls, by Super Sector and Selected Component Groups, NAICS Basis, 2000–2009..............................................................................................................163 Table 2-3. Production Workers on Private Nonfarm Payrolls, by Super Sector, NAICS Basis, 2000–2009......................................................................................................................................................163 Table 2-4. Production Workers on Durable Goods Manufacturing Payrolls, by Industry, NAICS Basis, 2000–2009 ............................................................................................................................164 Table 2-5. Total Employees on Manufacturing Payrolls, by Industry, NAICS Basis, 2000–2009 ................ 164 Table 2-6. Average Weekly Hours of All Employees on Private Nonfarm Payrolls by NAICS Super Sector, 2006–2009 ............................................................................................................................165 Table 2-7. Average Weekly Hours of Production Workers on Private Nonfarm Payrolls, by Super Sector, NAICS Basis, 2000–2009................................................................................................................166 Table 2-8. Employees on Total Nonfarm Payrolls, by State and Selected Territory, 1969–2009................. 167 Table 2-9. Employees on Total Private Payrolls, by State and Selected Territory, 1995–2009 ......................170 Table 2-10. Employees on Manufacturing Payrolls, by State and Selected Territory, NAICS Basis, 1995–2009......................................................................................................................................................171 Table 2-11. Employees on Government Payrolls, by State and Selected Territory, NAICS Basis, 1995–2009......................................................................................................................................................172 EARNINGS Table 2-12. Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees on Private Nonfarm Payrolls by NAICS Super Sector, 2006–2009 ..............................................................................................................174 Table 2-13. Average Hourly Earnings of Production Workers on Private Nonfarm Payrolls, by Super Sector, NAICS Basis, 2000–2009 ..............................................................................................175 Table 2-14. Average Weekly Earnings of All Employees on Nonfarm Private Payrolls, by Industry, in Current and 1982–1984 Dollars, NAICS Basis, 2007–2009 ................................................................176 Table 2-15. Average Weekly Earnings of Production Workers on Nonfarm Payrolls, by Industry, in Current and 1982–1984 Dollars, NAICS Basis, 2000–2009 ................................................................177 Table 2-16. Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees on Total Private Payrolls, by Super Sector, NAICS Basis, 2007–2009 ............................................................................................................................178 Table 2-17. Average Weekly Earnings of All Employees on Total Nonfarm Payrolls, by State and Selected Territory, NAICS Basis, 2007–2009 ............................................................................................179 QUARTERLY CENSUS OF EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES Table 2-18. Employment and Average Annual Pay for All Covered Workers, by Industry, NAICS Basis, 2004–2009 ............................................................................................................................181 Table 2-19. Employment and Average Annual Pay for All Covered Workers, by State and Selected Territory, 2004–2009 ....................................................................................................................................182 BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS Table 2-20. Private Sector Gross Job Gains and Job Losses, Seasonally Adjusted, March 1995–December 2009......................................................................................................................186 Table 2-21. Private Sector Gross Job Gains and Job Losses, as a Percent of Employment, Seasonally Adjusted, 1995–March 2010....................................................................................................187 Table 2-22. Three-Month Private Sector Job Gains and Losses, by Industry, Seasonally Adjusted, March 2009–March 2010 ............................................................................................................................188 Table 2-23. Private Sector Job Gains and Losses, by State and Selected Territory, Seasonally Adjusted, March 2009–March 2010 ............................................................................................................................189 Table 2-24. Private Sector Job Gains and Losses as a Percent of Total Employment, by State and Selected Territory, Seasonally Adjusted, March 2009–March 2010 ......................................................190 CHAPTER 3: OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES Table 3-1. Employment and Wages, by Major Occupational Group, May 2006–May 2009........................ 196 Table 3-2. Distribution of Employment, by Wage Range and Occupational Group, May 2008–May 2009....................................................................................................................................197 Table 3-3. Employment and Wages, by Occupation, May 2008 and May 2009............................................ 