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Economy at a Glance
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Data Series Back
Data
May
2024
June
2024
July
2024
Aug
2024
Sept
2024
Oct
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

121.8 124.0 124.0 122.7 122.4 (p)122.0

Employment(1)

117.4 119.2 119.0 118.3 118.6 (p)118.3

Unemployment(1)

4.4 4.9 5.0 4.4 3.9 (p)3.7

Unemployment Rate(2)

3.6 3.9 4.0 3.6 3.2 (p)3.0

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

118.5 118.5 116.3 117.2 118.2 (p)118.7

12-month % change

1.8 1.9 2.4 2.2 1.1 (p)1.3

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.2 (p)6.2

12-month % change

10.5 6.8 6.8 6.9 5.1 (p)3.3

Manufacturing(3)

19.2 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.6 (p)19.6

12-month % change

2.1 2.6 3.2 3.7 2.6 (p)2.6

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

24.2 24.1 24.0 23.9 23.8 (p)24.0

12-month % change

1.7 0.0 0.4 -0.4 -0.8 (p)-0.4

Information(3)

1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 (p)1.4

12-month % change

-6.7 -6.7 -6.7 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(3)

4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 (p)4.8

12-month % change

-2.0 -2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Professional and Business Services(3)

11.9 12.0 11.9 12.0 12.0 (p)12.1

12-month % change

-0.8 5.3 5.3 5.3 0.0 (p)0.8

Education and Health Services(3)

19.1 19.3 19.3 19.4 19.4 (p)19.6

12-month % change

3.8 3.8 5.5 4.9 4.3 (p)4.8

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

10.6 10.7 10.7 10.4 10.3 (p)10.3

12-month % change

1.9 2.9 3.9 2.0 2.0 (p)2.0

Other Services(3)

4.0 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 (p)3.9

12-month % change

0.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 -2.5 (p)-2.5

Government(3)

17.0 16.3 14.3 15.5 16.8 (p)16.8

12-month % change

0.6 -1.2 -2.1 -1.3 -1.2 (p)-1.2

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: December 13, 2024

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.

 

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