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Not Seasonally Adjusted Labor Force Data
1976 to 2013

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2013
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 361,085 362,187 360,100 359,731
Employment 333,414 336,610 336,463 337,020
Unemployment 27,671 25,577 23,637 22,711
Unemployment Rate 7.7% 7.1% 6.6% 6.3%
                         

2012
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 362,247 363,470 363,557 361,886 367,341 373,809 375,515 369,816 367,224 364,633 363,017 363,049 366,297
Employment 332,748 334,068 335,060 335,981 341,978 346,394 350,664 346,856 344,928 342,569 339,550 337,733 340,711
Unemployment 29,499 29,402 28,497 25,905 25,363 27,415 24,851 22,960 22,296 22,064 23,467 25,316 25,586
Unemployment Rate 8.1% 8.1% 7.8% 7.2% 6.9% 7.3% 6.6% 6.2% 6.1% 6.1% 6.5% 7.0% 7.0%
                         

2011
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 360,480 361,181 362,130 360,820 365,452 371,451 373,744 370,383 367,172 364,305 364,625 364,626 365,531
Employment 328,683 329,752 331,741 332,917 338,737 342,707 347,914 345,483 341,808 339,296 337,983 336,527 337,796
Unemployment 31,797 31,429 30,389 27,903 26,715 28,744 25,830 24,900 25,364 25,009 26,642 28,099 27,735
Unemployment Rate 8.8% 8.7% 8.4% 7.7% 7.3% 7.7% 6.9% 6.7% 6.9% 6.9% 7.3% 7.7% 7.6%
                         

2010
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 357,356 358,528 359,001 358,932 361,743 367,522 370,718 367,861 364,208 360,534 361,167 361,205 362,398
Employment 324,399 324,940 325,969 329,066 334,101 338,828 344,620 342,422 338,487 334,796 332,894 331,930 333,538
Unemployment 32,957 33,588 33,032 29,866 27,642 28,694 26,098 25,439 25,721 25,738 28,273 29,275 28,860
Unemployment Rate 9.2% 9.4% 9.2% 8.3% 7.6% 7.8% 7.0% 6.9% 7.1% 7.1% 7.8% 8.1% 8.0%
                         

2009
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 352,919 354,090 353,896 354,129 359,033 366,438 369,449 364,970 360,602 357,868 357,292 355,445 358,845
Employment 324,570 324,606 324,608 326,991 332,045 337,067 343,137 339,559 334,113 330,596 329,540 326,352 331,099
Unemployment 28,349 29,484 29,288 27,138 26,988 29,371 26,312 25,411 26,489 27,272 27,752 29,093 27,746
Unemployment Rate 8.0% 8.3% 8.3% 7.7% 7.5% 8.0% 7.1% 7.0% 7.3% 7.6% 7.8% 8.2% 7.7%
                         

2008
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 350,980 350,331 351,393 350,876 356,211 363,132 366,326 361,694 356,863 355,062 353,792 353,362 355,835
Employment 325,895 325,388 326,588 328,508 333,847 339,516 345,032 340,977 336,351 334,100 331,180 328,891 333,023
Unemployment 25,085 24,943 24,805 22,368 22,364 23,616 21,294 20,717 20,512 20,962 22,612 24,471 22,812
Unemployment Rate 7.1% 7.1% 7.1% 6.4% 6.3% 6.5% 5.8% 5.7% 5.7% 5.9% 6.4% 6.9% 6.4%
                         

2007
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 347,292 346,805 346,725 345,271 349,735 357,389 360,641 355,739 353,595 350,649 351,315 351,278 351,370
Employment 322,471 322,400 323,566 323,707 329,749 335,747 341,094 336,965 334,119 331,382 330,505 328,338 330,004
Unemployment 24,821 24,405 23,159 21,564 19,986 21,642 19,547 18,774 19,476 19,267 20,810 22,940 21,366
Unemployment Rate 7.1% 7.0% 6.7% 6.2% 5.7% 6.1% 5.4% 5.3% 5.5% 5.5% 5.9% 6.5% 6.1%
                         

