5. Tracking jobs and hours with the establishment survey The following table contains some employment information from the establishment surveys for November 2017 and December 2017. The numbers in the table are listed in thousands. For example, the number of employed in the table for November 2017 indicates that about 147.4 million people were employed at that time. Industry Total nonfarm payroll employment Manufacturing Construction Trade, transportation, and utilities Employment (Thousands of workers) November 2017 December 2017 147,450 12,519 7,030 27,602 147,610 12,540 7,063 27,599 Average Weekly Hours November 2017 December 2017 34.5 40.9 39.1 34.7 34.5 40.8 39.4 34.5

5. Tracking jobs and hours with the establishment survey The following table contains some employment information from the establishment surveys for November 2017 and December 2017. The numbers in the table are listed in thousands. For example, the number of employed in the table for November 2017 indicates that about 147.4 million people were employed at that time. Industry Total nonfarm payroll employment Manufacturing Construction Trade, transportation, and utilities Employment (Thousands of workers) November 2017 December 2017 147,450 12,519 7,030 27,602 147,610 12,540 7,063 27,599 Average Weekly Hours November 2017 December 2017 34.5 40.9 39.1 34.7 34.5 40.8 39.4 34.5

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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