Bob Marshall’s October 2026 BLS Analysis for Recruiters; 11/6/26
October BLS Coaching Preface
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**“HIRE WIRE” – The Podcast for Recruiters**
We will not have a Hire Wire this month since our marketing guru, Kevin Franks, is on assignment/vacation in Italy. Stay tuned for a new one next month.
In case you missed the Hire Wire for August, the link for that one is pasted below:
Here is that link: https://youtu.be/4A5Mq4fr7gs
Recruiting Has Changed. Human Nature Hasn’t.
Every month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics gives us another set of numbers:
Jobs. Unemployment. Wages. Openings. Hiring trends.
So, the numbers tell us what happened.
But they don’t necessarily tell us what it means for recruiters.
That’s where my BLS Analysis for Recruiters comes in.
After more than 46 years of uninterrupted recruiting, I’ve learned one lesson that has survived every market I’ve worked through:
Technology changes. Markets change. Recruiting fundamentals don’t.
Today, recruiters have more technology, more information and more tools than ever.
AI is changing sourcing. Automation is changing workflows. Candidates are harder to reach. Hiring Managers are busier.
Yet many recruiters are working harder without producing more.
Why?
Because technology can make recruiting more efficient.
It can’t replace the fundamentals.
The recruiters who consistently produce at a high level know how to:
Gain access to Hiring Managers.
Uncover the real hiring need.
Ask better questions.
Build relationships.
And most importantly, spend their time on activities that produce revenue.
That’s what I teach.
Not scripts. Not gimmicks. Not the latest recruiting fad.
Systems.
And sometimes a small change in where a recruiter spends their time can produce a very big change in the results.
I saw that firsthand with a recruiter I’ll call David.
David was busy—very busy. He made plenty of calls, worked long hours and had a full calendar.
But his production wasn’t keeping pace with his effort.
We changed his focus, strengthened his Hiring Manager relationships and built a daily process around revenue-producing activity.
Within a year, David crossed the $1 million billing mark.
His work ethic didn’t change.
His focus did.
That’s an important distinction in today’s recruiting environment.
Because success isn’t necessarily about doing more.
It’s about doing more of what matters.
And that’s one of the things I look for every month when I study the latest BLS numbers:
What do these numbers actually mean for a recruiter sitting at a desk trying to produce business?
Let’s take a look at what October’s numbers are really telling us.
If you’re a recruiter who wants to build a more productive desk—and would like some help putting the right systems in place—I’d be happy to talk.
Email: bob@themarshallplan.org
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Bob Marshall began his recruiting career over 46 years ago at MR in Reno, NV. In 1986 he established The Bob Marshall Group, International, where he has trained recruiters throughout the United States and also in the United Kingdom, Malta and Cyprus. With a dedication to executive recruiting, he continues to offer his proven training systems to individuals, firms, and private corporations both domestic and in select international territories. To learn more about his activities and descriptions of his products and services, contact him directly @770-898-5550/470-456-0386(cell); bob@themarshallplan.org; or visit his website @ www.TheMarshallPlan.org.
October AI Updates
On July 23, 2026, Google released ATLAS v1.0 (Activity, Task, Landscape, and Adoption Study), its flagship economic research initiative examining real-world AI adoption across work and daily life.
Key Findings: ATLAS v1.0
Data Scale: Built from 15,000,000 de-identified interactions across the Gemini App, Google AI Mode, and the Gemini API, spanning over 150 countries, 140 languages, 800+ occupations, and 4,000 tasks.
Broad Yet Shallow Workplace Adoption: AI touches roughly 68% of occupations (representing over 88% to 90% of U.S. employment), yet it remains shallow—used for only about 21% of tasks within a typical job.
Collaboration Over Automation: Over 65% of workplace interactions involve non-routine cognitive tasks (ideation, drafting, strategy, and research), while full end-to-end task automation sits below 10%.
Beyond the Office: More than 86% of AI interactions occur outside of work for household management, personal tasks, and high-friction government or administrative services.
Global & Regional Trends: Usage scales alongside national wealth, with countries like Brazil and the UAE outpacing expectations relative to their GDP per capita. Technical computer/math adoption leads in the U.S. and OECD nations, while creative AI usage is led by India.
Scientific Impact: Nearly 50% of scientists use AI daily, saving an estimated 7 hours per week using LLMs and specialized models.
On September 15, 2026, Google subsequently updated the initiative by launching an interactive public data hub alongside new research focused specifically on how scientists utilize AI.
This update expanded on the original research by introducing three main components:
1. Launch of the Public Interactive Data Hub
Google launched an open-access interactive platform to let the public explore the study’s 15,000,000 global data points. Users can filter data to see exactly how AI is being adopted across 800+ specific occupations (from electricians to purchasing managers), compare regional trends, and analyze how people use AI for household tasks.
2. Specialized Research on AI in Science
In collaboration with Google DeepMind and MIT FutureTech, Google added targeted insights regarding AI usage in scientific fields:
High Frequency: Nearly half of surveyed scientists utilize AI tools on a daily basis.
Time Savings: Scientists report saving an average of nearly 7 hours per week, allowing them to reallocate time toward active research.
New Bottlenecks: While LLMs and specialized models speed up the creation of hypotheses, they have created a backend backlog because physical validation, testing, and real-world experimentation capacity cannot keep pace.
3. Granular Regional and Industry Spotlights
The update highlighted distinct regional specializations in how the global economy interacts with AI:
The U.S. leads in technical adoption: Computer and mathematical occupations account for 30% of work-related AI usage in the U.S., which is double the global average.
India leads in creative adoption: Arts, design, and media professions make up 19% of work-related AI usage in India, outstripping the rest of the world by a factor of 1.6.
In the United States:
AI adoption is heavily concentrated in knowledge-driven, analytical, and healthcare sectors.
According to recent data from U.S. Census Bureau surveys, the Stanford AI Index, and Google’s own ATLAS research, the industries utilizing AI on a daily basis are clearly tiered by their core work functions.
The Daily Adoption Leaders
White-collar and data-heavy industries lead the country in daily operational AI use:
Information & Technology: This sector sits at the absolute top, with an adoption rate reaching 49.0%. Computer and mathematical occupations account for 30% of all work-related AI usage in the U.S. (double the global average), driven heavily by daily code generation, software engineering, and IT systems management.
Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services: Reaching a 43.9% firm adoption rate, this sector sees daily usage from legal teams, consultants, and researchers. Notably, the ATLAS scientific update showed that nearly 50% of scientists use AI daily, saving an average of 7 hours per week drafting hypotheses and processing datasets.
Finance & Insurance: Standing at 41.0% adoption, finance is the fastest-climbing sector in recent months. Wall Street and insurance firms use generative AI daily for high-stakes compliance, automated fraud detection, and risk management.
Healthcare: Driven by extreme administrative burdens and physician burnout, healthcare has seen massive acceleration.
A recent American Medical Association (AMA) study indicated that 81% of surveyed U.S. physicians use AI in their daily practice, heavily utilizing automated AI medical scribes to log EHR notes and data processing tools to handle billing.
Industry Comparison Overview
While white-collar sectors dominate daily usage, large scale enterprises dictate the absolute spending. Physical-labor industries continue to lag behind.
| Industry Sector | U.S. Business Adoption Rate | Core Daily Use Cases |
| Information | 49.0% | Software engineering, code generation, IT helpdesks |
| Professional Services | 43.9% | Scientific research, document drafting, knowledge management |
| Finance & Insurance | 41.0% | Risk assessments, fraud detection, algorithmic modeling |
| Retail Trade | ~14.0% | Marketing automation, sales content, supply chain logistics |
| Government/Public Sector | Variable (90% in pilot/active phases) | Public data processing, automated agency workflows |
| Agriculture & Mining | 6.2% – 8.0% | Smart crop monitoring, heavy equipment predictive analytics |
The Reality of Daily Workplace AI Use
Even in these high-adopting fields, the Google ATLAS Study notes that daily use is currently collaborative rather than automated. Employees are not being replaced by AI; instead, they are using it on a daily basis as a sounding board—relying on it for non-routine cognitive work like ideation, drafting emails, summarizing long documents, and strategic troubleshooting. End-to-end automation across these industries remains under 10%.
October Business Articles
Employers offering higher pay than planned to lure talent
SIA, Jake Tiger, October 5, 2026
Specialized skills come at a premium in today’s labor market, as many recruiters report they pay more than anticipated to land in-demand talent, a new survey from Robert Half found.
According to Robert Half’s 2027 Salary Guide, 57% of employers said they were offering higher wages than planned to lure candidates with specialized skills. For AI expertise specifically, 72% of recruiters said they were paying more and 42% said AI fluency was more valuable than other technical skills.
Salaries rose the most in San Francisco, where 66% of firms reported higher-than-expected wages, followed by Denver and Seattle at 65% and 64%, respectively.
“Compensation expectations are evolving as employers compete for talent with specialized and emerging skills,” Robert Half Operational President Dawn Fay said in a press release.
In addition to increased wages, firms have tried to gain a hiring edge using pay transparency, with 60% saying it helped them attract stronger candidates. More than half of the employers surveyed said transparency also helped with retention and salary negotiations.
“Salary transparency and market-informed compensation strategies are critical hiring differentiators,” Fay said. “When employers provide clarity around pay and align salaries with current market conditions, they are better positioned to attract talent, retain employees and streamline the hiring process.”
Aside from competitive pay, a flexible work schedule was the top concern for job seekers, with 67% of workers saying it would influence their decision. Other sought-after perks were commuter benefits at 55%, hybrid work arrangements at 51% and free or subsidized meals at 51%.
World’s 10 largest direct-hire firms represent 7% of fragmented market
SIA, Craig Johnson, October 5, 2026
The global direct-hire market — more commonly known outside North America as permanent placement — is fragmented, with the 10 largest firms by revenue accounting for just 7% of the market and the 50 largest only 10%, according to the new Largest Direct Hire Staffing Firms Globally 2026 report by SIA.
The 50 largest firms on last year’s list also represented 10% of global revenue.
Tokyo-based Persol Holdings is the world’s largest direct-hire firm with a 1.34% share of the $75.6 billion global market in 2025.
The global market remains fragmented due to the large number of boutique recruiters given the “relationship-driven, specialized and scale-resistant nature of permanent recruitment,” according to the report.
The world’s 10 largest direct-hire firms by global market share are:
Persol Holdings, 1.34%, Japan
Michael Page, 0.97%, UK
The Adecco Group, 0.83%, Switzerland
Randstad, 0.61%, Netherlands
Hays, 0.59%, UK
ManpowerGroup, US, 0.58%
Robert Half, US, 0.58%
Allegis Group, US, 0.41%
JAC Recruitment, Japan, 0.40%
Phaidon International, UK, 0.30%
Asia-Pacific firms generated 52% of global direct-hire revenue in 2025.
Europe, the Middle East and Africa followed at 31%, with the Americas accounting for 17%.
China is the single largest direct-hire market representing $18.3 billion in revenue.
ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Increased by 86,000 Jobs in October; Almost 72% of New Job Creation (61,000) came from Small and Mid-sized Establishments; Base Pay Rose 3.2%; Gross Pay was Up 4.7%
ROSELAND, N.J. – November 4, 2026
The ADP National Employment Report is an independent measure of the labor market based on the anonymized weekly payroll data of more than 26,000,000 private-sector employees in the United States. ADP Pay Insights uses payroll transaction data to compare the wage growth of individual workers over 12-month intervals, resulting in
more than 14,700,000 year-over-year pay-change observations each month.
Together, these reports use ADP’s finely grained data to provide a representative and high-frequency picture of the private-sector labor market.
*The September total number of jobs added was revised from 90,000 to 86,000.
