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Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1) 10-Year History 6,252.5 6,253.8 6,238.8 6,263.4 6,275.0 6,289.6
Employment (1) 10-Year History 5,922.8 5,932.7 5,886.9 5,931.1 5,922.7 5,956.7
Unemployment (1) 10-Year History 329.7 321.1 351.9 332.3 352.3 332.9
Unemployment Rate (2) 10-Year History 5.3 5.1 5.6 5.3 5.6 5.3
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm (3) 10-Year History 5,609.8 5,623.9 5,639.6 5,636.2 5,642.5 5,647.1 (P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm 10-Year History 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 (P)
Natural Resources and Mining (3) 10-Year History 17.7 17.7 17.8 18.0 18.2 18.3 (P)
12-month % change -- NR & Mining 10-Year History 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 (P)
Construction (3) 10-Year History 250.7 251.5 252.0 252.1 252.2 252.3 (P)
12-month % change -- Construction 10-Year History 2.2 1.9 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.9 (P)
Manufacturing (3) 10-Year History 695.6 696.4 695.9 694.6 693.4 691.3 (P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing 10-Year History -3.6 -3.2 -2.7 -2.3 -2.2 -2.3 (P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) 10-Year History 1,118.7 1,122.1 1,123.8 1,121.5 1,121.9 1,125.8 (P)
12-month % change -- TTU 10-Year History 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.0 (P)
Information (3) 10-Year History 122.2 121.9 122.2 121.9 121.6 121.4 (P)
12-month % change -- Information 10-Year History -1.6 -1.5 -1.2 -1.2 -1.5 -0.8 (P)
Financial Activities (3) 10-Year History 338.6 338.9 339.4 339.4 340.4 341.0 (P)
12-month % change -- Financial Activities 10-Year History 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 (P)
Professional & Business Services (3) 10-Year History 600.7 601.9 604.7 605.7 607.2 607.4 (P)
12-month % change -- PBS 10-Year History 0.3 0.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 (P)
Educational & Health Services (3) 10-Year History 983.3 985.1 991.6 992.4 993.2 991.7 (P)
12-month % change -- EHS 10-Year History 0.7 0.7 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.4 (P)
Leisure & Hospitality (3) 10-Year History 478.8 479.5 480.3 482.9 484.7 486.7 (P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality 10-Year History 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.9 (P)
Other Services (3) 10-Year History 261.1 264.3 265.2 264.5 265.0 265.8 (P)
12-month % change -- Other Services 10-Year History 0.5 1.5 1.9 1.3 1.5 1.9 (P)
Government (3) 10-Year History 742.4 744.6 746.7 743.2 744.7 745.4 (P)
12-month % change -- Government 10-Year History -0.4 -0.3 -0.3 0.3 0.7 0.4 (P)
Mass layoffs
Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History 116 42 79 114 53 (P) 50 (P)
12-month net change -- Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History -13 -68 -26 -2 -15 (P) 8 (P)
12-month % change -- Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History -10.1 -61.8 -24.8 -1.7 -22.1 (P) 19.0 (P)
Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History 10,897 3,789 7,586 10,722 4,847 (P) 3,584 (P)
12-month net change -- Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History -107 -7,104 -2,079 290 -933 (P) 103 (P)
12-month % change -- Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History -1.0 -65.2 -21.5 2.8 -16.1 (P) 3.0 (P)

Footnotes:
(P) Preliminary
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted

Data extracted on: October 28, 2004

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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