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CHART: Civilian Labor Force

Total number of employed and unemployed persons, seasonally adjusted.


Previous
153,374
February 2008
(thousands)




Current
153,784
March 2008
(thousands)


Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of April 04, 2008.
CHART: Unemployment

Total number of persons unemployed, seasonally adjusted.


Previous
7,381
February 2008
(thousands)




Current
7,815
March 2008
(thousands)


Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of April 04, 2008.
CHART: Unemployment Rate

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


Previous
4.8
February 2008




Current
5.1
March 2008


Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of April 04, 2008.
CHART: Employees on Nonfarm Payrolls

Preliminary data, seasonally adjusted. 1-month change.


Previous
-76
February 2008
(thousands)




Current
-80
March 2008
(thousands)


Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of April 04, 2008.
CHART: Average Weekly Hours

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


Previous
33.7(p)
February 2008
(hours)




Current
33.8(p)
March 2008
(hours)


Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of April 04, 2008.
CHART: Average Hourly Earnings

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


Previous
17.81(p)
February 2008
(dollars)




Current
17.86(p)
March 2008
(dollars)


Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of April 04, 2008.
CHART: Employment Cost Index

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


Previous
0.8
3rd Quarter 2007
(percent change)




Current
0.8
4th Quarter 2007
(percent change)


Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of January 31, 2008.
CHART: 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
6.3
3rd Quarter 2007
(percent change)




Current
1.9
4th Quarter 2007
(percent change)


Provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics as of March 05, 2008.

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