[Economic Indicators October, 2000]
[Page Number 11]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES
STATUS OF THE LABOR FORCE
In October, employment rose by 261,000, and unemployment rose by 19,000.
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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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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
1999 \3\................................................... 207,753 139,368 133,488 3,281 130,207 3,189 5,880 1,480 68,385 67.1 64.3 4.2
1999:Oct .................................................. 208,483 139,697 133,940 3,238 130,702 2,983 5,757 1,434 68,786 67.0 64.2 4.1
Nov ................................................. 208,666 139,834 134,098 3,310 130,788 3,105 5,736 1,401 68,832 67.0 64.3 4.1
Dec.................................................. 208,832 140,108 134,420 3,279 131,141 3,157 5,688 1,388 68,724 67.1 64.4 4.1
2000:Jan \3\............................................... 208,782 140,910 135,221 3,371 131,850 3,066 5,689 1,372 67,872 67.5 64.8 4.0
Feb.................................................. 208,907 141,165 135,362 3,408 131,954 2,985 5,804 1,277 67,742 67.6 64.8 4.1
Mar.................................................. 209,053 140,867 135,159 3,359 131,801 3,003 5,708 1,295 68,187 67.4 64.7 4.1
Apr.................................................. 209,216 141,230 135,706 3,355 132,351 3,021 5,524 1,250 67,986 67.5 64.9 3.9
May.................................................. 209,371 140,489 134,715 3,298 131,417 3,096 5,774 1,337 68,882 67.1 64.3 4.1
June................................................. 209,543 140,762 135,179 3,321 131,858 2,967 5,583 1,242 68,781 67.2 64.5 4.0
July................................................. 209,727 140,399 134,749 3,299 131,450 2,940 5,650 1,331 69,329 66.9 64.2 4.0
Aug.................................................. 209,935 140,742 134,912 3,344 131,569 3,038 5,829 1,384 69,193 67.0 64.3 4.1
Sept................................................. 210,161 140,639 135,161 3,340 131,821 3,021 5,477 1,226 69,522 66.9 64.3 3.9
Oct.................................................. 210,378 140,918 135,422 3,233 132,188 3,031 5,496 1,320 69,460 67.0 64.4 3.9
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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, 1999, and 2000 reflect revised
population controls. For details,
see February issues, Employment and
Earnings.
Source: Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.