“Employers of all sizes were hiring last month, and our data suggests that job-changers were lured by a combination of bonuses, overtime, and more hours in addition to higher base pay,” said Dr. Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP. “Taken together, earnings growth for these workers hit its fastest pace since March 2024.”
EMPLOYMENT REPORT
Private employers added 86,000 jobs in October
Hiring showed solid growth for a second month and pay gains were steady. There were weak spots; professional and business services lost jobs for the third straight month.
Change in U.S. Private Employment: 86,000
Change by Sector
Goods-producing: 4,000
Natural resources/mining <-8,000>
Construction 13,000
Manufacturing <-1,000>
Service-providing: 82,000
Trade/transportation/utilities 39,000
Information <-2,000>
Financial activities 15,000
Professional/business services <-27,000>
Education/health services 28,000
Leisure/hospitality 19,000
Other services 10,000
Change by U.S. Regions
Northeast: 3,000
New England <-3,000
Middle Atlantic 6,000
Midwest: 9,000
East North Central <-2,000>
West North Central 11,000
South: 47,000
South Atlantic 15,000
East South Central <-3,000>
West South Central 35,000
West: 28,000
Mountain 1,000
Pacific 27,000
Change by Establishment Size
– Small establishments: 28,000
1-19 employees 21,000
20-49 employees 7,000
– Medium establishments: 33,000
50-249 employees 22,000
250-499 employees 11,000
– Large establishments: 24,000
500+ employees 24,000
PAY INSIGHTS
ADP Pay Insights provides base pay growth and gross pay growth data across worker mobility, demographics, sector, employer size, pay quartile, and 56 U.S. metropolitan areas.
The report also now offers pay growth distribution.
Base pay growth was little changed in October
Pay rose 3.0% for job-stayers year over year, and 4.8% for job-changers.
Median Change in Base Pay
All workers 3.2%
Job-stayers 3.0%
Job-changers 4.8%
Median Change in Gross Pay
All workers 4.7%
Job-stayers 4.4%
Job-changers 7.6%
Median Change in Base Pay by Sector
Goods-producing:
Natural resources and mining 3.3%
Construction 4.0%
Manufacturing 3.5%
Service-providing:
Trade, transportation, and utilities 3.4%
Information 3.0%
Financial activities 3.5%
Professional and business services 3.2%
Education and health services 3.0%
Leisure and hospitality 3.0%
Other services 3.0%
Median Change in Base Pay by Firm Size
– Medium firms:
50-249 employees 3.5%
250-499 employees 3.3%
– Large firms:
500+ employees 3.2%
The November 2026 ADP National Employment Report will be released on December 2, 2026, at 8:15 a.m. ET.
Bottom-line: To my audience of recruiters, always remember this: Our ‘bread and butter’, especially on the contingency side of the house, has historically been, and continues to be, small and medium-sized client companies. Along with the large companies, these companies need to be included in your niche!
Job Openings and Labor Turnover – September 2026
November 3rd, 2026
The number of job openings was little changed at 7,500,000 in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires and total separations changed little at 5,400,000 and 5,300,000 respectively. Within separations, quits (3,400,000) increased, while layoffs and discharges (1,600,000) were little changed.
This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the total nonfarm sector, by industry, and by establishment size class. Job openings include all positions that are open on the last business day of the month. Hires and separations include all changes to the payroll during the entire month.
Job Openings
The number and rate of job openings were little changed at 7,500,000 and 4.5%, respectively, in September. Job openings increased in state and local government, excluding education (+104,000).
Hires
The number and rate of hires changed little at 5,400,000 and 3.4%, respectively, over the month. Hires increased in accommodation and food services (+158,000).
Separations
Total separations include quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Quits are generally voluntary separations initiated by the employee. Therefore, the quits rate can serve as a measure of workers’ willingness or ability to leave jobs. Layoffs and discharges are involuntary separations initiated by the employer. Other separations include separations due to retirement, death, disability, and transfers to other locations of the same firm.
In September, the number of total separations was little changed at 5,300,000, while the rate was unchanged at 3.3%. Total separations increased in accommodation and food services (+195,000).
The number of quits increased to 3,400,000 million, while the rate was little changed at 2.1% in September. Quits increased in accommodation and food services (+197,000) but decreased in arts, entertainment, and recreation (-19,000). Over the year, total nonfarm quits increased by 375,000.
In September, the number and rate of layoffs and discharges changed little at 1,600,000 and 1.0%, respectively. Layoffs and discharges decreased in health care and social assistance (-70,000).
The number of other separations was little changed at 313,000 in September.
Establishment Size Class
In September, the layoffs and discharges rate decreased for establishments with 1 to 9 employees, while the job openings, hires, quits, and total separations rates showed little or no change. Establishments with 5,000 or more employees showed little change in job openings, hires, and separations rates.
August 2026 Revisions
The number of job openings for August was revised up by 111,000 to 7,200,000, the number of hires was revised up by 79,000 to 5,300,000, and the number of total separations was revised up by 105,000 to 5,200,000. Within separations, the number of quits was revised down by 22,000 to 3,000,000, and the number of layoffs and discharges was revised up by 127,000 to 1,800,000. (Monthly revisions result from additional reports received from businesses and government agencies since the last published estimates and from the recalculation of seasonal factors.)
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The Job Openings and Labor Turnover news release for October 2026 is scheduled to be
published on Tuesday, December 1, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
As we recruiters know, that 7,500,000 number only represents 20% of the jobs currently available in the marketplace. The other 80% of job openings are unpublished and are filled through networking or word of mouth or by using a RECRUITER. So, those 7,500,000 published job openings now become a total of 37,500,000 published and hidden job orders.
Online Labor Demand Increased in September
October 7, 2026
The Conference Board−Lightcast Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Index increased in September 2026 to 111.8 (July 2018=100), up from a downwardly revised 108.2 in August. The 3.4% increase between September and August followed a 3.5% decrease between August and July. Overall, the Index is up 2.1% from one year ago.
The HWOL Indexmeasures the change in advertised online job vacancies over time, reflecting monthly trends in employment opportunities across the US. The Help Wanted OnLine® Index is produced in collaboration with Lightcast, the global leader in real-time labor market data and analysis. This collaboration enhances the Help Wanted OnLine® program by providing additional insights into important labor market trends.
PROGRAM NOTES
The June 2025 data release reflects an update to our job board coverage as a few job boards made changes to their access policy. To minimize any impact, and improve and supplement our job board coverage, we have broadened and updated our job board coverage.
Prior to 2020, The Conference Board constructed the HWOL Index based solely on online job ads over time. Using a methodology designed to reduce non-economic volatility contributed by online job sources, the HWOL Index served an effective measure of changes in labor demand over time.
Beginning January 2020, the HWOL Index was refined as an estimate of change in job openings (based on BLS JOLTS), using a series of econometric models which incorporate job ads with other macroeconomic indicators such as employment and aggregate hours worked. By adopting a modeled approach which combines other data sources with data on online job ads, the HWOL Index more accurately tracks important movements in the labor market.
HWOL Annual Revision. With the April 2025 press release, the HWOL program has incorporated its annual revision, which helps ensure the accuracy and consistency of the HWOL Data Series. This year’s annual revision includes updates to the Occupational coding and the Geographical coding for the HWOL Data Series from January 2015-forward. The HWOL Index has also been updated from January 2020-forward.
The Conference Board-Lightcast Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Index measures changes over time in advertised online job vacancies, reflecting monthly trends in employment opportunities across the US. The HWOL Data Series aggregates the total number of ads available by month from the HWOL universe of online job ads. Ads in the HWOL universe are collected in real-time from over 50,000 online job domains including traditional job boards, corporate boards, social media sites, and smaller job sites that serve niche markets and smaller geographic areas.
Like The Conference Board’s long-running Help Wanted Advertising Index of print ads (which was published for over 55 years and discontinued in July 2008), Help Wanted OnLine® measures help wanted advertising—i.e. labor demand. The HWOL Data Series began in May 2005 and was revised in December 2018. With the December 2018 revision, The Conference Board released the HWOL Index, improving upon the HWOL Data Series’ ability to assess local labor market trends by reducing volatility and non-economic noise and improving correlation with local labor market conditions.
In 2019, Lightcast (formerly Emsi Burning Glass) joined the Help Wanted OnLine® program as the new sole provider of online job ad data for HWOL. With this partnership, the HWOL Data Series has been revised historically to reflect a new universe and methodology of online job advertisements and therefore cannot be used in conjunction with the pre-revised HWOL Data Series. The HWOL Data Series begins in January 2015 and the HWOL Index begins in December 2005. HWOL Index values prior to 2020 are based on job ads collected by CEB, Inc.
About The Conference Board
The Conference Board is the member-driven think tank that delivers Trusted Insights for What’s Ahead®. Founded in 1916, we are a non-partisan, not-for-profit entity holding 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt status in the United States.
About Lightcast
As the global leader in labor market analytics, Lightcast illuminates the future of work with data-driven talent strategies. Formerly Emsi Burning Glass, Lightcast finds purpose in sharing the insights that build communities, educators, and companies, and takes pride in knowing our work helps others find fulfillment, too. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and Moscow, Idaho, Lightcast is active in more than 30 countries and has offices in the United Kingdom, Italy, New Zealand, and India. Lightcast is backed by global private equity leader KKR.
Next release for October 2026 to be released Wednesday, November 12, 2026, 10am.
October U-6 Update
In October 2026, the regular unemployment rate fell to 4.1%, and the broader U-6 measure rose to 7.9%.
The above 7.9% is referred to as the U-6 unemployment rate (found in the monthly BLS Employment Situation Summary, Table A-15; Table A-12 in 2008 and before). It counts not only people without work seeking full-time employment (the more familiar U-3 rate) but also counts “marginally attached workers and those working part-time for economic reasons.” Note that some of these part-time workers counted as employed by U-3 could be working as little as an hour a week. And the “marginally attached workers” include those who have gotten discouraged and stopped looking but still want to work. The age considered for this calculation is 16 years and over.
Here is a look at the October U-6 numbers for the previous 23 years:
| MONTH | YEAR | PERCENTAGE |
| October | 2025 | N/P |
| October | 2024 | 7.7% |
| October | 2023 | 7.2% |
| October | 2022 | 6.7% |
| October | 2021 | 8.2% |
| October | 2020 | 12.1% |
| October | 2019 | 6.9% |
| October | 2018 | 7.5% |
| October | 2017 | 8.0% |
| October | 2016 | 9.5% |
| October | 2015 | 9.8% |
| October | 2014 | 11.5% |
| October | 2013 | 13.7% |
| October | 2012 | 14.5% |
| October | 2011 | 16.0% |
| October | 2010 | 17.0% |
| October | 2009 | 17.4% |
| October | 2008 | 12.0% |
| October | 2007 | 8.4% |
| October | 2006 | 8.1% |
| October | 2005 | 8.6% |
| October | 2004 | 9.7% |
| October | 2003 | 10.2% |
OCTOBER 2026 BLS Analysis
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 165,000 in October, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.1%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in professional and business services, in health care, and in transportation and warehousing.
The change in total non-farm payroll employment for August was revised up by 53,000, from +133,000 to +186,000, and the change for September was revised up by 31,000, from +29,000 to +60,000. With these revisions, employment in August and September combined is 84,000 higher than previously reported. (Monthly revisions result from additional reports received from businesses and government agencies since the last published estimates and from the recalculation of seasonal factors.)
The unemployment rate is also published by the BLS. That rate is found by dividing the number of unemployed by the total civilian labor force. On November 6th, 2026, the BLS published the most recent unemployment rate for October 2026 of 4.1% (actually, it is 4.141%, down by .034% from 4.175% in September).
