| Data Series | Back Data |
July 2011 |
Aug 2011 |
Sept 2011 |
Oct 2011 |
Nov 2011 |
Dec 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force (1) |
291.9 | 291.3 | 291.6 | 292.4 | 293.5 | (P) 294.2 | |
Employment (1) |
275.1 | 274.3 | 274.8 | 275.6 | 276.5 | (P) 277.3 | |
Unemployment (1) |
16.8 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 17.0 | (P) 16.9 | |
Unemployment Rate (2) |
5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 | (P) 5.8 | |
Total Nonfarm (3) |
291.9 | 291.8 | 290.2 | 289.7 | 290.6 | (P) 290.7 | |
12-month % change |
3.3 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | (P) 2.3 | |
Mining and Logging (3) |
28.2 | 28.2 | 28.4 | 28.0 | 28.2 | (P) 28.6 | |
12-month % change |
11.0 | 10.6 | 12.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 | (P) 9.2 | |
Construction (3) |
22.5 | 22.4 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 23.1 | (P) 22.4 | |
12-month % change |
1.4 | -0.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | (P) -1.3 | |
Manufacturing (3) |
8.8 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.0 | (P) 8.9 | |
12-month % change |
2.3 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | (P) 0.0 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) |
51.5 | 51.3 | 51.5 | 52.4 | 53.0 | (P) 52.8 | |
12-month % change |
-0.2 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 3.5 | (P) 2.7 | |
Information (3) |
3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | (P) 3.9 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | -2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (P) 0.0 | |
Financial Activities (3) |
10.9 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.8 | (P) 10.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -0.9 | 0.0 | (P) -0.9 | |
Professional & Business Services (3) |
18.5 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 17.7 | 18.3 | (P) 18.4 | |
12-month % change |
6.3 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 5.8 | (P) 4.5 | |
Education & Health Services (4) |
26.6 | 26.4 | 26.5 | 26.4 | 26.4 | (P) 26.5 | |
12-month % change |
0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -1.9 | -1.1 | (P) -0.7 | |
Leisure & Hospitality (3) |
33.5 | 33.5 | 32.8 | 32.4 | 31.7 | (P) 32.2 | |
12-month % change |
2.1 | 1.5 | -1.8 | -0.3 | -0.3 | (P) -0.3 | |
Other Services (3) |
11.4 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.7 | (P) 11.8 | |
12-month % change |
-0.9 | -0.9 | -2.6 | -0.9 | 2.6 | (P) 2.6 | |
Government (3) |
76.2 | 76.7 | 75.0 | 74.9 | 74.5 | (P) 74.4 | |
12-month % change |
5.7 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | (P) 3.0 | |
Layoff events, all industries (5) |
- | - | - | 3 | (6) - | - | |
Initial claimants, all industries (5) |
- | - | - | 523 | (6) - | - | |
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Data extracted on: February 07, 2012
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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