Mcdowell County
CALENDAR YEAR 2007
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			6,970	6,880	6,870	6,900	6,930	7,070	7,110	7,040	7,040	7,030	7,060	6,980	6,990
	Total Employment		6,410	6,320	6,330	6,380	6,450	6,490	6,500	6,460	6,540	6,540	6,570	6,510	6,460
	Total Unemployment		560	560	550	520	480	580	610	570	500	490	490	470	530
		Unemployment Rate	8.0	8.1	7.9	7.5	6.9	8.2	8.6	8.1	7.1	7.0	6.9	6.8	7.6
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			6,180	6,100	6,150	6,180	6,230	6,210	6,130	6,270	6,360	6,400	6,420	6,400	6,250
Goods Producing			1,220	1,160	1,130	1,180	1,210	1,240	1,210	1,310	1,360	1,370	1,370	1,350	1,260
	Natural Resources And Mining		1,130	1,070	1,040	1,070	1,100	1,140	1,110	1,210	1,260	1,270	1,270	1,250	1,160
	Construction		40	30	30	50	50	50	50	50	50	40	50	40	40
	Manufacturing		60	60	50	60	60	60	60	50	60	60	60	60	60
Service Providing			4,960	4,940	5,020	5,010	5,020	4,970	4,910	4,950	5,000	5,030	5,050	5,050	4,990
Private Service Providing			3,070	3,050	3,120	3,110	3,140	3,070	3,070	3,090	3,140	3,130	3,120	3,110	3,100
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		1,200	1,210	1,270	1,230	1,240	1,240	1,180	1,200	1,190	1,190	1,180	1,180	1,210
		Wholesale Trade	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
		Retail Trade	890	900	950	920	930	930	900	900	890	900	890	900	910
		Trans. And Utilities	280	270	290	280	280	280	240	270	260	260	260	260	270
	Information		80	80	90	90	90	90	90	90	100	90	100	100	90
	Financial Activities		150	160	160	160	150	160	150	150	150	150	150	160	160
	Professional And Business Services		180	170	160	170	170	170	180	180	180	180	180	180	170
	Education & Health Servs		520	510	510	510	530	460	510	510	580	580	570	570	530
	Leisure And Hospitality		160	150	170	170	170	160	170	170	170	150	150	150	160
	Other Services		780	780	780	790	790	790	790	790	790	790	790	790	790
	Total Government		1,890	1,890	1,900	1,890	1,880	1,900	1,840	1,860	1,850	1,900	1,930	1,940	1,890
		Federal Government	80	80	80	80	80	80	70	70	70	70	70	70	70
		State Government	470	480	480	480	480	480	490	500	480	480	480	490	480
		Local Government	1,340	1,340	1,340	1,340	1,330	1,340	1,280	1,290	1,300	1,360	1,380	1,380	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