| AVERAGE | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | ||
| 2001 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 92,400 | 93,000 | 92,500 | 92,600 | 91,700 | 92,500 | 92,400 | 94,200 | 92,400 | 90,300 | 92,000 | 92,400 | 92,900 | |
| Total Employment | 86,900 | 87,600 | 86,600 | 87,100 | 86,700 | 87,200 | 86,800 | 88,500 | 87,200 | 85,100 | 86,200 | 86,300 | 87,000 | |
| Total Unemployment | 5,500 | 5,400 | 5,800 | 5,500 | 5,000 | 5,300 | 5,600 | 5,700 | 5,100 | 5,200 | 5,800 | 6,100 | 5,900 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.4 | |
| 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 93,500 | 95,100 | 94,700 | 94,400 | 93,100 | 94,500 | 93,800 | 94,600 | 92,800 | 90,900 | 92,900 | 92,500 | 93,100 | |
| Total Employment | 88,300 | 89,700 | 88,900 | 89,000 | 88,300 | 89,500 | 88,400 | 89,200 | 87,900 | 85,800 | 87,200 | 87,100 | 88,200 | |
| Total Unemployment | 5,200 | 5,400 | 5,800 | 5,300 | 4,800 | 5,000 | 5,300 | 5,500 | 4,900 | 5,000 | 5,700 | 5,400 | 4,900 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.3 | |
| 1999 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 94,700 | 94,400 | 94,700 | 95,100 | 94,300 | 95,500 | 95,600 | 96,300 | 94,600 | 92,500 | 95,000 | 93,800 | 94,800 | |
| Total Employment | 90,000 | 89,600 | 89,700 | 90,300 | 90,000 | 90,800 | 90,700 | 91,400 | 90,200 | 88,100 | 90,100 | 89,200 | 90,300 | |
| Total Unemployment | 4,700 | 4,800 | 5,000 | 4,800 | 4,300 | 4,800 | 5,000 | 4,800 | 4,400 | 4,500 | 4,900 | 4,600 | 4,500 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 | |
| 1998 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 91,000 | 92,200 | 91,000 | 90,900 | 89,900 | 90,900 | 91,100 | 91,900 | 90,800 | 89,700 | 91,200 | 90,900 | 91,400 | |
| Total Employment | 86,200 | 87,000 | 85,800 | 86,100 | 85,500 | 86,300 | 86,300 | 87,100 | 86,100 | 85,000 | 86,300 | 86,400 | 87,000 | |
| Total Unemployment | 4,700 | 5,200 | 5,200 | 4,800 | 4,500 | 4,600 | 4,800 | 4,800 | 4,600 | 4,700 | 4,800 | 4,500 | 4,400 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | |
| 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 92,800 | 92,700 | 92,800 | 92,300 | 91,900 | 92,800 | 92,800 | 94,200 | 93,300 | 90,800 | 93,200 | 93,100 | 93,800 | |
| Total Employment | 87,700 | 86,900 | 86,900 | 86,900 | 87,100 | 87,900 | 87,700 | 89,300 | 88,500 | 86,200 | 88,000 | 88,300 | 89,100 | |
| Total Unemployment | 5,100 | 5,800 | 5,900 | 5,400 | 4,800 | 4,800 | 5,100 | 5,000 | 4,800 | 4,600 | 5,100 | 4,800 | 4,700 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 5.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | |
| 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 93,200 | 93,700 | 92,500 | 92,400 | 91,500 | 93,200 | 92,800 | 93,900 | 92,600 | 91,300 | 94,200 | 94,900 | 95,900 | |
| Total Employment | 86,900 | 86,900 | 85,700 | 85,500 | 85,300 | 86,800 | 86,500 | 87,700 | 86,900 | 85,500 | 87,900 | 88,700 | 90,100 | |
| Total Unemployment | 6,300 | 6,900 | 6,800 | 6,900 | 6,200 | 6,400 | 6,300 | 6,200 | 5,700 | 5,700 | 6,300 | 6,200 | 5,800 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.1 | |
| 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 89,300 | 89,800 | 89,200 | 89,400 | 88,400 | 89,300 | 88,900 | 90,000 | 89,000 | 87,000 | 89,800 | 90,300 | 90,800 | |
| Total Employment | 83,400 | 84,000 | 82,800 | 83,300 | 82,800 | 83,800 | 83,100 | 84,200 | 83,300 | 81,700 | 83,100 | 83,600 | 84,500 | |
| Total Unemployment | 6,000 | 5,800 | 6,400 | 6,100 | 5,600 | 5,500 | 5,800 | 5,800 | 5,600 | 5,400 | 6,600 | 6,700 | 6,300 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 6.7 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.0 | |
| 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 88,600 | 90,100 | 89,000 | 88,300 | 87,500 | 87,500 | 87,500 | 89,600 | 88,000 | 86,800 | 88,600 | 89,600 | 90,300 | |
