Mcdowell County
CALENDAR YEAR 2009
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			7,350	7,430	7,310	7,570	7,520	7,760	7,540	7,340	7,270	7,190	7,240	7,170	7,390
	Total Employment		6,710	6,620	6,570	6,690	6,610	6,720	6,500	6,360	6,370	6,350	6,380	6,330	6,520
	Total Unemployment		640	810	740	880	910	1,030	1,040	980	900	840	850	840	870
		Unemployment Rate	8.7	10.9	10.1	11.6	12.2	13.3	13.7	13.4	12.4	11.7	11.8	11.7	11.8
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			6,690	6,650	6,660	6,720	6,660	6,730	6,410	6,380	6,450	6,490	6,580	6,600	6,590
Goods Producing			1,980	1,940	1,970	1,880	1,820	1,810	1,670	1,640	1,640	1,640	1,640	1,640	1,770
	Mining & Logging		1,610	1,570	1,580	1,510	1,460	1,480	1,340	1,350	1,370	1,370	1,370	1,370	1,450
	Construction		320	310	330	310	300	270	270	250	240	240	240	240	280
	Manufacturing		60	60	60	60	60	60	60	30	30	30	30	30	50
Service Providing			4,700	4,710	4,690	4,840	4,840	4,920	4,740	4,740	4,820	4,840	4,940	4,950	4,810
Private Service Providing			2,830	2,820	2,790	2,900	2,900	2,890	2,850	2,850	2,910	2,900	2,960	2,990	2,880
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		980	980	910	1,030	1,010	1,010	990	1,000	1,010	1,010	1,060	1,030	1,000
		Wholesale Trade	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	20	20	20	20	20	30
		Retail Trade	660	660	650	690	680	670	670	660	660	650	680	680	670
		Trans. And Utilities	290	290	230	310	300	310	300	320	330	330	360	330	310
	Information		90	90	90	70	70	70	90	80	80	80	80	80	80
	Financial Activities		130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130
	Professional And Business Services		180	190	200	220	220	210	210	210	220	220	220	220	210
	Education & Health Servs		470	460	460	470	470	470	430	440	480	480	480	540	470
	Leisure And Hospitality		200	190	200	190	190	200	200	190	190	190	190	190	190
	Other Services		780	790	800	800	800	800	800	800	790	790	790	800	790
	Total Government		1,870	1,890	1,910	1,940	1,950	2,030	1,890	1,900	1,900	1,950	1,980	1,970	1,930
		Federal Government	80	80	80	90	90	90	80	80	80	70	70	80	80
		State Government	480	490	490	500	500	510	500	500	480	490	490	490	490
		Local Government	1,320	1,320	1,340	1,350	1,360	1,440	1,320	1,320	1,340	1,380	1,410	1,400	1,360
Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	XX
* Data Have Been Revised To 2009 Benchmark.
** Nondisclosure

Date last revised: 04/09/10