Saturday, May 28, 2011

Unemployment Rate May-06-2011

Employment Situation Summary

Friday, May 6, 2011

Technical information:
Household data: (202) 691-6378 * cpsinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/cps
Establishment data: (202) 691-6555 * cesinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/ces

Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov


THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- APRIL 2011


Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 244,000 in April, and the unemployment rate
edged up to 9.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Job gains occurred in several service-providing industries, manufacturing,
and mining.

US Census Statistics 2008 Individuals and House Holds Incomes

http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2011/tables/11s0691.pdf