Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL: 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	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2011	1,112.9	1,121.4	1,129.4	1,136.1	1,133.8	1,120.1	1,116.4	1,132.4	1,139.6	1,140.9	1,150.3	1,154.0	1,132.3
2012	1,132.9	1,142.6	1,149.3	(P) 1,148.7
Mining & Logging
2011	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
2012	0.5	0.5	0.5	(P) 0.5
Construction
2011	50.1	50.5	51.3	51.8	52.2	52.2	52.6	53.8	52.7	49.0	49.9	49.2	51.3
2012	44.0	46.6	47.1	(P) 45.6
Manufacturing
2011	57.8	58.0	58.4	58.6	59.0	59.3	59.8	59.8	60.1	59.6	60.5	59.7	59.2
2012	59.7	59.3	59.4	(P) 58.3
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2011	210.9	210.3	211.3	211.9	212.3	211.4	212.2	212.1	212.1	214.6	216.5	218.6	212.9
2012	212.5	212.4	212.2	(P) 211.0
Information
2011	25.8	25.9	25.7	25.6	25.7	25.7	25.5	25.6	25.5	25.8	25.8	26.0	25.7
2012	25.9	25.9	25.9	(P) 25.8
Financial Activities
2011	89.7	89.9	90.3	90.5	90.6	90.9	90.4	91.1	90.5	90.6	91.6	92.5	90.7
2012	91.1	91.5	91.2	(P) 91.7
Professional & Business Services
2011	182.0	184.1	185.1	188.0	186.7	186.7	186.4	188.3	190.8	192.4	193.3	192.1	188.0
2012	189.4	191.4	194.9	(P) 197.3
Educational & Health Services
2011	178.5	179.7	180.5	181.9	181.3	179.4	176.5	179.0	180.2	181.8	184.9	184.6	180.7
2012	183.4	184.0	185.5	(P) 185.0
Leisure & Hospitality
2011	119.1	121.2	124.8	125.7	125.2	124.0	122.8	124.1	125.7	125.4	126.1	128.8	124.4
2012	125.5	128.6	130.5	(P) 131.3
Other Services
2011	43.6	43.9	44.4	44.6	44.8	44.5	45.5	44.6	44.5	43.5	43.7	44.0	44.3
2012	43.1	43.9	43.8	(P) 43.3
Government
2011	154.9	157.4	157.1	157.0	155.5	145.5	144.2	153.5	157.0	157.7	157.5	158.0	154.6
2012	157.8	158.5	158.3	(P) 158.9
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2011	(1) 1,286,597	(1) 1,290,010	(1) 1,297,118	(1) 1,295,347	(1) 1,300,907	(1) 1,306,939	(1) 1,317,314	(1) 1,323,678	(1) 1,330,650	(1) 1,319,169	(1) 1,316,779	(1) 1,316,051	(1) 1,308,380
2012	1,296,808	1,303,461	(P) 1,306,989
Employment
2011	(1) 1,136,708	(1) 1,144,942	(1) 1,155,634	(1) 1,159,685	(1) 1,162,806	(1) 1,160,127	(1) 1,167,994	(1) 1,176,007	(1) 1,186,136	(1) 1,180,877	(1) 1,181,174	(1) 1,183,770	(1) 1,166,322
2012	1,167,562	1,180,314	(P) 1,190,508
Unemployment
2011	(1) 149,889	(1) 145,068	(1) 141,484	(1) 135,662	(1) 138,101	(1) 146,812	(1) 149,320	(1) 147,671	(1) 144,514	(1) 138,292	(1) 135,605	(1) 132,281	(1) 142,058
2012	129,246	123,147	(P) 116,481
Unemployment Rate
2011	(1) 11.7	(1) 11.2	(1) 10.9	(1) 10.5	(1) 10.6	(1) 11.2	(1) 11.3	(1) 11.2	(1) 10.9	(1) 10.5	(1) 10.3	(1) 10.1	(1) 10.9
2012	10.0	9.4	(P) 8.9
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and controlling to new statewide totals. (P) Preliminary

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics