NSO labor force surveys table

LABOR FORCE SURVEY ROUND

TOTAL POPULATION 15 YEARS OLD AND OVER

LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE

LABOR FORCE

EMPLOYMENT RATE

ESTIMATED NO. OF EMPLOYED PERSONS

Jan-09

58,657,000

63.3%

37,130,000

92.3%

34,258,000

Oct-08

58,183,000

63.7%

37,100,000

93.2%

34,533,000

Jul-08

58,119,000

64.3%

37,300,000

92.6%

34,597,000

Apr-08

57,700,000

63.2%

36,400,000

92.0%

33,536,000

Jan-08

57,390,000

63.4%

36,385,000

92.6%

33,693,000

Oct-07

56,845,000

63.2%

35,926,000

93.7%

33,672,000

Jul-07

56,857,000

63.6%

36,161,000

92.2%

33,318,000

Apr-07

56,411,000

64.5%

36,385,000

92.6%

33,704,000

Jan-07

56,145,000

64.8%

36,382,000

92.2%

33,545,000

Oct-06

55,638,000

63.8%

35,497,000

92.6%

32,886,000

Jul-06

55,475,000

64.6%

35,867,000

91.9%

32,926,000

Apr-06

54,976,000

64.8%

35,624,000

91.8%

32,699,000

Jan-06

54,829,000

63.6%

34,871,000

91.9%

32,031,000

Oct-05

54,799,000

64.8%

35,494,000

92.6%

32,875,000

Jul-05

54,583,000

64.6%

35,237,000

92.3%

32,522,000

Apr-05

54,195,000

64.8%

35,130,000

91.7%

32,221,000

LABOR FORCE SURVEY ROUND

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

ESTIMATED NO. OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS

UNDER-EMPLOYMENT RATE

ESTIMATED NO. OF UNDER-EMPLOYED PERSONS

Jan-09

7.7%

2,855,000

18.2%

6,238,000

Oct-08

6.8%

2,525,000

17.5%

6,028,000

Jul-08

7.4%

2,750,000

21.0%

7,275,000

Apr-08

8.0%

2,914,000

19.8%

6,626,000

Jan-08

7.4%

2,675,000

18.9%

6,368,000

Oct-07

6.3%

2,246,000

18.1%

6,109,000

Jul-07

7.8%

2,824,000

22.0%

7,327,000

Apr-07

7.4%

2,692,000

18.9%

6,378,000

Jan-07

7.8%

2,850,000

21.5%

7,214,000

Oct-06

7.4%

2,620,000

20.3%

6,762,000

Jul-06

8.1%

2,918,000

23.4%

7,718,000

Apr-06

8.2%

2,935,000

25.4%

8,309,000

Jan-06

8.1%

2,825,000

21.1%

6,774,000

Oct-05

7.4%

2,619,000

21.2%

6,962,000

Jul-05

7.7%

2,715,000

20.5%

6,660,000

Apr-05

8.3%

2,909,000

26.1%

8,421,000