| BLS: Employment Situation Summary (Month) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mo | Yr | Unemp | Chg | Jobs Lost | %Chg | f(Chg) | Tot Lost |
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| Jan | 2008 | 4.90% | -17,000 | -17,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Feb | 2008 | 4.80% | -2.04% | -63,000 | 270.59% | -80,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mar | 2008 | 5.10% | 6.25% | -80,000 | 26.98% | -90.03% | -160,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Apr | 2008 | 5.00% | -1.96% | -20,000 | -75.00% | -377.94% | -180,000 | |||||||||||||||
| May | 2008 | 5.50% | 10.00% | -49,000 | 145.00% | -293.33% | -229,000 | |||||||||||||||
| June | 2008 | 5.50% | 0.00% | -62,000 | 26.53% | -81.70% | -291,000 | |||||||||||||||
| July | 2008 | 6.10% | 10.91% | -51,000 | -17.74% | -166.87% | -342,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Aug | 2008 | 6.10% | 0.00% | -84,000 | 64.71% | -464.71% | -426,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Sept | 2008 | 6.10% | 0.00% | -159,000 | 89.29% | 37.99% | -585,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Oct | 2008 | 6.50% | 6.56% | -240,000 | 50.94% | -42.94% | -825,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Nov | 2008 | 6.70% | 3.08% | -533,000 | 122.08% | 139.65% | -1,358,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Dec | 2008 | 7.20% | 7.46% | -534,000 | 0.19% | -99.85% | -1,892,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Jan | 2009 | 7.60% | 5.56% | -598,000 | 11.99% | 6288.01% | -2,490,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Feb | 2009 | 8.10% | 6.58% | -651,000 | 8.86% | -26.05% | -3,141,000 | |||||||||||||||
| -3,141,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||