PARKERSBURG MSA
CALENDAR YEAR 2002
MONTHLY REPORT ON THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND UNEMPLOYMENT *
			JAN*	FEB*	MAR*	APR*	MAY*	JUN*	JUL*	AUG*	SEP*	OCT*	NOV*	DEC*	AVG
LABOR FORCE STATISTICS
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE			77,500	78,400	78,500	79,400	80,400	81,100	81,100	80,200	80,000	80,200	80,400	80,400	79,800
	TOTAL EMPLOYMENT		72,400	73,200	73,600	74,700	76,000	76,100	76,500	75,800	75,900	76,000	75,900	75,800	75,200
	TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT		5,100	5,200	4,900	4,700	4,400	4,900	4,600	4,400	4,100	4,200	4,500	4,600	4,600
		UNEMPLOYMENT RATE	6.6	6.6	6.2	5.9	5.5	6.1	5.6	5.5	5.1	5.2	5.6	5.7	5.8
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
TOTAL NONFARM			70,100	70,500	71,600	72,500	74,300	73,800	73,400	73,400	73,500	73,600	74,300	74,400	73,000
GOODS PRODUCING			16,100	16,100	16,600	16,900	17,300	17,300	16,700	16,600	16,600	16,500	16,400	16,400	16,600
	MANUFACTURING		11,700	11,600	11,600	11,300	11,200	11,000	10,900	10,800	11,000	10,900	10,900	11,000	11,200
SERVICE PROVIDING			54,000	54,400	55,000	55,600	56,900	56,600	56,700	56,800	56,800	57,000	57,900	58,000	56,300
PRIVATE SERVICE PROVIDING			43,600	43,800	44,400	45,000	45,600	45,900	46,500	46,700	46,500	46,500	47,200	47,600	45,800
	TOTAL GOVERNMENT		10,400	10,600	10,600	10,600	11,300	10,700	10,200	10,200	10,300	10,600	10,700	10,500	10,600
		FEDERAL GOVERNMENT	2,200	2,200	2,200	2,200	2,200	2,200	2,200	2,200	2,200	2,200	2,200	2,200	2,200
		STATE GOVERNMENT	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500
		LOCAL GOVERNMENT	6,700	6,900	6,900	6,900	7,600	7,000	6,400	6,500	6,600	6,900	7,000	6,800	6,900
LABOR - MANAGEMENT DISPUTE (LMD) STATUS			0	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	XX
2006 BENCHMARK
* MONTHLY ESTIMATES ARE PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO REVISION.
** NONDISCLOSURE

Date last revised: 05/07/2007