Date |
Dollars per Barrel (2008 dollars) |
Employment Growth (% yr/yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Jan-95 | $24.69 | 4.00% |
| Feb-95 | $25.35 | 4.24% |
| Mar-95 | $25.33 | 4.00% |
| Apr-95 | $27.02 | 3.43% |
| May-95 | $26.78 | 3.55% |
| Jun-95 | $24.96 | 3.52% |
| Jul-95 | $23.40 | 2.93% |
| Aug-95 | $24.32 | 3.02% |
| Sep-95 | $24.53 | 3.09% |
| Oct-95 | $23.39 | 2.89% |
| Nov-95 | $24.10 | 2.80% |
| Dec-95 | $25.48 | 2.75% |
| Jan-96 | $25.18 | 2.58% |
| Feb-96 | $25.37 | 2.42% |
| Mar-96 | $28.33 | 2.48% |
| Apr-96 | $31.23 | 2.69% |
| May-96 | $28.10 | 2.85% |
| Jun-96 | $26.96 | 2.58% |
| Jul-96 | $28.04 | 2.72% |
| Aug-96 | $28.83 | 2.76% |
| Sep-96 | $31.39 | 2.44% |
| Oct-96 | $32.51 | 2.87% |
| Nov-96 | $30.86 | 2.99% |
| Dec-96 | $33.01 | 2.77% |
| Jan-97 | $32.68 | 3.07% |
| Feb-97 | $28.77 | 3.35% |
| Mar-97 | $27.14 | 3.48% |
| Apr-97 | $25.45 | 3.42% |
| May-97 | $26.83 | 3.40% |
| Jun-97 | $24.67 | 3.60% |
| Jul-97 | $25.21 | 3.64% |
| Aug-97 | $25.57 | 3.63% |
| Sep-97 | $25.34 | 3.97% |
| Oct-97 | $27.16 | 3.81% |
| Nov-97 | $25.72 | 3.69% |
| Dec-97 | $23.32 | 3.90% |
| Jan-98 | $21.21 | 3.91% |
| Feb-98 | $20.36 | 3.82% |
| Mar-98 | $19.01 | 3.62% |
| Apr-98 | $19.50 | 3.71% |
| May-98 | $18.73 | 3.59% |
| Jun-98 | $17.20 | 3.39% |
| Jul-98 | $17.68 | 3.25% |
| Aug-98 | $16.74 | 3.17% |
| Sep-98 | $18.71 | 3.10% |
| Oct-98 | $17.97 | 2.89% |
| Nov-98 | $16.02 | 2.78% |
| Dec-98 | $14.02 | 2.85% |
| Jan-99 | $15.47 | 2.56% |
| Feb-99 | $14.89 | 2.52% |
| Mar-99 | $18.18 | 2.50% |
| Apr-99 | $21.43 | 1.98% |
| May-99 | $21.91 | 1.67% |
| Jun-99 | $22.07 | 1.80% |
| Jul-99 | $24.70 | 1.75% |
| Aug-99 | $26.13 | 1.73% |
| Sep-99 | $29.27 | 1.76% |
| Oct-99 | $27.70 | 1.75% |
| Nov-99 | $30.50 | 1.83% |
| Dec-99 | $31.80 | 1.86% |
| Jan-00 | $33.05 | 2.21% |
| Feb-00 | $35.65 | 2.21% |
| Mar-00 | $36.20 | 2.45% |
| Apr-00 | $31.12 | 2.49% |
| May-00 | $34.70 | 3.00% |
| Jun-00 | $38.32 | 2.86% |
| Jul-00 | $35.74 | 2.50% |
| Aug-00 | $37.39 | 2.69% |
| Sep-00 | $40.49 | 2.61% |
| Oct-00 | $39.49 | 2.35% |
| Nov-00 | $40.97 | 2.32% |
| Dec-00 | $33.82 | 2.16% |
| Jan-01 | $35.06 | 1.98% |
| Feb-01 | $34.98 | 1.90% |
| Mar-01 | $32.11 | 1.64% |
| Apr-01 | $32.25 | 1.51% |
| May-01 | $33.65 | 1.00% |
| Jun-01 | $32.32 | 0.88% |
| Jul-01 | $30.89 | 0.54% |
| Aug-01 | $32.03 | 0.42% |
| Sep-01 | $30.12 | 0.01% |
| Oct-01 | $25.80 | -0.44% |
| Nov-01 | $22.77 | -0.67% |
| Dec-01 | $22.35 | -1.07% |
