1. Number of
Unemployed13,00012,80012,60012,40012,20012,00011,80011,600 May-12
Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12
2. Labor Participation Rate 63.9 63.8 63.8 63.7 The
participation rate dropped(Percentage %)tremendously last month and
63.7 accounted for the reason whyunemployment rate dropped in
63.6August. 63.6The rate has slightly reboundedin the following
month; in 63.5addition to the increased jobgenerations this aided
in 63.5lowering the unemployment 63.4 63.4May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12
Aug-12 Sep-12 3. Unemployment Rate 8.4 8.3 8.2 8.1(Percentage %)
8.0 Keep in mind that this drop in the rate was a 7.9 result of
individuals leaving the job market 7.8 giving up looking for work
(reference labor 7.7 participation rate graph) 7.6 7.5
May-12Jun-12Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12
