[Economic Indicators November, 1999]
[Page Number 11]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES
STATUS OF THE LABOR FORCE
In November, employment rose by 189,000, and unemployment fell by
23,000.
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[Thousands of persons 16 years of age and over, except as noted; monthly data seasonally adjusted except as noted by NSA]
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Civilian employment Unemployment Percent \2\
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Civilian Nonagricultural
noninstitu- Civilian ----------------------- 15 Not in Employ- Unem-
Period tional labor Part time weeks labor Labor force ment/ ploy-
population force Total Agricultural for Total and force participation pop- ment
NSA Total economic over rate ulation rate
reasons \1\ ratio
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1989....................................................... 186,393 123,869 117,342 3,199 114,142 4,657 6,528 1,375 62,523 66.5 63.0 5.3
1990 \3\................................................... 189,164 125,840 118,793 3,223 115,570 4,950 7,047 1,525 63,324 66.5 62.8 5.6
1991....................................................... 190,925 126,346 117,718 3,269 114,449 5,874 8,628 2,357 64,578 66.2 61.7 6.8
1992....................................................... 192,805 128,105 118,492 3,247 115,245 6,240 9,613 3,408 64,700 66.4 61.5 7.5
1993....................................................... 194,838 129,200 120,259 3,115 117,144 6,230 8,940 3,094 65,638 66.3 61.7 6.9
1994 \4\................................................... 196,814 131,056 123,060 3,409 119,651 4,414 7,996 2,860 65,758 66.6 62.5 6.1
1995....................................................... 198,584 132,304 124,900 3,440 121,460 4,279 7,404 2,363 66,280 66.6 62.9 5.6
1996....................................................... 200,591 133,943 126,708 3,443 123,264 4,123 7,236 2,316 66,647 66.8 63.2 5.4
1997 \3\................................................... 203,133 136,297 129,558 3,399 126,159 3,879 6,739 2,062 66,837 67.1 63.8 4.9
1998 \3\................................................... 205,220 137,673 131,463 3,378 128,025 3,501 6,210 1,637 67,547 67.1 64.1 4.5
1998:Nov .................................................. 206,104 138,193 132,113 3,348 128,765 3,191 6,080 1,611 67,911 67.1 64.1 4.4
Dec.................................................. 206,270 138,547 132,526 3,222 129,304 3,257 6,021 1,578 67,723 67.2 64.2 4.3
1999:Jan \3\............................................... 206,719 139,347 133,396 3,299 130,097 3,413 5,950 1,469 67,372 67.4 64.5 4.3
Feb.................................................. 206,873 139,271 133,144 3,328 129,817 3,298 6,127 1,550 67,602 67.3 64.4 4.4
Mar.................................................. 207,036 138,816 133,033 3,281 129,752 3,374 5,783 1,434 68,220 67.0 64.3 4.2
Apr ................................................. 207,236 139,091 133,069 3,384 129,685 3,224 6,022 1,446 68,145 67.1 64.2 4.3
May ................................................. 207,427 139,019 133,224 3,295 129,929 3,247 5,795 1,523 68,408 67.0 64.2 4.2
June ................................................ 207,632 139,408 133,432 3,354 130,078 3,232 5,975 1,668 68,225 67.1 64.3 4.3
July ................................................ 207,828 139,254 133,307 3,292 130,015 3,130 5,947 1,505 68,574 67.0 64.1 4.3
Aug ................................................. 208,038 139,264 133,411 3,219 130,192 3,105 5,853 1,449 68,774 66.9 64.1 4.2
Sept ................................................ 208,265 139,386 133,550 3,137 130,413 3,096 5,836 1,392 68,879 66.9 64.1 4.2
Oct ................................................. 208,483 139,662 133,896 3,203 130,693 2,958 5,766 1,427 68,821 67.0 64.2 4.1
Nov.................................................. 208,666 139,827 134,085 3,304 130,781 3,083 5,743 1,386 68,839 67.0 64.3 4.1
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\1\ Persons at work. Economic
reasons include slack work, material
shortages, inability to find
fulltime work, etc.
\2\ Civilian labor force (or
employment) as percent of civilian
noninstitutional population; and
unemployment as percent of civilian
labor force.
\3\ Not strictly comparable with
earlier data.
\4\ Data beginning January 1994
are not directly comparable with
data for earlier periods because of
a major redesign of the household
survey questionnaire.
Note.--Data beginning January
1998 reflect new composite estimate
procedures. Data beginning January
1998 and January 1999 reflect
revised population controls. For
details, see February issues,
Employment and Earnings.
Source: Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.