2006
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 343,057 345,061 343,875 343,680 347,907 354,331 358,167 354,907 349,962 348,220 347,986 348,925 348,840
Employment 316,484 317,115 318,233 319,619 325,661 331,657 337,371 335,098 329,990 328,744 326,828 326,512 326,109
Unemployment 26,573 27,946 25,642 24,061 22,246 22,674 20,796 19,809 19,972 19,476 21,158 22,413 22,731
Unemployment Rate 7.7% 8.1% 7.5% 7.0% 6.4% 6.4% 5.8% 5.6% 5.7% 5.6% 6.1% 6.4% 6.5%
                         

2005
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 338,286 339,742 338,057 338,253 342,918 349,494 353,352 349,838 346,875 345,148 345,069 344,630 344,305
Employment 311,055 311,216 312,334 314,301 320,847 326,142 332,406 329,836 325,154 323,313 320,723 319,756 320,590
Unemployment 27,231 28,526 25,723 23,952 22,071 23,352 20,946 20,002 21,721 21,835 24,346 24,874 23,715
Unemployment Rate 8.0% 8.4% 7.6% 7.1% 6.4% 6.7% 5.9% 5.7% 6.3% 6.3% 7.1% 7.2% 6.9%
                         

2004
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 335,435 336,018 335,444 334,317 338,355 346,222 348,881 345,464 340,694 338,872 339,155 339,451 339,859
Employment 306,295 306,653 307,145 308,196 314,274 319,839 326,253 323,589 318,695 316,614 315,208 314,279 314,753
Unemployment 29,140 29,365 28,299 26,121 24,081 26,383 22,628 21,875 21,999 22,258 23,947 25,172 25,106
Unemployment Rate 8.7% 8.7% 8.4% 7.8% 7.1% 7.6% 6.5% 6.3% 6.5% 6.6% 7.1% 7.4% 7.4%
                         

2003
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 331,198 332,786 331,682 332,031 335,821 343,970 345,070 341,786 337,090 335,029 336,234 335,888 336,549
Employment 302,667 303,295 303,863 305,298 310,768 316,067 321,109 318,460 314,101 312,429 311,127 309,957 310,762
Unemployment 28,531 29,491 27,819 26,733 25,053 27,903 23,961 23,326 22,989 22,600 25,107 25,931 25,787
Unemployment Rate 8.6% 8.9% 8.4% 8.1% 7.5% 8.1% 6.9% 6.8% 6.8% 6.7% 7.5% 7.7% 7.7%
                         

2002
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 321,443 323,380 323,576 323,341 327,201 334,585 337,476 334,833 331,409 328,214 326,651 328,510 328,385
Employment 296,731 298,420 298,504 299,218 305,491 310,350 315,851 313,346 310,109 306,953 303,452 302,913 305,112
Unemployment 24,712 24,960 25,072 24,123 21,710 24,235 21,625 21,487 21,300 21,261 23,199 25,597 23,273
Unemployment Rate 7.7% 7.7% 7.7% 7.5% 6.6% 7.2% 6.4% 6.4% 6.4% 6.5% 7.1% 7.8% 7.1%
                         

2001
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 317,968 317,516 317,336 316,812 320,366 327,812 330,833 326,398 322,382 320,326 319,384 320,676 321,484
Employment 294,540 294,719 295,313 296,348 301,870 307,417 313,442 308,683 305,568 302,725 300,087 299,616 301,694
Unemployment 23,428 22,797 22,023 20,464 18,496 20,395 17,391 17,715 16,814 17,601 19,297 21,060 19,790
Unemployment Rate 7.4% 7.2% 6.9% 6.5% 5.8% 6.2% 5.3% 5.4% 5.2% 5.5% 6.0% 6.6% 6.2%
                         

2000
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 315,756 316,932 316,593 315,967 318,978 325,678 327,217 323,848 318,034 316,580 315,697 316,749 319,002
Employment 293,142 293,723 294,220 295,497 299,278 305,004 309,898 306,334 301,070 299,459 297,172 297,091 299,324
Unemployment 22,614 23,209 22,373 20,470 19,700 20,674 17,319 17,514 16,964 17,121 18,525 19,658 19,678
Unemployment Rate 7.2% 7.3% 7.1% 6.5% 6.2% 6.3% 5.3% 5.4% 5.3% 5.4% 5.9% 6.2% 6.2%
                         

