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Current Employment Statistics

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National Employment Situation
for October 2009

Civilian Labor Force........	153,975,000
Total Employed.................	138,275,000
Total Unemployed............	015,700,000
Not in the Labor Force....	082,575,000
Unemployment Rates:

Major Industries with Job Growth:
	Health Care
	Temporary Help Services

Major Industries with Job Declines:
	Construction
	Manufacturing
	Retail Trade

Employment-Population Ratio..................................	58.5%
Labor Force Participation Rate............	65.1%
Marginally Attached to the Labor Force...............	2.4 million Persons
Discouraged Workers.....	808,000 Persons

Average Earnings:
	Hourly.........................	$18.72
	Weekly........................	$617.76

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

	Overall..........................	10.2%
	Men...............................	10.7%
	Women..........................	08.1%
	Teenagers....................	27.6%
	Whites...........................	09.5%
	Blacks...........................	15.7%
	Hispanics......................	13.1%
	Asians...........................	Data not available