| WEST VIRGINIA LABOR FORCE STATISTICS - Seasonally Adjusted | |||||||||||||
| (In Thousands) | |||||||||||||
| ITEM | JAN. | FEB. | MAR. | APR. | MAY | JUNE | JULY | AUG. | SEPT. | OCT. | NOV. | DEC. | ANN. AVG. |
| 1978 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 735.4 | 736.6 | 741.6 | 732.5 | 734.0 | 735.9 | 739.3 | 745.3 | 750.1 | 746.9 | 749.9 | 752.4 | 742.0 |
| Total Employment | 685.6 | 688.0 | 690.3 | 692.6 | 694.8 | 696.9 | 698.9 | 700.8 | 702.6 | 704.2 | 705.7 | 707.0 | 697.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 49.7 | 48.6 | 51.3 | 40.0 | 39.3 | 39.0 | 40.4 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 42.6 | 44.1 | 45.3 | 44.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| 1979 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 755.9 | 758.0 | 758.0 | 760.7 | 761.8 | 764.3 | 765.9 | 763.8 | 765.4 | 767.0 | 768.8 | 769.2 | 763.0 |
| Total Employment | 708.2 | 709.2 | 710.1 | 710.7 | 711.2 | 711.5 | 711.6 | 711.5 | 711.2 | 710.7 | 709.9 | 709.0 | 710.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 47.7 | 48.8 | 48.0 | 50.0 | 50.6 | 52.8 | 54.3 | 52.3 | 54.2 | 56.3 | 58.9 | 60.2 | 53.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 6.9 |
| 1980 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 770.3 | 770.8 | 773.3 | 776.5 | 774.0 | 777.2 | 780.5 | 780.4 | 779.0 | 778.6 | 778.8 | 779.8 | 777.0 |
| Total Employment | 707.9 | 706.7 | 705.6 | 704.4 | 703.3 | 702.1 | 701.1 | 700.0 | 699.0 | 698.1 | 697.2 | 696.4 | 702.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 62.4 | 64.0 | 67.7 | 72.0 | 70.7 | 75.0 | 79.5 | 80.4 | 79.9 | 80.5 | 81.5 | 83.4 | 75.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 9.6 |
| 1981 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 782.4 | 779.3 | 780.1 | 780.4 | 781.0 | 770.3 | 764.2 | 763.0 | 762.7 | 761.4 | 761.4 | 762.1 | 771.0 |
| Total Employment | 695.6 | 694.7 | 693.6 | 692.5 | 691.2 | 689.8 | 688.3 | 686.7 | 684.9 | 682.8 | 680.7 | 678.3 | 688.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 86.8 | 84.7 | 86.4 | 87.9 | 89.8 | 80.5 | 75.8 | 76.3 | 77.8 | 78.6 | 80.7 | 83.8 | 82.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 11.1 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 10.7 |
| 1982 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 766.1 | 763.1 | 763.7 | 765.5 | 766.8 | 770.7 | 772.6 | 772.5 | 774.7 | 778.3 | 779.6 | 781.6 | 771.0 |
| Total Employment | 675.8 | 673.2 | 670.5 | 667.8 | 665.0 | 662.2 | 659.4 | 656.6 | 653.9 | 651.2 | 648.7 | 646.3 | 661.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 90.3 | 89.9 | 93.1 | 97.8 | 101.9 | 108.5 | 113.2 | 115.9 | 120.8 | 127.1 | 130.9 | 135.3 | 110.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 11.8 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 13.3 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 15.6 | 16.3 | 16.8 | 17.3 | 14.3 |
| 1983 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 784.6 | 784.6 | 782.9 | 780.5 | 778.0 | 775.8 | 774.2 | 773.8 | 768.4 | 766.8 | 765.2 | 764.4 | 775.0 |
| Total Employment | 644.0 | 642.1 | 640.5 | 639.3 | 638.4 | 637.9 | 637.8 | 637.9 | 638.4 | 639.1 | 640.1 | 641.3 | 640.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 140.6 | 142.6 | 142.5 | 141.2 | 139.6 | 137.8 | 136.4 | 135.9 | 130.0 | 127.7 | 125.1 | 123.1 | 135.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 17.9 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 17.4 |
