Workforce Investment Area 7
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 117,110 116,740 116,500 117,200 117,500 119,210 118,920 116,470 115,330 115,230 114,940 114,090 116,600
  Total Employment 111,980 111,440 111,420 112,380 112,560 113,910 113,890 111,710 110,920 110,270 109,200 107,430 111,430
  Total Unemployment 5,130 5,300 5,080 4,820 4,940 5,300 5,020 4,760 4,410 4,960 5,740 6,670 5,180
    Unemployment Rate 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.2 4.1 3.8 4.3 5.0 5.8 4.4
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm 73,090 73,390 74,060 73,920 74,210 74,530 73,590 73,790 74,060 73,780 73,160 72,660 73,690
Goods Producing 13,450 13,220 13,270 13,390 13,350 13,360 13,230 13,170 13,270 13,160 12,780 12,140 13,150
  Mining & Logging 670 680 700 690 690 690 690 680 670 660 670 640 680
  Construction 3,750 3,670 3,780 3,910 3,950 3,890 3,890 3,860 4,040 3,990 3,750 3,180 3,810
  Manufacturing 9,030 8,860 8,800 8,790 8,700 8,780 8,650 8,620 8,560 8,510 8,370 8,310 8,670
Service Providing 59,640 60,180 60,790 60,530 60,860 61,180 60,360 60,620 60,790 60,620 60,380 60,530 60,540
Private Service Providing 42,000 42,290 42,740 42,450 42,620 42,840 42,830 42,850 42,510 42,100 41,790 41,970 42,420
  Trade, Transportation And Utilities 13,190 13,250 13,390 12,910 12,950 13,010 12,930 12,840 12,800 12,710 12,610 12,560 12,930
    Wholesale Trade 1,660 1,660 1,670 1,680 1,670 1,680 1,640 1,620 1,600 1,570 1,540 1,530 1,630
    Retail Trade 9,210 9,310 9,450 8,970 9,040 9,100 9,030 8,970 8,930 8,840 8,750 8,770 9,030
    Trans. And Utilities 2,320 2,280 2,270 2,270 2,240 2,230 2,250 2,250 2,280 2,300 2,320 2,260 2,270
  Information 2,180 2,160 2,140 2,130 2,110 2,080 2,170 2,160 2,170 2,160 2,110 2,100 2,140
  Financial Activities 2,570 2,590 2,580 2,450 2,450 2,460 2,410 2,400 2,380 2,390 2,370 2,380 2,450
  Professional And Business Services 4,370 4,450 4,380 4,360 4,330 4,260 4,280 4,340 4,330 4,280 4,270 4,520 4,350
  Education & Health Servs 7,790 7,860 7,940 7,990 7,960 8,090 8,000 8,040 8,050 8,150 8,170 8,210 8,020
  Leisure And Hospitality 7,760 7,810 8,120 8,360 8,530 8,680 8,800 8,820 8,540 8,200 8,060 8,030 8,310
  Other Services 4,150 4,170 4,200 4,250 4,290 4,270 4,240 4,260 4,240 4,220 4,200 4,180 4,220
  Total Government 17,650 17,890 18,050 18,080 18,240 18,330 17,530 17,770 18,280 18,520 18,590 18,560 18,120
    Federal Government 4,530 4,520 4,530 4,640 4,710 4,750 4,850 4,870 4,860 4,880 4,870 4,850 4,740
    State Government 3,010 3,190 3,270 3,230 3,290 3,210 3,120 3,080 3,180 3,310 3,310 3,280 3,210
    Local Government 10,100 10,190 10,260 10,220 10,240 10,380 9,560 9,820 10,240 10,330 10,410 10,430 10,180
Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 XX
 
2009 Benchmark
 
** Nondisclosure
Date last revised: 08/02/10