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United States: Nonfarm employment and labor force data
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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program (not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
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United States |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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2008 |
135,840 |
136,356 |
136,944 |
137,543 |
138,190 |
138,451 |
137,050 |
137,002 |
137,119 |
137,492 |
136,882 |
135,917 |
137,066 |
2009 |
132,302 |
132,130 |
132,072 |
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Mining and Logging |
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2008 |
730 |
731 |
741 |
746 |
764 |
780 |
792 |
806 |
807 |
805 |
799 |
786 |
774 |
2009 |
766 |
754 |
736 |
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Construction |
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2008 |
7,053 |
6,983 |
7,047 |
7,174 |
7,352 |
7,466 |
7,505 |
7,505 |
7,388 |
7,307 |
7,058 |
6,739 |
7,215 |
2009 |
6,295 |
6,152 |
6,113 |
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Manufacturing |
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2008 |
13,619 |
13,578 |
13,559 |
13,521 |
13,542 |
13,599 |
13,499 |
13,492 |
13,413 |
13,263 |
13,140 |
12,944 |
13,431 |
2009 |
12,519 |
12,344 |
12,210 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2008 |
26,510 |
26,246 |
26,330 |
26,331 |
26,447 |
26,522 |
26,432 |
26,375 |
26,233 |
26,274 |
26,439 |
26,475 |
26,385 |
2009 |
25,534 |
25,212 |
25,199 |
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Information |
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2008 |
3,000 |
3,014 |
3,016 |
3,012 |
3,018 |
3,029 |
3,005 |
2,996 |
2,975 |
2,970 |
2,970 |
2,954 |
2,997 |
2009 |
2,895 |
2,903 |
2,904 |
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Financial Activities |
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2008 |
8,166 |
8,163 |
8,171 |
8,167 |
8,183 |
8,228 |
8,231 |
8,203 |
8,115 |
8,082 |
8,028 |
8,009 |
8,146 |
2009 |
7,901 |
7,863 |
7,823 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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2008 |
17,674 |
17,695 |
17,733 |
17,897 |
17,878 |
17,984 |
17,918 |
17,913 |
17,824 |
17,825 |
17,590 |
17,406 |
17,778 |
2009 |
16,877 |
16,741 |
16,678 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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2008 |
18,488 |
18,757 |
18,833 |
18,906 |
18,847 |
18,677 |
18,572 |
18,631 |
18,884 |
19,170 |
19,255 |
19,242 |
18,855 |
2009 |
19,013 |
19,239 |
19,269 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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2008 |
12,905 |
12,971 |
13,156 |
13,401 |
13,721 |
14,069 |
14,153 |
14,085 |
13,599 |
13,342 |
13,087 |
13,013 |
13,459 |
2009 |
12,667 |
12,678 |
12,813 |
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Other Services |
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2008 |
5,445 |
5,482 |
5,518 |
5,542 |
5,562 |
5,608 |
5,607 |
5,574 |
5,523 |
5,535 |
5,486 |
5,455 |
5,528 |
2009 |
5,388 |
5,400 |
5,402 |
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Government |
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2008 |
22,250 |
22,736 |
22,840 |
22,846 |
22,876 |
22,489 |
21,336 |
21,422 |
22,358 |
22,919 |
23,030 |
22,894 |
22,500 |
2009 |
22,447 |
22,844 |
22,925 |
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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey (not seasonally adjusted data, in thousands)
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United States |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual Avg |
Labor Force |
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2008 |
152,828 |
152,503 |
153,135 |
153,208 |
154,003 |
155,582 |
156,300 |
155,387 |
154,509 |
155,012 |
154,624 |
154,349 |
154,287 |
2009 |
153,445 |
153,804 |
153,728 |
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Employment |
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2008 |
144,607 |
144,550 |
145,108 |
145,921 |
145,927 |
146,649 |
146,867 |
145,909 |
145,310 |
145,543 |
144,609 |
143,350 |
145,362 |
2009 |
140,436 |
140,105 |
139,833 |
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Unemployment |
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2008 |
8,221 |
7,953 |
8,027 |
7,287 |
8,076 |
8,933 |
9,433 |
9,479 |
9,199 |
9,469 |
10,015 |
10,999 |
8,924 |
2009 |
13,009 |
13,699 |
13,895 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2008 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
4.8 |
5.2 |
5.7 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
6.5 |
7.1 |
5.8 |
2009 |
8.5 |
8.9 |
9.0 |
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