| 1984 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 762.5 | 758.8 | 759.5 | 760.0 | 759.7 | 757.5 | 756.5 | 755.9 | 755.7 | 761.5 | 761.9 | 761.3 | 759.0 |
| Total Employment | 642.8 | 644.2 | 645.4 | 646.5 | 647.5 | 648.3 | 648.9 | 649.4 | 649.6 | 649.7 | 649.5 | 649.3 | 648.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 119.7 | 114.6 | 114.1 | 113.5 | 112.2 | 109.2 | 107.6 | 106.6 | 106.1 | 111.8 | 112.4 | 112.0 | 112.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 15.7 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| 1985 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 757.7 | 756.0 | 753.3 | 752.7 | 749.5 | 748.7 | 749.0 | 745.7 | 746.0 | 745.5 | 746.6 | 743.4 | 750.0 |
| Total Employment | 648.8 | 648.5 | 648.2 | 648.1 | 648.1 | 648.2 | 648.3 | 648.6 | 648.9 | 649.3 | 649.9 | 650.5 | 649.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 108.9 | 107.5 | 105.1 | 104.6 | 101.4 | 100.6 | 100.6 | 97.2 | 97.1 | 96.2 | 96.7 | 92.9 | 101.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 13.4 |
| 1986 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 742.5 | 743.7 | 744.9 | 744.9 | 745.0 | 745.4 | 744.9 | 744.7 | 745.0 | 744.0 | 743.9 | 742.6 | 744.0 |
| Total Employment | 651.2 | 651.9 | 652.6 | 653.3 | 654.0 | 654.7 | 655.3 | 656.0 | 656.6 | 657.3 | 657.9 | 658.6 | 655.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 91.2 | 91.8 | 92.2 | 91.6 | 91.0 | 90.8 | 89.6 | 88.7 | 88.4 | 86.8 | 86.0 | 84.0 | 89.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 12.0 |
| 1987 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 741.9 | 742.4 | 743.5 | 744.1 | 743.6 | 744.4 | 744.0 | 744.5 | 745.0 | 744.8 | 744.8 | 743.9 | 744.0 |
| Total Employment | 659.3 | 660.0 | 660.7 | 661.4 | 662.1 | 662.9 | 663.7 | 664.5 | 665.4 | 666.3 | 667.2 | 668.1 | 663.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 82.7 | 82.4 | 82.8 | 82.7 | 81.5 | 81.5 | 80.3 | 80.0 | 79.6 | 78.5 | 77.7 | 75.8 | 80.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.8 |
| 1988 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 743.1 | 744.6 | 745.9 | 746.4 | 747.3 | 747.2 | 746.6 | 747.7 | 747.8 | 748.0 | 747.2 | 746.3 | 747.0 |
| Total Employment | 669.0 | 669.9 | 670.9 | 671.8 | 672.8 | 673.7 | 674.6 | 675.5 | 676.4 | 677.3 | 678.2 | 679.1 | 674.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 74.1 | 74.6 | 75.0 | 74.6 | 74.5 | 73.6 | 72.0 | 72.2 | 71.4 | 70.7 | 68.9 | 67.2 | 72.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 9.7 |
| 1989 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 745.4 | 746.2 | 746.2 | 748.3 | 750.1 | 750.1 | 751.5 | 750.8 | 751.3 | 751.7 | 750.8 | 750.9 | 749.0 |
| Total Employment | 680.0 | 680.9 | 681.7 | 682.5 | 683.3 | 684.1 | 684.9 | 685.7 | 686.5 | 687.3 | 688.1 | 688.9 | 684.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 65.4 | 65.4 | 64.5 | 65.8 | 66.8 | 66.0 | 66.7 | 65.1 | 64.8 | 64.4 | 62.6 | 62.0 | 65.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.7 |
| 1990 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 751.2 | 749.9 | 749.9 | 752.6 | 754.5 | 755.6 | 756.4 | 758.0 | 760.1 | 761.1 | 762.7 | 763.8 | 756.0 |