The unemployment rate was determined by dividing the unemployed of 7,068,000
(–down from the month before by 41,000—since June 2025 (no numbers were released for October 2025), this number has decreased by 26,000) by the total civilian labor force of 170,683,000 (up by 421,000 from September 2026). Since June 2025 (no numbers were released for October 2025), our total civilian labor force has increased by 1,325,000 workers.
(The continuing ‘Strange BLS Math’ saga—after a detour in December 2016 when the BLS {for the first time in years} DECREASED the total Civilian Noninstitutional Population—this month the BLS increased this total to 275,682,000. This is an increase of 128,000 from last month’s increase of 139,000. For the last several years the Civilian Noninstitutional Population has increased each month—except in December 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2023—by…)
| Up from September 2026 | by | 128,000 |
| Up from August 2026 | by | 139,000 |
| Up from July 2026 | by | 133,000 |
| Up from June 2026 | by | 116,000 |
| Up from May 2026 | by | 112,000 |
| Up from April 2026 | by | 99,000 |
| Up from March 2026 | by | 97,000 |
| Up from February 2026 | by | 92,000 |
| Up from January 2026 | by | 90,000 |
| Up from December 2025 | by | 166,000 |
| Up from November 2025 | by | 183,000 |
| Up from October 2025 | by | NR |
| Up from September 2025 | by | – |
| Up from August 2025 | by | 225,000 |
| Up from July 2025 | by | 216,000 |
| Up from June 2025 | by | 200,000 |
| Up from May 2025 | by | 200,000 |
| Up from April 2025 | by | 188,000 |
| Up from March 2025 | by | 174,000 |
| Up from February 2025 | by | 176,000 |
| Up from January 2025 | by | 162,000 |
| Up from December 2024 | by | 3,047,000 |
| Up from November 2024 | by | 175,000 |
| Up from October 2024 | by | 174,000 |
| Up from September 2024 | by | 209,000 |
| Up from August 2024 | by | 224,000 |
| Up from July 2024 | by | 212,000 |
| Up from June 2024 | by | 206,000 |
| Up from May 2024 | by | 190,000 |
| Up from April 2024 | by | 182,000 |
| Up from March 2024 | by | 182,000 |
| Up from February 2024 | by | 173,000 |
| Up from January 2024 | by | 171,000 |
| Down from December 2023 | by | 451,000 |
| Up from November 2023 | by | 169,000 |
| Up from October 2023 | by | 180,000 |
Subtract the ‘civilian labor force’ from the ‘civilian noninstitutional population’) and you get 104,999,000 ‘Not in Labor Force’—up by 421,000 from last month’s 105,292,000. The government tells us that most of these NILFs got discouraged and just gave up looking for a job. My monthly recurring question is: “If that is the case, how do they survive when they don’t earn any money because they don’t have a job? Are they ALL relying on the government to support them??”
This month, our Employment Participation Rate—the population 16 years and older working or seeking work—rose to 61.9%. This rate is 0.5% below the historically low rate of 62.4% recorded in September 2015—and, before that, the rate recorded in October 1977—9 months into Jimmy Carter’s presidency—almost 49 years ago!
Final take on these numbers: Fewer people looking for work will always bring down the unemployment rate.
Anyway, back to the point I am trying to make. On the surface, these new unemployment
rates are scary, but let’s look a little deeper and consider some other numbers.
The unemployment rate includes all types of workers—construction workers, government workers, etc. We recruiters, on the other hand, mainly place management, professional and related types of workers. That unemployment rate in October was 2.1% (this rate was 4% lower than last month’s 2.5%). Or you can look at it another way. We usually place people who have college degrees. That unemployment rate in October was 2.6% (this rate was 1% higher than last month’s 2.5%).
Now stay with me a little longer. This gets better. It’s important to understand (and none of the pundits mention this) that the unemployment rate, for many reasons, will never be 0%, no matter how good the economy is. Without boring you any more than I have already, let me add here that Milton Friedman (the renowned Nobel Prize-winning economist), is famous for the theory of the “natural rate of unemployment” (or the term he preferred, NAIRU, which is the acronym for Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment). Basically, this theory states that full employment presupposes an ‘unavoidable and acceptable’ unemployment rate of somewhere between 4-6% with it. Economists often settle on 5%, although the “New Normal Unemployment Rate” has been suggested to fall at 6.7%.
Nevertheless (if you will allow me to apply a ‘macro’ concept to a ‘micro’ issue), if this rate is applied to our main category of Management, Professional and Related types of potential recruits, and/or our other main category of College-Degreed potential recruits,
we are well below the 4-6% threshold for full employment…we find no unemployment! None! Zilch! A Big Goose Egg!
THE IMPORTANCE OF GDP
“The economic goal of any nation, as of any individual, is to get the greatest results with the least effort. The whole economic progress of mankind has consisted in getting more production with the same labor…Translated into national terms, this first principle means that our real objective is to maximize production. In doing this, full employment—that is, the absence of involuntary idleness—becomes a necessary by-product. But production is the end, employment merely the means. We cannot continuously have the fullest production without full employment. But we can very easily have full employment without full production.”
–Economics in One Lesson, by Henry Hazlitt, Chapter X, “The Fetish of Full Employment”
GDP (Advance Estimate), 3rd Quarter 2026
BEA, October 29, 2026
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.4% in the third
quarter of 2026 (July, August, and September), according to the advance estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). In the second quarter, real GDP increased 2.2%.
The contributors to the increase in real GDP in the third quarter were increases in investment, consumer spending, and government spending that were partly offset by a decrease in exports. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.
Compared to the second quarter, the acceleration in real GDP in the third quarter primarily reflected an acceleration in investment and an upturn in government spending that were partly offset by a downturn in exports. Imports increased more in the third quarter than in the second quarter.
Real final sales to private domestic purchasers, the sum of consumer spending and
Gross private fixed investment, increased 4.9% in the third quarter, compared with an increase of 4.6% in the second quarter.
The price index for gross domestic purchases increased 3.0% in the third quarter, compared with an increase of 5.6% in the second quarter. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index increased 2.1%, compared with an increase of 5.0%, and the PCE price index, excluding food and energy increased 2.5%, compared with an increase of 3.3%.
Next release: November 25, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. EST
GDP (Second Estimate) and Corporate Profits, 3rd Quarter 2026
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT EVER TO BE ZERO
‘Unemployment’ is an emotional ‘trigger’ word…a ‘third rail’, if you will. It conjures up negative thoughts. But it is important to realize that, while we want everyone who wants a job to have the opportunity to work, unemployment can never be zero and, in fact, can be disruptive to an economy if it gets too close to zero. Very low unemployment can actually hurt the economy by creating an upward pressure on wages which invariably leads to higher production costs and prices. This can lead to inflation. The lowest the unemployment rate has been in the US was 2.5%. That was in May and June 1953 when the economy overheated due to the Korean War. When this bubble burst, it kicked off the Recession of 1953. A healthy economy will always include some percentage of unemployment.
There are five main sources of unemployment:
1. Cyclical (or demand-deficient) unemployment – This type of unemployment fluctuates with the business cycle. It rises during a recession and falls during the subsequent recovery. Workers who are most affected by this type of unemployment are laid off during a recession when production volumes fall, and companies use lay-offs as the easiest way to reduce costs. These workers are usually rehired, some months later, when the economy improves.
2. Frictional unemployment – This comes from the normal turnover in the labor force. This is where new workers are entering the workforce and older workers are retiring and leaving vacancies to be filled by the new workers or those re-entering the workforce. This category includes workers who are between jobs.
3. Structural unemployment – This happens when the skills possessed by the unemployed worker don’t match the requirements of the opening—whether those be in characteristics and skills or in location. This can come from new technology or foreign competition (e.g., foreign outsourcing). This type of unemployment usually lasts longer than frictional unemployment because retraining, and sometimes relocation, is involved. Occasionally jobs in this category can just disappear overseas.
4. Seasonal unemployment – This happens when the workforce is affected by the climate or time of year. Construction workers and agricultural workers aren’t needed as much during the winter season because of the inclement weather. On the other hand, retail workers experience an increase in hiring shortly before, and during, the holiday season, but can be laid off shortly thereafter.
5. Surplus unemployment – This is caused by minimum wage laws and unions. When wages are set at a higher level, unemployment can often result. Why? To keep within the same payroll budget, the company must let go of some workers to pay the remaining workers a higher salary.
Other factors influencing the unemployment rate:
1. Length of unemployment – Some studies indicate that an important factor influencing a worker’s decision to accept a new job is directly related to the length of the unemployment benefit they are receiving. Currently, workers in most states are eligible for up to 26 weeks of benefits from the regular state-funded unemployment compensation program.
Extended Benefits are available to workers who have exhausted regular unemployment insurance benefits during periods of high unemployment. The basic Extended Benefits program provides up to 13 additional weeks of benefits when a State is experiencing high unemployment. Some States have also enacted a voluntary program to pay up to 7 additional weeks (20 weeks maximum) of Extended Benefits during periods of extremely high unemployment.
Studies suggest that additional weeks of benefits reduce the incentive of the unemployed to seek and accept less-desirable jobs.
2. Changes in GDP – Since hiring workers takes time, the improvement in the unemployment rate usually lags the improvement in the GDP.
WHERE RECRUITERS PLACE
Now back to the issue at hand, namely the recruiting, and placing, of professionals and those with college degrees.
If you look at the past 26 years of unemployment in the October “management, professional and related” types of worker category, you will find the following rates:
| MONTH | YEAR | PERCENTAGE |
| October | 2025 | N/P |
| October | 2024 | 2.3% |
| October | 2023 | 1.9% |
| October | 2022 | 2.0% |
| October | 2021 | 2.2% |
| October | 2020 | 3.7% |
| October | 2019 | 1.8% |
| October | 2018 | 1.9% |
| October | 2017 | 2.1% |
| October | 2016 | 2.5% |
| October | 2015 | 2.2% |
| October | 2014 | 2.7% |
| October | 2013 | 3.4% |
| October | 2012 | 3.8% |
| October | 2011 | 4.4% |
| October | 2010 | 4.5% |
| October | 2009 | 4.7% |
| October | 2008 | 3.0% |
| October | 2007 | 2.0% |
| October | 2006 | 1.9% |
| October | 2005 | 2.2% |
| October | 2004 | 2.4% |
| October | 2003 | 2.9% |
| October | 2002 | 2.8% |
| October | 2001 | 2.7% |
| October | 2000 | 1.7% |
Here are the rates, during those same time periods, for “college-degreed” workers:
| MONTH | YEAR | PERCENTAGE |
| October | 2025 | N/P |
| October | 2024 | 2.5% |
| October | 2023 | 2.1% |
| October | 2022 | 1.9% |
| October | 2021 | 2.4% |
| October | 2020 | 4.2% |
| October | 2019 | 2.1% |
| October | 2018 | 2.0% |
| October | 2017 | 2.0% |
| October | 2016 | 2.6% |
| October | 2015 | 2.5% |
| October | 2014 | 3.0% |
| October | 2013 | 3.8% |
| October | 2012 | 3.7% |
| October | 2011 | 4.4% |
| October | 2010 | 4.7% |
| October | 2009 | 4.7% |
| October | 2008 | 3.1% |
| October | 2007 | 2.1% |
| October | 2006 | 1.9% |
| October | 2005 | 2.3% |
| October | 2004 | 2.5% |
| October | 2003 | 3.1% |
| October | 2002 | 3.0% |
| October | 2001 | 2.7% |
| October | 2000 | 1.6% |
The October 2026 rates for these two categories, 2.1% and 2.6%, respectively, are pretty low. But regardless, these unemployment numbers usually include a good number of job-hoppers, job-shoppers and rejects. We, on the other hand, are engaged by our client companies to find those candidates who are happy, well-appreciated, making good money and currently working and we entice them to move for even better opportunities—especially where new technologies are expanding. This will never change. And that is why, no matter the overall unemployment rate, we still need to MARKET to find the best possible job orders to work and we still need to RECRUIT to find the best possible candidates for those Job Orders.
