United States: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
 United States
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

  

2012

 130,657 131,604 132,505 133,400 134,213 134,556 133,368 133,753 134,374 135,241 135,636 135,560 133,739

2013

 132,704 133,752 (P) 134,562 (P) 135,494                  

Mining and Logging

  

2012

 824 832 836 841 855 864 868 870 861 852 853 855 851

2013

 846 853 (P) 856 (P) 854                  

Construction

  

2012

 5,237 5,219 5,313 5,487 5,648 5,820 5,888 5,920 5,875 5,880 5,779 5,622 5,641

2013

 5,340 5,373 (P) 5,485 (P) 5,645                  

Manufacturing

  

2012

 11,735 11,751 11,822 11,850 11,907 12,016 12,029 12,048 12,008 11,980 11,939 11,939 11,919

2013

 11,860 11,879 (P) 11,915 (P) 11,930                  

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

  

2012

 25,169 24,971 25,082 25,207 25,423 25,530 25,485 25,517 25,495 25,684 26,208 26,425 25,516

2013

 25,614 25,417 (P) 25,492 (P) 25,628                  

Information

  

2012

 2,639 2,679 2,672 2,674 2,690 2,687 2,691 2,695 2,662 2,664 2,693 2,685 2,678

2013

 2,640 2,704 (P) 2,699 (P) 2,684                  

Financial Activities

  

2012

 7,683 7,694 7,726 7,740 7,773 7,833 7,847 7,844 7,810 7,820 7,821 7,846 7,786

2013

 7,791 7,808 (P) 7,821 (P) 7,840                  

Professional & Business Services

  

2012

 17,337 17,486 17,601 17,805 17,872 18,062 18,053 18,122 18,082 18,239 18,266 18,237 17,930

2013

 17,841 18,021 (P) 18,169 (P) 18,409                  

Educational & Health Services

  

2012

 19,976 20,302 20,377 20,414 20,357 20,088 19,991 20,028 20,326 20,616 20,675 20,673 20,319

2013

 20,375 20,660 (P) 20,746 (P) 20,785                  

Leisure & Hospitality

  

2012

 12,904 13,038 13,334 13,620 13,946 14,311 14,387 14,404 14,018 13,796 13,598 13,591 13,746

2013

 13,264 13,403 (P) 13,670 (P) 13,993                  

Other Services

  

2012

 5,343 5,361 5,394 5,413 5,444 5,498 5,507 5,479 5,444 5,456 5,452 5,448 5,437

2013

 5,406 5,424 (P) 5,442 (P) 5,464                  

Government

  

2012

 21,810 22,271 22,348 22,349 22,298 21,847 20,622 20,826 21,793 22,254 22,352 22,239 21,917

2013

 21,727 22,210 (P) 22,267 (P) 22,262                  

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
(not seasonally adjusted data, in thousands)

United States
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

  

2012

 (1) 153,485 154,114 154,316 153,905 154,998 156,385 156,526 155,255 155,075 155,779 154,953 154,904 154,975

2013

 (1) 154,794 154,727 154,512 154,739                  

Employment

  

2012

 (1) 139,944 140,684 141,412 141,995 142,727 143,202 143,126 142,558 143,333 144,039 143,549 143,060 142,469

2013

 (1) 141,614 142,228 142,698 143,724                  

Unemployment

  

2012

 13,541 13,430 12,904 11,910 12,271 13,184 13,400 12,696 11,742 11,741 11,404 11,844 12,506

2013

 13,181 12,500 11,815 11,014                  

Unemployment Rate

  

2012

 8.8 8.7 8.4 7.7 7.9 8.4 8.6 8.2 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.6 8.1

2013

 8.5 8.1 7.6 7.1                  

Footnotes
(1) Data affected by changes in population controls.