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Source : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/data | http://146.142.4.24/cgi-bin/srgate | Column (1) : Civilian Labor Force Level. Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, age: 16 years and older, status: civilian labor force, in thousands. (NOT seasonally adjusted) | Units : thousands (nsa) Code LNu01000000 21 Column (2) : Total Employment. From Household survey, in thousands. (NOT seasonally adjusted) | Units : thousands (nsa) Code LNU02000000 22 Column (3) : Total Nonfarm Employment. From Establishment Survey. Number of nonfarm employees, in thousands, from National Employment, Hours, and Earnings. (NOT seasonally adjusted) | Units : thousands (nsa) Code CEU0000000001 23 EconStats does not guarantee the accuracy of this data. 20081120

An exp after the year indicates economy was in expansion. rec=recession. pk=peak (start of recession). tro=trough (end of recession). Recessions as determined by the NBER (http://www.nber.org/cycles.html). Preliminary values: a "p" following value indicates value is preliminary.

             |     Column (1)     |     Column (2)     |     Column (3)     |
             |     Civilian Labor |    Total Employees |    Total Employees |
             |          Force nsa | (Household Survey) |       (aka nonfarm |
             |                    |                nsa | payroll employment |
             |                    |                    |         or nonfarm |
             |                    |                    |     payrolls; from |
             |                    |                    |      Establishment |
             |                    |                    |        Survey) nsa |
             |        LNu01000000 |        LNU02000000 |      CEU0000000001 |
         Bus.|   thousands (nsa)  |   thousands (nsa)  |   thousands (nsa)  |
year    cycle|__1948_to_Oct_2008 _|__1948_to_Oct_2008 _|__1939_to_Oct_2008 _|
2008     exp    155012p  1307=chg    145543p  -791=chg    137656p -1278=chg 
2007     exp    153705   1134=chg    146334    253=chg    138934   1187=chg 
2006     exp    152571   2697=chg    146081   3163=chg    137747   2133=chg 
2005     exp    149874   1997=chg    142918   2640=chg    135614   2540=chg 
2004     exp    147877   1376=chg    140278   1722=chg    133074   2048=chg 
2003     exp    146501   1694=chg    138556   1957=chg    131026     94=chg 
2002     exp    144807    765=chg    136599    330=chg    130932   -559=chg 
2001     rec    144042    932=chg    136269  -1577=chg    131491  -1817=chg 
2000     exp    143110   3169=chg    137846   3150=chg    133308   1906=chg 
1999     exp    139941   1644=chg    134696   1964=chg    131402   3187=chg 
1998     exp    138297   1555=chg    132732   1947=chg    128215   3020=chg 
1997     exp    136742   2159=chg    130785   2882=chg    125195   3380=chg 
1996     exp    134583   2575=chg    127903   2767=chg    121815   2800=chg 
1995     exp    132008    590=chg    125136    407=chg    119015   2154=chg 
1994     exp    131418   1881=chg    124729   3151=chg    116861   3881=chg 
1993     exp    129537   1502=chg    121578   2588=chg    112980   2792=chg 
1992     exp    128035   1885=chg    118990   1595=chg    110188   1141=chg 
1991     rec    126150    515=chg    117395   -715=chg    109047   -886=chg 
1990     rec    125635   1637=chg    118110    412=chg    109933    306=chg 
1989     exp    123998   1878=chg    117698   1720=chg    109627   1940=chg 
1988     exp    122120   1914=chg    115978   2299=chg    107687   3245=chg 
1987     exp    120206   2157=chg    113679   3091=chg    104442   3169=chg 
1986     exp    118049   2269=chg    110588   2525=chg    101273   1940=chg 
1985     exp    115780   1752=chg    108063   2014=chg   99333.0   2560=chg 
1984     exp    114028   2233=chg    106049   3246=chg   96773.0   3926=chg 
1983     exp    111795   1318=chg    102803   3954=chg   92847.0   3464=chg 
