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| U.S. Civilian Labor Force, Employment, Unemployment | ||||
| and Unemployment Rate (Annual Averages)* | ||||
| (Thousands of Persons 16 Years and Over) | ||||
| Civilian | Unemployment | |||
| Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Rate (%) |
| 2008p | 154,287 | 145,362 | 8,924 | 5.8 |
| 2007r | 153,124 | 146,047 | 7,078 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | 151,428 | 144,427 | 7,001 | 4.6 |
| 2005 | 149,320 | 141,730 | 7,591 | 5.1 |
| 2004 | 147,401 | 139,252 | 8,149 | 5.5 |
| 2003 | 146,510 | 137,736 | 8,774 | 6.0 |
| 2002 | 144,863 | 136,485 | 8,378 | 5.8 |
| 2001 | 143,734 | 136,933 | 6,801 | 4.7 |
| 2000 | 142,583 | 136,891 | 5,692 | 4.0 |
| 1999 | 139,368 | 133,488 | 5,880 | 4.2 |
| 1998 | 137,673 | 131,463 | 6,210 | 4.5 |
| * Detail may not add to total because of rounding. |
| p Preliminary. |
| r Revised. |
| Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
| Table prepared by: Bureau of Business and Economic Research, |
| University of New Mexico. |