2008 January

April
July
October

Labor Force Participation Rate

63.4
63.2
64.3
63.7

Employment Rate
92.6
92
92.6
93.2

2007 January
April
July
October

64.8
64.5
63.6
63.2

92.2
92.6
92.2
93.7

2006 January
April
July
October

63.8
64.9
64.7
64

91.9
91.8
92
92.7

2005 January
April
July
October

66.1
68.1
64.6
64.8

88.7
87.3
92.3
92.6

2004 January
April
July
October

67.3
69
67.2
66.5

89
86.3
88.3
89.1

2003 January
April
July
October

65.7
67.1
67
67.1

89.4
87.8
87.4
89.8

2002 January
April
July
October

66.4
69.9
67.1
66.2

89.7
86.1
88.8
89.8

2001 January
April
July
October

65.5
69
66.3
67.5

88.6
86.7
89.9
90.2

Sources: NSCB and NEDA

Unemployment Rate
7.4
8
7.4
6.8

Underemployment Rate
18.9
19.8
21
17.5

GDP Growth
3.9
4.2
4.6
2.9

7.8
7.4
7.8
6.3

21.5
18.9
22
18.1

6.9
8.3
6.8
6.3

8.1
8.2
8
7.3

21.3
25.4
23.5
20.4

5.7
5.8
5.3
4.8

11.3
12.7
7.7
7.4

16.1
26.1
20.5
21.2

4.2
5.4
4.8
5.3

11
13.7
11.7
20.9

17.5
18.5
17.6
16.9

6.5
6.6
6.3
5.4

10.6
12.2
12.6
10.2

16.1
15.6
20.7
15.8

4.8
4.2
4.8
5

10.3
13.9
11.2
10.2

15.9
19.6
17.1
15.3

3.7
4.8
3.7
5.8

11.4
13.3
10.1
9.8

16.9
17.5
17.7
16.6

2.9
3
3
3.9