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Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1) 10-Year History 4,421.1 4,403.6 4,402.0 4,422.5 4,425.1 4,409.4
Employment (1) 10-Year History 4,187.0 4,186.4 4,195.1 4,199.6 4,210.9 4,199.7
Unemployment (1) 10-Year History 234.1 217.2 206.9 222.9 214.3 209.8
Unemployment Rate (2) 10-Year History 5.3 4.9 4.7 5.0 4.8 4.8
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm (3) 10-Year History 4,025.8 4,035.7 4,042.8 4,045.4 4,049.4 4,061.4 (P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm 10-Year History 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.5 1.7 1.7 (P)
Natural Resources and Mining (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) 10-Year History 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 (P)
12-month % change -- NR & Mining 10-Year History 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3 (P)
Construction (3) 10-Year History 161.7 162.7 162.9 164.2 164.7 164.4 (P)
12-month % change -- Construction 10-Year History 1.6 1.4 1.4 2.2 2.5 2.6 (P)
Manufacturing (3) 10-Year History 345.5 345.1 346.7 347.0 345.9 345.4 (P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing 10-Year History -2.0 -1.7 -0.9 -1.5 -1.4 -1.3 (P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) 10-Year History 879.3 882.9 881.8 876.4 876.3 883.0 (P)
12-month % change -- TTU 10-Year History 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.5 (P)
Information (3) 10-Year History 101.5 101.6 102.2 101.3 101.3 101.6 (P)
12-month % change -- Information 10-Year History -1.1 -0.4 0.7 -1.3 -1.3 -0.1 (P)
Financial Activities (3) 10-Year History 284.1 283.6 285.9 286.8 286.8 287.1 (P)
12-month % change -- Financial Activities 10-Year History 3.2 3.0 3.7 3.1 3.2 3.3 (P)
Professional & Business Services (3) 10-Year History 587.9 589.0 587.9 586.9 588.0 588.6 (P)
12-month % change -- PBS 10-Year History 3.0 3.2 3.4 2.6 2.3 2.1 (P)
Educational & Health Services (3) 10-Year History 548.6 550.5 551.0 555.9 556.5 557.0 (P)
12-month % change -- EHS 10-Year History 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.7 (P)
Leisure & Hospitality (3) 10-Year History 325.5 326.9 328.2 327.7 328.7 328.8 (P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality 10-Year History 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.2 2.3 2.4 (P)
Other Services (3) 10-Year History 154.8 154.5 154.4 154.7 155.4 155.8 (P)
12-month % change -- Other Services 10-Year History 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.3 (P)
Government (3) 10-Year History 635.4 637.3 640.2 642.9 644.2 648.0 (P)
12-month % change -- Government 10-Year History 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.4 2.9 3.1 (P)
Mass layoffs
Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History 47 25 50 46 26 (P) 11 (P)
12-month net change -- Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History 0 3 -19 -13 -7 (P) 3 (P)
12-month % change -- Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History 0.0 13.6 -27.5 -22.0 -21.2 (P) 37.5 (P)
Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History 4,862 2,768 9,167 4,096 2,979 (P) 1,630 (P)
12-month net change -- Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History 339 853 -274 -1,258 271 (P) 939 (P)
12-month % change -- Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History 7.5 44.5 -2.9 -23.5 10.0 (P) 135.9 (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 28, 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


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