U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics| Data Series | Back Data |
Apr 2008 |
May 2008 |
June 2008 |
July 2008 |
Aug 2008 |
Sept 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force (1) |
 |
63.5 | 64.3 | 63.0 | 63.3 | 62.6 | (P) 64.5 |
Employment (1) |
|
61.3 | 62.0 | 60.4 | 61.5 | 60.9 | (P) 62.8 |
Unemployment (1) |
|
2.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | (P) 1.7 |
Unemployment Rate (2) |
|
3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | (P) 2.6 |
Total Nonfarm (3) |
|
62.5 | 63.3 | 60.9 | 61.7 | 61.8 | (P) 64.2 |
12-month % change |
|
2.1 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.8 | (P) 3.5 |
Manufacturing (3) |
|
4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | (P) 4.2 |
12-month % change |
|
2.5 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 2.4 | (P) 2.4 |
Professional and Business Services (3) |
|
4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | (P) 4.6 |
12-month % change |
|
4.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 4.5 | (P) 7.0 |
Education and Health Services (3) |
|
12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | (P) 12.5 |
12-month % change |
|
5.1 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.5 | (P) 4.2 |
Leisure and Hospitality (3) |
|
6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | (P) 6.4 |
12-month % change |
|
3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1.6 | (P) 3.2 |
Government (3) |
|
17.4 | 17.7 | 15.0 | 15.6 | 15.6 | (P) 17.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | (P) 6.5 |
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Footnotes |
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Data extracted on: November 20, 2008
Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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