United States: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
 United States
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Total Nonfarm

  

2007

 137,108 137,133 137,310 137,356 137,518 137,625 137,682 137,756 137,837 137,977 138,037 138,078

2008

 138,002 137,919 137,831 137,764 137,717 137,617 (P) 137,557 (P) 137,473        

Natural Resources & Mining

  

2007

 706 711 715 718 719 721 726 727 727 727 735 739

2008

 744 744 750 752 760 768 (P) 778 (P) 790        

Construction

  

2007

 7,726 7,623 7,694 7,660 7,643 7,656 7,632 7,605 7,589 7,577 7,520 7,465

2008

 7,426 7,382 7,343 7,284 7,246 7,196 (P) 7,176 (P) 7,168        

Manufacturing

  

2007

 14,015 13,988 13,953 13,922 13,910 13,890 13,884 13,844 13,822 13,797 13,794 13,772

2008

 13,737 13,690 13,644 13,592 13,571 13,527 (P) 13,489 (P) 13,428        

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

  

2007

 26,493 26,516 26,584 26,571 26,593 26,600 26,617 26,640 26,649 26,644 26,693 26,658

2008

 26,631 26,579 26,552 26,496 26,451 26,431 (P) 26,392 (P) 26,357        

Information

  

2007

 3,028 3,036 3,030 3,034 3,037 3,033 3,027 3,024 3,031 3,027 3,022 3,018

2008

 3,014 3,016 3,013 3,007 3,002 2,997 (P) 2,988 (P) 2,985        

Financial Activities

  

2007

 8,349 8,347 8,333 8,315 8,322 8,317 8,331 8,312 8,294 8,283 8,260 8,252

2008

 8,244 8,231 8,231 8,229 8,226 8,213 (P) 8,210 (P) 8,207        

Professional & Business Services

  

2007

 17,848 17,873 17,875 17,903 17,938 17,935 17,958 17,979 18,000 18,070 18,079 18,131

2008

 18,101 18,073 18,014 18,031 17,982 17,927 (P) 17,910 (P) 17,857        

Educational & Health Services

  

2007

 18,072 18,111 18,153 18,211 18,247 18,314 18,360 18,422 18,451 18,490 18,522 18,568

2008

 18,617 18,665 18,709 18,757 18,820 18,891 (P) 18,942 (P) 18,997        

Leisure & Hospitality

  

2007

 13,306 13,331 13,351 13,375 13,428 13,461 13,476 13,494 13,552 13,604 13,628 13,635

2008

 13,644 13,660 13,676 13,690 13,679 13,679 (P) 13,674 (P) 13,670        

Other Services

  

2007

 5,462 5,470 5,479 5,486 5,495 5,496 5,501 5,497 5,495 5,496 5,506 5,507

2008

 5,508 5,517 5,522 5,525 5,527 5,525 (P) 5,529 (P) 5,528        

Government

  

2007

 22,103 22,127 22,143 22,161 22,186 22,202 22,170 22,212 22,227 22,262 22,278 22,333

2008

 22,336 22,362 22,377 22,401 22,453 22,463 (P) 22,469 (P) 22,486        

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
(seasonally adjusted data, in thousands)

United States
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Labor Force

  

2007

 (1) 152,958 152,725 152,884 152,542 152,776 153,085 153,182 152,886 153,506 153,306 153,828 153,866

2008

 (1) 153,824 153,374 153,784 153,957 154,534 154,390 154,603 154,853        

Employment

  

2007

 (1) 145,915 145,888 146,145 145,713 145,913 146,087 146,045 145,753 146,260 146,016 146,647 146,211

2008

 (1) 146,248 145,993 145,969 146,331 146,046 145,891 145,819 145,477        

Unemployment

  

2007

 7,043 6,837 6,738 6,829 6,863 6,997 7,137 7,133 7,246 7,291 7,181 7,655

2008

 7,576 7,381 7,815 7,626 8,487 8,499 8,784 9,376        

Unemployment Rate

  

2007

 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.7 5.0

2008

 4.9 4.8 5.1 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.7 6.1        

Footnotes
(1) Data affected by changes in population controls.