| Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2011 |
Dec 2011 |
Jan 2012 |
Feb 2012 |
Mar 2012 |
Apr 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force (1) |
(5) 3,048.4 | (5) 3,052.3 | 3,041.9 | 3,032.1 | 3,023.6 | (P) 3,021.3 | |
Employment (1) |
(5) 2,801.5 | (5) 2,808.3 | 2,813.0 | 2,807.2 | 2,799.6 | (P) 2,800.6 | |
Unemployment (1) |
(5) 246.9 | (5) 244.0 | 229.0 | 224.9 | 224.0 | (P) 220.7 | |
Unemployment Rate (2) |
(5) 8.1 | (5) 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | (P) 7.3 | |
Total Nonfarm (3) |
2,644.9 | 2,632.5 | 2,654.3 | 2,655.2 | 2,662.0 | (P) 2,668.0 | |
12-month % change |
-0.2 | -0.7 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | (P) 0.4 | |
Mining and Logging (3) |
4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | (P) 4.5 | |
12-month % change |
2.4 | 2.4 | -2.4 | 4.9 | 2.3 | (P) 4.7 | |
Construction (3) |
99.0 | 98.2 | 102.0 | 100.2 | 102.4 | (P) 98.0 | |
12-month % change |
-5.4 | -5.9 | -1.6 | -3.1 | -1.1 | (P) -4.9 | |
Manufacturing (3) |
248.4 | 247.8 | 252.0 | 251.1 | 255.3 | (P) 254.7 | |
12-month % change |
1.8 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.9 | (P) 3.4 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) |
509.0 | 505.9 | 511.8 | 510.4 | 509.0 | (P) 510.5 | |
12-month % change |
-0.7 | -1.3 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -1.1 | (P) -1.3 | |
Information (3) |
58.0 | 58.0 | 57.9 | 58.3 | 56.7 | (P) 58.1 | |
12-month % change |
-3.5 | -2.8 | -1.9 | -0.5 | -2.9 | (P) -0.5 | |
Financial Activities (3) |
156.4 | 155.2 | 157.2 | 158.6 | 158.3 | (P) 161.3 | |
12-month % change |
-3.8 | -4.4 | -2.5 | -1.6 | -1.7 | (P) 0.3 | |
Professional & Business Services (3) |
335.2 | 332.8 | 335.7 | 336.6 | 340.2 | (P) 342.4 | |
12-month % change |
2.9 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | (P) 3.4 | |
Education & Health Services (3) |
418.6 | 415.2 | 419.5 | 421.9 | 423.0 | (P) 424.2 | |
12-month % change |
1.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | (P) 2.4 | |
Leisure & Hospitality (3) |
269.0 | 267.1 | 268.1 | 269.0 | 266.9 | (P) 267.9 | |
12-month % change |
-1.2 | -1.5 | -1.1 | -0.1 | -1.3 | (P) -0.6 | |
Other Services (3) |
110.9 | 111.6 | 112.7 | 112.3 | 113.3 | (P) 112.5 | |
12-month % change |
-1.3 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | (P) -0.4 | |
Government (3) |
436.1 | 436.4 | 433.3 | 432.5 | 432.5 | (P) 433.9 | |
12-month % change |
-1.1 | -1.0 | -2.4 | -1.6 | -1.7 | (P) -1.3 | |
Layoff events, all industries (4) |
22 | 67 | 42 | 7 | 20 | ||
Initial claimants, all industries (4) |
1,440 | 6,586 | 2,860 | 449 | 1,614 | ||
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Data extracted on: May 18, 2012
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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