| Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2011 |
Dec 2011 |
Jan 2012 |
Feb 2012 |
Mar 2012 |
Apr 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force (1) |
(5) 3,020.7 | (5) 3,019.0 | 3,005.9 | 3,005.9 | 3,009.2 | (P) 3,002.6 | |
Employment (1) |
(5) 2,744.9 | (5) 2,748.7 | 2,743.3 | 2,745.5 | 2,751.4 | (P) 2,756.7 | |
Unemployment (1) |
(5) 275.8 | (5) 270.3 | 262.6 | 260.4 | 257.7 | (P) 245.9 | |
Unemployment Rate (2) |
(5) 9.1 | (5) 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.6 | (P) 8.2 | |
Total Nonfarm (3) |
2,416.1 | 2,415.0 | 2,427.9 | 2,435.3 | 2,449.5 | (P) 2,453.5 | |
12-month % change |
1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 | (P) 2.1 | |
Mining and Logging (3) |
11.6 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.9 | (P) 11.8 | |
12-month % change |
3.6 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 | (P) 5.4 | |
Construction (3) |
112.2 | 112.8 | 114.8 | 113.4 | 117.7 | (P) 119.0 | |
12-month % change |
1.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 6.2 | (P) 7.8 | |
Manufacturing (3) |
150.7 | 149.1 | 150.2 | 150.8 | 150.5 | (P) 150.5 | |
12-month % change |
1.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | (P) 0.7 | |
| 478.0 | 474.9 | 475.0 | 473.5 | 474.7 | (P) 477.9 | ||
12-month % change |
2.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | (P) 1.0 | |
Information (3) |
36.7 | 37.6 | 37.1 | 36.5 | 36.8 | (P) 36.4 | |
12-month % change |
1.4 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | (P) 0.6 | |
Financial Activities (3) |
165.8 | 167.0 | 166.7 | 166.2 | 167.8 | (P) 168.8 | |
12-month % change |
0.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | (P) 1.7 | |
Professional & Business Services (3) |
339.6 | 342.0 | 352.0 | 355.4 | 356.8 | (P) 359.5 | |
12-month % change |
-0.4 | -0.4 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.5 | (P) 4.4 | |
Education & Health Services (3) |
358.2 | 358.6 | 358.3 | 360.7 | 362.4 | (P) 363.0 | |
12-month % change |
2.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 | (P) 2.6 | |
Leisure & Hospitality (3) |
261.1 | 261.4 | 262.7 | 264.9 | 267.5 | (P) 263.5 | |
12-month % change |
1.8 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | (P) 2.4 | |
Other Services (3) |
89.6 | 89.5 | 88.4 | 88.3 | 87.9 | (P) 87.2 | |
12-month % change |
1.7 | 1.6 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -0.9 | (P) -2.6 | |
Government (3) |
412.6 | 410.3 | 411.1 | 413.9 | 415.5 | (P) 415.9 | |
12-month % change |
0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | (P) 1.0 | |
Layoff events, all industries (4) |
7 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 15 | ||
Initial claimants, all industries (4) |
666 | 750 | 176 | 1,023 | 1,286 | ||
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Data extracted on: May 18, 2012
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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