| Workforce Investment Area 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | 126,870 | 127,750 | 127,440 | 129,100 | 129,590 | 132,340 | 131,700 | 131,080 | 130,510 | 130,760 | 131,220 | 130,160 | 129,880 | ||
| Total Employment | 121,380 | 121,410 | 121,640 | 123,390 | 123,920 | 125,830 | 125,620 | 124,910 | 125,230 | 125,730 | 125,950 | 125,410 | 124,200 | ||
| Total Unemployment | 5,490 | 6,340 | 5,800 | 5,710 | 5,670 | 6,500 | 6,080 | 6,170 | 5,290 | 5,030 | 5,280 | 4,750 | 5,670 | ||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | ||
| NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY | |||||||||||||||
| Total Nonfarm | 115,110 | 115,650 | 116,920 | 117,930 | 118,200 | 118,610 | 116,610 | 117,300 | 118,310 | 118,700 | 119,930 | 120,200 | 117,790 | ||
| Goods Producing | 23,650 | 23,610 | 23,960 | 24,690 | 25,000 | 25,270 | 24,880 | 24,880 | 25,070 | 25,360 | 25,480 | 25,540 | 24,780 | ||
| Mining & Logging | 8,920 | 9,010 | 9,020 | 9,120 | 9,190 | 9,300 | 9,210 | 9,080 | 9,130 | 9,050 | 9,110 | 9,130 | 9,110 | ||
| Construction | 5,880 | 5,720 | 5,980 | 6,590 | 6,760 | 6,870 | 6,620 | 6,740 | 6,810 | 7,190 | 7,290 | 7,250 | 6,640 | ||
| Manufacturing | 8,860 | 8,880 | 8,970 | 8,980 | 9,050 | 9,100 | 9,060 | 9,070 | 9,140 | 9,120 | 9,080 | 9,160 | 9,040 | ||
| Service Providing | 91,450 | 92,050 | 92,950 | 93,240 | 93,200 | 93,340 | 91,720 | 92,410 | 93,240 | 93,340 | 94,450 | 94,660 | 93,000 | ||
| Private Service Providing | 72,220 | 72,300 | 72,810 | 73,110 | 73,460 | 73,930 | 73,320 | 73,520 | 73,660 | 73,250 | 74,130 | 74,330 | 73,340 | ||
| Trade, Transportation And Utilities | 24,130 | 23,920 | 24,080 | 24,240 | 24,350 | 24,310 | 24,270 | 24,210 | 24,170 | 24,260 | 24,810 | 24,940 | 24,310 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 4,460 | 4,430 | 4,450 | 4,520 | 4,540 | 4,560 | 4,500 | 4,500 | 4,480 | 4,430 | 4,420 | 4,440 | 4,480 | ||
| Retail Trade | 13,880 | 13,710 | 13,850 | 13,870 | 13,950 | 13,890 | 13,930 | 13,900 | 13,950 | 14,020 | 14,610 | 14,750 | 14,030 | ||
| Trans. And Utilities | 5,790 | 5,780 | 5,780 | 5,860 | 5,860 | 5,850 | 5,840 | 5,810 | 5,750 | 5,820 | 5,780 | 5,750 | 5,810 | ||
| Information | 1,590 | 1,480 | 1,510 | 1,520 | 1,530 | 1,540 | 1,560 | 1,590 | 1,530 | 1,560 | 1,540 | 1,560 | 1,540 | ||
| Financial Activities | 4,270 | 4,230 | 4,260 | 4,170 | 4,250 | 4,340 | 3,990 | 4,020 | 3,980 | 3,990 | 3,960 | 3,980 | 4,120 | ||
| Professional And Business Services | 9,050 | 9,220 | 9,150 | 9,400 | 9,220 | 9,410 | 9,460 | 9,670 | 9,870 | 9,810 | 10,000 | 9,880 | 9,510 | ||
| Education & Health Servs | 16,170 | 16,230 | 16,280 | 16,130 | 16,190 | 16,260 | 16,220 | 16,130 | 16,320 | 16,160 | 16,270 | 16,410 | 16,230 | ||
| Leisure And Hospitality | 9,330 | 9,480 | 9,730 | 9,830 | 10,070 | 10,170 | 10,110 | 10,180 | 10,100 | 9,840 | 9,950 | 9,970 | 9,900 | ||
| Other Services | 7,690 | 7,750 | 7,810 | 7,810 | 7,860 | 7,900 | 7,710 | 7,720 | 7,700 | 7,630 | 7,610 | 7,600 | 7,730 | ||
| Total Government | 19,230 | 19,740 | 20,150 | 20,140 | 19,740 | 19,410 | 18,400 | 18,890 | 19,570 | 20,090 | 20,320 | 20,330 | 19,670 | ||
| Federal Government | 2,610 | 2,610 | 2,630 | 2,630 | 2,650 | 2,630 | 2,630 | 2,640 | 2,750 | 2,650 | 2,660 | 2,660 | 2,650 | ||
| State Government | 4,990 | 5,480 | 5,780 | 5,760 | 5,320 | 4,890 | 4,620 | 4,710 | 5,070 | 5,650 | 5,860 | 5,850 | 5,330 | ||
| Local Government | 11,620 | 11,650 | 11,740 | 11,740 | 11,780 | 11,890 | 11,160 | 11,540 | 11,750 | 11,790 | 11,800 | 11,820 | 11,690 | ||
| Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | XX | ||
| 2009 Benchmark | |||||||||||||||
| ** Nondisclosure | |||||||||||||||