June 2005 numbers, via the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

• 141,638,000 Americans employed, a record number.
• 7,486,000 Americans unemployed. The lowest number since October 2001.
• Unemployment rate of 5%. Lowest since October 2001. Lower than any month in the period 1984 through April 1997.
• Black unemployment 10.3%. Still lower than all but a handful of months in the period 1984 through mid-1997.
• Average hourly rate for production workers: $16.06. A new record.