Data Series |
Back Data |
Apr 2004 |
May 2004 |
June 2004 |
July 2004 |
Aug 2004 |
Sept 2004 |
Labor Force Data |
Civilian Labor Force (1) |
|
698.8 |
701.1 |
705.9 |
706.1 |
710.5 |
708.4 |
Employment (1) |
|
668.9 |
669.2 |
670.6 |
671.6 |
674.9 |
672.8 |
Unemployment (1) |
|
29.9 |
31.9 |
35.3 |
34.5 |
35.5 |
35.6 |
Unemployment Rate (2) |
|
4.3 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
Total Nonfarm (3) |
|
581.4 |
585.1 |
586.3 |
586.3 |
588.1 |
590.1 (P) |
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm |
|
1.9 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
3.2 (P) |
Natural Resources and Mining (3) |
|
3.2 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.4 (P) |
12-month % change -- NR & Mining |
|
-15.8 |
-10.5 |
8.6 |
20.0 |
16.7 |
22.2 (P) |
Construction (3) |
|
37.9 |
38.2 |
39.2 |
40.1 |
40.4 |
40.7 (P) |
12-month % change -- Construction |
|
4.4 |
4.9 |
8.3 |
10.5 |
11.0 |
11.8 (P) |
Manufacturing (3) |
|
61.2 |
61.4 |
61.2 |
60.5 |
60.8 |
61.0 (P) |
12-month % change -- Manufacturing |
|
-2.2 |
-0.8 |
-1.0 |
-1.8 |
-0.8 |
-0.5 (P) |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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12-month % change -- TTU |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Information (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) |
|
9.2 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.4 (P) |
12-month % change -- Information |
|
0.0 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.2 (P) |
Financial Activities (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) |
|
27.2 |
27.3 |
27.4 |
27.6 |
27.9 |
27.9 (P) |
12-month % change -- Financial Activities |
|
2.6 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.8 (P) |
Professional & Business Services (3) |
|
73.7 |
74.9 |
75.0 |
74.8 |
75.1 |
75.9 (P) |
12-month % change -- PBS |
|
5.0 |
7.3 |
7.1 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
8.0 (P) |
Educational & Health Services (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) |
|
64.9 |
63.5 |
63.3 |
63.0 |
63.8 |
65.6 (P) |
12-month % change -- EHS |
|
4.3 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
3.1 (P) |
Leisure & Hospitality (3) |
|
54.4 |
54.4 |
55.8 |
56.5 |
56.5 |
56.1 (P) |
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality |
|
0.9 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
3.7 |
3.7 (P) |
Other Services (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) |
|
18.3 |
18.4 |
18.7 |
19.0 |
19.1 |
18.7 (P) |
12-month % change -- Other Services |
|
1.1 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
1.6 (P) |
Government (3) |
|
115.1 |
115.4 |
114.5 |
113.7 |
113.4 |
113.0 (P) |
12-month % change -- Government |
|
2.1 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.0 (P) |
Mass layoffs |
Layoff events, all industries |
|
6 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
5 (P) |
3 (P) |
12-month net change -- Layoff events, all industries |
|
-2 |
-7 |
-4 |
2 |
-6 (P) |
-3 (P) |
12-month % change -- Layoff events, all industries |
|
-25.0 |
-63.6 |
-50.0 |
22.2 |
-54.5 (P) |
-50.0 (P) |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
559 |
347 |
291 |
944 |
266 (P) |
331 (P) |
12-month net change -- Initial claimants, all industries |
|
-219 |
-1,097 |
-338 |
-13 |
-1,234 (P) |
-132 (P) |
12-month % change -- Initial claimants, all industries |
|
-28.1 |
-76.0 |
-53.7 |
-1.4 |
-82.3 (P) |
-28.5 (P) |