Preston 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			14,320	14,770	14,660	14,820	14,930	14,680	14,930	14,820	15,060	15,240	15,280	15,270	14,900
	Total Employment		13,550	13,910	13,900	14,160	14,300	14,000	14,320	14,190	14,520	14,750	14,740	14,700	14,250
	Total Unemployment		770	850	760	650	640	680	610	630	540	490	540	570	640
		Unemployment Rate	5.4	5.8	5.2	4.4	4.3	4.6	4.1	4.3	3.6	3.2	3.6	3.7	4.3
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			7,240	7,300	7,440	7,560	7,590	7,720	7,570	7,600	7,580	7,750	7,650	7,640	7,550
Goods Producing			1,710	1,720	1,790	1,820	1,820	1,860	1,810	1,820	1,770	1,910	1,900	1,930	1,820
	Natural Resources And Mining		**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
	Construction		470	470	530	550	540	590	540	540	510	650	620	660	560
	Manufacturing		890	890	880	890	890	900	890	910	880	880	890	880	890
Service Providing			5,520	5,580	5,650	5,740	5,770	5,850	5,760	5,780	5,810	5,840	5,750	5,700	5,730
Private Service Providing			3,440	3,460	3,540	3,580	3,620	3,690	3,660	3,630	3,630	3,670	3,570	3,520	3,580
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		1,290	1,280	1,310	1,330	1,320	1,340	1,330	1,320	1,320	1,320	1,290	1,290	1,310
		Wholesale Trade	140	140	150	140	140	140	140	140	140	140	140	130	140
		Retail Trade	800	780	800	820	810	810	810	800	800	800	770	780	800
		Trans. And Utilities	360	360	370	370	370	390	380	380	380	380	380	380	380
	Information		80	80	90	90	90	90	90	80	80	80	90	80	80
	Financial Activities		260	260	260	260	270	270	280	280	270	270	270	270	270
	Professional And Business Services		230	240	250	260	260	260	260	260	260	270	270	260	260
	Education & Health Servs		670	680	690	670	680	680	670	670	700	690	690	680	680
	Leisure And Hospitality		370	390	400	440	480	520	510	500	470	490	430	410	450
	Other Services		530	530	540	530	540	530	530	530	530	540	530	530	530
	Total Government		2,090	2,120	2,110	2,160	2,150	2,160	2,100	2,140	2,180	2,170	2,190	2,180	2,150
		Federal Government	460	460	460	470	470	480	480	500	500	530	530	530	490
		State Government	390	400	390	400	400	400	400	400	400	380	380	380	390
		Local Government	1,240	1,260	1,260	1,280	1,270	1,290	1,220	1,240	1,280	1,260	1,280	1,270	1,260
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