Labor Force Statistics Latest Numbers

Seasonally Adjusted

Unemployment Rate:
8.5% in Dec 2011
Historical Data

Change in Unemployment Level:
-226,000 in Dec 2011
Historical Data

Change in Employment Level:
+176,000 in Dec 2011
Historical Data

Change in Civilian Labor Force Level:
-50,000 in Dec 2011
Historical Data

Civilian Labor Force Participation Rate:
64.0% in Dec 2011
Historical Data

Employment-Population Ratio:
58.5% in Dec 2011
Historical Data

Annual Averages

Unemployment Rate:
8.9% for 2011
Historical Data

Unemployment Level:
13,747,000 for 2011
Historical Data

p- preliminary

http://www.bls.gov/cps/