[Economic Indicators May, 2007]
[Page Number 11]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES

STATUS OF THE LABOR FORCE

In May, employment rose by 157,000 and unemployment rose by 18,000.
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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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1997 \2\.................................................     203,133    136,297   129,558   66,284   56,613   6,661    6,739    2,882   2,585   1,271    66,837        67.1        63.8    4.9
1998 \2\.................................................     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 \2\.................................................     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 \2\.................................................     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.....................................................     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
2003 \2\.................................................     221,168    146,510   137,736   70,415   61,402   5,919    8,774    4,209   3,314   1,251    74,658        66.2        62.3    6.0
2004 \2\.................................................     223,357    147,401   139,252   71,572   61,773   5,907    8,149    3,791   3,150   1,208    75,956        66.0        62.3    5.5
2005 \2\.................................................     226,082    149,320   141,730   73,050   62,702   5,978    7,591    3,392   3,013   1,186    76,762        66.0        62.7    5.1
2006 \2\.................................................     228,815    151,428   144,427   74,431   63,834   6,162    7,001    3,131   2,751   1,119    77,387        66.2        63.1    4.6
 
2006:May ................................................     228,428    151,051   144,045   74,208   63,622   6,215    7,006    3,249   2,735   1,022    77,378        66.1        63.1    4.6
      June ..............................................     228,671    151,370   144,386   74,233   63,901   6,253    6,984    3,087   2,743   1,154    77,301        66.2        63.1    4.6
      July ..............................................     228,912    151,558   144,330   74,105   64,029   6,197    7,228    3,234   2,843   1,151    77,354        66.2        63.1    4.8
      Aug ...............................................     229,167    151,734   144,618   74,421   64,118   6,079    7,116    3,195   2,738   1,183    77,433        66.2        63.1    4.7
      Sept ..............................................     229,420    151,818   144,906   74,868   63,978   6,060    6,912    2,954   2,776   1,182    77,602        66.2        63.2    4.6
      Oct ...............................................     229,675    152,052   145,337   74,924   64,252   6,161    6,715    3,012   2,599   1,104    77,623        66.2        63.3    4.4
      Nov ...............................................     229,905    152,449   145,623   75,088   64,333   6,202    6,826    3,036   2,691   1,099    77,456        66.3        63.3    4.5
      Dec ...............................................     230,108    152,775   145,926   75,235   64,491   6,200    6,849    3,100   2,641   1,108    77,333        66.4        63.4    4.5
 
2007:Jan \2\.............................................     230,650    152,974   145,957   75,158   64,654   6,145    7,017    3,226   2,707   1,083    77,676        66.3        63.3    4.6
      Feb ...............................................     230,834    152,784   145,919   75,138   64,703   6,078    6,865    3,237   2,564   1,064    78,050        66.2        63.2    4.5
      Mar ...............................................     231,034    152,979   146,254   75,323   64,912   6,019    6,724    3,129   2,576   1,020    78,055        66.2        63.3    4.4
      Apr ...............................................     231,253    152,587   145,786   75,313   64,502   5,970    6,801    3,146   2,581   1,075    78,666        66.0        63.0    4.5
      May ...............................................     231,480    152,762   145,943   75,380   64,701   5,862    6,819    3,144   2,580   1,095    78,718        66.0        63.0    4.5
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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\ Not strictly comparable with 
earlier data.
    Note.--Beginning January 2007 
data reflect revised population 
controls and are not strictly 
comparable with earlier data.
    See Employment and Earnings for 
details on breaks in series.
    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.