[Economic Indicators October, 2003]
[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 rose by 441,000 and unemployment fell by 194,000.
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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 \1\
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                                                           noninstitu-  Civilian                      Women                              Women            Not in                  Employ-
                          Period                              tional      labor             Men  20     20     Both            Men  20    20     Both     labor     Labor force    ment/   Unem-
                                                            population    force     Total    years    years    sexes   Total    years    years   sexes    force    participation    pop-   ploy-
                                                               NSA                            and      and     16-19             and      and    16-19                  rate      ulation   ment
                                                                                              over     over    years             over    over    years                             ratio    rate
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1993.....................................................     194,838    129,200   120,259   62,355   52,099   5,805    8,940    4,287   3,288   1,365    65,638        66.3        61.7    6.9
1994 \2\.................................................     196,814    131,056   123,060   63,294   53,606   6,161    7,996    3,627   3,049   1,320    65,758        66.6        62.5    6.1
1995.....................................................     198,584    132,304   124,900   64,085   54,396   6,419    7,404    3,239   2,819   1,346    66,280        66.6        62.9    5.6
1996.....................................................     200,591    133,943   126,708   64,897   55,311   6,500    7,236    3,146   2,783   1,306    66,647        66.8        63.2    5.4
1997 \3\.................................................     203,133    136,297   129,558   66,284   56,613   6,661    6,739    2,882   2,585   1,271    66,836        67.1        63.8    4.9
1998 \3\.................................................     205,220    137,673   131,463   67,135   57,278   7,051    6,210    2,580   2,424   1,205    67,547        67.1        64.1    4.5
1999 \3\.................................................     207,753    139,368   133,488   67,761   58,555   7,172    5,880    2,433   2,285   1,162    68,385        67.1        64.3    4.2
2000 \3\.................................................     212,577    142,583   136,891   69,634   60,067   7,189    5,692    2,376   2,235   1,081    69,994        67.1        64.4    4.0
2001 ....................................................     215,092    143,734   136,933   69,776   60,417   6,740    6,801    3,040   2,599   1,162    71,359        66.8        63.7    4.7
2002 \3\.................................................     217,570    144,863   136,485   69,734   60,420   6,332    8,378    3,896   3,228   1,253    72,707        66.6        62.7    5.8
 
2002:Oct.................................................     218,340    145,393   136,988   69,921   60,668   6,400    8,405    3,962   3,308   1,135    72,947        66.6        62.7    5.8
      Nov................................................     218,548    145,180   136,542   69,617   60,697   6,228    8,637    4,153   3,224   1,261    73,369        66.4        62.5    5.9
      Dec................................................     218,741    145,150   136,439   69,600   60,676   6,164    8,711    4,145   3,360   1,206    73,591        66.4        62.4    6.0
 
2003:Jan \3\.............................................     219,897    145,838   137,536   69,967   61,443   6,125    8,302    4,026   3,035   1,241    74,059        66.3        62.5    5.7
      Feb \3\............................................     220,114    145,857   137,408   70,293   61,073   6,042    8,450    3,962   3,237   1,251    74,257        66.3        62.4    5.8
      Mar................................................     220,317    145,793   137,348   70,293   61,227   5,829    8,445    3,944   3,250   1,251    74,524        66.2        62.3    5.8
      Apr................................................     220,540    146,473   137,687   70,364   61,401   5,923    8,786    4,207   3,276   1,303    74,067        66.4        62.4    6.0
      May................................................     220,768    146,485   137,487   70,144   61,436   5,907    8,998    4,362   3,297   1,339    74,283        66.4        62.3    6.1
      June...............................................     221,014    147,096   137,738   70,130   61,753   5,855    9,358    4,562   3,395   1,401    73,918        66.6        62.3    6.4
      July...............................................     221,252    146,540   137,478   70,193   61,462   5,823    9,062    4,388   3,357   1,317    74,712        66.2        62.1    6.2
      Aug................................................     221,507    146,530   137,625   70,203   61,470   5,952    8,905    4,357   3,361   1,187    74,977        66.2        62.1    6.1
      Sept...............................................     221,779    146,545   137,573   70,610   61,120   5,842    8,973    4,295   3,434   1,243    75,234        66.1        62.0    6.1
      Oct................................................     222,039    146,793   138,014   70,665   61,519   5,830    8,779    4,195   3,384   1,200    75,246        66.1        62.2    6.0
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    \1\ Civilian labor force (or 
employment) as percent of civilian 
noninstitutional population; and 
unemployment as percent of civilian 
labor force.
    \2\ Data beginning January 1994 
are not directly comparable with 
data for earlier periods because of 
a major redesign of the household 
survey questionnaire.
    \3\ Not strictly comparable with 
earlier data.

    Note.--See Employment and 
Earnings for details on breaks in 
series.
    Data beginning 2000 reflect new 
population controls based on Census 
2000, an additional population 
adjustment in January 2003, and 
other changes. Data for February 
2003 are not directly comparable 
with earlier data due to a weighting 
difference. For details, see The 
Employment Situation, January 2003 
and February 2003.
    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.