198 CHAPTER 4: LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS BY INDUSTRY AND OCCUPATION Table 4-1. Civilian Labor Force, by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, 1988, 1998, 2008, and Projected 2018 ......................................................................................................................................215 Table 4-2. Fastest-Growing Occupations, 2008–2018 ................................................................................ 218 Table 4-3. Occupations with the Largest Job Growth, 2008–2018 ..............................................................218 Table 4-4. Industries with the Largest Output Growth and Declines, 2008–2018 ........................................ 220 Table 4-5. Employment and Total Job Openings, by Education Cluster, 2008–2018 ...................................220 Table 4-6. Employment and Output, by Industry, 1998, 2008, and Projected 2018 .......................................221 Table 4-7. Employment, by Occupation, 2008 and Projected 2018 .................................................................225 CHAPTER 5: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS Table 5-1. Indexes of Productivity and Related Data, 1947–2009 ................................................................. 244 Table 5-2. Average Annual Percent Change in Output Per Hour and Related Series, Selected Industries, 1987–2007 and 2006–2007 ........................................................................................248 Table 5-3. Average Annual Percent Change in Output Per Hour and Related Series, Wholesale Trade, Food Service, and Drinking Places, 1987–2009 and 2008–2009 ................................................251 Table 5-4. Indexes of Multifactor Productivity and Related Measures, 1989–2009 ......................................252 CHAPTER 6: COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (ECI) Table 6-1. Employment Cost Index, Private Industry Workers, Total Compensation and Wages and Salaries, by Industry and Occupation, 2001–2010....................................................................................260 Table 6-2. Employment Cost Index, Private Industry Workers, Total Compensation and Wages and Salaries, by Bargaining Status and Industry, 2001–2010 ........................................................................263 Table 6-3. Employment Cost Index, Private Industry Workers, Total Compensation and Wages and Salaries, by Region, and Metropolitan Area Status, 2001–2010 ............................................................265 Table 6-4. Employment Cost Index, State and Local Government Workers, Total Compensation and Wages and Salaries, by Industry and Occupation, 2001–2010................................................................267 Table 6-5. Employment Cost Index, Benefits, by Industry and Occupation, 2001–2010............................ 269 EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION (ECEC) Table 6-6. Employer Compensation Costs Per Hour Worked for Employee Compensation and Costs as a Percent of Total Compensation: Private Industry Workers, by Major Industry Group, June 2010 ........................................................................................................................................272 Table 6-7. Employer Compensation Costs Per Hour Worked for Employee Compensation and Costs as a Percent of Total Compensation: Private Industry Workers, by Census Region and Area, June 2010 ....................................................................................................................................273 Table 6-8. Employer Compensation Costs Per Hour Worked for Employee Compensation and Costs as a Percent of Total Compensation: State and Local Government, by Major Occupational and Industry Group, June 2010..................................................................................................................275 Table 6-9. Employer Compensation Costs Per Hour Worked for Employee Compensation and Costs as a Percent of Total Compensation: State and Local Government, by Major Occupational and Industry Group, June 2010..................................................................................................................276 Table 6-10. Employer Costs Per Hour Worked for Employee Compensation and Costs as a Percent of Total Compensation: Private Industry workers, by Establishment Size, June 2010 ......................277 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SURVEY Table 6-11. Retirement Benefits: Access, Participation, and Take-Up Rates, March 2010 ........................ 280 Table 6-12. Medical Care Benefits: Access, Participation, and Take-Up Rates, March 2010 ...................... 281 Table 6-13. Medical Plans: Share of Premium Paid by Employer and Employee for Single Coverage, March 2010 ................................................................................................................................282 Table 6-14. ....................................................................................................................................................... 283 OCCUPATIONAL WAGES Table 6-15. Access to Paid Sick Leave, Vacation, and Holidays, March 2010................................................ 285 Table 6-16. Mean Hourly Earnings and Weekly Hours, by Selected Worker and Establishment Characteristics, National Compensation Survey, March 2010 ........................................................................... 