| Workforce Investment Area 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | 71,050 | 70,710 | 70,720 | 71,390 | 71,610 | 72,550 | 72,780 | 71,710 | 71,020 | 70,980 | 71,000 | 70,460 | 71,330 | ||
| Total Employment | 67,020 | 66,580 | 66,770 | 68,100 | 68,230 | 68,880 | 69,220 | 68,190 | 67,760 | 67,630 | 67,080 | 65,860 | 67,610 | ||
| Total Unemployment | 4,030 | 4,130 | 3,950 | 3,290 | 3,380 | 3,670 | 3,560 | 3,510 | 3,260 | 3,360 | 3,920 | 4,600 | 3,720 | ||
| Unemployment Rate | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 5.2 | ||
| NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY | |||||||||||||||
| Total Nonfarm | 72,060 | 72,560 | 72,510 | 72,840 | 73,330 | 73,380 | 72,900 | 73,020 | 73,000 | 73,480 | 73,780 | 73,250 | 73,010 | ||
| Goods Producing | 12,250 | 12,010 | 11,990 | 12,340 | 12,330 | 12,360 | 12,440 | 12,440 | 12,430 | 12,390 | 12,310 | 12,170 | 12,290 | ||
| Mining & Logging | 1,300 | 1,230 | 1,330 | 1,350 | 1,360 | 1,380 | 1,440 | 1,400 | 1,380 | 1,400 | 1,440 | 1,440 | 1,370 | ||
| Construction | 2,000 | 1,970 | 1,980 | 2,220 | 2,230 | 2,250 | 2,270 | 2,330 | 2,330 | 2,230 | 2,140 | 2,020 | 2,160 | ||
| Manufacturing | 8,950 | 8,820 | 8,680 | 8,770 | 8,740 | 8,740 | 8,740 | 8,710 | 8,710 | 8,750 | 8,730 | 8,720 | 8,760 | ||
| Service Providing | 59,810 | 60,550 | 60,520 | 60,500 | 61,000 | 61,020 | 60,460 | 60,590 | 60,570 | 61,090 | 61,460 | 61,080 | 60,720 | ||
| Private Service Providing | 49,730 | 50,200 | 50,070 | 49,990 | 50,290 | 50,230 | 49,960 | 50,080 | 50,150 | 50,360 | 50,710 | 50,320 | 50,170 | ||
| Trade, Transportation And Utilities | 11,710 | 11,610 | 11,590 | 11,470 | 11,500 | 11,590 | 11,660 | 11,720 | 11,720 | 11,970 | 12,300 | 12,300 | 11,760 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 2,340 | 2,320 | 2,320 | 2,180 | 2,190 | 2,210 | 2,200 | 2,260 | 2,290 | 2,440 | 2,580 | 2,590 | 2,330 | ||
| Retail Trade | 7,650 | 7,570 | 7,540 | 7,550 | 7,590 | 7,630 | 7,690 | 7,690 | 7,660 | 7,730 | 7,910 | 7,900 | 7,680 | ||
| Trans. And Utilities | 1,720 | 1,730 | 1,730 | 1,740 | 1,720 | 1,760 | 1,770 | 1,770 | 1,780 | 1,800 | 1,810 | 1,820 | 1,760 | ||
| Information | 570 | 570 | 560 | 570 | 570 | 570 | 570 | 600 | 580 | 570 | 570 | 570 | 570 | ||
| Financial Activities | 2,820 | 2,840 | 2,840 | 2,720 | 2,750 | 2,730 | 2,740 | 2,710 | 2,630 | 2,620 | 2,630 | 2,630 | 2,720 | ||
| Professional And Business Services | 5,820 | 5,750 | 5,780 | 5,910 | 5,780 | 5,830 | 5,770 | 5,690 | 5,610 | 5,510 | 5,460 | 5,580 | 5,710 | ||
| Education & Health Servs | 12,600 | 13,130 | 12,880 | 12,780 | 12,860 | 12,590 | 12,330 | 12,400 | 12,900 | 13,190 | 13,330 | 12,860 | 12,820 | ||
| Leisure And Hospitality | 9,470 | 9,560 | 9,670 | 9,690 | 9,920 | 9,930 | 9,950 | 10,010 | 9,810 | 9,610 | 9,570 | 9,510 | 9,720 | ||
| Other Services | 6,740 | 6,750 | 6,750 | 6,860 | 6,900 | 6,960 | 6,950 | 6,940 | 6,900 | 6,880 | 6,850 | 6,870 | 6,860 | ||
| Total Government | 10,080 | 10,350 | 10,460 | 10,510 | 10,710 | 10,800 | 10,490 | 10,510 | 10,420 | 10,730 | 10,750 | 10,760 | 10,550 | ||
| Federal Government | 690 | 680 | 670 | 670 | 680 | 680 | 680 | 680 | 680 | 690 | 690 | 690 | 680 | ||
| State Government | 1,560 | 1,850 | 1,910 | 1,940 | 1,930 | 1,720 | 1,760 | 1,700 | 1,820 | 1,940 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,850 | ||
| Local Government | 7,830 | 7,820 | 7,870 | 7,890 | 8,110 | 8,400 | 8,050 | 8,130 | 7,920 | 8,100 | 8,060 | 8,060 | 8,020 | ||
| Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | XX | ||
| 2009 Benchmark | |||||||||||||||
| ** Nondisclosure | |||||||||||||||