
CHART: Civilian Labor Force |
Civilian Labor Force
Total number of employed and unemployed persons, seasonally adjusted. |
Previous
140,918
October 2000
(thousands)
|
Current
141,052
November 2000
(thousands)
|
Provided by
Bureau of Labor Statistics
as of December 08, 2000.
|

CHART: Unemployment |
Unemployment
Total number of persons unemployed, seasonally adjusted. |
Previous
5,496
October 2000
(thousands)
|
Current
5,679
November 2000
(thousands)
|
Provided by
Bureau of Labor Statistics
as of December 08, 2000.
|

CHART: Unemployment Rate |
Unemployment Rate
Number of persons unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted. |
Previous
3.9
October 2000
|
Current
4.0
November 2000
|
Provided by
Bureau of Labor Statistics
as of December 08, 2000.
|

CHART: Employees on Nonfarm Payrolls |
Employees on Nonfarm Payrolls
Preliminary data, seasonally adjusted. |
Previous
131,800(p)
October 2000
(thousands)
|
Current
131,894(p)
November 2000
(thousands)
|
Provided by
Bureau of Labor Statistics
as of December 08, 2000.
|

CHART: Average Weekly Hours |
Average Weekly Hours
Nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls. Preliminary data, seasonally adjusted. |
Previous
34.4(p)
October 2000
(hours)
|
Current
34.3(p)
November 2000
(hours)
|
Provided by
Bureau of Labor Statistics
as of December 15, 2000.
|

CHART: Average Hourly Earnings |
Average Hourly Earnings
Nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls. Preliminary data, seasonally adjusted. |
Previous
13.83(p)
September 2000
(dollars)
|
Current
13.89(p)
October 2000
(dollars)
|
Provided by
Bureau of Labor Statistics
as of December 05, 2000.
|

CHART: Employment Cost Index |
Employment Cost Index
Compensation for civilian workers. 3-month change as percent, seasonally adjusted. |
Previous
1.0
2nd Quarter 2000
(percent change)
|
Current
0.9
3rd Quarter 2000
(percent change)
|
Provided by
Bureau of Labor Statistics
as of October 26, 2000.
|

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
6.1
2nd Quarter 2000
(percent change)
|
Current
3.3
3rd Quarter 2000
(percent change)
|
Provided by
Bureau of Labor Statistics
as of December 06, 2000.
|