Mcdowell County
CALENDAR YEAR 2005
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			6,230	6,320	6,220	6,260	6,320	6,490	6,430	6,450	6,470	6,460	6,510	6,650	6,400
	Total Employment		5,710	5,750	5,680	5,760	5,830	5,910	5,870	5,870	5,980	5,990	6,050	6,240	5,890
	Total Unemployment		520	570	540	500	490	590	560	580	490	470	460	410	520
		Unemployment Rate	8.3	9.1	8.7	8.0	7.7	9.0	8.7	9.0	7.6	7.2	7.1	6.1	8.0
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			5,480	5,530	5,480	5,530	5,580	5,580	5,470	5,540	5,710	5,680	5,800	6,090	5,620
Goods Producing			960	1,010	970	980	1,030	1,070	1,050	1,050	1,090	1,050	1,070	1,120	1,040
	Natural Resources And Mining		840	870	840	860	900	940	910	930	940	930	960	1,010	910
	Construction		60	70	70	70	70	70	80	70	90	60	50	50	70
	Manufacturing		60	60	60	60	60	60	60	50	60	60	60	60	60
Service Providing			4,530	4,520	4,510	4,550	4,550	4,510	4,420	4,490	4,630	4,620	4,730	4,960	4,590
Private Service Providing			2,640	2,650	2,640	2,690	2,690	2,640	2,660	2,730	2,860	2,800	2,820	3,030	2,740
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		860	870	860	880	870	870	870	910	1,010	970	990	1,160	920
		Wholesale Trade	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
		Retail Trade	550	540	550	550	550	540	550	570	670	650	680	850	610
		Trans. And Utilities	280	280	270	290	280	280	280	300	300	270	260	260	280
	Information		50	50	60	70	70	70	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
	Financial Activities		180	170	170	160	160	160	160	160	160	160	160	170	160
	Professional And Business Services		170	160	160	160	170	170	160	170	170	150	150	160	160
	Education & Health Servs		440	440	450	460	470	410	440	490	500	510	520	540	470
	Leisure And Hospitality		140	150	150	160	160	160	160	150	160	160	160	160	160
	Other Services		800	800	810	810	800	810	810	810	800	800	800	800	800
	Total Government		1,880	1,880	1,870	1,860	1,850	1,880	1,760	1,760	1,770	1,820	1,910	1,940	1,850
		Federal Government	80	80	80	80	80	80	70	70	80	80	80	80	80
		State Government	510	500	500	500	500	520	520	510	500	490	490	490	500
		Local Government	1,300	1,290	1,290	1,280	1,270	1,280	1,170	1,180	1,190	1,250	1,340	1,370	1,270
Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	XX
* DATA HAVE BEEN REVISED TO 2007 BENCHMARK.
** NONDISCLOSURE

Date last revised: 04/11/08