Below are the numbers for the over 25-year old’s:
Less than H.S. diploma – Unemployment Rate
| 1/08 | 2/08 | 3/08 | 4/08 | 5/08 | 6/08 | 7/08 | 8/08 | 9/08 | 10/08 | 11/08 | 12/08 |
| 7.7% | 7.4% | 8.2% | 7.9% | 8.4% | 8.9% | 8.6% | 9.7% | 9.8% | 10.4% | 10.6% | 10.9% |
| 1/09 | 2/09 | 3/09 | 4/09 | 5/09 | 6/09 | 7/09 | 8/09 | 9/09 | 10/09 | 11/09 | 12/09 |
| 12.0% | 12.6% | 13.3% | 14.8% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.4% | 15.6% | 15.0% | 15.5% | 15.0% | 15.3% |
| 1/10 | 2/10 | 3/10 | 4/10 | 5/10 | 6/10 | 7/10 | 8/10 | 9/10 | 10/10 | 11/10 | 12/10 |
| 15.2% | 15.6% | 14.5% | 14.7% | 15.0% | 14.1% | 13.8% | 14.0% | 15.4% | 15.3% | 15.7% | 15.3% |
| 1/11 | 2/11 | 3/11 | 4/11 | 5/11 | 6/11 | 7/11 | 8/11 | 9/11 | 10/11 | 11/11 | 12/11 |
| 14.2% | 13.9% | 13.7% | 14.6% | 14.7% | 14.3% | 15.0% | 14.3% | 14.0% | 13.8% | 13.2% | 13.8% |
| 1/12 | 2/12 | 3/12 | 4/12 | 5/12 | 6/12 | 7/12 | 8/12 | 9/12 | 10/12 | 11/12 | 12/12 |
| 13.1% | 12.9% | 12.6% | 12.5% | 13.0% | 12.6% | 12.7% | 12.0% | 11.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 11.7% |
| 1/13 | 2/13 | 3/13 | 4/13 | 5/13 | 6/13 | 7/13 | 8/13 | 9/13 | 10/13 | 11/13 | 12/13 |
| 12.0% | 11.2% | 11.1% | 11.6% | 11.1% | 10.7% | 11.0% | 11.3% | 10.3% | 10.9% | 10.8% | 9.8% |
| 1/14 | 2/14 | 3/14 | 4/14 | 5/14 | 6/14 | 7/14 | 8/14 | 9/14 | 10/14 | 11/14 | 12/14 |
| 9.6% | 9.8% | 9.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.6% | 9.1% | 8.4% | 7.9% | 8.5% | 8.8% |
| 1/15 | 2/15 | 3/15 | 4/15 | 5/15 | 6/15 | 7/15 | 8/15 | 9/15 | 10/15 | 11/15 | 12/15 |
| 8.5% | 8.4% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.2% | 8.3% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.3% | 6.8% | 6.7% |
| 1/16 | 2/16 | 3/16 | 4/16 | 5/16 | 6/16 | 7/16 | 8/16 | 9/16 | 10/16 | 11/16 | 12/16 |
| 7.4% | 7.3% | 7.4% | 7.5% | 7.1% | 7.5% | 6.3% | 7.2% | 8.5% | 7.3% | 7.9% | 7.9% |
| 1/17 | 2/17 | 3/17 | 4/17 | 5/17 | 6/17 | 7/17 | 8/17 | 9/17 | 10/17 | 11/17 | 12/17 |
| 7.3% | 7.9% | 6.8% | 6.5% | 6.1% | 6.4% | 6.9% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 5.7% | 5.2% | 6.3% |
| 1/18 | 2/18 | 3/18 | 4/18 | 5/18 | 6/18 | 7/18 | 8/18 | 9/18 | 10/18 | 11/18 | 12/18 |
| 5.4% | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.9% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 5.5% | 6.0% | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| 1/19 | 2/19 | 3/19 | 4/19 | 5/19 | 6/19 | 7/19 | 8/19 | 9/19 | 10/19 | 11/19 | 12/19 |
| 5.7% | 5.3% | 5.9% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 4.8% | 5.6% | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| 1/20 | 2/20 | 3/20 | 4/20 | 5/20 | 6/20 | 7/20 | 8/20 | 9/20 | 10/20 | 11/20 | 12/20 |
| 5.5% | 5.7% | 6.8% | 21.2% | 19.9% | 16.6% | 15.4% | 12.6% | 10.7% | 9.9% | 9.2% | 9.8% |
| 1/21 | 2/21 | 3/21 | 4/21 | 5/21 | 6/21 | 7/21 | 8/21 | 9/21 | 10/21 | 11/21 | 12/21 |
| 9.1% | 10.1% | 8.2% | 9.3% | 9.1% | 10.2% | 9.5% | 7.8% | 7.9% | 7.4% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| 1/22 | 2/22 | 3/22 | 4/22 | 5/22 | 6/22 | 7/22 | 8/22 | 9/22 | 10/22 | 11/22 | 12/22 |
| 6.3% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 6.2% | 5.6% | 6.3% | 4.4% | 5.0% |
| 1/23 | 2/23 | 3/23 | 4/23 | 5/23 | 6/23 | 7/23 | 8/23 | 9/23 | 10/23 | 11/23 | 12/23 |
| 4.5% | 5.8% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 6.0% | 5.2% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 6.0% |
| 1/24 | 2/24 | 3/24 | 4/24 | 5/24 | 6/24 | 7/24 | 8/24 | 9/24 | 10/24 | 11/24 | 12/24 |
| 6.0% | 6.1% | 4.9% | 6.0% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 6.7% | 7.1% | 6.8% | 6.6% | 6.0% | 5.6% |
| 1/25 | 2/25 | 3/25 | 4/25 | 5/25 | 6/25 | 7/25 | 8/25 | 9/25 | 10/25 | 11/25 | 12/25 |
| 5.2% | 6.0% | 5.8% | 6.1% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 5.5% | 6.7% | 6.8% | N/P | 6.8% | 5.6% |
| 1/26 | 2/26 | 3/26 | 4/26 | 5/26 | 6/26 | 7/26 | 8/26 | 9/26 | 10/26 | 11/26 | 12/26 |
| 5.3% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 6.4% | 6.0% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.8% |
H.S. Grad; no college – Unemployment Rate
| 1/08 | 2/08 | 3/08 | 4/08 | 5/08 | 6/08 | 7/08 | 8/08 | 9/08 | 10/08 | 11/08 | 12/08 |
| 4.6% | 4.7% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 6.5% | 6.9% | 7.7% |
| 1/09 | 2/09 | 3/09 | 4/09 | 5/09 | 6/09 | 7/09 | 8/09 | 9/09 | 10/09 | 11/09 | 12/09 |
| 8.1% | 8.3% | 9.0% | 9.3% | 10.0% | 9.8% | 9.4% | 9.7% | 10.8% | 11.2% | 10.4% | 10.5% |
| 1/10 | 2/10 | 3/10 | 4/10 | 5/10 | 6/10 | 7/10 | 8/10 | 9/10 | 10/10 | 11/10 | 12/10 |
| 10.1% | 10.5% | 10.8% | 10.6% | 10.9% | 10.8% | 10.1% | 10.3% | 10.0% | 10.1% | 10.0% | 9.8% |
| 1/11 | 2/11 | 3/11 | 4/11 | 5/11 | 6/11 | 7/11 | 8/11 | 9/11 | 10/11 | 11/11 | 12/11 |
| 9.4% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.7% | 9.5% | 10.0% | 9.3% | 9.6% | 9.7% | 9.6% | 8.8% | 8.7% |
| 1/12 | 2/12 | 3/12 | 4/12 | 5/12 | 6/12 | 7/12 | 8/12 | 9/12 | 10/12 | 11/12 | 12/12 |
| 8.4% | 8.3% | 8.0% | 7.9% | 8.1% | 8.4% | 8.7% | 8.8% | 8.7% | 8.4% | 8.1% | 8.0% |
| 1/13 | 2/13 | 3/13 | 4/13 | 5/13 | 6/13 | 7/13 | 8/13 | 9/13 | 10/13 | 11/13 | 12/13 |
| 8.1% | 7.9% | 7.6% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.1% |
| 1/14 | 2/14 | 3/14 | 4/14 | 5/14 | 6/14 | 7/14 | 8/14 | 9/14 | 10/14 | 11/14 | 12/14 |
| 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.5% | 5.8% | 6.1% | 6.2% | 5.3% | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.3% |
| 1/15 | 2/15 | 3/15 | 4/15 | 5/15 | 6/15 | 7/15 | 8/15 | 9/15 | 10/15 | 11/15 | 12/15 |
| 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 5.8% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| 1/16 | 2/16 | 3/16 | 4/16 | 5/16 | 6/16 | 7/16 | 8/16 | 9/16 | 10/16 | 11/16 | 12/16 |
| 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 4.9% | 5.1% |
| 1/17 | 2/17 | 3/17 | 4/17 | 5/17 | 6/17 | 7/17 | 8/17 | 9/17 | 10/17 | 11/17 | 12/17 |
| 5.2% | 5.0% | 4.9% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.2% |
| 1/18 | 2/18 | 3/18 | 4/18 | 5/18 | 6/18 | 7/18 | 8/18 | 9/18 | 10/18 | 11/18 | 12/18 |
| 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 3.8% |
| 1/19 | 2/19 | 3/19 | 4/19 | 5/19 | 6/19 | 7/19 | 8/19 | 9/19 | 10/19 | 11/19 | 12/19 |
| 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| 1/20 | 2/20 | 3/20 | 4/20 | 5/20 | 6/20 | 7/20 | 8/20 | 9/20 | 10/20 | 11/20 | 12/20 |
| 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 17.3% | 15.3% | 12.1% | 10.8% | 9.8% | 9.0% | 8.1% | 7.8% | 7.8% |
| 1/21 | 2/21 | 3/21 | 4/21 | 5/21 | 6/21 | 7/21 | 8/21 | 9/21 | 10/21 | 11/21 | 12/21 |
| 7.1% | 7.2% | 6.7% | 6.9% | 6.8% | 7.0% | 6.3% | 6.0% | 5.8% | 5.4% | 5.2% | 4.6% |
| 1/22 | 2/22 | 3/22 | 4/22 | 5/22 | 6/22 | 7/22 | 8/22 | 9/22 | 10/22 | 11/22 | 12/22 |
| 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.6% |
| 1/23 | 2/23 | 3/23 | 4/23 | 5/23 | 6/23 | 7/23 | 8/23 | 9/23 | 10/23 | 11/23 | 12/23 |
| 3.7% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 4.2% |
| 1/24 | 2/24 | 3/24 | 4/24 | 5/24 | 6/24 | 7/24 | 8/24 | 9/24 | 10/24 | 11/24 | 12/24 |
| 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| 1/25 | 2/25 | 3/25 | 4/25 | 5/25 | 6/25 | 7/25 | 8/25 | 9/25 | 10/25 | 11/25 | 12/25 |
| 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.2% | N/P | 4.4% | 4.0% |
| 1/26 | 2/26 | 3/26 | 4/26 | 5/26 | 6/26 | 7/26 | 8/26 | 9/26 | 10/26 | 11/26 | 12/26 |
| 4.5% | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4,4% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 3.8% |
Some College; or AA/AS – Unemployment Rate
| 1/08 | 2/08 | 3/08 | 4/08 | 5/08 | 6/08 | 7/08 | 8/08 | 9/08 | 10/08 | 11/08 | 12/08 |
| 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5.6% |
