| Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2011 |
Dec 2011 |
Jan 2012 |
Feb 2012 |
Mar 2012 |
Apr 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force (1) |
(6) 9,291.6 | (6) 9,303.3 | 9,298.7 | 9,297.2 | 9,283.4 | (P) 9,255.1 | |
Employment (1) |
(6) 8,357.0 | (6) 8,380.8 | 8,403.3 | 8,426.7 | 8,446.6 | (P) 8,451.4 | |
Unemployment (1) |
(6) 934.6 | (6) 922.5 | 895.4 | 870.5 | 836.8 | (P) 803.6 | |
Unemployment Rate (2) |
(6) 10.1 | (6) 9.9 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.0 | (P) 8.7 | |
Total Nonfarm (3) |
7,318.9 | 7,333.2 | 7,297.8 | 7,317.9 | 7,328.0 | (P) 7,325.3 | |
12-month % change |
1.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | (P) 0.7 | |
Mining and Logging (4) |
5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | (P) 5.7 | |
12-month % change |
-1.8 | -1.8 | -1.8 | -1.8 | -1.8 | (P) 0.0 | |
Construction (3) |
325.8 | 325.5 | 320.8 | 322.4 | 321.5 | (P) 312.3 | |
12-month % change |
-4.4 | -3.2 | -5.9 | -4.8 | -4.0 | (P) -7.3 | |
Manufacturing (3) |
312.9 | 313.3 | 314.5 | 314.6 | 313.7 | (P) 313.7 | |
12-month % change |
1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | (P) 0.8 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) |
1,513.5 | 1,520.2 | 1,514.7 | 1,511.3 | 1,511.8 | (P) 1,508.8 | |
12-month % change |
2.6 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | (P) 1.2 | |
Information (3) |
132.3 | 133.3 | 135.1 | 134.0 | 133.9 | (P) 134.2 | |
12-month % change |
-2.4 | -1.1 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -0.5 | (P) -0.5 | |
Financial Activities (3) |
487.1 | 487.9 | 486.0 | 487.6 | 488.2 | (P) 488.7 | |
12-month % change |
1.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | (P) 1.1 | |
Professional & Business Services (3) |
1,066.8 | 1,064.3 | 1,058.1 | 1,064.8 | 1,067.5 | (P) 1,075.3 | |
12-month % change |
3.6 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | (P) 2.3 | |
Education & Health Services (3) |
1,122.2 | 1,124.0 | 1,112.9 | 1,118.1 | 1,117.9 | (P) 1,123.6 | |
12-month % change |
3.2 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | (P) 2.2 | |
Leisure & Hospitality (3) |
956.3 | 958.6 | 958.1 | 963.2 | 968.9 | (P) 964.1 | |
12-month % change |
1.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | (P) 1.5 | |
Other Services (3) |
303.3 | 306.1 | 305.4 | 307.9 | 309.0 | (P) 308.8 | |
12-month % change |
-2.1 | -1.0 | -0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | (P) 0.3 | |
Government (3) |
1,093.1 | 1,094.4 | 1,086.6 | 1,088.4 | 1,090.0 | (P) 1,090.1 | |
12-month % change |
-0.9 | -0.7 | -1.5 | -1.3 | -1.1 | (P) -1.1 | |
Layoff events, all industries (5) |
53 | 70 | 87 | 65 | 55 | ||
Initial claimants, all industries (5) |
3,420 | 6,239 | 6,044 | 3,742 | 4,836 | ||
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Data extracted on: May 18, 2012
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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