[Economic Indicators October, 2001]
[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 fell by 619,000, and unemployment rose by
732,000.
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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: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
June................................................. 211,725 141,354 134,932 2,995 131,937 3,532 6,422 1,540 70,370 66.8 63.7 4.5
July................................................. 211,921 141,774 135,379 3,045 132,334 3,336 6,395 1,587 70,147 66.9 63.9 4.5
Aug.................................................. 212,135 141,350 134,393 3,117 131,276 3,196 6,957 1,817 70,785 66.6 63.4 4.9
Sept................................................. 212,357 142,190 135,181 3,220 131,961 4,045 7,009 1,884 70,167 67.0 63.7 4.9
Oct.................................................. 212,581 142,303 134,562 3,200 131,362 4,342 7,741 2,062 70,279 66.9 63.3 5.4
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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.