| 1/09 | 2/09 | 3/09 | 4/09 | 5/09 | 6/09 | 7/09 | 8/09 | 9/09 | 10/09 | 11/09 | 12/09 |
| 6.2% | 7.0% | 7.2% | 7.4% | 7.7% | 8.0% | 7.9% | 8.2% | 8.5% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% |
| 1/10 | 2/10 | 3/10 | 4/10 | 5/10 | 6/10 | 7/10 | 8/10 | 9/10 | 10/10 | 11/10 | 12/10 |
| 8.5% | 8.0% | 8.2% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.2% | 8.3% | 8.7% | 9.1% | 8.5% | 8.7% | 8.1% |
| 1/11 | 2/11 | 3/11 | 4/11 | 5/11 | 6/11 | 7/11 | 8/11 | 9/11 | 10/11 | 11/11 | 12/11 |
| 8.0% | 7.8% | 7.4% | 7.5% | 8.0% | 8.4% | 8.3% | 8.2% | 8.4% | 8.3% | 7.6% | 7.7% |
| 1/12 | 2/12 | 3/12 | 4/12 | 5/12 | 6/12 | 7/12 | 8/12 | 9/12 | 10/12 | 11/12 | 12/12 |
| 7.2% | 7.3% | 7.5% | 7.6% | 7.9% | 7.5% | 7.1% | 6.6% | 6.5% | 6.9% | 6.6% | 6.9% |
| 1/13 | 2/13 | 3/13 | 4/13 | 5/13 | 6/13 | 7/13 | 8/13 | 9/13 | 10/13 | 11/13 | 12/13 |
| 7.0% | 6.7% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.0% | 6.1% | 6.0% | 6.3% | 6.4% | 6.1% |
| 1/14 | 2/14 | 3/14 | 4/14 | 5/14 | 6/14 | 7/14 | 8/14 | 9/14 | 10/14 | 11/14 | 12/14 |
| 6.0% | 6.2% | 6.1% | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 4.8% | 4.9% | 5.0% |
| 1/15 | 2/15 | 3/15 | 4/15 | 5/15 | 6/15 | 7/15 | 8/15 | 9/15 | 10/15 | 11/15 | 12/15 |
| 5.2% | 5.1% | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.1% |
| 1/16 | 2/16 | 3/16 | 4/16 | 5/16 | 6/16 | 7/16 | 8/16 | 9/16 | 10/16 | 11/16 | 12/16 |
| 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 3.8% |
| 1/17 | 2/17 | 3/17 | 4/17 | 5/17 | 6/17 | 7/17 | 8/17 | 9/17 | 10/17 | 11/17 | 12/17 |
| 3.8% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| 1/18 | 2/18 | 3/18 | 4/18 | 5/18 | 6/18 | 7/18 | 8/18 | 9/18 | 10/18 | 11/18 | 12/18 |
| 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 3.3% |
| 1/19 | 2/19 | 3/19 | 4/19 | 5/19 | 6/19 | 7/19 | 8/19 | 9/19 | 10/19 | 11/19 | 12/19 |
| 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.7% |
| 1/20 | 2/20 | 3/20 | 4/20 | 5/20 | 6/20 | 7/20 | 8/20 | 9/20 | 10/20 | 11/20 | 12/20 |
| 2.8% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 15.0% | 13.3% | 10.9% | 10.0% | 8.0% | 8.1% | 6.6% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| 1/21 | 2/21 | 3/21 | 4/21 | 5/21 | 6/21 | 7/21 | 8/21 | 9/21 | 10/21 | 11/21 | 12/21 |
| 6.2% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 5.8% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 4.5% | 4.4% | 3,7% | 3.6% |
| 1/22 | 2/22 | 3/23 | 4/22 | 5/22 | 6/22 | 7/22 | 8/22 | 9/22 | 10/22 | 11/22 | 12/22 |
| 3.6% | 3.8% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 2.9% |
| 1/23 | 2/23 | 3/23 | 4/23 | 5/23 | 6/23 | 7/23 | 8/23 | 9/23 | 10/23 | 11/23 | 12/23 |
| 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.1% |
| 1/23 | 2/23 | 3/23 | 4/23 | 5/23 | 6/23 | 7/23 | 8/23 | 9/23 | 10/23 | 11/23 | 12/23 |
| 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.1% |
| 1/24 | 2/24 | 3/24 | 4/24 | 5/24 | 6/24 | 7/24 | 8/24 | 9/24 | 10/24 | 11/24 | 12/24 |
| 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.5% |
| 1/25 | 2/25 | 3/25 | 4/25 | 5/25 | 6/25 | 7/25 | 8/25 | 9/25 | 10/25 | 11/25 | 12/25 |
| 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3.4% | N/P | 3.5% | 3.8% |
| 1/26 | 2/26 | 3/26 | 4/26 | 5/26 | 6/26 | 7/26 | 8/26 | 9/26 | 10/26 | 11/26 | 12/26 |
| 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.9% |
BS/BS + – Unemployment Rate
| 1/08 | 2/08 | 3/08 | 4/08 | 5/08 | 6/08 | 7/08 | 8/08 | 9/08 | 10/08 | 11/08 | 12/08 |
| 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.7% |
| 1/09 | 2/09 | 3/09 | 4/09 | 5/09 | 6/09 | 7/09 | 8/09 | 9/09 | 10/09 | 11/09 | 12/09 |
| 3.9% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4.9% | 5.0% |
| 1/10 | 2/10 | 3/10 | 4/10 | 5/10 | 6/10 | 7/10 | 8/10 | 9/10 | 10/10 | 11/10 | 12/10 |
| 4.8% | 5.0% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.7% | 5.1% | 4.8% |
| 1/11 | 2/11 | 3/11 | 4/11 | 5/11 | 6/11 | 7/11 | 8/11 | 9/11 | 10/11 | 11/11 | 12/11 |
| 4.2% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.1% |
| 1/12 | 2/12 | 3/12 | 4/12 | 5/12 | 6/12 | 7/12 | 8/12 | 9/12 | 10/12 | 11/12 | 12/12 |
| 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.9% |
| 1/13 | 2/13 | 3/13 | 4/13 | 5/13 | 6/13 | 7/13 | 8/13 | 9/13 | 10/13 | 11/13 | 12/13 |
| 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| 1/14 | 2/14 | 3/14 | 4/14 | 5/14 | 6/14 | 7/14 | 8/14 | 9/14 | 10/14 | 11/14 | 12/14 |
| 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 2.8% |
| 1/15 | 2/15 | 3/15 | 4/15 | 5/15 | 6/15 | 7/15 | 8/15 | 9/15 | 10/15 | 11/15 | 12/15 |
| 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 1/16 | 2/16 | 3/16 | 4/16 | 5/16 | 6/16 | 7/16 | 8/16 | 9/16 | 10/16 | 11/16 | 12/16 |
| 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.5% |
| 1/17 | 2/17 | 3/17 | 4/17 | 5/17 | 6/17 | 7/17 | 8/17 | 9/17 | 10/17 | 11/17 | 12/17 |
| 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| 1/18 | 2/18 | 3/18 | 4/18 | 5/18 | 6/18 | 7/18 | 8/18 | 9/18 | 10/18 | 11/18 | 12/18 |
| 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| 1/19 | 2/19 | 3/19 | 4/19 | 5/19 | 6/19 | 7/19 | 8/19 | 9/19 | 10/19 | 11/19 | 12/19 |
| 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.9% |
| 1/20 | 2/20 | 3/20 | 4/20 | 5/20 | 6/20 | 7/20 | 8/20 | 9/20 | 10/20 | 11/20 | 12/20 |
| 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 8.4% | 7.4% | 6.9% | 6.7% | 5.3% | 4.7% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 3.8% |
| 1/21 | 2/21 | 3/21 | 4/21 | 5/21 | 6/21 | 7/21 | 8/21 | 9/21 | 10/21 | 11/21 | 12/21 |
| 4.0% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.1% |
| 1/22 | 2/22 | 3/22 | 4/22 | 5/22 | 6/22 | 7/22 | 8/22 | 9/22 | 10/22 | 11/22 | 12/22 |
| 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 1.9% |
| 1/23 | 2/23 | 3/23 | 4/23 | 5/23 | 6/23 | 7/23 | 8/23 | 9/23 | 10/23 | 11/23 | 12/23 |
| 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| 1/24 | 2/24 | 3/24 | 4/24 | 5/24 | 6/24 | 7/24 | 8/24 | 9/24 | 10/24 | 11/24 | 12/24 |
| 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.4% |
| 1/25 | 2/25 | 3/25 | 4/25 | 5/25 | 6/25 | 7/25 | 8/25 | 9/25 | 10/25 | 11/25 | 12/25 |
| 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.8% | N/P | 2.9% | 2.8% |
| 1/26 | 2/26 | 3/26 | 4/26 | 5/26 | 6/26 | 7/26 | 8/26 | 9/26 | 10/26 | 11/26 | 12/26 |
| 2.9% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.6% |
Management, Professional & Related – Unemployment Rate
| 1/08 | 2/08 | 3/08 | 4/08 | 5/08 | 6/08 | 7/08 | 8/08 | 9/08 | 10/08 | 11/08 | 12/08 |
| 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3.3% |
| 1/09 | 2/09 | 3/09 | 4/09 | 5/09 | 6/09 | 7/09 | 8/09 | 9/09 | 10/09 | 11/09 | 12/09 |
| 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.2% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| 1/10 | 2/10 | 3/10 | 4/10 | 5/10 | 6/10 | 7/10 | 8/10 | 9/10 | 10/10 | 11/10 | 12/10 |
| 5.0% | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 4.6% |
| 1/11 | 2/11 | 3/11 | 4/11 | 5/11 | 6/11 | 7/11 | 8/11 | 9/11 | 10/11 | 11/11 | 12/11 |
| 4.7% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 4.9% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| 1/12 | 2/12 | 3/12 | 4/12 | 5/12 | 6/12 | 7/12 | 8/12 | 9/12 | 10/12 | 11/12 | 12/12 |
| 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 4.8% | 4.5% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.9% |
| 1/13 | 2/13 | 3/13 | 4/13 | 5/13 | 6/13 | 7/13 | 8/13 | 9/13 | 10/13 | 11/13 | 12/13 |
| 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 2.9% |
| 1/14 | 2/14 | 3/14 | 4/14 | 5/14 | 6/14 | 7/14 | 8/14 | 9/14 | 10/14 | 11/14 | 12/14 |