| Total Employment | 689.7 | 690.4 | 690.9 | 691.3 | 691.6 | 691.8 | 691.9 | 691.8 | 691.6 | 691.4 | 691.1 | 690.7 | 691.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 61.5 | 59.5 | 59.0 | 61.3 | 62.8 | 63.8 | 64.5 | 66.2 | 68.4 | 69.7 | 71.6 | 73.1 | 65.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 8.6 |
| 1991 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 762.8 | 764.5 | 766.6 | 767.6 | 768.1 | 768.4 | 770.0 | 771.1 | 771.7 | 772.2 | 772.9 | 775.5 | 769.0 |
| Total Employment | 690.2 | 689.7 | 689.3 | 688.9 | 688.5 | 688.3 | 688.0 | 687.9 | 687.8 | 687.8 | 687.8 | 687.9 | 689.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 72.7 | 74.8 | 77.4 | 78.7 | 79.5 | 80.1 | 81.9 | 83.3 | 83.9 | 84.4 | 85.1 | 87.6 | 81.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 9.5 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 10.5 |
| 1992 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 775.2 | 774.9 | 777.2 | 776.9 | 777.3 | 778.6 | 777.8 | 778.5 | 779.2 | 778.5 | 777.5 | 777.6 | 777.0 |
| Total Employment | 688.1 | 688.4 | 688.6 | 688.8 | 689.1 | 689.4 | 689.6 | 690.0 | 690.3 | 690.7 | 691.1 | 691.5 | 690.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 87.1 | 86.5 | 88.6 | 88.1 | 88.2 | 89.2 | 88.2 | 88.5 | 88.9 | 87.9 | 86.4 | 86.0 | 88.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.3 |
| 1993 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 774.5 | 775.1 | 777.1 | 778.7 | 779.2 | 778.4 | 778.0 | 779.2 | 779.2 | 779.2 | 779.0 | 778.7 | 778.0 |
| Total Employment | 692.0 | 692.5 | 693.1 | 693.9 | 694.7 | 695.7 | 696.7 | 697.9 | 699.1 | 700.5 | 701.9 | 703.5 | 697.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 82.5 | 82.6 | 83.9 | 84.8 | 84.5 | 82.8 | 81.3 | 81.3 | 80.0 | 78.7 | 77.0 | 75.2 | 81.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 10.4 |
| 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 780.4 | 780.8 | 781.2 | 780.0 | 780.5 | 781.4 | 781.0 | 781.4 | 780.4 | 780.8 | 779.8 | 781.5 | 781.0 |
| Total Employment | 705.1 | 706.7 | 708.2 | 709.7 | 711.2 | 712.5 | 713.8 | 715.0 | 716.1 | 717.0 | 717.9 | 718.7 | 713.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 75.3 | 74.2 | 73.0 | 70.2 | 69.3 | 68.9 | 67.2 | 66.4 | 64.4 | 63.8 | 61.8 | 62.8 | 68.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.7 |
| 1995 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 780.0 | 782.5 | 780.7 | 782.2 | 784.8 | 786.0 | 787.2 | 787.8 | 787.6 | 788.0 | 790.6 | 789.7 | 786.0 |
| Total Employment | 719.4 | 720.1 | 720.9 | 721.7 | 722.4 | 723.3 | 724.2 | 725.1 | 726.0 | 726.9 | 727.9 | 728.9 | 724.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 60.6 | 62.3 | 59.8 | 60.6 | 62.4 | 62.7 | 63.0 | 62.7 | 61.6 | 61.1 | 62.6 | 60.7 | 62.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.9 |
| 1996 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 795.9 | 792.7 | 792.1 | 792.7 | 792.3 | 792.9 | 793.4 | 795.0 | 795.7 | 796.9 | 797.4 | 798.1 | 795.0 |
| Total Employment | 730.0 | 731.1 | 732.1 | 733.2 | 734.3 | 735.3 | 736.3 | 737.3 | 738.3 | 739.3 | 740.2 | 741.1 | 736.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 65.9 | 61.6 | 60.0 | 59.5 | 58.0 | 57.6 | 57.0 | 57.7 | 57.4 | 57.7 | 57.2 | 57.0 | 59.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.4 |
| 1997 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 798.7 | 798.9 | 797.9 | 798.9 | 798.4 | 800.2 | 801.2 | 801.8 | 802.1 | 802.8 | 803.6 | 804.2 | 801.0 |
