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Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1) 10-Year History 1,072.5 1,083.1 1,090.3 1,075.4 1,060.3  
Employment (1) 10-Year History 1,021.0 1,029.5 1,028.4 1,022.4 1,009.7  
Unemployment (1) 10-Year History 51.6 53.6 61.9 53.0 50.6  
Unemployment Rate (2) 10-Year History 4.8 4.9 5.7 4.9 4.8  
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm (3) 10-Year History 1,024.3 1,032.2 1,022.2 1,015.9 1,017.6 (P)  
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm 10-Year History 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.7 (P)  
Construction and Mining (3) 10-Year History 39.7 40.7 41.4 41.2 41.2 (P)  
12-month % change -- Construction and Mining 10-Year History -0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 (P)  
Manufacturing (3) 10-Year History 98.6 99.4 98.3 98.3 98.1 (P)  
12-month % change -- Manufacturing 10-Year History -1.8 -1.3 -1.5 -1.6 -1.8 (P)  
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) 10-Year History 212.0 213.1 210.8 210.0 211.8 (P)  
12-month % change -- TTU 10-Year History -1.8 -1.8 -1.2 -1.0 -1.1 (P)  
Information (3) 10-Year History 26.6 26.8 26.5 26.6 26.4 (P)  
12-month % change -- Information 10-Year History 3.1 3.5 0.4 -1.1 -1.1 (P)  
Financial Activities (3) 10-Year History 79.2 80.2 80.5 80.3 80.0 (P)  
12-month % change -- Financial Activities 10-Year History 2.5 3.0 2.2 1.5 1.9 (P)  
Professional & Business Services (3) 10-Year History 165.8 167.1 165.5 165.8 165.7 (P)  
12-month % change -- PBS 10-Year History 4.7 4.6 3.2 2.8 2.7 (P)  
Educational & Health Services (3) 10-Year History 138.0 137.8 136.2 134.9 134.8 (P)  
12-month % change -- EHS 10-Year History 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.7 -0.4 (P)  
Leisure & Hospitality (3) 10-Year History 61.4 63.4 63.1 62.2 61.0 (P)  
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality 10-Year History 0.8 1.4 1.6 0.6 0.7 (P)  
Other Services (3) 10-Year History 42.2 42.8 43.0 42.4 41.8 (P)  
12-month % change -- Other Services 10-Year History 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.0 (P)  
Government (3) 10-Year History 160.8 160.9 156.9 154.2 156.8 (P)  
12-month % change -- Government 10-Year History 3.6 3.5 3.4 4.3 3.9 (P)  
Consumer Price Index: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA
CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change (4) 10-Year History 3.9 4.6 3.9 3.3 3.2 3.7
CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change (5) 10-Year History 3.9 4.4 3.8 3.2 2.9 3.4

Footnotes:
(P) Preliminary
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted

Data extracted on: November 17, 2004

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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