EMPLOYMENT | 2000 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Civilian labor force, 16 years old and over (million) | 142.6 | 146.5 | 147.4 | 149.3 | 151.4 |
Employed (million) | 136.9 | 137.7 | 139.3 | 141.7 | 144.4 |
Unemployed (million) | 5.7 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.0 |
Unemployment rate (percent) | 4.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
Unemployment duration, average weeks | 12.6 | 19.2 | 19.6 | 18.4 | 16.8 |
Nonfarm employment, total (million) | 131.8 | 130.0 | 131.4 | 133.7 | 136.2 |
Manufacturing (percent) | 13.1 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.4 |
Other goods-producing industries (percent) | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
Private service producing industries (percent) | 65.5 | 66.6 | 66.9 | 67.1 | 67.3 |
Government (percent) | 15.8 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 16.1 |
Average annual pay ($1,000) | 35.3 | 37.8 | 39.4 | 40.7 | (NA) |
Weekly earnings, constant 1982 dollars | $276 | $279 | $278 | $276 | $279 |
Employment cost index, civilian workers (December 2005=100) | 83.6 | 93.5 | 97.0 | 100.0 | 103.3 |
Index of output per hour, business sector (1992=100) | 116.1 | 128.7 | 132.6 | 135.4 | 137.7 |
Index of real compensation per hour, business sector (1992=100) | 112.0 | 117.7 | 119.0 | 119.9 | 121.9 |
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Administration and Customer Services Division