Each employed person is counted only once. Total Unemployed persons are all those persons who did not work during the week including the 12th of the month, who made specific efforts to find a job within the past four weeks, and who were available for work during the week except for temporary illness. Total Civilian Labor Force is the sum of total employment and total unemployment. The Unemployment Rate is total unemployment as a percentage of the civilian labor force.
Current month is subject to revision when new monthly data are released.
As new benchmark data are released annually, data may be revised back several years. Of Research and Statistics. Third week of March 2001.