| Total Employment | 742.1 | 742.9 | 743.8 | 744.6 | 745.4 | 746.2 | 747.0 | 747.7 | 748.4 | 749.1 | 749.7 | 750.4 | 746.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 56.6 | 55.9 | 54.1 | 54.2 | 53.0 | 54.0 | 54.2 | 54.1 | 53.7 | 53.7 | 53.9 | 53.9 | 54.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
| 1998 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 802.5 | 803.7 | 806.7 | 805.3 | 805.7 | 807.3 | 807.9 | 808.7 | 809.0 | 809.2 | 809.2 | 809.8 | 807.0 |
| Total Employment | 751.0 | 751.6 | 752.2 | 752.9 | 753.5 | 754.2 | 754.9 | 755.6 | 756.3 | 757.0 | 757.8 | 758.5 | 755.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 51.5 | 52.1 | 54.5 | 52.5 | 52.2 | 53.1 | 53.0 | 53.1 | 52.7 | 52.2 | 51.4 | 51.3 | 52.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| 1999 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 811.6 | 810.0 | 814.2 | 813.2 | 813.7 | 814.2 | 814.0 | 815.0 | 814.7 | 814.5 | 813.4 | 812.1 | 813.0 |
| Total Employment | 759.3 | 760.0 | 760.6 | 761.3 | 761.9 | 762.4 | 762.9 | 763.4 | 763.8 | 764.1 | 764.4 | 764.6 | 762.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 52.3 | 50.0 | 53.6 | 51.9 | 51.9 | 51.7 | 51.1 | 51.6 | 51.0 | 50.3 | 48.9 | 47.4 | 51.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.3 |
| 2000 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 812.8 | 812.8 | 811.9 | 810.3 | 808.2 | 806.2 | 804.8 | 804.3 | 804.9 | 806.8 | 809.6 | 812.1 | 809.0 |
| Total Employment | 766.7 | 767.3 | 766.8 | 765.3 | 763.4 | 761.5 | 760.4 | 760.3 | 761.5 | 764.1 | 767.3 | 770.1 | 765.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 46.1 | 45.5 | 45.1 | 45.0 | 44.9 | 44.7 | 44.4 | 43.9 | 43.4 | 42.7 | 42.2 | 42.0 | 44.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 813.3 | 812.4 | 809.5 | 805.1 | 800.2 | 796.4 | 794.4 | 794.1 | 795.1 | 796.5 | 797.9 | 799.2 | 801.0 |
| Total Employment | 771.4 | 770.8 | 768.0 | 763.8 | 759.1 | 755.2 | 753.1 | 752.6 | 753.4 | 754.6 | 755.6 | 756.5 | 759.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 41.8 | 41.7 | 41.5 | 41.3 | 41.2 | 41.2 | 41.3 | 41.5 | 41.7 | 42.0 | 42.3 | 42.8 | 42.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 800.3 | 801.0 | 801.1 | 800.7 | 799.9 | 798.8 | 797.9 | 797.2 | 796.9 | 796.9 | 797.3 | 797.7 | 796.0 |
| Total Employment | 756.7 | 756.3 | 755.2 | 753.8 | 752.3 | 751.0 | 750.2 | 749.8 | 749.8 | 749.8 | 749.9 | 750.0 | 749.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 43.6 | 44.7 | 45.9 | 47.0 | 47.6 | 47.8 | 47.7 | 47.3 | 47.1 | 47.1 | 47.4 | 47.7 | 47.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 798.0 | 798.2 | 797.9 | 797.0 | 795.5 | 793.7 | 792.2 | 791.2 | 791.0 | 791.2 | 791.8 | 792.3 | 790.0 |
| Total Employment | 750.1 | 750.0 | 749.5 | 748.4 | 746.7 | 744.9 | 743.8 | 743.7 | 744.6 | 746.2 | 747.8 | 749.2 | 742.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 48.0 | 48.2 | 48.4 | 48.6 | 48.8 | 48.7 | 48.3 | 47.5 | 46.4 | 45.1 | 44.0 | 43.1 | 47.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| 2004 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 792.6 | 792.4 | 792.0 | 791.4 | 790.8 | 790.5 | 790.5 | 791.0 | 791.9 | 792.9 | 793.8 | 794.7 | 788.0 |
| Total Employment | 750.0 | 750.1 | 749.8 | 749.2 | 748.6 | 748.5 | 749.0 | 750.0 | 751.4 | 752.8 | 754.1 | 755.2 | 747.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 42.6 | 42.3 | 42.3 | 42.3 | 42.2 | 41.9 | 41.5 | 41.0 | 40.5 | 40.1 | 39.7 | 39.5 | 41.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 795.6 | 796.6 | 797.8 | 799.0 | 800.4 | 801.9 | 803.5 | 805.2 | 806.7 | 807.8 | 808.5 | 808.9 | 803.0 |
