| Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2011 |
Dec 2011 |
Jan 2012 |
Feb 2012 |
Mar 2012 |
Apr 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force (1) |
(4) 314.2 | (4) 307.9 | 307.2 | 309.0 | (P) 308.6 | ||
Employment (1) |
(4) 287.2 | (4) 280.7 | 277.6 | 280.0 | (P) 279.3 | ||
Unemployment (1) |
(4) 26.9 | (4) 27.2 | 29.6 | 29.0 | (P) 29.3 | ||
Unemployment Rate (2) |
(4) 8.6 | (4) 8.8 | 9.6 | 9.4 | (P) 9.5 | ||
Total Nonfarm (3) |
251.5 | 247.8 | 243.3 | 245.6 | 246.9 | (P) 249.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | (P) 0.5 | |
Mining, Logging, and Construction (3) |
11.6 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 10.5 | (P) 10.9 | |
12-month % change |
-4.1 | -5.0 | 0.0 | -0.9 | -7.1 | (P) -6.8 | |
Manufacturing (3) |
12.5 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.5 | (P) 12.5 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.0 | (P) -0.8 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) |
38.8 | 38.6 | 37.7 | 37.2 | 37.2 | (P) 37.3 | |
12-month % change |
0.3 | -0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -0.3 | (P) -1.1 | |
Information (3) |
7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.9 | (P) 7.0 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 0.0 | -1.4 | -2.8 | -2.8 | (P) -1.4 | |
Financial Activities (3) |
16.1 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 16.3 | (P) 16.5 | |
12-month % change |
3.2 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 5.8 | (P) 7.1 | |
Professional and Business Services (3) |
39.0 | 38.3 | 37.4 | 38.4 | 38.3 | (P) 39.1 | |
12-month % change |
0.8 | -1.3 | -4.1 | -1.5 | -1.5 | (P) 0.0 | |
Education and Health Services (3) |
31.7 | 30.9 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 32.2 | (P) 33.0 | |
12-month % change |
5.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 6.3 | (P) 8.6 | |
Leisure and Hospitality (3) |
30.4 | 29.0 | 28.5 | 28.4 | 29.1 | (P) 29.6 | |
12-month % change |
3.1 | -1.0 | -0.3 | -1.0 | 0.0 | (P) -2.6 | |
Other Services (3) |
14.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.3 | (P) 14.3 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (P) -0.7 | |
Government (3) |
50.0 | 49.5 | 48.0 | 49.2 | 49.6 | (P) 49.6 | |
12-month % change |
1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | (P) -0.4 | |
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Footnotes |
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Data extracted on: May 18, 2012
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.