[Economic Indicators December, 2001]
[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 fell by 478,000, and unemployment rose by 
419,000.
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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: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
      Nov..................................................     212,767     142,244    134,084       3,109     130,975       4,060     8,160    2,398     70,523         66.9        63.0    5.7
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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.