| Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2012 |
Dec 2012 |
Jan 2013 |
Feb 2013 |
Mar 2013 |
Apr 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force (1) |
(6) 9,404.2 | (6) 9,413.6 | 9,423.9 | 9,428.6 | 9,411.9 | (P) 9,410.6 | |
Employment (1) |
(6) 8,648.6 | (6) 8,668.6 | 8,683.4 | 8,697.2 | 8,704.6 | (P) 8,730.2 | |
Unemployment (1) |
(6) 755.5 | (6) 745.0 | 740.5 | 731.4 | 707.3 | (P) 680.4 | |
Unemployment Rate (2) |
(6) 8.0 | (6) 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | (P) 7.2 | |
Total Nonfarm (3) |
7,444.3 | 7,452.1 | (7) 7,471.2 | (7) 7,473.6 | 7,498.4 | (P) 7,515.4 | |
12-month % change |
1.8 | 1.9 | (7) 1.8 | (7) 1.7 | 1.8 | (P) 1.6 | |
Mining and Logging (4) |
5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | (P) 5.7 | |
12-month % change |
1.8 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | (P) 1.8 | |
Construction (3) |
347.4 | 344.8 | 347.2 | 341.6 | 345.1 | (P) 354.1 | |
12-month % change |
3.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.9 | (P) 4.6 | |
Manufacturing (3) |
317.9 | 318.0 | 318.6 | 318.4 | 314.3 | (P) 313.1 | |
12-month % change |
1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -1.0 | (P) -1.3 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) |
1,551.3 | 1,560.6 | 1,562.2 | 1,566.5 | 1,571.7 | (P) 1,574.5 | |
12-month % change |
2.0 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | (P) 2.6 | |
Information (3) |
131.8 | 131.3 | 132.2 | 132.1 | 133.8 | (P) 134.6 | |
12-month % change |
-2.4 | -2.5 | -1.9 | -1.6 | -0.1 | (P) 0.4 | |
Financial Activities (3) |
498.5 | 496.6 | 498.1 | 498.2 | 499.7 | (P) 501.7 | |
12-month % change |
1.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | (P) 0.8 | |
Professional & Business Services (3) |
1,070.8 | 1,071.9 | 1,075.7 | 1,075.3 | 1,081.8 | (P) 1,086.0 | |
12-month % change |
2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 | (P) 1.3 | |
Education & Health Services (3) |
1,118.8 | 1,119.9 | 1,122.8 | 1,125.3 | 1,126.9 | (P) 1,126.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | (P) 1.8 | |
Leisure & Hospitality (3) |
1,012.0 | 1,015.2 | 1,016.2 | 1,021.3 | 1,029.4 | (P) 1,027.2 | |
12-month % change |
4.1 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | (P) 3.5 | |
Other Services (3) |
315.1 | 314.7 | 318.9 | 316.0 | 316.0 | (P) 317.4 | |
12-month % change |
1.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | (P) 0.9 | |
Government (3) |
1,075.0 | 1,073.5 | (7) 1,073.6 | (7) 1,073.2 | 1,074.0 | (P) 1,074.3 | |
12-month % change |
-1.1 | -1.3 | (7) -1.0 | (7) -1.1 | -0.8 | (P) -0.8 | |
Layoff events, all industries (5) |
57 | 61 | 56 | 55 | 58 | ||
Initial claimants, all industries (5) |
4,783 | 4,655 | 3,784 | 3,090 | 4,547 | ||
|
Footnotes |
|||||||
Data extracted on: May 19, 2013
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.