Workforce Investment Area 3

September 2009:

Over the Month

•    Total nonfarm payroll employment down 300
•    Goods-producing sector down 100
•    Service-providing sector down 200
•    Total unemployment down 100
•    Unemployment rate unchanged at 7.1 percent

Over the Year

•    Total nonfarm payroll employment down 1,300
•    Goods-producing sector up 200
•    Service-providing sector down 1,500
•    Total unemployment up 3,600
•    Unemployment rate up four percentage points from 3.1 percent