286 Table 6-17. Mean Hourly Earnings for Civilian Industry Workers by Size of Establishment, National Compensation Survey, 2009 ...................................................................................................................287 Table 6-18. Mean Hourly Earnings by Major Occupational Group for Full and Part-Time Workers, National Compensation Survey, 2009 ................................................................................................................. 288 Table 6-19. Mean Hourly Earnings for Civilian and Private Industry Workers Paid on Time or Incentive Basis, National Compensation Survey, 2009 .........................................................................................288 Table 6-20. Private Industry Workers: Hourly Wage Percentiles, 2009 .............................................................. 289 CHAPTER 7: RECENT TRENDS IN THE LABOR MARKET MASS LAYOFFS Table 7-1. Mass Layoff Events and Initial Claimants for Unemployment Insurance, 1997–October 2010, Seasonally Adjusted ................................................................................................303 Table 7-2. Mass Layoff Events and Initial Claimants for Unemployment Insurance, 1997–October 2010, Not Seasonally Adjusted ........................................................................................305 Table 7-3. Industry Distribution: Mass Layoff Events and Initial Claimants for Unemployment Insurance, 1997–October 2010 ..................................................................................................................307 Table 7-4. Mass Layoff Events and Initial Claimants for Unemployment Insurance, by Region and State, 1997–October 2010....................................................................................................................311 Table 7-5. Extended Mass Layoff Events and Separations, Selected Measures, 2005–2010 ...........................315 Table 7-6. Movement of Work Actions by Type of Separation Where Number of Separations Is Known by Employers, 2005–2010..........................................................................................................316 JOB OPENINGS, HIRES, AND SEPARATIONS Table 7-7. Job Openings Levels and Rates, by Industry, December 2000–October 2010 .................................319 Table 7-8. Hires Levels and Rates, by Industry, December 2000–October 2010 .............................................. 323 Table 7-9. Separations Levels and Rates, by Industry, December 2000–October 2010.....................................327 Table 7-10. Quits Levels and Rates, by Industry, December 2000–October 2010 ...............................................331 Table 7-11. Layoffs and Discharges Levels and Rates, by Industry, December 2000–October 2010................335 Table 7-12. Other Separations Levels and Rates, by Industry, December 2000–October 2010 ....................... 343 CHAPTER 8: LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS Table 8-1. Work Stoppages Involving 1,000 Workers or More, 1947–2009 ....................................................352 Table 8-2. Union Affiliation of Employed Wage and Salary Workers, by Selected Characteristics, 2004–2009......................................................................................................................................................353 Table 8-3. Union Affiliation of Wage and Salary Workers, by Occupation and Industry, 2008–2009 ................355 Table 8-4. Median Weekly Earnings of Full-Time Wage and Salary Workers, by Union Affiliation, Occupation, and Industry, 2008–2009........................................................................................................356 Table 8-5. Union or Employee Association Members Among Wage and Salary Employees, 1977–2009..........357 Table 8-6. Union Affiliation of Employed Wage and Salary Workers, by State, 2008–2009 ...........................358 CHAPTER 9: PRICES PRODUCER PRICE INDEX Table 9-1. Producer Price Indexes, by Stage of Processing, 1947–2009 .........................................................363 Table 9-2. Producer Price Indexes, by Commodity Group, 1913–2009 ...........................................................364 Table 9-3. Producer Price Indexes for the Net Output of Selected Industries, 1998–2009 ..................................366 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX Table 9-4. Consumer Price Indexes, All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. City Average, Major Groups, 1967–2009 ..........................................................................................................................374 Table 9-5. Consumer Price Indexes, All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. City Average, Commodity, Service, and Special Groups, 1967–2009 ..................................................................................................375 Table 9-6. Consumer Price Indexes, All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. City Average, Selected Groups and Purchasing Power of the Consumer Dollar, 1913–2008....................................................377 Table 9-7. Consumer Price Indexes, Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. City Average, Major Groups, 1913–2009 ..........................................................................................379 Table 9-8. Consumer Price Indexes, All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. City Average, by Expenditure Category, 1990–2009........................................................................................................381 