February 6, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Employment and unemployment in January 2012
Total private employment, over-the-month change, seasonally adjusted, January 2010–January 2012
| Month |
Change in payroll employment |
Jan 2010 |
-40,000 |
Feb 2010 |
-27,000 |
Mar 2010 |
141,000 |
Apr 2010 |
193,000 |
May 2010 |
84,000 |
Jun 2010 |
92,000 |
Jul 2010 |
92,000 |
Aug 2010 |
128,000 |
Sep 2010 |
115,000 |
Oct 2010 |
196,000 |
Nov 2010 |
134,000 |
Dec 2010 |
140,000 |
Jan 2011 |
119,000 |
Feb 2011 |
257,000 |
Mar 2011 |
261,000 |
Apr 2011 |
264,000 |
May 2011 |
108,000 |
Jun 2011 |
102,000 |
Jul 2011 |
175,000 |
Aug 2011 |
52,000 |
Sep 2011 |
216,000 |
Oct 2011 |
139,000 |
Nov 2011 |
178,000 |
Dec 2011 |
220,000 |
Jan 2012 |
257,000 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Employment and unemployment in January 2012.
Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, January 2001–January 2012
| Month |
Unemployment rate |
Jan 2001 |
4.2 |
Feb 2001 |
4.2 |
Mar 2001 |
4.3 |
Apr 2001 |
4.4 |
May 2001 |
4.3 |
Jun 2001 |
4.5 |
Jul 2001 |
4.6 |
Aug 2001 |
4.9 |
Sep 2001 |
5.0 |
Oct 2001 |
5.3 |
Nov 2001 |
5.5 |
Dec 2001 |
5.7 |
Jan 2002 |
5.7 |
Feb 2002 |
5.7 |
Mar 2002 |
5.7 |
Apr 2002 |
5.9 |
May 2002 |
5.8 |
Jun 2002 |
5.8 |
Jul 2002 |
5.8 |
Aug 2002 |
5.7 |
Sep 2002 |
5.7 |
Oct 2002 |
5.7 |
Nov 2002 |
5.9 |
Dec 2002 |
6.0 |
Jan 2003 |
5.8 |
Feb 2003 |
5.9 |
Mar 2003 |
5.9 |
Apr 2003 |
6.0 |
May 2003 |
6.1 |
Jun 2003 |
6.3 |
Jul 2003 |
6.2 |
Aug 2003 |
6.1 |
Sep 2003 |
6.1 |
Oct 2003 |
6.0 |
Nov 2003 |
5.8 |
Dec 2003 |
5.7 |
Jan 2004 |
5.7 |
Feb 2004 |
5.6 |
Mar 2004 |
5.8 |
Apr 2004 |
5.6 |
May 2004 |
5.6 |
Jun 2004 |
5.6 |
Jul 2004 |
5.5 |
Aug 2004 |
5.4 |
Sep 2004 |
5.4 |
Oct 2004 |
5.5 |
Nov 2004 |
5.4 |
Dec 2004 |
5.4 |
Jan 2005 |
5.3 |
Feb 2005 |
5.4 |
Mar 2005 |
5.2 |
Apr 2005 |
5.2 |
May 2005 |
5.1 |
Jun 2005 |
5.0 |
Jul 2005 |
5.0 |
Aug 2005 |
4.9 |
Sep 2005 |
5.0 |
Oct 2005 |
5.0 |
Nov 2005 |
5.0 |
Dec 2005 |
4.9 |
Jan 2006 |
4.7 |
Feb 2006 |
4.8 |
Mar 2006 |
4.7 |
Apr 2006 |
4.7 |
May 2006 |
4.6 |
Jun 2006 |
4.6 |
Jul 2006 |
4.7 |
Aug 2006 |
4.7 |
Sep 2006 |
4.5 |
Oct 2006 |
4.4 |
Nov 2006 |
4.5 |
Dec 2006 |
4.4 |
Jan 2007 |
4.6 |
Feb 2007 |
4.5 |
Mar 2007 |
4.4 |
Apr 2007 |
4.5 |
May 2007 |
4.4 |
Jun 2007 |
4.6 |
Jul 2007 |
4.7 |
Aug 2007 |
4.6 |
Sep 2007 |
4.7 |
Oct 2007 |
4.7 |
Nov 2007 |
4.7 |
Dec 2007 |
5.0 |
Jan 2008 |
5.0 |
Feb 2008 |
4.9 |
Mar 2008 |
5.1 |
Apr 2008 |
5.0 |
May 2008 |
5.4 |
Jun 2008 |
5.6 |
Jul 2008 |
5.8 |
Aug 2008 |
6.1 |
Sep 2008 |
6.1 |
Oct 2008 |
6.5 |
Nov 2008 |
6.8 |
Dec 2008 |
7.3 |
Jan 2009 |
7.8 |
Feb 2009 |
8.3 |
Mar 2009 |
8.7 |
Apr 2009 |
8.9 |
May 2009 |
9.4 |
Jun 2009 |
9.5 |
Jul 2009 |
9.5 |
Aug 2009 |
9.6 |
Sep 2009 |
9.8 |
Oct 2009 |
10.0 |
Nov 2009 |
9.9 |
Dec 2009 |
9.9 |
Jan 2010 |
9.7 |
Feb 2010 |
9.8 |
Mar 2010 |
9.8 |
Apr 2010 |
9.9 |
May 2010 |
9.6 |
Jun 2010 |
9.4 |
Jul 2010 |
9.5 |
Aug 2010 |
9.6 |
Sep 2010 |
9.5 |
Oct 2010 |
9.5 |
Nov 2010 |
9.8 |
Dec 2010 |
9.4 |
Jan 2011 |
9.1 |
Feb 2011 |
9.0 |
Mar 2011 |
8.9 |
Apr 2011 |
9.0 |
May 2011 |
9.0 |
Jun 2011 |
9.1 |
Jul 2011 |
9.1 |
Aug 2011 |
9.1 |
Sep 2011 |
9.0 |
Oct 2011 |
8.9 |
Nov 2011 |
8.7 |
Dec 2011 |
8.5 |
Jan 2012 |
8.3 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Employment and unemployment in January 2012.
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