| Data Series | Back Data |
July 2011 |
Aug 2011 |
Sept 2011 |
Oct 2011 |
Nov 2011 |
Dec 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force (1) |
761.4 | 758.9 | 758.5 | 759.2 | 760.9 | (P) 762.5 | |
Employment (1) |
690.1 | 688.9 | 690.4 | 692.7 | 695.8 | (P) 698.4 | |
Unemployment (1) |
71.2 | 70.0 | 68.1 | 66.4 | 65.0 | (P) 64.1 | |
Unemployment Rate (2) |
9.4 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.5 | (P) 8.4 | |
Total Nonfarm (3) |
605.7 | 607.2 | 608.9 | 610.2 | 610.0 | (P) 612.1 | |
12-month % change |
0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | (P) 1.3 | |
Mining and Logging (3) |
3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | (P) 3.5 | |
12-month % change |
15.2 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.7 | (P) -2.8 | |
Construction (3) |
28.7 | 28.9 | 29.5 | 30.4 | 31.2 | (P) 31.4 | |
12-month % change |
-5.3 | -4.3 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | (P) 0.3 | |
Manufacturing (3) |
53.4 | 54.1 | 54.4 | 54.5 | 54.6 | (P) 54.7 | |
12-month % change |
1.3 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 | (P) 3.6 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) |
120.2 | 121.5 | 121.3 | 123.5 | 123.5 | (P) 124.6 | |
12-month % change |
-0.7 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | (P) 3.7 | |
Information (3) |
9.3 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.2 | (P) 9.2 | |
12-month % change |
-3.1 | -3.1 | -4.2 | -4.2 | -3.2 | (P) -3.2 | |
Financial Activities (3) |
28.5 | 29.0 | 29.1 | 29.1 | 28.8 | (P) 28.8 | |
12-month % change |
-2.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | -0.3 | (P) -0.3 | |
Professional & Business Services (3) |
73.3 | 73.5 | 73.7 | 73.8 | 73.3 | (P) 74.8 | |
12-month % change |
-0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.8 | -0.4 | (P) 1.9 | |
Education & Health Services (3) |
86.5 | 85.7 | 86.2 | 85.4 | 85.9 | (P) 86.4 | |
12-month % change |
3.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | (P) 1.1 | |
Leisure & Hospitality (3) |
62.2 | 62.2 | 62.3 | 61.0 | 60.6 | (P) 60.3 | |
12-month % change |
7.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | (P) 1.9 | |
Other Services (3) |
21.2 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 21.4 | 21.6 | (P) 21.5 | |
12-month % change |
-0.9 | -0.9 | -0.5 | -0.9 | 1.4 | (P) 0.5 | |
Government (3) |
118.6 | 118.3 | 118.4 | 118.3 | 117.6 | (P) 116.9 | |
12-month % change |
-0.4 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -1.0 | (P) -1.2 | |
Layoff events, all industries (4) |
9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 20 | |
Initial claimants, all industries (4) |
1,220 | 255 | 365 | 613 | 1,214 | 1,584 | |
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Data extracted on: February 07, 2012
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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