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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)
(r)6,471.1(r)6,473.16,477.26,477.46,487.0(p)6,496.2
Employment(1)
(r)6,164.9(r)6,168.76,171.76,168.56,174.9(p)6,183.0
Unemployment(1)
(r)306.2(r)304.5305.5308.9312.2(p)313.2
Unemployment Rate(2)
(r)4.7(r)4.74.74.84.8(p)4.8
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)
6,107.26,100.66,099.76,126.46,136.4(p)6,143.7
12-month % change
0.50.5-0.20.30.4(p)0.6
Mining and Logging(3)
7.27.27.27.37.1(p)7.1
12-month % change
1.40.00.00.0-1.4(p)-1.4
Construction(3)
233.5233.4229.1234.6235.8(p)235.2
12-month % change
0.00.6-2.40.00.3(p)-0.3
Manufacturing(3)
580.3581.9582.2581.5582.1(p)581.3
12-month % change
0.80.90.40.50.6(p)0.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)
1,225.51,219.11,221.11,221.81,222.4(p)1,222.0
12-month % change
0.2-0.2-0.5-0.4-0.5(p)-0.6
Information(3)
90.188.789.089.589.9(p)90.1
12-month % change
-8.2-9.1-8.5-7.7-6.5(p)-5.9
Financial Activities(3)
400.6399.8398.5397.8395.1(p)393.8
12-month % change
-0.5-0.6-0.9-0.9-1.6(p)-1.7
Professional & Business Services(3)
927.0929.1922.0921.4921.7(p)926.6
12-month % change
-4.3-3.7-4.3-4.1-3.9(p)-3.4
Education & Health Services(3)
975.3976.2978.1982.6985.8(p)989.2
12-month % change
3.33.12.22.42.6(p)3.0
Leisure & Hospitality(3)
594.7594.9594.2600.6603.6(p)605.5
12-month % change
2.73.00.81.92.2(p)3.3
Other Services(3)
252.9252.6254.6256.8257.8(p)258.9
12-month % change
1.91.61.82.73.2(p)4.1
Government(3)
820.1817.7823.7832.5835.1(p)834.0
12-month % change
3.02.72.93.63.6(p)3.4
Footnotes(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.(p) Preliminary(r) Revised

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