Mcdowell County
CALENDAR YEAR 2006
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			6,760	6,770	6,780	6,840	6,900	7,120	7,110	7,090	7,040	6,950	6,950	6,870	6,930
	Total Employment		6,320	6,270	6,250	6,350	6,390	6,540	6,520	6,490	6,540	6,480	6,490	6,440	6,420
	Total Unemployment		440	510	530	490	500	580	580	600	490	470	460	420	510
		Unemployment Rate	6.6	7.5	7.8	7.2	7.3	8.2	8.2	8.5	7.0	6.8	6.6	6.1	7.3
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			6,170	6,110	6,130	6,180	6,230	6,310	6,180	6,270	6,330	6,270	6,340	6,290	6,240
Goods Producing			1,140	1,140	1,130	1,170	1,210	1,220	1,220	1,240	1,240	1,210	1,270	1,220	1,200
	Natural Resources And Mining		1,040	1,060	1,040	1,080	1,110	1,120	1,120	1,140	1,140	1,120	1,180	1,120	1,110
	Construction		40	30	20	40	50	50	40	40	40	40	30	40	40
	Manufacturing		60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	50	60	60	60
Service Providing			5,030	4,960	5,000	5,010	5,030	5,090	4,960	5,030	5,100	5,060	5,070	5,070	5,040
Private Service Providing			3,110	3,060	3,100	3,120	3,130	3,170	3,100	3,130	3,190	3,150	3,160	3,160	3,130
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		1,200	1,210	1,230	1,240	1,250	1,280	1,250	1,270	1,260	1,230	1,240	1,240	1,240
		Wholesale Trade	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
		Retail Trade	920	920	930	910	920	950	940	940	930	890	900	900	920
		Trans. And Utilities	250	260	270	290	300	300	280	300	300	310	310	300	290
	Information		60	60	60	70	60	60	60	60	60	80	80	70	70
	Financial Activities		160	160	160	160	160	160	160	160	160	160	160	160	160
	Professional And Business Services		160	160	160	170	170	170	180	170	170	160	160	160	170
	Education & Health Servs		580	520	530	530	520	520	470	470	540	530	530	530	520
	Leisure And Hospitality		160	160	170	180	190	190	200	210	220	210	210	210	190
	Other Services		790	790	790	780	790	790	790	790	790	790	790	790	790
	Total Government		1,930	1,900	1,910	1,900	1,890	1,930	1,860	1,910	1,910	1,910	1,910	1,920	1,910
		Federal Government	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	90	80	80	80
		State Government	490	490	490	480	480	500	500	490	480	480	480	480	490
		Local Government	1,360	1,340	1,340	1,340	1,330	1,350	1,290	1,330	1,340	1,350	1,350	1,350	1,340
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: 04/21/08