Historical			Forecast
(In Thousands)	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Civilian Labor Force	255.3	256.2	251.3	258.0	260.9	263.4	265.5	267.0	268.6	271.0	273.5	276.0	278.3	280.5
Percent Change		0.3%	-2.0%	2.6%	1.1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.5%	0.6%	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%
Number of Employed	243.1	243.3	238.5	245.6	248.8	250.2	251.4	252.4	253.9	256.1	258.3	260.5	262.6	264.5
Percent Change		0.1%	-2.0%	2.9%	1.3%	0.6%	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.8%	0.7%
Number of Unemployed	12.2	12.8	12.8	12.4	12.1	13.2	14.1	14.6	14.8	15.0	15.2	15.5	15.8	16.1
Percent Change		5.2%	-0.7%	-3.3%	-2.3%	8.8%	6.1%	3.5%	1.1%	1.5%	1.6%	1.5%	1.7%	1.9%
Unemployment Rate	4.8	5.0	5.1	4.8	4.6	5.0	5.3	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7

Labor Supply | Labor Market Information | Economic Analysis Division