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 Home > Government > Federal Government Statistics > Employment

Economic Statistics Briefing Room
ESBR Employment Income International Money Output Prices Production Transportation SSBR


 CHART: Civilian Labor Force
CHART: Civilian Labor Force

Civilian Labor Force

Total number of employed and unemployed persons, seasonally adjusted.

Previous
147,856

July 2004
(thousands)


Current
147,704

August 2004
(thousands)
Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of September 03, 2004.
CHART: Unemployment
CHART: Unemployment

Unemployment

Total number of persons unemployed, seasonally adjusted.

Previous
8,196

July 2004
(thousands)


Current
8,022

August 2004
(thousands)
Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of September 03, 2004.
CHART: Unemployment Rate
CHART: Unemployment Rate

Unemployment Rate

Number of persons unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted.

Previous
5.5

July 2004


Current
5.4

August 2004
Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of September 03, 2004.
CHART: Employees on Nonfarm Payrolls
CHART: Employees on Nonfarm Payrolls

Employees on Nonfarm Payrolls

Preliminary data, seasonally adjusted. 1-month change.

Previous
73

July 2004
(thousands)


Current
144

August 2004
(thousands)
Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of September 03, 2004.
CHART: Average Weekly Hours
CHART: Average Weekly Hours

Average Weekly Hours

Nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls. Preliminary data, seasonally adjusted.

Previous
33.8(p)

July 2004
(hours)


Current
33.8(p)

August 2004
(hours)
Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of September 03, 2004.
CHART: Average Hourly Earnings
CHART: Average Hourly Earnings

Average Hourly Earnings

Nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls. Preliminary data, seasonally adjusted.

Previous
15.72(p)

July 2004
(dollars)


Current
15.77(p)

August 2004
(dollars)
Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of September 03, 2004.
CHART: Employment Cost Index
CHART: Employment Cost Index

Employment Cost Index

Compensation for civilian workers. 3-month change as percent, seasonally adjusted.

Previous
1.1

1st Quarter 2004
(percent change)


Current
0.9

2nd Quarter 2004
(percent change)
Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of July 29, 2004.
CHART: Productivity
CHART: Productivity

Productivity

Output per hour of all persons in nonfarm business sector. Percent change from previous quarter at an annual rate. Data for current quarter are preliminary.

Previous
3.7

1st Quarter 2004
(percent change)


Current
2.5

2nd Quarter 2004
(percent change)
Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of September 02, 2004.

ESBR Employment Income International Money Output Prices Production Transportation SSBR



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