1999
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 313,354 314,509 313,076 311,109 316,440 323,250 325,564 321,046 315,556 314,992 314,505 314,678 316,507
Employment 290,553 290,258 290,732 291,055 297,361 302,851 307,821 304,505 299,411 297,802 296,282 295,596 297,019
Unemployment 22,801 24,251 22,344 20,054 19,079 20,399 17,743 16,541 16,145 17,190 18,223 19,082 19,488
Unemployment Rate 7.3% 7.7% 7.1% 6.4% 6.0% 6.3% 5.4% 5.2% 5.1% 5.5% 5.8% 6.1% 6.2%
                         

1998
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 308,005 308,463 309,035 306,571 312,609 319,832 322,368 318,146 313,851 313,174 311,994 312,897 313,079
Employment 285,694 286,161 287,003 288,264 294,282 299,363 305,121 301,790 297,193 295,395 293,566 293,431 293,939
Unemployment 22,311 22,302 22,032 18,307 18,327 20,469 17,247 16,356 16,658 17,779 18,428 19,466 19,140
Unemployment Rate 7.2% 7.2% 7.1% 6.0% 5.9% 6.4% 5.4% 5.1% 5.3% 5.7% 5.9% 6.2% 6.1%
                         

1997
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 307,770 308,132 309,434 306,987 311,430 317,818 321,989 317,738 312,369 310,859 309,906 309,099 311,961
Employment 280,919 280,877 282,615 283,243 289,787 295,242 302,039 298,823 293,689 292,087 290,923 289,316 289,963
Unemployment 26,851 27,255 26,819 23,744 21,643 22,576 19,950 18,915 18,680 18,772 18,983 19,783 21,998
Unemployment Rate 8.7% 8.8% 8.7% 7.7% 6.9% 7.1% 6.2% 6.0% 6.0% 6.0% 6.1% 6.4% 7.1%
                         

1996
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 302,699 303,664 304,276 303,025 308,210 314,434 319,431 313,677 308,788 308,605 308,125 307,944 308,573
Employment 275,391 276,736 277,967 279,042 285,356 291,529 298,196 294,618 289,572 288,133 285,480 284,602 285,552
Unemployment 27,308 26,928 26,309 23,983 22,854 22,905 21,235 19,059 19,216 20,472 22,645 23,342 23,021
Unemployment Rate 9.0% 8.9% 8.6% 7.9% 7.4% 7.3% 6.6% 6.1% 6.2% 6.6% 7.3% 7.6% 7.5%
                         

1995
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 299,054 299,226 298,821 298,000 302,535 308,840 314,050 309,013 304,346 304,095 303,600 302,408 303,666
Employment 274,388 274,672 275,442 276,194 281,668 287,155 294,425 290,741 285,272 283,976 281,614 279,626 282,098
Unemployment 24,666 24,554 23,379 21,806 20,867 21,685 19,625 18,272 19,074 20,119 21,986 22,782 21,568
Unemployment Rate 8.2% 8.2% 7.8% 7.3% 6.9% 7.0% 6.2% 5.9% 6.3% 6.6% 7.2% 7.5% 7.1%
                         

1994
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 295,263 296,152 295,401 295,230 301,539 306,661 310,984 306,999 301,035 300,734 299,870 299,038 300,742
Employment 268,829 269,199 269,415 271,002 278,391 283,738 290,047 287,630 282,206 280,803 279,140 277,974 278,198
Unemployment 26,434 26,953 25,986 24,228 23,148 22,923 20,937 19,369 18,829 19,931 20,730 21,064 22,544
Unemployment Rate 9.0% 9.1% 8.8% 8.2% 7.7% 7.5% 6.7% 6.3% 6.3% 6.6% 6.9% 7.0% 7.5%
                         