| Total Employment | 83,300 | 83,900 | 82,600 | 82,200 | 82,100 | 82,500 | 82,500 | 84,500 | 83,700 | 82,300 | 83,500 | 84,200 | 85,300 | |
| Total Unemployment | 5,300 | 6,200 | 6,500 | 6,100 | 5,300 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 4,300 | 4,600 | 5,100 | 5,400 | 5,100 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 6.0 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.6 | |
| 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 89,500 | 91,700 | 91,400 | 90,900 | 88,900 | 89,200 | 88,900 | 89,600 | 89,000 | 87,400 | 88,600 | 88,900 | 89,500 | |
| Total Employment | 83,500 | 85,100 | 84,700 | 84,600 | 82,800 | 83,000 | 82,500 | 83,400 | 83,500 | 82,000 | 82,700 | 83,400 | 83,900 | |
| Total Unemployment | 6,100 | 6,600 | 6,700 | 6,300 | 6,100 | 6,300 | 6,400 | 6,200 | 5,600 | 5,400 | 5,900 | 5,600 | 5,600 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.2 | |
| 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 88,600 | 87,600 | 87,500 | 87,300 | 87,500 | 88,300 | 87,700 | 89,800 | 88,400 | 87,100 | 90,200 | 90,500 | 91,000 | |
| Total Employment | 83,200 | 82,200 | 81,600 | 81,800 | 82,500 | 83,300 | 82,500 | 84,700 | 83,400 | 81,900 | 84,600 | 84,900 | 85,400 | |
| Total Unemployment | 5,300 | 5,500 | 5,900 | 5,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,200 | 5,100 | 5,000 | 5,100 | 5,700 | 5,700 | 5,600 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | |
| 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 85,200 | 85,700 | 84,800 | 84,900 | 84,300 | 84,800 | 84,700 | 85,800 | 85,100 | 84,500 | 85,300 | 85,900 | 87,200 | |
| Total Employment | 81,000 | 81,500 | 80,500 | 80,600 | 80,400 | 80,900 | 80,600 | 81,800 | 81,300 | 80,400 | 80,800 | 81,200 | 82,400 | |
| Total Unemployment | 4,200 | 4,200 | 4,300 | 4,300 | 3,900 | 3,900 | 4,100 | 4,000 | 3,800 | 4,100 | 4,500 | 4,700 | 4,800 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | |
| 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 84,200 | 84,600 | 84,600 | 84,600 | 84,300 | 84,800 | 83,900 | 84,900 | 84,200 | 82,700 | 83,600 | 83,900 | 84,400 | |
| Total Employment | 80,900 | 80,900 | 80,800 | 81,000 | 81,100 | 81,500 | 80,600 | 81,800 | 81,300 | 79,700 | 80,200 | 80,600 | 80,900 | |
| Total Unemployment | 3,300 | 3,700 | 3,700 | 3,600 | 3,200 | 3,300 | 3,200 | 3,200 | 2,900 | 3,000 | 3,400 | 3,300 | 3,500 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | |
| 1989 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 79,900 | 77,500 | 77,000 | 78,200 | 79,100 | 80,200 | 79,000 | 80,600 | 80,400 | 79,300 | 81,500 | 82,100 | 83,800 | |
| Total Employment | 75,600 | 73,100 | 72,500 | 73,700 | 74,700 | 76,100 | 74,700 | 76,000 | 76,100 | 75,100 | 77,300 | 78,100 | 80,000 | |
| Total Unemployment | 4,300 | 4,400 | 4,500 | 4,600 | 4,400 | 4,200 | 4,300 | 4,600 | 4,300 | 4,200 | 4,100 | 4,000 | 3,700 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.5 | |
| 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 76,500 | 75,500 | 75,800 | 75,700 | 76,300 | 75,700 | 75,500 | 76,600 | 76,700 | 76,200 | 78,100 | 77,500 | 77,900 | |
| Total Employment | 72,300 | 71,100 | 71,200 | 71,200 | 72,100 | 71,600 | 71,200 | 72,300 | 72,600 | 72,200 | 74,300 | 73,800 | 74,300 | |
| Total Unemployment | 4,100 | 4,400 | 4,600 | 4,500 | 4,200 | 4,100 | 4,300 | 4,300 | 4,100 | 4,000 | 3,800 | 3,700 | 3,600 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | |
| 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 72,900 | 70,500 | 70,000 | 71,000 | 71,300 | 72,200 | 73,300 | 74,400 | 74,900 | 73,500 | 74,100 | 74,200 | 75,000 | |
| Total Employment | 68,500 | 65,700 | 65,200 | 66,200 | 66,700 | 67,800 | 69,000 | 70,100 | 70,700 | 69,700 | 69,800 | 70,300 | 70,800 | |
| Total Unemployment | 4,400 | 4,800 | 4,800 | 4,800 | 4,500 | 4,400 | 4,300 | 4,300 | 4,200 | 3,700 | 4,400 | 3,900 | 4,200 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 6.0 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.6 | |
