| Workforce Investment Area 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | 129,540 | 128,590 | 128,860 | 130,450 | 130,570 | 132,560 | 131,960 | 130,620 | 129,780 | 130,220 | 129,450 | 128,300 | 130,070 | ||
| Total Employment | 124,300 | 122,890 | 123,600 | 125,760 | 125,550 | 127,030 | 127,000 | 125,590 | 125,320 | 125,660 | 124,570 | 123,020 | 125,030 | ||
| Total Unemployment | 5,240 | 5,710 | 5,260 | 4,690 | 5,010 | 5,530 | 4,950 | 5,030 | 4,460 | 4,550 | 4,880 | 5,280 | 5,050 | ||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | ||
| NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY | |||||||||||||||
| Total Nonfarm | 119,290 | 119,290 | 120,360 | 121,450 | 122,230 | 122,130 | 121,340 | 121,830 | 122,890 | 124,600 | 125,210 | 124,560 | 122,100 | ||
| Goods Producing | 25,120 | 25,060 | 25,600 | 26,400 | 26,700 | 26,820 | 27,030 | 27,200 | 27,610 | 28,920 | 28,840 | 28,010 | 26,940 | ||
| Mining & Logging | 8,970 | 9,080 | 9,270 | 9,410 | 9,590 | 9,730 | 9,820 | 9,920 | 10,070 | 10,370 | 10,320 | 10,410 | 9,750 | ||
| Construction | 6,990 | 6,890 | 7,190 | 7,850 | 8,010 | 7,960 | 8,080 | 8,100 | 8,430 | 9,390 | 9,500 | 8,570 | 8,080 | ||
| Manufacturing | 9,160 | 9,090 | 9,140 | 9,150 | 9,100 | 9,130 | 9,130 | 9,180 | 9,110 | 9,150 | 9,030 | 9,030 | 9,120 | ||
| Service Providing | 94,170 | 94,230 | 94,760 | 95,040 | 95,530 | 95,320 | 94,310 | 94,630 | 95,280 | 95,690 | 96,360 | 96,550 | 95,160 | ||
| Private Service Providing | 74,170 | 74,260 | 74,530 | 74,900 | 75,300 | 75,560 | 75,410 | 75,480 | 75,600 | 75,330 | 75,740 | 75,800 | 75,170 | ||
| Trade, Transportation And Utilities | 24,280 | 24,180 | 24,160 | 24,270 | 24,200 | 24,300 | 24,240 | 24,240 | 24,270 | 24,170 | 24,500 | 24,650 | 24,290 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 4,490 | 4,500 | 4,490 | 4,610 | 4,650 | 4,670 | 4,730 | 4,710 | 4,740 | 4,710 | 4,650 | 4,650 | 4,630 | ||
| Retail Trade | 14,060 | 13,920 | 14,020 | 14,000 | 13,900 | 13,930 | 13,880 | 13,930 | 13,940 | 13,930 | 14,360 | 14,460 | 14,030 | ||
| Trans. And Utilities | 5,730 | 5,760 | 5,650 | 5,660 | 5,660 | 5,700 | 5,640 | 5,600 | 5,600 | 5,540 | 5,490 | 5,540 | 5,630 | ||
| Information | 1,610 | 1,590 | 1,580 | 1,570 | 1,560 | 1,550 | 1,530 | 1,520 | 1,530 | 1,470 | 1,440 | 1,470 | 1,540 | ||
| Financial Activities | 3,850 | 3,880 | 3,870 | 3,890 | 3,880 | 3,860 | 3,840 | 3,870 | 3,900 | 4,020 | 4,010 | 3,920 | 3,900 | ||
| Professional And Business Services | 10,580 | 10,510 | 10,470 | 10,290 | 10,510 | 10,540 | 10,480 | 10,490 | 10,520 | 10,600 | 10,560 | 10,490 | 10,500 | ||
| Education & Health Servs | 16,830 | 16,910 | 16,960 | 17,040 | 17,120 | 17,200 | 17,180 | 17,370 | 17,460 | 17,250 | 17,410 | 17,550 | 17,190 | ||
| Leisure And Hospitality | 9,530 | 9,650 | 9,840 | 10,130 | 10,330 | 10,370 | 10,390 | 10,270 | 10,180 | 10,060 | 10,040 | 9,900 | 10,060 | ||
| Other Services | 7,500 | 7,560 | 7,650 | 7,710 | 7,690 | 7,740 | 7,750 | 7,730 | 7,740 | 7,760 | 7,790 | 7,830 | 7,700 | ||
| Total Government | 20,000 | 19,970 | 20,230 | 20,140 | 20,230 | 19,750 | 18,900 | 19,150 | 19,680 | 20,360 | 20,620 | 20,750 | 19,980 | ||
| Federal Government | 2,660 | 2,680 | 2,700 | 2,720 | 2,730 | 2,730 | 2,830 | 2,850 | 2,860 | 2,880 | 2,880 | 2,880 | 2,780 | ||
| State Government | 5,630 | 5,530 | 5,690 | 5,720 | 5,750 | 4,980 | 4,810 | 4,780 | 5,090 | 5,720 | 5,930 | 5,950 | 5,470 | ||
| Local Government | 11,720 | 11,760 | 11,830 | 11,710 | 11,750 | 12,040 | 11,260 | 11,520 | 11,730 | 11,760 | 11,820 | 11,910 | 11,740 | ||
| Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | XX | ||
| 2009 Benchmark | |||||||||||||||
| ** Nondisclosure | |||||||||||||||