U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics| Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2012 |
Dec 2012 |
Jan 2013 |
Feb 2013 |
Mar 2013 |
Apr 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force (1) |
 |
(5) 3,479.4 | (5) 3,481.8 | 3,483.9 | 3,476.8 | 3,470.7 | (P) 3,473.2 |
Employment (1) |
|
(5) 3,245.7 | (5) 3,248.2 | 3,251.2 | 3,250.2 | 3,247.4 | (P) 3,250.3 |
Unemployment (1) |
|
(5) 233.8 | (5) 233.5 | 232.7 | 226.6 | 223.3 | (P) 222.8 |
Unemployment Rate (2) |
|
(5) 6.7 | (5) 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.4 | (P) 6.4 |
Total Nonfarm (3) |
|
3,290.4 | 3,299.1 | 3,318.0 | 3,317.2 | 3,313.4 | (P) 3,312.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | (P) 1.4 |
Mining and Logging (3) |
|
1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | (P) 0.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | -18.2 | -18.2 | -9.1 | -9.1 | (P) -10.0 |
Construction (3) |
|
115.3 | 115.6 | 117.8 | 119.0 | 117.9 | (P) 117.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.4 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 1.4 | (P) 2.4 |
Manufacturing (3) |
|
250.0 | 249.3 | 251.9 | 250.2 | 250.3 | (P) 250.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.7 | -1.0 | -0.4 | -1.1 | -1.2 | (P) -1.1 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) |
|
552.8 | 554.4 | 557.3 | 554.0 | 554.0 | (P) 552.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | (P) 0.6 |
Information (3) |
|
88.0 | 88.0 | 88.6 | 88.1 | 88.0 | (P) 88.9 |
12-month % change |
|
2.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 | (P) 3.1 |
Financial Activities (3) |
|
206.3 | 206.4 | 206.2 | 207.3 | 206.1 | (P) 204.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | (P) -0.6 |
Professional & Business Services (3) |
|
493.4 | 495.4 | 500.3 | 503.7 | 501.1 | (P) 505.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 2.3 | (P) 3.3 |
Education & Health Services (3) |
|
694.8 | 696.2 | 699.8 | 697.5 | 700.1 | (P) 700.8 |
12-month % change |
|
2.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | (P) 2.3 |
Leisure & Hospitality (3) |
|
326.1 | 329.4 | 333.6 | 331.3 | 331.1 | (P) 329.2 |
12-month % change |
|
2.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 | (P) 1.5 |
Other Services (3) |
|
122.2 | 122.5 | 123.9 | 124.7 | 123.7 | (P) 123.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.0 | (P) 1.9 |
Government (3) |
|
440.5 | 441.0 | 437.7 | 440.4 | 440.1 | (P) 438.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | (P) 0.6 |
Layoff events, all industries (4) |
|
14 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 7 | |
Initial claimants, all industries (4) |
|
1,608 | 3,408 | 587 | 840 | 516 | |
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Footnotes |
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Data extracted on: May 17, 2013
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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