| 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 70,900 | 70,400 | 69,900 | 70,600 | 71,200 | 71,200 | 70,400 | 72,500 | 71,700 | 70,600 | 70,700 | 70,900 | 70,800 | |
| Total Employment | 66,500 | 66,300 | 65,500 | 66,000 | 66,800 | 67,000 | 66,000 | 67,500 | 67,200 | 66,300 | 66,300 | 66,500 | 66,400 | |
| Total Unemployment | 4,400 | 4,100 | 4,400 | 4,500 | 4,500 | 4,200 | 4,400 | 5,000 | 4,500 | 4,300 | 4,400 | 4,400 | 4,300 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 | |
| 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 69,100 | 68,500 | 68,400 | 68,500 | 68,500 | 68,000 | 68,000 | 70,000 | 69,600 | 68,600 | 69,700 | 70,500 | 70,200 | |
| Total Employment | 65,000 | 64,000 | 64,100 | 64,300 | 64,400 | 64,000 | 63,700 | 65,900 | 65,700 | 64,800 | 65,900 | 66,700 | 66,500 | |
| Total Unemployment | 4,100 | 4,500 | 4,300 | 4,200 | 4,100 | 4,100 | 4,300 | 4,100 | 3,900 | 3,900 | 3,800 | 3,800 | 3,800 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | |
| 1984 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 66,800 | 66,100 | 66,200 | 65,900 | 65,900 | 65,700 | 66,900 | 68,700 | 67,800 | 66,400 | 67,000 | 67,200 | 67,800 | |
| Total Employment | 62,200 | 61,000 | 61,000 | 61,000 | 61,000 | 61,100 | 62,200 | 64,100 | 63,600 | 62,300 | 62,700 | 63,000 | 63,500 | |
| Total Unemployment | 4,600 | 5,100 | 5,200 | 5,000 | 4,900 | 4,600 | 4,600 | 4,600 | 4,100 | 4,200 | 4,200 | 4,100 | 4,200 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 6.9 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 | |
| 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 66,300 | 65,700 | 65,800 | 65,800 | 65,600 | 65,700 | 67,200 | 68,000 | 67,300 | 66,200 | 66,000 | 66,200 | 66,000 | |
| Total Employment | 61,200 | 60,200 | 60,300 | 60,500 | 60,300 | 60,700 | 61,600 | 62,700 | 62,300 | 61,400 | 61,300 | 61,500 | 61,300 | |
| Total Unemployment | 5,100 | 5,500 | 5,500 | 5,300 | 5,300 | 5,000 | 5,600 | 5,400 | 5,100 | 4,800 | 4,700 | 4,700 | 4,700 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | |
| 1982 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 61,700 | 59,200 | 59,200 | 60,000 | 60,200 | 61,900 | 61,700 | 63,400 | 62,800 | 61,800 | 62,700 | 63,700 | 64,200 | |
| Total Employment | 56,400 | 54,100 | 54,000 | 54,500 | 54,800 | 56,500 | 56,400 | 57,800 | 57,600 | 56,500 | 57,200 | 58,300 | 58,800 | |
| Total Unemployment | 5,400 | 5,100 | 5,200 | 5,600 | 5,400 | 5,400 | 5,400 | 5,600 | 5,300 | 5,300 | 5,600 | 5,400 | 5,400 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.3 | |
| 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 59,500 | 58,700 | 59,100 | 58,700 | 59,000 | 59,100 | 59,700 | 61,500 | 60,800 | 58,900 | 59,200 | 59,600 | 60,000 | |
| Total Employment | 54,900 | 54,400 | 54,500 | 54,200 | 54,500 | 54,600 | 55,100 | 56,800 | 56,300 | 54,600 | 54,500 | 54,800 | 55,000 | |
| Total Unemployment | 4,600 | 4,300 | 4,600 | 4,500 | 4,500 | 4,500 | 4,600 | 4,700 | 4,500 | 4,300 | 4,700 | 4,800 | 5,000 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | |
| 1980 | ||||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 58,600 | 57,700 | 57,600 | 57,800 | 58,100 | 57,600 | 58,400 | 59,100 | 59,100 | 58,100 | 59,100 | 60,000 | 60,300 | |
| Total Employment | 55,000 | 54,000 | 54,000 | 54,200 | 54,500 | 54,200 | 54,800 | 55,600 | 55,400 | 54,500 | 55,600 | 56,300 | 56,500 | |
| Total Unemployment | 3,600 | 3,600 | 3,600 | 3,600 | 3,600 | 3,300 | 3,600 | 3,500 | 3,700 | 3,600 | 3,500 | 3,700 | 3,800 | |
| Percent of Labor Force | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
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1Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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Note: Detail may not add or divide due to rounding. |
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