[Economic Indicators May, 2001]
[Page Number 11]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES

STATUS OF THE LABOR FORCE

In May, employment fell by 251,000, and unemployment fell by 233,000.
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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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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 \3\...................................................     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 \4\...................................................     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 \4\...................................................     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 \4\...................................................     207,753     139,368    133,488       3,281     130,207       3,189     5,880    1,480     68,385         67.1        64.3    4.2
2000 \4\...................................................     209,699     140,863    135,208       3,305     131,903       3,045     5,655    1,309     68,836         67.2        64.5    4.0
 
2000:May ..................................................     209,371     140,573    134,843       3,294     131,549       3,077     5,730    1,325     68,798         67.1        64.4    4.1
      June ................................................     209,543     140,757    135,183       3,313     131,870       2,981     5,574    1,260     68,786         67.2        64.5    4.0
      July ................................................     209,727     140,546    134,898       3,295     131,603       2,972     5,648    1,319     69,181         67.0        64.3    4.0
      Aug .................................................     209,935     140,724    134,939       3,317     131,622       3,038     5,785    1,373     69,211         67.0        64.3    4.1
      Sept ................................................     210,161     140,847    135,310       3,356     131,954       3,030     5,537    1,247     69,314         67.0        64.4    3.9
      Oct .................................................     210,378     141,000    135,464       3,241     132,223       3,044     5,536    1,311     69,378         67.0        64.4    3.9
      Nov .................................................     210,577     141,136    135,478       3,176     132,302       3,285     5,658    1,317     69,441         67.0        64.3    4.0
      Dec .................................................     210,743     141,489    135,836       3,274     132,562       3,088     5,653    1,326     69,254         67.1        64.5    4.0
 
2001:Jan \4\...............................................     210,889     141,955    135,999       3,179     132,819       3,227     5,956    1,371     68,934         67.3        64.5    4.2
      Feb..................................................     211,026     141,751    135,815       3,135     132,680       3,143     5,936    1,490     69,275         67.2        64.4    4.2
      Mar..................................................     211,171     141,868    135,780       3,161     132,618       3,007     6,088    1,517     69,304         67.2        64.3    4.3
      Apr..................................................     211,348     141,757    135,354       3,192     132,162       3,061     6,402    1,499     69,592         67.1        64.0    4.5
      May..................................................     211,525     141,272    135,103       3,193     131,910       3,197     6,169    1,484     70,254         66.8        63.9    4.4
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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\ Data beginning January 1994 
are not directly comparable with 
data for earlier periods because of 
a major redesign of the household 
survey questionnaire.
    \4\ Not strictly comparable with 
earlier data.
    Note.--Data beginning January 
1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 reflect 
revised population controls. For 
details, see February issues, 
Employment and Earnings.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.