| 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| 1/15 | 2/15 | 3/15 | 4/15 | 5/15 | 6/15 | 7/15 | 8/15 | 9/15 | 10/15 | 11/15 | 12/15 |
| 2.9% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.0% |
| 1/16 | 2/16 | 3/16 | 4/16 | 5/16 | 6/16 | 7/16 | 8/16 | 9/16 | 10/16 | 11/16 | 12/16 |
| 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| 1/17 | 2/17 | 3/17 | 4/17 | 5/17 | 6/17 | 7/17 | 8/17 | 9/17 | 10/17 | 11/17 | 12/17 |
| 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 1/18 | 2/18 | 3/18 | 4/18 | 5/18 | 6/18 | 7/18 | 8/18 | 9/18 | 10/18 | 11/18 | 12/18 |
| 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| 1/19 | 2/19 | 3/19 | 4/19 | 5/19 | 6/19 | 7/19 | 8/19 | 9/19 | 10/19 | 11/19 | 12/19 |
| 2.5% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| 1/20 | 2/20 | 3/20 | 4/20 | 5/20 | 6/20 | 7/20 | 8/20 | 9/20 | 10/20 | 11/20 | 12/20 |
| 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 7.7% | 6.6% | 6.5% | 6.6% | 5.5% | 4.5% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.4% |
| 1/21 | 2/21 | 3/21 | 4/21 | 5/21 | 6/21 | 7/21 | 8/21 | 9/21 | 10/21 | 11/21 | 12/21 |
| 3.7% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1.7% |
| 1/22 | 2/22 | 3/22 | 4/22 | 5/22 | 6/22 | 7/22 | 8/22 | 9/22 | 10/22 | 11/22 | 12/22 |
| 2.3% | 2.2% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.7% |
| 1/23 | 2/23 | 3/23 | 4/23 | 5/23 | 6/23 | 7/23 | 8/23 | 9/23 | 10/23 | 11/23 | 12/23 |
| 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| 1/24 | 2/24 | 3/24 | 4/24 | 5/24 | 6/24 | 7/24 | 8/24 | 9/24 | 10/24 | 11/24 | 12/24 |
| 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| 1/25 | 2/25 | 3/25 | 4/25 | 5/25 | 6/25 | 7/25 | 8/25 | 9/25 | 10/25 | 11/25 | 12/25 |
| 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.5% | N/P | 2.5% | 2.4% |
| 1/26 | 2/26 | 3/26 | 4/26 | 5/26 | 6/26 | 7/26 | 8/26 | 9/26 | 10/26 | 11/26 | 12/26 |
| 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 2.1% |
Or employed… (,000)
| 1/08 | 2/08 | 3/08 | 4/08 | 5/08 | 6/08 | 7/08 | 8/08 | 9/08 | 10/08 | 11/08 | 12/08 |
| 52,165 | 52,498 | 52,681 | 52,819 | 52,544 | 52,735 | 52,655 | 52,626 | 53,104 | 53,485 | 53,274 | 52,548 |
| 1/09 | 2/09 | 3/09 | 4/09 | 5/09 | 6/09 | 7/09 | 8/09 | 9/09 | 10/09 | 11/09 | 12/09 |
| 52,358 | 52,196 | 52,345 | 52,597 | 52,256 | 51,776 | 51,810 | 51,724 | 52,186 | 52,981 | 52,263 | 52,131 |
| 1/10 | 2/10 | 3/10 | 4/10 | 5/10 | 6/10 | 7/10 | 8/10 | 9/10 | 10/10 | 11/10 | 12/10 |
| 52,159 | 52,324 | 52,163 | 52,355 | 51,839 | 51,414 | 50,974 | 50,879 | 51,757 | 51,818 | 52,263 | 51,704 |
| 1/11 | 2/11 | 3/11 | 4/11 | 5/11 | 6/11 | 7/11 | 8/11 | 9/11 | 10/11 | 11/11 | 12/11 |
| 51,866 | 52,557 | 53,243 | 53,216 | 52,778 | 52,120 | 51,662 | 51,997 | 52,665 | 52,864 | 52,787 | 52,808 |
| 1/12 | 2/12 | 3/12 | 4/12 | 5/12 | 6/12 | 7/12 | 8/12 | 9/12 | 10/12 | 11/12 | 12/12 |
| 53,152 | 53,208 | 53,771 | 54,055 | 54,156 | 53,846 | 53,165 | 53,696 | 54,655 | 55,223 | 54,951 | 54,635 |
| 1/13 | 2/13 | 3/13 | 4/13 | 5/13 | 6/13 | 7/13 | 8/13 | 9/13 | 10/13 | 11/13 | 12/13 |
| 54,214 | 54,563 | 54,721 | 54,767 | 54,740 | 54,323 | 54,064 | 54,515 | 55,013 | 55,155 | 55,583 | 54,880 |
| 1/14 | 2/14 | 3/14 | 4/14 | 5/14 | 6/14 | 7/14 | 8/14 | 9/14 | 10/14 | 11/14 | 12/14 |
| 55,096 | 55,501 | 56,036 | 55,896 | 56,202 | 55,714 | 55,381 | 55,646 | 56,365 | 56,759 | 57,110 | 56,888 |
| 1/15 | 2/15 | 3/15 | 4/15 | 5/15 | 6/15 | 7/15 | 8/15 | 9/15 | 10/15 | 11/15 | 12/15 |
| 57,367 | 57,596 | 57,805 | 57,953 | 58,155 | 57,710 | 57,392 | 57,288 | 58,105 | 58,456 | 58,667 | 59,030 |
| 1/16 | 2/16 | 3/16 | 4/16 | 5/16 | 6/16 | 7/16 | 8/16 | 9/16 | 10/16 | 11/16 | 12/16 |
| 59,014 | 59,583 | 60,080 | 59,690 | 59,613 | 59,181 | 58,434 | 58,526 | 59,599 | 59,766 | 59,707 | 60,069 |
| 1/17 | 2/17 | 3/17 | 4/17 | 5/17 | 6/17 | 7/17 | 8/17 | 9/17 | 10/17 | 11/17 | 12/17 |
| 59,921 | 61,064 | 61,156 | 61,317 | 61,174 | 60,705 | 59,923 | 59,559 | 60,990 | 61,062 | 61,818 | 62,121 |
| 1/18 | 2/18 | 3/18 | 4/18 | 5/18 | 6/18 | 7/18 | 8/18 | 9/18 | 10/18 | 11/18 | 12/18 |
| 62,123 | 62,908 | 63,067 | 62,561 | 62,360 | 61,349 | 61,433 | 61,593 | 62,181 | 62,929 | 63,084 | 63,642 |
| 1/19 | 2/19 | 3/19 | 4/19 | 5/19 | 6/19 | 7/19 | 8/19 | 9/19 | 10/19 | 11/19 | 12/19 |
| 63,818 | 64,281 | 64,299 | 63,560 | 63,594 | 63,418 | 63,394 | 63,679 | 64,343 | 64,997 | 65,548 | 65,682 |
| 1/20 | 2/20 | 3/20 | 4/20 | 5/20 | 6/20 | 7/20 | 8/20 | 9/20 | 10/20 | 11/20 | 12/20 |
| 65,533 | 66,091 | 65,881 | 61,152 | 62,330 | 63,290 | 62,451 | 63,095 | 62,759 | 63,277 | 63,387 | 64,007 |
| 1/21 | 2/21 | 3/21 | 4/21 | 5/21 | 6/21 | 7/21 | 8/21 | 9/21 | 10/21 | 11/21 | 12/21 |
| 63,886 | 64,471 | 64,503 | 64,264 | 64,268 | 64,316 | 64,179 | 64,122 | 65,163 | 65,335 | 66,060 | 66,366 |
| 1/22 | 2/22 | 3/22 | 4/22 | 5/22 | 6/22 | 7/22 | 8/22 | 9/22 | 10/22 | 11/22 | 12/22 |
| 66,740 | 67,754 | 67,823 | 67,319 | 67,652 | 67,224 | 67,874 | 68,377 | 69,056 | 68,918 | 69.156 | 69,297 |
| 1/23 | 2/23 | 3/23 | 4/23 | 5/23 | 6/23 | 7/23 | 8/23 | 9/23 | 10/23 | 11/23 | 12/23 |
| 69,249 | 69,986 | 70,651 | 70,403 | 70,388 | 69,956 | 69,662 | 69,280 | 70,417 | 71,387 | 71,350 | 70,572 |
| 1/24 | 2/24 | 3/24 | 4/24 | 5/24 | 6/24 | 7/24 | 8/24 | 9/24 | 10/24 | 11/24 | 12/24 |
| 70,650 | 70,217 | 70,786 | 70,548 | 70.897 | 71,002 | 70,167 | 69,892 | 70,916 | 71,553 | 71,258 | 71,042 |
| 1/25 | 2/25 | 3/25 | 4/25 | 5/25 | 6/25 | 7/25 | 8/25 | 9/25 | 10/25 | 11/25 | 12/25 |
| 71,547 | 71,477 | 72,019 | 72,168 | 70,912 | 70,250 | 69,809 | 70,866 | 71.646 | N/P | 72,090 | 71,918 |
| 1/26 | 2/26 | 3/26 | 4/26 | 5/26 | 6/26 | 7/26 | 8/26 | 9/26 | 10/26 | 11/26 | 12/26 |
| 71,992 | 71,884 | 71,995 | 71,339 | 71,111 | 70,366 | 69,913 | 71,768 | 73,122 | 73,797 |
And unemployed… (,000)
| 1/08 | 2/08 | 3/08 | 4/08 | 5/08 | 6/08 | 7/08 | 8/08 | 9/08 | 10/08 | 11/08 | 12/08 |
| 1,164 | 1,159 | 1,121 | 1,088 | 1,407 | 1,478 | 1,585 | 1,779 | 1,539 | 1,647 | 1,786 | 1,802 |
| 1/09 | 2/09 | 3/09 | 4/09 | 5/09 | 6/09 | 7/09 | 8/09 | 9/09 | 10/09 | 11/09 | 12/09 |
| 2,238 | 2,137 | 2,292 | 2,164 | 2,373 | 2,720 | 3,034 | 2,925 | 2,859 | 2,593 | 2,530 | 2,509 |
| 1/10 | 2/10 | 3/10 | 4/10 | 5/10 | 6/10 | 7/10 | 8/10 | 9/10 | 10/10 | 11/10 | 12/10 |
| 2,762 | 2,637 | 2,600 | 2,464 | 2,450 | 2,644 | 2,687 | 2,762 | 2,381 | 2,417 | 2,525 | 2,468 |
| 1/11 | 2/11 | 3/11 | 4/11 | 5/11 | 6/11 | 7/11 | 8/11 | 9/11 | 10/11 | 11/11 | 12/11 |
| 2,557 | 2,435 | 2,381 | 2,196 | 2,419 | 2,598 | 2,742 | 2,671 | 2,450 | 2,410 | 2,336 | 2,303 |
| 1/12 | 2/12 | 3/12 | 4/12 | 5/12 | 6/12 | 7/12 | 8/12 | 9/12 | 10/12 | 11/12 | 12/12 |
| 2,410 | 2,336 | 2,330 | 2,062 | 2,275 | 2,472 | 2,666 | 2,556 | 2,245 | 2,170 | 2,077 | 2,221 |
| 1/13 | 2/13 | 3/13 | 4/13 | 5/13 | 6/13 | 7/13 | 8/13 | 9/13 | 10/13 | 11/13 | 12/13 |
| 2,211 | 2,164 | 2,020 | 1,980 | 1,990 | 2,358 | 2,286 | 2,130 | 1,978 | 1,930 | 1,749 | 1,637 |
| 1/14 | 2/14 | 3/14 | 4/14 | 5/14 | 6/14 | 7/14 | 8/14 | 9/14 | 10/14 | 11/14 | 12/14 |
| 1,784 | 1,845 | 1,890 | 1,642 | 1,795 | 2,001 | 2,011 | 1,930 | 1,617 | 1,582 | 1,656 | 1,568 |
| 1/15 | 2/15 | 3/15 | 4/15 | 5/15 | 6/15 | 7/15 | 8/15 | 9/15 | 10/15 | 11/15 | 12/15 |
| 1,741 | 1,601 | 1,398 | 1,435 | 1,460 | 1,714 | 1,807 | 1,686 | 1,414 | 1,312 | 1,276 | 1,208 |
| 1/16 | 2/16 | 3/16 | 4/16 | 5/16 | 6/16 | 7/16 | 8/16 | 9/16 | 10/16 | 11/16 | 12/16 |
| 1,404 | 1,456 | 1,477 | 1,251 | 1,305 | 1,712 | 1,782 | 1,869 | 1,652 | 1,506 | 1,382 | 1,361 |
| 1/17 | 2/17 | 3/17 | 4/17 | 5/17 | 6/17 | 7/17 | 8/17 | 9/17 | 10/17 | 11/17 | 12/17 |
| 1,425 | 1,313 | 1,265 | 1,254 | 1,208 | 1,440 | 1,656 | 1,731 | 1,463 | 1,285 | 1,266 | 1,290 |
| 1/18 | 2/18 | 3/18 | 4/18 | 5/18 | 6/18 | 7/18 | 8/18 | 9/18 | 10/18 | 11/18 | 12/18 |