1993
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 286,243 287,785 287,380 285,972 294,264 301,150 304,584 300,391 294,466 294,969 294,338 293,552 293,758
Employment 260,183 260,806 262,020 262,746 270,744 277,570 284,255 281,675 275,629 274,282 273,068 272,119 271,258
Unemployment 26,060 26,979 25,360 23,226 23,520 23,580 20,329 18,716 18,837 20,687 21,270 21,433 22,500
Unemployment Rate 9.1% 9.4% 8.8% 8.1% 8.0% 7.8% 6.7% 6.2% 6.4% 7.0% 7.2% 7.3% 7.7%
                         

1992
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 282,467 283,048 283,068 281,964 289,072 296,681 300,117 295,360 289,965 288,327 288,228 287,025 288,777
Employment 252,396 252,339 253,914 255,591 262,234 269,070 276,253 273,086 267,748 265,585 264,071 263,474 262,980
Unemployment 30,071 30,709 29,154 26,373 26,838 27,611 23,864 22,274 22,217 22,742 24,157 23,551 25,797
Unemployment Rate 10.6% 10.8% 10.3% 9.4% 9.3% 9.3% 8.0% 7.5% 7.7% 7.9% 8.4% 8.2% 8.9%
                         

1991
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 267,782 269,900 270,809 271,481 278,219 286,294 290,394 285,392 282,140 281,454 281,017 280,709 278,799
Employment 245,633 245,633 247,271 249,816 255,222 262,586 268,987 264,996 260,529 258,056 256,091 254,769 255,799
Unemployment 22,149 24,267 23,538 21,665 22,997 23,708 21,407 20,396 21,611 23,398 24,926 25,940 23,000
Unemployment Rate 8.3% 9.0% 8.7% 8.0% 8.3% 8.3% 7.4% 7.1% 7.7% 8.3% 8.9% 9.2% 8.2%
                         

1990
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 264,578 264,777 264,558 264,760 271,845 276,896 281,950 278,311 269,075 268,433 267,512 267,781 270,040
Employment 242,489 242,284 243,771 244,648 251,681 258,365 265,227 262,215 252,612 251,371 249,091 248,560 251,026
Unemployment 22,089 22,493 20,787 20,112 20,164 18,531 16,723 16,096 16,463 17,062 18,421 19,221 19,014
Unemployment Rate 8.3% 8.5% 7.9% 7.6% 7.4% 6.7% 5.9% 5.8% 6.1% 6.4% 6.9% 7.2% 7.0%
                         

1989
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 250,084 250,167 249,050 249,645 255,495 262,848 267,660 263,928 258,355 257,293 257,274 256,232 256,503
Employment 228,087 228,353 229,961 231,575 238,156 245,366 252,418 249,934 242,905 241,147 239,461 237,945 238,776
Unemployment 21,997 21,814 19,089 18,070 17,339 17,482 15,242 13,994 15,450 16,146 17,813 18,287 17,727
Unemployment Rate 8.8% 8.7% 7.7% 7.2% 6.8% 6.7% 5.7% 5.3% 6.0% 6.3% 6.9% 7.1% 6.9%
                         

1988
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 245,103 245,967 245,253 245,254 252,352 257,939 262,359 258,695 252,513 251,907 251,624 249,279 251,520
Employment 220,012 219,602 220,129 222,159 228,098 235,616 242,522 239,852 233,872 232,446 230,934 229,671 229,576
Unemployment 25,091 26,365 25,124 23,095 24,254 22,323 19,837 18,843 18,641 19,461 20,690 19,608 21,944
Unemployment Rate 10.2% 10.7% 10.2% 9.4% 9.6% 8.7% 7.6% 7.3% 7.4% 7.7% 8.2% 7.9% 8.7%
                         

1987
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 248,021 248,287 247,642 246,185 253,090 257,078 260,521 256,021 249,963 249,431 247,688 245,351 250,774
Employment 218,450 217,485 217,814 218,775 225,492 230,834 237,684 234,932 228,201 226,466 224,197 222,942 225,273
Unemployment 29,571 30,802 29,828 27,410 27,598 26,244 22,837 21,089 21,762 22,965 23,491 22,409 25,501
Unemployment Rate 11.9% 12.4% 12.0% 11.1% 10.9% 10.2% 8.8% 8.2% 8.7% 9.2% 9.5% 9.1% 10.2%
                         

