Area | Sept. 2007 | Oct. 2007 | Nov. 2007 | Dec. 2007 | Jan. 2008 | Feb. 2008 | Mar. 2008 | Apr. 2008 | May 2008 | June 2008 | July 2008 | Aug. 2008 | Sep. 2008p |
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Connecticut | |||||||||||||
Civilian labor force |
1,872.1 | 1,876.7 | 1,881.1 | 1,882.2 | 1,885.7 | 1,885.3 | 1,885.2 | 1,878.2 | 1,886.5 | 1,886.8 | 1,889.9 | 1,890.4 | 1,898.7 |
Employed |
1,785.3 | 1,787.3 | 1,789.4 | 1,791.5 | 1,795.7 | 1,791.4 | 1,784.5 | 1,790.1 | 1,784.7 | 1,784.0 | 1,780.1 | 1,785.3 | 1,782.3 |
Unemployed |
86.8 | 89.4 | 91.7 | 90.7 | 90.0 | 93.9 | 100.7 | 88.1 | 101.8 | 102.9 | 109.8 | 122.5 | 116.4 |
Unemployment rate |
4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.1 |
Maine | |||||||||||||
Civilian labor force |
704.5 | 705.4 | 705.5 | 706.5 | 709.6 | 706.4 | 707.9 | 708.8 | 708.9 | 710.2 | 712.0 | 711.0 | 711.7 |
Employed |
670.2 | 671.0 | 671.3 | 671.9 | 674.5 | 672.8 | 672.3 | 675.2 | 670.7 | 672.6 | 673.1 | 670.2 | 671.9 |
Unemployed |
34.3 | 34.4 | 34.2 | 34.6 | 35.1 | 33.6 | 35.7 | 33.6 | 38.3 | 37.6 | 38.9 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
Unemployment rate |
4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
Massachusetts | |||||||||||||
Civilian labor force |
3,405.7 | 3,404.6 | 3,403.6 | 3,402.8 | 3,422.2 | 3,408.9 | 3,410.8 | 3,404.1 | 3,391.9 | 3,409.6 | 3,417.8 | 3,412.9 | 3,414.2 |
Employed |
3,257.2 | 3,257.1 | 3,256.9 | 3,256.7 | 3,266.9 | 3,257.3 | 3,261.0 | 3,263.5 | 3,226.1 | 3,232.3 | 3,246.0 | 3,257.2 | 3,231.6 |
Unemployed |
148.5 | 147.5 | 146.7 | 146.1 | 155.4 | 151.6 | 149.8 | 140.7 | 165.8 | 177.3 | 171.8 | 178.9 | 182.6 |
Unemployment rate |
4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
New Hampshire | |||||||||||||
Civilian labor force |
738.5 | 738.8 | 739.8 | 740.6 | 742.8 | 741.6 | 743.5 | 746.0 | 745.4 | 746.1 | 743.2 | 744.0 | 745.8 |
Employed |
713.5 | 714.1 | 714.7 | 715.3 | 716.9 | 713.9 | 714.6 | 717.6 | 715.7 | 716.5 | 714.2 | 713.5 | 715.0 |
Unemployed |
24.9 | 24.6 | 25.1 | 25.3 | 25.9 | 27.6 | 28.9 | 28.4 | 29.6 | 29.7 | 29.0 | 31.1 | 30.8 |
Unemployment rate |
3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
Rhode Island | |||||||||||||
Civilian labor force |
577.2 | 577.3 | 576.6 | 576.7 | 574.6 | 571.2 | 572.8 | 573.2 | 571.6 | 572.1 | 573.5 | 571.0 | 572.7 |
Employed |
547.8 | 547.6 | 546.6 | 546.4 | 541.8 | 537.7 | 537.7 | 538.4 | 530.4 | 529.5 | 529.0 | 547.8 | 522.5 |
Unemployed |
29.4 | 29.7 | 30.0 | 30.2 | 32.9 | 33.5 | 35.1 | 34.9 | 41.2 | 42.7 | 44.5 | 48.8 | 50.2 |
Unemployment rate |
5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.8 |
Vermont | |||||||||||||
Civilian labor force |
352.6 | 352.9 | 352.6 | 352.9 | 354.5 | 352.6 | 352.0 | 352.2 | 352.2 | 353.4 | 352.7 | 351.1 | 353.3 |
Employed |
339.0 | 339.3 | 339.4 | 339.3 | 339.5 | 337.5 | 335.9 | 336.5 | 335.2 | 336.8 | 335.8 | 339.0 | 334.9 |
Unemployed |
13.6 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 17.3 | 18.3 |
Unemployment rate |
3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
New England | |||||||||||||
Civilian labor force |
7,650.1 | 7,653.5 | 7,657.7 | 7,659.8 | 7,693.5 | 7,671.7 | 7,678.5 | 7,664.8 | 7,659.0 | 7,674.4 | 7,686.7 | 7,674.1 | 7,691.1 |
Employed |
7,313.0 | 7,315.3 | 7,317.7 | 7,320.1 | 7,339.6 | 7,315.1 | 7,308.7 | 7,321.6 | c 7,264.7 | 7,268.2 | 7,271.6 | 7,233.4 | 7,254.2 |
Unemployed |
337.1 | 338.2 | 340.0 | 339.7 | 354.0 | 356.6 | 369.8 | 343.1 | 394.3 | 406.2 | 415.1 | 440.7 | 436.9 |
Unemployment rate |
4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
United States | |||||||||||||
Civilian labor force |
153,506 | 153,306 | 153,828 | 153,866 | 153,824 | 153,374 | 153,784 | 153,957 | 154,534 | 154,390 | 154,603 | 154,853 | 154,732 |
Employed |
146,260 | 146,016 | 146,647 | 146,211 | 146,248 | 145,993 | 145,969 | 146,331 | 146,046 | 145,891 | 145,819 | 145,477 | 145,255 |
Unemployed |
7,246 | 7,291 | 7,181 | 7,655 | 7,576 | 7,381 | 7,815 | 7,626 | 8,487 | 8,499 | 8,784 | 9,376 | 9,477 |
Unemployment rate |
4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
p = preliminary
1/ Data for the U.S. are obtained directly from the national Current Population Survey and are not preliminary.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 08-01, dated November 20, 2007, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.
c = corrected
Last Modified Date: November 7, 2008