[Economic Indicators January, 2003]
[Page Number 11]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES
STATUS OF THE LABOR FORCE
In December, employment fell by 273,000, and unemployment rose by
82,000.
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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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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
2002....................................................... 213,977 142,535 134,269 3,248 131,020 3,959 8,266 2,861 71,442 66.6 62.7 5.8
2001: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
Mar.................................................. 213,334 142,005 133,894 3,126 130,768 3,848 8,111 2,688 71,329 66.6 62.8 5.7
Apr.................................................. 213,492 142,570 133,976 3,154 130,823 4,009 8,594 2,854 70,922 66.8 62.8 6.0
May.................................................. 213,658 142,769 134,417 3,097 131,320 3,818 8,351 2,952 70,889 66.8 62.9 5.8
June................................................. 213,842 142,476 134,053 3,110 130,942 3,758 8,424 3,103 71,366 66.6 62.7 5.9
July................................................. 214,023 142,390 134,045 3,282 130,763 3,949 8,345 2,883 71,633 66.5 62.6 5.9
Aug.................................................. 214,225 142,616 134,474 3,188 131,286 4,060 8,142 2,783 71,609 66.6 62.8 5.7
Sept................................................. 214,429 143,277 135,185 3,298 131,887 4,068 8,092 2,900 71,152 66.8 63.0 5.6
Oct.................................................. 214,643 143,123 134,914 3,525 131,389 4,148 8,209 2,980 71,519 66.7 62.9 5.7
Nov.................................................. 214,819 142,733 134,225 3,357 130,867 4,032 8,508 3,022 72,087 66.4 62.5 6.0
Dec.................................................. 214,968 142,542 133,952 3,311 130,640 3,928 8,590 3,225 72,425 66.3 62.3 6.0
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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.