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Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1) 10-Year History 9,208.2 (5) 9,223.0 (5) 9,240.7 (5) 9,265.3 9,214.4 9,214.6 (P)
Employment (1) 10-Year History 8,810.2 (5) 8,816.2 (5) 8,825.2 (5) 8,840.4 8,788.7 8,762.1 (P)
Unemployment (1) 10-Year History 398.0 (5) 406.8 (5) 415.5 (5) 424.9 425.7 452.5 (P)
Unemployment Rate (2) 10-Year History 4.3 (5) 4.4 (5) 4.5 (5) 4.6 4.6 4.9 (P)
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm (3) 10-Year History 8,032.0 8,030.1 8,039.4 8,047.9 8,031.9 8,014.5 (P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm 10-Year History -0.1 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1 -0.4 -0.7 (P)
Manufacturing (3) 10-Year History 381.1 380.8 381.4 377.4 374.1 372.7 (P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing 10-Year History -5.1 -4.9 -4.6 -5.1 -5.6 -5.5 (P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) 10-Year History 1,612.8 1,615.7 1,616.6 1,617.7 1,615.6 1,609.5 (P)
12-month % change -- TTU 10-Year History 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.3 -0.3 (P)
Information (3) 10-Year History 160.7 160.8 160.0 159.9 160.7 160.4 (P)
12-month % change -- Information 10-Year History -0.3 -0.2 -0.7 -1.0 -0.7 -1.0 (P)
Financial Activities (3) 10-Year History 539.8 540.3 541.1 542.5 538.8 536.9 (P)
12-month % change -- Financial Activities 10-Year History -1.4 -1.3 -1.3 -0.4 -1.3 -1.6 (P)
Professional & Business Services (3) 10-Year History 1,325.9 1,328.4 1,334.5 1,337.6 1,330.9 1,313.9 (P)
12-month % change -- PBS 10-Year History 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 -0.2 -1.4 (P)
Education & Health Services (3) 10-Year History 1,015.7 1,017.5 1,019.5 1,027.3 1,031.1 1,034.0 (P)
12-month % change -- EHS 10-Year History 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.5 3.4 3.5 (P)
Leisure & Hospitality (3) 10-Year History 930.4 931.3 932.0 934.5 938.9 945.4 (P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality 10-Year History 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.9 (P)
Other Services (4) 10-Year History 343.8 343.6 345.3 343.9 343.9 348.0 (P)
12-month % change -- Other Services 10-Year History 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.0 0.6 1.4 (P)
Government (3) 10-Year History 1,134.4 1,136.1 1,137.0 1,138.3 1,141.9 1,144.4 (P)
12-month % change -- Government 10-Year History 2.2 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 (P)
Mass layoffs
Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History 79 73 62 70 102 63
12-month net change -- Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History 23 38 5 10 63 12
12-month % change -- Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History 41.1 108.6 8.8 16.7 161.5 23.5
Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History 5,082 4,499 5,088 5,366 6,572 5,145
12-month net change -- Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History 1,793 2,292 391 1,829 3,956 583
12-month % change -- Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History 54.5 103.9 8.3 51.7 151.2 12.8

Footnotes:
(P) Preliminary
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted (see About the data)
(5) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.

Data extracted on: May 13, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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