| Data Series | Back Data |
June 2008 |
July 2008 |
Aug 2008 |
Sept 2008 |
Oct 2008 |
Nov 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force (1) |
6,775.6 | 6,753.1 | 6,725.9 | 6,707.8 | 6,642.4 | (P) 6,641.5 | |
Employment (1) |
6,312.2 | 6,263.5 | 6,235.2 | 6,247.7 | 6,160.5 | (P) 6,155.4 | |
Unemployment (1) |
463.4 | 489.5 | 490.7 | 460.1 | 481.9 | (P) 486.1 | |
Unemployment Rate (2) |
6.8 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | (P) 7.3 | |
Total Nonfarm (3) |
5,989.3 | 5,979.6 | 5,974.4 | 5,970.1 | 5,959.4 | (P) 5,936.4 | |
12-month % change |
0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | (P) -0.8 | |
Natural Resources and Mining (3) |
10.1 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.9 | (P) 9.8 | |
12-month % change |
-1.0 | -2.0 | -1.0 | -1.0 | 1.0 | (P) 0.0 | |
Construction (3) |
262.0 | 261.0 | 262.0 | 258.6 | 254.4 | (P) 249.3 | |
12-month % change |
-3.9 | -3.7 | -2.9 | -3.8 | -5.7 | (P) -7.6 | |
Manufacturing (3) |
669.9 | 669.4 | 668.7 | 668.6 | 668.2 | (P) 662.2 | |
12-month % change |
-1.0 | -0.8 | -0.7 | -0.5 | -0.3 | (P) -1.4 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) |
1,221.2 | 1,219.5 | 1,216.4 | 1,212.9 | 1,212.7 | (P) 1,207.6 | |
12-month % change |
0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.4 | (P) -0.3 | |
Information (3) |
116.1 | 115.7 | 115.2 | 114.0 | 114.4 | (P) 114.2 | |
12-month % change |
-0.2 | -0.6 | -1.5 | -2.6 | -1.8 | (P) -1.7 | |
Financial Activities (3) |
398.2 | 398.1 | 398.3 | 396.2 | 394.2 | (P) 393.5 | |
12-month % change |
-1.7 | -1.5 | -1.2 | -1.6 | -2.3 | (P) -2.4 | |
Professional & Business Services (3) |
880.0 | 876.9 | 876.6 | 877.6 | 877.0 | (P) 874.1 | |
12-month % change |
0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | (P) 0.4 | |
Education & Health Services (3) |
791.3 | 790.6 | 790.8 | 791.1 | 790.1 | (P) 791.7 | |
12-month % change |
1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | (P) 1.0 | |
Leisure & Hospitality (3) |
532.4 | 530.1 | 529.5 | 529.6 | 528.0 | (P) 524.8 | |
12-month % change |
0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | (P) -1.0 | |
Other Services (3) |
260.5 | 260.3 | 260.2 | 258.9 | 260.0 | (P) 258.8 | |
12-month % change |
-0.4 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -1.1 | -1.0 | (P) -2.2 | |
Government (3) |
847.6 | 848.1 | 846.8 | 852.9 | 850.5 | (P) 850.4 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | (P) -0.3 | |
Layoff events, all industries (4) |
48 | 56 | 55 | 43 | 64 | 126 | |
Initial claimants, all industries (4) |
4,767 | 7,674 | 6,164 | 4,941 | 7,842 | 11,564 | |
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Data extracted on: January 06, 2009
Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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