Employment Data

Employment Data

 United States    Date Change Subscribe
Average Hourly Earnings 19.72 Apr 2012 +0.15 %
Average Weekly Earnings 666.54 Apr 2012 +0.15 %
Labour Force 132,989 Apr 2012 +0.09 %
Non Farm Payroll 115 Apr 2012 -25.32 %
Unemployment Insurance Initial Claim 370,000 May 12, 2012 -- 
Unemployment Rate 8.1 Apr 2012 -0.10 
 Canada    Date Change Subscribe
Labour Force Survey (Change) 58,200.0 Apr 2012
Unemployment Rate 7.3 Apr 2012 +0.10 
 United Kingdom    Date Change Subscribe
Average Earnings Index (Change) 2.6 Jul 2010
Claimant Count 1,590,000 Apr 2012 -0.87 %
Claimant Count (Change) -14,000 Apr 2012
Quarterly Unemployment Rate 8.2 Q1 2012 -0.10 
Unemployment Rate 8.2 Mar 2012 -0.10 
 Euro Zone    Date Change Subscribe
Annual Labour Cost Index 2.80 Q4 2011
Quarterly Employment (Change) -0.13 Q3 2011
Unemployment Rate 10.89 Mar 2012 +0.10 
 Switzerland    Date Change Subscribe
Employed Persons 4,765.63 Q4 2011 +0.70 %
Unemployment Rate 3.05 Mar 2012 -0.03 
 Japan    Date Change Subscribe
Employed Persons 62,710 Mar 2012 -0.27 %
Unemployment Rate 4.5 Mar 2012 -- 
 Australia    Date Change Subscribe
Employment (Change) 15.5 Apr 2012 -58.78 %
Labour Force 11,501.0 Apr 2012 +0.13 %
Unemployment Rate 4.9 Apr 2012 -0.30 
 New Zealand    Date Change Subscribe
Employment (Change) 9.00 Q1 2012
Employment Rate 2,230.0 Q1 2012 +0.41 %
Labour Cost Index (Quarterly Change) 0.50 Q1 2012
Unemployment Rate 6.70 Q1 2012 +0.30 
Employment reports provide details on the number of people actively seeking employment, and are usually expressed as the percentage of the workforce not currently employed. Statistics such as average earnings and the number of new jobs created during the period are often included in the reports to help analysts determine if a trend is developing. Results are also broken down by industry sector, so it is possible to gauge how well areas like manufacturing and mining are performing in comparison to the national average.