| Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2011 |
Dec 2011 |
Jan 2012 |
Feb 2012 |
Mar 2012 |
Apr 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force (1) |
(6) 1,994.3 | (6) 1,995.2 | 1,992.8 | 1,992.1 | 1,991.0 | (P) 1,989.7 | |
Employment (1) |
(6) 1,812.5 | (6) 1,816.1 | 1,817.0 | 1,817.8 | 1,819.3 | (P) 1,820.9 | |
Unemployment (1) |
(6) 181.8 | (6) 179.1 | 175.8 | 174.3 | 171.7 | (P) 168.8 | |
Unemployment Rate (2) |
(6) 9.1 | (6) 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.6 | (P) 8.5 | |
Total Nonfarm (3) |
1,619.8 | 1,619.5 | (7) 1,623.6 | 1,620.4 | 1,621.6 | (P) 1,623.9 | |
12-month % change |
0.7 | 0.7 | (7) 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | (P) 0.2 | |
Mining and Logging (3) |
6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.9 | (P) 7.1 | |
12-month % change |
3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | (P) 2.9 | |
Construction (3) |
69.6 | 70.4 | 70.3 | 68.5 | 68.4 | (P) 70.1 | |
12-month % change |
3.6 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | (P) 2.0 | |
Manufacturing (3) |
164.1 | 164.0 | 165.4 | 165.1 | 165.3 | (P) 165.8 | |
12-month % change |
-0.5 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -1.1 | -1.5 | (P) -1.5 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) |
314.6 | 315.0 | 316.5 | 315.3 | 316.7 | (P) 315.5 | |
12-month % change |
1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | (P) 1.1 | |
Information (4) |
32.6 | 32.6 | (7) 32.2 | 32.9 | 32.9 | (P) 32.7 | |
12-month % change |
1.2 | 1.2 | (7) 1.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | (P) 1.6 | |
Financial Activities (3) |
91.5 | 91.4 | 92.5 | 92.0 | 91.9 | (P) 91.8 | |
12-month % change |
-1.2 | -1.5 | -0.2 | -0.9 | -0.6 | (P) -0.4 | |
Professional & Business Services (3) |
185.6 | 185.5 | 185.9 | 185.4 | 185.2 | (P) 186.9 | |
12-month % change |
0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.9 | (P) 0.2 | |
Education & Health Services (3) |
239.3 | 237.6 | 238.8 | 238.2 | 237.6 | (P) 236.6 | |
12-month % change |
3.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.9 | (P) 1.4 | |
Leisure & Hospitality (3) |
164.1 | 165.5 | 165.4 | 166.6 | 166.8 | (P) 167.3 | |
12-month % change |
0.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | (P) 1.3 | |
Other Services (3) |
59.1 | 58.5 | 58.0 | 57.4 | 58.6 | (P) 58.8 | |
12-month % change |
4.8 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3.2 | (P) 3.5 | |
Government (3) |
292.4 | 292.1 | 291.7 | 292.2 | 291.3 | (P) 291.3 | |
12-month % change |
-2.1 | -1.9 | -2.3 | -2.0 | -2.0 | (P) -2.1 | |
Layoff events, all industries (5) |
21 | 49 | 19 | 19 | 20 | ||
Initial claimants, all industries (5) |
2,225 | 4,705 | 1,699 | 1,497 | 2,153 | ||
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Data extracted on: May 18, 2012
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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