Preston 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			14,710	15,310	15,100	15,240	15,230	15,020	15,370	15,170	15,340	15,480	15,520	15,520	15,250
	Total Employment		13,980	14,410	14,380	14,610	14,640	14,390	14,740	14,560	14,840	14,950	15,010	14,880	14,610
	Total Unemployment		720	900	720	630	590	630	640	610	500	530	510	640	640
		Unemployment Rate	4.9	5.9	4.8	4.1	3.9	4.2	4.1	4.0	3.3	3.4	3.3	4.1	4.2
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			7,520	7,440	7,510	7,700	7,790	7,910	7,870	8,130	8,120	8,130	8,200	8,130	7,870
Goods Producing			1,840	1,750	1,790	1,860	1,890	1,920	1,950	1,910	1,890	1,900	1,880	1,850	1,870
	Natural Resources And Mining		**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
	Construction		600	540	570	620	650	690	690	670	650	660	650	620	630
	Manufacturing		870	860	850	870	860	860	870	860	860	860	850	850	860
Service Providing			5,670	5,690	5,720	5,840	5,900	5,990	5,930	6,220	6,220	6,230	6,320	6,290	6,000
Private Service Providing			3,470	3,480	3,500	3,590	3,660	3,730	3,750	4,010	3,980	3,890	3,920	3,900	3,740
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		1,260	1,260	1,260	1,250	1,260	1,290	1,310	1,570	1,550	1,500	1,500	1,530	1,380
		Wholesale Trade	120	130	130	130	130	130	140	140	130	140	140	130	130
		Retail Trade	760	760	760	750	760	780	790	1,060	1,040	990	1,000	1,000	870
		Trans. And Utilities	370	370	380	370	380	380	380	380	370	370	370	390	380
	Information		80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	90	80
	Financial Activities		260	270	270	260	270	270	270	270	270	280	270	270	270
	Professional And Business Services		270	280	280	290	270	280	280	280	280	280	280	280	280
	Education & Health Servs		700	690	690	690	700	700	680	690	700	680	700	690	690
	Leisure And Hospitality		370	370	390	470	550	580	600	580	550	520	540	510	500
	Other Services		530	530	530	540	540	540	530	540	540	540	540	540	540
	Total Government		2,200	2,210	2,230	2,250	2,240	2,260	2,180	2,210	2,240	2,350	2,400	2,390	2,260
		Federal Government	550	560	540	560	560	560	570	580	570	580	600	590	570
		State Government	380	390	390	400	400	400	390	390	380	390	390	400	390
		Local Government	1,270	1,260	1,300	1,300	1,290	1,300	1,220	1,250	1,290	1,380	1,410	1,400	1,310
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