| 1,374 | 1,301 | 1,310 | 1,134 | 1,083 | 1,575 | 1,539 | 1,591 | 1,299 | 1,246 | 1,330 | 1,368 |
| 1/19 | 2/19 | 3/19 | 4/19 | 5/19 | 6/19 | 7/19 | 8/19 | 9/19 | 10/19 | 11/19 | 12/19 |
| 1,607 | 1,317 | 1,289 | 1,040 | 1,086 | 1,540 | 1,591 | 1,476 | 1,235 | 1,161 | 1,208 | 1,171 |
| 1/20 | 2/20 | 3/20 | 4/20 | 5/20 | 6/20 | 7/20 | 8/20 | 9/20 | 10/20 | 11/20 | 12/20 |
| 1,454 | 1,207 | 1,663 | 5,079 | 4,432 | 4,390 | 4,400 | 3,680 | 2,946 | 2,448 | 2,415 | 2,235 |
| 1/21 | 2/21 | 3/21 | 4/21 | 5/21 | 6/21 | 7/21 | 8/21 | 9/21 | 10/21 | 11/21 | 12/21 |
| 2,433 | 2,158 | 2,063 | 2,014 | 1,879 | 2,303 | 2,203 | 2,123 | 1,580 | 1,453 | 1,308 | 1,146 |
| 1/22 | 2/22 | 3/22 | 4/22 | 5/22 | 6/22 | 7/22 | 8/22 | 9/22 | 10/22 | 11/22 | 12/22 |
| 1,583 | 1,490 | 1,053 | 1,088 | 1,098 | 1,520 | 1,650 | 1,647 | 1,291 | 1,398 | 1,247 | 1,198 |
| 1/23 | 2/23 | 3/23 | 4/23 | 5/23 | 6/23 | 7/23 | 8/23 | 9/23 | 10/23 | 11/23 | 12/23 |
| 1,460 | 1,406 | 1,368 | 1,153 | 1,281 | 1,609 | 1,701 | 1,712 | 1,466 | 1,415 | 1,301 | 1,314 |
| 1/24 | 2/24 | 3/24 | 4/24 | 5/24 | 6/24 | 7/24 | 8/24 | 9/24 | 10/24 | 11/24 | 12/24 |
| 1,527 | 1,580 | 1,580 | 1,399 | 1,423 | 1,887 | 2,095 | 2,056 | 1,647 | 1,689 | 1,581 | 1,490 |
| 1/25 | 2/25 | 3/25 | 4/25 | 5/25 | 6/25 | 7/25 | 8/25 | 9/25 | 10/25 | 11/25 | 12/25 |
| 1,604 | 1,720 | 1,706 | 1,596 | 1,719 | 2,000 | 2,162 | 1,975 | 1,831 | N/P | 1,851 | 1,760 |
| 1/26 | 2/26 | 3/26 | 4/26 | 5/26 | 6/26 | 7/26 | 8/26 | 9/26 | 10/26 | 11/26 | 12/26 |
| 2,019 | 1,965 | 1,816 | 1,621 | 1,810 | 2,042 | 2,120 | 2,181 | 1.837 | 1,602 |
For a total Management, Professional & Related workforce of…(,000)
| 1/08 | 2/08 | 3/08 | 4/08 | 5/08 | 6/08 | 7/08 | 8/08 | 9/08 | 10/08 | 11/08 | 12/08 |
| 53,329 | 53,657 | 53,802 | 53,907 | 53,951 | 54,213 | 54,240 | 54,405 | 54,643 | 55,132 | 55,060 | 54,350 |
| 1/09 | 2/09 | 3/09 | 4/09 | 5/09 | 6/09 | 7/09 | 8/09 | 9/09 | 10/09 | 11/09 | 12/09 |
| 54,596 | 54,333 | 54,637 | 54,761 | 54,629 | 54,496 | 54,844 | 54,649 | 55,045 | 55,574 | 54,793 | 54,640 |
| 1/10 | 2/10 | 3/10 | 4/10 | 5/10 | 6/10 | 7/10 | 8/10 | 9/10 | 10/10 | 11/10 | 12/10 |
| 54,921 | 54,961 | 54,763 | 54,819 | 54,289 | 54,058 | 53,661 | 53,641 | 54,138 | 54,235 | 54,788 | 54,172 |
| 1/11 | 2/11 | 3/11 | 4/11 | 5/11 | 6/11 | 7/11 | 8/11 | 9/11 | 10/11 | 11/11 | 12/11 |
| 54,423 | 54,992 | 55,624 | 55,412 | 55,197 | 54,718 | 54,404 | 54,668 | 55,115 | 55,274 | 55,123 | 55,111 |
| 1/12 | 2/12 | 3/12 | 4/12 | 5/12 | 6/12 | 7/12 | 8/12 | 9/12 | 10/12 | 11/12 | 12/12 |
| 55,562 | 55,544 | 56,101 | 56,117 | 56,431 | 56,318 | 55,831 | 56,252 | 56,900 | 57,393 | 57,028 | 56,856 |
| 1/13 | 2/13 | 3/13 | 4/13 | 5/13 | 6/13 | 7/13 | 8/13 | 9/13 | 10/13 | 11/13 | 12/13 |
| 56,425 | 56,727 | 56,741 | 56,747 | 56,730 | 56,681 | 56,350 | 56,645 | 56,991 | 57,085 | 57,332 | 56,517 |
| 1/14 | 2/14 | 3/14 | 4/14 | 5/14 | 6/14 | 7/14 | 8/14 | 9/14 | 10/14 | 11/14 | 12/14 |
| 56,880 | 57,346 | 57,926 | 57,538 | 57,997 | 57,715 | 57,392 | 57,576 | 57,982 | 58,341 | 58,766 | 58,456 |
| 1/15 | 2/15 | 3/15 | 4/15 | 5/15 | 6/15 | 7/15 | 8/15 | 9/15 | 10/15 | 11/15 | 12/15 |
| 59,108 | 59,197 | 59,203 | 59,388 | 59,615 | 59,424 | 59,199 | 58,974 | 59,519 | 59,768 | 59,943 | 60,238 |
| 1/16 | 2/16 | 3/16 | 4/16 | 5/16 | 6/16 | 7/16 | 8/16 | 9/16 | 10/16 | 11/16 | 12/16 |
| 60,418 | 61,039 | 61,557 | 60,941 | 60,918 | 60,893 | 60,216 | 60,395 | 61,251 | 61,272 | 61,089 | 61,430 |
| 1/17 | 2/17 | 3/17 | 4/17 | 5/17 | 6/17 | 7/17 | 8/17 | 9/17 | 10/17 | 11/17 | 12/17 |
| 61,346 | 62,377 | 62,421 | 62,571 | 62,382 | 62,145 | 61,579 | 61,290 | 62,453 | 62,347 | 63,084 | 63,411 |
| 1/18 | 2/18 | 3/18 | 4/18 | 5/18 | 6/18 | 7/18 | 8/18 | 9/18 | 10/18 | 11/18 | 12/18 |
| 63,497 | 64,209 | 64,377 | 63,695 | 63,443 | 62,924 | 62,972 | 63,184 | 63,480 | 64,175 | 64,414 | 65,010 |
| 1/19 | 2/19 | 3/19 | 4/19 | 5/19 | 6/19 | 7/19 | 8/19 | 9/19 | 10/19 | 11/19 | 12/19 |
| 65,425 | 65,598 | 65,588 | 64,600 | 64,680 | 64,958 | 64,985 | 65,155 | 65,578 | 66,158 | 66,756 | 66,853 |
| 1/20 | 2/20 | 3/20 | 4/20 | 5/20 | 6/20 | 7/20 | 8/20 | 9/20 | 10/20 | 11/20 | 12/20 |
| 66,987 | 67,298 | 67,544 | 66,231 | 66,762 | 67,680 | 66,851 | 66,775 | 65,705 | 65,675 | 65,802 | 66,242 |
| 1/21 | 2/21 | 3/21 | 4/21 | 5/21 | 6/21 | 7/21 | 8/21 | 9/21 | 10/21 | 11/21 | 12/21 |
| 66,319 | 66,629 | 66,566 | 66,278 | 66,147 | 66,619 | 66,382 | 66,245 | 66,743 | 66,788 | 67,368 | 67,512 |
| 1/22 | 2/22 | 3/22 | 4/22 | 5/22 | 6/22 | 7/22 | 8/22 | 9/22 | 10/22 | 11/22 | 12/22 |
| 68,323 | 69,244 | 68,876 | 68,407 | 68,750 | 68,744 | 69,524 | 70,024 | 70,347 | 70,316 | 70.403 | 70,495 |
| 1/23 | 2/23 | 3/23 | 4/23 | 5/23 | 6/23 | 7/23 | 8/23 | 9/23 | 10/23 | 11/23 | 12/23 |
| 70,709 | 71,392 | 72,019 | 71,556 | 71,669 | 71,565 | 71,363 | 70,992 | 71,883 | 72,802 | 72,651 | 71,886 |
| 1/24 | 2/24 | 3/24 | 4/24 | 5/24 | 6/24 | 7/24 | 8/24 | 9/24 | 10/24 | 11/24 | 12/24 |
| 72,177 | 71,797 | 72,366 | 71,947 | 72,320 | 72,889 | 72,262 | 71,948 | 72,563 | 73,242 | 72,839 | 72,532 |
| 1/25 | 2/25 | 3/25 | 4/25 | 5/25 | 6/25 | 7/25 | 8/25 | 9/25 | 10/25 | 11/25 | 12/25 |
| 73,151 | 73,197 | 73,725 | 73,764 | 72,631 | 72,250 | 71,971 | 72,841 | 73,477 | N/P | 73,941 | 73,678 |
| 1/26 | 2/26 | 3/26 | 4/26 | 5/26 | 6/26 | 7/26 | 8/26 | 9/26 | 10/26 | 11/26 | 12/26 |
| 74,011 | 73,849 | 73,811 | 72,960 | 72,921 | 70,366 | 72,408 | 73,949 | 74,959 | 75,399 |
Management, Business and Financial Operations – Unemployment Rate
| 1/08 | 2/08 | 3/08 | 4/08 | 5/08 | 6/08 | 7/08 | 8/08 | 9/08 | 10/08 | 11/08 | 12/08 |
| 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 3.9% |
| 1/09 | 2/09 | 3/09 | 4/09 | 5/09 | 6/09 | 7/09 | 8/09 | 9/09 | 10/09 | 11/09 | 12/09 |
| 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 5.2% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| 1/10 | 2/10 | 3/10 | 4/10 | 5/10 | 6/10 | 7/10 | 8/10 | 9/10 | 10/10 | 11/10 | 12/10 |
| 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 5.1% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 5.7% |
| 1/11 | 2/11 | 3/11 | 4/11 | 5/11 | 6/11 | 7/11 | 8/11 | 9/11 | 10/11 | 11/11 | 12/11 |
| 5.3% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.4% |
| 1/12 | 2/12 | 3/12 | 4/12 | 5/12 | 6/12 | 7/12 | 8/12 | 9/12 | 10/12 | 11/12 | 12/12 |
| 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 4.1% |
| 1/13 | 2/13 | 3/13 | 4/13 | 5/13 | 6/13 | 7/13 | 8/13 | 9/13 | 10/13 | 11/13 | 12/13 |
| 4.0% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 3.1% |
| 1/14 | 2/14 | 3/14 | 4/14 | 5/14 | 6/14 | 7/14 | 8/14 | 9/14 | 10/14 | 11/14 | 12/14 |
| 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.5% |
| 1/15 | 2/15 | 3/15 | 4/15 | 5/15 | 6/15 | 7/15 | 8/15 | 9/15 | 10/15 | 11/15 | 12/15 |
| 3.0% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 1.9% |
| 1/16 | 2/16 | 3/16 | 4/16 | 5/16 | 6/16 | 7/16 | 8/16 | 9/16 | 10/16 | 11/16 | 12/16 |
| 2.3% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.4% |
| 1/17 | 2/17 | 3/17 | 4/17 | 5/17 | 6/17 | 7/17 | 8/17 | 9/17 | 10/17 | 11/17 | 12/17 |
| 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% |
| 1/18 | 2/18 | 3/18 | 4/18 | 5/18 | 6/18 | 7/18 | 8/18 | 9/18 | 10/18 | 11/18 | 12/18 |
| 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2.2% |
| 1/19 | 2/19 | 3/19 | 4/19 | 5/19 | 6/19 | 7/19 | 8/19 | 9/19 | 10/19 | 11/19 | 12/19 |
| 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% |
| 1/20 | 2/20 | 3/20 | 4/20 | 5/20 | 6/20 | 7/20 | 8/20 | 9/20 | 10/20 | 11/20 | 12/20 |
| 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 6.2% | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 4.3% | 3.9% | 3.6% |
