is 120000 of the 146,000 job gain! (see "birth/death")
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t12.htmHOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-12. Alternative measures of labor underutilization
Jan. Dec. Jan. Jan. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.
2004 2004 2005 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2005
U-1 Persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of
the civilian labor force................................. 2.4 1.9 2.0 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.9
U-2 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as
a percent of the civilian labor force.................... 3.6 2.8 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.7
U-3 Total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor
force (official unemployment rate)....................... 6.3 5.1 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.2
U-4 Total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent
of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers..... 6.5 5.4 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6
U-5 Total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all
other marginally attached workers, as a percent of
civilian labor force plus all marginally attached
workers.................................................. 7.3 6.1 6.9 6.7 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.4
U-6 Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers,
plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally
attached workers......................................... 10.9 9.1 10.2 9.9 9.4 9.7 9.4 9.3 9.3
CEU0000000001Not Seasonally AdjustedSuper Sector: Total nonfarmIndustry: Total nonfarmNAICS Code: N/AData Type: ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
2000 128763 129428 130526 131525 132481 132998 131777 131785 132450 133007 133372 133308 131785
2001 130433 131098 131690 132094 132800 133179 131686 131613 131871 132072 131880 131491 131826
2002 128602 129069 129672 130257 131023 131404 129959 130044 130559 131227 131346 130933 130341
2003 128248 128660 129148 129800 130559 130890 129549 129601 130253 131045 131207 131026 129999
2004 128365 128976 130019 131150 132068 132527 131384 131416 132127 133139 133406 133200(p) 131481(p)
2005 130538(p)
p : preliminary
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Series Id: CES0000000001Seasonally AdjustedSuper Sector: Total nonfarmIndustry: Total nonfarmNAICS Code: N/AData Type: ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
2000 130781 130901 131377 131662 131882 131839 132015 132004 132122 132110 132326 132484
2001 132454 132546 132511 132214 132187 132029 131941 131803 131549 131172 130879 130705
2002 130581 130478 130441 130335 130326 130377 130277 130295 130250 130309 130315 130161
2003 130247 130125 129907 129853 129827 129854 129857 129859 129953 130076 130172 130255
2004 130372 130466 130786 131123 131373 131479 131562 131750 131880 132162 132294 132427(p)
2005 132573(p)
http://www.bls.gov/web/cesbd.htmNOTE HOW JAN 2004 IS NOT PUBLISHED - <-391> - so you can not see that 120,000 of new jobs comes from lower birth/death correction!
2004 Net Birth/Death Adjustment (in thousands) Supersector Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Total
225 204 181 -80 123 44 55 9 66
2005 Net Birth/Death Adjustment (in thousands) Supersector Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Total
-280
http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesbdhst.htmNet Birth/Death Adjustments (in thousands)
April 2003 – March 2004 Preliminary Estimates
Apr03 May03 Jun03 Jul03 Aug03 Sep03 Oct03 Nov03 Dec03 Jan04 Feb04 Mar04 Total
Total
228 194 167 -69 119 27 43 26 53 n/a n/a n/a 788
April 2002 – March 2003 Preliminary Estimates
Total
66 166 148 -11 59 14 -15 -7 12 -211 8 60 289
April 2002 – March 2003 Post-Benchmark Estimates
Apr
Total
45 176 156 -61 106 23 68 25 53 -391 119 151 470