| Parkersburg MSA | |||||||||||||||
| CALENDAR YEAR 2005 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | 78,600 | 79,300 | 79,300 | 79,700 | 79,800 | 80,600 | 80,400 | 80,300 | 79,700 | 80,100 | 80,300 | 79,200 | 79,800 | ||
| Total Employment | 73,400 | 73,800 | 74,300 | 75,000 | 75,400 | 75,900 | 76,100 | 76,100 | 75,600 | 76,400 | 76,400 | 75,600 | 75,300 | ||
| Total Unemployment | 5,200 | 5,500 | 5,000 | 4,800 | 4,400 | 4,800 | 4,300 | 4,200 | 4,000 | 3,800 | 3,800 | 3,600 | 4,400 | ||
| Unemployment Rate | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.6 | ||
| NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY | |||||||||||||||
| Total Nonfarm | 71,700 | 72,300 | 72,900 | 73,400 | 73,600 | 73,400 | 72,700 | 73,200 | 73,400 | 73,600 | 74,400 | 73,700 | 73,100 | ||
| Goods Producing | 13,600 | 13,700 | 13,500 | 13,500 | 13,500 | 13,700 | 13,600 | 13,800 | 13,900 | 14,200 | 14,100 | 13,800 | 13,700 | ||
| Manufacturing | 9,300 | 9,300 | 9,100 | 9,200 | 9,200 | 9,300 | 9,300 | 9,300 | 9,300 | 9,300 | 9,300 | 9,300 | 9,200 | ||
| Service Providing | 58,100 | 58,600 | 59,400 | 59,900 | 60,100 | 59,700 | 59,100 | 59,400 | 59,500 | 59,400 | 60,300 | 59,900 | 59,400 | ||
| Private Service Providing | 47,500 | 47,800 | 48,500 | 49,100 | 49,200 | 48,700 | 48,600 | 48,900 | 49,000 | 48,700 | 49,300 | 49,100 | 48,700 | ||
| Total Government | 10,600 | 10,800 | 10,900 | 10,800 | 10,900 | 11,000 | 10,500 | 10,500 | 10,500 | 10,700 | 11,000 | 10,800 | 10,700 | ||
| Federal Government | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,300 | ||
| State Government | 1,500 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,600 | 1,500 | 1,500 | ||
| Local Government | 6,800 | 6,900 | 7,000 | 6,900 | 7,000 | 7,100 | 6,700 | 6,700 | 6,700 | 6,900 | 7,000 | 6,900 | 6,800 | ||
| Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | XX | ||
| 2009 Benchmark | |||||||||||||||
| ** Nondisclosure | |||||||||||||||