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Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1) 10-Year History 3,041.9 (5) 3,038.4 (5) 3,036.9 (5) 3,036.5 3,023.0 3,022.4 (P)
Employment (1) 10-Year History 2,877.6 (5) 2,877.4 (5) 2,877.1 (5) 2,870.7 2,861.0 2,849.9 (P)
Unemployment (1) 10-Year History 164.3 (5) 161.1 (5) 159.7 (5) 165.8 162.0 172.6 (P)
Unemployment Rate (2) 10-Year History 5.4 (5) 5.3 (5) 5.3 (5) 5.5 5.4 5.7 (P)
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm (3) 10-Year History 2,804.1 2,803.7 2,801.2 2,801.2 2,801.3 2,790.7 (P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm 10-Year History 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.6 -0.2 (P)
Natural Resources and Mining (3) 10-Year History 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.9 (P)
12-month % change -- NR & Mining 10-Year History 16.7 18.9 17.0 15.1 13.5 11.3 (P)
Construction (3) 10-Year History 148.5 148.1 147.3 147.0 149.1 147.1 (P)
12-month % change -- Construction 10-Year History 1.4 1.0 0.3 -0.3 3.0 -1.3 (P)
Manufacturing (3) 10-Year History 297.2 296.7 295.8 294.4 292.6 288.2 (P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing 10-Year History -2.4 -2.7 -2.9 -2.6 -3.6 -4.7 (P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) 10-Year History 549.0 549.3 549.2 549.5 550.2 548.9 (P)
12-month % change -- TTU 10-Year History 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.3 -0.4 (P)
Information (4) 10-Year History 64.5 64.4 64.1 64.7 64.5 64.3 (P)
12-month % change -- Information 10-Year History 2.9 2.5 1.6 3.2 2.9 2.4 (P)
Financial Activities (3) 10-Year History 167.7 167.5 166.9 165.9 166.1 165.7 (P)
12-month % change -- Financial Activities 10-Year History 1.6 1.3 0.8 -0.5 -0.4 -0.7 (P)
Professional & Business Services (4) 10-Year History 338.5 338.7 339.0 343.0 342.0 340.5 (P)
12-month % change -- PBS 10-Year History 0.9 0.7 0.2 2.7 2.5 1.4 (P)
Education & Health Services (3) 10-Year History 386.2 386.7 387.0 386.3 387.6 387.7 (P)
12-month % change -- EHS 10-Year History 1.8 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.4 (P)
Leisure & Hospitality (3) 10-Year History 282.4 282.1 281.8 282.1 282.5 282.0 (P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality 10-Year History 1.4 1.0 0.3 0.6 0.6 -0.2 (P)
Other Services (3) 10-Year History 120.2 120.4 120.4 120.4 119.5 119.7 (P)
12-month % change -- Other Services 10-Year History 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.8 -1.1 (P)
Government (3) 10-Year History 443.6 443.5 443.5 441.8 441.3 440.7 (P)
12-month % change -- Government 10-Year History 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.2 0.8 0.6 (P)
Mass layoffs
Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History 18 19 77 37 19 28
12-month net change -- Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History 5 -7 2 3 5 6
12-month % change -- Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History 38.5 -26.9 2.7 8.8 35.7 27.3
Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History 3,165 2,312 7,517 2,664 1,127 3,799
12-month net change -- Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History 2,264 -136 -2,170 71 326 1,452
12-month % change -- Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History 251.3 -5.6 -22.4 2.7 40.7 61.9

Footnotes:
(P) Preliminary
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(2) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted (see About the data)
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(4) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
(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
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Get Detailed Statistics" link at the top of this page


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