Table 9-9. Relative Importance of Components in the Consumer Price Index: U.S. City Average, Selected Groups, December 1997– December 2009 ..............................................................................383 Table 9-10. Consumer Price Indexes, All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), All Items: Selected Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Selected Years, 1970–2009 ....................................................................384 Table 9-11. Consumer Price Index Research Series, Using Current Methods (CPI-U-RS), by Month and Annual Average, 1977–2009..............................................................................................385 EXPORT AND IMPORT PRICE INDEXES Table 9-12. U.S. Export Price Indexes for Selected Categories of Goods, by End Use, 1999–2009............... 387 Table 9-13. U.S. Import Price Indexes for Selected Categories of Goods, by End Use, 1999–2009...................389 Table 9-14. U.S. Import Price Indexes for Selected Categories of Goods, by Locality of Origin, 1995–2009....391 Table 9-15. U.S. International Price Indexes for Selected Transportation Services, 1995–2009 ...................... 396 CHAPTER 10: INTERNATIONAL LABOR COMPARISONS Table 10-1. Employment Status of the Working-Age Population, Adjusted to U.S. Concepts, 10 Countries, 1970–2009..............................................................................................................................404 Table 10-2. Unemployment Rates by Sex and Country, Adjusted to U.S. Concepts, 10 Countries, 1970–2009......................................................................................................................................................406 Table 10-3. Unemployment Rates Among Youth, Adjusted to U.S. Concepts, 10 Countries, 1970–2009......................................................................................................................................................407 Table 10-4. Employment-Population Ratios by Sex, Adjusted to U.S. Concepts, 10 Countries, 1970–2009......................................................................................................................................................408 Table 10-5. Women’s Share of the Labor Force, Adjusted to U.S. Concepts, 10 Countries, 1970–2009......................................................................................................................................................409 Table 10-6. Percent of Employment in Agriculture, Adjusted to U.S. Concepts, 10 Countries, 1970–2009......................................................................................................................................................410 Table 10-7. Percent of Employment in Industry, Adjusted to U.S. Concepts, 10 Countries, 1970–2009......................................................................................................................................................411 Table 10-8. Percent of Employment in Manufacturing, Adjusted to U.S. Concepts, 10 Countries, 1970–2009......................................................................................................................................................412 Table 10-9. Indexes of Manufacturing Productivity and Related Measures, 16 Countries, 1950–2009......................................................................................................................................................413 Table 10-10. Consumer Price Indexes, 16 Countries, 1950–2009 ..................................................................414 Table 10-11. Consumer Price Indexes, Average Annual Percent Change, 16 Countries, 1950–2009 ............415 Table 10-12. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Per Capita, 16 Countries, 1960–2009 ...............................417 Table 10-13. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Per Employed Person, 16 Countries, 1960–2009 ............418 Table 10-14. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Per Hour Worked, 16 Countries, Selected Years, 1970–2009......................................................................................................................................................419 Table 10-15. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Per Capita and Per Employed Person, Average Annual Percent Change, 16 Countries, Selected Years, 1979–2009 ......................................................420 Table 10-16. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Per Hour Worked, Average Annual Percent Change, 16 Countries, Selected Years, 1979–2009 ..................................................................................................420 CHAPTER 11: CONSUMER EXPENDITURES Table 11-1. Consumer Expenditures, Annual Average of All Consumer Units, 1999–2009 ......................426 Table 11-2. Shares of Annual Average Consumer Expenditures and Characteristics of All Consumer Units, 1999–2009 ......................................................................................................................427 Table 11-3. Consumer Expenditures, Averages by Income Before Taxes, 2009 ...........................................428 Table 11-4. Consumer Expenditures, Averages by Higher Income Before Taxes, 2009 ..................................429 Table 11-5. Consumer Expenditures, Averages by Quintiles of Income Before Taxes, 2009 ........................430 Table 11-6. Consumer Expenditures, Averages by Occupation of Reference Person, 2009 .............................431 