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ESBR Employment Income International Money Output Prices Production Transportation SSBR

 CHART: Civilian Labor Force
CHART: Civilian Labor Force
Civilian Labor Force

Total number of employed and unemployed persons, seasonally adjusted.


Previous
151,799
September 2006
(thousands)




Current
151,998
October 2006
(thousands)


Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of November 03, 2006.
CHART: Unemployment
CHART: Unemployment
Unemployment

Total number of persons unemployed, seasonally adjusted.


Previous
6,949
September 2006
(thousands)




Current
6,711
October 2006
(thousands)


Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of November 03, 2006.
CHART: Unemployment Rate
CHART: Unemployment Rate
Unemployment Rate

Number of persons unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted.


Previous
4.6
September 2006




Current
4.4
October 2006


Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of November 03, 2006.
CHART: Employees on Nonfarm Payrolls
CHART: Employees on Nonfarm Payrolls
Employees on Nonfarm Payrolls

Preliminary data, seasonally adjusted. 1-month change.


Previous
148
September 2006
(thousands)




Current
92
October 2006
(thousands)


Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of November 03, 2006.
CHART: Average Weekly Hours
CHART: Average Weekly Hours
Average Weekly Hours

Nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls. Preliminary data, seasonally adjusted.


Previous
33.8(p)
September 2006
(hours)




Current
33.9(p)
October 2006
(hours)


Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of November 03, 2006.
CHART: Average Hourly Earnings
CHART: Average Hourly Earnings
Average Hourly Earnings

Nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls. Preliminary data, seasonally adjusted.


Previous
16.85(p)
September 2006
(dollars)




Current
16.91(p)
October 2006
(dollars)


Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of November 03, 2006.
CHART: Employment Cost Index
CHART: Employment Cost Index
Employment Cost Index

Compensation for civilian workers. 3-month change as percent, seasonally adjusted.


Previous
0.9
2nd Quarter 2006
(percent change)




Current
1.0
3rd Quarter 2006
(percent change)


Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of October 31, 2006.
CHART: Productivity
CHART: Productivity
Productivity

Output per hour of all persons in nonfarm business sector. Percent change from previous quarter at an annual rate. Data for current quarter are preliminary.


Previous
1.2
2nd Quarter 2006
(percent change)




Current
0.0
3rd Quarter 2006
(percent change)


Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of November 02, 2006.

ESBR Employment Income International Money Output Prices Production Transportation SSBR

 

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