| Data Series | Back Data |
June 2008 |
July 2008 |
Aug 2008 |
Sept 2008 |
Oct 2008 |
Nov 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force (1) |
995.0 | 992.2 | 996.3 | 999.9 | 999.2 | (P) 998.5 | |
Employment (1) |
962.2 | 958.9 | 961.6 | 964.4 | 962.7 | (P) 962.0 | |
Unemployment (1) |
32.8 | 33.3 | 34.7 | 35.5 | 36.5 | (P) 36.5 | |
Unemployment Rate (2) |
3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | (P) 3.7 | |
Total Nonfarm (3) |
973.2 | 972.4 | 976.4 | 978.9 | 976.6 | (P) 969.6 | |
12-month % change |
1.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | (P) 0.1 | |
Manufacturing (3) |
100.7 | 100.8 | 100.6 | 101.2 | 100.3 | (P) 99.1 | |
12-month % change |
-0.5 | -0.4 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -1.6 | (P) -2.7 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) |
206.8 | 206.5 | 207.1 | 205.8 | 204.9 | (P) 204.1 | |
12-month % change |
1.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -0.5 | (P) -0.8 | |
Information (3) |
18.7 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 18.9 | 18.8 | (P) 18.9 | |
12-month % change |
-3.6 | -4.1 | -4.1 | -3.1 | -3.1 | (P) -1.6 | |
Financial Activities (3) |
70.6 | 70.8 | 70.9 | 71.4 | 70.9 | (P) 70.1 | |
12-month % change |
2.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | (P) 1.6 | |
Professional & Business Services (3) |
108.7 | 109.0 | 109.5 | 109.4 | 108.7 | (P) 105.6 | |
12-month % change |
4.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.1 | (P) 0.0 | |
Education & Health Services (3) |
134.6 | 134.6 | 135.5 | 136.5 | 137.0 | (P) 136.0 | |
12-month % change |
2.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 | (P) 1.6 | |
Leisure & Hospitality (3) |
83.3 | 83.1 | 83.9 | 85.0 | 84.8 | (P) 85.0 | |
12-month % change |
1.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 2.4 | (P) 2.5 | |
Other Services (3) |
35.6 | 35.4 | 35.1 | 35.1 | 35.0 | (P) 35.0 | |
12-month % change |
2.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | (P) 0.0 | |
Government (3) |
163.7 | 162.7 | 163.5 | 164.1 | 164.4 | (P) 163.7 | |
12-month % change |
-0.5 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.2 | (P) -0.1 | |
Layoff events, all industries (4) |
(5) - | (5) - | 3 | - | 5 | 4 | |
Initial claimants, all industries (4) |
(5) - | (5) - | 271 | - | 819 | 450 | |
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Footnotes |
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Data extracted on: January 06, 2009
Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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