Bureau of Labor Statistics - Data from the Payroll Survey

nonfarm nonfarm 1996
TOTAL NONFARM EMPLOYEES (in thousands, seasonally adjusted)

weekly hours weekly hours 1996
AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS OF PRODUCTION WORKERS (private, seasonally adjusted)
hourly earnings hourly earnings 1996
AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS IN 1982 DOLLARS (private, seasonally adjusted)
weekly earnings weekly earnings 1996
AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS IN 1982 DOLLARS (private, seasonally adjusted)

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Data from the Household Survey

household household 1996
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY EMPLOYEES (in thousands, 16 years and over, seasonally adjusted)

labor force labor force 1996
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE (in thousands, 16 years and over, seasonally adjusted)
unempl rate unempl rate 1996
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (percent, seasonally adjusted)
participation participation 1996
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE (percent, seasonally adjusted)
empl-population empl-population 1996
EMPLOYMENT-POPULATION RATIO (percent, seasonally adjusted)
avg weeks unempl avg weeks unempl 1996
AVERAGE NUMBER OF WEEKS UNEMPLOYED (16 years and over, seasonally adjusted)
avg weeks unempl avg weeks unempl 1996
NUMBER UNEMPLOYED FOR 27 WEEKS & OVER (thousands, 16 years and over, seasonally adjusted)
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