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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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. |