[Economic Indicators February, 2002]
[Page Number 11]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES
STATUS OF THE LABOR FORCE
In February, employment rose by 851,000, and unemployment fell by
31,000.
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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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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 3,378 128,085 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
2001....................................................... 211,864 141,815 135,073 3,144 131,929 3,529 6,742 1,746 70,050 66.9 63.8 4.8
2001:Feb .................................................. 211,026 141,622 135,734 3,133 132,601 3,137 5,888 1,466 69,404 67.1 64.3 4.2
Mar ................................................. 211,171 141,869 135,808 3,163 132,645 3,064 6,061 1,510 69,302 67.2 64.3 4.3
Apr ................................................. 211,348 141,734 135,424 3,167 132,257 3,120 6,310 1,507 69,614 67.1 64.1 4.5
May ................................................. 211,525 141,445 135,235 3,193 132,042 3,231 6,210 1,503 70,080 66.9 63.9 4.4
June ................................................ 211,725 141,468 135,003 3,044 131,959 3,556 6,465 1,571 70,257 66.8 63.8 4.6
July ................................................ 211,921 141,651 135,106 3,055 132,051 3,425 6,545 1,630 70,270 66.8 63.8 4.6
Aug ................................................. 212,135 141,380 134,408 3,126 131,282 3,246 6,972 1,798 70,755 66.6 63.4 4.9
Sept ................................................ 212,357 142,068 135,004 3,181 131,823 4,015 7,064 1,907 70,289 66.9 63.6 5.0
Oct ................................................. 212,581 142,280 134,615 3,203 131,412 4,222 7,665 2,042 70,301 66.9 63.3 5.4
Nov ................................................. 212,767 142,279 134,253 3,154 131,099 4,017 8,026 2,317 70,488 66.9 63.1 5.6
Dec.................................................. 212,927 142,314 134,055 3,246 130,809 4,119 8,259 2,410 70,613 66.8 63.0 5.8
2002:Jan................................................... 213,089 141,390 133,468 3,273 130,195 3,781 7,922 2,546 71,699 66.4 62.6 5.6
Feb.................................................. 213,206 142,211 134,319 3,246 131,073 3,998 7,891 2,561 70,995 66.7 63.0 5.5
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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.--See Employment and
Earnings for details on breaks in
series.
Source: Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.