1986
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 248,179 250,253 250,699 251,101 256,208 262,948 266,643 260,908 254,330 252,287 250,660 248,929 254,429
Employment 220,938 219,597 220,378 220,741 226,597 232,879 239,266 235,764 228,830 226,151 223,684 222,175 226,417
Unemployment 27,241 30,656 30,321 30,360 29,611 30,069 27,377 25,144 25,500 26,136 26,976 26,754 28,012
Unemployment Rate 11.0% 12.3% 12.1% 12.1% 11.6% 11.4% 10.3% 9.6% 10.0% 10.4% 10.8% 10.7% 11.0%
                         

1985
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 243,582 244,253 246,000 246,004 251,275 257,324 261,669 256,495 251,539 250,256 249,661 248,654 250,560
Employment 217,693 217,478 219,435 220,217 226,724 232,178 238,858 235,985 230,519 228,031 225,937 224,147 226,434
Unemployment 25,889 26,775 26,565 25,787 24,551 25,146 22,811 20,510 21,020 22,225 23,724 24,507 24,126
Unemployment Rate 10.6% 11.0% 10.8% 10.5% 9.8% 9.8% 8.7% 8.0% 8.4% 8.9% 9.5% 9.9% 9.6%
                         

1984
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 236,436 237,613 238,132 239,189 246,174 252,186 256,871 251,584 246,996 245,449 244,316 243,243 244,849
Employment 208,821 209,413 210,884 212,731 220,761 227,818 234,500 230,834 225,774 223,807 222,171 220,993 220,709
Unemployment 27,615 28,200 27,248 26,458 25,413 24,368 22,371 20,750 21,222 21,642 22,145 22,250 24,140
Unemployment Rate 11.7% 11.9% 11.4% 11.1% 10.3% 9.7% 8.7% 8.2% 8.6% 8.8% 9.1% 9.1% 9.9%
                         

1983
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 221,330 222,033 222,493 222,654 228,878 237,613 243,231 240,771 236,056 234,542 235,214 235,299 231,676
Employment 194,964 195,122 197,063 199,051 206,015 214,022 222,486 220,580 215,335 213,092 212,186 211,413 208,444
Unemployment 26,366 26,911 25,430 23,603 22,863 23,591 20,745 20,191 20,721 21,450 23,028 23,886 23,232
Unemployment Rate 11.9% 12.1% 11.4% 10.6% 10.0% 9.9% 8.5% 8.4% 8.8% 9.1% 9.8% 10.2% 10.0%
                         

1982
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 203,205 204,639 205,681 205,927 213,775 221,282 226,747 223,513 219,199 218,722 219,642 219,693 215,169
Employment 180,872 181,174 182,998 184,865 192,928 199,301 207,325 205,693 200,788 199,117 197,739 196,899 194,142
Unemployment 22,333 23,465 22,683 21,062 20,847 21,981 19,422 17,820 18,411 19,605 21,903 22,794 21,027
Unemployment Rate 11.0% 11.5% 11.0% 10.2% 9.8% 9.9% 8.6% 8.0% 8.4% 9.0% 10.0% 10.4% 9.8%
                         

1981
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 188,835 189,558 190,495 189,581 197,500 204,738 210,557 207,506 202,561 203,163 203,222 202,513 199,186
Employment 168,979 169,605 171,575 173,018 180,059 185,888 193,972 191,846 186,201 185,534 183,991 182,744 181,118
Unemployment 19,856 19,953 18,920 16,563 17,441 18,850 16,585 15,660 16,360 17,629 19,231 19,769 18,068
Unemployment Rate 10.5% 10.5% 9.9% 8.7% 8.8% 9.2% 7.9% 7.5% 8.1% 8.7% 9.5% 9.8% 9.1%
                         