| Total Employment | 756.3 | 757.6 | 758.9 | 760.2 | 761.5 | 762.7 | 763.9 | 765.3 | 767.0 | 768.8 | 770.6 | 772.3 | 764.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 39.3 | 39.0 | 38.8 | 38.8 | 38.9 | 39.2 | 39.6 | 39.9 | 39.7 | 39.0 | 37.9 | 36.5 | 39.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 2006 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 807.3 | 808.0 | 809.1 | 810.6 | 812.1 | 813.6 | 815.1 | 816.6 | 817.9 | 818.9 | 819.3 | 819.1 | 814.0 |
| Total Employment | 771.9 | 773.2 | 774.1 | 774.7 | 775.0 | 775.4 | 776.2 | 777.6 | 779.4 | 781.3 | 782.9 | 783.8 | 777.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 35.4 | 34.9 | 35.0 | 35.9 | 37.1 | 38.2 | 38.9 | 39.0 | 38.5 | 37.6 | 36.4 | 35.3 | 37.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 818.3 | 817.4 | 816.3 | 815.3 | 814.5 | 814.1 | 814.0 | 814.2 | 814.6 | 814.6 | 814.1 | 813.1 | 815.0 |
| Total Employment | 784.0 | 783.7 | 782.9 | 781.9 | 780.8 | 779.9 | 779.4 | 779.4 | 779.7 | 780.0 | 780.2 | 780.1 | 781.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 34.4 | 33.7 | 33.4 | 33.4 | 33.7 | 34.1 | 34.6 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.6 | 33.9 | 33.0 | 34.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 811.9 | 810.9 | 809.8 | 808.7 | 807.4 | 805.9 | 804.2 | 802.5 | 801.1 | 800.0 | 799.2 | 798.8 | 805.0 |
| Total Employment | 779.8 | 779.2 | 778.4 | 777.1 | 775.3 | 773.1 | 770.9 | 768.6 | 766.2 | 763.5 | 760.5 | 757.0 | 771.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 32.2 | 31.6 | 31.5 | 31.6 | 32.1 | 32.7 | 33.3 | 33.9 | 34.9 | 36.4 | 38.7 | 41.9 | 34.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.2 |
| 2009 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 799.1 | 799.9 | 801.0 | 801.9 | 802.1 | 801.2 | 799.2 | 796.5 | 793.7 | 791.3 | 789.6 | 788.7 | 797.0 |
| Total Employment | 753.3 | 749.8 | 746.5 | 743.3 | 740.0 | 736.6 | 733.1 | 729.7 | 726.6 | 723.9 | 721.7 | 720.3 | 735.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 45.8 | 50.1 | 54.6 | 58.6 | 62.0 | 64.5 | 66.1 | 66.8 | 67.1 | 67.4 | 67.9 | 68.5 | 62.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 7.7 |
| 2010 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 788.3 | 787.8 | 786.7 | 784.9 | 782.9 | 781.0 | 779.6 | 779.1 | 778.9 | 778.9 | 778.8 | 778.9 | 782.0 |
| Total Employment | 719.4 | 718.7 | 717.7 | 716.1 | 714.0 | 711.6 | 709.4 | 707.6 | 706.3 | 705.1 | 704.1 | 703.3 | 711.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 68.9 | 69.1 | 69.0 | 68.9 | 68.9 | 69.4 | 70.3 | 71.5 | 72.7 | 73.8 | 74.7 | 75.6 | 71.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| 2011 | |||||||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 780.0 | 782.6 | 782.7 | 782.6 | 782.9 | 780.9 | 774.9 | 772.9 | 776.6 | 778.3 | 778.4 | 779.7 | 779.0 |
| Total Employment | 704.8 | 709.2 | 711.2 | 713.8 | 715.5 | 714.8 | 712.0 | 710.5 | 712.7 | 714.8 | 717.0 | 718.1 | 714.0 |
| Total Unemployment | 75.2 | 73.5 | 71.5 | 68.7 | 67.4 | 66.0 | 63.0 | 62.5 | 63.8 | 63.6 | 61.7 | 61.7 | 66.0 |
| Unemployment Rate | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.5 |
| SEASONALLY ADJUSTED March 2010 Benchmark. | |||||||||||||