Table 11-7. Consumer Expenditures, Averages by Number of Earners, 2009 ..................................................432 Table 11-8. Consumer Expenditures, Averages by Size of Consumer Unit, 2009 ..........................................433 Table 11-9. Consumer Expenditures, Averages by Composition of Consumer Unit, 2009.............................434 Table 11-10. Consumer Expenditures, Averages by Age of Reference Person, 2009 .......................................435 Table 11-11. Consumer Expenditures, Averages by Race of Reference Person, 2009 ..................................436 Table 11-12. Consumer Expenditures, Averages by Hispanic Origin of Reference Person, 2009 .....................437 Table 11-13. Consumer Expenditures, Averages by Education of Reference Person, 2009 .........................438 Table 11-14. Consumer Expenditures, Averages by Housing Tenure and Type of Area, 2009 ......................439 Table 11-15. Consumer Expenditures, Averages by Population Size of Area of Residence, 2009......................440 Table 11-16. Consumer Expenditures, Averages by Region of Residence, 2009 ................................................441 Table 11-17. Consumer Expenditures, Averages for Single Men by Income Before Taxes, 2008–2009 ............442 Table 11-18. Consumer Expenditures, Averages for Single Women by Income Before Taxes, 2008–2009 .........443 Table 11-19. Consumer Expenditures, Averages for Age Groups by Income Before Taxes: Reference Person Under 25 Years of Age, 2008–2009............................................................................444 Table 11-20. Consumer Expenditures, Averages for Age Groups by Income Before Taxes: Reference Person 25 to 34 Years of Age, 2008–2009 ..............................................................................445 Table 11-21. Consumer Expenditures, Averages for Age Groups by Income Before Taxes: Reference Person 35 to 44 Years of Age, 2008–2009 ..............................................................................446 Table 11-22. Consumer Expenditures, Averages for Age Groups by Income Before Taxes: Reference Person 45 to 54 Years of Age, 2008–2009 ..............................................................................447 Table 11-23. Consumer Expenditures, Averages for Age Groups by Income Before Taxes: Reference Person 55 to 64 Years of Age, 2008–2009 ..............................................................................448 Table 11-24. Consumer Expenditures, Averages for Age Groups by Income Before Taxes: Reference Person 65 Years of Age and Over, 2008–2009 ......................................................................449 CHAPTER 12: AMERICAN TIME USE SURVEY Table 12-1. Average Hours Per Day Spent in Primary Activities for the Total Population and for Persons Reporting the Activity on the Diary Day, by Activity Category and Sex, 2008 and 2009 Annual Averages ..............................................................................................................457 Table 12-2. Average Hours Per Day Spent in Primary Activities for the Total Population by Age, Sex, Race, Hispanic Origin, and Educational Attainment, 2009 Annual Averages ............................458 Table 12-3. Average Hours Worked Per Day by Employed Persons on Weekdays and Weekends, by Selected Characteristics, 2009 Annual Averages ................................................................................459 Table 12-4. Average Hours Worked Per Day at Main Job Only by Employed Persons on Weekdays and Weekend Days, by Selected Characteristics, 2009 Annual Averages ............................................459 Table 12-5. Average Hours Worked Per Day at All Jobs by Employed Persons at Workplaces or at Home, by Selected Characteristics, 2009 Annual Averages ..............................................................460 Table 12-6. Average Hours Worked Per Day at Main Job Only by Employed Persons at Workplaces or Home, by Selected Characteristics, 2009 Annual Averages ..............................................................461 Table 12-7. Average Hours Per Day Spent by Persons Age 18 Years and Over Caring for Household Children Under 18 Years, by Sex of Respondent, Age of Youngest Household Child, and Day, 2005–2009 Combined Annual Averages ......................................................................462 Table 12-8. Average Hours Per Day Spent in Primary Activities by the Total Population Age 18 Years and Over, by Activity Category, Employment Status, Presence and Age of Household Children, and Sex, 2009 Annual Averages ......................................................................463 Table 12-9. Average Hours Per Day Spent in Leisure and Sports Activities for the Total Population, by Selected Characteristics, 2009 Annual Averages. ..............................................................................465 CHAPTER 13: INCOME DATA IN THE UNITED STATES (CENSUS BUREAU) Table 13-1. Income and Earnings Summary Measures, by Selected Characteristics, 2008 and 2009..............471 Table 13-2. Households, by Total Money Income, Race, and Hispanic Origin of Householder, 1967–2009........472 Table 13-3. Change in Real Median Household Income During Recessions, 1969 to 2008 ..................................477 Table 13-4. Income Distribution Measures Using Money Income and Equivalence-Adjusted Income 2008 and 2009 ................................................................................................................................477 Table 13-5. Two-Year Median Household Income by State, 2006 to 