| Pocahontas 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 | 4,000 | 3,950 | 3,790 | 3,360 | 3,390 | 3,490 | 3,580 | 3,540 | 3,440 | 3,350 | 3,350 | 3,800 | 3,590 | ||
| Total Employment | 3,760 | 3,720 | 3,560 | 3,000 | 3,080 | 3,240 | 3,380 | 3,340 | 3,250 | 3,140 | 3,040 | 3,520 | 3,340 | ||
| Total Unemployment | 240 | 230 | 230 | 360 | 310 | 250 | 200 | 200 | 190 | 200 | 310 | 270 | 250 | ||
| Unemployment Rate | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 9.2 | 7.2 | 7.0 | ||
| NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY | |||||||||||||||
| Total Nonfarm | 3,990 | 3,890 | 3,760 | 3,120 | 3,190 | 3,340 | 3,490 | 3,510 | 3,390 | 3,350 | 3,240 | 3,880 | 3,510 | ||
| Goods Producing | 510 | 500 | 500 | 510 | 520 | 520 | 530 | 520 | 520 | 510 | 490 | 480 | 510 | ||
| Mining & Logging | 60 | 70 | 60 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 80 | 80 | 70 | 70 | ||
| Construction | 110 | 100 | 110 | 120 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 120 | 120 | 100 | 90 | 90 | 110 | ||
| Manufacturing | 330 | 330 | 320 | 320 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 320 | 320 | 330 | ||
| Service Providing | 3,480 | 3,390 | 3,270 | 2,600 | 2,670 | 2,820 | 2,960 | 2,990 | 2,880 | 2,840 | 2,750 | 3,400 | 3,000 | ||
| Private Service Providing | 2,640 | 2,570 | 2,460 | 1,770 | 1,830 | 1,930 | 2,100 | 2,120 | 2,020 | 1,960 | 1,870 | 2,530 | 2,150 | ||
| Trade, Transportation And Utilities | 510 | 500 | 480 | 460 | 460 | 470 | 470 | 460 | 470 | 470 | 450 | 470 | 470 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ||
| Retail Trade | 370 | 370 | 340 | 310 | 310 | 320 | 310 | 310 | 300 | 310 | 300 | 330 | 320 | ||
| Trans. And Utilities | 120 | 120 | 120 | 130 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 130 | 120 | 130 | ||
| Information | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||
| Financial Activities | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 80 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 100 | 90 | 100 | 100 | 90 | ||
| Professional And Business Services | 160 | 170 | 160 | 170 | 170 | 180 | 200 | 200 | 180 | 180 | 170 | 170 | 180 | ||
| Education & Health Servs | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 260 | 250 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 270 | 260 | ||
| Leisure And Hospitality | 1,290 | 1,220 | 1,140 | 510 | 560 | 650 | 790 | 810 | 720 | 670 | 580 | 1,190 | 840 | ||
| Other Services | 310 | 310 | 300 | 260 | 260 | 250 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 270 | 270 | 300 | 270 | ||
| Total Government | 840 | 820 | 810 | 830 | 840 | 890 | 860 | 870 | 860 | 880 | 880 | 870 | 850 | ||
| Federal Government | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 80 | 70 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 70 | ||
| State Government | 250 | 240 | 240 | 250 | 260 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 290 | 280 | 280 | 260 | 270 | ||
| Local Government | 530 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 490 | 500 | 500 | 530 | 530 | 560 | 520 | ||
| Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | XX | ||
| 2009 Benchmark | |||||||||||||||
| ** Nondisclosure | |||||||||||||||