1980
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 179,612 180,801 181,057 182,724 187,741 195,381 200,093 195,587 190,596 189,997 189,575 187,984 188,429
Employment 162,148 161,576 162,210 163,080 169,477 175,945 182,954 180,195 175,196 173,714 172,000 171,083 170,798
Unemployment 17,464 19,225 18,847 19,644 18,264 19,436 17,139 15,392 15,400 16,283 17,575 16,901 17,631
Unemployment Rate 9.7% 10.6% 10.4% 10.8% 9.7% 9.9% 8.6% 7.9% 8.1% 8.6% 9.3% 9.0% 9.4%
                         

1979
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 176,945 177,900 177,453 176,003 181,273 188,217 192,504 187,611 183,888 182,643 182,041 181,229 182,309
Employment 157,934 157,537 158,481 159,017 164,996 171,411 178,120 174,798 169,798 167,777 165,480 164,971 165,860
Unemployment 19,011 20,363 18,972 16,986 16,277 16,806 14,384 12,813 14,090 14,866 16,561 16,258 16,449
Unemployment Rate 10.7% 11.4% 10.7% 9.7% 9.0% 8.9% 7.5% 6.8% 7.7% 8.1% 9.1% 9.0% 9.0%
                         

1978
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 174,742 174,100 175,562 174,926 180,603 187,974 191,782 187,157 182,140 180,509 180,583 179,429 180,792
Employment 153,075 152,321 153,117 154,583 160,747 167,761 174,050 171,326 165,246 163,978 162,022 160,747 161,581
Unemployment 21,667 21,779 22,445 20,343 19,856 20,213 17,732 15,831 16,894 16,531 18,561 18,682 19,211
Unemployment Rate 12.4% 12.5% 12.8% 11.6% 11.0% 10.8% 9.2% 8.5% 9.3% 9.2% 10.3% 10.4% 10.6%
                         

1977
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 164,555 166,064 166,798 166,807 172,794 180,394 184,313 179,861 174,801 174,288 175,305 173,882 173,322
Employment 147,708 147,129 148,460 149,886 156,339 162,597 169,010 166,023 160,265 158,976 157,249 156,142 156,649
Unemployment 16,847 18,935 18,338 16,921 16,455 17,797 15,303 13,838 14,536 15,312 18,056 17,740 16,673
Unemployment Rate 10.2% 11.4% 11.0% 10.1% 9.5% 9.9% 8.3% 7.7% 8.3% 8.8% 10.3% 10.2% 9.6%
                         

1976
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Labor Force 154,919 155,747 156,332 156,131 161,986 169,676 174,744 171,072 166,419 165,577 166,772 165,721 163,758
Employment 141,088 141,058 142,733 144,386 151,164 157,287 164,537 161,796 155,489 153,999 151,824 150,769 151,344
Unemployment 13,831 14,689 13,599 11,745 10,822 12,389 10,207 9,276 10,930 11,578 14,948 14,952 12,414
Unemployment Rate 8.9% 9.4% 8.7% 7.5% 6.7% 7.3% 5.8% 5.4% 6.6% 7.0% 9.0% 9.0% 7.6%

A change in the way the labor force statistics are calculated for boroughs and census areas makes data prior to 2000 not comparable with later data.

Definitions:

  • Labor Force: Includes all of the civilian noninstitutional population classified as employed or unemployed. (See the definitions below.)
  • Employed: During the reference week (the week including the 12th day of the month), includes those who (a) worked as paid employees, worked in their own business or profession or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a member of their family; or (b) were not working but who had jobs from which they were temporarily absent because of vacation, illness, bad weather, child care problems, family leave, labor-management dispute job training, or other family or personal reasons, whether or not they were paid for the time off or were seeking other jobs. Each employed person was counted only once, even if that person held more than one job.
  • Unemployed: Includes all who were not employed during the reference week but were available for work except for temporary illness, and had tried to find employment some time during the four-week period ending with the reference week. Those who were not looking for work but were waiting to be called back to a job from which they had been laid off also qualified as unemployed.
  • Unemployment Rate: The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed as a percent of the labor force.