2009 .....................................................478 Table 13-6. Median Family Income in the Past Twelve Months by Number of Earners and State, 2009 ............479 Table 13-7. Median Family Income in the Past Twelve Months by Size of Family and State, 2009......................480 CHAPTER 14: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH Table 14-1. Incidence Rates of Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, by Selected Industries and Case Types, 2009 ..................................................................................................................................486 Table 14-2. Number of Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Involving Days Away from Work, by Selected Worker Characteristics and Private Industry, 2009 ............................................................488 Table 14-3. Number and Percent Distribution of Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Involving Days Away from Work, by Selected Occupation and Number of Days Away from Work, Private Industry, 2009 ............................................................................................................489 Table 14-4. Fatal Occupational Injuries, by Selected Worker Characteristics and Selected Event or Exposure, 2009 ........................................................................................................................................490 Table 14-5. Fatal Occupational Injuries, by Occupation and Selected Event or Exposure, Preliminary 2009..........................................................................................................................................491 LIST OF FIGURES CHAPTER 1: POPULATION, LABOR FORCE, AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS Civilian Labor Force and Participation Rate, 1948–2009.................................................................................3 Percent Distribution of Employed Civilians, by Age, 1999 and 2009 ........................................................... 52 Unemployment Rate by Race and Sex, 1972–2009 ..........................................................................................82 CHAPTER 2: EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS Percent Change in Nonfarm Payroll Employment, 1999–2009 ........................................................................157 Average Weekly Earnings of All Employees on Nonfarm Payrolls by Industry, 2009 ....................................173 Private Sector Gross Job Gains and Gross Job Losses, Seasonally Adjusted, September 1995–December 2009 ......................................................................................................................184 CHAPTER 3: OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES Mean Hourly Wages and Percent of Total Employment of Selected Major Occupational Groups, May 2009 .......................................................................................................................................................193 CHAPTER 4: LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS BY INDUSTRY AND OCCUPATION Labor Force Participation Rates by Age, 1988, 1998, 2008, and Projected 2018...........................................213 The 10 Fastest-Growing Occupations, 2008–2018 ........................................................................................217 CHAPTER 5: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS Labor Productivity for Selected Sectors, 1987–2009.....................................................................................241 CHAPTER 6: COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES Retirement Benefits: Access and Participation, March 2010............................................................................257 CHAPTER 7: RECENT TRENDS IN THE LABOR MARKET Initial Claimants for Unemployment Insurance, 1997–October 2010 ...........................................................301 CHAPTER 8: LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS Number of Work Stoppages Involving 1,000 Workers or More, 1947–2009 ..............................................349 CHAPTER 9: PRICES Percent Change in the Producer Price Indexes for Selected Commodity Groups, 2000–2009 .......................361 Percent Change in Consumer Prices Indexes, All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), by Expenditure Category, 2000–2009 ....................................................................................................................................372 CHAPTER 10: INTERNATIONAL LABOR COMPARISONS Unemployment Rate, 10 Countries, 2009.....................................................................................................401 CHAPTER 11: CONSUMER EXPENDITURES Consumer Expenditures, Percent Change, 2007–2008 and 2008–2009 ..........................................................423 CHAPTER 12: AMERICAN TIME USE SURVEY Hours Spent Per Day for Persons Reporting the Activity on the Diary Day, by Sex, 2009 ............................453 CHAPTER 13: INCOME DATA IN THE UNITED STATES (CENSUS BUREAU) Highest and Lowest Two-Year Median Household Income in the United States, 2008–2009 ........................469 CHAPTER 14: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH Percent Distribution of the Number of Days Away from Work Due to Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, 2009 .........................................................................................................................................483

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