| Hardy County | |||||||||||||||
| CALENDAR YEAR 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7,110 | 7,050 | 6,960 | 6,890 | 6,820 | 6,990 | 6,900 | 6,780 | 6,720 | 6,660 | 6,580 | 6,570 | 6,840 | ||
| Total Employment | 6,750 | 6,670 | 6,600 | 6,620 | 6,550 | 6,700 | 6,640 | 6,520 | 6,480 | 6,390 | 6,270 | 6,170 | 6,530 | ||
| Total Unemployment | 360 | 390 | 360 | 270 | 270 | 290 | 260 | 260 | 240 | 270 | 310 | 390 | 310 | ||
| Unemployment Rate | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 4.5 | ||
| NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY | |||||||||||||||
| Total Nonfarm | 6,570 | 6,440 | 6,460 | 6,470 | 6,430 | 6,510 | 6,400 | 6,380 | 6,360 | 6,320 | 6,180 | 6,190 | 6,390 | ||
| Goods Producing | 3,540 | 3,420 | 3,360 | 3,370 | 3,330 | 3,360 | 3,320 | 3,310 | 3,300 | 3,250 | 3,200 | 3,160 | 3,330 | ||
| Mining & Logging | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ||
| Construction | 140 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 140 | 140 | 150 | 160 | 150 | 140 | 140 | 130 | 140 | ||
| Manufacturing | 3,400 | 3,290 | 3,220 | 3,230 | 3,180 | 3,210 | 3,160 | 3,140 | 3,130 | 3,100 | 3,050 | 3,020 | 3,180 | ||
| Service Providing | 3,030 | 3,010 | 3,100 | 3,110 | 3,100 | 3,150 | 3,080 | 3,080 | 3,060 | 3,070 | 2,990 | 3,030 | 3,070 | ||
| Private Service Providing | 2,260 | 2,230 | 2,280 | 2,330 | 2,310 | 2,330 | 2,310 | 2,300 | 2,290 | 2,250 | 2,210 | 2,260 | 2,280 | ||
| Trade, Transportation And Utilities | 850 | 850 | 880 | 880 | 860 | 860 | 860 | 860 | 850 | 850 | 820 | 820 | 850 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 80 | 80 | 90 | 90 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 80 | ||
| Retail Trade | 620 | 620 | 640 | 650 | 640 | 650 | 640 | 650 | 640 | 630 | 610 | 610 | 630 | ||
| Trans. And Utilities | 150 | 150 | 150 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 130 | 140 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 140 | ||
| Information | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | ||
| Financial Activities | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | ||
| Professional And Business Services | 150 | 150 | 160 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 170 | 170 | 170 | ||
| Education & Health Servs | 420 | 410 | 410 | 430 | 420 | 430 | 410 | 410 | 420 | 430 | 450 | 440 | 420 | ||
| Leisure And Hospitality | 360 | 340 | 350 | 360 | 360 | 370 | 360 | 350 | 360 | 300 | 300 | 350 | 350 | ||
| Other Services | 230 | 230 | 230 | 240 | 240 | 230 | 240 | 240 | 230 | 240 | 230 | 240 | 230 | ||
| Total Government | 770 | 790 | 820 | 780 | 790 | 820 | 780 | 780 | 770 | 820 | 780 | 770 | 790 | ||
| Federal Government | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||
| State Government | 170 | 180 | 210 | 180 | 190 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 190 | 220 | 190 | 190 | 190 | ||
| Local Government | 540 | 560 | 560 | 550 | 560 | 570 | 530 | 530 | 530 | 540 | 540 | 530 | 550 | ||
| Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | XX | ||
| 2009 Benchmark | |||||||||||||||
| ** Nondisclosure | |||||||||||||||