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

Total number of employed and unemployed persons, seasonally adjusted.

Previous
146,878

December 2003
(thousands)


Current
146,863(1 )

January 2004
(thousands)
Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of February 06, 2004.
CHART: Unemployment
CHART: Unemployment
Unemployment

Total number of persons unemployed, seasonally adjusted.

Previous
8,398

December 2003
(thousands)


Current
8,297

January 2004
(thousands)
Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of February 06, 2004.
CHART: Unemployment Rate
CHART: Unemployment Rate
Unemployment Rate

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

Previous
5.7

December 2003


Current
5.6

January 2004
Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of February 06, 2004.
CHART: Employees on Nonfarm Payrolls
CHART: Employees on Nonfarm Payrolls
Employees on Nonfarm Payrolls

Preliminary data, seasonally adjusted. 1-month change.

Previous
16

December 2003
(thousands)


Current
112

January 2004
(thousands)
Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of February 06, 2004.
CHART: Average Weekly Hours
CHART: Average Weekly Hours
Average Weekly Hours

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

Previous
33.5(p)

December 2003
(hours)


Current
33.7(p)

January 2004
(hours)
Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of February 06, 2004.
>CHART: Average Hourly Earnings
CHART: Average Hourly Earnings
Average Hourly Earnings

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

Previous
15.47(p)

December 2003
(dollars)


Current
15.49(p)

January 2004
(dollars)
Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of February 06, 2004.
CHART: Employment Cost Index
CHART: Employment Cost Index
Employment Cost Index

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

Previous
1.0

3rd Quarter 2003
(percent change)


Current
0.7

4th Quarter 2003
(percent change)
Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of January 29, 2004.
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
9.5

3rd Quarter 2003
(percent change)


Current
2.7

4th Quarter 2003
(percent change)
Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of February 05, 2004.

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