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Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1) 10-Year History 1,666.7 (5) 1,673.5 1,669.2 1,672.8 1,675.4 1,679.8 (P)
Employment (1) 10-Year History 1,602.8 (5) 1,612.8 1,610.9 1,615.2 1,616.7 1,614.3 (P)
Unemployment (1) 10-Year History 63.9 (5) 60.7 58.3 57.6 58.8 65.5 (P)
Unemployment Rate (2) 10-Year History 3.8 (5) 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.9 (P)
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm (3) 10-Year History 1,521.0 1,524.4 1,523.9 1,523.3 1,522.2 1,526.3 (P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm 10-Year History 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 (P)
Natural Resources and Mining (4) 10-Year History 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1 (P)
12-month % change -- NR & Mining 10-Year History -9.1 -4.5 0.0 -9.1 -4.5 -4.5 (P)
Construction (3) 10-Year History 72.9 72.6 71.8 71.9 71.2 72.3 (P)
12-month % change -- Construction 10-Year History -0.5 -1.0 -0.6 0.3 -0.6 -0.4 (P)
Manufacturing (3) 10-Year History 230.4 230.0 230.2 230.4 229.8 229.9 (P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing 10-Year History -0.1 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.7 (P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) 10-Year History 308.6 309.9 309.4 308.8 308.7 309.8 (P)
12-month % change -- TTU 10-Year History -0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.2 0.1 (P)
Information (3) 10-Year History 32.8 33.0 33.0 33.0 33.4 33.4 (P)
12-month % change -- Information 10-Year History -2.1 -1.2 -2.1 -2.4 -1.5 -2.1 (P)
Financial Activities (3) 10-Year History 103.1 103.4 103.7 103.7 103.4 103.5 (P)
12-month % change -- Financial Activities 10-Year History 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.1 1.0 (P)
Professional & Business Services (3) 10-Year History 121.4 122.2 122.3 122.0 121.8 121.7 (P)
12-month % change -- PBS 10-Year History 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.8 0.9 0.8 (P)
Education & Health Services (3) 10-Year History 203.4 203.3 203.9 204.0 204.2 204.7 (P)
12-month % change -- EHS 10-Year History 1.4 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.4 1.5 (P)
Leisure & Hospitality (4) 10-Year History 137.3 137.3 137.1 136.4 136.9 137.7 (P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality 10-Year History 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 (P)
Other Services (4) 10-Year History 58.1 58.1 58.0 57.9 57.9 58.1 (P)
12-month % change -- Other Services 10-Year History 1.4 1.4 1.2 0.7 0.5 0.5 (P)
Government (3) 10-Year History 251.0 252.5 252.4 253.2 252.8 253.1 (P)
12-month % change -- Government 10-Year History 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.5 1.4 (P)
Mass layoffs
Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History 52 26 16 11 13 12
12-month net change -- Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History -10 11 2 0 6 7
12-month % change -- Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History -16.1 73.3 14.3 0.0 85.7 140.0
Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History 6,337 3,163 1,885 1,051 1,474 3,033
12-month net change -- Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History -3,702 1,391 416 -234 842 2,552
12-month % change -- Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History -36.9 78.5 28.3 -18.2 133.2 530.6

Footnotes:
(P) Preliminary
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(2) Percent
(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: July 8, 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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