| Workforce Investment Area 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | 128,810 | 129,470 | 129,430 | 130,460 | 131,190 | 133,700 | 133,170 | 131,880 | 131,860 | 131,960 | 131,670 | 130,530 | 131,180 | ||
| Total Employment | 123,120 | 122,920 | 123,800 | 125,000 | 126,010 | 127,830 | 127,670 | 126,550 | 127,120 | 127,380 | 127,020 | 126,010 | 125,870 | ||
| Total Unemployment | 5,690 | 6,550 | 5,630 | 5,470 | 5,180 | 5,870 | 5,500 | 5,330 | 4,740 | 4,580 | 4,650 | 4,520 | 5,310 | ||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | ||
| NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY | |||||||||||||||
| Total Nonfarm | 116,160 | 116,420 | 118,560 | 119,270 | 119,630 | 120,500 | 118,560 | 119,640 | 120,360 | 120,930 | 121,850 | 122,070 | 119,490 | ||
| Goods Producing | 24,410 | 24,320 | 24,820 | 25,120 | 25,130 | 25,660 | 25,530 | 25,780 | 25,720 | 25,990 | 25,920 | 25,930 | 25,360 | ||
| Mining & Logging | 8,980 | 8,980 | 8,910 | 9,040 | 9,040 | 9,250 | 9,160 | 9,300 | 9,050 | 8,940 | 8,960 | 9,000 | 9,050 | ||
| Construction | 6,420 | 6,360 | 6,860 | 6,970 | 6,930 | 7,240 | 7,220 | 7,320 | 7,440 | 7,710 | 7,590 | 7,590 | 7,140 | ||
| Manufacturing | 9,000 | 8,980 | 9,050 | 9,100 | 9,150 | 9,180 | 9,150 | 9,160 | 9,240 | 9,340 | 9,370 | 9,350 | 9,170 | ||
| Service Providing | 91,750 | 92,100 | 93,740 | 94,150 | 94,500 | 94,840 | 93,020 | 93,860 | 94,640 | 94,940 | 95,930 | 96,140 | 94,130 | ||
| Private Service Providing | 72,420 | 72,140 | 73,580 | 73,860 | 74,390 | 75,080 | 74,280 | 74,780 | 74,930 | 74,900 | 75,700 | 75,920 | 74,330 | ||
| Trade, Transportation And Utilities | 24,070 | 23,840 | 24,140 | 24,000 | 24,190 | 24,430 | 24,180 | 24,260 | 24,160 | 24,350 | 24,960 | 25,020 | 24,300 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 4,370 | 4,380 | 4,410 | 4,400 | 4,430 | 4,480 | 4,410 | 4,470 | 4,470 | 4,500 | 4,530 | 4,530 | 4,450 | ||
| Retail Trade | 13,940 | 13,730 | 13,970 | 13,840 | 13,990 | 14,120 | 14,020 | 14,020 | 13,960 | 14,160 | 14,750 | 14,780 | 14,110 | ||
| Trans. And Utilities | 5,760 | 5,740 | 5,750 | 5,760 | 5,770 | 5,830 | 5,760 | 5,770 | 5,720 | 5,700 | 5,680 | 5,710 | 5,740 | ||
| Information | 1,530 | 1,530 | 1,530 | 1,560 | 1,580 | 1,580 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,580 | 1,610 | 1,630 | 1,580 | ||
| Financial Activities | 3,870 | 3,820 | 3,860 | 3,850 | 3,890 | 3,910 | 3,860 | 3,870 | 3,860 | 3,900 | 3,910 | 3,920 | 3,880 | ||
| Professional And Business Services | 9,660 | 9,650 | 10,150 | 10,480 | 10,490 | 10,670 | 10,490 | 10,600 | 10,700 | 10,730 | 10,690 | 10,880 | 10,430 | ||
| Education & Health Servs | 16,210 | 16,270 | 16,450 | 16,400 | 16,400 | 16,550 | 16,490 | 16,590 | 16,660 | 16,740 | 16,820 | 16,880 | 16,540 | ||
| Leisure And Hospitality | 9,540 | 9,470 | 9,840 | 9,940 | 10,220 | 10,320 | 10,120 | 10,410 | 10,360 | 10,010 | 10,130 | 10,030 | 10,030 | ||
| Other Services | 7,530 | 7,550 | 7,620 | 7,620 | 7,630 | 7,620 | 7,550 | 7,450 | 7,580 | 7,590 | 7,580 | 7,570 | 7,570 | ||
| Total Government | 19,330 | 19,960 | 20,160 | 20,300 | 20,110 | 19,750 | 18,740 | 19,080 | 19,720 | 20,030 | 20,230 | 20,220 | 19,800 | ||
| Federal Government | 2,650 | 2,650 | 2,650 | 2,660 | 2,660 | 2,660 | 2,690 | 2,670 | 2,680 | 2,680 | 2,690 | 2,680 | 2,670 | ||
| State Government | 4,920 | 5,580 | 5,730 | 5,790 | 5,580 | 5,030 | 4,830 | 4,910 | 5,350 | 5,700 | 5,780 | 5,770 | 5,410 | ||
| Local Government | 11,760 | 11,740 | 11,790 | 11,850 | 11,870 | 12,070 | 11,230 | 11,510 | 11,690 | 11,650 | 11,760 | 11,770 | 11,720 | ||
| Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | XX | ||
| 2009 Benchmark | |||||||||||||||
| ** Nondisclosure | |||||||||||||||