Data Series |
Back Data |
Apr 2004 |
May 2004 |
June 2004 |
July 2004 |
Aug 2004 |
Sept 2004 |
Labor Force Data |
Civilian Labor Force (1) |
|
343.8 |
344.5 |
344.1 |
344.3 |
345.8 |
347.4 |
Employment (1) |
|
319.3 |
319.4 |
318.9 |
319.5 |
319.6 |
320.9 |
Unemployment (1) |
|
24.5 |
25.1 |
25.2 |
24.8 |
26.3 |
26.5 |
Unemployment Rate (2) |
|
7.1 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
Total Nonfarm (3) |
|
302.6 |
302.6 |
303.7 |
303.6 |
302.6 |
303.6 (P) |
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm |
|
1.9 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
1.3 (P) |
Natural Resources and Mining (3) |
|
9.9 |
9.8 |
10.0 |
10.1 |
10.5 |
10.5 (P) |
12-month % change -- NR & Mining |
|
-3.9 |
-4.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
2.9 (P) |
Construction (3) |
|
16.8 |
17.5 |
17.6 |
17.8 |
17.5 |
17.8 (P) |
12-month % change -- Construction |
|
2.4 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.3 (P) |
Manufacturing (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) |
|
9.2 |
9.6 |
13.9 |
20.3 |
17.9 |
13.6 (P) |
12-month % change -- Manufacturing |
|
0.0 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
3.6 |
0.0 |
-0.7 (P) |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) |
|
62.2 |
62.2 |
61.9 |
61.8 |
62.0 |
62.3 (P) |
12-month % change -- TTU |
|
2.0 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
2.3 (P) |
Information (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) |
|
6.8 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
7.0 |
7.0 (P) |
12-month % change -- Information |
|
-1.4 |
0.0 |
-1.4 |
-1.4 |
0.0 |
1.4 (P) |
Financial Activities (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) |
|
14.3 |
14.7 |
14.9 |
15.1 |
15.1 |
14.9 (P) |
12-month % change -- Financial Activities |
|
2.1 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
1.4 (P) |
Professional & Business Services (3) |
|
23.6 |
23.5 |
23.4 |
22.9 |
22.8 |
22.8 (P) |
12-month % change -- PBS |
|
2.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 (P) |
Educational & Health Services (3) |
|
34.2 |
34.4 |
34.3 |
35.0 |
34.9 |
35.0 (P) |
12-month % change -- EHS |
|
4.9 |
5.2 |
4.9 |
6.7 |
5.8 |
5.7 (P) |
Leisure & Hospitality (3) |
|
30.1 |
30.1 |
29.6 |
30.2 |
30.2 |
30.2 (P) |
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2.4 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.3 (P) |
Other Services (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) |
|
11.3 |
11.5 |
10.9 |
10.8 |
10.7 |
11.0 (P) |
12-month % change -- Other Services |
|
-0.9 |
0.0 |
-5.2 |
-6.1 |
-7.0 |
-3.5 (P) |
Government (3) |
|
81.7 |
80.6 |
81.4 |
81.0 |
80.9 |
81.8 (P) |
12-month % change -- Government |
|
0.5 |
-1.1 |
-0.6 |
0.1 |
-0.4 |
-0.7 (P) |
Mass layoffs |
Layoff events, all industries |
|
5 |
- (5) |
4 |
- |
- (5) (P) |
- (5) (P) |
12-month net change -- Layoff events, all industries |
|
-1 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
12-month % change -- Layoff events, all industries |
|
-16.7 |
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
633 |
- (5) |
256 |
- |
- (5) (P) |
- (5) (P) |
12-month net change -- Initial claimants, all industries |
|
144 |
|
-183 |
|
|
|
12-month % change -- Initial claimants, all industries |
|
29.4 |
|
-41.7 |
|
|
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