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Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1) 10-Year History 545.0 (4) 542.4 (4) 541.8 543.6 543.7 (P)  
Employment (1) 10-Year History 525.9 (4) 523.3 (4) 520.2 521.0 521.8 (P)  
Unemployment (1) 10-Year History 19.1 (4) 19.1 (4) 21.5 22.6 21.9 (P)  
Unemployment Rate (2) 10-Year History 3.5 (4) 3.5 (4) 4.0 4.2 4.0 (P)  
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm (3) 10-Year History 528.0 529.3 520.3 523.3 524.7 529.1 (P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm 10-Year History 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.1 3.4 3.9 (P)
Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction (3) 10-Year History 41.3 41.0 39.9 40.2 40.4 41.1 (P)
12-month % change -- Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction 10-Year History 4.3 3.3 1.8 2.0 0.7 2.2 (P)
Manufacturing (3) 10-Year History 33.0 33.0 32.5 32.5 32.3 32.2 (P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing 10-Year History -0.3 -0.6 -0.3 -0.3 -1.2 -0.3 (P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) 10-Year History 95.6 96.7 93.5 93.0 93.4 94.0 (P)
12-month % change -- TTU 10-Year History 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.3 1.6 2.1 (P)
Information (3) 10-Year History 16.6 16.6 16.5 16.6 16.6 16.5 (P)
12-month % change -- Information 10-Year History 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.6 0.0 (P)
Financial Activities (3) 10-Year History 26.7 26.8 26.5 26.7 26.7 27.0 (P)
12-month % change -- Financial 10-Year History 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.3 (P)
Professional and Business Services (3) 10-Year History 92.6 93.0 91.2 91.9 92.3 93.6 (P)
12-month % change -- PBS 10-Year History 8.1 8.5 8.3 7.9 7.5 8.2 (P)
Education and Health Services (3) 10-Year History 51.5 51.5 51.2 51.7 52.0 52.4 (P)
12-month % change -- EHS 10-Year History 6.2 6.0 7.1 6.2 5.9 4.6 (P)
Leisure and Hospitality (3) 10-Year History 48.2 48.5 47.4 47.9 48.4 49.1 (P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality 10-Year History 6.6 7.1 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.9 (P)
Other Services (3) 10-Year History 25.4 25.4 25.1 25.3 25.0 25.5 (P)
12-month % change -- Other Services 10-Year History 8.1 7.2 5.5 5.0 1.6 3.2 (P)
Government (3) 10-Year History 97.1 96.8 96.5 97.5 97.6 97.7 (P)
12-month % change -- Government 10-Year History 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.1 2.8 (P)

Footnotes:
(P) Preliminary
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
(4) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.

Data extracted on: May 16, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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