United States: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
 United States
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Total Nonfarm

  

2012

 132,809 133,080 133,285 133,397 133,522 133,609 133,762 133,927 134,065 134,225 134,472 134,691

2013

 134,839 135,171 (P) 135,309 (P) 135,474                

Mining and Logging

  

2012

 844 851 852 852 855 853 852 849 847 841 853 860

2013

 863 867 (P) 867 (P) 864                

Construction

  

2012

 5,629 5,644 5,640 5,636 5,615 5,622 5,627 5,630 5,633 5,649 5,673 5,711

2013

 5,735 5,783 (P) 5,796 (P) 5,790                

Manufacturing

  

2012

 11,841 11,870 11,910 11,920 11,926 11,935 11,957 11,943 11,925 11,931 11,938 11,951

2013

 11,965 11,988 (P) 11,990 (P) 11,990                

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

  

2012

 25,372 25,377 25,381 25,409 25,463 25,467 25,485 25,520 25,550 25,623 25,720 25,769

2013

 25,783 25,808 (P) 25,800 (P) 25,837                

Information

  

2012

 2,670 2,681 2,679 2,679 2,681 2,675 2,684 2,682 2,670 2,671 2,685 2,676

2013

 2,680 2,698 (P) 2,700 (P) 2,691                

Financial Activities

  

2012

 7,730 7,740 7,763 7,768 7,782 7,788 7,788 7,795 7,806 7,817 7,822 7,831

2013

 7,838 7,853 (P) 7,858 (P) 7,867                

Professional & Business Services

  

2012

 17,677 17,753 17,796 17,841 17,878 17,913 17,965 17,994 18,009 18,062 18,117 18,152

2013

 18,198 18,291 (P) 18,355 (P) 18,428                

Educational & Health Services

  

2012

 20,106 20,175 20,221 20,243 20,290 20,296 20,331 20,363 20,412 20,446 20,460 20,496

2013

 20,511 20,542 (P) 20,588 (P) 20,616                

Leisure & Hospitality

  

2012

 13,585 13,632 13,684 13,698 13,702 13,716 13,743 13,788 13,818 13,840 13,861 13,901

2013

 13,932 13,995 (P) 14,033 (P) 14,076                

Other Services

  

2012

 5,417 5,413 5,418 5,418 5,424 5,429 5,439 5,438 5,450 5,457 5,464 5,470

2013

 5,476 5,475 (P) 5,467 (P) 5,471                

Government

  

2012

 21,938 21,944 21,941 21,933 21,906 21,915 21,891 21,925 21,945 21,888 21,879 21,874

2013

 21,858 21,871 (P) 21,855 (P) 21,844                

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
(seasonally adjusted data, in thousands)

United States
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Labor Force

  

2012

 (1) 154,356 154,825 154,707 154,451 154,998 155,149 154,995 154,647 155,056 155,576 155,319 155,511

2013

 (1) 155,654 155,524 155,028 155,238                

Employment

  

2012

 (1) 141,608 142,019 142,020 141,934 142,302 142,448 142,250 142,164 142,974 143,328 143,277 143,305

2013

 (1) 143,322 143,492 143,286 143,579                

Unemployment

  

2012

 12,748 12,806 12,686 12,518 12,695 12,701 12,745 12,483 12,082 12,248 12,042 12,206

2013

 12,332 12,032 11,742 11,659                

Unemployment Rate

  

2012

 8.3 8.3 8.2 8.1 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.1 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.8

2013

 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.5                

Footnotes
(1) Data affected by changes in population controls.