| Data Series | Back Data |
July 2011 |
Aug 2011 |
Sept 2011 |
Oct 2011 |
Nov 2011 |
Dec 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force (1) |
5,862.7 | 5,859.0 | 5,861.8 | 5,853.3 | 5,830.5 | (P) 5,809.2 | |
Employment (1) |
5,334.0 | 5,323.2 | 5,328.2 | 5,327.5 | 5,334.7 | (P) 5,339.9 | |
Unemployment (1) |
528.7 | 535.8 | 533.6 | 525.8 | 495.8 | (P) 469.3 | |
Unemployment Rate (2) |
9.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.5 | (P) 8.1 | |
Total Nonfarm (3) |
5,117.2 | 5,118.7 | 5,109.5 | 5,107.5 | 5,109.9 | (P) 5,106.6 | |
12-month % change |
1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | (P) 1.4 | |
Mining and Logging (3) |
11.6 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.6 | (P) 11.5 | |
12-month % change |
3.6 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | (P) 0.0 | |
Construction (3) |
172.9 | 174.1 | 175.4 | 174.9 | 171.2 | (P) 168.6 | |
12-month % change |
4.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 2.8 | (P) 3.2 | |
Manufacturing (3) |
637.3 | 634.9 | 633.7 | 633.8 | 638.7 | (P) 639.3 | |
12-month % change |
1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.6 | (P) 2.9 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) |
954.4 | 953.7 | 954.3 | 957.5 | 961.6 | (P) 961.2 | |
12-month % change |
0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | (P) 2.1 | |
Information (3) |
77.0 | 76.3 | 77.2 | 77.5 | 78.0 | (P) 78.0 | |
12-month % change |
-0.3 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | (P) 1.3 | |
Financial Activities (3) |
277.8 | 277.0 | 275.5 | 274.9 | 273.9 | (P) 272.3 | |
12-month % change |
1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | (P) 0.5 | |
Professional & Business Services (3) |
646.5 | 644.8 | 644.5 | 643.0 | 642.3 | (P) 637.6 | |
12-month % change |
3.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | (P) 1.5 | |
Education & Health Services (3) |
867.5 | 872.2 | 870.0 | 870.9 | 871.7 | (P) 873.8 | |
12-month % change |
3.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | (P) 2.9 | |
Leisure & Hospitality (3) |
487.4 | 485.8 | 480.3 | 480.1 | 477.0 | (P) 476.6 | |
12-month % change |
2.5 | 2.2 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -0.2 | (P) -0.4 | |
Other Services (3) |
214.6 | 217.2 | 214.5 | 215.0 | 215.2 | (P) 215.9 | |
12-month % change |
1.7 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | (P) 0.7 | |
Government (3) |
770.2 | 770.9 | 772.3 | 768.3 | 768.7 | (P) 771.8 | |
12-month % change |
-1.6 | -0.9 | -0.4 | -1.2 | -1.1 | (P) -0.9 | |
Layoff events, all industries (4) |
67 | 25 | 37 | 29 | 66 | 107 | |
Initial claimants, all industries (4) |
7,739 | 2,420 | 4,985 | 2,616 | 6,017 | 11,550 | |
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Data extracted on: February 07, 2012
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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