| 2000 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
| Civilian labor force, 16 years old and
over (million) |
142.6 |
144.9 |
146.5 |
147.4 |
149.3 |
| Unemployed (million) |
5.7 |
8.4 |
8.8 |
8.1 |
7.6 |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
4.0 |
5.8 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
5.1 |
| Nonfarm
employment, total (million) |
131.8 |
130.3 |
130.0 |
131.4 |
133.5 |
| Manufacturing (percent) |
13.1 |
11.7 |
11.2 |
10.9 |
10.7 |
| Other goods-producing industries (percent) |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
| Private service producing industries (percent) |
65.5 |
66.2 |
66.6 |
66.9 |
67.1 |
| Government (percent) |
15.8 |
16.5 |
16.6 |
16.4 |
16.3 |
| Average annual pay ($1,000) |
35.3 |
36.8 |
37.8 |
39.4 |
(NA) |
| Weekly
earnings, 1982 dollars |
$276 |
$279 |
$279 |
$278 |
$276 |
| Employment cost index, civilian
workers (June 1989=100) |
150.6 |
162.2 |
168.4 |
174.7 |
180.2 |
NA Not available.
