Wetzel County
CALENDAR YEAR 2008
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			6,480	6,560	6,450	6,440	6,440	6,620	6,580	6,550	6,570
	Total Employment		5,850	5,900	5,850	5,950	5,970	6,070	6,140	6,170	6,180
	Total Unemployment		630	670	590	490	470	560	440	390	390
		Unemployment Rate	9.7	10.1	9.2	7.6	7.3	8.4	6.6	5.9	5.9
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
Total Nonfarm			5,260	5,340	5,270	5,310	5,320	5,380	5,430	5,540	5,570
Goods Producing			630	700	620	670	670	690	740	850	920
	Natural Resources And Mining		30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
	Construction		480	560	470	520	520	540	580	690	770
	Manufacturing		120	120	120	120	120	130	130	120	120
Service Providing			4,630	4,630	4,650	4,640	4,660	4,690	4,700	4,700	4,650
Private Service Providing			3,420	3,410	3,420	3,410	3,410	3,400	3,420	3,430	3,430
	Trade, Transportation And Utilities		1,140	1,140	1,150	1,150	1,150	1,140	1,140	1,150	1,160
		Wholesale Trade	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
		Retail Trade	980	990	1,000	990	990	980	990	990	1,000
		Trans. And Utilities	130	130	130	130	130	130	140	140	140
	Information		40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
	Financial Activities		210	210	210	210	210	210	210	210	210
	Professional And Business Services		160	160	160	150	150	150	150	150	150
	Education & Health Servs		460	460	460	450	460	460	460	460	460
	Leisure And Hospitality		640	630	630	640	630	640	650	650	650
	Other Services		770	770	770	770	770	770	770	770	770
	Total Government		1,220	1,230	1,230	1,240	1,250	1,290	1,280	1,270	1,210
		Federal Government	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	40
		State Government	120	120	130	130	140	120	130	120	120
		Local Government	1,050	1,050	1,060	1,060	1,060	1,120	1,100	1,100	1,050
Labor - Management Dispute (LMD) Status			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
* DATA HAVE BEEN REVISED TO 2007 BENCHMARK.
** NONDISCLOSURE

Date last revised: 10/17/08