| 1/21 | 2/21 | 3/21 | 4/21 | 5/21 | 6/21 | 7/21 | 8/21 | 9/21 | 10/21 | 11/21 | 12/21 |
| 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 1.8% |
| 1/22 | 2/22 | 3/22 | 4/22 | 5/22 | 6/22 | 7/22 | 8/22 | 9/22 | 10/22 | 11/22 | 12/22 |
| 2.1% | 2.1% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 1.8% |
| 1/23 | 2/23 | 3/23 | 4/23 | 5/23 | 6/23 | 7/23 | 8/23 | 9/23 | 10/23 | 11/23 | 12/23 |
| 2.0% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.0% |
| 1/24 | 2/24 | 3/24 | 4/24 | 5/24 | 6/24 | 7/24 | 8/24 | 9/24 | 10/24 | 11/24 | 12/24 |
| 2.1% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.0% |
| 1/25 | 2/25 | 3/25 | 4/25 | 5/25 | 6/25 | 7/25 | 8/25 | 9/25 | 10/25 | 11/25 | 12/25 |
| 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.1% | N/P | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 1/26 | 2/26 | 3/26 | 4/26 | 5/26 | 6/26 | 7/26 | 8/26 | 9/26 | 10/26 | 11/26 | 12/26 |
| 2.6% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.1% |
Professional & Related – Unemployment Rate
| 1/08 | 2/08 | 3/08 | 4/08 | 5/08 | 6/08 | 7/08 | 8/08 | 9/08 | 10/08 | 11/08 | 12/08 |
| 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2.9% |
| 1/10 | 2/10 | 3/10 | 4/10 | 5/10 | 6/10 | 7/10 | 8/10 | 9/10 | 10/10 | 11/10 | 12/10 |
| 4.9% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 3.8% |
| 1/11 | 2/11 | 3/11 | 4/11 | 5/11 | 6/11 | 7/11 | 8/11 | 9/11 | 10/11 | 11/11 | 12/11 |
| 4.3% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 4.9% | 5.3% | 5.1% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| 1/12 | 2/12 | 3/12 | 4/12 | 5/12 | 6/12 | 7/12 | 8/12 | 9/12 | 10/12 | 11/12 | 12/12 |
| 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 4.3% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 3.8% |
| 1/13 | 2/13 | 3/13 | 4/13 | 5/13 | 6/13 | 7/13 | 8/13 | 9/13 | 10/13 | 11/13 | 12/13 |
| 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 2.7% |
| 1/14 | 2/14 | 3/14 | 4/14 | 5/14 | 6/14 | 7/14 | 8/14 | 9/14 | 10/14 | 11/14 | 12/14 |
| 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2.8% |
| 1/15 | 2/15 | 3/15 | 4/15 | 5/15 | 6/15 | 7/15 | 8/15 | 9/15 | 10/15 | 11/15 | 12/15 |
| 2.9% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| 1/16 | 2/16 | 3/16 | 4/16 | 5/16 | 6/16 | 7/16 | 8/16 | 9/16 | 10/16 | 11/16 | 12/16 |
| 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| 1/17 | 2/17 | 3/17 | 4/17 | 5/17 | 6/17 | 7/17 | 8/17 | 9/17 | 10/17 | 11/17 | 12/17 |
| 2.2% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.1% |
| 1/18 | 2/18 | 3/18 | 4/18 | 5/18 | 6/18 | 7/18 | 8/18 | 9/18 | 10/18 | 11/18 | 12/18 |
| 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| 1/19 | 2/19 | 3/19 | 4/19 | 5/19 | 6/19 | 7/19 | 8/19 | 9/19 | 10/19 | 11/19 | 12/19 |
| 2.4% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 1.7% |
| 1/20 | 2/20 | 3/20 | 4/20 | 5/20 | 6/20 | 7/20 | 8/20 | 9/20 | 10/20 | 11/20 | 12/20 |
| 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 8.8% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.6% | 6.1% | 4.3% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.2% |
| 1/21 | 2/21 | 3/21 | 4/21 | 5/21 | 6/21 | 7/21 | 8/21 | 9/21 | 10/21 | 11/21 | 12/21 |
| 3.5% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.6% |
| 1/22 | 2/22 | 3/22 | 4/22 | 5/22 | 6/22 | 7/22 | 8/22 | 9/22 | 10/22 | 11/22 | 12/22 |
| 2.5% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.6% |
| 1/23 | 2/23 | 3/23 | 4/23 | 5/23 | 6/23 | 7/23 | 8/23 | 9/23 | 10/23 | 11/23 | 12/23 |
| 2.1% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 1.7% |
| 1/24 | 2/24 | 3/24 | 4/24 | 5/24 | 6/24 | 7/24 | 8/24 | 9/24 | 10/24 | 11/24 | 12/24 |
| 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| 1/25 | 2/25 | 3/25 | 4/25 | 5/25 | 6/25 | 7/25 | 8/25 | 9/25 | 10/25 | 11/25 | 12/25 |
| 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 2.8% | N/P | 2.5% | 2.3% |
| 1/26 | 2/26 | 3/26 | 4/26 | 5/26 | 6/26 | 7/26 | 8/26 | 9/26 | 10/26 | 11/26 | 12/26 |
| 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 2.6% | 2.2% |
Sales & Related – Unemployment Rate
| 1/08 | 2/08 | 3/08 | 4/08 | 5/08 | 6/08 | 7/08 | 8/08 | 9/08 | 10/08 | 11/08 | 12/08 |
| 5.2% | 5.2% | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 6.3% | 5.7% | 6.1% | 6.5% | 7.0% |
| 1/09 | 2/09 | 3/09 | 4/09 | 5/09 | 6/09 | 7/09 | 8/09 | 9/09 | 10/09 | 11/09 | 12/09 |
| 7.7% | 8.4% | 8.9% | 8.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% | 8.3% | 8.7% | 8.9% | 9.5% | 9.1% | 8.9% |
| 1/10 | 2/10 | 3/10 | 4/10 | 5/10 | 6/10 | 7/10 | 8/10 | 9/10 | 10/10 | 11/10 | 12/10 |
| 10.1% | 10.2% | 9.7% | 9.2% | 9.6% | 9.4% | 10.1% | 9.0% | 9.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% | 8.3% |
| 1/11 | 2/11 | 3/11 | 4/11 | 5/11 | 6/11 | 7/11 | 8/11 | 9/11 | 10/11 | 11/11 | 12/11 |
| 9.3% | 9.0% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 9.4% | 9.7% | 9.4% | 8.6% | 9.4% | 8.2% | 7.8% | 7.7% |
| 1/12 | 2/12 | 3/12 | 4/12 | 5/12 | 6/12 | 7/12 | 8/12 | 9/12 | 10/12 | 11/12 | 12/12 |
| 8.2% | 7.9% | 8.1% | 7.6% | 7.9% | 8.4% | 8.3% | 8.6% | 7.9% | 7.0% | 7.3% | 7.0% |
| 1/13 | 2/13 | 3/13 | 4/13 | 5/13 | 6/13 | 7/13 | 8/13 | 9/13 | 10/13 | 11/13 | 12/13 |
| 8.5% | 8.2% | 7.7% | 6.9% | 7.1% | 6.7% | 6.9% | 7.2% | 7.5% | 7.3% | 7.0% | 6.3% |
| 1/14 | 2/14 | 3/14 | 4/14 | 5/14 | 6/14 | 7/14 | 8/14 | 9/14 | 10/14 | 11/14 | 12/14 |
| 7.1% | 7.7% | 6.8% | 5.8% | 6.8% | 6.1% | 6.2% | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 5.0% |
| 1/15 | 2/15 | 3/15 | 4/15 | 5/15 | 6/15 | 7/15 | 8/15 | 9/15 | 10/15 | 11/15 | 12/15 |
| 5.8% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 5.4% | 5.6% | 5.3% | 5.1% | 4.3% |
| 1/16 | 2/16 | 3/16 | 4/16 | 5/16 | 6/16 | 7/16 | 8/16 | 9/16 | 10/16 | 11/16 | 12/16 |
| 5.0% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 5.1% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| 1/17 | 2/17 | 3/17 | 4/17 | 5/17 | 6/17 | 7/17 | 8/17 | 9/17 | 10/17 | 11/17 | 12/17 |
| 5.2% | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 4.8% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 3.8% |
| 1/18 | 2/18 | 3/18 | 4/18 | 5/18 | 6/18 | 7/18 | 8/18 | 9/18 | 10/18 | 11/18 | 12/18 |
| 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.6% |
| 1/19 | 2/19 | 3/19 | 4/19 | 5/19 | 6/19 | 7/19 | 8/19 | 9/19 | 10/19 | 11/19 | 12/19 |
| 4.5% | 5.0% | 4.6% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| 1/20 | 2/20 | 3/20 | 4/20 | 5/20 | 6/20 | 7/20 | 8/20 | 9/20 | 10/20 | 11/20 | 12/20 |
| 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 17.1% | 16.2% | 13.3% | 10.9% | 8.6% | 8.9% | 7.0% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| 1/21 | 2/21 | 3/21 | 4/21 | 5/21 | 6/21 | 7/21 | 8/21 | 9/21 | 10/21 | 11/21 | 12/21 |
| 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.4% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 4.2% | 3.6% |
| 1/22 | 2/22 | 3/22 | 4/22 | 5/22 | 6/22 | 7/22 | 8/22 | 9/22 | 10/22 | 11/22 | 12/22 |
| 4.2% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| 1/23 | 2/23 | 3/23 | 4/23 | 5/23 | 6/23 | 7/23 | 8/23 | 9/23 | 10/23 | 11/23 | 12/23 |
| 4.4% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.4% |
| 1/24 | 2/24 | 3/24 | 4/24 | 5/24 | 6/24 | 7/24 | 8/24 | 9/24 | 10/24 | 11/24 | 12/24 |
| 4.5% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 4.1% |
| 1/25 | 2/25 | 3/25 | 4/25 | 5/25 | 6/25 | 7/25 | 8/25 | 9/25 | 10/25 | 11/25 | 12/25 |
| 4.9% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 3.9% | 4.8% | 4.8% | N/P | 5/0% | 4.5% |
| 1/26 | 2/26 | 3/26 | 4/26 | 5/26 | 6/26 | 7/26 | 8/26 | 9/26 | 10/26 | 11/26 | 12/26 |
| 5.2% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 3.2% | 4.5% |