| Employment & Unemployment Data | |||||
| Workforce Investment Area 1 | Aug 2008 | July 2008 | Aug 2007 | ||
| Civilian Labor Force | 135.6 | 137.4 | 136.3 | ||
| Employment | 130.1 | 131.5 | 129.3 | ||
| Unemployment | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.9 | ||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.1 | ||
| Total Nonfarm Payroll | 120.2 | 120.3 | 119.4 | ||
| Total Private | 95.8 | 95.9 | 95.4 | ||
| Goods-Producing | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.0 | ||
| Natural Resources & Mining | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.8 | ||
| Construction | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | ||
| Manufacturing | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | ||
| Service-Providing | 101.9 | 102.0 | 101.4 | ||
| Private Service-Providing | 77.5 | 77.6 | 77.4 | ||
| Trade, Transportation, & Utilities | 23.9 | 23.9 | 23.9 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | ||
| Retail Trade | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.7 | ||
| Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| Information | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||
| Financial Activities | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| Professional & Business Services | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | ||
| Educational & Health Services | 16.8 | 16.9 | 16.6 | ||
| Leisure & Hospitality | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.3 | ||
| Other Services | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | ||
| Government | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.0 | ||
| Federal | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ||
| State | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | ||
| Local | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.1 | ||
| Labor-Management Dispute Status | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Data in thousands. March 2007 benchmark | |||||