Total data range: from 1970 to 2011
Chage from previous period:
Chage from same period of previous year:
History High:
History Low:
| 1970 | 8490 |
| 1971 | 7840 |
| 1972 | 7310 |
| 1973 | 6810 |
| 1974 | 6540 |
| 1975 | 6380 |
| 1976 | 6210 |
| 1977 | 6110 |
| 1978 | 6100 |
| 1979 | 5860 |
| 1980 | 5510 |
| 1981 | 5330 |
| 1982 | 5250 |
| 1983 | 5060 |
| 1984 | 4860 |
| 1985 | 4820 |
| 1986 | 4700 |
| 1987 | 4640 |
| 1988 | 4480 |
| 1989 | 4390 |
| 1990 | 4270 |
| 1991 | 4030 |
| 1992 | 3910 |
| 1993 | 3650 |
| 1994 | 3550 |
| 1995 | 3510 |
| 1996 | 3390 |
| 1997 | 3320 |
| 1998 | 3250 |
| 1999 | 3160 |
| 2000 | 3070 |
| 2001 | 2970 |
| 2002 | 2810 |
| 2003 | 2780 |
| 2004 | 2710 |
| 2005 | 2670 |
| 2006 | 2580 |
| 2007 | 2580 |
| 2008 | 2540 |
| 2009 | 2480 |
| 2010 | 2390 |
| 2011 | 2341 |
Units: Thousands of Persons
Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted (NSA)
Source: U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release: International Comparisons of Annual Labor Force Statistics
Frequency: Annual
Data range: 1970 to 2011
Last updated: 2012-06-08