| Parkersburg MSA | |||||||||||||||
| CALENDAR YEAR 2006 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | 78,200 | 79,000 | 78,800 | 79,500 | 80,100 | 81,600 | 81,600 | 81,300 | 81,200 | 81,300 | 81,500 | 80,600 | 80,400 | ||
| Total Employment | 73,800 | 74,300 | 74,700 | 75,700 | 76,600 | 77,600 | 77,700 | 77,500 | 77,500 | 77,900 | 77,900 | 77,100 | 76,500 | ||
| Total Unemployment | 4,400 | 4,700 | 4,100 | 3,900 | 3,500 | 4,000 | 3,900 | 3,800 | 3,600 | 3,400 | 3,600 | 3,600 | 3,900 | ||
| Unemployment Rate | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | ||
| NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY | |||||||||||||||
| Total Nonfarm | 71,200 | 71,700 | 72,500 | 73,200 | 74,000 | 74,500 | 73,500 | 73,800 | 73,800 | 73,700 | 74,200 | 73,800 | 73,300 | ||
| Goods Producing | 13,100 | 13,200 | 13,400 | 14,000 | 14,300 | 14,900 | 14,400 | 14,300 | 14,400 | 14,000 | 13,900 | 13,600 | 13,900 | ||
| Manufacturing | 9,000 | 9,100 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,100 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,100 | 8,700 | 8,700 | 8,800 | 8,900 | ||
| Service Providing | 58,100 | 58,500 | 59,100 | 59,200 | 59,700 | 59,600 | 59,100 | 59,500 | 59,400 | 59,700 | 60,300 | 60,200 | 59,300 | ||
| Private Service Providing | 47,400 | 47,500 | 48,100 | 48,300 | 48,700 | 48,700 | 48,500 | 48,800 | 48,700 | 48,600 | 49,200 | 49,100 | 48,400 | ||
| Education & Health Servs | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,100 | 12,200 | 12,200 | 12,000 | 11,900 | 12,100 | 12,400 | 12,400 | 12,400 | 12,300 | 12,100 | ||
| Total Government | 10,700 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 10,900 | 11,000 | 10,900 | 10,600 | 10,700 | 10,700 | 11,100 | 11,100 | 11,100 | 10,900 | ||
| Federal Government | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,400 | ||
| State Government | 1,500 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,500 | ||
| Local Government | 6,800 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 6,900 | 7,000 | 6,900 | 6,500 | 6,600 | 6,600 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 6,800 | ||
| Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | XX | ||
| 2009 Benchmark | |||||||||||||||
| ** Nondisclosure | |||||||||||||||