1982     rec    110477   1903=chg   98849.0   -713=chg   89383.0  -2163=chg 
1981     rec    108574   1565=chg   99562.0    -17=chg   91546.0   -109=chg 
1980     rec    107009    969=chg   99579.0   -434=chg   91655.0    243=chg 
1979     exp    106040   2475=chg    100013   2344=chg   91412.0   2004=chg 
1978     exp    103565   3352=chg   97669.0   3486=chg   89408.0   4303=chg 
1977     exp    100213   3209=chg   94183.0   4333=chg   85105.0   3976=chg 
1976     exp   97004.0   3009=chg   89850.0   3161=chg   81129.0   2403=chg 
1975     rec   93995.0   1627=chg   86689.0    520=chg   78726.0    307=chg 
1974     rec   92368.0   1848=chg   86169.0   -221=chg   78419.0   -420=chg 
1973     rec   90520.0   2927=chg   86390.0   2966=chg   78839.0   2761=chg 
1972     exp   87593.0   2338=chg   83424.0   2897=chg   76078.0   3198=chg 
1971     exp   85255.0   1954=chg   80527.0   1876=chg   72880.0   1316=chg 
1970     rec   83301.0   1885=chg   78651.0   -138=chg   71564.0   -477=chg 
1969     rec   81416.0   2299=chg   78789.0   2090=chg   72041.0   1956=chg 
1968     exp   79117.0   1060=chg   76699.0   1362=chg   70085.0   2327=chg 
1967     exp   78057.0   1802=chg   75337.0   1737=chg   67758.0   1707=chg 
1966     exp   76255.0   1650=chg   73600.0   1781=chg   66051.0   2910=chg 
1965     exp   74605.0   1653=chg   71819.0   2276=chg   63141.0   2943=chg 
1964     exp   72952.0   1373=chg   69543.0   1752=chg   60198.0   2089=chg 
1963     exp   71579.0   1234=chg   67791.0   1206=chg   58109.0   1334=chg 
1962     exp   70345.0    773=chg   66585.0   1054=chg   56775.0   1110=chg 
1961     rec   69572.0   -185=chg   65531.0    244=chg   55665.0   1064=chg 
1960     rec   69757.0   1309=chg   65287.0    360=chg   54601.0   -523=chg 
1959     exp   68448.0   1114=chg   64927.0   1661=chg   55124.0   2021=chg 
1958     rec   67334.0    404=chg   63266.0   -332=chg   53103.0   -376=chg 
1957     rec   66930.0    651=chg   63598.0    -21=chg   53479.0   -589=chg 
1956     exp   66279.0    410=chg   63619.0    351=chg   54068.0   1118=chg 
1955     exp   65869.0   2870=chg   63268.0   3278=chg   52950.0   2477=chg 
1954     rec   62999.0    569=chg   59990.0    194=chg   50473.0   -360=chg 
1953     rec   62430.0    137=chg   59796.0   -952=chg   50833.0   -441=chg 
1952     exp   62293.0    245=chg   60748.0    496=chg   51274.0   1877=chg 
1951     exp   62048.0    287=chg   60252.0    900=chg   49397.0   1466=chg 
1950     exp   61761.0    359=chg   59352.0   1640=chg   47931.0   3335=chg 
1949     rec   61402.0    643=chg   57712.0   -842=chg   44596.0  -1478=chg 
1948     rec    60759.0              58554.0             46074.0    560=chg 
1947     exp         na                   na             45514.0   1374=chg 
1946     exp         na                   na             44140.0   4448=chg 
1945     rec         na                   na             39692.0  -2628=chg 
1944     exp         na                   na             42320.0   -833=chg 
1943     exp         na                   na             43153.0    831=chg 
1942     exp         na                   na             42322.0   3774=chg 
1941     exp         na                   na             38548.0   3895=chg 
1940     exp         na                   na             34653.0   2616=chg 
1939     exp         na                   na              32037.0           

   Note:  p indicates the figure is preliminary
   Variables on this file : 
          1. Civilian Labor Force Level.  Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, age: 16 years and older, status: civilian labor force, in thousands. (NOT seasonally adjusted)
          2. Total Employment.  From Household survey, in thousands. (NOT seasonally adjusted)
          3. Total Nonfarm Employment.  From Establishment Survey. Number of nonfarm employees, in thousands, from National Employment, Hours, and Earnings. (NOT seasonally adjusted)