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Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1) 10-Year History 17,572.3 17,618.2 17,658.6 17,684.9    
Employment (1) 10-Year History 16,474.7 16,513.5 16,541.0 16,587.0    
Unemployment (1) 10-Year History 1,097.6 1,104.7 1,117.6 1,097.9    
Unemployment Rate (2) 10-Year History 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.2    
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm (3) 10-Year History 14,477.6 14,510.8 14,529.9 14,520.6 14,524.9 14,529.8 (P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm 10-Year History 0.5 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 (P)
Natural Resources and Mining (3) 10-Year History 22.3 22.2 22.3 22.6 22.1 22.2 (P)
12-month % change -- NR & Mining 10-Year History 0.9 1.8 1.4 2.7 1.4 2.8 (P)
Construction (3) 10-Year History 811.6 814.4 817.3 814.2 819.7 824.7 (P)
12-month % change -- Construction 10-Year History 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.2 3.8 4.2 (P)
Manufacturing (3) 10-Year History 1,527.5 1,529.1 1,530.5 1,534.4 1,530.6 1,528.7 (P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing 10-Year History -2.0 -1.3 -0.7 0.1 0.2 0.2 (P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) 10-Year History 2,743.1 2,748.1 2,752.5 2,747.1 2,743.1 2,747.2 (P)
12-month % change -- TTU 10-Year History 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.1 0.6 0.6 (P)
Information (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) 10-Year History 459.0 468.4 464.0 454.3 460.3 452.0 (P)
12-month % change -- Information 10-Year History -2.8 -1.4 -0.5 -1.6 -2.3 -2.0 (P)
Financial Activities (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) 10-Year History 898.5 900.1 902.8 900.2 901.3 902.6 (P)
12-month % change -- Financial Activities 10-Year History 2.1 1.6 1.3 1.0 0.5 0.9 (P)
Professional & Business Services (3) 10-Year History 2,153.7 2,164.4 2,161.5 2,167.2 2,171.1 2,189.9 (P)
12-month % change -- PBS 10-Year History 2.7 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.4 (P)
Educational & Health Services (3) 10-Year History 1,560.6 1,562.5 1,563.7 1,564.0 1,563.8 1,558.3 (P)
12-month % change -- EHS 10-Year History 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.6 0.9 (P)
Leisure & Hospitality (3) 10-Year History 1,408.7 1,411.8 1,417.4 1,417.9 1,418.9 1,418.1 (P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality 10-Year History 1.0 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.2 (P)
Other Services (3) 10-Year History 502.1 505.6 506.3 503.5 502.8 502.0 (P)
12-month % change -- Other Services 10-Year History -0.9 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 -0.5 -0.5 (P)
Government (3) 10-Year History 2,390.5 2,384.2 2,391.6 2,395.2 2,391.2 2,384.1 (P)
12-month % change -- Government 10-Year History -1.8 -1.8 -1.6 -1.6 -1.4 -1.4 (P)
Mass layoffs
Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History 440 272 438 504 246 (P) 246 (P)
12-month net change -- Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History -15 -230 -88 -13 -137 (P) -99 (P)
12-month % change -- Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History -3.3 -45.8 -16.7 -2.5 -35.8 (P) -28.7 (P)
Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History 44,311 20,148 39,179 41,702 18,768 (P) 21,752 (P)
12-month net change -- Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History 5,271 -21,709 -3,739 4,669 -19,046 (P) -7,677 (P)
12-month % change -- Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History 13.5 -51.9 -8.7 12.6 -50.4 (P) -26.1 (P)

Footnotes:
(P) Preliminary
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(2) Percent
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted (see About the data)

Data extracted on: October 22, 2004

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Get Detailed Statistics" link at the top of this page


California includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:


Geographically based survey data available from BLS:

Employment & Unemployment
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