[Economic Indicators December, 2008]
[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 806,000 and unemployment rose by 
632,000. (Series revised.)
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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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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
2007 \2\.................................................     231,867    153,124   146,047   75,337   64,799   5,911    7,078    3,259   2,718   1,101    78,743        66.0        63.0    4.6
2008 \2\.................................................     233,788    154,287   145,362   74,750   65,039   5,573    8,924    4,297   3,342   1,285    79,501        66.0        62.2    5.8
 
2007:Dec r...............................................     233,156    153,836   146,294   75,496   64,976   5,822    7,541    3,446   2,912   1,183    79,320        66.0        62.7    4.9
 
2008:Jan \2\r............................................     232,616    153,873   146,317   75,474   65,101   5,742    7,555    3,433   2,881   1,241    78,744        66.1        62.9    4.9
      Feb r..............................................     232,809    153,498   146,075   75,395   64,993   5,688    7,423    3,412   2,886   1,125    79,311        65.9        62.7    4.8
      Mar r..............................................     232,995    153,843   146,023   75,216   65,079   5,729    7,820    3,650   3,095   1,075    79,152        66.0        62.7    5.1
      Apr r..............................................     233,198    153,932   146,257   75,147   65,196   5,914    7,675    3,673   2,923   1,079    79,267        66.0        62.7    5.0
      May r..............................................     233,405    154,510   145,974   74,992   65,114   5,868    8,536    3,921   3,252   1,363    78,895        66.2        62.5    5.5
      June r.............................................     233,627    154,400   145,738   74,949   65,169   5,620    8,662    4,106   3,252   1,304    79,227        66.1        62.4    5.6
      July r.............................................     233,864    154,506   145,596   75,973   65,103   5,520    8,910    4,313   3,170   1,427    79,358        66.1        62.3    5.8
      Aug r..............................................     234,107    154,823   145,273   74,737   65,003   5,533    9,550    4,572   3,662   1,316    79,284        66.1        62.1    6.2
      Sept r.............................................     234,360    154,621   145,029   74,503   65,008   5,518    9,592    4,889   3,377   1,326    79,739        66.0        61.9    6.2
      Oct r..............................................     234,612    154,878   144,657   74,292   64,975   5,390   10,221    5,088   3,725   1,408    79,734        66.0        61.7    6.6
      Nov r..............................................     234,828    154,620   144,144   74,045   64,902   5,196   10,476    5,290   3,851   1,335    80,208        65.8        61.4    6.8
      Dec ...............................................     235,035    154,447   143,338   73,285   64,860   5,194   11,108    5,714   4,031   1,363    80,588        65.7        61.0    7.2
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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 2008 
data reflect revised population 
controls and are not strictly 
comparable with earlier data.
    See Employment and Earnings for 
details on breaks in series.
    Data reflect annual revisions 
released on January 9, 2009; 
seasonally adjusted data revised 
beginning 2004.
    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.