| Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2011 |
Dec 2011 |
Jan 2012 |
Feb 2012 |
Mar 2012 |
Apr 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force (1) |
(5) 3,212.0 | (5) 3,214.4 | 3,210.7 | 3,213.1 | 3,211.0 | (P) 3,206.2 | |
Employment (1) |
(5) 2,920.3 | (5) 2,927.9 | 2,931.6 | 2,943.3 | 2,948.1 | (P) 2,951.4 | |
Unemployment (1) |
(5) 291.7 | (5) 286.5 | 279.1 | 269.9 | 262.9 | (P) 254.7 | |
Unemployment Rate (2) |
(5) 9.1 | (5) 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.2 | (P) 7.9 | |
Total Nonfarm (3) |
2,837.6 | 2,849.6 | 2,861.7 | 2,864.0 | 2,867.8 | (P) 2,884.9 | |
12-month % change |
1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | (P) 1.9 | |
Mining and Logging (3) |
6.8 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | (P) 6.8 | |
12-month % change |
3.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | (P) 1.5 | |
Construction (3) |
124.5 | 126.3 | 126.7 | 124.2 | 124.8 | (P) 125.9 | |
12-month % change |
5.7 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 | (P) 8.1 | |
Manufacturing (3) |
467.1 | 472.5 | 474.7 | 476.9 | 479.9 | (P) 486.1 | |
12-month % change |
3.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | (P) 4.9 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) |
547.5 | 550.2 | 554.4 | 549.0 | 549.4 | (P) 549.6 | |
12-month % change |
0.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | (P) -0.2 | |
Information (3) |
33.9 | 33.9 | 33.7 | 34.3 | 34.5 | (P) 34.8 | |
12-month % change |
-3.1 | -2.9 | -3.2 | -0.9 | -0.3 | (P) 1.2 | |
Financial Activities (3) |
129.5 | 129.4 | 128.8 | 128.3 | 129.5 | (P) 130.5 | |
12-month % change |
-1.4 | -1.6 | -2.6 | -3.0 | -2.0 | (P) -1.1 | |
Professional & Business Services (3) |
288.3 | 289.9 | 296.0 | 295.1 | 294.1 | (P) 298.0 | |
12-month % change |
2.8 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 | (P) 4.0 | |
Education & Health Services (3) |
424.4 | 423.4 | 423.4 | 428.9 | 428.7 | (P) 429.3 | |
12-month % change |
-0.1 | -0.5 | -0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | (P) 0.5 | |
Leisure & Hospitality (3) |
280.6 | 281.6 | 282.1 | 285.7 | 288.3 | (P) 290.2 | |
12-month % change |
2.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | (P) 4.6 | |
Other Services (3) |
110.1 | 110.1 | 110.3 | 109.7 | 109.1 | (P) 109.3 | |
12-month % change |
1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | (P) 0.2 | |
Government (3) |
424.9 | 425.6 | 424.8 | 425.0 | 422.7 | (P) 424.4 | |
12-month % change |
-0.7 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -0.9 | (P) -0.6 | |
Layoff events, all industries (4) |
32 | 49 | 40 | 4 | 18 | ||
Initial claimants, all industries (4) |
4,367 | 5,758 | 3,594 | 314 | 1,830 | ||
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Data extracted on: May 18, 2012
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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