Table 16: Labor Force and Unemployment

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


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