| Parkersburg MSA | |||||||||||||||
| CALENDAR YEAR 2007 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | 79,100 | 79,300 | 79,600 | 79,700 | 80,100 | 81,000 | 81,000 | 80,400 | 80,500 | 81,000 | 81,100 | 79,900 | 80,200 | ||
| Total Employment | 74,700 | 74,700 | 75,600 | 75,900 | 76,600 | 77,000 | 77,200 | 76,700 | 77,200 | 77,800 | 77,800 | 76,400 | 76,500 | ||
| Total Unemployment | 4,400 | 4,600 | 4,000 | 3,800 | 3,500 | 4,000 | 3,800 | 3,700 | 3,300 | 3,200 | 3,300 | 3,600 | 3,800 | ||
| Unemployment Rate | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | ||
| NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY | |||||||||||||||
| Total Nonfarm | 70,900 | 71,100 | 72,500 | 72,800 | 73,700 | 73,600 | 72,700 | 73,300 | 73,800 | 74,400 | 74,800 | 74,000 | 73,100 | ||
| Goods Producing | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,800 | 13,600 | 14,000 | 13,900 | 13,900 | 14,200 | 14,600 | 15,100 | 15,000 | 14,300 | 14,000 | ||
| Manufacturing | 8,600 | 8,700 | 8,800 | 8,700 | 8,700 | 8,800 | 8,700 | 8,600 | 8,700 | 8,500 | 8,400 | 8,400 | 8,600 | ||
| Service Providing | 57,900 | 58,100 | 58,700 | 59,200 | 59,700 | 59,700 | 58,800 | 59,100 | 59,200 | 59,300 | 59,800 | 59,700 | 59,100 | ||
| Private Service Providing | 47,100 | 47,100 | 47,600 | 48,100 | 48,600 | 48,600 | 48,300 | 48,500 | 48,600 | 48,400 | 48,800 | 48,800 | 48,200 | ||
| Education & Health Servs | 12,000 | 12,300 | 12,300 | 12,400 | 12,500 | 12,100 | 11,900 | 12,200 | 12,400 | 12,500 | 12,500 | 12,500 | 12,300 | ||
| Total Government | 10,800 | 11,000 | 11,100 | 11,100 | 11,100 | 11,100 | 10,500 | 10,600 | 10,600 | 10,900 | 11,000 | 10,900 | 10,800 | ||
| Federal Government | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | ||
| State Government | 1,500 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,500 | ||
| Local Government | 6,800 | 6,900 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,100 | 6,500 | 6,600 | 6,600 | 6,800 | 6,900 | 6,800 | 6,800 | ||
| Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | XX | ||
| 2009 Benchmark | |||||||||||||||
| ** Nondisclosure | |||||||||||||||