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Newark-Union, NJ-PA

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Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1) 10-Year History 1,084.9 (6) 1,090.6 (6) 1,089.8 (6) 1,091.8 1,095.9 1,093.4 (P)
Employment (1) 10-Year History 1,042.9 (6) 1,048.0 (6) 1,045.7 (6) 1,036.5 1,038.0 1,037.0 (P)
Unemployment (1) 10-Year History 42.0 (6) 42.5 (6) 44.1 (6) 55.2 57.9 56.4 (P)
Unemployment Rate (2) 10-Year History 3.9 (6) 3.9 (6) 4.0 (6) 5.1 5.3 5.2 (P)
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm (3) 10-Year History 1,040.2 1,043.9 1,048.9 1,023.3 1,021.1 1,025.1 (P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm 10-Year History 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 (P)
Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction (3) 10-Year History 46.2 45.4 44.4 41.4 40.1 40.8 (P)
12-month % change -- Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction 10-Year History 0.9 -0.2 -1.6 -0.7 -0.5 -1.0 (P)
Manufacturing (3) 10-Year History 87.8 87.5 87.9 87.1 87.3 87.3 (P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing 10-Year History -2.9 -2.8 -2.3 -1.5 -0.8 -0.7 (P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) 10-Year History 215.1 217.9 221.9 214.2 211.5 211.8 (P)
12-month % change -- TTU 10-Year History 0.4 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 (P)
Information (3) 10-Year History 24.4 24.5 24.7 24.4 24.3 24.2 (P)
12-month % change -- Information 10-Year History 4.7 4.7 6.5 1.7 0.8 0.4 (P)
Financial Activities (3) 10-Year History 75.7 75.5 75.3 73.8 73.3 73.2 (P)
12-month % change -- Financial 10-Year History -1.8 -1.8 -2.2 -3.8 -4.2 -4.3 (P)
Professional and Business Services (3) 10-Year History 161.9 162.0 162.0 157.2 156.8 157.6 (P)
12-month % change -- PBS 10-Year History -1.1 -0.8 -0.9 0.3 0.1 -0.3 (P)
Education and Health Services (3) 10-Year History 147.2 147.9 148.2 146.0 147.2 148.1 (P)
12-month % change -- EHS 10-Year History 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.3 (P)
Leisure and Hospitality (3) 10-Year History 67.7 67.3 67.6 65.7 65.4 66.1 (P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality 10-Year History 2.6 2.0 1.7 2.5 1.4 0.9 (P)
Other Services (3) 10-Year History 47.9 48.2 48.4 47.7 47.9 48.3 (P)
12-month % change -- Other Services 10-Year History 5.3 5.0 4.5 3.7 3.9 3.6 (P)
Government (3) 10-Year History 166.3 167.7 168.5 165.8 167.3 167.7 (P)
12-month % change -- Government 10-Year History -0.7 -0.7 -0.6 -0.2 -0.6 -0.8 (P)
Consumer Price Index: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA
CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change (4) 10-Year History 3.1 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.8
CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change (5) 10-Year History 3.4 4.2 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.9

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) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted
(6) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.

Data extracted on: May 7, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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