| 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 | |||||||||||||||