Data Series |
Back Data |
Apr 2004 |
May 2004 |
June 2004 |
July 2004 |
Aug 2004 |
Sept 2004 |
Labor Force Data |
Civilian Labor Force (1) |
|
726.0 |
726.9 |
729.0 |
731.7 |
730.5 |
729.4 |
Employment (1) |
|
697.1 |
697.7 |
700.6 |
702.9 |
703.7 |
703.8 |
Unemployment (1) |
|
28.9 |
29.1 |
28.4 |
28.8 |
26.7 |
25.6 |
Unemployment Rate (2) |
|
4.0 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
Total Nonfarm (3) |
|
620.8 |
626.6 |
626.6 |
626.6 |
628.0 |
628.4 (P) |
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm |
|
1.1 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.4 (P) |
Natural Resources and Mining (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) |
|
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 (P) |
12-month % change -- NR & Mining |
|
0.0 |
11.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 (P) |
Construction (3) |
|
29.3 |
29.9 |
30.4 |
30.5 |
30.4 |
30.5 (P) |
12-month % change -- Construction |
|
3.9 |
4.9 |
5.6 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
3.7 (P) |
Manufacturing (3) |
|
77.2 |
77.5 |
78.3 |
78.6 |
78.3 |
78.3 (P) |
12-month % change -- Manufacturing |
|
-4.1 |
-3.4 |
-2.2 |
-0.8 |
-2.1 |
-1.6 (P) |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) |
|
141.4 |
142.3 |
142.3 |
141.2 |
141.9 |
142.6 (P) |
12-month % change -- TTU |
|
2.6 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.6 (P) |
Information (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) |
|
11.5 |
11.4 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
11.6 |
11.5 (P) |
12-month % change -- Information |
|
-5.0 |
-5.8 |
-6.5 |
-2.5 |
-0.9 |
0.0 (P) |
Financial Activities (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) |
|
37.6 |
37.8 |
38.5 |
38.7 |
38.9 |
39.0 (P) |
12-month % change -- Financial Activities |
|
1.6 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
4.8 (P) |
Professional & Business Services (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) |
|
53.8 |
54.2 |
54.3 |
54.6 |
55.0 |
54.4 (P) |
12-month % change -- PBS |
|
-0.2 |
-0.2 |
-1.5 |
-0.4 |
-0.4 |
-0.4 (P) |
Educational & Health Services (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) |
|
95.6 |
95.7 |
95.4 |
94.9 |
94.8 |
94.9 (P) |
12-month % change -- EHS |
|
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
1.9 (P) |
Leisure & Hospitality (3) |
|
63.4 |
65.1 |
65.9 |
65.7 |
66.4 |
64.5 (P) |
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality |
|
4.8 |
6.5 |
8.6 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
1.7 (P) |
Other Services (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) |
|
19.4 |
19.6 |
20.2 |
20.1 |
19.9 |
19.6 (P) |
12-month % change -- Other Services |
|
-4.9 |
-5.3 |
-2.9 |
-2.0 |
-1.5 |
-1.0 (P) |
Government (3) |
|
90.7 |
91.6 |
90.0 |
89.7 |
90.6 |
92.3 (P) |
12-month % change -- Government |
|
1.3 |
2.6 |
-0.1 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
2.7 (P) |
Mass layoffs |
Layoff events, all industries |
|
- (5) |
- |
4 |
6 |
- (5) (P) |
- (P) |
12-month net change -- Layoff events, all industries |
|
|
|
1 |
-2 |
|
|
12-month % change -- Layoff events, all industries |
|
|
|
33.3 |
-25.0 |
|
|
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
- (5) |
- |
391 |
530 |
- (5) (P) |
- (P) |
12-month net change -- Initial claimants, all industries |
|
|
|
95 |
-414 |
|
|
12-month % change -- Initial claimants, all industries |
|
|
|
32.1 |
-43.9 |
|
|