| Jan-02 | $22.71 | -1.21% |
| Feb-02 | $23.89 | -1.37% |
| Mar-02 | $28.10 | -1.39% |
| Apr-02 | $30.17 | -1.26% |
| May-02 | $31.00 | -1.08% |
| Jun-02 | $29.24 | -1.32% |
| Jul-02 | $30.82 | -1.11% |
| Aug-02 | $32.38 | -1.11% |
| Sep-02 | $33.82 | -0.90% |
| Oct-02 | $32.87 | -0.71% |
| Nov-02 | $29.87 | -0.51% |
| Dec-02 | $33.39 | -0.43% |
| Jan-03 | $37.35 | -0.23% |
| Feb-03 | $40.63 | -0.32% |
| Mar-03 | $37.98 | -0.60% |
| Apr-03 | $31.98 | -0.62% |
| May-03 | $31.79 | -0.75% |
| Jun-03 | $34.65 | -0.84% |
| Jul-03 | $34.64 | -0.71% |
| Aug-03 | $35.52 | -0.67% |
| Sep-03 | $31.79 | -0.55% |
| Oct-03 | $34.01 | -0.12% |
| Nov-03 | $34.83 | -0.21% |
| Dec-03 | $35.96 | -0.01% |
| Jan-04 | $38.27 | 0.24% |
| Feb-04 | $38.74 | 0.43% |
| Mar-04 | $40.86 | 0.82% |
| Apr-04 | $40.70 | 1.09% |
| May-04 | $44.57 | 0.99% |
| Jun-04 | $42.00 | 1.25% |
| Jul-04 | $44.88 | 1.61% |
| Aug-04 | $49.54 | 1.52% |
| Sep-04 | $50.55 | 1.39% |
| Oct-04 | $58.27 | 1.60% |
| Nov-04 | $53.04 | 1.76% |
| Dec-04 | $47.38 | 1.82% |
| Jan-05 | $51.11 | 1.75% |
| Feb-05 | $52.24 | 1.84% |
| Mar-05 | $58.96 | 1.90% |
| Apr-05 | $57.50 | 2.16% |
| May-05 | $53.94 | 2.22% |
| Jun-05 | $60.87 | 2.27% |
| Jul-05 | $63.41 | 2.39% |
| Aug-05 | $70.15 | 2.45% |
| Sep-05 | $70.69 | 1.87% |
| Oct-05 | $67.04 | 1.24% |
| Nov-05 | $62.48 | 1.68% |
| Dec-05 | $63.56 | 1.79% |
| Jan-06 | $69.96 | 2.00% |
| Feb-06 | $65.68 | 2.15% |
| Mar-06 | $66.84 | 2.33% |
| Apr-06 | $73.87 | 1.81% |
| May-06 | $75.01 | 2.07% |
| Jun-06 | $74.85 | 2.29% |
| Jul-06 | $78.33 | 1.76% |
| Aug-06 | $76.71 | 2.07% |
| Sep-06 | $66.94 | 3.00% |
| Oct-06 | $61.59 | 3.39% |
| Nov-06 | $62.04 | 3.15% |
| Dec-06 | $64.73 | 3.16% |
| Jan-07 | $56.78 | 2.95% |
| Feb-07 | $61.46 | 3.02% |
| Mar-07 | $62.73 | 3.04% |
| Apr-07 | $66.12 | 2.94% |
| May-07 | $65.46 | 2.89% |
| Jun-07 | $69.45 | 2.96% |
| Jul-07 | $76.19 | 3.08% |
| Aug-07 | $74.22 | 2.90% |
| Sep-07 | $81.75 | 2.56% |
| Oct-07 | $87.95 | 2.91% |
| Nov-07 | $96.26 | 2.90% |
| Dec-07 | $93.10 | 2.67% |
| Jan-08 | $94.05 | 2.76% |
| Feb-08 | $96.36 | 2.69% |
| Mar-08 | $106.47 | 2.14% |
| Apr-08 | $113.29 | 2.37% |
| May-08 | $125.89 | 2.25% |
| Jun-08 | $134.00 | 1.85% |
| Jul-08 | $133.01 | 1.91% |
| Aug-08 | $115.96 | 1.72% |
| Sep-08 | $103.14 | 1.18% |
| Oct-08 | $76.05 | 1.51% |
| Nov-08 | $56.95 | 0.97% |
| Dec-08 | $40.66 | 0.44% |
| Jan-09 | $41.31 | 0.14% |
| Sources: Wall Street Journal, Bureau of Labor Statistics (Haver Analytics), and FDIC. | ||